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Apple will replace a ‘small number’ of AT&T iPhone 18 Pro Max units after service-loss bug
Apple said it will replace a “small number” of iPhone 18 Pro Max phones on the AT&T network after a bug left some devices unable to connect to cellular service.
In a statement given to media outlets, the company said it had “identified an issue affecting a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max users on the AT&T network that may cause a device to lose service and be unable to make calls.” Reports from affected customers describe phones that also cannot send or receive texts or use mobile data, leaving them usable mainly on Wi-Fi and, in some cases, stuck in SOS mode.
The problem is limited to the iPhone 18 Pro Max on AT&T. Apple said it has not seen the same failure on other iPhone models or on other carriers. The $1,299 handset had been on sale for about two weeks when the reports surfaced. Apple has not said how many devices are affected; MacRumors noted that thousands of users had posted complaints on Apple’s support forums and elsewhere, while the company continues to describe the group as small.
Software fixes will not restore phones that have already lost service. Apple released iOS 27.0.1 earlier in the week and began pushing an AT&T carrier settings update intended to stop the bug from hitting more devices. “These updates together are meant to help prevent this issue from occurring,” the company said. It urged all iPhone 18 Pro Max owners on AT&T to install the updates now. The carrier settings update is expected to download automatically over about 14 days; users can also trigger it manually by opening Settings, tapping General, then About.
Customers whose phones have already dropped service need a hardware replacement. Apple said those users should contact Apple Support or AT&T, or visit an Apple Store or AT&T store, to arrange a swap. Once a replacement is issued, the line has to be activated on the new handset.
MacDailyNews Note: For everyone else on AT&T with a working iPhone 18 Pro Max, the immediate step is to update. Owners of other iPhones, and iPhone 18 Pro Max users on other carriers, are not affected.
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Apple to tighten Mac prompts when AI agents seek full-disk access after Meta Muse complaints
Apple said Friday it will add clearer warnings and extra controls on Macs when AI agents request broad access to a user’s files, a change that follows complaints about Meta’s Muse agent and private messages, Reuters’ Stephen Nellis reports.
On iPhones and iPads, apps are sandboxed by default and cannot read data inside other apps. Macs are more open: a “Full Disk Access” setting lets programs such as backup tools see everything on the machine if the user agrees. Apple said some developers have used that permission in ways that could put people at risk, and that the danger will grow as AI agents become more capable and autonomous.
“Going forward, we will introduce additional controls to ensure that users who genuinely wish to grant an app this extraordinary level of access can only do so with very explicit user action,” Apple wrote in a developer post, according to Reuters’ Stephen Nellis. The company said it wants people to understand those risks before they hand over that level of access.
The move follows a column by Inc magazine’s Jason Aten, who said Meta’s Muse — an agent meant to handle tasks such as canceling unused subscriptions or negotiating better prices — had read private messages on his Mac even though he believed he had not turned on Full Disk Access. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone disputed that account, writing on X that Muse can read Apple Messages content only if a user enables both Full Disk Access and a Messages connector, and that the permission can be revoked at any time.
MacDailyNews Take: Meta Platforms is not to be trusted. Anyone who grants Full Disk Access on their Mac to Meta Platforms, of all companies, deserves whatever privacy or security disasters befall them.
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Apple Original Films celebrates ‘Matchbox The Movie’ in Mexico City
At the start of this month at Toreo Parque Central in Mexico City, Apple Original Films hosted a special screening for its highly anticipated action film “Matchbox The Movie,” premiering globally on Apple TV on Friday, October 9, 2026. Event attendees included stars John Cena, Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, and Arturo Castro.
Inspired by the iconic Mattel toys, “Matchbox The Movie” is an action-packed, globe-trotting adventure about a group of friends since childhood who have their lives upended when undercover CIA agent Sean (John Cena), their long-absent former leader, returns to their small town and unwittingly gets them embroiled in a frantic international pursuit to save the world.
An Apple Original Film hailing from Skydance Media and Mattel Films, “Matchbox The Movie” is directed and executive produced by Sam Hargrave and written by David Coggeshall. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger produce for Skydance, and Robbie Brenner and Ynon Kreiz produce for Mattel Films. Jules Daly also serves as producer. Patrick Newall and Elizabeth Bassin serve as executive producers.
Apple TV offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all of a user’s favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 919 wins and 3,829 award nominations and counting including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” global cultural phenomenon “Severance,” Apple’s most-viewed drama “Pluribus,” Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time.
MacDailyNews Note: Apple TV is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $14.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K or Mac can enjoy three months of Apple TV for free.
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Apple’s redesigned OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro said to be significantly lighter
Apple’s redesigned MacBook Pro will be significantly lighter than the current models, Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman reports, on top of the touchscreen and OLED display already expected.
In his Power On newsletter, Gurman says Apple has reengineered the interior, miniaturizing parts and rearranging components so the computer is much easier to carry. He does not give a new weight. The current 16-inch MacBook Pro weighs as much as about 4.7 to 4.8 pounds, compared with 3.3 pounds for the 15-inch MacBook Air, so a real cut on the larger Pro would be obvious in a bag.
The machines are the first MacBooks with a touch screen and the first MacBook Pros with OLED, which Gurman has previously described as tandem OLED. They are also expected to be thinner, swap the notch for a Dynamic Island, and use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Gurman says they are being tested with macOS 27.2, which is already in beta, and that he still expects Apple to introduce them in October or November.
Touch is meant to sit alongside the keyboard and trackpad, not replace them. Software changes tied to the new display include controls that enlarge after a tap, menus that appear near the finger, and support for scrolling and pinch-to-zoom. The OLED models are expected to sit above the existing MacBook Pros and cost more.
MacDailyNews Take: Lighter is better!
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New Apple CEO is far more involved in design than predecessor
Apple is not looking outside for a chief design officer. Chief executive John Ternus is doing the job himself, according to Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman.
In his Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that Ternus has immersed himself in the company’s industrial design and human interface teams since becoming CEO on September 1st. People familiar with the department say he works hands-on in the design studio several times a week, sometimes returning more than once in a single day. That is a sharp change from Tim Cook, who typically visited for about an hour once a month at most, Gurman writes.
Ternus already had some involvement with the studio as head of hardware engineering, because the two functions have to stay closely coordinated. His role has widened since he took the top job. Gurman describes him as having effectively chosen himself as the overall design leader, even though Apple has not formally named him chief design officer.
The two groups still have their own heads: Molly Anderson in industrial design and Steve Lemay in human interface design. Apple has not had a single executive over both functions since Jony Ive left in 2019. Ternus began overseeing design before he became CEO. After former chief operating officer Jeff Williams retired in 2025, the teams formally reported to Cook but, in practice, began answering to Ternus. During the April-to-September transition, the design leaders were effectively his only direct reports, Gurman reports.
The shift matches how Ternus is splitting the rest of the job. He is largely leaving finance to chief financial officer Kevan Parekh and the supply chain to chief operating officer Sabih Khan, and is spending product time with chief hardware officer Johny Srouji and hardware engineering leader Tom Marieb.
Gurman also recounts a conversation between Ternus and Cook in which Ternus was told to be himself rather than copy his predecessor. Cook had focused on the areas where he could create the most value for Apple — operations, sales, financial strategy, and the supply chain. Ternus, a hardware engineer, is putting his time into engineering and design instead.
MacDailyNews Take: It is so very nice to finally have a product guy back at Apple’s helm! It bodes very well for the company’s future after a decade and a half slog of iteration and financial engineering. We can’t wait to see what Ternus & Co. create!
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