Apple temporarily stopped showing notification summaries for news and entertainment apps as part of the iOS 18.3 developer beta released Thursday, according to reports of MacRumors and 9to5Mac. The Apple Intelligence-powered feature came under fire after it inaccurately summarized content from outlets like the BBC.
Apple will re-enable notifications “with a future software update” as it continues to work on the feature. 9to5Mac information. In the new beta version, Apple will make it clear that the notification summary feature is a beta version and “may contain bugs.”
Besides, 9to5Mac says Apple will let you turn off notifications for specific apps from the lock screen or Notification Center in iOS 18.3 by “swiping, tapping 'Options,' then choosing 'Turn off summaries.'” The company will also use italicized text on the lock screen to make it easier to differentiate notification summaries and standard notifications.
The edge He contacted Apple to request more information about these changes, but did not immediately receive a response.
Last month, the BBC criticized Apple after the company's notification summary feature wrongly summarized its coverage of the UnitedHealth shooter, suggesting that the outlet reported that Luigi Mangione shot himself. Apple later said it would release an update to “further clarify when the text displayed is a summary provided by Apple Intelligence.”
