Top Stories: Testing Apple's DIY Repair Program, Apple Watch Series 8 Rumor, and More

[MacRumors]

We're only a month away from WWDC, and excitement is building with Apple preparing to open up a lottery for a limited number of developer spots to attend a viewing at Apple Park.

This week, we also got a chance to try out Apple's new Self Service Repair program for ourselves, while we heard rumors about the Apple Watch Series 8, got a closer look inside Jony Ive's departure from Apple, and more, so read on below for all of the details on these stories and more!

Testing Out Apple's Self Repair Program With an iPhone 12 Mini Battery Fix

Apple recently launched its Self Service Repair program in the United States, starting with iPhone 12 models, iPhone 13 models, and the third-generation iPhone SE. As part of the program, Apple offers select iPhone parts, tools, and manuals to customers to complete repairs.

We were curious how the Self Service Repair program works and how it compares to the simplicity of bringing a product in to Apple for repair, so we had MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera order a repair kit to replace the battery inside an iPhone 12 mini.

As someone unfamiliar with repairing iPhones, Dan described the process as a "big mistake" — watch the video to find out why.

Apple Watch Series 8 May Feature Body Temperature Sensor

Apple Watch Series 8 models might feature a body temperature sensor if the underlying algorithms are able to meet Apple's high standards, according to well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Kuo said the body temperature sensor was originally planned for the Apple Watch Series 7 last year, but Apple allegedly postponed the feature during development due to the algorithms being unsatisfactory.

Developers Can Apply for Chance to Watch WWDC 2022 Keynote at Apple Park Starting May 9

While WWDC will be a virtual event again this year due to the pandemic, some lucky developers will be able to watch the Keynote and State of the Union videos in person at Apple Park on June 6.

Attending the event is free and open to developers and 2022 Swift Student Challenge applicants. Invitations will be allocated through a random selection process, with developers able to submit a request to attend starting May 9.

Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5

Apple is expected to announce iOS 16 at WWDC next month, and ahead of time, the company continues to test a minor iOS 15.5 update.

Apple this week seeded the fourth betas of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 to developers and public beta testers, with only minor new features and changes discovered so far. Apple also seeded the fourth betas of macOS Monterey 12.4, watchOS 8.6, and tvOS 15.5.

Microsoft Edge Overtakes Safari as World's Second Most Popular Desktop Browser

Microsoft Edge has overtaken Apple's Safari to become the world's second most popular desktop browser, based on data shared by web analytics service StatCounter. Google Chrome remains in first place.

As the default Windows 11 browser, the popularity of Edge has crept up in recent months, allowing it to surpass Safari in usage as of April 2022. The rankings represent desktop browser usage only, with mobile browsers excluded.

'After Steve' Examines the Tensions That Led to Jony Ive's Departure From Apple

Technology reporter Tripp Mickle released a new book on Apple this week titled "After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul" which provides a look at the tensions between Apple's CEO Tim Cook and former design chief Jony Ive that ultimately led to Ive's departure from the company.

Tony Fadell, a former Apple executive who led the teams that created the original iPod and iPhone, also released a book this week titled "Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making."

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[BGPL]

It would be nice if Apple Watch would give information on skin temperature, blood oxygen levels and heart rate variability. Also, more detailed info on my sleep. This would prevent me from having to get a whoop subscription and would be useful to most people, even if you don't do interval training.

 

[Karma*Police]

If Steve had a choice between Cook and Ive he’d choose Ive without hesitation. I guess Steve making Jony Ive the most powerful person in the company didn’t quite pan out that way.

 

[jz0309]

If Steve had a choice between Cook and Ive he’d choose Ive without hesitation. I guess Steve making Jony Ive the most powerful person in the company didn’t quite pan out that way.

what part of history did you not read about? Steve made Cook CEO ... time to move on

 

[Freeangel1]

check it out!!
Some details on macOS 13.

macOS 13: What we know so far - 9to5Mac

macOS 13 is set to be announced in just a few weeks. Here's what we know so far about new features in macOS, supported devices, and more.

9to5mac.com

 

[44267547]

If Steve had a choice between Cook and Ive he’d choose Ive without hesitation.

There’s no foundation to your post and it’s also making a claim without basis. You yourself cannot speak for Steve Jobs mindset, who you never knew and what his intentions were. To be blunt, your post is at best a ‘tabloid afterthought’.

 

[Realityck]

We're only a month away from WWDC, and excitement is building with Apple preparing to open up a lottery for a limited number of developer spots to attend a viewing at Apple Park.

Apple is expected to announce iOS 16 at WWDC next month, and ahead of time, the company continues to test a minor iOS 15.5 update.

There are three topics that everyone is wondering about.

• iOS/iPadOS 16
• MacOS 13
• Mac Pro utilizing AS processing

If we are lucky all three will be present at WWDC 2022 or at least a sneak peak on the Mac Pro for allowing us to see what the future will be like. iOS/ipadOS 16 is constraining how far Apple can say iPads are computers, no matter how great the iPad redesigns are. MacOS 13 needs to bridge current MacOS limitations to enable more native software that is lacking in some categories that make use of graphics. We will certainly see Apple pushing AR Creation Tools this year. The details of making a Mac Pro that is not intel based has all of us wondering what is possible that the Mac Studio couldn't demonstrate. Just 30 days from now till we get more insight where we stand for this coming year.

 

[cupcakes2000]

If Steve had a choice between Cook and Ive he’d choose Ive without hesitation. I guess Steve making Jony Ive the most powerful person in the company didn’t quite pan out that way.

He made his choice and that’s why Tim Cook is ceo. You should look at the history more of the company. Particularly Steve jobs’ input into the future make up of it after he died. I think possible only now (since Ive left), are we seeing a true post Jobs Apple.

 

[Realityck]

He made his choice and that’s why Tim Cook is ceo. You should look at the history more of the company. Particularly Steve jobs’ input into the future make up of it after he died. I think possible only now (since Ive left), are we seeing a true post Jobs Apple.

reference

Why did Steve Jobs choose Tim Cook to be his successor?

The Great story of Apple’s CEO

medium.com

In 1997, when Jobs came back to Apple, he found out that Apple’s supply chain was a mess, and he assigned Tim to the task of fixing it, and he did, and so, by 2001, Tim Cook managed to make Apple’s Supply chain a world-class one and managed to turn it around. Jobs was impressed with many of his managers, but it was Tim who impressed him the most.

While in Next computers, Jobs also learned the importance of mentoring and taking people under his wing, and this is what he did with Tim back in 2003 as he started preparing him to be his successor as he saw more potential in him than any other individual, and he spent countless hours mentoring him for the next 8 years preparing him for a time when Tim will have to take the leadership role instead of him.

Running Apple is far more challenging than designing new products. There lies why Jony Ive was not a suitable successor to Steve Jobs. You likely know this history, but mentioning it for others, if it wasn't for Tim Cook, Apple would not be the thriving business it grew into after Steve Jobs returned to Apple from the acquisition of Next Computer.

 

[h00ligan]

I am increasingly surprised how many writers don’t differentiate between bring and take anymore. By no means a language expert here, just observing.

 

[camelphace]

Safari is lame. I use Brave. How many people use alternate browsers other than Safari?

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

There are three topics that everyone is wondering about.

• iOS/iPadOS 16
• MacOS 13
• Mac Pro utilizing AS processing

If we are lucky all three will be present at WWDC 2022 or at least a sneak peak on the Mac Pro for allowing us to see what the future will be like. iOS/ipadOS 16 is constraining how far Apple can say iPads are computers, no matter how great the iPad redesigns are. MacOS 13 needs to bridge current MacOS limitations to enable more native software that is lacking in some categories that make use of graphics. We will certainly see Apple pushing AR Creation Tools this year. The details of making a Mac Pro that is not intel based has all of us wondering what is possible that the Mac Studio couldn't demonstrate. Just 30 days from now till we get more insight where we stand for this coming year.

I'd actually be excited about the OS's if Apple had it's software quality control in order, and if OS "improvements" were driven by functionality, rather than by profits via the App Store Apple Tax. But it doesn't and isn't, so I'm not, in fact it's more a dread, than excitement.

They do however, have a top notch team in place for hardware. So yep, the upcoming Mac Pro is super exciting. I am in no way in the market for one, but just excited to see what is in it. Even though there still is a profits over functionality mentality when it comes to upgradeability and repairability.

Also partly excited to see if they make a Mini Pro for in-between the M1 Mini, and the M1 Max/Ultra Studio. An M1 Pro/Max Mini Pro is surely on the cards.

 

[Karma*Police]

what part of history did you not read about? Steve made Cook CEO ... time to move on

The part where Steve told his biographer that he made Jony Ive the most powerful person in the company. Tim Cook = John Sculley 2.0. There’s some interesting history for you.

 

[Karma*Police]

There’s no foundation to your post and it’s also making a claim without basis. You yourself cannot speak for Steve Jobs mindset, who you never knew and what his intentions were. To be blunt, your post is at best a ‘tabloid afterthought’.

I guess you didn’t read Steve Job’s biography written by the guy Steve handpicked to write it

 

[Karma*Police]

He made his choice and that’s why Tim Cook is ceo. You should look at the history more of the company. Particularly Steve jobs’ input into the future make up of it after he died. I think possible only now (since Ive left), are we seeing a true post Jobs Apple.

Read his biography. He understood the soul of the company was Jony Ive not Tim Cook. He even said Tim is not a product guy. He understood Tim was just a bean counter and we’re witnessing the slow decline of Apple. If you think that’s hyperbole, when was the last time Apple had an iPod, iTunes, MacBook Air, Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad… moment?

 

[jz0309]

The part where Steve told his biographer that he made Jony Ive the most powerful person in the company. Tim Cook = John Sculley 2.0. There’s some interesting history for you.

How did that play out?
Move on, he’s dead for over 10 years

 

[Karma*Police]

How did that play out?
Move on, he’s dead for over 10 years

Exactly, not according to plan and Apple and its customers are suffering for it… unless you think growing single digits and not doing anything of significance is a good long term strategy

 

[cupcakes2000]

Read his biography. He understood the soul of the company was Jony Ive not Tim Cook. He even said Tim is not a product guy. He understood Tim was just a bean counter and we’re witnessing the slow decline of Apple. If you think that’s hyperbole, when was the last time Apple had an iPod, iTunes, MacBook Air, Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad… moment?

M1 chips have literally just happened and that is as revolutionary as anything Apple have done.

 

[Karma*Police]

M1 chips have literally just happened and that is as revolutionary as anything Apple have done.

Sure, if you call creating the next gen A series chips and renaming it “M”, a revolution.

Further, Apple made the first successful platform migration when they went from 680x0 to PowerPC in the early 90’s. They did it again when they went from PowerPC to Intel. The beginning of the M series spans back to Steve Jobs’ frustration with Intel which is one of the reasons why he purchased PA Semi making Apple the first vertically integrated manufacturer which was the true revolution.

 

[cupcakes2000]

Sure, if you call creating the next gen A series chips and renaming it “M”, a revolution.

Further, Apple made the first successful platform migration when they went from 680x0 to PowerPC in the early 90’s. They did it again when they went from PowerPC to Intel. The beginning of the M series spans back to Steve Jobs’ frustration with Intel which is one of the reasons why he purchased PA Semi making Apple the first vertically integrated manufacturer which was the true revolution.

It’s entirely missing the point - bringing it to the mac and disrupting the industry is the revolution. And creating the chips in house is hardly the same of any of the same as the previous switching of architectures.

As I said, it’s only just now - since Ive has left, that we will truly see a change from the Steve jobs era, and we have yet to see what that brings.

 

[dampfnudel]

If Steve had a choice between Cook and Ive he’d choose Ive without hesitation. I guess Steve making Jony Ive the most powerful person in the company didn’t quite pan out that way.

I may be wrong, but I have this feeling that Jony didn’t want the top job at Apple. The top job can be seen by some as a significant downgrade, especially if they don’t want to deal with the extra scrutiny and pressure.