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Sat, 31 December 2016
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Sat, 31 December 2016
TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 416 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 Dreamer with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter. Regards, Jeff J SONG_Dreamer.mp3 Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. The artwork for this episode is something I created from a picture of me and the Wife from Halloween 2015 - I added the text with the Over App. The picture is with my Wife dressed as Princess Leia - The Original White outfit from Episode 4 a new Hope - not the gold bikini from Ep 6 - This would be the last anyone heard of me if I released the gold bikini photo - if said photo existed - which I am not saying it does. You can see the artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 416 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am completely out of Music again - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:13 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “Our approach is different. The metaphor I like to take is – if it’s Star Wars, you have these robot personalities like C-3PO who runs around and he tries to do stuff for you, messes up and makes jokes, he’s kind of a comic relief guy. Our approach is more like Star Trek, right, starship Enterprise; every piece of computing surface, everything is voice-aware. It’s not that there’s a personality, it doesn’t have a name, it’s just ‘Computer’.” Matias Duarte, Director of Android User Experiences, Google, 27 October 2011 It is ok for the technology we work with to have a personality - There is a reason Princess Leia put the plans in that R2 unit - it was a feisty little guy. So now we have 3 primary voice personalities - Siri, Alexa and Google. The first two seem approachable - the last one well the commercials fall flat with me. 03:19 Per Promo Codes - This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. You are half witted scruffy looking Nerf Herder of an App dev - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. 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 FOR FREE 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. 03:58 http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/12/20/ios- 10-2-1-beta-2-is-out/ 6 days after the release of iOS 10.2.1 beta 1 came beta 2. As with any double dot update this one is about squashing bugs and optimizing performance - and beta 2 is about squashing more bugs than beta 1 and better optimizing than beta 1. I looked over quite few posts about the Beta 2 update and not one of them listed a single new feature - actually none of them listed any new updates for beta 1 either. So 10.2.1 looks to be purely about squashing bugs and optimizing performance. I have had it running on my iPhone 7+ and I have not seen any issues - not do I know of any bugs that were squashed. 04:41 When I ordered my AirPods I was originally told by Apple I would not see them until Jan 12th. HOWEVER - I am happy to report Apple actually shipped them to me on Dec 27th. You can see the unboxing video in the Tii App - which is right between Eps 415 and Ep 416. I need to qualify that this review of the AirPods is based on just two days of use with them. Per the fit and feel - For me they are really comfortable. I have not had them fall out even one time. They don’t even get to feeling loose. After a while with them in you forget they are in. Per how they look when they are in - that is a subjective question - One My wife was more than willing to give her opinion which was: Quote You look really dorky, Those are Apples - Really? They need to do better than that. unquote So yeah - there is that issue. My wife is not techie at all. So understand that from her perspective these things are quote Hideous unquote And she said you really need me on your show to tell people what I think. But I am guessing you get the gist of it - she would rather kiss a wookie than put these things in her ears. However as more and more people get Airpods - it will become more and more common - not sure if that de-dorkifies them or not - just it will make people more and more numb to them. Setting them up was really easy - place them within a couple of inches of your iPhone and open the lid on the Airpods case with them in it - and it asks if you want to pair. If you want to use them with your Mac as well - then you need to have Sierra installed - Sorry El Captain will not cut it. I will be updating to Sierra this weekend hopefully - and then I can use them to do some direct to computer recording. Per how they sound - Great. How you control them - Not so great. If you are getting a call - you have to tap twice on one to answer the call - but if you tap twice - and it answers but then there is a delay and you thought it did not answer and you tap twice again it seems to hang up on you. At least I think that is what happened a couple of times already for me. It is REALLY REALLY easy to accidentally hang up on someone. But these are not just about talking on the phone - there is listening to Podcasts and music. Here is where there is one clear disadvantage. If you want to increase the volume - you double tap - and siri kicks in and you have to ask siri to raise or lower the volume. There is no volume up and down button like on the wired ear pods. If you want to pause a song - you pull one of the Airpods out of your ear. Really - that is how you pause. No kidding. Ok - If you want you can change the double tap settings from Siri to Play / pause - you do that by going to Settings - Bluetooth and with the Airpods connected - tap on the I - and you will see a full page of settings - one is change the double tap behavior. By default it is Siri, but you can also choose - Play / Pause or Off. There is also options for Automatic ear detection. This is on by default - and when you place an Airpod in your ear - it automatically routes the audio to your Airpod - if for some reason you want to manually control this - turn it off there. But most likely you will want to leave it on. Apple has basically replaced the 3 button controller with Siri by default. Which means you have to vocalize anything you want to do. Say you are in a library and you want to lower the volume - yeah you need to pull out your phone and do it that way - as asking siri out loud to change the volume is not ideal. Same with switching Tracks. Yes - I know you can adjust the volume or switch tracks of something playing with your apple watch if you have an Apple Watch - to Do so push the side button on your Apple Watch - and then find the now playing widget and there you can change the volume with the digital crown or switch tracks. Which is way way way more complicated and distracting when you are driving your car then simply reaching up and tapping the up or down volume buttons on the traditional wired ear pods or pressing the center button twice quickly for skipping to the next song. With the AirPods You can use them either in tandem or one unit only. Both have mics. If you are a heavy user - you may need to go with just one in at any given time - with the other unit in the Charging case ready to go when the current one dies. It is either that or having down time while they both are charging. I mentioned the ROAM Ropes before - one thing I really liked about them - is you can be charging them while using them. And they have a 3 button controller - and they are a lanyard design - so they will never fall out and be lost. And while as I said the AirPods did not fall out when I was using them - The level of anxiety walking around with them in - is something that will last a while - and will never go away when standing at a urinal. The Laynard design completely eliminates that fear. Another issue with the AirPods - if you are a podcaster - they do not register with BossJock nor many other recording apps. Some apps they do work with - but most recording apps - no soup for you. Hopefully this is something devs can fix in future updates. I like to read reviews last paragraphs of their reviews - so here is my longish Last Paragraph for my Review of Apples AirPods: The Airpods are not perfect - there are annoying little paper cuts with them - i.e. not easy to adjust the volume, to easy for accidental hangups and they are easily ingestible by small dogs - to name a few. But the AirPods are still the best Bluetooth headphones over all for the iPhone and or Apple Watch. Are the AirPods a necessary purchase - Well if your iPhone does not have a 7 in its name - Nope. If it does then they kinda sorta are. If your reasoning so far for not buying the Airpods is the fear of them falling out - then that is not a valid reason - if your reasoning for not purchasing the Airpods is the fear of looking like a dork - then yeah save your money for a while. But Remember even bell bottoms were in fashion at one time - and I predict so to will be the Airpods. Sorry honey - but for now you have to deal with your husband looking like a Dork in public - because I do like them - so far. From Jonah Salvatore in the Tii Google+ community Quote I have been running with them and haven't fallen out yet. I also have been shaking my head on purpose and haven't fallen out. unquote And thanks to Jonah for also pointing out that if you tap on the battery level on your watch face - it shows on the power reserve screen not just the battery % of your Apple watch - but also the % for the left Airpod and the % for the right Airpod. And you don’t need to be using them with your Apple Watch - just with the iPhone - and it still shows. PLAY VOICEMAIL - AirPods_Review_Matthew_AU Hi Rob. I just realized that I forgot to include something in my review, and that is that when you are listening to something with your AirPods, it will automatically pause when you take one AirPod out, and will resume playing as soon as you put it back in. Regards, Matt PLAY VOICEMAILS - ME_AirPods 16:40 We are happy to have Away sponsoring us again. To save $20 on the best luggage go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii Christmas and Hanukkah have come and gone - and now it is time to treat yourself to something special. And if you travel at all - Away has the absolute best Language for you. Away sent me their Carry on bag earlier this year and I as I said before I love it. It has a 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 or 7 Five times. The best part is you can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line or even in the restroom or in my case last week walking around NY City. But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. 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They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish. In addition to the original carry on they just added a 2nd slightly larger carry on and they also have mid size and large check in bags. But only the carry on bags have the battery pack. To save $20 go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii . Again away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii to save $20. This will make a great post holiday present for yourself. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3152103/personal- technology/the-essential-airpod-user-guide-for-iphones- macs-and-android.html 19:29 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/AirPods+Teardown/75578 iFixit - did a tear down of the AirPods and its charging case and they gave them a score of 0 out of 10 for repairability. So un-like Darth Vader - once your Airpods go to the Dark side - they are not coming back. Only Apple could be so bold as to make a device that costs so much and is so completely un-repairable. 19:50 http://appadvice.com/post/airpods-water-test/732814 Granted the repairability score is as bad as it gets. But some initial testing shows their survivability is actually pretty good. The Airpods survived 10’ drops just incase you have then in your ears when you are doing a chin up dunk or walking around on stilts. And they survived a trip through the washing machine and submersion under a foot of water for 5 minutes. None of which I would ever suggest you voluntarily test on your own. These will get washed - I think that is a given - since if you go out in public with them you are likely to take the charging case and you will no doubt at some point forget the case is in your pocket and into the washing machine they go. Or you might just put the Airpods directly in your pocket - forget about them and into the wash they go. One thing I did not see them do - is run them then through the dryer. But again initial tests from one Youtube shows that for 10’ drops and washing machine tests - the Airpods hold their own. Which means if you are out running with them your sweat should not damage them - if you are running with them and it starts raining - same thing - they should be fine. So running in the rain - walking in the rain - heck - even singing in the Rain - well Apple has you back with the AirPods that is. 21:11 http://www.macworld.com/article/3153393/ios/fire-in-the- earhole-no-airpods-don-t-spontaneously-combust.html International Business Times - IBT - is one of those questionable new sites. That over uses link bait titles and over fills their site with annoying ads - Once such link bait title was Quote Apple airpods can catch fire question mark. New Headphones batteries can ignite if not recycled properly, breakdown found. unquote Except - yeah that is all BS Question mark. So the answer is simply - Yes it is BS - And no they will not catch fire. The improper recycling is if you were to try and recycle the airpods like you do wired headphones by putting them through a shredder. So unless you have a metal shredder in your ear holes - yeah you are going to be just fine. Really what the article that the writer of IBT’s article clearly did not actually read was trying to say is that with Wired head phones - they are easier to recycle and get the base metals from - then it will be from the Airpods. The article from IBT was so bad it even said this quote With the launch of the iPhone 7, which does not have a headphone jack and thus requires a pair of wireless headphones, Apple users will no longer receive the white string headphones that are much easier to recycle. according to reuters unquote Except two things - 1 That is not what reuters said - and 2 - as everyone listening already knows - the iphone 7 and 7+ DO come with wired headphones. Airpods are optional - not required. Anyway - if you see any articles saying the Airpods can catch fire - likely it is more mis-reporting of the really really bad or par for the course journalism from International Business Times. 23:01 VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_mario_run_fdbk Hi Rob, I purchased the full version of Mario Run on my son’s iPhone. All four in our family share an iTunes Store account and typically, in-app purchases extended to all devices logged in under the same account. I’m trying to determine if this will be the case with Mario Run. When I go to the Mario Run purchase screen on my iPhone, I’m given the option to purchase all six worlds for $9.99, even though it was previously purchased on my son’s iPhone. There is no indication that I’ve already purchased it. Not wanting to pay another $9.99, I’ve held off tapping the purchase button on my iPhone. Just wondering if you are experiencing the same with your family, or if you know if I’ll only be charged once. Regards, Mark Hi Mark - thanks for asking. If you have the same iTunes account - you can get Mario Run on multiple devices and only pay one time. It looks like you are paying the second time - but after you go through and approve the second purchase on the second device - it says you already purchased it - and asks if you would like to download / get it for free on this other device. So the process to buy it the first time and get it free there after. Tap on Tour from the initial screen and then tap on the red button at the bottom “Purchase Screen” is under the button. Then on the pop up window is a Big Green $9.99 button. Tap that and it will either ask for your password or to use touch ID. Then you see the message Quote You’ve already purchased this. Would you like to get it again for free? unquote Tap OK - and now you have it on your second or third device. Actually you get another window that says quote Your purchase was successful unquote and you tap ok again. And then you see all the other levels fill in. I have done this on 3 devices - but paid one time. The issue many have is it really looks like you are going to have to pay a second time. I was even willing to do that for the show - just to find out. Luckily - I did not have to actually pay that second time. So I am happy - and my kids are both happy as they each have it on their phones and I now have it on my phone - just because. Hi Rob, Send simple text message Happy New Year to another iPhone - automatic video and audio of fireworks Regards, Bill Sholar Hi Bill - thanks for the heads up - and it needs to be exactly Happy New Year. Not Happy New Years - so it seems to be very specific to Happy - NEW and YEAR. combined. And it is a cool little easter egg. Again Thanks Bill for the heads up on that. VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_fdbk_pebble_apple_watch_accessible 29:57 https://plus.google.com/u/0/+EmikoFreund/posts/ JDsNBwuiZBH?cfem=1 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 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 that had lots of comments came from Emiko Freund who posted the following quote I've received a refund from Kickstarter for Pebble Core, and picked up a stainless steel Series 0 Apple Watch about a week ago. So far I miss the always-on display of Pebble but otherwise I like my Apple Watch, even if it's not the latest model. Battery life is not as bad as I thought, but I do have to charge it daily. Does anyone have nightstand dock recommendations? Preferably something that I can take with me for traveling, too. unquote Ge rd replied quote This is nice, cheap and simple. The material is plastic, but a little bit flexible, it will not break in your baggage. Apple Watch Stand, Spigen unquote MIKE P replied quote I bought my wife the Apple watch charging dock. It's a bit pricey at $79 (duh, it's Apple) but works very well. It's solid, quite heavy and folds into a small disk so great for traveling. I also supports night stand mode. Granted there are probably plenty out there on Amazon for much cheaper but when I looked about a year ago there weren't many that supported night stand mode. unquote Robert S replied quote Don't forget that the one sold by Apple includes the charging cable/inductive coupler. The price is not so bad when you keep that in mind. All the other stands expect you to use your existing charger. so you might end up buying an extra charger cable anyway. And then gave a link to an article on portable chargers for the Apple watch. unquote Interestingly I purchased a night stand charger from Belkin for my Wife from Christmas - and she looked at and it and said - No. That is going back. It was a little too big for her tastes. It charged both the Apple Watch and her iPhone. So now we are on the hunt for something functional and stylish - that later point the Belkin night stand did not cover at all according to my wife. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 32:55 https://plus.google.com/116669136289833138788/ posts/6X2yUUA6ENr There was another post in the Google+ community I wanted to look into - it was from Steve Bana - and he asked quote TV App - I used my iPhone 7 and an HDMI connection to share videos at work and home movies at home via the video app. With the TV app, my home movies disappeared and I can't figure out what Apple expects you to do to play your saved videos. Anyone figure this out yet? unquote Surely that can’t be the case - as third party videos you upload in iTunes under movies - that you previously sync’d to the Video - app - they must all still play natively on your iPhone right? Ummm - No. Actually when I tried to sync over 2 videos from my movies section on itunes - here is the error message I received. quote iTunes cannot sync movies or TV shows to the iPhone “iPhone 7+” because the Videos app is not installed. You must download the Videos app from the App Store on your iPhone in order to sync movies or TV shows. unquote Well there you have it - you just need to download the Videos app from Apple in the App store. So I went and search for Videos in the App store - and app after app came up that was not THE Videos app from Apple. Well maybe it is just way down on the list and I did not scroll further enough. I know - I will just search for Garageband - and then under the title tap on Apple - and it will show me ALL the Apple apps in the App store - and the Videos app will definitely be in that list - Right?? Ummm - No. So it seems at least from the App store on my iPhone 7+ - I can not find the Videos App - Apple said I need for my videos - to play them natively. Which at that point makes me just want to say - Help me Obi-wan Kenobi - you’re my only hope - except well even Obi-Wan can’t help here. The new TV app - which booted the Videos app off your iPhone - the same Videos app Apple now says you need to have installed so you can sync over your videos from the movies section of iTunes - the Videos app which is not currently in the App store. Well back to the TV App - it does not play your videos natively off your iPhone - but will get them from the cloud. Seems Apple wants you to put your videos up on the cloud - which is not what I want to do - or is overly practical all the time. Uggg - Sorry - Steve - looks like Apple needs to actually bring back the Videos app to fix this issue. I guess we gotta have faith - apple will bring this back. 35:50 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/30/third-party-siri- support-useful-and-long-overdue/ The more I think about Apples focus and direction with Apple Watch and AirPods - the more I think Apple is trying to say - keep it in your pants - don’t just whip it out anywhere. I mean if you are in the Mens room and standing near the sync and whip it out - people will look at you oddly and Wham that action may even get you in trouble with the law - as some places it is illegal to have a camera in a restroom and guess what is on all smartphones. But if you can keep your iPhone in your pants pocket - and see who is calling on your apple watch and answer on your Airpods - you can save yourself a lot of strange looks and more. So yes - the more I think about it the more I can see Apples strategy moving to the hub and spoke model - with the hub being the iPhone and Apple Watch and AirPods and more being the spokes. 36:39 https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/30/leaker-claims-ios-10-3- beta-1-codename-erie-featuring-new-theatre-dark-mode- popcorn-shaped-control-center-icon-debuts-jan-10th/ Here is a little rumor - Sonny Dickson - who has had people leak to him hardware in the past - is claiming to have a source that says iOS 10.3 Beta 1 will be seeded to devs within 2 weeks - jan 10th to be specific. So if by Jan 11th there is still no iOS 10.3 Beta 1 - we know it was not a real source. Either that or unforeseen issues were discovered that caused Apple to delay the roll out. Supposedly 10.3 will have a new Theater Mode - along with a quote popcorn-shaped control center icon unquote At this point details are pretty sparse beyond what I just mentioned. 37:25 The only thing that beats an iPhone is a new iPhone - and the only razor blade to beat a Harrys Razor is a new harrys Razor. With Harrys new Gen 2 Razor Head - they took the best Razor and made it the bestest Razor I have ever used. And Harrys also has a brand new offer for you. - Harry’s is so confident in the quality of their blades, they’ll send you their popular Free Trial Set, which comes with the Razor and the Gen2 five-blade Cartridge, and shaving gel. All Free when you sign up for a shave plan, you just pay shipping.
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Harrys Post Shave Balm is incredible - it soothes and moisturizes and best of all my Wife says it makes me smell really good - really really good. So good Wearing it now has somehow become code. Per their Gen 2 Blade - It is still the great 5 blade razor - but they made some improvements - It is more flexible for better control and more comfortable shaving. They added a 6 th blade at the top for trimming hard to reach spots, and they still of course have the lubricating strip. I don’t just shave my face - if you met me you know I shave my whole head and before Harry’s I tried a lot of different blades ALL the expensive 4 and 5 blades out there and the Gen 1 was better than all of them and the Gen 2 is better than Gen 1 - Harrys moved the bar folks. I am 100% a harrys customer period. To get the bestest blades - Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. 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Regards, Leif Hi Leif, We have mentioned this a little bit - and said Apple is requiring the $149 fee to fix something many people consider a design issue - but Apple calls a mis-usage issue. Yeah no cool. That said - if anyone out there was able to get their iPhone 6+ fixed for free that was showing the issue of touch disease - when was it you had it fixed and what did you say / do to get it covered for free? Give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS AT gmail dot com. VOICEMAIL - Wayne_henderson_iPhone6s_With_battery 44:32 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/991035804/accessport- hi-res-audio-amplifier-for-iphone-7-cha This week for a Kickstarter project we have the AccessPort - one word. It is a Hi-Res Audio Amplifier for the iphone 7 and 7+ which includes charging as well. What does it do. Well according to their Kickstarter page it does the following. Provides True lossless music playback You can listen and charge at the same time. No battery is required. Fully compatible with siri Physical buttons for music playback Allows you to maintain call functions. It offers full 24-bit audio Yes - Yes this is a dongle for your iPhone 7 and 7+ that allows you to plug in 1/8th inch headphone jacks - or 3.5 MM headphone jacks - depending on where you live and what you call it. Their goal was $10k - they have raised over $45k - so congrats to them - they are funded. If you would like to be part of this - you have until Jan 20th at 8:56 AM CT to purchase or pledge for this. Pricing is $29. It is expected to ship globally in March 2017 Search for AccessPort one word at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 416 45:38 http://www.guidingtech.com/54013/beautiful- scenery-new-apple-tv/ Thanks to Dr. John for this next one - which is an article titled - 4 Apps to Get the Most Astounding Scenery on Your Apple TV One of the 4 is free - it is titled - Scenic TV - and gives a rotating group of video clips of calming and pretty nature scenes. It also goes over Scenic Loops and Earthlapse - two no free - but still pretty low cost apps for Apple TV. Link in the show notes to the article. 46:26 VOICEMAIL - SpareMIN-Tii_podcast Hi Rob I went into the music app to discover all my Apple Music songs downloaded for offline use had been removed. Unsure, why this occurred, but a bit frustrating having to downloaded the songs again. Just wondered if you or the listeners have experiences this issue? Regards Steve Brisbane Hi Rob, A few months ago my iPhone 6 (not 6S) would suddenly go from 30%, 50%, or even 70% battery remaining to shutting down due to critically low battery. On the first visit to the Apple Store they recommended a wipe and install as a new phone. I did that and the problem persisted. I also noticed that there was a faint bluish streak on the screen that was visible only when the screen was mostly filled with a solid white or light grey. When I brought the phone back after a couple of weeks the Genius noticed the streak, told me it was a symptom of a bulging battery, and (because the phone was less than two years old) replaced the phone. The lessons are: a battery that suddenly goes from 50% full to Critically Low is probably not a software problem and a streak on your screen may be a symptom of a bulged battery. Regards John Wasser Hi Rob, Can you please talk about Kodi and Exodus and the ins and outs of putting it on our iOS devices? Regards, Evan B Evan - Thanks for the email - andI will put this out to anyone that has installed the Exodus Add On for Kodi on an iOS device. What are the pros and cons you found. For those not in the know - Kodi is the Open Source Software originally called XBMC - Xbox Media Center. And Kodi is now managed by the Non Profit XBMC foundation. In a nut shell - Kodi turns a smartphone into a set top box for streaming video content. For the most part you need to be jailbroken for it - but I did find some tutorials that said you could install it unjailbroken. But it is not something I tried. Again I will send out the request for those that are using Kodi and in this case also the Exodus add on for it - on their iOS device - let us know the pros and cons - and if you are jailbroken or not. VOICEMAIL - Rich_AL_issue_bluetooth_not_connecting 51:31 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/ 09/21/apples-bag-of-tricks-includes-the-bag-itself/ This is an older story - but fits with the holiday’s - you know all those bags you see people walking out of an Apple store with. The ones that say - hey follow me to my car and see if I leave this bag in the car while I go back for more shopping so you can break into my car and steal this very valuable item - yes those bags. And you know how I say Apple patents way to many things and I hate talking about Patents as a future product - because well Apple patents too many things - Well take these two things and put them in a blender. Apple submitted a patent in the fall for their bags. I am not going to get into the patent other than to say - really Apple - a Patent on the bags. This is why some people think a few of your patents are well kinda well like your bags on the weekends and are full of it. Put hey next time you are at the apple store - don’t forget to ask for one of those bags - so you can see all the great patent pending tech that goes into them. Sighhhhh 52:39 Ep 416 - Ask Siri - May the Force be with you What is star wars about May the force be with you Did you see star wars May the force be with you Happy New Year (multiple times) May the Force be with you Carrie Fischer Comments 54:35 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode. Folks please go to Harrys.com right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and post shave balm. That’s Harrys.com and then enter coupon code Tii And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 55:31 For $20 off your order of the best Language at an affordable price please visit away travel dot com slash Tii and use promo code Tii when you check out. Thanks Away for supporting this show. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Until the next time - I am your host Rob - Reminding you to phone Different. OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 415 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 Antique Parachute with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter. Regards, Jeff J SONG_Antique Parachute.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 SHANNON for sending in the Artwork for today's show. SHANNON wrote the following: Good morning Rob, This is a photo I took of the Apple flag that flies outside the new data center, under construction in Mesa, AZ. I took this with my iPhone 6 (since I'm still a couple weeks away from receiving my matte black, 256 GB, iPhone 7 Plus) and added the text with "Text on Photo" Regards. Shannon in AZ Thanks SHANNON, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see SHANNON'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 415 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am completely out of Music again - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:09 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “Here are four reasons why I don’t think Apple’s stock will see $100 again: 1. Growth in phones is slowing as competition increases 2. Margins are shrinking 3. Apple is losing its innovative edge 4. Apple may no longer be a growth story” Howard Gold, MarketWatch, 1 February 2013 At the time he said Apple stock would not hit $100 - Apple was below that. Of course Today I would say I hope he is right and that Apple never hits $100 again as it is already beyond. Just Sayin 02:46 Per Promo Codes - This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. 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 FOR FREE 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. 03:25 http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/07/apple- releases-ios-10-2-public-beta-7/ Well iOS 10.2 made it all the way to Beta 7. Apple rolled that out a little after I release the last episode - and that meant 4 different betas in less than 2 weeks. But Beta 7 was the last beta - as next to be released was the gold master. Per Beta 7 and the Gold Master - what was different vs Beta 6 seems to have been all Bug Fixes. 03:47 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/ios-10-2- best-new-features-update-tv-app/ But rather than try and even look for difference vs Beta 6 - lets look at overall what is new with iOS 10.2 vs 10.1.1 1. New Emojis - As in 72 new emojis or as apple says 100’s of new and redesigned emoji's. You get a face palm, An Avocado - Because Face Palm - why did they not think of that before. And well 70 others that are new and 100’s that are redesigned. Because well if you can’t say it with an emoji why bother saying it at all. And my feelings on all this - would be the new Shrug emoji if I had to pick one - definitely not the bacon emoji. 2. You can now Save Camera Settings. To get access go to the Settings App and under Photos and Camera scroll down to the new Preserve Settings options - then select which ones you want to make as defaults - including the live photos features or you could make sure they are not on. 3. You can now resume your test from a quick response when you switch to full screen in Messages Mid-Sentence. Not sure this is as much a feature as a bug fix - as that is of course how it should work - duhhh. 4. There are also new Love and Celebration screen filters in the Messages App on iOS 10.2 - To access, long-press or 3D-touch the arrow in the chat bubble at the right of your message, toggle to screen and swipe to pick the option you want. 5. New Wallpapers on the 7 and 7+. 3 new wallpapers to choose from to be precise. Ok - not very exciting. 6. The New TV App - which is more exciting and really the biggest update of 10.2 - if you live in the US. The idea behind the TV app is a good one - A single App to aggregate together all your streaming TV Apps - like HBO now, Starz, Hulu, Showtime, NBC and more. Sadly that more part does not include Netflix and of course does not include Amazon Video. But it does include most of the others I use - so now I am down to 3 apps - The TV App, Netflix and Amazon Video when I am looking for something to watch. The TV App also replaces the Video App that was previously used to play purchased videos. To be fair - it is said in the future Netflix and Amazon Video will be supported. But not sure how Amazon Video will be supported if it is not yet even an app on Apple TV. Maybe it will just support on the iOS side and not tvOS side. 7. Single Sign-on - Means you log in one time for all your streaming TV services that are not named Netflix - assuming your TV provider is supported. The supported Pay TV Service providers include - CenturyLink Prism, DirecTV, Dish, GVTC, GTA, Hawaiian Telcom, Hotwire, Metrocast, Service Electric and Sling TV. 8. Updated Photos, News and Music Apps - These apps all received minor but useful updates. The Photos App has improved functionality around grouping similar photos of the same person. For the News App - There is a new Saved Section where you can find stories you well saved for later reading. And you can now swipe left to go to the next story. For the music App - the swipe up from the bottom of the screen music controls now include - Shuffle, repeat and up next. 9 - Accessibility updates include: Adds BraillePen14 support to VoiceOver – Fixes an issue where the braille table could switch unexpectedly with VoiceOver – Fixes an issue where sometimes Siri enhanced voices were unavailable to VoiceOver – Fixes an issue where VoiceOver users could not re-order items in lists – Fixes an issue where Switch Control was sometimes unable to delete Voicemails 10 - Other improvements and fixes – Adds notification support for HomeKit accessories including window coverings, occupancy, motion, door/window, smoke, carbon monoxide, and water leak sensors – Adds notification support for HomeKit accessories when software updates are available to HomeKit accessories – Improves Bluetooth performance and connectivity with 3rd party accessories – Fixes an issue that could cause FaceTime participants to appear out of focus – Fixes an issue that could cause FaceTime calls to appear with incorrect aspect ratio and orientation – Fixes an issue that prevented some Visual Voicemail from completing playback – Fixes a Safari Reader issue that could cause articles to open as empty pages – Fixes an issue that could cause Safari to quit unexpectedly after marking an item as read in Reading List Hi Rob, I recently updated my iPhone 6s and iPad Air2 to IOS 10.2. Imagine my chagrin to discover that zero, yes, zero, of the Voiceover bugs introduced in IOS 10.01 were fixed. Ergo, I was less surprised to learn that TV-OS 10.1 fixed exactly zero of the Voiceover bugs introduced in TV-OS 10.0. This is extremely irritating especially with regard to the Apple TV. It remains the only Apple device I've ever owned that I wish I could revert to an earlier version of the OS. Regards, Kevin Barry http://bgr.com/2016/12/13/ios-10-2-features-list-emojis-tv-app/ 11:12 http://www.macworld.com/article/3149514/consumer- electronics/apple-releases-updates-for-ios-watchos- and-tvos.html#tk.rss_all Not only was iOS 10.2 released - so were updates for tvOS and watchOS. For the Apple TV with tvOS 10.1 - The biggest item in this update is the TV app - which becomes the single point of access for many of your streaming TV apps and syncs with the TV app on iOS. The main screen is now the TV App. So if you hit the home button above the volume button - it now takes you to the TV App. Not sure if I like that. Actually right now I don’t - maybe in the future when Netflix is part of it - I might like that better. But if you use lots of game apps - you really will not like it. And finally watchOS - 3.1.1 is the latest new version - and to update - make sure your iPhone is updated to 10.2 first, and then make sure both your iPhone and Apple Watch are on the same Wifi network, and that your apple watch is charged to over 50% and your apple watch is connected to the charger. Some of the changes include the following: - Fixes an issue that could prevent contact names from appearing in the Messages app and notifications
- Fixes an issue that could impact ability to respond to notifications
- Fixes an issue that may prevent the Activity rings from displaying on the Activity watch faces
- Resolves an issue where the incorrect date could be displayed in the Calendar app month view
- Resolves an issue where the Stocks complication may not update on the watch face;
- Fixes an issue that prevented the dials on an analog watch face from appearing after changing the temperature unit in the Weather app;
- Resolves an issue that could cause the Maps app to stay launched after navigation has ended;
https://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/12/12/apple-rolls- out-watchos-311-with-a-variety-of-bug-fixes 13:09 http://fortune.com/2016/12/14/apple-watch-watchos-update/ Well that Watch OS update was actually pulled shortly after it was released at least for Series 2 Watch owners - as there were reports from Series 2 owners of their watches being bricked. Apple said the following: “A very small number of Apple Watch customers experienced an issue while installing watchOS 3.1.1, so as a precaution we’ve pulled back the software update. Any customers impacted should contact AppleCare, but no action is required if the update installed successfully. We are working on a fix for an upcoming software update,” On Apples website, users were instructed to force a restart by pressing down the side button and the Digital Crown and holding both down until it reset, but when they did that, if the problem still wasn’t fixed - the only suggestion was to take the bricked Watch to the nearest Apple Store. Brilliant. As always it is always best to wait before jumping in. At this point - it seems safe to update to iOS 10.2 and also tvOS 10.1 - but For watchOS 3.1.1 - well it sounds like for at least series 2 owners that version is no longer available for updating to. I did update my original Apple watch to version 3.1.1 with no issues - but luckily did not get around to updating my wife’s series 2 watch. Because again for her I always wait. 14:59 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/14/apple-seeds- ios-10-2-1-beta-1-to-developers/ And 2 days after iOS 10.2 gold master was released to the world - Apple released 10.2.1 Beta 1. As with Any double dot update - it is mostly about squashing bugs. Actually every post I read on 10.2.1 beta 1 says it is just about bug fixes - no one in any of those posts had found any changes or additions to the features. 15:22 Why not treat yourself to something special this Christmas - Something you can enjoy every night, something that will improve the quality of your sleep - I am of course talking about getting yourself a great Casper Mattress. Casper Mattresses are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to be wake up your significant other when you get up in the middle of the night to sneak some holiday cookies. Time Magazine even named it one of the best inventions of 2015. And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. - Casper is an obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price.
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Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress and for sponsoring this show. 17:20 http://fortune.com/2016/12/13/apple-airpods-on-sale/ VOICEMAIL - Todd_AirPods Thanks to Larry T and Richard E who sent in emails at 8:23 AM CT and 8:24 AM CT respectively on December 13 th saying the AirPods were for sale. I was on early morning conference calls and did not see them until a little after 9:45 AM - and by 9:54 AM when I had placed my order and received my confirmation email - I missed the first group of AirPods that were shipping before Christmas. Luckily I ordered them for me - but still it will be Jan 12th before I get mine. I did send out a push notification as soon as I heard - and depending on where you live that seems to have come just in time. Here is one email I received: Hi Rob. I've just received my AirPods in the mail. I wanted to thank you for the notification in the Tii app as I would have missed out otherwise. It came through at 6:30am and I ordered them straight away. When I checked at 3pm that day shipping time was out to 4 weeks and by the next morning it was out to 6 weeks. Regards Matt, Adelaide, Australia 19:33 http://betanews.com/2016/12/13/apple-airpods-sold- out-wireless-headphones-christmas/ Well evidently - they did sell out quickly - and depending on where you lived - very very quickly. So if you were like me and received a Jan 12th or later delivery - but unlike me are looking at them as a gift for someone - what can you do? Well this week you can camp out at a local apple store and hope to get really lucky. According to Apple quote AirPods will be shipping in limited quantities at launch and customers are encouraged to check online for updates on availability and estimated delivery dates. Stores will receive regular AirPod shipments unquote It is either camping out in-front of an Apple store - or you could order them and print out the receipt and pit in a nice box. Because - yes that always has the same impact as getting the physical device. And no - cutting the wires off the current airpods and putting them in the box with the receipt is not going to make it any better. 20:26 http://www.indabaa.com/how-to-pair-airpods-with- iphone-ipad-apple-watch-mac-apple-tv/ So lets assume you are one of the lucky ones and you do get the AirPods - and you have multiple devices - maybe you want to pair them with your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Mac. Very reasonable to have all those devices. Is it possible to pair the same set of headphones to all 5 of those different devices. Yes - Yes it is. And there is a link in the shows notes for Ep 415 titled - How to Pair Apple AirPods with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV That will go over how to do this. It is pretty easy for the iOS and Apple Watch. And should be easy for the mac - but the Apple TV - that gets a little trickier. But still doable. 21:08 http://ww6w.idownloadblog.com/2016/12/15/apple- airpods-69-replacement/ Now lets fast forward to oh the day after you get your Airpods. So what happens WHEN you loose one of the AirPods - well no problem says apple you can replace either one for JUST $69. But what happens WHEN you loose the Charging case. No problem says Apple - you can replace it for JUST $69. Because you know $69 + $69 + $69 equals the original $159 right. Wait I just went to check that on my Apple calculator app - and it must be broken because it says $69 + $69 + $69 = $207 - Yup my calculator must be broken that is $48 higher than it should be well either that or Apple is trying to get that 200+ Billion cash horde up to 250+ billion. I just hope the AirPods come with a nutrition statement - as I have a feeling one of them will eventually end up in the belly of my French bull dog. But seriously - what happens when stomach acid and Lithium ion batteries meet? Any Vets want to chime in on this? You know this is going to happen to more than a few people and their dogs. Give me a call 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon-dog - or send us an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com 22:40 http://digg.com/2016/apple-airpods-reviews The reviews are coming in from the different press orgs out there. Here are the last few lines from some of those reviews. From MacWorld quote The three-button remote on wired earbuds is a much faster, easier way to control your music than double-tapping one ear and then trying to get Siri to do what you want. But I can’t help liking the AirPods—the cool design and powerful sound just keep me coming back. I just wish they had another gesture, or smarter/faster Siri, to be as convenient as what they’re replacing. unquote From Engadget quote If Apple had made the software and controls a little more flexible, this review might have taken a very different turn. If you're reading this, Apple, this was a solid first attempt. Don't give up on the concept, because I believe future AirPods could be great. unquote From Wired (which yes is a little ironic to do a review on wireless headphones - but I digress) quote All that said, I’m really looking forward to what the AirPods become. They have the potential to be the kind of project that goes from accessory or hobby to critical piece of Apple’s future. The AirPods, above all else, are Siri machines. And just like Siri, they have a bright future—and a seriously awkward present. unquote From CNET quote As proof of how more connected devices could glom onto your iCloud device world, AirPods show interesting promise. And they could be the type of always-in wearables to extend beyond the Apple Watch. But for now, they're mostly just small, nice wireless earphones that cost a lot and lack a good remote. unquote From Mashable - once I could past the pop ups / pop overs / pop unders and other annoying ads. quote What I do know is that my fears of being laughed at on Broadway never materialized. The more I wore the AirPods, the more I enjoyed them and it occurred to me that the more people who bought them, wore them comfortably and enjoyed using them and even started singing their praises, the more public sentiment on the AirPods' look might shift. after a commute through the city, a trek through a crowded Penn Station and a ride home on a busy train (the conductor noticed my iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but didn't comment on the odd white devices hanging from my ears), I arrived home with the realization that opinions on Twitter are one thing, but reality may be another another. unquote And now from those that kiss Apples ring - to those that have no skin in the game. From Michael Polinske from the Tii G+ community quote Just opened my AirPods. They seem to stay in my ears quite well. Haven't tried walking around with them, but much better than the EarPods. Currently charging them because the case only had 10% and one of them only had like 75%. I'll let you know tomorrow after using them for a full day how it goes. I noticed that it was automatically added to my MacBook and iPad though I only initially paired it to my iPhone. So far I am impressed. I don't listen to music too much, but do listen to a lot of podcasts. unquote Then there is a Video of a guy running 10 kilometers with them in and they stayed in place. Most of the reviews I am seeing with regards to them staying in your ears - say they do. Congrats to all that received them already. I am a good 3 weeks out before I see mine - SAD TROMBONE. 26:40 http://fortune.com/2016/12/16/nintendo-stock-super-mario-run/ From Myron Uecker on Google+ Quote Apple is really promoting Mario on iOS. I was in a local Apple Store today and every one of the employees were wearing Mario pins on their shirts. unquote Yes folks - Super Mario Run is out and it is a hit - it has been the top free app and the top grossing app since its release. How can it be both - simple - there are 3 free levels - and then if you want to unlock the rest of the levels - you need to pay $10. Both my boys really love it and both are bugging me for the $10 unlock. Which I will do as a Christmas present for them. We will talk more about this in a few minutes. 27:22 VOICEMAIL - Jeff_fdbk_bluetooth_issues Hi Rob, I heard him say having incoming calls and his iphone6s freeze up. I have an iPhone 6s Plus and had this same issue and I cleared network settings in reset settings. I'm on T-Mobile it has not done it since I reset network settings. Hope it helps. Regards, John Hullinger Hi Rob - Just thought I’d mention a fun differentiator for the series 2… the digital crown can turn the brightness up really gradually. Apparently that’s not on the series 1 I haven’t become an Apple Watch wearer yet - maybe someday. regards -Dan Hi Rob, You were discussing that the battery issues for the iPhone may be related to a software issue rather than a hardware problem. I found that i only have the issue when using the podcast app. When i get up early in the morning and do a update of the podcast list my phone shuts down and tells me to plug in the charger because the battery is dead. Even if the charge was at 43% just before. When I plug it in my phone starts up and shows 43% and charges. I don't have this problem when it has been on the charger at night and is at 100%. (Even when no longer on the charger) Maybe this can help your listeners resolve this issue. Or at least reproduce this problem. Regards, Harald Heijmans VOICEMAIL - Carl_Detroit_fdbk_random_shut_off_issue 32:46 https://plus.google.com/115348269522560425138/ posts/TCD17Ld5Q7r?sfc=true https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 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 that had lots of comments came from MYRON UECKER who posted the following quote For all those who just cannot wait, Mario is now on the App Store. unquote Caryl Goodman replied quote I never played this game. But I did download it!!! Gotta see what everyones talking about!!!!!!! unquote BARRY SMITHERMAN replied quote It's fun, but not 9.99 fun. I really appreciate pay once and play forever games, but a 10'er is a lot for this. unquote APPLE DYSTOPIA replied quote +barry smitherman $9.99 for that?!? It's an auto run game, all you can do is jump. Kind of boring. I agree, too much, but the Mario brand will probably attract a lot of customers. I'm sure they researched that price. unquote FRANCISCO TAPIA replied quote +barry smitherman it's perfectly fine, the animations are fantastic! These take time to build and they are extremely polished! +Apple Dystopia Mario games may not be for all, but it's more than just a run and jump. There are multiple actions such as the hurdle over turtles/ toads. The 9.99 unlocks the additional worlds all without ads. I grew up with Nintendo so I really enjoy the playfulness of the game. unquote MYRON UECKER replied quote This game reminds me of the Rayman series, which are also well made but limited on iOS. unquote BARRY SMITHERMAN replied quote It's worth it for people who are into that type of game I guess. The animations are good, but the sounds and music are awesome. Still, I would personally get bored of it way before I felt like I got my money's worth. unquote FRANCISCO TAPIA replied quote When you consider that you pay between $35 to $45 for a Nintendo 3DS game, $10 is a bargain. You do get lots of levels, amazing sound and graphics, hands down better than any .99 cent game of course if you don't care for runner games, I understand you not liking it. not long ago I bought the Formula 1 game as well for 9.99 I love that I don't have to wait for paid periods that encourage me to not play (ala RealRacing i'm looking at you!) I much rather pay for a fully working game so I can play when I have time, instead of getting gimped unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 35:49 http://www.applemust.com/how-to-use-apples-new- icloud-calendar-anti-spam-tools/ We talked about the iCloud Calendar spamming going on the last couple of episodes. Apple has some new Anti-spam tools available. According to Johnny Evans - who wrote a post - How to use Apple’s new iCloud Calendar anti-spam tools Quote The tool becomes visible when an iCloud user receives an unsolicited calendar invite from a sender who is not known as a contact within their contacts database. You can then double-click the event and report is as junk. Here’s how to do it: 1. Select the offending invitation in iCloud Calendar online - 2. Double-click the event
- 3. A new window opens in which you’ll see the ‘Report Junk’ option
- 4. Tap this and a window appears to confirm this is what you want to do or tap ‘Not Junk’ if you’ve made an error
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- - Pebble devices will continue to work as normal. No immediate changes to the Pebble user experience will happen at this time.
- - Pebble functionality or service quality may be reduced in the future.
- - Warranty support is no longer available for Pebble watches. How-to information and troubleshooting can still be found on our Support page and in the Pebble Forum.
unquote And you can find more info from Pebble by looking for the link titled - Pebble’s next step - in the show notes for ep 415 It is clear the Apple watch had a lot to do with the demise of the Pebble - and for that I am sad. I really liked my Pebble - and in some ways it was better than the Apple watch - at least in terms of Battery life. I talked before on this show - that depending on what you wanted a smartwatch for - the pebble was in some cases the better choice. I am again sad for this news. To those who remained loyal to Pebble - you have my condolences. https://backchannel.com/the-real-story-behind-pebbles- demise-303802a7afaa?mbid=synd_digg#.kbf4h5ukm https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/07/pebble-acquired-by-fitbit/ https://blog.getpebble.com/2016/12/07/fitbit/ 42:21 http://www.inferse.com/44183/26-android-mobiles- including-lenovo-factory-malware/ Thanks to all that sent in this next article. And this one goes under - I am sure glad I have an iOS smartphone category. It seems that brand spanking new Android handsets might have malware pre-installed at the factory. This according to the Antivirus company Doctor Web. Malware has been found to be pre-installed in the firmware of dozens of cheap android handsets right out of the box. While most of those discovered do come from low-end devices from companies most no one has heard of - at least two of the handsets came from Lenovo. One way to reduce the stress level Android users have about their phone getting infected with Malware - is to just infect it before they get it - then they will not have to worry about getting infected for the first time. Brilliant !! 43:08 VOICEMAIL - Gary_fdbk_10_1_1_issues Rob, I, like you, have the iPhone 7+ jet black & bought the bumpies. I love the practicality and show-off color ... but ... the iPhone without a case is slippery as a greased pig. Do you or the listeners have solutions? Regards, Rich Hi Rob, In response to the caller regarding being able to pause audio when your iPhone is inside the armband I have 2 ideas to get around this issue without buying a different band. First, I would say that instead of using the home button to wake the phone, grab the side of the phone to depress the wake/sleep button. This does not need skin contact to wake the screen. You then can tap the pause icon. Second, I would try and use headphones with the controls either on the cord or the headphones themselves. Earpods work great for this and they came with your phone. Regards, Jim VOICEMAIL - Ben_CA_Fdbk_issue_armband_fingerbrint 48:51 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1483155071/moonlite- a-bedtime-story-projector-for-your-mobile For Kickstarter projects - we have two this week. The first one is called - Moonlite - a bedtime story projector for your mobile phone. This one had a goal of 20k - and has raised over 100k and counting. You have until Jan 12th 6:27 PM CT to fund this one. So what is Moonlite. Well according to the site quote Imagine projecting your child's favorite bedtime story onto the ceiling or wall while they are snuggling in bed with you. Moonlite makes bedtime stories come to life, with full HD story images and in-app sound effects to make the reading experience immersive and magical for children. unquote Simple put - it uses the light from your iPhone to power the projector - and you have disc that you turn to have different image you project on the ceiling or wall that go along with the story you are reading. The starter pack is $35. Pricing goes up from there - with more stories and additional units. The $65 Super Value Pack gets you 1 moonlite device and all 7 story reels. They are showing an April 2017 ship date. This looks like a great one for anyone with toddlers and young children. Search for Moonlite - one word spelled - m o o n l i t e - at kickstarter.com or in the show notes for ep 415 at today in iOS dot com. 50:14 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wiplabs/idockall- 2-true-one-hand-undocking-with-a-twist I mentioned two projects and the second one is called iDockALL2 - true one hand undocking with a twist This one had a goal of $10k and has raised over 17k. So congrats. This one you only have until Dec 22nd at 9:59 AM CT to fund - so snap snap. From the description quote One hand undocking, works with all iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Release system allows continuous charging! The iDockAll 2 is very easy to use: secure it to your desk and the sticky pad will allow a true one hand undocking experience. The special cable head that we have designed tilts back and forth in the dock allowing the docking of practically any Smart Phone or Tablet. If you pull your phone straight up, it detaches from the dock. If you move your phone back first, and then pull up, the head is released. This means you can keep using your phone without interrupting the charge. Perfect if you're low on battery! unquote Pricing on this is $29 and they say it will ship in April 2017 You can find more on this one by searching for idockall2 - one word at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 415. 51:34 Hi Rob, Say "Merry Christmas, Siri!" :) And a blessed and Merry Christmas to you and your family! :) Btw... I LOVED Porter's game review! PLEASE have him on the show more!!!! He's awesome!!! Thanks for all you do! Regards, - Tammy Hi Tammy - thanks for the suggestion - Ep 415 - Ask Siri - Merry Christmas Siri Bonus - Ask Siri - What do you want for Christmas Siri Happy Holidays. Next Episode 53:26 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free trial and access to well over 200 of the best and most popular magazines. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 54:22 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Until the next time - I am your host Rob - Reminding you to phone Different. OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 414 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank KARTHIK for sending in the music you hear in the background. KARTHIK wrote: Hi Rob, I am submitting my song Dinosaur to play on the show. This song was created completely using the apps GarageBand and Auto-Tune Mobile on my iPad Air 2. My vocals were recorded using an Apogee MiC Digital Microphone which I purchased from the Apple Store. The song is dedicated to my daughter who is also my #1 fan. To find more of my music please check out SoundCloud.com/RXtracks Regards, KARTHIK M SONG_DINOSAUR Thanks KARTHIK for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JOHN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JOHN wrote the following: Hi Rob, I used SnapSeed to create & tune the image then overlay the branding text, and tweak the image further with filters. I wanted to see how far I could take it with a single App - and SnapSeed is pretty full featured with a nice intuitive interface to make a lot of powerful image tools easy to use. Thanks John Poser Thanks JOHN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JOHN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 414 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 02:30 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “‘iPhone Killer’ BlackBerry 10 is here: iPhone is Dead! Emotions run high as BlackBerry 10 smartphones Q10 and Z10 make their debuts” UNQUOTE Bob Brown, InfoWorld, 30 January 2013 That is something I would expect from Bobby Brown the singer - not some bloke from InfoWorld. Just Sayin 02:55 For Promo codes - On Ep 413 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The Apps - SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard and - MYCARDLISTS. Promo Codes for System UTIL Dashboard have already been given out - but If you are interested in winning a promo code for MyCardLists or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 413 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 FOR FREE 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. 03:42 http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-10.2-beta-4-download- now-available/ Apple went and released two new beta’s last week - on Monday they released iOS 10.2 Beta 4 and then at the end of the week they released iOS 10.2 Beta 5. While one more beta was thought possible - no one was predicting two more beta’s in one week for iOS 10.2. With Beta 4 - it was mostly you guessed it about squashing bugs. Actually I could not find any articles that talked about any new features found in Beta 4 vs Beta 3. 04:12 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/02/apple- seeds-ios-10-2-beta-5/ And with beta 5 - it is the same as with beta 4 - bug squashing seems to be all anyone is reporting. Some are saying Beta 5 is the Gold master version that will go out to the public - and the GM version of iOS 10.2 is likely going out this week. http://www.redmondpie.com/download-apple-releases- ios-10.2-beta-5/ 04:29 http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/12/05/ios-10-2-beta-6- out-for-developers-and-public-testers-now/ And another first for Apple - they released Beta 6 on Monday the 5th. That means 3 betas in 8 days - that is a new record for Apple. Anyone saying they predicted betas 4,5 and 6 in an 8 day window is full of it. This was really a unique situation. What is new in Beta 6 vs beta 5 - well that is hard to say - because most people were still trying to find anything new in Beta 5 vs beta 4. Safe to say beta 6 is about bug squashing and optimization. Beta 5 actually ran pretty well for me over the weekend with the exception of one issue and that being the home button would not always wake up the phone and I would have to hit the power button. I have not seen that issue since I updated to Beta 6. So maybe that was the one key bug they squashed. Both Devs and public beta testers can get iOS 10.2 beta 6 - but hurry because Apple could release beta 7 tomorrow or maybe this will be the one that becomes the gold master. 06:00 https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/06/tvos-10-1-beta-5/ Apple also updated tvOS 10.1 to beta 5. I have not talked much about this - but it seems likely before the next episode tvOS 10.1 will launch - and the biggest additions are the TV App Apple recently announced and single sign on - which is great as it unlocks all the apps your cable provider allows for. So no more going through the CBS app getting the code from your computer and unlocking and then the NBC app and getting the code from your computer and unlocking and the AMC app and so on and so on. These are both very nice additions for the Apple TV and I am looking forward to updating once this goes gold master. Updating to Apple TV’s right away is typically ok - it is not something you normally need for work. That said the Wife will not let me run beta software on our Apple TV’s. 07:04 https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/01/apple-iphone- 6s-battery-replacement-serial-number/ VOICEMAIL - Tom_NJ_iPhone6S battery Apple has a tool where you can enter in your Serial number for your iPhone 6S to see if it is eligible for a new battery. This relates to the unexpected shut down issue. Apple is still saying it is just a small number of iPhone 6S models that were manufactured between Sept and Oct 2015 that have the faulty battery. And these battery issues are the opposite of Samsungs where they went boom - Apples batteries just go completely inactive. From Jack Reeder in the Tii Google+ community: Quote For the record, yesterday I was driving with Apple maps. At 50% power the phone shut down. I could not restart until I got home and plugged it into power. It showed 44% when it powered up. I'm in line for the 6s battery replacement. They said it will be on the store in 2-3 weeks. I will then bring in phone. If battery replacement works we're done. If it doesn't they will give me a new phone. They ordered both the battery and the new phone at the same time. unquote 10:49 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-store-workers- getting-frustrated-190720169.html There are reports that Apple Stores are being inundated with customer complaints with regards to devices shutting down early when the battery is showing around 30% or more left - according to some Apple store employees according to Business Insider. Apple keeps stating that this issue is just per the iPhone 6S and just a small number - however according to Business Insider Apple Store Employees are saying the issue is actually very common and it is more than just the iPhone 6S. I personally can say my Son’s iPhone 5S has had this issue since updating to iOS 10. It is also being reported by one Apple Genius that there weren’t enough batteries on hand to handle all the requests for replacements. It really does look like there is more here then Apple is letting on. 11:46 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ios-10-1-1-update-causing- iphone-battery-drain-1594001 And for the most part Apple is saying it is a hardware issue - but that is not what it appears to be when you look at the reports. It looks to be an iOS 10 issue. There are some posts / reports coming out now that say iOS 10.1.1 software in particular is part of the issue. I wonder if all of these releases of 3 betas in 8 days are also focused on this issue. I will be updated my son’s iPhone 5S to the new Beta 6 and will see what happens. Right now it is fully charged. I will see later on how it is doing. From Mark Jarvis in the Tii Google+ community quote I have an iPhone 6s and it is probably entitled to a battery swap, but I believe the problem is software! It only started happening since the ios version 10 happened. Why aren't Apple doing something about it? unquote 13:50 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/11/17Free-Hour- of-Code-Workshops-December-5-through-11-at- Every-Apple-Store.html It might be too late for some of you when you hear this - but Apple from Dec 5th to Dec 11th is having their Free hour of Code Workshops at all 487 apple retail stores worldwide. quote Among the most popular events at the Apple Store®, Hour of Code workshops teach the basics of computer science with Code.org’s programming tutorials. Apple and Code.org share the goal of giving every student the opportunity to learn computer science. unquote A big part of this years hour of code will include an introduction to Swift playgrounds. Which you have heard me sing the praises of earlier this year. Again this is running from December 5th to December 11th - and is geared towards kids - so check your local Apple store to see it is not too late this year. 14:35 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/30/tim-cook-airpods-email/ One thing you are not yet too late for is the Apple Air Pods - as well they are still not for sale. Despite lots of rumors for the past 6 weeks that it was going to be tomorrow whenever today was during that 6 weeks. But tomorrow has yet to come for the AirPods - but one rumor posted up on MacRumors - is from a supposed email exchange with Tim cook and an average joe consumer. Joe Consumer wrote to Tim quote "Give us a release date. I really bought in to the wireless vision you painted. Now I'm stuck waiting with my EarPods but can't charge my 7 at the same time which I need to do at work. Let us know if it's a month or 6 months, because then I'll just buy some other wireless headphones.” unquote Tim replied back with quote "Thanks for your note. Sorry for the delay---we are finalizing them and I anticipate we will begin to ship over the next few weeks." unquote MacRumors says the email headers look legit - but yeah faking that is not tuff. And Mac Rumors pretty much says as much. Said email exchange happened the last week of November. So that means Tomorrow could actually be tomorrow or maybe the next day or the day after that or - well - look for a push notification from the Tii App when the AirPods finally go on sale. Hopefully they will be here in time to make a nice Christmas gift. 15:57 And speaking of Gifts - A perfect gift for a man in your life is Harry’s razors. I love my Harry’s razors - they are with out a doubt the absolutely best razors I have ever used at any price level. and Harrys just sent over a great limited edition Holiday Shave kit - that Looks great and is filled with great stuff. o It has a Midnight blue chrome razor handle (which you can get engraved with initials) o 3 of Harry’s German-engineered 5-blade cartridges that again provide the best shave I have ever had. o The Foaming shave gel that smells amazing o and a Beautifully designed gift box. o and all of this for just $30 and if you use promo code tii - that brings the price down to $25 if you are a first time customer. Go to Harrys.com right now to get this limited edition holiday shave set while supplies last, and don’t forget to enter promo code Tii at checkout for $5 off. • If you haven’t heard of them before, Harry's was started by two best friends – Jeff and Andy – who were fed up with being overcharged for razors, so they started their own razor company to give people what they deserve: a great shave at a fair price. ▪ They also offer handles and sets starting at just $10 bucks if you haven’t tried Harry’s for yourself! • If you are looking to send a Harrys kit as a gift this year remember Free shipping ends on December 9th, so ACT NOW. Go to Harrys.com right now to get a limited edition holiday shave set while supplies last, and don’t forget to enter code Tii at checkout for $5 off. That’s Harrys.com, with promo code Tii. 17:31 VOICEMAIL - Apple_Watch_series_1or2 Rob Regarding the listener who noticed the Apple Clock App no longer displays seconds - and a desire to set clocks to the actual second... My suggestion is to skip adding another "uni-tasker" App to your home screen. I use a website: time.is It is mobile friendly and displays exact time with running seconds. You can use the Safari app and keep the page in your timeline without adding another icon. But if you like one-touch access then you can add that page to the home screen. As always- keep the good work going with all things iOS... Cheers, PaulG in Lawrenceville Hi Rob, Enjoy the show as always. My favorite clock app is Grand Clock by Ansette LLC. This universal app gives you the look and sound of a grandfather clock. Visually, you can zoom in on the face of the clock, including second hand, or zoom out to see the whole clock including swinging pendulum. My favorite aspect is the sound. When the app is focused you hear the ticking of a real grandfather clock. The developer says all sounds are recordings of a real grandfather clock and they certainly sound that way. I hate the ticking of a cheap plastic clock. Also, you can have the app sound chimes (or in my case just gongs) on the hour, half hour or quarter hour. You can also set a schedule to have it keep quiet at night. The app costs $.99 and there is an in app purchase for additional chimes but I do not think they are at all necessary. Hth Kevin Barry Hey Rob Thank Bruce for his instructions on how to delete those calendar spammers. I swear I was getting like 5 new one a day. Love the show. Keep up the great work. Roy VOICEMAIL - Calendar_Spam_Workaround 22:55 https://plus.google.com/u/0/107722079381586985625/ posts/ejBiMkncEMf?cfem=1 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 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 that had lots of comments came from Patrick McCann who posted the following quote I forget the name of the caller from the last episode who brought this up, but yesterday I did receive a Spam calendar invite. I showed my wife and we were able to create another calendar from our mac and delete it without notifying the sender. I however couldn't figure out how to do this from my phone. Does anyone know how from your iPhone or does this have to be done from a mac or PC? unquote Ken Ostrander replied quote The same thing happened to me, I saw the post as well, irritating as heck https://astralbodi.es/2016/11/25/preventing- spam-icloud-calendar-invites/ unquote And then Ken gave a link to an Article on how to Prevent Spam iCloud Calendar Invites. Barry Smitherman replied quote I sure hope apple addresses this soon. It seems like more and more people are talking about it. unquote Patrick McCann replied back saying quote The solution was actually posted by Ken Ostrander earlier today. You have to log into iCloud.com from a web browser (used my mac for this, not phone) and change the setting in your calendar from there unquote And then Patrick added a link to a youtube video to help on this. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. https://astralbodi.es/2016/11/25/preventing- spam-icloud-calendar-invites/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5JJii269Y0 24:42 https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/05/icloud-web-apps-and-account-sign-in-experiencing-system-outages I know one of the arguments against needing the largest storage or large storage is you can store a lot in iCloud. Which can be fine as long as you have a good internet connection and you know iCloud is working. Which for part of December 5th it was not. If you were having issues with iCloud on the 5th it was not you it was Apple. I know this first hand because I have one spread sheet I keep up on iCloud and edit from multiple devices all the time. And I ran into this issue mid stream working on it. Luckily I had other things to work on during the outage - but if it was a time I needed it ASAP - it would have been really frustrating. This Teaches me to pull an off line copy of that spread sheet each week just in case and reminds me once again why I like to have large storage devices. 26:30 https://www.theinformation.com/fitbit-to-buy-pebble All of you that have a pebble - some sad news - FitBit is buying Pebble and supposedly phasing it out - this according to an article on The Information - which was widely re-reported. It was purchased for a quote small amount unquote. According to The article the deal will have Pebble and its products closed down over time - with Fitbit really doing the acquisition for assets which include intellectual property and software. In 2015 watch maker Citizen was supposedly trying to purchase Pebble for $740 million. The deal fell through. Then before the Pebble 2 launched - Intel made an offer for $70 million - The CEO of Pebble refused both offers sources say. Sources are now saying the current deal was for between $34 and $40 million barely covering their debts. It is sad news - I really liked my Pebble watch. We still have it and my kids use it now. Some will say it was the Apple watch that killed Pebble - others will say it is a tanking in the Smartwatch market. I would say it really is about smartwatch sales tanking for any smartwatch not called the Apple Watch. In any case good bye Pebble it was nice knowing you - say hello to Blackberry, Rio and the Nomad Jukebox when you get to that Tech Pasture in the sky. 28:02 http://fortune.com/2016/12/01/apple-google-maps-drone/ Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Remember when tech futurists thought the sky would be full of Drones delivering packages from Amazon. Well now it looks like those drones might actually be working for Apple and there trying to Make Apple Maps Better. Seem Apple secured approval from the FAA to use drones to capture photos, videos and other traffic data according to Bloomberg. They feel that Drones could replace lots of the Minivans Apple currently uses to collect Street data. Look up in the sky - is it a bird - is it a plane - is it underdog - nope it just a little ole lovable Apple Drone. 28:36 http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/30/technology/ android-phones-infected/index.html CNN had one of those - I am glad I do an iOS podcast articles. It was titled - Nearly One Million Android Phones infected by Hackers. According to the article quote Hackers have gained access to more than 1.3 million Google accounts -- emails, photos, documents and more -- by infecting Android phones through illegitimate apps. unquote To which Google confirmed to CNN the nature and extent of the problem. So basically they said - yup - sounds about right. What I love about this hack however is what the infected devices and by devices I mean Android Phones. Quote Infected Android smartphones begin to install other, legitimate Android apps -- then rate them highly. This fraudulently inflates their reputation, unquote So if you download an android app in an unofficial app store and it infects your android device - your android device then goes and starts downloading apps from the legit app store and gives them higher ratings. BRILLIANT. Google has stated they removed Apps they found to benefit from this. But what if the hackers were actually counting on that - and they would boost the app that is a competitor of the app they are working for - then the competitors app gets removed clearing the path for their real client to benefit. I mean it is possible right. Looking at some of 85+ apps found and removed a few were: memory booster memory booste Memory Booster System Booster Minibooster phone booster - Seems if like they might be boosting multiple apps with similar features. Nice End game Hackers.
In any case yup - glad I do an iOS podcast. 30:28 http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/05/android-nougat- hits-0-4-adoption-after-3-months/ Speaking Android - Androids latest OS is version - 7.0 and has the nick name - Nougat. My dyslexia was kicking in and I kept reading it as Naught - not Nougat - I even said to myself why did Google go away from Candy names that is strange - then I finally - and I mean as in last month finally realized it was Nougat not Naught. And well I was initially thinking it was my dyslexia that caused the name issue that is until I saw what Nougat’s adoption rate has been. It was released in August 2016 before iOS 10 which was released in September 2016. iOS 10.x has an adoption rate of over 63 % at the end of November 2016 according to Apple. Nougat has an adoption rate in the beginning of December 2016 of 0.4% - and if you rounded it to no decimal places - that would be 0% . So maybe Naught was actually the correct way to read Nougat after all. At least for the mean time I can keep calling it Android Naught. 31:31 VOICEMAIL - Chris_DeBro_issues_with_256GB A quick tip for those running iOS 10. If you are ever in the Message app and typing a message and go from portrait to landscape mode and you get that screen where you can do handwriting. But you really just wanted the keyboard an wish it would stop giving your the handwriting option. Simple enough - in the lower right tap the keyboard and back to keyboard you go - with the lower right now having a button to handwriting. So going forward you will have the keyboard back as default. My son was asking how to get rid of that - so figured others would have that question as well and I can’t see I ever talked about it on the show before. DISNEY TRIP - WAITING IN LINE Hi Rob, Love the show. Weird stuff on a recent trip to Paris. My SE iPhone was in my shirt pocket and off. Over 2-3 days when I opened it, the phone was in delete app mode. I cancelled each time, but noticed that at least 5 apps HAD been deleted and most were Apple apps. Maps, Video, and Podcast were removed and I never gave ok. I had to reinstall after I figured out they were gone. Just curious how this could happen. Regards, Tom VOICEMAIL - RON_NM_review_CaseLogic 35:52 Last year for Christmas I gave my Parents Boll & Branch sheets - that right there should tell you what I think of Boll & Branch and my Parents love their sheets. And me and the Wife love the Boll & Branch sheets and towels. They have the best Cotton Products Period as I have been telling you for well over a year now. And you know what makes a great holiday gift - Warm Flannel sheets from Boll and Branch or maybe a Cable Knit Scarf or an Origami Infinity Scarf, or a nice Throw blanket. Boll & Branch makes it easy to find the right gift for your parents or your significant other or anyone And All of the Boll and Branch products are made from 100% organic cotton - because organic cotton is incredibly soft. Right now you can get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, with promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. Their sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. And they stand behind their sheets as well - giving you 30 nights to try them out - if you are not thrilled just send them back for a refund. This Year Don’t wait until it is too late go right now and get some of your holiday shopping done with Boll & Branch. get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. 38:45 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/590415795/the- perfect-iphone-case-extra-battery-extra-memory This week for a kickstarter project I had a few of you send in this one. It is called Perfect iPhone Case - Extra Battery, Extra Memory & More Umm - Yeah - nice pithy name. This one has a goal of $30k - it has raised $10k and has until Friday December 30th at 12:00 PM CT to get the other $20k. They have versions of this case for iPhone 6, 6S, 6+, 6S+ and 7 and 7+ What does said case do - well a few key things. 1. Extends your battery life by up to 2X. 2. It adds external storage - either 64 GB or 128 GB of extra storage. 3. It has a headphone jack - for the iPhone 7 and 7+ versions. Pricing starts at $80 for the 64GB version and $100 for the $128 GB version. Pricing is very nice for what you get - but those prices are the super early bird pricing - so don’t delay. If this sounds like something that you are interested in - look for quote Perfect iPhone case unquote in kickstarter.com or in the show notes for ep 414 40:02 https://www.twelvesouth.com/store/product/new-mac-candle The craziest Christmas present I saw this year is the New Mac Candle. And burning this candle it is supposed to give off the scent of a new Mac. Which evidently is a mix of Mint, Peach, Basil, Lavender, Mandarin and Sage. Right now it is out of stock. It is $24 and there will be a link to it at twelvesouth.com If you can’t wait for them to get back in stock right now they do have in stock the New Samsung Candles - when you burn those - it just smells like your house is on fire mixed with the smell of the rubber gloves the TSA agents wear. Oh come on - how could I not go there. 40:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MAF6wSKVjw One of the benefits of this podcast is when the kids want an app - I can just email the devs and get a promo code. So they don’t have to spend their money. It is my way of showing off to my Kids. Besides if you work in a bakery you bring home doughnuts for your kids, If you are a cop well you bring him doughnuts for your kids. And if you do an iOS podcast - you don’t get doughnuts you get apps. But I need to teach the kids there is always a price - and one game my Kids received a promo code for in October and they are still playing is Toca Kitchen 2. First - here is the Review from my youngest son - Porter. VOICEMAIL - Toca Kitchen 2 But hey both kids are playing this game - and Henry put together a screen cast video of him playing Toca Kitchen 2 - which he uploaded to his youtube channel. Link in the show notes to that video review. Thanks to the devs for the promo code - and for my son’s for doing their reviews. And again both are still playing the app almost 2 months later - that means it is a good app. 44:03 VOICEMAIL - Gil_Boston_issue_skin_to_homebutton Hi, Rob, About eight years ago I wrote you about my iPhone 3 (yes, 3). It was after the iPhone 4 came out and you encouraged me to upgrade my phone. Well, I went Android instead (bigger screen, more flexibility, etc.) and my Samsung was OK. I dropped it two stories while trying to go out on the roof of the Montgomery County courthouse (I'm a reporter). I used my insurance to have it replaced and finally, the charging port went bad on my second Samsung. About that time Samsung pulled the Note 7 and a few reports hinted the same issue could affect other smartphones. OK, I was not a fan boy so I started looking again at the iPhone. I didn't want to go with the iPhone 7 and found a great deal on an iPhone 6 SE at AT&T. I love it! Glad to be back and last night subscribed to your podcast once again. Thanks for all you do. Regards, Frank Phillips Reporter The Brazil Times Brazil, Indiana Hi Rob, My Apple Watch (Gen 1) was bricked by Watch OS 3.1. The watch had Apple Care. When I took the watch to my local Apple Store; they would not swap it out but instead sent it to their local repair depot with an expected turnaround of 5-10 days. Unlike iPhones that can be swapped out when required, apparently Apple Watches aren't. That surprised me, and the Apple employee sheepishly agreed with my disappointment. So, I'm out a week without my watch all because of the update. Just wanted you to know this policy (if you didn't already). Regards, PR 48:31 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_issue_still_with_new_6SPlus Hi Rob I have a question or rather a problem with voicemail on my iPhone. I have an iPhone 7 with iOS 10.1.1 on Verizon. My problem is that I get my voicemail and when I tap on the voicemail to listen to it will attempt to start play the voicemail and then stop or it will start playing the voicemail and then stop after a few seconds. I have reset network settings and also restarted my phone which did not solve the problem. Have you or any of your listeners had a similar it and if so what did they do to fix it. Thanks for your help. Regards, Howard 53:06 Ep 414 - Ask Siri - What's your sign? 53:34 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 54:34 Today's episode is again brought to you by Harry's, right now you can get a limited edition holiday shave set while supplies last, by going to harrys dot com and using promo code TII at checkout for $5 off. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Until the next time - I am your host Rob - Reminding you to phone Different. OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 413 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRUCE for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRUCE wrote: Hi Rob Here is a song I made back in 2014 using an iPad Air and the GarageBand app it is called Waves Regards, Bruce SONG_Waves Thanks BRUCE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank STEVEN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. STEVEN wrote the following: Hi Rob, I took this photo with my iPhone 7 Plus using portrait mode and used Over to add TII. Hope you like it. Keep up the great work! Regards, Steven Lue Thanks STEVEN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see STEVEn'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 413 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 01:47 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Sorry Apple, the BlackBerry Z10 Is Hotter Than the iPhone” unquote Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo, 28 January 2013 Seems someone at Gizmodo was a little too biased after Apple banned them from events. Either that or Mr. Diaz was just really clueless. 02:15 For Promo codes - On Ep 412 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - DUMBER LEAGUE - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 412 This week we have promo codes for a couple of apps - The first App is - SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard Here is the review from the devs: Quote Greetings from the AppHome dev team. Today we’re proudly presenting you with our app “SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard”. SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard provides effective battery,memory and network monitoring for your iPhone and Apple watch.Its simple and elegant interface makes everything super easy and crystal clear. Check your Real time active/inactive memory with visual status display. Display detailed network info like sent/received data or connection speed.Get easily managable battery maintenance alert,alarms and notifications.Also you get a 3d touch enabled quick action menu for you convenience.With all these and more ,get stylish visual representation of you device at any given moment and become the true master of your device. Thanks for hearing us out .Hope to see you folks join our community of over 1.6 million people. UNQUOTE Well thanks to the Devs for their Review of THEIR App - SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put SYSTEM in the subject line. The promo codes are only good to Nov 30th - so I will be sending these out before Thanksgiving. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/system-util-dashboard/ id578119993?mt=8 We also have promo codes for the App MYCARDLISTS - one word. Here is the review from the dev: PLAY PROMO MYCARDLISTS Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - MYCARDLISTS and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put LISTS 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. 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 FOR FREE 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. 05:39 http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/11/17/apple-admits-iphone- touch-disease-blames-users-offers-149-fix/ Good news and bad news for those with an iPhone 6+ suffering from touch disease. The Good news - Apple has finally admitted that said issue exists. The Bad News - they said it was your fault. Or from Apple quote “Apple has determined that some iPhone 6 Plus devices may exhibit display flickering or Multi-Touch issues after being dropped multiple times on a hard surface and then incurring further stress on the device,” unquote The badder news - it will cost you $149 to fix this issue Apple feels you are responsible for. Assuming your screen is fine and not broken. I would just like to know how exactly it is that 1000’s of people are all able to drop and mishandle their phones the same way to cause the touch disease issue. Seems rather questionable per Apples response. For those that don’t remember Touch Disease is where you see a gray bar across the top of the screen on the iPhone 6 + and it becomes non-responsive to touch input. There is a link to the post on Apple.com titled Multi-Touch Repair Program for iPhone 6 Plus At the bottom of the article it says Quote This worldwide program covers affected iPhone 6 Plus devices for 5 years after the first retail sale of the unit. unquote So that means we are a little over 2 years into that 5 year window. September 2019 would be when this offer is over. VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_apple_issue_phone_given_new_phone https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6plus-multitouch/ 09:09 http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/21/technology/apple-iphone- 6s-battery-fix-china/index.html But Touch Disease is not the only thing Apple is offering a fix for. There is Also the issue where some iPhone 6S’s would suddenly shot down for no apparent reason and in some cases not come back on. We have had a few people email and call in about this issue before. From Apple quote Apple has determined that a very small number of iPhone 6s devices may unexpectedly shut down. This is not a safety issue and only affects devices within a limited serial number range that were manufactured between September and October 2015. If you have experienced this issue, please visit an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider and have your device's serial number checked to confirm eligibility for a battery replacement, free of charge. unquote Apple said this in a support article titled - iPhone 6S program for unexpected shutdown issues Also from that article quote Note: If your iPhone 6s has any damage such as a cracked screen which impairs the replacement of the battery, that issue will need to be resolved prior to the battery replacement. In some cases, there may be a cost associated with the repair. unquote In other words you best repair the screen before bringing it in for the shut down issue. What is interesting is that Apples Support Article / announcement came less than a week after a Chinese Consumer Watch Dog group reported this issue. Apple was also quick to say this is not a safety issues - IE not a Samsung go Boom issue. One other rumor on this issue - was it was caused by bad 3rd party chargers that are damaging the batteries - and this is why most of the failures with this issue are coming from China where fake and low cost 3rd party chargers are in great supply. https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ 11:27 https://plus.google.com/107722079381586985625/ posts/D9dUuRGNQKj There is a new Lock Screen bypass. And not surprisingly this one involved Siri. We have said it before if absolute security is required for your device - then turn off siri from the lock screen. And yes - in this case if Siri is turned off from the lock screen - the bypass no longer works. That said - As this issue goes all the way down to iOS 8 and all the way up to well iOS 10.2 beta 3 - expect a bunch of updates shortly to fix this issue. But in the mean time if security is job one - then turn off Siri from the lock screen. And no I am not going to go through how it is done - it is multiple steps - but it is repeatable. I will include a link to a youtube video showing this bypass in action. Oh and yes - this does require physical possession of your iOS device to do the bypass. 12:26 http://www.macworld.com/article/3141955/ios/apple-brings- back-the-peach-butt-emoji-in-ios-10-2-beta-3.html iOS 10.2 beta 3 was released last week - of course with any new beta - squashing bugs is job one. But there were also some changes. And some of the key changes are: 1. The fuzzy peach butt emoticon is back. Ok it is not technically called the fuzzy peach butt emoticon - but if you see it - well then you will see it. There are other emoji additions - as Apple is supporting unicode 9 - and yes that includes the new selfie emoji - Wow so excited. 2. Apple intro’d a new App called feedback - which is for beta testers to report feedback. 3. The SOS feature is now removed in beta 3. Well unless you live in India - where it is still available. 4. In the Settings App - for the TV App there are new setting options - which includes allowing the users to choose whether or not to use cellular data for playback. 5. There is also a TV App Widget now available. 6. In the Messages app there is a new Send with Love screen effect option - that will sends a heart along with a text message. 7. Videos App has been removed completely in the US. It is generally felt this last update is either the last one before 10.2 launches - or maybe they slip one more in on Nov 28th or 29th. http://bgr.com/2016/11/15/ios-10-2-beta-3- features-list-how-to-install/ 14:20 https://www.cnet.com/news/the-best-ipad-iphone-apple-watch- and-mac-deals-for-black-friday/ Black Friday in the US is this Friday and apple has been hinting that they will have some specials this year. While Apple has not said specifically what those deals will be - just to come back on Friday to see. Others are spilling the beans already on what their specials deals will be. Right now Best Buy, Walmart and Target have shown in their advertisements special deals for the following products: iPad Mini 2 - just $200 at Target and Walmart. iPad Air 2 - Save $125 at Target. iPad Pro 9.7 inch version - save $150 at target. Apple Watch Series 1 - just $198 at Target. iPhone 7 and 7+ - Get some big gift cards if you get a payment plan. And macBook Air for $799 at Best Buy Also look for some other get a big gift card deals to come out as well. As always start checking for many of these deals to kick off on Thanksgiving - not just on Black Friday. And if you are looking for accessories - lots and lots of accessory makers will have special deals on their own sites and at amazon.com 16:12 We are happy to have Away sponsoring us again. To save $20 on the best luggage go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii Away sent me their Carry on bag earlier this year and I am loving it. It has a 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 or 7 Five times. The best part is you can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line or even in the restroom or in my case last week walking around NY City. But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. It is lightweight and very very durable and comes with a lifetime warranty - if anything breaks they will fix or replace it for you for LIFE. I mentioned I was in New York city - I was actually all over - walking over 10 Miles in 3 days with my Away suit case and it held up great. I am talking from Wall street up to mid-town down to Tribeca and then to Chelsea and over to Pennstation. That is not smooth ground to cover lots of cracks, bumps and bruises - and the wheels held up great. It is one thing to go through an airport but completely another to do 10 miles of side walks and streets in NY City. Still not convinced - well there is a 100 day trial. If it is not for you then just return it for a full refund no questions asked. I love when a company stands behind their product like that. The Away bag comes with a charging cord and comes in a really nice Laundry bag. And on the inside there is a bag for your shoes as well. They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish. In addition to the original carry on they just added a 2nd slightly larger carry on and they also have mid size and large check in bags. But only the carry on bags have the battery pack. To save $20 go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii . Again away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii to save $20. This will make a great christmas present for the frequent or infrequent flyer in your life. 18:46 VOICEMAIL - Tom_CA_answr_wifi_Calling Hi, On episode 412 a listener asked about dealing with.DAT files. There's a free app, winmaildat opener. It can open these type of files. You simply tap on the attachment in your email, and then open it in this app. From there, you can read, or save the PDF, or.doc, or whatever file. I use this app almost daily, as most of the people emailing me with attachments at work are using Windows computers. However, as more places switch to Gmail, this problem is gradually going away. The app is free. I paid the $.99 to remove the ads to help support the developer. Your show is invaluable to me, keep up the great work. Regards, Bruce VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_positive_Apple_store_story 21:23 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 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 that had lots of comments came from HERMAN BOTHA who posted the following quote I'm getting an Apple TV (64GB) with 2 steel series nimbus controllers for the kids (11 and 8 year old) for Christmas. - Can anybody give me recommendation for multiplayer games for the Apple TV? - I've search online but need assistance, it seems some multiplayer games require another IOS device for the second player? unquote Steven replied quote Can you use more than one game controller at the same time with an Apple TV? I seem to recall you are limited to using just one game controller at a time. I hope I am wrong. unquote Steven thankfully you are wrong. You can have up to 4 simultaneous controllers. Crossy Road is one multi controller game my boys like a lot - another is But Soon it will be MineCraft - assuming they allow multiplayer play. Folks what are some of your favorite Multi player games on Apple TV? Shoot us an email - or give us a call. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 22:59 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3142895/apple-ios/us- iphone-factories-designed-in-california-made-by-machines.html Lots and lots of articles about that Apple is going to make the iPhone in the US - or so it seems by the titles. Some like that from computer world titled - US iPhone Factories: Designed in California, made by Machines - make it sound like it will be happening. Ummm - No. Seems a lot of the articles go back to reports that Apple asked their Contract Manufacturers what it would take to make the iPhone in the US. Many think this is a result of the recent US elections - but it actually seems Apple asked both FoxConn and Pegatron - their two main CM’s to put together a plan on what it would take to make the iPhone in the US. Pegatron deciding it had more important things to do - like build the current iPhone 7’s in China and get ready for that launch - decided not to even submit a plan. FoxConn however appears to have complied with the request. That said Terry Gou - the Chairman of Foxconn said quote Making iPhones in the U.S. means the cost will more than double, unquote Well that sounds promising. The issue is right now manufacturing of new iPhones takes over a million assembly people - then there are support engineers and more. That is just not possible to duplicate in the US. You can’t find any pool of workers close to that number willing to do that type of job at a wage that will not kill on costs. The only way to manufacture at a lower cost in the US is via Robots - lots and lots of really smart and very flexible robots that can learn and change how they manufacture for each new product launch. But even then - that is a lot of robots and not something we are close on yet. 25:06 http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/15/technology/ apple-book/index.html Under the category of Really ??? Apple released a new product - a book. Not mac book - a Book book - as in paper and binding with a cover. The Book starts with 1998’s iMac - but hey - lets listen to Apple talk about it. PLAY AUIDO - APPLE_BOOK_BOOK Ok - maybe that was not from Apple - but it could have been. Kudos to the Stephen Colbert show for that clip. Like they said - if I want to see high res images of Apple products - I can just go in my basement and look at the horde of old apple products I have down there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W63_N63Qy-w 27:04 http://bgr.com/2016/11/17/iphone-vs-android- reliability-crashing-apps/ There is a new study or really an updated study from Blancco Technology Group. Their latest version finds iPhone fail more often than Android devices. From the study quote "While iOS devices running social oriented third-party apps like Instagram and Snapchat were more likely to crash, Android devices were more likely to crash when running more basic system apps such as the Address Book and Google Play Services.” unquote However what is not really explained in this report - well clearly that is - their definition of a crash is any app failure or dropped call or any other issue. And more importantly - that failure rate appears to be from looking at devices using their apps to monitor devices. And the % of crashes is not leveled for amount of time on the devices. So if you use the iPhone 10 times more than the android device - and per hour it crashes half as much as Android - it will still show as crashing 5 time more often. Which is why the top android crashing devices were Samsungs - the only Android devices that actually seem to get used. This also explains why Android users had more crashes with native apps - because that is all they use. So all this data seems rather like a lot of Link bait - and hey - link bait worked. But really their methodology from what I get looking at their reports is highly questionable if not down right complete BS. I did send them questions about how they measured crashes - are they from devices running their software and crash reports or from observation and manual reporting from clients. Here is my concern - if it is about their software that gets installed via MDM and the IT department - is it not possible many crashes could be caused by their software and 3rd party apps not getting along. At the time of this recording they had not replied to my inquiries. http://download.blancco.com/download/en-rs-state-of-mobile- device-performance-and-health-q3-2016.pdf 29:16 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-14/apple- said-to-explore-smart-glasses-in-deeper-wearables-push Hi Rob, Say it ain't so. Regards, Well a lot of people. And this is per rumors that Apple is considering coming out with Digital glasses. Because well google Glass proved that there is a market for looking like a dork??? We can only hope this rumor is based on nothing more than someone not realizing it is not April 1st. Because really this would be a bad joke any other day. 29:41 VOICEMAIL - Ricardo_CA_fdbk_getting_7plus Hi Rob, We need some help with this Kickstarter project. Things are turning bad if you read the comments section, one person has posted a link to there Facebook page "ZNAPS - Snap・Charge・Sync" and it hasn't had an update since June of this year. The Kickstarter page last update was Sept. There is now a Facebook page "znaps customers", a lot are not very happy. Can you hep us find out if ZNAPS is a scam or company with awful communication skills? Regards, Thomas Well Thomas - I sent multiple emails now to them on an update - and just auto-responder replies. So far nothing from them. I even send them your comments / concerns - and so far I would say it is not looking good for just bad communication - I mean that is possible - but I would not be holding my breath waiting for these. Likely they are not going to happen. Probably a 90+ % probability that ZNAPS is Dead. Sorry. VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_part1 VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_part2 35:57 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/543647765/250-braille- display-and-braille-keyboard-for-ipad?ref=nav_search This week we have a kickstarter project I had hoped would be much much further along. It is called - $350 Braille Display and Braille Keyboard for iPad It has a goal of $40,000 - it has raised $80. I think part of the issue is they say it is a $350 Keyboard - and when you go over the options to fund - the price of the keyboard starts at $400. So something right there does not jive. They describe it as quote A very low cost tablet based refresh-able Braille display. Single or Multi-line Braille display and keyboard cover for a iPad or tablet unquote I am not going to go over the details - as with just $80 raised out of $40k - and only 10 days to go - sadly this one is not going to happen. Funding on this goes until December 3rd at 4:44 AM Central time. Link in the show notes for ep 413 for $350 Braile keyboard . 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Regards, Jeff Thanks for the link - and that is to vidangel.com/invest - and it is a good video - and they had a mini round of funding - where they were looking to raise $5 Million - they felt with $5 Million they could take their case to the supreme court. Well they actually raised a little over $10 Million - so I guess they can do two trips to the Supreme court or travel first class on the first trip. I like what they offer - which is a way to allow the consumer to filter out content that the consumer is no comfortable with for themselves or their kids. Typically it is about the kids. I know my 10 year old wants to see Matrix - and well there are some words I don’t think he is ready for. VidAngel offers a way for him to enjoy the Matrix and other good sci-fi films that are R-Rated. Will be interesting to see where this ends up. 40:20 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/recipe-convert/ id1173332638?mt=8 Hi Rob, Long time listener, second time responder, I just recently made an app that is live only in the Apple App Store, and here it is: If you like to cook or bake, and have an iPhone or iPad, then you are going to love this new app called “Recipe Convert”. When you are cooking anything from an online recipe, that recipe is preset to make a certain amount of food, meaning you have to make exactly that much, unless you want to convert the recipe to your desired amount. If you want to convert it accurately, you probably need to use a calculator, and even if you do that, translating Cups, Tablespoons, and teaspoons can be tricky. This new app does all those calculations and conversions for you, then displays it right back into the recipe, so it’s too easy for you. It’s a brand new concept, and get it now while it’s still free. Two words: Recipe Convert - in the Apple App Store. Thanks everyone, Regards, -Christopher Meehan 41:23 VOICEMAIL - Larry_San_Fran_applePay_london Hi Rob, Yesterday, when I checked my calendar I saw an ad for $20 sunglasses. It appeared as an invitation to an event in my calendar. There was no way to directly delete it and when I checked I saw it had been sent to a large range of randomly generated emails. I knew if I selected deny, the spammer would get my actual email address. I've attached a link to the solution below. Basically, you create a new calendar, I called mine spam. You then move the invitation to that calendar, and then delete the calendar. I am hoping that this does not become a popular method, as it requires some time to deal with. Hopefully, sharing this with your readers will allow them to solve the immediate problem of having spam in their calendar. https://www.google.com/amp/s/9to5mac.com/2016/11/09/ icloud-photo-sharing-and-calendar-spam/amp/?client=safari Thanks for everything, Regards, Bruce VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_question_TV_app_can_you_use_without_appleTV 45:37 http://www.donovanbrown.com @donovanbrown I was invited by Microsoft to Microsoft Connect last week in NY City. Thanks to Microsoft for bring me out and putting me up for that show. In the Keynote of the event - There was a strong push on MobileFirst + cloud But also on Visual Studio Code They talked about GitHub and had Chris Wanstrath - CEO of GitHub speak. He said 10,000 people a day contributing for the first time now. Top contributor on GitHub - is MS, followed by Facebook. It was announced that MS joined the Linux Foundation MS talked about Visual studios and their goal to help devs build Beautiful native apps Visual Studios is Mission control for mobile apps. Continuous build, Test, deploy and monitoring. And works with Any Mobile App. They had a video with some of their clients - I did think the guy from Coke was rather arrogant - he said in the video if it is good enough for Coke it is good enough for you. Really??? Wow. That said - MS introduced Visual Studio 2017 And that includes now for the first time - Visual Studio for Mac - It is just in preview offering - which is like their beta. If you already have a current Visual Studios subscription when it launches live - it will be included. But for now Visual studios for Mac is free for the trial / preview period. But for Mac Devs - Visual Studios now being available natively for macOS - that was the big news. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 412 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRUCE for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRUCE wrote: Hi Rob Here is a song I made back in 2014 using an iPad Air and the GarageBand app it is called Funky Four Regards, Bruce SONG_funky_four Thanks BRUCE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank COLIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. COLIN wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here's a painting first created using InkPad on my iPad which was then processed using Brushstroke to create the painted look. Regards Colin from Sydney, Australia. Thanks COLIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see COLIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 412 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 01:55 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Phones and tablets are inevitably following computers into commoditization. Apple may still charge a premium for its products, but it will ultimately have to settle for a relatively small market share as a result, just as it has in computers. There is also a limit to that premium – with the likes of Google and Amazon setting the pace, the respective days of $700 smartphones.. are numbered.” Peter Nowak, MacLeans.ca, 28 January 2013 Well almost 4 years later - the Pixel Phone from Google costs - Yup $700. Oh and when it comes to market share - People keep forgetting the most important one - share of Profits. Which Apple pretty much last quarter had all of that share. Just sayin. And I love and by love I mean hate the comparisons to what happened with computers. Looks at the shape all those computer makers with large market shares for units are in. Shipping large quantities of units for a loss is not a long term business plan. 03:09 For Promo codes - On Ep 411 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - RETSNOM - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 411 Retsnom is Monster spelled backwards - which is a neat idea - except auto correct WANTS to keep changing it to restroom. Just an interesting factoid. This week we have promo codes for The App - DUMBER LEAGUE - two words. Here is the description slash storyline of this Game Quote Here comes a totally new soccer game you have never played! Funny and uproarious matches of people who know nothing about soccer! Two lazy guys who don't know the rules of soccer challenge to a soccer match of their town. There are no difficult rules! The only thing that's important is to kick around a ball and put it in the opponent's goal! Watch their sweat, tears and slapstick moments. UNQUOTE Well thanks to the Devs for their DESCRIPTION of THEIR App - DUMBER LEAGUE and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put DUMBER in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1166863768?l=ko&ls=1&mt=8 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:42 VOICEMAIL - KEITH_NO_Accessibility_website. Thanks Keith for the voicemail - and the site apple announced at the beginning of the keynote event on October 27th is Apple.com/accessibility The first 3 1/2 minutes of the key note were all about accessibility. Very nice to see it get top billing. The next 6 1/2 minutes was mostly ra ra - marketing speak around the iPhone and iOS. At little past the 10 minute mark they got into news. Apple TV - first up there are now 8,000 apps available for the Apple TV. MineCraft will be coming before end of the year. 1,600 of the 8,000 apps are for TV shows and other video content. I will go over all the Apple TV items in more detail in a couple of minutes. But To round out the Apple Event - Apple Introduced the new MacBook Pro’s - And I mention this because what Apple did was take a Pickup truck and turn it into an El Camino. The USB 3 ports - gone. Thunderbolt Ports - Gone - SD card slot - Gone. HDMI Port - Gone. Mag-Safe Power connector - GONE. What you are left with are a few USB-C ports and a head phone jack. Seems Apple is still including the HEADPHONE jacks on MacBooks. I mention the MacBook Pro update here because one thing missing is the USB 3 port - that means you know that sync / charging cord you get from Apple with your iOS device - yeah - now you need a dongle / adapter to connect and sync / charge from your MacBook Pro. Ummmmm REALLY??? Huh?? Well good news is I will not have to spend any money for a new MacBook Pro for well - a long time - because the 2015 MacBook Pro - is the last Pickup Truck Apple made - and for Podcasters at least - or anyone that speaks publicly or Photographers - you know - PRO’s - Yeah - the MacBook Pro 2015 is the way to go. I sent an email to Tim Cook saying basically all that. No response yet. 07:36 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/27Apple-Unveils- New-TV-App-for-Apple-TV-iPhone-iPad.html Ok - lets get back to the Apple Event on October 27th as it relates to iOS. And that is mostly around Apple TV - and not that there was a new one - just a new Apple App for it. Here are the key points from Apples Press release on this. Quote October 27, 2016 ― Apple® today introduced the new TV app, offering a unified experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from multiple apps on Apple TV®, iPhone® and iPad®. The TV app provides one place to access TV shows and movies, as well as a place to discover new content to watch. Apple also introduced a new Siri® feature for Apple TV that lets viewers tune in directly to live news and sporting events across their apps. Watching TV shows and movies across Apple devices has never been easier. Unquote Again down side is this does not include Netflix or Amazon Prime. In their press Release Eddy Cue said the following QUOTE “Using apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad has become the primary way for so many of us to watch television, The TV app shows you what to watch next and easily discover TV shows and movies from many apps in a single place.” UNQUOTE Here is a more detailed description from Apple on the updated features for Apple TV - and I am putting the trolo music in the back ground to know it is all from Apple. Oh and when we get to availability it is US only for now on most of it. Sorry. PUT TROLO MUSIC IN BACK GROUND Quote Key Features Within the TV App Include: - Watch Now: Watch Now is where viewers will see their collection of available shows and movies from iTunes® and apps. From Watch Now, viewers can then go to Up Next or Recommended to choose what to watch.
- Up Next: Users can enjoy the shows and movies they are currently watching, including recent iTunes rentals and purchases — all presented in the order they are most likely to watch first. For example, when viewers finish an episode, the next one will automatically appear at the start of the Up Next queue, as will any new episodes as they become available. At any time, users can simply ask Siri to continue watching a show and immediately pick up where they left off.
- Recommended: Viewers can explore a great selection of curated and trending shows and movies, including collections handpicked by Apple’s curators, and dedicated categories and genres such as kids, sci-fi and comedy.
- Library: Viewers can access their entire collection of iTunes movies and TV shows that they have rented or purchased on iTunes.
- Store: If users are looking for something new, they can check out the Store to discover great new content across video services that they have not yet downloaded or are not yet subscribed to, along with the latest releases on iTunes.
The TV app will be available for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad and always stays in sync so that when users begin watching on one device they can easily continue where they left off on their Apple devices. Live Tune-In With Siri Siri continues to gain powerful new capabilities, including making it really easy to tune right to live news and sporting events on Apple TV. Siri is now aware of live sporting events across apps so users can simply say things like, “Watch the Stanford game” or “Which games are on right now?” Siri knows additional details of the games, can provide live scores and can take viewers directly to the live stream within the app that’s carrying it. Viewers can also tune directly to live video by just saying the name of the app, for example “Watch CBS News” without having to navigate to the live stream from within the app. Single Sign-On for Pay-TV Apps In addition to the new TV app, customers in the US will have a simplified way of enjoying their pay-TV video apps by using single sign-on. Starting in December, subscribers to DIRECTV, DISH Network and more will just sign in once on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad to enjoy immediate access to apps that are part of their pay-TV subscription. Since its introduction just a year ago, the latest Apple TV has revolutionized the experience in the living room with 8,000 apps, including 2,000 games and 1,600 video apps, across categories such as sports, news, fitness, education, kids, lifestyle and more. Availability The TV app and single sign-on will be available in December as free software updates for Apple TV - 4th gen only, plus for iPhone and iPad customers in the US. Live tune-in with Siri is available today. Some features may not be available in all regions or all languages. UNQUOTE Ok - Well per availability - December and US only. 12:34 http://www.recode.net/2016/10/26/13427676/apple-airpod- wireless-headphone-delay VOICEMAIL - JEFF_CT_AIRPODS_DELAYED On the last episode I said quote For the iOS side of things - expect the new AirPods to be officially launched - either available in store on the 27th or for order on the 27th. But I would expect some amount available in stores on the 27th or 28th. unquote Ummmmm Not so much. Seems the AirPods were not ready for prime time. And Apple rather than push them out with issue - did the right but embarrassing thing of Delaying the launch. Apple said in a statement. Quote “The early response to AirPods has been incredible, We don't believe in shipping a product before it's ready, and we need a little more time before AirPods are ready for our customers.” Unquote First - Ok - Better to get it right than right now. I believe the same thing with releasing these episodes. It is the right way to do things - even if it means you get some grief for not releasing when others wanted you to. But two - how do they know the response has been incredible - it is not like they opened up pre-orders. At this time it seems to be lots of guesses going around on when they will launch - Some indications are not until after the Holidays sometime in Q1 2017. Maybe they are ready - but the current quarter is going so well - Apple wanted to hold them off until next Quarter to help bump up that quarters revenue. Would be something a paranoid person looking for conspiracies around every corner would say. Good thing I am not one of those people. From the Google+ community - Barbara E said the following quote People are upset if it takes too long to release something, then if Apple releases the item too soon, they take guff because it isn't working perfectly. Can't make all the people happy all of the time. unquote So true. Per when we will be able to get them - the latest rumor is that the rumor of it being Q1 2017 is wrong - and that Apple will actually put them on sale in November and that Apple store employees are already being trained on the units. Some say they may go on sale as early at November 18th. We shall see. In any case it looks like Apple is taking the approach of Better to get it right than right now. And I am ok with that - hopefully more on this shortly. http://appadvice.com/post/apples-airpods-might-not-arrive- until-january-2017/725835 http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/11/01/after-missing- october-debut-apples-airpods-remain-on-track-to- launch-this-year-sources-say 15:56 http://roamwith.com Ok - So the Apple Airpods are delayed and you have the iPhone 7 or 7+ and you want to know what to get for headphones. Well as I mentioned I have been testing out the ROAM bluetooth headphones. And I really really am liking them. When I was traveling last week - I really came to appreciate them even more. They are a lanyard design - which again is something I really like. Means no chance at all for a urinal drop or a drop of any sort. The audio quality is really good - and you can even optimize the audio settings of the unit to your preferences. The person that designed this is the engineer that was the original designer for Beats. It comes with lots of ear pieces so you can find the ones that work best with your ears. The battery life is very good - On Friday and Saturday at DC Podfest I left the hotel room at 8 AM and used them all day with the battery’s finally needing a charge around 8 or 9 at night. As I mentioned they are lanyard design - there is a main unit that is on the lanyard loop and this will be in the front - which you can then just put under your shirt if you don’t want people seeing it - and with a Sports Coat - the head phones would then be under coat - so when not using them they were completely out of sight. But if you needed them to answer a call - then you pulled one out and answered the call. I want to thank ROAM again for sending these to me to review. You can find out more about these at http://roamwith.com 17:31 Thanks again to Texture for supporting this show. As I said before Texture is essentially the netflix of Magazines. You get access to well over 150 of the top magazines - we are talking binge reading. Sweet. I have really been enjoying my subscription to texture - as it gets me access to my favorite magazines - MacWorld, Wired, Popular Science and Fortune. Plus I also get access to PC World and PC Magazine - two I would normally never ever think of paying for but occasionally will have an article that is beneficial for this show or just interesting. That is the beauty of Texture you get access to over 150 top magazines covering every niche with your subscription. And Now that College Basketball season is finally here there are a bunch of Sports Magazines I am reading. ESPN and Sports Illustrated to name two. And I have 16 magazines in my favorites library now - and the beauty is you don’t just get the latest issues - you get past issues. 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Once again go to texture dot com slash tii to get your free 14 day trial. And let me know what your favorite magazines are. 19:30 http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/10/31/apple-releases- ios-10-1-1-with-bug-fixes-for-health-data/ Apple rolled out iOS 10.1.1 since the last episode - and as with ANY double dot update - it is about fixing bugs. The key bug it seems to fix is with regards to a problem where Health data would not be viewable for some users. Again 10.1.1 is a minor bug fix update - which actually got an update to the update - seems 10.1.1 which was released at the end of October - got replaced by a new version of 10.1.1 on November 9th - which had a new build number. Which well very odd. In any case if you are running iOS 10.x and have not upgraded to 10.1.1 you should. Into the email bag. Hi Rob , Last week I wrote that I had installed iOS 10.1 on my iPad mini 1 in an attempt to solve the intermittent small text that I experienced in incoming emails...iOS 10.1 did not eliminate this bug. So last night I downloaded and installed iOS 10.1.1 which was another attempt to solve this bug (plus a lot of others). Well, as expected iOS 10.1.1 didn't solve my problem either. I close out my email app and reopen it and the text is normal size for a few hours, but eventually it gets reset to a very tiny font, and I have to repeat that procedure. Same as it was in iOS 10.0 and iOS 10.1 I never had this problem in iOS 9.x.x Regards, Michael Dries https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=tt5rSrFKRh0 21:05 http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-10.2-beta-brings-back-star- ratings-in-apple-music-app/ Apple Also released iOS 10.2 Betas 1 and 2 since the last episode. With iOS 10.2 Betas - this is what is new or changed. First is a new SOS feature - under Settings - General - you will see - Emergency SOS. One option that is on by default is that when you rapidly click the sleep / wake button five times it will automatically call emergency services. If you never plan to use that you might want to turn it off - especially if you have an iPhone with a flakey sleep / wake button. There is an option for an audible countdown sound as it gets ready to call emergency services. You probably will want to keep that turned on either way. Also new with 10.2 - are three shiny new wallpapers. None of which are nearly as cute as my French bull dog puppy - so I will not be using any of them. There is now a new Videos Widget - similar to the Netflix Widget - not that Apple copied that at all. The new Videos Widget shows you the Video you are watching and with a tap you can jump right back into that app without opening up the App. There is now an option under Settings - Photo’s and Camera - Called - Preserve Settings. Going to that there are 3 options all turned off by default. 1 - Camera Mode - Turning this on Preserves the last mode such as Video or Square or Portrait rather than automatically reseting to Photo. So if you are always changing the camera to a different mode - turning this one will keep you where you were previously. 2. Photo Filter - if turned on - yup you guessed it - returns you to the last filter setting used. Rather than the default of no filter. and 3. Live Photo - Which up goes back to the last setting - which if you don’t like live photos - then you want to turn this option on - as it will keep returning to it turned off - rather than the default of live photos on. Star Rating in Apple Music were also brought back with iOS 10.2 beta. So not a new feature - just one that went away and is now back. With the Beta 2 - There is no the TV app that Apple mentioned at the October 27th event. It does seems not everyone one running iOS 10.2 Beta 2 is seeing the TV App - as well I am one not seeing it yet. For those seeing it - the App allows users to browse through all TBV shows, movies and videos hosted online through various platforms not named Netflix or Amazon Prime. There is now a new Headphone icon next to the battery level. This previously was only shown with the Beats Solo3 - but now show for any bluetooth headphones. There are some new Emoji’s with the 10.2 beta. One of which is a clown. Because emoji’s were not scary enough before. There is a new celebration messages screen effect. There is now a Press and Hold to Speak menu under home button accessibility settings. Where you can choose either - Siri or Voice Control or nothing - for when you press and hold the home button. As you would expect that means it will be either Siri or Classic Voice Control or nothing. So some nice new features coming with iOS 10.2 once it gets out of beta. http://www.universityherald.com/articles/48931/20161111/ apple-reveals-ios-10-2-beta-details-new-emoji-tv.htm http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/ios-10-2-new-features- download-release-date-beta-wallpaper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypc51Ol-uIU 24:40 http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmonckton/2016/10/31/ iphone-7-camera-issue/ One issue being reported out there by a small number of iPhone 7 and 7+ users is a strange watercoloring of photos. It is where pictures are being muted and blurred and lack sharpness vs what they saw on their previous devices. Almost like it is watercoloring. There is an iTunes support forum post on this with many complaints and a few potential solutions. And it does not look to be a hardware issue - as some of the users suffering from the problem reported that using third party camera apps had the issue go away. Apples response is if you have this issue - make a genius bar appointment or contact Apple Care. Again this seems to only be affecting a very small number of users at this point. 25:35 VOICEMAIL - John_CA_issues_springboard_crashing Dear Rob, Here are two sets of photos taken in Portrait or Depth Effect mode on my iPhone 7 Plus. These photos show why it is important to use the Settings/Photos & Camera button “Keep Normal Photo” for Portrait Mode. Sometimes the computed depth effect will have an unfortunate effect and you’ll want to use the normal version. In the first set of photos (taken while USC was whooping my alma mater Cal), the guy behind the subject loses his teeth and a bit of his nose. In the second set, the edge of the eyeglasses on the subject disappears in a blur. Slight problems, to be sure, unless the photo is viewed on my 27” iMac or AppleTV. By having the saved normal shot, a photographer has a choice. One other note, I’ve been using Obscura to easily shoot and save photos in RAW. The app hasn’t updated to the 7 Plus’ two cameras and doesn’t have a portrait mode, but all cameras from the 6S forward may use the app and get fantastic photos in RAW which Photos processes automatically. I’m hoping an update will come soon (the problem is the dev ordered a Jet Black 7 Plus which he hadn’t received due to supply issues when we last corresponded). The big advantage is each shot looks better and has more information which makes it more flexible should you want to change exposure, bring down highlights, or bring up shadows. Every shot is automatically saved to your Camera Roll. Also, Obscura lets you change ISO and shutter speed to have more photographer friendly control of your image. In contrast, Lightroom Mobile is perhaps a better app in many respects but you need to have a subscription to Lightroom to be able to move full RAW files to your desktop. That runs $29.99 per month. And it takes many steps to save into RAW. That’s about it for now. Keep doing what you’re doing. I learn so much from your show. Best, Jeff in Burbank Hi Rob, Please share some tips to use Unsecured Public Wifi safety? Is it even a good idea to use them even though they are free at places like Malls and Restaurants. ~Karthik Hi Karthik, You should never do anything secure on public wifi. But if you are going to use free public wifi - you may and should look into using a VPN offering that will offer end to end security. Look at Opera VPN - which is a free offering. VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_battery_case 33:12 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulKELLYkeith/posts/ RwB3nosn441?sfc=true We are now over 3,500 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 that had lots of comments came from Paul Keith Kelly who posted the following quote Hi guys, I like to know what is the "best" (paid or free) apps to keep scans of loyalty cards so that I don't have to carry them in my wallet? I am thinking some kind of picture and data/barcode so I could use insurance cards also. I saw many "wallet" apps in the app store, but all of them have too few reviews to allow me make judgment on which to try. Is there a popular app to do this kind of thing? Thanks for all your help! unquote Igor replied quote I have been using Stocard for about a year and like it. Stocard - Rewards Cards Wallet by Stocard https://appsto.re/us/eX7FA.i unquote Tosin O also had a vote for StoCard Patrick Mccann replied back to say quote I use Key Ring for all of my rewards cards. It actually has a robust list of stores so you are sure to find the one the card applies too. If not you can still add it and the cards show up as a barcode that is easy for the cashier to scan. I don't know about your insurance cards though. I did take pictures of those and keep them in an app called Mustbin. I use that to keep all of my passwords . I was able to share the pictures of the insurance cards with my family because they use it as well. unquote Mike Pienarr, Jack Reeder, Rick C and Kenneth Berger all also use Key Ring. Andrew Millar replied back to say quote I use cardstar, for companies that provide cards with bar codes or numbers on them. I first heard about this on the Today in iOS Podcast quite a few years back and have been using it since. unquote So sounds like Key Ring followed by StoCard followed by Cardstar are some apps to look at for help with loyalty cards. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 35:37 http://www.investors.com/news/technology/click/apple- iphone-grabs-104-of-smartphone-industry-profit-in-q3/ You know in the past I talked about How About was getting 70+% of all Smartphone industry profits - then it was 80+% and then 90+ % - well last quarter - it was not 70 or 80 or 90 some odd % of Profits - and not it was not 100% of profits either. Nope - it was 104% of Smartphone industry profits. According to BMO Capital Market Analyst - Tim Long - he estimates that Apple accounted for 103.6% of smartphone industry operating profits in the 3rd quarter of 2016. It share is over 100% because well others are loosing money. To say Apple was ahead of all others in Profit share is to put it mildly. No 2 in profits was Samsung with 0.9% of profit share. Yes - Number 1 is Apple at 103.6% and Samsung is number 2 at 0.9%. ouch ouch ouch. Sammy did have 21.7% of unit share vs Apples 13.2% and huawei’s 9.7%. But what good are unit share if you are not making any money. Last I checked this was not supposed to be a charity venture. Anyway - Apple has a business model - and the others - yeah - not so much. And just think what Sammy’ profit share will look like this quarter given the whole Note 7 really did not fully blow up - pun intended - until the end of the last quarter. http://qz.com/827931/apple-is-basically-the-only-company- making-any-money-selling-smartphones/ http://www.cultofmac.com/452627/apple-smartphone-maker- made-real-profit-last-quarter/ 37:08 http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13567010/apple- refurbished-iphone-online-store-sale Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Which is Apple is once again selling Refurbished iPhones. So if you are ok with the thought of someone else having held that iPhone up to their face and coughed or sneezed all over it or had it in their back pocket or in their bra - and none of that bothers you when you put it up to your face - when then great news you can get a slightly reduced priced refurbished iphone from the Apple store. The good news it they do come with a new battery, one year warranty and a quote new outer shell unquote. But shell is not glass. But hey if you are not a germ a phobe - then this might be something for you. This is for now - just per past generation iPhones - not any iPhone 7 or 7+’s And the next time you see an iPhone 7 or 7+ in someones back pocket or see them sticking it in their bra - just think some day that could be your iPhone - that is if that whole refurbished thing is ok by you. 38:02 Winter is Coming and so are the Holidays - and you know what makes a great gift - Warm Flannel sheets from Boll and Branch. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - not because organic is a buzzword but because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. We have had ours for over a year now and they are incredible and really soft. You’ll get the nicest sheets you’ve ever owned for about half the price of what stores and boutiques would be charging for sheets of far lower quality. I really could not believe how excited my wife was to get these new sheets. And the box they came in and the individual pouches for the sheets and pillow cases - well the presentation was incredible. get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. These sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. They also have towels - and the ones I purchased for my Wife are by far the best towels in the house - plus they have other cotton products. Don’t wait until it is too late go now and get some of your holiday shopping done with Boll & Branch. get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS. That's B-O-L-L and Branch dot com, promo code TII. 39:47 VOICEMAIL - Jerry_indy_issues_with_mail_app_crashes Hey Rob, I have iCloud back up storage 50gb for .99 cents a month . The storage has my iPad Pro , and the 6 plus Now that I have the new 7 plus . With over 250gb The next storage amount that will give me enough space will be 1tb for $9.99 a month Is there a better option And can you explain the difference of iCloud Photo Library And iCloud Drive iCloud storage And just where dose my phones back up live Regards, David Hi Rob. I ordered the fireflies from kickstarter about 2 days before the podcast came out where you talked about them. I got them about a week ago. I did notice the left ear bud was cutting out. Fireflies sent an email explaining that there was a problem in a small number of the units specific to the left side. I have just received an email with the procedure to exchange the faulty ones for new ones. I love using them except for the cutting out part. Thanks for a great show. Your Friend Paul M. VOICEMAIL - Steve_VA_Fire_flies_feedbk_issues 43:52 http://getcmra.com/ Hey Rob, this looks interesting, an Apple Watch smartband with two cameras for HD video and photos, one facing towards you for selfies or video chat, one outward facing. Ready for pre-order $149, ships in Spring 2017: Regards, Aric Boyles Thanks Aric for the heads up on the CMRA for Apple Watch. Which as he mentioned you can pre-order now for $149. It offers 2 HD cameras - an outward facing 8 MP camera and a self facing 2 MP camera. All Day battery life - which they claim will allow you to capture 100s of photos or 30 minutes of video per charge. It comes with a dual charging dock to allow you to charge both it and your Apple Watch at the same time. It looks interesting - and is not a crowd funded project - but is in pre-order mode now. Go to - get CMRA dot com for more info and to pre-order. 44:55 VOICEMAIL - Ben_Canada_issue_ask_to_join_networks Hi Rob, I'm curious if you or the listeners can help me. I recently had to upgrade my work laptop (Lenovo T460) & now anytime I email myself a file (to iPhone/iPad) it comes as a winmail.dat file that is useless. Even pdfs come like this. Never had this happen before & don't know how to fix it. Thank you, Laura B Celina TX Good morning Rob, Have you received any reports of iPhones going to the shut down screen without holding down the power button or when pressing the home button the iPhone takes a screenshot or when you're doing something on the phone it will just turn off? I have updated to 10.1.1 and done a full restore and the problem still persists. My local Verizon store said I had dust in the power button and blew it out but this didn't solve my issues. It's really frustrating. Regards, Derrick Everything you are describing sounds like a faulty / flakey power button. How old is your iPhone? And to answer your question - no have not heard of this from others. Sounds very specific to your unit and the power button. And Derrick reported back that quote Replacement/refurbished phone is on the way free of charge. The Verizon dude didn't have a clue why my phone is acting the way it is. unquote VOICEMAIL - Gil_Boston_Keyboard_autocorrect_ 50:00 Ep 412 - Ask Siri - What's your sign? 50:42 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 51:37 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free trial and access to well over 150 of the best and most popular magazines. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. 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Tii - iTem 0411 - iOS 10.1 and Apple Q3 2016 Quarterly Report Give us a call - 1-206-666-6364 Send us an email - todayinios@gmail.com Apple Q3 2016 - Quarterly Report Summary: Rev = $46.9 Billion (vs $51.5 Billion a year ago quarter and $42.4 Billion last quarter) Total Cash = $237.6 Billion (Up $6.1 Billion for the quarter from $231.5 Billion) Last Quarter Sales: iPhones Sold = 45.5 Mil (vs 48.1 Mil a year ago quarter and 40.4 Mil last quarter) iPads Sold = 9.3 Mil (vs 9.9 Mil a year ago quarter and 10 Mil last quarter) Mac's Sold = 4.9 Mil (vs 5.7 Mil a year ago quarter and 4.3 Mil last quarter) Apple PR Apple PDF Links Mentioned in this Episode: Today's Sponsor - Harrys.com/tii - Promo Code = tii Today's Sponsor - Casper.com/tii - Promo Code = tii Security Warning: Update Your iPhone’s iOS Now Apple iOS 10.1 Has A Great Secret Feature Apple Oct 2016 - Hello Again event Google+ Community - Ep 411 iPhone 7 models are not created equal 32 GB iPhone 7 slower than 128 GB iPhone 7 Apple Watch Nike+ Everything About WatchOS 3 For Apple Watch watchOS 3.1 iPhone 7+ vs Pixel Apple - FY 16 Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call Look who added 2.3 million iPhones to their Apple models Apple Q3 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Apps Mentioned in this Episode: Tii - Free App Nano Studio iMaschine Notion Garageband Over Retsnom SpareMin
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 411 Harrys and Casper - Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - HeySunshine On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, Brian SONG_HeySunshine Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank well Me for the Artwork for today's show. This is Episode 4 -1- 1 - and if you know my past that is kinda a very special number for me - so I wanted to make sure the Artwork was appropriate. I created this artwork on my iPhone by searching for Podcast411 icon - and finding the 4-1-1 on its own and then with the App Over - I added in the Tii in the upper left. You can see this artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 4-1-1 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am completely out of Music - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:40 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “However, for the company to truly move forward as a tech power, Apple should hang-up on the iPhone after one more iteration – presumably the iPhone 6. You might disagree.” unquote Richard Saintvilus, Forbes, 6 January 2013 Might disagree - Might? Huh - So Apple should just shut down the iPhone line - which is what 65 - 70% of its revenue - Genius. Evidently Forbes is pretty liberal with their drug screening policy for employees - because whatever Richard was smoking even Gary Johnson is not for the legalization of. 03:18 This week we have promo codes for The App - RETSNOM - which is monster spelled backwards. Here is the description slash storyline of this Game Quote You have a daughter. She is unfortunately infected by a zombie virus. The only way to save your daughter is to visit the laboratory in the future and steal the medicine that is expected to be made by your colleagues. But the future research team is hiding in the maze using mirrors. They decorated the maze using features of a mirror in each level. UNQUOTE Well thanks to the Devs for their DESCRIPTION of THEIR App - RETSNOM and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put RETSNOM in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/retsnom/id1163684161?l=ko&ls=1&mt=8 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:29 http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/10/update-ios-10-1- security-flaw-jpeg-executiable.html Apple on Monday the 24th released updated for iOS 10.1, tvOS 10.0.1, watchOS 3.1 and for the Mac crowd - macOS 10.12.1 It was a busy day for Apples servers. Pre 10.1 - the update notes had a lot of info listed per what was changed / updated / fixed. Camera and Photos - Introduces Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus that creates a depth effect that keeps your subject sharp while creating a beautifully blurred background (beta)
With out a doubt if you own an iPhone 7Plus - this is a killer feature and you definitely want to upgrade just for this. I saw a comment from Tosin O where he said - Quote I honestly am not to fussed about portrait mode. Well not for now anyway (might change my mind when I see the pictures). UNQUOTE - Yes Tosin - yes you will change your mind once you see the pictures. And then he posted that Yup he changed his mind - Nailed it - It is just soooo different then what you have ever been able to do with a smartphone camera that again as I mentioned on the last episode - you start taking these depth effect photos of everything and everyone. I have one hanging on the fridge right now of my younger son flying a kite and I did the depth effect on him with the kites all blurred - it is pretty cool. Tosin posted one of his Coffee mug. Warning it is addicting - Bokeh(ay) is DA BOMB. ok other changes for Camera and Photos include - People names in the Photos app are saved in iCloud backups
- Improved the display of wide color gamut photos in the grid views of the Photos app
- Fixes an issue where opening the Camera app would show a blurred or flashing screen for some users
- Fixes an issue that caused Photos to quit for some users when turning on iCloud Photo Library
Maps - Transit support for every major train, subway, ferry, and national bus line, as well as local bus systems for Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya
- Sign-based transit navigation including layouts of all underground structures and walkways that connect large transit stations
- Transit fare comparison when viewing alternative transit routes
Messages - New option to replay bubble and full screen effects
- Messages effects can play with Reduce Motion enabled
- Fixes an issue that could lead to contact names appearing incorrectly in Messages
- Addresses an issue where Messages could open to a white screen
- Addresses an issue that could prevent the report junk option from displaying with unknown senders
- Fixes an issue where videos captured and sent in the Messages app could be missing audio
Apple Watch - Adds distance and average pace to workout summaries in the Activity app for outdoor wheelchair run pace and outdoor wheelchair walk pace
- Fixes issues that may have prevented Music playlists from syncing to Apple Watch
- Addresses an issue that was preventing invitations and data to appear in Activity Sharing
- Fixes an issue that was allowing Activity Sharing to update over cellular when manually disabled
- Resolves an issue that was causing some third-party apps to crash when inputting text
Other improvements and fixes - Improves Bluetooth connectivity with 3rd party accessories
- Improves AirPlay Mirroring performance when waking a device from sleep
- Fixes an issue where playback would not work for iTunes purchased content when the “Show iTunes Purchases” setting is turned off
- Fixes an issue where certain selfie apps and face filters used with the FaceTime HD Camera on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus did not display a live preview
- Fixes an issue in Health where individual strokes are converted to separate characters when using the Chinese handwriting keyboard
- Improves performance of sharing websites from Safari to Messages
- Fixes an issue in Safari that caused web previews in tab view to not display correctly
- Fixes an issue that caused certain Mail messages to be reformatted with very small text
- Fixes an issue that caused some HTML email to be formatted incorrectly
- Fixes an issue that in some cases caused the search field to disappear in Mail
- Fixes an issue that could prevent Today View Widgets from updating when launched
- Fixes an issue where Weather widget sometimes failed to load data
- Fixes an issue on iPhone 7 where Home Button click settings would not appear in search results
- Fixes an issue that prevented spam alert extensions from blocking calls
- Resolves an issue that could prevent alarm sounds from going off
- Fixes an issue where audio playback via Bluetooth would cause the Taptic engine to stop providing feedback for some users
- Resolves an issue preventing some users from restoring from iCloud Backup
But the biggest item from 10.1 was this security fix quote Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling. Found by Marco Grassi (@marcograss) of KeenLab (@keen_lab). unquote This one item is why unlike in the past where I say wait - this time I am saying if you have not updated to 10.1 - you need to - this security fix - fixes a big hole - where if you viewed - not downloaded and opened - but just viewed a malicious JPG - it could execute code on your device - meaning looking at an innocent looking puppies and dandelion images could actually allow a bad guy to take control of your iOS device. So yeah - update to 10.1 ASAP - even if this exploit was not out in the wild before this patch - you know it will be now. So no 10.1 is not just about Portrait mode for iPhone 7+ owners - it is an update for ALL iOS users that can update to 10.x 11:55 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/10/24/apple- ios-10-1-iphone-cellular-phone-signal-upgrade/#54d821a9780d One thing I did not see clearly shown in Apples list of what was updated was the fact Apple with 10.1 quietly improved cellular performance for all iPhones with the update. If you were having issues with 4G and 3G signals dropping for no known or apparent reason - then this is the update you have been looking for. One of the things that 10.1 is also supposed to improve is battery life. I did run last week my iPhone after it was fully charged to see the type of battery life I could get when not tethering. This included when I went to the EntreLeadership conference with Dave Ramsey all day really great event - so it was a good set of mix use - but no tethering. I had 13 hours and 37 Minutes with 2% left. That is with 34 hours and 31 minutes of standby. So if 10.1 does improve battery life - wow. Because those numbers are pretty darn impressive on their own. Here is some feedback from listeners. From Shannon H quote I have been running the public beta for awhile. I can't wait to update my wife's 6 plus tonight so I can begin the bombardment of lasers, fireworks, etc. I know I could’ve already but we both really dislike the motion effect. unquote From Stan B quote I updated my Series 1 Watch, Apple TV and two iPads last night OTA with no problems. Will do the same on my two iPhones today. unquote From Craig B quote I've updated one iPhone and one Apple TV so far with no issues; I will update the rest of my devices and computers as soon as possible. As usual, no reason to wait unless you are completely risk adverse. unquote Hi Rob, Love the show. As a blind person who uses Voiceover I was eagerly awaiting the 10.1 updates for IOS and TV-OS. Apple introduced a multitude of bugs and annoyances for voiceover users in IOS and TV-OS 10 many of which I, and others, have reported to Apple. So, imagine my joy upon discovering that IOS 10.1 and TV-OS 10.1 fixed exactly zero of them. The podcast app on the Apple TV was made almost unusable in TV-OS 10 and if anything it's worse now. It seems that IOS 10.1 is Apple attempting to cram in a few features they wish they had for IOS 10.0. Perhaps they should rename this version IOS 10.0 (for real). And now, kindly fix those bloody irritating bugs you introduced. I really wish I could revert my TV to 9.2.1. That version worked quite well and I've been unable to discover any redeeming features of TV-OS 10.x even if the bugs didn't exist. Okay, enough rant. Thanks for the show. Kevin Barry Hi Rob, I downloaded and installed the newly released iOS 10.1 on my iPad Mini 2 yesterday (October 24). Among other bug fixes, Apple promised to fix a 'very small text' problem in their native Mail App. Quote: - Fixes an issue that caused certain Mail messages to be reformatted with very small text
- Fixes an issue that caused some HTML email to be formatted incorrectly
Since I had been experiencing this small text problem for some time on my iPad Mini, I was excited to get the problem fixed. However the 'very small text' problem was not fixed in this latest iOS 10.1 update. At least not for me. The text in my mail did appear as normal size for several hours, but when I opened my Mail app this morning, the text had again returned to its small size. I am using AOL and Exchange mail accounts. Rebooting, closing the mail App, resetting the text size in Accessibility and in Display settings all fix the problem for only temporarily. Then something causes the small text size to return after a few hour. Does anyone know how to fix this? Resetting network settings didn't work either. Michael Dries 16:48 http://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2016/ On Thursday the 27th - Apple will have an October event with Hello Again being the key words in the invite. That is clearly a reference to updated computers. The event will be the 27th at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET. Standard Apple Event times. Speculation again is around this event being very Mac centric. New MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs are expected. Some speculation about updated Mac Pro’s and Mac Minis and possibly even updated iMacs - again mac heavy. For the iOS side of things - expect the new AirPods to be officially launched - either available in store on the 27th or for order on the 27th. But I would expect some amount available in stores on the 27th or 28th. As the website for Apple does say they are Available late October - and traditionally in Apple lingo Available means you can put in your hands - not just available to order. If there is anything else that is announced that is iOS related - I may do a blog post at today in iOS dot com and in the Tii App to go over what is announced. I will not be putting out another episode this month - as I will be taking a couple of vacation days this week and weekend as my parents are coming to visit. Of course if they are available to buy this week - if you do get them - please call into the show - 206-666-6364 from your new AirPods and let us know your thoughts. I do plan to get them as soon as they are available - but would love your feedback and thoughts as well. 18:59 The only thing that beats an iPhone is a new iPhone - and the only razor blade to beat a Harrys Razor is a new harrys Razor. With Harrys new Gen 2 Razor Head - they took the best Razor and made it the bestest Razor I have ever used. And Harrys also has a brand new offer for you. - Harry’s is so confident in the quality of their blades, they’ll send you their popular Free Trial Set, which comes with the Razor and the Gen2 five-blade Cartridge, and shaving gel. All Free when you sign up for a shave plan, you just pay shipping.
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Harrys Post Shave Balm is incredible - it soothes and moisturizes and best of all my Wife says it makes me smell really good - really really good. So good Wearing it now has somehow become code. Per their Gen 2 Blade - It is still the great 5 blade razor - but they made some improvements - It is more flexible for better control and more comfortable shaving. They added a 6 th blade at the top for trimming hard to reach spots, and they still of course have the lubricating strip. I don’t just shave my face - if you met me you know I shave my whole head and before Harry’s I tried a lot of different blades ALL the expensive 4 and 5 blades out there and the Gen 1 was better than all of them and the Gen 2 is better than Gen 1 - Harrys moved the bar folks. I am 100% a harrys customer period. To get the bestest blades - Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you. Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about. Once again go to Harrys.com right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and Free post shave balm. That’s Harrys.com and then enter coupon code Tii and start shaving better. 22:12 VOICEMAIL - Dave_SD_difficult_typing_swipe_selection And from Shannon Holden in G+ Quote I just discovered that you can use the stock iOS keyboard on the iPhone as a trackpad to move the cursor around while typing. I'm not sure when this became available. Just 3D Touch on the keyboard and it grays out all of the keys, this is the most exciting feature I've seen in a long time. unquote Now those of you with iPhone 6S and 6S+ already know about this feature as it came out in iOS 9 - but for new iPhone 7 and 7+ users coming from something other than the 6S and 6s+ - this is a cool new feature - that should be mentioned again. And if you have an iPad or at least for most iPads - you can also do this same thing by tap and holding with two fingers on your keyboard - this is a really nice way to accurately and quickly get your cursor where it needs to be when typing. VOICEMAIL - Angel_VA_fdbk_issue_player_controls_missing 29:52 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also FROM the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From John Poyser quote I had to wipe & re-set up as new iPhone with iOS 10 to try and resolve some glitches & crashes I was experiencing. Most issues are resolved and the rest I can live with until 10.1 comes out. BUT - now I have to redo all the battery tweaks I've done over months. I heard people mentioning a recent podcast covering this - is it written down in a post OR can someone tell me how to find the episode of TII that coveted it ? unquote From Shannon Holden quote +John Poyser Go to the Tii app and then go to the PDF section. There you will find 19 battery saving tips. I believe this is what you're looking for. unquote From Francisco Tapia quote +Shannon Holden +Rob Walch the iOS8 PDF? Battery saving should be as easy as just turning on low power mode? I mean you pretty much get there by following the PDF. unquote From ME Low Power mode will turn off some other features and limit others more then you may want - going item by item allows you to customize more for what is important to you. Low Power mode basically lobotomizes your iPhone. And low Power mode causes frustration if you are being active - like locking / turning off the screen in 30 seconds. And there are other items as well. So it is better to optimize the iPhone per you individual use case needs - and that do helps - but yes it is also 2 years old and there are new features that need to be shown that when turned off help improve batter life. And From John Poser quote Thanks to all who shared info - I like using the incremental method in the PDF because I like controlling the features & apps that use the juice. I feel that the Low Power Mode is my emergency battery life extender - only for those times I need my phone to last and know I won't be able to charge. Like when I'm on the conference floor. Or on that last day of a long business trip - when nothing's gone right :) unquote Exactly John. Low Power mode is when you need your Smartphone to be just a phone. That is how I look at or as I said when you find it is ok to Lobotomize your iPhone for the sake of keeping the Phone part active - then low power mode can be used. Into the email bag. Hi Rob, For some reason anytime I post something to the Today in iOS Google Community, it shows up for a few seconds and then goes away. Have I done something to offend your filtering system there? Thanks for all you do. Love the podcast and all the posts in the community. Guy Whelan Hi Guy - sadly sometimes google will mark posts for review thinking they are spam - and the sad part is I don’t get an email saying the post needs to be reviewed and approved - I must just log in and manually check as such there are some that sit in approval for a couple of days. Nothing I can do - if Google thinks it is questionable - then it is flag for review. You could always email me letting me know if your post is not showing. Otherwise you need to wait until I get around to reviewing those posts. 33:52 https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/20/iphone-7-qualcomm-intel- modem-cellular-performance/ Seems when Apple made the new iPhone 7 and 7+ they did not use the same manufacturers chips for their Modems. They sourced from Qualcomm and Intel. The Qualcomm chips are in the Verizon and Sprint and Sim-Free Models. The Intel Chips are in the T-Mobile and AT&T models. And people have been doing some testing - mind you pre iOS 10.1 testing. So results may have changed some - but initial testing showed some clear results - those with the Qualcom chips had a clear and significant Modem performance edge over the intel chips. At least when there is any drop off in signal level. I will not go over the MB through put vs Signal strength - other than to say - it did not take much drop off in signal level to start the intel version dropping in data through put. One other thing - the Qualcomm chip versions are only sold in the US, China and Japan. Everyone else is getting the Intel version. So not all iPhone 7’s and 7 pluses are created equal. 35:08 https://www.cnet.com/news/yes-your-32gb-iphone-7s- storage-is-slower-but-heres-why-it-doesnt-matter/ And another place where there is a difference in performance is in Write speeds. Seems the 32 GB iPhone 7 and 7S write at a significantly slower speed than the 128 and 256 GB versions. Read speeds - what you do must often - is the same. But write speeds are a quite a bit different. So if you were looking for another reason not to get the 32 GB version - the write speed is one - but really a small one. In day to day use it is read speed you need to be concerned with and that again is the same. But when you initially are setting up your iPhone 7 or 7+ from backup - yeah at that point you will be glad you have the faster write speed for the 128 and 256 GB versions - of course - writing 100 GB to the 256GB version is still going to take longer than writing 20 GB to the 32 GB version. Technically there is a difference between the 32GB version and the 128 and 256 GB versions. Which if you listened to me and did not get the 32 GB version you would not need for me to try and down play the differences and could just say whew - glad I got the 128 or 256 GB version. An really glad if it is the Verizon or Spring or Sim Free 128 or 256 GB version - because that one is the bomb. 36:32 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/24Apple-Watch- Nike-The-Perfect-Running-Partner-Arrives-Friday-October-28.html Apple made one announcement before the Hello Again event and that is that on Friday October 28th the special Apple Watch Nike+ or AWN+ for all your runners out there - will be finally available for you to pick up - just prior to your long weekend runs. The AWN+ will be available in 38 and 42 mm aluminum cases. It is the 2nd Gen series 2 Apple Watch - so it is fully water proof. So yes you can wear it during your tri-athalons. Pricing is $369 for 38 MM and $399 for 42 MM versions. It will be available on the 28th in Australia, Austria, Agamotto, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vishanti, the UK and the US. Then on the 29th in Bahrain, Greece, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. And the 30th in Israel. 37:54 http://www.makersofiphone.com/apple/everything-about- watchos-3-for-apple-watch/ Hey Rob! I just got my Best Buy preorder for the Watch series 2 space black stainless steel!! All I can say is I looooove this thing! I can't believe how much faster it is than my series zero aluminum. I like the weight too. Good upgrade! Regards, Oshkosh Josh Ok - so now it is time to go over the changes of Watch OS 3.x To start with the biggest change - when you tap the side button - it is now a quick link to a new dedicated dock - no longer to list of friends. There are new complications and watch faces, including fitness-focused options. - Swipe up on a watch face for Control Center, and swipe left or right to switch faces.
- A new Breathe app helps you relax - except when I don’t actually have time to breath and relax - having it remind me I need to - makes me even more stressed. Which then makes me get up and get a cookie. I eat when I am stressed.
- Send text messages directly from your Apple Watch by scribbling letters on the screen. Which is something I have used a few times and well - it has a ways to go to understand my finger writing. But when it works it is cool.
- New apps: Reminders, Home, Find My Friends, heart rate - all came with iOS 3.0
When you use the workout app - there is a quick start feature - which speeds up getting your workout started. Emergency SOS was added - you just hold down the button for a few seconds and it can dial 911 on your phone and notify your emergency contacts. One of the best new features how ever for WatchOS 3.x is the speed in which apps - especially 3rd party apps open. As mentioned earlier watch OS 3.1 was just released and for the most part it is mostly about bug fixes. Here is a list of key things that changed with 3.1 - New option to replay bubble and full screen effects in Messages.
- Messages effect can play with Reduce Motion enabled.
- Fixes an issue that could pause the notification for Timer complete to be delivered twice.
- Resolves an issue that could prevent Apple Watch Series 2 from fully charging.
- Resoles an issue where Activity rings may disappear from the watch face.
- Fixes an issue that prevented Force Touch options from appearing in some-third party apps.
https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/24/apple-releases-watchos-3- 1-to-the-public-with-bug-fixes-update-through-iphone-watch-app/ 41:06 http://bgr.com/2016/10/21/iphone-7-plus-vs- google-pixel-speed-tests/ We are starting to see some speed tests between the Google Pixel and the iPhone 7+ come out. In Bench mark tests - not even close - the 7+ more than doubled the single core bench mark score 3,488 to 1,565 - ouch. And remember single core is where most apps live. But in the multi core speeds the 7+ was still a lot faster - 5590 vs 4103 - higher is better. In real world testing - some launching of stock apps went to the 7+ - some went to the Pixel. But when it came to games - forget about it - the 7+ destroyed the Pixel — this comes back to those bench mark scores - and many games push the smartphones limits. The most likely smartphone that will finally beat the 7+ in speed tests will be the 7S+ or 8+ or Pro or whatever the next gen 5.5 inch iPhone is called. But for now - nothing is close on the bench and in real world for graphic CPU intensive applications. On the front for light weight apps - then the 7+ and pixel were pretty even. 43:08 We have a new dog and he is supposed to be taking turns sleeping with the different boys - the last few night I say who you sleeping with and each time he ran into my Son Henry’s room - and the it dawned on me - oh yeah - he has the Casper Mattress - smart dog. Casper Mattresses are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to be woken up by when you master or significant other gets up in the middle of the night. Time Magazine even named it one of the best inventions of 2015. And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. - Casper is an obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price.
. Twin Mattresses are just $500, they also have Twin XL for $600, Full for $750, Queen for $850 and then King and Cal King - for $950. That is less much much less than my iPad Pro setup. And as I said you have 100 days to return it risk free. And if you go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii - you will save $50 off those prices - Terms and Conditions Apply. This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for the US and Canada only and it is free delivery. And When said mattress is delivered - it is from UPS - in a squarish box that you think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and expands to form. It is really cool Just google Casper Mattress unboxing. Winter is coming and snuggling down with a thick blanket or two or three is made even better when the Mattress under those blankets is really comfortable. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress and for sponsoring this show. 45:11 VOICEMAIL - JOE_KY_feedbk_android_HI Hi Rob, Last year I made my first apple purchase, an iphone 6s plus. I am blind and apple seemed to be the most accessible to the blind of all my options. I was just about to purchase an ipad pro when the iphone 7 was introduced without a headphone jack and now I'm wondering if its a mistake to invest in a ecco-system that is eliminating the headphone jack. I need to switch my headphones quickly between devices, including devices without a lightning connector and bluetooth lag is a killer for voice over users. will apple be eliminating the headphone jack from ipads and computers in the near future? How can I efficiently switch a pair of headphones from analog and digital test equipment, audio recording devices, PC, and ios products in the future? They say Android is catching up in accessibility and I'd like to have to learn as few operating systems and their accessibility gestrues as possible. Should I get a windows tablet instead of an ipad proe? This headphone jack issue is really concerning to me. thank you for yur advice, Regards, Greg A, Pennsylvania Greg - My recommendation is stick with iOS - and if you get an iPhone 7 or 7+ get a dongle or adapter for our 1/8th inch headphones so you can use the same headphones between devices. No it is not perfect - but I think you will find on Accessibility features - iOS is still a much better solution than Android. Hi Rob, As per the last episode I tried a while back to do a credit card dispute for a project I funded that was a no show and they told me since it too long ago I was S.O.L. Is the law 6 months or something? Many projects take so long what can we do are we supposed to dispute it one or two months after the delivery date and even by then by the time we paid to the time that we're disputing six months or more he could have easily passed. Regards, Michael 50:38 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1478028788/auxillite- lightest-2-in-1-dac-converter-for-your-i For Kickstarter this week I was going to talk about Auxillite - which is a dongle type solution for adding powering and listening to your iPhone 7 and 7+ - I say was - because then some others warned me not to and to read the comments. I have reached out to the project developer for comments per the concerns some folks had - and If they reply before the next episode I will mention their reply then. ————— Hello, This is a message from Kickstarter’s Integrity team. We’re writing to notify you that the iLDOCK - charge and listen to iPhone 7 at the same time (Suspended), project has been suspended, and your $31.00 USD pledge has been canceled. A review of the project uncovered evidence that it broke Kickstarter's rules. We may suspend projects when they demonstrate one or more of the following: - Offering purchased items and claiming to have made them yourself
- Presenting someone else’s work as your own
- Misrepresenting or failing to disclose relevant facts about the project or its creator
Accordingly, all funding has been stopped and backers will not be charged for their pledges. No further action is required on your part. We take the integrity of the Kickstarter system very seriously. We only suspend projects when we find strong evidence that they are misrepresenting themselves or otherwise violating the letter or spirit of Kickstarter's rules. As a policy, we do not offer comment on project suspensions beyond what is stated in this message. Regards,
Kickstarter Integrity Seems the issue was with claiming to be MFI certified. —————— Speaking of Kickstarter. The FireFlies mentioned back on Ep 398 - have started making it to listeners. Here is one email on this. Hi Rob, Thank you for mentioning these on the podcast! I love them Jessica in PA From Jerome Horowitz on Google+ who said he got the firefly(kickstarter) earbuds on Friday.. They had Seriously poor Bluetooth connection. then updated to iOS 10.1 today. Now Flawless connection. . Others on Twitter and social media reached out to say they got theirs as well. 55:44 VOICEMAIL - PROMO_SpareMin_Tii Hi Rob, Greetings from sunny Sitka. I have scanned several hundred old family photos. I want to put several lines of text on them so that my great grands know something about their family history. I am looking for a VoiceOver friendly app for iPad or something for my PC. Please send this out to your listeners. Regards, Bob Purvis Sitka VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_battery_case_searching 1:00:32 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/21FY-16-Fourth- Quarter-Results-Conference-Call.html Apple Q3 2016 - Quarterly Report Summary: Rev = $46.9 Billion (vs $51.5 Billion a year ago quarter and $42.4 Billion last quarter) Total Cash = $237.6 Billion (Up $6.1 Billion for the quarter from $231.5 Billion) Last Quarter Sales: iPhones Sold = 45.5 Mil (vs 48.1 Mil a year ago quarter and 40.4 Mil last quarter) iPads Sold = 9.3 Mil (vs 9.9 Mil a year ago quarter and 10 Mil last quarter) Mac's Sold = 4.9 Mil (vs 5.7 Mil a year ago quarter and 4.3 Mil last quarter) ———— http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/25Apple-Reports- Record-Fourth-Quarter-Results.html ==== http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/25Apple-Reports- Fourth-Quarter-Results.html http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q4fy16datasum.pdf Apple had their quarterly conference call. One thing to remember - that last quarter they had one additional week of new iPhone sales vs the same quarter a year ago. Tim said results were very strong and high end of their guidance - but in the guidance range. And then Apple reported a lot of downs vs same quarter a year ago - Revenue, Profit, EPS, iPhone Sales, iPad Sales, Mac Sales and Gross Margins All down again vs the same quarter a year ago. The only up was Services - up 24% to $6.325 Billion. Starting with iPhones - iPhone sales for Calendar Q3 2016 were - 45.5 Mil vs 48.1 mil a year ago — or a 5.4% decline vs the year ago quarter which is smaller than the previous quarters 15% decline - I mean if you are really looking for a positive spin that is. Also Back in July the Anal-ists estimated that last quarter would be 43 Million units sold on average. However right be the earnings call the analysts average estimate was 45.3 Million - which is pretty much dead nuts on. So Congrats to all of the anal-ists as a group. But specifically T. Michael Walkley from Canaccord Genuity with a guess of 45.65 Million iPhones sold last quarter as being closest to the pin. Tim Cook said iPhone 7 supply should equal demand before end of quarter - but iPhone 7+ demand will likely remain greater than supply. And that right now Apple was very supply constrained with regards to the 7+. For the iPhones the ASP were actual up at $619 in Q3 2016 vs an ASP of $595 in Q2 2016. While that is up - it is still lower than the traditional range of $650 to $700 we had seen the 6 quarters prior to Q2 of this year. iPad sales for last quarter were 9.3 Mil units. vs 9.9 Mil the year ago quarter. This seems to be where the iPad is setting into for a base of sales in the non-holiday period. Turning now to Cash - Yeah seems Apple has all of it - for a total of 237.6 Billion Cash over 91% which is not in the US vs 93% 3 months ago that was not in the US. That said Apple still Returned over $9 Billion to Investors last quarter. If you are an investor you will be getting two quarters, a nickel and two pennies for each share you own of Apple stock assuming you are still an owner come early November. Looking forward Apple gave some Guidance and a key part of the guidance has Apple returning to growth this quarter. After 3 quarters of the opposite of Growth year over year. An interesting fact-toid - Tim said that there are 2 Billion with a B requests a week for Siri. Again - numbers were lower all around vs the year ago quarter. Same as last 2 quarters. But again Tim seems to think we will see growth for this quarter. Which I thought Wallstreet would be giddy about - but in after hour trading Apple was down about $2 - so go figure. I should point out I own Apple stock. I am clearly long on Apple for full and fair disclosure. At the end they have a Q&A with the Anal-ists - and one I guess does not want to be on Tim Cooks Christmas card list. Steven I got the biggest Milunovich asked quote does Apple today have a grand strategy for what you want to do? I know you won't tell us what it us, but do you know what you want to do over the next three to maybe five years? Or is it more a read the market and quickly react? unquote Or Put another way - Tim - do you know what you are doing - or a you just winging it hoping for the best and reacting when things don’t work out. Or put another way - Tim do you have a clue? Was essentially what Steven Who is going to get those big ones cut off Milunovich asked. Tim was pretty terse in his response - and rightly so - he said quote We have the strongest pipeline that we've ever had and we're really confident about the things in it. But as usual, we're not going to talk about what's ahead. And if you don’t like that answer you can shove it up your pipeline. unquote Ok - I might have embellished a bit on the last part of the quote - but you know that was what he was thinking. But if that was not enough Steven I don’t ever want to be allowed to step foot in Apple Campus Milunovich asked the following followup. And this is no joke Quote But in terms of your approach I guess to new products, do you have a strong sense of where technology is going and where you're going to play? unquote Which is like Asking well - do you have strong sense of where technology is going and where you’re going to play - which is about as insulting a question you could possibly ask the CEO of the largest Tech company or any tech company period. To Which Tim responded - quote Actually Steve-oh - we define our road map once a year on take your child to work day. We let the kids pick the next round of products each year - And then afterwards we have a bunch of Scary clowns chase the kid around campus whose picks last year did not pan out - it is a wonderful time and has helped make us the biggest tech company in the world. unquote Which was actually slightly less ridiculous of an answer than the question Mr Milunovich asked - what the heck was Steve-Oh thinking. http://ped30.com/2016/10/22/apple-iphones-q4-2016/ http://seekingalpha.com/article/4014922-apple-aapl-q4-2016- results-earnings-call-transcript 1:08:19 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iphone7_apple_care_plus VOICEMAIL - Jason_Apple_Care_square_trade Hi Rob I ordered my Black 256gb iPhone 7 Plus from Sprint on September 10th and it arrived yesterday on September 27th. It was very painless activating my new phone as an upgrade using my old phone. My old phone was the 64gb Gold iPhone 6 Plus and this is a crazy upgrade. I'm glad I took your advice and went for the 256gb version. Total out of pocket for the new phone is roughly $365 dollars to get the financing program started. I owe about $680 but if I send my old iPhone 6 Plus back to Sprint they will credit my account all but .90 cents of the month payment so roughly $400 for the top end iPhone 7 Plus, can't beat that deal and without a two year contract. I'm thinking about just sending Sprint roughly $23.00 to pay off my obligation along with my old phone and all I'll be pay is my month service plan. Love the show, I just figured I'd share the deal I got. regards, Keith W VOICEMAIL - Fdbk_unlocking_not_bug_raise_to_wake_is_on 1:13:16 Ep 411 - Ask Siri = When is your birthday? 1:14:04 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. A quick note - our next episode will likely not be for two weeks. next week I will be traveling the end of the week. But I will work on show notes when I am away. My guess is next episode will be November 6th or 7th or 9th. the 8th is my 19 year anniversary. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 1:15:31 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode. Folks please go to Harrys.com slash tii right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and post shave balm. That’s Harrys.com slash tii and then enter coupon code Tii Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And per this episode that folks is almost going to do it for us - I say almost as there is some additional listener feedback after the music - so please stick around for that - but that is it for me on this episode - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC VOICEMAIL - Ryan_Seattle_iOS10_feedback_note7
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Transcript for Episode 410 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank COLIN for sending in the music you hear in the background. COLIN wrote: Hi Rob, This piece of music was built entirely in GarageBand on my iPad and iPhone. Even the ambient sounds were recorded with the mic on my EarPods directly into GarageBand's sampler. Best regards Colin from Sydney, Australia. SONG_Colin_Sydney Thanks COLIN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank DEBBIE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. DEBBIE wrote the following: Hi Rob, I am a new listener and enjoying the show and information. I'm submitting my first Fall photo. Taken with native camera app on iPhone 6s updated to iOS 10. Edits in Snapseed. Regards, Debbie B Thanks DEBBIE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see DEBBIE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 410 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:03 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “If the market spits up Apple and Android devices for their inability to meet business user needs, RIM stands alone—or will, on Jan. 30, 2013 and the days that follow the BlackBerry 10 launch—as the company ready to embrace them. This is an unprecedented opportunity. As a result, 2013 could be an amazing year for RIM.” unquote Rob Enderle, CIO, 31 Dec 2012 Mind you Mr Enderle was predicting good things for Blackberry at the end of 2012 / beginning 2013. Ouch - it was pretty apparent for quite some time by then Blackberry was dead. As bad as Mr. Enderle is at predicting the future of tech it is amazing that even still today a lot of people follow what he says. 02:53 For Promo codes - On Ep 409 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - LET’S PICK IT - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 409 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 FOR FREE 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. 03:34 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/17/apple- releases-ios-10-0-3-for-iphone-7/ Apple today October 17th release iOS 10.0.3 And if you are saying hey wait my iOS device is not seeing iOS 10.0.3 available for download - Rob are your sure? Yes - Yes I am - as 10.0.3 is for the iPhone 7 and 7Plus only. 10.0.3 fixes a bug with cellular connectivity issues with the iPhone 7 and 7+ - which included losing cellular connectivity for small periods of time. Which when you are trying to do anything would make it seem like long periods of time. Verizon users in the US seemed the most affected by this issue - but it was reported by users on all carriers with LTE and not just in the US - users around the world were reporting short outages for LTE connections. https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/17/apple-releases- ios-10-0-3-iphone-7-and-7-plus/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/10/ios-10-0-3- fixes-iphone-7-cellular-connectivity-problems/ 04:32 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/10/apple-seeds- ios-10-1-beta-3-to-developers/ Last Monday Apple released iOS 10.1 beta 3 to devs and later in the week to public beta testers. As with Beta 2 - it seems the biggest change is bug fixes and stability improvement. Apple also release last week new betas for other devices - Watch OS 3.1 beta 3 and tvOS 10.0.1 beta 3 were also released. For my new iPhone 7+ I had been running iOS 10.1 Beta 3 since it has been available and it seems to be running pretty well for me. Battery life without really trying yet to optimize for battery life has been good. On Friday I did a day trip to Denver and back - and on that day I had 9 hours and 35 Minutes of battery life and 16 hours standby - that was with 3% battery life remaining. I used my personal hot spot for my laptop that day and it chewed up 36% of my battery life. 20% went to youtube 36 minutes on screen and 19 min background. Hmmmm. 15% went to phone for 1.7 hours of use. 6% went to mail. So really the Personal hot spot really skewed things. Back in September on the 20th and 21st I ran my 2 year old iPhone 6+ off of battery to see the life I could get. I was able to get 8 hours and 43 minutes of battery life with 30 hours and 47 minutes of standby. That saw 30% of battery life going to the Mail app, and the phone app chewing up 20% of battery life. I will try another experiment with the iPhone 7+ this week where I run the battery all the way down but don’t use the hotspot and see the life I get then. The two take aways per these two experiments - 1. a 2 year old iPhone 6+ still is getting great battery life. and 2. A new iPhone 7+ with a really heavy usage day and no real battery optimization tricks also had great battery life. 06:48 http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/10/ios-10-1-dev-beta-4.html And then earlier today October 17th - Apple released iOS 10.1 beta 4 - both to Devs and Public beta testers. If you were already on beta 3 - beta 4 is a pretty small over the air update. Interestingly - Apple on the beta side did not update Watch OS or tvOS as they did last week when 10.3 for iOS was released. With Beta 4 for 10.1 - as near as I can find - it is just bug fixes and stability improvements. No one is reporting any new features or changes to older features. 07:49 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/iphone-7-plus- bokeh-effect-how-to-use-portrait-mode/ VOICEMAIL - Bokeh pronunciation When talking about the new iPhone 7+ without a doubt the biggest change is the dual cameras and the newest effect / feature available is the Bokeh effect - thanks emiko - and I hope I got that right. This new effect will make you start taking pictures of anything and everything to see it close up and in focus but with the background out of focus. And well it is really cool. Of course you do need to upgrade to 10.1 - which right now is still just available as a beta. But assuming you have upgraded to 10.1 beta X - you need to remember this - be respectful of your social media followers - don’t start posting pictures of anything and everything with the bokeh effect - I just don’t think your social media followers want to see a box of Imodium AD with the bokeh effect. Just because you can do it - does not mean you should do it. Speaking of your iPhone 7+ and the Beta’s for 10.1. If you have an iPhone 6S+ or earlier and you are upgrading to an iPhone 7 or 7+ - and if you are doing an upgrade from a back up - note this - if you earlier iPhone is running iOS 10.1 Beta X - then when you go to set up the iPhone 7 or 7+ from the backup - iTunes will stop you and say you need to upgrade the out of the box iPhone 7 or 7+ to the same version of iOS as your phone you are backing up. Which is what happened to me - so first I needed to upgrade to iOS 10.1 beta 3 - and then I was able to set up from the back up. 10:24 http://www.todayinios.com/utomic But before I did any of the setting up of my iPhone 7+ - I did put on my utomic bumpies. They are black and look great with my jet black iPhone 7+ - or really I should say - they are barely even noticeable - which makes them look great. If you are in the US - and want the utomic bumpies go to todayinios.com/utomic As I said if you are in the US. As well here is an email to explain more: Hi Rob, Just to give you a heads up, I have listened to you talking about the bumpees for your phone over a long period of time at this stage, so when I got my new iPhone 7 I decided I would try them for myself. I tried the link you have given in your podcast, but couldn't order them, so I sent them an email. Sadly they do not at this point ship to outside the United States. I know you have a large audience far beyond your shores, so I just wanted to share this information with you for future reference. Keep up the good work. Regards, Brian Mitchell. Galway, Ireland. Brian - sorry for that issue and thanks for letting us know. So far knock on wood - I have not had any scratching of my jet black iPhone 7+ - and I really do like how it looks. 14:13 http://roamwith.com 15:56 http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/ apple-watch-uk-government-ban/ Thanks to all that sent in links on this next one - which is that the UK government has banned the Apple Watch from top-level meetings. The reason why is it has a microphone and the UK govt is afraid that Russian hackers could get control of any device with a microphone and use it to eavesdrop on the meetings. There is no evidence or indication or anything showing that Russian hackers or anyone else for that matter have actually hacked an Apple watch to do this - just that Theresa May’s team has implemented this change - which follows up on the ban of smartphones from meetings put in place by Former Prime Minister David Cameron. So she is just being overly conservative or cautious. For some reason this ban generated a lot of posts / articles. Really it is just about the UK government doing something on the side of caution - banning wifi or cellular connected devices that have a microphone from being in the meeting. It if has a mic and can be connected to the internet - then it is banned from the UK Cabinet meetings - and again that sounds reasonable. 17:12 http://www.iphonebackupextractor.com/blog/ 2016/oct/12/itunes-backup-security-update-ios10/ With iOS 10 some reported back in September that it actually made the encrypted back up less secure than with iOS 9.x Something Anonymous accused Apple of doing to cow tow to the FBI. Except by the time Anonymous had said that Apple had already said - oooppss our bad - we did not mean to make the encrypted backups less secure and we will fix that post haste. And post haste seems to mean iOS 10.1 - it seems that with iOS 10.1 beta 3 - Apple did indeed go back to the much more secure and FBI hated and Anonymous approved encryption method. So when iOS 10.1 is finally released and if you are one with lots of tin foil hats around - then you will want to upgrade to 10.1 to get the more securely encrypted back up. 18:09 We are Happy to welcome a new sponsor to the show - and that is Hello Fresh please visit hellofresh.com and use the promo code tii to save $35 off your first week of deliveries. Hello Fresh is a meal kit delivery service that makes cooking supper simple and fun. My Wife and I really enjoyed both making and eating the meals they sent. That later point kinda sorta being really important for me and the former point for her. Even if you never cooked before you can do this. I even learned how to Zest a lemon. That was for a great citrus salad dressing. Each week HelloFresh creates new recipes with nice step by step instructions to follow that take less than 30 minutes to make. They deliver the meal kits right to your door in an insulated box with free shipping. Each kit has all of the ingredients you need to make a delicious meal. And having all the ingredients is really key. The other day my wife was making spaghetti and meatballs - seems simple enough - until about 5 minute before it was done when we realized that the sauce jar had been opened on Aug 20th and it was Oct 9th - yikes. So off I had to run to the store to get more sauce. And that is as easy a meal as there is. With Hellofresh no issues like that - you get everything you need to make your meal in each meal kit and you can choose either meat or vegetable meals depending on your preferences. But Since this was something for both of us - I ask my wife to give me her thoughts and they are: quote “ We’ve tried it all. Planning dinner for the week. Prepping dinner in advance for the whole month. Eating the same meal on the same day each week. Resorting to making "breakfast for dinner" because that's the best we could do. Making Dinner is just not really our thing. It’s not the cooking that’s the issue but it’s the planning that gets us every time. It seems hard to to find a rhythm. After receiving our first box of Hello Fresh , I've been made a believer. Dinner is so much more enjoyable when you don't have to think about what to prepare. You just open the fridge, pull out a box and start cooking. Every bit of the ingredients are included except for olive oil, salt + pepper. The meals are more diverse than I would cook on my own. Each one was delicious. We ate healthier the week of our hello fresh box. Hello Fresh is Great solution to the dinner time struggle. “ unquote Again please visit please hellofresh.com and use the promo code tii to save $35 off your first week of deliveries. 20:37 VOICEMAIL - Gary_FL_assistive_touch_fdbk Hi Rob, How do you enable the virtual home button i know you have to turn on assistiveTouch i don't want to worry about wearing out my Home button I am also a voiceover user and have to click the home button a lot regards Maria Hay Rob On my iPhone 6 I have about 5 voicemails from my aunt she passed away September 28. And I want to get the iPhone 7+ but I don't want to know lose those voicemails. If I get the iPhone 7+ will I still have those voicemails and yes my iPhone 6 is backup Regards, Sharde Hi Sharde - Right now - before you do anything else - go to each voice mail - tap on it - and at the top right tap on the box with the arrow out and email yourself those voicemails. This way you always have them. Yes - you should still have them when you update - all mine came over - but Should and will are not the same word. Best to email yourself each and then back them up on your computer somewhere. Hello Rob. I Love your show. I called Apple and asked about the availability of the SIM Free iPhone 7. They simply said it's not available. They added, you need an account with a carrier. They would not say when it would become available. We folks on Straight Talk or Total Wireless (bring your own phone plans) need the SIM Free version to just move our SIM card over to the new phone. What are your "Spies" at Apple saying about the SIM Free option availability for US customers in the future? Thank you for all you do. Regards, Mark Denton Hi Mark - My spies are telling me the SIM free version is now available to order in the US. So no more waiting for you or anyone else on Straight talk or any other carrier that is not one of the big 4 in the US. VOICEMAIL - Carl_B_MI_thoughts_bluetooth 29:39 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also FROM the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Brian Lancaster quote thank you so much for the tip on Assistive Touch for Screenshots. This was a tip you should have helped us out with a long time ago when the sleep wake button was moved to the side of the phone… LOL unquote From Chris Frazier quote +Rob Walch just another super helpful episode, especially answering the listeners' questions about how to do a hard reset on the new iPhone 7. Still waiting on my 7 Plus to come in, but I'm making a note of this now! unquote Thanks to others that left messages as well - and if you don’t want to email into the show or call into the show - then go to today in iOS dot com slash community and you can leave some comments for Ep 410 which will be pinned at the top of the page at least until Ep 411 is released. 31:15 Time to continue on with some of the new features / changes of iOS 10 very very quickly - just to remind you what they are. This is the final group of updates for iOS 10 I will be going over. ————————————— QuickType - New emoji, including gender diverse options to existing characters, single parent family variations, rainbow flag and beautiful redesigns of popular emoji
- Contextual predictions for current location, recent addresses, contact information and calendar availability using deep neural network technology
- Emoji predictions
- Calendar events are intelligently populated using deep learning technology with information from your conversations in Mail and Messages
- Multi-lingual typing now lets you type in two languages at once without having to switch keyboards
- Rest & Type on iPad intelligently adapts to your unique typing patterns
- Predictive typing now uses deep neural network technology for greater prediction accuracy
Phone - Voicemail transcription (beta)
- Spam call alerts with spam call identification apps
- Support for third party VoIP apps receiving calls on the Lock screen, including support for Call Waiting, Mute and Do Not Disturb
Other improvements - Apple Pay in Safari
- View two pages at once using Split View in Safari on iPad
- Notes collaboration lets you invite people to work on your notes together
- Markup support in Messages, Photos and PDFs stored in Notes
- Bedtime Alarm in the Clock app lets you set a regular sleep schedule and receive bedtime reminders
- Health adds support for health records and organ donation (US Only)
- Stabilization support for Live Photos for improved camera capture
- Live Filters support when capturing Live Photos
- iCloud Drive now supports Desktop and Documents folders from macOS
- Live search results in Spotlight for Chinese and Japanese
- Siri support for Spanish (Chile), Chinese (Cantonese - China), English (Ireland), English (South Africa)
- Ling Wai and Kaiti Black document fonts for Chinese
- Yu Kyokasho and Toppan Bunkyu fonts for Japanese
- New definition dictionaries in Traditional Chinese and Danish and bilingual dictionaries in Dutch and Italian
- New keyboard for Spanish (Latin America)
Of course some features are not be available for all devices, countries or carriers. 35:35 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/business/international/ samsung-galaxy-note7-terminated.html?_r=0 On the last episode which I wrote notes on Saturday and recorded on Sunday the 9th - I said the following about the Note 7. Quote This device is seriously dangerous - it is not a manufacturing issue at this point it is a design issue - the whole Note 7 line - and mark my words on this will be recalled and scuttled. unquote And on Monday the 10th - Samsung recalled the entire line and on Tuesday the 11th Sammy scuttled the whole line. Hey sometimes it takes a while for my predictions to prove out - this time it took two days. I think what Samsung did was the right decision - take the short term - but big hit - vs a long term series of bigger hits. This whole situation will be studied over and over and over by every smartphone OEM and analyst and MBA school for years to come. 36:27 http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/12/technology/ samsung-fireproof-box/index.html So when I saw the first reports of the boxes as in plural users of the Note 7 were being sent to return their devices - I thought it was another of the many jokes out there around the Note 7 - after all it showed there even being gloves sent with it. But nope no joke - you get safety gloves - and then an antistatic bag, and an inner OEM Replacement box - then there is an inner box and finally that all goes inside the thermal box. And on the side of it it says ground and vessel shipment only - forboden to be transported by air. That is what Sammy Note 7 users are being sent to send back their Exploding smartphones. 37:13 http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/14/technology/ samsung-galaxy-note-7-flight-ban/index.html While it might have been Samsung that hammered in the final nail in the Note 7 casket by rightfully scuttling the whole product. But it was the FAA that then lowered the casket of the Note 7 into an unmarked grave. They issued a complete and utter flight ban for the Note 7 - That started on October 15th in the US - you can not fly with a note 7 turned on or off or in a bucket of water or in a fire proof box or any way shape or form. From the FAA Quote “Anyone violating the ban may be subject to criminal prosecution in addition to fines.” unquote To put that in perspective if you are a US Air marshall - You can bring on board your P229 Sig Sauer side arm - but even the US Air marshals can not bring on board a Note 7 with out themselves being subject to criminal prosecution. 38:08 Thanks again to Texture for supporting this show. As I said before Texture is essentially the netflix of Magazines. You get access to well over 150 of the top magazines - we are talking binge reading. Sweet. I have really been enjoying my subscription to texture - as it gets me access to my favorite magazines - MacWorld, Wired, Popular Science and Fortune. Plus I also get access to PC World and PC Magazine - two I would normally never ever think of paying for but occasionally will have an article that is beneficial for this show or just interesting. 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I'd add Raise to Wake to that hit list. ;-) Woody - thanks - Yup plan to add that and a few others once I really get play around with my iPhone 7+ There are some features for it - that are not available for the 6+. Hi Rob, I am not the best to help with this, but I was listening on the way home from work and had a thought. The guy that needs three headphones, for his laptop, iPhone, and such. I only have an Apple Iphone and iPad (one old iPad and several old iPhones also), no MacBook or any other apple products. But thinking back, the pencil has a lightning coupler I believe. Is it possible that you could use your lightning headphones on the MacBook? Maybe use an iPhone cable then the coupler into the lightning headphones? I don't have the pencil coupler myself so I can't test this, but it seems like it could work. Just a thought. I personally haven't used corded headphones on my phone in years, so to me it makes no difference. I didn't think about my laptop, it's the only thing I use corded headphones on. Love the show, long time listener! Regards, Kirk Gustafson Hmmm - Hi Kirk - I have not tried yet - but I will now try and see if I can get my Lightening headphones to work with my Mac via a USB to lightening cable with the coupler. wonder if Mac OS will recognize them. I will test this week and report back. If anyone else was able to get lightning headphones to work with their PC and or mac - let me know what you did. but be careful not to blow them up. Hi Rob, Just writing in to give my thoughts about the iPhone 7 Plus. Got my black 256GB 7 Plus 5 days ago. It arrived 10 days late because O2 UK and apple botched the supply of the devices and the delivery company messed up by failing to deliver for another 3 days (they couldn't be asked to find my address). I got my device after a painful 10days and so I know your pain as you await yours. At any rate love the device. Not sure I regret not getting the jet black as this one just looks perfect to me. Not sure what all the fuss about the missing headphone jack is personally. I stopped using it ages ago. I find it very annoying when it gets caught on things while I'm running and gets yanked out of my ears. It's dated technology anyway. It needed to go and I think as always, people will moan and moan and get over it. I haven't tried the lightening earphones yet. Got beats Bluetooth headphones which work perfect. Battery life is mind blowing coming from my 6s which I always had to have in a waterproof battery case. Now with the phone being water resistant I might not be needing the waterproof case (poor LifeProof, whatever are they gonna do for money now?😓). I can't believe the bass on the stereo speaker especially the one up top. Impressive! Overall I consider it a good upgrade for anyone really. That all said I still seem to be having what I believe are iOS 10 issues. Still get the control of music and podcast playback being lost when connected via Bluetooth to my car. I started experiencing this with iOS 10 on my 6s so I think it's a software issue. Also the apple maps app sometimes stops working during a commute which can be a bit annoying. I wonder at time whether this is related to my alerts for "time to leave" for next destinations going off while I'm driving and then taking me back on the maps app to the start off screen. I wonder if any other listeners to the show are experiencing this? Would love to know. Anyway, thanks for the opportunity to praise and vent. Love the show. Keep up the good work. Regards, Tosin from Redditch UK. VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_comments_kickstarter_indiegogo 50:51 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1955835125/juuk- premium-aluminum-apple-watch-bands?ref=nav_search This week for a kickstarter project there is the JUUK premium aluminum Apple Watch bands - or just search for J U U K This one had a goal of $10,052 and has reached $10,886 and they have reached their goal. This one you have until Nov 4th at 1:32 PM CT to fund if interested. Which would be surprising yet - as I have not said much about it. Pricing on this is about $50 US and it will not ship until Jan 2017. It is as the name gave away an aluminum Apple Watch band - they have multiple colors and two sizes one for each Apple watch. This is a very masculine and looking thick watch band. If you are looking for a stylish and sturdy watch band for any of the Apple watches out there - this is a good looking option. Search again for J U U K at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 410 at today in iOS dot com Note - it is coming from Hong Kong - so there is a shipping charge - and the note is that the shipping costs are in Hong Kong Dollars - not US dollars. So it is not as high as it looks. 52:14 VOICEMAIL - Louis_Dohar_7Plus_fdbk Hi Rob 2 negatives I notice with iOS 10 is there no longer in the mail app, is the option to delete all emails in a folder in one hit, apart from the the bin folder. Also, my keyboard shortcuts appear to have not been retained in the update. I wonder if these 2 things are bugs or intentional. Regards Steve Brisbane VOICEMAIL - Danniel_UK_battery_improved 59:07 Ep 410 - Ask Siri = why is your name siri? 59:40 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free trial and access to well over 150 of the best and most popular magazines. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 1:00:35 Thanks again to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode. Folks please go to hellofresh.com and use the promo code tii to save $35 off your first week of deliveries. Next episode is ep 4 1 1 - which if you know my start in podcasting is a very special ep number indeed. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And per this episode that folks is almost going to do it for us - I say almost as there is some additional listener feedback after the music - so please stick around for that - but that is it for me on this episode - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC *** VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_Parts1 to Part5
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 409 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank Aaron for sending in the music you hear in the background. Aaron wrote: Hey Rob! Long time listener & emailer, first time art contributor. This a song called “Atomic” that I wrote for a YouTube commercial for my wife’s tattoo shop here on Maui. I started out with a ukulele idea and recorded the demo on the stock Music Memos app just using the external microphone of my iPhone 6S then added on the Modern Kit & Electric Bass. I then took it into GarageBand on my MacBook Pro (via the share, iTunes, GarageBand options in Music Memos) and added many layers & tracks including waves, synth, horns, percussion, and much more realistic sounding drums using ToonTrack EZDrummer 2. I hope you and the listeners enjoy some island sounds, aloha! -AAron McVeigh SONG_Atomic Thanks Aaron for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is a shot I took using the Portrait/bokeh mode on my iPhone 7 Plus running the iOS 10.1 beta. I did some light editing and added the text using the Snapseed app. Thanks for everything Rob! Love the show! Regards, Bruce W. Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 409 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:47 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Apple has just one product, we have a portfolio. One size doesn’t fit all.” unquote Jim Balsillie, VERY Former Co-CEO, Research in Motion, June 2012 What good is having a portfolio of products when all the products would be the equivalent of 1970’s leisure suits. Vs Apples iPhone which is equivalent to Levis 501 Button Fly Jeans - always a classic and in style. 03:16 This week we have promo codes for The App - LET’S PICK IT Here is the written review from the dev. Hi Rob - I wanted to promote my first app. It's called "Let's pick it" and it just got approved on the app store! It is a productivity App to help indecisive people pick things. The main feature of this app is called "Ask Some Friends." It allows you to create an online poll with your list of choices which you can then share with anyone in the world and let them vote for you. Here are 10 promo codes for the App. Regards, Kenny D Well thanks to the KENNY D for HIS review of HIS App - LET’S PICK IT and for sending in the 10 promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put PICK in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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. 04:24 http://www.cultofmac.com/447984/everything-thats-new- ios-10-1-beta-2/ iOS 10.1 beta 2 was released last week - of course it fixes some bug fixes. One of those fixes had to do with notifications on lock screen not taking you where they were supposed to. The imessages App draw was redesigned for those power iMessage apps users. Under Setting - General - Accessibility - Reduce Motion - there is a new setting to allow you to turn on Message Animations. And there is now a replay button under iMessage animations to you know let you replay those animations. Something new or actually returning with beta 2 is a message warning you an app is a 32 bit app - Essentially if you have an old app installed that is of the 32 bit variety vs the new 64 bit version Apple wants / makes new apps be - then you get a warning - as the 32 bit versions can greatly impact battery life and performance. If you were using 10.1 beta 1 - you would be advised to update to beta 2. If you have not tried out the 10.1 beta yet and are wondering if it is for you - one simple question - do you have an iPhone 7+ and are you a dev - if the answer is no and no - then stick with 10.0.2 for now. If you do have the 7+ or are a dev - then sure update to the beta 2 of 10.1. With the caveat for non-devs - don’t update if you don’t like when things are not perfect - betas = bugs. Into the email bag. Hi Rob, Is there an app where I can take a screenshot of a song playing with one hand? I miss that about my 4s. Regards, Mike R Hi Mike, Better than an App there is a way to set your iPhone up to do this for easy one handed screen shots. I have mine set this way. Go to: Settings -- General — Accessibility -- Assistive Touch -- Customize Top Level Menu Then tap on an icon to Change one and select Screenshot. Then remove all the other icons. It is really Important to remove all the others - so you have just one and it is screenshot Then go to: Settings -- General — Accessibility — Accessibility Shortcut And select - AssistiveTouch Exit the Settings app - and triple tap the home button. You will see a new virtual button on the screen - move it to just above the home button. Now when you need to take a screen shot - triple tap the home button and tap on the virtual button. And it will take a screen shot for you. I love this feature as it allows me to do quick screen shots when I am doing a tutorial - as the virtual button stays on until you triple tap again. So if you know you are going to be taking a bunch of screen shots just triple tap and it is there ready to go whenever you need it. Once again to set this up. Go to: Settings -- General — Accessibility -- Assistive Touch -- Customize Top Level Menu Then tap on an icon to Change one and select Screenshot. Then remove all the other icons. It is really Important to remove all the others - so you have just one and it is screenshot Then go to: Settings -- General — Accessibility — Accessibility Shortcut And select - AssistiveTouch 08:01 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/04/apple-pay- available-in-10-countries-russia/ Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Apple Pay is now available in 10 countries around the world as Russia joined the Apple Pay club. The ten countries Apple Pay is available in include the United States, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong, France, Singapore and now Russia. In Russia participating retailers include ATAK, Magnit, Media Markt, Auchan, Azbuka Vkusa, bp, M.Video, TsUM and authorized Apple reseller re:Store. Contactless payments are expected to roll out at Electronics store Eldorado and Burger King in the near future. Per the banks supporting Apple Pay - It is supported via Mastercard and through Moscow-based Sberbank. Congrats to those of you in Russia this impacts. Next up is likely New Zealand based on past Apple comments. 09:09 https://aka.ms/todayinios I will be at Microsoft Connect in NY City in November - if you are going please let me know. I will be interviewing folks from the MicroSoft team again. And hope to get a few other interviews / conversations in with devs while there. So please let me know if you will be there so we can set up a time to talk. For those not in the Know MS Connect - will be Nov 16th and 17th. In NY City - and this is a Developer focused event. For those devs not going - you should watch or listen to the live streams. If you go to AKA DOT MS DOT todayinios - you can watch the live broadcast which starts November 16th at 8:30am ET, and continues with interactive Q&A and immersive on-demand content through November 17th. Again if you are going - email me - today in iOS at gmail dot com to set up a meeting on the 16th. 10:18 VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_answer_smitty_bluetooth Hi Rob, With respect to Smitty's question you have to be connected to Bluetooth for the maps feature for remembering where you parked to work in its current state. What I use is the Bluetooth adapter from Anker SoundSync Drive Bluetooth Car Receiver. Anker SoundSync Drive Bluetooth 4.0 Car Receiver. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0176G5TRO/ref= cm_sw_r_cp_api_pfw9xbJ2TGFH5 The things that make it a good buy is that it is small, the audio quality really good, and the price. Right now it is $22 on Amazon. I do recommend purchasing a ground loop isolator. This will remove annoying interference from the engine. The one I am currently using is from Mpow it $9 on amazon and works well with the Anker device. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019393MV2/ref= cm_sw_r_cp_api_-kw9xbCS7W093 I was previously using a different isolator but as I found out if the two devices don't play nice you can hear the low end frequencies removed completely from your speakers which isn't good. Hope this helps, love the show! Regards, -Jim Hi Rob, Here is a item I purchased. The nonda ZUS Smart Car Charger with car finder Device/Cigarette lighter charger with free Zus App.It Charges iPhones 7,7plus ,iPhones iPads and more. When you turn off your car and power goes off Charger cigarette lighter unit It marks your parking spot on your phone so you can get back to the car later. Using their app. It will ask you with a notification if you would like to mark the parking spot.. Here is the name and Amazon link where I bought it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HMF7M38/ref= oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 David D Dick Springfield MO David - thanks for the heads up on the Zus - They actually sent it to me to test - and once I have my iPhone 7+ set up I will be testing it to see how well it works. I will talk about the Zus on a future episode. Hi Rob, This week I can't seem to do a soft reboot on my 7+. Have you had any other feedback on this issue? I've tried all home button types - no luck. Regards, Laura B Celina TX Well Laura - Yes - there was this feedback. VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iPhone7_hard_reset_how_to_do_question: For Scott, Laura and many others - On the iPhone 7 and 7+ to do a forced reboot - Press and Hold at the same time - the Sleep wake button AND the volume down button for at least 10 seconds. This is the same as pressing and holding the sleep wake button AND the Home button on the iPhone 6S and 6S+ and earlier devices. 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Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you. Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about. Once again go to Harrys.com right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and Free post shave balm. That’s Harrys.com and then enter coupon code Tii and start shaving better. 19:32 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Myron Uecker quote I find it interesting that not long ago Apple was suing people for infringing on their "Swipe to Unlock" patent. Now they abandoned it. +Rob Walch glad to hear you got your shipping notification. I got mine as well and UPS is scheduled to deliver it Thursday. I'm looking forward to trying out the new dual camera and plan to register it for the beta on Thursday as well. unquote From Stan Bentley quote +Myron Uecker I really don't like this new "feature". In iOS 9, I woke the device by pressing the home key and then just held my thumb on the key after releasing it to unlock via Touch ID. Now I have to press the home key twice. Or is there another technique? unquote From Francisco Tapia quote +Stan Bentley go into accesbility and then enable the rest finger to open under the home button option unquote From Stan Bently quote +Francisco Tapia ahhhhh, the world is right again. Thx! unquote From Francisco Tapia quote +Stan Bentley once you start using an iPhone 7/Plus it's not a bad setup to press down a 2nd time... but for button devices iPhone 5S, 6 and SE the rest finger to unlock should be the default. unquote From Karthik M quote This is the perfect example of HW SW integration. Apple changing the unlock gesture based on Hardware capability. and Wow. I didn't know Bluetooth had anything to do with the Parked location. But it makes sense. unquote Thanks all - and folks go to Today in iOS dot com slash community if you want to leave comments about the latest episode or participate in the Best Google+ community on the iPhone with over 3,500 members - and no google fan boyz. 21:47 http://investor.apple.com Apples next quarterly conf call will be Tuesday Oct 25th at 4:00 PM CT. It will be interesting to see what is said on that call - but really anything with regards to new iPhones sold for the week+ of iPhone 7 and 7+ availability will be more a measure of supply logistics and not demand. It is the current quarters shipments that will be over scrutinized in January when Apple does that conference call. But any hints of guidance for the current quarter will also be heavily vetted. It does not look like at this point there will be another fall event for Apple - and that means the iPad’s we have now - and the Apple TV and iPod Touch - that is what we are going into the Christmas shopping season with. Rumors around next gen iPad’s have fallen off the cliff - with now the rumors pointing just to some Spring Event possible to announce next Gen iPads. Which is fine by me - get the iPad updates on the opposite side of the calendar from the iPhone updates. That means a lot more to talk about in first quarter other than how iPhones sales went in the previous quarter. 23:19 http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/10/03/apple-iphone-7- has-worst-battery-life-in-its-class-new-report/ In some bad news for iPhone 7 owners vs Android equivalent phones - the iPhone 7 came in as worst in its class for battery life. I mean sure it was faster - twice as fast for some tasks - so maybe since it takes less time to do things with the iPhone 7 - it all washes out in the end. Well except the part about Phone calls. the iPhone 7 lasted 712 minutes, compared to 1,492 for the Samsung Galaxy S7, 1,579 for the LG G5 and 1,859 for the HTC 10. Web Browsing was closer. iPhone 7 lasted for 615 minutes. The LG G5 lasted 640 minutes, the Samsung S7 for 677, and the HTC 10 came out on top, with 790 minutes of battery life. They did also say the HTC 10 had a 3,000 mAh battery vs the 1960 mAh battery. So Apple on the web browsing side definitely gets more life per mAh. But if you are looking to go all day and all night long - you will likely be looking for a battery pack for iPhone 7. VOICEMAIL - Holly AZ Fdbk7_experience VOICEMAIL - Holly AZ Part 2 26:33 http://www.applemust.com/apple-on-track-for-next-era-in- personal-technology-ubs/ Interesting Article from Johnny Evans - titled - Apple on Track for Next Era in Personal Technology. This is based on comments from UBS analysts Steven don’t call me malkavich Milunovich and Benjamin No witty middle name yet Wilson. They say Investors and others are missing the point with what Apple is rolling out product wise. Many are mocking Apple for their Air Pods - and when people mock apple product it is probably a good bet they just are clueless. Milunovich and Wilson say the point is iPhone don’t matter anymore - and what does matter is for Apple to lay a bedrock of multi-devices infinitely connected. Quote We consider the Apple Watch and AirPods transition products today on the way to an integrated user experience based on multiple products seamlessly connected, We call it the Ambient Paradigm. It is Tim Cook’s ‘iOS everywhere, unquote according to the Analysts. Essentially it allows you to do what you want when you want with the right device at the right time - seamlessly switching between devices. There is the connected world you hear about all the time - and then what Apple is trying to create which is the seamlessly interconnected world. VOICEMAIL - Matt_NC_thoughts_on_design 31:06 https://www.idropnews.com/2016/10/06/apples-3rd-generation-apple-tv-is-officially-dead/ What was mostly dead now even miracle max can not save - and I am talking about the 3rd Gen Apple TV. Apple has officially killed it off. And this is a shocker to pretty much no one. If for some reason you want a 3rd gen Apple TV - you can probably pick one up for less then the $69 retail price it used to be available for at apple.com 31:38 http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/10/6/samsung-is- buying-viv-labs-the-company-formed-by-siris-creators Many may not realize or remember that Siri was something Apple acquired - well the basic tech for it. Apple Payed $200 mil for Siri inc back in April 2010. And when they purchased that company - the founders stuck around just a short time. It looked like they would just go off and party or change the world or who knows what. But in May the Original Siri Creators Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer - introduced VIV - which was probably just after their non-compete agreement expired. And Viv seems to have been the next generation of Siri. With more advanced natural language processing skills and more - of which we will not get to really know anything about - because - Samsung swooped in and purchased them. You would thought Apple would also have had a right of first refusal clause for any future venture. Shame on you Apple. Anyway their Tech is going to Sammy. Or put another want So Yes - Sammy even copied Apple in acquiring a company started by the same guys Apple acquired a company from - is there no limit to Sammy’s level of copying. 32:57 http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung- galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest Hi Rob, I feel badly ragging on Samsung during this latest fiasco. Well, now that I think of it, I don’t feel badly at all. Does that make me a bad person. I hope not. I am just an Apple lover. Regards, Steve from AZ Nope Steve - not a bad person are you or others that emailed in on this. And Where there is smoke there is fire and where there is fire - there is likely a Samsung Note 7 as the source. I really was going to ignore the Note 7 reports - because you know been there done that and did it again and again. But the story changed a bit. To the email bag. Hi Rob, The last line in this report is the best. Regards Mike B And this from an article titled - Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest Plane. Yes - you heard that right a replacement Note 7 smoked and burned on a Plane. I even heard Samuel Jackson is working on a new Horror Movie called Notes 7 on a plane. Here is a short trailer from that upcoming movie PLAY CLIP In this report they checked the IMEI number on the phone in question on Sammy’s recall eligibility checker and reported back = Great news that Note 7 is not affected by the recall. The phone was even purchased on Sep 21st - and had a black box on the label that is supposed to mean it is fine. Per Mikes comments about the end of the article - quote Green’s Note 7 is in the hands of the Louisville Fire Department’s arson unit for investigation and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is opening an investigation into the incident. He has already replaced it with an iPhone 7. unquote 34:51 http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/9/13215728/samsung- galaxy-note-7-third-fire-smoke-inhalation And if that was the end of this story or the only one - I might have let it go - but there is another article many of you sent in titled. Samsung knew a third replacement note 7 caught fire on Tuesday and said nothing In the past week - 3 different Note 7 - all of which were of the Note affected by the recall or replacement units - caught fire. And those are the ones we know of. And right now - you know the only ones it sucks more to be than Sammy - is someone that owns a note 7. My recommendation for anyone listening that owns a note 7 or more realistically knows of someone that owns the note 7 - tell them to return it. This device is seriously dangerous - it is not a manufacturing issue at this point it is a design issue - the whole Note 7 line - and mark my words on this will be recalled and scuttled. They tried to take 10 pounds of sausage and stuff it in a 5 pound casing. They just tried to do to much with the battery - it is too dense - and this issue will keep coming up over and over with the Note 7 until the battery is completely redesigned to a lower density battery. But seriously - if you own one return it - turn it off - and take it back ASAP - if you know someone that owns it - tell them - plead with them to return it. It is really just a mater of if not when some one will be killed by this phone. That might sound dire - and yes - yes it is. As an add on - AT&T just announced they are halting all sales of the Note 7 - expect all others to follow suit this week. 36:32 I mentioned last year and last month about PIDS - Post iPhone delivery syndrome and many of you are suffering from PIDS. And by Suffering I mean your significant other is letting you know that they need some attention and are feeling a little jealous of your new shinny Apple device. Folks we have a sponsor that can help defeat PIDS - and that is Boll and Branch. How does Boll and Branch help you defeat PIDS - by allowing you to buy luxury sheets at an affordable price in a package your significant other will love and feel appreciated when you gift it to them. Like I said a year ago - do something to let them know you still care - and this is that something. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - not because organic is a buzzword but because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. 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It includes a lot of technical information that you and your listeners may find interesting. Best regards, Marc from Boston Marc - thanks for the heads up. A delay from Sep to Feb is not to bad. Just Ask Levi - who wrote: Hey Rob just wondering if you have any insight on the znaps product? Have you received yours yet? Have you looked into their progress? Love the show, Levi from Moreno Valley, CA The Znaps have still not shipped - they were originally scheduled for Nov 2015 I think that was three different cities ago for Levi. I think you were in Riverside probably when you ordered those. And other projects I have backed have not shipped and may never ship. Kickstarter and indie gogo - are an investment in a new product and many times the delivery dates listed do not happen or come even close. If a project ships with in 6 months of its estimated delivery date - consider that a success. Here is another email on a Kickstarter project. Hi Rob, I think you also backed the Sound Band (it is now more than 2 years) and I can’t believe they still pretend they will be shipping this. I really don’t believe it any more, I think very early this year they sent out an update saying they were getting close and I think people were asked to log in to Kickstarter to confirm their address. Then again 9 months of nothing and now this, do you actually think we still get this thing? I just wish I could get my money back for this, with the Airpods almost ready for release I think this will be outdated to begin with. Yes, I know, this doesn’t sit in the ears and all that, but what a joke it was. I’d love to hear your comment regarding this on the next episode. Regards, Sieghard Now I should point out most of the kickstarter projects I have backed over the years have shipped. Only the SOS charger was I ever charged for and completely canceled - no money returned. The Soundband - Is one I was going to write off as well - so not sure what to think on this. Original ship date was supposed to be December 2013 - so if they get it out before the end of the year it would be just 3 years late. Again most shipped close to schedule or own schedule. A couple were a little late - and a couple are very late. Kickstarter is not a store - it is a funding environment for start ups and not all startups succeed. unforeseen issues can happen. That said when they do succeed - you typically will get a leading edge product or unique product at a fraction of the retail price. Please folks remember that when I talk about Kickstarter and indiegogo projects. VOICEMAIL - Kona_HI_fdbk_iPhone7_headphone_returned 48:09 http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/07/technology/apple- iphone-headphone-jack/index.html Apple definitely has been getting grief from all quarters about the removal of the head phone jack. Videos popping up on youtube go down a rabbit hole of conspiracy around apple wanting more fees from the MFI requirements to others to use the lightning port. So really there are a few options for iPhone 7 and 7+ users. Go wireless on headphones - with Apples $159 air pods being the option Apple wants you to choose. But there are a plethora of Wireless options - I am test one of them - and will talk about it once I get it running with my iPhone 7+ - which is sitting here next to me waiting for me to finish this episode so I can get it set up. See how much I love you all - I put this episode ahead of playing with my new iPhone. Option two - use lightning headphones - but loose the option of charging while listening or Option three - use the dongle from apple for your 1/8th inch head phones but again - loose the option of charging while listening. Or Option four - get a 3rd party dongle. 49:21 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/291423994/ildock- charge-and-listen-to-iphone-7-at-the-same-t And Thanks to Michael for this next Kickstarter Project - which is Option 4 and the one I personally choose and backed. It is called the I L Dock - it allows you to charge and listen with 1/8 inch headphones at the same time. This is something I need for my iPhone 7+ so that I can also use my iRig Mic HD and headphones at the same time. I hope at least. This project had goal of $5k - and has raised over $87k - so yeah - they are well past their goal - congrats. This one you have until Friday Oct 28th at 9:38 AM CT to fund. The IL Dock actually have 3 versions. One is the plain ILDock - and that is where it has an 1/8th inch headphone jack and a lightening port. That is $10. Then there is the ILDock duo - that has two Lightening ports - one for listening with your new lightening headphones and one for charging. That one is $12 Then there is the ILDock plus - which has a 1/8th inch port, a lightening port, a USB port, a TF card port and an SD card Port. That one is $20. They also have some combo deals - if you get the ILDock and ILDock plus - combined they are $27 - which is what I ordered. Like I said I am backer of this one. I like on the ILDock plus the USB as well. This really will cover me in most of my uses for Podcasting. And for $38 you can get all three versions. They are estimating delivery in December for these. Note if you are in the US - which they are not - then it will be an additional fee for shipping - which was $4 for me - so really for $31 I am getting both the ILDock and ILDock plus. Considering that Apples USB and lightning Camera Connection kit set me back $39 - just for it - that $31 is a really good price for two different dongles and one with way more options than Apples $39 offering. Search ILDock one word at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for Ep 409 at today in iOS dot com 51:31 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-04/behind- the-pixel-google-s-first-real-threat-to-apple-s-iphone Hi Rob, Today was the Google Pixel phone announcement and of course, there has to be the "iPhone killer" verbiage from Bloomberg...lol. You may want to save this one for a future "how wrong were they" segment… Regards, Darius W I love this title - The Pixel Google’s first real threat to Apples iPhone. Well first real threat since the last first real threat which was the first since their previous first real threat and so on. Each time a new Nexus phone was released someone said it was Google First real threat against the iPhone. Some will say - well this is the first one Google designed - the others were designed by 3rd parties. Unless you could the Nexus 6 - which was designed by Motorola Mobility which was owned by google for 2 1/2 years prior to the Nexus 6 announcement. It is all semantics - Google approved the other phones - and in the case of the Nexus 6 designed it. And the key on the nexus series as with the Pixel is they can be updated on software right away. But it is really the 9th and 10th First real iPhone killer from Google. Or put another way - YAWN. Now some in the Google+ community have a different thought on this. But me - I don’t see the Pixel being any different as far as impact on the iPhone then any of the previous Nexus’s - which was negligible at best. Really the Pixel will impact other Android phone OEM’s more than the iPhone. The big feature was Google offering Cloud storage for Pixel owners for uploading their photos and videos. I can say I already have 1TB of free cloud storage with google as I signed up for google fiber. And yawn - not exciting - been there done that - and yes - Yawn. We will see if it impacts the iPhone - but again as in the past - this seems a lot to do about nothing - just like every other Google phone that has come before it. VOCIEMAIL - JustinPA_fdbk_google_hardware 56:45 Ep 409 - Hi Rob, Tell Siri "Bueller" Regards, Ian 57:17 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. That said - I am trying hard to get as much feedback into the show - and the next couple of episodes will be even more listeners feedback oriented. I spent a lot of time this last week filtering and organizing the feedback. If yours did not make this episode look for it on the next couple of episodes. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 58:28 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode. Folks please go to Harrys.com slash tii right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and post shave balm. That’s Harrys.com slash tii and then enter coupon code Tii Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Next episode may be out late Wednesday / early Thursday as there might be breaking news on Wednesday - I will leave it at that. And per this episode that folks is almost going to do it for us - I say almost as there is some additional listener feedback after the music - so please stick around for that - but that is it for me on this episode - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC VOICEMAIL - Mike_R_texas_long_feedback
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 408 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank DOUG for sending in the music you hear in the background. DOUG wrote: Hi Rob, I used to write music for music libraries but decided that it was too difficult to try being a full-time musician/composer and a web/mobile developer and raise a family at the same time, so I took a hiatus from music making. Now that I have a little more time and had a nice creative recharge, I've decided to start writing music again, but with one constraint - it has to be done on a mobile device, phone or tablet. So right now I'm experimenting with lots of apps, primarily on my iPad Air. The music I've sent is titled "Experiment A1," because it was just an experiment to learn the app I used, which was Auxy. I wrote and rendered this track on my iPad Air. I did however use Audacity on my MacBook Pro to add the reverse effect at the end of the track. Regards, doug sparling SONG_Experiment_A1 Thanks DOUG for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is some artwork I created using an image based off of Apple's most recent invite. It was edited and the text was added using the Snapseed app. Thanks for all that you do, and as always keep up the great work! Regards, Bruce W. Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 408 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:38 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “All of a sudden, every teenage girl has an iPhone. The real danger is that Apple becomes so mainstream that there is a breakaway by consumers to something new.” UNQUOTE T. Michael Walkley, Analyst, Canaccord Genuity, 26 Feb 2012 So again this is the it is too popular for its own good fear. And if you are going to be afraid of something be too popular - don’t let it be what is popular with Teenage girls - because what they do very very much influences teenage boys. And if you doubt the power of teenage girls - realize this - there were 5 Twilight movies made - count them 5. Just Sayin. 03:22 For Promo codes - On Ep 407 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - ERNIE VS EVIL - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 407 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:03 http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/9/23/ 13031438/apple-ios-10-0-2-released-headphone-bug-fixed VOICEMAIL - Preston_WI_7plus_shipping Early. Right after the last Episode Apple released iOS 10.0.2 - and yes - finally I can say release the hounds. At least for most people. If you happen to be traveling - always best to wait until you are home to upgrade and if you need your phone for work - also best to upgrade on the weekend - as early as possible - so you have time to work through any issues. Also if there are some Apps that you absolutely - positively most use for work or school - and are concerned about them working in iOS 10.x - then go to their page in iTunes and see when they last updated and see if it says the app is iOS 10.x compatible - and if it does not say - then email the dev. I feel now based on reading reports and listening to feedback - that most issues left are not iOS 10 issues as much as some apps having issues with iOS 10. Per iOS 10.0.2 - as with any double dot update it is all about squashing bugs man. The key one that is squashed with 10.0.2 is the issue that caused lightning headphone controls to be disabled after a period of inactivity. If your buttons on your lightening headphones were not responsive for your iPhone 7 or 7+ - 10.0.2 should fix them. Not something I needed to worry about - because you know - my Phone is still be in China and not in Overland Park. There are some other bugs fixed in this update. One is a bug that caused Photos to quit when switch on iCloud Photo Library. Another fixes a bug that prevented you from enabling some app extensions. If you happen to be an owner of the Kevo Smart Lock from Kwikset - they had warned not to update to iOS 10 yet because of a bug in iOS 10 that cause the lose of some features of their locks. Now they say iOS 10.0.2 fixed that bug and their smart lock is smart again. Again if you were on the less than 50% that has held off updating to iOS 10 - then again it is time to release the hounds and update to 10.0.2 - 07:41 http://www.applemust.com/ios-10-now-on-over-50-iphones- fresh-data-claims/ Yes - you heard me right - over 50% of iOS users are now using iOS 10.x It took about 16 days for iOS 10.x to cross the 50% installed user base - that was September 26th. This according to AppLovin. To put that in perspective - Android's latest version Marshmallow - is at an 18% and change adoption rate. And it was released on October 5th officially - oh I should point out that was October 5th 2015. In one year less than 20% adoption rate vs Less than 3 weeks to be well over 50% for iOS. VOICEMAIL - Ricardo_CA_fdbk_why_getting_plus-over_7 11:56 https://www.change.org/p/apple-bring-back-slide-to-unlock- 1f477a10-d58c-4d3d-a9bb-19c3874e0cca One new feature of iOS 10 is really not a feature it is a change - and that is you now push the home button to unlock. No longer do you slide to unlock. And everyone loves change - right. Well not so much. There is a petition out there for Apple to bring back slide to unlock - back to the iOS 1 to iOS 9 way of doing things - not this new fangled push the home button to unlock way of doing things in iOS 10. Folks are saying - hey Apple - you trained us for 9 years to do this slide to unlock thing - it is now built well into muscle memory - how are we supposed to change now. Bring back slide to unlock seems to be the mantra for at least a vocal minority - if not also a silent majority - What say you - are you set in your slide to unlock ways - or are you able to adjust to this revolutionary new push to unlock method. Give us a call - 206-666-6364 or email us - today in iOS at gmail dot com. 13:09 http://www.investors.com/news/aetna-will-subsidize-apple- watch-in-health-care-win-for-apple/ Interesting story - Aetna will subsidize Apple Watch for select large employers and individual customers. Aetna said the following quote "a new initiative to revolutionize members' consumer health experience by combining the power of iOS apps and the unmatched user experience of Apple products including Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad with Aetna's analytics-based wellness and care management programs." unquote Aetna is also as the phrase goes - eating its own dog food and will provide Apple Watch at no cost for all of its employees - nearly 50,000 strong are they. Aetna said their employees will receive a free Apple watch is they quote participate in the company's wellness reimbursement program, to encourage them to live more productive, healthy lives.” unquote. What is not spelled out - is how much of that movement and health data collected from your Apple watch will be sent to Aetna - I would have to imagine - if you agree to getting an Apple watch - you are also agreeing to share your health data collected on the Apple Watch. It does appear Aetna has some big app releases scheduled for 2017 for iOS users. More on this in the future. In the UK - insurer Vitality also this past week announce they will be subsidizing Apple Watches for those that that take part in wellness efforts over two years. Obviously if you are more active and lead a healthier lifestyle - it will mean you will cost Aetna and other insurers less money to insure you long term. VOICEMAIL - JEFF_AR_iPhone7_observations http://www.investors.com/news/external-content/ 19:29 We are happy to have Away sponsoring us again. They make great luggage. They sent me their Carry on bag which I am loving. It is great - it has a 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 or 7 Five times. Waiting on a flight last week at LAX - all these people were Standing around this Power Kiosk - charging their phones - I on the other hand was sitting comfortably at a seat while my Phone charged from my Away Suitcase. Even better is you actually can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line or even in the restroom. But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. It is lightweight and very durable and even has a lifetime warranty - if anything breaks they will fix or replace it for you for LIFE. And there is a 100 day trial. If it is not for you then just return it for a full refund no questions asked. I love when a company stands behind their product like that. The Away bag comes with a charging cord and comes in a really nice Laundry bag. And on the inside there is a bag for your shoes as well. They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish. In addition to the carry on they also have mid size and large check in bags. But only the carry on has the battery pack. To save $20 go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii . Again away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii to save $20. 21:34 VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_icloud_drive VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_part2_icloud_Sync_issue_update Hi Rob, Because of the headphone jack removal I decided before buying the iPhone 7 to try a set of Bluetooth headphones as I use plugged in headphones currently for at least 3 hours a day. I found even the cheap ones I bought to be sufficiently good sound quality wise and they allowed me to answer calls and change volume etc with ease. My concern was at the end of the day my battery level had plummeted compared to my normal daily use. I have always had Bluetooth enabled as I use a Bluetooth speaker when at home occasionally and have never had a battery issue with the Bluetooth functionality left on. So it looks to me that by Bluetooth being actually used drains the battery much faster than simply having Bluetooth enabled, which makes sense as it's doing much more. But I had no idea it was such a marked jump upwards for battery drain. That is a real deal breaker right now for me to make the jump to a non-headphone jack phone. Might it be because I was using a VERY cheap set, or is that normal? Love your work, thanks for your time Regards, Anthony Vickers London CLIP Hey Rob, On episode 406, when I heard Justin from Pennsylvanias message about the preorder and the apple store app my reaction was “so it wasnt just me!”. However mine wasnt with the payment, it was the shipping address. I had moved out of my parents house this January but hadn’t ordered anything from Apple since then so I knew I had to change the shipping address. I go and do it ahead of time just like Justin did with his and when I went to complete my order, not only would they not let me change the shipping address beforehand, but it was my old one! And it did waste some precious time. And to add to that, Apple wouldnt let me change it afterwards when I chatted with them. Thankfully my parents house is right up the street and this shouldn’t be a problem. But the fact is it couldve been. So I definitely feel Justins pain! Something must’ve been wrong with the app... Good timing Apple. Anyway love the show Rob! Regards, Tony Ellicott city, Maryland VOICEMAIL - Brian_FL_fdbk_battery_bigger 32:46 Time to continue on with some of the new features / changes of iOS 10 very very quickly - just to remind you what they are. Apple Music - An all-new design for Apple Music brings greater clarity and simplicity to every aspect of the experience
- Navigate your Library with an improved menu and see all of the Downloaded Music that you can play on your device while offline
- See recommendations in For You that highlight mixes, playlists, albums, and Connect posts—selected for you based on the music and artists you love
- Visit Browse to more easily see exclusive releases, find curated playlists, and discover the most important new releases—picked by our editors each week
- Listen to Radio more easily—clearly see what’s live on Beats 1, hear your favorite shows on-demand, or choose a curated station for any genre of music
- Play music with an improved Now Playing experience—swipe up to view available lyrics and quickly see or edit songs that are coming up next
Apple News - An all-new design in For You adds bold typography, vibrant color, and distinct sections that make it easier to find stories on specific topics
- See the most important stories of the day within Top Stories—updated by our editors throughout the day
- Find the most popular stories right now within Trending Stories—selected based on what others are reading
- See all of your stories grouped into easy-to-understand sections on the topics you follow or read
- Discover the best and most interesting stories of the week within Featured Stories—selected by our editors
- Share stories more easily—just tap the icon on any story to send it to a friend right from For You
- Receive breaking news notifications from some of your most trusted sources
- Subscribe to your favorite magazines and newspapers directly in News
- New personalized Today View widget lets you keep up with the latest stories throughout the day
Experience - Raise to Wake automatically wakes the screen as you raise your iPhone
- Rich notifications that support real time information, audio, photos and videos
- Today view is redesigned and supports all new widgets for apps like Weather, Up Next, Maps, Stocks and more
- Control Center is redesigned with easier to access controls including dedicated cards for music playback and Home
- Expanded use of 3D Touch
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- Lock screen notifications to support an expanded view and access to quick actions
- New quick actions for built in apps like Weather, Stocks, Reminders, Health, Home, FaceTime, iCloud Drive and Settings
- Home Screen widgets
- Control Center for access to quick actions for Flashlight, Timer, Calculator and Camera
- Clear all in Notification Center
Next time I will go over QuickType, and other improvements / changes for iOS 10. 36:30 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_7plus_fdbk_screen_protector Hi Rob, One of the IOS 10 enhancements I looked forward to, was the maps program automatically "remembering" where I parked. I was more than a bit disappointed when I realized that I had to have Apple Car or a Bluetooth enabled car to use this feature. I do not want to buy a new Apple car stereo as I am quite happy with my current system. I tried buying a Bluetooth accessory for my car that plugged into my sound system' auxiliary port. That didn't work - apparently it worked as headphones and didn't the required ID. Do you, or any of your listeners, know of a way around this requirement. If there is no workaround, does anyone know of an inexpensive way of adding Bluetooth to my car. I enjoy listening to your show! Keep up the good work. Regards, Smitty Hi Rob thanks for the heads up on The plug electrical battery on Ep 406. I've ordered two pack can't wait till December! Regards, Thomas W Hi Rob – See email thread below. Like you, I am still awaiting arrival of my iPhone 7+. I ordered the Utomic edges based on your recommendation on Episode 406. You stated they told you that the edges designed for the 6+ would also be compatible with the 7+. After I placed my order, I received an email from Utomic advertising the soon to be arrival of the edges for the 7+. When I questioned their representation to you, they advised me to return the edges designed for the 6+ and wait until the 7+ models were available. - Todd VOICEMAIL - Andy_utomic_bumpers_not_for_back_camera Hi Andy and Todd - thanks for the feedback - I reached out to Utomic about this and they said quote Hello Rob, We are sorry to hear that one of your listeners had issues with fit with their iPhone 6 Plus Edges on their iPhone 7 Plus. That should not be the case. Our Edge protectors for the iPhone 6 Plus will fit on the iPhone 7 Plus. That being said, we are not satisfied with the amount of lift the iPhone 6 Plus Edge protectors provide the i7 Plus for the camera, so we are redesigning the Edge protectors. The new design will be thicker to provide more protection. So, if you want super slim, stick with the current design, but if you want a bit more protection, the new design is your choice. If your listeners have any issues, they can contact us for help with replacements or advice - support@utomic.com. Regards, Your friendly Utomic support staff unquote 44:36 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1907298 Hey Rob, Here's an indigogo campaign for a 7/7+ case with a built-in audio jack, but unlike the last one I sent you this one also protects the phone and doubles your battery life (2,400 mAh (iPhone 7), or 3,600 mAh (iPhone 7 Plus)). Just went up today and already raised 34%... https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fuze-cases-bringing-back-the-audio-jack-iphone-headphones#/ Aric Boyles Thanks also to AP and others that sent in the link to this one. It is called the FUZE cast - spelled F U Z E - and there is one for the 7 and one for the 7+ and this battery case - also offers screen protection and a lightening port and most importantly to those that like 1/8th inch headphone ports - one of those. No dongle for you. And no micro usb port - just the standard lightning port - which is really nice. And it also means you can charge both the iPhone and the case at the same time. The battery size for the 7 is 2,400 man and the 7+ is 3,600 maH - which means more than double the battery life for both devices. They had a goal of 50K - when the email from Aric came in they were 34% of the way there - now they are over the 50k mark. you have until around the end of October to fund this one. Pricing for a single case - 7 or 7+ costs $69. You can get two cases for $109. Or 4 cases for $249. If you are interested in this and just can’t let go over your 1/8 inch plug - search for FUZE - F U Z E - at indie gogo dot com or in the show notes for ep 408 46:31 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/09/28Apple-Deloitte- Team-Up-to-Accelerate-Business- Transformation-on-iPhone-iPad.html VOICEMAIL - Alex_walnut_creek_issues_with_iPhone_looking_for_help Apple put out a press release this past week titled - quote Apple & Deloitte Team Up to Accelerate Business Transformation on iPhone & iPad unquote. From the PR Apple said quote As part of the joint effort, Deloitte is creating a first-of-its-kind Apple practice with over 5,000 strategic advisors who are solely focused on helping businesses change the way they work across their entire enterprise, from customer-facing functions such as retail, field services and recruiting, to R&D, inventory management and back-office systems. Apple and Deloitte will also collaborate on the development of a new service offering from Deloitte Consulting called EnterpriseNext, designed to help clients fully take advantage of the iOS ecosystem of hardware, software and services in the workplace. The new offering will help customers discover the highest impact possibilities within their industries and quickly develop custom solutions through rapid prototyping. unquote We know this is important to Apple because they have a quote from Tim Cook - and most PR’s do not have that. 50:46 VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_promote_slack_group_iTruckers CLIP Hi Rob, I am a blind user of the I phone six. I am using iOS 10. The only issue that I am having is using messages with invisible ink with voice over. I am not sure how to review a message that is sent in invisible ink. If someone could please let me know how to do this. I would greatly appreciate this, and I love this app. It is very informative, considering that I want to go into a field where I would be working with technology and tech-support for Apple. Regards, Brittney. Hi Rob, I am learning to deal with the missing headphone jack and trying out some bluetooth ear buds, but what I didn’t expect was the hassle that my new iPhone ear buds won’t work on my MacBook Air. I did not realize how often I went back and forth from one to the other when I take a skype call or something. I am finding that instead of carrying one set of ear buds I am now carrying 3. lightening ear buds, blue tooth ear buds and my old ear buds to use with the Mac :-( I am hoping Apple’s new bluetooth ear buds will make this all work better Regards Chris C VOICEMAIL - Joe_NY_question_battery_life VOICEMAIL - Joe_NY_part2_followup xx:xx https://www.apple.com/support/accessibility/contact/ And FINALLY - I received an email at 1:13 AM while recording - that said - YOUR SHIPMENT IS ON ITS WAY - right now it looks like October 7th is when I will have it - so next episode will be up on October 6th - so I can be starting with a clean slate for the following episode - YEAH - Finally. Hi Rob, I know that you are an iBooks author and you helped to share the work of other authors in your promo giveaway segment. I also know that you are committed to accessibility, andI thus make the following request of you and your listeners: Would it be possible to create a small campaign to make iBooks Author more accessible on the Mac with voiceover? Maybe we can all email the apple accessibility team or find some other way to make this possible. There are still many problems with the app and it is difficult to use at best. This app has been out for much too long and I feel that us visually impaired folk need to have access to all the features possible in this piece of software. I noticed that this app does not really meet quality standards for accessibility from apple and hope that with your help and that of the listeners, we can make a change. The email address to send your thoughts / request for Accessibility with the iBooks Author tools is accessibility@apple.com Thank you Rob and I love your show.. Regards, Ricardo from California 57:40 Ep 408 - Ask Siri - Kiss Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E00Zuayv9Q PPAP Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen/PIKO-TARO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E00Zuayv9Q 58:56 For $20 off your order of the best Language at an affordable price please visit away travel dot com slash Tii and use promo code Tii when you check out. Thanks Away for supporting this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And one of the new features in the Tii App is the Watch OS App for it. After you download an episode on the iPhone app for Tii - there is an option on the Episode detail page to upload the episode to the Watch. Just click the little watch icon on the download button. The upload when completed allows you to playback an episode on the watch without it being connected to the iPhone. Just choose watch playback on the watch when picking a playlist. This is great for those that want to go running or biking or now also swimming and have bluetooth headphones connected to the apple watch - you can now consume the latest Tii episodes directly on the Apple watch with no tether / connection needed. Yes - feel free to leave home your iPhone - but still now easily being able to play Tii from the Apple Watch. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC PPAP - Song
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 407 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank AARON for sending in the music you hear in the background. AARON wrote: Hey Rob, This song called "Be Released" is about life and love in the modern world. The track was originally written using Garage Band on my iPad Pro 9.7 and my Casio Px5s synthesizer. It was then later exported to Logic Pro on my MacBook Pro and mastered using a very cool software package called Lurssen Mastering, (pronounced Ler-sen) from IKMultimedia which is available for both IOS, and Mac OS. I continued to use the iPad during this process via Logic Remote. I can be found online on my official site: http:www.aarontoddmusic.com, on Twitter: @aarontodd, my blog about music: https://aarontoddonline.wordpress.com and on Reverb Nation At: https://www.reverbnation.com/aaront Thank you for all you do to share useful information about IOS products, you rock brother! Hope you will get a chance to say hey, the next time you are in L.A. In soul and song, Regards, Aaron Todd SONG_Be_Released Thanks AARON for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is some artwork I created using an image based off of Apple's most recent invite. It was edited and the text was added using the Snapseed app. Thanks for all that you do, and as always keep up the great work! Regards, Bruce W. Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 407 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:30 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Imagine Samsung introducing revolutionary new lines of mobile phones and tablet computers with twice the battery life of Apple devices! Imagine colors more vivid than you have ever seen in any display before and half the thickness of Apple devices! The foregoing is not just a hyperbole; Samsung is pouring billions into making this happen. unquote Nigam Arora, Contributor, Forbes, 10 Feb 2012 Wow - Really Think with Twice the battery life of Apple devices - that sounds hot. And just like the type of Phone the Talking Heads could get into you know if they were speaking in tongues. Well Nigam all I can say is Watch out you might get what you’re after. Just Sayin. 03:18 This week we have promo codes for The App - ERNIE VS EVIL Here is the review from the dev. PLAY PROMO ERNIE VS EVIL Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - ERNIE VS EVIL - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put EVIL in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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. 04:36 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/21/apple-seeds-ios- 10-1-beta-to-developers/ Well Developers - Apple has released iOS 10.1 beta 1 for testing on Sep 21st - nice way to end the summer. The big add with 10.1 beyond bug fixes and optimization upgrades - is The new Portrait bokeh feature - that is where it focuses on the person you are taking a picture of and blurs the background. This is just for iPhone 7Plus owners - so I should say it is the biggest part of the update as long as your iPhone 7 plus has been delivered to you and is not still showing 2 to 3 weeks for delivery like oh I don’t know - MINE. And there is is also a fix for motion handling in 10.1 beta 1. It is rumored 10.1 beta 1 will be available for non-devs by the end of the week. Betas for Xcode 8.1, Watch OS 3.1 and tv OS 10.0.1 were also released to devs on the 21st. 05:40 http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/15/12930974/t-mobile- apple-ios-10-problems VOICEMAIL - Rob_usdin_feedbk_what_happened_update_iOS10 Rob - Thanks for that explanation on what happened - and yes if you like living on the edge and are careful enough to back up fully before trying a new update - go for it. Well unless you are on T-Mobile. Again - each year there are a few things that go on with the new updates. - And this year the 2nd item and bigger item is well T-Mobile USA is saying essentially - Boom babies strange but not a stranger - which means - do not update to iOS 10 at this time. Seems if you have an iPhone 6, 6 plus and SE - it is telling customers not to install iOS 10 - as there are or were connection issues. Since this issue was announced late last week - Apple has rolled out a fix - so if you did update to iOS 10 - there is an update to the update. And if you are just updating now - you should be ok. Again - if you are conservative and really want all your apps to work all the time - you still may want to wait until one or two more updates roll out. But if you like living on the edge and are ok fixing things or dealing with some small issues - then go ahead and update to iOS 10.0.1 Just make sure to back up fully before doing so. And make sure to update all your apps before hand as well. Then force quit all open apps - and do a network settings reset - then reconnect to wifi and then do your update from iOS 9.x to iOS 10.0.1 Good luck. Into the email bag. Hi Rob Having updated to iOS almost immediately (yes, I'm one of those people), I have to say overall I am very happy with it. Stuck in traffic last night, I decided to see how Siri had improved. All I can say is thank you Apple. I often use Siri to change music when I am driving and in the past this could be a very frustrating exercise (the phone nearly getting chucked out the car window a few times). But now, none of that. Not once last night did it get a request wrong. My only gripe is with the Music app interface - it looks like a cheap Word Press site. Regards, Mark 09:42 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+7+ Plus+Teardown/67384 After each new iOS device hits the market - there is one post I and many others really look forward to - and it is the tear down post from iFixit. And yes - they have their iPhone 7 plus teardown available and it well is not really surprising - Repairability wise the 7Plus gets a score of 7 out of 10 - which is the same as the 6S plus and 6 Plus. Final Thoughts to start from iFixit. On the positive - The battery is straight forward to access and replace. And the Solid state home button eliminates a common point of failure. The addition of making it more water resistant means it is more difficult to open up. Which means getting to the battery and screen to replace them is more difficult - but once you get it open it is easier to replace them. And Apple added tri-point screws for no apparent reason other than to make manufacturers of try-point screw drivers really happy as it is one more screw driver you need to purchase to repair and iphone. The Battery - which some bogus teardowns claimed was much smaller than the 6S plus - ended up being bigger then the 6S plus and on par to the battery of the 6Plus. Coming n at 2900 mAh vs 2750 mAh for the 6S Plus and 2915 mAh for the 6 Plus. Of course with iOS devices - Battery size is not a direct correlation to battery life - as there are new optimizations with the updated chips. Still nice to see a good size battery in there again. Looking at the Logic board is physically confirmed there are 3GB of Ram in the iPhone 7Plus vs 2GB for the iPhone 7. Again really nothing shocking or even unexpected discovered. Into the email bag. Hi Rob, It hadn't occurred to me until yesterday why I might miss the headphone jack. When driving, I typically use google maps on my iPhone, but I plug in the iPhone to keep the battery charged. I also listen to podcasts (like Tii) while I'm driving but to keep to myself I use a wired headphone. I wonder if there will be a way to charge and listen at the same time, maybe a jumper of some sort. Or I guess I just get a pair of wireless headphones (and keep them charged...). Love the show, Regards, Mike VOICEMAIL - Scott_TX_redo_part2_headphone_jack Hi, Rob, Something I haven't heard mentioned concerning the absence of the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 is the awkwardness of using wired headphones while carrying the iPhone in a belt case. Every case I've seen allows the headphone cable to escape through the case corner with the "old" iPhone configuration. The iPhone 7, with its adapter dongle which sprouts from the Lightning connector in the center of the body, doesn't work with belt cases. Regards, Larry 14:56 http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/15/technology/iphone- 7-jet-black-sold-out/index.html Early on a lot of the articles about sales this launch talked about higher than expected demand - then the pendulum swung the other way and said there was actually less than needed inventory. And any shortages are inventory related and not demand related. The iPhone 7Plus - Jet Black sold out to November at least on that first night. Other 7 Pluses are hard to get as well right now. But it is the Jet black that clearly has had the highest demand or major inventory shortage depending on who is telling the tale. Hi Rob, here are a few of my initial thoughts after receiving my black 7 Plus. I love the new home button. I had problems with it on my iPhone 5 and 6, where after a while it stopped working properly. On my 6S I actually turned on the accessibility on screen home button to not wear out the physical one. Depending on the surface my phone is laying on, the haptic button to me at least feels like an actual button. Totally fools my brain. The sound quality is so much improved by the addition of the second speaker. I use text to speech to communicate, so the improved sound quality and loudness is great. I look forward to using the new camera system. Anyways, I am totally pleased with my new phone. Regards, Darrin 16:20 http://qz.com/784332/iphone-7-jet-black-scratches-apple-aapl/ One thing reported early on is the Shinny Jet Black version is a scratch magnet. There is a video on youtube showing someone scratching it. Hint - If you take out a sheet metal screw and rub it vigorously on your iPhone - ummm - yeah it will scratch your iPhone - duhhhh. It did also scratch - with keys and a penny and of course with a razor blade. So you know - you might just want to keep change, Razorblades, Sheet Metal screws and your car keys out of the pocket you have your Jet Black iPhone in. Hi Rob, Per the iPhone 7 - I'm not sure, may be my imagination but seems like a little better sound from the 7 on Bluetooth and lightning port adapter. FYI as I've said some podcasts are not loud enough on Bluetooth. I've found a Bluetooth to headphone jack adapter that's pretty loud. I've got to figure out which one I ordered and get more. Both of this type require USB power so no charging necessary. $2 amazon from china. I'll probably try to get $10 or $20 worth to have on hand for extras or someone that needs one. Great for your aux jack. Mike R Sent from my iPhone 7! 17:38 http://fortune.com/2016/09/20/perfect-iphone-7-display/ Hi Rob, Just got my iphone 7 256gb (up from a 16gb 6!!) love it so far and as per the article here i think the display is fantastic! Looking forward to putting the camera through its paces but again, very impressed so far. No sign of the hissing i keep reading about either. I went for black by the way and to be honest its gone straight into a case so who cares! Sent my old 6 back to EE and they have offered me £200 ($260) which I'm pretty happy about too. Great show Rob, been listening for more years than i care to mention! All the best Simon Reedman Nottingham England Thanks simon for the email and the heads up on this article from Fortune that says the iPhone 7’s display is just about perfect - this based on testing from Displaymate. They said quote “It is the most color accurate display that we have ever measured, It is visually indistinguishable from perfect, and is very likely considerably better than any mobile display, monitor, TV or UHD TV that you have.” unquote Display mate has been testing smartphone displays for years - we have mentioned them before and they found that the iPhone 7 display has the top performance across the board for all their tests. Their biggest question mark about the iPhone 7 screen is why Apple was not jumping up and down at the keynote event touting how great it is. Hi Rob, Got the new 7 today in mail Updated to iOS 10.0.01 I'm waiting a few days or week to activate celluar as its my primary phone. Coming from a 4s this is wonderful. Especially the display zoom. The home button is very cool. There is a indention that looks like a button. You program from three choices the feel. It's like how the vibration works. It actually feels like it clicks. This is way cool. Really tricked out. If you know 10.0.1 is ready for prime time reply with the word. Bigger screen is going to be great in the truck. Hope battery will last me all day using the headphone adapter. Need to download your app. Going from 6.3 to 10.0 and 16g to 254 Mike R 21:01 Thanks to our new sponsor Texture for supporting this show. Texture is essentially the netflix of Magazines. You get access to well over 150 of the top magazines - we are talking binge reading. Sweet. I have really been enjoying my subscription to texture - as it gets me access to my favorite magazines - MacWorld, Wired, Popular Science and Fortune. Plus I also get access to PC World and PC Magazine - two I would normally never ever think of paying for but occasionally will have an article that is beneficial for this show or just interesting. That is the beauty of Texture you get access to over 150 top magazines covering every niche with your subscription. 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Once again go to texture dot com slash tii to get your free 14 day trial. 23:05 http://www.applemust.com/hissgate- await-a-software-patch-probably/ There are posts and some reports about what is being dubbed hiss gate - that is where some iPhone 7 owners are reporting hearing a hissing sound when under heavy use. I do not have any reports yet of listeners saying they had this issue - just that they have not. If your iPhone 7 is hissing - let us know. 206-666-6364 - 206 - moon - dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com. 23:34 http://swipetounlock.com/antutu-benchmark- results-show-iphone-7-takes-the-crown/ Some bench mark tests are starting to come in. GSM arena ran the iPhone 7 through the AnTuTu testing. And the results - the best they ever tested. About 25% better than the OnePlus 3 One thing we will see through out the next year - is that the only phone that beats the iPhone 7 in these tests will be the iPhone 7Plus. 24:05 http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile- phones/if-the-iphone-7-isnt-for-you-check-out-some-of- these-other-android-devices/news-story/ 19c0b73b16cbebd6be2e0ae72ff08cf2 Hi Rob, Thought you might like this opening line to an article about Android Phones: Quote Despite a product recall due to exploding batteries, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is still considered to be the best Android on the market. unquote Made me laugh. Great podcast by the way. Regards, John Della Franca Perth, Australia 24:36 http://www.imangoss.net/2016/09/iphone-7-beats- samsung-galaxy-note-7-in-speed-test.html Well John - Thanks for that funny little quote - Kinda like besides the food poisoning it was the best Burrito I ever had. Well so now that we know the Note 7 is the best Android fun - despite the whole exploding battery problem. How does it do in a real world speed test vs the iPhone 7. Hint - The Note 7 lost on this head to head speed test vs the iPhone 6S. Which smoked the Note 7. Well the iPhone 7 did more then Smoke the Note 7 - it dare I say incinerated it. This is a test where they get the same apps on both devices and then launch each app and in some of them do a task - then move to the next app and so on - basically moving from app to app. Then they go back and relaunch all the apps again. This shows also how the devices work in holding the apps in stasis between uses. In short it worked out like this. The iPhone 7 was finished with everything before the Note 7 even completed the first lap and the iPhone 7 was done a lot sooner. Over all it took the iPhone 7 - one minute 40 seconds vs the note 7’s the minutes 14 seconds. So essentially half the time of the note 7. Imagine what would happen on this test with the 7Plus - which has more ram. 26:06 VOICEMAIL - JUSTIN_PA_answr_send_receive Hi Rob I've been listening a long time. Love your show. I have always been an S model upgrader. I had decided not to make the jump to the 7. I work outdoors and to be honest the louder speakers and water resistance and better battery are very tempting. But I couldn't justify the jump from my 6S. I also have the original iPad mini, which is almost unusable so I was considering upgrading that. Now I see ATT deal to send in my iPhone 6s and receive monthly credit for a total of $650. This makes the 7 only cost me $100 in the end and I would be eligible to upgrade again to whatever next year brings. I am on the grandfathered unlimited data plan so I have no plans of switching carriers. What would you advise? 7 for a $100 or just wait it out? Regards, Dan Dan - why not kill two birds with one upgrade - go to the 7 plus - and that gets you in-between the 6S and iPad mini size wise. People forget there are extra features with iOS with the plus versions when you go landscape. so go with the 7 plus for $200 if you can. VOICEMAIL - Laura_TX_iPhone7plus_battery_settings 1. Anytime you want to see what is draining your battery - first make sure you have your device running without power until it is down to 20% - at that point go to Settings - Battery - and scroll down and look for the last 24 hours and see what chewed up the most of your battery life. Make sure it is all apps you expected to see. 2. Make sure handoff is turned off - unless you are actually using that feature. Go to Settings —> General —> Handoff - and toggle off. 3. Goto Settings - iTunes & App Stores and turn off automatic downloads for all items. 4. Turn on Time Zone Override - this is one many people forget about - Go to Settings - Calendar - Time Zone Override - and toggle on. And select your time zone. If you do not have it on - then events will display according to the time of your current location and looking for your location over and over drains the battery. 5. Speaking of Locations - go to Settings - Privacy - location services - and turn off location services to all games - and set to while using for any you think need it - and turn fieldtester from always to never. 6 Also under Privacy - go to Diagnostic & usage and set to don’t send. 7 Turn off Airdrop - unless you plan on using it now or in the next few minutes - the rest of the time keep it off. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and toggle it off there. 8 Check your brightness setting - and try turning it down some and see if you are ok with the screen a little dimmer. That are just 8 quick tips for getting improved battery life. If you look in the Tii App - under PDF’s there is the list of battery improvements for iOS 8 - many still important. And yes I need to update that doc. That doc had 19 tips for battery improvement. 32:05 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 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 RECENTLY (since the last episode) that had lots of comments came from Stephen Williams ON September 8th who posted the following quote Considering changing to a different email service as Hotmail appears to be spam galore. Do you get much spam with a gmail email? unquote And Butch Jones replied quote I get SOME spam but nowhere near as bad as things used to be. I may get 20 spam msgs per week now. I don't complain about gmail at all! unquote Kenneth Berger replied quote My Yahoo mail gets tons of spam, but almost all of it gets caught in the spam filter. My Gmail gets almost no spam. unquote Vinny Trent replied quote I get very few spam msgs on my gmail account, moved over from using yahoo, it's night & day unquote Timothy Arnold replied quote I don't get much spam at all with +Gmail Most of my spam comes from Hotmail. I can block it, mark it as spam and it still shows up. unquote Gary Adams replied quote GMail has great spam blocking, as well as anti-virus scanning. I use GMail for mail, calendar, and contacts. I just add my GMail account to my new iPhone, and I'm ready to go. unquote And there were other no spam with Gmail messages. Long of the short - if you are using Hotmail or Yahoo Mail and getting spam - lots of it - check out gmail. I have used it for the show for over 9 years - and for podcast411 for 12 years - and it is something a podcaster needs for their show. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From John Poyser quote Nice little article on the Amazon lawsuit :) unquote From Rick C quote Thanks for another great podcast. Your "plug" for the Plug got me curious. I took the plunge. First time backing something on Indigogo so hoping it is a success. unquote From Francisco Tapia quote The plus is basically one of these GoalZero Heavy Duty Portable power unquote Well yes - kinda - except the plug is much cheaper, much smaller, and much much much lighter. The lightest version of the GoalZero is 12 lbs - vs 2 lbs 3 oz for the plug. And the one that is comparable spec wise - which Plus has mentioned on their indie gogo page weighs in at 29 lbs. ouch - I mean literally ouch. If you want to learn more about the plug - go back to ep 406 around the 44 Minute mark for more info. It is a pretty cool indiegogo project for anyone looking for truly portable back up power for all their devices including their laptops. 35:43 Hi Rob, I have recently found “Today in iOS” and it is very informative. I have just upgraded my iPhone 5s to 10.0.1 with no issues, however I have identified that the Podcast app cannot be added to the Widgets screen. I view and listen to several podcasts and if they were able to be added to this screen it would be great. Is there any way this can be resolved, if not can you please check with your listeners and see if this would be good for them. Which is the best way to contact Apple developers so I could suggest this to them. Regards, John Time to continue on with some of the new features / changes of iOS 10 very very quickly - just to remind you what they are. Maps - All new look
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- Proactive suggestions for places you’re likely to go next, based on your routine or appointments in Calendar
- Improved search with new callout design, clustered results and category filters
- Home, work, favorite locations, and locations from upcoming Calendar events are displayed on the map
- Displays where your car is parked via CarPlay or Bluetooth
- Weather for the currently viewed area
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- Make a reservation within Maps using extensions from participating reservations apps
- Book a ride to a destination within Maps using extensions from participating ride service apps
- Turn-by-turn navigation improvements
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- Search along route for gas stations, food, and coffee shops
- Automatic view adjustment of the road ahead
- Use pan and zoom during navigation
- Option to avoid tolls and highways
Photos - Advanced face recognition designed with deep learning to automatically group similar faces together
- Object and scene recognition to intelligently search for photos by what’s in them using advanced computer vision that scans your library locally on device
- Places album to see all your photos, videos and Live Photos on a map
- Memories
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- Intelligently highlights forgotten events, trips, and people, and presents them in a beautiful collection
- Memory movies automatically edited with theme music, titles, and cinematic transitions
- Related memories make it easy to rediscover even more photos in your collection, based on location, time, people, scenes and objects
- Easily share with family and friends
- Brilliance control applies region-specific adjustments to brightness, highlights and contrast
Home - New Home app to securely manage and control HomeKit enabled accessories
- Scenes to control groups of accessories with just a tap
- Rich Notifications with quick actions to control accessories
- Optionally share home access with family and friends
- Remote access and automation of accessories with Apple TV or iPad
Next time I will go over Apple Music, Apple News and more. 39:38 VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_getting_7Plus_quest_waterproof Hi Rob, As always, the latest episode concerning the September seventh roll-out was great. Apple prides itself on producing beautiful and excellent products. They continue to improve the camera but it is still true that the phone is woefully poor at two things. Most cell phones have terrible audio.Facetime Audio helps a little, but the difficulty in understanding people's phone calls particularly when calling from a car is a significant. Apple's audio quality is no worse than that of other cell phones, but it is no better either. It may simply be a fact that the nature of cell phone means poor quality audio which may be the reason texting has become more popular than calling. My other concern may sound silly, but Apple's ear buds which came with all phones prior to the seven, are just awfull. They are better than airplane buds, but not much. I wish Apple valued its audio as much as it valued the video. I like better speakers on the new phones but will not be upgrading because I want my head phone jack to work without some kind of adapter which I will probably lose. Wired always trumps bluetooth for quality mentioned above and simplicity. That is enough grumbling from me. I hope they bring back the small phones next year when my upgrade cycle comes up. Jan Brown. Hi Rob, I've been holding onto my 4s mainly because I like the headphone jack on the top which I feed into my freightliner radio aux jack. The 7 with the dongle will work for me and be better than the 6 off to the side. Supposedly belkin is releasing on oct 10 a dongle to 2 female lightening lighting ports blessed by apple which will allow charging while using the headphone adapter,although a little clunky. Price $40. Additional apple headphone adapters $9. Since I keep my phones longer than usual ill be getting the 256g. Everyone should keep in mind, aftermarket battery packs may not allow use of the dongles. I'm not sold on the air buds as I find the new ear design does not give much bass, I like the old design better. I'll finally be able to get the tii app, as I didn't like the new pastel look when ios7 came out so my 4s is on 6.3. And the tii app won't run on 6.3. I'm starting to have other performance issues as well probably related to 6.3. Regards, Mike R Hi Rob, your listeners might know of the 'trick' to free up space on your iOS device where you go to iTunes and 'rent' a movie too big for the space you have available. You aren't charged as your phone 'cleans' the cache of various apps looking to create space for the download. Upon doing this I often had another gb or so available. Well it looks like iOS 10 has killed this, I tried it the other day and was charged for the rental and no cleaning of apps and no freeing up of space. Hopefully this won't be an issue too much longer as Thankfully any new phone I get will be a 32gb one due to Apple no longer producing the 16gb phone. For those of us who have their device provided to them by the company they work for, like me many I guess have just been provided with the entry level phone (16gb) Thanks Rob Sim-mo Christchurch New Zealand VOICEMAIL - Eric_detrioit_order_iPhone_october 46:03 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/475818007/ sparkslide-20?ref=discovery I have mentioned before iPhone cases that also have a bottle opener. Not exactly the kind of torque you want to put an iPhone through - but this next one says - hey - don’t just kill your liver - you need to kill your lungs to - and they have both a bottle open and a lighter built into the iPhone case. They say it is an iPhone case with a battery pack, credit card holder, bottle opener and lighter. It is called the Sparkslide Version 2. And they haver versions for the iPhone 7 and 7+ So if you want to be able pound down a few while lighting up a few - this is the case for you. They hit their goal of $80k. And you have until Oct 10th at 9:11 PM CT to fund this one. Interestingly they have a version for the samsung Note 7 - but only have the bottle opener built in - guess there was no need to add the lighter part - as that feature is apparently built into the Note 7. If you want more info search for Sparkslide in the show notes for Ep 407 at today in iOS dot com. http://www.todayinios.com/utomic On the last episode I mentioned the Utomic edge bumpers that you can get to at todayinios dot com slash utomic - well they sent an email saying if you use promo code upgrade - upper case - that you will also get a free utomic glass screen protector - that is a nice $30 value - for free when you order your edge bumpers. Again go to - todayinios dot com slash utomic which is our affiliate link. And yes I have mine and they are sitting here mocking me as I wait for my iPhone 7+ to arrive - but the first thing I am doing with my new iphone is putting these bumpers on it. 48:05 https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/30/griffin-itrip-clip/ If you have some favorite wired headphones - but are upgrading or just upgraded to the iPhone 7 or 7+ - there is a Bluetooth receiver from Griffin for $20 that will allow you to plug your headphones into it - and then connect to your iPhone 7 or 7+ via bluetooth. It is call the iTrip Clip and has a range of about 30 feet and a battery that lasts about 6 hours on a single charge. Search for iTrip Clip in the show notes for ep 407 48:36 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_ordered_jetblack VOICEMAIL - Ryan_iPhone7plus_order Hey Rob, It seems none of your blue shirt listeners responded to a few of the questions that have been asked in episodes 403-405. I just caught up, so I figured I would be your blue shirt for some of the questions asked. 1) For the callers reporting issues with getting a passcode change screen coming up frequently for them, this is new for iOS 8. It doesn't have a rhyme or reason, but it does seem to be targeted at people who have set pass codes that do not follow secure rules. When it comes to 6 digit passcode, these are restricted to devices with Touch ID as they are easier to access without the passcode, so having a longer code does not hinder the user. This may also be a reason some people are seeing forced passcode changes to be more secure. 2) For AppleCare pricing, I think it was said before, but the pricing is actually based off the full destruction of a phone, which doesn't come cheap. While I was working as a Genius in Apple with the new pricing for AppleCare, I started changing how I handled repairs. If a customer with AppleCare came in with a busted screen, I would go over pricing that a screen repair is $129/$149 without AppleCare, but I would also mention that a replacement phone was almost $200-$300, depending on the model. One thing to think of when getting a repair is "How damaging am I to the phone?" If you think you'll continuously break the screen on the phone, it might be better to space out when to get repairs, because a cracked screen is still usable in a sense. Once the phone is destroyed and not usable may be a better time to use AppleCare. Another thing to think is that if you expect to hit water damage at some point, you can opt not to use AppleCare and get the screen repaired. You save your AppleCare and pay about the same cost so that you can continue to have that "Just in case..." If you have any more questions for a blue shirt, I'll be listening! Thanks for all you do! Regards, Blue Shirt - Name Redacted Dear Rob, We are glad to inform you and the Tii listeners that Fotor has developed a new App, GoArt, which can transform ordinary photos into artistic masterpieces! Fotor is one-stop multi-platform photo editing and online design platform, which establishing a community of over 150 million photo enthusiasts from around the world. We are not content with the achievements at present, so we release GoArt to satisfy user’s special needs. GoArt provides the smartphone user the ability to apply a range of dynamically modified filters, and utilizes AI to simulate the extraordinary painting styles of the fine art masters, from van Gough to Monet. User can easy edit photo into an artwork. We are pleased to invite you to download GoArt for trail. Regards, Maggie from Fotor. And folks search for GoArt - one word in the iOS app store - it is free right now. VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_apple_event_my_thoughts 59:01 Ep 407 - Ask Siri - Guess What? (multiple times) 59:28 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free trial and access to well over 150 of the best and most popular magazines. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC OUT TAKES
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Thu, 15 September 2016
TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 406 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RICK for sending in the music you hear in the background. RICK wrote: Hey, Rob, love the show. Both as an educator and as a scholar whose work has examined the intersection of rhetorical and disability studies, I deeply appreciate the attention you give to issues of accessibility. Your deft handling of complex topics is admirable, characterized, as it is, by informed, respectful commentary that avoids the well-meaning but gratingly insulting condescension that so often plagues the discussions of others. Bravo! I say. I've included a short musical piece (hopefully not too short) for consideration as a possible episode intro/outro selection. My wife left me and I had the summer off, and so, in my sorrow, I turned to the iPad Pro for solace. I'm not a musician per se, but I do love learning new things. The piece, called The Struggle of Hope, was composed, performed, recorded, and mixed entirely on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro using GarageBand, DrumKick, and the wonderfully powerful GeoShred. Additional musical selections, along with an assortment of animated shorts and blog musings focusing on Apple-related topics and mental health can be found at my newly established blog located at www.regardless.website. Regards, Rick Valdosta, Georgia SONG_The_Struggle_of_Hope Thanks RICK for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MATHIEU for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MATHIEU wrote the following: Hey Rob, I made this picture on my iPhone 5S with these apps: Photoshop Mix, Photoshop Fix, and Aviary. I used a Apple special event invite from 2015 for the background and I edited an iPhone 6 to remove the headphone jack and replaced it with speakers! Thanks for the show, Regards, Mathieu from Canada. In the Artwork he made the iPhone 6 look just like the iPhone 7 - but here is what is really special about his artwork - He sent it in on February 15th. NAILED IT. Good Job MATHIEU AND OF COURSE Thanks for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MATHIEU'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 406 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 03:22 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The Lumia 900 and its successors will help Microsoft to reclaim the number 2 ranking (replacing iOS) in smartphone operating system market share in 2015.” unquote Wayne Lam, IHS analyst, 19 Jan 2012 Ummm = not even close. Depending on which survey you believe in 2015 - iOS’s market share was between 12 and 18% Globally. With MS coming in around 0.5 to 1.5% Globally. No mater how you look at it - it was not even close. Of course Apple did account for 91% of the profit for Smartphones - and is that not more important than number of units market share. 04:09 For Promo codes - On Ep 405 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The Apps - Franken Girl and Silk ASMR - If you are interested in winning a promo code for one of these apps or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 405 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 FOR FREE 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. I usually don’t cover court cases - but this one is interesting - seems - Amazon is suing Samsung in Washington State court - accusing them of Trademark violations. According to Jeff Bezos from the court transcript. Quote Samsungs recall notice multiple times mentions fire when describing their smartphone and that is in clear violation of our Trademark for the Amazon Fire, we ask that Samsung only use words like Explosion, Thermal runaway, or incendiary event when describing their smartphones in their recall notices going forward - heck we would even be ok with them using the word flammable - we are not unreasonable here. unquote 05:33 http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/13/technology/apple- ios-10-bricks-iphones/index.html Each major update and even minor ones I say - hold off updating - don’t be the first. And each time I typically get emails that fall into either the wow this is taking longer to download then I expected bucket or the Smug bucket where people say - Ha I did not listen and all went well. This year for iOS 10 or really 10.0.1 when it launched I receive a few messages that had a different tone / message. And they went like this - HELP. Or this message from Rob Usdin quote First time I've had trouble with an iOS update. Backed up to iTunes before I left the house. iPhone SE - went to,work, downloaded update on my phone over wifi. Told it to update. Went to meeting. Come back, pick up iPhone, turn it on - it shows recovery mode. Just got home, plunged into iTunes, says it is in recovery mode, says it will update to 9.3.5 to try and fix. And..it is downloading that right now. It was on 9.3.5 before the attempted iOS 10 update. unquote And there were others with that same - oh no - my phone is bricked message. And I sent out a Push message to the Tii App users about do not upgrade. It does look like Apple fixed the issue within about an hour of it appearing. And it seemed to be an issue with those doing an Over the Air update. But Still I can not stress this enough - just don’t upgrade right away. Stay at iOS 9.3.5 for a bit - wait until iOS 10 Gold Master is really vetted and updated. Now don’t get me wrong - there were still many of the smug - ha I did not listen and all went well emails - but this time again there were a bunch more messages in the OH crap I am bricked category then we have seen in a long time. Now to fix the bricked iPhone you need to connect it to iTunes on your computer. Which I mean - you did go into and sync / back up your iPhone before you tried to upgrade it right???? And Apple did actually issue a statement saying they fixed the issue. From Apple quote We experienced a brief issue wit the software update process, affecting a small number of users during the first hour of availability. The problem was quickly resolved and we apologize to those customers. Anyone who was affected should connect to iTunes to completed the update or contact AppleCare for help - and next time you should listen to Rob at Toady in iOS and not be so eager to update early unquote ok - maybe I added that last part. VOICEMAIL - Karen_seatle_issue_updating_iOS10_had_issue 09:35 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/09/13Swift- Playgrounds-Now-Available-on-the-App-Store.html In my mind the absolute best reason to update to iOS 10 - at least from my time playing with the betas - was Swift Playgrounds - and Apple has added it to the App store for free. Previously it was integrated into the beta releases of iOS 10 and there was no need to download it on its own. But now again you have to go to the iTunes app store and download the Swift playgrounds app for free. It does of course require iOS 10 to run - and an iPad. Sorry - not for iPhones - just iPads - and just those running iOS 10. From Craig Federighi Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering quote “Everyone should have the opportunity to learn coding, and we are excited to bring Swift Playgrounds to the next generation of programmers looking for a fun and easy way to explore key coding concepts using real code, More than 100 schools around the world have already committed to adding Swift Playgrounds to their fall curriculum, and we can’t wait to see what students create with it.” unquote Again to me Swift Playgrounds is the best addition from iOS 10. Yes - I say not to update to the new version of iOS - actually if we stick with last years mantra - I Would say wait until iOS 10.1 before updating - by then at least most if not all of your favorite apps will have been updated. But I do not expect all or even most to listen to my warning - actually I rely on many not - so that they can send in feedback of their experiences for those that do wait. Here is some other feedback about the iOS 10 updates from those listeners that well did not listen to me Hi Rob, Got iOS 10 up and running on four iPads and two iPhones, not many problems except all the apps are asking for permissions that they already had for years. And I'm signing in again for most of them. As for WatchOS 3, there are so many changes, it boggles my mind. Glances are gone. Watch faces work in a different way. The Friends selector is gone. The animated emoji are gone. The exercise apps all work in different and unpredictable ways. But why should I complain when a black and white classic Mickey can now say, "It's eight-oh-three!" with a mere tap on his face. And, I can get confetti with Messages (even though it's impossible to see behind the messages themselves). Best always for all you do, Jeff in Burbank Hi Rob, A couple of things: firstly, the update to iOS 10 didn't resolve my issue whereby callers struggle to hear me when I'm speaking through a Bluetooth headset which appeared from iOS 9.3.5. Now, I'd like to use iMessage, but without using my Apple ID (i.e. just using the phone number). Can this be done and are there any disadvantages? Regards Alf, Sheffield UK Hi Rob, iOS 10 loaded on my 4th gen iPad without problem. There was a lengthy delay that I waited out, but it finished just fine. regards, Tom Hay rob I updated to iOS 10 on the iPhone 6 at around 11:59am I'm not having any problems at all regards, Sharde Hi Rob, I installed iOS 10.0.1 on my iPhone 6s from iTunes and everything is well so far, no problems. Regards, Fabio E And there were many many more that did not have issues or if they did - fixed the issues and are working fine now with iOS 10.0.1 I will get into some of the new features / changes later in the episode and in future episodes - but will leave with this - if iOS 9.3.5 is working fine for you - and you don’t have an apple watch - are not looking at developing an app - and generally just like it when everything and every app just works - then stay at 9.3.5 for now and wait for a couple of updates to iOS 10 before updating. But I am not the only one saying this - App devs are saying it to. Beth LeBas sent me an email from the developer of the Apple Simpl - spelled S I M P L - of course. Quote Apple releases iOS 10 today. As always with major releases of iOS, our advice is "Wait to Update". We recommend users wait one or two months before downloading the newest version of iOS. Why do we always say this? - Waiting one or two months provides a better all-round user experience for you. iOS 9 is already very stable, whereas iOS 10 is not quite as stable as it is so new.
- Waiting one or two months gives time for Apple to squash bugs in iOS 10 (remember: it's a major release)
- Waiting one or two months gives Simpl and your other app developers time to optimise their apps for iOS 10
unquote Ok - and with that said - later is in this episode and future episodes - we will get into some of the new features of iOS 10 - or you could go back to Eps 396 and 397 - where I did a really detailed run through of what changed and moved around in the settings app. 15:04 http://digg.com/video/steve-jobs-courage Hi Rob, Wow. Even though I knew the headphone jack was to disappear in the iPhone 7 I still find myself surprised. Surprised by the idiotic way Phil stood there and justified it. Courage? I think perhaps someone at Apple needs to look that word up in the dictionary as Phil perverted its meaning. Unless he means the courage to stand up before millions and sound like an idiot. Of course he's in marketing so that's par for the course. Why such hostility on my part? Well, Apple has just removed a port that many people use and many would still have a use for into the future. It is not like the floppy drive or the optical disc drive which were clearly losing their relevance. Plus those items were not used by many users constantly. Plus, I strongly suspect that those iPhone owners who never use the headphone jack barely notice its existence. So, did we gain something in return? Not that I can discern. The phone is no thinner and waterproofing is not relevant as a headphone jack is easy to waterproof. Now, what about those of us who use the headphone jack constantly? Apple throws in an adapter which in itself gives the lie to what they say about the irrelevance of the jack. However, this adapter does not allow for charging. So, you can do one or the other but not both simultaneously. So, Apple moved a useful function from inside the phone to outside where it can get lost, damaged and you lose the ability to charge the phone. This is design fetishism run amok. Notice Apple didn't have the courage to include wireless charging. So, will the headphone jack disappear from the iPad line plus the Macs? After all, the only port the Macbook has besides a single USB port is a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Okay, end of rant. For now. Keep up the great work. Regards, Kevin Barry Hi Kevin - I agree - When Phil said it was about courage - jaw dropped and hit floor. Then I remembered he was Apple Marketing Guy - as I mentioned on the last episode. That said - here are some Comments from Steve Jobs with regards to Courage. PLAY BACK END OF COMMENTS voicemail - Steve_Jobs_courage 18:56 I mentioned last year about PIDS - Post iPhone delivery syndrome and soon some of you will be suffering from PIDS. And by Suffering I mean your significant other is letting you know that they need some attention and are feeling a little jealous of your new shinny Apple device. Folks we have a sponsor that can help defeat PIDS - and that is Boll and Branch. 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Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS. That's B-O-L-L and Branch dot com, promo code TII. 21:04 http://digg.com/2016/iphone-7-reviews-plus-worth-buying Every new release of Apple Hardware - Apple gives out test / evaluation units to their pets - ummm I mean to some select and respected tech journalists. And each time they have to sit on their reviews until a few days before it hits the stores. And then I like to look at a bunch and cut to the chase and read the last few sentences or paragraph of the reviews. First up is a review from Nilay Patel - from the Verge - to end his review quote But unless you’re eager and ready to live the early adopter life, you won’t actually be missing out on much if you don’t get an iPhone 7. This is an iPhone that lays a marker in tech history, and it will serve as the foundation for many important changes to how phones work and integrate into our lives. We’re going to remember the iPhone 7. It’s going to be the next iPhones that actually build a useful future on that foundation. unquote From Brian Chen now with the New york times quote Sooner or later, consumers will probably look back at the iPhone’s puberty phase and accept that changes had to be made for the smartphone to mature. I, for one, am looking forward to a future with fewer wires. unquote From Mike Wuerthele at Apple Insider quote Regardless of the slightly older chip manufacturing process still in use for the A10 Fusion, the chip brings both power and battery life to the line, and is another reason why pre-release criticism of the iPhone 7 not being innovative were mistaken. unquote From Chris Velazco with Engadget quote If you can get over the all-too-familiar design and the no-headphone-jack thing, then the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are serious contenders for best smartphones, period. Note that I used the word "best," not "most innovative" -- neither of these devices is groundbreaking. We've seen many of these features (or features like them) pop up in rival phones already. That headphone jack thing aside, most of the choices made in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus feel like safe ones. There's nothing wrong with that, but no matter how good the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are (answer: very, very good), Apple already has us all wondering what next year's iPhone is going to be like. unquote From David Pierce at Wired dot com quote So, no, the iPhone 7 won’t blow your mind with its design or features. It’s still a fantastic phone. And philosophically, it feels like Apple is throwing open a door. The iPhone 7 might not be a revolution, but it might be the catalyst for lots of them. Your phone will be better in a few months, and even better a few months after that. And wouldn’t that be exciting? unquote From Steve Kovach at Business Insider quote As for the iPhone 7, it's the best phone you can buy. I don't recommend upgrading if you have an iPhone 6s, but there are enough improvements here to make it a worthwhile upgrade for just about everyone else. unquote From Nicole Nguyen at Buzzfeed quote If you’re a loyal iOS user and due for an upgrade, it’s a no-brainer: Get this iPhone. If you’re perfectly happy with your current device, wait for it to break, preferably on its way to the bottom of a pool — and then get one. With Google’s new Nexus (or Silver Surfer) phones around the corner, wait a month or so to switch. Maybe, uh, hold off on that Samsung for a while. unquote From Andrew Cunningham at Arstechnica quote If you understand things best when they’re phrased as tired idioms: the missing headphone jack is a fly in the iPhone 7’s ointment. Plenty of people will be happy to scoop out the fly and use the rest of the probably-fine ointment. It’s good ointment! There’s just a fly in it. And the transition from wired to wireless is going to be more painful now than it will be a year or two down the line when more accessories and devices have adapted to follow Apple’s lead. Waterproofing and better battery life have been common iPhone feature requests for years, and the camera and speed improvements are nothing to sneeze at, but you’ll need to buy into Apple’s vision of the future if you want to get them. unquote From Walt Mossberg with Recode quote But, despite the undisputed improvements, this new iPhone just isn’t as compelling an upgrade as many of its predecessors. Some might want to wait a year for the next really big thing — and maybe a better audio solution to boot. unquote http://www.recode.net/2016/9/13/12896952/iphone-7- review-mossberg From Ed Baig at USA Today quote Whether a water-resistant phone coupled with an excellent camera will drive you to the store remains to be seen. This is a strong handset for sure. But if you can hold out, there's already talk that the truly dramatic leap forward for iPhone comes next year when this seminal smartphone celebrates its tenth anniversary. unquote http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2016/ 09/13/iphone-7-plus-review-excellent-camera- phone-can-get-wet/90286162/ From Scott Stein at CNET quote This iPhone feels like it's laying the groundwork for a more sealed-off, improved, wireless system. In the meantime, it's a little bit boring. I'm OK with that if it's reliable. This year's upgrade isn't something you need to have. But its improvements are likely doing some subtle paving of the way toward changes in another iPhone next year. If you care about better photos, and want to be a little more future-proofed for whatever Apple has in store for that dual camera, seriously think about getting the 7 Plus. unquote http://www.cnet.com/products/apple-iphone-7/review/ And finally Anick Jesdanun - AP Tech Writer quote The new iPhones now have stereo speakers and play audio twice as loud as before. I could do the dishes with the faucet running and still hear my music without putting on headphones. The screens are also brighter, which could help in direct sunlight. Apple says battery life improves by an hour or two, thanks to higher capacity and efficiencies. No battery is ever going to be enough, but Apple promises 12 to 15 hours of internet use. If you do upgrade, consider the new jet black model. The back is polished so finely that it looks like glass, yet has the strength of aluminum. It smudges easily — but of course you ought to have a case anyway. unquote And there were actually more than those 12 - do you remember the days when it was 3 or 4 people that received a new iPhone to test and that was it - well those days are over - Apple has definitely ramped up the PR machine this year. As near as I could tell at least 20 english language reporters received an iPhone early to review. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/13/the-iphone-7-reviews-are- in-camera-praised-airpods-panned.html 27:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cedwwL7kCSg Actually there is one more review to play - this is the audio from Stephen Colbert PLAY AUDIO - Stephen_colbert 29:40 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-lens-phone-camera- good-2-better-192117466.html If one lens is good - then 2 must be twice as good - right - well there are articles out there that get into how good two lenses can be. But rather go into some of them - I thought I would play this next segment sent in from Sharky James - from the PetaPixel Podcast. Here we go: AUDIO CLIP - SharkyJames_iPhoneCameras http://petapixel.com/podcast/ Thanks Sharkey James for your thoughts about the new cameras in the iPhone. and I will have a link to the Peta Pixel podcast in the show notes for ep 406. Here is some audio feedback from Tosin in the UK. PLAY VOICEMAIL - Tosin_UK_7Plus_dual_camera. 37:38 email bag time: Hi Rob, For how many years might they include the mini jack to lightening adapter? Any surprises despite all them leaks? I like stereo sound and was hoping for a blue color despite using a case Which had more 6 to 6s or 6s to 7 ignoring the outside & looks? I'm sure with more time we'll find out more improvements apple didn't discuss such as supposed improved laser sensor for the ear/proximity sensor, etc Regards, Michael Per your questions - I would be surprised to see the dongle on the next iPhone. Most likely these are the only two iPhones that will come with the minijack adapter. No - no real surprises - as I said on the last show - we had more bingo card boxes hit this time than any other time and by a good margin. And per which device had the biggest upgrade vs the previous model. Hint it is not the iPhone 7 or 7+ GO THROUGH UPGRADES PDF - Which is in the bonus content for ep 406 on the TII app only. Hi Rob, I won't be upgrading to iPhone 7 this year, not because it's not compelling enough (jet black and double the space, damn!), but because I'm still in love with my 6s: it's a terrific device with still many years of usability and good performance. But the temptation will endure a whole year until I finally crumble to the 7s... Thanks for the great show! Regards, Fabio E 44:17 http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1256338/fblk I have an indie gogo project that the developers of contacted me about. It is called Plug - It is a 48,000 MAh battery Pack - this is a serious serious battery pack - and it even has AC outlets - 2 AC outlets up to 250 Watt Capacity - yes enough to charge two Mac Book Pros. It has two fast charge USB ports and a USB C port. As they say you can charge 28 iPhones, 2 laptops and countless other devices. This just launched and already has $130k raised well over their $30k goal. Pricing on this is $199 for the early Bird. Or $349 for the Plug plus a solar Panel - for those that want to live off the grid. It has Tesla Battery cells - so none of those exploding Samsung battery cells. The size of this is 8.6 inches by 5.6 inches by 1.6 inches. If you camp or do lots of road trips - this may be the device you are looking for. There is about a month left to order this. But there are only about 650 early bird units left. And pricing goes up to $209 on September 18th. and then to $229 on October 1st and then to $329 when it goes to retail. And this is one I actually am a backer on - if you look through the backers you will see Today in iOS listed. I don’t back many of the projects I mention on the show - but when I do — umm ok - now it is sounding like a beer commercial - Anyway this one just seemed too good to pass on - when I think of all the times I need to power up. And now I can do that for any device - USB - USB C - or plain outlet. Search for Plug at indie gogo dot com or in the show notes for ep 406. 44:17 VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_fdbk_apple_event VOICEMAIL - Justin PA_fdbk_ordering_online Hey Rob, How did you do getting your 7 plus? I gotin at about 12:12 am pst and had to settle for a 2 to 3 week delibery estimate. Regards, James M Ummm - well - I made what I would call a bone headed mistake. My ordering process went like this - starting at 11:55 AM PT - refresh App store app - and refresh apple.com - and repeat and repeat - then at 12:00 AM PT It said I needed to update the App store app - Doooh - should have checked before hand. Bone head mistake 1. Finally around 12:12 AM PT - the App store app - came alive - And I went to order my Jet black 256 GB iPhone 7 plus - and when I saw the lead time flash up as 7 to 10 days - I paused and went back to confirm that is what it said. Bone head mistake 2. where I said to myself - gee - I wonder what the other colors have for lead time is it a 7+ issue or a color issue and then Bonehead mistake 3 - I went and checked and took screen shots. Then I came back and it said lead times 1 to 2 weeks - and I went back to double check and it said 2 to 3 weeks and I then smacked myself pushed through. So if I had not been an bonehead - I would have had 7 to 10 days - Instead I would up with 2 to 3 weeks and delivery at the home date range of October 4th to 10th. It was like my mind just went blank for a bit and forgot about the 100’s of thousands also trying to order at that same time. First up in the email bag - from Emiko - she sent in the following message with her paypal donation to the show. It said quote Another new iPhone season, reminds me of how much I enjoy your show and the community. I'm upgrading my phone this year and will be looking forward to hearing discussions around it! As everyone says, keep up the great job! unquote Thanks again Emiko for donating and contributing to the show. Folks if you would like to donate to the show - just go to today in iOS dot com - and in the lower right look for the donate button. Hello Rob, A quick note on my thoughts regarding the Apple event today. New bells and whistles with the latest iPhone and watch aside, the thing that most interested and pleased me is that even though Apple didn’t actually drop pricing, they effectively did by doubling storage capacity on the phones maintaining the same pricing structure. I guess you can say they’ve been doing this already by previously dumping the 32GB models on phones and tablets (because whose going to get a 16GB model when you can get a 64GB version for $100.00 more?), but with the bump in storage, prices are much more palatable. I’m blind and thus still contemplating whether to get the SE (checking the Apple store, the 64GB phone is now at $450.00) since all the fancy visual stuff doesn’t interest me, but even then, scoring a 6S Plus at $650.00 or the 7 at $750.00 with all that storage is also an appealing option. In my case, I’ve got around $180.00 in redeemable BestBuy certificates, so I’ll wait to see if there are any further deals towards the end of the year. You have to love saturation… Airpods…? I’m going to need more than 5 hours of playtime on a charge before I pay $160.00. Sounds like a second or third generation buy or at least until they can boost playtime without a charge. Thanks, Cris VOICEMAIL - Hansel_fdbk_apple_Event_apple_watch 57:52 I want to go over some of the new features / changes of iOS 10 very very quickly - just to remind what they are. And just some this time - and more each of the following episodes. First is Accessibility - Magnifier now uses the camera on your iPhone or iPad like a digital magnifying glass for real-life objects
- New range of display color filters to support different forms of color blindness or other vision challenges
- VoiceOver adds a Pronunciation Editor to customize the way words are pronounced, additional voices, and support for multiple audio sources
- Additional text highlighting options in Speak Screen and Speak Selection, as well as the ability to speak keyboard letters and predictive typing suggestions to support multi-modal learning
- Switch control now lets you control iOS, macOS and tvOS all from the same iPhone or iPad, so you don’t need to configure switches for the secondary device
- Software TTY allows you to place and receive TTY calls without the need for traditional hardware teletypewriter accessories
Next is the one Apple made the biggest deal about - back at WWDC. Messages - Expressive Messaging
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- Bubble effects let you send messages loudly, gently, slam or with invisible ink
- Full-screen effects to celebrate special moments
- Tapback for quick replies to messages, links, and photos
- Handwritten messages animate like ink on paper
- Digital Touch lets you send sketches, taps, and heartbeats
- Tap to replace can emojify your text with just a tap
- Rich links show a preview of web pages you share
- iMessage apps
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- New App Store for iMessage
- Use the power of apps in Messages to share and collaborate with friends
- Download stickers to send and place on text bubbles and photos
Siri - Siri now works with the following types of apps
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- Messaging apps to send, search and read back text messages
- VoIP apps to place phone calls
- Photos apps to search for images and photos
- Ride service apps to book rides
- Payment apps to make personal payments
- Fitness apps to start, stop, and pause workouts
- CarPlay automaker apps to adjust climate, radio, seat, and personal settings
Next time I will go over Maps, Photos and more. 1:01:37 http://www.utomic.com?rfsn=321804.377c8 The very first accessory I ordered for my Jet Black iPhone 7+ even before I ordered the iPhone 7+ itself - were the Atomic Edge bumpers. These are the ones formerly called Bumpies - that I have on my 6+. I order the black Edge bumpers. And Yes I ordered this time - I did not even try to get them free - I did not want to wait - I was hoping at that time I would have the 7+ this week - and not in October. So when the Edge bumpers come they will be kind of mocking me for a few weeks. That said - when the iPhone 7+ does come - the first thing I will do is put on the Edge bumpers - I hear the jet black is slippery. And yes they have bumpers for the 7 as well. I did send an email to Utomic to confirm the bumpers for the 6+ / 6S+ would work for the 7+ and they did confirm they will. They also offered me up an affiliate link - so if you go to todayinios dot com slash utomic - u t o m i c - that will help out the show. They are $35 for the bumpers - and as I said on the show before - you are paying for what you are not getting - and that is a big bulky case. I also heard from some 6 and 6S users that they love the camera on the 7+ but don’t want to go the larger 5.5” size and are really torn about what to do. Well if you are someone with a life proof or other water proof case on your 6 / 6S - you don’t need water proofing anymore - you just need drop protection - and the bumpers provide that and really the size difference between the 7+ with Bumpers vs a 6 / 6S with a big cases is minimal and actually will feel smaller. Definitely thinner. If you are on the fence about upgrading to the 7+ for the great new camera but the size is holding you back - look at the Utomic Edge bumpers as a way of getting the best of both worlds. I have a feeling a lot of people will be getting these bumpers. Plus if you are getting the Jet black - you want people to see it and not cover it up with a case - but given how slippery it is - according to those that touched it at the Apple event - you definitely need some protection. Again go to today in iOS dot com slash utomic if you plan on getting the bumpers. Link in show notes of course. 1:04:31 Ep 406 - Ask Siri - Rock paper scissors 1:04:52 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC OUT TAKES
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 405 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank DAYMOND for sending in the music you hear in the background. DAYMOND wrote: Hey Rob, I was the one who first suggested playing music from your listeners during your intro. Thank you so much for entertaining the idea! It's so cool that it's still a part of your show and that it's become part of that cool connection you have with all of us. I've got another song that I created this in GarageBand on an iPad 2. Love the show! Thanks for all the wonderful info Regards, — Daymond ps. I created 2 versions of the song — one you can talk over in the intro and one that you can play at the end of your podcast that has some vocals I sampled. Hope you like it! Thanks DAYMOND for the music and folks I will put the OTHER VERSION OF THE song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is some artwork I created using an image based off of Apple's most recent invite. It was edited and the text was added using the Snapseed app. Thanks for all that you do, and as always keep up the great work! Regards, Bruce W. Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCES'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 405 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 02:21 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “iHeads” who continually proclaimed the imagined superiority of Apple smartphones vs. those of Samsung now have grudging respect for the Korean giant, and will soon be awed by Sony and LG.” unquote Henry Long, Seeking Alpha, 6 September 2013 Evidently Mr. Longs definition of Respect vs that from us iHeads is a bit different. Just Sayin. 02:52 For Promo codes we have codes for a couple of Apps this episode. First up Are promo codes for the App - Franken Girl. The devs describe the app as a game of Collecting where you create different parts of a girl - eyes, nose, mouth and other features and fuse them to make your own franken girl. They say it is a collecting game with a unique concept - I could not disagree with that. Thanks to the devs for sending over the promo codes for this app and Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put Girl in the subject line. We also have promo codes for the app - Silk ASMR - here is the review from the dev PLAY PROMO SILK ASMR Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - SILK ASMR and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put SILK 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. 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 FOR FREE 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. 05:33 http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/09/02/samsung-issues- global-recall-of-galaxy-note-7-replacement-program-announced First up for this episode - I recorded it in two parts - the first half on Tuesday Night the 6th - and then the second half will be recorded after the September 7th event. So during the first half - I have no idea what Apple is or is not going to announce. Well it is official - The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was the Hottest Smartphone Selling this summer. That would be around 500 Degrees Celsius and 932 Degrees Fahrenheit to be specific. Thanks to ALL that sent in emails on this one. Emails with Subject lines like Merry Christmas or Rob Try Not to Smile - I dare you. Jeez some of you think I am going to get some sort of Pleasure from reading these article almost like Schad-en-freude - which was actually what one clever person put in the title of an email. And All I can say - is well you know me too well. And for those still not clued in on what I am talking about it is Per the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and that 500 Degrees Celsius I mentioned earlier all the chemistry majors can tell you that is the rough combustion temperature for Lithium Ion. Seems there were some units going boom goes the dynamite when they were being charged. This issue is so bad - that Samsung had to recall ALL the Note 7’s it sold in 10 countries including the US - and that is over 2.5 Million units. Apparently when charging up said Note 7 a small % of the units may catch on fire and basically look like they exploded. Which by the way is finally a feature Samsung did not rip off from Apple. Funny thing is if you watch the ads for the Note 7 it shows it working under water - which now turns out is a good thing as it is only safe place to charge one. So if you are hearing this and you have a Note 7 or know someone that does - make sure they return it ASAP and don’t try to charge it up. Really - this is a major issue - and one for Samsung that could not possible come at a worse time. Just as Apple was getting ready to roll out the new iPhones - which we will get to later in this episode. From an article on CNN money about the recall. Quote it's believed 0.1% of all devices sold are at risk. The company added that 2.5 million Note 7 devices have sold since launch. unquote So that is only 2,500 ticking time bombs that could burn down your house. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says that consumers should stop using this product immediately. Then you want to return it to where you purchased it. And the best thing to do - is upgrade to the iPhone you should have purchased to start with. http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/02/technology/samsung- galaxy-note-7-recall-details/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSADhUBIiaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJtmQ5DAU3s 09:09 https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=09012016a On September 1st Apple announced some App Store Improvements. Well improvements for the end users and those devs that have recently updated apps with short titles. Like oh I don’t know the - Tii App - a total of 7 characters counting the Space. See Apple is going to be cracking down on those App devs that are gaming the system by putting really long titles with a bunch of keywords stuffed in the title. Going forward titled will be limited to no longer than 50 characters. Which the marketer in me says - Hey Rob - you are leaving 43 characters on the table you could be key word spamming with. This all goes back to how iTunes search works - and it is about the title - and it has such a strong influence on the results - many App devs tried to spam their titles with almost random keywords. Marketers love to do this One example of an app I found doing this is one called - Marketing Plan & Strategy COLON SEO, Social Media Marketing & Advertising. Over 60 characters - and it is the first 25 Characters before the colon which really are the apps title. Going forward App names for new Apps and any updates need to be 50 characters or shorter. The other place Apple is cleaning up the App store is in removing Apps that have not been updated in while and are not updated to support the current version of iOS or no longer function as intended. If you are a dev and your app is deemed to be one of these apps you will be contacted by Apple then will have 30 days to make the needed changes or your app will get the boot from the App store. If you have one of these apps installed - it will NOT affect your installed app. Some interesting factoids from the Apple note on this is there are now over 2 Million Apps available - and each week there are 100,000 New or updated apps submitted for review. As a consumer of many apps - these are both welcome changes - and as an someone with with a 7 character app that gets updated all the time - I like these changes as well. From the google+ community - Vinny Trent said quote That's great news, but I have to say it's about time. It's one thing to be able to say we have 2 million apps in our store, but if even a small % of those are rubbish or faulty it does't look good for the company responsible for policing the store. unquote http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-announces-plan-to- clean-up-the-app-store/ 11:48 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/apple- weighs-iphone-video-editing-app-in-renewed- push-on-social-isa5rhlu Interesting rumor in Bloomberg - and one not on the bingo card - and that is Apple is supposedly working on a Social sharing App. PLAY AUDIO CLIP - Ain’t got time for that. Ok - yes yes yes - I know - Ping - and the failure that was - is probably going through some of your minds. Apparently this time around it would be an app for Video recording / sharing to go after SnapChat. Supposedly this app would allow user to record video, apply filters and drawings to the media - similar to what Snapchat does and send it to contacts or to other social networks. Which ok - that last part lost me - are they creating their own social network - i.e. Ping. Or are they just creating video creation apps that can take the output and send it via social media. The rumor according to Bloomberg is this app would be released in 2017. There are other rumors of other social sharing features / applications in the works at Apple. But maybe Social Networking is just not something in Apples DNA. I mean after all - Social Networking means being social and sharing way more info about yourself then you have any right to. Or as I call those people - front to backers. Because the basically every share which way they - well you get the picture. And Apple is soooo exactly the opposite - everything is hush hush - don’t share. Don’t tell. It is very very likely the Social Media gene is just missing from Apple’s DNA. And that is ok - After all no one is every great at everything - well unless you are one of the four people with JB for your initials - but outside of James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Bower and of course Johnny Bravo - everyone else is lucky to be really good at just a couple of things. And I think social networks - well that is something Apple should support but not participate in. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3112645/apple-ios/ apple-hopes-to-stake-fresh-space-in-social-media.html 13:46 VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_3rdParty_fixing_iPhone Hey Rob! In episode 403, the listener named Tammy was asking for help with her photo upload to Google. Specifically, her problem was that she was running out of space while Google backed up her photos, and she didn't know why that would happen. Well, I have the answer! When you have optimized photos turned on, Google photos has to download the full versions of your photos and videos to your device from iCloud in order to upload them to its servers. That's why her phone keeps running out of space. The iPhone should manage itself by re-optimizing the photos, but it doesn't always work. She might have to manually delete the photos that have already been backed up as she goes to make the process go more smoothly. Alternatively, if she has access to a computer, she might want to try to download her iCloud stuff to the computer, and then upload to Google with the desktop uploader app. Oh, and don't forget to clear out the "recently deleted" folder to regain that storage space! Barry Smitherman Hi Rob, A few things I wish were added to ios. On control center, the bottom row of apps functions like a mini app launcher. I uninstalled calculator and some other stock apps now I have only three icons. I wish I could choose those apps which appear in control center. At the very least I wish the wallet app was one of them. I find double clicking on the home button when my phone is locked often unlocks the device instead of bringing up the wallet. The same gesture behaves differently when the phone is unlocked. (I believe this is the only thing that behaves this way in iOS). With my.phone now unlocked I then scramble to find the wallet buried in a folder. Secondly I wish there was a way to mark an iMessage as unread. Sometimes I receive a message, will read it, but don't want to reply at that time. Being able to mark it as unread would remind me to respond. Lastly the stock keyboard should have some sort of swipe option. I would think Apple cops do a very good job implementing a solution. When you launch the health app and click on mindfulness are you able to launch the "video"? There is a play button but it doesn't do anything. I don't think the mindfullness part of the health app is active at all.. Regards, John North Lake Wisconsin VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_Passcode_issue_thoughts VOICEMAIL - Bart_change_device_passcode 22:49 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 that had lots of comments came from Ed Tilden ON September 6th who posted the following quote Has anyone else noticed unreliability of Touch ID since 9.3.4/5? I'm finding myself constantly re-teaching both my phone and iPad my finger prints. Before these updates I never had issues. unquote Nic Brown replied quote Same Here unquote Lawrence McFarland, Jim H, Bob Berberick and Rick C all replied Theirs is working fine. As is it working fine on my Wifes iPhone SE. Myron Uecker replied quote I'm running iOS 10 beta and noticed Touch I has not worked well on my iPhone the last week. It is working fine on my iPad Air 2, though. unquote Nic Brown replied back to say quote So mine is working great since i added my print upside down. I don't see how that would do any good but it did for me at least. I should mention neither my daughter or wife have had any problems. unquote I should say I had emails from others with some different issues with iOS 9.3.5 - like from Alf in Sheffield UK who reported issues since updating to iOS 9.3.5 that people he is trying to talk to via the phone when using bluetooth can not hear him speak. And others are reporting that issue as well. If you had this issue and fixed it - please email us today in iOS at gmail dot com and let us know what you did to fix the issue. So iOS 9.3.5 while needed for security reasons - may have introduced for some a few bugs. Does that mean you should run out and update to iOS 10 Gold Master on the first day it is released - HECK no. Even if you are having issues wait a few days. And if you are not having issues - wait until the at least the first update to iOS 10. Say iOS 10.0.1 before updating. Just my warning - next episode I will go over iOS 10 in greater detail and re-emphasize waiting on the update. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 25:42 http://www.macworld.com/article/3114170/ios/apples-new- 2tb-icloud-storage-tier-will-give-your-iphone-tons-of- space.html?google_editors_picks=true Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. And this is for those thinking about getting the smaller or larger capacity storage new iPhone. Apple last week launched a 2 TB iCloud storage tier for $20 a month. Really though at $20 a month - that is much more in two years than the difference between the 128GB and 256 GB versions of the iPhone - which likely will be $100. If you feel 2 TB is much more than you need in the cloud - Apple does also offer 1TB for $10 a month, 200 GB for $3 a month. and 50 GB for $1 a month. If the main reason you run out of space is photos and videos - then this might be worth looking into. At $3 a month - that is $72 in two years - for 200GB is more additional storage than the extra 128 GB you get going from 128 to 256 GB - and is $28 cheaper. That all said - I am sure I will get the 256 GB version. I will talk more about this later in the episode. Just know there is now a 2 TB version of iCloud to store all your photos and movies. 27:00 VOICEMAIL - Daniel_Apple_Music_Free_to_uk_news Hi Rob, I have an iPhone 6. Out of the blue, my headphones stopped working. I could hear static when I plugged them into the iPhone, but no sound came through. Step 1, I checked to see if there was any dirt in the jack – NO. Step 2, I tried a different pair of headphones – SAME PROBLEM. Step 3 – Settings\General\Reset\Reset Network Settings – BINGO! I remember, on one of your shows a long time back, you said resetting the network settings fixes many problems. Thank you! Your solution worked for me. All headphones are now working. Regards, Janet Texas Thanks Janet for that reminder - the all Reset Network Settings trick really does fix a bunch of issues with your iOS devices - even if theoretically it should not. Hi Rob, I Have not heard any complaints in a while about apple maps. Would I be right in assuming the maps are as good a google in mapping and driving directions? Wonder also about accidents and traffic slow flow info posted to apple maps. Just curious. I may be getting a new phone soon. I've still got google maps and search but really need more gigs than 16. Using my 4s dinosaur'ed on 6.3. Will be getting a headphone jack however. Regards, Mike R Apple Maps keeps getting better with each major update of iOS and even some minor updates. Is it on par with Google Maps today - probably not - but is it close enough as a native app to no longer make you need Google Maps - for the most people that answer is absolutely. Sure there are still some small % use cases by location that Apple Maps falls downs vs Google Maps - but vice versa can be said as well. I personally am all in on Apple Maps and stopped using google maps a while ago. Apple Maps with integration with my Apple Watch really works the best for me. I have traveled a bunch this year - next flight actually gets me A-list on Southwest - and I have only used Apple Maps this year and they have worked great for me. Again the real question is not - if Apple Maps is as good as Google Maps - just is it close enough - and in my opinion and based on feedback from many listeners for 99%+ of users - yes it is close enough - and that is all Native apps need to achieve to be the most used app. Hi Rob I have a question more of a idea but either way maybe you can answer it for me. Is there an app or a new update coming to the Apple Watch that will flash a notification when my cell phone drops signal. Down here in Albuquerque you can lose signal very quickly indoors or even driving a few miles down a street before it catches up to the next tower. There are many times that I have lost signal only to bounce back. During those times I feel it would have been nice to know if my phone was on NO Service before I pulled it out of my pocket to look. If the watch can flash notifications from the phone and tells you when the phone is out of range then it should be just as simple as a little icon changing colors bases on whether or not there is a signal. I tried a couple of free ones like Dash Phone and RemoteBattery that were free. I went up to the hiking trails on top of the Sandias knowing where there are places to find and lose reception to test. Results? Neither worked. Both these apps merely told me either who my carrier was or how much battery my phone had or how much battery my Apple Watch had left in it. Having an app tell me that I have 4g T-mobile on my watch while looking at the no service bar on the iPhone really doesn't help me. Love the show - Regards, Tom VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_life_proof_case_son 35:35 I have mentioned the RING doorbell - well let me tell you A trued story on how it kept me out of the dog house with the wife. Two weekends ago - My wife was going out with her mom shopping for the day and she was giving me the list of things I needed to do while she was gone - and one of them was to be at the house at 1:00PM because Tesha the lady that cuts my boys hair was coming over. Like with most husbands That info went in one ear and right out the other. A little after Noon - I decided to take my boys to lunch and for ice-cream at culvers. At 1:00 PM on my phone there was a notice of a ringing of the doorbell. I answered the door bell from Culvers saw Tesha standing there and was like Oh Crap. I told her we were 3 minutes out - I grabbed the boys, the rest of our lunch and rushed home. Tragedy avoided well except we did not get the ice cream and I needed to tip a little better. And the Wife was never the wiser that I totally forgot what she said. That is the power of being able to answer your doorbell anywhere any time. If you go to Ring dot com slash T i i - you will get for a limited Time $50 off the Ring of Security kit - which includes a video doorbell, Stick up Cam, solar Panel and indoor chime. The Video Door bell quickly - and easily connects to your wired door bell wires. The main unit is not something you have to worry about charging if you wire it up. It took me all of twenty minutes if that to remove the old door bell and replace it with the Video Doorbell from Ring. And you can also share access to it with others in your house. The RING doorbell has quickly become one of those accessories you can’t see yourself living with out ever again. Beyond the front door - The Stick up Cam can be used to watch other parts of your house and also installs in minutes. Go to ring dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off either Ring Security Kits. Thanks Ring for sponsoring this episode. 37:39 http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2016/ And now we get into the September 7th 2016 Apple Keynote Event. It started off as expected with Tim Cook - except it started with Tim as a passenger with James Cordon - And as they say hilarity ensued or at least Carpool Karaoke ensued. Apple Music is what Tim started talking about. Apple Music is now at 17 Million subscribers. Access to over 30 Million songs. YADA YADA - YADA YADA Then on to the App store. >140 Billion App downloads. YoY growth of Apps download of 106% for July and August. 2X the revenue of Android. >500,000 Games in the App store. And then he introduced finally Mario is coming to the App store and Nintendo - FINALLYYYYYY Super Mario Run for iOS will be the new app released. They had Nintendo come on stage and do a demo of Super Mario Run. No mention of it being available for Apple TV. Next up Tim went over Education. He talked about ConnectEd and the 114 schools they are involved with. Susan Prescott from Apple came out to talk about iWork. And Real Time Collaboration for Pages, Keynote and Numbers. Finally Tim gets to the good stuff. New Products. And first up is Apple Watch. Apple Watch is the top selling Smartwatch and in 2015 Apple was the #2 Watch seller - even though they only sold Watches for 8 of the months of the year. SCREENSHOT. Jeff Williams from Apple came up to talk about the new Apple Watch. And yes - Pokemon go is coming to the Apple Watch and shipping before end of year. Shhhh - don’t tell my son’s. Finally 35 minutes in we get to the video of the new Apple Watch. showing people swimming in pools. Nice. It is called Apple Watch series 2 - is officially swim proof. Water Resistant to 50 Meters. And it is robust enough for swimming every day. Internally it is S2 - the next gen - dual core processor - 50% faster. 2X graphics performance. 2nd gen display twice as bright as the original Apple Watch. As expected - Built in GPS. Another bingo card item. Actually looks like all three bingo card items for Apple watch are hits. Apple Watch 2 introduced, Same size, and GPS - but no Cellular are all hits. They also introduced a ceramic version of the Apple Watch 2 to go with the Aluminum and Stainless Steel versions. And a new Apple Watch Nike+ designed specifically for Runners - which is the Aluminum version with a special band. Which is not the type of band I would recommend for runners. You will want to change that ASAP. Faster processor, Brighter display, GPS - hmmm - what about battery life? 20 minutes in on the Apple watch and still there was nothing yet about Battery Life. Pricing for Apple Watch 2 - starts at $369 Apple Watch series 1 - starts at $269 and now has the same 2nd gen core. September 16th for Apple watch 2 availability. But NOTHING NADDA - not a single word about Battery Life. Next up is the iPhone. Yeah. As previously mention over 1Billion iPhones sold. Then there was an iOS 10 overview. Which I will not overview. He did go over HomeKit - and Yes - Today’s sponsor Ring - works with HomeKit. And now the iPhone 7 and the first thing they show is is the dual camera module. And off to a video with Sir Johnny. It is of course very pretty. Then Phill the thrill Yes - same basic design as the 6 / 6S. 1. Jet Black Finish - high gloss finish. And second black - just called black. Gold, Silver and Rose Gold. Antennas moved up and down as expected. 2. Home button - redesigned. Force sensitive. With taptic engine. So it is no longer a moving button or so it appeared. Need to confirm that. 3. The new iPhones are Water and dust Resistant - again as expected. IP67 protection standard. which means it is rated to a depth of 1 meter. 4. Camera - iPhone 7 is actually one camera module. f/1.8 aperture 6 element lens and bigger lens as expected - new 12 MP module. And with New 4 LED flash. Yes on the bingo card. Faster processor for Photos. Optical image stabilization. Body and face detection vs just face detection before. iPhone 7+ - yup 2 camera module - Two 12 MP cameras. Shocker. New button on screen - 1x or tap to 2x - optical zoom. Or you can do 1x to 10x - beyond 2x it is software zoom. Having the 2nd lens allows for Optical zoom and better pictures. This is the key reason I am updating to the iPhone 7+. This was the feature I have been waiting for - This will give you as close to DSLR as you can get on a smartphone. Not as good - but close enough for most. In theory - and it will be fun testing it out. For Video recording on the 7+ you can do 2X optical zoom and up to 6X digital zoom - vs 3x on the 6S+. For both iPhones there is a new 7 MP FaceTime HD camera up from 5MP. Which allows for 1080p HD video recording with auto image stabilization. New feature - portrait - with depth effect. gives a blur in the background and pops out the portrait of the person in the foreground. that will be via a software update later this year. 5. Display - 25% brighter display, wide color gamut, cinema standard, 3D touch. but same exact resolution as the 6S and 6S+. 6. Speakers - stereo speakers - one top and one bottom. and twice the volume of previous speakers. good news about the speakers at top and bottom - is that to enjoy stereo audio - you don’t have to put it on the bridge of your nose after all. 7. EarPods - As expected - Lightening for headphones - no more 1/8th inch headphone port. and they are including the lightening to 1/8th headphone jack adapter with the new iPhones. Phill said the reason they are moving on is courage. Did I mention Phill is a marketing guy. 8. Wireless - Apple AirPods - new wireless earPods. 5 hours of listening on a single charge - and the case gives 24 hours of playing. and can switch to Apple Watch from iPhone. the case is pretty nice. Connecting is really easy. Open case - up pops a box - you tap connect and that is it. No buttons - no pairing. With a special Apple chip - the W1. If you remember the kickstarter project a few episodes back - where they had earbuds that charged in the case - same exact thing with the Apple AirPods. Pricing is $159 and availability is late October - more on these on a future episode. Speaking of Wireless. LTE was improved on both iPhones now supporting up to 450 MBPS vs 300 MBPs on the 6S and 6S+ 9. Apple Pay - fellica - Apple Pay in Japan - and Transit in for Japan. 10. Performance - A10 fusion chip. 64 bit - four core processor. 40% faster than A9. 2X faster than A8. Now 120 times faster than the Original iPhone. Two cores for faster - two cores for higher efficiency. New GPU - 6 core - 50% faster than A9 and 3 times faster than A8. Now 240x faster on graphics than original iPhone. Quote A10 most powerful chip ever in a smartphone unquote Longest battery life ever on an iPhone. For Battery life. Apple stated that the 7+ will get up to 1 hour longer battery life than the 6S+ - and the 7 will get up to 2 hours longer battery life than the iPhone 6S. But looking at the specs for the 7+ to start. Talk time is now up to 21 hours wireless vs 24 hours wired for the 6S+. Internet use is where you see the improvement on battery life - that is where the additional time comes from. But if you are doing audio playback wirelessly - vs wired - then there as would be expected be a degradation. If you are moving from a 6+ or 6 to the 7+ or 7 - then battery life improvements should be the same. Physically the 7 and 7+ are identical in dimensions to the 6S and 6S+ Early on I said if they did away with the head phone jack it would NOT be because of thinness - and that is true. the 7 and 6S are both 7.1 MM thin. And the 7+ and 6S+ are both 7.3 MM thin. NO change at all in the dimensions. The 7 is 5 grams lighter than the 6S and the 7+ is 4 Grams lighter than the 6S+. iPhone 7 Costs - $649, $749 and $849 - That is the same pricing as the 6S - except it is Double the storage with 32 still not enough GBs, 128 ok - that is more like it GB’s and 256 I have a new puppy GB’s. The 7+ Costs $769, $869 and $969 for the same storage levels. In both the 7 and 7+ the Jet black is only available in 128 and 256 GB. All storage options are available for Silver, Gold, Rose Gold and plain black. Pre-Orders start September 9th - Traditionally that means 12:01 AM PT. So September 9th at 12:01 AM PT as in Friday Morning at 3:01 AM ET. or 2:01 AM CT in my case. NOT SATURDAY - but FRIDAY. iPhones will start shipping on September 16th. 20 countries will get the iPhone on the 16th - then 30 more countries one week later. Those countries getting it on the 16th are: Australia Austria Belgium Canada China Denmark Finland France Germany Hong Kong Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Puerto Rico Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan UAE United Kingdom and of course the United States And then on the 23rd of September these additional 30 countries get the iPhones and they are: Andorra Bahrain Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Greece Greenland Guernsey Hungary Iceland Isle of Man Jersey Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Maldives Malta Monaco Poland Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Slovakia and Slovenia If your country was not named in either group - you likely will still be getting it prior to the end of the year. But 50 countries in the first 8 days is by far the widest fastest roll out ever for new iPhones. iOS 10 - Sept 13th - I can not stress this enough - WAIT on updating to iOS 10 - don’t be the first ones that update to iOS 10. There is no Killer feature you can not wait a week or more to update to. Every year there are some sort of issues with upgrades - maybe this year will be different - maybe not. Next episode will be about iOS 10 and the new features and more info on the iPhones. And speaking of the new iPhones - This is an important point - if you are going to be pre-ordering - in the past the Apple Store App on iOS has been the first place pre-orders were live. Sometimes a few minutes before the web store - sometimes an hour before. That said - be checking both places an hour or so before the stated time and keep pinging them. Make sure you have an account set up in the Apple Store app before hand. https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/07/apple-iphone-7- live-blog-september/ http://digg.com/2016/apple-iphone-7-liveblog 56:40 Hi Rob, My prediction for the removal of the headphone jack is: they will remove it. They will provide a headphone that is both wired and wireless. Like a combo. They will include it with the phone I hope. No basis for my prediction. I guess we will see. Thanks for all you do, Dan Well lets go over the bingo card really quickly on what definitely hit - what definitely missed and what is up in the air until the tear downs start. VOICEMAIL - Emiko 1:01:30 Ep 405 - Ask Siri - SEE YOU ON THE 7th 1:02:05 Thanks again to RING for sponsoring this episode - Folks right now and for a limited time only go to RING dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off the Ring of Security kit - Thanks Ring for sponsoring this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. 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click to get larger PDF version As always - I would like to point out - not everything on the bing card are items I think will be announced. However these are the top rumors out there leading into the September 7th 2016 keynote event. Remember the event will be live streamed September 7th at 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT - http://www.apple.com/apple-events/ Live streaming requires an iOS device, Safari on a Mac, An Apple TV or PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Please leave comments about the live event in the post this is pinned to the top of the Tii Google+ community - go there to add in your comments live as the keynote unfolds. Per the Rumor Bingo card above for those sight impaired and using Voiceover. Below is the actual layout of the bingo card going left to right in plain text. Top Row: 5.5 inch iPhone with dual camera module on back side iPhone 6 and 6+ are killed off the Apple store 4 LED's for the new and improved back side flash Apple Watch 2 with GPD but not with Cellular The new iPhones will be called the iPhone 7 and 7+ Second Row: New MacBook Pros announced A10 Processor with M10 coprocessor announced in new iPhones Smart Connector for the 5.5 inch iPhone only Apple Watch 2 introduced Apple Watch 2 same size as original models Third Row: The Homebutton is now flush with the screen and does not move Black is introduced as a new color for the iPhones Free Box New iPhones are the same basic design as the 6 / 6S Stereo Speakers on the bottom of the new iPhones Fourth Row: Improved NFC with full access to NFC New iPhones come with lightening EarPods iPhones announced as Water Resistant Storage levels of iPhones now 32, 128 and 258 GB Improved 3D touch with lower latency Fifth Row: 3GB of RAM for the 5.5 Inch iPhone only. iPad Mini 5 in Rose Gold and Water Resistant iPad Mini 5 Introduced iPad Mini 5 with 3D touch, 5MM thin, A9 Processor HeadPhone Jack Removed from New iPhones
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 404 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - Someone Like You On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, Brian SONG_someone_like_you Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank FRED for sending in the Artwork for today's show. FRED wrote the following: Hey Rob Here is my contribution to your Tii artwork collection. I took a photo of a stack of bright colored towels with my iPhone 6S. Then cropped it on my iPad with Snapseed. And finally added the text "Today In iOS" using the new Text tool in Snapseed. Cheers! Fred Zelders The Netherlands Thanks FRED, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see FRED'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 404 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:19 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “What we see is that youth are pretty much fed up with iPhones. Everyone has the iPhone.” unquote Niels Munksgaard, Director of Portfolio, Product Marketing & Sales , Nokia, 13 Dec 2011 Ahh - the old - no one goes there anymore it’s too crowded argument. Brilliant. 02:43 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 FOR FREE 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. 03:05 http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-releases-important- security-update-for-iphone-after-malware-found/ Well that update was unexpected and I am talking about iOS 9.3.5 which Apple released on Thursday and which has to start today’s show. iOS 9.3.5 patches a zero day bug. IE - one built into iOS - and apparently in there since iOS 7. Actually it patches three different vulnerabilities. These could be used for nothing major - just to access the devices location, or to read contacts, texts, calls and emails as well as turn on the devices microphone. And worse yet there was a company in Israel that created spyware to exploit these vulnerabilities. The good news is you can patch all this by simply updating to iOS 9.3.5 - which yeah - you really should do. And you should thank Human Rights Activit - Ahmed Mansoor. Mansoor is a citizen of the United Arab Emirates - and he was someone the Government there looked at as a menace and someone that needed to be spied on. Note Mansoor is someone his government has not treated well over the years to say the least with imprisonment, beatings, and a travel ban - so you know to make sure the imprisonment and beatings could continue. Well they also liked to spy on him and tried many times. In the past they sent him a PDF packed full of spy ware - which he did not open. And early in August he received two unsolicited SMS message on his iPhone 6 - which contained links to quote secrets concerning Detainees in UAE prisons unquote. Well luckily for all of us - he did not bite. But rather he forwarded them to The Citizen Lab - and Citizen Lab researchers working with the security company Lookout found that those SMS messages were a series of Zero Day exploits designed to take over Mansoor’s iphone in hopes of spying on him. From the Citizen Labs blog quote Had he followed those links, Mansoor’s iPhone would have been turned into a sophisticated bugging device controlled by UAE security agencies. They would have been able to turn on his iPhone’s camera and microphone to record Mansoor and anything nearby, without him being wise about it. They would have been able to log his emails and calls — even those that are encrypted end-to-end. And, of course, they would have been able to track his precise whereabouts. unquote If you read the part in the article about the company behind the spyware and the triple exploit - it sounds like something out of Spy novel. Quote our team was able to positively link the exploit infrastructure behind these exploits to an obscure company called “NSO Group”. Don’t look for them online; NSO Group doesn’t have a website. They are an Israeli-based “cyber war” company owned by an American venture capital firm, Francisco Partners Management, and founded by alumni of the infamous Israeli signals intelligence agency, Unit 8200. This unit is among the most highly ranked state agencies for cyber espionage, and is allegedly responsible (along with the U.S. NSA) for the so-called “Stuxnet” cyber attack on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. unquote The irony in all this is Apple’s biggest issue with developing a back door was fear that some government would use that access to track down its citizens and those calling out human rights violations and that is EXACTLY what happened here. Mansoor is not a terrorist he is a human’s rights activist and the UAE right now is being looked at by the CIA and NSA and Israel intelligence as a bumbling fool for wasting 3 zero day exploits on Mansoor. I can tell you right now - the October 4ths SOYC con also known as the Spy on your citizens Conference which is held each year at Fort Meed - well its going to be pretty awkward for the UAE representative when he shows up. Check in might go like this. Hello I am His Excellency Jassem Bu Ataba Al Zaabi, director general of NESA from the UAE looking for my badge and a free Bag oh and can I get one of those double connect lanyards. I just hate the ones with the single connect in the middle they always flip around and having to say my name over and over - well it could be a very long night. To which the person at the check in desk would look him up in the computer and say the following: PLAY YOU GET NOTHING I do not want to down play the seriousness of these three exploits and what this spyware could do - and if you have not updated to iOS 9.3.5 - then you need to do so right away. Luckily any iOS device running iOS 9.X is able to get the update now. Citizen lap stated that once they realized what they had - the contacted Apple with a responsible disclosure concerning the Zero Day exploits - and they stated Apple responded immediately. And by the time you get this far in you are thinking - well I just will go to Android - ummm - yeah - they have had these type of Zero day exploits for years and they were known and for most Android devices they are still not patched. Imagine what that Israeli company has created for Android devices. And that is something Citizen Lab and Lookout researchers basically said when they said there is evidence that the Group has ways to get this spyware onto other mobile operating systems - notably Android. This next bit will definitely sound fan boyish - but At least with iOS - when something this bad is discovered - within 2 weeks - Apple was able create and roll out the update where it was instantly available to all of its users of iOS 9. Something not even remotely possible on the Android side. Again I do not want to down play this issue - so I will leave on this note - it was a bad group of exploits that were being used for the worst of reasons where a government was trying to spy on one of its citizens who is known for calling out the government for human rights violations. If anyone ever had any doubt about Apples stance vs the FBI - this hopefully will but that doubt to rest - Apple was right - there are bad people and governments out there looking for exploits - and the FBI asking Apple to create a new exploit was the wrong call by the FBI. Now go and update your iOS device and come back and finish the rest of the episode once you do. https://deibert.citizenlab.org/2016/08/disarming-a-cyber- mercenary-patching-apple-zero-days/ http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/your-apple-iphone- had-been-vulnerable-to-hackers-since-ios-7-332079.html 10:27 https://www.lawfareblog.com/cost-using-zero-days Into the email bag on this subject. Hi Rob, I'm sure you've seen the latest update, but here are a couple fascinating if not unnerving articles with regard to the phone hack. One titled - The Cost of using Zero-Days - by Nicholas Weaver at Lawfareblog dot com and the other titled - Government Hackers caught using unprecedented iphone Spy Tool over at vice.com My favorite quote from the first article by Weaver is quote “It is time to update your iPhone software. Today. (And if you have a non-Nexus Android phone then you need to “upgrade” by throwing that directly into a trash can).” unquote Regards, brian Thanks for the links - And I really liked the time line spelled out in the article by Weaver this is an officemate of the folks from Citizen Labs. And here was the time line with dates. August 10th the text SMS messages are sent to Ahmed Mansoor who then sends them to Citizen Labs. They captured the Zero Day vulnerabilities on August 11th. They reported them to Apple on August 15th and Apple Patched them on August 24th. That article also pointed out that it takes a triple Exploit to really take control of an iOS device. quote To exploit an iPhone you need more than a single vulnerability, functional exploits are chains of two or three. In this case the "Trident" attack required exploiting a chain of vulnerabilities: a corruption in WebKit to take over Safari, a kernel memory disclosure vulnerability necessary to bypass the kernel's defenses, and a kernel memory corruption used to take over the phone. unquote In the second article - there is an actual quote from NSO - the company that made the spyware called pegasus - that was busted. NSO's spokesperson Zamir Dahbash said the company’s quote mission is to help make the world a safer place by providing authorized governments with technology that helps them combat terror and crime. unquote Hmmm - no where in there do they mention spying on Human Rights Activists. Guess that is buried at little further down in their company mission statement. Oh wait they went on to say quote “The agreements signed with the company's customers require that the company's products only be used in a lawful manner. Specifically, the products may only be used for the prevention and investigation of crimes.“ unquote Oh well that changes everything - as long as you have a contract that says that I am sure no government would ever miss use your software. I mean if you don’t count the ones that already have and then got busted doing so and lead to a patch that broke your software and cost you millions of dollars in sales and R&D for the update. Karma http://motherboard.vice.com/read/government-hackers- iphone-hacking-jailbreak-nso-group 13:33 http://bgr.com/2016/08/26/ios-10-beta-8-download-public- beta-7-released/ iOS 10 beta 8 also was released last week - and what at first just looked like a security patch for the Triple Exploits - actually had a few other minor tweaks. Apple Music has a new look as does Apple News App. And I am sure there are other bug fixes and stability improvements - but really iOS 10 beta 8 was about patching the triple ZeroDay exploits. Obviously if you are a dev or public beta tester - then you need to update right away to the latest version of the beta - it will patch that bad security bug we talked about. And now - I think finally that is the last Beta we will see for iOS 10. 14:12 http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2016/ Well Apple confirmed what we said was going to be the case back on Episode 400 which goes to my Blog post - Apple Fall Event 2016 confirmed for Sept 7th. This really was not surprising news to anyone covering the space - yet - I did see a few articles surprised by this - Really??? As I said previously the Sept 7th date make a lot of sense based on it being the first day of CTIA super mobility 2016. And Apple wanting to get the iPhones for sale on Sep 16th - meaning they really had to do the event that day. The event will be live streamed from the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco - and the next episode of Tii will be out the afternoon or evening of September 7th - going over all the specs that made it into the next gen iphone and all the ones that missed. Plus any other announcements and all or any surprise announcements. The Tag line for the event this year is - See you on the 7th. Some are speculating that means Apple will be adding face detection for unlocking phones - and others saying it is per the update to the dual cameras. The invite this time is a bunch of circles 45 by my count - with many different colors and levels of transparency. I think the 45 circles represent the number of countries that will get the iPhone 7 or whatever it will be called in the first month - or maybe there is absolutely no relevance at all with the number of circles and I just wasted a couple of minutes counting and recounting all circles. Nahhh - must be about the number of countries it will be rolled out to in the first month. Later on we will go over what specs we think will be introduced - but right now - it is safe to say the first part of that blog post on the September 7th even at 10:00 AM PT was dead on. Now to see if the Saturday September 10th at 12:01 AM PT will be the pre-order time or will it be September 9th at 12:01 AM PT. http://cydianerd.com/iphone-7-launch-event/ http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/8/29/iphone- event-scheduled-for-september-7 16:37 I mentioned the last time I talked about Harrys that they have their new Gen 2 blade - as I said they took the best Razor and made it the bestest Razor I have ever used. It is still the great 5 blade razor - but they made some improvements - It is more flexible for better control and more comfortable shaving. They added a 6 th blade at the top for trimming hard to reach spots, and they still of course have the lubricating strip. They also sent me some of their After Shave Balm. This is incredible - it soothes and moisturizes and best of all my Wife says it makes me smell really good - really really good. And yes having your significant other liking how you smell is a very good thing. if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order. That is right - first time customers for just $10 can get the starter kit when you use promo code T i i at checkout. And Harry’s starter set is an amazing deal. You get a weighted razor handle of your choice, moisturizing shave cream, 3 precision-engineered Gen 2 blade cartridges, and a travel cover – all for just $10 bucks for first time buyers when you use promo code tii at check out. To get the bestest blades - Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you. This is a great shave that does not feel like it cost a buck. Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about. Once again go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 on your first purchase and start shaving better. 18:40 VOICEMAIL - Anita_MD_coverage_math.mp3 Hi Rob, OK let me try to understand this. To accept the premise that it's cheaper to pay out-of-pocket rather than to have AppleCare one would have to assume that AppleCare only allows for the repair of a broken glass once, or that your phone is never going to be crushed by a moving vehicle etc. The whole idea of having insurance is to cover for the unexpected. With your logic, One will never need to have car insurance If the deductible for a fender-bebder was more expensive than the cost of repair plus insurance. What happens if you totally a car/iPhone. This is insurance coverage for multiple unexpected not just for broken glass. They may be cheaper insurance plans out there for example Square Trade which office you up to four claims with a $75 deductible. Regards, Glenn VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_quest_apple_care_screen 26:20 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 that had lots of comments came from Ken Lecomte ON AUGUST 24th who posted the following quote I'm looking for recommendations for a printer that works well with IOS. Preferably one that has inexpensive ink cartridges. unquote David the Computer Guy replied quote HP OfficeJet 8600series works just fine with my mobile devices since it has Built in wifi. But just about any wifi printer should work unquote Nic Brown replied quote Any HP 8000 series is what your looking for unquote Bob Berberick replied quote If you don't need colour, I've been using an HP Laserjet Pro MFP M127fw for quite a while. Print quality is very good. It's reasonably priced and the printing cost per page is very low. I almost never need colour so it works for me. unquote Haywood Morgan Jr replied quote The Epson Home Expressions Small in One series are all air print capable. I have an older model the ink cost is not bad. unquote Myron Uecker replied quote Others mentioned the HP 8600 series. We have an 8600a plus, which is a few years old now. What is nice with those printers is the external ink tanks, which reduce cost because you mostly just buy ink. The print heads are expensive but you don't replace them often. We replaced our print heads once. unquote Barbara replied quote I have a $79 HP Printer D110, and am on InstaPrint plan. I pay $2.99/mo for 50 pages, they know when I need new cartridges, so they send them in mail. I can send an email to my printer when I am out and come home and it has been printed. Print/copy/scan. I use AirPrint from iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro. Printer also does double-sided printing. I like it a lot. In one year I will pay $36, a lot cheaper than buying cartridges. unquote And then I replied quote I just upgraded to the Epson Workforce WF-3640 - it is nice in that there are two trays - one for photo paper and one for regular paper. This means my wife can print photos from her iPhone and I can print what I need from my computer and no need to change paper. Works great with iOS devices. It was just $109 at Target. unquote Thanks to Jerome Horowitz for the heads up that the Epson Workforce printer is just $99 at Staples. Let me say this about the Epson WF-3640 and why I picked that one after looking at a lot of printers. And it is that it has two trays - one you can put in Photo paper and one you put in Regular paper. The printer is also ePrint friendly - so my Wife can print a photo from her iPhone and I can print a doc from my Computer - and I don’t have to change around the paper in the printer. There are others that also have a special tray for photo paper - but the WF-3640 seemed to be the easiest to add paper to. And you can add in a bunch for both. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 30:20 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-lawsuit-touchscreens-idUSKCN1141OJ Filed under the That did not take long category. Remember last episode where I talked about TouchGate - where iPhone 6 and 6+ iPhones became touch unresponsive and a grey bar showed up at the top - and iFixit speculated that it was do to a bad design on one of the circuit boards. Well now of course there is a class Action lawsuit that was filed on Saturday. I guess I could have filed this under - Of course there is category as well. According to the lawsuit - quote Apple has long been aware of the defect, which often surfaces after a flickering gray bar appears atop the touchscreens, but has refused to fix it. The plaintiffs linked the problem to Apple's decision not to use a metal "shield" or "underfill" to protect the relevant parts, as it did on versions of the iPhone 5. The iPhones are not fit for the purpose of use as smartphones because of the touchscreen defect," according to the complaint filed in federal court in San Jose, California. unquote What will this mean for us that have an iPhone 6 or 6+ - well that is TBD - but likely - if you have this issue any time in the next year or two - and you bring it in to Apple - I have a feeling they will be repairing it for free. As I said last time - more on this in the future for sure. 31:49 http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphones-android- crashes-blancco-study/ This next article is really a perfect fit for Ep 404 - it is titled quote ‘It Just Works?’ Not quite: iPhones crash more than Android phones, study finds unquote This article is based on a study called - The State of Mobile Device and Performance by a company call Blancco Technology Group. What did they find? Quote - Out of the 58 percent of iOS devices that failed, iPhone 6 had the highest failure rate (29 percent), followed by iPhone 6S (23 percent) and iPhone 6S Plus (14 percent).
- In analyzing the causes of iPhone performance issues, crashing apps (65 percent), WiFi (11 percent) and headset (4 percent) were found to be the primary culprits.
- Despite their tremendous popularity and record-setting growth rates, Snapchat (17 percent), Instagram (14 percent) and Facebook (9 percent) dominated the list of crashing iOS apps.
unquote One of the comments I read said the report included devices running the Betas. If that is true then you can throw all this data out the window. However I went and downloaded the report and the word Beta is no where in the report. This report is based on Crashes for Q2 2016. The Top 10 crashing Apps for Q2 2016 were in Order from worst to less worst were: SnapChat Instagram Facebook Facebook Messenger Google Pinterest WillyWonka Groupon Pandora Google Photos What’s App http://info.blancco.com/state-of-mobile-device- performance-and-health-trend-report-q2-2016.html 33:25 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3112575/apple-ios/1- 5m-us-iphone-users-are-about-to-switch-to-android.html And all of this bad news for Apple is probably why Fluent put out data that lead to articles with titles like - 1.5 M US iPhone users are about to switch to Android - quote unquote. However - when we look at how the data comes to be - and look as Android switchers to iOS - we see that 4 Million Android users will switch to iOS. However all is not great news for Apple - leading up to the September 7th event - interest based on rumors is lets say muted at best. A survey from Fluent found the following. Just 31% of iPhone users think the new model will be a big deal. just 28% think the new models will be a major improvement. Which makes me wonder about the 3% that did not think it would be a major improvement but did think it would be a big deal? hmmm 56% of consumer think Water proofing is important. 63% of consumer think the rumored loss of the headphone jack is a drawback. The other 37% asked what is a head phone jack. Of course all this data is thrown out the window once the September 7th event comes and we actually know what said next gen device really does or does not offer. 34:36 http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/24/technology/apple-iphone- headphone-jack/index.html Speaking of the Headphone jack and the impending removal there of - one person that is not a fan of that removal is this guy that kinda knows Apple a little - The Woz. He said quote "If it's missing the 3.5 millimeter earphone jack, that's going to tick off a lot of people,” unquote Many people point to Bluetooth as the way to connect going forward rather than a dongle. Steve Wozniak said quote "I would not use Bluetooth. I don't like wireless. I have cars where you can plug in the music, or go through Bluetooth, and Bluetooth just sounds so flat for the same music. So there is one persons opinion prior to the Sep 7th announcement. 35:16 https://www.amazon.com/iPhone-Spigen%C2%AE-Hybrid- Kickstand-Crystal/dp/B01J9DVEEY Call it a leak - but really just likely a guess - Some iPhone 7 and 7+ cases started showing up on Amazon already. Spigen has a whole bunch of iPhone 7 cases on Amazon. But one place Spigen does not have any cases for sale - well that would be Apple.com STM, Mophie, Tech21, Otterbox, Evutec, Logitech and many others - yes - on Apple.com - but not Spigen - they are not an approved vendor by Apple. So any info Spigen received for their iPhone 7 cases - did NOT come from Apple. However in the past it was shown that Case Manufacturers were paying off people on the line to get iPhone enclosures early so they could make their cases prior to launch. and it is possible - highly possible - Spigen spent a bunch of their money for exactly that purpose. And if we look at the Spigen cases what do we learn. 1. There are dual speakers on the bottom 2. There is no headphone jack 3. The Plus design has dual cameras. 4. It is basically the same design as the iphone 6 and 6+ except per items 1, 2 and 3 above. There were also iPhone 7 and 7+ cases from Ringke, Caseology, Luvvitt, Maxboost, and Trainium in Amazon and what they all have in common is the Dual Camera for the 7+ and no head phone jack on the bottom - oh and none of them are vendors at Apple dot com. Yeah that too. 36:53 https://9to5mac.com/2016/08/29/apple-event-date-iphone-7/ So now we are a week away - what is expected for the iPhone 7 and 7+ or what ever the next gen devices will be called? And what else will be announced. Well give me a call 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog and let me know your predictions prior to September 6th - and I will try to get them on the show. I will also put up a bingo card prior to the event. Right now I think from a top level of predictions here is where we go into the event. New 4.7” and 5.5” designs that look very similar to the 6S and 6S+. Except - no head phone jack and for the + model - dual cameras. The device will likely be water Resistant - that is likely what Apple will site as a key reason for the removal of the headphone jack. There will be either one or two new colors with Space Black most likely and a Dark Blue with a much smaller % chance. Of course they will have an A10 processor. The 16 never designed for 4K video GB version will be replaced by the 32 not really designed for 4K video either GB version on the low end. With 128 ok you can buy me GB and 256 Fully future proofed GB versions also available. The home button may go away and it be built into the screen. The down side there is a crack to the screen - were before it was usable - maybe not so much now - plus what happens when you have a screen protector. As an FYI - all the iPhone 7 and 7+ cases basically show it with still having a home button. There will also be some other additional specs - which we will have on the Bingo card - but let me know which ones are missing that you think will or should happen. It is also very likely new Mac Book Pro’s with a brand new design will be introduced - I really will not get into those. An Apple Watch 2 is expected now to be the same size as the original Apple watch - but with a bigger battery. That is also expected to have faster CPU in it and likely GPS. But not Cellular. There will likely be new iPad’s announced as well. But not new Apple TV’s. Again give us a call or shoot us an email and let us know you predictions for the September 7th event. http://itpro.co.uk/go/25916 http://www.thechipped.com/iphone-7-everything-need-know/ 39:36 VOICEMAIL - Robert_SD_issue_passode_being_changed Hi Rob. Like your other listener that reported it on the last episode, I too saw the message on my phone asking me to change my passcode, and while I didn't want to change it, I did so because I assumed it was a security measure Apple put there so I didn't think I had a choice, in the same way that you need to enter your passcode after a certain amount of time, rather than using TouchID. It never would have occurred to me that it was a bug, like your other listener thought. Regards, Matt VOICEMAIL - Mike_Indy_pop_up_message_passcode 42:41 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1465703413/lift- anti-gravity-levitating-smartwatch-charger?ref=nav_search This next one is under the category of you don’t need it - you want it. IT is the LIFT Anti Gravity Levitating Smartwatch Charger and Lamp. I guess the lamp was thrown in because you know the whole Anti Gravity charging your smartwatch thing on its own is just not enough. This one had a goal of $44k - and has raised well north of $250k - because again it goes under you want it category. You have until Thursday Sept 22nd at 11:56 AM CT if you wants win the day. Anti Gravity as you know is not cheap - and you will need to levitate $159 out of your wallet to get this. That will get you the Lift charger or Orb Lift Base and Power Adapter. There are other prices and options. I will not bore you with them - and just say - Anti Gravity Charger Estimated Delivery will be Oct 2016. This works with both the Apple Watch and the Pebble Watch. Quote The only levitating system that wirelessly charges your Apple Watch or Pebble while suspended in thin air. Unleash the smartwatch! unquote Search for Lift - L I F T at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for Ep 404 at today in iOS dot com 44:04 https://9to5mac.com/2016/08/26/dropbox-password-change/ Thanks to Tosin O for the heads up on this next one - which is that Dropbox has announced it will be requiring some users to change their passwords. It is not about accounts being compromised. Rather quote If you signed up for Dropbox prior to mid-2012 and haven’t changed your password since, you’ll be prompted to update it the next time you sign in. We’re doing this purely as a preventive measure, and there is no indication that your account has been improperly accessed. We’re sorry for the inconvenience. unquote If you are not prompted to change your password - then nothing is needed on your end - again just some users are being asked - and it is not a phishing scam - yet. That said - the scammers will now start sending out emails asking you to click a link to change your password - so be leery of that. Anytime you get an email asking you to click a link to change a password - don’t do it. Go to a browser - manually type in the sites URL - and then log in and change the password. NEVER EVER EVER click on a link in an email from anyone you were not specifically looking to get a link from - and in this case one that has publicly stated they are asking people to change your password. The scammers know that right now Dropbox people are expecting an email about this and will pounce. Be ready. 45:41 VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_quest_more_wearable_tech Hi Rob, I was on the road this week when my iPhone 5S stopped taking a charge. I took it to the first repair shop I found and they fixed it by replacing the lightning port. While I was waiting for them to fix my phone, I started to wonder about the risks of having a third party repair your phone. I am not talking about losing my data. I am wondering if I should be worried about them getting access to my data/information or installing malware on my phone. Also, what precautions should I take if this happens again. Regards, Mike Sir, Your personal opinion when you expect the Apple 2 watch to ship? Kind regards Mike Hi Mike - I would say with in about 30 days of the September 7th announcement maybe as much as 45 days later - but can’t imagine it later than that. But we shall see. VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_fdbk_song VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_part2_song_daniel 49:28 VOICEMAIL - Feedbk_iOS10_beta_bug Rob, My wife's iPhone 6 Plus has the touch issue. Once the phone is unlocked it just is unresponsive to touch about 30% of the time. She locks it and unlocks it again (sometimes several times to get it to respond). We just assumed it was related to having the screen replaced about a year ago. Looking forward to hearing any info regarding a fix. Thanks, Corey from Ohio Hi Corey - hang in there - more to come on this in the future. The only down side - is Apple may say since it was damaged and repaired by a third party you may have voided any warranty. But again - lets see how this plays out - they may get very liberal in fixing the issue if it gets worse and bad or worse PR starts building up around it. 411 - Interview Aaron Mahnke - LORE - Ep 233 52:02 Ep 404 - Ask Siri - From Mike Pompa - "I didn't say anything" 52:27 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC - Song intro and Willy Wonka to end it. OUT TAKES
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 403 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - Ain’t Missing On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian SONG_Ain’t_missing Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KEVIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KEVIN wrote the following: Hi Rob! Watch tan line since early October 2015. Created with Camera, Photos, and PhotoStudio Regards, Kevin Crossman Fremont CA Thanks KEVIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KEVIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 403 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:25 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The reliance by Apple and Android phones on the ‘app’ as the central metaphor is outdated.” unquote Chris Weber, President, head of North America, Nokia, 10 August 2011 Those quote Outdated metaphors combined to limit Nokia branded smartphones to a staggering 0.7% global market share in Q1 of 2016. Obviously Mr Weber’s definition of Outdated is much different then the rest of the worlds. Heck in Urban dictionary for Outdated the example given was quote He is so outdated, that he is unaware of anything popular on vine and he didn't even have a smartphone! unquote. Rather fitting for Mr. Weber. 03:12 Per Promo Codes - This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. 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 FOR FREE 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. 03:34 https://adtmag.com/articles/2016/08/22/ios-10-beta-7.aspx Apple did something last week I can't remember them ever doing before - they released TWO beta’s in the same calendar week. iOS 10 Beta 7 came out on Friday the 19th - with iOS 10 Beta 6 coming out Monday the 15th. To put things in perspective - last year for iOS 9 there were 5 beta’s with the last one released on August 6th. The year before for iOS 8 - there was also 5 beta’s with the last one on August 4th. So iOS 10 beta 7 is most likely the last beta - given it is two above the norm and 2 weeks later than expected. It goes with out saying that Beta 7 squashed some bugs and oh yeah it improves things too. What bugs and things were improved? well Apple had this for the official change log. • Voicemail transcription (beta) is available on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE with Siri language set to English (United States or Canada). • People syncing is not enabled via iCloud Photo Library in iOS 10. • WebGeolocation now requires a secure (HTTPS) website to work on both iOS and macOS to prevent malicious use of location data. • Swift Playgrounds is included with iOS 10 beta 7. Swift Playgrounds beta 7 contains Learn to Code Part 1 and Learn to Code Part 2. Beta 7 has been very stable for me - I updated on Friday right after it was released. Here is some email feedback on iOS 10 beta 7. quote Hi Rob, iOS 10 Developer Beta 7 has been released. Not much to say about a 60MB update. Other than to say more bugs squashed. On a side note, my iPhone 6+ took an unusually longer time upgrading to Developer Beta 7. It looked as if there were multiply attempts to update. But I figure no more than 3 times. In all, the update had taken me about 10-12 minutes to complete.. I figure that my phone was the exception when it came to the longer update time in relation to the download size. Regards, Shane unquote 06:41 http://host.madison.com/business/investment/markets-and- stocks/ouch-iphone-s-crushes-new-galaxy-note-in-app-speed/ article_0ababf6a-65de-5891-b9d3-650b05ba45da.html I love reports like this next one. Seems someone took the brand new top of the line Galaxy Note 7 - the one released this month - August 2016 and ran a speed test against last years iPhone 6S - the one released in September 2015 - 11 months before the Galaxy Note 7 - so how did the iPhone 6S hold up - how close in speed was it. Well short answer - it was not close in speed at all - it toasted the Galaxy Note 7. Actually toasted is a really mild term - it obliterated it. For this test - the person doing it launches a bunch of the same apps on the different devices and in some of them does some task. Then they go for a second lap and relaunch all the apps to see how quickly they reopen. Not only was the iPhone 6S faster - it finished both laps well before the Galaxy Note 7 finished the first lap. In fairness - in this tests - the iPhone 6S has beaten every Android phone thrown at it for the past 11 months. That includes the Galaxy Note 5, Nexus 6P and every other quote high end Android phone unquote. So the iPhone 6S will retire never being beaten by and Android device. Thus proving even when An Android Phone might have appeared to have a Technical specs advantage - the iPhones Hardware / Software integration was just to much of an advantage. Will be very interesting to see how much faster the next Gen iPhones are. 08:41 http://www.applemust.com/apple-earns-a-dollar-per- customer-per-day-analyst/ Intersting article about how much Apples makes per user per day. Horace Dedius - broke out where Apples revenue comes from and then worked out that they make about $27 a month per customer on the low side and may be as high as $40 a month. This versus the pennies per month that Facebook and Google collect and the few dollars a month that Amazon receives. Now clearly I am not an average Apple customer - as I worked out my spend on Apple gear on average at over $6 a day for the past 12 months - and well well over $10 a day for the 12 months prior to that. Still it is amazing to think how much money Apple makes per customer vs Facebook or google. Which comes back to why I can never understand the market cap of Google vs Apple. 09:39 http://swipetounlock.com/iphone-6-plus-design- defect-breaking-a-ton-of-devices/ The is a new potential issue popping up with the iPhone 6 and 6+ - and that is where there are more and more reports of these devices loosing the touch responsiveness and there is a small gray bar at the top. This report is gaining steam because iFixit released a video going over the reported issue. This is not an issue with the iphone 5S - and just seems to be for now the iPhone 6 and 6+ - and also NOT the 6S and 6S+. Again Just the 6 and 6+ They speculate the reason for the issues are that the circuit board the Touch IC is on that is failing no longer has a metal covering offering additional rigidity. Jesse Jones at iPad Rehab - a repair center for iOS devices - claims that now around 50% of the devices she gets for repair are for the Touch IC issue. There are more reports on this from other repair centers. From the blog post on iFixIt quote Lots of repair pros are experiencing the same influx of faulty iPhones—most with flickering gray bars and all with glitchy touch functionality. Rami Odeh, a repair tech from New Orleans, sees up to 100 iPhone 6 and 6 Pluses a month that don’t respond well to touch. About half of the repairs sent to Michael Huie—the specialist behind Microsoldering.com—show symptoms of the same problem. unquote I am sure some will call this touch gate - and I was going to go and register touchgate dot com - but it seems Former FOX CEO Roger Ailes already registered it before me. If you have had your iPhone 6 or 6+ have the issue where it is no longer touch responsive and / or is showing that gray bar at the top of the screen let me know. Sadly I expect we will be hearing a lot more about this one in the future. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/08/23/iphone-6-touch-disease-faulty-screen/ 12:11 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. 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And use promo code TII. 13:39 VOICEMAIL - Aric_uber_driver_answer Hi Rob, I’m not sure if this is a feature on software versions below the current iOS 10 Betas, but I do have an answer to the question asked by the Uber driver who wants to push audio from Maps to a separate audio source while still allowing to play music to the car radio. On iOS 10 when on the navigation screen after putting in the desired location you can pull up on the bottom bar and you can then press the audio button and there will be an option below the “pause spoke audio” which will ask for where you want to audio to go to, and make sure it is set for the bluetooth connection. From there you should be able to choose the audio source it goes to. Could be possible for separate audio output than that of the music. Hope this works, and I love the show! Keep up the good work. Regards, George Hi Rob, The app Grub Hub for the iPhone has accessibility problems. Many times I’ve had to place an order 3 times as the program keeps crashing. The developers removed headers which makes navigating it difficult for blind and visually impaired users. Some blind people on a list I’m on have attempted to contact the developers. Their emails were ignored. From what I’ve heard from other blind and visually impaired users it once was very accessible. I don’t know if you might address this on one of your podcasts or one of your blogs. It’s just another way of shutting us out of opportunities the sighted user takes for granted. Regards Marie L Hi, Rob! In regards to the person in episode 402 who was asking about which iPad Mini to get. I have the Mini 2 and I use VoiceOver. It works very well. I can use Braille screen input. And the screen size is good for traveling Regards, Maria VOICEMAIL - Trina_new_listener_voice_over 18:30 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 that had lots of comments came from JONAH SALVADOR ON AUGUST 20th who posted the following quote So what is the best place to get iPhone batteries? I am going to repair an iPhone 5 64GB model any help would be greatly appreciated!! unquote Gerd Silkening replied quote Apple Store unquote Mark Henry replied quote iFixiT - They are a pretty good company who stand behind their work and products, in my opinion. unquote And I would have to second iFixIt as well. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. One thing I need to point out - The Tii Google+ community is NOT for putting up videos of your dog or iOS devices you have for sale. It is about asking questions - answering questions - and posting links about news, tips and tricks related to iOS. Dog videos - get you the ban hammer real quick same with any other NONE iOS related posts. iTems for sale - in the past would just get removed - but going forward may get you the ban hammer as well. Point is this WE ALL have iOS devices we could sell - and there are sites for doing just that - The Tii Community just is not one of those sites. 20:19 http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/15/technology/apple- iphone-waterproof-camera-patent/index.html More rumors about the next iPhone being highly water resistant. This in part coming from a recent patent Apple was awarded which highlights editing tools that could be used for underwater photos. Ok one patent about an under water phone is not enough to really mean anything - but when you add in previous patents around this topic - like the one for submersion detection circuitry - which would help iOS devices sense where they are being dipped into water or other liquids - but lets just stick with Water for now. Another patent in late 2015 that Apple received was for a protective barrier that covers ports to make the area water-resistant. And in March 2015 Apple was awarded a patent for a protective barrier to shield electronics from moisture. I think the real question on all our minds though is - will we be able to pour champagne over our next gen iPhone with no issues. http://www.wearobo.com/2016/08/you-will-be- able-to-take-pictures-with.html 21:19 https://verdictforu.com/2016/08/18/256gb-iphone-7-of-your- dreams-is-on-the-way-but-will-be-a-little-late/ Seems the rumors about the iPhone being delayed are starting up. Well at least the 256 GB version. Some are not speculating that while the iPhone 7 will go on sale on Sep 16th - the iPhone 7+ or Pro or what ever the top end device is called - it will not ship until Sep 23rd - at least for the 256 GB version - the 32 GB and 128 GB versions are supposed to ship on the 16th. Again this time around for iPhones the 3 storage sizes are rumored to be 32 Barely enough GB’s. 128 Ahhh this feel good GB’s and 256 Hey Honey look at this funny thing the Dog is doing GB’s. 22:01 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/08/20/apple- iphone-7-pro-cancellation/ Previously we poo poed the though that there would be both an iPhone 7+ and iPhone 7 Pro - which would have meant two different units at the 5.5 Inch size. IT seemed a little out there in the rumor mill. And now it is being rumored that one of the 5.5 inchers is a goner. So it would just be the iPhone 7 a 4.7 inch single back side camera iphone and the iPhone 7+ a 5.5 inch dual back side camera iphone. Now the rumors about the Smart Connector - seem to be tied to the iPhone 7 Pro - meaning the iPhone 7 Plus will not have a smart connector. The reason given in the rumor mill for the quote change in plans unquote - is that there are no longer any worries about getting dual camera modules. If that was not the case and dual camera modules were constrained - then only the 7 Pro would have received it. Again - it all sounds fishy at best. For some time now - in aggregate the rumors pointed to a 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch upgraded iPhones. With the 4.7 getting one larger camera module - and the 5.5 incher getting the dual camera module. One other thing per the rumors of late are two new colors. Joining Space Grey, Rose Gold, Gold and Silver - would be Space Black and Blue. 23:32 http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/08/iphone- 7-plus-mockup-space-black/ Hi Rob, My thoughts on the new iPhone I think it would be cool if they made a projector on the iPhone you could really watch a great movie any where you are located that way you are not limited to a small screen. Think about you stop in a hotel get your Netflix out or movie on your iPhone put it against the wall you have it made. You don’t have to pay extra money to watch a show at the hotel. Regards, Aaron 24:22 http://www.manstoc.com/2016/08/ipad-mini- 5-user-manual-and-review.html Another rumor picking up steam of late is that there will be an update of the iPad Mini to the iPad Mini 5. One of the rumors is it will be just 5 MM thick vs the current 6.1 MM thickness of the iPad Mini 4. As it will be really think - it would use the same high strength aluminum that is in the iPhone 6S+ - to keep bendgate at bay. Rose Gold would be a new color for it. 3D touch would be added. As would be water resistant construction. Apple will not call it water proof - but Water Resistant is something Apple might start touting at events. And the iPhone mini 5 would only have the A9 Processor and not the new A10 processor. Which make sense as the iPad Mini 4 only has the A8 processor. 25:18 http://appadvice.com/post/analyst-10-5-inch-ipad-pro-next- year-revolutionary-ipad-pro-to-launch-in-2018/719343 Hi Rob, I hope this is true. Could be a nice replacement or substitute for a MacBook! What do you think Rob of a 10.5 mid maxi pad?! Would they cancel the mini or iPod touch? Regards, Michael Thanks Michael - and this is per the rumor that in 2017 - Apple would update its larger iPad’s - and introduce the 2nd gen iPad Pro 12.9 inch and a new 10.5 inch iPad Pro and then a 9.7 Inch iPad - which likely would be a mix of the iPad Air 2 and the 9.7 inch iPad Pro specs. Where as the 10.5 Inch iPad Pro would be an upgrade from the 9.7 inch iPad Pro. That said - I just don’t see the 10.5 Inch version - it seems to needlessly add another screen size to the ecosystem that does not really buy you much. Lets just say I am highly highly skeptical of the 10.5 Inch iPad Pro rumor. 26:26 http://daringfireball.net/2016/08/bloomberg_apple_watch_2 Nice article from John Gruber on his Daring Fireball site. He rips into the Bloomberg report about the Apple Watch 2 hitting production issues. Here is a quote from the bloomerg article quote Apple Inc. has hit roadblocks in making major changes that would connect its Watch to cellular networks and make it less dependent on the iPhone, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company still plans to announce new watch models this fall boasting improvements to health tracking. The updated versions will also be able to integrate GPS-based location tracking, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren’t public. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment. unquote The first thing John takes issue with is the use of current tense as in Apple just hit these issues - where as if Apple had any hope or plans to release a new Apple Watch in Sept / October - then they needed to have finalized specs and production plans back at the beginning of the year worst case. As I have said all along the idea of adding all these specs to the Apple Watch 2 - including full cellular capabilities - while making it thinner - seemed the stuff of fantasy land. John says while the article makes it out that Apple is disappointed the Apple Watch 2 will not have cellular connectivity - inside Apple he thinks there was never any serious thought about getting Cellular features until the 3rd or likely 4th gen version. 27:54 VOICEMAIL - Colby_CO_iOS10_beta_tester_fdbk Hi Rob & All! I'm wondering about something here... I've been trying to back up all my iPhone photos and videos, trying out several different options. So far, I'm having no issues backing up the photos to Dropbox and Google Photos, and the videos are backing up to Dropbox with ease. What's got me puzzled is trying to save videos to Google Photos. I keep getting a message saying my phone is almost out of space (I have around 5 gig left after deleting a bunch of seldom-used apps). Why does it matter how much or how little space I have on my phone? There is unlimited space on the Google Photos site since I'm saving in lower resolution. Am I missing something? The reason I want things backed up is for safe keeping (of course) but also so I can delete a bunch of photos and videos on my phone. So why does the phone need more space available in order to back things up online? Also, does anyone have suggestions for good online backup for photos and videos? I have backed them up to my PC using iTunes, but there is no way (as far as I know) to view those backed-up files on the PC. Regards, - Tammy VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_glass_broken_apple_care_the_numbers 33:53 You have heard me say it before On the nights or really early mornings I record the kids go sleep with mom - and I go and sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long night getting out the show. Casper Mattresses are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your significant other when you get up to sneak a snack in the middle of the night or in my case when I slip in late at night. Time Magazine even named it one of the best inventions of 2015. And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. - Casper is an obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price.
. Twin Mattresses are just $500, they also have Twin XL for $600, Full for $750, Queen for $850 and then King and Cal King - for $950. That is less much much less than my iPad Pro setup. And as I said you have 100 days to return it risk free. And if you go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii - you will save $50 off those prices - Terms and Conditions Apply. This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for the US and Canada only and it is free delivery. And When said mattress is delivered - it is from UPS - in a squarish box that you think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and expands to form. It is really cool Just google Casper Mattress unboxing. September is coming that means - you will likely be buying a new iOS device - why not also get a new mattress do something for your significant other and then you will not feel so guilty upgrading to the next iphone. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress for my show nights and for sponsoring this show. 36:06 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waterfielddesigns/the- intrepid-travel-wallet-for-iphone-7-made-in-us?ref=discovery This week for a Kickstarter project we have the Intrepid Travel Wallet for iPhone by Waterfield Designs. They have two sizes - small for the 6 and 6S and most likely 7. And Large for the 6+ and 6S+ and most likely 7+. This one had a goal of $5,000 - and has raised over 7 times that number and growing and you have until Sep 26th at 1:59 AM CT to fund or really buy this one. As it is well funded already. Per what it is - quote A WaterField (SFbags) play-through RFID-blocking travel wallet and iPhone case. Holds phone, passport, cash, credit cards, & more. unquote If that sounds like a man purse - bingo. Pricing for this is $79 and that is for Run 2 - Run 1 is sold out. Run 2 is expected to ship in October 2016. One of the things on this Man purse - I mean Travel Wallet is that there is a front panel that allows you to use your iPhone while it is in your travel wallet. They also have a padded and larger Gear Pouch and for $119 you can get both the Travel Wallet and the Gear Pouch. If you want more info search for - The Intrepid Travel Wallet - at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 403 37:35 VOICEMAIL - Rich_AL_suspend_health_tracking-block_how Hi Rob - this app update description - almost had me. It is from Yelp for Version 10.25.0 and said quote If your mobile device has a fingerprint sensor, the app can now identify what kind of condiment you’re enjoying if you just dab some on. Not really, we just fixed some bugs. Please don’t put sriracha on your mobile device. unquote Regards, Michael Oh those cheeky devils - The Yelp folks seem to have a sense of humor. VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_401_JB_pop_up_message_phishing 42:04 VOICEMAIL - Dennis_RI_ep402_thanks_music Hi Rob, What it the best place to get iPhone batteries and replacement parts. Thanks for your help.. Regards, Jonah VOICEMAIL - Jason_unlocked_will_it_work_boost_mobile 44:05 Ep 403 - Ask Siri - Tell me a tongue twister 44:46 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 45:55 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 402 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - You’re Not Alone On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian You’re Not Alone Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank DAN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. DAN wrote the following: Hi Rob! This was a photo I took of a flower in my friend’s mother’s garden using the stock camera app with my iPhone 6. I tweaked the photo when it was originally uploaded to Instagram with the app’s editing tools. I decided to take a copy of the photo and run it through the app Prisma and added a Tokyo filter at 86%. Finally I used the app Over to add the TII branding. Thanks for all you do and keep up the great work! Regards, Dan S New Jersey Thanks DAN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see DAN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 402 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:30 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Can you imagine Windows Phone 7 in two years, powered by the twin engines of Nokia’s global reach and RIM’s enterprise base? It would be a powerhouse platform, the stuff of dreams for Ballmer—and nightmares for Apple and Google.” unquote Peter Pachal, PC Mag, 4 May 2011 - this per speculation MS would buy RIM. Well just a few years after that speculation MS in April 2014 finalized their deal to buy not RIM - but rather Nokia and for $7.9 Billion dollars. And then in July 2015 - MS wrote off $7.6 Billion in Impairment charges - which you don’t need a calculator to see that is pretty much all they spent on it - OUCH. Sounds like while Peter at PC Mag was wrong about his speculation on who MS was going to buy - MS really had to have been better off buying RIM or then again maybe not. Either way the only one having nightmares in this case was Ballmer - not Apple and not Google. 03:45 For Promo codes - On Ep 401 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - AZZL - A Z Z L - If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 401 This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:42 http://cydianerd.com/ios-10-beta-6-download-update/ And Apple is really rolling out the updates now. Another week and another beta. Beta 6 this time for iOS 10. Of course key things with this update are Bug fixes and optimization. Yada yada yada yada. One new feature which we hoped was a feature and not a bug - was the ability to purchase with touch ID after a reboot with out the need for re-entering your passcode - that Feature slash bug - looks to be a feature as it is still active in iOS 10 Beta 6. But really there were no new features anyone is reporting on - just bug fixes for beta - and they are not worth going over. Betas have bugs - new beta kill bugs from past beta - that what they do. Into the email bag Hi Rob, Ever since installing iOS 10 beta 5, my Accessibility feature inverted screen color was slow to turn on and even slower to turn off. Took me a few days to realize that it was the update that may have caused the issue. Well I figured that an update would come in the next day or so and sure enough, beta 6 arrived and it works flawlessly. Anyway, this accessibility feature is highly recommended for those who find it easier to read text that is White on Black. Now, if we could get an option to either have some way to keep pics in their original color while in inverted mode or some sort of toggle switch on each pic, that would be awesome. Regards, Shane 07:01 http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/08/ios-10-beta-5- whats-new-features/ I have been running the iOS 10 betas on my iPhone the past week - first beta 5 and then beta 6. The bugs at this point are minor. And I really am enjoying the improved notifications. 07:30 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/wp/2016/08/ 13/2016/08/13/tim-cook-the-interview-running- apple-is-sort-of-a-lonely-job/ A very interesting interview with Tim Cook in the Washington Post this week. Look for the link - Tim Cook the interview - in the show notes for ep 402. A few interesting points - one is that Tim Cook eventually sees Smartphone and people at a 1 to 1 ratio - meaning everyone will have a smartphone - TV’s globally are not even close to 1 to 1 and never will be 1 to 1. Another really interesting bit from the interview was with regards of the Apple V FBI fight - and this quote from Tim - quote Could we create a tool to unlock the phone? After a few days, we had determined yes, we could. Then the question was, ethically, should we? We thought, you know, that depends on whether we could contain it or not. Other people were involved in this, too — deep security experts and so forth, and it was apparent from those discussions that we couldn’t be assured. The risk of what happens if it got out, we felt, could be incredibly terrible for public safety. unquote It is interesting to hear Tim say they did know how to backdoor it - as in the past - there was always this message that they were not sure if it was possible. The overall interview was very long and detailed and takes you into the culture of Apple and thoughts of Tim cook - I do recommend taking some time out to read it when you have a chance. 09:12 http://www.zdnet.com/article/why-apple-likes-to-keep-secrets- and-why-it-has-a-lot-of-secrets-to-keep/ Another article in the culture of Apple is from ZDNet titled - Why Apple likes to keep secrets and why it has a lot of secrets to keep. Eddy Cue - had this quote in the article. quote "We don't want to tell the world what we want to solve, what we're trying to solve. Why? Because we haven't solved it. Other than trying to make ourselves look cool or good, what's the purpose of that? I don't understand that part of it. So, yeah, there are a bunch of things we're working on that we'd like to solve--some we've been working on for years and we haven't solved, for that matter. I don't feel like we should be tooting our own horns that we're trying to solve that problem, when we haven't really solved it." unquote Makes sense - why talk about what you want to solve - if you have not solved it - 1. it gives the competition a head start on what to work on and 2. if you don’t solve it - people ask what is wrong with you for not solving that thing you said you would solve. The article talks about R&D spending at Apple which has never been higher. Prior to 2011 it was always under $2 Billion a year. 2013 it was at around $4 Billion. 2015 was about $8 Billion and this year will be over 10 Billion. In other words - Apple is working on something. This is good news for this show - because it means lots of future products to talk about. Spend baby - spend. 10:41 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/hackers-tricking- iphone-users-handing-8600297 Seems Cyber crooks are targeting iPhone users who have had their iPhone stolen. What they are doing is trying to steal their iCloud login details. They try to trick the victim into giving up their Apple ID credentials - they do this by sending out a SMS and email with a link to click to show you the location of your stollen iOS device with what looks to be a legit iCloud login screen - it is however not legit and just a phishing scam. So if you get your iOS device stolen look out for emails and SMS messages claiming to have discovered the location of your device and asking you to log in. Only log in to find my iPhone App on a trusted iOS device and never sign into to a site where the link was sent to you. Victim beware - don’t become a double victim. 11:57 Pokemon Go - really really makes me appreciate RING. How you ask - we are across the street from a library where there is a Pokemon Gym - and My sons friends have been coming by EVERY day multiple times asking for the boys so they can go over and get them some pokemons and whatever else you do at the Gyms. And it seems our internal door bell is at frequency my kids can’t hear either that or they ignore it. So I am able to just answer the door from my iPhone - tell the neighbor kids to hold on - and then call my son’s phone and tell him his friend or friends are at the front do. No need to run down the stairs or leave my office - just answer on my iPhone. I really really love my Ring - especially with Pokemon Go kicking up my kids popularity. If you go to Ring dot com slash T i i - you will get for a limited Time $50 off the Ring of Security kit - which includes a video doorbell, Stick up Cam, solar Panel and indoor chime. For the Video Door bell it quickly - and easily connects to your wired door bell wires. The main unit is not something you have to worry about charging if you wire it up. It took me all of twenty minutes if that to remove the old door bell and replace it with the Video Doorbell from Ring. And you can also share access to it with others in your house. My Wife also gets access to the door bell and video. If I can’t answer or even if I do - she can answer as well. The RING doorbell has quickly become one of those accessories you can’t see yourself living with out ever again. Beyond the front door - The Stick up Cam can be used to watch other parts of your house and also installs in minutes. Go to ring dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off either Ring Security Kits. Thanks Ring for sponsoring this episode. 14:01 VOICEMAIL - Rick_MD_answr_lightening_cords_durrable Hi Rob, I've been using cables from monoprice.com 4 years and they're about $7 they're really good and they have a harder plastic on the cable more durable. cable come in different colors and I really love them. Regards, Aiman Rob, I buy mine at monoprice.com Cables are MFI certified and lifetime guaranteed. No questions asked. David D Dick Springfield MO Hi Rob, Love the podcast. Longtime listener. Real quick, I’ve had two Amazon Basics black lightning cables for several months to a year ant they’ve both held up nicely. I use one inside, and one in the car. Pretty cheap if I recall and they offer a few sizes. Regards, Andrew Hi Rob, I use Amazon basic lighting cables there great for family's with kids & to carry as extras ,I've had mine for over a year now & there still going strong 6 feet $7.99 3 feet $5.99 10 Feet $9.99 Regards, James B Hi Rob, I have been using the Amazon basics lightning cables for the past year. While I would not consider them heavy duty, they are a good medium duty cable at a good price. They do not hold up forever but they last much longer than the cheap cables. Just my two cents Regards, Joe from Iowa Hi Rob, I purchased a set of these cables from Amazon last year. They seem to be the best I've ever come across!! The link to Amazon is listed below: Cable Lightning, Cambond Apple MFI Certified 6.6Ft 8 pin USB SYNC Charger Cable Cord... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O1I0MFA/ref=cm_sw_r_ sms_c_api_rU0QxbH5H76CQ Grace & Peace, Brian L Hi Rob! You asked about Lightning cables in Episode 401. We've been using Amazon Basic Lightning cables for a few years now without any issues. They are all "Made for iPhone." We saved lots of money and have them at home and in the car. Best regards, Ken Berger Philadelphia, PA VOICEMAIL - Tom_CA_lightening_cable_fdbk Hi Rob, The only company I use for my cables and chargers is anker to give you an idea here is a link Anker 6ft Nylon Braided USB Cable with Lightning Connector [Apple MFi Certified] for iPhone 6s Plus / 6 Plus, iPad Pro Air 2 and More (Space Gray) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UBLOJJG/ref=cm_ sw_r_cp_api_8gjRxbPR7QWSV Regards, Conrad B Hi Rob, I've had a 1m (3ft) Belkin USB to Lightning cable for as long as I've had my iPhone 5S (almost 3 years). It gets thrown in my work bag, wrapped tightly around my in car charger, it takes some abuse. And it's as good as new. Never a problem. Regards Alf Sheffield, UK Hi Rob, Per your question on durable lightning cables for iPhones , I always buy my cables from Apple they all have year warranties on them Regards, Long time listener David from south Florida Hi Rob, Here's some lightning cables - the Avolare 3Pack 3ft 6ft 10ft - that you can recommend to Lara in LA. They are extremely affordable at $12.99 for a 3-pack. You get a 3,6 & 10 footer. I've owned these about 5 months with no problems at all. Regards, Shannon in AZ Iphone 6 Charger, Avolare 3Pack 3ft 6ft 10ft Iphone Charging Cord Durable Nylon Braided Cable for iPhone 6/6s/6 plus/6s plus, 5c/5s/5, iPad Air/Mini,iPod Nano/Touch(Grey) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7814C0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_FT4Qxb7FF0C7Z VOICEMAIL - Kevin_KC_answer_cables_dont_go_cheap VOICEMAIL - Kevin_KC_part_2 Kevin Shannon David Alf Conrad Tom Ken Brian Joe James Andrew David Aiman Rick and others - thanks for your feedback. 20:13 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 that had lots of comments came from KATIE FREDERICK ON AUGUST 11th who posted the following quote Trying to decide which iPad Mini model to get; I use Apple's built-in screen reader, VoiceOver, so wondering if the Mini 2 would work, or go for a 3 or 4 mini model. Thanks in advance for your feedback and thoughts. unquote KEN Ostrander replied quote We have the Air 2 and love it. I know it's not a mini but I think they are a great deal. If I could figure out how to use it as a phone I would move to the mini. I can use Google Voice but not my primary as there is no app for that. unquote NIC BROWN replied quote The 2 is to far outdated and the 3 was just a placeholder. I agree with Ken on the air 2 But if your set on the mini go with the 4 unquote LAWRENCE McFARLAND replied quote There are many (unsubstantiated) rumors that an iPad Mini 5 will be released in the autumn. unquote KEN DOM replied quote Katie always go for the latest model as it will last at least four years my iPad 3(9.3.4) is still as good as it was from day one in 2013.iPads are the best. unquote AND MICHAEL DRIPS replied quote I would go for the latest model as you get better hardware, starting with the faster CPU. unquote I have to agree with both Michael and Lawrence - in that you should get the latest and highest end version of the Mini - and you should wait until this fall where the iPad Mini is due for an upgrade - assuming you can wait until October for the next gen iPad Mini. The reason to get the latest version is it will last you 4 years at least where it is updatable to the latest version of iOS. You will get a longer useful life from the current top of the line version and with a new version likely to be announced next month - I recommend waiting to purchase until after the Sept 7th special event. All thanks for your replies. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Myron Eucker quote I thought I added this comment earlier. For the listener looking for Lightning cables, the ones I have been buying are from IXCC on Amazon. They offer various sizes and I'm impressed with the quality. Like all Lightning cables I have used so far, the gold plating will eventually wear off the middle connector. However, I have had several of their cables for a couple of years now and they still work well. Please note that the connectors are slightly larger on the longer cables, but they all fit through the openings on my Lifeproof case. One thing to be careful on Amazon is to make sure you buy cables from the original manufacturer whenever possible. I once bought Belkin cables and they broke almost immediately. Since Belkin is generally a decent manufacturer, I'm pretty sure they were counterfeit. unquote 24:20 http://www.seikowatches.com/world/technology/kinetic/ Hi Rob, You asked for what my wishes are for the iPhone 7, well I'd like to see wireless charging in a form similar to Seiko's Kinetic system. http://www.seikowatches.com/world/technology/kinetic/ This would add a bit of charge throughout the day generated from movement rather than from solar or RF. I know this isn't likely and, given current technology, won't add scads of power to the phone. But it might give an extra 5-10% during the day for relatively active individuals. Perhaps they could use the space recovered from the headphone jack? Regards, Brian in Appleton, WI Brian - while it would be nice to have something like that - the amount of energy generated vs what is used - is very very different than with a regular watch. It was not even be an extra 5% during the day for the typical user. Not even close. There is a big difference how much your iPhone in your pock moves around in a day vs how much a watch moves around on your wrist. And even there - the amount of energy needed to run your watch is insignificant compared to the power of the force touch panel on your iPhone. So in theory it would be nice - in practice it would not make sense to use that space. Better to just have more lithium Ion battery in that space. 25:42 http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2016/08/11/apple-developing- non-watch-wearable/ One of the latest rumors is Apple is working on a new wearable that would supplement the apple watch but not actually be a watch. Think of a health and fitness tracker. Now here is what I don’t get. Quote Apparently the product will sport a screen and will, similarly to the Apple Watch, make use of 3D touch. The report cites that the product has been in development for over two years under Jay Blahnik, an employee who – according to his LinkedIn profile – works on ‘special projects unquote. So in reports on this they say it will not be a watch - but it will have a touch screen - so why not just display the time. I can see Apple possibly doing a device that is meant just as a wearable fitness / health tracker - that is more robust than an Apple Watch - and does not have a screen. But if you put a touch screen on it - how is that NOT an Apple Watch. I mean it would be ridiculous at that point NOT to put a watch option in it. Do I think Apple is working on some sort of Non-Watch wearable - Sure - I would be surprised if they were not. They work on lots of things. Do I think they are working on a fitness tracker with a 3D touch screen - that will not have a watch feature on it - HECK NO. That just does not make sense. 27:08 VOICEMAIL - Neal_OR_frustrated_with_iPhone_update_requests Hi Rob, Ran into a problem with the iOS 9.3.4 update on an iPad Mini 2. My wife upgraded last night from 9.3.3 and this morning, her location services are turned off and restrictions is turned on with a passcode we don;t know. My wife daily uses Google Maps for directions and used them yesterday without issue. This morning, she's unable to use Google Maps as following the update location services are disabled and restrictions are enabled. No one used the device after she initiated the update last evening and only her and I live in the house, so it wasn't a child or a prank. Not sure what happened with the update. Be sure to backup before doing the updates. Regards, Brian from Appleton 30:58 I received a package in the mail from Harrys late last month - it was their new updated Gen 2 Razors. It is still the great 5 blade razor - but they made some improvements - It is more flexible for better control and more comfortable shaving. They added a 6 th blade at the top for trimming hard to reach spots, and they still of course have the lubricating strip. They took the best razor I have ever used and made it betterer or bestest. And Harry’s starter set is an amazing deal. You get a weighted razor handle of your choice, moisturizing shave cream, 3 precision-engineered 5-blade cartridges, and a travel cover – all for just $15 bucks. And, for a limited time only, there’s a special offer for fTii listeners where you can get it for less. if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order. That is right - first time customers for just $10 can get the starter kit when you use promo code T i i at checkout. To get the bestest blades - Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you. This is a great shave that does not feel like it cost a buck. Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about. Once again go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 on your first purchase and start shaving better. 32:56 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2067761922/smart- jacket-for-iphone-and-android-user-hallam-ne?ref=discovery Winters Coming and you know what that means - you need a jacket or dragon glass - but per this next item - lets just talk about the jacket. There is a kickstarter project called HALLAM New York Smart Jacket for iPhone users. Quote The world’s first smart jack for smartphone user / bluetooth wearable apparel NFC power bank charging LED GPS travel bike running music unquote Huh - sounds like random keywords and not a sentence. The project has a goal of $15,000 - and to date has raised $5k. With funding going on until Sep 24th at 11:56 AM CT. They have 5 styles to choose from - Hoodie, Sweatshirts, Varsity Jacket, Padded Vest, and wool jacket. They say delivery will be in Jan 2017. Pricing for these starts at $179 for the Hoodie and sweatshirt, it is $189 for the Padded Vest, $199 for the Varsity Jacket and $229 for the Wool Jacket. Then there are add ons - $69 for the charging battery Pack, $59 for the LED Pack and $59 for the H Key Chain and $59 for the H Ring, $49 for the Selfie Tripod, and $39 for the magnetic Charging cable, and there are other accessories. Any way Winter is coming and if you are looking for a multifunction winter coat that has a batter pack, LED pack and more - search for H A L L A M at kickstarter dot com or the show note for ep 402. Honestly - This has to be one of the most confusing projects I have ever seen when it comes to ordering. I think it would be easier for me to explain where White walkers came from then it would be to explain how to order one of their jackets. 34:47 https://www.hypershop.com/products/hyperlink-316l-stainless- steel-band-for-apple-watch-classic One of my favorite Kickstarter funding was the Hyperlink stainless steel band for my Apple Watch - it looks like the $300 version from Apple - but was only $50 for kick starters - and they were selling it for $70 retail - I say that in the past tense - because right now - they lowered the price to $30. If you have an apple watch and you are using that rubber band that came with it - you know the ugly blue one or white or one of the other colors. It is time you moved up to this band. At the current price I am tempted to buy an extra one just to have around. There is a link to this in the Show notes - they have versions for 38 mm and 42 mm Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport. And they have the stainless steel version and black version as well. Link in the show notes - not sure how long this sale will last. 35:47 VOICEMAIL - Andrew_CO_first_time_caller_question_ear_piece_maps Rob, Love the show as per usual. A few comments. I guess I am the "one" who bought the Apple smart battery case for my iPhone 6s. What can I say, I love it. I always had a case for whatever iPhone I have as I dislike how slick the phone is naked. The battery case does what it is supposed to do, gives me insane battery life and does it without making me constantly cycle the internal battery of the phone plus I can use a lightning cable to charge the whole thing. I truly loath micro USB for constant plugging and unplugging. As for the headphone jack, or lack of it, I am blind and thus use Voiceover. This means, of course, I am always listening to the phone. I am not at all happy about what appears to be the impending demise of the headphone jack but it's not as big a deal as all that. I have tried Bluetooth. I hate it. Not only does BT still not reliably stay paired up, there is one more thing to keep charged and, most irritating of all; there is a lag between action on the screen and hearing the result. This is a huge issue when using Voiceover as you are often touching the screen to perform actions and the lag drives me insane. If all of that were not enough (and it truly is) when you use the phone to communicate with someone else using BT the phone switches to a protocol that makes a 70's era long distance phone call sound great by comparison. So, going forward, guess I'll need a dongle to plug in my cheap but durable headphones which I use for things such as podcasts, books and all the other functions of a modern smartphone. No music, I have a much better rig for that. I already have a dongle of sorts; I have a headphone extender which is necessary to fit through the battery case to reach into the headphone jack. Keep up the great work. Regards, Kevin Barry Hi Rob, On episode 401 I have asked about a slow search from home screen. Here're some more details. Most of the time I search for an app on the phone. It seems to be slow more of the time when I am using a cellular connection. However, I expect the results for matching app names to be fast before the phone uses the network. Maybe Apple didn't implement this "right" -- local result first, then move on to a slower search requiring network. Regards, --Alex from Walnut Creek. 40:41 http://www.applemust.com/apple-really-is-printing- money-with-pokemon-go/ Interesting article by Johnny Evans about the cash machine that Pokemon Go is for Apple. A research group called YouGov - claimed Pokemon Go has been downloaded over 6 Million times and has 5 Million active users and 1 million of them are paying players - and that is just in the UK alone. But think about that 5/6th of downloaders are active players - that is outstanding and 20% of those active are paying - that is way way about the 2 to 5% number I have seen for other apps. The more interesting thing is that they estimate 80% of total pokemon go spending is via iOS users. And globally Players have spent over $250 Million in the game already. Which means about $200 Million in iOS in app purchases and that is a cool $60 Million for apples 30% cut. Not to shabby. 41:45 VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_MFI_convention_mentioned_past_ep Hey Rob, What is that song at the end of episode 401? Im not having luck figuring it out, sounds a little bit like Prince but.. Thanks:) Love the podcast! Regards, Paul N From google+ community From Bob Berberick Quote I don't know if this has anything to do with 9.3.4 but here goes: I have a 6S plus that replaced a 5s months ago. I keep my phone in my front pocket. Twice today, I "bum dialled" my home land line. I have never had this happen before. The last time I was at home when it happened and I am absolutely certain that there was no way I accidentally called home. I'm stumped. Anyone have any idea why this might be happening? Unquote Hi Bob - yes - I had this happen a few time as well - and I never had that happen before iOS 9.3.4 - and it has not happened since I updated to iOS 10 beta 5. I thought it was something I had done - but when I read your post - I realized it was not me - it was the iPhone. Podcast411 - Ep 232 - Jen - Congressional Dish - Recording done face to face using bossjock and iRig Lav Mic - 2 pack. Really good quality. VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_I_AM_BACK_APPLE_CUSTOMER_Service 46:53 Ep 402 - Ask Siri - Why do you vibrate? 47:15 Thanks again to RING for sponsoring this episode - Folks right now and for a limited time only go to RING dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off the Ring of Security kit - Thanks Ring for sponsoring this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 48:11 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC VOICEMAIL - Tom_CA_easter_eggs OUT TAKES
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 401 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank AARON for sending in the music you hear in the background. AARON wrote: Hi Rob, Please find the song "Strange." This is a track that was originally written using Garage Band on my iPad Pro 9.7 and my Casio Px5s synthesizer, in a hotel room, somewhere on the road, and then later exported to Logic Pro on my MacBook Pro where I captured the live electric bass and timbale performances. I continued to use the iPad during this process via Logic Remote. I can be found online at my official site: http:www.aarontoddmusic.com, on Twitter: @aarontodd and my blog about music: https://aarontoddonline.wordpress.com Regards, Aaron Todd Song_Strange_The MatrixMix Thanks AARON for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank Me for sending in the Artwork for today's show. I created the artwork by putting the noir filter on with the photo app and added in the text wit the Over App - Which was really easy to do. More About that photo later in the episode. you can see MY artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 401 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:27 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The launch of Storm 3 gives RIMM the long-awaited answer to the iPhone and high-end Android devices.” unquote Michael Li, Investing Blog, 16 January 2011 Well if The Storm 3 gave Rimm an answer to the iPhone and High End Android phones - then the question must have been - what do those devices not need to worry about? Alex that would be the Storm 3. 02:54 This week we have promo codes for The App - AZZL - A Z Z L Here is the written review from the dev. Quote AZZL is a game that pops out of the screen with bright colours and a distinctive art style, but up until now it had only been available on iPhone and iPad. That is no longer the case though, with the title landing on Apple TV this week. A combination of game and cartoon, AZZL sees you tapping, swiping, moving, and rotating a range of animated puzzle pieces to complete images. There's a variety of worlds to explore with each one being inhabited by a range of characters - all animated as slickly as the protagonists in your usual Saturday morning cartoon. unquote Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - AZZL - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put A Z Z L - iOS or A Z Z L TV in the subject line. depending on if you want a chance to win the iOS or Apple TV version https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/azzl/id640484311 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 FOR FREE 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://appletoolbox.com/2016/08/notifications- not-working-ios-9-3-3/ Hi Rob, When I opened up the Tii app I got the notification in the first picture here. Which shows the error message quote An Error occurred with push notification registration unquote. So I deleted the app, re-downloaded, it and upon launching the new download I got the notification in the second picture which has the same error message. And I have not received notifications from you. Please advise. Regards, Dr. John M Sadly it looks like iOS 9.3.3 - is causing issues with Push Notifications for many apps - and Tii is part of Many Apps. As is the Facebook App, and the What’s App and well many apps. However our devs have a fix and a new version is coming. And a couple of users also sent in word that the App showed all episodes saying they were premium - it seems to be just a small number of users with that issue - and running iOS 9.3.3. If you are seeing the episodes locked down and saying premium only - let me know which version of iOS and which iOS device you have. We also believe we have an fix for that - but in the mean time if you have the issue - let me know there is a fix you can do now to reset that. Sorry about that issue. iOS 9.3.3 - and the Tii app - yeah not peanut butter and Chocolate. 05:53 http://9to5mac.com/2016/08/04/ios-9-3-4/ Beyond just messing with the Tii App and the Facebook App and other apps - iOS 9.3.3 had some other issues. And that lead to iOS 9.3.4 - which apple said quote iOS 9.3.4 provides an important security update for your iPhone or iPad and is recommended for all users. So I updated to iOS 9.3.4 - and the Push notification Error message - Sadly is still there. As is the issue being reported of the episodes showing as premium. So any changes to iOS 9.3.4 - did not affect the issues that came about from iOS 9.3.3 - they are still there. And Our dev teams believes both will be fixed in the next update of the Tii App - which I believe is in and being reviewed. So hopefully it will be live shortly. And literally right after I originally typed that - the update appeared. So here is the solution for anyone with the Tii App - update to version 2.1.20 - which you should see under updates. And I did the update and the Push Notification error is squashed. Thanks to Michael S - Our lead dev for the quick turn on the fix. Per what iOS 9.3.4 fixes one of the items is a problem with memory corruption that was discovered by the Pangu Team. Apple did give credit to the Pangu Team for discovering the Vulnerability. In the google+ community - when Kenneth Berger asked is anyone updated to 9.3.4 and if there were any issues - there were a bunch of responses and all were positive. If you have not updates to iOS 9.3.4 - go ahead and release the hounds. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-releases-ios-9-3-4-important- security-patch-iphone-ipad-1574533 07:47 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-offers-big-cash- rewards-233001706.html One thing I have not been able to find out is if Apple gave a bounty to Pangu for finding the exploit. My guess would be No. Some might say - but Rob - you recently said Apple does not give out bounties for finding security bugs. And in the past tense that would be correct - But Apple is seeing the error of their ways and now will start paying bounties to those quote researchers unquote that find security bugs. Apple said those rewards will be up to $200k. Apple joins pretty much ever other major tech company creating and OS that offers bounties. However there is a catch - because well this is Apple and there is always a catch. Initially the program will be limited to about 25 researchers who Apple will invite to help find potential security bugs. Sorry any thoughts you had of claiming this - yeah - not so much. According to info supplied by Apple to Reuters at the Black Hat Conference - earlier this month - the most lucrative category - the one that offers up to that $200k reward is for finding bugs in Apples secure boot firmware - for preventing unauthorized programs form launching when an iOS device is powered up. Apple did say their reason for limiting who can be part of this is because their competitors told them that is the right way to do it. And Apple believed them - yikes. Apple did say eventually they would open it up to more people but for now - don’t call us we will call you. More info on this one I am sure on a future episode. 09:32 http://appadvice.com/post/apple-adds-faster-3d- touch-text-deletion-in-ios-10-beta/718800 Last week iOS 10 beta 4 was released - I should point out for Devs it was beta 4 for the public it was beta 3 - but we just talk per the Dev version - and that was the 4 th version of the iOS 10 beta. One of the new features in the 4th beta - was the addition of a new 3D touch feature - the harder you press down on the delete key the faster it deletes things. Of course the 4th beta contains the obligatory Bug fixes and improvements as well. Some other items new in it include: There is a New Control center splash page. In Beta 4 Folder animations are sped up vs past betas. Apple also redesigned emoji characters. And the Taptic Engine vibration when manually locking the phone is gone. So last one was more what is taken away. http://www.ubilio.com/topics/ios-10-beta-4- is-now-available-to-download/ 10:29 http://cydianerd.com/ios-10-beta-5-download-released/ With iOS 10 beta 4 released last week a few sites over the weekend were reporting on rumors / leaks that Beta 5 would be released on August 15th. Said Leaks were the same ones that reported when the Apple event would be - as in it was a calendar and they were guessing - and they guessed wrong - because iOS 10 Beta 5 was released today August 9th. And I held off on releasing this episode - because my inside sources said - Rob don’t release on Sunday - Wait until Tuesday then you can report on beta 5. I’ll buy that for a dollar. So what is new in Beta 5 - well of course the first is the obligatory Bug fixes and improvements. Initial reports of other changes are a different sound when locking your iPhone, plus louder typing sounds. There is also a new Music output icon in control center and the stock music app. One other new feature or bug - is that when you reboot your device you don’t have to re-enter your itunes password when making purchases - you can just use touch ID. AS IT SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN. I said it is either a feature or a bug - as I would not be shocked to see it removed. But hopefully it is a feature a long long over due feature. If you have the Smart Battery Case - if you are that person - the new beta should now allow it to work properly with your iPhone 6 or 6S - this according to the release notes. Previously some devices would crash when running the older beta’s and the Smart Battery Case. The new Widget panel which you can get to by swiping to the right now displays the date on all devices. One other great thing about it being beta 5 - is that I am now putting it on my iPhone. I traditionally have waited for the 5th beta. So now I will start getting this on all my iOS devices to really see how it works. To start with I did the full download and then updated from iTunes. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/09/ios-10-beta-5-tidbits/ 14:13 http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/3/12371006/app- store-50-billion-paid-to-developers-apple Tim cook went to twitter last week and tweeted out this message quote @appstore developers have now earned over $50 billion congratulations on your success and such inspired creativity. unquote That is one heck of an industry. If you look at most of that coming in the past few years - on a yearly basis for the last year - that would make the iOS app market place a greater than $15 Billion a year industry. That is larger than NCAA basketball including march Madness. It is larger than the Frozen Yogurt industry - No Fro Yo for you. It is even larger than the Porn Industry regardless of what numbers you read from a low of $1 Billion a year to a very often discredited high of $14 billion a year. Kudos to Apple and team for creating such a robust global industry. 15:09 Long time listeners know that in my past life I used to travel a lot for business - I had one of those jobs where I was traveling 4 out of 5 weeks. Doing 175k in the air in my craziest year. Which is why I was happy to bring on this new advertiser for the show - Away. They make a great luggage. They sent me their Carry on bag. It is great - it has a built in 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 Five times. I was traveling with it - and on the very first flight I am going down the isle and a women points to her significant other and says look at that - what a great idea. She asked me about it - and naturally I said - Go to away travel dot com / tii and use promo code tii to save $20 off the suitcase. She looked at me confused. Yes - Yes I did say that to her. Have you ever gone to your gate and the first thing you did was look for a place to plug in your cell phone. Peeking around those round columns looking for a power outlet. No more. You actually can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line and as I mentioned going down the isle. But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. It is lightweight and very durable and even has a lifetime warranty - if anything breaks they will fix or replace it for you for LIFE. Sweet. And there is a 100 day trial. If it is not for you then just return it for a full refund no questions asked. It comes with a charging cord and comes in a really nice Laundry bag. And on the inside there is a bag for your shoes as well. They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish. In addition to the carry on they also have mid size and large check in bags. But only the carry on has the battery pack. To save $20 go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii . Again away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii to save $20. 17:57 VOICEMAIL - Justin_iOS10_beta_fdbk Hi Rob. Well Iv'e seen the so call iPhone 7 from this guy YouTube channel (Everything Apple Pro). And then I think 9to5 Mac showed the new EarPods. I know everyone wants to see what the new iPhone will look like and youtubers have a job to do. But it's no more exciting anymore. Are is it just me reading the news and watching the videos. Regards, Sharde 21:58 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 that had lots of comments came from MARK HENRY ON AUGUST 2ND who posted the following quote Does anyone know of a quality photo editor app/program for Mac/iPhone that would help me "touch up" images of my home. I am attempting to circumvent having to hire a home photographer to help sell my home. Any help would be greatly appreciated! unquote And again There were a bunch of replies to this. Lawrence McFarland and Daniel Evans both recommended Snapseed Robert Spivack replied quote Pixelmator - available for iOS and MacOS. Hands down the closet thing to the power of Photoshop at a fraction of the price and much easier to use. unquote Latin Kapoor suggest Adobe lightroom. Ben Neilsen recommend Affinity Photo as the best non-adobe photo editor on the mac. All thanks for your replies. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 23:30 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-tv-remote/ id1096834193?mt=8 From Karthik M in Google+ Apple has renamed the existing Remote app to iTunes Remote and has created a new Apple TV Remote. It is featured in the App Store today. 23:53 http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/01/technology/apple- pistol-emoji/index.html Looking for the Gun icon in iOS 10 - well apple replace the lead projectile launching icon with a water launching one. Yes - Apple replaced the 38 snub nose gun emoji for an emoji of a green water gun. There are other changes to emoji’s apple made - but the gun one is the only one people really are reporting about. but honestly if you are going to replace it with a water gun - the green one is so not what I would have chosen - if you want to go retro go with the ugly transparent yellow ones that were so popular in the 70’s. Or better yet - put in the super soaker. 24:33 http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_7-8064.php We are getting closer and close to the Apple event in September - so that means more and more posts titled everything we know about the iphone 7 or something very similar. Really only thing different from last week - is multiple reports of a blue version of the iPhone 2016 Also it is looking more and more like the headphone jack is going off to live on that same farm in the country that Apple sent the 30 pin dock connector to live at. People are complaining more and more about the lack of the head phone jack - but the more leaked photos or prototypes that are released - the more it looks like the headphone jack is no more. http://www.cnet.com/products/apple-iphone-7/ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+NaveedAsghardr/ posts/VEDx6Lvt6wT?cfem=1 http://www.dippyfeed.com/iphone-7-plus-video-jack/ 25:27 https://www.thrillist.com/tech/nation/new-iphone-7- release-features-specs-we-want-to-see Rob, I came across this article and thought you might be interested in it. Thanks for all you do! Jeanine T Chicago The Article is titled - Dear Apple - these are our demands for the next iPhone 1. Do not ditch the iPhone headphone jack. Again this may be crying over spilled milk. 2. Give us better battery life. As said before - Photography and battery life - are two key things apple looks at. Sadly this author is clueless - as they also ask for a detachable battery. ummm no. 3. Stop insulting us with comical limits storage options. Most rumors do point to 32 barely enough GB as the new low end. Personally I would not recommend anything less than 64 bare min GB. the 128 now we are talking GB is really what I recommend - the 256 I have a new child / puppy GB version is great for those of you that well have a new child or new puppy. 4 - Make it shatter and waterproof. Agree on the waterproof - but shatter proof - Apple tried and the results were a bankrupt GTAT for their efforts. 5. Go wireless - not yet. 6. Make an even better camera - This is one area - clearly apple is trying to make a difference and they do increase specs each time - so no sure why it needs to be in the list. based on the rumors you are hearing lately - what are the features that you want for the next iPhone that are not being leaked at this point? Give us a call - 206-666-6364 - 206-moon-dog. Or shoot us an email. 27:34 http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2016/08/04/apple-is- developing-wireless-earbuds-with-custom-low-power- bluetooth-chip/#598556911b54 The other rumor de jur - since the last episode had to do with the ear buds. as in wireless apple ear buds coming our way. According to quote a source with knowledge of the project unquote - which by now you know means - the reporter is just guessing and hoping to be right. The source claims apple is working on a special bluetooth ultra low power chip for the earbuds. Said lower power chip comes from tech developed by Passif Semiconductor - as start up Apple purchased in 2013. However - then the author goes into cover all the bases mode - saying the source said they did not know when it would launch and it is hitting technical issues. And if it does not work 100% it will be scrapped. Well done sir - you created a perfectly easy list of reasons why your sources info did not pan out. But if he does get lucky and hit any marks - then he can point to it as validation. Reality is if the headphone jack is gone - as it seems to be - then apple must release a wireless ear bud set - so do expect to see something in that category in September unless you know they run into issues then all bets are off. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/04/apple-wireless-earbuds-custom-bluetooth-chip/ 28:54 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3103000/apple-ios/ apple-may-sell-6-million-apple-watch-2-units-in-weeks.html Jonny Evans at Computer world had an article about how Apple may sell as many as 6 Million new Apple Watch 2nd gen units quote within the first few weeks of release unquote this based on results from a next worth survey. According to that survey - half of current apple watch owners say they will upgrade to the next gen device. and 22% of non-smartwatch owners plan to buy one this year. And he also pointed out a recent Wristly survey that found an amazing 94% of Existing Apple watch customers are still satisfied with their devices. One Analists figures put Apple Watch sales to day at around 13.6 million units. Going back to NextWorth date - 50% means 6.8 Mil Apple Watch 2nd gen sales to just existing Apple Watch owners. Potential Apple Watch buyers were asked what would make them use their devices more - and the respondents top 5 responses were. 57% said longer battery life No duh. 37% said easier / faster to charge. Huh? It really is very easy to charge. Guess this is per those that are not already an Apple watch owner. 36% said more stylish design. Ok - I can see that. 31% said wi-fi enabled. Again - this is for those not apple watch owners. 30% said useful fitness Apps And same here - not currently apple watch owners. So really 3 out of the top 5 items - the Apple watch has covered. Too many understate the Apple watch - but I personally really love mine and wear it all the time - I had someone this past weekend ask me if I really do wear it all the time - I took it off showed him the tan lines were it was and he was like - ohhhh - because it is really clear I do wear it all the time when I took it off. 31:00 http://www.applemust.com/youll-probably-get-hooked-on- planet-of-the-apps-get-used-to-it/ Johnny Evans had another article on the Planet of the Apps TV show - with TV in quotes - as it may really be an Apple TV show. It looks like the show will have Gwyneth Paltrow and Gary Vaynerchuk and Will.i.am as featured members of the show - and then of course all the devs Apple is out currently combing through trying to find the most interesting and made for Reality TV types they can get. At least one person listening to this show - has advanced in the selection process - hopefully a few more of you will as well. 31:53 VOICEMAIL - Karl_brooks_answr_family_share_kids Hi Rob, I have some added suggestions for a router to use in a hotel – The Apple AirPort Express may not be the best choice at it is relatively expensive, bulky, and lacking in features. The one feature that is really necessary for converting a wired hotel Ethernet jack into a wireless network, is the ability to handle the hotel login/authorization page. Unlike a home network, many hotels or other public networks will display a special login webpage. Until you login at that page, you can’t actually reach the Internet itself. At a minimum, the login requires confirming the terms and conditions of public use. In a hotel and hotspot locations, you may need to login with an account, your room number, or even pay for a “pass” with a credit card. The Apple AirPort express is not able to handle these special login pages. I recommend using a “travel router” that among their many features, have explicit support for public hotspot/hotel login pages. Two good choices are the TP-Link TL-WR702N ($15.28 at Amazon), or the HooToo TripMate Wireless N Portable Travel Router ($49.49 at Amazon). Both of these have several modes of operation – bridge, router, access point, client mode, etc. The TP-Link is incredibly small – it will fit easily in the palm of your hand and so can be stashed in your pocket if necessary. The HooToo is nice because it also has a built-in battery that can be used to re-charge your iPhone. Since you might be carrying this kind of device all the time but only need to use it occasionally if the hotel/public hot spot does not have Wifi, the extra features are useful. The HooToo can also work as a mini “network attached storage” – just plug in a USB stick or external USB drive and the files can be shared over the WiFi – great for streaming movies from a large flash drive for kids when on vacation, etc. I’ve even used them on an airline to “share” the slow and expensive WiFi with my family while only paying for one pass. Works fine for email and basic web, but not much else. Regards, Robert Spivack 39:39 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slowlabs/peek- screen-redefine-privacy-and-protection-for-yo?ref=discovery\ This week for a Kickstarter project I found one called Peek Screen - two words. It had a goal of $11k and has raised over $14k - so it is funded - and if you want this one you have until Sept 4th at 6:59 AM CT to fund it. So what is Peek Screen - it is a screen protector for both the screen itself and the content on it. The most likely way someone is going to get sensitive info off your device is by looking at your screen while you are using it - this screen protector helps by narrowing the field of view in which people can see what is happening on the screen. Quote Peek Screen - a highly transparent tempered glass protective cover that brings strength, durability, and privacy to your mobile device. unquote Right now it is just for the iPhone 4, 5, 6 and SE series - or in other words not for the 6+ series. Pricing is $22 and delivery is set for Jan 2017. Their claim for specs are 1. Privacy 2. Anti-Scratch 3. Anti-smudge 4. real glass 5. 0.3 mm thin 6 87% clarity So if you use your iOS device a lot in public - say on the subway or other public places that are crowded and you still want to watch porn - umm - I mean access sensitive data and not have others see what you have on your screen - you may want to search for Peek Screen - two words at kickstarter dot com 41:30 Hi Rob thanks for all the great IOS info you provide in your podcast and the free app stuff!! Can you please ask your listeners if they have found any durable, cheap (non-Apple) iPhone/iPad charging cords? The kids in my family break the cords frequently - I can't afford to keep buying the expensive Apple versions - which also break or stop working as well. I've been buying cheap cords from websites (mobstub for example) but they stop working within days. Any advice is appreciated. Regards, Laura in LA. The MOS Spring Lightning Cable comes in 1-foot, 3-foot, 6-foot and 10-foot lengths, with prices starting at $19.95. Hi Rob, Something has been bothering me for a while in iOS 9 on iPhone 6. When I use the search from home screen sometimes it works fast, sometimes ok, and most of the time it's excruciatingly slow. I haven't been able to pinpoint the reason for it. Any advice? Keep making the best podcast! Regards, Alex from Walnut creek, CA. 44:17 http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/08/04/ we-dont-wear-suits/ Funny - cute - or predictable story from iDownloadBlog titled - “We’re Apple. We don’t wear suits. We don’t even own suits.” Seems some people that are disgruntled network execs are going to the press to complain about Apples hard-nosed negotiation tactics - and unreasonable demands - which probably means Apple is asking for a good deal for consumers. But the person complaining that for their meeting with Apple Eddy Cue quote arrived 10 minutes late wearing jeans, tennis shoes with no socks and a hawaiian shirt while all the other executives were wearing suits unquote. Seems a few years ago - AT&T also complained about Apples wardrobe choices - where someone at AT&T suggested that Steve Jobs should wear a suit to meet with AT&T board of directors - he was told - quote we’re apple we don’t wear suits we don’t even own suits unquote. Reminds me of the first time I went to a meeting with Qualcom in San diego. I was the one in the suit with others from the company I worked with - we go into the meeting - and the folks from qualcom are all in shorts, sandals and hawaiian shirts or t-shirts. Needless to say we felt a little uncomfortable. We dressed more casual for the next meeting. But not that casual. 46:04 Hi Rob, As we get close to the next iPhone launch, there will be a lot of anal-yst speculation on how many people will, or will not, upgrade and how that affects Apple sales and revenue. Since you do a good job of following this on the podcast, I wanted to add my opinion about something that is not marketed well by Apple or highlighted by most analysts – A lot of the attention seems to be on whether the next iphone will have enough “wow” features to cause current iPhone owners to upgrade. But this overlooks the large majority of iphone owners that have skipped one more generations so the upgrade decision is actually much better. For example, my wife and I still have iPhone 6 Plus – we skipped upgrading to the Iphone 6S series ( because we bought unlocked full price phones and want to maximize the value by slowing our upgrade cycles). So upgrading to the next iPhone means we get all the “new” features of the IPhone 6S (better camera, 3d touch, faster touch id) along with whatever else is new in the next iPhone. For me, having skipped a generation, I have already decided that we will upgrade NO MATTER WHAT, since we have waited two years and want the 6S features alone so everything else beyond that is just a nice bonus. I have some non-tech friends that still have iPhone 5 and even a few iPhone 4S. For them, the jump ahead is even greater. I think Apple, and maybe even you on the podcast, should talk about upgrades listing ALL the features you get when you change from one model to another. For example, if you upgrade from an iPhone 4S to iPhone 7 (or whatever it is called), you get all these features you’ve missed (long list), PLUS these new features (not yet known). If you upgrade from an iPhone 5 to iPhone 7 you get all these features (shorter list) Plus these new features (not yet known) If you upgrade from an iPhone 6 to iPhone 7 you get all these features (still shorter list) plus these new features (not yet known) You get the idea – when you look at the real-world upgrade choices, even an incremental improvement in the iPhone 6s to the iPhone 7 features is really a huge upgrade for many people that are on older iPhone versions and ready to upgrade. I’ve been talking mainly hardware, but with iOS 10 I think the cut-off shifts to only supporting iPhone 5 so anyone with iPhone 4s also loses out on all the iOS 10 software changes too. Regards, Robert Spivack I mentioned earlier that later in the episode I would talk about the Artwork - that is a photo I took at the EliteMan Conference this past weekend in Plymouth Mass. I ran into Tim Cook —— S doppelgänger at the conference and he was nice enough to take a photo for me. I used the Over App to add the Tii and ep 401 to his shirt. 50:47 Ep 401 - Ask Siri - What is infinity times infinity 51:03 Thanks again to Away for sponsoring this episode for $20 off your order please visit away travel dot com slash Tii and use promo code Tii when you check out. Thanks Away for supporting this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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Checking with inside sources - code names - PC, FC and TC - I was able to confirm that Apples fall event to announce the next Gen iPhones will be Wednesday Sept 7th at 10:00 AM PT. Two new versions of the iPhone (4.7" and 5.5") will be announced along with other updated products. The new iPhones will be available for pre-order at 12:01 AM PT on Saturday the 10th. And iPhones will start being delivered (put in customers hands) on Friday the 16th. Sep 7th - Fall event Sep 10th - Pre-orders Sep 16th - Next Gen iPhones in customers Hands. The Sept 7th date makes a lot of sense - as it is also the first day of CTIA Super Mobility 2016. This goes along with past Apple events timed perfectly to take the wind from the rest of the industries sails. Much more info on this on Ep 400 of Today in iOS - going live later today.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 400 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - 2014.88 - Song of the day. On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_2014.88 Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MYRON for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MYRON wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is a simple artwork I created from a photo I took with my iPhone 6s at White Sands National Monument. I added the text and clip using the app Over on my iPad. Regards, Myron Uecker Thanks MYRON, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MYRON'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 400 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:08 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote Microsoft workers celebrated the release to manufacturing of Windows Phone 7 last week by parading through their Redmond campus with iPhone hearses. Microsoft Employees, Microsoft, 10 September 2010 I think that is where the phrase don’t put your hearse before your cart comes from. Just Sayin. 02:31 For Promo codes - On Ep 399 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - CALL OF COMMANDER - ZOMBIE ISLAND If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 399 This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. 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 FOR FREE 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. 03:25 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/07/ 26Apple-Reports-Third-Quarter-Results.html For the Conference Call - nothing shocking was expected and nothing shocking was revealed. Tim Cook did start off the call saying revenue was on the high side of the guidance range - but in the guidance range. What was revealed - was not at all shocking - and basically in line with what was expected. iPhone sales for Calendar Q2 2016 were - 40.4 Mil vs 47.5 mil a year ago — or a 15% decline. If you remember last episode - we said the Average guess by anal-ists was 40 Mil - for a 15.6% decline - so just slightly better than the average guess. Closest to the pin for iPhone sales was Jim Suva of Citi - with a guess of 40.3 Mil units sold. Way to Go Jim. As I said last week - maybe it is best to compare last quarter with the two year ago quarter as the iPhone seems to be on a two year upgrade cycle - and if you did that - then it was a solid increase of 24.3% when compared to 2 years ago quarter. Apple did say they expect better numbers next quarter and the iPhone SE was doing much better than expected. And they said iPhones sales to Switchers was the highest % ever. iPad sales for last quarter were 10 Mil units. vs 10.9 Mil the year ago quarter. But the Anal-ists were guessing with an average of 8.9 Mil units sold - that is a good solid beat of the Anal-ists expectations. Closest to the pin was Lee Storch of the Braeburn group - with a guess of 10 Mil units - and he was not just dead on - he was also the highest guess. Outside of Lee - everyone else was expecting lower and in most cases much lower iPad units sold. Especially Greg Boyd - who pessimistically guessed there would be just 7.5 Mil units sold. Overall - Revenue dropped 15% year over year. Again most of that is due to iPhone drops year over year. Turning to Cash - Apple has a boat load of it — no make that an armada load of it and it seems all that crazy money Apple throws at their spaceship campus actually affected that cash standing or maybe it was the 1 Billion they invested in Didi - as the cash on hand decreased slightly - that said their mountain of cash is now a staggering - $231.5 Billion dollars. Maybe better to say it is their mountain range of cash. Apple last quarter had 10.6 Billion cash flow generated from sales. And they did return 13 Billion to investors via dividends and stock buybacks. So yeah there was that too that caused a slight 1.4 Billion decrease last quarter. FYI - 93% of the $231.5 Billion is outside the US. ASP’s last quarter were $595 - which is very low for iPhone ASP’s the last 6 quarters it has been between $650 and $700 - but way way above smartphones not called the iPhone ASP’s - then you are looking at ASP’s less than $250. Yes iPhones ASP’s are way over double the rest of the industry even in a down quarter. Again - numbers were lower all around vs the year ago quarter. Same as last quarter and likely the same for next quarter. But Tim seemed very optimistic about the future - and you know what - so did Wallstreet - because the stock jumped up a bunch on Wednesday and finished the week up. So go figure - the times you think Apple will go up after a call - it goes down - and this time when it looked like it would go down - it went up. Actually it was the best day for Apple’s stock in 2 years. So yeah it really did well or as others pointed out - Apple has been beaten down so much lately - it really was just a matter of not being able to keep a fundamentally incredible company down for ever. I should point out I own Apple stock - and it makes up the majority of my investment portfolio - with quotes around portfolio. I am clearly long on Apple for full and fair disclosure. But it is funny I always know when to by Apple stock - because there is one listener that emails me when Apple stock is getting beat up - and the more emails - the better the opportunity to buy. That was recently - and now - if you believe what some articles are saying - Apple should be at least 30% higher than where it is today. We shall see. What I can say is Apple is a cash machine still - and with the iPhone SE - it now has a product to get them intro’d in the Mid-Tier of Smartphones - while having the high end all but locked up. On the Call Tim Cook said multiple times they were surprised by the demand for the SE - but if Tim had listened to this show - he would not have been - there are a lot of people that love the 4 inchers. And if nothing else - Tuesday’s conference call at a min assured those 4 incher lovers like my wife - that there will be future updates of the form factor. http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/27/investing/ apple-stock-soars-earnings/index.html http://seekingalpha.com/article/3991811- apple-aapl-timothy-donald-cook-q3-2016- results-earnings-call-transcript http://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrich/2016 /07/27/why-apple-shares-should-be-30-40-higher/ 09:05 http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/26/ technology/billion-iphone-sales/index.html There was one thing I thought Tim Cook would announce in the conference call - that I did not hear - and was surprised was that Apple had sold their 1 Billionth iPhone. I thought for sure Tim would tout that fact. But he did not on the call and that worried me on how the iPhone was doing - because the math surely indicated they would be there. But alas - my fears were put to rest the next day when Tim announced during an Apple employee meeting that Had indeed sold their 1 billionth iphone the week before. So just a little over 9 years to get to 1 Billion iPhones sold. CLIP - I LIKE IT I LIKE IT ALOT Tim said quote "We never set out to make the most, but we've always set out to make the best products that make a difference," unquote Per iOS devices - if you add in the 330 Million iPads and at least another 100 Million iPod Touches - we are getting close to the 1.5 Billion Mark for iOS devices. Maybe when Tim gets on Stage in September He will mention the 1.5 Billion Mark for iOS devices. Which is a number Apple will hit either this quarter or next. http://www.cnet.com/news/its-official-apple- has-sold-more-than-1-billion-iphones/ 10:42 VOICEMAIL - Emma_Pitt_KS_move_app_voiceover Hi Rob, Normally I would wait 2 weeks before updating but I heard this is really more critical than others. What do you think? Thanks for your hard work and podcasts Regards Jim K VOICEMAIL - John_OH_10b3_fdbk 14:17 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from LAWRENCE McFARLAND ON JULY 28TH who posted the following quote I was planning on updating from iOS 9.3.2 to 9.3.3 on my iPhone 6S this weekend, but some research has indicated a plethora of problems, including increased battery drain & WiFi connection trouble. How has it gone for you guys & gals? Has anyone here, after following Rob's updating procedures, regretted installing the new operating system? Should I just wait until the iOS 10 Gold Master? unquote There were a bunch of replies to this. Craig B replied quote I updated a few iPhones and iPads on the first day with No problems. unquote Stan Bently replied quote Can't speak for the 6S, but I've seen no additional problems with my 5S. unquote Timothy Arnold, Ken Ostrander, David Willoughby, Jim H, Blair Jones and Gautam also all replied where they said they had no issues. Greg Beltz and Ken Ostrander both replied about the issue in iOS 9.3.2 and earlier where a malicious gif or video could take over your device. So there definitely is a security reason to upgrade to 9.3.3 And Danielle Saul and Chris Searly both replied about seeing better battery life with 9.3.3 - and who does not like better battery life - well other than the folks at Mophie that is. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Maria Reyes quote unquote 16:15 Into the email bag: Hi Rob, Thanks for the show. I always learn something new. Usually my wife buys my razor blades. On a recent vacation I bought a 4 pack of replacement blades for the razor I've been using for years. I thought package had been mis priced. The cost of razors are crazy. I have heard you talk about Harrys before and I decided it was time to check out their web site. I just went to Harrys.com and placed an order. I bought the Truman set and applied the TII coupon code. Ten bucks! Wow. I almost feel like I stole something. The price alone is worth looking into. I'm looking forward to my Truman set arriving. Thanks for the tip. Regards Richard Ermi Fairbanks Alaska And then here was Richard’s email after getting the Harrys product. Hi Rob I am so impressed with these guys I am highly recommending their razors and shave gel. I have not had such a good shave before. I received the starter kit from Harrys for $10 after my "TII" $5 dollar off coupon code. I thought shaving was about the same regardless of the brand. I was wrong. I'm not sure what is in the shave gel but my skin feels amazing and the razors are like no others I have used before. It is one pass on the face not two or three as before. I kept feeling my face after my first couple of shaves, it is that different. The cost is at least half of cost of the big three replacement blades. I like sharing with folks when I get great service or a superior product. This is one of them. Regards Rich Ermi Fairbanks Alaska Richard - thanks for the great emails and feedback. Folks - I have said it before and I will say it again - I am a harrys customer - and I love my harrys razors they are by far the best razors I have ever used - yes the price is low - but the quality is very high - this is not a shave that feels like it cost a buck - this is a great shave - from a 5 blade german blade. And as Rich said - go to harrys dot com and use promo code Tii to save $5 off your first order. again go to harrys dot com and use promo code tii - to save $5 off the best razor blades and shaving cream - and after shave lotion. with the later two being made from natural materials - no chemicals - you will feel good and smell good and have money left over to buy something good. Thanks Harrys for sponsoring this show. 18:38 https://www.planetoftheapps.com Earlier this year we talked about apple getting into creating original content. And then mentioned that it looked like Will.i.am and Ben Silverman would be producing that project. And recently Apple confirmed it and the new show will be called Planet of the Apps. Cute. Quote - A groundbreaking new series about apps and their creators unquote This is currently an open casting call - where they are looking for app devs that can have their app - iOS, macOS, tvOS or WatchOS app in beta or a functional state by October 21st - and if you think that is something you can do - then you have until Friday August 26th to submit to be on the show. Sounds like filming will be in LA in Late 2016 / early 2017 - so you will need to be free to travel to LA for filming. I have a link in the show notes with more info and how to apply. If you apply let me know. So far I have talked to one person that has submitted. They are having some meet and greets as well. August 1st there is one in New York city. August 4th will be in Austin TX. If this sounds like American Idol for App devs - yes - yes it is. Good luck to all that apply and hopefully we will have a few Tii listeners that make the cut. 20:10 http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/22/news/ companies/apple-watch-smartwatch-sales- report/index.html A report from IDC - indicates that Apple Watch sales have quote plummeted. unquote - well actually what they said to put it in context is quote The Apple watch debuted to a backlog of orders and 3.6 million units were shipped in its first three months on the market. But sales plummeted to just 1.6 million in the latest quarter unquote So lets understand what IDC is saying - that in Q2 2016 the amount of Apple Watches sold - were lower than those sold in Q2 2015 - the quarter when you know the Apple watch was launched. SHOCKER. Or I mean wow - guys - great insight. quote "Consumers have held off on smartwatch purchases since early 2016 in anticipation of a hardware refresh,” said IDC - YOU THINK. If you look at the Apple Conference Call details - you will see the segment - Other Products - which is where the Apple Watch, Apple TV, iPod and accessories are grouped together. Well other Products dropped 16% year over year. And most if not all of that drop was because of the Apple Watch. 21:39 http://technosamigos.com/apple- watch-s-details/ And speaking of Apple Watch - rumors are the Apple Watch 2 will be introduced this fall - because well the same ones that said it would be released in the Spring and then WWDC need to say something - right. Oh wait - they start the rumor out with quote First planned for March 21 release - the Apple Watch 2 has been pushed back to maybe a fall 2016 event or even later unquote - oh way to really commit guys. Let me start by saying this - 2nd Generation Apple watch is coming - 100% guaranteed. And when is it coming - in the future - which I also 100% guarantee. Or should I say - as told to me by unnamed sources in a position to know. Per the rumors - they basically look like a rehash of the spring rumors - you know 40% thinner - But hey wait - that rumor on thinness is also attributed back to Digitimes. So we can nix that rumor - The 2nd Gen Apple Watch - will NOT be 40% thinner - and likely will be within 10% of the current thickness. There is that whole - getting through the day on a single charge thing to worry about. Also per the rumors - is that Apple will partially make it thinner by going with a thinner display - that I do believe - and hence my 10% thinner prediction. I think Apple will make it thinner where it can with out changing the battery size much if at all. They also say it will not actually be the Apple watch 2 - per the name - but the Apple Watch S - that per Ming-Chi Kuo. Again one thing we do know after talking to sources in the supply chain is that a 2nd generation Apple watch is coming in the future. 23:34 http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/07/23/ apple-rumored-to-launch-iphone-7- on-week-of-sept-12 You know what also happens this time of year - People start looking at calendars from the last couple of years - look at when Apple announced the last few versions of the iPhone and then calculate when it will be this year - and then announce that they heard from sources that Apple will be introducing the next iPhone on X date. And yup - we are there again. Evan Blass was the first to pull out the calendar and guess on the announce date - ummm I mean talk to inside sources about this. Oh who am I kidding - you know he is just guessing. And he is guessing that the next gen iPhones will be in delivered to customers Friday Sept 16th. Hey we can play this game too. First lets look back the past few years. 2015 - Apple announced iPhone 6S and 6S+ and other products at the Wednesday Sept 9th event - with pre-orders starting on Sat Sept 12th and Delivery of devices starting on Friday Sept 25th 2015. Fiscal year ended on the 26th. with 2 days of new iPhones sales. In 2014 - Apple announced the iPhone 6 and 6+ at the Tuesday Sept 9th event. With pre-orders on Friday Sept 12th and delivery on Friday Sept 19th. Fiscal year ended on the 27th - with 8 days of new iPhone sales. In 2013 - Apple announced the iPhone 5S and 5C at the Tuesday Sept 10th event. With pre-orders for the 5C starting on Friday Sep 13th and Delivery starting on Friday the 20th for both the 5C and 5S. No pre-orders that year for 5s. Fiscal year ended on the 28th with 8 days of new iPhone sales. Now lets look at some numbers - Last quarter they were 15% below the year ago quarter for revenue. The quarter before they were 13% lower. If we went with a range of 13 to 15% lower than the year ago for this quarter - that would mean revenue in the range of 43.8 to 44.5 Billion dollars. That assuming we go with a launch date of Sept 24th to give two days of iPhone next gen revenue like last your. HOWEVER - Apple is projecting 45.5 Billion to 47.5 Billion in Revenue. I believe the only way they would predict that level of revenue is if they were planning on a week plus of next gen iPhone sales - like in 2014 and 2013. So backing into 8 days of iPhone sales - means - next Gen iPhone would go on sale - and in customers hands on Friday September 16th - with Pre-Orders going live on Saturday Sept 10th - and with the Apple event Wednesday Sept 7th. And hey guess what - Sept 7th - just purely coincidentally is the first day of CTIA Super Mobility 2016 conference in Las Vegas. Not that apple has ever done a media event at the beginning of a mobile conference before. So Yes - Talking to my inside sources - Apple will have their Fall event at 10:00 AM PT on Wednesday September 7th, Pre-orders to start at 12:01 AM PT on Saturday the 10th - and next gen iPhones will be available to customers on Friday Sept 16th. Thanks to all my inside sources - who I will just call for now Past Calendar, future Calendar, and Tim Cook. Or as I put in my Post earlier today on Tii - Sources - PC, FC and TC. Just Sayin. FYI - Evan bass came back and said pre-orders on Sept 9th. No mention from him on Event date. Will be interesting to see who had better sources - Evan or Tii. http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/07/28/ iphone-7-preorders-september-9/ 28:07 http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/07/28/ leak-may-have-just-confirmed-secret-apple- had-up-its-sleeve-for-iphone-7.html Per rumors on the iPhone 7 - A new one comes from Macotakara - and that is the home button on the next gen iPhones will sit flush with the screen and not move when pressed. But rather there will be some hepatic feedback when pressed - and will make it seem like it was pressed. Of course that means they will also add 3D touch to the home button as well. And the rumors go on that Apple will introduce a Space Black Model bringing to 5 the colors available. Gold, Rose Gold, Space Grey, Silver and now Space Black. 28:36 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/ 2016/07/25/iphone-7-problems-make-sense/ One more latest rumor about the iPhone 7 - is well that it will not be called the iPhone 7 after all - but rather - iPhone 6SE and then the iPhone 6SE + This from the German blog - Apfelpage - and they claim Chinese supply chain sources which have seen final retail packaging have given them this info. It is possible - but then the line up would be - iPhone SE, iPhone 6SE and iPhone 6SE+ ugggghhh - what a mess. 29:12 VOICEMAIL - Feedbk_Hey_siri_iOS10beta3 From Patrick McCann on google+ community quote: For those on the beta, my wife and I have been testing out the notes sharing and editing feature. LOOOOOOOOOVE IT! We have been making and editing our list for a trip. This is exactly what I have been waiting for from Apple or a 3rd party app. Simple but effective The edits we make to each other's list don't have a lag from one device to the other (both using 6s Plus). unquote Hi Rob, I am running the latest iOS 10 beta. A few bugs with freezing. One new feature I found in my yahoo mail, when I want to move an e- mail to a folder, the folder name automatically comes up & I don't have have to scroll down to find it! A tid bit of info, did you know over half of the iPad screens are made by Samsung? Great work, Roy Sabo VOICEMAIL - Levi_CA_fireflies_earbuds_music_only 34:22 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elwn/ perfect-fitting-wireless-earbuds- with-endless-batt Hi Rob, Here’s a story idea I thought you might like on the "most customizable and first truly wireless earbuds” that launched on Kickstarter. ELWN FIT earbuds solve the two biggest problems that smartphone users face when using Bluetooth earbuds – fit and battery life. They come with the infinity wearable charger – so users can wear them non-stop and charge while still in use. Every pair also comes with an industry leading 48 fitting accessories for an endless supply of ear size combinations to ensure a perfectly secure fit for everyone. Please let me know if this is interest and I can put you in touch w/ the founders and send along high-res images. Here’s their launch press release with more details. Thanks, Scott And Scott is with the PR company which represents this kickstarter project. This project had a goal of $50k - and has raised $180k so far and you have until August 11th at 10:53 AM CT to fund it. So if the Fireflies were not for you and you need that built in microphone then maybe the E L W N earbuds are - search for E L W N in kickstarter. Yes - Confirmed - the ELWN DOES have a built in mic for hands free calling. Pricing on this is $119 and that comes with the infinity band and 48 fit accessories. Delivery is expected in October 2016. 36:47 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ thanotech/diskus-the-first-portable- mfi-apple-watch-charger Thanks to Dr. John for the heads up on this next one. And this is a kickstarter project for Apple Watch. And it has to do with the charging disc - if you have one you know it is a pain when you want to take it with you - you have to pull the cord out from where ever you stashed it - as the cord does not come out of the charging disc. Wouldn’t it be nice if the disc itself could be removed from the charging cord. Which obviously leads us to this Kickstarter project - called - Diskus - spelled - D I S K U S . And this is as we set up - a charging disc only - where you can plug a cord into and out of it - making easy to remove from where you have it and take with you. This one has a goal of $55,000 and has raised 48k so far - so almost there. And you have until August 29th at 1:00 PM CT to fund this one. So yeah it will hit its goal no problem. Early birds on this are $30 and they will be shipping in October. It does have the Apple MFI certification as well. This one is pretty cool - and if you have an apple watch and have not purchased a second charging disc - then this is for you. Search for D I S K U S at kickstarter dot com. 38:30 http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/26/ 12286964/noble-bts-bluetooth-receiver- headphone-jack Thanks to Chris in London for this next one. This is one I reached out to the makers of to see if I could get samples - no reply yet. It is called the NOBEL BTS - and it is a blue tooth device you plug your wired headphones into - and then it connects to your iPhone. No need for headphone jack - or maybe you are just tired of breaking your wired headphones plugs when in your front left pocket of your skinny jeans and you sit down. Again - I reached out to them to see about getting a unit to test - this has a price of $99 - so definitely not cheap. If anyone else has tested this device - please call in a review to 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon dog. 39:13 https://infinity.disney.com/closing One of the favorite apps on Apple TV by many is Disney’s infinity 3.0. And soon we will talk about it in the past sense as Disney has said they will be putting it out to the VR Pasture. As of Today you can no longer make in app purchases on Apple TV. As of Sept 30th 2016 - - Apple TV versions of Disney Infinity will be removed from the AppStore
However quote if you are playing on any console, Apple TV or Windows 8/10 versions of the game, you can continue to download your favorite Toy Boxes from the Community Content section until March 3, 2017 unquote As of March 3rd 2017 quote - Apple TV and Windows 8/10 versions will no longer be available, supported or playable
- All Disney Infinity online services and community features for all versions will be discontinued
unquote So again - we will be talking about Infinity from Disney in the past tense very soon. 40:14 VOICEMAIL - Coach_randy_CA_iPhone_restrictions Dear Rob, I have run into an aggravating occurrence in the way that my iPhone 6s handles notifications and I am wondering if there is a way around this. I hope you or someone in the Today in iOS community knows a solution. What I am experiencing is when I get a notification and then tap it, it goes away. There is a couple apps that sends push information to the notification that is important, but is available no where else in the app. So, if I missed exactly what the notification said, I cannot go back and look at it. Is there a way to go back and see the full list of past notifications? I can't believe that they are just wiped from the log once they have been viewed. Regards, Tim in Atlanta 43:58 http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/30/pangu- jailbreak-potential-hack/ iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak is now available. That said - there are reports that the jailbreak may be broken. There are some reports that jailbreakers that used the new Pangu Tool report unauthorized access to credit and debit and pay pal and social security account - according to a report from 9 to 5 mac. Pangu has replied saying via twitter: quote Neither we nor 25pp would be so stupid to make money by hacking users paypal account via jailbreak tool. We hope to find out the truth asap. unquote and then on Reddit said the following quote Hello everyone, this is the 4th jailbreak tool released by our team which means we should have some reputation even though we come from China(And we know most western users don’t trust Chinese software normally). So if any user thinks we are hacking your accounts that makes us feel sad deeply. Also we have not received any report of account breach from Chinese users. So may I ask those who have account breach issues, which version did u use, the CN or EN version? And we noticed that my space and tumblr account data are leaked this year, have u checked that if u are using same account? We want to find the root cause of this asap. We spent so much time to read the posts here and some users also have account breach issue by using the EN version? We of course talked with 25pp and they totally have no clue about this. We are also checking if their PC tool has some security flaws which may enable hackers to attack from network sniff. But as far as now, we don’t find anything suspicious. unquote So what do we know - well that some people that jailbroke with the latest tools have had some of their accounts compromised - and that alone should give everyone pause when thinking of jailbreaking iOS 9.3.3 If you are already jailbroken on an older version - stay there. If you were getting ready to jailbreak iOS 9.3.3 - stop - hold off until this mess is sorted out. And if you just did the 9.3.3 jailbreak - you have two options - 1. Run around like the annoying kid from home alone screaming with your arms in the air. Or 2. Just uninstall the jailbreak and bring your phone back to factory settings And once you do that - maybe look at going to the public beta of iOS 10. More on this in future episodes — but for now - something is not right - and I just can not recommend the 9.3.3 jailbreak from Pangu - I personally don’t think it was them that introduced the issue - but someone did - and it needs to be vetted fully. http://iosjailbreak.org/cydia- download-ios-9-3-3/ 47:20 VOICEMAIL - Chris_CA_quest_tech_router Hi, Rob, Add me to the list of iPhone users who have had music disappear from their phones. I'm not an Apple Music customer or an iCloud user. All the music I listen to is resident on my iPhone and synced with my laptop. I'm running IOS 9.3.2 on an un-jail-broken iPhone 6s. My grandson and I listened to music on the way home from a trip. I charged the phone that night and checked mail the next day. When we got back in the car that morning, there was no music and, obviously, no playlists. Apple sent me an entirely unhelpful 'solution' involving re-downloading all purchased music but telling me to sync the phone if there were songs which I hadn't downloaded from them. I thought, given the very plain circumstances of this failure, they would be more interested. Maybe they already have enough pertinent information. Fortunately I had a recent back-up and the music (and playlists) were easily recovered. It would be nice to know they had fixed this problem--or had at least acknowledged it. Regards, Larry 50:10 Ask Siri - What are you wearing 50:43 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 399 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - Mallorca On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_Mallorca Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MIKE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MIKE wrote the following: Hi Rob, While visiting the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I saw this poster and immediately thought of you! Added text with the Typic App. Regards, Mike S Thanks MIKE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MIKE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 399 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:20 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I’m okay with that” Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft, 14 July 2010 Well MS did sell over 200 Million copies of Vista - so really that is not too bad. The iPhone 4 actually sold a less than that all time. But the ASP’s are much higher - so over all the Revenue for Apple was much greater - but if we are talking just unit sales - Then Mr Turner was a little too optimistic - but we like his spirit. 02:55 For Promo codes - On Ep 398 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - DUNGEONBALLS - ONE WORD If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 398 This week we have promo codes for The App - CALL OF COMMANDER - ZOMBIE ISLAND - Here is the written review from the dev. Quote Call Of Commander meets a Zombie! Magic Cube's first zombie game since Infect Them All in 2013! Sometimes human greed brings a terrible disaster. A beautiful remote island, Sunshade. There is the Nano Creature Tech corporation's medical research facility that researches extending human life. One morning, Laura, a researcher, runs into a guard on the way to her lab. She says hello to the guard, but he ignores her greeting and bites her hand. Five hours later, Nano Creature Tech realizes that they've lost contact with the facility. unquote Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - CALL OF COMMANDER - ZOMBIE ISLAND - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put ZOMBIE in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magical- alphabet-letters-phonics/id1040130713?mt=8 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:29 http://www.informationweek.com/software/ ios-10-beta-3-fixes-bugs-adds-new- functions-/a/d-id/1326314 iOS 10 beta 3 was released on Monday - actually Apple released the updated betas for pretty much everything on Monday. But lets talk about iOS 10 beta 3 - As there are some new features. 1. First is touch ID - previously in Beta 1 and 2 you needed to press the home screen button to activate touch ID - but now just resting your finger on it is good enough - assuming you have rest finger to open turned on under accessibility 2. The Lock Screen sounds have changed a little - and there is haptic feedback when the device locks. 3. Keyboard sounds that were removed in beta 2 - were brought back from the dead in beta 3. 4. Users can add downloads from Safari, Photos and Mail to iCloud drive. 5. For the Home App - there is now a section in Settings App - that shows your hubs - which lets you disconnect from one and join another on the go. 6. In messages app - photos are no longer auto cropped to a square in the image picker - let you see the entire photo before picking it. 7. In the Apple Music App - Playlists now show as quote subscribed to unquote instead of quote Added to your library unquote. Same functionality - just semantics is more accurate. 8. In the Lock screen - on the Widgets view - the clock now moves up to the status bar when you scroll down and push the clock off the screen. 9. In the settings app - there is a new siri support section to show which apps use siri and may access your data. Of course right now that list if empty - but Apple will eventually be allowing Apps to access Siri with iOS 10. So they are ready to go there. 10. All app icons now support 3D touch whether or not the developer enabled the quick actions feature. A 3D touch on any icon will allow you to share a link to the app with your peeps. Of course there are bug squashing and system optimization changes in beta 3. So if you had issues with with Music, Notes, Phone apps or Siri - some of them issues have been put to pasture. And speaking of bugs - AR Mode for Pokemon Go is fixed. Now I will say this - I am not ignoring Pokemon Go - I just am not going out of my way to report on it. If you are a pokemon go addict - and want to send in feedback about the app or tips or tricks - feel free to do so - just record those words so you know I don’t actually have to read them myself - just sayin. call into to 1-206-666-6364 - that is 206 - moon - dog 07:38 http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/21/ios-10- lightning-socket-water-warning/ Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one. It is one more thing found in iOS 10 beta 3 - and that is the iOS device now warns you if it detects liquid in the lightening socket. Of course you are thinking you know what is even better about warning when water is detected - is to not have it even matter - and that is one of the biggest rumors around the iPhone 7 and 7+ - that they will be more water resistant than past iPhones. And well that and there will be no headphone jack to allow water in the device. http://www.cultofmac.com/438564/all- the-ios-10-beta-3-changes-that-make- iphone-even-better/ http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/18/ios- 10-beta-3/ 08:16 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/ 2016/07/19/apple-ios-9-3-3-has-a- great-secret-feature/ But this week was not just about new betas for next gen OS’s - it was also about Gold Master releases too - and iOS 9.3.3 was finally released. This is the double dot update with 5 different beta’s - so yeah it was about time. So what is new that we did not already cover when talking about one of the many past beta’s - well - it seems performance is the big thing - with many reporting their iOS device running faster and smoother and betterer since updating to 9.3.3 It also bring at least 26 security patches - we say at least 26 because that are all the ones Apple lists - but there could be more. Is 9.3.3 perfect - nope - there are a few scattered reports of issues - but there seems to be less reports of issues this time - either because 5 betas actually squashed most of the bugs - or that those that update first and complain the loudest - already moved on to iOS 10 betas - and 9.3.3 is a distant memory for them. The small number of complaints I saw came around wifi connection issues - that are still there, iPhones that keep restarting and some battery drain issues. But again a very small number of reports of issues. If you are running 9.3.2 - then it is time to go ahead and update to 9.3.3 - but as always - first back up - and then force quit all apps - then reset network settings - then upgrade. There are some videos out there already showing iPhones with 9.3.2 vs 9.3.3 for performance tests and what they found was - the boot up was a little very little faster on 9.3.2 - but launching apps - they were about the same. the only place 9.3.3 seemed to beat 9.3.2 was when going back to the home screen. So those 5 betas - yeah - code optimization does not seem to be the big focus or any focus. 10:31 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/18/ apple-releases-tvos-9-2-2-update-for-apple-tv/ In addition to 9.3.3 for iOS - there was 9.2.2 for Apple TV that was released. Again as with any double dot update - it is all about squashing them bugs man - and well performance improvements. And really in this case that is 100% true - as I did not see any reports of even a single new feature. just bugs squashing and code optimization. http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/18/tvos-9-2- 2-apple-tv-now-available/ http://wccftech.com/download-tvos-922- fourthgeneration-apple-tv/ 10:58 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/18/ apple-releases-watchos-2-2-2-for-apple-watch/ But iOS 9.3.3 and tv OS 9.2.2 were not the only double dot updates this week there was also watch OS 2.2.2. And shocker - this double dot update seems to be all about - you guessed it - squashing bugs and optimizing code. To download the update - go to the Apple watch app on your iPhone - then in the App to General and software update - and tap on install - type in your passcode - accept the terms - and if your Apple watch has over a 50% charge and is on the charging disk - it will start the update process. Probably a good idea to update your apple watch - as performance enhancements - tend to improve battery life - in general - that is. http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/18/apple- releases-watchos-2-2-2-for-apple-watch- with-various-bug-fixes/ 11:46 VOICEMAIL - Luis_iOS10_beta_feedback Rob, just noticed a sponsored app in the App Store for the first time. Ugh. Knew it was coming but still, it's sad to see. Here's a screenshot from my iPad Pro 9.7”: regards, Aric B Hi Rob, Love the show. I am an early adopter of CarPlay via the Pioneer AVH-4000NEX DVD player. I ordered the unit the day it was announced. Unfortunately, I had to wait another half year for Apple to turn that feature on. Frankly, I'd given up hope it would ever be turned on. Pioneer's own AppRadio interface is designed by lawyers because anytime you switch between "apps" you have to read and approve a disclaimer. The Pioneer software is like crap. So I mostly used the unit for its satellite radio, HD radio and Bluetooth music. It does a nice job with its own native phone app. A microphone is mounted to your visor. When CarPlay was finally released for 3rd party radios, the kind you can retrofit into your own car, the Pioneer finally became useful. With each update of iOS CarPlay became more and more useable. The first version was an exciting release because finally, I could use that dreamy interface and apps mostly worked. The home button worked like the iPhone home button except there was no feedback that you'd pressed the button. That all changed with the next release of iOS. Pressing the home button produced a halo-like white ring around it. You knew you pressed it! The Pioneer AVH-4000NEX connects to the iPhone via Bluetooth, HDMI, 30 pin, USB, and the Lightning port. The head unit is detachable. It plays DVDs, CDs, and memory cards. One person connects an Apple TV, via the HDMI port, and an iPhone hotspot. It has a 7" screen. It plays XM/Sirius radio with a $50 adapter, HD Radio, and Pandora. Pioneer called it their audio flagship. It doesn't have navigation built-in but CarPlay steps in and does a beautiful job of that. Pioneer did a solid job with its hardware and CarPlay makes it safe and useable. iOS 9 gives CarPlay a wonderful memory for resuming podcasts, audio books, and music from where they left off when the car engine is shut down. iOS 8 gave CarPlay wireless connection to car receivers that support that function. The AVH-4100NEX includes Android Auto. The AVH-4200NEX includes wireless connections. That's a feature I wish I had as my lightning plug cable has been replaced twice. It frays with all the attaching/detaching that goes on. Yes, I would buy the Pioneer again. I paid $699 at Crutchfields because they included installation instructions for my KIA Optima and had the proper installation tools and harnesses. In the end though, Best Buy did the installation for $110.00. Love, love your show. Frequent Harry's user. Eric from Woodbridge, Virginia 19:42 VOICEMAIL - RING - Scott_DC_question_RING_Apple_TV_APP Since the last time I talked about Ring on the show - I was in Chicago and DC and It really is nice to see who is at your door and even hear them - and then decide if you want to say anything or just watch and make sure they leave. This as the Dad of the house makes you feel better about your family when you are out traveling for work - or in the case in Chicago when my wife was with me - and the kids were home with Grandma - feel even better knowing I knew exactly who was at the door at 9:00 PM at night. But it is not just at night it makes you feel better - The folks from RING point out that there is a home burglary ever 13 seconds and most happen in the broad daylight - where a burglar first rings your doorbell to see if you are home. By allowing you to speak to someone you are not sure who they are - it will scare off those with bad thoughts and intentions. If you go to Ring dot com slash T i i - you will get for a limited Time $50 off the Ring of Security kit - which includes a video doorbell, Stick up Cam, solar Panel and indoor chime. For the Video Door bell it quickly - and easily connects to your wired door bell wires. The main unit is not something you have to worry about charging if you wire it up. It took me all of twenty minutes if that to remove the old door bell and replace it with the Video Doorbell from Ring. And you can also share access to it with others in your house. My Wife and son also get access to the door bell and video. If I can’t answer or even if I do - they can answer as well. The RING doorbell has quickly become one of those accessories you can’t see yourself living with out ever again. Beyond the front door - The Stick up Cam can be used to watch other parts of your house and also installs in minutes. Go to ring dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off either Ring Security Kits. Thanks Ring for sponsoring this episode. 24:00 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from Francisco Tapia ON JULY 20TH who posted the following quote Seriously. If I wanted a refurbished iPhone I would have bought a refurbished iPhone. unquote And this was in response to an article about Apple facing a class action lawsuit for offering refurbished replacements units under AppleCare+. To which - Myron Uecker replied quote It is common practice for a company to replace a used device with a used, but reconditioned device through the warranty process. I don't see what the complaint here is, although I do have to admit that I haven't read the terms and conditions of AppleCare+. This is another lawsuit that should be immediately dismissed by a competent judge. unquote AND THEN Keith Yarbrough REPLIED with my thoughts: QUOTE If refurnished means a new case, screen, home button, and battery, then I'm ok with it. UNQUOTE And there were other comments about no one can tell - or the refurbed unit is usually newer and well this is how most companies do it - but you know lets pick on Apple - the one with the best customer service or is it the one with the deepest pockets - hmmmmmmm Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 25:56 http://ped30.com/2016/07/18/apple- iphone-q3-2016/ Each quarter the anal-ists come out and predict Apple will sell this many of this widget - and that many of that do-hickey - and this is a quarter and so they are doing it again. And thankfully the wonderful Philip Elmer-Dewit - now at PED30.com - his own site - aggregates all those guesses - ummm - I mean deep analytics and shares it with the world. This time the guesses range from a low of 38 million iphone sold last quarter to a high of 43 million sold - to put that in perspective - in the year ago quarter - Apple sold - 47.5 mil - and the year before that 32.5 Mil. With an average guess of 40 Mil - that is a decline year over year of 15.6% if you are a glass half empty kind of person. But if you are glass half full person - then it is an increase of 23% from two years ago for that quarter. Given that iPhones and smartphones in general are on a 2 year refresh cycle - maybe looking 2 years ago for the same quarter is a better way to look at things. Just sayin. http://ped30.com/2016/07/21/apple- ipad-q3-2016/ 27:12 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/19/ apple-pay-now-available-in-france/ Apple Pay expanded a little this past week - France now has access to the easy and secure payment system from Apple. MasterCard and Visa Cards issues from Banque Popular, Ticket Restaurant, Carrefour Banque, and Caisse d’epargne can now be added to Apple Pay in France. Both Boon and Orange were a little late getting on the train - but are reported to be on that next train to clarksville. Per where Apple Pay is accepted by the merchants - that includes - and excuse me while I totally mutilate these names - Bocage, Le Bon Marche, Cojean, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Fnac, Jean Luc, Sephora, Flunch, Parkeon, Pret and more. France now joins - the United States, the UK, China, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Singapore with Apple Pay support - with Hong Kong and Spain come some time later in 2016. 29:23 http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-pay- says-bonjour-to-france/ And guess what - it is later in 2016 - so that means Hong Kong has been added. Hey - Apple is not messing around here. In Hong Kong - Apple pay works with American Express, Visa and MasterCard cards from Banks - HSBC, Bank of China, Hang Seng, DBS, Ferengi Central Reserve and Standard Chartered. The Bank of East Asia and HKT will be on the next train to clarksville. Per merchants in Hong Kong that are accepting Apple Pay - that would be more than 3 dozen at launch - including 7-11, Mannings, Wellcome, Jasons Food & Living, Sa Sa and Pizza Hut. 29:08 http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/ 2016/07/20/iphone-vs-android- application-revenue/ App Annie put out a little report that showed how revenue per app looks on iOS vs Android - and the general conclusion is it looks twice as good on iOS than it does on Android. So Apps on iOS generate 2X the revenue - even though Android apps get 2x the downloads. So on a per download basis - iOS apps really generate 4X the revenue. And then if you realize there are a lot less devices on iOS variation wise - there is less time in testing and QA on the iOS side - so that increased your ROI even more. And guess what the revenue gap is growing not shrinking. Because of all of this - when App devs decide they are only developing for one of the two platforms - it is of little surprise it is iOS they choose most often to be the only platform for their app. Or put in the masterful words of a classic thespian - Show me the money. 30:20 https://www.thrillist.com/cars/nation/why- apple-might-buy-formula-one-rumors-theories Thanks to all that sent in this next one that goes into the rumor - big rumor section - and it is that Apple may be looking to buy Formula One. Now in the US we look at this rumor and either yawn or scratch our head. But outside the US - Formula 1 is really really popular - and if Apple is looking for great content - F1 racing brings that on a global scale - and of course Great content on the Apple TV apple owns - would be key - others look at this rumor and say - gee what else could apple be building that is automotive related - like maybe an electric car?? Apple is probably pumping more money into Project titan than they would F1 to buy it outright. Is this true - who knows - but it sure does make for fun speculation - and if other rumors about Apples next big thing are true - then it does make a bunch of sense. 31:26 http://www.the247tech.com/news/corning- gorilla-glass-5-debut-new-iphone-7/ Remember all those Sapphire furnaces that were for sale - I have a theory on who purchased them at the fire sale pricing - Corning - but not to use them - just to keep others from disrupting their Gorilla Glass empire - and an empire that if rumors are correct may be getting quite a bit stronger. The iphone 7 is rumored to be launched with Gorillas Glass 5 - which is newer and tougher and stronger - and betterer all around. Supposedly a phone with GG5 - dropped from 1.6 meters has an 80% survival probability. Vs - well that was not given - but it is assume to be much worse than 80%. The best I could find is that previously with GG4 it was dropped at 1 meter. Obviously any improvement is an improvement - but how it would compare to say a sapphire screen originally dreamed up by GTAT - before their technical shortcomings doomed that company - we shall never know - because I really do think Corning purchased up all those sapphire furnaces - and they now are in a warehouse in upstate NY collecting dust. http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/20/ 12236642/corning-announces-new-gorilla- glass-5-smartphone-drops-cracked-screen 32:41 Hi Rob, Too funny! I always knew the iPhone was the best piece of kit for high speed/low drag operators! http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/18/us-army- switching-from-android-to-iphone-6s/ Sincerely, Mark And thanks to Mark and many others that sent in this one. Which is about the US Army Special Operations Command - switching from Android phones to iPhones. From Military dot com Quote When trying to run a split screen showing the route and UAS feed, the Android smart phone will freeze up and fail to refresh properly and often have to be restarted, a process that wastes valuable minutes, the source said. “It’s seamless on the iPhone,” according to the source. “The graphics are clear, unbelievable.” unquote Now many of the articles I read on this did gloss over that the Android devices they are switching over from at Galaxy Notes from 2010 - so yeah - no doubt the iPhone 6S is leaps and bounds ahead of it. Almost like it was you know 5 years ahead of it. 33:42 VOICEMAIL - Dusty_MI_beta_feedback Hi Rob, I know you don’t discuss beta problems much but many people are experiencing audio playback pausing when listening to audio playback. It seems that Siri is too sensitive and listening for "Hey Siri" command too well! When people speaking in podcasts use SSS sounds (S syllabus) the playback pauses and Siri waits for commands. Turning of toggle for “Hey Siri” fixes this for now. Go to Settings/Siri/ and find this toggle. Regards, Fraser Hey Rob, Just wanted to give you my thoughts on a couple of things. I wanted to start off by talking about Dev beta 2, however over the past week, I have gotten my iPad Pro 9.7 128gig wifi only model - Silver. I purchased a brand new iPad Pro on Thursday, July 7th. The verdict? I love it. My son loves his iPad 2, 3, iPad Air 1 and Air 2 as well as my iPad 4th gen, so we got a pretty good idea as to how the vast majority of iPad generations preform. The iPad Air 2 was s big step up from the 1st Air so we didn't expect another big jump to the iPad Pro 9.7, however we were pleasantly surprised by how "Beefy" this edition was. It doesn't know the meaning of Lag and doesn't get all that hot. The Colour is beautiful and does a great job at reproducing skin tones. In fact, both cameras blew me away. They take amazing night and low light pictures bursting with Colour and fine details. The Colour reproduction was so accurate that you could easily distinguish between different temperatures of white light. I found that it takes fantastic pics in florescent lighting without ending up making the pics look all greenish or purplish. For me, the camera is important and I am happy to say that the iPad.Pro 9.7 delivered a better than expected result. iOS 10.0 Developer Bets 2 I installed this edition on the new iPad Pro 9.7 and it worked great for except for one issue but it was a big one for me. That was audio and video playback would just stop for no reason. Especially when I would be checking out your podcast. I couldn't stand for that so I downgraded to 9.3.2? Provlem solved! iOS 10.0 Developer Beta 3 Dev Beta 3 improved on iOS Dev Beta 2 by delivering an even smoother performance. Compared to the length of time between Dev 1 and 2 betas, Dev 3 Beta came out only a week after 2 did. Anyway, that's it from me. I may try Dev Beta 3 on the new iPad. And finally, what is the deal with no flashlight shortcut on the iPad Pro 9.7? Have a great day! Shane 40:35 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ capturecase/capture-case-a-super-powered- xenon-flash-for-iphon?ref=nav_search This week for a kickstarter project is the Capture Case - two words - spelled normally. Quote Enjoy beautifully exposed images, and try high speed photography, all with the world’s fastest and most powerful flash for iPhone. unquote This is a case for your iPhone that pumps up the flash beyond 10 and 11 to something like 35. It gives your iPhone 6 or 6S - a Xenon Flash. Sorry this case is not for the 6+ to 6S+ - but they do say they will have an iPhone 7 version. This project has until August 18th to be funded and they are about 30% of the way there - having raised 9.4k towards their goal of $32k. Pricing on this is 85 Pounds. And they say they will be shipping them out in November 2016. If you are interested in this special and powerful flash case for your iPhone 6 / 6S - go to kickstarter dot com and search for Capture Case - two words. 41:46 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canva- graphic-design-photo/id897446215?mt=8 For all you Canva fans out there - and I know there are a bunch - canva just launched their own iOS app. It is free - just search for Canva - and please send me in some artwork for the show with Tii branding you created in Canva. Send that artwork to Today in iOS at gmail dot com. I am looking forward to trying out this app as I am a big fan of their web service already. 42:13 Hi Rob. I wanted to share a unique experience I just had with an iPad 2nd gen running iOS 9.3. A coworker gave it to me a few months ago asking me to help him with it. His (now deceased) neighbor gave him a 2nd gen iPad before he died. He never logged off, causing the Activation Lock to kick in. I spoke with Apple a couple times asking for help, explaining the previous owner is now deceased. I wasn't expecting them to help because of obvious security reasons, but I wanted to show my coworker it wasn't possible to bypass the Activation Lock. He then gave it to me saying he no longer had a use for it, and if I ever got it to work, I could keep it. I shut it off and left it in my closet for a few months. I was cleaning out my closet today and came across the iPad. I thought, "What the heck.. I'll turn it on." Much to my surprise, the Activation Lock was gone! Is there something with the A5 chip that flushes all memory after being powered off for so long? I was quite baffled. Thanks, love the show! Oshkosh Josh Dear Rob, Don’t know where to start but El Capitan 10.11.6 and iOS 9.3.2 and 9.3.3 are hitting me left and right with so many bugs I need to call an exterminator, ASAP. Most of this has to do with garden variety syncing of iPhones and iPads today. 1. Three times today, while syncing an iDevice, my iMac shut down and rebooted with its famous chord, returning to the screen I was working on, not the usual login window. 2. None of my iDevices can make a successful App Store update. I’ll hit the update button, it will turn into the round spinning icon, then after a few moments return to the update button again. 3. Even though I have the updated apps in my iTunes app section, when I sync the iDevices, the apps are not updated. 4. All syncing activity on iTunes seems to hang up around the Photos stage. Many times today, I had to unplug and reboot the iDevices, shut down iTunes, and try to sync again. Very unusual behavior. And because it is across multiple devices, and because the problems happen when the iDevices are plugged into the computer, on LTE, and on WiFi, the problem has to be with Apple’s servers. Even so, my iMac and every iDevice are acting uncharacteristically weird. Days like this I wish Steve Jobs were still around to kick some butts. Jeff in Burbank Hi Rob, When it comes to App updates and fixing bugs - Look at the long cute explanation from Amazon's "explanation". It still doesn't say what was actually fixed. Uber & left are doing the same thing. Why do devs assume customers don't wanna know the science and technicals?! So vague: Regards, Michael. Hi Michael - I think it has to looking towards the future and not dwelling on the past - why bring up those specific old bugs - just know that bugs were squashed - or at least I am guessing is their thought process - it could also be embarrassment about what those bugs were. Per the Amazon explanation they had this part: quote each bug fixed makes for a better app on your phone and better apps mean happier people and happier people equals a better world. So I guess you could say that while you’re going about your day today - we have developers working hard to make the world a better place - one bug at a time unquote I mean I guess that is the half full way to look at it or you can spin it a different way such as quote our developers are helping clean up the mess they created in this world that caused lots of sadness - one bug at a time. unquote Because - well each bug causes sadness and their devs were responsible for each bug - right? 47:16 http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/18/media/ star-trek-netflix-international-cbs/index.html You know that CBS is going to launch a new Star Trek series - right. Well it seems CBS and Netflix just signed a deal to bring the new Star Trek series to Netflix right away - sorta - kinda - because that deal does not include the US or Canada. The new series will be out in early 2017. The deal also secures all 727 episodes of the past star trek series with netflix - and yes - yes I have seen every episode of every series - even voyager and the cartoon series. Did I mention I have a new dog - he is a french bull dog - we got him on Monday - and yes of course he is called spock. As if 48:02 Hello Rob, I wanted to ask your opinion on iOS 10 Beta 2. I wanted to learn how to code using swift playground but am a little hesitant to install a beta on my iPad Pro 12.9 256GB model. Do you think it is worth it to do the upgrade? Please let me know what you think! Regards, Jonah Hi Jonah, If you want to learn to code - absolutely. And today 10.0 beta 3 came out - so it is one more step closer to the Gold master. I have not installed it yet - but again if you want to learn to code - absolutely you need to update to 10.0 beta 3 ASAP - and start playing with Swift Playgrounds. Rob W Hi Rob In my email inbox, it says I have one new email to read, but there aren't any unread emails when I access the inbox itself. Have you come across this and if so, how did you fix? Regards Steve Brisbane Dear Rob, I am a voiceover user and was recently trying to move apps to folders on my small i-pad pro, something i have done for many years with a smart keyboard. In order to do this, I use a voiceover keyboard command option, control, shift an m to mark the app I wish to move. I go to the designated folder where I want the app to go and press the same combination of key strokes. I am using a smart keyboard but have used the key strokes for a long time with great success. But recently the key strokes worked intermitently and I went to my Apple store for help. We learned this keyboard problem was a known bug not fixed in the current operating system but perhaps it is fixed in the public beta. Do you know if this is true or do any of your listeners know. Thanks for all of your great podcasts. i wouldn't miss a show. Jan BrownSent from my iPhone 51:16 Ep 399 - Ask Siri - Beam me up 51:40 Thanks again to RING for sponsoring this episode - Folks right now and for a limited time only go to RING dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off the Ring of Security kit - Thanks Ring for sponsoring this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 398 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - The Ride On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_THE_RIDE Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank COLIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. COLIN wrote the following: Hi Rob, This art was painted using Procreate on my iPad, with Tii branding added using Pixelmator. Regards Colin from Sydney Australia Thanks COLIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see COLIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 398 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:15 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The iconic Apple iPhone will either not exist or occupy a very small niche satisfying the needs of committed Mac fans around five years from now.” Eugene Kaspersky, Kaspersky Lab, 27 April 2010 Oh missed it by that much - It is safe to say in most industrial markets - the iPhone is a lot more than a niche and this is over 6 years from when Eugene mis read those tea leaves - Just Sayin. 02:49 For Promo codes - On Ep 397 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - MAGICAL ALPHABET If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 397 This week we have promo codes for The App - DUNGEONBALLS - ONE WORD - Here is the written review from the dev. Quote "Introducing "DungeonBalls", a Totally Different Pinball Puzzle-Solving Game An independent game development team from Taiwan, Raysol Games, has finished developing "DungeonBalls", a truly unique game that blends pinball and puzzle-solving! Player-controlled heroes will transform into pinballs, fighting battles and solving puzzles on a unique "dungeon pinball platform". "DungeonBalls" includes the following three main elements: Numerous dungeons, unique traps, and heroes with various special skills. Each dungeon room is the pinball platform where you launch hero pinballs to bounce around and strike monsters, break out of traps, and collect treasures; the game also combines switches and traps in creative ways to become a puzzle-solving game. Search for DungeonBalls on iTunes today to have a unique adventure. unquote Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - DUNGEONBALLS - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put DUNGEONBALLS - ONE WORD in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magical- alphabet-letters-phonics/ id1040130713?mt=8 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:41 http://appadvice.com/post/a-look-at-whats- new-in-apples-ios-10-beta-2/717528 Well last week Apple released iOS 10 Beta 2 to Devs and also released it to the public beta testers - which it calls Public beta 1 - but to keep things simple - we will only use the Dev version name - which is iOS 10 beta 2. With the beta being now available to the public that means more and more of you out there testing this out. I am right now - just testing it on my iPad Pro - and so far so good for me. Per what actually changed / was added from Beta 1. Well first there is of course bug fixes and optimization tweaks. They released the App store for iMessage - where you can get sticker packs. Right now it just looks to be sticker packs from Apple - but when the beta is gone and it is Gold Master in Later September - then there will be options available from 3rd parties. — Another item added - is the encouraging of organ donation. Apple actually had a press release on this point on July 5th - where they talked about teaming up with Donate Life America - where iPhone users quote will be able to sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor right from the Health app with the release of iOS 10. Through a simple sign up process, iPhone users can learn more and take action with just a few taps. All registrations submitted from iPhone are sent directly to the National Donate Life Registry managed by Donate Life America. The ability to quickly and easily become a nationally-registered donor enables people to carry their decision with them wherever they go. unquote. If you are not registered as an organ donor - you should be - make sure you go through the process when you upgrade to iOS 10. And in the mean time - sign that spot on your drivers license. —— Some additional tweaks / minor changes in beta 2 include 3D Touch for the flashlight now gives 3 different options - Bright light, medium light and low light. Previously they were labeled as Bright Intensity, medium intensity and low intensity. That engineer has been reprimanded. In the Messages section of settings there is a new feature to allow you to send images in a lower quality mode. —— Also found in Beta 2 - is that the live Broadcast feature mentioned at WWDC is now turned on. And with Swift Playgrounds - being the first apps to support that feature. There is an extended menu in Swift playgrounds Apps that offers a broadcast live option selecting that option lets you pick apps that allow broadcasting - like Twitch or Youtube Gaming. HOWEVER this feature of live broadcasting only appears to be available for iOS devices with the 64 Bit processor - i.e. iPhone 5S and newer. ==== Autolock is now under display and brightness settings. There are new wallpapers at the bottom of the list in Wallpaper settings. You can access widgets from notification center on Home screen. Airdrop in control center now displays “Receiving Off” The Apple News App can now be hidden. App store split view now actually works on the iPad. AirPlay slash bluetooth headphones and speakers available in now playing for the Apple Music app. There is the handwriting keyboard button on the iPad in the Messages app. There is a new Bedtime wake up Sounds in the Clock App. open the clock app - go to the Bedtime tab - and click options in the upper left - and you will see - Wake up Sound. —— One of the bigger updates for those running iOS 10 beta 2 on an iPhone is voice mail transcriptions. Nothing special to turn on - just if you have visual voicemail - which you most likely do - then transcriptions will start showing for you for new voicemail messages. If the bots had a hard time transcribing your message - they will flag the transcription with quote - Low confidence unquote right above the transcription. This is a feature rolling its way out to users - so some users may not see it yet - but really most should be seeing it now. If you have an iPhone and are running iOS 10 beta 2 and received one of these transcriptions - how good was it? Was it close or hilariously wrong? give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog and let us know. And there are many many other tweaks and slight updates from Beta 1 to beta 2. Let me also now of you favorite or least favorite change from beta 1. http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/07/live- broadcasting-support-ios-10-beta/ http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/07/hands-on- new-ios-10-beta-2-bedtime-wake- up-sounds-video/ http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/06/hands- on-voicemail-transcription-ios-10- beta-2-video/ 10:48 http://www.macworld.com/article/3089486/ ios/5-hidden-ios-10-features-that-are- instant-game-changers.html As I mentioned previously there are a lot of articles going over that authors favorite new features in iOS 10. This time we will look at an article in Mac world from Oscar Raymundo. He had 5 favorite new features. 1. Maps - Find my car - this is where Siri automatically flags where you car is when you get out of it. Or as I like to call it - The My Wife has a feature created just for her feature. 2. Control Center - Change flashlight intensity. This is for 3D touch iPhones right now - and we mentioned before - intensity is now replace by the word light when picking the brightness level. 3. Music keeps playing when Camera opens - this is for those with Live Photos. Previously if you had live photos enabled - when you opened the Photo app - it killed any audio you had playing. 4. Mail - Easy unsubscribe. Now when you get an email from a subscriber list - likely one you had no idea how you got on in the first place - the unsubscribe link is no longer buried at the bottom of the email - but place at the top. Where it is easy - much easier to tap and get out of. 5. Music now has optimize storage - which is really needed for all those poor souls that purchased a 16 what was I thinking GB iPhone. This feature looks at your available storage level and looks at your music usage and based on songs you have not listened to recently starts removing said music to free up space. 12:22 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-thinks- black-market-1-143000265.html There has been in the past a lot made about how much the FBI paid to get that iPhone 5C unlocked. Most put it north of $1 Million dollars. So how do Apple feel about this - well surprisingly - they seem to like that high dollar amount. This is what Ivan Krstic Head of Security engineering and architecture for Appel said about the $1 Million dollar plus price tag paid. quote As probably most of you know, there is a black market for software vulnerabilities, and once in a while some of the prices on the black market become known, Usually these prices are tens of thousands of dollars, sometimes $100,000. Those are prices for software like Microsoft Windows or Google's Android — but the prices for iPhone hacks are much, much higher. Take that with a grain of salt, but it's a fascinating number to think about," What you're seeing now is the result of a decade of our best work in protecting our users.” unquote 13:33 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205321 Some Apple TV 4th gen news. Apple has added Comedy Central, MTV and VH1 to the universal search feature. In the US - that brings 35 different apps / services that universal search can search through. If you are in Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK - you can search through 2 - iTunes for Movies and Music and Netflix. So a little bit of a gap there. 14:03 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. With Boll and Branch You’ll get the nicest sheets you’ve ever owned for about half the price of what stores and boutiques would be charging for sheets of far lower quality. 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Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. 16:03 VOICEMAIL - Colby_CO_found_something_in_iOS10_storage Hey Rob, finally got iOS 10 installed thanks. Not a whole lot of feedback yet, definitely looking forward to playing around with The Playgrounds app with my seven-year-old son though. One bit of feedback I have so far though, the keyboard is totally buggy. If I switch to numbers it switches back to letters, if I switch to caps it cap locks, if I try to go back to lowercase it shifts. It is almost to the point where it's unusable. I'm recording this via Siri right now. I know with betas come bugs so I'm not complaining, just giving you the heads up on my experience. Love the show. Regards, Aric Boyles Hi Rob, Quick note to you hoping I can get my review of iOS 10.0 Dev beta 2 to you before episode 398. I myself can only vouch for my iPhone 6+ 64Gig. However, Peyton who by the way was not named after a certain football player but for the term Petabyte (long story) our 9 year old son reports a pleasant experience so far on his iPad Air 2. FYI, he would of given me a more detailed review of 10.0 beta 2 but is obsessed on getting Happy Chick working so he can play NES games that were out 20+ years before he was born. Anyway, back to my review. iOS 10.0 developer beta 2 absolutely rocks. So far it is running Velvety smooth. I have been using the update for the past 8 hours at writing this email and the experience has been flawless. No freeze ups, no what look like reboots or any of that stuff. Just a nice smooth uniformed performance. That is it for me. If anything else comes up that may be worth bringing to the TII community's attention, I'll check back with you. To sum up my email? Bring on the public beta! Have a great week! Shane Cashin Hi Rob, Tonight I updated my iPad Air2 to the iOS 10 Public Beta everything's working great. Regards J Hi Rob, I updated to iOS 10 beta and I was hoping that we can set default email apps without having to use the stock mail app. So I once I deleted the stock app, I went onto safari and clicked on an email link and received a pop up message that told me to re download (or restore) the stock mail app. Apple's walled garden is kind of frustrating. Regards, Alberto J VOICEMAIL - LA_PA_why_not_using_wifi_calling 23:08 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from MYRON UECKER ON JULY 9TH who posted the following quote One nice feature of the iOS 10 music player is the downloads section that show only music on your device. Finally a way to play only what I downloaded and not my entire library! unquote To which - DAVE T replied quote Don't I already see that on my iOS 9 phone? unquote AND THEN MYRON UECKER REPLIED: QUOTE There is the ability to only show music on this device in iOS 9. It has never worked properly for me. On my iPhone it simply grays out the music not on my phone and cycles through it anyway on random mode. I was never able to figure out how to randomly play only music on my device. In iOS 10 there really is a way to see only what is on your device and random mode works as expected. UNQUOTE Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 24:47 http://investor.apple.com/ Apples quarterly Conference call covering last quarter will be Tuesday July 26th at 4:00 PM CT. I will do a blog post later than night - I am traveling that afternoon - so no episode that night or coverage right after. I will talk more next week on speculation on iPhone and iPad sales. But really this is not a very meaningful quarter - it is the next one that is where things might get interesting. 25:31 http://www.macworld.com/article/3089481/ apple-phone/apple-lowers-iphone-trade-up- credit-abandons-interest-free-financing.html Hi Rob, FYI. Dr. John M Seems Apple is lowering their iPhone trade up credit and also getting rid of the interest free financing. Originally users could get up to $300 credit from their older smartphones - now it is reduced to $250 max credit. Currently on the Apple site the estimated trade in value varies from $50 for an iPhone 4S to $225 for an iPhone 6 and $250 for an iPhone 6Plus. They are not at this time accepting iPhone 6S or 6S plus for trade in because you know - there is nothing to trade up to at this time. Well at least not for the 6S Plus. And previously Apple was offering interest free financing via Citizens bank - now apple is reverting that back to the Carriers to manage the finances - because you know nothing bad could ever come out letting the carriers manage it. Long of the short - is if you thought you knew how apples trade in programmed worked - well kudos for being that person. But now things have changed. 26:53 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/ 36683517/spotify-accuses-apple-of-blocking- app-and-using-store-as-weapon- to-harm-competitors Spotify got all in a lather over Apple rejecting their most recent updates to the Spotify app - and they accused apple of doing this for anti-competitive reasons. Spotify general Counsel said Quote The move is causing grave harm, We cannot stand by as Apple uses the App Store approval process as a weapon to harm competitors. This latest episode raises serious concerns under both US and EU competition law. It continues a troubling pattern of behaviour by Apple to exclude and diminish the competitiveness of Spotify on iOS and as a rival to Apple Music, particularly when seen against the backdrop of Apple's previous anticompetitive conduct aimed at Spotify unquote That was said in a letter they sent to Apples Lawyers - which Spotify legal counsel also you know accidentally - on purpose leaked to the press. Well them is fighting words and actions - said Apple’s Lawyers - well maybe that’s not exactly what they said. Actually What Bruce Sewell - Apple general Counsel said to Spotify was quote We find it troubling that you are asking for exemptions to the rules we apply to all developers and are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service. We did not alter our behaviour or our rules when we introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became a competitor, Ironically, it is now Spotify that wants things to be different by asking for preferential treatment from Apple. I would be happy to facilitate an expeditious review and approval of your app as soon as you provide us with something that is compliant with the App Store's rules” unquote Oh snap - so there take that. http://www.macworld.com/article/3090219/ ios/spotify-lawyers-up-against-apple-for- rejecting-its-updated-ios-app.html 28:46 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/13/ iphone-7-1960-mah-battery/ Rumor time - and back to the iPhone 7 - and it seems one of the reports is it will have a bigger battery. The rumor / leak is the iPhone 7 battery would be 1,960 mAh battery vs the current 1,715 mAh battery in the iPhone 6S. The A10 is also supposed to improve battery life - so to see a 20% increase in battery life or more for the iPhone 7 vs the iPhone 6S is not really a stretch. Expect more and more of these part leak rumors to pop up over the next two months. 29:23 http://www.webposterz.com/2016/07/15/ apple-launch-iphone-7-256gb-storage- capacity-fast-charging/ more rumors around the iPhone 7 and 7 plus revolve around the name and Apple possibly going to iphone and iPhone Pro for the 4.7 and 5.5 inch version respectively. There are also rumors of faster charging for the next gen iPhones. 29:45 http://appadvice.com/post/apples- abandonment-of-the-audio-jack-is-long- long-overdue/717355 And of course there is the on again / off again - but mostly on again rumor that the HeadPhone jack is going the way of Floppy disks and fire wire ports. There is an article in 9 to 5 mac that talks about the average length of time Apple supports a type of port - and that average is 15 years. Currently the headphone jack has been supported as is by Apple for 32 years. So maybe the on again rumor camp - that is the group saying yes Apple will kill the headphone jack - maybe the on again rumor camp is right after all. 30:18 http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/30/ technology/apple-patent-stop-phone- recording/index.html One of the things Apple does - and does a lot of is file patents - and they file patents on things they never plan to use or roll out - but just in case and because they can - they file patents - and some times people look at those patents and say well if Apple was granted the patent they are going to do this. And this is one of those cases and one I say some strong negative tones around. Apple was granted a patent where they could put in technology to disable a phones photo and video recording capabilities using an infrared signal. The theory is that in theaters or concerts the people running the event could kill of the camera. That is the theory. Here is why Apple will not implement that tech. Human Rights violations. The Smartphone does a great job of recording these. And if Any one that ran a movie theater could get their hands on the tech to kill your camera - then clearly any repressive regime could get their hands on that tech to kill off cameras where ever their soldiers or thugs went. Especially at quote peaceful rallies unquote IF you think Tim Cook did not think about that possibility you are greatly mistaken. There is no way Apple rolls out that tech - no way. 31:48 http://www.techtimes.com/articles/168437/ 20160705/us-senate-rings-blackberry- death-knell-says-hello-to-apple-iphone- and-samsung-smartphones.htm Hi Rob, Someone stick a fork in Blackberry already. Dr. John M And he sent over an article that basically said that the US Government - one of the biggest if not the biggest customer of Blackberry is no longer going to be issuing new Blackberrys to new Senators and staff. Per sticking a fork in Blackberry - they are well past that stage. 32:14 VOICEMAIL - Dev_review_Dog_training_app Hi Rob, As the iPod Touch 5th gen is excluded from the forthcoming iOS update, will I still be able to purchase music and update the music app? The Scribble feature on the new watchOS looks great, probably faster than conventional texting. Do you think this should be an option on iOS? Thanks for all the hard work. Best wishes, Alf, Sheffield, England. Hey Rob, Last week a listener mentioned their headphone jack wasn't working on their iPad Pro 9.7" after installing iOS 10. He thought it might have something to do with the rumored replacement of the 3.5mm jack by the lightning port. The same thing happened to me on my iPad Pro 9.7" so I went looking for a solution. Most forum posts said to do a full reset, but I found one comment that said just to turn hey Siri off - and sure enough that worked for me. So it seems like the non-working headphone jack in iOS 10 is really just a bug, not necessarily a sign of things to come. Thanks again for the great show. Aric Boyles Hi Rob, I'm hearing lots about maybe there will maybe there won't be a jack on new iPhone 7 for headphones. If so could you or the listeners recommend a good Bluetooth in ear set. Music is my main priority as opposed to calling. I currently use the Jabra sport coach in ear headphones and they are just ok. Thanks for all you do. Regards, Gerry in Glasgow, Scotland VOICEMAIL - quest_my_thoughts_no_headPhone_jack 36:54 Hi Rob, I was in NYC recently and as usual I went to Harry's for my razor blades and the staff were saying they're working on being able to send blades to uk. Great news on the best blades on the market. Love the show. Regards Gerry. from Glasgow. Scotland and folks if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order. As I said before the blades are incredible - there are 5 of them - not 3 or 4 - but 5. No cuts - no burn - and the best shave I have ever had and at a really great price. Why Pay $32 for an 8 pack of blades when you can get them 1/2 that price at Harrys.com And yes I do buy them - they don’t just send me samples all the time. I actually now have enough blades to get me through not just 2016 but also likely most if not all of 2017 as well. To get the best blades - Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you. Also absolutely the best shaving gel. No Phosphates not toxic chemicals - just good stuff for your skin. Harrys cares more about you then putting cheap chemicals in their products to save a couple of penny’s a can. Kudos Harrys. Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about. Once again go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 on your first purchase and start shaving better. 38:56 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ 876321144/1627814500 Hi Rob, I was recently given your contact information as someone who might be able to point me in the right direction. We are launching an exciting new product called FireFlies. FireFlies are completely wire-free earbuds similar to Earin, Bragi Dash, and others that have recently been announced… except unlike these other products, Fireflies do not cost $300. FireFlies are the first affordable wire-free earbuds and will be available for just $79 on Tuesday, July 5th. We have worked very hard for the last two years so that the average person can afford this awesome new technology! Here is a brief product overview: www.firefliesaudio.com We need help spreading the word. I am hoping to discuss this product with the right writer at Today in iOS for audio electronics/gadgets. Please let me know if you can direct me to the right contact. Thanks! KC Corbett www.firefliesaudio.com Hi KC, Thanks for the heads up - I will feature this in our next episode - Ep 398 - which should be out this week. Best of luck with the campaign. What is the expected battery life from a full charge? All it says that I could find is: " two tiny ear buds that can play stereo Bluetooth audio for hours” Is that 1.1 hours or 2 hours or 4 hours or Thanks Rob W Thanks for your support Rob! The battery life of the earbuds is 3 hours. So, after listening to 3 hours of stereo audio, you can put the earbuds their carrying case and get 3 additional full charges on the go via the carrying case. Once you have listened for 12 hours total, you can recharge the carrying case. Please let me know if there is any other info I can provide you with and thanks again! Best, KC Thanks to KC for his reply. The project again is called - FireFlies - one word with flies - spelled - F L I E S Luck it seems KC did not need - the project had a modest goal of $20,000 - it has raised over $270,000 - Way to Go KC. The early bird special of $79 are all gone - the pricing is now $99 - and likely those will be gone soon - and then it will be $119. What you get for $99 or $119 - is a set of the FireFlies ear buds, The Charging Pod - which is really nice. extra silicone tips and locking wings - plus a micro-USB cable for the Charging Pod. You do not plug into the earbuds - you plug into the charging pod - and that recharges the earbuds. That is a better way to do it then trying to get the connectors on the earbuds. I guess the best thing to say - is don’t wait for apple to remove the head phone jack - get out in front of them and show you don’t need it anyway. Search for FireFlies in the show notes for Ep 398. 42:43 VOICEMAIL - Jeff_ark_appleTV_app_Review Hi Rob, I have been thinking about getting into app development for awhile and there is so many companies offering different packages and bundles. Can you give me some direction as to where is the better place to get some schooling? Thanks! Regards, Jeremy R An Apple Watch Beta Tip from Robert Spivack in out Google+ community. Quote WatchOS 3 beta tip - make a backup first If you are installing WatchOS beta software (or will install later this month when the public betas start appearing), here's a quick tip: Make a backup of your Apple Watch software/configuration first. Apple only provides an indirect way to backup your watch which many people many not be aware of. Run the Watch configuration app on your iPhone, select your Apple Watch, unpair the watch, and then setup up the watch again restoring from backup (don't select "setup as new watch"). Unpairing your Apple watch generates a backup of the watch and configuration at that moment. Please note that unpairing is a slow process and setting it up again by restoring from a backup is even slower, so allocate a lot of time (1 to 2 hours) to do this. Leave both your Apple watch and your iPhone plugged-in and charging to avoid any power-related problems. unquote 46:31 VOICEMAIL - Ron_wifi_calling_Response VOICEMAIL - Ron_wifi_calling_response_part2 Podcast411 - ep 231 is live - it is an interview with Lou Mongello from WDW Radio. Please check it out - and check out the new blog posts on Podcast411 - including my thoughts on Podcast Movement and the Podcaster Hall of Fame awards. 52:12 Ep 398 - Ask Siri - What’s your Problem - multiple times 52:42 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 53:44 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 397 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - GET OUT On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_GET_OUT Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BEN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BEN wrote the following: Hi Rob, I made this artwork using the apps, Photoshop Touch and Inkpad. The text, gradient, and box effect were created in Photoshop touch, and the shine on the text was created in Inkpad. Regards, Ben M Thanks BEN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BEN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 397 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:16 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “With yesterday’s announcement of the new Windows Phone 7 I believe we are seeing the rise of Windows Phone 7 as the iPhone killer. Forget Android, this is the one you need to pay attention to.” Jamie Riddell, CEO of Digital Tomorrow Today, 16 March 2010 With all these iPhone killers out there - it kind of makes the iPhone the John Snow of Smartphones - Just Sayin. 02:45 This week we have promo codes for The App - MAGICAL ALPHABET - Here is the written review from the dev. Quote "I am one of the Co-Developers of Magical Alphabet, a fun educational app for preschoolers and toddlers, in which they learn letters, phonics and spellings through hilarious 3d Magic shows videos and puzzle games. Some of the Features of this app are : 26 funny story based 3D Magic show movies which will help kids learn 26 letters and 52 words in a most entertaining way. 52 Spelling puzzles where kids drag letters in place to spell the words while listening to their names and phonic sounds along with delightful animations. An interactive alphabet table to help kids learn their ABC and phonics along with the images of the words. Magical Alphabet is available exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch for just $1.99 but you can definitely try a free or a lite version before purchasing a full paid version. Your kids are surely gonna have an awesome experience with Magical Alphabet. Thanks a lot and have a great day.” unquote Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - MAGICAL ALPHABET - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put MAGICAL in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magical-alphabet-letters- phonics/id1040130713?mt=8 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:33 On ep 396 - I went over some of the changes in the Settings app - I stopped at the new Home Kit settings. Next up is Music - and there are some changes. There is a new “downloads” subsection. With Downloaded Music option showing how many bytes of downloaded music you have on your iOS device. And the option Automatic Downloads toggle. When toggled on - when adding music to your library - it also will download to that iOS device and downloaded songs are available for playback when offline. There is now an Optimize Storage toggle - that when turned on - if your iOS device is low on Space - it will automatically remove music from that iOS device that you have played in a while. When turned on - it also gives you options for a min amount of storage you can allocate to Apple Music from None to, 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB’s of min storage space allocated just of Apple music. Under the Library sub-cat - they added in Sort Songs by Title or Artist. Previously it was just sorting Albums by Artist and Title. Settings for Video also added a couple small features - One is use cellular data toggle. And then for a new sub-cat - playback quality - you have the option of Wifi with either Best Available or Good. And of you turned on Use Cellular data - you also can adjust the playback quality as well - also with the choice of Best Available or Good. For Settings for the Photo App - the only difference I can see is the addition of the control toggle for Show Holiday events. Nothing new to announce - for iBooks settings, or Podcasts App settings, or iTunes U settings or GameCenter - same ole - same ole. Beyond the changes in the settings app for apps - there was actually you know - changes to the actual apps. For instance - With Calendar in iOS 10 - here is some of what is new. 1. Found events - You get calendar suggestions for events found in Mail and messages. So you can add them easily. Wonder how many young’s are going to wind up with Netflix and Chill for Friday and Saturday nights. 2. Time to Leave - this is where Calendar uses Apple Maps to look up locations, traffic conditions, and transit options to tell you when to get off your back side and get going to your event. 3. Location Suggestions are added to Calendars. The Calendar will suggest the location for a new event based on your past events and frequent locations The clock app gets a whole new look and a new major category - with bedtime joining - World Clock, Alarm, Stopwatch and Timer. Bedtime - allows you to create a wake alarm - based on a questions the App asks you - seems they think going to bed and waking up the same time every day is key to good health. Clearly not an app written by a podcaster. In the Notes app - as mentioned at WWDC - there is now the collaboration option - where you can pick a note and then invite people via mail, twitter and Facebook to join a meeting where everyone invited can make changes to the Note. Just like google docs. 08:41 I mentioned on the last episode that Swift Playgrounds was live now at least the first lesson. My older son has been going through that. I have to say this - I am very very impressed with Swift Playgrounds. It is teach a good deal of fundamentals for programing that a 10 year can understand and be inspired to spend multiple hours a day on. How it starts out is you have this character byte and you have to move him around and do things for the different challenges. Turn on or off a tile - grab a gem. Note on the gem grabbing - it does seem there is an intermittent bug - where he goes to grab a gem and it does not grab the gem - near as I can tell - it is just a bug - and definitely does not repeat all the time. And we have found other bugs where when you enter the code - it does not perform perfect. Even if you put in exactly the code they show for answer and the code that should be the answer. So yes - there are bugs in the software to teach you how to code. As I told my Son - this is just Apples way of introducing you to the concept of what a Bug is. Sure they can talk about it - but it is much more memorable if they give you examples in their own software. Just Sayin. And that said let me go over Swift Playgrounds Learn to Code 1 - Fundamentals of Swift. The first section goes over Commands - very simple commands. How to issue commands, even some bug squashing. Next section goes over functions - what they are - creating them and more. Then they go into loops - followed by Conditional codes - If - and else ifs They also have sections on Logical Operators, While Loops, Algorithms, Variables, Types, Initialization, Parameters, and finally end with a section called World Building. That is all in their Intro to Code 1 section. I said when Apple introduced Swift Fundamentals - that could be the most important announcement of WWDC 2016 - and now that I have had a chance to watch my son use it - and have him show me the code he has written to solve the problems - I am now convinced it was the most important part of WWDC 2016. Kudos Apple on this great great resource. And for those with an iPad - and thinking of getting iOS 10 - if you have a kid in the house that is looking to learn programing or if you are looking to learn program - this is definitely worth putting the beta of iOS 10 on your iPad for. 11:41 VOICEMAIL - Tom_Confirm_iPad_wifi.mp3 Hi Rob, Wifi passwords are stored in iCloud Keychain. It works really great, I have had my iPhone login into a secure wifi network moments after logging into the network on my MacBook Pro. Here is a link to the Apple support doc that talks about this. The Apple Support Document https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204085 Regards, Nate Notnerd Podcast Hi Rob, To answer a few questions from the previous episode: 1. Wi-Fi network sharing between devices: Yes, joined Wi-Fi network information is shared between iOS devices (and even Macs). I believe this requires one to enable "iCloud Keychain" on your devices (because the Wi-Fi network's password is also saved and shared, thus Keychain must be enabled because a password is being saved and shared). 2. SOS in WatchOS 3: SOS is not activated merely by holding down the button adjacent to the crown. An additional swipe action is required to place an SOS call. In WatchOS 2, holding the button gave 3 options: Power Off, Power Reserve, and Lock Device: In WatchOS 3, Power Reserve and Lock Device have been relocated to the new Comtrol Center, which replaced Glances: Lock Device has its own icon in the new Control Center (bottom right padlock icon). Power Reserve can be manually enabled by tapping on the battery percentage in Control Center (upper left), then on "Power Reserve". It's a little bit buried compared to WatchOS 2, but presumably it will still be an option when the Watch warns when the battery level falls to 10%. So with Power Reserve and Lock Device removed from their previous location (holding down the button), Apple has added "Medical ID" and "Emergency SOS" in their place: Presumably, you'll need to swipe on "Emergency SOS" to place the emergency call, at which point it'll kick off the 3-second countdown. Perhaps an additional "press and hold" while on this screen might also place the call, but I don't have the beta installed and I don't know if I'd want to try. ;) Needless to say, the initial "press and hold" of the button isn't going to place an SOS call, as this initial "press and hold" is needed to get to the Watch's "Power Off" and "Medical ID" functions as well. Regards, Damon Ferguson Tuscaloosa, AL 14:59 We have a new sponsor - and I have a new toy - and that is RING - the video Doorbell with advanced Motion detection tech. It really is nice to answer the doorbell from anywhere - the grocery store, the movies, in my car, at a restaurant, and in bed - these are places I have answered the door bell in the last week alone. And the best part is you can see who is there and hear them - and then decide if you want to say anything or just watch and make sure they leave. For me it is mostly about convenance - but it is also about security. I get things delivered all the time - Amazon Prime is a big part of how I shop. And now I can also see any activity near the front door. The folks from RING point out that there is a home burglary ever 13 seconds and most happen in the broad daylight - where a burglar first rings your doorbell to see if you are home. By allowing you to speak to someone you are not sure who they are - it will scare off those with bad thoughts and intentions. If you go to Ring dot com slash T i i - you will get for a limited Time $50 off the Ring of Security kit - which includes a video doorbell, Stick up Cam, solar Panel and indoor chime. For the Video Door bell it quickly - and easily connects to your wired door bell wires. So the main unit is not something you have to worry about charging if you wire it up. It took me all of twenty minutes if that to remove the old door bell and replace it with the Video Doorbell from Ring. And you can also share access to it with others in your house. My Wife and son also get access to the door bell and video. So if I can’t answer or even if I do - they can answer as well. The RING doorbell has been a huge hit with my kids and their friends. The Stick up Cam can be used to watch other parts of your house and also installs in minutes. Go to ring dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off either Ring of Security Kit. Thanks Ring for sponsoring this episode. 17:23 https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from ARTHUR GASKINS ON JUNE 15th who posted the following quote Could any one tell me why you would not have the wi-fi calling feature enabled in settings. Do you get charged more, is it a privacy issue, etc. unquote To which there were QUITE FEW replies. CRAIG B replied quote The first couple of weeks I occasionally had a call drop (I happened to be working in a building with wifi, but no cell service). Now, I can't even tell if I'm on wifi. No change in spam; I don't really see how this could affect span. unquote KEN O replied quote IF you can turn it on, there won't be an extra charge...T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon in the US have it, I don't think Sprint does. It is simply a case of if you don't have a good cell signal you can make calls over wifi. unquote DAVID W replied quote It breaks forwarding calls to iPads is why I have mine turned off. unquote KEITH O replied quote On AT&T, you are warned that 911 calls when using wi-if calling can't give very good estimates of your location. That's one reason - but I still use it. unquote WALTER D replied quote I disabled mine because if you are on a conference call and want to leave your house you will drop the call. At least on Verizon with an iPhone 6s. unquote AND I WILL add - I turned it off - as I was having issues getting my Hot Spot to work when I had it turned on - that was earlier this year with iOS 9.0 - but I have not turned it back on since. Also had issue getting voice mail messages right away. Seemed to really delay them coming in. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Kareem Haskett quote I am listening to episode 396 now and your discussion on the headphone jack rumors reminded me of an issue I've had with iOS 10 on my iPhone 6S Plus. Not sure if anyone else is having this issue but my headphone jack does not work on iOS 10. Could that possible be a hint of what's to come for the iPhone 7? The software seems to have turned off the headphone jack. Not a huge problem for me since all of my headphones are wireless. However, I do listen to my podcasts while driving using an aux cable, which no longer works. With that being said, I found an awesome workaround on Amazon called the Soundbot that allows you to listen through sound via your aux input using Bluetooth. This problem turned out to be a blessing for me since the Soundbot is way more convenient than my old method of plugging an aux cable into my phone. Now my phone automatically connect when I start my car to provide me with flawless audio with no wires attached. My car has built in Bluetooth but only for talking on the phone. The Soundbot completely upgraded the Bluetooth in my car. BTW, it may sound like it but I am in no way affiliated with Soundbot's business. unquote 21:42 https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/06/07/the-amazing- iphone-sniffing-prison-dogs Interesting article from the Marshall project dot org website titled - The amazing iPhone sniffing prison dogs. Yes - they have trained dogs to sniff out iPhones in prisons. One dog Drako has found over 1,000 iPhones. What was really interesting is that they teach them to smell not just the lithium battery - but also the sim card smell. The fact that California finds 1,000’s of iPhones each year in prisons is pretty scary. We are getting a new dog next month - wonder if you can train a frenchie to find iPhones and iPads - and well car keys while I am at it. 22:21 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/latest-iphone-7-leaks- show-130028391.html There are two things that will we see a lot of between now and September. 1. Is new features found in the beta of iOS 10 2. The latest iPhone 7 rumors and leaks info. Since we already covered 1 - time to now cover number 2. The latest one making the rounds is a supposed leaked photo or really photos of a case for the iPhone 7 and said photo shows that on the bottom of the device there is no headphone port - but rather dual speakers. So it seems we are swinging back to the no headphone port rumor camp. Photos are on the site - Nowhereelse.fr - a site that has had some early leaks of mechanicals in years past. The other thing from the pics is the opening for the camera on the iPhone 7 is much bigger than on the iPhone 6 - backing up the rumor about a bigger camera module / upgrade for the iPhone 7. That would be a single camera module. The iPhone 7+ is the one that will supposedly have the dual camera module. http://lph0ne.blogspot.com/2016/06/leaked-iphone-7-shell- has-no-headphone.html 23:28 http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/138016-massive-iphone-7- leaks-reveal-oled-screen-dual-camera-256gb-lightning- adapter-and-more Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one. Which is more iPhone 7 rumors - and that is Samsung will be supplying OLED screens for the next gen iPhones. Another new rumor is that there might even be a dual sim unit in the works for the next gen iPhone. And of course there is the rumors backing up others - that the top end will be 256 GB for storage. And that the next gen will ship with a lightening to 3.5 MM headphone jack adapter. Because we all love having a dongle to play with. 24:07 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-pro,news-22896.html Thanks to all that sent in this next one. And that is this year come September - we will not have TWO new iPhones - but three. iPhone 7, iPhone 7 plus and iPhone 7 Pro. This per rumors found on Weibo. What are some of the specs. The iPhone 7 would come in 32 not enough GB, 64 barely enough GB’s and 256 now we are talking GB’s. While the iPhone 7 plus and pro would come in 32 you should be embarrassed to call this plus or pro GB - 128 yes that is good GB’s and 256 room to breath GB’s versions. They also had break downs on pricing for those three plus the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus and how they would all fit together. No other differences between the plus and pro versions. It is possible that the pro version could have the smart connector and even be a little bigger than the plus. Again I am just passing along the latest rumor dejur - not saying I believe in them. lots of spaghetti being thrown at lots of walls these days. 25:30 http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/06/iphone-8-specs-and- rumors-that-you-need-to-know/ Ok - so we talk about the iPhone 7 - and that is dominating most of the blog posts on rumors - but it is not 100% dominating - more so this year than any other year - we are seeing rumor reports on the iPhone the generation after the next Gen - or the iPhone 8 to keep things simple. One of those rumors is that the OLED screens supposedly coming from Samsung - are NOT for the iPhone 7 - but rather for the iPhone 8. Additionally the screen will run edge to edge - and it will be curved and glass on both sides. yes - pretty much guaranteeing how ever you drop it - that cracking sound will be clear and distinctive. It will of course have the A11 processor - right - since the iPhone 7 will have the A10. And the A11 will use 10 Nanometer technology. Because it is glass on both sides - it will be easy to inductive charge. The iPhone 8 will get rid of the home button. And will offer all around improvements like better or enhanced biometrics features - such as advanced facial recognition and even iris scanning. Hence no need for finger print scanning. Basically it will be smarter - faster - glassier - and betterer than the iPhone 7 and 6 generations. And because it will be soooo darn sexy - it is possible that many will not upgrade to the iPhone 7 - causing even more pent up demand - for the iphone 8 - which will start Apple back on the path to a $1 Trillion market cap. http://bgr.com/2016/06/21/iphone-8-rumors- jony-ive-dream-design/ 27:09 VOICEMAIL - Jeffre_WA_how do you unhide a stock App you have deleted. That is actually easy - you just go to the App Store app - and “re-download” the app - and it will be restored and active and un-hid again. Hi Rob, I do a lot of driving and have been thinking about getting an after market radio for the truck to utilize CarPlay. But there are a few different makes and models out there these days. Hard to find a lot of constructive feedback online as to which one(s) are user friendly the best. Didn't know if you could throw that question out to the community? Or if you had a previous episode I somehow missed that compared models? Regards, - Aaron S. 29:31 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1784316 This week we have an indie gogo project called Corsdrive. Quote - The world’s first elegance USB 3.0 flash drive with integrated Apple lightning and Micros USB common connector. Also with MicroSD flat drive for iPhone, Android, Mac and PC unquote. Pricing on this varies depending on the storage option you choose. 32 GB version will run $39 64 GB is $60 128 GB is $89 256 GB is $149 and 512 GB is $299 Actually just getting it to extend the storage on my macbook pro is almost worth it at that price and with the speed of USB 3.0 Right now they have raised 26% of their initial goal - of just $2,000 - and they have 2 months left on this. They estimate September for ship date. I do like the size - storage and flexibility - both USB 3.0 and lightening. The two key methods my Laptop and iOS devices connect. Search for Corsdrive in the show notes for ep 397 at today in iOS dot com. 30:51 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cell-connect/ id1091182713?mt=8 My Oldest Son wanted me to mention his new favorite free app on the apple TV 4th gen - it is Cell Connect - two words from Boombit - the app is also available for iOS devices. But it does play really well on the Apple TV. It is a fun / addictive game where you move numbers around from one cell to another to get 4 of the same numbers grouped together - which then turns them into the sum of the 4 - If you move a number and it does not combine 4 or more of a number - then the next group of numbers are added and once all the cells have numbers in them the game is over. There is some good strategy involved and since next group of numbers go to random cells - there is some luck. Again the game play on the Apple TV is very nice - so if you are looking for a good free game for Apple TV this is One Henry recommends. If you have a favorite free or paid game for Apple TV - give me a call - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog or shot us an email - today in iOS at gmail dot com - share your favorite Apple TV games with the audience. 32:21 VOICEMAIL - Shannon_issue_poor_wifi_performance Hi Rob, Would you please poll other listeners for suggestions on a web page aggregator. Something like the Apple news app that lets you follow a topic. I would use this to stay current with health care programs such HIPAA and a new one called MACRA. This would be a great time saver for many people. Thanks for all that you put into TII! Regards, Kraig S 36:05 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/ 06/17/apple-wants-to-kill-a-bill-that-could-make-it-easier- for-you-to-fix-your-iphone/ Hi Rob, FYI. Dr. John M And this is a post from the Washington post titled - Apple wants to kill a bill that could make it easier for you to fix your iPhone Those evil SOB’s - what are they thinking. There is a New York bill called the Fair Repair Act - that is intended to give indie repair centers access to official components. It would require hardware manufactures to make repair instructions and parts available to the public. But it seems the Bills progress in the NY state legislature is no going well - and Huf Po - reported on docs that show Apple lobbied to kill the bill. THINK!!! From the Article quote: "Apple in particular has been really vocal about how environmentally friendly they are, but then, behind the scenes, they're subverting every possible technique that people could have to make their products last longer,” said Kyle Wiens founder of iFixit. Apple removed the iFixit app, from the app store last year when iFixit posted instructions on how to tear down the Apple TV. unquote You mean the tear down of the Apple TV that was sent out just to Developers early and which the Developers had to agree not to tear open or give info out on - and the one where iFixit joked during the tear down they probably would get in trouble - you mean that Apple TV tear down? Just Sayin. It is not shocking that Apple or any other hardware manufacturer would not want to do what the bill would force them to do. It would be nice if Apple made official parts available - and made it easier for DIY’rs to repair iOS devices. The article though is pretty slanted - it even has this quote - I kid you not. QUOTE - Think back to a time when the back panel of a television set had schematics and diagrams posted on it, This was not thousands of years ago. This is how society was, but it was slowly taken away from us piece by piece over the last decade. This is important because we will eventually live in a world where everything is disposable if the precedent continues — where you do not own a device, you're renting it until it breaks. unquote UMMMM - yeah - that schematic they are talking about was so you could change out Vacuum tubes - which are like light bulbs - and burn out of time - heck there used to be vacuum tube testers at most local Drug stores. Yes times have changed - and we no longer have vacuum tubes in our electronics - well unless you have a really really high end amplifier for your music system. But for smartphone - yeah - vacuum tubes not really the best technology for the job. Rather we have these slightly more reliable and solid state transistor - which many would consider the most important invention of all time - ahead of Small Pox vaccine, Penicillin and the wheel. Just sayin. If the Washington post wants to drive home a point about Apple being bad for killing a bill - they might not want to include quotes where people reminisce back to the days of the Vacuum tube and having to go to the drug store to check if that tube really is burned out. 39:43 A big thanks to Vicky C for your donation to the show - it is greatly appreciated. Next week is 4th of July. I am going to try and get a new episode next week - but that is also right before Podcast Movement. The biggest show for Podcasting - and I have a big presentation that week - plus will be traveling there on the 5th. Again I will do my best to get the episode out - but it might not happen next week. Hopefully iOS 10 Beta 2 will go live this week - as that will push me to report on the new features. But to help me for the next episode I really want to emphasize getting your feedback on iOS 10 beta - or the new betas for Watch OS or TV OS. You can really help with sending in your feedback. Also next week if you are going to be at Podcast Movement - come up and say high on Wednesday night before the Hall of Fame ceremony or right after and lets get a selfie - I want to Send Judy some pics of me in the Bow Tie she made with Tii listeners. Finally Again Podcast411 is BACK - go to podcast411 dot com for the latest blog post or episode. Next guest which will be Lou Mongello from WDW Podcast. That should be live this weekend. 41:16 EP 397 - Ask Siri - Knock Knock 41:24 Thanks again to RING for sponsoring this episode - Folks right now and for a limited time only go to RING dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off the Ring of Security kit - Thanks Ring for sponsoring this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 396 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank LUKE for sending in the music you hear in the background. LUKE wrote: Hi Rob, Upgraded my iPad 3 to a new iPad Pro 9.7 last week, thought I would make you some music using garage band Running iOS 10 and loving it Regards, LUKE ROWE SONG_SVILERFEET Thanks LUKE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank CHRIS for sending in the Artwork for today's show. CHRIS wrote the following: Hi Rob Here is the New Siri Icon for macOS for you with Tii Branding. Text added with Avery App Regards, Chris in London Thanks CHRIS, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see CHRIS'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 396 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 01:59 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “For those of us without Apple tattoos, the reaction to Apple’s new iPhone 3G S, announced on Monday, seems to look pretty unanimous. ‘That’s it?’” UNQUOTE Nick Mokey, Digital Trends, 8 June 2009 For as long as there has been coverage of Apple products there have always been those that say that's it? Then said products get widely adopted - and they blame the folks that drank the koolaid as being blind followers that will buy anything.They just don’t seem to get there is a lot more to Apples new products than a spec sheet - Just Sayin. 02:39 No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes. 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 FOR FREE 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. 03:16 Like last year - I am going to go over some of the changes in the Settings app from iOS 9 to iOS 10. This is bases on the Settings App for the 12.9” iPad Pro the version with Cellular and Wifi. First item is that Siri was moved from inside the General Category and now is its own major category under settings. The one option added in Siri - is the option to access on lock screen - you can now toggle that on or off. Interestingly - Allow H E Y Siri - which was previously selected - after update was turned off. Under the General Category - the one new sub-cat is Dictionary. By default American English and also Apple Dictionary is selected. Under Handoff and Suggested Apps sub-cat - they added the option for Suggested apps to be Apps on the App Store. Installed Apps is still there as well. Under the Sub-Cat for Accessibility - there are a few changes. First under the Vision grouping. It was these 5 options - Voiceover, Zoom, Invert Colors, Grayscale and Speech. Now it is is these 5 options - Voiceover, Zoom, Magnifier, display accommodations and Speech. Magnifier Quote lets you use your device’s camera to quickly magnify things. When enabled, triple-check the home button to start Magnifier unquote Under Display accommodations - Invert Colors is now moved - and you have the options for Color Filters - which can be used to differentiate colors by users who are color blinds and aid to users who have difficulty reading text on displays. and under Display accommodations is also reduce White Points - which reduces the intensity of Bright Colors and used to be under Increase Contrast. For Speech - there is now a new sub-cat - Typing Feedback - and under this sub-cat are the features - Characters, Character hints, Speak words, Speak Auto-text and Hold to speak Predictions - all of these can be toggled on or off - all are off by default. A few changes for Accessibility - but not much changes. Under Keyboards - they added a sub-cat - Hardware Keyboard - This lets you pick the type of Hardware keyboard you are using. Choices they give are US, US International-PC, ABC extended, British, French, German, Spanish - ISO, Italian, Belgian, Dutch, Dorn, Dvorak and Colemak. Yeah - Stretching a bit to find differences under Settings General. Under the main category for Notifications - in iOS 10 - The Notification View Options are gone - they were Sort Order - and also Group by App - both options are no longer under Notifications. Under Safari - there is now the option for Check for Apple Pay - which is a simple toggle on / off switch. Home is a brand new major category and this is some options for that new app. 1. is Use iCloud - iCloud and home kit must be enabled when signed into an iCloud account. 2. Use this device as a home hub - quote using an apple tv or iPad as a home hub allows automation, remote access of your accessories and provides more powerful users permissions. iPad must remain in the home and be continually powers on for these features to work unquote and 3. Rest homekit configuration I will stop there per the Settings change and next time I will pick up at the music App settings and finish up from there. 07:29 From Myron Uecker quote I think out of yesterday's announcements one thing I'm most looking forward to is Swift Playgrounds. Even though I'm an adult and it is tailored towards kids, I think there can be some valuable learning potential via that app. Plus it runs on my iPad. unquote Hi Rob, iOS 10 did not really wow me and the Apple Music did not wow me ether. They focus to much on iMessage. But hopefully when the beta is over with I'll like it. I wish 3D Touch would of came to the iPhone 6. But hay what can you do 😒 Regards, Sharde Hi Rob Ok I like a couple of things in iOS 10 the dark mode and with Apple Music I like that you can read the lyrics to the song that your listening to. So I guess iOS 10 will grow on me. Regards, Sharde Hi Rob, Sad to have to leave you iOS 10 but it was rough while we were together. You kept shutting down in me. Good to be back on familiar ground. 9.3.2 now feels like a breath of fresh air. My home and power buttons are sore from hard resets Regards, Tosin O Hi Rob, Here is a sorely needed new feature of iOS 10. Hearts on thumbnails of Favorited photos! Regards, Steven Whatley Hi Rob, I went against my better judgement as well as your advice and put the iOS 10 developer upgrade on my main iPhone iPhone 6+. ......and the result of my recklessness is.....drum roll please....... Flawless operation. Maybe an improvement over 9.3.3 public beta 2. I love the new features of iMessage and it could be the best argument for an android holdout such as my wife to come over to the right side when she can't get hand drawn love notes from hubby via text. :) I have been putting iOS 10 through regular tasks with a smooth flow. I haven't had the unstable experience that was reported by some of the YouTube testers. I also have installed iOS 10 on my iPad 4th gen and I was surprised to see that 10 really improved performance. In closing, I will not suggest that everyone go out and install 10 on their main iPhone/iPad, I would suggest that you do so on a secondary device. To sum it up, do as I say, not as I do! Or I got lucky.......AGAIN!!! Regards, Shane C Hi Rob, I wanted to give you the 5 Days Later update. We have installed iOS 10 on 3 devices so far. Our son’s iPad Air 2, My iPad (4th Gen) and my iPhone 6+ and here are the results. iPhone 6+ - 1.9Gig Download - Biggest out of the 3 models we tested. For the most part, runs great with the odd bit of gumming up opening up apps. Not a big deal for me. However at times when you are pushing the cpu, it sort of goes into this kind of reboot process for about 30 seconds. The screen will go dark with that little spinning flower type thing as if you’re shutting it down then will go right back into the screen asking for your passcode however you can just use your finger print to unlock the phone. So far, this has happened to me about a half dozen times with fairly heavy use. Although it doesn’t bother me to the point of regretting the upgrade, I would suggest that the average user may wish to wait until the public beta release next month before dipping their toe into new flavour of Kool-Aid. However if you’re like me and don’t mind the odd glitch and enjoy having bragging rights, then this is the upgrade for you. For me, the biggest change is not having to swipe right to access the lock screen. iPad (4th Gen) - 1.4Gig Download??? After 5 days of moderate usage, I can say that iOS 10 runs really good on it. To me, it runs as if 10 was a fresh install. My son was disappointed that Swift Playgrounds was not installed on this older iPad. iPad Air 2 - 1.8Gig Download My son has been testing this very heavily. He loves it. Runs really well and to his delight had the Swift Playgrounds app on it. Summary & Final Thoughts Depending on your personality and use of your iOS device, thought should be put into doing any sort of upgrade, especially when its a developer edition. If you’re job or safety or communication with rest of the world depends on your device, you’re not much for trouble shooting, you like things to be absolutely predictable or have a Homer Simpson like temper, please hold off the upgrade. However, if you like to show how in you are with Apple to your friends, you don’t mind taking the odd glitch in the name of progress this maybe the upgrade for you. Thank you and I looking forward to show 0396. Enjoy your weekend/week. Regards, Shane C 15:21 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apples- iphone-software-automatically-show-224152653.html It sounds like one new feature added in iOS 10 is the one my wife has been waiting for. And that is in iOS 10 it automatically knows where and remembers where you parked your car and show you where in Apple Maps your car is located. In theory this makes sense - it can tell when you are driving vs when you are walking - it can tell when someone parks their car and gets out of the car based on the motion sensors - and it just then flags your location. no more will my wife be going through parking lots holding down the alarm button hoping to trigger the alarm on the car. Now she will just need to open the maps app and it will lead her right back to her car. This is one of those features she might even let me put a beta on her phone for. I am being kind when I say she has lost her car a few times in a parking lot. And yes - she will openly admit it. So this again will be one of those killer features that many people like my wife will love and depend on. Glad to see this one added. 16:29 http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/16/ hide-apps-ios-not-delete-apps-ios/ On the last episode we said the bingo card got a check mark for being able to delete stock apps - well not exactly - seems when you tap on the little X for the stock apps that show the little X - you are not deleting the apps - you are just deleting the User data associated with the App and then hiding the App icon from View. The actual App binary does not go anywhere and you don’t save the space you thought you were. Sorry to all those with the 16 not close to enough storage GB devices out there. That said - of all the apps you can delete - Apple claims together they only use 150 MB of storage. The complete list of Stock Apps that can be hidden are: Calculator Calendar Compass Contacts FaceTime Find My Friends Home iBooks iCloud Drive iTunes Store Mail Maps Music News Notes Podcasts Reminders Stanza Stocks Tips Videos Voice Memos Watch App and Weather. Again they are not deleted - they are just hidden really really well. 17:36 http://www.computerworld.com/ article/3085542/apple-ios/wwdc-12- ios-10-features-you-probably-didnt- know-about.html There is a certain type of article that comes out this time each year - and it is the X number of new iOS X features you don’t know about. And already there were a bunch. I will try to cover one or so each week - as there are a bunch of new features. First up is from Johnny Evans at Computer world with the creatively titled - quote 12 iOS 10 features you probably didn’t know about unquote Of course he then says he will offer up a bakers dozen and then actually has 14 different items. So first things is first - counting is not Johnny’s strong suit. First is what he calls getting there - and it has to do with getting to info via Notifications and Control center - and that apple is making it easier to get info or to short cuts without needing to unlock your phone - which by the way is so easy and fast now for the iPhone 6S, 6S+ and SE - that they needed to add raise to wake to those devices. Next is Personal iMessages - we talked last episode about being able to send iMessages in your own hand writing. If you saw my handwriting - my wife will tell you this is not actually a good thing. The Calendar App - now iOS will suggest calendar events like meetings and places based on iMessage threads - Creepy. And it can even offer times to leave and location suggestions based on data from both iMessages and email strings - really creepy. That leads to Intelligence everywhere or Skynet as it is more commonly known. This comes back to facial recognition - calendar suggestions - and even emoji suggestions based on what you typed - plus as we mentioned better situational suggestions on typing. One not really talked about is what Johnny calls in the raw - where you can now edit photos in raw uncompressed image format. The New Clock is much better - not only are there more features - but the UI is much better and more things are visible on one page. There is better Storage optimization - which you know is needed for all those that recently purchased a 16 OH WHAT WAS I THINKING GB version. Collaboration was another item he mentioned - and we mentioned that last episode briefly - and it is nice now in Notes you can simultaneously collaborate on a notes document. He also throws in Side by Side Safari multitasking - really bringing his list up to 15 items now. Here is a neat feature - Unsubscribe - iOS 10 lets you unsubscribe from annoying newsletters with just a couple of taps - no need to visit a website - where they try to trick you into signing up for 3 more newsletters as you try to cancel one. Spam Alert for Phone calls was mentioned - but that was clearly gone over in the keynote. For those with 3D touch - you can change the intensity of the flashlight based on how hard you are pressing the icon in the control center dock - cool. You will now be able to access the desktop and documents folders of your Mac running Mac OS Sierra from an iOS device using iCloud drive. Where my Car - as mentioned before - a nice new feature my wife will love. And Accessibility. And he mentions the Apple Watch Activity app being optimized for WheelChair Users. I would say though compared to past years - there we less new Accessibility features added this year. But maybe that is just because so many have been added the last few years - they are not stretched on what else to add. It is bad enough they move things around. Which is one reason I go over where things are added and moved to earlier. Hopefully that helps those using voice over for example and looking for the Siri controls - rather than searching all over General for where it is moved - now you know it is broken out as its own item. 22:01 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/ business/with-organic-cotton-and- online-ads-boll-branch-helps-indian- farmers.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share Hi Rob, Per Boll & Branch - Okay: now I believe you. Why didn't you mention what's in the article? Regards, Bill Hi Bill thanks to the link to the article about the founders of Boll and Branch. In short it goes over their search for sheets that were created with cotton sourced from farmers that were well compensated and the factory workers well treated. How they worked to create a supply chain the improves the lives of the farmers and factory workers - not one that exploits the workers. And to use Organic cotton for both ethical and texture reasons. As I have said on the show before - Boll & branch sheets are the best feeling sheets you will own and ones you can feel good about owning. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. These sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. They also have towels - and the ones I purchased for my Wife are by far the best towels in the house - plus they have other cotton products. Yes - I am a customer of Boll and Branch. Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. 23:52 VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_settingup_new_device_wifi Hi Rob, Per the question about the issue with USB for a Car Stereo. I quit using USB to car stereo because it would reset my music playlist to the beginning. It's a bummer sort of but using the aux jack you can vary the volume from the phone which you can't do on USB. Sometimes that's easier. Regards, Mike R 26:11 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from Martin Infante ON JUNE 15th who posted the following quote Installed iOS 10 on my 6s plus and I gotta say it's pretty good. A couple of bugs here and there but pretty good nonetheless. We'll see how it goes in the weeks to come. Who else has upgraded? What are your thoughts? unquote To which there were a FEW replies. Kareem Hasket replied quote I've installed it also. I am really enjoying it so far. unquote Matthew G replied quote I'm thinking about testing it in my iPhone 6 Plus. My 6s Plus is my personal phone. How does is do on crashes (crashing the whole phone)? I want to test it on my work phone so that my personal phone isn't compromised, but obviously, if I can't take calls or messages, that's no bueno. I might just wait for the public beta and hope that the version isn't too far behind the dev build. unquote Kareem H replied quote I have not had any crashes of the phone 6S+ yet. I have had an app or 2 crash though. The phone feels a lot smoother than I expected for a beta though. I have it installed on an iPhone 6S Plus as well as the large iPad Pro. 3D Touch makes it much more enjoyable on the phone though. 3D Touch is far more advanced on IOS10. unquote Ernie Aybar replied quote Running IOS 10 on both iPhone 6s and iPad Pro. So far very stable. News app crashes on phone but not the iPad for some reason. Really only bug I have encountered so far. unquote Martin I replied quote it crashed on me once while locking my exposure on the camera app. Other than that it's been pretty solid. Messages app is pretty cool ( invisible ink ) 😁 and I'm testing third party apps. I will report back with positive and or negative feedback. unquote I will say this - HBO Now - no Beuno on the iPad Pro 12.9 inch - very flakey. Martin did post this the next day quote So the bugs mob iOS 10 so far for me anyway are 1-Springboard crashes when inserting a picture to a new iMessage. 2- springboard crashes when locking exposure in photo mode. 3- random reboot while on a phone call. ( bummer ) Looks like I'm gonna go back to iOS 9 until the final release. unquote Folks - Past experience has shown for these betas - if you need your device for work and travel - best not to install the first 3 or 4 betas. Since I will be traveling a bunch - it will be at least Beta 5 before I update my iPhone to iOS 10. My iPad Pro - I will somehow live with the issue and hope HBO Now app gets an update or works when beta 2 comes out. If you are someone that likes thing perfect and with no issues - yeah good luck with that on any release. But forget about it completely with betas. or even the first Gold master for 10.0. Really 10.1 will be for those of you that don’t like issues. That said if you are a dev and need to do some testing - it is not so bad as far as first betas go - still would NOT put this on my primary device however. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Karthik M quote This WWDC was a little disappointing. No out of the box thinking. Just incremental updates. Why put so many features on the lock screen? It will be a security issue. unquote From Keith Y quote As you can now, you can very likely still stay secure in iOS 10 by turning off access to features from the lock screen. I have disabled all of them in iOS 9. With Touch ID so easy, I just unlock with a quick thumb touch. But, yeah, I too was not excited by the lock screen stuff in the keynote. unquote From Karthik M quote I too have disabled most of the content from the lock screen. The whole idea of the Touch ID when it first came was the ease to get across the lock screen. It looks like they are trying to make the lock screen the new Home screen. unquote From Craig B quote I tend to allow everything possible on the lock screen; I'm much more concerned with convenience than "security." I'm glad we have the option of seeing content without having to unlock the screen and navigate to various apps. unquote I will say this - I can already see me talking about multiple articles in October / November / December - about how someone found some way around the lock screen because of all these added features - sure you can turn them off - but most just go with default settings. 32:13 http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_ cant_keep_up_with_the_iphone_ses_ demand_online_and_some_stores- news-18894.php Hi Rob, Seems 4 inches seems to be a popular size. ;-) Dr. John M And Dr. John sent over an article that talks about what we had suggested - there was a lot of pent up demand for the 4 inchers. So much so that they are hard to get all the different versions right now. As of June 18th - the iPhone SE Space Gray model with 16 way too little storage GB version was only in stock at one store in Manhattan. And if you order on line delivery was at 2 wks. Will be interesting to see how long before we see another update to the 4 incher size. 32:56 http://www.theverge.com/ circuitbreaker/2016/6/21/11991302/ iphone-no-headphone-jack-user- hostile-stupid From John Poyser: quote Removing headphone jack from the iPhone is dumb. I agreed with updating from 30-pin to Lightning. But removing the audio jack for the sake of a thinner phone is DUMB. I use Bluetooth headphones a lot - and I still want to keep the headphone jack for lots of reasons. Some of them are well captured in this article: unquote And he is talking about an article titled - quote taking the headphone jack off phones is user-hostile and stupid unquote. Which as you can tell from the article is one of those neutral pieces that will weight both sides of the argument equally. Or not. The article does make some great points - first is the issue of digital audio - and that means DRM - and the nightmares that come with it. But really it is the dongle issue and more importantly the point that USERS are NOT - N O T - NOT asking for this. And interestingly on the 17th - 4 days before this article came out - I received the following email: Hello Rob, thanks for the great podcast. I am especially happy for the attention you give to accessibility being a Voiceover user myself. Ever since I heard first rumours about Apple getting rid of the traditional headphone jack on iPhone 7, I have had been wondering how they are going to resolve following problems that this move would result in: 1) How to use headphones while charging the device? If the phone has only a single Lightning port, it cannot be used simultaneously for charging and listening to e.g. podcasts. 2) many people make music with their iOS devices, including myself. There are a number of great accessories that connect to iPhones and iPads through the Lightning port. If the device has only a single Lightning port, you cannot connect e.g. a better quality microphone and headphones for monitoring what you record. I suppose problem #1 could be resolved by using wireless headphones, but especially for Voiceover users this would decrease usability considerably as most of the wireless headphones available have some degree of latency when transmitting the audio from the device to the headphones, and this delay makes it very cumbersome to e.g. input text with Voiceover. Moreover, you just cannot use wireless headphones for monitoring your recordings, especially if you are making music with multiple tracks. In short, because of these rumours this is the first time in years I am not as thrilled about upcoming new iPhones as before. Best regards, Kimmo Saaskilahti Tampere, Finland Thanks Kimmo for your feedback and John for the link to the article from the Verge. 35:55 http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/06/ iphone-7-headphone-jack-rumors/ Ok - now that most rumor sites have settled into the belief that the headphone jack for the iPhone 7 is dead - as in D E A D - gone - no more - kaput - Mac Otakara just released a post that says - it is well only mostly dead - and actually will be in the iPhone 7 after all. Some are suggesting Apple is backing down on the plan to remove the headphone jack as they see some of the backlash to a couple of Android phones that were announced that are sans the headphone jack - and also from articles like that on the verge and emails like those from Kimmo - it is possible Apple is listening and saying you know what - lets not give our users a reason NOT to upgrade. So one camp is the Sans Headphone jack camp - and a new camp is the No it will have the Headphone jack. What if there was a third camp altogether. What is Apple baby stepped into this sans headphone world - and released the iphone 7 - where it supported digital audio out via the Lightening port - and even provided the adapter - but also had the analog 3.5 MM headphone jack - but rather than provide wired earbuds - provided wireless earbuds. Where you have the option to buy the wires analog headphones. So give people the ability to see what can be done with digital audio out - but keep the analog jack for one more generation. That would be an interesting play. Expect more about this part of the rumor in weeks and months to come. 38:19 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/ 06/07/currentc-beta-test-ends/ Hi Rob, About time!! You called it. Regards, Chelsea Hi Rob, Yeah currentC payment is dead and put to sleep! Regards, Michael Yes - we are moving from a mostly dead story - to a finally fully dead story - and that is CurrentC - which when we recently reported could say it was mostly dead - now it is officially dead or will be on June 28th - that is when CurrentC told its beta testers it is suspending all its current beta test and postponing all future releases. It was always dead man walking and on the 28th of June walking it will be doing no more. Can’t say we will miss it or are at all surprised. It was a solution that never had the end users in mind. 39:05 VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_part1 VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_part2 VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_Final Hi Rob, I am curious if any other listeners have commented about battery usage on their Apple Watch since the last WatchOS update. My Watch is consistently using 25% more battery power now. And today, my wife commented that her Apple Watch ran out of power at 2 PM after being on her Apple charging stand all night. I have rebooted my Apple Watch twice thinking this could help. However, this was to no avail. Any thoughts from you or your listeners is appreciated. Regards, Will B Honolulu HI 43:13 https://www.kickstarter.com/ projects/1490144222/smartkase- worlds-1st-mobile-case- with-a-built-in-t This week for a kickstarter project we have another one of those you spell worst than a 2nd grade projects. It is the Smartkase - spelled - S M A R T K A S E - one word. This one had a modest goal of $5K and has raise over $15k - congrats. You have until July 15th at 1:29 PM CT to fund the SmartKase. And what is the smartkase you may be wondering or even if you are not - here is what they said Quote Smartkase is the next generation mobile case that will alert you if you forget your phone, find your phone if you have misplaced it, trace your phone if its lost or stolen & protect your screen from bumps & falls. It also has a built in Tracker & a Sound Notifier that will prevent you from loosing your phone. Smartkase is linked to a controller which is designed in the form of a keychain. The controller has an inbuilt sound notifier which will alert you if your phone & the controller are separated by a distance of 4 meters unquote This is nice for all those that have ever put their phone down to get a cup of coffee or pay a bill and turned and walked away. Honestly this is something the Apple Watch should be able to do. You get x feet away from your phone when you are not at home and it should start vibrating like crazy - and maybe be able to do the same for when you are at work as home - kind of if you are out side a specific geo fence - for home or work and get X feet away from your phone the Apple watch starts vibrating - if that is not a feature in Watch OS 3 - maybe with background apps one of you listening could write that. Sorry - Back to Smartkase - hey it is funded - they don’t need my love. Any way it will cost $40 for a case and controller and is supposed to ship in October 2016. They claim this case is available for everything from the iphone 5S to the iPhone 6S+ - and will also do the iPhone 7 and 7+ when available. Search for SmartKase - with a k at kickstarter dot com. 45:27 http://www.standzout.com/ collections/frontpage/products/helix Back on Ep 358 the kickstarter project we featured was the Helix - from the show notes for that day it was described as quote Here is a newer kickstarter project I thought was neat and it only has a goal of $7,500 - and am actually surprised it is not funded yet. It is called Helix. So what is this unique device - well essentially it is a storage / dock for your Apple Watch cord and charger. What you do is wrap your charging cord around the charger - and the slip it all into the case - and you have a compact little device where you can plug directly into the wall to charge - and it is ideal for travel or freeing up clutter. unquote Well it never did get funded - but that did not stop the developer from pushing forward and now the Helix is available for $20 at Standout.com - Link in the show notes. And they were nice enough to send me one - and it does exactly what I thought it would - it keeps everything nice and clean and is great for traveling or just plugging in where you don’t want a lot of clutter. Thanks to Brandon for sending me this to test - it is in my Laptop bag now as I have a bunch of travel coming up the next few months - and I just love how it keeps everything nice and neat in my laptop bag. If you were someone that tried to fund the Helix and were bummed you did not get it - now you can - look for the Helix link in the show notes for ep 396 at today in iOS dot com . I am sure I will be talking about this more as I travel a bunch over the next 4 months. 47:14 https://devimages.apple.com. edgekey.net/app-store/review/ guidelines/App-Review-Guidelines- The-Comic-Book.pdf Time to put down the Kool-aid. We have talked many times about the issues with getting Apps approved or through the approval process - it is often very subjective depending on who is looking at your app and when. Kind of like when you were in High school taking your driving exam - have an early morning appointment on a Monday or Tuesday and if the person giving the exam had a good weekend - you are likely to pass. Have the exam on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon late and the person just found out their significant other was cheating on them - yeah you are toast. It is that type of subjectivity in with the review process for Apps that has many calling the process comical at best. Well evidently the use of the term Comical - was used one time to many and then Apple in their great wisdom forgot there is a difference between Comical and Comic. Because I kid you not - Apple Released a Comic book that goes over the App Review Guidelines. Link in the show notes. To say this belongs in the WTF were they thinking bucket way over values any other items in that bucket. Because you know as a dev when you submit your app and have it rejected - nothing makes you feel better then going to a comic book with an oddly angry young girl in a plaid mini skirt saying 2.1 App Completeness. What ???? This comic book is sooooo bad - you almost think it was a spoof. but it was not. Seems Apple did a cross over between Marvel and overly tight Spandex theme to then a Dragon ball Z with every girl in plaid mini skirts look part way through the making of the comic book and then at the end crossed over in to some weird Crime Noir Dick Tracy feel. And I am not even going to go where that last frame with the Women and horse together could possibly take us. That would just be wrong on too many levels. I will just say again - Apple given all the headaches you have put devs through on the inconstancies of the app approval process - Did you really stop and think this comic book was a good idea? Really? By the way - Comical and Comic books - yeah two different things. 49:45 Hi Rob, I have a question about my LG tones that I use everyday with the iOS podcast app. When click fast forward or rewind it skips to the next or previous podcast on my playlist. I would like the 15 second forward skip like I get when I fast forward with the player on the iPhone. I have not been able to find a setting for this anywhere. Any help would be much appreciated. I am somewhat new to the iOS world and on an android phone it skips forward 15 seconds. Regards, Jared F 50:29 http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/ 06/17/not-even-public-beta-ios-10- already-jailbroken/ Thanks to Chris and Michael H and others for this next one. Which quickly is to say that a jailbreaker has already jailbroken iOS 10 beta 1. Not that it matters now as they will not release it until at least the GM is released - but at least it shows that iOS 10 as is - is still jail breakable. Will be interesting to see if any future betas break the jailbreak. http://www.cultofmac.com/433907/ eager-jailbreaker-has-already- cracked-ios-10-beta/ 50:50 I wanted to let Podcast411 listeners know that Podcast411 is back - if you go to Podcast411.com you will see a new episode - and heck a new website / blog. The current interview is with Ben Greenfield - and more new interviews will be coming shortly - will be releasing about every other week to be opposite weeks with The Feed. So again go and check out Podcast411 - and you have never been a listener - please go to iTunes and click subscribe - it greatly helps me when you do that. 51:30 Ep 396 - Ask Siri - What is your favorite new feature in iOS 10 52:01 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EP 395 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote: Hi Rob, Here's a piece of music recorded, mixed & exported using: MultiTrack DAW from Harmonicdog and Voice Record Pro 7 from Dayana Networks LTD I recorded this using 5 tracks of acoustic instruments and mixing down with audio FX on Voice Record Pro 7 (a.k.a. VRP 7) and Multitrack DAW apps all on the iPhone 6S+ using the built-in mic and cheap ear buds for monitoring. Voice Record Pro is an awesome little audio recorder which does a lot for audio recording, including many export & save options. Highly recommended. If people like my music, they can go to my webpage ValesTales.com for more information and content from me, including my blog & upcoming podcast (stay tuned). Thanks, Rob for all your great work on this podcast and for Podcasting in general. Regards, Rabbi Steve aka Stephen Vale SONG_Tribal_Folk_Tune Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MARK for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MARK wrote the following: Hi Rob I shot this with the camera app on my old iPhone 4 at sunset near JFK and added the text with the app Fontgraphy. Thank for the podcasts. I've been listening since I got my first generation iPhone in the fall of 2008. Regards, Mark R Thanks MARK, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MARK'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 395 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 03:00 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““The Palm Pre Will Be an iPhone Killer” Ross Catanzariti, PC World, 2 Apr 2009 So Analists and Technorati and Traditional Press all thought the PalmPre was an iPhone killer. Well you can’t say Apple is not a unifier - Just Sayin. 03:26 For Promo codes - On Ep 394 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - THE KING OF TRIADS If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 394 No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes. 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:12 Before we start talking about iOS 10 and all the other things announced - I know some of you - many of you do have dev accounts - and if you are going to install iOS 10 beta 1 - you must - repeat you must download Xcode 8 and have it installed FIRST on your mac. before doing the install of iOS 10 beta 1 - if you don’t you will likely get error 14. I know about this first hand. I tried installing on my iPad Pro - and it kept giving me that error. I then went and downloaded Xcode 8 - which is 5.9 GB and tried to install - it and then saw the message saying I needed to be running the latest version of OS TEN - El Capitan Of course if I or others were patient we would have you know read that big warning on the top of the beta download page - which Apple cleverly worded with the following warning QUOTE Important: You must have the latest beta version of Xcode 8 installed on your Mac before using a Restore Image to install iOS or tvOS beta software on a device. UNQUOTE Rob - just slow down and breathe. So I can’t report first hand yet on this - as I need get this episode out before updating my Mac. Something for this weekend - maybe. Ok - and now to WWDC 2016 recap and highlight. 05:44 To start with Tim came on stage in a very serious and somber note and talked about the mass killings in Orlando from the weekend and asked for a moment of silence. I will add my thoughts and prayers go out to all those that were killed and injured and their families. After the moment of silence Tim went in to some highlights of WWDC. There are over 5,000 Attendees and over 72% of the attendees are first timers. I am not sure that is as positive a thing as Tim made it out to be. There are many old time devs that would love to be there - but just can’t. Attendees came from 74 different countries. The youngest of the attendees was 9 years old. The App store is now 8 years old - and it started with just 500 apps and today now has over 2 Million Apps. All those apps have been downloaded over 130 Billion times Tim was shirt Tucked in this time. 8 Minutes in Tim brought up Kevin Lynch - Also Shirt tucked in - and he came on to talk about WatchOS - or more specifically our first Bingo Card hit - he intro’d Watch OS 3 - Shocker. First thing he highlighted was that it would be much much faster and be able to switch between apps that are active. The key items he talked about to support the speed up in UI is 1. Keep favorite apps in memory 2. Background updates 3. Refreshed info 4. Instant launch He showed an app launching on Watch OS 2 - with the typical lag and multiple seconds to launch - then he showed the same app in Watch OS 3 - and it was pretty much instantly launched - VERY VERY VERY NICE. They added a very cool new feature Scribble - it allows for text entry one character at a time to give custom reply to messages. NICE. He also introduced Mini Mouse watch face to go with Mickey and a bunch of new faces and they are making it very easy to swipe between different faces so you can update your watch face to meet your mood or activity. And one I am looking for - Quick start for WorkOuts - so you don’t have to reselect your work out length each time. There is a new SOS feature - that will allow you to easily call 911 from your Apple watch when connected to your Phone or Wifi. You activate it by pressing and holding the side button - not the crown. And it will count down and let you know it is calling 9 1 1 - it will also work outside the US so for example in Hong Kong - it knows to call 9 9 9. Once the call is made then your apple watch will display your medical info - so when first responders get to you - your info is available to them. Jay then came out to go over some more features - he was un-tucked. He talked about Activity sharing so - you and some friends can share their activity progress and even talk smack with each other. They added Wheel chair support for the Apple watch for activity tracking and did a lot of work to make sure it works well regardless of how you push on the wheels. They introduced a Deep Breathing app option where you can track your deep breathing each day. And can now make that one of those things it reminds you to do - like when mine pings me when I have been sitting too long - It tells me to stand up and get a cookie. Now if you have not been breathing deeply recently it will ping you to remind you to breathe. Or at least get up and get a cookie. At the end of the Watch OS 3 segment - Kevin came back to recap and a couple of the items on the recap slide were very interesting. The key is that Devs will get much more powerful API’s to use with their apps. Apple Pay for your app if it uses payments. Background functionality for Fitness apps, including real-time heart rate monitoring. But the one he showed but did not mention - Speaker Audio - so now you could play audio from your speaker on your Apple watch. Beta of Watch OS 3 is available Today. The whole Watch OS segment took about 20 minutes. 10:38 The next Segment was for TV OS - Eddy Cue then came on stage to talk Apple TV and TV OS. Untucked by the way. There is now 1,300 Video Channels on Apple TV - vs 80 channels in Apple TV 3rd gen. Some of the new Apple TV 4th gen apps / channels include Sling and NBA 2k and more. But the big update is for the Apple TV Remote App - now the Apple TV Remote App will mirror all the features of the Siri remote. Anything you can do on your Siri Remote - you can now do on the Apple TV remote on your iphone - plus also get the keyboard. Siri for Apple TV is improved. You can now search movies by Topics. Siri now searched over 650,000 Movies and TV shows. But you can also ask Siri to search Youtube. Like Search Youtube for french bull dogs riding skateboards Plus you can also ask siri to show you live TV as well. Such as open Espn 2 - if you have that app installed. You just say watch ESPN 2 - and it will open it right to it. Live Tunein will also work with iPad and iPhones as well via siri. But the best announcement from Eddy came with the issue we all have - when launching one of the premium channels for the first time - which you need to follow a bunch of steps to authorize the Video channel - via going to your computer and entering an activation code. Not anymore. Introducing - Single Sign-on. You sign in once - and you get access to all your premium apps. And there is a page that shows all the apps you have access to. For devs he talked about some new kits available - Replay kit - which allows you to record video of the session for replay later. Photokit to get access to iCloud photo library. Home kit for accessing devices at home. There is now 4 game controller support. Plus Bluetooth accessories tools for Devs. The Apple TV and TV OS continue to get more valuable. Beta of course available today for Devs and for everyone else in the Fall. The Apple TV segment lasted 7 minutes in length - vs 20 minutes for Watch OS - to put them in perspective. 10:38 The next Segment was for TV OS - Eddy Cue then came on stage to talk Apple TV and TV OS. Untucked by the way. There is now 1,300 Video Channels on Apple TV - vs 80 channels in Apple TV 3rd gen. Some of the new Apple TV 4th gen apps / channels include Sling and NBA 2k and more. But the big update is for the Apple TV Remote App - now the Apple TV Remote App will mirror all the features of the Siri remote. Anything you can do on your Siri Remote - you can now do on the Apple TV remote on your iphone - plus also get the keyboard. Siri for Apple TV is improved. You can now search movies by Topics. Siri now searched over 650,000 Movies and TV shows. But you can also ask Siri to search Youtube. Like Search Youtube for french bull dogs riding skateboards Plus you can also ask siri to show you live TV as well. Such as open Espn 2 - if you have that app installed. You just say watch ESPN 2 - and it will open it right to it. Live Tunein will also work with iPad and iPhones as well via siri. But the best announcement from Eddy came with the issue we all have - when launching one of the premium channels for the first time - which you need to follow a bunch of steps to authorize the Video channel - via going to your computer and entering an activation code. Not anymore. Introducing - Single Sign-on. You sign in once - and you get access to all your premium apps. And there is a page that shows all the apps you have access to. For devs he talked about some new kits available - Replay kit - which allows you to record video of the session for replay later. Photokit to get access to iCloud photo library. Home kit for accessing devices at home. There is now 4 game controller support. Plus Bluetooth accessories tools for Devs. The Apple TV and TV OS continue to get more valuable. Beta of course available today for Devs and for everyone else in the Fall. The Apple TV segment lasted 7 minutes in length - vs 20 minutes for Watch OS - to put them in perspective. 13:29 Next up was OS TEN - and Craig Federeguie - Tucked. First up is the name - and as rumored - OS TEN - is now Mac OS And this version of Mac OS is fittingly Sierra for this version. Fittingly because Mac OS now has Siri support. I will not go over all Mac OS or most Mac OS features - but there are some that allow you to go cross devices. First up is Auto Unlock - This is nice in that if you have your Apple watch on - and open your mac - it will know you have the Apple watch and will unlock it - no need to enter a password. Which means hey I could now add a password to my Mac Book Pro - which I have never done for when it is asleep - just for when it reboots. Next up is universal Clipboard - yes you can copy some text on you iPhone and paste right on your mac. Nice Apple Pay for Mac - you can now use it when buying on line. Now when online there will be a pay with Apple pay button and you will be asked to authenticate the purchase - so you touch on your iphone with touch ID and that is it. Also you can do that with Apple Watch as well for Authentication. Obviously Merchants first need to add the Apple Pay button and many big names have agreed to do so. Right now Apple Pay is available in 6 countries. In the next few months it will be coming to Switzerland, France and Hong Kong. Mac OS Sierra is available today for Developer Beta - and in July for a public beta - and of course in the fall for everyone else. Requirements are - Late 2009 or later MacBooks and iMacs, 2010 or later Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini and Mac Pro. Free upgrade of course. Total segment for Mac OS was 15 Minutes vs 7 Minutes for TV OS and 20 Minutes for Watch OS. 15:44 You have heard me say it before On the nights or really early mornings I record the kids go sleep with mom - and I go and sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long night getting out the show. Casper Mattresses are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your significant other when you get up to sneak a snack in the middle of the night or in my case when I slip in late at night. And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. 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The Lock Screen has been redesigned with rich notifications and quick interactions with Apps - and of course expanded 3D Touch features. There is now raise to wake. It lets you see you what is on your lock screen - so you just raise the iPhone up and it wakes up and shows you what is on your lock screen. Which is nice when you accidentally unlock it by touching the home button and you miss a notification you had waiting - like the new episode of Tii being available. Many of the new features in the lock screen require 3D touch. But there are some others that are for all - such as pulling up control center - and swiping left to see the controls for audio apps. You can now get to your Camera app even faster - from the lock screen just swipe to the left and your camera comes right up - no more searching for the Camera icon on the bottom right and trying to pull it high enough to launch the camera - just swipe to the left - and the camera app shows up. And from the lock screen if you swipe to the right you now get to your widgets. Once you are unlocked - 3D touch will add new features to stock apps - where you can 3D touch on them to get some previews of activities. Sorry folks - no locked folders and not locked down apps. So cross of Password protected Apps on the bingo card. Number 2 on the top 10 list of new iOS updates is - Siri. Craig said Siri handles 2 Billion requests a week from users - but I wonder what the numbers would be if she got it right the first time for most? The key thing is Apple is opening up Siri to Devs. Which is great - because it is a box on the Bingo Card. Siri SDK. Which is nice for example you can tell siri to start a Skype call and even do that via Car play. Number 3 - Is QuickType - They are adding deep learning to be able to predict what is the next word that should be in the sentence. And it will recognize the language your are typing in and update automatically. Number 4 - Is Photos - Face Recognition - done on device. And you can get albums set up for each face. There is also Object and Scene recognition for better searching. There is better grouping of Photos based on Topics, Locations, People, Trips - they call it memories. Eddy Cue came back to talk about items 5, 6 and 7. Number 5 is Maps - because you have to updates to Maps each year. ALL New design - because yeah that will not cause issues. It is now easier to see what is around you restaurant wise and even select different types of restaurants. In Navigation - it now shows you traffic on your route. and you can pan and zoom ahead to see what those traffic conditions are. And you can see food or gas stations near your route. Of course this all carries over to Car Play. Apple is Opening Maps up to Devs. This means you will have many more features available depending on the Apps you have installed and that connect with Maps in the future. Number 6 was Apple Music App - All New Design for the app from the ground up. Number 7 was Apple News - There are now over 2,000 publications in Apple News. There are 60 Million Monthly Active users of Apple News - that is about the same size as the monthly users of Podcasts. As with Maps and Music - there is an all new design. For you is now broken up. The sections are Top Stories, Trending, Topics, And then new topics based on what you read. And then featured stories. And they are introducing Subscriptions - so you can get premium content right inside of News. And there is breaking news notifications as well. Craig came back for Number 8. Which is a bingo Card item from WWDC 2015 that did not happen. And that is the Home Kit app called - Home. Which of course is for managing all your home kit accessories in one app - that is on your home screen. You get to see all your accessories in one place and customized in the layout for you. And you can also get to Home Kit from control center as well. So makes it easy to quickly and easily get to the Home App to say - see who is at the door. Additionally it will work with your Apple TV to be secure point of access to your home kit accessories even when not home. And it also works with the Apple Watch. Number 9 - Is the updates to the Phone App. And the biggest one is Voice Mail transcription of calls right in the voicemail message screen. There is a way to filter out Phone spam. There is now a VOIP API - which allows those apps to be on your lock screen and in your contacts as the primary way to call. Number 10 and the biggest update is Messages. Apple claims it is the most frequently used apps. There is now Rich Links - which now shows more than just the link. When you select the camera it brings up right away what is in front of your camera - and Craig had his best comments here - ripping the folks in Marketing for thinking having a bunch of cute young 20 somethings is something someone would see when they bring up their camera. They have made emoji’s 3 times bigger in the transcript. They are adding emoji predictions. And after you type a message you can have it emojified by having it highlight words where emoji’s would work and you can tap and replace those words with emoji’s. Poor Mignon must be going crazy with these changes. There are also bubble effects now for your message bubbles. You can make the message bigger or smaller - you have an option for invisible ink - where the message is private and then you slide across with your finger and it reveals the message. You can give a thumbs up for a message. And there is now a hand written message option. And sketches for messages. And there are full screen effects. Obviously these are effects between two iOS devices. And Apple is opening up the API’s to Devs. So yes - the box where it had Dev Access to private API’s - yes - check that one - lots of access this time around for many private API’s. And those are the top 10 updates to iOS 10. There were a few others mentioned that did not make the top 10 including Notes Collaboration, live Photos Editing, And Split view in Safari for iPad to allow two different Safari Windows open at once - thank you. Some select others that quickly flashed on the screen but were not talked about include Read Receipts by conversation in iMessages Location suggestions in Calendar Discover on iBooks Apple Pay also in Mobile Safari Improved auto Enhance in Photos New iPad Camera UI Avoid Tolls in Maps Mailbox Column Bed Time Alarm Sort Favorites in News Male and Female Siri voices for Russia, Spain and Italy. Side by Side Mail compose on iPad Air Quality in Maps for China - surprised The Government in China allowed that one And finally faster Attachment sending in Messages And I am sure there are even more that were not talked about or put up on the screen. And I was surprised by the lack of any accessibility features for iOS being talked about or even listed. And Them Craig - checked off another box for us on the bingo card. Privacy and security. He talked about end to end encryption. And then talked about differential Privacy - how apple can do machine learning while keeping all persona data secure. quote Great features and Privacy. unquote Dev Beta available today, Public Beta in July and full release in the fall. Per devices getting iOS 10 - and to see if you are getting it - first does your device have a 30 pin dock connector? Yes - then you do not get it. If your device has a lightening port and is an iphone - you are getting iOS 10. If it is an iPod touch - and it is 5th gen - you will not get it. If it has a lightning port and is the original iPad Mini - you are not getting it. All other iPads with Lightening ports will. So really just iPod Touch 5th gen and iPad Mini - 1st gen are the only Lightening port devices not moving up to iOS 10. The whole iOS 10 section ran 55 Minutes vs 20 Minutes for Watch OS, 15 Minutes for Mac OS and 7 Minutes for TV OS. Then Tim Cook came back out with one more announcement for Developers. And this is one I am excited about it is Swift Playgrounds for iPads. This is a free App just for iPads and those on iOS 10 only. And the app is designed for kids to help them learn to program in Swift. Of course it is also for adults as well. I will be talking more about this on future episodes - as I am going to work with my Son on this. But to me - this is probably the biggest news of the event and one that will bring the longest term benefits for Apple and the iOS ecosystem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Lightning_(connector) 30:43 http://www.phonedog.com/2016/06/13/ ios-10-delete-preinstalled-apple-apps Lets look at the Bingo Card for a few minutes. First off the ones that clearly happened. iOS 10 and Watch OS 3 announced. Siri Comes to the Mac - twice - seems I had two boxes with that option - ooopps. Siri SDK Improved Siri Features No Hardware at all introduced Home Kit App Those are all clearly ones that happened Then there was the Security - Security - Security box - I think that is a hit. As is Dev Access to Private API’s - lots more access to stock apps than in the past. iOS 10 for All lightening devices - nope - did not exactly meet that spec - the iPod touch 5th gen and iPad mini ruined that one. But Ability to Delete Stock Apps - that was not mentioned in the keynote - but and this is a big but - those already downloading the beta are reporting some key stock apps are available to be deleted. The Weather App, Mail app, Music App, Notes App, Calendar App, Compass, Clock, Stocks and Reminders are deletable as well. As is the Podcasts App and iBooks according to others. I will go over all those that can and can not be deleted for sure on the next episode. But it looks like most of the stock apps are deletable and that would mean - a yes for that box. Sadly no bingo this time even with it. As Apple Pay with iMessages for individual payments did not come to pass. Other items that were a big no include: Ability to password protect Folders or apps. New Macbook New Apple Watch 2 quote >200 new features for iOS 10 unquote No one said the number of new features. Customization of Control Center Siri will be hub for home kit Select who can get a read receipt in iMessage Advanced Parental Controls Multi-user Support for iPads Apple Pay rewards Program All those items clearly a no. Then there was Control which Apps are default Apps - well maybe a no and I say maybe - as if you delete the mail app and only install a single 3rd party mail app - what happen when you click a link to launch mail? Does that by default make the only mail app the default app. I would imagine so. But we have some testing to do on this to see. Same with Maps app and the other deletable apps. 34:08 http://www.redmondpie.com/apple- announces-major-app-store- changes-here-are-the-details/ Prior to the WWDC - Apple via Phil Schiller announced that one of the changes coming to the App store was additional use of Subscriptions and then a modification of subscription split over time. It would be 70/30 split to start - then if a subscriber was still active on that subscription after a year it will go up to a 85/15 split of revenue. The bigger change however is not the adjustable split - but that subscriptions will be allowed in more places. Originally Apple was very very selective where they would allow for Zombie subscriptions. That is subscriptions that auto renew until the subscriber kills it. Zombie subscriptions are one of the best revenue generators period. Sure you can get someone to make a one time purchase - but if you spend the same effort and get them to subscribe - the revenue increased greatly over time. Most people are just too lazy to cancel their subscriptions. Another item coming to the App store - and this one really surprises me - is search ads - in other words for App devs they can not pay for placement for search results. I just don’t see that going well. Apple said they will allow for anyone to participate - but I can’t see how they keep out all but those with deep pockets. One of the things I always loved about iTunes - regardless of the store section - nothing being featured paid for said feature - it was all earned or at least hand curated and there was no pay for placement. Now that is changing. We shall see what happens. But I guess with 2 Million Apps - it is very very hard to get noticed. https://plus.google.com/ 100257561069672783992/ posts/GHpZFuXAznG 36:32 VOICEMAIL - Siri_iOS10_idea 37:35 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from STORM GARELLI ON June 8TH who posted the following Quote Oh no! After the Smile Software TextExpander subscription debacle, the subscription disease now spreads to a whole new level. This will be so bad for us users / purchasers. OK, we all appreciate that small developers need to have a way to earn a sustainable income to enable them to stay in the game and keep writing better and new apps. But the example cited in this article really leaves a sour taste in the mouth. They guy is already getting an annual income of $10m and he is now thinking that the new subscription model will enable him to collect 10x that! People can't afford an ever-increasingly- large number of monthly subscriptions. This change means that buyers like me, who have historically bought loads of apps, will just be more discerning and buy (or subscribe to) much fewer apps. I think this will work out very badly for Apple's customers, and ultimately most of their devs too. Unquote To which there were a FEW replies. Steven Whatley replied quote I have mixed feelings about this. If a US$29.99 app becomes a US$2.99/month app, that might be OK. Yes, in the long run, it will be more expensive to keep using the app (US$36/year). But, if I don't like the app, I can cancel the subscription. So, I'd only be out $3 instead of $30. Right now, there are WAY TOO MANY dead apps in the App Store. A subscription model might encourage devs to keep updating and improving their apps to KEEP subscribers thus more money coming in. Another example, how many VNC apps have you bought? I have bought many. The main reason is the dev stopped supporting it. So, I would see a better and more up-to-date VNC app. Then that dev would stop supporting that app. And, so on and so on and so on The user also needs protection. So, Apple needs to add another rule. If I subscribe to an app AND there are ZERO updates in 6 months, my subscription becomes FREE until there is an update. If the dev ONLY puts out piddly useless updates to keep the subscriptions going then I well be PO'ed and cancel my subscription. unquote Robert Spivak replied quote This could be a really good thing - for both devs and customers. The devil is in the detail. Right now, there is a lot of confusion/discussion over whether a subscription still requires changing content (like a book, magazine, news publication) or services (like an cloud-based storage, processing, or gateway service) or can be "anything" (like providing a steady stream of new features/updates to customers.) It was publicly announced there will be 200 levels of subscription pricing. That means there might even be YEARLY subscriptions in the $1, $2, and $5 range. I agree that "share of wallet" will become more important, especially with lots of apps competing for $5/month space in my wallet, but if some simpler utilities/apps only want $1 to $5 per year, I would consider them "impulse buys" much like the current crop of decent low-priced apps. In terms of the dev mentioned in the article that currently makes $10M a year is drooling over the possibility of making $100M a year... Well, I think that is certainly not the norm and the editor/writer probably make a quick call to someone he knew to get a juicy quote for the article, well. unquote Steven Whatley replied: quote I do NOT want to see per month subscriptions that locks you into one year of payments. unquote Fernando De Leon replied: quote Apple trying to milk the users more and more geez unquote Steven Whatley replied quote +Fernando De Leon, in a way, yes. And, in a way, no. For, the 1st year, yes. After that, the benefits leans toward the devs. not so good for us users cost-wise., though But, hopefully, overall, we will end up with better quality apps and stop this MyApp, MyApp 2, MyApp 3, etc. stuff. And, have fewer dead apps in the App Store. unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 42:53 VOICEMAIL - Dave_CA_answer_response_for_jeff 44:38 http://get.google.com/motionstills/ Hey Rob, This app turns your Apple Live Photos into stabilized, looping gifs. Surprised it took so long for someone to make this! Had to be google huh? http://get.google.com/motionstills/ Regards, Aric B 45:03 https://assets.documentcloud.org/ documents/2858496/VidAngel.pdf Hi Rob, Thought you might find this interesting. Regards. Jon. 45:42 Ep 395 - Ask Siri - What time is it? (multiple times after 1:00 AM) 45:52 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EP 394 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank GREG for sending in the music you hear in the background. GREG wrote: Hi Rob, You’ve been saying lately that you’re short on music, so I’d like to offer the attached mp3 to try and help you out. The title is “Down to Drown” by my son Joey. He performs regularly in the Portland OR area at various venues and works giving music lessons. “Down to Drown” was made with Garage Band which he pretty much uses exclusively since he can be a “One man band” and do all the instruments and sing harmony with himself by recording and mixing multiple tracks. Regards, Greg S Hillsboro OR SONG_DownToDrown Thanks GREG for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MATT for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MATT wrote the following: Hi Rob Just got back from a family tour in Europe and took this photo of the Apple Store near the Louvre. Photo taken on iPhone 6s and edited with Photos, Google Photos and Instagram. Text added with After Photo. Regards, Matt S Thanks MATT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MATT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 394 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:16 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Palm just did what Nokia and Microsoft and RIM couldn’t do: deliver a better experience than Steve Jobs did. unquote Robert Scoble - Scobleizer, 8 Jan 2009 And it was not just the Analists that totally missed the mark with the Palm Pre - it was the Technorati that also were tripping over themselves to tout the Pre - Problem is no one actually checked with you know - the consumers - just sayin. 02:47 For Promo codes - On Ep 393 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP / Service - THROTTLE If you are interested in this app / service or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 393 This week we have promo codes for The App - THE KING OF TRIADS - Here is the written review from the dev. Hello My name is Sangsuk Ha, C.E.O at Magic cube. Magic Cube is a developer of the "infect Them All" series and "Barcode Knight”. I would like to introduce you to our latest game " The King of Triads” for iOS. Well thanks to the devs for their “review" of their App - THE KING OF TRIADS - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put KING in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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. 04:03 http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/06/apple- sends-out-press-invites-for-wwdc.html Per WWDC Apple made it official when they sent out press invites stating that the WWDC keynote as expected will be held at 10:00 AM PT on Monday June 13th at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Fran - this is different than past years where the Keynote was at the Moscone West location - where the Rest of WWDC is held. But again this was expected and rumored over a month ago. Also as expected - My press invite was once more lost in the mail - Come on Simon Pope - can’t you get my address correct . Well at least Microsoft knows where to send their invites to. Just Sayin. I know a few of you will be at WWDC - and for those of you going - remember - 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon dog. And give me a call with any interesting things you hear or see at the event. For those not going there will be a lot of content streamed via the WWDC app. If you check you will see the WWDC app from last year has an update available and it now has the schedule for 2016 in it. On Monday it is the Keynote from 10:00 to Noon PT, Then from 2:00 to 4:00 is Platforms State of the Union and then from 4:30 to 5:30 PM PT is the Apple Design awards. All three events will be at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The Rest of WWDC will be back at Moscone West - sans the WWDC bash. Tuesday kicks off with What’s new in Swift at 9:00 AM PT - and there are many many other sessions through out the week 308 according to the app - which again you can see each listed in the updated WWDC app now - regardless of if you are going or not. And of course for those of you that are going - there is the Parties for WWDC app. Which is free and a must have for any founder hounders out there. OOPpps - someone has been watching to many episodes of Silicon Valley. I means is essential for anyone going per the great Networking opportunities the parties present. Yeah - that’s what you tell you boss that is sending you to WWDC when they see you downloaded that app. 06:22 http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/03/wwdc- 2016-rumors-apple-siri-hardware/ Lots of rumors swirling around about WWDC and what will or will not be announced. Some earlier rumors were a new Apple Watch and a new Mac Book Pro to be announced - most recent rumors are no new hardware will be announced. It will all just be on iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS during the keynote - and with 4 OS’s to go over - I can see why the latest rumor is picking up steam. That said I put all three rumors on the Rumor Bingo card. Per other items on the Bingo Card - iOS 10 and watchOS 3 will be announced. Siri will come finally to Mac OS TEN ApplePay and iMessages will come together to allow you to make direct payments to other individuals that have ApplePay. Yes - Apples answer to Square. There will be at some point someone saying over 200 new features to iOS 10 rumor I like to include each year. I included my rumor / thought that iOS 10 will just be for any iOS device that has a lightening port - no lightening port no iOS 10. Many are rumoring about a SIRI SDK for devs. And greatly improved Siri features. Hey how about getting the current ones like asking questions to work before adding more features - just saying. Siri being a hub for HomeKit is one of those recent rumors. I am still hoping for Advance Parental Controls There is the rumor that Customization for Control center will be available. But I think that is more a wish list than a rumor. As is the rumor about being able to delete stock Apps My personal wish list item is the Ability to password protect folders or apps. And by password protect - that can also mean Touch ID protect or passcode protect them. Something where you can hand your iPhone to your kid or friend to play a game and they can’t get into Apps you don’t want them in. Which brings us to SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY Improvements - I think with Apple v FBI - some new security features are surely on their way. For iPad’s it would be nice to see Multi-User support - and this has been rumored - hoped for for some time. Another rumor / wish item is the ability to control which apps are default apps. So you can pick which browser opens when you are in an email and which email app is default as well. A rumor that did not happen last year and falls over to this year is the ability to select which individuals can get a read receipt in iMessage and which individuals do not get it. And another one falling over from last year is an Apple Pay Rewards Program. Sticking with rumors from last year that did not happen there is also a HomeKit App and Devs getting access to private API’s. And that rounds up the Rumor Bingo Card. I already posted the bingo card and it is the post just prior to this episode so you will have it a week before WWDC. It is a stand alone post in the Tii App and also at today in iOS dot com. As always in those posts I will put in the items in plain text for those with screen readers. COVERED http://tii.libsyn.com/wwdc-2016- rumor-bingo-card 10:24 VOICEMAIL - Kevin Crossman_iOSX_suggestions Hi Rob, My wish for the new watch os is the podcast app! why is not here yet? Regards, Santiago L VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_IOS10_wishes VOICEMAIL - Jim_MI_suggestion_iOS10 13:08 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from Robert Spivack ON June 1st who posted the following Quote "Small things" Wish List for WWDC: I would like to see future versions of iOS address 'annoyances' in addition to the tent pole new features: iMessage - Improve iMessage to work like E-mail when used across multiple devices with continuity: When I read a msg on one device, it should be marked as read on all the other devices. When I delete a message on one device, it should be deleted from all the other devices. Make iMessage work like IMAP email. I am tired of reading/reviewing/deleting the same messages multiple times, yet I like using continuity to see my iMessages on iPhone, iPhone and Mac. iOS Mail - Allow folders to be expanded and collapsed. I use lots of nested email folders (gatherer versus hunter) and it takes forever to scroll down through them to get to one far down on the list. I would like folders to have the rotating triangle widget like other apps do. I don't want to switch to 3rd party email apps, just want more capability. Unquote To which there were a FEW replies. Daniel Reich replied quote I agree with the iMessage syncing across all the devices. Another feature I'd love is when I switch my phone to silent mode for the option of a timer or something to auto remind me to switch it back. Let us choose remind us never, 4 hours, 6 hours etc. We can now lock notes. I'd love to lock photo albums with touch of. I'd also like tags. I can do tags and smart albums on my iMac. But they aren't in iOS. unquote Francisco Tapia replied quote +Robert E. Spivack it appears to work that way on my device. If I answer an iMessage on my phone it clears it from my iMac. if I answer a message on my iMac it is marked as read within the iMessages app. What I find annoying is that the notifications don't always clear from the notification drop down panel. They do tend to clear on the lock screen though. running ios 9.3.2 and osx 10.11.5 I'm not sure if that's why. unquote Storm Garelli replied quote I guess this is unlikely to happen in the age of Apple Music, but I'd love it if Apple would resume proper support for the older "Genius" playlist functionality in the Music apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. I'm not an Apple Music subscriber, but I do subscribe to iTunes Match and have a huge music library of my own. I really do miss the Genius functionality, which is not present at all in the Apple TV Music app, and now rarely works in the iPhone/iPad Music app. :-( unquote and Daniel Reich replied quote With the messages.. that's what I mean - the notifications don't clear. And if I delete a message from my bank on my iPhone, the message is still on my iMac and iPad. It might be marked read but it wasn't deleted. Whatever is done one one device I like the others to match up. unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Bob Correa quote Rob, I just listened to 395 and was shocked to hear you never need to re pair your Pencil. I bought iPad Pro 9.7 about a week after release along with the Pencil. From the first day I had to re pair the pencil at least once a day. I returned the pencil and got another, same problem so I returned iPad Pro as well. It is now two months later and I find that the most I've been able to get between pairings is 3 days. I just gave up and figured it's a "feature" ha. I should qualify and explain that I guess I'm not technically re pairing, but rather I need to swipe up for the control pane and turn Bluetooth off and back on to get Pencil to connect. But a few times I have had to connect the pencil to the Lightning port to fully re pair the accessory as well. I'm now off to read the link to see if there's something new in there that might fix this for me. unquote Nope Never have needed to do that - for me the Apple Pencil has been rock solid. Maybe I am lucky or it works better with the 12.9 Inch iPad. Here is an email on the Apple Pencil Repairing issue: Hi Rob. I have been using the Apple Pencil almost every work day for six weeks to take handwritten notes on my iPad via the Penultimate app. It works great. I have had to re-pair the Pencil a couple of times during this period. Has not happened enough for me to figure out the precipitating event and certainly not enough to be a hassle. There are two issues that are of concern. First is the charging level. It has not been obvious to me yet how to know the charging level of the pencil while in use. Also, the pencil charging adapter for the lightening charging cable is so small that I am afraid of losing it. Would have been nice if Apple had included a small case to attach it to the charging cable. Even though it is chargeable via the lightening port on the iPad, perhaps the Pencil will be wirelessly chargeable in the future. That would be convenient. Regards, Will B Honolulu, HI 20:18 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. I have talked about how great their sheets and bath towels are and now I get to introduce you to their new line of Beach Towels. These over sizes 70 Inch x 40 Inch towels come in 6 different unique patterns and will start shipping in mid-june. As with all Boll and Branch products they are made from 100% organic cotton. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. All products are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their products that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. Per The beach towels quote One side is made of velour for the ultimate in softness, while the other is looped for maximum absorbency and durability unquote Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. 21:50 http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/6/ 2/apple-rolls-out-ios-932- for-the-97-inch-ipad-pro Late last week Apple rolled out iOS 9.3.2 again for the 9.7 Inch iPad Pro’s - so if you were one that had held off updating - good for you. As always backup your device fully before updating and make sure you force quit out of all open apps. And I still recommend doing a Reset Network settings after force quitting the open apps and right before updating. Remember when you do that to log back into your wifi first - then do the upgrade. PC Mag had an article on this saying Apple released some more support articles on the issues with updating. And warned that if you are trying to do it wirelessly you may see a message about turning off your device waiting 10 seconds and then connecting it to a charger or mac and then to proceed with the update. If you are doing the update via iTunes and get an unknown Error 9 Message - they say it is safe to click through and continue with the update and to stay connected to your computer until the update is finished. Of course it goes with out saying you should make sure iTunes is updated to the latest version - ok - well actually I said it - and really I think is should go with saying - because not everyone knows that or remembers to do that first. So make sure you update iTunes to the latest version. Of course hearing all this you might just through your hands up and say I give up on iOS 9.3.2 for my iPad pro 9.7 inch version and really at this point who could blame you. I will just say proceed at your own risk or better yet wait another week to see what other issues pop up for the 9.7 inch iPad Pro. Just Sayin COVERED http://www.pcmag.com/news/344985/ apple-tries-again-with-ios-9-3-2 23:37 http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/ 2016/06/03/apple-news-digest-leak- ios-iphone-7-iphone-8/ It was also another busy period for iPhone 7 rumors. Once again more of those rumors are coming in that base storage levels will double across the board to 32 still not enough GB’s, 128 just right for most GB’s and 256 I have a new Baby GB’s versions. The iphone 7 series will look mostly like the iPhone 6 series - with just moved antenna lines. If true it almost certainly means not inductive charging - that would likely come with the iPhone 8 - which is expected in Fall 2017. And is rumored to be curved glass from and back. goodbye bumpies. But being glass on the back will make it easier for inductive charging. In theory Apple could do inductive charging with the current design by having the Apple Logo be the location where the cut out allows for inductive charging. But that would be surprising at best if Apple did that. the iPhone 8 is also rumored to sport an OLED display. We are also starting to see lightening to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapters popping up on Chinese sites - it is possible they are just covering their bases incase Apple removes the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 - right that is a possibility - but a probability is they have some inside info and are rolling these out knowing they will be needed. Another rumor per the 7+ is that it will sport 3GB of Ram - vs the 2GB for the 7 - which is the same as what is in the 6S and 6S+ now. Rumors keep coming in that the 7+ will have a dual camera while the 7 will have a single camera sensor on the back side. There will still be a camera bump on the back side for both devices. Personally for the 7+ I would take a thicker device with a bigger battery and no bump - just saying. Give me a device that is slightly thicker and last 24 hours of serious use and dual camera - oh yeah I upgrade in a HEART beat. The Camera hole for the iPhone 7 appears to be larger leading to rumors of a better / larger camera - but saying the next gen iPhone will have a better camera is the same as saying there is a next gen iPhone. Rumors of course are swirling about the iPhone 7 being waterproof - which really means much more water resistant - those rumors come from the many tests done on the iPhone SE which seems to be much more water resistant than any previous iPhone and more so than the Galaxy’s out there being dosed in champaign in commercials - because yes walking through a liquor store pouring champaign on your smartphone and then the floor is as real world as it gets. Not only is it dumb and a waste of champaign - it is just really inconsiderate of the folks in the liquor store that have to mop up your mess. of course removing the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 should also help to make it even more water proof than the aforementioned iPhone SE. But with rumors spinning up about the iPhone 8 for 2017 being the radical new design - what is that going to mean to those of us with the 6+ being two years old in September - do we upgrade or not. Those camera specs are really going to be a strong driving force behind my decision. As will the internal CPU specs - which so far when it comes to the rumor mill - there is not much or anything substantial out there. Just that it will be faster - you think. http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile- phones/apple-iphone-7/23153/iphone-7- release-date-specs-price- features-iOS-10-update http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/23/purported- photos-of-iphone-7-back-show-beveled- protruding-camera-redesigned- antenna-lines-screen-cables/ 27:18 http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft- cuts-another-1850-jobs-takes-950-million- charge-in-phone-hardware-business/ Microsoft continues face the realities of their failing windows phone platform. The cut another 1,850 jobs - most in Finland - and tied to the Lumia product line. MS is also taking a $950 Million impairment and restructuring charge - hint not a good thing. MS still plans to introduce new Lumia phones - it is just that they are tightening the ship and focusing on fewer models and key market niches. Or as MS CEO Nadella said last year - MS would quote sharpen its sights on fans, business customers and value-sensitive users. To put things in perspective - Globally Windows Phone is now less than a 1% market share - sounds like they need a lot more fans. just sayin. 28:12 VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Ark_review_VidAngel Hi Rob, I gotta say with that last watch update my dream of force touch to reply to an email came true.. Happy camper here Regards, Chris S Hi Rob, Thoroughly enjoyed both interviews with the Borg, the Dominion and the Federation. Quite enlightening. Keep it up! Regards, Steve R 33:23 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ 2123138713/unique-screen-protection- all-iphone-6-and-6-models This weeks Kickstarter project is a product that looks like the Bumpies I so enjoy for my phone. Which by the way you can get at utomic.com But this kickstarter project goes by the title quote Unique Screen Protection | All iPhone 6 and 6+ Models unquote But their name is FlexPads except you can’t actually find them by their name - so you have to search for unique screen protection 3 words - nice. This project has a goal of $10,000 and has raised $217 to date. Ouch. It has until Sunday July 10th at 2:11 PM CT to get the other 9,783 dollars. The good news is for $10 you can get in on the early bird special. That will get you 1 pack of 1 color. These of course wrap around the corners of your iPhones and offer the protections when dropped. However I do see an issue with their design - now as I look at it more - they fold over just the top and don’t see to protect the sides as well they are much more narrow than the bumpies. I am actually going to recommend against these - not that they will get funded anyway - but because of the design - I do not feel it gives the same protection of the bumpies do or other similar designs do - they just made the corner cover much too narrow. Sorry guys - best to pull your Kickstarter project and redesign and relaunch. 35:04 http://www.applemust.com/cut-the- bs-devs-are-not-losing-interest- in-apple-watch/ Jonny Evans had a post titled quote Cut the BS - Devs are not losing interest in Apple Watch unquote The nexus of the article comes from a BS report from Realm suggesting devs are loosing interest in Apple Watch - based on date that does not actually suggest that. Essentially there is some data that shows for every 1,000 new iOS apps being built there are 10 tvOS apps and maybe one Watch app. Actually kind of surprised tvOS apps are that high. So the REALM company took the difference in numbers to mean devs are loosing interest - but well of course less people are developing for Apple Watch - iOS apps are still the bread and butter. Plus many are waiting for Watch OS 3 to see what new features are available. Or as Johnny said not so nicely - any reporting that devs are loosing interest in Apple watch is pure and utter Bull expletive Apple Watch regardless of what the naysayers want to say is successful - it captured 63% market share in the all import Holiday - 4th quarter of 2015. It has already pulled in $2 Billion in Revenue in its first year. and from survey’s conducted by Needham & Co - 62% of current Apple watch users plan to upgrade to a new Apple watch in the future. That’s ok - because haters gota hate. And Apple has plenty of those out there. 36:43 VOICEMAIL - Chris_debrotie_feedback_xamiran_conference Hi Rob, Purchased Apple Watch online, as we had to at the beginning , on May 12, 2015. As you had mentioned, my visa was billed May 28, so I knew it was on its way! UPS shipped to my door, and had delivery date of June 3rd, 2015. Love the Apple Watch. Fast forward June 2016. June 2nd, to be exact. Removed my Apple Watch from its night stand (love that feature as my alarm clock), and the ceramic hart rate monitor fell out, only being held by a cord. Not wanted to lose my activity streak, I pressed it back in, continued with my day and ended up at the Apple Store later that night. Big surprise to me, that the warranty, starts on the shipping/billing day, not the day you revived the product. Yep the warranty was out by two days. Cost, a flat fee of $400 something plus taxes. Apple care would have saved me $100. Knowing I could prove the delivery date, I told them to go ahead. It is not fixed in store, so I will be getting a brand new one, I was told. Called 1800 apple number explained, and they are waving the fee this one time only. So problem solved. Next time I will drive the 30 minuets, so I know my dates for warranty for sure. As a note: I believe the heat from the charging over night must warmed the glue that holds the ceramic hart rate. Over time it must become week, or dries out. No screw were evident to hold it in place. Regards, Timothy 40:40 http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/6/ 1/amazon-prime-app-not-likely-to- appear-on-the-apple-tv-anytime-soon The one app I miss on my current Gen Apple TV’s - yes plural - I just got one for my Den as well. The kids were hogging the one in our bedroom to much. Well the one App I really miss is Amazon Prime. I mean I manage fine sorta - I just run it on my iPhone 6+ and airplay it to the Apple TV of my choice - but I would rather not have to do that extra step. I would rather be able to use Siri to search for a show - and have what is available in Amazon prime be listed. That is where it is a pain - I first search with siri - and hopefully the movie or TV show I am looking for shows up in Netflix or HBO Now or AMC or some other app Siri searches through - and if not - then I go on my iPhone and search via Amazon Prime - and then if I strike out - depending on the level of desire - I go and pay via iTunes for that show or movie. But I would again like to see Amazon Prime as an App on Apple TV - but sadly some recent comments from Jeff Bezos does not make that look like a short term probability. He said Amazon only wants to sell devices that support Prime Video and while quote "you can always get the video player on the device," you can't always get them on "acceptable business terms.” unquote. When pressed if those terms involved Apple’s famous 30% cut - Bezos only would say quote "private business discussions should stay private.” unquote. So for the foreseeable future at least it looks like search flow is ask siri to see if a show or movie is available - if it is only iTunes - then go to iPhone and search Amazon Prime app - and if not there - then go back to iTunes and purchase or search for something else and repeat. 42:44 http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/05/ technology/sprint-verizon-can-you-hear- me-now/index.html Proof I am not the only snarky one in the Smartphone space. I love this next story. Sprint stole the Can you hear me now guy and just started running their own commercials with the same actor. According to Paul Marcarelli the actor that played the Test Man from 2002 to 2011 for Verizon quote "I used to ask if you 'can hear me now' with Verizon. Not anymore, I'm with Sprint now, because guess what? It's 2016 and every network is great. In fact Sprint's reliability is now within 1% of Verizon and Sprint saves you 50% over Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile's rates. Can you hear that? unquote And that is not the real snakiness - it actually comes from Verizon that replied. Quote "Sprint is using our 2002 pitchman because their network is finally catching up to our 2002 network quality, unquote Oh SNAP. 43:41 VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Ark_question_USB_Car Hi Rob, was wondering if it was time again to explain who all those people are we hear in the introduction to each podcast. I know one of them is Steve Ballmer, but could you tell us who the others are? Thanks and keep up the good work. Regards, Ron in Toronto Hi Ron - Yes - Steve Ballmer saying I like it a lot. Which is pulled from Episode 0 of what was then Today in iPhone - which if you have never listened to - it is worth a listen. And it still on the RSS feed. Steve Ballmer is followed by Steve Jobs saying - Today in iPhone - Which I debate internally on changing at some point to Tim Cook or Johnny Ive saying Today in iOS. Just can’t bring myself to making that change. There is of course the Hey Kool-Aid clip - which is my way of saying this is a fan boy podcast as Yes clearly I have drunk the Apple kool-aid And then finally it is Sir Patrick Stewart - AKA Captain Picard or Pressor X or Gurney Halleck - +5 points if the latter reference is how you first think of him. Yes That is Sir Patrick Stewart saying My Beautiful iPhone which I never have out of my Hand. So there you go - Thanks for the question. 47:52 Ep 394 - Ask Siri - What is going to be announce at WWDC 49:39 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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Click to get larger version As always - I would like to point out - not everything on the bingo card are items I think will be announced. However, these are the top rumors out there leading into the WWDC 2016 Keynote event. Remember the event will be live streamed Monday June 13th at 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT. http://www.apple.com/live/ - Live streaming requires an iOS device, Safari or Apple TV. Please leave comments about WWDC event in the post for Ep 394 which will be pinned to the top of the Tii Google+ community - go there to add in your comments live as the WWDC Keynote unfolds. Per the Rumor Bingo card above for those sight impared and using Voiceover below is the actual layout of the bingo card going left to right in plain text. Top Row: iOS 10 announced Customization for Control Center Improved Siri Features Advanced Parental Controls (Time Management) No Hardware at all Introduced Second Row: Siri SDK ApplePay / iMessages for individual payments Siri Will be Hub for HomeKit iOS 10 for all Lightening devices Ability to Delete Stock Apps Third Row: Ability to Password Protect Folders or apps Security Security Security Improvements Free box Multi-User support for iPads Control which apps are default Apps Fourth Row: New MacBook Pros introduced “Over 200 new Features for iOS 10” Select who can get a read receipt in Message app Siri comes to Mac OS X Apple Pay Reward Program Fifth Row: Siri comes to Mac OS X Apple Watch2 introduced HomeKit App on iOS device Dev Access to Private API's watchOS 3
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 393 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - I Can’t Love You On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_ep_393 Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank SANDY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. SANDY wrote the following: Dear Rob, Love the show. I have created the enclosed image, it is a country house near Edinburgh in Scotland called Vogrie House. It has been filtered through Snapseed, and text created in Over. Hope you can use it. Keep up the good work, Regards, Sandy Wilson Edinburgh Thanks SANDY, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see SANDY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 393 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:25 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ” I’ve only been able to play with one for a few minutes, but after seeing Palm’s impressive presentation of its Pre smart phone at the Consumer Electronics Show’s opening day I feel fairly certain the phone could just be the device that gives Apple’s iPhone a run for the money.” unquote Gary Krakow, TheStreet.com, 8 Jan 2009 It was funny covering the iPhone back in the day - and how many Analists PREsumed the PRE and Palm were going to take Apple to the Woodshed. So how did that all work out for Palm - just sayin. 03:00 For Promo codes - On Ep 392 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - WALLPAPER MACHINE (TWO words) If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 392 This week we have promo codes for The App / Service - Throttle (surprisingly spelt - Throttle - Here is the review from the dev. PLAY REVIEW FOR THROTTLE Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App slash service - THROTTLE - and for sending in the promo codes to their premium offer to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this SERVICE - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put THROTTLE in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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. 05:09 http://www.idigitaltimes.com/ios-932-problems-error-56- bricking-ipad-pros-apple-pulls-update-fixes-535667 We mentioned on the last episode iOS 9.3.2 bricking 9.7 inch iPad Pros with the Error 56 message. And seems Apple was hearing that message from users as well and pulled the 9.3.2 update for just those devices. 05:35 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/05/23/apple- seeds-first-beta-of-ios-9-3-3/ And this week - Apple released iOS 9.3.3 beta 1 to Devs and then beta testers. As with most double dot updates - it is mostly about squashing bugs and tweaking performance. We would assume those tweaks are to improve performance - despite what some blogs may say. 05:55 http://appadvice.com/post/apple-tweaks-touch-id-rules- with-a-notable-addition/714120 Apple seems to be tweaking the rules for touch ID. It is now requiring you to use your passcode to unlock your device if it has not been unlocked with touch ID in the last eight hours. That seems like much too short a window. That means for many people if you go to bed and then wake up and don’t go right to your iPhone there is a good chance you have to put in your passcode again. I mean unless you are a podcaster - then 8 hours is fine. It is 2 more than needed. Actually it is a combo of not having used the passcode in 6 days AND not unlocking in the last 8 hours. Here is the exact message from Apple. quote The passcode has not been used to unlock the device in the last six days and Touch ID has not unlocked the device in the last eight hours. unquote The other times you need to type in your passcode are: The device has just been turned on or restarted. • The device has not been unlocked for more than 48 hours. • The device has received a remote lock command. • After five unsuccessful attempts to match a fingerprint. • When setting up or enrolling new fingers with Touch ID. It is believed the quote new unquote 6 days of unlocking with touch ID followed by 8 hours of not feature - was added to help protect users who might be forced by local governments to unlock their device against their will. I said quote new unquote - because according to Mac World - this new feature was actually put in place when iOS 9 first launched in September - just no one really reported on it until now. http://www.macworld.com/article/3073579/privacy/some- apple-security-defaults-may-be-designed-to- protect-human-rights.html 07:45 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3072906/apple-ios/ what-to-do-when-your-ipad-pro-s-apple-pencil-stops-working.html There was an article from Johnny evans at computer world about what to do if you have issues with your Apple pencil not working. In one part he wrote quote When it works, it’s great, but for some reason the Bluetooth pairing between your iPad Pro and your Apple Pencil isn’t quite as robust as you might like. If your iPad Pro restarts you may need to re-pair the Pencil, for example. Apple Pencil doesn’t hold onto power very long – in my experience I’ve usually had to charge it up after not using it for a few days. unquote That is very different from my experience - I have never had to repair it - knock on wood - since I received it back in the fall. Not once beyond the initial pairing. Per it needing recharging at best once every two weeks - at worst 10 days between charging and seeing the message you are at 5% battery life. Maybe he uses it ALL the time or he just has a faulty Apple Pencil. If you have an Apple Pencil - what has been your experience with it? If you are having issues - you may want to check out Johnny’s article as it goes over what to do if you are having issues. Again for me it has been rock solid. 09:24 Let me tell you about my Apple Store experience last week. I have a MacBook Pro that was causing me issues. It was right after I tried upgrading to El Capitan. I thought I did something wrong in the update - any way long story short I finally realize it was actually a Graphic board issue - and find out that Apple actually has it covered under a warranty. So I bring it in to the Apple Store - the connect it and run some test confirm it is the Graphics board - tell me it will likely be 5 days or more to get it repaired. 3 days later they call back and say it is ready. When I go to pick it up they tell me beyond the Graphics board it also had a Dead 3rd party Battery in it - the DVD drive is broke, The MagSafe control board is dead. And the quote clutch barrel is damaged that is the back hinge - and they all needed to be replaced. Mind you the only thing covered under the special warranty is the Graphics board. But they replaced all those other items - including the 3rd party battery for free for my 2011 Mac Book Pro - yes my 5+ year old laptop which is now my Son's had all those repairs by Apple for ZERO dollars. Nothing Zip Nada - Man I love Apple. And that is a big Reason I have been an Apple fan boy all these year. And my oldest son is sooooo happy to have almost a brand new 5+ year old Laptop. Ok - switching gears: Hi rob, FYI, iTunes 12.4 is a disaster for screen reader users. It makes the lists of apps, music, etc. useless. Several people have reported this on the VIPhone users list. At least, Windows screen reader users, not sure about Mac users. I have not updated to iTunes 12.4 because of this. Regards, Richard And I read that because I am not an unreasonable fan boy. Richard - I find iTunes 12.4 also to be a massive resource hog - causing my fan to kick on quite often - I no longer leave iTunes open all the time - I Hi Rob, Like you I live in the Kansas City area. ( lees summit ). Went into QuickTrip today and noticed they now take apple pay. However Apple Pay is only offered in the store. Not at the pumps. Bummer. Regards, Mark H 12:45 https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from MYRON UECKER ON MAY 20TH who posted the following Quote I haven't decided what to think about Opera VPN yet. The one thing I really like about it over ProXPN is that it automatically reconnects. With ProXPN if you are on a questionable network and your signal drops even momentarily it will just disconnect and not attempt to reconnect. With Opera VPN it quickly reconnects. Does anybody know, is Opera VPN as secure as ProXPN? Is it basically doing the same thing and anonymizing the data, thus protecting from hackers while on an open network in the same way? If so, I don't see how any of the third party VPN products will survive long when everybody has access to a free solution that works better. A couple of others thing about Opera VPN. First, my work network doesn't seem to like it very well so I have a difficult time accessing anything when Opera VPN is enabled. Second, if you are a T-Mobile user you wouldn't want to use any VPN client when you are on LTE. If you do, they won't be able to detect that you are streaming video or data and you will use data when normally Binge On would make it not count against your plan. Unquote To which there were a FEW replies. LAWRENCE MCFARLAND replied quote I just downloaded Opera VPN, and before enabling it, I read through some of its privacy policies as well as the linked Surfeasy privacy policy. It seems that although they protect your data from other prying eyes, they retain the right to use your data for marketing purposes. This is not end-to-end encryption. It is instead routing everything through a server that seems to be reading about your interests just as Google does. unquote MYRON REPLIED QUOTE So free isn't really free, and this deal for a lifetime subscription to ProXPN is looking even better: UNQUOTE AND TIM BREITBACH REPLIED QUOTE I used to have ProXPN but in both iOS 8 & 9 it was buggy and would disconnect frequently for me. Also, I would switch on VPN in settings and it would try to connect but fail; a second try each time was successful. I jumped over to a trial of Cloak last month and loved it! Auto connect options, no annoying bugs like I had been experiencing so it was great. They have a free trial too. UNQUOTE Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From FERNANDO DE LEON quote on your last podcast you had a recording of another podcast.. Microsoft related.. I enjoyed that format any chance of having a similar format for today in ios? unquote Fernando - That was an Interview I did with another podcaster - where we both were asking questions of the Person from Microsoft. One more of those coming on the next episode. But it was not of another podcast - it was an Interview I was doing with Joshua. FROM FRANCISCO TAPIA QUOTE +Rob Walch it's a test of loyalty to have to listen to the unclean audio of that pod cast, please 🙏please clean up future interview podcasts UNQUOTE Francisco - It is hard to clean up interviews done on a show floor with background noise that is random, however that said - I spent a bunch of time on this last interview and the sound is great compared to the last three. FROM Fernando QUOTE is it still too late for what i wish for iOS 10? UNQUOTE Not at all - taking ideas - wishes - desires for iOS 10 right up to the episode before WWDC. Bingo Card will not be made up until a few days before. - please call in with your ideas - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog - Hey I paid a pretty penny to rescue that call in number - I know it is pre-WWDC doldrums - but please call in with your thoughts on iOS 10. From Mike Pompa Per the artwork from the last episode: QUOTE That mushroom is called Amanita Muscaria and contains toxins and a bit psychoactive. Go ask Alice. UNQUOTE AND LAST AGAIN FROM FERNANDO DE LEON QUOTE just listened to the podcast ..really very good the interview..didnt know Josh from Adroid Authority was part of the same network as TII :D good to see... hoping to hear more from this interviews in future episodes UNQUOTE PLEASE NOTE TODAY IN IOS IS NOT PART OF ANY NETWORK. JUST THAT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO GET AN IOS GUY AND AN ANDROID GUY TO INTERVIEW AS MICROSOFT GUY. THERE IS ONE MORE INTERVIEW LEFT FROM MS BUILD AND IT WILL BE NEAR THE END OF TODAY’S EPISODE AND AGAIN IT IS JOSH AND MYSELF INTERVIEWING SOMEONE FROM MICROSOFT. 18:51 We have a new Sponsor - and it is an App and a custom Tailor - all wrapped up into one. It is MTailor - M T A I L O R. This is really cool - it is an iOS and Android App that uses the Camera to take your measurements. You simply lean the camera up against the wall - and get it at the correct angle which is really easy with their level - and then you stand back and get your full body into this little outline and with arms bent and up - you spin in a circle - and it measures films you going in a circle and that video is used by them to figure your exact measurements. I did this and had a custom tailored shirt made for me and my wife looked at the fit and was simply blown away - she could not believe how accurate it was. I have long arms and this is my only shirt that fits correctly. You even have a choice when going through the process of picking a shirt - to pick which wrist you wear your watch - so there is a little more room on my right sleeve for my Apple Watch. Brilliant. They have shirts, pants, blazers and Suits available for complete custom builds. The Shirts start at $69 but if you download the free App called - MTailor - M T A I L O R - and use the promo code tii in the app you will save $15 off your order. The shirts again are built with premium fabrics and constructed from the ground up to your exact specifications. And there are many different colors and patterns and fabrics to choose from. Well over 50 different shirts to choose from. Pricing on the shirts is either $69 or $89 - and shipping is free to the US and Canada. And again you can save $15 with promo code tii Of course if you are not 100% satisfied - you can return it no hassles - no questions. And they will remake it for free or refund your money. It really was fun designing my shirt - picking my fabric, collar, cuff, fit and tuck. And my wife again just could not believe how good the shirt fit - her words were WOW. You can quickly get your self measured in the privacy of your home - it is 20% more accurate than a professional tailor and you can have it shipped right to your do. Convenience, privacy and an exact fit. To get your own custom made shirts or pants or Blazzers or Suits - download the free MTAILOR app and use promo code tii to save $15 off your first order. 21:39 https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/allo- duo-apps-messaging-video.html At Google I/O - Googles version of WWDC - they announced two new apps - Allo and Duo - the first is a smart Messaging App - and the second is a Video Calling App. Both are going to be available for iOS and Android. The one big feature for Allo seems to be the predictive suggested replies. Kind of like what you see on the Apple watch when you get a text message - you get some can’d replies to tap on - except it seems these suggested replies are more based on what was in the initial text message. The Duo app is a one to one video calling app - the key feature they are touting is something called knock knock - which lets the person you are calling - see live video of you before they answer. So make sure you look good before using the app to call someone - because if you look not so good - they might now want to answer said call. I can’t possibly imagine people forgetting about this feature - and then getting busted doing something they should not have been prior to the call being answered. Nope not funny stories or sad stories are ever going to come from that feature. Right now according the Google Blog post for these apps - both will be available this summer. 23:16 http://bgr.com/2016/05/23/iphone- 7-rumors-and-leaks-photo-real/ BGR had a post on the First look at a real iPhone 7 - and as expected with BGR and rumors - yeah not so good - ever. This one showed a picture of the supposed iPhone 7 - not only was the headphone jack gone - expected - it also had stereo speakers - expected as well - and one thing that was also gone - the Lightening port - not expected at all - and why this myth is busted. I only mention this because so many sent in links on this. NO NO NO - BGR does not have a good or even moderately bad record with rumors - they have a Digitimes horrible - batting almost ZERO % record for Rumors with regards to the iPhone. Do not worry about rumors from Either Digitimes or BGR - ever. 24:12 http://www.portableone.com/Tech-News/Apple-Watch-S- might-be-in-the-cards-for-this-year-with-major-2017-update Ming-Chi Kuo is predicting that the new Apple Watch - Apple Watch 2 - will be really the same as the current Apple Watch dimension wise but with some under the hood improvements - but still over all not much of a change. But in 2017 Ming sees an Apple Watch S to hit the market with a brand new design for the casing and much improved hardware specs. But over all this year if there is an Apple Watch 2 - it will be a slight improvement over the current Apple watch - and not anything that would cause any current Apple Watch owners to want to upgrade. 25:12 http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/echoes-of- amazon-apple-reportedly-working-on-hardware-for-siri/ Another rumor making the rounds this week is that Apple plans on releasing an Amazon Echo competitor. And Apple will open up Siri with SDK. We will not have long to wait according to the rumor - this would be announced at WWDC in June. Said device is not just about asking Siri to look up the names of the 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or what time it is - or what the score of the game is - but also to be that central control hub for HomeKit. But my questions is this - why do people need this if Hey S I R I is working on the current gen iPhones. Well need to try and remember this one for WWDC Bingo card. 25:55 http://idajoe.com I want to say a big thanks to Judy T from ida joe dot com. Judy is making me a special Bow tie. This is the bow Tie I will be wearing when I get inducted into the Podcasters Hall of Fame in July. Which I am very very honored to be getting inducted into. This will be at Podcast Movement in Chicago - and please if you are at the show come by on the evening of July 6th and lets get a picture together so I can send them to Judy - showing off the custom bow tie she is making for me. Judy again thanks so much. 26:31 From Myron Uecker in the G+ community. quote I wanted to clarify something that was said, I think on the last episode. Rob said that updating an app via iTunes will install the larger version downloaded via iTunes, where updating OTA will install the "thinned" version. Is iTunes not capable of repackaging the app so that it only installs the necessary resources for the device? I have restored devices via iTunes quite often and each time let iTunes re-install the apps. Does that mean I would have a lot more available storage if I deleted and reinstalled my apps, or restored from iCloud and allowed all apps to install OTA? That seems like a waste of time. unquote Myron - GREAT QUESTION - especially for all those 16 to small GB storage iOS devices out there. So I did a little experiment - I took three apps I had downloaded to iTunes - but had not installed yet on my iPhone and I sync’d them over. The apps were. Messenger from Facebook - which showed on the computer at 111.8 MB and it was the same on my iPhone. Streamago App - 58.2 MB on computer and iPhone and Duet Display which I really am playing with on my iPad Pro - but that is for a future episode review. But on computer and iPhone it was 10.4 MB. Then I deleted all three - and did an OTA download of all three direct to the iPhone. Messenger went from 111.8 MB when syncd over to just 79.2 MB when done via OTA. Streamago went from 58.2 MB to 41 MB and Duet Display went from 10.4 MB to 7.7 MB So Myron YES ABSOLUTElY if you want to save space on your iOS device - you want to do the OTA downloads and not sync from your computer and the iTunes app downloads. Again great question and it was fun seeing that is a great way for those with the 16 what was I thinking GB iOS devices to save some much much needed storage space. Basically it will save you at least 20% of App storage space if not more. Hi Rob, I just finished listening to your latest podcast (episode 392) where you discuss the new Google keyboard for iOS (GBoard). I have a few concerns I hope you can answer and/or share with the listeners. We know Google is the producer of the Android operating system. We know Android is not particularly adept at security, including malware in the Google Play store, and other security vulnerabilities. We know that Google is the creator of the GBoard app for iOS. Therefore, doesn’t it follow that since Google makes (insecure) Android, and Google made GBoard, then the GBoard app would be insecure? In particular, when the app asks for “Full Access”, (as all keyboard apps require), what are the risks of using a Google keyboard on an iPhone? Especially this keyboard since it allows you to search Google from directly within the keyboard? Doesn’t the “full access” allow GBoard to log your keystrokes, search words, or any information you may text, email, etc., from our iPhones? Would we not be safer if we just used the stock iOS keyboard instead of GBoard? I’d like to try third party keyboards, but GBoard in particular scares me because of Google’s past policies on selling user information, which they may be collecting through their new GBoard application. Appreciate your insight on thoughts on this. Cheers, Mike 31:54 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble- 2-time-2-and-core-an-entirely-new-3g-ultra This week for Kickstarter - the could only be one choice - The Pebble 2 Kickstarter page. Well actually it is for the Pebble 2, Time 2 and Pebble Core. They had a goal of $1 Million dollars and they have raised over $7.5 million and you have until June 30th at 12:00 AM CT to get in on these devices. I should point out it seems strange the timing right before WWDC - Maybe Pebble wants to get this out there prior to people seeing the new Apple watch - if there is a new Apple Watch. Per the three devices. The Pebble 2 is a smartwatch with black and white display - like the original Pebble. Pricing starts at $99 for the Pebble 2. The Time 2 - has a 53% larger screen than the Pebble 2 - and it is a color screen. Pricing for it starts at $169 Finally there is the Pebble Core. It is a device for tracking the distance you walked or ran. An emergence SOS with location. You can stream spotify while on the go and even make voice notes. And it has an SDK - that they want you to go out and hack for it. Pricing for it starts at $69. 33:32 Hey Rob, continue to love the show. I wanted to tell people about a problem I had with the app Interact. This app allows you to create email groups, a feature which has been missing from IOS and something I wanted. Perhaps because I did something wrong, I hit the done message after a group message was created and all of my contacts went away. I did something, don't ask because I have no idea what I did, but got them back once. The next time this happened, I got them back by checking my i-Cloud settings and was able to bring them back. The problem may be with me, not the app, but, I am not sure. I have a question as well. Where can I find information about creating function keys on the smart keyboard for my 9.7 inch i-Pad pro? Many keyboard functions require function keys which this keyboard lacks. Any work-arounds? Thanks as ever, Jan Brown Hi Rob, Recently Apple pushed the latest update to my phone @ midnight, & bricked my phone. Tried to restore the phone in recovery mode, no joy, got a error message first time during a restore. Then from that point my phone would not be recognised by my laptop or show anything on screen at all. Booked in to see Apple, I was 8 months out of warranty. I expected to get a price for repair. I told them the the phone died during the last update, explained I purchased the phone myself, & they just give me another iPhone 6 (128gb) for free. No drama, no hassle, very impressed. Regards Ryu 35:23 http://www.germanpearls.com/iphone-settings-privacy-security/ There was a blog post at German Pearls dot com titled - 16 iphone settings to increase privacy and security. And they are - Turn on find my iphone Use a passcode Use a more secure passcode Lock your iphone when not using it Tell Siri who owns the phone Add in an incase of emergency contact Add important Media ID info Stop your iphone tracking your location control the info apps can access Erase Messages Limit the information shown on your lock screen. Limit what is shown when your Phone is locked Don’t record location info with photos Don’t send diagnostic info to Apple Turn off share my location Whew. What are some others that you can think of next. How about turn off AirDrop Or Turn off Wifi when not at home or work Give me a call with your suggestions for improving security - 206-666-6364 36:23 Hello Rob, I know this topic has been discussed a bunch when going overseas but I've never really listened much as I have never travelled there. However we are going on a cruise for the first time to Belize, Cozumel, etc. and was wondering what is the best options for phone calls and internet service while cruising and in port. Both me and my wife need it. We currently have AT&T. We don't need netflix or anything but do need general internet surfing, texting and phone calls. Any help or guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Don from Guntersville, AL here. Hi Don - per the last time we talked Cruise ship and Apps - that was back on Eps 378 / 379 - some answers to the question at that time start around 20 minutes in on Ep 379 But what you will find that was not the same question you had. They were looking for apps to message to each other. Your question is more along the lines of best roaming plans for Cruise ships - and I think you will find once out to see - you are stuck with the Cruiseships own service - but when you get to ports - then you will want to look at roaming services. So this really is a much different question then that from late last year. As such - if anyone has been doing cruises - especially to Belize and / or Cozumel and that general area - let us know what you suggest for Don - give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com. 37:54 up next is the fourth of four interviews I did at MS Build. This interview was done on floor at MS build so there is SOME background noise - and I did a little extra clean up. This one there are three of us in the recording and we all are using Pro headsets feeding into a Zoom H6. This interview is with Matthew Henderson From the Azure App Service team from Microsoft and Joshua with Android Authority and Myself and runs about 15 minutes. Thanks again goes out to MS for flying me out to cover the MS Build event. Without further ado - here we go. PUT IN INTERVIEW - MSBUILD4b.aiff Thanks again to Mathew and Joshua for coming on the show and once more the recording was done with Pro Headsets and recorded on a Zoom H6 with a little cleanup on the audio. For more info go to tryappservice.azure.com and azure.com/mobile And if you want an Android Podcast to listen to Search for Android Authority in iTunes. 53:34 Ep 393 - Ask Siri - who’s on first 53:43 Thanks again to MTailor for sponsoring this episode - o get your own custom made shirts, pants, Blazzers or Suits - download the free MTAILOR app M T A I L O R and use promo code tii to save $15 off your first order. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 392 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - Ain’t Missing You On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_Aint_missing_you Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JAMES for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JAMES wrote the following: Rob, Thought I would send this in. Back in November I was out on a walk and saw this great little mushroom. I took the photo with my 6 plus, adjusted the colors slightly with the stock photo app and added the "ii" with Over. Regards, James from North Carolina Thanks JAMES, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JAMES'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 392 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:20 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “But when it comes right down to it, the BlackBerry Storm will be the superior mobile device and represents a true iPhone killer. Here are a few reasons why: 1. It has a better camera. 2. BlackBerry set the gold standard for corporate e-mail. 3. BlackBerry offers easy access to view and edit corporate documents. 4. The Storm’s touch screen is “clickable.” 5. BlackBerry is launching its own take on the App Store. unquote Andrew Hickey, ChannelWeb, 14 Nov 2008 Ummmmmm - - Just Saying. 02:56 This week we have promo codes for The App - WALLPAPER MACHINE (TWO words) - Here is the WRITTEN review from the dev. QUOTE Wallpaper Machine formerly Wallpaper Creation Station generates random wallpapers and backgrounds in just a few clicks. This version includes over 700+ patterns to create stunning textured wallpapers. UNQUOTE Well thanks TO John for his written review of his App - WALLPAPER MACHINE and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put WALLPAPER in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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. 04:08 http://www.imangoss.net/2016/05/ apple-releases-ios-9.3.2-for- iphone-ipad.html We have been talking about it for a few weeks - and now the double dot update iOS 9.3.2 has been released to the public. The key changes with iOS 9.3.2 Squashes bug with audio problems for bluetooth devices pairing with the SE Squashes bug with looking up dictionary definitions Squashes bug the prevented typing email addresses when using Japanes Kana Keyboard in Mail and Messages apps. Squashes bug for Voiceover users using Alex Voice where it would switch to a different voice to say punctuation. Squashes bug that prevent MDM servers from installing custom B2B apps. Squashes and on going bug with GameCenter where it was un-useable for some players. And on the addition side - Users are able to use Night Shift Mode while in Low Power Mode. As always do wait a week or really until the next ep of Tii before updating to make sure there are not any unforeseen issues. And if you are a jailbreaker - I think by now it goes with out saying hold off on updating if you want to you know still be a jailbreaker. In addition to iOS 9.3.2 - there is also updates for Watch OS 2.2.1 and tvOS 9.2.1 But back to iOS 9.3.2 and why you should wait until the next episode to update - even for a double dot update that had 4 betas. Well there are some reports out there now of iOS 9.3.2 bricking 9.7 inch iPad Pro’s although some articles just say iPad Pro’s - either way I am not updating my iPad Pro any time soon. They are reporting Error 56. According to Apple’s support docs this seems to be a hardware problem and recommend the following: - Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes.
- Check for issues with third-party security software.
- Make sure that your USB cable, computer, and network are reliable. Then try twice more to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
- If you still see the error message, you can check for outdated or modified software or contact Apple support.
5. Or Just wait to update like Rob at Tii always says. So Right now if you own an iPad Pro or are jailbreaking - you really really really do NOT want to update. And for everyone else I say be patient. I will say I did update my iPhone 6+ and so far no issues. And I will be updating my other iOS devices that are not the iPad Pro this week as well. More on this I am sure on the next episode. http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/05/ apple-releases-ios-932- with-bug-fixes.html http://www.techentice.com/new- update-ios-9-3-2-reportedly-bricked- 9-7-inch-ipad-pro-tablets/ 07:35 http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/ 13/apple-says-a-bug-in-itunes-might- be-deleting-users-libraries/ PLAY HOW WRONG WERE THEY MUSIC. On the last episode I said the following with regards to Apple Music deleting ripped music from a persons computer quote that is not how Apple music works - it does not actually delete original music from your computer that you had prior to signing up - Kirk McElhearn from Mac World has a nice article going over this in detail - but long of the short - Apple Music will pull copies into the cloud and will convert them to AAC in the cloud - but it will not repeat not delete them from your computer. Not your originally ripped files. Yes it will remove what it puts on from the Apple Music subscription - but that is not your original non-DRM music. Yes the person who wrote that blog had his files somehow deleted - but it was almost certainly not Apple Music that did the deleting. unquote Kirk was wrong - I was wrong. Because well Apple says ooppps - looks like a bug in itunes might actually you know be deleting users music libraries after all. Apple Confirmed to iMore that it is working on a patch to iTunes to fix the issue. Apple Acknowledged that quote an extremely small number unquote of customers were having their libraries disappear without their permission. Said patch is in the latest version of iTunes v12.4 that was released this week. Which if you are a Apple Music user you do want to update to ASAP. Apple also sent out two engineers to the house of the person that originally wrote the blog post on this to try and duplicate the issue. And Apple did also confirm - that the deletion is a bug not how the feature is supposed to work - like the Apple support person originally said. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/ 05/17/apple-engineers-visit- music-deletion/ 09:39 http://www.computerworld.com/ article/3071617/apple-mac/12- things-apple-just-changed- in-itunes-12-4.html I mentioned the new version of iTunes - it is a single dot update bringing iTunes to v12.4 But before saying what it added - if you are a podcaster here is one thing that went away - the ability to right click on an audio file and covert to MP3. You can still convert to MP3 - so if you are like me and do a share to iTunes from Garageband uncompressed and then convert to MP3 in iTunes - what you need to do now - is select the AIF file in your music library as before - and go to the menu at the top to File and then Create New Version and then Create MP3 Version. Still can convert - just a little hidden - Thanks Apple. One of the things you will also notice right away if you manage podcasts on iTunes is how everything looks a lot different. But you can change it back to the old - hey this is what I am used to look. First thing is to change the sort by list to by Name - then under View - select View As - and then select Classic list - and ah the feeling of the familiar. Change - we don’t need no sticking change. There are a bunch of UI changes including better controls to move back and forward in iTunes. Also better controls - the Play and FF and RWD controls are at the Upper left - and in the upper center is more info on that episode - including Episode Artwork - finally right from the feed. So nice to see all of your individual artwork everyone has sent in. There is an article from Johnny Evans that goes over 12 things that changed with iTunes 12.4 - They include Better Browsing in iTunes, Up Next is better, Easier to Heart something you love, and more changes. Check out the link to the article in the show notes for Ep 392. There was also some sort of Glitch - because on Wednesday morning - for a little while Today in iOS was in the Top 5 Podcasts Overall In Canada. So Viva La Canada. There were some Comments in the Google+ community about iTunes 12.4. Blair Jones wrote quote iTunes 12.4 - Windows 7 - menu problem The latest update seems to have taken away (or hidden well) the option to show the various media-tabs bar -- the one under the menu (file, view, etc) bar. Is there a way to get it back? searching help & Apple support just tells me how to get the menu bar to show. It is so much easier to click on a choice (music, video, apps...) on a menu-type bar than to open a drop-down menu or remember Yet Another Set of Keyboard Shortcuts. There is such a thing as too minimalist (though Apple does not appear to share this view). unquote I don’t have a Windows machine to help out - but if someone can help Blair - give us a call 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com. Gary Beltz wrote quote I have an iMac running 10.11.5 and iTunes 12.4 and I also don't like what they did with the podcasts layout so you are not alone dude! unquote Gary - good news per earlier - you can change back the look to the old look. First thing is to change the sort by list to by Name - then under View - select View As - and then select Classic list. And you can join me in enjoying that classic old look - those kids these days with then new fangled podcast layouts - what is this world coming to. 13:49 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/ 2016/05/18Apple-Announces- New-iOS-App-Design-and- Development-Accelerator-in- Bengaluru.html Apple had a big Press release this week. How do we know it was big - because Tim Cook was quoted in it. The title of the PR was quote Apple Announces New iOS App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru unquote From the PR quote Apple® today announced a new initiative to support engineering talent and accelerate growth in India’s iOS developer community. unquote And from Tim Cook quote “India is home to one of the most vibrant and entrepreneurial iOS development communities in the world, With the opening of this new facility in Bengaluru, we’re giving developers access to tools which will help them create innovative apps for customers around the world.” unquote Apple has been trying to raise market share of iPhones in India and recently Apples plans to bring in refurbished iPhones to India - shall we say hit a roadblock or brick wall or Politics. And I am sure this announcement has nothing to do with that at all. 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And use promo code TII. 17:26 Hi Rob, If you had to guess today - would you think the Apple Watch 2 will have the same interchangeable watch bands as the current Apple Watch?? Thank you! Robin Macomb, MI Hi Robin, I would be shocked if they changed the connector for the watch bands. Given the cost of some them $690 for the Herme’s cuff band for example - they almost HAVE to make it interchangeable from one generation to the next and so on for Apple Watch’s Does that mean they will not change it - NO. It just means they should not and likely will not change it - at least not for quite some time to come. Right now Apple is trying hard to get the Apple Watch to take off - and the bad press for selling a $500 or more watch band that could not be used on the 2nd gen Apple watch would really hurt them PR wise. 18:39 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from RACHEL D who posted the following Quote Hi all - Downcast has become extremely crash-y these days, and I was thinking of switching to another podcast app. What app do you prefer and why? Unquote To which there were a bunch of replies. Rafael replied quote I don't know about the others but I really like "Overcast" because of all the options available and I find it user friendly. The developer continues to improve it and playlists work well, are easy to create and a priority to me since I'm a commuter. unquote I replied Overcast or Apples Podcast App - Overcast has a lot more features - but Apples Podcast App allows for Siri control Craig B said quote I've been using Downcast continuously without any crashes. Have you tried deleting and reinstalling? unquote Rachel replied saying she tried everything and it crashed a few times a day. Nic Brown - put in a vote for the Podcasts App Tosin O - also mentioned both Overcast and Overcast - same reasons as I mentioned - Overcast for more features and Podcasts App for Siri integration. Craig Lucas said quote Apple Podcast app for integration Pocketcasts for a much needed update which drops any time soon & Overcast coz it's epic unquote Barry Smitherman put in a vote for iCatcher. And Bob Berberick put in a vote for ShiftyJelly’s pocketcast I can tell you from a stats point of View - Overcast is the number 2 app for iOS behind only the Podcasts App from Apple - which it comes to a consumption perspective - and is that not the best way to measure. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Lawrence McFarland quote I have not yet listened to the show, but to John, who rigged up the photo: Well Done!!! unquote And John replied - Thanks 21:29 http://www.imangoss.net/2016/05/ opera-launches-free-and-unlimited- vpn-app-for-iphone-ipad.html From the makers of the Opera Browser - comes Opera VPN for iOS - which offers a completely free and unlimited VPN to iPhone and iPad users. This allows users to get around Geo Restrictions for online content, get past firewalls, block ads and prevent ad-tracking cookies from you know tracking. Per language support the App supports English, Arabic, French, German, Indonesian, Delthrakie, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. And it does have a built in ad blocker for Ads in Safari, Chrome and other apps. And again this is free - as in zip - nada - nothing to you. Search for Opera VPN in the App store. 22:09 http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/05/ 17/biz-break-apple-watch-sales- taper-off-according-idc/ I love the title of this next one and by Love I mean roll my eyes. And this one is titled - Apple Watch Sales Taper off - according to IDC. And the gist of the article and prepare for a shocker here - Apple Watch Sales dropped in the quarter after Christmas. YOU THINK. Now how much of a drop - that is 100% a guess from anyone - except Apple and Apple ain’t saying. But IDC somehow has a magic ball and it says Apple sold 4.1 Million Apple watches in the 4th quarter of 2015 but only 1.5 Mil in Q1 of 2016. And with out any real numbers to work with IDC said Apple did sell more Apple Watches last quarter than anyone else. Oh the fun you can have with nonexistent numbers. 22:56 http://www.investors.com/news/ technology/click/apple-to-double- iphone-memory-with- next-handset-report/ One Rumor that came out recently is that Apple will at long last be killing off the 16 to small GB option - and replacing it with the 32 barely enough GB option for the next iPhone - actually the storage options would all double and the offerings would be 32, 128 and 256 for the options. If that is the case - I would then highly recommend the 128 just right for 4K video GB option. 256 GB is great for new parents. If this rumor is true - then all I can say is it is about time. 23:37 http://www.applemust.com/wwdc- 2016-5-probably-accurate-apple- watch-2-predictions/ One site had an article - WWDC 2016 - 5 probably accurate Apple Watch 2 predictions. The first is one we mentioned before - where it will be Thinner. 40% thinner - yes because they sooooo nailed battery life with the current unit. 2 - It will be Faster - because yes again - nothing screams a faster processor then a thinner watch with a smaller battery. 3 - It will have Improved Battery Life because items 1 and 2 get negated by the magic fairy dust the will mention in item 4. 4 - Built-in Embedded Sim card - hmmm - not fairy dust. Well I am sure adding cellular connectivity to the thinner / faster device will help battery life a whole bunch. and 5 - More models. What so they can compete with Swatch maybe? Any way it is possible an Apple Watch 2 will be announced at WWDC - but the rumors of thinner - faster and with cellular connection - don’t seem at all to fly with improved battery life. We shall see in a few weeks. 24:37 http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/ 05/11/iphone-7-schematics-suggest- dual-camera-smart-connector-will- be-exclusive-to-55-plus-model Per the next Gen iPhone - additional rumors are coming out that it will have a dual camera on the back. but look a lot like the current 6 series - except for the missing headphone jack. Now the dual camera is only being shown in quote leaked factory designs unquote for the Plus size - with just one camera for the non plus size. Interesting - another rumor of late says that production for the next gen iPhones are already under way - and they started earlier this year because it is more complex to build. Hmmm - but if the design is basically the same - you would think they would have the production issues worked out. Maybe - just maybe the next gen iPhone has a lot more differences than current leaks suggest. 25:21 http://www.hdpixels.net/2016/05/ whats-new-in-apple-iphone-7-plus.html One other rumor is the internal RAM will go up to 3GB. Depending on the rumor de jur the smart connector will or will not be on the next gen iPhone. And also the Antenna bands will be gone or at least moved to the top and bottom making them look like they are gone. 25:42 http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/16/ mcx-postpones-national-rollout-of- apple-pay-rival-currentc-lays-off- 30-to-focus-on-bank-deals/ Hi Rob, Per the issues with Current It was inevitable, and I think you called it sometime last year: Regards, Aric And this is per the New that MCX that runs CurrentC has pushed out its national rollout pretty much indefinitely and would lay off 30 people and is pivoting and will focus on partnerships with Banks - huh???? Aric - here is what I said the first time talking about CurrentC back on Ep 326 in October 2014. quote CurrentC benefits one group - The retailers. There is no benefit for the consumers, it is not as secure and works with your checking account - and is really really convoluted to use. At the end of the day - CurrentC - will not even get a C grade - It will be CurrentF. This will not take off - it will be a horrible failure unquote When I first researched CurrentC back in 2014 It just sounded like dead man walking. To intrusive - required too much person info - was connected to your checking account - which is never good - and it did get hacked later on and had a bunch of personal info stollen. That only real questions is why did it take so long for them to put the stake in it. 27:01 Instagram really redid the look of their ap. Just sayin. Hi Rob, Having briefly used an Android phone I'd best describe it as a burgled house: very easy to break into but you've absolutely no idea where anything is - it's just a depressing mess. Actually I've been thinking for a while there should be an Android bashing segment - and invite the most creative submissions, for example, bashing an Android device using a golf club, dropping a car on it etc etc. Regards Alf Sheffield, UK Back to the Google+ community - Patrick Lim asked quote I have just upgraded my iCloud storage to the 50Gb. Can I share the storage space with my wife's iPhone or her own account? unquote And Sean Casey had the following reply quote Yes, you can share the iCloud backup storage IF she is signed into iCloud on her devices with the same Apple ID that you use on yours (the one with the extra storage). She still needs to be signed into iMessage and FaceTime with her own Apple ID, but as far as iCloud is concerned if she uses yours then she can take advantage of the extra backup storage space along with you. She will sign out of her Apple ID in her iCloud settings and sign in with Your iCloud Apple ID in that location (only). Be aware that doing what I suggested above will lump all of your contacts together unless one of you has 'iCloud contacts' toggled to off. There are many ways that folks keep their contacts backed up (I.e. through Google, etc), but if you both have iCloud contacts toggled on and are logged in with the same iCloud acct., your contacts will all be available to each of you, unless one of you turns that setting off. unquote Thanks Sean for that info. 29:09 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ rambod-geometrical/pocket- tripod?ref=discovery This week for a Kickstarter project we have the Pocket Tripod - the only iphone tripod you need quote A tripod that works with Android and iPhone cases. The Pocket Tripod is a card-size tripod for your phone that can adjust to any angle. unquote. This project had a goal of $6k - and has raised over $28k - congrats. You have until July 4th at 10:59 PM CT to fund this one. Pricing is $18 and will ship in October. So what is so special about the Pocket Tripod - it folds down flat and is the size of a credit card and can fit in your wallet. This company did launch one a couple of years ago - but this time they added a special feature where you can have different adapters to meet the exact size opening you need. That $18 is for one size - add $2 for each additional size. They are trying to offer everything from 5.5 MM to 12.5 MM. The idea is you pick the size you need for your iPhone and the case you have on it. The real beauty of this is as they say - what good is a real expensive tri-pod if you don’t have it with you. This goes in your wallet or purse and is always with you. Search for Pocket Tripod two words in kickstarter or the show notes for ep 392 30:37 https://www.tekhdecoded.com/ 2016/05/13/google-launches- ios-gboard/ Google launched GBoard for iOS and the feedback has been pretty positive. In short it adds search to your keyboard - regardless of the app you are in. Say you are in message app - you hit the Google icon in the keyboard - in the keyboard it allows you to search without leaving the message app - you find the answer - like the number to the school - or the address to the ice cream parlor and you can share right from the keyboard. Here is some comments from our G+ community. Jack Reeder said quote I have to say I'm loving Gboard. I deleted all other keyboards so I could quickly switch between stock and Gboard. Now when I want to dictate or want keyboard shortcuts I tap the globe once. When I want to swipe tap it again. The Swype menu sucked because you had to hold the button, wait for the menu, then you could only go to the next keyboard. Too slow so I stopped using Swype. Now I can switch fast between keyboards. My ideal keyboard would be the stock keyboard with swiping, emoji and Swype-like shortcuts for punctuation. This way I would not need a third party app and it would be secure. One awesome feature of Swype was swiping down on z or m invoked the ! or ? This is another feature that greatly speeds up typing. unquote Barry Smitherman replied quote I agree! Gboard is the only 3rd party keyboard I've liked. The built in search is great. And, if you like using emojis, Gboard has a feature that I think the stock keyboard has lacked for a long time. That's the ability to search emojis. It even suggests emojis based on what you type. I like the built in gif search too. Swipe typing, or whatever they call it is pretty nice too. unquote and Danielle Saul said quote Yes! Swapped from Swype. Emoji search is excellent and the accuracy of the swiping is way better than Swype's. Now if only it had dictation... unquote Again it is called Gboard - one word and is from google in the iOS app store now. 33:00 http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/ 05/10/lifehack-free-perfect-apple- headphone-container-already/ Hi Rob, BRILLIANT! Dr. John M And this is per an article at the next web titled - You already own the only Apple headphone case you’ll ever need. unquote What the article is saying is when you get an new iphone your headphones originally come wrapped around a plastic body in a case. You can simply pop that center body out - and now you have the perfect size case. And yes it is pretty easy to pop it out. Which is easier to throw them in - then trying to re-wrap them the way they came. The down side - is when you do use the case with out the center item - the headphones tend to knot up like they were in your pocket. 33:49 https://www.utomic.com/products/ edge-for-iphone?variant=12727994438 From John Poyser quote I went to order bumpies today - and their bumpies.co domain is down. Because they have become Utomic.com unquote Matthew said quote As cool as those look, that is possibly the most overpriced anything I have ever seen... unquote John said quote Ask +Rob Walch what he thinks of them? Is the value of them the material or the protection? unquote Matthew then said quote Oh, I have heard Rob rave about them, and I'd love to have a set, but they are just a bit spendy for what they are. unquote And I replied The value in them is not just what they are - but what they are not. I love them because it feels like the phone is naked - but it is not it is protected from drops. My Phone fits better in my pocket and it looks great. I have turned down more than few cases to review because I don't want to remove them. In the last week - I had my iPhone 6S fall out of my pocket when I opened the car and bounce out on the street, I dropped it twice on the drive way and fell off the high counter. No damage at all in any of those drops - all of which with out a case could have and likely would have resulted in a shattered screen. Especially the one out of the Car it landed face first and then bounced away from the car. And they are only $30 - which is again a really good price for the protection they give and the bulk they do not have. It really looks and feels like the phone is naked - but it is not. 35:44 Hey rob I am planning on buying an iPhone 4 but I had a question. How much should I pay for it the screen is shattered and I don't know if the glass on the back is cracked or not but I work at a phone repair place and my boss said he is going to teach me how to repair screens so that might not be such a big problem but I also wanted to know if it is slow on iOS 7.1.2. And what is the most I should pay. REGARDS, Zach $20 - that is it. A broken screen iPhone 4 is not really worth much other than for parts. Really if you get the screen repaired - it is not bad as an iPod for music and a game machine for some games. And yes it is a good device to learn how to change a screen on - but it will take a little bit of time - you have to take it all apart. Hi Rob, Can you help me here? I have an LG HBS900 Bluetooth device and an iPhone 6s Plus. The device is always on, so is my phone. Recently when I have done Google searches I can hear the Bluetooth sound as thought I'm initiating a call. When I close the google page, Bluetooth says "call ended". This is extremely annoying and rather disconcerting, as this is a new problem. Also, when listening to voicemail I'll get a string of "call endeds" prior to the actual voicemail beginning to play. Any ideas? Thanks much! Regards, - Judy This is what I would do when trouble shooting a bluetooth head set issue. 1. Un-Pair - power off the head sets - and repower on and re-pair. 2. If step 1 did not work - then force quit all apps on the iOS device - go to Settings - General - Reset - and up you guessed it - resent network settings - Then repeat step 1 - un-pair - power off the head set and repower and repair the head set. 3. If steps 1 and 2 did not work - contact LG. Let us know how this goes for you. 38:15 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ dis-after-dark-disney-podcast/ id499831329?mt=2 I want to thank long time listener Craig for having me on his show this week - Dis After Dark - which is a Disney Fan Cast - so we talked Disney Theme parks and my recent trip to Disney world and of course a little Podcasting talk as well. Thanks again Craig - and folks links are in the show notes for ep 392 for Dis After Dark - or you can search for it on the Podcasts or Overcast apps. And I was on their May 15th 2016 episode. 38:45 Hi Rob, There's a way now to set up a "soft" button on your iPhone screen that replaces the home button. I just discovered it in the latest public beta of 9.3.2 but there's a very good chance it's been there for a long time. Here's how: Go to Settings -> General -> Accessibility Click "Assitive Touch" Activate Assistive Touch Click "Customize Top Level Menu" Click the "minus" button on the bottom to reduce the set of icons to just ONE Tap the remaining Icon and select "Home" as its function ---------------- (This is useful for anyone with a tempermental home button, but I find it easier to press the soft button in most cases anyway. And less wear and tear on my device!) Now you can move the soft icon down to the bottom of your screen just above the physical home button, and it works just the same - double clicks and all! And for iPhone 6(s) Plus users - it also puts the home button at the bottom of your screen in landscape mode (Settings->Display Zoom-> Standard View), which is real handy if you like to keep it docked horizonally on your desk or car mount. Regards, Rob from Boston Hi Rob, You know, google IO has them buzzing all the more, but the google worshipers are so selfish and heck bent on Apple misrepresentation that they just prove themselves stupid and advertise it to the entire world constantly. They try and try and try to tell us that the IPhone is no longer even a modern device and has lost its way from anything current and push their montra about how the IPhone doesn't do anything useful. I am visually impaired and find my IPhone incredibly functional on a daily basis. Android accessibility just goes on and on being completely out of touch. It continues to exist missing large amounts of functionality and other functionality just doesn't work even if it is said to be there. It only reads random web views, it doesn't work with them well even when it does and others it just reports a blank screen, even in google now! I do not currently own an Android device, but regularly play with them just to check in and see if they are still unbelievably out of touch. One can only navigate edit boxes that have a small amount of text, otherwise you have to touch it, hope it doesn't crash when you do, and the best it will do is read you the entire thing, maybe pages, with no control over it. Does that sound functional to you? But in the bigger picture, the google and Android worshipers seem to lust after their dream world where google rains supreme with no competition. They don't even see they ddream of a world where google is like the DMV and other government agencies. How is it that they really think all the rules will be different and a world where google rules will be a wonderful world that is all about the user? Regards, James M 41:54 up next is the third of four interviews I did at MS Build. This interview was done on floor at MS build so there is SOME background noise - But not as bad as the last two. This one there are three of us in the recording and we all are using Pro headsets feeding into a Zoom H6. There has been no post production clean up - beyond editing for tightness sake. This interview is with Jeremy Thake from Microsoft and Joshua with Android Authority and Myself and runs about 30 minutes. Thanks again goes out to MS for flying me out to cover the MS Build event. Without further ado - here we go. PUT IN INTERVIEW - MSBUILD3b.aiff Thanks again to Jeremy and Joshua for coming on the show and once more the recording was done with Pro Headsets and recorded on a Zoom H6 with no cleanup on the audio. For more info go to dev.office.com/ios and graph.microsoft.io And if you want an Android Podcast to listen to Search for Android Authority in iTunes. 1:12:54 Ep 392 - Jacobi M says Ask Siri - Mirror Mirror on the Wall - who is the fairest of them all 1:13:29 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 391 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - StarLight On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_StarLight Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JOHN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JOHN wrote the following: Hi Rob, I used Over with the Pro pack for fonts & image tweaking. Regards, John Poyser Thanks JOHN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JOHN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 391 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 02:08 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The iPhone is a niche product.” unquote Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, 17 April 2008 So reading that I thought maybe Niche meant something else - so I looked it up at dictionary dot com and their definition for Niche is - 1. quote an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue orother decorative object. unquote Well that does not fit. So I looked at number two - quote a place or position suitable or appropriate for aperson or thing: example to find one's niche in the business world. unquote Nope that does not fit either. On to number 3. quote a distinct segment of a market. unquote Ok - so if meant the iPhone was a distinct segment of the market like oh Smartphones - Yes - Yes it is. - Just Saying. 03:25 For Promo codes - On Ep 390 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APPS - VIDOMEASURE - all gone and AMIDAKUJI KNIGHT - a few left. If you are interested in this 2nd app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 390 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 FOR FREE 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. 04:29 http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/03/ios-9-3-2- beta-4-released-to-developers/ iOS 9.3.2 beta 4 released last week - just a week after beta 3. As with most beta for double dot updates - it is all about stability and squashing bugs man. Sorry nothing exciting to report other than we are one more beta closer to 9.3.2 launching. If you are a dev or a public beta tested Beta 4 of 9.3.2 is waiting for you. A Special KC Podcaster Meetup - Saturday the 14th - 4 to 6 PM at the GRID near 119th and Metcalf just north of the supper target. I will be giving a presentation on the different places to get your podcast out and how iTunes works for podcasters and more. A must for any podcast new or old or about to start. just search of KC podcasters at meetup for more info. 06:02 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/05/05Apple-and-SAP- Partner-to-Revolutionize-Work-on-iPhone-and-iPad.html Apple put out a Press release on May 5th titled Apple & SAP partner to revolutionize Work on iPhone and iPad From this PR which is written in spine tingling manner quote Apple® and SAP today announced a partnership to revolutionize the mobile work experience for enterprise customers of all sizes, combining powerful native apps for iPhone® and iPad® with the cutting-edge capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. This joint effort will also deliver a new iOS software development kit (SDK) and training academy so that developers, partners and customers can easily build native iOS apps tailored to their business needs. unquote Tim Cooke had the first quote in the PR - which says something of Apples thoughts on this - most of Apple's PR’s don’t have a quote from Tim. Actually I went and looked at all the PR’s released by Apple since Jan 1st - that were not quarterly report related - and of those other 10 PR’s Tim Cook only was quoted one time. That was the one about Apple Opening Europe’s first iOS App Dev center in italy announced back in late Jan. So yes for Tim to have a quote in the PR and the CEO of SAP - it shows both companies care about this partner ship. Now that I have teased about Tim’s quote - here it is Tim said quote This partnership will transform how iPhone and iPad are used in enterprise by bringing together the innovation and security of iOS with SAP’s deep expertise in business software, As the leader in enterprise software and with 76% of business transactions touching an SAP system, SAP is the ideal partner to help us truly transform how businesses around the world are run on iPhone and iPad. Through the new SDK, we’re empowering SAP’s more than 2.5 million developers to build powerful native apps that fully leverage SAP HANA Cloud Platform and tap into the incredible capabilities that only iOS devices can deliver. unquote So yeah - not surprising to see the security card played - I think that is the one area where iOS completely outshines Android - and Apple will continue to beat on that drum louder and louder as time goes on. Even the CEO from SAP worked it into his quote - where Bill McDermott SAP CEO said quote Yada Yada - Yada Yada - together with iOS, the leading and most secure mobile platform for enterprise, Yada Yada. Yada Yada unquote Later on in this episode I will talk about what may come up at WWDC and I think security and Privacy is going to rule the day. 08:54 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3065251/apple-ios/ wwdc-2016-apple-will-improve-apple-music.html One thing a bunch of people have been reporting on for WWDC has to do with Apple Music and what improvements Apple will bring. Most of these articles link back to an article from Bloomberg where they believed Apple was going to reveal the following with regards to Apple Music App. 1. A new and more intuitive user interface. 2. Better integration between streaming and download services 3. Expansion of its online radio service It is believed that apple now has over 1,000 employees working specifically on the Music offerings. The bloomberg article also noted something interesting - even though Apple music subscriptions are up and continue to grow - over 13 Million subscribers. Sales of music on iTunes has not dropped - and remains steady at roughly $3.5 Billion a Year. Or to put that in perspective - from the fortune 500 list from 2013 for US companies - the iTunes revenue alone would make it in the top 500 above companies like - Reebok and Boston Scientific and Gateway - ok well that last one is not a great example but point is the revenue from iTunes music sales is a fortune 500 company on its own. One of the improvements to Apple music some are asking for is where Apple music no longer deletes your music that you ripped onto your computer. There was a blog post that made the rounds this past week about how Apple Music deleted 122 GB of music off the persons hard drive and then replaced some of that music in the cloud with different versions of the songs. According the article the person said they confirmed the following with Apple quote through the Apple Music subscription, which I had, Apple now deletes files from its users’ computers. When I signed up for Apple Music, iTunes evaluated my massive collection of Mp3s and WAV files, scanned Apple’s database for what it considered matches, then removed the original files from my internal hard drive. REMOVED them. Deleted. If Apple Music saw a file it didn’t recognize—which came up often, since I’m a freelance composer and have many music files that I created myself—it would then download it to Apple’s database, delete it from my hard drive, and serve it back to me when I wanted to listen, just like it would with my other music files it had deleted. unquote Except well that is not how Apple music works - it does not actually delete original music from your computer that you had prior to signing up - Kirk McElhearn from Mac World has a nice article going over this in detail - but long of the short - Apple Music will pull copies into the could and will convert them to AAC in the cloud - but it will not repeat not delete them from your computer. Not your originally ripped files. Yes it will remove what it puts on from the Apple Music subscription - but that is not your original non-DRM music. Yes the person who wrote that blog had his files somehow deleted - but it was almost certainly not Apple Music that did the deleting. In any case a cleaner - easier to use interface for Apple Music - yeah I think we could use that. https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple- stole-my-music-no-seriously/ http://www.macworld.com/article/3066789/streaming- media/apple-music-doesnt-delete-your-music-files.html 12:10 http://www.newsweek.com/expert-hacked-iphone-l- cops-homicide-probe-456630 Another story making the rounds with a little mis-reporting going on is the story about the LA murder trial of Actor Micahel Jace from the shield - who is accused of killing his wife. His wife had an iPhone 5S when she was killed in May of 2014. The articles talk about how the phone was hacked by an expert and is not as secure as people are making it out to be - some will even go as far as saying quote It was unclear which OS was installed on Jace's iPhone. unquote And most do not point out that real encryption did not start until iOS 8 - which was launched in Sept 2014. So we know for sure it was iOS 7. the iPhone 5S came out in Sept 2013 with iOS 7. 2014 was iOS 8 and iPhone 6 and 2015 was iOS 9 and iPhone 6S. The murder was in May 2014 - it could ONLY have been iOS 7 - the pre-encryption version of iOS. But not one article I read said that it was a version of iOS 7 for sure. And many compared this case to the San Bernadino case. This is completely different than the San Bernadino case where iOS 9 was on the device. And one article from the LA times says a search warrant was served to Apple to help right after the murder and Apple at that time did help unlock it - and the reason for the expert helping now - is when they turned the phone back on in December will it did not actually come back on. In any case - lots of mis-info on this one 14:10 http://www.rawinfopages.com/apps/index.php/ios/260- forward-messages-and-whole-conversations-on-the-iphone And now for something completely different. I saw this post Titled - Forward select messages or whole conversation on the iPhone. And recently I had to help my wife and one of her friends do this for a PTA thing. And I don’t think I ever mentioned this tip on the show. It is actually pretty easy to forward multiple messages from a message string in the messages app. First open to the string of messages you want to forward. Then tap and long hold on any of the bubbles. You should then see the pop up options of copy, speak and more - tap more. Bingo - on the left side you will see little radial buttons pop up next to every message - with a check mark for the one you long tap / held on. then just tap any other radial buttons for messages you want to forward - then in the lower right tap on the arrow - and then you can forward those messages on to someone else. So there you go. 15:12 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. With Boll and Branch You’ll get the nicest sheets you’ve ever owned for about half the price of what stores and boutiques would be charging for sheets of far lower quality. I really could not believe how excited my wife was to get these new sheets. And the box they came in and the individual pouches for the sheets and pillow cases - well the presentation was incredible and very Apple-Esq Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. These sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. They also have towels - and the ones I purchased for my Wife are by far the best towels in the house - plus they have other cotton products. Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. 16:55 Hi Rob, i'm writing to help the listener who keeps getting Apple Music search results instead of results from her own music library. If she goes into Settings, chooses Music, and turns off Show Apple Music, this behavior will stop. Regards, Anna Hi Rob, I was listening to an episode in March and someone wrote it about a having to re-enter passwords for wifi. What I did, was store my wifi settings password in safari, passwords. Now when you reset network settings, the password won't come up, but you just open up passwords and copy and paste the password. That is the next best thing to storing passwords. Thanks for the show, Roy Sabo hey Rob I received my new i-Pad pro, the little one and I am really pleased. One of the most interesting aspects of set-up for me was that voice over was on by default which meant I could set it up by myself right out of the box. I am not sure why so much of the Apple press, at least the people I follow, I-More and Viticci, are not thrilled by it. I am totally blind and do not need much screen realestate to write with and do everything I do with an i-Pad. I am most pleased by the improved audio and find just listening to the i-Pad in the kitchen, for instance, is just fine without having to connect a bluetooth speaker. I will really enjoy using the smart keyboard when it arrives but until then, I will just continue using IOS braille to write. The i-Pad in landscape mode may be big enough for me to actually type using the home row and putting my small hands in position as if the on-screen keyboard was a physical keyboard. Others do it all the time and I believe just carrying the i-Pad around caseless would be a treat. For me, it is the best i-Pad ever and I am a fan of the pad. I also purchased a hard drive which is not made by apple but will allow me to store files and folders from the phone and i-Pad. I hope it works. My intention is to be a completely ios person. I even took i-Tunes off of my windows 7 conputer. I bought the 128 gig cellular version of the Baby Pro. Thanks for the great show and everything you do. I'm writing this email in contracted ios braille. Jan Brown 19:23 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from EDGAR PEREZ who posted the following Quote Started using apple podcast app recently. Really like being able to tell Siri to fast forward while driving. All of a sudden my device backups have gotten huge though. Are the episodes I have downloaded getting on to my iCloud backup? I supposed I can delete them all and see but figured I'd ask first. Unquote To which Alberto Jurabe replied Quote Try deleting downloaded podcasts in the podcast setting within the app. It won't backup what's not downloaded. Unquote And Ronald Leckfor replied quote I have had a serious problem in the past with the podcast app hanging on to old data, affecting my system to the point where it crashed the ios. So once I restored my iPod Touch 5th gen, I loaded the podcast addict app and have been using it instead. IMHO the podcast app has been a real mess since the latest ios came out last fall! I even tried unsubscribing from all podcasts, and it still hung on to its garbage data! unquote Timmy T replied quote iCloud doesn't backup music, podcasts or any media that can be downloaded from the cloud unquote And finally Edgar Perez replied to all quote Think i found part of the problem but not all. My Photo Stream had about 650 MB. I deleted that. I also deleted the Facebook app which had ballooned to 600 MB. Then i deleted the the 2.1 GB backup and backed up again. Now the backup is 450 MB. The math does not quite work still. The Facebook app i get. The Photo stream I do not get. I had photos back up turned off and i don't think it should be backing up anything in the photo stream any way especially since if it is it must be doing it on my iPad and iPhone.. Hate that i had to spend time figuring this stuff out and still the math does not add up so I still cannot be sure what it does or does not do :( unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Fernando De Leon quote Love the podcast however can we please drop the android bashing is just too childish. Most users use both android and ios. Plus is not about who makes it.. Is about the ecosystem.. ✌ unquote To which I replied: Reporting on androids short comings is not bashing it is well Reporting. Just need to make sure the iOS folks know what to expect on the other side of the fence. And then John Poyser replied quote I agree with Rob on this. I like & use many things that Google make. But after having to try and deal with an Android tablet gifted to my daughter and trying to help my friend who "upgraded" to a Blackberry Priv (using Android) I cannot believe there are people who try to poke holes at iOS and who claim they prefer the "freedom" of Android. Freedom to be frustrated by a horribly complicated and inconsistent, unnecessarily complex experience in trying to do simple things. We talk alot about fixing iOS issues on the podcast - but it's REALLY bad over there in Android-land. unquote Or as Karthik M said quote This is an iOS fan zone. This is the way things will be unquote Folks if you are holding your breath hoping I am going to stop reporting on Android shortcomings or Android bashing or whatever you want to call it - remember this little segment at the beginning of the show. PLAY HEY KOOLAID. That sound clip is in there for a reason. This is not a podcast that started after the iPhone was popular from some neutral party just looking to capitalize on the iPhones success caugh iOS today caugh No - This is Today in iOS formerly Today in iPhone which was the First Podcast started ever about the iPhone and was started in April 2007 before the iPhone launched - If you had not noticed - Little Bit Fan boy am I. And part of the fun of doing this show is pointing out the issues with the nightmare that is known as the fragmented Multiverse know as Android. And if you though the DC or Marvel Multiverses were confusing - that is nothing compared to what devs face in the Android Multiverse. Just Sayin 24:23 http://www.igeeksblog.com/best-ipad-pro-apps/ There is a post for all of us iPad Pro users - titled - the best iPad Pro apps - make the most of bigger size and better tech. They run through 14 different apps they think work better because of the better processor and / or ram and or larger screen. One of the apps they mentioned that I agree with - Evernote - which is great on the iPad pro - I am a big time evernote user. Especially when you go split screen with evernote and safari - it makes it easier for me to do show notes on the iPad pro then on my laptop. They have 13 other apps they recommend include Adobe Photoshop Mix, Procreate and liquid text - all fine apps. Plus 10 others if you are interested in seeing some of the ones they recommended - look for the link in the show notes titled The Best iPad Pro apps And speaking of the iPad pro - I learned something new - ever since I received my smart cover when I covered the iPad pro it was not actually turn off the screen like it should - And well I found out there is a setting in the settings app under general - and the Auto lock section - labeled as lock / unlock - and it was by default turned off - which meant the screen cover did not lock it down. toggle it on and all is as expected. How did I learn this - well I made a genius appointment and then was publicly shamed when the genius toggled that on. Well after he first tried a different smart keyboard cover first. On the plus side while I was there I purchased the Wife an new iPhone SE Gold 64 GB for mothers day - so I will talk about that on upcoming episodes. 26:44 http://mobilesiri.com/wwdc-apples-upcoming-conference/ Hi Rob Just wondering what is on your iOS 10 wish list? Regards Steve Brisbane Security Security Security - EDIT CLIP TIM COOKE Well first for all iPhone 4S owners I expect to hear you will not be moving on up to iOS 10 - just those with the iPhone 5 and later iPhones will get that honor. iPad 2 - yup you will be sitting on the dock with the iPhone 4S when the iOS 10 ship sales. But the 3rd gen iPads and later including all iPad mini’s should be fine. One rumor is anything that does not have a lightening port will not be supported - which would also mean the iPad 3rd gen would get to sit on the dock as well. A no brainer on what to expect is improvements to Siri. One of the rumors is Siri would be able to transcribe voicemail messages for you. I really really really am hoping to see some customization allowed for Control center. I guess I will ask for it again - password or passcode protecting specific apps and folders or better - touch ID protect specific apps and folders. SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY Multi-user support for the masses - at least for the iPads. Those are some of my key iOS 10 wish list items. What are some of yours - give us a call at the restored 206-666-6364 number or email in your wish list or predictions for iOS 10. I should mention one of the rumors picking up steam is being able to delete stock apps. And the other popular rumor is a new rootless security system that will make it much harder if not impossible to jailbreak and for the FBI to get in. SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY Here are some suggestion from the G+ Tii Community. Stephen William wants Control Center Customization as well. Barry Smitherman said quote That would be nice. I'd like control over which apps are default apps. Most of the time, I like the Apple stock apps, but I'd like to be able to choose different ones as default sometimes. unquote Apple Dystopia said quote I'd love to add an LTE switch to Control Center, or just about any setting. Auto lock is another one I change all the time. I'd love to add that to Control Center. I never use Air Drop, so I wouldn't mind getting rid of it. I couldn't agree more, and it is something I have wanted for a long time. unquote Again give us a call or shoot us an email about what your wants / hopes / desires and predictions for iOS 10 and Watch OS 3 and TV OS 2 for that matter. http://www.techradar.com/us/news/computing/apple/ wwdc-2016-1320425 29:46 http://petapixel.com/2016/04/21/apple-patent-shows-apple- may-add-optical-zoom-iphone-7/ Hi Rob, I'm sure you've seen this already: It was just a matter of time. Optical zoom will change the game. Who wants to blow up pixels when you can get closer optically? Regards, Mike And the article Mike is talking about is titled - The Patent shows how Apple could add optical zoom to the iPhone 7 - over at PetaPixel dot com. Essentially the patent shows a folding telephoto lens design. Where Apple could do an optical zoom but with out a protruding camera - which is great news because right now they have a protruding camera and no optical zoom. Just sayin I don’t think it is much of a stretch to say the key upgrade with the iPhone 7 is most likely going to be centered around the camera. Apple Purchased Lynx some time ago and it is time for that technology to make its way into the iPhone 7. 30:39 http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/4/25/rumor- apple-watch-2-could-feature-cellular-connectivity On the Apple Watch 2 rumor front - is that the Apple Watch 2 - which likely would launch in the fall will have a sim card for stand alone - truly alone functionality. Along with the cellular capability is Apple is adding a faster processor and making the Apple Watch 2 thinner. It will also have prongs that puncture skin and tap into a vein and use the circulating blood to spin a little turbine that powers the watch. Because adding Cellular and a faster processor and then making it thinner - means you will be lucky to get half a day with it. And you will need the blood turbine to power it. 31:20 http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/05/ios-10-may-have- a-separate-smart-home-app/ One of the iOS 10 rumors per what will be included that is picking up some buzz is that there may be a separate Smart Home App. Essentially this app would be your one stop app for all your connected devices that are compatible with HomeKit. So where did this rumor originate - well in a Review on Amazon for the Echo. The review said quote As I work in marketing for Apple, we test many Smart Home devices, especially for iOS HomeKit integration. […] Some advice, there are many third party applications, most free, that offer more control and customization(s) with many Smart Home devices. “Yonomi” is a free app that I often use, “Home” is another which cost $14.99. Both offer support for many devices with more added daily (including Amazon “Echo”). The next version of iOS due this fall will have a standalone “HomeKit” app as well. unquote Well there it is in black and white right on Amazon.com - I mean how could that be anything as legit. Right - because All apple employees are encouraged to go on Amazon.com - state they are Apple employees and then give out info on unannounced Apple products. 32:32 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/05/07/iphone- 7-leak-reveals-feature-cut/#6837fc46387a I love the title of this next one and of course by Love I mean it is so dumb I love it for show material reasons. The title is Quote iPhone 7 leak reveals significant feature removed unquote Yes - because it is big news when a rumored leak reveals a feature missing from some other rumored leaks. In this case they are talking about the rumored addition of the smart connector on the side of the iPhone 7 - which is now not there. But possibly it will only be on the 7S if even that - but new rumor blowing up is that Apple is already removing features. Yeah so they were rumored features and this is only a rumored leak as well - I mean this non-story is worth 50 blog posts at least - right. 33:22 VOICEMAIL - Hi Rob Since iOS 9 I was having difficulty getting iOS apps to update in iTunes on my MBP, then sync the updated apps to my iPhone 5S, 6+ and iPad Air 2. I'd read in various forums that this facility was no longer being provided by Apple due to there now being numerous versions of the same app depending on iOS device. However, I now seem able to update the apps on my MBP then sync them to my iPhones (or should that be iPhone devices?!), but still no joy with the iPad. Ordinarily I'd update them OTA to each individual device but, particularly at peak times, wifi and cellular data are both woefully slow. So is there a way of going back to the good ol' days of booting iTunes on my MBP, all the apps get updated, then simply plug each iOS device into the MBP and all updated apps are synced? Or am I missing something? Great show as always, the piece on how an iOS device can help someone with impaired vision and other issues was particularly poignant, and shows that big companies can be successful and care at the same time. Many thanks, Alf Crofts Hi Alf, What version of OS X are you running? And what version of iTunes do you have? Sync’g of apps how you want to do it - should still work fine. It is for me. Check your setting in iTunes and make sure you have app sync’g turned on for the iPad. Alf replied saying quote Thanks for getting back. I'm running OS X 10.11.3, iTunes 12.3.3. The iPad is set to sync. I'd previously had this issue with my iPhones (or iPhone devices - must get it right!) but they started syncing properly without my changing anything. Basically when syncing the iPad, it just seems to ignore apps. Everything else is fine. unquote Check the list of Apps when the iPad is tethered to your laptop - go to iTunes - click on the iPad and go to the list of Apps - and see if the apps are installed or have “install” showing - which means you need to click - install to installs them. They should change to say “Will Install” - then click - apply in the lower right. At which point the ipad should start backing up and copying over the apps you just selected. I tried it with a few iPads and a few apps tonight and all worked as expected. Also at the bottom in iTunes is an option to automatically sync over all apps added going forward. 37:02 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/649000063/xvida- smartphone-mounting-system-with-qi-wireless?ref=discovery This week for a kickstarter project we have XVIDA Smartphone Mounting system with QI wireless Charging. This one had a goal of $35,000 and has raised over $45k to date and you have until May 25th at 12:07 PM CT to fund this one. Per the description quote XVIDA brings seamless wireless power and effortless magnetic mounting to iPhone 6/6S, iPhone 6/6S Plus unquote they do this by providing a case that has a lightning dock - and the case has the magnetic plate for securing the device to the dock and also for getting the inductive charge. Pricing on this now starts at $60 for the iPhone 6/6S and $70 for the 6+ and 6S+. For that price you get 1 wall charger and the case. Add $5 and you get the Car kit with vent mount. or the car kit with suction mount. The Office Kit goes up another $15 to $80 and $90 for the two sizes - and gets you desk stand charger. If you want everything - that will set you back $135 and $145. That gets you the desk stand, the wall mount and either the Vent or suction mount for the call. They are shipping in June. XVIDA is spelled X V I D A - and you can find out more about the mounting and inductive charging combo at kickstarter dot com. One additional comment - is they claim to charge much faster than other Inductive chargers as they focus their inductive charge to a much smaller space. 38:49 VOICEMAIL - Hi Rob, I recently got a iPad Pro, the 9.7" flavor. The Apple Pencil is definitely the secret sauce! I teach a lot of online classes and have never found a good workflow when grading papers. I have to actually write on the paper rather than using the mark-up feature on Word. I tried nearly every stylus out there, but using them felt like tying your shoes with oven mitts on your hands, not accurate at all. The Apple Pencil, however, lets me write directly on the screen (I use Notability) without any problem. It has at least tripled the speed of my grading. And the keyboard/cover is surprisingly easy to use. It is also very accurate. The only negatives: The price; it's way too much (I had to get the 32gig because of price and I will be doing a lot of space-budgeting). Also, I really wish it had force-touch like my iPhone 6s+. Anyway, I love the show! Keep up the good work. Cheers, Kent 39:49 http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemorgan/2016/04/17/john- mcafee-professionals-hackers-did-not-unlock-the-shooters- iphone-cellebrite-helped-the-fbi/ John McAfee is claiming that Professional hackers did not unlock the San bernadino iPhone 5C - but rather the FBI had a company called Cellebrite from Israel and their UFED touch solution to unlock it - and that the FBI knew all along of the product and that they could get it unlocked - they just were looking for a Precedent to be set. Think. 40:14 http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/15/senate-to- americans-your-security-is-not-our-problem/ The Senate Intelligence Committee - now there is an oxymoron if I ever heard one. Well the Senate Intelligence committee released a draft of the Compliance with court orders act of 2016 or the back door 2016 bill. So who are the senators that want to mandate back door action - that would be Senators Richard Burr Republican NC and Dianne Feinstein Democrat California. Now their bill does not actually say back door penetration is required when a court order is issued - but what it does say is that when a company or person gets a court order asking for encrypted emails or files to be handed over and decrypted, then compliance is the law. How said compliance is supposed to actually happen - well that is not something for Senate to concern itself with. You know kind of a don’t ask don’t tell policy on how the tech companies handle this - but really the back door method is the only method possible if you have any security in place. And putting in a back door just well kills any security anyway. Part of the bill also requires companies to provide decrypted communications if encryption is provided by a third party. Hugghhhh? Some people are saying the bill is so bad it is good because it could never pass - or should never pass. And Senator Ron Wyden Democrat Oregon has threatened to filibuster if it reaches the Senate Floor. High fives for Seator Wyden. Here is the real issue of this bill - if passed and companies complied with it - that would be the same as them all waiving a red flag saying Back doors are installed - now come and find them. Right now it does look like the bill is getting very little support. Congressman Darrell Issa Chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee responsible for the nation’s Internet policy. said the following quote The legislation leaked today is about as flawed and technically-naive as a piece of legislation can get. Mandating that companies weaken our security to give government secret backdoor access into our devices would be a massive blow to American’s right to privacy and frankly would also be downright dangerous, “As Americans are living more and more of their lives not only online but also in-concert with more connected devices than ever before, Americans deserve to know that the information retained on these devices will remain secure. This legislation would effectively prohibit any company who wants to improve the security of its products from doing so because government’s ability to access our personal and private information is more important than innovation.” “I have worked with and respect Senator Burr and Senator Feinstein a great deal. I look forward to working with Members of Congress, cybersecurity experts, and more to educate and help show lawmakers why encryption makes us all safer — and not the other way around. unquote I wonder what Tim Cooke thinks of all this. SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY 43:24 Zach had some questions - he asks the following Quote How do I jailbreak iPad first gen? How can I get pass the lock on an iPod nano second gen? Is there a way to get the weather app calculator app and clock app on an iPad first gen? Do you know of a store that sells old apple products? And is there a free VPN app for ios 6.1.6 or under or is there something on Cydia that would do the same thing a VPN would? unquote Well per getting the stock apps on the original iPad - see your first question per jailbreaking. Per jaibreaking the 1st gen iPad. The latest or last version of iOS officially support for the 1st gen iPad is 5.1.1 and then you want to use Redsn0w 0.9.15 If you google how to jailbreak iPad on iOS 5.1.1 you should see an article from iPhone hacks to help out. Per your question on the iPod Nano I have no idea Per a store selling old Apple products - check ebay. Per a VPN - you will need to check in the cydia store once you jailbreak. Back to the email bag. Hi Rob, The Sound quality on the interview was horrid. Between the accent, the room noise, and the highway outside my car I gave up. Usually my wife is OK listening to your show. Not so much then. -Randy Well Randy that was kinda on purpose to show the raw quality of the iRig Lav mics in a very very noisy environment. 45:02 https://www.hockeyapp.net/features/ up next is the second of four interviews I did at MS Build. This interview was done on floor at MS build so there is SOME background noise - I used the iRig Mic Dual Lav and the bossjock app on my iPhone to record this. This interview was cleaned up with soundsoap - you can hear how the iRig Mic Dual lav works from a very noisy environment with cleanup vs last weeks interview which was raw - however the next two interviews after this I used a different slash Professional setup to give you some comparison. This interview is with Thomas from the HockeyApp Team at Microsoft and runs about 16 minutes. Thanks again goes out to MS for flying me out to cover the MS Build event. With out further ado - here we go. PUT IN INTERVIEW - MSBUILD2.aiff Thanks again to Thomas for coming on the show and once more the recording was done with the iRig Mic Dual Lav and the Bossjock app on my iPhone and cleaned up with Soundsoap. For more info on the Hockey App go to HockeyApp dot net 1:02:23 Ep 391 - Ask siri - Will you marry me 1:02:56 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 390 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote: Hi Rob, This song is called HUMMING AT NO CAL and was created on iOS devices using Audiobus and a lot of other apps Regards, Steve Vale aka Rabbi Steve Humming at No. Cal Rabbi Steve asked I correct some info - I have said his songs were created with Garageband and other apps - but he wanted to point out Garageband is a very small piece of it and many times not used at all but Audiobus was a big piece and for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed. Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank STEPHANIE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. STEPHANIE wrote the following: Hi Rob, I took this photo on my Rose Gold iPhone 6s Plus and brightened to color and added the text with Fotor app. Found this tree blooming flowers on my college campus and wanted to use it as my phones background and thought I'd share. Spring time is upon us! Regards, -Stephanie Dix San Antonio tx Thanks STEPHANIE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see STEPHANIE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 390 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 02:25 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The markets are different. The iPhone is an expensive toy for the wealthy and self-indulgent, while the DS is an inexpensive toy for everyone. I think that Apple will succeed in making mobile phone games a bit more accessible and fun, but cannot conceive of their gaining significant share of the handheld market. The iPhone is unlikely to ever compete effectively, as it is unlikely to attract the level of third-party developer support afforded the DS.” unquote Michael Pachter, Wedbush Morgan Securities, 14 August 2007 Hmmm I wonder when you say the phrase 3rd party developer support - today - how many people would think DS - Just Saying. 03:15 For Promo codes - On Ep 389 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - WALLPAPER CREATION STATION (three words). If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 389 This week we have promo codes for a couple of Apps - First up is The App - VIDOMEASURE Pro - Here is the review from the dev. PLAY PROMO_VIDEOMEASURE Well thanks Chris for your review of your App - VIDOMEASURE PRO and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put VIDOMEASURE - spelled - V I D O M E A S U R E in the subject line. We also have promo codes for the App AMIDAKUJI KNIGHT And here is his written Review from the Devs for this game: Ghost leg rules meets RPG! Select the best path and save a princess! A long long time ago, there was a beautiful and peaceful kingdom. One day, a princess of the kingdom inadvertently released the evil born gargoyle from a magical book. The evil monster kidnapped the princess and locked her in Amidakuji island. Amidakuji knight, only you can save her! Well thanks to Dev for their review of their App - AMIDAKUJI KNIGHT 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 todayinios at gmail dot com and put KNIGHT 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. 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 FOR FREE 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. 06:28 http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/26/ios-9-3-2-beta-3/ Well since the last episode iOS 9.3.2 betas 2 and 3 were released - beyond the normal bug fixes you get in double dot updates and their betas there was also the combining of Nightshift and low power mode - which previously it was one or the other but not both - now both are available at the same time. 07:01 http://www.apple.com/investor/earnings-call/ Apple had their quarterly conference call this week - and how did they do - well it depends on who you read - and then it varies from Run away run away the white Walkers are coming to just well not as good as we hoped but in their guidance range. And in their guidance range is one of the first things Tim Cook said when he announced Revenue for the quarter of 50.6 Billion dollars. Vs $58 Billion in the year ago quarter marking the fist year over year drop for a quarter since well the iPod launched. The decline was a 13% drop year over year - but Tim quickly talked about headwinds and fluctuating currencies and said really it was just a 9% drop when you factor in the currency changes. For the last quarter Apple sold 51.2 Million iPhones vs 61.2 Million in the year ago quarter. In fairness Apple did state last conference call - iPhone sales would be lower due to an unusually strong 2015 first quarter which was 40% greater than the year before that. Tim did talk about Apple Watch sales - kinda - just saying Apple Watch sales met their expectations - which of course he did not say what said expectations were. Other than to say that quarter traditionally saw a big drop vs the previous quarter especially when looking at iPod sales. So Christmas quarter be good - next quarter be bad. Or put another way Apple really really lowered their expectations for the last quarter and that is where sales came in - really low. He did says Sales of the Apple watch in its first year exceeded iPhone sales in its first year. And incase you are curious that means Apple watch sales were above the 5.4 Million mark. Tim did say the iPhone SE is seeing “terrific response” and Demand has been very strong and exceeds supply. But none of the sales were in this past quarter - all in the current quarter. iPad Sales last quarter were 10.3 Million units vs 12.6 Million in the year ago quarter. So both drops in iPhone and iPads year over year. Hmmm - me thinks the iPhone SE and new 9.7 iPad Pro should have launched a wee bit earlier - just sayin. Tim did say this current quarters sales for iPads should be the best compare yr over yr of the past 2 years. Of course that does not mean growth - as every quarter for the last two years has seen yr over yr decline. Last quater was also the first time ever for the iPhone that there was a decline in the trailing 4 quarters of iPhone sales. One stat they gave was the iPad had 78 % market share for tablets priced about $200 according to NPD. Moving on to Cash - Apple Ended quarter with more money than the Iron bank with $232.9 Billion in Cash and equivalents up $17.2 Billion for the quarter. FYI - 90% of it is sitting off shore. As expected per the Dividend it was raised - going from $0.52 per share to $0.57 per share - next dividend is on May 12th. To put the dividend in perspective - if you purchased Apple shares 13 years ago and still have them - you will be getting more dividends in the next two payouts Dollar wise then you spent for that share 13 years ago. 11:04 http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/25/technology/ apple-earnings/index.html The Apple Earnings report really were not a surprise at all. On Monday CNN ran an post titled - quote Apple is about to announce that it had its worst quarter in 13 years. unquote What they mean by Worst quarter is when you compare that quarter to the year ago quarter. OBVIOUSLY Apple’s last quarter was much better Overall Dollars wise vs most previous quarters. But growth wise - it is the first time in over 50 Quarters that when compared to the year ago quarter it was actually lower. That is an incredible run. Or to quote CNN quote The last time Apple's sales fell year over year was the first quarter of 2003. At that time, the PowerMac was still the company's bestseller. Apple had sold a grand total of 611,000 iPods to that point. And Apple hadn't yet launched the iTunes Music Store. unquote And all is not doom and gloom - Remember the last quarter of 2015 was the one Apple reported the greater quarter ever for any company - Period. And last quarter as bad as some people paint it - was still more revenue than Apple did in All of 2009. And more than most of their competitors will do all of this year. It is hard to feel sorry for a company that added over 17 Billion in Cash to their Bank last quarter. 12:31 http://ped30.com/2016/04/20/apple-ipad-q2-2016/ Our good friend Philip Elmer DeWitt - who has broken out on his own thanks to a loop hole in his contract. Way to Go Philip. Well Philip is still putting together those lists of what anal-ists predicted for Apple. Per the iPads - the range of guesses was between 8 Mil to 12 Mil units. And the actual number was almost dead center at 10.3 Mil units. Way to optimistic was Walter Piecyk with the 12 Mil guess - and way to pessimistic was Timothy Arcuri with the 8 Mil guess. With Closest to the hole honors going to Kubindar Garcha and Toni the Tiger Sacconachi - both with the odd guess of 10.48 Mil. This is the first time I can remember where the Pro analysts were both too high and too low - and then also closest to the pin. 13:28 http://ped30.com/2016/04/19/apple-iphone-sales-q2-2016/ Per iPhones sold and the guesses of Analists - they were 47 Mil on the low side to 54.50 Mil units on the high side with the average coming in at 51.37 units. Intersting not Philip said this prior to the event. quote I’ve got a rule of thumb: Every $1 billion revenue = 1 million iPhones unquote. Well the actual Revenue was 50.6 Billion and the number of iPhones sold was 51.2 Mil - so yeah pretty close. Quote The low estimate of 47 million was submitted by Cowan and Co.’s Timothy Arcuri; the high of 54.5 million came from Robert Paul Leitao of the independent Braeburn Group. unquote Mr. Arcuri is kind of a negative Nancy on Apple with both the low guess for iPads and iPhones. Per closest to the pin - that honor goes to once again - Kubindar Garcha with the odd guess of 51.22 Mil units - but hey I guess the odd numbers are working for him. 14:38 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-28/ billionaire-icahn-exits-apple-stake-almost-3-years-after-buying Some good / bad news. The good news is Carl Ichan has sold all his shares in Apple - the bad news is Carl Ichan has sold all his shares in Apple. He is stating he sold most of his shares in February because quote I got out because I’m Worries about China unquote China recently shut down Apple’s iTunes movies and iBooks service - The reason for the shut down seems to be the China objects to some of the content in those parts of the store. No word yet for how long this lock down will be - but Apple is saying it is working to get them back as soon as possible. This looks to be purely a censorship issue - with China recently putting more laws in place with regards to censorship - as in add more not taking it away. Again on the Plus side - we don’t have to listen to idiotic statements from Ichan with regards to Apple anymore. 15:37 http://www.businessinsider.com/plural-apple-product- names-iphone-ipad-macintosh-2016-4 So we have talked about Carl Ichan bolting Apple stock because China has shut out the iTunes store. We talked about last quarter being Apples first quarter in 50+ quarters with declining in yr over yr revenue. And Apple missing Anal-ists estimates and barely coming in on their own. This resulted in Apple over the last couple of weeks going from $112 down to $93 around an 17% reduction or an over 100 Billion dollar drop in Market cap in the last two weeks. Essentially people running around screaming the sky is falling the sky is falling. Apple Stocks beating is not as bad as the one Stannis Barethon had but reading the reports it seems close. So what is Phil Schiller doing on the Marketing side to help turn the tide. Well he went on Twitter and was trying to correct how we say iPhones plural - where we should not be saying I have 5 iPhones rather I have 5 iPhone devices. You don’t say you have a couple of iPads - you say you have a couple of iPad devices. UMMMMM - ok - I mean sure why not channel your inner Mingon Fogahtery while the Tech press is writing about your impending doom. Seems logical. Just Sayin. 17:16 http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/18/siri-announces-wwdc-2016- will-be-held-june-13th-through-june-17th-in-san-francisco/ Congrats to Francisco T who was able to get tickets to WWDC this year having won the lottery. As he said quote - it's super difficult to win them now, you can't do it like in the past where you could have your whole team apply and then if you won, you'd transfer to the selected team member, now it's you win you pay, you go, no refunds LOL I'm so excited to be able to go!! unquote I heard from some others about this as well - if you are in a situation where the lead dev in your company is the one that really needs to go - but it was a new entry level / Jr. Dev that was selected - a little birdie told me if you reach out to Developer contact - Apple might be about to help you. Just sayin. Shhhh don’t tell anyone. Now If you have the Tii app you saw a push message about it late last week letting you know that Apple had opened up the window to register for the WWDC lottery. And again Francisco was lucky enough to win tickets. WWDC this year will be from June 13th to June 17th. With a keynote on the 13th. We will then learn many of the new features for iOS 10 - or what ever they will be calling it. And which devices will get support for it and which will not - iPhone 4S - I think your time has come. If you are also going - please let me know. So far Apple has not extended an invitation to me to come and cover it like MS did with their dev conference. Just sayin. But then again I am definitely not holding my breath for that to happen. Later in the episode I will have the first of those recordings from MS Build. The Way Apple let the cat out of the bag for WWDC per when it is was going to be was pretty funny - they Let siri spill the beans. If you had asked siri when WWDC was - she gave the dates and times prior to Apples official announcement - and this was noticed and reported by 9to5 Mac prior to Apples official announcement. Siri she just can’t be trusted with a secret. Interestingly - The Keynote on the 13th will not be at the Mosocne West center as in the past - and where WWDC is being held - but rather at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. From Apple quote Monday’s kickoff events, including the keynote address, will be held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The rest of the week’s conference sessions will take place at Moscone West. unquote I have heard from a few others that won the WWDC lottery - if you are going as well - I would love to get your feedback and thoughts while at the event. You can call or email said comments to the show. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/04/18Apples- Worldwide-Developers-Conference-Kicks-Off-June- 13-in-San-Francisco.html 20:53 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. Guys - you spend a bunch of time buying gadgets for your self - why not buy something for the Mother of your kids or your own Mother - Mothers day is coming up - and Boll And Branch sheets would make a great gift. 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But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you or your significant other don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. 22:55 VOICEMAIL - Jeremy_denver_bluetooth Hi Rob, For all around general use the Plantronics voyager is ok. Like most units its not loud enough in a noisy environment. The music is decent even in just one ear. The mic reduces noise slightly. I see a lot of people using the new wave of around the neck units with little round earbuds that pull out. Personally I don't get along with the little round earbuds. They end up falling out of my ears. I've tried plantronics backbeat go2 and don't like them for this reason. Need a pair cheap? For headphones I use Jam Transit. They are louder than most devices and have seperate controls for volume and skip but no battery level monitor. They are probably uncomfortable after two hours. Keep in mind having both ears covered while driving can get you a citation. Noise cancelling was mentioned and not usually a feature with stereo models. I haven't found any perfect alternatives. If you have a aux jack on your stereo, you can get a Bluetooth receiver to plug in there. The blue tiger headsets look interesting and I wonder if anyone has any feedback on those. Regards, Mike R Hi Rob, Regarding the fella looking for apps to collect Web articles for later to then get them to read it out loud I use "pocket" (Pocket: Save Articles and Videos to View Later by Read It Later, Inc https://appsto.re/gb/NscDs.i) for gadget news and "instapaper" (Instapaper by Instapaper Holdings, Inc. https://appsto.re/gb/4MTmr.i) for other news. Both can save for viewing off-line and readily show up on share-sheets. They both also allow you to control how fast pages are read to you. Hope he finds this useful but definitely worth checking out. Love the show. Tosin O Hi Rob. I'm pretty sure that one of your listeners was looking for an app that would read books, PDFs etc. I don't have this app but I watched a review on another podcast and it looked quite good but a little pricey. Hope this helps. Voice Dream Reader by Voice Dream LLC https://appsto.re/ca/kiXKD.i Regards, Bob in Hamilton Hi Rob. (I love the podcast and never miss an episode!) This is for Gill in Boston who asked about an app to gather web articles and read them aloud in episode 389. Voice Dream Reader is an excellent app for reading articles and other text, including e-books. You can send articles to it from the share sheet in Safari, stripping out headers and adds if you choose. While reading, it responds to playback control buttons just like an audio player. I've been using the app for several years. It's great for lots of reasons, not the least of which is how well it copes with bad spelling and OCR formatting errors. If you get this app, be sure to read the article it comes with describing the features. Some of them are hugely useful things I never would have thought even to look for. I can't recommend this app highly enough. Unfortunately, I don't know how well this app works with voiceover as I am not a voiceover user. I have to look at the screen once in a while to add and sort books. Once started, though, it can read through all the books or articles in a playlist without ever leaving my pocket. regards, Phil W. Hi Rob, For the person in episode 389 looking for an app to read content out loud, voice dream reader is a good app for that. It can read PDF documents, text, webpages etc. there are many high quality voices both free and paid. I am visually impaired and this is an app I use. Regards, James M Hi, Rob! One person on your latest episode: TII 389 asked about some reading apps that has a web browser that can read your articles out loud. I use Capti Narrator which is free and Voice Dream Reader which is 10 dollars. Have a great day!! Regards, Maria Hi Rob, A listener asked about text reading apps: My favorite one of these and I've tried many, is Voice Dream. Lots of different great voices (some of them cost money as in app purchases. But some of them are worth it, because they add more enjoyment or entertainment value to the listening for example, there's a Queen Elizabeth voice). Highly recommended Regards, Steve Hi Rob, Voice Dream Reader is a fantastic app that can save and read the text from web articles aloud. It's a bit expensive, for an app, but for all that Voice Dream Reader can do, it's worth every cent it costs. And, Voice Dream does more than save web articles. It integrates with Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Pocket, and a few other services. You can even send files to the app through iTunes. It reads plain text, RTF, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word files. It handles all file types associated with iWork, and it can even play mp3's, for those who enjoy audiobooks. In essence Voice Dream Reader is a complete e-book reader, but its ability to save and read webpages aloud is why I recommended it. The app has had a massive update recently, and it works incredibly well, especially on the iPhone 5S and later. I use this app all the time, and I really love it. Voice Dream Reader is primarily marketed to students and the visually impaired, but anyone can use it and enjoy its features. Hope this info helps in some way. Regards, Sandy VOICEMAIL - Colby_CO_answr_text 31:46 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 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 from Brian Fitz who posted the following Quote Why do you think Apple is holding dev's back from providing watch faces for the Apple Watch? Seems they could sell more watches if there was more of a selection. Unquote To which Richard DelFranco replied Quote That's the one thing I want more than anything else, more watch faces. I don't get why they won't do it? Unquote Brian Fitz replied to comments say quote When the Apple Watch was first announced, what got me the most excited was the idea of an unlimited number of watch faces and a ton of battery time to keep those faces visible. Not quite there, but then again it is only the 1st generation. Maybe a jailbreak is what is needed to move things along. unquote To which I say - YEAH - why are there not more watch faces allowed. It makes no sense. I would love some extra very customize Watch faces. Maybe the next Watch OS 3.0 will allow it. Fingers crossed. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Fancisco Tapia quote Rob Walch in response to your question, who wants a thinner phone with a camera bump? You, and everyone who is pocketing an iPhone 6/6S. You vote with your $ and Apple was encouraged to continue down this path with the introduction of the new camera bump models. I held out, I bought my SE which is the form factor I had been waiting for. Better battery, no camera bump. It is difficult at times to say no to those new iOS devices but you only encourage a bad user experience when you keep compromising what you really want over that shiny, new, crazy thin, almost no battery phone. unquote Well the only break in that logic is Apple has no way of knowing what specific feature you did not buy because of. Just because I purchased something does not mean I have to like every feature. Now if Apple offered the exact same specs with the only exception being thickness and the camera bump 34:38 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/consumer-security/apple- 1970-glitch-has-been-automated-can-brick-devices-through- wifi-20160412-go4xl8.html Thanks to Tash for this next one. WORK IN GoT ref. Which is about that nasty little bug where if you manually change the date on an iOS to Jan 1st 1970 it would brick your iOS Device. Kinda of Apples way of saying Time travel is bad. We mentioned that bug a couple of months ago and said don’t do that. Well now it has been shown that Neir do wells could setup a wifi network where the network time is set to Jan 1st 1970 and if you connect to said network and have your iOS device set to update to network time - you guessed it - A brick your iOS does become. Now you think - well I just will not connect to said wifi network - well all the hackers have to do is spoof the network name to something like attwifi - which is what you see at starbucks - and when your iPhone see that it will think it is a trusted wifi network and connect and selfdestruct if the date is set to Jan 1st 1970. So how do you keep this from happening. Simple update to iOS 9.3.1 - AND KIDS - don’t try this 1970 hack at home. From what I read it really does brick the device and even make the temp of the device run real hot - so in that process to becoming a brick - it first becomes a toaster. Yeah - again not something you want to try to see what happens or do to your friends iOS device as a joke. And oh yeah - if you have not updated to 9.3.1 - you really want to - and you want to ASAP - especially if you travel a lot or have friends that think when you are sleeping on the coach in mid day - it is ok to light off an m-80 to wake you up type friends. http://pocketnow.com/2016/04/13/wireless-ios-1970-date 36:29 http://dazeinfo.com/2016/04/18/apple-iphones- ticking-time-bombs-should-buy-one/ There were a few mis-reported stories out there about iPhones dying. One such title was quote Apple Says iPhones are Ticking Time Bombs: Should You Still Buy One? unquote from Dazeinfo.com It seems some of these articles latched on to this one quote in Apples Recycling docs. quote “Years of use, which are based on first owners, are assumed to be four years for OS X and tvOS devices and three years for iOS and watchOS devices,” unquote First saying that the original owners of iOS devices is 3 years for the first owner - is not saying they die in 3 years it is just saying people that buy new iOS devices on average upgrade to a new device in 3 years. Most of you listening have an iOS device that is well over 3 years old - some like me have the original iPhone which is still working. Additionally they tried in the article to say Apple is killing iOS devices with software updates. First not true. But second at least Apple has software updates. The iPhone 4S is still supported and it was released in October 2011 - that is 5 1/2 years ago - and oh yeah it is still supported with new updates. There are no Android devices a year younger still be officially supported with the latest updates - NONE. It is just funny the articles that ran with this story tried to either say the devices died in 3 years or were obsoleted in 3 years. Which is just not the case. 38:12 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-has-secret-team-working- major-app-store-changes-including-paid-search-feature-1554985 There was rumor from IBtimes out of the UK - that says quote Apple has a secret team working on bringing potential changes to the App Store. As many as 100 employees including engineers from the company's advertising group iAd are working on the project, Apple is considering paid search, a model that Google is already using, wherein developers would have to pay to have their app shown at the top of the search results. unquote My initial reaction is nope - not going to happen. Not Paid search. I don’t see Apple sullying up the user experience like that. To this point Apple has proudly and strongly pointed out that there is no Pay for placement in iTunes - not for Music, not for Podcasts, not for TV shows or movies and not for Apps. Apple has teams of people curating content in the different categories for featured picks and uses algorithms for top charts and search results. So Now all of a sudden Apple is going to turn on Paid advertising so companies with crappy apps that could not get their app to the top of charts via merit can pay their way to the top - and thus have users downloading and buying crap apps from people with large budgets for advertising. HMMMM - Were in all of that does the end user benefit?? Maybe I am wrong - but when I listen to my little birds that is not when they are saying. I just don’t see Apple making such a big pivot and one that does not help the end user and really likely will hurt the end user. Paid Advertising makes sense when your customers are the advertisers - paid advertising does not make sense when your customers are the end users. Just Sayin 40:03 http://www.bidnessetc.com/68013-iphone-7- leaked-schematics-a-disappointing-september/ A Japanese site posted what is supposed to be schematics of the next iPhone - iPhone 7+ The schematics show a dual camera module, No Headphone jack - and just one speaker - no the dual speakers that had been rumors. Essentially the iPhone 7+ looks a lot lot like the iPhone 6+ and 6S+ - actually it has identical dimensions. with the exception of the dual camera and no headphone jack and possibly the smart connector. And for some reason people don’t seem to be getting excited by a new iPhone where the biggest innovation will be the removal of the head phone jack. Psssst - Apple - that is not a feature - that is a hassle. Nothing like giving iPhone users a reason NOT to update this year. 41:03 VOICEMAIL - Angel_VA_answr_siri_fresh_restore Hi Rob, For the person in episode 389 that was looking for an email application that can perform a select all messages, Microsoft outlook is a good app for that. Regards, James Rob, So, the Apple Store app received an update. It now supports 3-D touch. This is fine, but am I crazy for wondering why it still does not support touch ID? Kevin Barry No - no you are not crazy for wondering that. It make no sense that your finger print is not as important as your four digit passcode. If anything when you have not used your device in a while and want to buy something it should require your finger print - not your 4 digit passcode. Hi Rob, Hope this finds you well. I was just curious if you were still using the Bumpies on your iPhone; I believe you have/had them on a 6 Plus. I’m seriously considering them since I broke the screen on my employer’s 6 Plus; not good. :) Thanks Regards Scott YES - still using them and loving them. I do recommend you also use a glass screen protector as well - because well with any case if you drop something on the screen it can still crack. Bumpies save you from when you drop it. Recently when I was flying - I was using the Wallet app with the boarding pass for Southwest and the person checking tickets asked what the white things were for in the corner and I said it is the case and she asked what they were called and thought they were neat. Hi Rob, I found there are a few different screen protectors out there that apparently is comparable to the one offered by Bumpies. I’ll at least get the BUmpies on the phone. The funny part about breaking the screen is whether it was the dog’s skull or the tiled floor. LOL I was in training with a new Seeing Eye dog, a male German Shepherd, who has a pretty big head. The phone bounced off his head and hit the floor. :) Thanks again. Regards, Scott 44:16 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mymiggo/pictar- probably-the-best-iphone-camera-grip-ever-b Thanks to the multiple people that sent in this next one - which is for the Kickstarter Project called Pictar - spelled P I C T A R What does Pictar do you ask - well they say it will quote Unleash the power of your iPhone's camera for much better pictures, time after time! unquote. Initially this was not for the iPhone 6+ and 6S+ - but the goal of $150k unlocked that option - so now this is for every iPhone from the iPhone 4 and later. This one had a goal of 100,000 dollars - Had being key word - they are over 170k and growing. You have until May 27th at 2:00 AM CT to fund this one if interested. Which if you are - man you get interested easy. Mainly I say that because I have not really said what it does. The actual title of the project is PICTAR. Probably the best iPhone camera-grip ever built It is not a case as much as a hand held Grip / dock where you insert Your iPhone and then have access to buttons on the grip for Shutter Release Exposure compensation wheel Smart wheel Zoom Ring Selfie Button And it has a cold shoe mount and a tripod mount If you are a photog - you will really want to check this out. PRICING ON THIS WOULD BE $90 for all except the 6+ and 6S+ models which are $100. Looks like shipping in Nov 2016. To find this just search for Pictar - P I C T A R at kickstarter dot com. 45:58 http://pocketnow.com/2016/04/18/apple-watch- battery-strap-accessory Thanks to Aric for this next one. Which is kinda sad. There was a watch strap we talked about in the past that’s supposed to use the hidden connector on the Apple Watch to supply extra battery life from batteries in the strap of the watch itself - essentially doubling the battery life of the Apple watch. The Reserve Strap is the name and ep 357 was the ep we talked about it - at the time I said quote At $99 I would pull the trigger right away but at $250 - I am going to have to wait until they are shipping and hear how it goes unquote And well it seems Apple has shut down this project by locking down the hidden connector functionality in a recent Watch OS update. Or as the Reserve Strap team said quote In recent WatchOS releases, Apple made the decision to remove all functionality from Apple Watch’s accessory port thereby blocking Reserve Strap’s ability to charge the Apple Watch. This was a deviation from how the port functioned in all previous WatchOS releases and appears to have been a deliberate effort to block development of third party smartbands. unquote Or but another way - I saved $250 by not preordering one. Again sad news - hopefully Apple unblocks the use of that port. 47:20 http://www.stmbags.com/ipad-cases/ipad-pro- cases/ipad-pro-case.html I am starting to use my IPad Pro more and more - and the uptick usage really started right when I received my STM iPad Pro Dux case. This is a $60 case from STM for the 12.9” iPad that has a great holder for the Appel Pencil and gives it protections from drops as well - and best part it works with the Apple Smart Keyboard case. And the back of the case is transparent - so it protects the iPad Pro - but still lets you see its beauty. Once I was able to have the pencil with me and not worry about dropping it - I have been using it a bunch more and letting the kids use it a bunch more. When I use it for meetings I like going split screen - especially when taking notes at said meetings - I put the notes app on the left - and Pages on the right - and then the Notes I want to reference during the meeting are in Pages on the right - and the notes I am taking at the meeting are on the left. I have had more than a few people ask me about the case this past month - as I have been traveling with it. I want to Thank STM for sending it to me to review. Guys - great great job. I really love the STM products for Laptop bags and iPad cases. My Wifes iPad Mini is in an STM case and she loves it - would not me even try another one I was sent. Link in the show notes for STM Dux iPad Pro case. 49:20 VOICEMAIL - Rob, I wanted to share two different things I submitted to apple feedback because I wonder who else has these issues: 1. Regarding the music app on my phone: Many, many times, I have had a problem/bug when I sync with iTunes. I have album artwork for almost all of my music. I have a large music library- about 60+ GB. I will have all the artwork correctly in the music app on my phone, then when I sync with iTunes, it will disappear. This is not a pleasant experience. I don't understand why it would happen, because the artwork is already on the phone. That doesn't need to be synced. This has occurred over many versions of iOS, OS X and iTunes. 2. Also regarding the music app on my phone: I almost want to buy an Android phone every time I do a search in the music app. It's slightly maddening that it always defaults to searching iTunes music instead of my library. It feels like Apple is trying to sell me something every time I wanna find a song that I own. I don't subscribe to Apple Music and don't have a desire to. I have plenty of music. I have to manually toggle the search results to my library each time. Please, please give me the option to change the default so that it goes to my personal music library when I do a search in the music app. I know the Android comment was harsh. I just wanted to convey the gravity of the situation. So, Rob, have you or any TII listeners had either of these issues? I'd love to know. Also, if so, please let apple know at apple.com/feedback because many voices are more likely to be heard. Kind Regards, Tracy Hey Rob! I work for a news station in Las Vegas and I was wondering if you know of any app for my specific need. We get daily Nielsen ratings for my station and every other in town. I was wondering if there is an app where I can log each daily rating and get a number of different averages. For example overall averages or even say averages on specific days like Mondays or Wednesdays. Thanks for the help! Regards, Roger in Vegas. VOICEMAIL - Brent OKC_bluetooth_iPhoneSE 58:13 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/politics/san- bernardino-iphone-apple-hacking/index.html Comey The FBI Director said that they paid more money to have the San Bernadino’s Terrorists phone unlocked then he will make during the rest of his career - which is estimated to be over $1.3 Million dollars. So if you hear of reports of the FBI paying over $1 Mil to get that iPhone 5C hacked there is where it comes from. He did not actually say how much - so it could be more a lot more or it could be right at $1 Mil or less and Comey is just bad at math. In any case now that it is unlocked what did the FBI learn. Well initial reports were that the FBI was able to gather valuable information from the phone. What was said information - well it appears it was that there was nothing on the phone of value. But wait how can nothing - zip - nadda info at all be valuable you ask. Simple according to the FBI - by now knowing there was nothing on the phone - that knowledge and confirmation is valuable in that they can focus elsewhere. Ummmmm Yeah. I tried to put a good analogy together on this. And here is the best I could find. Lets says you purchased a Scratch off lottery ticket with the chance to win $10 Mil dollars - but never scratched it off and it was in a wallet of yours that was locked in a safe which you lost the combo. And a lock smith said they would charge you $1.3 Mil to unlock it. Well rather than having to wonder if it really is a $10 mil winning ticket and face a life of uncertainty about said ticket - you go ahead and pay the $1.3 mil to have the safe open - to scratch off the ticket and find you did not even win another free ticket. Nope Nothing - zip - Nadda - but that is ok - because now you know there was not a winning lottery ticket in said safe and you can sleep at night not having to wonder - and that is how the FBI justifies the time / energy and resources spent on the great FBI v Apple debacle. 1:00:35 Hi Rob, Just wanted to say a big thank you to you for being such a great advocate for the blind and visually impaired. Although I do not know as to what your level of visual acuity may be, I as well many others who are blind or visually impaired feel that you really understand the unique challenges we face in our daily lives when it comes to accessing our iOS devices. Being visually impaired myself, it means so much to me to know we have someone such as yourself who puts our issues front and center. So for that, I would like to say Thank you! Also, I wanted to let you know that I have taken on a board member position - 2nd VP of our local CCB (Canadian Council of the Blind) chapter. Since I will have an active role in the group, my plan is to promote technologies to our members here in Newfoundland and across Canada. On the top of my priorities will be to let members know about your great podcast as well as the Google TII community. Keep up the great work. I am so looking forward to episode 390/391. All the best! Shane St. John's, Newfoundland VOICEMAIL - Chris Debrodi_xamarin 1:04:31 https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/ up next is the first of four interviews I did at MS Build. The interview was done on floor at MS build so there is some background noise - I used the iRig Mic Dual Lav and the bossjock app on my iPhone to record this. Basically NO - zip - nada clean up was done on this - so you can hear how the iRig Mic Dual laz works - the interview for the next ep is the same way - and the last two I used a different slash Professional setup. This first interview is with Pe-you-sch from the Azure Team at Micro soft and runs about 17 minutes and 30 seconds. Thanks again goes out to MS for flying me out to cover the MS Build event. With out further ado - here we go. PUT IN INTERVIEW Thanks again to PE-you-sch for coming on the show and once more the recording was done with the iRig Mic Dual Lav and the Bossjock app on my iPhone. For more info on Azure go to A Z U R E dot microsoft dot com 1:23:18 For Ep 390 - ask Siri "what are you doing" you will get a lot of very interesting answers regards Steve from Arizona 1:25:40 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE
389
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the
Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE
for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE
wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called RYTHM OF THE SPIRIT and was created on iOS
devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs -
go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very
extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at
the end of the episode. I also want to thank COLIN
for sending in the Artwork for today's show. COLIN
wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
This finger painting exercise was made with ArtRage for iPad
regards
Colin Seton, from Sydney, Australia
Thanks COLIN, for sending in this artwork and
folks you can see COLIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the
BONUS button for ep 389 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and
also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at
Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your
iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please
email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make
sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork
and or music.
02:01
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following
quote quote
The forthcoming (June 29) release of the Apple iPhone is going
to be a bigger marketing flop than Ishtar and Waterworld combined.
Because its designers forgot Platt’s First, Last, and Only Law of
User Experience Design (“Know Thy User, for He Is Not Thee”), that
product is going to crash in flames. Sell your Apple stock now,
while the hype’s still hot. You heard it here first. unquote
David S. Platt, Suckbusters!, 21 June 2007
Well evidently making up laws with ones own name is a great way
to look like a suck monster - Just Saying.
02:39
For Promo codes - On Ep 388 we offered up chances to win promo
codes for THE APP - THE HIT LIST (three words). If you
are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to
the beginning of Ep 388
This week we have promo codes for The App - WALLPAPER
CREATION STATION (THREE words) - Here is the
written review from the dev.
Wallpaper Creation Station is a small tool to make wallpapers
and backgrounds in just a few clicks.
You can define your own colour ranges and wallpaper styles and
produce
unique wallpapers from limitless combinations.
This is my first app on the store and am very happy to take
feedback and suggestions.
Well thanks to the Devs for their written review of their App
- WALLPAPER CREATION STATION and for sending in the promo
codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a
promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at
gmail dot com and put WALLPAPER in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author
email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give
away segment FOR FREE 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.
03:54
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/06/apple-
seeds-first-ios-9-3-2-beta/
Apple has put out iOS 9.3.2 beta 1 to devs and the public beta
testers.
As with most double Dot updates it is about squashing bugs.
But it does look like it improves quick actions when in
landscape mode on an iPhone 6S with none of the jitter or lag
present in other versions of iOS 9.3
One thing it is believed iOS 9.3.2 has a new Kernel that may
patch a kernel bug used for jailbreaks.
So obviously if you are a jailbreaker - you will not want to
update to 9.3.2 once it is released.
http://modmyi.com/content/21785-ios-9-3-2-beta-1-
has-new-kernel-may-patch-kernel-bug-jailbreak.html
04:33
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/
news/iphone-bug-ios-931-photos-contacts-siri-workaround-
passcode-a6969331.html
Last week there were a bunch of reports about a bug in the
current public version of iOS - where anyone could access the
Phones Photos and contacts. Well with some caveats.
The bug relied on 3D touch - which means only iPhone 6S and 6S+
were affected and it was only with iOS 9.3.1
The trick required using Siri and asking her to search twitter
and doing so with the right terms can bring up contacts data like
an email address or phone number and then 3D touch feature could be
used to bring up a menu allowing people to use that data - all with
out unlocking the device. And then clicking on Add to
existing contact - allowed people to get into the contacts app and
scroll through info. And from there users can click change
the photo of a given person which brought up the photo library.
And I speak in Past tense - because just like that Apple
Squashed this bug and they did so on the server side of Siri -
which means no update required for the end users.
So if you hear of someone talking about this - it is no longer
an issue.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/04/06/siri-
server-side-fix-lock-screen/
05:47
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/3/11355466/siri-can-now-
answer-more-of-your-baseball-questions
I mentioned on the last episode about the T-Mobile special for
MLB.tv - I hope all you baseball fans were able to get signed up
for that offering. I was and am loving it the MLB At bat
App.
Most of the time games are blacked out if I am home - but when
away from KC - it worked well - and I have more travel coming up -
plus it works great from Mets games too.
And I need to Thank to Chris in London for this next one.
Which is baseball related and siri related. Siri can
now answer more of your baseball related questions. Seems
Siri’s baseball IQ was increased a bunch.
So you could ask something like - how many home runs did babe
ruth have in a given season or ever - and she will read the answer
- but get away from the main stream players - like asking how many
home runs did ed kranepool have - and she will give you a search
result to look at.
06:47
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-03/apple-s-
push-to-flood-india-with-used-iphones-ignites-
backlash?cmpid=yhoo.headline
When it comes to India - Apple had a plan on how to get more
adoption for iOS - and that plan involved refurbished lower cost
iPhones. But with any plan - sometimes things do not go as
anticipated.
Seems some powers that be in India also have a plan and their
plan is to keep Apple’s plan from happening. As some local Indian
cell phone manufactures threw Apple a googly and said India should
not be a dumping ground for used iPhones.
4/5th’s of the phones sold in India cost less than $150 US
dollars - and you can get smartphones for as little as $35 US
dollars.
Right now Apples application to import into India refurbished
lower cost iPhones is under government review. But it seems
right now the manufacturing base in India is pushing the government
NOT to allow Apple to import in their iPhones without a stiff 300%
tariff. Ouch.
Unless there is a ground swell of Indian consumers that push
back at the manufacturing segment - it is very likely Apple’s plans
to bring refurbished phones to India will not come to be.
08:21
http://investor.apple.com/
Apples Quarterly conference call will be Monday April 25th at
2:00 PM PT - and sadly this will be the first one I miss live in a
long time because the Day job will have me traveling that week and
in a meeting at that exact same time. Arrrgggg. I will listen later
that evening and do a blog post once I get the details - and an
episode later that week. Don’t think I will get one done that
night - but maybe if I am lucky.
It will be very interesting to see if iPhone SE sales numbers
are even hinted at. smart money says no.
The Analists will be tripping over themselves the next couple of
weeks to give their predictions on iPhone and iPad sales.
More on that hopefully next ep.
09:12
VOICEMAIL - Justin_iPhoneSE_thoughts
Hi Rob!
Put us in the camp that thinks highly of the SE. We absolutely
would have purchased at least one of them, if we weren't only 6
months into AT&T Next 24 for an iPhone 5S. Doh!! I wish we had
any idea about the SE, we would have waited for it. Very glad they
made it a peer to the 6s, rather than year-old tech. We agree with
you, it should do well!
Philip from Titletown
From Francisco Tapia on Google+ -
quote SE battery life. It's what I have always wanted. Better
battery life. unquote
He shows getting 6 hr 55 Minutes of use and 16 hr and 40 min of
standby with 14% still remaining.
I saw another screen shot showing 10 hrs 16mins of usage and 44
hrs 29 mins of standby with 6% remaining.
Hi Rob,
I just got done listening to show 388 and I’m still stuck on
Walt Mossberg’s no. 1 out of the 7 wish list items for the iPhone
that concern increased battery life. I absolutely agree
with Walt that many of us would gladly trade thinness for greater
battery life. The problem is that Apple doesn’t seem to
want to oblige with the 6s. Can you or the listeners please
explain to me this irrational obsession and fetish that Apple seems
to have with thinness? I don’t get it. What am I
missing? What does a nearly paper thin iPhone do for
me? Is there some aesthetic beauty in extreme thinness that
only Apple can see? There’s no beauty in having to recharge a
$700 anorexic smart phone more than once a day or adding a $100
ugly as sin battery case to compensate. This seems very
un-Apple to me. For the love of iPhones, Apple, just put more
battery in the phone already! Who cares if it’s a little
thicker?! For the premium price Apple charges for the 6S, we
should expect form and function, not
form over function. Thank you, Walt, for
calling Apple out on this. I will stick with my thick,
beautiful 5S until I decide to upgrade to a new, equally thick and
beautiful SE. Sorry 6S, but I like a little meat on the
bones. The 5S and SE have got you beat.
Regards,
-Brian-
Clermont, FL
14:09
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from Chris Searle who posted the following
Quote
Hey guys I created an appointment via the Apple Watch, when I
went to the calendar on my iPhone to see if it appeared, to my
surprise the entry wasn't there..
I re-create the entry on my phone and showed up on both phone
and watch, where on the watch I have two entries of the same
appointment.. Where I can't delete the one entry I created via
Apple Watch.
Does anyone know how to delete an entry made via Apple
Watch?
Unquote
To which Keith Yarbrough replied
quote
Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Select Calendar/Mirror
my iPhone should be selected. unquote
And that appeared to fix the issue - thank Keith.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of
other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which
is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and
contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the
last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the
top.
From Myron Uecker
quote
Per the person asking for a VNC client, I don't use it a whole
lot but the app I have is Remoter VNC - Remote Desktop by Remoter
Labs LLC
https://appsto.re/us/YVacw.i
With the in-app purchase for the complete Pro features, there is
a whole lot it is capable of doing such as VNC, SSH, Remote
Desktop, etc.
unquote
16:14
On the nights I record the kids go sleep with mom - and I go and
sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long
night getting out the show.
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And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period.
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This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for
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think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool
little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and
expands to form. It is really cool Just google Casper
Mattress unboxing.
And with Apple TV the HBO Now App and Game of Thrones binge
watching for the past seasons - you know you are going to spend
more than a 1/3 rd of your life in bed - is it not worth getting
the best nights sleep possible - and that is what you will get with
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nights and for sponsoring this show.
18:21
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/audiobooks-
redownloaded-icloud/
Hi Rob
I am thrilled Apple has changed their policy on audiobook
downloads:
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/audiobooks-
redownloaded-icloud/
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
And Steve is talking about Apples recent update with regards to
its policy on audiobook downloads. If you purchased an
audiobook directly from Apple - you can now redownload said
audiobooks - Apparently this change was made back in Early March.
Audiobooks are now listed in a customers iBooks purchase
history and can be redownloaded just like a standard eBook or is it
iBook.
18:51
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/28/technology/new-
iphone/index.html
Some new rumors about future iPhones - these are coming from
Ming-Chi Kuo - who the article says is more often right than wrong
- well not exactly - but if you hit 300 in baseball it is
considered good - you hit that in Apple rumors and it is
great.
The rumor starts off with Apple going back to a glass sandwich -
with Glass on top and bottom - but this time the glass is curved
and meets at the sides. The screen size would increase on the
Plus or Pro version from 5.5” to 5.8” because yes we need another
screen size to make the lives of devs even more confusing.
Wireless charging would be added as well.
The screen would go to AMOLED
Kuo also says the new iPhone will have better biometric security
implementing facial recognition. And if they add infrared
cameras you could even unlock your phone in the dark. But hey
if you want to unlock it in the winter and you are wearing a mask -
good luck with that. But Apple did recently acquire facial
recognition specialist Emotient and real-time 3D rendering firm
Faceshift - because if you are going to do facial recognition you
need to do it 3D - otherwise people could just use your
photo.
Now the more interesting thing - this new radically different
iPhone will not be out until 2017.
Note in the past Kou said the iPhone would not go to AMOLED
until 2019. So that contradicts his past claim.
Which would mean the iPhone 2016 would be the same basic design
as the iPhone 6 series with just under the hood improvements.
One of which might be a flush camera - as seen in that Apple
liam video - if you are into that story that Apple goofed and had
the next iPhone in the video theory.
20:52
http://watchaware.com/post/16858/rumor-apple-watch-2-
predicted-to-debut-at-wwdc-will-be-up-to-40-thinner
Remember those rumors about a new Apple Watch being announced at
an Apple event in March - yeah - those rumors are rising from the
dead and now have a new Apple Watch being introduced at WWDC.
According to Apple Anal-ist Brian White the Apple Watch 2nd
gen will be thinner.
Quote
Finally, we walked away with the sense that the Apple Watch
refresh will not occur in September with the iPhone 7, but is more
likely to occur within the next 2-3 months, and thus we believe an
unveiling at WWDC in June makes sense. We believe Apple Watch 2
could be 20-40% thinner than the current Apple Watch.
Unquote
Here is a thought - How about keeping the same profile for the
Apple watch and just make the battery life 2 to 3 times as
good.
White also said the next gen iPhone Plus size will feature a
dual camera.
21:54
http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-7-rumors-may-make-you-
replace-your-android-12435844/
Additional rumors for the iPhone 2016 have the antenna band
moving down closer to the bottom and top of the iPhone - and for
the Pro or plus size - the addition of speakers at the top and
bottom - going with 4 stereo speakers and no head phone jack.
And the next gen iPhones would get thinner - between 6 and 6.5
MM. To which we all go - WHY? WHY go thinner - go thicker and
give us much better battery life.
Really is there anyone out there that would choose a 6 MM iPhone
with a camera bump and 6 hours of real life usage over an 8 MM
iPhone no camera bump and with 12 hours of real life usage?
Anyone - Please raise your hand - and then use said hand to
smack your self silly or sillier.
If a new design is coming in the fall - then the number of
photos leaking of said iPhone should really start picking up this
month and next.
23:14
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3053900/apple-ios/
apple-is-an-arms-dealer-analyst-claims.html
Intersting article from Johnny Evans at Computerworld - with
regards to a report from Laura Martin an Anal-ist at Neenham &
Company. She was doing a deep dive into Apple and said the
company is very undervalued - putting her price target at $150.
She said Wallstreet is valuing it today like just a hardware
manufacturer - where as it should be looked at more like as Media
company one that sells and experience not just a piece of
hardware.
One item to point out from Laura Martin is this
quote
“Finally, with 24,000 active Android smartphones on the market
globally, we think Android is a victim of a “tyranny of choice,”
which confuses consumers and works against Android, especially at
the high end. AAPL benefits from far simpler choice sets, typically
three to six choices/device.”
unquote
Ouch 24,000 different and active Android handsets - ouch ouch
ouch.
What is odd in the report - while she put a $150 price target on
Apple - she said depending on how you look at the company its real
value is from a low of $168 a share looking at simply Profit per
device over time to a high of $200 a share - if you look at the
income statement and Balance sheet fundamental.
In other words her $150 target is lower than what she currently
sees as the real value of the company.
25:03
VOICEMAIL - Heather_CA_Notes_icloud_lock
Hey Rob,
I couldn't agree more. Just yesterday, I was playing around on
my co-workers Galaxy S7 Edge and I said to him almost exactly what
you said; "The is the first Samsung/Android phone that I have ever
really been impressed with."
I know the wrap around edge screen is a bit of a gimmick and
will more than likely be a short-lived thing that apple won't ever
try to pursue, but I would be lying if I said it didn't make for a
really enjoyable, more immersive screen viewing
experience.
Thanks for the show Rob, keep up the good work.
Regards,
Aaron
P.S. # = hashtag - not "pound sign" - in this new social media
world.
Hi Rob,
Per Instant Hot Spot - Are you using wifi or
Bluetooth?
I have had much better luck with Bluetooth. I have had problems
with wifi dropping when the phone isn't even asleep.
Regards,
David Willoughby
Hey Rob,
Sometimes I see an article online that I find worth reading, but
I don't have time to read through the whole article at the time. I
think, "gee, I'd like to listen to this article if I could, like in
the car ride on the way home. It would only take a minute to copy
the text, paste it into a word processor, save as a text file, and
email to myself, then open in the text-reader app on my iphone on
the drive to work tomorrow."
Is there a good app that does this sort of thing? When I looked
in the app store, all I found were apps for speaking short bits of
text, like as an aid for people with laryngitis.
It would also be nice to even have something that when I have an
online web article that has a text view option, that I can branch
from there to have it read out loud to me by this app.
Any suggestions from you or your listeners?
Regards,
Gil in Boston
Hi Rob
I've been looking for a reliable way to take written notes that
can be recognised and converted to text for a long time now. I'm
visually impaired so taking notes using the on-screen keyboard is
not easy unless using Voiceover but this can't be done privately
unless using earphones
Two days before replacing my Ipad Air 2 with a 9.7" Pro, I found
the MyScript Stylus app. This replacement keyboard allows me to
write normally and the recognition is better than anything else
that I've tried. Now with the Apple Pencil, i've got exactly what
I've been looking for. It does work with a normal stylus or a
finger on the Iphone too. Text entry is now so quick and
simple.
I really hope that the next Iphone supports the Apple Pencil
too.
I know that many of your listeners and also visually impaired
and I really think they might like to know about this
app.
Regards,
Stuart Duncan
29:32
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dodock/new-design-
dock-for-all-apple-productincluding-usb
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - which is the
kickstarter project with the clever name - Dock your apple device
Pebble watch and USB-C device by Dodock - or just DFYADPWAUD for
short. Ok - for really short go with dodock (pronounced - DEW
DOCK) - spelled d o d o c k - one word
The DoDock is a quote Universal USB charger for Smartphone, iOS,
apple watch,even Pepple Watch! unquote
This one HAD a modest goal of $10k and has just reached said
goal with funding going on until May 9th 2016 at 11:21 PM CT.
Congrats team DEW DOCK.
Pricing for this multi device dock is $79 with delivery set for
July 2016.
The charging dock allows you to switch between Lightening or
USB-C connectors. Along with two docks to place your
devices on - there are side USB ports to charge with cords as well
- and there is a place up top to place your apple watch or pebble
watch.
It is a pretty and stylistic dock - and you can get a much
better feel watching the video - again search for dodock one word
at kickstarter dot com AND IT IS SPELLED D O D O C K
31:15
http://www.amazon.com/Photive-Desktop-Charger-Intelligent-Technology/dp/B00LMIA9L4
PLAY VOICEMAIL PHOTIVE CHARGER
Hi Rob,
Love the podcast. Regarding the lack of sufficient wattage
supplied by the 12w charger provided, one does not need to buy the
new Lightning to USB C Camera Adapter and the 29w power supply for
the Macbook in order to continuously run and charge the 12.9 inch
iPad Pro. Last year, I happened to by a Photive 50 Watt 6 Port USB
Charger, an "intelligent" charger. It senses the current draw from
the device and ramps up accordingly. I had been charging various
iOS and other devices for months without a problem. I now use the
Photive 50watt charger all day with my iPad Pro 12.9, without a
problem or any damage. Keeps the charge topped off nicely. This $25
solution foregoes the need for the camera adapter and additional
power supply, which is $80, and offers 5 more intelligent ports of
power. The new version is 60watts max. and costs only
$25.
Here is a link to Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Photive-Desktop-Charger-Intelligent-Technology/dp/B00LMIA9L4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages01
Christopher Trent Crystal Lake, IL
32:28
VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_asking_about_bluetooth_headset
Bluetooth Headsets
Jabra Rox 2.5 for stereo
PaulG in Lawrenceville GA
Plantronics Legend bluetooth headset
Steve
Rochester, NY
Plantronics Voyager
Hello,
Does anyone know of an email application that allows you to do a
search over the email and then do a "select all" to those search
results to then archive them? This is a workflow that I've loved
doing on the Mac for years and I would love to be able to do it on
my phone. Thanks anyone for the help in advance.
Regards,
Cody K
Hi Rob,
I installed the TVos update and paired my Apple bluetooth
keyboard to the ATV4 with no problem at all. That was the end of
the good news. From the Artist list I try typing the first few
letters of an artist name and...nothing. Same thing in movies and
tv shows. I connected the bluetooth keyboard to my ATV3 and it
worked as expected. Typing "nor" in the artist list jumps to "Norah
Jones”.
Regards,
Dave C
Hi Rob
If I have 10 subscribed podcasts on my iPhone and 3 on my iPad
and then in settings on both devices, I turn on sync podcasts, will
what is on the iPad match up with what's on the iPhone or vice
versa? Meaning will I end up with 10 podcasts on both devices or
3?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
You should end up with 10 podcasts on both devices.
Hi Rob.
Something I noticed about MLB.TV
for Apple TV 4th gen vs. the 2015 Fire TV... Apple
claims this to be running at 60fps. MLB.TV looks waaaaaaay smoother to me on the
Fire TV. I tested this on two different TVs using the same HDMI
cable. Is this because the Fire TV has better
internals? You would think the Apple TV 4 could pull
this off just as nicely. I'm very disappointed because
I'm using a service called Unlocator to avoid being blacked out for
my Brewer games. It works great on the Apple TV, but not the Fire
TV. I just wish the Apple TV 4 looked as smooth.
Regards,
Oshkosh Josh
Hi again Rob,
Apparently reinstalling MLB at bat for Apple TV 4 will make it
60fps.
Here's what went wrong. Apparently MLBTV didn't release the
60fps feature until the start of the season, as in game one of the
season. I was one of the ones who bought an TV and didn't update
the firmware with the hopes of a jailbreak. I ALSO had my app
updates turned off. All I had to do was update the MLBTV app and
boom, 60fps.
So happy right now! Go Brewers!!!
Regards,
Oshkosh Josh
38:59
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/government-still-wants-
apple-help-150656895.html
PLAY CLIP - Thank you sir can I have another.
On the last episode I referred to the Apple v FBI fight as a
post-script - meaning the battle was over - but well as that clip I
just played goes - it seems the FBI would like another. As
they are not giving up on their fight to get Apple to unlock
iPhones - and keeping the case in NY alive - that is one where a
Meth Dealer - who already pleaded guilty has his phone in the hands
of law enforcement - and wants Apple to hack it for them.
This is one that the Judge has said the DOJ’s claim that the
Writts Act applies is was questionable at best.
39:58
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/07/technology/fbi-iphone-
hack-san-bernardino/index.html
The FBI has said that to get into the Phone of the Terrorist in
CA - they purchased a tool from a private party. Seems
someone on the FBI team was just browsing through B&H photo
site and just found this 3rd party software called Hack an iPhone -
and put it in its cart and the reason for the delay from december
until now was that the clerk in the FBI that found it back in
December was waiting for the PO to be approved. Ok - maybe
not 100% exactly how it happened.
According to FBI directory Comey quote
"The people we bought this from, I know a fair amount about
them, and I have a high degree of confidence that they are very
good at protecting it, and their motivations align with ours,”
unquote
He also went on to say it only works on a narrow segment of
iPhone and that does not include any devices since the 5S and
the Government is currently considering if it should tell
Apple how the Phone was exploited.
From Comey
Quote
"We tell Apple, then they're going to fix it, then we're back
where we started from, We may end up there, we just haven't decided
yet.” unquote
If this only works on a small segment of iPhones comment is true
- then most will not need to be patched - but still if you are
Apple you are going to try your darnedest to find out what
said exploit is.
41:23
http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/07/fbi-iphone-hack-
method-secure-enclave/
Hi Rob,
The FBI tell us they managed to crack an iPhone. Well, did they
? we only have their word for that. They haven't exactly
got a good track record for telling the truth. So when are they
going to produce the evidence?
Regards,
Brian
41:39
http://www.zdnet.com/article/california-bill-banning-
encrypted-phones-just-got-worse/
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one.
And it is a post with the pithy title -
quote Remember that California bill to ban the sale of encrypted
phones? It just got worse unquote
California Assembly Member Jim Cooper Democrat from the 9th
district - just introduced a new state legislation that would
require any new smartphones from 2017 onwards to be quote
capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer
or its operating system provider. unquote
The new bill mandates the ability to decrypt not just new phone
sales - but any phone already out there.
The new bill also changed from fining manufacturers for each
sale of a new device to a $2,500 fine for each time a device cannot
be accessed by law enforcement.
Of course the bill still has a few steps to become a law - like
first passing through the assembly and then the state senate and
then actually being signed by the Governor of California.
Which means - lots of opportunities for Politicians looking for
campaign contributions to publicly say they are not sure when way
they are leaning and then wait for the funds to come in from Apple
or MS other tech companies and then vote against it. Not that our
Government system is up for sale or anything - I mean that would be
a very cynical look at government.
43:10
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/04/05/
whatsapp-encryption-2/
Thanks to Tosin O for this next one - which is one way for the
bad guys or those that just want to avoid 1984 to get around stupid
laws about encryption - just get the WhatsApp. WhatsApp
announced it is turning on end to end encryption to make it
basically impossible to eavesdrop on your communication.
As of right now via the WhatsApp - ALL text messages, photo
and video attachments, documents, voice messages and VoIP calls are
protected with full end-to-end encryption
Also since the encryption keys are stored on the user device -
Whats App cannot decrypt chats even if they wanted to or were
forced to try by a government.
From Whatsapp founder Jan Koum quote “From now on when you
and your contacts use the latest version of the app,
every call you make, and every message, photo, video, file and
voice message you send is end-to-end encrypted by default,
including group chats, unquote
WhatsApp is owned now by Facebook.
From their press release
quote
The idea is simple: when you send a message, the only person who
can read it is the person or group chat that you send that message
to. No one can see inside that message. Not cybercriminals. Not
hackers. Not oppressive regimes. Not little finger and Not even us.
End-to-end encryption helps make communication via WhatsApp private
– sort of like a face-to-face conversation.
unquote
44:37
VOICEMAIL - Ben_CA_iOS93
VOICEMAIL - Ben_Bug_93
VOICEMAIL - Ben_Bug_safari
Hi Rob,
I found the name of the analyst quoted by Al Ries of AdAge as as
saying "The iPhone has the potential to be even bigger than the
iPod,”
It was Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, as quoted
further in this article:
"Apple And Amazon: Nothing In Common”
http://247wallst.com/investing/2007/04/27/apple_and_amazo/
'And, Apple analysts think it will get even better: "The iPhone
has the potential to be even bigger than the iPod," says Gene
Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray. "The cellphone market is
gigantic.”’
Hope that answers that question.
Keep up the good work,
-John W. Mac user since 1984
Hi Rob,
I love your show and listen to every episode as soon as I can
after it comes out. Based on the long life of your podcast, I am a
relative newbie having listened about 4 years.
I wanted to talk to you about the term waterproof,
which you use from time-to-time, in regards to the Apple
Watch.
Basically, there is no such thing
as waterproof. Though it is used in consumer
electronics, it is vague and without real meaning. Water
resistant is a more accurate term. Nothing is waterproof
to an infinite depth. Even submarines have a crush depth (I pity
the sailors that experience this form of demise).
The Apple Watch uses the IEC standard 60529,
which is used for consumer electronics, and is rated IPX7. This
means no water ingress in a “harmful quantity” for 30 minutes at 1
meter. The highest level of water resistance on this scale is IPX9K
which means protected against high pressure, high temperature spray
downs (Water volume: 14–16 litres per minute Pressure:
[8000–10000 kPa / 80–100 Bar] at distance of 0.1– 0.15 m
Water temperature: 80 °C).
If not a smart watch, watchmakers use a different set of
standards, ISO 2281 water
resistant watches standard and ISO 6425 divers’ watches
standard. ISO 2281 prohibits the use of the
term waterproof. The Apple Watch does not use
these standards as, it appears, it is considered more of an
electronic device than watch.
So, the term waterproof is vague and poorly
defined. We can say at certain depth for a certain period of time a
watch is waterproof but I think this is
imprecise/misleading. Water resistant is more
accurate. And even this is deceiving as it is not practical for use
of a watch at a given depth but just for the device to sit in
“static” water. Perhaps valuable if you drop your watch but
not for water based activities. A
watch/device will never be truly waterproof because pressure can be
increased infinitely and at some point, the casing will fail.
If you made it this far, thanks for reading. My two cents
against the use of the term waterproof.
Keep up the great work.
Dave
Lafayette, California
50:13
For Ep 389 - Hi Rob,
Try asking Siri "what is the meaning of life?"
regards Brian
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 388
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called Outer Space Camper and was created on iOS devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank SCOTT for sending in the Artwork for today's show. SCOTT wrote the following:
Hey Rob,
I took these pictures down at the Tidal Basin Easter Weekend when the Cherry Blossoms where in Full Bloom... I used My iPhone 6plus and Fotor to edit the pictures... I hope everyone in your listening audience will enjoy these photos and maybe one day in there lives ,can see and witness this Beauty in Person.
regards,
Scott from Dc Capital Hill,
MS_
Thanks SCOTT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see SCOTT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 388 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:15
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote
When Apple introduces its iPhone this month, will it pass the acid test? In my opinion, no. The iPhone will be a major disappointment. The hype has been enormous. Apple says its iPhone is "literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone." A stock-market analyst says, "The iPhone has the potential to be even bigger than the iPod. I think not.” unquote
Al Ries, AdAge Blogs, 18 June 2007
First I want to know the name of that Analyst that got it right - sadly no reference to whom that was.
But this just goes to show you 9 years ago how negative sentiment was about the iPhone in general - this guy was writing for AdAge - typically that industry was pro Apple. Right now I am seeing a bunch of negative articles about the SE or if not negative pretty much dismissive - but feedback from you the listeners has been showing a lot of people ordering the SE. Will be interesting to see at the end of the month - how the Apple Conference call goes and if they mention the SE.
03:23
This week we have promo codes for The App - THE HIT LIST (THREE words) - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO TheHitList
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - THE HIT LIST and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put HIT in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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.
04:40
This episode is a little late because last week I was at Microsoft Build in San Francisco - That is MS version of WWDC. MS invited me out - actually they flew me out and put me up for the event. YES I have been doing this show now for 9 years and MS is the one that has me come out to cover their developer event first - NOT Apple. Hey Friends in Cupertino - are you listening - or Just Sayin. They also brought out Joshua from Android Authority and the folks from iPhreaks. So Yes MS is definitely looking to reach out to devs from multiple platforms. In Future episodes I will be playing some of the interviews I recorded. I will say this I learned a lot at the event and it definitely showed me some great tools for Devs for iOS Apps regardless of what language you are using to develop in. And before the event If you asked me what language to use to develop iOS apps - I would have said Swift and Swift and oh yeah Swift. Now I can see where it really does depend a bit on your experience and the goals of that app - More on that in future episodes when I play some of those interviews.
Thanks MS for the invite, the very warm welcome and the education.
Oh and just incase anyone in Cupertino is curious - yes - Yes I am available to come out in June to cover WWDC.
06:07
http://fortune.com/2016/03/28/ios-bug-apps-freeze-iphone/
On the Last episode with regards to updating iOS 9.3 I said the following.
Quote iOS 9.3 is available today. Should you download it today - I say wait a few days - just because of everyone else downloading it. Most Likely iOS 9.3 GM will be the most stable - bug free Single dot update ever - thanks to the 7 beta - most likely that is - so that is another reason to wait a week. Lets make sure it is ok. unquote
Ummm - Yeah - If you had an Older iOS device - you are probably glad you listened to that advice - as iOS 9.3 definitely did have issues for some. Not all - not most - but some - and that some seemed to be on older iOS devices where the update would hang and not let you update if you did not have your old password. In some cases sudo bricking the phones.
Apple acknowledged that issue, saying that it was working on a fix to address the activation error. And actually then did deliver said fix. So one issue down.
Others and this is actually a more wide spread issue are reporting issues with links not working in apps to open Safari. Or links also not working in Safari.
Quote
a number of iPhone and iPad users found Safari, Mail, Messages, Notes, Chrome and some other pre-installed and third-party apps would crash or freeze after tapping or long pressing on a web link.
unquote
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3048789/apple-ios/can-
apple-get-things-back-under-control.html
07:40
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/31/ios-9-3-1-out-
now-heres-everything-thats-new/
And then Apple released iOS 9.3.1 - and the second major issue with 9.3 was fixed or so it is reported by Apple.
According to Apples changelog, iOS 9.3.1 Quote Fixes an issue that caused apps to be unresponsive after tapping on links in Safari on other apps. unquote
I personally noticed an issue where with 9.3 I lost connection to my Apple Watch and had to reboot the phone to finally get that connect back. Maybe it was a one time thing - but it was first time since I had the Apple Watch I can remember having to do that.
So yes - even 7 Betas were not enough to get rid of all the issues - and hence why I always recommend you wait a week or so before updating.
Obviously if you updated to 9.3 - it is best to now update to 9.3.1. And if you were one that is on something prior to 9.3 - it does look good for you now to update to 9.3.1 as well.
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/31/
apple-releases-ios-9-3-1/
08:49
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3050022/apple-ios/ios-
9-3-is-apple-s-most-stable-ios-yet-data-claims.html
Johnny Evans had a post titled - quote iOS 9.3 is Apple’s most stable iOS yet, data claims unquote.
What you say - But Rob - you just went over two major bugs in iOS 9.3 - Yes - Yes I did.
But as Johnny points out - quote These bugs were quite annoying, but didn’t affect everybody and for most people the new iOS has been problem-free. unquote
And he then quotes the Company - Apteligent - formerly known as criticism - quote “OS 9.3 is Apple’s largest mid-cycle release in a long time, Despite this bug, iOS 9.3 stands as Apple’s most stable new release in years. unquote
And then they showed data to back that up - showing where the average crash rate over the past eight days was 2.2% for iOS 9.3 - which they showed was by far the most stable iOS version.
And quote The rate at which apps crash on all Android versions continues to exceed that of the relatively crash-free iOS ecosystem. unquote
Not surprising on that factoid. So yes iOS 9.3 was not perfect - and yes there were issues and yes - you were best to wait to update. But those issues were fixed with iOS 9.3.1 - and it is now looking like iOS 9.3.1 was the update you were looking for.
If you have not upgraded your Apple TV 4th gen to the latest version - you will want to do so. Go to settings and check to see if the update is there. Strangely I had my set to auto update - but it had not and I had to manually update it. So just because you have it set to auto update - don’t assume it actually you know - auto updated.
The key feature upgrades for Apple TV 4th gen - to latest version of tvOS - Is with Siri and dictation - you can ask siri to find a show or movie and it will look through select apps to find that content.
You can also dictate to siri - instead to trying to enter text the old really annoying and tough way.
You can now have folders. Nice to put all your games into.
You can now connect an bluetooth keyboard to your apple tv.
And it now syncs better with Photos in your iCloud account including Live Photos.
Siri dictation really makes using the Youtube app - well usable - Finally.
I should also point out - last episode I said the new 9.7 Inch iPad Pro - would make those of us that purchased the 12.9 inch version jealous as the specs all seemed better. Well that is not 100% accurate - seems the 9.7 Inch version only has 2GB of Ram - vs the 4 GB on the 12.9 inch version.
Here is a quick run down on the differences between the 9.7 and 12.9 inch iPad Pro’s.
Camera - 12 MP for 9.7 and 8 MP for 12.9
Live Photos and 4k Video recording and Hey Siri supported - 9.7 inch yes - 12.9 inch - no
Colors - No Rose Gold for 12.9
Display resolution - 2048 x 1536 for 9.7 and 2732 x 2048 for 12.9 inch
The 9.7 also has a less reflective screen and improved LTE.
Processor speed - 9.7 Slightly slower - 12.9 slightly faster. Seems Apple is clocking the A9X at a slightly slower speed on the 9.7 vs the 12.9 - no idea if this is because of battery life or heat dissipation or a combo there of. By the way slightly slower means just that - 2.16 GHz for the 9.7 vs 2.25 GHz for the 12.9 unit.
Fast Charging supported - 9.7 inch - no - 12.9 inch yes
But really the biggest difference between the two is the RAM
2 GB Ram for 9.7 - 4 GB ram for 12.9
And I say biggest difference - because some point in the future there will likely be an update that will require a min of 4 GB of RAM - and at that time the 12.9 inch iPad Pro with 4GB RAM will get the update - but the 9.7 with just 2GB of RAM will not. Need to remember to come back to these show notes at that time and re-read this on why those complaining at that time their 9.7 iPad pro could not update - but my 12.9 Inch could. So now I hope anyone that purchased the 12.9 Incher is feeling less buyers remorse.
14:07
http://www.bidnessetc.com/65986-4inch-iphone-se-woo-
many-us-consumers-report/
I mentioned in the opening how wrong were they segment - some negative sentiment around the SE - one of those articles was from Bidnessetc dot com with it spelled B I D N E S S E T C - right there I should have known to look away - but I did not so bare with me.
From the article with regards to the SE quote
US. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has released data that predicts that only 4-6 million iPhone SE units will be sold in 2016 in the US, as 80 million plus larger-screened iPhone 6/6s series users are unlikely to switch to a smaller size. This leaves limited opportunity for the SE to penetrate the market. unquote
CIRP - stated that there are approximately 109 Million Active iPhone in the US - with 62 Mil being the 6 / 6+ and 18 mil being the 6S / 6S+. The remaining 29 Million they say are the older units.
But looking at their graphs for December - they showed - NO installed user base for the 5, 4S or earlier in the US. And well that just is not so.
They showed some in earlier charts for the 5 and other - but then they all go away in December starting with the 5C and going up from there. And again we know that is not so - still many of users with the 5 and 4S and ever 4 running around out there.
Again based on feedback I am getting from listeners - they were excited about having the more powerful A9 in the easier to hold and operate with one hand and fit in any pocket - 4 Inch size.
Will be interesting to see if Apple gives any hint of how the SE is doing on the next conference call at the end of the month.
Maybe I am biased - as my Wife really really likes the 4 inch size and I am hearing the same from others - maybe the 4 inchers are just the vocal minority but I think not - I think this will do well.
Here is one email I received on this.
Hi Rob,
A very few months ago I paid
$749 for a 64gb iPhone 6s. Now, I can pay $499 for a 64gb iPhone SE which
has almost all of the attributes of the 6s. And, as I am visually impaired
the smaller screen is not a problem. Perhaps even a plus. So, I would give
up some, as yet not available, LTE speeds, have an inferior front camera
(who cares) have a slower touch id sensor (not a big deal) and likely have
slower flash storage although that wasn't mentioned. All in all worth $250.
Regards,
Kevin Barry
17:24
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/28/iphone-se-preorders-
top-34m-in-china-gold-rose-gold-most-popular---report
Initial reports coming out of China are That Apple had pre-orders of the iPhone SE of 3.4 Million units with Gold being the top choice and Rose Gold a close Second.
The 3.4 Million number of course is not from Apple - but rather from data supplied by local retailers as reported by CNBC.
If those number are close to the real numbers - then Apple will exceed the 10 to 15 Million range Analists predicted for sales for the SE this year.
17:58
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/04/iphone-se-survives-an-
hour-long-waterproof-test.html
There is a video out there of 3 iPhones submerged in Water.
The iPhone 5S, 6S and SE
The iPhone 5S showed water damage after about 5 minutes.
But the 6S and SE continued to work fine even after being in the water for an hour.
Most likely Apple is using the same connector gaskets we saw introduced in the 6S and 6S+.
18:24
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+SE+Teardown/60902
And luckily we can find out as iFixit released their teardown on the iPhone SE.
As always - Apple has their don’t open me up Pentalobe screws - which by this point anyone who is even remotely interested in opening one has two or three pentalobe screw drivers.
First off the displays of the SE and the 5S are pretty much identical. Not surprising as they had the same specs. But even better news is that they are identical - as in a replacement screen for the 5S worked on the SE and vice versa - so replacement screens are already very widely available for the SE.
I know some people wanted 3D touch - but given the lower cost nature for the SE - the replacement / repair of the screen is now also much lower cost then if it was a unique new 3D touch screen for it.
The battery in the SE is not the same as the 5S - it is better. It is 1624 mAh for the SE vs 1,560 mAh for the 5S. A 4% jump in battery is better then the same or less.
Per Water issues - this is what iFixit found
quote Also of note: waterproof seals! There be foamy silicone seals surrounding some—but, mysteriously, not all—of the logic board connections. The front camera, volume controls, and rear camera connectors all get the fancy waterproofing treatment, while the LCD, digitizer, battery, and Lightning connector assembly all seemingly go without. unquote
I am sure there will be many more videos on the iPhone SE in water - and by the sounds of it from iFixit - some of them are going to have issues - as it does not sound like Apple did the gaskets / silicone seals around all the logic board connections this time round.
Still it is a big improvement from the iPhone 5S - which had none of this.
Repairability for the SE was a 6 out of 10 - which might not sound good - but is actually better than other iOS devices.
21:06
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22:56
VOICEMAIL - Skip_toronto_battery_life_quest
Rob, My Logitech k760 bt keyboard
works just fine on my Apple Tv.
So, now what? That is, it's great to have for entering into edit boxes but
how about more? How about Word for the Apple Tv? Typing tutor apps?
We only have to be a short step away from Apple putting Safari on the
Apple TV. Then, could Facebook, Google and Twitter be far behind?
All not terribly likely but fun to contemplate. Or not.
Kevin Barry
From Chris in London.
Quote What does the SE stand for?
Apple has finally confirmed what the SE in its new iPhone's name is for. The new phone's name stands for Special Edition, according to Phil Schiller, Apple's head of marketing. unquote
Thanks Chris.
Per the SE - I think we may see it on 2 year update cycle - with the iPhone and iPhone Pro - on yearly updates - and dropping of the whole S label. So essentially come September we would go to three iPhones for sale from Apple.
iPhone - which will be the new 4.7 Incher with the A10 processor. The iPhone Pro - at 5.5 Inches also with the A10 processor. and the iPhone SE - with the A9 processor.
Again with the iPhone and iPhone Pro on Yearly updates - but keeping their name as is. So in 2017 - it is just the iPhone 2017 version with A11 processor - and the SE would not get updated until Spring 2018 and will go from A9 to A11 processor as well. Of course Apple likes to keep the previous years models for sale - and may do so - in BRIC countries - but not in the US - and at that time rebrand the older units with a new name to differentiate. Ok - clearly I don’t have all the details worked on this - but it does seem with the iPhone SE name and the thought of the iPhone 12 or 18 sounding silly - Apple needs to change the other names - and I am leaning heavily toward the iPhone 7 name never coming into being.
26:53
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from MYRON UECKER who posted the following
Quote
Has anybody else realized that will all of the focus on iOS 9.3, iPhone SE and the 9.7 inch iPad Pro that we have yet to hear rumors about iOS 10 (or X)? WWDC is only a couple of months away and usually we have pretty strong rumors by now about what Apple has planned for the next release of iOS.
Unquote
To which Bob Berberick replied:
quote I heard a that the next os for Mac was going to be called macos but I did hear it on Ken Ray's Macosken podcast. unquote
Gary Beltz said quote
The only thing that has been revealed thus far is that it will have siri whether you can just say "Hey Siri" at will or it will be more like Siri of old time will tell. unquote
Apple Dystopia replied
quote I'm hoping they don't cram a bunch of features into it, creating yet another buggy release unquote
Myron - I agree with you - on the rumor front - what is expected to be added to iOS 10 - is very very limited. This year the rumor mill for iOS updates and WWDC are way behind. We really are only about 2 months or about 10 weeks out from the Keynote. I would expect rumors to start coming out in force by the end of the month. But so far we are well behind where I would expect us to be.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Nick Bracken,
quote
Locked notes will work with all iCloud notes, not just local notes on your device. The latest update to OSX and iCloud.com lets you open them with the password that has been set. You can't lock a note on iCloud,com, but you can on a Mac.
unquote
From Myron Uecker,
quote
Hearing the person who updated without a backup... When the first beta of iOS 9.3 came out it broke syncing with Garmin watches. Several people updated without a backup and were out of luck until the issue was fixed in the third beta. Backups are a good thing, especially before major iOS updates and installing betas.
unquote
And from John Poyser
quote I updated my 6S+ from 9.2.1 to 9.3 yesterday, following the recommended procedure. It went flawlessly and I immediately noticed my iphone was more responsive, less "sluggish". Everything works a little faster. Now - I don't know how much is due to the Reset of Network Settings, or how much is due to the 9.3 update - but overall - Me Likey!!!! After SEVEN Beta's I felt pretty good about this upgrade :) unquote
30:20
http://www.t-mobile.com/mlb.html
College Basketball is my favorite sport - Major League baseball for me is number 2. And it is nice how when one ends the other picks up. And if you are a major league baseball fan like me - and are on T-Mobile in the US or thinking of switching. Here is some great news.
From April 3rd to April 10th - AND JUST from APRIL 3rd to April 10th - T-mobile customer can sign up to get MLB.tv PREMIUM for free. FREE as in zip nadda - nothing to you - for this whole season. Yeah baby. Again YOU HAVE to sign up between April 3rd and 10th.
============
Can I use MLB.TV on multiple devices?
Yes. After successful offer redemption, you can access MLB.TV Premium on any compatible connected device using your MLB.com account (which will be created when you redeem the offer, if you do not already have an MLB.com account).
Does my free subscription to MLB.TV Premium expire?
Yes. Your free subscription to MLB.TV Premium expires on February 28, 2017.
Does my subscription to MLB.TV Premium give me a subscription to MLB.com At Bat Premium mobile application?
Yes! Your MLB.TV Premium subscription includes a subscription to MLB.com At Bat Premium for the 2016 regular season at no extra cost, for supported iPhone, iPod touch, iPad,
So if you are a Major League Baseball fan - Like me - go to T-mobile between the 3rd and 10th of April to sign up.
Go Royals - Go Mets.
Note you need to register for an MLB.com account - when doing so the password needs to be
8 to 15 characters long - with one upper and one lower case letter and one number. So if you get an error page that is why.
You also need to be on the t-mobile network and not on Wifi.
32:52
http://www.redmondpie.com/new-apple-accessories-lightning-
to-usb-c-cable-for-fast-charging-iphone-se6s6s-plus-cases/
One new item Apple introduced or really added to their store - not much of an introduction. Is the USB-C to Lightning cable.
This is nice for those with the 12.9. Inch iPad Pro - as you can use this with the 29 Watt USB-C power adapter that comes with the 12 Inch Macbook to Fast Charge your iPad Pro.
As briefly mentioned earlier - Fast charging is only supported by the 12.9 Inch iPad Pro and not the new 9.7 Inch iPad Pro.
Which if you went to charge the iPad Pro from an almost dead state you will know takes a while to charge.
You can also use the USB-C to Lightning cable to sync with your USB-C MacBook as well
33:38
http://www.businessinsider.com/old-apple-smart-covers-
wont-work-with-new-ipads-because-of-magnets-2016-4
Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one.
Seems if you buy the new iPad Pro 9.7 Inch - and plan on using last years 9.7 Inch iPad Air smart Cover - umm - yeah - no so much.
Yes the devices are the same size - but Apple had to move the magnets a little and that causes the last flap of the cover to float above the iPad and not close.
Apple says the movement of the magnets was necessary because of the new keyboard connector on the side which is needed for the smart keyboard.
Some are saying this was done on purpose to make it such you could not re-use the older smart cover. And given Apple is charging $39 for the old one for the iPad Air 2 and $49 for the new one the Apple Pro 9.7 inch - even though they are basically the same thing just with the magnets moved - that difference in price for the same basic thing seems to give back up to those that said it was designed obsolescence.
I don’t think it was such - but I do feel the extra $10 is not warranted given they are basically the same cover.
34:49
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/23/11286052/walt-
mossberg-apple-iphone-7-preview-predictions
Walt Mossberg had an Article of 7 things he would like to see in the next gen iPhones. Which he says Apple really needs to do to jump back up as clearly the best smartphone. He also pointed out the Galaxy S7 is a very good phone. I held one this past week and I will say this - it is the first Android Phone I held that felt quality wise like an iPhone. As Walt Points out it is still hampered by having to run that buggy mess of an OS called Android - I am paraphrasing there a little - but point is - the S7 Hardware wise and fit / finish / feel wise is on par with the iPhone - and Apple needs to up its game big time to get that lead back.
Per the seven things Walt wants to see.
First is for Apple to make a big leap in battery life even if it means going a little thicker than thinner. Latest rumors are thinner for the next gen. But I am with Walt 100% on this - if it meant going 2 mm thicker vs 2 mm thinner - and the end result was greatly improved battery life - vs having to lug around an extra battery pack - I would be all for that. Really the iPhone does not need to be as thin as it is - and definitely does not need to be thinner. Battery Life TRUMPS thinness at least according to anyone I know. Plus how thin is it really if you have to put in in a case with a battery.
Second item from Walt is per Charging of the devices and how long it takes. He points out while quote iPhones aren’t especially slow at charging, but Samsung is now faster, and there are companies working on systems that offer somewhat less battery life in exchange for ultra-quick charging that can take as little as five minutes. unquote
And while talking about charging he also puts in his wish for wireless charging. So item two is really faster charging and wireless charging.
Third is about the top and bottom bezels - as in them being much too large. He points out that the key selling point on the SE is not the smaller screen - but the smaller body - making it easier to hold.
By reducing the bezels you reduce the size of the body or you can increase the size of the screen. Personally I think they would go with the smaller body over yet another screen size. And per the bezel - yes you could shrink it a bit on the top - but to shrink the bottom - that means doing away with the home button and touch ID on its own. And then moving Touch ID under the screen - and that means going with Sapphire for the screen for best results - or offering up a sub-par experience when your screen is scratched or cracked. Yes the top bezel clearly has room to be shrunk - but the bottom one - that is a big change - that said - there are rumors out there about no more home button and the touch ID integrated under the screen. So maybe we will see that.
His fourth wish is for Optical Zoom. The Dual Lens Camera that has been rumored is one way this may be achieved. He goes on to say low light capabilities need to be greatly improved on the iPhone as does taking photos quicker - something he points out that the new S7 does better than the iPhone now.
His Fifth desire has to do with making the iPhone more robust. Making it much more water resistant and much more resistant to drops with out cracking. As he says the iPhone screens are so prone to cracking on small drops and the case is so slippery - no one dares cary it around naked - so you don’t get to see how pretty it is - because they are all wrapped up in big bulky cases. Kind of like having Sofia Vargas as your new girlfriend and showing up a the family reunion with her wrapped up in a snow suit like the kid from A Christmas story. By the way it is very likely he will get this wish - no not Sofia Vargas as his girlfriend - but a more sturdy iPhone - as it is likely to be highly Water resistant - and if he gets the smaller bezel wish - then it could be Sapphire. Someone purchased all those furnaces. Just sayin.
His Sixth hankering was for apple take the 16 GB storage level out behind the building and put a bullet in its head Hmmm - not heard of that request before - kind of new around here. Yeah 16 Don’t buy me GB’s should have been put down in 2015. Walt even suggest 64 GB being the min storage level possibly. ABSOLUTELY. But it will not happen. I would be happy to see it at 32 barely adequate GB for the base model.
And for his 7th and final yearning - here is Walt’s own words
Quote Finally, as I’ve written before, Apple needs to up its game in phone software. Its Mail app needs to do a much better job of handling Gmail, which has a billion users, even if rival Google makes that hard. Users should be able to select their own favorite apps for core functions. Apple Maps and Siri both need much more work to be consistently reliable, and it’s time to make iMessage, which works well, cross-platform. unquote.
Really can’t argue with any of what he mentioned there.
And over all - I agree - this next upgrade to the iPhone and iPhone Pro - 2016 versions - needs to be a multi-generational jump in performance. Not a slight incremental change. I held and played with the S7 last week - and the gap is not just narrowed - in some ways the gap is now on the wrong side.
40:43
Harrys last month sent me over a nice box of goodies. In that box was the new Truman Razor - this is the one with their new rubber handle - the Wife has totally confiscated that for herself. She likes the nice rubber grip in the shower - but it uses the same Great Harrys 5 german engineered and manufactured blades.
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Also in that kit I received some of the shaving gel - which is so nice. No Phosphates not toxic chemicals - just good stuff for your skin.
As I said the blades are incredible - there are 5 of them - not 3 or 4 - but 5. No cuts no burn - and the best shave I have ever had and a really great price. Why Pay $32 for an 8 pack of blades when you can get them 1/2 that price at Harrys.com And yes I do buy them - they don’t just send me samples all the time. I actually now have enough blades to get me through not just 2016 but also likely most if not all of 2017 as well. Definitely will be set for 2017 once Fathers day comes around.
Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you.
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42:33
VOICEMAIL - Clinton_instant_hotspot_question
Hey Rob, I was on the Apple website today and was looking at the 6s' and wondered how much the 64GB model would cost so I clicked on continue and then it brought me to a page called iPhone Accessories and so I looked at them
and at the bottom there were a pair of Beats ear pods and a pair of Beats headphones. Now they were wireless headphone and ear pods so, I was thinking that there are many rumours about the iPhone 7 with no headphone jack so I think apple is trying to point customers to buying wireless headphones and ear pods so they don't have to if they get an iPhone 7. Anyway, that is just what I think and might not be true. Thanks for the show Rob.
Regards,
-Mathieu from Canada
Hi Mathieu - thanks for the email. That goes with some other rumors of late that Apple might include wireless earbuds with the next gen iPhone and if you want - then the wired earbuds that plug into the lightening port would be optional. One of those rumors shows where the wireless hear bud would split in two with a lightening plug and you would plug that into the lightening port to power it. And I can neither confirm nor deny I made that rumor up but the point is if Apple does supply wireless earbuds they need to / have to come with a novel and very very easy way to recharge said wireless earbuds.
Hi Rob
My apple watch burns through battery after update.
I don't know if the iOS 9.3 or with os 2.2 but the apple watch burn through the battery. I unpaired apple and had to do a reset to pair the watch and iPhone together again.
We will see how long the battery will last now.
Regards,
Hansel
Not sure if anyone else had this issue - but on this trip this past week - I noticed my Apple Watch battery life was actually better than I had been seeing. So for me the updates to 9.3 and the latest Watch OS - actually seems to have improved the battery life.
And Hansel reported back saying
Hi Rob,
After the restart, no problems. I haven't noticed the same issue.
Regards
Hansel
Hi Rob,
Why do broadcasters keep describing the IPhone SE as a 4" iPhone? If it resembles the 5 most closely then it is 5”.
Name redacted.
Umm Because the screen is 4 INCHES - and not 5 INCHES.
Screen sizes for iPhone are the following:
4S and earlier = 3.5 inches
5, 5S, 5C, SE = 4 inches
6, 6S = 4.7 inches
6+, 6S+ = 5.5 inches
47:03
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bullettrainsf/bullettrain-
magic-pencil-holder-for-apple-pencil-i?ref=nav_search
This week for a Kickstarter project we have the BulletTrain Magic Pencil Holder for Apple Pencil and iPad Pro.
This one had a goal of just $4,700 - which it has reached. And you have until April 12th at 11:43 AM to fund it.
The BulletTrain - one word has this description on the page:
quote A beautifully streamlined dock that allows you to simply attach your Apple Pencil to your iPad Pro—A dock for Pencil to call "home”! unquote
They do a good job on their page - by including a picture of the tray next to the iPads in an apple store where the Apple pencil sits. Apple knows you need a place to store it they say - so that is why they created BulletTrain.
Apple recently announced they are selling replacement tips for the Apple Pencil - and someone in the Google+ community asked why you would need a replacement tip. I just said WHEN you drop one you will know why it comes with a replacement tip and why Apple is selling them.
The BulletTrain comes in Black, Red, White and Blue.
And it looks like you just stick it to a flat surface and then the Apple pencil sticks to it. and it even sticks over the top of the Smart keyboard cover when closed. Check out the video on this one.
Pricing on this is $39 for 1 or $69 for 2 with shipments in July.
Again search for BulletTrain - one word in Kickstarter.
Again you just have until April 12th to fund this one.
48:41
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/apples-first-
original-tv-show-will-be-about-apps
Thanks to Dr. John and others that sent in this next one.
Well Apple is getting into the Content Creation game - with their own TV series. This will be a non-scripted TV show about App Devs.
Black Eyed Pea’s singer Wii.I.Am is involved as is Producer Ben Silverman who also produced The Office and Jane the Virgin.
I would imagine this will be available to Apple TV and iTunes users for free once available.
In the mean time if you want to see a store about developers - Get the HBO Now App and sign up for that service - it is $15 a month and then you can watch Silicon Valley - GREAT GREAT Show. Oh and then there is that other show - Game of Thrones as well.
49:26
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/22/apples-liam-video-
sparks-theories-of-new-iphone-6s-like-
model-without-camera-bump
Hi Rob, I found this article about apple's new robot Liam and found this article very interesting
Thanks for the show
regards,
-Mathieu from Canada
Thanks Mathieu for the heads up on this. And the article talked about how some think in the video of Robot Liam taking about iPhones that it was showing a next gen iPhone since it does not appear to have a camera bump on the back.
However as pointed out in the article - NO - Apple would not show a next gen product in their own video 5 months before it is unveiled.
I did read another article about liam - and while Apple kind of made it sound like it was a one of a kind - the article said for it to be meaningful Apple will need many Liam’s because given the numbers Apple presented for how long it takes to strip down an old iPhone - Liam would be lucky to strip out a little over 1 Million a year. Apple sells many time more than that a week - the will need a good size team of Liams to make a dent.
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Dear Robert @ Tii,
I'm hoping to get a suggestion for a good VNC app for iOS (will be used on new iPad Pro 9.7") that uses the SSH protocol when connecting to a Mac remotely. I have only found Screens VNC by Edovia (@ $19.99 USD) in all of my searches. There must be other good apps! Thank you for answering my request.
Regards,
Fernando
Folks - let us know what you would recommend for Fernando - shoot us an email - today in iOS at gmail dot com or give us a call - 206 - 666 - 6364 - that is 206 - moon - dog
Hey Rob.
Have you heard of anyone experiencing issues with their "read" receipts in iMessage? I just updated to iOS 9.3, full restore through iTunes using NO backup to restore from. I decided to forfeit my 9.0.2 jailbreak and try out 9.3. Totally not worth it because of this flaw. The only reason I did it is because my iPad Air 2 is still jailbroken on 9.0.2, which shows the "read" receipts. I should also mention the "read" receipts on my iPhone will sometimes show up, but not always like it should. Very annoying. Thanks, love the show!
Oshkosh Josh
Hi Josh,
I have not heard of this issue - Obviously I would recommend you update to iOS 9.3.1 if you have not already.
If anyone else had this issue - and fixed it - let us know how - give us a call or shoot us an email.
VOICEMAIL - KIM_OR_FBI_pouring Water on iPhone
53:10
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/28/news/companies/fbi-
apple-iphone-case-cracked/index.html
We mentioned on the last episode that the FBI said they thought they had a solution to open the terrorists iPhone and they with drew they legal case in California on getting Apple to add a backdoor. Since then the FBI has confirmed they have unlocked said iPhone and do have access to it. So the method they thought would work - they are now claiming did work and will work for other iPhones.
Or to quote the DOJ quote "The FBI has now successfully retrieved the data stored on the San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone and therefore no longer requires the assistance from Apple required by this Court Order, unquote said DOJ spokeswoman Melanie Newman
For their Part Apple said the court case quote
"should have never been brought.” unquote and Apple reiterated its objection to the FBI's demand that the company build a backdoor into the iPhone, a step Apple said would have quote "set a dangerous precedent. Apple believes deeply that people in the United States and around the world deserve data protection, security and privacy, Sacrificing one for the other only puts people and countries at greater risk.” unquote
The DOJ and FBI have not said how they did this or who did it for them.
54:26
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/3/30/apple-
could-force-the-fbi-into-revealing-how-it-hacked-into-an-iphone
The FBI has not said if they will let Apple know how the hack was done - but if other legal cases like the one in Brooklyn are continued - they likely will have no choice but to reveal the method to Apple and the courts.
Most Likely the Justice Department will withdraw its case in Brooklyn and just have the FBI unlock the phones they have with the method they used.
54:48
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fbi-assures-help-
authorities-unlock-053052886.html
On that note the FBI has assured law enforcement across the US that it will help unlock mobile devices such as iPhone involved in on going investigations - quote when it is allowed by law AND policy unquote
In a letter to local authorities it said the FBI quote understands the challenges they face and that they lack necessary tools to monitor and investigate the communications of suspects who use encrypted mobile devices. As has been our longstanding policy, the FBI will of course consider any tool that might be helpful to our partners, Please know that we will continue to do everything we can to help you consistent with our legal and policy constraints. unquote
The FBI said in the letter that it was aware of the quote worldwide publicity and attention that was generated by the Apple litigation unquote and that the FBI was committed to maintaining quote an open dialogue with local law enforcement. We are in this together. unquote
And by this - if they mean a big pile of steaming cow dung - absolutely could not agree more.
55:57
http://free-iphone-recovery.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-
could-fbi-hack-locked-iphone.html
Technically there are a lot of questions about how this was done and who did this.
Some think it was a new yet unknown by Apple bug in iOS 9 and maybe earlier version. Clearly Apple wants to know if that was the case - and don’t be surprised if you don’t see a counter suit by Apple to get the details revealed on this.
Others think maybe it was a brute force attack - where they cloned the phones memory - tried 10 passcodes - they did not work - phone is erased - they reflash the phone with the clone - try the next 10 and so on - until they got the right code.
But I will put in one of my own theories on this. Now call me crazy. But on Feb 18th John Mcaffe said he could crack the iPhone and it would take him a month to do it. Almost exactly 30 days later - the FBI said - never mind - we have someone that showed us they can do it.
On top of that he went on a Youtube video at the end of Feb saying he could do it - and then two days later - said never mind I was just kidding to get publicity. Or was he just lying about lying. Look most people consider John Mcaffee one of the smartest technical minds out there - even if said mind seems to have a few lets call them bugs or glitches. It just seems strange - 32 days after he first said he could crack it in a month - the FBI said they had someone that could crack it - and they are not saying who it is. Sure some people are theorizing it is a company from Israel - but me I think it just might be ole Crazy John McAffee.
57:31
http://www.wired.com/2016/03/fight-fbi-apple-
ditched-secrecy-openness/
I want to give a little post script to this whole Apple v FBI.
I think when you look at the facts - you will see the FBI really blundered in many many ways on this. I am sure there will be books written about this whole episode.
First off the FBI claimed from the beginning it was about 1 iPhone belonging to Terrorists that killed multiple Americans and it was not about a precedent.
This was clearly BS from day one - and in front of Congress the FBI said it would set a precedence. DUhhh. So right from the start they were not being honest to the American People. They also did a very dirty tactic of using the case of a terrorist to pull at the heart strings of Americans - plus I am sure they figured Apple would not want to fight that case - who wants to look like they are on the side of Terrorists - and that was how the FBI framed Apple in this fight and Apple clearly would not go public on this and give in quickly.
They were wrong - that leads us to their other big mistake - they tried to make this a PR battle by going public first. And lets face facts - the FBI and DOJ on the PR front - is like a 2nd grade Pee Wee football team going against an NFL Super Bowl winning team - when you look at the Apple PR machine.
I think the FBI over estimated the power of the Terrorist Card. Or put another way - The FBI looked at the Terrorist Card as the Broad sword owned by Ned Stark - sure it is a powerful weapon and made of Valarian steel - but what good is it if you put it in the hands of Sansa Stark - and ask her to go against the Mountain.
The FBI was just not ready for Apple to go on the offensive - after all Apple never really does. But they had to and they were right to. And Apple clearly presented the issues with the FBI’s case - it is hard to say how they would have done in court. But I think by the end of the case - it was clear - in the court of public opinion - it had swung in Apples favor. With All the tech companies and press behind Apple.
The irony in all of this is if the FBI had kept their mouth shut - never forced the issue publicly - and back channeled for someone to unlock the phones - they would now have a way to unlock iPhones and the bad guys would not know it. The FBI really blundered this for themselves. But on the positive side for all of us - Apple’s big call to action was to slow down and get a public debate about this whole issue. Apple now has some breathing room on that front - and they clearly have shown they are very very willing to break their traditional silence and come out and publicly talk about Privacy issues and Apple products. Privacy was a corner stone of the founding of this country - it just seems all too often bad events are used to break down the Privacy we should all enjoy in the US. Maybe I am channeling a little too much Dan Carlin here - but that is just how I feel - and I am proud to be an Apple fan boy given how Apple is fighting much harder for my Privacy than the US Government appears to be. Just Sayin.
1:00:39
For Ep 388 - From Larry D in the G+ Tii Com
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 387
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called Ma-goly-dio-gical and was created on iOS devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank TOSIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. TOSIN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Don't know if you get this but it's my weird sense of humor at play (tea, eye, eye)
I used the native camera, juxtaposer app, face tune and waterlogued app to work on this.
Regards,
Tosin O
Thanks TOSIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see TOSIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 387 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:03
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “We Predict the iPhone will bomb. Which means that when the iPhone comes, Digg will likely be full of horror stories from the poor saps who camped out at their local AT&T store, only to find their purchase was buggier than a camp cabin. unquote
Seth Porges, The Futurist, 7 June 2007
WIKI Entry for Seth Porges - Cloth App - Just Sayin
02:50
No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes.
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03:18
http://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-malware-acedeceiver-can-
infect-non-jailbroken-apple-devices/
Before we get into what Apple announced at their event today - I want to go over this bit of Link bait mis-reporting. This was report out there by many - but let me read this title of a post from ZDNet.
quote iOS malware AceDeceiver can infect non-jailbroken Apple devices unquote
And they follow that with this lead paragraph. quote
This new strain of malware designed for the iPhone and iPad poses a major risk to hundreds of millions of devices, because it can infect non-jailbroken devices without the user's knowledge. unquote
Wow that sounds really really ominous - hide all your iOS devices the sky is falling. Well except for that whole major risk part and without the users knowledge part.
See later on in the article is this minor little point.
quote
"With AceDeceiver, the victim first downloads a Windows program named Aisi Helper, which purports to be software that provides jailbreaking, system backup, device management and system cleaning.”
unquote
Oh and that app Aisi Helper is just in China right now. So for AceDeceiver to work - you need to have a windows machine - install the App Aisi Helper and you be in China.
So yeah that whole - Major risk and without the users knowledge part - well if not flat out mis-reporting - then it is bad reporting at best.
Is this a risk - yes - a very minor risk - which requires the end user to first install an App from a questionable at best source from china and one that says it will help with jailbreaking - and then it does a man in the middle attack.
You have to work very hard to get burned by this one.
05:16
http://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2016/
From John H
quote New iPhones and iPads coming out in a few days. Will there be a bingo card? Lots of rumors to bet on! unquote
Hi John Not this time round - I felt the rumors were really not about new category products but updates to products for the most part. Some overdue updates.
The event started out with 40 years in 40 seconds video - ohh and the little dig at Newton - where they actually scribbled it out.
Tim started talking about 1 Billion Apple Devices in use around the world.
Then he talked about the Apple v FBI debate - and he asked how much power the government should have over our data. And he said he believes it is Apples responsibility to protect you and your data and Apple will not backdown from this responsibility.
The first major thing they went into was about the Environment.
Lisa Jackson came on stage to talk about what Apple is doing to protect it. Apple’s goal is 100% using renewable energy in all their facilities. Currently 93% of facilities world wide are running on Renewable energy.
Then they talked about 99% of packaging materials coming from recyclable paper or paper coming from sustainable forests.
There was a video showing how apple is now recycling old iOS devices.
Then they switched over from health of the world to your health - and talked about their Health app initiatives - and some of those studies possible with Research Kit studies. Which of course they had a video for. And the key message is that Research kit is not just about the research - but the tools / results they are getting from all the data being collected - like being able to predict when a seizor is about to happen for someone with Epilepsy.
And they also announced the launch of CareKit - with the first app launching is for Parkinson.
Tim came back on stage - and as predicted announced some Apple Watch Bands. First up with the new woven Nylon band.
Also a Space Black Milanese band. Some really exciting stuff here.
And then the Price for the Apple Watch came down to $299 for the base price. So a $50 price cut for the Apple Watch - and just that quick -
Tim rolled right into Apple TV - I think they actually spent more time talking about Yaks eating hay under Solar panels than they did about the Apple Watch. Seriously.
Per Apple TV there are over 5,000 apps on the App store for Apple TV now. Tim Talked about some different apps - including the NCAA march madness app.
He talked about the new features for Apple TV coming in the new update available today. But basically it was about the Apps that Siri will search through. Which now includes - Movies and TV shows on iTunes, Showtime, PBS, PBS Kids, HBO Now, Netflix, Hulu, ABC, FXNow, Daily Planet Now, Watch Disney XD, Watch Disney, Watch Disney Junior, FOXnow, NBC, CBS, A&E, History, lifetime and FYI. That those last few being added shortly.
As mentioned on past episodes - Folders is a new feature being added to the latest update to tvOS. There is also Dictation when you need to enter info in a text box - this includes usernames and passwords, iCloud Photo Library and also Live Photos support.
Plus Siri for the App store.
Again that update to tvOS is available today as in Now.
Next up was the announcement as expected of the new iPhone - the new 4 incher. Apple stated they sold over 30 Million 4 Inch iPhones in 2015. For those with really good memories that is vs the total of 231.6 Million iPhones sold in 2015 or somewhere over 13% of all iPhones sold in 2015 were 4 inches.
The rumors leading up to the event was it would be called either the iPhone 5SE or the iPhone 6SE and well it seems like even Apple could not decide as the new iPhone is called simply the iPhone SE. Which is really strange. So yes the iPhone lineup is now the 6S+, 6+, 6S, 6 and SE. What does that mean for the next iPhone - well most likely it will not rhyme with Heaven or Devein. Most likely the next iPhones will be iPhone and iPhone Pro. So then it would be iPhone Pro, iPhone and iPhone SE - but then in update years - what happens???? Oy - it is going to get confusing no matter what happens in September.
Back the iPhone SE or just SE from this point on.
One of the rumors was it was going to be similar to the iPhone 5S in size - but have the rounded edges / styling of the 6 and 6S. Ummm - No. It is actually the EXACT same package as the 5S.
Both the 5S and SE are 123.8 mm x 58.6 mm x 7.6 mm - the buttons and ports are all in the exact same spots - if you have a case for the 5S or 5 - it should work fine with the SE - which is actually good news.
The only thing different is there is now a Rose Gold version for the SE to go along with Silver, Gold and Space Grey versions.
But as they say - looks can be deceiving - because inside - it is nothing at all like the 5S - and is really almost - with quotes around almost - the same as the 6S.
The SE has the same A9 Processor as the 6S. With the same embedded M9 co-processor. Yes - that means it supports always on siri. And a big YES - it will support live photos. It has the same 12 MP iSight camera as the 6S and 6S+ - seems Apple must have gotten a good deal on that camera - more on that later.
The SE supports the new 63 Mege Pixel Panaroma spec. It can Capture 4k Video at 30 fps. 1080p HD video up to 60 fps, Slo-mo video up to 240 fps. True Tone Flash, Bluetooth 4.2,
There is NFC - which means support for Apple Pay. Well if you live in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and China.
But while the SE almost the same as the 6S internally it is not identical. Some of the specs where it is different.
It only comes in two storage options - 16 don’t choose me GB and 64 this is the one you want GB. There is no 128 GB option. If you are even remotely thinking of the 16 GB version - did we mention the 4K video and Slo-mo up to 240 fps - yes - yes we did - so any sane person would be best to stay far far away from the 16 GB version. Just Sayin.
Some other ways it is different than the 6S - the LTE is not LTE Advanced - just the same LTE as in the 6 and 6+. Same with Wifi - matching the specs of the 6 and 6+.
The Fingerprint sensor is not the 2nd gen fingerprint sensors. The FaceTime Camera or front facing camera depending on what you want to call it - is also the same as the 6 and 6+ - at 1.2 MegaPixels - vs the 5 Mega Pixels for the 6S and 6S+. But the SE does have the retina flash for FaceTime selfies.
Battery Life for the SE is the same as for the 6 and 6S for the most part. With up to 14 hours of Talk time on 3G. up to 10 days in standby - as if that would ever happen. Audio playback is up to 50 hours.
However a couple of battery specs are a little better. Video play back is 13 hours vs 11 hours for the 6 and 6S - but below the 14 hours for the 6+ and 6S+.
And internet use is better as well - with 13 hours on LTE and Wifi vs 12 hours on the 6+ and 6S+ and 10 hours on the 6 and 6S.
One thing also missing is the Barometer that is on all of the 6 iPhones.
The best way to describe the SE is it is like Apple took the 5S - and then randomly picked specs from the 6 and 6S to add to it. However they did seem to pick more of the 6S specs than the 6 specs. And clearly picked the most important ones - A9 Processor and 12 MP camera.
Pricing of the SE is $399 for the 16 don’t buy me GB version and $499 for the 64 time to pad Apples margins GB version.
You can pre-order the SE on March 24th and it will be available on March 31st.
Well that is if you live in the Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Gothom, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, United Kingdom and the Unites States. With over 110 countries by the end of May.
If you were someone holding out for a new 4 inch iPhone - I think you will be very pleased with the specs of the new SE. It does look to be a very powerful and fast device for gaming and video - but small and with good battery life.
Next up was Talk about iOS 9.3 - which is what the SE will ship with.
Apple stated that over 80% of iOS devices are now running iOS 9.0 or later - vs just 2% for latest major version of Android. Both of which were released around the same time in the Fall. Nice little jab there at Android.
iOS 9.3 is available today. Should you download it today - I say wait a few days - just because of everyone else downloading it. Most Likely iOS 9.3 GM will be the most stable - bug free Single dot update ever - thanks to the 7 beta - most likely that is - so that is another reason to wait a week. Lets make sure it is ok.
That all said - If you have been listening the past 10 or so episodes - we have gone over the new features for iOS 9.3 The biggest ones are:
Night Shift. This is where at night - the screen shifts to warmer colors to make it easier to go to sleep.
The Notes app where you can now password protect your Notes. You can also sort notes automatically by either Date Edited or Date Created or Title. To set that you need to go to the settings app and then notes - actually you need to go there as well to turn on or off password protection.
There are also improvements to the Health App. With Categories such as Weight, Workouts and Sleep having a new slider menu showing apps you can easily add to your health dashboard. And it now shows more of your health data from your apple watch.
iOS 9.3 also has updates to the news app. Quote The articles in For You are now better tailored to your particular interests - we search your emails and snap chats and youporn searches to figure out your fettishes and tailor the news app to meet your needs. unquote or maybe I paraphrased a bit there. But the point is they are making the results you see in For You - more for you.
CarPlay gets some new features - with Near by you in the Maps app showing you gas, parking, restaurants and more that close by with just a tap.
And the biggest update for iOS 9.3 at least how it seems from Apple’s perspective is with regards to education use. With an iPad - there is now Shared iPad for students - where students can log in to any iPad in any classroom and make it their own.
There is a new Classroom App - Quote - Teachers can guide students through a lesson, see their progress and keep them on Track unquote.
Apple School Manager - is a single portal where Admins can do everything from creating Apple ID’s to purchasing apps to prepping devices for MDM.
And the New Apple ID’s are a special kind for Education and created and assigned by the school. So if you are an Admin at a school - some new tools are coming your way.
http://www.apple.com/education/preview/
Available of iOS 9.3 is again today - as in NOW.
Last in the event was the iPad update that had also been rumored.
They had some quotes about the iPad Pro.
From John Lasseter - Chief Creative Officer of Pixar - quote The iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil are the closest we’ve ever been able to get in the digital world to actually drawing on paper unquote.
One accessory they added that Podcasters should be excited about - and Phil Shiller even mentioned podcasters for this - is a new USB Camera Adapter which is powered. Which means you plug in the Connector to your lightening port - and then there is a USB port and lightening port on it - so you plug in the lightening cord to it - this Powered Lightening to USB camera adaptor then will allow you to plug in mics - like your Yeti mic right into your iPad. Sweet.
As expected They added a new iPad Pro - with the 9.7 Inch version. It is Less than 1 Pound.
They talked about how there have been over 200 Million iPad’s with 9.7 Inch screens sold to date. That is over 65% of the iPads sold to date.
Apple said with the new iPad Pro they are going after the PC replacement market and Joked there are over 600 Million PC’s over 5 years old in use - ouch.
There are now over 1 Million Apps designed for the iPad.
Same display technology as with iPad Pro 12.9 inch version.
However they did add a new feature - Introducing - True Tone Display. It Measures ambient light and adjusts the display based on the surrounding light.
It has the Same 4 speakers as original iPad Pro.
It has the same A9X processor with integrated M9 co-processor.
There is a New Smart Keyboard designed for the 9.7 inch version - no word on if the 12.9 inch smart keyboard would work with it or not. The 9.7 incher smart keyboard is $20 less at $149 vs the $169 for the 12.9 incher smart keyboard.
And of course it supports the Apple Pencil.
The Cameras on the 9.7 inch iPad Pro are better than the 12.9 Inch version.
There is a 12 MP iSight Camera - does seem Apple got a good deal on those cameras as they are now in the 6S, 6S+, SE and now iPad Pro 9.7 inch.
And you can shoot 4k video with it. You can shot live Photos. There is a true Tone Flash. Panorama Photos up to 63 MPixels.
There is a 5 MP FaceTime Camera - same as the 6S and 6S+. Essentially the cameras on the iPad Pro are the same as the cameras on the iPhone 6S and 6S+ with the same features and capabilities.
Silver, Gold, Space Gray and Rose Gold.
And finally they added a 256 Gb version at $899. They also added a 256 GB version for the 12.9 inch iPad Pro as well.
Pricing for the iPad Pro 9.7 incher - starts at $599 for the 32 still too small GB Wifi only version. And goes up to $1,029 for the 256 now were talking GB - Wifi and Cellular version.
Actually here is how pricing now breaks down.
iPad Mini starts at $269, iPad Air 2 from $399, iPad Pro 9.7 incher from $599 and iPad Pro 12.9 Incher - from $799.
And the new 12.9 incher with 256 GB storage and Wifi plus cellular will cost you $1,229 or $1,497 when you add the Apple pencil and SmartKeyboard.
March 31st is the availability the new 9.7 inch iPad Pro.
This was the last Product announcement at that Town hall stage. The iPod and App store were announced there.
In 2017 a new Campus will be where next town hall event is likely held.
The whole event was just a couple minutes over an hour. So a shorter event per how these things typically go.
By the way watch OS was updated today and NOTE it requires your iPhone to be on iOS 9.3 - so make sure you update to 9.3 first if you want the latests update to Watch OS
http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_5s-5685.php
http://www.apple.com/iphone-se/specs/
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/
23:57
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25:52
So lets go over some of the feedback on the Apple Event.
From the Email bag -
Hi Rob,
Today's announcement on all the new goodies from Apple is a sure sign that they are stepping up their game. I am confident that Apple has reawaken the tablet computer market with the 9.7" pro iPad.
The announcement today along with stats such as 600 Million PCs that are 5 years and older was Apple's way of serving notice that the Windows PC was walking the Green Mile and the iPad Pro 9.7" along with the available keyboard was going to play the part of the warden pulling the switch.
Needless to say, today is one day that I am glad to not be an android fanboy or else I would be feeling pretty but hurt right now!
Regards,
Shane
St. John's, Newfoundland
Hi Rob,
I see that Apple is now touting offline dictation in IOS 9.3 for A9
equipped devices (6s, 6s plus and iPad Pro). As I had written previously,
this has been around for a while although exactly how long I cannot say. I
stumbled upon it around the beginning of the year. Certainly no earlier than
IOS 9.
For whatever reason Apple chose to keep it secret until now.
I hope this fixes a bug I have been experiencing where every so often my
iPhone will refuse to take any dictation at all until I reboot the phone.
Regards,
Kevin Barry
Thanks Kevin and Shane.
Also from the email bag.
Hi Rob,
Kind of bummed about today's announcement. My wife and I both need laptop upgrades and I was hoping for some kind of announcement about that. I know it wasn't expected but I was still hopeful. What I really want for the iPhone 7 is something a little thicker with a longer battery life. I'd be more than happy to sacrifice sickness for battery life. My wife has the battery case from Apple and really loves it. But I have a plus and they don't make one for that yet!
Still bummed about the Flyers,
Regards,
Mike in Dayton
Mike - thanks for the email - and yes very sad game again the cuse on Friday. Just 235 more days until next season - not that I am counting or anything.
From the G+ community with regards to the Apple event.
From Tosin O - quote loving care kit. unquote
From Myron Uecker
Quote IPhone SE (the 4 inch iPhone) is basically a smaller iPhone 6S. 16 and 64 gig sizes and better prices, starting at $399. unquote
From Francisco Tapia - They also didn't mention 7000 series aluminum, which makes me think it is not
To which Karthik M replied - But its a much thicker phone. So relieved that the Power button went back to the top. I love this. Pity it only comes in 64GB. Everything else is perfect.
To which I would say - the Power button did not go back - as it is the same external design as the 5S - so it stayed up top where it belongs. But yes agree - nice to see it up top still.
From Tosin Oladini - I believe I have found a reason to buy another iPad since my 4th Gen 128gb iPad.
From Tony Law - Looks like I'll finally be upgrading my iPad Air!
From Caryl Goodman - Me too!!!! I just tried to order it. Available to order on 3-24!!! Guess I'm getting the 256 GB one!!! YES!!!!!!!
From Danielle Saul - And me
Seems quite a few of you are excited about the new iPad Pro specs in the 9.7 Inch package - which when you add in the improved color handling and better cameras - is a much nicer offering than the 12.9 Incher from November.
From Steven Whatley
So, pre-orders start on March 24th. But, what time? Midnight ET? Midnight PT? 8am ET? 8am PT? Thanks!
Typically pre-orders will start either at 12:01 AM PT or between 4:00 AM PT and 6:00 AM PT.
But I thing Nic Brown’s reply is probably accurate - he said it won’t matter they will have plenty of Stock.
I would agree with that - as I don’t see this being something there is a shortage of - or long lead times. We could be wrong - but again it is only about 13% of iPhones purchased in 2015 were 4 Inchers.
30:08
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from STEVEN WHATLEY who posted the following
Quote
Are there any fully relational database apps for iOS that stores data locally on the device. or syncs to iCloud? I've looked at a few apps. Most are single table apps (MyStuff2) or requires the data to be on a server (AirTable).
The ability to store media such as photos is a must. Price is not important to a limit f(like not over US$100).
Unquote
Some of the replies were
From JEFF Hernandez
quote
FileMaker Go is Free. It is fully relational and stores your data locally. However, you build it in FileMaker Pro on Mac or Windows. If you build it within the 30 day trial period, your database is completely free forever! www.filemaker.com
unquote
Steven asked
quote
Filemaker sounds good. But, I thought the product was no longer supported. Or, is it just Bento that's no longer supported?
unquote
I can answer that - just Bento which is no longer supported.
Ed Tilden also added
quote
I use Tap Forms, and can sync to iCloud or Dropbox. Syncs on my iMac, MacBook iPhone and iPad
unquote
Folks if you have any other data base programs that meet Stephens requirements for iOS - please let us know.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
32:19
http://www.zdnet.com/article/apples-iphone-se-can-it-
prod-customers-to-buy-two-iphones/
There is an article in ZDnet titled -
Apple's iPhone SE: Can it prod customers to buy two iPhones?
Huh???
From the article - quote Apple launched the iPhone SE, which is designed to address a market for 4-inch smartphones, target a lower end market and potentially emerging markets too, but perhaps the biggest win for the company would be to convince its customers to buy two smartphones. unquote.
Wow - that sounds a lot like this quote
quote
“Once the initial fever wears off, however, the bloom will really be off the rose, and sales will be disappointing (at least here in the U.S.). The iPhone won’t be your only phone, but it could be the coolest one in your menagerie . . . for a while. But that would mean a massive shift in U.S. consumer behavior. If Apple can convince U.S. consumers to adopt multiple phones, the iPhone has a chance of tremendous success. If not, then it’ll be a flash in the pan. It’ll be mildly successful (like Apple’s desktops and notebooks, which have a 5 percent market share), but not at the level of the RAZR or Nokia’s popular phones.”unquote
That was from Jim Louderback, PC Magazine. 6 June 2007
Seems the idea of Apple needing to convince people to buy a second iPhone to be successful has been around well longer than the iPhone.
33:42
http://blog.recovery-ipad.com/10-new-
functions-comes-with-iphone-7.html
This next post goes under Rumors with a Capital R. And a few other Capital letters.
The post is titled - 10 new functions come with iPhone 7.
The release date - and they give a meh - Sept 2016 date - really.
For the display - they are saying it will be a Sapphire display - at this point I am thinking BGR or Digitimes is involved.
For hardware they give the meh - A10 processor - duhhh.
The repeat the common refrain of the removal of the 3.5 MM headphone jack.
Per Camera - they say there will be a 16 Mega Pixel rear camera - and 8 Mega Pixel front one. And that the camera will be thinner so as not to protrude from the back. Well now that the camera on the iPad Pro 9.7 inch is the same as the iPhone 6S - yeah - they have to improve it.
They talk about the iphone 7 being Waterproof. I think that is something we came close to with the iPhone 6S and 6S+ = and apple will likely make as such for the next gen - just not convinced - they will actually say it is waterproof.
They also bring up the oft rumored wireless charging - not oft rumored just per the iPhone 7 - but anytime there is a new iPhone.
They also mention an USB-C port - ummm - Again they seem to be channeling BGR and Digitimes here.
And they say it will start at the all too low 16 GB for storage.
35:19
http://eldartech.com/news/apple-earpods-
with-lightning-port-leaked-in-china
Either photo shop - and a good job - or a leaked photo was found on a chinese site that is supposed to be a picture of a lightening connector on a set of EarPods - so yes the traditional 3.5 MM jack is replace with the Lightening connector.
Again -- I am guessing on photo shop or at least a knock off or fake. As the cord is not WHITE - it is grey. Apple’s cords are always white.
But if you want to see what it Might look like - sans the wrong color - this photo achieves that.
I am still leaning more towards the 3.5 MM jack getting jacked and replaced with a stereo speaker. And just the lightening port for the headphones.
36:23
Hi Rob,
Per ep 386 and the Person looking for MVNO with WiFi Calling - as you mentioned, all the MVNOs, at this time, do NOT support Wifi calling.
A compromise might be use an MVNO and then use a VoIP app on your iPhone over your WiFi. It will be slightly less convenient, but there are many apps to choose from.
Some, like Yallo Call Recorder, will allow free incoming calls and let you use your existing phone number so at least for incoming calls, it will be transparent for people trying to call you.
If you use Vonage or other VoIP service already, they have an iPhone app that lets you make and receive calls using your existing Vonage phone number, so that might work also.
Google Hangouts, Skype, and other VoIP-style apps may be a solution but you will probably need to use their phone numbers or play tricks with call forwarding from your existing numbers to get a compromise solution.
There is a downside to Wifi calling (built-in to iPhone and using the carrier). When WiFi calling is enabled, handoff is disabled so if you like having text and phone calls coming thru to your Mac, iPad, etc. simultaneously, you lose that if you turn on WiFi calling.
I started out on T-Mobile when they were one of the first to have Wifi calling. Unfortunately, the terrible cell coverage in my home town was just too painful so I switched to Cricket a MVNO for ATT and the coverage has been excellent. Features are reasonable and price is lower than ATT itself.
Maybe with the iPhone 7 and the increased bands I will re-visit my choice of carriers, but Cricket recently added free voice and data international coverage to some countries (like T-Mobile), so I am pretty happy with them.
Regards,
Robert S
Hi Rob.
Here’s a tip for your listeners.
Many commercial institutions send us text messages using a 5- or 6-digit identifier instead of a phone number. For example, my Walmart Pharmacy uses 632-57 and Amazon uses 292-966. It would be more meaningful to see the name “Amazon” on the text message than “292-966,” so here’s how to fix that.
Simply create (or add to) a Contact entry for the company using the short code as a phone number. So, for example, create an entry for Amazon in your Contacts using a phone number of 292-966. I use the qualifier “other” to identify such numbers. Once you do this, all text messages from that company will be identified with the company name, not the number. You can create a Contact entry directly from your Message app by selecting Details at the top right of the message, then clicking the circled “I” in the upper right, followed by Create New Contact or Add to Existing Contact.
Regards,
Fred in Raleigh
39:29
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmoyer/koala-mount-
20-universal-smartphone-and-tablet-wal?ref=discovery
This week for a kickstarter project we have the quote
Koala Mount 2.0; Universal Smartphone and Tablet Wall Mount
unquote
Which is a quote
A simple, damage-free mount for any modern smart device including iPads and iPhones.
unquote
If this is one you are interested in - you have until April 7th at 8:00 PM CT to fund it.
Pricing on this is $12 per mount or $45 for 5 mounts or $80 for 10 mounts.
Delivery is slated for April for early birds and June for other levels.
If you want more on this search for Koala Mount - 2 words in Kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 387.
40:22
Here is some feedback on iOS 9.3 updates.
From G+ community.
Myron Uecker said - iOS 9.3 is available now. You all know Rob's precautions about being the first to jump on the bandwagon, though. It should be pretty stable after 7 beta cycles but even for me on Public Beta there is a 1.5 GB download so there must be more changes.
From Karthik M - Its only 300 MB for OTA on my iPhone 6
From John LaFazia - I'm on the beta too and it's also 1.5 GB. My wife's was at 300 MB and she wasn't on the beta
Ange Lowe said - I've done my iPad mini....267mbs. Not done my iPhone yet, but a friend has done his and it was 300mbs.
From Timmy T - Beta users have to download pretty much s clean package
From Myron again - Installed 9.3 on both my iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6S. No issues to report. It just took a while to complete.
From Blair Jones - I do my update in reverse order of importance, just in case there are problems.
I do the phone last -- do it after sync/backup (I do it to PC not cloud) when I could make a dash to the Genius Bar if necessary). There's no rush.
From Craig B - I just updated my iPhone 6; no problems. About to update my iPad Mini and my MacBook Air. Didn't bother to backup because I'm in a hotel 1000 miles from my main MacBook Pro.
Ouch - Craig - you are a brave man to do an update when you don’t have your computer with you and you are on the road - folks - don’t try this at home. well Actually only try this at home - don’t try this on the road. Always best to wait until you are home and not traveling and have time to fix things if stuff breaks - I will do my major updates on Friday. So I have the weekend to fix anything if needed.
42:31
https://marcan.st/2016/03/untangling-ios-pin-code-security/
If you ever wanted to really dig deep into the whole technical side of the Apple v FBI Kerfuffle - there is a really good - and by good I mean long and technical article titled - Untangling iOS PIN code security - it is at marcan.st - link in the show notes of course.
It goes over
How does iOS PIN security work
What does the FBI want
How does firmware signing work
How much effort would it take for Apple to comply
Does this undermine the security for all iPhones
Has Apple done this in the past
What can the FBI do to avoid relying on Apple’s help
And more.
Again look for Untangling iOS PIN code security in the show notes for ep 387
I am not going to go into the details for this - because…..
43:26
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/21/technology/
doj-apple-hearing/index.html
The FBI basically just said - ummm never mind.
Seems the DOJ made a request to postpone their courtroom showdown on Tuesday. They made this request after saying it may have found an alternative way into the iPhone. Saying they may no longer need assistance from Apple.
From the DOJ - quote On Sunday, March 20, 2016, an outside party demonstrated to the FBI a possible method for unlocking Farook's iPhone...If the method is viable, it should eliminate the need for the assistance from Apple Inc, unquote
Or as I said to start - ummm - never mind
So the question is now that they may have found a way in - how much harder do you think Apple is going to be working on making the next version of the iPhone even more secure.
44:19
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_bloggingwhilebrown_conf.wav
Hi Rob:
In the last episode of Tii you mentioned that you, and your wife, will be attending and lecturing at an event in Wash., DC. Can you send me the details of that event? I’m very interested.
Thanks,
Tony (from Brooklyn)
Gentlemen - I will be presenting at the blogging while brown conference at GW university on Saturday July 16th at 1:00 PM ET.
http://bloggingwhilebrown.com
From the Google+ community and Rick black
quote
Not quite understanding how to password protect my notes. Anyone else having luck?
unquote
First - you want to go to settings - notes - and then password - and set up your password and turn on Touch ID.
Then go to the notes app itself.
Next - you need to know this is for the notes that are on your iOS device. If you go back to the folders of your notes - you may see some notes for an account you have and then others that say on my iPhone or on my iPad - the ones one on your iOS device are the ones you can lock - just like they are the ones you can draw pictures in - but the others you can not.
So ok - assuming you are now in the notes that are on my iPhone or iPad - go to one of the notes - and tap on the upper right corner - where you have the box with the arrow coming out - the pop up box will give you some options - print - copy - lock - more -
obviously tap on lock - and you can set the password you just set up a few minutes ago in settings.
Then you can use the password or touch ID to unlock it.
47:48
For Ep 387 - From Caryl Goodman in the Google+ community - Ask siri another word for Naked
48:43
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 386
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called Toned on Life and was created on iOS devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BEN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BEN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
I finally got a stylus for my iPad. Here is some artwork I created in sketchbook pro on my iPad.
Regards,
Ben
Thanks BEN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BEN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 386 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
01:51
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Apple begins selling its revolutionary iPhone this summer and it will mark the end of the string of hits for the company. unquote
Todd Sullivan, Seeking Alpha, 15 May 2007
Well I guess if you want to call the iPhone a Mega Hit then sure it was not just a hit. Keep that comment in mind next week when you see articles most likely negative on what ever apple releases on the 21st coming out of Seeking Alpha. As I have said before Seeking Alpha should change its name to Seeking Intelligence - Just Sayin
02:28
No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes.
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03:08
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/14/apple-
seeds-ios-9-3-beta-7/
There is something until this episode I have never said - and that is Beta 7 - but now with iOS 9.3 beta 7 - never is no more. For the first time Apple has put out a 7th beta of an iOS version. This is not to say a 7th version in the past was not warranted - hello iOS 7. But this time Apple did do the deed - and much to my surprise and others following Apple we are able to say iOS 9.3 Beta 7 is now available to devs and Public Beta Testers.
What is more - for me iOS 9.3 has been very stable for pretty much all of the betas. It is encouraging to see Apple going out and releasing another beta - which from what I can read is about just squashing the bugs man and I am sure some performance enhancements.
I have installed 9.3 Beta 7 on my iPhone and iPad Pro - and a couple of other devices. So far so good.
At this point with the next Apple event on March 21st - it is highly highly unlikely we will see any more beta releases - as 9.3 will likely be announced as gold master for everyone to download some time next week. It is most likely - Apple will make it available for download on Wednesday the 23rd.
As always - why not wait a week or so to upgrade until we really see if there are any bugs intro’d. I will talk about that more on the next episode.
04:46
http://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2016/
Speaking of the Apple event on the 21st - it will be live streamed starting at 10:00 AM PT. To watch the event - from an Apple device that has internet capability go to apple.com/live - that simple - apple.com/live.
You can also watch from an Apple TV.
Actually according to apple the requirements to watch the live event are quote
Live streaming uses Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. HLS requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later, a Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later, or a PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Streaming via Apple TV requires an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) with software 6.2 or later or an Apple TV (4th generation).
unquote
The next episode will be out the night of the 21st most likely - I will do my best - it just depends on when the recording of the event is made available - as I like to go back through that and do the notes from it.
If not the evening of the 21st - then it will be the evening of the 22nd.
Either way if you want to watch it live - remember it is apple.com slash live - Monday the 21st of March at 10:00 AM PT.
06:10
http://steve.grc.com/2016/03/12/the-encryption-debate/
Hi Rob,
I totally support Apple's position against FBI claims, but Obama's got a point: The industry should come up with a solution before the Senate imposes an inappropriate one.
Fortunately there is a good suggestion from security expert Steve Gibson that Apple might consider to apply on future devices (I'm not sure if this can be applied on existing ones), that imposes a reasonable burden on Apple without compromising anyone's privacy:
Regards,
Fabio E
Thanks Fabio - but there are huge holes in Steve Gibson’s article - he writes
quote
Without weakening their devices’ encryption, Apple could arrange to be able to respond to court orders in the United States. If Apple wished to be able to respond to lawful search warrants to unlock their devices, they could embed a single, randomly derived, high-entropy (256-bit) unique per-device key in the hardware secure enclave of every device. This key would not be derived from any formula or algorithm, so there would be no master secret that might somehow escape or become known to a malicious agency. It would be truly random and far too lengthy for any possible brute force guessing attack to be feasible. Upon embedding each individual random per-device key, Apple would securely store a copy of that key in their own master key vault. In this way, without sacrificing anyone’s security, only Apple, on a device by device basis, could unlock any one of their own devices. unquote
WHY does apple need to do that?
Do safe manufacturers have to do this? No. You can buy a safe that if it is tampered with will destroy all the contents in that safe. The safe manufacturers don’t have to have some master key that opens all safes or individual keys for each safe that works just on that safe - which is what Steve is suggesting. And what if someone broke into Apple and stole all those master keys? or even some of them? What then?
The most secure environment that guarantees privacy protections is one where Apple does not have the key - and that is Apples main argument.
No lets talk logistics - where are these 256 bit unique per device keys going to be generated? In China where they phones are manufactured - hmmm - can’t imagine the Chinese government would not want to get a hold of them. Are these keys going to be stored digitally - if so - then if you can steal one you can steal and duplicate them all. If they are not digital keys - but rather physically printed out? Hmmmm - where do you store and how do you transport securely 80 to 100 Million of said keys in a busy quarter. I don’t see how this secure key idea holds any water logistically.
09:16
http://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-could-demand-apple-source-code-and-private-key-allowing-feds-to-ghost-iphones/?tag=nl.e539&s_cid=e539&ttag=e539&ftag=TRE17cfd61
This next one is an article titled quote FBI could demand Apple source code and keys if iPhone backdoor too burdensome unquote
This the justice department implied in its latest filing against the Tech giant.
Federal Prosecutors in their March 10th filling said quote
The government did not seek to compel Apple to turn those over because it believed such a request would be less palatable to Apple, If Apple would prefer that course, however, that may provide an alternative that requires less labor by Apple programmers.”
unquote
And if that seems like a threat to Apple - Yes - Yes it is. And not an ideal one - as the Justice depart has set this precedent in a 2013 case against Lavabit - an encrypted email provider supposedly used by Edward Snowden.
The founder of Lavabit Mr Ladar Levinson said quote "I think [the government] is setting up the possibility of demanding the key and the source code,” unquote
The article goes on to say if the Government was to get the source code they could create their own ghost version of iOS that could imitate the legitimate Apple Updates.
If this sounds far fethched - that is something that the Government already did with the Lavabit email service.
From the article quote
Levison said the feds demanded his source code and private key in order to build a "ghost" Lavabit, allowing the government to "pretend to be Lavabit on the internet" all while intercepting, decrypting, and inspecting data between Lavabit's servers and the outside world.
unquote
11:01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjZ2r9Ygzw
EDIT OUT COMMENTS FROM LINSEY GRAHM.
12:24
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3043652/apple-ios/
why-you-ll-wear-an-apple-watch-to-keep-your-job.html
Ok - so we are talking privacy - privacy - privacy - and then Johnny Evans at Computer world has an article titled - Why You’ll wear an Apple Watch to keep your job -
Essentially the gist of the article is you will need to wear your apple watch to monitor your health. This because of some Patent filings. Seems Apple describes a way n which an Apple Watch can constantly monitor a wearer’s heartbeat - alerting them of a heart attack before it happens.
But it could also monitor for other items like accidents, falls, being attacked. Plus more via he built in accelerometer, heart monitor, microphone and other sensors. Help I fallen and I can’t get up. Would be replaced with Siri - saying - I think you have fallen and can’t get up - an ambulance has been dispatched and is on its way - in the mean time - I will play a song from your music playlist. Would you like Stayin Alive from the Beegees?
If you would not like music - I could dictate your last will and testament - you know just incase the ambulance gets caught in traffic.
ok - maybe not so much that last part - but essentially - what it is saying is that these technologies can be used to combine sensors to see how you are doing - and thus it may be something that health insurance companies want you to wear all the time.
Now the article is just pointing out some Analists are predicting millions of Workers will soon be required to use these types of monitoring tech to keep their jobs.
So on one side you have people predicting these health monitoring watching and sensing everything you do - all the time will be required for lower premiums for insurance and hence for you to keep your job. And the other side we have is the government that wants the back door to everything.
Yeah - if George Orwell’s 1984 just popped into your head you are not alone.
The only way that the monitoring works is if it is completely secure and encoded.
Be afraid - be very very afraid.
Hi Rob,
It is only on the rare occasion that I'm compelled to contact you directly. I'm the person that originally shared "Bumpies" with you. I hope you're still enjoying those.
Anyway, I was struck by your recent episode, "Apple Vs. the FBI." I am a high school English teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and, as it so often does, life has once again imitated art. I am in the throws of teaching George Orwell's classic 1984 to high school sophomores, and this issue of the back door the FBI is instructing Apple to build is a powerful way of making applicable and meaningful, to my digital natives, words on a page, which to them are usually just words on a page.
I am finding more and more that younger generations are so immersed in technology that they become desensitized to the value of privacy as a general human right. There is an overwhelming feeling among my students, that frightens me, of "I have nothing to hide, so I don't care if they look." I think this misses the most critical point. Demanding privacy isn't an admission that you have something to hide. There's a reason we don't live in glass houses. It doesn't mean we're criminals. Privacy should be a non-negotiable aspect of living in what we like to think of as a democracy.
Anyway, this Apple issue has really inspired thoughtful analysis and discussion of what we should be asked to sacrifice in exchange for security, and whether the security we get is real or simply "security theater." The prevailing thought seems to be, "Security of privacy? This is America. Shouldn't be have both?" From the mouths of 10th graders, right?
Your episode was thoughtful and expertly put together. I haven't missed an episode of Tii in years, and that was by far your best, most topical, most poignant. I plan to play snippets for my students.
Thanks again for all your hard work.
Best,
Eric in Philadelphia
Hi Rob,
Episode 383 was excellent! You did a fantastic job of recapping the essential information that people need to know so they can form opinions based on understanding and knowledge.
YOU ROCKED IT!
Honestly, I expected nothing less.
Thanks again for all you do.
Dr. John M
Folks if you have not listened to Ep 383 - please do so - I think that gives you a really good understanding of this issue from both sides.
17:05
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7000655/Builder-
life-saved-by-Apple-Watch.html
And that whole Apple patent filing and warning of a heart attack rolls right into this next story from The Sun in the Uk. Titled - Builder who suffered heart attack at work - had life saved by Apple watch
Seems a Mr Dennis Anselmo was not feeling well and glanced down at his apple watch and saw his heart rate was more than 210 beats a minute.
He called an ambulance which when it arrived the Paramedics or Doctor confirmed he was having a heart attack and he was taken to the hospital. Doctors at the hospital then discovered artery blockage and cleared said blockage.
The Doctors told him if he had gone home and went to sleep he would likely have had another heart attack in his sleep and died that night.
So yes - the day is saved thanks to the Apple watch.
17:57
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19:30
VOICEMAIL - JJ_Quest_word_processing_by_voice
Hi Rob,
Another app for form filling is the Adobe Fill & Sign - easy PDF form filler. it is a free app.
Regards,
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-fill-sign-
easy-pdf-form/id950099951?mt=8
21:02
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from BRIAN MITCHELL who posted the following
Quote
I have an iPhone 6, never had a problem with it and it hasn't been dropped. for the past 6 weeks it has started going into a coma! By that I mean its still on, but it won't wake up when I press on the buttons. How I know its still on, is that my car kit still shows it as being connected, but when I dial (using voice command VIA my car kit), it says "Call Dial Failed".
The only way I can bring it back to life is to do a hard reset (Holding power button and back button until the phone resets itself.
I have made a point of force quitting Apps that I'm not using in case one of them is causing this, but it hasn't helped.
Does anyone have any suggestions? or will I have to get it back to Apple? I live in Ireland, and we don't have an Apple Store here, so I can't make an appointment to get them to look at it.
As with most people, the thought of sending it away for a week or two, is not something that I want to do.
If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Brian.
Unquote
Some of the replies were
From Gary Beltz
quote
Do you have the latest iOS version as well software for the car kit (if applicable). Considering it only happens with your car kit I'm leaning towards a Bluetooth issue
unquote
Brian then replied
quote
Thanks for getting back to me Gary, to answer your questions, Yes I do have the latest version of iOS. As for the latest version for my car kit, I don't know about that. But, the issue is not confined to when I am in the car. The phone has gone into this coma maybe once every two or three days, it is unconnected to the car kit, as mostly I just take the phone out of my pocket and it is unresponsive. It has only happened once in that time while I was in the car.
I have reset network settings with no result. I haven't as yet wiped the phone and re-set it up. Do you think that may be the answer?
unquote
Chris Searle replied
quote
Well I have done a full restore when my phone acts up and I have been happy after when things start working again..
Once I had an issue when podcast would just stop playing. Or they would stop midstream... I did a network reset and it didn't do much so I did a full restore as a new phone. After I did that it worked perfectly..
unquote
Brian replied
quote
Hi again Chris, I was just re-reading your posting, you said to restore it as a new iPhone. I have never done that, I have one ever restored it from a backup. if i do it as a new phone, won't I lose everything on my phone? what about my photos? notes? etc. etc. Or do you mean to do the reset and then restore from a backup?
unquote
Gary replied
quote
Definitely faster to do it from the computer since your apps and data are most likely already on the hard drive
unquote
Chris replied
quote
Well if you backup with iCloud you would gain everything back I primarily use the iCloud I have never had an issue with restoring as a new phone...
You can first try and restoring it from a back up.. If you don't feel comfortable with my suggestion
unquote
Finally Brian Replied
quote
Thanks again guys for your advice on this. I reset my iPhone, then set it up as a new iPhone. Once I had done that I connected it to my MacBook and did a restore from a backup... Hopefully this will resolve my issue. I now have to wait until either my problem occurs again, or does not. I was happening about once every two or three days, so time will tell.
I will come back either way and let you know.
Thank you again.
unquote
Thanks all for helping out Brian.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Rick Black
quote
Rob, CNET is an example of a podcast that is not full screen. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-byte-hq/id563387737?mt=2
unquote
And Rick - thanks for that - and on my iPhone 6+ and iPad it looks great - and not showing the white frame - well not on the iPhone - but on the iPad - I just tap on the video and they are gone. But then I received this email - which answer the question here:
Hey Rob,
The reason you're not seeing the video podcasts issue reported by John is that you're running 9.3 beta 6 and can thus go full-screen. Somewhere I read that beta 6 finally fixed the non-full-screen video podcasts issue. If you have another device running iOS 9.2.1 or a beta of 9.3 before beta 6, you should be able to see what he's talking about. But to make it easy for you, here's a screen capture from my iPad Air 2 running 9.2.1 that shows what he's talking about:
Black letterbars to the left and right of the podcast image, white space on the top and bottom of the screen containing the titles above and the podcast controls below. Now here it is on my iPad Mini 2 running 9.3 public beta 7:
Looks the same, right? But do you notice the small, inverted black circle with the double-headed arrow in the upper right corner of that 2nd picture, just below the battery percentage? If you tap that, then the podcast goes full-screen:
Gone are the white space hogs above and below, and no wasteful letterbars on the left and right. Just the letterbars top and bottom to scale the video to proper dimensions, but the video content itself utilizes much much more of the screen. This was the way video podcasts could be watched in previous versions of the Podcast app, but the full screen maximization arrows are missing in some versions of iOS 9, including 9.2.1. Let's hope they stick around in the final release of 9.3.
Regards
Damon in Tuscaloosa, AL
Thanks Damon for the help on that - and I can confirm in iOS 9.3 beta 7 - they are still gone and fixed - so it looks like the issue originally reported on this - will be taken care of officially next week when iOS 9.3 Gold Master is released.
27:45
http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/02/apple-
plans-to-make-iphone-and-icloud.html
In a story from Captain Obvious is this one titled quote Apple plans to make iPhone and iCloud more secure to keep government away unquote
One of the things Apple is looking at doing is getting rid of DFU mode. Doing this - would also make it much more difficult to jailbreak.
Additionally Apple wants to encrypt iPhone backups on iCloud
Well they kinda encrypt the data on their servers now - but since they have the encryption key for those backups - it is not truly encrypted like Apple wants - they want it where even Apple does not have a key because there is no key.
Apple is turning it up to 11
28:23
http://fortune.com/2016/03/15/apple-news-open/
Apple just announced they are opening up their new service to anyone creating news content - not just the big boys - but anyone - with a blog that wants in can get in essentially.
Or put another way Anyone who publishes content online will be able to distribute their content to Apple users via the company Apple News Format. This does require getting the editing tools from Apple to publish on Apple News.
Soon Apple will also be adding in a stats dashboard so you know you can see how your articles are doing.
It looks like everything from Blog posts to Video posts can be added by publishers. And again Publishers is no longer just the big boys - it is anyone with a blog.
quote That new portal, called News Format, will allow users to create content once, which will be recursive on all iOS devices. It also links to existing content management solutions, though Apple doesn’t specifically name them. unquote
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/03/15/962507/
https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/
29:08
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/3/14/phot
There are some supposed leaked photos of an iPhone 5SE or what ever the next gen 4 incher will be called.
And as expected it is showing the device as basically the same size as the 5S - but with more rounded corners and edges - like the 6 / 6S line.
It is not known if the pictures are the real deal or just a knock off Android phone - there are many in China that look like iPhones.
And these pictures are coming out of China.
One thing to note in the pictures - there is from an Apple perspective much to big a gap around the power button. And the people that had the device were not allowed to turn it on.
Also the buttons on the side did not look the same color as the case - which is not how iPhones are built.
So most likely it is a knock off. But still it likely will look pretty close to the next Gen 4 incher.
30:01
http://wccftech.com/iphone-7-pro-dual-camera-sensor-leaks/
One of the latest rumors Du Jour is per the iPhone 7 and it will have a dual back side camera.
Sum rumors say it will be just for the iPhone 7+ - others say for both the 7+ and the 7.
Driving the latest rumor is a supposed picture of the dual camera module that is supposed to be from the next Gen iPhone.
I guess the second Camera on the back is to make up for the removal of the head phone jack.
30:29
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/15/iphone-
7-plus-photo-dual-lens-smart-connector/
And right on the heels of the dual camera module - comes pictures of the supposed back side of the iPhone 7+
The photo is a little grainy - but there are some good looking mockups in the article at MacRumors.
Essentially the camera - rather than being one circle - it now looks more like a pill - with the camera on the iPhone 7 protruding out a little more than it does on the iPhone 6S.
It is believe the over look and feel of the iPhone 7+ is not much different from the iPhone 6+ / 6S+
This mock up also shows it with out the HeadPhone jack.
And some other mock ups showed it with dual speakers.
So all you have to do to enjoy your music truly in stereo is place the bottom of the iPhone the bridge of your nose.
31:22
http://fortune.com/2016/03/05/amazon-
to-restore-fire-encryption/
Two episodes ago I mentioned that Amazon had removed encryption from their fire lines - ummm - bad choice - as they already have back tracked and have added it back.
So users of Fire OS devices will once again be able to fully encrypt the content on said devices.
As we mentioned previously Amazon initially told reporters that it had removed the feature because of lack of interest from users. Well except for all those that scream bloody murder once they became away their devices would not get their data encrypted.
31:55
VOICEMAIL - Sterling_fdbk_week_Calendar -
Hi Rob,
While I'm certainly sympathetic to those affected or could possibly be affected by the San Bernardino case. I'm not willing to risk everyone else's iPhones all over the world to hackers. And don't think for a minute the FBI can keep this to themselves especially when the US Government uses contractors.
Regards,
Mike R
Hi Rob,
I have enjoyed your podcast for several years. I am legally blind and appreciate your keeping those of us with vision loss informed.
But, I am writing today in response to your last podcast where you reviewed the issue between Apple and the FBI. You seemed to infer/imply that if Justice Scalia were alive and on the Court that the Feds would win. You said the Court is now split 4 to 4 and that if Scalia were present he would probably side with the Court Libs. I don't think so; as many with a conservative view of the Constitution would favor Apple's position. For example; I have attached a transcript of Rush Limbaugh's second hour yesterday. If you take the time to read his comments; you will understand where many on the Right come down on this issue. This truly is a defining point for our country.
Respectively,
Bob Purvis
Sitka, Alaska
Hi, Rob. Well, to be honest with you, I feel terribly worried about now. I mean, I am seriously scared for my future, the futures of those I care about, and the future of this entire country, as well as Apple's. If Apple is forced to bend to the FBI, it could practically spell the end of life as we know it. We'll all be heading for a hopelessly dystopian society before long, if Apple is legally required to do what the FBI wants them to do. I can hardly stand to imagine it. If Apple has no choice but to meet the FBI's demands, corrupt government officials would have, at their disposal, a tool that would allow them to hack into innocent peoples iPhones, tamper with their personal data, and have them wrongly accused of crimes. Or, even worse, good people's personal data could be stolen and given to criminals or oppressive foreign governments, data that could be used to perpetrate more acts of terrorism in this country. Seriously! If Apple were forced, by law, to create a tool that the FBI could use, at its own disgression, to hack into citizens' iPhones, we're all doomed, hopelessly and irreversibly doomed! Here's hoping and praying that the world will not end. If this goes to the Supreme Court, here's hoping that the FBI will lose this fight. As a final thought, may those pushing Apple to breech its own security to allow our civil liberties to be violated come to understand the grave mistake they have made, the hard way.
REgards,
Shandy W
35:35
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1509130378/bluejay-
the-worlds-first-smart-mount-for-your-car
Thanks to Myron Uecker for the heads up on this next one which is the kickstart project called Bluejay - quote the world’s first smart mount seamlessly connect your phone to your car via beacon technology and an integrated mobile app unquote
This one had a goal of $80k and has raised over $100k - with funding going until March 30th at 9:00 PM CT.
Pricing on this is $79.
Let me read another quote from them on this
quote
The majority of car mounts are made from cheap plastic and they can barely hold your phone. While you might be able to get your phone in the right position, you then have to fiddle with numerous apps just so you can change your music, make a call or get directions.
We have designed Bluejay to be the last phone mount you’ll ever have to buy, and we made it smart. It uses Bluetooth Smart beacon technology, which keeps you connected beyond the confines of your vehicle and it comes with an app that reduces distractions while driving.
unquote
If this sounds interesting - I recommend you check out their video - by searching for Bluejay at kickstarter dot com - or look for the links in the show notes at Today in iOS at gmail dot com.
37:16
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iPadPro_update
Hi Rob, it's Brian here again, from Galway in Ireland.
I have a question that you or your listeners may be able to help with. On your advice I regularly reset my network settings on my iPhone 6, most commonly when there is an iOS update, and more occasionally for other reasons. The problem with doing this is that I lose access to the various wifi networks that I use, until I can get the login details again. These networks are most commonly at restaurants, cafe's, friends houses etc.
When the network settings go astray, it's not because the usernames and passwords are incorrect, so is there an app that can store these automatically. i.e. When you put the details into the login screen of any network, that the app would save the details, to be used later, after resetting my network settings. Possibly this "magical" app could even have a feature to restore the details directly into the phones network database.
I still love your podcast, I learn from every one, as do many other people around the world. Long may you continue. Your mix of factual information, not so factual information, insights and opinions, mixed with your sense of humor make every episode a pleasure to listen to.
Regards,
Brian Mitchell.
41:51
VOICEMAIL -
Help! Hello Rob, I’m with the devil AT&T since september 93, anyhow as you know starting this month they are charging $5 more a month for data despite my contract! Also to make matters worse no more subsides which is the only reason I’ve stayed to save hundreds on the hardware purchase.
My contract is up 9/12/16
My ETF is only about $85
I got for complaining to the cancelation dept a $100 credit for the upcoming bill.
So in about a month or 2 before I get a full bill 82.98 with tons of taxes and fees I know I should switch!
I think the best would be a MVNO company that is att or Tmobile based on my area of thousand oaks and that they support wifi calling since at my home coverage is a bit weak but I also have a home digital phone.
http://www.cellularbackdoor.com/alternative_networks.shtml
Which company do I go with? Straight talk or another one? Does it have to have the Gsm next to the company name and what is Gsm-a and GSM-T? I have iPhone 6s plus and when the next iPhone comes out I would go with the 4.7" iPhone 7 or whatever they call it.
I use not too many minutes and about 3GB data.
Which companies can I use that are cheapest/best & gsm?
Regards,
Michael
44:46
For ep 386 - From William C - Hey Rob ask Siri "what is the maximum airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow”
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 385
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank VINCENT for sending in the music you hear in the background. VINCENT wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song using Garageband on the iPad:
Dueling organ leads, cheering kids, and three basses combined as one - to deliver a thumping baseline in this new instrumental by Vintuitive.
All 8 tracks recorded on the iPad using all virtual instruments available in Garageband.
Regards,
Vincent Brown.
Thanks VINCENT for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KEVIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KEVIN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is some custom Artwork for Ep 385 -
Produced with camera and Mematic
Regards,
Kevin Crossman
From Fremont CA
Thanks KEVIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KEVIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 385 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
01:58
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “How do you deal with that? How do they deal with us?” unquote
Ed Zander, Now former Motorola CEO/Chairman 10 May 2007
And by deal with us - he means the horrible smell from their rotting corpse - well Apple just needed to wait for Google to buy that corpse and then burry it in the back yard - Just Sayin
02:25
For Promo codes - On Ep 384 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - SNAPanACTOR (one word) and for the iBook - ENTER THE WITNESS not one word. If you are interested in either the app or iBook or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 384
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 FOR FREE 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.
03:12
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apple-
announces-march-21-event
I had started writing last night - looks like the rumors about a march event were not true - and then this morning bam - out goes the Invites on a Thursday no less.
The Apple Event will be on Monday March 21st at 10:00 AM PT and the invite had the tag line - Let us loop you in - And well instantly that draws us back to one of the key rumors being - that it will NOT be a new Apple watch announced but rather new wrist straps - so that rumor just went way up in value.
The colors in the image are the four primary colors of the iPhone line - White, Space Grey, Gold and Rose Gold - that adds to the rumor of a new iPhone 5SE with the same colors as the current iPhones.
Other items possible at the event include an updated 9.7 Inch iPad with smart keyboard and Apple Pencil support. And some think there might be Mac updates as well.
To go over this in a little more detail. The most likely item to be announced is the iPhone 5SE or iPhone mini which is the 4 incher. Expect it to be kind of like the iPhone 5S and 6S had a little something going on and they had a baby. It is expected to have the A9 processor, an 8 Mega Pixel camera although a 12 Mega Pixel camera was also recently rumored. It will have touch ID of course and NFC. But it is NOT repeat NOT expected to have 3D touch. And the rumors were saying it would have all 4 current colors available - lining up with the image sent out. Some rumors had said it will however only come in two memory options - 16 don’t buy me GB and 64 that is more like it GB’s.
The next item likely to be announced is update Apple Watch Bands - and there was a collective Yawn heard through out the land. Some rumors say new colors - others say new materials - and others say new bands made with luxury brands Partners.
Most likely the next Apple Watch update will be in the Sept / Oct time frame to better line up with the holiday season. Oh an since we are mentioning it - the latest rumor is when said Apple Watch 2 is released it will include a camera for face timing. Thus completing the fulfillment of Chester Goulds vision.
Next on the list of Possible announced products would be the update 9.7 Inch iPad - making it essentially a 9.7 inch iPad Pro - with its own smart keyboard and of course support for the Apple Pencil - and the same A9X processor and 4G of Ram - Plus it would also have 4 speakers. The rumor mill is not hover settled on will it be called an iPad Pro mini or an iPad Air 3 - It seems making it a 9.7 inch version of the iPad Pro - the iPad Air brand would not seem to fit - but how do you fit is in with the Pro line. Maybe call it the iPad Pro Air or iPad Air Pro or as I said iPad Pro mini - or is this is a wild thought - why not - just the iPad. Then you would have it where the
iPad mini is 7.9 Inches
and the iPad is 9.7 inches
and finally the iPad Pro is 12.9 inches
Something still does not seem right there.
Also expected at the event are announcements about updates to iOS and Watch OS and TV OS
I would also expect some part of the announcement to talk about the Educational features new to iOS 9.3 and some partnerships on that front.
Finally I would expect some mention of the Apple v. FBI issue.
Some are saying now Mac announcements - but I think a Mac announcement along with info about the upcoming WWDC event are also both possibilities.
We have one more episode before the 3/21 date - so on that one I will mention any other rumors. But think about this it will have been over 6 months since the last Apple event. Yes 6 months already since the September event.
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/apple-
invites-march-21-event/
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11184872/apple-
iphone-se-release-rumors-ipad-preview
08:16
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/07/apple-
seeds-ios-9-3-beta-6/
iOS 9.3 Beta 6 was released this week - which as near as I can tell was just about squashing bugs man.
Oh and a little bit of better battery life according to a few - I have not noticed much of a difference - maybe a little better.
And the last time there was a beta 6 and maybe the only other time was with iOS 7.0 - maybe one other time - but I could not find it in my past notes.
08:41
http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/10/should-
you-quit-ios-apps-answer/
So let me tell you about a story.
See there was this guy by the name of Caleb - and Caleb sent Tim cook an email and it said - quote
Hey Tim,
Do you quit your iOS multitasking apps frequently and is this necessary for Battery life? Just wanting you to put this controversy to rest!
Caleb
PS - I’m Rooting for Apple in the FBI Case
unquote
Then Caleb got a reply - and the reply said
Quote
Hi Caleb
I know you asked tim but I’ll at least offer my input
No and No
Thanks for being an Apple customer
Craig
unquote
And that was Craig Awesome Hair Federighi
I call BS - Kinda.
In theory - Sure No and No - but if you have an app like the old version of Facebook - that sucked down your battery like a 5 year old sucking down a juice box.
And other apps also go rogue from time to time.
So sure in Theory NO and NO - but in reality - yes normal folks with lots of apps will have to close out apps - especially if they see battery life not what it normally is.
The other day it was around 3 PM and my battery life was around 35% - It was a normal day and that is almost never at that low a level. So I forced quit all my open apps and I had bunch. And then the day after at night also a normal day I was around 70%. Which was a little better than normal. So one of my apps was not behaving well the day it was drained down.
I could just imagine Craig in Tim’s office when that came in and said - Tim please please - let me take this one. SUCK IN - ok - No and No - and THEN Giggles.
Again I call BS - Kinda
10:46
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/499326/iPhone-glitch-
unlocks-your-smartphone-without-password-everyone-fooled
Ok - so there was this report flying around about a glitch where you can by pass a locked iPhone - except it was not true or at least I don’t know anyone that it works for.
It goes like this - with a locked iPhone - you ask Siri what time it is - then click on the clock - then go to timer and then tap on “When Timer Ends” and then scroll up to and tap on Buy More Tones - and it is supposed to magically unlock.
I tried it on quite a few devices running different version of iOS and it did not work for any of them - I have only seen people say it did not work for them - the only one it seems to have worked for is the guy in the youtube video - which I am guessing was a faked video.
But funny how many are willing to say it is real and tweet or re-tweet about it with out you know even checking if it is real - which it is not.
12:01
http://www.wearobo.com/2016/03/john-mcafee-says-he-
lied-about-iphone.html
In Ep 383 in my Apple v. FBI major segment - I had this one blurb
quote
Robert X Cringely at cringely.com titled - The FBI v Apple isn’t all the way you think it is.
In his article - he talks about a few key points. First Why does the Government need Apple to create this tool? - John McAfee has publicly stated he could do this in less than a month. And yes McAfee is a whack job personally - but as Cringely states technically McAfee is one of the smartest people in the world and if he says he can do it - it should make you take pause about this whole issue.
unquote
To make one thing clear - my comment was Yes McAfee is a whack Job personally - and Cringely’s comments were the parts about McAfee one of the smartest people in the world and if he says he can do it it should make you take pause. Just want to clarify I was not saying or not saying McAfee could or could not do it - just that he is a whack job.
And I was proven correct - as McAfee - just admitted he lied when he said he could do it - and just said that to make a point.
13:08
http://appadvice.com/post/apple-tv-gets-split-screen-
feature-for-march-madness-2016/706568
If you have an Apple TV 4th gen and you are into march Madness - The NCAA March Madness Live app will provide Split screen enjoyment.
You should now be able to download the new version.
Enjoy the games and Go Flyers.
13:24
And speaking of the Apple TV and the NCAA’s - plus add in the new season of House of Cards on Netflix and the upcoming season of Game of Thrones on the HBO Go App - and you have lots of Apple TV and time in bed coming in the future. And while in bed why not treat your self to the softest and most comfortable sheets you can get.
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15:23
VOICEMAIL - PAUL_MS_answr_Tapforms
Rob,
You asked about a PDF app. PDF Expert 5 from Readdle is great and now supports handoff for Mac. It supports filling out forms, check boxes and signatures so should be your go to for any PDF task.
Thanks for everything.
Regards,
Eric in Schertz
Hi Rob:
I highly recommend PDFPen, or PDFPenPro.
https://smilesoftware.com/pdfpen.
This man can either scan in a paper document directly into PDFPen. PDFPenPro is a a bit pricy, but it gives you the ability to do everything you could possibly need. Their customer service is also top notch.
If you have an electronic copy as a PDF just Open it directly into PDFPen.
Love the show.
With a smile,
Jane Kohner
16:58
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from Paul Keith Kelly who posted the following
Quote
Buyer Beware - So I just broke the screen on my phone. Not to worry I have SquareTrade on it right. I have been using SquareTrade for years first one was 1/2011. Love them, until today. Seems the coverage I have on my iPhone 6 Plus does not cover accidental damage. Why else would you buy a warranty? I have 4 items covered or so I thought by SquareTrade. I am not a happy customer today. I will be looking for a new phone and a new company to cover it. Yes I know I should have read the fine print, that is why I am warning all of you.
So what's the next best option as far as phone coverage for my next iPhone?
Unquote
Some of the replies were
From Myron Uecker
quote
I haven't had an iPhone repaired recently but I had SquareTrade reimburse me for fixing a couple of iPads when we broke the screen. One was the second time the same device was broken. I couldn't imagine them not covering accidental damage.
unquote
From Francisco Tapia
quote
Is it possible you have a warranty protection that does not include ADH?
unquote
From Paul Keith Kelly
Quote
As Francisco Tapia says I do not have ADH. I did not know they offered two types of plans these days. That is why I made the post to let people know. I guess in my anger it did not come out that clear. Thanks again.
Francisco Tapia Thanks you are absolutely correct. I have 3 plans with ADH and 2 without. I have been using them so long and just trusted I was getting the same thing. My mistake (still not that happy about it). Thanks for your post.
unquote
And finally from Caryl Goodman
quote
What does ADH stand for???
unquote
Well Caryl - ADH = Accidental Damage Handling
You drop it - you spill water on it - it falls in the pool / bath tub / toilet - that is where you want ADH coverage
And if you are wondering at this point why you would want anything other than ADH - BING BING BING - EXACTLY why Paul Keith Kelly put up the post in the Google+ community and why that post made it over to the show notes.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Francisco Tapia
quote
in response to Charlie in Oregon (https://overcast.fm/+Bazs-hXA/37:49) In-App purchases are not shareable with family sharing per apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203046
TLDR; you can only share explicitly
* Music
* Movies
* TV shows
* Books
* Apps
* Apple Music via Family Membership.
If said in-app purchase was made by family member A, they can restore the purchase anytime by logging into their AppleID on their Apple Device. However, family member B would not be able to restore family member A's In-App purchases.
unquote
and from Myron Uecker
quote
unquote
Regarding the listener who asked about Apple Music and still being able to move his music to his device. iTunes Match still exists and does what it did before Apple Music. With iTunes Match, you can add anything to your iTunes Library on your computer and it will appear in your iCloud library. Unfortunately it is still an additional fee, but $25/year isn't expensive.
unquote
Thanks Francisco and Myron for your feedback.
21:11
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tii-today-in-ios-app/
id318848957?mt=8
I mentioned on the last episode there was an update coming for the Tii App - and that update came - and here is some feedback for this version of the App - 2.1.1
Hello,
I just downloaded the App from the IOS App Store and checked out the VoiceOver Accessibility that the team worked on. It is very impressive that VoiceOver is mentioned in the What’s New section for the app in the store listing.
I downloaded the App and I will send a link to a video I will create showing how a blind person actually will use the app with the new accessible features the dev team worked on.
Thank you and Libsyn for taking on such an effort of enclusion for all. The worlds largest podcast hosting company is setting the bar high for everybody.
Thanks for working on the accessibility and thank the dev team for making a difference.
Respectfully,
Jeff T
Hi Rob.
Love you've done with the place.. I mean app.. Kinda makes it easier to find things now.. Just been flipping they the artwork and I feel inspired to send you some artwork for the show. Will see what I come up with.
Love the show.. Keep it up.
Tosin O
Thanks all for the feedback - And one of the big new features is a category list.
If you go to the episode list and tap the upper left to get the menu - and then click on Categories - then select one - like Unboxing - you will see all the unboxing videos. Podcasts will get you just podcasts and there are others - like breaking news - which is mostly blog posts.
I need to better use that offering and will look at changing some of them around.
The App is now optimized for the 6 and 6+ sizes.
Multitasking support was added for iPads - Thanks guys.
The episode info loading is greatly improved.
And as mentioned - VoiceOver Accessibility improvements. I really want to say Kudos to Michael our lead dev - as he does really care about the VoiceOver features and understands for an audio app like Tii and WTF and other Podcasters - that Voiceover features are not optional but required. That all said - if we missed anything - let us know.
today in iOS At gmail dot com.
And once again - just search for Tii in the App store to get the Free Tii App and make sure you turn on Notifications - like 17,690 others have already done.
One more piece of feedback on the Tii App
Hi Rob,
I see the Tii app update is out. Do you plan to release the Tii app in the Google Play store also?
Steven W
You know I have thought about it - but probably not. Seems some Android fan boys don’t like this show for some reason - and left negative reviews in iTunes - so need to waive the red flag over there. Seems some Android Fan boyz have thin skin. Which if that is anyone listening - Android Fan boy with Thin skin - yeah this is not the show for you. Just Sayin.
24:34
http://www.businessinsider.com/glibc-seven-year-old-bug-
discovered-affects-hundreds-of-
thousands-of-devices-apps-hacking-2016-2
And that segways us into this - and Thanks to all that sent in this next one - and it is a post titled quote A huge 7-year old bug has been found that affects hundreds of thousands of apps and devices unquote
And this is of course an Android Bug - it affects glibc a library of open-source code - which hackers could use the exploit crash or take control of services that make use of glibc. I am not going to get all teachie - because I really am not overly interested - I mean other than from a Schadenfreude perspective.
But good news if you have an android device - there is a good chance well at least a chance the next one you get a year or so from now will not be affected. Everyone else - not so good for you - and as always the best way to protect yourself from Bugs and malware on An android device is simply to get an iOS device to replace it. Just sayin.
25:30
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/consumer-security/
malware-hijacks-big-four-australian-banks-apps-steals-
twofactor-sms-codes-20160309-gnf528.html
Thanks to John DF from Perth Australia for this next one.
And it is a post titled - Malware Hijacks Big Four Australian Banks Apps - steals two-factor SMS codes
And they seemed to have left - Dohhhh - out of the title.
According to the Article - Millions of Android users who are customers of Australia’s largest banks are the targets.
The Malware is designed to mimic 20 mobile banking apps from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey.
Along with stealing the login details the malware can also intercept two-factor authentication-code sent to the phone via SMS and forwards the code to hackers while hiding said activity from the users.
The Malware walks onto Android phones by imitating the Adobe Flash Player App - once installed the app requests device admin rights - checks for installed banking apps and then reports home in order to download relevant fake login screens.
And in some cases the malware superimposes a fake warning over the device admin list to prevent de-activation - Brilliant.
And one last one - which I could not resist - and thanks go to William T for sending the screen shot from an article in USA today tech section titled quote I dropped a $672 Samsung Galaxy in the toilet unquote -
Which could have just as easily have been titled - I parked my Car in the garage - Or I put my Desk in my Office or I put the Milk in the Fridge. Of course you put the Galaxy in the toilet - Duhhhh
27:02
Rob,
One of the past episodes a listener was looking for an app to provide the best time to leave to get to a location on time.
I have used INRIX Traffic, it uses traffic data & historical data to predict the best time to leave, I use it when I am in an area I haven't been in before to give me a time to leave my hotel.
http://inrix.com/inrix-traffic-app/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inrix-xd-traffic-maps-routes/
id324384027?mt=8
Thomas
Tuscaloosa, AL
Hi Rob,
There was someone in episode 384 asking for a way to share photos across Apple IDs but not get the same messages. I would use 2 different Apple IDs (to not get the same messages) and I would recommend an app called Flickr. You have to sign up for a free account on Flickr, Your Flickr account gives you 1 terabyte of free photo and video space (which can probably hold way more than 7,000 photos) and these photos are private but if you want to share them publicly or to a family member you can. Whenever you open the app it automatically uploads your photos to Flickr (it may take a while the first time). I use this app all the time and find it very useful and very easy!
Thanks for the show Rob
Regards,
-Mathieu from Canada :)
28:32
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1625379
Thanks to Brent for the heads up on this next one.
And it is an indie gogo project called popSlate2 - Smart Second Screen for iPhone
This one has a goal of $75k - and currently has raised over 620k - just a week bit over the goal - congrats.
You have until about March 29th to fund this one.
So what is this - well quote - put the back side of your phone to work with an e-reader, smartwatch and battery case all in one. unquote.
Pricing for this is $79 - and they estimate shipping in July.
This is for the iPhone 6 and 6S and also the 6+ and 6S+ obviously different versions for each phone.
As they say you get an at-a-glance e-ink display on the back - which is always on and lower power use. You can set it to display content you use the most or as they show - put your airline boarding pass on it.
Or have the score to a basketball game.
You can even use as an e-reader.
This looks very interesting - again it is called the popSlate2 with 2 being the number and it all one word.
You can search for popSlate2 at indiegogo dot com or in the show notes for ep 385.
29:50
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/30/apple-fcc-mfi-hearing-aid/
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one.
And it is an article with the very pithy title
quote Apple asks FCC to recognize Made
For iPhone hearing aids to encourage accessibility innovation unquote
Here is what Apple said in their FCC filing
quote
Apple is driven to make its devices truly accessible, and believes that consumers with hearing loss deserve a better experience than what traditional hearing aid compatibility technologies offer today. iPhones comply with existing HAC rules. But as the Commission has recognized, Apple has also invested heavily to improve accessibility by developing a new hearing aid platform that relies on Bluetooth® technology.
Apple believes that this Made for iPhone (“MFi”) hearing aid platform represents a substantial improvement to consumers over devices that are deemed accessible by today’s HAC rules. In order to encourage innovators to develop new and better ways to improve handset accessibility, the Commission’s rules should recognize solutions such as the MFi hearing aid platform as alternatives for hearing aid compatibility compliance.
unquote
31:05
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3042175/apple-ios/
lookout-every-apple-watch-user-needs-this-app.html
Johnny Evans at computerworld had a nice article on an app called Lookout for the Apple Watch. As he states in the article. The app
quote
has four primary features:
- First it will buzz your watch when you are almost out of Bluetooth range with your iPhone;
- Secondly it will make your iPhone “shout” if you need help finding it – even when the phone is in silent mode;
- And will also show you the last known location of your iPhone on a Map on your watch.
- A Bluetooth signal-based distance meter function shows the relative distance between your watch and your iPhone.
unquote
So if you are someone that tends to put your iPhone down and walk away - check out this app for your Apple watch - again it is called lookout - one word .
31:54
Here is a question I get often but have not mentioned in a while so worth repeating:
> Rob,
> Have any of your other listeners had Safari disappear? I have an iPhone 6sPlus, 128 Gb. running iOS 9.2.1.
> I've done hard resets and it still is gone. If all else fails, I'll do a total reset, but I'd obviously prefer a different solution!
Regards,
> Bill in Houston
Hi Bill
Go to Settings - General - Restrictions - and toggle safari it back on - sounds like you dis-abled it in restrictions.
Hi Rob
Thanks so much for your prompt response! You nailed the answer! All is now well with Safari!
Regards,
Bill
One other post from the Google+ Tii Com
From Michael P
Quote Did the following happen to anyone else today: For some reason I got e-mails from three of my credit cards registered with Apple Pay that they were deleted from Apple Pay. But when I go into the Wallet App on my iPhone and the Setting -> Wallet & Apple Pay on my iPad they are still there.
I didn't turn off Passcode or sign out of iCloud on either device.
unquote
This is called a Phishing scam - if you get emails with links about Apple pay and your credit card - delete the email - and delete your deleted emails - You want to run away from those emails as fast as possible.
Michael - Thanks for the post.
Hi Rob, and your most recent episode you had a caller who would like to share photos between his phone and his wife. This is not possible with apples iCloud service. You can install Google photos on each phone and signed into the same account to solve this problem. Then each phone will be able to view each other's photos.
Regards,
Dave
33:57
Hi Rob
Since iOS 9.2 or 9.2.1 around 2/20/16. I have been having problems. Messaging and FaceTime are no longer showing on my MacBook Pro, the activation code does not show on MB that links my iOS devices.
Also iTunes will not backup iOS devices to Computer. I can do iCloud backups. I get error (-54), and the "Genius" says it is backing up, but the backup does not seem to complete.
I went to Apple Store in Wellington, FL, with no resolution. I answered the survey after my Genius Bar visit. No response.
I am hoping all these problems will be resolved with the next update.
Looking forward to updates on AppleTV 4th Gen, adding more Apps, using my wireless keyboard for easier searches, etc.
Apple seems to be asleep at the switch because there seem to be a lot of booboos slipping through. Please tell them to get it together.. lol
Sheesh!
Thanks for all you do, Rob. I listen to your podcasts the day they are released. Love the show!
Regards,
Barbara E.
Greenacres, FL, USA
Hi, Rob
I suspect you have discussed this poiint in the past, but what is Apple's thinking behind not allowing the Podcast app to go full screen. Watching any video podcast with all that white space is terminally frustrating. Is there a rationale or a fix coming? It's been a while now.
Regards,
John
36:36
For Ep 385 - Put a shrimp on the Barbie
36:53
Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot.
And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.
Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
Don’t forget about the Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App and Did I mention it is free.
And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone Different
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 384
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank COLIN for sending in the music you hear in the background. COLIN wrote:
Hi Rob,
I just made a song with iPad using the latest version of GarageBand and the new and improved loops feature. I hope you like it.
Best Regards
Colin from Sydney Australia
Song_summer_stroll
Thanks COLIN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KEVIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KEVIN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is some custom Artwork for Ep 384 - the photo was shot on an iPhone 6 and I used the Apps - Skitch and Photos to finish it.
Regards,
Kevin Crossman
From Fremont CA
Thanks KEVIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KEVIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 384 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:01
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Even if it is opened up to third parties, it is difficult to see how the installed base of iPhones can reach the level where it becomes a truly attractive service platform for operator and developer investment. unquote
Tony Cripps, Ovum Service Manager for Mobile
User Experience, 14 March 2007
Oh those Ovum Anal-ists - they are just a bunch of kidders - Just Sayin
02:36
For Promo codes - On Ep 383 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - ROKUMOTION (one word) . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 383
This week we have promo codes for The App - Snapanactor - one word - Here is the review and some comments from the dev.
Hi Rob,
I enjoyed your last podcast which I listened to yesterday. Having just spent a small fortune on Gillette blades, I am seriously considering Harrys. I already tried Dollar Shave Club, but the blades were just not up to the job.
I'm including 10 codes for Snapanactor that expire on March 22nd, 2016. Here's my blurb!
Regards,
Lee
And here is his written Review:
"The new version of Snapanactor is now on the App Store. Avoid the frustration of trying to remember the name of an actor or where you've seen them before. The advanced facial recognition engine now identifies more actors and with new features like movie details, cast lists, biographies and trailers, there's even more to discover about your favorite actors. We listened to user feedback and after a redesign, the app looks and runs better. With many more features planned and still maintaining the low launch price, now is a great time to add Snapanactor to your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad."
Well thanks to LEE for his review of his App - SNAPanACTOR 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 todayinios at gmail dot com and put SNAPanACTOR one word in the subject line.
App Store Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapanactor-celebrity-id/
id1050476827?mt=8
We also have promo codes this week for iBook - Enter the Witness
Here is the review from the Author.
PLAY PROMO ENTER_THE_WITNESS
Thanks to MICHAEL for his review of his iBook - ENTER THE WITNESS and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this iBOOK - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put WITNESS in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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.
06:00
http://www.phonedog.com/2016/02/22/ios-93-beta-
4-update-rolling-out-along-new-watchos-and-tvos-betas
Well I know it was a while since the last episode - because TWO beta’s for iOS 9.3 were released - iOS 9.3 Beta 4 and beta 5.
Lets start with beta 4 which was released on Feb 22nd just hours after the last episode went live. Apple also released new betas that day for Watch OS 2.2 beta 4 and TV OS beta 4.
Some of the new features / fixes with iOS 9.3 beta 4 - one it fixed a bug where 64 Bit iPhones and iPads could be bricked when the date was set to Jan 1st 1970 - we mentioned that bug on the last episode - well beta 4 squashes it.
How did they fix it - well they just stopped you on how far into the past you could travel. Now December 31st 2000 at 7PM ET is as far back as you can go. Which is 12:00 AM GMT - which is when this century started. No 1999 was not the end of the last century - December 31st 2000 was.
Also if you were someone that actually got your iOS device bricked by going back to 1970 - well this update unbricks your iOS device.
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/24/ios-
9-3-beta-4-fixes-1970-date-bug/
07:27
http://www.redmondpie.com/night-shift-in-ios-9.3-
beta-5-heres-what-has-changed/
We mentioned iOS 9.3 beta 5 was also released - which happened on March 1st - just barely a week after beta 4 was released.
One of the key changes with Beta 5 is with Night Shift. Now if a device is in low power mode it will not shift to Night Shift. Some say this is not a change but a bug - because well - how does going to Night Shift affect battery life?
There were also some minor tweaks to wording around night shift controls and even the messages you see when you toggle it on or off from the control center.
Another change with Beta 5 - at least for iPad Pro and Apple pencil owners - is Beta 5 restores full control of the Apple Pencil - so you can use it to flip between pages or any other way you would use your finger to interact with the screen.
And with Beta 5 there is a new setting to disable songs from playlists being added to My Music.
Apple Watch Notification are fixed
And there is improved 3D touch in portrait mode on the iphone 6S Plus
08:42
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/03/ios-9-3-lets-admins-
enforce-home-screen-blacklist-apps.html
Another new feature found with Beta 5 - was found via a PDF on Apples dev center - titled - Configuration profile reference” and apple mentions in the document quote Home Screen Layout Payload, which defines a layout of apps, folders, and web clips for the Home screen. unquote
In layman’s terms - If you have a company owned device - they can set up your homes screen with the apps in the order and location of their choosing - not yours. That goes for Folders and Web Bookmarks as well.
Additionally IT admins can black list and white list specific apps. Say good by Tinder, Youtube, Geometry Dash and NBA 2K16.
9.3 Beta 5 also lets admins disable your camera, iTunes Radio, and lock notifications - Dang - might as well just give them a blackberry if you are going to do all that.
http://appletoday.info/2016/03/02/ios-9-3-beta-5-
apple-pencil-and-night-shift-mode/
09:34
http://bgr.com/2016/03/02/work-iphone-privacy-ios-9-3/
From Tosin O
iOS 9.3 will tell you if your employer is tracking your iPhone - BGR
I know Rob has little faith in BGR but is there any truth in this article?
Hi Tosin - when it comes to rumors for future features or iOS device - BGR bats worse than my 7 year old off his attention meds.
But when it comes to reporting something that can be found and verified and is out there - then they can be fine.
This time it seems to be the latter and there are screen shots and will other articles they seemed to have borrowed from - yeah they do that well too.
Essentially Apple has had this capability before - but what is different now with iOS 9.3 beta 5 is that Apple is actually disclosing to users that your employer can see where you are and what you surf is set up with the built in Mobile Device Management feature.
So really - this is not about new features - just more transparency around features that were already there for a while.
So now if your company is managing / tracking the phone they gave you - you will see a message saying quote This iPhone is managed by your organization” unquote and that is up on the lock screen.
And you can find that in the Settings - General - About section as well.
http://www.techentice.com/ios-9-3-beta-update-
can-tell-device-managed-employees/
11:04
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/03/hacker-
confirms-jailbreak-ios-9-3.html
And finally with iOS 9.3 Beta 5 - one other feature is that it is still jail breakable.
Some reported apple patched a jailbreak vulnerability with 9.3 Beta 5 - but Todesco the hacker that jailbroke iOS 9.3 beta earlier versions - did confirm that Beta 5 is also still jail breakable.
Sadly there is no plans by Tedesco to release said jailbreak. So while it is still possible - it may not be released even after 9.3 Gold Master is released.
11:50
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/134876/20160219/apple-
watch-leads-the-charge-as-smartwatches-outshipped-
swiss-watches-for-the-first-time.htm
Thanks for Dr. John for this next one.
Which is a report from Strategy Analytics that reveals that smartwatches - led by the Apple Watch - outsold Swiss Watches in the 4th quarter of 2015.
They estimate that there were 8.1 Million smartwatches sold last quarter vs 7.9 Million units of Swiss Watches.
The problem I have with these type of articles is this - APPLE DID NOT SAY HOW MANY THEY SOLD.
So to say Apple led the way and Smartwatches outsold swiss watches barely - is really arbitrary - It could just as easily have been 7.1 million smart watches sold as 8.1 - because if Apple is number one and Apple has not released any numbers - it is all a big guess.
13:08
I Mentioned I was going to NRB last week - and while at the show a gentlemen by the name of Jason with Love Packages approached me and very politely asked how do I shave my head. See Jason is bald also - and he mentioned he tried that crazy head blade and those cheap razors that cost a buck - and they all cut him up good.
By the way a bald guy asking another bald guy how you shave your head is like an Actress on the red carpet asking another Actress who made your dress. Or PTO mom at my kids school asking another PTO Mom who did plastic surgery. It is a great compliment is what I am try to say.
I told Jason proudly I use Harry’s razors - but I went one step further - as it was the last day of the show and I had my suitcase with me - I pulled out the my Harrys travel bag and showed him my Golden Harry’s razor and let him hold it and feel the quality of the handle. I talked about how the 5 blade razor is much much better than those razors that cost a buck - Harry’s razors are after all a low priced blade but one that does not feel like it cost a buck. Actually it feels and works much better than those way way over priced razors they keep locked up at the store.
I did not get into how Harry’s purchased a factory in Germany that makes their blades - as that kind of would have been weird. But I did tell him if he went to harrys.com and used promo code tii - he would save $5 off his first order.
And I also told him about the great after shave lotion and how my wife said it made me smell hot - which in hindsight was a little weird - but true none the less.
A couple hours later Jason came back and told me not only did he order a razor from Harry’s - he also ordered the travel bag and the after shave lotion. And Jason if you are listening - I hope you are enjoying your harry’s products and thanks for asking about my very nicely shaven bald head. Which again I have to give all credit to Harry’s. folks go to harry’s dot com - and use promo code tii to save $5 off your first order and start shaving better today.
15:26
VOICEMAIL - Brian_Mass_Cant_see_all_photos
Hi Rob,
On the question I wrote in about a couple episodes ago, and listener Roger commented on in the last episode regarding tagging your photos, interestingly a couple days ago Google released an API for their photo recognition software called Google Cloud Vision.
The main difference between this and other photo recognition software API's is that Google Could Vision recognizes not only faces, but also physical characteristics within the photos and tags them accordingly. For instance a photo of someone riding a bike across a bridge would automatically be tagged with the person's identity (if known) as well as "bike" and "bridge". It also applies a "score" to each tag representing the confidence level of the applied tag. It even recognizes emotional sentiment (happy, sad, angry, etc.).
The reason I'm bringing this up is if there are any enterprising app coders listening out there, this could be a great opportunity to build an iOS app that automatically indexes a user's photos, tags them accordingly and allows them to search and organize their photos based on the tags. The API is open in Beta now and sample iOS code is available in GitHub. During Beta release the API allows indexing of up to 20 million photos per month.
Here's a link to the announcement, samples and documentation:
http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2016/02/Google-
Cloud-Vision-API-enters-beta-open-to-all-to-try.html
https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/samples
Love the show and keep up the great work!
Regards,
Aric B
Hi Rob,
Hope this day finds you well.
Today my wife was FaceTiming with our son and asked if we could mirror it to our 4th generation Apple TV. So, long story short, she tried & it actually worked, to my surprise. She just held the phone pointed at her & looked at the TV. The issue was, although it was a much larger picture than her phone, it was only about 12-15" on our big TV. I did a little research & some say we could view it on full screen only if he was using a laptop. He was using an iPad, I'm not sure which generation. My question to you & the listeners is, is there another way for us to view FaceTime calls full screen on our TV?
Thanks for everything, including a great podcast.
Shannon in Arizona.
21:56
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from KEN OSTRANDER who posted the following
Quote
So I have a bit of a problem and Googling isn't helping. My wife and I share a calendar and for some reason every time I enter an event, it duplicates itself. Of course if I delete one, they both get deleted. I do use 2 sets of calendars but only sharing one in the one set. Any help would be appreciated.
Unquote
Some of the responses
From Jamie Peralta
quote mines does too. It's annoying! unquote
And there were some other suggestions - but in the end Ken figured it out and said
Quote
I figured it out, thanks for all your help. I was subscribing to 2 iCloud accounts so I turned one off.
unquote
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
23:35
http://www.iosfannews.com/2016/02/iphone-7-
will-be-completely-different.html
And now on to rumors about the iPhone that rhymes with Evan.
Latest rumor is that Apple is testing 3 designs and Apple has yet to decide the final plan - and no I am sure that is in no way meant to be a CYA for those putting out the rumor.
One of those designs or maybe all of them are without the 3.5 MM headphone jack. They will all have a completely new and thinner body.
But oh wait those reporting the rumors say Apple quote plans to prepare a standby unquote in which the iPhone that rhymes with Devon would have many similarities in design to the iPhone 6. So in other words - it will either be a completely new design or you know it will not. Brilliant.
And I only report this because if I can’t get the 5 minutes of my life back for having ready that article - you can’t get back the last 30 seconds.
24:31
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3040508/apple-ios/12-
most-credible-iphone-7-rumors.html
Speaking of iPhone that rhymes with heaven - Computer world had an article of 12 of the most credible rumors about said iPhone.
First if that Apple will not make it a name that rhymes with 11 - but rather would make the biggest one the iPhone Pro.
Another rumor is said iPhone will be Thinner - because well because. Rumor is the next iPhone Pro would be 6.3 MM thick vs 7.3 MM for the 6S+
Of course the rumor about the headphone jack going the way of the dodo bird is in the list.
There is a rumor about wireless charging - hey wait - I thought they said these were credible rumors - ummm no.
Oh wait - here we go - They said the sun will come up tomorrow - I mean there will be improvements to the Camera - as if. Of course there will be improvements - and some rumors lately are saying a dual camera for the iPhone Pro version.
There are rumors about the sun setting - ummm I mean it being faster as well - as if. They think maybe a 6 core A10 processor and more ram.
There were some other rumors like that of an OLED screen - but not until 2017 - and harder aluminum case - making it tough like nails.
That all said no real rumors in that list about the 4 incher.
26:04
http://www.gadgetlite.in/2016/03/apple-
iphone-5se-in-retail-box-leaks.html
And speaking of the new 4 Incher - there was a supposed picture of the new iphone 5SE in its box.
And yes on the box it is called the iPhone 5SE
Most rumors are still saying there will be an apple event mid month with launch the end of the month.
We should know more by the next episode.
26:37
http://www.gadgetlite.in/2016/02/apple-new-4-
inch-iphone-se-is-said-to.html
And some more rumors about the 4 Incher are it will have a new 12 MB back side came, And of course an NFC chip, the same A9 processor as the 6S and 6S+, And either 16GB or 64GB versions - or way to low and just right for most. The battery is also supposed to be bigger than the 5S.
27:07
http://www.linkedtomac.com/home/2016/2/12/att-and-
verizon-testing-5g-speeds-up-to-10-100x-faster-than-lte
Ok - lets get into some news that eventually should lead to tech in a future iPhone - and that is the news that AT&T just announced that joining will be they - with Verizon in carrying out tests of 5G networks in the real world.
Verizon is reporting speed bumps of about 30 to 50 times that of existing 4G LTE. AT&T is hoping to see speed bumps up to 100 times faster.
Quote
"We expect 5G to deliver speeds 10-100 times faster than today's average 4G LTE connections. Customers will see speeds measured in gigabits per second, not megabits. For reference, at one gigabit per second, you can download a TV show in less than 3 seconds. Customers will also see much lower latency with 5G. Latency, for example, is how long it takes after you press play on a video app for the video to start streaming on your device. We expect 5G latency in the range of 1 to 5 milliseconds."
unquote
So what does this all mean for iPhone users - just that we will likely have to wait until at least 1 year after Android phones get on said 5G networks before Apple supports it and maybe a little longer. Historically Apple has not been a first adopter of faster Wireless tech.
28:28
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-
pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones
Here is one way Sammy Phones will not be the same as iPhones - There will be no Ad blocking Apps for them. Well not officially in the Google App stores it appears. As Google yanked the Adblock Fast App - which blocks ads in Samsung’s own mobile browser. The App had actually been supported by Samsung - because well it looked similar to something available for the iPhone - so of course Sammy was behind it.
Google on the other hand who panders and coddles and kisses up to Advertisers - well they were on this like a duck on Cheetoo - and yanked said App from their App store.
Google claims it broke one of their rules per their reason to the developer - and per reporters Googles only comments about this yanking was the following
quote
We can confirm that our policies are designed to provide a great experience for users and developers.
unquote
And by Great they mean Bloated with Ads and more Ads - and then a few more.
29:35
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/3/11157752/amazon-
fire-os-encryption-removed-upgrade
Thanks to all that sent in this next one.
Which is pretty amazing - where you have Apple going to the matt with the FBI to keep encryption safe on your iOS device - Amazon went and removed it from their Fire devices. quote
Anyone who upgrades their Kindle Fire, Fire Phone, Amazon Fire HD, or Amazon Fire TV Stick to Fire OS 5 will have local information left vulnerable to cyber attacks and stored in plain text.
unquote
According to Amazon per why they did this change.
Quote
When we released Fire OS 5, we removed some enterprise features that we found customers weren’t using,
unquote
HUH?????
This is just one of those decisions that make you scratch your head and then realize how thankful you are to have an iOS device.
30:26
VOICEMAIL - Dev_review_PictoSo
Hi Rob,
Hope everything is okay with you I have not seen a podcast from you this week
Curious if you know of a app or anyone in the audience has a app they recommend with good ringtones or the ability to make ringtones without having a computer?
Regards,
Name not given
Or NGN
Well NGN - I will throw that one out to the audience.
Good Morning, Rob!
Curious if anyone else has written in with a similar rant? (I posted this on Facebook earlier.)
So, if I subscribe to Apple Music (Apple Radio)...it activates their older service called iTunes Match...which disallows me from adding music to my phone from the iTunes library on my computer? So, how do I get my music purchases from BeatPort (or any other music service, like Amazon) over to my phone!?!?! I don't know if this is an Apple bug or a conspiracy.#Frustrated
My question is: can I keep both Apple Music and the ability to sync media from my laptop iTunes library? If not, it makes the decision to keep Apple Music simple…hello Spotify.
Regards,
David M
32:58
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1641745
Hi Rob, I've got teenaged kids who constantly trash their power cords. This looks Like a great solution. They could use your help to talk about it on the podcast.
Regards,
Brent, from Greensboro
Thanks Brent - and he is talking about the indie gogo project called ironwire mini by Echo - the $10 pocket sized cable.
And the help part is they have raised $12k towards a goal of $50k and they have about a dozen days left.
As you might guess these are short cables - USB to Lightning, or USB C to Lightning or USB to Micro USB or USB C to USB.
And they are $10 each and built very ruggedly and are short to easily back or put in your pocket.
Good for connecting to a battery back so if you have both in your pocket you don’t have a long cord in there as well.
They expect to ship in June
And if you want to get in on this search for ironwire mini - with ironware one word over at indiegogo dot com.
34:54
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3024387/apple-ios/
what-to-do-when-your-iphone-keeps-requesting-
your-icloud-password.html
I have from time to time heard of people complaining that their iPhone would constantly and continuously request your iCloud login details and password and after you enter them - it asks again and again - a really PITA.
Well there is a nice Article from Johnny Evans at Computer world that goes over what to do if you are one of those being annoyed / frustrated by this issue.
1. Check to make sure iCloud is actually working by going the system status page and making sure it is all green icons.
2. Assuming all is ok on Apples end with iCloud - reset your device. Either hold down the sleep / wake button and shut it down that way or do the resent network settings.
If that does not work - then you might need to reset iCloud or reset your password - more info is available in the article titled - What to do when your iPhone keeps requesting your iCloud password - in the show notes for ep 384.
35:58
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/01/18/apple-tv-tips-tricks/
I want to make a little comment about the Apple TV - and specifically the remote. When I saw a message on the screen the other day - it said - basically warning the remote is at 20% charge. When I first received it - I charged the remote over night - that was in October - and I have used that remote almost every day since - and now in March - I get the 20% warning message. AMAZING. Not sure if others are seeing similar results - but for me again AMAZING - I did not expect anything close to that.
36:52
VOICEMAIL -
I need to create forms which I can fill out on an ios device, save, copy and use again.
The master forms the content of which I need to create came from a windows computer years ago.
The forms are written to be filled out by a person using a pen.
I want to be able to do this with my phone or i-Pad but have no idea how to create a form with check boxes which can be filled out and still look good.
I'm sure this is possible, but nobody I have asked appears to know how to do this.
Any help would be most
Thanks in advance,
Jan Brown
Hi Rob,
I have recently run into a problem with my use of Family Sharing as it relates to shared app purchases and specifically in-app purchases.
My question for you and the listeners is do you know of a way to restore in-app purchases across accounts linked by Family Sharing?
Maybe some app developers who listen to your show could chime in on the validity of my imagined API call that finds previous in-app purchases and if there is a way to look across linked iTunes accounts. This part is more curiosity than anything, but I figure it could at least be an entertaining topic for your listeners (and me).
Thanks,
Charlie
Portland, OR
Hi Rob, Do you think that we apple users are likely to survive this
FBI government overreach crap trying to force Apple to basically
compromise security to the point that it is open to all hackers at
will so that the damn ridiculous out of control US government can spy
on anything damn thing that they want at any time given a reason or
otherwise? I am not contesting them having a right to see the
information off of that one phone having gone through the right
channels, but I believe they need to consider the big picture and what
that means. What they are asking for makes it clear in my opinion that
the information on this phone alone is not what they are even after.
They are using this is an excuse to compromise Apple security so they
can have a constant feed to all I-Devices like they have wanted for a
long time. They should not be able to get that for no reason, but if
this was going to be decided on reasonable arguments based on the
facts and correct priorities I would not be worried. What leaves me
extremely worried is that the out of control government just hands
down decrees based on what they want and the peoples' rights be
damned. They do what they want and circumvent the people when they
think the people get in the way of what the government wants and even
if they do go through congress, the people in congress, for the most
part, don't understand even 19th century technology. Are we at the
point that if they just demand Apple trash security for the government
priorities we have no options and we are basically screwed and is that
the narrow path we are stuck on at this point? Is there hope and are
there options?
I appreciate all you do,
Jim
Hi Rob,
I know you like listener reviews for the show, so here is one I've recorded for you about Beddit - an iPhone accessory for sleep monitoring.
I forgot to mention on the recording also, the app features an Apple Watch companion app too, which can record a daytime nap away from your bed to add to your sleep score, which I've not used yet but seems like a handy extra feature.
As ever, the show is massively appreciated
Thanks
David Finch
York, UK
VOICEMAIL - Beddit_Review.m4a
44:19
http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/03/01/path-to-hell-
starts-at-the-backdoor-microsoft-president-warns-at-rsa/
Thanks for all the kind words and feedback per the last episode and my 45 Minute segment on Apple v. FBI - and there has been a few more pieces of news for this story - and what I want to do is give a quick overview of the past two weeks news - probably and likely from a slightly slanted perspective - because well so much of the news has been pro Apple - anti FBI in the last two weeks - at least the news you have been sending in and I have been finding.
So here is the quick review.
Microsoft President Brad Smith sided with Apple when speaking at the RSA 2016 security conference saying quote The Path to Hell starts at the backdoor unquote. Hmm I wonder if knows an ex-girl friend of mine that used to say the same thing.
Apple put up a page on their site to help answer your questions about Apple security - it was just a tad bit slanted in Apple favor. But if you want to read this - look for the link titled Customer Letter FAQ in the show notes for ep 384
Tim Cook also went on ABC News and talked with David Muir - to talk about this and compared what the government was asking the equivalent of cancer. Interestingly that interview was done in his office. So if nothing else check out the video to see part of Tim Cooks office.
http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/answers/
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/exclusive-apple-
ceo-tim-cook-iphone-cracking-software/story?id=37173343
45:46
http://www.zdnet.com/article/husband-of-san-
bernardino-survivor-pens-letter-in-apples-favor/
Apple has picked up many different supporters in the past couple of weeks - first pretty much all the Tech industry. And then many individuals - including the Husband of one of the people shot in San Bernardino - his wife did survive.
He actually wrote a letter to the court in support of Apple. In the letter Mr Salihin wrote quote
In my opinion it is unlikely there is any valuable information on this phone, This was a work phone. My wife also had an iPhone issued by the County and she did not use it for any personal communication. San Bernardino is one of the largest counties in the country. They can track the phone on GPS in case they needed to determine where people were. Second, both the iCloud account and carrier account were controlled by the county so they could track any communications. This was common knowledge among my wife and other employees. I support Apple and the decision they have made. I don't believe Tim Cook or any Apple employee believes in supporting terrorism any more than I do. I think the vicious attacks I've read in the media against one of America's greatest companies are terrible, unquote.
46:48
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/03/us-secretary-of-
defense-ash-carter-speaks-out-for-strong-encryption
Mr Salihin was not the only unexpected supporter Apple received - Kinda.
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter - While speaking at a cybersecurity conference said that for departments within his purview, quote data security is an absolute necessity. We're foursquare behind strong data security and encryption. unquote and he add that he is quote not a believer in back doors or a single technical approach to what is a complex problem, unquote
He continued on to say that if the rift between Silicon Valley and the FBI continues and they can not come together it could result in legislation quote written by people who won't have technical knowledge, maybe written in an atmosphere of anger or grief unquote where The net effect of such legislative reaction could cause more harm than good.
47:54
http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/29/11135986/new-york-
apple-fbi-iphone-encryption-ruling
On the last episode I did talk about the one case in New york with Apple and the drug dealers phone - well the court in new york rejected the governments use of the All Writs act in this case. Judge Orenstein said the governments interpretation of the All Writs act was so broad as to be unconstitutional
Quote The extraordinary relief [the government] seeks cannot be considered "agreeable to the usages and principles of law." In arguing to the contrary, the government posits a reading of the latter phrase so expansive – and in particular, in such tension with the doctrine of separation of powers – as to cast doubt on the AWA's constitutionality if adopted. unquote
Can you say surpreme court - because that is looking more and more likely for this case.
Telling you reverse Pelican brief is going on here.
48:47
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/03/fbi-james-comey-
san-bernardino-precedent.html
Remember how on the last Episode I mentioned how FBI Director Comey said the case in San Bernardino was a one of case and not for setting a precedence. Yeah - he said that in a letter and publicly. But then this week he had to talk to a congressional hearing - and when in front of congress - his tone changed a little and by little I mean 180 degrees little - saying yes of course it would set a precedent. As if anyone doubted it would.
49:24
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/04/government-
argument-for-iphone-unlock-cyber-pathogen-really/
And last but not least this week on this convoluted story comes the craziest of stories.
Seems The government has watched one episode too many of X-Files.
The argument put forth by the San Bernardino County District Attorney on why the iPhone had to hacked is because the device could have been used to introduce quote a dormant cyber pathogen unquote onto the government networks.
From Engadget on this quote
The other part of the DA's argument is that the iPhone could be the key to this yet-to-be-activated virus that's been hidden on the county's network. As security research Zdziarski says, if it's already been detected, then it's pretty easy to break it into pieces and reverse-engineer a cure. If it hasn't been detected, then the whole notion of this cyber pathogen virus has been pulled out of someone's backside. Which means that the hearing on March 22nd is going to stink of something other than the judicial process. unquote
If you have an opinion on this pro or against Apple - let me know - give us a call or shoot us an email.
51:28
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_Helping_A_Listener_With_An_App_Suggestion.m4a
Hi, Rob,
I accidentally sync my wife iPhone on the same my last restore instead of sync as a new iPhone so all my pictures, contact and her mix together so how can I sync my wife iPhone separate from me. Remember l had only one Apple ID.
Thanks
Vong
This next one I noticed right before recording so no chance to find an answer so I will throw it out to all of you
It comes from James K who asked quote Can I reset the apple news app?
unquote.
So folks - what say you - has anyone resent the News App - and if so how did you do it - give us a call or send us an email. And thanks for your help for James.
Hey, Rob:
"Word on the street" is that if Apple were to buy Time Warner, they wouldn't buy it as a whole, but just the entertainment portion; Time Warner Entertainment, not Time Warner Cable. The Mac Observer had a really good discussion on Apple Context Machine Podcast 341, and here are just a few articles that I found discussing the "conundrum".
MAC OBSERVER
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-looking-
to-time-warner-purchase-for-streaming-content
BUSINESS INSIDER
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-should-
buy-time-warner-2016-1?op=1
TIME WARNER CABLE vs. TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT
http://www.ibtimes.com/time-warner-cable-inc-vs-
time-warner-inc-whats-difference-1631776
Also… OH, MY GOSH!!! Can you PLEASE let Scott know if he is going to sell his iPad Pro... I... WANT... IT!!! I have been debating on getting one (and trying to get the nerve to crap out that much cash) and even talked to Apple corporate and priced one out with my military discount) but still didn't buy it… yet.
If he gets that Pencil in February and still doesn't feel right about owning that thing, I will GLADLY own it for him! LOL #MustReallySuckToBeHim 😝
Regards,
JACOBÍ
Hi Rob,
I just discovered Harry's has an iPhone app. Who knew?! This makes ordering from them even easier.
Dr. John M
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Hi Rob
For Ep 384 - Ask Siri - When the world will end?
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 383
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JIMMY for sending in the music you hear in the background. JIMMY wrote:
Hi Rob!
Here is a song called Somewhere Near Her. This is a fairly sparse piece, only two guitar tracks played on my 2004 Gibson '57 Gold Top Reissue Les Paul into an Apogee Jam and directly into GarageBand on my iPad. What I find really cool about this recording is how sweet sounding the guitar amp models are in GarageBand. Just a little tweaking will render some great, very usable tones.
Anyway, hope you and the listeners enjoy.
Best Regards
Jimmy in Mississippi!!
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Thanks JIMMY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ALEX for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ALEX wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
I was walking around San Francisco Chinatown and saw a restaurant named Tii. I couldn't resist but make artwork for your awesome show.
I used Pixelmator app to crop and add text. And then added Andromeda Galaxy on top using AlienSky app.
Regards,
--Alex from Walnut Creek, CA
Thanks ALEX, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ALEX'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 383 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:26
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “As a value investor, I strongly believe in BlackBerry’s future because the company has several advantages, such as the security, the Q10 and the corporate world.” unquote
Gillian Mauyen, Seeking Alpha, 28 April 2013
SECURITY - did you say SECURITY - ohhh don’t go there. And saying you believed in Blackberry’s future in April 2013 - OH My - As I said before Seeking Alpha really should be called Seeking intelligence. Just Sayin
03:06
For Promo codes - On Ep 382 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - LOOPERSONIC (one word) . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 382
This week we have promo codes for The App - ROKUMOTION - one word - Here is the review from the dev.
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04:50
http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/
To start this episode - we are going to get into a subject / topic / item that seems to be very polarizing - I have come across strong and sometimes very flawed arguments from both sides but I will do my best to present info and opinions from both camps and of course some of your thoughts as well. This also has caused this episode to be delayed as there were multiple dozens of articles I have read on this.
This is of course about the Apple v FBI story that has been all over the news. If you are not familiar with this story - which I guess is possible - It is either the FBI forcing Apple to create a back door that will eventually destroy our privacy and civil liberties and be used by Evil regimes to subjugate the masses or it is The FBI asking for a harmless one time - one use tool to get into an iPhone used by a terrorist that killed 14 Americans.
This whole issue came to a head early last week when a Judge ruled that Apple must Create a tool to allow the unlocking of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters - an iPhone running iOS 9.
That ruling was then followed by a Letter from Tim Cook and Apple about why they can’t and will not do what they were asked to do.
Lets start this with reading the full letter from Apple - as I am guessing many have not read it yet.
This was published by Apple on February 16, 2016
And it is titled A Message to Our Customers
Quote
The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.
This moment calls for public discussion, and we want our customers and people around the country to understand what is at stake.
Smartphones, led by iPhone, have become an essential part of our lives. People use them to store an incredible amount of personal information, from our private conversations to our photos, our music, our notes, our calendars and contacts, our financial information and health data, even where we have been and where we are going.
All that information needs to be protected from hackers and criminals who want to access it, steal it, and use it without our knowledge or permission. Customers expect Apple and other technology companies to do everything in our power to protect their personal information, and at Apple we are deeply committed to safeguarding their data.
Compromising the security of our personal information can ultimately put our personal safety at risk. That is why encryption has become so important to all of us.
For many years, we have used encryption to protect our customers’ personal data because we believe it’s the only way to keep their information safe. We have even put that data out of our own reach, because we believe the contents of your iPhone are none of our business.
We were shocked and outraged by the deadly act of terrorism in San Bernardino last December. We mourn the loss of life and want justice for all those whose lives were affected. The FBI asked us for help in the days following the attack, and we have worked hard to support the government’s efforts to solve this horrible crime. We have no sympathy for terrorists.
When the FBI has requested data that’s in our possession, we have provided it. Apple complies with valid subpoenas and search warrants, as we have in the San Bernardino case. We have also made Apple engineers available to advise the FBI, and we’ve offered our best ideas on a number of investigative options at their disposal.
We have great respect for the professionals at the FBI, and we believe their intentions are good. Up to this point, we have done everything that is both within our power and within the law to help them. But now the U.S. government has asked us for something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create. They have asked us to build a backdoor to the iPhone.
Specifically, the FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wrong hands, this software — which does not exist today — would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession.
The FBI may use different words to describe this tool, but make no mistake: Building a version of iOS that bypasses security in this way would undeniably create a backdoor. And while the government may argue that its use would be limited to this case, there is no way to guarantee such control.
Some would argue that building a backdoor for just one iPhone is a simple, clean-cut solution. But it ignores both the basics of digital security and the significance of what the government is demanding in this case.
In today’s digital world, the “key” to an encrypted system is a piece of information that unlocks the data, and it is only as secure as the protections around it. Once the information is known, or a way to bypass the code is revealed, the encryption can be defeated by anyone with that knowledge.
The government suggests this tool could only be used once, on one phone. But that’s simply not true. Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. In the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key, capable of opening hundreds of millions of locks — from restaurants and banks to stores and homes. No reasonable person would find that acceptable.
The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers — including tens of millions of American citizens — from sophisticated hackers and cybercriminals. The same engineers who built strong encryption into the iPhone to protect our users would, ironically, be ordered to weaken those protections and make our users less safe.
We can find no precedent for an American company being forced to expose its customers to a greater risk of attack. For years, cryptologists and national security experts have been warning against weakening encryption. Doing so would hurt only the well-meaning and law-abiding citizens who rely on companies like Apple to protect their data.
Criminals and bad actors will still encrypt, using tools that are readily available to them.
Rather than asking for legislative action through Congress, the FBI is proposing an unprecedented use of the All Writs Act of 1789 to justify an expansion of its authority.
The government would have us remove security features and add new capabilities to the operating system, allowing a passcode to be input electronically. This would make it easier to unlock an iPhone by “brute force,” trying thousands or millions of combinations with the speed of a modern computer.
The implications of the government’s demands are chilling. If the government can use the All Writs Act to make it easier to unlock your iPhone, it would have the power to reach into anyone’s device to capture their data.
The government could extend this breach of privacy and demand that Apple build surveillance software to intercept your messages, access your health records or financial data, track your location, or even access your phone’s microphone or camera without your knowledge.
Opposing this order is not something we take lightly. We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the U.S. government.
We are challenging the FBI’s demands with the deepest respect for American democracy and a love of our country. We believe it would be in the best interest of everyone to step back and consider the implications.
While we believe the FBI’s intentions are good, it would be wrong for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products. And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect.
Tim Cook
Unquote
Here is some feedback from those in the tii community about that letter.
From Tosin O
Quote For the benefit of those who feel Apple is going too far in their refusal of the court/FBI's demands (I wouldn't have thought any on this forum would argue in the FBI's favour given our understanding of how Apple works and their commitment to privacy), check out apple's open customer letter. I think this is the reason why we pay £700-800 buying these devices rather than settling for cheaper alternatives with doubtful scruples. My take on the issue.
unquote
From Holltel
quote Very strongly but well written letter. I sympathize with everyone involved but whole hardly agree with Apples stance on this. unquote
From Myron U
quote Here's my take on this. Theoretically Apple could build a backdoor into iOS that allows them through a special process to gain access to the underlying data or even remove the passcode from the device. They could make that process extremely secure so that it is highly unlikely that it could be done through any means other than their own equipment. I can even imagine ways they could design a multi-step process that would be very difficult to break.
However, we already know that the jailbreak community is cunning enough to figure out backdoors into iOS that allows a jailbreak to happen. Any team smart enough to do that could figure out how Apple's backdoor works and repeat their exploit.
No matter how good it is, encryption can be broken and any process that lets you into a device, no matter how challenging and protected you make it, will allow a hacker to repeat it.
Personally I'm very happy Apple is going to great lengths to protect my device from hackers. I'm even more impressed that they are willing to fight it all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. Of course, this is also great for marketing because Apple can tell the world how they are willing to fight for our security.
unquote
From Karthik M
quote They're taking this too far. I believe Apple should cooperate with FBI. National Security first. Who cares about the privacy of those terrorists. unquote
From Dave T
quote If any phone company makes phones with backdoor access to each owner's personal information people will just not buy those phones. It's as simple to understand as that.
I agree with Myron I don't have anything to hide - except my liberty. Taking away my liberty is not the purpose of the state. It should be to protect my liberty. So, asking a manufacturer to "hack" their users is anti-democratic. It forces the makers into the position of collaborating with whoever wants to use this information. Right now it's all about "those people" and "the bad guys" but we all know when there is no more civil liberty then the state gets to decide who is good and who is bad.
Once you build a back door you can't go back. It is important to defend the rights of individuals to choose the way they want to live their lives in a free society. I hope all makers of phones will step up and declare the protection of individual rights in the face of pressure to erode those protections. The road to hell, it is often said, is paved with good intentions.
If America wants to force all their phone makers out of business all they have to do is force them to make them less secure and people will flee those products. It's not just that Apple thinks it can win, but its that Apple is hoping this makes sense to all the tech companies out there who are handling people's personal data.
There's some data which is "public" and your behaviour in public is restricted by various regulations and legal precedents. But on your own property you have rights, in your home you have other rights, and with respect to information you choose to protect with encryption you should also have the same rights. Europe and Asia may have other legacy issues with their own governments and traditions. Each will have to struggle to ensure those governments don't abuse their privilege to oppress their populations. In the US (and some other places) the protection of the individual (and their respective rights) is enshrined in a constitutional document which the police, the state, and the courts are sworn to uphold. These constitutions are there to protect people from their government gone mad.
Perhaps we have reached this moment.
unquote
Hi Rob,
A highly polarizing topic. I'm interested to hear/read what your international audience has to say about it.
Cheers!
Dr. John M
18:12
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-and-
whatsapp-chiefs-back-apple-in-backdoor-fight/
Also coming in on Apples side in this battle are the CEO’s of Google and What’sApp.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai via Twitter warned that compliance with the court order could compromise a users privacy - and look folks when Google talks about compromising a users privacy - well they are kinda experts in that field.
Here is what Sundar Said quote
We know that law enforcement and intelligence agencies face significant challenges in protecting the public against crime and terrorism. We build secure products to keep your information safe and we give law enforcement access to data based on valid legal orders," he said.
"But that's wholly different than requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices and data. Could be a troubling precedent.”
unquote
What’s App CEO Jan Koum said the following quote
I have always admired Tim Cook for his stance on privacy and Apple's efforts to protect user data and couldn't agree more with everything said in their Customer Letter today, We must not allow this dangerous precedent to be set. Today our freedom and our liberty is at stake.”
unquote
Some not on Apples side - Pretty much all of the republican Candidates for President And Old Hillary Clinton - but new Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she would not pick a side - which was also the same stance as Bernie Sanders.
19:43
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/
02/19/technology/a-yearlong-road-to-
a-standoff-with-the-fbi.html
Lets do a little history lesson.
Apple has since the iPhone was released been helping law enforcement officials get data off of iPhones when asked by the justice department. With iOS 7 and earlier - the level of encryption or lack there of - made is such that Apple could easily and quickly reply to these requests.
Apple even claims in the first half of 2015 - Apple provided data for more than 3,000 law enforcement requests.
But again these are for devices running the iOS 7 or older versions.
Then in mid 2015 - Apple changed their stance and said no to a request to get data off an iPhone 5S running iOS 7 that belonged to a drug dealer per a case in Brooklyn NY. Apple said quote We’re being forced to become an agent of law enforcement, Customer data is under siege from a variety of different directions,” “Never has the privacy and security of customer data been as important as it is now
unquote
And really with iOS 8 and later - Apple looked at this issue of getting data almost moot as well - as if the phone is set up correctly - Apple can not get to the data and they stated that point to Law Enforcement agencies.
New York authorities alone claimed they have been locked out of 175 iPhones in cases they are pursuing.
But back to Apple saying no to the case of the drug dealer in NY - not alleged either because he has already pleaded guilty. It Seems the stance Apple took made it such that it was just a matter of time before the government was going to pick a juicy case to go after Apple with - And nothing is more juicy and PR cringing then one involving ISIS terrorists and Dead Americans.
Note Prior to the December shooting - Tim Cook - described Data Privacy as a human Rights issue and that if Apple designed a way to defeat encryption for the US Government that tool would be exploited by hackers and other foreign governments like China.
The Justice department under Eric Holder was actually sympathetic to that point of view - even when pressed by an aggressive stance by FBI director Comey and of course the NSA and Criminal Prosecuters through out the US argued for a court order or act of congress forcing Apple to crack their encryption and provide a back door. When Attorney General Loretta Lynch took over from Eric Holder - the justice department switched their sympathies to those with the FBI - and then well the shooting happened in December.
And we should point out - Apple still gives advice and consults on how to get data off iPhones and has done so even in this case with the San Bernardino shooters.
22:38
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-
fbi-apple-20160220-story.html
The FBI has decided to also make this whole thing a battle of he said - she said. On Friday - The Government urged a federal jude to immediately compel Apple to comply to the court order to build a tool to crack their encryption. Which we should point out - Apple has never even said such a tool is possible.
The Government argued that Apple Appears more concerned with marketing strategy then nation security. In a move which appears to be aimed as much at public opinion as the judge the filing submitted to the Government argued Apples refusal to comply per the letter I read earlier from Tim cook quote appears to be based on its concern for its business model and public brand marketing strategy, not a legal rationale unquote
The Filing states - that Apple Tech told investigators they could write software the FBI wants to unlock Farooks Phone. And that Apple Conceded that it had the technical ability to help but that their public statements have been misleading.
In a conference call with Reporters Senior Apple Execs speaking on a condition that they not be identified or quoted - said the Government’s motion was designed to get media attention and described the FBI’s request as overreaching by the government. I do though have to ask - why would Apple have a Conference call with reporters if they did not want to be quoted. How did that call go - Ok thanks to all of you that tell the world everything - we are going to tell you a bunch of stuff - just don’t do your job and tell anyone. HMMMMM.
That said - Ryan Calo an law professor at the University of Washington and an expert on Privacy law said the following
quote "In the court of public opinion, a dead terrorist whose phone might have connections to more terrorists is pretty attractive from the standpoint of prosecution, but the legal question is not made easier because of that, No court has ruled on whether a tech company could be forced to find a way around its own security features. What is being asked to be done here on the scale of things is pretty invasive, They are asking for a lot, not a little. unquote.
25:04
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/20/
technology/apple-fbi-san-bernardino-
shooting/index.html
Apple of course says if you are going to make this a he said - she said battle with the public - fine - then lets talk about how you guys botched this case already by changing the icloud password. Doohhh.
See the iPhone in this case is not a personal phone of the shooter - but a county owned phone.
Apple Execs claim there was a lost opportunity to get into the shooters iCloud account. They said the iCloud password was changed hours after the shooting preventing a potential iCloud backup that may have revealed further info.
And it has been confirmed that Yes San Bernardino county had reset the iCloud password at the FBI’s request and prior to the FBI’s consultation with Apple. Double Doooohhhh.
The phone had been doing weekly backups to iCloud with the last backup to iCloud done 6 weeks prior to the shooting and there is no way to know if the shooter turned off auto-backups or if his account had hit the limit.
Apple says the data that the FBI is trying to get may have been retrievable by them on their own had they not had the County change the password.
This changing of the password may be important in this case as the implications are it may have damaged the governments case against apple to build a tool. Well at least that is how Apple clearly will play this.
And again most reports in most articles are that their may not be any solid legal ground for the government to stand on per forcing Apple to crack its product.
26:43
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/
apple-terrorists-appleid-passcode-
changed-in-government-cust
The FBI downplayed the effect of the action, however, stating, that the reset “[does] not impact Apple’s ability to assist with the the court order under the All Writs Act,” and adding that “the government’s objective was, and still is, to extract as much evidence as possible from the phone.”
As an FYI - In October 2015 - a federal Judge in NY said the government was overstepping its boundaries by using a centuries old law - the All Writs Act as the basis for its requests that Apple Open the iPhone for the Drug dealer case mentioned previously.
And from an story on Buzz feed quote
Asked why Apple is pushing back so hard against this particular FBI request when it has assisted the agency in the past, Apple executives noted that the San Bernadino case is fundamentally different from others in which it was involved. Apple has never before been asked to build an entirely new version of its iOS operating system designed to disable iPhone security measures.
The Apple senior executives also pushed back on the government’s arguments that Apple’s actions were a marketing ploy, saying they were instead based on their love for the country and desire not to see civil liberties tossed aside.
unquote
We should again point out Apple did work with the FBI on the iPhone used by the Shooter in San Bernadino - and sent their experts to help on this and gather as much data as possible. But when the FBI wanted unspecified info on the phone that had not been backed up - a judge earlier this week granted an order requiring Apple to create a special tool i.e. back door to help investigators more easily crack the phone’s passcode.
Ironically it appears Apple had Asked the FBI to issue its application for said tool under seal - but the government made it public and that prompted the letter from cook I read earlier.
I say Ironically they asked for it under seal - because of all the candidates to talk about this - Governor Kasich from Ohio said this is something that should have been handled secretly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/
technology/how-tim-cook-became-a-
bulwark-for-digital-privacy.html
29:14
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/
opinion/sunday/in-the-government-vs-
apple-who-wears-the-black-hat.html
One of the articles I read - that really drove home some good points was one in the NY times titled - In the Government vs Apple - who wears the black Hat.
I want to read the beginning of the article.
quote
Shouldn’t the government have more legal and moral authority to weigh complicated issues of privacy and national security than a company that makes phones?
It should. After all, nobody ever elected Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, to public office. The legal case seems clear enough: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a warrant, Mr. Farook is dead, and his iPhone, which he used for work, is the property of San Bernardino County, which consented to having it searched. The data on the phone could yield valuable intelligence, making its content a legitimate matter of national security.
Apple had obeyed a demand to provide the government with the information in Mr. Farook’s iCloud account. But then it was asked to undermine the phone’s security system so the F.B.I. could try as many passcodes as possible to open the phone without erasing the stored data. Apple refused.
unquote
The author goes on to point out some of the US Governments actions as revealed by Edward Snowden really have shown some of the lets call it questions actions the US Government was engaged in - such as getting access to the Google and Yahoo data centers.
He goes on to point out the obvious that if a tool is created it is an opening of Pandora’s box that can’t be closed no mater how well intentioned the Govt may be in this case.
And he finishes up with this paragraph
quote
But the current choice is between a government that doesn’t seem to recognize limits to its own power to access personal information and a technology company that does. It’s a bad choice, but an obvious one. While nobody elected Mr. Cook to protect our privacy, we should be glad someone is.
unquote
31:25
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/19/opinions/
apple-vs-fbi-on-encryption-bergen/index.html
Peter Bergen a CNN National Security analyst presents this possible Point of View on Apple V FBI - which is that Apple is only digging in their heels now - because of fear of loosing customers - who could perceive them as in bed with the FBI / NSA and other governments around the world. We are talking 10’s of Billions of sales revenue that could be lost along with obviously loosing market share to non-American tech companies - ones that would not be at the bidding of the FBI and NSA.
It should also be pointed out that ISIS’s key social media encrypted platform is Telegram - which is created by a German based tech company and not at all under US regulations.
32:12
http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-
iphone-fbi-backdoor-war-silicon-valley/
Some other thoughts on the precedent that would be set if Apple is forced to comply with the court order come from Kevin Bankston - Direct of the Open Tech Institute who said quote:
"This isn't about one iPhone. If this precedent gets set it will spell digital disaster for the trustworthiness of any and every device." potentially any software vendor could be forced to update any device with malware."
unquote
Mathew Green a cryptographer and Johns Hopkins Professor asked quote If you're content with the US government dictating the iPhone's encryption, "ask yourself how you'll feel when China demands the same, unquote
And that could go for Russia and any other country where Apple wants to keep selling the iPhone.
33:02
http://www.latimes.com/business/
technology/la-fi-tn-apple-global-privacy-
20160219-story.html
Nicholas Weaver a senior researcher at the International Computer science Institute at UC Berkely said the following quote
“This completely undermines privacy overseas and if the administration thinks this precedent wouldn’t be used by China, Russia and others then they are in serious error,”
unquote
Heck the White House recently told Beijing that it has major conference about its new counterTerrorism law - a vague piece of legislation that may require US companies to hand over encryption keys and provide backdoor access to their computer systems.
President Obama said quote
“This is something that I’ve raised directly with President Xi, We have made it very clear to them that this is something they are going to have to change if they are to do business with the United States.”
unquote
If that now looks like we said to China - Sorry no you can’t make our companies do that - only we can make our companies do that - you would be correct.
34:07
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/18/us/san-
bernardino-shooter-phone-
apple-reaction/index.html
Alex Lindsay had a widely re-tweeted tweet - which was quote Any communications/tech CEO that isn't standing with Apple against the FBI is basically admitting that they've already been compromised.
unquote
Others - especially Government lawyers have sided with the FBI. Eileen Decker a US Attorney whose central California district includes San Bernardino - Said the ruling is a matter of fairness to people who are mourning those killed quote
We have made a solemn commitment to the victims and their families that we will leave no stone unturned as we gather as much information and evidence as possible, These victims and families deserve nothing less."
unquote
However Mandy Pifer - whose boyfriend was Shannon Johnson who sacrificed his own body to shield his co-worker denise Peraza - saving her life was giving up his own. Mandy initially sided with the FBI - but after researching the issue she became undecided on the matter. She said to CNN - Quote
"I've done some more reading. I understand more the Apple side of it, I think it says a lot about America that this security only took place because nude photos of celebrities were hacked. So now you can't hack into a terrorist's phone. I'm torn. I'm just torn. I want justice for all. I have both feet on both sides. I guess I'm just prepared for this to be in the news for a long time and for it to go to the Supreme Court"
unquote
35:40
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The_Pelican_Brief_(film)
I almost feel like a Darby Shaw even mentioning this - but since it seems very likely Apples refusal to comply with the current court order will eventually make it to the Supreme court - and it just feels rather strange the timing of this and the passing of Supreme court Justice Scalia who most likely would have sided with the FBI - and been that 5th vote against Apple.
After coming up with that thought I went and checked to see if anyone else had a similar thought and I found an article from Information Technology reporter and expert - Robert X Cringely at cringely.com titled - The FBI v Apple isn’t all the way you think it is.
In his article - he talks about a few key points. First Why does the Government need Apple to create this tool? - John McAfee has publicly stated he could do this in less than a month. And yes McAfee is a whack job personally - but as Cringely states technically McAfee is one of the smartest people in the world and if he says he can do it - it should make you take pause about this whole issue.
Cringely also goes on to mention the very recent appointment of Columbia University computer scientist Steve Bellovin to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - a Government outfit that oversees the activities at Federal agencies including the NSA, CIA and of course the FBI. Professor Bellovin is co-author of the report - Keys under doomats - Mandating insecurity by requiring government access to all data and communications - which is a report published by MIT that takes the stance that the FBI is wrong in its position against Apple in terms of proper Policy. Bellovin was obviously appointed by the current White House administration.
What Robert Cringely actually is proposing is basically a Reverse Pelican Brief scenario. By the way 5 bonus points if you caught the Darby Shaw mention a minute or so ago being a Pelican Brief reference. What Cringely presented was the following:
quote
What the heck is going on here?
What’s going on is Justice Scalia is dead.
Had Justice Scalia not died unexpectedly a few days ago (notably before the Apple/FBI dustup) and had the FBI pursued the case with it landing finally in the Supreme Court, well the FBI would have probably won the case 5-4. Maybe not, but probably.
With Justice Scalia dead and any possible replacement locked in a Republican-induced coma, the now eight-member Supreme Court has nominally four liberal and four conservative justices but at least 1.5 of those conservatives (Justice Kennedy and sometimes Chief Justice Roberts) have been known to turn moderate on certain decisions. This smaller court, which will apparently judge all cases for the next couple years, is likely to be more moderate than the Scalia Court ever was.
So if you are a President who is a lawyer and former teacher of constitutional law and you’ve come over time to see that this idea of secret backdoors into encrypted devices is not really a good idea, but one that’s going to come up again and again pushed by nearly everyone from the other political party (and even a few from your own) wouldn’t right now be the best of all possible times to kinda-sorta fight this fight all the way to the Supreme Court and lose?
unquote
Again a reverse Pelican Brief scenario and one that kinda makes sense.
http://www.cringely.com/2016/02/19/the-
fbi-v-apple-isnt-at-all-the-way-you-think-it-is/
39:17
http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=5645
Hi Rob,
You may have already seen this, but below is a link to a blog post written by a guy who has worked with police on mobile phone issues in the past that outlines all of the things the FBI's order would entail. It's a heck of a lot more than just unlocking one phone and moving on.
And the point he makes about how the government would have to let this "tool" be made available to lawyers for the defense (and thereby guarantee it gets outside of the walls of government) is a great one.
Hope all is well.
Regards,
Ryan
Thanks Ryan for the link to the post titled - Apple, FBI and the burden of Forensic Methodology - and it is written by Jonathan Zdziaski who is quote considered, worldwide, to be among the foremost experts in iOS related digital forensics and security. unquote
In his article he talks about what the FBI did, could have done and the implications.
Quote The FBI could have come to Apple with a court order stating they must brute force the PIN on the phone and deliver the contents. It would have been difficult to get a judge to sign off on that, since this quite boldly exceeds the notion of “reasonable assistance” to hack into your own devices. No, to slide this by, FBI was more clever. They requested that Apple developed a forensics tool but did not do the actual brute force themselves. This was apparently enough for the courts to look past the idea of “reasonable assistance”, however there are some unseen caveats that are especially dangerous here.
What many haven’t considered is the significant difference – in the legal world – between providing lab services and developing what the courts will consider an instrument.
An instrument is the term used in the courts to describe anything from a breathalyzer device to a forensics tool, and in order to get judicial notice of a new instrument, it must be established that it is validated, peer reviewed, and accepted in the scientific community.. Not only is Apple being ordered to compromise their own devices; they’re being ordered to give that golden key to the government, in a very roundabout sneaky way. What FBI has requested will inevitably force Apple’s methods out into the open, where they can be ingested by government agencies looking to do the same thing. They will also be exposed to private forensics companies, who are notorious for reverse engineering and stealing other people’s intellectual property. Should Apple comply in providing a tool, it will inevitably end up abused and in the wrong hands.
unquote
41:58
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/
apple-privacy-petition
Some everyday average Individuals are also speaking up and asking the White House to put a kibosh on the FBI’s push to get Apple to create a backdoor. There is now a petition posted on the white houses we the people site. This was posted on Feb 17th - By Saturday Morning there was over 8,000 signatures - By Sunday Morning there were over 11,000 signatures - with a goal of 100,000 signatures by March 18th. In other words - a goal that should be reached and likely has been reached by the time episode 384 comes out.
From the petition quote
The FBI, is demanding that Apple build a "backdoor" to bypass digital locks protecting consumer information on Apple's popular iPhones.
We the undersigned, oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.
unquote
When it hits it goal - that will merit a response by the White House.
Congressman Ted Lieu of California’s 33rd congressional district - who also happens to be one of just a very small group of Congressional lawmakers with a background in Computer science said the following:
Quote
Forcing Apple to weaken its encryption system in this one case means the government can force Apple—or any other private sector company—to weaken encryption systems in all future cases. This precedent-setting action will both weaken the privacy of Americans and hurt American businesses. And how can the FBI ensure the software that it is forcing Apple to create won't fall into the wrong hands? Given the number of cyberbreaches in the federal government—including at the Department of Justice—the FBI cannot guarantee this back door software will not end up in the hands of hackers or other criminals.
Unquote
43:44
http://m.ibnlive.com/news/tech/protests-
planned-across-us-to-support-apple-over-
iphone-encryption-battle-
with-fbi-1205638.html
But people are not just going on line to show their support for Apple and Privacy - they are also getting in line - where Protestors are preparing to gather in more than 30 cities globally with more than 20 of those in the US.
The protests are being organized by the Internet Rights Group Fight for the Future and are scheduled for this Tuesday the 23rd outside Apple Stores.
Fight for the Future believes Apples concerns are justified
and they are hoping the protests will push the Obama Administration to take a stand against the FBI and how they are pushing Apple to break their product.
This will also now most likely be combined with the 100,000+ signatures to the petition.
44:27
http://www.computerworld.com/article/
3034581/apple-ios/apple-is-right-the-
fbi-demand-makes-us-all-less-secure.html
Here are my closing thoughts on this. Lets say the FBI prevails and Apple is forced to create a backdoor into iOS - and the FBI gets in and finds some info and uses it to kill a few different ISIS operatives - it is not really going to make much if any impact on the fight against ISIS overall. And Would not in this situation it actually be an overall victory for the terrorists. After all their whole goal with any of their attacks is not to just kill people but to also kill and wound our freedoms and liberties. Terrorist are not looking to kill for sport - they are looking to kill ways of life by definition. And creating a tool that allows the Government and rogue hackers access to all of our data - that is a Major attack on our liberties and way of life. Make no mistake about it - this is a key goal of the terrorists and it seems the FBI is playing right into their hands.
And lets not think this tool will be handed over to the quote FBI unquote - it will be handed over to a Greg Varachek or a Joe Scardina or an Eddie Martin in the FBI - the FBI is not a robot it is a collection of people. And then after the people in the FBI get a hold of this tool some in the NSA will want it and then some people in the Russian Government will want it and definitely those in the Chinese government will want it - actually there will be people in every government lining up for this tool.
We are not talking 100’s of people - we are talking 1000’s of individuals. And not all of them are Ned Stark loyal to the end - but rather just regular humans - most good - some not so much And eventually a Greg or Joe or Eddy or someone else will pass this tool on to a person more like Little Finger - and then all our security and privacy will be at risk.
The Government wants to frame this argument as a single case - single event - but if that is true - why did they go public on this - why not do what Governor Kasiec and Apple suggested and keep it private. Apple wants to frame this argument as being forced to break the security of all their devices and to create a master key that will eventually get in the hands of rogue nations, hackers and oppressive regimes. If Apple is correct it will not just be bad for their business it would be bad for everyone.
46:50
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49:04
VOICEMAIL - Tim_Chi_smartMergePro
Hi Rob
In show 382 there was a request for an app to help consolidate duplicate contacts. I have used two apps that seemed to work well for me;
1) Sync.me will locate dups and merge contact data in your contact list on the phone and social media. This may be a bit of overkill for that you are looking to accomplish.
2) DeleteQ is a great app for just locating dups and merging or deleting them. I also use it for creating groups and bulk deletes of older contacts.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Larry D
Hey Rob,
I just listened to your recent episode where you asked what app to use to
delete duplicate contacts from your iphone. I have recently used an app
called Contacts XL 2016 by Jonathon Teboul. (I have included a screen
shot of the app icon from the appstore for clarification).
I recently used this app when I purchased my new 6s. I used it to migrate
all of my contacts from my old 4s to this new phone. It has a feature
that also allows you to delete duplicate contacts. It worked quite well
for me for mine and my wife's new phones. I recommend it. It was free
when I got it. But, I think it might be a purchased app now.
Regards,
Tim in Atlanta
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Seattle_contacts_answr
Hey Rob.
About a year ago I was having issues with duplicate contacts. I used ContactClean Pro and it did the trick for me. I can't remember the procedure exactly but I'm pretty sure it was straight forward. I don't much like complicated fixes.
ContactClean Pro - Address Book Cleanup & Repair by Headlight Software, Inc.
https://appsto.re/ca/f0WCC.i
Warmest regards,
Bob (Hamilton Ontario)
Hi Rob, in regards to getting rid of duplicate contacts I use Google contacts, all my iOS devices sync only with Gmail contacts/Google contacts. And when you have too many contacts been duplicated sign in on your computer to Gmail go to contacts and find duplicates and then delete/merge duplicates contacts.
Regards,
Dean Coady
Hey Rob,
Was just listening to your latest Tii episode and Skip had an issue with duplicate contacts from him and his wife. I was reading on Cult of Mac(
http://www.cultofmac.com/411284/
duplicate-zapping-app-will-shape-up-
your-contacts-list/
) and they happened to mention an app that does just that called - Cleanup Duplicate Contacts . I hope this helps him out. And as always, keep up the great work.
Regards,
Mike S. from Phoenix, AZ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cleanup-
duplicate-contacts/id513670485?mt=8
Hi Rob,
I'm writing in response to the question about deleting multiple contacts. I wrote previously about transferring contacts using google contacts (and syncing them between devices). I too had multiple contacts before I got my contact syncing working cleanly.
For me it came down to multiple sources for contact information that the iPhone was merging together between iCloud, iTunes, and contacts directly created on the phone. It was a real mess.
Here was my process:
1) Disable all contact syncing in Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2) Setup a new sync to an empty account at your favorite webmail service. I used gmail because they have some good contact merging tools. This will upload all of your contacts to that service.
3) Disable all contact syncing as before.
4) Sync the contacts to another new service. I used yahoo webmail for this one.
5) Once it is synced, delete them all from the webmail service and then re-sync. The iPhone should now be empty of contacts.
5) Use the contact merging feature in google contacts to consolidate your contacts. There are some nice features for choosing which fields to keep across multiple contacts as your do the merge.
6) Turn off all contacts syncing again, and then only enable the syncing to your cleaned up contacts account. You should have clean contacts on your phone now with no duplicates.
I have found that only syncing to one contact management system at a time is the key to keeping my contacts clean and to making clean transfers of contacts between services.
Regards,
Charlie
Portland, OR
Hi Rob,
Regarding your listener who wants to remove duplicate contacts from his iPad2, I have found a couple of apps that claim to do this:
CleanUp Suite from Business Contacts Solutions and Smart Merge by YT Development Ltd
There are others available if you search for 'Duplicate contact removal' in the App Store.
I hope these suggestions help.
Regards,
Rich,
Solihull, U.K.
Some other apps recommend were Simpler Contacts Pro which is Five Bucks,
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simpler-
contacts-pro-smart/id476148613?mt=8
and Contacts Duster which is free
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/contacts-
duster-smart-duplicates/id375973177?mt=8
And SA Contacts - which is $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sa-
contacts-export-import/id379262343?mt=8
VOICEMAIL - Dave_delete_duplicate_contacts
57:27
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from SKIP SEARS who posted the following
Quote
I'm finding all kinds of free storage in cloud and cloud-based apps now that msft and goog have provided their apps through the Apple App Store. Seems like everyone is getting compatible with Apple and bringing down costs in the process.
Perhaps it's possible to do everything in the cloud with only a tablet or iPhone.
What do you think?
Unquote
One of the replies from Timothy Arnold was quote
That depends on what exactly you want to do. Check email, be on social media, take photos (Unless you need to seriously edit them), do your banking (Checkbook register, budget sheet etc.), watch YouTube and such, then yes, you can do everything on a phone / tablet.
unquote
And from Robert Spivack was quote
With my iPad Pro, and many apps (paid and subscription) I can do almost everything that I used to do on my desktop or laptop Macs.
unquote
I think the one thing needs to be asked is what info / data do you always need without fail - because sometimes the cloud is well more like a haze then a cloud. And when you don’t have access to the cloud - is there some info you really could not live without for any period of time.
If not - then the cloud would be fine for you.
But for some - the thought of not having full access to all files / data all the time is unfathomable - Personally I am one of those that can’t do to live with out access to a lot of data and presentations and files - and I bet if I really really tried - I could get them all up on the cloud and then even get some local copies of the files I really really need access to - So maybe the question is not if you can live completely on the cloud - but are you prepared to sit down and upload all the files you have to the cloud and then do the work to figure out those few files you actually need access to 24/7/365 When I try to look at my situation objectively - I feel like I just don’t have the free time to really do what is needed to work in the cloud.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Myron Uecker
quote
One thing that bothers me with Error 53. Why disable the phone? Couldn't Apple just disable the Touch ID sensor and show an error message if it is suspected to be tampered with? That seems like a simple solution that doesn't hurt anybody.
unquote
and from Barry Smitherman
quote
Still, it would be nice if you could simply validate your identity and have the phone start working again, even if Touch ID was disabled until an apple tech could make sure the sensor was legit.
unquote
1:01:01
http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/18/apple-
apologizes-and-updates-ios-to-restore-
iphones-disabled-by-error-53/
Thanks to Dr John and many others for the heads up on this one.
Remember that Error 53 issue we talked about on the last episode.
Well in midst of all the noise around the Apple v FBI issue - Apple made an update to iOS 9.2.1 that fixes those phones bricked by Error 53 - and Apple apologized for that issue.
From Apple per a statement made to tech crunch - quote
Some customers’ devices are showing ‘Connect to iTunes’ after attempting an iOS update or a restore from iTunes on a Mac or PC. This reports as an Error 53 in iTunes and appears when a device fails a security test. This test was designed to check whether Touch ID works properly before the device leaves the factory.
Today, Apple released a software update that allows customers who have encountered this error message to successfully restore their device using iTunes on a Mac or PC.
We apologize for any inconvenience, this was designed to be a factory test and was not intended to affect customers. Customers who paid for an out-of-warranty replacement of their device based on this issue should contact AppleCare about a reimbursement.
unquote
Please note - this update will NOT - repeat NOT re-enable Touch ID for units where 3rd party touch ID sensors were installed. NOR should it. As the whole reason Apple had the check in place is to make sure nothing in the security chain if broken and when a 3rd party sensor is installed - Apple can not verify it is secure.
They way it works now - where it simply shuts down touch ID for any 3rd party sensors is HOW it SHOULD have always worked - and was meant to work - according to Apple.
In a nut shell - if Touch ID is important to you - make sure Apple replaces your home button Touch ID sensor. If cost is a bigger issue - you can still get a 3rd party repair - you just will not be able to use Touch ID.
It is good to see Apple make a change so quickly on this.
FYI - it also appears that only those that had done updates via iTunes on their computer saw the Error 53 issue originally - and if you had done an over the air update - you would not have had your phone bricked.
Here is Apples recommended steps for users to update or restore their iPhones.
- 1. Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer.
- 2. Force restart your device
- 3. Try to restore your device again
Apple advises users to contact Apple Support, if they still are encountering error 53 when trying to restore their iPhones.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-says-
sorry-error-53-releases-patch-fix-
bricked-iphones-1544774
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1:05:22
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/
2/10/bill-would-override-bad-state-
level-phone-encryption-bills
Prior to this whole Blow up of Apple v. FBI over encryption and back doors - there was an announcement that a new Bill was being introduced in congress by Rep Ted Lieu Democrat - California and Rep Blake Farenthold - Republican Texas - that is called the Encrypt act of 2016. The sponsors of the bill said they are quote deeply concerned unquote that various bills surrounding encryption would be put in place by different states around disabling encryption or not allowing devices to be sold in those states with encryption.
Essentially this bill would kill all those stupid anti encryption - pro back door bills put forth in different states by clueless and incompetent state legislators in NY and California - just sayin.
The future of the Encrypt act of 2016 I would guess is pretty fuzzy at this point given the whole Apple v. FBI debacle.
I would like to say expect to hear more about this bill in the future - but in the current environment if the winds in DC are not blowing quite right - it is likely to wither and die on the vine.
PLAY - I’M JUST A BILL.
1:06:57
http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-
why-you-definitely-shouldn-t-set-
your-iphone-s-date-back-to-1970
Rob,
I hadn't heard about this one, but apparently you can brick your phone by manually setting the date to Unix Day Zero (Jan 1, 1970). There are some evil people out there trying to kill your phone by tempting you with a throwback Apple logo. Beware.
Regards,
Tom Fowler
Hi Tom - Thanks for the email - I thought about mentioning this on the last episode - and probably should have. But in a nut shell it goes like this - DON’T change your iOS devices date manually back to January 1st 1970 - if you do your phone will be bricked.
Why would you ever even want to change your date to January 1st 1970 - well it has nothing with the TV show Life on Mars. But rather to a fake and evil claim that doing so will give you a hidden easter egg of a retro’ 1970’s style Apple Logo. IT does not - it just gives you a Pink Flyodd 1970’s another brick in the wall Brick of an iPhone.
Apple does claim a fix is on the way - that said - I will not get into exactly which iOS devices running which version of iOS are affected or why - just that I will say - the stove is hot - don’t touch it.
If you do touch it and change your date to January 1st 1970 out of curiosity - I have ZERO Day sympathy for you.
http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/02/apple-
acknowledges-killer-date-bug-in.html
1:08:18
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/12/
iphone-5se-ipad-air-3-march-18/
More rumors on the rumors about the 4 incher. The latest is that the event to announce the iPhone 5SE and a new iPad Air will be Tuesday March 15th - with both devices being available on March 18th.
Latest round of rumors has the 5SE body almost identical to the 5S. but inside it would have the latest A9 processor - NFC chip for Apple Pay, support for always on siri activation. the iphone 6 camera, but the ability to take live photos like the 6S. Color options will be the same as the 6S as well - i.e. Silver and gold and rose gold and space Gray.
The iPad Air 3 will supposedly include the smart connector which would mean the option for a smart keyboard for it. plus support for the Apple Pencil. This would of course remain at the 9.7 inch size - and would have the A9X processor like the iPad Pro. But it might also have a rear flash for better pictures - because yes using the 9.7 inch iPad Air as a camera does not at all make you look like the dorkiest parent at your kids basketball game - just sayin.
And sticking with the last round of rumors - per the Apple watch - the March 15th event would only be about introducing new bands.
Some thoughts on this via the email bag:
Hey Rob,
love your show. I have been thinking about the next Apple event coming up next month. Its been said that we will see the next iPad Air, iPhone 5se/6C/7C, Apple Watch bands. But in my prediction I think we will also get announcement about Apple Pay, meaning Apple will announce P2P payments and Apple Pay for eCommerce for websites. So we will get more than just PayPal to choose from.
Regards,
Kevin
Salt Lake City, Utah
1:10:32
VOICEMAIL - Ep381_answr_about_itunes_sharing
Hi Rob
I just received the Sikai remote cover for my TV remote today and wanted to give my first impressions. It took 2 weeks and a day to arrive and came from the longest address I've ever seen. (see photo) That aside, I love the cover. I ordered the black and in my opinion it compliments the remote very well. It has a nice rubbery texture that feels sure in your hands as well as having humps on the back side so it fits in your hand nicely. I installed the tether even though I probably won't need it. Side note, in order to install the tether I used a needle and thread to maneuver the small cord through the tiny holes, it worked quite well. As far as the function, it does partially cover the track pad but not enough to be a hindrance. All in all, I feel the $12 was money well spent, considering it will protect the remote AND allow me to easily know which end to pickup.
Regards
Shannon H
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_seattle_answr_voting_google_forms
1:13:30
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/
205534082/go-clip-magnetic-iphone-
earbud-clip-that-prevents?ref=nav_search
This week for a kickstarter project we have one that just launched - it is called the Go Clip - two words -
Quote
GO CLIP, a magnetic earbud organizer for your IPhone 5 or later earbuds to prevent it from turning into a big giant mess.
unquote
This project has until March 29th at 2:01 AM CT to be funded with a goal of $75k. So far they have about $1k pledged - like I said it is pretty early on.
Pricing on this is $10 for 1 or the option for $20 for 2 or $30 for 3 or $100 for 10 or even $500 for 50 - Nice Price breaks.
Deliver on this is slated for April 2016 if you buy one go clip - and May if you buy 2 or more.
That said - given no price breaks and an April delivery for ordering just one - that is exactly what I did - I did back this project - for one pair at $10 - because well I am always fighting with my earbud cords that magically seem to get tied in a Knot. Hopefully this will help.
Again if you want to fund this one search for Go Clip - two words at kickstarter dot com or search for the link in the show notes for ep 383.
1:14:44
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/
01/18/apple-tv-tips-tricks/
For Shannon
Here is a little Apple TV tip.
Go to Settings - Screensave - Type - and select My Photos - and you can then select your own photos to be your Apple TV screen save.
After a while you will find the Apple Arial Wallpapers to get a bit redundant - and mixing it up with your own photos is a nice change of pace.
1:15:10
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/19/find-
my-iphone-kidnap-rescue/
Thanks to all that sent in links to this next story - which has to do with an 18 year old girl kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend.
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Pennsylvania State Police were “notified by the victim’s mother that her daughter had been taken against her will by her ex-boyfriend” on Tuesday, according to a statement. “The victim’s mother related that she had been receiving text messages from her daughter requesting help. The mother was able to track the victim’s cellphone by utilizing the iCloud [and] Find My iPhone app.”
unquote
When saved by the police the girl was found bound and gagged in a car.
PLAY - ONCE AGAIN THE DAY IS SAVED
Or ok - in this case it was find my iPhone.
1:15:55
http://www.tv.com/shows/gilligans-
island/hi-fi-gilligan-10155/
VOICEMAIL - Kim_Oregon_TV_ep_answr_wrong
Oh Kim so close - but no. It was actually per what a few emailed in to say - which is it was from an Episode of Gilligan’s Island - Season 2 - episode 10 titled Hi-Fi Gilligan to be precise.
1:17:00
For Ep 383 - - I'm tired
--Alex form Walnut Creek, CA
RIFT on upcoming Trip and Dave Jackson
1:18:51
Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot.
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1:20:22
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And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone Different
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 382
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote:
Hi Rob,
Here is a song called - Amaryllis
On iOS I used the apps:
nanoStudio
iMaschine
Notion
GarageBand
Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing.
On the mac I used the apps
Studio One
Logic
Notion
You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate
Regards,
‘Brian
Song_Amaryllis
Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KJELL for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KJELL wrote the following:
Hello Rob,
I hope you can use this pic for artwork ,it is shot with an iPhone 6 and edited on my iPad Air with iColorama S.
Love your show, keep up the good work
Sincerely
Kjell Olav Soreng
(Norway)
Thanks KJELL, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KJELL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 382 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:32
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “I’m more convinced than ever that, after an initial frenzy of publicity and sales to early adopters, iPhone sales will be unspectacular. iPhone may well become Apple’s next Newton.”
David Haskin, Computerworld, 26 February 2007
Let me just say this I liked the Newton - but when the Press tries to compare something Apples does and project it out to be a flop - the Poor Newton gets its name dragged through the mud. Plus without the experience of the Newton on what to do and not do - the iPhone may not have been as Great as it was when it launched. Just Sayin
03:16
This week we have promo codes for The App - LooperSonic - one word - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODE FOR LooperSonic
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - LOOPERSONIC 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 todayinios at gmail dot com and put LOOPERSONIC one word in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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.
05:01
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigmiclav/
Today’s episode I am recording on the road in my Hotel room and I am doing so on my iRig Mic Lav into my MacBook Pro.
I wanted to see how this would sound and I have been well wanting to test this out for a few weeks. The actually sent the two pack where you can mic up two different people and record right into your iOS device. Again this time I am doing it into my Macbook.
In the future I will do a recording test with two people mic’d up.
But for todays episode you will hear me on the iRig Mic Lav for the whole episode.
Link in the show notes for this and thanks to the folks at IK multimedia for sending this over to test out.
05:52
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/10/ios-9-3-public-beta-3/
iOS 9.3 beta 3 was made available this past week to Both devs and the public.
As with any new beta greater than 1 bug fixes for previous betas are part of the update - but beta 3 also had some new features.
Just incase you were no on Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile - who all already had that feature - Just Sayin.
- Beta 3 - Fixed Control Center icons in landscape
- With beta 3 - there are Apple News settings in Sweden, possibly other countries - but no news app yet for Sweden.
- Beta 3 Tweaked Night Shift explainer in Control Center (it now reads "From Sunset to Sunrise", previously was "From 22:00 to 08:00")
- and Beta 3 Tweaked Lock/Unlock toggle in Notes outside of the share sheet
Looks like in about two more weeks we will see beta 4 and then some time in Mid March would be the Gold master.
07:11
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-
53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-
worthless-third-party-repair
Hey Rob,
I found this article online and can totally see apple doing this to make customers get there broken screens fixed by apple employees and not local repair shops who can do it for a lot less! I totally disagree on this matter this will also put a ton of repair shops out of business and make a lot of iPhone customers extremely mad and possibly leave iOS anyway here's the article on the guardian about the unfix-able iOS Restore error 53: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/08/apple-
under-pressure-lawyers-error-53-codes
I hope i'm wrong about this
Thanks for all you do
Regards
Chris DeBrodie
Chris and many others thanks for sending in these articles about Error 53 - of which there seems to be a lot of mis-info or conflicting info. First up from what I can see - this is not about replacing the screen that is causing the issue - but about replacing the touch ID. Granted sometimes a repair shop might replace both - and it seems what Apple is doing is saying if someone is replacing the touch ID - it might be putting in a bogus touch ID designed to do bad things - and that is why devices that have the touch ID replaced by 3rd parties are finding with iOS 9 their devices are being bricked.
There are some reports of an iPhone 6 being damaged in Jan 2015 and having the touch ID button repaired and the iPhone then working fine for 10+ months - but once updated to iOS 9 - it then bricked.
Again this comes back to was the touch ID sensor replaced - if your screen is repaired but they keep the same touch ID sensor it does not seem to be an issue.
As you would expect the lawyers are already out with the class action lawsuits.
From the Billion Dollar chasers - I mean Lawyers that filled this suit
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"No materials we've seen from Apple ever show a disclosure that your phone would self-destruct if you download new software onto a phone,. If Apple wants to kill your phone under any set of circumstances and for any reason, it has to make it crystal clear to its customers before the damage is done."
"The error code 53 signals the death of the phone, and Apple's response has been to say 'you have no options; it's not covered under warranty, and you have to buy a new phone.’"
Unquote
And from MacRumors on this quote
MacRumors has, heard from a retail source that certain Apple Stores have received the go ahead from Apple to replace third-party screens and other components to resolve the issue. It is not yet clear if this replacement policy will be extended to all Apple Stores or if Apple will make an official comment on the situation.
unquote
Long of the short - this is an ugly situation if your iPhone was one that was repaired by a 3rd party and is now bricked.
Part of me understands why apple updated the software - touch ID security is kinda sorta important and once a 3rd party touch ID is installed all security bets are off.
Lets hope that Apple extends that repair / replacement policy to all Apple stores and in the mean time if you have an iOS device with touch ID and the screen is cracked and you go to a third party repair service - MAKE SURE they don’t replace the touch ID - you need them to keep your original touch ID sensor.
If they can not guarantee that - then take it to apple for the repair for now.
This is sadly something we will be hearing about for a while - especially given up to now Apples relative silence on this issue.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/02/06/what-
caused-iphone-error-53/
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/11/apple-facing-error-
53-class-action-lawsuit/
11:06
http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-belkin-
screen-protector-apple-stores/
Thanks to Dr. John on this next one - which is sticking with the Apple Screen theme.
As I mentioned recently I have switched from a big hunkin case to bumpies on each corner and screen protector. But if you look at my iphone in the upper right the screen protector is raised a little. I did not put it on just right. And well it bugs me when I notice it.
If you ever put on a screen protector you know it is about 99% perspiration and another 99% luck.
Well Apple stores are going to offer a solution for you - they will be getting Belkins Screencare+ Application system. IE an automated tool for installing a screen protector on your phone. No more luck - no more bubbles - no more curing at your screen protector.
Belkin claims their system removes air bubbles and ensures a perfect fit for a screen protector for the iPhone.
This is for iPhone 6, 6S, 6Plus and 6S plus - with two options a $35 invisiglass shatterproof glass protector and a $20 anti-glare protector.
12:25
http://fortune.com/2016/02/07/apple-steel-mill-andreessen/
I think Philip Elmer Dewitt might listen to this show.
Late episode I talked about Apples PE and said it is lower than Dover corporation the least sexy company in America.
Well Philip Elmer Dewitt a few days later released a post titled - Apple Trades like a steel mill on its way out of business and well was all about Apples low PE ratio.
Hi Philip - Welcome back to the show.
12:51
http://www.investors.com/news/technology/click/apple-
stock-could-struggle-until-second-half-of-2016/
Another one possibly listening to the last episode was Patrick Seitz of investors.com
On the last episode I said that Apples stock is going to be stuck in this holding pattern and the press will be negative until to late August and then a switch will flip and it will be hot again. Well 4 days after the last episode Patrick released an article titled
Apple stock could struggle until second half of 2016
Hi Patrick - welcome back to the show.
Speaking of apple stock - the devil only had a chance to do a couple of figure 8’s last week - as Googles market cap dropped a bunch and Apple held steady - meaning Apple was and is once again the most valuable company by Market Cap.
So much for the Google to be first one to 1 Trillion dollar talk for now at least that talk has been put to bed.
13:46
And speaking of beds - Normally on the nights I record the kids go sleep with mom - and I go and sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long night getting out the show. Sadly tonight I don’t get that reward. I get some crappy spring mattress in my hotel room.
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16:00
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_homekit_tips_news
HI Rob,
Regarding the listener that asked for an app that can take many pictures and 'morph' from one to another to show his weight loss progress, I recommend Pics2mov.
Pics2Mov by iFacies
https://appsto.re/us/r_F_U.i
It allows to create a movie from a set of pictures. Hope this help.
Regards,
Tony, from sunny Puerto Rico
Thanks Tony now if I could only remember that listener that asked that question - oh wait - it was me. So thanks from me again.
Hi Rob,
Here is the app you were looking for.
Picr - Everyday photo reminder - selfie journal / diary by Marcus Rumbohm
https://appsto.re/us/XwQzU.i
Regards,
Heather
Hi Rob,
In your latest podcast, you had asked for recommendations for Disney and photo collage.
I have used the official Disney App (My Disney Experience - Walt Disney World, free App) before and it was really great in notifying us on wait times for attractions, places to eat and their menus, and what's happening around you.
The photo collage App I use is Replay. It is great putting pictures together with different kinds of transitions and with background music. The best thing is, it as easy as picking the photos you want to include in the order you want. The basic App is free and additional In App purchase gives you different transition styles and music.
Tony L
San Francisco
19:10
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from Ryan Boyle who posted the following
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Would now be a bad time to buy an Apple Watch? In the news a lot of people seem to think a new one will be announced in March, but I believe Rob said in the last episode that only new bands would be coming out in March.
Unquote
First let me say - On the last episode I was repeating the rumor de jur - which was that only the bands would be updated and not the hardware this year. But a couple of weeks ago the rumor de jur was that the hardware would be getting updates too. That all said I think the Apple watch is likely on a two year upgrade cycle for hardware at least.
Some of the responses to Ryan’s post were
Quote Apple will always come out with a new device. The Apple watch is amazing and if you want it why wait unquote - that from Jonah Salvatore.
Nic Brown said quote They are on sale at Best Buy for $100 off right now. There may be a new one announced but I doubt it, I think that it will be a two year refresh cycle. Just my two cents
unquote
Dantagnan Bennett said quote You have to think a lot of people just bought the watch for Christmas it would be too soon for a new watch. unquote
And Target right now is also offering $100 off Apple Watches - so not just Best Buy with that offer right now.
So long of the short - what Jonah said - if you want it why wait - and with both Best But and Target offering $100 off - that seems like a good deal. Still no promises a new device is not around the corner - it just does seem unlikely - unless you count those two big retailers with the $100 discount almost like they are trying to clear stock to make room for something new. Oh wait - sorry - did not mean to confuse you on what to do. Ooopppsss.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Barry Smitherman
quote For Elsie, who needed to make text over transparency. There's an app called "over" and it will do what she wants. I accidentally bought it a while back, and before I requested a refund, I thought I'd try it out. It's amazing for for photo editing/embellishment. And the transparency features are the best I've ever used. unquote
22:28
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/02/have-documents-
notarized-from-your-iphone-with-the-new-notarize-app
Hi Rob,
This is cool! And to think I was going to do this part-time or FT for a living! You can now Have documents notarized from your iPhone with the new Notarize app
Regards,
Michael
Thanks Michael - for the heads up on this.
I will put a link to the article from Appadvice dot com which goes over the Notarize App and a video explaining it.
Note there is a $25 fee for each notarization - but if you don’t know where to go or don’t want to go anywhere - this is an option.
If anyone actually uses this app or has used it - please call or email in with your feedback on this.
Thanks
23:25
Hello Rob,
I continue to love the show; I have even introduced some of the newly converted in my office to it. I wanted to discuss with you the idea surrounding the AppleCar. I have been trying to wrap my mind around it and I keep coming back to the Apple Watch Edition. It seams to me that Apple would spend quite a bit of money on the Car department and (in my opinion) not see a return in volume. Aside from the standard argument, I just wasn't seeing the turn around. Then, I was walking into my house the other day listening to your podcast. You were mentioning Harry's razors and I had just retrieved my wife's Ipsy bag from the mail (a monthly makeup kit if you were unfamiliar). That was when it came to me: subscription. There are tons of subscriptions everywhere. Entertainment: AppleMusic, Netflix, Hulu; Personal Care: Harry's, Ipsy, Trunk club, they even have services for making dinner! Suppose Apple creates an armada of AppleCare but instead of BUYing them you SUBSCRIBE to them. Follow me here Rob, you need to get from A to B. First you take out your phone and pull up maps, you locate your destination and you now know the route it take to get there. You have driving, transit, and walking. What if there was an option that showed AppleCar with a dollar amount next to it. You could place an order using ApplePay, the car shows up and takes you to your destination. It seams like a stretch but let's say you work in the city and you are subscribed to Apple Car for ______ whatever Apple chooses. You enter appointments into your calendar along with destinations. This is setting your ride!! Much like you can see travel time with ios9, you would see car arrival time. Parking, gas, insurance, car payments, all of that adds up and this could eliminate all of that very quickly.
Just a thought Rob, let me know what you think. Thanks for listening to my rant. Keep up the great work!!
Regards,
Brenton from Pittsburgh
So essentially a bunch of cars that can self drive and you request the car and they come to you where you are - you can then drive them to do what you need or let them drive for you - and when done - you pay your fee and are done.
This is a rumor on what Uber is working on - and on many levels it makes sense - IF and this is a very big - IF - state and city governments allow driverless cars with no one in them to drive around town. That is a big big question mark.
But I think a bigger issue facing self driving cars is the issue about who is the car programmed to protect - you the driver or someone outside the car. The scenario goes like this. If the car sees someone in the street and the choice is hit them or swerve to miss and go off a cliff and kill the driver - which way will the car be programmed to react.
It is one thing to have the car choose to kill you - it is another for your to choose to swerve on your own. No put your whole family in the car. What would you do - hit the idiot in the middle of the road or drive your family off the cliff.
What if you knew that the car was programmed to drive off the cliff - would you ever put your family in that car?
That is the issue with driverless cars. And one reason I will not likely ever own one. I would rather trust my own decisions rather than have someone program them into my car for me.
Please don’t email me about all the accidents it would stop because of driver errors - I know - but it is not about those issues people will make a decision - it is what I just said - will you feel safer in control or out of control in your car. Ask your self if you are more stressed flying in plane or driving your car to the airport to fly on the plane. Then remember many more people die driving to and from the airport then they do on the flight.
Driver less cars - are something a couple of human generations away from mass adoption. It will be gradual adoption - over a long period of time. IMO.
28:17
To the email bag we go.
Hi Rob,
My flash light doesn't work!!
I notice it sporadically not working. But it always started working after a network reboot. But I would have to reboot again in just a couple of days.
On an unrelated item with tech support, they said I should not have to reboot near that often.
The last update did resolve some sluggish actively but I still have this problem with the flash light.
I have heard that the native flash light app has malware that send info to foreign lands but I thought that was just with Android phones.
Do you have any idea what happening?
Regards,
Robin J
Hi Robin,
The native flashlight app for iOS does NOT repeat does NOT have any malware - nor do any other native apps on iOS.
With Android - that is a completely different story - as some times 3rd party apps get natively installed on phones that could have malware on them out of the box - and yes there were stories about native flash light apps having malware for Android - for the most part this was from phones manufactured by a Chinese OEM. Which there are 1000’s of in China. To be fair - when looking into the stories about native Flashlight apps and malware - there was not a lot of proof that really did happen. However 3rd party Flashlight apps you install from Apps stores in China - yeah there is lots of proof there of Malware in the Flashlight apps.
Per your issue - I would make sure you are updated to the latest version of iOS - as that is not an issue you should be having - but 100% it is not about Malware on the native flashlight app on iOS - the same 100% guarantee can NOT be given for all android phones. Just sayin
30:14
VOICEMAIL - Patrick_also_has_issues_siri_problem
Hi Rob,
I am blind and Ios and voice over has revolutionized my quality of life and that of so many other blind and visually impared people around th world. I get very disheartened when app developers ignore or break accessibility. For example the AOL radio app used to be fully accessible but they redesigned and it is no longer. When I contacted aol radio their response was simply accessibility was not included in the update with the added insult of a comment that the contact was resolved. Could you take a moment in your podcast to mention to developers how impoartant and easy it to make apps accessible?
Thank you and Regards,
Greg Austin - Bryn Mawr, PA.
Hi Rob,
I was wondering if you were aware of any app where you can create a voting situation to send to multiple people. For example what is your favorite color? Blue, green, red, yellow and then set up a check box situation to just choose which one and have the results be available.
Regards,
Stephen A
Hello Rob (and everyone in the TII community).
I am a frequent gamer on my iOS devices, but recently I've been having an occasional problem with Game Center. About once every couple weeks or so, my Game Center account will fail to automatically log on when I start up a game. Then, when I try to open the Game Center app or connect to Game Center from the Settings app, I will just get a white screen without the device being able to connect.
Once, I was unable to connect to Game Center for about two days, but then the problem just disappeared. Sometimes the problem will fix itself after I hard reset the device, but usually it requires several hard resets. Resetting Network Settings also fixed the problem once, but I don't want to have to do that every time this comes up.
Since more and more games now are requiring some kind of log on, registration or persistent network connection, this actually makes a few games I play regularly completely inaccessible until the problem corrects itself. If anyone else has had this problem and knows what's going on and what can be done about it, I'd really appreciate some advice.
Thanks for any help you can give, and for all the support you give to the iOS community.
Regards,
Mike
Hi Rob
When I set up my wife's original iPad my contacts, apps etc were installed on it. This has been a contentious issue for years. So when I gave a new iPad 2, we took it to the Apple Store to avoid commingling of contacts. No joy!
How does one delete all or multiple contacts?
Thanks Rob,
Regards,
Skip
VOICEMAIL - Parzad_Nexus_iPhone_user_ask_about_debate
37:35
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104224947/sketchbook-
ipad-pro-case?ref=nav_search
For a Kickstarter project this week we have the Sketchbook iPad Pro case - quote The First Wire-bound iPad Pro case - provide full protection to your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil - Cover is customizable unquote. Goal was just $3,800 pounds and they have raised over 4,200 pounds - so this one is funded. If you are interested on a wire bound iPad pro case - then you better hurry up as you have until just Tuesday Feb 16th at 7:07 AM CT to fund this one - which by the way will set you back - 18 pounds.
Search for Sketchbook at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for Ep 382 at today in iOS dot com.
38:20
https://www.gotenna.com/pages/how-it-works
Hi Rob,
In response to the couple looking for a communications method for cruise ship use that doesn't require Internet access, they might want to check out gotenna.com. This is a small 2 watt radio communications system that interfaces to the phone via Bluetooth. This system does not require even WiFi access, so it will work in places without any other wireless access. Cons: This uses the MURS radio frequencies. As such, they would want to make sure that MURS is available to be used unlicenesed in the countries they visit. But currently some popular cruise areas include: Caribbean Insular areas, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa and many others. Also, they will need to ensure that the vessel is licesnsed in a country where MURS is legal to be used. They will technically require permission from the captain to operate on these frequencies just as they would with any of the radio frequencies such as FRS and GMRS. But if the ship rents out radios and allows passengers to bring their own onboard, it probably won't be difficult to obtain permission. I have no connection whatsoever with GoTenna; I haven't even purchased these devices for myself so I cannot speak as to quality. I just see the ads online quite a bit and the prospect intrigues me and if I wasn't already an amateur radio operator, I would probably buy and try them.
Regards,
Brian
Hi Brian thanks for the heads up on this. Which costs $199 for 2 units - which they call a high tech buddy system.
Link in the show notes to this.
40:19
http://physedagogy.com/2014/09/25/no-wi-fi-no-
problem-using-apple-tv-to-mirror-your-device-without-wifi/
From Chris in London.
Hi Rob,
For the Guy in the Boat. Connecting Via Bluetooth Apple TV. This article may help.
Regards,
Chris
And this article is titled - No Wifi - no problem - using Apple TV to mirror your device with out wifi.
It goes over how with a 3rd gen Apple TV - you can via Airplay and via bluetooth you can communicate to the Apple TV.
I would guess this still works with the a 4th gen Apple TV as well.
But will not with a 2nd gen Apple TV.
This tutorial talks about how to mirror your iOS device to the Apple TV again via bluetooth and AirPlay and not via wifi - which would solve Jeff’s issue.
There are 8 steps in the tutorial - which a link to is in the show notes for ep 382 - look for the one titled - No Wifi? No Problem.
41:12
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3025706/apple-ios/
watchup-proves-apple-is-winning-the-tv-game.html
Another nice Article from Jonny Evans at Computer World.
This one also having to do with the Apple TV - however just 4th gen this time.
He talks about some of the really good apps for getting content - specifically News content.
One app he mentions is the Watchup - one word - App. Which offers a large selection of international, National and local news content from over 160 different sources - including Bloomberg, PBS, CNN, CBS Interactive, Financial Times, Fox News, and many others.
This apps is kind of like the Pandora of News for your Apple TV.
Right now it is just available for US customers and it appears to be Ad supported as in no cost to you Money wise.
They claim there are between 2,000 to 3,000 video clips available each day.
This is one after this episode is released I will be installing and checking out.
In the article he also talks about the AJ+ which is the Al Jazeera App and also the Fresco - F R E S C O - app which is a citizen journalism app.
Where you record from your iPhone and their iOS app and it gets put up for people to see on Apple TV. And they claim you get paid when news outlets use your photos and videos.
Some some neat news related apps for Apple TV to check out.
42:43
VOICEMAIL - Sim_Cards_Straight_talk
Hi Rob,
I heard Eric's question about tagging photos in TII episode 380.
I wanted to respond because I do A LOT of photography with my iPhone and this is something I'd also like to be able to do.
Your response about using the Mac-based version of Photos to use Faces and do tagging is a pretty good one - but it's not always helpful when you're out and mobile and want to add information to a photo right then and there - before you forget it.
For instance, if I'm at a car show I might want want to add some detailed notes about something in the picture.
Or if I'm using my iPhone at a family reunion to take photos so I'll have my own copy of old family snapshots. Often there's a story that goes with the photo. It'd be nice to add a quick note as part of that photo and have it sync across to the version on my Mac
In the past I would write out a note and then take a picture of that note.
Not very high tech - but more importantly, I didn't always have paper and pen with me....
I found lots of apps that would put a caption ON the photo but that wasn't what I wanted. I wanted to "tag" my photos with notes or keywords.
Finally I found an iOS app that has been somewhat helpful to me. It's called EXIF EDITOR (by Harald Meyer).
It allows you to add text to the Item Description in the EXIF data of a photo (which is the field where photo tagging is stored).
Unfortunately, it does this by creating an exact copy of the photo - though this copy does carry over and preserve all existing EXIF data in the original photo - so you don't lose any quality or GPS or other data when you make this copy.
Since I don't want duplicates of every single picture I take, what I've done is this:
If I take several photos of something that needs a note attached I will select ONE of the photos and use EXIF editor to enter all the information I need to keep.
Then, later, on my Mac I can reenter that data into appropriate photos and delete any duplicate photos.
(Usually, I end up keeping the "copy" of the photo with the notes and deleting my original version.)
But a shortcoming of this approach is that the Item Description field in EXIF data is unfortunately not searchable by Apple's Spotlight, Siri, or Photo features on your iOS device.
So it's not going to help you find certain pictures faster - which is something Eric asked to be able to do (and I'd also like).
In short, there's really no way I've discovered (yet) to accomplish what Eric and I would both like to have available - the ability to tag iOS photos and have those tags be searchable. I'm really hoping your other TII listeners will have good suggestions on this topic - but I thought I'd share my workflow in case anyone finds this helpful.
With the ongoing investment and commitment to iPhotography that Apple has made with their devices and apps, I am hopeful and optimistic that Apple will continue to improve their photography ecosystem - and this functionality might eventually be added as a feature. Ideally, I'd like to see them add a "tag" button that would allow you to input information directly into the photo's Item Description EXIF just like they have on the Mac version of Photos. It could be part of their non-destructive-editing like they have with cropping and filters. Just a thought.
regards,
Roger in Champaign IL
VOICEMAIL -
49:23
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/02/untethered-jailbreak-
for-ios-9-2-1-ios-9-2-ios-9-3-beta-shown-off-in-new-video.html
This next one is more of a tease type article - and it is that the jailbreak teams have released some videos of an untethered jailbreak for iOS 9.2.1 and iOS 9.3 Beta 1. But in the description of the video - the jailbreak dev says there are no plans to make the jailbreak available to the public any time soon. Was more of an Hey - we can do it - just want to show you we are smart.
Of course until iOS 9.3 is released you really would not expect them to release it.
The good news is that one iOS 9.3 is available at this point at least it looks like a jailbreak is Possible. The bad news is - Apple now knows it is possible - and maybe that will cause them to double their efforts to figure out - and patch that before 9.3 is released.
Just because they can jailbreak the beta - it does not mean that jailbreak will still work when it is gold master.
But still good news that it is possible and it was not a post of them saying 9.3 beta patch the exploit they were using.
50:37
For Ep 382 - Say Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
50:57
Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii.
And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone Different
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 381
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This entire piece of music was created, composed, recorded, mixed, produced, and sent using the iPad Pro.
Due to power of iPad Pro, I was able to do the original piece of almost an hour long (from which this is 6 minutes was edited to), using 8 apps simultaneously:
Auxy Music Creation by Auxy
https://appsto.re/us/R5Vn2.i (very cool sequencer as MIDI controller),
DrumJam by Sonosaurus LLC
https://appsto.re/us/isAMF.i,
Animoog by Moog Music Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/elkhC.i,
iFretless Bass by Ngo Minh Ngoc
https://appsto.re/us/RcRKE.i,
iFretless Guitar by Ngo Minh Ngoc
https://appsto.re/us/SDmjL.i
& Tachyon by Wizdom Music LLC
https://appsto.re/us/8JBDG.i.
All (except for Auxy) were linked together in the input slots and used together using Audiobus by Audiobus Pty Ltd
https://appsto.re/us/I2JsH.i which also had MultiTrack DAW by Harmonicdog
https://appsto.re/us/15qOt.i (DAW = Digital Audio Workstation or virtual recording studio app) in the output slot, into which the five tracks of audio were recorded, processed and mixed down.
The first four apps all controlled by Auxy (DrumJam MIDI clock sync), recorded live (no overdubs) into MultiTrack DAW via AudioBus (Auxy does not support either AudioBus or iOS Inter App Audio but does support virtual MIDI, both on the device & through a network) and Tachyon played live using its very cool multi-touch UI.
The original composition/improvisation, and recording, mixdown & mastering of the one hour piece took about about 5 hours total. Due to the great battery life of the iPad Pro, and it's speed and 4gb of RAM, all was as smooth as silk, with no worries at any point in the process. This is the first time having this experience on iOS for me (having played and worked with iOS music since 2010).
Further trimmed & fade-in & fade-out added and audio exported with AudioShare app (a must have for anyone working with audio in any form, as it easily allows, importing exporting, quick edits and generally all forms of curation and management of audio files) for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch: http://kymatica.com/audioshare.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MATT for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MATT wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
This artwork comes from a photo that was taken on my iPhone 6S
and then edited with Google Photos and Instagram and finally the Text was added via the app After Photo
Regards,
Matt S
Thanks MATT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MATT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 381 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
4:01
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““Consumers are not used to paying another couple hundred bucks more just because Apple makes a cool product. Some fans will buy it, but for the rest of us it’s a hard pill to swallow just to have the coolest thing.” unquote
Neil Strother, NPD Group, 22 January 2007
You would think for a company like NPD group that does market research as their core business - they would have been a little more in touch with well the Market. Yes - Some People will pay extra for something that is cool - but they really will pay in mass if it is cool - and better than everything else.
04:49
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
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 FOR FREE 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.
05:10
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/27/apple-releases-ios-9-3-
beta-2-to-public-beta-testers/
In news - iOS 9.3 Beta 2 was released last week.
What is new in the Beta 2 vs Beta 1 - Well there are updates settings for Night Shift along with a new toggle in Control Center which kind of looks like the all seeing eye from the Illuminati.
via the control center you have the option to Turn on for Now or turn on until tomorrow.
There is now the ability to view your apple watch face in the iPhone Watch App.
There is the removal of the Wallpaper option from the Settings App 3D touch quick action menu.
I would expect a beta 3 to be released likely next week - which will likely be about fixing any found bugs.
Then two weeks later beta 4 to fix the bugs created when fixing the bugs for beta 3.
Then a few weeks later there would be the Gold Master Release - which would put us around mid March for the Gold Master Release for iOS 9.3.
To the email bag:
Hi Rob,
iOS 9.3 beta 2 drastically improved my iPhone 5s battery and is really stable definitely worth a look.
Keep up the good work
Regards,
Dan W
Hi Dan - thanks for the feedback - and my Wife let me actually install the Beta 2 of iOS 9.3 on her phone when I showed her your email. She was still on 9.2 and having battery issues where it was dying much much to quickly. So I upgraded her to 9.3 Beta 2 - and her phone is working much much better. 9.3 is probably the most solid single dot Beta I have tested. It does bode well for the GM release.
07:00
http://www.phonedog.com/2016/01/28/facebook-live-video-
streaming-now-available-all-us-iphone-
users-android-support-coming
If you are a fan of the video cinematography of Blair Witch - you are in luck. Facebook launched Live Video Streaming to all US iPhone users - with the feature rolling out to the rest of the world over the coming weeks.
Once you have your live stream established - you can then bore the living be-jesus out of your friends and family - and better yet - you can see which of your friends are watching and still watching and still watching.
And then you can even see and participate in a real time comment stream - because nothing says compelling video like responding to comments while your are live.
Once you end the video - it will be saved to your timeline - so any of those friends or relatives you did not bore to death with the live stream - can now be bored to death with your replay of you standing in front of the Belagio Fountains and talking about how cool they are. and ohhhhh and ahhhhhs.
If you are thinking Facebook Live Video sounds a lot like Periscope and Meerkat - BINGO. See Periscope is owned by Twitter and Facebook needed this to combat Periscope. Plus it is not a secret it was coming - They started testing this with celebrities in August and select users in December and now All US iPhone users and soon for those outside the US as well. Android users - yeah you will need to wait a little bit as well.
08:24
https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/internet/
stay-smart-online/alert-service/social-
media-prank-crashes-apple-safari
Thanks to Tash and a few others for this next one.
Which I really did not want to talk about - but since a few people sent it or similar link in - I thought I would talk about it.
Seems there is a website link - again - that people are sharing on social media - that caused Safari to Crash on iOS devices and Desktops.
The issue according to 9 to 5 mac and others is that the site you are sent to is accessing over and over your browser history - 1000’s of times really quickly. And this causes Safari to crash - and crash hard -where you need to restart your device or computer to get past it.
There does not seem to be anything evil afoot - just annoyingness at its best.
This issue also somewhat affects Chrome, FireFox and IE users - but not to the extent it does Safari users.
Expect an update to fix this issue in the next round of updates - which if you are on an iOS device or a mac - will be easy to get and update once it is out.
09:38
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/02/01/google-and-
other-bets-alphabets-q4-earnings-live-blog/
Yes - the devil is wearing ice skates as Google now has a larger Market Cap than Apple - with Cash included. Well it did on Tuesday Feb 2nd.
Which made me go back to something I wrote on Jan 28th 2014 for ep 295 of Tii.
Quote - Apples Market Cap minus cash is 209.9 Billion dollars. Just a little above last years 174 Billion in totals revenue. Microsoft - which had less then half of apples Revenue at 82.8 billion - has a Market cap less cash of 222.1 Billion. And Finally Google - with Revenue in all of 2013 of 59.8 billion - has a market cap less cash of 336.3 Billion. Yes Google which has 1/3rd the revenue of Apple - has a market cap less cash of 1.6 Times that of Apples. unquote
Per the latest quarterly reports from Apple and Google:
Apple Cash in hand - $215.7 Billion
Google Cash in hand - $73.1 Billion
As of end of Day on Tuesday Feb 2nd.
Apple's Market Cap less cash = $308.2 Billion.
Google's Market Cap lass cash = 452.8 Billion
This is 1.47 Times Apples MCLC
Apples total revenue last year was $235 Billion in Calendar year 2015
vs 74.5 Billion for google.
Or yet once again Google which has less than 1/3rd the Revenue of Apple has over 1.47 times the Market Cap less cash of Apple. Once again it seems like fundamentals will come into play at some point. Oh and now some people are writing that Google will be the first 1 Trillion dollar company - hey wait - were not the experts just writing that about Apple in the Spring?
Why Yes - yes they were - CNN.com on April 17th 2015 had an article titled - Apple could be America’s first 1 Trillion dollar company.
Marketwatch.com had a post titled - Apple to surpass $1 Trillion valuation this year - that posted on April 28th 2015.
Wow how times have changed in less than a year.
A little update - as I wrote the notes for this segment Tuesday Night. On Wednesday Feb 3rd - Seems someone passed around some smelling salts on Wallstreet - and reality set in and Apple rose and Google dropped a bunch - and at the end of day Wednesday Apple’s Market Cap was back over that of Googles - with cash included. Still when you look at with out the cash - it does not make sense. So either Apple is way undervalued or Google is way overvalued or some combo there of.
13:30
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/the-
iphone-has-not-peaked/
So what was the press’s take on the Apple quarterly call.
From The Guardian - iPhone Sales Flatline.
From Gizmodo - iPhone sales have finally stalled
And many many others not even close to that nice.
There are other articles stressing that iPhone sales are great and that 74.8 Million are more than any quarter ever. Yes true - but only be 300k more - and Apple never did say how much they put into channel inventory - and chances are if they had - the over all number last quarter of units put in Customers hands - vs last quarter of 2014 - well it would have been lower.
And on top of that Tim Cook said this quarter vs this quarter a year ago - there will be a drop. And that has to do with many factors - 1 a year ago was when the new iPhones launched in many new countries - not so this year as most big countries were launched last quarter.
And the end of 2014 came with demand exceeding supply - this new years that was not the case.
So yes - iPhone sales year over year for this quarter are going to drop - and really last quarter when you count iPhones put in customers hands - it was really Apples first year over year decline.
That said - it is not all doom and gloom - because all the competitors - they are far far worse off. And Apple is doing something none of them are doing as well. Apple - now bare with me hear - because if you are an Android person - this might now make sense - but Apple you see - they actually make money from selling their phones. Apple actually seems to be the only one that seems to be able to do that.
I know I have said for Years that the S level updates are the best updates. But sadly S level updates are below the skin - and Apple iPhone buyers seem to really like their iPhones to look different than their last iPhone.
I am not saying we iPhone buyers are shallow and care more about looks than specs - but well - Foot - Shoe - and we have a match.
This is looking to be an interesting year - and one I am going to guess will remain negative towards apple and the iPhone for most of it - at least until late August when a switch will be thrown and the press will be talking exactly the opposite and speculate the next iPhone is better than sliced bread.
My whole point on this - and yes I have one - It was just really well hidden - is that The iPhone is not dead - Apple is making lots and lots of money with it. It is still selling better than any other smartphone by a wide margin. And regardless of how the press paints the picture - the iPhone is just fine - even if year over year - the S series going forward will be taking a step back from the non- S versions.
17:26
Harrys late last month sent me over a nice box of goodies. When it came to the house my wife asked me if I had purchased more Harry’s product - I said no - they just sent me some additional items - and I asked why she was upset - she said - there goes her Valentines day present idea.
The wife knows I really love my Harry’s products and I know you will to.
and if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order.
In that kit I received some of the shaving gel - which is so nice. No Phosphates not toxic chemicals - just good stuff for your skin.
Even Ben Greenfield gave it the thumbs up.
The blades are incredible - there are 5 of them - not 3 or 4 - but 5. No cuts no burn - and the best shave I have ever had and a really great price. Why Pay $32 for an 8 pack of blades when you can get them 1/2 that price at Harrys.com And yes I do buy them - they don’t just send me samples all the time. I actually now have enough blades to get me through not just 2016 but also likely most if not all of 2017 as well. Definitely will be set for 2017 once Fathers day comes around.
Harry’s great shave at a great price was not about luck either. Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you.
Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about.
Once again go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 on your first purchase and start shaving better in 2016
19:41
VOICEMAIL - Peter_Austin_answr_wazes_when_to_leave
Hi Rob,
For Kevin in episode 380 who wants to know if there is an app that would tell him what time to leave to arrive on time for an appointment based on traffic conditions; I'd say that's an inbuilt feature of ios9. I have on my today widget a notification every morning that tells me what time I need to leave to arrive at work on time. Works great. It also sends a notification if traffic is unusually heavy and updates me on what time to leave.
So long as you properly enter your destination in the appointment letting iOS 9/proactiv figure out the location then you should be fine. Especially of you go to the same places every day or regularly (even if it's different places regularly on set days of the week it remembers and tell me what time to leave home.
But yeah waze's recent update does something similar too.
Regards,
Tosin O
Hi Rob,
On Episode 380, Per Kevin
I recently discovered by accident that the native calendar and maps app on the iPhone will do this for you automatically, and will send the notifications to your Apple Watch. If you add the address to your calendar appointments, it will send you a notification to tell you the current traffic conditions and when to leave your current location to arrive at your appointment on time.
Our family uses a shared calendar, and I have it set as my default. All appointments my wife and children add to the calendar automatically generate prompts for me when it is time to leave. What’s great is that no matter who adds it to the calendar, I get the prompt, saving me from having to add each event myself to receive this alert.
If you are not seeing this, it may need to be enabled by going to Settings on your iPhone —> Next, tap "Mail, Contacts and Calendars,"—> Then, scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap "Default Alert Times" —> On the next screen, toggle the switch for "Time to Leave” from grey to green.
You will note on this screen, the description and caveat stating if your appointment is more than 3 hours away, the device will not send you an alert.
I hope it works as well for Kevin and other listeners, as it does for us.
Rob, Love the show, Your show has so many times, given the answers to problems before they occurred for me or my kids. You’ve saved me hours of time trying to solve problems when they arise. I recommend this podcast to all of my friends.
Thanks,
Ken from Southwest Florida
Hi Rob - Love the show. In response to Kevin’s question in episode 380 about an app that can give him notifications on what time to leave for work. It’s already built into IOS! Go into Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services. and turn on Frequent locations. According to Apple it uses Frequent Locations: To learn places that are significant to you, your iOS device will keep track of places you have recently been, as well as how often and when you visited them. This data is kept solely on your device and won't be sent to Apple without your consent. It will be used to provide you with personalized services, such as predictive traffic routing. I turned this on and now when I swipe down in Notifications - my phone will tell how long it should take to get to work or back home. If you have appointments in your calendar with their location, it will notify you how long it will take to get there. Recently I had a doctors appointment after work - it notified me how long it would take to get to the doctors from work. I would assume that all apps that would provide this service is going to use the same information; your location, places you frequent, calendar appointments, weather, and other crowd sourcing info. Guess it all depends on how much info your ok with providing and what companies you trust. Personally I do trust Apple and will provide this info for the convenience.
Thanks for all you do and thanks to the google plus community for what they do
Regards,
James Cipriano
Hey Rob,
there is an app that sends notifications to my Apple Watch in regards to what time I should leave for appointments due to traffic conditions. The Google app works very well for me.
Regards,
Mike
Hey Rob,
I'm sure everyone is screaming this into their audio devices… lol
iOS have feature to give advance reminders of when to leave based on traffic, it's already builtin using iOS Calendar & Maps…
• just create a calendar item with time date and location (make sure on the item info filed the Mimi map displays showing the location, if you do not get the map then iOS will not monitor traffic to that destination).
• in the info panel, select travel time option and start point as current location or home for example. iOS will monitor traffic conditions from where you are to your destination.
• select mode of transportation (walking, car, public)
• select to receive sound and display notifications and you will get notifications on iOS and in the "Today View" pull down shade.
I'm sure Apple can simplify this process or even make it automatic without user going through the setup process for each calendar item, but it gives the user the flexibility of using that feature if they need it or don't know it exists until they do need it. Lol
Regards,
Devon C
Hi. Rob here is one I use that seems to do what he needs free version on Scout GPS Navigation, ETA,... by Telenav, Inc. see screen shots attracted ...showing the App and the ETA Notifcation I set up. Hope this is helpful. Ray of Baltimore Maryland.
VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_answr_when_to_leave
Again - Peter, Tosin, Ken, James, Mike, Devon, Ray, Justin and others I did not include - thanks for all your feedback on this - we all now have a PHD on setting up our iOS device to let us know when to leave to get somewhere on time.
27:50
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 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 from Keith Lunsford who posted the following
Quote
Today in iPhone was my first podcast... On my Windows Phone... I still listen to every episode!
With the exception of using an iPhone 3gs (gave it to my wife, and she has had several iOS phones since), I have used Microsoft phones since around 2007. I have always listened to the TII podcast because I am the family tech support.
I have finally given up on the Windows Mobile system and got my 6S+ today. When I entered my account information, it copied all of my wife's information (texts, call log, messages, etc) since she has been using it on my account. We have always backed up her phone, bought apps, and basically done everything using my account since it was the only phone.
Is there a way to transfer this phone to her own account using her e-mail address? I know about the family accounts and plan to use this system for me, my wife, and my phones, but need to get her phone switched over to her separate account.
Let the Windows Phone abuse fly... Then help me with a solution please.
Unquote
There were at least 17 comments on this post at last look.
Both Sean Casey and Francisco Tapia were helping out Keith.
Here are some of those replies.
From Francisco
quote
you can create a new appleid for your wife, then use a backup utility like syncios to backup all the contents of her phone, sms contacts etc..
http://www.syncios.com/
unquote
Then from Keith
quote
So is this what you are thinking?
*backup her phone with syncos
*reset her phone
*start fresh with a new id
*restore with syncos?
*life is good?
unquote
Which Francisco replied
quote
I'd start with a full desktop iTunes backup then proceed with the syncios steps.
Report back to tells us how it went.
unquote
Keith then replied back
quote
still no solution for changing the account on my wife's phone and keeping all her data. I'm $60.00 into syncios and it didn't help either. Any more solutions?
I think we are going to try the Genius bar this weekend before giving up.
unquote
Sean replied
quote
Syncios should surely be able to handle it. Did you try getting in touch with their customer service team? At first thought, I would think that you would need to log out of all of her Apple accounts on the 'old' phone Before trying to transfer data to the new phone (but I am not familiar with Syncios) or it may pick up the Apple Account settings as well and put those on the new device.
You 'can' do this, for sure. It is possible no doubt, you just have to do the processes in the right order. It takes patience, for sure. Easiest solution is for you to get new Apple acct. and let her have that one.
Here is a page that might be helpful to you:
http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/112147/how-
to-move-data-between-icloud-accounts
unquote
And I will throw this out to the audience if you know of a good solution for Keith - please let us know - 206-666-6364 or look for this post from Jan 26 2016 in the google Plus community comment there.
Keith please let me know how this turns out. And PS - I will not give you grief about Windows Phone - I think it is the 2nd best Mobile OS - much much better then Android for sure.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. And let me tell you having 3,000 members and keeping it spam free - that is a tough go in the google+ community. Right now I am rejecting about 7 out of 10 requests to join. Lots and lots of spammers out there. Again if you applied and did not get accepted - just email me and let me know.
Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Lawrence McFarland
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So I tried using dictation on the Notes app my iPhone 6s while on airplane mode. It worked like a charm. I hope that helps.
unquote
From Storm Garelli
quote
I really enjoyed the listener-submitted music track in this episode. Very well done - quality stuff.
unquote
From Karthik M
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+Storm I thought so too. I was wondering did they use a real Guitar or the virtual one in GarageBand?
unquote
From Michael Bullman
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I also tried dictation on my 6S plus in airplane mode and it works.
unquote
From Francisco Tapia
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Daniel from Wisbench Cambridgeshire changes is mind yet again!
unquote
AND Finally
From Karthik M again.
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To the man on the boat:
You can connect your TV to your iPhone's personal hotspot. Then use the available apps in the TV to watch web content via iPhone's cellular network.
If you want to Airplay offline content from your iPhone to your TV then just use a dummy router and connect them both which doesn't require an internet connection.
unquote
34:21
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apples-gigantic-ipad-
pro-outsold-185016876.html
There was an interesting article from Business Insider titled - quote Apple’s gigantic iPad Pro outsold MS entire Surface Lineup last quarter and it was only on sale for 6 weeks. unquote
Yeah for king of the pithy post titles.
I say the article is interesting because Apple clearly did not break out how many iPad Pro’s they shipped - heck they did not even hint at it.
But according to IDC - they estimated Apple shipped over 2 Million iPad Pro’s last quarter because well they said so.
And because they said so IDC says MS only shipped a total of 1.6 Million Surface Tablets last quarter.
IDC said - hey will were are here and having fun pulling items from our posterior - lets pull numbers for all the other Tablets out there as well.
And when you look at IDC’s ummm Estimates - they have Apple with 16.1 Million iPads shipped last quarter and the number 1 seller of tablets.
Sammy was number 2 with 9 Million shipped.
Amazon was number 3 with 5.2 million shipped.
Lenovo was number 4 with 3.2 Million shipped
and Huawei was 5th with 2.2 Million tablets shipped last quarter.
Others which MS was lumped into totaled 30.2 Million tablets shipped last quarter and that means over all there were 65.9 Million tablets shipped last quarter and just 24.4% of those were usable - I mean had an Apple logo on them.
35:56
http://www.apple.com/support/ac-wallplug-adapter/
There was a lot of posts out there about Apple recalling over a decades worth of AC Adapters.
First note this is about the prongs that go on certain adapters that allow the swiping out of the prongs - not the AC part of it.
From Apple
quote
Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the two prong Apple AC wall plug adapters designed for use in Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina and Brazil may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched. These wall plug adapters shipped from 2003 to 2015 with Mac and certain iOS devices, and were also included in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit.
Customer safety is always Apple's top priority, and we have voluntarily decided to exchange affected wall plug adapters with a new, redesigned adapter, free of charge. We encourage customers to exchange any affected parts using the process below.
Note: Other wall plug adapters, including those designed for Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States and Apple USB power adapters are not affected by this program.
unquote
I have a link in the show notes with more info on this if you think you are affected. Chances are you are not - well for most of the listeners of this show you are not.
But some are - which again is why I have a link in the show notes. Look for the link titled - Apple recalls some AC adapters
37:34
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3026717/apple-ios/tim-
cook-s-apple-s-focus-on-india-is-insanely-great.html
One of the things Tim Cook commented on during last weeks conference call was Apples new focus on India. And there is a nice article from Jonny Evans at Computer world titled - Tim Cook’s Apples focus on India is insanely great.
He mentions in India - Apple currently only has about a 2% smartphone market share - clearly not a good penetration and the worst in any of the BRIC countries.
We mentioned recently on the show Apple was working to bring down prices of their devices in India - which had been artificially high in the past.
Jonny talks about Apples smaller 4 Inch iPhone 5Se as a potential device to better address the market - but he also points out that for many people in India and other BRIC countries for that mater - a smartphone is not something people get to compliment their computer - it is their computer.
And with an expected growing of the middle class in India as well - there will be more and more consumers in india where an iphone will be greatly desired - as long as prices are kept reasonable.
Apple learned how to market to emerging markets as is evidences by their success in China - but can they duplicate that in India.
One thing that could help to re-ignite iPhone sales numbers is a pick up in the BRIC countries not named China. But even if Apple did duplicate in India the % of smartphone market share - it would a much smaller number of unit sales.
The estimated size of the middle classes in the BRIC countries are:
11.2 Mil in Brazil
4.5 Mil in Russia
23.6 Million in India
and
108.7 Million in China
So the Brazil, Russia, India combined and tripled is about the size of China’s middle class. Just to keep things in Perspective.
39:40
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41:48
http://learnbonds.com/126032/apple-inc-aapl-ponders-
parting-with-cash-to-fuel-planet-apple-evolution/
One of the news stories or rumors floating out there the end of Jan was that Apple was looking to acquire a content company to get more content on to Apple TV.
And the key name being thrown around is Time Warner - which would get Apple - HBO, TBS, TNT, CNN and Warner Bros Studio. Yes - that would count as content for sure.
Problem is that would also cost Apple at least $60 Billion dollars.
Given apples biggest acquisition and biggest by a wide margin was Beats for 3 Billion dollars - I just see an acquisition 20 times that size very very questionable at best.
and then there are all the issues with Time Warner Cable and the deals for Content on other cable providers.
Plus Apple already has a pretty good relationship with HBO and the HBO Now app on Apple TV - so not seeing what this gets them that would make such a huge huge leap in acquisitions make any sense.
42:50
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/27/ipad-air-3-march-event-
new-apple-watch-bands/
In the rumor Mill we find a report from 9 to 5 Mac about a March event - which they say will likely be the week of March 14th. This according to quote sources unquote - for which no other info was given.
The Sources claim at said week of March 14th event - there are three key things Apple will introduce
1. New Apple Watch 2
2. 4 Inch iPhone 5SE
and
3. an iPad Air 3 - which we would imagine would get most if not all of the internals of the iPad Pro - just with a 9.7 inch screen. There was also an extra rumor nugget for the iPad Air 3 - saying it will get a rear facing flash for the camera.
Ummm - No - at least not the rear flash.
43:39
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/02/march-15-event-4-inch-
phone-new-ipad-apple-watch/
And then 6 days later 9 to 5 Mac had an update to the rumor - now saying it will be on March 15th that the event happens and it will be for the iPhone 5SE, iPad Air 3 and Apple Watch band updates.
Pricing of the 5SE is rumored to be $450 for the 16 don’t by me GB version. With a 64 buy me GB version also available.
That $450 price is what the current price of the iPhone 5S is now.
So this would mean either that unit is discontinued or discounted further.
Some additional details / rumors were given for the iPad Air 3 - such as it getting the 4 speakers like the iPad Pro and a smart connector and a smart keyboard to connect to the smart connector. Essentially think a 9.7” version of the iPad Pro - but again with the rumor of a rear flash.
Per the Apple Watch updates - this would be focused on New Bands and new software - it does not sound like new internals or hardware - just bands - yawn and software - maybe Yawn?
The question they kind of raise is are these updates media event worthy where select favored press are invited in or will it be an online event only.
Once Apple gets their Spaceship campus done - one thing it will have is a theater for these type of events. And l would guess these updates would at that time get a live event. But for now - it will be interesting to see what happens or if there is a one more thing to be intro’d.
45:29
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/02/02/munster-4-
iphone-doesnt-make-sense-for-rumored-apple-event-in-march
Oh and how confident our we that an iPhone 5SE or what ever the new 4 Incher will be called will be at the event - well right now a lot more confident.
Why - because often wrong Uncle Gene Munster - just said it does not make sense for it to be intro’d at this event.
And he also says the Apple watch will be updated to an S version.
So yeah - that confirms the Watch Band and software only rumor too.
And he said the iPad Air 3 would have force touch - yup we can count on that not to be in the iPad Air 3 as well. Like I said - think iPad Pro but 9.7 inches - that means NO force touch.
But Uncle Gene did not mention a rear flash - so maybe that is real after all.
Uncle Gene is often like George Castanza - just go with the opposite of what he says and you will be right. Just Sayin
46:20
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/01/apple-reportedly-
working-on-new-wireless-charging-tech-for-ios-devices
Hi Rob,
I heard inductive charge doesn’t work through metal.
Also at the end of the article makes a good point if headphone jack is missing you can still have wired audio headphone while charging (magnetically/inductively/wirelessly)
Regards,
Michael
And the article he mentions is titled - Apple Reportedly working on new wireless charging tech for iOS devices.
Essentially if you have read a biography of Telsa - yeah that is where this rumor is going.
We are not talking about some charging puck or matt - heck I had a wireless charging case for my iPhone 3GS right after it came out.
Wireless charging matts and pucks really don’t buy you much vs plugging in - you still need to be charging in a specific place.
What the rumor here is saying is that apple is looking at charging their devices from a distance.
A lot of this rumor seems to be fueled from the removal of the headphone jack - the logic goes if the headphone jack goes away - that leaves the lightening port to plug in your headphones - if you headphones are plugged in there - than you can’t charge your phone - so you need wireless charging and if Apple is going to do wireless - then they would do something really special - and ditch the matt or puck - i.e. something that requires really close proximity charging
And to find a solution we need to go back to the 90’s as in 1890’s and to Wireless Transmission of Power or Non-Herzian Waves as it was referred to by Tesla. Essentially the idea is powering a device from a distance wirelessly. Ok - it would be a bit different here but the basics are the same.
Will we see this for the iPhone 7? Most likely not - it just seem like a major jump - and there is a movie from the 90’s - 1990’s that it makes me think of - Johnny Mnemonic. In that movie people are suffering from Black Shakes which comes from over transmission in the air.
What will happen to us with all this remote wireless power transmission in the air. How long until we are all sterile or picking up AM transmission in our fillings. 10 Points for the TV show that had an episode about that plot point.
Anyway remote Wireless Power - or Non-Herzian Waves sounds cool and all at the top level - lets see where we are in September on this on. I am guessing right were we are now - which is just with a wild rumor and we will be moving this on to the iPhone 8 rumor bingo card.
48:48
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-google-
learning-hard-apple-223832955.html
Earlier we talked about how the iPad is still the best selling Tablet.
And how it might be that the iPad Pro line alone beat all the Surface tablet lines combined last quarter even though it was only on sale for half the quarter.
Well there was an interesting article titled - Microsoft and Google are learning how hard it is to be like Apple - and it is from Business Insider.
The gist of the article is that what Apple has done with the quality of the iPad’s both hardware and software is something neither MS or Google is close to duplicating at this time.
They have a quote in there from a review from AnandTech per Google’s Pixel C Tablet that says
quote
At this point, I don’t know if I can really recommend any high end Android tablets in good conscience, because I know they won’t be offering the buyer what they deserve for such a high price. This applies even more so to the Pixel C, which has stability issues that I can’t believe exist on such an expensive tablet with both the hardware and software designed by the same company.
unquote
Yikes.
The article ends with this:
quote
The inescapable conclusion is that Apple's lead doesn't just come from its mega-ma-niacal control. Maybe Apple's focus on the user experience above all else is much harder than it looks. And Microsoft and Google are figuring that out the hard way.
unquote
50:07
VOICEMAIL - Rob_Philly_answr_streaming_to_appleTV
Hi Rob,
Can't Jeff just use a personal Hotspot to create a wifi network on the boat with data?
Regards,
Bernard
Rob,
Jeff wanted to mirror Netflix to an Apple TV on his boat, but he has no wifi. Perhaps he could try turning his iPad into a personal hotspot and then stream directly from the Apple TV instead of using AirPlay.
Regards,
Jon
Hi rob! I want to respond to Jeff the magician on a boat, 3days a week! Nice life.
I'm guessing the iPad Jeff uses, have a sim card. I've used routers with a cellular connection before, he might be able to buy a router with a sim card function and connect all his devices through that? Set up his own network on the boat, and be able to stream to the Apple TV from all devices on the network. Now I'm from Sweden and all your cellular providers might have different rules, when it comes to what you can plug your sim card into. But I hope not! That's stupid!
I assume he needs another SIM card for his iPad after that, just to unlock it, or mabye not? Haven't had a cellular iPad before, I always share wifi from a iPhone that's always with me.. In Sweden I can get a new sim card with a new phone number attached to it for free, like I did when I turned an old, screen cracked iPhone 4 to an security cam, and a controller for my Philips hue lights.
Be sure to limit the network usage on all devices so they don't use up all the data with updates and so on.
Hope this helps!
Regards
William the hydraulic valve machinist
Hi Rob,
Fellow listener Jeff was looking for a fix for his boat. I bought an adapter from Apple that connects my iPad/and iPhone directly to the tv into the HDMI port. I used that until I bought an Apple TV --and still use it when I travel!!!
Regards,
Linda
Hi Rob,
Yes I can dictate on my iPhone 6S in airplane mode using the notes app
Regards,
Glenn A.
Hi Rob,
Per Dictating off line - I confirmed it does not work on the iPhone 6 - but does on the 6S series.
Regards,
Kevin B
Hi Rob,
I am looking for an app that can do text and have transparent background.
The result would be a file that can be used to create business cards or even tshirts.
This kind of stuff can easily be done in Illustrator...
Do you or the audience know of a good app for iOS that can do this.
Regards,
Elsie
Folks I have a couple of personal requests for apps to see which ones you have used and liked.
First if Anything to do with a trip to Disney World. Any Apps you found really helped planning and executing the trip would be greatly appreciated.
Second one - I am looking for an App where I can put in multiple pictures of myself as I am loosing weight - I have been taking pictures each day - and I want an app - where it takes multiple pictures and morphs from one to the next to the next and so on to show you the change. If you know of a good app that is easy to use that does that let me know. I know I could set with iMovie where I bring in each of the images and transition from one to the next - but I was hoping there was something else specifically designed for this.
So folks please email me today in iOS at gmail dot com with apps Per Disney WORLD and also Apps per putting in a lot of pictures and morphing from one to the next and so on.
Thanks for your help.
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59:37
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jic-the-first-and-
only-recording-case-for-iphone#/
Thanks to Aric for this next one.
Which is an indie go go project called JIC - the first and only recording case for iPhone.
This one had a goal of $25k - as in past tense - they have raised over $31k - and have until Feb 24th for additional funding.
The description on this one is
quote
With JIC, your phone case IS your recorder! Instantly press record during any conversation (in-person or on the phone) no matter who called who or how far into the conversation you are. Immediately start to capture the talk directly onto the provided 2GB microSD card. Once you press stop, you can instantly playback what you just recorded.
unquote
Pricing on this is $29 for the early bird special while they last. Which will get you the JIC case a 2GB Micro SD Card, rechargeable battery and USB cable.
In the FAQ it says it does not work with the iPhone 6+ - but it does work with the iPhone 5 and above.
I am a little concerned about the low price on this - $29 seems too good to be true - add that to them not showing two sizes - just one - but saying it will work for the iPhone 5 and 6 ? Huh????
Anyway if you have a quote iPhone 5 and above unquote - but not the 6+ or 6S+ and are interested in this - check out JIC Case at Indie Go go dot com or in the links in the shows notes for ep 381.
1:01:21
For Ep 381
From Sharde and Santiago and Maria
Ask Siri to Beatbok
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 380
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JIMMY for sending in the music you hear in the background. JIMMY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I can't say enough good things about your podcast. Thank you so much for the work you're doing and for the community that has grown around it. Both helped free me from languishing in dreaded "Androidville"!!! And, along with my iPhone 6s and my iPad Air 32gb, I am enjoying great shaves compliments of my Harry's razor that I learned about on your podcast and that my wife got me for Christmas!!
This is a song I did in GarageBand on my iPad using an Apogee Jam as the interface for my R8 Les Paul. It's called "Coffee with Marx" and was inspired by Andy Latimer of Camel. If you like it please feel free to use it on the show. I do music strictly as a hobby these days and do not expect any financial compensation for its use.
Thanks also for admittance into the Google+ community. Hopefully this tune and few others I have in the pipe will assist you in keeping your truly stellar show rolling for a while!
Cheers! and best regards,
Jimmy Stockstill
Petal, Mississippi
SONG COFFEE WITH MARX
Thanks JIMMY 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 the following:
Hi rob,
I use a red apple logo iPhone wallpaper and added a text using the instasize app
Thanks for the awesome podcast
Sincerely
Zachary Stubbs
Thanks ZACHARY, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ZACHARY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 380 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:34
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Steve Jobs’ blockbuster keynote address at last week’s Macworld was brilliantly and powerfully delivered — one of his best ever. It was also a colossal mistake. I think Jobs blew it. Here are my six reasons why:
1. Jobs raised buyer expectations too high.
2. Jobs raised Wall Street expectations too high.
3. Jobs gave competitors a head start.
4. Jobs undermined Apple TV hype
5. Jobs put iPod sales at risk.
6. Jobs wrecked Cisco talks.
unquote
Mike Elgan, Computerworld, 18 January 2007
Funny thing is now Wallstreet is opining for another Blew it like this product. And really Put iPod sales at risk? Yes but only because they are being replace by iphone sales. Apple has been willing to sacrifice one product line for a new one or as they said once it is better to obsolete one of our products with another one of our products rather then have someone else do it. That is something most companies can not do.
03:48
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
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 FOR FREE 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.
04:47
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/1/19/apple-
releases-os-x-10113-and-ios-921
Apple finally released the Gold Master of iOS 9.2.1 - if you are not a jailbreaker and not a beta tester - then it is a good time for you to go and update to 9.2.1 - as with most double dot updates - this one squashes bugs man - as well as security improvements and MDM server issues.
We previously reported that the 9.2.1 betas were bug fixes and bug fixes to the bug fixes and security and that is about all. Both beta’s had good reports on stability over all - and 9.2.1 Gold master is also getting good reports for stability - but it seems one thing people missed in the beta’s is that if you have an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 - 9.2.1 offers a very nice speed bump vs other versions iOS 9. If you have an iPhone 4S (my son) or an iPhone 5 - this is definitely the update you have been looking for.
The only negative reports I have heard are from a few users that did the OTA update and reported battery life issues - but it seems if they then did a full restore via iTunes - that fixed the issue - others reported doing the Reset Network Settings after force quitting apps fixed the issue. Point is those doing updates to 9.2.1 via iTunes and their computer are not seeing the battery life issue - and only a small small number doing the OTA updates had any issue.
Per the question can you update to iOS 9.2.1 - Yes - release the hounds and update to iOS 9.2.1 once you can via iTunes and avoid the OTA if you can. As always - make sure to back up before you update and as I always recommend - force quite open apps - do a reset network settings - backup - and then update. Look for the PDF in the Tii App under episodes for PDF’s for my recommended procedure for updating.
As an FYI - I am running iOS 9.3 Beta 1 - wow - it is really really stable and I am loving it.
07:05
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/25/apple-tv-4-tvos-9-1-1/
Apple also had another double dot update - this one earlier this week and it is tvOS 9.1.1 - and normally double dot updates are bug fixes - or security issues - but this double dot update actually brought back something - and that is the Podcasts App is now on the Apple TV 4th gen.
On the last episode we talked about how tvOS 9.2 beta 1 had the Podcasts App and folders and bluetooth keyboard support - well those later two did not make it in this double dot update. But again Podcasts App did. So make sure to go in there and subscribe to Today in iOS on your Apple TV 4th Gen - you know just so you can make sure it is working right.
Thanks Apple for correcting the major oversight.
08:04
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/21Apple-Opening-
Europes-First-iOS-App-Development-Center-in-Italy.html
Apple had a few press releases last week - one of them had Apple Kissing up to the EU - I mean Opening Europe’s first iOS App Dev Center in Italy. From the press release
quote
Apple® today announced the creation of Europe’s first iOS App Development Center in Italy, to give students practical skills and training on developing iOS apps for the world’s most innovative and vibrant app ecosystem.
The iOS App Development Center, to be located at a partner institution in Naples, will support teachers and provide a specialized curriculum preparing thousands of future developers to be part of Apple’s thriving developer community. In addition, Apple will work with partners around Italy who deliver developer training to complement this curriculum and create additional opportunities for students. Apple expects to expand this program to other countries around the world. unquote
And Tim Cook had the following to add
Quote
“Europe is home to some of the most creative developers in the world and we’re thrilled to be helping the next generation of entrepreneurs in Italy get the skills they need for success, The phenomenal success of the App Store is one of the driving forces behind the more than 1.4 million jobs Apple has created in Europe and presents unlimited opportunities for people of all ages and businesses of all sizes across the continent.”
unquote
Apple then had some blurbs about how they are a powerful engine of Growth across Europe with 1.2 Million jobs attributable the Apple App ecosystem. And that European App devs have earned well over 10.2 Billion Euros from selling their apps around the world.
The PR seemed to really read like one major kiss up to the EU as they currently are looking at fining Apple for possible under paid taxes due to the Irish tax loopholes. Which is a whole bunch of really boring news articles I have not touched on before. But I mention now - because while it is great Apple is doing this dev center and even greater if you are in Italy - it really did read like a major kiss up. Just Sayin.
10:06
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/20New-Music-
Apps-from-Apple-Transform-iOS-Devices-into-Handheld-
Studios-for-Songwriters-Beatmakers.html
As I mentioned Apple had a few PR’s last week - one of the other ones was titled:
New Music Apps from Apple Transform iOS Devices into Handheld Studios for Songwriters & Beatmakers
And let me read from the PR
quote
Apple® today announced a new addition and a major update to its family of music-making apps for iOS that make it easy for people to tap into their musical potential and create incredible music no matter where they are. An all-new app called Music Memos lets musicians and songwriters quickly capture, organize and develop their musical ideas right on their iPhone®. And a major update to GarageBand® for iOS introduces multiple new features, including Live Loops, a fun way for anyone to make music like a DJ using only their iPhone or iPad®.
unquote
If you are a song writer - this is a cool new app - and you should definitely check out the new Music Memos app which is priced to move - at Free - and available now for download in the iOS App store.
11:05
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/music-memos
/id1036437162?mt=8
Here is the description for the App from the App store:
quote
Music Memos is the easiest way for songwriters to capture and organize new musical ideas. Use your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to record acoustic guitar, piano, voice, or any musical instrument as high-quality, uncompressed audio. Then name, tag and rate your ideas to start building a library of all your favorite new song parts and riffs. Music Memos automatically detects your tempo, rhythmic feel and chords and lets you instantly hear your musical idea accompanied by a rhythm section with realistic drums and bass. View the chords you’ve played, add comments and lyrics, or share your recordings with friends or directly to Apple Music Connect*. And it’s easy to take your favorite ideas into GarageBand to add more instruments and continue building your song.
unquote
So what I am looking for is someone to send in a song where you used the new Music Memos App to help in the creation there of. And not just send in said song - but also comment on your thoughts of the app - I know quite a few of you that listen make songs - we have 300+ submitted by you to prove that - so Musicians - let me know your thoughts on the new Music Memos App. 206-666-6364 that’s 206-moon-dog or record your thoughts and email them to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com. Just don’t use the Music Memos App to record it as it sends it uncompressed - which means it will be a big ole file.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2498170,00.asp
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13:02
VOICEMAIL - Ben_Canada_feedbk_auto_lock_figure_out
Hi Rob,
I have seen the low power mode on iPhone.
A pop up comes at 20% battery asking if the phone shall be set in low power mode.
And once in low power mode, the phone does not go back to " normal power mode" till the battery is charged top about 85% (I don't remember if it's 80 or 85 exactly).
It does not get stuck in low power mode, but it does take long (85% battery charge) to get out of it leading to the belief that it's stuck. (When we expect the phone to return to normal operation at a little above 20% battery charge, waiting till 85% charge does seem a long time.)
We can always get out of low power mode from Settings/ Battery.
Regards,
Gulzar
Abu Dhabi
Hi Rob,
First, it seems that in IOS 9 it became possible to dictate on an IOS device in airplane mode. I am pretty sure before this time dictation required an internet connection. If what I say is true; why haven't I heard this anywhere?
And, my rhetorical question; why, oh why, does not the Apple Store app
use Touch ID? I mean, .
Regards,
Kevin Barry
Well Kevin on my iPhone 6 Plus - when in Airplane mode - the ability to dictate is gone in the notes app. HOWEVER - on the iPad Pro - you are correct - go to Airplane mode and dictation still works and works fine. So this looks like it is an A9 processor feature more so than an iOS 9 feature.
But either way you are correct I have not heard this feature mentioned elsewhere - Thanks Kevin for the heads up on that. Folks if you have an iPhone 6S or 6S plus - let us know if you to can dictate when in Airplane Mode. Again for my iPhone 6Plus - I could not - but the iPad Pro I could.
VOICEMAIL - Ron_NM_fdbk_make_default_outlook
17:30
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 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 from Emiko Fruend who posted the following
Quote
My son plays guitar and he is really enjoying The new Apple Music Memos app. He records his guitar part and the app will add bass and drum parts. Really fun!
Unquote
From Karthik M - quote I Love it. Great to see this new app from Apple. I just sing something and it adds drums and bass.
unquote.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this Post from Patrick McCann
quote
Just upgraded from a 6 Plus to 6s Plus a couple weeks ago, and also updated to 9.2.1
I have not been able to get Siri to complete any task I ask it to do. I ask Siri to call my wife and it tries, but comes back with "Sorry, somethings gone wrong" or if I ask it to set a timer it says "Setting the timer" but nothing actually happens.
I have tried looking this up and the only thing I found was an article from September 2015 addressing Bluetooth and Siri issues. It tells you to do a hard reset on the phone by holding down the home and lock buttons.
I did this and it worked, but a few hours later it was back to not completing tasks. I did the hard reset one more time yesterday and of course today Siri not completing tasks.
I really don't want to keep doing hard resets on my phone. Has anyone else experienced this and fixed it, or is it a bug in 9.2.1?
Oh and also tried resetting Network Settings, no dice.
Please help
Patrick in Omaha
unquote
Gary Beltz suggested the following
quote Since the device is only a few weeks old I'm going to HOPE that you haven't accumulated a lot of information you can't afford to lose. I would try a back up to your computer and do a restore and set it up as a NEW device.
unquote
To which Patrick replied
quote
Ok I just finished the backup/Erase Phone/Set up as New Phone. Did quick test of Siri and worked perfectly. Used "Hey Siri" and holding home button methods to activate Siri. No problems.
Restored from my backup and so far so good. I am testing it every time I change a setting, but I think the problem was related to setting up the phone originally at the Apple Store. Not what you would call a tech expert or anything, but I know my wife and I had an unusual wait for the update and wifi restore from backup when we upgraded.
Thanks for all the help I love this community!
Patrick in Omaha
unquote
20:32
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/18/after-abandoning-
iad-revenue-apple-can-reintroduce-an-ad-free-internet-
Apple has basically walked away - given up on iAds. Essentially apple wanted iAds to work where a lot of the personal info of users was not given up - but Advertisers they seemed to like Googles business model which is simply - users are sheep and we like to sheer our sheep. So not surprisingly Advertisers flocked to the company with little to absolutely no regards to users privacy and away from the company that tried to support the end user. And advertisers thought they were getting the last laugh when Apple announced it was basically abandoning it.
Except - it might be Apple that gets the last laugh by supplying more and more tools to allow the end users to block more and more ads. Oooooppps - Advertisers did not see that one coming. Apples goal is simply to make the end users experience in their ecosystem the best possible - and that means allowing users to block and strip away those items that slow down the browsing experience.
There is a very good article from Daniel Eran Dilger at Apple Insider that goes over this in greater detail. But really it can be summed up as I just put it - Google sided with Advertisers and Apple Sided with Users when it came to privacy. Advertisers then sided with Google - and that left iAd’s to flounder - and now that is basically no more - it leaves Apple open to add and allow tools that will enhance privacy of users and the whole end user experience even more. If you are on an iOS device and hit a site like iMore or Android Central - and you have content blockers enabled - the sites loads quickly - if you don’t or you are on android - the sites load time is pathetic and lots of data is used when it should not be. Expect even more user friendly / advertiser adverse improvements to iOS in the future - now that Apple has nothing holding it back and really a big incentive to make their ecosystem even better when compared to Android.
22:33
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/
news/iphone-5se-leaked-details-claim-that-next-apple-phone-
will-be-an-iphone-6-in-an-iphone-5-case-a6832116.html
Lets get into the rumors of the next iPhone that will be announced - and right now the announcement looks according to the rumors to be in the March time frame with some saying launch late March others saying early April.
This new iPhone is not the iPhone 7 - but rather the long sought after updated 4 inch iPhone. Some are calling it the 6C some are calling it the 5SE.
9to5 mac is saying the case will be the same as the 5S. With the internals a mix between the iPhone 6 and 6S.
One thing is certain the Video BGR claimed was the next 4 incher was definitely not. Even though BGR said quote In a nutshell, this is exactly what we’d expect a 4-inch iPhone to look like. The only thing missing, obviously, is an official Apple confirmation. unquote.
As I always say BGR just plain is horrible when it comes to iSomething rumors. As Mac Rumors said - No - those photos and video were just the iphone 6S. You can tell that by just looking at the spacing of the speaker holes and the lightening port - and it is the same as the 6S - photos proven a fake - so no BGR it is not exactly what we would expect.
The features will be an upgrade camera likely the same as the 6.
Apple Pay support.
Barometer for tracking elevation in the health app.
Support for larger Panoramas
auto focus for vide recording
Bluetooth 4.2
Wifi chips would be the same as with the 6S
Live Photos as well.
And the A8 / M8 chips that are in the 6. Now I have seen other rumors that said - nope it will be the A9 Chip and not the A8.
Per the case - again some rumors say basically the same case as the 5S. Others say it is the same basic dimensions of the 5S - but with curved edges like the 6 / 6Plus lines.
Here is the thing - I am not sure how in the same rumor you can say the case will be curved like the 6 / 6Plus - and the processor of the 6 and live photos but it will be called the 5Se. It just seems if it looks like and acts like a 6 and 6S - then it would be called a 6C or 6 something.
Again almost all rumors have an event to announce it being in March. And then rumors split with some saying a late March release and others saying April release. Point is this if you are holding out hope for a new 4 incher - regardless of what it is called - in about 4 to 6 weeks we should be getting word of an Apple event to announce said device if the latest rumors are to be believed.
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/22/apple-readies-iphone-5se-
not-6c-for-marchapril-with-curved-edges-live-photos/
http://bgr.com/2016/01/21/iphone-5e-6c-7c-design-video/
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/21/4-
inch-iphone-video-debunk/
25:26
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-testing-ultra-fast-li-fi-
implementation-future-iphones-1538797
One of the rumors picking up steam in the last couple of weeks is that around LiFi - LiFi allows high speed data transfer through visible light. LiFi can allow for data speeds up to 1GBPS - with a theoretical top speed of 224 GBPS or around 100 times faster than Wifi.
Why is this rumor picking up steam - well it seems in the code for iOS 9.1 there is a reference to lifi capability. Now this does not mean it will be in the iPhone 7 or 7S or 8 or 8S - just that Apple is likely doing some testing.
Now while LiFi at 100 times Wifi sounds great - you need to remember it does require line of sight to communicate - that means no signals going through walls or your pocket.
So likely LiFi will become a complimentary technology with Wifi and used just in line of sight applications.
My guess is we are looking at 3 to 4 years for roll out. Line of sight only communication has just too many drawbacks for everyday use and Wifi will remain the primary indoor data connection method for years to come.
Still always nice to see Apple working on new tech.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3023900/apple-ios/
apple-plans-to-turn-us-on-to-li-fi-reports.html
26:51
http://www.craxworld.com/report-apple-plans-to-
remove-3-5mm-port-in-iphone-7-8193/
One of the rumors about the iPhone 7 we have been mentioning is the removal of the headphone jack - something I said on the last episode is starting to seem more and more likely.
Well now comes word that hidden in the code of iOS 9 can be found some evidence that points to that possibility.
The code says - Headphones.have.input.no
Some say this is the smoking gun that the iPhone 7 will drop the Headphone jack.
Of course those same people are saying this is because it will allow Apple to reduce the thickness by 1 MM from the current 7.3 MM thickness. Which sounds logical - until you stop to think but Hey Rob did you not dis-prove that logic a while back when you talked about the iPod Nano - which has a headphone jack and is just 5.4 MM thick - Why Yes - Yes I did back on ep 374 I think it was.
Yes - Yes I am leaning to the no headphone jack rumor - and going to the lightening port and wireless for connecting headphones - but not because of thickness issues - as Apple has already shown it can get pretty thin and thinner than the next iPhone 7 will be with a headphone jack.
Additionally there will have to be a lightening to 3.5 MM adapter made available and the next iPhone will not ship with wireless headphones - but rather Lightening EarPods.
Why - there is still the issue that wireless headphones are much more expensive to make and not as user friendly in that you have to charge them.
Obviously with the beats division there is likely to be other new headphones announced when the iPhone 7 is announced.
http://orangefolks.com/iphone-7-rumours-
lightning-earpods-wireless-airpods/
28:49
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/22/technology/
google-oracle/index.html
You have to love this next one. Seems some of Google’s secrets were accidentally revealed in a court case they have ongoing with Oracle.
One of the documents said quote Highly Confidential- Attorney’s eyes only unquote.
And then the Oracle Attorney went and blurted out what was highly confidential - doooohhhh.
Well Doooohhh for Them and google - but gold for us.
One nugget we learned is Google paid Apple $1 Billion with a b dollars to have Google as the default search engine in Safari in iOS.
Android has produced $31 billions in Sales and $22 Billion in Profit since 2008 - since 2008 - That is not a big number - Lets put that in perspective Apple will do more than that for Revenue in one quarter and more than that in profits in two quarters maybe more than that last quarter alone for both.
Thanks Oracle for putting that info out there for us to put into perspective.
30:18
VOICEMAIL - Feedbk_iPhone7_waterproof
Hey Rob,
1. Do you know if there's any native or third party app way to "tag" photos to make them more easily searchable? I feel like every time I want to find a photo it would be so much easier if I could search by keyword rather than swiping through hundreds of thumbnails. I know I can sort by date but I take so many photos and videos it takes forever to fin anything. Any suggestions?
2. I'm a daily commuter, much like many of your listeners probably are too, and during my 1 1/2 hour drive each way I hit a few dead zones, same place every day. The signal only drops for a few seconds or minutes at most so I think the signal is still there just too weak for a phone call or to stream whatever I'm listening to. I was wondering if you or your listeners had any suggestions for signal enhancers in the car? A few years ago you did mention a signal booster for cars but I was hoping over the past few years there's something new and better? I'd love to get an actual recommendation from a happy user acuz I've always been skeptical about these types of things actually working.
Regards,
Aric
Rob,
I just thought I'd write in with my thoughts on the new Apple TV. This is actually my first Apple TV. I got it for Christmas, so I've had it for a month now. My only complaint (which isn't even an Apple issue) is that the CBS app is crap. They want you to pay for a"full access" subscription even if you already have a cable subscription. That is the only network that does that. I already have Verizon FiOS and do not plan on double paying. It'll be nice when Amazon drops their native video app, but AirPlay takes care of that nicely. Speaking of AirPlay, that is a fantastic feature. AirPlaying video works great and is simple to do from any iOS device or Mac. Not to mention AirPlay mirroring being very nice. My wife and I were surfing the web for snow blowers and it was so easy for us to see web pages and watch video reviews streamed from my iPad to the TV. I've only downloaded a handful of apps, but the experience is pretty nice. It'll be great when the App Store gets more apps, but for a fledgling device, you can't really complain. I downloaded Just Dance Now for my wife and kids. We have several (about 5) for the Wii, but my wife has 2 major complaints: 1) having to swap discs for different songs, and 2) the difficulty pointing the Wiimote when trying to work out. With the Apple TV version, you use the Siri remote, which is much easier to control, plus for just $30/year we have access to the entire 200+ song library that spans multiple games. A really nice offering. Netflix and the ability to stream purchased iTunes content (to include Digital Copy versions that come with many Blu-Ray discs) totally makes it worth it. I'm a very satisfied customer. Regards,
Lou Valencia
VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_apple_TV_fdbk
Ok Shannon - here is a little tip for you - If you have Amazon Prime - there is no Amazon Prime app on the Apple TV yet - however you can open the Amazon Video app on your iOS device and then select Airplay for your Apple TV as lou mentioned a few minutes ago - and then you can even use your Apple TV 4th gen remote to pause and play the video that is playing no need to control it from the iOS device. Lately me and the wife have been bulk watching Downton Abey - we just finished season two. But we have been watching on our TV via Apple TV and the Amazon Video App on my iPhone 6 plus. So there is your Apple TV tip for this episode. And if you have not gotten Amazon Prime - I do recommend it if for nothing else - the Man on the High Castle. And for those with older Apple TV’s that experienced lots of lag and delays using Airplay - that is all gone with Apple TV 4th gen - it works great.
39:30
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/icloud-and-outlook-problems/
Hi Rob,
I was having an issue with the iCloud sync not working any more with my Outlook on my Windows 7 laptop, this web site help fix the problem.
I wanted to share just in case there are others just living with the problem.
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/icloud-and-outlook-problems/
Regards,
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL
40:09
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Palmer_quest_apple_TV
Hey Rob ,
David from south Florida, long time listener from the 1st show .
I have a problem and hope you or my fellow listeners can help , I have these four woman living with me and just wish they would all talk to each other.
There's XFinity and Alexa they never talk , Siri sometimes talks to Alexa , but they don't communicate easily . And then there's the the newest woman in my life EARIN she's always in my ears telling me what Siri is saying,
I would love it if Alexa and XFinity talk to each other and I could use Siri to control both of them . EARIN's
Already in my ear so if Alexa could talk to her that would be cool also
Thank for any HELP
Xfinity tv and security system
Alexa by Amazon
Siri in my Apple TVs and iOS devices
EARIN Wireless in ear Bluetooth earbuds
Hi Rob,
Where is the best place to buy refurbished iPhone 6s for att.
I have 5s now what the advantage to unlocking?
Regards,
Nick
Hi Nick per where to get a refurbished iPhone 6S - at this time only Apple is likely to have any refurbished iPhone 6S’s and it is unlikely they have them available yet. That said - if anyone knows where to get an refurbished iPhone 6S - specifically for ATT - please email or call in with the info.
Per unlocking the iPhone 5S - you should be able to get it unlocked from your original carrier - assuming you met your contract obligation - if so - then the advantage is you can take it to one of the lower cost MVNO’s like Ting.com to get a much much lower cost monthly plan.
Hi Rob,
I've been frequently getting this message that my iPhone has not been backed up in 115 weeks. I have synced my phone many times to iTunes and can't figure out why I keep receiving this. any ideas?
Happy new year!
Rick-East Haven, CT
Hi Rob,
Is there a way to get daily notifications on iOS and apple watch to let me know when I should leave to get to work at a certain time based on traffic and weather conditions?
Regards
Kevin
VOICEMAIL - AG_Washinton_quest_upgrades_required
50:21
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/45000-cellphone-bill-telus/
This next one is for anyone that has ever sold an old smartphone. It is an article titled - Woman shocked with whopping $45,000 cellphone bill from Telus.
Yikes - seems the women sold the phone via Craigslist and thought the phone was deactivated from her account - it was not. The new owner then went and ran up major data overages in a three month span. Ummm - yeah $45,000 in overages I guess can be called major - Ridiculous is another word.
The owner again thought the contract was over and closed - clearly it was not - and she left her sim card in the phone when she sold it. Big mistake.
Telus has waived the entire fee so this person will not have to pay it. But it is a lesson to be remembered - if you are selling your old iPhone - make sure you call your carrier and say you want the phone taken off your plan and get confirmation it is cancelled and a confirmation number. Plus take out the sim card.
51:20
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/1/21/proposed-
bill-would-kill-iphone-sales-in-california
I am starting to think Politicians should not be allowed to draft tech bills. There are currently two bills going through two different states - small states - just New York and California - which would prevent companies from selling its encryption enabled phones in those states.
The California bill - bill 1681 put forth by California Assembly member Jim Cooper - would require a smartphone that is manufactured on or after Jan 1 2017 and sold in California to be capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer or its operating system provider - and there would be a penalty of $2,500 per each smartphone sold or leased that does not meet that requirement.
First lets get this straight - if you live in Assemblymen’s coopers district and ever wanted to run for his office - I know a company in Cupertino that might just donate a little bit to your campaign.
Apple is stridently against allowing this - and as it is now - iPhones would not be allowed to be sold in those states if the bills passed and were signed into law by the Governors. If by the way they were signed into law by either governor or if anyone in those state houses voted for it - yeah like I said - I know a company in Cupertino you might get some money from for your campaign if you run against anyone that supports or signs these bills.
Laws that deliberately build in a security vulnerability are bad laws - PERIOD.
52:51
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/126880/20160123/att-
ceo-encryption-policy-is-up-to-government-apple-and-
others-should-stay-out-of-it.htm
AT&T has been called the evil empire - and maybe it is not a coincidence that the AT&T logo looks like a death star.
AT&T’s CEO Randall 1984 Stephenson - believes that Tech companies should not decide if there is a back door built in it is up to the government. Well from Mr 1984 Stephenson quote I don't think it is Silicon Valley's decision to make about whether encryption is the right thing to do, unquote
He thinks again it is up to the government. But as tim cook as said many times lately - quote You can't have a backdoor that's only for the good guys,
unquote
I am sure AT&T’s ardent support for allowing the Government to get into anyones phone - has nothing to do with their past dealings with the NSA when they helped the NSA to illegally spy on American citizens.
The whole idea of deliberately building in a security vulnerability and thinking that the bad guys will not abuse that - or even the quote good guys won’t abuse that is insane. Of course people will abuse it. Tim Cook knows this - and others in the tech industry know this - which is why they are so against this.
54:06
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Hi Rob, AT&T is now reintroducing unlimited talk/text/data plan.....sort of. Regards, Todd P
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Thanks all for the heads up on that - so if you want unlimited data again from AT&T you also need to have a direct TV account with them.
Hi Rob
This may well be really basic stuff but it's got me stumped. Got a MacBook Pro at Christmas, but when I update iOS apps on iTunes they just don't sync to my iOS devices (iPhone 5S & 6+, iPad Air 2, iPod Touch 5th gen). iTunes says "syncing, transferring purchases" etc but the updated versions of apps aren't shifting from the MacBook to the iOS devices. Is this an iOS 9 "feature" or am I being really stupid?
Regards,
Alf, Sheffield, UK
Hi Rob,
We have an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 6. We are having issues downloading videos. photos download fine. some videos come up with an error message - Error Downloading Image
I am trying to download on MacBook Air.
Thanks in advance.
Crystal Roberts
Canada
Hi Crystal - I have seen the same issue with just a couple of my videos. I am not sure why or what caused the issue - most of my videos transferred over fine - but a few I have not been able to get to transfer via iPhoto to my computer. If anyone else had this issue - and found a fix - please help Cyrstal and me out with this issue.
206- 666 - 6364 - that is 206 - moon dog or email us today in iOS at gmail dot com.
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1:01:25
For Ep 380 -
Hi Rob,
At the end of your shows you always ask Siri questions, may I suggest that you ask " What should I ask Tim Cook"
Cheers
Mark form Quarry Bank, UK.
Ask Siri - What Should I Ask Tim Cook
1:02:18
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/14/apple-a9-
chip-fab-tsmc-reports-record-earnings-
casts-doubt-on-peak-iphone
A lot of rumors about Apple cutting back on orders - some of which hopefully Tim cook will address when we get to that part of the episode.
But leading up to the call - TSMC who makes the A9 chip along with Samsung reported Record Earnings.
There is some belief that Apple shifted the lions share of production orders to TSMC. And that with the A10 TSMC will be the sole supplier of that chip.
1:02:52
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/21/mini-takes-
lead-in-ipad-sales-as-ipad-pro-jumps-in-at-
12-percent-survey-data-says
Apple Insider had a report titled - Mini Takes lead in US iPad Sales as iPad Pro jumps in at 12% survey data says.
While Apple will not be breaking out iPad Sales on the call - Consumer Intelligence Research Partners - CIRP took a stab at breaking it out for us based on surveys.
The iPad Mini lines combined for 47% of iPads sold.
The iPad Air lines combined for 40% of iPads sold.
and the iPad pro came in at 12% of iPads sold last quarter.
This survey is based on 500 US shoppers who purchased iPads between October and December.
It is likely Apple will report an overall decline in iPad sales last quarter vs the year before quarter - which was 21.4 Mil vs 26 Mil in the year before that.
Anything over 20 Mil units sales for the iPad should be considered a win.
And again this was recorded Monday night.
Which now leads us to break - and we will find out the real numbers now.
01:04:09
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/22FY-16-
First-Quarter-Results-Conference-Call.html
PR
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/26Apple-
Reports-Record-First-Quarter-Results.html
Data
http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q1fy16datasum.pdf
Earning supplemental
http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q1fy16supplementalmaterial.pdf
And we are back.
So how did Apple do last quarter.
Revenue was $75.9 Billion this vs $74.6 Billion a year ago quarter
and $51.5 Billion last quarter. The $75.9 Billion was a new quarterly
record for Any US company ever.
Sadly both Google and Microsoft have not had their reports yet -
so we can notcompare and contrast until the next episode.
Apples Cash horde continues to grow and now stands at $215.7 Billion
that is Up $10 Billion for the quarter from $205.7 Billion at the end of
last quarter. 27.5 Billion in Cash flow for the quarter.
When it comes to the big item - iPhones sold.
There were 74.8 Mil units sold last quarter vs 74.5 Mil a year ago quarter
and 48.1 Mil last quarter - the 74.8 Mil units has to be looked at as a
disappointment.
iPads Sold last quarter were 16.1 Mil units vs 21.4 Mil as year ago quarter
and 9.9 Mil last quarter - this also will be looked at as disappointment.
Mac's Sold last quarter were 5.3 Mil units vs 5.5 Mil a year ago quarter
and 5.7 Mil last quarter - again a disappointment.
1:05:45
http://www.apple.com/investor/earnings-call/
Misc Info from the Call
New record for Apple Watch sales - but no numbers given - so not really a meaningful comment.
Over 3,600 Apps for Apple TV now available.
Over 100 Apps from IBM first initiative.
In China sales were very strong last quarter and year - but Apple started to see softening in China earlier this month. That might but the street in a tailspin.
Apple is offering guidance of between $50 and $53 Billion for the current quarter. That compares to 58 Billion for the year ago quarter. On the lower side that would be a 14% decline last year. That will put the street in a tailspin.
And Yes - Apple is predicting a decline in iPhone Unit sales year over year for the current quarter.
iPhone ASP - $691 vs $670 ASP for the previous quarter. The $691 ASP was higher than the streets estimates.
Those that had an iphone prior to the iPhone 6 / 6+ were launched - 40% upgraded to the 6 / 6S / 6+ / 6S+ or 60% have not and are still with their 4 inch or 3.5 inch iPhones.
Based on the numbers through the end of last year as sold 896.7 Million iPhones all time. And 308 Million iPads. Or over 1.2 Billion iPhone and iPads.
Apple in one of their reports showed in the last 30 days there were over 1 Billion still active iOS devices and Macs, Apple TV’s and Apple Watch.
One of the things I do is put together charts showing iPhone and iPad sales - if you go in the Tii App only - and go to ep 380 you will see that PDF in the bonus content.
One of the graphs I find most telling is the number of units sold in the last running 4 quarters. This had been steadily climbing every quarter for the iPhone except for this last one where it was at 231.6 Million units vs 231.3 Million units meaning we are hitting that flat growth many worried about.
For iPad sales the last 4 quarters number has been in decline for about 2 years. And last quarter the drop was the biggest to date. With 49.5 Mil iPads sold in the last 4 quarters vs 54.8 the quarter before and a peak of 69.3 Mil back 2 years ago.
1:08:44
http://fortune.com/2016/01/14/apple-iphone-q1-2016/
Every quarter Philip Elmer DeWitt gathers up the Anal-ists guess for iPhones sold.
And the winner this quarter for the closest to the actual number of iPhones sold is Aaron C Rakers of Stifle Nicholaus with a guess of 74.71 Million units sold vs the actual of 74.8 Mil.
And the one furthest from the actual numbers was Ovi Popescu with a what were they smoking guess of 82.9 Million units sold.
For the record on the last episode my well thought out and educated estimate was 79.2 Million units sold vs again the actual number of 74.8 Million units sold.
1:09:34
http://fortune.com/2016/01/21/apple-watch-q1-2016/
Philip Elmer DeWitt also put together a nice piece showing all the Anal-ist estimates for how many Apple Watches were sold. Nice but pointless as Apple did not and will not be breaking that number out any time soon. So who was closest to the pin - Everyone and no one - as we have not idea what the real number was.
By the way the estimates ranged from 3.1 Mil on the low side to 10.5 Mil on the high side - yeah - so lots of general consensus all around or not.
Tim Cook said this regarding this quarters estimates — XXXXXXX
At the end of the day what we learned in the call was that Apple just had the best quarter any US company has ever had but barely better than a year ago for Apple. The outlook is positive and fundamentals are solid. Does that mean Apple will break through the negative sentiment from wall street now?
Most likely not - as numbers for units sales were all disappointments per WallStreets expectations. I guess we will see what happens. But fundamentally Apple is solid and their products are selling much better than all others and making Apple lots of money which means lots of money for R&D and new great things to keep on coming.
OVERALL THOUGHTS OF THE CALL.
1:13:31
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 379
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RUSSELL for sending in the music you hear in the background. RUSSELL wrote:
Hi Rob.
I am sending you another song I made with GarageBand for iOS. I played everything you hear with my two index fingers using the instruments provided in the app, nothing was pre-recorded. Thanks again for listening, hope you and your audience enjoy the song.
Regards,
Russell Campise (campeasy) from Nevada
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Thanks RUSSELL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ANTHONY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ANTHONY wrote the following:
Hey Rob,
Removed from a video shot on Christmas Eve while sleigh watching with the kids
Still removed with " Snapstill " and cropped and text with "Laminar Pro "
Shot on iPhone 5 edited on air 2
Regards,
Anthony
Thanks ANTHONY, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ANTHONY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 379 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:18
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The big competitors in the mobile-phone industry such as Nokia and Motorola Inc. won’t be whispering nervously into their clamshells over a new threat to their business. The iPhone is nothing more than a luxury bauble that will appeal to a few gadget freaks. In terms of its impact on the industry, the iPhone is less relevant. Apple is unlikely to make much of an impact on this market. Apple will sell a few to its fans, but the iPhone won’t make a long-term mark on the industry. unquote
Matthew Lynn, Bloomberg, 15 January 2007
How are Nokia and Motorola doing now in this space? Well to tell you would have to go and look at the billions that Microsoft and Google had write off for purchasing both - Just Sayin
03:09
For Promo codes - On Ep 378 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - TRAIL JEEPER MAGAZINE (Three Words). Those promo codes were given away.
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
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 FOR FREE 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.
04:03
http://www.apple.com/ios/preview/
Apple Last week released iOS 9.3 Beta 1 to Devs and then to the public. I might have this installed on my iPhone 6Plus and I might have been using it for almost a week now - and I might be getting really good results with it. You know if I was allowed to talk about it that is.
Interestingly - Apple freed up any of those loose lips restrictions - by putting up a post on Apple.com that previews iOS 9.3 - as this will be the biggest Single dot update by far for iOS 9.
From the site quote
This latest iOS release adds numerous innovations to the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. There are improvements to a wide range of apps, along with great new additions to CarPlay. iOS 9.3 may even help you get a good night’s sleep. And you’ll find a preview of new features that will make using iPad in schools easier and better for students and admins.
unquote
The first item they talk about on the site is Night shift - it reduces the amount of blue light on your display and it is this Blue light right before you go to sleep that is supposed to ruin your nights sleep.
This is off by default - to turn it on - go to the settings app - then Display & Brightness - then turn on Blue Light Reduction. There is a slider to make it cooler - which means more blue light or warmer which means less blue light.
And there is a schedule for when you want this feature to kick in. By default that schedule is for it to turn on at 10:00 PM and off at 7:00 AM -
Next up with iOS 9.3 is quote keep your private information under lock and fingerprint unquote. This is where you can now password protect your Notes. You can now also sort notes automatically by either Date Edited or Date Created or Title. To set that you need to go to the settings app and then notes - actually you need to go there as well to turn on or off password protection.
iOS 9.3 also has updates to the news app. Quote The articles in For You are now better tailored to your particular interests - we search your emails and snap chats and youporn searches to figure out your fettishes and tailor the news app to meet your needs. unquote or maybe I paraphrased a bit there. But the point is they are making the results you see in For You - more for you.
There are also improvements to the Health App. With Categories such as Weight, Workouts and Sleep having a new slider menu showing apps you can easily add to your health dashboard. And it now shows more of your health data from your apple watch.
CarPlay gets some new features - with Near by you in the Maps app showing you gas, parking, restaurants and more that close by with just a tap.
And the biggest update for iOS 9.3 at least how it seems from Apple’s perspective is with regards to education use. With an iPad - there is now Shared iPad for students - where students can log in to any iPad in any classroom and make it their own.
There is a new Classroom App - Quote - Teachers can guide students through a lesson, see their progress and keep them on Track unquote.
Apple School Manager - is a single portal where Admins can do everything from creating Apple ID’s to purchasing apps to prepping devices for MDM.
And the New Apple ID’s are a special kind for Education and created and assigned by the school. So if you are an Admin at a school - some new tools are coming your way.
http://www.apple.com/education/preview/
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/01/apples-ios-9-3-
features-multi-user-support-for-ipads-in-schools
http://boingboing.net/2016/01/11/ios-9-3-
will-let-you-dim-displ.html
08:32
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ios-9-3-beta-lets-you-disable-
iphone-stock-apps-1538355
One new feature with iOS 9.3 I saw reported had me say about time - and that is where the headlines said you could disable stock apps.
Have stock app you can’t delete in the past and stuck in a folder and know you will never use it - it sounded like you could just remove it in iOS 9.3. But sometime truth is not what it seems.
Here is the procedure for getting rid of any of the stock apps - this assuming you have iOS 9.3 beta installed.
- First Download Apple Configurator 2.2 beta. For this you need to have an Apple developer membership.
- To set up the configuration, select 'Do not allow some apps' option. To remove the apps you will require to enter the command for the each app such as com.apple.stock for the Stocks app and so on.
In other words - there is no a simple toggle any regular user an flip to remove an app. So really - Stock apps for 99.9% of the population will remain just that stock Apps - ones they still can’t remove.
09:38
http://www.therevista.com/apple-ios-9-3-finally-
unveiled-exciting-irresistible-features-look/
A couple of other features in iOS 9.3 being reported.
Apple Watch Sync will now work with multiple watches. This clearly is nice for App devs that might need both a 38 and 42 mm version to test their app. But it is also nice in the future for when there is an Apple Watch 2 - and you use your original Apple watch for health tracking and working out - and your new Apple Watch for dressing up. OR maybe now some already have two apple watches - The sport for working out and the Stainless steel for dress occasions.
other new features I found listed are Siri now supporting Finish, Malay and Hebrew - no word on if it support Yittish yet.
Another new feature is you can duplicate a Live Photo inside the photos app - and have the option to Duplicate as a still photo - to better share to others as a still image only.
10”33
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/01/11/tv-
os-9-2-beta-1-developers/
Along with the betas for iOS 9.3 - there was also Apple TV OS 9.2 Beta 1 released to Devs - and it has two over due features or lets call them corrections of past omissions.
And that is Bluetooth Keyboards are now supported and the Podcasts App is back. Maybe now Podcasts on Settop boxes can move from the current 0.03% of consumption up to 0.05% of consumption.
There is also a new feature - that is definitely needed by me - Folders. When it is release you will be able to group apps into folders on your home screen - like Kids Apps. Or Dad’s Games or Mom’s Games - ok that last one is not going to have much - but it could if she wanted it to.
Other additions / changes for Apple TV OS 9.2 Beta 1 include
Siri support for US Spanish In the US only, and French Canadian in Canada only.
Siri support for UK english, Australian English, and US English available across the UK, Australian and US Storefronts when English is set as the system language.
And there is an updated App Switcher UI.
Good to see the hobby getting some continues attention.
11:59
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/10/apple-
music-10-million-subscribers/
Apple Music now has over 10 Million subscribers just 6 months after launch. And it is likely most are paid subscribers at this point.
The Financial Times reported those numbers and also said it took Spotify 6 years to get to that level.
The 10 Million subscribers are just 10% of the goal of Apple - according to those in the know.
Will be interesting to see if Apple confirms this number on their conference call next week.
12:39
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/09/apples-
competition-is-going-to-have-a-tough-year-in-2016
Daniel Eran Dilger at Apple Insider released one of his great in-depth posts. This one is titled Apple’ competition is going to have a tough year in 2016
The article starts with this - quote In 2015 Apple grabbed a 94 percent share of the world's global smartphone profits, sold the only profitable tablets and smartwatch, increased its Mac unit sales,, launched a successful NFC payment platform, took a huge slice of the music streaming market and introduced a new platform for the living room. unquote
And then he talks about how so many link bait articles talk about how well Apple did and that there is only one way to go now and that is down and that Apple will have a tough 2016.
But not so says Daniel - and rather than just say it he also shows in detail why he thinks it.
He points out when Google is talked about having 80% of the market - you don’t hear people talking about the % of the market Google Branded handsets have - as that would be 0.1% according to IDC. But for some reason people don’t talk about that.
He points out that Apples only real competitor for Handsets is Samsung and last year they did not see flat growth they saw a collapsing and warned of a tough 2016 to come. While Apple is saying 2016 will be a growth year.
Essentially it is as if Apple no longer has any credible competitors.
Again Daniel goes over this in great detail and smacks down a bunch of the anal-ists preaching the doom and gloom lately for Apple.
Here is one more quote to leave you with before you check out his article
quote Apple of 2016 is not really competing against Apple 2015; it's competing against Samsung 2016, and that competitor is looking awfully weak unquote
Well said Daniel.
14:54
http://fortune.com/2016/01/10/apple-
clueless-press-commentary/
There are three of us that have been consistently bullish on Apple - the other one is Philip Elmer-DeWitt at Fortune. And he just released a post titled - Why so much Apple Commentary is so clueless.
He starts off saying it will get worse before it gets better. But I am hoping that corner will be next weeks Quarterly Conference call.
If Apple tops last years Q4 numbers for unit sales of iPhones - and then Tim Cook once again says 2016 over all will beat 2015 - and that the slow down being predicted by Anal-ists is wrong and not what they are seeing for Apple - that would go a long way to making that the day articles started getting better.
Philip mentions a few of those shlock articles - some of which we have slammed on previous episodes. He points out fro the article on MarketWatch - that they even slip in a reference to Apple CEO Tim Cook as a bozo.
It comes down to this - Most people reporting on Wallstreet seem to dislike Apple - they don’t get apple - and they never have. They think what Apple does is the same as their competitors - and they just don’t get the differences. But as some point the fundamentals over ride the negative mis-information and I think we may be a week from that point and the beginning of the next bull run for Apple. We shall see.
16:35
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/08/investing/apple-
stock-100/index.html
Now I should point out there are still some anal-ists - not many but a few predicting a bigger drop for Apple - with a low of $65 as the target price by one. That being Per Lindberg an Anal-ist for ABG Sundal Collier.
Again only a few are saying sell at this point and the majority have targets above the current price with some having targets at $200 - so according to those Anal-ists there is still a chance to double your money with Apple.
The average Forecast right now is $142 - which is right now an over 40% gain. Not bad.
I bring this all up - again because next weeks conference call will tell us a lot about the future for Apple Stock. I will do my next episode right after the conference call. I will try to get the first part recorded and the end will be a coverage of the conference call.
One of the biggest pieces people will look for is iPhone sales - Last year for the 4th quarter it was 74.5 Million iPhones sold. This past quarter - I believe the number will be 79.2 Million units sold.
I will go over what the Anal-ist guessed on the next episode. If you want to send me your predictions - email me or call me before the next episode.
18:31
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19:58
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Hi Rob
A heads up for you and the listeners. When installing the iOS Twitter app, in settings, video auto play as a default is set to use mobile data and wifi. You can change it to never play videos automatically.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hello Rob
There was a woman who called into the show and mentioned that she and her husband were going on a cruise and needed a way to communicate with each other for free (i.e. Not paying their cell provider a years tuition at Yale) she mentioned that the ship had wifi and that they would be utilizing it. So she wanted to know what apps can be used for "wifi messaging"
You recommend 2 apps for her but my question is why can they use iMessage ?
As a test I placed my phone and my boyfriend's phone into airplane mode to kill off the cellular data and signal, and while still in airplane mode, I turned on the wifi and connected both phones to our home network. iMessage, FaceTime, and FaceTime audio all worked as normal. ( I did not test regular calling as I have T-Mobile and they offer wifi calling but I'm not sure who her carrier was)
Unless I'm missing something or didn't fully understand the question, then she shouldn’t need any 3rd party apps. As long as she leaves both phones in airplane mode with wifi activated, she shouldn't have an outrageous cell phone bill
Regards,
Marie from pittsburgh.
It has to do with them wanting to chat to each other with out going back out over the internet. This would be an intranet use. The reason they don’t want to use the internet to send a message is that when on a cruise ship the cost of internet access is higher than the per ounce cost for ink for your printer. So these apps allow you to chat with others on the ship without the messages going up and down to the internet and causing bankruptcy when they get their data bill from the cruise line.
Hey Rob.
In response to Show 0378 for the couple looking for mesh network relay chat and messaging. The most popular and best is FireChat. I tell everyone about it for the same reason, and of course the more people that use it the faster the messages gets delivered.
When I'm traveling or out to sea, I need to stay in touch with other travel companions or family back home.
Regards,
Devon
Hi Rob,
Regarding podcasts pauses for no apparent reason in car.
Check what you have running in background. When I have the app "zello" in background and drive thru a data dropout zone this can happen. Other apps may do the same.
Also just because your phone indicates a good signal, its not a data meter. I've found data dropouts even with good signals.
Regards,
Mike R
Hi Rob,
A caller at the end of episode 378 mentioned his podcast app would occasionally stop while he was driving. Mine does the same thing and it is also an intermittent problem. So far I have noticed notifications have come in at the same time the podcast app stopped. I don't know if all notifications do this but AppyGeek notifications seem to be a culprit on my phone. No doubt the iOS podcast app still needs some work.
If you use a 3rd party app for podcasts which is the best?
Regards,
Mike from Chicago
VOICEMAIL - Alan_OR_before_plus
28:18
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 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 from Robert Kelly who posted the following
Quote
Music radio stations shutting down.
I got an email a few minutes ago that said Music radio was shutting down. Here's the text:
quote As a listener of ad-supported radio on Apple Music, we want you to know that it's being discontinued starting January 28. Beats 1 will now be the premier free broadcast so you'll continue to get all the best music and culture there with world-class DJs like Zane Lowe and specialty programming from artists like Dr. Dre, Drake, Pharrell Williams, and more.
Additionally, with an Apple Music membership, you can access dozens of radio stations handcrafted by our team of music experts, commercial-free with unlimited skips. Or you can create your own stations based on your favorite songs and artists. Start your Apple Music membership now and enjoy unlimited access to everything radio offers along with the entire Apple Music catalog.
Unquote Unquote
Here is some of the feedback on that post:
From Karthik - quote Its so sad how iTunes Radio was degraded from the iOS7 onwards and now finally removed in iOS9.2. I wonder if iTunes Match will get the axe next. unquote
From Craig B quote Apple doesn't want to be in the "ad-supported" anything business. unquote
From Myron Uecker - quote I didn't get the emails everybody else mentioned. I'm thinking it is because I subscribe to iTunes Match and Apple Music. As long as iTunes Radio continues being included with one or both of those I'm happy to continue paying for them. unquote
And As Myron and few other speculated - Apple Radio Stations are going away on Jan 29th will require an Apple Music Subscription there after.
Beats 1 will be the Free Broadcast going forward. All other radio station features will require an active Apple Music Subscription.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this feedback to Ep 378:
From Mark Page
quote In the latest episode (378), the Payfinders app to locate stores that used Apple pay was mentioned. This is only available for the USA so those in the UK may have a problem except that there is a solution and its free. In Apple maps you can search for the store and then tap on the label that appears which then brings up a page of information about the store including whether they offer Apple pay or not (as shown below for Starbucks). unquote
And in that screen shot - it shows the Apple Pay icon next to Price. Thanks Mark for the feedback.
31:55
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/phablets-
are-no-joke-and-apple-inc-is-laughing-its.aspx
One article from the fool.com I read - seems to be one of those first good articles to start coming out. It is titled Phablets are no joke and apple inc is laughing its way to record profits
The article talks about how this holiday season the one category of Smartphones that saw growth - a lot of growth was the phablet category - those between 5 and 6.9” - i.e. the iPhone 6Plus and 6SPlus category.
And they said a big reason for that categories growth is the iPhone 6S Plus this holiday season.
It will be interesting to see if Tim Cook gives any breakdown on Plus size iphone sales - but likely not - but people will look at ASP’s and try to back fill from there.
32:49
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3020340/ces/ces-
2016-8-interesting-homekit-accessories.html
Ok - getting away from financials - Computer world had an article on 8 interesting HomeKit accessories from CES 2016
One was the OneLink Smart Wi-fi Safe. The safe has an accelerometer and if someone tries to move or open it - you get a message on your iPhone. And you can use siri on your iPhone to open it. My only question on this - is what if the bad guys just go to your basement first and kill the main power - how is it going to get that message out - just sayin.
They also go over the Lyric Thermostat from Honeywell
Smart Window shades / blinds from Lurton Electronics
Symphony Signal Fans from Hunter Fans
And a few other Home Kit accessories - which is great to see more being released.
33:47
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/1/7/apple-
patent-filing-hints-at-waterproof-iphones
Apple World had a post on an Apple Patent Filing that hints at waterproof iPhones. The latest patent they are talking about involves quote electronic devices with submersion detection circuitry unquote.
One of the rumors to can steam since the iPhone 6S and 6SPlus were opened up and found to have gaskets around the connectors is the iPhone 7 would be full on waterproof.
But here is my take - Apple will not say it is water proof - they might say it is water resistant. And the device may well be waterproof - just that Apple will not advertise it as such. I think Water Resistant is the best marketing phrase we will see.
There are five main events that are likely going to cause your iPhone to get wet that Apple is likely trying to alleviate.
1. The dreaded urinal drop.
2. The glass or liquid knocked over and spilled on your device
3. The caught in a downpour and you and the phone are soaking wet or drops in puddle from said downpour.
4. Your iPhone with or without you finds its way into a pool or hot tub or bathtub.
5. You lean forward and it slips in to the sink or is knocked into the sink.
These are all - short term submersions in most cases - a few seconds at most maybe even up to a minute. And water resistant would save most of the phones.
I don’t think it would save the left it in my pocket and it went through the washer scenario or dropped it in the lake and found it two days later scenario. But I would guess most death or injury by liquid scenarios today are in those first 5 - and if Apple could improve the iPhone 7 to make it where 99% of those cases the device comes out with no injury or long term issues at all - that would be great.
If you have had your iPhone destroyed or damaged by Liquid - which of those scenarios I just mentioned was it - or was it something else?
36:16
http://machrome.com/news/iphone-7-will-use-
lightning-port-for-audio-output
More rumors on the iPhone 7 - come back to the lightening port being the audio output port as well.
There is a nice mock up drawing in the post at Machrome dot com - where they show the bottom of the iPhone 7 with stereo speakers - one on each side of the lightening port. And again to really enjoy that stereo sound - simple place the lightening port at the bridge of your nose. Just saying.
But I guess it does make sense if you remove the headphone jack to add in both a left and right speaker if for no other reason than it looks symmetrical and Apple loves symmetry.
They also speculate that the iPhone 7 will have wireless charging.
I personally would like to see that - but I am not yet sold on the wireless charging rumor. But I am starting lean more towards the headphone jack goes bye bye rumor. As recently I saw a petition going around to ask apple not to remove the headphone jack - and recently I got the iRig Mic Lav - which uses the Headphone jack - and am really liking it - more on that in a future episode - so sure now that I have this nice Lav mic setup - actually a dual lav mic set up - I can see the next iPhone making it obsolete. Seems the last time Apple changed their connectors - there was a petition going around before it happened as well. So Yes - Apple will make these changes if they think the long term good outweighs the short term PR hit.
In the mean time Apples’s beats division you know might want to actually start releasing some lightening port headphones - Dog food - should eat - Apple its own.
38:07
http://www.techdekh.in/2016/01/apple-registers-
automobile-domain-names.html
In the rumor front - It seems Apple was out registering different domain names lately. Such as apple dot car and apple dot cars and apple dot auto - these were purchased in December and are likely not just joke christmas presents for Tim cook from Marketing.
At this point there is a lot of smoke out there indicating Apple is Working on an auto - from the people they are hiring to comments from Elon Musk - to now these latest domains that apple registered.
Does this guarantee we will see an Apple Car in the future - NO - but it does make it seem more and more likely each time there is a report or action like this.
38:46
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/
mediatechnologyandtelecoms/12090949/Apples-
Android-switching-plan.html
From a few of you comes this next one - which is a story from the Telegraph in the UK - which to be kind - is not the best when it comes to Apple news or rumors - and Blimey - they struck again. This time saying Apple was going to release a switch to Android App. HUH???? well guess it seems they thought Apple needed or would do it because of EU regulations - NOPE - not going to happen or so says Apple - they said they are firmly fixed on trying to help people get away from that fragmented nightmare known as Android - and are not at all interested in helping people shoot themselves in the foot or head or elsewhere by giving them an app to help move away from the light side. Or well some phrase that was close to that.
39:34
http://www.businessinsider.com/android-users-running-
marshmallow-after-3-months-google-
january-fragmentation-2016-1
Hi Rob,
I almost feel sorry for Google. Almost, but not quite.
Regards,
Steve from AZ
And Steve is talking about an article in Business Insider titled
quote Only a tiny fraction of Android smartphone are running the latest version of Google’s Operating System unquote
How tiny is tiny you ask - just 0.5% of Android smartphone are running the latest version 3 months after it was released - that’s how tiny or sad or pathetic that number is.
Heck a higher % of iOS users were running iOS 9 before it was officially released.
And if you think the issue of almost no one using the latest version is not a pain for developers think about this. Google is working with over 400 OEM partners - and over 4,000 different types of devices.
Yeah - when People ask if our Podcasts apps for producers have been tested for their handset - the answer is probably not.
It really is at a point where 99% of different types of handsets are not tested for basically 100% of the Android apps - Just Sayin.
40:43
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42:55
VOICEMAIL - Andrew_Answer_Screen_lock_battery_mode
MENTION - YELLOW BATTERY
Hi Rob,
Just chiming in on a link you mentioned on EP 375 about resetting your iPhone’s RAM. As strange as this sounds, I absolutely love this trick and had not heard about it before. Running VoiceOver, I notice that sometimes even the iPhone 6S can be sluggish at times. I’m not sure why (although VO does always require RAM since it’s running) but the reset trick has helped me every time and puts me right back to snappy performance. For now, there seem to be no adverse effects.
I also want to comment on the headphone jack ditching rumor. I know a lot of sighted people don’t have an opinion, but as a blind person, this is a big deal. I use earphones almost all the time when I’m out or don’t want to disturb people with VoiceOver yammering at just me, so losing this would be a big adjustment. I’d wager even a bigger adjustment than the lightning revolution. The next year will certainly be interesting, but hopefully Apple can improve the bluetooth audio quality/performance if they really want to do this. There is still a significant lag with VoiceOver when typing on the onscreen keyboard and using a bluetooth speaker or headphones. So I’d probably be extremely disappointed and angry for the first little while until things improved. Glad I’m on an S cycle now.
Regards,
Chelsea
Thanks Chelsea - for that feedback - and for those that don’t remember the trick Chelsea is talking about - go back to Ep 375 at the 30:08 Mark to hear the instructions on that.
Hi Rob!
A listener of your podcast asked, how to delete alarms made with Siri.
First is using Siri again. Ask her to delete the alarm. Second is to swipe from right to left over the alarm just like in mail to delete them.
Greetings from Germany and keep going,
Regards,
Stefan
VOICEMAIL - John_NO_quest_apple_watch_not_clearing_messages
47:02
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2049490465/olink-
the-first-fast-charging-usb-c-multiport-adap?ref=discovery
Hey our First kickstarter project for the year.
This one is called Olink - O L I N K - and it is quote a a USB-C multiport adapter with incredible portability and fast recharging for Apple Watch, iPhone,iPad and the newest MacBook. unquote
Pricing this one look like they are going to miss by a bunch.
They had a much too high goal of $100k. And are not even 10% of the way there - with Jan 25th at 7:55 AM CT as the cut off time.
Pricing on this was $59 - and that is the version without the SD card slot. The one with the SD Card slot is $70.
If you want more on this or to look at a campaign that did not go well to learn from their mistakes - search fro OLINK - O L I N K at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 379.
48:27
http://www.amazon.com/Non-Slip-Grip-Ergonomic-
Dustproof-Silicone-Luminous-Blue/dp/B018JXPHQ6
Thanks to Talmon M for this next one.
Which is a link to the SIKAI - New Apple TV 4Gen Siri Remote case with non-slip-grip that glows in the dark. Well the blue and green ones glow in the dark - there is also black, purple, red and white that are non-luminous.
This is for sale in Amazon for $13.58 - which is cheaper than Apple’s slightly over prices strap.
Oh and this case comes with a strap too.
So for less money you get a case and a strap - what a bargain.
49:16
https://justgetflux.com
We talked earlier about the blue light blocking available with iOS 9.3 - well this is a feature Mac Users have known about from the App f.lux - This is a free download for Mac users at justgetflux dot com
They also have version for Windows and Linux - and yes there is a jailbreak version for iOS as well and it looks like they have version going back to iOS 5.1.1 and even a version for iOS 4.1 jailbroken devices. So if you want to sleep better after using an iOS device - but don’t have an iOS 9.3 device - there is still a solution for you.
You do have to feel sorry for the devs - as they have been at this a while and Apple just made their app - a built in feature.
Link in the show notes for ep 379 for the Just Get Flux dot com site.
50:33
http://iosjailbreak.org/ios-9-3-beta-1-has-been-
jailbroken-ios-9-3-jailbreak-news/
In the well that did not take long category - comes news that one of the Jailbreak teams has already jailbroken iOS 9.3 beta 1. Mind you this is not something they are releasing now and definitely will not release until iOS 9.3 GM is released at the earliest - and then only if Apple has not patched the whole they found.
But it is still promising that a Jailbreak may happen for iOS 9.3 sooner rather than later when it is released.
51:02
VOICEMAIL - London_CA_feedback_daniel
Hi Rob
I just wanted to point out that sprint talks a lot about lowering prices and it was a great deal when we signed up however what they don't tell you is that after you've been with them a year they will raise your rates if you don't lower your data usage on your plan.
Regards,
Shawna
Hey Rob
Quick question about the default mail app. I use outlook as my mail app on my iPhone. I love it, but one of my issues with ios is that you can't default it. For instance, if I click on a contact us link on a website, it tries to open the default mail app. Anyway to change this?
Regards,
AJ
Hi Rob,
I just submitted feedback to Apple. I’m getting annoyed that in iOS when I am trying to fill a data box for an address, the keyboard is in letters not numerals. Seems that iOS should know the data box will seek numerals before letters. Do you agree?
Am I missing something here or would you prefer the data entry system recognize the data field and be ready for an address such as 123 Elm St.
Regards,
Gary in Boise
Hi Rob
I just wanted to respond to Daniel's voicemail on the last show. Yes, Siri does use bing as the default search engine, but you can actually make it use google instead. If you wanted to search BBC, you would simply say "Google BBC" and it brings up the search results in safari. Even if you don't have google selected as the search engine for safari in settings, it will still bring up the results in Google.
In terms of why stick with Apple and not move over to the dark side. For me the main reason is the exceptional face to face customer support at the Genius Bar. I was there for 45 minutes the other day and not once, did I feel like the representative wasn't 100% committed to helping me out.
Also, with Apple, you can use a combination of your credit card and store credit to make a purchase. With Google, you can't do this.
I am sure there are many more reasons that could be listed, but these are 2 big ones for me.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
VOICEMAIL - TOM_NJ_feedback_for_daniel
57:12
Hi Rob, I have a new thing you can ask Siri
Say - Can you do my homework.
Regards,
Aaron
For Ep 379 - Can you do my Homework?
58:10
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59:19
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 378
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank PHIL for sending in the music you hear in the background. PHIL wrote:
Hi Rob.
This song is called STREET RACE and it was created entirely with Garage Band on an iPhone. No other software or hardware were used. This is not available for sale anywhere, just a hobby thing.
Regards,
Phil W
SONG STREET RACE
Thanks PHIL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ZACH for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ZACH wrote the following:
Hey Rob,
I used a iPhone wallpaper and added the text and filters with app instasize
Regards,
Zach S
Thanks ZACH, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ZACH'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 378 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
01:56
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The iPhone will not substantially alter the fundamental structure and challenges of the mobile industry.” unquote
Charles Golvin, Forrester Research Inc, January 2007
I wanted to go back to some of the older comments about the iPhone - this one sums up what most anal-ists thought about the iPhone when it was announced - And they could not have been more wrong - It just seems wall street types especially the anal-ists - they just never have understood Apple or consumers for that matter - Just Sayin
02:34
For Promo codes - On Ep 377 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - SNAP-AN-ACTOR (one word). Those promo codes were given away.
This week we have promo codes for The App - TRAIL JEEPER MAGAZINE (THREE words) - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO TRAIL JEEPER MAGAZINE
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - TRAIL JEEPER MAGAZINE and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put TRAIL in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE 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.
04:48
http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/01/apple-releases-ios-
921-beta-2-for-devs.html
Apple released on Monday - iOS 9.2.1 beta 2 to devs and public beta testers - and as 9.2.1 is a double dot update that means bug fixes are its main reason for being and the beta 2 of a double dot update is Yup bug fixes for the bug fixes. We are getting really meta here.
If you are a dev or a public beta tester - make sure to get the latest beta.
VOICEMAIL - JEFF_CT_hoping_for_update
Well Jeff - hopefully the 9.2.1 double dot update will fix the bluetooth issues.
Actually I will be updating to 9.2.1 beta 2 - from 9.2 this week - as I noticed my phone is starting to act wonky with touch ID and laggy with the camera - so I want to see if the 9.2.1 beta 2 helps it at all.
08:04
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/06Record-
Breaking-Holiday-Season-for-the-App-Store.html
Apple put out a press release this week titled - Record Breaking Holiday Season for the App Store.
Two guesses for what it is about.
Well why don’t we just read from the riveting piece of Literature.
Quote In the two weeks ending January 3, customers spent over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1, 2016 marked the biggest day in App Store history with customers spending over $144 million. It broke the previous single-day record set just a week earlier on Christmas Day.
Unquote
For Devs out there - there was also this nugget from the press release
quote
Worldwide, the App Store has brought in nearly $40 billion for developers since 2008, with over one-third generated in the last year alone.
unquote
And you know that million manufacturing Jobs Apple gets beat up on for not having them in the US.
Apple added this little bit of info to tweak those that keep harping on it.
Quote
Largely as a result of the App Store’s success, Apple is now responsible for creating and supporting 1.9 million jobs in the U.S. alone. Nearly three-quarters of those jobs — over 1.4 million — are attributable to the community of app creators, software engineers and entrepreneurs building apps for iOS, as well as non-IT jobs supported directly and indirectly through the app economy.* *Job creation estimate based on research by Dr. Michael Mandel, Progressive Policy Institute. “App Economy Jobs in the United States,” January 6, 2016
unquote
So yes there are US jobs being created by Apple - just not ones involving the stuffing of boards or insertion of Pentolobe screws. Just Saying.
Per those that Say Apple just put out this PR to try to pump up their stock - Ummm - No - Apple did basically the same Press Release last year on Jan 8th. And also in 2014 on Jan 7th. So no - this was just a normal early Jan press release talking about record App sales in the App store.
10:19
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3019652/apple-
ios/opinion-apple-cuts-iphone-sales.html
So why is Wallstreet all spooked about Apple Stock.
It is about Reports coming out of Asia that apple has asked for reductions in iPhone production. Hmmmm - Lets see the Holiday quarter is over - and Apple is ramping down production - YOU THINK??
Well it is not like Apple has ever done this before - well not unless you count EVERY SINGLE YEAR SINCE WELL THE IPHONE WAS RELEASED. But yeah if you throw out all that history - then this reduction is unparalleled.
The Sky is falling the Sky is falling.
Some are saying Apple cut more then they originally planned to cut - and so far I can’t find one credible account of what was originally planned. Butt - and this is a BIG BUTT - and I like Big Butts and I can not lie. BUT - if the rumors about the iPhone 6C are true and it will launch in the April time frame - that could be a reason Apple might cut back a little more. After All if a new 4 incher is released and there are lots and lots of women and even men that like the 4 inchers - then you will see some people going small and that would also affect iPhone 6S and 6S+ sales.
Again still no credible sources able to show original iPhone 6S and 6S+ production orders for Q1 2016 vs what is now on the books from Apple for those devices.
Folks this is just a lot of fear on wall street going on.
11”56
http://fortune.com/2016/01/05/apple-valuation-cash-flow/
And speaking of Wallstreet - and bad valuations of companies due to fear.
Apple’s Market cap now is at 561 Billion dollars
vs Googles Market Cap at 511 Billion
If you once again you remove Cash from their market caps
Apple’s Market Cap is 355 Billion vs Googles 440 Billion non cash Market cap. That is a google bubble of 1.24 times the market cap of Apple - when you remove cash. That is just crazy and we are moving closer to that correction in the market.
Philip Elemer-DeWitt at Fortune is also thinking things are not making sense right now.
He compared the P/E of Apple at 11.43 vs Google at 31.27 vs Microsoft at 36.44 vs Facebook at 102.63.
You hear all this news and it does look like the sky is falling.
But here is the most interesting fact you don’t hear mentioned much if at all - Google is basically a one trick pony when it comes to where its revenue is generated - Ads - and Google is almost a monopoly with on-line ads - well at least they have largest market share by a big margin. Googles only way to grow revenue is really to have its market grow - as there is not a meaningful market share left for them to grow from. APPLE however while dominated by iphone revenue does have the iPad and Mac lines. But with the iPhone - globally Apple is still a small % of the market share - meaning they have room - a lot of room to grow in their market - even if that market goes close to flat line for growth.
Of course if Apple was growing market share - we would be hearing about that for Holiday sales - And guess what - we are.
14:09
http://fortune.com/2015/12/29/apple-iphone-christmas/
Yahoo’s Flurry Analytics which tracks 780,000 mobile apps and can tell when one of those apps is activated on a new mobile device - they put out some data.
According to them Apple kick butt and took names over Christmas week - with regards to those new activations.
49.1 % of all new devices Activated between Dec 19th and Dec 25th were iOS devices.
To put that in comparison - Sammy had 19.8% of activations, Nokia was 2%, LG 1.7% and 1.5% Xiamoi and all others combined for 25.9%
At least from what data people can gather on last quarter sales - it looks to be another record quarter - and by Record - I am not just talking Apple Records - but History of the known universe Record revenue for a company.
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-continues-to-
dominate-holiday-sales-2016-1
15:00
http://investor.apple.com/
Of course what the real numbers are will all be revealed on Tuesday Jan 26th at 5:00 PM ET. That is when Apples Next Quarterly Report conference call will be.
As I said right before the last quarterly call - it was going to be this one in January that really really matters.
Should be interesting to see what the real numbers are.
15:26
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17:13
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_answer_issue_lock_time
Hi Rob,
Per Why apps are not backed up onto the Mac
It's because of app-thinning. When you download an app onto an iDevice, you are not getting the whole app, you are only getting those parts of the app relevant to your device. So for example, on a four-inch iPhone, you won't get any huge images meant for the iPad Pro. So, if you were to back that up onto a Mac, you would end up with something that you couldn't install on a different iDevice.
When you download an iOS device onto a Mac using iTunes, you get the whole app, unthinned, which you can then install on all of your iDevices.
Regards,
Jill
Dear Rob,
In episode 377, Ben from Montreal reported that his screen locked after 1 minute, even though it was set for 2 minutes. He mentioned that he did not try other times, so I did, and found that if it was set for 1 minute it would lock in 30 seconds, if it was set for 3 minutes it would lock in 90 seconds, etc. In other words, it always locks in half the time it's supposed to. (Unless I set it for 30 seconds, then it locks in 30 seconds.)
So the work-around is to set it for 4 minutes, then it'll lock in 2, just like he wants.
Btw, it's not fixed in the beta for 9.2.1.
Regards,
John from San Francisco Bay
Hi Rob,
To the caller in ep 337 with the location based reminder problem.
Go into Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars then go through all of the email accounts listed and make sure Calendars is turned off. He may have them on and they over ride the native calendar for location reminders.
regards,
Stan Bentley
Winchester, KY
Hi Rob,
Per the listener's question about contacts not being transferred properly to his new phone:
I have gone a few rounds with contacts and have settled on a nice solution that also happens to work well for transferring to a new device. I use a PC, so iCloud syncing is not a great solution for me. I use google contacts (a feature of gmail) and use the CardDAV protocol to sync my contacts between my phone, ipad, and gmail.
I find that this works great as long as I make sure I am only using the CardDAV protocol for the contacts, (no iCloud contacts syncing, no exchange, etc). Also, when I am setting up a new phone, before I enter my CardDAV credentials, I make sure iCloud contact syncing is disabled and there are no other "accounts" under Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars that are syncing contacts. The iCloud syncing settings are also listed in this settings menu, so it is a very useful place to make sure you are configured for using one service.
Again, my solution is to sync to gmail via CardDAV with no other contacts syncing enabled. On a new phone, if I make sure that I am only syncing contacts though the same CardDAV account, all is synced and happy within minutes.
Regards,
Charlie
Portland, OR
VOICEMAIL - JOHN_IL_ANSWER_LOCATION_BASED_REMINDERS
23:16
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 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 from Tosin Oladini who posted the following
Quote
Does anyone know how you delete alarms off your Apple watch. I use Siri to set alarms on my watch all the time and now I have a long list of past alarms and I can't figure out how to delete them so I don't have to scroll down for a day before I get to my active alarms. Thanks
Unquote
And from Tony price he had this answer:
quote Click on the alarm on your Apple Watch that you wish to delete. It will bring you to the edit screen. Scroll down to you see delete. That's it.
unquote
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan 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 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this feedback to Ep 377:
From Emiko Freund
quote To Aaron who was wondering about the regulatory symbols that used to be on the back of the phone...they are electronically displayed in Settings. Settings > General > About > Legal > Regulatory unquote
And from Francisco Tapia
quote In response to Daniel - I say try the dark side Daniel, yes Google search is better which is why all my google searches are performed on safari with the default set to google.
After Daniel comes back from trying the new Sammy phone he can tell US why it sucks ;).
unquote
25:22
http://news.yahoo.com/theres-weird-way-fix-iphone-
175810083.html?nf=1
Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this next one.
And this tip is supposed to help your iPhone if is quote acting slow unquote.
What you do is open the App Store app - then per the 5 buttons at the bottom of the screen pick one and tap it 10 times really quick. You should then see the screen flicker and show a blank screen for a second or a few.
What you have then done is emptied out your App Store Cache - emptying out the temporary storage that in theory can cause your phone to be sluggish.
The article Michael sent also says this works for the iTunes App, the iBooks App and the Apple Watch App.
However they said it did not work for the Podcasts App, music app, game center app or the iMessage app.
That said - I did see it work in the Podcasts app - so you may want to try it there - just tap on either the Featured icon or Top charts icon.
26:53
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/12/27/new-payfinders-
app-for-locating-apple-pay-merchants-
reports-750-increase-in-users
Thanks to Dr. John for the heads up on this next one.
Which is an article for all those that use Apple Pay and are wondering which stores near them Take Apple Pay.
The app is called PayFinders - one word. The App is free - and again it will let you know which stores near
The makers of the App claim to have just added over 12,000 new Merchants in North America - 95% of them being small businesses.
If you ever wondered which stores near you take Apple pay - and not just Walgreens and McDonalds - then you will want to take a look at PayFinder
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pay-
finders/id1045145678?mt=8
27:31
http://news.investors.com/technology-click/122915-
787104-apple-2016-predictions-see-new-iphone-
apple-watch-accessories.htm
Lets talk 2016 - as in predictions - and there are lots and lots of them out there. With regards to the iOS world that is.
I think the top two for the first half of 2016 now are an iPhone 6C - the 4 incher - and the Apple Watch 2.
Later in the year there will iOS 10 and of course the iPhone 7 and 7+. Along with updates to the iPad lines.
Really not much of a stretch or any stretch on those items.
I think the Apple Watch 2 - is the biggest stretch of the group.
I don’t really see anyone talking about Apple getting into an major new categories.
28:31
http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/23/technology/apple-
iphone-6c/index.html
There were a few different posts / rumors about the iPhone 6C for lack of a better name that came out in the past few weeks.
The one key spec all of them share is that it would be a 4 inch screen.
Some reports have it having the A9 chips set and 2GB of RAM. an 8 Mega Pixel camera and improved FaceTime HD camera. And it would also of course have touch ID and apple pay support.
One rumor has trial production already started with full production getting going later this quarter with an April launch date.
Hopefully there will be at least a 64 GB version and ideally a 128 GB version. If apple only releases a 15 GB version that would in my opinion be a huge huge mistake.
I really think people will choose the iPhone 6C - not because of price - but rather per my wifes desire to stay at the smaller 4 incher - rather than the not comfortable to fit in her hand 4.7 and 5.5 inchers. NOT PRICE but Physical size and comfort - and that means larger storage options will be needed.
http://www.gadgetlite.in/2016/01/apple-iphone-6c-to-
be-even-better-than.html
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/apple-
iphone-leak-6s-mini-6c
29:53
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/12/30/apple-
iphone-7-three-design-changes/
Rumors continue on the iPhone 7 front as well - an article in Forbes had these three key new features for the iPhone 7.
1. - It will be water proof. We are almost there with the iphone 6S and 6S+ - so this really just looks like the logical next step.
2. No More Antenna Stripes. Because nothing makes you look fat like Stripes.
So how does Apple get rid of those annoying stripes.
Well that is item 3 - A smart Composite body. It is being rumored Apple iPhone 7 will use a case made from a new compound material which is RF porous or RF transparent material. Meaning signals can pass through with little to no degradation - thus removing the need for antenna stripes on the outside of the case.
Another set of rumors out there is about the iPhone 7+ - as in it will have a 256 GB storage option and a bigger battery.
I wonder is that means that 32GB is the new 16 GB - where the likely new Storage options in this case would be 32 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB.
And other rumors out there also have the iPhone 7 being the thinnest iPhone ever with the headphone jack going the way of well the home button. as in both might be gone for the iPhone 7. With 3D touch taking over for the home button and touch ID sensor being put behind the screen.
Of all those rumors the removal of the Home button to me seems the least likely.
Per other 2016 predictions / rumors - lets get into a few listeners from the show sent in.
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/01/apples-iphone-7-
plus-to-offer-256gb-size-option-bigger-battery
32:01
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_2016_predictions
From David Levine in the Google+ community:
quote My 2016 Apple Prediction. There will be a new iPhone and Apple watch. Well duh, but my real break though this morning was that with all the new "next" type plans that Apple will break the paradigm, and introduce new iPhones every 18 months. I believe March will introduce the new iphone7. unquote
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36:25
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38:25
VOICEMAIL - ANSWR_FAMILY_OF_SEVEN_PREDICTIONS
Hi Rob,
My wife and I love to cruise, and we enjoy different activities while on the ship and would love to be able to message each other while on the ship. If we used MMS or iMessage we need to be connected to the internet which is very costly so we don't do it.
However, we are able to remain connected to the ships wifi for no cost and wondered if there was any iOS app that allowed messaging from one iphone to another without having to use the internet. Some sort of a direct one to one messaging on a local wifi network?
Thanks Rob, looking forward to a great TII 2016 year.
Ron from Toronto.
Hi Ron - there is an app I mentioned in the past called Chat - which is a mesh network chat app - that I think is what you are looking for. Search in the App store for Chat mesh network - three words and it should be the first result.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chat-use-mesh-
networking-to/id901133719?mt=8
There are others you can try as well - SoChat, or Flows or WeMesh or Wave off the grid chat. I would actually suggest you and your wife download all of them before the trip and then see which one works the best for you. And then please report back your findings.
Hi Rob,
I wanted to share a recent experience I had with Apple Watch. I couldn't resist the $100 off sale at Best Buy. I've been telling myself since they announced the watch that I don't need it... Of course I don't need it. However, it is definitely one of those products where, if it was taken away from me, I would notice it greatly! I went with the 42mm gold sport watch with the blue band. In pictures, I didn't really care for the blue band, but when you see it in person, wow! I also got equipped with a black and antique white band. The bands alone are beautiful and are eye catching. I can't believe how convenient it is to be able to quick reply to texts and other notifications without having to dig for my phone. I would have to say one of my favorite features is being able to control the music in my car. I have a Bluetooth Kenwood head unit paired with my iPhone. I don't have the microphone installed on the Kenwood, and any time I want to use Siri, the Kenwood thinks I want to make a phone call, which I DONT! I hate phone calls... If u have the volume down low enough, I can just tell Siri on the Apple Watch what I want to hear, and it plays through my stereo! That alone is a game changer for me. I really enjoy all of the other features on the Apple Watch, especially Activity. I liked it so much I decided to get my girlfriend a rose gold one for Christmas! Hope you have a merry Christmas and happy new year! Love the show!
Regards,
Oshkosh Josh
Hi Rob,
Do you know if I could update my iPod touch 4th gen to iOS 9.2?
Regards,
Tim L
Hi Tim - iOS 9.x is only compatible with the iPod touch 5th and 6th gen - it is not available for the 4th gen are older. Sorry.
Good morning Rob, hope that you had a great Christmas vacation.
In episode 376 you mentioned that you were testing the Bumpies that were sent to you for review and that your initial thoughts were positive. I want to follow up with you now that you have had a little bit of time with them and see if you would still recommend them.
I really enjoy the iPhone 6 Plus in "naked" form, but worry about dropping it on the tile floor where I work. Even the thinnest of cases make it all but impossible to carry in my front jeans pocket, but when "naked", is no problem at all.
Let me know your thoughts as I value your opinion. I've got some Christmas cash that is burning a hole in my pocket!
Regards,
John Clarke
VOICEMAIL - JUSTIN_REVIEW_APPLE_SMART_BATTERY
48:28
http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10702586/apple-watch-
battery-pack-griffin-travel-power-bank-ces-2016
I was thinking of going over a bunch of the new products released at CES - but there is too much for this show - so I will just go over the one that jumped out at me. And it the Keychain size External battery Pack for your Apple watch from the good folks at Griffin.
It is called the Travel Power bank and retails for $70.
Sadly it is not available yet - it has a Q2 2016 availability date.
But this is a nice small batter pack for your Apple watch with the built in inductive charging disk. it is just slightly wider than the charging disk and about twice as long and about as thick as the current charging disk.
It even comes with a loop for you car keys.
That is one I really liked and plan to get when available even if dare I say I have to pay for it.
If you saw any items released at CES on the blogs or if you were there - please let me know your favorites.
I had a few people email me about the Travel Power Bank from Griffin so that one already looks to be a favorite of some listeners already.
50:03
VOICEMAIL - DAVE_SALT_LAKE_ANSWERS
Hi Rob!
Do you or your listeners know of a app that can schedule texts letting me write them and automatically sending them some time later?
I know of apps that can remind me at a certain point to send said text, but I want a "set and forget" type of functionality.
One example for how to use it is that I'd like to send out reminders to people one day before an event, and then sending the same message a few hours before said event. Writing this message once and then set it to be sent to contacts at two different times would not only speed things up for me, but also make sure I don't forget sending the reminders...
With the handoff functions that are now available between iPhones and macs I could use a solution for either iOS or OS X...
Sincerely
Hampus Haara
Hi, Rob, Happy New Year!!
Back in iOS 5, I think, a new security measure obliged us to define an unlock password and the autolock timer whenever we entered an Exchange email account into the stock mail app. The "Never" option got greyed out to make autolock mandatory.
I remember reading about this on some Microsoft site as being a security requirement from the Exchange server.
This behavior remained through iOS 6, 7 and 8. But with iOS 9 (and 9.2) I can select "Never" as an option even having that same Exchange account in use.
Did Microsoft loosen up their Echange security measures for iOS? Or is it a bug in iOS 9.x?
Thanks for the show and here's me wishing a great year for Apple and your podcast! 🍻
Regards,
Fabio Esquivel
Hi Rob
Just wanted to give some feedback regarding Apple Music. I find it confusing to know what songs are ones I have purchased through iTunes and what songs are Apple Music ones that have been downloaded for offline use. In both scenarios, you see a phone symbol. I would like to see some way of differentiating between Apple Music offline songs and iTunes purchased ones. Hope you had a good Christmas.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
VOICEMAIL - Alex_issues_podcasts_playback
Ask Siri "How much do you weigh?” - Todd W. Phares
For Ep 378 - How much do you weigh
Bonus Siri Question - Who is your favorite College Basketball team.
54:48
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