Soon support for sideloading and alternative application stores on the iPhone, and the Microsoft Authenticator application for the Apple Watch will be stopped, and the first beta versions of the iOS 16.3 update will be launched, Tim Cook praises Sony, and other news on the sidelines, and other exciting news on the sidelines…

News on the sidelines Week Mar 5 - Mar 11

Exciting rescue due to collision detection and satellite communication

Two people were involved in a terrible accident on the Angeles Forest Highway in the Angeles National Forest in California, where the car drifted off the road and fell at a distance of approximately 150 meters, and immediately the iPhone 14 that was in one of them discovered the collision and because there was no coverage in this place, the person released himself from the car and connected to the satellite, then sent a message to one of the specialized Apple centers, and their exact locations were determined, then an employee in the Apple emergency service contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and asked for help for these miserable people, and immediately one of the helicopters headed to the scene of the accident, They were then taken to a local hospital and treated for light to moderate injuries, and the entire rescue process was recorded on video. The search and rescue team stated that an accurate latitude and longitude of the accident site has been determined.

Support for physical security keys in iOS 16.3 and macOS Ventura 13.2 Betas

iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, and macOS Ventura 13.2 beta provide support for physical security keys that can be used as additional protection for your Apple ID. Apple said it will be available in 2023, with the launch of the iOS 16.3 update. Apple when you sign in to another device to authenticate. Apple says the physical security keys provide strong protection against phishing and unauthorized account access.

Security keys can be set up on devices running the trial version through settings, then entering your account, then security keys, then following the instructions, and it supports iPhones, iPads, and Macs, and currently supports security keys approved by FIDO.

A new update to the WhatsApp application to improve video calls, support 32 people, and the picture-in-picture feature

These improvements were announced in an effort to compete with other apps that support video calls.

And video and audio calls support up to 32 people, four times the previous one, which was only eight, for some time. It is the same number that FaceTime supports. The focus will also be with the speaker and the sound waves will be shown more if he is not using the camera, and by long pressing on the speaker icon you can mute the sound or message him privately, you can also share the call link, just like FaceTime, there are also notifications during the call to alert users when someone joins New to call.

The app is also testing a picture-in-picture feature on iOS, and the feature will be rolled out more widely in 2023.

Apple is working to add support for sideloading and alternative app stores in Europe

Apple plans to allow alternative application stores on the iPhone and iPad, and thus will allow downloading applications without the need to use the Apple Store, which means that developers will not need to pay fees to Apple from 15 to 30%, but support will be in Europe initially, Because of the laws there, Apple has until March 6, 2024, to comply with the new laws.

If similar legal action is taken in other countries, alternative app stores may expand outside the European Union, and the United States is beginning to take this measure.

Apple said that sideloading "destroys the privacy and security protections" that iPhone users rely on, leaving people vulnerable to malware, scams, data tracking and other issues.

Tim Cook praises the partnership with Sony

Tim Cook publicly praised Sony's long-standing successful partnership with Apple in creating advanced camera sensors for the iPhone for more than a decade, and thanked the team for their efforts. Strangely, Apple does not usually disclose the makers of the components used in the iPhone, except with regard to the processor. Cook's tweet indicates that Apple's partnership with Sony remains strong, and next year's iPhone 15 models will reportedly be equipped with Sony's latest image sensors.

Compared to standard sensors, Sony's image sensor doubles the saturation signal in each pixel, allowing it to capture more light to reduce under- and over-exposure, and is able to better capture a person's face even with strong backlighting.

Miscellaneous news

◉ Apple launched the first beta version of iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, watchOS 9, tvOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.2 updates for developers.

◉ Apple's online store was down for many users around the world, and Apple quickly fixed the issue.

◉ The Microsoft Authenticator app for the Apple Watch will be discontinued next January, which was originally used in iOS to log into Microsoft accounts with two-step verification enabled, and it got a companion app for the Apple Watch in 2018. The reason for this is its incompatibility with authentication security features .

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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