iPad & iPhone User 182

Apple’s development of its own 5G modem has reportedly failed, which means the company will need to lean heavily on suppliers for the iPhone 15 generation in 2023. Bad news for Apple, but excellent news for Qualcomm, which is destined to get the entire contract. This is all according to the supply-chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a solid record of Apple launch predictions but is particularly good at this type of industry/supplier news. Kuo tweeted (fave.co/3nCQRi7) that, according to his latest survey, “Apple’s own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed” (our emphasis) and this will bump Qualcomm’s share of the supply contract for the late-2023 iPhones from an estimated 20- to 100 percent. Kuo goes on to explain the potentially lifesaving significance of this news for Qualcomm, which now…

Are you excited about Apple possibly launching an augmented reality headset? Tim Cook sure is. You probably already figured that, since Cook has offered his thoughts on AR on several occasions. And he’s doing it again, this time on China Daily, a state-run news outlet in China. In an interview, Cook says he “could not be more excited about the opportunities in the [AR] space. Sort of stay tuned and you will see what we have to offer”. He also points out that AR development is in the “very early innings” and touted the App Store’s 14,000-plus ARKit apps. A transcript of the AR portion of the interview is posted below. You can watch the interview at fave.co/3a1idew, which focuses on China-based app developers and innovation. China Daily: Chinese consumers are highly enthusiastic…

Apple faces yet another lawsuit over the notorious ‘Batterygate’ controversy, this time in the UK. The Guardian reports that consumer rights campaigner Justin Gutmann has filed a claim with the Competition Appeals Tribunal and is seeking damages of £768m. “I’m launching this case so that millions of iPhone users across the UK will receive redress for the harm suffered by Apple’s actions,” Gutmann said. “I hope dominant companies will re-evaluate their business models and refrain from this kind of conduct.” If the claim is successful, the compensation pool will be shared among owners of affected iPhones across the UK, a group believed to number 25 million. Our client @JustinGutmann has today issued a new claim against Apple for failing to make iPhone users aware of a power management tool in iOS updates…

After the release of the iOS 16 Developer beta at WWDC, many users noticed that the iPad was no longer listed as one of the supported devices to be a home hub – only the Apple TV, HomePod and HomePod mini. Recently, some error text discovered in the iOS 16 beta seemed to confirm the removal of the iPad from the list of home hub candidates. A home hub is required to take advantage of features such as receiving accessory notifications and allowing other people to control your home. You will not be able to view shared homes until those homes are also upgraded to the latest HomeKit. iPad will no longer be supported as a home hub. Now it seems that’s not entirely the case. Apple has confirmed to The Verge…

Earlier this year we reported on a tweet from Ming-Chi Kuo that stated a new Apple TV is coming in the second half of this year. Now, a reference to ‘SiriRemote4’ in the iOS 16 beta code is lending some weight to this claim. The original, much-maligned Siri remote is called ‘SiriRemote’ in iOS code, and ‘SiriRemote2’ is the updated version with the white ring around the Menu button. The all-new Siri remote that currently ships with Apple TV (and is far more usable) is referenced as ‘SiriRemote3’. So this ‘SiriRemote4’ would be new hardware, though it’s entirely possible that it won’t look or act different than the current model. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s tweet in May, the updated Apple TV is supposed to have an “improved cost structure”. That simply…

Google has highlighted six new features coming to release M103 of its Chrome for iOS web browser. Perhaps conscious of Apple’s reputation for tight security, the biggest changes involve anti-malware credentials, but the changes encompass everything from translation to password auto-fill. Google says it will “bring even more innovation to Chrome on iOS in the coming weeks”. But for now, here are the new features coming to your iPhone soon: 1. Enhanced Safe Browsing, a Chrome feature designed to thwart malware and phishing attacks, comes to iOS for the first time. This will alert iPhone users of dangerous web pages, and warn them if entered credentials have been compromised in a data breach. 2. You’ll be able to set Google Password Manager as the autofill provider for creating and entering website logins and…