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  • Netflix dropping Basic ads-free tier, forcing users to choose a more profitable tier

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    charlesn said:
    wozwoz said:
    > "leaving users to choose between spending more money or more time with ads"

    There is of course a third option, which is to leave Netflix and find something better to do with your time. Most of their content, imo, is very mediocre, and there have only been a couple of series that I have been interested to switch it ON or, and then OFF again when done.
    I'd say a call to the Guinness Book is in order asap!
    No need to be an ass. But in reality when you have 36,000 hours of content, statistically most of it will be mediocre at best. And that's being generous. For me, out of the 6,500 series on the platform, I find about 10 worth paying to see. 

    To each their own.
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  • How to use Stolen Device Protection

    Wesley HilliardWesley Hilliard
    whodiini said:

    No it cannot.  There is a separate passcode to reset screen time which makes it more secure.  That is the whole purpose - one passcode to enter into your phone, another separate passcode to reset important settings such as the phone passcode, turn off find my iphone, ....
    Ok, so it's a little convoluted. But Screen Time doesn't prevent someone from accessing your iCloud Passwords. That means all they have to do is get your Apple ID and password from keychain, then use that to disable the screen time passcode, then they can do whatever they want.

    Stolen Device Protection prevents people from accessing your passwords without biometrics. You don't need to have Screen Time passcode active at that point unless it just makes you feel better, but it is an unnecessary pain.
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  • How to use Stolen Device Protection

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    whodiini said:
    With a screen time passcode to lock settings, one needs to remove the screen time passcode, then go to content and privacy restrictions to allow for passcode changes. Then the face ID and passcode will show up in settings and you can now turn on Stolen Device Protection.  Then if you want the added security, turn back off passcode changes and set your screen time passcode.  I have yet to figure out if having the screen time passcode and the Stolen Device Protection is redundant now.
    Screen Time passcode can be reset if you know the iPhone passcode, so it doesn't really do anything except obfuscate the setting by one step. I think you're making things harder for yourself.
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  • GameSir G8 Galileo Review: A more affordable pro gaming solution for iPhone

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    AdamL said:
    I'm assuming that this won't work with the USB-C iPad mini? Just checked and if the phone dimensions are correct it's off by like a quarter inch. Why won't any of these companies make one of these that will work with phones and the iPad mini? Especially now that the iPhone has moved to USB-C. If I'm wrong would immediately buy. 
    You're correct. The controller is too short to work with iPad mini. I'd love to see GameSir or GameVice create a controller for the USB-C iPads, but no one has bothered. Like you said, it seems possible to make a single controller that fits both iPhone and iPad mini, which would be ideal.
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  • Clicks brings a physical keyboard to your iPhone

    Wesley HilliardWesley Hilliard
    AppleZulu said:
    "When a physical keyboard is attached to the iPhone, the digital one slides down, giving way to more content. On the iPhone 15 Pro the keyboard takes up almost the entire display."

    Is that really true? I don't think it is.
    That was meant to say "half the display." Thanks. Funny how one missed word can drastically change the meaning of the post sentence.
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