The first wave of Apple Intelligence features are coming soon in iOS 18.1. But many users are more excited about the AI release happening after that. Genmoji are expected to arrive in iOS 18.2, and this is how they’re going to work.
iOS 18.0.1 coming soon as Apple preps iPhone and iPad bug fixes
Apple is now testing iOS 18.0.1, according to 9to5Mac analytics. This update will likely include fixes for a few different bugs that iPhone and iPad users have reported experiencing. It comes two and a half weeks after the release of iOS 18 for iPhone users.
iOS 18.0.1 testing appears to be in the early stages, as the first signs of the version in 9to5Mac’s analytics only appeared in the last couple of days. MacRumors has
Deals: Apple iPhone 16 cases $30, $1,000 off M2 iPad Pro, 16GB M3 MacBook Air, Apple Home Key lock, more
Today’s price drops are selling out fast folks – we have already seen the best price ever on the new come and go. But you can still score the all-time low on as both the silicone and clear Camera Control models are now for a limited time. From there we move over to the – you can now land one with 16GB of RAM down at , alongside up to $1,000 in savings on , and a sweet $99 price drop on the . Everything
My favorite Magsafe accessory got even better
My favorite types of accessories are ones that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also provide multiple solutions in one form factor. Earlier this year, Moft launched their , which was a great product and one that I used much more frequently than I had originally anticipated. It gave you a very useful iPhone tripod that is the size of a Magsafe wallet. But that was the one issue I had with it. I love having a Magsafe wallet always attached to my Phone and I had to pick between the tripod or the wallet
Trump says FBI ‘must get Apple to open’ would-be assassins’ apps and phones
Apple is again at the center of a privacy controversy involving the FBI and locked phones. This time, comments by former president Donald Trump at a Wednesday rally have brought the issue back to the front of public discussion, as he put responsibility on Apple to aid the investigation.
Several outlets reported Wednesday that Trump made comments at a North Carolina rally calling on the FBI to pressure Apple into unlocking his attempted assassins’ apps and phones:
“They must get Apple to open the foreign apps, and they must get Apple to
Meta Quest Pro discontinued, adding to price pressure on non-Pro Apple Vision product
The Meta Quest Pro headset has been discontinued, with the company officially bidding goodbye to its most expensive headset while selling off remaining units. This follows an earlier decision to abandon work on an even more expensive Vision Pro competitor.
Meta had already slashed the price of the Pro from $1,499 to $999 within months of launch, but has now completely given up on the four-figure market …
To be clear, Apple’s Vision Pro is far from the most expensive mixed-reality
Apple rejects new AI pact in EU, despite support from OpenAI, Google, more
EU users hoping for good news on the Apple Intelligence front—look away. Apple’s ongoing dispute with EU governing authorities over a variety of issues, including AI, has found its latest story. , a new AI pact put forward by the EU has gained prominent signatories like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. But Apple is a holdout.
Apple has said it is “engaged” with regulatory bodies in the EU to bring Apple Intelligence features to EU users. However, this latest move by the company makes clear
Rabbit R1 has just 5,000 active users, as we wait to see Jony Ive’s attempt at AI hardware
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive this week confirmed he’s working Sam Altman on an AI hardware product of some kind, despite the failure of existing products like the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1.
Humane last month admitted that returns were exceeding sales , and now Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu has confessed that the R1 has just 5,000 active users …
Lyu was when talking about the product at the Fast Company Innovation Festival.
“The fact is, the early bad reviews didn’t kill us
Meta Orion is a step toward the future, but Apple Glasses are a few years away
My colleague Filipe Espósito yesterday said that the prototype Meta Orion glasses are what he wants for the future of Apple Vision, and I agree that they are an incredible step in the right direction.
I’ve long said that an Apple Glasses product is what I really want to see, but as impressed as I am by what Meta has shown us, I still think it will be a few years before any of us will be wearing a pair of Apple Glasses …
that Orion is “the most advanced pair
Meta’s new AR glasses are what I want for the future of Apple Vision
Meta held a special event on Wednesday to announce updates for its platforms and also some new products. Among all the announcements, there was certainly one that caught all the attention: . Orion is not a product coming soon to stores, but it’s a functional prototype of how Meta imagines AR glasses. And they’re exactly what I want for the future of Apple Vision.
I’m not here to discuss whether Meta is a good company when it comes to its business policies. The focus here is entirely