MacFormat November 2022

MacFormat is the UK’s best selling magazine for the home Mac user. Each issue brings you all the exciting developments from the world of Apple, including reviews of new Macs, iPads and Apple’s own apps like iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand. We’ll show you how to make the most of your Mac, OS X and all the creative things you can do with it. We also review all the latest 3rd party software and kit – so if you’re looking for a new hard drive, monitor or printer that works with a Mac, you’ll be well served. iOS users are also welcome and we review the latest iPad and iPhone apps. ***Note: This digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies***

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Mac FORMAT

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You’re truly spoiled for choice in this month’s MacFormat. Not only will you discover in-depth reviews of the new iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE and AirPods Pro 2 – but we’ve also assembled no less than 163 top tips for Ventura, the latest version of macOS, which will hopefully be available by the time you read this. Of these, we’re most excited about three things: the iPhone 14 Pro, the Apple Watch Ultra and, of course, Ventura – all of which reveal fascinating new directions for the Mac, the iPhone and the Apple Watch. The iPhone 14 Pro, of course, gets the Dynamic Island, which has turned the blank space around the TrueDepth camera into a new interactive area containing…

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New Macs coming soon

Apple’s ‘Far Out’ September event saw the launch of new iPhone 14, Apple Watch and AirPods models, but Macs were nowhere to be seen. However hope remains high that new Macs will appear in October, although any launch will be more low-key, according to renowned Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman who says “Apple may ultimately end up feeling differently, but I think the company (as of now) is more likely to release its remaining 2022 products via press releases, updates to its website and briefings with select members of the press – rather than via a major iPhone-style keynote.” High-end MacBook Pro refresh? There’s plenty of room for optimism, though. Current rumours suggest that the MacBook Pro 14- and 16-inch will get a refresh in the form of new M2 Pro…

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THE POLL

Apple working on auto Shazam > Future iPhones could pause music and videos when you look away, according to a new Apple patent. This would be done with the goal of saving battery life on your device. The patent also details how Apple could enable new features based on when you are paying attention, such as by activating Shazam if your devices think you are bobbing your head to music (which may be detected by AirPods). Some iPhones already have attention-aware features, such as Face ID requiring you to look at your screen. But this patent suggests Apple is pondering how it could take the tech further. We’ll have to see if Apple ever implements it.…

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App Store set for app price hike

A pple has announced to developers that it plans to increase App Store prices around the world. It will make for uncomfortable reading given the cost of living crisis. The change will affect apps and in-app purchases in various nations, including Chile, Japan, Pakistan, and Vietnam, plus any country that uses the euro as a currency. Apple did not specify how much prices are set to increase, but said the new fees will come into effect “as early as 5 October, 2022”. Developers can price their apps according to set tiers, and it is those tiers that are changing. For example, the first euro tier is going up from €0.99 to € 1.19 (while the very highest tier listed will rise from €999 to € 1,199). Apple added that developers can…

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iPhone chips set for big upgrade – but there’s a catch

W hen Apple launched the iPhone 14 range, it kept the non-Pro models on last year’s A15 chip. That looks set to continue with the iPhone 15, with a new report claiming Apple will improve the process used to make the iPhone 15 Pro’s A17 chips – but not those in the regular iPhone 15. Right now, iPhone chips are made with TSMC’s first-generation three-nanometre (3nm) process, known as N3. According to Nikkei Asia, Apple will shift to TSMC’s second-generation N3E process for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max next year. That should mean improved performance and power efficiency, the report claims. The non-Pro models will not get this upgrade, though, meaning a regular iPhone 15 chip (which could be the A16) will stick with N3. As…

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APPLE NEWS ROUNDUP

DYNAMIC ISLAND GAMES ARE HERE DEVELOPERS TAKE IT UP A NOTCH > The Dynamic Island was the standout iPhone 14 Pro announcement at Apple’s September event, and it hasn’t taken long for developers to have some fun with it. WaterMinder creator Kriss Smolka has shown off a Breakout-style game where you aim a ball towards the island, while Apollo developer Christian Selig added tiny animals that move around on top of the slab. Expect more fun stuff as time goes on. AIRPOWER SHOWS ITS FACE LEAKED PROTOTYPE REVEALS SECRETS > AirPower is one of Apple’s most notorious failures of recent years. Now, a prototype of the cancelled multi-device wireless charger has been showcased on YouTube. In the video from 91Tech and Apple Demo, the model does not have the white…

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