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  • Allegations of discrimination spawn investigation into Apple Card credit lines

    aybaraaybara
    I signed up as soon as I got the beta invite and my limit was over $10k My wife, who has a slightly higher rating than I, signed up when the card went live for everyone. She got $1,000 as her limit with the highest APR. It irritated her, but she didn’t really plan on using it that often anyhow. 

    About a month later she was thinking about calling to get an increase so she could put an iPhone 11 on it when they launched. As she went in to get contact info she noticed her limit was now MUCH higher with a much lower APR. She got an email the next day saying that due to the rush of new signups the system was just defaulting everyone to $1,000 with max APR, and that after manual review her limit and APR was adjusted accordingly. 

    Rather than just assuming discrimination, maybe contact GS and ask for a review?  I mean. Stuff happens. 
    applesnorangescat52randominternetpersongregoriusmchristophbStrangeDayseriamjhnewBelieversarthosRayz2016

  • iOS 17 now available with StandBy, NameDrop, and interactive widgets

    aybaraaybara
    They did not fix the loss of custom tones in anything other than 'ringtones'.  My custom tones for messages is completely empty, even of purchased ones.
    pulseimagesAlex1Nwilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Notifications in iOS 17 are too quiet, and there's nothing you can do about it

    aybaraaybara
    I complained in the RC beta, as well as the loss of using custom tones in anything but a ringtone. Let’s hope they fix it in an update. It almost seems the RC was rushed as in the beta just before the RC release, I don’t recall the notification change and my custom tones worked fine. 
    williamlondonAlex1NFileMakerFellerwatto_cobra

  • Ad firms losing 'hundreds of millions' after Apple clamps down on Safari tracking

    aybaraaybara
    As long as home ISPs give data caps, unless you are paying me to download and watch your ad, I will block them in most cases.

    Granted ads aren't 'huge' but some sites are lousy with them.  There was another Apple fansite I used to visit that Ad Blocker would block upwards of SIXTY ADS before the actual non-ad content loaded.  That is outrageous.
    tmaymagman1979StrangeDaysjbdragonmacseekerlostkiwiJWSCdoozydozenmuthuk_vanalingam[Deleted User]

  • Storage firm Drobo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    aybaraaybara
    My problem with Drobo was sub-par hardware.  I had both the 5N and 5N2, and BOTH of them suffered from defective fans within a year.  The 5N I didn't have any support on, so just 'lived with it', and when opted for support on the 5N2 that replaced if.  Within a year, it was also squealing and grinding.  They replaced it, and within 15 days the new one was doing it and they told me "We already replaced it once, we won't do it again".

    So I ditched them altogether and went to Synology and picked one of their NAS devices that had user replaceable fans, and just a more expansive interface.  I haven't been disappointed.

    Honestly, if the level of hardware and support I received is indicative, this isn't surprising news.
    muthuk_vanalingamtdknoxAlex_Vwatto_cobra

  • Showrunners of 'Severance' hate for each other is causing problems for season 2

    aybaraaybara
    Apparently those reports/issues are all overblown. 

    Serqetrydocno42watto_cobra

  • 'iPhone storage almost full' message plaguing some iOS 15 users

    aybaraaybara
    Since the GM/RC version went out, my iPhone 12 Pro Max shows Zero KB out of 256GB in the Setting -> General -> iPhone Storage area.

    In Settings -> General -> About, I have 'Capacity' showing 256GB and 'Available' at a whopping 300.94GB.  It has fluctuated over the past couple days.  I sent in a feedback report over the weekend when it was only at 283GB available.  However, my iPad on iOS 15 shows proper data.  No one else in the house has updated to iOS 15 yet
    llamawatto_cobra

  • iOS 17 now available with StandBy, NameDrop, and interactive widgets

    aybaraaybara
    pulseimages said:
    aybara said:
    They did not fix the loss of custom tones in anything other than 'ringtones'.  My custom tones for messages is completely empty, even of purchased ones.
    I’ll be waiting on a future bug fix release before downloading then.

    Yeah, I did not like finding that out during the beta, which I didn't notice until the RC release, so it may have been present before then.  Couple that with the new notification sound, I am not happy with the sound changes in iOS17.
    williamlondon

  • Developers claim that Apple's privacy-first features are 'atomic bomb' for revenue

    aybaraaybara
    Did I miss the part where it says it will block ALL advertising?  This is only going to prevent the various data-mining, cookie tracking, DeviceID tracking, etc.

    Apps can STILL be loaded to play ads in between every level, they just won’t be ‘targeted’ based on the data they harvest. It doesn’t matter to most people. They either ignore the ad while it plays, or cancel it as soon as the X button appears. 
    FileMakerFellerfirelockmuthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple says 'looking into' video of apparent iPhone 7 Plus meltdown

    aybaraaybara
    movingincircles said:
    Interesting. I was at the Apple Store Genius Bar last week. Saw a customer with an iPhone 7 plus. He said his phone was next to his bed charging and he saw it randomly reboot. Unfortunately the iPhone never got pass the Apple logo screen and he said the phone felt really warm even after unplugging it from the charger. The genius guy couldn't get it to restore. I was finished with my appointment before I saw what the Genius did to help the guy.
    My wife's iPhone 6S Plus did this.  Rebooted spontaneously and then would get to the Apple Logo, stay for a bit, then reboot in and endless cycle.  I was able to boot it into restore mode, and even restoring it the problem did not go away.  Took it to the Genius Bar, and the gal there did the same thing and tried to get it to run diagnostics, but had absolutely no luck.  The tech ended up giving my wife a 'new' phone (hard to tell if they are refurbs or not).  Whole process took less than 15 minutes before we were out the door.
    caliwatto_cobra