Interesting I believe it was 9-5 Mac which reported it. I just installed it earlier today.
Matthew > On Mar 30, 2018, at 1:51 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Matthew, I just checked and there is no new update to Mac OS, at least not > one that I could find. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > matthew dyer > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 9:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apple releases iOS 11.3, the biggest update for iPhones since > iOS 11 first launched, Ars Technica > > Mac OS 10.13.4 also dropped according to apple. > > Matthew > > > >> On Mar 29, 2018, at 9:19 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >> Apple releases iOS 11.3, the biggest update for iPhones since iOS 11 >> first launched This is a big update, and Apple also released updates >> to tvOS and watchOS. >> by Samuel Axon - Mar 29, 2018 2:39pm PDT >> >> Apple >> Today, Apple released iOS 11.3 to all supported devices, including the >> iPad Air and later, the iPad mini 2 and later, the iPhone 5S and >> later, and the sixth-generation iPod touch. The update is available >> for download now in supported regions. >> With several new features, it's arguably the biggest update to iOS >> since iOS >> 11 first released. iOS 11.3 addresses battery-based performance >> throttling on older devices, adds significant new capabilities for >> augmented reality, adds the ability to chat with customer support reps >> from companies in Messages, and lets users access their personal >> health records in the Health app. >> Apple also released smaller updates for tvOS (tvOS 11.3) on the Apple >> TV and watchOS (watchOS 4.3). Let's dive into what each of these >> updates adds for users. >> Battery Health >> >> You'll find the new Battery Health settings nested under "Battery" in >> the Settings app. Note that it's prominently listed as still in beta. >> As promised, Apple has made it possible to disable performance >> throttling on older iPhones whose batteries have degraded to the point >> that that they pose a risk for unexpected shutdowns resulting from >> voltage shortages. Apple lists this as a beta feature. >> There is now a section in the Settings app, nested under "Battery," >> called "Battery Health." If you visit this on a phone with a battery >> Apple deems healthy, it will simply serve up brief copy explaining >> some key concerns with iPhone batteries, along with a link to a >> webpage that goes into more detail. It will also show a value for >> "maximum capacity." This value is a percentage. >> Apple explains it this way: >> This is a measure of battery capacity relative to when it was new. >> Lower capacity may result in fewer hours of usage between charges. >> There's a section of this settings screen labeled "Peak Performance >> Capacity." If your phone has never experienced an unexpected shutdown >> due to low battery health, it will simply say: "Your battery is >> currently supporting normal peak performance." However, if your >> battery has dropped to a low-enough maximum capacity, you'll be shown this >> copy instead: >> This iPhone has experienced an unexpected shutdown because the battery >> was unable to deliver the necessary peak power. Performance management >> has been applied to help prevent this from happening again. >> Next to this, you'll see an option to disable the >> performance-management feature that has so irked iPhone owners. It >> also tells you that you can upgrade the battery to solve this problem >> completely: >> Your battery's health is significantly degraded. An Apple Authorized >> Service Provider can replace the battery to restore full performance and >> capacity. >> Notably, performance management is disabled until the phone first >> experiences an unexpected shutdown; it's not activated simply by a >> maximum capacity below a certain value, and you can't turn it on >> unless you've run into the problem. >> The note about the Apple Authorized Service Provider is meant to >> address a consumer complaint that Apple was not transparent with users >> about the option to upgrade the battery—that complaint is key in the >> class-action lawsuits that have popped up in response to the >> performance management controversy that began last December when >> Reddit users and the dev behind benchmarking app Geekbench confirmed >> that iOS throttled performance on devices with underperforming batteries. >> Apple does not offer this feature on iPads, but this update does add a >> new iPad feature called "charge management." The update notes say it >> "maintains battery health when iPad is connected to power for >> prolonged periods of time, such as when it is used in kiosks, >> point-of-sale systems, or stored in charging carts." >> >> ARKit 1.5 >> ARKit is Apple's augmented reality application programming interface. >> Apple introduced ARKit at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last >> year. >> The framework handles some of the lower-level heavy lifting for >> augmented reality so developers can focus on customization of its >> experiences and on content. >> Previously, ARKit could only accurately place objects on flat, >> horizontal planes, limiting the range of applications developers could >> make. With ARKit 1.5, developers can now place objects on vertical >> planes like walls, and accuracy is improved when mapping objects onto >> surfaces that aren't completely flat. >> It also adds image-recognition capabilities. For example, an AR app >> could show a full-sized robot if a poster for an associated robot >> movie is seen by the phone's camera, or it could provide additional >> context in a museum when a certain painting is seen. Apple touts a >> "higher-resolution real-world camera view when using AR experiences," >> and auto-focus is now supported in AR views as well. >> AR is a major focus for Apple this year; it has been the subject of >> many of the company's top executives' comments about their strategy >> and new initiatives, and many of the major additions and updates in >> the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X—all released late last >> year—were focused on laying the ground work for improved AR >> experiences, either with new sensors or improved performance. >> Tim Cook has said he believes AR will be a watershed moment for the >> app store once AR developers find their stride. App intelligence firm >> Sensor Tower recently estimated that apps built on ARKit have been >> downloaded 13 million times since iOS 11's initial release. Half of >> those apps are games, but Pokémon Go and several other popular AR apps >> are not included in those numbers because, for all or some of the >> reported period, they were not built on ARKit. >> >> New Animojis >> This update also adds four new Animoji for the iPhone X: a skeleton, a >> lion, a dragon, and a bear—not to be confused with the existing panda >> bear Animoji. They're pictured below. These new Animoji don't add any >> new functionality; they're just new skins for the TrueDepth >> sensor-based, iPhone X-exclusive feature. >> >> Business Chat >> iOS 11.3 adds the ability to chat with representatives from >> participating companies directly in your Messages app. It's >> essentially a platform for text-message-based customer support. >> The conversation can be triggered by tapping the Messages icon that >> appears in the Safari or Apple Maps apps, as well as in iOS searches. >> In the course of the conversation, you can use Apple Pay for >> transactions without leaving the app. If you need to set an >> appointment, a menu listing available times will swipe up from the bottom of >> the screen. >> Apple claims no personally identifiable data is shared with the >> companies unless you share it yourself and that businesses cannot >> start conversations—users have to initiate. >> >> You start Business Chat by tapping the Messages icon in Maps or on >> participating Business' websites in Safari. >> The first participating companies include: >> • Apple >> • Discover >> • Hilton >> • The Home Depot >> • Lowe's >> • Marriott International >> • Newegg >> • Ameritrade >> • Wells Fargo >> • 1-800-flowers.com >> Like the Battery Health settings, Business Chat is listed as a beta feature. >> >> Health Records >> Apple's health-related efforts aren't always the most-touted >> developments by tech enthusiasts, but they've been a significant area >> of focus for the company lately. In iOS 11.3, Apple has added Health >> Records to the Health app. This feature allows you to connect to >> various health records networks in which your providers participate, >> and it collects all those records in one place, even though your >> providers might use completely different networks and systems. >> Health Records are located in the Apple Health app under the Health >> Data tab. >> Health Records supports just shy of 40 systems in the United States, >> but it is not yet comprehensive, and it is not available in all >> regions. This information was available to people before, but it has >> not always been centralized for the user in this way. The data is not >> really centralized, though—it's still coming from those other systems. >> The user just sees it in one place in the app. >> In a way, Apple is looking to do the same thing with the Health app on >> iOS that it does with its TV app—remove the friction inherent in >> working with a plethora of unconnected, unstandardized systems and >> providers. As with the TV app, success hinges on how many providers >> participate. Health Records needs to be nearly comprehensive for the >> value to be realized. This is a starting point, but Apple still has >> work ahead of it, and this one feature, while laudable, will not >> smooth out the US healthcare system's problematic records issues in general. >> This feature is also in beta. >> >> Other features and bug fixes in iOS 11.3 Those are the major features >> in iOS 11.3, but Apple added a few small things as well. >> Software authentication of HomeKit-compatible devices increases the >> number of devices that can support HomeKit. Support for the Advanced >> Mobile Location (AML) standard gives emergency responders in supported >> countries more accurate location information when responding to an >> emergency call. A new "For You" section has been added to Apple News, >> offering more personalized selections, and you can now sort App Store >> reviews in new ways, including "most critical," "most favorable," >> "most recent," and "most helpful." >> There are numerous bug fixes, addressing issues like failed incoming >> calls when waking the display, Mail messages reappearing in >> notifications after they've already been read, and parents' inability >> to use Face ID to approve purchase requests from their children on the >> iPhone X. >> >> Apple’s privacy play >> Apple has expanded its efforts to loop users in on when and how their >> personal data is being accessed or used by the company's apps and features. >> First off, it has added a new icon to represent user privacy that >> appears to notify users whenever Apple is doing something with their >> personal information. >> Each instance of this comes with a brief explanation of what >> information is being accessed and why, with a small link to a more >> detailed page that goes into greater detail. >> >> You'll see this privacy icon whenever Apple asks to use your personal >> information. >> >> Apple CEO Tim Cook recently took jabs at Facebook and Google about >> user privacy, saying Apple's approach is different. Apple's head of >> services Eddy Cue made similar comments at a SXSW talk this year. >> Apple has always made claims like this to differentiate itself from >> competitors, but the tone and frequency changed as scandals like the >> Cambridge Analytica controversy hit Facebook and others. >> Apple is capitalizing on current controversies by actively seeking to >> position itself as the tech company that cares about your privacy and >> protecting your data, in contrast to other tech giants, and this >> feature is intended to drive that point home to users. >> >> Apple Music Videos >> Music videos have been available in Apple Music for a while now, but >> they were difficult to discover. Apple has now added a section to the >> Browse tab in the Apple Music app to find and watch music videos. >> This section is curated just like other parts of Apple Music. It has >> featured videos, playlists, and genre-based lists. Watching music >> videos on Apple Music requires an active subscription to the service. >> >> "Music Videos" is a new section under the Browse tab. >> We still don't know if Apple plans to add the numerous TV shows it is >> developing to Apple Music, the TV app, or a new app. But if some or >> all of that does end up in Apple Music, we can see this as a sampling >> of what that might eventually look like. >> >> Notably missing: AirPlay 2 and Messages on iCloud AirPlay is Apple's >> protocol for streaming media between devices over your Wi-Fi network. >> It's been around by one name or another since 2004, but Apple >> announced at WWDC 2017 that AirPlay 2 would be part of iOS 11, that it >> would allow you to manage your multi-room speaker setup on your iOS >> device, that it would improve streaming latency, and that it would >> expand audio buffering so streaming could continue in some situations >> even if devices moved out of range. Audio companies like Sonos >> announced they would support the updated protocol. >> At first, it seemed that Apple planned to launch AirPlay 2 alongside >> the HomePod speaker launch in February. It didn't. Then Apple included >> it in early betas of iOS 11.3, suggesting it would launch with this >> update. It didn't. It was removed from later beta releases. Apple >> clearly intended to launch this feature already, but it has faced >> delays. The company hasn't explained those delays, and we still haven't seen >> AirPlay 2. >> >> Apple also originally intended to include a new feature called >> Messages on iCloud in iOS 11.3, but that feature is missing as well, >> despite appearing in some beta releases of the update. Apple did >> previously hint it might not be coming yet, though. Whenever it >> launches, Messages on iCloud promises to free up space on your iOS >> device by moving photos and other space-hogging items in Messages >> conversations to the cloud. >> >> watchOS 4.3 >> Alongside iOS 11, Apple also launched watchOS 4.3 for all Apple Watch >> models. The release notes are as follows: >> - Control volume and playback on HomePod from your Apple Watch >> - Restores ability to control music on iPhone >> - Use any orientation for Nightstand charging mode >> - Siri watch face now shows progress toward closing Activity rings and >> when new songs are added to Apple Music mixes >> - Resolves an issue where Activity achievements were incorrectly >> awarded for some users >> - Fixes an issue where Siri music commands were not working for some >> audio devices This is not as significant an update as iOS 11.3, >> obviously, but many users were clamoring for the ability to use the >> Watch in portrait during Nightstand charging mode. In watchOS 4, Apple >> removed the previously available feature that allowed you to use your >> Watch to manage playback from iPhone's Apple Music app. This feature >> is back now. >> >> tvOS 11.3 >> tvOS 11.3 dropped today for the fourth-generation Apple TV and the >> Apple TV 4K, too. It's an even smaller update. Here are the notes: >> - Apple TV App: Now available in Brazil and Mexico. >> - Siri:* Siri now understands Portuguese in Brazil. >> - Video playback: On Apple TV (4th generation), you can play videos in >> their original frame rate. >> The framerate feature was previously only available on the Apple TV 4K. >> >> Security updates >> As always, there are numerous security updates for all three of these >> releasesthat are not included in the regular patch notes. 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