I wonder why they can't bring the chime to all models? They own the firmware on all models, after all. Ah well. Hopefully it'll spread to the next SE. Devin Prater [email protected]
On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 12:19 AM Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > It is my understanding that the chime is a new accessibility option which > all iPhone 14 models have. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > CHELA Robles > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 9:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: First thoughts on Apple Watch series 8 and iPhone 14 > > I also read the pro models will have a chime at start up. I will forward > the email I got. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 7, 2022, at 8:35 PM, Kelly Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The satellite alert was the most compelling part of the presentation. > > An article in Mac Rumors says the service will not be available until > > November. It will also not work above 62 degrees latitude, which is > > the far northern parts of Canada and Alaska. > > > > I believe Apple is offering it free because it wants to be the first > > phone with satellite communication. It has not figured out how to > > price the service and who should provide it long term so Apple is > > giving itself two years to figure all of this out. > > > > Personally, I live in a big city and use Verizon as my network, which > > has the greatest amount of coverage of any cell phone network in > > America. I would rarely if ever need the service. I love my 13 Mini > > and will wait until at least for the USB-C iPhones. > > > > Kelly > > > > > >> On 9/7/22, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Apple Watch 8 has some good new features with crash detection and > >> the build-in body temperature sensor, but from what they said during > >> the event that temperature sensor seems to be exclusively used for > >> cycle tracking and may help women who are wanting to get pregnant, > >> they did not say you could simply use it to measure your body > >> temperature as you can with a Withings Thermo or other body > >> temperature thermometer to see if you have a fever or not. > >> T > >> He Apple Watch 8 Ultra sounds pretty cool and if I did more scuba > >> diving than I currently do once every couple of years when I go to > >> the Philippines I might be tempted to see how accessible it is as a > >> dive computer; but it's definitely an impressive watch. > >> > >> The iPhone 14 has the same A15 chip as the iPhone 13 although they > >> didn't say it in so many words; I think that is the first time Apple > >> released a new iPhone and they kept using the same chip as in the one > >> from the year before. > >> The iPhone 14 Pro gets the latest A16 chip which makes the new camera > >> system and always-on display possible. > >> I thought it was nice to see that Apple included the new emergency > >> SOS via satellite on both phones and I was definitely surprised when > >> they said it was going to be free for the next 2 years. This would > >> indicate, however, that ultimately it will be a paid service and of > >> course let's not forget that it is only available for the United States > and Canada at that point. > >> For once Canada is getting something at launch which was not always > >> the case (Apple New, Apple Pay and other features are examples where > >> it took a while for Canada to get it). > >> Crash detection is also part of all iPhone 14 models so now if you > >> are driving with somebody and you have a crash (let's hope it will > >> never happen) you may get help quicker. > >> As expected the Mini is gone and replaced with the 6.7 inch iPhone 14 > Plus. > >> Storage still tops out at 1 Tb so no 2 Tb phone as was rumoured. > >> Also, in the United States (not sure about Canada) all iPhone 14 > >> models will now no longer have a SIM tray, it is e-SIM only from now on. > >> > >> Apart from that this is pretty much it. Anybody who has an iPhone 13 > >> or 13 Pro has in my opinion very little reason to upgrade unless you > >> spend considerable time out of cell service and may want the added > >> peace of mind the emergency SOS via satellite offers; you can also > >> share your location via Find My by satellite, but I haven't quite > >> figured out if you can simply send text messages to somebody else, > >> but I don't think so. If you have dedicated devices like Garmin's > >> Inreach or a Zoleo satellite messenger which of course also requires > >> you to subscribe to one of their plans, you can text anybody and > >> receive text replies from anybody and you don't have to make a big > >> production of pointing your iPhone to where the satellite is. An > >> Inreach or Zoleo in fact can be in your backpack's top pocket and it > >> works just fine and none of these devices have an external antenna > >> which during the presentation Apple hinted would be required. > >> Anyways, the satellite SOS is definitely a good start and once again > >> something new and innovative Apple has introduced and I would bet > >> money on it that within the next year or so Android phones will be > >> released which also have this. What surprised me was that Apple seems > >> to have set u p their own centre for this, but that is probably the > only way they can offer this for free and they also didn't say which > satellite network they use for this, i.e. Iridium or Globalstar. > >> > >> Will I upgrade from my iPhone 11? I honestly haven't decided, but if > >> I do it would definitely be to a 14 Pro because then at least I would > >> also gain the LiDAR feature. > >> As for the Apple Watch I think I'll stick with my sixth Gen watch, it > >> doesn't have blood oxygen or the new temperature sensor, but unless I > >> experience what Arnold Schwarzenegger did in "Junior" I doubt I'll be > >> pregnant any time soon. > >> In any case, I'll wait to see if my provider wants to offer me a deal > >> I can't refuse, Telus already sent me a message yesterday telling me > >> that I am on their priority list and will get a call in case I want > >> to preorder the new iPhone although even if I decide to upgrade I > >> would probably rather buy it outright. > >> > >> -- > >> The following information is important for all members of the V > >> iPhone list. > >> > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list > itself. > >> > >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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