iPhone 13 sale on September 17 and larger Apple Watch (iPhone News #34)
The iPhone 13 was set to go on sale on September 17, and it looks like the Apple Watch is getting bigger. You’ll find that and much more in this weekly overview of the most important iPhone news.
Read on after the ad.
Contents
- 1 iPhone 13 will go on sale on September 17, AirPods 3 a little later
- 2 Are New Apple Watches Getting Bigger?
- 3 Disappointment: ‘iPhone 13 comes too early for Touch ID in the screen’
- 4 These iOS 15 features are already experiencing lag
- 5 “Apple is testing new version of Face ID that just works if you wear a face mask”
- 6 Win the iPhone 13 Pro at iPhoned!
- 7 Video of the week: iPhone home button broken?
iPhone 13 will go on sale on September 17, AirPods 3 a little later
All iPhone 13s will go on sale on September 17. You can only tap the new AirPods 3 earphones a little less than two weeks later.
That claims IT Home. The website discovered that a Chinese retailer will put the iPhone 13 on sale from September 17. All four models will be available from that date.
→ More about the iPhone 13 sale
Are New Apple Watches Getting Bigger?
Last week there was a lot of talk about the new Apple Watch. We have arrived at the Series 7 and according to rumors, Apple is going to make the smartwatches considerably larger. The Series 6 is available in 40 and 44 millimeters, but the Series 7 seems to come on the market in 42 and 45 millimeters.
Last week, pictures of the bands surfaced, among other things. This clearly shows “45mm”. The Apple Watch bands also made their appearance Weibo, the Chinese counterpart of Facebook. The Apple Watch last got a larger screen with the Series 4.
→ Read more about the new Apple Watch sizes
Disappointment: ‘iPhone 13 comes too early for Touch ID in the screen’
The first models of the iPhone 13 had Touch ID in the screen, but in the end Apple has removed the ‘under the skin’ fingerprint scanner.
That’s what Bloomberg journalist said Mark Gurman last week in his newsletter. Gurman is a well-known Apple journalist and often one of the first to know about new developments.
→ Why the iPhone 13 doesn’t have Touch ID
These iOS 15 features are already experiencing lag
iOS 15 has yet to be officially released, but the 2021 iPhone update has already been delayed. Apple has postponed several functions, so we already know that the update is much less complete than was first expected.
That’s why we made an overview last week. The biggest missing feature is SharePlay, the more comprehensive version of FaceTime. SharePlay allows you to watch the same movie remotely with friends, for example.
→ These iOS 15 features are all not available at release
“Apple is testing new version of Face ID that just works if you wear a face mask”
Face ID will work in the future if you wear a mask, according to the well-known insider Jon Prosser. He got his hands on images and videos of about 75 prototypes.
He had a render made based on the footage. The render shows a Face ID module on top of an iPhone 12. According to Front Page Tech the tested Face ID module is arranged differently from the current Face ID and the sensors appear to be closer together.
→ Will Face ID work with face masks in the future?
Win the iPhone 13 Pro at iPhoned!
The new iPhones are coming and fixed iPhoned– readers what that means: a very big giveaway. iPhoned is giving away the successor to the iPhone 12 Pro this year. Joining is very simple and completely free.
The best iPhone 13 is rumored to have a much better screen, more powerful hardware and the cameras would also be taken to the next level.
→ This is how you enter the iPhone 13 Pro giveaway
