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Link Posted: 9/15/2024 8:30:40 PM EST
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They finally fixed my biggest peeve, the inability to assign contact to a "List" while on a mobile device, several years ago now.

Everything else compared to that is small potatoes.

As I said in many other threads, I still wish the phones were as small as the old minis, though, even smaller.. or at least shorter. I think the phablet trend can be adequately addressed by making phones wider relative to their length. Not sure why the phone aspect ratio is what it is.
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Android and Apple phones used to adhere to the golden ratio and all was good with the world. Then the marketers took control and pushed for increased screen height so they could push the diagonal screen size number higher in their bullet points. Because a larger number is always better
Link Posted: 9/15/2024 8:35:13 PM EST
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They finally fixed my biggest peeve, the inability to assign contact to a "List" while on a mobile device, several years ago now.

Everything else compared to that is small potatoes.

As I said in many other threads, I still wish the phones were as small as the old minis, though, even smaller.. or at least shorter. I think the phablet trend can be adequately addressed by making phones wider relative to their length. Not sure why the phone aspect ratio is what it is.
Android and Apple phones used to adhere to the golden ratio and all was good with the world. Then the marketers took control and pushed for increased screen height so they could push the diagonal screen size number higher in their bullet points. Because a larger number is always better


Marketing makes sense. Reminds me of the drive toward smaller and smaller bedrooms and 2-car garages in the housing market, since the price was less impacts by the practical use of the space as much as being able to say x number bedrooms or "2-car" garage.
Link Posted: 9/15/2024 8:42:45 PM EST
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For some weird reason I have lost a lot of my contacts. It happened, coincidentally when I got my Ultra Apple Watch. No idea if it is related.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:02:05 AM EST
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Well since @right_rudder is here, maybe this won't be shouting into the void

If I'm on my iPad (11" Pro 2nd gen) and I load up a video from a website, then I screen mirror to my Apple TV 4K, the video shows up on the screen in (what I assume is) the same resolution/aspect ratio as my iPad screen. I get black bars on the sides of the image on the TV and the video stays playing on the iPad and TV. It also tends to look more pixelated, like it's a lower bitrate stream.

If I go to the same website on my iPhone (15 Pro) and screen mirror to the Apple TV 4K, it displays in what appears to be the correct resolution/aspect ration for my TV, and is much clearer. The iPhone also doesn't continue to play the video, it goes to a black screen with some text on it (I forget what it says) and I can lock the screen and set the phone down and it will keep playing the video on my TV.

Do I just need a newer iPad or is this one of those differences between iOS and iPadOS?
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Sounds like you need to through the settings. The video should match what your TV is capable of

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Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:04:32 AM EST
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Bring back the mini phone models.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:10:30 AM EST
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I want my iPhone to be able to recharge my AirPods wirelessly.

I want Siri to support macros - I say good night to her and she takes care of Apple Home, then hits Apple Weather for the forecast, then Apple Music for crickets and frogs to sleep by.

Loads of stuff with the Vision Pro but I would like my phone and watch to "cut through" the environment and be visible. At least when I flip my wrist over or pick up the phone.

I want my iPhone to have a lightening capture ability. The camera would record photos continuously looking for increased values in the lighting separating the lighting strikes automatically.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:13:38 AM EST
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Fix the voice to text.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:16:44 AM EST
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I want my iPhone to be able to recharge my AirPods wirelessly.

I want Siri to support macros - I say good night to her and she takes care of Apple Home, then hits Apple Weather for the forecast, then Apple Music for crickets and frogs to sleep by.

Loads of stuff with the Vision Pro but I would like my phone and watch to "cut through" the environment and be visible. At least when I flip my wrist over or pick up the phone.

I want my iPhone to have a lightening capture ability. The camera would record photos continuously looking for increased values in the lighting separating the lighting strikes automatically.
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It already does this
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:18:49 AM EST
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It already does this
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I want my iPhone to be able to recharge my AirPods wirelessly.

I want Siri to support macros - I say good night to her and she takes care of Apple Home, then hits Apple Weather for the forecast, then Apple Music for crickets and frogs to sleep by.

Loads of stuff with the Vision Pro but I would like my phone and watch to "cut through" the environment and be visible. At least when I flip my wrist over or pick up the phone.

I want my iPhone to have a lightening capture ability. The camera would record photos continuously looking for increased values in the lighting separating the lighting strikes automatically.
It already does this


We call her “she” in my house.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:20:48 AM EST
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Ugggh!

Off to learn this.

Thank you!!!

It’s easy to create a new, custom shortcut using the Shortcuts app for iPhone or iPad:
Step 1: Create a new shortcut in your shortcuts collection.
Step 2: Add actions in the shortcut editor.
Step 3: Run your new shortcut to test it.

That's what Shortcuts app did!

Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:21:52 AM EST
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Fix the voice to text.
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What's wrong with it?
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:23:02 AM EST
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Ugggh!

Off to learn this.

Thank you!!!
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You're looking for "scenes"
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:24:02 AM EST
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I would like the option to not automatically configure and sync emails from your iphone to the Apple watch.






Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:24:24 AM EST
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I would like the Flashlight and Camera short-cuts on the Lock Screen to be removable.
I'm constantly taking my phone out of my pocket to find the flashlight or camera or both are on.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:36:14 AM EST
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I would like the Flashlight and Camera short-cuts on the Lock Screen to be removable.
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This has happened to me as well.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:42:34 AM EST
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This has happened to me as well.
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I would like the Flashlight and Camera short-cuts on the Lock Screen to be removable.
I'm constantly taking my phone out of my pocket to find the flashlight or camera or both are on.


This has happened to me as well.


I think you can change the Lock Screen icons in iOS 18.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 6:43:56 AM EST
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I would like the option to not automatically configure and sync emails from your iphone to the Apple watch.

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Do you not want emails on watch?
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 7:10:11 AM EST
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Fuck that, Focus modes are amazing! It’s one of the things that really stood out to me when switching from Android.
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It's great when you're dating... Set up a "Busy" custom focus for do not disturb that only allows certain friends, family etc calls and texts to come through, as well as the girl you're going on a date with that night.

No more worries about picking up your date for Friday night and then getting a text from Saturday night that shows up on your vehicle's entertainment system screen on the way to the restaurant.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 7:41:43 AM EST
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It's great when you're dating... Set up a "Busy" custom focus for do not disturb that only allows certain friends, family etc calls and texts to come through, as well as the girl you're going on a date with that night.

No more worries about picking up your date for Friday night and then getting a text from Saturday night that shows up on your vehicle's entertainment system screen on the way to the restaurant.
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Exactly what it was designed for. The feature was originally called Hoe Control
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 7:46:18 AM EST
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My wife has gotten focus activated on her phone [15PM] and it's driving her nuts. No matter what she does it keeps randomly activating and she's missing calls. Is it the entire ecosystem that's reactivating it? She has a Mac Pro, IPad Pro, Macbook Pro and the iPhone 15PM, so anything seems possible.
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It is.  You have to turn it off everywhere and its not really straight forward to do.  Find the settings on all devices and disable it.  I far preferred the old days of just having quiet hours but “Focus” freaking sucks.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 8:41:46 AM EST
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What's wrong with it?
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It never gets the words correct.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 8:49:29 AM EST
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I have never used any focus besides the do not disturb at night.
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That's what started my nightmare.  I used the original Do Not Disturb feature and that was great.  Then along the way that got folded into 'Focus' and that also got the 'share among devices' setting turned on.  Now I never changed or adjusted anything.  Just had my do not disturb hours set for something like 11PM to 5AM on my phone.  Somewhere along the line that got jacked up and all my devices started being in that mode all day long.  So now I missed Teams messages, calls, emails and meeting reminders on all my devices.  No indication of 'why' anything was happening.  After a reboot it would stop and then start again at some point during the day.  Just the little moon icon and that took a long while to figure out because all my notification settings were on so it was was a bit unclear why my alerts were all silent, just didn't happen.  I didn't notice the moon for a while and had to look up what that was.  Called support and they could not answer it either because the schedule was correctly set.  But if it was turned on at all, the phone (and iPad) were always in Do Not Disturb and would propagate that to other systems.  Finally had to turn it off completely everywhere or it would just creep right back onto my laptops.  'Shared' or not.  

Maybe something got dorked up along the way through all the upgrades but that really sucked for a while.  Got my ass chewed out several times for not answering important calls during the day.  I really need the reminders because my I'm not great at noticing the time if I'm really absorbed in a process to fix or configure something.  I get sucked in and don't end up checking the time very often.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 8:50:34 AM EST
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1. Allow easy on board memory upgrade.
2. In Carplay, or generally, a toggle so the phone DOESN’T automatically switch and restart playing the last thing you were listening to, when an alert or other other audio tries to play.
3. Replaceable battery packs for quick change.
4. Ability to have one toggle or create a shortcut to turn off wifi-bluetooth-location services all at once, but leave cell on.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 8:54:07 AM EST
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It never gets the words correct.
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How fast are you speaking?

Are you using AirPods or the built in microphone?

how are the environmentals? Background noise? Wind? Others speaking? In the car driving?

and finally, how often are you using it?
- it learns and gets better with use but can have problems with thick accents


Link Posted: 9/16/2024 8:54:41 AM EST
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Airdrop has never worked right consistently for me but in theory it would be incredibly helpful instead of frustrating.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 8:55:42 AM EST
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1. Allow easy on board memory upgrade.
2. In Carplay, or generally, a toggle so the phone DOESN’T automatically switch and restart playing the last thing you were listening to, when an alert or other other audio tries to play.
3. Replaceable battery packs for quick change.
4. Ability to have one toggle or create a shortcut to turn off wifi-bluetooth-location services all at once, but leave cell on.
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#1 is probably not going to happen given the demand for small and thin.  Same with battery replacement.

#2 Absolutely agree.  It's insistence on playing something the second the car starts up, and after a phone call is very annoying.

#4 Agree as well.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 9:02:12 AM EST
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#1 is probably not going to happen given the demand for small and thin.  Same with battery replacement.

#2 Absolutely agree.  It's insistence on playing something the second the car starts up, and after a phone call is very annoying.

#4 Agree as well.
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1. Allow easy on board memory upgrade.
2. In Carplay, or generally, a toggle so the phone DOESN'T automatically switch and restart playing the last thing you were listening to, when an alert or other other audio tries to play.
3. Replaceable battery packs for quick change.
4. Ability to have one toggle or create a shortcut to turn off wifi-bluetooth-location services all at once, but leave cell on.


#1 is probably not going to happen given the demand for small and thin.  Same with battery replacement.

#2 Absolutely agree.  It's insistence on playing something the second the car starts up, and after a phone call is very annoying.

#4 Agree as well.
1) most people aren't willing to make the trade-offs that would come with that for decreased performance

2) that's the vehicle entertainment system - Not the phone

3) what are you looking to accomplish with this?
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 9:02:37 AM EST
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How fast are you speaking?

Are you using AirPods or the built in microphone?

how are the environmentals? Background noise? Wind? Others speaking? In the car driving?

and finally, how often are you using it?
- it learns and gets better with use but can have problems with thick accents


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I'm suddenly imagining Extoris with a crazy Longuylnd accent.  
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 9:09:56 AM EST
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I'm suddenly imagining Extoris with a crazy Longuylnd accent.  
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I've never had much trouble with speech to text but by it's nature, it's very much an individual experience.

everybody's voice and speech patterns are different and nobody is using it in an ideal environment.

Link Posted: 9/16/2024 10:27:36 AM EST
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Exactly what it was designed for. The feature was originally called Hoe Control
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It's great when you're dating... Set up a "Busy" custom focus for do not disturb that only allows certain friends, family etc calls and texts to come through, as well as the girl you're going on a date with that night.

No more worries about picking up your date for Friday night and then getting a text from Saturday night that shows up on your vehicle's entertainment system screen on the way to the restaurant.
Exactly what it was designed for. The feature was originally called Hoe Control


Legit lol’d.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 10:28:00 AM EST
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It never gets the words correct.
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What's wrong with it?

It never gets the words correct.


Have you considered speaking clearly?
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 11:18:47 AM EST
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Are you saying iphones ship without any sort of chain of trust among the stages of the boot chain?

I can't tell if its smugness or stupidity.  But either way, you should knock it off.  You know exactly what I'm getting at.  Apple locks down the boot chain and only allows their own firmware to be flashed onto iphones.  Thats why ios jailbreaks sell for $5M+.
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Nobody's stopping you

Are you saying iphones ship without any sort of chain of trust among the stages of the boot chain?

I can't tell if its smugness or stupidity.  But either way, you should knock it off.  You know exactly what I'm getting at.  Apple locks down the boot chain and only allows their own firmware to be flashed onto iphones.  Thats why ios jailbreaks sell for $5M+.


iOS jailbreaks do not sell for 5 million bucks.

There could possibly be a market for a theoretical vulnerability that would allow other things that might sell for that, but "jailbreaks"?  No.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 11:42:59 AM EST
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It never gets the words correct.
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What's wrong with it?

It never gets the words correct.
Are you speaking in New York City, or Georgian?
Maybe it just can't figure you out.

Jay
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 11:44:06 AM EST
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I would like the option to not automatically configure and sync emails from your iphone to the Apple watch.






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You should be able to change notifications settings to accomplish that.  I have several apps I use for work that I’ve got at up to ping on my phone but do nothing with the Ultra2
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 11:44:31 AM EST
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I would like the Flashlight and Camera short-cuts on the Lock Screen to be removable.
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You can do that later today with iOS 18
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 12:10:25 PM EST
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FYI: I am going to be slow to respond for the next few hours - right about the time everyone starts getting their updates.
My dad has been in the hospital and I have to drive an hour to get him and an hour back. If there's something you want me to see the best way to do it is "@" me.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 12:15:12 PM EST
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FYI: I am going to be slow to respond for the next few hours - right about the time everyone starts getting their updates.
My dad has been in the hospital and I have to drive an hour to get him and an hour back. If there's something you want me to see the best way to do it is "@" me.
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Best to you and your dad!
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 12:19:03 PM EST
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FYI: I am going to be slow to respond for the next few hours - right about the time everyone starts getting their updates.
My dad has been in the hospital and I have to drive an hour to get him and an hour back. If there's something you want me to see the best way to do it is "@" me.
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Hope dad is recovering well!
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 12:23:01 PM EST
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I’m getting some wackness in Maps when I go to navigate. Esp with CarPlay usage.

It’s new and will probably be fixed in the new OS. Fingers crossed.
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I drive a wide variety of different rental cars and carplay implementation does vary.  Spontaneous disconnects, interruptions from the speed limit warning chime, etc.  Other times 4+ hours uninterrupted.  

Same phone every time.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 12:23:04 PM EST
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Link Posted: 9/16/2024 12:35:27 PM EST
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I drive a wide variety of different rental cars and carplay implementation does vary.  Spontaneous disconnects, interruptions from the speed limit warning chime, etc.  Other times 4+ hours uninterrupted.  

Same phone every time.
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I’m getting some wackness in Maps when I go to navigate. Esp with CarPlay usage.

It’s new and will probably be fixed in the new OS. Fingers crossed.




I drive a wide variety of different rental cars and carplay implementation does vary.  Spontaneous disconnects, interruptions from the speed limit warning chime, etc.  Other times 4+ hours uninterrupted.  

Same phone every time.


It’s so inconsistent in my case. It could very well be the truck now that you mention it.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 1:12:45 PM EST
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Prayers for you dad RR
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 1:16:00 PM EST
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FYI: I am going to be slow to respond for the next few hours - right about the time everyone starts getting their updates.
My dad has been in the hospital and I have to drive an hour to get him and an hour back. If there's something you want me to see the best way to do it is "@" me.
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Best of luck and Godspeed.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 1:27:10 PM EST
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Downloaded iOS 18 on my 15 Pro but no time to dig into it until after work. I see we do have the new Passwords app I was looking forward to. Will update iPad and watch tonight.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 1:38:43 PM EST
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The ability to use my mouse while it is charging.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 1:40:57 PM EST
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If I was in charge of Apple, I dont really have a single "we need to fix this thing"  But with all of the companies manufacturing technology and capability, I'd make two mechanical Rangefinder's to rival Leica just for shits and giggles.  One in 35mm film & one digital with a full frame sensor.

Got to keep the world guessing what your next move is lol
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 2:06:35 PM EST
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Make the "opening the lid or even breathing on a random key boots a turned-off Mac Book Pro" feature, a preference. There's a perfectly good Touch power key in the upper right- maybe I want the damn machine to stay off until I hit it.

Also related- a real "phone is locked and not accepting touches" setting (short of powering it down) until I hit a physical side button, so I can put my phone in my pocket and it won't put me in "change my background/start recording video/drain my battery with the flashlight/start World War III" because it thought it saw a "gesture".
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 2:10:20 PM EST
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It's been a while since I've done it but I'd like for it to be easier to customize ring tones.
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Seconded.  Uploading custom ringtones is a holy pain in the back end.
Link Posted: 9/16/2024 2:56:12 PM EST
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Sounds like you need to through the settings. The video should match what your TV is capable of

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Well since @right_rudder is here, maybe this won't be shouting into the void

If I'm on my iPad (11" Pro 2nd gen) and I load up a video from a website, then I screen mirror to my Apple TV 4K, the video shows up on the screen in (what I assume is) the same resolution/aspect ratio as my iPad screen. I get black bars on the sides of the image on the TV and the video stays playing on the iPad and TV. It also tends to look more pixelated, like it's a lower bitrate stream.

If I go to the same website on my iPhone (15 Pro) and screen mirror to the Apple TV 4K, it displays in what appears to be the correct resolution/aspect ration for my TV, and is much clearer. The iPhone also doesn't continue to play the video, it goes to a black screen with some text on it (I forget what it says) and I can lock the screen and set the phone down and it will keep playing the video on my TV.

Do I just need a newer iPad or is this one of those differences between iOS and iPadOS?
Sounds like you need to through the settings. The video should match what your TV is capable of

@Maverick52


Ok, I’ll dig around. Thank you!

Hopefully your dad is feeling better!
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