Apple previews next generation iCloud web interface
Late Wednesday, Apple opened a preview of the next generation iCloud web interface and invites users to submit comments about it.
Interested persons can login to it now at https://beta.icloud.com/
Month: October 2022
iOS 16: List of apps with Dynamic Island Support
Dynamic Island is a new way to show current, updated information to a user on the Home Screen. It appears at the top of the screen when a notification comes in.
The following is a list of apps with Dynamic Island support:
• Slopes
• Flighty
• Landscape
• Forest
• CARROT Weather
• Lumy
• Crouton
• Pestle
• Liftin’
• FotMob
• CardPointers
• Just Press Record
• Tide Guide
• Structured
• PosturePal
• MoneyCoach
• Calzy
• SmartGym
• Sticky Timers
• TV Remote
• Subjects
watchOS 9.1 delivers shocking Apple Watch Ultra battery life increase with new feature
Apple on Monday released watchOS 9.1 which delivers shocking Apple Watch battery life increase with a new Low Power Mode feature for Apple Watch Ultra. Low Power Mode reduces the amount of power that any Apple Watch uses so that you can save battery life. Apple Watch Ultra also gets a secondary lower-power workout mode that reduces the GPS readings to once every 2 minutes, and heart rate readings to once every 1 minute. In that mode, the unit can achieve up to 60 hours of battery life.
You’ve got basically four levels [on Apple Watch Ultra]:
• Normal usage/mode: 36 hours of smartwatch battery life
• Normal usage with workout mode: 12 hours of GPS battery life
• Low Power Mode (full workout fidelity): Roughly 15 hours of GPS battery life
• Low Power Mode (reduced HR/GPS updates): 60 hours of smartwatch battery life
In my case, I started an hour-long run with 86% battery… and… umm… ended the hour-long run with 86% battery. Obviously, it burned some battery, but I apparently stayed within the rounding errors of that to basically be 1% or under. I noted that Dave from Chase the Summit got 1% burn on one of his one-hour trail runs.
And while all that might sound impressive – let’s keep in mind the watch is basically entirely in a low-power-almost-sleep-mode for pretty much all but 60 seconds of ‘work’ out of the entire hour. In reality, it’s certainly a bit more than that, but practically speaking, the amount Apple has turned off here makes this kinda a non-usable situation.
My point here is that for *sports* usage, the new lower-power mode isn’t super helpful. Instead, the mid-tier lower-power mode that doesn’t sacrifice any data depth is where you want to be (and if you really need to make some battery savings there, connect a HR strap instead).
However, as with most things Apple – the benefit of certain features isn’t always endurance sports. Instead, it’s part marketing, and part more casual scenarios. If you just want better battery life in general, and don’t care about data depth, and aren’t moving all that fast, then for casual walks, the data losses aren’t that big a deal. Especially if you have your phone with you so Apple Maps can do some magic.
With Apple Watch Ultra, in the Watch app on your iPhone under the Workout settings, you’ll see the new “Fewer GPS and Heart Rate Readings” option. Here you can toggle it on or off.
Low Power Mode turns off these features
• Always On display
• Heart rate notifications for irregular rhythm, high heart rate, and low heart rate
• Background heart rate measurements
• Background blood oxygen measurements
• Start workout reminder
Low Power Mode turns off these features when your iPhone isn’t nearby
• Wi-Fi and cellular connections1
• Incoming phone calls and notifications2
Low Power Mode affects these features
• Making a phone call can take longer
• Background app refresh happens less frequently
• Complications update less frequently
• Siri can take longer to process a request
• Some animations and scrolling might appear less smooth
When you use the Workout app in Low Power Mode on any Apple Watch capable of running watchOS 9.1, metrics such as heart rate and pace are still measured. You can have Low Power Mode turn on automatically when you begin a workout:
- Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
- Scroll down, then tap Workout.
- Turn on Low Power Mode.
Via: DC Rainmaker
MacOS Ventura gets released TODAY. What you need to know NOW
The long awaited update for MacOS, MacOS Ventura is getting officially released sometime today. Which means you may have questions on compatibility, pre-installation, post-installation, and more. This article hopes to help with that.
This will act like a check list to help in getting your Mac ready to run MacOS Ventura.
1. Make sure your Mac can even run Ventura
Here's the official compatibility list:
- iMac (2017 and later)
- MacBook Pro (2017 and later)
- MacBook Air (2018 and later)
- MacBook (2017 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
- iMac Pro
- Mac mini (2018 and later)
2. Back up, back up, back up!
Make sure all of your important data and files are backed up on an external drive. Services such as Google Drive and Dropbox are good services.
3. Update your Mac's software
After updating, make sure your software runs on MacOS Ventura via the Mac App Store's software update feature. Developers have been working all summer making sure your software is compatible on Day 1.
Okay, now you're ready to update.
Here's how:
- Go on to the Mac App Store.
- Find the ad for MacOS Ventura.
- Press the [Download] Button.
- Follow the screens.
The entire installation process can take anywhere from 30 - 45 minutes depending on the speed of your Internet connection and your Mac.
Look for how to articles about MacOS Ventura from CompuScoop is the coming months.
