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http://appleinsider.com/articles/11...tore_safari_icons_on_decorative_app_wall.html
But they were also copying floor layouts, blue shirts, wood, white, etc. I also forgot when they redid all their accessories to match Apple's look:
http://samsungcopiesapple.tumblr.com/day/2012/01/09
My 13 year old 5th gen iPod is still going strong. Click wheel has lost its click and the battery barely holds its charge but it still works. My little hi-fi has an iPod dock on it so it just stays permanently connected to that.
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lol at people believing Apple couldn't put a fingerprint sensor in a display when only their iPhone X has a proper notch with no chin or forehead. You know, the whole point of a notch. No other company seems to have the engineering capability to pull it off. All these fake notches have bezels. Scrubs.
The only reason the iPhone X even has a notch is for the FaceID infrared hardware. Otherwise I bet they could've fit the front camera and mic into a small sliver at the top.
The real reason these Android companies are doing the notch is because they know Apple wanted to create a unique look that people could easily tell "that's an iPhone" for all models going forwards. These Android companies have have no self-confidence, or maybe even care, to create their own brand, and would rather just try to be associated with Apple visually.
If Jobs was still alive there'd be 20 lawsuits filed right now.
The real reason these Android companies are doing the notch is because they know Apple wanted to create a unique look that people could easily tell "that's an iPhone" for all models going forwards. These Android companies have have no self-confidence, or maybe even care, to create their own brand, and would rather just try to be associated with Apple visually.
If Jobs was still alive there'd be 20 lawsuits filed right now.
Yep, bought a pro late last year but returned it unopened. After using my iPhone X for a while, made me realise how much better the interface is without the home button plus the mock ups for the Pro X look incredible
I might be tempted to go for the regular iPad if they do a redesign though, fear I might have to replace my late 2013 MacBook Pro soon and didn't realise how expensive the latest MacBook pro's have gotten
Hard to justify buying a MacBook Pro and a iPad Pro X
I don't think they'll touch it. Maybe just smaller footprint.
10th Challenge completed, I love doing these.
My gym is closed due to a power outage/storm today. I made my move goal clearing snow, but I didn't want to walk in place or something for the badge. Oh well.
Wtf is with the widget screen lag on iOS??
Did it suddenly get worse in the latest version? It literally locks my phone for a second or two when I go to the widget page.
It's embarassingly bad. Cripes Apple. Steve is rolling. Making it hard to be an apple snob these days..
Did it suddenly get worse in the latest version? It literally locks my phone for a second or two when I go to the widget page.
It's embarassingly bad. Cripes Apple. Steve is rolling. Making it hard to be an apple snob these days..
They gotta change widgets anyway. I actually get use out of them but I keep forgetting they're there because they're off on their own page, which is just a vertical scrolling list. I put the most important stuff at the very top or bottom because hell of I'm gonna remember the order of my widgets in the middle
I don't really use widgets anymore. Even though I have just three of them (Weather, Agenda, Philips Hue), the performance is just terrible. Most of the time, when I open the screen, it first has to update the widgets, which may take up to two seconds. And the Hue widget, which is the only one I actively interact with, usually takes up to four seconds until it registers my taps.
Don't even get me started on the scrolling performance. It's a mess.
Don't even get me started on the scrolling performance. It's a mess.
Is the Location services turned off for weather app? If so it doesn't update the weather in the widget until the app is opened.I want to use the weather widget, but it never actually shows accurate information. I don't fucking get it.
Widget:
App (i.e. accurate information):
I just don't get it. How can something so simple be so broken?
I recommend using Weatherline instead. It's probsly the most accurate if weather apps I've used over the years and it got a widget a while back.I want to use the weather widget, but it never actually shows accurate information. I don't fucking get it.
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I just don't get it. How can something so simple be so broken?
Location services are on. The information on the widget actually doesn't update after opening the app either lol.
Can't find it on the Finnish app store, unfortunately. That's fine though, I actually like the weather app itself, and tapping it open on the home screen isn't much slower than swiping to the widgets on the lock screen.
Maybe try deleting and reinstalling the app, sounds like some setting is stuck.
I have no idea.
The Verge: Apple patented a keyboard that can't be defeated by crumbs
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Apple filed a patent made public yesterday for a keyboard that resists crumbs. The patent describes two different ways that a keyboard can keep dirt out, either by sealing gaps off or having a membrane beneath each key that would blow out air every time a key is pressed, pushing out unwanted debris.
From the figures shown in the patent, it's clear that Apple is considering many different approaches and alternatives to create a crumb-resistant keyboard. The patent was filed on September 8th, 2016
Would have been nice if they'd included these in the MBPs. I'm sure there are more than a few people who've had to pay out for top case replacements because of dodgy keyboards in the 2015 MBs & 2016-2017 MBPs. Hopefully these are one of the patents that actually show up in a product instead of being filed and going nowhere.
Apple filed a patent made public yesterday for a keyboard that resists crumbs. The patent describes two different ways that a keyboard can keep dirt out, either by sealing gaps off or having a membrane beneath each key that would blow out air every time a key is pressed, pushing out unwanted debris.
From the figures shown in the patent, it's clear that Apple is considering many different approaches and alternatives to create a crumb-resistant keyboard. The patent was filed on September 8th, 2016
Would have been nice if they'd included these in the MBPs. I'm sure there are more than a few people who've had to pay out for top case replacements because of dodgy keyboards in the 2015 MBs & 2016-2017 MBPs. Hopefully these are one of the patents that actually show up in a product instead of being filed and going nowhere.
Yeah, no. Just give us the pre-butterfly keyboard back. Even when the butterfly keys work, they feel awful. After two years I still hate typing on it due to the lack of key travel.
The v2 keyboards feel tolerable, and even sometimes satisfying once you get used to them, but they still need work. I'd be interested in what they could do with another iteration.
Bigger takeaway from that patent for me is that it could potentially make the keyboard water resistant.
Not for me. I have a 2016 MBP, whose keyboard was upgraded to the 2017 when the first one broke. I'm sure the first-gen butterfly was even worse, but the new ones are both terrible if you type with any level of velocity like I do. This will be the last Mac laptop I buy unless they can sort this out.
A family member's magic mouse keeps disconnecting then reconnecting itself at random, and it's happening about every 3 to 5 minutes. I've tried disconnecting it and have changed the batteries. What else can I do?
I seem to remember this happening years ago, but forget exactly what fixed it.
I seem to remember this happening years ago, but forget exactly what fixed it.
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Push down on the key really hard and you should hear a crunch. Usually works for me.
Well I used my electric car tire air pump to pump some air through the keyboard and it seems to have made a difference. The I key feels a lot better now.
This seems to be their official solution too: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205662
I happen to adapt and like the new keyboards pretty quickly, and I've got a big mechanical keyboard I use at my desktop. If the reliability issues are as big as the Apple press has made them out to be, it's a problem they have to solve, but who knows what the actual incidence is.
Either way the people expecting dramatic changes are going to be disappointed. They're not going to bring back USB-A ports and the like.
Either way the people expecting dramatic changes are going to be disappointed. They're not going to bring back USB-A ports and the like.
So this is stupid, but if you get signed out of an app on Apple TV, new episodes won't appear in the TV app anymore until you sign back in, and since there's no master list to know which shows you are following, it's a guessing game to see what's up. This is why I wasn't getting any notifications of new Full Frontal episodes in the TV app because I wasn't signed in to TBS anymore because this single sign in stuff is garbage and expires like every month. Barf.
How can you get chrome to do the always on top thing? Specifically for facebook messenger video chat?
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yeah it's ridiculous. It's better to have three percent of your screen always missing.
You win AJ. The Verge's guy also mentions the S9's network performance being significantly better than the iPhone's.
First Intel meddled with the Mac and that bothered me, now it does the same with the iPhone, in areas where they are subpar. Crap company.
Apple to acquire digital magazine service Texture
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/03/apple-to-acquire-digital-magazine-service-texture/
I guess this will get rolled into News w/ subscriptions.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/03/apple-to-acquire-digital-magazine-service-texture/
I guess this will get rolled into News w/ subscriptions.
Ugh, phone reviews in 2018. Smaller bezels are "immersive" now?
Still have no idea what Samsung was thinking of with their creepy Animoji ripoff though. Should have taken one look at the results and realized it was a better idea to scrap it than give people uncanney valley features they'll never want to use.
Apropos of nothing, if we're getting a March event, this week is the latest we're going to hear about it.
Huh, that's definitely big. I used to be a subscriber of theirs.
Ok guys I need your help. I'm getting a new phone and after two years with Android I'm confident in trying out iOS again. I really want a good screen and a nice camera both for photos and video. Right now I'm pretty stuck with 8 plus vs X. I'm not the biggest fan of the notch but if this really is the way apple is taking with future updates and stuff like that, I really don't want to be left behind with the 8 plus. However, the price is a bit of a bummer. Help me settle this Era.
8 Plus: best version of the iPhone we've had for 10 years
X: first version of the iPhone we'll have for the next 10 years
The notch is a non-issue in use. The price, well, that's up to you. How much do you put a premium on:
Slightly better cameras
OLED vs LCD
The new hotness in form factor
If any of that sounds like it's worth an extra $200, then there you go
Shock and awe
Did the picture in picture stuff/tricks for YouTube and Safari stop working finally? I can't seem to pop out videos anymore.
Any rumours about what the next ipad pro is going to have? Been kinda wanting one for a while but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. I think I'll just wait for the new/next one.
rumors are it will get rid of the home button and go face id like the iPhone X. smaller bezels probably