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  • Netflix disabled AirPlay because it isn't being told what device is getting the stream

    patsupatsu
    Since they sell plans per device, it is understandable that they distinguish between devices. Besides, AirPlay to an Apple TV doesn't make sense: you download to your mobile device via wi-fi, then AirPlay to the Apple TV over the same wi-fi, unnecessary two way traffic that would reduce playback quality. Why not use the Netflix app on the Apple TV instead? It syncs perfectly between devices, you can also hard-wire your Apple TV directly to your router via Ethernet. That policy may only affect TV sets with AirPlay but without the Netflix app. The solution appears to be the usual one: buy the dumbest TV you can tolerate and attach an Apple TV. So AirPlay implemented on a TV without tvOS is useless, it may help you to AirPlay YouTube from your mobile device but such TVs may already have YouTube.

    Wrong. In AirPlay Video, the target TV/Apple TV downloads the video. The mobile device only controls the playback. What you mentioned is AirPlay Screen, which mirrors the phone screen to the TV say, for presentation. Different tech.

    I don’t believe Netflix when they say they can’t tell the requesting device.

    Mobile phone UI is a lot more advanced than TV device UI. So AirPlay makes sense.
    racerhomie3elijahgcurtis hannahedredjahblade

  • Apple being sued because two-factor authentication on an iPhone or Mac takes too much time...

    patsupatsu
    Nick4wheelin said:
    So can you not use an Apple product without passwords? I use a passcode and finger print scanner on my OnePlus phone, but it's not a requirement. Seems as though it should be optional. But 22 seconds is 22 seconds and isn't that much time if you are authenticating other devices.
    You're confusing password authentication with 2FA. They are not mutually exclusive.

    You can use password, Face ID, Touch ID, or any other authentication mechanism in a 2FA implementation.
    netmage

  • Apple being sued because two-factor authentication on an iPhone or Mac takes too much time...

    patsupatsu
    ElCapitan said:
    A user should be able to completely reverse 2FA at will at any time.
    Not really.

    Such a reversal will need an equally strong security to prevent bad guys from turning off your 2FA at will.
    That means you'll need your 2FA to turn off your 2FA, which won't help the plaintiff anyway when he's already in trouble. :-)

    Sometimes I wonder if these frivolous lawsuits are filed by the crooks to help weaken your security en masses. The bad guys will find ways to downgrade your 2FA accounts to non-2FA ones and then own you. It is better to make 2FA irreversible.

    There needs to be a fallback that works when other trusted devices are not available. 
    There is already a fallback when your trusted devices are unavailable. It's your trusted phone numbers:

    You'll receive the code via text or an automated call.


    If for some unholy reasons you hate (free !) trusted phone numbers, there is also another way. Buy 1 more small/cheap Apple device for backup 2FA handling. I have 1 iPhone, 1 iPad and 1 Mac. Should be pretty robust where 2FA token is concerned.


    Other companies like Microsoft use this awfully silly long code as your last backup code. Everyone has to write or print it for safekeeping. I never remember where I keep that piece of paper. So it's completely useless in this regard.

    Using a small hardware token is also asking for more trouble. It's one more thing to lose. And it's the ONLY one. Lose it and you're done for.
    netmage

  • iTunes and AirPlay on your Television, HomeKit everywhere -- AppleInsider Podcast at CES

    patsupatsu
    You are mistaken.

    These home devices typically support multiple stacks. I chose to use the HomeKit stack because it is more secure.

    These HomeKit devices are free to use local storage or your other cloud storage, and some already do. Just pick whatever device that meet your needs.

    As for Amazon stuff, they are increasingly integrated into Apple ecosystem, such as the TV app, Echo and Apple Music, etc.

    There are also HomeKit bridges to connect to other home automation platforms.

    AirParrot is not a competition. It is compatible with AirPlay 1, and helps to interoperate with other casting platforms that do not support AirPlay 2 (yet ?)
    watto_cobra

  • Initial 2018 MacBook Air benchmarks show modest improvement over 2017 MacBook

    patsupatsu
    Hmm...I believe Laporte said they were using the same processors.
    We are not talking about buying a pair of shoes right ? Architecture and how you use the high tech parts matter here.

    T2 is said to be based on A10.
    The A10 Geekbeqnch scores are 3500+ (single core), 6000+ (multi-cores).

    If Geekbench can also run on the T2, it would measure the total compute power of the new Macs. Some percentage of the A10 scores would be added to the Intel-only CPU/GPU scores (4248 single core, 7828 multi-cores)

    We don’t have the necessary tools to measure the Mac’s performance here.
    radarthekat