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This week’s top stories: M1 Mac details, iOS 14.2.1, App Store changes, and more

In this week’s top stories: The first M1 Macs have officially arrived, Apple shakes up its App Store commission structure, iOS 14.2.1 released for iPhone 12 users, and more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.

M1 Macs

The first M1-powered MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini orders have officially arrived to customers. The first reviews were also published this week, and they were overwhelmingly positive.

For the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, the consensus among early reviewers was that the new M1 chip truly lives up to Apple’s expectations. The machines are powerful and efficient, offering notable improvements in battery life and performance compared to their Intel predecessors. Furthermore, things will only get better as more Intel applications are optimized for the M1 Mac.

9to5Mac’s Stephen Hall also went hands-on with the entry-level MacBook Air, and he was equally as impressed. You can read his full thoughts right here.

App Store changes

In other news, Apple this week introduced the App Store Small Business Program, which will lower the App Store commission to 15% for developers who earned up to $1 million in proceeds during the previous calendar year.

The $1 million number is figured based on post-commission profit. This means developers are eligible for the program until their proceeds, after Apple takes its cut, exceed $1 million. Get the full details in our coverage.

iOS 14.2.1

Apple also released iOS 14.2.1 to the public this week, bringing notable bug fixes for MMS messages, hearing devices, and lock screen responsiveness on the iPhone 12 mini. In fact, iOS 14.2.1 is only available to the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

Here are the release notes for iOS 14.2.1 on iPhone. Again, this update is available only for iPhone 12 users, not users of older iPhone models. 

  • Some MMS messages may not be received
  • Made for iPhone hearing devices could have sound quality issues when listening to audio from iPhone
  • Lock Screen could become unresponsive on iPhone 12 mini

These and the rest of this week’s top stories below.

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November 20, 2020 – iOS 14.2.1 released for iPhone 12, more




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Apple releases iOS 14.2.1 with bug fixes for iPhone 12 mini, text messaging, more – 9to5Mac
Education-only 128GB M1 MacBook Air available for $799
Apple Watch SE and Series 6 hit new all-time lows from $230 – 9to5Toys
Apple launches biggest TV show sale of the year, plus $5 movies, more – 9to5Toys
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  1. November 20, 2020 – iOS 14.2.1 released for iPhone 12, more



  2. November 19, 2020 – iOS 14.3 beta changes, iOS apps on M1 Macs



  3. November 18, 2020 – App Store commission changes, more



  4. November 17, 2020 – New MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini reviews



  5. November 16, 2020 – First Apple Silicon benchmark results, more

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Arthur Ware on overcoming obstacles and becoming a Spartan athlete




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Arthur Ware, or @bt_spanky on Instagram, is an Army veteran and Mississippian who discovered Spartan competitions and marathon races after climbing out of a depression with Apple Watch. Here his story and ongoing journey in this episode of 9to5Mac Watch Time.
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  1. Arthur Ware on overcoming obstacles and becoming a Spartan athlete



  2. Anastasia Folorunso on Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 7, and Fitness+



  3. Jeff Benjamin on Apple Watch Series 3 and Series 5 ahead of new models



  4. What’s new in watchOS 7? Sleep tracking, face sharing, hand washing, and more



  5. watchOS 7 preview, Watchcast crossover, #WWDCRun

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HomePod mini and M1 Mac hands-on




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Benjamin and Zac discuss the first few days with the all-new HomePod mini and M1 Macs, macOS Big Sur experience, and much more.
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  2. Apple M1 Mac event impressions



  3. Apple Silicon Mac event expectations



  4. Apple One premiers, ARM Macs near, iPhone 12 reverse charging



  5. iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Air 4 hands-on

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Apple’s lower App Store commission, the future of Swift by Sundell, shipping AirBuddy 2, M1 Mac benchmarks, SwiftUI’s potential as a cross-platform technology, and a review of the Xbox Series X. Yes, all of that in one episode — let’s dive in!
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  1. 110: “Intel’s Blackberry moment?”



  2. 109: “The Mac Mini stole my heart”, the November 2020 Apple event review



  3. 108: “The future could be next week”, the November 2020 Apple Keynote Poker special



  4. 107: “Context is key”



  5. 106: “Do you buy your HomePods in bulk?”

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Kandji adds a new breed of automation for Apple device management




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In this episode of the Apple @ Work podcast, Bradley is joined by Adam Pettit from Kandji to discuss automation in the Apple device management space.

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