Apple has agreed to a $250 million settlement covering US customers who bought certain iPhone 15 and 16 models between June 2024 and March 2025, after complaints that promised Apple Intelligence and Siri features weren't delivered as advertised. Apple denies wrongdoing but is allowing eligible owners of devices like the iPhone 16, 16e, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max to file claims for compensation, with estimates suggesting around $25 per device.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-21
Apple has released instructions letting Mac users turn off or restrict Apple Intelligence features, alongside details on language support and usage limits. The company confirmed Siri AI and other Apple Intelligence tools remain in beta across its OS lineup, with support currently limited to a set list of languages including English, French, German, Japanese, and others. Server-dependent features like Siri AI, Image Playground, and Intelligent Photo Editing Tools face daily usage caps that vary by demand and complexity.
support.apple.com
· 2026-09-21
Apple has pushed out a second round of release candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 (build 25G313) and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 (build 24H212), just days after the first RCs. Apple describes both updates as containing important security fixes recommended for all users, without further detail yet on what's being patched.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-21
iOS 27 introduces a Siri upgrade with 'personal context understanding,' which indexes a user's emails, messages, and other on-device content via a background process called 'Optimize Search and Siri.' Once complete, Siri can answer highly specific queries, like retrieving a hotel address from an email or recalling a song a friend recommended in a text.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-21
Apple has pushed out the second developer beta of macOS 27.2, codenamed Golden Gate, carrying build number 26B5091g. The update follows last week's beta 1, which added multilingual support for Siri AI in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish after its English-only debut with macOS 27.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-21
Apple has issued the second developer beta of iOS 27.2, arriving just five days after the first, while iOS 27.1 remains a separate track dedicated solely to the new iPhone Duo foldable. The first 27.2 beta introduced a redesigned Health app, dual capture in Group FaceTime, expanded Siri language support, Apple TV profiles on iPhone, and revamped Podcasts and Music interface elements.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-21
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing it of falsely advertising an AI-upgraded Siri that failed to arrive as promoted. Owners of the iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 models bought between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025, can file a claim for a payout ranging from $25 to $95. Apple denies wrongdoing but is settling to close out the case.
zdnet.com
· 2026-09-21
CardPointers has released version 8, adding Siri AI integration with 36 new App Intents, Visual Intelligence for identifying which card to use at checkout, and automatic nightly syncing of offers across Amex, Chase, Citi, Bank of America, US Bank, and Wells Fargo accounts. The update also introduces eight extra-large widgets, a savings-tracking dashboard, AI-generated custom offers, and a new Mac menu bar app.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-21
Apple's revamped Siri AI, launching with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, is only accessible via a waitlist and requires devices from the iPhone 15 Pro series or later, or iPads with M1 chips or the seventh-generation iPad mini. The feature is currently unavailable to users with Apple Accounts registered in China or the European Union, and the most advanced capabilities like Expressive Voices are limited to iPhone 17 Pro models and newer.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-21
Apple has released iOS 27, adding faster performance, AI-powered photo editing and an expanded Siri assistant that can search messages, emails and photos and act across apps, plus a standalone Siri app that saves conversations by default. Users who find the transparent Liquid Glass interface hard to read or dislike Siri's persistent memory can adjust these features through dedicated settings menus rather than being stuck with the defaults.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-21
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing to unveil a new AI-powered home hub device—nicknamed 'HomePad'—as soon as next month. The gadget will run a custom operating system blending elements of iOS, tvOS and watchOS, built around Siri, and will come in tabletop or wall-mounted versions with a square touchscreen.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-21
Apple's iOS 27 update introduces the revamped Siri AI experience to CarPlay, giving drivers a ChatGPT-like conversational assistant that remembers context and syncs chat history with the iPhone's Siri app. The update also lets developers build dedicated video-browsing apps for CarPlay screens, though only in cars whose automakers opt into the feature, alongside minor interface tweaks like a new MiniPlayer for media apps.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-21
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