Apple did not specify other details of the optimization, according to previous media releases Apple released the new MacBook Air in July 2022, following no widespread battery health complaints.

The Battery Health Management content below:

The Battery Health Management feature has been carefully designed to extend the life of your battery by slowing down the rate of chemical aging. This feature accomplishes this by monitoring the battery’s temperature history and charging patterns.

Depending on the measurements collected, the Battery Health Management feature may temporarily reduce the maximum charge level of the battery. This occurs on an as-needed basis to ensure that the battery is charged to a level that is optimized for your usage, thereby reducing wear and tear on the battery and slowing the rate of chemical aging.

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It is noticed that Wingtech Technology’s Apple M2 chip MacBook Air, which was mass-produced at the Kunming factory, obtained the 3C quality certification earlier this month, marking that following the M1 version of the MacBook Air, the M2 model will also expand its production line in mainland China.

According to the Financial Associated Press, Apple’s MacBook Air product line has been produced by manufacturers such as Quanta and Foxconn in Taiwan, China, and Wingtech Technology is its only notebook computer chip manufacturer in mainland China.

Industry insiders said that with the mass production of the new M2, the shipment of Apple laptops produced by Wingtech Technology will further increase.

In terms of configuration, in addition to silver and space gray, the MacBook Air now has two new looks: midnight and starlight.

In terms of the interface, MagSafe returns to the MacBook Air, and at the same time, it can quickly disengage when the charging cable in the connected state is accidentally pulled, thereby protecting the MacBook Air. The MacBook Air also features 2 Thunderbolt ports for connecting several accessories and a 3.5mm audio jack for connecting high-impedance headphones. Plus, Magic Keyboard features a full-height function key row with Touch ID and a large, industry-leading Force Touchpad.

In terms of screen, the new MacBook Air is equipped with a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, with the screen area closer to the edge and extending up around the camera to make room for the menu bar. This design results in a larger screen area and narrower bezels. With 500 nits of brightness, the display is 25% brighter than before. Additionally, the new display now supports 1 billion colors.

The new 1080p FaceTime HD camera on MacBook Air features a larger sensor with more effective pixels, delivering up to 2X the resolution and low-light performance of the previous-generation camera.

In terms of audio, the MacBook Air is also equipped with a four-speaker audio system. In order to achieve a slim design. The three-microphone array uses advanced beamforming algorithms to capture clear sound, while the speakers deliver excellent stereo separation and clear speech. MacBook Air also supports spatial audio for an immersive audio-visual experience when playing music and movies that support Dolby Atmos.

In terms of performance, Apple gives the performance of MacBook Air in the following workflows:

For heavy-duty tasks, such as editing complex timelines in Final Cut Pro, the M2 chip can boost MacBook Air performance by nearly 40 percent, and up to 15 times faster for customers who haven’t previously upgraded to an Apple chip.

Applying filters and effects in apps like Photoshop is up to 20 percent faster, and for customers who haven’t previously upgraded to an Apple chip, it’s up to 5 times faster.

In terms of battery life, Apple claims that while the display is larger and the performance is stronger, the MacBook Air can also guarantee the same excellent battery life as before, which can meet all-day needs and provide up to 18 hours of video playback time.

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It’s worth noting that this is a non-LTS release, so not everyone needs to upgrade to this release unless they have specific issues that this kernel release solves.

This update improves the following:

 Initial support for Apple's M2 chip

 Improvements in sensor monitoring

 AMD P-State Boot Autonomous Mode

 Improved storage performance

Initial support for Apple’s M2 chip

The Linux 6.4 kernel provides initial support for Apple’s M2 system-on-a-chip (SoC) and adds device tree files for current MacBook Air, Pro, and Mac Mini systems. But there are still some problems, such as the inability to display output on the Apple M2 Mac Mini, and the lack of support for the keyboard and touchpad of the new Apple laptop, and we can expect that these problems will be better resolved when the Linux 6.5 kernel arrives.

Improvements in sensor monitoring

Similar to the previous kernel version, the Linux 6.4 kernel provides sensor monitoring capabilities for more than 100 ASUS motherboards, including both Intel and AMD platforms. PRIME, ROG, TUF, Pro, ProArt and other series are all supported.

AMD P-State Boot Autonomous Mode

After much effort, AMD Boot Autonomous Mode has finally been integrated into the Linux kernel, which brings better performance and power efficiency to AMD EPYC and AMD Ryzen processors.

Improved storage performance

The Linux 6.4 kernel also brings a number of storage improvements, including:

The EROFS filesystem has been optimized to now allow subpage block support, which matches well with the AArch64 architecture.

Various performance optimizations for the EXT4 file system, and some minor tweaks for the NTFS file system, now remove the “No Access Rules” option.

Also, the Btrfs and F2FS filesystems have received some very nice enhancements, bringing performance improvements for different usage scenarios

Other improvements and fixes

It is noticed that in addition to the improvements mentioned above, there are some changes worth mentioning, such as:

• Support Intel linear address mask function.
• Discontinued support for Intel Thunder Bay.
• Various optimizations for LoongArch.
• Support for Intel Lunar Lake HD Audio.
• Improved performance of VDUSE.

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It is reported that Apple’s M3 chip will be mass-produced by TSMC’s N3B process. Although TSMC claims that N3B is advancing as planned, mass production of M3 chips will have to wait until at least the third quarter of 2023. Therefore, the current N3B production capacity is reserved for the A17 Bionic on the Apple iPhone 15 model.

Previously reported that Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that an unreleased 15-inch MacBook Air was found in the App Store developer log. The model identifier is “Mac 15,3” and runs macOS 14. The notebook is equipped with an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU with the same specifications as the M2 chip.

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▲ Apple M2 MacBook Air

It is said that the M2 chip is packaged in flip-chip, that is, the wafer is processed by TSMC, and then handed over to the core packaging and testing manufacturers (Amkor and STATSCipPAC Korea). The two Korean outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) companies eventually package it into complete chips.

However, neither of these two factories received the 5nm wafer of Apple’s M2 chip for packaging and testing in the first two months of this year, so they are basically in a state of shutdown. According to reports, the production of M2 series processors resumed in March, but the output was only half of the same period last year.

In February of this year, Apple had already warned of a “challenging” situation in the PC market during its earnings conference call for the first quarter of 2023. At that time, the company expected that Apple Silicon (including M2) would face short-term difficulties. Its Mac business recorded revenue of $7.7 billion in the first quarter, a year-on-year decrease of 30%, and predicted that Q2 revenue was expected to continue to decline.

Of course, the 2022 iPad Pro is also equipped with the M2 chip, but at present, it is mainly used in the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini models and the latest MacBook Air.

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The main content of the interview is as follows: Tim Millet believes that Apple’s introduction of the M1 chip is a new chapter for Apple to turn the Mac.

Tim Millet has worked in the chip manufacturing field for more than 30 years and has been with Apple for nearly 17 years. He says the M1 chip is a chance for Apple to see “real success”.

Tim Millet says it won’t take a “toothpaste” approach to advance the M2 chip to stay ahead of the curve by pushing the limits of technology again. We’re not going to divide the 20% performance increase over a 3-year period, we’re going to work hard to achieve that in 1 year.

Tim Millet says the integration of hardware and software delivers a superior experience for Mac users. Whether it’s the speed of video encoding or the maximum performance of a fanless MacBook Air, the Mac is backed by chips that provide excellent system and software support.

Tim Millet also acknowledged the current gaming gap in Apple Silicon chips. He said Apple will not use the tagline “Mac is a great gaming platform” in its communications, but Apple will continue to improve Apple Silicon’s gaming performance in the future.

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The Pro Hub Slim features a USB4 port supporting up to 100W direct charging or 40Gb/s data transfer speeds, a 4K HDMI port, a USB-C port supporting up to 10Gb/s data transfer speeds, two USB-A ports with up to 10Gb/s data transfer speeds, and UHS-I data transfer speeds for SD and microSD. SD and microSD card readers with UHS-I data transfer speeds.

This accessory is designed to connect to a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro using two USB-C ports and can be purchased in Midnight, Dark Sky Gray, or Silver to match Apple MacBook laptops. While designed for the M2 MacBook model, it is also compatible with older MacBook Pro and MacBook Air devices.

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