Overview
- On Friday, Bieber posted on X and Instagram that iMessage’s dictation and voice-note controls pause his music and sit too close to the send button, leading to accidental activations.
- He shared a screenshot highlighting the interface and wrote that the send button should not carry multiple functions in the same spot.
- Design and tech figures amplified the critique, including OpenAI’s head of product design, who publicly invited Bieber to a design review.
- Coverage notes this flare-up follows a week of Apple leadership changes, including John Giannandrea stepping down to an advisory role through 2026, Alan Dye departing to lead Meta’s Reality Labs creative studio, and announced retirements for Lisa Jackson and Kate Adams.
- Reporters tie the moment to broader competitive pressure from AI players such as OpenAI, with references to unconfirmed reports about potential hardware work involving Jony Ive.