For those interested in the Vision Pro, let me know what questions you have about the device. I’ll be getting mine this afternoon and will be trying out all the features.

Here are some helpful links: Apple User Guide

A big thank you to Antsomnia for their banner submission.

Since we only had one submission, obviously voting on the best one won’t be needed. The new banner will be uploaded later on today, along with giving credit to Antsomina in the sidebar for the design.😊

——————— REMINDER - tomorrow, August 8th, is the deadline to submit your banner designs. 👩‍💻🎨 ———————

Original Post Attention all Apple enthusiasts! Get ready for an exciting community banner contest. That's right, folks. We know you're a creative bunch, so why not flaunt your talents?

Here's the deal: From now until August 8th, you can submit your incredible banner design by commenting and adding the image to this post. Once submissions close, the community will vote on the top three designs.

Remember, banners should be 1280 x 400 in size. Let's see what you've got!

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/49390340

Also, here is a good list of the non-AI features that are apart of this release.

https://www.macworld.com/article/2524355/ios-18-2-these-great-non-ai-features-are-coming-soon-to-your-iphone.html

So I got this case for my iPhone 15 Pro since it allowed it to lay flat. However the Volume and Notification buttons have no texture to them, making it difficult to tell which button is which when it's in a pocket.

So I had an idea. What if I heated a file with a heat gun. Then pressed it into the Notification button.

This was the result and I am very impressed. No way I will mistaken it with the volume rocker going forward.

I've got a 2.9 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i9 Macbook Pro (yes, the one with the touchbar and the keyboard nobody likes)...

Anyway, it's been working great, aside from this issue which seems to happen on occasion, when I don't keep it plugged in overnight. It will just drain real fast sometimes.

What causes batteries to just drain over the course of an hour or so?

I love the idea of it, and I love how tiny it is. Will probably get one when money isn’t so tight.

But I was curious if the power button was accessible without lifting it. And it genuinely isn’t. Why does Apple like shoving important IO and buttons underneath the device. Good thing it’s light?

Oh and a funny thing was the staff had to loosen its mount on the table so you could turn it on.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/23028638

> The recipient doesn’t do any video editing or other process intensive workflows, just online banking, facebook, email, etc. > > I’m trying to decide whether to buy new on Black Friday or shop the second hand market. I want something that’ll keep getting OS updates for at least a couple years. > > Can anyone advise me on how to get the best value for my dollar—should I shop Black Friday deals for something new or stick to the used marketplaces like Facebook, eBay, etc? Based on the US in case that affects the answer. Thank you!

Anyone with an iPhone 15 series device find their USB-C port to be loose? When I have it plugged in the car for CarPlay my cable frequently pops out if I nudge it accidentally. I’ve tried different brands of cables, and all of them wiggle loose eventually.

For context I’m using an iPhone 15 Pro.

She is 78 and thinks she is more tech savvy than the average person because she can check email, and use twitter and Facebook, and does a regular blog on Wordpress. She has been firmly entrenched (she thinks) in Windows since forever, but in reality she has very little understanding of how or why anything works the way it does, and has a very hard time adapting to change and remembering new ways of doing things.

I remember in 2007, buying my first MacBook. It came with an enormous 2gb of RAM. I asked about upgrading it. The guy leaned in conspiratorially and told me that Apple's RAM upgrades were a rip-off, and that I'd be better of buying it elsewhere. So I did, for half of what Apple were asking.

This is a grift that Apple have had for far too long, and there's a part of me that's convinced that their move to soldered RAM was to stop people upgrading after the fact more than it was about SOC efficiencies.

Anyway I can make photos, control center, and playing videos in full screen normal again?

> - 🤔 Apple has shared why the power button on the Mac Mini M4 is hidden > - 🤏 It’s mainly because of the Mac Mini’s compact size > - 🤷‍♂️ But also because users apparently never use the power button on a Mac > - 👉 Apple also says the button can be accessed easily, even though it’s underneath

> - 🍎 Apple is said to be making its own smart home camera, says a top source > - 🆚 It could rival Google Nest, Amazon Ring, and Anker Eufy > - 🧠 Expect it to be part of Apple’s broader Apple Intelligence plans > - 📆 Sadly, it won’t launch until 2026, after the iPad-like robot arm project

Are there any other apps that have animated or changing icons? I only know the Apple ones , calendar and clock.