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Ukuvela kwe-iPhones, kuhlanganisa nobuchwepheshe be-eSIM, kuye kwaguqula ukuvakasha, kunikeza ukuxhumana okungenazihibe nokulula kwabavakashi besimanje…

Njengombhali webhulogi yokuvakasha onolwazi olunzulu lokuhlola umhlaba, ngibone uguquko olukhulu lwe-iPhones. Ngesikhathi ngiphethe i-iPhone yesizukulwane sokuqala, ngangazi ukuthi iyashintsha umdlalo. Idizayini yayo ebushelelezi, isikhombimsebenzisi esisebenziseka kalula, kanye ne-App Store eyashintsha umhlaba kwaba uphawu lokuqala lwenkathi entsha embonini yezokuvakasha. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ama-iPhones abe ngumngane ongabalulekile wokuvakasha, futhi ngokwethulwa kobuchwepheshe be-eSIM, baqhubekile nokuguqula indlela esivakasha ngayo.
Ngo-2007, ukukhululwa kwe-iPhone yokuqala kwaba yisambulo kubavakashi abafana nami. Izici zayo ezisezingeni eliphezulu, ezifana ne-iPod enesikrini esibanzi, ucingo olusha oluphathwayo, kanye nedivayisi yokuxhumana nge-inthanethi eyayiphambili, kwakumangalisa. Njengomthandi wokuvakasha, angikwazanga ukuzibamba ukujabuliswa amathuba eyayiwethula ohambweni lwami lomhlaba wonke. Ngokuzumayo, nganginethuluzi elinamandla ephaketheni lami, elingivumela ukuthi ngibhukhe kalula izindiza, ngibheke ukutholakala kwamahhotela, futhi ngithole ngokushesha amabalazwe nezincwadi zokuhamba.
Ngesikhathi i-App Store yethulwa ngo-2008 nge-iPhone 3G, i-iPhone yesibili ekhishwe yi-Apple, yagcina ishintshe indlela abahambi abahlela ngayo futhi benza ngayo uhambo lwabo. Asisazange sithembele kuphela ezincwadini zokuhamba namabalazwe aphathekayo; ama-iPhones ethu aba ngabalingani bethu bokuhamba abahlanganisa konke.
Ngokutholakala kwezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi zokuhlela nokubhuka uhambo, ukuhlela izinkambo zami kwaba lula kakhulu. Konke kwakungaphathwa kalula esandleni sami, kusukela ekubhukheni izindiza namahhotela kuya ekuqasheni izimoto nemisebenzi yasendaweni. Kwahamba izinsuku zokuthwala izinhlelo eziphrintiwe ezinkulu; i-iPhone yami yazithathela indawo ngezinguqulo zedijithali ezibushelelezi ezangigcina ngihleleke kalula.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-App Store yavula iminyango ezinhlelweni zokusebenza eziningi ezintsha ezihlobene nokuhamba. Njengomthwebuli wezithombe onothando, ngasheshe ngamukela izinhlelo zokusebenza zokuhlela izithombe ezangivumela ukuthi ngithwebule futhi ngithuthukise izithombe ezinhle zokuhamba nge-iPhone yami. Ukulula kokuba nekhamera yokuthwebula, ikhamera yevidiyo, nedivayisi ye-GPS konke kudivayisi eyodwa kwakuyinto eyashintsha umdlalo ngempela.
Ukuvakasha emazweni angaphandle akusazange kube yisithiyo solimi, ngenxa yezinhlelo zokusebenza zokuhumusha izilimi ezihlinzeka ngokuxhumana okungenazihibe nabantu bendawo. Izinhlelo zokusebenza zokuguqula imali nokulandelela izindleko zokuhamba zenze ukuphathwa kwezezimali kube lula ohambweni lwami.
I-App Store yashintsha indlela engihamba ngayo, yanginika amandla ngezinhlelo zokusebenza ezihambayo ezahlukahlukene ezathuthukisa zonke izici zezinkambo zami. Kusukela ekuhleleni kuya ekuthwebuleni izinkumbulo, i-iPhone yami yaba ngumngane wokuhamba ongabalulekile, yangishiya ngizibuza ukuthi ngake ngazulazula kanjani umhlaba ngaphandle kwayo.
Ngo-2010, i-Apple yethula i-iPhone 4, idivayisi eyayizoguqula ukuxhumana okude kubavakashi. Lesi sikhwama esihle nesinamandla sethula izici eziningi ezishintsha umdlalo, kodwa eyodwa eyagqama ngempela kwakuyi-FaceTime.
I-FaceTime yavumela abahambi ukuthi baxhumane nabathandekayo babo ekhaya ngesikhathi sangempela, ibhuloho phakathi kwezwekazi futhi yenza umhlaba uzwakale umncane. Abahambi babengasagcini ngokukhuluma ngezwi kuphela, manje babengabona ubuso obumomothekayo babangani nemindeni yabo, okwenza ibanga libonakale lingesabambezeli.
Njengomvakashi ojwayelekile, i-FaceTime yaba yinto ebalulekile ekuxhumaneni nabathandekayo bami ngenkathi ngihlola izindawo ezintsha. Noma ngabe ngangimangazwa izindawo ezinhle ze-Swiss Alps noma ngizulazula ezimakethe ezimatasa e-Southeast Asia, ngangikwazi ukwabelana ngalawa maphuzu nomndeni wami sengathi babekanye nami.
I-FaceTime nayo yanginika induduzo ohambweni lwami ngedwa, inikeza ubuso obujwayelekile nezwi eliduduzayo lapho isifiso sokuhamba siba namandla. Ukubona nokuzwa abathandekayo bami kwangenza ngazizwa ngingedwa kangako emazweni angaphandle.
Ngo-2011, iPhone 4S waletha isici esisha esiyingqayizivele: Siri, umsizi wezwi we-Apple. Siri waba umngane obalulekile wokuhamba, enikeza indlela yokufinyelela ulwazi nokwenza imisebenzi ngaphandle kwezandla. Ngomyalo wezwi olula, abahambi babengabuza uSiri ukuthola izindawo zokudlela eziseduze, ukubhuka igumbi lehhotela, ukuhlola isimo sendiza, noma ngisho nokuhumusha imishwana yezilimi zangaphandle.
Ukuhlanganiswa kukaSiri nezinhlelo zokusebenza nezinsizakalo zokuhamba kwenza ukuhlela nokuzulazula kube lula. Abahambi babengasadingi ukuthayipha imibuzo noma ukufuna ulwazi ngesandla; esikhundleni salokho, babengakhuluma noSiri, futhi umsizi wezwi wayezonakekela konke.
Imiyalo yezwi iphinde yashintsha ulwazi lokuhamba ngaphandle kwezandla, ivumela abahambi ukuthi bafinyelele ulwazi olubalulekile ngaphandle kokukhipha omakhalekhukhwini babo. Noma ngabe uzulazula ezitaladini ezingajwayelekile noma uphatha izinguquko zokuhamba zomzuzu wokugcina, uSiri usephenduke ithuluzi elibalulekile kubahambi abafuna uhambo olungenazihibe nolungenazihlungu.
Ngo-2012, i-iPhone 5 yakhululwa, yethula ukuthuthukiswa okubalulekile, okuhlanganisa uxhumano lwe-LTE (Long-Term Evolution). Lesi sici esisha sashintsha ukufinyelela kwe-inthanethi nokuxhumana kwabantu abahambayo.
LTE yanikeza izixhumanisi ze-inthanethi ezisheshayo nezithembekile, ivumela abahambi ukuthi bahlale bexhumekile ngisho nasezindaweni ezikude. Nge-LTE, abahambi babengakwazi ukufinyelela amabalazwe kalula, ukuhlola izinhlelo zezindiza, nokuxhumana nabathandekayo babo ekhaya ngezinkulumo zevidiyo noma izinhlelo zokusebenza zemiyalezo. Ukuxhumana okuthuthukisiwe nakho kwenza kube lula ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza nezinsizakalo zokuhamba, kwenza kube lula ukubhuka izindawo zokuhlala zomzuzu wokugcina noma ukuthola izindawo eziseduze.
Izibuyekezo zesikhathi sangempela zaba ngokoqobo nge-LTE, njengoba abahambi babengathola izaziso ezisheshayo mayelana nokubambezeleka kwezindiza, izinguquko zamagceke, noma izimo zomgwaqo. Lokhu kwabavumela ukuthi balungise izinhlelo zabo ngokufanele futhi bagweme ukungezwani okungadingekile noma ukuphazamiseka phakathi nohambo lwabo.
Ukuthulwa kwe-LTE ku-iPhone 5 kwathuthukisa kakhulu ulwazi lokuhamba, kunikeza abahambi uxhumano olusheshayo, ulwazi lwesikhathi sangempela, nokuxhumana okungcono phakathi kwezinto zabo. Nokho, sicela ungathengi i-iPhone 5 njengoba i-Apple iyeke ngokusemthethweni i-iPhone 5 ngoSepthemba 10, 2013, futhi ayinazo izici ze-eSIM!
Ngo-2014, i-iPhone 6 yavezwa, iletha izici eziningi ezishintsha umdlalo ezashintsha indlela abahambi abaphatha ngayo izimali zabo phakathi nohambo. Enye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ezethulwe kwakuyi-Apple Pay, insizakalo yokukhokha ngeselula nesikhwama semali sedijithali.
I-Apple Pay yashintsha izinkokhelo ezingenazimali kubahambi, ivumela ukuthi benze izinkokhelo eziphephile besebenzisa ama-iPhones abo eziteshini zokukhokha ezingenazintambo. Ngokulula kokuthinta noma ukuthinta, abahambi babengathenga ezitolo, ezindaweni zokudlela, ngisho nasezinsizakalweni zokuhamba ngaphandle kwesidingo semali noma amakhadi esikweletu.
Umthelela we-Apple Pay ekuhambeni wawumkhulu, njengoba wanikela ngokuphepha nokuvikeleka okuthuthukisiwe. Ngezinkokhelo ezifihliwe kanye nokuzibonakalisa kwe-biometric, abahambi abasadingi ukukhathazeka ngengozi yokulahlekelwa izikhwama zabo noma ukuba yizisulu zokukhwabanisa amakhadi esikweletu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple Pay yenza lula inqubo yokukhokha, inciphisa isidingo sokuthwala amakhadi amaningi noma ukubhekana nokushintshaniswa kwemali yangaphandle.
I-Apple Pay yabonakala iyisishintshi somdlalo kubahambi bamazwe ngamazwe njengoba yayisekela izinhlobo zemali ezahlukene futhi yamukelwa yinani elikhulayo labathengisi emhlabeni jikelele. Lokhu kwenza ukuthenga nokudla ngaphandle kube lula futhi kube ngaphandle kwezihibe.
Ngo-2017, i-Apple yethula i-iPhone X, idivayisi eyashintsha umdlalo eyaletha amandla okungokoqobo okungeziwe (AR) phambili kokuhlangenwe nakho kokuhamba. Nge-iPhone X's advanced AR technology, abahambi manje babengakwazi ukuxhumana nemvelo yabo ngendlela entsha.
Izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-AR nezici zivumela abahambi ukuthi bathole ulwazi lwesikhathi sangempela mayelana nemvelo yabo, njengamabhilidi omlando, izindawo ezibalulekile zendawo, kanye nosizo lokuzulazula ngokusebenzisa izendlalelo ezibonakalayo ezikrinini zabo zefoni. Lokhu kwenza ukuhlola izindawo ezintsha kube nokuzijabulisa futhi kube nolwazi, njengoba abahambi babengafunda ngomlando nokubaluleka kwezinye izindawo njengoba behlangabezana nazo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-AR yathuthukisa ukuxhumana kwabantu abahambayo nezindawo ezintsha ngokuhlinzeka ngohambo olungokoqobo, amamodeli e-3D ezindawo ezibalulekile, ngisho nezici zokuhumusha ulimi. Kwagcwalisa igebe phakathi kwezamasiko nezilimi ezahlukene, kwenza ukuxhumana nokuqonda kube lula kubahambi emazweni angaphandle.
Njengoba ubuchwepheshe buqhubeka buthuthuka, ikusasa lama-iPhone kubuchwepheshe bezokuvakasha kuzoletha izinguquko ezijabulisayo. Ngemuva kwe-iPhone X ngo-2017, i-Apple iyaqhubeka nokusungula amamodeli amasha, iletha izici ezifana namakhono ekhamera athuthukisiwe, iziphequluli ezisheshayo, nempilo yebhethri ethuthukisiwe. Amathuba amamodeli e-iPhone esizayo awanamkhawulo, anokungenzeka okufana nezikrini ezigoqekayo, amakhono e-AR anamandla kakhulu, nokusebenza kahle kwebhethri okuthuthukisiwe.
Enye indawo okungenzeka ukuthi izobona ukukhula okukhulu ama-wearables, njenge-Apple Watch. Lawa madivayisi asevele aqala ukudlala indima ohambweni, anikela ngezici ezifana nokufinyelela kumaphasi okubhoda, izaziso zezindiza, nokulandelela umsebenzi kulabo abathanda ukuhlola izindawo ezintsha ngezinyawo. Njengoba ama-wearables ehlanganiswa kakhulu nama-iPhone, abahambi bangalindela lula enkulu kanye nezinto ezihambisanayo ohambweni lwabo.
Enye ubuchwepheshe obuguqulayo embonini yezokuvakasha yi-eSIM. Nge-iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, ne-iPhone XR ehambisana ne-eSIM, abahambi manje bangajabulela ukuguquguquka kokusebenzisa izinhlelo zedatha zendawo ngaphandle kwesidingo samakhadi e-SIM aphathekayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi akukho okunye ukufuna amakhadi e-SIM emazweni angaphandle noma ukubhekana nezindleko ezibizayo zokuhamba kwamazwe ngamazwe. Ubuchwepheshe be-eSIM buvumela futhi abahambi ukuthi bashintshe kalula phakathi kwezinhlelo zedatha, buhlinzeka ngokuxhumana okuphelele nokulula ohambweni lwabo.
Njengoba ama-iPhone eqhubeka nokudlula imingcele yokusungula, abahambi bangabheka phambili ekusaseni lapho amadivayisi abo engathuthukisi kuphela izipiliyoni zabo zokuhamba kodwa futhi ebavumela ukuthi bahlolisise umhlaba ngokushesha nangempumelelo. Ngama-wearables nobuchwepheshe be-eSIM ezandleni zabo, abahambi bangamukela ngempela inkathi yedijithali yokuhamba.
Ukuhamba uye ezindaweni ezingajwayelekile kwesinye isikhathi kungaba yimbangela yokukhathazeka. Nokho, ubuchwepheshe be-eSIM kuma-iPhone buhlinzeka ngolunye ungqimba lokuphepha. Ngokukwazi ukuvula nokuphatha ama-eSIMs kude, ngangingaqinisekisa ukuthi idatha yami nokuxhumana kwami kuhlala kuphephile. Uma kwenzeka ukweba noma ukulahleka, ngangingakhiya i-eSIM yami kude, ngivimbele ukufinyelela okungagunyaziwe kulwazi lwami olubucayi.
Esinye isici esihlale singimangaza ngama-iPhone ukuhlanganiswa kwawo okuhambisanayo namanye amadivayisi e-Apple. Kusukela ekusebenziseni i-iPhone yami njenge-hotspot yomuntu siqu ye-iPad yami kuya ekuxhumaniseni uhlelo lwami lohambo ne-Apple Watch yami, ukuhlanganiswa kwe-ecosystem kuye kwenza isipiliyoni sami sokuhamba sibe lula. Akunandaba ukuthi iyiphi idivayisi ye-Apple engiyisebenzisayo, ngingafinyelela kalula kudatha yami yokuhamba, okwenza uhambo lwami luhleleke futhi lungenazinkinga.
Ukungeniswa kobuchwepheshe be-eSIM kube nomthelela omkhulu kubahambi nababhlogi bezokuvakasha ngokufanayo. Kubabhlogi bezokuvakasha, ikakhulukazi, i-eSIM inikeza izinzuzo eziningi ezenza uhambo lwabo lube bushelelezi futhi lusebenze kahle. Nge-eSIM, ababhlogi bezokuvakasha bangashintsha kalula phakathi kwezinhlelo zedatha eziningi, beqinisekisa ukuthi banokufinyelela kwe-inthanethi okungenazihibe emazweni ahlukene ngaphandle kokushintsha njalo amakhadi e-SIM aphathekayo. Lokhu kuyasiza ikakhulukazi kulabo abahamba njalo ezindaweni ezahlukene ukuze bathole okuqukethwe kwebhulogi yabo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-eSIM isuse ubunzima bokubhekana namakhadi e-SIM aphathekayo, angalahleka kalula noma alimale ngesikhathi sokuhamba. Nge-eSIM, ababhlogi bezokuvakasha abasadingi ukuvakashela izitolo zamaselula zendawo noma balinde amakhadi e-SIM amasha ukuthi alethwe ezindaweni zabo. Esikhundleni salokho, bangavula futhi baphathe izinhlelo zabo zedatha ngqo kuma-iPhone abo, behlinzeka ngokuxhumeka okusheshayo noma kuphi lapho beya khona.
Ngokombono wezindleko, ubuchwepheshe be-eSIM buhlinzeka futhi ngezindleko ezingaba khona kubahambi. Ngokukwazi ukufinyelela izinhlelo zedatha zendawo, abahambi bangagwema izindleko ezibizayo zokuhamba kwamazwe ngamazwe futhi bakhethe izinketho zedatha ezingabizi kakhulu. Lokhu kuguquguquka kubavumela ukuthi balinganise ukusetshenziswa kwabo kwedatha ngezidingo zabo, kunciphisa izindleko ngesikhathi sohambo lwabo.
Umthelela we-eSIM kubabhlogi bezokuvakasha nabahambi awuphikisiwe, ubanikeza indlela engenazihibe, engabizi, futhi eguquguqukayo yokuhlala bexhumekile ezihambweni zabo emhlabeni wonke. Njengoba ubuchwepheshe be-eSIM buthuthuka, amandla abo okuguqula imboni yezokuvakasha azoba sobala kakhulu, ezuzisa abahambi abanolwazi nababhlogi bezokuvakasha abaqalayo ngokufanayo.
Uhambo lwami njengomabhulogi wezokuvakasha luhlobene nentuthuko yama-iPhone. Kusukela ekubeni umngane wezokuvakasha oyingqayizivele ngo-2007 kuya ekwamukeleni ubuchwepheshe be-eSIM ngo-2018, ama-iPhone aqhubekile nokushintsha indlela engihamba ngayo futhi ngisebenza ngayo. Nge-eSIMs, ama-iPhone enze ukuxhumana komhlaba kube lula futhi kube lula, kungivumela ukuthi ngihlale ngixhumene nabafundi bami nabanye abahambi ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ngaphambili.
Njengoba ngibheke phambili ohambweni lwami olulandelayo, ngijabule ukubona ukuthi ama-iPhone nobuchwepheshe besikhathi esizayo buzokuqhubeka kanjani nokubumba imboni yezokuvakasha. Njengomabhulogi wezokuvakasha, ngizibophezele ekwamukeleni lezi zinguquko ukuze ngihlinzeke abafundi bami ngezinto ezijulile zokuhamba futhi ngibakhuthaze ukuthi bahlolisise umhlaba ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ngaphambili. Uhambo luyathuthuka, futhi ngiyabonga ukuthi ngine-iPhone eceleni kwami kuwo wonke umzuzu wohambo.
Uzofunda ukuthi ukwenza kusebenze i-eSIM kusebenza kanjani, ungaqhathanisa kanjani izinhlelo zedatha, nokuthi yiziphi izinyathelo zokusetha ezibaluleke kakhulu ngaphambi naphakathi kohambo lwakho.
Qondanisa uhlelo lwakho lohambo lobude, ukusetshenziswa kwedatha okulindelekile kwansuku zonke, izidingo ze-hotspot, nekhwalithi yenethiwekhi endaweni oya kuyo. Ukuhlala okufushane kuvame ukudinga idatha encane, kuyilapho amakholi omsebenzi akude namakholi evidiyo adinga okwengeziwe.
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