Milan Jovicic, Autor bei Apfelpatient

Milan Jovicic

Milan founded Apfelpatient in 2016 and has been responsible for all editorial content since 2018 – news, rumors, how-to guides and product reviews. Here, Apple devices aren't review units kept for two weeks, they're everyday tools: from iPhone to MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac all the way to Apple Vision Pro, at least one device from every product category is in daily use, many of them replaced every year. Every menu path in a guide is checked on the device before it goes live.

Taptic Engine royalties: black iPhone with camera plateau and an Apple Watch Ultra with an orange Alpine Loop on top, lying on a grey stone table

Taptic Engine: Taction demands US license fees until 2035

by Milan Jovicic

October 20, 2026 - 00:03 CEST

Taptic Engine licensing fees: Following the $5.7 billion ruling, Taction will earn a share of the revenue from US sales of iPhone and Apple Watch until 2035.

HomePod surround settings: two large HomePods beside a TV, two HomePod mini speakers on pedestals in front and an Apple TV in the middle

HomePod Surround: These are the available sound settings

by Milan Jovicic

October 19, 2026 - 23:20 CEST

HomePod Surround: These are the sound settings offered by the home theater with four HomePods – spatial stereo mix, rear volume control, and party mode.

HomePod Sound Glow: top of a HomePod with a reddish glowing touch surface, plus and minus symbols and dark mesh around it

HomePod: Sound Glow is coming to existing models

by Milan Jovicic

October 19, 2026 - 23:04 CEST

HomePod Sound Glow: With software version 27.2, the HomePod 2 and the first HomePod mini also light up. Which models are available and...

HomePod surround: iPhone showing the Home Theater setup screen, flanked by three layouts with four HomePods around a sofa in front of a TV

tvOS 27.2: HomePod surround sound gets a party mode

by Milan Jovicic

October 19, 2026 - 10:32 PM CEST

HomePod Surround: tvOS 27.2 brings Party Mode and iPhone setup. How the four speakers are distributed and what you need for it.

Lock HomePod touch controls: white HomePod with an illuminated touch surface and plus and minus symbols in front of a light wall

HomePod: Touch controls can be locked with iOS 27.2

by Milan Jovicic

October 19, 2026 - 10:13 PM CEST

Lock HomePod Touch: iOS 27.2 disables the touch surface. What the new setting disables, what else remains active, and when it...

iOS 27.2 Release Candidate in the software update screen on an iPhone

iOS 27.2 Release Candidate released for developers

by Milan Jovicic

October 19, 2026 - 7:45 PM CEST

Apple is distributing the release candidate of iOS 27.2. Here's what's included in the final update, what's missing, and what's new for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland...