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Apple Vision Pro preorders have started online, deliveries begin Feb. 2
My ApplePay using AppleCard transaction failed 7 times. Each time it failed it made me pick a new appointment time. When I finally changed credit cards I had been moved from Feb2 at 11:00am to February 3 at 4pm. I checked with the AppleCard people and they said there were no declined transactions. It appears maybe it was an ApplePay issue on the Apple Store side. Did anybody else see this problem? -
Apple was 'close' to introducing 14-inch iPad model in 2023
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Future Apple monitor could act as smart home display
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Academy squeezing out Apple TV+ movies with new Oscar rules
JP234 said:I couldn't care less what self-congratulating award ceremonies do to restrict eligibility. I'm going to watch what interests me.
What chaps my hide is when "patriot" factions attempt to restrict my right to vote. Or my eligibility to vote by mail ballot. -
iOS 17 rumored to turn an iPhone lock screen into a smart home display
designr said:crofford said:jeffzacharias said:crofford said:I wish Apple would take home automation seriously. It’s such a half-assed job so far.
I'm genuinely curious. Again mostly because my (admittedly simpler setup) has worked fine (and improved with the latest software upgrades).
Some people are making broad and absolute statements (e.g., "It’s absolutely pitiful technology.", "It’s such a half-assed job so far.", "HomeKit is expensive and half baked with primitive programming compared to the competition." ) but providing little detail to tell us why they think this.
Bottom line is that if you want to play with HomeKit as a hobby, it's just fine. If you need something to be reliable and not fail...for example, watering your landscape when you live in Arizona, it's not ready for prime time.
*Edit* I am running the most recent 16.5 software which seemed to solve some of the problems, especially delayed actions. I ran pretty good for about ten days, then out of the blue, all automations stopped working. I did nothing, and three days later they started working again.