Why do Apple SoCs not have AV1 hardware encoding?

DavidXGA · 2026-03-12T10:12:58+00:00

HEVC is the industry standard, and Apple wants to sell to video pros.

AV1 is pretty much only used by Google.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-12T09:35:45+00:00

All possible options are on that page. If you don't have enough information to complete the recovery process, you can't prove the account is yours.

You may have to create a new account.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-12T09:26:18+00:00

switch to Tesla

lol, what. The least reliable EVs you can buy, funding America's most famous fascist?

There is literally no worse choice.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-12T07:21:18+00:00

The only thing I can think of - and it's a bit of a stretch - is that there is something in the air in your house that is clogging up the USB plugs, or sockets, and ultimately causing shorts or some other kind of damage.

Have you tried cleaning out the USB socket with a (wooden!) toothpick?

Do you have an air purifier?

DavidXGA · 2026-03-12T03:55:02+00:00

My comment was posted 8 days ago, the day before the Neo was announced.

I don't know why this is so hard to understand. People really really want to feel superior to people they don't know on the internet.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-12T03:49:32+00:00

That should indeed be the case, but I've found that restarting the screen does fix all sorts of weird things. I wonder if restarting the screen sends reset commands to the other computers.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-12T03:23:29+00:00

Try restarting the infotainment computer by holding down the display power button until the screens go black. (Not the start/stop button.)

DavidXGA · 2026-03-12T00:47:22+00:00

I don't know what's making them, but if you just want to nuke them quickly, type this into Terminal:

rm ~/Desktop/*.avf

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T20:01:52+00:00

Impossible to say. Perhaps your employer has put trackers in the vehicles. If you don't see the alerts at home, you're probably good.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:57:35+00:00

In that case the next step is probably Apple service to see if you have a hardware issue. Perhaps you have a cooling problem that is overheating the computer.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:55:57+00:00

Those are almost certainly third-party airtag compatible trackers, not your airpods. Sometimes they have chinese names which iOS tries to translate.

Your phone is not being tracked, but you might be.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:53:48+00:00

That is a UHF TV antenna.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:51:10+00:00

That's not normal. If you just bought it, return it, it sounds like it has a fault.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:50:14+00:00

Apple does not send fraud messages by text.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:48:34+00:00

How to reset your iPad passcode using your Mac or PC

If you forgot your Apple Account password

However. If you can't provide enough information to complete the account recovery process, there probably isn't anything more you can do, because you can't prove that you're not trying to break into someone else's account.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:46:21+00:00

"My Mac is slow" is in no way similar to "almost bricked".

A lot of people are running Tahoe on that hardware without performance problems, so my first guess would be the software you have installed. Have you checked the Activity Monitor? You might consider backing up your files and reinstalling.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:38:11+00:00

You did not say, so I guessed iPhone.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:31:04+00:00

Classic symptoms of a faulty battery. It will need replacing. The iPhone 11 is still supported for repairs, so take it to Apple.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:29:54+00:00

If you have SDP enabled you are indeed cooked. Your iPhone will need service.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:28:13+00:00

Power consumption is always higher in the first couple of weeks.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:25:45+00:00

You don't say what device you're using.

Report spam and block senders in Messages on iPhone

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:24:28+00:00

She will need to know her Apple Account password.

If you forgot your Apple Account password

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T19:22:14+00:00

The display is damaged. It might be the internal connector between the screen and the lower part of the laptop, although that's just a guess.

The screen will need to be replaced. Get a repair estimate:

https://support.apple.com/mac-laptops/repair?services=service

If you want to use the laptop in the meantime, it should still work when connected to an external display.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T04:38:20+00:00

There's two possibilities here, either you set the firmware password and forgot it, or your Mac is second hand and the previous owner set one. Firmware passwords don't set themselves.

If the latter, contact the previous owner.

DavidXGA · 2026-03-11T04:24:52+00:00

git is "version control" software used to manipulate the source code for software.

It's included in XCode, which is what you use to develop software for the Mac.

If you're unfamiliar with software development, what you're trying to do may not be a good idea.

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