Apple HomePad: All the rumors at a glance
Apple's first smart home display combines the HomePod and a touchscreen. All the rumors about the chip, Face ID, price, and market launch of the HomePod.
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Tag: Apple Services
Apple Services is Apple's fast-growing services business and covers all of the company's software subscriptions and digital offerings – including Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, iCloud+, Apple News+ and Apple One. The portfolio is rounded out by payment services such as Apple Pay and Apple Cash, the App Store, AppleCare and features like Find My, Apple ID and Family Sharing. Together, these services have become one of the most important revenue streams on Apple's balance sheet, with more than a billion paid subscriptions worldwide and regular records in quarterly earnings.
On apfelpatient.de, this tag brings together all news, rumors and background information on Apple's services strategy: new features in iOS, watchOS and macOS, price adjustments for subscriptions, bundle options via Apple One, regulatory battles around the App Store, and strategic decisions out of Cupertino. Quarterly results, market share and comparisons with competitors such as Spotify, Netflix and Google are also continuously analyzed here.
Anyone wanting to understand where Apple's services division is heading, which new services are in the pipeline and how to get the most out of their subscriptions will find a complete editorial overview here.
Pluribus Season 2: The current status
Pluribus creator Vince Gilligan reveals the status of season 2: The episodes are already written, but filming is deliberately proceeding without any rush.
Apple Music: The most streamed artists of all time
Apple Music reveals for the first time the most streamed artists of all time: Drake leads ahead of Taylor Swift – here is the complete top 20.
Sugar: Season 2 premieres on Apple TV
Sugar returns: The second season of the neo-noir crime drama starring Colin Farrell premieres worldwide on Apple TV on June 19 – ...
Brothers: Apple TV comedy with McConaughey and Harrelson
Apple TV is bringing the Comedy Brothers with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson – the global launch is September 23rd...
Silo: Apple TV celebrates season 3 with a photo call
Apple TV celebrates Silo Season 3 with a photo call in LA. The ten episodes launch worldwide on July 3, with...
Visual Intelligence in iOS 27: What's New
iOS 27 expands Visual Intelligence: Siri mode in the camera, new actions, and support for iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro. ...
Apple TV has renewed "The Reluctant Traveler" for a fourth season
Apple TV has renewed the Emmy-nominated travel series The Reluctant Traveler, starring Eugene Levy, for a fourth season of eight episodes.
iOS 27: The new Siri could be rounded on the iPhone 18
The new Siri is oval in iOS 27 – due to Dynamic Island. On the iPhone 18 with its smaller notch, it could be...
Italy is investigating Apple for preferential treatment of iCloud
Italy's competition watchdog is investigating whether Apple unfairly favors iCloud over third-party cloud services – the lever being the DMA.