USB type-C ports max power supply from MacBook Pro?

What are the max power supplied by Apple's touch bar MacBook Pro from its USB type-C ports? | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 1 year ago

How to select power direction over USB-C

I have a USB battery which has a USB-C port on it.When I connect it to my MacBook Pro (regardless of whether the MacBook Pro is running off its battery or via the mains), the Mac doesn't charge the | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 1 year ago

macOS: Incorrect “Default Scaling” Value

I'm having a rather strange issue. When I opened my 13-inch 2020 MacBook Pro, right out the box everything seemed rather small. I went into the display settings and noticed the display setting was ... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 1 year ago

Charging your iPod when battery is at a sufficiently low level

My iPod is dead, and whenever I plug it in (original Apple cable, firmly pushed in all the way) the LED glows red for 5 seconds and turns off. My PC does not detect it, and I've tried multiple PCs ... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 1 year ago

Enable Keyboard Control of the macOS UI

Many user interface (UI) elements or dialog boxes have buttons. I would like to be able to activate a button with just the keyboard, without the mouse. How can I do this? | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 1 year ago

Simple settings tweak to make OS X much more snappy

I would very much like to disable the sliding animation that occurs when switching desktops via ctrl+→/← or ctrl+[number] in Lion. This was previously accomplished in previous versi... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 1 year ago

Apple computers don't support CEC (Consumer Electronics Control)

When I plug my Mac into a DisplayPort monitor that has loudspeakers, the Mac's volume controls become disabled. Is Apple assuming that if I have external speakers I am so much better using thei... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 1 year ago

How to stop com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms attribute from being saved?

Recently I found out that macOS saves full download link to metadata of file which kept when file moves between computers which I found a big security risk for me. Is it possible to disable saving ... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 1 year ago

How can I adjust Touch Bar brightness? You can't.

Is there a way to adjust MacBook Pro's Touch Bar brightness?MacBook Pro, 13", 2016, macOS Sierra 10.12.6 | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

MacBook Pro Bluetooth Audio balance keeps changing by itself

I've got a MacBook Pro (mid 2014) and Bluetooth earphones (TaoTronics TT-BH07). I'm usually good with noticing changes with audio in general. A few days ago, I've realized that sound was a bit like | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

WiFi and Bluetooth under iOS 11 will both automatically switch back on at 5am

I'm facing this issue after updating iOS11 in my recently bought iPhone 7I usually turn off wifi during the night and found it ON in the morning. It automatically turns ON resulting in unnecessary | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

I can’t type the number twenty on iOS

Since upgrading to iOS 15, I can no longer easily type the number 20. iOS automatically replaces it with 2.0, as shown in the screenshot. I don’t have a Text Replacement that would do this. Is this | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

Use a IBM Model M Keyboard on MacBook Pro M1, Remap Caps Lock to Command⌘

I use a circa-1987 IBM Model M keyboard (with a PS/2 to USB adapter) on my 2011 Mac Mini. For the most part it works well, after some tweaks in System Preferences and third party software.Howeve... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

iOS: Allow app to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites

It's a great step in the right direction that iOS 14.7.1 now forces apps to let the user know that it's tracking their activity, with a prompt such as this:It says:Track your activity across ot... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

Why Isn't iTunes Shuffle Random?

This is a problem that has bugged me for the last 5 years, across multiple devices, operating systems and installs of iTunes and iPods.I have found that the iTunes shuffle feature does not randomly | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

macOS input source switching unexpected behaviour

I have MacBook Pro with M1, macOS BigSur 11.4. It has special key with globe icon to change input method.When I press it a little window shows up indicating the switching of an input method. And if | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

Bye Bye Big Sur

My current macOS version is 10.14.6 (18G103). I have downloaded Big Sur from App Store but when I am trying to install, I am getting error "Bye Bye Big Sur" when I click on installer. | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

How does AirTag calculates the relative position from an iPhone?

When looking for an AirTag, the iPhone shows the angle and distance to where the AirTag is located.The distance can be calculated from the signal strength. But how do they find out the angle in wh... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 2 years ago

Hacking a patch to run Unity games on older OS X versions

Most games built with Unity 2018 and Unity 2019 do not work on Mac OS X 10.9. They will launch initially, and occasionally even get as far as the main menu, but invariably crash before entering gam... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

How can I run newer Unity games on OS X 10.9 Mavericks?

Most games built with Unity 2018 and Unity 2019 do not work on Mac OS X 10.9. They will launch initially, and occasionally even get as far as the main menu, but invariably crash before entering gam... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

How can I run newer Unity games on OS X 10.9 Mavericks?

Most games built with Unity 2018 and Unity 2019 do not work on Mac OS X 10.9. They will launch initially, and occasionally even get as far as the main menu, but invariably crash before entering gam... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

How do I make newer Unity games backwards-compatible with OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”?

Most games built with Unity 2018 and Unity 2019 do not work on Mac OS X 10.9 (aka the last good version of macOS). They will launch initially, and occasionally even get as far as the main menu, but | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

How do I make newer Unity games backwards-compatible with OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”?

Whenever I try to run newer Unity games on OS X 10.9, they crash soon after startup. The crash log says:Dyld Error Message: Symbol not found: _getattrlistbulk Referenced from: /Users/USER/Desk... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

Jittery macOS mouse cursor when hovering over links

I'm experiencing a jittery/buggy/flickering mouse cursor when moving my mouse over hyperlinks.This occurs in both Safari and Chrome. It also occurs in other non-hyperlink instances of the mouse c... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

Charge on right ports, not left, to alleviate high kernel_task CPU usage on MBP

Occasionally my machine will have a kernel_task instance max out the CPU:This can last from minutes to sometimes hours. The machine is effectively unusable in this state. Restarting doesn't help;... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

“MacBook Pro runs hot? Try charging on the right and not on the left”

Occasionally my machine will have a kernel_task instance max out the CPU:This can last from minutes to sometimes hours. The machine is effectively unusable in this state. Restarting doesn't help;... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

Charging a MBP on the left side causes high kernel_task CPU usage

Occasionally my machine will have a kernel_task instance max out the CPU:This can last from minutes to sometimes hours. The machine is effectively unusable in this state. Restarting doesn't help;... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

How to find cause of high kernel_task CPU usage: 2017 15“ MacBook Pro

Occasionally my machine will have a kernel_task instance max out the CPU:This can last from minutes to sometimes hours. The machine is effectively unusable in this state. Restarting doesn't help;... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 3 years ago

Opening /Dev on macOS in Finder

Is it possible to open the /dev/ directory in Finder? If not why? Is it on some kind of exclude list?I would like to use a GUI to list the files there. | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 4 years ago

Stop Finder from creating aliases when moving Applications

In Snow Leopard, Finder treated .app files like any other application. You could drag an application between any two folders at will, and the application would be move.At some point since then (I... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 4 years ago

High CPU usage on MacBook Pro when charging on the left side

Occasionally my machine will have a kernel_task instance max out the CPU:This can last from minutes to sometimes hours. The machine is effectively unusable in this state. Restarting doesn't help;... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 4 years ago

Future of iTunes and audio files in its library

I still have most of my music on CDs. This has been fine, since I mostly listened in the car. Since I retired recently, I am driving less and would like to put the CDs into iTunes (mostly for my iP... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 4 years ago

Some of my Google calendar contents just disappeared in Calendar.app

macOS 10.14.6, Calendar.app 11.0 (2245.5.2)Less than an hour ago, I brought Calendar.app to the foreground (I usually keep it running, hidden in the background), and most (8 out of 12) of my Google | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 4 years ago

macOS: Unable to completely uninstall Zoom meeting app (StackExchange)

I am unable to completely uninstall the Zoom meeting app from my Mac running macOS Mojave.I once installed the Zoom meeting app. Then I deleted it from Applications directory. Now, every-time I o... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 4 years ago

LibreOffice doesn't have an icon

In the application menu LibreOffice has no icon. How can I add it to it? | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 5 years ago

MacOS: Disk full; Terminal in Recovery mode won’t delete files; boot panics

I’m in a pickle here. macOS Mojave, just updated the other day. I managed to fill my disk up while creating a .dmg, and the system froze. I rebooted. Kernel panic.Boot to Recovery mode. Mount the... | Continue reading


@apple.stackexchange.com | 5 years ago