


First of all, the new iPhone software is timed not alongside just the new iPad release, iPadOS 16.1, but also the latest software for the Mac, macOS Ventura. The support document explains video effects and microphone modes as well as instructions of what you need to do to make it all work. It’s a clever system that allows you to show your desk as well as your face at the same time. It then connects wirelessly with the Mac and uses the iPhone camera to improve on the image quality you can send to the person at the other end of the call. You attach the iPhone so that it perches on the lid of the MacBook Air, for instance, where it’s clamped in place by an accessory like the excellent Belkin iPhone mount ($29.95). In case you don’t know, this is where you can use your iPhone as a webcam on a Mac running the newly released macOS Ventura. You can read Kate O’Flaherty’s analysis of what’s new, here on Forbes, but it’s worth noting that there are 20 of these security issues and Apple notes that one of them is already active, with the company saying it’s aware of a report that the issue has been exploited.īeyond that, Apple has now released a helpful support docu ment explaining about one of the coolest new features for iOS 16: Continuity Camera. These updates always include security fixes, and this is no exception.
