Blurry iPhone 17 Pro Prototype Spotted—Bloomberg’s Gurman Calls It Legit

A purported iPhone 17 Pro test unit has been caught in the wild.

On July 28, X user @Skyfops posted two blurry images showing Apple staff carrying a device in a thick black case, alongside an iPhone 16 Pro marked with a data‐matrix sticker.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman backed the find as credible.

He reposted the pictures with "Wow. This looks legit," adding weight to rumors of a September launch and new design tweaks including an extended camera bump and upgraded internals.

Apple's new Liquid Glass design in the xOS 26 beta has divided users and reviewers. Some, like Engadget's Devindra Hardawar, hail it as "Windows Vista done well," while many others find the increased transparency hard on the eyes—particularly when personal wallpapers clash with the glassy overlays.

Key points:

• Beta 4 raised transparency levels, amplifying legibility complaints.


• Controls in Podcasts and Safari tabs drew criticism for blending into backgrounds.


• Enthusiasts nostalgic for skeuomorphic textures wish Apple had revived its own past style instead of following Vista-era Aero.

Despite the uproar over appearance, Liquid Glass alters only UI aesthetics, not performance or stability.

Spain's competition watchdog is intensifying scrutiny of Apple's App Store. On Tuesday, the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) announced it would expand its year-old probe into whether Apple imposed unequal commercial conditions on developers and abused its dominant market position. The widened investigation will specifically examine the pricing schedules set by Apple in its App Store.

Apple has consistently denied the allegations since the initial inquiry was opened in mid-2023, and the company is expected to formally respond as the CNMC delves deeper into its App Store practices.

Microsoft Discloses Critical 'Sploitlight' Flaw in macOS
Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers have detailed Sploitlight, a vulnerability in Spotlight's indexing service (CVE-2025-31199) that enables attackers to circumvent macOS's Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework. By planting a malicious .mdimporter plugin in a user's Library folder, adversaries can exfiltrate files from protected directories and extract sensitive Apple Intelligence caches—such as precise geolocation data, photo metadata and search history—without triggering any user consent prompts.

Apple addressed the issue with a security update for macOS Sequoia on March 31, 2025, following a coordinated disclosure. Microsoft notes that Defender for Endpoint has been updated to detect anomalous plugin installations and unusual Spotlight indexing, reinforcing defenses against similar threats.

Apple has opened its iOS 26 public beta, offering six standout upgrades designed to streamline everyday tasks and refresh the iPhone interface. Liquid Glass brings a translucent, visionOS-inspired design that adapts to light and dark modes, while Messages now supports built-in polls—with Apple Intelligence able to suggest them in chat.

Other additions include Call Filtering to screen unknown numbers, Visited Places in Maps to log past stops, AutoMix for seamless DJ-style playlists, and a redesigned Photos app splitting content into Library and Collections tabs.