iOS 18.3 is the third major update to the iOS 18 operating system, and while it isn't as feature rich as iOS 18.1 or iOS 18.2, there are some Apple Intelligence changes worth knowing about, as well as as some other tweaks, bug fixes, and security updates. This guide covers everything new in iOS 18.3. Apple Intelligence After updating to iOS 18.3, ‌Apple Intelligence‌ is an opt-out feature, not an opt-in feature. If you didn't have ‌Apple Intelligence‌ turned on, it's now turned on automatically, and you will need to go to the ‌Apple Intelligence‌ section of the Settings app to turn it off. ‌Apple Intelligence‌ will also be automatically enabled on devices running iPadOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3. ‌Apple Intelligence‌ is available on the iPhone 15 Pro models, iPhone 16 Pro models, the iPad mini 7, and all Macs and iPads with an M-series chip. On these devices, ‌Apple Intelligence‌ is now turned on automatically when iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, or ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.3 is installed. In prior updates, you had to explicitly turn ‌Apple Intelligence‌ on to be able to use the feature set. Visual Intelligence For iPhone 16 models, there are new Visual Intelligence features that are accessible with Camera Control. You can now use ‌Visual Intelligence‌ to add an event to the Calendar app, or to identify plants and animals. Apple Intelligence Notification Summaries iOS 18.3 makes several changes to ‌Apple Intelligence‌ Notification summaries […]

With today's watchOS 11.3 update, Apple accidentally broke watchOS updates for some older Apple Watch models, according to information circulating on social networks. For Apple Watch models that are unable to be updated to watchOS 11, such as the Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5, there is an unintended bug that prevents some of them from installing the latest version of watchOS 10, watchOS 10.6.1. New Apple Mistake: Apple Watches that ended on watchOS 10.6.1 (Series 4/5, SE1) cannot update to watchOS 10.6.1 if they’re not already on it.Apple bumped the CV required that ota‘s are associated with from 22 to 24, which would normally be associated with late-11.x watchOS— Michael (@MasterMike88) January 27, 2025 An Apple Watch that was not running watchOS 10.6.1 prior to the release of watchOS 11.3 and iOS 18.3 is now unable to have the watchOS 10.6.1 update installed. So an Apple Watch SE 1, Series 4, or Series 5 owner running an older version of watchOS cannot install watchOS 10.6.1 at the current time. Further, some Apple Watch models running earlier versions of watchOS 10 cannot be paired to an iPhone. This issue only applies to Apple Watch models that are limited to watchOS 10, and it is further only applicable to those not already running watchOS 10.6.1, an update that came out last August. Apple will likely fix this issue in the near future. (Thanks, lunotech11!)This article, "Apple Breaks watchOS Updates On Older Apple Watch Models" first appeared on […]

Marvel Snap, a popular game that was caught up in the TikTok ban, returned to the App Store today and it is once again available for download. The game was published by TikTok parent company ByteDance, which led to its removal from the ‌App Store‌ when a law banning ByteDance apps from being distributed in the U.S. went into effect on January 19. Marvel Snap creators Second Dinner said on January 19 that the removal of the app and a simultaneous gameplay outage came as a surprise. The developers went to work getting the app reinstated, and promised to find a new publisher to prevent any further issues. The game was back up and running as of January 20, and on January 24, Second Dinner said that Marvel Snap would return to the ‌App Store‌ as soon as this week. Along with re-adding Marvel Snap to the ‌App Store‌, Apple removed Marvel Snap from its list of ByteDance apps that are not being distributed in the U.S. at the current time. Second Dinner has not yet provided details on the situation with ByteDance, or if it has secured a new publisher. To make up for the downtime, Marvel Snap players in the United States are being provided with extra experience and in-game rewards. The January 19 TikTok ban affected several other apps that are affiliated with ByteDance, including TikTok, TikTok Studio, TikTok Shop Seller Center, CapCut, Lemon8, Hypic, Lark - Team Collaboration, Lark - Rooms Display, Lark Rooms Controller, and Gauth: AI Study Companion. All of these […]