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Why hasn't apple sorted out the iTunes device authorisation properly? Got a new computer. Trying to get music on it and it's telling me 5 devices are authorized and yet the list in manage devices shows only 4. You're also allowed up to 10 anyway and no more than 5 computers. I'm adding a second computer. It really is stupid.

Only way around it is to remove them all and start again. Why it doesn't list them properly is a mystery.
 
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soupdragon said:
Anyone know how to stop using cloud storage?
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Settings
User Account
iCloud
Switch off the buttons for Photos etc.

I think..

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Anyone using a trackpad on Monterey and finding it a poor experience? Just moved from a Catalina iMac and the same trackpad on Monterey is almost unusable. Doesn't track properly and the click delay is appalling. Is there a known cure for it?

I've spent ages in set up messing around with it but it's still useless. Just flicking through images and it's skipping some as it delays responding so badly. Never had that happen for a long time. It's a fresh install of Monterey so it shouldn't be this bad.

Would deleting the old magic mouse off make it better as that is the only thing I can think of which might cause delay if it's looking for that all the time and it's switched off and in a drawer?
 
srichards said:
Anyone using a trackpad on Monterey and finding it a poor experience? Just moved from a Catalina iMac and the same trackpad on Monterey is almost unusable. Doesn't track properly and the click delay is appalling. Is there a known cure for it?

I've spent ages in set up messing around with it but it's still useless. Just flicking through images and it's skipping some as it delays responding so badly. Never had that happen for a long time. It's a fresh install of Monterey so it shouldn't be this bad.

Would deleting the old magic mouse off make it better as that is the only thing I can think of which might cause delay if it's looking for that all the time and it's switched off and in a drawer?
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Deleting the other mouse made the most difference. Not had a reoccurrence of the skipping and delays yet.
 
garryknight said:
It's that time of the month. iOS 17.4 is here. Probably all the other usual suspects as well. EDIT: Nope, it's just iOS and iPadOS.

www.theverge.com

iOS 17.4 is here and ready for a whole new Europe

EU iPhones are adding new features thanks to the DMA.
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All the others appear to have come out today, I wonder if Apple will keep doing that going forwards. Although personally I prefer to update the Mac, back up the iPhone to the Mac, then before the update, then finally update the Watch.
 
Well, I finally upgraded from my 11 Pro to the 15 Pro. Love the automatic portrait mode capability and LIDAR, action button is pretty convenient (I use it for song detection), and the Always-On Display is a love/hate thing.

Main benefit is battery-life and no marks in my photos anymore :LOL:
 
AoD can be turned off.

I turned mine off after a few weeks, then realised I missed it and turned in back on. :D
 
My wife's just bought an iPhone 13, to replace her iPhone 5S (!). She's stomping around in high dudgeon saying it doesn't work, maybe she should just go back to her old phone. I offered to let her have my (original) iPhone SE as an upgrade, but no. Won't let me see the problem, something about texts from/to me and her hairdresser getting mixed up, etc. Luckily our daughter's coming to stay next week, I'm hoping she'll sort it out!
 
Is it something like a shared Apple ID?
 
Craikeybaby said:
Is it something like a shared Apple ID?
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She has an iPad also on her Apple ID; I'm not sure if the 5S was signed out of the ID. All that bit was done by our son the night before we left tyo come home (not at all the best timing!). I'll ask him tomorrow... though I'm not sure what the effects of a shared Apple ID might be?
 
Each other's messages showing up on each other's devices.
 
Craikeybaby said:
Each other's messages showing up on each other's devices.
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My wife and I have a shared Apple id. The only flea in the ointment is that messages (texts) whilst going to the correct person, are randomly named as being from either of us. Everything else works as normal.
 
Ah... she definitely has a different Apple ID from me, but now (probably) has 3 devices on her Apple ID (previously 2). I suspect the effect is probably because she never got to grips with the Contacts app, and there's likely some change in the way IOS processes default name extraction between the IOS version for the 5S and today...
 
It you have an older iPhone or iPad, you might like to know that updates are available for certain models.

osxdaily.com

iOS 16.7.7 & iPadOS 16.7.7 Released for Older iPhone & iPad Models

Apple has released iOS 16.7.7 and iPadOS 16.7.7 for select older model iPhone and iPads. The updates seem to include the same essential and applicable security fixes that iOS 17.4.1 and iPadOS 17.4…
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I've put a few comparison photos up on Imgur. With my iPhone 13 Pro Max, the difference between native photos and Lux photos isn't enough to be worth installing the app, let alone paying for it. Might be different on phones with bigger sensors. The only advantage I can think of is that Lux uses the image straight from the sensor, avoiding Apple's AI processing. But then so do ProCamera and Halide.

https://imgur.com/a/oI6I58k
View: https://imgur.com/a/oI6I58k
 
The high contrast B&W preset in the Leica Lux app is pretty good for your average street shot. The only processing on these two is cropping to 1x1 and resizing to 1024 long size, to conform with forum rules.
 

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For some reason, my car no longer works with carplay. It has to be a wired connection, it was fine yesterday morning, but stopped working at some point and now my car can't see Carplay on my phone. I've ordered a new cable as I'm sure it's probably the issue, but has anybody else experienced anything similar?

I removed my car from the list in Carplay in an effort to reset it, but it can't see the car at all now :confused::rolleyes:
 
I take it that you have tried turning both off and on again. Fluff in the Lightning port could also be an issue. As an ex-infotainment engineer, a lot of error reports from angry managers at our customer have been down to these.
 
Craikeybaby said:
I take it that you have tried turning both off and on again. Fluff in the Lightning port could also be an issue. As an ex-infotainment engineer, a lot of error reports from angry managers at our customer have been down to these.
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Interesting, it charges OK in the car, but I have noticed that when it connects, it "pings" twice, like it's been connected, then connected again. Everything has been turned on & off (several times), my car (Audi Q2) is a wired connection for Carplay, and I can no longer get the phone to recognise the car so it will accept Carplay. It was fine until I used Apple maps to navigate somewhere on Friday morning, then when I returned to the car, it no longer worked.
 
Hi. I’ve just purchased an iPad Pro. I don’t understand why the time and date is shown like this on the Lock Screen…?
 

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Hi. I’ve just purchased an iPad Pro. I don’t understand why the time and date is shown like this on the Lock Screen…?
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It’ll be something in wallpaper settings. Can’t remember the exact one, but I think it’s the ‘collections’ wallpapers.
 
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Interesting, it charges OK in the car, but I have noticed that when it connects, it "pings" twice, like it's been connected, then connected again. Everything has been turned on & off (several times), my car (Audi Q2) is a wired connection for Carplay, and I can no longer get the phone to recognise the car so it will accept Carplay. It was fine until I used Apple maps to navigate somewhere on Friday morning, then when I returned to the car, it no longer worked.
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New cable has sorted it. Strange how it still charges OK on the previous cable.
 
Just out of interest.

Does anyone here use "Adobe Lightroom" (paid for version) on their iPad and if so what are your opinions on the software, ie is it worth getting? I already have the free version and was considering upgrading to the premium version.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
Just out of interest.

Does anyone here use "Adobe Lightroom" (paid for version) on their iPad and if so what are your opinions on the software, ie is it worth getting? I already have the free version and was considering upgrading to the premium version.
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I gave up with the mobile version as I'm so used to "Classic" that it felt quite different. That was a couple of years ago though...
 
Jelster said:
I gave up with the mobile version as I'm so used to "Classic" that it felt quite different. That was a couple of years ago though...
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Thanks for that but I'm trying to do all of my PP on and iPad pro (hardly ever using my MacBook) and have been for quite a while now using "Affinity" but just thought I might add something extra for a change.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
Just out of interest.

Does anyone here use "Adobe Lightroom" (paid for version) on their iPad and if so what are your opinions on the software, ie is it worth getting? I already have the free version and was considering upgrading to the premium version.
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I use it on an iPad Pro 12.9 and find it really intuitive. I love using the pencil for masking purposes too.
 
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