Aside from manufacturing and cost-cutting purposes, fitting a proximity sensor within the Dynamic Island area on the iPhone 15 series could have other benefits.
Reasons why Apple is moving the iPhone 15’s proximity sensor to the Dynamic Island
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How to get the temperature and humidity level of a room using your HomePod
Learn how to measure a room's temperature and humidity levels using your Apple HomePod speaker and an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
When might the iPhone lose its display cutouts and hole-punch screen cameras?
Will Appel ever design a seamless iPhone without unsightly cutouts in the display for the TrueDepth sensor array for Face ID or holes in the panel for the selfie camera?
Apple Watch Series 8 tech specs
Despite unveiling a more rugged and expensive Apple Watch Ultra on Wednesday, Apple also refreshed the ordinary Apple Watch lineup with its Apple Watch Series 8, which keeps the original design language going, albeit with some notable under the hood improvements when compared with its predecessor.
Apple Watch Ultra tech specs
The Apple Watch Ultra is a brand-new series of Apple Watch announced by Apple at the Wednesday event in which the company appears to be exploring the world of ruggedness and capability. This sleek new device strives to outdo the ordinary Apple Watch in almost every way possible, and it’s clear from what this thing comes equipped with that it does exactly that.
Don’t keep your fingers crossed for health-tracking AirPods anytime soon
AirPods with integrated health-tracking sensors measuring your body temperature and heart rate sound nice but don't count on Apple launching those anytime soon.
Apple details how eye gaze technology could be used in its mixed reality headset
Apple's rumored mixed reality headset could take advantage of eye gaze sensors and internal cameras to let you select objects like text fields with your eyes.
Apple supplier creates a sensor system capable of non-invasive blood sugar measurement
Apple supplier Rockley Photonics unveiled a comprehensive health sensor system that might help bring continuous non-invasive blood sugar measurement to a future Apple Watch.
Apple’s technology chief hints at using AirPods sensor fusion for health monitoring someday
A pair of AirPods with integrated wellness sensors that would be capable of monitoring certain health functions isn't a stretch, if you ask an Apple executive who just hinted at such a gizmo.
A non-invasive blood glucose Apple Watch sensor is reportedly still several years away
Apple's been researching non-invasive ways of measuring blood sugar levels for years. So far, nothing's shipped—an Apple Watch with a blood-sugar sensor is reportedly still in the works.
Apple Watch SE 2 and a new rugged Explorer model are apparently on the cards for 2022
While 2021's Apple Watch Series 7 will gain minor changes like an improved screen, Apple launches in 2022 reportedly include the next Apple Watch SE along with a new rugged model.
The next Apple Watch may add the blood glucose measurement function for diabetics
Apple appears determined to continue developing new medical and health tracking capabilities for its wearable device, with a new supply chain report claiming that a non-invasive blood glucose sensor will be added to an as-of-yet-unannounced Apple Watch Series 7 model.