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Apple on Monday. The software update fixes bugs related to eSIM activation on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max, and addresses an issue that could affect cellular connectivity in Turkey on those devices, according to Apple's release notes. In China, as planned, iOS 12.1.2 also implements minor changes to address two Qualcomm patents that led to a Chinese court issuing a last week, according to Apple's release notes in Chinese.

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These changes were not mentioned in any other countries. A translation of the iOS 12.1.2 release notes in China: iOS 12.1.2 includes iPhone bug fixes.

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This update: - Fixes bugs with eSIM activation for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max - Addresses an issue that could affect cellular connectivity in Turkey for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max - Introduces a new animation when force closing apps - Updates share sheet for setting contact and wallpaper imagesMacRumors uncovered of the new animation for force closing apps on an iPhone running iOS 12.1.2 in China. Rather than moving up and off the screen when swiped closed, which, apps now appear to shrink into themselves when swiped closed. Video Credit: 灰原帆 / Weibo As noted by our editor-in-chief Eric Slivka, it appears that Apple may have rushed the release of iOS 12.1.2 to address the Qualcomm patents and possibly other time-sensitive bug fixes. The update that was previously intended to be iOS 12.1.2 will likely be transitioning to become iOS 12.1.3. IOS 12.1.2 is a 16C build, while the beta was a 16D build.

Looks like Apple rushed out the release with emergency fixes/updates and will push back the original 12.1.2 to a 12.1.3 release.— Eric Slivka (@eslivka) In a statement issued on Tuesday, Qualcomm's chief lawyer Don Rosenberg said that by violating the preliminary injunction, which should result in affected iPhones being unavailable for purchase in China, and by releasing misleading statements about the ruling. Apple called Qualcomm's efforts 'another desperate move by a company whose illegal practices are under investigation by regulators around the world,' and said that 'Apple and many other companies, consumers, and government will ' if an iPhone sales ban were to be upheld in China. Today marks the fifth anniversary of Apple's last update to the Mac Pro, as reflected in the. Mac Pro from 2013 to present Apple released the second-generation Mac Pro, starting at $2,999, and it after some despite having over five year old hardware, including up to a 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processor, 64GB of ECC RAM, 1TB of SSD storage, and dual AMD FirePro D700 GPUs. Last year, during a roundtable discussion about the Mac Pro and a few other reporters, Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi admitted that the current Mac Pro's so-called 'trash can' design has a limited thermal capacity that doesn't always meet the needs of the most demanding workflows: I think we designed ourselves into a bit of a thermal corner, if you will.

We designed a system with the kind of GPUs that at the time we thought we needed, and that we thought we could well serve with a two GPU architecture. That that was the thermal limit we needed, or the thermal capacity we needed.

But workloads didn’t materialize to fit that as broadly as we hoped. Being able to put larger single GPUs required a different system architecture and more thermal capacity than that system was designed to accommodate. So it became fairly difficult to adjust.

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At the same time, so many of our customers were moving to iMac that we saw a path to address many, many more of those that were finding themselves limited by a Mac Pro through next generation iMac. And really put a lot of our energy behind that.Fortunately, the long wait of 1,826 days and counting for an all-new Mac Pro should finally be over by the end of next year.

Last year, at the same Mac Pro roundtable discussion, Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller revealed that the company is ',' with work underway on a new version that will be Apple's 'highest-end, high-throughput desktop system' designed for its 'demanding pro customers.' Schiller said the new Mac Pro will be a 'modular' system and accompanied by a new Thunderbolt Display successor: As part of doing a new Mac Pro — it is, by definition, a modular system — we will be doing a pro display as well. Now you won't see any of those products this year; we’re in the process of that. Apple has recently been sending out unsolicited notifications to iOS users, promoting Carpool Karaoke episodes and the availability of Apple Music on Amazon Echo devices. Multiple unwanted and unapproved notifications direct from Apple have gone out during the month of December, irritating iPhone users who aren't interested in the features that Apple is promoting. Image via Twitter user Apple started sending out Carpool Karaoke notifications earlier this month via the TV app, letting users know that a new episode was available. It didn't take long for iPhone and iPad users to take to Twitter to complain about the unsolicited notifications.

The Apple Music Amazon Echo notifications appear to have gone out today, based on multiple reports from Twitter users who received the info from Apple. Apple Music support for Amazon Echo devices last Friday. Apple doesn't appear to be sending these push notifications to all users, so it's not clear what criteria the company is using to determine who to send content to. Apple Music and the TV app, the apps that the notifications are coming from, are installed on iOS devices by default and are not apps that users elected to install.

Why did Apple just send me a notification about an all new carpool karaoke, something I've never watched and have absolutely no interest in?— Mark Fletcher 📎 (@wingedpig) If you've been receiving notifications from Apple, you can stop them by turning off notifications for the apps via the Settings app. Go to Notifications Music or TV, and toggle off 'Allow Notifications.'

Unfortunately there's no way to keep the TV or Music notifications you do want without also getting the unwanted notifications from Apple. Apple has previously sent out unsolicited notifications on multiple occasions, but the frequency appears to be picking up. Just recently, the company sent out notifications encouraging people to upgrade to the iPhone XR or XS and letting users know about discounted iPhone XR pricing with trade-in. Apple's do not allow for apps to send notifications for advertising, promotions, or marketing purposes, but it appears those rules don't apply to Apple's own notifications. If you've noticed Facebook continuing to deliver location-based ads even with all location services disabled, you're not alone, and that's because Facebook continues to use data like your IP address to determine your location for ad delivery purposes. Facebook's lack of an option to disable location tracking for ad targeting was highlighted in a shared today by Aleksandra Korolova, assistant professor of Computer Science at USC.

Korolova noticed that Facebook was continuing to provide location-based ads even after she disabled Location History, turned off the location services option for Facebook on her iOS devices, and removed her city from her profile. She didn't upload photos, tag herself at certain locations, or check in, nor does she allow WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger to access her location. Nevertheless, Facebook showed me ads targeted at 'people who live near Santa Monica' (which is where I live) or 'people who live or were recently near Los Angeles' (which is where I work). Moreover, I have noticed that whenever I travel for work or pleasure, Facebook continues to keep track of my location and use it for advertising: a trip to Glacier National Park resulted in an ad for activities in Whitefish, Montana, a trip to Cambridge, MA - in an ad for a business there, and a visit to Herzeliya, Israel - in an ad for a business there.As it turns out, and as Facebook explains on its ads page, it is collecting location data based on 'where you connect to the Internet' and 'where you use your phone,' aka your. As Korolova points out, Facebook does not explain that turning off all location services will not stop Facebook from 'going to great lengths to obtain and use location data for advertising.' Facebook does not make it a secret that it is using IP addresses and other information for ad targeting, but most people are likely not aware that their locations are still being tracked in this way even after disabling location tracking settings. Facebook, Korolova argues, should do better, because the locations that a person visits and lives in can reveal a lot about them, and that's info that any Facebook advertiser can take advantage of through ads.

Facebook should be providing 'meaningful' tools over the location information that it's collecting, rather than options to disable location services that don't actually mean anything because location data is still being collected over IP address. In statements provided to, Facebook confirmed that it's using IP information for location tracking purposes and that there's no way for users to turn off location tracking entirely. 'There is no way for people to opt out of using location for ads entirely,' a Facebook spokesperson told Gizmodo. 'We use city and zip level location which we collect from IP addresses and other information such as check-ins and current city from your profile to ensure we are providing people with a good service-from ensuring that they see Facebook in the right language to making sure that they are shown nearby events and ads for businesses that are local to them.'

If you use Facebook, there is no way to prevent Facebook from tracking location, except perhaps by enabling a VPN at all times. Quitting Facebook and deleting the app entirely is the only way to make sure the site isn't tracking you, and even then, Facebook has ' with data on people who don't even use the social network. When tvOS 12 was introduced back in June of 2018, Apple announced a new Zero Sign-on feature, a followup to Single sign-on.

Zero Sign-on is designed to let you sign into all TV apps automatically when connected to your TV provider's broadband. At the same time, Apple said the feature would first work with Charter Spectrum, with support expected to be implemented 'later this year,' aka some point before December 31, 2018. Charter Spectrum is expected to debut a new Apple TV app that will enable the feature and allow Charter Spectrum subscribers to watch cable content on the Apple TV.

It looks like the rollout of the Charter Spectrum app and the Zero sign-on feature is not going to make that deadline, as Apple today updated its to change some of the wording to reflect the delay. Rather than stating that Charter Spectrum cable subscribers will be able to watch live channels and on-demand programs with Apple TV 'later this year,' the page now says that the feature is 'coming soon.' Prior to today's wording change: 'And later this year, Charter Spectrum cable customers can watch live channels and thousands of on-demand programs with Apple TV.' After the wording change: 'And coming soon, Charter Spectrum cable customers can watch live channels and thousands of on-demand programs with Apple TV.' That Apple has swapped 'coming soon' for 'later this year' suggests the Charter Spectrum app and the Zero Sign-on feature will be coming sometime after 2018, perhaps early in 2019. AT&T today that it has launched its first mobile 5G service in parts of 12 cities across the United States, but 5G connectivity won't be available until Friday, when its 5G device launches.

5G connectivity has rolled out in Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Houston, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; New Orleans, Louisiana; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Antonio, Texas; and Waco, Texas. In these areas, customers who sign up as early adopters will be able to use the 5G service with a Netgear Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot.

AT&T's 5G offering provides 5G connectivity speeds using mmWave spectrum, which is faster than LTE. AT&T plans to start out with a small, limited launch in dense urban areas where mmWave works best, but promises that customers will see enhancements in 'coverage, speeds and devices' over time. AT&T president Andre Fuetsch says that the company is 'ready to learn fast and continually iterate' in the coming months. During the first half of 2019, AT&T plans to expand its mobile 5G coverage to parts of additional cities that include Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose. AT&T's Nighthawk Mobile 5G Hotspot plus 5GB of data will be available to 'select businesses and consumers' at no cost for at least 90 days. Starting in the spring, customers will be able to get the device for $499 upfront and 15GB of data for $70 per month on a compatible plan. The able to take advantage of 5G networks are expected to come out in 2019, but rumors suggest Apple will not adopt support for 5G networks, giving the new technology time to mature.

Along with AT&T, other carriers are embracing 5G technology. Verizon, for example, launched its in October, with mobile 5G service to follow. Has published an in-depth look at Apple's efforts to grow its sales in India, the 'world's biggest untapped tech market.' With smartphone sales flattening in saturated markets like the United States, Apple is said to have turned to India for new growth, but with 'little success so far.' The report claims that just one in four Indians own a smartphone, providing Apple with an opportunity to sell iPhones to millions of new customers in the country. The issue is that India is a very price-sensitive market, with more than 75 percent of the smartphones sold in the country costing 'less than $250.' Apple-authorized reseller Flipkart continues to, but other iPhone models are priced between the equivalent of $325 and $1,950 in the country, well above the budgets of many Indian customers.

The Wall Street Journal explains: At the heart of the issue is Apple's reluctance to change its traditional business model for selling the iPhone. Rather than make a range of handsets, it has prioritized a limited number of coveted products, sold at high prices—a strategy that revived the company after near bankruptcy in 1997 and helped make it the first U.S. Public company to reach a $1 trillion valuation.The report claims the number of iPhones shipped in India has fallen 40 percent so far this year compared with 2017, and Apple's market share in the country has dropped to about one percent from about two percent, citing research firm Canalys. Apple created a five-year plan to increase Apple's sales in India to $5 billion by 2020, but the iPhone maker posted revenues of $1.8 billion in the country in its most recent fiscal year, according to the report, suggesting that the company is unlikely to meet its target without explosive growth within the next fiscal year.

Government policies haven't helped the situation. Apple has faced difficulties in openings its first retail store in India, for example, as the country requires single-brand, majority-foreign-owned retailers to source at least 30 percent of their manufacturing materials from India-based suppliers. As one would expect, though, Apple CEO Tim Cook remains optimistic about Apple's future in India based on his recent comments. 'We've had really great productive discussions with the Indian government and I fully expect that at some point they will agree to allow us to bring our stores into the country,' Cook said on Apple's earnings call last month. 'We've been in discussions with them and the discussions are going quite well.' 'I am a big believer in India,' he added.

'I am very bullish on the country, and the people, and our ability to do well there.' Photos of Apple's rumored Smart Battery Cases for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have been uncovered in a product merchandising guide for Apple Premium Resellers that was obtained by the blog. The guidelines instruct Apple Premium Resellers how to organize Apple's various leather and silicone cases for the iPhone 7 through iPhone XS Max in their stores.

While the photos are low resolution, two of the cases clearly have a battery pack hump and a cutout for the vertically-aligned rear camera on the latest iPhones. The new Smart Battery Cases are listed as 'leather' products, but this is likely a mistake, as they appear to be silicone in the photos like Apple's previous Smart Battery Cases for the.

The guidelines are dated 'Fall 2018,' suggesting that Apple planned to release the new Smart Battery Cases within the past few months. The season officially ends this Friday, December 21, so there's still some time. Of course, Apple may also delay the cases until 2019 or never end up releasing them. 9to5Mac, which confirmed the merchandising guide, earlier within iOS and watchOS code.

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The assets suggest the cases extending past the bottom of the iPhone. Apple's first Smart Battery Case was for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s, and was equipped with a 1,877 mAh battery that protruded out of the back of the case. Apple later released an iPhone 7 version with a similar design but larger 2,365 mAh battery. Both remain available for purchase for $99 in the United States. At this point, ample evidence of Smart Battery Cases for the latest iPhones has surfaced, so all eyes are on Apple's online store. Qualcomm on December 10 in its ongoing legal battle with Apple after winning an import ban on the iPhone 6s through the iPhone X.

The ban was enacted after a Chinese court said that the older iPhones infringe on two of Qualcomm's patents related to resizing and reformatting photos for wallpaper and switching between apps. After the court's ruling, Apple said that the patented features were software related rather than hardware related, and that it would for iPhone users in China to remove any infringing functionality. Apple today that presumably includes the promised OS tweaks in China (Apple has not confirmed iOS 12.1.2 includes these fixes), but Qualcomm says that despite the software update, Apple is still violating the Chinese court's order. In a statement to, Qualcomm said that Apple continues to 'flout the legal system' by violating the injunction and releasing misleading statements about the ruling. 'Despite Apple's efforts to downplay the significance of the order and its claims of various ways it will address the infringement, Apple apparently continues to flout the legal system by violating the injunctions,' Don Rosenberg, Qualcomm's general counsel, told Reuters in a statement on Monday.

'Apple's statements following the issuance of the preliminary injunction have been deliberate attempts to obfuscate and misdirect,' Qualcomm's Rosenberg said in a statement on Monday.Apple last week said that 'based on the iPhone models' currently offered in China, that it believed it was in compliance with the court's order, but a software update was planned anyway to address 'the minor functionality of the two patents at issue in the case.' Apple did not clarify why it believes it is in compliance with the order, but several sites have speculated that devices running iOS 12 do not include the infringing features. That's not clear, however, as Reuters said that operating systems are not mentioned in the court order. According to Apple, if the ban is ultimately upheld, it will cause 'truly irreparable harm to Apple and other companies,' costing millions of dollars a day.

From a statement last week: The ban would cost Apple millions of dollars a day and affect both the Chinese government and consumers, the company added, noting it has created 5 million jobs in China across the supply chain and third-party software developers. The Chinese government 'may suffer hundreds of thousands of tax losses' from the iPhone ban because of lost taxes from sales of the devices, the company also said, citing estimates of 50 million units sold in the country in 2017. 'Apple and many other companies, consumers, and government will suffer truly irreparable harm,' the company said in the filing.Qualcomm says that regardless of any software update, Apple is violating the court's ruling by continuing to sell the iPhones without explicit permission allowing it to do so. 'They are legally obligated to immediately cease sales, offers for sale and importation of the devices identified in the orders and to prove compliance in court,' Rosenberg told Reuters.

In response, Apple reiterated previous comments that it is in compliance with the order. Apple has not stopped selling any of its devices in China to date. Apple this evening shared several new Apple Watch Series 4 tutorial videos on its YouTube channel, walking Apple Watch owners through features that include watch face customization, Walkie-Talkie, Activity rings, customizing workout metrics, locating an iPhone from Apple Watch, and streaming Apple Music.

All of the videos are about 30 to 40 seconds in length and are designed for those who are new to the Apple Watch, though the content may also be useful for those who have forgotten about the existence of some Apple Watch features. A full list of the new tutorial videos is below. Each video includes a simple set of step-by-step instructions for completing a given task on the Apple Watch, making the content easy to follow for Apple Watch owners. Apple regularly does tutorial videos for various features on Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Mac, but most of these videos are released on its. Apple does, however, occasionally share tutorial videos for new products on its main YouTube channel.

These quick Apple Watch Series 4 tutorial videos may be shown in ad spots on TV or shared on social networks like Instagram and Twitter in the near future. Apple released the in September.

The new device features a larger display, a slimmed down body, a more powerful processor, an ECG feature in the U.S. That works through a new sensor in the Digital Crown, a louder speaker, and more. Apple today released iOS 12.1.2, the fourth update to the iOS 12 operating system since its September launch.

IOS 12.1.2 comes just two weeks after the, and one week after Apple seeded the first iOS 12.1.2 beta to developers. The iOS 12.1.2 update is available exclusively on the iPhone and it can be downloaded over-the-air in the Settings app.

To access the update, go to Settings General Software Update. As with all iOS updates, iOS 12.1.2 is free to download. IPads and iPod touch models continue to run iOS 12.1.1, the prior version of iOS 12 released on December 5.

According to Apple's release notes, iOS 12.1.2 is a bug fix update that focuses on addressing issues with eSIM activation and a cellular connectivity issue in Turkey. From Apple's release notes: iOS 12.1.2 includes bug fixes for your iPhone.

This update: - Fixes bugs with eSIM activation for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max - Addresses an issue that could affect cellular connectivity in Turkey for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS MaxThe timing of the iOS 12.1.2 release is curious as Apple often seeds more than one beta before launching a software update. It's likely that iOS 12.1.2 is addressing a bug that Apple did not want to wait to fix.

Today's iOS 12.1.2 release may also include software tweaks in China that remove patented Qualcomm functionality. A Chinese court last week issued an iPhone sales ban on certain devices in China after ruling that Apple had on two Qualcomm patents related to resizing and reformatting photos and managing applications using a touch screen when using apps. Apple said it a software update for iPhone users in China to address 'the minor functionality of the two patents at issue in the case.' ESIM functionality was first introduced in the iOS 12.1 update and expanded with iOS 12.1.1. In the U.S., T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T are all now supporting the eSIM feature, as are multiple. Update: The iOS 12.1.2 update is now available for download. Update 2: This post has been updated to reflect the fact that it is only available for the iPhone.

Back in 2014, iPhone user Garrett Wilhelm was using FaceTime on his iPhone 6 Plus while driving, causing him to crash into the back of another vehicle. The crash resulted in the death of five-year-old Moriah Modisette, and her father, James Modisette, in 2017 against Apple for not offering safety warnings or a feature that disables FaceTime while a person is driving. The lawsuit contended that Apple had, at the time, patented technology that would have prevented FaceTime from being used while a vehicle is being operated, but had not installed it in the iPhone 6. The plaintiffs requested damages from Apple for its 'wrongful failure to install and implement the safer, alternative design for which it sought a patent in December 2008.' 'At the time of the collision in question, the iPhone utilized by Wilhelm contained the necessary hardware (to be configured with software) to automatically disable or 'lock out' the ability to use FaceTime.

However, Apple failed to configure the iPhone to automatically 'lock out' the ability to utilize FaceTime while driving at highway speeds, despite having the technical capability to do so.' The lawsuit against Apple was dismissed after a court decided that Apple was not at fault for the crash, and as of today, a California appeals court has agreed with that decision. According to the, the appeals court ruled Apple 'did not owe the Modisettes a duty of care,' and that it was not up to Apple to take responsibility for the actions of individuals using its apps. The family, said the court, could not establish that the design of the iPhone was the cause of the injuries suffered. Garrett Wilhelm, the driver of the vehicle who killed the girl, was indicted on manslaughter charges. His trial has been because the FHI has not yet been able to gather data from his iPhone, but if he is found guilty, he could serve up to 20 years in prison. Wilhelm is set to be tried before a jury on.

While Apple was not found to be responsible for the crash, the Cupertino company has since implemented a Do Not Disturb While Driving feature designed to prevent iPhone users from accessing apps like FaceTime while operating a vehicle.