Tag: MacBook Pro

High Power mode is now available on MacBook Pro with M3 Max chip. Previously, feature was only available for 16" model.

High Power mode increases cooling system efficiency (which might result in higher fan noise levels) to provide maximum performance for CPU and GPU hungry tasks.

References:

• High Power Mode Expands to 14-Inch MacBook Pro With M3 Max Chip
• macOS ‘High Power Mode’ expands to 14-inch MacBook Pro for the first time

Apple releases bug fix updates iOS/iPadOS 17.1.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 and watchOS 101.1.

iOS update targets NFC chip unavailability after using some car wireless chargers and weather Lock Screen widget.

watchOS addresses battery drain issue reported by some users.

macOS brings various updates. There is also update for macOS Ventura 13.6.2 to address M3 MacBooks update issues.

HomePod software is also updated to 17.1.1 to address slow Siri response.

Apple to issue immediate macOS update for new M3 Macs.

The Macs will ship with a custom version of ‌macOS Sonoma‌ 14.1 with a build number of 23B2073, but new users will need to download and install a new version with a build number of 23B2077.

MacRumors

References:

• New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Models to Get Day One macOS Sonoma Update
• Buying one of the new M3 Macs? There’s a new macOS Sonoma build waiting for you

During 'Scary fast' Special Event Apple unveiled new Apple Silicon chips – M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max. First Macs to get these – MacBook Pro and iMac. No updates for Mac mini, Mac Studio, MacBook Air or iPads were announced so far.

Summer closer and closer here in California. Days become longer, so there is slightly more time to spend reading interesting articles.

• Michal Tynior shares his story of accommodating notch on MacBook – Notch Player;
  
  
• Cheatsheet for the JSON payload of an iOS push notification by Natascha Fadeeva provides all important details on push notification contents;
  
  
• Daniel Jalkut explains another interesting use of property wrappers in UIKit and AppKit – Magic Loading Property Wrappers;
  
  
• ImageRenderer in SwiftUI by Majid Jabrayilov guides you through view rendering process in SwiftUI;
  
  
• Simple, yet very effective trick by Marco Eidinger – Efficient Data Transfer in iOS Apps: Exploring HTTP Compression;
  
  
• Deeplink URL handling in SwiftUI by Antoine van der Lee explains SwiftUI's way of dealing with deeplinks;
  
  
• Leonardo Maia Pugliese covers approach on dealing with application icon's badge in SwiftUI – How to Programmatically Add App Icon Badge in SwiftUI?;
  
  
• On Apple’s Guidance for StateObject Initialization by Jordan Morgan explores @StateObject property wrapper initialization details;
  
  
• And small recap of conditional compilation options in Swift 5.8 – Conditional compilation for Attributes in Swift 5.8.

This is it for today. Have a great weekend and come back next week for new pack of awesome reads!

Apple today announced new Mac mini, new MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips.

There were no special event, however, Apple still had a keynote video describing new hardware.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ij9PiehENA

M2 Pro chip comes with 19 GPU cores and M2 Max doubles than number. M2 Max could be equipped with 96GB of RAM.

New Mac mini comes with M2 and M2 Pro chips. Also Mac mini with M2 Pro provides 4 Thunderbolt ports. Intel-based Mac mini is no longer available.

MacBook Pro now supports WiFi 6E nearly doubling throughput. 16" model offers up to 22 hours of battery life.

Apple Newsroom:

• Apple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max: next-generation chips for next-level workflows
• Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever
• Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max

References:

• New MacBook Pro now official: M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, 8K HDMI, Wi-Fi 6E
• Apple launches new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro chip, lower $599 starting price
• Apple Announces New MacBook Pros With M2 Pro and M2 Max Chips, Up to 96GB RAM, 8K HDMI, Wi-Fi 6E, and More
• Apple Announces New Mac Mini With M2 and M2 Pro Chips at Lower $599 Starting Price
• New 16-Inch MacBook Pro Offers Up to 22 Hours Battery Life – Longest Ever in a Mac
• New MacBook Pro Models Feature HDMI 2.1 Port Instead of HDMI 2.0
• Apple Updates the MacBook Pro and Mac mini with New Chipsets and Other Features
• M2 Pro Mac Mini Specs: Up to 32GB of RAM, Up to Three External Displays, 240Hz Support, and More
• New MacBook Pros come with color-matched MagSafe charging cables
• M2 Mac mini tidbits: External display support, how to save an extra $100, more
• 5 Things to Know About the New MacBook Pros
• M2 Mac mini vs M1 Mac mini - compared
• M2 Pro Mac mini vs Mac Studio - compared

WWDC22 is here! Apple's annual conference started with Special Event day, Keynote, State of the Union and Apple Design Awards.

Apple Developer Center

It actually started on Sunday June 5th. Apple presented its new Apple Developer Center to public. Center provides an opportunity to development teams to participate in workshops hosted by Apple and meet Apple teams while working on interesting projects. Overall, Apple Developer Center brings Apple Store aesthetics to developer-focused venue.

Apple did not provide any announcements on how often it would invite developers to visit Developer Center, but general recommendation is to monitor for emails and news in Developer app.

Keynote

Before going into OS updates, let's mention Apple M2 announcement which is iterates over success of M1. New chip is presented in new MacBook Air with design following recent MacBook Pro principles. New MacBook Air is fan-less and provides full day battery life.

M2 MacBook Pro 13" is also announced with no body changes.

iOS 16

iOS 16 brings many new features including:

• Personalizable Lock Screen with widgets based on WidgetKit;
• Live Activities which extends notifications on Lock Screen with realtime updates;
• Focus mode API for developers – Focus Filters;
• Live Text API;
• Shared With You API;
• Collaboration API to allow easy collaboration start via Messages app;
• Improvements in Apple Pay, Apple Pay Later, Apple Pay Order Tracking;
• SharePlay in Messages;
• Developer mode should now be explicitly enabled on devices to allow debugging or UI automation testing;
• Simpler way of integrating Siri support – App Intents.

iPadOS 16

iPadOS gets more desktop-like features:

• M1 iPads will now be able to use Stage Manager – display up to four applications per screen (totaling with 8 apps when connected to external display) at the same time, and resize app windows;
• Finally iPad gets its own Weather app.

watchOS 9

watchOS 9 brings many features focused on fitness and health including:

• AFib constant monitoring will help people to monitor their condition and check how their behavior affects it;
• New monitoring features will help better understand the quality of the workouts and overall fitness progress.

macOS 13 Ventura

macOS also gets attention this year:

• Continuity camera now allows using iPhone in video conferencing;
• Also FaceTime calls could be handed off to Mac easily;
• Stage Manager is here to help with window clutter.

Xcode 14

Xcode 14 focuses on developer performance and adds multiple useful features for developers. Xcode Previews were rebuilt and are expected to run more smoothly.

Frameworks

As always, many existing frameworks get important updates:

• SwiftUI gets new charts library, new approach for navigation and navigation views;
• Metal 3 focuses on performance for resources and shaders;
• Nearby Communications (UWB) improvements;
• MapKit brings Maps features including Look Around to third-party apps;
• WeatherKit for weather apps;
• And many more...

App Store Review Guidelines are updated

2.5.4: Deleted requirement that apps using location background mode include a reminder that doing so may dramatically decrease battery life.
4.2.3: Deleted requirement to include sufficient content in the binary for the app to function at launch.
4.7: Deleted restriction on lotteries or charitable donations in code that is not embedded in the binary.
5.2.5: If your app displays Apple Weather data, it should follow the attribution requirements provided in the WeatherKit documentation.
5.3.3: Deleted restriction on purchasing lottery or raffle tickets or initiating fund transfers in the app.

Apple Developer

New Human Interface Guidelines are published

New Apple Human Interface Guidelines are now unified across platforms, provide links to relevant talks and design resources.

Apple Newsroom:

• Apple unveils new ways to share and communicate in iOS 16
• watchOS 9 delivers new ways to stay connected, active, and healthy
• macOS Ventura brings powerful productivity tools, new Continuity features to Mac
• Apple unveils M2 with breakthrough performance and capabilities
• Apple unveils all-new MacBook Air, supercharged by the new M2 chip
• iPadOS 16 takes the versatility of iPad even further
• Apple provides developers with even more powerful technologies
• Apple announces winners of the 2022 Apple Design Awards
• WWDC22 highlights

Apple Developer:

• Beta software download (DO NOT install beta versions on personal devices, beware of potential data loss)
• Watch the Keynote
• Watch the Platforms State of the Union
• Watch the Apple Design Awards
• Apple Design Award winners announced
• Xcode 14 beta now available
• Xcode Cloud now available
• Updated agreements and guidelines now available
• Meet the new Human Interface Guidelines
• What’s new for Apple developers
• Introducing WeatherKit
• Get ready for Developer Mode

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.

Apple held "Unleashed." special event. During this event there were couple of important announcements made.

Important highlights:

• New MacBook Pro models 14" and 16" featuring M1 Pro and M1 Max chips;
• M1 Pro supports up to 32GB of RAM, features 8 high performance cores and 2 high efficiency cores and 16 graphic cores;
• M1 Max supports up to 64GB of RAM, features 8 high performance cores and 2 high efficiency cores and up to 32 graphic cores;
• New MacBooks feature HDMI port, SDXD card reader, MagSafe 3 power connector and 3 Thunderbolt/USB-C ports.
• MacBooks now have up to 8TB of storage options;
• New MacBook Pro feature Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion support (with up to 120Hz refresh rate);
• New AirPods 3 feature AirPods Pro like design and spatial audio support, but without noise cancellation;
• Apple quietly adds new charging case for AirPods Pro with MagSafe support;
• New "Voice plan" is announced for Apple Music in select countries featuring lower price tier and Siri support;
• New color options are announced for HomePod mini.

MacBooks, AirPods, HomePod minis are available for pre-order.