The offcial journal of the Wellington Society Inc Volume 36.06 – June 2019

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Wellington Monday, 24 June 7.15pm - 9.30pm Subject: Next OS for Mac, iPad, iPhone Kapiti Monday, 1 July 7.15pm - 9.00pm Subject: Next OS for Mac, iPad, iPhone iPad Group* TBA Help Desk* Wellington - 13 May 1.00pm - 4.00pm Burma Lodge, Johnsonville “With macOS Catalina, we’re bringing fresh new apps to the Mac, starting with new standalone versions of Apple , Apple and the Apple TV app,” See page 2 for more said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. details of meetings *Please register by emailing [email protected] Where to find us Unless otherwise indicated, main meetings are normally as follows. Wellington: last Monday of the month (except December) at Brian Davis Room, Cathedral of St Paul, corner Hill St and Molesworth St, Wellington. Kapiti: first Monday of the month (except January) at Kapiti Uniting Parish, Weka Road, Raumati. Help desks and other special interest meetings vary.

The President Writes p2 INSIDE 2019 Operating System Updates p4 Committee Contact Details p8

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2019 PAGE !1 The president writes ...

The help desk is an opportunity to get assistance with any topic you would like to cover, assuming we can find a tutor who can help you. We can often arrange one on one tuition, but sometimes need to organise people into small groups if we have several people wanting to cover the same topics and not enough tutors to go around. David Empson Topics can range from basic use of the Macintosh [email protected] or iPad through general technical assistance to specific help with some advanced software. Hi folks. One topic we expect some members may need Wellington Meeting help with is finishing off the process of moving Our main meeting in Wellington will be held on away from former vodafone.co.nz, clear.net.nz and Monday 24 June in the Brian Davis Room at paradise.net.nz email addresses, before Vodafone Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, corner Hill St and shuts down email forwarding on 21 August. Molesworth St, Wellington, from 7.15pm. The meeting will start with a Q&A session for those who have any technical issues. It would be New MacBook Pros appreciated if questions could be emailed in Just after we published last month’s magazine, advance to [email protected] so we can Apple released a 2019 update for MacBook Pro plan ahead. Following Q&A we will have a light models with four 3 ports and Touch supper, then the main topic: Bar, with no price changes and the same outward “Changes coming soon for Mac, iPad and design. 13-inch models get a faster processor in the iPhone”, covering the most important same generation. 15-inch models get a faster announcements at the recent developer conference, processor which is one generation newer: higher particularly what to expect in the OS versions. configurations now have an eight core processor Kapiti Meeting for even more performance. The Kapiti meeting will be held on Monday 1 July, at the Kapiti Uniting Parish, 27 Raumati Rd, Mac notebook keyboard reliability from 7:15 pm. Apple introduced new keyboards with The main topic for the meeting is the same as “butterfly” switches in the MacBook from 2015, the Wellington: “Changes coming soon for the Mac, MacBook Pro from 2016 and MacBook Air in 2018. iPad and iPhone”. Data suggests there have been more reliability If you would like to receive e-mail problems with these keyboards than the ones used announcements about upcoming Kapiti meetings, in earlier models. The main problems have been please contact Don Niccol [email protected]. keys not responding or repeating unexpectedly. Apple has a keyboard repair programme which Help Desk has now been extended to all 2015-2019 models The next help desk will be held from 1 pm to 4 with “butterfly” keyboards. The programme pm on Saturday 13 July at the Burma Lounge, guarantees that if your keyboard does exhibit these Malvina Major Retirement Village, Johnsonville. problems within four years of buying the Registration is required, and space is limited so computer, you can get a free replacement get your booking in early. keyboard. (If the problem occurs after four years To register, please email Shane Gordine at you are looking at a very expensive replacement.) [email protected]. Please include details about The butterfly keyboard has been updated three what you would like help with, and tell us what times: models introduced in 2017 have a 2nd computer or other devices you would like to bring. continued over page

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2019 PAGE !2 generation keyboard; 2018 models have a 3rd iPhone, iPad or Apple TV, and from this page on generation; 2019 models have a revised 3rd Apple’s web site: generation which uses new materials that Apple https://www.apple.com/apple-events/ says will address the reliability concerns. 2018 models which have their keyboard repaired Upcoming OS releases will get the revised 3rd generation, but 2015 to 2017 See the next page for a separate article I’ve written models will get the same revision as their original about the new OS versions due in September. keyboard. New and Pro Display XDR We will have to wait and see whether the Apple have finally announced their high end revised 3rd generation keyboard actually improves desktop Mac (due later this year), which turns out to reliability, which won’t be evident until data about be a return to a tower design with lots of internal repair rates has been collected for many months. expansion, resembling the 2006 to 2012 models. (The entry level MacBook Air is a 2017 model https://www.apple.com/mac-pro/ but it has the older type of keyboard with “scissor” This is not aimed at the average Mac user: its switches that Apple used on all notebook models target audience is professionals who need high up to 2015, and nothing in this section applies to performance, working in areas such as video/film, those models, nor to Apple’s external keyboards.) audio and images, with a price that starts at US$5999 7th generation iPod Touch (with an 8-core processor, but only moderate For those not familiar with it, the iPod Touch is memory and graphics and a 256 GB solid state similar in appearance to a thin iPhone 5/5s/SE drive) and probably goes up to ten times that with the same 4-inch display. Apart from use as a depending on options. music player, it has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, runs iOS The Pro Display XDR is a 6K display, also aimed and can use the same apps as , but is not a at professionals and priced accordingly: US$5198 cellphone, so is a good option for children. It also with a VESA mount or US$5998 with a stand. has uses in special applications such as point of https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/ sale, enterprise and for app developers. The 2013 Mac Pro (black cylinder) is still available At the end of May, Apple introduced a 7th for purchase from Apple’s web site, but harder to generation iPod Touch which is identical in find. It will probably be discontinued when the new appearance to the 6th generation (from 2015). The model is available. 7th generation has a newer processor (an A10 like https://www.apple.com/nz/shop/buy-mac/ the iPhone 7 instead of an A8 like the iPhone 6) and mac-pro a high capacity option of 256 GB ($749) is added to For those who can’t justify the high cost of the the existing 32 GB ($349) and 128 GB ($549) new Mac Pro but do have high performance options. The lower capacity models have had price requirements (especially graphics), Apple’s next best increases: they were previously $319 and $479. option is the iMac Pro, which starts at NZ$8499. The Apart from faster performance, the new iMac Pro was introduced in late 2017 and I expect it processor enables features like augmented reality will be updated reasonably soon, but Apple didn’t and the ability to upgrade to iOS 13. announce any upcoming changes. The next step down is a 27-inch iMac. Below that Developer Conference on the performance curve you are looking at a 15- Apple ran their annual developer conference in inch MacBook Pro, or a paired with an the week starting 3 June. Despite a significant external graphics processing unit (if required). number of leaks (many but not all of which turned There is no sign that Apple is interested in out to be right), Apple had a fair number of releasing a mid-range modular/expandable Mac. surprises. That’s all, folks! David Empson If you would like to view the keynote video, it is To contact me, email [email protected], or you can available via the Apple Keynote podcast in iTunes ring me at home (04 976 9755) and is a little over two hours. The keynote video can also be streamed via the Apple Events app on Apple TV, the WWDC app on

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2019 PAGE !3 Apple’s 2019 Operating System Updates By David Empson

The next round of operating system updates are Apple is also introducing new frameworks that expected from Apple in September, and this year’s make it easier to write apps that run across all of changes are the biggest for quite a while. Apple’s platforms, or add new features to existing In this article I will highlight a few of the major apps. SwiftUI is the main example: it allows easier new features, and have also provided links to development of user interfaces that work Apple’s preview for each new OS, where appropriately on each platform as well as reducing you can see more details and other features. the amount of code the developer needs to write. Note that Apple reserves the right to change or remove features before release, some features may only work on a limited range of models, and some features mentioned on Apple's web site are not available in New Zealand. A notable theme this year is common features across all Apple platforms. New features and new or updated apps are appearing on all or most platforms at the same time, and some platforms are catching up on missing features that were already available elsewhere. Compatibility In the past it has often seemed that Apple has Almost all of this new stuff will require running introduced new features mainly for the iPhone the new OS versions. Some older devices will need (Apple’s most popular platform for the last to be replaced to be able to run the new OS, and for decade) with the iPad and Mac sometimes missing Mac users there is a greater chance of older software out completely or only getting a feature a year or not working in the new OS. two later. We’re still not there for everything, but it is getting better. New Features in Common This year we are seeing a big emphasis on new Some significant changes coming to the Mac, iPad functionality, and clear evidence that the Mac iPhone and iPad include: is still important to Apple. • Photos can hide duplicates and clutter while This common advancement is being achieved browsing your library, and has better date- while retaining unique characteristics of each based and smart browsing. platform. In particular, there is no sign that Apple • The “” app combines Find my is trying to “turn the Mac into a big iPad”. Some of Friends and Find my iPhone/iPad/Mac. It can the new apps being added to macOS this year locate your devices that are offline via other originated on iOS but the Mac version is clearly a people’s Apple devices that are nearby. first class Mac app which behaves like other apps • A new Voice Control feature looks very that originated on the Mac. useful for people who can’t use traditional Developers and Apps input devices: elements can be This is a big year for third party app developers. controlled by methods such as saying a tag For the Mac, we can expect to see a lot of new apps number or grid section. due to the public release of Apple’s “Project • iCloud Drive supports shared folders to Catalyst”, which allows developers to easily create allow other people access to files you choose. a Mac version of an existing iPad app, with only a • is an optional feature moderate amount of work to add Mac-specific which allows secure sign in to apps and web features. Apple used an early version last year in sites using your Apple ID, giving no or minimal Mojave for the Stocks, Voice Memos, Home and personal information, including an option to News apps, but the public release this year is a hide your email address. huge advancement. continued over page

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2019 PAGE !4 macOS Catalina 10.15 Using an iPad as an External Display https://www.apple.com/macos/catalina- A new “Sidecar” feature allows an iPad running preview/ iPadOS 13 to be used as an external display for a Mac. They can be connected via cable or Wi-Fi. iTunes is Breaking Up Touch input via the iPad is not supported. Catalina is eliminating the iTunes application and If the iPad supports , the pencil will relocating its features into other parts of the system or work with Mac applications that support input separate applications. from a drawing tablet, and can also be used for 1. All music features will be in a new application markup in Preview or other applications. called Music. This is based on the existing iTunes If this feature turns out to only work on recent application with non-music features removed, so Macs, there are existing third party solutions like is expected to have almost identical features for Duet and Luna Display. managing music libraries and playing music, including smart playlists, CD import and System Requirements playback, the iTunes Store for purchasing music macOS Catalina requires a Mac introduced in online, or subscribing to . Your 2012 or later, excluding the 2012 Mac Pro. existing iTunes music library will be moved over The only compatibility change from Mojave is to the Music app. the 2010 and 2012 Mac Pro which were able to upgrade to Mojave if they had the right video card. The dropped models had seven to nine years of being able to run the latest OS, which is similar to the preceding two cutoffs.

Old software compatibility Catalina requires all applications and other software to use 64-bit code. This means a lot of older applications and other software will not work because it is still using 32-bit code. Popular examples include applications like Microsoft Office 2008 or 2011, the iWork ’09 2. All podcast features will be in a new application versions of Pages, and Keynote (which called Podcasts. This is based on the iPad app were already partly or completely broken in recent (using Project Catalyst) but its appearance is macOS versions) and many games. similar to Music, which gives me confidence that Apple have said that their discontinued photo applications like this will work well on the Mac. editing software will not work in Catalina, which means it is likely that iPhoto will not work either as they have a lot in common. Adobe Creative Suite 6 and earlier are known to have components that are still 32-bit, so at least some parts will not work in Catalina. A likely problem area is drivers and related software for printers and scanners. If the manufacturer is not actively supporting their older models, this may result in reduced functionality (due to needing to use a less capable driver) or 3. Movies will be in a new application called inability to use some of these devices at all. Apple TV, along with the new Apple TV+ service. Catalina will be eliminating Dashboard, so if you 4. iPod and iOS device management (e.g. backup, are still using that feature you will need to find restore and sync) will be done in Finder. alternatives for your widgets. Connected devices will appear in the sidebar of the Finder window. continued over page

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2019 PAGE !5 Next meeting: dealing with old software iPadOS 13 I have been using the looming cutoff in Catalina as https://www.apple.com/ipados/ipados- an excuse to cull a lot of old software I don’t actually preview/ use any more, but I’m also finding a fair amount of old software I need to use occasionally which does not New OS Name have a practical replacement. There have always been a few differences As other members are likely to be in a similar between the iPhone and iPad user interfaces, with situation, we are planning at least one meeting in the iPad having extra features to take advantage of Wellington at the end of July which will discuss some the larger display. options for how to deal with old software that isn’t With the changes for the iPad in this year's compatible with a new macOS version. release, Apple decided that the differences are now My solution is twofold: significant enough that the OS for the iPad deserves 1. For old software I need occasionally but only its own name. iOS and iPadOS still have many while at home, I am installing it on a second Mac features in common, but this does suggest a greater which is running an older macOS version. emphasis on new iPad-specific features each year 2. For old software I need occasionally on my going forward. while away from home, I am running an The changes in iPadOS 13 are substantial and older version of macOS and the old software in a increases the viability of the iPad as a primary virtual machine. computing device. I am attempting to eliminate all 32-bit software I need frequently, by finding a replacement where a Multitasking newer version is not available. Slide Over now provides easier access to your favourite apps, with a list replacing the iOS 13 cumbersome scrolling through apps that you have https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-13-preview/ previously used in Slide Over. New Features Apart from the common features listed earlier, new features include performance improvements, swipe gestures on the keyboard, an optional Dark Mode, the Shortcuts app is now standard and has a lot more features, and Files app improvements as with the iPad (see below). System Requirements iOS 13 requires an A9 or newer processor: iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, SE and newer models, iPod Touch (7th generation). It drops support for two processor generations (A7 and A8), i.e. iPhone 5S, 6, 6 Plus and iPod Touch (6th generation). Those iPhone models got five to six years of software updates, four years for the Split View now lets you work on two documents iPod Touch. in the same app side by side. You can also have the The iPhone 6, 6 Plus and iPod Touch 6 were cut off same app appear in multiple spaces, allowing a year earlier than I expected, probably due to having multiple projects involving different pairs of apps less RAM than all other A8 and later models. for different tasks, with easy switching between Based on the introduction of the iPod Touch 7 with spaces and easy location of all spaces in which an A10 processor I’m hopeful that the iPhone 7 and same app has been placed. later should still get six years of support. That leaves a question about whether iOS 14 next year will support Text Editing devices with A9 processors (iPhone 6S, 6S Plus and New gestures allow cut, copy, paste, undo, easier SE). We’ll have to wait a year to find out. cursor positioning (no more magnifying glass) and continued over page

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2019 PAGE !6 block selection. The keyboard supports swipe System Requirements gestures for faster typing, and can be pinched to iPadOS 13 runs on iPad models with an A8 or shrink to the side for one handed typing. later processor: iPad (5th generation/2017), iPad For those who use an external keyboard, there are mini 4, iPad Air 2 and newer models in those many more keyboard shortcuts supported. families, plus all iPad Pros. The models dropped are those with an A7: iPad Air, iPad mini 2 and 3. Those Fonts models had five to six years of software updates. Your choice of fonts can be installed from . Previous iOS versions were limited to using tvOS 13 built-in fonts or ones that apps chose to include. https://www.apple.com/nz/newsroom/ Files 2019/06/tvos-13-powers-the-most-personal- The files app gains full support for external storage cinematic-experience-ever/ devices such as USB flash drives (an adapter is New features required for with ports, and there will Major features include multi-user support via a be power issues for larger devices like external hard new Control Centre and game support for recent drives). You can also store arbitrary files in an “On my Xbox and Playstation game controllers. iPad” area, and access file servers on the local network which use the SMB protocol (Windows, System Requirements macOS or ). tvOS 13 supports the same models as tvOS 12: Apple TV HD (4th generation) and Apple TV 4K (5th generation). watchOS 6 https://www.apple.com/watchos/watchos- preview/ Increasing Independence The is getting closer to the point it will be possible to use one without also owning an iPhone. We aren’t quite there yet in watchOS 6, but it gets one step closer with the addition of an App Store on the Watch. Developers can choose to write apps which only need to run on the watch, without needing to also write an iPhone companion app. The iPad now has a full desktop version of Safari, which gives better versions of web sites and allows New Apps access to some web sites which refuse to support Calculator, Audiobooks, Voice Memos. Support mobile devices. for streaming audio, new app frameworks and Safari also has a download manager, and can SwiftUI open up the possibility of many new third download files into a new Downloads folder in the party apps. Files app. Health and Accessibility: Mouse or Trackpad New features include a loud environment An interesting feature is a limited form of mouse/ warning, activity trends, and monthly cycle tracking trackpad support. iPadOS still doesn’t have a mouse for women. cursor, but if this feature is enabled you can use a USB or Bluetooth mouse or trackpad to move a simulated System Requirements finger around the screen and click to simulate touch watchOS 6 supports the same models as watchOS gestures. This could improve workflows in some 5: Series 1 or later, i.e. all but the original Apple situations while an external keyboard is being used. Watch.

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