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There are several bugs I have been dealing with, which I hope get fixed every time there is a new release. But then they aren’t. I can’t imagine that a week of concentrating on bug fixes can really be enough.

I am one of those touch typists. It was usually quite a slowdown to look down on my keyboard and to try to figure out what UI elements were presented. I thought it was very beautiful but useless. Haven’t missed it at all since upgrading my 2017 MacBook Pro with a 2021 MacBook Pro.

Would Apple limit availability of this show to just the German market? The reason for my question is that I would love to check it out, when it comes out. However, while being a native Germany, I live in the United States.

The answer, I am guessing, is that Apple with its original content is not hampered by existing competing licensing agreements between licensors and licensees and thus has no problem distributing all its content wherever in the world Apple TV+ is available.

macgui said:

I really want Apple to make a wallet version, not so much for recovering a stolen wallet but to help me find mine should I misplace or drop it.

There are at least of those, from third parties, which actually work with the Find My ecosystem. They are the Pebblebee Card, the Eufy Security’s SmartTrack Card and the Chipolo Card Spot.

I prefer Waze for my day-to-day navigation, including for routine trips. The reason is that I know that the maps are up-to-date and the traffic and road-closure data is accurate. What allows Waze to accomplish that is that it obtains data from all Android users, not just those that use Waze, and community-edited maps. Apple has the first component of that from all of its iPhone users. What would help is allowing community members to edit and correct map details.

To give you a couple of examples:

1. I am not a Waze map editor myself. It’s a bit complicated—which keeps vandals away, too, I guess. A nearby road has a 30-day closure, because of roadway realignment, starting in two days. I reported this in the Waze map. An editor has already implemented this change and scheduled it, and two days from now, I can expect Waze to send me on a detour (not necessarily the officially suggested one). After 30 days this road closure will automatically disappear, unless someone reports that the construction project finished early, or—let’s hope not—took longer.
2. A while back, Waze advised me to make a left turn across a median that was not interrupted at that point. I reported that, and a community editor implemented that change. Community editors are eager to help make even minor edits like that, which improve overall map accuracy.

With Apple’s loyal following, I would think that an army of willing editors could easily be found who conscientiously would make edits. This could propel Apple Maps ahead and would likely help especially in markets outside of the U.S., on which Apple places a lower priority (case in point: today’s news that Apple Pay is rolling out in Morocco, nine years after its inception).