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Assorted Apple Watch charging issues reported following watchOS 8.3 update

A number of users have issued complaints related to third-party Apple Watch chargers, stating that these devices no longer work to charge their Apple Watches. Per Reddit: Updated my watch last night to 8.3, set it on my 3rd party charger this morning, came back after an hour and it had gained maybe 2 percent? Tried […]

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iFixit notes that replacing your iPhone 13 display with a third party unit could disable Face ID feature

You may love your brand new iPhone 13, but the cool cats at iFixit have learned through a recent teardown that replacing the smartphone’s screen through a third party repair service could disable the Face ID feature. Via the recent teardown, iFixit noted that Apple has added a small microcontroller to the iPhone 13 screen. […]

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2021 MacBook Pro notch/menu bar conflicts emerge

According to several users of Apple’s new MacBook Pro, there’s an issue with the notch at the top of the screen, which appears to be causing some problems such as menu bar items and status icons getting lost. The first videos of this problem showed up on Twitter, and were reported over at How-To Geek. Basically, […]

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Rumor: Apple evaluating possible ruggedized Apple Watch unit for high-impact users

After years of relying on third parties to make ruggedized cases and accessories for high-impact wearers, Apple is reportedly considering creating a ruggedized Apple Watch of its own. It’s thought that Apple would sell the unit in a similar fashion to how it sells the Apple Watch SE, and would incorporate hardware engineering choices like […]

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Apple clarifies upcoming Siri third-party audio app defaults for iOS 14.5

If you’re not crazy about Apple Music, it looks like iOS 14.5 will allow you to specify a third-party music player to use with Siri. Per TechCrunch, this option may become available, albeit it’s a bit more complicated than a simple default music toggle switch within the operating system. There is no option to choose […]