Macworld New iOS and iPadOS updates don’t just add lots of new features to your iPhone. There are also updates to improve the security and reliability of your devices, and the latest release is no exception. There are 25 new security updates in iOS/iPadOS 26.2, and if you can’t or don’t want to update to iOS 26 yet, 20 of them are available in a separate iOS/iPadOS 18.7.3 release. ...   Mac Central

Macworld All throughout this week, Macworld has been covering discoveries related to Apple’s future plans found in a leaked internal build of iOS 26. After reporting on new devices such as AirTag 2, HomePad, and a new generation of Studio Display, we also saw details about future software such as iOS 26.4 and even iOS 27. ...   Mac Central

Macworld If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably Googled at least once, How do I know when my AirPods are updating? While Apple offers official documentation outlining what’s required to start the process, its guidance remains vague, providing no clear way to confirm whether an AirPods firmware update is actually in progress. ...   Mac Central

Macworld It’s no secret that Apple Intelligence lags behind the likes of Google Gemini and ChatGPT when it comes to things like image creation and conversational chatting. Apple’s suite of AI tools has been underwhelming to say the least, and even seemingly rudimentary features pale in comparison to other engines. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Over the past five years, Apple has overhauled its entire product range, including transitioning the Mac from Intel to its own processors, introducing the tough Apple Watch Ultra, adding a new Plus model to the iPhone lineup and then dropping it to introduced the iPhone Air. It also introduced a brand-new product category – the Vision Pro headset. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple on Thursday released a firmware update for the AirPods Pro 2 and 3. As it typically does with AirPods updates, the company has not announced what the new firmware does. The release notes are available here, but Apple doesn’t divulge much about what’s in AirPods updates, other than “bug fixes and other improvements.” The new AirPods Pro 2 firmware is labelled as 8B28. ...   Mac Central

Macworld After a quiet 2025, evidence suggests Apple is working on modest but highly anticipated updates to two of its accessories. New evidence found in a leaked internal build of iOS 26 seen by Macworld reveals an unreleased HomePod mini, as well as unannounced AirTag features that suggest a second generation is coming soon. ...   Mac Central

Aqeel Aadam Sound has announced the release of Outgrowth, a new sample-based instrument developed in collaboration with electronic musician BlankFor.ms (Tyler Gilmore). ...   KVR Audio

Fanan Team has released Playlisted 2, a media playlist player designed to bridge the gap between music production and live performance. This plugin transforms a DAW channel into a media player capable of handling audio and video playlists directly within a user's session. Playlisted 2 enables users to load lists of media files and play them back through the DAW's audio engine. ...   KVR Audio

Audioblast has announced the release of DrumBlaster, a Drum Sampler featuring more than 4000 drum samples and 200 presets grouped by style: House, Techno, Hardcore, Drum and Bass, Breakbeat, Trap, Dub and Disco Funk 80. Add-on samples and presets will come in the future to add more styles and variations. You can add your own samples and sample banks for randomizing samples. ...   KVR Audio

Devicemeister has released Stepic 1.6, an update to its step and modulation sequencer for Windows and macOS. The update applies to both the VST3/Audio Unit and Max for Live versions, which share the same feature set and is free for existing users. Changes: New: Lane Clock – Allows individual lanes to run at independent rates, decoupled from the master clock. ...   KVR Audio

Igor Vasiliev has updated ExoSphere - Endless Ambient Drift App for iOS and macOS to version 1.1. They say: ExoSphere is a creative tool for shaping continuous ambient and meditative compositions, based on five independent sound layers that merge into a seamless atmosphere. ...   KVR Audio

TBProAudio has released TBPAClip, a new dynamics processor designed to handle clipping and saturation duties for mixing and mastering applications. TBPAClip is designed from scratch for modern clip and saturation tasks, used either with individual track, bus or master track. ...   KVR Audio

Fanan Team has released Playlisted 2, a media playlist player designed to bridge the gap between music production and live performance. This plugin transforms a DAW channel into a media player capable of handling audio and video playlists directly within a user's session. Playlisted 2 enables users to load lists of media files and play them back through the DAW's audio engine. ...   KVR Audio

MeldaProduction has announced the release of version 17.07 of its plugin suite. This update introduces MMicSim, a new microphone simulation plugin, and marks the official release of the phase alignment tool, MTrackAlign. MMicSim MMicSim is designed to convert the signal from an existing microphone into the sonic profile of over 100 vintage, modern, and studio-standard models. ...   KVR Audio