Looking back at the week of news and headlines from Cupertino, this week’s Apple Loop includes the latest iPhone leaks, Apple’s new iOS plans, every software update before WWDC, the combined truth history of Apple, Europe’s browser woes, and Apple’s foldable iPhone plans.
Apple Loop is here to remind you of some of the many, many discussions that have taken place around Apple over the past seven days (and you can check out my weekly summary of Android news here on Forbes).
Why Apple iPhone to USB-C?
Following reports last week about Apple’s possible distance from the Lightning port on the iPhone, more main points have been revealed that not only affirm, but also recommend a key explanation for the change:
“. . . Apple’s resolution is driven by upcoming tweaks to EU legislation that would require all phone makers to adopt USB-C.
(Forbes).
iPhone 14 in conditions of major changes
The USB-C update is expected in 2023, but it looks like the major tweaks are being scaled back before that. With iOS 16 beta set to launch at WWDC next month (along with macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS), let’s take a look at the tweaks Apple is making across the ecosystem:
“In his latest Power On newsletter, [Mark Gurman] shows that iOS 16, Apple’s next generation of iOS, which will launch alongside the company’s iPhone 14 line of smartphones, comprises ‘major system-wide tweaks. ‘Gurman claims those come with a variety of “new Apple apps,” as well as, interestingly, “new tactics for interacting” with the operating system.
(Power in Forbes).
Latest versions of Apple’s formula for this cycle
Ahead of WWDC and the release of upcoming versions of Apple’s operating formulas, Tim Cook and his team made the last notable adjustments to the operating formula platforms and closed the eBook on some key features.
“These are almost in fact the most recent updates ahead of the company’s annual developer conference, which will begin on June 6. Among other things, Apple will announce iOS and iPadOS 16, macOS thirteen and watchOS nine at the conference, but those updates may not arrive until later this year. “
(Ars Technica).
For many the question is whether to update or wait for insects to manifest, especially on iPhones. It turns out that everything is going well for this update:
“For everyone else, the first 24 hours are promising. While I’ve noticed remote reports of updates on poor network reception, messy screen activation calls, and lack of FaceTime notifications, so far there hasn’t been a push around the latter. Reddit and Apple’s support communities are also silent. “
(To be)
It’s also a task to note that one of the key features featured at WWDC 2021 for MacOS, Universal Control, nevertheless came out of beta and earned a “full version” label on the macOS update. Just in time for the new WWDC 2022 Features:
“Announced last year at Apple’s 2021 Global Developers Conference, Universal Control allows Mac owners to use another Mac or iPad as a secondary device. With the device screens next to others, you can gently drag the slider to the screen of your MacBook for iPad to make some paintings, and then move it again. . . dragging and dropping files if desired.
(Forbes).
The first steps combined reality.
Apple continues to work on a combined reality headset, with reports that a first internal presentation took place this week. Speaking to various sources, Wayne Ma of The News did a history of the system to date:
“The prototypes weren’t exactly the brilliant products the company is known for. Many were assembled from prefabricated parts and ran on Microsoft’s Windows operating system, software that Apple helps keep at a distance. Several were HTC Vives manipulated by a jury, one of the few VR headsets commercially available at the time. At least one was so heavy that it had to be suspended through a small crane so Apple board members could wear it without straining their necks, the two said.
(The Information, 9to5 Mac).
Problems with the iOS browser engine in Europe
Apple is racking up mentions in the EU Digital Markets Act. This time, it’s the domain of the Safari browser engine and the command that any iOS browser will have to use Apple’s underlying software. This reduces the festival and selection in the market:
“The registry won a copy of the unpublished amendments to the proposed law, and among the changes to the draft agreement is the particular popularity of ‘web browsing engines’ as a service that deserves to be protected from the limitations imposed by anti-competitive gatekeepers. .
“Apple calls on competing mobile browsers distributed on the iOS App Store to use their own WebKit rendering engine, which is the foundation of their Safari browser. The result is that Chrome, Edge, and Firefox on iOS are all, more or less, Safari. “
(The record).
And finally. . .
As with any new generation in the smartphone space, Apple will be a festival of a few years (and will most likely present a fancy call for the same function). With Android devices, all intended for foldable phones, what is Apple going to do?? A curious option is being discussed, and that is to offer a demonstration of ultra-low consumption electronic ink on the outside of a folded iPhone:
“The selection of e-ink would be an attractive departure from the direction of Android’s foldable market. For example, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold has a 6. 2-inch AMOLED canopy display, which makes the device look almost like a phone in closed mode. the user can extend the device to reveal the 7. 6-inch flexible main screen inside. An electronic ink display would not be suitable for this design.
(Mac 9 to 5).
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