It’s almost that time! With the Apple event happening tomorrow, we’ll use this mega thread to talk about expectations, predictions, and anything else related to the big event.
Tomorrow, we’ll have a live event thread to discuss each announcement as it happens.
iPhone 15’s got humps
Curious to see what they cripple with usbc. And if they’re updating every lightning port product to usbc too. Be interesting if all phones will get the pill/dynamic island treatment. Hope it’s useful and not a gimmick when more apps support it
Most other Apple products already use USBC and have for a while. It’s only the iPhone they’ve been dragging their feet on.
Except magic mouse, keyboard, trackpad and airpods. Did I miss something?
Also the Apple TV remote
Latest version is USBC as well
Ahh good to know. The ones I have, and one that a mate recently bought are lightning.
Airpods will have a USB C case announced
I think it will be hilarious to watch them continue forcing their phones to communicate with USB2.0 speeds even after the move to USB-C just so they can push more people to buy overpriced iCloud storage. It will be 2060 and we will still have USB 2.0 on our apple phones.
Most people haven’t transferred data between their iPhone and a computer using a cable in how many years? And USB2.0 isn’t the reason they haven’t. It’s that iCloud syncing is vastly more user friendly and, quiet frankly, effortless.
I’m actually ok with Thunderbolt speeds being only for the Pro phones. That’s where it makes sense to upcharge for it.
Sorry there’s no way I’m paying the absurd Apple iCloud prices needed to host all my photos. I’m not willing to pay whatever exorbitant price Apple tries to ram down my throat for anything they decide I need to pay them for. I will continue to point out this blatant money grab.
How do you manage your photos? Do you upload them to your pc like you would a camera?
in 2060 the iphone will be the only piece of technology still using USB 2.0, a functioning reminder of the past
I assume that the not pro iPhone will loose it’s port in the next 5 years completely.
[notifications to upgrade your iCloud storage intensifying]
🤣👌🏻
luckily, my dad pays for Apple One with 2 Tb
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Now the fun game of how do I get a non US model iPhone into the US.
Fuck eSIM. All my homies hate eSIM.
Same, looking at buying overseas and bringing it back
Why would I want to toggle microphone settings for voice isolation during a call, shouldn’t it always be on?
You might want the listener to hear you playing music or whatever. It’s useful to be able to control it.
Part of me hoped they’re bringing back the brushed metal UI from old OS X
Is that the same as the pixel pro?
Did I miss it our did they not announce release dates for iOS 17 etc?
If you missed it, I missed it too
No mention of itShould be the 18th
The newsroom article lists it in the footnotes.
Thanks, I just saw it on a website also.
Weird they didn’t mention it in the keynote, software release dates are usually up first. Maybe some last minute issues meant they couldn’t confirm a date during recording? I’ve not followed the latest betas that closely.
The latest betas run well but didn’t get the latest security updates, so should be run in lockdown mode until release.
They also don’t contain the new apps, except Healthy on iPad, which follows the template of Weather very closely.
I didn’t notice it either. Maybe they don’t know at this point.
No mini 😑
iPhone mini RIP 2021-2023
My suggestion for the next Apple product - iThumb. Extend your digit to reach ever expanding phone displays.
The mini is up in mini heaven now
With li’l Sebastian.
May 5000 candles blow in the wind for them
Bro why did you have to mention lil Sebastian? I didn’t want to cry today. :(
I was already crying
🤞here’s hoping the next SE is mini sized.
Same SE in the lineup 😔
“More repairable”
I know it’s a relative term from “not very”, it sounds good
Don’t you dare take away my mute switch!
Oh fuck, groundbreaking innovation of USBC. It’s Pro.
USB 2.0 speeds on the non-Pro model. Hah Apple…
Fuck you apple for taking the 13 mini out of it.
I will use this mini until apple pries it from my cold dead hands (or at least release a new 5.7” or smaller device)
I’ve got to book a battery replacement. All the phones are matched at 6.1” and 6.7”.
They took the min and max out of the 13 and 12 lineups (but still sell the base phones)
The new official lineup is:
15, 15+, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 14, 14+, 13, SE
They still have a dead link to the 12 on their shop but it redirects you back to the main iphone page.
Interesting they killed the 13 Pro and 14 Pro, I bet they lost a lot of 14 Pro sales to the 13 with the discounts after release.
What’s the event about? More vr headset info?
Likely the next iPhone. It’s all but guaranteed to feature USB C to comply with EU regulations.
I’m still keeping the wait and see mindset on USB-C. It really depends on if Apple was already planning to move the iPhone to USB-C this year or not, as they seem to be slowly moving things over.
The EU law doesn’t go into effect until December 28, 2024, which means Apple has time for another release before the deadline.
Assuming the EU spoke to the big players, specifically Apple, I have to assume this deadline was based on what Apple found to be realistic. Their product roadmap can’t change on a dime.
I’m assuming there will be a lot of upset people who have put all their eggs in this basket.
Fair enough. We’ll wait and see, but there seems to be plenty of rumors about it too.
“This is our biggest camera bump yet. We think you’re gonna love it.”
If it has USB C and a 10x optical zoom I’m almost guaranteed to swap from Android to Apple finally. Google’s BS around making ads part of DRM or whatever was the last straw.
Posted from my Pixel 6 Pro…
As an Apple user, Apple has much more bullshit. I don’t know much about android, but i think you can unlock your boot loader and install a more private OS like grapheneOS or LineageOS. On iOS you can’t even install a browser that’s not based on webkit (safari’s engine).
I’ve heard that about the browser, and does give me pause. I use Firefox on all my devices these days. But GrapheneOS and the like are beyond my desire to try to make work and maintain.
You can use Firefox on iOS.
Just instead of Firefox it’s basically a reskin of Safari.
Boo
If you don’t use tap to pay and can muscle your way through documentation, GrapheneOS is easily installable on all relatively current Pixel devices. But yeah, I’m not a fan either and as long as I’m on Android, that might tip me back again to using Graphene instead of stock Android.
My only issue with this is incompatibility with android auto.
Yup. That and tap to pay made me flash stock back. But I wouldnt count our going back someday.
I thought of that and looked through the steps to do it and I’m pretty sure I’m past the age of me wanting to try. There was a day it would have been something I couldn’t wait to do but I’m pretty sure I’m ~10 years past that day.
Hooray for being too old to give a shit! Retired mobile developer here; I have people regularly show me how to do things like tap-and-hold the space bar to position the cursor. I’d rather be outside going for a hike than fooling around with my phone, of all things.
Yeah, there’s a bit of a barrier. But getting it actually installed is a breeze. Chromium browser that supports WebUSB is all you need to get it flashed.
Them sure are pretty words. I feel like I’ll get myself in a lot of trouble with a bricked phone.
I know it sounds intimidating, but the install page walks you through the process step by step. As long as the browser can see your phone, you can flash it with a few button clicks.
is Graphene the new Cyanogen?
Kind of? It’s only supported on Pixel devices currently. I think a closer comparison to Cyanogen is LineageOS, since Lineage is literally a fork of Cyanogen after the original maintainers closed up shop. Lineage is more akin to AOSP/the stock Android experience, whereas Graphene has been hardened a bit more than your typical Android release to lend itself to a more privacy-centric experience. Tap to pay and Android auto don’t work on Graphene which broke it for me at the time, but I would consider going back despite that if Topics can’t easily be disabled on Android 13/14.
As long as it makes my phone sit even LESS flat than before I’ll accept it.
Can’t wait for fully bendable devices to create a Möbius strip shaped one.
I want an iPhone slap bracelet.
I nominate @[email protected] for shitposter of the month. Their comments really made the event more entertaining
Thank you, I wasn’t sure if I was crossing that line into annoying territory, but I was missing the feel of Reddit live threads in Apollo.
