When will this update be scheduled to come out? Thanks. Terri
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 5, 2017, at 1:46 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > They forgot to mention the new "HomePod" which is Apple's competitor to the > Amazon Echo and Google Home except that it sounds like it will be a much > higher quality audio experience, a true HiFi speaker which can work as a > stand-alone speaker or as a pair and I think this will be the true > competition for Sonos. I think Sonos has made a mistake by not making all > their speakers and devices Airplay capable and as somebody who loves Sonos > and has invested a fair bit in Sonos this is a bit disappointing. I don't > necessarily see myself getting rid of my living room Playbar, Sub and Play 1 > set as rear speakers, but since I bought a lot of my Sonos gear before any of > the stand-alone speakers like the Play 1, Play 3 and Play 5 came out, I have > 3 Connect Amp devices in the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen and those are > connected to in-wall or in-ceiling speakers. I could easily see myself > replacing them with the HomePod (especially a set of them in the bedroom and > a single one in the kitchen and I would then use those two Sonos Connect Amps > at my retail business to drive the speakers I have downstairs, upstairs and > outside. Currently I use a single Connect which is connected to my 22-year > old Onkyo receiver and a 4-port speaker switch, but if each set of speakers > would have their own Connect Amp that would make it even easier in terms of > adjusting the volume independently and even playing different things upstairs > and downstairs. > At $349 US the HomePod is even substantially less than a Sonos Play 5 and > from the description I would hazard a guess and say that it may sound very > good as well with its array of 7 tweeters and a 4-inch wover. Of course the > fact I can simply say "Hey SIRI" followed by what I want to listen to is very > tempting, we have an Apple Music family subscription so the integration would > be awesome. One thing I am curious about and I'm sure we'll find out is how > it would work for different users, e.g. my wife of course has her own music > and listens to a lot of filipino music whereas my library and recommendations > are much different. Hopefully Apple will have something that allows the > HomePod to switch from one user to another. > Of course I won't have to worry about this because based on what Apple has > announced the HomePod will only be available in the US, UK and Australia at > launch in December this year and then it will come to a bunch of other > countries in 2018, hopefully Canada will get it some time in the first part > of 2018, at least I have time to save up for it and who knows what Sonos will > come up with by then, but it is of course unlikely Apple will give third > party manufacturers the same access to SIRI and all that for a while since it > would mean less HomePod sales for them. I am also curious whether the HomePod > has bluetooth so one could connect to it directly with a good quality > bluetooth headset. > > As for the big App Store announcement I was somewhat disappointed that they > didn't mention a trial period for apps and a rating system which gives an > indication about an app's level of accessibility. > > As for the SIRI announcement I was also disappointed as it does not sound > like a leap forward and break-through upgrade, so they have better sounding > voices which might be nice since I assume these voices will also be available > to be used as Voiceover voices, but it sounds as if SIRI continues to remain > stupid compared to Google. I guess we'll have to see how these upgrades > translate into real-world knowledge and how well it will be able to answer a > variety of questions. > > The Apple Maps update sounds promising especially if the new indoor maps of > malls and airports will be combined with iBeacons to provide accurate > directions for indoor navigation. > > Hopefully the person-to-person payment option for Apple Pay will be available > anywhere Apple Pay is available as that would be a nice and easy way to send > somebody some money. It is interesting that they mentioned how they expect > Apple Pay to be available at 50% of retailers by the end of this year in the > US. Here in Canada we got Apple Pay much later, but because of our banking > and credit card infrastructure, Apple Pay is available anywhere contactless > payments are accepted which by now is almost everywhere. I don't know any > hard numbers, but I would guess it is well over 90% of places that accept > credit cards. Even small retailers like my store or the little german butcher > shop down the street have contactless payment terminals hence I can use Apple > Pay. > > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Gary Bowers > Sent: Monday, June 5, 2017 12:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Apple announces iOS 11 with new features and redesigned App Store > > theverge.com > Apple announces iOS 11 with new features and redesigned App Store Chris Welch > Apple CEO Tim Cook just officially announced iOS 11 onstage at WWDC 2017. > The next major update to the operating system running on millions of iPhones > and iPads will improve on the "core technologies" that power the OS and also > introduce numerous new features. > The first among those demo'd by Craig Federighi was synchronized messages > across iOS and macOS. If you erase a message on your iPhone or iPad, that > will now be reflected on your Mac as well. > Apple Pay is also expanding to include person-to-person payments, positioning > Apple to take on Venmo and Square Cash. iOS 11 will introduce a Apple Pay > Cash Card, where users will store their received funds from peer-to-peer > transactions. This money can be transferred to your personal bank account. > Siri > Apple has made improvements to Siri that make the assistant's voice sound > more natural when responding to users. Additionally, Siri will now be able to > perform translations in various languages including English, Chinese, French, > German, Italian, Spanish. > A new "intelligence" feature allows Siri to make suggestions that you might > find interesting - like a news article - and be more predictive about what > you want to do next. Siri accomplishes this through what Federighi described > as "on-device learning." On-device learning is synced across your other Apple > devices but "kept completely private, readable only by you and your devices." > Control Center > In iOS 11, Apple has completely redesigned Control Center, which is the panel > that users can swipe up to access frequent and important settings or change > songs when listening to music. > Indoor maps for shopping malls and airports Apple Maps is introducing indoor > maps for airports and shopping centers in select cities. > Mall layouts will be available for the following cities: Boston, Chicago, > Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San > Jose, Tokyo, and Washington DC. > Apple has indoor maps for well over 20 major airports as well, including both > US and international locations. > Speed limits, lane guidance, and Do Not Disturb While Driving iOS 11 also > adds new improvements to Maps when you're behind the wheel of a car. Lane > guidance and speed limits should help you navigate unfamiliar highways, and a > new Do Not Disturb While Driving will get rid of potential distractions when > your eyes should be focused on the road. Text messages won't be shown by > default, though senders have the option of replying with "urgent" in cases > when you really need to see something. > Apple Music, AirPlay 2, HomeKit 2, and multi-room audio Sonos has some huge > competition on the way. Apple's Craig Federighi said on stage that iOS 11 > will introduce support for multi-room audio between iPhones, iPads, and a > slew of third-party speakers. > Plus, Apple Music is adding a much needed social element, which will show you > what friends are currently listening to on the service. Like Spotify, you've > got the option of listening privately if you don't want to let others in on > your guilty pleasures. > A redesigned App Store > > The App Store is getting its biggest makeover ever in iOS 11. There's a new > "Today" tab that will surface notable releases, and Apple is finally giving > the games section its own dedicated tab. There's a much bigger editorial > aspect to the store now, too, as users will find how-tos and other content > that pertains to select apps. Other refinements include the ability for > developers to directly list in-app purchases in the App Store - rather than > making users hunt for them in the app. > ARKit > Apple is building augmented reality directly into the core of iOS, giving > developers the tools they need to convincingly blend digital entertainment > with the real world. > Other > Here's the fun slide of other features coming to iOS 11 that didn't get stage > time. Standouts include screen recording, a one-handed keyboard, FaceTime > Live Photos, password autofill in apps, and more. > iOS 10, unveiled at last year's WWDC, focused on a major update to the > Messages app, and also included redesigned Maps, Photos, Apple Music, and > News apps. 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