More buttons? Since I lost my power button on Pixel 5, I'm using it only with gestures: touch the fingerprint sensor to unlock, swipe down on home screen to lock it. I think a slider on the notification area can be used for volume up and down for a true buttonless experience something Steve Jobs would have loved.
iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
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#112"Powered by the faster, more efficient A18 Pro chip and built for Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are the most advanced iPhone models we’ve ever made," said Greg Joswiak
Was hoping for: "We peaked last year, this iPhone is slightly worse in all dimensions compared to last year."
Disappointed.
Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
#113i clipped the 5 mins on apple intelligence here for those interested https://x.com/swyx/status/1833231875537850659
notes:
- photos/album search now includes video understanding, which imo seems very good from the first 2 examples they showed. includes scroll to exact time of the moment you describe.
- Mail and Notifications will show summaries instead of str[:x]
- Siri now knows iPhone, becomes the ultimate manual on how to use the increasingly complicated iOS 18. and can read your texts (!) to suggest actions with Personal Context Understanding (also it will try to advertise apple tv shows to you... i'm SURE it will be totally objective and aligned to your preferences amirite)
- new iphone 16 camera control button is PRIME real estate - notice how OpenAI/ChatGPT is now next to Google search, and both are secondary clicks to Apple's visual search, which comes first
- camera adds events to calendar!
- "all done on device" and on cloud (though craig doesnt say that haha)
overall i think insanely good ideas on ai + phone integrations.
Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
#114Probably gonna upgrade from my iPhone 11 to a 16 Pro, seems like a good time to make the jump (also I'd need a battery replacement anyway and I rather spend that money on the new phone)
I was thinking the same for my 12 mini. Love the form factor but the battery life is just atrocious.
I've the 12 and it's bad but not atrocious just yet. Have been told the 13 mini is much better so I'll probably get one of them next.
Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
#115Smaller notch? Touch ID? Better battery life? Faster charging? Larger default storage? Nope, let's skip all that and spend most of the event talking about video recording. Is anyone here actually excited about the features they just announced? Or are people simply upgrading because they get the latest iPhone every year or two by default?
Many families hand devices down. It would be odd for a bachelor to buy every new device every year, but if older devices end up with kids or grandpa it makes perfect sense for the family to buy a new device every year.
Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
#116The more I watch, the sadder I get. It seems they've gone in the wrong direction. They have nothing to offer regular phone users, so they're targeting "creative professionals" with fancy features.
We’re at a point where regular users already have everything they need, from any model in the past few years.
As a regular user, I'd still like 10x optical zoom
Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
#117The thing I liked the most about this event was the beautiful places where the presenters were. Outlook on Golden Gate, Coit Tower, Palace of Fine Arts, De Young... loved that!
Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
#118> “Powered by the faster, more efficient A18 Pro chip and built for Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are the most advanced iPhone models we’ve ever made,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Thanks Greg, that's very helpful information.
As much as I can’t stand marketing phrases like “the most advanced we’ve ever made” or “the most powerful yet” — because it should go without saying that the newest thing you’re releasing is also the most of anything — the fact that companies keep using it suggests it actually works to market the thing.
Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
#119I don’t even click these anymore.
Re: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
#120> “Powered by the faster, more efficient A18 Pro chip and built for Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are the most advanced iPhone models we’ve ever made,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Thanks Greg, that's very helpful information.
Isn't "the most advanced iPhone ever made" a meme by now?