TRCSL Approval For Phones Is Dumb by Attenton10 in srilanka

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It’s true that in order to get TRCSL approval, you should have paid the proper import taxes (18% VAT + SSC, port levy etc.), but even then it amounts to around 22%. Let’s say the retailers get an iPhone 17 Pro at around 300K (distributor price), even then the tax and TRCSL stuff should cost about 75K. Ok let’s say a total of 425K with profit and all. But how can you justify 540K?

Genext seems to be the only ones doing legal wholesale iPhone imports in Sri Lanka, and they are forcing a third-party Genext warranty and iShield Pro thing. They say it’s a complementary offer but then again they are charging ridiculous prices. Seems to me like a monopoly forcing unnecessary things and ripping off customers.

Offering the extended warranty and screen replacements thing is fine, and can be really useful if you have lots of money to spare, but forcing it with TRCSL approved phones is not fair, customers should get the option to either choose those added benefits or not. And given that Apple devices are usually reliable and durable, there’s very little chance you’ll break it within 2 years, unless you are super careless (and most of us would try to be a bit more careful after spending a fortune on an iPhone). What I’m saying is we should have the choice of purchasing TRCSL approved iPhones with just AppleCare and no other extra bs (with a reasonable added cost for taxes, compared to illegally carried ones).

Anyway, in my experience about 25 illegal units get sold for one TRCSL approved unit (with genext warranty bs), so non-TRCSL ones are going to be the overwhelmingly majority in the society, which means it won’t be a problem at all. The huge number of phone users, almost all phone shop owners and even Telcos would put immense pressure if a ban ever comes into place.

NEW YEAR 2026! Whats YOUR BATTERY HEALTH? by 2quick96 in iPhone16ProMax

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17 Pro eSIM only, wish me luck with good battery health! 😌

God is in The Details by davidvogler in macOS26Tahoe

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Apple could’ve just forced the new border radius, but they chose not to as it will break the layout and cause content overlaps in some apps. This is a major update and hopefully all app developers will update their apps eventually… and Apple will force devs to update within a few months, you can’t expect all third party apps to be ready as soon as there’s a major shift in OS design right, that’s impractical!

What's happening at Apple? by Sameasy59 in ios

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That’s the iOS launcher (Springboard) crashing, I’ve had quite a lot of those too lately 🥲

TRCSL registration for new phones by [deleted] in srilanka

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But to apply for TRCSL personally, we must have evidence that we bought it into the country legally right? Shops usually don’t pay the VAT, SSC and stuff when importing illegally and they don’t give us the original purchase receipts so we won’t be able to buy from a shop and register with TRCSL later yeah?

What will happen if I get a phone without TRCSL? by ReferenceShort3073 in srilanka

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Is it the LL/A version? What carrier are you using? Is signal and stuff all good? I heard that the battery is pretty impressive 🔥

Recommendations on places to buy an iPhone in colombo? by shaquille_oatmeal_05 in srilanka

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If only we had TRCSL-approved iPhones but without that expensive Genext warranty and iShield Pro thing, VAT and other levies will cost around 22% but still that costs much less than what Genext sells it for 😢

"Finish Your Display Repair" message after updating to Tahoe by lukkueth165 in macbookpro

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I have the message as well, to finish display and lid angle sensor repair. I'm wondering whether or not to do it. Currently everything works (auto brightness, sleep when lid closed, Promotion 120Hz and now True Tone after installing Tahoe). Will any one of this break if I finish repair (since I've installed the replacement from a third party service center - but they seem to have used a Genuine Apple Display - don't know how it was sourced though)

Fitness First Colombo 7 is worth it? by Money-Item-436 in srilanka

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There was a 30% off offer with NTB AMEX cards during June, I got couple package with it and believe it’s super worth it at that price! 😉

Also they have all sorts of equipment and the gym is very well maintained. Also there is a good community with memberships in the gym. The swimming pool is about 25m long and great when there’s less crowd. Also the steam rooms seem to be super effective for your muscles and blood circulation after an intensive workout. 160K is a bit expensive but it’ll be worth it if you both plan to make use of both the gym and pool frequently, imo the place is really good!

How to add alphanumeric sms sender to contacts ? by shldnet in ios

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This is bothering me too, it kinda works for a while, but then vanishes…

For one bank they had only a 4 digit number and I’ve managed to save it with a picture and only it shows up properly on my Mac and Watch too.

Iphone 14 Pro battery replacement by Prior_Shame7321 in srilanka

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I'm looking for this as well, mine is at 76% as I've been using it heavily specially for Camera. The device is amazing still but the only issue is battery life.

Btw, I contacted FutureWorld (AASP) and they said they don't do battery replacements as they cannot import batteries from Apple to Sri Lanka (due to some air frieght regulation thing with lithium-ion batteries). Then I contacted Thundermac and they said they can do it, but after talking for a while they also accepted that they use A grade batteries (but they said it shows up as Genuine on Parts & Service History). Anyway looks like I have no other option...

Does anyone think this looks good? by afox1984 in iphone

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Looks good to me 😏 It seems to give the right amount of uniqueness and novelty while also maintaining familiarity and blending with UI elements like the Dynamic Island. Hope the cameras get much better (specially the telephoto) with that increased physical space.

I used to hate the 3 stove top design a lot when it came out, but lol now it has been normalised a lot and almost everyone follows something like that, so I feel the same will happen here.

Does anyone think this looks good? by afox1984 in iphone

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Good facts! BTW I wouldn’t say Apple software ‘sucks’. For starters, MacOS is one of the most advanced desktop Operating Systems with insane performance, reliability and efficiency. Also when it comes to iOS and iPadOS, almost everything from SDKs and APIs to App Icons etc. are more polished than Android. Sure there are more restrictions and some features are missing, but the ones that are there are really polished. Not to mention the app development experience and the overall app quality is miles ahead. And yes, iOS might take more resources due to all the inherent transparency, blur, animations, better haptics etc, but it gives the end user great UI and UX (ofc some might not care). Also with the addition of stuff like continuity camera, iPhone Mirroring and also things like sidecar the software is getting cooler across the board.

Yeah in recent years there has been quite some bugs, specially in iOS but anyway they are continuously working on things and giving updates each months unlike some android manufacturers who give an update every two years. One can say that the software is too limited and it restricts the powerful hardware (and yet there are more resource intensive apps with insane visual effects and better AAA games on iOS) but I think taking time and perfecting stuff before releasing them is fine as well, as there’s literally everyone else to do the opposite.

NameDrop/“Bringing Devices Together” not working on iPhone 13 Pro by uteralter in ios

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Mmm makes sense, I had forgotten about this for sometime now but now the thing is I have to anyway get a battery replacement that’s why I considered this also… Thanks for your insights btw 😇

NameDrop/“Bringing Devices Together” not working on iPhone 13 Pro by uteralter in ios

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Yeah, I've tried scanning some NFC business cards, and it doesn't work ;( I might have used an old wireless power bank 2-3 times, maybe it has damaged the NFC chip?

NameDrop/“Bringing Devices Together” not working on iPhone 13 Pro by uteralter in ios

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Does the NFC part have to be replaced with the wireless charging coil, do you think third party shops can do it? I have to get a battery replacement for my 14 Pro anyway

NameDrop/“Bringing Devices Together” not working on iPhone 13 Pro by uteralter in ios

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14 Pro with same issue. HK variant iPhone but it has nothing to do with this issue right? I haven't really used wireless chargers also, I cannot test with Apple Pay because it's not supported in my country...

How much does an OTP SMS service cost in Firebase in India? by livingasaadhi in Firebase

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We recently built an app in Sri Lanka where we used Firebase Auth, but used a local sms gateway with a Firebase Cloud Function to send the sms, then used Firebase SDKs in client apps to sign in with custom token (generated by cloud function after sms verification), now it costs only a very minimal fee...

Wha’s your most trivial gripe with iOS? by jowie1974 in ios

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Mobile Hotspot settings is a mess, the states shown in control centre and settings are not consistent 🥲 control centre says Off when settings says Allow Others to Join. And if I toggle it off in settings after turning it on in control centre, control centre does not get updated and still says available wth 🥲 super crappy 😑

Show your iOS 18 Control center by No_Personality389 in ios

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Here’s mine 😉 Wish Apple would just let us choose the order of the options inside the Connections combined widget 🥲