The Information<\/em>‘s Kaya Yurieff and Kalley Huang in April reported that Meta was working on a long-awaited Instagram app for iPads<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gurman said that Meta employees are “actively testing” Instagram for the iPad, and he expects the app to be released this year, barring any setbacks.<\/p>\n Meta has offered a Facebook app for iPads since 2011, but it had largely avoided offering apps for the device otherwise. That tune finally seems to be changing, as the company released a WhatsApp app for iPads<\/a> last week, and there are now multiple sources who have claimed that an Instagram app for iPads is in the pipeline too.<\/p>\n There is no word yet on whether Meta plans to release an iPad app for Threads as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n Sony today provided a closer look at the iPhone rigs used to shoot the upcoming post-apocalyptic British horror movie “28 Years Later” (via IGN).
With a budget of $75 million, Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later will become the first major blockbuster movie to be shot on iPhone. 28 Years Later is the sequel to “28 Days Later” (2002) and “28 Weeks Later” (2007), which depict the aftermath of a…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n While the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are not expected to launch until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices.
Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of May 2025:
Aluminum frame: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum frame, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models have a titanium frame, and the iPhone X …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n With the design overhaul that’s coming this year, Apple plans to rename all of its operating systems, reports Bloomberg. Going forward, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS will be identified by year, rather than by version number. We’re not going to be getting iOS 19, we’re getting iOS 26.
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iOS 26 will be accompanied by…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup will include four iPhones, and two of those are going to get all-new display sizes. There’s the iPhone 17 Air, which we’ve heard about several times, but the standard iPhone 17 is also going to have a different display size.
We’ve heard a bit about the updated size before, but with most rumors focusing on the iPhone 17 Air, it’s easy to forget. Display analyst Ross…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n With iOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, and watchOS 26, Apple is planning to debut a new design that’s been described as taking inspiration from visionOS, the newest operating system. With WWDC coming up soon, we thought we’d take a closer look at visionOS and some of the design details that Apple might adopt based on current rumors and leaked information.
1. Translucency
Inside Apple, the iOS 26…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The latest rumored specs for the iPhone 17 base model are underwhelming.
In a research note with equity research firm GF Securities this month, Apple analyst Jeff Pu said that the lowest-end iPhone 17 model will be equipped with the same A18 chip that is used in the iPhone 16 base model. The chip will continue to be manufactured with TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, known as N3E, he…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Instagram](\"https:\/\/images.macrumors.com\/t\/MU49mkqkTLsK9y7h4wGO2nj5RQQ=\/400x0\/article-new\/2021\/03\/Instagram-Feature-2.jpg?lossy\")
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