442 - AppleCare for the Whole Family and Big September Upgrades

The latest In Touch With iOS Apple's September software cycle is moving fast. Dave is joined by Jill McKinley, Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius and Guy Serle to discuss Siri AI and the new iOS 27 era, along with the first iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 betas. The panel also looks at visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2 and macOS Golden Gate 27.2, including what the new beta cycle means so soon after Apple's major releases. The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com (https://intouchwithios.com/) Direct Link to Audio (https://traffic.libsyn.com/intouchwit...) Links to our Show Give us a review on Apple Podcasts! CLICK HERE (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...) we would really appreciate it! Click this link Buy me a Coffee to support the show we would really appreciate it. (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intouchw...) intouchwithios.com/coffee (https://intouchwithios.com/coffee) Another way to support the show is to become a Patreon member patreon.com/intouchwithios (  / intouchwithios  ) Website: In Touch With iOS (https://intouchwithios.com) YouTube Channel (   / intouchwithios  ) In Touch with iOS Magazine on Flipboard (https://flipboard.com/@daveg65/in-tou...) Facebook Page (  / intouchwithios  ) BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/intouchwithi...) Mastodon (https://techhangout.social/@intouchwi...) X (  / intouchwithios  ) Instagram (  / intouchwithios  ) Threads (https://www.threads.net/@intouchwithios) Long Summary Apple's September software cycle is moving fast. Dave is joined by Jill McKinley, Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius and Guy Serle to discuss Siri AI and the new iOS 27 era, along with the first iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 betas. The panel also looks at visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2 and macOS Golden Gate 27.2, including what the new beta cycle means so soon after Apple's major releases. On the Mac, the discussion includes continuing Tahoe and Sequoia updates and the end of Time Machine backups to AirPort Time Capsule under macOS 27. Other topics include Dave and Marty's AppleCare One Family experiences, new AirPods firmware, an iOS 27 dictation change, CarPlay developments and AI chatbot support, a new Apple Watch charging puck, iPhone 18 Pro details, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple TV news, and T-Mobile's iPhone Handoff charge. Dave also shares an Anker power strip for this week's Things We Found. Topics and Links In Touch With Vision Pro this week. Vision Pro moves into the next beta cycle with visionOS 27.2. We look at Apple's release notes and the first developer beta as Vision Pro users and developers begin testing the next visionOS update. Apple Releases visionOS 27 With Siri AI and New Spatial Experiences (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/14/...) visionOS 27.2 Beta Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation (https://developer.apple.com/documenta...) What To Expect With Dodgers Game In Apple Immersive (https://dodgerblue.com/giants-dodgers...) iPhone 18 Pro Makes the Starting Lineup for Apple TV's Dodgers vs. Giants Broadcast (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/17/...) Beta this week. Apple has already started the 27.2 beta cycle. We cover iOS and iPadOS 27.2 beta 1, watchOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2, plus early iOS 27.2 changes involving Health, TV profiles, Siri languages and Visual Intelligence. iPadOS 27.2 beta 1 now available for iPad (https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/16/ipados...) Major updates for Apple's software platforms are now available (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/0...) iOS 27 and iOS 26.7 Fix More Than 100 Security Bugs (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/14/...) iOS 27.2 Beta 1 Topic Summary Apple has moved quickly into iOS 27.2 beta 1. The early beta coverage includes the reason Apple jumped to 27.2, a redesigned Health app in testing, Siri AI access and new language support, TV app profiles, Visual Intelligence, and other changes being discovered in the first seed. Apple Releases First iOS 27.2 Beta (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/16/...) 1 Here's Why Apple Just Released an iOS 27.2 Beta Instead of iOS 27.1 (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/16/...) iOS 27.2 Beta Previews New Apple Intelligence Health App (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/16/...) Everything New in iOS 27.2 Beta 1 - MacRumors (https...