Once it picks up some more obscure languages I will be off and away. I would love to use it spy on my husband and my mother in law and see what they are talking about 🤣🤣🤣
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Three Days Until iOS 26 Launch: What Are You Most Looking Forward To?
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Apple just faced its Nokia moment. Nokia ignored the iPhone and the smartphone revolution—Apple has now missed the AI revolution.
The problem is that Apple is so far behind it has little chance of catching up. The only realistic path would be to acquire a leading AI company and invest a massive portion of its $3 trillion market cap—perhaps even $1 trillion—into making that leap.
But that alone isn’t enough. Apple’s entire business model would have to flip inside out. The old strategy of “lock customers in, lock competition out” won’t work in the AI era. Instead, Apple would need to become an open company, offering the best possible experience no matter what device or ecosystem a user prefers.
That would mean seamless Android-to-macOS syncing, treating non-Apple devices as first-class citizens. It would mean allowing the Apple Watch to function as a universal health sensor without being chained to GymKit. It would mean offering the best CUDA experience for AI developers or whatever framework you’re planning tomuse and enabling developers and users to connect freely with whatever tools or platforms they choose.
And let’s be honest: Tim Cook is not the leader who will make this transformation happen.
The problem is that Apple is so far behind it has little chance of catching up. The only realistic path would be to acquire a leading AI company and invest a massive portion of its $3 trillion market cap—perhaps even $1 trillion—into making that leap.
But that alone isn’t enough. Apple’s entire business model would have to flip inside out. The old strategy of “lock customers in, lock competition out” won’t work in the AI era. Instead, Apple would need to become an open company, offering the best possible experience no matter what device or ecosystem a user prefers.
That would mean seamless Android-to-macOS syncing, treating non-Apple devices as first-class citizens. It would mean allowing the Apple Watch to function as a universal health sensor without being chained to GymKit. It would mean offering the best CUDA experience for AI developers or whatever framework you’re planning tomuse and enabling developers and users to connect freely with whatever tools or platforms they choose.
And let’s be honest: Tim Cook is not the leader who will make this transformation happen.
Honestly they've been number one on my wishlist since the Pixel added them. I was a little worried about hold assist recognizing when the person finally picked up but it worked great the one time I've tried it.
I'm the only person in my close family with anything i*OS, so I won't have to act as anyone's tech support for these major interface/app changes. Rolling "Material Expressive 3" changes in Android have been confusing enough for them to deal with. But it will be interesting to see what my acquaintances who are not "power users" and couldn't be bothered to try the betas think. I expect to be hearing about it for months as they gradually upgrade or get new devices.
Neither of these things (i*OS and Android changes) is as bad as what Microsoft has been doing with Windows 11 interface changes/ad insertions/demands to change app defaults/forcing people to their cloud/"telemetry" etc., however.
Neither of these things (i*OS and Android changes) is as bad as what Microsoft has been doing with Windows 11 interface changes/ad insertions/demands to change app defaults/forcing people to their cloud/"telemetry" etc., however.
I finally switched from the iOS 18.1 PB to the iOS 26 PB, and the Liquid Glass is freaking me out a bit, tbh. But I don’t do well with change, so I knew it would take me a while to adjust. When Facebook changed the blue of their logo, I was discombobulated for weeks.
Very happy to toggle on call screening!
Very happy to toggle on call screening!
Under Settings, accessibility, display & text size there is a "reduce transparency" toggle you could try if you end up not liking the glass effect.
Yes 100% excited, it's actually quite funny that when I use FaceTime on my current 5s it drains 1% battery every 30 or so seconds. I was just looking at the European rating for the new pro max and it looks like this is the perfect decade phone for me with maybe a battery swap at the 5 year mark. I know some people are not happy with the design but I quite like it (getting the orange 17 pro max) and am excited to get a 120hz refresh rate. Most of my computer monitors are all 240hz+ so I am quite used to it.
Yeah, I’m trying to give it enough time that I truly know whether I don’t like it, rather than not liking change.
But I’m keeping that in mind…
Sure.
If you receive calls from random unknown numbers then silencing those calls is a mistake. Don't turn that feature on if that is the case. It's an option.
The early betas were way way too transparent for my liking and I would have turned reduced transparency on for certain but so far I haven't.
I've already ordered the AirPod Pro 3. Several reasons, but the one I'm looking forward to MOST is the live translation. My wife and I are nearing retirement age and we're trying to get as much travel as possible (as our budget allows) in before our "go go" years turn into "slow go" years before finally "no go" years. Having live translation would have been a GODSEND on our recent trip to Japan (I know, that language is 'coming soon') as I only remember about a dozen words or so. (Though we got along pretty well simply by NOT being the 'Obnoxious American')
AI revolution? That bubble is about to burst and take many players with it.
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Forget this bug: When selecting two or more photos I can’t scroll share sheet content.