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  1. AjTee

    Strange mark on plastic/rubber connection between display and body

    Hi Guys, I found strange mark on part which is between body and screen. Is it normal? Is it rubber part or plastic part? This is MacBook Pro 2017 13 inch. Can I ignore this? Is it factory thing?
  2. J

    Apple TV slave to HomePod?

    I have a HomePod and I have a new 4k Apple TV hooked up to my TV and home audio system. Both are in my Home app and both work well with Airplay 2 through either the computer or my iPhone. What I'd like to do and for some reason am having a hard time getting anyone to understand my question...
  3. S

    Macbook twitchy Bluetooth Connection to Mouse and Keyboard

    Hey, Just got the new Macbook Pro 15", July 2018. I still got the Apple Mouse and Apple Wireless Keyboard from my late 2013 iMac, and I noticed the connection is kinda twitchy. Battery for both is almost 100%, yet they behave like they're almost out of battery – randomly disconnecting and...
  4. Five_Oh

    Watch notification problem

    I have searched, but can't find anyone with a problem exactly like this: My watch sometimes stops giving notifications. It has been happening about once a week or slightly more. The big problem with this is that my phone still THINKS the watch is giving notifications, because it stays silent...
  5. therealbirchy

    Wifi connection problems

    Hi Guys Bit of help/info please. Work for myself and recently upgraded from Macbook Air to Macbook Pro. Had no issues connecting to wifi with the Air but the Pro is hit and miss. Sometimes it won't have any problems connecting, but other times it won't connect at all, so I reset the router, turn...
  6. tliede20

    Apple TV 4K HDR issue! (Samsung TV 65" Class MU8000 4K UHD TV, Denon AVRX1400H, Cinnamon HDMI)

    Howdy Support Community, A few days ago, I purchased myself a new Home Theater setup, but I am having two issues, I'll list them below and the attempts that have been made to rectify these issues at hand: Issue A: When I route my Apple TV > Denon AVR (media player input) > Samsung TV (arc...
  7. J

    iMac prefer ethernet over WiFi

    I have my 2017 iMac hooked up with an ethernet cable, which obviously gives me speeds of approximately 1 Gbit/s. Useful for me for file transfers in my network etc. Recently I got myself a Watch Series 3, which I use to unlock the iMac. This requires WiFi to be enabled on the iMac. So far so...
  8. bobesch

    Connecting two intel/PPC Macs with FireWire / Thunderbolt and without Target-Disk-Mode

    This was very new to me! Today I was looking for a fast and easy way to copy/sync data from my desktop-macbook to the one I use on the go using CCC as my Sync-application. Yesterday I started with a FireWire-Connection setting one Mac to Target-Disk-Mode. Great and fast solution but a bit...
  9. keogh

    Correct way to connect MBP 2017 to Thunderbolt Display

    Hi Guys, I've got the latest MBP 2017 (touch bar with 4 Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports) and a Thunderbolt 2 display. I've got the official Thunderbolt 3 > Thunderbolt 2 adaptor and my display all works fine with my MBP, but I just want to know the correct way to connect these each time I remove the...
  10. S

    PC shows up in Shared ?

    Hi, how are you guys? I have a 2017 27“ iMac ( vacuum cleaner fan noise edition ). I noticed yesterday that in my Finder under -Shared- my Windows Laptop showed up. Didn’t share anything or connect the two devices which is why I was wondering why it is suddenly showing up there. I did use the...
  11. P

    Macbook Air Connecting External Display

    Hi guys! It's the first time I'm using this forum and I'm far from being a "tech" guy, so excuse any obvious or naive question. I have a MacBook Air (11'', 2015) and I just got a Apple Cinema Display 23''. I want to connect them since the monitor on my MacBook Air is far too small for work. I...
  12. G

    iPhone 6 unable to connect to apps

    Yesterday, my iPhone was disconnected from all apps, including WiFi and iTunes. When I try to log into my apps (Gmail, WiFi, iTunes, Facebook) it says my password is wrong, even though it is the correct password in each instance. It is an iPhone 6 and the storage is pretty much full, about ~200...
  13. maverick28

    FaceTime: server failed to process registration data

    I can't recall having the exact same issue with FaceTime because I didn't use it but yesterday I was unable to start using it: I entered correctly my Apple ID credentials. Then, on the next prompt me entering the second e-mail address (in the address field, not in another AppleID account...
  14. O

    How do you re-enable a disabled airplay speaker

    Hi Team, I attached an airplay speaker to the network (Yamaha Music Cast type), I then saw it on the iTunes airplay section as an available speaker. However I accidentally clicked to the right of the airplay speaker in iTunes where it disables it. I can now, for the life of me find where to...
  15. J

    Unusual Connection Issues

    Hello all, new guy here. I'll try to make this short as possible. New iphone 7 Plus (256gb, Matte Black), purchased a 42mm S2 Space Gray watch a few weeks later. The watch paired and worked beautifully with the phone. But then after two days, the watch lost connection, the time on the watch...
  16. P

    Wifi Connection Issue - Signal dropping

    Hello, I have been experiencing a problem with my Wi-Fi internet for some time now and have tried a variety of things to try to resolve the problem with no luck. There are a few things strange things that are currently happening that I cannot seem to figure out what the issue is, my friend...
  17. E

    Poor GSM while LTE

    Hello, I own iPhone 7 matte 128GB and 6S (ios 10). The first thing I noticed when I inserted my sim card (used to be in my iPhone 6S) - too poor connection. 3 out of 5 antennas. Then I turned the LTE on - 2 out of 5 antennas. Next, I insert my sim to my old 6S - 5 out of 5. I put my sim...
  18. bardefiorello

    Wifi issue

    Hello, In short, my wifi just stopped working on my macbook pro. I was just using the internet, and then went to do something else. I wasn't using the internet while doing that, which was about 30 minutes or so. Then I went back to the internet to check my gmail account when I noticed...
  19. CryBabyTash

    Carrier iPhone Wifi Problems.

    Hey there, I'm Tash, I've been experiencing problems with my iPhone 5... it says it's connected to my home wifi even though when I try and connect my VPN to it it says this... (you may have to click on the picture - if it doesn't work click this http://prnt.sc/ainwws ) It happens with wishbone...
  20. J

    MBP & External Monitor - Ports?

    I've got a MBP (2015) and am looking to purchase the Dell UltraSharp U3415W. I still don't really understand how all of the different connections interact. What's the most efficient way (i.e. least amount of cords and adapters) to make sure that a) my MBP is connected to the monitor b) is...