I’m not sure if I mentioned the iOS app HealthFit before, but it is the one app I use the most as a runner and for my fitness.

The Apple Watch tracks a lot of metrics, but Apple seems to have left the turning of that data into meaningful information up to third party apps that interface with Apple Health.

HealthFit does a great job at making the Apple Health fitness data understandable and meaningful.

The app is a one time purchase with no subscription. You can become a supporter through a subscription and help out the really responsive dev (I am a supporter since I have been using the app for so many years).

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/healthfit/id1202650514

#running #run #fitness #ios #apple #applewatch

‎HealthFit

‎If you love working out with Apple Watch, but you need more advanced fitness stats, HealthFit is for you.

^{App Store}

I just activated cellular on my Apple Watch Ultra 2.

I had it activated a while ago on my old Apple Watch because I ran outside a bunch and never carried my phone.

But then I stopped running outside for the comfort of a treadmill and YouTube on the TV. So I didn’t need to pay for a service I wasn’t using.

I’m going to start getting outside more often for runs and walks. The plan is to leave my phone at home and stay distraction free.

#Apple #AppleWatch

While I was hopeful for #passkeys for a while, the reality at this point in time is not looking so great. What I see is fragmentation and confusion mostly caused by the big tech players.

Two examples:

1. #amazon allows to create passkeys but for unknown reasons block #Firefox from passkey creation. Can anybody explain why would they do that in may 2024?
2. #Apple situation for #AppleID as per https://passkeys.directory/details/apple/: "You are not yet able to save passkeys for Apple ID accounts in third-party credential managers and can only be stored in iCloud Passwords at this time."
   which means I can't create a passkey in #KeePassXC which is the password manager I love and use.

Having a hard time finding good reasons for such a fragmented and poor user experience. Since the way #Google implemented passkeys allows for flawless creation and usage of passkeys in Firefox and KeePassXC there really can't be any good reasons for amazon and Apple to behave so poorly. So what's the explanation? Intentional #LockIn and malicious intent?

Please enlighten me 💡

#Telegram-Gründer: Apple u. Google könnten alles zensieren

Im Interview mit Tucker Carlson erzählt der Telegram-Gründer, wie es zur App gekommen ist und wo er die Gefahren für die #Meinungsfreiheit sieht.

#Apple #Google
https://www.20min.ch/103096287

Telegram-Gründer erzählt von der Gefahr für die Meinungsfreiheit

Im Interview mit Tucker Carlson erzählt der Telegram-Gründer, wie es zur App gekommen ist und wo er die Gefahren für die Meinungsfreiheit sieht.

^{DPA/sim (20 Minuten)}

#Safari on #iOS features device #tracking

source: https://mastodon.social/@mysk/112340023465073147

#Apple recently introduced a new URI scheme so that #iOS users in the #EU can install marketplace apps from the browser. #Safari handles the scheme insecurely leaving users exposed to tracking.

#surveillance #politics #europe #software #security #privacy #news #problem #fail #smartphone #warning

Apple’s Vision Pro is a bad product with an even worse vision for the future of computation.

New sales numbers prove it’s a failure, but more than that it shows the idea of tech’s inevitability is a myth. We have the collective power to stop tech that doesn’t serve us.

https://disconnect.blog/the-vision-pro-is-a-big-flop/

#tech #apple #visionpro #vr #ai

The Vision Pro is a big flop

The product’s failure should further dispel the myth of tech inevitability

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

#Congo questions #Apple over #knowledge of #conflict #minerals in its supply chain

source: https://apnews.com/article/apple-iphones-congo-blood-minerals-b1f20aa7bd3a3f4f8cf7fcde19c6f053

A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday that they sent letters to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and its French subsidiary this week, raising concerns about human rights violations involving the minerals extracted from mines in the country’s troubled east that might end up being used in the company’s products.

#SupplyChain #HumanRights #Economy #business #iphone #smartphone #technology #trade #TimCook justice #crime #news

Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain

Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains. It's demanding answers within three weeks.

^{GERALD IMRAY (AP News)}

Oh no, no more tech-bro land-snorkles?

https://www.techspot.com/news/102727-apple-have-slashed-vision-pro-production-canceled-next.html

#Apple #AppleVisionPro

Apple slashes Vision Pro production, might cancel 2025 model in response to plummeting demand

We heard over the weekend that the Vision Pro headset Apple spent eight years and billions of dollars developing was rapidly losing steam in terms of both...

^{Rob Thubron (TechSpot)}

You can count the number of seeds in an apple, but you can't count the number of apples in a seed.

Imagine how much apples will cost when the dollar REALLY hits bottom.....

A Boston-based influencer has sparked outrage over inflation after claiming she paid $7 for a single apple at a Whole Foods.
"I scanned this motherf–ker I scanned it — 7 f–king dollars, 7!”

So for 2 apples, you could just plant the tree.....

#collapse #dollar #apple #inflation #prepping #farming #garden #self-sufficient #2024-04

Shopper sparks outrage after 'paying $7 for a single apple:' 'What economy are we all f--king living in?'

An apple a day keeps the doctor away — but at this point medical bills might be cheaper.

^{Brooke Steinberg (New York Post)}

Apple is cutting Vision Pro production as it fails to meet sales targets.

Analysts expected it to sell 700-800k units in 2024, but it could now be as low as 400k. A lower cost model could now be pushed beyond 2025, if it ever arrives.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138487/apple-vision-pro-cut-shipment-forecast-kuo-rumor

#apple #tech #visionpro #vr #ar

Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments due to low demand

Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is cutting Vision Pro shipments for 2024 down to as little as 400,000 units.

^{Umar Shakir (The Verge)}

Not even Apple can help this market.
#apple #VisionPro #tech #vr

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/23/kuo-vision-pro-shipping-delays/

Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments, now 'reviewing and adjusting' headset strategy - 9to5Mac

Apple has slashed its shipping estimates for Vision Pro, according to a new Ming-Chi Kuo analyst report. Kuo says that...

^{Chance Miller (9to5Mac)}

“Are the days of VR headsets numbered, or is there still a chance we'll see a next-generation headset beat all expectations and breathe new life into the space?”

Apple has two problems with the Vision Pro: 1) $3500 is too much and 2) No Beat Saber.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/apple-vision-pro-vr-sales

#vr #ar #apple #applevisionpro

Almost Nobody Is Buying Apple's Super Expensive Vision Pro VR Headset

As Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports, barely anybody is booking demos for the Apple Vision Pro. Almost nobody is buying the device.

^{Victor Tangermann (Futurism)}

It’s time to start using a privacy focused browser! 👩🏻‍💻🔐

The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is forcing Apple to give users a default browser choice.

Which default browser did you pick and why? 💻

#apple #dma #europe #privacy

Read more here: https://tuta.com/blog/apple-default-browser

~ China Orders Apple to Remove Popular Messaging Apps:

WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram among apps cut from iPhone app store to comply with censorship demand ~

#GiftLink
#business #censorship
#China #Apple

https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-removes-whatsapp-threads-from-china-app-store-on-government-orders-a0c02100?st=fg8p5u3gddmw81k&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink

Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store in China
#Apple

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/18/apple-pulls-whatsapp-and-threads-from-app-store-in-china/

Craving a comforting treat from childhood? Try caramel apples with semolina pudding - the perfect combo of sweetness and nostalgia. https://www.giangiskitchen.com/caramel-apples-semolina-pudding/

#caramel #apple #pudding #food #life #dessert #fediverse #flipboardusergroup

I had an Apple PowerCD back in the day.

It was really slow -- specifically, it was a single speed CD-ROM drive. And as a reminder to you young folks, single speed CD-ROM drive read speed was 0.15 megabytes per second (Compare that to today's NVMe drives that have a sustained read speed of 7500-14500 megabytes per second).

But hey, like everything Apple, it looked really cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpy6uuok66Q&t=386s

#apple #tech #retrotech

Apple's Early-90s Multimedia Accessories

The computer industry was swept by the CD-ROM and multimedia trend in the early 90s -- and Apple saw it as a prime opportunity to differentiate its computers...

^YouTube

A #crypto wallet maker's warning about an #iMessage bug sounds like a false alarm

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/a-crypto-wallet-makers-warning-about-an-imessage-bug-sounds-like-a-false-alarm/

#cybersecurity #iOS #iPhone #Apple #cryptocurrency #web3

Samsung is back on top of the global smartphone market, after Apple's shipments fell by almost 10% in Q1, reports @AndroidAuth

However, the biggest surprise was seeing Chinese brand Xiaomi coming in third on the bestseller list, despite not being sold in the US.

https://flip.it/E0b6JW

#Smartphones #Apple #Samsung #Xiaomi

Samsung snatches top spot from Apple in global smartphone market

IDC's data shows that Samsung has regained the top spot in the global smartphone market after losing out to Apple in the December quarter.

^{Adamya Sharma (Android Authority)}

#Fairphone once again lead the way in showing how to make digital devices repairable. This time it's wireless earbuds that are designed to be long lasting, unlike the irreparable junk that is made by #Apple et al.

It can be done, but greedy tech corporations don't want to do this because they'd rather that consumers had to buy new things every few years because of planned obsolescence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq7PNi8c3W4

Fairbuds Teardown: Our Highest Scoring Earbuds Ever!

Fairphone just released the most repairable wireless earbuds we’ve seen to date, the aptly named Fairbuds. After years of dealing with glued in and unrepaira...

^YouTube

Apple has notified iPhone users in 92 countries about a mercenary spyware attack attempting to compromise their devices.

Apple says the attack is likely targeting the victims because of who they are or what they do.

Apple suggests having the latest software updates, enabling lockdown mode and seeking help from specialized experts.

#cybersecurity #threatintel #Apple #iPhone

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-mercenary-spyware-attacks-target-iphone-users-in-92-countries/

Instead of blowing a shitload of donation money on #AI bs, how about you actually focus on what really matters, @mozilla ?

Like:

• making #Firefox great and not a marginally less shitty browser compared to #Google #Chrome / #GoogleChrome...
• making @thunderbird / #Thunderbird a really good #mail client and not a marginally less shitty #eMail program than #Microsoft #Outlook / #MicrosoftOutlook and #Apple Mail #AppleMail ...

Seriously:

1. log off
2. get outside
3. touch grass
4. take a good and long sleep
5. rethink what you just posted
6. undo the harm you just did.

Sincerely,
A longterm Firefox and Thunderbird user.

A happy ending for the company who annoyed #Apple & #iMessage users everywhere.

As far as a universal messaging system goes, this has been attempted numerous times with little success. I can see #Beeper complimenting #WordPress sites, but I do not see them creating a universal standard for sending messages.

But do we need a universal messaging system when we have email‽

👉🏾 WordPress․com owner acquires Beeper, the app that briefly brought iMessage to Android https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-beeper-acqusition-imessage/

WordPress․com owner acquires Beeper, the app that briefly brought iMessage to Android - 9to5Mac

Automattic, the company that operates WordPress.com, has acquired Beeper. As you may recall, Beeper is the company that briefly brought...

^{Chance Miller (9to5Mac)}

Your opinion, Mastodon?
🔗 🐦:
https://nitter.privacytools.io/iHateApplee/status/1777728178099728773

#ios #iphone #apple #android #privacy #mastodon #fediverse #askmastodon #askfediverse

https://bird.makeup/users/iHateApplee/statuses/1777728178099728773

(Nitter addon enabled: Twitter links via https://nitter.privacytools.io)

🍿🚀
Apple TV+ rolls out "Fly Me to the Moon" trailer.

- Star studded cast, including Scarlet Johansson and Channing Tatum
- Focused on the race to the moon

Can't help but think this will fuel a LOT of conspiracy theories for folks who already think the moon landing was faked. 🙄

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW7enw6mFxs
#NASA #Space #Rocket #Apple #AppleTV #AppleTVPlus

FLY ME TO THE MOON - Official Trailer (HD)

The whole world will be watching. #FlyMeToTheMoon starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum – coming exclusively to movie theaters this July.Visit Our W...

^YouTube

#Apple and #Google have hijacked passkeys to keep users locked into their walled gardens.

Here's how we can make #passkeys work for everyone: https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-passkey