Vratislav Holub In this regular column, every day we look at the most interesting news that revolves around the California company Apple. Here we focus exclusively on the main events and selected (interesting) speculations. So if you are interested in current events and want to be informed about the apple world, definitely spend a few minutes on the following paragraphs.
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iOS 14.2 suggests that the iPhone 12 won't be bundled with EarPods
Recently, the most talked about is the arrival of a new generation of Apple phones. Their presentation should be literally around the corner, and according to certain sources, we could expect the conference itself in the first half of October. As usual, even before the unveiling, the internet starts to fill up with various leaks and details that reveal to us the appearance or functions of the product. In the case of the phone iPhone 12 the most common talk is that it will return to the design of the iPhone 4 or 5, offer 5G connection, deploy an OLED display on all variants, and the like. But even more often, it is said that the iPhones will not come with EarPods or a charging adapter.
Classic Apple EarPods:
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The absence of basic EarPods is also confirmed by a short part of the code from the iOS 14.2 operating system. While in previous versions we could encounter a message asking the user to use the included headphones, now the word has been removed packaged. Well-known analyst Ming-chi Kuo also talks about the fact that we can say goodbye to headphones. According to him, Apple will mainly focus on its wireless AirPods, for which it will convince customers to buy them through some kind of campaign.
iOS 14. Beta 2 brings new emoji
After a period of testing, we saw the release of the second developer beta version of the iOS 14 operating system. This version brings with it new emoticons, thanks to which you can enrich any conversation. Specifically, it is a ninja, a black cat, a bison, a fly, a polar bear, blueberries, fondue, bubble tea and many others, which you can view in the gallery below.
Apple brings new marketing tools for developers
Developer options are constantly being improved. Over the past few years, programmers have seen several different tools that can generally simplify the development itself and possibly even help them. However, Apple is not going to stop and is constantly working on benefits for developers. As you all know, development isn't everything, and it simply won't work without some marketing. For this reason, the Californian giant informed the developers last night that it was bringing new ones marketing tools, which brings great and at the same time simple options.
These new tools will allow developers to easily shorten links, embed codes into the application icons and their pages, create QR codes and many others. This allows programmers to simply insert a classic link to their application and have it shortened in an instant, or use their own QR codes that any Apple user can scan through the native Camera application. In addition, it will be possible to generate the mentioned QR codes in different colors together with an icon for differentiation.
Apple TV app reportedly heading to Xbox
In today's gaming world, we have quite extensive options. We can build a powerful computer for gaming, or go for a proven variant in the form of a game console. The console market is mainly dominated by Sony with PlayStation and Microsoft with Xbox. If you belong to the camp of so-called "Xboxers," you might be interested to know that the Apple TV application is headed for the Xbox. This information was confirmed via Twitter by the foreign magazine Windows Central.
We can confirm Apple TV / Apple TV+ is coming to Xbox consoles … likely in time for Xbox Series X|S launch ?https://t.co/Oy63RPl5B6
—Windows Central (@windowscentral) September 30, 2020
In the current situation, however, it is not clear when we will see the mentioned application. The most common rumor is that it will be released right when the upcoming Xbox Series X and Series S consoles go on sale, which is dated November 10th. But there is one more question mark hanging around this news. At the moment, no one can say whether the news only applies to upcoming models, or whether the Apple TV application will also be available on older consoles.
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