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  • Apple Maps expanding to more cities & getting multistop routing in iOS 16

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    entropys said:
    In Australia even outback towns like Gulf Country Normanton and Burketown have Look Around. That is impressive, and so much better and responsive to use than street view.

    the main thing Apple needs to do now is just accelerate the roll out and then globally update at decent regularity.  Employ people to keep the Look Around up to date, and fix errors quickly. 
    It *is* impressive: I've just looked at Uluru using Look Around from the small desert road that runs alongside it. Roll on that level of coverage in UK!
    entropyswatto_cobra

  • Apple passkey feature will be our first taste of a truly password-less future

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    scampercom said:
    The reason I’m not liking this news is because TouchID _sucks_. Passwords suck too, but at least I can use a password manager, and never worry about signing in (unless the password expires or is compromised in a leak, etc.). But biometrics are unreliable. I have to re-train my TouchID constantly—several times a week—or it forgets my fingers. I can see it degrading within hours, failing multiple attempts, and forcing me to go into Settings to tune it, tune it, tune it. Is it more secure? Maybe. But it requires so much babysitting and handholding and just _effort_ that I’d much rather be using a password any day!

    I can’t be the only one who TouchID doesn’t work for. (FaceID is fine.)
    The only time I've had problems with TouchID is when my hands have had a hard time (sanding wood, plaster etc being a good example). If your hands have a tough time, could you perhaps use your little finger* for TouchID hoping that it gets less damage?

    *I think that's 'pinky' in US English.
    scampercomdoozydozenfotoformatwatto_cobra

  • Apple Maps expanding to more cities & getting multistop routing in iOS 16

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    The problem remains that while Apple counts cities where Look Around works, Google counts countries for Street View.

    Apple's mapping locations page has listed lots of parts of the UK where they are capturing imagery (including my town) but there's nothing online yet to show for it. Perhaps there's some big update coming but catching Google is a huge task.
    muthuk_vanalingamStrangeDayscaladanian

  • New iMessage edit and unsend features have 15-minute time limit

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    kdrummer said:
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    winstoner71 said:
    Plenty of time before you pass out after sending that drunken text to your ex. Great feature. 
    Or the accidental dick pic....
    Now with iCloud Shared Photo Library, everyone in your family will still get to see that “accidental” picture!
    Make sure when you accidentally take it that you're in black and white: then it's art.
    hexclockkdrummerwatto_cobra

  • Family alleges AirTag was used to stalk mother and daughter on Disney World trip

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    twlatl said:
    This happened to me on our last trip to Disneyworld. No one was stalking us. When you are on a ride, or in a line for a while with someone who has an Apple device - air tag, AirPods, etc - the tracking notification can get confused thinking that device is trying to track you when it’s just a device on someone close by. 
    I think you're probably right. There are guides to the "optimum" route to take around Disney: two parties that read the same website could well stay in close proximity for a sequence of rides.
    jony0