iPhone X Pre-order Day, iOS 11 Calculator Bug, iPod Turns 16 Years Old - MacRumors

Apple Says iPhone X Will Be Available for Walk-In Customers at Stores on Launch Day Tonight's the big night, with iPhone X pre-orders kicking off at 12:01 AM Pacific Time, so make sure you're ready to go. If you're a member of Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, you only have a few hours left to get pre-approved to make sure ordering tonight goes as smoothly as possible. Based on an unscientific survey of our Twitter followers, it looks like the Space Gray 256 GB model is the most popular among our readers, so if you're willing to bet there will be roughly equal supplies of each model, you might want to choose a different one for the best chance at launch-day delivery. Supplies are expected to be extremely tight, and we expect shipping estimates to quickly slip beyond the November 3 launch date. For those who miss out on pre-orders for launch day, there is still hope, as Apple has said the iPhone X will be available for walk-in customers on November 3. Plan to line up really early though. In other iPhone X news and rumors this week, we saw a couple of videos of the device in the wild, one taken at Apple's campus and a second showing off the app switching swipe gesture. There was also a controversial Bloomberg report claiming that Apple reduced the accuracy requirements of the iPhone X's Face ID feature in order to boost production. Apple, however, took the unusual step of issuing a public denial, calling the claims "completely false."   Read Full Article Popular Stories Oct 26, 2017 iOS 11 Bug: Typing 1+2+3 Quickly in the Calculator App Won't Get You 6 Apple tweaked the design of the Calculator app in iOS 11, but new animations associated with hitting the buttons are interfering with the app's function, resulting in errors when users are trying to type numbers quickly. The bug's been present since the first beta of iOS 11, but it gained significant attention this week as Apple has yet to fix it even through several updates since the public release of iOS 11. With the amount of attention the issue is getting now, it's likely it'll be fixed in relatively short order.   Read Full Article Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of iOS 11.1 to Developers and Public Beta Testers Apple appears to be putting the final touches on iOS 11.1, macOS 10.13.1, watchOS 4.1, and tvOS 11.1, issuing in some cases several betas of each over the past week. As usual, the updates include a host of bug fixes, security patches, and a few new features. Notable ones include new emoji, Apple Music streaming over LTE for Apple Watch Series 3, and fixes for a serious vulnerability in the WPA2 Wi-Fi standard. We've seen a leaked copy of the full watchOS 4.1 release notes, so it looks like a public release is very close.   Read Full Article Apple's Craig Federighi Confirms There's Not Another Fall Media Event in the Works While the September iPhone event is Apple's biggest dedicated media event annually, the company frequently holds another event around the October timeframe in which it has sometimes introduced new iPad and/or Mac hardware. With the HomePod and iMac Pro launching in December, some had wondered whether Apple might hold another event this year to offer final previews of those devices. Responding to a customer email, however, Apple executive Craig Federighi confirmed that there will not be another event, saying "I think we're all Keynoted out for the season!"   Read Full Article 16 Years Ago, Apple Unveiled the Original iPod It's kind of hard to imagine, but this week marked sixteen years since the unveiling of the iPod, which was introduced by Steve Jobs at an event in Apple's Town Hall auditorium. With a 5 GB hard drive capable of putting "1,000 songs in your pocket," the $399 iPod generated a decidedly mixed reaction at the time, but went on to become one of the most iconic gadgets of all time. Sixteen years and a number of different model variants later, only the iPod touch remains in Apple's lineup as customers have primarily moved on from dedicated music players to devices like the iPhone that pack in many more features.   Read Full Article Apple Support Doc Highlights In-Car Wireless Chargers That Work With iPhone 8 and 8 Plus A number of car manufacturers have begun including built-in wireless chargers for phones in their vehicles, and with the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus (and soon the iPhone X) supporting the feature, Apple has published a new support document highlighting which vehicle brands offer the Qi-based technology to charge Apple's devices. Apple notes that while all of the listed brands have vehicles that will be able to charge the iPhone 8, owners of the iPhone 8 Plus should make sure that their devices physically fit in the charging area of their desired vehicle.   Read Full Article

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