The mute button gets a welcome, no-brainer upgrade in iOS 18 and tvOS 18<div class="feat-image">
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</div><p>Not every piece of technology or feature needs upgrading over time. Some things work just fine the way they are, and any tweaking or “enhancements” will only make things worse.</p>
<p>I would have thought that a TV’s mute button was one such leave-it-alone feature. It’s simple, uncomplicated, and should stay that way. But Apple has changed my mind by introducing a no-brainer upgrade to the mute button in tvOS 18, iOS 18, and more: auto-subtitles.</p>
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The mute button gets a welcome, no-brainer upgrade in iOS 18 and tvOS 18