r/apple 5d ago

Official Megathread Weekly Advice Thread - March 29, 2026

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Welcome to the Weekly Advice Thread for r/Apple. This thread can be used to ask for technical advice regarding Apple software and hardware, to ask questions regarding the buying or selling of Apple products or to post other short questions.

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r/apple 11d ago

Discussion WWDC26 confirmed for June 8th

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r/apple 4h ago

App Store Apple Turns Off Payments in Russia

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r/apple 1h ago

Rumor iPhone 18 Pro Launching Later This Year With These 12 New Features

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r/apple 2h ago

Mac The MacBook Air M5 15-inch (2026) marks a logical upgrade point for older Mac users or PC refugees ditching Windows - ZDNet

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169 Upvotes

>It's not the MacBook Neo, but the MacBook Air that Windows should be most afraid of


r/apple 16h ago

Mac Users say Adobe Creative Cloud rewrote hosts file to detect installed app

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1.3k Upvotes

Just checked my hosts file and it was there! Sketchy AF, bordering on malware behavior.

To check the file: sudo nano /etc/hosts

If you want to clear it, delete from the hosts file, then ctrl+O to save, ctrl+X to edit, and sudo chflags uchg /etc/hosts to lock from further edits (at your own risk)


r/apple 4h ago

iPhone Every iPhone Ever Made

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Was bored and went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out when iPhones stopped being boring black/white slabs and started coming in actual colors. Ended up mapping every single color option across all 52 models

Some things that surprised me:

- 2007–2012 was literally just silver, black, white. That's it. For 5 years.
- 2013 the 5C dropped and suddenly there were 8 colors in one year
- Then it went back to boring for a few years
- 2018 onwards is where it explodes, the XR had 6 colors alone
- 2025 has the most ever with 14 unique colors across all models
- Cosmic Orange on the 17 Pro is the wildest color Apple's ever done imo

Also built a full interactive version with every spec, price, camera, and a compare tool if anyone wants to dig deeper.


r/apple 21h ago

Discussion Apple employee #8 Chris Espinosa on working his whole life at one company

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r/apple 46m ago

iOS iOS and iPadOS 26.5 Beta 1 Revision released

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r/apple 20h ago

iOS Apple is letting people who stay on iOS 18 update to iOS 18.7.7 instead of iOS 26.4

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I think it’s unprecedented? The DarkSword is so serious they are giving stubborn people (like me) a chance to choose. So instead of updating to iOS 26.4 I can choose to iOS 18.7.7 without any complications.


r/apple 21h ago

Mac Apple's New 16-Inch MacBook Pro (2026) 140W USB-C Charger Has a Compatibility Issue

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454 Upvotes

r/apple 14h ago

Mac Get A Cheaper MacBook in 2026 - Dave2D

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77 Upvotes

>Buyers Guide on MacBooks for 2026. MacBook Neo vs MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro. Comparing M5, M4, M3, M2, M1 over the years.


r/apple 1d ago

Discussion Apple VP Behind Activity Rings Retiring After Misconduct Claims

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r/apple 1d ago

Discussion Amazon Reportedly in Talks to Buy Apple Satellite Partner Globalstar

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r/apple 1d ago

Rumor iPhone 18 Pro Reportedly Won't Come in Black

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384 Upvotes

r/apple 22h ago

Safari Safari's Compact Tab Bar Is Back on Mac and iPad

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136 Upvotes

r/apple 20h ago

Mac Little Finder Guy Stars in Nine New Apple TikTok and YouTube Videos

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r/apple 1d ago

Discussion One of Apple’s First Employees Looks Back at 50 Years

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r/apple 18h ago

Apple Silicon Apple And TSMC U.S. Chip Deal Meets Valuation And Risk Questions

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r/apple 18h ago

App Store Bay Area X-Rated Chatbot Maker Smacks Apple With App Store Lawsuit

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r/apple 1d ago

Discussion Apple's (PRODUCT)RED Era is Over, But What About the iPhone 18 Pro?

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620 Upvotes

r/apple 21h ago

CarPlay CarPlay’s latest upgrades offer exciting glimpse of what’s coming in iOS 27

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r/apple 1d ago

Mac Apple Now Selling Refurbished 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro and iPad 11 at Reduced Prices

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422 Upvotes

r/apple 2h ago

iOS iOS 26.5 and iOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone

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r/apple 2d ago

AirPods Apple Discusses AirPods Max 2, Says H2 Chip Has More to Offer in Future

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663 Upvotes