With Siri AI turned on, iOS 27 gives you four new ways to start Siri on iPhone: swipe down from the Dynamic Island, touch and hold something and choose Ask Siri, take a screenshot, or switch the Camera app to Siri mode. Saying “Siri” or “Hey Siri” and holding the side button still work. The…
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macOS 27 Golden Gate for musicians: Native Instruments and Focusrite say wait
If your Mac runs a studio, hold off on macOS 27 Golden Gate until your instruments, interface drivers and plug-ins are cleared for it. Native Instruments says its hardware and software “is not supported on macOS 27 Golden Gate,” and Focusrite tells customers not to upgrade until its testing is finished. The M5 Max chip…
Apple Intelligence can take up to 14GB on iOS 27: Here's which iPhones need what
Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 can take up to 14GB of storage on an iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max or iPhone Air, and up to 8GB on other supported iPhones. Apple says it becomes available automatically when you update, so if your free space shrank after installing iOS 27, that’s one likely reason.…
Widow's Bay wins Outstanding Comedy Series, and Matthew Rhys takes lead actor
Widow’s Bay won Outstanding Comedy Series at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, one of six awards it collected on the night, including lead actor for Matthew Rhys. Pluribus won two more for Apple TV, and Slow Horses took the drama directing award for its episode “Scars.” Slow Horses, which won the drama…
macOS Sonoma was left out of Apple's September 14 security updates
Apple’s September 14 security updates for the Mac covered macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8, and nothing for macOS Sonoma. Safari 27, released the same day, is listed for Sequoia and Tahoe only, so a Mac on Sonoma got neither a system update nor a browser update. The Apple logo…
iOS 27's new Screen Time controls need your family's devices updated first
Updating your own iPhone to iOS 27 doesn’t switch on Apple’s new parental controls. Time Allowances, Ask to Browse and the rest of the redesigned Screen Time appear only after the devices in your Family Sharing group run version 27 software and a parent runs a one-time setup from Settings > Family. The current iPad,…
Apple's Supreme Court brief argues the Epic injunction never covered commissions
Apple filed its opening brief in Apple Inc. v. Epic Games at the Supreme Court on September 14, and it rests on one point: the 75-word injunction behind the contempt finding never mentioned commissions. Apple wants the justices to rule that a court can’t hold a party in contempt for violating an order’s “spirit,” and…
How to switch from Siri AI back to Siri Classic on your iPhone
iOS 27 lets you go back to the previous Siri, which Apple calls Siri Classic. In Settings > Siri, turn Siri off, turn it back on, and choose Siri Classic. Write with Siri on iPhone Duo. Image: Apple There’s no separate Siri AI switch. Turning Siri off and on again is how you pick a…
Airfoil can't stream to Apple TV or HomePod after OS 27 updates, developer says
Airfoil, the Mac app that sends audio to AirPlay speakers, can no longer play through an Apple TV or HomePod once that device installs its 27 update, according to developer Rogue Amoeba. Its status page puts the fault with Apple: “Apple’s tvOS 27 and HomePod OS 27 updates contain a bug which breaks the ability…
tvOS 27 leaves the Apple TV HD and first Apple TV 4K behind
tvOS 27, released September 14, installs only on the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) and Apple TV 4K (3rd generation). The Apple TV HD from 2015 and the first Apple TV 4K from 2017 stay on tvOS 26, and Apple’s Apple TV 4K User Guide now says: “Previous models of Apple TV are no longer…