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"Apple Watch and Mac Mini No Longer Advertised as 'Carbon Neutral'"
#Apple #Technology
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Apple Watch and Mac Mini No Longer Advertised as 'Carbon Neutral'
As spotted by the French blog WatchGeneration, the Apple Watch and Mac mini are no longer advertised as "carbon neutral" products on...

People should forget all their ideas about #Apple not being evil like Google, Microsoft and Meta...
"Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today.."

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move,” the developer said.

Apple’s newest AI study unlocks street navigation for blind users #apple #ai https://9to5ma…

Apple’s newest AI study unlocks street view for blind users - 9to5Mac
SceneScout, combines Apple Maps with a multimodal LLM to provide interactive, AI-generated descriptions of street view images.

When you dislike closed source software so much, you forget it’s #iPhone season and then September hits like a plot twist nobody asked for! 🤦 😔
#Apple #iPhone17

hey tooters:
Recommendation for best HDDs for Time Machine backups?
need 2TB drive
#HDD #TimeMachine #Apple

So much for the right to #repair, #Apple.
"a new charge port for an iPad Pro 11, a part that goes bad all the time, costs $250 from Apple. Aftermarket charge ports, meanwhile, can be found for less than $20."

I'm surprised that many people just seem to realize that the golden cage by #Apple is actually a golden cage! 🤷
What have you thought when you decided for that (overpriced) #lockin situation?
Of course, an #iOS

My theory is that #Apple has an unidentified tetrachromat making design choices. https://mastodon.social/@ccgus/114966821125142645

Gus Mueller (@ccgus@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image I honestly thought the checkbox button was missing in this macOS Tahoe screenshot:

#Apple has removed all the colors from the framing of browsers (Safari, Firefox...) even without going to iOS26. How can I get decent color cues to have applications look different instead of every single iOS window having the exact same look?
Jeez why do companies so often make things much worse - just change so they can say they changed?
Standardized menus... make sense. Removing all …

Jesus christ, #Apple. I'm trying to build a simple logic of the form "if an email from this sender comes into my inbox, forward the email to this other mailbox." (because my mail provider can't do this, which is another can of worms entirely).
Well, the email-triggered #shortcut

Is hating Apple an unpopular opinion? Because I do. But I think the feeling is mutual because I was trying to help my mom setup a new iPad and Apple doesn't allow me to access an old account of hers, nor does it allows me to create a new account. Don't buy those overpriced, overestimated #Apple products.

#Apple investiert in den kalifornischen Gualala River Forest, um CO₂ zu kompensieren und sein Ziel der #Klimaneutralität bis 2030 zu erreichen.
Der #Wald soll nachhaltig bewirtschaftet un…

Apple startet neues Waldschutzprojekt – Streit mit DUH um Greenwashing bleibt
Im Gualala River Forest soll der Wald nachhaltig bewirtschaftet werden und Apple bei "Net Zero" helfen. Doch genau das sehen einige Umweltschützer kritisch.

Dignan analysiert: Apples KI-Rückstand ist so gravierend wie Microsofts „Mobile-Fail“. Perplexity als Allheilmittel? Kaum. Aber Tim Cook braucht dringend eine Story für den Kapitalmarkt—zur Not für 20 Mrd. Dollar. #TechDebatte #Apple

Why Apple should buy Perplexity and possibly keep going
Apple needs to jump start its AI strategy and the only way it's going to get there is through acquisitions. Here's why a purchase of Perplexity makes sense and why Apple may want to keep shopping. Bloomberg reported last month that Apple was discussing a purchase of the AI search startup. Let's look at why an Apple purchase of Perplexity, reportedly valued at about $14 billion or so, would make sense. Apple needs an AI strategy and story. Let's state the obvious: Apple is an AI laggard. Apple's…

If you're interested in the unique intersection of developing for #Apple platforms - but also being able to enable other people globally to use Apple devices at their own place of work or school - you should come work in my org:
https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200620469/software-engineer-in-enterprise-and-education-technologies
https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200621098/software-development-engineer-device-management
https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200621115/software-development-engineering-manager-device-management

»Apple is ruining the open web«
Their reputation among their fans has never been true and, in my opinion, is already partly a dull belief.
🍎 #apple

Apple is ruining the open web · Victor Wynne
Apple is defying the EU’s Digital Markets Act by blocking rival browser engines on iOS, protecting Safari’s immense profits. The result is the company ruining the open web.

New work laptop. I don't want to sign it into my #Apple account for obvious reasons.
Connect my Apple trackpad to the new work machine and it works fine.
Try to reconnect the trackpad to my personal Mac so I can do some homelab stuff over the weekend, not so fine. It shows up in the BT menu, but won't actually connect until I have the laptop forget the device.
Ok, I think, I'll just connect it wired since I only use the trackpad at my desk at home anyway.
That doesn't work because why would you want to be able to plug in a device with a wire and have it Just Work when instead you could get to fuck around with Bluetooth.
And of course I get to do the forget device bullshit again in order to use it with my work laptop today

Oh, der gestrige #iOS-Update hat wieder mal 5G eingeschaltet. Danke für nix, #Apple.

This is the “gorgeous” lock screen design by #Apple on #iOS26 when playing music.
How many ugly things and mistakes can you find?

I will say, iPadOS 26 multitasking feels like #Apple *finally* got it.

Das gibt Ärger mit Trump. Das sagt man doch nicht: Apple says tariffs added $800M in costs last quarter, expects over $1B hit in Q4 #trump #tariffs #apple

Hey Apple users... do you use the native Apple Reading List in Safari?
#Apple #ReadingList
Yes
No
I use something else…

"Apple commits $500M to US-based rare-earth recycling firm MP Materials"
#Apple #Technology #Recycling

Apple commits $500M to U.S.-based rare earth recycling firm MP Materials | TechCrunch
The factory will develop a series of neodymium magnet manufacturing lines specifically designed for Apple products.

Urgent help needed.
Is there an Apple Mac specialist around Paris who is willing to revive a MacBook Pro M3 Pro which got stuck during a MacOS #Tahoe upgrade?
I tried to approach two Apple Stores but they claim to be too busy to help in this iPhone launch weekend ☹️. And I am traveling Monday to a country without any official Apple presence.

The EU shouldn't allow Apple to take-over Mistral..
https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/apple-will-seriously-consider-buying-mistral-report/

Apple Will Seriously Consider Buying Mistral: Report | AIM
Are acquisitions the way forward for the company to resolve its AI issues?

Dear #Apple ... how did you manage to make the #Screenshot.app near impossible to capture SOUND and Video?
In the past the ability to record a video with the sound was simple click, record. It boggles the mind. What just used to be "it just works" manga it has now become... "i…

Apple verlangt das Ende des Digital Markets Act. Kern der Beschwerde: Andere App-Stores machen das iPhone „unsicherer“ – von Malware bis Pornografie. Dass Apple jahrelang Milliarden an seiner Kontrolle verdient hat, bleibt unerwähnt. - #ManagerMagazin | Wettbewerb ist wohl vor allem dann gefährlich, wenn er #Apple

Some fantastic suggestions in the replies to this cry for help regarding our #AppleGlut.
I started with the marvellous suggestion 🙏of @… of a clafoutis like apple sharlotka. Absolutely delicious 😋
That's going in the family food canon.
The next batch of stewed apple mousse is also almost ready for freezing. Only 7 crates to go 😳...
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/115237087584724588
Ruth_Mottram - Have picked around 120kg of apples from a single tree (variety is Pigeon - smallish, red, good keepers, often used at Christmas in Denmark), but no way we'll manage to eat them all before they go bad. Your suggestions for recipes with apples?

»Ab 2026 ist es vorbei mit Androids Offenheit - Ausweispflicht für #Dev's:
Die offene Natur von Android war bisher immer ein Argument für Googles mobiles Betriebssystem gegenüber dem goldenen Käfig von #Apple. Ab 2026 will #Google

Ab 2026 ist es vorbei mit Androids Offenheit - Ausweispflicht für Devs
Die offene Natur von Android war bisher immer ein Argument für Googles mobiles Betriebssystem gegenüber dem goldenen Käfig von Apple. Ab 2026 will Google aber das Sideloading von Apps erheblich erschweren - und führt eine Ausweispflicht für Entwickler ein.

I don't think Apple was ready for downloading iOS 26 updates to ALL brand new iPhone 17's that were delievered today.
#Apple #iOS #iPhone

Don't Buy An #Apple #Watch! Here's Why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMJ21m027tM
The

I installed v26 of #Apple's OS updates about 24h ago, and it's not been catastrophic. A couple of very minor UI glitches, perhaps, that’ll be fixed in the next patch.
I think of Windows users out there, stoically enduring what's basically a malware distribution platform, and by comparison, I find Apple users’ months-long orgy of entitled diaper-shitting—LONG preceding this major releas…

Who's more evil (choosing between an iPhone and a pixel) #google #apple #evil

look at my incredibly thin Apple iPhone Air in this new 12” thick otter box!
#Apple #iphoneAir

Okay, I couldn't resist and got myself the #Apple watch #ultra3. My fear that it feels much heavier than my previous series 10 did not come true. On the wrist I can't say that I feel a difference. But the better battery life and the prominent look are very welcome.

I tried #Android, sorry that it didn’t work out.
#tech
#apple

macOS Icon History #apple #icons #history https://…

macOS Icon History — Basic Apple Guy
Documenting the evolution of macOS system icons over the past several decades.

Silly me! Concerning my previous post about Apple upgrades, I should have mentioned I am referring to the various operating systems, NOT hardware. I certainly do not upgrade every time a new product comes out!
I’m not intending to upgrade either iPhones or Apple Watches this year. #apple

🍎 Faster Rust builds on Mac
... been having this problem on Windows ever since there was Windows Defender!
https://nnethercote.github.io/2025/09/04/faster-rust-builds-on-mac.html

I've only experienced Liquid Glass on my #iPhone so far. It will take time to grow on me. I hope #Apple has thought through the accessibility of it. I prefer the older flat look of iOS 18 personally.

Habe der Versuchung der Beta von Apple erfolgreich widerstanden und erst heute die finale Version von MacOS und IOS 26 installiert. Und was soll ich sagen ... nach diesem ganzen gemecker im Netz, bin ich bis jetzt sehr positiv überrascht und habe auch noch überhaupt keine Probleme.
Mal sehen, ob das so bleibt. Aber bis jetzt muss ich sagen: Excellent work, Apple!
#apple

If you still think that #Apple cares for the #privacy of its paying customers:
Apple Gave #Governments Data on Thousands of Push

#Apple hat das mit gut aussehenden Designs komplett verlernt, oder? #ios26

So, one of the playlists that I listen to a lot is Loops on Apple Music. Def worth a listen if this is your bag.
#AppleMusic #Apple #Music

Did some shopping at Target today (I know, but it was that or Amazon, I’m working with what I have). Immediately after checking out, I got two emails informing me that my purchase (Not a tech product at all, to be clear) entitled me to an iCloud and Apple Arcade trial respectively.
The desperation for services profit to go up is getting palpable.
#Apple

Noone overpasses the #Apple design.

With #LiquidGlass, #Apple is working very hard to get me to switch to Linux for my main system. https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmi…

New today - #Apple #MacAdmins could previously restrict "my org's Managed Apple Accounts can -only- be used on org owned devices"
Today the converse is now available: You can enforce that on org devices, only your org's Managed Apple Accounts are allowed to sign into that device
https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-business-manager/customize-user-access-apps-services-axm53xk34bq/1/web/1#axmc181646cf

Wrote a blog post on installing Linux native on a MacBook. So I could remember what I did 🙂
#Apple

How Google is beating Apple
#google

Google's Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use
Google's tool greatly simplifies photo editing; just tell your phone what changes you want in the photo, and it'll execute them. It also hints at the coming leap in how we interact with computers.

macOS Icon History #apple #icons #history https://…

Our apples are ready! The northern spys (the pair) are a little smaller and have a few more spots and things but they cut very nicely (in bowl) and they are very tasty. A little dry. Taste like pie. :)
The blushing delight is big and beautiful! Definitely an eating apple. A little sweeter than the N Spy.
Will pick them all tomorrow before the bears come!
#apple #portalberni #northernspy #blushingdelight

How’s #ios26 fediverse? I am on base 14 waiting for reviews. I am not sure I like trading battery life for glassy look.
#Apple #liquidglass

I've been mostly happy with Apple Music's Autoplay feature when it comes on, but a few days ago it completely f*cked up because the best it could do for "similar music" was play tunes by someone with the same name as a person I'd been listening to. Well, marimba classical music is NOT the same as country easy listening. Same name, not same music. Can't Apple tell the difference? #AppleMusic

Es gibt übrigens hunderte Menschen, mindestens in den #USA, die unter #Apple leiden könnten, obwohl sie gar nichts mit Apple zu tun haben.
Die virtuelle #Sprachassistentin

"Apple launches new project to protect and restore California redwood forest"
#Apple #US #USA #America

Apple launches new project to protect and restore California redwood forest
Apple announces a new investment in a working redwood forest in California, in collaboration with The Conservation Fund.

I did not know that I can drag left/right on this little “thingy” (search input!!!!) to switch screens on the iPhone.
Super discoverable feature of the amazing #Apple design.

With tvOS 26 and the accompanying version of the HomePod OS, for the first time in years, Apple Music plays in sync across my TV and HomePod.
Let’s see if it lasts.
#Apple

Pro 3, 17 Pro, Ultra 3, ...more, new options, perfect, stunning, updated. #apple #appleevent #summary

iOS 26.0.1 & co ist raus #apple #update

TIL that Apple Watch didn’t have 5G yet
#AppleEvent

Center-stage selfies definitely was a surprise for me.
#apple #appleevent #iPhone

I found my Apple Trackpad. Charged it up. Now I’ve got both a trackpad and a mouse on my desk. I’m going to keep them both there and see which one I reach for the most often. #apple

What do the general folks think about the new iOS 26 update?
#ios26
#iphone
#apple

Well, this is just lovely /s
... HUGE icons that can't be removed from the top of the Safari Bookmarks Sidebar.
Bonus almost unreadable "Reading List" text overlaying each enormous icon.
#OS26 #Apple #Ugh

#Apple lässt Liquid Glass frei: iOS 26 & Co zum Download verfügbar | heise online

"Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral"
#Germany #Apple #AppleWatch #Technology

Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral | TechCrunch
Apple's carbon neutral claims are undermined by the short-term nature of carbon credits used to support them, the court said.

#WAMS: Warum kann der #Staat nicht längst, was #Apple oder die #Bahn schon mit ihren

#WAMS: Warum kann der #Staat nicht längst, was #Apple oder die #Bahn schon mit ihren

Tim Cooks rechte Hand verlässt Apple: Was wir über seinen Nachfolger wissen #apple #coo #ceo

Tim Cooks rechte Hand verlässt Apple: Was wir über seinen Nachfolger wissen | t3n
Jeff Williams, Chief Operating Officer (COO) bei Apple, galt als möglicher Nachfolger von Tim Cook. Doch jetzt hat er seinen Rückzug angekündigt. Wer seinen Posten jetzt übernimmt und welche Herausforderungen da auf ihn warten. Der am Dienstagabend angekündigte Wechsel in Apples Chefetage markiert nach der Teilpensionierung von Finanzchef Luca Maestri im vergangenen Jahr den zweiten […]

Did Google Maps and Apple Maps search get worse in the past year?
I keep having a ridiculous amount of trouble locating places to eat or stores in #NYC lately unless I know the precise name of a place - even very similar keywords like “burger” for a place that’s called “Blue Collar Burger” - and it doesn’t come up.
Let alone searching for nearby open restaurants or something by category… most places just don’t come up and instead I see completely irrelevant businesses.
I feel like it’s deteriorated a lot since 2024 but I also might be misremembering how easy it used to be.
#tech #Apple #Google #askfedi

#MacOS
where did #apple get the idea to get rid of the network utility app???
what is wrong with you guys!
#cook

iOS 18.6 & Co ist raus #apple #ios #update

Tahoe is a whole thing today... I've had icons disappearing from my Safari Start Page, invisible App windows in Mission Control, A disappearing mouse cursor in Photoshop.
And... what is it with the window corner radii?
I mean come on!
#Tahoe #Apple #MacOS26

#apple event, I think the 🍏watch ultra 3 is very appealing to me. The battery life sounds good.

It lasted exactly *1* song. Thanks #Apple.
Guess I’ll try again next OS?

Maybe it is just residual RDF over the years, but I feel like where Tim Cook has seemed all too happy to bend the knee at the White House, Steve would have been more likely to give the middle finger, literally, and probably while on stage.
I don’t really want to debate this because if I am just being overly nostalgic then the world sucks more and I don’t need any more of that.
#trump #apple #fascism

„All-day battery life“ ist keine Zeitangabe 🙄 #iphoneair #apple

I like that the Apple Watch is moving more towards a medical monitor than an exercise one. I might consider an upgrade. I currently have a series 7. #apple

Whoops, my #iPhone Air just snapped in half in my back pocket.
#apple

Thomas Knüwer hat sich - wie viele andere - zur #Apple Keynote diese Woche geäußert. Insbesondere kommentiert er die Fähigkeit der neuen #AirPods, Sprache simultan zu übersetzen kritisch. Die positive Seite ist, dass wir im Urlaub ohne Kenntnisse der lokalen Sprache mit Einheimischen kommunizieren kön…

Wait did the Apple Watch 11gen keep the Same SoC as the 10gen?
#AppleEvent

Lets go. Apple Watch Ultra. #AppleEvent

Dass #Apple #KI noch aus eigener Kraft schaffen wird, glaubt nach dem personellen Aderlass der hauseigenen KI-Abteilung und der blutleeren Präsentation am Dienstagabend niemand mehr. Das Google KI-Modell Gemini funktioniert inzwischen prächtig und bringt den Google-Smartphones einen deutlichen Vorsprung vo…

Apple OS26 updates are coming today #apple #update #day

I'm sure #AppleCareOne is beneficial to *someone*, but as a long time purchaser of the 2 year, single payment up front, Apple Care plans. Boy does a $20/month subscription sound like a cash grab.

Wait... why is the send button all the way up at the top right on Apple Mail?! Is it lost?
#AppleMail #MacOS26

AirPods that translate in real time. Interesting but do they translate any of the many Indian languages or Middle Eastern ones? Other than POLISH, that’s most of the foreign tongues I hear where I live and work. #apple

Welcome to Apple Park. #AppleEvent

The 17 PM looks interesting in terms of speed, battery life and a 48MP camera. However, I don’t take that many photos on my phone ( currently a 15 PM) as I’ve almost always got a camera with me - usually a Sony RX 100 M7 or a Canon R8. #photography #apple

My macOS laptop has felt... less than responsive of late.
I'm thinking about hitting the restore-to-factory-defaults type button and using Time Machine to bring stuff back.
I haven't done this procedure in probably 5-10 years.
Any hiccups or pitfalls I should know about?
Running Sequoia 15.6.1
#macOS #Apple #TimeMachine #maintenance

RidePods: Neues Rennspiel macht eure AirPods zum Steuer #ios #AirPods #Game #Apple

RidePods: Neues Rennspiel macht eure AirPods zum Steuer
Das neue Gratis-Spiel RidePods aus dem App Store verwendet die Beschleunigungssensoren der Apple AirPos für die Steuerung.

I guess those Apple cellular modems are finally happening. Good for them. #AppleEvent

As I was wrapping up for the day yesterday I decided to let #Tahoe #macOS26 install.
Then I forgot.
I put my laptop in my bag and didn’t open it until now.
I opened the lid to a black screen, it still seemed on, but unresponsive.
So I force-shut it down and it rebooted, restarted whatever portion it was at, and allowed me to login.
Looks like it worked.
No. Apple. I do not want your “occasionally mistaken” summaries of my notifications.
Otherwise… everything looks fine.
#apple #appleIntelligence

Satellite on the Apple Watch Ultra? Now you’re talking my language. #AppleEvent

RidePods: Neues Rennspiel macht eure AirPods zum Steuer #ios #AirPods #Game #Apple

Also, Tahoe keeps unmounting my NAS FFS.
Are we sure this actually left Beta?
#Grrrr #Apple #OS26 #Tahoe

New iPhone Air, iPhone 17, and iPhone 17 Pro have an anti-spyware feature #iphone #apple #spyware #security

Apple's new anti-spyware feature is out
Built-into all iPhone Air, iPhone 17 and 17 Pro.

Giving this whole Liquid Glass vibe a try on my iPhone 16 today.
#LiquidGlass #iOS26 #iPhone16 #Apple