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RCS for Business Messaging, various bug fixes

iOS 18.1 introduces RCS support for Business Messaging, fixes an issue affecting iPhone 16 Pro units. The iOS 18.1 update introduces support for a new RCS messaging feature and fixes a known issue affecting devices in the iPhone 16 range. Here’s what you need to know about the…

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Apple issues release candidates for iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1

Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. As Apple Intelligence gets closer to public availability, the first release candidates of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 are now available. The first release candidates of iOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, and iPadOS 18.1 arrive…

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Who will deliver useful AI to the masses?

The industry has been saying Apple is behind and asking when the iPhone maker would ever bring out AI — but the industry has always underestimated Apple. Today, toward the end of 2024, Apple Intelligence has still not yet been deployed. What frame of reference is there for…

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Russian officials buy four times more iPhones after ban

Moscow at night — image credit: Evgenit/Pixabay Despite an official ban on Russian government workers using the iPhone, an unreliable report says that sales have risen dramatically. It was in 2023 that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) tried banning government staff from using iPhones. Purportedly, it was because…

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