Siri delays, Health delays, and Apple Creator Studio limits on the AppleInsider Podcast

News that the improved Siri is delayed don't fully ring true, but tales of Apple Health+ being at least trimmed down do. Plus Apple Creator Studio continues to have surprises for subscribers, all on the AppleInsider+ podcast.
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• Siri testing isn't going well, new features probably won't ship in iOS 26.4 (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/11/siri-testin…)
• Apple Health+ scaled back internally, new focus on incremental improvement (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/06/apple-healt…)
• Apple Creator Studio users are hitting generative AI usage limits far too soon (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/12/apple-creat…)
• 600 Japanese companies want a free ride in Apple's ecosystem (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/11/600-compani…)
• UK gets Apple and Google to agree to easy App Store changes (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/10/uk-gets-app…)
• One song can ruin your entire Apple Music algorithm & there needs to be a fix (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/06/one-song-ca…)
• How to get your 2026 Apple Music Replay playlist (appleinsider.com/inside/apple-music/tips/how-t…)
• Discord age verification not a requirement for every user, but still bad (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/10/discord-age…)
• Discord's upcoming safety update makes age verification hard to avoid (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/09/discords-up…)
• FTC uses selective Apple News study to ask Apple to stop promoting 'leftist outlets' (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/12/ftc-uses-se…)
• After angry staff complaints, Tim Cook says he will push lawmakers on immigration policy (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/05/after-angry…)
• 2025 sales surge means one in four smartphones on Earth is an iPhone (appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/10/2025-sales-…)
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• (00:00) - Intro

• (01:59) - Siri delays

• (17:35) - Apple Health+

• (27:32) - Apple Creator Studio limits

• (41:23) - App Store worldwide

• (49:54) - Apple Music's algorithm

• (01:01:39) - Controversy Corner

• (01:11:26) - One in four smartphones

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