iPhone 13 successor could let you control the phone by blowing into it

Date:
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:06:41 +0000

Description:
An iPhone 13 successor could let you control the phone by blowing into it
and may also come to a future Apple Watch.

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Our sights are set on the iPhone 13 and its expected launch in the coming months, but weve been seeing wild rumors for features that could come in the iPhone 14 or future Apple phones and the latest suggests we could control an iPhone by blowing on it.

The feature, which may also come in a future Apple Watch, is described in a new patent as tech that detects blow events to switch between different software modes and potentially navigate a user interface. The tech detects changes in pressure beyond a certain threshold and, combined with a motion sensor, ascertains whether a user is intentionally blowing on their device
(or if its just unintentional wind from a user pumping their arms during a run, we presume).

The patent description suggests the feature would help users of either
iPhones or Apple Watches given they have to hold or wear such Apple devices in or on one hand, blow controls could supplement or potentially replace needing the other hand. In short: this seems like a neat alternate way to control your device, but it also could be an accessibility feature, too. Analysis: iPhone patents are a slew of new ideas that may never come to pass

It wouldnt be a surprise if blow detection never makes it into an iPhone,
just by the nature of patents and their uncertainty in making it into market models. It would be great if, say, a future iPhone could detect cracks in the screen and inform users, or if the display could heal itself, as patents made public in the last year suggest could be in store for future Apple phones.

But we should also keep in mind all the ideas that havent gotten integrated into iPhones yet, like telescopic cameras , or curved screens , or styluses all from patents going back as far as 2014. These could still make their way into iPhones, but its more likely that these were simply ideas Apple tinkered with as potential options that iPhone development could follow if they passed the companys notoriously rigorous (and arbitrary) threshold for feature desirability. Given that these features arent ubiquitous in phones, its understandable why Apple wouldnt invest in them.

But Apple patents keep popping up, giving us ideas at what could come in future iPhones, from the improbable to the more possible, like a
MagSafe-esque magnetic breakaway charger or in-screen Face and Touch ID or
the Apple Glasses . But if were holding out irrational hope for a category of Apple patents, its probably for the still-rumored foldable iPhone Flip .

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