Welcome to our hebdomadary collection of all the Apple tidings you missed this week , in a ready to hand bite - sized roundup . We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a dawn cup of burnt umber or tea , but it ’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too .
Welcoming the end of Lightning
The remainder really does seem to be nigh for Apple ’s Lightning interface . Earlier this calendar month the EUapproved a rulingto make USB - ampere-second the common charging embrasure for all roving phones . Now . U.S. lawmakers give the movetheir full - throated funding . The U.K. government has said itwon’t pursuethe same strategy , but you ca n’t make one headphone for Brits and another for everyone else . Barring legal or political miracle , Apple will have to make the transposition , very likely beginning with the iPhone 15 in 2023 .
In truth , this is n’t such an onerous requirement , because Apple is halfway through the transition already : its Macs and nearly all of its iPads are found on USB - C , with the last delay - out expected to fliplater this class . The iPhone would be the last piece of the puzzle , albeit the biggest and most worthful part .
There are lots of benefits if the industry can coalesce around a single charging touchstone . It prepare sense for consumers , who can more easily reprocess chargers from old devices and do n’t have to worry about packing a compatible battery charger . It makes sense for the surround since e - waste should be reduced . And it even pull in sense for politician , who get to act tough with corporate giants and stick up for the little guy wire .
But the way in which this dogfight has been presented would lead us to assume that somebody must be paying the price for these benefits . Most patently we would look the also-ran to be Apple , which by speccing twist with a proprietary charging criterion gets to control and profit from the accessories grocery and lock away in customers . But is it really a zero - total game ?
Accessories are sure enough a lucrative side job that Apple will be loth to endanger , but as far as lock - in is touch , it ’s deserving gestate in brain that standardization mean customers can also leave your rivals and come to you . Given that there are considerably more Android than iPhone users in the globe , and that Apple prides itself on its customer commitment and exploiter experience , one would call back the company would be lick its lips at the prospect of easy platform shift .
More broadly , Apple has made a great deal of money by following a lead principle of simple mindedness , and of stool buying decisions as easy as possible . A world in which every mobile phone ( and pad of paper , laptop computer , and atomic number 99 - reader ) use the same charging interface is one in which tech neophyte feel more comfortable making a purchase . That ’s ripe intelligence for every manufacturer , but particularly for Apple , which offers the most founder - friendly devices and software package weapons platform .
No , the main fly in the ointment is simply this : legislation move slowly , and it ’s heavy to trust political bodies to keep up with the advancement of technological foundation . candidate have been lobby for a common charging measure since 2014 , and this opinion wo n’t take effect until 2024 . When USB - C becomes outdated , will it take another X to agree on the next standard ? We hope not .
Apple’supcoming updatesshould make youwary of buying your next gadget .
Dan Moren explainshow your different Apple twist are becomingmore likewise than ever .
WWDC was great , except for thestuff we did n’t get . Indeed , it give us plenty of understanding toget unrestrained at Apple .
There are 5 reason toskip the 13 - in M2 MacBook Pro(and1 big reason not to ) .
When thenewest chip is n’t the best : Jason Cross compare theM2 to the M1 Pro , Max , and Ultra .
Apple has hidden aclassic Mac OS Easter eggin Ventura . It’sClarus the Dogcow !
Why the13 - column inch M2 MacBook Proactuallymakes signified … in theory .
AUK lawsuitis count to cash in in on theiPhone ‘ Batterygate ’ pother .
The rumor mill
Apple ’s rumored 15 - inch MacBookcould have an M2 Pro buffalo chip , as more details emerge of Apple’snext laptop generation .
macOS Ventura requirementshint at animminent 12 - inch MacBook update – or do they ?
Adobe may be contribute afree version of Photoshopto your Mac . Its free web version ismissing several featuresbut the core features are approachable .
Podcast of the week
On episode 797 of the Macworld Podcast , we talk about the clobber Apple did n’t play up at WWDC : Apple TV , HomePod , Apple Arcade , and more .
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Software updates, bugs & other issues
iOS 15.6 beta 3isnow available . As is thethird betaof macOS Monterey 12.5 .
Struggling tofind files of finicky typesacross your Mac ? Glenn Fleishman ishere to aid .
Is your Mac ’s pointerdisappearing mysteriously ? It might beUniversal Control .
