Microsoft's game streaming app on Samsung TV, iOS 16 will let you transfer an eSIM to another iPhone, Apple's software package that allows you to create a XNUMXD layout of rooms, Twitter is preparing to give Elon Musk unprecedented access to platform data, and other exciting news in Fringe…

News on the sidelines Week Mar 5 - Mar 11


Microsoft launches Xbox TV game streaming app later this month

Microsoft will launch its Xbox TV app later this month, allowing owners of 2022 Samsung smart TVs and smart displays to play Xbox games without an Xbox. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to access over 100 games through Samsung Smart TVs, and play games in the cloud powered by dedicated Xbox Series X consoles. Fortnite is available to stream for free if you are not a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber. But will this application support our Arabic logic since launch?


iOS 16 will allow you to transfer an eSIM to another iPhone via Bluetooth

Apple will add an easy way to swap your eSIM for a new iPhone in the upcoming iOS 16 release. iOS 16 supports transferring eSIM cards from an existing iPhone to a new device using Bluetooth. This allows you to easily transfer your phone number when buying a new iPhone, and this promises, Apple has begun to rely on the eSIM as an alternative to the traditional SIM, and we expect at some point Apple will get rid of the traditional communications chip.

You can learn more about iOS 16 through this article


A new software package from Apple that allows you to make a XNUMXD layout of rooms

Apple has released a new API for developers that will use the LiDAR camera and scanner on the iPhone or iPad to create a XNUMXD floor plan of the room, including key features like dimensions and types of furniture.

Of course, without a doubt, this package will come at this particular time to make sure of the arrival of Apple augmented reality glasses, especially that Facebook was working on the room planning feature in its Occles glasses, and it has Engineer Tariq Mansour By explaining the difference between the Facebook method and the Apple method in his tweet on Twitter.


Twitter is preparing to give Elon Musk unprecedented access to platform data

On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that Twitter is preparing to give Elon Musk unprecedented access to platform data in an attempt to address his concerns about bot accounts. In April, Musk legally committed to buying Twitter but has increasingly spoken out about potential bot activity on the platform, in what some see as an attempt to cancel the deal or renegotiate it on more favorable terms.

Twitter declined to comment on the Washington Post report, but noted a statement earlier this week that "Twitter has engaged and will continue to share information collaboratively with Mr. Musk."


Apple ignores tvOS at WWDC22

came Keynote speech at Apple WWDC 2022 Hardly anything is mentioned about tvOS, and some experts say this indicates that the platform isn't one of Apple's top priorities right now. tvOS has continued to evolve slowly in recent years, although the user experience is easy, and the performance of apps on it is stable, so the Apple TV app has become fairly good at bundling streaming services and keeping track of what you watch. But as we were told, there is little development and there is nothing revolutionary in the device since its launch.


Designed in Arabic by Apple

A very special step from Apple this year at the developer conference, which is View a lesson in Arabic It aims to design applications in the Arabic language. Mohamed Samir, one of the design engineers at Apple, provides a lesson for developers to introduce the basic principles of designing digital interfaces in Arabic. Whether you want to design an app or game specifically for Arabic use, or you want to translate an app from another language into Arabic, the lesson offers you the best ways to reach an ideal design that serves Arabic content. You can also learn the influence of language orientation on templates and icons orientation, features of good Arabic calligraphy for digital use, Arabic numeral formats and their impact on user interface.

Thank you, Apple, for this interest in Arabic


USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU 'by fall 2024'

EU lawmakers have reached agreement on legislation that will force all future smartphones sold in the EU - including Apple's iPhone - to be equipped with a universal USB-C port for wired charging by the fall of 2024. The rule will also apply to other electronic devices including These include tablets, digital cameras, headphones, portable video game consoles, and e-readers. Laptops will have to comply with the rule later.

Apple may be able to get away with this decision in its next phone, but there is no doubt that the iPhone 15 will come with a USB-C port, what do you think, will Apple comply?


Apple finally lets you see the password of a Wi-Fi network in iOS 16

After previewing the developer version, small features started appearing in iOS 16. These features include the option to view the Wi-Fi password and even copy it to share with friends or family. But of course you need to authenticate with your face, fingerprint or passcode to see a stored password, and then you get the option to copy it.


iOS 16 supports Nintendo Switch Pro and Joy-Con game consoles

Apple is adding more game controllers to its devices and in iOS 16 Apple is adding support for the Nintendo Switch Pro and Joy-Con controllers in iOS 16. Joy-Con controller support opens up new games that can take advantage of these controllers, and it will be interesting to see what The developers do it with this support. Previously, Apple had support for the DualSense controller in PS5, along with support for Xbox Series X controllers.

Why all this support for game consoles? This is something that makes us think that Apple has the intent to delve into the field of gaming more and more, what do you think and do you use any of the supported consoles on your device?


Miscellaneous news

◉ Apple today released Mac update 11.6.7, a minor update to macOS Big Sur that resolves some issues with the Mail app.

◉ Apple releases a new beta update for AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max headphones with improvements to the automatic switching feature.

◉ Apple announced this week that watchOS 9 will allow users to make VoIP calls directly from the Apple Watch via supported third-party apps.

◉ Have you seen Apple's announcement of the MacBook Air

◉ Apple redesigned the Books app in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

◉ Through the Amazon application, you can now experience what the shoes will look like on you, in the grave of your purchase, via augmented reality technology.


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 the non-specialist to occupy himself with all the incoming and outgoing. And help you with it, and if it robbed you of your life and got busy with it, there is no need for it.

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