On this week’s feedback episode of MPU, David and I revisit iOS 16 and the M2 MacBook Air, then dive into some listener questions and talk about the state of voice dictation.
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Podcastathon 4⇢
Take off work tomorrow and watch me and Myke Hurley host the 4th annual Podcastathon for St. Jude.
It got weird but the Relay FM community donated over $100,000 during the 8-hour stream.
Unite 4⇢
My thanks to Unit 4 for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week.
Unite 4 for macOS allows you to turn any website into an app on your Mac. Using a lightweight, WebKit powered browser as a backend, you can easily create isolated, customizable apps from any site.
512 Pixels readers get 20% off this week when you purchase Unite 4 at bzgapps.com/unite512 or when you use the promo code ‘512Pixels’ at checkout.
Connected #415: Grab an App From the Basket⇢
Myke flew to America. Federico has reviewed iOS 16. Stephen did some work on his garage.
It was great to record this one with Myke in person, but I miss Federico.
Garage Door HomeKit, Take Two
Three years ago, I installed the Insignia Wi-Fi Garage Door Controller, which allowed me to check the status of my garage door — and control it — via HomeKit.
After that blog post was published, I heard from several people saying that they had done the same thing, just to be disappointed when the Insignia hardware failed on them within the first year or two of use.
I’m sad to say that the same thing happened to me, so for the last year or so, I’ve been opening my garage door with its old-school remote like an animal.
Kbase Article of the Week: If You See a Cellular, Ultra Wideband, or Apple Pay Issue Message After an iOS Update or Restart⇢
If one of these messages appears, iOS or iPadOS diagnostics detected an issue on your iPhone or iPad that might require repair.
Contact Apple Support if one of these messages appears on your iPhone or iPad:
- Cellular Issue Detected
- Ultra Wideband Issue Detected
- Apple Pay Issue Detected
You might see these messages on the Home Screen or in Settings > General > About under Parts and Service History.
Federico’s iOS 16 Review⇢
I’ve had the pleasure of reading this over the weekend, and I think it’s my favorite of Viticci’s iOS reviews. Grab your iPad, find a comfy chair and enjoy.
Sponsor: Unite 4 for macOS⇢
Unite 4 for macOS allows you to turn any website into an app on your Mac. Using a lightweight, WebKit powered browser as a backend, you can easily create isolated, customizable apps from any site.
Unite 4 includes dozens of new features, including support for native notifications, new customization options, and much more. Unite apps also serve as a great alternative for resource hogging Electron apps or half-baked Catalyst apps.
WALL-E Joining the Criterion Collection⇢
Tasha Robinson at Polygon with some good news about my favorite Pixar movie:
The home-video company Criterion announced Thursday that Pixar Animation Studios’ feature WALL-E will join the Criterion Collection in November, as the first Disney or Pixar movie to receive a Criterion release. The Criterion edition will be released Nov. 22, with pre-orders opening Oct. 18.
Criterion, a curation company that preserves, restores, and releases movies of particular cultural impact and importance from around the world, has almost no animated movies in its roster. WALL-E will join Watership Down, the French sci-fi film Fantastic Planet, and Wes Anderson’s stop-motion movie Fantastic Mr. Fox in the company’s limited animation lineup. In addition to being the company’s first Disney or Pixar film, WALL-E is the only CG animated film currently in the company’s library.
Magic Lasso Adblock⇢
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week.
It’s a free and native Safari content blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac that’s been designed from the ground up to protect your privacy. And unlike some other ad blockers, Magic Lasso Adblock doesn’t accept payment from advertisers and is 100% supported by it’s community of users.
Download for free today via the Magic Lasso website, the App Store and Mac App Store.
Mac Power Users #657: New Hardware & iOS 16⇢
This weekend’s MPU is out early:
Apple has announced its slate of iPhones and Apple Watches for the year and has major software releases right around the corner. This week, David and Stephen discuss the company’s announcements and review iOS 16.
After Dark Mucho⇢
Garth Beagle has uploaded something pretty special to the Macintosh Garden:
A (mostly) complete collection of After Dark modules, pre-installed, ready to go, using an install of After Dark 4.0.3. Tested on a color-capable Macintosh with System 7.1 and Mac OS 7.6.1.