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I keep switching between these…

What are you running: classic icons or Liquid Glass? 👀

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

So far iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods & AirTag remain exempt from any increases… for now👀

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🚨 Apple has increased prices across a number of products today:

• iPad Air: £599 → £749
• iPad Pro: £999 → £1,199
• MacBook Neo: £599 → £699
• MacBook Air: £1,099 → £1,299
• MacBook Pro: £1,699 → £1,999
• iMac: £1,299 → £1,499
• Mac mini (M4 Pro): £1,399 → £1,599
• Mac Studio (M4 Max): £1,999 → £2,499
• Mac Studio (M3 Ultra): £3,999 → £5,299
• Vision Pro: $3,499 → $3,699 (hasn’t in UK)
• HomePod mini: £99 → £129
• HomePod: £299 → £349
• Apple TV 4K: £129 → £199

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

@oneuios dropped from 98% to 97% today🥺

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

🚨 Apple has increased prices across a number of products today:

• iPad Air: £599 → £749
• iPad Pro: £999 → £1,199
• MacBook Neo: £599 → £699
• MacBook Air: £1,099 → £1,299
• MacBook Pro: £1,699 → £1,999
• iMac: £1,299 → £1,499
• Mac mini (M4 Pro): £1,399 → £1,599
• Mac Studio (M4 Max): £1,999 → £2,499
• Mac Studio (M3 Ultra): £3,999 → £5,299
• Vision Pro: $3,499 → $3,699 (hasn’t in UK)
• HomePod mini: £99 → £129
• HomePod: £299 → £349
• Apple TV 4K: £129 → £199

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

One thing I didn’t expect with iOS 27…

How much the new Siri AI would completely change the way I use my iPhone.

Personal Context is one of those features that doesn’t sound like much, but once you start using it every day, it’s magic.

Now I find myself asking Siri things I would’ve spent ages doing manually before.

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

this is UK 30°C heat btw, iykyk

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

Love that I can check the temperature in my bedroom from the home app

Don’t love that it’s 30°C 🥵

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

Love that I can check the temperature in my bedroom from the home app

Don’t love that it’s 30°C 🥵

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

@AnxiousHolly Mine’s been pretty rough too, which is obviously expected from an early beta.

What’s confusing is seeing some people say they’re getting better battery life than iOS 26. Seems like experiences are all over the place 😂

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

@jaydenstech I’ve had this since Beta 1, but across multiple apps rather than just the App Store.

It’s still happening on Beta 2 for me, although it seems to happen a lot less now

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

Low Power Mode on iPhone:

🔋 +10 battery life
📉 -100 smoothness

ProMotion becomes NoMotion😅

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

@andrewjclare Congrats - love to see you killing it on here and Youtube👏🏼

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@digisentials Both widgets are stacked. Tempted to go back to Liquid Glass icons though, but I just find it easier to spot apps with the standard ones

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

End of day one with iOS 27 Beta 👀

Apart from battery life, Beta 2 has honestly felt better than the latest public release of iOS 26 🔥

⚡️ Performance has been excellent all day, and the speed improvements to Siri AI have made a very noticeable difference.

Liquid Glass also looks much better in this build!

If this is where we’re at with just the second beta, then I’m really excited to see how polished the public release will be 😮

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

@theapplehub Snap🔋

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Apple has just released watchOS 27 Beta 2⌚️🔥

Time to install! 👀

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

🔋 Just finished work and I’m sitting at 41% with 4h 15m of screen on time.

Battery life is definitely feeling better than Beta 1 so far

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@AnxiousHolly Mine’s currently:

📱 iPhone 17 Pro Max
⌚️ Apple Watch Series 11
💻 MacBook Pro M4 Max
🎧 AirPods Pro 2
🔊 HomePod mini
📺 Apple TV 4K
& AirTags

Apples ecosystem is unmatched🍎

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

@its_shevi I went for black and i’ll tell you, it’s an absolute dust magnet🙃 Silver just always looks so clean🔥

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

@AnxiousHolly Liquid Glass looks so much better in iOS 27 🔥

[AppleTechGuy @appletechguyuk]

So far today, iOS 27 Beta 2 feels better than Beta 1, but it’s still not great (as expected)

I expect that to improve a lot as we get deeper into the beta cycle.

But wow… the snappiness is an absolute treat ⚡️

& Liquid Glass looks much better in this version, IMO 👀