We talk about all the brand new merchandise Apple introduced in its Glowtime occasion: the iPhone 16, Apple Watch and, and AirPods.
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Transcript of Intego Mac Podcast episode 361
Voice Over 0:00
That is the Intego Mac podcast, the voice of Mac safety, for Thursday, September 12, 2024. This week’s Intego Mac podcast is all about Apple’s bulletins at its current Glowtime new merchandise occasion. Now, listed here are the hosts of the Intego Mac Podcast. Veteran Mac journalist, Kirk McElhearn. And Intego’s. Chief Safety Analyst, Josh Lengthy.
Kirk McElhearn 0:29
Good morning. Josh, how are you right now?
Josh Lengthy 0:31
I’m doing effectively. How are you, Kirk?
Kirk McElhearn 0:33
I’m doing okay. Did you bear in mind to restart your browser?
Josh Lengthy 0:36
After all, yeah. Gotta restart the browser. And ensure to try this each week. Bear in mind that is additionally every little thing apart from Safari, as a result of Safari actually solely will get safety updates as soon as a month, roughly every time Apple decides to roll out patches, however nearly each different browser you ought to be restarting it often.
What was introduced at Apple’s “Glowtime” occasion?
Kirk McElhearn 0:53
Okay, so we’ve only one matter right now, and that is Apple’s What was the title of this occasion, Glowtime.
Josh Lengthy 0:59
Yeah, bear in mind, we have been debating about whether or not that meant it’s “go time” or it’s showtime. I don’t know. I assumed it needed to do with go time. It sounded glow. Sounds extra like go to me, however whichever?
Kirk McElhearn 1:11
Effectively, , once they give you these names for the occasions, they by no means clarify them within the occasions, they simply drop these on the market for individuals to spelunk and check out to determine what they imply. My guess is the glow is for the brand new Siri glow once you’re on iOS 18 and also you press the Siri factor. However this solely occurs with this solely happens on an iPhone that helps Apple intelligence, and we’re going to get to that in a minute, as a result of there may be this schism between those that can use Apple intelligence and those that can’t. That is creating a giant dividing line. Apple began with the brand new Apple Watch Collection 10 and no shock, 10 years to the day, minus at some point. It was September 10 in 2014 that they launched the primary Apple Watch. And 10 years on, effectively, that is the primary time that they’ve modified the I wish to say it’s probably not altering the shape issue to the watch, nevertheless it has modified in design. Now there have been all these rumors for the previous yr about how the Apple Watch 10 goes to be a complete radical change in design. And I bear in mind the rumors of like, oh, it’s going to be the case sizes are going to be 45 and 49 millimeters, which completely is senseless. What they did, nonetheless, is that they elevated the case measurement by one millimeter, which suggests 42 and 46 millimeters. The circumstances are a bit wider. The side ratio has modified a bit, and it’s thinner. It’s about 10% thinner. So the earlier mannequin was 10.7 millimeters, and this one is 9.7 so a bit bit lower than 10% what this implies is, with this barely bigger watch and barely thinner. It’s not going to look as cumbersome on the wrist. I imply, I’m mine now. It’s large, proper? It sticks up greater than a traditional watch would, and a part of it’s as a result of the peak of the physique, but in addition the curved sensor within the backside, so that provides it much more thickness. So the brand new Apple Watch 10, which we’ve each ordered and Josh is changing his 5 yr previous Apple Watch 5 the bigger mannequin, the 46 millimeter, has a display that’s marginally larger than the 49 millimeter Apple Watch Extremely, a number of pixels, a number of sq. millimeters larger, not a lot, however sufficient to make a distinction. Now, I had been planning on shopping for the Apple Watch Extremely as a result of I assumed I’d like a change from this boring squirt, tangle, sq. tangle, no matter it’s. And after I noticed the scale right here, and after I noticed the truth that the brand new Apple Watch Extremely is the previous Apple Watch Extremely simply with a coat of paint on it, I made a decision to go for the Apple Watch 10.
Josh Lengthy 3:34
I’m not shocked about that. That was additionally a bit little bit of a shock. Mark Gurman, who Kirk usually calls Apple’s designated leaky did say shortly earlier than the occasion that he didn’t anticipate that we might get an Apple Watch Extremely three. And I noticed lots of people pushing again on that, saying, No, how may Apple not launch an Apple Watch Extremely three? Effectively, it turned out he was proper. There was an replace, sort of technically, to the extremely two line. Now it’s accessible in satin black. There’s a unique colour. You imply there’s a unique colour? Oh, my goodness. Effectively, I have to rush out and purchase final yr’s mannequin of Apple Watch Extremely.
Kirk McElhearn 4:11
I hate to inform you, I comply with a Fb group in regards to the Apple Watch 10s of 1000s of individuals. There are a complete bunch who’re going to improve their Apple Watch Extremely to the Apple Watch Extremely in satin black, or regardless of the colour is, simply due to the change in colour they will afford to do that. And , Apple offers. I do know what sort of commerce in Apple’s giving on Apple watches which are current. I do know my two yr previous Apple Watch doesn’t get lots for commerce in, however possibly a one yr previous Apple Watch Extremely two would possibly. However there are people who find themselves going to purchase this. Admittedly, I feel it’s fairly cool. They’ve a brand new Melanie’s loop designed particularly for the Apple Watch Extremely, which is a bit a bit bulkier and thicker than the usual Milanese loop. And the one in black seems actually cool. If I had sufficient disposable revenue, I’d go for it. However yeah, it’s final yr’s mannequin. Now my hypothesis, and I’ve been considering this for some time, is with. Two watches within the lineup. Don’t depend the SE as a result of that’s at all times the one which comes at irregular intervals. With two watches within the lineup, it will make sense for them to replace every one each two years, so a tick and a chat schedule. So this yr, the tick is the Apple Watch Collection 10 will get a significant replace, however the extremely doesn’t. Subsequent yr, the speak the Apple Watch Extremely will get a significant replace, and the ten possibly will get a brand new colour or one thing like that, however actually minor replace, and it will make extra sense. This isn’t a tool individuals purchase yearly, like a cellphone. I imply, lots of people don’t purchase a cellphone yearly, however extra individuals purchase a cellphone yearly than purchase a watch. So a two yr improve cycle makes extra sense for a watch.
Josh Lengthy 5:40
I might be okay with that. There often are fairly minor updates from one model of the Apple Watch to the following. So I may see Apple doing one thing like that, actually, if you concentrate on it, Apple’s sort of already doing that with sure different product strains. For instance, the iPad, it sort of will get up to date every time, every time Apple feels prefer it, and so they’ve sort of completed that effectively, even it’s much more apparent with issues just like the Apple TV. Like Apple will go a few years in between, like releasing a brand new Apple TV mannequin, and so, , I wouldn’t shock me to see Apple going that route. I don’t know if they are going to, nevertheless it wouldn’t shock me an excessive amount of.
Kirk McElhearn 6:18
So there aren’t numerous new options. There’s a bigger show. There’s one thing they’re calling a large angle OLED show that makes it simpler to see once you’re trying on an angle as an alternative of straight on the watch. It’s true that I very not often maintain my watch up and look straight on the show. It’s often on an angle, so this could give a greater viewing angle. There’s a brand new function that they’re bringing in to detect sleep apnea. And this isn’t particular to the Apple Watch 10, as a result of the Apple Watch 9 and the Apple Watch Extremely two may even get this. It makes one suppose, and we’ll speak about one other well being function in a minute. It makes one suppose that Apple had these options deliberate and wanted to do sufficient testing to get FDA clearance, so it took longer than they anticipated. In order that they constructed this into this technology plus the final technology, proper?
Josh Lengthy 7:04
I had the identical thought that it was most likely principally associated to they wanted to get sufficient take a look at information. They wanted to, , be able to announce that FDA approval is coming, , very quickly. They usually didn’t fairly have that final yr, regardless that that they had the {hardware} for it already inbuilt final yr. So it’s good to see that I truly suppose that this can be a great factor. Lots of people, as they talked about on this presentation, this Apple occasion, lots of people usually are not identified. They might have sleep apnea, however have by no means had any medical analysis as a result of, effectively, I imply, you need to take a look at whilst you’re asleep, and there’s a complete course of to undergo that and truly get that completed correctly. Effectively, think about having an Apple Watch, which much more individuals have entry to, and have already with the ability to use that to detect sleep apnea. Is a superb factor. I feel this can be a great factor. I’m actually completely happy to see Apple getting into that route.
Kirk McElhearn 8:00
And the best way it really works is it doesn’t inform you tomorrow that it detected one thing final evening. It’s going to provide you a report each 30 days. So it’s going to have a look at developments to determine what kind of respiration disturbances you have got. I imagine each 30 days, it offers you a report, and in case you do have something, you’ll get a PDF you possibly can obtain and provides to your physician. So I feel that’s actually good. There’s one different change. They changed the chrome steel Apple Watch, which they’ve had since, I suppose, the very starting, and the dearer Apple Watch Collection is now product of titanium, which matches the titanium within the iPhone that we’ll speak about a bit bit later. I suppose it is sensible. I’ve obtained a stainless-steel sequence eight. Earlier than that. I had a sequence six earlier than that. I had all aluminum. I just like the look of the chrome steel. It’s obtained a sapphire crystal as an alternative of ionic glass, or no matter they name it. So I feel it’s much more sturdy. I’ve by no means gotten scratches on the chrome steel Apple Watches, however I made a decision this yr to go for the cheaper aluminum. I’m getting polished jet black, which I feel seems cool. What about you?
Josh Lengthy 8:57
I’m attending to Yeah. What do they name it?
Kirk McElhearn 9:00
Jet Black.
Josh Lengthy 9:03
Yeah, I’m additionally getting jet black aluminum. So yeah, and Kirk was teasing me as a result of I’m getting the ink sport loop, which is sort of simply the usual one which comes with it. However I, , I like the game loop. I’m okay with that.
Kirk McElhearn 9:16
You need to attempt a number of the others into some nice colours and Apple watch bands. We’ll hyperlink within the present notes to my article about Apple watch bands, the place I cowl all the differing types and kinds and every little thing. I feel it’s enjoyable to have completely different bands and alter them every so often. One factor I observed, and I’ve been checking on this since so the orders for the Apple Watch began Monday, proper after the occasion, and I’ve been checking since then. We’re solely Wednesday after we’re recording, however there doesn’t appear to be a lot of a provide constraint. All of the Apple watches that I’ve seemed up are nonetheless accessible for supply on September 20. The one ones that aren’t are ones the place the band itself shouldn’t be accessible but, reminiscent of that new Melanie’s loop for the Apple Watch Extremely shouldn’t be accessible till October. So in case you order the watch and the band you possibly can’t get till October. So. But it surely doesn’t appear that persons are dashing to purchase the Apple Watch this yr.
Josh Lengthy 10:03
Effectively, it might be, or it may simply be that they deliberate appropriately with the provision chain. I at all times prefer to say, , like Apple’s CEO was the provision chain man when he was the COO, together with Steve Jobs because the CEO. So, I imply, I’m by no means actually shocked when Apple will get provide chain issues proper, so they could have simply deliberate effectively.
Kirk McElhearn 10:26
Okay, so subsequent up is AirPods, and Apple up to date AirPods 4, in order that’s the fundamental in ear AirPods. The AirPods Professional two didn’t get an improve, however we’ll speak about a brand new function, and the AirPods Max obtained up to date, so the air pods for the usual ones are available in two variations now. One is $129 and one is 179 the second has noise cancelation. That is attention-grabbing, as a result of these aren’t in Canal air pods that get a seal, so the noise cancelation received’t be as efficient as one thing just like the air pods Professional, which, they’ve the silicone seals that go into your ear canal. However nonetheless, I couldn’t help in Canal AirPods for years. It’s solely with the AirPods Professional two that I obtained final yr that I’ve been in a position to deal with this. I feel it’s due to the transparency mode, as a result of it at all times felt too remoted, as a result of the ears are sealed. So in order for you noise cancelation and don’t just like the in Canal. $179 isn’t extreme. Now the AirPods Professional two, I wish to say that is Apple’s most essential announcement of this yr. They’re introducing a function the place you should use them as what Apple calls a medical grade listening to help. You’ll be capable of use an app in your iPhone to carry out a listening to take a look at. Now, in case you’ve ever had a listening to take a look at with an audiologist, you go in a soundproof room, you have got headphones on, you have got a bit button you press once you hear the completely different tones, and it makes a graph of how effectively you possibly can hear tones at completely different frequencies. You’ll be capable of do that in your iPhone. This profile can be despatched to the AirPods. You need to use it as a listening to help, and this profile can be energetic once you’re watching films and listening to music. I feel that is sensible for 2 causes. One, listening to aids can value 1000s of {dollars}. Up to now few years, there have been firms like Bose which have launched listening to aids, non prescription listening to aids, which are like $800 however right here we’re speaking for $250 to get a listening to help. Effectively, you bought to have an iPhone, proper? However to get a listening to help, that might be greater than ample for most individuals. The second factor is, this might result in a normalization of listening to aids. Lots of people who’ve listening to aids don’t wish to put on them as a result of they appear to be listening to aids. If they simply appear to be AirPods, which you see in all places, it’d make extra sense to put on them. Apple confirmed a bit movie of it was a girl at a celebration, and her son was saying one thing, how nice a mom she was. And first she couldn’t hear something, after which she put them in and he or she may hear it positive, as a result of not solely are the AirPods utilizing the non-public profile, however they’re utilizing this dialog consciousness function that Apple launched final yr to isolate the dialog. I feel that is large.
Josh Lengthy 13:06
100% agree. I feel it’s sensible. I’m actually excited once more. That is one other case of Apple actually entering into that healthcare house, which is a bit little bit of a departure from conventional apple, however I actually like that Apple is placing a lot extra emphasis on serving to individuals with disabilities, and even actually widespread disabilities. , listening to loss is one thing that lots of people have, and so this, I like this. I feel this can be a nice concept.
Kirk McElhearn 13:33
Okay, this wouldn’t be full if we didn’t speak in regards to the improve to the AirPods Max. Apple’s 4 yr previous, $549 headphones. Obtained new colours and a USB C connector.
Josh Lengthy 13:44
I used to be gonna say the improve. You imply upgrading quote to air quotes? Proper?
Kirk McElhearn 13:49
Like, sure, upgrading air quotes. Effectively, the USB connector is an improve technically, proper? The brand new colours are a facet grade.
Josh Lengthy 13:56
Yeah. Okay. So the, I feel the largest concern, though that lots of people have about that is, to start with, this can be a 4 yr previous mannequin, and it nonetheless has the 4 yr previous chip inside it. It doesn’t even get the 2 yr previous chip as an improve. So when it comes to the inner tech, it’s all the identical as you bought 4 years in the past with the unique AirPods Max we’re not getting AirPods max two. We’re simply getting a USB C port and a few model new flashy colours. Wow. And guess what? They’re not even discounting it in any respect. It’s the identical value that it was 4 years in the past for this 4 yr previous tech. That’s that’s not nice.
Kirk McElhearn 14:32
Fascinating development two previous units to get getting new colours this yr is the Apple Watch Extremely two and the AirPods max. So all the issues that we’ve talked about now are already accessible for order, and so they ship on September 20. They’ll be in shops in September 20. Simply to level out once more, that the AirPods Professional two, they can be utilized as a listening to help, much like the Apple Watch with the sleep apnea. They’d constructed this into the {hardware} final yr and solely launched it now, so that they didn’t come out right now and say, Effectively, you’ve obtained to purchase these new AirPods for. Professional two to get the listening to help function. Okay, let’s take a break. After we come again, we’ll speak in regards to the large McGill the iPhone.
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Kirk McElhearn 16:23
What would a September Apple occasion with out an iPhone be? What can be lots shorter? For one factor, as a result of they spend an terrible lot of time repeating issues. Now, not everybody noticed the presentation WWDC of Apple intelligence, so that they needed to current all these new options, and so they introduced them in completely alternative ways, together with some new Apple intelligence options that we hadn’t heard about, nevertheless it’s the brand new iPhone, and the brand new iPhone is lots just like the previous iPhone, and it’s a bit bit completely different, and it’s a bit bit higher, nevertheless it’s not that a lot better. And if in case you have final yr’s iPhone, you most likely don’t want this yr’s iPhone, do you?
Josh Lengthy 16:58
That’s true, I might say, particularly if in case you have the 15 Professional or 15 professional Max, which goes to get all of the apple intelligence options that I might say, there’s nearly zero purpose to improve, until you actually identical to to have the most recent mannequin. For some purpose, there’s little or no distinction between these two fashions. You’re going to get a bit bit sooner chip. Clearly, you’re going to get the most recent a 18 professional chip, which is a bit bit higher than final yr’s mannequin, however probably not a giant improve. I might say the larger improve is in case you purchased a 15 non professional final yr, that is undoubtedly the yr that you simply wish to get a brand new iPhone. For those who’re the sort of one that needs all of the turning new options, particularly, Apple intelligence completely well worth the improve from the 15 to the 16?
Kirk McElhearn 17:44
Effectively, we don’t know if it’s well worth the improve but, as a result of these options are going to be trickling out, beginning with the dot one variations of Apple’s working methods. By the best way, on the sixteenth subsequent week, the brand new working methods come out. So that is Mac OS, iOS, et cetera. The dot one releases received’t come out for not less than a month, after which there’s different options that may come out someday this yr or subsequent yr.
Josh Lengthy 18:05
Effectively, a part of the explanation why I say that even simply the bottom 16 mannequin is a big improve over the 15 final yr is that, to start with, you’re getting basically sort of the professional chip. Now, Apple did make a distinction this yr, and so they stated, Effectively, we’re releasing a 18 for the iPhone 16. By the best way, you had an a 16, two generations older on the 15 mannequin final yr. I do know we’re throwing out numerous numbers right here, however you’re getting an improve of two generations of chip in a single yr on the bottom iPhone fashions. That’s the important thing takeaway, and that signifies that you’re additionally getting a few of these actually superior options that Apple introduced solely unique to the Professional fashions final yr. Now you’re getting within the base mannequin. So in case you like gaming in your iPhone, and also you wish to run these what Apple calls AAA titles, effectively you possibly can truly try this on the bottom iPhone 16 this yr, whereas final yr, you needed to have the Professional fashions to try this. So there’s another issues too, that Apple’s added to the bottom fashions this yr that make it a very good worth. And I’m even seeing numerous dialogue about, is it even price getting the Professional fashions? It actually will depend on your use case. However I feel for lots of people who’re used to getting the Professional fashions, in case you’re not getting the Professional fashions particularly for the digicam, you could be okay with getting an iPhone 16 base mannequin this yr.
Kirk McElhearn 19:26
There’s a slight distinction within the chip between the vanilla iPhone 16 and the Professional. There’s one fewer graphics cores, so there’s six GPU cores within the professional and 5 within the base iPhone, which received’t have an effect on a lot of what you do. May have an effect on video games barely, however I feel that that’s shut sufficient. There are some upgrades to the digicam. So the fundamental iPhone is getting what’s known as a fusion digicam, so it could shoot in 48 megapixels, however it could additionally shoot 4 pixels into one, so 12 megapixels, and it has a 12 megapixel vast digicam. It’s a bit bit higher than the earlier 48 Megapixel digicam, the professional will get 248 megapixel cameras, so the vast and the extremely vast and it has a 5x optical zoom. Each of those assist you to shoot spatial images and spatial movies. So as an alternative of the cameras being on an angle, they’re aligned vertically to have the ability to make these type of 3d images. Now we’re used to the Professional fashions having options that the vanilla doesn’t get, however there are two {hardware} options that each of them have, and one is the motion button, which the 15 Professional fashions had, and the opposite is that this new digicam management button. Now that is actually attention-grabbing. It’s on the correct facet, decrease third of the digicam in case you press this button, so it’s a transferring button with a capacitive like a mini observe pad. Proper you press the button, the digicam app opens after which the place you’re holding your cellphone as much as take an image, you possibly can slide your finger alongside the button to entry completely different options, like you possibly can change the depth of subject and the publicity and a few issues like that. It sounds a bit finicky, and I’ll must see it in use. However judging from the examples that they confirmed, it offers you numerous energy over the digicam. Most individuals don’t care about that. Most individuals don’t wish to make that type of change. They simply wish to press the shutter button, which you should use this for, in addition to tapping the white button. However this does give extra choices for anybody who needs to, I don’t know, do extra with the cameras on these units.
Josh Lengthy 21:22
That is going to be a function that I feel principally skilled photographers are going to wish to tinker with. I feel the common particular person, and doubtless myself included in that, I don’t know if I’ll actually ever use this, different than simply to mess around with it. Once I first get it, I’ve a sense I’m probably not going to be doing an excessive amount of with it, nevertheless it does look actually cool within the demos. I simply don’t know the way sensible that is for sort of the on a regular basis one that’s probably not a images skilled, nevertheless it’s fairly cool. I like that that is even on the bottom mannequin as effectively. It’s not only a Professional function, which truly actually shocked me.
Kirk McElhearn 21:55
Okay, so the Professional fashions are a bit bigger. The vanilla fashions are 6.1 or 6.7 inches, and the Professional are 6.3 and 6.9 the Professional has actually skinny bezels, and you’ll see it in Apple’s images, however after I noticed a number of the arms on movies of people that have been this after the presentation, it’s actually apparent. It’s didn’t they used to name this edge to edge bezels on the iPhone when there was much more house, and now it’s actually getting near edge to edge. Not like that Samsung cellphone that has the curved show on the perimeters, nevertheless it’s getting actually shut.
Josh Lengthy 22:29
Yeah, it’s truly humorous that you simply talked about the bezels and the way a lot smaller they’re within the iPhone, as a result of one of many criticisms of the brand new Apple Watch Collection 10 is that it truly has bigger bezels, which is sort of humorous, they made the display measurement bigger, however you even have bigger bezels, which is a bit bit awkward.
Kirk McElhearn 22:46
Effectively, you don’t even have bigger bezels. It’s that the curve of the show goes additional down than it does now, proper? Effectively, it offers the notion of it not less than, proper? It could appear to be bigger bezels, however the best way the show is hooked up to the steel physique. The glass goes down a bit bit additional, so it makes it appear to be bezels. Once you have a look at it from the facet, you received’t discover that. I don’t suppose it’s solely once you have a look at it straight on, and nobody seems at it straight on. In order that button, the digicam management, can also be going to set off a visible intelligence function. And that is an apple intelligence function that they didn’t current in June, and you’ll level your cellphone at one thing and press this and take an image, and it’s going to inform you what it’s. They usually did a few examples, reminiscent of a girl someplace, I suppose, in San Francisco, some architectural factor, and who’s the architect of this? And you discover out who the architect is, and that’s actually good. However that they had another examples that simply appeared a bit bizarre.
Josh Lengthy 23:40
One of many ones that you simply identified was holding up your iPhone in entrance you’re standing in entrance of a restaurant, and also you maintain it as much as examine the shop hours. Effectively, in case you’re standing in entrance of the restaurant, why don’t you simply have a look at the hours which are posted on the entrance of the shop like that appears sort of bizarre. Perhaps what you’re actually attempting to lookup is evaluations you simply wish to see, like how good this restaurant is. You wish to see possibly some photos of the meals that they provide. That’s the sort of factor that I feel makes numerous sense. Now, the extra awkward one was they confirmed any person strolling as much as somebody strolling their canine, and so they bent down in entrance of the canine. No dialog by any means between the particular person with the iPhone and the canine walker. And as an alternative of asking the canine proprietor in regards to the canine’s breed, they kneel down in entrance of the canine and maintain up their cellphone in entrance of the canine as if they’re taking an image of it, after which they ask their cellphone in regards to the canine’s breed. A standard particular person would simply ask the canine proprietor, Hey, I like your canine. What breed is it like? That’s the traditional human factor to do.
Kirk McElhearn 24:49
I sort of suppose he did ask, Can I take an image of the canine? However I don’t bear in mind, and it did look bizarre. Each from time to time, there’s a farm store subsequent to my home and somebody’s in there with a canine. I don’t like canines notably, however I see a. Your canine. What sort of canine is that? And I’ll ask them subsequent time. I’ll ensure that I’ve my cellphone to take an image first and see if the cellphone matches what they are saying. However I can see this apple intelligence being helpful. Let me provide you with an instance. Each from time to time, I’m out strolling and I see a flower, and I don’t know what it’s, so I’ve an app the place I can examine flowers, proper? So you need to take a photograph, look it up. No, I don’t wish to subscribe? No, I don’t need the app to trace me all that stuff. And the apple Photographs app can try this a bit bit for some issues, nevertheless it doesn’t establish every little thing. So this could permit me to establish flowers. I don’t know if I might belief it to establish whether or not mushrooms are toxic or not, as a result of errors may be deadly. However possibly there are different stuff you see once you’re out, bushes and vegetation and effectively, birds a bit bit harder to get shut sufficient stroll up with birds. Excuse me, can I take your photograph to seek out out what sort of birds you’re? That’s not that straightforward, however I can see this being helpful. I can think about you’re a vacationer someplace, and Okay, give me details about this museum, and as an alternative of getting to seek out the title seek for it, possibly spell it fallacious. You mechanically get a card and hyperlinks to an internet web page a few museum. So I feel there’s numerous potential for this. The query is, how dependable will it’s? And as with all of those AI options, we’re not solely positive that they’re going to be dependable.
Josh Lengthy 26:17
Yeah, it is probably not 100% correct at first. That is all going to get higher over time. And bear in mind, Apple intelligence is launching in beta there. It’s not launching as quickly because the cellphone comes out. We obtained to attend a month for it, and so they’re nonetheless calling it a beta, even after it turns into accessible as a part of the iOS 18.1 replace. And as a reminder, we’re getting iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia subsequent Monday, prefer it’s already going to be right here, however neither considered one of them will embrace the apple intelligence options. We obtained to attend a month for these. I feel Apple intelligence goes to get some issues fallacious. There’s going to be some actually public, , issues which are going to be throughout social media about. Take a look at this dumb factor that Apple intelligence informed me, Effectively, that’s to be anticipated, proper? We all know that any of those methods, ChatGPT will get stuff fallacious on a regular basis, and all these AI methods often hallucinate or get some issues fully fallacious, and we sort of ought to anticipate that, and Apple’s gonna get higher with this over time.
Kirk McElhearn 27:18
Okay, price noting that battery life has elevated on these fashions. You may rise up to 33 hours of video playback on the iPhone 16 Professional, Max, 27 hours on the iPhone 16 Professional. It’s about an hour or two for all the battery benchmarks throughout the iPhone 16 line, which is nice. We like higher batteries. And I don’t know in case you bear in mind this because the iPhone 15 got here out, Apple has stated that these telephones are assured to final for 1000 charging cycles and never 500 like earlier fashions. So we’re batteries that no matter know-how they’re utilizing goes to make these telephones final lots longer. We have been speaking earlier. Your 14 Professional is at 81% and that’s after two years, mine is 88% so you possibly can think about that after two years, it’ll nonetheless be over 90% and you’ll go three or 4 years with out the battery hitting that type of 80% mark.
Josh Lengthy 28:11
I hope so. And we’re speaking in regards to the battery well being, by the best way, and I’ve seen lots of people particularly speaking in regards to the 14 technology, possibly simply the 14 Professional and Professional Max. Perhaps not having such nice battery well being over time. Mine actually hasn’t. I’m barely above that 80% threshold, however fortunately, it’s ok that I can nonetheless promote it again. By the best way, we’ve a hyperlink within the present notes to a current article about commerce in or promote your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple watch if you wish to commerce in your previous fashions and even another previous Apple {hardware} that you simply’ve obtained accessible, you would possibly be capable of get some fairly respectable cash for you could put towards your buy of a brand new iPhone or a brand new Apple Watch.
Kirk McElhearn 28:53
Okay, so pre orders for the iPhone begin on September 13 at 1pm UK time, which is 5am for you. Are you getting up early, Josh?
Josh Lengthy 29:01
I feel 5am for me. Yeah, I suppose I’ll must rise up early for that one.
Kirk McElhearn 29:04
Okay, costs are the identical as final yr, 799, and 899, for the iPhone 16, 999, and 1199. For the iPhone 16. Professional price noting that the professional Max comes with a minimal of 256 gigabytes of storage. In order that sort of provides the additional $100 you get between the 999 1199, the others begin with 128 you possibly can go as much as a terabyte if you wish to spend some huge cash in your storage. In order that’s it. I’ll be ordering my cellphone at a traditional time on Friday, and also you’ll be getting up earlier than the solar till subsequent week. Josh, keep safe.
Josh Lengthy 29:36
All proper. Keep safe.
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About Kirk McElhearn
Kirk McElhearn writes about Apple merchandise and extra on his weblog Kirkville.
He’s co-host of the Intego Mac Podcast, in addition to a number of different podcasts, and is an everyday contributor to The Mac Safety Weblog, TidBITS, and a number of other different web sites and publications.
Kirk has written greater than two dozen books, together with Take Management books about Apple’s media apps, Scrivener, and LaunchBar.
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