iOS 18.1 was released in October with the first Apple Intelligence features for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models, including AI-generated notification summaries. While this feature can be useful at times, it has unfortunately led to some inaccurate summaries of news stories. In turn, Apple recently promised to address this issue.
Apple earlier this month told the BBC News that it planned to release an iOS 18 update "in the coming weeks" that will "further clarify when the text being displayed is summarization provided by Apple Intelligence." With an Apple Intelligence label, it would be clear the summaries are coming from Apple, not the news source directly.
Apple also emphasized that Apple Intelligence remains in beta, so hopefully the summaries of news stories become more accurate over time.
It is unclear exactly when the software update will be released, or which version it will end up being. It could be iOS 18.3, which is currently in beta and likely to be released in late January. A minor update such as iOS 18.2.2 or iOS 18.3.1 is also possible. Or, perhaps we will see the labels appear in the iOS 18.4 beta by early February.
iOS 18.3 is shaping up to be a minor update, with the only potential new feature being robot vacuum support in the Home app, but that functionality is not live yet. iOS 18.4 will be more interesting, as it will include several Apple Intelligence enhancements for Siri, including on-screen awareness, personal context, deeper per-app controls, and more.
iOS 19 will not be available on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or the iPhone XS Max, according a private account on social media site X that has accurately provided information on device compatibility in the past.
The iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max all have an A12 Bionic chip, so it looks like iOS 19 will discontinue support for that chip. All other iPhones that run iOS 18 are expected...
Apple today released iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, the fourth major updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating system updates that came out last year. iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 come two months after Apple released iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3.
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Apple today released watchOS 11.4, the fourth major update to the operating system that runs on the Apple Watch. watchOS 11.4 is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 6 and later, all Apple Watch Ultra models, and the Apple Watch SE 2.
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Apple today released new firmware updates for all AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2 models. The new firmware is version 7E93, up from the 7B21 firmware that was installed on the AirPods Pro 2 and the 7B20 firmware available on the AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with ANC.
It is not immediately clear what new features or changes are included in the new firmware, but we'll update this article should we find ...
While the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are not expected to launch until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices.
Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of March 2025:
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Apple today released macOS Sequoia 15.4, the fourth major update to the macOS Sequoia operating system that launched in September. macOS Sequoia 15.4 comes two months after the launch of macOS Sequoia 15.3.
Mac users can download the macOS Sequoia update through the Software Update section of System Settings. It is available for free on all Macs able to run macOS 15.
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Visa wants to pay Apple approximately $100 million to be the new payment network for the Apple Card, reports The Wall Street Journal. As of right now, the Apple Card is on the Mastercard payment network, but that is set to change because Apple is ending its partnership with Goldman Sachs.
Both American Express and Visa are vying to replace Mastercard as Apple's card services provider, while...