Apple Support continues to knock it out of the Park.
This video focuses on the details on setting up dual SIMS, some combination of physical SIM card or eSIM. Incredibly useful if you have two lines or plan on traveling abroad.
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The Steve Jobs tribute iPhone 13 Pro, only $6,990
Caviar:
> While most of its smartphones feature gold, jewels, or over-the-top designs, the luxury brand’s latest takes on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max feature a far more understated design and a really cool tribute to the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. For the phone, Caviar’s artists used the unique design of the iPhone 13 Pro and combined it with parts from a first-generation iPhone.
And:
> In the center of the back of the body is a sealed capsule in the shape of Apple’s signature bitten apple with a fragment of the original iPhone 2G motherboard.
And:
> Caviar’s iPhone 2G versions of the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are limited to 19 pieces and retail for $6,990.
What to get for the person whose Apple Watch Series 1 18kt Edition no longer works.
iOS 15.2 adds “Parts and Service History” to iPhone About settings
Juli Clover, MacRumors:
> With the launch of iOS 15.2, Apple is adding a new “Parts and Service History” section to the Settings app that will let users see the service history of their iPhones and confirm that components used for repairs are genuine.
From the related Apple support document:
> With iOS 15.2 and later, you can go to Settings > General > About to see the parts and service history of your iPhone.
Here are the specifics:
– For iPhone XR, XS, XS Max, and later, including iPhone SE (2nd generation), you can see if the battery has been replaced.
– For iPhone 11 models, iPhone 12 models, and iPhone 13 models, you can see if the battery or display have been replaced.
– For iPhone 12 models and iPhone 13 models, you can see if the battery, display, or camera have been replaced.
And:
> Information about parts and service history is collected by Apple and stored as part of the device information maintained for your iPhone. This information is used for service needs, safety analysis, and to improve future products.
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> If the battery, display, or camera have not been replaced, then you won’t see parts and service history.
If you are buying a used iPhone, or sent your iPhone away for repair, this is an easy way to check a bit of repair history and a way to tell if there are any non-Apple parts in the device.
Personally, I appreciate the heads up. Will this make its way to iPad? How about the Mac?
Apple backs off of breaking Face ID after DIY iPhone 13 screen replacements
Jay Peters, The Verge:
> Soon after the iPhone 13 launched, repair experts found that swapping out iPhone 13 screens would break Face ID unless you also moved over a tiny control chip from the original screen. It’s a complex process that makes one of the most common types of repairs prohibitively difficult for independent repair shops.
More to the point:
> Apple-authorized repair shops, on the other hand, have access to a software tool that can make a phone accept a new screen.
So what’s changed?
> Apple tells The Verge it will release a software update that doesn’t require you to transfer the microcontroller to keep Face ID working after a screen swap.
Perfect.
Apple’s iPhone 13 Everyday Experiments: Hollywood at Home
This was a lot of fun to watch. As I made my way through the beginning, the RC cars/trucks just looked very toy-like, hard to fool my brain. But jump to about 1:41 in, after shooting in 4K60, rolling it into iMovie, slowing the footage by 1/3 and applying the Blockbuster filter, and those shots start to look a lot more real.