Rather than spend hundreds of dollars on a device so lacking in functionality it’s more likely to create a coronary than a Zen-like state of mind, my strong recommendation is to instead calm your iPhone.
Greatest problems come with Apple’s old Time Capsules, most of which are still used with AFP, as they can only support SMB version 1, not versions 2 or 3. If you’re still using a Time Capsule, or an old NAS that doesn’t support SMB version 3, then access to your network storage may well still be reliant on AFP.
It's not you. HDR confuses tons of people.
Apple is updating the Maps app with insights, ratings, and reviews from expert sources, with the aim of helping users find top-ranked restaurants, hotels, and more.
There are now options to search for and view Michelin-starred, Green Star, and Bib Gourmand restaurants, along with Michelin Key hotels. As of right now, the search options are available for locations in the U.S., but Apple plans to expand them to additional regions in the future.
The upgrades come in both permanent and transitory forms. Temporary structures like grandstands will appear and then disappear after the race. The entire race circuit will be highlighted, including road closures and detours during the race. All 19 of the race’s turns will be marked, as well as all the pedestrian bridges over the race. The F1 pit area, which is a permanent structure, will stay on the map al the time. (Apple’s also whimsically placing race cars in various locations throughout the city—presumably, Waldo approves.)
Starting today, CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, is available with new Aston Martin vehicle orders in the U.S. and Canada, and will be available for existing models that feature the brand’s next-generation infotainment system through a software update in the coming weeks. CarPlay Ultra builds on the capabilities of CarPlay and provides the ultimate in-car experience by deeply integrating with the vehicle to deliver the best of iPhone and the best of the car. It provides information for all of the driver’s screens, including real-time content and gauges in the instrument cluster, while reflecting the automaker’s look and feel and offering drivers a customizable experience. Many other automakers around the world are working to bring CarPlay Ultra to drivers, including newly committed brands Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis.
Apple is partnering with SongShift for the new Apple Music feature. SongShift is an app that transfers music playlists across streaming platforms, but by working with Apple, the functionality has been integrated directly in the Apple Music app. Adding a simple option for transferring content from another service to Apple Music could spur people with large, curated libraries and playlists to make the jump to Apple's music service.
WWDC is only a few weeks away, and the Apple Developer app just got updated in preparation. There’s little new inside the app to explore, but one nice addition can be found in the Messages app: new iMessage stickers.
Leica is bringing a new kind of filter effect called “Artist Looks” to its Lux camera app for iPhones, with the first one adjusting your photos to resemble the style and body of work of celebrity photographer Greg Williams.
Artist Looks, like the other color and black-and-white looks in Leica’s app, are essentially one-click filter presets for easy photo editing. It’s the first time Leica Camera has collaborated with a pro on looks designed to mimic their personal aesthetic. In Williams’s case, his Artist Look is lightly inspired by Kodak Tri-X film, converting your color photos to black and white — with the white point shifted a touch to make the whites slightly off-white and yielding a more vintage warm-tone feel.
There are lots of photo apps around, but Locationscout combines weather, navigation, local knowledge, photos from other users, and articles and tutorials.
“When you create an account on a developer’s external website, you may have to provide personal information, including payment information, directly to the developer or third-party partners,” Apple says in a support page linked from its warning message. “You will be trusting the developer, as well as any partners and payment providers they work with, to handle your information based on their privacy and security controls.”
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This App Store warning message has also appeared in the wake of the recent Epic vs Apple ruling that bans Apple from restricting how developers can link to alternative purchase systems. A notable requirement implemented to address Apple’s scare tactics was that the company cannot interfere with consumers choosing to leave an app with anything beyond “a neutral message” about being directed to a third-party site, though that injunction doesn’t apply outside of the US.
In a new report published on Thursday, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) argues that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) must be “beefed up” to deliver faster and more forceful interventions in digital markets, especially against “exploitative practices” like excessive commission fees charged by Apple and Google on their respective app stores.
Besides turning off notifications from as many apps as possible, I've also configured the Office 365 apps (via a settings in Office 365, not iPhone) to only send notifications during my actual work hours. I've also turned off notification sounds in messaging apps except those from my family. (You can turn on or off sounds by individual contacts in iMessage and WhatsApp.)
I no longer keep apps that I don't use on my iPhone, 'in case I need it someday'. I limit myself to one home screen, with only apps that I need to use at least once a day. And if the thing that I need to do can be programmed using a shortcut, I even replace the app icon with the shortcut icon. For example, I run a shortcut to play music, rather than opening the Apple Music app and get tempted to 'waste time' browsing with recommended or new albums and playlists.
Of course, your mileage may vary.
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