iOS 26.5 is here, iOS 27 is coming, and Android is trying to get ahead of Apple Intelligence, on the AppleInsider Podcast

There was no sign of the improved Apple Intelligence in this week's launch of iOS 26.5, which must've been a relief to Google as it talked up its apparently new but seemingly very familiar AI features in Android.

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Links from the Show:

• No signs of upgraded Apple Intelligence as iOS 26.5 arrives for all users
• Large-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5
• How to save on annual Apple App Store subscriptions, with a catch
• RCS & encryption haven't fixed the green bubble problem
• iOS 26 review one year later: Liquid Glass complaints hide the real problem
• iPhone & Android interoperability enhancements highlighted at Google I/O preshow
• Safari 27 will use AI to automatically group your browser tabs
• Liquid Glass won't get killed in macOS 27, expect a tune-up instead
• Easy to predict changes rumored for iOS 27 apps like a customizable Camera
• Intel Inside and out: Apple's 40-year relationship
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