🤝 Apple and Sony are working to add support for PlayStation VR2 controllers to Vision Pro

Vision Pro's hand-tracking interaction system will be augmented with physical controllers adapted for virtual reality.

📰 Mark Gurman infroms that Apple spent a long time choosing options and finally came to Sony PlayStation for such functionality earlier this year. All this time, work has been underway to add support for the PS VR2's Sense controllers to visionOS. In addition to game support, the controllers will be able to be used to navigate the visionOS system by flipping through content with sticks and selecting objects with a trigger.

🕹 This collaboration will take gameplay in Apple's spatial computer to a whole new level. Right now, PS5 and Xbox controllers already work with Vision Pro, but they aren't optimised for virtual reality and don't have the ‘six degrees of freedom’ required for spatial interfaces.

🍎 Apple is also expected to exclusively sell PlayStation Sense VR2 controllers in its shops separately, as Sony itself does not currently sell such controllers without a bundle with the PS VR2 helmet.

🥽 Apple and Sony could have announced the partnership a month ago, but apparently something went wrong. We can only expect to see an announcement of controller support in Apple Vision Pro in the future, if plans aren't cancelled.

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📱 iOS 18.2 is really coming as Apple seeds the second release candidate versions to developers

🗺 iOS 18.2 is one of the most significant updates since the release of iOS 18, as Apple will introduce key AI features including ChatGPT integration for Siri, as well as Image Playground tools, Genmoji, and more. (don't forget that you can test it all in English, but not in Europe)

🔨 Developers can already download and install the latest iOS 18.2 update on their iPhones via the Settings on the device. Release candidates represent the final version of beta software that's expected to see a public release should no notable bugs be found.

🧑‍💻 Although the update was supposed to be released today for everyone, the company has only released a test patch.

🔧 The public release could take place on Thursday, as was the case with the first build. This would give Apple a few extra days to fix flaws and issues in the update.

🤞 If iOS 18.2 doesn't arrive on Thursday, we can assume it will be released next week, most likely on Monday or Tuesday, as the company aims to stick to its usual release schedule.

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🛰 The next Apple Watch Ultra will have support for sending messages via satellite communication

👍 Already working in iPhones now and saving lives for those without a connection.

⌚️ Bloomberg reports that for the foreseeable future, some Apple Watch may switch to cellular modems from MediaTek, instead of the modules from Intel currently in use. The new chips will integrate support for 5G Redcap, a low-level cellular standard designed specifically for wearable devices.

🩸 In addition, the Apple Watch is expected to launch a high blood pressure monitoring feature – the feature was previously planned to launch, but was postponed. The company is still working on non-invasive glucometer functionality, but this is not yet planned for the next few years.

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🚀 30 seconds to the launch of the A18 Pro

📱 This is how the iPhone 16 Pro was launched!

🗺 Waiting for Apple Intelligence to launch?

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🔔 Apple Intelligence new features have been launched

📱 Apple has officially released iOS 18.2 with new Apple Intelligence features. They include Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT.

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🍎 Which features of iOS 18.2 we should be trying first?

🥔 Apple Intelligence may have officially launched with iOS 18.1 earlier this year, but those were pretty small potatoes in comparison. This is where Apple Intelligence really comes into its own.

📱 The AI features are only available on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, plus all four iPhone 16 models. Anyone with an older device, even the iPhone 15 or 15 Plus, will be missing out, on account of them not having the required 8GB of RAM.

❗️iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max won’t be getting every Apple Intelligence feature
Visual Intelligence is exclusive to iPhone 16 devices, for reasons Apple hasn’t explained. It’s not clear if it’s due to hardware constraints, or if Apple simply wants to limit the feature to phones with a Camera Control button, which means iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.

🔎 So, what's exactly has been launched?

Visual Intelligence
It is a brand new camera mode accessible through the Camera Control button. The feature is Apple’s take on Google Lens, or a kind of AI vision if you prefer.

ChatGPT and Siri
ChatGPT in iOS 18.2 is an opt-in feature, which means you need to deliberately switch it on to take advantage of what it can do. But once it is switched on, it’ll add conversational AI abilities to Siri, letting you converse with the assistant in a much more natural way than you otherwise would.

Image Playground and Genmoji
No need in words to explain. Generate your own pictures and emojis and share in the comments! (decent ones, of course)

Image Wand
This feature is in the notes app, and transforms your sketches into a more polished image. Or, if you prefer, it will fill in blank spaces in the notes app, using your notes as the context and prompt it needs to create something new.

Writing tools
Writing tools launched with iOS 18.1, but there have been some upgrades packed into iOS 18.2 as well. This includes a new tool called “Describe Your Change” which lets you type in specific instructions for a text rewrite, rather than relying on Apple’s 3 pre-set options. That way the AI-assisted revisions should have a little more of a personal touch. (now you message can be read as you graduated at Oxford, thanks to AI)

🌎 By the way, iOS 18.2 also brings multiple languages to Apple Intelligence, including non-U.S. English: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and the U.K.

💬 If you've already downloaded Apple Intelligence, share in the comments what new features you like best!

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🍏 Imagine it. Genmoji it.

📱 Apple has released a promo video “Imagine it. Genmoji it” with a demonstration of the ability to generate your own emoji by description using Apple Intelligence.

By simply typing a description into the emoji keyboard, a Genmoji will appear, including multiple options to choose from. With images from their photo library, users can take Genmoji even further by creating one that is inspired by a friend or family member. Personalized Genmoji can be customized with accessories, like a hat or sunglasses, and can reflect themes or activities to make them even more personal and unique. Just like emoji, Genmoji can be added inline to messages, or shared as a sticker or reaction in a Tapback.

💬 “Owners” of Apple Intelligence share in the comments your Genmoji!

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📰 News from Mark Gurman: Apple is designing a giant foldable iPad and a new Magic Mouse

📱 According to the insider, the company is developing a device with foldable displays that will be as big as two iPad Pro's lying side by side. Such a device is difficult to make because of problems with the visibility of the fold, but the company does not plan to release it earlier than 2028. Perhaps such a device would be a new version of the MacBook with a foldable display, but Gurman speculates that the system will be iPadOS or sort of it. Such a device would definitely be more expensive than $2,000.

📱 Also the company continues to study the idea of a foldable iPhone, such a device will be released no earlier than 2026. But the exact format of the device has not yet been determined: book or folding.

🔌 The main idea of the new Magic Mouse is to make something better that will fit the modern era of using a computer with a mouse, and also to fix a long-standing complaint of users which is the placement of the charging port. There are already prototype versions of the accessory that the company has been working on for the past few months, but the new product won't be out for another year at the earliest.

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📰 The Wall Street Journal about foldable iPhone and the ‘iPhone 17 Air’

Thin ‘iPhone 17 Air’ will cost the same as the iPhone 16 Plus, and foldable iPhone in 2026 will get a ‘folding’ format.

2️⃣ new foldable devices are expected: an iPhone and a larger device as a laptop-tablet, which will have about a 19’ display when unfolded (information consistent with earlier rumours). Incidentally, this device was originally expected to launch first, but now the foldable iPhone has been prioritised – it's due out in 2026 and is highly likely to be in a ‘fold-out’ format rather than a book, which Apple has also been testing. It is noted that the foldable iPhone will unfold to a display size that will be larger than the iPhone 16 Pro Max (that is, at least 7 inches). The main task of engineers at the moment is to minimise the visibility of the crease on the display.

As for ‘iPhone 1️⃣7️⃣ Air’ it was already discussed here. It is expected to offer an alternative for those who want a sleeker phone and don't mind the compromises that a slim device would have. That is, Apple is betting that the ultra-thin design will be visually appealing. This thin ‘iPhone 17 Air’ (as insiders have dubbed it) will be thinner than current models, but it should also be cheaper than the Pro models, with a simplified camera system to keep costs down. The expected price level is the same as the iPhone 16 Plus, instead of which a thin iPhone is planned for the lineup.

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😰 New 'Categories' in Mail hasn't been receiving the best response from iPhone users

😳 Apple Intelligence seems too intelligent since users still don't know how to cope with updated Mail app. According to a new survey by sellcellphone, 73% of iPhone users said Apple Intelligence adds little to no value to their experience. Nevertheless, AI could be very handy if know how to use it.

📧 Updated version of the Mail app with built-in categorization and how to turn it off

Mail Categories organizes your email inbox into the following sections:
・Primary for your most important messages;
・Transactions for your orders and receipts;
・Promotions for deals and offers;
・and Updates for news, subscriptions, and social.

If you don't like Mail Categories, you can swap back over to List View by tapping on the three dots in the upper right corner of the Mail app, but if you do want to give Mail Categories a try, there are a couple tips worth noting.

To get to a view of your inbox with all emails in chronological order without swapping views, just swipe left on the category bar to get to the "All Mail" option.

🤔 How do you like the updated Mail app?
👌 – quite useful
👎 – don't understand anything

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☁️ iPhone 17 Pro to retain 'triangular' camera design despite rumors of change

Previous reports suggest horizontal Pixel-like design module.

📰 The news that iPhone 17 Pro will retain the triangular camera arrangement was revealed by the Instant Digital insider with a strong track record on other leaks, who previously denied the abandonment of titanium in the iPhone 17 Pro:

My source told me that the appearance of the back panel will indeed change, but the layout of the three cameras will still be triangular, not the horizontal bar currently circulating on the internet.

🤔 Some insiders have already even rushed to make numerous concept designs with a “horizontal block” of cameras in the iPhone 17 Pro, but most of them are in fact technically impossible to realize while keeping Dynamic Island where it is now and placing the communication antennas at the top of the device. It is possible that the company has not yet approved the final design of the iPhone 17 Pro and the redesign of the camera unit into a “horizontal block” will still happen.

Does the iPhone 17 Pro need to change its usual camera layout?
👍 – Yes, it's about time.
👎 – No, it'll lose its uniqueness.

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