Apple has completely redesigned the internals of the iPhone 14 to make it easier to repair. It is not at all visible from the outside, but this is a big deal. It’s the most significant design change to the iPhone in a long time. The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models still have the old architecture, so if you’re thinking about buying a new phone, and you want an iPhone that really lasts, you should keep reading.
Category: Apple
Federico’s iOS 16 Review⇢
I’ve had the pleasure of reading this over the weekend, and I think it’s my favorite of Viticci’s iOS reviews. Grab your iPad, find a comfy chair and enjoy.
Bonus Bonus Kbase Article of the Week: Use Emergency SOS via Satellite on Your iPhone 14⇢
Emergency SOS via satellite can help you connect with emergency services under exceptional circumstances when no other means of reaching emergency services are available. If you call or text emergency services and can’t connect because you’re outside the range of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage, your iPhone tries to connect you via satellite to the help that you need.
When you use a satellite connection, the experience is different than sending or receiving a message via cellular. In ideal conditions with a direct view of the sky and the horizon, a message might take 15 seconds to send, and over a minute to send under trees with light or medium foliage. If you’re under heavy foliage or surrounded by other obstructions, you might not be able to connect to a satellite. Connection times can also be impacted by your surroundings, the length of your message, and the status and availability of the satellite network.
On iCloud Shared Photo Library⇢
The One True John has taken iCloud Shared Photo Library out for a spin:
Having gone through the process of setting up an iCloud Shared Photo Library, I have to say I’m very impressed with how well the feature has been architected. So far, I’ve only added Jennifer and one of my sons to my iCloud Shared Photo Library, but the initial setup process didn’t take long, did a good job of explaining my options, and went smoothly, adding both of them to a library of 25,000 of my photos featuring our kids and extended families.
On macOS’ Malware Scanning⇢
In the last six months macOS malware protection has changed more than it did over the previous seven years. It has now gone fully pre-emptive, as active as many commercial anti-malware products, provided that your Mac is running Catalina or later. This article updates those I’ve previously written about Apple’s new tool in the war against malware, XProtect Remediator.
Lightning Turns 10⇢
Mitchell Clark, at The Verge:
In September 2012, Apple introduced the iPhone 5 — it was bigger, faster, and more powerful than its predecessor, but perhaps the most revolutionary change was how you charged it. Onstage to introduce the new phone, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller announced that the company was switching from the 30-pin connector that had been on every iPhone to date over to a small new port called Lightning. Lightning seemed to be everything its predecessor and competitors were not: reversible, compact, and robust. Schiller called it “a modern connector for the next decade.”
The Problem with a Piecemeal macOS Redesign
Going from the new System Settings to the ancient System Information — née System Profiler — is quite jarring on macOS Ventura:
Also, can we talk about why someone centered all the text and the button that ended the up in the footer of this new settings pane?
Also, also, when is the last time any Mac had anything appear in the “Parallel SCSI” section of System Information other than the default text:
Apple Announces September 7 Event
According to invites, some media will be in-person at the Steve Jobs Theatre.
And confirmed: In-person Apple iPhone event on Sept.7 in Cupertino. pic.twitter.com/jgNFifUxwJ
— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) August 24, 2022
Apple Confirms iPadOS 16 Delay⇢
It’s been rumored that Apple was going to delay the release of iPadOS 16. Today, that was confirmed to Brian Heater at TechCrunch:
Apple this morning is rolling out iPadOS 16.1 beta to enrolled developer devices. It’s a break from the standard release cadence, which has tied together the tablet operating system with its smartphone counterpart, iOS, since its first release in 2019.
In a comment to TechCrunch, the company notes, “This is an especially big year for iPadOS. As its own platform with features specifically designed for iPad, we have the flexibility to deliver iPadOS on its own schedule. This Fall, iPadOS will ship after iOS, as version 16.1 in a free software update.”
Apple Announces Self Service Repair for Select Mac Notebooks
Apple announced Self Service Repair will be available tomorrow for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks with the M1 family of chips, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store. Self Service Repair for iPhone launched earlier this year and the program will expand to additional countries — beginning in Europe — as well as additional Mac models later this year.
How Apple Builds Its macOS Apps⇢
WWDC 2019 had a major impact on the UI toolkit landscape: while the venerable AppKit APIs remained available, Apple removed the old Carbon APIs and introduced 2 brand new frameworks: Mac Catalyst and SwiftUI.
Apple sporadically mentioned some apps built with these new UI toolkits. In this article, I try to bring a better overview of Apple’s use of AppKit, Mac Catalyst and SwiftUI in the different versions of macOS, from macOS Mojave to macOS Ventura.
Inside AirPower⇢
Apple Demo and 91 Tech has an incredible video out, all about AirPower, Apple’s never-launched wireless charging mat.