Leaked iOS 11 GM Reveals iPhone 8 Features, Hints at LTE Apple Watch

[Fatboy71]

Bit crap that carriers will charge extra on top of what we are already paying, to use the same plan and phone number, and calling ability on an additional device. Can't understand why there is any need to charge extra for this. There is no extra work involved for the carrier.

I'd never understood the need for an LTE Apple Watch, but, I am starting to see the benefits now on the times where you might leave your iPhone in another room/downstairs, and you may be out of bluetooth range of it. This is just one example.

If the pricing wasn't going to be too much more than the none LTE version, and that the battery life wouldn't take too much of a hit on the LTE Apple Watch, then I probably would consider one. But I'm certainly not paying extra to my carrier to use the same phone number, same plan, on another device.

 

[I am Andy]

I remember a photo of Tim Cook wearing an Apple Watch with a red crown.
I think it was before the first Apple Watch was released.
Could it be that they're testing it (whatever that red button means) since then?

 

[BigDO]

Apple not signing the gm anymore.

 

[BruiserB]

Could the red crown be the "antenna band" of the LTE Apple Watch? Something that's not just for style, but actually is present to enable the technology.

Probably contains a permanent Apple SIM that clones itself to your number when paired with the phone. Expecting a surprise announcement that Apple has negotiated with carriers to have it share your phone's data plan for free. Also probably only turns on the LTE radio only when necessary and still uses the phone for data when it's in proximity.

 

[itsmilo]

Looks like Tim already wore it in 2015!

 

[MrGimper]

8 pages in and no-one else notice that the watch face in the picture is new? (I think, can't see a combo of Chrono on my watch like that, running the latest WatchOS 4 beta)

 

[Vincanss]

I'll probably get one. I was kidding.

It is a somewhat questionable design though.

As said by someone about each of the iPhone releases whenever a new design is put out there, and then everyone buys one, gets used to and loves.. broken record.

 

[PlainviewX]

Dial is led.

 

[Feyl]

I really like the wallpapers as well.

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Oh s***.. These will look absolutely gross with that ugly dock and translucency.

 

[Merode]

Jesus those wallpapers are horrible.

My mother would love those flower wallpapers but she's rocking 5C. Does anybody have links to them?

 

[redheeler]

Bringing back the rainbow? That I didn't expect.

Interestingly enough, I actually have one of these manuals. Still shrinkwrapped.

 

[one more]

My mother would love those flower wallpapers but she's rocking 5C. Does anybody have links to them?

Go for it, you’ll find a link at the bottom of this article:

https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/08/ios-11-gm-wallpapers/

 

[robertosh]

Why not use force touch for simulate the home button? I think that it would be a good case of use for that (and maybe the only one useful). Just press a little harder in the bottom zone and that´s it... With this tiny bar, the easy of use that characterizes the iPhones will be hardly affected.

And the people who owns both iPad and iPhone will be frustrated, having to change the way they use each device. Very bad, Apple has lost all the magic.

 

[OS X Dude]

Nice work with commenters putting the emoji/wallpaper/other stuff up

 

[ValO]

The original Macintosh changed the world of computing forever. The next version of iOS kills 32 bit apps, has no headphone jack, and has no soul unlike the original Mac.
I don't get it.

Yeah, and the first iphone didn' t have a physical keyboard either. Sometimes you have to get rid of something to create something new.

 

[Phil A.]

Mod Note

I have removed a lot of off topic posts and posts that were nothing more than petty bickering (along with some posts that quoted the removed ones). Can everyone please keep this on topic now?
Thanks!

 

[Erdbeertorte]

Demi-Goddess Note

S*FU with moaning about everything! I'm out of all iOS/iDevices related forums.

 

[Gorms]

I’m not going to lie, having seen recent shots of Jupiter from Juno, I was really hoping we’d get some of those as wallpapers too.

 

[jsmith189]

a beyond fitting Beyonce reference that I had to sign up to appreciate it

It made my day that someone actually got it. Hahahaha.

 

[peterh988]

I remember a photo of Tim Cook wearing an Apple Watch with a red crown.
I think it was before the first Apple Watch was released.
Could it be that they're testing it (whatever that red button means) since then?

Yep, I remember that, I thought he just wanted to be different and have a red crown fitted, but maybe he was testing LTE the whole time?

 

[hektor6tygr]

8 pages in and no-one else notice that the watch face in the picture is new? (I think, can't see a combo of Chrono on my watch like that, running the latest WatchOS 4 beta)

Also it has for dots on it, probably representing signal bars?

 

[Rob_2811]

"We're going to double down on secrecy on products." Tim Cook May 2012

Going swimmingly so far Tim

 

[4jasontv]

Why can't the red on the crown simply be part of the pairing instructions?

 

[helpmydickisblu]

I am most certain that the green dots in the center of the watch face are there to show the LTE strength!

 

[MrGimper]

I am most certain that the green dots in the center of the watch face are there to show the LTE strength!

Still cannot actually see the point of LTE on the watch.....