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iOS 26’s Passwords app has a new feature that can save you a headache

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 4:28am on 9to5Mac

Apple’s Passwords app has become my full-time password manager thanks to several iOS 26 changes. And there’s one welcome new feature I recently discovered that can prevent the headache of a forgotten password loop.

New ‘Humans of Apple TV’ video debuts, watch it here

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 3:46am on 9to5Mac

Apple just released a video highlighting the “Humans of Apple TV.” It features a series of behind-the-scenes stills from a variety of beloved Apple TV shows and movies.

‘Reddit for bots’ Moltbook (probably) isn’t being used to plot an AI uprising

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 3:21am on 9to5Mac

Moltbot, a personal AI assistant being run on batches of Mac minis, got a lot of attention when creator Matt Schlicht effectively partnered with his own assistant to develop a social media platform for the bots. Known as Moltbook, it’s been colloquially referred to as Reddit for AI bots.

Schlicht says he didn’t write a single line of the code himself, and it wasn’t long before it was being suggested that Moltbot agents were using the social network to plot an AI uprising …

Fitbit creators launch ‘Luffu,’ a new app for family health sharing

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 3:15am on 9to5Mac

Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman today announced the launch of Luffu (“loo-foo”), a new health app for families that will eventually expand to hardware devices too. Here are the details.

All-new MacBook Pro design reportedly set to launch in final quarter this year

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 1:42am on 9to5Mac

We’re expecting to see two MacBook Pro launches this year. The first, expected sometime this month, is an M5 Pro and M5 Max version of the current design. But the far more exciting prospect is an all-new MacBook Pro design later in the year.

A new supply chain report says that Samsung is gearing up for production of the OLED panels for the new machine and that it will launch in the final three months of this year …

The latest iPhone Fold report is credible for one key reason

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 1:03am on 9to5Mac

Yesterday saw a couple of claimed leaks about the iPhone Fold, one of them unremarkable, the other somewhat more surprising.

The first of them is almost certainly true, coming from a leaker with a good track record and in line with existing expectations. The second is a bit more of a wild card, but it does make sense to me …

Lawsuit claims WhatsApp encryption is a lie; cryptography professor weighs in

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 12:13am on 9to5Mac

Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody outside the chat can access the content. A lawsuit claims that this isn’t true and that anyone inside Meta can get full access to all of the messages sent or received by any WhatsApp user.

Johns Hopkins University professor and cryptographer Matthew Green has weighed in with a blog post analyzing the claims and likely reality …

Apple @ Work Podcast: The reality of macOS malware in the enterprise

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 11:00am on 9to5Mac

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Jaron Bradley from Jamf joins the show to talk about macOS malware and what IT teams need to know in 2026.

You can no longer downgrade to iOS 26.2

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 2:26am on 9to5Mac

Following last week’s release of iOS 26.2.1, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 26.2. Here’s what that means.

Apple Maps gets a ‘Drops of God’ wine guide curated by actor Tomohisa Yamashita

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 1:59am on 9to5Mac

To help promote the second season of Apple TV’s Drops of God, the company has released an Apple Maps guide with some of actor Tomohisa Yamashita’s favorite wineries in Europe and the US. Here are the details.