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    Daily Tech Support Thread [June 21]

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 08:12 AM PDT

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    Apple invests $25 billion in 5-nanometer node technology for future A-series chips.

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 06:52 AM PDT

    IOS Tips and Tricks

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 10:35 AM PDT

    So after being an iOS power user for 8 years and learning a lot about it, both from discovering things myself and from browsing this sub reddit, I decided to share this information with you guys, hope you find any bit of this information helpful!

    3D Touch:

    Let's start with the basics, apart from 3D Touching any app for shortcuts, photos for peak and pop, links for a quick preview, or control centre toggles for more options, here are some more uses for it:

    • 3D Touch any folder with a badge on it to quickly jump into whatever app has notifications within that folder.
    • 3D Touch on any notification (lockscreen or notification centre) to quickly interact with it (if the app supports that).
    • 3D Touch on any tab in Safari to quickly preview that tab.
    • 3D Touch on the x button in the notification centre to dismiss all notifications.
    • 3D Touch on the keyboard for a cursor to precisely edit your text.
    • 3D Touch on the left side of the display for quick access to the app switcher (iPhone 6s,7,8 and their Plus counterparts only).
    • You have the ability to change the sensitivity of your 3D Touch by going to Settings > General > Accessibility > 3D Touch.

    Home Screen

    • You can move multiple icons if you're on IOS 11 (or higher) by going into wiggle mode, holding down an icon, and with your other hand select other icons by tapping on them.
    • Similarly, you can move icons between different pages by holding the icons in one hand, while swiping to a different page with your other hand.
    • If you swipe down anywhere on the homescreen you open up spotlight search, nothing new there, but, did you know that you can use it to do a quick calculation, a quick currency conversion, checking the weather and more, and you don't have to type a full sentence to do so, you can just type "weather" and it will give you the weather based on your current location, similarily, you could type something like "350 usd" and it will automatically convert them to your currency - again, based on your current location, if, you would like to convert to another currency, then you can simply type "3 usd to cad" and it will work too.

    General Tips

    • You can open a recently closed Safari tab by going into tab view, and holding on the + button.
    • You can choose to reload a website without content blockers by holding the refresh icon and selecting the option to do so.
    • Similarly, you can request a desktop version of the website by holding the same refresh icon and clicking on request desktop site.
    • You can close all tabs by holding on the tab view icon in Safari.
    • If you have any text copied and you want to look it up, go into Safari and hold the url bar, and you will get a "Paste and Search" button, and if the text happens to be a website, the button will be a "Paste and Go" one instead.
    • If you want to find text on a page in Safari, you can click the url bar, type the word that you want, and select the last option "On this page".
    • You can search between your open tabs in Safari by clicking on your tab view, tapping the status bar or just scrolling all the way up, and then sliding down.
    • You can open a link in the background in Safari by tapping it with two fingers. (credit goes to /u/randomyzee)
    • Ever had trouble opening control centre when you have a keyboard open? The solution is simple, simply pull up and hold from the bottom of the screen and voila.
    • Do you have multiple Wifi networks and your device is always connecting to the wrong one? You can prevent this from happening by going into Settings > Wifi, once there, tap the blue "i" next to the network that you DON'T want your device automatically connecting to, and turn off "Auto-Join".
    • If you're on a device other than the iPhone X and still wondering how to get notifications to only show up once you unlock the device, you can do so by going into Settings > Notifications > Show Previews and then select the option that says "When Unlocked", now, notifications content will only be viewable by you, by simply resting your finger on your Touch ID sensor.
    • On IOS 11, you can enable Type to Siri by going into Settings > General > Accessibility > Siri and then enable Type to Siri.
    • If you use iMovie on your device and would like to export 60 fps videos, you can enable this by going to Settings then scrolling all the way down until you see iMovie, tap it and then from there you can enable 60 fps exports.
    • I only found out about this a few days ago, but if you would like to make the colors on your device pop more (I know I know Apple calibrates their devices to be color accurate, but it's still nice to have as an option), to do so, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accomodations > Color Filters, once there, enable Color Filters, and choose "Blue/Yellow Filter", don't forget to change your intensity settings at the very bottom, I find that anywhere from 5-15% is about perfect for me, personal preference.
    • Ever handed your phone to someone to show them a picture and then they suddenly feel like they're on Tinder and keep swiping? You can prevent this with "Guided Access", but it requires a bit of a setup for the first time. To do so, go into Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access and turn that on, make sure to set a passcode for it, and enable the switch at the bottom "Accessibility Shortcuts", once that's done, leave and open any app, triple tap the home button and now you're in guided access mode, click on Options and disable touch, I hope you're still with me, the initial setup is done! Now whenever you want to hand your phone to someone you can simply triple click the home button to start a guided access session, and triple tap whenever they're done, no more sneaking on your personal pictures.
    • If you ever find yourself in need of a bubble level, you have that built into your phone right in the compass app, simply open it and swipe to the right page.
    • If you want to delete multiple photos, go into the photos app, click select in the top right corner, and slide your finger across the pictures that you want to delete, you can select a lot of pictures really fast with this method, and then simply hit delete when you're done.

    That's it for now, I will update this thread if I remember anything or if any of you guys have a tip that you want to share. Apologies for any spelling, grammar or formatting errors, English isn't my first language.

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    Live Wallpaper - why ...

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 12:46 PM PDT

    What is the point for having live/dynamic wallpapers if they're not live unless we push hard on the screen ? I think it's a bad design choice. We almost never get a chance to actually enjoy thoses animated wallpapers.

    Why can't we have some basic options, like "pulse" "slow" etc that would loop thoses beautiful live wallpapers ?

    If you agree you know what to do : https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

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    Apple may have completely scrapped iPhone SE 2

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 04:00 PM PDT

    Dyslexia and the Touch Bar

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 10:19 AM PDT

    Hello r/Apple,

    I would love to spotlight a specific use-case for the Touch Bar that maybe not a lot of people notice. I have dyslexia and a really hard time to spell words correctly. Taking notes in class is hard because I write so slow and it is a a lot harder to discuss my notes with classmates because nobody can read a dame word.

    And a that point the MacBook Pro came in. You can see the words while typing and that is a godsend. I'm so much faster it is unbelievable like a switch in my brain is turned on. If you are telling me a word I cannot spell it in my head I had to memorized every single word I know like a foreign language and I can recall my memory so much faster with the pictorial representation of words in the touch bar.

    Thank you Apple for making my life a lot easier :-)

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    The physics case of never needing to charge your watch again.

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 12:04 PM PDT

    I'm going to do the math for what it would take to never have to charge your watch again if you used kinetic energy of your hand's movement while walking.

    The Apple Watch has a 1.07 watt hour battery. (279 mAh at 3.82V)

    1.07 watt hour = 3852 newton meters (N-m)

    For harnessing kinetic energy, you need something that accelerates or decelerates. At first I thought about having a weight inside the watch, but there is realistically no room. So why not use the watch's weight itself?

    The current series 3 watches weight between 26.7 grams for 38mm GPS and 52.8 for the stainless steel 42mm

    I will assume weight of 40 grams for the watch going forward. You can change the number and re-do the math.

    I couldn't find a number for how fast the wrist is when an average person is walking, but simply looking at the videos of people walking, looks like for half the time the hand is almost still (compared to the ground) and half the time it's moving almost twice as fast as the person's speed. (hence moving forward compared to your body). The average human walking speed is 1.4 meters per second. that means the hand is reaching roughly 2 meters per second and stopping in every step. There are 1312 steps in each kilometre so how much kinetic energy can be harvested from a 40gram weight on our wrist for each kilometre?

    40grams, from 0 to 2m/s back to 0, 1312 times = 209.920 newton meters.

    So to fully charge your watch from 0 to 100% you need to walk 18.5 kilometres. and that's assuming 100% conversion of kinetic energy to electric charge and no friction at all. friction between the watch and your skin, and your skin flexing under the band when you move your hand is where most of the energy goes right now and this assumes none of that waste happens.

    as you can see using the kinetic energy of the watch on your wrist is not really an efficient method of charging your watch. This post was inspired by this rumour post that the series 4 watch might use this technique but it's very unlikely.

    Just for fun, here are another activities that uses the same amount of energy to charge the Apple Watch from 0 to 100:

    bicep curl: 19.25 KG x 20 reps

    deadlift: 77kg x 5 reps

    Hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it. If I made any mistakes please let me know and I'll correct the info.

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    The “Good Morning” lockscreen feature in iOS 12 is gorgeous! If this is any indication for the redesigned homescreen in iOS 13, I can’t wait!

    Posted: 22 Jun 2018 01:23 AM PDT

    The Amazon Prime app on AppleTV sucks!

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 11:16 AM PDT

    The scrolling and all around user interface it such a pain in the ass to use! What brain dead primate approved this?

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    Does no one else miss the incredibly iconic iPod Nano?

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 11:08 PM PDT

    Or just the click wheel itself. Such incredible nostalgia.

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    CharityBuzz offers working Apple 1 for online auction, bids start at $70k [U]

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 09:43 PM PDT

    Texts sent using Siri should be marked as such

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 03:04 AM PDT

    I use Siri to send texts all the time when driving but there are definitely some words lost in the voice translation. It would be nice if in Messages you could see if a message was sent via Siri so people can immediately start interpreting the text differently.

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    Why Apple’s AirPower Wireless Charger Is Taking So Long to Make

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 04:27 AM PDT

    "Simple Space" high-quality wallpaper and watch face collection for Apple Devices

    Posted: 22 Jun 2018 12:27 AM PDT

    Let's just step right in.

    I made and collected a consistent wallpaper collection for many different Apple Devices. It's called "Simple Space".

    \"Simple Space\"

    All of the wallpapers follow a similar style and they are all related to space. The wallpapers have been OLED-optimised for iPhone X and Apple Watch users in order to maximise battery life. As Mac's don't have OLED displays (yet), the Mac wallpapers are not OLED-optimised and don't use true black colour in order to look better on LCD displays.

    The optimised device list includes (This means that the wallpapers will be very "crisp" on those devices but may be blurry on others):

    • Apple Watch (All models)
    • iPhone (4.7", 5.5", X, X Plus)
    • iMac (Regular, 5K, Pro)
    • MacBook (Air, Pro)

    The iPhone wallpaper is the only "static" one as there is no slideshow, rotating or dynamic option like there is on the Mac and the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch watch face will rotate and change between different planets each time you wake the screen or tap it, giving it a more "alive" feeling. The best I could do with the Mac was to create three wallpapers meant to slideshow. My recommended slideshow timing is 5 minutes.

    Instructions to re-create this watch face for the Apple Watch:

    1. Download the .ZIP file from the link at the end of this post.

    2. Move the contents of the "Apple Watch" folder to your iPhone by using AirDrop or sending a message to yourself via Telegram (Make sure to select "File" or "No Compression" if the Telegram method is used).

    3. Go to your Photos app and select the new Apple Watch wallpapers then create a new folder. Recommended name is "Planets"

    4. Open the "Watch" app on your iPhone then go to "Face Gallery" and finally "Photos".

    5. Select "Custom" then navigate to the "Planets" album and select all pictures in said album.

    6. Select "Top" under "Time Position" and finish off by setting "Below Time" in "Complications" to "Off"

    7. Press the "Add" button and the watch face should show up on your wrist after a short delay.

    Download via Dropbox

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    Had no idea how much I’d appreciate Stacks on Mojave. So simple yet hands-down my favorite feature

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 03:27 PM PDT

    I just want to remind you all that there is an actively curated list of ARKit projects and AppStore applications

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 04:22 AM PDT

    Question: iMessage delivery status - iPhone vs. MacBook

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 05:46 PM PDT

    Earlier today I sent two messages from my phone to a person who has read receipts enabled. I didn't see a read notification pop up at the time I sent the messages and as of right now, the phone just says "delivered".

    I was on my MacBook awhile later and noticed a read receipt of the exact time the messages were sent.

    Which is correct? And why are they not synched? In the past I've had issues with read receipts but generally when two messages are sent at the same time, at least one of them shows as read. I've tried logging out and back in to iMessage and restarting both devices and they still show different delivery statuses. My Google searches suggest the delivery notification on the device the messages were sent from is correct. But there are no definitive answers and I'm really curious why this continues to be an issue across devices.

    Any ideas why this is and which one is correct?

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    What’s your favorite app that was discontinued? Have you found a replacement for it yet?

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 08:56 AM PDT

    Apple Maps traffic warnings- do they come from "crowdsourced" data?

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 07:04 AM PDT

    Just curious if Apple Maps uses live data from other iphones to determine when to re-route you due to traffic jams. I know Waze does this. Just wondering how Apple gets their info on it.

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    Apple users, what is your preferred web browser of choice?

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 09:46 AM PDT

    In my case, I would basically use the browser I prefer on other platforms in first place and that is Firefox. What about you guys?

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    Is Apple going to change the bluetooth keyboards to Butterfly?

    Posted: 21 Jun 2018 09:11 PM PDT

    It seems like something they would have already done, so why not?

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    MacBook Pro 2017 in clamshell mode

    Posted: 22 Jun 2018 02:56 AM PDT

    I bought a new 2017 MacBook Pro the beginning of this month. This is my first Mac. I have 2 businesses and needed to be mobile. I am very impressed with the speed of the laptop and the OS. My workflow is easier with everything I need to do. I was hoping there will be a new MacBook released with WWDC but couldn't wait any longer. I purchased it at Bestbuy due to the 45 day return policy so I can assess the keyboard. So far, it's been rock solid.

    I have been using it predominantly in clamshell. I usually have 3 monitors connected with the lid of the MacBook closed. The CPU temps usually hover around 52c and maxes out around 60c with the GPU temps around 40c. I do have it over a laptop cooler. After a day of work, the laptop is considerably warm.

    My concern is the keyboard since it is warm to the touch at the end of the day. Based on what I find online the operating temps far from being concerning.

    Is it safe to run the MacBook Pro in clamshell mode for a days work? Should I be concerned with the keyboard malfunctioning due it the temperature?

    Edit: the monitors max out at 1080p.

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    REALLY stupid question (advice)

    Posted: 22 Jun 2018 02:55 AM PDT

    I bought an iPhone X a few months ago and am appalled at the battery life. I've had the iPhone 4, 5, 6, 7+ and upgraded to the X. It is by far the worst out of every iPhone I have ever had in terms of battery life.
    I've taken it to Apple and they tell me the diagnostic test says the battery is working fine, but I have friends/family with the same phone and it's nowhere as bad as mine.
    My question is: My phone is under contract- I only got it a few months ago. If I mention while selling it that it's locked to Optus (Australian mobile provider), then buy a new X but put the old sim in it, will this cause any issues in terms of my contract?

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    My Macbook creeps me out by starting to talk in the middle of the night

    Posted: 22 Jun 2018 02:54 AM PDT

    What sounds like a joke actually scared me for real. Imagine sleeping and then waking up in the middle of the night to someone randomly talking. Of course I realised its from a speaker, but little did I know which one. The first time it happened I thought it was the radio. It took all my courage to stand up and look for myself which of my devices it could have been. I didn't find anything and the next morning I just thought it could be a dream. Then, last night it happened again. However, this time I recognized the voice and knew that it was from a Youtube video I watched. Again, I almost went back to sleep terrified from this shit. But then I remembered that I closed my Macbook with this exact video still running. It stopped when I closed my Macbook. However, the Macbook woke up at 4AM in order to perform an update and so it just casually started playing the video with the volume turned up.

    Apple, can you please mute the sound for automatic updates like these? So my heart doesn't have to beat at 180bpm during update nights.

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