Linked List: September 27, 2021

Monday, 27 September 2021

Yours Truly on The HourTime Show 

I had the distinct pleasure of a guest appearance on this week’s episode of The HourTime Show, a watch nerd podcast from the gang at WristWatchReview — John Biggs, Victor Marks, and Nicholas De Leon. The topic: why it’s so crazy hard to buy a new Rolex.

Wil Shipley Joins Apple 

On the one hand, I did not see that coming. On the other hand is this apt observation from Tom Harrington:

How to make technical contacts at Apple:

  1. Meet any developer who knows what they’re doing.
  2. Wait.
  3. They now work for Apple.
If Unlock With Apple Watch Isn’t Working on Your iPhone 13 

Apple support document acknowledges a problem a lot of iPhone 13 users are running into:

Apple has identified an issue where Unlock with Apple Watch may not work with iPhone 13 devices. You might see “Unable to Communicate with Apple Watch” if you try to unlock your iPhone while wearing a face mask, or you might not be able to set up Unlock with Apple Watch.

This issue will be fixed in an upcoming software update. Until the update is available, you can turn off Unlock with Apple Watch and use your passcode to unlock your iPhone 13.

I haven’t seen this issue, but I sympathize with those of you who’ve been hit by it. “Unlock With Apple Watch” almost completely mitigates the annoyance of using an iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask.