If you or someone you know still uses an iPhone 6s through iPhone X or certain older iPads, install iOS 15.8.7 or iOS 16.7.15 immediately—Apple has backported fixes for vulnerabilities associated with the Coruna exploit…
Apple’s torrent of hardware announcements last week culminated with the MacBook Neo, and Julio Ojeda-Zapata and Adam Engst analyze how the new laptop’s compromises enable it to become Apple’s most affordable laptop yet. Adam also…
This week, we cover Apple’s latest hardware announcements: the iPhone 17e adds MagSafe and doubles base storage to 256 GB for $599, while the iPad Air gains improved performance from the M4 chip and 12…
Adam Engst reboots the VidBITS column with a new format: informal video conversations where developers demo their apps. The first episode features Luc Beaudoin walking through Hookmark, a Mac utility that brings hyperlinking to local…
Apple has announced an unusual multi-city “Apple Experience” event for 4 March 2026 in New York, London, and Shanghai—speculation centers on a colorful low-cost MacBook, the iPhone 17e, and MacBook Pros with the M5 Pro…
Apple continues extending certificates on older operating systems so features like iMessage and FaceTime will keep working past January 2027. Adam Engst sorts through the latest batch of releases—including an interesting wrinkle involving Australian carrier…
Thanks to a chain of blogosphere discoveries, Adam Engst explores a hidden Finder feature that automatically resizes column-view columns to fit filenames. Apple exposed it in macOS 26 Tahoe, but it has long been available…
Apple has introduced the second-generation AirTag with improved range, a louder speaker, and Apple Watch support. The new AirTag also prompted iOS 26.2.1, iPadOS 26.2.1, and watchOS 26.2.1, which Apple shipped alongside certificate-extending updates to…
In a quiet move acknowledging Apple’s challenges in AI, Apple and Google have announced a multi-year collaboration that will see Google’s Gemini models power upcoming Apple Intelligence features and a more personalized Siri. Adam Engst…
If your Mac apps keep opening on the wrong screen, Adam Engst explains how to fix the problem by toggling an obscure setting buried in System Settings > Desktop & Dock. Adam also examines the…
Happy New Year! In our first issue of 2026, Adam Engst recounts a 1Password update failure that left the app an empty husk (with a simple fix), offers a cautionary note about Apple Gift Cards,…
The holidays are here, so we’re taking a two-week break from email issues. Look for TidBITS next on 5 January 2026! But first, Adam Engst shares a holiday-themed tale of tech frustration: discovering that the…
If you look forward to receiving TidBITS each week, please become a member—we rely almost entirely on reader support. In this week’s issue, Adam Engst remembers Tekserve’s David Lerner, suggests that executive turnover at Apple’s…
We’re taking the week off for the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, so look for your next email issue on 8 December 2025. Adam Engst announces PayPal support for TidBITS memberships, recounts how Cloudflare’s…
Adam Engst examines Apple’s Digital ID—which lets you present passport-based identification at TSA checkpoints using Wallet—but questions its usefulness when physical IDs are still required in most cases. He also provides a detailed guide to…