Apple warns last Photo Print Products orders must go out before Sept. 30
Apple on Thursday began alerting Photos users on the Mac that it will stop taking orders for its Photo Print Products service after Sept. 30 this year.
macOS 10.13.6 users working in Photos are seeing a pop-up about the deadline, which also includes a recommendation that people download a third-party app with a Photos Projects extension. This lets developers build a photo printing interface within Photos, though the actual payment and printing is outside of Apple's hands.
Photo Prints Products has been around since 2002, when it was a part of iPhoto. By the time it reached full scale people were able to order albums, books, and calendars, as well as individual prints.
The company has never carried the service over to iOS however, and it appears to be completely absent in betas of macOS Mojave. That OS is due to launch sometime in the fall, and indeed the Sept. 30 deadline may suggest that Mojave will ship sometime in September, which would be in keeping with past macOS rollouts. High Sierra, for instance, went live on Sept. 25 last year.
The service has likely dwindled in importance as Apple's customer base has become increasingly iPhone- and iPad-centric. The demand for physical photos has shrunk too, with many people only caring about having digital copies they can message or post on social networks.
macOS 10.13.6 users working in Photos are seeing a pop-up about the deadline, which also includes a recommendation that people download a third-party app with a Photos Projects extension. This lets developers build a photo printing interface within Photos, though the actual payment and printing is outside of Apple's hands.
Photo Prints Products has been around since 2002, when it was a part of iPhoto. By the time it reached full scale people were able to order albums, books, and calendars, as well as individual prints.
The company has never carried the service over to iOS however, and it appears to be completely absent in betas of macOS Mojave. That OS is due to launch sometime in the fall, and indeed the Sept. 30 deadline may suggest that Mojave will ship sometime in September, which would be in keeping with past macOS rollouts. High Sierra, for instance, went live on Sept. 25 last year.
The service has likely dwindled in importance as Apple's customer base has become increasingly iPhone- and iPad-centric. The demand for physical photos has shrunk too, with many people only caring about having digital copies they can message or post on social networks.
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We've made a family calendar every year since our 12 year old was born. We order a dozen or so for different family members.
Of course the calendars are pix of the kids, but also family events.
We didn't realize it at the time, but they're GREAT family heirlooms to review. Grab "2012" and flip through it, and be nostalgic.
I wonder if the extensions would provide less functionality, different functionality, or more functionality.
I'm going to sound like a hater, and I apologize in advance, AND I blame myself for not being able to keep my mind current & flexible:
1) I *loved* iMovie HD, and made about 50 kid-movies over the years on a iBook G4. Intuitive, and the app disappeared and it was all my creativity The redo to iMovie 08 to make it easier was so hard and counter-intuitive I never made another movie again. And of course I can't burn DVDs anyway. [I know there's Internet-only methods that are probably "better". Haven't been able to get my mind there.]
2) I loved iPhoto, heard that Photos could be opted out when the O/S was updated, but got Photos anyway. Really don't like the interface for our 55,000 pix, and now our biggest family product, the Calendar, will be gone?
I know it's a mobile world, but us (mental-)Dionsaurs are REALLY getting left behind. (Cue the SJ quotes about death being a good part of life to move on. I'm really living it).
E.
Anyone who understands Apple can’t honestly be surprised by this. It’s essentially a printing service.
I know, I know... there are tons of other printing services out there. We used one for the callendar last Christmas—quality was so bad we reordered one through Apple like we had always done in the past.
The fact that I could put a book together in one sitting and have no questions about security, payment, or quality...well, it will be missed!
I don't hold out much hope, but maybe Apple will take another look at it if enough people voice their concern.
Unfortunately if the kids don’t it then neither does Apple.
Apple already said theyre working on monitors.
I miss iCards as well. Apple should have further developed its iWeb services.
the dinosaurs are out in full force!
Yes the integration is fantastic but there are so many high quality services out there with more options on styles, etc. My goto service is ZNO Books. Super good!
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