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What does Game Mode do?

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Game Mode is turned on automatically by putting a recognised game into Full Screen mode; there’s no alternative method. A game is taken out of Game Mode automatically by returning it from Full Screen mode, or (possibly) manually in its menu in the menu bar. Game Mode is controlled by gamepolicyd. Game Mode results in RunningBoard making some services, including gameconsole, critical, and suppressing other background servics. These could improve the game’s access to CPU cores, but this seems unlikely to have much effect on performance. Game Mode appears to increase GPU load by the game, although it’s not clear whether this is significantly greater than would be achieved by Full Screen mode alone. Game Mode puts Bluetooth into Low Latency mode, reducing input latency from game controllers, and audio latency to output devices.

What does Game Mode do?https://eclecticlight.co/2023/10/17/what-does-game-mode-do/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
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iFixit Lowers iPhone 14's Repairability Score Due to Apple's Parts Pairing Requirement

Repair website iFixit today announced that it has retroactively lowered its iPhone 14 repairability score from 7/10 to 4/10 due to Apple's post-repair parts pairing requirement, just over a year after the device launched.

"Although we enthusiastically awarded it a solid score at launch last year, thanks to its innovative repair-friendly architecture—of which we remain big fans—the reality for folks trying to fix these things has been very different," said iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens, in a blog post. "Most major repairs on modern iPhones require Apple approval. You have to buy parts through their system, then have the repair validated via a chat system. Otherwise, you'll run into limited or missing functionality, with a side of annoying warnings."

iFixit Lowers iPhone 14's Repairability Score Due to Apple's Parts Pairing Requirementhttps://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/19/ifixit-lowers-iphone-14-repairability-score/?Open linkView original on lemmy.world
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Here’s why Apple put a Thread radio in the iPhone 15 Pro / Yes, Thread has some cool smart home uses, but the wireless protocol could also replace Bluetooth in other parts of Apple’s ecosystem

The iPhone could be a Thread border router, but it probably shouldn’t be

The iPhone could control Thread smart home devices faster

Thread could replace Bluetooth as a way to connect peripherals like the Apple Watch to your iPhone

Thread would be fine for most smartwatch uses but not for audio streaming

Thread might just be a bonus radio

Here’s why Apple put a Thread radio in the iPhone 15 Pro / Yes, Thread has some cool smart home uses, but the wireless protocol could also replace Bluetooth in other parts of Apple’s ecosystemhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/9/14/23871781/apple-iphone-15-pro-thread-radio-bluetooth?Open linkView original on lemmy.world
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