All things : New iPad and iPad Pro released

[BenG]

iOS 16

• Dropped iPhone models: 6S, 6S Plus, SE (1st generation), 7, 7 Plus

• Lock Screen
  • Customise the backdrop, date, time, widgets
  • Switch between lock screens (like Apple Watch faces), which can also be switched automatically using Focus
  • Shuffle between photos for wallpaper
  • Track real-time progress using Live Activities, e.g. game score, Starbucks order
  • Redesigned notifications that roll in from the bottom
  • Now Playing controls expand to a full-screen view to display large album art
• Focus
  • Focus filters:
    • Draw boundaries for content you see on apps, e.g. hiding work emails in the Mail app when using Personal Focus
    • API available for third-party apps
  • Focus schedules: automatically turn on a Focus at a set time or location or while using a certain app
  • Select apps and people you want to receive notifications from by either allowing them or silencing them
• iCloud Shared Photo Library
  • Share a separate iCloud photo library with up to five other people
  • Contribute photos manually or use smart features, like a switch in Camera, automatic sharing using Bluetooth proximity
• Messages
  • Edit or unsend message for up to 15 minutes after sending it
  • Mark as unread
  • Recover recently deleted messages for up to 30 days after deleting them
• Mail
  • Get notified for missing recipients or attachments
  • Unsend email before it reaches recipient's inbox
  • Schedule an email
  • Sent email messages moved to the top of inbox for quick follow‑up
• Safari
  • Shared Tabs Group: Collaborators can add their own tabs and see the Tab Group update instantly
  • Web push notifications
• Passkeys
  • Replace passwords as sign-in method
  • Sign in to websites or apps on other devices, including non‑Apple devices, with your saved passkey by scanning the QR code with your iPhone or iPad and using Face ID or Touch ID to authenticate.
• Live Text
  • Supported in videos
  • Translate text directly
• Maps
  • Multi-stop routing
  • Add transit cards to Wallet, see low balances and top-up within the app
  • Shows cost of journey with transit fares
• Apple Pay and Wallet
  • Apple Pay Later: Split your purchase into four equal payments over six weeks
  • Key sharing
  • Share ID information in apps that require identity and age verification. Apps will only request information needed to complete the transaction, e.g. whether you're above 21 without knowing your age. You will be able to review this request, and your data will be shared only after authorizing with Face ID or Touch ID
• Home
  • Redesigned layout
  • Matter support for cross-platform smart devices
• Health
  • Create a list of medications you're currently taking. Quickly add by using the Camera to capture the medication label.
  • Reminder to take your medication based on your custom schedule
  • Log when you take your medication or simply via the reminder
  • Receive an alert if your new medication has a critical interaction with existing medications
• Fitness
  • Now available to all iPhone users, instead of just Apple Watch users
  • Estimates calories to contribute to Move goal based on steps, distance, and third‑party workouts, using iPhone motion sensors

• CarPlay
  • Expanded to all screens
  • More customisations
• Privacy
  • Safety Check: Helps people in domestic or intimate partner violence situations quickly reset the access they’ve granted to others. It also helps you manage which people and apps you’ve given access to.
  • Hidden and Recently Deleted albums are locked by default. Unlocked using Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode.
• Security
  • Unlock using Face ID in landscape mode for supported iPhone models
• Accessibility
  • Live Captions for audio, video, conversations, and FaceTime video calls

Edited June 6, 2022 by BenG

[BenG]

watchOS 9

• Dropped Apple Watch model: Series 3
• Workout
  • New metric views - turn the Digital Crown to cycle through the metrics displayed:
    • Activity rings
    • Heart Rate Zones - automatically calculated or set manually
    • Power
    • Elevation
    • Stride Length (running)
    • Ground Contact Time (running)
    • Vertical Oscillation (running)
    • Running Power (running)
  • Customise work and recovery intervals
  • Receive alerts for pace, heart rate, cadence, and power
  • For Outdoor Run or Cycle workouts, race against your last or best result and receive in-the-moment updates to help you get there
  • Multisport: automatically transition between swim, bike, and run
• Medications
  • See iOS 16 post
  • Receive reminders and log your medication
• Sleep Tracking
• AFib History
  • Track the time your heart shows signs of AFib
  • Identify lifestyle factors that may influence the amount of time you spend in AFib
  • Share data with your doctor
• Accessibility
  • Quick Actions, e.g. double-pinch to take a photo or start a workout
  • Apple Watch Mirroring: Stream your Apple Watch to your iPhone and fully control it using assistive features on iPhone like Switch Control and Voice Control
• Fitness+
  • Intensity Metrics: called out and appear on the screen. Intensities are Easy, Moderate, Hard, and All Out
  • AirPlay: See real-time personal metrics on compatible displays

[BenG]

macOS Ventura

• Mac models supported:
  • iMac (2017 and later)
  • ‌iMac‌ Pro
  • MacBook Air (2018 and later)
  • MacBook Pro (2017 and later)
  • Mac Pro (2019 and later)
  • Mac mini (2018 and later)
  • MacBook (2017 and later)
• Most iOS 16 features

• Stage Manager
  • Automatically organises open apps and windows
  • The current window users are working in is displayed prominently in the center, and other open windows appear on the left-hand side so they can quickly and easily switch between tasks
  • Users can also group windows together when working on specific tasks or projects that require different apps
• FaceTime
  • Handoff: start a FaceTime call on one Apple device and seamlessly transfer it to another Apple device nearby

• Continuity Camera
  • Use iPhone as a webcam, with the mac automatically recognising and using the camera on iPhone when it is nearby - without the need to wake or select it
  • Center Stage
  • Portrait mode
  • Studio Light: illuminates a user’s face while dimming the background
  • Desk View: simultaneously shows the user’s face and an overhead view of their desk, using the Ultra Wide camera on iPhone

[BenG]

iPadOS 16

• Dropped iPad models: iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4
• Most iOS 16 features, except new Lock Screen
• Memory swapping enabled (M1 iPad models only)
• Stage Manager (M1 iPad models only):
  • External display support: up to 6K resolution. View multiple apps on both your iPad and external display. Drag and drop files and apps between screens
• Weather app
• Freeform: Sketch and jot down notes with Apple Pencil on the canvas with collaborators

Edited June 6, 2022 by BenG

[Nightwing]

On 6/6/2022 at 2:49 PM, BenG said:

MacBook Air - Starting at $1199

• Colours: Midnight, Starlight, Space Grey or Silver
• Processor:
  • M2 with 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
  • M2 with 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
• Memory: 8GB, 16GB or 24GB
• Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
• Display: 13.6" Liquid Retina
• Connectivity:
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
  • MagSafe 3 port
  • 2 Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports
• Camera: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
• Power:
  • Battery life:
    • Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
    • Up to 15 hours wireless web
  • Power adapter: 30W (8-core GPU), 35W dual port (10-core GPU)
  • MagSafe 3-compatible (cable sold separately)
  • Fast charge available using 67W adapter - charges to 50% in 30 minutes

MacBook Pro - Starting at $1299

• Colours: Space Grey or Silver
• Processor: M2 with 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
• Memory: 8GB, 16GB or 24GB
• Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
• Display: 13.3" LED-backlit
• Connectivity:
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
  • 2 Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports
• Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
• Power:
  • Battery life:
    • Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
    • Up to 17 hours wireless web
  • Power adapter: 67W

Macbook Air starting at $1200?? Has that always been the typical price bc I remember the latest one was priced at like $900 or $1000

[BenG]

On 6/6/2022 at 11:18 PM, Nightwing said:

Macbook Air starting at $1200?? Has that always been the typical price bc I remember the latest one was priced at like $900 or $1000

The base (7-core GPU) M1 MacBook Air remains in the lineup at $999. The 8-core GPU M1 MacBook Air has been dropped. That was sold at $1099.

[BenG]

• M1 MacBook Air - 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage: $999
• M2 MacBook Air - 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage: $1199
• M2 MacBook Air/Pro - 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage: $1299
• M2 MacBook Air/Pro - 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB memory, 512GB storage: $1699
• M1 Pro MacBook Pro - 8-core CPU, 14-core GPU, 16GB memory, 512GB storage: $1999

[BenG]

Music Player on Lock Screen

[BenG]

"In macOS 13 and later on Mac computers with Apple silicon chips, the Virtualization framework supports Rosetta in ARM Linux virtual machines (VMs). Rosetta is a translation process that allows users to run apps that contain x86_64 instructions on Apple silicon. In macOS, this allows apps built for Intel-based Mac computers to run seamlessly on Apple silicon; Rosetta allows the same capability for Intel Linux apps in ARM Linux VMs."

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/running_intel_binaries_in_linux_vms_with_rosetta

HUGE!!

[BenG]

iPadOS 16 will come to iPad (5th generation), which is equipped with the A9 chip and 2GB memory.

Yet, iOS 16 won't be coming to the following iPhone models:

• iPhone 6s/6s Plus - A9 and 2GB memory
• iPhone SE (1st generation) - A9 and 2GB memory
• iPhone 7 - A10 and 2GB memory
• iPhone 7 Plus - A10 and 3GB memory

PLANNED OBSOLESCE RIGHT THERE

[BenG]

Apple was still selling the iPod Touch (7th generation) last month but it won't get iOS 16.

Apple is still selling the Apple Watch Series 3 but it won't get watchOS 9.

Major f*ck you to consumers tbh.

[admin Pronounshe/him]

On 6/6/2022 at 5:56 PM, BenG said:

iPadOS 16

• Dropped iPad models: iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4
• Most iOS 16 features, except new Lock Screen
• Memory swapping enabled (M1 iPad models only)
• Stage Manager (M1 iPad models only):
  • External display support: up to 6K resolution. View multiple apps on both your iPad and external display. Drag and drop files and apps between screens
• Weather app
• Freeform: Sketch and jot down notes with Apple Pencil on the canvas with collaborators

I will be sad for iPad Air 2 to finally be cut off. But I'm also ready to buy an M2 iPad Pro this year.

REALLY not sold on Stage Manager as the solution to iPad's woes tho. Excited to play with it.

[admin Pronounshe/him]

On 6/8/2022 at 9:09 AM, BenG said:

Apple was still selling the iPod Touch (7th generation) last month but it won't get iOS 16.

Apple is still selling the Apple Watch Series 3 but it won't get watchOS 9.

Major f*ck you to consumers tbh.

Yeah, this is bullish*t. I am surprised because I feel they would never do things like this before. The Series 3 should've been discontinued two years ago.

[BenG]

On 6/8/2022 at 3:45 PM, admin said:

Yeah, this is bullish*t. I am surprised because I feel they would never do things like this before. The Series 3 should've been discontinued two years ago.

They're so greedy. The SE should have been the entry-level model since last year, at least.

[BenG]

On 6/8/2022 at 3:44 PM, admin said:

I will be sad for iPad Air 2 to finally be cut off. But I'm also ready to buy an M2 iPad Pro this year.

REALLY not sold on Stage Manager as the solution to iPad's woes tho. Excited to play with it.

Stage Manager looks too complicated to me. You have the Dock at the bottom and also this at the side. So confusing.

[admin Pronounshe/him]

On 6/8/2022 at 10:52 AM, BenG said:

Stage Manager looks too complicated to me. You have the Dock at the bottom and also this at the side. So confusing.

Yeah, I feel the dock should be hidden by default. Esp on the iPad because there is such limited space. But maybe it works better in use, I dunno. I do think it'll be good for external displays, which are usually large enough that that's fine. IF I could use my iMac as an external display, everything would be peachy, but of course, no.

[BenG]

On 6/8/2022 at 4:09 PM, admin said:

Yeah, I feel the dock should be hidden by default. Esp on the iPad because there is such limited space. But maybe it works better in use, I dunno. I do think it'll be good for external displays, which are usually large enough that that's fine. IF I could use my iMac as an external display, everything would be peachy, but of course, no.

A shame the external display feature is only available on M1 iPad models.

[admin Pronounshe/him]

On 6/8/2022 at 11:12 AM, BenG said:

A shame the external display feature is only available on M1 iPad models.

Yeah, I honestly can't believe it. They previous two pro models are only marginally less powerful. Just nonsense.

[BenG]

On 6/8/2022 at 4:14 PM, admin said:

Yeah, I honestly can't believe it. They previous two pro models are only marginally less powerful. Just nonsense.

Worst products in terms of value:

• Apple Watch Series 3
• iPod Touch (7th generation)
• 16-inch MacBook Pro (2019)
• iPad Pro (2020)

[admin Pronounshe/him]

On 6/8/2022 at 11:09 AM, admin said:

Yeah, I feel the dock should be hidden by default. Esp on the iPad because there is such limited space. But maybe it works better in use, I dunno. I do think it'll be good for external displays, which are usually large enough that that's fine. IF I could use my iMac as an external display, everything would be peachy, but of course, no.

Apparently both can be turned off! This is huge actually.