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Apple has reversed its plan to move Hide My Email to a private.icloud.com domain and will keep Hide My Email addresses on icloud.com; Sign in with Apple will use private.icloud.com later this year, and developers should allow both domains.
Apple says iOS 27 will give iPhone users with at least 2TB of iCloud+ storage three new Apple Intelligence features in the Home app: generated video descriptions for HomeKit Secure Video cameras, searchable camera clips, and automatic highlighting of noteworthy clips. Early beta screenshots show eligibility can vary by storage tier (e.g., 8TB users can get summaries for more cameras), with higher limits likely on the top tiers. Apple notes these AI features rely on powerful server models and will be limited to higher iCloud+ plans, with exact per-plan limits to be shared as iOS 27 rolls out; some limits also apply to the Image Playground AI features.
iOS 27 beta 5 reveals that higher iCloud+ tiers will unlock more Apple Intelligence features, including expanded AI usage and HomeKit Secure Video capabilities. A beta UI shows how many cameras get AI summaries depending on the plan (e.g., 2TB supports AI for five cameras, 12TB for fifteen), though the exact mappings aren’t fully clear and may be a beta bug.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple weighed a 'white-glove' plan to ship leased devices preloaded with a user’s iCloud data, removing setup friction; the data-loaded approach raised privacy concerns and was not pursued, as public sentiment shifted from privacy nihilism to a privacy backlash and Apple tunes its messaging ahead of new products like smart glasses.
Security researchers say iCloud Private Relay, Apple’s feature designed to mask IP addresses in Safari, can still reveal a user’s real IP when WebAuthn passkeys are used because the OS credential service issues HTTPS requests outside Private Relay; DNS prefetching and WebTransport may also disclose IPs. Apple is investigating, and a test site has been released by the researchers. Since the leak stems from WebKit behavior and affects some third‑party browsers too, users may want to consider using a VPN or disabling Private Relay for certain sites until a fix is deployed.
Security researchers found flaws in Apple's iOS WebKit that let iCloud Private Relay leak users’ real IP addresses, especially through OS-level fetches used by passkeys that bypass the relay; the issues affect Safari and OnionBrowser (Tor), and Apple is investigating, though the official Tor Browser isn’t affected.
Apple's Tim Cook suggested that heavy Siri AI usage could incur costs beyond an iCloud+ subscription, potentially via an add-on or higher-tier plans, signaling a shift from a simple freemium model to paid usage for intensive Siri tasks—though concrete pricing and thresholds are not yet defined.
On Tim Cook’s final earnings call, Apple signaled Siri AI could carry a price for heavy usage, noting cost considerations for compute and the possibility of higher iCloud+ plans. Cook described Siri AI as a privacy-centric, context-aware upgrade in beta on newer hardware, with some AI features already gated behind iCloud+; the company is weighing how usage levels translate into pricing as it expands Siri’s capabilities.
With iOS 27, Apple One Premier unlocks two AI perks: Apple Intelligence features in Apple Home (requiring 2 TB iCloud+ or Premier) and increased AI image-generation limits, with some HomeKit Secure Video upgrades tied to higher-tier plans; exact access details remain unclear.
Apple CEO Tim Cook outlines a hybrid AI approach that runs many tasks on iPhones and Macs to reduce cloud costs, using on-device AI as a competitive edge and monetizing AI through iCloud+ upgrades, with Siri evolving to rely more on-device processing and selective cloud support, and Disney cited as an example of on-device AI workflows that cut cloud spend.
iOS 27 adds widespread iCloud enhancements across apps like Home, Siri, and Photos, including text-based summaries for HomeKit Secure Video events, cross-camera event grouping, faster photo uploads, richer collaboration previews, access requests, and stronger password fixes via Apple Intelligence. Some features require an iCloud+ 2TB plan and a compatible home hub; Apple plans to launch in September alongside new iPhones, with developer and public betas available now.
Apple has raised prices for core services—Apple Music (now $11.99/month for individuals, $6.99 for students, $19.99 for families), Apple One (Family $27.95, Premier $39.95; Individual unchanged), and iCloud—in eight countries (Nigeria, Turkey, Vietnam, Japan, Egypt, New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia) citing licensing costs and currency fluctuations. The piece also notes ongoing memory-chip shortages affecting device pricing and relays rumors that the upcoming iPhone 18 could cost $200–$300 more than the iPhone 17 Pro.
Apple has broadened its price increases beyond Macs and iPads, raising Apple Music and Apple One subscription prices globally, hiking iCloud+ prices in eight countries, and lifting iPhone prices in Japan; in the U.S., only Apple Music and Apple One rose in price for now with iCloud+ and iPhone prices unchanged.
Apple has raised iCloud+ subscription prices in several countries, including Egypt, Nigeria, Türkiye, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Mauritius, and the Republic of Congo, with increases across all storage tiers from 50 GB to 12 TB. In some regions, prices are now shown in USD with VAT adjustments. The move follows a broader wave of Apple price hikes across services and hardware.
A California Apple user filed a proposed class-action alleging Apple misled customers about Hide My Email’s privacy protections, citing a long-running flaw that could reveal real addresses behind aliases. Apple acknowledged reports of the issue and promised fixes, but researchers say the vulnerability remained exploitable in 2026. The plaintiff seeks class certification and a remedy to fix or clearly disclose limitations, with iCloud+ subscribers among those affected and potential damages cited at over $5 million.