Siri 2.0 tops AirPower setting Apple Vaporware record
AirPower bought the farm after Apple couldn’t figure out how to configure the coils safely. It was introduced on September 12, 2017 and cancelled on March 29, 2019 after 1 year, 17 days (563 days). It was supposed to charge an iPhone 8 or an iPhone X, an Apple Watch Series 3 timepiece, and an AirPods charging case all wirelessly and all at the same time. Siri 2.0 was introduced on June 10, 2024, the opening of WWDC 24, and is partially delayed through the release of iOS 26.5 and iOS 27.
As of today, Siri 2.0 has gone 638 days since being announced. That tops the 563 days between the time AirPower was announced and subsequently cancelled. And by the time Siri 2.0 receives all of the features announced at WWDC 24 (possibly by the time iOS 27 is released), the new record will be approximately 826 days for Siri 2.0.
Here are the changes found in iOS 26.4 Beta 4
Apple released iOS 26.4 Beta 4 today containing some new features. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and the option that used to be known as Reduce Highlighting Effects has a new title called Reduce Bright Effects. The listing notes that this setting will “Minimize highlighting and flashing when interacting with onscreen elements such as buttons or the keyboard.” This will reduce some of the shimmering Liquid Glass effect on buttons.
