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iOS 17.1 to Launch by October 24
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I don't have particular skin in this game, I'm just genuinely wondering what the benefit of Apple's existing approach is?
If the phone reduces power anytime it's on or near my body, the improved reception doesn't actually mean I can use the phone with better reception.
It's Saturday morning and I may need a coffee, but what am I actually gaining?
If the phone reduces power anytime it's on or near my body, the improved reception doesn't actually mean I can use the phone with better reception.
It's Saturday morning and I may need a coffee, but what am I actually gaining?
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Well the FDA just decided sudafed and everything else with phenylephrine in it is useless too.
https://www.fda.gov/media/171915/download
Back to iOS 17. I'm suddenly struggling with battery life on my 12 mini so hopefully 17.1 improves things. Also had a couple of random shutdowns when using the camera.
Yep and if you believe that is completely not possible, then I have a nice clean bridge you can buy for a really low cost. If you're interested PM me.
Dear Lord, thanks for the lecture.
I didn't say anything about driving.
Have you never entered your car while on the phone and cranked it up and sat in it for a while?
As I've expressed several times before: too many updates. I think from now on, I'll update one time only. I'll wait until a whole new iOS version comes out, then it's inedible first correction, then I'll update. After that, I'll just ignore the rest until it happens again. I can't be bothered with this stuff, and I don't use auto-updates.
They care because if they don’t, they can face the potential consequence of unable to sell iPhone in France from now on. It has nothing to do with protecting our health.
“B…but security updates! And your action put everyone else in danger!”
Seriously tho, I wish iOS had the feature to just disable update check completely unless I explicitly enter the menu and tap “check update”. Just don’t send me notification on new update available. Windows had this feature since afaik at least windows XP. iOS not having it is mind boggling.
This also means that we'll get macOS 14.1 by Tuesday 24 October. I guess we'll get a release candidate early next week then.
Right, and there are industrial safety practices for RF exposure. Had to learn some of them myself as a radio amateur. Stuff like field strength, power level, and the inverse-square law play a big role in how much (or really, how little) power your cell phone puts out. Your cellphone operates at power levels less than a watt, for instance. Typical commercial and amateur handheld two way radios (HTs, such as the Baofeng UV-5R, for instance) typically put out 1 watt at low power and upwards of 5 watts at high power and have a large practically* isotropic (meaning it sends signals evenly in all directions) antenna. For instance, cell phones generally don’t cause any issue with pacemakers unless you’re lying in bed holding your phone over your chest and you inadvertently drop your phone, that’s how low power they are.
* Well, it’s a vertical dipole, so the signal null (the area of an antenna where the signal is attenuated) is along the axis of the antenna (ie out its base and its tip, also known as “directly into the ground and outer space”, a good place for a signal null for terrestrial radio).
Your phone can transmit with more power when, say, it’s on your desk and you’re on speakerphone or you’re using data (say, streaming a YouTube video). Since it can transmit with more power, it can work if the signal from the cell tower is a little weaker. It might also be able to detect the difference between “being in your hands” and “being next to your head”.
Does anyone know when WatchOS 10.1 could be released?
Apple's upcoming iOS 17.1 update is set to be released to the public by October 24, according to the French regulatory group ANFR (via iPhoneSoft). The release date was shared on the ANFR's website in an update outlining Apple's plan to address radiation levels in the iPhone 12.
"Apple has committed to deploy an update in France," reads a translation of the update, which is in French. "This fix will be available to all users no later than October 24."
Apple earlier this week confirmed that iOS 17.1 will include a tweak that will lower iPhone 12 radiation levels. Back in September, France ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12 and "fix" devices to bring them into compliance with European electromagnetic radiation standards. The order came after the ANFR found that the iPhone 12's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) came in at 5.74 watts per kilogram, above the limit set by the European Union.
According to Apple, the ANFR made an error in its radiation tests, using a testing protocol that did not account for the off-body detection mechanism in the iPhone. iPhones have a built-in feature that allows them to increase their transmit power when not held on the body for optimized cellular performance.
Apple says that the off-body detection has been "thoroughly tested and verified internationally to be an effective mechanism to comply with SAR requirements," bur nevertheless, the company has agreed to disable this feature on iPhones in France.
According to Apple, the iPhone 12 is safe to use "and always has been." After the iOS 17.1 update, iPhone 12 models in France will no longer increase their transmit power when the off-body state is detected, so coverage in areas where cellular signal is low may cause lower cellular performance in some use cases.
The iOS 17.1 update brings a number of other changes to the iOS 17 operating system, including an Apple Music favorites system, support for AirDrop over the internet, new options to see bank and card balances in the Wallet app, changes to the iPhone 15 Pro Action Button and more, with a full list available in our iOS 17.1 features guide.
Article Link: iOS 17.1 to Launch by October 24
Will be released on the same day as 17.1. Along with macOS and tvOS updates.
It's France, and it's not the radiation you think it is. LOL
I can't believe how many sheeple there are? (Yes you!) The real issue that should be discussed is the Apple Music new like system that messes with my Albums, and actually starts putting single liked songs in Albums.
Better chance of actually receiving the incoming call if the phone is sitting on your desk, for one.
The advice for a long time has been to not actually hold your phone up to your head in the traditional handset style if you can avoid it. For every use case except that specific one, this would result in better signal. And Apple would happily tell you to set the phone on your desk and use your AirPods and Watch to control it. Which I do, and it does actually result in noticeably better phone calls.
Rumors, even. Most likely explanation is just to adjust the power when it’s connected to a French telecom. I believe that is technically the only legal requirement. But yes, that’s just an inference from what was said.
