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The offcial journal of the Wellington Society Inc Volume 38.06 – June 2021

Come to one of New OS versions coming later this year our meetings Apple has announced the Wellington/Online versions of macOS, iPadOS and iOS, which we can expect to be available Monday 28 June between September and November. 7:00 pm for 7:20 pm Subject: WWDC This month’s Wellington meeting Announcements will be discussing the new features, such as the examples shown here: Kapiti Group Widgets on the iPad, and Live Text. Monday 5 July 7:00 pm for 7:15 pm Subject: Device maintenance iPad Group TBA Help Desk** TBA

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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, 10 Weka Road, Raumati. Help desks and other special interest meetings vary.

The President Writes p2 Apple Extends Privacy Protections to INSIDE David’s Tech Guide p3 Traffic Leaving Its Walled Garden p7 Ben Thompson Examines US Apple Subscriptions p9 Big Tech Legislation p6 Committee Contact Details p10

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 1 The president writes ...

way of its web http://www.welmac.org.nz, however this is time consuming to maintain and as a consequence has not been done on a regular basis. We have set up a Facebook page https:// Graeme Moffatt www.facebook.com/WelMacNZ that does not need [email protected] the same degree of maintenance as users can contribute and we also have a Youtube Channel where we have been uploading all of our recent Hi folks meetings https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCmJBMCRuX6iyV8smOu2iApw. I have been prognosticating for quite some time With the inability of us to be able to hold physical that the traditional news media is on life support and meetings for a period of time owing to the recently will ultimately fade away. mandated lockdown, we initiated the screening of The fact that historically news has been effectively our meetings on Zoom, initially entirely and now in a force fed medium and now the rise of the internet combination with a physical meeting. has allowed a far greater selection of information In doing this, we have set up a condition whereby including an interactive element. more people can become involved in an interactive This is exacerbated by an increasing range of social manner, whether physically or via online means. media platforms facilitating the combination of news This could allow us to spread our wings dissemination and interactive participation. nationwide considering the massive decrease in the Whilst there are many individuals that have not number of computer user groups throughout this yet succumbed to the likes of Facebook or other country and also world wide. similar platforms, these are quickly becoming There has also been a recent trend amongst some ubiquitous and harder to avoid. of the Big Tech companies including Apple, largely As I have mentioned before, I am involved with based in the US, to take on a role of arbiters of what the re-release of the iconic 1970 film “This is New the worlds populations can see or not see. Zealand” and the small team I have assembled has Whilst this most likely will not impact on our decided to do the vast percentage of our promotion group as we are politically neutral, it is a concerning via online means. trend for individuals who may not be able to I had an email from the team member who is communicate via certain platforms that run counter looking after this effort and she noted “Our Facebook to their personal beliefs or leanings. ads are going well with 431 link clicks on "book now" I have a strong suspicion that this is about to boil at only 19 cents per click. Almost 10,000 views on over and already the US Government is looking at YouTube with lots of interest in the film nationwide. I enacting legislation to curb these tendencies and may have done multiple promotions across tiktok, very well move to break up some of them https:// instagram and Facebook.” www.theverge.com/2018/9/5/17805162/monopoly- The entire cost of all of this is less that $100 and it antitrust-regulation--amazon-uber-facebook. would seem based on current ticket sales for our We seem to be living in interesting times and with Premiere on the 3rd July, that all tickets will be sold the recent news that there is an investigation going on prior to the night. that the Covid19 virus most likely was deliberately The aim is to have the film continue running for a released by a laboratory in Wuhan in China, there period of time after this date and in multiple cinemas, could be darkening clouds looming on the horizon. once we have sorted out which ones and when. That’s all, folks! Graeme Moffatt Owing to this publicity, we are now getting approaches fro outside of Wellington from cinemas To contact me, email [email protected], or you can ring me at home (027 660-3094) wanting to screen the two films and this is entirely thanks to our online efforts. WelMac has had an online presence for some time by

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 2 The presidentDavid’s Tech Guide writes ... by David Empson

[email protected] watchOS 8 (Apple Watch) 04 976 9755 https://www.apple.com/watchos/watchos- preview/ tvOS 15 Apple didn’t provide a page about new features. New features Conference It would be fair to describe the upcoming new Apple held their annual world-wide developer OS versions as refinements with some nice to have conference (WWDC) on the week starting 7 June. improvements and features, rather than being For the general public, the main item of interest major changes. was the opening keynote (8 June NZ time) where Apple grouped the new features into major Apple revealed the next versions of operating categories: staying connected, finding focus, using systems for their platforms. A few further details intelligence, as well as highlighting areas like emerged during the week as people were able to privacy, and the home. read up on further information Apple supplied and We have a separate article later in this issue try out the first developer betas. which goes over the new privacy features. I’ve already sent an email to members with a Staying connected included FaceTime getting summary of Apple’s announcements. If you didn’t new features for group meetings, and being able to receive a copy and would like to see it, please share links to join a meeting. SharePlay is a new contact me. FaceTime feature which will allow watching media For this article I’ll be giving a higher level together remotely, sharing your screen, and a new overview, and we’ll look at specific new features in way to have shared experiences in apps coming months. (particularly games). You can see summaries of the new OS features Focus includes improved control over via Apple’s web site, and I’ll repeat the links here notifications, and an extended version of Do Not for convenience. Most of the platforms have a Disturb which allows multiple focus modes you can general overview page which highlights some configure according to your current activities, with features, and a second page which lists most of the custom settings as to what is allowed to happen. new features with brief descriptions. Intelligence features include live text capture iOS 15 (iPhone) from the camera or existing images, and where https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-15-preview/ possible language processing being done on https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-15-preview/ your device rather than Apple’s servers (faster and features/ more private). iPadOS 15 is catching up with last year’s iOS iPadOS 15 changes to the home screen, with widgets and App https://www.apple.com/ipados/ipados- Library. Multitasking is made easier with a visible preview/ control to manage slide over and split view without https://www.apple.com/ipados/ipados- having to fiddle with complex gestures. External preview/features/ keyboard support has many new keyboard , including use of the Globe key as a macOS 12 Monterey modifier for OS-wide actions. https://www.apple.com/macos/monterey- macOS Monterey gains the Shortcuts app, preview/ already available on iOS and iPadOS, which makes https://www.apple.com/macos/monterey- it much easier to set up your own multi-step quick preview/features/ actions or automate repetitive tasks.

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CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 3 Timing of new OS releases Why were these Mac models dropped? As usual, Apple isn’t announcing precise dates, Some of the dropped Mac models have older but our spring (September to November) is the graphics hardware which is probably no longer target for the release of the new OS versions. supported by the manufacturer. The above list As the iPhone is Apple’s biggest product, it includes the last MacBook Pro and iMac models would be fair to assume that iOS will be available with GPUs or older AMD GPUs. first, most likely around mid September. iPadOS Some of the support cutoffs were fairly arbitrary. usually comes out at the same time, and macOS is For example, the Late 2014 is practically usually a little later. identical under the hood to the 2014 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, but the Mac Mini is New OS support for older devices supported and the MacBook Air and Pro are not. The new versions of iOS, iPadOS, tvOS and The original 12-inch MacBook was probably watchOS will run on the same devices as the dropped for performance reasons: its ultra low current OS versions, i.e. back as far as the iPhone power processor was very slow. 6S (and original SE), iPod Touch (7th generation), My interpretation is that Apple drew a line at iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, iPad (5th generation), all Late 2015 as the required minimum, then extended iPad Pros, Apple TV HD (4th generation) and support back to selected earlier models which were Series 3. were still being sold “new” fairly recently. For For macOS 12 Monterey, Apple has dropped example, the Late 2013 was discontinued support for some 2013 to 2015 Mac models. The in Late 2019, about two years prior to the release of supported models are: macOS Monterey; the Late 2014 Mac Mini was • All Late 2015 and newer Macs. discontinued in Late 2018, but the 2014 MacBook • MacBook Pro (Early 2015 or Mid 2015) Air and Pro were discontinued in 2015. • MacBook Air (Early 2015) It appears that Apple is aiming for minimum • Mac Mini (Late 2014) support of four years after a model is discontinued. • Mac Pro (Late 2013) Just being able to run the new OS does not mean How long will Macs be supported? getting all the new features. A notable pattern is Apple’s recent pattern of dropping support for that some new features are only available on old Mac models has been fairly consistent. For the iPhone or iPad models with an A12 or better versions which dropped support for several models processor (see Apple’s page for lists), or Macs with (10.12 Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 11 Big Sur and 12 an M1 processor (). This is fairly Monterey), they continue supporting all models typical of OS releases: new features may depend on introduced up to six years earlier, plus older models higher performance or hardware capabilities that which were discontinued less than four years only exist on newer models. earlier, sometimes with a few older models. Assuming Apple does not introduce any more Older Mac models not supported Macs with Intel processors, the last such model was The following Mac models are not supported by introduced in Mid 2020 (the 27-inch iMac), but we macOS 12 Monterey and are officially limited to don’t yet know when the last Intel Mac will be macOS 11 Big Sur. discontinued. • MacBook Air (Mid 2013, Mid 2014) If the support pattern holds, then macOS 16 in • MacBook Pro (Late 2013, Mid 2014) late 2026 could require a Late 2020 or newer Mac, • iMac (Mid 2014, Late 2014, Mid 2015) which would mean it only needs to support Apple • 12-inch MacBook (Early 2015) Silicon Macs. That makes it the first version likely to If running macOS Big Sur, these models should drop Intel support. expect another two years of security updates after To maintain the minimum of four years support the release of macOS Monterey. for models after they were discontinued, Apple If running an older macOS version, security would need to discontinue the final Intel Mac updates will end sooner: macOS 10.15 Catalina has (probably the Late 2019 Mac Pro) by Late 2022. This about one year left, and macOS 10.14 Mojave is consistent with their stated plan of a two year security updates will end later this year. transition to Apple Silicon. continued over page

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 4 Between now and late 2026, each macOS version New Macs? will probably drop about one more year of Intel There were no hardware products announced at Mac models. For example, if your Mac was WWDC, so we’re back into speculation territory for introduced in Late 2017, it should be supported by the next round of Apple Silicon Macs. new macOS versions up to late 2023, but possibly The most likely are these models: not late 2024. • High end 13-inch MacBook Pro, possibly There is a risk that Apple may drop Intel support with a redesign and a 14-inch display. quicker. We’ll have to wait until WWDC 2022 and • 16-inch MacBook Pro. later years to see if the pattern continues to hold. • High end Mac Mini. It would be fair to assume that the remaining These models need higher specifications than Intel Macs will continue to miss out on some new we’ve seen so far with the M1 processor, in features in future macOS versions. particular higher limits on memory, storage, CPU cores, graphics performance, more Thunderbolt Security updates for older iOS versions ports, and the ability to connect more than one iOS/iPadOS 15 support the same models which external display. could run iOS/iPadOS 14 and 13. The ongoing supply issues with chips is likely to Apple has continued to release security updates be a factor in the delay, as is the rumoured inclusion for devices limited to iOS 12, now well into the of a Mini-LED display in at least one of the second year after that version was superseded. iOS notebook models. An introduction late in the year 12 is only getting the most important security fixes: seems most likely, but it might be sooner. its updates are more sporadic, and the list of fixes is At a minimum they need a “bigger M1” a lot shorter than the list for the latest OS. with more of everything, perhaps with a name like This means that devices limited to iOS 12 “M1X”. If they are delayed long enough then Apple continue to have good security as long as they are might release them with the next generation of updated, but for best possible security you will Apple Silicon, such as an M2. need to move to a newer device running the latest The last Intel models would then be the 27-inch iOS/iPadOS version. iMac and the Mac Pro. These require even higher I expect iOS 12 security updates will end once performance, and a redesign is likely for the iMac, iOS 15 has been released. That would be consistent so 2022 seems most likely. with the macOS pattern of two years of security A second generation Apple Silicon processor later updates for older versions. in the year might also justify a refresh and perhaps An interesting change coming up is that when redesign of the initial M1 models (MacBook Air, low iOS/iPadOS 15 is released, you will have a choice end 13-inch MacBook Pro and low end Mac Mini). whether to stay on iOS/iPadOS 14 with security updates for now, or upgrade to iOS/iPadOS 15 to 24-inch showing up in more places get both new features and security updates. Retailers are slowly getting the new iMac in stock Once you install iOS/iPadOS 15, you won’t be and on display: I’ve now seen a blue one at Noel able to go back to the earlier OS, so in effect this lets Leeming on Featherston St, and blue and green you delay adopting the new OS until you are ready, ones at Noel Leeming on Tory St. without sacrificing important security updates. Apple’s web site is still showing a three to four If this pattern continues with future versions, it week lead time for standard models, so it looks like will further bring the iPhone and iPad in line with supplies are still very limited. macOS for which OS versions get security updates. I think you should treat the iOS 14 vs 15 choice HomePod mini available to order as a means of temporarily delaying the installation https://www.apple.com/nz/homepod-mini/ of the new version until you are happy with the It is now possible to order the HomePod mini reported stability, performance and app smart speaker in New Zealand. Apple’s store has compatibility of the new version. Deliberately been accepting orders since 22 June, with lead times staying on an older iOS/iPadOS version for an about two to three weeks from order. I haven’t extended period will mean you miss out on new spotted any in retail outlets yet. I have a pair on features, and on apps which require the new OS. order and will report later on my first impressions.

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 5 Ben Thompson Examines US Big Tech Legislation by Adam Engst

One of the major issues affecting computer and However, House Antitrust Subcommittee smart phone users around the world at the moment is Chairman David Cicilline has done a savvy the role that the major US Big Tech companies such as job of introducing them—all the bills are Google, Facebook, and others including sponsored by a Democrat and co-sponsored Apple, have been taking regarding the role of being by a Republican, and some could be the arbiters of what the worlds populations can see or sacrificed in favor of others during not see. negotiation. The fact that Apple is implicated has an impact on Over at Stratechery, Ben Thompson has a our members, and considering that in its early years, thoughtful overview of the bills and which especially with the launch of the Macintosh in 1984, companies stand to be most impacted— Apple was very much against censorship and the role Apple is high on the list. It’s too early to do of ‘Big Brother’, as they clearly expounded in their anything but keep an open mind about the famous Super Bowl advert. situation. Even if you’re not a fan of As not being elected representatives of the regulation, these companies have brought multitude of countries affected, Adam Engst explains; this scrutiny on themselves through “this is a real concern and lawmakers in the US House unabashedly controversial behaviour.” of Representatives have proposed a set of bills The link to the full article by Ben designed to rein in the power of Big Tech: specifically Thompson, which is well worth a read can Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, though be found at https://stratechery.com/2021/ would also likely be impacted. the-cicilline-salvo/. This is just the beginning, and there’s no guarantee that any of these bills will be signed into law.

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 6 Apple Extends Privacy Protections to Traffic Leaving Its Walled Garden By Glenn Fleishman

Privacy ranked highly among the anything that lets you control your personal underlying Apple’s Worldwide Developer data, allowing for both the specific state of Conference keynote, meriting top-level billing from anonymity and the general notion of retaining software chief . Apple doubled down privacy. on previous efforts to ensure your personal, financial, Apple has striven for several years to ratchet up and confidential information would remain private. its protection of personal data across all its platforms, The company also extended its offerings to block particularly in . While some advertising tracking in email, offer more anonymous Web systems respect our requests, settings, and browsing, and push back even harder against technological measures to prevent tracking and advertisers, marketers, and others trying to track observation, other ad tech plays a ceaseless game of your behaviour without your knowledge or cat and mouse with Apple, bypassing the company’s permission. protections and causing Apple to expand those With iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey, protections repeatedly. Ad tech firms aggressively Apple has further limited tracking data fed to third engage in this antisocial behavior to assemble and parties within Safari and added a blocking sell electronic dossiers of marketing information and mechanism for invisible tracking images embedded for targeted advertising, which can be sold at higher in email messages. With iCloud+, the new name for prices than more general ads. the paid tiers of the iCloud service, you can also send This constant pressure to subvert user intentions email from anonymous addresses managed by led to the death of the Do Not Track consensual Apple’s servers and use a proxy service for Safari setting. It also pushed Apple into making roughly that defeats tracking through a combination of annual changes to Safari that limit what information encryption and redirection. a third party (an ad network or other tracking Conceptually, anonymity, privacy, and security company) can deduce or extract by having its code, have a complicated relationship: cookies, or embedded media on a website displaying • Anonymity refers to situations in which you an ad or by trying to obtain visitor statistics. can act without your identity becoming (Confusingly, and perhaps for historical reasons, the known to others. While it’s not synonymous website is considered the first party and you the with privacy, you can think of anonymity as second party in that interaction.) one technique for realizing privacy. It may The specifics added in the operating system also prevent you from carrying out everyday updates slated for the third quarter of 2021 tie up tasks like making a purchase or participating many loose ends. But they also blur the lines in discussion forums or social networks. between anonymity and privacy. As TidBITS writer • Privacy refers to the ability to control the level and security expert Rich Mogull of Securosis said, to which you’re willing to share information “Due to the insane intrusiveness of online tracking, about yourself in any interaction, on a scale the only way to maintain privacy is to use from entirely anonymous to fully and anonymity. It’s the advertisers and their supporting verifiably identified. That includes being free infrastructure that have forced this. They took away from surveillance as you browse the Web, choice, so the only response is anonymity.” open email messages, and communicate with Here’s the rundown of what you can expect to see others. later this year: • Security refers to protection against potential • Safari extends Intelligent Tracking harm caused by others, whether that’s Prevention: Apple first added this technology accessing information about you without your to Safari on the Mac in 2017 to prevent cross- permission or attacking your system via site tracking, which allows cookies from one malware. It can be used as a catchall term for site to track you across unrelated other sites.

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 7 Apple continually toils to block new (by going to Settings > Privacy > Location workarounds that ad tech companies come up Services > AppName and selecting Always with. In Safari 15, Intelligent Tracking Protection Allow). (Always Allow is useful for apps like will also prevent trackers from obtaining a user’s those that track exercise, children’s IP address for guessing a location or trying to whereabouts, or navigate by GPS.) track them across pages or sites. • iCloud Private Relay: New to iCloud+, this • Mail blocks one-pixel and similar trackers: A lot feature offers something like the Tor routing of commercial and some personal email embed network, a combination of VPN (encrypted invisible images, often just a 1-by-1 pixel graphic, data transit over the Internet) combined with that essentially “phones home” when loaded. A quasi-anonymity. When you turn on iCloud tracking service can infer various details about Private Relay, all your Safari browsing is the email recipient, including that the message encrypted and associated with an anonymous was read, when it was read, and where the user is IP address. The request goes first to an Apple- located, among other details. Mail currently controlled “ingress proxy” (which knows who offers a switch that controls image loading in a you are but not what site you’re visiting) and message. When enabled, everything loads; when then to a third-party “egress proxy” (which disabled, you have to click Load Remote Content knows what site you’re visiting but not who selectively for messages that have graphic you are) before being delivered to the ultimate content you want to view—and thus load destination. For non-logged-in sessions, this invisible tracking images! In the next update of approach prevents effective user tracking or Mail, you will be able to allow remote content to even knowing much about them at all. As with load while blocking invisible trackers. Mail will other secure services Apple offers, the also mask IP addresses to prevent tracking and company designed the system so it can’t geolocation. decrypt your browsing session. Private Relay also protects two other leaky types of traffic outside Safari: DNS queries, which reveal the domains accessed by any Internet-connected software on your devices, and most insecure (non-HTTPS) Web queries from any app. • Hide My Email: An extension of the offering for developers to use for account-based access, Hide My Email is also included with iCloud+. It lets you create a unique, random email address that forwards to your iCloud address, so you can send and receive email without sharing your actual email address. As with Sign in with Apple, you can disable or delete these addresses and never receive any email from that source again. • Embedded location sharing: To reduce the Apple didn’t decide to develop these additional availability of unwanted location tracking in privacy protections and anonymity enhancements in apps, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 gives developers a a void. They stem from a desire to protect users way to request that the user provide their current against unceasing attempts to monetise your every location through an affirmative action. Each time moment online by firms ranging from Facebook, one the app wants the location, it can make this query of the world’s largest corporations, to shadowy ad- again. The current options only allow a developer tech shops. to obtain continuous access during a session with As a consequence, Apple is upping the pressure on an app (Allow Once), continuously while the app companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to is in the foreground (Allow While Using the step up their privacy protections, too.Apple today App), or both in the foreground and background announced

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 8 Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and channels are now available worldwide by Apple

With Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, listeners can experience never-before-heard stories on Luminary’s “The Midnight Miracle” with Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, and Dave Chappelle, and Pushkin Industries’ “Revisionist History” with Malcolm Gladwell; the next chapters of QCODE’s apocalyptic thriller “Blackout,” starring Rami Malek and Aja Naomi King, and Realm’s “Orphan Black,” featuring Tatiana Maslany; the unrivaled chemistry and insightful commentary driving CNN’s “The Handoff,” and Politico’s “Playbook: Deep Dive”; and many more. “Listeners can’t get enough of their favorite podcasts and want a simple way to support the Thousands of Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and extraordinary creators who make them possible,” channels from the world’s best audio creators, said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple including the Los Angeles Times, Luminary, NPR, and Beats. “Now, listeners can enjoy new Pushkin Industries, and QCODE, are available today, content and additional benefits for thousands with more launching every week Podcasts Subscriptions will help creators grow their Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, the global businesses and continue to make podcasting an marketplace for premium podcast subscriptions, is important source of information, entertainment, now available. Starting June 15th 2021, listeners in connection, and inspiration for hundreds of millions more than 170 countries and regions1 can purchase of listeners around the world.” subscriptions for individual shows and groups of Discover Subscriptions and Channels shows through channels, making it easy to support When listeners purchase a subscription to a show, their favourite creators, enjoy new content, and they automatically follow the show and the page is unlock additional benefits such as ad-free listening updated with a Subscriber Edition label so they and early access, directly on Apple Podcasts. know they have access to the premium experience. Listeners can discover thousands of subscriptions Listeners can discover channels for their favorite and channels featuring brand new shows that span podcasts from each show page and through Search, many genres and formats, including news, comedy, explore recommendations from the Listen Now and sports, and true crime, offering listeners premium Browse tabs, and share channels using Messages, experiences that help them stay informed, Mail, and other apps. As listeners subscribe to entertained, connected, and inspired. These include channels, the Listen Now tab expands with new subscriptions to shows from essential independent rows that provide easy access to all of the content voices like “Birthful” with Adriana Lozada, included in the channel and with their subscription. “Pantsuit Politics” with Beth Silvers and Sarah Listeners who subscribe to two or more channels will Stewart Holland, “Snap Judgment” with Glynn see a My Channels row in the Listen Now tab, where Washington, and “You Had Me At Black” with they can browse and follow all of the shows offered. Martina Abrams Ilunga; premier studios such as of new and popular podcasts, alongside millions of Lemonada Media, Luminary, Realm, and Wondery; free shows, with more arriving every week. Apple and leading media and entertainment brands, including CNN, NPR, The Washington Post, and Sony Music Entertainment.

CAPITAL APPLE – JUNE 2021 PAGE 9 2021 Apple Design Award Winners

Apple has once again crowned the latest winners of the Apple Design Awards This year, Apple split the award winners into six categories: • Inclusivity: HoloVista and Voice Dream Reader • Delight and Fun: Little Orpheus and Pok Pok Playroom • Interaction: Bird Alone and CARROT (CARROT Weather is a favourite, see “CARROT Weather Predicts Cloudy with a Chance of Snark,” 22 January 2018) • Social Impact: Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (the first Mac app to win an award in years, though it also exists for other Apple platforms) and Be My Eyes • Visuals and Graphics: Genshin Impact and Loóna • Innovation: League of Legends: Wild Rift and NaadSadhana

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