Top Stories: iPhone 14 Pro Rumors, iCloud Private Relay Controversy, iOS 15.2.1 Released, and More

What about a hole-punch? Is it a pill? Is there a hole-punch and pill? The design of the front camera on the next iteration of the Apple device, the iPhone 14 Pro, is being rumored to be a novel design, and it is possible that we will see it later this year.

There was a lot of confusion and controversy this week about the disabled iCloud Private Relay for some T-Mobile customers, as well as a new iOS 15.2.1 update with several bug fixes, and more.

The rumor is that the new iPhone 14 Pro will feature both circular and pill shaped cut outs.

There have been conflicting rumors about the new design of the phone, which is expected to have a notch.

Ross Young, a display industry consultant, said he expects hole-punch and pill-shaped cutouts near the top of the display in the new iPhone 14 Pro models. Young thinks the hole will be for Face ID's dot projector, while the pill-shaped cutout will hold the front camera and other sensors.

The upgraded camera is rumored to be included in the upgraded models of the iPhone 14 Pro.

No carriers are blocking the private relay.

In a statement shared with MacRumors this week, Apple said that no carriers have blocked their users from using the private relay feature.

T-Mobile was accused of disabling iCloud Private Relay for its users after some subscribers found that they were unable to turn on the feature. Apple said that T-Mobile's statement was not true and that the feature being toggled off was not caused by the iOS 15.2 update.

He's not asking Apple to make iMessage available on the phone.

Rich Communication Services, or RCS, is a new communications protocol that is designed to replace the current SMS standard. Modern messaging features include higher-resolution photos and videos, audio messages, typing indicators, and many more.

For the last few months, Hiroshi Lockheimer, the senior vice president of Android, has been publicly trying to convince Apple to support RCS, and this week he clarified that he's not asking Apple to make iMessage available on the platform.

There is a rumor that the Face ID on the iPhone 15 Pro is back.

The latest rumors suggest that Face ID won't be under the display in the iPhone 14 Pro models.

Ross Young, a display industry consultant, said that Face ID will not be fully under the display until the next generation of phones, the iPhone 15 Pro or 16 Pro.

Fixes HomeKit and more have been released.

An important security fix for a HomeKit vulnerability was released by Apple this week. Apple has fixed some bugs.

Both developers and public users of the iPadOS 15.3 and iOS 15.3 will be able to try out the second versions.

Apple is more aggressive in pushing users to upgrade to iOS 15 than it was in the past.

Development problems are likely to delay Apple's AR/VR Headset until at least 2023.

According to the report, Apple's long-rumored augmented reality/ virtual reality headset could be delayed until 2023 due to issues during the development process.

Ian Zelbo created a concept based on leaked information.

According to the report, Apple originally planned to launch the headset in 2021. The company had planned to launch the product in June 2022, but it is now unlikely due to overheating, camera and software challenges.

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