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 Peter — @ppetto most everywhere Charlie —[email protected], and "CyberchuckTX" in many places Chris — ChrisWesselmanPhotography.com (https://chriswesselmanphotography.com)| Bluesky and Flickr: @ChrisW47-az | Threads/Instagram: @chris.wesselman Bob — TMUG.com (http://tmug.com), ThinkBob.com (http://thinkbob.com),DangerousBobPhotography.com (http://dangerousbobphotography.com) Marty Jencius — @jencius on Bluesky and Mastodon | ThePodTalk.Net YouTube: youtube.com/@OldMacGang Website: ThePodTalk.Net Email: [email protected]