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Apple apps and services up close. Music, Maps, iCloud, Health, Wallet and the rest, with what changed, what it costs, and the features most people never find.

A person stepping onto a Withings smart scale on a rug — Image: Withings

Apps & Services

Withings Takes Your Apple Health Data for Free. Sending Your Weight Back Costs $99.99 a Year

Importing your Apple Health data into Withings is free. Sending your own measurements back now costs new users $99.99 a year.

Safety Check, Recovery Contacts and Recovery Key settings screens in iOS 27

Apps & Services

How to Secure Your Apple Account: The 8 Settings That Stop Most Takeovers

By Justin Scharlemann Oct 11, 2026

iPhone Duo unfolded with Safari on one side of the inner display and the Siri app on the other

Apps & Services

iOS 27.1 Isn't Coming to Your iPhone. Here Is Why You'll Get iOS 27.2 Instead

By Justin Scharlemann Oct 8, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple Built a Watch That Listens All Day. The Privacy Paper Only Answers Half the Question.

By Justin Scharlemann Sep 10, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple's foldable finally has a hinge story

By Brad Thomas Aug 20, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple Maps Is Going Native in Ford's EVs, and the Real Story Is What Apple Gets Back

By Justin Scharlemann Jul 23, 2026

Hidden in Plain Sight

How to Use Playlist Playground in Apple Music (And Write Prompts That Don't Come Back Generic)

By Justin Scharlemann Jul 14, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple Fixes Liquid Glass Without Starting Over

By Brad Thomas Jun 10, 2026

Three screens showing the new Siri results in cards in iOS 27.

Apps & Services

Apple Was Rumored to Be Building a Search Engine for a Decade. It Built an Answer Engine Instead.

By Hayden Bond Jun 8, 2026

Apps & Services

WWDC 26 UX: What It Should Have Been All Along

By Brad Thomas Jun 8, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple Breaks Its Own Rules to Patch iOS 18 Against DarkSword

By Justin Scharlemann Apr 1, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple's Background Security Improvement System Just Had Its Public Debut, and the Patch It Fixed Matters

By Justin Scharlemann Mar 18, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple's App Acquisition Problem: What Happens to the Apps Apple Buys

By Justin Scharlemann Mar 2, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple's iOS 26.3 Rewrites Ecosystem Exit Rules

By Justin Scharlemann Feb 11, 2026

Apps & Services

The iOS 26 Adoption Crisis: A Deep Dive Into Apple's Most Controversial Update

By Justin Scharlemann Jan 12, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple Tests Background Security Updates in iOS 26.3: A Second Chance at Silent Security Patches

By Justin Scharlemann Jan 6, 2026

Apps & Services

Apple's 26.2 Update: Final Major Software Release of 2025 Brings Refinements Across All Platforms

By Justin Scharlemann Dec 12, 2025

Apps & Services

Apple Music Replay 2025: Your Year in Music Is Here, Complete with New Discovery Features

By Justin Scharlemann Dec 2, 2025

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