But you still can’t connect two monitors.
Macs can now inform Apple if any liquids have been detected in the USB-C ports
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#32Just wait, humidity and condensation will cause a spat of "water detected, fail warranty" issues. And now, jailbreaking will mean being able to reset tattletaled.
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#33Just wait, humidity and condensation will cause a spat of "water detected, fail warranty" issues. And now, jailbreaking will mean being able to reset tattletaled.
For a long time Apple apparently didn't test in hot humid climates, as the plastic they used on the macbook power cables would disintegrate and slew off after a year or so. I would not be surprised if hot humidity is also an issue with these sensors, which seem to be a user-hostile feature in any case.
Like the early Model 3 problem where when you open the trunk it used to dump water inside. If your designers all live in California they sometimes forget that other places have weather.
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#34But you still can’t connect two monitors.
What do you mean? I have 3 connected to mine
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#35Possibly not related, but my past two Samsungs have had this feature and it drives me crazy. Usually they seem to trigger when using non standard cords and from 0% battery life. This means that I get a very loud warning sound triggering when trying to charge my phone from a battery pack or borrowing someone's cord.
Oddly, charging when on (ie not completely dead), this feature doesn't trigger the alarm.
I really dislike this feature.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
My iPhone 13 mini was IP rated and died after the first dunk. All of my Android Galaxy SXX phones have survived tons worse.. repeatedly. I treat the new iPhone I had to buy as if it were made of porous glass. Edit: Thanks everyone for the additional data points!
My 13 Pro has drowned at least 3 or 4 times, still working. Also worth mentioning it's been case free and survived countless drops. I don't understand why people put cases anymore.
> I don't understand why people put cases anymore.
Personally, because I hate the camera bumps. So I have a case that’s thick enough that allows my phone to lay dead flat on the table. Which is the only reason for me to use a case.
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#37I wonder how reliable this will be. Back in the summer, my mom plugged her iPhone in to charge, and it gave a warning saying that it couldn't charge because there was liquid in the charging port. However, the port was bone-dry, and there was no liquid anywhere near the phone. It turned out that the charger didn't like the extension cord that it was plugged into. I took the extension cord away, and the phone started c…
Sony has this like forever. And in my opinion, it works really well. It only trigger when I use my wet hand to hold it or when I wash it(you know, sony smartphone is well known for overheat). It never trigger for other reason for the entire period I am using it.
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#38I had to throw away my COMPLETELY DRY cord and get a new one because Apple reported the presence of water. New coord -- no problems.
I hate to be the one to inform you that manufacturing issues exist and cables can be damaged through regular use.
Water bridging a connection and the connector being broken are indistinguishable to the device.
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#39This is a feature of newer usb-c pd chipsets.
See, e.g., https://www.ti.com/product/TPS25751 in the features section.
Apple has historically used TI chipsets for their USB power controllers. The feature likely comes from this.
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#40But you still can’t connect two monitors.
What do you mean? I have 3 connected to mine
Do you have to use that displaylink software with terrible framerate and latency compared to native?
I tried to get 3 monitors working on a work Mac with a new triple DisplayPort dock and had a terrible time, I went back to my Linux desktop since I can easily get smooth 165hz native performance on three monitors