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 you are listening to the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank NEAL for sending in the music you hear in the background - This is the same Neal that sent in the Artwork for Ep 420. NEAL wrote:

Hi Rob,

here is some music for your show ,not saying its good music, i had fun making it using songifi app ,DM1 app and adobi sound booth.

Regards.

NEAL BARBOSA

SONG_NEAL_KEEP_ON_PAITING

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

Hello Rob

I took this picture with my iPhone 7 plus at the Denver Art Museum Star War costume exhibit. I edited it with Adobe Photoshop Fix and Photoshop Mix on my iPad ( there was another robot in the picture I needed to get rid of). I then used Snapseed to add the text.

Regards,

Jim from Morrison Colorado

Thanks JIM, for sending in this artwork which and folks you can see JIM'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 421 - 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.

One thing I would love to do this year - is if you can get a picture of yourself in front of your local Apple store - Take that picture - put the Tii or Today in iOS branding on it - and also the City and state or Country on the artwork saying which apple store it is. I would like to kick that off starting in April with the 10 year anniversary of the show. Make sure to get all of the Apple store in there and again to add in the store location using an app like over - and also put Tii or Today in iOS on the artwork.

I am completely out of Music - so if you have some music you created on an iOS device - please send it in.

02:52

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

“Amazon’s pricing ambition is the clearest indication of its phone playbook: undercut rivals and grab meaningful market share. It is also shows that Apple’s worst nightmare may be coming true: prices could fall not just for cheap phones in developing markets but higher-end ones too.” unquote

Amir Efrati and Jessica E. Lessin, jessicalessin.com,

6 September 2013

This is the same refrain we hear over and over - Cheaper rivals will drive down pricing and profits. Except - well that is not the case with Apple products - People shockingly are willing to pay a fair price for a quality product. Yes some will want to pay next to nothing to get next to nothing in quality - they are called Android users. But many others still believe in the you get what you pay for mantra - and that has fueled and will continue to fuel the Apple Ecosystem.

03:50

For Promo codes - On Ep 420 we offered up chances to win promo codes for the Apps Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD and CueMusic If want more info on these apps go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 420.

No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes.

A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author or an iMessage Sticker Creator email me if you want your app or iBook or stickers 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 or stickers - indicating you are the dev or author or creator. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.

04:46

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2017/02/16WWDC-Apples-

Worldwide-Developers-Conference-returns-to-

San-Jose-June-5-9-2017.html

If you are a dev clear June 5th to the 9th on your calendar. That is when WWDC will be this year. Expect June 5th at 10:00 AM PT to be when the WWDC Keynote will take place with the introduction to iOS 11, Watch OS 4, Apple TV 11 - plus the next gen MacOS. Do NOT expect ANY hardware announcements. Apple will have its hands full with - those 4 major OS’s - plus Home Kit and Health Kit and Car Play. Yeah - so very very unlikely for any hardware announcements this year - that of course will not stop Digitimes, BGR and other fake news sites from reporting such rumors starting in 3, 2, ...

If you are planning / hoping to go to WWDC - this year it will be in San Jose - not San Francisco - as in past years.

WWDC 2017 will be at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose - which is just minutes from Apples Headquarters. Apple said a key reason for this - was to allow Engineers to go over for one session and not have to give up an entire day to do so. This will allow Apple to have even more engineers involved in sessions then before.

Apple did say they still expect there to be 5,000 Devs at WWDC - same as last year.

I think the move makes a lot of sense - if you are going to travel - it is no big deal to get a ticket to San Jose vs San Fran. But if you are an Apple engineer - it is a big issue to get to San Fran which is a whole day commit - vs San Jose. Apple will have many many many time more people register then will be awarded tickets.

If you do not get tickets - There will be live streaming through out the entire week from Apple Developer Website - developer dot apple dot com slash wwdc and of course on the WWDC App for iOS and Apple TV.

Per getting tickets to the event.

quote Registration opens Monday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The opportunity to buy tickets to WWDC17 will be offered by random selection. To register, you must be a member of the Apple Developer Program or Apple Developer Enterprise Program.

unquote

We will mention this again as we get closer to that date - but best if you add that day / time into your calendar if you want to try and get tickets.

Tickets look to be the same price as last year $1,599 - Again you must be an official member of the Apple Developer program or Developer Enterprise program to register and you must have been registered in those programs before February 16 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. So if you are not an official member of the dev programs already - No Soup for you.

Apple did say there would be scholarships given again - but to stay tuned for that info.

They also stuck with tradition and did not invite me out. But hey at least Microsoft will have me out again to their Developer conference in May. just Sayin Apple. I did send an email to Apple PR asking for some love in covering the event. And Lisa replied back saying they have not issued media invites at this time and appreciates me reaching out. I appreciate the reply - but per getting one of those coveted media invites - you know the type Microsoft gets me - yeah from Apple - breath - hold - I - Will - Not

That said each year we get a few listeners that wind up making it out to WWDC - and if you do win the lottery where you then get to spend $1,600 plus travel expenses - let me know.

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/

08:37

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/02/16/apples-wwdc-2017-

art-borrows-design-concept-from-2010-spanish-film-festival

Apple releases artwork and each year we try to find the hidden meaning in the artwork per what will be announced. And this year we can say the hidden meaning is recycling. As the artwork design seems to be recycled from artwork done for a 2010 Spanish Film Festival.

Both feature the top down look of color people flocking about.

So there is the hidden message - recycling stuff from the past.

In any case this time - no need to look at the artwork for any other or significant hidden messages.

09:21

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/apple-seeds-

ios-10-3-beta-3-to-developers/

Like clock work - Apple is back on their 2 week release of Betas - this time iOS 10.3 beta 3 - released 2 weeks after beta 2.

So what is new - one thing is App Compatibility - go to Settings - General - About - Applications - and it gives a list of Apps that may have issues.

It says for that section:

quote

These apps may slow down your iPhone and will not work with future versions of iOS if they are not updated. If no update is available, contact the app developer for more information

unquote

If this sounds like Apple calling out apps that have not been updated by devs recently - yes - yes it is. But it is also calling you out for not updating apps that can be updated.

Once you see you list of apps that might cause issues tap on them and it takes you to them to update if any update is available.

Right now iOS 10.3 Beta 3 is just available for devs - for those on the beta testing program you should likely see it mid this week.

Apple also released Watch OS 3.2 beta 3 to devs also 2 weeks after the last update.

And finally Apple released tvOS 10.2 Beta 3 to devs today as well.

So far no word on any new features for the latest betas for Watch OS and tvOS - just the typical bug fixes / optimization generic wording from Apple on what is new.

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/apple-seeds-

watchos-3-2-beta-2-to-developers-2/

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/apple-seeds-

tvos-10-2-beta-3-to-developers/

11:03

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/13/ios-

10-3-carplay-update/

One of the new features in iOS 10.3 with regards to CarPlay that is getting good press is it now makes it easier and quicker - which means safer for users to switch between apps.

Previously to switch between apps - users had to tap twice to get to another app in CarPlay - one tap to go home and one tap on the other app icon.

Now - in carplay on the left side there is a dock with 3 recently used apps. Now to go to one of those three - just tap on one of them on that side dock. So just one tap.

So now switching between the Maps app and the Podcasts app - is even faster and quicker - and hopefully that means safer.

11:45

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/15/blackberry-

hits-zero-market-share/

Almost 10 years ago - when I launched Tii - the big dog on the block for smartphones was blackberry. I even switched from a blackberry to an iPhone.

Early on - they were the comp along with for a lesser part Windows Phone.

Well Gartner just released numbers for last quarter smartphone unit sales and market share. This is for global numbers.

Android of course number 1 at 81.7%, iOS 2nd at 17.9%, Windows third with 0.3%, and Blackberry 4th rounding to 0.0% - as in ZIP - NADDA - No soup for you market share.

That news is kinda sad in some ways - I was a long time blackberry user - 2000 to 2007. It took some time to get over the phantom hip vibrations.

But now just like Blackberry's market share - they both are gone.

12.46

http://www.iclarified.com/59026/apple-pay-surpasses-paypal-

to-become-most-popular-mobile-payment-solution-in-the-us-chart

I found this next bit of news rather surprising.

Apple Pay surpassed PayPal to become the most popular Mobile payment solution in the US.

36% of more than 500 top US retailers surveyed now support Apple Pay vs just 16% a year ago - with another 22% planing to accept Apple Pay within the next year.

PayPal fell to second place with 34% support rate.

Then was MasterCard papas at 25%

Android pay at 24%

Visa Checkout at 20%

and Samsung Pay at 18%

In any case - I do find myself using Apple Pay more and more - but I may be an outlier - as my wife almost never uses it - but she might be an outlier on the other side.

13:28

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14:57

VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_Apple_Beats_X_audio

From Shannon Holden

quote

Love love LOVE my AirPods....that is all.

unquote

Hi Rob,

Experience to share. Went into ocean for less than 5 minutes with AirPods in my pocket. Realized my mistake, took them out of case, they didn't seem that wet. Air dried for a little while, plugged the case in and it seemed fine, but couldn't get green light, and case would not charge itself, but would charge AirPods, which sounded fine. Then case stopped charging AirPods. Went to Apple Store. They told me case was dead. Apple listed new case at $69, but store didn't have any. Furthermore, they told me AirPods would eventually become muffled and then die as well, so advised not to buy a separate case. Conclusion: total loss.

Tim

A quick little tip for using the iPhone as a magnifier. As my eyes and the rest of me get older - I find it harder and harder to read small print on labels of products. If you go to Settings — General - Accessibility - then turn on Magnifier - Then open up the camera app - and triple tap the home button and select Magnifier - that will then give you a special magnifier mode with a slider for zooming in.

Again that is found under - Settings - General - Accessiblity - then turn on Magnifier.

VOICEMAIL - SOL_Airpods_fdbk_apple_watch

20:58

https://plus.google.com/+ChrisCarlson/posts/

6waQXoZfoLs?cfem=1

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

105412562215997292912?cfem=1

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

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

One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode was from Chris Carlson who asked the following:

quote

Looking for suggestions on what AirPrint compatible printer to buy. Also wondering how the heck I can download a PDF to my IPad Pro to try and print it out though the app for my Epson printer. I could pull a PDF from cloud storage with the app to print it on my current Epson printer but I can't download and store a PDF from this tablet? Trying to do my taxes and cant figure out how do this! I only have a print option but no compatible printer and no option to save as PDF?

unquote

Chris then replied to his own post

quote

Okay, I figured out how to save as a PDF from Safari. It saves it to iBooks though. No help because I still cant access that from the Epson app to send it to print.

unquote

Barbara E replied

quote

My HP printer, when I select Print, gives me an option to save as PDF. And it's not a specific app, it's anything printable.

unquote

And here are my thoughts - I recently purchased the Epson WF-3640 series printer. Here was what I required for an AirPrint Wireless printer. First it needs TWO different paper treys - one for standard 8 1/2 x 11 paper and one for photo paper.

Finding an AirPrint printer with that specific feature is tough - I had an older HP printer - that had that feature - but HP stopped making that one. To me the two paper treys are a must have nothing is more annoying then trying to print a picture and it goes on to an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet because you forgot to switch paper - or you go to print a document and it prints on photo paper. With my wife always printing picture from her phone - it has to have this feature and of course be AirPrint compatible.

I looked around and around and around and the Epson one which I purchased at Target looked to be the best option for my needs. And it has worked really well. Knock on wood. I have had it for about 5 months now.

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.

23:48

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/02/07/iphone-camera-

maker-sony-introduces-new-optics-capable-of-1000fps-

full-hd-slow-motion-video

I would call this next one almost a rumor.

Sony introduced new camera optics module capable of 1000 fps full 1080p HD slow motion video.

To put that in perspective - the iPhone 7’s camera can do 120 fps at 1080p and 240 fps at 720p. So at 1080p - that is about 8 times faster. No word on what it can do at 720p.

Apple has traditionally used Sony for their camera modules - but Sony has not confirmed if this module is in production yet. So this likely will not be in a 2017 iPhone - with 2018 or 2019 more likely. Which ever phone it makes it in - I will say this - DO NOT get the lowest storage capacity - as this video will be huge in file size.

24:51

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/02/16/apple-investigating-

manual-winding-apple-watch-iphone

If you are a long time listener - you have heard me say - do not use Apple patents to predict future product launches. Patents from Apple almost always fall into two categories - when they are made public that is - those for product that already exists - and those for product that will never exist.

There is a reason for this at Apple, Cisco, MS, Google, Qualcom and others - They put a big carrot out there for employees to get patents. Things some of us would think of in the shower - and later realize is completely worthless - to Employees of these tech companies - that means a bonus - and status bump for getting a patent - and in these companies they have teams of lawyers that do nothing but process patents - so their jobs are reliant on processing lots of patents. There is no sanity check on practicality - the only requirement for applying for a patent is can they likely get a patent for that idea - again no matter how impractical it seems.

And that leads us to this one that was just making the rounds - It is for Patent Application - 20160047767 from Feb 16 2017 - titled - Connector free magnetic charger winder

Which is actually an extension to Patent 9,450,446 - published in Sep 2016.

Both the Patent and Patent application had the following Abstract

quote

A method and apparatus for charging an electronic device include rotating a magnetically attractable element, or element, within the electronic device. Rotating a magnet external to the electronic device simultaneously rotates the element. Rotating the element causes an electrically generating device, such as a generator, to create an electric charge in the electronic device. The electric charge may be used to power the electrically generating device, or the electric charge may be transmitted to an internal power supply in order to charge another component or components.

unquote

So people are saying - Apple will include a generator in your apple watch - so you can spin the digital crown to generate power for your watch. Because you know - winding up a watch - is what we used to do - so people clearly would love being able to spin their digital crown to generate the electricity to power their apple watch. Of ALL the patents and patent applications I have seen - this is the most ridiculous and impractical one - PERIOD. Think about using your two fingers to spin and spin and spin and spin the digital crown - and how much energy you would expend doing that - and the amount of space in the watch it would require - and the small very very small amount of charge you could actually generate.

When you see a rumor of an unannounced product or feature and it is tied back to a patent or patent application from Apple that is public - just remember this one - and enough said.\

28:14

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/13/iphone-8-stacked-

logic-board-longer-battery-life/

One of the rumors about the iPhone 8 - has to do with the internal design - and apple going to stacked pc board design to allow for more room for an L shaped battery - so as to get more batter life.

One thing to note - if they go to OLED displays - they are more energy efficient.

So bigger battery and more energy efficient displays in theory combine for better / longer battery life. Not that anyone ever asked for that feature.

One thing you will not see however is a more dense battery design - I think Samsung has shown the world that there is a real hard fast limit on battery density - and if you push close to that limit - well things could explode in your face - literally.

So that brings us back to this rumor - which means to get more battery capacity you need more space for the battery.

29:21

https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/15/iphone-8-function-area/

One of the rumors from Ming Chi Kou about the OLED iPhone 8 is the usable area. He is saying it would be an edge to edge design that is 5.8” display of which only 5.15” will be main display area - with a bottom row - reserved for a virtual home button and other functions - thing the Mac book pro function bar - but at the bottom of the iPhone where currently there is the home button and open space.

Essentially the fingerprint scanner and the home button would be built into the screen.

This might mean you could select where on the bottom section to scan your finger print - left / right /middle - and then icons for your current doc - could go down at the bottom - leaving open a space for where you prefer to touch for the home button / finger print scan.

Lots of mock ups out there on possible uses of this space.

30:28

https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/

A quick recap on where we are on the iPhone 8 rumor front.

OLED Display

A11 Processor

All glass body

Edge to edge display

Touch ID integrated into the display

No more actual home button.

Wireless charging

Multiple models - but only the top end with OLED displays.

Rear Camera - 16 Mega Pixels

3000 mAh battery with stack PC Board design.

And this all leads to pricing that on the high end will be over $1000 - and likely over $1,100

http://www.click2tips.com/iphone-8-price-

news-release-date-india/

31:21

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/15/apple-

boe-2018-iphone-oled/

Rumors about Apple going to OLED displays for future iPhones - are now so strongly believed - they have spun off secondary rumors about where those OLED displays will come from.

Initial rumors has Sammsung as the primary OLED supplier in 2017 - but now the new rumors has Chinas BOE technology group as being a key supplier of OLED displays starting in 2018.

Part of this rumor about BOE being added - is that another rumor says Sammy, LG and Japan Display would not be able to meet demand for OLED displays for the new 2017 iPhone.

And that because of this shortage - only the newest / latest / greatest iPhone 8 or iPhone 2017 would have an OLED display.

32:17

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/ipad-pro-

march-event-128gb-iphone-se/

Mac Otakara is guessing that Apple will have a March event to roll out new iPads.

Here is where it gets fun - at this event - Apple will introduce 4 count them 4 new iPad Pro models - 12.9 Inch and 9.7 Inch updated - which would be joined by new 10.5 and 7.9 Inch versions as well. Because why the heck not.

The 10.5 Inch version we previously mentioned from other rumors as having an edge to edge screen and the same overall footprint as the 9.7 Inch version.

The 12.9 Inch version would get a 12 Mega pixel rear camera - because nothing says dorky like holding up a 12.9 inch iPad to take a photo.

The 12.9 Inch version would also get the true tone display like that in the 9.7 Inch iPad pro

The 7.9 Inch iPad pro - would get a smart connector feature and key board I would imagine. plus 4 speakers and a 12 mega pixel back side camera.

This is the first time we have seen 4 new iPad Pro’s rumored. And all in a march event.

Color me skeptical - very skeptical on this one. But make sure you color me on an iPad with a true tone display so that I look the best possible.

33:43

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3170794/apple-ios/is-

apples-iphone-se-about-to-get-an-upgrade.html

One of the rumors going around is around the updating of the iPhone SE.

It would either be announced in March at a special event or in April.

No real specifics beyond update storage levels and quote - other unrevealed improvements unquote.

If this sounds a lot like someone looked at the calendar and said - you know a year ago Apple introduced the iPhone SE - maybe they will update it a year from release and maybe we should write an article where un-named sources say un-named spec improvements are coming for a new iPhone SE. And then we can get clicks to our ads on our site - yes - yes that is exactly what it sounds like.

Folks - not all fake news sites are political in nature.

34:40

From the Google+ community Myron Uecker wrote the following:

quote

I have looked at lots of rumors regarding iPhone 8 (or X depending on who posted it) and the one thing I don't hear about is Apple replacing Lightning with USB-C, which is a shame. Apple continues to stand alone in forcing people into their own proprietary connectors for whatever reason. Maybe it is because they can enforce standards such as MFi, or maybe they just spent too much money developing it to switch now.

I just bought a new Windows 10 laptop and the one thing I'm realizing is the industry is quickly shifting to USB-C, at least with Ultrabooks. My laptop only has three ports, one USB 3 port and two USB-C. One USB-C port allows power in, the other allows output to a monitor. Apple was just the first to switch their computers to USB-C but, now the other computer manufacturers are following, at least on their super thin laptops. Most cell phone manufacturers other than Apple are also switching from MicroUSB to USB-C. It may become the one port to rule them all once the accessory manufacturers catch up.

It will take a while for TVs, vehicles, etc. to switch from USB to USB-C and I'm sure there will be adapters or hybrid cables, but I suspect soon those of us with iPhones will be the only ones without a USB-C connector on our phones and tablets.

unquote

Here are my thoughts on this. I have devices with lightening connectors and those with USB-C - to me the Lightening connectors seem more robust.

From a tech capabilities point of view switching from Lightening to USB-C does not buy Apple anything. Lightening is pretty much ubiquitous at this point. So no real reason to change for compatibility reasons.

And lets not forget the revenue generation Apple gets from the Lightening ports. You don’t get 246 Billion in Cash if you don’t you know like Cash.

So Technology - it is a wash if not a little advantage for Lightening connectors. For availability at this point there are a lot more Lightening chargers out there. And from cash flow point of view - There is a dis-incentive for apple to switch.

So all those things add up to Lightening ports for a long time to come.

Some think Apple is going completely wireless. I don’t see that - I think we still want a way to plug in when we don’t have a charging matt or disc available. So for the next few years min - I don’t see the lightening port going away. Plus There is still the need to connect devices to computers to reboot - DFU mode.

37:24

http://www.applemust.com/apples-27-hour-iphone-v-pixel-

claim-proves-people-arent-stupid/

When the Google Pixel came out people were calling it the first iPhone killer from Google - and I said quote

it is really the 9th and 10th First real iPhone killer from Google. Or put another way - YAWN. unquote

I totally dismissed it and said it would have no impact on the iPhone.

Well you want to know who else Yawned and dismissed it - Consumers - thats who.

Since Google did not break out or hint at actual numbers - see previous comments about - Yawn. Analysts had to do their thing and take a guess at numbers - and BMO Capitals’ Daniel Salmon estimated 900,000 units sold in Q4 of the pixel. Or you know about what apple did in any 27 hour window during the quarter.

Ouch!!! or Yawn.

38:15

VOICEMAIL - Don_Carrier_change_Verizon

Hi Rob,

Why do you think Apple has never embraced the ability to "draw your words" (i.e., swipe, Swype) on the Apple iPhone keyboard? It is my preferred method of keyboard entry. To do it, I have to switch to the Swype keyboard and then I have to switch back to the native keyboard if I want to use voice recognition (not available with Swype).

You would think Apple would see "draw-to-type/keyboard swipe" as an Accessibility functionality, if not for the simple reason that it's an easier way to enter words. It can't be because of patents, since there are many different keyboards that have this capability.

Any input from you or other podcast listeners would be appreciated. Keep up the great work with the podcast. I never miss it...

Regards,

Ray

Hi Ray - I am hoping this is one of the features added with iOS 11. Apple has draw to text for the Apple watch. And it just makes sense for them to add it to iOS as well.

Speech to text is great - when it is practical to use. But there are many times when you simply would not want people to hear what you want to enter.

Lets keep fingers crossed that iOS 11 adds this needed feature.

Hi Rob,

I was just going through my purchased music on my iPhone, which is songs that I purchased and have had since my iPhone 3G and I made sure I had them downloaded to my device once the whole Apple Music fiasco happened. Low and behold, about half of my music isn't there! I go to the album which tells me it is downloaded, but certain songs I have that I touch to play takes me to "subscription plans" for Apple Music?!?! You have a G rated show, but I'm sure you know what I want to say! How do I correct this issue because I purchased my 6 plus outright to go on a prepay plan to save money and I'm at less than 500 MB on my data for another week. I love Apple, but this infuriates me so much, and there's nothing I feel I can do because I'm not going to switch to android 😞 any insight you or your listeners have would be greatly welcomed!

Regards,

Jason H

Hi Rob,

Not sure if you ever listen to This Week in Tech, but on the most recent episode (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/600) Robert Scoble and Leo Laporte get really in depth about predictions for Apple releases this year. Scoble is literally betting his career that Apple will announce AND release AR hardware in 2017 and he claims he has multiple sources to back this up.

Who knows for sure, but he does put up some pretty strong arguments. And whether you believe it or not, I think you'd enjoy listening to their banter about Apple and its products. FYI it all pretty much happens within the first 30 minutes. And just a heads up, I can already see you shaking your head every time Scoble refers to Apple's "patents" as support for his arguments ;-)

Regards,

Aric Boyles

VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_got_money_back_kickstarter

49:40

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/selfly/selfly-camera-

the-smart-flying-phone-case-camera?ref=nav_search

You know what they say about drones - the best drone is the one you have with you. What good is it to have $600 drone if it sitting back at the house when you really need a drone now.

Well that is where this next Kickstarter project comes in - It is called SELFLY - S E L F L Y - It is a A smart flying Phone case Camera. Or quote an autonomous flying phone case camera which is only 9MM thin and easily fits in your pocket. unquote

It is a drone in your iPhone case that has a camera - NOTE - the case does NOT fly your iPhone - it is a drone that pops out of the case and the drone flies - and has a camera for taking pictures from above.

It had a goal of $125k - and blew that away with $450k so far and you have until March 10th at 7:44 AM CT to fund this.

Which will set you back $99 for a single case and drone.

But really look at the $119 version which is the SELFLY camera kit + 1 SELFLY PowerBank

These are available for all iPhone 6’s and 6+’s and 7 and 7+

They are available in any color you want - as long as they are not a color - Which means either black or white

Please folks - don’t use these at your kids basketball games.

To learn more about this project search for SELFLY - S E L F L Y at kick starter dot com or in the show notes for ep 421

Thanks Kevin for the heads up on this.

51:17

https://www.iwguide.com

Hi Rob

I wanted to let you know that my application IWGuide version 2.0 is now available on the App Store.

The name IWGuide (eye double-u guide) came back from the early days of Netflix streaming where it was called “Instant Watch” => I W

The app is a free universal app which let you find quickly:

- what are the titles Netflix added to their catalog in the last 14 days

- what are the titles Netflix are going to remove from their catalog in the next few weeks

- what are the best titles as rated by Netflix users in the past 5 years

In addition, tapping on a movie poster will provide more details about the corresponding title, and if available you can play various trailers directly from within the app. Of course you can open the Netflix app directly on the title currently viewed by using the “Open in Netflix” action from the share button.

The application is now supporting 23 different countries whereas the previous version 1 was only supporting the US market, and the app can display information about movie/tv show in 8 different languages.

Your listeners can learn more at: https://www.iwguide.com

Thanks for your great show!

Stephen

52:38

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H4XC3DC/ref=cm_sw_

r_cp_api_Oi1IybQZ91D7B

Hi Rob,

On show 419 George called about using headphones with an Apple TV or other device.

Though I have not had any experience setting up an iOS device as sort of a Bluetooth receiver. One method I have used many times while setting up distributed home audio out of an Apple TV is using a digital to analog converter. This was required because the distributed home audio device did not have a digital audio input, it only had analog. So the Apple TV was hooked up to the television set using the HDMI cable then an optical cable was plugged into the converter box which fed the audio through the distributed home audio system.

George could use this same method to feed analog audio into a set of wireless headphones. Below is a link to the device I am referencing.

EAKAI Digital Optical Coax to Analog RCA Audio Converter with 3.5 mm Jack, 192 KHz 24-bit DAC with DC 5V Power Supply Adapter [USA UL Licensed]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H4XC3DC/ref=cm_sw_

r_cp_api_Oi1IybQZ91D7B

Hope this helps. Love the show!

Dave T

53:41

Ep 421 - Ask Siri - Tell me a poem

54:06

Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot.

And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.

Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.

Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included.

Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App.

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

OUTRO

OUTRO MUSIC

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Sun, 12 February 2017

Tii 0420 - iOS 10.3 Beta 2 and John Montgomery from Microsoft

Tii - iTem 0420 - iOS 10.3 Beta 2 and John Montgomery from Microsoft

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

Send us an email - todayinios@gmail.com

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - Thumbtack.com

Today's Sponsor - Texture.com/tii

Apple Seeds Second Beta of iOS 10.3

Download: iOS 10.3 Beta 2

iOS 10.3 - Changing App icon

Apple Seeds Second Beta of tvOS 10.2

Hands-On With the New Theater Mode in watchOS 3.2

Apple Q4 2016 Quarterly Record Report

Q4 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Apple Watch marketshare

Global Smartphone Shipments Reached Record 1.5 Billion

Apple SIM Can Now Be Used With Truphone in 40 Countries

Apple's new Beats headphones

BeatsX vs AirPods

AirPods Firmware to Version 3.5.1

Quickly adjust AirPods volume by percentage

OLED for iPhone X

Pricing for iPhone 8

iPhone 8 Said to Have Separate Wireless Charger

Apple reportedly starting iPhone 8 production early

12.9-Inch iPad Pro in Short Supply

Peek Screen 2.0 - Kickstarter

Visual Studio

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Imagine App

Alices Adventures in Wonderland Stickers

Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD

CueMusic

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iOS Artwork - iTem 0420 and Episode Transcript

TRANSCRIPT EPISODE 420

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

Hi Rob,

I am submitting my song Teeny Tiny to play on the show. This song was created using the apps Korg Gadget, GarageBand and Auto-Tune Mobile on my iPad Air 2. The song is dedicated to my daughter who is also my #1 fan.

To find more of my music please check out SoundCloud.com/RXtracks

Regards.

~Karthik M

SONG_TeenyTiny.m4a

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

Hi, Rob.

Hey love the show! Here's some art I do live onstage during live music then throw it in the imagine app and photoshop app my page is www.livepainter.com and www.nealbarbosa.com feel free to grab any of my art for your show.

Regards,

Neal

Thanks NEAL, for sending in this artwork which and folks you can see NEAL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 420 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.

I am completely out of Music - so if you have some music you created on an iOS device - please send it in.

03:28

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

“iHeads” who continually proclaimed the imagined superiority of Apple smartphones vs. those of Samsung now have grudging respect for the Korean giant, and will soon be awed by Sony and LG.” unquote

Henry Long, Seeking Alpha, 6 September 2013

As I have said many times - Seeking Alpha should be called - Seeking Intelligence - because they have none. I am an iHead and I have no grudging or other wise respect for Samsung - They copy - they rush products to market early that explode then their replacements explode too - nope no respect there. And Sony and LG - ummm - lets see - last year in one quarter LG revealed they lost $390 Million for their smartphone division. And sony just to break even had to downsize and sell less smartphones last year. Just 19 Million units the whole year. That less than half of What Apple does in a really bad quarter - R E S P E C T - ummm no. Not for Sammy, Not for Sony, Not for LG and definitely not for Henry Long.

04:38

For Promo codes - On Ep 419 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The iMessage Stickers - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - If want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 419 - but I have already given all those out.

This week we have promo codes for a couple of apps - The first App is - Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD

Here is the review from the devs:

Quote

"Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD” is a sequel to the famous tower defense strategy game, with new weapons, landscapes, and options.

The core of the game is still the same: entire armies of enemies rush at your defenses, trying to destroy them by any means necessary. But now they’re even more powerful and madder than ever.

You’ll have access to older, time-tested turrets, as well as completely new types of weapons. It’s up to you to decide how to spend your available budget.

All aspects of the game have been meticulously balanced, including tower statistics, enemy strength, terrain characteristics, and special weapons.

Features:

• Eight levels, with new levels coming in future updates

• Four difficulty levels

• Eight kinds of turrets

• Eight special abilities, from Air Strikes to Nuclear Bombs

• Varied seasons and types of landscapes

• Support for over 20 languages

UNQUOTE

Well thanks to the Devs for their Review of THEIR App - Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD 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 Defense in the subject line.

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/app/id1190270723

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

quote

Hi there, I'm Olga - a developer of CueMusic app. With CueMusic you can easily mark and playback parts of your favourite songs!

Simply add your working tracks from iTunes library, mark the in and out points for multiple segments, label them and play each individually or in sequence.

You may slow down or speed up your playback and use a countdown delay before playing each segment.

If you decide to use a different version of a track, just load a new version over existing list of segments.

Inspired by a personal experience creating and practicing a dance choreography, CueMusic is great for anyone looking for a better way to cue up custom song segments for review and practice.

Cue your music effortlessly with CueMusic app!

unquote

Thanks to Olga for the Review of the App - CueMusic 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 CueMusic one word spelled - C U E M U S I C 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.

08:11

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/06/apple-seeds-ios-

10-3-beta-2-to-developers/

Apple released iOS 10.3 beta 2 this past week.

As is typical with additional beta updates - it is mostly about bug fixes and Optimization.

That said there are a few minor changes - Apple re-enabled call blocking extensions - which oddly was disabled in beta 1.

Wi-Fi calling for Three Network in the UK is enabled in Beta 2.

one of the bug fixes has to do with the iPad Pro and issues with the apple pencil charging. It now charges.

Nothing really exciting in the big picture - and it took two weeks for this update. Will be interesting to see if they speed up the updates. One rumor out there is 10.3 will launch in March with the introduction of new iPads. I am highly skeptical on that - but we shall see.

Here is some feedback on the 10.3 Beta from one of the Tii Listeners.

Hi Rob,

I recently updated to the public beta of version 10.3. I really like the new layout of the settings but noticed something odd. When looking at my Watch in device info, it shows find by watch is off (please see attached photo) yet when I go to iCloud to search for it, it shows up no problem. What's more is I can't find how to turn it on. I dont know if this is a bug or is this normal since the watch doesn't use GPS unless I'm using an exercise app?

Regards,

Shannon

http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-10.3-beta-2-changes-or-new-

feature-additions/

10:08

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/01/26/ios-10-3-will-let-

apps-change-their-home-screen-icon-at-any-

time-no-update-required/

One item that is new to iOS 10.3 - betas - which I did not see mentioned until recently is that there is a key new feature app devs will like. And that is the ability to change your desktop icon for your app with out having to resubmit a brand new IPA.

Ok - there is a little catch - you need to upload your app with multiple versions ahead of time - then you can switch between them.

In more technical terms with iOS 10.3 SDK devs can now use a new instance method to specify a primary app icon as well as one or more alternative icons.

Note - the end user must approve the change. So the app would ask if you would like to change / update the App icon for say Tii - or so it seems - there was some uncertainty on if end users had to approve each change for the App icon or just the first time it is wanting to be updated.

More on this one I am sure in the future. But I am sure App devs can have some fun with this.

11:44

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/06/apple-seeds-

tvos-10-2-beta-2-to-developers/

But it was not just iOS 10.3 Beta 2 apple released last week - they also released or seeded - tvOS 10.2 Beta 2

The tvOS betas do require connecting your apple tv to your computer with a USB A to UBS C cable. As such - these betas are just limited to Devs or access to a dev account whose wives will then allow them to run the beta on their Apple TV’s - sadly one of those requirements I do not meet.

As near as I can find from the limited number of articles on this Beta 2 - is just about bug fixes and optimization.

12:19

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/30/watchos-3-2-

theater-mode-hands-on/

Apple also released watchOS 3.2 beta 2 for Devs on Feb 6th.

The big update with watchOS 3.2 beta is the Theater mode - which when enabled - does not light up the screen when moving your arm and it mutes all sounds on the Apple watch.

12:40

http://tii.libsyn.com/apple-q4-2016-quarterly-report

Apple had their quarterly conf call this past week - and beat the street and their own expectations. Here is some of the info from the call.

Apple Q4 2016 - Quarterly Report Summary:

Rev = $78.4 Billion (vs $75.9 Billion a year ago quarter and $46.9 Billion last quarter)

Total Cash = $246.1 Billion (Up $8.5 Billion for the quarter from $237.6 Billion)

231 Billion of that is over seas.

Last Quarter Sales:

iPhones Sold = 78.3 Mil (vs 74.8 Mil a year ago quarter and 45.5 Mil last quarter)

iPads Sold = 13.1 Mil (vs 16.1 Mil a year ago quarter and 9.3 Mil last quarter)

Mac's Sold = 5.4 Mil (vs 5.3 Mil a year ago quarter and 4.9 Mil last quarter)

Misc Notes:

Apple Reported All time records for Revenue, EPS and iPhone Sales in a quarter.

EPS = $3.36 a share. Cash flow of $27.1 Billion.

Next Cash Dividend will be Feb 16th for those owning stock EOD on Feb 13th.

Tim went on to emphasize - this was the Highest revenue ever for Apple in a quarter, Highest iPhone Sales. Highest Apple Watch Sales - Units and Revenue. Highest EPS. Highest Mac Revenue ever. Record Revenue for Services. It was a good quarter to say the least.

Services revenue this year alone will be size of a fortune 100 company. And Apple has plans to double it in the next 4 years.

7+ demand exceeded supply in Q4 and came into Balance in Jan. 7+ saw best demand for a + model.

AirPods - They love the response - But no numbers - just said they are working to catch up to demand.

Tim said he is eating their dog food for Home Kit. Using it for his home automation. FYI - he is a coffee drinker.

Double Digit iPhone growth - US, Canada, Japan and other countries.

Exited quarter at low end of Channel inventory.

43% - year over year 4th quarter App Revenue growth. When looking at first 14 weeks.

There was an extra week in the last quarter vs the year ago quarter.

13.1 Mil iPads units sold and they decreased Channel inventory by 700k vs year ago adding 900k. So that is a 1.6 Mil swing on inventory - so really not 13.1 Mil vs 16.1 Mil a year ago - more like 13.8 vs 15.2 Mil. Still less year over year.

That said for Tablets costing over $200 - Apple has an 85% market share.

Last quarter Apple Returned almost $15 Billion to Investors.

Question about the $200+ Billion over seas - if it is unlocked and brought home.

Tim is optimistic that in 2017 - will likely see congress allow repatriation of the Funds - but would not say what they will do with the money - but they are looking at acquisitions - And they currently are doing 15 to 20 acquisitions a year and that are looking for companies of all sizes. There is not a size they would not do - NETFLIX.

Interesting after saying no size they would not do - he then talked about Original Content - NETFLIX.

Then talked about Apple TV - NETFLIX.

Then talked about original content again - NETFLIX

But would not say what companies they would purchase - NETFLIX

Per questions about how they will grow services.

Apple said it would be mostly around the App store.

Which they mentioned the 40+ % growth in App sales year over year - not sure why it will take 4 years to double. It seems it should double in 2 years min and 3 years worst case - unless they expect greatly reduced growth rate.

Highest number of switchers of any quarter - and highest number of upgraders of any quarter last quarter. And they were supply constrained.

Tim said the Customer Satisfaction for iPad Pro is 99%.

And that 1% there is nothing you can do to satisfy them. Those are the type of people that bitch and moan about people hitting them up for money when they win the lottery.

Some other miscellaneous notes from the call.

Apple Pay transactions up 500% year over year - but that is fun with numbers with out any real numbers.

Over 1 Million people are using CarPlay - that is real numbers.

I often say at the end of these -I have not idea how Wallstreet will react to this news - but given the delay of this episode - I actually do know how they reacted - and it was a major uptick in the price to its all time highs - with Apple stock now at $132 a share - that is a 46% increase in the share price from the low point in the past 12 months.

So year - Wallstreet was pretty happy with last quarters numbers and rightly so.

Funny thing is my one Troll that emails me when the price drops - he has been really quiet - so I poked him a little - and well - Trolls are trolls - and only happy when things are going south.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4041266-apple-aapl-q1-2017-

results-earnings-call-transcript

19:37

https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/01/apple-watch-shipments-

in-holiday-quarter/

After Apple gave out their numbers and said Apple Watch had it best quarterly revenue ever - Strategy Analytics released a report covering SmartWatch market share.

Of which - Apple has a resounding 63.4% Market share - with 5.2 Million units sold. Vs second place Sammy - with 800,000 in revenue - which was not quite enough for a even a 10% market share.

Of course the Apple Watch numbers as well as all others in that Strategy Analytics report are just rough estimates - as Apple did not give any specific numbers per Apple Watch sales.

20:32

http://www.iclarified.com/58941/global-smartphone-

shipments-reached-record-15-billion-in-2016-chart

Strategy Analytics also put out another creative writing report for Smartphone sales - and in 2016 they guessed there were 1.5 Billion units sold. And in the 4th quarter - Apple captured first place with 17.8% market share. And the 4th quarter saw a 9% increase year over year resulting in 438.7 million units sold in the quarter - which means Apple sold 78 Million iPhones - and hey that matches up to what Apple said.

Samsung they said shipped 77.5 Million smartphone in Q4 - this was a 5% decline year over year for Sammy - if only there was some obvious reason of this decline. Go ahead - think of the reason - ok - good - you are getting hotter - and hotter - and really hot - wow - you are so hot you are going to explode.

Of course all these unit market shares pale in comparison to Profit Share %’s and as we have said before - Apple is really about the only one Making a profit - getting over 90% of the smartphone Profit share for 2016. I guess all those other companies are just in the Smartphone market as a hobby. Gee I hope the other folks don’t get serious and try to make money selling smartphones.

21:57

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Their tag line is quote It’s fast, easy, and free. Hire skilled pros for absolutely anything at thumbtack.com today. unquote

And that is so true. You can find any professional for any job - Yard work, Wedding planning, Any task that requires you getting on a latter - thumbtack has you covered. But it goes beyond those with over 1100 categories including personal training, Music Lessons, Tax Preparation and much much more.

And the much more includes App development - so if you are an App - dev - this is a great way to find clients. If you have any sort of service - this is a great way to find new clients. just go to thumbtack.com to get started. Thanks Thumbtack for sponsoring the show.

24:23

https://www.truphone.com/uk/apple-sim/

For you world travelers - Truphone has some exciting news - they have introduced International Data plans for iPad users with an Apple SIM. Rates are:

8 euros for 500 MB

11 euros for 1GB

20 euros for 3 GB

Each plan lasts up to 30 days and can be used in 40 countries - such as the US, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain and the UK to name just a few.

For now HOWEVER - you need to be in Spain when initially purchasing So really World travelers for now where their plans take then through Spain.

That said - Truphone did say they plan to roll the plans out across Europe and other countries in the coming weeks.

The Apple SIM is embedded in the 9.7 Inch iPad Pro - and was pre-installed in the following cellular Enabled iPad:

iPad Air2

iPad Mini 3

iPad Mini 4

and 12.9 inch iPad Pro

For units sold in the US, Australia, Canada, France, German, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK and of course Spain.

If you did not get yours there - don’t fret - it is available for purchase separately at Apple store locations - where truphone will also be active and available for sign up.

TruPhone Data plans can be purchased on compatible iPads by going to Settings - Mobile Data - Set up Mobile Data

25:42

http://www.businessinsider.com/beatsx-wireless-

headphones-apple-airpods-release-date-2017-2

Well right on cue kinda - Apples new BeatsX wireless headphones went on sale this past week.

These are the ones using the same wireless tech as the AirPods and were introduced back in September. But just now are going on sale.

They will set you back $150 - but hey you get 3 months of free Apple music with them. You also get a short USB to lightening cord for charging - this is the first Beats product with a lightening port. There is a travel case and some additional - ear tips with four size options, and removable secure-fit wingtips,

There are four color options - White, Black, Gray and Blue.

So how do they compare to the AirPods - Battery life is 8 hours on a full charge vs 5 hours for the AirPods - but that is if the AirPods don’t have the case - and if you do - and switch from one to the other and back - you can go for well over 24 hours with the AirPods. The Beats X does offer a quick charge where you can get 2 hours of battery life with just 5 minutes of charge - and 45 Minutes of charge for the full 8 hours. But still - if you are out and about and no way to charge - having the AirPods case on you is the better option - Win to AirPods.

One thing I heard on one of the video reviews is the BeatsX are NOT sweat proof - so if you are someone that gets back from a jog and your shirt now weighs 5 pounds from all the sweat - they are probably not for you.

The beatsX do have the three button controls you are used to on standard wired EarPods. So clearly - if you like the 3 button controllers for music and play / pause and skip song - then the BeatsX is the clear winner.

Audio quality wise the BeatsX from the reviews out there do beat - no pun intended - the AirPods. But some reviewers were expecting more bass - as they are beats right and beats is synonymous with way too much bass. Well it seems Apple dialed the bass back down from 11 on these to a manageable 8 or 9 - but still more bass then the AirPods. Not surprising that the BeatsX would have better sound quality for Music.

Price wise - the AirPods are just $10 more. But the AirPods did not have the Apple Music code - so that is another $30 difference if you were planning on Apple Music.

Barbara E on Google Plus

Quote Beats x ordered today. First showed as delivery Feb 22, but when order was processed, showed Feb 15. All four colors, no store pickup. I ordered white.

unquote

Folks once you get your BeatsX - please call via them with your review. 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog

https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/09/beats-x-comapred-

to-airpods-roundup-review/

29:00

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/01/apple-

quietly-updates-airpods/

Speaking of the AirPods - Apple rolled out an update for AirPods Firmware bumping from 3.3.1 to version 3.5.1

To see if your AirPods are updated - which chances they are - with your AirPods connected to your iPhone or iPad - go to settings - General - About - and then scroll down to below SEID - and you will see AirPods. But you will only see this if your AirPods are connected to your iOS device.

If your firmware version is not 3.3.1 - then place both AirPods in the charging case leaving the lid open and leaving them connected to your iPhone. The update should install automatically in the background - wait a little bit then re-check the firmware version in the About section again and it should then show the latest firmware.

29:54

VOICEMAIL - Louis_fdbk_iOS10dot3beta1

Hi Rob,

Thank you for that tip about the new setting for app feedback. I get really irritated when apps I have given 5 star reviews to, keep popping up requests for an app review. This is great.

Also, I am a VoiceOver user and there is a HUGE improvement in 10.3 beta 1.

Since iOS 10 came out, VoiceOver had two major issues. 1. when you opened an email, focus was in the header, instead of the body of the message, which means you had to find the start of the message in order to read it without all the header crap. Now, we are back to focusing on the body.

2. in HTML messages or web pages, VoiceOver started reading the html elements, "column 3, row 1 ..." after just about every bloody line. It made reading truly annoying. That nonsense is gone finally in 10.3 beta 1.

Thanks again for your informative show.

Richard

Portland, OR.

From Barry Smitherman

Quote

A Tip: when you do a network reset, you will lose all wifi codes. If you use keychain, ALL devices will lose your wifi codes.

To preserve your codes, turn off keychain before you reset. After you're done, turn it back on and, Wifi codes come right back.

unquote

A tip from me - This has to do with installing stickers for iMessage. Once you have purchased or installed new stickers you may not see them in your stickers - If this is the case - go to the messages app - start a new message and tap on the App icon - it looks like a big A.

Then tap on the four dots in the lower left - then tap on the + symbol that says “store” under it. Then carefully tap on Manage in the upper right - it is easy to tap “done” by accident. Actually it is easy to tap done even when trying hard not to - so Tap low on “Manage". Then you should see toggle buttons for the different stickers - turn on the stickers you just downloaded - plus any others not showing up. And I recommend all people check that out - some of the apps you have may have downloaded stickers for you that you did not know were available. Like the IMDB app or Periscope or Shazam or Target or Yelp to name a few that were sitting there not turned on for me - and well still are not turn on.

I am sure you will find stickers from apps you had no idea had stickers or in the case of Periscope would never ever expect to have stickers.

Hi Rob,

The iPhone Bluetooth is a transmitter and you need a receiver to listen to your tv. If you want to use wired headphones, get a Griffin iclip or similar device. $20-30.

Mike R

VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_Airpods_accessories

40:28

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/02/09/quickly-adjust-

airpods-volume-by-percentage-and-check-listening-levels-with-siri

If you have listened to the past few episodes - you know one of my issues with the AirPods is no buttons to adjust volume - so you must use siri - if you don’t want to adjust on the phone or via an Apple watch.

However there is a way to check your volume level and then also adjust to what ever level you want.

Double tap on the AirPods - and ask siri - What Percent is the volume?

And she will reply with for example Volume is 75%.

Then you can command Siri to quote Change volume to 32% or any other percentage you want.

That said - what she really will do is set it at the closest default setting which is:

0, 13, 25, 38, 50, 63, 75, 88 and 100 percent.

41:33

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/30/oled-for-iphone-

x-could-deal-50m-hit-to-apples-q2-expenses-analyst-says

Lots of fun rumors out there about the next Generation iPhone.

One of them is that pricing for this phone could be over $1,000.

Why so pricey - well it has to do with all the new super tech likely to be added.

An OLED screen for example - this for a new 5.8 inch version.

It would also have a glass back and wireless charging tech.

ming Chi Kuo goes a step further and says ALL 2017 iPhones will feature an all glass design and wireless charging - so the 4.7, 5.5 and 5.8 iPhones would all support wireless charging.

Some rumors this past week go so far as to say the lightening port would be removed from the iPhone next gen along with all other buttons. Ummm - No.

Ming Chi - goes on to guess / speculate / predict - that because of wireless charging - the devices will have more heat - and Apple will need to add a heat shield to the devices to protect the 3D touch sensor. This Graphite heat shield - because you know getting specific like that adds credibility - will add cost to the units.

http://www.mactrast.com/2017/02/price-apples-10th-

anniversary-iphone-8-break-1000-barrier/

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/11/iphone-8-separate-

wireless-charger-no-headphone-adapter/

xx:xx

http://www.cultofmac.com/465640/apple-starting-iphone8-early/

One of the other rumors is that Apple will begin iPhone 8 production earlier than usual with quote more stringent inspection requirements unquote.

Because you know - there is no way to prove this or disprove it.

This is coming from Niche research firm - read small - BlueFin Research Partners.

And they wrote quote

The most intriguing data points that we have uncovered suggests that AAPL is ramping the next generation iPhones earlier than historical norms, although we have no indication that there has been any change in release plans for the iPhone 8/X. Builds have been pulled in a few months while aggregate next generation forecasts have increased 10% from last month to 122M. Additionally, AAPL has adjusted iPhone 7, 7 Plus, and SE production downward in preparation for the next generation launch.

unquote

I have seen others out there speculating this might mean an early summer release of iPhones this year for various reasons. including making it tough to do year over year comparisons or because Apple has other great new products for the fall to introduce - to well because - I thought this would make great link bait.

I kind of thing it is last one.

44:27

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/09/12-9-inch-ipad-

pro-in-short-supply/

I mentioned earlier I was a skeptical of new iPads with iOS 10.3 launches - well there are reports now of Stock out of iPad Pros - Checks of Apple’s online store reveals that most if not all 12.9 inch iPad pro’s are now at 2 to 3 weeks for delivery in the US and other countries. Recently it had been 1 to 2 weeks.

Apple’s in-store pick up tool lists most 12.9 inch iPad pros as available on March 3rd to March 6th in locations ranging all across North America

Of course this could all just be about supply chain issues - as Apple did say they under estimated iPad demand last quarter and had an issue with one of its suppliers.

So you know still color me skeptical.

45:18

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47:24

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slowlabs/peek-screen-

20-privacy-and-protection-for-your-iph?ref=discovery

Have you seen those privacy screen protectors for laptops where you can only see what is on the screen if you look straight on - but from the sides - it is black.

Well there is a kickstarter project for a screen protector for the iPhone that does the same thing.

The project is called Peek Screen 2.0 - Privacy & protection for your iPhone

Quote bringing strength, durability & privacy yo your mobile device. Tempered glass - we’ve redesigned it again.

unquote

They have raised $10k towards a goal of 11.4k And you have until Saturday April 8th at 7:02 AM CT to fund this one - so ummm - yeah they will hit their goal and then a lot more.

Early bird pricing is $14 - and they have versions for the iPhone 6, 6S, 6+, 6S+, 7 and 7+

Delivery is estimated in Sep 2017 - yikes

If you miss the early bird - there are 43 left out of 200 - then the next price is $25.

If you want to see this project just search for Peek Screen - two words in Kickstarter or in the show notes for ep 420

48:36

https://www.visualstudio.com

Back in the Middle of November I was flown out to New York City for Microsoft Connect - And I did a few recordings at the event.

I had the first recording from that event on Ep 413 - what was where I talked to Donovan Brown. If you did not hear that interview definitely go back to Ep 413 to listen to it.

I wanted to spread out the interviews a little bit - and this Episode I have the interview with John Montgomery the Director of Program Management for Visual Studio.

Note again this was recorded in Mid-November right before Thanksgiving.

And the interviews runs 27 Minutes long.

With out further ado - here we go.

PLAY INTERVIEW.

Thanks again to John for coming on the show - and you can follow him on Twitter @ j o h n m o n t

And you can learn more about visual studio at visual studio dot com

1:16:22

many times I asked siri

but not one time was this Asked

Tell me a Hai Ku

Ep 420 - Ask Siri - Tell me a haiku

1:17:44

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