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How to classify a Bluetooth device type on iPhone and iPad
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macOS Big Sur 11.2 promises to fix all your Bluetooth connection woes
Mac customers have been painfully aware that the Bluetooth protocol is a bag of hurt. Various unreliability issues that have been plaguing owners of the new M1 Mac computers only exacerbate the underlying problem. But Apple may be fixing unreliable Bluetooth connections on Apple silicon Macs with the upcoming release of the macOS Big Sur 11.2 software update.
Apple is working on a fix for Bluetooth issues plaguing some Apple silicon Mac units
As iDownloadBlog recently reported, some owners of the new Mac computers powered by Apple silicon are experiencing Bluetooth connectivity issues. Apple is aware of the problem and working on a fix which should soon arrive via a macOS software update.
How to reset the Bluetooth module on your Mac
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps to reset Bluetooth on your Mac to fix common wireless connection issues with your Bluetooth accessories.
Radio proximity security attack targeting up to iOS 13.5 detailed by Ian Beer
Accomplished security researcher Ian Beer, known for releasing a host of iOS exploits used by modern jailbreak tools, dropped a bombshell on Twitter late Wednesday evening after sharing a detailed blog post about a jaw-dropping radio proximity exploit affecting up to and including iOS and iPadOS 13.5.
The blog post summary goes on to explain that the hacker can remotely trigger kernel memory corruption through the execution of arbitrary code. Furthermore, it can force affected iOS and iPadOS devices in radio proximity to reboot with no user interaction needed or put privacy at risk by breaching user data or utilizing cameras and microphones without the user’s knowledge. Scary indeed…
Some M1 Macs are exhibiting Bluetooth issues
With Apple's refreshed MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini computers powered by the company's M1 laptop chip in customers' hands now, we're starting to see first reports of the inevitable teething issues that accompany every new hardware launch.
New to Mac? Here’s all the tools in the Mac Utilities folder
If you’ve just purchased your first Mac, and especially if you’re coming from Windows, you might be wondering about the Utilities folder. You may see the folder but have yet to open it or you might be looking for a specific tool and don’t realize it’s in that folder.
Whatever the case, we’re here with another in our New to Mac series to help you out! We’ll explain what’s in the Utilities folder and what each tool is for.
Crystal brings volume-based active noise cancellation toggling to AirPods Pro for jailbreakers
Apple’s AirPods Pro quickly rose to become one of the market’s most popular active noise cancellation-equipped wireless earbuds. Out of the box, they isolate users’ ears from their surroundings via active noise cancellation; and in the event that you need to hear somebody, they support transparency mode, which allows a person’s voice to pass through the AirPods Pro’s microphone and into the user’s ear canal as audio.
One thing worth noting is that when using the AirPods Pro, the user must manually switch between active noise cancelation mode and transparency mode with a gesture when either feature is desired. With that in mind, iOS developer Litten devised a way to make this behavior more autonomous based on the user’s circumstances, and as such, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Crystal was born.
Review: WT2 Plus translation earbuds bring us one step closer to a Babel Fish type experience
If your foreign language skills leave a lot to be desired, these specialized earbuds from a Chinese brand, called TimeKettle, provide near real-time translation from one language to another, with 95 percent translation accuracy and support for enough language pairs to cover more than 80 percent of the world’s population. Here’s how they work in real life.
How to fix Bluetooth issues on iPhone or iPad in iOS 26
Try these troubleshooting tips to fix Bluetooth issues on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 26 and resolve connection problems with wireless accessories.
BTManager+ gives jailbreakers more control over Bluetooth peripherals
iOS is a very user-friendly platform when it comes to Bluetooth device connectivity. On the other hand, ease of use comes with certain trade-offs, such as the scope of configurability and advanced settings and/or features.
If you walk among the plethora of iPhone power users out there, and you use a lot more Bluetooth devices than the average Joe, then we think you might benefit from the likes of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed BTManager+ by iOS developer Beckett O’Brien.
The best waterproof Bluetooth speakers
For the folks out there who like to spend time outside but don't want to lose out on listening to music, being able to bring along a Bluetooth speaker is a welcomed one.