Mac OS 15.5.5 update introduces Battery Health Management for MacBooks

The latest update to Mac OS 10.5 Catalina has a new Battery Health Management setting that will enhance how MacBooks manage battery life specially for laptops that are often plugged in and docked for extended periods of time daily.

Granular battery management ensures that batteries last longer through time. From what we understand, this feature prevents batteries from charging to 100 percent, which increase temperature and shorten battery life. You might want to turn this off if you're going on a longer trip and need to max out your charge. Only a company like Apple, who creates the hardware as well as the OS and software integration can offer this level of control.

Apple said that the Battery Health Management feature will be available on all MacBooks that are equipped with Thunderbolt 3, so that means all MacBook Pro models from 2016 and later, and the 2018 or later MacBook Air. 

Spotify now lets you add as many songs as you want to 'Your Library'

Spotify used to have a 10,000 song limit when it came to saving/adding songs to "Your Library." Now, the music streaming service has finally gotten rid of this limit, so it's time to like all the songs and albums you want. However, there are still limits to other Spotify features. There's still a 10,000 song limit to the number of tracks you can add to playlists, and, for Premium users, the same limitation exists for the number of offline tracks you can save (divided among five different devices). This new limit is rolling out to all users now.

Source: Spotify

Rogers brings Pro On-the-Go service to Ottawa

Rogers is expanding its Pro On-the-Go service to Ottawa, bringing safe contactless support and flexible delivery options in the nation's capital. Rogers partnered with mobile retail store Enjoy to make this initiative happen. The service lets customers choose the time and date that works best for them. A Rogers Pro will then deliver the device and assist the customer with setting it up. This setup process can be done over the phone, through a video chat, or six-feet-apart right on the customers' front porch or yard. The Rogers Pro can also offer tips and tricks on getting the most out of their devices.

According to the national carrier, the service is available for over 10 million Canadians, since it's also available in Vancouver, the Greater Toronto Area, and some parts of Southwestern Ontario. Rogers plans to expand this service to more areas this year. You can learn more about it through this link.

Source: Rogers

Samsung Galaxy S7's last update fixes a critical security issue

Support for the Galaxy S7 ended last month, four years after the device made its debut. Despite this, Samsung just released one more update to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge to fix a critical security vulnerability. The issue affects every single Samsung smartphone sold in 2014, and this new patch fixes the problem. The vulnerability allows a determined hacker to gain access to the system, possibly without the user's knowledge. It arose from a change Samsung made to Android that altered how the system handled .qmg files. All the attacker has to do is send multiple MMS messages with a specific image file to execute the exploit.

The May 2020 security patch fixes the issue. But since the Galaxy S7 series isn't covered anymore, PiunikaWeb on Samsung's forums discovered a new update that delivers the SVE-2020-16747 fix. And while it still has the April security patch attached to it, a Samsung moderator assures that the .qmg exploit fix is there. It isn't clear, though, if older Samsung flagships will get the same update.

Source: 9to5Google + MobileSyrup