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Apple Still Has These 5 Things to Release Heading Into 2023
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Yes, the thanksgiving shutdown always makes the wait for beta 4 a bit longer, but last year it arrived Dec 1, so today at 10am PST is when what’s next is expected. It should be released Dec 12th if it follows last two years pattern. That allows a RC in a weeks time.
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Most people today don’t know who Nat King Cole or Cab Calloway were, including people who do know who Led Zeppelin is. There is a lot of really good music out there that most of us will never even know about simply because of where you live and what you’re exposed to when growing up.
The 5 things are:
1 Bug fixes for Ventura
2 Bug fixes for iOS
3 Bug fixes for iPadOS
4 Bug fixes for Mac Studio
5 Bug fixes for Studio Display
1 Bug fixes for Ventura
2 Bug fixes for iOS
3 Bug fixes for iPadOS
4 Bug fixes for Mac Studio
5 Bug fixes for Studio Display
That's pretty good. I'm not holding my breath either, but I do enjoy the Apple Card interface and I'm sure I would enjoy this account too
The basics of classical music are still taught in elementary school (in the US), so I don't see why the potential for popularity today is any different than it was 50 years ago.
And with apps like Concerto (and likely the upcoming Apple Music Classical app), the younger generation will have even fewer barriers to entry to explore and enjoy the genre.
A few years ago, listening to 'Comfortably Numb' in the car..
kids: "Ugh, they've ruined this song!"
me: "What? Who has?"
kids: "Whoever this is"
me: "Pink Floyd?"
kids: "Who? This is a Scissor Sisters song"
Also missing: Key Sharing via iMessage. It was also in the release notes for 16.1, but AFAIK the feature does not actually exist yet.
It’s not entirely on Apple, but we were promised No Man’s Sky for Mac and iPad in winter 2022.
With this year’s expedition redux now in full swing, I’m expecting the Apple launch is now going to be early 2023.
With this year’s expedition redux now in full swing, I’m expecting the Apple launch is now going to be early 2023.
Yes, it is, in half a dozen different ways. Getting a reasonable classical experience in the Apple ecosystem is a mess.
Yes, it's much different. (Not that they couldn't integrate it though....)
People who want to listen to Classical music need to be able to search for a specific orchestra with a specific conductor from a specific year. There is a HUGE difference between ensembles, years, conductors etc. As a classical musician, I might want a specific orchestra and year because I know the personnel in the group and want to hear a specific trumpet player or violinist.
Example:
When I search for "Mahler Symphony No. 5" I am looking for an exact recording - Maybe Berlin Philharmonic with Simon Rattle conducting from 2010. Getting that granular is not possible in the current Apple Music app. If you search for "Mahler Symphony No. 5" you'll see a bunch of albums come up that aren't sorted in any meaningful way. It would be great to be able to sort by year, conductor, ensemble, soloist... even venue.
My question is how will they handle failed payments in Pay Later. Will it be like any other failed payment where they try again or let you change the source? And if it's a service, it will just be suspended, but what about products?
A couple days ago I ripped a new (to me) CD of Beethoven's 9th symphony, as performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker conducted by Karajan for the Deutsche Grammophon label. This is a different recording from one of the very first CDs I bought, back in the 1980s, of Beethoven's 9th symphony, as performed by the Berlin Philharmoniker conducted by Karajan for the Deutsche Grammophon label.
Apple's Music apps (including for iOS) think I have this monster version of the symphony with eight movements, not two recordings, one from 1963 and one from the mid 1980s.
It's awful to search for anything that is not trending or is hip hop rap.
Looking forward to the Classical. Hope it has its own app thats different from the Music App. Just hoping...would be a good place to experiment.
The calendar has turned to December and that means Apple has only one month left to fulfill its promises of releasing an Apple Music Classical app and expanding its self-service repair program to Europe before the end of 2022. Delays are always possible, of course, so the plans could be pushed back to 2023. In any case, we have put together a list of five things that Apple still has to release over the next several months.
iOS 16.2
iOS 16.2 is currently in beta and is expected to be released in mid-December. The software update includes several new features for the iPhone, including Apple's whiteboard app Freeform, new always-on display settings for iPhone 14 Pro models, new Home app architecture, Live Activities for select sports games via the Apple TV app, new Sleep and Medications widgets for the Lock Screen, 5G support in India, and more.
Apple also plans to release iPadOS 16.2, macOS 13.1, watchOS 9.2, and tvOS 16.2 this month. iPadOS 16.2 reenables external display support for Stage Manager on iPads with M1 or M2 chips. On the Apple TV, tvOS 16.2 introduces multi-user Siri voice recognition for personalized usage, with support for up to six family members.
Apple Pay Later
Announced at WWDC 2022 in June, Apple Pay Later is a financing feature that will let qualifying customers in the U.S. split a purchase into four equal payments over six weeks, with no interest or fees to pay. The feature will be built into the Wallet app and will be available for purchases online and in apps on the iPhone and iPad.
On the iOS 16 features page, Apple says Apple Pay Later is coming in a future software update for qualifying applicants in the U.S. and may not be available in all states. There has been no sign of Apple Pay Later in the iOS 16.2 betas so far and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has suggested that the feature might not launch until 2023.
Apple Music Classical
In August 2021, Apple announced the acquisition of classical music service Primephonic. At the time, Apple said it planned to launch a dedicated classical music app in 2022 that combined Primephonic's user interface with additional features.
While there is still no sign of the Apple Music Classical app, evidence of the app was spotted in both iOS 15.5 code and in an XML file on Apple's servers earlier this year. Few other details are known about the app, including whether it will be a built-in app or released on the App Store as a standalone download given its niche purpose.
Even if Apple Music Classical is not a preinstalled app, it appears that the app will have system-level integration, so its release will likely come alongside a software update such as iOS 16.2 later this year if Apple meets its 2022 deadline. However, time is starting to run out, so it is possible that Apple Music Classical is delayed.
Apple Card Savings Account
In October, Apple announced that Apple Card users would soon be able to open a new high-yield savings account from Goldman Sachs and have their Daily Cash cashback rewards automatically deposited into it, with no fees, no minimum deposits, and no minimum balance requirements. The account would be managed through the Wallet app on the iPhone.
The savings account was listed in the release notes for the iOS 16.1 Release Candidate, but it did not end up launching with that update. The savings account has not been present in any iOS 16.2 betas, so it's unclear when it will launch.
Once the account is set up, all Daily Cash received from that point on would be automatically deposited into it and start earning interest, unless a user opts to continue having Daily Cash added to their Apple Cash balance. Apple Card provides 2-3% Daily Cash on purchases made with Apple Pay and 1% on purchases made with the physical card.
Launched in 2019, Apple's credit card remains exclusive to the United States.
Self-Service Repair Program Expansion
In August, Apple indicated that its self-service repair program would be expanded to additional countries in Europe and to additional Mac models with Apple silicon chips before the end of the year, so Apple has just one month left to fulfill that promise.
The program first launched in April, providing customers in the U.S. with access to genuine Apple parts, tools, and manuals to complete do-it-yourself repairs of iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and third-generation iPhone SE models. The program was expanded in August to include MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models with the M1 series of chips.
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Classical music has been popular for generations. Why would you think that this stopped with the current gen?
I can actually think of a difference, although I’ve never looked to see if there are studies that prove me right or wrong. 50 years ago, a lot of cartoons that were still running on tv used classical music for their soundtracks. The music of Beethoven, Mozart, and Liszt were common in Warner Brothers, Disney, MGM and other former movie short cartoons reruns. I think I once heard the reason was because most of that music was royalty free. Once all the “teenagers running around from monsters/villains “ shows started , classical music fell out of favor with cartoons.