TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 311
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank
Jeff for sending in the music you hear in the background. Jeff wrote:
Hi Rob,
I made this song with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.
Regards,
Jeff J
SONG_Blacktop.mp3
Thanks Jeff for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ZACH for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ZACH wrote the following.
Hi Rob:
I used the main iOS 8 wallpaper and the instasize app and added text to it.
Regards,
Zach
Well ZACH Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ZACH'S artwork in the Tii App in the extras for ep 311
- or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
01:42
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “I think I’ve mentioned this once or twice before, but it bears repeating until it sinks in: the Apple iPad is not unique, nor necessarily the best of breed in the media tablet sector it is spearheading. And it ain’t gonna help Apple shareholders any.’ unquote
Anders Bylund (The Motley Fool), 11 March 2010
I think I've mentioned this once or twice before but it bears repeating - Any Financial guys from Wallstreet type blogs have a built in anti-Apple bias that has proven over the years to be almost 100% wrong. Just Sayin.
02:19
For Promo codes - On Ep 310 we offered up chances to win promo codes for the APPs - EGGS BOOM and SMART VS PHONE - I will be giving those out later this week - you can find more info about these apps at the beginning of Ep 310
This week we have promo codes for the APP - KUDOGRAM - one word Here is the review from the Dev - PLAY PROMO CODE KUDOGRAM - Thanks to the dev for his review of his App KUDOGRAM and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put KUDOGRAM in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:25
Hi Rob,
iOS 8 works well - but slow in some cases. Best to reload heavy power apps like online games.
Regards,
Kevin K
Hi rob
I upgraded to ios8 as soon as apple posted the links on dev site.
I really like the new keyboard. It's very smart specially replying to texts.
Only 2 bugs I noticed are … AND I REDACTED THAT PART
So far very smooth.
Regards
Dev
Per my redacting the part about bugs - I don't want to talk about bugs in the betas - because well they are betas - and the reason they have us looking at them is to find the bugs. It is kind of like me saying to my wife I don't like the color of her hair curlers before we go out for the night. Or asking are your going to wear that out - when it is just a towel. iOS 8 is not ready yet - plus we will have lots of time to talk about bugs when iOS 8 Gold master is released in September or there a bouts
That all said I did install the beta 1 of iOS 8 on my iPad 3rd gen - and this is with out a doubt the most stable fullish featured 1st beta Apple ever released - IMHO. I will likely be installing the beta 2 on my iPhone 5s if the 2nd beta is as stable as this first one. It is not perfect and I have had a couple of crashes - but my kids who use that iPad the most are not complaining and minecraft works fine on it as does Netflix and youtube - so they are happy. I should point out I did do a fresh clean install - so my iPad 3rd gen is starting from scratch and not from a previous back up. This means any legacy issues were removed from the equation.
Some of the features I have noticed. In Settings General - Siri
There is now a new feature - Voice Activation - where if turned on and the iOS device is connected to power - You can activate Siri by saying "Hey Siri" unless you live in Philly, NYC or LI - where you say Yo Siri - ok - I made that last one up.
In Spot light search they added an option for Spotlight suggestions
In Accessibilities - Speech - there is a new feature call Speak screen - When enabled - if you swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen you will hear the content of the screen. And you can control how fast or slow it speaks them and even have them highlighted as it speaks them. That is a pretty cool feature.
Staying with Accessibility - There is a new Grayscale Options - that for your icons or other colors converts everything to grayscale. This is also added as one of the options for triple tapping the home button - along with Voiceover, Invert colors, zoom, Switch control and assistive touch.
There is now an option called Video Descriptions - Which when activated and when available with videos automatically plays video descriptions. Huh? more on that one in the future.
Nice to see as always adding more features to Accessibility - Thanks Apple.
Another new feature comes under Usage - which is a cool one. It tells you the % of battery used by different apps in the last 24 hours and last 7 days. For example 66% of battery usage went to Minecraft, 23% to Netflix, 5% to youtube, 3% to the home and lock screen and 2% to the game blox - It does not show usage when charging - just battery usage when well using the battery. Note to wife - need to get the kids off mine craft.
Under Mail - contacts - calendars - there is a new item called Left Triage Action - Your options are Mark message as read or unread and flag or unflag message. This is for when you swipe left on an email message - by default it will be set to mark message as read or unread. I usually flag a lot more messages then mark as unread - so I changed it there.
Under Calendars part for default alert times - there is a new option turned on by default - called Time to Leave - and it uses your current location to determine a good time to leave for upcoming events - yup sounds like a battery waster - make sure to turn that one off.
Another one for potential battery hoggishness - is under calendars Called Time Zone Override - by default it is set off. Quote The Time Zone override always shows event dates and times in the selected time zone. When off, events will display according to the time zone of your current location unquote. Anytime I hear current location - I think battery drain. So turn that one on - again it was Time Zone Override.
Another new item under calendars is Alternate Calendars - You can now also select from Chinese, Hebrew and Islamic calendars.
And finally under calendars there are toggles for Week Numbers and also Show invitee declines. The latter is on by default the former is not.
Those were the major and noticeable changes in the Settings app from Notifications down to Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
I will go over more sections on future episodes.
10:57
http://www.iphonelife.com/blog/5/wwdc14-wrapup-stunning-
display-innovation
From the Google+ community - Tony Law asked quote Did anyone noticed that during the HomeKit portion of today's keynote, there is no listing of Nest on the vendor slide for home automation devices? unquote
Hmmmm - Sell out to Google for $3.2 Billion and apple is not happy - Or just possible - Apple said we are not going to talk with Nest prior to announcing this - and now it is public they will talk to them - just because they did not want to give Android any heads up on this.
Per some features others are talking about. HOMEkit is a big one.
And Homekit is pretty much what people rumored it would be prior to WWDC. It is a way to easily connect and control devices around your home from Smart locks, lights, cameras, garage doors, plugs, switches and thermostats not called nest, It will all work with siri - so you can say Siri I am cold turn up the thermostat. Or Siri I am hot make it colder. Or Siri I just stepped in something please turn on the lights and Siri unlock the back door I have pug that is going to sleep outside tonight.
Some of the 3rd party manufacturers shown on the slide that Apple is working with and will have products that work with Homekit are - iDevices, iHome, Cree, Chamberlain, Skybell, Honeywell, Schlage, Philips, Kwikset, Netatmo, Haier, August, TI, Marvell, Sylvania, Broadcom and Withings - Yup - 17 3rd parties mentioned and Nest was not one of them.
I am sure there will be more than a few Kickstarter projects to come that will work with HomeKit as well.
13:15
http://gizmodo.com/ios-8-the-best-hidden-features-that-
apple-didnt-show-y-1586023628
Gizmodo had a post titled iOS 8 - the best hidden features that Apple didn't show you. Some of the ones they listed are:
Swipe to dismiss Notifications - The Notification center gets an upgrade in iOS 8 going from 3 tabs to two tabs - Today and notifications. Yes - it is an upgrade. You can quickly customize widgets and you can dismiss a notification with a simple swipe - so no need to accurately hit that smallish x.
Another item they mentioned - is a Smarter, safer Safari - And that is because of the addition of DuckDuckGo - as an option for your search engine of choice. And there is a new list of your most frequently visited sites.
Fine-Tunes Camera controls are another item - you can now tap to focus when taking a picture and there is a little slider you can slide up and down to change the exposure. no more tapping all over the place on dark or light areas to get it to hopefully change to the exposure level you want.
And the one I really like - is the improvements to the weather app - it now looks out 9 days ahead - and shows hourly weather for the next 24 hours. On top of that it pulls the weather info from The Weather Channel - hopefully making it more accurate. So nice additions there.
And finally they mentioned - Location-based lock screen notifications - Quote We were so amazed when we first saw this on MacRumors, we had to go check it out for ourselves. Sure enough, Apple has built elegant notifications right into the lock screen. Just walk into (or by) a Starbucks and a tiny icon will appear opposite the camera shortcut. Pull up and you'll be magically transported into the app and ready to make a purchase. unquote
15:18
http://www.redmondpie.com/swiftkey-swype-and-fleksy-third-party-
keyboards-confirmed-for-ios-8/
I think one of the bigger announcements from WWDC with regards to iOS 8 - and this is one that a lot of people are saying finally more than Yeah - is the announcement of 3rd party keyboard support. This is something already supported on Android - and on the android platform the three biggest 3rd party keyboard folks are - Swiftkey, Swype and fleksy. With swiftkey previously launching their own app called Swiftkey note - that we mentioned previously on this show - back earlier in the year.
There is going to be a lot more about this in the future. But let me know from those of you that came over from Android or are living in both worlds - which of the three keyboards are you most excited to get on the iOS side?
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16:24
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/06/yes-you-scan-
apple-adds-credit-card-scanning-feature-to-safari-in-ios-8
Thanks to Michael for this next one which is Another new feature with iOS 8. And said new feature is that when in Safari and you go to a website looking for credit card info - and you tap in one of the fields for the credit card - at the top of the keyboard is a new option - Scan Credit Card - and it does what you kind of expect it to - it turns on the camera on your iOS device and allows you to scan your credit card and then enters the info automatically in the fields. I tried this with a few different credit cards - and some it did great getting my name and credit card number correct - others just the credit card number was correct and the name was not. Mind you it is only beta - and it did not populate the expiration date - which would have been nice - maybe that will be added in an upcoming beta.
It is smart - and did not take the number off my debit card. Just from Credit cards.
17:27
http://www.informationweek.com/software/operating-systems/
apple-dumps-google-search-for-microsofts-bing/d/d-id/
1269398?piddl_msgid=221154#msg_221154
Not sure if this next one goes under the category of Not quite or just plain - Ummm No.
An article in InformationWeek said the following:
Quote
Apple switches default search tool in latest OS X and iOS versions to Microsoft Bing.
Unquote
Ummm No - yeah - that seems like the right category. As I mentioned My iPad 3rd gen was wiped clean and then upgraded to iOS 8 beta 1 - and it is still using Google for safari search as default. Yes in the past Apple switched to Bing search on iOS for Siri - but that is old news - and this article made it sound like in Safari the default search engine would be Bing - and that is not the case - at least not yet.
18:18
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-
apple-icloud-pricing-compares-rivals-20140603-story.html
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one which is a comparison to the new iCloud pricing vs the competition.
And this is an article in the LA Times - that really would have been helped with a quick matrix chart.
But let me summarize -
For a Free offering from the different services.
Dropbox - 2GB free
iCloud, gets you 5GB free.
Microsoft OneDrive - 7 GB free
Box.com - 10 GB free
and Google Drive - 15 GB free
So Google Drive wins on the free front.
For the paid options.
DropBox - $9.99 per month for 100 GB
Microsoft OneDrive - $8.34 per month for 200 GB
Box.com - $5 per month for 100 GB
Google Drive - $1.99 per month for 100 GB
iCloud you pay $3.99 per month for 200 GB of storage.
So the new iCloud wins there. By the way the old iCloud was $8.34 a month for just 50GB. So 4 times the storage at less than 1/2 the price.
So in summary - if you don't want to spend anything - Google Drive is the way to go - but if you need more than 15 GB - then the new iCloud is the best option.
19:43
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/06/hidden-ios-8-settings-
reveal-control-center-and-lock-screen-customization-options
Thanks to Tash for this next one - which is an article on Appadvice.com - that is titled Hidden iOS 8 Settings Reveal Control Center And Lock Screen Customization Options - these are hidden in the code - and not available yet to the beta users. In the internal builds of iOS 8 - you can add/remove and reorder control center toggles and the are even scrollable - wrote the Dev Hamaz Sood on twitter.
And he even showed a screen shot about Global plugin properties - leading him to wonder if lock screen extensions are in the future for iOS 8. Note these are hidden features - and we have seen things come and go in the past - so it might just be Apples devs testing things out - and we might not see these until iOS 8.1 or iOS 9 or maybe never. But if we cross our fingers and all wish together maybe we will get it for iOS 8.0
Completely unrelated - but I know now when the Next iPhone will launch - will be Friday September 26th. I know this for certain - because I just purchased tickets for a flight to LA on Friday the 26th. Back when the iPhone 4 launched - I had tickets for a flight to Las Vegas when I played in the WSOP. This time it is for Podfest. But it seems when I travel - new iOS or iPhone or iOS devices are launched - so - now that I have my tickets purchased - I am pretty certain September 26th it will be. But I actually booked the ticket for a 12:00 PM flight that day - giving me enough time to wait on line if need be - get my new iPhone 6 and still get the airport with time to spare and by spare I mean with like 30 minutes to spare - can you say check bags only.
21:47
Voicemail - DAVE_PHOTO_SHARING_GIFS
Hi Rob,
Heard your latest WWDC podcast where you welcome the new draft in IOS8 for email. The process you described copying to notepad etc. is not necessary. If you need some info from another mail or app, you can cancel the mail you are working on, then "Save Draft"
get the info you need, then return to the mail app, tap and hold the create new mail icon, Your drafts will then appear , select the mail you were working on and paste the info you were looking for.
Much easier then the workflow you suggested....
The new swipe down is a bit more comfortable, but just slightly.
My favorite for iOS8 is the cross device pickup of phone and read messages/sms.
Regards,
Wilco O
Dear Rob,
iOS 8 has all I wanted!!!
I think I'll be trying beta 1 on my iPad mini. I'll wait for beta 3 for my iPhone 4S. I am in an upgrade year so I'll be getting iPhone 6 if they add everything we asked for also.
Regards,
Kevin
Hi Rob
Here are 2 pics from the keynote that reveal the new devices!
name redacted.
Actually I get this email after every WWDC - as it seems Apple uses the same faux phone for showing in their keynote presentations - it is the same one they have use the past few years. Nope Apple is not slipping up and revealing anything about future iPhone designs - they just settled on a simple sleek faux phone outline to wrap around their iOS screen shots.
Voicemail - JEFF_ACT_CONTACT_TRACKING
27:24
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 800 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One post in the G+ community this past week came from -
Per the WWDC announcements and Google+ David Finch said the following quote Lots for us devs to get our heads round this week. I think Swift might sink or swim... If the binaries can run on iOS 7 then fine, but iOS 8 is iPhone 4S and up, so I won't touch Swift yet if it rules out iPhone 4 users. Also, no mention of any automation in migrating Objective C code to Swift - looks more likely that Objective C code will coexist. Interesting that iCloud API now hosts the server side code though... Looking forward to that session this week to find out the details. … unquote
Well David - what is the verdict from the seminars?
From David - quote - Swift apps can be deployed to iOS 7 and 8, and Mavericks and Yosemite... Glad about that. Good work Apple! unquote
And from Emiko Freund quote Pebble firmware 2.2 is out. So far, so good. Right top and bottom buttons becomes volume up and down by long pressing the middle button in music app, and now you can change the order of menu again with long pressing the middle button. unquote
Thanks Emiko for that heads up.
This past week there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 800+ of you already in the community and contributing.
30:07
https://plus.google.com/u/0/103620144617528051863/
posts/1UHYENYaxbA?cfem=1
I also want to thank Rene Van Belzen for his post in the G+ community it was titled - How to get to the G+ community in less taps. This is for those that have the Google+ app installed. It makes it very easy to get to - thank Rene for this post and folks you can get to the link in the show notes for Ep 311 or just go back to June 7th in the community and look for the post which again is titled - How to get to the G+ community in less taps.
30:43
http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/05/apple-refurbished-store-
offering-limited-time-ipad-pricing-get-an-ipad-mini-for-as-low-as-219/
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad/
ipad_mini/wi_fi_cellular
Apple has some really good deals right now on Refurbished iPad minis' $379 gets you a 64 GB version - $150 off retail.
$319 will get you a 16 GB Wifi and Celluar iPad mini - which is $110 off retail.
Remember with Refurbished iPad's - Apple puts in a new battery and a new case - so it really is like new.
Apple had recently a 16 GB iPad mini for as low as $219 - but that is gone now.
The refurbished store is always a nice way to get a discount - especially for devs that are looking for additional devices for testing.
31:25
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/apple-tv-offer-123163
Speaking of Apple ware and discounts - Thanks to Penny for the heads on this next one - Best Buy at least on line - and it may be at stores - not sure - but at least on line - Best buy is offering up a $25 iTunes gift card with the purchase of an Apple TV - and you also get free shipping.
I am still bummed there was not new Apple TV announced at WWDC. We are many many months over due for a new Apple TV.
Not sure if this is an inventory clearing exercise or just a random special deal - Link in the show notes to the page on Best Buy for this offer - which does not say how long it will last. Personally I would recommend waiting for the next Apple TV - but I thought it was coming in March and before that in the fall - so who knows when the next apple TV will come - certainly not me.
32:14
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Apple-flexes-healthcare-
muscles-with-new-wearable-device
Ok - Lets talk rumors - and this first one comes from the site Nikkei - Titled - Apple flexes healthcare muscles with new wearable device.
They are saying Apples iWatch so to speak will be very geared towards a wearers biometric info - working with the newly announced Healthkit app and it is expected to hit the market in October. Quote - It will likely use a curved organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touchscreen and collect health-related data, such as calorie consumption, sleep activity, blood glucose and blood oxygen levels. It will also allow users to read messages sent by smartphones. unquote
Nekkie and those great un-named sources claim Apple plans on monthly output of 3-5 million units. It seems all this is based on mystery sources and speculation - with a heavy dose of the latter.
my heart has been broken with regards to the mythical iWatch so many times now - I think I am becoming numb to some of these quote reports unquote.
Of course others are not so numb and enthusiastically jumped on the reporting bandwagon including Recode.net - that is the All things D folks new site - and well there were hundreds of other posts out there all siting back to the post from Nekkei.
33:45
http://www.iphonemobiletab.com/2014/06/apple-iphone-
6-leaked-by-jimmy-lin.html
On Weibo, Taiwanese singer/actor/race driver Jimmy Lin posted photos of him holding the new iPhone 6 or so he say. From his pictures and others around the web - it sure does seem like the next iPhone will be with a single flash - wonder if Apple figured out how to do the true-tone flash with a single LED. This is also supposedly a 4.7 inch iPhone - this one shows the power button on the right side - moved down from the top of the iPhone.
34:29
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/09/320368529/apple-
jacks-the-headphone-port
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one - which definitely is still in the rumor section - and that is Per NPR that Apple is looking at dishing the standard 3.5 MM headphone connector - and instead have headphones plug directly into their lightening port. So new iPhones at some point in the future - possibly even with the iPhone 6 - would just have the lightening port at the bottom - and no headphone port. Which well none of the quote leaked unquote iPhone 6 photos indicate - they all show the headphone port right where you would expect it to be.
So all this talk about removing the headphone Jacks well that is kind of crazy speak - to do something like that Apple would need to have considerable cooperation from the largest manufacturer of headphones. Oh Wait - Maybe Apple will go out and buy an headphone manufacturer. No - that would be crazy speak.
Well that is one way to get people to invest in a new set of $300 headphones - change the connector and say there is some incredibly better acoustic response that only headphones that plug into the lightening connector can experience. I mean after all if you are spending $300 on headphones - don't you really want the absolute best audio.
36:11
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-lockscreen-
bypass,news-18928.html
Another month another iOS 7 lock screen exploit.
This one is actually easy to reproduce.
First, two things needed before hand: In Settings —> Control Center, make sure "Access on Lock Screen" is on. Then call the targeted iPhone and hang up before it answers.
The first one a would be hacker would have not control over - if you do not have that set on - then you phone does not have this exploit. The second would require the hacker knows the phone number. Which actually is pretty easy to get if the hacker has another phone with caller ID - just activate siri and ask her to call that number. And then you have the phones number - of course the phone would need to have siri active when locked - which iPhones do by default.
lets also assume most people have Control center turned on - which it is by default. And for the second one lets say you know the number and want to do this as a parlor trick for friends.
So call their phone and hang up.
Next ask them to open an app - the message app is a good one to go with - as that can have some personal info most would not want to get out.
Then with the app active have them lock down the lock screen.
Next tap the home button - and swipe up from the bottom to bring up Control center - and tap to put the phone into Airplane mode.
Then swipe down to close control center and swipe down from the top of the screen to expose the notification screen
Then find the missed call and tap on it.
And viola - it displays the open app - and personal messages if you had the messages app. Yeah - pretty easy exploit to reproduce.
If no app was active - and all were minimized - then the exploit does not work. It only works if an app was active when the person tapped the power button to lock it or it just auto locked.
38:47
Voicemail - LAURA_SCAMS
Dear Rob,
I wanted to share with you why swift is huge for iOS. A development language that is focused on productivity makes it so the developer can focus more on providing new features that would be nice to have or concepts that haven't been made yet. I myself have been driven away from native development because Apple's old language was a lot more work to get even simple features thrown into the application. I've already started studying swift and know for fact that a lot of doors are now able to be opened because it's not going to take that long to develop complex features. Swift will definitely bring more fully featured applications that run far more reliably than ever before.
Regards,
Cody
Hi Rob,
Earlier this year Tim Cook said that Apple would soon be releasing new stuff that "any reasonable person" would consider a new product category. I remember reading blogs at the time that speculated that maybe he was going to try to pass off a larger iPhone as a new category.
I'm sure Apple has other things up their sleeve, but I now wonder if he may have been referring to Swift, also Health Kit and Home Kit.
What are your thoughts?
Regards,
Preston
Hi Preston - I am not sure I qualify as a reasonable person - but I would say Swift definitely is not a new product - in the sense of a product - it is a new language but at the end of the day it is a new tool for devs - and not something directly for end users - and I think it has to be something for endusers to be considered a new product - if you are a reasonable person that is.
Hey Rob,
Love the show. I was wondering what your opinion is on the headphones for the iPhone 6 possibly having Beats technology. Do you think the new headphones will include it? Or do you think they will be kept separate? I'm kind of hoping for some new headphones. I have an iPhone 4S and am looking forward to this upgrade. I have yet to try the iPhone 5 earbuds but have heard good things. Either way I'm excited to get some new buds.
Regards,
Dey
I think at some point - Yes - Apple will integrate Beats offering with the iPhones - but definitely not iPhone 6 - just not enough time. There is a lot of learning and cross cultural stuff that needs to take place first. But in the future the iPhone 6S or 7 will likely have some Beats tech with it.
Hi Rob,
Just wondering about the new hotspot feature where your Mac will connect with your phone and use its data for internet connectivity.
I have the old grandfather plan that will not allow you to use your phone as a hotspot like those that have the newer family share plan.
Is AT&T going to allow this to occur or do they not even have control over it in iOS 8. Quite frankly the hotspot jailbreak apps are really the primary reason I ever jailbroke in the first place.
Regards,
Don from Guntersville, AL.
From all I have read on this - if you like me have the unlimited plan from AT&T - we will not be able to use the hotspot feature and keep the grandfathers plan. If we want tethering we will need to give up the
Hi Rob
at wwdc they announced a dark mode for mac OSX yosemite.
Before the announcement, one of the three features I wanted on iOS 8 was dark mode!
Well, lets break it down.
in 2013, they had quick reply for mac.
now in 2014 they have quick reply for iOS.
2014: dark mode for osx
2015: dark mode for iOS?
whats your take on this? would you like a dark mode?
Thanks!
Usama
Thanks for the email and for pointing out that trend - yeah - that might be a feature that makes it to iOS 9.
Voicemail - WAYNE_QUEST_FIOS
47:26
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1979931063/deloop-
the-evolution-of-the-headphone-bag
Hi Rob,
My name is Ton, and I've been a fan of your show since I discovered it around 2010.
I've recently developed a Kickstarter project with a group of close friends that I'd love for you to share with the Tii listeners. We looked around and saw how the premium headphone game has been going strong for the last few years. With the recent official news of Apple's acquisition of Beats, Apple will be pushing premium headphones by Beats. Also with the rumored increase in size of the iPhone, audiophiles will literally have their hands full, not to mention pockets. We decided to launch DELOOP on Kickstarter. DELOOP is the world’s first premium headphone bag built to protect virtually any pair of headphones while simultaneously carrying your mobile devices, personal belongings, and today's relevant digital media - all in one stylish compact design. For more information, please visit our Kickstarter page by searching for deloop at kickestarter.com - that is D E L O O P
Regards,
Ton Choi
Well Ton - thanks for the email. This Kickstarter project has until Jun 26th at 10:02 AM CT to get funded - currently they are over 12,000 dollars towards their goal of $20,000
Pricing for the DELOOP - is $68 dollars - while this level lasts - then it goes to $78. Estimated delivery is October 2014. And if they are late and you order it - I will give you Ton's email - Just kidding - kinda.
So if you are thinking some beats headphones are in your christmas future - or birthday future or you already have a pair of Beats or Bose or some other over the head and over the ears type headphones - go to kickstarter and search for deloop - d e l o o p
Thanks Ton for the heads up on your
49:24
http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/06/spotsetter-a-social-
search-engine-for-places-acquired-by-apple/
Seems Apple opened up its checkbook and wrote another check for a mapping company. Tech crunch is reporting that Apple is acquiring the App spot setter - which is a social search engine for places.
Their technology quote involves layering social data on top of a maps interface - could be used to beef up Apple Maps with features competitor Google Lacks unquote
According to Techcrunch - the two founders of the company are ex-google maps engineer Stephen Tse - and Johnny Lee - whose linked in profiles now point to their move to Apple - which you know is a good sign it actually happened.
Another good sign this really happened is that the App was pulled from both the iOS and Android stores. If anyone used this app - give us a call or send us an email and let us know what your thoughts of it are or were.
50:29
Voicemail - MARIE_SPRINT_ROAM_QUEST
Hi rob,
I’m a devoted TII listener ever since I discovered your podcast roughly around episode 190 or so and have asked for your advice and opinions previously.
My reason for writing today is regarding the Family Sharing feature mentioned for iOS 8. I Just recently bought an iPhone 5 32 gb to use on Ting and want to give my wife my old but perfectly good and in excellent condition 4S. She’s been using an old LG Android phone and can’t wait to get rid of it.
When I first heard of the new Family sharing plan, I thought it was a great idea and figured that this would be what we would do going forward as she already has an iPad Air registered under my account, but the more I thought about it, I’m no longer so sure it would really be worth it or even matter. I also read the other day on one of the Apple-centric sites that certain in-app purchases won’t be shareable (is that a word?) even with the new Family Sharing set up.
In your opinion, for a circumstance such as this where it is only going to be a couple of people under this new sharing plan is it even worth it? My wife does have an Apple ID, but other than buying some music through it maybe six or seven years ago, she only uses it now to be signed into Facetime and iMessages on the iPad and eventually the 4S once I get it set up for her. Currently, when I back up the devices via the computer, I do so under each other’s name. My iPhone, her iPad, etc. I have already bought quite a bit of apps with in-app purchases so she doesn’t even bother looking to buy anything under her account. It’s not like we’re secretive with what we buy where I don’t want her to see what I buy and vice versa either. We are each signed into our own Kindle, Dropbox, Google Drive Facebook services on our own devices as well.
I would assume that she could use the phone the same way she’s been using the iPad with being signed into my overall account, but use her own ID for the other individualized services mentioned above. Neither one of us uses iCloud. So that’s not really a concern.
I was also planning on getting my mother a Mini and am of the same mind with the ID set up.
Anyway, the more I think about it, the more I’m inclined to continue with this set up and thought I would ask if you had any opinions in favor or against it.
Regards,
Cris
Hi Rob
I would like to know if there is an app that will allow you to record gameplay on your iOS device? I have heard of software called Reflector where you download it on your mac or PC and then use airplay to stream what you are doing from your device to your mac or PC, but I would like to know if there is an app you or your listeners could recommend so I don't have to go down this route and it is all recorded right on your iOS device? I have heard of an app called Display Recorder for jailbreakers, but I am looking for one that doesn't require jailbreaking. Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Steve - I have display recorder - on my non-jailbroken iOS device there was a short window when it was available in the app store - sadly - iOS 7 broke it on the non-jailbroken side - and the only way I know of recording what is going on on your iOS device directly on your iOS device is to jailbreak and use the updated version of Display recorder which does support iOS 7. Sorry. But if anyone else has any suggestions for Steve - please give us a call 206-666-6364 or email us today in iOS at gmail dot com.
59:30
http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/12/cydia-gets-updated-with-
better-repository-and-package-management-ios-7-style-icon-other-fixes/
Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one - which is from 9to5 mac and titled -
Cydia gets updated with better repository and package management, iOS 7-style icon, other fixes .
So the next time you open Cydia you should be asked to upgrade. Nice to see them do an upgrade and get it a little more polished looking.
Cydia always kind of looked very iOS 3.0 - which clashed pretty hard with iOS 7.
There is more info on this upgrade in the aforementioned post. Including a note about improved authentication during checkout of purchasing an App or tweak.
1:00:16
http://www.mediasourcery.com/?attachment_id=3979
Hi Rob,
In Episode 309, two-step verification was discussed. My daytime (and usually nighttime) job is running a mobile security software and solutions company. This is a white paper we typically give out to our enterprise customers to explain the differences between two-step, two-factor and multi-factor authentication. Hope you find it helpful, all feedback on it appreciated.
Regards,
Larry K
Larry - thanks for the heads up on this - and any IT folks out there this is a nice Whitepaper to have to explain Apples Two Step Verification process versus others out there. Make sure you right click on the link and choose open in a new window if using safari. And if you go back to Ep 309 in the show notes you will see the link to Apples FAQ about Two Step Verification.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
1:01:11
Voicemail - SAL_NY_PRENOUNCE_GIF
Hi Sal - I know from time to time with time to time in quotes - that I mispronounce a word or two or ten. Like malware. But in the case of GIF - to say it should be jif like the peanut butter because that is how Gin is pronounced - overlooks a few other examples - and that would mean we should say it is jive instead of Give or Jirl instead of Girl and Jod instead of God and well you get the idea. So I am sticking with GIF - no matter how much flack you want to jive me over it.
Hi Rob,
I noticed that now Freedompop offers an unlimited voice, text and data plan for phones for $20 per month where the first 1 GB is at 4G speeds and then it drops to 3G speeds. Looks like a pretty good deal!
feel free to share my freedompop email address: achazen@gmail.com
Regards
Arnie
Hi Rob,
Just wanted to give YOU and the listeners a "heads up" on Freedompop Customer Service. Everything will go alongsmoothly & quickly as long as you're buying or upgrading your account. I'm speaking specifically about Free data for Tablets. It will take about 10 days to get your Photon or other device if you're lucky.
HOWEVER, please make it clear to your listeners that IF you need to downgrade your account (such as return to all free data) FP will put you on eternal HOLD, hoping you will just give up. It is a rude but, effective strategy to maintain business. Sales, Tech Support & Customer Support have all be trained to do this by saying "OK, just a moment while I connect you to our Downgrade department". You may NEVER get a real human being to talk with. I don't know the answer but, sure would like you to WARN others. I only wanted to downgrade until I am able to actually USE freedompop consistently. VERY frustrating!
Regards,
Rob M
Hi Rob - thanks for that heads up. Folks remember - if you need to downgrade and you get put into the downgrade hold chasm - what you can do often times is hit 0 then if it asks you a question - talk gibberish - that often times confuses voicemail systems - and they are set up to transfer anyone it does not understand to a live body. Tell them no one is picking up and you are calling your credit card to cancel the billing if they transfer you to downgrade oblivion again.
Here is a promo for the BSMGCAST - I mentioned it on the last show - but did not get a chance to play this on that episode.
Voicemail - PODCAST PROMO BSMGCAST
If you are a podcaster - feel free to send in promos for your shows to be played on the podcast
1:05:35
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And that folks is going to do it for us today.
OUTRO