Any Apple – Google generative AI tie-up likely to draw regulatory scrutiny Apple, which was caught flat-footed in AI, especially generative AI, is in talks to license Google's Gemini large language model (LLM)…
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iPhone 17 rumor: Apple developing new anti-reflective display technology A new rumor today says that Apple has invested billions in a new coating technology for future iPhone displays. This technology would allegedly make future iPhone displays “more scratch-resistant” and add a new anti-reflection layer, but it won’t be ready for the iPhone 16 this year.
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EarFun’s first over-ear headphones break new ground on value [Review] ★★★★★ Not everyone is willing to pay hundreds for great headphones. If you're one of them, read our 5-star EarFun Wave Pro headphones review.
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Apple-backed Product Security Verified label will confirm smart home devices are secure A new Product Security Verified (PSV) label will in future be used to identify smart home devices which meet new industry standards designed to protect against hacking and data breaches.
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New macOS Sonoma 14.4 bug kills file versions in iCloud Drive The list of issues in macOS Sonoma 14.4 is continuing to grow, with a new bug uncovered that wipes saved versions of files stored on iCloud Drive.A new macOS Sonoma 14.4 bug breaks iCloud Drive file versionsMany apps offer the capability to save earlier versions of files, which allow users to revert the document back to a previous state. For users who save their documents to iCloud Drive, it appears that macOS Sonoma 14.4 may be breaking this functionality.In a post on Monday, the Eclectic Light Company warns that users of macOS Sonoma 14.4 who save files to iCloud Drive and have Optimize Mac Storage enabled are in particular danger. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple, Google Talks Could Bring Gemini AI to iPhone Apple and Google are huddling over a potential deal to bring the search king's Gemini generative AI offerings to the iPhone. The negotiations, first reported by Bloomberg, aim to let Apple license Gemini's set of AI models to drive some new features for the iPhone later this year. The post appeared first on TechNewsWorld.
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Save the date: Apple is reportedly announcing new iPads next Tuesday Macworld
Ever since Apple launched the M3 MacBook Air earlier this month, we’ve been waiting for new iPads to follow. Now it seems as though we have a date—and we’ll only need to wait a little longer.
According to the Chinese-language site IT Home (via Macrumors), Apple will take the wraps off its new iPads on Tuesday, March 26, based on an analysis of several tablet-related accessories that are due to go live on Amazon. It’s not clear which models will launch first or whether there will be a short preorder period. A separate report from Display Supply Chain Consultant Ross Young claims that supplies of the 11-inch models could be more constrained than the larger 12.9-inch models.
Apple is expected to update both the iPad Air and the iPad Pro with the first new models in more than a year. The most notable update will be a completely new 12.9-inch iPad Air model as a cheaper alternative to the flagship iPad Pro. It’s also expected to get a better camera and processor. The iPad Pro is rumored to get OLED displays, an M3 processor, and a thinner design as well as a higher price tag.
Also rumored are new 11-inch and 12.9-inch Magic Keyboards that will presumably support both models of Air and Pro. Reports have said the new keyboards will be sturdier and more MacBook-like. A new Apple Pencil is also likely to launch to refresh the lineup.
After the iPad launches, Apple’s next event is likely to be WWDC in June, which should be announced next week. Apple will unveil iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, and new versions of the rest of its operating systems. It could unveil some new hardware as well, such as a new Mac mini and Mac Studio.
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iPhone 17's display will be anti-reflective and more scratch-resistant A new rumor claims that Apple will adopt a significantly more scratch-resistant, anti-reflective glass display for the iPhone 17.Future iPhones could have strong glass displaysApple regularly promotes the hardness and scratch-resistance of its iPhone screens, and its claims are typically backed up in independent testing. A new rumor, however, claims that Apple's glass partner Corning is continuing to to work on yet harder glass, aiming to improve on even its latest Ceramic Shield displays.According to leaker Instant Digital on Weibo, there is to be a significant change in time for the iPhone 17 in 2025. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
iPhone 17's display will be anti-reflective and more scratch-resistant A new rumor claims that Apple will adopt a significantly more scratch-resistant, anti-reflective glass display for the iPhone 17.Future iPhones could have strong glass displaysApple regularly promotes the hardness and scratch-resistance of its iPhone screens, and its claims are typically backed up in independent testing. A new rumor, however, claims that Apple's glass partner Corning is continuing to to work on yet harder glass, aiming to improve on even its latest Ceramic Shield displays.According to leaker Instant Digital on Weibo, there is to be a significant change in time for the iPhone 17 in 2025. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
macOS Sonoma 14.4 Bug 'Destroys Saved Versions in iCloud Drive' Apple's latest macOS Sonoma 14.4 software update appears to be guilty of another bug, this time affecting saved versions in iCloud Drive.
Versions are normally created automatically when users save files using apps that work with the version system in macOS. (To check if your Mac is using the system, look for a "Revert To" option in the app's File menu.)
According to The Electric Light Company's Howard Oakley, users running macOS 14.4 that have "Optimize Mac Storage" enabled should be aware that they are at risk of losing all previously saved versions of a file if they opt to remove it from iCloud Drive local storage.
In previous versions of macOS, when a file is evicted from local storage in iCloud Drive [using the Remove Download option in the right-click contextual menu], all its saved versions have been preserved. Download that file again from iCloud Drive, and versions saved on that Mac (but not other Macs or devices) have remained fully accessible. Do that in 14.4, and all previous versions are now removed, and lost forever.Oakley said his own tests confirmed that this behavior does not happen in macOS Sonoma 14.3 or macOS Ventura, so it is exclusive to macOS 14.4. For users who have already updated, he suggests either not saving files to iCloud Drive at all, or turning off Optimize Mac Storage.
To perform the latter in System Settings, click your Apple ID, select iCloud, and then toggle off the switch next to "Optimize Mac Storage." You may need to perform this action twice – reports suggest it can turn back on by itself. For a more exhaustive account of the problem, see Oakley's subsequent post.
There are several bugs reported in macOS 14.4, and we have recorded some of the most prominent issues in a dedicated article that we have updated since this story was published. Have you been affected by the latest bug? Let us know in the comments.Related Roundup: macOS SonomaTag: iCloud DriveRelated Forum: macOS SonomaThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
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Latest Apple Store reveals beautiful circular design [Gallery] Apple has shared photos of the latest Apple Store, ahead of this week’s opening in Shanghai, China.
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iVANKY FusionDock Max 1 review: Twice the Thunderbolt bandwidth, twice the price The FusionDock Max 1 from iVANKY is a new Thunderbolt dock with double the bandwidth of any other currently shipping dock — but it comes at a price.iVANKY FusionDock Max 1 review: FrontAppleInsider has reviewed so many Thunderbolt docks. We've done more than anybody else, we think.We've seen the entire range of features, price, storage, and sheer port addition across dozens and dozens of reviews for the last eight years. The iVANKY FusionDock Max 1 is the first one we've seen that uses two Thunderbolt ports from the host device, and we're not sure how much that matters. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
How to speed up a slow Mac Macworld
If you’ve had your Mac for a few years you may be looking longingly at the Apple website wishing you could justify the expense of buying a new one. But luckily you don’t have to fork out for a replacement computer to enjoy speed increases: in this article, we gather some simple tips to enhance the performance of your current device.
How to make a Mac run faster
Below we will run through the various checks you should make to find out why your Mac is running slow and speed it up, we’ll cover why you need to have around 10% of your Mac’s total storage free to keep it running well and how you can free up that space if need be. We’ll also look at how to find out if a particular app is gobbling up all the processing power and how to close it. And we’ll look at other changes you can make to your Mac to make it run faster, including adding more RAM or, if that’s not an option, clearing your RAM to speed things up.
Before you begin, try the following quick tips to see if they speed up your Mac:
Restart your Mac. If you haven’t restarted it for a while your RAM/Unified Memory could be maxed out.
Delete unnecessary files, apps and other items that are taking up space – especially if you have less than 10% of your Mac’s storage free.
Update your software in case there is a software issue that is causing the problem.
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How to speed up a Mac or MacBook
Follow these steps to speed up your Mac and make it run faster.
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Restart your Mac
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One of the most obvious things you can do if your Mac has slowed down is restart it. However, we understand that there will be lots of reasons why you don’t want to do that. Perhaps you don’t want to stop what you are doing and wait while your Mac restarts and the app you were using is reloaded. But restarting is usually the first fix for any Mac that’s slowed right down.
In fact that is why we recommend that you do restart regularly. Few aspects of Macs cause more arguments than the one about what to do at the end of the day: shut down or sleep? It used to be recommended that a computer should be left switched on because of the wear and tear of restarting the hard drive. With the advent of SSDs this is no longer a problem. The amount of time it would take to start up a Mac also used to be prohibitive. This is no longer the case, Macs start up almost instantly. Nowadays, the main advantage of leaving a Mac ‘sleeping’ rather than switched off is that it lets you continue where you left off. The only other reason to leave the Mac running is if you run maintenance or backup scripts at night. We address that here: Should I shut down my Mac every night?
Shutting down your Mac has a number of advantages many of which are related to how RAM (or Unified Memory, as Apple calls it) is being used. macOS uses swap files: spaces on your hard disk that allow your Mac to pretend it has more RAM than it actually has as virtual memory. Once the number of swap files exceeds five or so, your Mac starts to slow down. Then it’s time to reboot.
Restarting your Mac also means caches will get flushed and applications that are hogging your RAM will let it go. Restarting your Mac clears the caches and shuts down applications. The result is a Mac that’s refreshed and should perform better.
If right now shutting down and restarting isn’t for you – or that doesn’t work – there are plenty of other tips below to work through as you attempt to speed up your Mac.
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Close unnecessary apps
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It might sound obvious, but the best place to start, if you don’t want to shut down your Mac, is to close any apps that are running in the background.
If you haven’t shut your Mac down recently your Mac may be devoting memory and CPU space to a program you haven’t used since last week, instead of to the apps you want.
A quick way to see which apps are running is to glance at the Dock at the bottom of the screen. Programs that are running will have a dot underneath them. If you can’t see this dot, open System Settings/System Preferences and click Desktop & Dock and ensure that ‘Show indicators for open applications’ is selected.
Alternatively, press Command + Tab to bring up the App Switcher and tab through to see which apps are open.
There are a few ways you can shut down these apps. Right-click (or Ctrl-click) on their icon in the Dock and choose Quit, or if you are using the App Switcher, select a program and press Command-Q to quit it.
If when you Right-click on the icon in the Dock you see the Force Quit option against it you likely have identified the culprit because a problem with that app is probably slowing down your whole system.
Should you not get any options at all or just a spinning beach ball, you can use the Apple menu to shut the unresponsive app down. To do this, click on the Apple logo in the top left corner then select the Force Quit option. You’ll see a list of all open applications, simply highlight the one you think is playing up and click the Force Quite button.
Read How to Force Quit on a Mac for more information.
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Find out what’s slowing you down
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Some apps are more power-hungry than others, and sometimes apps have issues that cause them to grab more than their fair share of your system resources.
If you want to see which apps are using up your system resources, open the Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. (Or press Command + space bar and start to type ‘activity’ and press enter to open it from there).
Activity Monitor shows all the processes on your Mac (some of which you can’t, or shouldn’t, close) so go to the menu bar at the top of the screen and click View > Windowed Processes before you do anything.
Now, back in Activity Monitor, click on the CPU button and the “%CPU” column to list all programs by the amount of CPU they are using. You can also use this to see what Memory, Disk and Network different processes are using.
If you see that one app in particular is gobbling up a lot of CPU power then you can close it from here by selecting the app with the mouse and clicking on the x in the menu bar at the top of the Activity Monitor.
Take note of the apps that are using the most power – they might require a software update to make them work more efficiently.
For more advice see: How to use Activity Monitor to handle troublesome apps on your Mac.
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Update your software
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Make sure you regularly perform a software update for macOS and all the apps installed on your Mac.
If you are running any recent macOS version go to System Settings > General > Software Update. In slightly older versions of macOS it’s System Preferences > Software Update. Now wait while your Mac checks for updates. If there is one to install, do so.
Next check if your apps need updating. To check if there is an update for anything you have downloaded from the App Store open the App Store and click on Updates.
If you have apps purchased outside of the App Store they need to be updated separately.
You can make sure that macOS keeps itself up-to-date:
Click on System Settings > General > Software Updates.
Click on the i beside Automatic Updates.
Ensure that Check For Updates, Download new updates, and Install macOS updates are selected.
Make sure that Install Application updates from the App Store is selected.
Also ensure that Install Security Responses and system files is selected.
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Make sure enough space is free
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Part of your Mac’s performance depends on empty drive space. The Mac needs to be able to write and read its swap files and free space helps. But for these safeguards to work, you need at least ten percent of your disk drive empty.
Therefore, if you want your Mac to run at its best and you don’t have 10 percent of your storage space available you need to offload some of your larger files.
Your hard drive hosts a number of big files and folders. These could include email files and backups, and old versions of apps that you no longer need. If you frequently upload photos to your Mac and download music you may find that you quickly use up the space.
There are a few ways to find out how much space you have available. The method depends on the version of macOS you are running.
In macOS Ventura and later:
Open System Settings > General > Storage.
Wait while it calculates how much of your storage is being used, and also shows you what is using it.
Click on the i beside any category of content, e.g. Applications.
Click on anything and delete it if you don’t need it. If you sort by date last used that’s a quick way to find things you don’t need. Alternatively sort by size to find larger items to delete.
You won’t be able to delete anything from the macOS and System Data categories, but you can find out ways to remove this kind of content here: How to delete System Data.
In older versions of macOS there was a Storage option in About This Mac that took you straight to an explanation of ways to reduce the amount of space being taken up.
Open the Apple menu by clicking on the Apple logo in the top left of your screen.
Click on About This Mac.
Choose Storage from the tabs and wait while it calculates how much of your storage is being used and shows you what is using it.
Click on Manage to get options for optimizing your storage or storing photos and videos in iCloud rather than on your Mac.
On very old versions of macOS there was an Other section of storage. If you want to delete from that read: How to delete Other storage on the Mac.
If you are running short of space we run through various ways to free up the space on your Mac in How to free disk space on a Mac.
You can also use paid software such as DaisyDisk ($9.99/£9.99), WhatSize ($14.99) or OmniDiskSweeper to view your disk usage.
We have some more space-saving tips below.
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Free up RAM
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A long time ago the solution to improving your Mac’s performance was adding more RAM. Unfortunately this isn’t really an option for users of modern Macs – and not at all if you have any of the M-series of Macs as the memory is built onto the chip.
If you own an older Mac – a 27-inch iMac for example – it is relatively easy to upgrade the RAM and we will discuss how to do that here: How to upgrade RAM in a Mac.
But since that won’t apply to many Mac users, we’ll begin by explaining how to free up RAM. We also cover separately here: How to free up memory (RAM) on a Mac.
The simplest way to free up RAM is to restart your Mac, but sometimes we don’t want to do that. In that case there are apps you can use to free up RAM or you can use Activity Monitor. We’ll start with the Activity Monitor method.
Open Activity Monitor.
Click on the Memory tab.
If you look at the bottom of the window you will see how much RAM is being used. In our case 7GB of the 8GB available.
Click on the column headed Memory to sort by the biggest users of your RAM. Lots of what you will see here will undoubtedly mean nothing to you, but there will be a few apps that stand out.
Free up RAM by closing any RAM-hungry apps you aren’t using. You can do this via the Dock (right-click on the app and choose Quit), or just click on the app on Activity Monitor and then click on the X in the menu.
There are also apps that will help you clear your RAM. Among our favorites are Parallels Toolbox, which has an easy to use tool you can use to free memory and comes bundled with lots of other useful tools for $24.99/£20.99 a year (There’s a free 7-day trial available). Read our review of Parallels Toolbox.
Another option is CleanMyMac X from MacPaw. This collection of tools will warn you if you have Heavy Memory Usage and will offer to Free Up your RAM. CleanMyMac X costs $39.95/£29.95, it also has a free 7 day trial. f you’re on a budget DaisyDisk is another option for $9.99/£9.99. See our round-up of the best Mac cleaners for more options.
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Check the health of your Mac
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If these fixes aren’t working you should make sure that your Mac is completely healthy. You can do this by running Disk Utility, which a program included on your Mac.
Open Disk Utility (in Applications/Utilities).
Select your startup drive from the list on the left.
Click the First Aid tab to the right.
Click Run (in older versions this was Verify).
If Disk Utility finds problems with your drive, you’ll need to boot from a different volume to perform the actual repairs. This is what Recovery mode is for.
To boot into Recovery mode you need to hold down Command+R at startup on an Intel Mac, or press and hold the Power Button at start up on an M-series Mac. Once in Recovery Mode you’ll be able to access Disk Utility and carry out the recommended repairs. Read more about using Disk Utility to fix a Mac.
You can also run the Apple Hardware Test (for Macs older than June 2013) or Apple Diagnostics (for Macs from June 2013 or later). Both tests check your Mac for other hardware issues, such as bad RAM.
There are other steps you can take if you have an old Mac that you are trying to speed up, one is to repair permissions. Repairing permissions isn’t something you can do on recent Macs, but in old versions of macOS it was necessary to repair permissions occasionally. This was achieved by following these steps:
Open Disk Utility and choose your main hard drive from the sidebar.
Click on First Aid and Repair Permissions.
If you have an older Mac this will ensure that all the files on your Mac have the correct permissions, which will help keep things ticking along.
However, since the arrival of Mac OS X El Capitan in 2015, you can no longer repair permissions in Disk Utility. It’s gone because the new System Integrity Protection (SIP) that arrived in El Capitan prevents permissions on files being modified which, according to Apple at least, means there should be no need to repair permissions.
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Sort out your iCloud syncs
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If you use iCloud to sync files across multiple desktops and sync your photos to iCloud Photos, you may be suffering slowdowns while your system syncs in the background.
If you think this is happening to you there are a few things you can try.
If you use iCloud Desktop, avoid storing large documents on your desktop – don’t drag and drop a humongous video file onto your desktop unless you need access at another location. You could also change where your screenshots are saved to.
In fact if you only store the documents you need access to on your iCloud desktop you may speed things up – and spend less time waiting for the files you actually need to sync. Just remember that if you don’t save things on your Desktop or somewhere else where they sync, they won’t be available to you in iCloud.
If you use iCloud Photos on your Mac and you don’t want to be busy syncing images, avoid opening the app in the first place. If it proves problematic, turn off iCloud Photos on that device.
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Keep a tidy Desktop
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Another tip is to keep your Mac Desktop free of clutter. If you’re using iCloud to sync various devices your Desktop will be synced and a cluttered Desktop will take time to sync. To find out just how much data is on your Desktop open the Finder and right-click on Desktop in Favourites, choose Get Info and then contemplate why there is 10GB of junk on your Desktop.
But that isn’t the only problem. Every file on your desktop is a window with an image in it – either an icon or a preview of the file. Each of those windows and their contents is stored in RAM so that when you switch to the Desktop or use QuickLook, your Mac can show you what’s in the window. The more files you have on your desktop, the more data is stored in RAM. That could result in your Mac running more slowly, especially if your Mac’s memory is already under pressure.
This is why it is worth organizing files properly in the appropriate user folder – Documents, Pictures, Movies etc – and you may see an improvement in the speed of your Mac. Luckily, since macOS Sierra, it has been possible to automatically sort files on your Desktop into Stacks, so that everything it automatically filed away into folders (by Kind or Date). Just open a Stack and delete excess files from time to time.
To set Desktop Stacks up if you haven’t already click on your Desktop and choose View > Use Stacks from the menu.
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Manage Spotlight
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Spotlight, particularly in recent versions of macOS, is a terrific tool. But if you use multiple drives, particularly on older Macs, it can take Spotlight time to index and re-index the filesystem. That in turn will slow down your Mac.
The answer is to limit the files Spotlight indexes. This is done in the Siri and Spotlight pane in System Settings (or the Spotlight pane in System Preferences on older Macs).
As you can see in the image above Spotlight is indexing everything, but if we wanted to omit certain results we could.
You can also omit certain folders you don’t want Spotlight to search: Click on the Spotlight Privacy tab and drag in any folders or volumes that you don’t want to search onto the window.
That will stop Spotlight indexing the folder or volume and thus reduce the number of files it needs to index, meaning it spends less time indexing and should improve performance on your Mac.
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Stop programs from opening at startup
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It is possible to set up your Mac so that when you start it up the programs you regularly need to use open up automatically. This could be a useful feature, but sometimes other applications you don’t want to use get into those items that open automatically when you log in.
If you really want to speed up your Mac stopping these programs from opening when you turn it on can really help. Here’s what to do:
Open System Settings.
Click on General
Click on Login Items.
If any items are in the Open at Login (that you don’t want to be there) remove them.
You can also stop items from being able to run in the background.
In older versions of macOS:
Open System Preferences
Click Users & Groups.
Now click on the Login Items tab to see if there are any programs and services that are set to launch when you first power up (or log in to) your Mac.
Highlight an item in the list that you don’t want and click on the Delete from Login Items – button at the bottom of the list.
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Turn off visual effects
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Most Macs can run macOS without any trouble. However, you can turn off some features that might slow your Mac down.
For example, some people prefer to keep the Dock static to prevent slowdown.
Open System Settings > Desktop and Dock and untick the following boxes. (in older versions it’s System Preferences > Dock & Menu Bar)
Besides ‘Minimize windows using’ change Genie Effect to Scale Effect.
Turn off Magnification if you have that option selected.
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Turn off File Vault encryption
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File Vault allows you to encrypt every file you store on your Mac to keep it safe from prying eyes. It also uses lots of processor cycles, however, to encrypt and de-crypt those files.
If you use it, switch it off and see if you notice a difference in performance.
Click on System Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security.
Click on File Vault.
Click Turn Off.
(In System Preferences it’s the Security & Privacy tab that you need).
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Delete, delete, delete
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Were you suffering from limited space when you checked earlier? There are a number of quick ways to free up space on your Mac.
Empty the Trash: Right-click on Trash in the dock and choose Empty Trash.
Automatically delete: You can also set the Trash to automatically delete items every 30 days. Open the Finder and click on Finder > Settings > Advanced. Now choose Remove items from the Trash after 30 days.
Delete Downloads: Are there any items you’re unlikely to need still in the Downloads folder. Click on Downloads to the right of the Dock and the arrow at the top to open it in the Finder and see everything that’s in there.
Delete old and large files: Open the Finder and choose Recents (in older versions of Mac OS X choose All My Files), then either choose to sort by date or size. Choose size to selectively delete the biggest files. Choose date to find the files you haven’t needed in a while. (If your finder window isn’t showing size, go to View > Show View Options, and choose Size.)
Remove unwanted apps and programs: remove apps that you don’t use. You can just drag and drop apps into the Trash, but that can still leave associated files and settings on your Mac. For that reason, our advice is to invest in a program like CleanMyMac X ($34.95/£29.95 for a one year subscription) that can show you how much hard drive space apps are taking up and when you last used them, and can delete apps and all associated files.
Remove Widgets: You could also remobe widgets used in the Notification Centre. To do this, click on the clock and date at the top right of your screen (or the bullet icon on older macOS versions). Scroll down and click on Edit Widgets (or Widgets, or Today in older versions of macOS). Remove any you don’t need.
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Move photos to an external drive
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You might be surprised by how much of your Mac’s storage is taken up by photos and home videos.
You may consider paying for iCloud Photo storage, thinking that this would mean you could delete photos from your Mac as they would be stored in the cloud, but unfortunately, that isn’t how iCloud Photos works. If you delete the photos from the Mac that they are stored on you will also delete them from iCloud – and all your devices you can view them on.
That’s not to say that there is no benefit to using iCloud Photos. The service can greatly reduce the amount of space taken up by the images on your Mac thanks to a setting that means that no more photos are stored on your Mac than you have room for.
To make sure iCloud Photos isn’t taking a lot of space on your Mac follow these steps:
Open Photos and click on Settings (Preferences in older versions).
Click on iCloud.
Make sure that Optimise Mac Storage is selected.
This will mean that if your Mac is low on space only small versions of the photos and videos will be stored on your Mac – the full res versions in the cloud. You can, of course, download full-res versions at any time.
You may like to use another service to back up your photos in the cloud. You could try DropBox or Google Drive for example. Read about how to back up your Photo library in the cloud here:
How to back up your Apple photo library.
If you would prefer not to use a cloud service you could set up an external storage device and move the photos currently stored on your Mac to that.
To do so, follow these steps:
How to move photos to an external hard drive
Quit Photos.
Copy the Photos Library by dragging it from the startup volume to your external volume.
Once complete, hold down the Option key and launch Photos.
In Photos, select Photos > Settings (or Preferences), and in the General tab, click Use as System Photo Library.
We explain those steps in more detail here: How to move your Photos library to an external drive and you might like to check out our recommendations for best hard drive and best SSD.
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Move your music
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Another big folder could be your music library, especially if you have previously ripped music from CDs or have a lot of downloads.
As with Photos, you could free up disk space by offloading your music files to an external drive. For more information read how to move your Mac’s Music Library to another location. (Note that your music library then needs to be relinked via the Settings > Advanced tab.)
Alternatively, you could subscribe to iTunes Match, which, for $25/£21.99 a year, will move all your music into the cloud so you can delete it from your Mac, and access it on any of your devices.
Once your music is in iTunes Match you can just download the tracks you want to listen to when you want to listen to them.
Apple Music subscription can work in a similar way, in that it allows you access to all your music via the cloud – but iTunes Match is a clone of your music library in the cloud, where Apple Music just offers you access to any tracks you already own via the cloud. See How iTunes Match and Apple Music work together.
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Empty your Mac’s Caches
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You shouldn’t just delete files from cache because they can actually increase the performance of your Mac. For instance, a web browser will cache web pages so that when a website is revisited, the whole pages doesn’t have to be re-downloaded. Deleting cache will also mean that you will have to re-enter login details and passwords. Deleting cache can be more trouble than it’s worth.
However, if you need to free up space deleting some files from cache could be a solution. Have a look at your user caches by hitting Command+Shift+G from your Desktop to bring up Go To Folder and then typing ~/Library/Caches/.
To see how much space your Cache is taking up you could right-click on the Caches folder in the Finder and select Get Info. Don’t be surprised if a number of gigabytes are residing here.
As user caches are rebuilt when needed, you can safely delete these, especially for apps that are no longer used. Safari, Firefox and iTunes all allow you to clear caches directly within the apps (we address removing Safari cache below).
While you could go through all these cache files, deleting them, there are a number of useful utilities you can use to do this for you.
For example, CleanMyMac X from MacPaw ($34.95/£29.95 a year) can clear your cache quickly for you. Open the app, choose System Junk and then click Scan followed by Clean. Alternatives are CCleaner for Mac (free) and Parallels Toolbox ($19.99/£15.99 a year). All three solutions feature in our round-up of Best Mac Cleaners.
We have a separate guide to clearing the Cache on your Mac.
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Empty Safari cache
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Speaking of Cache, Safari sometimes gets clogged up with data. Cleaning this out will help speed up Safari in macOS.
In older versions you can just open Safari and choose Safari > Reset Safari and check Remove all Website Data. (Leave the other options unticked.) Now click on Reset. This can help speed up sluggish web browsing.
In later versions, you’ll need to open the Settings (or Preferences) dialog box, then select the Privacy icon and click the ‘Manage Website Data…’ button. You can then delete all cookies and cache by clicking the Remove All button.
If you just want to remove the cache and not the cookies or browser history, things are more complicated. But the hidden Safari Developer menu can be used to achieve this.
The Developer menu can be activated by selecting Safari > Settings (or Preferences), clicking Advanced, then putting a tick by Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar. (This option is right at the bottom.)
A new Develop menu option appears to the left of the Window and Help menu options. Close any open Safari windows and select Empty Caches on the Develop menu. Then click File > New Window to start Safari with a clean cache.
Read: How to clear Safari Cache and Cookies on a Mac for more advice about clearing Safari cache.
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Add more RAM
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As we explained above, adding more RAM isn’t the solution it used to be because upgrading the RAM in modern Macs – especially ones with an M-series chip is impossible.
However, if you own an older Mac – especially if you have a 27-inch iMac – it is relatively easy to upgrade the RAM.
In the past adding more RAM was the go-to solution for improving a Mac’s performance. Before you go ahead and spend money, however, it’s worth trying to figure out how much of a difference it will really make, if any.
The easiest way to do this is to fire up Activity Monitor (it’s in Applications/Utilities), click on the Memory tab and keep an eye on the memory pressure gauge at the bottom of the window. If it’s permanently green, you’re probably not going to see a huge difference by upgrading. If it turns red regularly, it’s worth the expenditure.
How much RAM you add and how you add it is dependent on your Mac. But as a rule of thumb, the effort of performing the installation compared with the marginal cost of bigger RAM modules means that it’s worth maxing out your Mac’s RAM in one go.
That will often mean removing the existing modules and replacing them. It’s a good idea, though not essential, to buy all the RAM you fit at the same time from the same manufacturer. If you decide just to fill empty slots, the same applies. And you should pair RAM modules of the same capacity, if possible.
The biggest hurdle will be whether it is possible to upgrade the RAM in your Mac, it’s easy to add more RAM to a 27-inch iMac, but as we said above, many modern Macs cannot be user-upgraded at all, which is why our usual advice is to buy as much RAM as you can afford as a build-to-order option when you first buy your Mac.
We have a separate tutorial with more information about installing RAM in a Mac.
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Do a clean install of macOS
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If all else fails, and you’ve tried everything we’ve suggested to speed up your Mac without success, there is one more option: a clean reinstallation of the OS.
It’s not a job to be undertaken lightly – you’ll need to delete your entire boot drive. But, it will clear all the files that have been collected in the system Library and the user Libraries over the years and which may be causing the Mac to run slowly.
Remember to make at least one, preferably two, complete back-ups of your bit drive before you start so you can copy documents, images, music and anything else you need back once you’ve installed the new OS.
And don’t fall into the trap of thinking you have everything in the cloud, because there will be something that isn’t in the cloud!
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Buy a new Mac
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If you are still struggling with a slow Mac read our guide to choosing a new Mac so that you can find the best replacement for you. Read: Which Mac is best or Which MacBook to buy.
We also have round-ups of the best Mac deals right now so you can get a Mac at a lower price than Apple sells it for:
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Apple and AI: Imperfect together Macworld
Ads. They are the disgusting fuel that makes the world go ‘round.
You thought it was angular momentum. Nope.
Business Insider raises the prospect of more ads on Apple products.
“Apple has begun testing an AI-powered ad product similar to Google’s Performance Max as it looks to supercharge its $7 billion ad business”
While Apple’s new tool appears to be limited to placements within the App Store, mobile-advertising experts said it could logically follow that Apple would eventually expand it to other properties.
Huge, if true. Hugely gross, the Macalope means. But is it? People who identify as “mobile advertising experts” are likely to not see any kind of problem with paving the entire world in ads, so are not likely to have any familiarity with good taste.
Commentators have previously speculated that Apple would soon bring ads to Maps, Apple TV+, and its Books app.
Speculation that Apple will add an ad-supported tier to TV+ is rampant after the company hired Joseph Cady, former EVP of advanced advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. As every other major streaming service already has an ad-supported tier, this seems like an obvious move to make. The Macalope looks forward to TV+ maturing into the kind of grown-up streaming service that regularly cancels shows you love after two seasons and just flat-out refuses to air things that are already in the can because the tax write-off is more lucrative than the money they’d make showing it. Only then will it have arrived.
Before we dip a bucket into the “Steve Jobs would never” well (which is full of bugs, algae, and maybe an old tire), we should look at Jobs’ track record on ads. Sure, he seemed pretty proud of the fact that TV shows purchased on iTunes were ad-free when he announced iTunes 6 in 2005. But he was also the one to enthusiastically note that a popular format for monetizing apps would be ads when the App Store was announced. While the Macalope doubts he’d want them festooning Apple products like Intel stickers, he wasn’t completely opposed to them.
That said, the Macalope thinks the over-ad-ification of Apple products is one of the biggest threats to the company’s reputation for a premium user experience. When you search for something in the App Store, the first thing you see is always an ad, which is rather minimally identified as such. This obviously does not serve the user and it is a real pain point for the developer of whatever you were actually searching for. Not to contradict Tim Cook’s assertion that the App Store is “a trusted place where developers and users could come together in a two-sided transaction”.
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Not only is Apple the unmentioned third party in that transaction, but if the customer had to search for the app, it’s there again as an ad seller and the developer’s competition is there as well, jumping up and down trying to distract the customer.
AI’s “value add” here is purported to be in targeting the ads toward the right groups. You know, “left-handed people who recently ate but would be willing to split a dessert and are not Mennonites but are curious about the lifestyle.” These are notorious Wink drinkers.
In general, the Macalope is somewhat leery of AI in this ad context. Well, okay, he’s leery of it in a lot of contexts, but this one as well. Someday we’re going to reach the point where ads are sold targeting AIs, trying to influence them to influence us on our buying decisions.
Joke’s on them, though, because the Macalope already outsourced all of his buying decisions to an Al. Al Henster, his financial advisor. And Al doesn’t have a computer. Just business cards that read “The Analog Advisor”.
Game, set, and match.
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Using Xcode Previews in UIKit Development When SwiftUI was first released, one of the great features that piqued my interest was the instant preview function. This feature empowers developers to preview the user interface of any view within Xcode, entirely bypassing the need for a simulator. Prior to Xcode 15, the preview feature was exclusive to the SwiftUI framework. However, with the most recent release of Xcode, Apple expanded the utility of this feature to UIKit as well. In this tutorial, let’s see how you can make use of this preview feature when developing UIKit apps. Using #Preview to Preview View Controllers To preview a UIKit […]
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iPhone 17 to Feature New Scratch Resistant Anti-Reflective Display Next year's iPhone 17 will feature an anti-reflective display that is more scratch-resistant than Apple's Ceramic Shield found on iPhone 15 models, according to a new rumor out of Asia.
Anti-reflection properties of Galaxy S24 Ultra (bottom) vs. iPhone 15 (Image: IceUniverse)
Chinese Weibo leaker Instant Digital claimed on Tuesday that the outer glass on the iPhone 17 is set to have a "super-hard anti-reflective layer" that is "more scratch-resistant than you think." The coating equipment has just been handed over to China's supply chain, according to the leaker, but not in time for it to feature in this year's upcoming iPhone 16 series.
"Ceramic Shield" is a marketing name for a glass-ceramic material developed by Corning in collaboration with Apple. Apple says the Ceramic Shield on the iPhone 15 is "tougher than any smartphone glass." Introduced on iPhone 12 models in 2020, Apple advertised the ceramic-infused glass as increasing drop performance by 4x compared to the iPhone 11.
More recently, Samsung debuted its newest Galaxy S24 Ultra, which features a Gorilla Glass Armor display panel, also developed by Corning. According to Corning, the Armor panel cuts reflections by 75 percent compared to a typical glass surface, and is resistant to micro scratches that build up over time on competing glass panels. Corning also claims the panels offer over 4x more scratch resistance than competitive aluminosilicate cover glasses.
It's not clear whether Apple is planning to adopt Gorilla Glass Armor for the iPhone 17, but the description matches the Chinese leaker's claims. Corning could also be supplying Apple with an equivalent technology that will be branded under another name.
Six Reasons to Wait for Next Year's iPhone 17
Corning has been a longtime Apple supplier, with Gorilla Glass used in devices across Apple's product lineup. In 2021, Apple said it had invested a combined $495 million to support Corning's ongoing research and development into "state-of-the-art glass processes," which led to the creation of Ceramic Shield.Tags: Corning, Instant DigitalThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
How to identify a font, any font, anywhere you find it Macworld
With thousands of fonts in circulation, it’s tough to identify a specific font from memory, when you see it. Fortunately, you don’t have to–there are free websites and an iOS app that can identify font samples for you on the fly. The process is easy and a whole lot of fun.
How to identify a font from a printed sample
No matter which resource you use, identifying a font from a printed sample works the same way: Scan or take a photo of the text, then upload it. After the characters themselves are correctly identified, the resource tries to find the font.
For best results, use a clean, straight image of the sample text. Ideally, find a large printed example of the font and then scan it–18 point text or larger works best, because the edges of the characters will be more accurate. If you don’t have a scanner, take a careful snapshot with your smartphone or camera. Hold your camera steady so the text isn’t skewed horizontally or vertically. If you’re working with an image that’s askew, you can straighten it out in an image editor.
The most graceful way to identify a font in the wild is with the free WhatTheFont Mobile app. Just launch the app and then snap a photo of the text wherever it appears: on paper, signage, walls, a book, and so on. The app prompts you to crop the photo to the text and then identify each character. Probable fonts then appear in a list beneath the photo you uploaded, using the letters from your example text (which helps you determine the best match). Tap any font in the list to see more details.
Here are the steps for identifying the font of the iPad box using the WhatTheFont Mobile app on an iPhone.
Here are the steps for identifying the font of the iPad box using the WhatTheFont Mobile app on an iPhone.IDG
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If you don’t have an iOS device(!), try using one of these websites instead:
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Each site examines an image you upload and then asks you to enter the letters that appear in your image. The website then tries its very best to identify the font for you. Again, the better the picture, the better your chances are of finding the font.
How to find out what the font is on a webpage
Happily, it’s far easier to identify fonts on the web than it is in print. If the font you want to find is used in live web text, as opposed to an image, just use WhatFont, which is available as a bookmarklet, as well as an extension for Safari and Chrome.
Once installed, the extension adds a small “f?” button to the left of the address field in your browser. Click the button, point your mouse at some text, and information about the font magically appears.
Clicking on some text while WhatFont is active pins a font detail panel to that text. This panel not only indicates the font name and size, it also shows the font’s alphabet and its color (as a hex value).
The WhatFont browser extension can provide a list of potential fint identifiers.
The WhatFont browser extension can provide a list of potential fint identifiers.Foundry
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Find out what font is used in an image on the web
If the font you want to identify on the web is actually inside an image (say, a logo or an ad), you’ll need to use one of the printed font resources mentioned earlier. However, instead of uploading your own image of the text, just drag the image from the website to your desktop and then upload that image to the font-identifying service.
That said, Firefox and Chrome users can automatically upload images using the WhatFontIs extension. Once installed, simply right-click an image and choose “Use this image on WhatFontIs.com.” The WhatFontIs.com site opens in a new tab with your image primed and ready for identification.
Profession font finders on the web
If none of the above resources can identify your font, try uploading the image to one of the following popular font identification forums. In a best-case scenario, your font will be identified in minutes. Otherwise, it may take a few hours or even days.
WhatTheFont Forum on MyFonts
Font Identification Forum on Dafont
This article was written by Lesa Snider and has been updated from when it was originally posted.
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Review: Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K display – a good Apple Studio Display competitor Apple’s Studio Display was launched two years ago as a more affordable option for those looking for a good external Retina display for their Mac. A year later, Samsung came out with its own alternative to the Studio Display: the ViewFinity S9. With the same screen size, 5K resolution, and price as Apple Studio Display, is the Samsung ViewFinity S9 any better? Read on as I detail my experience with Samsung’s 5K display.
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When Will Apple Announce WWDC 2024 Dates? The 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference isn't set to take place until June, but we are creeping closer to the general time when Apple tends to announce the dates for its developer event.
Apple could make its first WWDC event date announcement in less than two weeks at the end of March or the beginning of April. Here are Apple's past WWDC announcement dates:
2023 - Wednesday, March 29
2022 - Tuesday, April 5
2021 - Tuesday, March 30
2020 - Friday, March 13
2019 - Thursday, March 14
2018 - Tuesday, March 13
2017 - Thursday, February 16
2016 - Monday, April 18
2015 - Tuesday, April 14
2014 - Thursday, April 3
Given these dates, we could see a WWDC announcement from Apple anytime from Tuesday, March 26 to Friday, March 29, though Apple might also hold the announcement until the next week, unveiling dates on Tuesday, April 2.
WWDC Date Possibilities
For the last several years, Apple held WWDC during the first week of June, and that's also the most likely target date this year.
June 3 to June 7 would make the most sense based on past WWDC events, though June 10 to June 14 is also possible. Past WWDC dates:
2023 - June 5 to June 9
2022 - June 6 to June 10
2021 - June 7 to June 11
2020 - June 22 to June 26
2019 - June 3 to June 7
2018 - June 4 to June 8
2017 - June 5 to June 9
2016 - June 12 to June 17
2015 - June 8 to June 12
2014 - June 2 to June 6
WWDC Software Announcements
Apple will unveil iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11, tvOS 18, HomePod Software 18, and visionOS 2 at WWDC this year, and the updates will be provided to developers directly after the keynote event.
Betas will be limited to developers for the first month or so, but if Apple follows tradition, the software will be made available through public betas in July 2024.
iOS 18 is the only update that we've heard much about, and Apple is said to be focusing heavily on artificial intelligence this year. There will be new AI additions across the OS, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman believes it could be one of the biggest updates we've seen to the iPhone in years. All of the rumors about what's coming in iOS 18 can be found in our roundup.
Possible Hardware Announcements at WWDC
There are no rumors yet that Apple will introduce new hardware, but we are waiting on refreshes for several Macs. Apple has yet to update the Mac Studio, Mac mini, or Mac Pro with M3 chips, so there is a possibility that some of these new Macs will see a debut at WWDC.
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We have a dedicated WWDC 2024 roundup that will be updated on a regular basis as we learn more about what to expect from this year's developer event.Related Roundup: WWDC 2024Related Forum: Apple, Inc and Tech IndustryThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
When will Apple release the new iPad Pro? Here’s what the rumors say Apple’s new iPad Pro models are highly-anticipated and have been described as the biggest update to the devices since 2018. Over the last several weeks, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about when these new iPad Pros will actually be released. Here’s everything we know…
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Apple is insisting my podcast player needs permission to stream or download 3rd party content I created a podcast player that has a curated collection of RSS feeds for a particular topic (ie: a collection of podcasts that talk about this particular topic). The user has a choice of streaming or downloading episodes of their choice to listen to, just like any generic podcast player. I've had an Android version […]
Apple calls 128GB 'lots of storage' in new iPhone 15 ad The entry 128GB storage tier for iPhone 15 hasn't stopped Apple from claiming its latest models have "lots of storage for lots of photos."128GB doesn't cut it when many popular apps bloat to 10GB or moreThere was a time when 128GB could fit the entire catalog of video games in existence, but as time passed, storage needs increased. However, as we approach four years with the 128GB base storage, it is clear that it isn't quite enough despite what Apple's latest ad might say.The short 30-second ad shows a man considering deleting some of his photos, but they cry out "don't let go" as the song with the same title plays. The message — iPhone 15 has "lots of storage for lots of photos." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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After Project Titan failure, Apple’s last hope to crack the auto industry is CarPlay Apple’s new CarPlay interface was originally designed to fend off Android, but now, after the decade-long Project Titan(ic) ended in ignoble…
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Apple Working on Solution for EU Core Technology Fee Possibly Bankrupting Apps That Go Unexpectedly Viral Since Apple announced plans for the 0.50 euro Core Technology Fee that apps distributed using the new EU App Store business terms must pay, there have been ongoing concerns about what that fee might mean for a developer that suddenly has a free app go viral.
Apple's VP of regulatory law Kyle Andeers today met with developers during a workshop on Apple's Digital Markets Act compliance. iOS developer Riley Testut, best known for Game Boy Advance emulator GBA4iOS, asked what Apple would do if a young developer unwittingly racked up millions in fees.
Testut explained that when he was younger, that exact situation happened to him. Back in 2014 as an 18-year-old high school student, he released GBA4iOS outside of the App Store using an enterprise certificate. The app was unexpectedly downloaded more than 10 million times, and under Apple's new rules with Core Technology Fee, Testut said that would have cost $5 million euros, bankrupting his family. He asked whether Apple would actually collect that fee in a similar situation, charging the high price even though it could financially ruin a family.
In response, Andeers said that Apple is working on figuring out a solution, but has not done so yet. He said Apple does not want to stifle innovation and wants to figure out how to keep young app makers and their parents from feeling scared to release an app. Andeers told Testut to "stay tuned" for an answer.What we are trying to do is tear apart a model that has been integrated for 15 years. And so for 15 years, the way we've monetized everything was through the commission. It covered everything from technology to distribution to payment processing, and the beauty of that model is that it allowed developers to take risks. Apple only got paid if the developer got paid, and that was an incredible engine for innovation over the last 15 years. We've seen it go from 500 apps to more than 1.5 million.
To your point, we've seen kids everywhere from 8-year-olds, 9-year-olds, 10-year-olds, to teenagers come up with some amazing applications and it's been one of the great success stories of the App Store. In terms of the Core Technology Fee and our business model, we had to change. The mandates of the DMA forced us to tear apart what we had built and price each component individually. And so we now have a fee associated with technology, tools, and services, we now have a fee associated with distribution and the services we provide through the App Store, and then we have a separate fee for payment processing if a developer wants to use it.
To your point - what is the impact on the dreamer, the kid who is just getting started. It could be a kid, it could be an adult, it could be a grandparent. We want to continue to encourage those sorts of developers. We build a store based on individual entrepreneurs, not so much catering to large corporate interests. And so we really wanted to figure out how do we solve for that.
We haven't figured out that solution here. I fully appreciate that. We looked at the data. We didn't see many examples of where you had that viral app or an app just took off that incurred huge costs. That said, I don't care what the data said. We don't care what the data said. We want people to continue to feel... and not be scared... some parents... hey, I've got four kids who play around with this stuff. I don't have five million euros to pay. This is something we need to figure out, and it is something we're working on. So I would say on that one, stay tuned.
It is not clear when Apple might come up with a solution or what that solution might be, but it sounds like the company might soon have some kind of option for these rare fringe cases when an app goes unexpectedly viral.
The 0.50 euro Core Technology Fee (CTF) that Apple is charging applies to all apps created under Apple's new business terms, both those distributed in the App Store and those distributed outside of the App Store in the European Union. The CTF must be paid for every "first" app install over one million installs.
A free app that is distributed outside of the App Store and downloaded over a million times will owe 0.50 euros for every subsequent "first" install, aka the first time a customer downloads an app on a device each year. The fee is incurred whether or not an app charges, creating a situation where an app developer could owe Apple money without ever making a dime.
As it stands, the CTF is a major unknown for any kind of freemium or free app built under the new business terms that might go viral, effectively making it very risky to develop a free or freemium app outside of the App Store. A free or freemium app that gets two million annual "first installs" would need to pay an estimated $45,290 in fees per month, or more than half a million dollars per year, even with no money earned. That's not a sustainable model for free apps, and freemium apps would need to earn at least 0.50 euros per user to break even.
App developers are able to continue to use Apple's current App Store business terms instead of adopting the new terms, paying just 15 to 30 percent commission to Apple with no change. That prevents distribution outside of the App Store, and it prevents developers from using third-party alternative payment solutions in the App Store. Adopting any of the new features that Apple has implemented because of the Digital Markets Act requires opting in to the updated business terms.
Apple has been tweaking the app ecosystem rules that it introduced in the European Union based on developer feedback. Developers can now opt back in to the current App Store rules after trying out the new rules, though this is only available one time. Apple also recently did away with an app marketplace restriction that required alternative marketplaces to offer apps from any third-party developer that wanted to participate.
Third-party app stores are now able to offer apps only from their own catalog, and developers will soon be able to distribute apps directly from their websites as long as they meet Apple's requirements. Note that all of these changes are limited to the European Union, and the App Store is operating as before in the United States and other countries.Tags: App Store, European Union, Apple Developer ProgramThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
No App Sales showing for last couple of days? I'm wondering if anyone else is seeing no sales in their App Store trends for past 2 days. Although sometimes low, it's never zero sales. I was beginning to wonder it was linked to the new EU compliance forms I'd not completed. submitted by /u/cdim781 [link] [comments]
Apple’s newest iPhone 15 ad says you’ll never have to delete your photos Apple’s new iPhone 15 ad focuses on storage, of all things. “Lots of storage for lots of photos,” Apple says. “iPhone 15 with storage stating at 128GB.”
The gist of the video? You’ll never have to delete your photos or videos thanks to the iPhone 15’s ample storage.
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Apple evangelist reached out, what does that mean? Today, an Apple technology evangelist reached out to me regarding my one and only visionOS app to ask whether I‘d be interested visiting a developer lab in Munich (I‘m located in Germany). I did not ask for an appointment before. Basically, because it’s too far away for me to go there. I applied for a […]
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Apple looking for a solution to prevent the Core Technology Fee from bankrupting free app developers During a workshop event in the European Union today, Apple shed new light on how the Core Technology Fee plays into its compliance with the Digital Markets Act. In particular, the company acknowledged concerns that the CTF could ultimately end up bankrupting small developers who have a free app go viral.
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Anyway to find the number again? There was a person I chatted with months ago. Had her number saved, we chatted on Whatsapp on an iPhone. I deleted everything, any way to restore it? submitted by /u/Brief-Pool-2246 [link] [comments]
Anyway to find the number again? There was a person I chatted with months ago. Had her number saved, we chatted on Whatsapp on an iPhone. I deleted everything, any way to restore it? submitted by /u/Brief-Pool-2246 [link] [comments]
Any way to retain some privacy when releasing on the App Store? How can I stay private when I release my first app? I don’t want my name to be visible as it’s a sensitive industry. I would like to basically stay anonymous while having my app on the Store. Is it easier to stay anonymous for macOS apps? What’s the best way to do it for […]
Apple may hire Google to power new iPhone AI features using Gemini—report With Apple's own AI tech lagging behind, the firm looks for a fallback solution.
Apple says 'stay tuned' to free app developers in the EU worried about fees The Core Technology Fee as it exists today in the European Union could bankrupt a developer making free apps — but Apple said that they are working on a solution to prevent that.iPhone wouldn't be where it is today with free appsThe EU hopes to combat alleged monopoly practices with the Digital Markets Act. It requires companies like Apple to allow developers to create alternative app marketplaces, use external payment options, and many other changes.Apple's compliance with the law has been under heavy scrutiny, especially a portion called the Core Technology Fee. The concern is that Apple has prevented anyone without millions in the bank from operating under the EU's new laws. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple said to begin production of two new AirPods models Apple suppliers are gearing up for the biggest AirPods launch to date as they're nearing the start of production for the next AirPods line…
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Get A Test Drivers License? Hi all, I am currently working on an app that can use the Drivers License for authentication. However, I do not live in a State that supports it so I cannot test it. Does Apple offer any test data to add to the Simulator? submitted by /u/yeezusmafia [link] [comments]
OLED iPad Pros still expected in March, with April availability A report claims the OLED iPad Pro may not ship until April, while also backing earlier rumors that the 12.9-inch iPad Air is on the way.Final Cut Pro on an iPad ProThe rumor mill has discussed major changes to both the iPad Air and iPad Pro lineups, with the former gaining a larger 12.9 option and the latter moving from miniLED to OLED. However, a supply chain report indicates that the actual release of some products to the public may not happen quickly after their introduction.In a note from Display Supply Chain Consultants seen by AppleInsider, OLED production for 11.1-inch panels has hit upon problems, causing changes in supplier. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
The Apple 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter is 25% Off Gain the benefits of a dual charger adapter at a lower price. Today, the Apple 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter is down to just $44 from its original price of $60 on Amazon.’ A compact charger means you can get multiple charging options not just at home but on the go as well. […]
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Apple discussing iPhone Gemini AI integration with Google Apple is said to be in talks with Google about bringing its generative engine to iOS 18, according to Mark Gurman. Gurman said that the report came from people who were ‘familiar with the situation’. Apparently, Google and Apple are in active negotiations to bring Google’s LLMs to power features in the upcoming iOS 18. […]
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Two AirPods 4 models launching this year A new report from Mark Gurman claims that Apple will be releasing two new AirPods 4 models in 2024. Gurman mentioned that Apple is planning to put its suppliers to work on two new 4th generation AirPods starting in May. The analyst said that the release of the AirPods models will be around September or […]
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Apple Account branding might go live with iOS 18 Earlier rumors about a rebranding of Apple ID have been all but confirmed by a report. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his latest ‘Power On’ newsletter that Apple is indeed having a rebrand of the term Apple ID into Apple Account across websites and software platforms. The change, according to Gurman, will happen in 2024. […]
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iOS 18’s new AI features: Everything we know so far 2024 is shaping up to be the “Year of AI” for Apple, with big updates planned for iOS 18 and more. The rumors – and Tim Cook himself – make it clear that there are new AI features for Apple’s platforms in the works. Here’s everything we know about the ways Apple is exploring AI features…
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Sneak peek shows ‘one-of-a-kind’ Apple Store in Shanghai The new Apple Jing’an store in Shanghai, encircled by a dramatic plaza and temple, opens to customers Thursday with special festivities.
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‘Pachinko’ creator Soo Hugh inks multi-year overall deal with Apple TV+ "Pachinko" creator Soo Hugh has signed a multi-year overall deal with Apple TV+ and Media Res to create, write, and produce content for…
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MagSafe Monday: ESR for Qi2 15W MagSafe car mount delivers fast charging on the go Oddly enough, wireless charging is one of my top use cases for MagSafe. Some of my earliest MagSafe accessories have been wireless chargers in the car. I don’t have long commutes every day, so I am frequently in and out of the car. The friction of plugging up a charger every time I got into the car was something I was happy to give up. I’ve tried various car chargers with varying degrees of success over the years, but I believe I’ve found the perfect one with the ESR for .
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Wait for OLED iPad Pro might stretch into April Development of a version of iPadOS needed for the 2024 iPad Pro with a OLED screen might put the launch in April.
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.NET MAUI iOS Transfer-Encoding: identity in Response Header I have the following scenario: An application in Xamarin.Forms for Android and iOS that communicates with a GraphQL server for data synchronization. On both platforms, messages are exchanged with the server via REST with Transfer-Encoding: chunked.
I also have another application, in .NET MAUI, which uses the same synchronization service.
In this second application, the Android platform exchanges messages with the server with Transfer-Encoding: chunked and everything works perfectly. Now, for the iOS platform, messages exchanged with the synchronization service return with Transfer-Encoding: identity and it does not work.
What can I adjust in my MAUI for iOS app so that everything works normally?
Note that there is no need to change the synchronization server code.
Apple is reportedly in talks to license Google’s Gemini AI for use in iOS Macworld
The AI race shows no signs of slowing down. We’ve reported about how iOS 18 is expected to build in many different AI features throughout the OS, and Apple is racing ahead with its AI research and development, publishing new research papers and code several times a month.
But all that internal development doesn’t mean the company won’t also the approach of Microsoft, whose Copilot features in Windows are built with licensed OpenAI technology. If the latest report from Bloomberg is true, iOS 18 may have one or more AI features powered by Google’s new Gemini AI.
Mark Gurman cites “people familiar with the situation” in claiming that Apple is in talks with Google to license Gemini to power “some new features coming to the iPhone software this year.” Gemini is Google’s latest next-generation generative AI model just introduced in December (with Gemini 1.5 announced in February). Apple is said to have also spoken with OpenAI recently as well.
Google has paid Apple billions of dollars a year to make its search engine the default for the iPhone’s Safari web browser. Users can change this, but most don’t know how or care to. As a result, over a billion iPhone users make multiple Google searches a day, helping to cement Google’s dominance in search and of course making the company a ton of money serving ads.
It’s unclear how this new deal would compare to that one. The report says that issues like branding or the scope of how features would be implemented have not yet been decided.
Gemini made a big splash when it arrived earlier this year, but quickly ran into controversy. After a series of social-media posts showing inaccurate depictions of historical figures, Google “paused” image generation and admitted that its “tuning to ensure that Gemini showed a range of people failed to account for cases that should clearly not show a range.”
Apple is pushing hard to introduce lots of big new AI-driven features in iOS 18 and has been publishing research papers on AI at an increasing rate over the last several months. A deal to use Google’s generative AI may be an indication that Apple isn’t far enough along in producing some of its own AI tools, or the effort may be limited in scope—using Gemini for browser-based features like AI-powered search or web page summaries, for example, while Apple’s own AI is used for other features like image editing and an upgraded Siri.
We likely won’t hear anything concrete about Apple’s AI partners and homegrown tools until WWDC in June, when the company takes the wraps off iOS 18, macOS 15, and its other new operating systems.
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Fraggles get frantic in Back to the Rock season 2 trailer In the "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock" season 2 trailer, Jim Henson's beloved puppet characters learn to work together in a crisis.
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HELP! A vertical collectionView containing a horizontal collection view as cell containing a vertical collection view Hello Guys, so I am creating a profile view that looks similar to standard social media profile views. I have a vertical collectionView that looks like this class ProfileViewController: UICollectionViewController, UINavigationBarDelegate, UICollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout, ProfileTabBarCollectionViewDelegate { let spinner = JGProgressHUD(style: .dark) private let user: User? var pubs: [Publication] = [] var referencePubs: [Publication] = [] var photoPubs: […]
Why the M1 MacBook Air is the best Mac value ever The MacBook Air lineup is stronger than ever right now, but maybe not for the reasons you think. Yes, the M2 and M3 MacBook Air are great computers. But do you know what’s also a great computer? The M1 MacBook Air, especially when it’s available for under $700.
In fact, it’s probably the best Mac value ever.
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Tests show how the M3 MacBook Air’s best feature can hinder performance Macworld
One of the major differences between the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro is that the Air lacks cooling fans. That means the Air will slow down its performance if the task at hand causes the computer to generate excessive heat. That’s always been the case with the Airs, but apparently, it’s jumped to a new extreme with the M3 MacBook Air.
Max Tech has done some extensive benchmarking with the M3 MacBook Air and discovered that when using the M3 Air in clamshell mode with two external displays, one of the laptop’s major new features, the laptop throttles so much that performance could be cut in half. Max Tech was able to do this by running the 3D Mark Wildlife Extreme benchmark for 20 minutes. After the sixth minute, the performance starts to dip and it continues to do so until about 50 percent of the performance is lost.
We’ve mentioned (and experienced) the MacBook Air throttling with past models, and even saw some of it while testing the new M3 MacBook Air with the laptop open. The clamshell mode (where the Air is closed while connected to external displays) shows a more drastic drop than we’ve seen with past Air models due to the laptop’s lack of a fan.
The argument can be made that the situation that causes the drop is an outlier, but it’s not–3DMark Wild Life Extreme is a 3D graphics test that performs tasks commonly used in high-end games, and Apple touts the Air as a capable gaming laptop. Also, the throttling isn’t just with this one benchmark test. Max Tech saw a similar drop in Cinebench 2024 and with an Adobe Lightroom Classic image import.
How to maintain M3 MacBook Air performance in clamshell mode
Max Tech tried a few different things to prevent the M3 MacBook Air from throttling down. First, they used a Svalt Cooling Block, which is a laptop stand that also doubles as a heat sink, drawing away heat that’s dissipating through the bottom of the case. Then they used the Svalt Cooling Block with a Svalt Cooling Fan Fx. Both methods reduced the amount of throttling, with the Block/Fan setup being better than with just the Block.
Lastly, they cracked the Air case, installed thermal pads, and placed the Air on the Block with a Fan. This setup was the most successful, showing little to no throttling or performance loss. In fact, in some tests, the Air slightly outperformed the M3 MacBook Pro.
Using the Svalt Cooling Block with the Cooling Fan Fx is a simple method to address the problem, but it’s a pricey one–the Block is $279 and the Fan is $49. Add that to the price of the $1,699 15-inch MacBook Air used in Max tech’s testing, and you’re paying $2,023, which is $24 more than the $1,999 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro that will soon be updated to support two displays in clamshell mode like the Air. Cheaper stands with cooling fans are available, but it’s not known how effective they are for this purpose. Adding thermal pads is also relatively easy, but not everyone feels comfortable with cracking open a MacBook to access the inner workings.
Why does the MacBook Air have no fans? So Apple can make it as thin and light as possible. However, the technology does exist where Apple could put fans in the Air without making the laptop bigger. A few months ago, I saw a demonstration of a hacked MacBook Air outfitted with Frore’s AirJet, which is what Frore calls a “solid-state active cooling chip.” They’re fans that are a little bigger than the size of an SD Card. The AirJet drew the heat away from the Air’s CPU, which allowed it to maintain performance. AirJet isn’t a product consumers can buy, but it could be an option down the line as processors get more powerful and basic needs get more demanding.
Apple has not commented on Max Tech findings, but Apple has always positioned the MacBook Air as a general consumer laptop that can do the occasional heavy-duty task usually done with a pro-level app. If you find yourself doing load-heavy work consistently, a MacBook Pro (which has cooling fans) is more appropriate. For more about the MacBook Air, check out our M3 MacBook Air superguide.
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XCode Provisioning Profile certificate error for iOS App Development I am building an iOS app and I have done the following things in the web-based Apple Developer console:
Created an app and App ID + Bundle ID for it
Created a CSR, and then used that CSR to generate a Certificate for it
Created a Provisioning Profile (referencing that Certificate) for it and downloaded the profile
I then open my app in XCode and have tried importing that Provisioning Profile off the Signing & Capabilities tab, however I am getting an unexpected error:
Does anybody know why I am seeing this Provisioning profile warning/error, and what I can do to fix it so that I am able to build/codesign/archive it? I plan on manually uploading the archive to Test Flight so I can give my small list of beta testers an early-access preview for it.
11.1-inch OLED iPad supply lags behind larger version, April launch expected Anyone ready for new iPads? New iPad Air and iPad Pro hardware is expected to be unveiled any day now. This includes a more affordable 12.9-inch display with the iPad Air expected to add a larger option. We also expect to see the first iPads OLED screen technology to deliver deeper black levels like the iPhone and Apple Watch.
A new report from DSCC may add color on when to expect new iPads to ship. The analyst firm also gives us an idea of what to expect with the iPad Pro supply mix at launch.
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New iPads Likely to Begin Shipping in April Apple's new iPad Pro models with OLED displays will likely begin shipping to customers in April, according to information shared today by Ross Young, CEO of display industry research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman also said the new iPad Pro models might not ship until "deeper" into April in his Power On newsletter on Sunday:I've repeatedly said that new software for the iPad Pro — a variant of iPadOS 17.4 designed for the updated models — won't be complete until the end of March or even sometime in April. Once the OS is finished, Apple needs to send it off to the factories to be installed on the new hardware. That process could last a couple weeks, probably taking us deeper into next month.Young expects Apple to announce the new iPad Pro models in "late March or early April," so the devices could still be unveiled later this month. Gurman has also said that an announcement is possible as early as the "end of March."
Young reiterated that Apple plans to launch a larger 12.9-inch iPad Air as well, and it will likely be announced alongside the new iPad Pro models.
The following iPad-related announcements are expected in March or April:Two new iPad Pro models with the M3 chip, OLED displays, a thinner enclosure, a landscape-oriented front camera, a redesigned rear camera bump and other design tweaks, and possibly MagSafe wireless charging
Two new iPad Air models with the M2 chip and a landscape-oriented front camera, including a first-ever 12.9-inch model
A new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro with a larger trackpad, a partially-aluminum enclosure, and other design tweaks
A new Apple PencilGurman previously ruled out an Apple Event for the new iPads. Instead, the devices will likely be announced in a press release on the Apple Newsroom website, like the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models with the M3 chip were earlier this month.
Young said Samsung will be the exclusive supplier of OLED displays for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, while Samsung and LG will apparently split orders for the 11.1-inch model.Related Roundups: iPad Air , iPad ProTags: Mark Gurman, Ross YoungBuyer's Guide: iPad Air (Don't Buy), 11" iPad Pro (Don't Buy), 12.9" iPad Pro (Don't Buy)Related Forum: iPadThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
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macOS Sonoma 14.4: Reasons Not to Update Since Apple unveiled macOS Sonoma 14.4 on March 7, the transition to the latest software update has not been entirely smooth for everyone, and a number of issues have been reported by users that significantly impact their daily workflow.
This article lists the most prominent challenges users have faced since updating to macOS Sonoma 14.4, and offers potential solutions where available.
USB Hub and Monitor Ports
Lost Connectivity
Some users have experienced connectivity issues with USB hubs and monitors with USB ports since updating to macOS 14.4, with several reports of mice, keyboards, and other peripherals no longer being detected. While Apple works on a fix, a handful of users have had some success by changing the setting "Allow accessories to connect" to "Ask for new accessories" under the Security section of System Settings ➝ Privacy & Security.
Java Processes
Unexpected Terminations
Oracle last week warned that the macOS 14.4 update can cause Java processes to "terminate unexpectedly" on Macs. The issue affects all Java versions from Java 8 to the early access builds of JDK 22, and there is no workaround available. Affected users might be unable to return to a stable configuration unless they have a complete backup of their systems prior to the OS update.
Printer Operation
Removed or Corrupted Drivers
The update may remove or corrupt printer drivers. Specifically, the core CUPS software for printing operations over a network seems to be removed. HP printers in particular appear to be affected, but the exact commonalities between the reports, such as the use of Microsoft Defender or JAMF mobile device management software, are not entirely clear. Some users have found a workaround by granting Full Disk Access to certain processes in System Settings ➝ Privacy & Security. Despite these attempts, a comprehensive solution has not yet been found.
PACE/iLok Protections
Audio Unit Plugins Crash
There have been reports of compatibility issues with PACE products, including the iLok License Manager, connected to Apple silicon Macs running macOS 14.4. The problem specifically impacts plugins from various manufacturers that are safeguarded by PACE/iLok, including those made by Universal Audio, when used with host DAWs such as Logic Pro. Temporarily setting a DAW and the iLok License Manager application to run in Rosetta mode appears to circumvent the issue.
Consider Not Updating
If you anticipate that any of these problems could significantly impact your daily operations or productivity, it may be prudent to delay updating to the latest version of macOS Sonoma until Apple addresses these concerns with a subsequent fix. Have you identified any other issues since updating? Let us know in the comments and we might include them here if they turn out to be commonplace.Related Roundup: macOS SonomaRelated Forum: macOS SonomaThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
M1 MacBook Air drops to all-time low price of $649 While discontinued, you can still grab Apple’s M1 MacBook Air for its all-time low price of $649 after a massive $350 discount.
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