It’s going to be a compromised, more expensive product, that has more weaknesses than strengths, and is just a worse version of an iphone that just converts into a worse version of a smaller iPad.

My iphone pro max screen is big enough for 95% of use cases… if I want a bigger screen I just use my iPad or Apple Vision Pro, and if I need to multitask or do proper work, I use my MacBook Pro…

It seems like they want this to do ALL of the things, but it’s just not going to do any of them as well.

So I live in the US and my brother lives in the UK. I have an Apple One family account that I share with all my family. My brother joined and I see that he has access to iCloud, Music, TV and Arcade (it says this on my phone). But on his phone it says he has access to iCloud. It doesn't list the other things.

We don't do any purchase sharing.

His region is the UK and mine is the US. Is this a region issue? Or could it be that he isn't signed in to Apple Music, or the Media and Purchases thing correctly? Aren't there two types of accounts to sign in to?

A bit of back story: He was on this family account with me but then left and just came back into the fold last week. I vaguely remember him watching apple TV stuff in the past but now that he's back on he can't.

I noticed deleting something from the bookmarks and reading list has become a nightmare for me. I delete them, I wait for them to sync across my iPhone & Mac, and sometime later boom, they're back to a snapshot latest shot combo where I have everything. The ones I deleted, duplicate copies of the ones I edited (one with old link, one with new link) — all are back. it's a garbage arena! More accurate to say it's a union of 2-3 old snapshots.

I tried deleting the Safari data from iCloud. I tried switch off-on iCloud syncing of Safari in many different combos, including restart combos. But they either are lost — like no data at all, or everything I ever created.

Please help. I'm losing my mind. 😭 Gemini & ChatGPT hasn't been helpful at all.

PS. iCloud Tabs syncing realtime.

I am extremely frustrated and disappointed with the pathetic customer service I have received from Apple.

I purchased a charging cable from the Apple Online Store, but unfortunately, I mistakenly ordered a USB-A to USB-C cable instead of the USB-C to USB-C cable that I actually needed. I realized my mistake immediately after placing the order and promptly contacted Apple Customer Care for assistance.

As per the instructions provided by Apple’s customer care representative, I returned the product through the prescribed process. Since then, however, I have been continuously struggling to get my refund.

Despite multiple follow-ups, I have received no proper resolution, no clear explanation, and no concrete timeline for my refund. Every time I contact customer support, I am either given vague responses or asked to wait further. This is completely unacceptable from a company like Apple.

A simple return and refund has turned into a frustrating and exhausting experience. The lack of accountability and ownership from Apple’s customer service team is extremely disappointing.

Apple needs to stop making customers run from one support representative to another and take responsibility for resolving the issue. I want my refund processed immediately, along with a clear explanation for the unnecessary delay.

This is not the level of service one expects after purchasing directly from the official Apple Online Store. Absolutely pathetic experience.

M1 MacBook stuck in APFS snapshot boot for 3 weeks. Audio jack also died simultaneously. Both "fixed" after unplugging for 2 weeks (battery drained). Seems like a logic board hardware issue?

**Timeline:**

**Week 1-3:** Laptop kept entering recovery mode suddenly. Screen would go blank. System diagnosed as running from `/dev/disk3s1s1` (APFS snapshot) even though I tried everything. First Aid and disk health checks showed no errors.

**Week 3:** Because of the issues, I closed the laptop and unplugged it completely for 2 weeks. Battery drained fully. - **Day 1 of plugging back in:** Everything works again! BUT I'm still technically booting from the snapshot (`df -h /` shows `/dev/disk3s1s1`).

**Also discovered:** The earphone/headphone socket completely stopped working around the same time as the snapshot issues started.

**Current Status:**

- Laptop is working fine now (no crashes, no recovery loops)

- Still running from APFS snapshot, not the main volume

- Audio jack is completely dead (no sound output from jack)

- Concerned this will happen again

**What I Already Tried (nothing worked):**

✗ First Aid & Verify Disk (all green, no errors found)

✗ Full macOS reinstall (3+ times)

✗ macOS OS upgrade (tried multiple versions)

✗ Terminal commands to force boot from main volume

✗ Nothing worked until I unplugged it for 2 weeks

Even after reinstalling the OS 3 times and upgrading multiple times, the system STILL booted from snapshot mode. Only after unplugging it completely and letting the battery fully drain for 2 weeks did it seem to "reset" and work again. The fact that BOTH the snapshot issue AND the audio jack failed at the exact same time makes me think this isn't software — this is a hardware/power management issue on the logic board.

**Questions for the community:**

1. Has anyone else experienced BOTH snapshot boot + audio jack failure at the same time?

2. Does this sound like a logic board power delivery issue to you?

3. Should I expect this to happen again? Do I need to get it serviced?

I'm trying to log into iMessage on my iPod Touch 4th Gen running iOS 6.1.6.
Initially, my Apple account was blocked for spam and I couldn’t use my iMessage email on my devices , but apple manyto fix it. However, now whenever I enter my Apple ID and password on my iPod it keeps saying that my email or password is incorrect (even though I'm sure it's correct).
I read online that a Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) code is supposed to pop up on my main trusted device (iPhone), but no prompt or code appears when I try signing in on the iPod. I can use iMessage on all my other devices but not my iPod could I please get help

Apple is working on a range of improvements to its current home theater offerings. Code added in audioOS 27, the operating system running on HomePod devices, shows that four HomePods may soon work as a four-speaker surround system. It also includes references to unreleased hardware.

The new surround tuning is designed for 4x HomePod (2nd generation) or 2x HomePod (2nd generation) as fronts and 2x of an unannounced speaker as rears, which could be the new HomePod mini.

HomeKit, the Home app, and Apple TV are not wired to recognize a four-HomePod system, so it's not currently possible to set up surround sound with HomePod and Apple TV.

✨ Apple Intelligence summary: Production of the iPhone Ultra reached only a few hundred units daily in late August due to strict quality checks, delaying commercial output. Apple and suppliers work around the clock to meet targets ahead of the 9 September unveiling.

Hey guys! Probably just being paranoid but a little worried here. I have two flatmates ( but I’m currently not at the apartment) and in the past few days they’ve both started getting notifications that an AirTag is with them, and when they click on it it shows their exact routes to uni and back and everywhere else they’ve gone within the past day ( it does this each night at like 2 am). The thing is they both go to different campuses for classes. They’re both understandably worried but they only get the notifications when in the flat. When they try to ping it to make noise they cannot hear it. No one else has access to the flat.

Any explanation would be great! I assume someone up or downstairs has not claimed their AirTag or something, but that doesn’t explain why when they click on the AirTag on find my it shows my flatmates locations throughout the day?

Thank you so much in advance! I think it’s particularly worrying as there is a flatmate who is particularly vindictive and very unstable who just moved out, and they are scared that they are being stalked by said ex-flatmate

It all started a few days ago when I noticed I had to plug the cable in several times in order to get it to charge, but then this suddenly turned into not taking a charge at all. I tried two different cables, neither worked and they both work on my phone so I don’t think this is a cable issue. My Apple Pencil would still charge on it so I don’t think there is anything wrong with the battery either.

I’ve tried forced reset, it didn’t do anything. I’ve cleaned the port with toothpicks, without and with alcohol, I’ve gently blown on it and I’ve brushed it with a toothbrush, dry and with alcohol. None of these things have gotten it to charge. The only thing I haven’t tried is compressed air, I do have a bottle, but I’m scared I’ll fuck it up so I haven’t used it.

I’ve heard apple prefers just giving you a new one over repairing the one that you have, so what I’m worried about are all my artworks in procreate being annihilated and I haven’t made a backup in quite a while, but since it’s not responding to being plugged into anything, including my computer I can’t even make one right now! And I don’t have iCloud either, cause I don’t wanna pay for it. Is there any alternative way to charge it so I can at least buy iCloud temporarily to make a backup that way? Are there still things I can try or is my seven year old iPad officially cooked?

Hi,

I'm having a weird problem in Safari on both OS X and iPadOS. Wondering if anyone else has had this and know the fix.

On Reddit, if I open a page/thread in a new background tab it won't load. Even when I go to the tab itself and hit refresh it won't load. I have to copy and paste the address in a new tab and watch it load for it to work. If I navigate to the thread in the current window without it being in a new tab it'll work though.

I've been trawling Apple support and reddit for anyone who has had this problem before or knows a fix but I've had no luck. Hoping someone might have experienced this and knows a way to address the issue.

I've tried clearing internet files/cache, restarting, I'm not sure what else to try.

Any help is appreciated.

So I've been a Mac user for over 25 years, and I'm literally at my wits end at this point. I have a MacPro 2020 that I bought new with 96gb ram, best processor at the time, used it for broadcasting during covid. I use this system for video, graphics and music production.

Lately its been laggy, slow and just not as smooth as my new MBP I got last month. So I decided it was time for a fresh start. Followed a tutorial on how to do it, saved all my essentials and did the process.

Disk Utility, erased drive and set it up as instructed.

Installed my Installable Thumb Drive with Tahoe on it, then follow the tutorials, CMD+R and got the spinning globe. Over an hour later of additional troubleshooting, connected my new MBP to it via USB to hopefully fix T2 security firmware which was deemed the culprit.

Now here I am almost 3 hours later still spinning globe, no closer to getting my OS reinstalled.

I cannot seem to get it to launch into recovery mode as the drive is empty now but chatgpt is suggesting Startup Security Utility and change secure boot to medium.

I don't remember needing a degree in order to just do a fresh install of an OS.

If I posted this in the wrong sub, please forgive me. I've spent sooooo much money on Apple products and cannot get support to save my life. It's been extremely painful trying to do this procedure.

Thanks.

EDIT: Ok so it seems that after all that struggle and headache, on chat support for almost an hour, scheduled an appt at the Apple Store, the before I disconnected I said let me unplug my ethernet cable and try one last time. And sure enough, after unplugging it i was able to log into my wi-fi and now its in the process of installing Tahoe. Will post updates as I progress.

hi, I have an issue with a random scam looking email that is showing up as a conversation when i search the word “gmail” on my messages app and my siri suggestions search area. Ive blocked it and deleted anything that came with it and it still will not go away. When I click on it, it just pulls a pop up for me to send a brand new message.

I have also contacted apple support but the issue still persists.

Im not sure what to do and I am genuinely irritated at this point pls help.

I can swipe on my ipad just fine so it has nothing to do with my touch screen. I can’t acces any of my apps and i’ve tried restartinf and doing a forced restart but neither work. What do I do? I don’t have siri so I cant ask her to restart my ipad. I thought I could just drain the battery and then force it to restart like that but I want to know if there are any other solutions?

Apple has canceled plans for a foldable MacBook and a larger OLED MacBook Pro model, according to research firm Omdia.

In a new research note, Omdia said Apple has scrapped development of a large foldable MacBook that would have measured between 16.1 and 18 inches when unfolded. It was previously reported that this device had already slipped out of its original 2026 production window, with Omdia among the firms tracking it at the time, though under that earlier reporting it was generally described as a large-screened foldable iPad rather than a MacBook.

Edge can't access local network urls, either by IP address or .local domain. Both safari and terminal (curl command) can access these urls successfully.

In the "local network" system setting (under privacy and security) there are four entries for edge for some reason. Toggling one toggles them all. Turning it on doesn't do anything, even after reboot.

Hardware: Macbook Neo
OS: MacOS Tahoe26.6.2
Edge: Version 152.0.4191.53 (Official build) (arm64)

I just got a brand new iPhone replacement for the iphone17e and the camera does a vibration thing and then either stops the front and back camera from working and the flashlight or the back stays blurry. What do I do?

For context this was my brothers school laptop from about 4-5 years ago, he's been letting me use it since Mar-Apr because I bought a modded PSP & was adding games & movies to said PSP, I made my own log in & password & deleted his off of here, I haven't used it in maybe 2-3 months & completely forgot the password I set. The "?" Does not appear no matter how many times I've attempted, not sure what to do now.

appears like every hour and im sick of it, im using a third-party air tag i have an iphone 7 stuck on iOS 15

My wife uses my AppleTv account to watch her shows.

It logs in fine on a browser on her phone. If she tries the app it says that my account is locked for security reason and to visit I forgot to reset it.

Thing is, my account works fine on my Android tv, and my phone, a galaxy 21. It's literally only trying to use the app to watch these shows on her phone that gives an issue. Any ideas?