The Windows 11 Recall feature has been troublesome since its announcement. Now that the feature is available in a testing capacity, it is still causing users some issues.
Tech reviewers testing the feature have observed that Recall will now fail to save the snapshots that allow the function to work. CNBC noted that it may take “several minutes” for a snapshot to save, which may leave delays in the AI processing. Tom Warren of The Verge, noted on Bluesky that snapshots were not saving at all in his experience.
anyone else having issues with Recall? I can't get it to save snapshots at all
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren.co.uk) 2024-11-25T02:08:27.321Z
In response to the recent laments, Microsoft recommended the cure-all computer restart method to tackle the issue.
The brand sent out an advisory notice to the Dev channel of its Windows Insiders program, which are the main users currently previewing the Recall feature. Otherwise, Microsoft doesn’t seem to have any other fix for the feature at this time.
“Some users experience a delay before snapshots first appear in the timeline while using their device. If snapshots do not appear after 5 minutes, reboot your device. If saving snapshots is enabled, but you see snapshots are no longer being saved, reboot your device, ” Microsoft said in a blog post.
That’s right — the solution for now is the tried and true Windows fix of turning your computer off and on again.
Recall was originally intended for a preview release in June, and is currently only rolling out to Windows 11 update beta testers on Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X chips.
The claim of the feature is to give your PC “photographic memory,” allowing you to use natural language to explore any moment in your PC’s timeline. In addition to being helpful for search, it can also allow you to restore entire function points on your AI PC so you can start up where you left off in the case of a system crash or shut down when you’re finished with your day without fear of losing your content.
It works by capturing and saving snapshots of your activity throughout the day. This was previously considered a security and privacy concern, which led to the feature being retracted and then repeatedly delayed. Now its second attempt at a release remains marred with issues.
While Recall’s implementation is unique, other companies such as Google quickly made plans to design similar AI features. For example, the ChromeOS 130 update included a feature called Welcome Recap that allows you to remember multiple previous desktop states and select between them or allows you to start fresh with a new desktop.
Mozilla is giving Firefox’s Smart Window two new tricks. If you haven’t tried it yet, Smart Window is an optional AI mode in Firefox with a built-in chat that helps you get things done while you browse. With this update, it can fill out online forms using details from your tabs and keep an eye on websites for you.
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The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.