TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 321
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_Not_in_the_way.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 MARTIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MARTIN wrote
Hello Rob,
Here is a photo I took with my iPhone 5s and edited with Snapseed and finished it off with Adobe Photoshop Express. Added text with Typic+.
Regards,
Martin
Well MARTIN Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MARTIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App in the BONUS for ep 321
- 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.
01:58
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “I don’t believe that your phone should be an assistant. Your phone is a tool for communicating. You shouldn’t be communicating with the phone; you should be communicating with somebody on the other side of the phone. unquote
Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile, Google, 19 October 2011
That is odd - this weekend during football games - I kept seeing Ads for the Google App for iOS and Android where you know people were dare I say it communicating with their phones. Just Sayin
For Promo codes - On Ep 320 we offered up chances to win promo codes for the App - MY PRECIOUS - we will be giving those out later this week - for more info on those apps go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 320.
This week we have promo codes for the APP - DANGEROUS IVAN - two words Here is the review from the Dev - PLAY PROMO CODE DANGEROUS IVAN - Thanks to the dev for his review of their App DANGEROUS IVAN 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 IVAN in the subject line.
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04:14
http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/09/why-apples-
livestream-failed.html
http://perf.fail/post/97144331419/learning-from-apples-l
ivestream-perf-fiasco
Interesting Post from the site - StreamingMediablog.com - where they went over what went wrong with Apples Streaming or attempt there of - event on 9/9
The author looked into what caused the issues - and no it was not a capacity issue - well not as the main reason for issues - but rather it was how Apple set up the page for the stream.
Seems - Apple decided to add some Javascript code to the Apple.com page which is what drove the live update of Tweets below the video. However it seems Apple screwed the pooch on this when their code wound up causing the page to make a refresh call every few millisecond. Dooohhh. This essentially made the site uncache-able. He goes into some other issues - but the summary is this
Quote - The bottom line with this event is that the encoding, translation, JavaScript code, the video player, the call to S3 single storage location and the millisecond refreshes all didn’t work properly together and was the root cause of Apple’s failed attempt to make the live stream work without any problems. unquote
The good news in all this - is these are mistakes in set ups of the page - not that too many people were hitting the stream at the same time - and that is good news in that for the likely October event - Apple should have fixed these issues - and the stream should go much better - well in Theory at least.
That may also mean that this weeks Update to iOS 8 may not be as bad as I feared on the last episode. But hey not as bad - does not mean good either.
Will be interesting to see how that October event goes - again if there is an October event.
And no that all does not cover the issue for the first 30 minutes with a women speaking in Chinese - that was likely just a human error in picking the wrong feed.
So yes - lots of issues for that event - hopefully for October it is smooth sailing.
06:33
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
Last week we saw some great activity in our Google+ community of which,
We are now well over 1,300 members and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new popular post in the G+ community this past week came from -
Me again - but not really - it was just a post I pinned to the top of the board asking people to put in info on their pre-order status. This was a quick and easy way for people up on the 12th to see what others were experiencing during the pre-order kick off.
At last count there were 69 comments on that post. The beginning of which is from Ken Clarke - saying quote it is 3:04 ET and the store is still down. And yeah that was a common theme and experience for most. Those posting early about getting an order in - were initially placing those orders on the Carriers site. Others finally getting orders in with the Apple Store App on their iOS device - as long as it was updated to the latest version. If you want to read about frustration read a lot of those comments from the first night. Go back to September 12th to find that post as I will likely un-pin it once this episode is released. Thanks to all that participated in the Google+ community. And just think 69+ comments - and not a single Android Troll among them.
- And 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 1300+ of you already in the community and contributing.
09:10
http://www.cnet.com/au/news/apple-iphone-6-preorders-
set-a-record-overnight/
Hi Rob,
With regards to the numbers reported for pre-orders You know what amazes me more? Unlike last year, they did this without preorders to China. Wow. I got my iPhone 6 64GB grey at 5:00 AM PST, no web problems at all an Apple's site. -- Steve San Pedro, Ca.
And Steve was one of the lucky ones - most people did actually report issues - Yeah - if you thought the streaming event was frustrating - try being online at 3:00 AM ET and trying to order a new iPhone 6 or 6+ - well here is some of the feedback from users trying to pre-order:
PLAY VOICEMAIL - Ryan_Seattle_pre-order_status
PLAY VOICEMAIL - Steve_AZ_Fdbk_buying_iPhones
Hi Rob,
I bought the silver 64 GB iPhone 6 Plus at 12:15am on the 12th. Like everyone else I was bummed about the Apple Store being down. I went to Twitter to see thousands of tweets about it, but many of us just went over to our carrier's websites and ordered our iPhones there instead. I went to the Verizon site and was asleep by 12:30. I'd prefer to buy directly from Apple, but I was tired.
Wasn't it expected to hear all the Apple bashing the next morning about their technical glitches? Yet, with all their "problems," Apple blew away all previous records. I hope Apple breaks down how many people bought the iPhone 6 vs the iPhone 6 Plus, but I doubt it. As an AAPL investor, I am excited about Apple having these two larger models. I am hoping that Apple renames the "5C" and calls it the "iPhone Mini."
Paul from Bend, OR
PLAY VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_fdbk_pre-orders
PLAY VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_part2_fdbk_pre-orders
PLAY VOICEMAIL - Jeff_cincy_pre-orders_fdbk
17:14
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/15/apple-sells-4m-iphone-
6-and-6-plus-pre-orders-in-opening-24-hours/
So with all the issues of people not being able to pre-order the device they want initially because the site was down. Was it a situation where nobody was able to order an iPhone because everyone was ordering an iPhone. Well kinda. Apple actually released their preorder numbers and this was just for the first 24hours of sales of which the website was down for close to 4 of those 24 hours.
And the number was 4 Million iPhone 6 and 6+ pre-orders. Or as Apple said in a 3rd person PR post quote Apple® today announced a record number of first day pre-orders of iPhone® 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with over four million in the first 24 hours. Demand for the new iPhones exceeds the initial pre-order supply and while a significant amount will be delivered to customers beginning on Friday and throughout September, many iPhone pre-orders are scheduled to be delivered in October. Additional supply of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available to walk-in customers on Friday, September 19 at 8:00 a.m. local time at Apple retail stores. Customers are encouraged to arrive early or order online from the Apple Online Store(www.apple.com) to pickup in-store or receive an estimated delivery date. Both models will also be available on Friday from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, additional carriers and select Apple Authorized Resellers. unquote
So I do find it interesting there was no mention of November deliveries - which is something I am hearing from quite a few people. Especially for the iPhone 6+'s
So if you did not order yet - you may still have a chance on Friday morning to get your iPhone 6 or 6+ - but note if you go to your local carrier to get an iPhone 6 or 6+ don't be surprised to find they just have 16GB versions - at least that is what I am hearing from T-mobile.
Apple also said in the press release which countries are getting the iPhone on Sept 19th and 26th.
it is the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK beginning this Friday, September 19
Then the iPhone 6 and 6+ will be available in more than 20 additional countries beginning on Friday, September 26 including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and United Arab Emirates
As always if you are going and waiting on line - please call into the show with your line waiting stories.
Per the status of ship times from the Apple store - All iPhone 6 configs for all carriers in the US are showing 7 to 10 business days for shipping. For the iPhone 6+ - it is 3 to 4 weeks for all configurations and carriers.
Again - others are reporting delivery dates between November 3rd and November 26th. So basically some time in November before Thanksgiving. Nice tight range there.
PLAY VOICEMAIL - JODI_FEEDBACK_PREORDER_vs_Online
Jodi - There is no way Apple could possible build up for the demand that is in place - because it is unlike anything else in the world - 4 Million iPhones ordered in 24 hours. To bring sammy into this is a joke - they don't get orders on a per family basis anywhere close - Heck the 2nd Calendar month and first full calendar month the Galaxy S5 was out - the iPhone 5C out sold it. But Sammy also announces their products many months in advance.
Really there is no comparison.
That apple is able to ship as many iPhones as they do and have and will - is amazing and that is where Tim Cook shines - do I wish on Friday that everyone that wanted an iPhone could have one - sure - but that has only ever happened one time with an iOS launch - and that was for the original iPad. The next day you could walk into an Apple store and buy one. Then word spread and Apple went into supply constraint with in a week that lasted for months.
I am sorry you may not have an iPhone on Friday - but you could always try waiting in line - and FYI - us long time line waiters were pretty upset when the lazy pre-orders were able to get product for some past launches and we could not. The Line waiters are the heart and soul of the Apple Kool Aid drinkers. So don't be dissing Apple for trying to get the line waiters some phones.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/09/15Apple-Announces-
Record-Pre-orders-for-iPhone-6-iPhone-6-Plus-Top-Four-Million-
in-First-24-Hours.html
25:01
http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/10/apple-aims-to-make-buying-
an-iphone-6-easier-at-its-stores-with-new-digital-queue-system/
Hi Rob,
Please let listeners know about this
Regards,
Jose
Thanks Jose for the heads up on this - with this being a post on 9 to 5 mac going over how apple will change some things for those of you waiting in line this year.
Essentially Apple is replacing the Physical card system they used the past few launches - where they went down the line in the morning close to 8:00 AM and handed out cards for the type device you wanted - so you kinda knew if the device you were waiting for was going to be there for you. Then you stayed in line and waited until it was your turn.
Now they will do a virtual ticket that they send you via SMS or email - and then you can get out of line if you want and come back any time during the day to get your device.
So if you are in line at 7:45 AM and get your virtual ticket in theory you should be able to leave at that point drive into work - work all day and then hit the Apple store up on the way home and pick up your iPhone.
Again this is all in theory - we shall see how it works out in reality come Friday.
Also this is all based on leaked training materials - so grain of salt this one we shall take.
26:23
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29:20
Ok - lets talk the iOS 8 update that is launching today. When it is launching probably already by the time you hear this. And here are my instructions on how to minimize issues when updating.
First As I have said many many times - it is HIGHLY recommended you wait until the new update to iOS is out at least a week and you hear what we are saying about it on Today in iOS podcast before doing the following steps.
That is true for .x.x updates - more true of .x updates and really really really true for Whole number updates. On top of that I have been using the GM since the end of last week - and I am still getting crashes on it. Some of the bugs in the beta 5 with regards to Stock apps crashing like the Podcasts App, The Stocks App and Safari have not gone away.
I was surprised to see the GM date for the ISPW file to be August 19th. That is two weeks and a day after Beta 5 came out and when Beta 6 should have been released. At least from my trials of the GM - and the crashes I am seeing - I think there is going to be some bad PR around the release of iOS 8.0. At least for me iOS 8.0 seems more flakey than iOS 7.0 did at GM. Please wait a week to hear how it is going for the masses or really just wait for iOS 8.0.1 which really is not going to be that far off.
If you are someone that likes when things just work with no issues - do not update right away. If you have ever folded a pair of underwear or can’t stand if the toilet paper roll is hung wrong or for that matter think there is a right or wrong way to hang it - then you are not the person that should be updating right away.
If you rely on your iOS device for work and for some specific 3rd party apps - WAIT. Wait until you hear if there are issues with the latest update and specifically for your most used 3rd party apps.
But beyond the bugs When an iOS update is first made available - during the first few days 100’s of millions of users will start trying to download that update - Apples servers have shown considerable strain for each major and even minor update in the past. There is no bonus or plus to be one of the first to update - Other than being able to right a blog post about how frustrated you are about the new update - Again my recommendation is to WAIT.
Obviously if you Jailbreak - you need to wait - that goes almost with out mention. But Mention I will. It could be sometime in 2015 before we see a jailbreak for iOS 8 - if the past two major whole number updates are any indications.
All right with my warnings aside and my ability to point back to this section to say - see I am not a blind Apple sheep slash Apple fan boy slash kool aid drinker.
There are some of you that will not listen to my advice - through caution to the wind and jump in with eyes closed. For you or for those hearing this after iOS 8.0.1 comes out - here is my recommended procedure for doing the update to help minimize your chances of having issues. Of course I am guessing if you don't listen and do the update on September 17th you probably are not patient enough to do these steps - and that is too bad - for some of you that ignore these recommendations and just update right away - I look forward to those emails I get with every update that say Rob you were right I should have waited and / or followed your instructions.
Hey if I delay going over these instructions any longer iOs 8.0.1 will be out already.
Ok here is the really quick list.
Step 1 - Sync Photos off of iOS device
Step 2 - Update all Apps
Step 3 - Force quit All open Apps
Step 4 - Back-up / Sync / Back-up to Computer / iCloud
Step 5 - Reset Network Settings / Reboot
Step 6 - Update to new Version of iOS
Note - If you need your iOS device for work - you are best to do the update on a Friday evening or whatever day is the end of your work week. This way if there are issues - you have time to get your iOS device working again.
Alright now here is the more detailed break down of the steps.
1. Sync your photos over to where you manage your photos. If on a mac that usually is iPhoto - make sure you get all your photos and videos over to where you manage them. I also recommend you delete them off your iOS device as well. Then this is important go back to your iOS device and make sure they were removed. NOTE - Burst photos do not seem to sync up to iPhoto - so make sure you go through your Burst photos and pick the best photos and delete the others. If you back up to iCloud or another cloud service confirm your latest photos are all sync’d up. There is nothing worse than loosing photos - and while it is not likely your device will be bricked in the update - there is really no reason to take the chance - Sync your photos and videos to where you manage them and confirm they are all there.
2. Update Apps on your iOS device - connected to Wifi - Update all your apps from inside the App store App. For any key 3rd party apps you use all the time - go ahead and launch them to make sure they are working fine now. This way if after the update they are not working you know it is the update that is the issue and those apps need to be updated again to work with the new version.
3. Force quit all your open apps. Double tap on the home button to get to the app selector and then force quit / close out all the open apps on your iOS device.
4. With your iOS device connected to your computer or via iCloud - back-up your iOS device. Then if connected to a computer sync your iOS device - and then do one more back-up. If you are asked about backing-up apps to your computer that are on your iOS device but not on your computer - do so. Same for Transferring Purchases on your iOS device that are not on your computer.
5. Go to the Settings App --> General --> Reset and tap on “Reset Network Settings”. This will reboot your iOS device. Once it is rebooted - go to Settings App - and select your Wifi network - and if it has a password you will need to re-enter it.
6. Update to the new version of iOS.
Ok - if you go into the free Tii App and look at the post between Ep 320 and Ep 321 - you will see those instructions and some of the warnings in a PDF document. I wrote those to be more generic for any update.
Here is a question on the update:
Hi Rob,
I was listening to item 320 while mowing yesterday and specifically took note about your advice to wait around a week before updating to iOS 8. How would you feel about performing the update using iTunes? My thinking is that iTunes would fully download iOS 8 to the PC/MacBook first and then apply the update. Like you I am not putting a lot of faith in Apple's new servers being able to effectively push these updates out without problems.
Also, I have to ask the question. Not knowing very much about the architecture of iOS, do you think that iOS can become corrupted or modified by 3rd party apps released by Apple? Of course this being on non-jail broken iPhones/iPads. I was always under the impression that iOS was designed to be very secure and that the code should remain locked? I ask this in part because of experiencing what reloading an iPad and iPhone both using iTunes did to those devices. It really brought back life to my iPad 2 and fully cleared the storage I had lost over time on that device. This is something that I do on Windows based computers when the OS has been compromised from the ill affects of viruses or malware. Just want your honest opinion on this.
Regards,
Marshall M
Hi Marshall -
I would say without a doubt if you can you want to do the download to iTunes on your computer first. The Download only option - not the download and update option. I would stay far away for Over the Air updates if they are available. Yes - Download to iTunes First.
Per the second part about iOS being modified corrupted by 3rd party apps - well it is not malware or viruses - but there are settings that get changed and some apps taking up mystery space on the device. So when ever you can actually do a full factory restore - that does seems to improve the overall performance of the device. This is especially true for older devices just barely still covered like the 3rd gen iPad's and iPhone 4S's - if you can do full restores if you want to optimize speed of those devices.
But to answer the question if 3rd party apps are corrupting iOS - I am not sure if that is an accurate way to say it - but if you ask do some 3rd party apps cause conflicts over time - well I do believe iOS is pretty robust - and over time iOS performs much much better than Android. But there are definitely reports from a small % of users of conflicts - just like you are reporting where a full restore helped out. Is it an issue of Viruses and Malware - well there is no evidence of that - and Android and the Press would be all over that like a duck on cheetoo if that was the case.
And Marshall also added this comment
Let me also follow up with that fact that I did not restore anything to the device, but instead chose to reconfigure and reinstall apps manually. It was my way of making sure everything installed cleanly. Some of this was in part from listening to yours and others comments in past episodes. Many thanks Rob.
Note - individual apps get corrupted all the time - the more complex the app the more likely you are to find that individual 3rd party app is corrupted - usually something to do with a data base issue with the app - and deleting and re-installing that app sometimes is the only way to fix that individual 3rd party app. That is not an issue of iOS - but more around the design of the app and how it makes network calls for info for that database. Most apps do not have this issue - it is just a small % of apps. when I say more likely - what I really mean is 0.2% likely vs say 0.1% likely to have an issue.
42:01
Ok for those that have updated to iOS 8 - what are some of the things you need to optimize on your iPhone for the best battery life? You may ask.
Well I am glad you asked.
Here are some battery Saving tips for iOS 8 plus some from last years iOS 7 tips that still hold true today.
But first lets talk about one of my favorite new features in iOS 8 - especially with regards to Battery usage - and that is you can now see what Apps are using what percentage of your battery usage.
It tells you the % of battery used by different apps in the last 24 hours and last 7 days. For example 41% went to the mail app, 21% to the podcasts app, 11% to the home & Lock screen, It does not show usage when charging - just battery usage when well using the battery.
To get to this go to
Settings --> General --> Usage --> Battery Usage
and then you will see your list of apps most draining your battery.
Oh hey speaking of the Battery and there is the Battery % indicator - I have had more than a few people ask about that. To turn on or off the % for the battery - go to
Settings --> General --> Usage
Then turn ON - "Battery Percentage"
Per new features in iOS 8 that I felt were potential battery drainers they are:
1. There is now a toggle for Enabling Handoff - this is where you continue using apps between all of your iCloud devices. This is set ON by default - Battery saving tip - turn it off unless you plan on actually using that service.
Settings --> General --> Handoff & Suggest Apps
Then turn OFF "Handoff"
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2. Also in the Handoff & Suggest Apps - there are toggles under Suggested Apps for My Apps and App Store - According to the description quote Show installed apps or App store suggestions for apps relevant to your current location on the lock screen and in the App switcher as your phones location services drains down your battery like 6 year old sucking down a capri sun juice pouch. unquote - will except for maybe that last part. Battery Saving hint - toggle them all off.
Settings --> General --> Handoff & Suggest Apps
Then turn OFF "My Apps" and turn OFF "App Store"
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3. Another one for potential battery hoggishness - is under calendars Called Time Zone Override - by default it is set off. From Apple 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.
Settings --> Mail, Contacts, Calendars --> Time Zone Override
Then turn ON - Time Zone Override
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4 Another new feature kinda iOS 8 there is now an option to to share App Analytics with App developers. From Apple quote Help app developers improve their apps by allowing Apple to share crash data as well as statistics about how you use their apps with them unquote. Now if you select this to be on - Extra data and battery usage you will have - and maybe you want to turn it off later on. If you want to change your initial choice go to
Settings --> Privacy --> Diagnostic & usage
Then Turn OFF - Share with App Developers.
It looks to be an all or nothing share - as in share with all app devs or don't share at all.
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5. Not an iOS 8 tip new feature - but still one to help battery life - Also in the Diagnostic & Usage area - select Don't Send - this means less reports being sent to Apple - which means less network communication and checking for reports to send.
Settings --> Privacy --> Diagnostic & usage
Select - "Don't send"
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The rest are tips from iOS 7 or earlier to help save batter life and still hold true:
6 - Turn Off Parallax - there are some that say this feature makes them motion sick - but really I just think they are looking at the battery % indicator and that is what is getting them sick.
Settings --> General --> Accessibility --> Reduct Motion
Then Turn ON - "Reduct Motion"
Yes turn it ON. Turning ON Reduce Motion - turns OFF Parallax - Yes Clearly someone at APPLE is just Messing with our heads on that one.
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7 - Turn off Airdrop - unless you plan on using it now or in the next few minutes - there is no need to have it on. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to get to control center - and just tap on Airdrop near the bottom left - to turn it off.
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8 - and while you have control center open - tap to turn off bluetooth. Again unless you plan on using it right now - no need to have it on. This obviously is not an option for anyone with a Pebble or other smart watch.
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9 - Also in the control center - turn down your brightness. I find if you set it about a 1/3 of the full setting - it will still look great.
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10 - is to turn off background app refresh except for those apps you want that info for. Go to
Settings --> General --> Background App Refresh
and then turn OFF all those apps you don't need to update in background - like any games. Or Yelp or Speed test apps or games - Yeah no need for games updating in the background - I don't suggest shutting this down completely - as there are needs for apps like Mapquest or other navigation apps to keep updating with your location info. But the more you turn off the better it is for battery life.
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11 - Turn off Auto App Updates. Go to
Settings --> iTunes & App Store
then under automatic Downloads - Turn them all OFF.
Do you really need to have an update to an iBook happen automatically.
Please note - these choices are meant for those that want improved battery life - there will be tradeoffs with your experience - if app updates are not downloading or apps are not getting the most recent info in the background - that means - you will need to manually get that info / updates done later on.
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12 - Do not use Dynamic Wallpaper - Really - Why would you do that? Go to
Settings --> Wallpaper
and make sure you select a static wallpaper - not one of the dynamic wallpapers. Oh and definitely not a panoramic Wallpaper either. I mean really do you have that much battery life you can just throw it away by putting up a panoramic view of your kid in on a soccer pitch as your wallpaper.
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13 - Turn off Push mail and auto fetching of mail. Go to
Settings --> Mail, Contacts, Calendars --> Fetch New Data
Then Turn OFF "Push" - and set iCloud and your mail accounts to FETCH - and finally scroll down set Fetch to MANUALLY. This just means the next time you check your email - you need to pull down to refresh - i.e. fetch new mail. You could also set that to hourly - but still if the purpose is to save battery life - just set it to manually.
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14 - Turn off notifications for those Apps you don't need notifications from.
Settings --> Notifications
No need for Mail - after making it manual in the last step. Plus no need for Photos or Game Center. Go through your list of apps and only select the ones you want to see updated push messages from in the lock screen. And deselect ones you don't need - like any game app.
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15 - Change Auto lock to 5 minutes or less. For iPad's this one can be a pain - as if you are reading - it can lock on you too quickly So don't set for just 1 minute on an iPad. But 1 Minute may be fine for an iPhone. To make changes on this one go to
Settings --> General --> Auto-lock
and select 5 minutes or 1 Minute or something in between.
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16 - Quit Open apps in the background on a regular basis. If you have 183 apps on your iOS device - there is no reason to have 182 of those apps open in the background. To force quit an app - double tap on the home button - and then swipe up on the preview of the app - to close it.
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17 - Don't set Alarms or Reminders based on Location. If you set up a reminder to remind you when you get home and it is 8:30 AM when you set up the reminder - that will mean it is constantly checking your location through out the day. Well right up until your battery dies that is.
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18 - Location services - The ultimate battery killer - only allow it for those apps you absolutely need it for. Games - NO - Maps - Yes. And keep an eye out in the upper right for a purple triangle - that means locations services are on. You can not turn it off completely - well ok - you can - but you should not - because if you did - it kinda sorta kills most features of find my iPhone like for simple location search. Note - even if off you can still reactivate by enabling lost mode - but still you want to have locations services on and you want to limit it to apps that benefit you. Go to:
Settings --> Privacy --> location services
and look at what apps have locations toggled on. You might be surprised. Like Tunein Radio or Shazam or Stitcher or a bunch of games - Yeah turn it off for them.
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19 - Location Services - System Services. Go to:
Settings --> Privacy --> Location services --> (Scroll down to) System Services
Then go through the list of items and turn OFF those that you do not need like:
Compass Calibration
Location Bases iAds
Setting Time Zone
Spotlight Suggestions
"Frequent Locations" - Turn OFF.
Then turn OFF all three items under "Product Improvement"
I know there are other tips about turning off LTE and even disabling keyboard clicks. But come on whats the point of having an LTE iPhone if you can't use LTE.
If you do all the things I mentioned above - and your battery life sucks - you may have a corrupted app or corrupted backup you set up from or you may have a defective battery. What you need to do in this case to find out if it is software or hardware issue is to go to Settings App - then iCloud - then Find My iPhone - and disable Find My iPhone. Next connect your iOS device to your computer and back it up. Then Select Restore iPhone - this will delete out everything - and you should set it up as a brand new iPhone. Not from a backup. Note - this does suck to do - as it means getting emails and everything else set back up correctly. But you made a back up so you can restore from it later on. Just do this and then see if after a few hours if your battery life is better then it was or the same. If it is the same - take said device to your local apple store and see about getting a new device. If it is better - then you have to decide if you want to restore from the last back up - or just stay as you are and start the manual process of setting up the device.
if you go into the free Tii App and look at the post between Ep 320 and Ep 321 - you will see these tips as a PDF post - which you can then move to the iBook app and then print out.
56:18
Voicemail - Answr_spinning_wheel_connection
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VOICEMAIL - Ben_Montreal_spinning_icon_fdbk
Rob,
I also had the constantly spinning
wheel to the right of LTE at the upper left of the screen. It was driving me crazy. I have an iPhone 5.
On a hunch, I closed all open apps and went to General, Reset, Reset Network Settings. After the phone restarted I signed back into Wifi.
Problem solved!
Mitch in Cherry Hill, NJ
Hi Rob!
This relates to a caller on the last show about non stop spinning gear wheel on iPhone, something which happens to me too...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5987770?start=45&tstart=0
A hard reset stops it for me, and there's a reasonable explanation on page two or three about a mistake in Apple's code which could be causing it.
Best wishes, Roland
Hi rob. One of your callers was asking about the annoying spinning busy icon. Apart from turning iPhone off and on, I found the solution is to Reset Network Settings. That solved the problem for me.
Regards Mathew from Australia
Hi Rob,
You mentioned that it would be most advantageous to buy a VZW iPhone for the most versatile use on a number of carriers? Would it just be a matter of say swapping in an AT&T sim card in to this VZW CDMA phone? Do you have the model# of this VZW phone?
What would be the downside to buying a T-Mobile device? I think the T-Mobile devices are going to be sold at full retail price at launch instead of via carrier subsidized pricing.
Do you think one will be able to pre-order a VZW iPhone at full retail? If no and say you pay the $199 I wonder what the ETF would be if you cancel right away, i.e.; will it be clost to the $649 retail?
It would be better if Apple offered the unlocked phones right away instead of later on as they usually do.
Regards,
Mika
Hi Rob,
To answer Zack's question about disappearing apps after a second of them starting to download (asked in episode 320): Check your Restrictions!
I had restricted my daughters' iPod touches to download or watch PG-13 material only (apps and videos) and when I try to install apps with a higher rating, they just disappear.
Try disabling restrictions or just selecting a higher rating in that setting and see if the apps appear or just try to redownload them.
Regards,
Fabio E
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Thanks to all for the feedback - as always if you have some feedback you want to share - give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog or email the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com.
1:03:44
https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/
wa/offerOptOut
I would like to re-read an email I read on Ep 319 earlier this month prior to the Apple event.
Hi Rob,
it's Brian here in Galway in Ireland.
Something that might be of interest to you and your listeners is that here in Ireland there are rumours that U2's new, long awaited album, will be released pre-loaded on the new iPhones, due to be announced next week.
Could be a coup for both.
Regards,
Brian M
Hi Brian - thanks for that rumor again - and you did get it mostly right -well kinda sorta around that part about pre-loading - just not the only new iPhones part.
And that leads us into what Eek the Cat would say - it never hurts to Help. and that leads us into the free U2 album Apple gave away to 500 Million iTunes users - even if many of them did not want it.
Seems Apple did not just give you the opportunity to go and click download - they also said you know what if you have an iTunes account that is connected to iCloud and you have it set up to automatically download any purchases - well Apple went ahead and pushed the download of the album to you. Again Never hurts to Help.
Well accept when people started complaining about getting this album pushed to their accounts with out their permission or request. Dooohhh.
So Apple has now responded with a page to help you remove said unasked for Album if you are one that is not a U2 fan.
From their site they say the following: Quote
If you would like U2’s Songs of Innocence removed from your iTunes music library and iTunes purchases, you can choose to have it removed. Once the album has been removed from your account, it will no longer be available for you to redownload as a previous purchase. If you later decide you want the album, you will need to get it again. The album is free to everyone until October 13, 2014 and will be available for purchase after that date.
Do you want to remove Songs of Innocence from your account?
unquote
Then click the big REMOVE ALBUM button
Link in the show notes titled - Getting rid of U2 Album
Be grateful Tim cook is not a Slim Whitman fan - of course it would have been a little creepy getting him up on stage at the end of the Apple event - being he passed away in June 2013.
1:06:22
https://www.apple.com/icloud/
One thing that did not make it out of the beta was iCloud Photo Library.
Expect this to be part of iOS 8.1
More info on this when Apple makes the next beta available.
1:06:35
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/09/the-iphone-6-and-
iphone-6-plus-will-ship-with-less-available-disk-space-than-
once-imagined
Thanks to Michael for this next one - which the author makes it out to be a bad thing on what apple is doing for the most part. I personally think it is a good thing. What the post is titled is iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ will ship with less available storage space than you'd expect.
So how is having less storage a good thing you ask - well that missing storage space is being occupied by some Apps Apple will be installing on the 64 GB and 128 GB versions only prior to shipping them - and that is the free iWork and iLife apps - which are
iMovie, Garageband, keynote, pages, numbers, and iTunes U. FYI iPhoto is replaced in iOS 8 with the Photos app - which now has the editing features of iPhoto.
Why this is a good thing is these are apps that make the iOS devices better and now you don't need to download them - and if you want the space back - you just delete them.
For the 16 GB version - you can just download the ones you want for free.
NOTE - these are not bloat ware apps - these are high quality - easy to use and fully functional apps that are not adware supported.
But still if you don't ever plan to use iTunes U or Garageband or one of the others - just delete them. These are not native apps like the Podcasts App - which you can not delete.
1:08:12
http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/does.pixel.size.matter/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJhtqmuT6dI&feature=youtu.be
Hi Rob!
Some compromises are about physics, not cost, and I was delighted by the fact that Apple stayed with 8 million pixels in their iPhone 6 camera. There is an unavoidable trade off between pixel size and light and color sensitivity, so more pixels on the same sensor, exposed to light from identical optics can produce an inferior picture. I think the presenter was unable to get into this without sounding like he was whining, but my guess is that Apple opted to listen to the engineers rather than the marketers on this.
I have always had shaky hands, and am frequently frustrated by good pictures ruined by my inability to hold the device still enough while the shutter is open. I'm happy to know that Apple has chosen to improve image processing speed, stability, color, and focus, instead of chasing a much less important metric.
Here is a nice, basic technical explanation of why Apple has done exactly the right thing by keeping pixel count low. (He's not talking about Apple, just why increasing pixels can be counter-productive).
Love the show!
Regards,
Judd E
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Hey Rob,
I forgot to mention in my audio opinion of the camera how much I enjoy the slo-mo capabilities on my 5s, so the increased frames per second on the 6 are just gravy.
As a dad of boys, I thought you might enjoy this slo-mo explosion of a watermelon that my son & his friend did by wrapping hundreds of rubber bands around it. Funny to watch, but I am so impressed by the ability of the slo-mo to capture the watermelon splitting. Super cool toy for a super geeky gal! ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJhtqmuT6dI&feature=youtu.be
Missi from Bellbrook, OH
On the last episode I said I was waiting a year before I upgrade my iPhone from the 5S to the likely 6S+
But after I recorded that episode - I had a chance to watch the keynote again - and then look more into the specs and features of the 6+ - and well I started wanting it more and more. Then I got this voice mail
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and well it was thestraw that broke the camels back.
So I decided to pre-order the iPhone at 2:00 AM my time - but sadly the Apple store was not working for a few hours and the Apple store App did not have the T-mobile off phones listed. I decided after running the numbers - that going to a family plan for two - and with T-mobile buying out my ETF - that going with T-mobile and getting an unlimited plan for me from them and a 3 GB plan for my wife - it just made sense. I mean it is still over $1,000 for the iPhone 6+ 128 GB version once you factor in taxes. But anyway - after trying for a couple of hours I threw in the towel - the next morning I went to the t-mobile store - and well they had a pretty long list of people interested in the 6 and 6+. So they ordered for me - to which I have no idea what my delivery date will be - just that it is backordered. If there is anyone listening from T-mobile that can help me out - please please please - pull some strings for me.
1:15:06
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/09/iphone-6-geekbench-
1-4-ghz-dual-core-a8-1gb-ram/
There are a couple of items still not finalized on my Bingo card - which are the amount of RAM and the Clock speed. Rumors leading up to the event indicated it would be either staying at 1GB of RAM or doubling to 2 GB of RAM. And the clock speed could be anywhere from 1.3 GHZ to 2.1 GHz depending on the rumor.
So supposed Geekbench tests of a device that was supposed to be an iPhone 6 or 6+ is showing the RAM at 1GB and the clock speed at 1.4 GHz.
We shall see come Friday what the real clock speed and RAM are - but currently all rumors and speculation are leading to the 1GB of RAM and 1.4 GHZ being the real deal for the iPhone 6. That said the iPhone 6's performance according to apple is still going to be much improved.
Anadtech did a big piece on the speculation of what is in the iPhone 6 and 6+ - but really - lets just wait to the next episode and not speculate at all. I will be looking for posts with Benchmark tests as well - because I am very interested to see how much faster the 6 and 6+ are vs the 5S.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8514/analyzing-apples-a8-
soc-gx6650-more
1:16:23
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/09/kgi-iphone6-
predictions/
Lets give credit where credit is due. Ming Chi_Kuo - back in Early April release a research note where he said this about the next iPhones.
There would be a 4.7" and 5.5" version - check and check.
They would be 1334 x 750 pixels and 1920 x 1080 pixels - check and check.
The displays would be 326 and 401 ppi respectively - double check
They would have NFC - check.
They would be 6.5 to 7.0 mm thick - pretty much double check. the 6+ is 7.1 mm thick.
He expect the rear camera to stay at 8 MP and f2.2 aperture - check and check.
he said there would be the adoption of optical image stabilization - check.
Pretty good predictions.
He did miss a little though.
He did not predict 128 gb versions - saying 64 gb would be max.
And that only the 64 GB version of the 5.5" version would have sapphire
And that the 5.5 inch would not roll out until later in the 4th quarter.
So not perfect - but still better then pretty much everyone else.
Kudos Mr. Ming Chi-Kuo with KGI Securities.
And Thanks John H for the heads up to the link on that post from April.
1:17:54
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140910020728-24171-
apple-knocks-it-out-of-the-park-will-be-first-trillion-dollar-company
Thanks to Tom D for this next one which is a link to an article in Linked in from Jason Calacanis - who is a popular blogger and entrepreneur and angle investor.
And he wrote a post after the 9/9 even that is titled - Apple knocks it out of the park - will be first Trillion dollar company.
So he is saying that Apple will go from today's market cap of around 600 Billion to over 1 Trillion dollars - I hope he is accurate and I hope it happens sooner rather than later as that is over a 1.6 x uptake in Apple stock.
He bases his optimistic appraisal of Apple stock based on these factors. Apple pay will add 100 Billion in Market Cap, Apple Watch will add another 100 Billion in Market Cap. He was happy to see apple finally come out with larger iPhones, And Apple looks to be adding Path.com to its fold. As the found of Path was in the first row of the Apple event. Which means Apple is looking to push back into Social media once again. Hopefully it works out better for them this time around.
1:19:06
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/09/apple-to-get-0-15-
percent-cut-of-purchase-value-for-every-payment-made-
with-apple-pay
The Financial time is reporting that Apple will be getting 0.15% of each purchase run through Apple Pay. That is 15 cents for every $100 spent - which to me does not sound like a big number but I am told there will eventually be billions and billions of dollars running through Apple Pay And then it actually starts adding up to some real money or so I am told. But really - It would take $100 Billion in sales to generate for Apple 150 Million in revenue for Apple - Even is 10% of All Shopping in the US was done via Apple Pay - which is well ridiculously high - That would still just be 1.5 Billion in revenue for the Year or around 1% of All of Apples revenue basically a rounding error at best. So sadly not seeing how Apple Pay adds 100 Billion to Apples market cap. Not unless you are looking at the Lock in to the ecosystem.
Oh my favorite Email from a PR Person this past week is the following:
Quote Hi Rob,
More than two in five U.S. adults who own a smartphone report they rarely or never use a password to unlock their smartphone. This is concerning with Apple’s unveiling of new electronic wallet capabilities on the new iPhone 6.
I thought you might be interested in talking with the experts at Experian’s ProtectMyID on how consumers can protect their information and what to do if their phone falls into the wrong hands.
Happy to set up an interview, email Q&A or provide tips.
Regards,
Name redacted.
My Response was pretty straight forward -
Hello Name Redacted,
Do you not know how the iphone and Touch ID work?
If your experts need some help on this let me know
I would be more than happy to educate your experts on the ways of Touch ID.
Regards,
Rob W
Today in ios
There was no reply - and I think I was removed from her email blast list - shame.
There will be a lot of FUD about Apple Pay the next few weeks - actually Ebay is already trying to link together the Naked Celebrity Photo issue with Apple Pay and iCloud and security issues for Apple Pay. Just shows how truly scared ebay is.
They definitely stand to loose a lot when Apple rolls it out.
1:22:01
Voicemail - Jonathan_foreign_filmcast_U2
Hello Rob:
I took your advice and ordered a shave set from Harrys.com, thanks for the $5.00 bucks. In your Tuesday item 0320 where you suggest getting the max memory when purchasing the new iPhone 6’s. As a long time Apple Fan guy it was surprised as most of the apps on my iPhone are mostly taking space and resources, thus they get deleted and stored in the cloud until I needed and since advent of iTunes match launch I am using half and never more than 3/4 of my memory on my iPhone 5. I guess I could see this on the iPad as I tend to play more videos, music and functional music apps, games etc.
What are you seeing in future use that would warrant the extra memory purchase. I feel 64 Gb is a lot of memory how say you Rob! Btw, awesome rebuild of the app and website!
Regards,
Frank
Hi Rob,
I bet there are quite a few listeners who are like me … held on to their iPhone 4s phones, have met their ATT contracts, and are ready to purchase the new iPhone 6. My question is: which carrier would you recommend for a single user? I currently have ATT’s unlimited data, unlimited text plan.
Regards,
Janet L
Rockton, IL
Hi Rob,
I'm currently using an iPhone 5 and I'm due for the upgrade to the 6 but I have NO IDEA whether I should get the 4.7" or the 5.5" models. All the tech experts on the podcasts I listen to (ex: MacBreak Weekly) are all going for the 5.5". Is bigger better? For what it's worth, I also own a Galaxy Note II and never was too crazy about the size...always thought it was a bit large but of course, Apple's big phone design is more elegant than Samsung's so I'm not sure if that's a fair comparison.
Oh, I'm so confused, Rob. I don't know which size to get! What are you getting???
Thanks,
Brent
Chicago, IL
Hi Rob
I was watching my cousin do some cleaning because she has an iPhone 5s 16 gig and I realized that it would be really nice to have an app that can tell you what your most recently accessed apps have been, so that way it would make cleaning up your apps that you don't use a little bit easier.
would you or any of your listeners happen to know of an app that would actually allow us to do this?
Regards,
Tracy on my iphone 4s from St. Paul Minnesota
Tracy - I am happy to mention again one of my favorite features with iOS 8 - that is looking at the % of battery usage for your apps - if you look over the past 7 days it will give you a good idea of which apps you use most.
To get to that again - Go to
Settings --> General --> Usage --> Battery Usage
Then look under the 7 day usage to get a feel for your favorite and most used apps.
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Thanks Steve for the feedback - folks if you have a kickstarter project for an iOS device you received give us a call and let us know how it worked out for you. In the Free Tii App - for this episode click on the head in the upper right to get to the call the show and email the show options.
1:30:57
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/09/following-apples-iphone-
6-launch-sprint-introduces-new-iphone-for-life-plan
Hi Rob A lot of phone companies offer replacing the phone after 12 and 18 months or they offer a 2yr contract. Which way do you recommend going? My wife and I typically keep our phones for 2 years but that was because of the contract we used to have. I prefer to replace my phone earlier but haven't because of the contract. Currently we are with AT&T and our contract is up. I am willing to move companies but want to get the best price. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks, Andy
Hi Andy - and one of those plans is Sprints new iPhone for life plan.
Most if not all of these plans that allow you to update each year - also require you to turn in your old iOS device to get the new one - so you really are leasing the phones. Sprint actually even calls it a lease.
Pricing for the Sprint plan - is $50 a month for their unlimited plan plus $20 a month for the lease.
That means for $70 a month on Sprint you get unlimited Plan plus a new iPhone not each year but every other year - so unlike AT&T's Next plan - with Sprint it is still a two year upgrade cycle. But you must turn in the iPhone - so you do not own it.
I personally like to own and keep my devices - so these plans are not attractive to me at all.
The way the Next 12 plan from AT&T works - is you take the price of the iPhone you want and divide it by 20 and then pay that amount each month. After 12 months - you can then upgrade to the latest iPhone by turning in the year old iPhone. Which if you are getting the iPhone 6 - means you will be paying $569.40 towards the 949 price tag in the first 12 months - and have nothing to show for it.
I say if you want to upgrade each year - go with T-mobie - buy the phone outright - and save money on their data plans. Then sell off your year old phone each year to help pay for the new Phone. That is where today's sponsor helps out - quick reminder to go to nextworth.com and use promo code - t i i - to get a 10% boost on their listed price for your iOS device.
1:33:22
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/apple-map-canada-
mixes-up-cities/
Thanks to Kevin for the heads up on this next one. Which is About Apple and a Map and lots of funny errors - well unless you are a geography teacher in Canada - then it was a sad little Map. Apple put up a map that helped buyers of the iPhone 6 and 6+ in Canada find out when their new iPhone would be delivered.
They did this by creating a map of Canada and then labeling the cities. Accept they called Toronto Ottawa and Ottawa Toronto. They had Edmonton in the wrong place, Quebec City was just labeled at Quebec and other errors. Dooohhh
Clearly Apple people need to download the App - Stack the countries and brush up on some geography outside the US.
1:34:08
Voicemail - Kevin_crossman_question_looking_for_image_app
Hi Rob,
I can't find out when we are able to purchase the new iCloud pricing, and do you think this will be enough to compensate for buying a 16gb iPhone 6?
Regards,
Aaron
Hi Aaron - while iCloud is great for storing photos and documents in the cloud.
If you are an App addict - then 16 GB will go really really fast.
If you shoot lots of video - 16 GB will go quickly as well - especially if you plan on being off the grid. ie - out in nature shooting video. You can go through 16 GB really quickly with video recording and / or lots of apps.
App size is getting larger and larger as devs add additional images to match with new screen sizes. Some devs will update their apps for optimized artwork for each device - that means apps will continue to get larger over all - Universal Apps were bad enough already - now they will get really big from the artwork Devs will want to add to make apps look the best possible for each device. Granted some app devs will not do this - but many will. Having your app as one of the first ones in your category truly optimized for the iPhone 6 and 6+ plus all other iOS devices - lands you a good shot of being featured by Apple.
Rob W
VOICEMAIL - Quotely_an_app_for_parents
Hi Rob,
Do u think the apple watch will get on a approximately 12 month cycle?
Regards,
Michael
Well Michael - It will Probably be on some sort of cycle - but not sure how often.
I head rumors that the internals are meant to be replaced - so that in the future you could take your Apple Watch into an Apple store and for some fee - they would replace the Battery and Internal Circuits. Not sure if that is just for the Apple Watch Edition or for all Apple Watch Models.
I am sure there will be a lot more about this as we get closer to the launch of the Apple Watch. But it is possible the Apple Watch as is goes 2 years or more before the 2nd gen version is released.
Hi Rob I was wondering
If Can you get a free replacement for iPhone 5 charger under warranty
Sincerely Zachary S
Hi Zachary - Yes - you should be able to get any thing that came in the iPhone box replaced including the ear buds - as long as they are still under warranty.
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1:41:30
http://www.slashgear.com/wheres-our-left-handed-apple-
watch-09345501/
Thanks to All that sent in emails about the Apple Watch and Right Wrist usage. and by All I mean all as in - Tommy P, Jernell R, Alberto J, Michael, Paul G, Stephen W, Kirby in PA, Aaron McV, Gulzar, Tash and a few others.
Seems that Apple does have a Right wrist mode - where it rotates the screen 180 degrees - this was shown to some of the attendees after the event. The Digital Crown in that orientation is in the lower left rather than the upper right - that might actually be easy to use in the orientation.
Some articles said people should stop freaking out about this issue or stop spreading false reports about this - but to be fair to all that had issues / questions about this - there is NOT a single picture on Apple.com of any one wearing the Apple Watch on their Right wrist and there was not a single frame of any videos on the Apple site showing it on a right wrist - and there was not a single word mentioned on the site or during the keynote - that would indicate there is a Right Wrist mode where the screen flips 180 degrees. Again this has been confirmed that there is a set up for Right Wrist - i.e. Lefthanders use by those at the after event. But sure would be nice if Apple you know - put something up on their site about that option - it really would not take up much space - just a single sentence or two at the most and one picture - with the picture being optional - is all we lefties ask.
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/09/apple-
watch-interface-orientation-choice/
1:43:22
http://www.apple.com/watch/technology/
Rob, I’m part way though listening to the most recent podcast and you mentioned the Apple Watch displays being made out of sapphire. You also mentioned the iPhone 6 display not being made of sapphire. Actually, not all versions of the watch use sapphire. The sport model uses strengthened Ion-X glass - the same as the iPhone 6. I believe I read Apple did not use sapphire in the sport watch because they wanted to reduce weight. Perhaps the same is true for the iPhone 6 or perhaps they just don’t have enough sapphire supply at this point. —Mark
Thanks Mark - I missed that little foot mark at the bottom of the Apple Watch Technology page that says quote
1. Sport models have a composite back and Ion-X glass lenses.
unquote
So yeah - I think we now know the version that is going to be $349 - the Apple Watch Sport Models look to be the entry level device. Pricing for the different models and straps will be very interesting - wondering how high a Price Point Apple will go.
I have seen some suggest $1,999 for the top end device - I would not be surprised to see $2,999 for a top end Watch.
After All they have laptops at that price point already.
1:44:47
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/apple-watch-update-
more-details-and-hands-on-97091024129.html
There is going to be more details about the Apple watch that are released from Apple over the next 4+ months - but after the Apple even some journalists were able to play with the Apple Watch - and one of them was Mr David Pouge. In his write up one thing I thought that stood out was this
quote
There are six different band styles in various materials (leather, plastic, stainless steel). On the bottom of the watch, at each end, there’s a tiny release button that lets you make quick band changes without a Phillips screwdriver or a visit to a jeweler.
unquote
Pouge also said according to Appel the Appel Watch is Water resistant - Sweating - wearing it in the rain washing your hands - those are fine - but if you want to swim and / or are in triathlon - well leave it at the first transition. Because this is not something for the pool / lake or ocean. Nor is it for the shower.
He said there is a speaker and mic on the watch so you can make and take calls right from the watch - no need to take your iPhone out of your pocket or in the case of the iPhone 6+ out of your back pack.
What Apple said per the Apple Watch per the Phone function is quote Use the built-in speaker and microphone for quick chats, or seamlessly transfer calls to your iPhone for longer conversations. You can also transfer calls from Apple Watch to your car’s speakerphone or your Bluetooth headset. And silence incoming calls by covering Apple Watch with your hand!
Unquote
Also per the speaker and mic - Apple has a Nextel / walkie Talkie feature quote For a fun alternative to a phone call, use the built-in speaker and microphone to trade spur-of-the-moment sound bites with friends. unquote
The Fanciest model - the Gold Apple Phone edition - comes in a very nice jewelry box which doubles as a charger. Just lay your watch in to the box and it charges.
Again more to come in the future.
One thing I said on the last episode - was please forgive me or any callers who mistakenly call it an iWatch - well here is an audio clip of someone calling it an iWatch.
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Yup that was Tim cook calling it an iWatch - so clearly up until very recently even internally at Apple they were calling it an iWatch - but chances are in China or Brazil or some other major country Apple was unable to secure the iWatch naming rights. Thanks to Cameron in St.Paul for the audio of Tim.
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http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/09/foxconn-employee-
charged-with-stealing-shells-for-apples-iphone-6
Thanks to Michael for this next one - which is a story about what happens when you have secretive product being built by the lowest cost labor possible - and others willing to pay for info on said products. And we are of course talking about Apples iPhones being built in mass in china and the product leeks coming out of China. Seems in the city near where the iPhones are being built there were advertisements saying they were purchasing parts from Apple Inc at high Prices.
And that is where good old fashion capitalism meets low income workers with no loyalty at all to Apple - and bam - Parts leak. In this Case it seems one of the leakers was arrested - a 40 year old male who reportedly started stealing shells of iPhones in July after see the aforementioned advertisements. He reportedly sold 6 shells for 1,000 yuan or about $160. The 40 year old was arrested on Sept 4th.
Expect a variation of this story to play out pretty much every year going forward - at least until Apple can figure out how to get a 100% robot only factory - but until that date - people will grab capitalism by the horns.
This is arrest in no way plugs all the leaks - considering the first shells of the iPhone 6 were leaked back in April / May time frame.
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Hi Rob,
In praise of Apple.
My wife's iPhone 5 qualified for the battery replacement scheme. As we live in Ireland, where there is NO Apple store, we were faced with posting the device away to get the job done. This of course borders on the "unthinkable", because what are you meant to do without your iPhone for the next week?
We were going on a trip across the water to London at the end of last week, and I thought that we could ring apple to see if they could do anything to help while we were there. We rang Apple, they verified that the phone qualified, and asked us what day, time and store would suit. Given work commitments, the only possible day that was available to us was Saturday. The girl on the end of the phone checked the store for a "genius" appointment, and within moments, was able to give us the time, the day and the store that suited us.
As with your other correspondents, they took only about half an hour to replace the battery, and off we went. Very happy Apples service. I really don't know of any other company that looks after their customers so well.
Well done Apple!
Regards,
Brian M
Galway,
Ireland.
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Hey rob, I have a question for you. I bought an unlocked iPhone 5c in March, and I was wondering if you think the iPhone 5c will have the same lifespan as the iPhone 5. I'm hoping it gets one more iOS update over the iPhone 5, as it is one year newer and there were improvements made over the 5. (I've argued with many people over this that the iPhone 5c is better than the 5)[better front camera, bigger battery and more LTE bands]
What do you think?
Regards,
Ben K
Hi Ben the 5C has the Same Processor as the 5.
The only reason the 5 and 5C would have different end of lifes for updates would be 100% marketing - not technical - it is about the processor. I would fully expect that when the iPhone 5 is no longer supported with update - the same will be true on that day for the 5C.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW0afk2LMn4
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - which is a song from Mr Jonathan Mann - AKA - Mr Song a Day. This song is called Apple Watch the Musical.
This is most of the song - but at the end of it he gets a little blue about people drawing crude pictures on their Apple Watches - so I cut the end off.
There is a link in the show notes to the Youtube video for this.
PLAY - Apple Watch_Song Day
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