Handy eh, that AirDrop for quickly changing files between your Apple devices. But perhaps that will no longer be possible if it is up to Apple. You can read this and more in this week’s iPhone news overview.
Apple possibly stops AirDrop in Europe (and that is very bad news)
Do you have an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or MacBook? Or do many friends in your area have an Apple device? In that case, AirDrop is one of the most convenient functions for sharing and receiving files. With AirDrop you can share and receive photos, videos and files in the highest quality, without the need for an internet connection.
However, AirDrop is only available on Apple devices, and the European Commission does not agree with that. One of the possible solutions: switch off AirDrop on European iPhones.
→ How big is the chance?
iOS 26 Preview: This is how the renewed operating system (possibly) looks like
The WWDC starts on Monday 9 June and Apple will reveal the large redesign of iOS 26. In the meantime, the well-known designer Sebastiaan de With may have the best preview of the new Apple software so far published. De With is co -founder and designer at LUX, maker of the apps Halide, Kino, Specter and Orion. In the past he has also carried out design projects at Apple.
→ Take a look
Chatgpt: why you shouldn’t use it
Admit, you do it too. You used chatgpt to do all kinds of small jobs at work that you didn’t feel like. And you have been transformed into a muppet, a Pixar character and a Studio Ghibli figure. You should actually regret it, and that has several reasons. Some are a bit more obvious, for others you have to dive into the details a little more. What are those reasons and especially, what is the alternative?
→ This is the alternative
Review Sony WH-1000XM6: In almost everything better (but with a disadvantage)
Every time Sony releases a new headphone, we are again curious about what has been improved. The WH-1000XM4 and the Sony WH-1000XM5 were actually already excellent headphones that could not be improved much more.
Sony did not agree with that and that is why the company now comes with the WH-1000XM6. This brand new wireless headphones with noise canceling has a considerable list of improvements and new functions. But is that also enough to speak the fierce price tag of 449 euros well?
→ It is so good
Unfortunately: these iPhones, Macs and iPads don’t get the next Apple update
The WWDC of 2025 will start on 9 June. And as usual, Apple shows the new versions of the operating system for all their devices. Last year no iPhones fell off, because all smartphones with iOS 17 could switch to iOS 18.
This year Apple not only adjusts the numbering (instead of iOS 19 we probably get iOS 26), but also a number of devices fall off. We put the iPhones, iPads and Macs under each other that do not receive the update from Apple.
→ You should know this
Will Apple release an iPhone 26? This is what we already know
Apple is planning to change the numbering system for the next generation of software updates. Instead of iOS 19, which logically follows iOS 18, the update is called iOS 26. Apple 26 probably uses all platforms (the number stands for the coming year). In any case, it is less confusing than iOS 19, MacOS 16, Watchos 12 and Visionos 3. But what does this change mean for the iPhone?
→ There will be an iPhone 26
Beware: On these popular iPhones, WhatsApp will stop from 1 June
Is your iPhone not running on the latest software version yet? In that case it is probably time to update, because WhatsApp no ​​longer works with an outdated version of iOS. Previously, Meta, the parent company behind WhatsApp, already announced that the messaging service loses support on iPhones that are still running on iOS 15.1. That would originally happen on May 5, but this date was postponed to 1 June.
→ These iPhones are no longer allowed
iPhone 16th is popular: the best -selling iPhones at the moment
It appears that the iPhone 16th in the first full month that was available, together with four other iPhones, achieved the top 10 of best -selling smartphones in Europe. This is stated in a message from research agency Counterpoint. According to this message, the iPhone 16th is in ninth place in March 2025 and that accounts for 8 percent of Apple’s iPhone sales and 2 percent of the entire smartphone market.
→ Discover more about the 16th
Apple’s calculator has 2 hidden functions: here you will find them
To resolve fast or difficult calculations, you no longer need a separate calculator. The iPhone has had the calculator app for years and the iPad has been equipped with the same application since iPados 18. That is not the only Apple device with a calculator, the Apple Watch also has a special calculator app. You probably use this less often, but you do have a number of useful functions. We put two hidden features among each other for each other!
→ These are the hidden features
More iPhone news
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AirDrop may disappear on European iPhones (iPhone news #23)
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The best iPhone wallpapers of the week (Wallpaper Weekly #23 2025)
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Apple may reveal homepad and homeos soon: we already know this
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What time is WWDC 2025? This is when Apple presents iOS 26
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iOS 18.5 causes problems (with this commonly used iPhone app)