Repairing iPad Pro 12.9-inch will cost the price of a new iPhone and Night Shift does not help you sleep And a foldable iPhone in 2023 and other exciting news on the sidelines ...

News on the sidelines Week Mar 5 - Mar 11


Privacy alerts for unknown AirTag players when the user returns home

Apple's AirTag tracker raises concerns about its use in stalking situations. AirTags are small enough to put in a bag or somewhere without anyone knowing, but Apple says it has already thought about it, and will alert users when they have unknown tracking devices when they arrive home. And Apple shared important information about safety mechanisms in the Find My network and AirTags, which prevent unwanted tracking. And the iPhone will be able to detect if an unknown AirTag has been tracking a person for a while. If this happens, the iPhone can display an alert when they arrive home or in another place they visit frequently, such as the office or the gym.


AirTag puncture is possible

Unlike some other companies' item trackers, Apple's AirTag does not have any holes or holes for attaching directly to a keychain, forcing customers to purchase accessories such as a leather keyring for this. Some users have pierced the AirTag without breaking it, allowing it to be attached to a thin keyring or chain through the hole. The result does not look very attractive cosmetically, but it works naturally.

This was done after the AirTag shared on YouTube was dismantled, revealing a circular circuit board with enough room to drill a small hole in the plastic rim.


IPad Pro 12.9 M1 repair cost without AppleCare Plus

If you damage the new iPad Pro M1's 12.9 screen and don't have an AppleCare Plus subscription, it will cost you $ 699 to repair - $ 50 more expensive than getting repairs for the previous 12.9G model. The added cost is likely due to the new iPad Pro's exclusive new mini-LED XNUMX-inch display.

The $ 699 repair fee only applies if you don't have an AppleCare‌ Plus subscription. If you are a subscriber, it will cost you only $ 49 to repair the screen, with two accidental damage repairs every 12 months…. It is worth noting that the amount of $ 699 is the price of the new iPhone 12 Mini.


Apple will announce third-generation AirPods and HiFi Music Tier in the coming weeks

Citing sources, a site mentioned Hits Double Daily Apple is preparing to launch a new HiFi Apple Music category in the coming weeks, which will come alongside the launch of the third generation of AirPods. According to the report, the new tier, which will provide HD music streaming, will cost the same $ 9.99 monthly subscription as the current single tier. Spotify, Apple's fiercest competitor, announced that later in 2021, Spotify users will be able to “upgrade their audio quality to Spotify HiFi and listen to their favorite songs in the best way.”


The iFixit team dismantles AirTag

IFixit shared the first of its two-part series disassembling the AirTag element tracker, and revealed that Apple had to make impressive design decisions to realize its compact design, including rethinking the speaker layout.

Comparing the AirTag with the Tile Mate and the Samsung SmartTag, the AirTag is smaller, while using more battery space. One notable design difference is the AirTag's lack of a built-in bore, possibly in favor of rooming up internal components and keeping the footprint compact. This is what the x-rays of the three devices showed, and it actually became clear that Apple did not waste any internal space unlike other companies.


Apple will launch an 8-inch foldable iPhone in 2023

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a note to investors that Apple is working to launch a foldable iPhone with a flexible 8-inch OLED screen QHD Plus in 2023. Kuo expects foldable smartphones to become a "must-have" for all smartphone companies. Major believes Apple is well positioned to be the "big winner" in the foldable device trend. Apple will ship between 15 to 20 million foldable iPhones in 2023.


IPad Mini 6 delayed until the second half of 2021

And according to Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple plans to launch a sixth-generation iPad mini in the second half of this year, indicating a late launch of the iPad mini. Kuo said recent global changes have helped boost sales of the iPad‌ and the newly released 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models are expected to boost sales forward. In addition, Kuo said that the new ‌iPad mini‌ in the second half of this year will further help the development of ‌iPad‌ business.

The new iPad mini‌ is expected to feature an 8.4-inch display with slimmer bezels while still using the Touch ID Home button and the Lightning port. It will not come with any major design changes, such as those seen with the iPad Air and ‌iPad Pro‌.


Apple Watch will gain the advantage of measuring blood pressure, alcohol and blood glucose levels

The Apple Watch may gain the ability to measure pressure, blood glucose and blood alcohol levels, according to newly disclosed information. It was revealed that Apple is the largest customer of the British startup Rockley Photonics, which has developed non-invasive optical sensors to detect many health measures related to blood, including blood pressure, blood glucose and blood alcohol levels, many of which are undetectable. Usually only by using more specialized medical equipment. Rockley sensors send infrared light through the user's skin to detect these matters, just like the sensors on the back of the Apple Watch to detect heart rate and oxygen levels in the blood.


Samsung is expected to provide 120 Hz screens for iPhone 13 Pro models

It is widely rumored that the upcoming iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max models will have OLED screens with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, resulting in smoother content, and that Samsung will be the exclusive supplier for these screens, and these reports are supported by the most famous leak, including Ming-Chi Kuo. Ross Young, Jon Prosser, and Max Weinbach, among others.

Support for 120Hz will be possible through Apple's adoption of the low-power LTPO technology, which is responsible for turning individual pixels on and off on the screen, allowing for a refresh rate of 120Hz without much impact on battery life.


The AirTag's removable battery raises child safety concerns

The AirTag item tracker is now facing child safety concerns about its replaceable battery, because the battery can be removed by pressing down and twisting the back cover, which is a fairly easy and straightforward process. This raised concerns that a child could access the battery and potentially pose a safety risk. And these concerns are big enough to cause the major Australian company Officeworks to start pulling “AirTags” temporarily from its shelves.


Study: Night Shift Mode Doesn't Help iPhone Users Sleep

A new study looking at the effects of low-light functions on the sleep habits of smartphone users suggests that features like Apple's Night Shift mode don't improve sleep at all. "Night Shift" was introduced in iOS 9 to reduce the amount of blue light that the iOS device turns off during the evening hours. The feature uses the clock and the geolocation of iPhone and iPad to determine the time of sunset, automatically changing the screen colors to warmer colors, and returning the screen to its normal settings in the morning. The feature is built into most smartphones, and it is based on studies that have shown that blue light can negatively affect sleep by changing the body's circadian rhythm. However, the results of a new BYU study published in Sleep Health undermine this hypothesis.


Miscellaneous news

◉ Microsoft says it plans to add support for AAC, or an advanced audio codec for Bluetooth devices, which will provide improved audio quality for users of AirPods, iTunes, and Apple Music. Windows currently only supports the SBC and aptX codec for Bluetooth devices. Besides AAC support, Windows 10 update will make it easier to locate Bluetooth headphones, speakers, and earphones from the Windows bar. As Microsoft describes.

◉ The European Commission was expected to file charges against Apple over concerns that its app store rules violate European Union competition law this week, and Apple was found to have violated EU competition law with Apple Music, according to preliminary results of the European Commission. The charges relate to a two-year antitrust dispute initiated by Spotify.

◉ Apple is now accepting orders for the new 1- and 11-inch M12.9 iPad Pro models, 1-inch M24 iMacs, 4nd generation Apple TV XNUMXK, redesigned Siri Remote, and various other accessories through the online storefront and the Apple Store app .

◉ Starting with iOS 14, Apple Maps gained support for cycling directions, which takes into account altitude, how crowded the street is, and whether there are stairs along the way. The feature has launched in a limited number of regions, but is gradually expanding, and as of this week, it is now available in Seattle and other areas of California.

◉ Apple launched the second beta version of tvOS 14.6 for developers, and the second beta of watchOS 7.5, the second version of iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 for developers.

Apple stopped downgrading to iOS 14.4.2 after releasing iOS 14.5.1.

TSMC announced the opening of 5 new factories in the state of Arizona. This comes as part of a plan announced last year to invest $ 12 billion in America.

◉ Many users still complain that AirTag cannot be shared with other family members, and they hope Apple will make this available soon.

◉ The Hunter Fan Company announced that it is expanding its SIMPLEconnect range of Wi-Fi ceiling fans, all of which feature HomeKit support for controlling fans through the Apple Home app or Siri voice commands.

We are still months away from the launch of the iPhone 13 لكن, but Louis Helsingiger of Unbox Therapy managed to obtain a dummy model of the iPhone Pro Max that represents what we can expect from the new 2021 device.

◉ Apple has released a new version of Safari 14.1 for macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave users, as the update fixes two WebKit vulnerabilities that were corrected in macOS Big Sur. And Apple's support document for the updated Safari asserts that it addresses the same WebKit memory corruption issue and integer overflow error for users of older versions of macOS.

◉ Apple sent an email to customers who purchased the standard AppleCare plan for their Apple TV devices to inform them that the coverage has been extended from two to three years.

◉ Apple Pay has been officially launched in occupied Palestine by the Zionist enemy after multiple reports indicating an imminent launch sometime this year.

◉ Nearly two years after the release of iOS and iPadOS 13, Snapchat has finally rolled out the dark mode theme for iOS users.

◉ Twitter announced that the Twitter for iOS app supports larger previews of photos in the timeline, which means long photos won't be cropped to a large degree in the Twitter app.


This is not all the news that is on the sidelines, but we have brought you the most important of them, and it is not necessary for a non-specialist to occupy himself with every oddity and incidence,
There are more important things that you do in your life, do not let the devices distract you or distract you from your life and your duties, and know that technology is there to facilitate life and help you in it, and if it robs you of your life and preoccupies you, then there is no need for it.

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