Following the release of the first developer betas of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 earlier this week, Apple is now preventing the update from being installed on devices with the C1 modem. Here are the details.

OTA shows as available, but fails to install

This has been an odd week for developer betas. Despite releasing test versions for iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.6, and visionOS 26.2, Apple has yet to release the macOS 26.2 beta.

The rumors were true: WhatsApp for Apple Watch is official. Following last week’s TestFlight leak, Meta today announced the release of a full-featured watchOS version of WhatsApp. Here are the details.

WhatsApp now has proper watchOS support beyond notifications

Meta has had a mixed history with Apple Watch apps. At times it’s enthusiastically supported watchOS, and occasionally it discontinues those apps.

Today, in an update rolling out on the App Store, WhatsApp is getting the proper watchOS treatment.

A new study has revealed its findings on the carbon footprint of physical video games, and unsurprisingly, digitally downloaded games are considered to be more environmentally friendly in comparison to physical. French carbon-accounting firm Greenly studied the environmental impact of various systems and the production of video games, finding that physical copies of games are ”100 times more carbon-intensive” than their digital counterparts.

Google has pulled the AI model Gemma from its Studio platform after a Republican senator said it ”fabricated serious criminal allegations” against her, as reported by The Verge. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai to accuse the company of defamation after the model allegedly created a story about her committing sexual assault.

With no fanfare, Apple has launched a new App Store website that brings together the individual platform stores for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It’s a well-designed, responsive site that adjusts well to different screen and window sizes.

You can switch between stores, browse categories, search for apps, view each app’s full entry, and share a link via Messages and to apps with sharing extensions. You can’t copy the URL directly from the share sheet, but you can grab it from your browser’s address bar.

In a lengthy ”60 Minutes” interview, President Donald Trump made false and questionable claims about nuclear weapons testing, inflation and military strikes in the Caribbean Sea. He also repeated numerous misleading claims he has made before on a range of topics.