Today in iOS Podcast - The Unofficial iOS, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch News and iPhone Apps Podcast

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 Called Kaleidoscope with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.

Regards,

Jeff J

SONG_Kaleidoscope.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 ZACHARY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ZACHARY wrote

Hi Rob

I took a picture of the Christmas tree in portland with my iPhone 5c and I edited it with the app after photo to add the Tii text.

Regards,

Zachary S

Well ZACHARY Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ZACHARY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 332 - 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

01:52

In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Call it blasphemy, but Apple’s next-generation smartphone could be the first iPhone model to debut without the usual lines of buyers outside stores on launch day.”

Patrick Seitz, Investors.com, 25 July 2013

Well Patrick - I will not call your comments Blasphemy - What I will call them is something starting with B and having an S in it as well - Just Sayin

02:22

On Ep 330 I did offer up a chance to win a Crusta Case for the iPhone 6Plus. Thanks for all that entered and the winner was:

David D from Springfield MO. Which is just around the corner from Overland Park. Congrats David and thanks to all that entered.

I hope to do more of those give aways in 2015.

For Promo codes - On Ep 331 we offered up chances to win promo codes for a couple of Apps - CAMTINERARY and OFFICE TO GO - we will be giving those out before Christmas - for more info on these apps go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 331.

This week we have promo codes for the App - Pango Zoo - two words - here is the review from the dev - PLAY PROMO CODE - PANGO ZOO

Well thanks to Dev for their review of their App - PANGO ZOO 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 ZOO in the subject line.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id941635542

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.

04:30

http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2014/12/15/apple-

may-have-picked-on-the-wrong-people/

I had this next article sent in to me from Mark H - who set the bar really really low - per how bad this article was - and you know what - I was still amazed about how bad it was. This article is titled Apple may have picked on the wrong people - and is in USA today and is about Apple Pay.

I don't want to say that the author is a complete idiot - because there is a chance Mr Matt Krantz was actually paid off by someone - I mean to me that makes a lot more sense then a complete idiot writing for USA Today. But either way the article is so wrong in so many ways - it has to be in my top 2 or 3 worst articles for 2014.

There is this gem from the Article quote

Banks and retailers in 2015 will likely work together to create a digital payments solution offering benefits to consumers and allowing banks and retailers to avoid having to pay onerous tolls to Apple

unquote

Huh - What Onerous tolls - The Retailers and the consumers pay nothing more - it is a cut from the Credit card companies slice that Apple is getting. Dude - do you homework.

The Article also said Quote

Apple is looking at Apple Pay as a way to push more of its pricey hardware. But electronic payments must reward consumers to catch on.

unQuote

No for Mobile payments to catch on - they need to be quick - convenient and widely available - Which Apple pay is on the first two points - and getting there on the widely available point.

The article also never mentions anything about security. Which with the Target Hack and Homedepot Hack - I think a lot of the country is well aware of the issue of security and many of them myself included were also affected by those issues - as in having to get new credit cards and then have to go and change those credit card numbers everywhere. A real PITA - again something this article completely ignored. Actually the most recent NBC / WSJ poll found that a staggering 45% of Americans had received a letter from a retailer or card company saying their payment info had been leaked. Yikes. Yeah - can see why that part was left out the article - Not.

Again I am not willing to write this off as Mr Krantz just being an idiot when it just seems more likely he took a nice payment to write this trash of an article - and well some extra cash was thrown the way of an editor at USA today as well - because to me that make more sense then there being Two idiots involved. Just Sayin - Thanks Mark for the heads up on this quote article unquote.

07:24

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/16/dozens-more-

companies-sign-up-for-apple-pay/?_r=0

A little more proof of how wrong that USA today article was - comes via a real paper call the NY Times. There post was titled - Dozens more companies sign up for Apple pay - And it reports how Apple is saying it has you guessed it signed up dozens more banks, retail stores and startups to adopt Apple Pay.

Here is one of the more important parts of the article - Apple now says it supports the credit cards that represent about 90% of credit card purchase volume in the US. Seems they are doing a good job on the Credit card side.

Staples now accepts Apple Pay at 1,400 stores, Grocery chains Winn-Dixie and Albertsons also accept ApplePay. And you can expect more and more chains to be announcing support through out 2015. Yup - Apple may have picked on the wrong people indeed.

08:18

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2014/12/15/did-

apple-sneak-stealth-bluetooth-fixes-into-ios-8-1-2-it-sure-seems-so/

There are some reports that iOS 8.1.2 also fixed some issues with bluetooth for iOS devices. There was one article in Forbes where the writer was having issues before 8.1.2 - but then those problems went away with 8.1.2 update. Note Apple said there were bug fixes along with fixes for Ringtones - the never broke out what those bug fixes were - but for that author and others - Bluetooth fixes seems to be one of the bug fixes in 8.1.2

To the email bag.

Hi Rob

My wife is having a problem that her iPhone 6 doesn't stay on the wifi network. If you go to settings -> wifi it shows that it is connected, but in the top bar next to T-Mobile it says LTE, not the wifi icon. This has caused her to go over her 2.5GB 13 days into the monthly cycle and now she is throttled down. She is at 8.1.1 and I have reset her network settings. Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

Andy

It just so happens the same thing happened to my wife for her iPad Mini Retina. It also kept using cellular even though it was supposed to be connected via Wifi - it looks that by updating her iPad to iOS 8.1.2 - that fixed the issue for my Wife - To start I would say update to 8.1.2 and see if that fixes your issue. Of course my wife was also having the issue with her iPad mini retina that when Bluetooth was turned on - wifi was not working right as well - and that seems to be fixed too.

Hi Rob,

I Was wondering if you or your listeners has experienced any

issues with their music on their devices after updating to the latest versions of iOS? I currently have a 5S with iOS 8.1.2., and

have noticed in particular after updating that all my music compilations

that I personally compiled are askew. The songs are either not on

the compilations that I made and are just under the name of the original albums they were culled from, or the albums

are fragmented, or just not there. The weird thing is,

they play fine on iTunes but something gets lost

in the sync process. I tried editing the track under "get info" and even checked the black box that says "part of compilation",

but nothing works. This happened less frequently before 8 for some reason. Any

suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Happy Holidays,

Rick-East Haven, CT

Sorry Rick to hear of your issue - if anyone else has seen this issue let us know - and definitely let us know if you found a fix.

11:23

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13:48

VOICEMAIL - Fdbk_about_call_in_number

Happy Holidays Rob!

On the last episode, someone called in asking about the a slideshow video for Instagram. He wanted to create a video of his top posts from the year. Well, I just received an email from Iconosquare (formerly Statigram) and they are offering that service again this year. He can probably find it on the Iconosquare website! Hope that helps.

Regards,

Rachel R

Hi Rob,

I did a search and found these apps:

PicFlow and Everlapse,

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/picflow-photo-slideshow-video/id734014323?mt=8

http://mashable.com/2013/07/31/everlapse-top-instagram-photos-slideshow/

https://everlapse.com/about

Regards,

Martin L

Hello Rob,

I just noticed iPhoto is no longer available on the AppStore for iOS.

Am I noticing this late or has that been the case for awhile?

Regards,

Mike

San Jose.

Well Mike it has Been this way since iOS 8 launched - iPhoto features are rolled into the Photo App in iOS 8. The iPhoto App is no more in iOS 8.

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Hey, Rob,

Is there a way to get Siri to find a contact? If I ask Siri to find someone she displays maps and directions. Or she wants to call them. But often, I simply want their address or phone number, sometimes to give to someone else.

More often, I want that contact because I am going to dial them with my voip client on my computer, or my wired phone at work or home. I have a cheap t-mobile plan that only gives me 100 minutes, so though I like having all my contacts handy in my iPHONE, I usually make the actual call on a wired device.

--Debby A

Hi Debby - you can simple ask siri

quote Show contact info for Johnny Appleseed unquote

That is all you need to do and the info will show on your lock screen.

Rob W

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17:08

https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1

We are now over 1,800 members in our Google+ community and growing.

Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.

One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out and had lost of comments was from Bruce Paterson - whom asked

Quote I would like anybody thoughts on A good app for recipes. I have home Scottish recipes written on cards passed down to me from my great grandmother. I would like to enter them into an app. I have searched around but can't find any good ones. Unquote

Some of the answers were recommendations for AnyList from Shannon Holden and Bob Berberick, then there was the App Paprika from Scott Adams, Bob Correa and Jim H, and also the App My Recipe Book from Barry Smitherman, Paul Martignaccco and then from Bob Berberick who actually then pulled his recommendation from AnyList.

So looks like it was - My Recipe Book - 1st, Paprika 2nd and AnyList 3rd - if you are looking for a recipe App. If you have a favorite Recipe app - please let us know - 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.

And since the last episode 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 1800+ of you already in the community and contributing.

19:12

http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/12/app-updates-submitted-

from-june-2015-on-must-offer-64-bit-support-be-built-with-the-ios-8-sdk

Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this next one and that is there was a little email sent out from Apple this past week.

quote

Dear Developer,

As we announced in October, beginning February 1, 2015 new iOS apps submitted to the App Store must include 64-bit support and be built with the iOS 8 SDK. Beginning June 1, 2015 app updates will also need to follow the same requirements. To enable 64-bit in your project, we recommend using the default Xcode build setting of “Standard architectures” to build a single binary with both 32-bit and 64-bit code.

If you have any questions, visit the Apple Developer Forums.

Best regards,

Apple Developer Technical Support

unquote

And well that about sums it up - if you have an iOS App in the App store - you need to get it updated to a 64 bit support version ASAP - because come June 1st if you need to make any type of update to it - it needs to include 64 bit support. Don't wait to the last minute - get it done now. If you don't you know something will come up on June 2nd and you will be SOL until you get it converted. You have been warned.

20:30

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/16/ios-8-1-3-activity-ramping-up/

It Looks like iOS 8.1.3 is being tested at Apple and is starting to show up on server logs on Dec 8th and picking up in volume in the past week. That said it is doubtful - highly highly doubtful we will see 8.1.3 anytime before the first week of January. What will 8.1.3 bring - that is unknown - but a likely quote feature unquote of 8.1.3 will likely be to break all Jailbreaks. So if you are wanting to jailbreak - do it soon or at least hold off updating if 8.1.3 does come out before the next episode.

21:13

http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-making-a9-chipset-

for-new-iphone-in-austin-texas-12359295/

Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one and it is nice to see that The rumor mill does not take any time off for the holidays - and the latest rumor is that Sammy has won back production of CPU for the next iPhone - this would be for the A9 Processor, According to Economic Times of Korea - Sammy will be building the A9 in Austin TX using their 14 nm processes. Sammy had lost the A8 production to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company affectionately known simply as TSMC and their 20 nm processing. So the 14 nm process should lead to lower power consumption in theory. Production of the A9 has already begun says the report - which if true might back up some other rumors / speculation - that a 12+ inch iPad Maxi would be coming out in the spring and sporting an A9 processor - likely an A9X processor that is.

I am sure we will see more rumors about the A9 in the months to come.

22:24

VOICEMAIL - Hey_Siri_feedbk

Hi Rob,

You are a mean man. Lol

You love making your users phones go into Siri mode.

Last week you said it once, then this week you played the callers messages that told you about it and you proceeded to say "hey Siri" over and over.

Lol is all I can say.

As always, GREAT Podcast. Best on my phone and you have made it to my priority list so it bumps to the top of my playlist when released :)

Regards,

-Dan

Hi Rob,

I was listening to your show when I heard the review of the Lifeproof case. I went through several on my iPhone 5, the type of work I do, if I keep my phone on me it tends to be a bit abused. I love Lifeproof, very nice case. Now that being said I ordered 2 for my iPhone 6 as soon as they were available. Both had the mute switch work unsatisfactorily!! Just as was described on your show. Given the delay, I would assume so they could get it right! And also the higher price of the case they offer. I expected much better. I contacted them immediately about the problem. They are sending replacements. I am hoping they are improved. If not I will contact them again until they get it right. These are not cheap cases, there is no reason for this design flaw! Call them on it, hopefully they will correct the problem. The mute switch is a valuable feature of the iPhone, if it can not easily be used correctly then the case is flawed! Please help them make a better product. Anyone who has one of these cases and has this issue please let them know!

I just wanted to update you. I just received my free replacement Lifeproof iPhone 6 Fré cases. While it could still be improved a little more, the mute switch has improved a great deal. Where before I would have considered it unusable. On the replacements it is quite usable, a little stiff to activate the mute, but nothing compared to the earlier version. I highly encourage anyone with the switch problem to contact them to allow them to correct it as they have for me.

Regards,

Kirk, KE6MTF (iPad)

Hi Rob,

Given that the new IPhones seem to come out in September, by when in the cycle would you advise a person to wait for the next model, rather than getting the current one, unless their current phone fails? Thanks for your opinion.

Regards,

Arnold, RALEIGH, NC

Typically I would say in the May June time frame and on - if you desire a new iPhone - then I would say wait until September - if you can. If you NEED a new iPhone - then get it when you need it. But if you just want or desire a new iPhone - but can live with the one you have now - and now is any time from May / June or later - I say wait until September for the new one. But for example today - I definitely would not say to wait and get the new iPhone 6plus or 6 if you want or desire it.

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Hello Rob,

Just wanted to share that I backed the Soen Trasnit XS bluetooth speaker and received it the other day. What a fantastic speaker.

I also backed the Popscope and looks like that should be finding its way to me very shortly. I know you got one of the prototypes, so will be interested to see the final product when it arrives.

I also backed the OneAdatr project you mentioned on your podcast. I need to stop listening to you or I’ll be broke yet. :)

Keep up the good work Rob, the TII podcast is still one of my absolute favorites.

Merry Christmas / happy Holidays to you and your family.

Scott

28:26

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1059113039/qronocase-

the-iphone-6-case-customized-for-your-li

This time for a kickstarter project there is the qronoCase for the iPhone 6. qronocase is spelled q r o n o c a s e of course

This one has a goal of $50k and has until Dec 31st at 8:28 AM CT to get there - which does not look to likely as they just raised 2k so far. So just 4% of the way there and less than a dozen days left.

What the Qronocase is - is actually a neat idea. It is a case where the back of it - you can slap on a battery pack - a 3000 ma battery. When you don't have the battery pack in place you can put a strap in the back.

The battery pack is charges wirelessly. So when attached or on its own you can just lay the battery pack on the charger.

Why I think this is failing is a couple of reasons - one their Kickstarter page is one of the most confusing ones I have ever seen per figuring out what you are ordering. There are a dozen options and you can't easily tell when you are getting a case and the battery pack or multiple packs or some other thing and straps - and oh boy. They made it complicated.

Additionally - the battery pack does not simply snap in place - you have to pull open the back of the case fit in the battery and close it again - it looked awkward. They would have been better off with a snap in place design something quick and easy.

Basic idea of removable - wirelessly charged battery packs sounds good - but they just missed the mark a bit - and their offerings are a bloody nightmare.

But if this is something you are interested in - look for qronocase - q r o n o c a s e at kickstarter dot com.

30:39

http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-fastest-

lte-network-wideband-new-york.htm

T-Mobile put out a press release about Wideband LTE in the Big Apple. And that press release stated that Wideband LTE is now live throughout the greater NYC metro area. With T-mobile customer in NYC reporting 100 MBPS download speeds. I might be going into NYC when visiting my Partents for Christmas - and I will try to test my speed while there. Should be interesting to see what I get for a speed test.

Now this is not the first Metro area to get Wideband LTE - it is already in 27 major markets and 120 metros overall. If you have T-mobile and want to know if Wideband LTE is near you - well you could do a speed test - or you could look for the link in the show notes titled - T-Mobile's Wideband LTE network goes live in New York City - at the bottom of the article it lists the 120 metro areas - and no I have no plans of reading them all - but I can say Sadly Overland Park / Kansas City is not on the list. St. Joseph Mo - Yes - KC MO - No.

If you have wideband LTE for t-mobile in your area - please do a speed test and email me the result. today in iOS at gmail dot com.

Thanks

32:03

http://www.t-mobile.com/offer/data-stash-data-roll.html?AID=10417882&PID=5147764&SID=

skim36339X950660Xfba10e191f2749a137542a24f763562d

T-mobile USA also announced their Data Stash offering. In a nut shell - if you have one of the limited LTE data plans from T-mobile - then at the end of the month Starting in January - your unused data rolls over to the next month. Starting with their 3GB plan. So for example - my wife is on the 3GB plan. If she used 1GB in January - then come February - she will have 5GB available. And she will keep rolling over Data to a max roll over of 10GB - if I read it correct. Mind you there is a 1 GB, 3GB, 5GB and unlimited data plan from t-Mobile - the 1GB plan does not qualify, The unlimited plan obviously does not need roll over - so this is just for those with the 3GB and 5GB plans - which again for my Wife is nice - I have unlimited - but for her - I did not see her needing more than 3 GB per month - and I was right - most months she is around 1 GB. So this is nice for her plan.

33:08

VOICEMAIL - Levi_CA_Quest_set_up_exchange

I want to talk about a new Podcast I just launched - it is called - KC Startup 411 - and it is a podcast about the Kansas City Startup scene specifically and startups in general. I am interviewing startups asking them for tips and advice - which is relevant regardless of where you live - and then after the interview I talk about KC specific startup news. The first episode is an interview I did back in 2007 - with the Danny O'Neill the founder of The Roasterie - Actually the interview was March 2nd 2007. And the reason for the delay in getting it up and this show launched - is well this other Podcast I started at that time called Today in iPhone. I mention this not just because it is my new show - but because all new episodes I am recording and producing on my iPhone using the bossjock app plus other apps. This is a vehicle to show you how easy it is to put together a podcast on an iPhone. Obviously that first interview was not done on an iPhone - but the 2nd one was and new ones will be as well. I will be recording the interviews live at 8:15 AM wednesday mornings before 1 Million cups starts at 9:00 AM. Then finish the production and upload to my Libsyn account and have it all live on my feed prior to 10:00 AM when 1 Mil cups is over and people are headed home. That is the power of the iPhone. Kind of a funny circle - it was the iPhone that delayed that podcast and finally now the iPhone is powerful enough to make it possible.

Even if you don't think you are interested in a startup podcast - it would really help out the shows launch if you could subscribe to the show in iTunes or the podcasts app - search for KC space Startup in iTunes or the podcasts app and then subscribe. It does not take many subscriptions to get into the top 100 of iTunes - and I will report how high up the show makes it and how many subscriptions it took on a future episode - thanks for your help. By the way if you are in the KC Area and have a startup or App or Kickstarter project - email me to set up a time to be interviewed.

Hi Rob,

Just wanted to let you know that I bought a Square trade warrantee for my new iPad Mini. I went with last year’s model, but am very happy with the upgrade in both processor, LTE (jump up from Wifi only) and storage.

Anyway, even though Square trade wasn’t sponsoring your show this time, I went to the URL /tii2 that I had remembered and got a discount anyway! So it still works. Maybe you should let people know for Christmas and Square trade will keep it running and not take down the promotion.

Regards,

chelsea

Hi Rob,

I am based out of Bangalore India, on my phone Settings->Cellular, I have only enable LTE or disable. But I wan to disable 3g/LTE, I am not seeing any choice for the same. I tried searching various forums and contacting apple care. to my knowledge this was one of the patch on io8. Various forums say it is related to service provider, some say iphone 6 does not offer the features.

my service provider says it phone setting nothing to do with service provider

Apple Care seems to clear not offering the feature and telling use 3g which makes almost not usable.

Problem faced across india is the 3g service not good lot of call drops.

after trying to various sources, I want your expert suggestion on how to go about switching to 2g based on my choice. I want to use 3g sometime only, so I can't disable 3g permanently.

Regards

Balaji

A quick heads up on apps mentioned in the past - GoPix and Fotor HDR are both free right now and until Christmas or for a limited time - I think it is until New Years - in any case - check for both right now if interested and if free - get them now.

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42:18

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30548468

There was a really bad hit piece produced by Panaroma for the BBC News - Apple said they are deeply offended by the investigation - and with good cause - I watched it - and they basically are singling out Apple and just making crap up. They multiple times show people sleeping at their benches - YES - that is very very very common in China - and not just at the line but in the offices as well. I used to visit China a lot 10+ years ago - and part of their culture is around noon each day for an hour pretty much everyone takes a nap. This is strange to westerners - but I was told it is very common and I saw it multiple times at Huawei, ZTE, UT Starcom, Hon Hai and other places in China I visited. And again it was pretty much everyone from Engineers, to Accounting to line workers - they all just take a nap. So what the BBC news report did in their reporting was not just hit piece journalism - it was flat out lying all for the sake of getting Publicity - If I was apple I would be more than deeply offended - I would be outright pissed off and demand an apology from the BBC News. This really was horrible journalism. with journalism in quotes - and clearly this was not incompetence - it was malice.

As apple said in a letter to its employees about the program - there were facts and perspectives they provided to Panorama that were clearly missing from their program. IE - Panorama choose what to report on or in many cases misreport on and what not to report on.

Sorry - just pissed when I see crap like this. Apple has done more to help workers in the 3rd world than any other company in the world - PERIOD. As Apple said - are things perfect - no - but they are a lot better now then they were a few years ago - and they keep getting better - thanks in a huge part because of Apple. For example salaries in China for those working on Apple products have doubled in recent years as well and working conditions are better for those in the Apple ecosystem vs those not working on Apple Product.

ok - soap box I do step down from now.

44:50

VOICEMAIL - Harrys_Promotion

Rob,

The App Daren Streblow Comedy Show - was just released and I'd highly recommend it to the TII community. I just wrote my very first app review since owning an iPhone since the 3rd Gen (listened to your show since well before episode 100). My review,"I've listened to this show since its inception but am grateful for this exceptional vehicle for easy consumption of its clean, hilarious comedy suitable for my entire family. The app's navigation is intuitive and has a clean look. Also, probably the biggest improvement over any other way I've listened in the past, the app's predecessor, is the nearly instant playback upon selecting an episode - so no delay in preparing the streamed or downloaded content. Finally, as someone who also spends a lot of time listening to podcasts in the car, I appreciate the lock screen controls that work flawlessly. Well done execution of this app, which is a perfect pair to the top notch content they produce each week."

If I'm not mistaken, this may well be a Libsyn produced app. So, hope

you have time in a future episode to plug this truly outstanding clean

comedy podcast app. As always, thanks for a great show each and every

week.

Regards,

Keven J

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daren-streblow-

comedy-show/id938845278?mt=8

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Fri, 12 December 2014

Tii - iTem 0331 - iOS 8.1.2

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Apple releases iOS 8.1.2

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restore Ringtones

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Four reasons I don’t restore a backup to new iPhones

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Apple's iPhone 6 Lead-Times Still Longer Than Previous Models

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How jailbreaking made my iOS experience much Better

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United flight attendants all get an iPhone 6Plus

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iOS Artwork - iTem 0331 and Episode Transcript

TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 331

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 Called PARK with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.

Regards,

Jeff J

SONG_On_Holiday.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 BRANDON for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRANDON wrote

Hey Rob! I wanted to share some artwork for the podcast that I created with the Canva app. I created this artwork with my iPad Mini 1st generation I hope you enjoy it :)

Canva - Graphic Design & Photo Editing by Canva

Regards,

Brandon H

https://appsto.re/us/hfFF1.i

Well BRANDON Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRANDON'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 331 - 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.

01:58

In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “““One thing Apple investors are waking up to, in other words, is that the iPhone’s amazing run is winding down. And that there may never be another iPhone.”

Jay Yarow, Business Insider, 18 December 2012

24may2013

Well never another iPhone as long as you don't count the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and 6Plus.

- Just Sayin

02:28

On Ep 330 no promo codes were offered - but I did offer up a chance to win a Crusta Case for the iPhone 6Plus. If you want to enter in for a chance - just tweet a link to this episode or post a link on Facebook or write a review on iTunes and email letting me know you did said activity and link to your post or info to find your review. I will pick a winner on Ep 332. Thanks to all that already entered.

This week we have promo codes for the a couple of Apps - the First is the App - called Camtinerary CAMTINERARY C A M T I N E R A R Y - here is the review from the dev - PLAY PROMO CODE - CAMTINERARY

Well thanks to Dev for their review of their App - CAMTINERARY 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 CAMTINERARY in the subject line.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camtinerary/id776962411?mt=8

The Second item we have promo code for is the App - OFFICE TO GO - Here is the review from the dev - PLAY PROMO CODE - OFFICE TO GO

Thanks to the Dev for sending in THEIR review of THE APP OFFICE TO GO 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 OFFICE TO GO - three words in the subject line.

As Always - just send in one email for one specific APP. If you send in multiple emails or ask for multiple APPS in a single email - then well - No Soup for you.

05:47

http://www.imore.com/apple-releases-ios-812

For those with iOS 8.1.1 and ringtone loss gate - well iOS 8.1.2 is here to save your day. As you know on recent episodes we had multiple listeners talking about lost ringtones and potential ways to get them back - And now Apple has one sure fire way to fix the issue - and that is via an upgrade to 8.1.2 - which seems to be released mainly with the goal of fixing that specific bug.

Also Per apple quote to restore missing tones on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch visit itunes.com/restore-tones on that device unquote.

The first step of which is to you guessed it update to iOS 8.1.2

That alone does not get your ringtones back - but after you update to 8.1.2 on your iOS device you need to go to iTunes.com/restore-tones and then follow the instructions.

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204076

06:59

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/12/09/

apple-releases-ios-8-1-2/

Hi Rob,

Forbes magazine hates Apple and can't produce even the most basic of articles accurately or unbiased. What a bunch of idiots.

Regards,

Brad from West MI

And this is per the Post titled quote Apple released iOS 8.1.2, it will anger users unquote.

Which I just love the way the article starts off quote Without any warning apple has today released iOS 8.1.2 unquote. WHEN has Apple ever given a WARNING that they were releasing a .x.x release - WHEN give me one example.

Yes Brad - this article is particularly bad almost so bad it is laughable. Like this line quote Furthermore iOS 8.1.2 comes in at a paltry 28.2 MB unquote So yes he is upset the .x.x update is so small - because you know we all love when .x.x updates are 100's of MB's - HUH????

The Quote Author unquote of this article is Gordon Kelly - now we are not going to call him an idiot not out loud - but clearly he is someone that has double dot update issues. Thanks Brad for bringing the Quote Article unquote to our attention.

08:27

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2014/12/10/ios-8-1-2-jailbreak/

Now staying with both the 8.1.2 update and Forbes theme - there was another post from Forbes on this update. See they hire many contract publishers - so that is why the tone and honestly the quality of the posts on Forbes can and does vary so widely.

This other post was titled - iOS 8.1.2 Jailbreak Exposes Empty apple Update. And this post is from Ewan Spence.

This post is in my opinion of better quality then the one from Gordon Kelly. Ewan is one of the better writers for Forbes along with Erika Morphy and Chuck Jones - But again quality does vary between writers. In Ewan's article he points out that the 8.1.2 update does not break the latest jailbreak for TAIG. Which is good news for Jailbreakers.

Ewan does imply that Apple did this update to quote ensure that apple can continue to earn money on Ringtones unquote.

But I don't think that was the motivation - I think it was about customer that ALREADY paid for ringtones being able to get the product they paid for.

Both Ewan and Gordon seem surprised - that a double dot X update did not fix more issues - but they almost never do. Yes Apple still has issues with iOS 8 - but the number of issues now are much less than 2 months ago - and yes there is iOS 8.2 coming and that is when we should see more major bug fixes along with support for Apple watch. In the mean time expect any another double dot x updates to be focused on a specific bug or security issue - but not something casting a wide net.

http://itunes.com/restore-tones

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204076

10:17

https://gigaom.com/2014/10/10/four-reasons-

i-dont-restore-a-backup-to-new-iphones/

There was an article posted in google plus from Gigaom from back in October that I wanted to mention - it is titled Four Reasons I don't restore a back up to new iPhones. And I found it interesting as for the first time with my iPhone 6Plus I did not restore from an old back up. And I will say I think that is one reason for me the iPhone 6Plus has been working really well.

The 4 reasons they gave are

1. A new phone seems to run better with a clean install

2. You get a yearly opportunity to week out unnecessary apps

3. What about my gazillion photos

4. But I have documents, music and other data too.

Really the main reason I did the fresh install was number 2 - I have sooooo many apps from devs sending me promo codes - that I needed to clear out the insanity - and start fresh - and now what I have done is I only install apps as I need them. And no I do not need games - so the number of games is very few. One benefit there is my iphone is not nearly as fun to use as my kids own iPhones which have mostly games on them. Not that that thought ever crossed my mind as being a reason to parse my app count.

But it is interesting a couple of months in to see all the apps I have not installed.

If you are having issues with your new iPhone - you might want to think about doing a factory fresh restore and starting from scratch and not from a backup. It may just solve many of your issues - maybe. And if it does not - you can always do another restore to your older back up.

xx:xx

On Ep 330 near the beginning of the episode I went over some of the new features and settings in iOS 8 - This episode we will pick up where we left off on the that episode - if you have not listened to ep 330 yet - you will want to go to the beginning of that ep around the 9 Minute 7 second mark to hear those other features.

Per new features and settings -

In the settings for Messages - You now have the option - Store Messages - by default this is set forever - but you can also choose for 30 days or 1 year. For those complaining about messages taking up multiple GB's - this is one way to get back a lot of that space.

Under FaceTime options there is now the option for iPhone Cellular Calls for the iPad - this lets you use your iPhones cellular connections to make and receive FaceTime calls on your other iOS device.

For Safari - as mentioned before there is now the addition of DuckDuckGo for a search engine to go along with Google, Yahoo and Bing.

Aslo added to Safari is the Option Quick Website Search - When turned on it will use the smart search field to search within websites by typing the website name as part of your search.

Under Block cookies there are new options - before it was Always or never or From 3rd parties and advertisers. Now it is

Always Block or

Allow from Current Website Only or

Allow from Websites I visit or

Always Allow

In the music app - there is now the option Genius - which if you turn on will send information about your library to Apple. It is off by default - and you want it off for battery savings.

In the Photos & Camera App - there is a new option - iCloud Photo library - quote automatically upload and store your entire library in iCloud to access photo and video from all of your devices unquote - and this one is turned off by default.

In the Podcasts App settings - there is now the option - Background App Refresh. This is on by default - turning off will save some power.

Most of those features went unchanged between iOS 8 beta 2 and the current version - with the exception of Block Cookies - those options changed.

14:51

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17:08

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hi Rob,

To help Dave from New Jersey: I had the exact same problem with an iPhone 4 a few years ago and had to take the same actions. however, after a few days with my new phone, the same thing happened again. despairing that I would have to return to the genius bar again—this was in the days before iCloud, and I use VoiceOver to interact with my phone, so a nonfunctioning speaker meant a nonfunctioning iPhone for me—a friend found a solution. When you seem to have the speaker stop working, plug the headphones back in. as you are pulling out the headphones, press and hold the volume up button. this seemed to get the audio unstuck for me. Incidentally, I haven’t had to do this fix in a while, but the issue was really annoying and frustrating when I had it.

Regards

Chelsea

Hi Rob,

I heard a caller talk about problems with the headphone jack on a phone. I thought I would mention that I had issues with my iPhone 5 and had it replaced by Apple at least a couple of times. I finally figured out that it was the headphones I was using, they must have done something to short out the electronics in the phone. Once I stopped using that pair I never had a problem again.

Regards,

Myron Uecker

Hi Rob, just a note about pandora and Canadian market Apple Store. Pandora doesn't exist in the Canadian Apple Store. Pandora is only available in the US Apple Store.

Regards,

Faisal K

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20:42

https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1

We are now well over 1,700 members in our Google+ community and growing.

Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.

One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out and had lost of comments was from Ken Donofrio - whom asked Quote I have an music transfer question. I've decided to bullet point it so it's easy to understand. In a nutshell, we need to transfer music from an iPhone 4s that's PC/iTunes connection is no longer available to a new phone, so:

- We had an iPhone 4s that was linked to a PC with iTunes. The music was mainly ripped from CDs.

- The PC's hard drive crashed and is unrecoverable

- The music is now sitting on an iPhone 4s that is no longer activated

- The new phone is a 5, we will probably by a 5s or 6 that we want to put the music on, so:

- We want to somehow connect the 4s with all the music to a new laptop with itunes and the same Apple ID then,

- Hook the new phone to that iTunes to download the music

What's the easiest way to accomplish this? Can this be accomplished? Unquote

Tow which Haywood Morgan and Tim Galloway gave a bunch of help - thanks gentlemen - the solution that worked fro Ken was a link to Syncios.com Per a post titled How to Transfer Music from iPhone 4S to computer.

http://www.syncios.com/how-to-transfer-music-from-

iphone-4s-to-computer.html

Which you can find said link if you look through the Google+ community for the post on Dec 5th from Ken.

There was also a post from Jim Siegle asking quote My iPad air 2 is locked in landscape mode, how do I unlock

Unquote

For iPad's with iOS 8 the Rotate Lock control is in the bottom control center - swipe up from the bottom of the screen - and you will see the icon for the rotate lock. It just sounds like you have had that toggled on - just tap on it to toggle it off and your iPad should rotate one again. Note for other iPads that has the lock switch on the side - you may not see the rotate lock option - this is because you currently have the button set to rotate lock rather than mute. To get the option to show up in the control center go to settings - General - Use side switch to - and set it to Mute. Then you will see your lock rotate option in control center - or your could just leave it set to lock rotation and use the slide switch - which you know is actually much easier to control than in the control center. just sayin.

OK - And since the last episode 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 1700+ of you already in the community and contributing.

24:07

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2014/12/06/

apples-iphone-6-lead-times-still-longer-than-previous-models/

I mentioned Chuck Jones and Forbes earlier - and Chuck had a post last week titled Apples iPhone 6 lead times still longer than previous models. and it well covered exactly what the title suggested it would and that is Apples current lead times for iPhones 6 and also 6Plus and how they compared to the iPhones or days gone by. And in a nut shell - There is a longer lead time for iPhone 6 and 6 plus then we saw for past iPhones at the same point in their release schedule.

While it could mean that manufacturing of the new iPhones is more difficult or yields are worse or both - I don't think that is the case - I think it is more about excessive demand. Building a bigger iPhone is easier than building a smaller iPhone.

Of course in about 6 weeks or so Apple will have its next quarterly report - and at that time we will find out if Apple sold 50Mil, or 60 Mil or 70 Mil iPhones this past quarter. Anything under 50 Mil will be a tragedy. Anything between 50 and 60 will be a major disappointment any thing between 60 and 70 mil is most likely and if it is over 70 Mil - look out $150 for Apple stock.

Again we will know more in about 6 weeks - in the mean time expect to see lots and lots of blog posts with speculation per the number of iPhones sold this quarter.

25:32

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102253291

Speaking of Apples stock price - It did something strange last week - it dropped a bunch in a very short time. At first many reported it as investors being spooked by something or many looking to get profits or it hitting some limit prices. But the real reason for the big drop last week - is an ooooppps.

Seems one of the trading houses has someone with what they call fat fingers. On December 1st A big hedge fund with major gains on lots of Apple stocks in 2014 sent in a big sell order to the trading desk - the order was supposed to have been a limit order and only executed if the stock dropped to a specified point in a specified time frame. What happened it was entered as a market order at that lower price. Dooohhh. So not sure what that means. If the stock is at 119 - and you purchased it at 55 - you might say if the stock gets down to $110 in the next few weeks sell it. You double your money - and take a nice profit. But if the stock keeps going up you hold on and make even more on paper.

But in this case it went out as Sell the stock now at $110 - even though the stock is really trading at $119. Since this was a lot of stock - it pushed down the price really quick.

Now it seems investors are still spooked and the stock is caught in a trading range between that lower limit price and about $115.

So even thought analysts keep upping their price target - it seems for now Apple stock is stuck - and all because someone at a trading desk did an oooooppps. Expect to hear more about who it was that messed up some time in 2015 when proper papers are filed with the SEC. Safe to say someone is not getting their Christmas bonus this year.

27:38

http://www.thestreet.mobi/story/12976740/1/corporate-

earnings-to-contract-short-apple-best-of-kass.html?

Speaking of Apple stock - Doug Kass who correctly called Apple at its peak in 2012 - and shorted it right before it went on a 40% reduction - is saying for the first time in 2 years he is predicting a drop in Apple stock price - mostly because of how much it has gone up and because next years upgrade cycle is likely going to be smaller than this years. He is saying he will be increasing his short position early in 2015. Likely meaning prior to the next quarterly report. See even if Apple does get close to 70 mil iPhones sales last quarter - all it can take to spook wall street is less than stelar forecasting from Apple going forward. And if there is news of an Apple Watch delay or even rumors from people in the know combined with overly conservative future iPhone sales numbers - it could be a quick and sharp and very large reduction in Apple stock price. Expect to hear more about Mr Kass in the next few weeks. He tends to get up on podiums to shout out his predictions after making sizable bets per his predictions. Not that that is considered an conflict of interest or anything.

28:49

http://recode.net/2014/12/09/youtubes-apple-tv-

gets-a-new-look-more-videos-and-ads/

Well Apple TV's Youtube app has a long awaited update. Besides it getting a new look - it also now allows for ads - which means you get all the content. So if you were just jonesing for some gangue style or what does the Fox say - good news - you should be able to get them via the Youtube app on your Apple TV.

There were also some new Apps Added.

The Scene App from Conde Nast -

Fusion which will offer quote a unique mix of smart, irreverent original reporting, lifestyle and comedic content" Hey is that not what Fox news is already doing

Dailymotion now has an app.

UFC.TV will offer a $10 a month Fight Pass subscription service via its Apple TV App.

Seems Apple TV is getting everything added except will that App store we are so waiting for.

I did read a couple of articles that implied or flat out said the Update to Youtubes app most likely means there is no major update coming - since Google would not have put in the resources for the update to the app if a bigger update were coming. Because Yes Apple soooo keeps Google in the loop these days on their future plans.

Per the Youtube App update it seems to only have been for Apple TV 3rd gen owners - us 2nd gen owners did not get said update. Which is good - because still no commercials for us. Per the other four new apps on Apple TV - Fusion, Dailymotion, UFC.tv and The Scene - that are on both 2nd and 3rd gen Apple TV's - and they will have a little blue banner in the upper right of their icon that says - yup you guessed it - New.

31:06

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/12/08/leading-

android-fansite-recommends-apple-inc-ipad-air-2-

as-best-tablet-in-holiday-gift-guide

Thanks to Roger T and others for the heads up on this next one.

There is a site out there called Android Police and they just put out a 2014 holiday gift guide - for Android devices. One category they covered is the best Tablet to buy. They mentioned a few the Nexus 9 built by HTC but they said quote none of us recommended the Nexus 9, because it's not exactly great. In fact, I'd argue no Android tablet is. unquote

So if no Android tablet is great then what did they recommend - Well the iPad Air 2. Yup - you heard that right - Android police said the best tablet you can buy is the iPad Air 2.

The best Android tablet they said is the Galaxy Tab S - which they said the follow about - quote I'm not too hot on the Exynos processor / 16GB of storage / Samsung's update track record that you get with the Tab S 8.4. The 10.5 is also just too big, and I'm not sure I want an 8.4" tablet, either, it's a hair too small. The Nexus 9 is the right size, but pretty much the wrong everything else. unquote

Yikes - and that from and Android site.

So next time one of your Android fan bois friends / relatives or co-workers says anything About tablets - just remind them of what one of the top Android sites had to say about Android tablets. Which was basically 10 foot poll - touch them we will not. Like Most iPad Air 2 do we.

32:50

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Hi Rob - Just a quick note to mention a new iOS 8 Privacy setup. In Location Services they've changed it from On/Off to Always/Never or for certain apps Always/Never and the best option While Using… which I found because Google Maps (and Apple Maps) apparently was defaulted to that. Just thought others might find that useful.

Regards,

-Dan

Hi Rob,

Thought I would throw out a few additional kids apps since I heard that mentioned on today's episode.

Terraria is a multiplayer world building app like Minecraft but a different style. My kids also like resource management games like Skylanders Lost Islands, Dragons: Rise of Berk and Dragon City. I spend way too much with those three myself. Plants vs Zombies, Cut the Rope, Angry Birds, Fish out of Water are also popular.

For apps, a couple of good ones are the Foldify series and drawing apps like Adobe Sketch Book and Procreate. Minecraft Papercraft is similar to Foldify but you create Minecraft figures like the cardboard cutouts you can buy in the store. Foldify and Minecraft Papercraft create printable output so use with caution or you might spend a lot of money on ink for your printer.

Regards,

Myron Uecker

Hey Rob, did you see the tip in Gizmodo about using triple click of the home button to dim the screen? I cant seem to find the article to forward it to you but it uses a filter within the zoom setting in accessibility.

I did it and it works great. 3 clicks to go from bright to dim. But I noticed that it doesn't actually change the dimmer slider setting to dim the screen, it adds a dimming filter over whatever brightness your screen is set at.

I noticed while turning my phone from horizontal to vertical (or vice versa) in the dimmed mode that there is a sliver of bright screen exposed while the filter overlay is trying to keep up with the rotation.

So my question is, does dimming the phone using this process have the same battery saving benefits of using the slider to dim it? My son asked me this and I quickly answered yes because the overall brightness is less, therefore less drain. But the more I think about it the more I doubt my reasoning. So what do you think?

Regards,

John P

VOICEMAIL - Ron_NM_t-mobile_fdbk

Rob,

Did you ever receive your SOS Charger? I heard you mention it a few episodes ago and really think its crappy of them not to fulfill their obligation to their backers before stocking shelves. My buddy Scott got his back in October, while I have yet to receive mine. The kicker is that we ordered on the same day. This is one of the reasons that I am so selective about backing Kickstarter campaigns.

Hope you eventually get yours.

Regards,

Keith

NOPE - NADA - ZILCH - NO SOS CHARGER for me. Seems they wound up on shelves of retail space rather than in my hands and other funders hands. Safe to say if this company does another Kickstarter - I WILL NOT be recommending them. BOO SOS charger team.

42:29

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plxdevices/

legion-meter-charge-your-smartphone-92-faster

So I tried checking to see if I could charge me iOS devices faster with the Legion meter - and at this time the results are inconclusive - maybe I don't have it set up correctly.

What I can say is the device is great with my Pebble - because I can never tell if my Mag connector is actually connecting - many time I thought my Pebble was charging but it was not - the connector on the pebble is sketchy at best for making a contact so the device will charge. But with the legion meter - I can check to see specifically when the current draw goes from Zero to just a little more than Zero. It does not draw much power - but it does draw more than enough to show up on the Legion meter - and that takes the uncertainty out of charging my Pebble - based on that feature only I like my Legion meter but can not recommend it as it is acting wonky for me.

Per it charging faster - well I need to do more controlled testing.

44:02

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hush/hush-the-worlds-first-smart-earplug

Another kickstarter project that is still on going is the Hush - which bills itself as the world's first smart earplugs. This one had a goal of $100,000 - had being past tense - as they have raised over 4.6 times their goal amount - which means yes they are close to 1/2 a million in funding with Dec 23 at 1:59 AM CT being the end date for funding - yes someone is going to have a green christmas.

Hush is quote wireless noise masking earplugs that block out the world while still letting you hear the things that matter most unquote.

Pricing for A set is $115 OR $199 for two sets. With June 2015 as a predicted delivery date.

In a nut shell Hush is a wireless version of Bose noise canceling headphones with out the ability repeat with OUT the ability to stream music or voice. It does allow playing of sounds or alarms - but not music or voice.

These are ear plugs for blocking out and canceling sounds when you are flying or sleeping with someone who snores or anytime you just need really good earplugs.

To learn more about this - visit kickstarter dot com and search for hush

45:25

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/567444058/

twist-a-ultra-portable-universal-adapter-for-your

Hi Rob, How are you? This is Rene Henriksen from the OneAdaptr team. We developed Twist, a universal MacBook adapter that is intuitive use and comes with a 20W 4.0Amp 4 USB ports. We travel a lot and we just couldn't find a good product to meet our power needs for MacBook and mobile devices while on the road. Thats what led us to create Twist. We have finished the design and have built several prototypes to selected field test testing. We were wondering if you will be interested in testing them out and gives us valuable feedback. We have created a version for non-MacBook user as well. Thank you for your time and we look forward to hear from you. Rene P.S. We just updated the project with a travel cable concept that can extend MacBook Adapter range and for PC laptop use.

Thanks Rene for the email

And I said to them I would test it out - and they are sending me one to test. Expect a blog post review of it in the Tii and on Google Plus and the Tii Blog next week when I get it. This one just has 7 days to go. Pledging is open until December 19th at 12:39 PM CT

So what is the twist - well according to their site

Quote Twist is an ultra-portable universal adapter designed to work with the MacBook adapter. It offers much more functions than the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit and makes charging your mobile devices much easier. Some of its functions include, 4 USB ports for charging, universal outlet and the intuitive twist-to-change adapter type design. unquote

They are over $23k towards a goal of $30k - and this is really a cool project - and as they said - you don't have to have a mac book to use this - but they have some for Mac book power supplies where it plugs into the power supply - you know where the cord plugs to the power converter part. What is really cool about this - is it then gives you 4 different USB ports to charge your mobile devices. Traveling with the family they can all plug in. Or you can be that special person at the airport giving access to multiple people to charge up. This is definitely something any international frequent flier would need.

Where I see myself using this is on my desk in my office - This way I can connect multiple USB cords to it and then charge up my devices with out having to constantly plug into my laptop USB port or run the extension cord up on my desk for my usb devices. And with 4 ports I can keep one lightning, one 30 pin and one micro USB and my Pebble cords all plugged in all the time. Less clutter and all the ports I need at my desk. I am really excited to test this out and will send a picture when I get it.

Hurry and get your pledge in now - the Twist Plus world charging station - that is the one with 4 charging ports is $30 Canadian dollars - that is about $26 US dollars. Very reasonably priced and again they have working units.

Search for Twist at Kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for Ep 331 at today in iOS dot com

49:17

http://www.apple.com/business/mobile-enterprise-apps/

And the Apple slash IBM agreement is barring its first fruit - no phun intended. Ok - well maybe intended a little bit.

Apple and IBM has launched the first round of MobileFirst iOS Apps. These are apps available to Enterprise Customers in Banking, Retail, Insurance, Telecom, Governments, Financial services and other major industries.

I really don't want to get into the specific apps - since they are meant well not for individuals - but rather big business. However is you are part of Big business - Apple did put up a section of their site going over these new apps at apple.com slash business slash mobile dash enterprise dash apps or you know you can look for the link in the show notes for ep 331.

Phil Schiller had this to say in Apples Press release quote “This is a big step for iPhone and iPad in the enterprise, and we can’t wait to see the exciting new ways organizations will put iOS devices to work, The business world has gone mobile, and Apple and IBM are bringing together the world’s best technology with the smartest data and analytics to help businesses redefine how work gets done. unquote

Will all of this lead to more iPad sales - Hard to say - but given recent survey's and speculation about plummeting iPad sales do to iPhone 6plus Phablet sales - Apple is I am sure hoping this does lead to more iPad sales - well as long as those were not going to be originally Mac sales.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/12/10Apple-

and-IBM-Deliver-First-Wave-of-IBM-MobileFirst-for-iOS-Apps.html

51:12

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/12/11iPad-

Air-2-iPad-mini-3-Models-with-Cellular-Networking-

Available-in-China-Starting-This-Week.html

And it was a busy week for Apples PR team - as they also released another Press release titled quote iPad Air 2 & iPad Mini 3 Models with Cellular Networking Available in China Starting this week unquote

I will give you one guess what this Press release is about. Ok - Darn you are good. Yup the title says it all - really I mean All - as there was not much else in the Press release out side of this nugget:

TD-LTE, FDD-LTE as well as TD-SCDMA, DC-HSDPA and HSPA+ are all available in a single model.

So combine this with the IBM Press Release and it seems Apple is trying to prop up iPad sales.

While the Press release said the iPad Air 2 is available in 110 countries - it did not say what % of that 110 it is available in with Cellular connections.

52:11

VOICEMAIL - STEVE_NC_Hey_Siri_fdbk

Hi, Rob.

Once again you triggered my iPhone' Siri when on episode 330 you said, "Hey, Siri."

Some other tech podcasters (e.g., Tom Merritt) have learned to say something else between "Hey" and "Siri." For example, you might say, "Hey, and you know how this works, Siri..." Almost any wording would work.

Regards,

Lawrence McFarland

Hi Rob,

Quick question. I've noticed my 64gb iPhone has a 56gb capacity but a 16gb iPhone has a 12gb capacity. Why do the bigger storage phones give you less memory?

Also I was wondering what would fills up your phone most and what are your main apps?

For people who want storage flickr gives you 1tb of free storage and also having an auto backup feature.

Regards,

Tom

Hi Rob

I noticed that you can increase or decrease the maximum volume of your songs on your device through your computer. This saves battery life on the device by not having to use the EQ.

Start iTunes, plug in your device in and click on it in iTunes.

On the sidebar you will see "on My Device" click on "Music" and you will see all the music on your device. Click on a song, then go to Edit (upper left in iTunes) and click on "select all".

After all the songs on your device are highlighted, right click on the songs and a pop up comes up, click on "get info".

It Will ask: "are you sure you want to edit info. For multiple items" click Edit Items.

Now click on "options".

You will see a "volume adjust" bar, by increasing or decreasing (each line is 20%)

it and clicking "ok" it will adjust the overall volume of the songs on the device!!

The benefits are louder songs without the battery drain of using the EQ, it also seems to " level" the songs out little better!!!

This can also be done for the songs on the computer!.

Regards,

Ken

Hey rob

On Ep 330 you mentioned about the iPhone 6 front camera shifting and not being aligned properly. I just got a iPhone 6 and when I got home I thought I had gotten a refurbished unit as the front camera wasn't aligned. After listening to your podcast I feel much better knowing that it wasn't just me and that apple might replace my unit under the warranty. I did some searching in Google as well and found that there were many more people who had the same issues and took their devices to apple. Pretty much all of them got their units replaced , I'm planning on visiting a store my self as soon as my exams are over.

Regards,

Ish

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1:0025

http://www.applevis.com/forum/jailbreaking/how-jailbreaking-

made-my-ios-experience-much-better

Hi Rob,

This blog post almost convinced me to jailbreak. Also, there is a tweak for changing the snooze time on alarms. I think someone from a show Wayback wanted to know that.

Regards,

Chelsea

Thanks Chelsea for the heads up on this post titled - How jailbreaking made my iOS experience much better. And it is a post that goes over Activator Tweak and how he used it plus some other cool Jailbreak tweaks and apps.

I will not go over all of the tweaks and apps he mentions - but if you are looking for some new ones - check out the link in the show notes for Ep 331.

If you are jailbroken - let me know what your current favorite App or tweak is - and what iOS device you are using for said App or tweak.

1:01:13

http://mashable.com/2014/12/08/apple-best-

apps-of-2014/?utm_cid=mash-com-g+-pete-link

Apple is out with the best of the year list. For 2014 the Best App was Elevate with runner up being Hyperlapse from Instagram.

Best Game was Threes with Runner up Leo's Fortune

They also listed 25 other Apps and 25 other games to make the best of List.

Uber, Camera+, 1Password, and Swiftkey were among the top 25 apps.

If you go into the iTunes store you will see the link top and center in the feature panel. What I am curious to know - is of the Top App and Top game list - which of these Apps and games do you use on a regular basis and why.

206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon dog - give us a call and let us know or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.

1:02:12

http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/12/apple-is-now-

requiring-cases-to-protect-an-ios-device-from-up-

to-a-1-meter-fall-onto-a-hard-surface

Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this one.

Apple has this MFI program - which is like a blessing from the pope or a taxi medalion in NY City - well before Uber that is. MFI stands for Made for iPhone - and if you get the blessing for Tim and company - you fork over a % of your sales - but you also get access to Apple stores and the Apple store online.

To get this blessing requires jumping through many hoops - that are on fire and spinning. There are environmental requirements, worker requirements - and more. And now there is even one more more.

According to 9 to 5 mac quote

Apple is also now requiring that cases protect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod’s cover glass when lying flat on a surface like a table. Cases must now provide a buffer of at least 1mm between the cover glass and a flat surface. Case makers have two choices to achieve this: either they cover the glass entirely or have part of the case protrude from the cover glass slightly to keep it from touching a flat surface. Many cases already offer one of these two features.

unquote

Additionally - Cases will have to protect an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch from a 1 Meter fall onto a hard surface in any orientation - including screen first.

Seems someone at Apple is tired of looking at shattered iPhone screens when they are out and about.

1:03:51

http://www.abc15.com/news/national/united-

flight-attendants-all-get-an-iphone-6

From the It really sucks to be working At Delta file - comes the story about how now United Flight Attendants are all getting an iPhone 6. I say it sucks to be at Delta because they were forced to get Surface Tablets and windows Phones late last year for their Pilots and Flight Attedants. Even thought the pilots pushed for iPads.

And now this news that All United Airlines Flight Attendants are getting iPhone 6+'s to boot - a little salt in the wound of Delta employees. Just Sayin.

Part of the reason for the iPhones is so the Pilots can send pictures of their Cockpits to the Flight attendants via iMessage and then the flight attendants can send pictures back of their Galley - see the pilots at United already have iPads in the Cockpit.

Ok - it has nothing to do with Sexting between Pilots and Flight attendants - and I am sure it never will. Wink wink nudge nudge

Nope this is more about the iPhones replacing a 5 pound printed safety manual.

Also at some point the flight attendants will be able to use the iPhones to accept electronic payment when selling food.

That will be $4.99 for the bag of peanuts mr walch. Oh I can't wait.

1:05:16

VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_Chrome_Cast_fdbk

Hi Rob,

I just tried a little experiment. I used the Netflix app on my iPhone to launch a film to play via Chromecast on a TV. Then, I turned the iPhone off and left it off for half an hour. The film continued to play even though the iPhone was off. So, it seems that the Chromecast is in fact a streaming device though it requires a smart piece of hardware to launch a video. Apparently, the iPhone is not sending the video stream to the TV.

Not sure if this test reveals anything we didn't already know but interesting, nonetheless.

Regards,

Matt S.

Winston Salem NC

Rob I'm using ios8 with my iPhone 4s

Ive noticed it gets very choppy and laggy quite often - and I think it's because it is always updating my mailbox or perhaps notifications . Basically when it's accessing the Internet ..

Any suggestions on how to make it stop this behavior ?

Regards

Natasha

Hi Rob,

Sometimes my iphone6 plus (8.1.1) will not play a video. It will play the sound but no video. So I skip to the next video and it plays. When I go back to the video that did not play (less than 5 minutes later) the video plays.

Is anyone else having this trouble?

Regards,

Robin J

Hi Rob from Dronfield, England.

Still loving the podcasts. Since iOS 8.1.1 was released, myself and a neighbour have both noticed our iPhone 5S's have now at best 1 signal bar but more often no service at all on the O2 cellular network.

Text messages can take hours or even days to come through and callers can't reach me. Once in a call, however, it doesn't drop.

We both have other phones on the same network and none of these have any problems.

We've both done factory resets on our iPhones and tried new SIM cards to no avail.

We've also contacted O2 who say there are no issues (backed up by the fact our other phones are fine).

Ideas?

Regards,

Alfred C

1:10:18

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BlackBerry offering iPhone owners up to $550

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iPhone 6 Plus captures 41% of phablet sales in US

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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 330

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 Called UnFurled with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.

Regards,

Jeff J

SONG_On_Holiday.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 REL for sending in the Artwork for today's show. REL wrote

Hi Rob,

For this Artwork I used my iPhone 6 for taking the photo then edited it with Snapseed, Squaready, PS Express, Frame Magic and the Phonto apps.

Also, if you'd like to see some of my photography... I'm "Sundisk" on Instagram.

Happy Holidays.

Rel R

Well REL Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see REL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 330 - 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.

02:12

In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““Once America’s untouchable brand, the Apple brand has faltered, People now question Apple’s sustainability. Some now recognize Apple is vulnerable, and think its best times are behind it. And it’s all because Samsung ignored the industry lock-in to constantly focusing on product, and instead changed the game on Apple. But, at least for now, Samsung has demonstrated how a competitor can change the game on a market leader. Even a leader as successful and powerful as Apple. And Samsung’s leaders deserve a lot of credit for seeing the opportunity – and seizing it! unquote

Adam Hartung, Forbes, 4 April 2013

But wait a second if Samsung has seized on the opportunity - why has it missed all its targets this year and why is it Apple that is now making about 80% of all the cellphone profits. Yeah - Apple really has Faltered - Just Sayin

03:16

I want to say congrats to Dario P - who won the Crusta Case. As I don't have any promo codes this week - but I do have a 3rd Crusta Case to give away - I will do the same thing as last time - if you mention ep 330 on Twitter or Facebook or write a review on iTunes - and let me know - I will enter you in a chase to win the Crusta Case - Sorry just in the US for winners as I have to ship this out on my dime. Just email me after you tweet / Facebook or write a review and I will pick a winner prior to Ep 332. And the Crusta Case is still the one I am using - it really does give the protection I like and need with a 8 and 6 year old always wanting to get on my iPhone.

For those of you with Apps or iBooks - shame on you for not sending in promo codes. Bad marketer - bad marketer. Because as I say on every episode -----

05:02

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/45516.wss

IBM did their Yearly online sales analysis for Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber monday - and what did they find out. Quote

iOS vs. Android: iOS once again led the way in mobile shopping this holiday season, outpacing Android across three key metrics on Cyber Monday:

o Average Order Value: iOS users averaged $114.79 per order compared to $96.84 for Android users, a difference 18.5 percent.

o Online Traffic: iOS traffic accounted for 28.7 percent of total online traffic, more than double that of Android, which drove 12.2 percent of all online traffic.

o Online Sales: iOS sales accounted for 17.4 percent of total online sales, more than four times that of Android, which drove 4.4 percent of all online sales.

unquote

So even though quote unquote Android is wining in market share - When it comes to actually making purchases - iOS kills Android. Some say Android Market share is 4 times that of iOS. If that is true - than outpacing Android 4X for total sales - means it really is 16 X per iOS vs each Android device.

Just like how with Podcast consumption it is 6 to 1 ratio - but on a per device comparison - the Average iOS device downloads 25 times more podcast than the average Android device.

People just use their iOS device to do more - via consuming free podcasts or spending cold hard cash - iOS is definitely the king. And that is great news for us iOS users - because - IBM is not releasing this info to a vacuum - Retailers take notice of these numbers - and if you know iOS is getting your 4 times more revenue over all - and 16 times more revenue per user. Well then guess what when you make changes to your site and roll out new apps - it is a pretty simple decision on who to support first and it ain't Android.

Also one other interesting bit of info - For the first year - Mobile devices drove more than 50% online Traffic on Thanksgiving and over the whole Holiday weekend.

http://www.inferse.com/20235/apple-digged-samsung-

google-android-grave-on-black-friday/

07:32

http://www.dailydot.com/technology/iphone-6-

crescent-moon-problem-september/

Another Month - Another Something Gate for Apple. This time it is Crescent Gate - all though some are calling it Selfie Gate - Personally - I think Selfie gate goes back to iCloud naked pictures hack gate. So lets just go with Crescent Gate. Now this is not about spreading butter on pastrys - I think a Croissant is technically a pastry - I am sure I will get emails if it is not. But we are talking Crescent not Croissant and Crescent gate is about the iPhone 6 - again a very small % of units - where the front facing camera is out of alignment - which is a fancy way of saying it moved internally and now part of the lens is being blocked. And you get a crescent to your image.

So far no one listening to this show has reported this issue with their iPhone 6 - again this looks to be a very very small number and a much smaller % of iPhone 6 users being affected. But hey if your selfies have a crescent on them - let me know. Of course if you do have this issue - just take it to the local apple store and they will no doubt replace said unit. Apple is good like that.

Email me today in iOS at gmail dot com with a picture if you have this issue before you return said unit. Keep the selfies civil

09:07

Now that iOS 8 is finally at a point where I can recommend it fully for anyone to upgrade to - and now that over 60% of iOS users are on iOS 8 - I thought it would be good to go back to the summer and talk about some of the new features in iOS 8 that were discovered from the Beta and made it to gold master.

First off In Settings General - Siri

There is now a new feature - Allow Hey Siri - 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. Getting some good millage out of that joke. Well at least millage.

In Spot light search they added an option for Spotlight suggestions

In Accessibilities - Speech - there is a new feature called 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.

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 27% of battery usage went to home & lock screen, 23% to Phone, 22% to Pebble - huh?, 10% to Mail and 5% to Settings - It does not show usage when charging - just battery usage when well using the battery.

Under Mail - contacts - calendars -

Under Calendars one for potential battery hoggishness - is 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 some of the major and noticeable changes in the Settings app from Notifications down to Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

Will go over other updates from other episodes in future episodes.

12:56

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14:56

Hi Rob,

Just a quick note, I upgraded to iOS 8.1.1 after listening to your podcast and I have encountered a problem. After the update I have lost the ringtone and alert tone I purchased a few weeks ago. If I go to ITunes it prompts me to purchases them again and from what I've read online I'm not the only one with this problem. I really hope Apple fixed this issue, just wanted to give you a heads up.

Regards,

Derek

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TIP - Siri Playing Podcast - Play Common Sense with dan Carlin Latest episode.

Or Play Today in iOS Podcast Latest Episode. But don't say newest episode - even though that is what Siri says - if you say it - it does not seem to work - say Latest episode.

Hi Rob,

I have my iPhone 5s running iOS 8.1.1 paired with my Bluetooth receiver in my car. When I press and hold the home button to engage Siri, she wants to talk to me over my Bluetooth receiver. Problem is, the microphone does not capture my instructions clearly enough, so words would get dropped or misunderstood.

Now when I engage Siri, the first thing I do is tap the source button on the bottom right, select iPhone, then talk to her. I’d like to eliminate this step. Do you know if there’s a way to set the default for Siri’s audio source to the iPhone?

Regards,

Stu in Louisville

Hi Stu - I was initially thinking there was an accessibility control for this - but there is just one for Call audio routing - but not for Siri control - at least that I can see. If anyone knows a way to force siri to use the mic on your iPhone - rather than the bluetooth receiver in your car - please let us know - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com

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19:15

https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1

We are now well over 1,700 members in our Google+ community and growing.

Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.

One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out is from Me - and it was About ChromeCast and there are a bunch of replies. See I needed to buy one to do some app testing for Work - and there was a sale at Target on Thanksgiving night - And even at under $30 - I feel it is a waste of money. I set it up tested it for a couple of days and now it is in the box on my desk. Where I will only use it for testing. Here is the deal - there are a lot of posts coming out that compare different Video streaming boxes - Apple TV vs Roku vs Chromecast - except Chromecast is nothing like Apple TV or Roku. ChromeCast is essentially just Airplay - that is it - When people say it is is a streaming device - that would be like calling an HDMI cable for your iPhone a streaming device. It is not a streaming device. Now if you buy it because you need a wireless HDMI cable - then fine - It will meet those needs as long as the apps you have support it. But do NOT think of it as a streaming device. Roku - Yes - Apple TV - Yes - Amazon Fire TV - Yes - all are streaming devices - ChromeCast - nope - it is just a $35 wireless HDMI cable at best. So if you were tempted to buy one - just remember that and understand what you are getting. You still need a device with a compatible app - to get content to your TV - where as with Apple TV / Roku / Amazon Fire - you get a remote and stand alone box - that you can use to play content - with no 3rd party device needed. Sorry - now that I have one - I just wanted to let listeners know - how basically useless the device is on its own. And I really wish people would stop comparing it to Real Streaming devices. Soap Box I do now step down.

In another post on Google+ a member was asking should they get the iPad Air2 or the iPad Air original. First let me say this - I only recommend the top of the line devices - iPhone 6 or 6Plus and iPad Air 2. But more so with iPad's as you will have them 4 years plus - so when buying one - get the most up to date. I no longer can recommend the iPad Mini - it is a full generation behind the iPad Air 2.

No to get into specifics - there are lots and lots of reasons to recommend the iPad Air 2 over the original iPad Air - but only one for recommending the iPad Air - and that is $100. Which is why at Target on Thanksgiving evening - there were a lot of people getting iPad Air 2's and the $140 gift card. But right now my recommendation for iPad's is JUST the iPad Air 2 - and nothing less than 64 GB for storage - definitely not the 16 GB version. Mind you that recommendation is based on listeners of this show being users. If you are purchased an original iPad Mini for $170 on black friday for little Timmy to play mine craft on - Little Timmy will be more than happy. But you as a listener of this show - picking between an iPad Air and iPad Air 2 - a couple of years from now would REALLY REALLY regret not getting the iPad Air 2.

Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.

And thanks to all 1700+ of you already in the community and contributing.

23:40

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/02/apple-tv-chromecast-roku-2014/

One more thought on Streaming boxes - there was a recent market research paper that was released by Parks Associates about the Market share of Streaming media devices - and yes they included ChromeCast - which again they should not have - so I will ignore that part of the results and look at the numbers for Real streaming devices.

What they found was back in 2012 - the top streaming boxes were Roku number one, Apple TV number two Sony in 3rd

Jump to the first 3/4th of 2014 - and Roku is number 1, Apple number 2 -and Amazon Fire TV number 3 and catching up quickly to Apple TV.

This is good news in that it really should be putting pressure on apple to update Apple TV - or so I wish - over and over - Come on Apple just update the device already.

At this point I just can't recommend the current Apple TV - I have a strong Hold on Apple TV. Hopefully that will change to a strong buy early in 2015.

Now one thing the Park Market survey did not cover and I really would love to see - is what % of Netflix Streaming is done with Apple TV vs Roku vs Amazon Fire TV vs other devices. That is the real % I am interested in - sadly - Looking around I can not find those numbers - Yet.

25:08

http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/26/iphone-6-and-6-plus-

are-shifting-reading-away-from-ipad-study-finds/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity

And the latest winner of the Captain Obvious award goes to Tech Crunch for their Article titled - iPhone 6 and 6 plus are shifting reading away from iPad study finds - Really - Think. Hmmm so let me get this right - people got a bigger iPhone - and that is causing them to spend more time reading on the bigger iPhone and less time reading on the iPad which is now not nearly that much bigger. Shocker - and they needed a survey to tell them that why? Oh yeah - for Link bait.

Again that is why Yr over Yr - the decline in iPad sales this quarter will be the biggest % wise to date - Or so we shall most likely see when Apple releases numbers at the end of January.

25:56

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/11/26/foxconn-sapphire-iphone-displays/

I think we are going to have to Say Sapphire Rumors are now like the Walking dead - they just keep coming back from the dead.

The latest Sapphire rumor has Foxconn setting up a mega plant to grow and cut Sapphire in China.

Quote The China Economic Weekly reported Tuesday that Foxconn has signed an agreement with the Zhengzhou city government in Henan Province, central China, to set up a display factory on a 133-hectare plot of land next to an iPhone 6 assembly plant.

The new factory is expected to manufacture sapphire displays for the next generation of the Apple devices, the report said. unquote

I major issues with this rumor - Zhengzhou is not in a desert environment - the reason Mesa AZ was chosen to grow Sapphire was due to the low humidity year round - this is something known in the crystal world. There are plenty of other crystal companies growing quartz in AZ as well. Actually there are 3 key criteria for picking a spot to grow crystals - 1. is Low humidity - Desert conditions, 2. Is access to Cheap Hydro electric power and 3. low geologic activity - i.e. no earth quakes. Hence why AZ was chosen for the Apple / GTAT plant.

And why Zhengzhou does not make sense - not a desert and has had major earthquakes. So I would say this rumor is busted - at least with regards to the city being reported.

29:18

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/04/apple-4-inch-iphone-2015/

From MacRumors - comes a rumor they claim to be sketchy out of Asia.

But is a rumor - I predicted back in September.

It is that for 2015 - Apple will roll out 3 new iPhones.

The 4.7 and 5.5" updates to the iPhone 6 and 6+ respectively.

But they will also introduce a 4" version with the same A9 processor.

Which completely makes sense - My wife for one does not want the larger iPhones and likes the size of the 5S.

So likely what we would see is the 5S move down to the Free phone, The 6 and 6+ both going away completely. And the new 4" phone at $99, the 6S at $199 and the 6S+ at $299

And there is your new lineup for 2015 - or not - as I am sure I will have forgotten about this segment come September 2015.

What Mac Rumors calls a Sketchy rumor - to me just sounds like common sense - spread as a rumor.

30:30

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/27482934/swap-

your-iphone-for-a-passport-and-blackberry-will-give-you-up-to-550

Hi Rob,

Even if they gave me $3,000 I wouldn't switch.

Regards,

Robin P

Hi Robin - I hear you there and what he is talking about is Blackberry will give you up to $550 to switch from your iPhone to the Blackberry passport. If you are thinking this reeks of desperation - well Duhhhh - of course it does.

I will not go over the details other than to say - it is up to $550 - it depends on which iPhone you have an the shape it is in.

I really can't see many if any one trading in their iPhone for a Balckberry. But I guess how absurd this offer is is what generated a lot of press for it and in kind about the Blackberry Passport. Which before this offer was announced - I don't think anyone even knew was out there.

So maybe that was their marketing genius at work - Guys lets make an offer so completely worthless and Zero chance of working - and the blogosphere will trip over themselves to make fun of it. And Guilty as Charged am I - brilliant Marketing Masterminds at Blackberry - Brilliant.

http://www.tuaw.com/2014/11/25/blackberry-offering-

iphone-owners-up-to-550-to-switch-platforms/

31:47

VOICEMAIL - - SAL_NY_TIP_Feature_speak_text_screen

Hi Rob

Just sharing something that I wasn't aware of until now, that I thought might be useful to share. My Photo Stream uploads and downloads are disabled once your battery reaches 20%. Downloading and uploading will resume once you charge your device and it is above 20%.

Regards

Steve

Hi Rob,

I would like to know is what your children use on the iPad both for enjoyment and learning. I have several grandchildren range and then 2 to 8, and I do not know anyone who uses iOS with their children thank you very much if you could help

Regards,

Ted from St. Louis

Hi Ted. First and foremost - Minecraft - both boys love creating in it - and actually get too passionate about it - when one destroys something in the others world. Mignon Rush is an app they keep going back to over and over. For Education - Stack the States and Stack the Countries are two apps they really like and I highly recommend. Back to Games - They also are both into Clash of Clans - and most recently they just purchased with their own money an app called Goat Simulator - it is $4.99 - and is from Coffee Stain studios - Link in show notes. This is where you get to be a goat and cause all kinds of havoc - and you can also be an penguin - and other animals. The developers say it is a stupid game and not to waste your money - and I tried for multiple days to get them from spending their money on it. But each day they were pretty determined to get it after seeing one of their friends play it. So now they have it and they are playing it quite a bit.

Hi Rob,

Since I updated my iPad 4 to 8.1.1 my multi finger gestures have been playing up a lot. They often don't work at all and I've tried toggling these on and off and all my standard attempts fix a bug short of a restore.

Has anyone else seen these issues or how to fix them?

Any help is appreciated

Regards,

Dan G

35:15

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portenzo/armorgrip-

the-one-handed-case-for-iphone-6-plus?ref=nav_search

For a kickstarter project we have one you have to make a quick decision on - you have until December 8th at 11:26 AM CT to fund this one.

It had a very modest goal of $1,250 - and has raise over $3,400 to date.

It is the ArmorGrip - one word Case - which is a one handed cased for the iPhone 6+. So you have that big ol bad boy - but you find it tough to hold with one hand - well their case has an elastic strap on the back you slip a few fingers through and it makes it really easy to hold with one hand where you are not almost dropping it all the time.

Actually it looks pretty good.

Pricing on this is $49 for one or $79 for two or just $99 for 3. Delivery is estimated in Jan 2015.

Search for ArmorGrip at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for Ep 330 at today in iOS dot com.

36:16

http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/01/technology/security/apple-

iphone-encryption-fingerprint/index.html

File this next one under - it is a slow news day or is it a slow new cycle. This next one is pretty up surd really - as it is on Cnn.com

And it is about how a hacker was able to get around touch ID security. Which if I stopped there you would say well that does not sound up surd for CNN to cover. But see in this case the quote hacker unquote is a 7 year old kid - and how he got around touch ID security - is he took his dad's iPhone when he was sleeping and pressed his thumb against the touch ID sensor to unlock the phone so he could play Minecraft.

And THIS IS NEWS on CNN why? Really - the thought that you could take someones finger while they are sleeping and use it to unlock a phone never occurred to anyone at CNN before?. Again must be a really really slow news cycle - especially when they include this quote in the article - quote This is a really serious problem unquote When talking about the police forcing you to unlock your iPhone. Here is a little hint - if you are a bad guy - maybe you don't want to use touch ID - just use a passcode. That way the courts can't force you to unlock it.

But seriously - CNN - It is not April 1st - save these type articles until then - Just Sayin.

37:34

http://www.kantarworldpanel.com/global/News/iPhone-

6-Plus-captures-41-of-US-phablet-sales-

So we know that the iPhone 6+ went on sale the end of September. And we know it has been really hard to find and get one. Many listeners still are waiting for theirs.

Well Kantar Worldwide Pannel put out one of their link bait market reports - and yes guilty as charged I am linking to it or well to an article about it.

This report covered the 3 months ending in October. So of the 13+ weeks covered - only about 5 of them was the iPhone 6+ on sale for and it still managed to garner 41% of all Phablet sales in the US - with a Phablet being defined as 5.5" and larger smartphones.

So if it was unconstrained for sales and available for the full 3 months - it would have been much greater than 41% - which was still pretty good.

Will be interesting to see when someone released numbers for this full quarter what % it managed to bring in.

38:38

VOICEMAIL - ROB_WA_FEEDBK_findmy_iPhone_3rdParty_speaker

Rob - once you locate that 3rd party speaker - just turn it off - and then the iPhone should ping at the iPhone.

Hey Rob,

Just wondering if you have heard anything at all regarding iTunes Radio coming to Canada?? I've heard some people having it on their Apple TV but not iPhone or iPod. I feel frustrated like many Canadians that get excluded from many things that seem to only be offered in the US. just wondering if I should just stop hoping and waiting or could you recommend an equally great app.

Regards,

Mitchell C

Hi Mitchell - Honestly - if you had said without looking is iTunes radio available in Canada or not - I would have said yes it is. I thought it was - I mean it was a little over a year ago we were talking about rumors of it launching in early 2014 - and Apple hiring people for iTunes radio Canada. And there were cases where in early 2014 - iTunes Radio started working for some users and then went away in Canada. So really I would have thought it was out - except for the fact - I can't find anything saying it is out in Canada yet or worse yet - anything saying when it will be out in Canada. Seems the Beats deal has slowed down the roll out of iTunes Radio. At this point i don't think it is possible to give even a rough estimate on when it will be available in Canada other then to say some time in the future - maybe.

Hi Rob, my name is Luis from California, long time listener, thanks a lot for the show. It'll be many questions, please share with audience so they can help me with some decisions.

How can I make gmail to delete a message that has being deleted on my iPad or Iphone, I did change to "Trash" instead of archive, but still, If I delete an email either from Iphone or Ipad, when I get to my pc, stills there. Please if anyone knows how to do it?
I'm a first time Ipad owner, got the Ipad air 2/128gb cellular, question: We have grandfathered the unlimited data from AT&T, but it gets throttled down when we reach 2 or 3 gb, wich it makes no longer sense to keep the plan, we're actually paying $180'ish for our family plan with 2 lines adn 1400 minutes, unlimited data and text, with 1 year left prior expiration. Can you share the details of your T-mobile plan please, and also ask the audience what would they do or have done? (We will be having 2 iphones 5s and an Ipad Air 2, or it just make sense to wait until contract expires? if so, where and which plan to get in the meantime for Ipad.
I also like to invite the audience for recommendations of cases for Ipad Air 2, I'm in the construction industry, making cabinets, If anyone has had a good experience with a case that is not too big and bulky please share.
I'll like to mention that I recently received my new iphone 5s case, it is from spigen, very well done, it keeps the nice thin looking of the iphone but at the same time it has very good protection.
Lastly, please ask the audience from Orange county California to share their experience with T-mobile, We've being with AT&T for about 7 years.

Best Regards,

Luis A.

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46:26

http://www.redmondpie.com/heres-what-saurik-has-to-say-about-taig-ios-8.1.1-jailbreak/

Hi Rob,

Have you looked into the new jailbreak for iOS 8.1.1? I've installed it on two my devices and is working very well.

Just giving you a heads up.

Regards,

Justin

Hi Justing - thanks for the feedback - and Yes that jailbreak came out pretty darn quick. Per those wondering who TAIG - the group that did this jailbreak is - well keep wondering - because even Saurik from Cydia - does not know - that said - he did say it quote is probably safe unquote He did also say he is not the best to say if a jailbreak is safe or not - and that Musclenerd is a much better person to listen to - and Musclenerd has said this jailbreak does look safe.

On Nov 29th - muscle nerd suggested everyone wait a few days just in case.

Since then only positive words from Musclenerd - so it does look to be a jailbreak you can go forward with if you are running iOS 8.1.1 - AND have Windows computer - so far this is just for Windows. If you go to their site - t a i g dot com - in the upper right click on EN - and then the site will go to english - then down load the jailbreak software. There is a tutorial on the site.

As always - back up - back up and back up before jailbreaking. Also quit all open apps and do everything I recommend prior to updating the software.

As with any jailbreak - Don't jailbreak if you don't like when things break - or right before you go on a business trip. Bad things can happen when jailbroken and the more jailbroken apps and tweaks you install - the more likely you are going to have issues.

http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/11/taigs-jailbreak-for-

ios-8-1-1-is-available-now-for-windows-users

48:31

VOICEMAIL - Dave NJ_part1

Dave NJ_Part 2

Hi Rob,

I wanted to ask you about iCloud Photo Library beta. I have a rather large photo library on my phone 11.2 GB. This type of memory effects my storage in iCloud and takes up a huge chunk of it. Is iCloud Photo Library a good idea to turn on? Or will this eat up more of my iCloud storage? On top of my current storage issue. Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Jonah

Hi, Rob.

Just wanted you to know that I got myself an iPhone six, and I couldn't be happier! Actually, I've had it for about a month now, and I freaking love it! Touch ID is just magical, iOS eight runs so much better on my iPhone 6 than it did on my 4S, and I have the Alex voice. I loved Alex on my Mac, but he sounds just as amazing on my iPhone.

There is one thing I want to know, though. on an earlier episode, you talked about a mishap you had where a third-party lightning cable practically bricked your MacBook Pro. Now, I know you were able to fix your computer, but you had to open the back of it to do it. I, on the other hand, am not a hardware kind of person. The thought of opening up my MacBook Pro makes me really nervous. So, what I want to know is this. Would an official Apple lightning cable cause my MacBook Pro to shut down the way yours did, or is this just something that happens with cheap third-party cables? I would really love to know because right now, I'm so scared to plug my Fishel Apple lightning cable into my MacBook Pro that I keep using an older iPhone cable with the adapter to sync my new iPhone. That's working for me just fine, but I would still like to know if it's safe for me to use my Apple lightning cable with my computer. It's a mid 2012 model, have a happy Thanksgiving.

Regards,

Shandy

Shandy - the official Apple Cables will not cause this issue - this is something that happened to me with a cheap 3rd party cable - and something I only heard of happening to others - also using 3rd party cables. It should not happen with the official cable - and I have not seen any reports saying that had happened with the official Apple cables - sorry if my story got you concerned for no reason. I just wanted to warn Macbook pro users - especially those with 2011 or 2012 Macbook Pros - that they really need to stay clear of 3rd party lightening cables.

55:48

And that folks is going to do it for us today.

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