Apple Daily Tech Support Thread - [January 28]

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• Daily Tech Support Thread - [January 28]
• [Meta] /r/Apple is looking for new moderators! Apply inside!
• Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling, before they pick up
• iOS Pro Tip: FaceTime the iCloud account of a noisy iPhone to remotely silence its incessant alarm/timer chime.
• Apple Considering Low Cost Apple TV Dongle to Provide Wider Access to Upcoming Streaming Service
• Apple updates App Store rules to prevent tricking users into subscriptions - Apple is alerting developers to updated App Store rules and Human Interface Guidelines, spelling out what's acceptable when it comes to selling in-app subscriptions.
• Apple says it has taken Group FaceTime offline in attempt to resolve calling exploit
• Comment: For AirPods early adopters, Apple's hit wireless earbuds are showing their age
• Samsung buying 25x telephoto camera company that Apple says infringes on its patents [U]
• iMac Last Updated 602 Days Ago, Longest Span Ever Between Updates
• NYT: The 2013 Mac Pro launch was partly delayed by the lack of US screw suppliers
• Apple planning upgraded TV app with new service subscription feature for mid-April, report says
• Apple giving 11 female-founded app companies 'unprecedented access' to labs and experts with Entrepreneur Camp
• iPad Pro — A new way to go behind the scenes — Apple
• A person reported the Group FaceTime exploit to Apple, 9 days ago
• A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be 'Assembled in U.S.A'
• Shot on iPhone XR — Experiments II: Full Circle (Behind the Scenes) — Apple
• Apple Plans Gaming Subscription Service: Sources
• AirBuddy brings iOS-like AirPods integration to the Mac with battery widget and one-click pairing
• Kuo: iPhone sales growth to be mostly flat in second half of 2019, says market is too pessimistic
• Smartphone shipments in China continue to drop as nearly 15% decrease seen YoY
• Vizio begins beta signups for AirPlay 2 SmartCast Software
• Apple highlights growing US jobs as it spent $60B with American component vendors in 2018
• What might an Apple Car be like?

Daily Tech Support Thread - [January 28] Posted: 28 Jan 2019 07:14 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: Discord IRC 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.) submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]

[Meta] /r/Apple is looking for new moderators! Apply inside! Posted: 22 Jan 2019 02:00 PM PST Hey everyone! We are once again looking to bring on new moderators to help with daily moderation tasks on /r/Apple. At this time, we are looking to bring on about 4-5 new mods, although we may decide to change that number. Requirements Your account must be at least 6 months old and you must have at least 500 cumulative karma Must be active on /r/Apple and have a history of contributing positively to the subreddit (ie. not breaking rules and not coming here to troll) Look forward to doing the "janitorial" work that is the bulk of what moderators do: removing and approving posts, clearing the modqueue, responding to modmail, helping people, maintaining order. Willing to perform the majority of moderation work from a computer & install Moderator Toolbox (mod tools for mobile are terrible) Willing to actively participate in our private subreddit Previous moderator experience is helpful, but not necessary Willing to submit to our Robot Overlords, Apple (/s), and be prepared to gain money from companies trying to push their agenda to the subreddit (/s) Application The questionnare for the mod position can be found here: https://form.jotform.com/61604023252947 Applications will be open for 1 week and close on Tuesday January 30, at a time yet to be decided. Depending on how many applications we get, how long we take to decide on who has been successful will change. If you have any questions about what it's like to be a mod, or anything mod related, please feel free to ask. Best of luck! submitted by /u/exjr_ [link] [comments]

Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling, before they pick up Posted: 28 Jan 2019 03:44 PM PST submitted by /u/exjr_ [link] [comments]

iOS Pro Tip: FaceTime the iCloud account of a noisy iPhone to remotely silence its incessant alarm/timer chime. Posted: 28 Jan 2019 06:31 AM PST Suppose you have created life, and given this life both an iPhone and an iPad which they have carelessly left in the living room. The living room, of course, being well within very clear ear-shot of your bed, but not within physical reach. Also suppose that this genial half-wit has set up multiple tiered alarms on both devices in an attempt to wake up early despite the fact that they typically sleep through these alarms even when the iOS devices in question are positioned right goddamn next to them. When these alarms inevitably wake you (but not them) from your much needed rest, you can take your iPhone (positioned handily within reach) and FaceTime their iCloud account for a brief couple of rings. This will silence the alarms on their devices without you having to break the seal on your warm blankets. Then repeat every 15 minutes because they really wanted to get up early, today. submitted by /u/moofthestoof [link] [comments]

Apple Considering Low Cost Apple TV Dongle to Provide Wider Access to Upcoming Streaming Service Posted: 28 Jan 2019 06:37 PM PST submitted by /u/Nudeless [link] [comments]

Apple updates App Store rules to prevent tricking users into subscriptions - Apple is alerting developers to updated App Store rules and Human Interface Guidelines, spelling out what's acceptable when it comes to selling in-app subscriptions. Posted: 28 Jan 2019 10:50 AM PST submitted by /u/speckz [link] [comments]

Apple says it has taken Group FaceTime offline in attempt to resolve calling exploit Posted: 29 Jan 2019 12:30 AM PST submitted by /u/electic102 [link] [comments]

Comment: For AirPods early adopters, Apple's hit wireless earbuds are showing their age Posted: 28 Jan 2019 02:28 PM PST submitted by /u/BasedGodReZ [link] [comments]

Samsung buying 25x telephoto camera company that Apple says infringes on its patents [U] Posted: 28 Jan 2019 02:56 PM PST submitted by /u/electic102 [link] [comments]

iMac Last Updated 602 Days Ago, Longest Span Ever Between Updates Posted: 28 Jan 2019 01:38 PM PST submitted by /u/JBeylovesyou [link] [comments]

NYT: The 2013 Mac Pro launch was partly delayed by the lack of US screw suppliers Posted: 28 Jan 2019 05:22 AM PST submitted by /u/lbkulinski [link] [comments]

Apple planning upgraded TV app with new service subscription feature for mid-April, report says Posted: 28 Jan 2019 06:15 PM PST submitted by /u/UnKindClock [link] [comments]

Apple giving 11 female-founded app companies 'unprecedented access' to labs and experts with Entrepreneur Camp Posted: 28 Jan 2019 02:55 PM PST submitted by /u/electic102 [link] [comments]

iPad Pro — A new way to go behind the scenes — Apple Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:09 AM PST submitted by /u/ffffound [link] [comments]

A person reported the Group FaceTime exploit to Apple, 9 days ago Posted: 29 Jan 2019 01:38 AM PST 21 Jan 2019 - @MGT7500 on Twitter My teen found a major security flaw in Apple's new iOS. He can listen in to your iPhone/iPad without your approval. I have video. Submitted b ug report to @AppleSupport...waiting to hear back to provide details. Scary stuff! #apple @foxnews https://twitter.com/MGT7500/status/1087171594756083713 This was nine days ago. The user said they reported it 10+ days ago. Assuming that their reporting procedures work, then Apple's engineering team saw this and filed it to the side for the next scheduled point update. That's completely egregious behavior for a company which prides itself on privacy. They should've pulled Group FaceTime immediately for everybody on the affected iOS update via the server-side and issued a patch fix. The best interpretation of this is that there was a breakdown of communications between Apple Support and Apple's engineering teams and the message simply didn't get passed along ... which would indicate a broken report system if something of this scale slipped through the cracks. According to the person on Twitter, they sent it to all the links on Apple's Security Issues page https://twitter.com/MGT7500/status/1090163397788745728 I reported the bug there after registering as a developer (even though I'm not, I was told I could) and also emailed product-security@apple directly. submitted by /u/notchplusone [link] [comments]

A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be 'Assembled in U.S.A' Posted: 28 Jan 2019 07:36 AM PST submitted by /u/xeshaka [link] [comments]

Shot on iPhone XR — Experiments II: Full Circle (Behind the Scenes) — Apple Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST submitted by /u/Monkey64285 [link] [comments]

Apple Plans Gaming Subscription Service: Sources Posted: 28 Jan 2019 07:28 AM PST submitted by /u/iamvinoth [link] [comments]

AirBuddy brings iOS-like AirPods integration to the Mac with battery widget and one-click pairing Posted: 28 Jan 2019 10:03 AM PST submitted by /u/exjr_ [link] [comments]

Kuo: iPhone sales growth to be mostly flat in second half of 2019, says market is too pessimistic Posted: 28 Jan 2019 07:05 AM PST submitted by /u/chaincrackers [link] [comments]

Smartphone shipments in China continue to drop as nearly 15% decrease seen YoY Posted: 28 Jan 2019 02:52 PM PST submitted by /u/electic102 [link] [comments]

Vizio begins beta signups for AirPlay 2 SmartCast Software Posted: 28 Jan 2019 06:15 AM PST submitted by /u/stevnj7 [link] [comments]

Apple highlights growing US jobs as it spent $60B with American component vendors in 2018 Posted: 28 Jan 2019 10:05 AM PST submitted by /u/EthicalReasoning [link] [comments]

What might an Apple Car be like? Posted: 28 Jan 2019 10:57 PM PST In terms of industrial design, human interface, etc. submitted by /u/refine_and_refine [link] [comments]

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