AI health rumors, iOS 18.4, and smart toothbrushes on the AppleInsider Podcast

Now that iOS 18.4 is out, we're already into what's coming with iOS 18.5, and further off into the future with a rumored AI update to Apple Health. Plus the first reports of the M6 processor, and the benefits of a smart toothbrush, on the AppleInsider Podcast.
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• iOS 18.4 lands with more Apple Intelligence, Apple Vision Pro app (appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/31/ios-184-lan…)
• iPadOS 18.4 released with Apple Intelligence & Mail tweaks (appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/31/ios-184-arr…)
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• Apple restarts last developer beta cycle before WWDC with iOS 18.5, macOS 15.5 (appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/02/apple-resta…)
• Health app's future AI assistant will tell you how to keep fit (appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/30/health-apps…)
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• (00:00) - Intro

• (00:30) - iPad anniversary

• (09:40) - Happy Birthday, Apple

• (11:17) - iOS 18.4, macOS, watchOS...

• (35:54) - iOS 18.5

• (36:42) - Doctor AI

• (48:45) - Solid-State Buttons

• (51:15) - Controversy Corner

• (01:07:18) - M6 and beyond

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