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  • Apple iOS 18: iPhone Users Can Send Messages Without Internet Or WiFi; Details Here |

    New Delhi: Apple unveiled iOS 18 at its Worldwide Developers Conference 2024 event, introducing a host of new features, including its debut in the world of AI with Apple Intelligence and a major AI-powered revamp of Siri. With the new iOS 18, Apple is expanding the Emergency SOS via satellite feature to introduce Messages via satellite. This feature will let you send texts even when you don’t have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

    How To Send Message Without Internet?

    This means that when you are in an area with no signal, your iPhone will automatically prompt you to connect to the nearest satellite directly from the Messages app. With the new Messages via satellite feature, you can send and receive texts, emojis, and even Tapbacks over both iMessage and SMS, ensuring conversations are end-to-end encrypted and keeping you safe. (Also Read: Apple iOS 18 Feature: Ignore Or Accept Phone Calls By Shaking Their Heads)

    This feature will probably be available on iPhone 14 or higher models later. However, Apple did not specify whether there will be a cost for Messages via satellite, though Emergency SOS via satellite remains free for iPhone 14 users for three years. Moreover, the company has stated they plan to charge for satellite service, but no pricing has been unveiled. The iPhone 15 models also come with two free years of satellite access.

    It is important to note that the introduction of Messages via Satellite feature is a part of Apple’s broader strategy to enhance the iPhone’s utility in all kinds of environments. At Apple’s WWDC 2024 event, the game mode also comes to the ‌iPhone‌ for the first time. This mode will help in minimizing background activity to keep frame rates high, plus more responsive connections to AirPods and wireless game controllers. 

  • Apple iOS 18 Feature: Ignore Or Accept Phone Calls By Shaking Your Head |

    New Delhi: Tim Cook-led company Apple unveiled iOS 18 at its WorldWide Developer Conference 2024 (WWDC) with a host of new features which include its debut into the world of AI with Apple Intelligence, a major AI-powered revamp of Siri, and the introduction of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, VisionOS 2, macOS Sequoia and WatchOS11.

    Moreover, the tech giant also announced a partnership with OpenAI, bringing ChatGPT to its devices. With the launch of iOS 18, the iPhone now becomes smarter and customise as per your requirements. These include customizing the iPhone to your liking, new ways to manage the inbox in the Mail app, using satellites to send messages, and more. One standout feature is the ability for users to ignore phone calls by shaking their heads.  

    Nod Your Head to Accept or Ignore Phone Calls on AirPods Pro 

    At Apple’s WWDC 2024 mega event, a new and dynamic feature has been introduced with the iOS 18 update. If you are wearing the second generation of AirPods Pro, you’ll be able to interact with Siri by nodding or shaking your head. So, if you don’t want to answer a phone call, you can simply shake your head to do so. 

    Moreover, if you need to be quiet because the baby is sleeping, or your partner is on an important phone call, you can keep Siri working without saying a word. Hence, you can command Siri to ignore the phone call by shaking your head. This feature can be very useful for people who are very busy and don’t have time to check their phones repeatedly. With this feature, they can easily ignore unnecessary calls without wasting their time.

    Notably, the tech giant Apple is branding this as a “new era” for its smart assistant Siri, which was launched 13 years ago. The Cupertino-based tech giant says that Siri will now have more richer language-understanding capabilities, making it more contextually relevant and personal. Apple Intelligence will also allow Siri to take several new actions across Apple and third-party apps. 

    What’s New In The iOS 18? 

    ChatGPT Integrated Into Siri 

    Access to ChatGPT is integrated into Siri and systemwide Writing Tools across Apple’s platforms, allowing users to access its expertise — as well as its image- and document-understanding capabilities — without needing to jump between tools.

    iMessage receives all-new text effects

    Users can better express tone by adding formatting like bold, underline, italics, and strike through. 

    Messages via satellite 

    iOS 18 introduces Messages via satellite for the times when cellular and Wi-Fi connections aren’t available. 

    Customisation

    iPhone users have new ways to customise the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center. Now you can arrange apps and widgets in any open space on the Home Screen.

    Unified View For Photos

    A simplified, single view displays a familiar grid, and new collections help users browse by themes without having to organise content into albums. Plus, collections can be pinned to keep favourites easily accessible.

    Enhancements to Mail

    Mail also features a new digest view that pulls together all of the relevant emails from a business, allowing users to quickly scan for what’s important in the moment. Apple said, later this year, Mail will introduce new ways for users to manage their inboxes and stay up to date. 

    Major Updates to Safari

    Safari can surface key information about a webpage. Users. for example, can review a summary to get the gist of an article; quickly see the location of a restaurant, hotel, or landmark; or listen to an artist’s track right from an article about the song or album. 

    Passwords App

    Passwords app makes it easy for users to access their passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and verification codes. 

    New Privacy Features

    iOS 18 gives users even more control with tools to manage who can see their apps, how contacts are shared, and how their iPhone connects to accessories. iOS 18 puts users in control by letting them choose to share only specific contacts with an app.

    Apple Intelligence 

    With brand-new systemwide Writing Tools built into iOS 18, users can rewrite, proofread, and summarise text nearly everywhere they write, including Mail, Notes, Pages, and third-party apps.

  • Elon Musk Threatens To Ban iPhones At His Companies Over ChatGPT Integration |

    New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has threatened to ban iPhones from all his companies over the integration of ChatGPT into iPhones and other Apple devices. 

    “If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation,” Musk posted on X.

    In a series of tweets, Musk explains the reason behind banning iPhones in his company for the usage of OpenAI

    If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation.
    — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    And visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage


    — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy!

    Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river.
    — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    Musk also shared a hillarious Indian meme on how the ‘Apple Intelligence Works’

    pic.twitter.com/7OgZAAdPf6
    — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    At its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC 2024), Apple announced that it is going to integrate ChatGPT with Siri. Apple said that it is integrating ChatGPT access into experiences within iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, allowing users to access its expertise — as well as its image- and document-understanding capabilities — without needing to jump between tools.

    “Siri can tap into ChatGPT’s expertise when helpful. Users are asked before any questions are sent to ChatGPT, along with any documents or photos, and Siri then presents the answer directly,” the company said.

    Also, ChatGPT will be available in Apple’s systemwide Writing Tools, which help users generate content for anything they are writing about.

  • Apple WWDC Developer Conference: From AI To iOS 18, Here’s What To Expect |

    New Delhi: Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the much awaited tech conference, will kick off on June 10 with artificial intelligence (AI) being expected to be the limelight hogger amidst launch of several other features. 

    Here Is What To Expect From Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024

    1. iOS 18: In this year’s WWDC, Apple is expected to unveil iOS 18 for the iPhone along with updates to other operating systems. Apple is sharply looking to give a stiff competition to companies like Google and Microsoft in the AI space with the release of iOS 18. The new OS update is expected to bring new features and designs revolving around AI integration. It is anticipated that many of the iOS 18 features will also be included in iPadOS 18. 

    2. AI In Operating Systems: As per reports, Apple might get AI into its operating systems, keeping in mind its Siri –Apple’s voice assistant that has been here for a decade now. News Agency IANS has reported that “Siri is rumoured to use large language models to better understand user queries and take actions within Apple’s own apps. Apple may brand these AI features as ‘Apple Intelligence’ and integrate them across its apps.”

    3. watchOS 11: Rumour mills have it that the upcoming watchOS 11 might introduce new workout types and watch faces, although it may not be a major update this year.

    4. VisionOS: Apple is also expected to release a new version of VisionOS, powering the VR headset.

    WWDC is an event where the tech giant updates all its products with new software and features.