Did your iPhone suddenly crash on December 2nd? Is it rebooting for no reason? Well no need to worry, it’s not just you. And there’s an easy fix.
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If you update to iOS 11.2 you should eliminate the December 2nd problem. If for any reason you are unable to do so right away, or don’t want to upgrade you can manually set the clock on your iPhone to November 28th and your rebooting problem will be solved. You’ll be off by a couple of days but at least your phone won’t reboot for no reason. No idea why the previous iOS didn’t like December 2nd.
Apple’s been having it’s share of software problems lately including the undoing of a patch that was supposed to fix the “root” bug. If you didn’t hear about that one already, according to Wired.Com macOS High Sierra had a hole in the systems security that allowed any malicious person or program trying to log into your computer to simply enter root as the username and leave the password field blank. They could then bypass the prompt and get full access to your computer. Those who hadn’t upgraded to High Sierra 10.13.1 before installing the patch released by Apple found that installing the patch and then upgrading their macOS would cause the bug to reappear.
Apple’s support page says “If you recently updated from macOS High Sierra 10.13 to 10.13.1, reboot your Mac to make sure the Security Update is applied properly. Or if you see MRTConfigData 1.27 in the Installations list under Software in System Report, your Mac is also protected.”
I know that’s a lot to remember so I’ll include a link in the video description and you can read the details for yourself.
Cell phone addiction could affect your brain. I could have told you that. According to a report… No actually according to a study published by Science Daily smartphone and internet addicted teenagers have higher rates of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and impulsiveness. Apparently addicted teens have an imbalance in their brain chemistry resulting in increased levels of gamma aminobutyric acid, a neurotransmitter that slows down brain signals. So yes, too much phone and internet can make you slow. So what’s my excuse? I’m not a teenager.
BART cell phone theft is up this year. In 2015 there were 180 cell phone thefts on the Bay Areas Rapid Transit train system, 274 in 2016, and 225 in just the first half of 2017. Many of these thefts are committed by young people including a group of between 40-60 kids who got onto a bart train back in April at the Oakland coliseum station where they robbed several people of cell phones and bags leaving at least two people injured. BART launched an awareness campaign to educate riders about the possibility of phone theft and encourages them to keep their belongings secure especially near the doors of the train where thieves are more likely to grab and run.
Google has been accused of stealing millions of iPhone users data illegally. News.com.au says that a consumer activist has launched a class action lawsuit that could lead to a payout into the hundreds of millions for the 5 million iPhone users whose data was collected without their knowledge. Google supposedly bypassed the security of Apples Safari app and planted cookies into phones before later selling collected data to an advertising network. Bad Google. But surprising to hear that there are actually 5 million people who use Safari. It doesn’t seem to be all that popular at least in the US. Google denies that it acted illegally and says that it has defended similar cases in the past. I assume successfully. The British group dubbed “Google You Owe Us” says that the unlawful cookies were planted between 2011-2012. If the suit is successful British iPhone users could be awarded 300 lbs. compensation per person.
