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  • iPhone 12 '5G' indicator denotes best available connection

    GabyGaby
    Perhaps to better indicate whether you’re actually using a 5G connection or if it’s just available they could add (5G) in brackets as demonstrated if it’s theoretically available and without brackets when actively in use? Seems a simple way to denote the difference. Also it seems obvious to me that 5G is only going to need to be in use for very high data so video streaming, 4K YouTube perhaps, certain online gaming etc. It seems good that its a set and forget type option I mean if I’m on YouTube I can’t imagine being distracted by the worry of “am I getting the best connection” if what you’re doing is running as it should why concern yourself with the details. It will also be interesting to see if people get away with much more basic 5G plans if the phone reverts to 4G/LTE when possible. 
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  • Leaker says 'AirTags' coming soon -- in two sizes

    GabyGaby
    I honestly think a lot of what’s going on with these constantly fluctuating dates is that Apple may be flooding the rumour mill with false information to try and locate and plug the leaks. That seems a distinct possibility to me anyway. That they are putting conflicting information out to perhaps parties or individuals they suspect in order to identify who is responsible. 
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  • First benchmark indicates A14 is major upgrade from A13

    GabyGaby
    mykem said:
    The single core alone is almost twice that of the Snapdragon 865 (1,583 vs 870).

    The multi-core is a lot closer although you have to consider that the SD865 runs on 8 cores vs 6 on the Apple A14 (Apple has been using 6 cores on the regular A series chip since the A10- the “X” version for the iPad Pro uses 8 cores). For the multi-core the SD865’s GB5 score is around 3,280 vs 4,198 for the A14. 

    For anyone curious of those numbers In terms of percentages,  it’s 91% faster in single core and 64% more powerful in multicore. 
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  • Compared: Apple's 2020 iPad Air versus 2020 11-inch iPad Pro

    GabyGaby
    @AppleInsider Guys its two separate articles now where you make the mistake of stating the 2020 iPad Air has two speakers. It has the same 4 speaker design as the iPad Pro except they  are only advertised as operating  in landscape
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  • Apple being sued because two-factor authentication on an iPhone or Mac takes too much time...

    GabyGaby
    I don’t think this warrants a lawsuit, but let me tell you a story.

    1. I sent my iPhone 6s in for a battery replacement.
    2. One day, I woke up and thought “I’m going to wipe my IPad clean”
         - Background: I actually do this several times a year, usually after a significant OS upgrade.  It also cleans of any games, junk, etc. that I    don’t really need.  I do this with the knowledge that I don’t use backup, but my contacts, calendar, shortcuts, passwords will sync back.  

    I think you can see my problem.  My 6s has been gone 10 days at this point, and it took a full 2 weeks to get my phone back (bad Apple).

    Anyways,  my wiped iPad boots up but I run into 2FA to set up the iPad.  I know everything I need to know (password to AppleID) but what I don’t have is my 6s.  (Apple sends the code to the 6s and there’s no alternative).

    I also don’t know my email password because it’s saved in Keychain.

    At this point, I also don’t know what happened to my phone.  It should be fixed (it was just a freakin battery) and as of the previous day I’d already reached the highest level of support. (There was no update on Apple’s site that they even received it).  The nice support lady, wanted to call me with an update... no phone.  So, we agreed on email... now no email.

    Fortunately, I remembered that I removed the SIM card. So, I went to my T-mobile store and used a display phone to authenticate.  Got my IPad up and running and found my iPhone was found/done and being shipped back.

    Moral of the story is 2FA is great, but I really want it tied to something other than Idevice, like a YubiKey.

    So, the lawsuit isn’t entirely frivolous.  I also didn’t enable 2FA for my AppleID...  I do want 2FA to log into my devices, but that’s not currently an option.  I don’t care as much about my AppleID password it’s really really complex... as in come back in a few 100 million years (cracking it with today’s tech).
    You can do it from your mac or even have verification code go to your Apple Watch I think. Additionally you can add a second trusted phone number for occasions such as yours when you don’t have your iPhone - even a landline, where you receive an automated call in lieu of a text verification. 
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