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  • Tue, 26 January 2016
    Tii - iTem 0380 - iOS 9.2.1, tvOS 9.1.1 and Apple Q4 2015 Quarterly Report

    Tii - iTem 0380 - iOS 9.2.1, tvOS 9.1.1 and Apple Q4 2015 Quarterly Report

    Give us a call - 1-206-666-6364

    Send us an email - todayinios@gmail.com

     

    Apple Q4 2015 - Quarterly Report Summary:

    Rev = $75.9 Billion (vs $74.6 Billion a year ago quarter and $51.5 Billion last quarter)

    Total Cash = $215.7 Billion (Up $10 Billion for the quarter from $205.7 Billion)

     

    Last Quarter Sales:

    iPhones Sold = 74.8 Mil (vs 74.5 Mil a year ago quarter and 48.1 Mil last quarter)

    iPads Sold = 16.1 Mil (vs 21.4 Mil as year ago quarter and 9.9 Mil last quarter)

    Mac's Sold = 5.3 Mil (vs 5.5 Mil a year ago quarter and 5.7 Mil last quarter)

     

    PR from Apple 

    PDF from Apple

    Extra Report from Apple

     

    Links Mentioned in this Episode:

    Apple releases OS X 10.11.3 and iOS 9.2.1

    Apple releases tvOS 9.1.1

    Apple Opening Europe’s First iOS App Development Center in Italy

    New Music Apps from Apple Transform iOS Devices into Handheld Studios 

    Music Memos on the App Store

    Apple Beefs Up GarageBand for iOS, Launches 'Music Memos'

    Google+ Community - Ep 380

    After abandoning iAd revenue, Apple Inc can reintroduce an ad-free internet

    Almost everything about the new iPhone just got revealed

    Apple readies ’iPhone 5se’, not '6c'

    Apple’s new iPhone 6c may have been pictured for the first time

    Claimed 4-inch iPhone in Leaked Video Likely Just an iPhone 6s

    Apple 'testing' ultra-fast Li-Fi

    Apple plans to turn us on to Li-Fi, reports

    iOS 9 Code Shows the iPhone 7 Will Drop Headphone Jack

    iPhone 7 Rumours: Lightning EarPods & Wireless AirPods

    Google's Android secrets revealed in court

    iCloud and Outlook Sync Problems and Solutions

    Woman Shocked with Whopping $45,000 Cellphone Bill 

    Proposed bill would kill iPhone sales in California

    AT&T CEO: Encryption Policy Is Up To Government,

    AT&T Unlimited Data Plan is Back

    Apple A9 chip fab TSMC reports record earnings

    Mini takes lead in US iPad sales as iPad Pro jumps in at 12 percent

    FY 16 First Quarter Results Conference Call

    Apple Earnings Call

    How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?

    How Many Watches Did Apple Sell?

     

     

    Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

    Tii 

    Garageband

    Instasize App

    Music Memos

     

     

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    Tue, 26 January 2016
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0380 and Episode Transcript
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0380 and Episode Transcript

    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

     

     

    I want to do a quick shout out to Harry’s they are actually not sponsoring this episode - but Valentines day is coming up ladies and just wanted to tell you if you use promo code tii - you can save $5 on your purchase for that man in your life. 

    Make sure to order the after shave as well - My wife says it makes me smell hot.  

    Again not an ad - just a reminder - go to harrys dot com and use promo code tii - and get one of your valentine day gifts taken care of. 

     

     

    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

     

    http://slickdeals.net/f/8433305-at-t-unlimited-data-plan-is-back-requires-directv-or-u-verse?p=81240603&utm_source=dealalerts&utm_medium=em-i&utm_term=1728&utm_content=u917516&utm_campaign=tu-9999#post81240603

     

    https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/unlimited-plan.html?partner=LinkShare&siteId=lw9MynSeamY-Dd5trX4aLUuIiItZlueUHA

     

      

     

     

    Hi Rob, AT&T is now reintroducing unlimited talk/text/data plan.....sort of. Regards, Todd P

     

     

    GO TO VOICEMAIL

     

    54:17 

     

    VOICEMAIL - Lee_att_cust_unlimited_directTV 

     

    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. 

     

     

    VOICEMAIL -  Scott_DC_iPad_Pro_returned_it

     

     

    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 

     

    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.   

     

    1:14:17 

      

    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.    

     

     

    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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    Tii - iTem 0379 - iOS 9.3 Beta 1

    Tii - iTem 0379 - iOS 9.3 Beta 1

    Give us a call - 1-206-666-6364

    Send us an email - todayinios@gmail.com

     

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    Today's Sponsor - Harrys.com - Promo Code = tii

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    iOS 9.3 Preview - Apple

    iOS 9.3 features multi-user support for iPads in schools

    IOS 9.3 will let you dim display's blue light

    iOS 9.3 beta lets you disable iPhone stock apps

    iOS 9.3 finally Unveiled

    tvOS 9.2 beta 1 with support for Bluetooth keyboards

    Apple Music Now Has Over 10 Million Subscribers

    Apple's competition is going to have a tough year in 2016

    Why Apple Commentary Is So Clueless

    Apple stock plunges below $100. Next stop: $65?

    Google+ Community - Ep 379

    Phablets Are No Joke

    CES 2016: 8 interesting HomeKit accessories

    Apple patent filing hints at waterproof iPhones

    iPhone 7 will use lightning port for audio output

    Apple Registers Automobile Domain Names

    Apple's Android switching plan

    Only a tiny fraction of Android smartphones are running the latest version

    OLink - Kickstarter

    Amazon.com: SIKAI

    f.lux developers

    iOS 9.3 beta 1 has been jailbroken

     

     

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    iOS Artwork - iTem 0379 and Episode Transcript
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0379 and Episode Transcript

    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  

    SONG Motionless_movement

     

    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

     

    VOICEMAIL - Louis_Response_deleting_alarms 

     

    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

     

    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.  

     

    59:19

     

    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.   

     

     

    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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    VOICEMAIL -  Justin_PA_feedback

    VOICEMAIL -  Justin_PA_Part2

    VOICEMAIL - Not_Daniel_Feedback_Sammy

     

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    Thu, 7 January 2016
    Tii - iTem 0378 - iOS 9.2.1 Beta 2 and 2016 Predictions

    Tii - iTem 0378 - iOS 9.2.1 Beta 2 and 2016 Predictions

    Give us a call - 1-206-666-6364

    Send us an email - todayinios@gmail.com

     

    Links Mentioned in this Episode:

    Today's Sponsor - Harrys.com - Promo Code = tii

    Today's Sponsor - Boll & Branch - Promo Code = tii

    Apple releases iOS 9.2.1 beta 2 

    Record-Breaking Holiday Season for the App Store

    Opinion: Apple cuts iPhone manufacturing?

    Apple: Something's got to give

    Here's How Apple Devices Dominated Christmas Week

    It looks like Apple had a killer holiday season

    Apple - Investor Relations

    Google+ Community - Ep 378

    There's a weird way to fix your iPhone if it's acting slow

    New PayFinders app for locating Apple Pay merchants

    Apple 2016 predictions: Acquisitions, accessories

    Another 'sign' points to the Apple iPhone 6C in April

    Apple IPhone 6c rumours

    Leak reveals 4-inch iPhone with unprecedented specs

    New iPhone 7 Details Reveal 3 Radical Design Changes

    Apple's 'iPhone 7 Plus' to offer 256GB size option

    battery pack for your Apple Watch

     

     

    Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

    Tii - FREE APP

    Garageband

    Instasize

    SnapAnActor

    Trail Jeeper Magazine

    Piano Tiles 2

    Twist

    PayFinders

    Chat - Use Mesh Networks

    SoChat

    Flows

    WeMesh

    Wave off the Grid Chat

     

     

     

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    Thu, 7 January 2016
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0378 and Episode Transcript
    iOS Artwork - iTem 0378 and Episode Transcript

    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

     

    VOCIEMAIL - JAN_BROWN_PREDICTIONS 

     

     

    36:25

     

    I am happy to report my Mom and Dad loved their Boll and Branch sheets - and my Mom gave the ultimate Mom compliment - You should not have done that you spent way too much money.  

     

    That is what is great - Boll & Branch sheets just look and feel really expensive - but they are not actually expensive.  

     

    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.  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.  

     

    Until Boll & Branch, no one challenged the department stores - so they’ve been overcharging you for crummy sheets forever and there just was no where else to shop.  But Now you can buy right from boll and branch dot com  - with boll spelled B O L L.  Folks You can kiss those retail markups goodbye.  

     

    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.   

     

     

    Go online to Boll – that’s  B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com.    

     

    And it gets even better, go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today 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. 

     

    Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com.  Promo code TII.

     

     

    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

     

    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.  

     

     

    55:48

     

    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.   

     

     

    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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