Considering you didn’t actually specify

> any ideas of how they recover the 30%

your question itself was rather vague and useless. Still despite your rudeness, I’m glad you clarified. Perhaps someone will better answer your question now you’ve actually asked a clear one.

As opposed to not recovering any?

I bet you could feel it. It would be an r/MildlyInteresting experiment to have someone touch the screen while you held it.

If Otterbox cases stopped people feeling the haptics from screen touches, I think we’d be seeing the complaints. Or else the people using Otterboxes aren’t bothered by not feeling them.

> how can they also transfer the haptic vibration to your finger?

Per the other reply, it doesn’t have to go directly to the finger. The entire iPhone conducts the vibration from wherever Taptic Engine(s) lives. The same way you can feel the haptics when you touch the top of the screen even though the engine is at the bottom of the iPhone.

Already responded to your other comment first. But no that wouldn’t be difficult. Think about the screen.

If you long touch the top of the screen, there’s no Taptic Engine there. But you still feel it. The entire body of the iPhone conducts the vibration no matter where you actually touch.

The button itself needs to be capacitive to interact with the capacitive buttons. It could also just be straight up metallic with some sort of non-scratch bottom or just a thin enough plastic coating so as not to insulate the button. But the button would happily conduct the vibration of a second Taptic Engine is used as long as it’s in contact during the feedback tap. But I’m not convinced that’s actually necessary as one engine covers the entire phone for screen presses anywhere as-is.

They could certainly fit another engine in if they want to increase the strength of the haptic feedback or add more complexity, but it wouldn’t be strictly necessary. I’m more of the opinion that every cubic millimeter possible should be devoted to battery gains.

Okay. First, to be clear, do you understand the difference between capacitive and haptic? I don’t mean to be rude, but I need to know from which square we’re starting.

Yes, anyone can try a beta for which they’ve signed up for. Then you just select one of the beta channels for which you’ve registered under the automatic update settings.

The Public Beta is free. I tend to try stuff out around PB4 to get ahead of the curve so I can teach my parents any new features.

Developer Beta is in the process of weeding anyone out who isn’t actually in the developer program.

Customer Beta is invite only by whatever criteria Apple uses. Seems to be (ironically) employees, power users and people with a long history of engaging with Feedback.

Some sort of bug of course. Probably nothing to worry about

I doubt it. I’m using iCloud Photo Library and optimize storage on iOS 16.4

iPhone storage shows 1.7 GB for photos.

iCloud storage shows 153.9 GB for photos and videos.

The case doesn’t need haptics…

Capacitive is the method of registering input. Haptic is the method of feedback to the user. The case should conduct the vibration just fine unless it’s especially loose or padded for some reason.

They had to redesign cases anyway for the last several years due to model changes. What made you think this year would magically be different?

> get one with ugly cutouts

Or they just make them with conductive elements in the case buttons

Or if they only put periscope zoom in the pro max. But it’s still too early to put much weight into rumors, in my opinion. We’ll see what they do when they do it. Or when iOS 17 betas start getting torn down for references, lol

Some interpretations of the “15 Ultra” rumors have it being a replacement or rebranding of the Pro Max. But you’re asking people to speculate on the difference between to models of a rumored redesign…

They can also make the case buttons out of a conductive material…

Waterproofing and the ever present quest to free up more internal space for more components.

Apple and other brands will undoubtedly make cases designed to work with it.

Assuming these rumors are true, than the regular 15 will likely keep regular buttons at least the first years, similar to the rumor that all 15’s will use Dynamic Island this year.

You plug it into a charger until comes back online. Same as always.

And you’d still be able to

You’re welcome, I’m sure you’ll manage!

If there are no in-app purchases involved, or not so many that you’re not okay just rebuying them anyway, then iCloud Family setup with the two Apple IDs is probably easiest.

Also take a look at setting up a child Apple ID and setting up Screen Time on a child’s device. Particularly managing content and privacy controls.

Face ID has been fantastic. I currently have an 11 Pro, and previously an XR and I’ve not had any more misfires than I did with Touch ID on the 5S, 6S and 8 that I owned previously.

The Covid mask mandates were a little rough until they pushed out that update enabling Apple Watch authentication, but the newer models don’t require that. They can do an initial unlock with the face obscured (but not payment or other more sensitive authentication).

That said, I miss Touch ID in two specific scenarios

1. The option to go directly to the home screen by tasting your finger on the haptic home button.
2. Quicker Apple Pay authentication using the same technique

But the overall gains far outweigh those two losses.

If it’s a wireless charging pad it’s likely there to keep the pod from moving about. If it’s a docking style charging stand, it’s likely a counterweight for the phone.

Edit: Actually that looks like a wall plug. Not sure what it’s for if so.

If they are paid apps, you will need to sign into the App Store with the Apple ID that bought them to download them onto your other device or else pay for them again.

OR set up an Apple ID for your son to use on the other device and incorporate that into iCloud Family and use app sharing, but this won’t get you around certain kinds of in-app purchases.

Not directly. The color used for the dock and any folders is determined by iOS based on the colors of the wallpaper. So you’d have to change the wallpaper.