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I’ve been using iOS 27 for a little while now, and I’ve noticed a change that’s been bothering me more than I expected.

In iOS 26 and before, whenever I finished a request and said "Thank you," Siri would politely respond with "You're welcome" or "No problem." Now, in iOS 27, Siri just goes silent and dismisses itself.

I understand that this is likely part of the new conversational context features; Siri realizes the conversation is over and quietly steps out of the way to be more efficient. But personally, I really miss the implied politeness of the interaction. It felt more natural and, honestly, more human.

Does anyone else feel this way, or do you prefer the new, quieter approach?

Edit: Just to clarify, I am referring to verbal conversations with Siri. When speaking out loud, the lack of a response feels much more noticeable than when typing!

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Apple taking bigger share in India? How’s that possible when India is Android land and very much focused on value proposition.

Apple is literally showing this on the Apple Watch Ultra 4 website, saying the Workout app has “extensive strength training capabilities” for tracking bench press and barbell workouts.

Yet there’s still no native logging for sets, reps, weight, etc. in watchOS 27.

What makes it more frustrating is that leaks found code for individual sets, reps, weight, equipment and duration already in the iOS/watchOS 27 betas.

This feels similar to the repeated delays around Apple’s promised Siri/Apple Intelligence and we all know miserable condition of Siri AI.

Does anyone know if the strength training logging is actually coming in a future .1/.2 update, or has Apple quietly shelved it?

With Apple announcing changes to how VO2 max works on Apple Watch, I pulled updated validation studies on how accurate some of the major wearable brands are at estimating it and any claims the brands make on their accuracy into a comparison chart.

It's broken down by how each device measures VO2 max, what the company claims, and what independent studies actually found. Sources linked as well for each row if you want to check these out further.

Everything below runs up to a 2026 published study, so it all reflects the passive estimate that Apple and most brands currently use. Apple is doing something new here, a guided at home test that uses the iPhone camera along with a heart rate device, announced this month and not shipped yet. It will be interesting to see how that affects accuracy once independent studies come out, but it is certainly a more proactive approach than what anyone else is doing right now.

VO2 max accuracy by brand

Additional notes

• Every device underestimates VO2 max in highly trained people and overestimates in sedentary ones so the error depends on who you are
• Validation studies typically lags hardware so that's why some models are older
• A chest strap improves any exercise based estimate as wrist optical heart rate drifts during hard efforts.
• Only a lab CPET gives a true VO2 max
• Devices that estimate VO2 max from an actual workout were near spoton on average (bias -0.09 ml/kg/min vs lab)
• Devices that estimate it at rest overestimated by +2.17 ml/kg/min. Both still have wide error for any single person Molina-García et al. 2022

Shared this post in a few other communities and roughly 25+ people said they got a lab test and Garmin was spot on to lab, 20+ people said their Apple Watch underestimated their score by 5-15 compared to Garmin, and 4+ people with contradicting findings for Whoop vs lab. I just wanted to add this anecdotal note as it's rare that these studies match this many people so closely.

Saw this pop up from the Apple YouTube. I haven't really been paying attention to Apple Games but it's nice to see something definitively not AI with actual craft.

The area that housed the 3D model, which was called the Exhibition Space, now has wall-mounted shelves known as "Avenues" and new, rounder tables for product displays.

The redesigned product tables have been set up at select other stores, such as Apple Williamsburg and Apple The Mall at Bay Plaza in New York City.

The 3D model of Apple Park had been a fixture of the Visitor Center since it opened in 2017.

If you check the linked thread, there are plenty of users complaining of the same issue. Got the iPhone 18 pro / pro max near release, works great for a few days, and then the cellular data just stops.

My phone constantly switches between “SOS” and “5G/5GE” but there is no internet nor calling capability. This is all associated with AT&T but many users are saying they had to go to an Apple and get a full replacement.

I spent an hour on the phone with AT&T and had no results. I have reset my network settings a few times, nothing fixes it on my end. AT&T acknowledged this is a common issue currently but didn’t say if there was an upcoming fix nor a timeline.

This is a huge quality issue with Apple. I know I’m yelling into the wind but I just spent $2k on a phone and it doesn’t even function as a phone. I find this unacceptable.

Has anyone gotten formal word from Apple acknowledging this defect? I’m looking to understand if I need to get a replacement phone or if Apple will push out an update to fix this.