Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Lag Issues Run Deep Down to the Core of Apple Intelligence

People that have bought the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are experiencing issues with the performance of Siri and the iOS 16 operating system, saying that it is "lagging." Some users have weighed in on the Apple Community forum about problems they are experiencing.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Siri Becomes 'Deeply Integrated' into Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple shared from its website how integrated Siri is with its latest models on its website that with the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max:

"Siri becomes more deeply integrated into the system experience and gets a brand-new design with an elegant glowing light that wraps around the edge of the screen when active. With richer language-understanding capabilities, communicating with Siri is more natural and flexible. Siri follows along when users stumble over their words, and maintains context from one request to the next. Users can type to Siri at any time, and switch fluidly between text and voice as they accelerate everyday tasks. Siri also now has extensive product knowledge to answer thousands of questions about features on iPhone and other Apple devices."

Is Apple Intelligence Slowing Down the iPhone 16 Pro Max?

Apple promotes Apple Intelligence on the new iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max as being something fancy that delivers speed based on their description below.

 Apple shared from its website the following about Apple Intelligence:

"Apple Intelligence on the iPhone 16 lineup harnesses the power of Apple silicon and Apple-built generative models to understand and create language and images, take action across apps, and draw from personal context to simplify and accelerate everyday tasks. Apple Intelligence maintains the privacy and security of user data with Private Cloud Compute. This groundbreaking approach provides the ability to flex and scale computational capacity between on-device processing and larger, server-based models that run on dedicated Apple silicon servers — an extraordinary step forward for privacy in artificial intelligence. Apple Intelligence will be available as a free software update, with the first set of features rolling out next month in U.S. English for most regions around the world."

Apple Intelligence on the new iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max may not deliver the speed until some of the bugs are worked out of the software. Some iPhone owners are experiencing the opposite of what Apple is describing. Keep reading to see what some people are experiencing lag with slow processing speed.

Why is Apple Intelligence Lagging for iPhone 16 Pro Max? 

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max users have been disappointed with the performance of their new phones.

Antoni_k posted a message on the Apple Community website about issues he is having with his new iPhone 16 Pro Max.

He wrote: 

"I recently bought an iPhone 16 Pro Max and it is almost impossible to use. When I want to take a picture the phone constantly goes back to lock or appears a circle of death. In addition, when I want to search for something that starts with the letter "s" in "Siri suggestion" my iPhone but not only because my iPad also starts to lag. IOS 16 is currently impossible to use smoothly and effectively. Should I do something about my iPhone cameras or wait for the next update?"

Another iPhone 16 Pro Max user 'chrisbettura' posted on the community forum how disappointed he is with the iPhone 16 Pro Max with this response:

"AMEN! My iPhone 14 Pro was way faster, Siri dictation is so dang slow. I’m losing my mind. I feel like I’ve been warped back to the iPhone 3G.!! All that money for a phone that’s slower and lags worse than models that came out 15 years ago, are you kidding me? This is what I was waiting for. Shame on you, Apple., also not cool to play tricks on everybody regarding Apple Intelligence, knowing that it was not available, but to to the phone as the key reason to go out and buy one.

I have owned every single iPhone since the very first one and have been a loyal Apple owner for all products since it’s inception, if that age is me, oh well, but I’m very disappointed in the performance of this phone!!!"

What do you think? Do you own an iPhone 16 Max Pro? Are you experiencing any of these issues?

If so, please share your experience in the comments.

Samuel L. Jackson Discussing Pulp Fiction with GQ Magazine

Hollywood celebrity Samuel L. Jackson sat down with GQ to discuss some of his past roles and shares that he would now rather choose to play a blockbuster Marvel role than try to "handpick" roles in the hunt to try to win an Oscar.

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson: "Who, who watches this?"

GQ Magazine: "So it goes on our YouTube channel and also on GQ.com. It's got pretty big viewership, I feel like your episode is gonna be a particularly special episode...millions of viewers."

Samuel L. Jackson: "And they got 40 minutes worth of [expletive] to say?"

Samuel L. Jackson and his Role in Pulp Fiction

First they spoke about his role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction.

Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender

Samuel L. Jackson: "I had auditioned for Reservoir Dogs and didn't get it, cause I auditioned with Quentin [Tarantino] and Lawrence Bender and they were horrible so I saw him at Sundance [movie festival] at the first screening of Reservoir Dogs and he said, 'How'd you like the guy that got your part?' so he remembered me. I was like, 'You remembered me?' [Tarantino said], 'Yes, yes, I'm writing something, I'll send it, you'll get it.' I did get the script like 2 weeks later and it came in a little brown bag with some gangsters on the front of it and it said, 'If you show this to anybody, I will find you and kill you.' So...and I read it, I was like [expletive]. Really? I couldn't believe it, so I flipped it over and read it again immediately. Okay, if they shoot this movie, and let it be what it is right here on the page, it's going to be awesome...but we didn't shoot exactly what was on the page, but we still got through it."

Samuel L. Jackson: "If I want to change something, I'll write it and show it to him and he'll either okay it or say, 'No.' I've been allowed to change things but I don't do it in front of other people. In Pulp Fiction, in the original script, in the diner when Tim first comes over and he asks about the briefcase, he opens it up, and when he opens it up, I shoot Honey Bunny off the bar, and then I shoot his ass, and kill him. They do a cut, and then I open my eyes and that's what I would have done before I got the vision in the house and I don't kill anybody and he's still standing there, so that's not there."

Samuel L. Jackson: "I mean, there are people who do their whole careers and nobody remembers anything. A lot of things I saw in movies, people still say to me, so I don't know if it's me, if its the writing. My favorite line from Pulp Fiction is: 'What country are you from? What language do they speak in what?'"

You can see the interview on YouTube below:

104.3 MYFM What's That Noise? Contest Sound Guesses 'The Unsanctioned List' for Fall 2024

104.3 MYfm What's That Noise Contest & Unsanctioned List 2024 

104.3 MYFM 'What's That Noise' Contest Returned in 2024

Congratulations! You have found the secret Unsanctioned List that Valentine is always talking about on the show. All past guesses are listed below by day to help you win the cash prize. 

Bookmark this website so you can come back daily. 😉

Scroll down to see the list of incorrect guesses so far.

104.3 MYfm What's That Noise? contest 2024

If you listen every day to 104.3 MYfm radio station, you should participate in the What's That Noise contest to win the cash prize. 

There are four ways you can listen:

You can listen to MYFM live on the radio, using the iheart radio app, from a smart speaker, or stream it live from the website.

Call In and Win Cash!

Be the 20th caller at the following times and you can get a chance to guess the noise: 

Monday-Friday Pacific time at 7:25 AM, 8:25 AM, 9:25 AM, 11:25 AM, 1:25 PM, 3:25 PM, 5:25 PM. If your call gets through, you have a chance to guess the noise. Listen to the noise when they play it, or on the website address below to hear it.

What's That Noise Contest Contact info.

Phone Number: 866-544-6936

Contest Website:

https://1043myfm.iheart.com/content/2024-08-29-1043myfms-whats-that-noise-fall-2024/

Tips for Calling In:

Based on the comments received so far, the best advice is that when you call, if you get a busy signal, then you want to hang up and try dialing in again. When you get through, it will actually ring. 

If you are caller 1-19, you will likely not talk to an actual person, but you will get a ring, and then the line will hang up on you. If you are caller #20, then someone will answer the phone and congratulate you for being caller #20.

Get a few seconds head start: Another pro tip came from a caller in the morning. She was Live on the Air with Valentine and said she listens to 104.3 MYfm on the iHeartradio app on her smartphone and says that the app is a few seconds ahead of the FM radio station and she said it gives her a head start on everyone else.

If you are at home and using a smart device (i.e. Amazon Echo), say: "Alexa, play iHeartradio station KBIG" and Alexa should respond, "Getting your one Thousand forty-three MyFM station from iHeartradio." 

104.3 MYFM's What's That Noise Contest for Fall 2024, List of Incorrect Guesses a.k.a. 'The Unsanctioned List' is Below 👇

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Sound #1 in September 2024

First Clue: Bounce

Second Clue: Scented

Congratulations to Ann from San Gabriel for winning $38,900 for correctly guessing dryer sheet.

The What's That Noise Contest started back on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024!

Noise Guesses for Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024

Note: The cash prize started at $1,000 and increases by $100 with each subsequent incorrect guess.

• Ripping a piece off the paper towel roll, prize up to $1,100
• Opening an envelope - prize up to $1,200
• Waxing hair - prize up to $1,300
• Opening a box of Tic Tac's breath mints - prize up to $1,400
• A paper cutter - prize up to $1,500
• Velcro - prize up to $1,600
• Shoveling dirt - prize up to $1,700

Noise Guesses for Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $1,700 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Windbreaker drawstring - prize up to $1,800
• Paper cutting machine - prize up to $1,900
• Zipping up a backpack - prize up to $2,000
• Tissue - prize up to $2,100
• Sharpening a knife - prize up to $2,200
• Pulling masking tape - prize up to $2,300
• Air can duster - prize up to $2,400

Noise Guesses for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $2,400 and increases by $1,000 with each incorrect guess. It's Thousand Dollar Thursday!

• Opening a sugar packet - prize up to $3,400
• Pushing a straw through a plastic lid - prize up to $4,400
• Peeling a banana - prize up to $5,400
• Using a peeler to peel fruits & vegetables - prize up to $6,400
• Ripping tape off of a box - prize up to $7,400
• Releasing steam from an Instapot - prize up to $8,400
• Tearing off parchment paper - prize up to $9,400

Noise Guesses for Friday, Sept. 6, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $9,400 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Cutting into a coconut 🥥 - prize up to $9,500
• A money counter - prize up to $9,600
• A nail file or Emory board - prize up to $9,700
• Ripping open a piece of mail - prize up to $9,800
• Biting into a carrot 🥕 - prize up to $9,900
• Paper cutter - prize up to $10,000
• Cutting an apple 🍎 - prize up to $10,100

Noise Guesses for Monday, Sept. 9, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $10,100 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Ripping cardboard - prize up to $10,200
• Opening a bandaid - prize up to $10,300
• Foaming soap dispenser - prize up to $10,400
• Biting an apple 🍎 - prize up to $10,500
• Opening a soda can - prize up to $10,600
• Ziploc bag - prize up to $10,700
• Spreading something on toast - prize up to $10,800

Noise Guesses for Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $10,800 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Shuffling a deck of cards - prize up to $10,900
• Licking an ice cream cone 🍦 or frozen treat - prize up to $11,000
• Peeling an onion 🧅 - prize up to $11,100
• Peeling a post it note - prize up to $11,200
• Starting a car 🚗 - prize up to $11,300
• An electric stapler - prize up to $11,400
• Zipping up a backpack 🎒 - prize up to $11,500

Noise Guesses for Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $11,500 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Closing a drawer - prize up to $11,600
• Wooden sliding cabinet - prize up to $11,700
• Wiping down a desk - prize up to $11,800
• Sharpening a pencil - prize up to $11,900
• Box cutter - prize up to $12,000
• Ripping tape off of a box - prize up to $12,100
• Peeling an orange 🍊 - prize up to $12,200

Noise Guesses for Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $12,200 and increases by $1,000 with each incorrect guess. It's Thousand Dollar Thursday!

• Ice skates hitting the ice - prize up to $13,200
• Spraying whipped cream - prize up to $14,200
• Opening a metal ladder - prize up to $15,200
• Pulling apart Velcro - prize up to $16,200
• Carving a pumpkin - prize up to $17,200
• Retractable lanyard - prize up to $18,200
• Cutting paper with a paper cutter - $19,200

Noise Guesses for Friday, Sept. 13, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $19,200 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Changing a baby diaper - prize up to $19,300
• Hole punching paper - prize up to $19,400
• Writing on a piece of paper - prize up to $19,500
• Rotary cutter - prize up to $19,600
• Grabbing or moving a chair - prize up to $19,700
• Cardboard getting cut by a box cutter - prize up to $19,800
• Lint roller - prize up to $19,900

Noise Guesses for Monday, Sept. 16, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $19,900 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Pencil sharpener - prize up to $20,000
• Scissors cutting - prize up to $20,100
• Letter opener tearing open an envelope - prize up to $20,200
• Releasing the air from a balloon or tire - prize up to $20,300
• Ripping tape off of cardboard box - prize up to $20,400
• Sipping or slurping on a straw - prize up to $20,500
• Spreading butter on toast with a knife - prize up to $20,600

Noise Guesses for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $20,600 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Biting into a KitKat bar - prize up to $20,700
• Pulling a Clorox wipe out of the container - prize up to $20,800
• Moving a computer mouse quickly - prize up to $20,900
• A locker - prize up to $21,000
• Blowing into a cartridge or something to get out the dirt - prize up to $21,100
• Putting a straw into a cup of ice 🧊 - prize up to $21,200
• Ripping cardboard - prize up to $21,300

Noise Guesses for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $21,300 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess. 

Valentine reminded listeners that the noise is typically not mechanical, but rather it is something created by some human action. No official hints have been given yet but Valentine might have given a hidden clue when he told the guesser at the 9:25 a.m. hour, "Go with your gut." (If you think you've heard a tip on the air, please share it in the comments)

• Letting air out of a balloon 🎈 - prize up to $21,400
• Slurping noodles - prize up to $21,500
• A toaster - prize up to $21,600
• Tearing off a bandaid - prize up to $21,700
• Ripping paper from a notebook - prize up to $21,800
• Playing cards - prize up to $21,900
• Shoveling - prize up to $22,000

Noise Guesses for Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $22,000 and increases by $1,000 with each incorrect guess. It's Thousand Dollar Thursday! That means the cash prize will grow fast.

• Eyeglasses or sunglasses opening or closing - prize up to $23,000
• Scraping with a fingernail - prize up to $24,000
• Making a ribbon curl with scissors ✂️ - prize up to $25,000
• Straw through lid of cup - prize up to $26,000
• Swiping a credit card for a charge - prize up to $27,000
• Cutting vegetables or fruits - prize up to $28,000
• Moving curtains - prize up to $29,000

Noise Guesses for Friday, Sept. 20, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $29,000 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Using chalk - prize up to $29,100
• Grilling on a BBQ grill - prize up to $29,200
• Lacing a shoe - prize up to $29,300
• Cutting or tearing construction paper - prize up to $29,400
• Opening a sliding window - prize up to $29,500
• Combing hair with a brush - prize up to $29,600
• Zipper from a backpack - prize up to $29,700

Noise Guesses for Monday, Sept. 23, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $29,700 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Classroom screen projector - prize up to $29,800
• A piggy bank being turned upside down - prize up to $29,900
• Flipping the pages of a book - prize up to $30,000
• Cutting a block of ice 🧊 - prize up to $30,100
• A folding fan 🪭 - prize up to $30,200
• Lighting a match - prize up to $30,300
• Ripping up flooring or tearing out carpet - prize up to $30,400

Noise Guesses for Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $30,400 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Pulling money out of a wallet - prize up to $30,500
• Pulling up or down a projector screen - prize up to $30,600
• Pulling a tissue out of a box - prize up to $30,700
• A foot sliding on gravel - prize up to $30,800
• Folding or creasing paper - prize up to $30,900
• Sweeping a broom 🧹 - prize up to $31,000
• A Cheeto - prize up to $31,100

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If you would like to share a correction or update to the unsanctioned list, text to (818) 278-4169 or you can leave a public comment below.

Noise Guesses for Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $31,100 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess. 

• Ripping tape off of a box - prize up to $31,200
• Sliding a tray at a cafeteria - prize up to $31,300
• A straw coming out of a juice box or juice pouch - prize up to $31,400
• Ice skates ⛸️ on ice - prize up to $31,500
• Putting a key into a lock 🔐 - prize up to $31,600
• A salad spinner 🥗 - prize up to $31,700
• Using sandpaper - prize up to $31,800

Tomorrow is Thousand Dollar Thursday! 

We have heard Valentine say multiple times on the air, "Go with your gut!" We think this could be a hidden clue (also see comments from listeners below the post). No official hints have been given out, but he keeps saying this phrase to callers.

If you would to share a correction or update, text comments to (818) 278-4169 or you can leave a public comment below.

Noise Guesses for Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $31,800 and increases by $1,000 with each incorrect guess. It's Thousand Dollar Thursday! That means the cash prize will grow fast.

• Money counting machine - prize up to $32,800
• Ripping a tag off of a T-shirt 👕 - prize up to $33,800
• A rotating door - prize up to $34,800
• Tearing toilet paper off of the roll - prize up to $35,800
• A paper cutter cutting paper - prize up to $36,800
• Counting money in a money counter machine - prize up to $37,800
• Pulling paper towel from the dispenser - prize up to $38,800

The first clue was given at 5:25 p.m. hour on 9/26/24.

First Clue given at 5:25 p.m. hour: Bounce

If you would like a response to your message, text comments to (818) 278-4169 or you can leave a public comment below.

Noise Guesses for Friday, Sept. 27, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $38,800 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

• Tennis ball pulled from Velcro - prize up to $38,900
• Ann guessed dryer sheet and won $38,900 at 8:25 a.m. hour!
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The second clue was given at 7:25 a.m. hour on 9/27/24 and more clues will be revealed every hour until the sound is correctly guessed.

Second Clue given: Scented

If you would like a response to your message, text comments to (818) 278-4169 or you can leave a public comment below.

What's That Noise Winning Guesses in Previous Years

If you would like to get an idea of what sounds have been in previous years, here are examples of past sounds.

Early 2017: 

Sound #1 - An adjustable office chair

Sound #2 - Closing a laptop computer

Sound #3 - Umbrella

Sound #4 - Fidget spinner

Sound #5 - Flip flops

Sound #6 - Opening a bottle of medicine

Sound #7 - Dropping a ball

Early 2018: 

Sound #1 - Blinds

Sound #2 - A dryer lint trap

Sound #3 - Light switch

Late 2018: 

Sound #1 - Opening a can

Sound #2 - Opening a paper bag

Sound #3 - Rolling a garage can down a drive-way

Summer 2019: 

Sound #1 - Pulling open the plastic part of a snapback baseball hat

Sound #2 - An inner sleeve of an album inside an album cover

Sound #3 - Spaghetti breaking in half

Sound #4 - A dog tapping its feet on the floor

Summer 2020: 

Sound #1 - Cereal being poured into a bowl

Sound #2 - Ironing board

Sound #3 - Bag of chips

Fall 2020: 

Sound #1 - Cleaning wipes

Sound #2 - Putting a kid's straw into a juice box

Summer 2021: 

Sound #1 - Rolling or pulling a suitcase

Sound #2 - Garage door clicker

Sound #3 - Pool noodle

Fall 2021: 

Sound #1 - Putting on a sock

Sound #2 - Deodorant

Sound #3 - Orange

Sound #3 - Candy

Spring 2022: 

Sound #1 - Paper towel 

Sound #2 - Spreading butter on toast 

Sound #3 - Pillow

Sound #4 - Opening and closing a Ziploc bag

Sound #5 - Eraser

Fall 2023: 

Sound #1 - Putting in or taking out batteries

Sound #2 - Someone taking a bite of watermelon

Sound #3 - Popping a champagne bottle

Sound #4 - Hoodie

Fall 2024: 

Sound #1 - Dryer sheet

Sound #2 in September 2024

In case there is a Sound #2, this is reserved for those details.

Noise Guesses for Friday, Sept. 27, 2024:

Note: The cash prize started at $1,000 and increases by $100 with each incorrect guess.

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If you would like a response to your message, text comments to (818) 278-4169 or you can leave a public comment below.

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The Unsanctioned List The What's That Noise incorrect guess lists (the "Unsanctioned List") for 2024 will be updated regularly, so check back daily.  Z.Love's Entertainment Blog is #1 for What's That Noise Keep listening to 104.3 MYfm Los Angeles radio station Live or on iHeart radio daily. 104.3 MYfm Los Angeles radio station call sign is KBIG and serves the Greater Los Angeles area. Disclaimer: This blog is not affiliated with or paid by 104.3 MYfm. All content is to encourage listeners to play the "What's That Noise?" contest. Listen to 104.3 MYfm Live or on #iHeartradio and visit their website for official contest rules. Play 104.3 MYfm What's That Noise? Responsibly. Pull over and safely call in. Tell me about your Experience: If you have successfully called in and guessed a noise for this contest in the past, please share your experience in the comments section. (i.e. Did you sit through a busy signal, or did you get through on your first try?) Other radio stations play secret sounds, but 104.3 MYfm runs the original What's That Noise contest with the best cash prize with the jackpot increasing by $1,000 with incorrect guesses on 'Thousand Dollar Thursdays' during the Valentine in the Morning radio show.

Ostrich Wanders in Traffic After Escaping Faulty Trailer in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

An ostrich was seen in the middle of South Louise Avenue on Friday, 27 August 2024 after it escaped from a trailer with a "faulty door." The owner and bystanders worked together to get the large bird out of the middle of the road and back to its trailer.

Ostrich in traffic; created by Dall-E 3

Ostrich Wandering in Sioux Falls Traffic

When an ostrich wanders around in the middle of traffic, people notice.

This was the case on Friday when motorists called the Sioux Falls police about an ostrich moving around on a busy four-lane road in the city. That road was South Louise Avenue and it was heading south in front of Coffea Roasterie. This story was reported in the Argus Leader.

Sioux Falls Animal Control did confirm that the ostrich escaped from a trailer that had a "faulty door," according to the owner of the animal.

Sioux Falls Animal Control officer Thomas Rhoades said, "The ostrich suffered no injuries, appeared just fine by us and was back with its owner before we had to take over."

The ostrich owner was able to capture his bird, and get it safely back into the trailer without a problem.

CBS Chicago posted a video on YouTube from the event, which can be seen below.

Ostrich Recorded in Sioux Falls Traffic (YouTube Video)

The video was taken by Beverly Froslie Johnson and people can be seen trying to get the bird's attention by holding a plastic bag with food near its face to try and coax it out of the street.