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12 votes
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Can you stalk someone with an Apple AirTag?
8 votes -
Apple would be forced to allow sideloading and third-party app stores under new EU law
23 votes -
Apple Event (8th March) - Peek Performance
12 votes -
Google is wrong. Apple’s iMessage is actually a failure.
12 votes -
After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful
34 votes -
Reverse engineering Apple Dictionary
7 votes -
(mac)OStalgia: 2021 meets Mac OS 9 (featuring designs for Spotify, Slack, Zoom)
7 votes -
Ted Lasso | The Christmas Mustache
7 votes -
Questions about Apple TV 4K (2021)
Hello everyone. Sorry if this is a long post. I currently have a dumb TV 1080p at home and, during my searches on Reddit and so on, I've chosen between the Nvidia Shield Pro and the new Apple TV...
Hello everyone.
Sorry if this is a long post.
I currently have a dumb TV 1080p at home and, during my searches on Reddit and so on, I've chosen between the Nvidia Shield Pro and the new Apple TV 4K, at the end, I've concluded to get the Apple TV because of the regular software updates. With the Shield, people are already complaining, and they aren't having updates for a while (but please, you can try to convince me otherwise).
My main objectives for the box are:
- Watching YouTube / HBO;
- Watching / Listening my local content (films, music, etc.);
- PC gaming streaming from desktop to the TV.
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About game streaming directly from my desktop, how good does it work? I saw people saying the Shield is better for gaming but, if I use AMD Link or Steam Link, I would think it does not matter if it is the Apple TV or Shield, or? Maybe the Shield has better support for GeForce Now, but I do not use the service.
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How easy is to watch / listen to my content that is currently on my laptop / desktop? I saw people simply saying to use Infuse or Plex and stream it to the Apple TV. Is there a better way?
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Are there things that I should be "careful" with the Apple TV? I remember the time that my wife bought our iPad, and it was hard to just find how to upload a TV series and run it with subtitles. (facepalm) There is no complexity like this on Android, honestly, no software to install on my pc, etc.
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I saw a lot of people complaining about the support of codecs on the Apple TV comparing to the Shield. Stuff like, no TrueHD audio, no DTS:X, no lossless audio pass-through, transcoding, etc. So many topics that got me confused, since I'm not an expert in this field. If my goal for the future is to buy an amazing 4K "smart" TV and soundbar that both have Dolby Vision and Atmos, and most of my content are local downloaded films or streaming from HBO or Netflix, how important are all of these missing "features" from the Apple TV? People also said to just use Plex or Infuse, and they will have the "audio features" that the Apple TV is natively missing. So, honestly, I didn't understand all the discussion regarding this and why was the Shield better if other apps can support the codecs and missing features.
I think that is all, thank you in advance for all the replies 🙂
8 votes -
Apple broke up with me
8 votes -
Black Friday streaming deal roundup
2 votes -
Apple announces self service repair
22 votes -
Apple backs off of breaking Face ID after DIY iPhone 13 screen replacements
10 votes -
Hand-built original Apple-1 fetches $400,000 at US auction
5 votes -
How the world's first USB-C iPhone was born
10 votes -
Linus benchmarks the M1 Max for gaming
4 votes -
New MacBook Pros
30 votes -
Jony Ive on what he misses most about Steve Jobs
4 votes -
Linux (In)security
10 votes -
Manufacturers will be forced to create a universal charging solution for phones and small electronic devices, under a new rule proposed by the European Commission
42 votes -
Why Telegram had to follow Apple and Google when they suspended a voting app
9 votes -
Apple will not reinstate Epic’s Fortnite developer account
11 votes -
Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple
28 votes -
The Tragedy of Macbeth | Official trailer
4 votes -
iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 review: Foundational fixes
6 votes -
Google, Apple remove Alexei Navalny app from stores as Russian elections begin
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Apple / iOS rant
Having been on Android since day 1, I've had to pick up an iphone for work purposes recently. It's a great, high end one. The hardware is clearly fantastic. But the software. How do people put up...
Having been on Android since day 1, I've had to pick up an iphone for work purposes recently. It's a great, high end one. The hardware is clearly fantastic.
But the software. How do people put up with this? I've been trying to get accustomed to it, but it's so clearly lackluster.
Aside from a plethora of minor issues I've been encountering, what's most unbelievable to me is how clear the lock-in is all over the place.
Things like the story about all browsers having to use the Safari view really seep out, for example I can't change the launcher/home screen to something that doesn't suck (lets me position things around and doesn't have the display density of a toddler's typewriter).
And then it was a chore to even figure out how to disable iMessage (unpopular in Europe) so I'm only sending sms via the .. sms app.
Incompatibilities all over the place. Hotspot sharing doesn't work across my 6T and iPhone, it looks like iOS hotspots are again some kind of proprietary crap. Pictures and videos being in not quite standard formats. AirPods sound quality only being decent in the Apple ecosystem as well; couldn't release an Android app to support whatever Bluetooth enhancements they're doing?
And of course, the Lightning connectors which only exist in the apple ecosystem. I agree they feel better than usb-c even, but, more of those same incompatibilities.
It almost feels like a parallel universe where everything works slightly differently, and doesn't quite have as many freedoms.
I can't deny there's some nice things in there. I actually like Safari's hold-preview for example. I also appreciate the very fine grained permission system and warnings such as "such and such app has been accessing location in the background a lot". And FaceID is really well built. But, whew, i do not know how so many people swear by it.
Some things are just different and that's okay, but some things are shockingly inferior and incompatible Just Because, and that feels super insulting 🙃
Thanks for hearing my rant.
21 votes -
Apple delays the rollout of its plans to scan iPhones for child exploitation images
15 votes -
Apple agrees to App Store changes letting developers email users about payment options
16 votes -
Researchers who built similar system explain why Apple's CSAM scanning system is dangerous
10 votes -
Foundation | Official trailer
21 votes -
Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources
19 votes -
An open letter against Apple's privacy-invasive content scanning technology
20 votes -
Apple releases new public Betas of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15
4 votes -
Apple keeps shutting down employee-run surveys on pay equity - and labor lawyers say it's illegal
24 votes -
Apple's plan to "think different" about encryption opens a backdoor to your private life
15 votes -
Apple introduces expanded protections for children, including on-device scanning of images to detect child abuse imagery
24 votes -
Apple, Google and aligned incentives
7 votes -
Amazon asked Apple to remove an app that spots fake reviews, and Apple agreed
19 votes -
Sophisticated exploits used to breach fully-patched iPhones of journalists, activists, as detailed by Amnesty International's Security Lab
24 votes -
How to install Windows 3.1 on an iPad
8 votes -
Foundation | Official teaser 2
16 votes -
In leak investigation, tech giants are caught between courts and customers
9 votes -
US Democrats circulate draft antitrust bills that could reshape Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google
15 votes -
Apple employees are going public about workplace issues
6 votes -
App Store arguments
6 votes -
Dolphin on macOS M1
12 votes -
Free Moog products on Apple App Store
8 votes -
CP/M for OS X allows you to run CP/M-80 software on your Mac
3 votes