Open a third-party voice assistant instead of Siri. Image: Rajesh Pandey/Cult of Mac Apple will soon allow iPhone users in Japan to use the side button to trigger a third-party voice assistant they ...

You may be familiar with a few things your iPhone’s physical buttons can do, like capturing screenshots or bringing up the power menu, but that’s not all. From controlling the camera to accessing ...

Earlier today, we shared a few details about new code in iOS 26.2 beta 3, which shows that Apple is working on letting users replace Siri when pressing the iPhone’s side button: There’s a new ...

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Apple's iOS 26.2 features Side button settings that let users swap Siri for another assistant — but only in Japan, not the European Union for now. Initially, it was believed that these settings were ...

With the release of the first iOS 26.2 beta, we have already learned some of Apple’s plans for the future of its iPhone software. And it seems there’s more to come. Code discovered in today’s beta ...

Every iPhone comes packed with more functionality than most people realize, and some of the most underrated features are hidden in plain sight. One great example is the set of volume buttons on the ...

Siri's big AI revamp is coming with the iOS 26.4 update next spring, finally bringing the AI voice assistant vision that Apple demoed at WWDC 2024 last year. That's what reports say as of this writing ...