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Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by AceJohnny2 »

appplication wrote: post #101

This is missing the most annoying one for me: when I type a search term into safari and it randomly interprets it as an address that it can’t resolve. E.g. “how to bake cookies” gets resolved to how%20to%20bake%20cookies (which safari tries to resolve via DNS or whatever instead of piping it to the search provider). Even better, it’s entirely nondeterministic, though it does seem to be due to some race condition with…

Maybe you have an ISP that captures DNS checks to return ad sites, and Safari interprets that as a real website?

But honestly it seems extremely weird that Safari would interpret something with spaces as a URL instead of a search

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Post by jmaker »

ed_mercer wrote: post #103
hunterloftis wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the context of laptops, I would agree (MBP's hardware just outclasses everything else, even if I prefer Fedora over macOS). However, for phones, this just doesn't shake out. The Pixel 10 Pro for instance, has: * A battery that outlasts the iPhone 16 Pro by an hour * A slightly better display (higher brightness for outdoor use, higher PPI, higher color accuracy, same refresh rate) * A better camera for still photog…

Why are you comparing the latest Google flagship phone with a previous generation iPhone? The iPhone 17 is better than a Pixel 10 on most if not all fronts.

There’s little hardware improvement in iPhone 17 over iPhone 16. Arguably only the move from titanium to aluminum in the casing is a tangible performance enhancement (better cooling).

The software is the same.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by 9rx »

modeless wrote: post #87

It's really staggering how much impact one engineer can have when working on a product used by billions of people. Fixing just one of these issues would instantly be the most valuable thing that person ever does in their life by orders of magnitude. We have incredible leverage in the software world.

Trouble is, at that kind of scale even your bugs have users.

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Post by nmlt »

ulbu wrote: post #172
gloxkiqcza wrote: post #171

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How? I know you can move the cursor by holding space and dragging but how do you start the selection?

touch the keyboard area with another finger :)

Thanks for that tip!

Unfortunately, it's still bad. It's a bit better than dragging the handles of the selected area, but if I go to far and want to reduce the selected area, it doesn't work anymore.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by VistaCatalina »

abbassix wrote: post #223

I bought the latest Intel MacBook Air and after few months they released M1 MacBook Air. Then they release an update, I did as I should, and it broke my laptop! I lost all my data! They fixed it for me in a couple of weeks without providing me a substitute! And they were arrogant enough to behave like they did a favor to not charge me for the repair! It was 2020! My MacBook Air never became like before, and it died a…

This exact thing happened to me with the update to Catalina. Had to send to fix, they were pricky arses over the ordeal. Sent back, it was never the same. Actually started seeing rainbow loaders.

The most damning permanent damage was that the wifi card never worked properly again and I had to connect an adapter, then a usb to ethernet adapter and use that. Which meant I had to sit in a specific disk at work if I wanted to use that computer.

To me, Catalina is the Vista of the mac world.

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Post by InMice »

Clicking on folders that you have put in Finders sidebar - It will not display the folder with the view settings set for that folder, but instead the last folder you clicked in the sidebar. It seems to happen clicking from top to bottom vs bottom to top. You just cant make this sh*t up it's so bad.

Example sidebar:

Applications - Always shows as icons

Documents - Shows as icons if you last clicked on Applications. Shows as details if last you clicked on Downloads

Downloads - Always shows as details

Finder is the absolute worst we could write a book about it. Once a year or so all my sidebar folders randomly vanish and I have to re-add them.

Also The most annoying "it's a feature, not a bug" - That instant drop down of the title bar in full screen if the mouse cursor hits the top edge of the screen. So obnoxious with remote desktop sessions. No delay, no way to disable it, no way to change anything about it.

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by happymellon »

deathanatos wrote: post #60

The emoji search box's search bar sometimes will just stop working, usually after a {input, erase input, new input} sequence. No idea why. Dismiss picker, try again. Sometimes the picker just refuses to be summoned. Bluetooth is a mess. File transfers will fail, who knows why? Certainly not macOS. Often I'll just punt to GoogleDrive-TP. Really random screen wakes. Left macOS alone for 5s? All your windows have decide…

Why can't I disable MacOS "start every app I can think of" when you restart the laptop?

No, I don't want to launch Word, Excel, Sheets, and System Monitor when I reboot. They weren't even running when I restarted, and I unticked the launch apps on restart. Every. Damn. Time.

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Post by ThePowerOfFuet »

charcircuit wrote: post #161
postalcoder wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple also makes it a biznatch to make a developer account separate from your personal account. In Apple's ideal world, multiple accounts should in no circumstance ever exist. I, in an ideal world, would agree with this. But we live in this world, where Apple bans accounts for redeeming legitimate gift cards.

>where Apple bans accounts for redeeming legitimate gift cards. Is there any evidence of this happening with an actual legitimate gift card and bot one which was stolen or originally purchased via credit card fund.

Yes.

https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by angulardragon03 »

sk7 wrote: post #230
postalcoder wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple also makes it a biznatch to make a developer account separate from your personal account. In Apple's ideal world, multiple accounts should in no circumstance ever exist. I, in an ideal world, would agree with this. But we live in this world, where Apple bans accounts for redeeming legitimate gift cards.

For Apple Business Manager, Apple forces you to create a separate new account.

Yes - all ABM accounts are Managed Apple Accounts, not Personal ones. You can’t mix and match (they each have different features).

Re: Bugs Apple loves

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Post by twelvedogs »

charcircuit wrote: post #161
postalcoder wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple also makes it a biznatch to make a developer account separate from your personal account. In Apple's ideal world, multiple accounts should in no circumstance ever exist. I, in an ideal world, would agree with this. But we live in this world, where Apple bans accounts for redeeming legitimate gift cards.

>where Apple bans accounts for redeeming legitimate gift cards. Is there any evidence of this happening with an actual legitimate gift card and bot one which was stolen or originally purchased via credit card fund.

this kind of stuff happens all the time across major companies with minimised support. sure your google account is likely to be there tomorrow but it's only a very good chance that it's not locked forever.

i would be surprised if there's any company with millions of users where .01 or .001 (still a LOT of users) just get screwed with zero recourse

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