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  • Apple confirms iOS 17 fix for overheating iPhones is on the way

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    y2an said:
    Why is iOS not taking action on excessive energy use by apps and giving warnings, or slowing them down? That is, after all, why we have operating systems. 
    'Cos Apple gets taken to court when its software slows down the CPU to protect the device or the user experience? /s
    watto_cobra

  • iPhone 15 Pro Max in high demand, but production challenges remain

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    timmillea said:
    Then, it is poor form to have the phone always with you. Keep it on a charging stand in your office unless you are going to be travelling alone. It is a social faux pas to use your phone in company. 
    You don't use the cameras when on holiday with your significant other then? Or take calls when travelling for work with colleagues?

    I think life has moved on a little, though I'm with you if you're talking about over the dinner table. And I've ordered the 15 Pro 'cos the Pro Max is way too big/heavy for me.
    watto_cobra

  • iPhone 15 has new battery health controls to prevent charging past 80%

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    retrogusto said:
    A few years ago I wrote to Apple to ask for something similar for laptops. I mostly buy laptops, but 99% of the time I use them at home plugged in, and on occasion I use them elsewhere, but almost never far from an outlet. So I basically always use them plugged in, and like to just leave them plugged in rather than unplugging them every time I turn them off, ... Maybe someday…
    This, at least, you can have. As I sit here with my MBP, it's plugged in and its battery is charged to 80% and the battery menu says "Charging on hold (rarely used on battery)" because I have been travelling only with my iPad lately. Perhaps someone did listen.

    On Ventura (at least) look for it in System Settings > Battery > Battery Health and the 'I' in a circle.
    williamlondonFileMakerFellerwatto_cobra

  • Everything the iPhone 15 Pro Action button can do

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    The button has also lost functionality: with the 'old' slider switch, you can glance at it (without waking the phone's display) and see whether mute is on or off. You can also feel the setting (if your memory's good enough) and you can't get confounded by accidentally pressing it twice since it's a slider switch. I regret the change.

    But I guess if you don't go to the cinema, theatre, library or meetings then one of the other functions may be more valuable.
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  • TSMC delays Arizona plant, blames US labor shortage

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    As a European observer, I thought that one of the motives for bringing this plant to the US was create/grow the skills locally. As such, "insufficient amount of skilled workers with the specialized expertise required for equipment installation in a semiconductor-grade facility" shouldn't be a surprise. Given time, TSMC will train US workers and achieve that objective. This is all strategic stuff given the threats from Taiwan's bigger neighbour and the world's reliance on TSMC's Taiwan-based capability.

    As to Arizona, I thought server-farms went there for the plentiful electricity (solar power). Won't a fab benefit too?
    watto_cobra