With escalating U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports and mounting supply chain pressures, Tim Cook has made it clear that Apple is intensifying its manufacturing shift to India to sustain its iPhone supply.iPhone 16eFoxconn, Apple's largest assembly partner, plans to double iPhone production in India by the end of 2025, aiming to produce 25-30 million units, up from approximately 12 million in 2024. Tata Electronics has also commenced operations at new facilities, including one in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, supporting increased output of older iPhone models."If you look at the quarter that we're now inif you look at the US, over half of the U.S. sales of iPhone come from India," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a May 1 interview with CNBC, highlighting the scale of Apple's India manufacturing shift. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple's Tim Cook attended President Trump's gathering of business CEOs via satellite, and committed the company to working with the administration.Tim Cook speaking at a Trump press call via satellite — image credit: FoxCook has continued his political handling of Trump that's previously included conversations and meetings, which led to the president granting Apple a tariff exemption, despite then immediately denying that he had. This time, Cook appeared by satellite at a publicity meeting between Trump and around 20 business leaders, on April 30, 2025, according to Fox Business.After apologizing that he couldn't be present in person, Cook repeated his regular remark that, "Apple could only have been created in the United States." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

As Apple again earns more in a quarter than predicted, it's also been hit by a punishing legal ruling. There are also new iPhone 17 dummies, and a "portable" Mac mini, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.A current iPhone showing images of dummy models for the forthcoming iPhone 17 rangeApple did reveal that it's earned more in the last quarter than expected, though Tim Cook is a little inconsistent over whether there was any affect from how buyers then expected tariffs that were due to be a little steep. He also did not say directly that the tariffs turned out to be calamitously high, but he has predicted a $900 million cost to the company in the next quarter.While that's more money than you earn in a dozen lifetimes, it's not going to put Apple out of business. Nor will the firm be finished after it took its near total victory over Epic Games and this week found a new way to lose anyway. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple's 2025 15-inch MacBook Air equipped with the M4 chip has dropped to $1,049 as retailers compete for your business in a May price war.Grab a 15-inch MacBook Air for $1,049 this weekend.The 15-inch M4 MacBook Air (2025) features a 10-core GPU, with the standard model also equipped with 16GB of unified memory and a 256GB SSD. Apple resellers B&H and Amazon are both discounting the standard spec in all four colorways to $1,049, the lowest price in 30 days and a 13% markdown off MSRP. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

While it'll probably look very familiar, the iPhone 17 is set to bring some performance increases and new features. Here's everything the rumor mill thinks is coming in the fall of 2025.Apple's iPhone 17 will look almost identical to the current iPhone 16.In September 2025, Apple is expected to introduce a radically redesigned iPhone lineup. The iPhone 17 Pro is widely believed to feature a new rear "camera bar" design, and rumors suggest an ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air will replace the Plus model for 2025.The standard iPhone 17, however, won't benefit from the same visual treatment. Based on alleged leaked CAD files and dummy units, the base model iPhone 17 will be virtually indistinguishable from its predecessor, the iPhone 16. Apple has already made test units of the iPhone 17, and the device is reportedly moving toward mass production. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple is bringing in Anthropic's Claude AI to help its engineers code faster, marking a quiet but telling shift in its approach to artificial intelligence.XcodeApple has long resisted leaning on outside help for core technologies, preferring to build its tools in-house. But that wall is starting to crack. The company is now partnering with Anthropic to integrate its Claude Sonnet model into an upgraded version of Xcode, Apple's software development platform. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Both by getting an exemption, and by toiling for seven years to diversify its iPhone manufacturing efforts outside of China, the $900 million estimate of tariff impacts in the third quarter is paltry compared to what it could have been, and is for other companies.Part of Apple's current iPhone 16 rangeAn unusual part of Apple's latest earnings call was when Cook broke off from recounting the quarter in question, and instead offered what he called color on the future. Really he was speaking about tariffs, which were introduced in Q2 but sufficiently anticipated in Q1 that it had an impact on Apple sales.Cook had already said that Apple used a "build ahead" approach, to get more imports done before the tariff announcement for the third quarter. While he didn't comment on the unexpectedly higher severity of Trump's tariffs, he said that Apple estimates that "the tariffs will add $900 million to our costs for the third fiscal quarter." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple's App Store has been around for 17 years, and there's a rich history and a wealth of apps to discover. Here's what you need to know, and how to get started with it.Image Credit: AppleWhile the iPhone first hit the market in June 2007, the iOS App Store was not released until July 10, 2008. At launch, it featured 500 applications, which included landmark titles for the time like Bejewled and social media apps like FaceBook and MySpace Mobile.Apple would later launch the Mac App Store, with it first surfacing on January 6, 2011, as part of a free Mac OS X 10.6.6 update. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that half of iPhones are coming from India, everything else from Vietnam, and the bare minimum from China when shipping to the United States.iPhone shipments will be split between India and ChinaThere have been a lot of questions around how Apple will deal with the Trump administration's extreme tariffs, and there are finally some answers — at least for the short term. Since China has been hit with 125% tariffs, Apple will maneuver around this by minimizing products going from China to the United States.According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, in response to an analyst question on the Q2 earnings call, devices delivered to the United States will originate primarily from Vietnam except for iPhones. Half of iPhone shipments will come from India, while the other half will continue to come from China. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple has reported the fiscal results for the second quarter of 2025, with the financials revealing Apple may have benefited a little but perhaps not as much as expected from consumer tariff fears, earning $95.4 billion in the quarter.Apple CEO Tim Cook [left], CFO Kevan Parekh [right]Following the blockbuster Q1 quarter and the benefits of holiday sales to Apple's bottom line, Q2 is usually a fair bit lower in comparison. However, at Apple's scale, the figures are still very important to the company.In the second quarter, Apple's revenue of $95.4 billion is up 5% year-on-year from the $90.75 billion reported in Q2 2024. This is also above the Wall Street Consensus, which believed Apple would haul in $94.42 billion as an average. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

After a judge ordered Apple to remove all barriers to links and external purchases, the company has updated its guidelines to reflect the ruling while it appeals.Developers are ready to take advantage of external purchasesIt's been a rough 24 hours for Apple, as earnings results were second-guessed by analysts and Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple's external purchase rules were a willful violation of an injunction. Epic Games has also been doing rounds celebrating the ruling, coaching others on how to bypass Apple's commission.The new guidelines were first discovered by 9to5Mac, highlighting the updated language around external payments and links. Apple promised it would comply with the order while it appeals. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Despite calling Apple's Q2 earnings solid, which did beat Wall Street expectations, analysts are suggesting customers rushing to beat tariffs helped keep numbers up in uncertain conditions.iPhone pricing could change to help with tariff costsApple CEO Tim Cook got ahead of its earnings with a statement to CNBC suggesting that it didn't see a significant pull-forward in demand in Q2 2025. The company beat Wall Street estimates with $95.4 billion in revenue.Analysts, however, aren't buying that narrative from Apple. Each report viewed by AppleInsider insists that pull-forward demand caused by panic buying before the extreme tariffs in April buoyed the quarter. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company avoided any early financial impact of the expected tariffs during Q1 2025 — but he predicts a $900 million hit in its next quarter.Apple CEO Tim Cook — image credit: AppleApple's latest earnings call covered the quarter ending March 31, 2025, which was before Trump announced his tariff plan and sent technology stocks collapsing. The quarter was also one in which Apple launched multiple significant products, from the updated Mac Studio and MacBook Air, to the brand-new iPhone 16e.Consequently, the results reported in the call show the benefits of the product launches, and none of the figures were affected by the tariffs. However, in reports ahead of the call, Cook did comment on the question of whether panic buying had set in among consumers, prior to the tariff announcement. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2025 second quarter ended March 29, 2025.

Following Apple's sanctioning for violating an injunction to remove anti-steering measures, Epic Games is launching Webshops to make it easier for third-party developers to handle out-of-app purchases for iOS apps.The Epic Games Store is available in the EU. Epic is seemingly having a very good Thursday, with Apple smarting from a ruling by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that it didn't do enough to meet the terms of an injunction issued in 2021. Capitalizing on the ruling, Epic says it will help iOS developers introduce alternative purchase methods to apps, without needing to pay Apple's 27% commission fee.In a post to the Epic Games Store, Epic Games says that it is making two changes that affects developers in June. The first is the introduction of Epic Games Store Webshops, a way for developers to launch their own webshops hosted by the Epic Games Stores. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is once again accusing Apple of shutting out competition, framing open-source AI as the latest move in a long-running fight over who controls the future of mobile platforms.Meta CEO Mark ZuckerbergPolicies enacted by Apple for iPhone have long banned embedded app frameworks from third parties, affecting companies like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. Apple says these restrictions are necessary to protect user privacy and system integrity.In a new interview with Stratechery, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed those iOS policies stifled Facebook's early platform vision. He said Apple blocked the company's mobile platform plans over a decade ago, killing a key part of its business. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple gained significant market share in early 2025, growing 13 percent while the global smartphone market remained essentially flat.Pro iPhone modelsApple outpaced the broader smartphone market in Q1 2025, shipping 55 million iPhone units and increasing its global share to 19 percent, up from 16 percent a year earlier, according to Canalys Research's April report.The overall smartphone market grew just 0.2 percent year over year, reaching 296.9 million units. Apple's 13 percent growth stood out, driven by strong demand for the budget-focused iPhone 16e and sales momentum in the United States and emerging Asia Pacific markets. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The battle between Apple and Epic Games goes on as Judge Gonzalez Rogers finds Apple in violation of an injunction, which may result in Apple being charged with contempt by federal prosecutors.Apple vs Epic continues. Image source: Epic GamesThe Epic vs Apple trial began as a result of Epic Games deliberately violating App Store rules in order to create a marketing campaign against Apple. The results had Apple win on every aspect except one — anti-steering.Apple was ordered via a 2021 injunction to remove anti-steering barriers for third-party businesses, but Apple's App Store changes didn't satisfy Epic Games. A complaint was filed in March, which resulted in a very critical ruling on April 30 from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple provided a brief statement following a ruling from a judge that Apple had violated the anti-steering injunction handed down after the Epic versus Apple trial.Apple disagrees with rulingJudge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple willfully violated an injunction that required the company to throw out its anti-steering practices. The company did offer a new set of rules, but it required complicated linking solutions and a 27% commission.Apple provided a statement to 9to5Mac late Wednesday, which says that it disagrees with the ruling. The company will comply with the order, but will appeal. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The Satechi Mac Mini M4 Hub & Stand is an elegant and compact way to expand a Mac mini's ports and storage, but there are three major problems with it.Satechi Mac Mini M4 Hub & StandAs far as connectivity options, the Mac mini has a decent amount available, but users can always add more. This is usually in the form of a hub that simply brings more ports and connections to the table.Expanding a Mac's utility, be it by using a hub to add ports or an external drive for storage capacity, also means more desk space is used up. This is not great, especially if users don't want to see extra enclosures littering their desk's surface and spoiling an otherwise tidy or minimal workspace. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has made an offer to Apple — end external commissions globally and get "Fortnite" back on the App Store and a cease in litigation.'Fortnite' could finally return to the App Store, for real this time. Image source: Epic GamesApple just got slapped with an incredible ruling from Judge Gonzalez Rogers after the company failed to honor the spirit of the injunction that aimed to eliminate anti-steering practices. As a result, Apple must stop all commissions on purchases made outside the App Store, and it must end all controls over external linking too.Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney sees this as a significant victory and offers to share in the spoils. He says all Apple has to do is extend the Judge's new ruling out of the United States to the rest of the world. Then, and only then, will Epic return Fortnite to the App Store "next week." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The AirBorne vulnerability disclosed on Tuesday affects millions of products, including Apple's discontinued and fan-favorite AirPort routers. A petition hopes to change that.AirPort Express was discontinued in 2018While the Oligo report didn't discuss AirPort routers directly, the discontinued products are affected by AirBorne. The vulnerability can lead to wormable, zero-click exploits that can infect any connected device on a network with malware.According to a petition filed on change.org by IT professional and developer Gary Longsine, AirPort routers that are still in use today will be rendered immediately obsolete without updates. Apple discontinued the routers in 2018 and provided the last firmware update in June 2019. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Sonnet has maintained its excellent reputation for quality accessories for Mac users, with the new Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock offering tons of ports and even fast storage expansion too.Sonnet's Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD DockA staple of Mac desktops is the Thunderbolt dock, a device that can take advantage of the massive bandwidth of Thunderbolt connections and share it out to a ton of peripherals. With the advent of Thunderbolt 5, a new wave of docks are emerging, taking advantage of the extra available bandwidth.Sonnets attempt at the product category, the Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock, is one that aims to provide a lot of utility to consumers using that bandwidth. Both in terms of what they could connect up to their Mac and in terms of storage capabilities. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Fearing regulation and the need for costly new systems verifying the age of users, Meta and Spotify are among a group lobbying Washington to have Apple and Google deal with it for them.App Store iconIn March 2025, Utah became the first state to require Apple and others to add age verification. That legal requirement is explicitly directed at Google and Apple, rather than any third-party app developers.Plus Apple has already announced and begun implementing a series of age verification-related steps for iOS. This again sees the burden falling on Apple. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple's performing another executive reshuffle, with the managerial teams of the Apple Music and Global Affairs divisions being moved around as the company continues to optimize its operations.Apple MusicApple regularly reshuffles its leadership to improve its development of future services, and the operation of existing ones too. Following after a reshuffle of robotics away from AI teams, Apple has turned its attention to Music and Global Affairs.According to Bloomberg citing people familiar with the changes on Wednesday, Apple has moved around the management of both arms in a continuation of the process. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple has released a new website called Snapshot, which looks like it's a guide to find out more about the stars of Apple Music, Apple TV+, and sports, although it's initially rather limited.A selection of the 36 artists, athletes, and actors profiled on the new SnapshotApple has occasionally tried spotlighting particular celebrities, whether that's musicians through its failed Ping service, or the more successful Apple Music list of the Best 100 Albums. Now it has launched a more broad but a little shallow celebration of "the artists, actors, and athletes you love across Apple."The new Snapshot website at snapshot.apple.com presents 36 celebrities who feature in Apple Music, Apple TV+, or Apple sports coverage. They're presented as a name and photo in a pair of lists that slowly scroll horizontally. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple will eventually make the iPhone in the United States, as soon as it has the "robotic arms" to do so, CEO Tim Cook allegedly told U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.A robot arm used to recycle iPhones, not manufacture them - Image Credit: AppleThe Trump Administration has long held the narrative that Apple will be bringing production of the iPhone to the United States. While the prospect of that happening is still far off, it apparently seems like there's one little obstacle in the way, if U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is to be believed. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The iPhone 17 range is only a few months away, and now, yet another video showcases the planned design changes through dummy units.Dummy units indicate that the iPhone 17 range will introduce major design changes. Image Credit: AppleTrack on YouTubeOver the past several weeks, we've seen plenty of iPhone 17 dummy units, and they all suggest that Apple's 2025 iPhone range will be noticeably different from the current iPhone 16. The iPhone 17 Pro is expected to feature a new rear "camera bar" design. An all-new ultra-thin model, known as the iPhone 17 Slim or iPhone 17 Air, is expected to get the same visual treatment.Videos of dummy units keep popping up, and while they all feature variations of the same design, sometimes they offer unique or interesting details about Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 line. On Tuesday, AppleTrack published a video that compares the rumored iPhone 17 designs to the iPhone 16 range, and it gives a sense of how the new devices will feel in the hand. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The Icemag 2 Power Bank is a bold and innovative battery perfect for mobile gamers.Icemag 2 Power Bank reviewA good magnetic charger can save your phone from certain death, but sometimes leaving it attached in your pocket results in a heat warning. The Icemag offers a solution by attaching a heatsink and fan to the bottom, complete with RGB lighting.Sharge was founded in 2020, specializing in consumer electronics like batteries, wires, and SSD enclosures. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The third-generation Apple Watch SE might be just a hair larger than the current model, as a new leak details two possible display sizes for the device.The next-generation Apple Watch SE might feature larger displays.Introduced in 2020, the Apple Watch SE is the budget-friendly member of Apple's smartwatch lineup, primarily geared toward first-time buyers. With the SE, Apple delivers older technology in a relatively modern form factor, which allows for a lower price point.In 2022, the Apple Watch SE gained the S8 chip and received a 30% larger display compared to its predecessor. Rumors suggest a new version of the SE will debut in 2025, and it looks like we'll see larger screens on the SE once again. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums