Shawn Platkus

Software Engineer, Macintosh Developer, All around great guy!

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

FYI: With the elimination of third party clients, I’m no longer reading Twitter. You can find me at platkus at https://t.co/dQLgCiI08H.
I may still cross-post here sometimes. But that’s less likely as this place is now broken and most people have left. Queue the This Is Fine meme

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@JamieOgundiran @aaronp613 Do bugs even have ears?

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@TechBinary99 @markgurman Was? Apple Vision Pro IS amazing. It’s not going away. It just received an update at the end of last year.

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@nannestad @markgurman MMGA

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@elias_matar81 @markgurman Really? Backtracking a lot lately? Do you have examples of that? 🤔

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@markgurman “There is nothing so compelling yet that would make an iPhone 14 Pro user upgrade to an iPhone 16 just for Apple Intelligence.”

This is provably wrong. I am an iPhone 14 Pro user and I plan to upgrade because of the ability to get Apple Intelligence. Maybe just stick to facts!

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@singtoconley You underestimate the average user. People are going to love this. It’s going to be awesome.

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@AaplParody Fold or Flip won’t be part of the name if Apple makes a foldable device. Apple doesn’t name products after attributes of the product. You don’t see iPhone OLED or MacBook Fold.

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@ChristianSelig @TechWithTimm All Macs can run dual displays. This is not a surprise.

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@zaheen555 @ConnorHedley4 Because that’s how old most Android phone users phones are!!!

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

X-it stage left

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@markgurman I agree and disagree at the same time. I think Control Center warrants a button. It’s the best way to check battery level and access find your phone feature.

But I think putting it on the button makes it harder to get to. I think it still deserves a fast swipe option.

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@ChanceHMiller Agreed. This doesn’t look very iOS-like.

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@AaplParody There’s no room to put cash in them so it doesn’t matter if you use up all of yours to buy one. 🤷‍♂️

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

New Pixel Fold phone announced. I still don’t understand who foldable phones are for. Who are these people that are saying “I want a phone so large I can’t use it with a single hand for anything” and “I want it to be twice as thick sometimes” 🤷‍♂️

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@AaplParody Current iPad mini still supports it.

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

Experiencing an annoying bug in iOS 16.3. The spoken voice is now Samantha for CarPlay and AirPods announcements. Siri is still using its voice setting. I’ve changed the voice away from Samantha in all of the places in Settings I could find with no luck.

Anyone else having this?

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

Same

[Joe Rossignol @rsgnl]

I might just be getting slightly old though. I love the Mac more than even my iPhone. Keyboard-and-mouse input is what I grew up with and I am way more productive that way vs. touchscreens.

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

How does the TestFlight category in the App Library still not include the TestFlight app itself? 🤔

[Shawn Platkus @platkus]

@rsgnl @9to5mac @benlovejoy This is exactly the kind of content that I’m following you for. Bravo!