iPhone 18 rumors, iPad apps
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🗓️ 28 October 2025
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Stories discussed in this episode:
- iOS 26.1 will let third-party apps back up photos in the background
- Report: Apple to release four new 'pro' apps for iPad soon
- Two iPhone designs for next year’s new models detailed by leaker
- Leaker backs iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture lens reports
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to 95 Mac Daily for Tuesday, October 28, 2025. |
| 0:07.6 | I'm your host, Chance Miller. |
| 0:09.6 | We are supported this week by Card Pointers. |
| 0:12.8 | Leading off today, Apple is working on a new framework that will allow third-party photo apps to backup images more reliably. |
| 0:20.1 | Alongside the likely final stages of development before iOS 26.1 is released, this new |
| 0:26.3 | framework is also in the works inside Apple. Apple detailed this new framework in a post on its |
| 0:32.4 | documentation website, calling it an expansion of the existing Photo Kit API. |
| 0:38.6 | The company explains that iOS 26.1 enables PhotoKit to have a new background resource |
| 0:44.2 | upload extension type that enables photo apps to provide seamless cloud backup experiences. |
| 0:50.7 | Apple says the system manages uploads on the app's behalf and processes them in the background, |
| 0:56.6 | even when people switch to other apps or lock their devices. This means that third-party |
| 1:01.7 | photo apps and other cloud backup services will finally be able to backup images automatically and |
| 1:07.3 | reliably in the background, rather than relying on workarounds or waiting for the user to reopen the app. |
| 1:13.9 | So this basically means that if you don't want to use iCloud photo library, and don't want to pay Apple for additional iCloud storage, |
| 1:20.8 | you'll be able to use a third-party app for all of your backup needs for your photos. |
| 1:25.5 | While this has technically been possible in the past, the experience has been less than |
| 1:29.8 | ideal due to system limitations implemented by Apple. |
| 1:33.6 | But again, this new photo kit development should solve those problems and open a vast |
| 1:38.0 | new world of backup opportunities for iPhone users. |
| 1:41.7 | Next up today, Apple might have a big expansion of its iPad apps in store. |
| 1:46.2 | A report says that Apple could soon release four new iPad apps, PixelMator Pro, Mainstage, Motion, and Compressor. |
| 1:54.0 | These are currently pro-level apps from Apple that are exclusive to the Mac. They would join Apple's |
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