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Good error messages build app trust by stating what happened, why, and the next action. Avoid dumping backend data, vague phrases, or silent failures.
Part five of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate

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Apple used Google Gemini to train its own Apple Intelligence rather than incorporating Gemini directly. The author compares this process to creating original blueprints instead of buying a prefabricated house.

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The iPad is often wasted as a passive screen despite strong hardware. Assigning it one dedicated workflow, like writing, enables laptop replacement. Simplicity and purpose, not apps, unlock its portability and prevent misuse as mere entertainment.

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@markgurman You couldn’t have done much with it because it is horribly inept. So is trying to use AI with the Shortcuts. It makes errors and doesn’t even know that it’s made the errors and doesn’t understand what to do to fix them.

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Testing how Apple Intelligence handles subtle mistakes in Shortcuts, specifically its ability to access mail headers and build a Shortcut for tracking “Hide My Email” addresses.

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Discover how to unlock Apple CarPlay's hidden Voice Control settings to completely control CarPlay hands-free without using Siri.

https://t.co/n2Dlkph8vF

Or watch the YouTube Video: https://t.co/4ac6oWgsfK

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@priya_Thakur786 Too heavy. No Touch Screen yet.

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Discover how to unlock Apple CarPlay's hidden Voice Control settings to completely control CarPlay hands-free without using Siri.

https://t.co/n2Dlkph8vF

Or watch the YouTube Video: https://t.co/4ac6oWgsfK

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Apple One could increase subscriptions by offering a 12-month locked payment plan with a discount, providing predictable revenue and reducing cancellations. One additional change could make a lot of us very happy.

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Today: a stopwatch, your users, and the surprisingly specific psychology of how long a spinner can carry the weight before it starts working against you.

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CarPlay and Android Auto may become obsolete as voice control improves, allowing users to control their phones’ media through their cars’ Bluetooth systems.
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In the early 1970s I taught my upstairs neighbor how to play Lightning Chess.

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A comprehensive guide to optimizing MySQL queries. It covers techniques for identifying slow queries, analyzing execution plans, and improving performance through indexing strategies.

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Part three of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. Last time: the forty-year history of making people wait. Today: choosing the right kind of waiting — because pick the wrong one, and you tell your user the wrong story

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@markgurman Then there are those who say “poke the screen and you’ll knock it over”. Funny, I don’t knock over my iPad with magic keyboard.

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@markgurman So many people saying “ I don’t want it” and not understanding that there are times when it is much more convenient. Even on my iPad I don’t use touch very often (I have the magic keyboard), but sometimes it’s much easier to hit something on the screen than to move the cursor.

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I am concerned about the potential risks of smart Siri in OS 27, particularly the possibility of errors and user dissatisfaction. My recent experience with Gemini raises worries about its integration into smart Siri.

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I uploaded a video to Google Video in 2006, which was later transferred to YouTube when Google acquired the platform. I never marked it Public and entirely forgot it all these years.
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Apple’s $2 billion acquisition of https://t.co/p2KcyDREYa, a company specializing in silent speech technology, could be integrated with the new Voice Control feature, enhancing accessibility and user experience.

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@borntoFLY11135 @Jovany_07 @iupdate They probably give you at least two eSIM’s so that’s plenty of flexibility for travel.