Unlock T-Mobile Galaxy A21 & A11 (A215U & A115U) Remotely via USB – Permanently

The latest Samsung Galaxy A11 and A21 (A215U and A115U) are feature-rich devices. They were introduced by the South Korean giant around May/June this year. All of them contain great cameras and large displays. The battery life is also decent. A 6.50…

Stop macOS from creating synthesized disks from an APFS partition?

I have a raw dump of an APFS partition that I've created so that I can roll back a system to an exact state for testing. This dump was created using dd, and is not created form any of the volumes inside the container, but rather the ent…

Stop macOS from creating synthesized disks from an APFS partition?

I have a raw dump of an APFS partition that I've created so that I can roll back a system to an exact state for testing. This dump was created using dd, and is not created form any of the volumes inside the container, but rather the ent…

Find my phone stopped working from homepod

I use find my phone often by asking siri on my homepod. However without changing anything siri now says "before I can help with that you'll need to update your information in siri settings on your iphone " Now there is no siri setting…

Menu Bar- clock-Big Sur

I am successfully using 'defaults write com.apple.menuextra.clock IsAnalog -bool true' to replace to a smaller icon the Apple clock in Big Sur. Is there a code to revert to Apple's clock if ever required?

Can I uninstall Xcode but keep Simulator?

I do not want Xcode, I only want Simulator. Are they different apps? Can I uninstall Xcode but keep Simulator?

M1 Mac clean install, getting stuck at "Create a computer account"

I wanted to do a clean install on my shiny new M1 MacBook Pro, running macOS 11.1. I booted into recovery mode and navigated to disk utility, click my Macintosh HD entry, erase, then erase volume group. Reformatting done, I selected "Re…

Mac boot menu not showing recently installed Linux OS

I installed GNU/Linux Kali on my Early-2015 MacBook Pro (Mojave) by following the instructions on the Kali official website for dual boot. Linux runs fine but it boots by default. When I went to boot into Macintosh HD from the boot me…

Can you turn the pages of an ebook on your iPad with your iPhone?

Can you use your iPhone as a remote control for your iPad, to turn the pages of an ebook? How so?

Why does Facetime echo and Zoom does not?

Huge echo with my living room setup when using Facetime on a Mac Mini with external camera (nice Logitech). Zero echo using Zoom. Or really, anything else. Even Skype seems fine. The echo is heard by the party being called, but not on o…

HomePod Software Update 14.3

Per release notes "includes general performance and stability improvements".

Does the new Airpod Max support lossless audio on wireless?

Earlier AirPods and AirPods Pro models send audio over 256kbps AAC. As I use Tidal HiFi (lossless streaming) and some offline flac/wav files, I still need to use wired headphones, and I need to get 3-4 lightning to 3.5mm jack adapters e…

How to Mute iMessages & Text Messages from Someone on iPhone

Is one of your iMessage friends annoying you by sending constant text messages? Maybe you’ve got someone spamming you with message nonsense? Don’t worry, you can easily mute them and prevent all notifications every time they send a text or iMessage …

Easy DIY Home Repairs – The New York Times

How to remove Disabled Software in macOS 11?

I found three items in System Report. I've checked /Library/Extensions/, /Library/StagedExtensions and /private/var/db/Receipts. All related files has been deleted. But the three items persist after restarting. How should I remove them?…

Cannot set up Touch ID, unlock System Preferences, or reinstall Big Sur [2020 Intel MBA i3]

Today I have upgraded my 2020 Intel MacBook Air to Big Sur (11.1). Since upgrading, I am unable to unlock the "lock" in the System Preferences panels that require it (the window "jiggles" even with the right password) and I am unable to…

Apple Pro Display XDR Firmware Update 4.2.37 (bug fix)

This update fixes a calibration related bug. (Post includes previous tip if you have missing presets after a firmware update.)

How to remove Disabled Software in macOS 11?

I found three items in System Report. I've checked /Library/Extensions/, /Library/StagedExtensions and /private/var/db/Receipts. All related files has been deleted. But the three items persist after restarting. How should I remove them?…

Why does the iPhone lower the maximum volume after playing loudly for a while?

I constantly get interrupted in watching and listening to video by the volume randomly getting lowered without me asking for it. I get a notification telling me "the volume was lowered", spouting nonsense about protecting my hearing bas…

How to add characters (accents) to the press and hold character picker in macOS Big Sur?

In macOS Big Sur, there is a very useful feature for people like me who need to write in multiple languages, which pops up a small menu of additional characters when you hold down a letter. For instance, when I hold down the letter ''E'…

M1 Mac clean install, getting stuck at "Create a computer account"

I wanted to do a clean install on my shiny new M1 MacBook Pro, running macOS 11.1. I booted into recovery mode and navigated to disk utility, click my Macintosh HD entry, erase, then erase volume group. Reformatting done, I selected "Re…