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iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by Jtsummers »

alwillis wrote: post #18
augustl wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently, the reason Apple dropped support for iPhone 7 is performance on the new lock screen. Pretty lame if that's the case, Apple has usually been good with supporting all devices as long as the hardware allows it (for example, hardware level secure enclave was required at a certain version of iOS)

Apparently, the reason Apple dropped support for iPhone 7 is performance on the new lock screen. It’s more likely the fact the iPhone 7 only has 2GB of RAM and two cores, not to mention missing the Neural Engine, the image processor and other features on Apple’s latest SoCs that iOS 16 requires for some of its features. Most of major features of iOS 16 would have to be removed to run on an iPhone 7.

I was looking at that, the iPhone 8 (supported) has a 6-core CPU, 4 high efficiency cores, but also 2GB of RAM in the plain iPhone 8, 3GB in the Plus. So if it's anything, it'll be in the GPU or the 2 extra cores, that marks the critical differentiator for performance.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by CharlesW »

bnt wrote: post #16

Next to CarPlay it says "Vehicle announcement coming in late 2023" - what is this related to? Showing car-related information in CarPlay, or are they announcing a car of their own?

I believe this means, "late next year, we'll be announcing 2024 model-year vehicles that will be the first to support next-gen CarPlay experiences".

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by lapcat »

christophilus wrote: post #8

I'm surprised they aren't using the iPhone 14 in the promo images. Anyway, looks like my old iPhone 7 is finally going to have to retire. :/ I can't wait for a good Linux phone. Edit: 7 years of use isn't bad compared to Android, but the phone is still just fine, and it really bothers me that it's turning into e-waste for no good reason.

6 years. iPhone 7 was released in September 2016.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by Jaepa »

bnt wrote: post #16

Next to CarPlay it says "Vehicle announcement coming in late 2023" - what is this related to? Showing car-related information in CarPlay, or are they announcing a car of their own?

Likely the former. They announced a new version of Carplay during WWDC. Basically rather than just applying to the infotainment system, it will also include information from the dashboard, and climate systems.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/09/apples-2023-carpl...

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by jws »

desro wrote: post #6
candiddevmike wrote: post #5

> Freeform. Freeform is a productivity app where you and your collaborators can bring ideas to life. Jot down notes, share files, and insert web links, documents, video, and audio. > Coming later this year Apple going to start offering email too?

With iCloud Plus you're able to add custom email domains (really nice and tight integration with Cloudflare DNS for all the MX records) -- was a breeze to set up. Haven't put it through it's paces yet, though.

Weirdly, you can only have three email addresses per domain. So you can't really use it for a typical family domain, even though it supports the family group (which can be six people).

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by CharlesW »

desro wrote: post #6
candiddevmike wrote: post #5

> Freeform. Freeform is a productivity app where you and your collaborators can bring ideas to life. Jot down notes, share files, and insert web links, documents, video, and audio. > Coming later this year Apple going to start offering email too?

With iCloud Plus you're able to add custom email domains (really nice and tight integration with Cloudflare DNS for all the MX records) -- was a breeze to set up. Haven't put it through it's paces yet, though.

I migrated my personal email from Google Workspace to iCloud+ a few months ago, and it worked great. No complaints so far.

This guide to using imapsync was invaluable: https://blah.cloud/miscellaneous/migrating-google-workspaces...

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by theideaofcoffee »

anonuser123456 wrote: post #15
augustl wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently, the reason Apple dropped support for iPhone 7 is performance on the new lock screen. Pretty lame if that's the case, Apple has usually been good with supporting all devices as long as the hardware allows it (for example, hardware level secure enclave was required at a certain version of iOS)

It is a extremely hard to maintain differential software features across hardware product lines. What ‘sounds lame’ may translate into significantly added complexity to the maintenance process.

I think with all of their resources, Apple of all companies could dig deep and stretch a little bit to make that happen.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by SleepilyLimping »

candiddevmike wrote: post #5

> Freeform. Freeform is a productivity app where you and your collaborators can bring ideas to life. Jot down notes, share files, and insert web links, documents, video, and audio. > Coming later this year Apple going to start offering email too?

It's frustrating, because this likely won't be usable on Desktop, Windows, or the majority of workspaces. I actually don't mind the Reminders app, but like iMessage, I can't use it on my main Windows desktop, so I don't.

I can count on one hand the amount of times I've FaceTimed someone because of fragmentation in my network with Android.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by WXLCKNO »

Jaepa wrote: post #25
bnt wrote: post #16

Next to CarPlay it says "Vehicle announcement coming in late 2023" - what is this related to? Showing car-related information in CarPlay, or are they announcing a car of their own?

Likely the former. They announced a new version of Carplay during WWDC. Basically rather than just applying to the infotainment system, it will also include information from the dashboard, and climate systems. https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/09/apples-2023-carpl...

Really hope that this will be compatible with iDrive 8 on my upcoming BMW.
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