Weekly overview 29: iOS 27 public beta, Intel app support ends and more

All new Macs use an Apple Silicon chip these days, but many people still use older apps made for Intel processors. Rosetta 2 helps with this by functioning as a translation program, so that Macs with an M chip can also run Intel apps. But with macOS 28, this support ends completely. This means that apps that still run on Intel code will need to be updated or will no longer work.

This change marks the end of a transition of more than five years. Since the first M1 Macs in 2020, Apple helped Rosetta 2 so that users didn’t have to switch immediately. If you are using tools or old apps that are not adapted for Apple Silicon, you should take action or prepare for the fact that those apps will no longer work.

Good news for those who can’t wait, the public beta of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, tvOS 27 and watchOS 27 are out from now on available. Just like a ‘normal’ update, you can provide your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch or Apple TV with the test software.

Recently you could use the special beta page from Apple to sign up for the Apple betas. Those who have done so can immediately install the betas via this beta manual.

Hooray 🥳 Today is World Emoji Day! 😃 Not only the online generation makes full use of emojis to express or emphasize their feelings, everyone sometimes adds an emoticon 🤓 to their texts. World Emoji Day has been celebrated internationally since 2014 🎂 on July 17 and why exactly this takes place on this day is quite simple 😉.

Since the beginning of the emoji revolution 🙆‍♀️, July 17 has been the day that the calendar emoji indicates in iOS 😮. That’s because Apple announced the current Calendar app for Mac on July 17, 2002 👏 with the default icon also showing this date 📅. But what good are all those emotions? 🤔

Bad news for Apple Music users. For the first time since autumn 2022, the Cupertino tech giant has decided to increase Apple Music subscription prices worldwide. From now on, individual listeners, families and students will have to take a higher monthly bill into account.

According to one official statement Apple’s price increase is the direct result of the continuously increasing costs for music licensing. The company emphasizes that this step is necessary to continue to compensate artists and rights holders fairly, while guaranteeing the quality of service. The new rates take effect immediately for new subscribers; existing subscribers will pay the new price at their next renewal.

There has been speculation about new Apple products for several years, and the Vision Pro is a good example of this. Ultimately, the spatial computer is a fact and new rumors report that Apple may now be working on smart glasses without a screen.

The glasses resemble the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that are already for sale in some countries. Apple’s glasses are said to contain cameras, speakers and smart sensors for daily activities. We list the rumors about Apple’s smart glasses for you.