Feature Request: Have HomePod only use listening history for the main user
Apple Music uses a number of signals to learn your musical tastes. The most obvious one is that you can explicitly Love or dislike a particular track by flagging it in iTunes or the Music app. You can also do this on HomePod, by saying ‘Hey Siri, like this track’ or ‘Hey Siri, dislike this track’ while it is playing.
But it also uses a number of algorithms to automate its learning. For example, if you play a particular track often, it will assume you like it. And simply playing a track and listening to it all the way through (as opposed to skipping it) has some degree of influence.
All of which gets problematic when more than one person controls it …
Writing app Scrivener makes it easier to format your book in Vellum
Scrivener is my favourite writing app, which I use for everything from white papers to novels, and Vellum my preferred book formatter. The latest Scrivener update makes it easier to combine the two …
CMV: Here’s a way Apple could solve its MacBook Pro dilemma, and keep everyone happy
I wrote back in 2016 that I’d come to terms with the fact that the then-new MacBook Pro models marked the end of the line for upgradable MacBooks.
I wrote then that I understood why Apple had done it. But I still hear complaints today from professionals who value upgradability and battery-life over sleekness, and seeing someone yesterday using a 17-inch MacBook Pro – like the one I used for many years – did make me feel nostalgic for it. And it occurred to me that there is a way for Apple to keep everyone happy …
Twitter buys and shuts down anti-troll service, leaving customers in a bind
iOS 12: How to customize Grouped Notifications
One of the headlining features for iOS 12 is the new Grouped Notifications feature. It’s not as simple as grouping by app, but it intelligently creates your groups. For example, you’re getting iMessages from several different threads, those will all come in individual groups. And if an email shows up in between? That’ll show up properly.
Is it time for Apple to remove physical ports from the iPhone altogether? [Poll]
Earlier today, Bloomberg published an extensive piece diving into why it has taken so long for Apple to release its highly-anticipated AirPower charger. Hidden in that piece was an interesting tidbit about the iPhone X’s development process, which indicated Apple considered removing the wired charging system altogether.
Do you think it’s time for Apple to drop physical ports from the iPhone?
Apple petitions U.S. Patent Office to invalidate four Qualcomm patents
9to5Mac Daily 097: June 21, 2018
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iOS 12: How to set up Screen Time as a parent on a child’s iPhone or iPad
iOS 12 introduces Apple’s new Screen Time platform to help users with spending their device time more deliberately. An important aspect of that is helping parents guide device use for their children. Let’s take a look at how to set up Screen Time on a child’s iPhone or iPad.
Latest Audio Hijack update adds support for broadcasting audio
Back in March, Rogue Amoeba announced that it would be discontinuing its Nicecast app for Mac, which let podcasters livecast their shows to the Internet. However, today the company is updating its popular audio recording utility Audio Hijack with support for broadcasting. Announced via a press release, the company says that version 3.5 is focused […]