iPhone tech is coming to Apple computer systems
A few years in the past, a report steered Apple was growing an progressive know-how that might let it replace iPhones in sealed bins earlier than they’re offered. Then, final yr, the corporate rolled out that characteristic to US Apple Retailer places.
Based on Bloomberg, right here’s the way it works: “The system seems a bit like a steel cubby for sneakers. It could possibly use MagSafe and different wi-fi applied sciences to energy up the iPhone with out ever cracking open the packaging. It downloads and installs new software program, after which powers the cellphone again down.”
Now, 9to5Mac means that Apple needs to develop that know-how to Macs. The publication says macOS Tahoe beta 3 lays the groundwork for this sealed-device replace system on the Mac system.
Nonetheless, it’s price noting that Apple at present makes use of NFC know-how to replace iPhones within the field. Macs don’t have NFC, however Apple might probably add the know-how in future Macs or use a unique technique completely to replace sealed Mac computer systems.
Right here’s why with the ability to replace Macs contained in the field is such a terrific deal
With the iPhone 15 launch, Apple had a problem with iOS 17.0 that required iPhone customers to replace to model 17.0.1 resulting from activation points and information switch bugs in the course of the setup. Since Apple needs the expertise to be quick and painless, making customers instantly replace their gadgets, particularly resulting from a bug, is a significant drawback.
That stated, it’s unclear when the power to replace Macs inside their field can be obtainable. Most probably, we might see official information about it across the launch of the M6 MacBook fashions subsequent yr. Bringing this characteristic to the Mac can be an enormous boon, however Apple sells way more iPhones than Macs, so there’s not going to be as a lot of a rush for the Mac.
