Malcolm Owen
Writer at AppleInsider
Apple-focused tech blogger @AppleInsider, Photographer @paperdragonsuk, GameDev @HotelOutlaw. Occasional podcast guy. Collects playing cards.
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appleinsider.com | Malcolm Owen
Apple has added the Phone app to macOS 26 Tahoe, allowing you to place calls on your iPhone while using your Mac. Apple's Continuity features between the iPhone and Mac were expanded in 2024 with the introduction of iPhone Mirroring in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. However, you couldn't actually place a phone call on your iPhone via the Mac, forcing users to pick up their mobile device.
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appleinsider.com | Malcolm Owen
Apple's WWDC 2025 announcements included changes to the Files app in iPadOS 26 that, well, frankly, makes it actually usable for the first time. The Files app is a very handy tool on iPadOS for managing documents and folders, but it's not as user-friendly as it could be. And let's be honest, it was a bare-bones effort, that didn't work that well. For a start, the List view was pretty limited in how it appeared, as you couldn't adjust how the columns appeared size-wise at all.
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appleinsider.com | Malcolm Owen
Apple has issued its first developer betas for the fall operating system lineup, with initial builds of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 available to download. The keynote is one of the main events of WWDC, with Apple using it to introduce changes to its operating systems and ecosystem, arriving this fall. After the keynote, developers wait for the first betas of those very same operating systems to become available for testing.
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appleinsider.com | Malcolm Owen
Apple has refined the multitasking of iPadOS 26 to be more like the Mac experience, with new window management and a pointer that actually works well. Users of the iPad have often proposed that putting macOS on the tablet would make it a multitasking powerhouse. While Apple didn't quite do that at WWDC 2025, its window management system has taken steps in that direction. Just as in iPadOS 18, users can open apps fullscreen and use a corner handle tool to quickly resize them.
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appleinsider.com | Malcolm Owen
Apple Games brings Game Center, matchmaking, and the App Store game section into one app that can be navigated via a game controller. Rumored for years but becoming a reality during the WWDC 2025 keynote, the Games app is essentially a dedicated App Store, launcher, and social tool for mobile gaming. Breaking out from the tab within the App Store, Games is now its own separate app with Game Center.
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