Juli Clover
Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
Juli Clover's Articles
Apple Plans to Release Delayed Siri Apple Intelligence Features in Spring 2026
Apple is aiming to debut its delayed personalized Siri features in the spring of 2026, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman claims that Apple set an "internal release target" of 2026, which is in line with comments from Apple executives this week.
Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak did multiple post-WWDC interviews acknowledging Apple's issues with Siri, and confirmed that Apple is now...
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Apple Quietly Fixed Zero-Day Exploit Used in Paragon Spyware Attack
Apple today quietly updated the list of security fixes that were introduced in iOS 18.3.1, noting a previously undisclosed fix for a zero-day vulnerability affecting the Messages app.
Apple acknowledged the fix after security researchers from The Citizen Lab shared details on the flaw, which had been used to target two European journalists. The Messages vulnerability was exploited with the...
Hate iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design? Here's How to Tone It Down
iOS 26 features a whole new design material that Apple calls Liquid Glass, with a focus on transparency that lets the content on your display shine through the controls. If you're not a fan of the look, or are having trouble with readability, there is a step that you can take to make things more opaque without entirely losing out on the new look.
Apple has multiple Accessibility options that ...
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 221 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed Safari Technology Preview to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser.
Safari Technology Preview 221 includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, Forms, JavaScript, Media, PDF, Rendering, Web...
Here's What You Can Do With the iOS 26 Apple Intelligence Shortcuts App
Apple overhauled the Shortcuts app in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe, and there are now Apple Intelligence options that users can take advantage of. The app supports Apple Intelligence models for things like summarizing PDFs, generating recipes, answering questions, and more.
There are several pre-programmed Shortcuts in the Gallery that you can select in iOS 26. Here's what Apple...
iOS 26 Makes Third-Party Alarm and Timer Apps Better
With iOS 26, Apple is adding a new AlarmKit framework for developers that offer apps with alarm clocks and timers. AlarmKit provides system-level access to alarm functionality, which was previously reserved only for Apple's Clock app.
Developers will now be able to create apps that have the same feature set and permissions as Apple's built-in alarm functionality, including alerts that always ...
iOS 26 Lets You Report Spam Voicemails
iOS 26 has an updated Phone app with several new functions. There are notable new additions like Hold Assist and Call Screening, along with smaller options like a feature to flag spam voicemails.
When you tap into a voicemail from an unknown number, you'll see a new "Report Spam" button that you can tap if it is a spam call. Tapping on option sends the voicemail to Apple, and you can either...
See the iOS 26 Liquid Glass Design in Action
Apple's new Liquid Glass design is the big news of the week, because it's the first major design change we've had to iOS in years, and because it's the first design that extends across all of Apple's platforms. Liquid Glass is sure to evolve over the coming months, but we thought we'd share a first look for those who are excited to see what it looks like in action right now.
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Apple Offers Safari Design Choices in iOS 26, Learning from Past Criticism
Apple introduced a new, compact design for Safari in iOS 26 that serves as the default layout, but there are two other design options available if you don't like it.
In the Safari section of the Settings app, you can select Compact (the default), Bottom, or Top. The latter two are the options in iOS 18, so iOS 26 uses that same layout, but with a tweaked design to match the Liquid Glass...
iOS 26 Wallet App Will Let You Track All Your Packages
Apple is integrating Apple Intelligence in the Wallet app in iOS 26, with the aim of powering a new package tracking feature. Apple Wallet will be able to automatically scan your emails to find messages from merchants or delivery carriers, and tracking numbers will be added to the Wallet app so you can keep an eye on upcoming deliveries.
Package tracking is already a feature in the Wallet...
Image Playground in iOS 26 Gets ChatGPT Integration for Anime-Style Images
If you've seen the anime-style Studio Ghibli images that people have been making with ChatGPT, you might be interested to know that Apple has integrated this feature into Image Playground in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe.
ChatGPT's anime-style output in Image Playground
Image Playground doesn't add new art styles designed by Apple, but it does support several ChatGPT Styles. Options...
iPadOS 26 Multitasking Update Gets Rid of Split View and Slide Over
With iPadOS 26, Apple is introducing major changes to the way that multitasking works, and part of that update will see the removal of Split View and Slide Over, two multitasking interface options that have long existed on the iPad.
iPadOS 26 allows for multiple app windows, each of which can be resized freely on the display. The feature works on all iPad models able to run iPadOS 26,...
watchOS 26 Removes These Apple Watch Faces
Apple has removed several Apple Watch faces that are options in watchOS 11, nixing the Fire/Water, Gradient, Liquid Metal, Vapor, and Toy Story watch faces, according to a post on Reddit.
Apple tends to quietly remove some watch face options when it launches a new version of iOS, so it is not a huge surprise to see these go missing. It is not clear why Apple picked these watch faces in...
'AirPods Pro 3' Referenced in iOS 26 Code
iOS 26 suggests that Apple is indeed working on a new version of the AirPods Pro that could be coming in the not too distant future. Code in iOS 26 discovered by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser references the "AirPods Pro 3" alongside the "AirPods Pro" and the "AirPods Pro 2."
There is no AirPods Pro 3 at the current time, but rumors suggest that Apple plans to introduce a new model this...
Apple Expands Digital ID Support to Web Browsers in iOS 26
Apple is adding a "Verify with Wallet on the Web" option in iOS 26 that can use a state-issued license or Digital ID to verify age and identity in a private and secure way. This is already an option in apps, but Apple is expanding it to the web through support for the W3C Digital Credentials API and the FIDO CTAP protocol.
Right now, purchasing alcohol, renting a car, or similar activities...
iOS 26 Will Let You Add Your U.S. Passport to Wallet for Identity Verification
In iOS 26, Apple is implementing a new Digital ID feature that builds on integration for Driver's Licenses in the Wallet app. Starting this fall, Apple Wallet will allow iPhone users to add a U.S. passport that can be used in lieu of a physical passport for domestic travel.
The Digital ID can be stored on the iPhone or the Apple Watch, and it can be used at select TSA checkpoints throughout...
iOS 26 Features Battery Settings Overhaul
In iOS 26, Apple updated the Battery section of the Settings app to provide a much more in-depth look at how your iPhone usage impacts battery life and how much battery apps are draining, plus there are new battery management tools.
At the top of the Battery interface, there's a readout of your current battery and the time that you last charged. If your iPhone is currently charging, it will...
iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe Public Betas Launching in July
While the new software updates that Apple showed off today are only available to developers at the current time, Apple does plan to release public betas.
In the fine print for most of its software announcements, Apple says that public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26 will be coming "next month," aka July. Apple has been releasing public betas during July for...
Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2025 in 10 Minutes
At today's WWDC 2025 keynote event, Apple unveiled a new design that will inform the next decade of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS development, so needless to say, it was a busy day. Apple also unveiled a ton of new features for the iPhone, an overhauled Spotlight interface for the Mac, and a ton of updates that make the iPad more like a Mac than ever before.
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Here Are the New Background Sounds in iOS 26
With iOS 26, Apple added a bunch of new options for the Background Sounds feature. If you're unfamiliar with it, it is an Accessibility option that allows your iPhone to play soothing background noise, like white noise or rain.
Prior to iOS 26, there were eight Background Sounds options, but now there are a total of sixteen. Here's what's new:
Babble
Steam
Airplane
Boat
Bus
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