I don't understand how some of you guys can use an ipad as a laptop replacement. I've tried it several times with my 10.5 pro and the experience is just sub-par. Maybe its just the things I do, I dunno. Either that or I'm too used to laptops/desktops. When I'm at home I find myself more often pulling out my old laptop rather than using the ipad, even for just browsing the internet.
That said, I am looking forward to the new ipad os though.
Thinking about it, I think browsing forums is what makes it so bad for me. If I want to type something I want to use the keyboard. But if I have the keyboard attached it needs to be on a flat surface and doesn't work well if its just in my lap, where my laptop excels. Either that or I keep putting on and taking off the keyboard.
So iOS 12.3.2 released, only for the iPhone 8 Plus. Does this mean that people temporarily won't be able to move a backup from an up-to-date 8 Plus to a newer phone because they'll only be on 12.3.1?
Most likely, generally iOS can't load backups that are from a newer OS. But maybe it's waived on point releases?
How are the current MacBook Air (with Retina).
My wife (a teacher) needs a new mobile computer all she will want to do with it is office type stuff.
The pro without touch bar seems like hardly an upgrade on the Air and the touchbar pro is just overpriced/overpowered for what she needs.
So I am thinking the retina air is the way to go.
Any thoughts?
What's the best website when it comes to Apple news? MacRumors?
I am a little bit surprised how often I see the beachball when I do stuff in excel, like changing tabs.
Screen needed to be replaced after 5 month.
All in all I like it a lot. It's my first Mac, thou.
9to5Mac has become my preferred source within the last couple years. My liking towards the site originally started with listening to their 9to5Mac Happy Hour podcast. Hosts Benjamin Mayo and Zac Hall equally provide informative commentary as they recap the week in news related to Apple. Since then, I have personally come to find that the team provides a bredth of content most other Apple-centric publications neglect to.
Specifically, Jeff Benjamin does an outstanding job creating quality videos that cater to a wide spectrum of Apple users. He covers the expected topics such as the top features of the iPhone XS, but will also provide a detailed look at niche products such as the Razer Core X Chroma eGPU, complete with benchmarks when paired to a new MacBook Air.
Guilherme Rambo was also hired as a writer by the site at the beginning of last year. With his background in coding for iOS and macOS, he has become notable for unearthing clues to upcoming Apple products within currently released software. On top of that, he has trusted sources that are able to further validate his claims. One of the most recent cases of this is the news that iTunes would no longer be a singular app on the Mac, which broke nearly two months before Apple confirmed it at WWDC. Since his time in being a writer for 9to5Mac, his stories have generally appeared there first.
These are just a few examples of the unique content that the staff collectively provide. There is definitely more to be said, but these were the few that I indulge myself in the most. My apologies if this reply was longer than you expected, haha. Nevertheless, I hope this helps you!
Yeah, 9to5mac looks the best from the whole bunch of Apple-centric websites. Both aesthetically and in terms of content. Saw some people on Reddit labeling the site as clickbait garbage, but it's just Reddit. Nothing to be taken seriously.
Oh god my HomePod came and it sounds SO GOOD.
Now I feel an itch to dump my TV+soundbar and get one that supports homekit and AirPlay 2. Why are we here, just to suffer?
I know and it works great, but I can't get regular TV audio or console audio on HomePod that way. Right now it feels redundant falling back on HomePod or on soundbar depending on the source. I hadn't thought of that previously, but with TVs supporting AirPlay 2 natively it makes HomePod a more legitimate living room audio choice. Then you can basically use any source via your TV. Even Android phones playing to your TV via Chromecast (or connected to line-in).No need to dump the entire TV -- you should be able to route audio from the ATV4/ATV4k to the HomePod. It even supports stereo pairing.
I assume you have 16GB of RAM?I am a little bit surprised how often I see the beachball when I do stuff in excel, like changing tabs.
Screen needed to be replaced after 5 month.
All in all I like it a lot. It's my first Mac, thou.
For me it doesn't set any title whatsoever/automatically create a playlist when I do either of this but it shows me a menu where I can set everything myself 🤔From a UI perspective, yuck though. Why if I select New Playlist when I've chose a song does it create the playlist with the artists name and the name of the song but if I choose an album, it creates a playlist called Untitled? Who that that was smarter than Band Name + Album name?
The way I play music is through playlists. Spotify handles it perfectly. AM doesn't.For me it doesn't set any title whatsoever/automatically create a playlist when I do either of this but it shows me a menu where I can set everything myself 🤔
Though I don't know why you would create a playlist from an album unless you plan to add other songs (in which case the title would be moot anyway).
That is exactly what it does in Beta 1, yes. It will restore the layout once you switch back to landscape.Anyone know what happens to the iPadOS home page widgets when it is in portrait? Literally every video I can find of iPadOS is in landscape. I guess it just disappears?
I know and it works great, but I can't get regular TV audio or console audio on HomePod that way. Right now it feels redundant falling back on HomePod or on soundbar depending on the source. I hadn't thought of that previously, but with TVs supporting AirPlay 2 natively it makes HomePod a more legitimate living room audio choice. Then you can basically use any source via your TV. Even Android phones playing to your TV via Chromecast (or connected to line-in).
Thanks, that makes a lot of sense, and pumps the brakes on my reckless plans. I'll power through this convergence phase. My TV isn't even 2 years old!You shouldn't do that -- AirPlay adds about 2s of audio latency (AP2 gets that down to about a second). iOS/tvOS will offset video feeds to align with that latency, but anything else will be out-of-sync.
This is probably the main reason I haven't yet bought a HomePod -- since it lacks any wired input, it won't work in a home theater setting where you want anything other than AirPlay input. I can use it with my ATV, but I'd need to jump through a bunch of hoops only to get a bunch of latency if I tried to put my PS4 or turntable through it. Even worse, I stream games to my ATV, and those would have that ~1s of audio latency on a HomePod output.
Becomes a slide overAnyone know what happens to the iPadOS home page widgets when it is in portrait? Literally every video I can find of iPadOS is in landscape. I guess it just disappears?
Yep, iPhone 6 and newer can use Apple PayEDIT: Does the iPhone 7 have NFC for when eventually Apple Pay is released here?
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Thank you very much. There's no NFC symbol on the phone so I got a little bit confused, and the searches on google didn't show much.
The bank must support it - as Apple Pay just works like your debit card NFC if I am right? Right now here in Austria only one bank supports Apple Pay (for about a month or so). Hope it picks up!At this stage one of the good things about living in the UK is that Apple Pay can be pretty much used anywhere these days.
Even started to see vending machines with contactless payments.
I pretty much exclusively use Apple Pay now, with the Watch its almost too convenient.
The bank must support it - as Apple Pay just works like your debit card NFC if I am right? Right now here in Austria only one bank supports Apple Pay (for about a month or so). Hope it picks up!
Are banks in Austria also trying to push their own solutions like Sparkasse (miserably so) tried to in Germany? Was the final straw for me to switch from Sparkasse for my giro account. I'm just glad the tech works irrespective of bank bullshittery. Paying with Apple Pay at the self checkout in Billa whenever I'm there is so convenient (even though I prefer using the phone over the watch since the reader is a bit awkwardly high placed and on the right side of the terminal. Not exactly ideal since I wear the watch on my left arm).The bank must support it - as Apple Pay just works like your debit card NFC if I am right? Right now here in Austria only one bank supports Apple Pay (for about a month or so). Hope it picks up!
I have no idea. I always thought it just works with Maestro and that's it. As that would be the best solution IMO.Are banks in Austria also trying to push their own solutions like Sparkasse (miserably so) tried to in Germany? I'm just glad the tech works irrespective of bank bullshittery. Paying with Apple Pay at the self checkout in Billa whenever I'm there is so convenient (even though I prefer using the phone over the watch since the reader is a bit awkwardly high placed and on the right side of the terminal. Not exactly ideal since I wear the watch on my left arm).
Are they doing this if you bought it off of Amazon?Just go to Apple Store and have it replaced if it's under warranty.
Ok I wish by now Apple would have made some audio APIs/SDK for Homepod so I could listen natively to podcasts, audiobooks, radio stations and such. And I mean, with WWDC just over I guess we're out of luck for at least another year. Airplay it is!
I'll not go down the smartphone display lottery again :) I did that in the past and it was always more stress than really worth it. As a replacement I might get a display with dead pixels, or backlight bleeding, or an even worse yellow gradient and then all that stuff begins anew.Just go to Apple Store and have it replaced if it's under warranty.
yes :) same with t-mobile or something like this. as long as you are still up for apple care or have guarantee they'll do it.
Yes, for Apple only the serial number matters (and the invoice in case you want to sign up for Apple Care Plus and there is some mismatch). I recently exchanged an iPad Pro off Amazon that had dead pixels without any issues.