Innehållsförteckning för November 2023 från Macworld UK

On 12 September Apple used its Wonderlust event to unveil its latest line-up of iPhones, Apple Watches, and more. We’ve everything you need to know about Apple’s new hardware. iPHONE 15 & 15 PLUS The iPhone 15 is here, and while all of the attention is on the new Pro models with titanium frames and new telephoto cameras, those people who don’t want a thousand-pound phone aren’t left out. The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus have some excellent upgrades as well, especially if you’re coming from an iPhone 12 or earlier. Here are the five best new features of Apple’s newest iPhones. USB-C The biggest change with the iPhone 15 is the move from Lightning to USB-C. For the past decade, the iPhone has had a proprietary Lightning port, but…

With macOS Sonoma, Apple is adding a host of great new features like desktop widgets, new video conferencing features, Game Mode, new privacy and security features, and more. But if your Mac is more than five years old, you probably won’t be able to run it. Apple ended support for a lot of older Macs with the update to Ventura, and with Sonoma, a few of the 2017 models are on the chopping block. MAC’S THAT RUN SONOMA These are the Macs on which you’ll be able to run macOS Sonoma. • iMac from 2019 and later • Mac Pro from 2019 and later • iMac Pro from 2017 • Mac Studio from 2022 and later • MacBook Air from 2018 and later • Mac mini from 2018 and later…

The newest version of the Mac operating system, Sonoma is here. It has some cool new features, but should you install it? In this article we give an overview of how the new OS compares to its predecessor: Ventura. The core functionality of each macOS version remains the same, but as with every new iteration, there are features that haven’t appeared before, plus the continued improvements to integrations with other Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad. The main additions are the ones you probably want to know about, so we cover those below. WIDGETS One of the most instantly recognizable things that will appear on the desktops of users running macOS Sonoma will no doubt be widgets. These interactive mini-apps aren’t new, but they used to live in the…

When you boot into macOS 14 Sonoma for the first time, you’ll notice that Apple has redesigned the login screen, the place where you enter your password to unlock your user account. It can be a bit of a surprise, especially since the login screen probably isn’t something you’ve given much thought to over the years. Here’s everything you need to know about he new login experience: 1. YOUR ACCOUNT APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM Instead of appearing in the middle of the screen, accounts now appear at the bottom center. Why the move? So the login doesn’t interfere with the visual aesthetic of the image displayed. 2. SEE OTHER ACCOUNTS If this is your first time using Sonoma, the first account on the Mac will appear. To see other accounts,…

Every year, Apple introduces a new iPhone line, and its introduction is the most important event in the Apple calendar. iPhone sales are at the heart of the tech giant’s portfolio and serve as the driver for accessories like Apple Watch and AirPods. At its ‘Wonderlust’ launch event, Apple announced the launch of four new iPhone handsets: the iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max. In this article we reveal all of the key details you need to know about the new phones: their release date, price, tech specs, design changes, and more. RELEASE DATE Apple’s new iPhones are available to buy right now. DESIGN All four iPhone 15 handsets have received design changes from the previous generation, but none of these changes are especially radical. For…

Apple’s new iPhone 15 and 15 Pro are now on sale, and iPhone users everywhere are all asking the same question: Should I buy one? Everyone wants a new phone every year, but deciding whether this is the year to get one is never easy. Here are our recommendations for all of the recent iPhone models: iPHONE 14 PRO MAX Should you upgrade? Yes. Why: The iPhone 15 Pro Max is a major upgrade over the iPhone 14 Pro Max for two reasons: It’s 20g lighter and it has a 6X telephoto camera. You’ll also get a faster chip, refined titanium design, faster data transfers with USB-C, and an Action button for quickly launching the camera and other app actions. Who shouldn’t upgrade: If the weight of the 14 Pro…

The changes to the exterior of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 are basically non-existent – these devices both look very familiar. But I got a chance to use the new DoubleTap feature on a Series 9, which lets you send a signal to activate the default button in the Apple Watch interface. It takes a little getting used to, though, after a couple of minutes, I got the hang of it. The Watch seems to be cued to look for a DoubleTap when performing other gestures, such as raising the watch from a lowered position. I also had to experiment with tapping speed – my intuition was to tap faster and softer than was required. When I adjusted my gesture to be a little more…

Apple’s Wonderlust event dished the details on the iPhone 15, 15 Pro, Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. There were a few other odds and ends in there, like a USB-C upgrade to the AirPods Pro (2nd gen) charge case. But we found a few interesting little details that weren’t mentioned in the hour-long presentation. I guess Apple had to leave room for its five‑minute skit with Mother Earth to brag about its carbon-neutral products and environmental progress. Here are some of the little things we’ve found that you may have missed. THE iPHONE 15 PRO HAS WI-FI 6E AND THREAD Apple’s first iPhone to support Wi-Fi 6E is the iPhone 15 Pro (and Pro Max), and it also supports the low-power home networking mesh networking technology…

As you already know, macOS Sonoma is Apple’s latest desktop operating system. In this article, we run through all the steps to download and install Sonoma. The process depends on the version of macOS you are running, so we will cover the different ways. STEP 1: FIND THE SONOMA UPDATE You may see a notification on your Mac that an update is available, in which case you can click on Install. In Ventura: If you are running Ventura, click on the Apple logo in the menu at the top of your screen and choose System Settings > General > Software Update and your Mac will search for the update (1.). Pre Ventura: Click on the Apple logo in the menu at the top of your screen and choose Software Update…

macOS Sonoma introduces new feature Apple calls Game Mode. When activated, Game Mode kicks in automatically when a game is launched to give top CPU and GPU priority to maximize performance. It also improves connectivity with wireless devices, so items such as controllers and AirPods have less latency. Game Mode is all part of Apple’s efforts to make the Mac more appealing to both developers and users as a gaming device. As a user, here’s what you need to know about Game Mode and how to use it in Sonoma. Also, check out Apple’s support document about Game Mode on the Mac (fave.co/46xuDTf). WHAT IS GAME MODE? If there’s one thing that serious gamers have in common, it’s a desire for hardware that can handle the intense graphics used in…

With macOS Sonoma, you can create a Personal Voice, which is a voice that your Mac uses that sounds like you. The Mac’s text-to-speech capabilities can be used to recite in a voice similar to yours anything typed using the Live Speech feature. According to Apple, the voice that is created uses the Mac’s machine learning, and since everything is kept on the Mac, the user’s voice information is kept private and secure. So you don’t have to worry about your recording being used for nefarious reasons by Apple or anyone else. The Personal Voice isn’t perfect. It sounds robotic, lacking inflection and emotion, but it’s more personal than the artificial voices that come with the Mac. To hear what it sounds like, I created samples. The first recording is…

If you’ve just bought a brand-new iPhone 15, you’re probably still in the honeymoon phase: staring at the thing and wondering how you got so lucky. But it’s time to get serious. You’re holding one of the world’s most versatile and advanced handheld devices, and you need to make the most of it. Of course, the first few jobs after taking a new iPhone out of the box are obvious: peel off the cellophane, turn it on, maybe charge it, connect to Wi‑Fi and cellular, and restore from your latest backup. We cover how to set up a new iPhone on page 57. But in this article, we explore the first things you should do with your new phone after you’re up and running. 1. CHECK FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE…

The iPhone 15 is great, but it isn’t indestructible. Drop it, knock it or scratch it, and it will suffer damage that no one would wish on their expensive new purchase. The most obvious way to protect your new handset – aside from leaving it in the box – is to buy a case that will take the hard knocks and scrapes, leaving your iPhone as Apple intended. WHAT TO LOOK FOR Protection: According to surveys, 45 percent of phone owners will accidentally damage their phones, on average only 10 weeks after purchase. Keep your iPhone in a case and, whichever way it lands, it should be protected from everyday drops. If the case has a raised lip around the front, the screen should be saved from a crack. Also…

Once a year Apple releases a major new version of watchOS, the operating system that runs on all Apple Watch models; there are also smaller point upgrades from time to time in between. These updates are free, and can add new features to your watch, improve its speed and fix bugs and glitches. The latest version is watchOS 10, which includes a new simplified way to navigate the interface and quickly access content, redesigned apps, more focus on Widgets via the Smart Stack, and new cycling and hiking features. If you’d like to install it on your Apple Watch, you’ve come to the right place. We show how to update an Apple Watch so it’s running the latest version of watchOS. WHICH APPLE WATCHES CAN RUN WATCHOS 10? watchOS 10…

After months of waiting macOS Sonoma is here. There are lots of great new features for you to try out, but before you do we recommend you follow these steps to minimize the risk of problems either during or after the update. 1. CHECK FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VERSION YOU WANT TO INSTALL Our advice is always to wait a few days before you install a big software update just in case there are any bugs in the software that have slipped through the beta testing stage. Apple is usually quick to fix vulnerabilities and problems in macOS updates, but they do slip through from time to time, so it’s always worth checking that people aren’t experiencing problems. 2. MAKE SURE YOUR MAC – AND SOFTWARE – IS SUPPORTED Next,…

macOS Sonoma is here and it brings a bunch of new features, such as desktop widgets, a new Lock Screen, Game Mode, pet recognition in Photos, Mail updates, and a lot more. However, several features that Apple showcased at WWDC 2023 won’t be available in the first release of Sonoma. Like iOS 17, some features won’t be available until a future update later this year or in early 2024. Here’s a list of features to look forward to in macOS Sonoma. APPLE MUSIC Sonoma has plenty of Desktop Widgets you can use, but the Music widget isn’t available yet. It allows users to control playback from the Music app, as well as show a dynamic list of the top charts and recommendations. Other features that will come at a later…

With the release of macOS Sonoma, Apple includes a ton of new wallpapers that are all gorgeous. They’re so amazing that they might be the best reason to upgrade. There are 47 new wallpapers, with more Cityscape, Underwater and Earth wallpapers. All of the wallpapers can be set as the Mac’s animated screensaver where the scene pans across the display. If you use the Spaces feature, a different wallpaper can be set for each desktop Space. These wallpapers can all be used on the new Sonoma Lock Screen, which seamlessly zooms into your desktop. To find them all once you’re running Sonoma, head over to the Wallpaper tab in System Settings. Here’s a sample of the new wallpapers, but keep in mind that these are single shots of an animated…

Macworld columnist Jason Snell attended the Wonderlust event. He was able to spend a short amount of time with the new products in a demo area set up in the Steve Jobs Theatre. Here are some of his first impressions of the products. iPHONE 15 My first impression when picking up an iPhone 15 was how smooth it felt. Mostly that’s down to the softened edges that don’t contain the harder right-angled corners the previous model did. It feels more comfortable to hold in my hand, that’s for sure. The next reaction was how different the device’s colour scheme looks. Fans of bold colours will be disappointed, but the subtly textured back glass is offset beautifully by the ion-deposited glass of the camera housing. The colour appears to be floating…

The iPhone 15 has arrived and among the usual new colours and camera upgrades, the new iPhones have dumped the Lightning port for USB-C like the iPad and Mac. So what does the new port mean for new iPhone users? Here’s everything you need to know. WILL ALL FOUR MODELS HAVE USB-C PORTS? Yes, Apple has moved the entire iPhone 15 line-up to USB-C. However, the implementation isn’t quite the same throughout the line-up – the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max support faster data transfers (10Gb/s) while the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus support USB 2 speeds (480Mb/s). WILL MY OLD iPHONE CABLES WORK? No, you’ll need a new USB-C-to-USB-C cable to charge the iPhone 15. WILL I NEED TO BUY A NEW CABLE? Apple will supply a USB-C-to-USB-C…

Apple’s newest iPhones are here and the reviews are already starting to roll in. The first impressions are incredibly positive and based on the preorder wait times, they’re already flying off shelves. The star of the show by far is the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which brings several upgrades over the previous model, including a titanium design, A17 Pro processor, 5x optical zoom with a 120mm lens, a customizable Action button, and of course USB 3 speeds. Individually, they’re all nice upgrades; as a whole it’s the best iPhone ever made and one of the best smartphones ever made. The are breakthroughs all over the place. The A17 Pro is the industry’s first 3nm processor and brings Apple’s first 6-core GPU with support for ray-tracing. The telephoto lens uses a…

You’d be forgiven if you struggled to name anything new about the Apple Watch Series 9. All of the changes (other than the new pink colour) are under the hood, with a new S9 SiP, U2 ultra-wide band chip, and brighter display. However, the most intriguing new feature is a new double-tap gesture that lets you control some Apple Watch Series 9 commands without touching the display. All you need to do is tap the index finger and thumb of your watch hand together twice to trigger the primary function in an app, such as answering or ending a call, playing and pausing music, or snoozing an alarm. It’s a neat feature that could definitely come in handy (excuse the pun) when your other hand is full. When we tried…