Apple Expected To Fight iPhone Christmas Problems

as mentioned in If you're looking to add a dash more color to your iPhone or Apple Watch then you now have a few more options to choose from. Apple is now selling three additional colors of silicone cases and watch straps on the Apple Store in yellow, green and pink (via MacRumors). In addition to these new colors, the teal, olive and mauve Watch straps that were previously exclusively available through Nike's iPhone app are now also available for purchase directly from Apple. Unfortunately, there's still no sign of any official first-party cases for the iPhone XR. Previously we've speculated that the reason for the lack of cases has to do with the handset's bright color schemes, which you wouldn't want to cover up with an opaque shield.

Apple expands iPhone XS and XR trade-in program countries around the world

Amid worries of an iPhone sales slowdown, Apple on Friday took steps to goose demand by expanding a promotional upgrade program for its latest iPhone XS and XR handsets to major markets around the world. Apple's iPhone trade-in program page as seen in China. The higher than normal trade-in value is subsequently applied to the purchase of a new iPhone XS Max, XS or XR, effectively lowering upgrade pricing for existing iPhone owners.According to regional Apple websites, similar offers are now available in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Taiwan. Typically, customers can find better deals through third-party firms.Today's program expansion arrives amidst concerns of slumping iPhone sales. Most recently, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo this month slashed forecasts for the iPhone XR, a mid-tier handset many expected to account for a bulk of Apple's 2019 sales.

Apple Expected To Fight iPhone Christmas Problems

as declared in Even if sales of the iOS handsets are falling below Apple's expectations, there's still a lot of activations, app downloads, and software updates to process. Last year, Apple's iPhone was the leading device to be activated over the holidays, with a 44 percent share of the market. However, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 6 actually took the top two spots in terms of Apple activations, at 15.1 percent and 14.9 percent, respectively. In previous years, iPhone activations have been slow due to significant volumes. You might even want to wait until Apple fixes the 4G problems plaguing iPhone users around the world that is restricting many to wi-fi for internet connectivity in iOS 12.1.2.

Apple sent iPhone owners unwanted push notifications to promote Carpool Karaoke

Apple is starting to send unwanted push notifications to iPhone users, including ones designed to promote its own Carpool Karaoke show — even though Apple's TV app never expressly asks for permission to send promotional notifications, and even though Apple's App Store guidelines forbid developers from sending unsolicited promos. — Mark Fletcher (@wingedpig) December 14, 2018Why did my phone just send a notification via the TV app that a new carpool karaoke episode featuring Kendall Jenner is out?? If you're part of the iPhone Upgrade Program, you may have received a push notification you never expressly signed up for informing you about upgrading to the newest iPhone. Both of these new examples are less obtrusive than the most famous Apple push notification, which informed more than 500 million people that Apple had purchased and given them a free copy of U2's Songs of Innocence. If getting spam push notifications from @Apple about new episodes of Carpool Karaoke is a sign of the company's tv strategy, we're in for a rough ride.

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