Video of Dave Ginsburg's presentation is ready to view

[Robert Brown (RLBrown)]

Hello SVMUG members and friends,

The video of Dave Ginsburg’s presentation last night is now on YouTube. The link is shown below. If you find this presentation interesting, please give it a “Like” on YouTube. 

Some notable items:


• iOS 27 is available and includes significant updates to Siri AI (SAI), Apple Intelligence, and Child Safety, with a focus on quality and performance.

• Siri AI is a chatbot-style assistant with access to personal content, available on iPhone 15 Pro and newer; it is currently English-only but expanding to other languages in iOS 27.2. Users are reporting that the new Siri is very useful, a major advance.

• iPhone 18 Pro/Max introduces a variable aperture main camera with four settings from f/1.48 to f/4. 5.

• Apple Intelligence features include spatial framing, cleanup for removing large objects, and image playground with photo-realistic styles.

• Child Safety received a major overhaul with more intuitive controls and the ability to block gore or violence in FaceTime and Messages.

• Liquid Glass now uses a slider in Settings > Appearance > Liquid Glass to adjust from ultra-clear to full-tinted, replacing the old on/off toggle.

• Notification Center has moved to the top-left corner; the top-center is now the Dynamic Island for Siri/search/ask.

• Zoom to Fill is now on by default in Photos; it can be toggled off in Settings > Photos.

• Siri voice picker is redesigned with a new layout for voices and accents.•

 Volume controls are no longer all-in-one; ringtones, alarms, and timers now have separate sliders.

Robert Brown (RLBrown)
rob...@rlbrown.org