Waiting for that Apple Intelligence.
                              [The Morning After]( It's Thursday, September 19, 2024. With the iPhone 16 Pro, the big announcements were the cameras and Apple Intelligence. The problem is Apple Intelligence isnât quite here yet. We can test some features in the developer beta, but thatâs not necessarily what weâll get when the update rolls out in October. So our focus is more on iOS 18 (deep dive on the beta [here]( and the hardware changes. The big hardware change is the camera button. But itâs not just a button, really. Located on the right side of the device, it has touch and pressure sensors to give greater control with swipes and semi-presses. (Thatâs in addition to the Action Button, which is still on the left edge of the iPhone). [[TMA]
Engadget]( It was meant to (and eventually will) let you push lightly on the button to trigger focus, similar to half-pressing a DSLR shutter button. Sadly, that function isnât available at launch. You can swipe the button to tweak exposure, zoom levels and tone, and with the half-press, you can still select options or leave menus in the new Camera Control interface. Without Apple Intelligence features at launch, however, the iPhone 16 Pro seems like a more incremental update than most years. But if youâve held out on upgrading for a year or two, the camera improvements (and eventual AI features) might tempt you. â Mat Smith The biggest headlines you might have missed - [Solid-state battery prototype boosts energy density by nearly 25 percent]( - [Five features that caught our eye from todayâs YouTube livestream]( - [Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld creator Pocketpair]( [Did the design of Nintendoâs next console leak?]( Magnetic JoyCons?
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X/Andy Robinson]( Recent rumors suggest a design pretty close to the original Switch. Spotted by VGC, photos of the console have appeared online, and they show an 8-inch screen and magnetic Joy-Con controllers. There looks to be SL/SR buttons and front-facing player LEDs on those controllers. Weâve pulled it into our collection of rumors and leaks â read on for more. [Continue reading.]( [MrBeast and Amazon are being sued by contestants of their planned competition show]( The lawsuit is seeking class-action status. Five unnamed contestants who participated in YouTuber MrBeastâs Beast Games filed a lawsuit on September 16 against MrBeast and Amazon, which plans to distribute the show. Itâs also seeking class-action status. This game show, almost Squid Game-style, had participants go through challenges for a shot at $5 million in cash, with one winner from 1,000 participants. The five have cited poor conditions, mistreatment and harassment. Among the 14 complaints are failure to pay minimum wages, sexual harassment, false advertising and failure to provide uninterrupted meal and rest breaks. They also arrived on set to discover that instead of 1,000 total competitors, there were far more people playing for the prize, thus lowering everyone's chances of coming out a winner. According to The New York Times, the total number of contestants was about 2,000, which MrBeast said was the plan all along. [Continue reading.]( [Apple reveals how itâs made the iPhone 16 series (much) easier to repair]( Itâs simpler to replace batteries and far easier to swap out components. Apple has released new updates on iPhone 16 repairability, and these appear to have addressed issues with battery replacement and âparts pairing.â The company says it focused particularly on the repairability aspect of its latest devices. Thereâs now an entirely new, supposedly easier way to remove the battery. By running a low-voltage electrical current through the new ionic liquid battery adhesive (using a 9V cell, for instance), the battery will release itself from the enclosure. Apple also made changes to the Face ID sensor hardware, starting with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. Now, the TrueDepth Camera can be swapped from one unit to another without compromising security or privacy. Before, only Apple was able to do that type of repair. [Continue reading.]( The Morning After is a daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter](. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note.]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe]( from this newsletter. Copyright © 2024 Yahoo. All rights reserved.