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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen |
| Date | 2025-08-13 19:03 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <mg45s2F75apU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <107h8q0$ojv$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <107i6mm$3u1sl$1@dont-email.me> |
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On 2025-08-13, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote: > On 2025-08-12 22:45, Marion wrote: >> *iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone's Home Screen* >> <https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/12/ios-26-will-add-two-brand-new-apps-to-your-iphones-home-screen/> >> >> Almost every big company, Apple included, has a mechanism to slowly feed to >> journalists the upcoming "controlled leaks" or "strategic leaks" to drum up >> interest fueled by the media's need to have a headline every single day. >> *How Apple plants controlled leaks to the press* >> <https://www.networkworld.com/article/759715/the-secret-to-apple-s-secrecy-how-they-plant-controlled-leaks-to-the-press.html> > > It may or may not be true that "every big company" has such a mechanism... > > ...but that doesn't make this a leak. > > iOS is in pubic beta right now, and numerous sites have already reported > on the existence of Preview... > ><https://duckduckgo.com/?q=preview+app+in+ios+26&t=osx&ia=web> > > ...going back as far (as I can easily see) to June 13. > > What's more, all their doing is making it a standard part of the install > rather than having you download it from the App Store. > > And it's the same for the Games app: it has been a part of the public > beta, and has been widely reported from as early (again, without even > doing the most cursory of searching) as June 12: > > 'iOS 26 Games: What to expect from Apple's first dedicated gaming app' > ><https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/ios-26-games> > >> For some strange reason, Apple felt this was important enough to leak it. > > For some reason, you felt it was important to CLAIM it was a leak. > >> a. Apple Games will be a new icon on the iOS home screen in iOS 26 >> b. Preview will also be a new icon on the iOS home screen in iOS 26 >> >> Wow. Now that's innovation. >> A. Apple Games is a gaming hub (e.g., for Apple Arcade) >> B. Preview is a PDF & image viewing/editing tool >> >> But why? >> What's the strategic intent? > > That question stems from a false premise. > > Can you figure out what that is? > > The better question that stems from your post is: > > Have you gotten a diagnosis for this mental illness you have? Marion (Arlen) truly is a shining real-life example of the Dunning–Kruger effect. 🤣 -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-13 05:45 +0000
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-13 07:15 -0700
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-08-13 19:03 +0000
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-13 12:34 -0700
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-17 15:57 -0400
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-19 11:07 +0000
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-19 08:22 -0400
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-19 14:25 +0000
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-19 12:58 -0700
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-20 06:50 -0400
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-20 08:50 -0700
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-17 16:26 -0400
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-17 20:56 +0000
Re: iOS 26 will add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-18 08:43 -0700
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