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Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by nabakin »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #210
nabakin wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Being rude and insulting, I'm sure. Read the guidelines for comments, your comment violates almost all of the top rules. > Be kind . Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. > Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive > When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. > Eschew…

>Being rude and insulting, I'm sure. And exact which part was rude and insulting? > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. > Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive > When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. > Eschew flamebait > Please don't post shallow di…

I see comments now and then which seem to break HN rules. When I do I report/flag them and they are almost always removed. I'm sure there are comments dang misses or maybe he and the other moderators think they don't make the cut. I don't claim to know dang's exact reasoning here and I'm sure he's not perfect, but it does seem like you are consistently saying inflammatory things.

You say you mean no disrespect and I believe that, but you also said this immediately before:

> you must be joking

That is disrespectful. I've found though that a lot of people don't realize they are being inflammatory when they use inflammatory language. It's just their natural way of discussing things. There are people who can ignore the flame and not feel anything over those words (myself included), but there are others who are hurt by them, resulting in anger/rage/pissed-off-ed-ness which causes the discussion to deteriorate. It can be hard to go against something that feels so natural, but if you can get the hang of it, it's better for the comments section imo.

Edit: and not to forget this

> exact which part was rude and insulting?

This part for sure (and yes, I did read the comment thread).

> Source, your ass?

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by darknavi »

dhritzkiv wrote: post #254
JaneLovesDotNet wrote: post #246

Anyone surprised by the Island notch software/hardware design? I don't mean the idea of a pill shaped notch. But the fact they're pouring so much software resource into it (even building dev tools) when the shape/size of that cutout should in theory change in the future when technology allows for smaller (or non-existent) cutouts. They will either feel commited to that hardware design and stick to it longer than they…

I haven't read the new developer documentation, but if it's like the notch of previous years, Apple will recommend that 3rd-party developers don't pay it any heed specifically, and instead rely on the safe area dimensions/constraints provided by the OS in order to control their layouts. For 3rd party developers to show information in the Island, that will be achieved through the Live Activities API, which is not spec…

They specifically called out having APIs for having "dualing" (two) different streams of notifications so it seems like they are playing at having this sort of UI permanently (or at least near future).

It makes sense to keep an incarnation of this in the future because they explicitly are replacing a few types of built-in UI with the Island.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by swyx »

alwillis wrote: post #295
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.

I just use the free version of Truecaller: https://apps.apple.com/app/id448142450

appreciated this rec. trying it out, so far looks legit. always worried that these things are free (so what data of mine are they selling) but the permissions seem locked down

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by novok »

jdadj wrote: post #82
toomuchtodo wrote: post #32

Passkeys gonna be fire. Goodbye password managers, credential stuffing, and phishing attacks! (photo deduplication is nice too btw, been a long time coming)

Indeed, but the lock-in potential of passkeys [1] is concerning. [1] https://www.fastcompany.com/90755838/theres-a-big-problem-wi...

Not only the transfer issue, there is no way to have the root source of truth be yourself or your corp for corp owned devices, or dealing with mud puddle issues combined with an inability to have proper off device backups. You bring it up in tech talks about it and they sputter and avoid answering it.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by travisgriggs »

the_mar wrote: post #110
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.

Boy do i have a lifehack for you. Buy a phone number with a random area code, like ohio or something, all the spam calls come from surrounding area codes.

People answer phone numbers that their phone doesn’t tell them who it is?

Huh.

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by dagmx »

CogitoCogito wrote: post #167
Klonoar wrote: post #105

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It's not really e-waste given Apple's recycling program, which is generally decent. 7 years of use with an option to recycle it when upgrading is about as good as you'll find.

Do the phones actually get recycled? (This is a genuine question.)

Yep! Here’s a video of their robot for deconstruction btw https://youtu.be/MC81peMLEfo

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by n8cpdx »

cercatrova wrote: post #265
cowsup wrote: post #259

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They likely have the next 3-4 phones mostly planned out. Given the current limitations of under-display cameras, they’d rather pour resources into function over form when it comes to features and services like FaceID, FaceTime, and Memoji. Sure, maybe by the end of the 20s, the “island” will be obsolete, but I think Apple is secure in the knowledge that the pill is here for several generations of iPhone to come.

Indeed, Apple keeps designs around for quite a while, while other brands iterate more quickly it seems. The notch and fingerprint scanner when underscreen cameras and scanners are available, the MacBook 2016 design, the Apple mouse, are all examples that come to mind.

Fair enough on the mouse, but in-display fingerprint sensors are notoriously bad and noticeable on the display with screen protectors. Android devices haven’t managed secure Face ID without IR. And the under screen cameras have poor image quality.

Post-Ive, Apple is prioritizing reliability and usability over the gimmicks, and I think that’s for the best.

https://www.androidauthority.com/under-display-selfie-camera...

https://www.androidauthority.com/in-display-fingerprint-sens...

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by BoorishBears »

jbverschoor wrote: post #312
BoorishBears wrote: post #43

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This is something that essentially replaces iDrive and your entire gauge cluster with CarPlay: it will be a very long time before BMW supports it, if ever

Why? It seems very similar to the branded watch faces

Old school manufacturer mentality, although it's not completely baseless...

- Don't give up control of a safety critical interface

- Don't give up data (which they think they can monetize) by not controlling the full stack

- Don't give up a branded differentiator like "iDrive" for what everyone else is offering

- Don't pay a tax on our cars to big tech if we can avoid it (see how they dragged their feet on Carplay to start)

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