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  • Job listing suggests Apple is moving forward with plans for Apple TV on Android

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    While AppleTV+ has not yet been released to Android phones at large, this statement is technically false as there is one Android platform I use routinely that definitely has an AppleTV+ app: the Nvidia Shield. It has been great, I can watch AppleTV+ shows and all of my digital copies of my movie collection using the Shield (well, in addition to the TBs of content I have on external HDDs and streamed across our home network. I'm sure Apple is realizing that locking their content to their own devices is not a major factor in influencing most consumers to switch from Android to iOS anyhow. It's great the AppleTV+ app has made it on several other platforms, like smart TVs and streaming sticks. I have my iCloud account signed in on a $20 Roku stick at my mother's house so she can view the same content.
    watto_cobra

  • iPhone 16 button expansion: what the rumor mill thinks is coming

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    KBuffett said:
    The sleep/wake button needs to move back to where Jobs put it.
    Where it is now definitely is more convenient for Plus and Pro Max models with their larger size at least. I think the biggest iPhones we had when Steve was still alive were similar to the regular iPhone and Pro models now.
    watto_cobra

  • OLED iPad Pro owners discover grainy display problem

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    I’m on my 11” OLED iPad Pro and I haven’t seen anything like this since I opened it Wednesday. Is this something happening on nano texture screens only? This thing looks great so far and it gets stupid bright lol. 
    iOS_Guy80watto_cobra

  • The best apps to watch any video on iPad

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    One of the first things I do for any new PC or Mac is install VLC Player and set it as the default media player. I hate Windows Media Player and QuickTime both with a passion haha. The iOS version of the app also works great for streaming off my NAS at home, and the one I setup on my cargo ship, and also allows direct downloads over WiFi to local storage via the VLC app itself which is very convenient. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • World rocked as YouTubers prove you can eventually break an iPad

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    avon b7 said:
    kdupuis77 said:
    First of all, I’m sure Apple themselves destroyed a solid amount of each new iPad for their own durability testing sake before release anyhow. If a couple of YouTube tech channels want to funnel a bit of their click money into funding apple products for the same kind of testing, who cares? Yeah, you won’t catch me trying my hardest to snap my new iPad Pro in half, but I’m glad there is some 3rd party testing available for free for my own reassurance these things can handle average everyday usage.

    JerryRigEverything even complemented how much stronger this year’s model is compared to the last one he broke in half a good deal easier. His methodology is always the same on the numerous products he tests which is nice for an apples to apples comparison for tons of tech products, including those not made by apple. It makes financial sense for him as well since his clicks pay for the product and then after he completes his cursory tear down, he will then clean up and photograph the device for his skin collaboration with dBrand.

    i don’t care for the videos of people randomly destroying expensive tech for clicks, but these type are at least informative in their nature and allow a first look at the innards before iFixit finishes putting their more in depth videos together.
    I was going to mention the same point. 

    Apple will have gone through hundreds of iPads during testing both from a design standpoint and and end use (finished product) viewpoint. 

    A few internet users making their, albeit non-real world use, findings public isn't an issue and they also cover a full spectrum of manufacturers and some are actually found to be producing better products than others.

    If end users really want tough devices though, they know to look for 'rugged' in the description. 
    Absolutely agree! Further to the point, while I’m sure Apple is very well aware of how much punishment their products are capable of accepting before catastrophic failure, I am positive most of their design team have watched these bending videos as the latest iPad pros seem specifically redesigned to address the new thinness and the slightly easier “bendabiity” of the past couple releases. I bet the next redesign will have similar horizontal structural support around the USB-C port as JerryRigEverything surmised lol. In the end, we all get more durable tech and I like knowing that anything I do to my shiny new iPad will not likely cause major damage like that haha. 
    watto_cobra