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

Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRUCE for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRUCE wrote:

Hi Rob

Here is a song I made back in 2014 using an iPad Air and the GarageBand app it is called Waves

Regards,

Bruce

SONG_Waves

Thanks BRUCE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank STEVEN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. STEVEN wrote the following:

Hi Rob,

I took this photo with my iPhone 7 Plus using portrait mode and used Over to add TII.

Hope you like it. Keep up the great work!

Regards,

Steven Lue

Thanks STEVEN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see STEVEn'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 413 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.

If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.

01:47

In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote

“Sorry Apple, the BlackBerry Z10 Is Hotter Than the iPhone” unquote

Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo, 28 January 2013

Seems someone at Gizmodo was a little too biased after Apple banned them from events. Either that or Mr. Diaz was just really clueless.

02:15

For Promo codes - On Ep 412 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - DUMBER LEAGUE - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 412

This week we have promo codes for a couple of apps - The first App is - SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard

Here is the review from the devs:

Quote

Greetings from the AppHome dev team.

Today we’re proudly presenting you with our app “SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard”.

SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard provides effective battery,memory and network monitoring for your iPhone and Apple watch.Its simple and elegant interface makes everything super easy and crystal clear.

Check your Real time active/inactive memory with visual status display. Display detailed network info like sent/received data or connection speed.Get easily managable battery maintenance alert,alarms and notifications.Also you get a 3d touch enabled quick action menu for you convenience.With all these and more ,get stylish visual representation of you device at any given moment and become the true master of your device.

Thanks for hearing us out .Hope to see you folks join our community of over 1.6 million people.

UNQUOTE

Well thanks to the Devs for their Review of THEIR App - SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put SYSTEM in the subject line. The promo codes are only good to Nov 30th - so I will be sending these out before Thanksgiving.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/system-util-dashboard/

id578119993?mt=8

We also have promo codes for the App MYCARDLISTS - one word. Here is the review from the dev:

PLAY PROMO MYCARDLISTS

Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - MYCARDLISTS and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put LISTS in the subject line.

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

A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.

05:39

http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/11/17/apple-admits-iphone-

touch-disease-blames-users-offers-149-fix/

Good news and bad news for those with an iPhone 6+ suffering from touch disease.

The Good news - Apple has finally admitted that said issue exists. The Bad News - they said it was your fault. Or from Apple quote

“Apple has determined that some iPhone 6 Plus devices may exhibit display flickering or Multi-Touch issues after being dropped multiple times on a hard surface and then incurring further stress on the device,”

unquote

The badder news - it will cost you $149 to fix this issue Apple feels you are responsible for. Assuming your screen is fine and not broken.

I would just like to know how exactly it is that 1000’s of people are all able to drop and mishandle their phones the same way to cause the touch disease issue. Seems rather questionable per Apples response.

For those that don’t remember Touch Disease is where you see a gray bar across the top of the screen on the iPhone 6 + and it becomes non-responsive to touch input.

There is a link to the post on Apple.com titled

Multi-Touch Repair Program for iPhone 6 Plus

At the bottom of the article it says Quote This worldwide program covers affected iPhone 6 Plus devices for 5 years after the first retail sale of the unit. unquote

So that means we are a little over 2 years into that 5 year window. September 2019 would be when this offer is over.

VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_apple_issue_phone_given_new_phone

https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6plus-multitouch/

09:09

http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/21/technology/apple-iphone-

6s-battery-fix-china/index.html

But Touch Disease is not the only thing Apple is offering a fix for. There is Also the issue where some iPhone 6S’s would suddenly shot down for no apparent reason and in some cases not come back on.

We have had a few people email and call in about this issue before.

From Apple quote

Apple has determined that a very small number of iPhone 6s devices may unexpectedly shut down. This is not a safety issue and only affects devices within a limited serial number range that were manufactured between September and October 2015.

If you have experienced this issue, please visit an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider and have your device's serial number checked to confirm eligibility for a battery replacement, free of charge.

unquote

Apple said this in a support article titled - iPhone 6S program for unexpected shutdown issues

Also from that article

quote

Note: If your iPhone 6s has any damage such as a cracked screen which impairs the replacement of the battery, that issue will need to be resolved prior to the battery replacement. In some cases, there may be a cost associated with the repair.

unquote

In other words you best repair the screen before bringing it in for the shut down issue.

What is interesting is that Apples Support Article / announcement came less than a week after a Chinese Consumer Watch Dog group reported this issue.

Apple was also quick to say this is not a safety issues - IE not a Samsung go Boom issue.

One other rumor on this issue - was it was caused by bad 3rd party chargers that are damaging the batteries - and this is why most of the failures with this issue are coming from China where fake and low cost 3rd party chargers are in great supply.

https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/

11:27

https://plus.google.com/107722079381586985625/

posts/D9dUuRGNQKj

There is a new Lock Screen bypass. And not surprisingly this one involved Siri. We have said it before if absolute security is required for your device - then turn off siri from the lock screen. And yes - in this case if Siri is turned off from the lock screen - the bypass no longer works.

That said - As this issue goes all the way down to iOS 8 and all the way up to well iOS 10.2 beta 3 - expect a bunch of updates shortly to fix this issue.

But in the mean time if security is job one - then turn off Siri from the lock screen.

And no I am not going to go through how it is done - it is multiple steps - but it is repeatable.

I will include a link to a youtube video showing this bypass in action.

Oh and yes - this does require physical possession of your iOS device to do the bypass.

12:26

http://www.macworld.com/article/3141955/ios/apple-brings-

back-the-peach-butt-emoji-in-ios-10-2-beta-3.html

iOS 10.2 beta 3 was released last week - of course with any new beta - squashing bugs is job one. But there were also some changes.

And some of the key changes are:

1. The fuzzy peach butt emoticon is back. Ok it is not technically called the fuzzy peach butt emoticon - but if you see it - well then you will see it. There are other emoji additions - as Apple is supporting unicode 9 - and yes that includes the new selfie emoji - Wow so excited.

2. Apple intro’d a new App called feedback - which is for beta testers to report feedback.

3. The SOS feature is now removed in beta 3. Well unless you live in India - where it is still available.

4. In the Settings App - for the TV App there are new setting options - which includes allowing the users to choose whether or not to use cellular data for playback.

5. There is also a TV App Widget now available.

6. In the Messages app there is a new Send with Love screen effect option - that will sends a heart along with a text message.

7. Videos App has been removed completely in the US.

It is generally felt this last update is either the last one before 10.2 launches - or maybe they slip one more in on Nov 28th or 29th.

http://bgr.com/2016/11/15/ios-10-2-beta-3-

features-list-how-to-install/

14:20

https://www.cnet.com/news/the-best-ipad-iphone-apple-watch-

and-mac-deals-for-black-friday/

Black Friday in the US is this Friday and apple has been hinting that they will have some specials this year. While Apple has not said specifically what those deals will be - just to come back on Friday to see. Others are spilling the beans already on what their specials deals will be.

Right now Best Buy, Walmart and Target have shown in their advertisements special deals for the following products:

iPad Mini 2 - just $200 at Target and Walmart.

iPad Air 2 - Save $125 at Target.

iPad Pro 9.7 inch version - save $150 at target.

Apple Watch Series 1 - just $198 at Target.

iPhone 7 and 7+ - Get some big gift cards if you get a payment plan.

And macBook Air for $799 at Best Buy

Also look for some other get a big gift card deals to come out as well.

As always start checking for many of these deals to kick off on Thanksgiving - not just on Black Friday.

And if you are looking for accessories - lots and lots of accessory makers will have special deals on their own sites and at amazon.com

16:12

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But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. It is lightweight and very very durable and comes with a lifetime warranty - if anything breaks they will fix or replace it for you for LIFE. I mentioned I was in New York city - I was actually all over - walking over 10 Miles in 3 days with my Away suit case and it held up great. I am talking from Wall street up to mid-town down to Tribeca and then to Chelsea and over to Pennstation. That is not smooth ground to cover lots of cracks, bumps and bruises - and the wheels held up great. It is one thing to go through an airport but completely another to do 10 miles of side walks and streets in NY City.

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The Away bag comes with a charging cord and comes in a really nice Laundry bag. And on the inside there is a bag for your shoes as well. They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish.

In addition to the original carry on they just added a 2nd slightly larger carry on and they also have mid size and large check in bags. But only the carry on bags have the battery pack.

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18:46

VOICEMAIL - Tom_CA_answr_wifi_Calling

Hi,

On episode 412 a listener asked about dealing with.DAT files. There's a free app, winmaildat opener. It can open these type of files. You simply tap on the attachment in your email, and then open it in this app. From there, you can read, or save the PDF, or.doc, or whatever file. I use this app almost daily, as most of the people emailing me with attachments at work are using Windows computers. However, as more places switch to Gmail, this problem is gradually going away.

The app is free. I paid the $.99 to remove the ads to help support the developer.

Your show is invaluable to me, keep up the great work.

Regards,

Bruce

VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_positive_Apple_store_story

21:23

https://plus.google.com/communities/

105412562215997292912?cfem=1

We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.

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

One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from HERMAN BOTHA who posted the following

quote

I'm getting an Apple TV (64GB) with 2 steel series nimbus controllers for the kids (11 and 8 year old) for Christmas.

- Can anybody give me recommendation for multiplayer games for the Apple TV?

- I've search online but need assistance, it seems some multiplayer games require another IOS device for the second player?

unquote

Steven replied

quote

Can you use more than one game controller at the same time with an Apple TV? I seem to recall you are limited to using just one game controller at a time. I hope I am wrong.

unquote

Steven thankfully you are wrong. You can have up to 4 simultaneous controllers.

Crossy Road is one multi controller game my boys like a lot - another is

But Soon it will be MineCraft - assuming they allow multiplayer play.

Folks what are some of your favorite Multi player games on Apple TV? Shoot us an email - or give us a call.

Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.

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

And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing.

22:59

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3142895/apple-ios/us-

iphone-factories-designed-in-california-made-by-machines.html

Lots and lots of articles about that Apple is going to make the iPhone in the US - or so it seems by the titles.

Some like that from computer world titled - US iPhone Factories: Designed in California, made by Machines - make it sound like it will be happening. Ummm - No.

Seems a lot of the articles go back to reports that Apple asked their Contract Manufacturers what it would take to make the iPhone in the US.

Many think this is a result of the recent US elections - but it actually seems Apple asked both FoxConn and Pegatron - their two main CM’s to put together a plan on what it would take to make the iPhone in the US. Pegatron deciding it had more important things to do - like build the current iPhone 7’s in China and get ready for that launch - decided not to even submit a plan. FoxConn however appears to have complied with the request.

That said Terry Gou - the Chairman of Foxconn said quote Making iPhones in the U.S. means the cost will more than double, unquote

Well that sounds promising.

The issue is right now manufacturing of new iPhones takes over a million assembly people - then there are support engineers and more. That is just not possible to duplicate in the US. You can’t find any pool of workers close to that number willing to do that type of job at a wage that will not kill on costs.

The only way to manufacture at a lower cost in the US is via Robots - lots and lots of really smart and very flexible robots that can learn and change how they manufacture for each new product launch. But even then - that is a lot of robots and not something we are close on yet.

25:06

http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/15/technology/

apple-book/index.html

Under the category of Really ???

Apple released a new product - a book. Not mac book - a Book book - as in paper and binding with a cover.

The Book starts with 1998’s iMac - but hey - lets listen to Apple talk about it.

PLAY AUIDO - APPLE_BOOK_BOOK

Ok - maybe that was not from Apple - but it could have been. Kudos to the Stephen Colbert show for that clip.

Like they said - if I want to see high res images of Apple products - I can just go in my basement and look at the horde of old apple products I have down there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W63_N63Qy-w

27:04

http://bgr.com/2016/11/17/iphone-vs-android-

reliability-crashing-apps/

There is a new study or really an updated study from Blancco Technology Group. Their latest version finds iPhone fail more often than Android devices.

From the study quote

"While iOS devices running social oriented third-party apps like Instagram and Snapchat were more likely to crash, Android devices were more likely to crash when running more basic system apps such as the Address Book and Google Play Services.”

unquote

However what is not really explained in this report - well clearly that is - their definition of a crash is any app failure or dropped call or any other issue.

And more importantly - that failure rate appears to be from looking at devices using their apps to monitor devices. And the % of crashes is not leveled for amount of time on the devices. So if you use the iPhone 10 times more than the android device - and per hour it crashes half as much as Android - it will still show as crashing 5 time more often. Which is why the top android crashing devices were Samsungs - the only Android devices that actually seem to get used. This also explains why Android users had more crashes with native apps - because that is all they use.

So all this data seems rather like a lot of Link bait - and hey - link bait worked.

But really their methodology from what I get looking at their reports is highly questionable if not down right complete BS.

I did send them questions about how they measured crashes - are they from devices running their software and crash reports or from observation and manual reporting from clients.

Here is my concern - if it is about their software that gets installed via MDM and the IT department - is it not possible many crashes could be caused by their software and 3rd party apps not getting along.

At the time of this recording they had not replied to my inquiries.

http://download.blancco.com/download/en-rs-state-of-mobile-

device-performance-and-health-q3-2016.pdf

29:16

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-14/apple-

said-to-explore-smart-glasses-in-deeper-wearables-push

Hi Rob,

Say it ain't so.

Regards,

Well a lot of people.

And this is per rumors that Apple is considering coming out with Digital glasses. Because well google Glass proved that there is a market for looking like a dork???

We can only hope this rumor is based on nothing more than someone not realizing it is not April 1st. Because really this would be a bad joke any other day.

29:41

VOICEMAIL - Ricardo_CA_fdbk_getting_7plus

Hi Rob,

We need some help with this Kickstarter project.

Things are turning bad if you read the comments section, one person has posted a link to there Facebook page "ZNAPS - Snap・Charge・Sync" and it hasn't had an update since June of this year.

The Kickstarter page last update was Sept.

There is now a Facebook page "znaps customers", a lot are not very happy.

Can you hep us find out if ZNAPS is a scam or company with awful communication skills?

Regards,

Thomas

Well Thomas - I sent multiple emails now to them on an update - and just auto-responder replies. So far nothing from them. I even send them your comments / concerns - and so far I would say it is not looking good for just bad communication - I mean that is possible - but I would not be holding my breath waiting for these. Likely they are not going to happen. Probably a 90+ % probability that ZNAPS is Dead. Sorry.

VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_part1

VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_part2

35:57

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/543647765/250-braille-

display-and-braille-keyboard-for-ipad?ref=nav_search

This week we have a kickstarter project I had hoped would be much much further along.

It is called - $350 Braille Display and Braille Keyboard for iPad

It has a goal of $40,000 - it has raised $80.

I think part of the issue is they say it is a $350 Keyboard - and when you go over the options to fund - the price of the keyboard starts at $400. So something right there does not jive.

They describe it as quote

A very low cost tablet based refresh-able Braille display. Single or Multi-line Braille display and keyboard cover for a iPad or tablet

unquote

I am not going to go over the details - as with just $80 raised out of $40k - and only 10 days to go - sadly this one is not going to happen.

Funding on this goes until December 3rd at 4:44 AM Central time.

Link in the show notes for ep 413 for $350 Braile keyboard . Or just search for $350 braille display at kickstarter dot com

37:02

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38:51

https://www.vidangel.com/invest/

Hi Rob,

I was the one who called in with a review of VidAngel. I was surprised and disappointed that only days after my review I learned of a lawsuit filed against them. Based on the initial news reports, many were quick to assume VidAngel was in the wrong, however, they strongly believe they are justified in their business case. I recommend watching the video, as it is both informative and entertaining.

Regards,

Jeff

Thanks for the link - and that is to vidangel.com/invest - and it is a good video - and they had a mini round of funding - where they were looking to raise $5 Million - they felt with $5 Million they could take their case to the supreme court.

Well they actually raised a little over $10 Million - so I guess they can do two trips to the Supreme court or travel first class on the first trip.

I like what they offer - which is a way to allow the consumer to filter out content that the consumer is no comfortable with for themselves or their kids. Typically it is about the kids.

I know my 10 year old wants to see Matrix - and well there are some words I don’t think he is ready for. VidAngel offers a way for him to enjoy the Matrix and other good sci-fi films that are R-Rated.

Will be interesting to see where this ends up.

40:20

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/recipe-convert/

id1173332638?mt=8

Hi Rob,

Long time listener, second time responder,

I just recently made an app that is live only in the Apple App Store, and here it is:

If you like to cook or bake, and have an iPhone or iPad, then you are going to love this new app called “Recipe Convert”.

When you are cooking anything from an online recipe, that recipe is preset to make a certain amount of food, meaning you have to make exactly that much, unless you want to convert the recipe to your desired amount.

If you want to convert it accurately, you probably need to use a calculator, and even if you do that, translating Cups, Tablespoons, and teaspoons can be tricky.

This new app does all those calculations and conversions for you, then displays it right back into the recipe, so it’s too easy for you.

It’s a brand new concept, and get it now while it’s still free.

Two words: Recipe Convert - in the Apple App Store.

Thanks everyone,

Regards,

-Christopher Meehan

41:23

VOICEMAIL - Larry_San_Fran_applePay_london

Hi Rob,

Yesterday, when I checked my calendar I saw an ad for $20 sunglasses. It appeared as an invitation to an event in my calendar. There was no way to directly delete it and when I checked I saw it had been sent to a large range of randomly generated emails. I knew if I selected deny, the spammer would get my actual email address.

I've attached a link to the solution below. Basically, you create a new calendar, I called mine spam. You then move the invitation to that calendar, and then delete the calendar. I am hoping that this does not become a popular method, as it requires some time to deal with.

Hopefully, sharing this with your readers will allow them to solve the immediate problem of having spam in their calendar.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/9to5mac.com/2016/11/09/

icloud-photo-sharing-and-calendar-spam/amp/?client=safari

Thanks for everything,

Regards,

Bruce

VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_question_TV_app_can_you_use_without_appleTV

45:37

http://www.donovanbrown.com

@donovanbrown

I was invited by Microsoft to Microsoft Connect last week in NY City.

Thanks to Microsoft for bring me out and putting me up for that show.

In the Keynote of the event - There was a strong push on MobileFirst + cloud

But also on Visual Studio Code

They talked about GitHub and had Chris Wanstrath - CEO of GitHub speak. He said 10,000 people a day contributing for the first time now. Top contributor on GitHub - is MS, followed by Facebook.

It was announced that MS joined the Linux Foundation

MS talked about Visual studios and their goal to help devs build

Beautiful native apps

Visual Studios is Mission control for mobile apps. Continuous build, Test, deploy and monitoring.

And works with Any Mobile App.

They had a video with some of their clients - I did think the guy from Coke was rather arrogant - he said in the video if it is good enough for Coke it is good enough for you. Really??? Wow.

That said - MS introduced Visual Studio 2017

And that includes now for the first time - Visual Studio for Mac -

It is just in preview offering - which is like their beta.

If you already have a current Visual Studios subscription when it launches live - it will be included.

But for now Visual studios for Mac is free for the trial / preview period. But for Mac Devs - Visual Studios now being available natively for macOS - that was the big news.

One of those people presenting demos at the Connect Keynote was Donovan Brown - He is the Senior Program Manager of DevOps - and we have an interview with him now - that will run about 20 to 25 minutes depending on how serious I get in the editing.

Here we go….

48:26 to 1:12:13

@donovanbrown

donovanbrown.com

1:12:32

Ep 413 - Hi Rob - Ask Siri who she voted for. Regards Andreas

1:13:42

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1:14:38

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Next Episode will be the end of next week or the first weekend of December. This coming weekend - I am off to see the Flyers play in the wooden Classic in CA and to go to Disneyland with the family to celebrate or avoid one of those milestone birthdays. For those in the US have a great Thanksgiving weekend and black Friday sales.

Until the next time - I am your host Rob - Reminding you to phone Different.

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Apple October 2016 Event Recap

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Apple Unveils New TV App for Apple TV, iPhone & iPad

Apple is delaying the launch of its AirPods

Apple's AirPods Might Not Arrive Until January 2017

Apple's AirPods remain on track to launch this year

ROAM Headphones

Apple releases iOS 10.1.1

iOS 10.1.1 Released

iOS 10.2 Beta Brings Back Star Ratings In Apple Music App

Apple Reveals iOS 10.2 Beta 2

iOS 10.2 features: Apple's new TV app is here in beta 2

Everything New in iOS 10.2 Beta 2

iPhone 7 Has Strange 'Watercolor' Camera Problem

Google+ Community - Ep 412

Apple iPhone Grabs 104% Of Smartphone Industry Profit In Q3

Apple is basically the only company making any money selling smartphones

Apple now sells refurbished iPhones

CMRA - The Camera for Apple Watch

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

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Sat, 12 November 2016

iOS Artwork - iTem 0412 and Episode Transcript

TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 412

Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRUCE for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRUCE wrote:

Hi Rob

Here is a song I made back in 2014 using an iPad Air and the GarageBand app it is called Funky Four

Regards,

Bruce

SONG_funky_four

Thanks BRUCE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank COLIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. COLIN wrote the following:

Hi Rob,

Here's a painting first created using InkPad on my iPad which was then processed using Brushstroke to create the painted look.

Regards

Colin from Sydney, Australia.

Thanks COLIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see COLIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 412 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.

01:55

In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote

“Phones and tablets are inevitably following computers into commoditization. Apple may still charge a premium for its products, but it will ultimately have to settle for a relatively small market share as a result, just as it has in computers. There is also a limit to that premium – with the likes of Google and Amazon setting the pace, the respective days of $700 smartphones.. are numbered.”

Peter Nowak, MacLeans.ca, 28 January 2013

Well almost 4 years later - the Pixel Phone from Google costs - Yup $700. Oh and when it comes to market share - People keep forgetting the most important one - share of Profits. Which Apple pretty much last quarter had all of that share. Just sayin. And I love and by love I mean hate the comparisons to what happened with computers. Looks at the shape all those computer makers with large market shares for units are in. Shipping large quantities of units for a loss is not a long term business plan.

03:09

For Promo codes - On Ep 411 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - RETSNOM - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 411

Retsnom is Monster spelled backwards - which is a neat idea - except auto correct WANTS to keep changing it to restroom. Just an interesting factoid.

This week we have promo codes for The App - DUMBER LEAGUE - two words.

Here is the description slash storyline of this Game

Quote

Here comes a totally new soccer game you have never played!

Funny and uproarious matches of people who know nothing about soccer!

Two lazy guys who don't know the rules of soccer challenge to a soccer match of their town.

There are no difficult rules!

The only thing that's important is to kick around a ball and put it in the opponent's goal!

Watch their sweat, tears and slapstick moments.

UNQUOTE

Well thanks to the Devs for their DESCRIPTION of THEIR App - DUMBER LEAGUE and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put DUMBER in the subject line.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1166863768?l=ko&ls=1&mt=8

04:42

VOICEMAIL - KEITH_NO_Accessibility_website.

Thanks Keith for the voicemail - and the site apple announced at the beginning of the keynote event on October 27th is

Apple.com/accessibility

The first 3 1/2 minutes of the key note were all about accessibility. Very nice to see it get top billing.

The next 6 1/2 minutes was mostly ra ra - marketing speak around the iPhone and iOS.

At little past the 10 minute mark they got into news. Apple TV - first up there are now 8,000 apps available for the Apple TV. MineCraft will be coming before end of the year.

1,600 of the 8,000 apps are for TV shows and other video content.

I will go over all the Apple TV items in more detail in a couple of minutes. But To round out the Apple Event - Apple Introduced the new MacBook Pro’s - And I mention this because what Apple did was take a Pickup truck and turn it into an El Camino. The USB 3 ports - gone. Thunderbolt Ports - Gone - SD card slot - Gone. HDMI Port - Gone. Mag-Safe Power connector - GONE. What you are left with are a few USB-C ports and a head phone jack. Seems Apple is still including the HEADPHONE jacks on MacBooks.

I mention the MacBook Pro update here because one thing missing is the USB 3 port - that means you know that sync / charging cord you get from Apple with your iOS device - yeah - now you need a dongle / adapter to connect and sync / charge from your MacBook Pro. Ummmmm REALLY??? Huh?? Well good news is I will not have to spend any money for a new MacBook Pro for well - a long time - because the 2015 MacBook Pro - is the last Pickup Truck Apple made - and for Podcasters at least - or anyone that speaks publicly or Photographers - you know - PRO’s - Yeah - the MacBook Pro 2015 is the way to go.

I sent an email to Tim Cook saying basically all that. No response yet.

07:36

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/27Apple-Unveils-

New-TV-App-for-Apple-TV-iPhone-iPad.html

Ok - lets get back to the Apple Event on October 27th as it relates to iOS. And that is mostly around Apple TV - and not that there was a new one - just a new Apple App for it.

Here are the key points from Apples Press release on this.

Quote

October 27, 2016 ― Apple® today introduced the new TV app, offering a unified experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from multiple apps on Apple TV®, iPhone® and iPad®. The TV app provides one place to access TV shows and movies, as well as a place to discover new content to watch. Apple also introduced a new Siri® feature for Apple TV that lets viewers tune in directly to live news and sporting events across their apps. Watching TV shows and movies across Apple devices has never been easier.

Unquote

Again down side is this does not include Netflix or Amazon Prime.

In their press Release Eddy Cue said the following

QUOTE

“Using apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad has become the primary way for so many of us to watch television, The TV app shows you what to watch next and easily discover TV shows and movies from many apps in a single place.”

UNQUOTE

Here is a more detailed description from Apple on the updated features for Apple TV - and I am putting the trolo music in the back ground to know it is all from Apple. Oh and when we get to availability it is US only for now on most of it. Sorry.

PUT TROLO MUSIC IN BACK GROUND

Quote

Key Features Within the TV App Include:

Watch Now: Watch Now is where viewers will see their collection of available shows and movies from iTunes® and apps. From Watch Now, viewers can then go to Up Next or Recommended to choose what to watch.
Up Next: Users can enjoy the shows and movies they are currently watching, including recent iTunes rentals and purchases — all presented in the order they are most likely to watch first. For example, when viewers finish an episode, the next one will automatically appear at the start of the Up Next queue, as will any new episodes as they become available. At any time, users can simply ask Siri to continue watching a show and immediately pick up where they left off.
Recommended: Viewers can explore a great selection of curated and trending shows and movies, including collections handpicked by Apple’s curators, and dedicated categories and genres such as kids, sci-fi and comedy.
Library: Viewers can access their entire collection of iTunes movies and TV shows that they have rented or purchased on iTunes.
Store: If users are looking for something new, they can check out the Store to discover great new content across video services that they have not yet downloaded or are not yet subscribed to, along with the latest releases on iTunes.

The TV app will be available for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad and always stays in sync so that when users begin watching on one device they can easily continue where they left off on their Apple devices.

Live Tune-In With Siri

Siri continues to gain powerful new capabilities, including making it really easy to tune right to live news and sporting events on Apple TV. Siri is now aware of live sporting events across apps so users can simply say things like, “Watch the Stanford game” or “Which games are on right now?” Siri knows additional details of the games, can provide live scores and can take viewers directly to the live stream within the app that’s carrying it. Viewers can also tune directly to live video by just saying the name of the app, for example “Watch CBS News” without having to navigate to the live stream from within the app.

Single Sign-On for Pay-TV Apps

In addition to the new TV app, customers in the US will have a simplified way of enjoying their pay-TV video apps by using single sign-on. Starting in December, subscribers to DIRECTV, DISH Network and more will just sign in once on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad to enjoy immediate access to apps that are part of their pay-TV subscription.

Since its introduction just a year ago, the latest Apple TV has revolutionized the experience in the living room with 8,000 apps, including 2,000 games and 1,600 video apps, across categories such as sports, news, fitness, education, kids, lifestyle and more.

Availability

The TV app and single sign-on will be available in December as free software updates for Apple TV - 4th gen only, plus for iPhone and iPad customers in the US. Live tune-in with Siri is available today. Some features may not be available in all regions or all languages.

UNQUOTE

Ok - Well per availability - December and US only.

12:34

http://www.recode.net/2016/10/26/13427676/apple-airpod-

wireless-headphone-delay

VOICEMAIL - JEFF_CT_AIRPODS_DELAYED

On the last episode I said quote

For the iOS side of things - expect the new AirPods to be officially launched - either available in store on the 27th or for order on the 27th. But I would expect some amount available in stores on the 27th or 28th.

unquote

Ummmmm Not so much. Seems the AirPods were not ready for prime time. And Apple rather than push them out with issue - did the right but embarrassing thing of Delaying the launch.

Apple said in a statement.

Quote

“The early response to AirPods has been incredible, We don't believe in shipping a product before it's ready, and we need a little more time before AirPods are ready for our customers.”

Unquote

First - Ok - Better to get it right than right now. I believe the same thing with releasing these episodes. It is the right way to do things - even if it means you get some grief for not releasing when others wanted you to.

But two - how do they know the response has been incredible - it is not like they opened up pre-orders.

At this time it seems to be lots of guesses going around on when they will launch - Some indications are not until after the Holidays sometime in Q1 2017. Maybe they are ready - but the current quarter is going so well - Apple wanted to hold them off until next Quarter to help bump up that quarters revenue. Would be something a paranoid person looking for conspiracies around every corner would say. Good thing I am not one of those people.

From the Google+ community - Barbara E said the following

quote

People are upset if it takes too long to release something, then if Apple releases the item too soon, they take guff because it isn't working perfectly. Can't make all the people happy all of the time.

unquote

So true.

Per when we will be able to get them - the latest rumor is that the rumor of it being Q1 2017 is wrong - and that Apple will actually put them on sale in November and that Apple store employees are already being trained on the units. Some say they may go on sale as early at November 18th. We shall see. In any case it looks like Apple is taking the approach of Better to get it right than right now. And I am ok with that - hopefully more on this shortly.

http://appadvice.com/post/apples-airpods-might-not-arrive-

until-january-2017/725835

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/11/01/after-missing-

october-debut-apples-airpods-remain-on-track-to-

launch-this-year-sources-say

15:56

http://roamwith.com

Ok - So the Apple Airpods are delayed and you have the iPhone 7 or 7+ and you want to know what to get for headphones.

Well as I mentioned I have been testing out the ROAM bluetooth headphones. And I really really am liking them. When I was traveling last week - I really came to appreciate them even more. They are a lanyard design - which again is something I really like. Means no chance at all for a urinal drop or a drop of any sort.

The audio quality is really good - and you can even optimize the audio settings of the unit to your preferences. The person that designed this is the engineer that was the original designer for Beats.

It comes with lots of ear pieces so you can find the ones that work best with your ears.

The battery life is very good - On Friday and Saturday at DC Podfest I left the hotel room at 8 AM and used them all day with the battery’s finally needing a charge around 8 or 9 at night.

As I mentioned they are lanyard design - there is a main unit that is on the lanyard loop and this will be in the front - which you can then just put under your shirt if you don’t want people seeing it - and with a Sports Coat - the head phones would then be under coat - so when not using them they were completely out of sight. But if you needed them to answer a call - then you pulled one out and answered the call. I want to thank ROAM again for sending these to me to review.

You can find out more about these at

http://roamwith.com

17:31

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19:30

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/10/31/apple-releases-

ios-10-1-1-with-bug-fixes-for-health-data/

Apple rolled out iOS 10.1.1 since the last episode - and as with ANY double dot update - it is about fixing bugs.

The key bug it seems to fix is with regards to a problem where Health data would not be viewable for some users.

Again 10.1.1 is a minor bug fix update - which actually got an update to the update - seems 10.1.1 which was released at the end of October - got replaced by a new version of 10.1.1 on November 9th - which had a new build number. Which well very odd. In any case if you are running iOS 10.x and have not upgraded to 10.1.1 you should.

Into the email bag.

Hi Rob ,

Last week I wrote that I had installed iOS 10.1 on my iPad mini 1 in an attempt to solve the intermittent small text that I experienced in incoming emails...iOS 10.1 did not eliminate this bug.

So last night I downloaded and installed iOS 10.1.1 which was another attempt to solve this bug (plus a lot of others). Well, as expected iOS 10.1.1 didn't solve my problem either.

I close out my email app and reopen it and the text is normal size for a few hours, but eventually it gets reset to a very tiny font, and I have to repeat that procedure. Same as it was in iOS 10.0 and iOS 10.1

I never had this problem in iOS 9.x.x

Regards,

Michael Dries

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=tt5rSrFKRh0

21:05

http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-10.2-beta-brings-back-star-

ratings-in-apple-music-app/

Apple Also released iOS 10.2 Betas 1 and 2 since the last episode.

With iOS 10.2 Betas - this is what is new or changed.

First is a new SOS feature - under Settings - General - you will see - Emergency SOS.

One option that is on by default is that when you rapidly click the sleep / wake button five times it will automatically call emergency services. If you never plan to use that you might want to turn it off - especially if you have an iPhone with a flakey sleep / wake button.

There is an option for an audible countdown sound as it gets ready to call emergency services. You probably will want to keep that turned on either way.

Also new with 10.2 - are three shiny new wallpapers. None of which are nearly as cute as my French bull dog puppy - so I will not be using any of them.

There is now a new Videos Widget - similar to the Netflix Widget - not that Apple copied that at all. The new Videos Widget shows you the Video you are watching and with a tap you can jump right back into that app without opening up the App.

There is now an option under Settings - Photo’s and Camera - Called - Preserve Settings. Going to that there are 3 options all turned off by default.

1 - Camera Mode - Turning this on Preserves the last mode such as Video or Square or Portrait rather than automatically reseting to Photo. So if you are always changing the camera to a different mode - turning this one will keep you where you were previously.

2. Photo Filter - if turned on - yup you guessed it - returns you to the last filter setting used. Rather than the default of no filter.

and 3. Live Photo - Which up goes back to the last setting - which if you don’t like live photos - then you want to turn this option on - as it will keep returning to it turned off - rather than the default of live photos on.

Star Rating in Apple Music were also brought back with iOS 10.2 beta. So not a new feature - just one that went away and is now back.

With the Beta 2 - There is no the TV app that Apple mentioned at the October 27th event. It does seems not everyone one running iOS 10.2 Beta 2 is seeing the TV App - as well I am one not seeing it yet.

For those seeing it - the App allows users to browse through all TBV shows, movies and videos hosted online through various platforms not named Netflix or Amazon Prime.

There is now a new Headphone icon next to the battery level. This previously was only shown with the Beats Solo3 - but now show for any bluetooth headphones.

There are some new Emoji’s with the 10.2 beta. One of which is a clown. Because emoji’s were not scary enough before.

There is a new celebration messages screen effect.

There is now a Press and Hold to Speak menu under home button accessibility settings. Where you can choose either - Siri or Voice Control or nothing - for when you press and hold the home button. As you would expect that means it will be either Siri or Classic Voice Control or nothing.

So some nice new features coming with iOS 10.2 once it gets out of beta.

http://www.universityherald.com/articles/48931/20161111/

apple-reveals-ios-10-2-beta-details-new-emoji-tv.htm

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/ios-10-2-new-features-

download-release-date-beta-wallpaper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypc51Ol-uIU

24:40

http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmonckton/2016/10/31/

iphone-7-camera-issue/

One issue being reported out there by a small number of iPhone 7 and 7+ users is a strange watercoloring of photos.

It is where pictures are being muted and blurred and lack sharpness vs what they saw on their previous devices. Almost like it is watercoloring.

There is an iTunes support forum post on this with many complaints and a few potential solutions.

And it does not look to be a hardware issue - as some of the users suffering from the problem reported that using third party camera apps had the issue go away.

Apples response is if you have this issue - make a genius bar appointment or contact Apple Care.

Again this seems to only be affecting a very small number of users at this point.

25:35

VOICEMAIL - John_CA_issues_springboard_crashing

Dear Rob,

Here are two sets of photos taken in Portrait or Depth Effect mode on my iPhone 7 Plus. These photos show why it is important to use the Settings/Photos & Camera button “Keep Normal Photo” for Portrait Mode. Sometimes the computed depth effect will have an unfortunate effect and you’ll want to use the normal version. In the first set of photos (taken while USC was whooping my alma mater Cal), the guy behind the subject loses his teeth and a bit of his nose. In the second set, the edge of the eyeglasses on the subject disappears in a blur. Slight problems, to be sure, unless the photo is viewed on my 27” iMac or AppleTV. By having the saved normal shot, a photographer has a choice.

One other note, I’ve been using Obscura to easily shoot and save photos in RAW. The app hasn’t updated to the 7 Plus’ two cameras and doesn’t have a portrait mode, but all cameras from the 6S forward may use the app and get fantastic photos in RAW which Photos processes automatically. I’m hoping an update will come soon (the problem is the dev ordered a Jet Black 7 Plus which he hadn’t received due to supply issues when we last corresponded). The big advantage is each shot looks better and has more information which makes it more flexible should you want to change exposure, bring down highlights, or bring up shadows. Every shot is automatically saved to your Camera Roll. Also, Obscura lets you change ISO and shutter speed to have more photographer friendly control of your image.

In contrast, Lightroom Mobile is perhaps a better app in many respects but you need to have a subscription to Lightroom to be able to move full RAW files to your desktop. That runs $29.99 per month. And it takes many steps to save into RAW.

That’s about it for now.

Keep doing what you’re doing. I learn so much from your show.

Best,

Jeff in Burbank

Hi Rob,

Please share some tips to use Unsecured Public Wifi safety? Is it even a good idea to use them even though they are free at places like Malls and Restaurants.

~Karthik

Hi Karthik,

You should never do anything secure on public wifi. But if you are going to use free public wifi - you may and should look into using a VPN offering that will offer end to end security. Look at Opera VPN - which is a free offering.

VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_battery_case

33:12

https://plus.google.com/communities/

105412562215997292912?cfem=1

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulKELLYkeith/posts/

RwB3nosn441?sfc=true

We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.

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

One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from Paul Keith Kelly who posted the following

quote

Hi guys, I like to know what is the "best" (paid or free) apps to keep scans of loyalty cards so that I don't have to carry them in my wallet?

I am thinking some kind of picture and data/barcode so I could use insurance cards also.

I saw many "wallet" apps in the app store, but all of them have too few reviews to allow me make judgment on which to try.

Is there a popular app to do this kind of thing?

Thanks for all your help!

unquote

Igor replied

quote

I have been using Stocard for about a year and like it. Stocard - Rewards Cards Wallet by Stocard

https://appsto.re/us/eX7FA.i

unquote

Tosin O also had a vote for StoCard

Patrick Mccann replied back to say

quote

I use Key Ring for all of my rewards cards.

It actually has a robust list of stores so you are sure to find the one the card applies too. If not you can still add it and the cards show up as a barcode that is easy for the cashier to scan.

I don't know about your insurance cards though. I did take pictures of those and keep them in an app called Mustbin. I use that to keep all of my passwords . I was able to share the pictures of the insurance cards with my family because they use it as well.

unquote

Mike Pienarr, Jack Reeder, Rick C and Kenneth Berger all also use Key Ring.

Andrew Millar replied back to say

quote

I use cardstar, for companies that provide cards with bar codes or numbers on them. I first heard about this on the Today in iOS Podcast quite a few years back and have been using it since.

unquote

So sounds like Key Ring followed by StoCard followed by Cardstar are some apps to look at for help with loyalty cards.

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

And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing.

35:37

http://www.investors.com/news/technology/click/apple-

iphone-grabs-104-of-smartphone-industry-profit-in-q3/

You know in the past I talked about How About was getting 70+% of all Smartphone industry profits - then it was 80+% and then 90+ % - well last quarter - it was not 70 or 80 or 90 some odd % of Profits - and not it was not 100% of profits either. Nope - it was 104% of Smartphone industry profits.

According to BMO Capital Market Analyst - Tim Long - he estimates that Apple accounted for 103.6% of smartphone industry operating profits in the 3rd quarter of 2016. It share is over 100% because well others are loosing money.

To say Apple was ahead of all others in Profit share is to put it mildly. No 2 in profits was Samsung with 0.9% of profit share. Yes - Number 1 is Apple at 103.6% and Samsung is number 2 at 0.9%. ouch ouch ouch.

Sammy did have 21.7% of unit share vs Apples 13.2% and huawei’s 9.7%.

But what good are unit share if you are not making any money. Last I checked this was not supposed to be a charity venture.

Anyway - Apple has a business model - and the others - yeah - not so much.

And just think what Sammy’ profit share will look like this quarter given the whole Note 7 really did not fully blow up - pun intended - until the end of the last quarter.

http://qz.com/827931/apple-is-basically-the-only-company-

making-any-money-selling-smartphones/

http://www.cultofmac.com/452627/apple-smartphone-maker-

made-real-profit-last-quarter/

37:08

http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13567010/apple-

refurbished-iphone-online-store-sale

Thanks to Dr. John for this next one.

Which is Apple is once again selling Refurbished iPhones. So if you are ok with the thought of someone else having held that iPhone up to their face and coughed or sneezed all over it or had it in their back pocket or in their bra - and none of that bothers you when you put it up to your face - when then great news you can get a slightly reduced priced refurbished iphone from the Apple store.

The good news it they do come with a new battery, one year warranty and a quote new outer shell unquote. But shell is not glass. But hey if you are not a germ a phobe - then this might be something for you.

This is for now - just per past generation iPhones - not any iPhone 7 or 7+’s

And the next time you see an iPhone 7 or 7+ in someones back pocket or see them sticking it in their bra - just think some day that could be your iPhone - that is if that whole refurbished thing is ok by you.

38:02

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39:47

VOICEMAIL - Jerry_indy_issues_with_mail_app_crashes

Hey Rob,

I have iCloud back up storage 50gb for .99 cents a month .

The storage has my iPad Pro , and the 6 plus

Now that I have the new 7 plus .

With over 250gb

The next storage amount that will give me enough space will be 1tb for $9.99 a month

Is there a better option

And can you explain the difference of

iCloud Photo Library

And

iCloud Drive

iCloud storage

And just where dose my phones back up live

Regards,

David

Hi Rob.

I ordered the fireflies from kickstarter about 2 days before the podcast came out where you talked about them. I got them about a week ago. I did notice the left ear bud was cutting out. Fireflies sent an email explaining that there was a problem in a small number of the units specific to the left side. I have just received an email with the procedure to exchange the faulty ones for new ones. I love using them except for the cutting out part. Thanks for a great show.

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Paul M.

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http://getcmra.com/

Hey Rob,

this looks interesting, an Apple Watch smartband with two cameras for HD video and photos, one facing towards you for selfies or video chat, one outward facing. Ready for pre-order $149, ships in Spring 2017:

Regards,

Aric Boyles

Thanks Aric for the heads up on the CMRA for Apple Watch. Which as he mentioned you can pre-order now for $149.

It offers 2 HD cameras - an outward facing 8 MP camera and a self facing 2 MP camera.

All Day battery life - which they claim will allow you to capture 100s of photos or 30 minutes of video per charge.

It comes with a dual charging dock to allow you to charge both it and your Apple Watch at the same time.

It looks interesting - and is not a crowd funded project - but is in pre-order mode now. Go to - get CMRA dot com for more info and to pre-order.

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Hi Rob,

I'm curious if you or the listeners can help me.

I recently had to upgrade my work laptop (Lenovo T460) & now anytime I email myself a file (to iPhone/iPad) it comes as a winmail.dat file that is useless. Even pdfs come like this. Never had this happen before & don't know how to fix it.

Thank you,

Laura B

Celina TX

Good morning Rob,

Have you received any reports of iPhones going to the shut down screen without holding down the power button or when pressing the home button the iPhone takes a screenshot or when you're doing something on the phone it will just turn off?

I have updated to 10.1.1 and done a full restore and the problem still persists. My local Verizon store said I had dust in the power button and blew it out but this didn't solve my issues. It's really frustrating.

Regards,

Derrick

Everything you are describing sounds like a faulty / flakey power button.

How old is your iPhone?

And to answer your question - no have not heard of this from others. Sounds very specific to your unit and the power button.

And Derrick reported back that quote

Replacement/refurbished phone is on the way free of charge. The Verizon dude didn't have a clue why my phone is acting the way it is.

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Ep 412 - Ask Siri - What's your sign?

50:42

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