What's New in iOS 27.2 Beta 4: The Health App Preview Ends, Apple Music Gets a New Icon
Apple's fourth 27.2 betas end the redesigned Health app preview as planned, give Apple Music a new icon and color scheme, and land the same day as HomeView.
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Everything Apple Announced at Its Welcome Home Event
Apple HomeView, HomePod mini 2, a $299 Apple TV 4K and Apple Home Collection: every announcement from Apple's Welcome home event, with prices and dates, plus what the lineup says about Siri AI, rising prices and your existing Apple home.
Apple Home Collection Is Apple Curating Your Smart Home. The Front Door Is the Real Product
Apple Home Collection is a lineup of LG and Schneider Electric cameras, a video doorbell, a smart lock and thermostats set up with one tap from iPhone. Prices start at $39.95, availability begins in December, and some products slip to early 2027.
The New Apple TV 4K Costs $299. Your Current One Is Getting Siri AI Anyway
The new Apple TV 4K brings an A19 chip, far field microphones, Siri AI and four speaker HomePod surround for $299. Siri AI also reaches older Apple TV 4K models, which changes the upgrade math for existing owners.
HomePod mini 2 Is Here for $149. The Siri AI Upgrade Is Not, Yet
HomePod mini 2 brings Siri AI, surround sound with the new Apple TV 4K and five new colors for $149. The catch: Siri AI arrives in a future software update, not on October 30. What changed, and who should wait.
Apple HomeView Is the $299 Screen Apple Home Was Missing. Siri AI Comes With Conditions
Apple HomeView puts a 7 inch display, a domed speaker and Siri AI on your counter for $299, shipping November 13. We break down what it needs from your iPhone, what it costs to wall mount, and how it changes an existing Apple home.
Apple Is Tightening Full Disk Access on the Mac. AI Agents Are the Reason.
Apple says it will add new controls to Full Disk Access, the Mac permission that can expose your Mail, Messages and browsing history. Here is what is changing, what Apple hasn't said, and how to check your Mac today.
No Man's Sky Is Coming to iPhone and iPad, and It's the Whole Universe
Ten years after one of gaming's rockiest launches, No Man's Sky arrives on iPhone and iPad on October 28 with every major update, a free trial, and support for devices as old as the iPhone 11.
How to Set Up Your Kid's iPhone in iOS 27, Step by Step With Apple's New Family Guide
Apple and the American Academy of Pediatrics published a six step guide to iOS 27's parental controls. Here is what each step does, where the settings live, and the requirement that trips up most families.
Setting Up a New iPhone? Do It in This Order
Most new iPhone headaches come from doing things in the wrong order. Here is the right one, from a few days before to the day you hand the old phone on.
How to Secure Your Apple Account: The 8 Settings That Stop Most Takeovers
Most Apple Account takeovers start with a fake support call, a reused password or a watched passcode. These eight settings close those gaps in about 20 minutes.
iPhone Storage Full? 7 Fixes That Free the Most Space in iOS 27
Storage Almost Full again? Start with the one screen that shows what is really using space, then work through the fixes that free the most room, safest first.