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iOS iPhone WhatsAppNov 5, 2026

WhatsApp Starts Rolling Out Meta AI Photo Expansion on iPhone

WhatsApp photo expansion is rolling out to some iPhone beta testers. The Meta AI option adds background around a landscape photo so it fills the whole screen as a portrait image. The option is called Expand, and it sits in…

iOS iPhoneNov 5, 2026

Notability Adds a Two-Pane Library for iPhone Duo

by Imran Hussain

Notability now supports the iPhone Duo, as per the latest update from Ginger Labs. When you unfold the phone, the library expands into two panes on the 7.6-inch inner display. Notability reflows handwriting, typed notes, audio and PDFs as the…

iPhoneNov 5, 2026

Apple’s Smartphone Chip Share Rises to 21% as Shipments Fall 21%

by Imran Hussain

Smartphone chip shipments fell 21% year over year in the third quarter of 2026, according to new market research by Counterpoint. Apple’s share of those chips rose from 17% to 21%, the biggest jump of any named chipmaker. Phone makers…

AI iOS iPhoneNov 5, 2026

Siri AI Waitlist Ends in iOS 27 Except During High Demand

by Imran Hussain

The Siri AI waitlist ends in iOS 27, and Siri AI now starts downloading as soon as you finish setup. Apple can still add you to a queue during times of high demand, and wait times can vary when that…

iPhoneNov 4, 2026

Apple Supplier Samsung Display Slows Plans as Capex Falls 49%

by Imran Hussain

Samsung Display, an Apple supplier, is slowing plans for new smartphone display technology, as per the latest update from Counterpoint Research. DRAM prices rose roughly 3.5 times year over year in the third quarter of 2026, and display equipment capex…

iPhoneNov 4, 2026

iPhone 18 Pro Storage Upgrades Cost Triple What Apple Pays

by Imran Hussain

The iPhone 18 Pro storage upgrade still sells for about three times what it costs Apple, according to a new analysis of chip prices. Apple charges $600 to go from 256GB to 1TB on both the iPhone 18 Pro and…

Apple Music iOS iPhoneNov 4, 2026

iOS 27.3 Beta Lets You Film Yourself Singing with Apple Music Selfie Sing

by Imran Hussain

Apple Music Selfie Sing is a new feature in the iOS 27.3 beta that records a video of you singing along to a song. It builds on Apple Music Sing, the karaoke mode Apple announced in December 2022, and adds…

iOS iPhoneNov 4, 2026

iPhone Duo Reachability in iOS 27.3 beta 1 Moves the Screen Sideways

by Imran Hussain

iPhone Duo Reachability is now in iOS 27.3 beta 1, and it slides the screen sideways instead of down. The iPhone Duo went on sale on October 23 without the feature, so Apple added it 11 days after launch. Reachability…

iOS iPhoneNov 4, 2026

Calif’s Lockdown Mode Jailbreak Stays in Place After iOS 27.2

by Imran Hussain

A new demo from a security firm shows a Lockdown Mode jailbreak that stays in place after an iPhone installs iOS 27.2. Apple built Lockdown Mode for people who might be personally targeted by sophisticated threats, and Settings shows it…

iOS iPhoneNov 3, 2026Nov 4, 2026

Everything New in iOS 27.3 Beta 1 – Safari Vertical Tabs and iPhone Duo Reachability

by Imran Hussain

The iOS 27.3 beta 1 lets Siri AI take actions in 15 Apple apps, and it gives the iPhone Duo a sideways version of Reachability. Any app can also plug into Siri AI through a new Developer Preview, though App…