Bob Pluss

Latest — Feb 5, 2024

Apple Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro (nicknamed ‘AVP’ on the socials) is finally out in the wild! But sadly, it’s not available in Canada yet. There are rumours it could be released here as soon as June 2024, but we will have to wait and see. Here are the things I am

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New Tones in iOS 17

From what I recall, this wasn't mentioned at either WWDC 2023 OR the 2023 iPhone Announcement Keynote, but this is definitely one of my favourite things in iOS 17. ALL NEW TONES! It's been years (maybe over a decade?) since Apple last updated the default tones

iPhone 15 Pro Max

Picked up an iPhone 15 Pro Max this year, and I have noted to others that this is my 4th favourite iPhone of all time, ranked as follows: 1. iPhone 2. iPhone 4 3. iPhone X 4. iPhone 15 Pro (& Pro Max) Having said that, and even though it

iOS 15.3

Apple released iOS 15.3 yesterday which is primarily focused on patching security vulnerabilities, along with some other minor bug fixes and improvements. Update at your earliest convenience! Alongside iOS 15.3, Apple also released iPadOS 15.3, tvOS 15.3, HomePod 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2, and WatchOS

iOS 15.2

Apple released iOS 15.2 today which adds the following new features/functionality to your iOS devices: * App Privacy Report (Make sure to turn this on!) * Digital legacy contacts * New safety features for children/parents in Messages * Better macro mode controls for iPhone 13 Pro * New emergency calling trigger (press

networkQuality

Apple included a neat little command line utility with MacOS Monterey. Simply type the following into Terminal to perform an instant network test. networkQuality Press the 'return' key at any time to end the test.

Vinegar

I don't install many Safari extensions, but this is a good one. > Vinegar is a Safari extension that replaces the YouTube player with a minimal HTML video tag. It removes ads, prevents tracking, restores picture-in-picture, and keeps videos playing in the background. It works across iOS, iPad

The iOS App Icon Book

A beautiful hardcover book that celebrates the art and craft of app icon design. On November 9, 2021 Michael Flarup and a team of 4 others launched a Kickstarter campaign [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flarup/the-ios-app-icon-book] that celebrates the craft of iOS app icon design. I was ready on

Improved call dropping

iOS 15.1.1 was released today, and this was the exact text of the release notes: > iOS 15.1.1 improves call drop performance on iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 models. I couldn't help but laugh at this - looks like they made improvements to call

Apple Watch as an ‘adventure watch’

David Smith wrote about using his Apple Watch as an 'adventure watch' similar to a Garmin or Coros Apex Pro. What he discovered is that if you use the Apple Watch with the display off (via Theatre Mode), you could significantly increase the battery life (up to 3