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Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

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Re: Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

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Post by esturk »

HatchedLake721 wrote: post #45
esturk wrote: post #36

Does anyone else have the hardware issue where the iPhone can't output audio if it is tethered to the monitor (w/o speakers) via the lightning cable? AFAIK, the only app that works in this configuration is Facetime. For all other apps such as AppleTV, Apple Music, youtube, zoom, etc. the iPhone doesn't output audio at all. I hope this bug gets fixed in the new iPhones.

Go to Control Centre, there's a button at the top right to select audio output device. https://support.switcherstudio.com/en/articles/5009024-check...

I know you can output the audio to 'other' devices, but I only want to output it from the iPhone or iPad. Strangely, in the link above, we can see there being an iPhone option but I don't see that as of the latest iOS. Is this feature in the unreleased iOS 16?

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Post by smcleod »

belligeront wrote: post #40

People who travel frequently, does the lack of physical SIM card concern you? I'm not sure how widespread eSIMs across countries.

Not for me no, I welcomed eSIM and not having to swap physical SIMs has made travelling around the pacific a little easier.

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Post by spuz »

bryceacc wrote: post #150
spuz wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really hope they still allow you to use it even if you haven't paid the subscription. It's a tool for emergencies so by definition you need it only when you don't expect to need it. It would be a shame to lock people out from something that could have saved their life just because they haven't paid the $x.99 per year service. In theory they could always back-charge users who are not subscribed but even then that co…

would be nice, but garmin inReach is very specific in their wording to make sure you know that if you don't have an active subscription, your SOS call will NOT work. Subscription is the standard now so doubt apple would do differently. I was genuinely surprised by the 2 years free though. Garmin inReach mini is a $350 device with 0 free function out of the box without the subscription

I think it's more justifiable to require a prepaid subscription for a dedicated safety device. The difference with a phone is that you're much more likely to have it on you even when you haven't paid for the satellite feature. On the other hand, if you haven't paid your Garmin subscription, you wouldn't take your beacon with you. The iPhone would be great for situations that you don't anticipate such as a breakdown. It seems cruel not to help people in those types of situations just because of a small fee.

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Post by gregsadetsky »

kylehotchkiss wrote: post #37
yreg wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And sadly North America only.

There’s a handful of countries where you’ll be arrested if caught with a satellite communications device so keeping it NA only is probably just as much apple trying to not present this as trying to force the feature on the world (yet)

Wow. I didn't know this. Makes (tragic) sense from a censorship perspective, obviously.

https://blog.telestial.com/2017/11/countries-where-satellite...

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Post by mbrndtgn »

wilsonnb3 wrote: post #42
bamboozled wrote: post #10

What are the benefits over iPhone 13 for people outside the US who can’t use the satellite feature ? Think I’ll just get a 13 on sale

The 14 has the higher binned A15 processor from the 13 Pro, which may mean that it has 6 gigs of RAM like the 13 pro rather than 4 gigs like the 13. Plus it comes in purple.

I would wait until it's actually confirmed that it has 6 GB of RAM. There is also an A15 in the iPad mini 6 which is based on the A15 in the 13 Pro, but with only 4 GB RAM. If this is the case a discounted 13 Pro could actually be the better option (also because of the 120 Hz screen).

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Post by Workaccount2 »

bryceacc wrote: post #150
spuz wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really hope they still allow you to use it even if you haven't paid the subscription. It's a tool for emergencies so by definition you need it only when you don't expect to need it. It would be a shame to lock people out from something that could have saved their life just because they haven't paid the $x.99 per year service. In theory they could always back-charge users who are not subscribed but even then that co…

would be nice, but garmin inReach is very specific in their wording to make sure you know that if you don't have an active subscription, your SOS call will NOT work. Subscription is the standard now so doubt apple would do differently. I was genuinely surprised by the 2 years free though. Garmin inReach mini is a $350 device with 0 free function out of the box without the subscription

There are devices however that offer free satellite help signals. No data or anything, just press the button and it will send your coordinates to a (government funded) emergency dispatch who will automatically send rescue.

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Post by shp0ngle »

belligeront wrote: post #40

People who travel frequently, does the lack of physical SIM card concern you? I'm not sure how widespread eSIMs across countries.

yes

Sure you can often get esims “sorted out”, but… why? What’s the upside? Having the physical one “just works”, and you can swap them or put them to different phone or whatever. No need to “download app” or do some registration dance.

Seems like just another vendor lock-in?

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Post by tomduncalf »

jcfrei wrote: post #57

What bugs me most about Pro vs non-Pro models is that they don't enable you to take macro shots on the non-Pro models. Even my old Samsung s8 could do those - yet on lots of newer phones (iphone and android) macro shots are for some reason not possible on the cheaper versions. I'm pretty sure that's not because it requires expensive camera features but because it serves as a way to segregate the market.

The iPhone macro uses the ultra wide angle lens which has huge depth of field and can focus really close, so can get very close to objects. Without the ultra wide angle lens you can’t take what most would define as macro photos.

You can still take photos as close as the camera can focus otherwise on other models, I suspect your S8 is doing this but the macro mode locks it to minimum focal length. Macro mode (or anything focal) isn’t something explicitly exposed in the iOS camera app so it would actually be weird to have it there - you take macro photos with the Pro by just moving the phone really close to something, there’s no way to force it.

You may like to check out the app Halide, which can force macro focus and will even do its best on non-Pro iPhones (but the results won’t compare without a lens that can focus really close)

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Post by runjake »

scrlk wrote: post #2

The SOS and location tracking via satellite is a pretty neat feature. Free for the first 2 years - no details on pricing after that.

My guess is that they'll do this ongoing. So, you buy an iPhone 15 and you'll get 2 years complimentary, and so on.
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