Prof Jonathan Wilson, a professor of brand strategy and culture at Regent's University London, thinks there is an ulterior motive for people sharing these end-of-year-reviews - especially on apps that people use to track their virtuous activities, like fitness and education.
"It's like bragging but without the selfie," he explains. "Lots of people don't want to take selfies for various reasons but one of them is that people feel a bit cringe, that it's a bit narcissistic."
one sec aims to help people reduce mindless scrolling on social media, requiring users to make a conscious decision on whether or not they want to actually open that app every time. It’s very configurable, so you can customize one sec to meet your needs.
iOS 18.2.1 should be a minor update that fixes bugs and/or addresses security vulnerabilities, but it is unclear which specific issues might be resolved. The update will likely be released in late December or early January.
Okay, I am not going to brag or show you any selfies. (At least, I hope I am not.)
But looking back at the past year, I've made two major changes with my use of technology.
Hardware-wise, I upgraded from an iPhone 12 mini to an iPhone 16 Pro. My pocket is now heavier. (And my wallet lighter, so it balanced out.) I've gained a lot of new stuff: a 5x zoom camera, an always-on display, dynamic island, and copious of battery life. But then, an iPhone is an iPhone, and the everything is still familiar, and the way I use an iPhone has remained the same.
Software-wise, I migrated from podcast player to podcast player to podcast player to podcast player. Yes, I've used quite a number of podcast players for my daily news and entertainment before settling down to iCatcher podcast player. I've started the year with the desire to move away from a podcast player that required a server component to be working perfectly day-in day-out, and of which I have no control over. (After I moved away, this podcast player was rewritten and relaunched with, seemingly, many many bugs, but that was a mere coincident and luck on my part.)
And then the CEO of the new podcast player did something really bad, and I lost confidence, and I moved again.
And then the new podcast player, which did have a server component, had server problems, and I moved again.
I only used iCatcher for a few months, but I really hope this will be the last software migration for a long time. (Yes, I've encountered bugs already, but nothing show-stopping, yet.)
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