Apple Daily Tech Support Thread [October 22] |
- Daily Tech Support Thread [October 22]
- Report: Apple to take a bite out of Netflix and Amazon by making its content free for device owners
- I wish the iPhone X would still show the time when in control center.
- Google Pixel 3’s new Night Shot and some comparison photos... what is this black magic and how come Apple isn’t even close??
- iPhone XS Max beats Google Pixel 3 XL in speed test by over a minute
- New Apple Park Visitor Center T-shirts are inspired by classic designs
- Engadget’s iPhone Xr Review (89/100)
- iOS 12 still can't keep track of which app was previously playing audio
- iPhone XR Repair Fees Without AppleCare+: $199 for Screen Damage, $399 for Other Damage
- You can find a Mac OS 9-era icon inside Pages.
- Fifth iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, and tvOS 12.1 developer betas now available
- Apples customer service is top notch!
- With the iPhone XR, Apple broadens its 'best' (with comments from Phil Schiller)
- TIL there is a level built into the camera app.
- Former high school teacher pleads guilty to accessing over 200 iCloud accounts as part of 2014 'Celebgate'
- Pic: the Apple Watch replacement packaging is better than the actual packaging.
- Are we still going to be Apple users in 10 years? (A lifelong Apple user's perspective)
- Apple - Please let me auto block 'Spam Likely' Calls
- The Feedback app icon on pre-iOS7 builds should have been a Wooden box with a slot on top.
- iPhone XR AppleCare+ Breakdown for Australia
- Why is it still impossible to download a large file on iPhone in the background?
- Weird colors in Finder
- I really liked the iPhone 5c box...
- iOS 12.0.1 “Good Morning” forecast is completely and ridiculously wrong. How is this supposed to work?
- uBlock Origin Safari alternative?
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| Report: Apple to take a bite out of Netflix and Amazon by making its content free for device owners Posted: 22 Oct 2018 02:56 PM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I wish the iPhone X would still show the time when in control center. Posted: 22 Oct 2018 06:34 AM PDT That's all. Super annoying to have to swipe Notification Center all the way down when you want to look at the time while watching a video or playing a game. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| iPhone XS Max beats Google Pixel 3 XL in speed test by over a minute Posted: 22 Oct 2018 10:32 AM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Apple Park Visitor Center T-shirts are inspired by classic designs Posted: 22 Oct 2018 06:06 PM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engadget’s iPhone Xr Review (89/100) Posted: 22 Oct 2018 10:00 PM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iOS 12 still can't keep track of which app was previously playing audio Posted: 22 Oct 2018 12:00 PM PDT If I am listening to a podcast on Overcast, and open a link to a video, control center offers to play on a random song from the Music app (which I never use) rather than resume playback on Overcast. How can this be so hard? Does anyone else have this issue? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iPhone XR Repair Fees Without AppleCare+: $199 for Screen Damage, $399 for Other Damage Posted: 22 Oct 2018 06:05 AM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You can find a Mac OS 9-era icon inside Pages. Posted: 22 Oct 2018 12:18 PM PDT https://i.imgur.com/PyprfvC.png Try right-clicking inside a document and choosing the option "Capture Selection from Screen". It has a seriously retro animation too. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fifth iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, and tvOS 12.1 developer betas now available Posted: 22 Oct 2018 10:05 AM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apples customer service is top notch! Posted: 22 Oct 2018 05:37 PM PDT I just want to say, out of all the major phone companies, apple, google, one plus, Samsung, LG etc apple is by far the best in terms of customer service. I booked an appointment to have my iPhone 8 screen replaced under warranty for a few dead pixels. I dropped the phone off today but forgot to back it up, I had my laptop with me and they gave me a cable and I backed it up. I then informed them that I would need it back at the latest, end of day today, they said no problem and guaranteed it to be finished in 2hrs. I came back after a 1hr, 45 min and low and behold it was done. BUT, there's good news and bad news. The tech said that they replaced the screen and works as far as they can tell, but it doesn't pass their calibration test, so due to the 2 he time frame which they guaranteed, they said they wouldn't be able to diagnose and fix my current phone in time. I even offered to pick it up at the end of the day. Their response: apple stands my their products. Here's your new phone, enjoy! Tl:Dr apple gave me a brand new iPhone 8 because they couldn't replace my screen before the end of the day. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With the iPhone XR, Apple broadens its 'best' (with comments from Phil Schiller) Posted: 22 Oct 2018 07:05 AM PDT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TIL there is a level built into the camera app. Posted: 23 Oct 2018 01:01 AM PDT If you go into the camera settings and switch on the grid, hold your phone and aim it towards the ground. A plus sign will appear in the middle and tell you whether the angle you are holding your phone at is level or not. Great for taking aerial shots and photographing notes or sketches. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pic: the Apple Watch replacement packaging is better than the actual packaging. Posted: 22 Oct 2018 12:48 PM PDT I know it may not be practical enough to house everything needed with an actual watch , but it looks really clean and really premium. Embodies the "idea" of Apple packaging that I have in my head. White. Symmetrical. Clean. All attention on product. Thoughts? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Are we still going to be Apple users in 10 years? (A lifelong Apple user's perspective) Posted: 22 Oct 2018 10:11 AM PDT Long post ahead, looking forward to constructive discussion and thoughts on the matter for those willing to read/discuss: So a quick background: I've been an Apple user my whole life. I was (un)lucky enough that my parents were using Macs and knew very little about PCs, so my first computer was, shockingly, a Mac. This one. Honestly, I hated it. I had this cool GUI (zero appreciation at the time, as all my friends were basically hackers firing them DOS commands for just about everything) and a small boxy all-in-one with but a few wires sticking out, but I never got to play any games, or share files with my friends who had PCs (99% of them). Nobody wanted to work on school projects with the weird kid who has that blue, translucent, computer which has Word and PowerPoint, but if he touches anything, the document's all messed up. After the Classic 2, Performa, OG iMac (Bondi Blue) and a few more colorways (Dalmatian Blue and Graphite), by the time I moved on to G4 iMac lamp and, later, PowerBook G4 I started to fully appreciate the Apple life. My iPod was just out of this world, OS X was stable and fast, I was finally able to share PowerPoint files with my classmates without each apostrophe turning into a funny glyph, and Macromedia FreeHand was just blazingly fast. Then came the first iPhone which was nothing short of a revolution, but with the 3G things started to slow down a little and I switched to Android. Fast forward 10 years, I am back on the iPhone, and I feel it's gotten really stale. The UI isn't really optimized for big screens (reachability doesn't count as UX but a patch at best), some things that were bothering me a decade ago are still present to this date, and what is up with sticking with that app grid? Let it go. In contrast, Android has completely transformed in most of its iterations, taking giant leaps ahead. As you probably figured it out from above, I never worked for more than I had to on a PC. I was even in a position to demand from my current employer (very PC-centric multinational corporation, VPNs, firewalls and all that) to make a Mac work in this environment, and after a lot of headaches IT department had to endure, they made it. A few weeks ago, however, I had my MBP serviced, and as we don't have other Macs in the company, I was given a top spec Microsoft Surface Laptop, pen, that funny mouse and all, as a replacement. The repair lasted longer than 2-4 days initially promised by the Genius Bar, so I got to really use it. And I liked it. More than I care to admit. Not just a certain aspect, but the whole experience. The hardware is on par with Macs (not sure about that alcantara after a couple of months of use, though), mouse is just as uncomfortable as the Magic Mouse, but at least it folds, precision touchpad is just short of that on MacBooks, and Windows 10 is for the most part stable, fast, and intuitive. There are still some legacy parts that jump out when you least expect them to, but this is a whole new world compared to some previous versions I encountered. Where am I going with all this? As a life-long Apple user (not a fanboy, though), I really like(d) it, not just for the funky logo (which doesn't even glow anymore), but for everything it represented - innovation, ease of use, simplicity, productivity, ingenuity. I feel that Apple today is more a status symbol than it ever was before; you just aren't perceived as creative or cool if you aren't using a MacBook or an iPhone, plus, it goes upwards of $2,000 or $1,000 respectively, so you're obviously doing well enough (or not eating enough) to be able to afford one. Everything Apple used to really stand for has kind of faded away in the chase for that $1bn turnover mark, similar to how Steve Jobs described it 13 years ago. Siri is barely as smart as my dog (in Siri's defense, Boris is a very smart doggo), hardware is no longer ahead of the curve, and software can't be considered as cutting edge either. So, where does this all leave Apple? You have smaller companies like Razer and OnePlus pushing innovation in hardware and software, tech superpowers like Google and Amazon making AI and machine learning transcending hardware limitations in ways previously never thought possible, even old mastodons such as Microsoft are embracing their past failures and trailblazing the new wave of boldness and innovation in software and hardware. Does Apple even stand a chance in the long run without a visionary leader? We've seen it happen virtually everywhere, from automotive to fashion; disruptive shifts where these seemingly untouchable leaders were left fighting for existence. I don't want to give up on my trusty 2015 MBP or Macs in general. I am not sold on the new keyboard-failing-overheating one, though. Not sure I'm sold on the iPhone either; other than being a wonderfully machined slab of metal and glass, I find it less practical and usable than a comparable Android in most situations. My biggest fear, however, is the sheer focus on profitability, which seems to be eating away innovation and resourcefulness that brought almost 900k of us on this sub. The same boldness that said fuck floppy discs and PS connectors, all you need is USB and CD drives. The same innovation that redefined touchscreen smartphones making them the way they are today. The same OCD that went to extreme lengths bending laws of physics to make sure every piece of metal was meticulously welded, and every cut symmetrical. Is that Apple gone for good, and, if so, will this new one survive the next ten years? What are your thoughts? EDIT: Missing link [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple - Please let me auto block 'Spam Likely' Calls Posted: 22 Oct 2018 03:53 PM PDT I never once answer these and would love the ability to just toggle a switch that says "Auto Ignore Identified Spam Calls" It would save me so much time and make me so very happy. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Feedback app icon on pre-iOS7 builds should have been a Wooden box with a slot on top. Posted: 23 Oct 2018 01:09 AM PDT If you are on beta there is a feedback app just not made out of wood :/ [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iPhone XR AppleCare+ Breakdown for Australia Posted: 22 Oct 2018 11:59 PM PDT I recently preordered an XR and wanted to know the actual cost of repairs with and without AppleCare+ so this post is to help you decide if you should buy AC+ insurance for your XR in Australia. Note that AC+ only provides coverage for 2 repairs, and coverage lasts for a period of 2 years. You can purchase AC+ within 60 days of purchasing your iPhone.
1 Amount includes initial cost of AC+ ($229). 2 Other includes any damage other than the front screen, but can also include front screen (eg. water damage). 3 Max battery capacity must be 80% or less. This will not count towards the 2 repairs available under AC+. 4 $0 if within Australian Consumer Law warranty. Another consideration is whether the cost of repair (even with AC+) is greater than the reduction in value of the iPhone come time to sell it on the used market. For example, a cracked back glass would cost $378 (incl. AC+) to repair, however the crack may only reduce its used value by $250 or less. I have no data for this, but browsing Gumtree may give you an indication of what the reduced value of a used iPhone is depending on type of damage. Finally, consider Australian Consumer Law. If an XR stops working as it was intended to within a period of time that is reasonable to expect the device to function properly, Apple (or the retailer you bought the XR from) is responsible for either repairing the device or refunding the full cost. What is a reasonable period to expect an iPhone to work as designed and advertised? That depends on a number of factors but should be at least 2 or 3 years (please do your own research on this point). Hopefully this makes deciding whether to purchase AC+ easier. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Why is it still impossible to download a large file on iPhone in the background? Posted: 22 Oct 2018 06:39 PM PDT I tried to download a 500 MB PDF file a friend sent me and didn't want to turn on the mac. Regardless of what I did, the download always stopped as soon as the screen turned off. The only way seemed to be to keep the screen turned on with the app running till the download was complete. How do you deal with this and what kind of workarounds do you employ? Also, why is this still a problem in 2018? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 23 Oct 2018 01:38 AM PDT Hi, Yesterday noticed that sometimes when i open finder it colors act strange. Someone had this problem? I noticed that after installing RescueTime program, but it happens even if it closed. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I really liked the iPhone 5c box... Posted: 22 Oct 2018 01:04 PM PDT That clear plastic shell that showed you the phone itself, the smooth curves, the colorful sticker on the face of the phone. Had a very "fun" feeling to it, like you were getting something new and interesting. Not to rag but comparatively the "box-in-a-box" design of the standard iPhone box doesn't really feel all that elegant. [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 22 Oct 2018 05:00 AM PDT Ever since the feature was first added, the Good Morning forecast summary has been almost hilariously wrong every time, to the tune of almost 20 degrees in either direction. For example, this morning it told me it was 54, partly cloudy, high of 76. It's actually 35, totally clear, with a high of 59. Where is it pulling this information from? If I ask Siri for a weather report she gets it right, so it doesn't seem Apple itself can't figure out the weather. Is there a setting somewhere I can't find? [link] [comments]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| uBlock Origin Safari alternative? Posted: 22 Oct 2018 02:07 PM PDT Do you guys recommend anything? Currently using uBlockO on my iMac but seems like Apple's deprecating that API with Mojave and development of uBlock seems to have stalled so now I have to move to a new one. Planning on maybe combining two apps like I do on my iPhone, which currently has AdGuard + Wipr. So I guess I have a few questions: How well do Wipr, Ka-Block!, and AdGuard work on Mojave? Do they let a lot of ads through? Do you guys have any other suggestions for adblockers? I heard Ka-Block! is fast and Wipr is pretty effective, while Adguard is similar to uBlock in terms of picking filter lists. [link] [comments]  |
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