About the upcoming HomeI'll leave the workshop. AppWe've been learning a lot about it in the last few hours. After information emerged about its design resembling the legendary iMac G4 and its six-inch square display, the first glimpses of one of its system features have now even leaked. And if they're authentic, Apple wants from HomeThe pad will not only be a smart home control center, but also a kind of smart photo frame when not in use. What's interesting is that it will also have the same function. iPhone Duo.
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He came with new information leaker going by the nickname pdfu, who managed to obtain screenshots of the settings of a feature called Photo Face. This is supposed to be one of the options that users will keep on the display HomePad when they are not actively using it. When they first set up the device, they should choose which photos they want to use for Photo Face, which can be from various photo collections, memories, or shared albums. The images will be loaded from iCloudu, so the condition for using the function will be active iCloud Photos.
HomePad as a smart photo frame
The whole thing may seem relatively simple at first glance, but HomeHowever, the pad makes a lot of sense. Apple According to the information so far, the device is expected to be permanently placed on a kitchen counter, table or other surface, or it could be mounted on a wall. So when you're not using it to control your smart home, make video calls or work with widgety, its display can easily display your photos. Incidentally, Mark Gurman from Bloombergu previously stated that the environment HomeThe pad will largely be built around clock faces and photo slideshows.
Even more interesting, however, is the connection with iPhone DuoAccording to the pdf, this is not a function created exclusively for HomePad, but about the same Photo Face that Apple is also preparing for StandBy mode on its foldable iPhone. This is what could, according to leakerand explain why Apple has not yet made StandBy available for iPhone Duo in the simulator Xcode. HomeFall a iPhone Duo so they will probably share part of the same user experience at least in this respect.
Alone HomeThe pad is expected to offer a roughly 6″ square display and Apple it should be prepared in variadesigned to be placed on furniture or mounted on a wall. The desktop version is to use a metal semicircular base with a look inspired by the iMac G4, in which, among other things, speakers and microphones are to be placed. The front of the display should also include a FaceTime camera. The device is also to recognize who has approached it and then adjust the displayed images according to the specific member of the household. widgetand more information.
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HomeThe Pad is not supposed to function like a classic iPad with a full-fledged App Storem. Apple It should be conceived primarily as a central point of a smart home with application support and widgetsuch as Calendar, Weather, Music, News or Reminders. It is the combination of these functions with the watch faces and the newly revealed Photo Face that suggests how it wants to Apple use the device's display when no one is actively working with it. Instead of a black screen, it can HomeMost of the time, the Pad functions as an elegant digital photo frame, which can be instantly transformed into a control center for the entire household when needed.
