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thewayneAlso Apple TV. Watches go to v10.
iPhones are getting a couple of interesting features that I like. One is the ability to share Air Tag tracking, that'll be nice. And a live phone message transcription feature which will allow you to pick up the phone call while the message is being left if you want! Just like the old answering machines used to let you do.
Some other notable updates:
--Maps let you download segments where you know you'll be outside of cell coverage
--iPhone 14 and 15 can tie AAA Roadside Service into the Emergency SOS satellite coverage
--Improved crash detection for the iPhone 14
My Mom never understood how cell phone voice mail worked. She'd leave a message and it was along the lines of "Wayne? Are you there?" Sorry, Mom. Once you were at that stage, no, I wasn't there.
I am a bit nervous that they might yet again screw up how hearing aids work. A previous version of iOS, I think it was 13, was an utter nightmare! It was never fixed, though it was slightly improved over the course of the year. I eventually gave up and went to my iPhone 8 as it had the previous iOS on it. Finally the next version of iOS started playing well with my hearing aids again.
Makes you wonder how well they test these things.
Myself, I'm not updating devices - yet. I'll wait until they get to .1 or .2, I've been burned before and John Scalzi's new book, Starter Villain, dropped last night and I'm not going to lose the chance to continue reading it. I can wait a couple of weeks to download all these.
This link describes what appears to be all the changes:
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/18/apple-releases-ios-17/
MacOS will get a new release very soon.
iPhones are getting a couple of interesting features that I like. One is the ability to share Air Tag tracking, that'll be nice. And a live phone message transcription feature which will allow you to pick up the phone call while the message is being left if you want! Just like the old answering machines used to let you do.
Some other notable updates:
--Maps let you download segments where you know you'll be outside of cell coverage
--iPhone 14 and 15 can tie AAA Roadside Service into the Emergency SOS satellite coverage
--Improved crash detection for the iPhone 14
My Mom never understood how cell phone voice mail worked. She'd leave a message and it was along the lines of "Wayne? Are you there?" Sorry, Mom. Once you were at that stage, no, I wasn't there.
I am a bit nervous that they might yet again screw up how hearing aids work. A previous version of iOS, I think it was 13, was an utter nightmare! It was never fixed, though it was slightly improved over the course of the year. I eventually gave up and went to my iPhone 8 as it had the previous iOS on it. Finally the next version of iOS started playing well with my hearing aids again.
Makes you wonder how well they test these things.
Myself, I'm not updating devices - yet. I'll wait until they get to .1 or .2, I've been burned before and John Scalzi's new book, Starter Villain, dropped last night and I'm not going to lose the chance to continue reading it. I can wait a couple of weeks to download all these.
This link describes what appears to be all the changes:
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/18/apple-releases-ios-17/
MacOS will get a new release very soon.
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Date: 2023-09-19 11:08 pm (UTC)I was just about to say, must be time for everybody to get new phones, huh? lol........
Hugs, Jon
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Date: 2023-09-20 09:18 pm (UTC)They released the iPhone 15 this week, I think. I'm still running the 13, no plans to upgrade anytime soon, my watch is likewise two generations old. Unless my gear develops a fault, I prefer to hold on to it until they stop working, especially my phone since they're going to stop making the Mini form factor for a while.
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Date: 2023-09-21 08:01 am (UTC)I use mine until it doesn't work any more or they upgrade stuff so much that my old phone just doesn't work any more. :o
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Date: 2023-09-21 07:33 pm (UTC)That's the way that I prefer to do things to minimize the amount of ewaste that I generate. And I don't want a BIG FUCKING PHONE!!!
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Date: 2023-09-23 04:33 am (UTC)They kept getting smaller and smaller and smaller and now that seems to be going the other way. :o