Ahem, the pill box was leaked (and Apple fired the leaker) but we just didn't know the pretentious name.
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I'm guessing there will be some incremental Siri improvement that will (very cautiously) leverage LLM AI chat functionality. Something that starts with sequential back-and-forth responses, that they'll build on later. Processing will continue to be done on-device. I think we might see some big improvements to transcription, for instance -- as competitors are rolling out on-device transcription engines that blow away the one iOS has now.
Siri is a huge gaping hole in iOS (and iPadOS and macOS) right now, and they're surely looking to at least start to close the gap. I'm hoping that means something new that's "Siri" in name only, and has entirely new machinery working underneath the hood.
Siri is a huge gaping hole in iOS (and iPadOS and macOS) right now, and they're surely looking to at least start to close the gap. I'm hoping that means something new that's "Siri" in name only, and has entirely new machinery working underneath the hood.
Nobody knew that it was the Dynamic island, everyone was saying it’s was going to be a pill shape but separated, it’s the software that makes the Dynamic island good.
I know it's a big event, but lay off of the crazy pills...
There's going to be an absurdly long segment on the camera refinement to the Pro Max, with lots of hyperbolic rhetoric. "First ever," "revolutionary," "amazing," and so on. Expect the video to zoom in to the atomic level of the phone and show how the individual lens elements get arranged inside the device. This is their headline new feature -- and, as far as I can tell, the only one -- so they're going to milk it like crazy.
- At some point non-pro models will have ProMotion - hopefully this year.
- iCloud free storage to be higher than 5GB
- They announce hardware AV1 support
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I think wonderlust will be a reference to some new capabilities for the apple watch since the ultra played up the mountain climber/diver/hiker angle.
That would be cool, but I’d think the slimmer bezels would mean more risk of damage after a drop. Hope you’re right.
I’ll go with active multitasking on the max lol
And the USBC port. It took them a lot of courage to put in
I concur.
My boldest prediction for tomorrow is that we're also going to see USB-C versions of 14 and 14 Plus, which will see good sales because they also offer USB-C and come in at new lower prices ($699 and $799, respectively) and really offer most of iPhones 15 and 15 Plus specs just sans Dynamic Island.
A <$799 USB-C iPhone would definitely convince even more to upgrade.
I also predict that Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2nd Gen. will offer better battery life than the "18/36 hours" we have in the current line-up because of to the new Watch SiP. Not much but a little simply because you can't sell anyone on the notion that they need a faster chip in their Apple Watch. Having the SiP drain less battery because of how efficient it is would be a solid sales argument.
My wildcard prediction would be some sort of very impressive spatial awareness when pairing Apple Vision Pro with any of the new iPhones and Watches that get the second generation U2 chip.
The rest should be pretty boring apart from some spicy Craig Federighi or Tim Apple memes. Solid, incremental upgrades all around. But, ultimately, boring.
My speculation is that the action button will have 4 customizable actions: single, double, triple, and long press.
Why would they change an old model? The EU law is only for new devices
The hardware detail was leaked, anybody who was interested knew that the 14 Pro was going to have a pill box cutout.
As for the animations that make it good, I think we differ on this one. To you, it was a big surprise and something to behold, it transformed an ugly screen cutout into La Isla [Dinámica] Bonita.
To me, it was lipstick on a pig. It remains an ugly pillbox and no amount of animations and more or less useless little widgets with duplicate functionality ain't gonna fix that.
Let's rather have a full screen iPhone with no notches or cutouts. That'd be nice. There are already a ton of full-screen phones out there.
my prediction is Apple says the phone is so innovative that it’s their most innovative phone ever.
They’re going bankrupt from the 15s development so they’ll charge another $100+
They’re going bankrupt from the 15s development so they’ll charge another $100+
They leaked that it was going to be a pill that was separated as I’ve mentioned. Dynamic island is quite useful, Apple Maps, Apple Music, AirPods charging status and so on. It’s something different than just a pill shape that’s already out there. Also you can’t really see the separated holes unless you hold it under light!!
Apple haven’t got to the stage where it’s a full screen without cutouts, simply because the quality isn’t there. Under display cameras sacrifice something when it comes to the quality.
That’s not me knocking Samsung or any of the other brands. In fact I like Samsungs S23 Ultra, ive tried it twice this year, both times I sold them. I did however like the camera, in particular the zoom lens, even tho the 100X is useless and pointless.
All in all I’m interested to see what Apple do with the Zoom capabilities of the 15 Pro Max.
- Software enhancements to iOS 17 that were not visible in the betas. Including:
- Significant software improvements to Dynamic Island. So far there has not been much in the way of 3rd party work here (yes sports etc, but we need more). This would include enhanced APIs for developers, tweaks to the way things work from a visual perspective, etc.
- Notification enhancements.
- Emergency SOS in more countries, and enhancements to the process (expect a series of videos about people saved by this feature).
- Minor battery improvements (even 30 minutes can be significant), due to a mix of larger batteries, more efficient processors and software improvements (more efficient notifications and Dynamic Island).
- More companies / countries to support eSIM, and more countries restricted to eSIM only
- What I would love to see, but do not expect
- have the Apple apps such as Contacts, Photos, Camera etc. show up in the app store so that there can be updates without waiting for a new OS.
- Better Wallet support to enable apps to more easily integrate with it. Very few do today.
- Enhanced and new sensors in the Apple Watch.
- Camera settings that allow you to turn off or control over-processing of images
In stead of a folding phone, Apple will introduce one that crumples into a baseball size ball to fit in your pocket!
My hot take, and I know this is controversial, is that they will use their logo and usual branding practices on all advertisement.
Maybe they’ll be able to take (fake) unrealistically enhanced moon pictures, too?
I could be in the market for a new watch if there are any blockbuster features, but I think I will likely be waiting another year to upgrade my day 1 S4
The word they are making a play on
Definition of WANDERLUST
strong longing for or impulse toward wandering… See the full definition
Strong longing or impulse for “wandering”
becomes
strong longing or impulse for “wondering”
“wondering how I’ll afford this year’s phones?”
“wondering how many times they’ll say ‘magical’?”
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MR will be full of endless disappointment and complaints, as it is after any and all Apple announcements.
MR will be full of endless disappointment and complaints, as it is after any and all Apple announcements.