iOS 11 Now Available, iPhone 8 Reviews, ARKit Apps, iPhone X Shortages - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Apple Releases iOS 11 With Revamped Lock Screen, Fresh App Store, New Siri Voice, and Updated iPad Interface Following last week's media event, Apple this week officially released iOS 11, watchOS 4, and tvOS 11 to the public. The new operating system versions bring a host of upgrades and changes, particularly for the iPad, so make sure to read up on everything that's new. We've put together a series of how-to articles covering a lot of the new iOS 11 features, so check out the list at the bottom of our iOS 11 release coverage.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Make a Smooth & Effortless iOS 11 Update with No Data Loss No matter whether you've successfully updated to iOS 11 or not, you're in the right place to find insurance for a smooth iOS 11 update or a safe box for your precious data. Haven’t updated to iOS 11? No worries. Now, you’ll get a step-by-step guide for a smooth iOS 11 update, ensuring everything is right for the whole update process. 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Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Sep 21, 2017 iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Review Roundup: Powerful Devices With Great Cameras Set Stage for iPhone X Tomorrow is the launch day for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3, and Apple TV 4K, and that means nearly every day this week has seen a set of embargoed reviews from news publications that had the opportunity to spend some advance time with the new products. The devices gaining the most attention have been the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which reviewers found come with some very nice upgrades, especially in the camera department. With the iPhone X right around the corner, some find it hard to recommend the iPhone 8 family, but premium pricing and expected severe shortages for the iPhone X mean that phone won't be for everyone. And with that in mind, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are worthy upgrades, especially if you're coming from a phone that's more than a generation old. Reviews of the Apple Watch Series 3 were actually fairly mixed, with testers appreciating the idea of using LTE connectivity right on the watch to leave their iPhones behind but finding a few bugs and concerns over battery life hampering the experience somewhat. Those issues aside, the speedier processor makes everything feel smoother and some nice upgrades like Siri being able to speak and an improved heart rate monitor make for a definite improvement over the previous generation. Finally, there's the Apple TV 4K, which reviewers rated as a solid set-top box but with a few drawbacks such as price, lack of 4K support in the YouTube app, and automatic upscaling of content to HDR format that can actually degrade the quality of lower-resolution content. Still, Apple's solid pricing on 4K iTunes content makes up for some of the premium pricing on the box itself, and Apple's user interface is top-notch, so it's definitely a good option for those looking for a set-top box.   Read Full Article Here's a Look at the First Wave of Augmented Reality ARKit Apps Hitting the iOS App Store Augmented reality is a large part of Apple's vision for the future of iOS, and the new ARKit tools in iOS 11 are allowing developers to quickly build new AR experiences for users. Take a look at our roundup of some of the ARKit apps that hit the App Store on day one, and there are many more hitting the store every day. ARKit requires a device running an A9 chip or later, but that includes the last several generations of iPhones and iPads, so most users will have access to the new AR experiences, which include games, virtual measurement apps, lifestyle apps, and more.   Read Full Article iPhone X Production Faces Further Delays, Will Start in Mid-October iPhone X supplies have long been expected to be extremely tight, and Apple essentially confirmed those rumors when it announced last week that the device won't go up for pre-orders until October 27. If one analyst's latest research is to be believed, however, supplies might be even tighter than initially expected. According to the report, just last week Apple firmed up production orders for the iPhone X with mass production not starting until mid-October. So hold on to your hats – that October 27 pre-order launch is going to be crazy. If you're still on the fence about the iPhone X, you might want to check out a couple of our articles that proved popular this week. One took a look at everything you need to know about the controversial camera and sensor "notch" at the top of the display, while the second outlined 50 new features in the iPhone X.   Read Full Article New Apple File System Coming in macOS High Sierra Won't Work With Fusion Drives macOS High Sierra launches on Monday, and with it comes an all-new Apple File System (APFS) designed to improve performance on Macs with flash storage. If your Mac has speedy flash storage, it will automatically be converted to use APFS during the upgrade process, but Macs with traditional hard drives or Fusion Drives that pair a traditional hard drive with a small flash drive won't be converted. That's causing a little bit of a problem for early beta testers using machines with Fusion Drives. Apple had originally planned on supporting APFS for Fusion Drives, and early beta testers had their Fusion Drives converted to APFS. Apple has apparently decided APFS isn't quite ready for primetime on Fusion Drives, however, so those who converted during the beta period are now faced with some work having to convert back to the HFS+ file system.   Read Full Article Hackers Using iCloud's Find My iPhone Feature to Remotely Lock Macs and Demand Ransom Payments There appears to be a growing trend of hackers using iCloud's Find My iPhone feature to remotely lock Macs and hold them for ransom. The attack is possible even on iCloud accounts protected by two-factor authentication, as Apple allows lost devices to be locked with only an iCloud login in case the lost device is your secondary device needed for two-factor authentication. Long story short, make sure you use a strong, unique password on your iCloud account and any other online accounts you have, using a password manager if necessary to keep track of all of them. With the number of security breaches happening all the time, many people have at least some of their information floating around out there, and reusing passwords is just asking for trouble. If you're hit by one of these attacks, you'll need to contact Apple, and they'll try to help you regain control of your Mac once you prove you're the legitimate owner.   Read Full Article

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