Apple will soon be changing the way serial numbers of Macs and MacBooks are created, with a switch to randomized numbers in early 2021 making it harder to suss out details about a device. Currently, ...

Apple has initiated a transition to randomized device serial numbers, a policy that will likely extend to the company's entire product line, according to a report on Wednesday. In March, Apple in an ...

Apple will begin to use a new and longer serial number format for iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, and other product repair parts starting October 1, a few weeks following the expected launch of the new ...

There are lots of reasons why you might need to identify your Mac’s serial number: most commonly this would be needed to get help with a technical issue from Apple support, or to check the status of ...

Software serial numbers. You can't live with 'em, but you can't support future development without 'em—unless you buy iWork '09 in a retail box. Last night, I caught an Apple support document in my ...

Certain iPhones recently have been running out of power faster than normal. Some iPhones are shutting off when their batteries say they are about 30% charged. When they're plugged back in, the figure ...

Apple geeks may be aware of the mystery of the handwritten Apple 1 serial number present on some of the surviving machines. Namely, no one knew how they got there. Steve Wozniak said that he didn’t ...

Update, Dec 1, 2016: Following our post below showing you how to check if your iPhone 6s is eligible for Apple’s battery replacement program, the company has now added its own tool via the program’s ...

Does it seem like there are fewer Lightning-compatible accessories for your iPhone than there were back when Apple was using the 30-pin connector? That's probably an accurate perception, given how ...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday can be great times to buy heavily discounted Apple products — this year's best deals include Apple Watches up to $180 off and as much as $300 off iPad Pros. But with ...

MacRumors previously reported about Apple's plan to switch to randomized serial numbers for future products starting in early 2021, and this transition has now started with the new purple iPhone 12 ...