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Apple Releases macOS 10.12.4, iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2

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Today Apple released a deluge of updates which includes macOS 10.12.4, iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2.

macOS 10.12.4

  • Adds Night Shift for automatically shifting the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum after dark.
  • Adds Siri support for cricket scores, schedules, and player rosters from the Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council.
  • Adds Dictation support for Shanghainese.
  • Improves right-to-left language support for the Touch Bar, toolbar, and visual tab picker in Safari.
  • Resolves several PDF rendering and annotation issues in Preview.
  • Improves the visibility of the subject line when using Conversation View in Mail.
  • Fixes an issue that may prevent content from appearing in Mail messages.
  • Adds support for more digital camera RAW formats.

 

iOS 10.3

iOS 10.3 introduces new features including the ability to locate AirPods using Find my iPhone and more ways to use Siri with payment, ride booking and automaker apps. 

Find My iPhone

  • View the current or last known location of your AirPods
  • Play a sound on one or both AirPods to help you find them

 

Siri

  • Support for paying and checking status of bills with payment apps
  • Support for scheduling with ride booking apps
  • Support for checking car fuel level, lock status, turning on lights and activating horn with automaker apps
  • Cricket sports scores and statistics for Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council

 

CarPlay

  • Shortcuts in the status bar for easy access to last used apps
  • Apple Music Now Playing screen gives access to Up Next and the currently playing song’s album
  • Daily curated playlists and new music categories in Apple Music

 

Other improvements and fixes

  • Rent once and watch your iTunes movies across your devices
  • New Settings unified view for your Apple ID account information, settings and devices
  • Hourly weather in Maps using 3D Touch on the displayed current temperature
  • Support for searching “parked car” in Maps
  • Calendar adds the ability to delete an unwanted invite and report it as junk
  • Home app support to trigger scenes using accessories with switches and buttons
  • Home app support for accessory battery level status
  • Podcasts support for 3D Touch and Today widget to access recently updated shows
  • Podcast shows or episodes are shareable to Messages with full playback support
  • Fixes an issue that could prevent Maps from displaying your current location after resetting Location & Privacy
  • VoiceOver stability improvements for Phone, Safari and Mail

 

watchOS 3.2

This release introduces the ability to use Siri with apps and Theater Mode to keep the screen dark until you tap it. This release also includes additional improvements and bug fixes.

  • Siri now works with apps from the App Store to start workouts, send messages, make payments, book rides, and more.
  • Theater Mode setting turns on silent mode and keeps the screen dark until you tap it, even when you raise your wrist.
  • Scribble is now available in French, Spanish, and Italian.
  • Music playlist sync progress is now displayed in the Apple Watch app on iPhone.

 

Apple also updates Pages, Keynote and Numbers for iOS and macOS.

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Lightning Power Leather Apple Pencil Holder

I’ve been looking for something to keep the Apple Pencil other than in its original box.

I purchased a few Apple Pencil cases and holders from Amazon.com.
The first one is:

Lightning Power Premium Felt PU Leather Protection Sleeve case Holder for Apple Pencil

It is compact and lightweight as it protects the Apple Pencil. I can easily find it in my bag.

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The Mysterious Case of “Disappearing” AppleCare

One of our colleagues took his iPhone 6s for repair at a local Apple Store and found out that the serial number had been replaced. Essentially, according to Apple database, his iPhone had gone through a warranty exchange some months prior. Thus rendering his actual iPhone no longer eligible for warranty repair.

Perplexed by this issue, he reached us to us. In turn, we contacted Apple for some clarifications. Unofficially according to Apple:

  1. There was an error in the database entry for another iPhone 6s.
  2. The iPhone was reported stolen.
  3. There could be fraudulent warranty-exchange request.

Apple is quick to recognized this issue and started the process of restoring the AppleCare registration on the iPhone 6s.

In this happened to you, don’t panic. Gather all the documents pertaining to the purchase of the iPhone. If you bought an iPhone from authorized iPhone reseller or directly from Apple, it would be really easy to get your AppleCare registration restored. Remember if you kept the receipt, invoice, purchase order and/or the info of the credit card you used to make the purchase; that would make the process much easier too. Contact Apple for support and service, immediately.

We have heard incident like this happened in the past and this is the first time it happened to one of our colleagues.