As it’s being studied, the leaked HomePod firmware continues to be a treasure trove of upcoming Apple features for the upcoming iPhone. In addition to recent findings, iOS developer Guilherme Rambo has uncovered even more strings hidden inside of Apple’s HomePod firmware, which could possibly point to new features in upcoming iPhone hardware. The strings […]
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The leaked HomePod firmware might have given away yet another feature for Apple’s upcoming next-gen iPhone. iHelp has noted a line that references support for facial recognition even when the device is laying flat on its back. The term “Pearl” is believed to be Apple’s name for Face ID: AXRestingPearlUnlock com.apple.accessibility.resting.pearl.unlock
Yet another interesting tidbit came out of the leaked HomePod firmware today. Following earlier details such as design and face recognition information, Portuguese news site iHelp has found code that seemingly indicates the iPhone 8 will be capable of 4K video at 60 frames per second with both the front and rear cameras… The code […]
Deep within Apple’s firmware update for the upcoming HomePod, some of the critical specs have been found. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith shared last week that HomePod will run a full iOS stack and uses a shell app called SoundBoard. He also mentioned more specifics about the display/touch surface stating “The center part of the HomePod surface […]
It turns out that the newest HomePod firmware update dropped some hints as to what to expect with the next-gen iPhone. The firmware, which will run a version of iOS, corresponds to iOS 11.0.2. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith dug into the firmware and its BiometricKit framework that is currently home to Touch ID authentication, supporting claims […]