Apple should scan iPhones for child abuse images, says scanning technology inventor

Prof Hany Farid says all online services should adopt idea backed by GCHQ and National Cybersecurity Centre

Apple to launch ‘lockdown mode’ to protect against Pegasus-style hacks

Firm says function is intended for users who face ‘grave, targeted threats to their digital security’

In the next version of the Apple app, you’ll be able to click ‘unsend’ and your message will disappear. Could this be the end of the drunken text?

Worldwide developer conference begins with changes to iPhone operating system and redesigned version of cheapest laptop

New computers, iPad overhaul and expanded Messages app on the cards, with AR glasses a possibility

Company tells consumer watchdog it is set to lose $10bn this year in wake of Apple iOS feature hampering ability to collect user data

Feature that searches messages will go ahead after delays over privacy and safety concerns

They are low-tech and hard to text on, but the simplicity is comforting. I was a devotee for years and can see the appeal, says writer Max Fletcher

A reader writes that they are £1,000 out of pocket and no longer have a working tablet

Top performance, 5G, good camera and long software support ensure cheapest iPhone is worth buying

Cheapest iPhone gets 5G plus updated iPad Air and new power computer aimed at creative pros

No more generic American voice. Let Colin Farrell, Michael Fassbender and Paul Mescal do your bidding instead

Productivity Commission’s ‘right to repair’ report recommends a pilot scheme be adopted to advise consumers of durability of devices

Apple is offering repair kits from next year so the Guardian spent a day in a specialist shop to see how it’s done

Up for discussion in this week’s newsletter: the tech giant’s new at-home repair programme is good for customers – but there’s reason to be cynical