Topic

Apple

A collection of 23 issues

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

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

Multichannel Wiener Filter's

One of the things that's always fascinated me about the HomePod is its ability to hear you in all sorts of situations - from across the room, while loud music is playing, while people are talking, or from another room in the house entirely. This makes it easy

Organizing Contacts on iOS

I've learned a few tricks over the years for organizing, backing up, and getting the most out of my contacts list. A good friend and loyal reader of the site made a comment about nicknames this week, and it made me think these tips might be useful for

Deleting apps from within the App Store

> "I wish you could delete apps right from the App Store Updates tab. When I see an update is pending for an app I never use, I just want to delete it right there." - John Gruber [https://twitter.com/gruber/status/1063077628654039045] I’ve thought about

Seriously, 102 magnets

This video by MKBHD shows off all the magnets in the new iPad Pro’s. I wasn’t aware of magnet paper before last night - and of course now I want to get some. Link to MKBHD’s video [https://twitter.com/mkbhd/status/1062368253316603905?s=21] Also, if

iPhone X

I decided to review the iPhone X in a slightly different manner than prior reviews. Rather than going through all the new features and specs of the phone, I’ll just be giving a few of my opinions on various aspects of the phone after using it for a little