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Kbase Article of the Week: Magnetic Accessories Might Interfere With iPhone Cameras⇢

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Apple Support:

Lens-position sensors respond to magnetic fields. If you place a magnet near these sensors, the magnetic field will interfere with or temporarily disable the sensors. This can degrade the sensors’ accuracy and limit the range of movement available to the lenses. The camera will continue to take photos with other means of stabilization but without the benefit of OIS and closed-loop AF.

Third-party manufacturers make some accessories with strong magnets or magnetizable metal plates that are near the iPhone rear camera (or cameras). These magnets and plates can latch folio covers, join separable cases, or attach to rigid mounts—for example, car mounts. For best camera performance, avoid accessories that use magnets or magnetic metal near the iPhone rear camera (or cameras).

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Connected #348: The Rickies (WWDC 2021)⇢

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This week on a chaotic episode of Connected:

WWDC is next week, so the boys have gathered their picks for The Rickies, which are now tracked on some amazing websites. As for the picks themselves … well, buckle up, because things get passionate.

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Sponsor: HomeControl — Mac Menu Bar App for HomeKit⇢

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HomeControl is a powerful HomeKit menu bar app: check the state of your home at a glance, trigger scenes or switch the status of any device directly from your Mac menu bar!

HomeControl Screenshot

HomeControl supports all standard HomeKit devices and sensors and includes advanced features like changing device properties (lightbulb brightness or color, thermostat temperature), global keyboard shortcuts and Smart Groups to quickly control all devices in a room at once.

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Mac Power Users #590: Our Video Workflows⇢

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David and I are both working on more video than ever, so on this week’s show, we compare notes on their processes, gear and editing tools.

For MPU members, I reviewed the 24-inch M1 iMac.

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Big Sur 11.4 Supports Full External Booting for Apple Silicon Macs⇢

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Howard Oakley at The Eclectic Light Company:

I’m delighted to report that five months after I wrote that M1 Macs had problems starting up from external disks, Apple has finally fixed Big Sur 11.4 so that they now work fully.

If you have an M1 Mac, you should now be able to connect supported storage, such as an SSD, install on it any version of Big Sur from 11.2 onwards, select that in the Startup Disk pane, and boot your Mac from that external disk.

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