by Return back to this week’s news and newspaper heads, including iPhone SE specifications, Apple’s new hardware plans, a surprising iOS version, an iPhone update alert, Apple’s annual report, invitations -app and an unwanted app from Europe.
Apple Loop is here to remind you of some of the many discussions around Apple in the past seven days. You can also read my weekly Digest from Android News here on Forbes.
iPhones are displayed in the Apple Store in New York City. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz/UitkijkPress)
Apple forced to increase iPhone SE specifications
Apple seems to launch the iPhone SE earlier than expected, but although we wait for Tim Cook to announce the new mid-range handset, many consider how powerful the cheapest new iPhone will be. Given the requirements of Apple Intelligence, the iPhone SE Apple’s first -class silicon needs:
“I doubt that Apple wants the iPhone SE to struggle to support the brave new world of AI when it debuts, let alone years later … This means that the A18 will be the core of the iPhone SE, although Apple something Budgetary could work in part and the specifications to make a performance gap between the iPhone 16 and iPhone SE. “
(Forbes).
Apple will be coming soon
The iPhone SE is not the only new hardware that we expect to see in the coming weeks and months. Michael Burkhardt collects the usual suspects, including the entry-level renewal:
“Apple’s cheapest iPad is likely to get its first update in more than 2 years this spring, with the most important focus as support from Apple Intelligence. The last iPad -Verwiging brought the first redesign to the base ipad since Apple started to make budget iPads So there is probably no design changes. “
(9to5mac).
A surprise iOS 18.3 UPDATE
Apple is working on an interim release of iOS. While the BIG 18.4 update -which contains the last of the first trache of Apple Intelligence -Tools -later owes this quarter, an 18.3.1 -Build is tested:
“This sounds like it will be a smaller update that is aimed at bug fixes instead of the new functions that are usually reserved for releases of larger song such as iOS 18.3 and iOS 18.4. What exactly is in it, it is possible that the news and Entertainment apple Apple Summaries of intelligence reports that were temporarily eliminated in iOS 18.3 due to unequal performance in iOS 18.3.1 “.
(Forbes).
iPhone 11 Urgent update alert
This is not the only new version of iOS 18 available. This week the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max picked up an update. Although it retains the iOS 18.3 numbering, it is a later build of the software; Probably a specific problem for these handsets had to be tackled immediately:
“Apple has still not given any details about why the iPhone 11 series gets this extra version, but a bug -problem seems the most likely reason. Some users on Reddit have referred in different ways to reports from Safari -breaking and e -mail problems , but neither has been confirmed by Apple “
(Forbes).
Apple’s last report card
After Apple’s quarterly profit, Jason Snell went to his traditional PowerPoint to view the figures and assess Apple with his annual “report card” at the company, together with the help of an Apple experts, commentators and users panel. Here is the summary of one area … the iPhone:
“Feelings about the iPhone-Line-Up were mixed. Many panel members praised the incremental hardware improvements, but there was also disappointment in Apple Intelligence and the new camera management function. The rolling of rather higher functions-the action button to the lower end of iPhones, 5x for The smaller iPhone Pro – were well received.
(Six colors).
Apple launches invitations app
It has been some time since a new Apple app, but this week the release of “invitations” became a solution for organizing parties and events and getting people the relevant information. Although it is limited to the iPhone to organize, guests can use any system, not only Apple’s iCloud+ and calendar services
“With invitations:” You can generate a quick digital invitation that, when shared with your friends, all information about the event, has RSVP collected and add it to their agenda. That includes your Android friends, who have access to invitations. A web-based version of the app on the iCloud site. “
(Forbes).
And finally …
With Apple, forced to open a walled garden of apps and to allow consumers to choose which apps they want on their phone without having to wait for Apple’s permission, it did not take long before an app has been released for iOS that Apple would not have approved on the grounds of users’ safety. Apple’s statement:
“We are very concerned about the safety risks that make hardcore apps of this type of EU users, especially children. This app and others such as it will undermine consumer confidence and trust in our ecosystem that we have already worked for more than a decade to work to The best in the world are distributed.
(via Macrumors).
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