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DESCRIPTION: A space for anyone who uses Apple products, appreciates what they get right, and wants to talk plainly about what they don’t. This is a friendly place for healthy criticism. You don’t have to love the company. You don’t have to hate it either. If you want honest discussion about Apple hardware, software, ecosystem choices, design decisions, frustrations, or pleasant surprises, you’re welcome here.

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Thoughtful critique, real-world experience, and respectful disagreement
Sharing tips, solutions, workarounds, and overlooked features
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You use Apple. You think about it. (Maybe you think different). That’s all it takes to participate here.

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Does anyone actually use the Shortcuts app effectively? What for? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Chef_Boyargee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I actually use it to keep my kindergartner out of the settings app. It just sends them to the calculator app instead. I may have about six months left before they figure out how to get around it.

When I used a MagSafe mount in my car, I had a shortcut triggered by connecting to the car Bluetooth to automatically turn off the screen rotation lock so I could have my screen in landscape automatically. When the car was turned off, it would revert to portrait and screen rotation locked.

I had hoped to get it to work with our chamberlain garage door openers, but Chamberlain doesn’t play nice with HomeKit anymore.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

For your kindergartner, look into locking apps behind Face ID/Touch ID.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/lock-or-hide-or-an-app-iph00f208d05/ios

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