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  • AirPlay 2 coming to HomePod rival Sonos One in July, feature of new Beam speaker

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    Am interested re the Home Por set up for TV and surround sound. Is there anyway of using a Home Pod pair setup for normal use of my TV - through aerial or cable? I presume I could only use it with Apple TV? 
    watto_cobra

  • These are the speakers that work with AirPlay 2

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    Given Airport Express apparently doesn't, is there a product that does I can connect my existing amp and speakers to for Airplay 2 as I still can with Airplay 1?
    aylk

  • Apple confirms WWDC 2018 keynote for June 4 at 10 a.m.

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    Wonder if that invite and the Siri responses suggest the iOS redesign is coming this year after all?
    watto_cobra

  • Rumor: 6.5-inch OLED iPhone roughly same size as iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 12 supports horizontal...

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    Rayz2016 said:
    tmay said:
    It sure appears that Apple is all in on FaceID II for all new devices, sans, of course, the SE update. I'm kind of pining for Pencil support on the 6.5 inch, but that is likely a bridge too far. I do expect some modest improvements to the cameras, and of course, to the internals.
    Yep. That means I'll probably get an iPhone 8 just before the new phones become available. TouchId is just much more convenient for me especially when out on the Motorcycle and wearing a full face crash helmet.
    One of my riding mates has an 'X' and rues the day that he bought it.
    Sorry Apple, FaceID is a step too far for me.
    Completely agree. Think I’ll upgrade to final Touch ID variants at next upgrade. Can’t help feeling Face ID is a bit like the G4 iMac. Jobs claimed they wouldn’t mount the drive vertically, hence the flower pot design. But as soon as they could we got the G5 and a form factor that largely survives to this day. Can’t help thinking Face ID is only because they couldn’t embed a fingerprint scanner into the screen. I do hope they revisit thus decision when the tech allows. 
    You must new here. 

    Apple has already stated that has been working on FaceID for five years. TouchID was a stopgap until they got FaceID right. And it’s unlikely that Apple, sitting on the about a quarter of a trillion in cash, and with the ability to buy or license any piece of tech without causing a hiccup in their balance sheet, would have a problem getting hold of tech (fingerprint sensor under the screen) that was demonstrated before FaceID was released. 

    https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/01/face-id-is-unstoppable/

    Folk need to accept it: TouchID is not in Apple’s long-term future. Instead of waiting for Apple to “revisit the decision” they need to get with the program or move on. The iPhoneX is there top-selling phone so why would they go back?
    Thanks for the Gizmodo link too. However, is the guy right? I thought that with both TouchID and FaceID the data was only stored on the device, not on Apple servers or systems?
    netmagexamax

  • Rumor: 6.5-inch OLED iPhone roughly same size as iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 12 supports horizontal...

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    Rayz2016 said:
    tmay said:
    It sure appears that Apple is all in on FaceID II for all new devices, sans, of course, the SE update. I'm kind of pining for Pencil support on the 6.5 inch, but that is likely a bridge too far. I do expect some modest improvements to the cameras, and of course, to the internals.
    Yep. That means I'll probably get an iPhone 8 just before the new phones become available. TouchId is just much more convenient for me especially when out on the Motorcycle and wearing a full face crash helmet.
    One of my riding mates has an 'X' and rues the day that he bought it.
    Sorry Apple, FaceID is a step too far for me.
    Completely agree. Think I’ll upgrade to final Touch ID variants at next upgrade. Can’t help feeling Face ID is a bit like the G4 iMac. Jobs claimed they wouldn’t mount the drive vertically, hence the flower pot design. But as soon as they could we got the G5 and a form factor that largely survives to this day. Can’t help thinking Face ID is only because they couldn’t embed a fingerprint scanner into the screen. I do hope they revisit thus decision when the tech allows. 
    You must new here. 

    Apple has already stated that has been working on FaceID for five years. TouchID was a stopgap until they got FaceID right. And it’s unlikely that Apple, sitting on the about a quarter of a trillion in cash, and with the ability to buy or license any piece of tech without causing a hiccup in their balance sheet, would have a problem getting hold of tech (fingerprint sensor under the screen) that was demonstrated before FaceID was released. 

    https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/01/face-id-is-unstoppable/

    Folk need to accept it: TouchID is not in Apple’s long-term future. Instead of waiting for Apple to “revisit the decision” they need to get with the program or move on. The iPhoneX is there top-selling phone so why would they go back?
    No I’ve been posting here certainly since I got my first G3 iMac and using X Public Beta. I’d just recalled reports prior to the iPhone X that Apple was struggling to implement the scanner in the screen and speculation that Face ID was implemented partly as a response to it. As you say elsewhere, we all have different uses. I don’t need to get with the program, I’d be happy with an iPhone 8 or current iPad Pro with Touch ID in preference to Face ID, as well as in iPad with bezels in preference to a possible edge to edge screen. 
    xamax