Ring, Ring: Use it as a Phone

The Old Mac Gang goes back to basics with the iPhone's most overlooked app — the Phone app itself — covering iOS 26's unified Calls list, Call Screening, Wi‑Fi Calling, and built-in call recording.

Mac Studio Gets Update to M5Max and M5 Ultra (AppleInsider)

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/mac-studio-gets-update-to-m5-max-and-m5-ultra

New Mac Studio M5 Max and M5Ultra: Everything You Need to Know (Macworld)

https://www.macworld.com/article/2973459/2026-mac-studio-m5-release-date-specs-price-rumors.html

Apple Unveils New Mac Miniand Mac Studio With Updated Chips (Forbes Vetted)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2026/08/25/apple-unveils-new-mac-mini-and-mac-studio-with-updated-chips/

Make a call on iPhone (AppleSupport)

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/make-a-call-iph3c993cbc/ios

Ten Useful New Features iniOS 26's Phone App (Austin MacWorks)

https://austinmacworks.com/ten-useful-new-features-in-ios-26s-phone-app/

Set up Voicemail on iPhone(Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-up-voicemail-iph3c99490e/ios

Screen and block calls oniPhone (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/screen-and-block-calls-iphe4b3f7823/ios

Manage unknown callers oniPhone (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/111106

iOS 26's new Phone app won meover with two excellent features (9to5Mac)

https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/01/ios-26s-new-phone-app-won-me-over-with-two-excellent-features/

Make a call with Wi‑FiCalling (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/108066

Make and receive phone callson Mac, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102405

How to record and transcribea call on iPhone (Apple Support)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121583

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