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.

12-inch MacBook obsolete: sixth-generation iPad in silver with Home button, showing a photo with drawings and the Files app, with an Apple Pencil below

The 12-inch MacBook and iPad 6 are now considered obsolete

by Milan Jovicic

October 14, 2026 - 17:44 CEST

According to Apple, the 12-inch MacBook and iPad 6 are now obsolete. What this means for repairs and battery replacements, and why the German...

iPhone Duo repair costs: three iPhone Duo units in different positions, half open with a video call on the left, unfolded with a desert landscape in the middle, propped up with a clock and calendar on the right

iPhone Duo: All repair costs at a glance

by Milan Jovicic

October 14, 2026 - 3:58 PM CEST

iPhone Duo: Without AppleCare, the inner display costs €1,149; with AppleCare, it costs €99. All repair prices and a comparison to the 18...

HomePod 2 Siri AI: HomePod in midnight against a black background, its top glowing in pink, white and turquoise

HomePod 2: Apple's website hints at Siri AI

by Milan Jovicic

October 14, 2026 - 3:39 PM CEST

HomePod 2: A caption in Apple's store also describes the larger HomePod with Siri AI, even on the German page....

Apple HomeView repair: HomeView on a wooden sideboard showing thermostat, clock, intercom and controls for the door lock and lights, next to a plant and a candle

Apple HomeView: Repair costs almost as much as buying a new one

by Milan Jovicic

October 14, 2026 - 3:12 PM CEST

Apple Home View: A repair costs $279 without AppleCare+, only $20 less than the device itself. As with the HomePod...

Taptic Engine patent dispute: white iPhone with triple camera seen from the back, next to an Apple Watch Ultra with an orange Alpine Loop on a grey surface

Taptic Engine patent dispute: Apple wants to overturn the verdict

by Milan Jovicic

October 14, 2026 - 2:49 PM CEST

Taptic Engine patent dispute: Apple wants to overturn the $5.7 billion verdict. The main argument is a ruling issued before the trial.

Symbolic image for iPhone China: Apple Store with wooden walls, customers working on iPads at a table next to a staff member

iPhone in China: Slight decline, market collapses by 15%

by Milan Jovicic

October 14, 2026 - 01:57 CEST

iPhone in China: According to IDC, the market shrank by 15.4 percent in the third quarter, with Apple only experiencing a slight decline. Huawei is growing...