simplejack

simplejack, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

That’s pretty interesting. I wonder if they had to change the package design to support this. I’d love to see the patent if anyone can dig it up.

Edit: the patent

patents.google.com/patent/US20230393837A1/en

simplejack, 2 months ago

Thanks!

simplejack, 2 months ago

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The patent lists out an authentication process to ensure updates are coming from and going to approved devices.

simplejack, 2 months ago

The tech is pretty rudimentary. They just need to make sure that the iPhones have the NFC and qi coils near the edge of the box. Then they’re basically just updating boxed phones like you would update a mesh router node.

The best part about this is that it’s so damn simple. It’s one of those “why didn’t someone else think of this” things.

simplejack, 2 months ago

Not political

simplejack, 2 months ago

What was the context for this? Were they denying rumors of a 2022 acquisition?

simplejack, 2 months ago

Well, at least they’re not being purchased by Adobe.

simplejack, 2 months ago

Psaki didn’t help to facilitate a coup and didn’t do things that caused NBC journalists to get repeated death threats.

That’s the main, and very clear, point of the piece.

simplejack, 2 months ago

My hot take is that stuff has never been the same since Jobs died.

simplejack, 2 months ago

You might be confusing that with the $1000 Pro Display stand. Fast forward to 1:41

youtu.be/psL_5RIBqnY

simplejack, 2 months ago

App Library. Been in iOS for several years now.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9fdb3fbf-3b3d-44cc-b4a0-ec9aa702bc6f.jpeg

simplejack, 2 months ago

Every modern release of iOS is more like Android, and every modern release of Android is more like iOS. Welcome to convergent evolution.

By 2030, the only major difference between Android and iOS will be that, when you hit the bottom of a scrolling page, one will be a little bouncy and the other will be a little stretchy.

People will still fight over which OS is the best.

simplejack, 2 months ago

I’d be shocked if they just cloned Android’s default functionality and called it a day. Like the App Library, they’re probably going to try to have a unique spin on it, and will try to address some of the user experience quirks that a lot of iOS users don’t like.

I’ll bet money that it’s going to be pre structured layouts that look nice, like the Apple Watch, with one layout being “go nuts.” A CMS template system for the Home Screen.

simplejack, 2 months ago

It’s not the applause of awe, it’s the applause of “fucking finally.”

Same thing happens after Google events. The last big feature that made everyone lose their shit was Google deciding to actually update their phones for more than a couple years. Shitty update support has been something iOS users have mocked Android about for a many many years.

There are other examples, but the point is that both ecosystems have reached the point where they’re just cloning each other 90% of the time.

simplejack, 2 months ago

And here we go again. People still arguing over which crab to buy.

simplejack, 2 months ago

I feel like I know how this thread ends. It’s happened before and it will happen again.

Two folks go tit for tat and list out features that each brand clones from each other during their last event, and the events before that.

In the end we both lose for spending the evening arguing about two operating systems that we’re both using for the same exact shit posting.

simplejack, 2 months ago

They are also organized alphabetically

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f7f38305-6189-4f96-8898-e49912f7f7a8.jpeg

simplejack, 2 months ago

Yeah, I assume the Android stretch is because Apple might throw a legal hissy fit if they directly cloned iOS’s “rubber banding.” It was one of the early R&D interaction models that was key to Jobs green lighting the iPhone.

simplejack, 2 months ago

Turning on some of an OS’ accessibility setting around motor and vision impairments can speed things up if you want to fly fast. There are a lot fun hidden features that will kill animation or open up hidden shortcuts.

IMHO, the end of scroll animation is probably one of the more harmless ones. Since scroll bars are usually hidden or faint, it provides some affordance for hitting the end of the line.

Using an old Android phone that does a hard stop really feels pretty bad now. It’s one of those “how the fuck did we live this way for so long” moments. It’s like going back to a lower refresh rate on a display. It just feels kind of janky.

simplejack, 2 months ago

You could change the defaults for a number of things, but not the miscellaneous stuff. The “default” category is new.

It’s really weird, because Apple has been selling tones forever, and they had a tone selection component already. It’s like someone just never prioritized the day of work in their jira backlog.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b9d5438e-4675-4fc1-9c26-9aaa46d1a6af.png

simplejack, 2 months ago

The like the idea of it. They’re not actually going to get that though.

simplejack, 2 months ago

I finally bought some of these gummies 6 months ago. I was so excited to open the Amazon package.

They taste like an air freshener for a car.

simplejack, 2 months ago

My username isn’t “rocket scientist jack.”