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This week, Apple Intelligence is out! What features are in? Also, leaked colors for the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, the first Apple silicon 5G chip coming next year and the first thought-controlled Vision Pro!

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This week’s stories:

How to get Apple Intelligence features early

• You can get the Apple Intelligence beta right now on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Not all features are available yet, but you can try out the new Siri, writing tools, Mail features and more by requesting early access.
• How to stop Siri from randomly activating all the damn time

iPhone 16 could come in these 5 colors

• Alleged iPhone 16 dummy units showing off the rear panel’s design and color options leaked in all their glory.

iPhone 16 Pro Max looks stealthy in leaked black titanium shade

• Apple will apparently offer its upcoming Pro iPhones in at least three shades: white, black, and titanium. Unlike in the past, it appears the company will finally adopt a deep black shade for the iPhone 16 Pro Max, giving it a stealthy look.

Apple’s in-house 5G modem could finally debut on next year’s iPhones

• Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple will debut its 5G chip on two iPhone models in 2025. The chip will launch with the iPhone SE 4 in the spring of 2025, followed by the iPhone 17 Slim later in the year.

Brain implant lets ALS patient control Vision Pro via thoughts

• In a groundbreaking development, a brain-computer interface (BCI) company called Synchron successfully demonstrated the first-ever use of Apple’s Vision Pro controlled directly by thought.

Listen to new Apple history podcast by two Cult of Mac alumni

• A new Apple history podcast from two Cult of Mac contributors launched this month. In each episode of Apple Core, hosts Graham Bower and Charlie Sorrel explore the history of a different Apple product, focusing on what we can learn from Apple’s past, and what this tells us about the company’s future plans.

Speed up Haptic Touch with this hidden iPhone setting [Pro Tip]

• A hidden setting in iOS 17 will speed up Haptic Touch, the fantastic feature that lets you preview links and bring up option menus on your iPhone. If you use Haptic Touch all the time like I do, changing this setting will make your iPhone feel supercharged.