What was apple thinking???
Well here's my story, I'll try to keep it as short as possible.
I have a 4s on pre-order with estimated delivery date 24-31 oct. I'm in Ontario.
Today I decided to go to my local futureshop and maybe try to play with a live demo of the phone, but to my surprise there were tons of new 4s phones in stock for my carrier bell mobility, there were 4 people in front of me and the guy said maybe a 2 hour wait, so I said what the heck I'll wait and buy it today and just cancel my pre order from apple store. So I waited about 2.5 hours until the others were all served.
Finally my turn came and he got the new phone out for me and looking at my account he said I'm not eligible for an upgrade, I say I know it's no problem i will pay full price and just sell my old one like I did last time, he said apple forbids us from selling it outright for the first couple weeks. Boom all that waiting for nothing, now I have never heard of this and he couldn't explain any further. Does anyone know why apple won't let them sell the phone at retail value yet?
The 5G is my first iPod and first apple product and have got to say I love it, it trully is a wonderful product however I must say that the lack of a proper case is very poor when you consider what a trully beautiful item the pod is, and it really should come with a half decent case in order to give a £300 paying customer half a chance of keeping it looking tip top. 2nd the aftermarket manufacturers have seriously missed the boat in not getting cases on the shelves in time.
My only other gripe is I feel that apple`s logic or should i say lack of control over file creation ( sub folders ext- ) is very poor, it would have taken very little extra code to put that feature in, anyway that stinks.
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I just got the Itunes update. So frustrating. I will be trying methods on this forum to save my library and re-install the older version of ITunes. What was Apple thinking when they developed and released this mess?
Apple is more likely to see your comments if you send feedback via:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
=Downgrading from iTunes 11 to iTunes 10.7=
You may be able to go back with Time Machine but this may involve restoring other items too (https://discussions.apple.com/message/20441404). Alternatively:
Back up your computer first, in case the unexpected happens.
Quit iTunes.
Get iTunes 10.7 from http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1576 or the direct download link at: http://appldnld.apple.com/iTunes10/041-7195.20120912.d3uzQ/iTunes10.7.dmg
Do a few preparatory steps by making sure all iTunes components are not running and cleaning old files. See https://discussions.apple.com/message/20475394. Do steps 3 and 4. Steps 6-8 may be also useful but I don't know if they are essential. Some of the other steps are not necessary, duplicate steps listed later in my post or are perhaps even unhelpful in the process.
Replace the iTunes 11 application with iTunes 10.7. Simply dragging the application to the trash may not work. Lion (OSX 10.7) and newer systems have iTunes integrated into the operating system and deleting is a bit more involved. Two ways to do this are:
1. Use the shareware Pacifist utility (http://www.charlessoft.com/) to install iTunes 10.7 including all associated system files. Details at http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=16400819&postcount=6
2. Check this reference on how to delete the iTunes application itself:
Delete iTunes in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion - http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/13/delete-itunes-in-mac-os-x-10-7-lion/
After deleting the application there may be other files that need downgrading too. See the note about error -42408 at the end of this post. You may want to tuck these away somewhere safe until you have completed the installation of iTunes 10.7. I have not tested this but ideally if newer versions are not found then the installer will put in the old versions. This may include these files in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ which apparently get updated by iTunes 11:
AirTrafficHost.framework
CoreFP.framework
DeviceLink.framework
iTunesAccess.framework
MobileDevice.framework
After doing one of the two procedures above you will have to rescue the most recent old iTunes library from your iTunes > Previous Libraries folder. Rename it "iTunes Library.itl" and replace the existing one in the iTunes folder. A newer version of iTunes irreversibly updates your library file so you have to replace it with the old one or you will get an error message. Note, this will revert your library to the version at the time of the upgrade and you will have to update any changes made since. See:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20401436 - turingtest2 11/2012 post on rebuilding empty/corrupt library from previous iTunes library file after upgrade/crash.
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
Other issues:
- https://discussions.apple.com/message/20432309 - solution to mobile devices saying they need to be restored after downgrading
- If you encounter error -42408:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297 > Specific Conditions and Alert Messages: (Mac OS X / Windows) - including specific error codes.
Alternatively, check https://discussions.apple.com/message/20441424 which requires you have a Time Machine backup (though possibly if you remove the newer version of these files old ones may be installed with the iTunes 10.7 installer - untested). A variant of this is at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20448184
- Persistent "Show in iTunes Store" arrows after downgrade - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4567064 -
ITunes 7.6 What was Apple Thinking??????????????
iTunes 7.6 is a DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!! What was Apple thinking when they released this update?????????? I can't play audio CDs, can't burn CDs. I've tried ALL suggestions in these discussion threads. I've given up on fixing this. I just want to get the songs I've recently purchased from the iTunes Store to my new iMac which, thank God, is running iTunes 7.5. I can't make a CD to transfer the songs. I think Apple should give me a credit so I can download all these songs on my new computer without paying for them again. How do you contact them? I've looked at all their contact info in the Apple site and none are appropriate to address this issue. I've owned an Apple Computer since 1984 and never had a problem of this magnitude. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got the same problems here. Since the update 10.5.2 iTunes doesen't work at all for me. I don't have any Plugins for iTunes or the system at all. I did a PRAM deleted, User rights fixed, iTunes new installed, deleted preferences, all with no help.
iTunes is still nor working properly ...
I thought it could be because in Switzerland we don't have the iPhone or the rental store, but since you have the same problems in NY, it's not that neither.
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Stupid Me! What Was I Thinking ??
OK, I know, everyone on here is gonna' Laugh & say "WHAT AN IDIOT!!" I agree with you, believe me. A friend of mine gave me the M2452 Keyboard. I wanted to clean it a bit, so instead of taking the keys off & taking it all apart (the Correct Way), I took a semi Soapy Sponge and ran it along the Keyboard. This was 5 hours ago. Believe it or not, I did this with a PC keyboard many years ago & after a day of drying out, it still worked perfectly and was clean. So anyway, I plug it into my PC, which it was working with, prior to the cleaning, and now it does not work. It types different letters words, commands, etc... Could I be Lucky & perhaps after a day or 2, it may completely dry out and start working. I know it's not that big a deal. I can get another. Just wondering what you think and wanted to share my Silly story. I'll keep you posted as to what happens. Hey, what do you want from a PC User ??
The great trick when washing electronics is to ensure that they are fully dried before attempting to use them again. Often, assuming no residue is left, you actually can washed such things as keyboards, and even far more complex equipment, and return them to use, but powered them up (or in the case of a keyboard, connecting to a running system) before it's dry can cause shorts and component failure.
Sometimes, a good rinse with cold, clean, water and a lengthy period to air dry is all that's needed.
In the future, you might find a soft paintbrush is a less risky took for cleaning debris out of a keyboard, and for cleaning off key caps, Blu-Tac (for those in the UK) rolled on the key tops works rather well. Never found an equivalent in the US, but I'm sure there must be something similar! -
I clcked before I thought about it. Initial stimulus the word annual (means once a year).. The gotcha annual monthly fee. I guess 50 dollars a year may have been a dream cost. Also, CLOUD usually reference is to software you can run from any location on whatever computer you are using. If you install it directly to a computer it ain't in no cloud. So if your gonna use it might as well buy it. Much cheaper that way.
I clicked to quickly and downloaded the creative cloud trial. After that it was buy me trial. It took me a a little bit to figure out how to un-install the thing. I did use the adobe uninstall tool. Which got most of it. I did find it embeded itself into my Nikon View NX2 (really anoying). The Adobe team must really have a low opinion of it's user base.
I guess you can fool some of the people all of the time. Anyway... Just sayin.Great news! Now could you explain what it is you are actually trying to tell us?
Click on the blue Star Icon below if my advice has helped you or press the 'Accept As Solution' link if I solved your problem.. -
Maybe Im missing something having come from .Net, but is
there any particular reason that Flex uses a zero based month index
for the Date, DateField, and DateChooser classes?
I'm not sure, but I don't know of any place in the world that
uses 0 to represent January, 1 February, etc.
So basically, everytime I need to do anything with month
values, I will have to +1 to the end? Seems sloppy to me.So my question it if the month field is indexed on 0 (event
those day is not, hour is not etc), and since 11 is the max value
possible for the month field...
How in the world can I pass a date of December 1, 2007 (which
everywhere else in the world would be 12/1/2007 but in flex would
be 11/1/2007) to a .Net webservice and receive accurate
information?
And I dont think .Net will even respond to a date of January
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At the Apple WWDC 2012 when they announced the new MacBook Pro, the used something to rotate it. What was it?
Hello Sam,
strangely enough, it went away by itself, and until now, it did not come back. I also believe it must be soms sort of graphic card connection failure or something like that, it`s very strange though. I also did let it know to the apple store, and explained it, and they were willing to repair it, but now everything is ok, so it has no meaning to go to the apple store, maybe for a checkup, that would be interesting maybe.
So, I would suggest to keep on using your computer for a couple of days, and shut it down and restart it as often as possible. And when it has not dissapeared after 3 or 4 days, then it`s good I think to go to the apple store.
If you can post here how it goes or how it went, would be nice, and if there is anything more I can help you with, let me know, kindly, Steven -
Recently my iPod touch 4th gen. was stolen. I have had it for two years, so I don't have a warranty on it anymore. I reported it to the police, but what will apple do? This one kid reported to them that his was stolen and they gave him a new one. Will they do the same for me? Is there any other way I can get all my pictures from my iPod without iCloud set up? Would Apple be able to lock up my iPod so they cant use it at all? Please help me, thanks (:
ipod touch lover wrote:
Recently my iPod touch 4th gen. was stolen. I have had it for two years, so I don't have a warranty on it anymore. I reported it to the police, but what will apple do?
Nothing... why would they do anything?
Apple does not provide insurance and they are not law enforcement. -
I had an Apple ID which I used for iCloud. I upgraded the iCloud account and changed the apple ID to a @me address. Now I can't view what was in my original apple ID account. How can I get what was stored on the original account?
cathorio wrote:
I recently changed my lap top. My problem is the new lap top won't accept my apple I D it asked me to sing up for a new one which I did.
I am puzzled by this. The laptop doesn't need the Apple ID - but iTunes does. I could be missing something but ....
Why would you not be able to use your existing Apple ID and iTunes account on a new laptop? If you authorized the computer - you should be able to use your existing account - unless you already had 5 computers authorized with the existing ID - and that was why iTunes would not accept the ID. However, I'm sure that you would have received a popup message from iTunes telling you that you had reached the limit.
I just received a new MBP and my daughter did as well. My entire family shares an Apple ID and we had no issues at all with my Apple ID and iTunes on our new computers and I did not have to sign up for a new account. Did you even try the old ID? -
Hi everyone, I got my iphone 5 already, and it was comming lined, what you guys think I have to do? Im from central america.
"comming lined" does not make any sense in English. "comming" isn't even a word.
Please rephrase the question or post in your native laguage. -
okay so i have been trying to contact apple for days now but i was just thinking why do we have to only choose between white or black for the digitizer? would i be able to send my ipod into apple to get it customized to a different color besides that?
Apple does not offer custom colors. I'd suggest you get a skin for your iPod. Those are available in hundreds of colors and patterns and since they're not permanent, they don't affect the iPod's warranty and you can change if you ever get tired of the skin you chose.
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My daughter was trying to update her itouch and somehow lost everything on it, but itunes seems to have restored it back to what was on an older ipod she used to have. I don't think we ever registered her itouch, and I know she didn't back it up to the computer. Any chance of getting her stuff back? She lost hundreds of pictures.
- You can redownload iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
- On the computer go to iTunes>Preferences>Devices and see if there is a backup of her iPod.
Note that the backup does not included synced media like apps and music.
- Is she update the iPod via iTunes on other then the computer she syncs with the media on the iPod gets erased. Same for if on the syncing computer if the media was not in the iTunes library. -
Idea of a product development for Apple (what do you think)
This is a photoshopped picture I did of an Apple Macbook charger, were there is the ability to disconnect the cable with the magsafe unit.
This gives Apple users the ability to change the broken electric cord for a new one without out having to change the whole charger unit
as also it can be considered good for the environment
I am not sure if this has come up before, but it would be very usefull to have this option.
what do you think and is there a way to influence Apple to do this modification?Thank you Keith for your information.
In this case I am not worried about the origin of the idea and some compensation to the creator. If this modification will lead to happier costumers of Apple and more efficient use of material and thus better for the environment (as Apple claim they are always improving ) then I am satisfied.
It is good that Apple has this Policy and I agree that they can use any idea submission to them as their own. This Idea is so basic and easy to carry out that I believe that many others have thought of it.
Sometimes it can be good to get a pair of extra eyes or brain to spot were you can improve.
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Dear apple management, apple support communities
I have purchased I pad mini e few days ago. I need help as follows:
(1) Camera: i did take a few photos but something has gone wrong. As i press the camera icon, I get a blank dark black screen. What do you think has gone wrong ? HELP URGENTLY REQUIRED.
(2) How do i sync my pc with I pad mini?
(3)i can read on i pad mini file made in microsoft excel but all numbers are very different from the original document. What is the solutuon?
Dr Uma S Nayak
<Personal Information Edited by Host>You are talking to fellow users on these forums, not iTunes Support or Apple - I've asked the hosts to remove your phone number from your post.
For the Camera app, try closing it via the taskbar and see if it works when you re-open the app : from the home screen (i.e. not with the Camera app 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar at the bottom of the iPad's screen, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of the Camera app to close it, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
If that doesn't fix it then try a soft-reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.
In terms of syncing, you will need iTunes on your computer - if you haven't already downloaded it then you can do so from here : http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
You can conncet the iPad to your computer and select it on the left-hand sidebar of your computer's iTunes (you can enable the sidebar on iTunes 11 on a PC via control-S), and use the tabs on the right-hand side of the iTunes screen to sycn your content to the iPad.
Syncing music : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351
Syncing apps : http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12315
If you haven't yet synced your iPad to your computer you may also find this page useful : https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
For the excel file, what app are you viewing/editing it in ? If the values are different then it may be that the app that you are using doesn't support all the formulas that are being used in the spreadsheet. Apps that 'support' excel documents include Apple's Numbers app, and from third-parties apps such as Documents To Go ('premium' version) and QuickOffice Pro HD. -
My I mac screen had a small green light on the lower left. on a black screen. the screen seemed unresponsive. When I re-srted the bong sounds but the wite screen never shows the apple - What do you think this means?
Welcome to the world of Mac. Some ‘light’ reading to help the transition. I don’t recommend trying to get through all of this at once.
A guide for switching to a Mac
Anatomy of a Mac
Mac Basics—Tutorials on using a Mac
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts,
Mac Basics – Mac Find Out How
Mac Basics – Switching From Windows
Mac OS FAQ
MacTips,
Quick Assist
Switch Basics
Switching to Mac Superguide
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
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