Apple acknowledged over the weekend that the iPhone 15 Pro can run a little hot, but said it’s an iOS 17 software issue and it would be fixed soon.
Today, MacRumors reported that Apple is testing iOS 17.0.3 internally; perhaps, as the outlet speculates, that’s the software update that ends our hot iPhone 15 summer. Perhaps.
Developer Steve Troughton-Smith spotted a fun little note today on the download page for the Xcode 15.1 beta that says a Mac with Apple Silicon is required if you want to develop for visionOS.
So alas, you can’t use a decked-out 2019 Mac Pro ($400 wheel upgrade included, of course). But buy a base-model M1 MacBook Air from 2020 for under a grand? Go forth, my friend.
Over the weekend, MacRumors reported that several commenters on its forums complained that their iPhone 15 Pro NFC chips were dying after sitting on their BMWs’ wireless charging pads.
We reached out to both Apple and BMW to see if there was any reason to believe that’s possible, and Jay Hanson, a spokesperson for BMW’s product and technology group, replied via email:
We’re looking into this ... We’ll get back in touch as soon as we have something.
Apple has not yet responded. Hopefully, we’ll know more soon.
Inspired by X CEO Linda Yaccarino flashing her home screen during her Code Conference interview, many of my colleagues at The Verge have been sharing their own home screens on Threads.
The fools! Now I’ve collected them and put them into a gallery here for all to see. (Don’t worry, I included my own.)
Anyway, did you get in on this bit? Share a link to yours in the comments! Or don’t. I’m not your boss.
The Associated Press reported that Marion, Kansas Mayor Dave Mayfield confirmed he had suspended police Chief Gideon Cody over a month after Marion police returned materials they’d taken in a raid of the local Marion County Record newspaper.
Mayor Mayfield hasn’t offered an explanation, according to AP.
