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iOS 15.1 ‘SharePlay’ support finally makes its way to Disney+

Apple’s iOS 15.1 ‘SharePlay’ now features support for Disney+ across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, as announced by Disney today.

SharePlay, which was first announced at WWDC, is essentially real-time screen sharing baked into the iOS that lets you watch movies, live games, listen to music or consume several other types of content with your friends and family via FaceTime.

The SharePlay feature will work across the full Disney+ catalogue, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. Marvel Studios’ new Hawkeye, Welcome to Earth, and upcoming Disney+ premieres like Encanto and The Book of Boba Fett would also be streamable with SharePlay.

To access the feature, make sure you and everyone you intend to SharePlay with are running iOS 15.1, tvOS 15.1, or iPadOS 15.1 or higher. You would also need to be running the latest version of the Disney+ app with an active subscription.

SharePlay can accommodate up to 32 people to watch Disney+ together, with playback controls available to everyone. Each participant can also select the audio and subtitle language of their choice. That said, it’s worth noting that all participants must have an active Disney+ subscription.

A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month or $119.99/year.

Find out what’s coming to Disney+ in December here. Learn more about SharePlay here.

Source: Disney

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These iPhone 13 wallpapers show its internals with scary accuracy

Want to make your iPhone 13 see-through? That obviously isn’t possible, but these cool new wallpapers from ‘The Basic Apple Guy’ give it the illusion that your phone’s internals are bare and visible.

The schematic wallpapers give a look into the “incredibly dense network of components that bring the iPhone to life,” with parts, including the new A15 Bionic processor, storage, RAM and other components carefully placed where they actually reside in your phone’s chassis.

Inspired by iFixit’s initial teardown of the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max, the schematics were designed in Sketch in ‘Black,’ ‘Xray,’ ‘Sunset,’ ‘Slate,’ ‘Neon Blue,’ ‘M1,’ ‘Card,’ and ‘Blueprint’ design variants.

The wallpapers were created for the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, but they work with the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini. That said, the wallpapers can also be used on older iPhones or even Android devices; just don’t expect the wallpaper design to match with the device’s internals.

Visit The Basic Apple Guy’s website and download the wallpapers. Navigate to your Photo gallery, tap the share button on the bottom left, and ‘Use as Wallpaper.’ Turn perspective zoom off and size the wallpaper according to your display, and you finally have an iPhone with visible internals.

Image credit: The Basic Apple Guy

Source: The Basic Apple Guy Via: 9to5mac 

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Here’s a chance to win an iPhone 13 with MobileSyrup

If you’re looking for a Christmas gift next month to give your loved one, look no further than a free iPhone 13.

Apple’s iPhone 13 features a 6.1-inch display with a Super Retina XDR OLED screen with HDR10. It also sports a duo camera setup with one ultra-wide camera and both 12-megapixel sensors.

In Patrick O’Rourke’s review of the iPhone 13 he said that “even though the iPhone 13 is very much an incremental step forward, it includes useful new features like a more powerful processor, the excellent Cinematic video mode and a brighter display.”

The iPhone 13 that we have to offer is a brand-new 128GB ‘Blue’ iPhone 13 that typically costs $1,099. This contest will be running until December 9th, with the winner being selected on December 10th.

Subscribe to our newsletter using the form below for your chance to win the phone:

 

Note: The iPhone 13 will be in its box still, and is not the phone in the image above.

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Apple’s 2021 holiday shopping season return policy is now in effect

Just like the tech giant does every year, Apple has revealed its holiday return policy for the majority of the devices it sells, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods and more.

In Canada, products purchased between November 1st, 2021 and December 28th, 2021, can be returned until January 8th, 2022. This change in return policy is also valid in the United States, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands and more.

It’s expected that due to the ongoing worldwide ship shortage, most of Apple’s devices, including the iPhone 13 and MacBook Pro (2021), will be difficult to hunt down this holiday season.

More information can be found on Apple’s return and refunds page.

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Apple lost $6 billon this quarter due to chip ongoing shortage and manufacturing delays

In its fiscal fourth-quarter 2021 earnings report, Apple revealed that it earned revenue of $83.4 billion (about $102.96 billion), a year-over-year increase of 29 percent.

However, this number is well below Wall Street expectations of $84.85 billion (roughly $104.7 billion CAD). In an interview with CNBC, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that supply chain constraints had a significant impact on Apple’s earnings this quarter.

“We had a very strong performance despite larger than expected supply constraints, which we estimate to be around $6 billion,” said cook. “The industry-wide chip shortages that have been talked about a lot and COVID-related manufacturing disruptions in Southeast Asia.”

This fall, Apple released the iPhone 13 series, a redesigned iPad Mini, the 9th-gen iPad, the Apple Watch Series 7, 3rd-gen AirPods and the MacBook Pro (2021). Though Apple’s iPhone 13 wasn’t released until the latter half of this financial quarter, it experienced 47 percent growth over last year. Apple’s iPad is also up 21 percent when compared to last year.

Both the iPhone 13 and new MacBook Pro have been difficult to hunt down amid shortages, with shipping dates in some cases several weeks (or months) away. Though it’s still unclear, it’s likely that Apple’s product shortage issues will continue into the holiday season.

Source: Apple Via: CNBC

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Cinematic Mode support coming to iMovie for Mac

Apple has updated its iMovie video editing software for Mac to include support for video shot with the iPhone 13’s ‘Cinematic Mode‘ as well as improvements tied to Apple’s new M1 chips.

As reported by AppleInsider, iMovie 10.3 allows users to alter the focus of the subject, adjust the depth-of-field, and even eliminate focal points in videos shot with iPhone 13’s Cinematic Mode.

However, the update is limited to macOS Monterey, which is expected to be available on October 25th, almost four months after its reveal.

Apple introduced Cinematic Mode at its ‘California Streaming’ event alongside the iPhone 13 lineup. Cinematic Mode recognizes when a person enters the frame or when your subject is facing the camera and blurs and focuses the background accordingly. When two people are the frame, Cinematic mode focuses on whoever is closer until the closer subject turns away. The focus then shifts to the further subject in the frame.

iPhone 13 lineup users can manually change focus in a Cinematic Mode video directly from the Photos app on iOS. With iMovie update 10.3, the video editing software for Mac will gain the same capability.

Further, the update optimizes iMovie for Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max chip.

Learn more about iMovie or download it here.

Image credit: Apple

Source: AppleInsider

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Apple to reportedly cut iPhone 13 production due to chip shortage

Apple will likely cut iPhone 13 production by 10 million units due to the ongoing global chip shortage, according to Bloomberg.

The publication says that the tech giant initially planned to produce 90 million iPhone 13 units by the end of 2021, but lowered those expectations because its chip suppliers are unable to meet the demand. Bloomberg says that Apple declined to comment on the report.

The worldwide chip shortage is putting pressure on a wide range of industries, including console manufacturers and even automakers. So far, Apple has managed to weather the chip crisis because its supplies are sourced from several companies, though it seems that strategy may have finally caught up with the company.

Apple’s iPhone 13 series was released earlier this month to generally positive reviews. While the smartphone is very similar to the iPhone 12, it features improved low-light camera performance, a faster chip and upgraded 120Hz refresh rate displays on the higher-end Pro and Pro Max models.

For more on Apple’s latest smartphone, check out my review of the iPhone 13 mini/iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Source: Bloomberg

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Here’s how to use ‘Live Text’ with iOS 15

Now that the majority of iPhone users have become more comfortable with iOS 15 and the new features it brings — including FaceTime support for Android, a simplified Clock interface, a new Focus Mode and a visual refresh for Safari — some of the updates’ more low-key features like ‘Live Text’ have gone relatively unnoticed.

Live Text expands your iPhone camera’s horizons beyond just shooting photos and recording videos.

While scanning text and converting it into digital words has been around for a while, Live Text brings the functionality directly into iOS 15, which means it doesn’t require any third-party apps.

To use it, you need to make sure that it’s on first. Head to Settings, scroll down to ‘Camera’ and toggle on Live Text if it’s off.

Live Text works directly from your iPhone’s camera, gallery roll and even notes. Simply point your camera towards text that you want to scan, and you’ll notice a new tool appear on the bottom right. Clicking on it gives several options, including ‘Copy,’ ‘Select All,’ ‘Look Up,’ ‘Translate,’ ‘Share’ and if you happen to scan a phone number, you’ll see ‘Call,’ ‘Message’ and ‘FaceTime’ options.

Camera App

One of the easiest ways to use Live Text is directly from the iPhone camera app, albeit you need to have an iPhone XS or a newer device. Simply head to the camera app and point at whatever you want to convert into digital text.

In this example, I pointed my camera towards an LCBO magazine, and when prompted, I clicked the new Live Text tool on the bottom right (above panorama mode). As mentioned earlier, this will allow you to either copy, select all, or look up the text.

From Photos

Live Text doesn’t only work with what your camera is seeing at the moment; it can also detect and scan what your camera shot in the past. Head to the Photos app and select an image you want to scan. It works the same way as highlighting actual text on an iPhone. Press and hold on the text in a picture, and the familiar-looking blue highlights will appear, offering you the same options: ‘Copy,’ ‘Select All,’ ‘Look Up,’ ‘Translate’ and ‘Share.’

Alternatively, you can click on the Live Text tool on the bottom right, and it will highlight all text that it detects in the image.

Via Safari

If you’re browsing on Safari and happen to catch an image with text that you’d like to save, you have two options.

You can either take a screenshot or save the photo and follow the steps above to scan the text. You can also long tap on the image and click ‘Show Text’ and follow the same steps listed above

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Your guide to ‘Cinematic Mode’ with Apple’s iPhone 13

Every year when Apple releases a new iPhone, we almost always see at least some level of camera improvements.

Alongside the upgrades, Apple typically showcases stunning photos using its latest iPhone, putting a lot of focus on camera quality, image processing and low-light photography.

However, recently the tech giant has placed more of an emphasis on video. For example, the iPhone 11 lineup brought with it QuickTake and the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max introduced Apple ProRAW in iOS 14.3.

This year, Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup features what Apple is calling ‘Cinematic Mode.’

What is Cinematic Mode?

To understand Cinematic mode, you first need to understand ‘Portrait Mode,’ which Apple unveiled alongside the iPhone 7 Plus. Portrait Mode blurs out the background of your photo, leaving the person, pet, or object in focus. This creates what is called a bokeh or depth-of-field effect. When the feature was first introduced, Portrait Mode was limited to the iPhone 7 Plus’ 2x telephoto lens.

The 1x wide-angle lens was used to detect depth and create the bokeh effect. Portrait Mode was inherited by every two-lens iPhone after the iPhone 7 Plus and excluded by every single-lens iPhone until the iPhone XR was released. The iPhone XR used software within iOS to create the blur effect instead of relying on additional lenses.

“Cinematic Mode only works on Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup.”

Cinematic Mode brings the bokeh effect of Portrait Mode over to your videos. When you select Cinematic Mode in your iPhone 13’s camera app, it detects a person, pet, or object and places them in focus. The background and foreground blurs around your subject, placing the attention squarely on them. When two people are in your frame, Cinematic mode focuses on whoever is closer until the closer subject turns away. The focus then shifts to the further away subject in the frame.

Cinematic mode gets its name from the bokeh effects used in cinematic films. Apple’s goal with this exclusive iPhone 13 feature is to democratize cinema-quality video, allowing you to take the best video of your pets you possibly can — at least, that’s what I’ll be using it for.

How to use Cinematic Mode

  1. Launch the camera app on your iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, or 13 Pro Max
  2. Swipe left to right twice anywhere on the screen to select Cinematic Mode
  3. Press the red circle to start or stop recording

The bokeh effect will automatically set itself. However, if you want to adjust it before recording, tap on the ƒ symbol in the top right-hand corner (vertical orientation) or top left (horizontal orientation). A slide will appear in the bottom third of your screen where you can adjust the bokeh effect between 2.0 and 16. 2.0 will be the harshest blur, where 16 will have the weakest.

While in Cinematic Mode, you can perform a small swipe up (vertical orientation) or a small swipe right to left (horizontal orientation) in the middle of your screen to reveal three buttons.

This hidden menu has a lightning bolt, a +/- symbol, and the ƒ button. Tapping on the lightning bolt will allow you to turn on or off your iPhone’s flashlight if you need additional lighting while recording. Cinematic Mode only works in well-lit environments, just like Portrait Mode.

Tapping on the +/- icon will allow you to adjust how much light your camera takes in (also known as exposure). This will enable you to create a lighter or darker tone in your video.

The ƒ button allows you to adjust the bokeh effect just like the original ƒ button did.

You can also tap on the 1x button in the lower third of your screen to change your lens to the 3x zoom if you would rather use the telephoto lens and be closer to your target. However, you can’t use the 0.5x ultra-wide lens in Cinematic Mode.

How to edit your recordings

  1. Find the Cinematic recording you would like to adjust in the photos app
  2. Tap edit in the top right-hand corner
  3. Tap on the ƒ button in the top left-hand corner to bring up the bokeh slider
  4. Adjust the bokeh effect by using the slider in the lower third of your screen

To remove the bokeh effect after recording in Cinematic Mode, tap on the yellow Cinematic button at the top of the screen.

Suppose you want to edit Cinematic Mode video on another device. In that case, you must either use AirDrop or iCloud Photos and use one of the following devices running iOS 15 or later:

  • iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later)
  • iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
  • iPad mini (5th generation and later)

Apple says macOS will support editing Cinematic Mode video in a future macOS update.

There are some limitations

Perhaps most important to note is Cinematic Mode only works on Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup. This includes the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. If you have an older iPhone, even an iPhone 12 Pro running iOS 15, you will not see this feature in your camera app. Cinematic Mode is also limited to 1080p HD recording at 30 frames per second (fps).

For the vast majority of iPhone users, this quality limitation won’t be an issue. However, hard-core video buffs who want to get the best possible quality likely won’t want to use Cinematic mode.

As mentioned earlier, Cinematic Mode can use the 1x wide-angle lens and the 3x telephoto lens but not the 0.5x ultra-wide-angle lens. This means if you have an iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 mini, you will only be able to record at 1x, where if you have an iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max, you’ll be able to pick between 1x and 3x.

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iOS 15’s ‘Unlock with Apple Watch’ bug fix for iPhone 13 is now available

Apple has dropped an update that fixes the iPhone 13’s ‘Unlock with Apple Watch’ bug that prevents the feature from working.

According to the iOS 15.0.1’s notes, the update doesn’t seem to include anything else beyond a fix for that particular bug. Apple launched unlock with Apple Watch alongside watchOS 7.4 earlier this year to allow the iPhone to unlock while you’re wearing a face mask.

While the feature continued to work on older iPhones after updating to iOS 15, Apple recently acknowledged it was broken on all iPhone 13 devices.

While it’s frustrating Apple dropped the iPhone 13 series with this bug, it’s great to see the tech giant move relatively quickly to fix it.

To download the update, navigate to ‘Settings,’ ‘General’ and then ‘Software Update.’