Covering all things Apple, iPhone, iPad, Mac News, and Rumors. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:57:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://cdn.idropnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/27140754/cropped-iDrop-fav1-80x80.png 32 32 007aff https://www.idropnews.com/ios-27/ios-27-macos-27-iphone-mirroring-upgrade/267101/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:57:51 +0000 https://www.idropnews.com/?p=267101 macOS 27 Golden Gate and iOS 27 are bringing a massive upgrade to iPhone Mirroring, letting you resize windows and paving the way for the foldable iPhone.
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