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  1. Polekat

    Apple watch requires passcode every time, even with "wrist detection" and "unlock with iPhone" turned on

    Ok, I had an AW series 3 4 but broke the screen last summer. There was a sale last week on a series 8 so I bought one. On my series 3, with wrist detection on, I would have to enter the passcode after putting the watch on my wrist and it was unlocked until I took it off. Now, on the series 8, I...
  2. X

    MB 1,1-7,1 !HELP NEEDED! Late 2006 MacBook white screen

    I really need your help. My MacBook 2,1 (Core 2 Duo, GMA950, 2GB DDR2, OS X Lion 10.7.5) was working just fine a few days ago, now when I plugged it in it gave me a white screen. Here are the specific symptoms - Gives chime - Cannot boot from recovery (holding alt just gives me a cursor which...
  3. D

    HELP! What is causing this HORRIBLE performance?

    I don't get it, which is the offending app in Activity Monitor that is causing this? Macbook M3Max 128GB with updated Sonoma connected to an external 1080p widescreen monitor. Screen Recording SUPER LAGGY
  4. CPmav

    MacBook Pro Mic Input Level Always High

    Hi everyone! I'm hoping to see if anyone else has had this problem. Last time I was on a FaceTime call on my Mac, the person I was speaking to mentioned it was hard to hear me because it sounded like I was on a plane. Switched to my iPhone and issue was gone. It seems like the internal mic is...
  5. M

    internet recovery loop

    hi! i have a macbook pro from mid-2018, 15-inch. recently, i created a bootable drive using os ventura with my mac on os sequoia beta in an attempt to downgrade to ventura. after updating to ventura to sonoma, my mac started lagging, only when not plugged in charging. i don't think this was...
  6. L

    Files disappear after updating my iPad Air to 17.5.1 and can only be found in Recents

    Hey! I have about zero tech knowledge and already contacted the Apple Support, but they could not help me with this. On Sunday most of my pdf files disappeared from my iPad, most of them have been downloaded in the last couple months and all of them have been edited by me, either by writing in...
  7. R

    To Sonoma or M2/M3 users in general, please answer

    Question for those who have a Mac with Sonoma or an M2/M3: do Siri and Dictation always work for you or after a while do they completely stop receiving audio and force you to restart the computer to make them work again?
  8. R

    Dictation problem

    Hi, I have a problem where Siri and Dictation stop working after a few hours, it's as if they don't detect the sound from the microphone, and to make them work again I have to restart the Mac. I'll add a detail: when Siri and Dictation no longer work, other apps that can use the microphone are...
  9. Q

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus iPhone not charging and not booting

    So I recently bought an iPhone 6s from a flea market for 1€. The phone doesn't boot or even charge. Can someone please tell me the issue. I have linked the phone front and back. Thank you
  10. C

    Help with 2020cmacbook m1 pro

    I went to use my macbook earlier and when I opened it there were verticle lines and a blank screen but now when I try and boot it up it's a plain black screen, anyone know the issue? Thanks, it's a 2020 macbook m1 Video
  11. Rhyalus

    iPad Need to Update... but Apple doesn't make it easy

    Hello All, I am hoping that this post for help is not so "personal" that it does not help others. I have a 2018 iPad Pro (model A2013) with 512GB of storage - wifi/cellular with Verizon. I love it, and use it all the time. In my life, I have a very specific use case for all of my devices...
  12. V

    iPhone XS Max iPhone XS Max call problem

    Hello. I use an iPhone XS Max, but it has a problem. Every time I call or someone calls me, I can’t hear almost anything or it’s disordered. Now I found out that calling through apps like WhatsApp I don’t have any problems with the sounds. Is it a problem of the phone or iOS?? I use iOS 17.3(It...
  13. Bruhaso

    Error installing any tweaks

    Jailbroke an old IPad 4 running IOS 10.3.4 and everything went smoothly, installed one or two tweaks but now whenever I try to install any others I get frozen on "Updating icon cache asynchronously"? I have no idea what that means or how to fix it so any help would be great thanks
  14. techfreak23

    Removing Touch Bar from Spotlight results

    mac mini 2018 running 13.4.1 using a magic keyboard 2 with number pad and a magic trackpad 2. I recently installed an app called Barrier to be able to use my mac keyboard and trackpad to control my PC. Since then I have been using spotlight to pull it up quickly but the stupid Touch Bar option...
  15. G

    Watch Series 5 - stolen -

    My Series 5 watch was stolen by a someone, I know who, however it would be very illegal of me to get it back from them the way I want to. I have reported this to the police and marked the watch as missing on my find app, now here’s the catch, my watch hasn’t been updated since it was stolen in...
  16. allan.nyholm

    How do I silence AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent entries in Console?

    Hello good folks on MacRumors, I have this annoying issue that's listed inside Console app that I can't unsee now. It's to do with listings such as AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent[540]: Entered:__thr_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:253 As I've been writing this comment I have gone to...
  17. J

    Advice needed please - which MBP?

    Hi, i'm currently looking at replacing my archaic 2013 iMac with a Studio Display and one of the following two MBPs: - Apple MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Max Chip 14-Core CPU, 30-Core GPU, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 14 Inch | £2,939.98 - Apple MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Pro Chip 12-Core CPU, 18-Core GPU, 36GB...
  18. bastienff

    Menu bar app icons disappear when switching from one fullscreen space to another

    Hello everyone. When I switch from a maximized desktop with the menu bar hidden to another where there's no app in fullscreen using trackpad sweeping, the menu bar app icons disappear for a moment, only the app icons disappear and not the finder menu. Does anyone else experience the same...
  19. Z

    Can't restore from Time Machine backup

    Guys, I need your help! I downgraded my MB Air 2017 from Monterey to Mojave. I have a backup on a portable ssd disc, but Migration Assistant doesn't see it. I noticed that the format from my other machine's backups is different - it's not a disc image, but simply a folder with System, Users...
  20. M

    How do I turn off the text pointers in Sonoma?

    I just upgraded my iMac to Sonoma 14.3.1 Now I seem to get text pointers, pointing to EVERYTHING on my screen. It's driving me crazy, it's not just the internet browser, but it's pointing to everything clickable. Does anyone else have this problem and know how to fix this?