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AirPods Pro 2022 review: Already excellent earbuds, improved
Simple answer is yes @ERII. You take the hearing test using the AirPods Pro 2, and then if your hearing would benefit, you can use them as a hearing aid and choose how much boost you want. Read more: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120992.ERII said:Before I invest in what sounds (excuse the pun) a great item I have been given to understand that they can also act like a moderate hearing aid. Having had ear surgery but do not require a hearing system but occasionally, like watching the television or in company it would be very helpful. Is this correct or is the terminology Transparance Mode or Adaptive Transpanency cover this topic. This is a great article and great advice to a 75 grey haired old granny.
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How Apple's smart home revolution begins in 2025
HomeKit (unlike competitor systems) works locally, without needing the cloud. Yes, adding a homehub gives access via the Internet, but it still doesn’t require a cloud server.IanS said:I have been slow adopting smart home features because I absolutely refuse to use any device that relies on a cloud service. It’s that whole privacy thing again!
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Genmoji and Image Playground arrive with macOS Sequoia 15.2
I'm on 18.2 on M2 Mac mini (you need Apple Silicon for Apple Intelligence) and have both in UK. Experience so far is that AI Mail summaries suck and miss the point. The smart replies are even more ridiculous and self-contradictory. Just downloading the (huge) resources for Image Playground (for Genmoji), I hope that's more gratifying.
Mail Categories seem untrustworthy on iOS as I have to check multiple places to make sure I've not missed anything. 🤷
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iMac M4 review: Minor changes lead to perfection for Apple's all-in-one Mac
What does it give up? Size. I didn't buy an iMac cos its screen was too small for me, it hurt to buy a Studio Display — but it was worth it!charlesn said:
Agree that the power brick is less than ideal, but a necessary compromise to achieve the thinness of the iMac redesign. I suspect this will not be necessary whenever the iMac design gets refreshed again. Since power bricks tend to live on the floor if not hidden away outright, that’s not a great place for accessory ports. Given the incredible pricing on the new Mac minis, an $899 or $999 27” display could be a hot seller for Apple. But… with the Studio Display at $1599, what does this cheaper display give up to allow the Studio Display to still be “worth” its much higher price tag? I don’t know an acceptable answer to that question. And If you’re hoping for something even cheaper from Apple, dream on.brianjo said:The worst thing about the iMac is the external power supply. Why couldn't that be built inside? It would make life so much easier. But, if they keep the power brick, it would be awesome if they would have included a couple of USB ports on it. That way you'd be able to have only the power connector attached to your computer, and all accessories could conveniently attach to the power supply itself. Or, what would be even better is if Apple released an economically priced display that could be powered with the Thunderbolt cable, and you just stick the Mac Mini under your desk and get a beautiful Apple display.
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How to enable and use RCS for secure cross-platform messaging
Looks like you're out of luck with Voice, SMS & RCS on a cellular iPad: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/does-a-cellular-ipad-have-a-ph-pkbNsbEBS3OsK_Ih2yY7Swweyland_jon said:
Yes, cellular iPad has a different number on the same iPhone account.appleinsideruser said:
Does an iPad have a phone number?weyland_jon said:RCS is available on the iPhone, but not on a cellular iPad. Any known reason?
