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Apple is doing it again, it is coming late to the party. But it will eventually dominate AI because of how it thinks about users and about use cases where rivals consider only technical issues. Hopefully this is just a beta issue, but this Siri AI error comes up a lot. Even when testing the betas of Siri AI on the same or similar devices, everyone at AppleInsider is having different experiences. For instance, I found that in the first developer beta on both the Mac and the iPhone , Siri AI could be staggeringly irritating and sometimes no better than the old Siri. With the third developer beta of macOS Golden Gate , Siri AI would sometimes just abandon any request I make of it, but was always fine for everyone else. Across all of the betas, though, we are all finding that there are things Siri AI can do that are exceptional, and better than its rivals. Those irritations will surely be fixed before the public release, too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
A leaker with a reasonable track record, except regarding the Apple Watch , claims that the Apple Watch Series 12 will feature a new health sensor, but only in its fluoroelastomer band. Apple Watch with the basic band - image credit: Apple Apple Watch already tracks a huge number of different health metrics, but Apple has regularly been rumored to add even more sensors via a watch band. According to leaker Kosutami, the company is finally going to do it, although with one significant catch. [Censo-Wat]ch Series 12 gonna have a sensor on band, injection molded(to the silicon band, they hasn't yet figured out how to putting a sensor on band with other materials now.). — Kosutami (@Kosutami_Ito) July 3, 2026 Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
A leaker with a fair but short track record, claims that Apple has suspended work on the expected AirPods with cameras. Apple's current AirPods Pro Back in February 2026 , leaker Kosutami claimed that AirPods with cameras were coming, and that they would stay the same price as current models. Now the same leaker is back saying that Apple has suspended the whole idea. That's literally all this routinely brief leaker says. Reposting a previous claim about the device from June 2026 that said just "case concluded," Kosutami has now responded with the single word "Suspended." Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Development of Apple's rumored camera-equipped AirPods Pro has been halted, according to the leaker and prototype collector known as "Kosutami." In a blunt post on X referencing a June post about the product "case" being "concluded," the leaker appeared to be correcting it to say that the project has been "suspended." No other details were provided. The claim comes as quite a surprise, given that Bloomberg reported in May that the camera-equipped AirPods Pro were nearing completion and had reached an "advanced" testing stage, suggesting early mass production could be imminent. That said, the same report also noted that Apple could also opt to wait to launch the AirPods if it was not satisfied with the quality of the Visual Intelligence features in development for Siri. The AirPods Pro's built-in cameras are said to feed visual information about the wearer's surroundings to Siri. The cameras would not be for taking photos or videos, but used solely for AI purposes. "Kosutami" claimed in February that the infrared cameras will allow for the AirPods Pro to be "connected with Apple Intelligence," and other reliable sources have since corroborated that claim. The new AirPods have been in development for around four years. Apple reportedly wanted to start selling the camera-equipped AirPods Pro in the first half of 2026, but the product's launch was held back because the smarter, AI version of Siri was still being developed – it exists in the current iOS 27 beta, but it won't be widely available until the release of iOS 27 in September. Bloomberg said Apple was expecting strong demand for the new AirPods Pro and had operations teams working to secure components for a launch in challenging circumstances, owing to the industry-wide shortage of memory chips and other silicon. It's not clear whether this is the reason behind Kosutami's claim that the project has been suspended. Kosutami is best known as a collector of prototype Apple hardware, but they have occasionally shared accurate information about Apple's future product plans. For example, around 10 months before the iPhone 16 Pro launched, they correctly revealed that it would feature a metal-enclosed battery . They also provided an early look at an Apple Watch band made from Apple's controversial FineWoven material. However, Kosutami incorrectly claimed that AirPods Pro 3 were imminent in August 2024 . Related Roundup: AirPods Pro 3 Tag: Kosutami Buyer's Guide: AirPods Pro (Neutral) Related Forum: AirPods This article, " Camera-Equipped AirPods Pro Development 'Suspended,' Leaker Claims " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
