Support for Apple Account Cards in the Wallet app has gone live in Canada and Australia, over two years since it first launched in the United States. The change means users can use the Wallet app to add an Apple Account Card, which displays the Apple credit balance associated with an Apple ID. If you receive an App Store or Apple Store gift card, for example, it is added to an Apple Account that was previously visible in the ‌App Store‌ and ‌Apple Store‌ apps. Support for the feature in Canada and Australia requires iPhone users updating to iOS 17.6, as spotted by Nicolás Álvarez. Prior to today, support for the feature was thought to be limited to Japan and…

An experienced swimmer went out for his daily body surf only to find he needed Apple Watch Emergency SOS to save his life. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Vision Pro is now available in five more countries in Europe and around the world. This expands the number of potential developers. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Team members cheer as the first customer leaves with his new purchase at Apple Wangfujing in Beijing, China. Apple Vision Pro on Friday arrived in Apple Store locations across China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. Vision Pro seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world to deliver powerful spatial experiences that transform the way people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, enjoy entertainment, and much more. Apple team members celebrated with the first customers in these countries and regions to explore this revolutionary product and participate in a guided demo experience that’s only available at Apple Retail. Customers can visit the Apple Store online to book a personal one-on-one demo of Apple Vision Pro and discover the range of capabilities…

Vision Pro launched in China, Japan and other parts of Asia on Friday. And preorders started in select countries in Europe and elsewhere. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Both the EU and Australia have backed down on proposals to force tech companies to implement CSAM scanning within messaging apps, which would have destroyed privacy by killing end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Clothilde Goujard for Politico: ‎ A vote scheduled today to amend a draft law that may require WhatsApp and Signal to scan people’s pictures and links for potential child sexual abuse material was removed from European Union countries’ agenda, according to three EU diplomats. Ambassadors in the EU Council were scheduled to decide whether to back a joint position on an EU regulation to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM). But many EU countries including Germany, Austria, Poland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic were expected to abstain or…