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  1. MMacG1167

    HomePod HomePod gone rogue

    I bought a HomePod at Best Buy in early 2024. I've used it periodically but not all that much. In the last 2-3 months, its started activating and playing music out of nowhere. It will just suddenly announce "Here's a song from your library" (or something like that), and start playing. It's...
  2. S

    Hard drives

    Hi! So I have two external hard drives that I have been using with my Mac no problem. At some point they just stopped connecting. They do not appear anymore. And the drive itself works, it makes noises and the LEDs show activity and then when it doesn't appear in the system it thinks it's idle...
  3. M

    iOS 17.1 Car Play still doesn’t work

    I have not been able to send a text message or reply to a text message using Siri in Car Play since getting iPhone 15 pro with iOS 17.0.1. It was not fixed in 17.0.2 or 17.0.3 and now it is still not fixed in 17.1 I spoke to senior Apple tech support. They said it was a known issue but didn’t...
  4. astarana2007

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4.1 2009 freezes suddenly, and can only be released by stalling.

    Hello together, I am now the owner of a Mac Pro 4.1, with a 2.66 GHZ Quad-Core Intel Xeon. I have one SSD installed so far, a SAMSUNG MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7. I have expanded the RAM to 24 GB. The graphics card is still the original GT120 with 512MB VRAM. All well and good. The maximum operating...
  5. H

    Resolved Apple Configurator - An Error Occurred Downloading XXXXX

    Updated to the latest version of Apple Configurator (2.16) and am now getting this error, followed by: "You may need to visit the Mac App Store to view changes to your account." Anyone have a solution to get this thing to work again?
  6. E

    Open Core not installing Monterey

    Hello! I need help please. I am trying to install Monterey via Open Core Legacy on a Mac Pro 5.1 (high sierra) and the instalation never finishes. The computer keeps restarting after the progress bar finish and goes back to the disk selection (pictures attached) and go again to a progress bar...
  7. Rychiar

    HomePod New HomePod arrived stuck in iOS16.0

    I just got my new HomePod yesterday. It appears to be stuck at iOS16.0 and there doesn't seem to be a way to update it. my Eero shows its on my network, I can play music from my phone to it, and I see it in HomeKit... yet it says "this accessory is not responding" It can get the weather for me...
  8. C

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2,1 will not boot up

    Hello, After about 6 weeks without use, I turned on my Mac Pro 2,1 and there was no response. No lights, noise or clicks whatsoever. Opening it up, if I press the RTC button the trickle power led comes on. If I press the SMC button, nothing happens. If I press the power button, nothing. Tried it...
  9. K

    Ultra compass big fail, not working as expected! I'm totally disappointed!

    What do you think about this? Compass is the only function with I use almost everyday. I'm so disappointed because now I don't know what to think or what to do and I have got no time to go back to Apple Store about this issue. I'll try to contact apple tomorrow and ask (if this exists) for an...
  10. Alvin777

    Copy-Paste Between macOS & iOS, Not Working

    Hello Apple friends, copying and pasting text and photos between my Mac & iPhone isn't working. Wifi, bluetooth and HandOff are both ON on both gadgets and are using macOS Monterey and iOS 15 (meets the requirements for Continuity and HandOff). What other settings have I missed? Thank you, stay...
  11. C

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 3,1 PSU Issue/Not Booting

    I recently got a 2008 Mac Pro from a friend as it was not working, and I’m trying to see if I can get it running again. Turing the machine on shows a solid light on the power button and causes the fans to spin at max, but it doesn't show a display or signs it had booted. From what I have...
  12. jyhash

    (Update: RESOLVED) Brand New M1 MacBook Pro does not see any other Macs or Network Drives— Can anyone assist?

    Hey Folks, My job recently saddled me with a new 16" MacBook Pro M1 (Apple M1 Pro Chip/16GB RAM/500GB SSD) that came stock with MacOS Monterrey (MacOS 12). The main issue is whenever I attempt to look up a local mac on my home network by its name (e.g. MacMini.local), or look for a local...
  13. Z

    the wifi isnt working after the upgrade!

    This upgrade that im doing on the late 2009 MacMini is turning out to be a "i shouldn't have tried to make the upgrade" situation. After managing make the SSD upgrade and managing to install ElCap... now the WiFi doesn't seem to be able to find the available Networks that are closeby. My Imac...
  14. K

    iMac G4 not booting from install USB

    Hello, I just got an old iMac G4 1GHz 15" model from a neighbor. The iMac ran Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, and I wanted to upgrade it to 10.5 Leopard. However, since the optical drive was dead, and the iMac would not accept a newer Apple external super drive, I tried something else. Using a MacBook...
  15. HansBricks

    Keyboard and mouse do not work after initial startup

    Hello, I use a Mac Book Pro (running Mac OS Big Sur 11.1) for my desktop setup, which is connected to a Logitech MX Master 3 mouse, as well as a Logitech MX Keys keyboard ... I also use three external monitors - my Mac Book is in a stand and and turns on automatically as soon as I turn on the...
  16. tacofury

    Text Messages Not Being Received to One Contact’s iPhone

    I’ve had this on going issue for about 5 weeks now that I still can’t figure out: Phones involved: Her and I both have the iPhone XR Rough Timeline of issue: -Mid September: She was able to receive iMessages from me, but couldn’t send them. We then switch to Whatsapp to avoid iMessage issue...
  17. kimosetcx

    iMovie - i can't share/export. It lets me, but nothing actually saves.

    I can't work out what's going on. Firstly, why does it say 'share' instead of Export? What a joke. But my main issue is - why isn't it working? What am i doing wrong - Edited movie. Click 'share'. File Chose the specs i want. Everything seems fine. It lets me go through with it. It acts...
  18. slimmy18222

    MacBookPro 13 retina work only if FaceTime HD Camera/iSight in not connected

    Hello, everybody. I need your help to figure out what is happening whit mine Macbook pro retina 13'' late 2012 (MacBookPro10,2 - A1425). If the camera connector is connected on logic board when I power on the mac I can hear the "chime" but the screen stay black. I can notice that there is...
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    Iphone not showing as a Port option for Internet Sharing Catalina OS

    Hi all, I am trying to connect my iphone 5s to a macbook pro 2012 running Catalina 10.15.5 OS. The iphone connects to the mac fine (visible in itunes etc) but I want to turn on internet sharing from the macbook's Ethernet to the Iphone via the USB cable. Cannot use wifi. I have it working on...
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    AirPods not connecting at all...help!

    My AirPods are not connecting to my iPhone or MacBook Pro at all. I press the reset button on the back for 15 minutes and nothing happens. When I open my AirPods case with my AirPods inside nothing pops up on my iPhone screen. What should I do?