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Apple Pre-Event Mega Thread

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Apple Pre-Event Mega Thread - Lemmy.world

It’s almost that time! With the Apple event happening tomorrow, we’ll use this mega thread to talk about expectations, predictions, and anything else related to the big event. Tomorrow, we’ll have a live event thread to discuss each announcement as it happens.

Sep 11, 2023 at 3:01pmWeb
Show threadAquilaSep 11, 2023
What’s the event about? More vr headset info?
Show threadguywithoutanameSep 11, 2023
Likely the next iPhone. It’s all but guaranteed to feature USB C to comply with EU regulations.
Show threadbob_wileySep 11, 2023

I’m still keeping the wait and see mindset on USB-C. It really depends on if Apple was already planning to move the iPhone to USB-C this year or not, as they seem to be slowly moving things over.

The EU law doesn’t go into effect until December 28, 2024, which means Apple has time for another release before the deadline.

Assuming the EU spoke to the big players, specifically Apple, I have to assume this deadline was based on what Apple found to be realistic. Their product roadmap can’t change on a dime.

I’m assuming there will be a lot of upset people who have put all their eggs in this basket.

Show threadguywithoutanameSep 11, 2023
Fair enough. We’ll wait and see, but there seems to be plenty of rumors about it too.
Show threadgarretbleSep 11, 2023
“This is our biggest camera bump yet. We think you’re gonna love it.”
Show threadBallShapedManSep 11, 2023

If it has USB C and a 10x optical zoom I’m almost guaranteed to swap from Android to Apple finally. Google’s BS around making ads part of DRM or whatever was the last straw.

Posted from my Pixel 6 Pro…

Show threaderoc1990Sep 11, 2023
If you don’t use tap to pay and can muscle your way through documentation, GrapheneOS is easily installable on all relatively current Pixel devices. But yeah, I’m not a fan either and as long as I’m on Android, that might tip me back again to using Graphene instead of stock Android.
Show threadBallShapedManSep 11, 2023
I thought of that and looked through the steps to do it and I’m pretty sure I’m past the age of me wanting to try. There was a day it would have been something I couldn’t wait to do but I’m pretty sure I’m ~10 years past that day.
Show threaderoc1990Sep 11, 2023
Yeah, there’s a bit of a barrier. But getting it actually installed is a breeze. Chromium browser that supports WebUSB is all you need to get it flashed.
Show threadBallShapedManSep 12, 2023
Them sure are pretty words. I feel like I’ll get myself in a lot of trouble with a bricked phone.
Show threaderoc1990Sep 12, 2023
I know it sounds intimidating, but the install page walks you through the process step by step. As long as the browser can see your phone, you can flash it with a few button clicks.
Show threadgoffredoSep 12, 2023
Hooray for being too old to give a shit! Retired mobile developer here; I have people regularly show me how to do things like tap-and-hold the space bar to position the cursor. I’d rather be outside going for a hike than fooling around with my phone, of all things.
Show threadQuikxSpecSep 11, 2023
My only issue with this is incompatibility with android auto.
Show threaderoc1990Sep 11, 2023
Yup. That and tap to pay made me flash stock back. But I wouldnt count our going back someday.
Show threadandroidulSep 11, 2023
is Graphene the new Cyanogen?
Show threaderoc1990Sep 11, 2023
Kind of? It’s only supported on Pixel devices currently. I think a closer comparison to Cyanogen is LineageOS, since Lineage is literally a fork of Cyanogen after the original maintainers closed up shop. Lineage is more akin to AOSP/the stock Android experience, whereas Graphene has been hardened a bit more than your typical Android release to lend itself to a more privacy-centric experience. Tap to pay and Android auto don’t work on Graphene which broke it for me at the time, but I would consider going back despite that if Topics can’t easily be disabled on Android 13/14.
Show threadNumber358Sep 11, 2023
As an Apple user, Apple has much more bullshit. I don’t know much about android, but i think you can unlock your boot loader and install a more private OS like grapheneOS or LineageOS. On iOS you can’t even install a browser that’s not based on webkit (safari’s engine).
Show threadBallShapedManSep 11, 2023
I’ve heard that about the browser, and does give me pause. I use Firefox on all my devices these days. But GrapheneOS and the like are beyond my desire to try to make work and maintain.
Show threadQuokkaSep 12, 2023

You can use Firefox on iOS.

Just instead of Firefox it’s basically a reskin of Safari.

Show threadBallShapedManSep 12, 2023
Boo
Show threadthorbotSep 11, 2023
As long as it makes my phone sit even LESS flat than before I’ll accept it.
Show threadQuokkaSep 12, 2023
Can’t wait for fully bendable devices to create a Möbius strip shaped one.
Show threadcheery_coffeeSep 12, 2023
I want an iPhone slap bracelet.
Show thread_number8_Sep 11, 2023

thanks for starting this. first keynote on lemmy lol

is this purely a hardware release? or are we going to get talk of the EU-geolocked sideloading thing

Show threadQuintenSep 11, 2023
I would not be surprised if Apple does not mention it, in any keynote, ever.
Show threadbillwashereSep 11, 2023

This sentence was overly hard to parse.

“I would be surprised if Apple ever mentions this in a keynote. “

Show threadPetter1Sep 12, 2023
I found the original way more beautifully written…
Show threadcheery_coffeeSep 12, 2023
Unlikely to be about software, WWDC usually covers that except for the final release dates of OSes
Show threadnieceandtowsSep 11, 2023
Went on a vacation and my wife’s 13 got run over by a truck and my 12 pro back glass shattered by falling on concrete. Now I’m fully ready for new phones. Hopefully one of my kidneys is enough.
Show threadTschuuulsSep 11, 2023
FYI you can get the back glass of a 12 repaired by a 3rd party for a reasonable price compared to a whole frame swap at the apple store basically.
Also the 13 board might still work if swapped into another totaled phone, just chuck it up on ebay. Someone will probably buy it as a project.
Show threadanon_waterSep 11, 2023
Shhhhh he wants to spend his money.
Show threadnieceandtowsSep 11, 2023
I don’t know if the 13 board is salvageable. It was in a purse when it was run over, and the button in the purse almost punched through the screen out the back. As for the 12 pro, I’m not looking to replace that. Just changing the case to hide the back. I’ll check out about the back replacement. It might at least work for a trade in.
Show threadmoney_looSep 11, 2023
Yeah that’s really unfortunate it’s not fixable…😉😉
Show threadAA5BSep 11, 2023
Yeah, I hear ya. Both my kids have X’s which are losing support, plus they have a lot of physical damage. Time to upgrade our 13 Pro’s, so the kids can have those …… depending on just how expensive this is going to be
Show threadQuarterSwedeSep 12, 2023

I’m rocking a 12 Pro Max that could use a new battery. But because it’s so big I don’t notice the drop in battery capacity/health. Thinking of maybe updating this year or just getting a new battery put in. Waiting to see what they actually announce.

An optical zoom at something like 10x might actually do it.

Show threadPetter1Sep 12, 2023
Me reading on my iPhone X: people seem to have too much money…
Show threadFour_lights77Sep 11, 2023
Fingers crossed for an M3 MacBook Air!
Show threadSecretPancakeSep 11, 2023
No computers in the September events
Show threadmoney_looSep 11, 2023
Didn’t they JUST upgrade the MacBook airs? I bought my wife one…
Show threadjohnthedoeSep 11, 2023
Don’t worry it won’t be September. Either end of year or early next year. Even then it’ll likely be the same hardware but with m3, which apparently will be 3nm chips so curious to see the performance/efficiency of that.
Show threadnicetriangleSep 11, 2023
Don't really think there'll be much this time around for me to get personally hype about, but it's always fun seeing what they roll out.
Show threadfer0nSep 11, 2023
Same. I’m due for a new phone with my three year cycle, but it feels like the updates are becoming less meaningful while being more expensive. I’ll most likely skip this one and maybe even the next one. But we’ll see how it goes.
Show threadnicetriangleSep 11, 2023
Yeah between the rumors on a price hike and also the regular pro not getting the periscope zoom like the pro max I’m sitting this one out. Excited for usb c and all but I think I can hold out another year or two.
Show threadfer0nSep 12, 2023
USB C is definitely nice, but my gf would still have lightning and so would my AirPods, car charger, all cables around the house etc. It’ll be nice when that transition is over, but in the meantime it’s going to be more annoying than helpful.
Show threadjohnthedoeSep 11, 2023
Curious to see what they cripple with usbc. And if they’re updating every lightning port product to usbc too. Be interesting if all phones will get the pill/dynamic island treatment. Hope it’s useful and not a gimmick when more apps support it
Show threadPowerpointSep 11, 2023
Most other Apple products already use USBC and have for a while. It’s only the iPhone they’ve been dragging their feet on.
Show threadAasikkiSep 11, 2023
Except magic mouse, keyboard, trackpad and airpods. Did I miss something?
Show threadrehydrate5503Sep 11, 2023
Also the Apple TV remote
Show threadOnseSep 11, 2023
Latest version is USBC as well
Show threadrehydrate5503Sep 11, 2023
Ahh good to know. The ones I have, and one that a mate recently bought are lightning.
Show threadPowerpointSep 12, 2023
Airpods will have a USB C case announced
Show threadrealitistaSep 11, 2023
I think it will be hilarious to watch them continue forcing their phones to communicate with USB2.0 speeds even after the move to USB-C just so they can push more people to buy overpriced iCloud storage. It will be 2060 and we will still have USB 2.0 on our apple phones.
Show threadaffiliateSep 11, 2023
in 2060 the iphone will be the only piece of technology still using USB 2.0, a functioning reminder of the past
Show threadQuarterSwedeSep 12, 2023

Most people haven’t transferred data between their iPhone and a computer using a cable in how many years? And USB2.0 isn’t the reason they haven’t. It’s that iCloud syncing is vastly more user friendly and, quiet frankly, effortless.

I’m actually ok with Thunderbolt speeds being only for the Pro phones. That’s where it makes sense to upcharge for it.

Show threadrealitistaSep 12, 2023
Sorry there’s no way I’m paying the absurd Apple iCloud prices needed to host all my photos. I’m not willing to pay whatever exorbitant price Apple tries to ram down my throat for anything they decide I need to pay them for. I will continue to point out this blatant money grab.
Show threadcheery_coffeeSep 12, 2023
How do you manage your photos? Do you upload them to your pc like you would a camera?
Show threademptiestplaceSep 12, 2023

Democracy has inherent flaws: very few people grasp the complexities of issues or the consequences of various options, and representative layers serve politicians more than they educate or empower voters.

It’s troubling to see otherwise astute thinkers so mindlessly devoted to a system designed to undermine its most critical participants.

Show threadPetter1Sep 12, 2023
I assume that the not pro iPhone will loose it’s port in the next 5 years completely.
Show threadrealitistaSep 12, 2023
[notifications to upgrade your iCloud storage intensifying]
Show threadPetter1Sep 12, 2023

🤣👌🏻

luckily, my dad pays for Apple One with 2 Tb