{"id":9910,"date":"2025-02-11T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/?p=9910"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:04:17","slug":"slap-and-flop-siri-ios-18-3-update-apple-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2025\/02\/11\/slap-and-flop-siri-ios-18-3-update-apple-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Slap and Flop &#8211; Siri, iOS 18.3 Update, Apple Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xwqi58VczQ4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s going on with Siri? iOS 18.3 update is out now, along with a fix to a zero-day flaw. You can buy iPhones on eBay with TikTok installed on them as TikTok is still not available for download on the App Store. 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