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Today, 22 seconds agoRichard LawlerBloomberg: iOS 18.3 added Starlink support on iPhones.According to Bloomberg and user reports, T-Mobiles list of eligible devices for beta testing Starlink direct-to-cell connections now includes iPhones. While only a few Samsung Galaxy devices were supported at first, now iPhone owners with the most recent update can reportedly connect, as well as some people with Android 15 devices.That gives those owners an alternative to Apples Globalstar-connected service while off the grid that works without pointing their phone at the sky first.Apple and SpaceX Link Up to Support Starlink Satellite Network on iPhones[Bloomberg]Jan 27Emma RothiOS 18.3 is out with tweaks to AI notification summariesPhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeiOS 18.3 is here, and its bringing changes to AI notification summaries on your iPhone. In iOS 18.3s release notes, Apple says it has temporarily disabled notification summaries for news and entertainment apps.The change, which was first spotted in the iOS 18.3 beta, comes after the BBC called out the feature for incorrectly summarizing one of its headlines. If you opt-in to the feature, Apple will notify you once it becomes available again.Read Article >Jan 21Emma RothApple Intelligence is enabled by default in iOS 18.3Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeApple Intelligence will be switched on by default, starting in iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS 15.3. In release candidate notes spotted by 9to5Mac, Apple says it will switch on AI-powered features automatically for new users or those upgrading to the latest versions of its operating systems.The AI update will only apply to devices that support Apple Intelligence, including the iPhone 15 Pro and later, iPads and Macs with the Apple Silicon M1 chip or later, and the most recent version of the iPad mini.Read Article >Jan 6Umar ShakirApple says it will clarify AI summaries after botching BBC headlinesIllustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe BBC reports Apple will change how iPhones and other devices display Apple Intelligence-summarized notifications to make it clearer to users when its AI tech has adjusted the words. Not long after the still-in-beta feature launched in the UK in December, the news organization complained about how it rewrote a headline about the UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect, incorrectly suggesting that the BBC reported Luigi Mangione shot himself.Since then, according to the BBC, Apples summaries had incorrectly rewritten notifications from its app to name a PDC World Darts Championship winner before the event even started and falsely claiming that Rafael Nadal revealed himself as gay. These AI summarisations by Apple do not reflect and in some cases completely contradict the original BBC content, writes the outlet.Read Article >Jan 6Umar ShakiriOS and iPadOS 18.2.1 are out.They address important bugs for iPhone and iPad owners, but Apples patch notes dont explain which ones. Apple has iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 public beta out right now, which MacRumors notes may launch in a regular release later this month.Apple launched iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2 in December, which include ChatGPT integration, Genmoji support, and more.Its a relatively small-sized update. Screenshot: The VergeDec 18, 2024Richard LawlerApples iOS 18.3 public beta is now available.The developer beta of iOS 18.3 (and associated updates for software on iPads, Macs, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro) just launched, and now theyre available in the public beta too.However, you may not have much to try, as the only noticeable changes weve heard about include Genmoji in macOS Sequoia 15.3 and hints of robot vacuum support in Apple Home.iSoftware Updates on Twitter / X[Twitter]Dec 17, 2024Wes DavisApples App Store is inviting me to search the way you talkIllustration by Alex Castro / The VergeI opened the App Store today to find an emulator Id read about, and a new prompt appeared under the search bar inviting me to search the way you talk. I hadnt seen the prompt before on my iPhone 13 Pro Max, and quite frankly, I had missed the iOS 18.1 update note about it.As it describes, Apples update in October added, App Store search lets you use natural language to find what youre looking for more easily. Its also not the only place Apple is adding natural language search with iOS 18, in addition to Photos, Music, and Apple TV.Read Article >Dec 16, 2024Richard LawlerApple releases iOS 18.3 developer beta and tests Genmoji in macOS Sequoia.Now that iOS 18.2 and Apples associated software updates with Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT are widely available, its followed up with a new round of developer betas released Monday afternoon.iOS / iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, and watchOS 11.3 are all available now. The listed release notes are sparse, but 9to5Mac reports that macOS 15.3 adds Genmoji.With iOS 18.2, Apple completes its AI starter kitAllison JohnsonDec 12Dec 13, 2024Umar ShakirApples AI summary mangled a BBC headline about Luigi MangioneIllustration by Alex Castro / The VergeWeve already seen our fair share of bad Apple Intelligence-summarized notifications, but now that the feature is live in the UK, the BBC isnt finding it so funny. The summarized notification mucked up a BBC headline about the UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect, falsely suggesting the network reported that Luigi Mangione shot himself.In a report about the notification, a spokesperson for the network says it contacted Apple to raise this concern and fix the problem.Read Article >Dec 12, 2024Andrew LiszewskiYou can now use AirTags to expedite a lost luggage reunion through Uniteds mobile appApples new Share Item Location is already integrated into the latest version of United Airlines mobile app. Image: United AirlinesFollowing the official release of Apples new Share Item Location feature with iOS 18.2 yesterday, United Airlines has announced it has integrated it into its mobile app. Passengers finding themselves at their destination without their luggage can now file a delayed baggage report through Uniteds app along with a Share Item Location link that will potentially expedite a reunion.Passengers will need to ensure the United mobile app is up to date, but once a report has been submitted with a Share Item Location link connected to an AirTag or a tracker thats compatible with Apples Find My network, customer service agents will be able to determine its current or last known location using an interactive map, according to United Airlines. Having access to the Find My network data for a missing bag will allow the airline to more quickly find delayed bags and reunite them with customers.Read Article >Dec 12, 2024Allison JohnsonWith iOS 18.2, Apple completes its AI starter kitPlant identification now powered by ChatGPT. Photo: Allison Johnson / The VergeI was about to okay my friends restaurant suggestion for lunch an Indian place on 2nd when Apple Intelligence swooped in with another idea. How about The Ritz? appeared above the keyboard as a suggested response, highlighted in that telltale AI rainbow glow. The other suggested response, Sounds good! was much more reasonable. But ignoring both, I typed out my affirmative answer, hopped on my bike, and headed to downtown Seattle, where there are, to my knowledge, zero Ritzes.Suggested replies arent new in iOS 18.2, but theyre a piece of the Apple Intelligence feature set thats falling into place with this weeks public release of 18.2. Those suggestions I got while planning lunch kind of sum up my whole experience with Apples AI up til now: occasionally helpful, sometimes way off base, and often good for a laugh. But once the novelty wears off, its easily ignored just like the AI feature sets on every other so-called AI smartphone Ive used this year.Read Article >Dec 11, 2024Emma RothThe iPhone 16 Pro now lets you layer recordings in Voice MemosImage: AppleApple is bringing layered recordings to the Voice Memos app on the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max. With the new feature, you can record vocals while listening to an instrumental track out loud in iOS 18.2.Even though the microphone will technically pick up the instrumentals, Apple says the iPhone 16s A18 Pro chip allows it to isolate vocals with advanced processing and machine learning, letting Voice Memos create a separate track with just your voice. From there, you can mix the two layers, as well as edit or listen to them separately.Read Article >Dec 11, 2024Wes DavisThe Vision Pros ultrawide Mac display is very close to being a killer appMy favorite dynamic wallpaper floating in the desert. Screenshot: Mac Virtual DisplaySince its release, Ive mostly used Apples Vision Pro like a movie theater. The VR headset is an amazing way to watch Dune but beyond that, it hasnt really lived up to its potential as a general-purpose computing device.Today, thats finally starting to change. With the update to visionOS 2.2, Apple is seriously upgrading the headsets ability to work with a Mac. Its probably the closest thing the Vision Pro has to a killer app.Read Article >Dec 11, 2024Richard LawleriOS 18.2 and all the other Apple updates are available now.After Apple announced iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 this morning, the updates are now going out widely starting at 1PM ET as theyre usually scheduled.That also goes for new 18.2 updates for the HomePod and Apple TV, and visionOS 2.2 for the Vision Pro.Dec 11, 2024Jay PetersiOS 18.2 is rolling out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence toolsiOS 18.2 is now available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Image: AppleApple announced the release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, adding many new Apple Intelligence features, including Image Playground, Genmoji, and integration with ChatGPT. After a morning announcement for the new updates, they started rolling out widely at about 1PM ET, bringing along new updates for the Apple TV, HomePod, and Vision Pro too.With Image Playground, users can generate an image from a prompt or make something based on one of Apples suggestions. However, Image Playground seems to opt for cartoony or stylistic photos instead of photorealistic images, which could prevent potential misuse. Image Playground is available as a standalone app, alongside being integrated into Messages, Freeform, and Keynote.Read Article >Dec 9, 2024Allison JohnsonApple Pays first competitor on the iPhone has arrived in NorwayiPhone owners in Norway can now select Vipps as their default mobile payment app. Image: VippsA Norwegian payment app called Vipps is the first service to take advantage of a new, more open iOS ecosystem thanks to EU regulations. Starting today, Norwegians can use Vipps for tap-to-pay transactions and online payments, and they can even set the app as the default payment option on their iPhones, as reported by MacRumors.Its all thanks to commitments Apple made in response to scrutiny from EU regulators.Read Article >Nov 13, 2024Wes DavisThe latest Apple betas let you copy links to highlighted text in Safari.Its driven me bonkers ever since Google introduced linking to highlighted text in Chrome that I couldnt do the same in the Safari browser. Now it seems thats changing.I spotted it in the most recent macOS 15.2 beta, where it appears when you right-click highlighted text. MacStories Federico Viticci noticed it in the iOS 18.2 beta, where you get it by long-pressing.1/2Copy Link with Highlight! Screenshots: Safari in iOS 18.2 and macOS 15.2Nov 12, 2024Wes DavisApple AI notification summaries exist; rarely useful, often hilariousApple Intelligence is just doing the best it can. Photo: Allison Johnson / The VergeiPhones, iPads, and Macs with Apple Intelligence now have a unique AI feature that summarizes notifications for you. Starting with iOS / iPadOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1, when multiple notifications pile up for a given app, the tiny LLM that Apple has crammed into our stuff tries its hardest to algorithm up a brief overview for you. (Part of a group text with lots of people? Itll try to tell you what theyre discussing.) This is sometimes good. It is very often funny.I like the way the summaries handle some of my Apple Home notifications like when I read Garage changed status multiple times; recently closed in lieu of a stack of messages about my garage door. The wording changes, but without fail (so far), its been right about whether the last thing it did was open or close, so I dont have to open Apple Home or my garage camera to verify it. (I still do sometimes because LLMs can be lying liars.)Read Article >Nov 6, 2024Wes DavisApples iOS 18.2 public beta starts opening up access to more AI featuresIllustration: The VergeApple has released iOS / iPadOS 18.2 into public beta, as spotted by MacRumors. It includes access to the second wave of Apple Intelligence features that were already available to developers, like the AI-generated custom emoji feature Genmoji and the Image Playground feature that generates pictures.It also adds ChatGPT integration, Visual Intelligence for searching using iPhone 16 cameras, a more robust Siri with improved responses to queries, and OpenAIs ChatGPT is an option to step in and answer instead. ChatGPT access is free and doesnt require an account to use it.Read Article >Nov 6, 2024Wes DavisiOS 18.2 puts Safari download progress right on your iPhones lockscreen.The feature, which was spotted by MacRumors in the second iOS 18.2 developer beta, uses Live Activities, so youll also see Safari download progress in the Dynamic Island (if you have an iPhone 14 Pro or later). Now give me this but for App Store downloads!The iOS 18.2 update is expected to come in December.I never asked for this, but I love it all the same. Image: MacRumorsNov 5, 2024Emma RothiOS 18.2 could finally estimate your iPhones charging timePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe iPhone could finally show you how long itll take to finish charging. Code spotted in the second iOS 18.2 beta by 9to5Mac shows a new BatteryIntelligence feature that will let you receive a notification with the iPhones estimated charging time.Some Android phones already show how long it takes to charge a feature that has become increasingly helpful considering the many different types of chargers, cables, and charging protocols that are available. The iPhones BatteryIntelligence feature still appears to be a work in progress, though, which means might have to wait a little longer until its official release, according to 9to5Mac.Read Article >Oct 28, 2024Jay PetersApple Intelligence will come to EU iPhones in AprilImage: Cath Virginia / The VergeApple Intelligence has finally launched in US English, and if youre in the EU, youll be able to use the new AI features on your iPhone and iPad starting in April, according to an Irish Apple newsroom post.When the features roll out to iPhones and iPads in the EU, theyll include include many of the core features of Apple Intelligence, including Writing Tools, Genmoji, a redesigned Siri with richer language understanding, ChatGPT integration, and more, Apple says in the post.Read Article >Oct 28, 2024Jay PetersIf you want to try Apple Intelligence, youll have to get on a waitlist.To join the waitlist after youve updated to iOS 18.1, go to Settings, then Apple Intelligence & Siri, and then tap the Join the Apple Intelligence Waitlist option.Apple says that Apple Intelligence is usually available for activation within a few hours of joining the waitlist.Image: AppleOct 28, 2024Allison JohnsonApple Intelligence is here, but it still has a lot to learnApple Intelligence has finally arrived, and like most AI on smartphones so far, its mostly underwhelming.The debut features of Apple Intelligence are all very familiar: there are glowing gradients and sparkle icons that indicate the presence of AI; writing tools that make your emails sound more professional; and an AI eraser in Photos that blots away distractions. Its all here, and it all works okay. But none of it is even close to the time-saving computing platform shift weve been promised.Read Article >Oct 28, 2024Allison JohnsonApple Intelligence is outThe iPhone 16 will finally be able to use the AI it was supposedly built for. Photo: Allison Johnson / The VergeApples AI features are finally starting to appear. Apple Intelligence is launching today on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, offering features like generative AI-powered writing tools, notification summaries, and a cleanup tool to take distractions out of photos. Its Apples first official step into the AI era, but itll be far from its last.Apple Intelligence has been available in developer and public beta builds of Apples operating systems for the past few months, but today marks the first time itll be available in the full public OS releases. Even so, the features will still be marked as beta, and Apple Intelligence will very much remain a work in progress. (Youll have to get on a waitlist to try Apple Intelligence, too.) Siri gets a new look, but its most consequential new features like the ability to take action in apps probably wont arrive until well into 2025.Read Article >