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What’s the meaning of this square with a down arrow icon on my HomePod in Control Center?
This is first time I see this icon. [![enter image description here][1]][1] What’s it’s meaning? It’s in Control Center. The HomePods are in “Salon”. [![enter image description here][2]][2] I’m wondering about the icon on the right: [![enter image description here][3]][3] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/...
This is first time I see this icon.
What’s it’s meaning?
It’s in Control Center. The HomePods are in “Salon”.
I’m wondering about the icon on the right:
What’s it’s meaning?
It’s in Control Center. The HomePods are in “Salon”.
I’m wondering about the icon on the right:
Colas
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Feb 2, 2023, 06:48 PM
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Quickly view the monthly/yearly calendar
Before mac os catalina, we could press F12 and see the dashboard including the monthly calendar. [![enter image description here][1]][1] On mac os catalina, dashboard has been removed. Any tips on quickly viewing the current month's/year's calendar in catalina. Thank you. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/...
Before mac os catalina, we could press F12 and see the dashboard including the monthly calendar.
On mac os catalina, dashboard has been removed. Any tips on quickly viewing the current month's/year's calendar in catalina.
Thank you.
On mac os catalina, dashboard has been removed. Any tips on quickly viewing the current month's/year's calendar in catalina.
Thank you.
user674669
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Oct 9, 2019, 06:09 PM
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What is another source for Dashboard widgets?
On the Apple Dashboard widgets [page][1], the most recent app (found at the top of the Just Added section) is [The Weather Channel Widget][2], released on February 14, 2011. Where can I find some more recent widgets? [1]: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/ [2]: http://www.apple.com/downloads/...
On the Apple Dashboard widgets page , the most recent app (found at the top of the Just Added section) is The Weather Channel Widget , released on February 14, 2011. Where can I find some more recent widgets?
Tuesday
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Feb 19, 2012, 08:17 PM
• Last activity: May 5, 2022, 11:13 AM
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Web clip widget in Notification Center
With the old Dashboard it's possible to create a web clip widget from Safari. As it seems like the Dashboard is getting phased out and the Notification Center is definitely a handy place to have widgets, is there any way to get this on macOS Sierra? I can't seem to find an option for this in Safari...
With the old Dashboard it's possible to create a web clip widget from Safari.
As it seems like the Dashboard is getting phased out and the Notification Center is definitely a handy place to have widgets, is there any way to get this on macOS Sierra?
I can't seem to find an option for this in Safari and also cannot seem to find anything in the app store.
Does anyone know if there is a way to get web clip widgets in the Notification panel?
Martin
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Jan 23, 2017, 05:08 PM
• Last activity: Jan 19, 2021, 06:54 PM
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Where can I find the number of records for a specific entity in new CloudKit Dashboard?
In the previous version of Dashboard I was able to preview how many records were created by users of my app. But in the new dashboard, there is no info about the number of created addresses in the database. It was very useful to me. Did I miss it, or was it dropped by Apple? [
Bartłomiej Semańczyk
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Jun 8, 2017, 12:52 PM
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Looking for Working Weather Dashboard Widget
So the weather widget apple includes with macOS no longer works. It's been broken for a while now, I suspect it's never coming back. Especially since it was powered by Yahoo. Also Apple's "dashboard widget" directory hasn't been updated in 10+ years. So that's useless. I'm looking for a simple littl...
So the weather widget apple includes with macOS no longer works. It's been broken for a while now, I suspect it's never coming back. Especially since it was powered by Yahoo. Also Apple's "dashboard widget" directory hasn't been updated in 10+ years. So that's useless.
I'm looking for a simple little widget that will give me current conditions and a 7+ day forecast. Nothing complicated. But it is really useful and it's a bummer not having it.
l008com
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Mar 31, 2019, 08:10 PM
• Last activity: Mar 10, 2020, 09:58 AM
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Where can I find dashboard widgets on OS Catalina?
Here's what I'm talking about: [![dashboard widgets][1]][1] I couldn't find it anymore, I used to set it as a hot corner in **System Preferences > Mission Control**, I tried to search the keyword "Dashboard" in System Preferences but ended with no luck. Did Apple remove Dashboard on OS Catalina? If...
Here's what I'm talking about:
I couldn't find it anymore, I used to set it as a hot corner in **System Preferences > Mission Control**, I tried to search the keyword "Dashboard" in System Preferences but ended with no luck. Did Apple remove Dashboard on OS Catalina? If not, where can I find it? Thanks a lot!
Edit:
Seems like dashboard is removed from OS Catalina (thanks to the comment linking to other similar questions!), **Is there any way to put dashboard widgets on desktop like it's shown in this video ?**
UPDATE:
**Is there a way to get the Converter Tool somehow?** (the widget that can convert currency, length, pressure, weight all in one!) Recommendation of similar Apps is welcomed too!
I couldn't find it anymore, I used to set it as a hot corner in **System Preferences > Mission Control**, I tried to search the keyword "Dashboard" in System Preferences but ended with no luck. Did Apple remove Dashboard on OS Catalina? If not, where can I find it? Thanks a lot!
Edit:
Seems like dashboard is removed from OS Catalina (thanks to the comment linking to other similar questions!), **Is there any way to put dashboard widgets on desktop like it's shown in this video ?**
UPDATE:
**Is there a way to get the Converter Tool somehow?** (the widget that can convert currency, length, pressure, weight all in one!) Recommendation of similar Apps is welcomed too!
kuku
(311 rep)
Oct 14, 2019, 12:05 PM
• Last activity: Mar 7, 2020, 05:58 PM
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How to recover dashboard stickies on macOS Catalina?
According to the article [Apple Confirms Dashboard is Going Away After 14 Years](https://www.macrumors.com/2019/06/13/goodbye-dashboard/), dashboard has been removed within macOS 10.15, Catalina. I had some Stickies with information stored in dashboard and I would like to recover it if possible.
According to the article [Apple Confirms Dashboard is Going Away After 14 Years](https://www.macrumors.com/2019/06/13/goodbye-dashboard/) , dashboard has been removed within macOS 10.15, Catalina. I had some Stickies with information stored in dashboard and I would like to recover it if possible.
user7886229
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Jul 9, 2019, 01:26 AM
• Last activity: Feb 19, 2020, 01:37 PM
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How do I make iClip Lite work in newer versions of Mac OS X?
[iClip Lite](https://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/business/icliplite.html) is a Clipboard Manager dashboard widget, which won an Apple Design Award back in 2006. It's pretty great. Unfortunately, the widget appears to have broken all the way back in Snow Leopard†. You can still save and retriev...
[iClip Lite](https://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/business/icliplite.html) is a Clipboard Manager dashboard widget, which won an Apple Design Award back in 2006. It's pretty great.
Unfortunately, the widget appears to have broken all the way back in Snow Leopard†. You can still save and retrieve clipboard items, but the preview of all those items is invisible. Without a way to see what was saved, the widget is pretty useless.
Can this be fixed?
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† If not earlier—Snow Leopard is just the earliest version of OS X I have access to.
Can this be fixed?
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† If not earlier—Snow Leopard is just the earliest version of OS X I have access to.
Wowfunhappy
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Jan 29, 2020, 05:14 PM
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Is Dashboard on life support?
In the past week or so Apple's language translation widget (which uses SYSTRAN for translation) has stopped working, and in searching for a replacement widget I noticed that a lot of former widget developers have now abandoned support for their widgets, citing Apple's lack of support for Dashboard i...
In the past week or so Apple's language translation widget (which uses SYSTRAN for translation) has stopped working, and in searching for a replacement widget I noticed that a lot of former widget developers have now abandoned support for their widgets, citing Apple's lack of support for Dashboard itself.
Are there any announcements or plans by Apple regarding the future of Dashboard?
UPDATE (2-Aug-2017) - The Translation widget now seems to have been fixed, after a few weeks of being broken. It's not clear whether this was an Apple problem or a SYSTRAN problem. The above question still stands though - does Dashboard have a future ?
UPDATE (2-Nov-2017) - I just upgraded to High Sierra (10.13.1) and while Dashboard is still very much alive, the Translation widget has now completely disappeared !
UPDATE (15-Oct-2019) - With the release of Catalina, the Dashboard is **now officially removed** from OSX. Mojave (10.14) was the last version of OSX with dashboard support.
Paul R
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Jul 11, 2017, 07:43 AM
• Last activity: Oct 16, 2019, 02:08 PM
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F4 will not show Dashboard
I just got a brand new Apple space grey wireless keyboard. Everything is great except that F4 stopped working to launch Dashboard. Instead, F4 launches Launchpad, something I don't use at all. I have all the proper settings set: - Special keys are enabled, not standard F keys - Open Dashboard as Ove...
I just got a brand new Apple space grey wireless keyboard. Everything is great except that F4 stopped working to launch Dashboard. Instead, F4 launches Launchpad, something I don't use at all.
I have all the proper settings set:
- Special keys are enabled, not standard F keys
- Open Dashboard as Overlay is selected
- Changed the keyboard shortcut for Launchpad to something obscure
- Checked the keyboard shortcut for Dashboard is set to F4
Melodist
(11 rep)
Apr 19, 2019, 09:02 PM
• Last activity: Apr 19, 2019, 10:24 PM
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I cannot add a Web page into my Dashboard
I want to store a website in my Dashboard, but the option to do so appears greyed out. [![enter image description here][1]][1] How do I open the website in Dashboard? [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/zOWbt.png
I want to store a website in my Dashboard, but the option to do so appears greyed out.
How do I open the website in Dashboard?
How do I open the website in Dashboard?
aircraft
(1845 rep)
Jan 10, 2019, 04:55 AM
• Last activity: Jan 10, 2019, 06:43 AM
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macOS - Display Dashboard on external display
I have a multi-monitor setup with my MacBook Pro. I have configured Dashboard to appear as Overlay in the Mission Control preference. [![enter image description here][1]][1] However, whenever I summon the Dashboard it always appears on MacBook's built-in screen. Is there a way I can make Dashboard t...
I have a multi-monitor setup with my MacBook Pro. I have configured Dashboard to appear as Overlay in the Mission Control preference.
However, whenever I summon the Dashboard it always appears on MacBook's built-in screen. Is there a way I can make Dashboard to appear on one of the connected external display(s)?
I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.1 on a 2013 15" retina MacBook Pro.
However, whenever I summon the Dashboard it always appears on MacBook's built-in screen. Is there a way I can make Dashboard to appear on one of the connected external display(s)?
I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.1 on a 2013 15" retina MacBook Pro.
Nimesh Neema
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Jul 20, 2018, 11:08 AM
• Last activity: Nov 4, 2018, 04:05 PM
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Dashboard massively consume CPU and memory
I have set my dashboard as overlapped in system preferences, and I despite I have few widgets on it (just a calculator, a calendar and a clock), it takes all my CPU and memory: ![enter image description here][2] ![enter image description here][1] For now I've just disabled, but I find it useful and...
I have set my dashboard as overlapped in system preferences, and I despite I have few widgets on it (just a calculator, a calendar and a clock), it takes all my CPU and memory:
For now I've just disabled, but I find it useful and I'd like to know if there's a way to fix it.
For now I've just disabled, but I find it useful and I'd like to know if there's a way to fix it.
Ramy Al Zuhouri
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Jun 18, 2015, 10:52 PM
• Last activity: Jun 28, 2018, 04:48 PM
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Dashboard is stuck
That's it. On my MacBook Pro the dashboard is stuck. I can't click the arrow in the bottom right corner, clicking more widgets doesn't do anything, clicking the safari icon on web clip opens safari but doesn't show it. Pressing he pause button does the same thing with iTunes. I can do command tab an...
That's it. On my MacBook Pro the dashboard is stuck. I can't click the arrow in the bottom right corner, clicking more widgets doesn't do anything, clicking the safari icon on web clip opens safari but doesn't show it. Pressing he pause button does the same thing with iTunes. I can do command tab and see that, right now, google chrome, Safari, and iTunes are open right now (as well as finder, duh) but I can't actually switch to those. The force quit keyboard shortcut doesn't seem to do anything. Closing the cover and opening up a bit after doesn't do anything. I want a solution that doesn't require restarting the computer so that I don't have to wait for so long in the future. What can I do?
I can't tell anything about software, I think it's Yosemite or Mavericks but I am not sure.
Faraz Masroor
(139 rep)
Aug 29, 2015, 01:12 AM
• Last activity: Feb 26, 2018, 05:34 AM
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How do I get the 'Calendar' app to display on the Dashboard?
[MacOS C-Error] As per the title. I've tried using `ctrl up-arrow` and dragging onto that 'desktop' but my drag is rejected... I want to be able to see my appointments at a glance in the Dashboard, not just a static calendar with a clock. While looking for answers to this question, I came across som...
[MacOS C-Error]
As per the title. I've tried using
ctrl up-arrow and dragging onto that 'desktop' but my drag is rejected...
I want to be able to see my appointments at a glance in the Dashboard, not just a static calendar with a clock.
While looking for answers to this question, I came across something called DashCode, which I understand does not exist for MacOS Sierra. Can this be used to wrap the calendar app into a widget?
gone
(753 rep)
Oct 28, 2017, 05:15 AM
• Last activity: Oct 28, 2017, 05:29 AM
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Why won't my macbook show the dashboard or fullscreen windows?
I am "stuck" on the desktop. Clicking the dashboard icon does nothing, I cannot use the 4-finger swipe gestures to move to or view the dashboard or any application windows in fullscreen (yes, I have checked system preferences, it's on), and the function key that usually allows me to see fullscreen w...
I am "stuck" on the desktop. Clicking the dashboard icon does nothing, I cannot use the 4-finger swipe gestures to move to or view the dashboard or any application windows in fullscreen (yes, I have checked system preferences, it's on), and the function key that usually allows me to see fullscreen windows+the dashboard+other desktops does nothing. I have tried shutting my computer, quitting everything and restarting. If I open another fullscreen window, I am stuck there until I close or un-maximize it. This has happened before and it went away after a minute or two, but it's sticking around now. I have a MacBook Air running on Mac OS El Capitan.
How can I solve/prevent this problem?
UPDATE: It has started working again, but was stuck for much longer this time.
This problem is continuing off and on.
Johnny Dollard
(95 rep)
May 23, 2017, 10:04 PM
• Last activity: Jul 21, 2017, 01:32 PM
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Can I disable Dashboard in Mountain Lion?
I'm wondering if there's a way to disable the dashboard in Mountain Lion. I never use it and I think it's consuming processor and memory powers.
I'm wondering if there's a way to disable the dashboard in Mountain Lion. I never use it and I think it's consuming processor and memory powers.
user48589
May 18, 2013, 03:36 PM
• Last activity: Apr 5, 2017, 05:00 PM
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How to remap F4 to Dashboard or Notifications on a MacBook Pro in Yosemite?
I had this working fine in Tiger thru Mavericks, but it broke in Yosemite. Pressing F4 now launches Launchpad, and only fn F4 triggers Dashboard. Launchpad is useless compared to Spotlight or even the Dock. I'd much rather have the F4 key triggering Dashboard again, or even Notifications (which is r...
I had this working fine in Tiger thru Mavericks, but it broke in Yosemite. Pressing F4 now launches Launchpad, and only fnF4 triggers Dashboard.
Launchpad is useless compared to Spotlight or even the Dock. I'd much rather have the F4 key triggering Dashboard again, or even Notifications (which is really starting to come along).
I have:
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System Prefs / Mission Control / Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts / Show Dashboard set to F4.
- Syst Prefs / Keyboard / Keyboard / Use all F-keys as standard function keys unticked.
- Syst Prefs / Keyboard / Shortcuts / Launchpad & Dock / Show Launchpad unticked.
- Syst Prefs / Keyboard / Shortcuts / Mission Control / Show Dashboard set to F4.
Ideas? Hopeless? Thanks!
2014 13" Retina MacBook Pro
Mac OS X v10.1 Yosemite (14B25)
5260452
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Dec 17, 2014, 12:44 AM
• Last activity: Mar 3, 2017, 02:51 PM
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Dashboard contact widgets can't find any results?
[![enter image description here][1]][1] I have 7000+ contacts synched to my Apple iCloud account. I can see them with the contact app when I search for some of them via spotlight, as shown in the next image: [![enter image description here][2]][2] But in Dashboard Contact widget, it cannot find any...
I have 7000+ contacts synched to my Apple iCloud account. I can see them with the contact app when I search for some of them via spotlight, as shown in the next image:
But in Dashboard Contact widget, it cannot find any matches with my name or number that I searched for.
What could be the reason the problem?
Fatih Toprak
(364 rep)
Oct 3, 2015, 10:08 AM
• Last activity: Jan 23, 2017, 02:49 PM
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