Do you have iOS 26 on your iPhone, but are you not really happy with it? You are not alone. And that’s why Apple is finally reversing a controversial design decision in 26.1. You can read this and more in it iPhonednews overview of this week.
iOS 26.1 beta 4 is out – and it brings a much-requested feature to the iPhone
Aren’t you so excited about all the transparency effects in iOS 26? Liquid Glass looks great, but everything is less legible due to all the transparent elements. Apple is now finally changing that with iOS 26.1. And Apple wouldn’t be Apple if it hadn’t found a better way than just turning off transparency. For example, iOS 26.1 will improve Liquid Glass.
→ Discover Apple’s solution
Apple makes 9 products much cheaper: these are the lower prices
The new iPad Pro 2025 and MacBook Pro 2025 were announced on Wednesday, October 15! Apple released a series of new products that day, but that might not even be the most important announcement. The company lowered the prices of many devices on the same day. It concerns the prices of new iPads and MacBooks, you can now get all these products much cheaper from Apple.
→ Here they are
Never close all apps on your smartphone (because of this major disadvantage)
Do you ever swipe up on your iPhone to see which applications you’ve used recently? You can force close these apps on the iPhone and almost all smartphones. On the iPhone you do this by swiping all apps up in the overview, they are closed immediately. The way you can force close apps varies per smartphone. Many users do this almost every day, even though it is not recommended at all.
→ This is why
These 4 Apple products will soon receive very rare updates
Apple launched three products with the M5 chip last week, but according to rumors, Apple products that do not receive new updates as often will also be released soon. We expect a new Apple TV 4K, a HomePod mini 2, the AirTag 2 and a new Studio Display. We have had to wait a particularly long time for each of these four products since the last update. We will tell you everything we already know and, above all, when the products will appear.
→ This is when they appear
Of the new iPhones in 2025, one is by far the least popular
In 2025, Apple released five new iPhones, starting with the iPhone 16e in February. The iPhone 17, the iPhone Air, the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max were then released in September. One of these iPhones that came out in 2025 was unpopular from the start and that is still the case today. At least it’s not the iPhone 16e.
→ But which one?
Adding a digital driver’s license to your smartphone: this is finally possible from this year
New rules are coming for driving licenses within the European Union! The European Parliament approved a package of new rules on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. These stipulate that driving licenses for motor vehicles will no longer be valid for ten years, but may last fifteen years. In addition, the European Parliament has approved the introduction of a digital driving license on smartphones.
→ That’s how it’s going to work
Formula 1 comes to Apple TV – at no extra cost to subscribers
Big changes are coming to Apple TV! Last week, Apple announced that it would discontinue Apple TV Plus. Instead, the streaming service is simply called Apple TV. Now Apple has announced even more changes for Apple TV, as the company has acquired the broadcast rights to Formula 1. This means that all Formula 1 races can be viewed on Apple TV from 2026. But does that also apply to the Netherlands?
→ Read more
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