“Widespread complaints about overheating of the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max can be traced to several factors, including a software bug in iOS 17, Apple told CNET on Saturday.”
Stop Paying for Unnecessary Digital Storage. Clean Up Your Google Drive and Gmail Instead
“Between your Google Drive, Gmail, Google Photos and other Google services, you have 15GB of free storage — and that can be used up quickly. When you’re close to reaching the maximum, Google will ask if you want to purchase extra digital storage space with Google One.”
iOS 17 is probably hitting your battery hard today — but that’s expected
“Upgraders to iOS 17 are likely seeing deeper iPhone battery drains today. This is normal behavior, and everything should stabilize within a week.”
Apple announces more iOS 17 features coming later this year: Apple Music updates, Apple ID proximity sign-in, more
“iOS 17 is coming on September 18 after three months of beta testing. We already knew that there were some iOS 17 features that wouldn’t launch until later this year, but Apple has now published an in-depth breakdown with more details.”
Streaming TV costs now higher than cable, as ‘crash’ finally hits
“Streaming TV costs are now higher than cable packages, says a new analysis. It follows warnings that a “crash” was on the way – a day that has now arrived. Streaming TV promised customers greater flexibility at a lower cost – and for a long time delivered just that.”
PSA: You can buy a domain directly from the iPhone Settings app
“File this one under Today I Learned: You can buy a domain name directly from within the Settings app on your iPhone. Whether it’s for a small business or a personal website, having your own domain offers significant benefits …”
Verizon and AT&T are charging a new fee to customers on older unlimited plans
“The carriers are at it again: Verizon and AT&T are both notifying customers on older unlimited plans to expect a new fee on their bill soon. Customers on Verizon’s 5G Start and AT&T’s Unlimited Elite plans are affected, and the fees go into effect in August.”
You Should Enable Gmail’s New ‘Enhanced Safe Browsing’
“Google’s had an Enhanced Safe Browsing feature in Chrome since 2019—a set of privacy features to help protect against phishing and malware attacks. Basically, if a link doesn’t seem quite right, Google will warn you about it. Recently, they finally brought the feature directly into Gmail.”
Apple says it would remove iMessage and FaceTime in the UK rather than break end-to-end encryption
“Facing possible legislation that would require messaging services to offer backdoors in end-to-end encryption, Apple is saying it would rather remove apps like iMessage and FaceTime entirely from the UK market (via BBC News). The new Online Safety Bill is currently under review.”
How to use the new Apple Notes links in macOS Sonoma
“Finally, the new will let you link two or more Apple Notes, so you can build up a contents list of related notes. Here’s how to do it. Even after Apple abandoned the old Marker Felt font and turned Apple Notes into a serious application, you couldn’t call it a full-featured one.”
