New iPads are close, EU App Store rules, and Apple ID's new bug on the AppleInsider Podcast
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On this week's episode of the AppleInsider Podcast, your regular hosts discuss a change in EU rules for small developers, some Apple ID bugs, iOS 18 leaks -- and of course the imminent launch of new iPads. Apple is due to launch new iPads on May 7 If you haven't been affected by the peculiar Apple ID bug where it forces you to reset your password because of a security issue, then trust us: it's startlingly more of a pain than that sounds. Especially now that Apple has the excellent but...

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