iOS 18.4 beta features, Apple Vision Pro updates, iPhone 16e reviews

Benjamin and Chance wrap up the iPhone 16e reviews that dropped this week, and bemoan the UK forcing Apple to remove Advanced Data Protection in the region, before turning their attention to the fun news of the week that is the new beta season. iOS 18.4 and visionOS 2.4 include a bunch of features, from new Apple Intelligence updates to an entirely Food section in News+.

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Links

• Return to inbox: this new iPhone Mail setting fixes one of the app's most annoying quirks
• Apple is removing iCloud end-to-encryption features from the UK after government compelled it to add backdoors
• Everything you need to know about Apple's changes to encryption in the UK
• iPhone 16e reviews: battery life, C1 chip, compromises, and price
• First lab tests show new Apple modem in iPhone 16e is comparable to iPhone 16 speeds, but much more efficient
• Apple denies rumor that C1 is responsible for MagSafe removal on iPhone 16e
• Testing confirms MagSafe doesn’t interfere with Apple’s C1 modem in iPhone 16e
• iOS 18.4 beta 1: Here's everything new
• iOS 18.4 beta 1 - 50 new changes and features [Video]
• iOS 18.4 adds new 'Food' section to Apple News+ with curated recipes in a clutter-free design
• New 'Home' device category mentioned in iOS 18.4 beta code
• iOS 18.4 enables Priority Notifications, a new Apple Intelligence feature
• iOS 18.4 beta 1 adds new Image Playground style with Apple Intelligence
• Apple just fixed one of CarPlay's biggest usability issues
• iOS 18.4 Home app adds support for Matter robot vacuums
• Apple to add proximity pairing to the Mac with macOS 15.4
• Your Apple Vision Pro is getting a lot better with visionOS 2.4
• Apple TV+ announces Bono documentary, the first feature-length Apple Immersive film for Apple Vision Pro