Controversy Surrounding iOS 17: Will Apple’s New Feature Block Concert Filming?


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Apple has recently released a beta version of its upcoming operating system, iOS 17. It is currently only available for developers. This technical preview has generated a lot of buzz. And a public beta version is scheduled to be released in July. One of the features that have garnered a lot of attention is the potential for iOS 17 to block iPhones if a user films a concert for too long. Soren Iverson, a designer for Cash App, revealed this in a tweet. The message displayed would be “Give it a rest and enjoy the show”.

A controversy is surrounding an iOS 17 feature that blocks video recording

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This new feature has sparked a heated debate between those who support their right to do whatever they want with their iPhone, and those who believe that it would improve the user experience. Interestingly, Apple had already filed a patent on this subject in 2016. The patent describes a camera that can detect an infrared signal and interpret the data. This signal could be in use to disable both photography and video recording.

The question is: is Apple really considering this new feature or is it a Soren Iverson prank? Iverson is popular for posting fake features on Twitter. Some of them are plausible. Iverson has a significant number of followers on Twitter, with almost 110,000 followers. His iOS tweet has been viewed over 10 million times, cited 4,000 times, and retweeted almost 4,800 times.

Also, it is important to remember that not everything posted on the internet is true. Iverson’s other tweets include exaggerations of existing features. So, we should take this news carefully, as it may not be a real feature.

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