If you don't mind refurbished, https://www.macofalltrades.com/ is having a special on MBPs at the moment.
Probably a silly question but I haven't purchased a new laptop in years.
What is the best price I can get on a MacBook Pro outside of the Apple Store?
The control center homekit widget in my iPhone got out of sync or stopped updating the icons properly. For 3 light fixtures only, when I press one icon it switches the other and so forth. Like, Light 1 shows as on. I press on it and it turns on my Light 2 instead. If I force touch Light 1 it will show Light 2 name, icon and status.
Funny thing is that it works perfectly in the home app and in all other devices. Force close home app didn't fix it and neither did restarting the phone. How odd, I've used homekit for 2-3 years and never seen this.
Unless you drop below 80%, it'll be fine. And even then, it's not the end of the world.My iPhone 8's battery health/max capacity has also started going down in the last month or two. It's at 96% now. Been addicted to a certain idle game for the last few weeks which probably hasn't helped things, haha.
Hope it'll last until the next round of iPhones, late next year. Unless they offer something remarkable, I'll probably get the iPhone XS then.
its at least weird that its drops that fast, I am at pretty precisly one percent per month and I treat the battery very well, charging the phone only every second or at the weekend every third dayUnless you drop below 80%, it'll be fine. And even then, it's not the end of the world.
Unless you drop below 80%, it'll be fine. And even then, it's not the end of the world.
My Folks have kindly offered to help buy me a new macbook for Xmas as I desperately need a computer for work.
I'm leaning towards the new Air, but do you think its worth me adding some of my own money to get the entry level Pro?
Mainly will be used for iWork and browsing.
its at least weird that its drops that fast, I am at pretty precisly one percent per month and I treat the battery very well, charging the phone only every second or at the weekend every third day
Thanks, that's a nice tip. The issue really did persist for a while even though turning devices on and off fixed one of them. But a couple of days ago I added a new Hue light, which fixed everything.Did you ever resolve this? Could probably just unfavorite all those devices and refavorite them again. That will rebuild the control center widget.
Well, aren't modern batteries rated something along the lines of "90% capacity after 1000 charges"Lol, I think GAMEPROFF has me on ignore. But yeah, I'm not really worried or anything. Sometimes I wonder if I'm destroying the battery by "playing" (i.e. having the screen on and the game running by itself on my desk) for hours while I'm working, charging and then discharging throughout the day, but I'm not obsessing over it or anything.
When it dies, it dies. It's the unfortunate truth we have to deal with with current battery technology, so why worry about it too much.
I dont,I am just a bit insane, I am checking the health a few times a day and the battery setting ist mostkeliey the most watched thing on my phone🙈Lol, I think GAMEPROFF has me on ignore. But yeah, I'm not really worried or anything. Sometimes I wonder if I'm destroying the battery by "playing" (i.e. having the screen on and the game running by itself on my desk) for hours while I'm working, charging and then discharging throughout the day, but I'm not obsessing over it or anything.
When it dies, it dies. It's the unfortunate truth we have to deal with with current battery technology, so why worry about it too much.
Mac mini ram upgrade kit up for sale, save yourself $275
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/04/ifixit-2018-mac-mini-ram-upgrade-kit/
Or just Crucial off Amazon or wherever for ~$250 (...which I got with eBay's coupon a few weeks ago for $225).Yeah I'd buy from OWC over Ifixit when it comes to RAM. It's marginally cheaper too.
If I were in the market though I'd probably see about hanging on until 32GB DIMMs come down in price to go for 64GB.
Or just Crucial off Amazon or wherever for ~$250 (...which I got with eBay's coupon a few weeks ago for $225).
Curious how much 2x32GB is gonna cost whenever it becomes less rare. Only sources last I saw seemed to be Apple, OWC (if they're even shipping?), and some Samsung part list.
Lol, I think GAMEPROFF has me on ignore. But yeah, I'm not really worried or anything. Sometimes I wonder if I'm destroying the battery by "playing" (i.e. having the screen on and the game running by itself on my desk) for hours while I'm working, charging and then discharging throughout the day, but I'm not obsessing over it or anything.
When it dies, it dies. It's the unfortunate truth we have to deal with with current battery technology, so why worry about it too much.
Does anyone have issues with Youtube video quality not playing at the highest quality when set to Auto on iPhone?
It seems like half or more of the videos I play on Youtube on my iPhone XS Max never actually bump up the quality of the videos after they start, even though I'm on wifi.
Never had this issue with my Android phones. It's not a huge deal or anything, but it is annoying when I'm starting to squint at a video and then realize I haven't manually set it to 1080p or higher.
If you have your iPhone hooked up to power then it shouldn't be drawing any power from the battery, but I'm not positive on that.
When it burns more then it gets, the battery still loses power.Really? That'd be amazing, cause then I could play to my heart's content and as long as it was plugged in, the battery life wouldn't take an extra hard hit because of it. Can anyone else comment on this?
Ugh, great. I was hoping it was a setting or something I had just missed.Yes, on my iPhone and sometimes even my iPad. Drives me up a wall
Ugh, great. I was hoping it was a setting or something I had just missed.
My guess is it's the XS Max's new resolution and the YouTube app still hasn't been 100% updates for it or something.
Picking up a 13" non touchbar Pro on Monday. Want to get a dongle for ports but don't want to spend a lot. What's the best cheap option? Should I go flush or with a cable?
That doesn't explain why I have the same issue on the XR, iPad Pro and OnePlus 6 tho. In other words, it's on Google's end.Ugh, great. I was hoping it was a setting or something I had just missed.
My guess is it's the XS Max's new resolution and the YouTube app still hasn't been 100% updates for it or something.
What are your use cases? What ports do you need?
If you're price conscious, a USB-C hub versus Thunderbolt 3 hub will be cheaper but generally have fewer ports or capabilities.
Experiment was a success, activated the eSIM on my XS with my primary number (AT&T) and the physical SIM slot is empty. Went very smoothly, I have to say
Siri still doesn't remember my Shortcuts (: Great experience!
(And no, I'm not gonna re-record all of them for a third time)
Very weird, not only does it record them for me, it makes them available across all my devices. I have no idea why you're not getting the same results.
That doesn't explain why I have the same issue on the XR, iPad Pro and OnePlus 6 tho. In other words, it's on Google's end.
I just got this for my girlfriend, seems good.What's a good but affordable wireless charger I can use for my wife's new XS Max? She's been using my s9 Plus's charger, and it seems to work OK, but I want to get her one of her own.
Seems like iPhone XS is getting "discounted" too
https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/a4i5uh/apple_is_now_discounting_the_iphone_xs_as_well/
I just got this for my girlfriend, seems good.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GN9B3BV/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yeah, I think it's because the watch uses proprietary Qi charging it's not a normal charger.Also, I hate how the majority of those stands require using your own watch charging cable. Super lame.
Apparently, ever since the Series 3, there's certain (very few) Qi chargers that _do_ charge the watch fine.Yeah, I think it's because the watch uses proprietary Qi charging it's not a normal charger.