Same thing I said about time. That made me so mad for ages. It's a lot better than it use to be for sure. I still prefer whatsapp because you can lock the record button.
On 3/29/19, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > One feature I thought was interesting: > Apple has boosted the quality of the audio messages you leave in Messages by > adopting a different codec (Opus) at 24000 Hz instead of the previous AMR > Narrowband codec at 8000 Hz. Neat. > This is actually not neat, it's about time because I always thought it was > incredibly ridiculous for Apple, who always claims to put such focus on > quality, to offer this audio message feature where a message you recorded > sounded like ti was a recording from a 1990's era answering machine > recording on a mini cassette tape. I never used this feature and would use > WhatsApp instead because at least my recording was high quality. > I'll have to try this out and if it's in fact good quality audio now I might > use this feature more. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 10:57 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features, > LifeHacker.com > > Download iOS 12.2 Today and Try Out These New Features By David Murphy, > Monday 5:30pm > > Right on cue-it being Apple announcement day and all-the services-oriented > tech giant has released the latest version of its iOS operating system. If > you don't already have it, or have yet to receive the notification that an > iOS update is available, simply tap on your Settings app > General > > Software Update to begin the download. It'll take a while; it took me about > an hour or so to download and install the update on a reasonably fast > internet connection. > While you wait, here are some of the big features you can look forward to > with the update. > > Apple News+ > You can now pay Apple $10/mo to consolidate your many magazine subscriptions > into a single digital package. If you're on the fence about Apple's > offering, you do get a one-month trial to play around with the new service. > Don't forget to cancel it if you don't want it, however, as you'll > automatically be billed for the next month's subscription if you forget. > And, as Apple noted today, you can share your subscription with up to six > family members via Apple's Family Sharing feature. Anyone feel like adopting > me? > > Canada finally gets Apple News > Stop the presses. Canadian Apple fans can now read the news via Apple's > self-titled app-either in French or English, of course. > > More silly Animoji > If you like turning your head into animals and sending quirky little virtual > videos (or pictures, if you just tap your fake noggin) to your friends, > you're in luck. You now get a giraffe, a shark, a warthog, and an owl. > (Hey, Apple: Open up an "App Store for Animoji" and let other people create > safe-for-work virtual creations. You could probably make even more services > revenue.) > > Siri and Apple TV > Update your Apple TV to tvOS 12.2, and your iOS device(s) to iOS 12.2, and > you'll be able to control what's on your Apple TV with a lot more > granularity. As MacRumors notes: > "tvOS 12.2, when paired with iOS 12.2, is designed to allow users to ask > Siri to play specific media on an Apple TV from an iOS device. You can, for > example, ask Siri to play Modern Family on the TV in the living room, or > Pitch Perfect on the TV in the bedroom. This feature is available for music, > TV shows, and movies." > > That "5G E" icon > If you're an AT&T subscriber, you might see a new "5G E" icon in the > upper-right corner of your iPhone. You can now brag to your friends that you > have an even better mobile connection than they do, and they can remind you > that "5G E" is just AT&T's bullshit way to say "faster LTE," since your > iPhone (as of when we wrote this) doesn't actually support 5G connectivity > whatsoever. Isn't friendship grand. > > Higher-quality audio Messages > This is a simple one, but Apple has boosted the quality of the audio > messages you leave in Messages by adopting a different codec (Opus) at 24000 > Hz instead of the previous AMR Narrowband codec at 8000 Hz. Neat. > > More specific screen "Downtime" > You can now customize which days and times you want to schedule "Downtime" > via iOS' Screen Time feature. As a reminder, if your phone is in "Downtime" > mode, you'll only be able to use certain apps (you choose) and your device's > Phone app. That's it. Sorry, Facebook. > > Group Facetime is back! > Yes, that horrible Group Facetime bug that allowed others to eavesdrop on > what you were doing is gone, and the feature is back for all to use. Enjoy > your Brady Bunch-like conversations. > > Promotions for subscription apps > Apple is now allowing app developers to offer promotional pricing for > subscriptions, so you'll want to be a bit more judicious about when you sign > up for that which you want to pay a recurring fee to access. As Apple's iOS > 12.2 release notes describe: > "...apps with auto-renewable subscriptions can provide a discounted price > for a specific duration for existing and previously subscribed customers. > You can use subscription offers to help win back subscribers who have > canceled their subscriptions or promote an upgrade to another subscription > at a special price. Customers can accept the offer even if they've already > completed an introductory offer." > > Air Quality in Apple Maps > If you live in a location that's prone to problems with air quality (hi, > Northern California), you'll now be able to view the air quality index right > within Apple Maps. Alas, you can't superimpose some colorful filter over > your map to see what the air is like for specific locations, but you'll get > a little indicator in the lower-right corner for whatever location you're > viewing (when zoomed in enough). > You can also toggle this, or the weather conditions, on and off via the > Settings app. > > More support for Apple stuff (or stuff that works with Apple protocols) If > you have a fancier AirPlay 2-friendly television, you'll now be able to add > it to HomeKit. Similarly, iOS 12.2 offers full support for Apple's newest > AirPods, as well as the Logitech Crayon (for your iPad Pro). > Telling AirPlay to chill out > You'll now be able to do other things while you're using AirPlay to cast > content from an iOS device to, say, your Apple TV. As Apple's description > notes, "AirPlay multitasking for video allows you to browse other apps, as > well as play other short form audio and video files locally on your device > without interrupting AirPlay." > I think Redditor rfguevar put it best: "Holy hell, I'm internally jumping > with joy (In a meeting)" > > Map your latest Apple Pay transaction > Apple updated the Wallet UI a bit to make your latest Apple Pay transaction > a lot more pleasant to look at. You'll see the business, the location, and > the amount you spent, and tapping on the listing will take you right to a > more detailed information screen-including a map that shows you the > retailer's location. > > The epic debut of AirPower! > Just kidding. And speaking of disappointment, Apple is also geofencing the > ECG setup process for the Apple Watch in iOS 12.2, so those of you who don't > live in the U.S. won't be able to initialize it. Sorry! > > Marking podcasts as played > For whatever reason, Apple previously removed the ability to mark a podcast > as "played" within its Podcasts app-after pressing-and-holding or > deep-pressing a podcast episode. Well, that feature is back in iOS 12.2. > > Safari searches are easier to autofill > If you love using Safari on iOS, Apple has tweaked the autofill aspect of > the address bar slightly. Start typing something. When you see the > recommended search phrases appear on your screen, you can tap on the phrase > itself to immediately go to the search results for that phrase. Now, > however, you can also tap on a new blue arrow icon to just place that text > in the address bar, in case you want to modify your search query even more. > > Original Article at: > https://lifehacker.com/download-ios-12-2-today-and-try-out-these-new-feature > s-1833552634 > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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