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iMovie for iOS Gains Support for iPhone X Display and Adopts Metal for Graphics Processing
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I doubt they or anyone else thinks the X isn’t selling well because of a slow iMovie for iOS update cycle. Probably has to do with price or FaceID fear.
iMovie for iOS now requires 11.2 or later
iMovie for macOS now requires 10.13.2 or later
Apple also requires new iOS apps to be made for iOS 11/iPhone X
So, while I do NOT think the optimizing performance for older batteries is a problem (I'd rather have this then have my iPhone suddenly shut down, I've experienced this in the past, and it's typically at inopportune times, like when using navigation.), however, this no longer supporting software for older devices IS purposely obsoleting older devices, however, I'm sure it's something they can get away with legally.
iMovie for macOS now requires 10.13.2 or later
Apple also requires new iOS apps to be made for iOS 11/iPhone X
So, while I do NOT think the optimizing performance for older batteries is a problem (I'd rather have this then have my iPhone suddenly shut down, I've experienced this in the past, and it's typically at inopportune times, like when using navigation.), however, this no longer supporting software for older devices IS purposely obsoleting older devices, however, I'm sure it's something they can get away with legally.
Considering iOS 11 runs on devices soon to be 5 years old I don’t see much obsoleting.
They could have chosen "Turbo" or more likely "Magic"…
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If the problem is that the same people have to do everything related to iOS and they have to borrow people from macOS, more bodies sounds like a decent plan.
True, but it likely also keeps the development intimate. If Cook hired more people for each team updates would likely be more frequent, but the integration might take a hit. Less people does have its advantages. As Dogbert once explained:
Edit: Learned it's polite to shrink my attachments.
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some of those iOS devices can't run beyond iOS 9.3.5, and some people have not updated to iOS 11, still running iOS 10.
more importantly, with macOS High Sierra APFS issues, many Mac owners, some of whom could have purchased their Mac just 8 months ago, are still running macOS Sierra and may not update to High Sierra anytime soon. (I know this thread is about iOS
)...(edit)... it seems like to gain full functionality with the newest features and products, they are dropping support for even last year's OS, which is a bit much, if you ask me. Not everyone updates to the latest OS, especially if it's buggy.
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which remote app, iTunes Remote or Apple TV Remote? update for what? for iPhone X full screen?
if iTunes Remote, I think they are done with it
if Apple TV Remote, yeah, it's overdue for X support
you'd think apple would update their apps for this first since they already asked developers to do so. They seem to be getting a bit out of sync lately.
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That is one thing I wish Apple didn’t do quite so heavy handily. I wasn’t even going to update to iOS 11 on my iPad Pro but my iWork suite wouldn’t open any files due to an permission error message, yet it worked fine on iOS 11, unluckily for me iOS 11 only just recently started working decently with the 11.3 update.
A 256GB 8 Plus is $949. The price difference is really not that much.
And Apple, being a huge company, is going to have departments of various sizes and capabilities that all work independently of one another. What one department is able to do in a few months’ time has no bearing on the rest of the company.
Apple really needs to put more effort into their creative app suite for ios. More and more people are using 3rd party apps to edit their video & photos. Nothing wrong with that, Apple makes $ off of 3rd party apps...but Not too long ago, Apple would release major updates to their own apps. What happened? They discontinue apeture for editing photos. Imovie is still pretty basic. And Why no Final Cut for ios yet??! Makes you wonder what Apple is doing.
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