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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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1. Apple Store Workers in Atlanta File First Ever Petition for Union Election
2. Tracking Your Heart Rate Variability with Apple Watch
3. Entertainment Industry Pens Open Letter To Tim Cook Over Final Cut Pro Concerns
4. EU Moves Closer to Requiring USB-C Charging on iPhones
5. Season Three of Apple TV+ Series ‘Mythic Quest’ To Lose F. Murray Abraham
6. Brazil Orders Apple to Pay iPhone Buyer $1,000 For Not Including Charger
7. Samsung Releases Pokémon-Themed Galaxy Flip 3, Will Apple Join In On The Fun?
8. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Believes 2024 iPhone Will Include Under-Screen Face ID and Front Camera
9. COVID Lockdowns Affect Half of Apple Suppliers in China, May Result In Supply Chain Cutoff
10. Smartphone Shipments Fall by 11%, Apple’s Market Share Comes in Second to Samsung
11. Apple Seeds Second Betas for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, More
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1. APPLE STORE WORKERS IN ATLANTA FILE FIRST EVER PETITION FOR UNION ELECTION
Apple store workers in Atlanta have filed the first-ever petition for a union election in Apple retail store history.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-store-workers-in-atlanta-file-first-ever-petition-for-union-election/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. TRACKING YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WITH APPLE WATCH
One health measurement tracked by your Apple Watch is your heart rate variability. Let’s take a look at what it is and how to view the data.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tips/deep-dive/tracking-your-heart-rate-variability-with-apple-watch/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PENS OPEN LETTER TO TIM COOK OVER FINAL CUT PRO CONCERNS
On Tuesday over 100 members of the film industry sent an open letter to Tim Cook addressing their concerns about Final Cut Pro.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/entertainment-industry-pens-open-letter-to-tim-cook-over-final-cut-pro-concerns/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. EU MOVES CLOSER TO REQUIRING USB-C CHARGING ON IPHONES
Proposed legislation requiring all mobile devices, including iPhones, include USB-C charging ports has moved one step closer to law.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/eu-moves-closer-to-requiring-usb-c-charging-on-iphones/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. SEASON THREE OF APPLE TV+ SERIES ‘MYTHIC QUEST’ TO LOSE F. MURRAY ABRAHAM
Recent news indicates that F. Murray Abraham will not be on season three of Mythic Quest. Lionsgate has confirmed the news without reason.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/season-three-of-apple-tv-series-mythic-quest-to-lose-f-murray-abraham/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. BRAZIL ORDERS APPLE TO PAY IPHONE BUYER $1,000 FOR NOT INCLUDING CHARGER
Apple’s climate-friendliness isn’t always popular. It’s been told to repay a Brazil customer for not including a charger with a new iPhone.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/brazil-orders-apple-to-pay-iphone-buyer-1000-for-not-including-charger/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. SAMSUNG RELEASES POKéMON-THEMED GALAXY FLIP 3, WILL APPLE JOIN IN ON THE FUN?
Samsung has announced a Pokémon-themed phone set to arrive in South Korea. While this is great news for Galaxy users, what about the iPhone?
<https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/editorial/samsung-releases-pokemon-themed-galaxy-flip-3-will-apple-join-in-on-the-fun/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. ANALYST MING-CHI KUO BELIEVES 2024 IPHONE WILL INCLUDE UNDER-SCREEN FACE ID AND FRONT CAMERA
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently tweeted that he believes the higher-end 2024 iPhone models will include under-screen Face ID and front-camera.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/analyst-ming-chi-kuo-believes-2024-iphone-will-include-under-screen-face-id-and-front-camera/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. COVID LOCKDOWNS AFFECT HALF OF APPLE SUPPLIERS IN CHINA, MAY RESULT IN SUPPLY CHAIN CUTOFF
Half of Apple’s suppliers in China were reported to have been affected by the COVID lockdown that is starting to affect the supply chain.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/covid-lockdowns-affect-half-of-apple-suppliers-in-china-may-result-in-supply-chain-cutoff/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. SMARTPHONE SHIPMENTS FALL BY 11%, APPLE’S MARKET SHARE COMES IN SECOND TO SAMSUNG
Smartphone shipments in 1Q22 fell by 11% from 4Q21 market share. Samsung led the pack this time, followed by Apple.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/smartphone-shipments-fall-by-11-apples-market-share-comes-in-second-to-samsung/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

11. APPLE SEEDS SECOND BETAS FOR IOS, IPADOS, MACOS, MORE
Apple seeded the second betas of all of its major operating systems on Tuesday. There aren’t many new features, though.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-seeds-second-betas-for-ios-ipados-macos-more/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>