Tag: M1

Linux 6.2 now adds support for M1 Macs. Support is not considered "finished" or "production-ready". M2 support is also in the works.

Some of the features are provided by Asahi Linux.

GitHub: Feature Support

References:

• M1 Mac Linux 6.2 support for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Studio, Mac mini
• Linux 6.2 includes M1 Mac support, but it's not fully ready to use

Wow! It's 50th episode here. Let's get something interesting for today's good reads.

• Let's start with good explanation on how Rosetta 2 translates x86 code into ARM – Why is Rosetta 2 fast? by Dougall J;
  
  
• Swift Concurrency – Things They Don’t Tell You by Wojciech Kulik provides great deep dive into proper concurrent code development;
  
  
• And another article on proper concurrency practices – How Does Swift Concurrency Prevents Thread Explosions? by Lee Kah Seng;
  
  
• Brett Ohland goes into details on data formatting – You can stop writing date format strings like “yyyy-MMM-dd”;
  
  
• Apple Maps are getting better now, learn how to add those to your web site – Using MapKit JS to Embed Apple Maps in Websites by Moritz Philip Recke;
  
  
• Leonardo Maia Pugliese shares an article on making SwiftUI code modular with SwiftPM – Introduction to SwiftUI Modularisation with SPM;
  
  
• Core Data property mapping to Swift is suboptimal, learn how to better handle those with article by Natascha Fadeeva – How to handle non-optional Core Data properties in Swift;
  
  
• When .animation animates more (or less) than it’s supposed to by Ole Begemann covers interesting aspects of animation behavior in SwiftUI;
  
  
• Jordan Morgan explains how to make your collection or table view better compatible with keyboard – Basic Keyboard Navigation for Collection & Tableview.;
  
  
• Widgets and other extensions need access to shared files – Share files between your iOS app, Widget and WatchKit extensions by Marco Eidinger covers exactly that;
  
  
• Antoine van der Lee provides good guide on result builders in Swift – Result builders in Swift explained with code examples;
  
  
• Pin a view to the bottom of safe area in SwiftUI by Natalia Panferova solves one of simple things you might need in your app;
  
  
• Craig Hockenberry shares a hint on how to keep your storage free space under control – Managing Xcode Downloads.

Big list for this week. And, as always, more to come next time!

VirtualBox 7.0 brings support for Apple Silicon Macs. VirtualBox is an open-source virtualization software available for various platforms. Now it could be used on Macs with Apple Silicon.

Download: Download VirtualBox

Release notes: VirtualBox 7.0.0 (released 2022-10-10)

Reference: Oracle VirtualBox brings Apple Silicon Mac support in version 7.0 beta

Apple starts providing genuine parts for M1 Macbooks as a part of Self Service Repair program. Now some MacBook repairs could be performed in-house.

Genuine Apple parts and tools can be purchased by US customers on August 23

Apple

Apple Newsroom: Apple expands Self Service Repair to Mac notebooks

References:

• Apple Expands Self Service Repair Program to MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
• Apple Self Service Repair program now extended to M1 MacBook models
• Self Service Repair for M1 Mac Notebooks
• Apple's Self Service Repair Store Now Taking Orders for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
• Apple’s Self Service Repair store goes live with M1 MacBook replacement parts

According to forum thread there is an issue with macOS 12.3 affecting MacBook Pro 14" and 16" models which had motherboard replacements.

There is a firmware bug in Mac OS 12.3 that renders the update impossible to install on any 2021 14 or 16 inch MacBook Pro that has had it's logic board replaced.

Apple Developer Forums

Apple Developer Forums: Monterey Beta Bricking 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro

Reference:

• macOS Monterey 12.3 Update Bricking Macs That Have Had Logic Board Replacements
• Reports of repaired M1 Macs being bricked by Monterey 12.3 update

Apple hosted Peek performance special event. During the presentation there were couple of important announces.

Benchmarks confirm that new Intel Adler Lake Core i9 chip is actually faster than Apple's M1 Max. By 4 (four) percent.

Geekbench 5 results show that the GE76 Raider with the Core i9-12900HK processor has an average multi-core score of 12,707, while the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Max chip has an average multi-core score of 12,244. This means the Core i9 processor is around 4% faster than the M1 Max chip in this particular comparison.

MacRumors

Moreover, comparison also show that Intel's chip taking 100 watts with spikes up to 140 watts and spinning cooler fans quite loudly, while M1 Max MacBook takes only 40 watts.

However, it is needed to be mentioned that tests also show that discrete Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti card actually significantly outperforms M1 Max's integrated graphic.

Reference:

• Core i9-12900HK review: Intel ‘Alder Lake’ laptops crush the competition
• Apple's M1 Pro, M1 Max SoCs Investigated: New Performance and Efficiency Heights
• Benchmarks Confirm Intel's Latest Core i9 Chip Outperforms Apple's M1 Max With Several Caveats
• Intel’s Alder Lake Core i9 processor actually is faster than the M1 Max*

Canalys report shows that year-over-year growth for Apple is 28.3% while industry average is 14.6%.

Some attention also goes to Apple Silicon Macs. Dropbox finally releases first public beta of Apple Silicon client.

Canalys: Global PC shipments pass 340 million in 2021 and 2022 is set to be even stronger

Dropbox Support: Dropbox native support for Apple silicon (M1)

Reference:

• 2021 Mac shipments grew twice as fast as overall PC shipments
• Apple grew Mac shipments & marketshare in strong fourth quarter for PCs
• Dropbox finally testing native Apple Silicon version
• Dropbox releases long-awaited macOS version with native M1 support in beta
• Dropbox Mac App With Apple Silicon Support Now Available to All Beta Users

Jamf report shows quick adoption of Apple Silicon Macs in enterprise.

In just one year, Jamf customers have deployed one million Macs powered by a chip in the M1 family. Nearly three quarters (74%) of Jamf customers have at least one Mac with M1 managed, with MacBook Air being the most popular model.

Jamf press release

Jamf press release: Jamf Announces it Has Helped Customers Deploy One Million Macs Powered by the M1 Family of Chips

Reference: Apple Silicon Macs seeing quick uptake among enterprise users, Jamf reveals

New macOS 12 Monterey will feature High Power mode (as an opposite to Low Power mode) for intensive workloads.

Your Mac will optimize performance to better support resource-intensive tasks. This may result in louder fan noise.

macOS 12 Monterey text resources

Interestingly, reports claim that High Power mode will be limited to MacBook Pro 16" and not 14" model.