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sgs46 said:

If the video analysis, detection, and presumably initiation of notifications is happening on the doorbell device as the article states, what "video analysis" is the home hub doing?

This is the workflow for HomeKit. The doorbell constantly is scanning the video and whenever motion is detected, it sends a frame to the Home Hub to analyze it to see what is in the frame and if it is the activity zone. If there is motion in the zone and it fits with whatever filters you have on, it sends you the notification. The only thing the camera does is scan for the motion. 

Japhey said:

What’s this wallpaper shortcut I keep hearing about? Was there an article at some point that I missed?

In iOS 14.3, Apple brought back the ability to set a Lock Screen or Home Screen wallpaper via the Shortcuts app. This was very handy because just by using Siri you could change wallpaper or any other automation. This update allows you to control the perspective zoom as well when you set it.

foregoneconclusion said:

MacQuadra840av said:

Love that the cheap material holding the two sides together fails after about 200 'folds'. 

I find those claims from the testing hard to believe. The material looks similar to Apple's polyurethane iPad Pro covers (which also have a folding hinge), and the 2015 version that I own shows no signs of wear on the hinge at all after 5 years of use. 

We trust our lab's findings.

MacQuadra840av said:

cpsro said:

Can a MagSafe iPhone be simply and quickly removed without flipping the charger around? In other words, is the charger heavy enough that the user doesn’t need to take care when removing their phone or does the charger need to be affixed to the nightstand?

Other review videos confirmed that you must use two hands or multiple fingers to get the phone off the magnet or you will take that entire charger with you if you pick up the phone, and likely your watch will fly across the room if you do it.

Watch. The. Video. Very easy to pick up one handed, you just have be sure to separate the magnet with your finger tips as you do. But it isn't an issue at all, even testing with Apple's biggest phone. If you do just grab and yank, sure -- it will go flying.

cpsro said:

Can a MagSafe iPhone be simply and quickly removed without flipping the charger around? In other words, is the charger heavy enough that the user doesn’t need to take care when removing their phone or does the charger need to be affixed to the nightstand?

Watch the video to see my do it one-handed. It is solid feeling, but not heavy enough to hold itself down. When I pick up my phone, my fingers just wap around the back edge a hair which breaks the magnetic attraction and easily allows me to lift it free. It isn't perfect, but it isn't hard to remove it one-handed. The normal MagSafe charger is much more difficult as it doesn't have the edges around it like this does.