Visual Intelligence feature coming to iPhone 15 Pro with a future iOS update

Apple Intelligence is available for iPhone 15 Pro and later, but there’s an exclusive feature for , which is Visual Intelligence. Some believed this was because the iPhone 15 Pro lacks Camera Control, but that all changed with the iPhone 16e – which supports Visual Intelligence. Now Apple has confirmed that the feature will soon be available to iPhone 15 Pro owners too.

An Apple spokesperson told John Gruber (via ) that a future iOS update will enable Visual Intelligence on through the Action Button, just

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Oppo will let you control a MacBook with its latest foldable [Gallery]

A new feature debuting on the Oppo Find N5 will allow Mac users to control their machines from their smartphones, as well as better integrating their phone with macOS overall.

Oppo has been pushing to better support users who are also in Apple’s ecosystem. Last year, the company launched Now, O+ Connect is expanding to Mac.

Starting with the Oppo Find N5, O+ Connect will be able to integrate in two ways between your Oppo device and a macOS device, such as a MacBook. On

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Does Apple’s C1 chip mean mmWave 5G is dead?

Apple achieved a major milestone yesterday, when it launched an iPhone with its own in-house modem instead of a Qualcomm one: the C1 chip .

This has been a key goal for the company for a great many years for two reasons, so finally ticking the box is a pretty big moment …

As we noted yesterday, ditching a Qualcomm modem for the C1 is a double-win for Apple.

First, Qualcomm’s fee structure, which Apple has long considered unfair. When Apple bought modem chips


What does the e stand for in iPhone 16e?

The rumors turned out to be correct , even if most were styling it with a capital E rather than a lower-case one: the iPhone SE 4 is officially named the iPhone 16e .

One question is what the e stands for. Apple has often been vague about the meaning of suffices like S, R, and SE when appended to various iPhone models, but it did provide an answer this time …

Leaker Majin Bu was first to suggest the new name, at the beginning of January, and was


Apple Podcasts Connect will go down for up to eight hours next week

Heads up, fellow podcasters. Apple has announced some scheduled downtime for Podcasts Connect next week.

The downtime is planned for next Saturday morning. Apple shared the following today:

On March 1, starting at 6:00 a.m. PST, Apple Podcasts Connect will be unavailable for up to eight hours. Access to Apple Podcasts Connect and Analytics will not be available during this time.

Hopefully, this scheduled maintenance improves processing speeds for members-only content on the back end. If you’ve ever experienced


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iPhone 16e has a binned version of the A18 chip – but what does that mean?

The new iPhone 16e , which was announced by Apple earlier today, features the A18 chip. In theory, this is the same chip that powers the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. However, as already reported by 9to5Mac , there is a slight difference in the chip inside the iPhone 16e, which suggests that Apple is using a binned chip in the less expensive model. But what exactly does this mean?

Before the iPhone 16e, there were already

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iPhone 16e camera seems to lack latest-generation Photographic Styles

With the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple has completely revamped the Photographic Styles feature – which was first introduced with the iPhone 13. However, despite the new iPhone 16e having almost the same hardware as its more expensive siblings, the device seems to lack the latest-generation Photographic Styles.

Based on that compares different iPhone models, only the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro feature the latest-generation Photographic Styles. iPhone 16e gained a lot of camera features that weren’t available on

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Apple Intelligence on iPhone is now $200 cheaper — with just two small trade-offs

Want a new iPhone with Apple Intelligence? Before today, that would set you back about $800. After Apple’s latest iPhone announcement, however, the cost to access Apple Intelligence on iPhone is 25% less. There are just two very minor caveats.

Apple Intelligence is a suite of various features powered by artificial intelligence. Apple provides its AI tools with privacy in mind, using a stateless server system called Private Cloud Compute. This privacy-centric approach is unlike other modern AI systems that retain

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9to5Mac Daily: February 19, 2025 – The all-new iPhone 16e

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iOS 18.4 release date: Here’s when to expect new features

Apple’s last big software update, iOS 18.3, arrived in late January . Although we’re still waiting for the first iOS 18.4 beta to drop, Apple has already provided a very narrow window for when the public iOS 18.4 version will launch. Here’s what to expect.

It’s unusual for Apple to share timelines for software release dates far in advance, but iOS 18.4 is one of the rare exceptions.

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