All Things Mac/ Apple
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I'm still rocking a 14pro phone. My wife is on a 13pro. She'll likely upgrade before I do. I'm kind of hoping they come out with a mini version like before. I miss being able to fit my phone in my chest pocket with the flap closed on a shirt.
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I've updated the iOS on the phone, I'm liking the new smart cross-fade in Music way more than I was expecting. The update on the MacBook can wait though, iOS 26 no longer supports Time Machine backups so I'm going to need to source a new option other than the Cloud to do this. - I'm less happy about this!
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@IH-GARY said in All Things Mac/ Apple:
I've updated the iOS on the phone, I'm liking the new smart cross-fade in Music way more than I was expecting. The update on the MacBook can wait though, iOS 26 no longer supports Time Machine backups so I'm going to need to source a new option other than the Cloud to do this. - I'm less happy about this!
From what I understand, Time Capsule will no longer be supported, not Time Machine.
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@DrPat You are correct! My bad, same problem for me though, a new hard drive is required.
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I use a toggle to connect my Time Machine backup HDD and monitor to my MB Air. However every time the Macbook goes to sleep it says that the devices have not been ejected properly after waking up. I've never had that problem with my old MB pro. Have you experienced that problem?
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@RobeOfTheMagi Happens to me on my iMac too. It’s an annoying, untidy thing, but not a problem in itself. It won’t damage your HDD.
It has to do with how the energy saving settings on your mac work. The usb-C interface loses power when the machine sleeps and the HDD loses the connection.
You can fiddle with the energy saving settings and it might help, but likely at the expense of increased electricity consumption and possibly the lifetime of your MacBook.
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My Apple Watch is dog ugly, but it’s a saviour for things like checking sound levels, especially where I virtually sit on a compressor at work. That combined with the AirPod pros (the 2s were fantastic, but the 3s I got yesterday are another level) definitely help save my hearing (my audiologist approves). When I worked in London the watch was great for giving me subtle directions rather than walking around with my phone out. I like that you can see messages/take calls on the wrist esp in the middle of sewing - nothing worse than getting up to see who a call is from when I could have tapped it away. So health and safety for me - but the aesthetic is pants, I feel almost embarrassed to wear it.
I’d highly recommend AirPods Pro3, well worth the money
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@neph93 Thanks for explaining. I did not know that!
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@Jord This is the way to do it. I've never understood how people upgrade yearly. Seems pointless, you will only see incremental updates, not really appreciate the tech and cpu evolution.
Having said that, I've always swapped the phone every 2 years but last time out made it to 3. Now have the 16 Pro Max and have no real desire to upgrade until they possibly find a way to remove the dynamic island being fixed to the screen (a case of having the camera behind the screen itself).
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Did anyone get the iPhone Air? I'm moving from iPhone 14 Pro to 17 Pro Max because I'm old and wanted the larger screen + increased battery. Ultra 3 from Ultra 1 is largely incremental improvement, but it is pretty nice (wanted the satellite connectivity, slightly better battery and on-device Siri).
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I’m likely to go with an 18 or later but I’d get a Pro.
I don’t understand why a thinner body would be desirable, especially taking on battery, camera, and performance disadvantages as a trade off.
One day phones will basically be screens, but until that happens I don’t see the point in pretending that that day is today. My iPhone 15 pro max is already thin enough for me.
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I'm fine with thin and whatnot, but these days I just want my phone to be smaller. I don't watch vids or stream movies or play games on my phone, so a larger screen isn't a selling point for me. We recently pulled out our old iphone 4s and 6s to let out 9 year old use them to listen to music on spotify and to take pictures. I can't believe how much smaller iphones used to be. I loved it!
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I have a 15 Pro Max. Back then the only way to get 5X zoom. I much prefer the slightly smaller form factor overall but the zoom has made it worthwhile. Presbyopia has made the larger screen nice too but it is sometimes inconvenient to stow and always inconvenient to operate one handed.
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Prior to the 14 Pro, I had a 12 Mini which I really liked. I'm just getting too old (eyes) for the smaller form factor. I'm also thinking that when my 2018 iPad Pro 11" gives up the ghost I won't replace it and just use the 17 Pro Max for similar tasks (e.g. Apple Fitness and stationary bike, rower mostly).
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As practically every content creator / reviewer has remarked, the Air is blatantly Apple getting the consumer to beta test form factor as they push ahead with a foldable iphone in the next year or so.
The Air is meant to be amazingly durable (for the record) but battery life is not great at all.
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Or just generally a form factor that concentrates camera, connectivity, and computing in a small portion of the phone. Future phones may effectively be screens and this moves along that continuum.
For me the tradeoffs aren’t justifiable.
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So far I am not a fan of the liquid glass interface. Seems like adding more and more for no particular benefit other than customers want new features one way or the other. And I’m still sitting on an iPhone 13 I know that’s getting old but I just can’t see a compelling reason to spend $1000 on a new phone.
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@jimcord
Same here still rocking my 13pro, battery is kinda meh on it but no desire to upgrade till this completely goes. Plus ive been tryna be on my phone less, so it’s a win win. Cut screen time down so much last few years.
