iOS developer Guilherme Rambo has unearthed (from Apple's botched HomePod firmware release) curious references to some smart camera features that might be coming to iPhone 8.
HomePod firmware hints at smart camera features coming to iPhone
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Latest HomePod firmware discovery: skiing workout for Apple Watch
The unreleased HomePod firmware that Apple “accidentally” published on its servers this past weekend has become a real treasure trove of information about not only iPhone 8 and the speaker itself, but also new fitness features that are possibly coming to Apple Watch.
As noted by MacRumors, a new skiing workout has been unearthed from the HomePod files.
HomePod firmware reveals even more details about iPhone 8
After uncovering a host of new iPhone 8 details in a HomePod firmware release, iOS developer Steve Troughton-Smith has been revealing even more on Monday night.
In a series of tweets, Troughton-Smith share tidbits about the iPhone 8 Status Bar, a new Tap to Wake feature, the virtual Home button, Touch ID, and the keyboard.
HomePod apparently has 1GB RAM and 272 by 340 LED matrix screen
The Apple-designed A8 chip powering HomePod, Apple's $349 Siri-powered wireless speaker launching this December, should come outfitted with one gigabyte of RAM while its built-in LED matrix display at the top should potentially sport a resolution of 272 by 340 pixels.
iPhone 8’s 5.15-inch app canvas allegedly has 2,436 by 1,125 pixels
Digging deeper into the HomePod firmware code, Steven Troughton-Smith has seemingly confirmed that iPhone 8 will boast a three-times resolution screen at 2,436 by 1,125 pixels.
Apple accidentally reveals iPhone 8 form factor and ‘Pearl ID’ face recognition feature
Sometimes the best iPhone leaks come from Apple itself.
In an early release of the upcoming HomePod firmware, Apple has left behind a few clues that seem to reveal the existence of the next iPhone’s face detection unlocking feature, as well as the overall form factor of the device.
Decryption keys for all S5L8942 devices released
Programmer and iOS expert axi0mX has just announced that he is posting the decryption keys for all S5L8942 devices on the iPhone Wiki today. The availability of keys will allow all sorts of fun hackery for devices which sport the processor in question.
How to see your Apple Pencil firmware version
In this brief tutorial, we’ll show you how to see the current firmware version of your Apple Pencil using the Settings app on your iPad.
Eleven: an upcoming collection of iOS 11-like jailbreak tweaks
If you’re jailbroken on iOS 10 and yearn to make your device look like it's running iOS 11, then you’re in luck because prominent developers are taking on a full-scale project to bring several iOS 11 features to the jailbreak community before the operating system update is released this Fall.
The project is being undertaken by iOS developers LaughingQuoll and Antique_Dev, and will be called Eleven. It will be a collection of multiple different jailbreak tweaks that each focus on specialized features of iOS.
60+ new Apple Watch features in watchOS 4
Apple demonstrated a host of useful new features that will ship with watchOS 4 at the WWDC 2017 keynote, but as always, they were constrained on time and couldn’t show us everything the update has to offer.
In this piece, well talk about everything we’ve found new in watchOS 4 so far. We'll include everything Apple demonstrated in addition to lesser-known features that weren’t given the spotlight at the event.
The 13 features in iOS 11 borrowed from the jailbreak community
Apple releases a major new firmware upgrade for its mobile device lineup every year, and with the announcement of iOS 11 at the WWDC 2017 keynote on Monday, it’s somewhat ironic that Apple has once again borrowed many of its new feature ideas from the brilliant minds that make up the jailbreak community.
In this roundup, we’ll discuss 13 new features in iOS 11 that have previously existed in Cydia as jailbreak tweaks before the new firmware, which is set to release this Fall, was ever even announced.
90+ new features shipping with iOS 11 this Fall
Apple spent a lot of time demoing iOS 11 at the WWDC 2017 keynote, but in the interest of time, they were only able to show off some of the top features rather than everything that's new.
In this piece, we'll outline a number of new features that Apple didn't get a chance to show you at the keynote.