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MacStories Unwind: Apple Events, Bad Sisters, and Tunic
This week on MacStories Unwind, John recommends re-watching Apple keynotes and is enjoying Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters, while Federico has been playing Tunic.
Links and Show Notes
John’s Picks:
- Apple’s September 2022 ‘Far Out’ Event
- Also on YouTube
- Bad Sisters on Apple TV+
Federico’s Pick:
The 2022 MacStories OS Preview Series: Everything New Coming to Apple Mail
Email isn’t going anywhere anytime soon despite its flaws. Tools like Slack have replaced the lion’s share of internal communications at many companies, and a long list of messaging apps have chipped away at conversations among individuals. Still, email has proven resilient.
One of email’s many problems is how hard it can be to manage the volume of messages so many of us receive. Over the years, developers have come up with innovative tools layered on top of the core email protocols to improve the experience. However, few of them are with us anymore. Remember Sparrow? How about Mailbox or Acompli? Notice a trend? There are still some bright spots, like Mimestream on the Mac and Spark, but with so few survivors, having a strong choice from Apple has never been more important.
That’s why the situation with Apple’s Mail app has been so distressing in recent years. Mail sat, barely touched on any platform for what seemed like forever. However, this fall, across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Apple is finally bringing many of the features pioneered by others to its own Mail app. You won’t find every cutting-edge modern email feature in Mail. Message collaboration and back channel chat about email messages among team members, which Spark and other apps offer, is a good example of a feature Apple has left to others. However, I expect most individuals and teams that aren’t looking to use email as though it were Slack will like what they see in Mail, so let’s dig into the details.
The Steve Jobs Archive Announced at Code
Yesterday, the Code conference held a session featuring Laurene Powell Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tim Cook, who talked about Steve Jobs’ legacy with host Kara Swisher. As part of the event, the trio unveiled the Steve Jobs Archive, an online repository of historical material from Steve Jobs’ life.
The simple, chronologically organized website features quotes and other materials from Jobs’ life, including some that have never been published before. There are written materials, like an email message Jobs sent to himself reflecting on his respect for humanity, along with audio and video clips.
In addition to collecting significant moments from Jobs’ life, the Archive says it will offer programs, fellowships, and other initiatives:
With respect for the past and excitement for the future, the Steve Jobs Archive offers people the tools and opportunities to make their own contribution.
We are building programs, fellowships, collections, and partnerships that reflect Steve’s values and carry his sense of possibility forward.
Currently, the collection of materials offered by the Steve Jobs Archive is relatively small, but given the vast collection of materials documenting Jobs’ life, I expect we’ll see it grow quickly and that the Archive will start announcing some of the other initiatives mentioned on the site.
Apple’s September 2022 Event: All The Small Things
As usual, Apple covered a lot of ground quickly today, and since the event concluded, more details have emerged about everything announced. We’ve been combing Apple’s product pages, Twitter, and other sources to learn more about its services, iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods Pro, which we’ve collected below:
iPhones
- Hardware frames are now available for the iPhone 14.
- Kate Matthews has created a handy guide showing the relative sizes of each iPhone 14 and 14 Pro model.
Apple Watch
- Not technically from today’s event, but yesterday, 9to5Mac reported that Apple is distributing a GymKit Certification Assistant app in the App Store to help gym equipment manufacturers integrate with Apple’s health and fitness products and services.
- Hardware frames are also available for the Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra.
- MacRumors reports that the Apple Watch Ultra ships with a charger that includes a braided cable, an Apple Watch first.
- Benjamin Mayo reports for 9to5Mac that the Nike Analogue, Bounce, Compact, Digital and Hybrid watch faces will no longer be tied to Nike versions of the Apple Watch and will be available for everyone when watchOS 9 is released September 12th.
- I’m not sure there will be too many people pouring one out for the Apple Watch Series 3, which has worn out its welcome in Apple’s lineup, but as Juli Clover reports for MacRumors, it was officially discontinued yesterday.
Third-generation AirPods
- Apple quietly released version of the third-generation AirPods that charges using a Lightning cable only, according to MacRumors.
Services
- MacRumors reports that AppleCare+ has expanded from two to unlimited repairs for the iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac.
- Fitness+ will be available later this fall on all iPhones whether or not you have an Apple Watch in all 21 countries where it is available.
- On Monday, September 12th, Fitness+ will add to its Artist Spotlight series with the music of Mary J. Blige, The Rolling Stones, and The Weeknd and add a new Pilates for More Than Your Core Collection of workouts.
You can follow all of our September 2022 Apple event coverage through our September 2022 Apple event hub or subscribe to the dedicated September 2022 Apple event RSS feed.
Apple’s iPhone 14 Lineup: The MacStories Overview
As expected, Apple introduced four new iPhone models today, the iPhone 14, the iPhone 14 Plus, the iPhone 14 Pro, and the iPhone Pro Max. There are a lot of new hardware and software features sprinkled throughout the iPhone lineup this year, so let’s dig in.
Apple’s September 2022 Event: By the Numbers
Apple sprinkled facts, figures, and statistics throughout its presentation today. Here are highlights of some of those metrics from the event that was held online at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California.
iPhone
iPhone 14
- 6.1 and 6.7” displays with 1200 nits peak brightness and 2 million:1 contrast ratio
- A15 Bionic 6-core processor
- 12MP TrueDepth camera with a ????/1.9 aperture
- 12MP Main camera with a ????/1.5 aperture
- 49% low-light performance improvement with the Main camera and 38% better low-light performance with the front-facing camera
- Cinematic Mode can shoot video at 4K at 30 fps and 4K at 24 fps (also available on Pro models)
- Crash detection (also on Pros) with the ability to detect 256 g of force
Apple’s September 2022 Event: Replay Today’s Keynote and Product Videos
If you didn’t follow the livestream or announcements as they unfolded today, you can replay it on Apple’s Events site or YouTube and catch the product videos on Apple’s YouTube channel.
The keynote video can be streamed here and on the Apple TV using the TV app. A high-quality version is also available through Apple Podcasts as a video and audio podcast. There is also an American Sign Language version of the event, which is available here.
More videos after the break.