Apple News 3d Briefing
×App Store & Software
Some users are experiencing issues with the App Store macrumors.com, the Mac App Store, and the iTunes Store. iOS 26.4 is introducing age verification, but only for the UK so far iOS 26.4 appleinsider.com. The second betas of iOS 26.4 and iPad OS 26.4 macrumors.com have been seeded to developers. Apple is also releasing the second betas of watch OS 26.4, tv OS 26.4, and vision OS 26.4 macrumors.com. iOS 26.4 beta 2 includes two app updates 9to5mac.com that bring back iOS 18 designs.
Hardware & Deals
You can get a triple-digit discount on Apple's M5 14-inch MacBook Pro appleinsider.com. Apple's M4 MacBook Air appleinsider.com is available at $849 during Amazon's month-end sale. Month-end Air Pods and Beats deals appleinsider.com are ongoing, with prices as low as $69.95. Amazon has all-time low prices macrumors.com on the Apple Watch Series.
Apple TV & Entertainment
Apple TV has added three new movies 9to5mac.com to its expanding future lineup. Martin Scorsese's "What Happens At Night" has added another big name to its cast Apple TV 9to5mac.com. Apple TV's sci-fi series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, premieres this week 9to5mac.com. The sound design team for Apple TV hit "F1: The Movie" picked up awards appleinsider.com.
iPhone & Accessories
The iPhone 18 Pro appleinsider.com could feature a 24-megapixel camera. The iPhone 18 Pro macrumors.com is expected to revive a feature Samsung dropped years ago. Amazon has big discounts across Apple's iPhone 17 cases macrumors.com. The iPhone 18 Pro macrumors.com has reportedly entered trial production.
Mac & mac OS
Apple is planning to hold an "Experience" on March 4 iPad Air macrumors.com. Apple is expected to unveil its lower-cost MacBook macrumors.com next week. A rumored touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro macrumors.com is in development. The MacBook launch is next week.
Apple's Services & Apps
The Apple Sports app macrumors.com on the iPhone is available in 36 additional countries. Apple has debuted a new Sales Coach app macrumors.com for the iPhone and iPad.
Industry & Legal
Spanish antitrust authorities believe that Apple and Google appleinsider.com took too long to comply with orders. Apple has been fined in Brazil for selling i Phones without a charger 9to5mac.com.
Developers & Tech
Apple's AI Wearables macrumors.com are expected to lean heavily on visual intelligence. Adobe is rolling out Quick Cut in beta, a new Firefly feature 9to5mac.com that uses AI. Xiaomi's iOS Bridge macrumors.com will improve connectivity with Apple products.
Steve Jobs & Company
Tim Cook reflected on joining Apple and Steve Jobs macrumors.com. The Steve Jobs Archive has published Letters to a Young Creator 9to5mac.com.
Other News
Apple's second retail store in Mumbai opens macrumors.com this Thursday. Apple released videos 9to5mac.com from its 2025 AI Reasoning and Planning Workshop.