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I don’t know anyone, on either side, that looks forward to getting political text messages. I DO know people that donate to their chosen political party and then are still annoyed that they get texts asking them to donate. I, for one, am looking forward to keeping it the way it is in iOS 26 (and I already use filtering of unknown text messages). 

Wesley_Hilliard said:

It's quite an innovative launch when you're not viewing it from the "AI will take over the world and replace all jobs" nonsense point of view. Grounded here in reality, Apple Intelligence is quite useful for the everyday consumer. Does Apple need a lying chatbot?

I agree. I figure people who complain about Apple being behind just aren’t doing what I do. For example, my wife and I have been dealing with some extended family issues. We will typically use FaceTime Audio when we speak over the phone regarding these issues. One day my wife was rushing to get out the door but wanted me to send an email/text to her mother. She made a FaceTime Audio call to me from the car which I recorded with my iPhone. At the end of the call that recording was available with a transcript in Notes. I used Writing Tools to summarize the three points my wife had for her mom. I did it using “Professional” but that tone was rejected, so I redid it using “Friendly” and that got approval to send on. This was all done privately, didn’t require third-party (and potentially nosy) software and used Apple Intelligence. It worked great!

With ChatGPT I can take a photo of something and ask for assistance or directions and that works great, too. That isn’t something that Apple Intelligence can do, maybe in the future. But I ChatGPT couldn’t have done what I did with that phone call and kept it all private.

prof said:

sloth77 said:

I voted Remain in the UK back in 2016.  But as an Apple user, I can't say hand-on-heart that I would do so now, with the shenanigans the EU is pulling with Apple.

It is a shame, as some of the EU regulations have been decent - like the USB-C support.

Also we do get things that other countries won't get like alternative App Strores.

What have you personally downloaded from an alternative App Store? I’m curious what is available aside from porn apps, which is all I’ve seen any news about. 

AppleInsider said:

Players will get refunds either by check or PayPal payment. Payout amounts will depend on several factors, including how many people file a claim.

Hey, now. That isn’t fair. I don’t want to use either a check or PayPal and my preferred method is Apple Cash. Shouldn’t the courts force Epic to allow me to choose the way I want to be paid? I don’t want to go through their system. 

sflocal said:

Waiting for the usual tech-nerds to start complaining next week on what's taking Apple so long to implement HDMI2.2 after being available for "the last few years".

*crunching popcorn*

Or complaining they can’t watch native 16K full resolution on their iPhone.