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Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by GhettoComputers »

girvo wrote: post #102
14 wrote: post #99

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Awesome to see a jail breaker here on HN. It has been my experience that when you mention the benefits of jailbreaking the HN crowd really looks poorly at it and shuts it down.

Whats the current status of jailbreaking on iPhone 12s and iOS 15? I've been out of the game for a very long time, I assume even if I wanted to have a look at it I'm out of luck. What are the major benefits you yourself get from it? My major reasoning used to be emulators, but I have a hacked New 3DS which runs everything I want it to these days with better controls. Firewalls like the grandparent comment seems quite…

I set my battery to never charge more than 80%, I have a 50 entry clipboard, and I can downgrade App Store apps at will, I use Halide instead of Halide II since it’s free and they don’t normally let you download old apps unless you saved them to iTunes. You can get emulators without jailbreak on it by using delta here, and a clipboard is available here too. https://altstore.io/

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by dereg »

sangnoir wrote: post #110
elzbardico wrote: post #100

This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…

I guess you didn't purchase the iPhone 6, or perhaps you had very large pockets. A phone that bends semi-/permanently when placed in pockets was a ridiculous oversight.

Apple replaced the bent iPhones on the spot for free. That said, the iPhone 6 represented peak Jony Ive. I'm glad he's gone. Apple has walked back their obsession with thinness in favor of maximizing utility, all to the benefit of the user.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by GhettoComputers »

14 wrote: post #99
GhettoComputers wrote: post #4

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Telemetry logs can be sniffed, with a good firewall and as long as you're on your wifi with a wifi only device you can learn a lot. I jailbreak to use this: http://cydia.saurik.com/package/ca.btraas.appfirewall/ Amazing how much analytics I block from every app.

Awesome to see a jail breaker here on HN. It has been my experience that when you mention the benefits of jailbreaking the HN crowd really looks poorly at it and shuts it down.

I love using iOS as a mobile Unix device and android as mobile Linux, I feel like it can do everything once you unlock the limited software and have more access to lower levels. They probably think it’s all piracy or it’s their telemetry I’m blocking, but you don’t need to jailbreak to pirate, or to run a VPN and it’s nice to have stuff like https://www.idownloadblog.com/2020/10/15/battsafe/ to never have my battery trickle charge.

Sometimes there’s flaws/glitches in iOS or OS X and they kill battery life or rewrite databases, I was able to diagnose it, I installed top (yes CLI top) and figured it out. I have a full terminal just like my computer, it’s awesome so much Linux CLI has been ported.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by GhettoComputers »

reaperducer wrote: post #26
GhettoComputers wrote: post #4

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Telemetry logs can be sniffed, with a good firewall and as long as you're on your wifi with a wifi only device you can learn a lot. I jailbreak to use this: http://cydia.saurik.com/package/ca.btraas.appfirewall/ Amazing how much analytics I block from every app.

If you drill down far enough in the settings, most Apple products are happy to show you the telemetry that's sent back to Cupertino. I've seen the HomePod data while poking around in the Home app.

They don’t tell you their own telemetry as far as I know.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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GhettoComputers wrote: post #113
14 wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Awesome to see a jail breaker here on HN. It has been my experience that when you mention the benefits of jailbreaking the HN crowd really looks poorly at it and shuts it down.

I love using iOS as a mobile Unix device and android as mobile Linux, I feel like it can do everything once you unlock the limited software and have more access to lower levels. They probably think it’s all piracy or it’s their telemetry I’m blocking, but you don’t need to jailbreak to pirate, or to run a VPN and it’s nice to have stuff like https://www.idownloadblog.com/2020/10/15/battsafe/ to never have my battery…

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Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by GhettoComputers »

dereg wrote: post #112
sangnoir wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess you didn't purchase the iPhone 6, or perhaps you had very large pockets. A phone that bends semi-/permanently when placed in pockets was a ridiculous oversight.

Apple replaced the bent iPhones on the spot for free. That said, the iPhone 6 represented peak Jony Ive. I'm glad he's gone. Apple has walked back their obsession with thinness in favor of maximizing utility, all to the benefit of the user.

No, they eventually admitted it was their fault, they didn’t admit fault when the iPad came bent recently, or the MacBook Pro had failures. But with Steve Jobs alive it wasn’t hard to get your handhelds like the iPhone or iPod replaced, now they blame you or make you wait forever.

I agree about Jony, the iPhone 5 was peak Apple design, and it comes back with no headphone jack in the 12.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by elzbardico »

sangnoir wrote: post #110
elzbardico wrote: post #100

This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…

I guess you didn't purchase the iPhone 6, or perhaps you had very large pockets. A phone that bends semi-/permanently when placed in pockets was a ridiculous oversight.

Yes, that's why I say that I understand that people have their complaints.

I had an iphone 6, never had a problem with it, but, I never seated with it with my back pockets, as this would be exceedingly uncomfortable for me; also never knew anyone with a bend iphone 6 too, but I understand that this was not the experience for a lot of people.

But as I told, I am talking about my experience with apple products. Maybe I am lucky with apple stuff.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by shantara »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #105
reaperducer wrote: post #28

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do human ear canals vary that much to need a mic? Based on the number of online complaints that AirPods slip out of people's ears, and the equal number of people saying they're rock solid, even while working out, I think the answer is "yes."

Strange that when making 110 million units per year they don’t bother to cover tens of millions ears more with slightly different design. Same with incredibly small mouse and bunch of other sku’s that could def be differentiated.

Apple does ship Pros with three different sizes of silicone tips in the box. Changing the standard (medium) to a large one made all the difference for me to finally be able to wear AirPods while running and working out. While discussing this feature with others, I was surprised to discover that many people who complain about the bad fit have no idea about it, or never bothered choosing the size that fits their ear canal the best. And that's not even getting into the third party tip replacements of various shapes and sizes.

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by GhettoComputers »

rootusrootus wrote: post #10

I'm curious how the newest airpods compare to the pros when it comes to bass. I had first gen airpods, then I bought a set of pros, but the bass was so weak I thought they had to be broken. Turns out it's just an artifact of how they were designed. Some people are okay, but a lot of people feel the same way I do. I ended up returning them and now I'd like to know if the g3 airpods are comparable to the pros, or compa…

They can kneecap them with forced firmware updates. I’m happy with the galaxy buds on iOS. https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/17/21069953/apple-airpods-pr...

Re: CT scans of AirPods evolution

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Post by mmgutz »

elzbardico wrote: post #100

This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…

I buy Windows laptops for the purpose of running Linux. Little things do happen like bezels coming loose, coil whine and fan noise.

I have been happy with Apple for over a decade. My MBP 2018 was an exception. The rubber seal around the screen deteriorated. The touch bar has a dead area ($750 to fix, not fixing). Bulging batteries had to get replaced. That generation of MBP was GARBAGE based on my research trying to fix mine. Waiting to see if new M-based MBP have the quality pre previous generations of MBP had.

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