Hands-On With iOS 12 and macOS Mojave, watchOS 5 Beta Bricking Watches, Apple's Joswiak on Planned Obsolescence - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Hands-On With Apple's New iOS 12 and macOS Mojave Updates iOS 12 and macOS Mojave bring a host of changes to Apple's highest-profile operating systems, so make sure to check out our overview videos offering hands-on looks at the first beta versions. There's a lot to see, and we've walked through a lot of the bigger changes to give users a taste of what they can expect. And if you're looking for a quick recap of everything Apple announced at Monday's keynote, we've condensed it all into a six-minute highlight video touching on the most important bits of the presentation.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Setapp: A Set of Pro Developer Tools in a Single Suite for $9.99/month   Setapp is a massive collection of quality Mac apps in one subscription, with a broad selection of developer tools. For a single monthly (or yearly) fee you get 120 applications from proven developers that meet the highest standards. It’s the easiest way to discover new software. 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We've also highlighted some of the bigger changes individually, including the new "Screen Time" feature, Apple Music features like searching for artists by lyrics and redesigned artist profiles, a new "Alternate Appearance" option to allow the iPhone X to be unlocked by multiple faces, and improved password management including the ability to AirDrop passwords to others. And notably, changes to the menu bar design and Control Center/Notification Center behavior on iPad strongly hint at rumored new iPad Pro designs that would forego a home button and include a display notch like the iPhone X.    Read Full Article macOS 10.14 Mojave Drops Support for Many Older Machines While iOS 12 runs on any device that runs iOS 11, the same can't be said for macOS Mojave, which drops compatibility for many older Macs. In general, Mojave will run on 2012-and-later Macs, but check the full list to find your specific machine. We've covered a lot of other Mojave-related details as well this week, including moving Software Update back to System Preferences from the Mac App Store, new privacy and security protections, support for favicons in Safari on both Mojave and iOS 12, and removal of native Twitter and Facebook integration. Mojave will also be the last version of macOS to support 32-bit apps, so make sure to check your apps to see what might break with the next major macOS release.   Read Full Article Apple Pulls watchOS 5 Beta 1 From Developer Portal After Reports of Bricked Devices Following the developer release of watchOS 5 beta 1 on Monday, Apple has temporarily removed the download from its developer portal, saying the company is "investigating an issue that may occur while updating." Reports have indicated some users are seeing their Apple Watches (Series 2 models in particular) becoming bricked during the update process. In other watch news, it's worth noting that watchOS 5 won't be compatible with first-generation Apple Watch models, likely due to the significant improvements in hardware capabilities since that time. This means the even the first-generation gold Edition models that cost in excess of $10,000 won't be able to run Apple's latest operating system for the watch. Finally, we've highlighted a few aspects of watchOS 5 this week, including a new option to customize the order of Control Center buttons, manual Wi-Fi configuration, and the ability to view rich web content in Mail and Messages on the watch.   Read Full Article Apple Executive Greg Joswiak Dismisses Planned Obsolescence as 'Craziest Thinking in the World' As has been a tradition for a number of years now, Daring Fireball's John Gruber held a live taping of his The Talk Show podcast at WWDC, this time inviting Apple marketing executive Greg Joswiak and AR/VR head Mike Rockwell to join him on stage. The podcast touched on a number of topics, but one of the most interesting ones for many readers was a discussion about "planned obsolescence" conspiracy theories that suggest Apple intentionally slows down older devices via software updates in order to encourage users to buy new devices. Joswiak dismissed that idea as the "craziest thinking in the world," asking how many people would purchase another product from a company after having a terrible experience with their previous one.   Read Full Article Ming-Chi Kuo Returns With 2018 iPhone Details: Lower Pricing, September Launch for All Models Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo was previously reported as having exited the business of reporting on Apple in order to focus on other companies, but it appears that Kuo has switched firms and intends to continue covering Apple based on his supply chain sources. In his latest report, Kuo says that the 2018 iPhone lineup should see some price reductions compared to 2017's iPhone X, with its successor model coming in at $800–$900 rather than $999. The larger "iPhone X Plus" would come in $100 higher in the $900–$1000 range, while the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone would be priced at $600–$700. Kuo also refuted recent rumors of a delay for the LCD model, saying that all three models should begin shipping in September.   Read Full Article

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