Roger Fingas
The iPhone 8, Apple TV 4K, and Apple Watch Series 3 finally hit shelves at the end of the week, not long after the launch of iOS 11, tvOS 11, and watchOS 4. All was not smooth sailing for Apple, as the company found itself having to promise minor software updates to fix bugs or fill in missing features.
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Everything you need to know:
- The iPhone 8, Apple TV 4K, and Apple Watch Series 3 reached shoppers > >
- Launch day saw localized sellouts, according to Tim Cook > >
- iOS 11 went live on Tuesday with features like ARKit, and Siri and Control Center upgrades > >
- watchOS 4 brought new faces and fitness features to the Apple Watch > >
- tvOS 11 tweaked the fourth-generation Apple TV with automatic light/dark mode switching and more > >
- Apple is preparing a watchOS update to solve LTE connection glitches with the Series 3 > >
- The iPhone 8 should do faster wireless charging with a later software update > >
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A roundup of all of our hottest stories this week:
Apple's Tim Cook says iPhone 8 & Apple Watch Series 3 seeing localized sellouts
Apple's iOS 11 available to all, brings better Siri, ARKit, H.265, AirPlay 2, more
Apple launches tvOS 11 for Apple TV, adding live news & sports in TV app
Apple admits to LTE connection issues with Apple Watch Series 3 review units, says fix coming
iPhone 8 wireless charging speed will improve with future firmware update from Apple
Apple begins rollout of TV app in Australia, Canada ahead of iOS 11 & tvOS 11 debut
Video: Everything you need to know about Apple's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
Toshiba picks Bain consortium as winner for its memory unit, likely backed by Apple
Messages in iCloud not implemented at present, coming in a future update to iOS 11
Qualcomm loses two key rulings in its patent royalty fight with Apple
Apple says Dolby Atmos surround sound coming to Apple TV 4K in later update
LIFX smarbulbs gain long-delayed support for Apple's HomeKit
Apple TV 4K won't play 4K YouTube videos because of missing Google codec
Nearly 1700 Aldi grocery stores gain support for Apple Pay contactless payments
3D Touch app switcher shortcut will return to iOS 11, says Apple's Craig Federighi
Apple contributing $1M to Mexico earthquake relief efforts, says CEO Tim Cook
iPhone 8 unboxing & fast setup with iOS 11's new Quick Start
Not all iOS 11 features coming on Tuesday, Apple Pay Cash coming later in the fall
Apple says it's only streaming 4K iTunes movies, not offering downloads
First look: Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular: stainless steel vs. aluminum
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1 Comment
I am very disappointed with the Control Center update in iOS 11. I was hoping to be able to REMOVE settings that I don't frequently change, and don't want to accidentally touch. Instead, I'm still stuck with wifi, bluetooth, do not disturb, airplane mode, and so forth in my control center. But hey, at least we can ADD a bunch more stuff to the already cluttered interface.
Come on, Apple... I just want quick access to utilities like the flashlight and calculator.
Also, who thought it would be a great idea to make the notifications screen look identical to the lock screen? That's a terrible UI choice. It looks like you've accidentally locked your phone every time you swipe down to get to the notifications.