Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi i-Apple ibhekana nazo zonke izinhlobo zamacala ngezikhathi ezithile. Njengamanje, umthuthukisi u-Kosta Eleftheriou ukwazile ukunaka umhlaba wama-apula, owangena esiphambanweni nomdondoshiya waseCalifornia. Yonke ingxabano yabo isiqhubeke kusukela ngo-2019 futhi yafinyelela umvuthwandaba manje, ngokwethulwa kwe-Apple Watch Series 7. Lesi sizukulwane esisha sinombukiso omkhulu, ngenxa yalokho i-Apple ikwazile ukuhlanganisa ikhibhodi yakudala ye-QWERTY, ezosebenza njengenye indlela ukubizela noma ukubhala ngesandla. Kodwa kukhona catch. Ukopishe ngokuphelele le khibhodi kunjiniyela oshiwo ngenhla.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkinga ijule kakhulu. Njengoba sishilo ngenhla, konke kwaqala ngo-2019, lapho i-FlickType yohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Apple Watch ikhishwa esitolo se-App ngokwephula imigomo. Kusukela lapho, izinhlangothi zombili bezilokhu ziphikisana. Kuphela ngemva konyaka, uhlelo lokusebenza lubuyele esitolo ngaphandle kwencazelo, emele inzuzo elahlekile yonjiniyela. Osukwini lwalo lokuduma, lolu hlelo bekuwuhlelo lokusebenza olukhokhelwa kakhulu olulandwe kakhulu lwe-Apple Watch. U-Eleftheriou waziwa kakhulu njengomgxeki womphakathi we-Apple, edonsela ukunaka kwezinhlelo zokusebenza eziwumgunyathi namanye amaphutha, futhi wafaka icala elilodwa ngokumelene nomdondoshiya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule.
Ngakho manje siyazi. Sobonana enkantolo @I-apula. https://t.co/hJtPI2Z83J pic.twitter.com/1s7MUSLTpc
- Kosta Eleftheriou (@keleftheriou) September 14, 2021
Kodwa ake sibuyele enkingeni ekhona manje. I-FlickType ye-Apple Watch yayikade ikhutshaziwe ngenxa yokuthi iyikhibhodi ye-Apple Watch. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngesikhathi uhlelo lokusebenza lungakwazi ukungena ku-App Store, i-Apple yazama ukuyibuyisela emuva - ngokusho komthuthukisi, wayivimba ngamabomu ukuze ayithole ngenani elincane kakhulu. Konke kufinyelele umvuthwandaba ngokwethulwa kwe-Apple Watch Series 7 ngesonto eledlule, okufanele ikopishe ngqo uhlelo lokusebenza lomthuthukisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma le nguqulo iyiqiniso, khona-ke lokhu akulona icala lokuqala lapho umdondoshiya we-Cupertino "ephonsa izinti ngaphansi kwezinyawo" ngamabomu yabathuthukisi abaqhamuka nento entsha. Ukuthi isimo sizothuthuka kanjani, akukacaci okwamanje. Nokho, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ikhibhodi yomdabu evela ku-Apple izotholakala kuphela kumodeli yakamuva.
Ngokuqondene nezingxabano phakathi kwe-Apple kanye nonjiniyela oshiwo ngenhla, ziya phambili nakakhulu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, u-Eleftheriou uthuthukise ikhibhodi ye-iOS, okufanele isize abasebenzisi abayizimpumputhe futhi kuthiwa ingcono kakhulu futhi ingcono kune-VoiceOver yomdabu. Kodwa washeshe wabhekana nenkinga enkulu - akakwazi ukuyifaka ku-App Store. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, uvame ukugxeka ikomidi ngokugunyazwa kohlelo lokusebenza, ngoba ngokusho kwakhe, wona kanye amalungu anquma ngezinhlelo zokusebenza ngokwawo awaqondi umsebenzi we-VoiceOver futhi awanawo umqondo omncane mayelana nokusebenza kwawo.
Yiqiniso, ngithanda imikhiqizo ye-Apple futhi ngizoqhubeka ngiyisebenzisa, kodwa uma bengayeki ukwenza lokhu, ngithemba ukuthi othile uzobanika ubunzima, ngoba lokhu kuyinto ecacile ngokuphelele, uma ngale ndlela kwenza kungenzeki ngomuntu ukuthi abe nohlelo lwakhe lokusebenza eSitolo. Uma ikhibhodi ye-Apple Watch (ngombono wami, ngendlela, ayenzi mqondo nhlobo) ibimane nje iseSitolo futhi u-Apple wayikopisha ngandlela thile, makube njalo, kepha leli yicala elicacile futhi angikwenzi. Angiqondi ukuthi yini edonsayo ngakho isikhathi eside kangaka. Kubi nakakhulu nge-iOS, ngoba angiqondi nhlobo ukuthi bazama ukwenzani uma kunenani elimangalisayo lamakhibhodi esitolo, kungani-ke benenkinga nenye okufanele isize abantu.
Hhayi-ke, asethembe ukuthi lokhu kuzoxazululwa ngandlela thize futhi kuzuze abasebenzisi.