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EtreCheck (from Etresoft, Inc)
Hello I've noticed that this product, heavily promoted on the ASC forums for many years, is no longer available from the Apple App Store. Can anyone tell me the reason why the product is no longer supported? Friends have asked me if it is 'safe' to use. Is it? Note to moderator: If I'm asking in the wrong places, please redirect my question. Thank you.
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Aug ’21
apple pencil won’t connect
hey! i have an ipad pro 11’ 2018, and everything was working fine until one day i wasn’t able to connect my apple pencil 2 to my ipad. the pencil itself gets detected it just won’t connect with my ipad. i already tried restarting, unpairing (even since i wasn’t able to pair it) and even restoring my ipad. does anyone have a solution for this?
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Jan ’23
Get device height with centimeter precision
Is it possible to get the height (Z location) of an iOS device based on sensor data? I've continuously added the accelerometer data up to infer the location but it results in a cascading error, and the inferred location of the phone "drifts" when the phone is placed still. I want to build an app where users measure the height of something by first zeroing the phone on the floor and then raising the phone to the height of the object, like placing it on the table.
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Mar ’23
Motorized dock hardware for DockKit?
I'd love to play around with DockKit, but I didn't see anything mentioned about hardware. I'm assuming Apple isn't releasing their own motorized dock and haven't seen anything about how to get hardware recognized by the accessory manager. I'd like to prototype a dock myself using esp32 and some stepper motors. I've already got this working with bluetooth communication from iOS via CoreBluetooth, but I don't know if there's specific service and characteristic UUIDs that the system is looking for to say it's compatible with DockKit? Would really love to start playing with this, anyone got any insights on how to get up and running?
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Jun ’23
MatterExtension with class MatterAddDeviceExtensionRequestHandler never called?!
Added the MatterExtension for MatterAddDeviceExtensionRequestHandler as new Target. Everything is automatically generated. But still only the default MatterAddDevice pickerView is displayed instead of MatterAddDeviceExtension?! func play() { Task { let homes = [MatterAddDeviceRequest.Home(displayName: "my Home")] let topology = MatterAddDeviceRequest.Topology(ecosystemName: "MyEcosystemName", homes: homes) let request = MatterAddDeviceRequest(topology: topology) do { try await request.perform() print("Successfully set up device!") } catch { print("Failed to set up device with error: \(error)") } } } Entitlements: Matter Allow Setup Payload = YES .plist is set up: NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription NSBonjourServices:
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Jun ’23
Can UWB replace GPS indoor?
Hi I'm working for KT mobile telecom company in South Korea I am planning a proposal for  'Wireless Quality Measurement Using UWB Technology'. Currently, KT is automating measurement using GPS in the case of road quality measurement in wireless quality. However, in the case of indoor quality, due to the limitations of GPS, we are measuring  wireless quality  by walikg around with measuring device As far as I know, UWB technology is capable of accurate positioning by calculating the arrival time of radio wave. Can UWB technology act as an indoor GPS? If possible, how many antennas should be installed every few meters to receive signals from smartphones? (In the case of KT, I am thinking of using Wi-Fi or radio unit  installed in the facility.) 3.What are the restrictions? Thank you.
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Jul ’23
Companion app can't be installed on iPhone for some users who have installed the watchOS only version app
Hello! I'm facing the following Appstore issue. There was an watchOS only app, without a companion app. In current 1.6 version the app has a companion app and it can be properly installed by new users from their iPhones or watches. Unfortunately, all old users, who have installed the app from their watches don't see a way to install the app from the Appstore (they can download the latest watchOS version though). Many things have been tried - uninstalling, installing on the watch. Looking for a purchase, removing subscription, but without luck. The Appstore shows "purchased" button instead "Get" or the cloud icon. Is this a bug in the Appstore or there is a way to recover from this edge case. Thanks, Emil
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Aug ’23
Unable to use photo picker in app on only one iPad Pro device
We are in the midst of testing camera and photo/video access using iPadPro 17 Beta (21A5326a) from within our application, and we are encountering an error message on only one device (iPad Pro 12.9-inch, A2229). Full access to the camera roll has been explicitly granted to the application when prompted. On only the above device, attempting to select an existing photo results in this error popup: "Photo or Video Unavailable: This app is using the Photos picker in an unsupported configuration." (We are able to take and save new photos from within our application on this device with no issues.) I have a second device on hand (iPadPro 10.5-inch, A1701) that presently also has the same iPadOS version installed and is running the same application, and we are able to select existing photos and take new photos with no errors. I have compared the Photos settings on both devices, and they appear to be identical. On a third iPad device running with the same iPadOS version, application, and Photos settings (that device is not in my possession), it has been reported that no errors are encountered when either taking new photos or selecting existing photos via the Photo Picker from within our app. We are trying to figure out what might be causing this error to appear when selecting existing photos on only the A2229 device, and/or what aspect of the configuration or settings would need to be modified in order to use the photo picker on that one iPad Pro. This issue had not been encountered on the A229 device while running with iPadOS 16. Searching the text of this error message online has not returned anything significantly meaningful thus far.
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Sep ’23
Charging Issues after Sonoma Upgrade
I have an M1 (2020 version) and an M2 (2022 version), I've updated the m2 (to Sonoma) first and the m1 the next day. It works just fine but charging was intermittent. The day after, both Macs stopped charging totally. I've tried all possible solutions from the internet and Apple's support chat but nothing worked. I've tried 4 chargers in total and my chargers would work on my brother's Macs which are still in Ventura. My chargers which would work on my Macs would work perfectly fine on my brother's Macs (Ventura). I do not see any other threads/forums online of people having this issue so I wanted to check here if anybody else has the same issue as this? P.S. I've sent both Macs to an authorized Apple service center for diagnostics but I'm wondering how this could happen since both Macs would work fine before I've upgraded. The issues started to appear only after the upgrade.
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Oct ’23
HIRE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR Apple advises
I really need HELP!!! Who,what.how. is controlling my entire Technology. For many years I have been compromised and Apple are unable to help.Apple reformatted my mac 9 times last year. Apple cannot work work it out. Last time I went to store I was advised to HIRE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR . I have been and still am going through Hell. Not to mention new devices countless new apple iD's, New phone numbers New Emails Paid for VPN's, Cyber crime reports. My system tells me I am the Administrator but I have very limited permissions If anyone can help or needs further evidence to support please suggest and I will scene shot and upload here.
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Nov ’23
iOS 17.1.1 Youtube fast-forward bug?
I have my iPhone 14 Pro Max. When holding down on the screen to put Youtube to 2x speed and an ad occurs, Youtube will still have the 2x speed applied even when I am no longer holding it down. Closing the video or starting another one does not fix it, the only way is to close the application. I have only seen this in the app.
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Nov ’23
Android Device is not Listing For iphone Devices for coreBluetoothScanning
Hello Apple Support Team, As per the business requirement, we have to communicate and exchange data chunks between applications running on iPhones and Android-based or Android phones through Bluetooth interface. We have achieved the requirement through IP/Wifi communication. We are trying to connect to Android and iPhone devices via Bluetooth through an iOS application. We carried out Bluetooth implementation using CoreBluetooth libraries. Below are the findings done by our development team: Core Bluetooth Library Implementation           Importing Core Bluetooth Library in BTConnectionManager class, which uses CBCentralManagerDelegate, CBPeripheralDelegate, CBCentralManager, CBPeripheral as peripheral, [CBPeripheral] array as peripherals array. Using the below methods: centralManagerDidUpdateState, centralManager(_ central: CBCentralManager, didDiscover peripheral: CBPeripheral, advertisementData: [String : Any], rssi RSSI: NSNumber), centralManager(_ central: CBCentralManager, didConnect peripheral: CBPeripheral), peripheral(_ peripheral: CBPeripheral, didDiscoverServices error: Error?), peripheral(_ peripheral: CBPeripheral, didDiscoverCharacteristicsFor service: Service, error: Error?) we are able to scan and connect to BLE devices Findings: We were able to get the list of low-energy devices like Airpods, Earphones and Bluetooth music devices. But Not able to scan Bluetooth high-energy devices like PAX / Android Phones   Please suggest to us the approach to make the Android running devices listed through the Core Bluetooth library. Thanks & Regards
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Nov ’23
Lower Notification Sounds on iOS 17
I'm involved in development on an iOS app for home security and alarm systems. There is recently a lot of negative feedback from customers about how low the notification sounds are since iOS17. Much of the feedback centers around the inability to control the volume of the notification sounds. My question is: if our app uses custom notification sounds, are these impacted by the volume changes made in iOS 17? I know previous versions of iOS allow you to control "Ringtone and Alert" volume in settings (with a volume slider). Is this same control still available for custom notification sounds within our app?
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Nov ’23
scrolling problem everywhere on all browsers
Since upgrading to Montery 12.7.1 I have problems with scrolling on my trackpad keyboard magic mouse and even the arrow buttons. I tried Etrecheckpro to find a solution but no luck. I see in the posts that this is happening since a year or two and it is not yet solved. Please can someone tell me what is the solution here? I cannot scroll down a page or in a menu and that is horrible. thank you in advance.
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Nov ’23
iPhone 12 not opening Instagram app
Recently I signed out of the instagram app on my phone but then haven't been able to sign in again since. I just get a loading symbol. All other apps will open as normal. have tested using wifi and mobile data; close/ reopen app; deleted and reinstalled app; turned phone off and on. Insta will open from a browser on my phone or laptop but not from the app. Has anyone got tips on how to fix this?
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Nov ’23