Imran Hussain is the founder and editor of iThinkDifferent, which he launched in 2008 to cover Apple news, reviews, and how-to guides. He has spent over 15 years writing about iOS, macOS, and the wider Apple ecosystem, with a focus on hands-on guides - installing developer betas, troubleshooting, and walking through new features on his own devices. Based in Dubai, he also loves to cover photography, gaming, and the tech industry more broadly on his social media profiles.
If the iOS 27 developer beta is proving too unstable, here are the two methods to get back to iOS 26, plus what you need to know about your data before you start.
Apple’s iPadOS 27 developer beta is available for free right now, and this step-by-step guide walks you through installing it safely on any compatible iPad.
Apple is bringing landscape mode back to iPhone apps for the first time since the Plus era, signaling that the iPhone Ultra foldable arrives in September 2026.
Apple’s final deadline for Intel-compiled software arrives with Golden Gate in September, after which only a limited gaming compatibility layer will remain.
Starting June 18, Apple allows Brazilian iOS users to download apps from third-party stores and developers to bypass Apple’s payment system, resolving a four-year antitrust dispute.
President Trump announced that Apple and Intel have agreed to a partnership where Intel will manufacture chips for future Apple devices using American-based fabrication sites. Intel has begun testing and will ramp production in 2027.
Apple removes AFP entirely in macOS 27 Golden Gate, ending Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule. The first developer beta confirms the complete removal of a file-sharing protocol with more than 40 years of history in the Apple ecosystem.
Apple’s second-generation iPhone Air will add an Ultra Wide lens alongside the existing main camera, addressing the original model’s most persistent complaint.
A Microsoft researcher published findings showing that a Chromium-based browser built with Apple’s own BrowserEngineKit framework significantly outperforms Safari on iOS, reigniting debate over whether the mandatory WebKit requirement handicaps mobile web performance.
Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed in a Wall Street Journal interview that rising DRAM costs will force the company to raise prices across its product lineup, calling the memory shortage unlike anything he has seen in over 40 years.
