News on the margin Week 5 - 9 December

iOS 15.2 tells you about replacement parts, Apple gives an extra chance to AppleCare+, Windows 11 issues, a new feature in WhatsApp, and other news on the sidelines…

iOS 15.2 update gives you a list of fixes on the device

With the approach of the iOS 15.2 update, new features began to become clear, the most useful of which is the ability to go to the device settings and find a list of all the parts that have been replaced in the phone such as the battery, screen, etc., and the list indicates whether the replaced part is original or not, and this feature is useful in Several situations, the first of which is when you buy a used device, where you will be able to fully inspect its condition.

Judgment against Apple delayed in App Store case

Some time ago, the judge ruled in the Apple v. Epic case that Apple should allow developers to place links that allow users to pay outside the App Store and the execution of the ruling should have started on the ninth of December today, but one day before the date of implementation of the ruling Apple obtained a delay in implementation as it has Appeal to stop the verdict, as we expected at the time.

This way, Apple will not have to allow external payment methods temporarily.

Apple gives the user an additional opportunity to purchase AppleCare+

AppleCare+ is a service that you can usually purchase from Apple within 60 days after purchasing a device. This service enables you to get free or inexpensive repairs when the device has an accident such as a broken screen. Although the number of buyers has increased, many do not care about buying and then regret when their device is subjected to costly repair.

In this regard, an internal document was leaked from Apple to its employees stating that when a customer goes to repair his device at an Apple authorized service provider, employees can offer AppleCare+ service to him again even if he exceeds the 60-day period, provided that the device is not older than a year.

Example: I broke the iPhone screen and went to repair it and found the repair very expensive, say, for example, $ 280, then the service center will repair your device for $ 280 and then offer you a new opportunity to get AppleCare+ so that the upcoming repairs are not at this expensive price (screen repair in AppleCare+ It only costs $30).

Leak: New design for the iPad in 2022

After a period of stability in the design of the iPad Pro and the iPad Air in its current form, according to well-known leaker Mark Gorman that the year 2022 may come to us with a new design for the iPad with the ability to wireless charging, does this mean that the back of the device will be glass? Or maybe just the part where the Apple logo is? We don't know, but we hope for a good design as the current design is excellent and it is a shame that it will be replaced by a worse design.

(The above image is of the current design, there are no leaked images of the new design yet)

WhatsApp adds automatic message deletion feature

WhatsApp has released a new update that allows you to make messages restricted to a certain time and be erased after all conversations are finished, and this is useful in terms of privacy as it is useful in terms of reducing the space consumed to store conversations that you do not need.

Microsoft floundering with Windows 11

It seems that every new version of Windows must flounder for several months or a year before settling in. After several problems Windows 11 encountered with system errors or slow performance with certain processors, a new problem appeared that causes the device to slow down due to a compatibility error with some volumes of the type NVMe is fast and used in many modern devices, and users report that the problem reduces the performance of volumes by more than 50%.

A fix for this problem has not been released at the time of writing.

Tesla cars allow drivers to play while driving

Have you heard of Tesla cars? The leader of the movement of electric cars so far, and although they are wonderful cars, the company’s decisions have raised controversy in many situations, the latest of which is that the car allows games to be played on its front screen while driving and does not prevent the driver from entering the game, which raised many questions about the company’s leniency in security measures. in exchange for selling more units.

Amazon sued for crowding out search results

A lawsuit was filed against Amazon because of its practices in relation to the search in its store, where it places ads, i.e. products that the owner paid to Amazon to display, next to the normal search results and without clearly distinguishing between them, which leads to spoiling competition on the site and forcing those who want to display their products from sellers They have to pay Amazon to show it, and this also hurts users as they don't always see the best product and get a lot of ads even if they are not as good.

Life360 and Tile sell your site to any buyer

Two weeks ago we talked in the sidelines news about Life360's purchase of Airtags competitor Tile, but the news is not over yet as new reports came out this week from former employees of companies that dealt with Life360 that the company is selling its users' location history to whoever wants it, and it has already been done The use of these users' data in various promotional campaigns.

Rapid adoption of new Macs in the business sector

In statements from Jamf, which specializes in creating tools to help the business sector in managing devices, the company stated that new Mac devices with the M1 chip are spreading rapidly in the business sector, as it has already helped run more than one million Mac devices in various companies, and 75% Currently, users of its tools own at least a new Mac with an M1 chip.

macOS 12.1 update fixes bump issues

The new Mac update 12.1 comes soon to solve many of the problems that owners of the new MacBook Pro were experiencing, especially, the most famous of which is the bump problem, where some menu options were hidden behind the bump and the user could not see them well, it seems that Apple has finally found a way to fix the situation.

More Facebook Problems with Apple (and Google)

This time, Facebook decided to instruct users to buy the “stars” used to reward content creators during the live broadcast to buy them on a site instead of using App Store payments so that they don't have to pay the 30% demanded by Apple and Google software stores. Do you think Apple and Google allow this, or is Facebook closed?

Facebook: We have a new system to monitor harmful content and it's even better, believe us

We previously talked about Facebook's problems with monitoring and blocking bad content on its site, including neglecting entire regions such as the Arab world. -Read more here- These practices have led to a lot of criticism of Facebook by lawmakers and users, so the company has launched a new artificial intelligence system to distinguish and delete bad content directly, and the company says that this new system is better trained in stages and can distinguish content in more than 100 languages, especially many of the Arabic dialects.

Will Mark Zuckerberg believe this time?

Android 12 bug prevents you from calling emergency services

This week, a strange error appeared in the Android 12 system, where you cannot call the unified emergency number for the police, civil defense and ambulance in some countries if you have the Microsoft Teams application that companies use to communicate as schools and universities use for distance education, and the strangest thing is that the problem occurs if You have Teams and you are logged out ie not connected to your account in the app. Google has confirmed its knowledge of the problem and that it is working to resolve it.

Instagram will rearrange the app in 2022

After a lot of criticism of the negative impact of Instagram on its users, especially children, the head of Instagram confirmed yesterday in a session with the US Senate that the company will launch a feature that allows users to view photos according to the date they were published from the accounts you follow, as was done in the past. Instead of seeing pictures that the automated Instagram system suggests to you, which leads users to posts that cause them psychological or health problems by exposing them to buying drugs or corrupt health systems, etc.

5 new Macs in 2022

Did you think the new Macs were gone? On the contrary, the releases may accelerate according to new leaks stating that Apple will release five new Mac devices based on the M2 chip in 2022. Including a new MacBook Pro in the lower category for those who do not want to pay $ 2000 for a Mac, as is expected to release the MacBook Air, A new iMac with higher specifications, a new Mac mini, and finally the most powerful new Mac Pro.

Personally, I am very excited to see the announcement of these devices, especially the most powerful Mac Pro and the lightest MacBook Air.

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