At our 16th February meeting, we talked about recent Apple news including the forthcoming changes to the App Store in the EU and Vision Pro teardowns. Members also discussed a number of other topics.
Apple News
We discussed recent Apple news including:
- The App Store changes Apple is making in the EU.
- Mozilla’s reaction to Apple’s implementation of alternate browser engines in apps.
- Apple will now allow games streaming services in the App Store.
- Enhanced digital prescription services in the NHS app.
- Secure bookmark and password syncing available in the DuckDuckGo browser app.
- Apple’s overview of the Vision Pro’s privacy features.
We also talked about:
- iFixit’s teardown of the Vision Pro with lots of interesting technical details including discussions of the front display and the effective resolution of the internal displays.
- The top 10 Apple Vision Pro apps (according to Mac Rumors).
Member Topics
- DaveK talked about the films Little Big Man and Once Upon a Time in America.
- DaveK mentioned Cheddar Valley cider.
- Alan mentioned Plebs, available on itvX.
- Ben mentioned this Tomtoc bag for recent 14 inch Macbook pros.
- Ben talked about his Apple Silicon MacBook Pro turning on with any key or trackpad press. This seems to be a feature of newer models that can’t be disabled.
- Robert talked about the Stolen Device Protection feature introduced in iOS 17.3.