There are many different ways to communicate. The most recent is through the use of Emoji. Each year new emoji are released and this year is no different. This year's release of iOS 12.1 will have over 70 new emoji characters. In the latest public and developer betas have the new emoji included in the release.

With the release of iOS 12.1, you will see a variety of new emoji. Some of these include

• Cupcake
• Leafy Green
• Mango
• Moon Cake

There are also some new faces as well. Some of the new faces include:

• Freezing Face
• Face with pleading eyes
• Face with Party Hat and Horn

Along with faces and the food, there are some new animals too.

• Llama
• Mosquito
• Raccoon
• Swan

Here are some of the soon to be released emoji.

While it may seem as though the iPhone X has been around a long time, it was introduced just last year. In fact, it has only been available for about 11 months. The iPhone X has radically changed the iPhone line. The biggest changes were the edge to edge screen, which necessitated the removal of the home button. With the home button gone, Touch ID is also gone. In place of Touch ID came gestures for navigation and the all new Face ID.

Face ID takes an infrared scan using a random pattern of infrared dots on your face. This pattern is unique to every iPhone. If the points taken match the same pattern as expected, Face ID will unlock the iPhone. Face ID also brought with it more security. Excluding having a twin, it is very unlikely that someone else will be able to unlock your phone. In fact, 1 in a million chances with Face ID versus one in a 50,000 chance while using Touch ID.

As you might expect, the successor to the iPhone X has been released, the iPhone XS. Here are my thoughts on the iPhone XS after having used it for just about 9 days. You may not think it would be enough time, but given the updates over the iPhone X, it is enough time. Let us look start with speed improvements.

Speed

Every year, Apple increases the speed of new devices. This is typically done through the inclusion of new processors. The iPhone XS has a new A12 Bionic processor. The processor itself is may not seem that much faster than the A11 Bionic, however it is much faster. There are a couple of features that do actually make it faster. The first is the storage speed. Similar to how the latest MacBook Pros have faster storage, the new iPhone XS has similarly fast storage. This increase in speed allows for faster reading and writing, which should make all applications faster.

The processor itself is up to 15% faster than the A11 Bionic. This is possible because the A12 Bionic has six-cores instead of the previous four cores. The processor includes two performance cores, which 15% faster, but consume 40% less power. The second aspect to the CPU are the four efficiency cores. These handle the less intensive tasks and even these cores consume 50% less energy.

iPhone XS Speed Benchmark

Along with the CPU is the companion graphics processor unit, or GPU. This is the first Apple-designed GPU. The A12 Bionic GPU comes with four cores, and is 50% faster than the A11 Bionic. This will allow experiences like multiplayer Augmented Reality gaming to be even better. Let us turn to one of the larger improvements to the A12 Bionic, the Neural Engine.

Neural Engine

The biggest is change for the A12 is the inclusion of a "next generation" Neural Engine. The Neural Engine is a specialized processor that is used to handle machine learning. The Neural Engine in the A12 is able to do 5 trillion operations per second. That is 8.3 times as many operations per second than the A11; which was able to handle 600 billion operations per second. That is a significant increase. The next generation Neural Engine is used for processing machine learning algorithms including Face ID, Animoji, and some camera algorithms. The camera will be covered in a bit, but first let us look at the speakers and microphones.

Speakers and Microphones

The iPhone XS still consists of the stereo speakers that have been present since the release of the iPhone 7 in 2016. They also located in the same place, at the bottom right and in the true depth camera sensor housing. During my test of the speakers, they are actually louder than my second-generation iPad Pro at the same volume location on the slider. I do not use the speakers that often on my iPhone, as any audio is usually going through headphones, but it will be nice to have overall.

The iPhone XS has four microphones. These microphones are used for a couple of different functions. The first is to pickup voice and sound that you want. The second function is for noise cancellation, which should eliminate unwanted noise. The additional microphones allow for a new feature with the iPhone XS, the ability to record video in stereo sound. This will make it your videos that much better. Let us look at the most popular feature of any iPhone, the Camera.

Camera

One of the biggest reasons that users upgrade their smartphone is due to improvements with the Camera. For a vast majority o people their smartphone is their primary camera, myself included. While it was not clearly explained by Apple in its unveiling of the iPhone XS, the camera is a substantial improvement over the iPhone X. There are a couple of overall reasons for this. The first is that the camera itself is actually over 30% larger. It goes from a 4mm lens to a 4.25mm lens. While 0.25mm does sound like a lot, it actually is quite a bit in practice. The larger sensor means that the lens can pull in more light, which will make things brighter in low light situations, and your images look better in all situations. The biggest reason for this is that the camera has a new improved processing system, called Smart HDR.

iPhone X Low Light Non-HDR Photo

Smart HDR

With the iPhone XS Apple is employing the use of a new technology they are calling "Smart HDR". HDR stands for "High Dynamic Range". High Dynamic Range is a technique that takes multiple pictures at different exposure levels and then processing combines them into the best overall picture. This is how HDR has worked for all iOS devices until the iPhone XS. What is different with Smart HDR is that it is not just one picture that is being taken, in fact it is a total of nine photos.

Four of the images are being taken simultaneously so that any movement in the subject of the photo can be minimized. The second set of four images are inter-frames that are taken between the first four images so that the details can be highlighted. The second set of two images use a different exposure level, which allows the details to be brought out. The last photo take is a long exposure which is used to gather all of the shadow detail. All of these photos are then passed off to the Neural Engine.

The Neural Engine and processor then take the best of all of the photos that were taken to create the best photo it possibly can. The result of the processing is the photo that you see when you snap a picture.

The capabilities of the Smart HDR system are all thanks to the new Neural Engine. As mentioned above, the Neural Engine is able to handle 1 trillion operations per second, which is how all of the Smart HDR is able to take and process photos so quickly. There is one new feature that comes with the camera that will allow you to get just the right look that you want and that revolves around the Depth of Field.

Editing Depth of Field

The camera system on the iPhone XS now allows you to do something you could not do before, you can edit the Depth of Field on a Portrait photo to be able to get the best background bokeh effect possible. In order to do this you can perform the following steps:

• Open Photos.
• Locate the Portrait Mode photo you want to adjust.
• Tap on the Edit button.
• Adjust the "Depth" slider at the bottom to your liking.
• Tap the "Save" button to save the changes.

The slider for the Depth of Field can go from ƒ1.4 to ƒ16. The higher the ƒ-stop the clearer the background. Because the depth information is separated from the rest of the photo, it can be adjusted as often as you would like, which is helpful to be able to get just the proper look you want. Here are some examples of the different depth effects on a portrait photo.

iPhone XS Depth Editing with ƒ/4.5 Selected

Examples from the Camera

The best way to show the power of the camera, in comparison to the iPhone X is to show a set of photos.

iPhone X Photo with HDR

iPhone XS Photo HDR

iPhone X Photo Non-HDR

iPhone XS Photo Non-HDR

iPhone X Photo Non-HDR

iPhone XS Photo Non-HDR

iPhone X with Portrait Mode and HDR

iPhone XS with Portrait Mode and HDR

iPhone X with Portrait Mode and Non-HDR

iPhone XS with Portrait Mode and Non-HDR

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Closing Thoughts

Overall, the iPhone XS is a fairly minor update, but it is still a solid upgrade. It is typical of what we have come to expect for an "s" year for an iPhone. While the processor changes may not show substantial daily usage improvements, for specialized cases they will be substantial. The biggest change is with the Neural Engine. The Neural Engine will help process the machine learning algorithms that developers deploy. Apple has its own algorithms. One of which is the processing of images. The new Smart HDR algorithms will allow your iPhone XS to be able to take the best picture possible. This all done through the use of Smart HDR, which is enabled by default. You can disable it, if you so choose, but a vast majority of the time this is not needed.

If you have an iPhone X or an iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus, it may not be a worthwhile upgrade, unless you are on the iPhone Upgrade Program, or if you take a lot of pictures. The iPhone XS comes in two screen sizes. The first is the same 5.8-inch screen as the iPhone X and the second size is a larger 6.5-inch screen, called the iPhone XS Max. The storage sizes are 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB, depending on your storage needs. The prices for the iPhone XS range from $999 to $1349 and for the iPhone XS Max it is $1099 to $1449.

Here is the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max availability for the late afternoon of September 29th. The iPhone XS has a three day availability time, which is improved.

Changes for Apple

• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• T-Mobile - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Oct 3 - Oct 5
• T-Mobile - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• T-Mobile - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• T-Mobile - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• T-Mobile - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• T-Mobile - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• T-Mobile - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• T-Mobile - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• T-Mobile - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Verizon - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• Sim-Free - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27 - Oct 1 to Tue, Oct 2
• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• T-Mobile - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Verizon - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17
• Sim-Free - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 9 - Oct 16 to Oct 15 - Oct 17

Changes for the Carriers

• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 17, 2018 to Oct 22, 2018
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from 9/24 - 10/1 to Available Now
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from 9/24 - 10/1 to Available Now
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 9/24 - 10/1 to Available Now
• Verizon - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from 10-10-2018 to Available
• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 3, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 10, 2018 to Oct 15, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 4, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 3, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• Sprint - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from 10/1 - 10/8 to 10/8 - 10/15
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Available Now to 10/8 - 10/15
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from 10-03-2018 to 10-05-2018
• Verizon - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from 10-03-2018 to Available

Back in February, Apple announced some major changes to the fall release of macOS Server. One of the changes that they indicated was that many of the services would no longer be included in macOS Server. At the same time, some services would still be present but the user interface elements would be removed. One of the services that would no longer have a user interface is Websites.

macOS Server is used by many, including myself, as a development environment. Besides developers, there are also some companies that need to use Apple's Profile Manager service, but they also need to use host an internal site, and they need to do all of this on the same machine. If you were running macOS Server running on High Sierra, this scenario was easy to setup and maintain. The same scenario is still possible on macOS Mojave, but it is not as easy. It will take some let us look at how to do this.

macOS bundles in a web server, the one chosen is apache. On macOS Mojave, it is version 2.4.34. This is the latest, as of this writing. The installation of apache is not any different than one you would install on other variations of Linux, which is a good. Even though apache is standard, there are some modifications that are made to accommodate the ability to use of other web-based services, and in particular Apple's Profile Manager.

Default Configuration

Even under macOS Mojave with Server.app installed, there is a default configuration available. You can use this for your configuration, if you so choose. The default location for files is "/Library/WebServer/Documents/". You can use this for configuration, the default alternative port is 8080. If this is all you need, then you can start putting files in the path above and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8080, or another IP address on the machine and you can ignore the rest of this article. However, if you want to be able to make some additional configuration changes, read ahead.

Choosing a configuration

Before modifying any files, it is important to know that there are a variety of ways to configure apache. You could use a whole different IP address or you could just use a different port, on the same IP Address. This is the first item that you will need to determine. We will look at both approaches, because they are only slightly different.

The second thing that you will need to do is create a folder for the additional website. This is similar to how you would have done so with older versions of macOS Server. If you have an existing folder location, you can use that.

Once you have determined your approach and have created a folder, now we can start modifying the files. There is a standard apache configuration file, called httpd.conf. This is the primary configuration file for the apache service. The httpd.conf file is located at "/private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf". You will need to open up the file with a text editor, either using terminal or a graphical text editor, like BBEdit.

  macOS is Unix under the hood and can possibly require authentication when changing files. For this reason, it is best to use BBEdit for modifying files. BBEdit can handle this by providing an opportunity for entering in your password when saving the files.

Before modifying any file, you should make a backup copy of it. I always like to use the name of the file and its extension and put the date after file. Once you open this file you will need to make a couple of changes.

Making Changes

As mentioned, macOS Server takes into account the Profile Manager service. To accommodate this, there is a block of code that determines if macOS Server is using the default ports, which are 80 and 443. The following block is what is used to determine this.

<IfDefine SERVERAPPHASDEFAULTPORTS>    Listen 8080 </IfDefine> <IfDefine !SERVERAPPHASDEFAULTPORTS>   Listen 80 </IfDefine>

This block checks to see if Server.app is installed and configured. If it is installed and configured, the default port of 8080 is used for alternative. However, if Server.app is not installed and configured, then port 80 is used. Here is where you need to enter in your configuration. If you only need to listen on a different port, you can enter in "Listen 8081" where 8081 is the port you want to use. If you want to specify an alternative IP address use "192.168.1.2:80", where 192.168.1.2 is the IP address you want to use. As the last example shows, you can specify a port if you need to, which means you can combine the two and use something like "192.168.1.2:8081".

The next step is to test to make sure it is working as expected. To do this, you will need to create a file in the directory you chose. The file should have something like this code,

After you have saved this file, you want to test your apache configuration. This is done by performing the following steps:

1. Open Terminal
2. Type in, or copy and paste the following command, without the quotes: "sudo apachectl configtest". This command will check the syntax of your apache configuration and make sure everything works.

If there are no issues with your apache configuration, you need to restart apache. This is complete by doing the following steps:

In the same terminal window, type in, or copy and paste the following command: "sudo apachectl restart", without the quotes. This command will either start up, or restart, the apache service.

The last step is to open up Safari and browse to your new site. You should a page with the text "This Page is working".

These are just the basic steps to be able to host both a website and profile manager on the same Mac running macOS Mojave. You can do some additional configuration, by configuring Virtual Hosts and enabling Modules. Again, this is the same version of Apache that is installed on linux, so there is a plethora of tips, tricks, and how to to guides available on the web.

Transition Guide

There is an entire Support Guide for transitioning some of macOS Server's services to the built-in version of Apache. This is available on the Apple Developer site. The document also includes information on transitioning the SSL, if configured, on the site. This should help some people get started with configuring apache on macOS, while still keeping Profile Manager running.

Here is the availability for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max for the evening of September 25th, 2018. The iPhone XS availability has improved when buying from Apple.

Changes for Apple

• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• T-Mobile - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Verizon - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• Sim-Free - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 4 - Oct 8 to Sep 27 - Oct 1
• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• T-Mobile - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Verizon - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16
• Sim-Free - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8 - Oct 15 to Oct 9 - Oct 16

Changes for the Carriers

• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 15, 2018 to Oct 17, 2018
• Verizon - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 10-03-2018 to Available
• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 10, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 27, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Available Now to 10/15 - 10/22
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/24 - 10/1 to Available Now
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/24 - 10/1 to Available Now

Here is the availability for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max for the late afternoon of September 23rd, 2018. Some carriers have a few models available and in-stock.

Availability has improved for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max for most models and carriers.

Changes for Apple

• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• T-Mobile - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Verizon - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• Sim-Free - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 4 - Oct 8
• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• T-Mobile - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Verizon - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15
• Sim-Free - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5 - Oct 12 to Oct 8 - Oct 15

Changes for the Carriers

• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from 10/15 - 10/22 to 9/24 - 10/1
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 10/15 - 10/22 to 9/24 - 10/1
• Verizon - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from 10-03-2018 to Available
• Verizon - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from 10-03-2018 to Available
• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• Sprint - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from 10/08 - 10/15 to 10/8 - 10/15
• Sprint - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Sprint - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/21 to Available Now
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from 10-03-2018 to Available

Here is the availability for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max for the morning of September 21st, 2018. Some carriers have a few models available and in-stock.

Changes for the Carriers

• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 26, 2018 to Sep 27, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 12, 2018 to Oct 15, 2018
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from 10/22 - 10/29 to 9/24 - 10/1
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 9/24 - 10/1 to 10/15 - 10/22
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from 10-03-2018 to Available
• Verizon - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from 09-21-2018 to 10-03-2018
• Verizon - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from 09-21-2018 to Available
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 10-03-2018 to Available
• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 1, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 5, 2018 to Oct 8, 2018
• Sprint - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from 10/08 - 10/15 to 9/24 - 10/1
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from 10/08-10/15 to 9/24 - 10/1

Here are the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. There have been no meaningful changes for Apple, but there have been some changes from the carriers. It should be noted that the dates themselves have changed for Apple, but the number of days has not.

Changes for the Carriers

• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Oct 5, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Sep 26, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 3, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 10/15 - 10/22 to 9/24 - 10/1
• AT&T - 64GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Oct 5, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018
• AT&T - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Oct 5, 2018
• Sprint - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/24-10/1 to 9/21
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from 9/24 - 10/1 to 10/08-10/15

Here is the iPhone Availability for the evening of September 18th, 2018. There are still a few models available from carriers for a delivery of September 21st.

Changes for Apple

• All of Apple's availability has gone from "1 to 2 weeks" to "Oct 2 - Oct 9".

Changes for the Carriers

• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from Oct 8, 2018 to Oct 10, 2018
• Verizon - 64GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from 09-21-2018 to 10-03-2018
• Verizon - 256GB Silver iPhone XS has changed from 09-21-2018 to 10-03-2018
• Verizon - 64GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 09-21-2018 to 10-03-2018
• Verizon - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS has changed from 09-21-2018 to 10-03-2018
• AT&T - 256GB Silver iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Oct 1, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018
• AT&T - 256GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018
• AT&T - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from Sep 21, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018
• Sprint - 512GB Space Gray iPhone XS Max has changed from 10/08 - 10/15 to 9/24 - 10/1
• Verizon - 512GB Gold iPhone XS Max has changed from 10-03-2018 to 10-10-2018

Apple held their "Gather Round" event just last week and I made my predictions for the event. Let us look at how well I did.

Correct Predictions

• New 5.8-inch iPhone model - iPhone XS
• New larger OLED iPhone model - iPhone XS Max
• New Apple Watch Model - Series 4
• OS 12 release date being announced - Available Today
• HomePod software update - Available Today
• New 6.1-inch LCD iPhone model - iPhone XR
• New Apple Watch being thinner - It is thinner
• New Apple Watch bezels being smaller - The bezels are smaller
• Apple Watch battery being the same - It is the same, 18 hours

Incorrect Predictions

• New iPad Pros having Face ID, if iPads announced - No New iPads
• New AirPods Case, if AirPower mat released - No AirPower Mat
• New iPad Pros, having reduced bezels - No New iPads
• AirPower Mat Released - No AirPower Mat
• New iPad Pros Announced - No New iPads
• New iPad Pros, being same physical size - No New iPads
• New iPad Pros, having same screen size - No New iPads
• New AirPods - Did not happen
• New Macs - No New Macs

Overall my predictions were 50% correct. That is better than my WWDC predictions which were only 34.8% correct. Maybe I will do better next time, but this is an improvement. For the things that were not announced, the iPads, AirPods, and Macs, maybe there will be another event next month.