I have used the Excel/Word/Keynote formats with iWork and it’s okay. MS Office is the de-facto standard format and recognized by Google Docs, OpenOffice, and of course MS Office.
I don’t think it’s a truly open format like ODF, but you can be sure it’ll be recognized everywhere for a long time.
I use the stock keyboard. It’s terrible, but so are the alternatives, plus there are privacy concerns.
One nice thing I will say is that the word suggestions are actually good in the latest iOS since they are now based on an LLM.
Bit other than thst typing is so inaccurate taht O have to go back and corewxt nearly every word.
Swipe typing showing hello very much either. (Swipe typing doesn’t help very much either.)
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The one that’s not shown: Standalone Passwords app
Thanks. That’s good to know.
Use this shortcut from Ricky Mondello, the lead for Apple’s password development team.
I get the feeling they wanted to do a Passwords app for some time but needed to get, probably executive-level, buy-in to get it done.
Apple will get bad PR about this: they are “Sherlocking” password managers. 1Password will write a blog post about how this is actually good for them because now password management is mainstream; 3rd party password managers will decide to focus more on the enterprise market; Microsoft will come out with a competing password manager that re-uses the name of a previous product and is bundled with Edge, etc. How it always goes.
Casey reviewed Google Glass too. He generally liked it but it wasn’t the same kind of experience he showed here.
Unlike some Apple enthusiasts, I really liked the Glass concept. The technology was there, but the experience was not.
In addition to being an Apple enthusiast I am also a tech nerd. To us, the tech seems like the hard part; the experience can be figured out later. What I’ve learned is that getting the experience right is actually much harder than getting the tech right.
Unfortunately, Apple has the resources, both legal and financial, to tie that up in the EU courts for decades.
Who would’ve thought? This isn’t going to fly with the EU.
Article 5.3 of the Digital Markets Act (DMA): “The gatekeeper shall not prevent business users from offering the same products or services to end users through third-party online intermediation services or through their own direct online sales channel at prices or conditions that are different from those offered through the online intermediation services of the gatekeeper.”
Apple has an annual legal budget of approximately infinity dollars. I assure you they are aware of this and they believe they are in compliance, even if just barely.
If challenged, they will have no problem fighting it — they have nearly as much cash on hand as the entire EU budget.
I hope the EU challenges this, and I hope the EU wins, but Apple isn’t going to be surprised by whatever happens.
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This happened in the Netherlands and the authority didn’t seem to think the 27% “commission” was a problem. Hopefully Brussels has a better-designed regulation.
Remember when Apple had to allow 3rd party payment systems and still legally imposed a 27% fee on 3rd party payments, along with reporting requirements, even though those payments had nothing to do with Apple?
Is it possible that Apple will “allow” 3rd party app stores but still require apps on those stores to pass Apple’s App Review? And will try to impose that 27% fee or something similar on both app sales and in-app purchases through 3rd party app stores.
Apps can’t run on iOS unless they are code signed by Apple and 3rd party app stores won’t change that.
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We only recently got on-device Siri and it still isn’t always on-device if I understand correctly. So the same level of privacy that applies to in-the-cloud Siri could apply here.
Software fix to block the Instagram bug that was causing the overheating.
I can’t read the article because of the paywall, but why are there a bunch of Android screens in the background behind “Steve”?
I second this. Paprika is especially good if you have other family members who want to share the recipe database.
It also has a not-bad grocery list feature. Again, works well if multiple family members are planning meals.
The satellite SOS feature is only on the iPhone 14 which has a starting price of $800.
Very few people will be able to use it: only iPhone 15 Pro and higher. Most users won’t have a capable phone until their next upgrade in 1-3 years.
Hopefully by then they’ve caught up to where Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta are today.