Apple Daily Tech Support Thread - [December 02] |
- Daily Tech Support Thread - [December 02]
- Shortcuts Sunday - [December 02]
- Downgraded to iPhone X from iPhone XS. The cell reception was definitely worse.
- Kuo: ‘All-new design’ AirPods in 2020, wireless charging model in first quarter 2019
- Looking for 2 MacBook Air boxes for my kids Xmas gifts
- Binge watching iTunes tv shows is a f****ing mess
- TIL that Apple was allowed to advertise the iPhone X in the UK as capable of shooting “studio-quality portraits" because there’s no finite definition of what studio quality means.
- Hey iTunes, if I add a song to my library it means I like it. Don't stop playing it when it downloads, making me lose my spot and having to restart it where I left off.
- Your MacHeist emails have been sold or given to StackCommerce. It also seems like you can no longer find your purchased bundles.
- TIL you can zoom up to 6x when filming in 30 FPS or less (60 FPS is only 3x)
- Discovered a great feature of Apple Pay over traditional cards
- 120Hz on OLED. How far away are we from this possibility?
- Apple approves Indian government's Do Not Disturb app, avoiding iPhone ban
- What are your hidden gems under $10
- I bought the UK Office TV Series and then the US Office TV Series and iTunes combined them!
- Why Intel had little performance increase until recently.
- What do you think is the greatest Apple product of all time and why
- Safari back gesture
- WWDC 2019 Prediction: Huge Siri transformation
- State of the Mac in 2018
- Does Apple plan to expand the functions of Screen Time? I can see where there may be some additional useful features, as described below. What features would you like to see added in this manner?
- MacOS Migration
- A new report suggests that Apple’s updated AirPods will come in early 2019
- Will Apple accept returns within 14 days if there are minor cosmetic imperfections on the device?
- Is it possible to make the image thumbnails larger in Mojave's gallery view?
- Anyone with a HyperDrive SLIM 8-in-1 USB-C Hub?
| Daily Tech Support Thread - [December 02] Posted: 02 Dec 2018 07:13 AM PST Welcome to the daily Tech Support thread for /r/Apple. Have a question you need answered? Ask away! Please remember to adhere to our rules, which can be found in the sidebar. On mobile? Here is a screenshot with our rules. Join our Discord and IRC chat rooms for support: Note: Comments are sorted by /new for your convenience Here is an archive of all previous "Tech Support" threads. This is best viewed on a browser. If on mobile, type on the searchbar [title:"Daily Tech Support Thread" author:"AutoModerator"] (without the brackets, and including the quotation marks around the title and author.) [link] [comments]  |
| Shortcuts Sunday - [December 02] Posted: 02 Dec 2018 05:12 AM PST Hello /r/Apple, and welcome to "Shortcuts Sunday". The "Shortcuts Sunday" thread is your place to share your Shortcuts with the /r/Apple community. To share your Shortcut:
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| Downgraded to iPhone X from iPhone XS. The cell reception was definitely worse. Posted: 02 Dec 2018 02:47 PM PST I've been a stalwart Apple user since 2006 when I made the switch to Windows – owned the original iPhone, iPad, unibody MBP, iMac, Mac Mini, Apple Watch, you name it. I've also been on the iPhone Upgrade Program since its inception as it made it easier for me to upgrade to the new iPhone every year, saving me from the trouble of selling my device on Craigslist and all that jazz. I "upgraded" to the XS when it launched, and I noticed the cell reception was much worse. Specifically, I live in NYC and ride the subway a lot, commuting around the city all day to meet my clients. NYC, despite being a world class city, does not have world class cell reception on the subway in-between stations. I often type up an email or text message between stops when I have no cell reception, and upon arriving at the next stop, I toggle/untoggle airplane mode to reconnect my phone's cellular reception and then quickly send out an email or text message. On the iPhone X, I never had a problem reconnecting in a few seconds, just like on any other iPhone in years past. On the iPhone XS, the phone would often be unable to connect within the window of opportunity that the train was in the station. The train would depart, and I'd still have a "Searching" or "No connection" status. Ultimately, I'd be unable to send out that email or text, affecting my productivity. After doing more research, I learned that the iPhone X using a Qualcomm modem whereas the iPhone XS using an Intel modem. Apple is a legal dispute with Qualcomm, whom I feel is being greedy in the matter, and this caused Apple to go with Intel modems in their latest iPhone line. I get all that. Sadly, for my use case (yes, I have read the reports of faster download speeds), Apple shipped an inferior product. Since it is a hardware issue, I had no faith that a software update could fix it, and it just seemed wrong to pay money for such an expensive product that made my life worse. Ultimately, I decided to return my iPhone XS and purchase the iPhone X. This was really upsetting for a couple reasons. First, I had already paid a year's worth of iPhone Upgrade Program payments for my previous iPhone X, and now, I have nothing to show for those payments, which is a lot of money. Second, the time and energy wasted troubleshooting this issue, reading up about modems, doing the financial math, calling customer support, etc. was hours of my life I'd have back if Apple didn't ship an inferior phone. Third, which is related to the previous point, this has broken my faith in Apple. I've been following the MBP keyboard issues as well, but that didn't affect me, because I'm still using a 2015 rMBP. But now that I've been personally affected by Apple's ever degrading quality standards, whenever I'm next in the market to buy or upgrade a tech product, I'm going to critique Apple with a skeptical eye and have to think seriously about whether the product is actually good or bad. For me, part of Apple's appeal when Steve Jobs was around was the simplicity of its product line and how you could have faith in Apple to ship a great product without knowing all the technical aspects of its hardware. That was such a beautiful thing that is underappreciated about the Apple of old. Steve wanted to make purchasing Apple products easy. You didn't have to understand the difference between Intel vs. Qualcomm modems or really understand what was happening underneath the hood. You only had to understand that it would be faster, easier to use, etc., and you could trust that Apple would deliver. That Apple is no more sadly. My recommendation to anyone who has the iPhone X, be very careful when you consider upgrading to the iPhone XS or any future iPhone iterations that use Intel modems. [link] [comments]  |
| Kuo: ‘All-new design’ AirPods in 2020, wireless charging model in first quarter 2019 Posted: 02 Dec 2018 05:20 AM PST |
| Looking for 2 MacBook Air boxes for my kids Xmas gifts Posted: 02 Dec 2018 07:41 PM PST I was able to get two used early 2014 MacBook Air computers to give my kids for Christmas. This is my kids' first Christmas after their mother and I split up and only because of help am I even able to give my kids something magical like a Mac to unwrap from Santa. These Macs don't have boxes and I really want my kids to have the full unwrapping & unboxing experience on Christmas morning. I checked eBay but they're going for $20+ apiece and that's a lot to spend on a box when my budget is already super tight. I was looking to see if anyone here had a box & insert they didn't need anymore that may want to help out. It's the 13-inch model, A1466 if that makes a difference. Even if you don't have a box or can't part with yours, I appreciate you taking the time to read my post. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Binge watching iTunes tv shows is a f****ing mess Posted: 02 Dec 2018 01:14 PM PST Apple is months away from entering the content creator arena, but today watching TV on iTunes is a really shitty experience. Last night I bought the complete Fresh Prince series because some friends wanted to watch it. I buy a lot of movies on iTunes, but never tv shows. I'm used to Netflix and Amazon, which play a few episodes before prompting you with a "are you still watching?" screen. Apple plays a single episode, then knocks you back to the main screen where you have to pick which episode to play next. It's awful, and I hope it's being fixed soon. [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 02 Dec 2018 08:05 PM PST I'm pretty sure this is due to turning on automatic downloads for my library, but nonetheless it's quite an annoying issue and I'm surprised Apple glanced over something as common as this. Good luck adding a bunch of songs in a row from an obscure playlist without your productivity being slowed down 500%. End rant. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2018 10:42 AM PST |
| TIL you can zoom up to 6x when filming in 30 FPS or less (60 FPS is only 3x) Posted: 02 Dec 2018 11:39 PM PST I usually film in 60 FPS on my iPhone, since the fluidity of motion makes videos of things like concerts better. However, since the phone has an HDR OLED screen, and it only records HDR video when filming in 30 FPS or less, I wanted to test out taking advantage of the screen's quality with my own recorded videos, and filmed some songs at a concert in 30 FPS. In addition to better color detail, I was surprised to be able to zoom in up to 6 times! 60 FPS is limited to only 3. This difference may be common knowledge, but just thought I'd share! [link] [comments]  |
| Discovered a great feature of Apple Pay over traditional cards Posted: 02 Dec 2018 11:28 PM PST My card recently had a block placed on it. According to my bank it was done by MasterCard and they had no details, they assumed some website I used the card with had an issue, I never saw a bad charge. This meant my card was toast. I'm in Australia where paying by "PayWave" is done for pretty much everything, we barely use cash at all. In fact I had none when I went to pay for my groceries today. Declined. I'd forgotten the text I received. I did call, but abandoned it because I got bored waiting. Anyway went to bank got cash. Card dead until new one. A week's wait. Except about an hour later I get a text I can use my digital wallet. Sure enough the card # on my Apple Pay has changed, presumably to the new one I'll get. As someone whose has also his wallet stolen at home and overseas this is a great feature. [link] [comments]  |
| 120Hz on OLED. How far away are we from this possibility? Posted: 02 Dec 2018 08:14 AM PST |
| Apple approves Indian government's Do Not Disturb app, avoiding iPhone ban Posted: 02 Dec 2018 09:59 PM PST |
| What are your hidden gems under $10 Posted: 02 Dec 2018 02:56 PM PST |
| I bought the UK Office TV Series and then the US Office TV Series and iTunes combined them! Posted: 03 Dec 2018 12:43 AM PST And then iTunes and the TV App would only play a mix of both when I try to play them in order. I contacted Apple and they told me the only solution was to hide one of the series when I wanted to watch the other one in order. [link] [comments]  |
| Why Intel had little performance increase until recently. Posted: 02 Dec 2018 07:53 AM PST Linus made an interesting video recently about Intel's product line. He says they basically had no competition for the past 10 years so they didn't have incentive to increase performance of their CPUs until AMD Ryzen came along. Now they're frantically trying to get 10nm chips out but failing while AMD and more importantly Apple are catching up. What do you all think about this in regards to Intel CPUs remaining in Macs. [link] [comments]  |
| What do you think is the greatest Apple product of all time and why Posted: 02 Dec 2018 12:21 PM PST |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2018 06:53 AM PST I recently thought of trying out safari as my main browser. But what the hell is this nonsense with back gesture and pages being lagged/reloaded every single time i use the gesture? any work around ? [link] [comments]  |
| WWDC 2019 Prediction: Huge Siri transformation Posted: 02 Dec 2018 08:05 AM PST It was earlier this year that Apple hired John Giannandrea, Google's former head of AI, and it became immediately clear to me that Apple knows Siri is WEAK. By the time WWDC 2019 comes around, I think there will have been enough time for Apple to start rolling out some transformative features for Siri. In addition I'm sure they will also release new mac-like features for iPad to bolster the whole laptop replacement argument. Mainly support for external hard drives, a proper finder-like files app, etc. What do you guys want to see at WWDC 2019? [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 02 Dec 2018 01:50 PM PST Screen time should have a feature allowing you to set custom notifications for when you cross a threshold of time in a single use, e.g. having an app open on screen for 10 minutes would trigger a pop up reminding the user to get back on task. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2018 01:29 PM PST I bought my first Mac in 2008. I have migrated my computer through probably 6-8 different macs over the years. It's been flawless. If my Mac would need servicing it would take 30 minutes to restore my computer to a temporary with time machine and 30 minutes to bring it back. Today after 10 years will be my first nuke and pave as there are too many little files scattered about that are filling up my drive. I don't think MacOS migration is appreciated enough. Maybe it's better now, but I remember reinstalling Windows every 6 months (or more if shit hit the fan) and migrating a computer was a pipe dream. 10 years... that's pretty incredible. [link] [comments]  |
| A new report suggests that Apple’s updated AirPods will come in early 2019 Posted: 03 Dec 2018 12:01 AM PST |
| Will Apple accept returns within 14 days if there are minor cosmetic imperfections on the device? Posted: 02 Dec 2018 03:05 PM PST Hi All! Made the switch to Apple and got an XS Max. While I love the platform, and the screen real estate is amazing, I do miss being able to "1-hand" my device. For this reason I plan on going to the Apple store and exchanging for the XS. Trouble is, there is 2 very minor cosmetic imperfections I got while dropping the phone taking it out of the box. Been in the case since right after. Will Apple stick accept my exchange?? [link] [comments]  |
| Is it possible to make the image thumbnails larger in Mojave's gallery view? Posted: 03 Dec 2018 02:27 AM PST Gallery view has always been the easiest way to find a specific picture if you know roughly what it looks like. However, in Mojave, the thumbnail size was significantly reduced, and I can't find a way to make it larger. Screenshot to illustrate the point: https://www.dropbox.com/s/src1fhe28aa08jy/Screenshot%202018-12-03%2011.21.43.png?dl=0 [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone with a HyperDrive SLIM 8-in-1 USB-C Hub? Posted: 02 Dec 2018 02:59 PM PST Recently bought the HyperDrive SLIM 8-in-1 USB-C Hub. I was using the "USB-C Power Delivery" feature which lets you power charge through the hub. However, when I disconnected the power cord, it ejected the SD Card and USB drive in the process. I got a "Disk Not Properly Ejected" warning, and then it remounted the drives. This seems like an awkward and disappointing result. Anyone with this hub getting different results? I'm wondering if mine is bum unit. Their support hasn't responded in several days. [link] [comments]  |
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