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Sony's PlayStation 5 now lets players see the name of whoever is talking during a party voice chat, via a new Display Who's Speaking option in the Voice Chat card. Users can toggle Display Names on or off and reposition the indicator to avoid blocking game elements like a mini-map or health bar, and can adjust individual players' volume from the same menu.
Apple Watch's Theater Mode dims the display, mutes sound, disables raise-to-wake and blocks visual notifications, requiring a screen tap or button press to wake it. Unlike Do Not Disturb, it keeps haptic vibrations active so wearers still feel notifications arrive. Users enable it by tapping the side button to open Control Center and selecting the comedy-tragedy mask icon, and must manually turn it off since there's no automatic timer or event-based shutoff.
Reviewers of Apple's newly released iPhone Duo had complained that swiping from the top-right corner to open Control Center is awkward in left-handed use due to the device's wide, folding design. Developer Stephen Robles demonstrated on X that users can instead tap the Battery/Wi-Fi/Cellular icon to open Control Center, a shortcut that becomes even more reachable when a Live Activity is running and shifts the icon lower on screen.
Apple's iOS includes a Voice Isolation mode, available on iPhone XR/XS and newer running iOS 16.4 or later, that uses machine learning to filter out background noise during phone calls. Users can activate it mid-call via Control Center's Phone Controls banner, selecting Voice Isolation or Automatic under the Mic Mode section. Other fixes for poor call quality include checking volume and speaker settings and moving to an area with stronger signal.
Home Widget, a third-party iOS app for building custom HomeKit control panels, released version 1.10 with a new camera mosaic feature that shows every HomeKit camera in one scrollable view from a single widget tap. The update also adds direct thermostat control and whole-room lighting adjustments from widget tiles, plus a Control Center option to jump straight to the camera mosaic or a specific camera.
Apple began rolling out iOS 27.0.1 on Monday, targeting several bugs found in the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. The update addresses random restarts tied to failed Face ID authentication, a color artifact in photos shot at 2x zoom, and a freeze triggered when Notification Center and Control Center were opened simultaneously.
Apple's iOS 27 update brings changes to Focus mode, the feature that lets iPhone users control which notifications they receive during specific activities like work or sleep. Users can still activate modes via Control Center or customize settings under the Focus menu in Settings, but the update introduces refinements to how these modes function.
A bug in iOS 27 can temporarily freeze an iPhone when users quickly swipe down the Notification Center and Control Center in succession. Affected phones show icons stuck at the top of the screen and stop responding to taps or swipes, though the issue is not permanent.
A newly discovered bug in Apple's just-released iOS 27 lets users lock up their iPhone by rapidly swiping to open Notification Center and then Control Center in quick succession. The glitch freezes touch response and disables the power-off slider, and it has spread quickly on social media as a prank people are playing on friends' phones.
Apple's Control Center houses both Do Not Disturb and Focus modes, with Do Not Disturb actually functioning as one type of Focus alongside Personal, Work and Sleep options. Users can customize each Focus mode individually, choosing exactly which apps and contacts can send notifications while that mode is active. Setup happens through Settings > Focus, where filters, smart activation and time-sensitive notification exceptions can also be configured.