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  • How the Apple Ring will blow all the other smart ring manufacturers out of the water

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    There's a reason you still can't pair an Apple Watch with an iPad, for instance, and it isn't technical.

    I still wish I could pair my Cellular Watch to my car for making BT calls.

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  • Vitals app will make you wear the Apple Watch while you sleep

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    atomic101 said:
    Perhaps, to coincide with this, Watch 10 will provide 24 hours of expected battery life?
    New watches already do last at least 24 hours. Still have to pick time to charge for about an hour.

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  • Select US carriers introduce support for RCS on iOS 18 beta

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    "As iOS 18 beta 2 only contains updated carrier bundles for three major US carriers -- AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon"

    Only?!
    That probably covers 99% of all US users.
    What other carriers are there that don't use one of these networks?
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  • Sherlocked by Sequoia: What apps Apple may have killed in macOS and iOS 18

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    Wesley Hilliard said:
    slow n easy said:
    sunman42 said:
    Let’s see:

    1Password - when they stepped onto the Electron bandwagon, I stepped off paying for any updates. 7.whatever still runs, if all you need is a password vault, which I use as a deep archive (for accounts I never use, but some vendor may still maintain my account) and a backup to Keychain Access. Speaking of which, what will Passwords offer that Keychain access does not?

    Grammarly: Never used it. After six years of rote learning of grammar, syntax, and composition in English in high school, at least until dementia sets in, I don’t need anyone else’s grammar interventions.

    Calculator: will have to see what it can do that I don’t do already with Kalkulilo.

    ChatGPT: As I emailed Tim Cook last evening, all I want from ChatGPT is a kill switch so I am never pestered to use it, for anything.
    Way too often, I click on an app and I’m asked for a password. Then, I feel like pulling my hair out. For this reason, I ALWAYS store all of my passwords and user names in a Notes file. That way I’m not screwed over when I have to inexplicably provide the password. This is also the same reason I NEVER use the password Apple suggests. I use my own set of words that I can look at and easily remember for the few seconds it takes me to get back to the login screen. Hopefully, this new app will solve the problem of Apple not having my password. If I’m doing something wrong that causes Safari to not remember my password, then I don’t know what it is.
    Apple has made getting passwords easier in the last few years. If you right click on a text field you can select "AutoFill" from the options and bring up the password picker. And if you generate a password that for some reason doesn't appear in the password app properly, a "recently created password" section appears.

    Do what works for you, but having everything in a Notes file isn't advisable. It is possibly the worst way to store passwords besides writing them on sticky notes. Advanced Data Protection kind of helps, but still. Notes isn't a Password manager. You're making more work for yourself.

    I have over 400 unique passwords and Apple Passwords manages all of them. I've never had a problem.

    I also use a locked Note for many of my passwords for use when I am not using my phone, But more importantly, I need it for my wife's and parent's accounts as I am always called for tech support. So, I don't have to ask for his info.
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  • Apple may add some text effects to iMessage in iOS 18

    mike1mike1
    That headline is just painful.
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