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After releasing other updates earlier and a slight delay Apple has iOS 27.2 finally rolling out to everyone! Beta users - there is also an update!
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Someone finally figured out what the iPhone Duo hinge is for. It's a toaster. Toastie is a $2.99 grilled cheese game where you fold the phone shut to toast and open it before the cheese burns. Two friends in Warsaw made it, and it's the most iBeer thing I've seen since 2008.
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The iPhone Duo has no mute switch and no Action button, so Silent Mode lives in Control Center. Swipe down from the top right, tap the plus at the top left, Add a Control, Silent Mode. Then drag it somewhere your thumb can reach. Check for the bell first, it might already be there.
Close up of a customer holding a partly folded iPhone Duo

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Keynote, Pages and Numbers got an AI assistant on iPhone and iPad, but only if you pay for Apple Creator Studio. That's $12.99 a month, US English only, beta, and not on the Mac yet. If you already pay for Final Cut or Logic, try it. I wouldn't sign up just for this.
A Keynote presentation with presenter notes on iPad Pro

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If your iPhone Duo arrives Friday, don't pick at the inner screen. Engadget found the matte layer on it can come off, and nothing during setup tells you to leave it alone. Apple charges $49 to replace it.
iPhone Duo in two finishes, shown closed from the back and open with its inner display

ALT iPhone Duo in two finishes, shown closed from the back and open with its inner display

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iPhone 18 Pro parts are in Apple's Self Service Repair store now. The battery is $129, the same price Apple charges to swap it for you. After the $49 tool rental and the old battery credit, DIY saves $12.92. I'd book the Apple Store. Display and camera numbers: techbetweenthelines.com/appl…
Apple Self Service Repair parts and tools for iPhone

ALT Apple Self Service Repair parts and tools for iPhone

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Apple Music drops the red in iOS 27.2. The icon is now a white tile with a black logo, black in Dark Mode, and the selected tab inside the app turns blue. I'd have kept the red. That icon was the easiest thing to find on a home screen
The new Apple Music app icon in iOS 27.2, a black tile with a white Apple Music logo in Dark Mode

ALT The new Apple Music app icon in iOS 27.2, a black tile with a white Apple Music logo in Dark Mode

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If you're stuck on hold, tap More on the call screen, then Hold Assist, and put the phone down. Your iPhone pings you when a real person picks up and shows what they said before you got back. iPhone 12 and later. Keep the ringer on or you'll miss the alert
Hold Assist on an iPhone call screen, showing the alert that a live agent is available.

ALT Hold Assist on an iPhone call screen, showing the alert that a live agent is available.

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The iOS 27.2 RC (24B115) still has no Health app redesign. Apple pulled it in beta 4 and says later this year, kind of a bummer if you were testing it. What ships: ✓ Siri AI in 5 more languages (not in the EU) ✓ Apple TV app profiles ✓ black and white Apple Music ✓ Dual Capture in group FaceTime All the builds: techbetweenthelines.com/ios-…
Health app notice in iOS 27.2 reading Coming Later This Year

ALT Health app notice in iOS 27.2 reading Coming Later This Year

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