Month: December 2016

How to change back the Apple TV Home Button in 10.1

Apple TV's new TV App shows promise.  But with limited support from Cable and Satellite providers, it can be a pain to always go back to the app when one presses the HOME button.  But fortunately, Apple provides a way to make the HOME button go back to the standard Apple TV interface.

Here's how:

  1. At the HOME SCREEN, select Settings > Remotes and Devices > Home Button.
  2. Change that option to Home Screen.
  3. That's it.

 

watchOS 3.1.1 Update Bricking some Apple Watches

On Monday, Apple sent out the public update to Apple Watch.

Now reports are coming in that the update bricks (doesn't update all the way) Apple Watches for some users.

Affected Watches are ending up on a screen with a red exclamation mark, and a link to www.apple.com/help/watch. In practice, though, even Apple stores can't deal with the problem directly, which purportedly involves connecting to a Watch's diagnostic port to restore the device.

Instead Apple stores are apparently sending units off, making it easier in some cases to use the company's support site and apply for a replacement by mail.

While the problem primarily appears to be affecting Series 2 Watches, some earlier models may also be impacted. Since even many Series 2 owners haven't experienced any trouble, though, it's not clear what the root cause might be.

If faulty code is responsible, Apple may already be aware of the issue and working on a watchOS 3.1.2 update.

Image Credit: jayt_94 on Reddit

Apple officially releases iOS 10.2

Apple has officially released iOS 10.2 which contains the following:

  • New Wallpapers (only for iPhone 7).
  • New Widget for video apps.
  • New Preserve Camera setting
  • New emoji (looks like Unicode 9.0 update/also on macOS 10.12.2, watchOS 3.1.1)
  • New ‘Press and Hold to Speak’ menu under Home Button Accessibility settings
  • New ‘Celebration’ Messages screen effect
  • New ‘Show Star Ratings’ option under Music Settings
  • New headphone icon in status bar for Bluetooth audio devices 
  • TV app now included on iOS 10.2 beta, Videos app still present
  • TV widget joins Videos widget
  • SOS feature similar to Apple Watch when clicking power button 5x 
  • Music now points to relocated shuffle and repeat controls 
  • TV app totally replaces Videos app on beta 3
  • Feedback app returns in beta 3
  • Previously seen SOS feature now only available in India
  • New ‘Love’ screen effect joins ‘Celebration’ in Messages

 

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