Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), had in development a great function for iPhones, which unfortunately he decided to remove before officially offering it. More precisely, we are talking about a function that Apple called walkie-talkie, allowing users to have conversations with each other even without GSM connectivity.
Apple developed this function for iPhone phones in collaboration with those from Intel, it being thought to facilitate fast communication. The function developed by Apple would work on 900 MHz frequencies and would only use invisible radio waves, without connecting to any telephone network, Wi-Fi, etc.
Apple thought the function so that people can communicate over not very long distances when they are in areas where there is no connectivity. The idea itself is very good, it was praised by many people, but unfortunately Apple decided to make a big change for iPhone phones.
"Apple has scrapped a new wireless technology project that would have allowed people with iPhones to reach nearby companions in areas without cellular coverage, such as on ski slopes or hiking in remote areas, two people familiar with the matter said. the project."
Considering that it works with the help of Intel modems, which will no longer be integrated in iPhone phones, and that the man supervising the project left Apple, the function was eliminated. It is not excluded that Apple will test it again in the future, but for now there is no information to make this clear.
