visionOS 1.0 has Landed

And somehow it's already better than expected.

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Brandon Butch
June 23, 2023

Good morning! ā˜€ļø *Tim Cook voice*

Lots of software updates, visionOS 1.0 Beta, Reddit is in trouble, and more. Another short one this week!

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

šŸ“Š Poll

Last week, I asked the last time you bought a Mac..

Here were some of my favorite replies:

4+ Years Ago - ā€œI have a mid 2015 MBP! It still works well enough to do small things, but Iā€™m eyeballing the 15inch MBA as I may start going to school again, if finances work out!ā€ I say buy the 15ā€ MBA - itā€™s a beast for that price!

2-3 Years Ago - ā€œWas a former Windows user, and Apple Silicon blew me away. Currently rocking an M1 MacBook Air.ā€ I think if you have anything older than M1, you should upgrade. Iā€™m with ya, Apple silicon still blows me away

Within Last Year - ā€œApple Studio M1 Max. Beast of a computer. Power. Unlimited power.ā€ My M1 Ultra Studio agrees - unlimited power!

This week: Whatā€™s the best iPhone color in your opinion?

Your Favorite iPhone Color?

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āš™ļø Holy Software Updates!

This week was jam-packed with software updates! Hereā€™s what you need to know:

iOS 16.5.1

This is a bug fix update with a pair of major security patchesā€¦ aka update ASAP to keep your device secure.

  • Patches 2 bugs that were being actively exploited 

  • Fixes a bug impacting Appleā€™s Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter

  • Hereā€™s my video outlining the changes

  • watchOS 9.5.2 & macOS 13.4.1 were also released with security patches

  • For older devices: iOS 15.7.7, macOS 11.7.8, and macOS 12.6.7 were released to address the same actively exploited bugs

iOS 17 Beta 2

For those running the iOS 17 Developer Beta, the 2nd Beta was released on Wednesday and it includes several changes.

  • Adds NameDrop (hereā€™s a demo)

  • Haptic Touch has a new ā€œFastā€ mode that is far better than iOS 16. This is the closest weā€™ve been to 3D Touch since 2019.

  • Music crossfade can be customized from 1s-12s (and Settings doesnā€™t crash anymore)

  • You can actually run Shortcuts from the Lock Screen now

  • Performance is improved, battery life is still trash (on my 14 Pro)

  • Hereā€™s my video showing 30+ more changes

  • Also released: Beta 2 for watchOS 10, macOS 14, and tvOS 17

  • Expect Beta 3 and the first Public Beta in July

Along with these updates, Apple dropped the first iteration of visionOS (discussed in the next section)

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