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iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by sofixa »

n8cpdx wrote: post #339
cercatrova wrote: post #265

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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..…

> Fair enough on the mouse, but in-display fingerprint sensors are notoriously bad and noticeable on the display with screen protectors.

What do you mean? My OnePlus 9 Pro has an in-display fingerprint scanner and it works wonderfully, with or without a screen protector (they warn you to redo the scans if you add/remove one).

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by quitit »

makeitdouble wrote: post #406
quitit wrote: post #269

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Currently hardware-wise they're designed for a single user experience. E.g. the limit of face-ids in the secure enclave, or more trivially they don't come with a lot of storage to host multiple photo/music/app libraries without having to put every little thing in the cloud.

The pro line is well into the desktop class territory on any hardware requirement, be it CPU, memory, storage etc. At this point, any feature that exists on their laptops is lacking on the iPad only by choice.

I'm pretty sure the discussion is about multi-user support on the current Pro line-up?

So let me ask you directly: How would you propose to get around the limitations of the secure enclave for Face-ID on existing iPads?

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Post by redditor98654 »

BuckRogers wrote: post #34
theideaofcoffee wrote: post #28

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

You can blame their competition for not beating them out at longterm support on that front. Apple is already leading the market supporting iOS this long. I used my last iPhone for 7 years, unfathomable on any other platform than iOS. I hope their competitors step it up and beat Apple out on grade A support. I'm seeing them fall further behind in every metric. My iPhone 12 mini that I bought on launch day "just works"…

How did you manage 7 years. I struggle at the 5 year mark. I have an iPhone X bought dec 2017 that is now ready for replacement. Sometimes it completely drops the cell connection and I have to take out the SIM. Also video calls make it go very hot.

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Post by ChuckNorris89 »

nabakin wrote: post #395
ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #387

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> 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. Sorry, but how is telling someone they're joking being disrespectful? It's an honest question. These lawyering mental gymnastics to try to nitpick my comments and turn them against me are just unbelievable. > This part for sure (and yes, I did read the com…

> Sorry, but how is telling someone they're joking being disrespectful? Because you know I wasn't joking. You're saying that what I'm saying is a joke when you know I'm serious. They're not lawyering gymnastics. It's instantly felt by those who read it. It's not a monotone reading and retroactive "hey, that was disrespectful". It hurts immediately after reading those words. > I meant that in a humorous way, not in a…

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Post by lancesells »

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 saw it and immediately thought of the touchbar on the Macbook Pro. A little bit like what we can we do to make the "Pro" model stand out with something else.

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Post by rainbowzootsuit »

criddell wrote: post #393
rainbowzootsuit wrote: post #391

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I was disappointed to find that if you return an iphone it gets recycled, as in destroyed and ground up to materials, rather than there being any channel of refurbished/open box sales.

https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished

Thank you. Obviously the guy working at the store was not fully informed.

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Post by beagle3 »

i67vw3 wrote: post #354
swyx wrote: post #333

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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

Truecaller is not bad in some areas like EU, US etc as there are strong privacy laws. They have slightly different versions based on the country and jurisdiction. But where there are no strong privacy laws like india, truecaller is straight up spyware https://restofworld.org/2022/how-truecaller-built-a-billion-...

At the very least, it always tells Truecaller who is calling you (your phone doesn't have a copy of the database - it is being looked up).

And at least as of a few years ago, Truecaller would upload a copy of your phonebook to their servers. That's how they bootstrapped their database - from user's addressbooks. I only ever used it on a burner with an empty phone book, and occasionally get Truecaller pearls like "Annoying John - do not answer" as the caller's name.

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet »

kemayo wrote: post #184
the_mar wrote: post #110

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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.

There's a useful iOS app called Number Shield that lets you block all calls coming from numbers that match the first six digits of your phone number. That's the most common spoofing technique, so it really does help. E.g. if your number is (555)555-1234 it'll block anything from (555)555-0000 to (555)555-9999. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-shield/id1319082167

Does that app transmit data anywhere?

Re: iOS 16 Available September 12th

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Post by kraftomatic »

hahnchen wrote: post #352
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)

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. But, does WebAuthn really improve authentication? With WebAuthn, instead of a secret password, you store a secret key. Why not just use really long passwords behind password managers? You're using some software to save a secret in either case.

I believe it also validates the site via ssl to killnphishing. with passwords you can still trick users.

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Post by groovybits »

MBCook wrote: post #256
zahma wrote: post #65

I’ll be waiting for reviews and bug reports. I’ve found that for the last releases, subsequent patches have been worth the wait.

I’ve been on the beta for a week, it’s been quite smooth. I understand waiting for reviews but it doesn’t look like a problem release (which has certainly happened before).

FWIW, the iOS 15 beta was also solid leading up to release.

There's something about general availability that just hits different, exposing bugs to be fixed in the eventual .1 release.

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