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  • Why iPhone mirroring and Mac Live Activities aren't coming to the EU

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    rob53 said:
    Happy that Apple has started to challenge the corrupt EU. Apple is an American company that sells worldwide but I don't see any reason why Apple needs to include all their software for every country.
    In what way related to this does it indicate EU as being corrupt? EU countries are consistently being rated as the least corrupt globally (and the happiest as well) with US close to #30.

    As for suggesting Apple to only play home ground games... how will that ever work? US is less than a quarter of global GDP. The world is mainly away games. You don't win unless you send your best. Even when the playing field is metricated.
    avon b7williamlondon602warrenalbertop9watto_cobra

  • iPhone Fold mass production now expected to start in summer 2026

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    Grizzmick said:
    I can’t see apple producing such a niche product which nobody has been able to make profitable unless they have found a way to make a foldable screen that doesn’t look crap. 
    The iPhone range is in need of a flagship and something screaming "we innovate". You can't increase the display size by much and the Pro is already loaded with buttons. It has to be something spectacular. Make it flip, fold, roll... anything not being a candy bar.

    Apple could also decide to go retro and offer "iPhone icon". A statement phone. We have seen this work very well with cars in Europe. 

    These would be halo products and benefit the entire range. People might still buy the candy bar, but they would talk about that other phone.
    williamlondonmacgui

  • Apple now expected to unveil HomeOS, related hardware ahead of 2026 WWDC

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    chasm said:
    I'm going to have to begin shifting away from HomeKit and toward Alexa just to be able to fully utilize many of the capabilities of the devices I already own.
    And that’s fine, but be aware of how much privacy you’re giving up.
    I'm about to abandon it as well.

    My home appliances from Miele and Siemens have SDKs. They support Alexa and their own apps. Apple offer no support for their capabilities. Same goes for heating and my robovac. I have my Hue controlled through Homekit to benefit from multi-user geofencing (seems I can now do this without Homekit). Apple Home doesn't even support the wheel controls from Hue. Didn't Apple ship a product with wheel control at some point...

    Will we see support for more appliances? Don't bet on it. We have seen how CarPlay Ultra lost even the launch partners. What would the benefit be for vendors to abandon their own customer platforms? 10 years ago they didn't have any and CarPlay + Homekit made sense. By now Miele knows when I need their detergent and vacuum bags. Why add any US company to the mix? CarPlay and Apple Home are designed to make brands generic.
    williamlondonStrangeDays

  • Apple redirects 97% of Indian-made iPhones to the US to lessen tariffs

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    Oliver#65 said:
    But will the Quality be there for apple Products being made in India ???
    What is even driving this concern?
    Facts are. Financial Times did a report (paywall) but part of it is here:
    williamlondondanox

  • Preview for iPadOS 26 vs macOS Tahoe: Finally a good native PDF tool on iPad

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    Nice to have this on iPad.

    Preview continues to be oddly named. A preview is read-only.

    The naming hides the capabilities available, and it seems to block Apple from doing a real Acrobat (semi-Pro) killer.
    Users want to merge PDF-files (easy in "Preview"), redact, extract text/images, and comment. I'm sure Apple could make a "PDF Companion" tool, and it would much improve the value proposition of Mac + iPad as Acrobat Pro licenses don't come cheap. Professional designers might have other requirements but it would be the PDF tool "for the rest of us". Right now pdf24 is it - but Apple could make something more user friendly.
    williamlondon