Posts Tagged: Pro’s
The iPhone 15 Pro’s biggest upgrade is hiding in plain sight
The iPhone 15 Pro has a lot of nice upgrades. It has a faster processor, improved cameras, etc. But my favorite upgrade is something you can’t see.
Digital Trends
iPhone 14 Pro’s two hole-punch cutouts may look like a single ‘wide pill’
Apple's big annual iPhone event is only a few days away and we'll soon find out exactly what the company has up its sleeve. In the meantime, the rumor mill is still churning away. The latest word on the street concerns the dual hole-punch cutouts that the iPhone 14 Pro is expected to have.
According to 9to5Mac and MacRumors (with corroboration from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman), Apple will fill the gap between the cutouts with a blacked-out area of the screen, making it appear to be a single "wide pill-shaped cutout." Also interesting is what Apple seemingly plans to do with that section of the display.
The reports suggest iPhone 14 Pro will move the privacy indicators for the camera and microphone to that gap. Instead of showing a small orange dot in the top-right corner when the microphone is in use and a green dot when the camera is active, these indicators will apparently have more prominence between the cutouts.
Per 9to5Mac, Apple's thinking is to make the indicators look more like they do on MacBook, which shows a green indicator whenever an app is using the camera. On top of that, the iPhone 14 Pro would be able to show privacy indicators for the camera and microphone simultaneously — on current models, if both are in use, only a green dot is displayed. Additionally, it seems you'll be able to tap on the privacy indicators to see which apps are using the mic and camera.
Meanwhile, Apple may be redesigning the Camera app to position more controls at the top of the screen — namely the flash and Live Photo buttons. More photo and video settings might appear below the hole-punch cutouts. These changes aren't set in stone, according to 9to5Mac, which may be a good thing, as folks may not want to cover most of the display with their hand while they adjust photo and video settings.
The camera will help you forgive the Vivo X80 Pro’s ugliness
The Vivo X80 Pro’s looks aren’t its strong point, but the main camera’s ability to take great photos makes up for it. We’ve tried the phone out.
Mobile | Digital Trends
OnePlus 10 Pro’s 10-bit photos are great, but you can’t see them
The OnePlus 10 Pro has a 10-bit color mode on its cameras, and it’s an unusual feature that can take great photos. Except we can’t show them to you.
Mobile | Digital Trends
iPhone 13 Pro’s 120Hz display limits some third-party app animations to 60Hz
With this year’s iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max, Apple finally brought its ProMotion display technology from the iPad Pro over to some of its phones. The feature allows the new high-end iPhones to refresh screen content up to 120 times per second, thereby creating a much smoother interface experience. The effect is most noticeable when scrolling, but almost every aspect of a UI can benefit from a higher refresh rate.
Am I correct in seeing that UIView.animateWithDuration APIs aren't clocked at 120Hz on iPhone 13? On UIScrollView, system ones, and Metal by the looks of it, rest is still 60Hz? pic.twitter.com/t3MeM9cj0E
— Christian Selig (@ChristianSelig) September 24, 2021
Unfortunately, it looks like the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max limit their ProMotion displays in one notable context. According to reports spotted by 9to5Mac, the phones cap some animations in third-party apps to 60Hz. Scrolling and full-screen transitions render as expected but other animations do not. The effect is apparently jarring. What makes it worse is that it’s not something you’ll see when using any software from Apple; the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max do not enforce that same limitation on the company’s apps.
What makes the situation particularly confusing is that the iPad Pro does not have a similar limit. It has treated first- and third-party apps equally since it was released in 2017. A source told 9to5Mac the iPhone’s implementation may have something to do with battery life considerations. At the very least, code in iOS 15 suggests the limitation isn’t a bug. Either way, we’ve reached out to Apple for more information, and we’ll update this article when we hear back from the company.
Stadia Pro’s June games are here and free-to-play!
The month of June is suddenly upon us which means that Google is throwing some free stuff your way if you are a Stadia Pro subscriber. Games such as Panzer Dragoon: Remake, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, and Little Nightmares are among the five titles that are now free-to-play on the Pro tier. This […]
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