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Apple Report

May 24, 2022

Rumors about the next iPhone continue to grow. One of the latest rumors is that in 2023 the iPhone 15 won't have a lightning port in favor of a USB-C port like the iPad Pro. While rumors and wishes for a USB-C iPhone are nothing new, this one comes from Bloomberg and follows an earlier prediction by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. 

 Meanwhile, Apple will reportedly be using a new supplier for the iPhone's front-facing camera. The report states that the new selfie camera will have autofocus functionality. Currently the selfie camera on the iPhone is fixed focus. Compare that to Samsung’s current Galaxy S22 lineup which have selfie cameras with autofocus so whether you’re taking a solo selfie or a group shot everyone is in focus.

If the next iPhone’s selfie camera gets autofocus it not only allows Apple to catch up to Samsung, but it puts the camera on the front of the phone closer to the quality of the iPhone’s rear cameras. This would bee a boon not only for selfies and videos, but also for FaceTime video calls.


	Patrick Holland
	Senior Editor

My Solution to Lost AirPods: Apple Needs to Add AirTags' U1 Chip

From my colleague Eli Blumenthal: 

 As someone who has been an AirPods and AirPods Pro user for years, I can't count how many times I've misplaced my buds. I'm not a particularly forgetful person and would like to think I do a fine job keeping track of my devices, in general.

AirPods, however, are just a different animal, as I experienced yet again on Thursday morning. I completely forgot where I left them, so I opened the Find My app on my iPhone 13 Pro Max, thinking I could ping them. 

Mistake No. 1: Apple's Find My App is great for finding missing iPhones, iPads, Macs or AirTags. It can be horrendous for finding AirPods.

As rumors persist that Apple has a new version of AirPods Pro in the works for late 2022, I have a simple request: Apple, please put a U1 chip inside them so we can find the damn things more easily.

Found in its AirTags, the U1 chip uses a technology known as ultra wideband (UWB) that allows for what Apple has called "precision finding." This is how AirTags not only let you know if something is nearby but also show an arrow pointing you in the right direction and show how many feet away the AirTag is if you have a compatible iPhone (an iPhone 11 or later, excluding the iPhone SE 3).