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svanstrom said:

JFC_PA said:

“ ecause of the nature of the vulnerability and related exploits, physical access is required for attacks to be carried out.

As a result, average users can avoid the exploits by maintaining physical security, and not plugging in USB-C devices with unverified provenance.”

So once the bad people HAVE the device they can mess with it.   Yawn. 

Which means that the devices that used to be undesirable by thieves and robbers now are perfectly legit reasons for pulling weapons on, physically attacking, and in at least some cases also worth killing, people out and about. There's no yawning about that.

Rayz2016 said:

Even though I’m a big fan of FaceId, I’m surprised Apple hasn’t reintroduced TouchId as another way to authenticate on the new models (according to rumours). This mask-wearing thing will happen again, so I’d like to see them get ready for it. 

GG1 said:

OutdoorAppDeveloper said:

It would be so easy for Apple to include a full set of radio features to the iPhone complete with SDK ... but how would they charge radio stations a fee for you to listen to their music and ads?

It may not be technically feasible to provide decent, clear FM in a phone that doesn't offer ONLY a 3.5mm jack for earphones, as the wire for the earphones is often used as the FM antenna. These iPods required ONLY wired earphones, so the FM antenna was always present. I'm not saying it's not possible, but that the audio quality would suffer without wired earphones.

MplsP said:

StrangeDays said:

Andrew_OSU said:

StrangeDays said:

As for blood oxygen, one useful thing is for COVID patients. My brother had to get himself to the hospital when his blood oxygen went down below a threshold. The AW is also adding a recording for your VO2 Max, which is a useful indicator of health. You can actively work on improving this via cardiovascular exercise. HIIT has proven effective at this, including the Tabata Protocol of 4 minutes a day, 5 days a week. More info:

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/hiit-is-changing-the-way-we-workout-heres-the-science-why-it-works/

https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/apple-adds-spo2-v02-max-apple-watch-series-6-launches-three-new-studies

Sorry, for the other two, there are a TON of precautionary articles that say do not rely on Apple Watch for this. It isn’t necessarily accurate enough and can end up with a lot of people unnecessarily  going to the doctor and a lot of people not going when they should. Absolutely rely on a real pulse oximeter for COVID symptoms and not this. 

As for VO2 max, this hasn’t launched yet so we can’t test it or see how much of a difference it makes. A follow up will be coming. 

I haven’t looked, are people saying the AW blood oxygen sensor doesn’t work as well as the cheap pulse oximeters on amazon? I’ve only read comments here saying they’re reading the same? 

pulse oximetry is prone to artifact and reflective oximetry (the type used by AW) is less reliable than transmissive oximetry (the kind used by the finger clips.) Having a pulse oximeter on the watch is a neat idea and kind of cool, but as a practical matter it's of rather limited utility for the vast majority of people. Currently, if you have COVID it's worth it, for some people with significant lung disease it might be worth it. For the average person there's not much use in it.

I've got a series 3 that will still give me about 30 hours on a charge, depending on the use. I routinely need to use it for 24 hours at a stretch, so 18 house on the S6 isn't going to cut it for me. I wonder if it's possible to disable some of the features to get better battery life? Otherwise I'll just stick with my S3

seanj said:

Not surprised by this. The EU bureaucracy and it’s supporters are rapidly anti-American and don’t like free competition or free-trade: its a protectionist trade block by definition.

I’m amazed there are still Americans that wonder why we Brits choose to escape the EUs creeping authoritarianism...

22july2013 said:

CloudTalkin said:

22july2013 said:

CloudTalkin said:

sflocal said:

avon b7 said:

I think it's Apple that doesn't understand at least part of the problem.

And as things stand, nothing has been approved or formalised.

The EU stance is clear. Apple shouldn't have any issue with it and it has zero to do with stifling innovation (and innovation cannot come before competition rules anyway).

Apple has to offer something to reflect its own stance but this statement is very poor.

If, the EU decides that Apple is restricting competition (and that's a big if) its options are clear and simple. 

Funny that you think Apple doesn't "get it".  I think they do, and ignorance is on your side.

For decades, the banking industry has gotten away with selling my user data, or better yet, having data breaches that placed my financial life at risk.  ApplePay resolves that.  F**k them.

Banks don't like that Apple controls the final length to the customer.  The ONLY reason for this is so the banks can get out of using ApplePay and use their own version that denies me the ability to use ApplePay.  Oh, I want to use my iPhone with my Bank of America credit card?  They no longer work with with ApplePay.  You have to use their app, but... "consumer choice"!! That's their only reason.   They will deny me the ability to use ApplePay so they can continue harvesting my data.

 They are hiding their true agenda under the veil of "consumer choice" bullshit, and people like you just lap it up.  If you think your "choice" is threatened, go to Android and don't look back.  It's the wild-west so why you're expecting Apple to be like Android is beyond me.  We all enjoy Apple's locked-down approach.  They sell an all-in-one widget.  Competition is plenty from other players.  

You keep spinning that "consumer choice" narrative.

So much wrong.  Banks still get away with monetizing your data.  Not sure what gave you the impression they didn't.  Apple Pay doesn't resolve that in any way at all.  So, it's not really the F them you want it to be.  Apple doesn't control the final length to the customer. The banks still do.  If your bank has a data breach and your info is compromised, there's nothing Apple can do to mitigate your potential risk.  Again, not sure what gave you the impression they could.  If you lack this much knowledge about how your finances work, I worry for you a li'l bit.   

Part of your problem is the binary way you present your position.  This isn't an either or proposition.  Afaik, the request for access to NFC has never been about replacing Apple Pay.  It's been about being able to offer options in addition to Apple Pay.  You wouldn't have to stop using Apple Pay.  If that's your process of choice, use it to your hearts content.  Hypothetically someone else may want to use their bank's processing because they get rewards or points or some other incentive.  In that scenario, you aren't affected at all.  Neither is anyone else.  Having a choice is not a bad thing.  

Your first paragraph is excellent. Your second paragraph, while mostly right, has a small flaw, because it omits the vital fact that the NFC support is NOT provided by iOS but by code running on the Secure Enclave. Read this: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/security/seccb53a35f0/1/web/1 This is a special piece of hardware outside of (and inaccessible to) the running OS that provides access to the NFC hardware. For all we know, there isn't even enough physical room on that chip for new code from every new bank that wants their own "Pay" system. Should Apple be required to add more space to that chip to allow every second bank in the world to add its own code to that chip's firmware? I don't think so. I must admit that I don't fully understand how this Secure Enclave works, so there's probably someone who can educate me here. But the real point I'm making is that the security of a device like the iPhone requires the involvement of hardware design and everyone in the world wants a free ride by adding their own code to Apple's Secure Enclave hardware. There's no way on earth that anyone should be allowed to force Apple to redesign their hardware so that their software can get a free ride. If I'm wrong, tell me why.

Jeebus, Margaret, and Jesse.  Please, for the love of all things tech, stop, stop, stop, just no.  You're literally just making stuff up.  Silly stuff.  Every assumption you've made about NFC, the Secure Enclave, and this gem: "For all we know, there isn't even enough physical room on that chip for new code from every new bank that wants their own "Pay" system. "  I can't even.  Suffice it to say, that's not how any of this works.  I need a drink after reading that.

If I'm wrong I want to know why. Unfortunately you contributed nothing because you gave no explanation at all. You said everything I said was wrong. How does that help? Say something useful or say nothing at all.