More than likely in Scrtember.
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From: terri elliott <terrielliot...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Date sent: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 14:00:09 -0700
Subject: Re: My thoughts on some of the announcements, was: Apple
announces iOS 11 with new features and redesigned App Store
When will this update be scheduled to come out? Thanks.
Terri
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On Jun 5, 2017, at 1:46 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>
wrote:
They forgot to mention the new "HomePod" which is Apple's
competitor to the Amazon Echo and Google Home except that it
sounds like it will be a much higher quality audio experience, a
true HiFi speaker which can work as a stand-alone speaker or as a
pair and I think this will be the true competition for Sonos. I
think Sonos has made a mistake by not making all their speakers
and devices Airplay capable and as somebody who loves Sonos and
has invested a fair bit in Sonos this is a bit disappointing. I
don't necessarily see myself getting rid of my living room
Playbar, Sub and Play 1 set as rear speakers, but since I bought
a lot of my Sonos gear before any of the stand-alone speakers
like the Play 1, Play 3 and Play 5 came out, I have 3 Connect Amp
devices in the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen and those are
connected to in-wall or in-ceiling speakers. I could easily see
myself replacing them with the HomePod (especially a set of them
in the bedroom and a single one in the kitchen and I would then
use those two Sonos Connect Amps at my retail business to drive
the speakers I have downstairs, upstairs and outside. Currently
I use a single Connect which is connected to my 22-year old Onkyo
receiver and a 4-port speaker switch, but if each set of speakers
would have their own Connect Amp that would make it even easier
in terms of adjusting the volume independently and even playing
different things upstairs and downstairs.
At $349 US the HomePod is even substantially less than a Sonos
Play 5 and from the description I would hazard a guess and say
that it may sound very good as well with its array of 7 tweeters
and a 4-inch wover. Of course the fact I can simply say "Hey
SIRI" followed by what I want to listen to is very tempting, we
have an Apple Music family subscription so the integration would
be awesome. One thing I am curious about and I'm sure we'll find
out is how it would work for different users, e.g. my wife of
course has her own music and listens to a lot of filipino music
whereas my library and recommendations are much different.
Hopefully Apple will have something that allows the HomePod to
switch from one user to another.
Of course I won't have to worry about this because based on what
Apple has announced the HomePod will only be available in the US,
UK and Australia at launch in December this year and then it will
come to a bunch of other countries in 2018, hopefully Canada will
get it some time in the first part of 2018, at least I have time
to save up for it and who knows what Sonos will come up with by
then, but it is of course unlikely Apple will give third party
manufacturers the same access to SIRI and all that for a while
since it would mean less HomePod sales for them. I am also
curious whether the HomePod has bluetooth so one could connect to
it directly with a good quality bluetooth headset.
As for the big App Store announcement I was somewhat
disappointed that they didn't mention a trial period for apps and
a rating system which gives an indication about an app's level of
accessibility.
As for the SIRI announcement I was also disappointed as it does
not sound like a leap forward and break-through upgrade, so they
have better sounding voices which might be nice since I assume
these voices will also be available to be used as Voiceover
voices, but it sounds as if SIRI continues to remain stupid
compared to Google. I guess we'll have to see how these upgrades
translate into real-world knowledge and how well it will be able
to answer a variety of questions.
The Apple Maps update sounds promising especially if the new
indoor maps of malls and airports will be combined with iBeacons
to provide accurate directions for indoor navigation.
Hopefully the person-to-person payment option for Apple Pay will
be available anywhere Apple Pay is available as that would be a
nice and easy way to send somebody some money. It is interesting
that they mentioned how they expect Apple Pay to be available at
50% of retailers by the end of this year in the US. Here in
Canada we got Apple Pay much later, but because of our banking
and credit card infrastructure, Apple Pay is available anywhere
contactless payments are accepted which by now is almost
everywhere. I don't know any hard numbers, but I would guess it
is well over 90% of places that accept credit cards. Even small
retailers like my store or the little german butcher shop down
the street have contactless payment terminals hence I can use
Apple Pay.
Regards,
Sieghard
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Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 12:21 PM
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Subject: Apple announces iOS 11 with new features and redesigned
App Store
theverge.com
Apple announces iOS 11 with new features and redesigned App
Store Chris Welch Apple CEO Tim Cook just officially announced
iOS 11 onstage at WWDC 2017.
The next major update to the operating system running on
millions of iPhones and iPads will improve on the "core
technologies" that power the OS and also introduce numerous new
features.
The first among those demo'd by Craig Federighi was synchronized
messages across iOS and macOS. If you erase a message on your
iPhone or iPad, that will now be reflected on your Mac as well.
Apple Pay is also expanding to include person-to-person
payments, positioning Apple to take on Venmo and Square Cash.
iOS 11 will introduce a Apple Pay Cash Card, where users will
store their received funds from peer-to-peer transactions. This
money can be transferred to your personal bank account..
Siri
Apple has made improvements to Siri that make the assistant's
voice sound more natural when responding to users. Additionally,
Siri will now be able to perform translations in various
languages including English, Chinese, French, German, Italian,
Spanish.
A new "intelligence" feature allows Siri to make suggestions
that you might find interesting - like a news article - and be
more predictive about what you want to do next. Siri
accomplishes this through what Federighi described as "on-device
learning." On-device learning is synced across your other Apple
devices but "kept completely private, readable only by you and
your devices."
Control Center
In iOS 11, Apple has completely redesigned Control Center, which
is the panel that users can swipe up to access frequent and
important settings or change songs when listening to music.
Indoor maps for shopping malls and airports Apple Maps is
introducing indoor maps for airports and shopping centers in
select cities.
Mall layouts will be available for the following cities: Boston,
Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, San Jose, Tokyo, and Washington DC.
Apple has indoor maps for well over 20 major airports as well,
including both US and international locations.
Speed limits, lane guidance, and Do Not Disturb While Driving
iOS 11 also adds new improvements to Maps when you're behind the
wheel of a car. Lane guidance and speed limits should help you
navigate unfamiliar highways, and a new Do Not Disturb While
Driving will get rid of potential distractions when your eyes
should be focused on the road. Text messages won't be shown by
default, though senders have the option of replying with "urgent"
in cases when you really need to see something.
Apple Music, AirPlay 2, HomeKit 2, and multi-room audio Sonos
has some huge competition on the way. Apple's Craig Federighi
said on stage that iOS 11 will introduce support for multi-room
audio between iPhones, iPads, and a slew of third-party speakers.
Plus, Apple Music is adding a much needed social element, which
will show you what friends are currently listening to on the
service. Like Spotify, you've got the option of listening
privately if you don't want to let others in on your guilty
pleasures.
A redesigned App Store
The App Store is getting its biggest makeover ever in iOS 11.
There's a new "Today" tab that will surface notable releases, and
Apple is finally giving the games section its own dedicated tab.
There's a much bigger editorial aspect to the store now, too, as
users will find how-tos and other content that pertains to select
apps. Other refinements include the ability for developers to
directly list in-app purchases in the App Store - rather than
making users hunt for them in the app.
ARKit
Apple is building augmented reality directly into the core of
iOS, giving developers the tools they need to convincingly blend
digital entertainment with the real world.
Other
Here's the fun slide of other features coming to iOS 11 that
didn't get stage time. Standouts include screen recording, a
one-handed keyboard, FaceTime Live Photos, password autofill in
apps, and more.
iOS 10, unveiled at last year's WWDC, focused on a major update
to the Messages app, and also included redesigned Maps, Photos,
Apple Music, and News apps. A new Home app for controlling
HomeKit-compatible smart home gadgets was introduced, and Apple
began its work to open Siri to software developers as part of iOS
10, as well.
Developing. Check out our WWDC live blog for the latest
updates!
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