A look back at this week’s Apple news and headlines, including iPhone 16 design leaks, iPhone alarm issues, Mac-beating iPad Pro, Watch Ultra specs 3, purchasing Safari search, AI browser and new titanium maps for everyone. .
Apple Loop is here to remind you of some of the many discussions surrounding Apple over the past seven days. You can also read my weekly Android news roundup here on Forbes.
The color of your iPhone
Following a leak of the upcoming iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro handsets, we have clear images of the new colors Apple will launch with its next smartphone.
“Finally, three of the seven colors that will be available are on display: traditional black (which Apple likes to refer to as space gray) and two pastel shades of pink and purple. The current iPhone 15 is offered in black, blue, green. , pink and yellow. Purple would be one of the new colors. White will also join the range as a new option, making seven in total.
(Forbes).
iPhone 16 handset family
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Don’t worry
This may seem like a small bug, but the fact that your iPhone’s Clock app doesn’t sound an alarm is an annoying bug. With its presence in the iPhone community, can you trust your smartphone to get your attention at the right time? Fortunately, Apple is aware of the problem, but as of now, there’s no word on the timeline for a potential solution:
“The bad news is that we don’t know enough about the problem to be sure of its scale or how it manifests itself. We know that it doesn’t affect everyone and that it fails to reproduce some sounds, rather than all.”
(Forbes).
Exceeding the Mac into a tablet
Apple’s next event is next week, and all signs point to iPad action. The tantalizing prospect that the next iPad Pro will be offered with the desktop M4 chipset,… remarkable because no Mac or MacBook ships with the M4. Would Apple launch the fastest ARM chip on a tablet?
“I heard that there is a good chance that the chip in the new iPad Pro will be the M4, not the M3. Better yet, I think Apple will position the tablet as its first truly AI-powered device – and will do so. From then on, every new product is presented as an AI device. This, of course, is a response to the AI craze that has swept the tech industry over the past couple of years.
(Bloomberg via 9to5Mac).
-Stable Ultra Specifications
With an Apple Watch Ultra now expected to arrive later this year, don’t expect anything major in the new version of the premium smartwatch. The Ultra 3 seems to be a little more than (ahem) marking time:
“In a direct message shared with MacRumors today, Kuo said that while the Apple Watch Ultra will be updated this year, the new model will have “almost no” hardware upgrades over the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Kuo did not reveal any specific changes. planned for the Apple Watch Ultra 3, which will likely launch in September.
(MacRumors).
The cost of Safari’s default
The antitrust case against Google continues to shine a light on the machinations driving the smartphone community, with Google paying Apple to become the default search engine in Safari. Both companies hope to keep certain numbers out of public view:
“Court documents filed Tuesday evening ahead of closing arguments mark the first public confirmation of the numbers by Apple’s senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue. These figures are not disclosed by either company in their securities filings. The documents also revealed the importance of payments to Apple’s bottom line. For example, in 2020, Google’s payments to Apple accounted for 17.5% of the iPhone maker’s operating profit.
(Bloomberg).
The AI browser
Should every application be infused with AI? Apple believes this is the case with the Safari web browser and is preparing to add summaries, searches, topic highlighting and more. :
“The software – which is expected to debut as Safari 18 later in 2024 – is currently being evaluated alongside internal releases of updates to Apple’s next-generation operating system, namely iOS 18 and macOS 15, according to people familiar with the matter. ” The features are reaching the release candidate stage, users will be treated to a new user interface (UI) to customize popular page controls, a “Web Eraser” functionality and AI-powered content summarization tools. “
(Apple Insider).
And finally…
As part of their cycle, credit cards expire and are replaced regularly. This is the case with the Apple Card, even though it was made of titanium.
“The first physical Apple Cards will expire in July 2024 for those who signed up for the service in 2019. The cards are known for their unique design and lack of traditional card numbers, which Apple touts as a privacy feature . In an ongoing email campaign to its customers, Apple assures that replacement cards will be sent to registered billing addresses and should arrive within two weeks of the notification date.
(Apple Insider).
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