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iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by layer8 »

GloriousKoji wrote: post #131
Jtsummers wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The 13 mini is only slightly larger than the SE (2016). Dimensions: Model Height Width Depth SE 4.87" 2.31" 0.3" Mini 5.18" 2.53" 0.301" (strangely precise) Diff +0.31" +0.22" +0.001" The screen goes from 4" to 5.4", which (for me) was worth the slight increase in size. I'm not going to say it's as compact as the SE (2016), but it's not a huge difference (nowhere near the difference of the regular sized 13 and 14 mod…

As a lover of the original SE and a a Mini 13 owner the HUGE increase in thickness is what really bothers me with the size change. Their official thickness spec only measures the main body of the phone which is virtually a zero change in size but the camera bump makes it's thickest point about 50% thicker.

It’s also markedly heavier. Despite the nominal size increase being small, the feel is totally different.

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Post by GeekyBear »

highwaylights wrote: post #198
GeekyBear wrote: post #14

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Apple just released another security update for the 2014 iPhone 5s.

Yeah but if they’re not guaranteeing security updates then you still can’t rely on it. Which sucks. I don’t really get it either. You want to charge a premium for your handsets, why not let there be a secondary market all the way down the value chain for prices below where you want to go? It just means you’re selling more iCloud services and locking people in that way so that when they finally do need that upgrade it…

>if they’re not guaranteeing security updates then you still can’t rely on it

As opposed to Google only offering two years of OS updates and an additional three years of security updates after that on the Pixel 6?

Sorry, but every single flagship iPhone since 2011 has gotten between five and seven years of OS updates. Then there are additional years of security updates after that. For example, the $399 OG iPhone SE got seven years of OS updates.

Google needs to step up their game. They don't even have the Qualcomm excuse now that they are having their own custom SOC fabbed.

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Post by willyt »

avtar wrote: post #10

Apple’s call and sms spam filtering remains subpar to say the least. When I had a Pixel, I had the option to let the OS transcribe what the potential spammer was saying and end the call. It’s puzzling why Apple isn’t doing more here.

That must be a US thing? I never get spam calls on my iPhone and only very rarely a spam text; maybe a couple of times a year I get the 'you've got a parcel with a fee to pay' scam.

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Post by thebitstick »

joshstrange wrote: post #149
bioemerl wrote: post #114

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> Passkeys gonna be fire Knowing apple they're going to be another avenue to lock in. Now not only does switching your device been that you have to leave apple's ecosystem, it also means you lose all your passwords for all your websites. I'm honestly hoping this does not take off.

> Knowing apple they're going to be another avenue to lock in. I mean it's just Webauthn under the hood, I'd bet money you can export them from keychain into another tool like 1Password or similar.

Time to pay up! Exporting is impossible on Apple's implementation of Passkeys. Even exporting your entire keychain of passwords doesn't result in any WebAuthn keys, just standard passwords. Tested on macOS 13 and iOS 16 betas. I sincerely doubt this will change with the official releases. Google's implementation is probably the same. Microsoft hasn't done a thing yet to support passkeys besides what Edge and Windows Hello do.

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Post by layer8 »

Eric_WVGG wrote: post #77
yabones wrote: post #49

Well, looks like it's the end of the line for my 1st gen SE. It's been a good run. I'll miss you, little guy. Looks like my other options for a small phone are 12/13 mini or possibly the 2nd/3rd gen SE. But not nearly as compact as the 4" SE.

I just bought a 13 Mini about an hour ago (waiting for the $100 price drop)… don't get the 12 Mini, you're really gonna want that extra battery life

Also the RAM sizes doubled from 12 to 13.

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Post by noahtallen »

Waterluvian wrote: post #193

Is anyone else anxious about updates? I used to be so pumped for them when I was a teen. They’d unlock a world of new opportunities. Now I just feel anxious that there’s change for change sake to justify the resourcing of the design teams and that they’ll make things I’m used to worse all for a bunch of features I’ll never use or want. I don’t want more features. There’s so many already and they’re really cluttering.…

Maybe not just you, but probably more rare. I’m pretty excited for many of the new features coming in this update! (Lock Screen customization, live activities, and iMessage edits being a few very powerful and practical additions!)

I also liked the safari address bar change, as it’s objectively more ergonomic for thumb use.

Many recent iOS updates have significantly expanded power user features too: we have shortcuts and automations, customizable focus modes, default browser/mail apps, Home Screen widgets, etc. Most of which the HN crowd (and many others) have been asking for for years!

In fact, we’re at the point that people can technically customize app icons.

I think these updates objectively are unlocking a world of possibilities. The features I listed above a pretty powerful — especially shortcuts and automations.

It’s ok to not be in that headspace anymore — but many others still are :) You can always stick around on older iOS versions! And I’d argue there are vanishingly few new features that dramatically change the way you use your phone. The address bar being a good example.

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Post by ezfe »

Kkoala wrote: post #155

As a non-iOS user it looks like a great update, but at the same time I thought that many of these were already features like in Android

Sure, but if you look at Android 13 it's basically all things that are already in iOS

From the list, I only see two features that don't have equals already in iOS - both related to Material You.

https://blog.google/products/android/android-13/

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Post by ezfe »

jws wrote: post #26
desro wrote: post #6

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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).

You can create catch-all addresses now, for personal use at least.

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Post by ezfe »

SleepilyLimping wrote: post #29
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.

FaceTime supports joining from the web
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