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    Saturday, April 25, 2020

    Apple Help Is $900 too much for repair?? I own a Macbook Pro 15" 2018 model, with top specs (radeon pro vega 20, etc) I went to couple repair shops and they said the best option is to replace the whole screen (including the upper case), the lowest estimates I got from these places are $900 including tax.

    Apple Help Is $900 too much for repair?? I own a Macbook Pro 15" 2018 model, with top specs (radeon pro vega 20, etc) I went to couple repair shops and they said the best option is to replace the whole screen (including the upper case), the lowest estimates I got from these places are $900 including tax.


    Is $900 too much for repair?? I own a Macbook Pro 15" 2018 model, with top specs (radeon pro vega 20, etc) I went to couple repair shops and they said the best option is to replace the whole screen (including the upper case), the lowest estimates I got from these places are $900 including tax.

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 01:13 PM PDT

    IPhone X has a black spot on rear camera

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:08 PM PDT

    This is my second iPhone X (the first one was replaced because of touch issues). The replacement unit is now two months outside of the additional 90 days warranty and it's showing a faint black spot on all my pictures. I went to the Apple store and was quoted roughly USD80 to get it fixed. What do you guys suggest ? Get it fixed there or at a third party store ? Or is there another way of fixing this issue ?

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    IPhone 7 screen is half responsive. I.E: the TOP half of the screen does not respond to touch. The lines on the screen also appeared overnight. Would a screen replacement resolve this issue?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 03:50 AM PDT

    MacBook won't connect to the internet at times

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:52 PM PDT

    I have a mid-2015 MacBook Pro that at times does not connect to the internet. It seems to be more frequent (currently once every three days, lasts for under an hour). I'll do all sorts of things, trying different backup networks, restarting router, restarting the computer. It's a mystery what helps because sometimes one thing does it, sometimes nothing helps and I wait...

    I cannot find a pattern as to when/why it does this. I work from home, teaching online. It seems that the frequency is increasing for the disconnect. Over the past three years, I have done as much troubleshooting and digging to make my computer run optimally. I'm at a loss!

    154 GB available out of 250.79GB. It was lagging, so now I only use it in an a/c room with a laptop fan running under it. I almost always work with it tethered to a CAT6 ethernet. While I'm working, I only keep the necessary applications open- Chrome, my teaching software, webcam, webcam software, and my notes.

    When it disconnects, I have two backups: my phone hotspot and an internet stick (different wireless providers). However, it won't connect to those networks as well. Or, if it does it is a terrible, slow, lagging connection.

    Here's the thing- my husband will speed test on his phone (connected to our home wifi) and he'll have a ping of 2, sometimes three. Yet, I'm tethered and glitching/slow/disconnecting.

    TIA for any tips!

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    2015 iMac running very slowly; want to find ways to speed it up

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:35 PM PDT

    I have a 21.5" Late 2015 model iMac. 1.6 GHz dual core i5, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HD, OS 10.15.4. I haven't used it as much as I should, but I'd like to get back to using for fun projects since I've been quarantined. However, when I sit down at it, it takes an unreasonably long time to open apps like safari or system preferences and perform basic tasks like trying to access Applications or Documents on the HD. I generally don't even bother with more advanced apps because the native Mac apps take so long to open. It will eventually open the but the time it needs to do so is ridiculous.

    It's up to date, HD is not full, almost all my data is on iCloud. What can I do?

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    27 mid 2010 imac logic board video connector snapped off cleanly.

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:19 PM PDT

    Curious if anyone has replaced the lcd connector on the logic board. The part is on Ebay for cheap, but getting someone to unsolder and resolder the new connector is proving difficult. I'm even considering buying a soldering iron and giving it a try myself, although the youtubes seem quite challenging.

    Or on the other hand, should I just buy a logic board off ebay instead?

    submitted by /u/a-a-a-Imright
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    MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) speakers and microphone not working (more info/pictures below)

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:46 PM PDT

    This is not my computer, but I have no idea how to help her because I am not a computer expert in any way. My sister has already gone to Apple Support and was told that the only way to resolve this is to either pay $100 for a part or $500 for a different part if that $100 part didn't work. Even when plugging in a headphone jack, it does not show up on System Preferences. Trying to adjust the volume does absolutely nothing. Somehow, her computer still recognizes BlueTooth so she can use BT headsets and mics. BlueTooth devices do show up when she connects to them and shows up in the Sound preferences. She does not have any USB related sound gear she can try so we don't know if that works.

    Things that she has tried to do to fix the issue: She has also tried to reset SMC and PRAM (worked temporarily, but has since stopped working), repeatedly insert and remove headphone from headphone jack. She then tried to upgrade to Catalina and that did nothing to fix the issue. She is wondering if this is an issue that cannot be fixed unless she pays to repair it, or if its some weird software issue.

    Pictures included. Please ask if you need more pictures.

    https://preview.redd.it/k14vuz7no3v41.jpg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a2aabde6365d09a2701ceb138b1c9506da57f68

    https://preview.redd.it/zpzowyftn3v41.png?width=663&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b31860de4068edd15642d873b8b4b6e0ca03b24

    https://preview.redd.it/yyftajgtn3v41.png?width=665&format=png&auto=webp&s=6fbf6ccc41bc469a40a70597e684b60c0ff92172

    With BT

    With BT

    submitted by /u/linty_lint
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    2017 Mac Book Pro always says the charger is plugged in but "Battery is not Charging." This does not change when actually plugged in, it just will not charge.

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:46 PM PDT

    I have done all the resets and restarts that you can do

    It started doing this a few weeks ago and then it died and would not turn on for a week, It wouldnt charge for nearly a week but after plugging it in a few days later it turned back on very very slowly and everything was working. It then died a few days later and the same thing happened. The battery health appears to be normal according to the mac check.

    submitted by /u/hagridandbuckbeak
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    Help me update my Crucial SSD firmware?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 06:28 PM PDT

    I have an crucial m4 ssd I put into my Macbook pro mid 2012 that recently started giving me problems - I discovered it has outdated firmware that was causing kernel panics and needs to be updated. I loaded Mojave on an old 2.5 7200 drive and I'm attempting to update but running into all kinds of problems.

    Crucial provides an .iso file for linux/Mac platform formatted as a cd iso provided@ https://www.crucial.com/support/ssd-support/m4-25-inch-support

    disk utility is not allowing me to write to an USB Stick saying that it's missing an master boot record - I've burned the cd to a dvd and attempted to start my Mac with C at startup but it just launches normally.

    after searching forever I finally found a tool that allows me to burn the iso to the USB Stick called balena etcher -- after burning the usb in 4 different ways, taking apart the iso, using terminal to convert the iso to dmg, then trying to burn it to cd, extracting the boot2880.img from the firmware iso to burn that directly, nothing is bootable holding the option key on startup.

    The only resource I've found that seems to be able to point me in the right direction is this website stating use rEFIt to launch legacy mode of Syslinux and use a tool to update the firmware-- found here https://fuerstnet.de/post/2013-02-23-upgrade-crucial-m4-ssd-firmware-mac-without-cd/

    but the provided refit link doesn't exist anymore and it seems to me that refit and Syslinux are seperate software at the moment -- I have burned an refit usb that boots and attempted to read the usb iso I've burned but when booting to the efi legacy os it doesn't see anything ... I'm so confused can someone help me out here?

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    How would a return work in this instance?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:09 PM PDT

    I bought a new phone and want to return it, the problem is I used the Apple trade in program and mailed in my old phone for a partial refund which I've already received. How would a return work in this instance? Thanks.

    submitted by /u/DTHOWARDSinCity
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    No Fyde OS, No Chromium, No Cloudready, Super Easy Official Chrome OS install is here !

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:47 PM PDT

    New app on an old MacBook, some sort of backwards compatibility?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:33 PM PDT

    Ive been wanting to make a podcast for a long time and bought an old MacBook (early 2011) for sound editing etc.
    I saw that the App Store has the perfect app for it (Podcast Studio) but the app won't work for my old OS. The MacBook is running the last OS that it can handle, so updating it isn't an option unfortunately. Is there a way to run an older version of the app that will work for my Mac, or should I just give up on it?

    submitted by /u/Moonbay51
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    Is there any big differences between MacBook Air and MacBook Pro other than performance and the touchpad?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:28 PM PDT

    My sister has the air and I want to get a pro (I would ship a refurbished one to my house) but I want to make sure I definitely want to get one. Besides things likes processors, memory, etc. what are things other than the touchpad that I can't get a feel for on MacBook Air. For context, I'm interested in music production and games.

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    Question about iMac 2011 27"

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:22 PM PDT

    I am about to order a cable to add a second hard drive. A video I watched said add it behind the optical drive and route the cables through the notches. One end of the cable attaches to the board top and the other to the drive.

    1) I don't want to completely take out the logic board. can I just tilt it a little?

    2) After installation and formatting of the drive, what is the best way to copy the contents of the current 1TB drive to the SSD?

    3) If the OS is patched via a patcher tool does this make a difference?

    4) can you add a recovery partition to a patched OS hard drive?

    Just to recap, I wanna add a cheap sad to the iMac, make it the boot drive, and use the current drive for backups and such.

    submitted by /u/doc_brietz
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    Reset my iPad, sold it, now the buyer wants their money back

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:02 PM PDT

    The other day I sold my second generation iPad via Facebook Marketplace. Before doing so, I of course factory reset it. Therefore, when they received it there was no password to unlock the iPad. However I am now receiving messages from the buyer that the "password" isn't working and they want their money back. The sent me photos of the iPad in disabled mode from typing in an incorrect password too many times. What should I do?

    submitted by /u/meglove1
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    Why would an iMessage show as sent and delivered and then show up in draft text box a day later?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:01 PM PDT

    I sent an iMessage text and it was sent and delivered - then a day later, I notice the message wasn't sent and it was sitting as a draft in the text box.

    Any reason for this? Has anyone experienced this before?

    It seems strange that it would show up as delivered but then checking it a day later it was not even sent.

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    Issues changing Wifi password with Airport Extreme

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:49 PM PDT

    I changed the password for wireless internet, then updated my system but when I tried logging on, the password did not change. Any help?

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    Help air pods not responding

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:39 PM PDT

    My AirPods are not connecting to my iPhone . When I go into Bluetooth and connect it it just can't . I tried resetting it but when I long press the button the green light just doesn't light up but not white light or anything is shown . I tried forgetting the device and now it doesn't show up . What should I do ?

    submitted by /u/Darthcyrus_118
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    The iPhone 11 can detect a non-genuine Apple screen and will nag you about it after reboot? Is this true?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:09 PM PDT

    My son was out jogging and tripped. His iPhone 11 went flying out his pocket and the screen shattered on the concrete. We wanted to get the phone fixed as soon as possible, and all Apple Stores are closed.

    So, we went the third party route. A place 5 minutes from my house said they could fix the screen for $180 and that FaceID would still work, since the camera and all its sensors remain untouched.

    When I got to the store, the guy says that before he does the repair; he has to warn me that the iPhone will complain that a Genuine Apple Screen is not installed on the phone after every reboot, but it eventually will go away, after 3-4 reboots.

    I opted to not go through with the repair, and we are instead mailing the phone back to Apple for a screen replacement.

    Some questions:

    1. Is the iPhone 11 screen really "chipped" and Apple can detect a third party screen?
    2. If so, will the nag eventually go away, or is the guys BSing me and it will nag me after every reboot?

    And, YES, I know about tempered glass screen protectors. When he got the phone back in September, there were no iPhone 11 screen protectors that we could find. And then I forgot about it. It looks like the XR screen protectors are the same size, so I have to order one from Amazon.

    For my XR I used the Anker screen protector, and it seemed to go well. Any recommendations on a screen protector I should try for the iPhone 11?

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    Downloading original photos from iCloud- It’s been showing this since last 2 days. The number 1856 hasn’t changed changed. How much more should I wait to have them all downloaded? My internet speed is not an issue at all by the way.

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 03:50 PM PDT

    Is it possible to have my phones background automatically change everyday?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 07:04 PM PDT

    Wouldn't that be cool? I googled this before posting and found a video and an article on how to do it. The video wanted me to jail break my phone which scares me and the article wanted me to use shortcuts but i couldnt figure it out. U clear if i was doing it wrong or if it just plain doesn't work.

    Does anyone know if this is possible or how to do it?

    submitted by /u/jeffythunders
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    Question on leasing via Apple.com

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 07:03 PM PDT

    So im looking to lease an Iphone 11 via the apple website . When you go on the website it gives you the option to choose a carrier or an unlocked phone . So i have Metro by Tmobile , if i were to choose tmobile as the carrier would i be able to just switch it over to metro as theyre kind of the same thing ? Only reason i dont buy the iphone unlocked is because youd have to pay it in full and im only looking to lease not pay all 700$ . ( idk if this question is allowed here but idk where else to go so lmk if i have to delete it , thanks ) .

    submitted by /u/DOWNTOWN_jay23
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    my headphones won’t connect to my iphone

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 07:01 PM PDT

    my headphones won't connect to my iphone

    okay so i have this pair of official apple headphones right and when i plug them into my iphone XR it says "this device isn't supported by your iphone." then sometimes it'll work for a few second then connects to the iphone speakers instead and play whatever i'm listening to out loud. that same pair didn't do that before can someone help?

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    Think I can get any trade-in value for MacBook Air with “service battery” warning?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 06:59 PM PDT

    I'm thinking of buying the new MacBook Air at the end of the summer because my current late 2015 MBA has the "service battery" message. I have to keep it on the power cord or the battery drains to 50% in about 30 minutes and then dies at around 50%.

    Apart from that, everything else is great - no scratches, no cracks, I even have the original box and packaging. Do you think I'll receive a lesser quote or no offer at all because of this battery issue?

    submitted by /u/iceycycle
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    Iphone 6 vs Iphone 6s

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 06:58 PM PDT

    I have the iphone 6 and sister has 6s. I noticed my data speeds were much slower when I used her phone so I did some testing. I swapped sim cards and still was the same. My phone was getting same slow data speeds with her sim card and her phone was working well with my sim card. So it isnt the sim card like some said it affects reception if its damaged. Is the iphone 6s antenna longer or what? She gets 10-12 mbps and I do 3-4 mbps.

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