In this piece, I discuss several Apple practices that get under my skin, leaving me frustrated and irritated with their products and services.
19 things I dislike about Apple
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iOS 18.4 brings Apple Intelligence to EU iPhone owners
The upcoming release of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 in April will bring Apple Intelligence to iPhone and iPad owners in the European Union (EU).
You can now set ChatGPT Search as your default Safari search engine
The ChatGPT app for iOS has picked up an extension that lets you set ChatGPT Search as the default search engine in Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
iOS 18.4 lets CarPlay show a third icon row on vehicles equipped with a larger display
The next generation of CarPlay is still unavailable, but Apple has improved the usability of the regular CarPlay in iOS 18.3 by adding a third row of icons.
iOS 18.4 brings the Priority Notifications feature of Apple Intelligence
The Priority Notifications feature of Apple Intelligence comes to your iPhone, iPad and Mac with the iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and macOS Sequoia 15.4 updates.
New Vision Pro features coming with visionOS 2.4 in April: Apple Intelligence, Spatial Gallery, iPhone app and more
The Vision Pro headset will gain the Apple Intelligence suite of AI features via the visionOS 2.4 update scheduled to release for public consumption in April.
Apple’s $500 billion US spend includes a new Apple Intelligence server factory
Apple will invest more thna $500 billion in new factories, AI, silicon engineering, etc., in the United States, including a new server manufacturing facility in Houston.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 should gain 5G cellular connectivity
Apple may use MediaTek cellular modems instead of Intel's for the next Apple Watch Ultra, bringing 5G connectivity to its wearable device.
Apple pulls Advanced Data Protection for iCloud from the United Kingdom
Apple has pulled its Advanced Data Protection feature from the UK market over the latest government demands for backdoor access to people’s iCloud data.
Apple C1 modem chip has nothing to do with MagSafe’s absence from iPhone 16e
Apple has shot down speculation that its latest iPhone 16e smartphone doesn’t support MagSafe charging because of its new modem chip, the C1.
iPhone 17 lineup predicted to use custom Apple Wi-Fi chip
Apple has been predicted to debut a custom Wi-Fi chip across this year’s iPhone 17 lineup, and it's expected to offer enhanced connectivity and other perks.
Apple confirms iPhone 15 Pros will get Visual Intelligence; you’ll trigger it via the Action button or Control Center toggle
The visual intelligence feature of Apple Intelligence will come to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max smartphones via a future update to iOS 18.