The iFixit teardown of the iPhone 16 is interesting. Apple is continuing to creep towards better repairability each year. A constant problem for folks who like to crack their phones open is glue. Specifically, there’s a lot of adhesive inside these devices, and getting rid of…
Continue reading →Customizing Your Lock Screen in iOS 18
With iOS 18, you can now change your lock screen widgets. In this video I demonstrate how to do that and share a few strategies for making the most of it.
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iPhone Mirroring Now With Drag and Drop
Apple has enabled drag and drop between your macOS Sequoia computer running the iPhone Mirroring app. This video demonstrates the new feature and a few other iPhone Mirroring tips.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Looking Forward to iOS 18.2
Now that we’re officially in October, I can’t help but think a bit about the 18.2 beta coming to iOS later this month. According to the rumors, we’re going to get several new Apple intelligence features including Genmoji, Image Playground, ChatGPT integration, and personal…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 764: New iPhones and Software Releases
Stephen and I talk about Apple’s new hardware on this episode of Mac Power Users. Then, we take a tour of macOS Sequoia, iOS and iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: SaneBox: Stop drowning in email! Things: The…
Listen & read notes →The Hypothetical Cellular Mac
Ryan Christoffel, over at 9to5Mac, wrote an excellent article about how we are at an interesting crossroads over Macs with cellular chips. Specifically, Apple seems closer to releasing their own cellular chip and a lot of folks, myself included, have used that event as the…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for September 27, 2024
It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates.
In this week’s episode: iFixit tear-downs confirm easier repairs on iPhone 16 models, new legislation in California around smart phones, and will there an October Apple Event?
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Austin Mann’s iPhone 16 Pro Review
Austin Mann is back with a definitive review of the iPhone 16 Pro camera system. He took last year off, and I’m really glad to see him back this year. He took the new iPhone 16 Pro to Kenya, where he took more than 10,000 photos…
Continue reading →The New Stream Deck Studio
I have had many people send me links to the new Elgato Stream Deck Studio. It’s a $900 Stream Deck-inspired broadcast system, which does look very impressive, but it is also something I would never need or buy. Period. So stop sending these links…
Continue reading →Performing OCR using ChatGPT
I’ve always had a challenge when performing optical character recognition (OCR) on my handwritten notes, which I write in block letters. Recently, I found the solution in an unexpected place.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?