Where is the Apple Car? (iPhone News #49)

The Apple Car would come in 2026 and iCloud is now even more secure. This is the biggest Apple and iPhone news of the week.

Apple Car is coming in 2026 (and it’s going to be expensive)

Since the creation of Project Titan, the team of big names behind the Apple Car, there have been many rumors about the car’s release date. For a moment it seemed that the Apple Car would not make it to the finish line at all; the team that produces the car was temporarily disbanded.

At the beginning of this year, the team’s engine was restarted, which means that work is again being done on the futuristic car. As a result, there finally seems to be clarity about when the car will appear: the Apple Car will be on the market in 2026, according to website 9to5Mac.

→ Will the Apple Car leave the starting blocks in 2026?

New AirDrop feature from China coming to everyone with iOS 16.2

A new AirDrop feature that was forced to be introduced in China is coming to everyone in iOS 16.2.

Last month it was announced that Apple is releasing a special AirDrop feature in China. With the new update, AirDrop gets the feature to share files with anyone for just 10 minutes. This is in contrast to the current AirDrop function, where you can leave AirDrop on ‘Everyone’ indefinitely.

→ Read more about the new AirDrop feature in iOS 16.2

iCloud security gets much better (but don’t forget your password)

Apple has announced that iCloud security is getting a lot better. Only now it becomes even more important to never forget your password.

iCloud already used end-to-end encryption with a number of services on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Examples of these services are health data and storing passwords in iCloud.

→ This is how the new security of iCloud works

Apple has chips made in the US – that’s why it’s important

Apple CEO Tim Cook has visited a new factory of chipmaker TSMC with President Joe Biden in Arizona, United States. There Cook confirmed the news that had been circulating for a long time. TSMC will produce chips for Apple in this new factory.

These chips must ‘proudly’ bear the stamp “Made in the US”. It is an important step for both Cook and Biden, who both want to be less dependent on other countries (such as China and Taiwan) for the production of such electronics.

→ Why Apple is now having chips made in the US

NextGoogle Pixel becomes foldable – will the iPhone 15 follow?

If there’s an Android phone that comes close to the iPhone, it’s the Google Pixel. The next model is said to be foldable – will Apple follow with the iPhone 15?

The iPhone 15 won’t be released for another year, so we’re pitching iPhoned around this time always like to have a look at the competitors. And one of Apple’s biggest opponents is of course Google with its Pixel phones. Recently these are also officially available in the Netherlands.

→ All about the alleged Google Pixel Fold

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