Karaoke function added to Apple Music Sing, AR / VR headset trend – Apple news all at once Japan Top News

On December 7th, Apple announced “Apple Music Sing,” a new Apple Music feature that supports the ability to individually adjust the vocal volume and highlight display of lyrics for each syllable in time.

In other words, with Apple Music karaoke supported, users all over the world can now enjoy it on iPhone, iPad and 2022 Apple TV 4K model.

The volume control feature in Apple Music Sing uses a machine learning algorithm that separates voices, such as “voice emphasis” during AirPods and FaceTime calls, and Apple Music will set up an audio source for karaoke. no.

Therefore, the high performance of the Neural Engine is required, and it can only be used with iPhone 11 or later models with the A13 Bionic chip, and iPhone SE (3rd generation) released in 2022 with the A14 Bionic.

For iPad, iPad (9th generation), iPad mini (6th generation), iPad Air (4th generation or later), iPad Pro with M1/M2.

For Apple TV, only available on Apple TV 4K released in 2022.

The karaoke function is also complete, not only the main vocal lyrics are displayed, but also the supporting vocal lyrics are displayed in small sizes, and the duet display that displays the lyrics on both sides of the screen is also supported.

Apple announces “Apple Music Sing,” a karaoke function that lets you adjust the volume (12/7)

Three new features for enhanced data protection

Apple has emphasized security and privacy as brand values ​​dear to its company and products.

There are many ways to do this, such as not doing business with personal information, having as little data as possible, keeping data on the device as much as possible, improving security, but that improvement will also have an impact.

The advanced data protection added to iCloud provides the ability to encrypt and store a broader range of data, including notes, photos, and Voice Memos, providing enhanced protection for highly personal data.

In addition, iMessage now has the ability to notify journalists, human rights activists and government officials of threatened countries, law enforcement and others of intercepted messages in the cloud.

In addition, two-factor authentication has used SMS and device authentication until now, but a new security key has been added. Equipped with an NFC method and a method that is physically inserted into the device, it is possible to prevent Apple ID login without a security key.

Apple Will Strengthen Data Protection for iCloud and iMessage – Three New Features (12/8)

Chrome supports passkey authentication technology that does not require a password (12/12)

Trends in Apple’s AR/VR headsets

A headphone-type Apple device is also planned for 2023. Although it is true that the details are still unclear, it seems that the underlying software, which has been called “RealityOS” so far, has been changed to “xrOS”.

It makes us imagine that it will cover a wide range of AR and VR, and it matches the rumor that a mixed reality (MR) headset is in development.

Apple doesn’t have the same presence in the virtual reality world as Meta and Google. However, in the world of augmented reality, the LiDAR scanner installed in the iPhone / iPad Pro is used to recognize objects and spaces, and the augmented reality-related ARKit API, Metal graphic engine, and spatial audio technology are expanding.

By combining these, it is possible to achieve highly advanced AR experiences and content creation on existing devices without a headset.

As for the device, it’s expected to come later than previously expected, but it could still ship in 2023. It’s said to aim to ship in the $2,000 range (around 270,000 JPY).

Apple changes OS name for AR/VR headsets to “xrOS” (12/5)

Apple AR/VR Headset, Delay Mass Shipping to Second Half of 2023 (12/5)

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