Mac Minutes

In this episode, we’re talking about Apple’s release Dec. 12 of its iOS 26.2 update bringing new features and improvements. We’ll break down what’s new, how it changes your iPhone experience, security upgrades you shouldn’t skip, and what this means for everyday users and power users alike. iOS 26.2 was updated Dec. 12 and has features and more importantly security updates you and your other iPhone friends should strongly consider.

In this podcast we will be discussing the new features associated with iOS 26.1, the latest incremental update from Apple Inc. for iPhone 11 or later. Whether you’re a casual user, a tech enthusiast, or just wondering if you should “Update”, we’ve got you covered in this episode. iOS 26.1 is the latest update to iOS 26 which recently came out from Apple.

In this podcast we will discuss two huge features in iOS 26 covering Call Screening and Hold Waiting effectively eliminating no more robocalls and elevator music, effectively helping to save your sanity. Settings > Apps > Phone > Customize your Call Screening and Hold Waiting Ever called customer support, only to be trapped in an endless loop of annoying elevator music? Apple has solved this life hack. Listen and learn how to implement this iOS26 feature. Robocalls for political, insurance, and financial annoy you. This is my top feature in iOS26. It gives me back minutes every day. Learn which option works best for you and how to implement it and get your time back.

In this episode, next week, Apple introducing Apple Watch Ultra 3. Apple Watch Ultra 3 is the most advanced Apple Watch, offering even more health, fitness, safety, and connectivity features; the largest display ever in an Apple Watch; and up to 42 hours of battery life. In this podcast we will cover the many new features and upgrades. A new collection of bands includes a Trail Loop designed with reflective yarn along the edges, along with new colors for the Ocean Band and Alpine Loop. Apple Watch Ultra 3 is the most advanced Apple Watch, offering even more health, fitness, safety, and connectivity features; the largest display ever in an Apple Watch; and up to 42 hours of battery life. The display on Apple Watch Ultra 3 incorporates Apple’s most advanced display technology with LTPO3 and wide-angle OLEDs, making it the largest screen of any Apple Watch ever. The new Waypoint watch face can help users navigate with a live compass, an optional satellite complication, and Night Mode. With Messages via satellite, users can send and receive texts, emoji, and Tapbacks to friends and family — including anyone they’ve been in touch with over the last 30 days — while keeping the messages end-to-end encrypted. Hypertension notifications on Apple Watch Ultra 3 can alert users if signs of chronic high blood pressure, or hypertension, are detected. Sleep score is a new feature that can help Apple Watch users understand the quality of their sleep and how to make it more restorative.