The world has just received their iPhone 14 line up.
While many are happy with their new gadget, while some others, including the late Steve Jobs' daughter, are disappointed because of the lack of innovation, Apple does introduce a bunch of new things in this 2022 iPhone series.
Most notably, the Pro series get a A16 Bionic chip, an improved main camera, the "Dynamic Island" feature that replaces the notch, an 'Always-on' display, and more.
While Apple provides information about the new things its iPhone 14 series have, there can be some things that that Apple doesn't really showcase.
Among the things that Apple prefers to seclude, include the chime that plays every time the iPhone 14 series are powered on and off.
Apple added the startup and shutdown sound as part of its accessibility feature, in order to help blind users and people with low-vision. Those people have reportedly asked the company for a clear way to tell whether their iPhone had restarted. And this is what exactly Apple did.
To enable the feature, owners of iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max, can go to the Settings app, and access Accessibility.
- Open 'Settings'.
- Select 'Accessibility'.
- Tap on 'Audio/Visual' under the 'Hearing' menu.
- Toggle on the 'Power On & Off Sounds' option.
This is the first time Apple has offered a boot chime on the iPhone.
None of Apple’s other iPhones than the iPhone 14 lineup make a sound when they're booting up.
For all this time, owners can only rely on the presence of the company’s logo to inform that their iPhone or iPad is turning on.
It's worth noting that the startup chime is exclusive to the iPhone 14 lineup, and it isn't available on the iPhone 13 or any other previous generation iPhones, even if they have iOS 16 installed.
This is because the startup and shutdown chime plays right when the Apple logo shows up when users hold down the side button.
When the Apple logo appears, the iPhone has yet to boot its iOS operating system. What this means, the startup chime is built into the bootROM itself, and embedded directly to the processor's firmware.
Because the bootROM is read-only, software update cannot modify it.
Even Apple cannot change it.
Unlike notable features, Apple isn't advertising the feature, simply because the "exclusivity" of the chime isn't something Apple thinks can make people buy the new iPhone.
To Apple, the chime is just something iPhone 14 users can discover for themselves after fiddling with their new shiny device.
