Month: October 2022

Apple stops gambling advertisements in its App Store

Dan Uff October 28, 2022 0

On Tuesday, iOS App Developers took to social media to express concerns about how many ads were showing up about gambling on Apple's App Store.

Because of this, the company seemed to be listening, as gambling type ads had suddenly disappeared from its app stores. No word on when - or if - they will return.

iOS 16.2 asks for feedback on accidental Emergency SOS activation

CompuScoop Staff October 28, 2022 0

Apple's new crash detection feature on iPhone 14 has already worked in real-life incidents, but it's also been triggering false reports. Now Apple is working to cut down on inaccurate reports by trialling a new call for user feedback in iOS 16.2

Some people have found that the feature can be accidentally triggered by rollercoasters. In other cases, Crash Detection didn't activate at all.

On Twitter, iDeviceHelp posted a screenshot showing an iPhone 14 Pro Max asking users for feedback if they cancel Emergency SOS. The device gathers system diagnostic data to send to Apple so they can investigate and improve their products.

That kind of diagnostic data is found on beta versions of iOS, using the Feedback Assistant app to gather data on various bugs and crashes users experience. Of course, official iOS releases don't have the Feedback Assistant, but it makes sense that Apple would collect data for such an important feature.

The Emergency SOS feature in iOS and watchOS lets users quickly call emergency services by holding power and volume buttons down or calling with five quick presses.

Apple has added a Crash Detection feature with the iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch Series 8, and Apple Watch Ultra. It's integrated into Emergency SOS and lets the device automatically contact emergency services if a user is unresponsive.

Apple executives explained how the feature works and that there is no "silver bullet" to reduce false positives with 100% certainty.

"Depending how fast the traveling speed was earlier, determines what signals we have to see later on, as well," said Ron Huang, vice president of Sensing & Connectivity. "Your speed change, combined with the impact force, combined with the pressure change, combined with the sound level, it's all a pretty dynamic algorithm."

Via: AppleInsider.com

10 Tips and Tricks to use with MacOS Ventura

Dan Uff October 27, 2022 0

If you installed MacOS Ventura, then you're probably looking for some tips and tricks to use.

Here's 10 of them to try:

You can call the person you're currently texting: While in Messages and texting, select Conversation > Call the number you're currently texting.
Use your phone as a Webcam: You can now use your phone as a webcam. How you do this depends on the app you're currently using.
Use Quicklook in Spotlight Results: Press [Command] + [Spacebar] to bring up Spotlight and search for a picture file.
The iOS Clock App comes to the Mac: Have all the features of the iOS version on your Mac!
Use Stage Manager for better multitasking: I'm finding this option more useful everyday. Give it a try!
Unsend Messages: You can now unsend a text. Just right click on the message, and choose Unsend.
Edit Sent Messages: Just right click on the message, and choose edit on a message.
Schedule an email to be sent later: In Apple Mail, you can now schedule an email to be sent at a later time. Just select the mini down arrow in the menu bar, and select Send Later.
Unsend a sent e-mail: When an email is sent, you have 10 seconds to UNSEND it. The option appears in the lower-left after you've sent an email.
Redesigned System Preferences window: Renamed System Settings, it's a two pane window with the familiar options.