OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH iOS DEVELOPER GUILHERME RAMBO
When Apple accidentally leaked its HomePodfirmware last month, it was good news for those who hate surprises. The firmware replicated code intended for the iPhone 8 meaning that it was to prove itself a goldmine for some key specifications and features of the upcoming device. Once it had been picked apart, that is.
HOW THE D22 GLYPH WAS UNCOVERED
The information was uncovered by iOS developer Guilherme Rambo who immediately noticed when mysterious software for a device named ‘AudioAccessory1, 1’ was released on Apple’s public OTA (Over the Air) update feed. Then, after noticing tweet regarding the HomePod’s firmware and how he had discovered information about how the device works, Rambo decided to download the firmware to unpack it himself. Noticing that the version of iOS that the firmware it ran on was not 11.0 but rather 11.0.2, he became aware that this was indeed a future release of iOS 11 not yet accessible to developers. While it’s true that Apple already has a lot of face detection and recognition features for the Camera and Photos apps, Rambo noticed several references to face detection in . It was at this moment that he knew that he’d discovered something brand new.
