I’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding the upcoming Apple Event.
It is better to wait until September 10 “By Innovation Only” to be over before anyone buying new iPhones and even Apple TV.
Apple Prepares for iPhone XR Pre-orders
110,479 7-Workout Week
This must be a record with the Activity Awards on the iPhone.
Let’s do the math here:
110,479 week
110,479 x 7 days
773,353 days
1,461 days in 4 years – including February 29 on the fourth year.
(773,353 / 1,461) x 4 = 2,177.325 years
iOS 12: Wi-Fi Bug
I encountered a similar bug in iOS 10 when the iPhone was having trouble activating Wi-Fi right waking up. The issue persisted after clean install iOS and restoring from backup. Obviously the bug persisted in the backup itself, both in iTunes and iCloud. Restoring and setting up the iPhone as new device would definitely eliminated the problem; but it did not fix the bug.
I filed bug report and Apple Engineering team asked me to send diagnostic data of my phone. Subsequently, this particular bug was fixed.
A similar bug was introduced in iOS 12 beta 7 where the iPhone became unresponsive. Shortly after, Apple released iOS 12 beta 8 and the Wi-Fi bug became prominent. The behavior can be reproduced by turning off and turning on the iPhone. After unlocking the iPhone, Wi-Fi would not activate. This bug also present when iPhone lost Wi-Fi connection.
The bug still persists after reseting the iPhone, installing iOS 12 and restoring from the iCloud or iTunes backup. The bug is not present when the iPhone is set up as a new device.
Setting up the iPhone as new device means losing a lot of data that lives only in the iPhone backup.
iPhone XS Max Power Edition
UPS came early today and delivered an iPhone XS Max at our office.
As usual, no unboxing videos needed because unboxing videos are unnecessary.
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Apple Posts GM Seed for iOS 12, watchOS 5 and tvOS 12 along with macOS Mojave 11.4 beta 11
Following the conclusion of “Gather round” Special Event, Apple posts GM seeds of iOS 12, watchOS 5 and tvOS 12 along with macOS Mojave 11.4 beta 11.
- iOS 12 GM Seed build 16A366
- watchOS 5 GM Seed build 16R364
- tvOS 12 GM Seed build 16J364
One interesting note on macOS Mojave 11.4 beta 11 build 18A389, that it is believed to be the Release Candidate or even a GM seed.
AppleCare+ Pricing for iPhone XS and iPhone XR
From the “why am I paying more and more for the iPhone” department:
Under both AppleCare+ plans, each accidental damage incident is subject to a service fee or deductible of $29 for screen damage or $99 for any other accidental damage. Theft or loss deductibles vary: $199 for iPhone 7 and iPhone 8, $229 for iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus, $229 for iPhone XR, $269 for iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max. Taxes may apply. AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss requires you to have Find My iPhone enabled on your device at the time it is lost or stolen.
AppleCare+ Pricing as follow:
iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
AppleCare+
$9.99/mo. per month for up to 24 mo.month or $199.00
Get up to two years of technical support and hardware coverage, plus accidental damage coverage.AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss
$14.99/mo. per month for up to 24 mo.month or $299.00
Get up to two years of technical support and hardware coverage, plus accidental damage coverage, theft, and loss.
iPhone XR
AppleCare+
$7.99/mo. per month for up to 24 mo.month or $149.00
Get up to two years of technical support and hardware coverage, plus accidental damage coverage.AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss
$12.99/mo. per month for up to 24 mo.month or $249.00
Get up to two years of technical support and hardware coverage, plus accidental damage coverage, theft, and loss.
Note:
I have issues with the naming and typeface of iPhone branding.
Apple seems to be using Capital “S” and “R” but in smaller size in their own press release.
