Apple reveals the 17 must-download apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro – here are the 2025 App Store Awards winners

Two weeks after announcing the finalists for App of the Year – and just a day after Spotify Wrapped dropped – Apple has ...
MacRumors

Apple Delays Home App Update Requirement Until February 2026

Apple plans to end support for the previous version of Apple Home on February 10, 2026, according to an updated support document published today. Apple previously said that the older architecture ...

ChatGPT tops Apple’s 2025 download list as families juggle AI, social media and screen time

According to Apple’s U.S. App Store rankings, the most downloaded free iPhone app of 2025 was ChatGPT, followed by Meta’s Threads, Google, TikTok and WhatsApp. Rounding out the top tier were Instagram ...
9to5Mac

Apple enables smart home apps to cut your electricity bills

A new Apple framework makes it easy for developers of smart home apps to help cut your electricity bills. While EnergyKit is currently limited to thermostats and EV chargers, it’s the first step ...
9to5Mac

iOS 18.4 Home app adds support for Matter robot vacuums

The first iOS 18.4 beta dropped yesterday, and includes an exciting smart home addition that previously went under the radar. As tested by Jonathan at Smart Home Centre, the Home app now supports ...
PC World

Apple’s old Home app is going away. Here’s how to avoid being locked out

Well, it’s official: Apple is finally nixing support for its old Home architecture, meaning those relying on the previous version of Apple’s Home framework have some decisions to make. In a revision ...
MacRumors

tvOS 26 Changes 'HomeKit' References to 'Apple Home' in Settings App

The fifth tvOS 26 beta changed several "HomeKit" references to "Apple Home" in the Settings app on all Apple TV models compatible with the update. For example, Israeli website The Verifier reported ...