Siri : New Look, Same Old Frustrations

Everyone has had more than their fair share of being frustrated at Siri. Apple brought the voice assistant feature to the masses by introducing Siri with the iPhone 4S in 2011, and it felt like it had never reached its full potential. There have been a few upgrades to Siri in the past thirteen years, but nothing as significant as the Apple Intelligence updates that were promised in the 2024 WWDC keynote. Apple Intelligence has been a hit and miss so far, and Apple is clever enough to still keep the "beta" tag associated with it. There have been a…

Apple releases iOS 18.2 with the best Camera Control feature yet

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/12/apple-intelligence-now-features-image-playground-genmoji-and-more The biggest news is Apple Intelligence launching in other regions apart from the US. I have been using Apple Intelligence already by setting my region to the US. I can finally change to the UK Siri voice, which is significantly better! I was not on the 18.2 beta so there are some new features too : Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT integration to name a few. I will write about them when I have tried out these features. However, the most anticipated change for me is the ability to open the camera via a single control click when the…

On Apple Intelligence Notification Summaries

All the Apple Intelligence features promised during WWDC are not yet fully released, but one current feature is the ability to summarise notifications. This feature has been the subject of many jokes, but for me, it's mostly been excellent. I'm in numerous WhatsApp groups with numerous messages, and I lack time to read each one. When I return to my phone after an hour or two, Apple Intelligence collects and summarises discussed content in short, simple messages. This is an example of fifteen individual messages correctly summarised into something succinct: Because this feature has been widely mocked, I still read…

Apple and Sony teaming up to bring PSVR2 controllers to work with Apple Vision Pro

Mark Gurman of Bloomberg is reporting what feels like the best Apple Vision Pro news in a while. I recently purchased the PSVR2 and am having great fun playing Gran Turismo 7. Sony has been accused of not giving the PSVR2 much love since its release, and Apple has been similarly criticised regarding the Apple Vision Pro. For someone interested in both Apple and Sony (mostly PlayStation), this feels like two close friends deciding to get married. This partnership means most games developed for the PSVR2 can come to the Vision Pro, addressing the lack of third-party apps and games…