iOS 26.2 Features, Siri 2.0 to use Google Gemini, iPhone Air 2 & More!
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iOS 26.1 & 26.2 - New Features & Changes, Google Gemini for Siri, M5 Mac mini, Budget MacBook incoming, & More! | #AppleWeekly The Apple Den Discord: https://discord.gg/appleden Newsletter: https://theappleden.com/subscribe 🎨 Wallpaper used: https://brandonbutch.com/products/lustra Apple released iOS 26.1 and iOS 26.2 Beta 1 this week and in this video, we're going to cover the latest in terms of new features and changes in both software versions: new features, bug fixes, performance, battery life, and when to expect iOS 26.1.1 and iOS 26.2 final. In addition, we discuss Apple using Google Gemini for Siri, new Apple products dropping soon, a crazy AirTag story, and more. Enjoy! *Social Media:* Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brandonbutch Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonbutch Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandonbutch TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@brandon.butch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandonbutchyt Apple Music: https://apple.co/2VF3KZj *Chapters:* 0:00 On the menu.. 0:21 What happened this week? 0:55 New features in iOS 26.1 2:48 This is the main attraction 3:38 Several interesting Security Patches 4:32 Patched on iOS 26.2 Beta 1? 4:48 Keyboard bug fixed? 5:40 Performance & Battery on iOS 26.1 6:03 New features in iOS 26.2 6:26 New in Music 6:50 This is finally here 7:11 A new way to see notifications 7:55 Freeform 8:44 Passwords 9:21 A change to Sleep scores 9:39 New Sleep score notifications 10:06 You can disable these 10:56 The big Lock screen change 12:05 This is the other big one 12:26 The new UI for reminder alarms 13:58 Code changes in iOS 26.2 B1 15:09 Performance & Battery on iOS 26.2 15:58 Google Gemini to power Siri revamp 17:39 Liquid Glass updates 18:08 App store on web 18:58 Apple TV revamp 19:23 Your Apple products are worth less now 19:42 New Apple products this month!? 20:25 M5 Mac mini & Studio 21:00 A cheap MacBook is coming! 21:58 iPhone Air 2 might have this 22:51 Crazy AirTag story 24:23 That’s it! Sources: MacRumors, Mark Gurman/Bloomberg, Weibo 📷 Gear used to make this video: https://amzn.to/4nhnLmf 📱 Best tech deals (updated daily): http://amzn.to/2qcK0QT Disclosure: This video might contain affiliate links, which help fund the channel if you make a purchase. Have a fantastic day & I'll see you soon!
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