Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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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• No signs of upgraded Apple Intelligence as iOS 26.5 arrives for all users (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/11/no-signs-of-upgraded-apple-intelligence-as-ios-265-arrives-for-all-users)
• Large-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/11/large-scale-testing-of-encrypted-rcs-texting-starts-in-ios-265)
• How to save on annual Apple App Store subscriptions, with a catch (appleinsider.com/inside/app-store/tips/how-to-save-on-annual-apple-app-store-subscriptions-with-a-catch)
• RCS & encryption haven't fixed the green bubble problem (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/13/rcs-encryption-havent-fixed-the-green-bubble-problem)
• iOS 26 review one year later: Liquid Glass complaints hide the real problem (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/08/ios-26-review-one-year-later-liquid-glass-complaints-hide-the-real-problem)
• iPhone & Android interoperability enhancements highlighted at Google I/O preshow (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/12/iphone-android-interoperability-enhancements-highlighted-at-google-io-preshow)
• Safari 27 will use AI to automatically group your browser tabs (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/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 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/liquid-glass-wont-get-killed-in-macos-27-expect-a-tune-up-instead)
• Easy to predict changes rumored for iOS 27 apps like a customizable Camera (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/12/easy-to-predict-changes-rumored-for-ios-27-apps-like-a-customizable-camera)
• Intel Inside and out: Apple's 40-year relationship (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/12/intel-inside-and-out-apples-four-decade-long-relationship)
• Indigo for Bluesky & Mastodon (apps.apple.com/app/id6763755310)
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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.
Contact your hosts:
• @williamgallagher_ on Threads (threads.net/@williamgallagher_)
• @WGallagher on Twitter (twitter.com/wgallagher)
• William's 58keys on YouTube (youtube.com/WilliamGallagher)
• William Gallagher on email (mailto:william@appleinsider.com)
• Wes on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hilli.tech)
• Wes Hilliard on emai (mailto:wes@appleinsider.com) l
• Wes's blog Hillitech (https://www.hilli.tech/)
Sponsored by:
• CleanMyMac by MacPaw: Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use code APPLEINSIDER20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/APPLEINSIDER (clnmy.com/APPLEINSIDER)
• Claude by Anthropic: Check out Claude and Claude Pro at Claude.ai/appleinsider (claude.ai/appleinsider)
• Scribe: book a personalized enterprise demo of this documentation workflow AI by visiting Scribe.how/APPLEINSIDER (https://scribe.how/APPLEINSIDER)
Links from the Show:
• No signs of upgraded Apple Intelligence as iOS 26.5 arrives for all users (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/11/no-signs-of-upgraded-apple-intelligence-as-ios-265-arrives-for-all-users)
• Large-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/11/large-scale-testing-of-encrypted-rcs-texting-starts-in-ios-265)
• How to save on annual Apple App Store subscriptions, with a catch (appleinsider.com/inside/app-store/tips/how-to-save-on-annual-apple-app-store-subscriptions-with-a-catch)
• RCS & encryption haven't fixed the green bubble problem (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/13/rcs-encryption-havent-fixed-the-green-bubble-problem)
• iOS 26 review one year later: Liquid Glass complaints hide the real problem (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/08/ios-26-review-one-year-later-liquid-glass-complaints-hide-the-real-problem)
• iPhone & Android interoperability enhancements highlighted at Google I/O preshow (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/12/iphone-android-interoperability-enhancements-highlighted-at-google-io-preshow)
• Safari 27 will use AI to automatically group your browser tabs (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/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 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/liquid-glass-wont-get-killed-in-macos-27-expect-a-tune-up-instead)
• Easy to predict changes rumored for iOS 27 apps like a customizable Camera (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/12/easy-to-predict-changes-rumored-for-ios-27-apps-like-a-customizable-camera)
• Intel Inside and out: Apple's 40-year relationship (appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/12/intel-inside-and-out-apples-four-decade-long-relationship)
• Indigo for Bluesky & Mastodon (apps.apple.com/app/id6763755310)
Support the show:
Support the show on Patreon (patreon.com/appleinsider) or Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-insider-podcast/id963144241) to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/appleinsider-podcast/id963144241?i=1000525946824)
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Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/appleinsider-daily/id1532419028) for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/appleinsider-daily/id1532419028) , Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1532419028/appleinsider-daily) , or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: advertising@appleinsider.com (mailto:advertising@appleinsider.com)
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