It is my understanding that the chime is a new accessibility option which all iPhone 14 models have.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of CHELA Robles Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 9:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: First thoughts on Apple Watch series 8 and iPhone 14 I also read the pro models will have a chime at start up. I will forward the email I got. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 7, 2022, at 8:35 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The satellite alert was the most compelling part of the presentation. > An article in Mac Rumors says the service will not be available until > November. It will also not work above 62 degrees latitude, which is > the far northern parts of Canada and Alaska. > > I believe Apple is offering it free because it wants to be the first > phone with satellite communication. It has not figured out how to > price the service and who should provide it long term so Apple is > giving itself two years to figure all of this out. > > Personally, I live in a big city and use Verizon as my network, which > has the greatest amount of coverage of any cell phone network in > America. I would rarely if ever need the service. I love my 13 Mini > and will wait until at least for the USB-C iPhones. > > Kelly > > >> On 9/7/22, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> The Apple Watch 8 has some good new features with crash detection and >> the build-in body temperature sensor, but from what they said during >> the event that temperature sensor seems to be exclusively used for >> cycle tracking and may help women who are wanting to get pregnant, >> they did not say you could simply use it to measure your body >> temperature as you can with a Withings Thermo or other body >> temperature thermometer to see if you have a fever or not. >> T >> He Apple Watch 8 Ultra sounds pretty cool and if I did more scuba >> diving than I currently do once every couple of years when I go to >> the Philippines I might be tempted to see how accessible it is as a >> dive computer; but it's definitely an impressive watch. >> >> The iPhone 14 has the same A15 chip as the iPhone 13 although they >> didn't say it in so many words; I think that is the first time Apple >> released a new iPhone and they kept using the same chip as in the one >> from the year before. >> The iPhone 14 Pro gets the latest A16 chip which makes the new camera >> system and always-on display possible. >> I thought it was nice to see that Apple included the new emergency >> SOS via satellite on both phones and I was definitely surprised when >> they said it was going to be free for the next 2 years. This would >> indicate, however, that ultimately it will be a paid service and of >> course let's not forget that it is only available for the United States and >> Canada at that point. >> For once Canada is getting something at launch which was not always >> the case (Apple New, Apple Pay and other features are examples where >> it took a while for Canada to get it). >> Crash detection is also part of all iPhone 14 models so now if you >> are driving with somebody and you have a crash (let's hope it will >> never happen) you may get help quicker. >> As expected the Mini is gone and replaced with the 6.7 inch iPhone 14 Plus. >> Storage still tops out at 1 Tb so no 2 Tb phone as was rumoured. >> Also, in the United States (not sure about Canada) all iPhone 14 >> models will now no longer have a SIM tray, it is e-SIM only from now on. >> >> Apart from that this is pretty much it. Anybody who has an iPhone 13 >> or 13 Pro has in my opinion very little reason to upgrade unless you >> spend considerable time out of cell service and may want the added >> peace of mind the emergency SOS via satellite offers; you can also >> share your location via Find My by satellite, but I haven't quite >> figured out if you can simply send text messages to somebody else, >> but I don't think so. If you have dedicated devices like Garmin's >> Inreach or a Zoleo satellite messenger which of course also requires >> you to subscribe to one of their plans, you can text anybody and >> receive text replies from anybody and you don't have to make a big >> production of pointing your iPhone to where the satellite is. An >> Inreach or Zoleo in fact can be in your backpack's top pocket and it >> works just fine and none of these devices have an external antenna >> which during the presentation Apple hinted would be required. >> Anyways, the satellite SOS is definitely a good start and once again >> something new and innovative Apple has introduced and I would bet >> money on it that within the next year or so Android phones will be >> released which also have this. What surprised me was that Apple seems >> to have set u p their own centre for this, but that is probably the only way >> they can offer this for free and they also didn't say which satellite >> network they use for this, i.e. Iridium or Globalstar. >> >> Will I upgrade from my iPhone 11? I honestly haven't decided, but if >> I do it would definitely be to a 14 Pro because then at least I would >> also gain the LiDAR feature. >> As for the Apple Watch I think I'll stick with my sixth Gen watch, it >> doesn't have blood oxygen or the new temperature sensor, but unless I >> experience what Arnold Schwarzenegger did in "Junior" I doubt I'll be >> pregnant any time soon. >> In any case, I'll wait to see if my provider wants to offer me a deal >> I can't refuse, Telus already sent me a message yesterday telling me >> that I am on their priority list and will get a call in case I want >> to preorder the new iPhone although even if I decide to upgrade I >> would probably rather buy it outright. >> >> -- >> 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. 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