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HomeKit Weekly: Despite a slow rollout, Adaptive Lighting in iOS 14 is one of the best new HomeKit features

Adaptive lighting in HomeKit was one of the new features from Apple in iOS 14. While it took a while for manufacturers to begin rolling it out, I’ve finally been able to spend a few weeks with it. It’s another way that HomeKit is providing experiences to automate your life for the better. HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything…
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Instagram for iPhone now supports ProRAW photos with some limitations

Apple debuted its powerful ProRAW feature for the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max cameras with iOS 14.3 earlier this week. It’s been called a “massive leap forward” by pro photographer Austin Mann. Now the Instagram iOS app is able to accept ProRAW’s DNG format when uploading photos to the platform – with a couple of caveats… Instagram’s Tim Johnsen shared the news on Twitter today that…
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Mujjo’s leather iPhone 12 cases are a great alternative to Apple’s official cases

I’m not exactly a fan of using my iPhone with a case, especially with the stunning new iPhone 12 design. Even so, I still like to have some cases around — either to protect my iPhone in some situations or to change its style from time to time. I’ve been using the Mujjo leather case with my iPhone 12 Pro Max for the last month and it has proven to be a great alternative to Apple’s MagSafe…
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Google Photos storage bug ‘inaccurately counted’ uploads for some on iOS, Google One refunds triggered

A Google Photos storage system “mistake” this year resulted in image and video uploads being “inaccurately” counted towards your cloud storage quota. This Photos issue, which is now fixed, was present throughout 2020 and Google is offering a refund for One storage during that period. The company, specifically the Photos team, reached out to those impacted today, noting that this problem…
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