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Sun, 12 February 2017
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. 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. 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. 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. 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 I want to welcome Thumbtack as a sponsor of Today in iOS. Thumbtack makes it easy to find and hire skilled local professionals for anything on your list. From home improvement to event planning to personal wellness, Thumbtack customers can find more than 1,100 types of pros. in all 50 states. 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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 Thanks again to Texture for supporting this show. As I said before Texture is essentially the netflix of Magazines. You get access to over 200 of the top magazines. 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TRANSCRIPT EPISODE 419 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - Sorry no music for this episode. I am all out of music created on an iOS device. I want to thank BARRY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BARRY wrote the following: Hi, Rob. Here's a pic I shot of my family while on vacation this past summer. It's a HDR shot with a 6s plus. I added the text with the app, Over. I tried to make it look like sky writing, but there wasn't a cloud type font. Regards, Barry S Thanks BARRY, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BARRY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 419 - 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. AND as I mentioned I am completely out of Music - so if you have some music you created on an iOS device - please send it in. 02:27 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “If you look at the customers we have on BB10 so far, 55 per cent of them are coming from [Apple’s operating system] iOS and Android, so obviously we have a large base of potential customers we can convert. How better to reach that audience than on the digital device they have with them all day? I see that as a great opportunity for us and we are going to over-index mobile marketing for that reason.” unquote Frank Boulben, Chief Marketing Officer, BlackBerry, 5 June 2013 And then in Nov 2013 - Frank was no longer at Blackberry. Nuff said 03:10 This week we have promo codes for iMessage Stickers - Yes - the first time for iMessage Stickers. These are Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Stickers - here is his written Review / comments from the Dev: Hello Rob! I've been a listener to your podcast for years, and an iPhone user since the 3G. This year i though i'd have a go at making some stickers. It would be great if you could feature it on the show. They sell for $0.99, but i have generated 10 promo codes for listeners. My Alice in Wonderland sticker pack came about from being a collector or the original Sir John Tenniel illustrations for many years. The illustrations are just beautiful, and there are 50 included, as well as 10 quotations. I intend to push new stickers in a future update. Very best wishes Darren (from the UK) Well thanks to Darren for his comments and review of his iMessage Stickers - and for sending in the 10 promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for these Stickers - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put Alice in the subject line. https://appsto.re/gb/TZwghb.i 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://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/23/apple-releases- finished-ios-1021-update-bringing-minor-fixes Well iOS 10.2.1 finally made it to Gold master - and was released this week. This after 4 betas for a double dot update. And what did we gain with iOS 10.2.1 - what magical new feature. Ummm - Yeah - bug fixes and optimization are the name of the game for this update. Oh and there are security improvements. Officially from Apple there is mention of under the hood kernel improvements - and bugs that cause auto unlock to unlock when the Apple Watch is off the users wrist. And well other bug fixes - all pretty yawn yawn. Should you update today. Well if today is around Jan 26th - wait a few days or better wait until Ep 420 comes out. But so far I have not heard anything bad - and it does have security fixes - so if you have a work issued phone - you might want to jump on the update - for personal use - wait until Ep 420 - just to be safe. 05:46 http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-release-ios-10-3-beta- includes-find-my-airpods-feature/ If you are a dev - Apple did release iOS 10.3 beta 1. This was the one that was supposed to be released on Jan 10th. Missed it by two weeks. Which is pretty bad as it was only predicted less than two weeks before the 10th. Sunny Dickson missed on the date in that quote leak unquote - and he missed in the features. As in there was no Theatre mode and popcorn icon. Also there was not mention of one feature that is in iOS 10.3 beta 1 - and the biggest feature in the new beta - and that is find my AirPods. What you will read - is that The AirPods are now included in Find My iPhone app - and people will mis-report that it lets you find them like the banned app - Find AirPods. OH that is soooo wrong. They do two different things - that combined actually make finding your AirPods really quick. I showed my youngest son Porter how to use both apps - I hid one AirPod - and sent him on his way - Less than 60 seconds he found it using both apps. Actually closer to 40 seconds. Apple should let Find AirPods app back in - BOOOO. Dev however said it will not happen. Let me explain how they are different and can be used together. The new AirPods in Find My iPhone - Apples App - will tell you where they are located - like they do for your iPhone and iPad - which is they show you them on the over head map - which basically lets you know they are in your house or somewhere else. But that is as close as it gets you - not idea where in your house they are. Are they in pants pockets or a jacket pocket or somewhere else. But what you can do is play a sound on the AirPods - this makes it really easy to find - once you get close. That brings us back to Find AirPods App - it gets you close with a strength meter - and once you get close more than 3/4’s of the strength bar showing black - I told my son - then play the sound on the find my iPhone app. He did that - was able to quickly get close enough that when he played the sound he could find them. And I even put them in between couch cushions. So combined these two apps help - but sadly - Apple banned one part of this great combo. Per the find my iPhone App - it will locate them if they are within bluetooth range of an iOS device using the same iCloud account. If there are none in range - say you left them at work - it will show you the last place they were when they connected to one of your iOS devices - same if the battery dies or closed in the case. When you play a sound on the AirPods it almost sounds like Crickets chirping - which is a nice segway into our next new feature - you can now ask siri for Cricket scores and stats for the Indian Premier League and the international Cricket Council. Some other new features - quote Third-party payment app developers will be able to integrate Siri to pay and check the status of bills, while ride-booking apps will be able to call on Siri to schedule a ride. Apple's CarPlay feature for auto adds shortcuts to launch the last three used apps, while Maps now displays EV charging stations. 3D Touch on the weather icon in Maps brings you hourly forecasts, chance of rain and daily high and low temperatures. unquote But that is not all - the second best new feature for iOS 10.3 - is one that we had been waiting for - A Widget for the Podcast App. To add this - tap on the home button when locked - then swipe from left to right - Then scroll down and find the edit button tap then - enter your passcode - and then scroll down - add the podcasts app widget and then scroll up and move the podcasts widget to the top of the screen. So yes - that is a nice addition. Other new features are : Safari now supports reduced motion preference in Web Apps. CarPlay gains quick access to albums from songs in Music, new up Next screen It is reported that 10.3 uses the new Apple File system (APFS) - which is better optimized for Solid state storage and should provide improved performance overall. Will be interesting to see if it brings noticeable improvements to the older iOS devices running iOS 10 Another new option is under Settings - iTunes & App Store - there is a toggle on by default - called - in-App ratings and Reviews. The description is Quote help developers and other users know what you think by letting apps ask for product feedback. unquote yeah remember where that toggle is - we will talk about this more later on. Another place there are some changes - under Settings - Privacy - there used to be an section called Diagnostics & Usage That is now called Analytics - and there is now an option called Share iCloud analytics - that you can toggle on or off. I went through most of the settings - I will do some more checking and see if any other new features were added - especially when we get to Beta 2. http://bgr.com/2017/01/24/ios-10-3-beta-download- released-iphone-theater-mode/ https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-ios-10-3-beta-hits- with-cricket-scores-find-my-airpods/ https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/24/ios-10-3-beta-1/ 12:29 http://mashable.com/2017/01/25/ipad-hidden-keyboards- ios-10-3-beta/#PlgE9UNCxPqj Devs started looking into the iOS 10.3 source code so that they could find something to report that would allow them to break their NDA with Apple. And what they found this time - first is a floating keyboard that hovers above apps in a picture in picture sort of way. This is not live - but hidden in the code - so it may never come to be - or may be active in iOS 10.3 beta 2. This floating keyboard on the iPad is said to be able to be moved from one split screen to the other. So I can see some advantages. We shall see if it ever gets out of Alpha mode. There is also another hidden keyboard that is a gestural keyboard This one lets you swipe left or right on any key to delete or add a space. These might not make it to iOS 10.3 - but maybe we see them with iOS 11 if they don’t - this could be the Apple Devs way of doing some advance testing / screening. 13:34 http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/24/theater-mode-sirikit- coming-to-apple-watch-in-forthcoming-watchos-32-beta While Theater mode was a no show in iOS 10.3 beta 1 - Sorry Sunny - your quote source unquote did not pan out. There is some mentions of Theater mode in the notes for the next beta of the Watch OS - which is not yet available to devs. So maybe there will be theater mode after all - just not for the iPhone right away. 13:54 https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/24/apple- tvos-10-2-beta-1-apple-tv/ In addition to iOS 10.3 beta 1 - apple also released on Jan 24th - tvOS 10.2 beta 1. From Apple Quote About tvOS 10.2 beta tvOS 10.2 includes includes new features, bug fixes, and improvements in the OS and SDK including: – Accelerated Scrolling support for UIKit and TVMLKit apps – Device Enrollment Program support – Expanded Mobile Device Management support – Support for the VideoToolbox framework unquote If anyone is playing with tvOS 10.2 beta 1 - let me know if you find anything else. 14:44 https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/24/apple-will-let-developers- reply-to-reviews-in-the-app-store-soon-for-ios-and-mac-apps/ Apple announced it will soon let Developers reply to reviews on the iPhone, iPad and Mac App stores. By the time 10.3 Gold Master makes it to customer - Apple says devs will be able to reply to reviews. Developer feedback will be shown publicly on the Review pages for all customers to see. This is nice in that if someone puts up a bogus review or unfair review or just a clueless review - Devs can now respond. Luckily the number of times Bogus or unfair or clueless reviews are posted are so far and few between. It is not like devs will be spending much time responding to said types of reviews. If you are listening for the first time - that was my sarcasm voice. FYI - Devs - responding - You’re an idiot - lets see you spend your entire weekend with no sleep coding for ungrateful SOB’s that don’t understand the value of the app they purchased. Yeah - those responses will not help. I wonder is apple will be screening the responses from Devs. Keep it clean Devs - Apple does have bots that look for vulgarities. Now Apple just needs to add that feature to the iTunes Podcast store. It would be great to respond to those one star reviews - where people thought they were reviews iOS Today and not Today in iOS. One of the other things Apple is allowing with iOS 10.3 - is the ability for Devs to do a system lever request for App reviews. And hence why now there is that toggle I mentioned earlier where you can toggle off the ability for devs to bug your for an App review. If you just never do app reviews - and find devs are abusing this new found power - you can toggle on the kryptonite and turn off their supper power. Again that was under Settings - iTunes & App Store - and scroll to the bottom - called - in-app ratings & reviews and by default it is turned on. 17:34 We are happy to have Away sponsoring us again. To save $20 on the best luggage go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii Away sent me their Carry on bag earlier last year and I as I said before I love it. It has a 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 or 7 Five times. The best part is you can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line or even in the restroom. I will be traveling again next week - kicking off a bunch of trips in the next 3 months. And I am very great full to have my Away bag and the security of the battery back up. 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. AND there is a 100 day trial. If it is not for you then just return it for a full refund no questions asked. I love when a company stands behind their product like that. The Away bag comes with a charging cord and comes in a really nice Laundry bag. And on the inside there is a bag for your shoes as well. They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish. In addition to the 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. They come in 9 colors as well. So there is definitely one to match your style. To save $20 go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii . Again away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii to save $20. This will make a great post holiday present for yourself. 19:39 VOICEMAIL - Jim_Watch_volume_control_fdbk From Jim Kunz from the Google+ community Quote Here's an idea for the Apple dev team...Wouldn't it be nice if they could modify the algorithm used for Predictive Text functions so that they don't move a predicted word to a new location after you type one more letter? It's so frustrating when iOS predicts the word you're trying to spell while you're entering a letter. As you move your finger up to select that word, while your finger is in motion, it re-arranges the word choices and you end up selecting a completely different word! First world problems, I know... Unquote Hi Rob, Voicemail Transcription Is about to make me scream. Cannot listen to voicemails until they are [extremely]poorly transcribed. Is there anyway out of this? I use visual voicemail only. Regards, - Judy VOICEMAIL - Gary_b_sky_bell_issues_cmnts 23:17 https://plus.google.com/u/0/113810432963747407350/ posts/2e7zo3d1vDH?sfc=false 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 Lawrence McFarland who asked the following: quote Has anyone had any trouble after updating to iOS 10.2.1? unquote Ken Ostrander replied quote I haven't but I haven't heard of anyone with issues. unquote Kenneth Berger replied quote I updated my 6S and Series 1 Watch and have noticed nothing seriously out of the ordinary, except for the phone once not responding to the pause command while on Bluetooth. unquote And finally Bob Berberick replied quote No issues here: 6s plus, SE, 2 iPad Airs, 1 watch series 2 unquote Francisco Tapia and Barbra E also reported nothing to report with regards to issues. And that is what I have to report - well actually I should say I updated an iPhone 6+ to 10.2.1 GM - and it is fine as well. And when I had my iPad Pro and iPhone 7+ on Beta 4 - I did not see any issues with them either. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also FROM the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Bob Berberick quote The Mail2widget promo code being offered in this episode is really useful. I checked it out and purchased because I didn't want to see if I was a winner lol. I am using it often so it's definitely worth the small cost IMHO. unquote 24:51 http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/23/apple- airpods-disconnect-during-calls/ There are a reports in the Apple forum boards of AirPods disconnecting randomly during calls. I can report having had this happen a few times where one or the other AirPod stops working. The other keeps going. Then I have to pull the one out of my ear that is not working and put it back in. A couple of times that did not work - and I re-cased it and then reinserted to get it to work. Some are saying they only have this issue when also having an Apple Watch paired. I will have to see if the issue goes away next time if I just take off my Apple Watch. Also what is interesting - is the reports are this only happens when on a phone call - listening to Music or Podcasts - no issues - talking on the phone - hit or miss. The other thing that is reported this only seems to happen when using both AirPods at the same time. Which is normally how I do calls. well until I hear the low power chime - then I re-case one and keep talking on the other until it gets down from 10% to 5%. In the time it takes the one in use to go from 10% to 5% - the other one charging is typically in the 65 to 70% range on the charge - then I swap them out. 26:38 http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2016/12/18/apple-inc- now-close-to-supply-demand-balance-on-iphone-7-plus.html Since the release of the iPhone 7 and 7+ in September - the iPhone 7+ has been supply constrained - it looks like like Apple is finally at Supply - demand harmony. So just about 1/3rd of the way into the Q1 - Apple is now at a point where is you want an iPhone 7 or 7+ it should be available for you right away. Will be interesting to see what Tim says about that on the call next week. 27:25 http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/18/new- supply-chain-reports-lend-weight-to-wraparound- 58-inch-iphone-8-with-embedded-sensors more reports - this time from the Wall Street Journal - about 3 new iPhones in 2017. An iPhone 7S and 7S+ at 4.7 and 5.5 inches - and then an iPhone 8 with a wrap around 5.8 inch OLED screen. This report is saying that the earpiece, FaceTime camera and touch ID will all be embedded into the OLED display - so the entire front of the phone will be screen - no bezel. 27:54 https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/21/kgi-apple- iphone-face-recognition-biometrics/ Sticking with iPhone 8 rumors - Ming-Chi Kuo - is reporting that Apple will skip over the touch ID sensor and instead go with several new biometric sensors. This includes a new Optical finger print sensor as well as facial recognition sensors. Ming-Chi also see OLED screens in the iPhone 8’s future. However they say the Optical sensor needed for this to work is still in early development and is likely not going to be available this year for mass market. So not saying there will be no iPhone 8 - just that the facial recognition and new optical finger print sensor are more likely a 2018 or later feature. 28:35 https://www.cnet.com/products/apple-iphone-8/preview/ CNET put out an article already titled - Everything we know so far about the iPhone 8. Guess they heard my episode going over things. Here is what CNET pulled together. the iPhone 8 will have the A10X or A11 processor. It will have a ceramic or glass body It will have wireless charging - see previous item. The display will extend edge to edge It will have either virtual home button or no home button. Enhanced water resistance. Dual lens camera enable AR capabilities. Support for Apple Pencil - seems that was thrown in to make the list longer. And an Iris Scanner as alternative to Touch ID. We can add from earlier reports - maybe a combo of Touch ID and facial recognition. 29:42 http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/19/rumor-apples-trio- of-new-ipads-may-not-launch-until-second-half-of-2017 On the last episode - with regards to the rumor of a 10.5 or 10.something new iPad Pro and for it to be released Q1 or Q2 - I said quote So far I have not seen any quote leaked unquote photos of the 10 point something size iPad with edge to edge screen. This makes me very very skeptical of these rumors. unquote Well guess what - a new Rumor over on Apple insider - which says now the new iPads will not launch until second half of 2017. Shocker - expect the bar to move some more on these iPad rumors. 30:19 http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/23/iphone-8-in-house- inductive-wireless-charging/ Ok this next one is an interesting one. There is a Research company slash group of short sellers - that put out a report about Energous - we mentioned them previously as possibly offering their charging tech to Apple. Well the Short siders - called Copperfield Research - they claim that by looking at bunch of Apple Patents that they do not believe Apple will be using Energous’s technology - but rather Apples own home grown tech. They show a bunch of Apple patents and diagrams from Apple patents to back up their claim - Apple is passing on Energous. But two things to note. One Copperfield Research is made up not just short siders - but anonymous researchers - and two - Apple Patents as I have said before - indicate either what is already released or that which will never be released. Rarely if ever does it indicate future products to be released. The ticker symbol for Energous is WATT - it is a stock to watch - as if the short siders drive it down some more - it may be a buying opportunity. Already it is down more than 22% since this report was published. It is currently trading at 14.50 - but I should point out a year ago it was at 4.50. So lots of room to fall as well. Just when I see short sellers using Apple Patents already released to make a point - I see an opportunity for investing. In full disclosure - I have not yet taken a position on WATT - but I am thinking of doing so. 32:22 http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/24/apple- enhanced-siri-iphones/ This next one I had to role my eyes on It is titled - Apple working on Enhanced Siri Capabilities for next-generation iPhones. YOU THINK. That same rumor has been out every year since Siri was released. I will not get into details - other than to say No duh - of course Apple is working on improving siri on the next iPhone and the one after that and so on. 32:51 http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/22/14353686/samsung- galaxy-note-7-recall-reason-report Samsung issued a report on why the Galaxy Note 7’s exploded. They blamed bad batteries and rushed manufacturing. But really those were by products of the real issue - Samsung tried to shorten the design and production window to beat Apple out the gate with the Note 7. That ultimately lead to a series of errors - that missed the issue of the batteries in early testing. Trying to react to their competitor ultimately doomed the Note 7. They will be talking about this in MBA classes for years and years to come. 33:42 VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_airpods_website_check_stock Hi Rob, In relation to Stewart from Dundee comments about using voice over with the new AirPods A blind pod caster from Australia has produced a detailed podcast about how the AirPods work with voice-over and a number of Apple devices. It is well worth a listen and will answer questions about how a number of audio sources are transferred to the AirPods. https://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/e/first-play-around-with- the-new-airpods-from-apple/ Thanks, Rocco Sydney Australia Rob, Did you ever get the Plug from Indegogo? I was thinking of getting one. Your thoughts? David D Dick Springfield MO Latest email from them: PLUG IS ON THE WAY - EXPECTED DELIVERY NEXT MONTH! Hey Backers! We hope everyone's 2017 is off to a great start! Great news, PLUG is on a boat headed our way as we speak! It should be here within the next month or so. Keep a lookout for the Backerkit surveys as we get closer to the delivery date. So nope - don’t have it yet. Hopefully sometime next moth. VOICEMAIL - Barry_apple_TV_home_button_tip 37:12 Valentines Day is about 3 weeks out. 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Again Valentines day is coming - Take action now for the most appropriate Valentines day gift ever - Don’t wait until it is too late go now and get some of your Valentines day shopping done with Boll & Branch. Again get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll and Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS. That's B-O-L-L and Branch dot com, promo code TII. 39:13 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nativesand/nezt- handcrafted-leather-portfolio-cover?ref=discovery Some of you are into Leather - I know by the pictures you have sent. I to am into leather - and have more than few leather outfits I like to break out for special occasions. I am of course talking about Leather cases for my iOS devices and laptops. And for those of you looking for a unique leather experience for your iOS devices - there is a kickstarter project called - Nezt - N E Z T - which is handcrafted Leather Portfolio and iPad Covers. There is just something about a nice hand made leather cover for your iOS devices. They say NEZT is quote An all leather portfolio cover, designed by combination of modern and tradition. Handmade with quality leather to last you a lifetime unquote. They are just looking at raiding 2,000 - they are 55% of the way there. You have until Saturday Feb 11th at 8:00 PM CT if you want to be part of this one. Right now pricing is $90 for their NEZT organized Leather Case. So if you are into Leather and looking for something with a unique and quality look to it - search for NEZT at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 419 at today in iOS dot com 40:44 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_Update_on_Phone_issues Hi Rob, I have been listening to you for over 3 years. Per the Ep 416 artwork - that was the First time seeing your picture. Three things Err...you do look like your voice...geeky Your wife is gorgeous And that kitchen backsplash is NICE!!! Keep up the great podcast! Regards, JS HI Rob, Yesterday, I purchased my Apple Air Pods and I would like to share my thoughts on them. So here goes! Appearance Looks futuristic and I had gotten some interesting comments on my Facebook post. But that's to be expected. Give it another 3-6 months, that unique style will be a driving reason for people wanting these as gifts or plunk down the cash to get a pair. Weight, fitting and staying in ear These are so light. Without a cord pulling them down or out, they stayed in my ears. Sometimes I did feel the need to push them back in but I like my buds to be in there right. Even when they are more loose, no worries about them falling out or jiggling away. If you can wear the ear pods comfortably then your ears are ready for the Air Pods. Battery life As expected, I got 5-6 hours on a charge and at least 4 charges from the case. Microphones I will agree that the audio isn't that great coming from the mics, however I did use them to make calls and they came out great. People forget that physics does not allow full range sound coming from such small mics as these. Pairing them with my iPhone 7 Plus The initial paring was a breeze. I describe it as a meeting of 2 best buds, it was that fast. Range in signal Wow! Was able to walk through my whole house of 1500 square feet without as much as a single glitch. The sound quality Just amazing. When paired with other Bluetooth devices, these ear buds sound fantastic. However when paired with the iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, the true potential of these Air Pods is released. The bass was quite substantial and the treble was crystal clear. The best sounding ear bud I ever have tried out. Other thoughts Over the past 3-4 months, I have read or listened to one review after another and I can say that the vast majority reviewers out there are full of IT. Clearly, they either don't know what good sound is or are just outright biased. So what do I know about sound to make such claims? I am a professional Disc Jockey, I get many compliments about how good my sound system sounds. Many times, it's the best they have ever heard. Sound that good doesn't just come by accident. I also do some live sound as well. And at the risk of reinforcing stereotypes, I am visually impaired. Need I say more on that topic? To sum it up. I Know my sound and these Air Pods are awesome. They are worth the $159 USD. Regards, Shane St. John's, Newfoundland VOICEMAIL - George_NC_Quest_iPhone_bluetooth_from_appleTV 48:33 http://www.techtimes.com/articles/191573/20170110/ios-10- 2-jailbreak-ios-10-2-jailbreak-update-saving-shsh2-blobs.htm Hi Rob, You rarely talk of jail breaking these days. Please give your thoughts on jailbreaking in general these days and in particular, on this article about jailbreaking iOS 10.2. Thanks for all you do to help us get the most from our iOS devices. Dr. John M Hi Dr. John - not much to report - the iOS 10.2 Jailbreak is not yet available. You can jailbreak up to 10.1.1 And the latest news about the 10.2 jailbreak is about needing save the blobs. I have said it before - if a jailbreak will not work for an out of the box iPhone running the latest version of iOS - then it is not a viable solution. When it requires you to save blobs before updating. Yeah - not high on my list and not something I will recommend. Untethered - and out of the box - latest version of iOS need to be the situation to call it a good jailbreak. I also don’t talk much about jailbreaking - as the need for it has greatly declined in recent years. At least for no power users. In the old days I could justify a jailbreak for almost any user - you would be hard pressed to justify it for more than a small percentage of users today. Tell me why I am wrong - if you are still jailbreaking - tell me the reasons why - tell me why My wife or mom should jailbreak. 206 - 666 - 6364 - that 206 - moon dog 50:10 VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_Apple_TV_single_sign_in_fdbk Hi Rob No search of Google has revealed a viable or sensible answer to this frustrating problem: I use the Notes app A LOT, more than any other, for making rough bus timetables or schedules as part of my job. This involves a lot of numbers side by side but the app insists on turning them into hyperlinks. Every time I go to edit a note, it scrolls to the top and hyperlinks almost everything. Surely after 10 years Apple have provided a facility to give an option to turn this off, but I can't find it. Help!! Best wishes, Alf, Sheffield UK Hi Rob I'm the proud owner of an iPhone 6 Plus recently I managed to get my hands on an iPhone 6s for very cheap but now I'd like to unlock it from its original carrier I see that there are a lot of options online and wonder number one can I do it myself and number two is there anybody better to do it then the carrier who actually charges $50 Steve Hi Steve, I would first suggest contacting the company you want to sign up with and use the iPhone on their network. See what their advice is. Depending on the state of the phone - there are multiple paths you can take to get it working. If you go back to the original carrier to start with - you may find you ask for the wrong type of help. Your new carrier will have the most incentive to give you the right advice. That all said - if someone listening is looking to unlock their own phone they had from day one - then yes in that case absolutely go to the original carrier and ask for an unlock. Rob W Hi Rob, It's been a while since I've reached out, but wanted to tell you that my collection now includes a new 21.5 iMac, upgraded to 9.7" iPad Pro, and now a series 1 space gray Apple Watch. What a combination. The ability to unlock the iMac with the watch is awesome. Now, I'm just learning the watch, but there is definitely a place for it in my space. The best part is that my wife, who used to mock my desire to have one, saw mine for 5 minutes and decided to take the one I bought and sent me back for another of my own. Still love the show and yes... there isn't much to put in the show, but thanks for all you do. You have helped educate me into expanding my presence in the ecosystem in an educated manner. That sir is truly appreciated! Peter from Austin. VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_answr_for_scott_Airpods VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_part2 57:50 Hey Rob, Your "Hey Siri, can you see me?" segment inspired me to ask, "Hey Siri, can I talk to you for a moment?" There are some pretty good responses to that one too. Regards, Dave Ep 419 - Ask Siri - Can I talk to you for a moment HOSPITAL VISIT 1:00:03 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. 1:01:07 For $20 off your order of the best Language at an affordable price please visit away travel dot com slash Tii and use promo code Tii when you check out. Thanks Away for supporting this show. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Until the next time - I am your host Rob - Reminding you to phone Different. OUTRO VOICEMAIL - Person_asking_for_phone_support
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 418 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - Sorry no music for this episode. I am all out of music created on an iOS device. I want to thank JOHN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JOHN wrote the following: Hi, Rob. Happy New Years, Rob. This is an original photo of a winter sunset on the campus of UBC (University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada) I took in Dec 2016 and added the logo/text using snapseed. Regards, John Poyser Thanks JOHN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JOHN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 418 - 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. AND as I mentioned I am completely out of Music - so if you have some music you created on an iOS device - please send it in. 02:36 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “Google glasses may look and seem absurd now but (Brian) Sozzi says they are “a product that is going to set the stage for many other interesting products.” For the moment, at least, the same cannot be said of iPhones or iPads. unquote Jeff Macke, Yahoo! Breakout, 27 February 2013 Ouch - head spinning and about to explode with that level of complete wrongness in that quote. 03:31 For Promo codes - On Ep 417 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - MAIL2WIDGET 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 417 No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:18 http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/12/apple-seeds-ios- 1021-beta-to-developers-and-public-testers If you remember back to Ep 416 - I mentioned a rumor from Sonny Dickson. He is known for getting Mechanical samples smuggled out of Apple production houses. Well he took his try on a rumor about Software and said iOS 10.3 beta would be released on Jan 10th - I was skeptical - and well the 10th came and went - and a week later - still no iOS 10.3 Beta. But there was on Jan 9th iOS 10.2.1 Beta 3 and on Jan 12th - iOS 10.2.1 Beta 4. Sonny - Stick with the hardware rumors - just sayin. So what does iOS 10.2.1 beta 3 and beta 4 bring us - well exactly what we would expect - Bug fixes and optimization. No new features I could find or see mentioned in any articles. It is interesting to see Apple continue with the multi-beta releases in a week. Something they never did prior to iOS 10 - they now seem to be doing regularly. If you are a dev or beta tester - as of Monday the 16th of Jan these are the beta’s available for you: iOS 10.2.1 Beta 4 - released Jan 12th Watch OS 3.1.3 Beta 2 - released Jan 9th. tvOS 10.1.1 Beta 2 - Released Jan 9th. But nope - no iOS 10.3 beta 1 https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/09/ios-10-2-1-beta-3/ 06:01 https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/5mhrqh/psa_ finder_for_airpods_has_been_removed_from_the/ On the last episode near the end I talk briefly about an app called Finder for AirPods. The app is supposed to help you find a lost AirPod - the dev sent me a promo code for the app - and I downloaded it but had not had a chance to test it out prior to recording the last episode - well right after the last episode came out - the App got yanked from the app store. I was skeptical at best of the app being able to work - and evidently Apple felt there was an issue. I had said on the show - I would hide an AirPod in my house and see if I could get my kids to find it. After it was yanked - I figured not much use in testing - but what the heck - I will test it and be able to validate that the app was bogus and did not work and Apple did the right thing by yanking it. Yes - I am coming from a biased or highly skeptical point of view. I took one AirPod - and placed it in an impossible to see location walking around. I then gave the iPhone to my 10 year old son Henry - and said Ok - the AirPod is somewhere on the first level of the house - they had 5 rooms it could have been in - I then said go find it with this app. I explained that the level bar shows how much signal there is - and the more of the level bar the closer you are. I sent him on his way. I fully expected him to be at least 15 to 20 minutes before he gave up - giving me some time to catch up on emails - Not that I thought I was sending him on a wild goose chase or anything. 3 minutes later he found it. I was surprised - especially where I had placed it - no way to find it with out the app in that amount of time. I then re-hid it - and gave the iPhone to my Wife - told her what I told Henry - and off she went - and Less than 3 minutes later she found it as well. My wife is sooooo un-techie - if she could find it - anyone could find it. No offense honey. To the dev - Kudos. Now the app is not perfect - it will not find the AirPods in the Case - so if you loose both and the case -or just the case - you are SOL. But if you loose one of the AirPods - you place it down or it falls in the cushions of a chair or sofa or more likely - you leave it in your coat or pants pocket - this app does - or should I say did actually work. Sadly - Apple has removed it from the App store. The App again is Finder for AirPods - and is currently not in the App store. I have an email into the Dev asking for an update on the Apps status - And he replied and said - Quote Unfortunately the app will not be returning back in the App Store with no chance of it being approved again. unquote Anyone from Apple listening - Booooo - put the app back. If you are one of the lucky ones that downloaded it - kudos to you. Hold on to it and don’t delete it. Again not perfect - but actually useful. http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/9/14211068/airpods- finder-app-removed-app-store 09:14 http://www.redmondpie.com/64gb-apple-tv- might-have-a-use-after-all/ When the 4th gen Apple TV came out there were two versions 32GB and 64 GB - I said at the time - GET THE 64 GB - I received a little flack from a few saying it was a waste of money - no need for the higher storage. Well - Apple just changed things - before where apps for Apple TV were limited to just 200 MB - Apple will now allow for apps up to a new limit of 4GB. Or you know just 8 of those app for the 32 GB unit vs 16 for the 64 GB version. Ok - Granted most and almost none will be at the 4GB size - but eventually some will start pushing up that high - and really - it will not take many multi GB apps to fill up your device - at least with the 64 GB version it will take twice as many. So for all those that purchased the 64 GB versions - you can now rest assured you purchased the right version for the future. The biggest benefit of these app size changes will be in the speed of the App UI - currently with the 200 MB limit - it required the app to download extra elements if they wanted to offer more of an immersive experience. Some of those downloads took quite a bit of time depending on their size and your connection speed. I had a couple I just quit playing altogether as it was not worth the wait - now - they will be able to bundle that all together in the app - and no more delays waiting for assets to download - assuming they can fit it all in 4GB. If not - then You can host up to 20GB of additional content on the App store for download as needed. But at least you now get 3.8 GB more downloaded in the app to start with. Easy prediction here - Next Gen Apple TV’s with 128 GB of storage and maybe even 256 GB of storage. Coming this fall. 11:31 http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/12/apple- was-working-on-airpods-since-at-least-2015-patent-filing-shows This next story backs up what I have said for years. When ever you see an Apple Patent story for something Apple has not released - chances are they will not be releasing it. Because this next one is about a patent filing from Apple from June 2015 that was just released and you know what it was - it was the Apple AirPods and Case. This is for Apples Application for quote wireless audio output devices unquote and it describes how two untethered AirPods communicate with each other, their carrying case and the device supplying the audio content - such as an iPhone or Apple Watch. The diagrams from two years are go - are spot on the AirPods and case. And again it goes back to show when Apple is going to release a product it patents - it waits until it is released for the patents to come out. Keep that in mind every time you see a story about a folding iPhone is coming because Apple has a patent for one. The interesting thing to me - was how spot on the details in the patent application were to the finished product. Again take rumors about unreleased apple product based on Patents with a huge huge grain of salt. 12:44 https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/11/ios-market-share-kantar/ Speaking of taking things with a huge grain of salt - Kantar Has some data on Market share for Smartphones - for the 3 months ending November last year. I say take this with a huge grain of salt - because Apple has yet to release numbers for last quarter which includes October and November - 2 of the 3 months for this report. So what did Kantar find or report to have found. Well year over year - iOS went from 37.1% to 43.5% of market share. Windows Phone dropped from 2.3 to 0.8% - and Android dropped from 60.4% to 55.3%. Kantar looked at 10 different markets. In 8 of the 10 iOS devices increased Market share from the year before. Only in China and Germany did their Market share go down. In China it was the biggest drop from 25.3% for Sep to Nov 2015 to 19.9% for the same period in 2016. The Markets iOS went up were - UK, France, Italy, Spain, US, Australia, Japan and EU5. The biggest increase was in the UK going from 39.2% to 48.3% Windows Phone had a decline in 9 of the 10 markets - only in Japan where it went from 0.3 to 0.4% was there any increase. Its biggest drop was in the UK where it dropped from 9.1% to 2.1% From Kantar was this interesting quote. iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone 6s were the three most popular smartphones in the US at the beginning of the holiday period, for a combined 31.3% share. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were the fourth and fifth best-selling phones in the US, with Samsung capturing 28.9% of smartphone sales. Obviously if the Note 7 had not gone up in flames - it does look like Samsung would have out paced Apple in the US market. Either that or those that were going to get a Note 7 - just goes the S7 or S7 edge instead. In any case - these are all just numbers guessed at by Kantar. 15:51 http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/11/ airpods-slice-intelligence-data/ And speaking of Guessed out numbers - here is a new set of data. This data was guessed at by Slice and has to do with the Wireless Headphone Market - Yes someone tracks that. And here is what Slice found - In December in the US - an estimated 75% of revenue from Headphones sold online came from Wireless models - up from 50% in December 2015. Apples AirPods are estimated to have captured 26% share of the online Revenue. Because you know - Apple reports thats directly to Slice. Or not. The AirPods stole the top spot from Beats - but don’t feel sorry for Beats - remember they are owned by Apple. I am saying that to myself - I keep forgetting that. Beats had 15.4% of the revenue for Dec 2016 down from 24.1% in December 2015. Combined Apple had 41.4% of the revenue for Wireless headphones. Slice said their research shows that 85% of those purchasing AirPods were male - see ep 417 and my wife’s comments on what she thinks of my AirPods. As always remember - Slice gets their data by looking at email receipts from up to 353,000 US online shoppers - And Apple gets their data from actual sales. It will be interesting if Apple gives any real numbers on AirPods in their quarterly call - AirPods will fall under their hodge podge category - lumped in with Apple Watches and accessories and Beats and Apple Pens and Dongles - lots and lots of dongles. 17:49 Thanks again to Texture for supporting this show. As I said before Texture is essentially the netflix of Magazines. You get access to over 200 of the top magazines - we are talking binge reading. Sweet. 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You can share the main application to your family members but not the contents inside the application. For more information what types of contents you can share in Family Sharing, see this page: What types of content can I share with Family Sharing? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203046 unquote Hi Rob, Let Justin know he needs to reset iMessage. Log out of iMessage on all devices, and reboot. Then log back in on both devices. Regards, Chuck R VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_comments_email-trash 27:24 https://plus.google.com/115348269522560425138/ posts/JoRTnULAfKv?sfc=true https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. We are going to get a little soap boxy here for the next few minutes. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode was from Myron Uecker who wrote the following in reference to an article titled - Apple’s Activation Lock is Bogus : quote This person is an idiot! Activation Lock was one of Apple's better additions to iOS because it greatly reduces the value of a stolen device. It could be improved, but mainly in the form of helping police track down stolen devices by requiring the passcode to power off a device, or allowing the device to connect to any available hotspot or wireless network to share its location. Just because a few people sold a device and forgot to unlock it, or a few people forgot their pass codes, doesn't justify removing a feature that protects your data and reduces the value of your stolen device. I got a phone back a year after it was stolen because the thief couldn't use it. Apple’s Activation Lock is Bogus - CWL https://apple.news/AggfqIH_SNQCkmTqo51m5OQ unquote This article Myron referenced is not just bad it is irresponsible. The author basically tries to say Activation lock is a conspiracy by Apple to make more money. Apple Dystopia replied quote I'm actually in the process of writing an article about Activation Lock. It can be bypassed, but not everyone can do it. There are services that do it for $150. That said, it has dramatically reduced iPhone theft. After all, thieves are losing $150 in resale value if they unlock it, and they could be caught in the process. Specifically, my article focuses on how to verify that a used iPhone isn't stolen. In the first year of Activation Lock, it reduced iPhone theft in NYC by 25%, SF by 40% and London by 50%. It's not just theft. People get beaten, and even murdered over their iPhone. It has literally saved lives. It's really poorly written too. The author is a multi-faceted idiot.. unquote I put this in his comments : Quote "Claiming that Activation lock is is Disingenous - shows a complete lack of understanding of the History of the iPhone and the issue of "Apple Picking" - and the calls of Police Chief's calling on Apple - Begging Apple to implement Activation Lock. Prior to Activation lock - Crime in NY City had rissen almost exclusively due to "Apple Picking". This article completely ignores history and the realities of the world. People actually died getting mugged for their iPhones. Those stories are history. Do the responsible thing - and delete this article. Rob - Host of the Today in iOS Podcast" unquote The author of that article replied to me and said quote Rob, respectfully, you're wrong. Those of us in affluent countries can't see the forest for the trees (more on that later). While the statistics may show (something like 19% in the first year) that activation lock caused a drop in iPhone theft, it does not stop theft of all Apple devices mainly because they're status symbols. 19% is a drop in the bucket. But, do you know how many devices are out there, bricked but not stolen or otherwise illicit? No, you probably don't (if that data out there, I'd like to know). I'm highlighting a problem I think few talk about and - again - in rich countries, ever see. Apple knows though, their massive profit says so. unquote I love that he Chides me for not knowing how many Bricked devices are out there - and then says he love to know that answer too. That is like him saying - Your so dumb you don’t even know the answer to Hilbert’s 15th or 16th problems. I replied back quote Kevin Costain You are respectively not just wrong your are being irresponsible with your article. According to Reuters iPhone theft dropped 50% in London, 40% in San Francisco, 25% in New York City. That based on the 12 months following the introduction of Activation lock with iOS 7. Your argument about sellers "Forgetting" about activation lock is laughable at best. The data shows that theft of iPhones has been greatly reduced thanks in large part to Activation lock. No longer do you need to hide your iPhone in public in most cities. Kids are not getting dragged to their death or people pushed down stairs to their death as robbers try to abscond with their iPhones. Your article basically is saying - it sucks to buy a stollen iPhone on the grey market - yes - in that case I agree - but maybe buyers need to make sure the device is one they can activate prior to paying the money - or set up a 3rd party to hold the money to resolve any disputes. But to Say Activation lock is a conspiracy by Apple to make more money - I am sorry but respectfully - you need to take down this article. That is just crazy talk. Plus Government regulations around the world now require Activation lock or kill switches. So No - Apple will never remove Activation lock - NOR SHOULD THEY. unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also FROM the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Bob Berberick quote The Mail2widget promo code being offered in this episode is really useful. I checked it out and purchased because I didn't want to see if I was a winner lol. I am using it often so it's definitely worth the small cost IMHO. unquote 34:06 http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/10/greenpeace- apple-cleanest-tech-company/ Apple for the 3rd year in a row has been declared the most Environmentally friendly Tech company in the world - according to Greenpeace. Apple received a Final Grade of an A - with a clean Energy Index score of 83% Google and Facebook - also received A grades - with Clean energy scores of 56 and 67% respectively. I guess they grade on a curve. Adobe Received a B. Amazon, HP and IBM - received C’s Alibaba - got a D And BaiDu - received an F These grades were based on how the companies data centers were being run. This report was not about Products Apple sells. 34:41 https://backchannel.com/phil-schiller-on-iphones-launch- how-it-changed-apple-and-why-it-will-keep-going-for- 50-years-e4412ad2c8f5#.ng0x07j2m https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/08/apple- 10th-anniversary-iphone/ Since the last Episode - The iPhone had its 10th anniversary - sorta - It was the 10th Anniversary of when Steve Jobs was up on Stage at Mac World Jan 9th 2007 - and introduced the iPhone to the world. The Real 10 year anniversary will be the end of June - when it actually made it to our hands. There were a lot of articles talking about how the iPhone changed the world in the last 10 years - but sadly the biggest change the iPhone introduced - And I only say Sadly - because it was needed then and is still an issue for some - was where Apple introduced a device not touched by the carrier. It was the first time a smartphone was introduced that the UI was not influenced or controlled by the Carrier. That was the big thing - that and the touch interface. Today sadly - many smartphones still have carrier bloatware - but not iPhones. If you want a fun listen - go back and listen to the early episode of what was then Today in iPhone - Those episodes from April 2007 to June 2007 - prior to the iPhone launching. While not everyone was convinced the iPhone would succeed - I think you will see one podcast host and a bunch of listeners in those early days that were pretty convinced of its success. You will also hear me that spring and summer of 2007 - calling for Apple to allow for native apps. $60 Billion dollars to devs later - I think that was the right call. Of course Tim Cook does not really want to look back as much as look forward - he states the best is yet to come. Well actually Tim Cook said quote “iPhone is an essential part of our customers’ lives, and today more than ever it is redefining the way we communicate, entertain, work and live, iPhone set the standard for mobile computing in its first decade and we are just getting started. The best is yet to come.” unquote The next 10 years should be very interesting to see where the iPhone goes. 37:07 I want to thank Casper again for supporting our show in 2017. Casper Mattresses have supportive Memory foam - there are No noisy springs to be wake up your significant other when you get up in the middle of the night to sneak a snack that breaks your stated new years resolutions. Time Magazine even named it one of the best inventions of 2015. An in-house team of engineers spent thousands of hours developing the Casper Mattress. - Casper is an obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price.
They offer sizes from Twin to California Kings with a great price And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. If you go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii - you will save $50. - Terms and Conditions Apply. This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for the US and Canada only and it is free delivery. And When said mattress is delivered - it is from UPS - in a squarish box that you think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and expands to form. It is really cool Just google Casper Mattress unboxing. Winter is here and snuggling down with a thick blanket or two or three is made even better when the Mattress under those blankets is really comfortable. You order on line and it is delivered to your door - so no need to go out in the cold to get it either. Again to Save $50 off go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress and for sponsoring this show. 38:43 http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/10/beatsx- amazon-january-delivery/ For those Looking for the BeatsX - it looks like the shipping dates have been pulled in from Feb to January. Now with Delivery Ranges from Jan 17th to Jan 27th in Amazon. Apples website still says not available for order. The Bests X are $150 - include the in-line volume and playback controls that I am missing with my AirPods. They have the Same W1 Chip as the AirPods. I know a few listeners were going to get these - if yours come in the next week - please call in with a review. 39:31 http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/12/10- 5-inch-ipad-pro-mathematical-argument/ One of the rumors for the iPads - is a new Smaller iPad Pro vs the 12.9 inch size - but bigger vs the 9.7 inch size. The new size would be 10.5” and would be edge to edge. Those reporting this rumor - say it makes sense - because if you go to this size and use the same amount of pixels - the pixel density works out to what the pixel density of the iPad Mini is. It seems multiple rumors are out there about the next iPad Pro being in that 10.1 to 10.9 range. This to go along with an updated 12.9 Inch iPad Pro. And yes - there would still be a 9.7 iPad Air. Rumors are still pointing to a Q2 revamp of the iPad Line. They are saying the 12.9 and 10. something designs would have the A10X chip - while the 9.7 iPad air would have the A9 chip. So far I have not seen any quote leaked unquote photos of the 10 point something size iPad with edge to edge screen. This makes me very very skeptical of these rumors. on the iPhone next gen front - there were a bunch of reports out about the bezel of the next iPhone - those reports go back to Digitimes - and hence no link is included - as Digitimes rumors that start with digitizes are pretty much always wrong. https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/08/kgi-3-new-ipads-to-debut- next-quarter-will-slow-decline-in-sales- 10-10-5-inch-model-wildcard/ 41:18 http://loupventures.com/our-expectations-for-iphone-x/ Speaking of almost always wrong - there is Uncle Gene Munster - who just came out with a whole months worth of how wrong were they predictions. He has this to say about the next iPhone. quote A word on the name: We expect the next iPhone to have a new design. Apple will likely break from it’s historical naming convention and call this iPhone something other than iPhone 7S or iPhone 8 because it will be the 10th anniversary iPhone. Like they did with the 10th version of the Mac OS, it seems logical that they’ll call the next iPhone: iPhone X. We expect iPhone X to feature: - - An OLED screen
- - Wireless charging (a step they’ve already taken with Apple Watch)
- - Dual lens camera systems on both the smaller- and larger-screen models
- - A (possibly dedicated) processor capable of 3D modeling and real-time 3D image processing
- - More sophisticated proximity sensors
- - The iPhone X may be the iPhone model we’ve discussed that removes the home button, using haptic feed back for button presses on the display itself for home button functions. This would enable an edge-to-edge display for an iPhone without a bezel.
With iPhone X, we see Apple doubling down on AR and extending it’s lead among AR-capable devices. unquote Some of these rumors / many - we covered on the last episode. But Uncle Gene seems to have moved his past obsession with a full size Apple TV - to an Apple AR solution. I have heard the iPhone X rumor before - I think People think Apple is more obsessed with numbers than they are. I don’t see them skipping iPhone 8 and iPhone 9. I really don’t even see them skipping iPhone 7S and 7S+ at this point. 43:21 VOICEMAIL - Matt_WI_Question_skypbell_video_Doorbell Hi Rob, Love your podcast. Do you have instructions on how to play an episode from the watch and leave the phone behind. Thank you, George Hey Rob, long time listener... Question: I'm pretty sure you've mentioned that I can download one of your podcasts to my iPhone, which, in turn, appears to copy it to my Apple Watch 2. So I wanted to try to listen to a podcast independently from my iPhone, like taking a walk while leaving the phone at home. Except, I can't for the life of me figure out how to play it directly off the watch. It seems I can't make the watch the source of the podcast. Do you have a link you can send me on the how to? By the way, I'm loving my new wireless earbuds, they work great! Regards, Steve San Pedro, Ca. Hi George and Steve, I have been remiss in explaining this before. First you need to download the episode on the phone. Once that is done, go to the detail page for the episode. On the detail page, there should be a watch icon within the download button. Press the watch icon in the download button to upload the downloaded episode to the watch. This can take some time to transfer, I found that the transfer happens quicker if the watch is charging. Also you need to tap exactly on the Watch iCon - if you miss it will ask if you want to delete the downloaded file. Once the file has transferred to the watch (the watch icon will show as a solid black icon), you can play the episode on the watch by doing a force press and selecting "Change Playlist" and choose the "Watch Playback" list. The watch will now show all episodes that have been uploaded to the watch and can be played without the phone. Thanks for listening to the show Rob W Hi Rob, Hmm, this is interesting. Just iMessaged a friend about the movie Rogue One. After I sent the message, I saw the words Rogue One were underlined. Tapping on the "link" brought up info on the movie. I didn't know iMessage would do that! BTW, thanks for "airing" my piece about using generic shopping baspgs instead of Apple s"patented" bags. Regards, Steven VOICEMAIL - Jeff_AR_review_issues_airpods 53:56 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bennyboxhead/airhooks- secure-your-airpods-no-strings-attached?ref=nav_search For kickstarter this week we have a project called - AirHooks. Quote - A simple way to secure your Apple AirPods in your ears. No Strings needed. These are reverse hooks with a place to put your AirPods through. I am going to say this - my AirPods have not fallen out. Every single time they have come out of my ears it was because I was pulling them out. Not one time have they fallen out. That said - if you are really worried about this - then check out the AirHooks kickstarter project. You have about 20 days to back this. Pricing on this one is about $18 for one set. They say this will ship in March 2017 - but only if they hit their goal of $12,000 - of which they have raised $86 dollars so far - not $86k - just $86 dollars as in 4 Twenty dollar bills - and 3 two dollar bills. Search for AirHooks in Kickstarter dot com or in the show notes in Ep 418 at today in iOS dot com. 54:58 https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/09/spigen- airpods-stand-charging-dock/ Spigen just introduced a dock specifically for the AirPods charging case. It is just $12 and is available for pre-order now. Here is their highlighted features quote - Conveniently docks and keeps your AirPods charged with an opening for the lightning cable
- Compatible only with Authentic Original Apple Lightning Cable (Not Included)
- Polycarbonate (PC) / Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) construction keeps the charging case scratch-free in everyday use
- Features a Nanotac™ base to ensure a non-slip experience
- Patent Pending
unquote Or you know you could just plug in your lightening cable to them. Actually $12 is not a bad price at all - and it looks nice. 56:13 https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/12/single-sign- on-tv-provider-cable-one/ Apples Single sign on feature has added Cable One to the family of Providers they are working with. The current list includes the Aforementioned Cable One - CenturyLink Prism
- DIRECTV
- Dish
- GTA
- GVTC Communications
- Hawaiian Telcom
- Hotwire
- MetroCast
- Service Electric Cablevision
- Sling TV
Some not supported - Comcast, Verizon, Google Fiber, And TimeWarner Cable / Spectrum. Yeah - so not missing much. Come On Eddie - get those agreements going. On the App side - ABC and NBC are supported - but no CBS, and NO Netflix. But ESPN and Watch ESPN Apps both just gained support. There are other apps supported as well. But still lots more work on Apples side to get this really rolled out in the US. 57:06 Ep 418 - Ask Siri - Can you see me 57:23 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 58:20 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free 14 day trial with access to well over 200 of the best and most popular magazines. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Until the next time - I am your host Rob - Reminding you to phone Different. OUTRO
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 417 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote: Hi Rob, I made this song Called 21 GUNS with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter. Regards, Jeff J SONG_21_guns.mp3 Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank LAWRENCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. LAWRENCE wrote the following: Hi, Rob. Earlier this week I arrived home from work just before sunset to see a rainbow glowing in the southeastern sky. It was quite a surprise because no rain had fallen where I stood. I snapped a few photos with my iPhone 6s, and I cropped and edited this one with the Snapseed app before using the Over app to apply the text. Regards, Lawrence. Thanks LAWRENCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see LAWRENCE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 417 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am completely out of Music again - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:22 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “After more than two years, Windows Phone still claims less than 3% of market share. BlackBerry 10 will be launching here in the US soon and I think they will increase their share to 3rd place and may even pass iOS in a couple years. As I hear more and more people say they are bored with iOS, there is an opportunity for someone to come in and fire up the market again.” unquote Matthew Miller, ZDNet, 14 February 2013 Ummm - No. Not even close. It really is amazing just 4 years ago there were people delusional about both Blackberry and iOS. Ok - may not so amazing on that later one - Some people are just haters on anything Apple - especially those over at ZDNet which for some reason seem to act like Steve Jobs and Tim Cook had drowned their puppies back in the day. 03:35 This week we have promo codes for The App - Mail2Widget - one word - with 2 being a number not a word - here is his written Review from the Dev: "Mail2Widget is an unique widget that helps you triage emails faster and more efficiently. There is nothing like this on the AppStore. It lets you manage your emails without opening any Mail app. Sort your emails as Read, Archive, Star, Report Spam or Delete mails right from your iPhone lock screen with just a single tap. Mail2Widget comes with complete support for all your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook, GMX, Office 365, Google Apps and iCloud emails in a single place! Mail2Widget can be a huge timesaver for people with an overloaded inbox and is really handy for accessing and managing your emails, helping you to be more productive and achieve Inbox Zero." Well thanks to the dev for his review of his App - Mail2Widget and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put Mail2Widget one word in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 05:12 http://thefeed.libsyn.com My original goal for this episode was to record it all using my AirPods. However the best laid plans of mice and men often run astray when Garageband does not support recording from AirPods. I updated my Mac to Sierra so I could do this - but sadly Garageband just will not let it be. That said - if you listen to Ep 87 of The Feed podcast - I did that entire episode using my AirPods over Skype - with Elsie my Co-host recording on her side. So if you want to hear the AirPods in action over Skype and learn more about podcasting - check out The Feed and Ep 87 to be specific. Link in the show notes to the feed dot libsyn dot com I will keep trying to get the AirPods to work with GarageBand for a future episode - but it might mean there needs to be an update to Garageband to support them. If anyone out there using GarageBand was able to record from AirPods - let me know what you did. 06:31 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2017/01/05App-Store- Shatters-Records-on-New-Years-Day.html Apple reported a pretty good year for app sales in 2016. App developers earned $20 Billion with a B dollars in 2016 alone. That is up 40% from 2015. And since 2008 - App devs have earned over $60 Billion with a B dollars. Per the most downloaded app of 2016 - well No surprise here - it was yup you guessed it - Pokemon Go. However Super Mario Run was also among the top 10 most downloads apps for 2016 which is amazing as it was only available for less than 1 month. There were 2.2 Million apps available in the App store at the end of 2016 - and that is after Apple started purging quite a few un-updated and dead apps. That 2.2 Million was up over 20% from the end of 2015 - but likely if you take the dead apps into account the growth was even higher. Apple also announced that New Years Day 2017 was the single busiest day ever on the App store with nearly $240 Million in Purchases on that one day alone. Apple Senior VP of World Wide Marketing - Phil the thrill Schiller had this to say quote “2016 was a record-shattering year for the App Store, generating $20 billion for developers, and 2017 is off to a great start with Jan. 1 as the single biggest day ever on the App Store, We want to thank our entire developer community for the many innovative apps they have created — which together with our products — help to truly enrich people’s lives.” unquote The App store from Apple has helped create 1000’s and 1000’s of great jobs all around the world. And clearly with over $20 Billion paid out last year - it has helped change many a devs lives. No writing an app is not a ticket to instant riches - and there is no such thing as a sure hit - excluding Supper Mario Run. But it is great to know Apple has created this marketplace where Devs do have the opportunity to get paid for their apps and they don’t have to rely on annoying get in the way of the apps functionality ads. 09:14 http://www.apple.com/investor/earnings-call/ Apple also announced this week - the date of their next quarterly call - and that will be Jan 31st at 5:00 PM ET. I have said for a while - this will be the quarterly call that is important for Apple. It will go over how many iPhones and iPads apple sold in the holiday quarter. It will determine the price trajectory for 2017. There are a lot of estimates on where iPhone sales fell - with some rumors saying they were lower than last year and others saying Apple is back on the positive Year over Year growth trend one again. I think iPhone sales will be higher than the year ago quarter. I think iPad sales will not be. Lack of anything new and well the iPad life cycle is just much longer than the iPhones. I would say closer to 5 years for an iPad before you feel you need to change it out. That said - My Parents still use their first gen iPad every day. And my kids still use ours as well. So 5 years may be conservative - as the original iPad launched April 3rd 2010 - almost 7 years ago. Per the financials that will be announced - there was a report that Apple cut Tim cooks salary by 15% along with cuts to others at the top of the Apple food chain. To be precise - Tim Cooks cut was really that he received just 89.5% of his target bonuses. This means in 2016 Tim cook only made $8.7 million vs 10.3 Million in 2015. Man times are tight for Tim these days. But before you feel too bad for Tim - remember - he has been CEO for 5 years and that means some of his shares vested - as in 1.3 Million shares which is worth about $136 Million. Ok so maybe things are not so tight at the Tim Cook estate. So should be an interesting call on Jan 31st well if any of the analysts dare ask him about the cut in pay that is. 11:47 https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/07/9to5mac- best-of-ces-2017-awards/ This is one of the first CES’s I can remember in a long time - where Apple did not announce something or leak something that took the wind out of the CES sails. I kept waiting this week for some new - any news with regards to Apple that was clearly meant to upstage CES. Nada - Nothing - Zip. So with that said - there were a lot of products / accessories for the iOS ecosystem that were announced or shown off at CES this year. Here are just a few of the new products announced this year. Top of the list is the iLX-107 which from the name you can easily tell is a Wireless CarPlay receiver from Alpine. It comes with an iPad Pro-ish sticker price of $900 - which is actually much cheaper than the sticker price of a new car. The iLX-107 is quote an aftermarket in-dash receiver dedicated to wireless Apple CarPlay unquote according to Alpine. The iLX-107 is an AM/FM receiver that has a 7 inch touch display. Because it is wireless CarPlay - there is no need to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse to connect. This will be available in February in North America. One of the more unique accessories and one I will not have a need for is the Withings Hair Coach - it is a smart Hair brush designed to prevent hair damage. A built in microphone listens to the sound of you brushing your hair to identify specific sounds along with the accelerometer and Gyroscope to give haptic feedback to let you know if you are brushing wrong. The info is also sent via bluetooth or wifi to their companion app. It will be released this fall and sell for $200. I am sure there is a lot more it can do. That said - they lost my interest back when I lost my hair. For those not folicly challenged - I have a link in the show notes. The D-Link - OMNA 180 CAM HD - was also announced - It is a remote nanny or security cam for your home. The OMNA 180 offers the following key specs: • Apple HomeKit Compatibility • 180 Degree Field of View • HD 1080p Resolution • 128 GB Capacity microSD Card Slot • 2-Way Audio • Motion Detection And it can see in the dark up to 16 feet with its night vision. It is slated to launch the first quarter of 2017 - pricing is not given but other similar devices from D-Link run $150 to $200 Link in the show notes for this as well. And for those of you with an apple watch - that your work out does not allow for the wearing of said watch on your wrist - say like if you are doing boxing - which was their example - where the gloves get in the way - but also if you play pick up basket ball - where having the watch - is likely going to scratch the other person - Twelvesouth introduced the Action Sleeve Armband for Apple Watch. This allows you to wear it on bicep. Fits arms up to 17 inches and is hand-washable. It has a built-in bumper protection to help shield against nicks and dings. So if you have an activity the prevents you from wearing anything on your wrist - this is a solution for those activities. Unlike the other items I mentioned that are coming soon - this one is already launched - it is $29.99 from their store. Link in the show notes. There were many many other accessories announced this year - if you were following the news - which one or ones were you most interested in. Give us a call - 206-666-6364 - 206-moon-dog or shoot us an email at today in iOS at gmail dot com and let me know what accessory you are most likely to pull out the credit card for. http://alpine-usa.com/company/press/general/2017/alpine- electronics-debuts-in-dash-receiver-with-wireless-apple-carplay/ http://www.withings.com/eu/en/products/hair-coach/ http://us.dlink.com/products/camera/omna-180-cam-hd/ https://www.twelvesouth.com/product/actionsleeve 16:17 I want to thank Casper again for supporting our show in 2017. Casper Mattresses have supportive Memory foam - there are No noisy springs to be wake up your significant other when you get up in the middle of the night to sneak a snack that breaks your stated new years resolutions. Time Magazine even named it one of the best inventions of 2015. An in-house team of engineers spent thousands of hours developing the Casper Mattress. - Casper is an obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price.
They offer sizes from Twin to California Kings with a great price And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. If you go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii - you will save $50. - Terms and Conditions Apply. This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for the US and Canada only and it is free delivery. And When said mattress is delivered - it is from UPS - in a squarish box that you think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and expands to form. It is really cool Just google Casper Mattress unboxing. Winter is here and snuggling down with a thick blanket or two or three is made even better when the Mattress under those blankets is really comfortable. You order on line and it is delivered to your door - so no need to go out in the cold to get it either. Again to Save $50 off go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress and for sponsoring this show. 18:11 VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_fdbk_cmnts_video_apps Hi Rob I have Kodi installed on my iPad Pro 12.9 and iPhone. Works great and I'm not jail broken. The process isn't so straight forward if you not a techie but it can be side loaded with Xcode and a developer acct. as for Exdous works great just as expected. Thanks Rob for the show and all you do I look forward to show each week or so. Happy New year!!! Ken from Fairfax VA Hi Rob, On your last podcast there was a question about running Kodi with the addon Exodus on iOS. Exodus is the most popular addon with the most content. I haven't downloaded it on my iPhone, but I have downloaded it on my 4th gen Apple TV and originally on a raspberry pi. I have friends that have downloaded it onto their MacBook, amazon fire sticks, and google chromecast. I haven't had any problems nor have I heard of any. Thanks for all you do, Regards, James C. Hi Rob, In the last episode you mentioned the purchase of SuperMario Run was a once and done deal. And that you were able to unlock the full game on more than one device. Do you use Family Sharing? We all have our own apple ids on our devices for everything but are linked with family sharing. I don't want to pay $40 to unlock the game for everyone as my kids will finish the game in a week and loose interest. Let me know. I'll wait to bite the $10 bullet until I hear from you. Happy New Years and here's to a full 2017 of your awesome podcast!!! Regards Dan VOICEMAIL - Dave_NJ_things_noticed_iOS10-press_to_open 24:09 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 this question was posted by Arthur Haskins quote My ITunes quit syncing. I bought a new external hard drive to move my iTunes to bigger drive. Now I can not sync the apps on my phone to iTunes. Everything else is syncing fine. Any suggestions on how to fix that? unquote Oh Oh - Pick me Pick Me. See I actually did the exact same thing last week. I purchased a 256 GB SD card drive for my MacBook Pro - to give me well 256 more GB of storage - as I was running out - and I saw this huge chunk of apps taking up 150 GB on my hard drive - so I moved the folder where they were located to my SD card drive - as those are really backups and not something that needed to be on my faster drive. But I digress quite a bit. Here is the answer I posted On a mac - the apps will be under - Music --> iTunes --> Mobile Applications If you copied the Mobile Applications folder over to the new hard drive - what you then want to do is make an alias of the new folder and move the alias under Music --> iTunes - and then change the name of the original folder there - to "Mobile Applications Old" and make the alias - "Mobile Applications" In theory when you download a new app - if the second hard drive is connected the new apps should go there - and when you sync it should work - In Theory that is. Or so I wrote in Theory- as I had not had a chance to test and confirm that - until now - I did the above - and then downloaded a new app on iTunes on my computer and as hoped - it downloaded on my SD HD - Then I did a sync - and it moved over to my iPhone 7+ - so it seems Theory worked this time. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also FROM the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. Actually there were a lot of comments - here a few. From Craig B quote Regarding transferring home videos to an iOS device from iTunes on a Mac; I successfully transferred a home video from my old MBP (stuck on ElCap) to my iPad (running 10.2 with the TV app, not the Video app). The video transferred with no errors and ended up in the Library/Home Videos section of the TV app. I don't know how my situation differs from yours. unquote From Francisco Tapia quote Listening to the latest podcast and am enjoying the review of the AirPods (including the comment about the looks dept lol) +Rob Walch really you are using the argument about driving with the AirPods? That's a lame excuse and it really drives me nuts! The argument is insane, you buy a $900 iPhone are willing to buy a $160 headphones but won't spend the pennies to buy a car stereo which you can nab for under $100. The library comment? How hard is it to reach to your pocket and trigger the down volume button? (Lame excuse) unquote Ouch - lame really - Well First if you are sitting down and the phone is in your pocket it can be pretty difficult to get to - same if it is in your purse - in either case it is much much harder than reaching up and adjusting on the headphones like you can with the wired headphones. Per the car stereo - what if you don’t have the time to change it out or you have one of those cars it is nearly impossible to change out with out pulling out your whole dashboard. Or what if you are in a rental car which you have no control of. And Per Changing out a car stereo to something that does not support Wireless CarPlay in my opinion is throwing good money away at a bad solution. The iLX-107 from Alpine I mentioned earlier is really the first really good CarPlay - aftermarket solution I have seen - as it supports wireless CarPlay. And it is hardly pennies - it is $900. Lame is not being able to easily adjust the volume of your AirPods - this has definitely bugged me the past week+ when using them. There are others that also commented that Videos transferred fine to their iPhones and were playable in TV App. However - that is not the case for me - I keep seeing this message iTunes can not sync movies or tv shows to the iPhone 7+ because the Videos App is not installed. You must download the videos app from the App store on your iPhone in order to sync Movies or TV shows. As I mentioned for me there is NO Videos app in the App store to install from Apple. Kinda of still stuck there. I thought maybe it was because originally I was not update to Sierra - that is not the case - as I am now updated to Sierra. I have the latest update of all software. I am on the Beta - maybe that is it. But for me - I can’t sync over my own movies from the Movies tab / section under my iPhone in iTunes. Something for me to keep looking into. 30:50 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-wave-take- pictures-by/id1178439784?mt=8 Hello again Rob, This is the 3rd iOS app I've made and mentioned on your show and I'm especially proud of this one. It's called "Photo Wave" and it triggers your camera to take a picture when it sees you wave your hands. No more going back and forth every time you want to take another photo. I'm giving it away free for the first thousand downloads so get it quick. Regards -Christopher M Well Christopher - congrats on the launch of your new App and thanks for letting the Tii community know about it - folks I will have a link in the show notes for this currently free app - search for Photo Wave - two words in the show notes for ep 417 and get it while it is free. 31:37 http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/04/energous-ceo- makes-tenuous-reference-to-future-iphone-as-leading- platform-for-wireless-charging One of the things I try not to do between Sept and end of December is talk about rumors of the next iPhone. I and I am sure you need a little break from iPhone Rumors. Ok - it is Jan - Happy new Year - and time for some rumor catching up. To top the list there is the competing rumors of the next iPhone - many believe it will be the iPhone 8 - a brand new design - curved glass and more items I will get into shortly. Others are now going with what I call the Sad Trombone Option - that is where the iPhone 2017 is the iPhone 7S and 7S+ - same design as currently but with a faster processor, and better cameras - maybe even the 7S getting a dual camera according to one rumor. So really for the iPhone 2017 - we have iPhone 8 and iPhone 7S rumors. Well except for the one rumor that says there will be three iPhones in 2017 - an iPhone 7S, 7S+ and iPhone 8. Oy vey So Lets go over the more exciting iPhone 8 rumors in more detail first. First item is Fast Charging. This will supposedly be in all new 2017 iPhones. And as it sounds will allow you to charge up your iPhones quicker like some Android phones allow. Rumor has it the new iPhones will have the Tristar 3 Hydra chip - which will allow this. And hey if they are that specific it must be true - right? Next item is Tap to Wake - And essentially this is another Android feature said to port over - you simply tap on the screen when asleep to see your notifications. That likely could be an iOS 11 feature more than an iPhone 8 feature - but the rumors say - just of the iPhone 8. And oh yeah - wait the Apple watch already has that feature - so yeah not really a stretch on this - but I still say - it would be an iOS 11 feature and not exclusive to just the top of the line 2017 iPhone or 2017 iPhones in general. Probably any from the iPhone 6S and on - that has 3D touch already. And before you call in and say the iPhone already has raise to wake - so why tap to wake - well if your phone is sitting on your desk or in a charging dock - it is easier to just tap than it is to raise. So yes - I see this coming - but again as part of iOS 11. Moving along there is the Glass Sandwich rumor - where you have glass on both sides. And it will have an OLED screen and it will be curved - all this brings us to being able to wirelessly charge the iPhone 8. This might have been backed up by the CEO of Energous - Steve Rizzone that told the Verge that it will provide wireless transmitters for charging before the end of 2017 to quote one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world unquote - and that quote I can not tell you who it is - but I can virtually guarantee that you have products from this company on your person, sitting on your desk or a home. unquote. If this is for apple what is really interesting is that Energous Wireless Transmitter for charging is not just a charging pad - they also can charge devices from up to 18 feet. Anyone see Johnny Numonic - yeah - can’t see anything bad with this. The iPhone 8 will be larger - at 5.8 inches in size. That one really seems fishy - even on the Android size - those that were making 6 inchers and really anything from 5.7 to 6 Inchers have moved down to a more standard 5.5 Inches. The home button says bye bye with the iPhone 8 as well. And of course we can not miss out on the Rumor that there will be a head set you can plug the iPhone 8 into for Virtual Reality uses that will compete with Oculos and Sammy per their VR offerings. Lets just say it took me a few days to recover from the first time I tried out the Occulos VR head sets - so that is not something I am all to eager to see. But my Kids both sure are excited for it. ALL of this adds up to an iPhone 8 that sits higher on the pricing tiers than the current iPhone 7+. Per the iPhone 7S or 7S+ - each of the rumors above that did not have to do with curved screens or glass backs and wireless charging have been associated to either or both. Including going to a 5.5 Inch OLED screen for the 7S+ which would allow for VR applications / headset. The biggest argument for why an iPhone 8 in 2017 has to do with the 10 year anniversary of Tii - I mean two months later the 10 year anniversary of the iPhone. I have even had some say with the new Apple head quarters opening this year - they need to do the bigger update to the iPhone 8 to go with the Spaceship campus opening. Still not sure how those two are connected. I will start to talk more about rumors as the year goes on - but safe to say - if there is a new iPhone 8 in 2017 with a new design - we should see leaked photos in the April / May time frame. http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2017/01/03/new- iphone8-iphone-7s-quick-charging-display-upgrade/ 38:31 Valentines Day is about 5 weeks out. 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And the box they came in and the individual pouches for the sheets and pillow cases - well the presentation was incredible. get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. These sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. They also have towels - and the ones I purchased for my Wife are by far the best towels in the house - plus they have other cotton products. Again Valentines day is coming - Take action now for the most appropriate Valentines day gift ever - Don’t wait until it is too late go now and get some of your Valentines day shopping done with Boll & Branch. Again get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll and Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. 40:27 http://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/03/apple-watch-3-fall- 2017-improved-battery-life/ Another rumor mill item is about the 3rd generation Apple Watches. Shocker - improved battery life is one of the rumored new specs. Hmmm - that was the most rumored spec for the 2nd gen as well. I think someone is re-using rumors. The 3rd gen Apple watches would be introduced at Apple’s Fall event that also introduces the iPhone 2017. There will also supposedly be improved sensors - ones Apple wanted to get into the first two gens - but were not ready until now. Ohhhh - that sounds exciting if not completely vague. And then there is the rumor about adding in Cellular connectivity - hey wait - that was an 2nd gen rumor too. And that does not jive with that improved battery life rumor - then and does not now. This is starting to sound like something from Digitimes - oh crap - If I followed the links at the bottom back a few sites - the one on Mac rumors - there it is a link to Digitimes. Oh wait - Digitimes is just referencing a report from another paper - with a link to the Economic Daily News. Whew - if it was un-named sources or sources in the know - from Digitimes - we would have deleted this segment. That said - most of this is really just a rehash of the rumors of the 2nd Gen Apple Watch. Most other rumors also say the 3rd Gen Apple watch will look like the first 2. There is of course talk of a new next gen processor - the S3. Bluetooth 4.2 is another rumor - but I think someone just looked at the iPhone 7+ specs and said - yeah update to that. And yes there is the re-purposed rumor that it will be thinner - which goes all so well with the better battery life and Cellular rumors. Honestly - I don’t expect much to change in the apple watch rumors between now and end of August. There is only so much you can guess will be in there. Like say adding in a camera for it - oh yeah - that was in a few rumor posts at the end of last year too. That one I feel is coming - just not sure if it will be in Gen 3 or Gen 4. https://www.thestreet.com/story/13940331/1/here-s- everything-we-currently-know-about-the-next-apple-watch.html 43:07 VOICEMAIL - Steven_Whatley_tip_apple_store_bags Hi Rob, Long time listener since day one. Love the show! I received my AirPods thanks to your TII push...ordered right away and they arrived 12 days early. Love them. Thanks for the push! Noticed that the little case is getting scratched next to my keys in my pocket. Can't keep the case in the other pocket because that's where the phone is. Well, you know that little pocket in jeans above the right front pocket that is shaped like a little triangle? I finally found a use for it. It's perfectly sized to fit the AirPod case and it keeps it from getting all scratched up and keeps the case handy to get out of your pocket quick! Keep up the show Rob, you help a lot of people and we appreciate it! Regards, Joe G formerly from Miami now back home in St. Louis Missouri. Rob, You were talking about a nightstand charger your wife would like. Check out the everdock by Fuz designs. I don't have an Apple Watch, but I use the version for my iPad and iPhone and really like it. Regards, David M 45:20 https://www.amazon.com/elago-Stand-White-Nightstand-Management/dp/B01MYNE2BM Thanks to all that sent in this next one - it is about the Elago W3 Stand - Vintage Apple Monitor - supports Nights Stand Mode - cable Management for Apple Watch Series 1 and 2. Whew - that is a mouth full. This is an Apple Watch charging stand that looks like the original vintage 1984 Mac. Brilliant. It is just $14.99 plus $3.99 for shipping via Amazon - link in the show notes - and not an affiliate link. And sorry now free shipping for us Amazon Prime members - or I would have already purchased it. I probably will get this - as because - It is an Apple Watch Stand that looks like a Vintage Mac - how Can I not purchase this. 46:13 VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_issues_imessages_just_iPad Hi Rob, I have a troubling FaceTime issue that I'm hoping you or one of your listeners could offer some advice on. My wife was making a regular voice call to me recently, then during the call switched to FaceTime. For some reason the call disconnected before I answered FaceTime. Now here's the weird part... my wife tried to call me on FaceTime again. My name and profile image appeared as the FaceTime call connected... but to her shock, a total stranger appeared! The man on the other side of the call was just as surprised as my wife. They spoke briefly and he had no idea why the FaceTime call had come through to him. Long story short, I deactivated and reactivated FaceTime on both our iPhones, but my wife still connnected to the stranger when trying to FaceTime me. We've since both disabled FaceTime as a precaution, while also changing both of our passwords and reviewing all of our security settings and authorized devices. Neither of us have ever had this issue before. Both of our Apple ID's have had two-factor authentication and strong passwords for as long as I can remember. There were no old phone numbers or email addresses listed in either of our contact entries, which I thought might have caused the issue. Looking on the Apple support forums, I've seen that this is not a unique issue, with a number of people experiencing the same problem. Do you or your listeners have any suggestions on what might have caused this, or should I just put it down to a random FaceTime bug? Thanks for the podcast and keep up the great work! Best regards, Joe (Australia) Hi Rob, Following even more rumours about AirPods being delayed until February (two days before Apple released them), I decided to wait no longer. I purchased a pair of Powerbeats 3 from a local store. The have the same W1 chip as the AirPods so I expected them to work seamlessly with my Apple Watch 2, IPhone 7 and MacBook Pro. I switched them on, pressed the button that showed on my IPhone screen and they paired immediately. Very impressive. Unfortunately, that’s where the magic ended. The phone worked perfectly but the Voiceover from my watch came for the watch speaker, not the headphones. The same with my MacBook. All devices showed the headphones as paired. I was able to switch the output on my watch to the headphones manually, but this stopped them working with the phone. I called Apple Support and was told that bluetooth only allows a single connection and that the headphones were working as they should. I disputed that statement and explained that I have a pair of Trekz Titanium and a cheap pair of X7 bluetooth headphones, both use multi-point technology, that allow Voiceover to be heard from the watch and phone at the same time. The advisor said that if I have devices that do what I want, I should stick with them and he advised me to return the Powerbeats for a refund, which I did. Two days after this disappointing setback, Apple released the AirPods. I have not yet ordered a pair because they have the same W1 chip and I suspect that they will work exactly the same way as the Powerbeats. I’d be very grateful if you listeners could let us know what their experience is with the AirPods using Voiceover on multiple devices. I can’t see the point of Apple hyping this super simple connectivity if you have to manually switch between devices every time. Still loving the show. Regards, Stuart Duncan Dundee Scotland. VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_voicemail_issues 54:37 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/finder-for-airpods-find- your/id1187777468?mt=8 There has been some posts and comments in the Google+ community about the App - Finders for AirPods. The dev sent me a promo code for this app. I have not had a chance to fully test it out. I will do so and report back on the next episode. I have seen mixed comments on it. What I am going to do is hide one of my AirPods somewhere in my house - and give my wife the phone with the App and see if she can find it. Then do the same with my sons. Then see how it works from that. To me that is the real world test for finding something you lost in your house. 55:19 Hi Rob Here is a 'Hey Siri' questions that I don't think you've used on the show: Ask / Say • "Let's dance" Regards, -- Marc Ep 417 - Ask Siri - Let’s Dance 55:47 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 56:45 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 416 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote: Hi Rob, I made this song Called Dreamer with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter. Regards, Jeff J SONG_Dreamer.mp3 Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. The artwork for this episode is something I created from a picture of me and the Wife from Halloween 2015 - I added the text with the Over App. The picture is with my Wife dressed as Princess Leia - The Original White outfit from Episode 4 a new Hope - not the gold bikini from Ep 6 - This would be the last anyone heard of me if I released the gold bikini photo - if said photo existed - which I am not saying it does. You can see the artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 416 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am completely out of Music again - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:13 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “Our approach is different. The metaphor I like to take is – if it’s Star Wars, you have these robot personalities like C-3PO who runs around and he tries to do stuff for you, messes up and makes jokes, he’s kind of a comic relief guy. Our approach is more like Star Trek, right, starship Enterprise; every piece of computing surface, everything is voice-aware. It’s not that there’s a personality, it doesn’t have a name, it’s just ‘Computer’.” Matias Duarte, Director of Android User Experiences, Google, 27 October 2011 It is ok for the technology we work with to have a personality - There is a reason Princess Leia put the plans in that R2 unit - it was a feisty little guy. So now we have 3 primary voice personalities - Siri, Alexa and Google. The first two seem approachable - the last one well the commercials fall flat with me. 03:19 Per Promo Codes - This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. You are half witted scruffy looking Nerf Herder of an App dev - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 03:58 http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/12/20/ios- 10-2-1-beta-2-is-out/ 6 days after the release of iOS 10.2.1 beta 1 came beta 2. As with any double dot update this one is about squashing bugs and optimizing performance - and beta 2 is about squashing more bugs than beta 1 and better optimizing than beta 1. I looked over quite few posts about the Beta 2 update and not one of them listed a single new feature - actually none of them listed any new updates for beta 1 either. So 10.2.1 looks to be purely about squashing bugs and optimizing performance. I have had it running on my iPhone 7+ and I have not seen any issues - not do I know of any bugs that were squashed. 04:41 When I ordered my AirPods I was originally told by Apple I would not see them until Jan 12th. HOWEVER - I am happy to report Apple actually shipped them to me on Dec 27th. You can see the unboxing video in the Tii App - which is right between Eps 415 and Ep 416. I need to qualify that this review of the AirPods is based on just two days of use with them. Per the fit and feel - For me they are really comfortable. I have not had them fall out even one time. They don’t even get to feeling loose. After a while with them in you forget they are in. Per how they look when they are in - that is a subjective question - One My wife was more than willing to give her opinion which was: Quote You look really dorky, Those are Apples - Really? They need to do better than that. unquote So yeah - there is that issue. My wife is not techie at all. So understand that from her perspective these things are quote Hideous unquote And she said you really need me on your show to tell people what I think. But I am guessing you get the gist of it - she would rather kiss a wookie than put these things in her ears. However as more and more people get Airpods - it will become more and more common - not sure if that de-dorkifies them or not - just it will make people more and more numb to them. Setting them up was really easy - place them within a couple of inches of your iPhone and open the lid on the Airpods case with them in it - and it asks if you want to pair. If you want to use them with your Mac as well - then you need to have Sierra installed - Sorry El Captain will not cut it. I will be updating to Sierra this weekend hopefully - and then I can use them to do some direct to computer recording. Per how they sound - Great. How you control them - Not so great. If you are getting a call - you have to tap twice on one to answer the call - but if you tap twice - and it answers but then there is a delay and you thought it did not answer and you tap twice again it seems to hang up on you. At least I think that is what happened a couple of times already for me. It is REALLY REALLY easy to accidentally hang up on someone. But these are not just about talking on the phone - there is listening to Podcasts and music. Here is where there is one clear disadvantage. If you want to increase the volume - you double tap - and siri kicks in and you have to ask siri to raise or lower the volume. There is no volume up and down button like on the wired ear pods. If you want to pause a song - you pull one of the Airpods out of your ear. Really - that is how you pause. No kidding. Ok - If you want you can change the double tap settings from Siri to Play / pause - you do that by going to Settings - Bluetooth and with the Airpods connected - tap on the I - and you will see a full page of settings - one is change the double tap behavior. By default it is Siri, but you can also choose - Play / Pause or Off. There is also options for Automatic ear detection. This is on by default - and when you place an Airpod in your ear - it automatically routes the audio to your Airpod - if for some reason you want to manually control this - turn it off there. But most likely you will want to leave it on. Apple has basically replaced the 3 button controller with Siri by default. Which means you have to vocalize anything you want to do. Say you are in a library and you want to lower the volume - yeah you need to pull out your phone and do it that way - as asking siri out loud to change the volume is not ideal. Same with switching Tracks. Yes - I know you can adjust the volume or switch tracks of something playing with your apple watch if you have an Apple Watch - to Do so push the side button on your Apple Watch - and then find the now playing widget and there you can change the volume with the digital crown or switch tracks. Which is way way way more complicated and distracting when you are driving your car then simply reaching up and tapping the up or down volume buttons on the traditional wired ear pods or pressing the center button twice quickly for skipping to the next song. With the AirPods You can use them either in tandem or one unit only. Both have mics. If you are a heavy user - you may need to go with just one in at any given time - with the other unit in the Charging case ready to go when the current one dies. It is either that or having down time while they both are charging. I mentioned the ROAM Ropes before - one thing I really liked about them - is you can be charging them while using them. And they have a 3 button controller - and they are a lanyard design - so they will never fall out and be lost. And while as I said the AirPods did not fall out when I was using them - The level of anxiety walking around with them in - is something that will last a while - and will never go away when standing at a urinal. The Laynard design completely eliminates that fear. Another issue with the AirPods - if you are a podcaster - they do not register with BossJock nor many other recording apps. Some apps they do work with - but most recording apps - no soup for you. Hopefully this is something devs can fix in future updates. I like to read reviews last paragraphs of their reviews - so here is my longish Last Paragraph for my Review of Apples AirPods: The Airpods are not perfect - there are annoying little paper cuts with them - i.e. not easy to adjust the volume, to easy for accidental hangups and they are easily ingestible by small dogs - to name a few. But the AirPods are still the best Bluetooth headphones over all for the iPhone and or Apple Watch. Are the AirPods a necessary purchase - Well if your iPhone does not have a 7 in its name - Nope. If it does then they kinda sorta are. If your reasoning so far for not buying the Airpods is the fear of them falling out - then that is not a valid reason - if your reasoning for not purchasing the Airpods is the fear of looking like a dork - then yeah save your money for a while. But Remember even bell bottoms were in fashion at one time - and I predict so to will be the Airpods. Sorry honey - but for now you have to deal with your husband looking like a Dork in public - because I do like them - so far. From Jonah Salvatore in the Tii Google+ community Quote I have been running with them and haven't fallen out yet. I also have been shaking my head on purpose and haven't fallen out. unquote And thanks to Jonah for also pointing out that if you tap on the battery level on your watch face - it shows on the power reserve screen not just the battery % of your Apple watch - but also the % for the left Airpod and the % for the right Airpod. And you don’t need to be using them with your Apple Watch - just with the iPhone - and it still shows. PLAY VOICEMAIL - AirPods_Review_Matthew_AU Hi Rob. I just realized that I forgot to include something in my review, and that is that when you are listening to something with your AirPods, it will automatically pause when you take one AirPod out, and will resume playing as soon as you put it back in. Regards, Matt PLAY VOICEMAILS - ME_AirPods 16:40 We are happy to have Away sponsoring us again. To save $20 on the best luggage go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii Christmas and Hanukkah have come and gone - and now it is time to treat yourself to something special. And if you travel at all - Away has the absolute best Language for you. Away sent me their Carry on bag earlier this year and I as I said before I love it. It has a 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 or 7 Five times. The best part is you can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line or even in the restroom or in my case last week walking around NY City. But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. 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Only Apple could be so bold as to make a device that costs so much and is so completely un-repairable. 19:50 http://appadvice.com/post/airpods-water-test/732814 Granted the repairability score is as bad as it gets. But some initial testing shows their survivability is actually pretty good. The Airpods survived 10’ drops just incase you have then in your ears when you are doing a chin up dunk or walking around on stilts. And they survived a trip through the washing machine and submersion under a foot of water for 5 minutes. None of which I would ever suggest you voluntarily test on your own. These will get washed - I think that is a given - since if you go out in public with them you are likely to take the charging case and you will no doubt at some point forget the case is in your pocket and into the washing machine they go. Or you might just put the Airpods directly in your pocket - forget about them and into the wash they go. One thing I did not see them do - is run them then through the dryer. But again initial tests from one Youtube shows that for 10’ drops and washing machine tests - the Airpods hold their own. Which means if you are out running with them your sweat should not damage them - if you are running with them and it starts raining - same thing - they should be fine. So running in the rain - walking in the rain - heck - even singing in the Rain - well Apple has you back with the AirPods that is. 21:11 http://www.macworld.com/article/3153393/ios/fire-in-the- earhole-no-airpods-don-t-spontaneously-combust.html International Business Times - IBT - is one of those questionable new sites. That over uses link bait titles and over fills their site with annoying ads - Once such link bait title was Quote Apple airpods can catch fire question mark. New Headphones batteries can ignite if not recycled properly, breakdown found. unquote Except - yeah that is all BS Question mark. So the answer is simply - Yes it is BS - And no they will not catch fire. The improper recycling is if you were to try and recycle the airpods like you do wired headphones by putting them through a shredder. So unless you have a metal shredder in your ear holes - yeah you are going to be just fine. Really what the article that the writer of IBT’s article clearly did not actually read was trying to say is that with Wired head phones - they are easier to recycle and get the base metals from - then it will be from the Airpods. The article from IBT was so bad it even said this quote With the launch of the iPhone 7, which does not have a headphone jack and thus requires a pair of wireless headphones, Apple users will no longer receive the white string headphones that are much easier to recycle. according to reuters unquote Except two things - 1 That is not what reuters said - and 2 - as everyone listening already knows - the iphone 7 and 7+ DO come with wired headphones. Airpods are optional - not required. Anyway - if you see any articles saying the Airpods can catch fire - likely it is more mis-reporting of the really really bad or par for the course journalism from International Business Times. 23:01 VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_mario_run_fdbk Hi Rob, I purchased the full version of Mario Run on my son’s iPhone. All four in our family share an iTunes Store account and typically, in-app purchases extended to all devices logged in under the same account. I’m trying to determine if this will be the case with Mario Run. When I go to the Mario Run purchase screen on my iPhone, I’m given the option to purchase all six worlds for $9.99, even though it was previously purchased on my son’s iPhone. There is no indication that I’ve already purchased it. Not wanting to pay another $9.99, I’ve held off tapping the purchase button on my iPhone. Just wondering if you are experiencing the same with your family, or if you know if I’ll only be charged once. Regards, Mark Hi Mark - thanks for asking. If you have the same iTunes account - you can get Mario Run on multiple devices and only pay one time. It looks like you are paying the second time - but after you go through and approve the second purchase on the second device - it says you already purchased it - and asks if you would like to download / get it for free on this other device. So the process to buy it the first time and get it free there after. Tap on Tour from the initial screen and then tap on the red button at the bottom “Purchase Screen” is under the button. Then on the pop up window is a Big Green $9.99 button. Tap that and it will either ask for your password or to use touch ID. Then you see the message Quote You’ve already purchased this. Would you like to get it again for free? unquote Tap OK - and now you have it on your second or third device. Actually you get another window that says quote Your purchase was successful unquote and you tap ok again. And then you see all the other levels fill in. I have done this on 3 devices - but paid one time. The issue many have is it really looks like you are going to have to pay a second time. I was even willing to do that for the show - just to find out. Luckily - I did not have to actually pay that second time. So I am happy - and my kids are both happy as they each have it on their phones and I now have it on my phone - just because. Hi Rob, Send simple text message Happy New Year to another iPhone - automatic video and audio of fireworks Regards, Bill Sholar Hi Bill - thanks for the heads up - and it needs to be exactly Happy New Year. Not Happy New Years - so it seems to be very specific to Happy - NEW and YEAR. combined. And it is a cool little easter egg. Again Thanks Bill for the heads up on that. VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_fdbk_pebble_apple_watch_accessible 29:57 https://plus.google.com/u/0/+EmikoFreund/posts/ JDsNBwuiZBH?cfem=1 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from Emiko Freund who posted the following quote I've received a refund from Kickstarter for Pebble Core, and picked up a stainless steel Series 0 Apple Watch about a week ago. So far I miss the always-on display of Pebble but otherwise I like my Apple Watch, even if it's not the latest model. Battery life is not as bad as I thought, but I do have to charge it daily. Does anyone have nightstand dock recommendations? Preferably something that I can take with me for traveling, too. unquote Ge rd replied quote This is nice, cheap and simple. The material is plastic, but a little bit flexible, it will not break in your baggage. Apple Watch Stand, Spigen unquote MIKE P replied quote I bought my wife the Apple watch charging dock. It's a bit pricey at $79 (duh, it's Apple) but works very well. It's solid, quite heavy and folds into a small disk so great for traveling. I also supports night stand mode. Granted there are probably plenty out there on Amazon for much cheaper but when I looked about a year ago there weren't many that supported night stand mode. unquote Robert S replied quote Don't forget that the one sold by Apple includes the charging cable/inductive coupler. The price is not so bad when you keep that in mind. All the other stands expect you to use your existing charger. so you might end up buying an extra charger cable anyway. And then gave a link to an article on portable chargers for the Apple watch. unquote Interestingly I purchased a night stand charger from Belkin for my Wife from Christmas - and she looked at and it and said - No. That is going back. It was a little too big for her tastes. It charged both the Apple Watch and her iPhone. So now we are on the hunt for something functional and stylish - that later point the Belkin night stand did not cover at all according to my wife. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 32:55 https://plus.google.com/116669136289833138788/ posts/6X2yUUA6ENr There was another post in the Google+ community I wanted to look into - it was from Steve Bana - and he asked quote TV App - I used my iPhone 7 and an HDMI connection to share videos at work and home movies at home via the video app. With the TV app, my home movies disappeared and I can't figure out what Apple expects you to do to play your saved videos. Anyone figure this out yet? unquote Surely that can’t be the case - as third party videos you upload in iTunes under movies - that you previously sync’d to the Video - app - they must all still play natively on your iPhone right? Ummm - No. Actually when I tried to sync over 2 videos from my movies section on itunes - here is the error message I received. quote iTunes cannot sync movies or TV shows to the iPhone “iPhone 7+” because the Videos app is not installed. You must download the Videos app from the App Store on your iPhone in order to sync movies or TV shows. unquote Well there you have it - you just need to download the Videos app from Apple in the App store. So I went and search for Videos in the App store - and app after app came up that was not THE Videos app from Apple. Well maybe it is just way down on the list and I did not scroll further enough. I know - I will just search for Garageband - and then under the title tap on Apple - and it will show me ALL the Apple apps in the App store - and the Videos app will definitely be in that list - Right?? Ummm - No. So it seems at least from the App store on my iPhone 7+ - I can not find the Videos App - Apple said I need for my videos - to play them natively. Which at that point makes me just want to say - Help me Obi-wan Kenobi - you’re my only hope - except well even Obi-Wan can’t help here. The new TV app - which booted the Videos app off your iPhone - the same Videos app Apple now says you need to have installed so you can sync over your videos from the movies section of iTunes - the Videos app which is not currently in the App store. Well back to the TV App - it does not play your videos natively off your iPhone - but will get them from the cloud. Seems Apple wants you to put your videos up on the cloud - which is not what I want to do - or is overly practical all the time. Uggg - Sorry - Steve - looks like Apple needs to actually bring back the Videos app to fix this issue. I guess we gotta have faith - apple will bring this back. 35:50 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/30/third-party-siri- support-useful-and-long-overdue/ The more I think about Apples focus and direction with Apple Watch and AirPods - the more I think Apple is trying to say - keep it in your pants - don’t just whip it out anywhere. I mean if you are in the Mens room and standing near the sync and whip it out - people will look at you oddly and Wham that action may even get you in trouble with the law - as some places it is illegal to have a camera in a restroom and guess what is on all smartphones. But if you can keep your iPhone in your pants pocket - and see who is calling on your apple watch and answer on your Airpods - you can save yourself a lot of strange looks and more. So yes - the more I think about it the more I can see Apples strategy moving to the hub and spoke model - with the hub being the iPhone and Apple Watch and AirPods and more being the spokes. 36:39 https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/30/leaker-claims-ios-10-3- beta-1-codename-erie-featuring-new-theatre-dark-mode- popcorn-shaped-control-center-icon-debuts-jan-10th/ Here is a little rumor - Sonny Dickson - who has had people leak to him hardware in the past - is claiming to have a source that says iOS 10.3 Beta 1 will be seeded to devs within 2 weeks - jan 10th to be specific. So if by Jan 11th there is still no iOS 10.3 Beta 1 - we know it was not a real source. Either that or unforeseen issues were discovered that caused Apple to delay the roll out. Supposedly 10.3 will have a new Theater Mode - along with a quote popcorn-shaped control center icon unquote At this point details are pretty sparse beyond what I just mentioned. 37:25 The only thing that beats an iPhone is a new iPhone - and the only razor blade to beat a Harrys Razor is a new harrys Razor. With Harrys new Gen 2 Razor Head - they took the best Razor and made it the bestest Razor I have ever used. And Harrys also has a brand new offer for you. - Harry’s is so confident in the quality of their blades, they’ll send you their popular Free Trial Set, which comes with the Razor and the Gen2 five-blade Cartridge, and shaving gel. All Free when you sign up for a shave plan, you just pay shipping.
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Regards, Leif Hi Leif, We have mentioned this a little bit - and said Apple is requiring the $149 fee to fix something many people consider a design issue - but Apple calls a mis-usage issue. Yeah no cool. That said - if anyone out there was able to get their iPhone 6+ fixed for free that was showing the issue of touch disease - when was it you had it fixed and what did you say / do to get it covered for free? Give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS AT gmail dot com. VOICEMAIL - Wayne_henderson_iPhone6s_With_battery 44:32 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/991035804/accessport- hi-res-audio-amplifier-for-iphone-7-cha This week for a Kickstarter project we have the AccessPort - one word. It is a Hi-Res Audio Amplifier for the iphone 7 and 7+ which includes charging as well. What does it do. Well according to their Kickstarter page it does the following. Provides True lossless music playback You can listen and charge at the same time. No battery is required. Fully compatible with siri Physical buttons for music playback Allows you to maintain call functions. It offers full 24-bit audio Yes - Yes this is a dongle for your iPhone 7 and 7+ that allows you to plug in 1/8th inch headphone jacks - or 3.5 MM headphone jacks - depending on where you live and what you call it. Their goal was $10k - they have raised over $45k - so congrats to them - they are funded. If you would like to be part of this - you have until Jan 20th at 8:56 AM CT to purchase or pledge for this. Pricing is $29. It is expected to ship globally in March 2017 Search for AccessPort one word at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 416 45:38 http://www.guidingtech.com/54013/beautiful- scenery-new-apple-tv/ Thanks to Dr. John for this next one - which is an article titled - 4 Apps to Get the Most Astounding Scenery on Your Apple TV One of the 4 is free - it is titled - Scenic TV - and gives a rotating group of video clips of calming and pretty nature scenes. It also goes over Scenic Loops and Earthlapse - two no free - but still pretty low cost apps for Apple TV. Link in the show notes to the article. 46:26 VOICEMAIL - SpareMIN-Tii_podcast Hi Rob I went into the music app to discover all my Apple Music songs downloaded for offline use had been removed. Unsure, why this occurred, but a bit frustrating having to downloaded the songs again. Just wondered if you or the listeners have experiences this issue? Regards Steve Brisbane Hi Rob, A few months ago my iPhone 6 (not 6S) would suddenly go from 30%, 50%, or even 70% battery remaining to shutting down due to critically low battery. On the first visit to the Apple Store they recommended a wipe and install as a new phone. I did that and the problem persisted. I also noticed that there was a faint bluish streak on the screen that was visible only when the screen was mostly filled with a solid white or light grey. When I brought the phone back after a couple of weeks the Genius noticed the streak, told me it was a symptom of a bulging battery, and (because the phone was less than two years old) replaced the phone. The lessons are: a battery that suddenly goes from 50% full to Critically Low is probably not a software problem and a streak on your screen may be a symptom of a bulged battery. Regards John Wasser Hi Rob, Can you please talk about Kodi and Exodus and the ins and outs of putting it on our iOS devices? Regards, Evan B Evan - Thanks for the email - andI will put this out to anyone that has installed the Exodus Add On for Kodi on an iOS device. What are the pros and cons you found. For those not in the know - Kodi is the Open Source Software originally called XBMC - Xbox Media Center. And Kodi is now managed by the Non Profit XBMC foundation. In a nut shell - Kodi turns a smartphone into a set top box for streaming video content. For the most part you need to be jailbroken for it - but I did find some tutorials that said you could install it unjailbroken. But it is not something I tried. Again I will send out the request for those that are using Kodi and in this case also the Exodus add on for it - on their iOS device - let us know the pros and cons - and if you are jailbroken or not. VOICEMAIL - Rich_AL_issue_bluetooth_not_connecting 51:31 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/ 09/21/apples-bag-of-tricks-includes-the-bag-itself/ This is an older story - but fits with the holiday’s - you know all those bags you see people walking out of an Apple store with. The ones that say - hey follow me to my car and see if I leave this bag in the car while I go back for more shopping so you can break into my car and steal this very valuable item - yes those bags. And you know how I say Apple patents way to many things and I hate talking about Patents as a future product - because well Apple patents too many things - Well take these two things and put them in a blender. Apple submitted a patent in the fall for their bags. I am not going to get into the patent other than to say - really Apple - a Patent on the bags. This is why some people think a few of your patents are well kinda well like your bags on the weekends and are full of it. Put hey next time you are at the apple store - don’t forget to ask for one of those bags - so you can see all the great patent pending tech that goes into them. Sighhhhh 52:39 Ep 416 - Ask Siri - May the Force be with you What is star wars about May the force be with you Did you see star wars May the force be with you Happy New Year (multiple times) May the Force be with you Carrie Fischer Comments 54:35 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode. Folks please go to Harrys.com right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and post shave balm. That’s Harrys.com and then enter coupon code Tii And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 415 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote: Hi Rob, I made this song Called Antique Parachute with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter. Regards, Jeff J SONG_Antique Parachute.mp3 Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank SHANNON for sending in the Artwork for today's show. SHANNON wrote the following: Good morning Rob, This is a photo I took of the Apple flag that flies outside the new data center, under construction in Mesa, AZ. I took this with my iPhone 6 (since I'm still a couple weeks away from receiving my matte black, 256 GB, iPhone 7 Plus) and added the text with "Text on Photo" Regards. Shannon in AZ Thanks SHANNON, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see SHANNON'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 415 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am completely out of Music again - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:09 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “Here are four reasons why I don’t think Apple’s stock will see $100 again: 1. Growth in phones is slowing as competition increases 2. Margins are shrinking 3. Apple is losing its innovative edge 4. Apple may no longer be a growth story” Howard Gold, MarketWatch, 1 February 2013 At the time he said Apple stock would not hit $100 - Apple was below that. Of course Today I would say I hope he is right and that Apple never hits $100 again as it is already beyond. Just Sayin 02:46 Per Promo Codes - This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 03:25 http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/07/apple- releases-ios-10-2-public-beta-7/ Well iOS 10.2 made it all the way to Beta 7. Apple rolled that out a little after I release the last episode - and that meant 4 different betas in less than 2 weeks. But Beta 7 was the last beta - as next to be released was the gold master. Per Beta 7 and the Gold Master - what was different vs Beta 6 seems to have been all Bug Fixes. 03:47 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/ios-10-2- best-new-features-update-tv-app/ But rather than try and even look for difference vs Beta 6 - lets look at overall what is new with iOS 10.2 vs 10.1.1 1. New Emojis - As in 72 new emojis or as apple says 100’s of new and redesigned emoji's. You get a face palm, An Avocado - Because Face Palm - why did they not think of that before. And well 70 others that are new and 100’s that are redesigned. Because well if you can’t say it with an emoji why bother saying it at all. And my feelings on all this - would be the new Shrug emoji if I had to pick one - definitely not the bacon emoji. 2. You can now Save Camera Settings. To get access go to the Settings App and under Photos and Camera scroll down to the new Preserve Settings options - then select which ones you want to make as defaults - including the live photos features or you could make sure they are not on. 3. You can now resume your test from a quick response when you switch to full screen in Messages Mid-Sentence. Not sure this is as much a feature as a bug fix - as that is of course how it should work - duhhh. 4. There are also new Love and Celebration screen filters in the Messages App on iOS 10.2 - To access, long-press or 3D-touch the arrow in the chat bubble at the right of your message, toggle to screen and swipe to pick the option you want. 5. New Wallpapers on the 7 and 7+. 3 new wallpapers to choose from to be precise. Ok - not very exciting. 6. The New TV App - which is more exciting and really the biggest update of 10.2 - if you live in the US. The idea behind the TV app is a good one - A single App to aggregate together all your streaming TV Apps - like HBO now, Starz, Hulu, Showtime, NBC and more. Sadly that more part does not include Netflix and of course does not include Amazon Video. But it does include most of the others I use - so now I am down to 3 apps - The TV App, Netflix and Amazon Video when I am looking for something to watch. The TV App also replaces the Video App that was previously used to play purchased videos. To be fair - it is said in the future Netflix and Amazon Video will be supported. But not sure how Amazon Video will be supported if it is not yet even an app on Apple TV. Maybe it will just support on the iOS side and not tvOS side. 7. Single Sign-on - Means you log in one time for all your streaming TV services that are not named Netflix - assuming your TV provider is supported. The supported Pay TV Service providers include - CenturyLink Prism, DirecTV, Dish, GVTC, GTA, Hawaiian Telcom, Hotwire, Metrocast, Service Electric and Sling TV. 8. Updated Photos, News and Music Apps - These apps all received minor but useful updates. The Photos App has improved functionality around grouping similar photos of the same person. For the News App - There is a new Saved Section where you can find stories you well saved for later reading. And you can now swipe left to go to the next story. For the music App - the swipe up from the bottom of the screen music controls now include - Shuffle, repeat and up next. 9 - Accessibility updates include: Adds BraillePen14 support to VoiceOver – Fixes an issue where the braille table could switch unexpectedly with VoiceOver – Fixes an issue where sometimes Siri enhanced voices were unavailable to VoiceOver – Fixes an issue where VoiceOver users could not re-order items in lists – Fixes an issue where Switch Control was sometimes unable to delete Voicemails 10 - Other improvements and fixes – Adds notification support for HomeKit accessories including window coverings, occupancy, motion, door/window, smoke, carbon monoxide, and water leak sensors – Adds notification support for HomeKit accessories when software updates are available to HomeKit accessories – Improves Bluetooth performance and connectivity with 3rd party accessories – Fixes an issue that could cause FaceTime participants to appear out of focus – Fixes an issue that could cause FaceTime calls to appear with incorrect aspect ratio and orientation – Fixes an issue that prevented some Visual Voicemail from completing playback – Fixes a Safari Reader issue that could cause articles to open as empty pages – Fixes an issue that could cause Safari to quit unexpectedly after marking an item as read in Reading List Hi Rob, I recently updated my iPhone 6s and iPad Air2 to IOS 10.2. Imagine my chagrin to discover that zero, yes, zero, of the Voiceover bugs introduced in IOS 10.01 were fixed. Ergo, I was less surprised to learn that TV-OS 10.1 fixed exactly zero of the Voiceover bugs introduced in TV-OS 10.0. This is extremely irritating especially with regard to the Apple TV. It remains the only Apple device I've ever owned that I wish I could revert to an earlier version of the OS. Regards, Kevin Barry http://bgr.com/2016/12/13/ios-10-2-features-list-emojis-tv-app/ 11:12 http://www.macworld.com/article/3149514/consumer- electronics/apple-releases-updates-for-ios-watchos- and-tvos.html#tk.rss_all Not only was iOS 10.2 released - so were updates for tvOS and watchOS. For the Apple TV with tvOS 10.1 - The biggest item in this update is the TV app - which becomes the single point of access for many of your streaming TV apps and syncs with the TV app on iOS. The main screen is now the TV App. So if you hit the home button above the volume button - it now takes you to the TV App. Not sure if I like that. Actually right now I don’t - maybe in the future when Netflix is part of it - I might like that better. But if you use lots of game apps - you really will not like it. And finally watchOS - 3.1.1 is the latest new version - and to update - make sure your iPhone is updated to 10.2 first, and then make sure both your iPhone and Apple Watch are on the same Wifi network, and that your apple watch is charged to over 50% and your apple watch is connected to the charger. Some of the changes include the following: - Fixes an issue that could prevent contact names from appearing in the Messages app and notifications
- Fixes an issue that could impact ability to respond to notifications
- Fixes an issue that may prevent the Activity rings from displaying on the Activity watch faces
- Resolves an issue where the incorrect date could be displayed in the Calendar app month view
- Resolves an issue where the Stocks complication may not update on the watch face;
- Fixes an issue that prevented the dials on an analog watch face from appearing after changing the temperature unit in the Weather app;
- Resolves an issue that could cause the Maps app to stay launched after navigation has ended;
https://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/12/12/apple-rolls- out-watchos-311-with-a-variety-of-bug-fixes 13:09 http://fortune.com/2016/12/14/apple-watch-watchos-update/ Well that Watch OS update was actually pulled shortly after it was released at least for Series 2 Watch owners - as there were reports from Series 2 owners of their watches being bricked. Apple said the following: “A very small number of Apple Watch customers experienced an issue while installing watchOS 3.1.1, so as a precaution we’ve pulled back the software update. Any customers impacted should contact AppleCare, but no action is required if the update installed successfully. We are working on a fix for an upcoming software update,” On Apples website, users were instructed to force a restart by pressing down the side button and the Digital Crown and holding both down until it reset, but when they did that, if the problem still wasn’t fixed - the only suggestion was to take the bricked Watch to the nearest Apple Store. Brilliant. As always it is always best to wait before jumping in. At this point - it seems safe to update to iOS 10.2 and also tvOS 10.1 - but For watchOS 3.1.1 - well it sounds like for at least series 2 owners that version is no longer available for updating to. I did update my original Apple watch to version 3.1.1 with no issues - but luckily did not get around to updating my wife’s series 2 watch. Because again for her I always wait. 14:59 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/14/apple-seeds- ios-10-2-1-beta-1-to-developers/ And 2 days after iOS 10.2 gold master was released to the world - Apple released 10.2.1 Beta 1. As with Any double dot update - it is mostly about squashing bugs. Actually every post I read on 10.2.1 beta 1 says it is just about bug fixes - no one in any of those posts had found any changes or additions to the features. 15:22 Why not treat yourself to something special this Christmas - Something you can enjoy every night, something that will improve the quality of your sleep - I am of course talking about getting yourself a great Casper Mattress. Casper Mattresses are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to be wake up your significant other when you get up in the middle of the night to sneak some holiday cookies. Time Magazine even named it one of the best inventions of 2015. And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. - Casper is an obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price.
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Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress and for sponsoring this show. 17:20 http://fortune.com/2016/12/13/apple-airpods-on-sale/ VOICEMAIL - Todd_AirPods Thanks to Larry T and Richard E who sent in emails at 8:23 AM CT and 8:24 AM CT respectively on December 13 th saying the AirPods were for sale. I was on early morning conference calls and did not see them until a little after 9:45 AM - and by 9:54 AM when I had placed my order and received my confirmation email - I missed the first group of AirPods that were shipping before Christmas. Luckily I ordered them for me - but still it will be Jan 12th before I get mine. I did send out a push notification as soon as I heard - and depending on where you live that seems to have come just in time. Here is one email I received: Hi Rob. I've just received my AirPods in the mail. I wanted to thank you for the notification in the Tii app as I would have missed out otherwise. It came through at 6:30am and I ordered them straight away. When I checked at 3pm that day shipping time was out to 4 weeks and by the next morning it was out to 6 weeks. Regards Matt, Adelaide, Australia 19:33 http://betanews.com/2016/12/13/apple-airpods-sold- out-wireless-headphones-christmas/ Well evidently - they did sell out quickly - and depending on where you lived - very very quickly. So if you were like me and received a Jan 12th or later delivery - but unlike me are looking at them as a gift for someone - what can you do? Well this week you can camp out at a local apple store and hope to get really lucky. According to Apple quote AirPods will be shipping in limited quantities at launch and customers are encouraged to check online for updates on availability and estimated delivery dates. Stores will receive regular AirPod shipments unquote It is either camping out in-front of an Apple store - or you could order them and print out the receipt and pit in a nice box. Because - yes that always has the same impact as getting the physical device. And no - cutting the wires off the current airpods and putting them in the box with the receipt is not going to make it any better. 20:26 http://www.indabaa.com/how-to-pair-airpods-with- iphone-ipad-apple-watch-mac-apple-tv/ So lets assume you are one of the lucky ones and you do get the AirPods - and you have multiple devices - maybe you want to pair them with your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Mac. Very reasonable to have all those devices. Is it possible to pair the same set of headphones to all 5 of those different devices. Yes - Yes it is. And there is a link in the shows notes for Ep 415 titled - How to Pair Apple AirPods with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV That will go over how to do this. It is pretty easy for the iOS and Apple Watch. And should be easy for the mac - but the Apple TV - that gets a little trickier. But still doable. 21:08 http://ww6w.idownloadblog.com/2016/12/15/apple- airpods-69-replacement/ Now lets fast forward to oh the day after you get your Airpods. So what happens WHEN you loose one of the AirPods - well no problem says apple you can replace either one for JUST $69. But what happens WHEN you loose the Charging case. No problem says Apple - you can replace it for JUST $69. Because you know $69 + $69 + $69 equals the original $159 right. Wait I just went to check that on my Apple calculator app - and it must be broken because it says $69 + $69 + $69 = $207 - Yup my calculator must be broken that is $48 higher than it should be well either that or Apple is trying to get that 200+ Billion cash horde up to 250+ billion. I just hope the AirPods come with a nutrition statement - as I have a feeling one of them will eventually end up in the belly of my French bull dog. But seriously - what happens when stomach acid and Lithium ion batteries meet? Any Vets want to chime in on this? You know this is going to happen to more than a few people and their dogs. Give me a call 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon-dog - or send us an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com 22:40 http://digg.com/2016/apple-airpods-reviews The reviews are coming in from the different press orgs out there. Here are the last few lines from some of those reviews. From MacWorld quote The three-button remote on wired earbuds is a much faster, easier way to control your music than double-tapping one ear and then trying to get Siri to do what you want. But I can’t help liking the AirPods—the cool design and powerful sound just keep me coming back. I just wish they had another gesture, or smarter/faster Siri, to be as convenient as what they’re replacing. unquote From Engadget quote If Apple had made the software and controls a little more flexible, this review might have taken a very different turn. If you're reading this, Apple, this was a solid first attempt. Don't give up on the concept, because I believe future AirPods could be great. unquote From Wired (which yes is a little ironic to do a review on wireless headphones - but I digress) quote All that said, I’m really looking forward to what the AirPods become. They have the potential to be the kind of project that goes from accessory or hobby to critical piece of Apple’s future. The AirPods, above all else, are Siri machines. And just like Siri, they have a bright future—and a seriously awkward present. unquote From CNET quote As proof of how more connected devices could glom onto your iCloud device world, AirPods show interesting promise. And they could be the type of always-in wearables to extend beyond the Apple Watch. But for now, they're mostly just small, nice wireless earphones that cost a lot and lack a good remote. unquote From Mashable - once I could past the pop ups / pop overs / pop unders and other annoying ads. quote What I do know is that my fears of being laughed at on Broadway never materialized. The more I wore the AirPods, the more I enjoyed them and it occurred to me that the more people who bought them, wore them comfortably and enjoyed using them and even started singing their praises, the more public sentiment on the AirPods' look might shift. after a commute through the city, a trek through a crowded Penn Station and a ride home on a busy train (the conductor noticed my iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but didn't comment on the odd white devices hanging from my ears), I arrived home with the realization that opinions on Twitter are one thing, but reality may be another another. unquote And now from those that kiss Apples ring - to those that have no skin in the game. From Michael Polinske from the Tii G+ community quote Just opened my AirPods. They seem to stay in my ears quite well. Haven't tried walking around with them, but much better than the EarPods. Currently charging them because the case only had 10% and one of them only had like 75%. I'll let you know tomorrow after using them for a full day how it goes. I noticed that it was automatically added to my MacBook and iPad though I only initially paired it to my iPhone. So far I am impressed. I don't listen to music too much, but do listen to a lot of podcasts. unquote Then there is a Video of a guy running 10 kilometers with them in and they stayed in place. Most of the reviews I am seeing with regards to them staying in your ears - say they do. Congrats to all that received them already. I am a good 3 weeks out before I see mine - SAD TROMBONE. 26:40 http://fortune.com/2016/12/16/nintendo-stock-super-mario-run/ From Myron Uecker on Google+ Quote Apple is really promoting Mario on iOS. I was in a local Apple Store today and every one of the employees were wearing Mario pins on their shirts. unquote Yes folks - Super Mario Run is out and it is a hit - it has been the top free app and the top grossing app since its release. How can it be both - simple - there are 3 free levels - and then if you want to unlock the rest of the levels - you need to pay $10. Both my boys really love it and both are bugging me for the $10 unlock. Which I will do as a Christmas present for them. We will talk more about this in a few minutes. 27:22 VOICEMAIL - Jeff_fdbk_bluetooth_issues Hi Rob, I heard him say having incoming calls and his iphone6s freeze up. I have an iPhone 6s Plus and had this same issue and I cleared network settings in reset settings. I'm on T-Mobile it has not done it since I reset network settings. Hope it helps. Regards, John Hullinger Hi Rob - Just thought I’d mention a fun differentiator for the series 2… the digital crown can turn the brightness up really gradually. Apparently that’s not on the series 1 I haven’t become an Apple Watch wearer yet - maybe someday. regards -Dan Hi Rob, You were discussing that the battery issues for the iPhone may be related to a software issue rather than a hardware problem. I found that i only have the issue when using the podcast app. When i get up early in the morning and do a update of the podcast list my phone shuts down and tells me to plug in the charger because the battery is dead. Even if the charge was at 43% just before. When I plug it in my phone starts up and shows 43% and charges. I don't have this problem when it has been on the charger at night and is at 100%. (Even when no longer on the charger) Maybe this can help your listeners resolve this issue. Or at least reproduce this problem. Regards, Harald Heijmans VOICEMAIL - Carl_Detroit_fdbk_random_shut_off_issue 32:46 https://plus.google.com/115348269522560425138/ posts/TCD17Ld5Q7r?sfc=true https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from MYRON UECKER who posted the following quote For all those who just cannot wait, Mario is now on the App Store. unquote Caryl Goodman replied quote I never played this game. But I did download it!!! Gotta see what everyones talking about!!!!!!! unquote BARRY SMITHERMAN replied quote It's fun, but not 9.99 fun. I really appreciate pay once and play forever games, but a 10'er is a lot for this. unquote APPLE DYSTOPIA replied quote +barry smitherman $9.99 for that?!? It's an auto run game, all you can do is jump. Kind of boring. I agree, too much, but the Mario brand will probably attract a lot of customers. I'm sure they researched that price. unquote FRANCISCO TAPIA replied quote +barry smitherman it's perfectly fine, the animations are fantastic! These take time to build and they are extremely polished! +Apple Dystopia Mario games may not be for all, but it's more than just a run and jump. There are multiple actions such as the hurdle over turtles/ toads. The 9.99 unlocks the additional worlds all without ads. I grew up with Nintendo so I really enjoy the playfulness of the game. unquote MYRON UECKER replied quote This game reminds me of the Rayman series, which are also well made but limited on iOS. unquote BARRY SMITHERMAN replied quote It's worth it for people who are into that type of game I guess. The animations are good, but the sounds and music are awesome. Still, I would personally get bored of it way before I felt like I got my money's worth. unquote FRANCISCO TAPIA replied quote When you consider that you pay between $35 to $45 for a Nintendo 3DS game, $10 is a bargain. You do get lots of levels, amazing sound and graphics, hands down better than any .99 cent game of course if you don't care for runner games, I understand you not liking it. not long ago I bought the Formula 1 game as well for 9.99 I love that I don't have to wait for paid periods that encourage me to not play (ala RealRacing i'm looking at you!) I much rather pay for a fully working game so I can play when I have time, instead of getting gimped unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 35:49 http://www.applemust.com/how-to-use-apples-new- icloud-calendar-anti-spam-tools/ We talked about the iCloud Calendar spamming going on the last couple of episodes. Apple has some new Anti-spam tools available. According to Johnny Evans - who wrote a post - How to use Apple’s new iCloud Calendar anti-spam tools Quote The tool becomes visible when an iCloud user receives an unsolicited calendar invite from a sender who is not known as a contact within their contacts database. You can then double-click the event and report is as junk. Here’s how to do it: 1. Select the offending invitation in iCloud Calendar online - 2. Double-click the event
- 3. A new window opens in which you’ll see the ‘Report Junk’ option
- 4. Tap this and a window appears to confirm this is what you want to do or tap ‘Not Junk’ if you’ve made an error
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- - Pebble devices will continue to work as normal. No immediate changes to the Pebble user experience will happen at this time.
- - Pebble functionality or service quality may be reduced in the future.
- - Warranty support is no longer available for Pebble watches. How-to information and troubleshooting can still be found on our Support page and in the Pebble Forum.
unquote And you can find more info from Pebble by looking for the link titled - Pebble’s next step - in the show notes for ep 415 It is clear the Apple watch had a lot to do with the demise of the Pebble - and for that I am sad. I really liked my Pebble - and in some ways it was better than the Apple watch - at least in terms of Battery life. I talked before on this show - that depending on what you wanted a smartwatch for - the pebble was in some cases the better choice. I am again sad for this news. To those who remained loyal to Pebble - you have my condolences. https://backchannel.com/the-real-story-behind-pebbles- demise-303802a7afaa?mbid=synd_digg#.kbf4h5ukm https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/07/pebble-acquired-by-fitbit/ https://blog.getpebble.com/2016/12/07/fitbit/ 42:21 http://www.inferse.com/44183/26-android-mobiles- including-lenovo-factory-malware/ Thanks to all that sent in this next article. And this one goes under - I am sure glad I have an iOS smartphone category. It seems that brand spanking new Android handsets might have malware pre-installed at the factory. This according to the Antivirus company Doctor Web. Malware has been found to be pre-installed in the firmware of dozens of cheap android handsets right out of the box. While most of those discovered do come from low-end devices from companies most no one has heard of - at least two of the handsets came from Lenovo. One way to reduce the stress level Android users have about their phone getting infected with Malware - is to just infect it before they get it - then they will not have to worry about getting infected for the first time. Brilliant !! 43:08 VOICEMAIL - Gary_fdbk_10_1_1_issues Rob, I, like you, have the iPhone 7+ jet black & bought the bumpies. I love the practicality and show-off color ... but ... the iPhone without a case is slippery as a greased pig. Do you or the listeners have solutions? Regards, Rich Hi Rob, In response to the caller regarding being able to pause audio when your iPhone is inside the armband I have 2 ideas to get around this issue without buying a different band. First, I would say that instead of using the home button to wake the phone, grab the side of the phone to depress the wake/sleep button. This does not need skin contact to wake the screen. You then can tap the pause icon. Second, I would try and use headphones with the controls either on the cord or the headphones themselves. Earpods work great for this and they came with your phone. Regards, Jim VOICEMAIL - Ben_CA_Fdbk_issue_armband_fingerbrint 48:51 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1483155071/moonlite- a-bedtime-story-projector-for-your-mobile For Kickstarter projects - we have two this week. The first one is called - Moonlite - a bedtime story projector for your mobile phone. This one had a goal of 20k - and has raised over 100k and counting. You have until Jan 12th 6:27 PM CT to fund this one. So what is Moonlite. Well according to the site quote Imagine projecting your child's favorite bedtime story onto the ceiling or wall while they are snuggling in bed with you. Moonlite makes bedtime stories come to life, with full HD story images and in-app sound effects to make the reading experience immersive and magical for children. unquote Simple put - it uses the light from your iPhone to power the projector - and you have disc that you turn to have different image you project on the ceiling or wall that go along with the story you are reading. The starter pack is $35. Pricing goes up from there - with more stories and additional units. The $65 Super Value Pack gets you 1 moonlite device and all 7 story reels. They are showing an April 2017 ship date. This looks like a great one for anyone with toddlers and young children. Search for Moonlite - one word spelled - m o o n l i t e - at kickstarter.com or in the show notes for ep 415 at today in iOS dot com. 50:14 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wiplabs/idockall- 2-true-one-hand-undocking-with-a-twist I mentioned two projects and the second one is called iDockALL2 - true one hand undocking with a twist This one had a goal of $10k and has raised over 17k. So congrats. This one you only have until Dec 22nd at 9:59 AM CT to fund - so snap snap. From the description quote One hand undocking, works with all iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Release system allows continuous charging! The iDockAll 2 is very easy to use: secure it to your desk and the sticky pad will allow a true one hand undocking experience. The special cable head that we have designed tilts back and forth in the dock allowing the docking of practically any Smart Phone or Tablet. If you pull your phone straight up, it detaches from the dock. If you move your phone back first, and then pull up, the head is released. This means you can keep using your phone without interrupting the charge. Perfect if you're low on battery! unquote Pricing on this is $29 and they say it will ship in April 2017 You can find more on this one by searching for idockall2 - one word at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 415. 51:34 Hi Rob, Say "Merry Christmas, Siri!" :) And a blessed and Merry Christmas to you and your family! :) Btw... I LOVED Porter's game review! PLEASE have him on the show more!!!! He's awesome!!! Thanks for all you do! Regards, - Tammy Hi Tammy - thanks for the suggestion - Ep 415 - Ask Siri - Merry Christmas Siri Bonus - Ask Siri - What do you want for Christmas Siri Happy Holidays. Next Episode 53:26 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free trial and access to well over 200 of the best and most popular magazines. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 54:22 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Until the next time - I am your host Rob - Reminding you to phone Different. OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 414 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank KARTHIK for sending in the music you hear in the background. KARTHIK wrote: Hi Rob, I am submitting my song Dinosaur to play on the show. This song was created completely using the apps GarageBand and Auto-Tune Mobile on my iPad Air 2. My vocals were recorded using an Apogee MiC Digital Microphone which I purchased from the Apple Store. The song is dedicated to my daughter who is also my #1 fan. To find more of my music please check out SoundCloud.com/RXtracks Regards, KARTHIK M SONG_DINOSAUR Thanks KARTHIK for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JOHN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JOHN wrote the following: Hi Rob, I used SnapSeed to create & tune the image then overlay the branding text, and tweak the image further with filters. I wanted to see how far I could take it with a single App - and SnapSeed is pretty full featured with a nice intuitive interface to make a lot of powerful image tools easy to use. Thanks John Poser Thanks JOHN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JOHN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 414 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 02:30 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote “‘iPhone Killer’ BlackBerry 10 is here: iPhone is Dead! Emotions run high as BlackBerry 10 smartphones Q10 and Z10 make their debuts” UNQUOTE Bob Brown, InfoWorld, 30 January 2013 That is something I would expect from Bobby Brown the singer - not some bloke from InfoWorld. Just Sayin 02:55 For Promo codes - On Ep 413 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The Apps - SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard and - MYCARDLISTS. Promo Codes for System UTIL Dashboard have already been given out - but If you are interested in winning a promo code for MyCardLists or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 413 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 03:42 http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-10.2-beta-4-download- now-available/ Apple went and released two new beta’s last week - on Monday they released iOS 10.2 Beta 4 and then at the end of the week they released iOS 10.2 Beta 5. While one more beta was thought possible - no one was predicting two more beta’s in one week for iOS 10.2. With Beta 4 - it was mostly you guessed it about squashing bugs. Actually I could not find any articles that talked about any new features found in Beta 4 vs Beta 3. 04:12 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/02/apple- seeds-ios-10-2-beta-5/ And with beta 5 - it is the same as with beta 4 - bug squashing seems to be all anyone is reporting. Some are saying Beta 5 is the Gold master version that will go out to the public - and the GM version of iOS 10.2 is likely going out this week. http://www.redmondpie.com/download-apple-releases- ios-10.2-beta-5/ 04:29 http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/12/05/ios-10-2-beta-6- out-for-developers-and-public-testers-now/ And another first for Apple - they released Beta 6 on Monday the 5th. That means 3 betas in 8 days - that is a new record for Apple. Anyone saying they predicted betas 4,5 and 6 in an 8 day window is full of it. This was really a unique situation. What is new in Beta 6 vs beta 5 - well that is hard to say - because most people were still trying to find anything new in Beta 5 vs beta 4. Safe to say beta 6 is about bug squashing and optimization. Beta 5 actually ran pretty well for me over the weekend with the exception of one issue and that being the home button would not always wake up the phone and I would have to hit the power button. I have not seen that issue since I updated to Beta 6. So maybe that was the one key bug they squashed. Both Devs and public beta testers can get iOS 10.2 beta 6 - but hurry because Apple could release beta 7 tomorrow or maybe this will be the one that becomes the gold master. 06:00 https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/06/tvos-10-1-beta-5/ Apple also updated tvOS 10.1 to beta 5. I have not talked much about this - but it seems likely before the next episode tvOS 10.1 will launch - and the biggest additions are the TV App Apple recently announced and single sign on - which is great as it unlocks all the apps your cable provider allows for. So no more going through the CBS app getting the code from your computer and unlocking and then the NBC app and getting the code from your computer and unlocking and the AMC app and so on and so on. These are both very nice additions for the Apple TV and I am looking forward to updating once this goes gold master. Updating to Apple TV’s right away is typically ok - it is not something you normally need for work. That said the Wife will not let me run beta software on our Apple TV’s. 07:04 https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/01/apple-iphone- 6s-battery-replacement-serial-number/ VOICEMAIL - Tom_NJ_iPhone6S battery Apple has a tool where you can enter in your Serial number for your iPhone 6S to see if it is eligible for a new battery. This relates to the unexpected shut down issue. Apple is still saying it is just a small number of iPhone 6S models that were manufactured between Sept and Oct 2015 that have the faulty battery. And these battery issues are the opposite of Samsungs where they went boom - Apples batteries just go completely inactive. From Jack Reeder in the Tii Google+ community: Quote For the record, yesterday I was driving with Apple maps. At 50% power the phone shut down. I could not restart until I got home and plugged it into power. It showed 44% when it powered up. I'm in line for the 6s battery replacement. They said it will be on the store in 2-3 weeks. I will then bring in phone. If battery replacement works we're done. If it doesn't they will give me a new phone. They ordered both the battery and the new phone at the same time. unquote 10:49 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-store-workers- getting-frustrated-190720169.html There are reports that Apple Stores are being inundated with customer complaints with regards to devices shutting down early when the battery is showing around 30% or more left - according to some Apple store employees according to Business Insider. Apple keeps stating that this issue is just per the iPhone 6S and just a small number - however according to Business Insider Apple Store Employees are saying the issue is actually very common and it is more than just the iPhone 6S. I personally can say my Son’s iPhone 5S has had this issue since updating to iOS 10. It is also being reported by one Apple Genius that there weren’t enough batteries on hand to handle all the requests for replacements. It really does look like there is more here then Apple is letting on. 11:46 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ios-10-1-1-update-causing- iphone-battery-drain-1594001 And for the most part Apple is saying it is a hardware issue - but that is not what it appears to be when you look at the reports. It looks to be an iOS 10 issue. There are some posts / reports coming out now that say iOS 10.1.1 software in particular is part of the issue. I wonder if all of these releases of 3 betas in 8 days are also focused on this issue. I will be updated my son’s iPhone 5S to the new Beta 6 and will see what happens. Right now it is fully charged. I will see later on how it is doing. From Mark Jarvis in the Tii Google+ community quote I have an iPhone 6s and it is probably entitled to a battery swap, but I believe the problem is software! It only started happening since the ios version 10 happened. Why aren't Apple doing something about it? unquote 13:50 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/11/17Free-Hour- of-Code-Workshops-December-5-through-11-at- Every-Apple-Store.html It might be too late for some of you when you hear this - but Apple from Dec 5th to Dec 11th is having their Free hour of Code Workshops at all 487 apple retail stores worldwide. quote Among the most popular events at the Apple Store®, Hour of Code workshops teach the basics of computer science with Code.org’s programming tutorials. Apple and Code.org share the goal of giving every student the opportunity to learn computer science. unquote A big part of this years hour of code will include an introduction to Swift playgrounds. Which you have heard me sing the praises of earlier this year. Again this is running from December 5th to December 11th - and is geared towards kids - so check your local Apple store to see it is not too late this year. 14:35 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/30/tim-cook-airpods-email/ One thing you are not yet too late for is the Apple Air Pods - as well they are still not for sale. Despite lots of rumors for the past 6 weeks that it was going to be tomorrow whenever today was during that 6 weeks. But tomorrow has yet to come for the AirPods - but one rumor posted up on MacRumors - is from a supposed email exchange with Tim cook and an average joe consumer. Joe Consumer wrote to Tim quote "Give us a release date. I really bought in to the wireless vision you painted. Now I'm stuck waiting with my EarPods but can't charge my 7 at the same time which I need to do at work. Let us know if it's a month or 6 months, because then I'll just buy some other wireless headphones.” unquote Tim replied back with quote "Thanks for your note. Sorry for the delay---we are finalizing them and I anticipate we will begin to ship over the next few weeks." unquote MacRumors says the email headers look legit - but yeah faking that is not tuff. And Mac Rumors pretty much says as much. Said email exchange happened the last week of November. So that means Tomorrow could actually be tomorrow or maybe the next day or the day after that or - well - look for a push notification from the Tii App when the AirPods finally go on sale. Hopefully they will be here in time to make a nice Christmas gift. 15:57 And speaking of Gifts - A perfect gift for a man in your life is Harry’s razors. I love my Harry’s razors - they are with out a doubt the absolutely best razors I have ever used at any price level. and Harrys just sent over a great limited edition Holiday Shave kit - that Looks great and is filled with great stuff. o It has a Midnight blue chrome razor handle (which you can get engraved with initials) o 3 of Harry’s German-engineered 5-blade cartridges that again provide the best shave I have ever had. o The Foaming shave gel that smells amazing o and a Beautifully designed gift box. o and all of this for just $30 and if you use promo code tii - that brings the price down to $25 if you are a first time customer. Go to Harrys.com right now to get this limited edition holiday shave set while supplies last, and don’t forget to enter promo code Tii at checkout for $5 off. • If you haven’t heard of them before, Harry's was started by two best friends – Jeff and Andy – who were fed up with being overcharged for razors, so they started their own razor company to give people what they deserve: a great shave at a fair price. ▪ They also offer handles and sets starting at just $10 bucks if you haven’t tried Harry’s for yourself! • If you are looking to send a Harrys kit as a gift this year remember Free shipping ends on December 9th, so ACT NOW. Go to Harrys.com right now to get a limited edition holiday shave set while supplies last, and don’t forget to enter code Tii at checkout for $5 off. That’s Harrys.com, with promo code Tii. 17:31 VOICEMAIL - Apple_Watch_series_1or2 Rob Regarding the listener who noticed the Apple Clock App no longer displays seconds - and a desire to set clocks to the actual second... My suggestion is to skip adding another "uni-tasker" App to your home screen. I use a website: time.is It is mobile friendly and displays exact time with running seconds. You can use the Safari app and keep the page in your timeline without adding another icon. But if you like one-touch access then you can add that page to the home screen. As always- keep the good work going with all things iOS... Cheers, PaulG in Lawrenceville Hi Rob, Enjoy the show as always. My favorite clock app is Grand Clock by Ansette LLC. This universal app gives you the look and sound of a grandfather clock. Visually, you can zoom in on the face of the clock, including second hand, or zoom out to see the whole clock including swinging pendulum. My favorite aspect is the sound. When the app is focused you hear the ticking of a real grandfather clock. The developer says all sounds are recordings of a real grandfather clock and they certainly sound that way. I hate the ticking of a cheap plastic clock. Also, you can have the app sound chimes (or in my case just gongs) on the hour, half hour or quarter hour. You can also set a schedule to have it keep quiet at night. The app costs $.99 and there is an in app purchase for additional chimes but I do not think they are at all necessary. Hth Kevin Barry Hey Rob Thank Bruce for his instructions on how to delete those calendar spammers. I swear I was getting like 5 new one a day. Love the show. Keep up the great work. Roy VOICEMAIL - Calendar_Spam_Workaround 22:55 https://plus.google.com/u/0/107722079381586985625/ posts/ejBiMkncEMf?cfem=1 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from Patrick McCann who posted the following quote I forget the name of the caller from the last episode who brought this up, but yesterday I did receive a Spam calendar invite. I showed my wife and we were able to create another calendar from our mac and delete it without notifying the sender. I however couldn't figure out how to do this from my phone. Does anyone know how from your iPhone or does this have to be done from a mac or PC? unquote Ken Ostrander replied quote The same thing happened to me, I saw the post as well, irritating as heck https://astralbodi.es/2016/11/25/preventing- spam-icloud-calendar-invites/ unquote And then Ken gave a link to an Article on how to Prevent Spam iCloud Calendar Invites. Barry Smitherman replied quote I sure hope apple addresses this soon. It seems like more and more people are talking about it. unquote Patrick McCann replied back saying quote The solution was actually posted by Ken Ostrander earlier today. You have to log into iCloud.com from a web browser (used my mac for this, not phone) and change the setting in your calendar from there unquote And then Patrick added a link to a youtube video to help on this. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. https://astralbodi.es/2016/11/25/preventing- spam-icloud-calendar-invites/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5JJii269Y0 24:42 https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/05/icloud-web-apps-and-account-sign-in-experiencing-system-outages I know one of the arguments against needing the largest storage or large storage is you can store a lot in iCloud. Which can be fine as long as you have a good internet connection and you know iCloud is working. Which for part of December 5th it was not. If you were having issues with iCloud on the 5th it was not you it was Apple. I know this first hand because I have one spread sheet I keep up on iCloud and edit from multiple devices all the time. And I ran into this issue mid stream working on it. Luckily I had other things to work on during the outage - but if it was a time I needed it ASAP - it would have been really frustrating. This Teaches me to pull an off line copy of that spread sheet each week just in case and reminds me once again why I like to have large storage devices. 26:30 https://www.theinformation.com/fitbit-to-buy-pebble All of you that have a pebble - some sad news - FitBit is buying Pebble and supposedly phasing it out - this according to an article on The Information - which was widely re-reported. It was purchased for a quote small amount unquote. According to The article the deal will have Pebble and its products closed down over time - with Fitbit really doing the acquisition for assets which include intellectual property and software. In 2015 watch maker Citizen was supposedly trying to purchase Pebble for $740 million. The deal fell through. Then before the Pebble 2 launched - Intel made an offer for $70 million - The CEO of Pebble refused both offers sources say. Sources are now saying the current deal was for between $34 and $40 million barely covering their debts. It is sad news - I really liked my Pebble watch. We still have it and my kids use it now. Some will say it was the Apple watch that killed Pebble - others will say it is a tanking in the Smartwatch market. I would say it really is about smartwatch sales tanking for any smartwatch not called the Apple Watch. In any case good bye Pebble it was nice knowing you - say hello to Blackberry, Rio and the Nomad Jukebox when you get to that Tech Pasture in the sky. 28:02 http://fortune.com/2016/12/01/apple-google-maps-drone/ Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Remember when tech futurists thought the sky would be full of Drones delivering packages from Amazon. Well now it looks like those drones might actually be working for Apple and there trying to Make Apple Maps Better. Seem Apple secured approval from the FAA to use drones to capture photos, videos and other traffic data according to Bloomberg. They feel that Drones could replace lots of the Minivans Apple currently uses to collect Street data. Look up in the sky - is it a bird - is it a plane - is it underdog - nope it just a little ole lovable Apple Drone. 28:36 http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/30/technology/ android-phones-infected/index.html CNN had one of those - I am glad I do an iOS podcast articles. It was titled - Nearly One Million Android Phones infected by Hackers. According to the article quote Hackers have gained access to more than 1.3 million Google accounts -- emails, photos, documents and more -- by infecting Android phones through illegitimate apps. unquote To which Google confirmed to CNN the nature and extent of the problem. So basically they said - yup - sounds about right. What I love about this hack however is what the infected devices and by devices I mean Android Phones. Quote Infected Android smartphones begin to install other, legitimate Android apps -- then rate them highly. This fraudulently inflates their reputation, unquote So if you download an android app in an unofficial app store and it infects your android device - your android device then goes and starts downloading apps from the legit app store and gives them higher ratings. BRILLIANT. Google has stated they removed Apps they found to benefit from this. But what if the hackers were actually counting on that - and they would boost the app that is a competitor of the app they are working for - then the competitors app gets removed clearing the path for their real client to benefit. I mean it is possible right. Looking at some of 85+ apps found and removed a few were: memory booster memory booste Memory Booster System Booster Minibooster phone booster - Seems if like they might be boosting multiple apps with similar features. Nice End game Hackers.
In any case yup - glad I do an iOS podcast. 30:28 http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/05/android-nougat- hits-0-4-adoption-after-3-months/ Speaking Android - Androids latest OS is version - 7.0 and has the nick name - Nougat. My dyslexia was kicking in and I kept reading it as Naught - not Nougat - I even said to myself why did Google go away from Candy names that is strange - then I finally - and I mean as in last month finally realized it was Nougat not Naught. And well I was initially thinking it was my dyslexia that caused the name issue that is until I saw what Nougat’s adoption rate has been. It was released in August 2016 before iOS 10 which was released in September 2016. iOS 10.x has an adoption rate of over 63 % at the end of November 2016 according to Apple. Nougat has an adoption rate in the beginning of December 2016 of 0.4% - and if you rounded it to no decimal places - that would be 0% . So maybe Naught was actually the correct way to read Nougat after all. At least for the mean time I can keep calling it Android Naught. 31:31 VOICEMAIL - Chris_DeBro_issues_with_256GB A quick tip for those running iOS 10. If you are ever in the Message app and typing a message and go from portrait to landscape mode and you get that screen where you can do handwriting. But you really just wanted the keyboard an wish it would stop giving your the handwriting option. Simple enough - in the lower right tap the keyboard and back to keyboard you go - with the lower right now having a button to handwriting. So going forward you will have the keyboard back as default. My son was asking how to get rid of that - so figured others would have that question as well and I can’t see I ever talked about it on the show before. DISNEY TRIP - WAITING IN LINE Hi Rob, Love the show. Weird stuff on a recent trip to Paris. My SE iPhone was in my shirt pocket and off. Over 2-3 days when I opened it, the phone was in delete app mode. I cancelled each time, but noticed that at least 5 apps HAD been deleted and most were Apple apps. Maps, Video, and Podcast were removed and I never gave ok. I had to reinstall after I figured out they were gone. Just curious how this could happen. Regards, Tom VOICEMAIL - RON_NM_review_CaseLogic 35:52 Last year for Christmas I gave my Parents Boll & Branch sheets - that right there should tell you what I think of Boll & Branch and my Parents love their sheets. And me and the Wife love the Boll & Branch sheets and towels. They have the best Cotton Products Period as I have been telling you for well over a year now. And you know what makes a great holiday gift - Warm Flannel sheets from Boll and Branch or maybe a Cable Knit Scarf or an Origami Infinity Scarf, or a nice Throw blanket. Boll & Branch makes it easy to find the right gift for your parents or your significant other or anyone And All of the Boll and Branch products are made from 100% organic cotton - because organic cotton is incredibly soft. Right now you can get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, with promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. Their sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. And they stand behind their sheets as well - giving you 30 nights to try them out - if you are not thrilled just send them back for a refund. This Year Don’t wait until it is too late go right now and get some of your holiday shopping done with Boll & Branch. get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. 38:45 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/590415795/the- perfect-iphone-case-extra-battery-extra-memory This week for a kickstarter project I had a few of you send in this one. It is called Perfect iPhone Case - Extra Battery, Extra Memory & More Umm - Yeah - nice pithy name. This one has a goal of $30k - it has raised $10k and has until Friday December 30th at 12:00 PM CT to get the other $20k. They have versions of this case for iPhone 6, 6S, 6+, 6S+ and 7 and 7+ What does said case do - well a few key things. 1. Extends your battery life by up to 2X. 2. It adds external storage - either 64 GB or 128 GB of extra storage. 3. It has a headphone jack - for the iPhone 7 and 7+ versions. Pricing starts at $80 for the 64GB version and $100 for the $128 GB version. Pricing is very nice for what you get - but those prices are the super early bird pricing - so don’t delay. If this sounds like something that you are interested in - look for quote Perfect iPhone case unquote in kickstarter.com or in the show notes for ep 414 40:02 https://www.twelvesouth.com/store/product/new-mac-candle The craziest Christmas present I saw this year is the New Mac Candle. And burning this candle it is supposed to give off the scent of a new Mac. Which evidently is a mix of Mint, Peach, Basil, Lavender, Mandarin and Sage. Right now it is out of stock. It is $24 and there will be a link to it at twelvesouth.com If you can’t wait for them to get back in stock right now they do have in stock the New Samsung Candles - when you burn those - it just smells like your house is on fire mixed with the smell of the rubber gloves the TSA agents wear. Oh come on - how could I not go there. 40:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MAF6wSKVjw One of the benefits of this podcast is when the kids want an app - I can just email the devs and get a promo code. So they don’t have to spend their money. It is my way of showing off to my Kids. Besides if you work in a bakery you bring home doughnuts for your kids, If you are a cop well you bring him doughnuts for your kids. And if you do an iOS podcast - you don’t get doughnuts you get apps. But I need to teach the kids there is always a price - and one game my Kids received a promo code for in October and they are still playing is Toca Kitchen 2. First - here is the Review from my youngest son - Porter. VOICEMAIL - Toca Kitchen 2 But hey both kids are playing this game - and Henry put together a screen cast video of him playing Toca Kitchen 2 - which he uploaded to his youtube channel. Link in the show notes to that video review. Thanks to the devs for the promo code - and for my son’s for doing their reviews. And again both are still playing the app almost 2 months later - that means it is a good app. 44:03 VOICEMAIL - Gil_Boston_issue_skin_to_homebutton Hi, Rob, About eight years ago I wrote you about my iPhone 3 (yes, 3). It was after the iPhone 4 came out and you encouraged me to upgrade my phone. Well, I went Android instead (bigger screen, more flexibility, etc.) and my Samsung was OK. I dropped it two stories while trying to go out on the roof of the Montgomery County courthouse (I'm a reporter). I used my insurance to have it replaced and finally, the charging port went bad on my second Samsung. About that time Samsung pulled the Note 7 and a few reports hinted the same issue could affect other smartphones. OK, I was not a fan boy so I started looking again at the iPhone. I didn't want to go with the iPhone 7 and found a great deal on an iPhone 6 SE at AT&T. I love it! Glad to be back and last night subscribed to your podcast once again. Thanks for all you do. Regards, Frank Phillips Reporter The Brazil Times Brazil, Indiana Hi Rob, My Apple Watch (Gen 1) was bricked by Watch OS 3.1. The watch had Apple Care. When I took the watch to my local Apple Store; they would not swap it out but instead sent it to their local repair depot with an expected turnaround of 5-10 days. Unlike iPhones that can be swapped out when required, apparently Apple Watches aren't. That surprised me, and the Apple employee sheepishly agreed with my disappointment. So, I'm out a week without my watch all because of the update. Just wanted you to know this policy (if you didn't already). Regards, PR 48:31 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_issue_still_with_new_6SPlus Hi Rob I have a question or rather a problem with voicemail on my iPhone. I have an iPhone 7 with iOS 10.1.1 on Verizon. My problem is that I get my voicemail and when I tap on the voicemail to listen to it will attempt to start play the voicemail and then stop or it will start playing the voicemail and then stop after a few seconds. I have reset network settings and also restarted my phone which did not solve the problem. Have you or any of your listeners had a similar it and if so what did they do to fix it. Thanks for your help. Regards, Howard 53:06 Ep 414 - Ask Siri - What's your sign? 53:34 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 54:34 Today's episode is again brought to you by Harry's, right now you can get a limited edition holiday shave set while supplies last, by going to harrys dot com and using promo code TII at checkout for $5 off. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Until the next time - I am your host Rob - Reminding you to phone Different. OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 413 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRUCE for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRUCE wrote: Hi Rob Here is a song I made back in 2014 using an iPad Air and the GarageBand app it is called Waves Regards, Bruce SONG_Waves Thanks BRUCE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank STEVEN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. STEVEN wrote the following: Hi Rob, I took this photo with my iPhone 7 Plus using portrait mode and used Over to add TII. Hope you like it. Keep up the great work! Regards, Steven Lue Thanks STEVEN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see STEVEn'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 413 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 01:47 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Sorry Apple, the BlackBerry Z10 Is Hotter Than the iPhone” unquote Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo, 28 January 2013 Seems someone at Gizmodo was a little too biased after Apple banned them from events. Either that or Mr. Diaz was just really clueless. 02:15 For Promo codes - On Ep 412 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - DUMBER LEAGUE - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 412 This week we have promo codes for a couple of apps - The first App is - SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard Here is the review from the devs: Quote Greetings from the AppHome dev team. Today we’re proudly presenting you with our app “SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard”. SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard provides effective battery,memory and network monitoring for your iPhone and Apple watch.Its simple and elegant interface makes everything super easy and crystal clear. Check your Real time active/inactive memory with visual status display. Display detailed network info like sent/received data or connection speed.Get easily managable battery maintenance alert,alarms and notifications.Also you get a 3d touch enabled quick action menu for you convenience.With all these and more ,get stylish visual representation of you device at any given moment and become the true master of your device. Thanks for hearing us out .Hope to see you folks join our community of over 1.6 million people. UNQUOTE Well thanks to the Devs for their Review of THEIR App - SYSTEM UTIL Dashboard and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put SYSTEM in the subject line. The promo codes are only good to Nov 30th - so I will be sending these out before Thanksgiving. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/system-util-dashboard/ id578119993?mt=8 We also have promo codes for the App MYCARDLISTS - one word. Here is the review from the dev: PLAY PROMO MYCARDLISTS Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - MYCARDLISTS and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put LISTS in the subject line. As Always - just send in one email for one specific APP. If you send in multiple emails or ask for multiple APPS in a single email - then well - No Soup for you. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 05:39 http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/11/17/apple-admits-iphone- touch-disease-blames-users-offers-149-fix/ Good news and bad news for those with an iPhone 6+ suffering from touch disease. The Good news - Apple has finally admitted that said issue exists. The Bad News - they said it was your fault. Or from Apple quote “Apple has determined that some iPhone 6 Plus devices may exhibit display flickering or Multi-Touch issues after being dropped multiple times on a hard surface and then incurring further stress on the device,” unquote The badder news - it will cost you $149 to fix this issue Apple feels you are responsible for. Assuming your screen is fine and not broken. I would just like to know how exactly it is that 1000’s of people are all able to drop and mishandle their phones the same way to cause the touch disease issue. Seems rather questionable per Apples response. For those that don’t remember Touch Disease is where you see a gray bar across the top of the screen on the iPhone 6 + and it becomes non-responsive to touch input. There is a link to the post on Apple.com titled Multi-Touch Repair Program for iPhone 6 Plus At the bottom of the article it says Quote This worldwide program covers affected iPhone 6 Plus devices for 5 years after the first retail sale of the unit. unquote So that means we are a little over 2 years into that 5 year window. September 2019 would be when this offer is over. VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_apple_issue_phone_given_new_phone https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6plus-multitouch/ 09:09 http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/21/technology/apple-iphone- 6s-battery-fix-china/index.html But Touch Disease is not the only thing Apple is offering a fix for. There is Also the issue where some iPhone 6S’s would suddenly shot down for no apparent reason and in some cases not come back on. We have had a few people email and call in about this issue before. From Apple quote Apple has determined that a very small number of iPhone 6s devices may unexpectedly shut down. This is not a safety issue and only affects devices within a limited serial number range that were manufactured between September and October 2015. If you have experienced this issue, please visit an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider and have your device's serial number checked to confirm eligibility for a battery replacement, free of charge. unquote Apple said this in a support article titled - iPhone 6S program for unexpected shutdown issues Also from that article quote Note: If your iPhone 6s has any damage such as a cracked screen which impairs the replacement of the battery, that issue will need to be resolved prior to the battery replacement. In some cases, there may be a cost associated with the repair. unquote In other words you best repair the screen before bringing it in for the shut down issue. What is interesting is that Apples Support Article / announcement came less than a week after a Chinese Consumer Watch Dog group reported this issue. Apple was also quick to say this is not a safety issues - IE not a Samsung go Boom issue. One other rumor on this issue - was it was caused by bad 3rd party chargers that are damaging the batteries - and this is why most of the failures with this issue are coming from China where fake and low cost 3rd party chargers are in great supply. https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ 11:27 https://plus.google.com/107722079381586985625/ posts/D9dUuRGNQKj There is a new Lock Screen bypass. And not surprisingly this one involved Siri. We have said it before if absolute security is required for your device - then turn off siri from the lock screen. And yes - in this case if Siri is turned off from the lock screen - the bypass no longer works. That said - As this issue goes all the way down to iOS 8 and all the way up to well iOS 10.2 beta 3 - expect a bunch of updates shortly to fix this issue. But in the mean time if security is job one - then turn off Siri from the lock screen. And no I am not going to go through how it is done - it is multiple steps - but it is repeatable. I will include a link to a youtube video showing this bypass in action. Oh and yes - this does require physical possession of your iOS device to do the bypass. 12:26 http://www.macworld.com/article/3141955/ios/apple-brings- back-the-peach-butt-emoji-in-ios-10-2-beta-3.html iOS 10.2 beta 3 was released last week - of course with any new beta - squashing bugs is job one. But there were also some changes. And some of the key changes are: 1. The fuzzy peach butt emoticon is back. Ok it is not technically called the fuzzy peach butt emoticon - but if you see it - well then you will see it. There are other emoji additions - as Apple is supporting unicode 9 - and yes that includes the new selfie emoji - Wow so excited. 2. Apple intro’d a new App called feedback - which is for beta testers to report feedback. 3. The SOS feature is now removed in beta 3. Well unless you live in India - where it is still available. 4. In the Settings App - for the TV App there are new setting options - which includes allowing the users to choose whether or not to use cellular data for playback. 5. There is also a TV App Widget now available. 6. In the Messages app there is a new Send with Love screen effect option - that will sends a heart along with a text message. 7. Videos App has been removed completely in the US. It is generally felt this last update is either the last one before 10.2 launches - or maybe they slip one more in on Nov 28th or 29th. http://bgr.com/2016/11/15/ios-10-2-beta-3- features-list-how-to-install/ 14:20 https://www.cnet.com/news/the-best-ipad-iphone-apple-watch- and-mac-deals-for-black-friday/ Black Friday in the US is this Friday and apple has been hinting that they will have some specials this year. While Apple has not said specifically what those deals will be - just to come back on Friday to see. Others are spilling the beans already on what their specials deals will be. Right now Best Buy, Walmart and Target have shown in their advertisements special deals for the following products: iPad Mini 2 - just $200 at Target and Walmart. iPad Air 2 - Save $125 at Target. iPad Pro 9.7 inch version - save $150 at target. Apple Watch Series 1 - just $198 at Target. iPhone 7 and 7+ - Get some big gift cards if you get a payment plan. And macBook Air for $799 at Best Buy Also look for some other get a big gift card deals to come out as well. As always start checking for many of these deals to kick off on Thanksgiving - not just on Black Friday. And if you are looking for accessories - lots and lots of accessory makers will have special deals on their own sites and at amazon.com 16:12 We are happy to have Away sponsoring us again. To save $20 on the best luggage go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii Away sent me their Carry on bag earlier this year and I am loving it. It has a 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 or 7 Five times. The best part is you can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line or even in the restroom or in my case last week walking around NY City. But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. It is lightweight and very very durable and comes with a lifetime warranty - if anything breaks they will fix or replace it for you for LIFE. I mentioned I was in New York city - I was actually all over - walking over 10 Miles in 3 days with my Away suit case and it held up great. I am talking from Wall street up to mid-town down to Tribeca and then to Chelsea and over to Pennstation. That is not smooth ground to cover lots of cracks, bumps and bruises - and the wheels held up great. It is one thing to go through an airport but completely another to do 10 miles of side walks and streets in NY City. Still not convinced - well there is a 100 day trial. If it is not for you then just return it for a full refund no questions asked. I love when a company stands behind their product like that. The Away bag comes with a charging cord and comes in a really nice Laundry bag. And on the inside there is a bag for your shoes as well. They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish. In addition to the original carry on they just added a 2nd slightly larger carry on and they also have mid size and large check in bags. But only the carry on bags have the battery pack. To save $20 go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii . Again away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii to save $20. This will make a great christmas present for the frequent or infrequent flyer in your life. 18:46 VOICEMAIL - Tom_CA_answr_wifi_Calling Hi, On episode 412 a listener asked about dealing with.DAT files. There's a free app, winmaildat opener. It can open these type of files. You simply tap on the attachment in your email, and then open it in this app. From there, you can read, or save the PDF, or.doc, or whatever file. I use this app almost daily, as most of the people emailing me with attachments at work are using Windows computers. However, as more places switch to Gmail, this problem is gradually going away. The app is free. I paid the $.99 to remove the ads to help support the developer. Your show is invaluable to me, keep up the great work. Regards, Bruce VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_positive_Apple_store_story 21:23 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from HERMAN BOTHA who posted the following quote I'm getting an Apple TV (64GB) with 2 steel series nimbus controllers for the kids (11 and 8 year old) for Christmas. - Can anybody give me recommendation for multiplayer games for the Apple TV? - I've search online but need assistance, it seems some multiplayer games require another IOS device for the second player? unquote Steven replied quote Can you use more than one game controller at the same time with an Apple TV? I seem to recall you are limited to using just one game controller at a time. I hope I am wrong. unquote Steven thankfully you are wrong. You can have up to 4 simultaneous controllers. Crossy Road is one multi controller game my boys like a lot - another is But Soon it will be MineCraft - assuming they allow multiplayer play. Folks what are some of your favorite Multi player games on Apple TV? Shoot us an email - or give us a call. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 22:59 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3142895/apple-ios/us- iphone-factories-designed-in-california-made-by-machines.html Lots and lots of articles about that Apple is going to make the iPhone in the US - or so it seems by the titles. Some like that from computer world titled - US iPhone Factories: Designed in California, made by Machines - make it sound like it will be happening. Ummm - No. Seems a lot of the articles go back to reports that Apple asked their Contract Manufacturers what it would take to make the iPhone in the US. Many think this is a result of the recent US elections - but it actually seems Apple asked both FoxConn and Pegatron - their two main CM’s to put together a plan on what it would take to make the iPhone in the US. Pegatron deciding it had more important things to do - like build the current iPhone 7’s in China and get ready for that launch - decided not to even submit a plan. FoxConn however appears to have complied with the request. That said Terry Gou - the Chairman of Foxconn said quote Making iPhones in the U.S. means the cost will more than double, unquote Well that sounds promising. The issue is right now manufacturing of new iPhones takes over a million assembly people - then there are support engineers and more. That is just not possible to duplicate in the US. You can’t find any pool of workers close to that number willing to do that type of job at a wage that will not kill on costs. The only way to manufacture at a lower cost in the US is via Robots - lots and lots of really smart and very flexible robots that can learn and change how they manufacture for each new product launch. But even then - that is a lot of robots and not something we are close on yet. 25:06 http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/15/technology/ apple-book/index.html Under the category of Really ??? Apple released a new product - a book. Not mac book - a Book book - as in paper and binding with a cover. The Book starts with 1998’s iMac - but hey - lets listen to Apple talk about it. PLAY AUIDO - APPLE_BOOK_BOOK Ok - maybe that was not from Apple - but it could have been. Kudos to the Stephen Colbert show for that clip. Like they said - if I want to see high res images of Apple products - I can just go in my basement and look at the horde of old apple products I have down there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W63_N63Qy-w 27:04 http://bgr.com/2016/11/17/iphone-vs-android- reliability-crashing-apps/ There is a new study or really an updated study from Blancco Technology Group. Their latest version finds iPhone fail more often than Android devices. From the study quote "While iOS devices running social oriented third-party apps like Instagram and Snapchat were more likely to crash, Android devices were more likely to crash when running more basic system apps such as the Address Book and Google Play Services.” unquote However what is not really explained in this report - well clearly that is - their definition of a crash is any app failure or dropped call or any other issue. And more importantly - that failure rate appears to be from looking at devices using their apps to monitor devices. And the % of crashes is not leveled for amount of time on the devices. So if you use the iPhone 10 times more than the android device - and per hour it crashes half as much as Android - it will still show as crashing 5 time more often. Which is why the top android crashing devices were Samsungs - the only Android devices that actually seem to get used. This also explains why Android users had more crashes with native apps - because that is all they use. So all this data seems rather like a lot of Link bait - and hey - link bait worked. But really their methodology from what I get looking at their reports is highly questionable if not down right complete BS. I did send them questions about how they measured crashes - are they from devices running their software and crash reports or from observation and manual reporting from clients. Here is my concern - if it is about their software that gets installed via MDM and the IT department - is it not possible many crashes could be caused by their software and 3rd party apps not getting along. At the time of this recording they had not replied to my inquiries. http://download.blancco.com/download/en-rs-state-of-mobile- device-performance-and-health-q3-2016.pdf 29:16 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-14/apple- said-to-explore-smart-glasses-in-deeper-wearables-push Hi Rob, Say it ain't so. Regards, Well a lot of people. And this is per rumors that Apple is considering coming out with Digital glasses. Because well google Glass proved that there is a market for looking like a dork??? We can only hope this rumor is based on nothing more than someone not realizing it is not April 1st. Because really this would be a bad joke any other day. 29:41 VOICEMAIL - Ricardo_CA_fdbk_getting_7plus Hi Rob, We need some help with this Kickstarter project. Things are turning bad if you read the comments section, one person has posted a link to there Facebook page "ZNAPS - Snap・Charge・Sync" and it hasn't had an update since June of this year. The Kickstarter page last update was Sept. There is now a Facebook page "znaps customers", a lot are not very happy. Can you hep us find out if ZNAPS is a scam or company with awful communication skills? Regards, Thomas Well Thomas - I sent multiple emails now to them on an update - and just auto-responder replies. So far nothing from them. I even send them your comments / concerns - and so far I would say it is not looking good for just bad communication - I mean that is possible - but I would not be holding my breath waiting for these. Likely they are not going to happen. Probably a 90+ % probability that ZNAPS is Dead. Sorry. VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_part1 VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_part2 35:57 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/543647765/250-braille- display-and-braille-keyboard-for-ipad?ref=nav_search This week we have a kickstarter project I had hoped would be much much further along. It is called - $350 Braille Display and Braille Keyboard for iPad It has a goal of $40,000 - it has raised $80. I think part of the issue is they say it is a $350 Keyboard - and when you go over the options to fund - the price of the keyboard starts at $400. So something right there does not jive. They describe it as quote A very low cost tablet based refresh-able Braille display. Single or Multi-line Braille display and keyboard cover for a iPad or tablet unquote I am not going to go over the details - as with just $80 raised out of $40k - and only 10 days to go - sadly this one is not going to happen. Funding on this goes until December 3rd at 4:44 AM Central time. Link in the show notes for ep 413 for $350 Braile keyboard . 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Regards, Jeff Thanks for the link - and that is to vidangel.com/invest - and it is a good video - and they had a mini round of funding - where they were looking to raise $5 Million - they felt with $5 Million they could take their case to the supreme court. Well they actually raised a little over $10 Million - so I guess they can do two trips to the Supreme court or travel first class on the first trip. I like what they offer - which is a way to allow the consumer to filter out content that the consumer is no comfortable with for themselves or their kids. Typically it is about the kids. I know my 10 year old wants to see Matrix - and well there are some words I don’t think he is ready for. VidAngel offers a way for him to enjoy the Matrix and other good sci-fi films that are R-Rated. Will be interesting to see where this ends up. 40:20 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/recipe-convert/ id1173332638?mt=8 Hi Rob, Long time listener, second time responder, I just recently made an app that is live only in the Apple App Store, and here it is: If you like to cook or bake, and have an iPhone or iPad, then you are going to love this new app called “Recipe Convert”. When you are cooking anything from an online recipe, that recipe is preset to make a certain amount of food, meaning you have to make exactly that much, unless you want to convert the recipe to your desired amount. If you want to convert it accurately, you probably need to use a calculator, and even if you do that, translating Cups, Tablespoons, and teaspoons can be tricky. This new app does all those calculations and conversions for you, then displays it right back into the recipe, so it’s too easy for you. It’s a brand new concept, and get it now while it’s still free. Two words: Recipe Convert - in the Apple App Store. Thanks everyone, Regards, -Christopher Meehan 41:23 VOICEMAIL - Larry_San_Fran_applePay_london Hi Rob, Yesterday, when I checked my calendar I saw an ad for $20 sunglasses. It appeared as an invitation to an event in my calendar. There was no way to directly delete it and when I checked I saw it had been sent to a large range of randomly generated emails. I knew if I selected deny, the spammer would get my actual email address. I've attached a link to the solution below. Basically, you create a new calendar, I called mine spam. You then move the invitation to that calendar, and then delete the calendar. I am hoping that this does not become a popular method, as it requires some time to deal with. Hopefully, sharing this with your readers will allow them to solve the immediate problem of having spam in their calendar. https://www.google.com/amp/s/9to5mac.com/2016/11/09/ icloud-photo-sharing-and-calendar-spam/amp/?client=safari Thanks for everything, Regards, Bruce VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_question_TV_app_can_you_use_without_appleTV 45:37 http://www.donovanbrown.com @donovanbrown I was invited by Microsoft to Microsoft Connect last week in NY City. Thanks to Microsoft for bring me out and putting me up for that show. In the Keynote of the event - There was a strong push on MobileFirst + cloud But also on Visual Studio Code They talked about GitHub and had Chris Wanstrath - CEO of GitHub speak. He said 10,000 people a day contributing for the first time now. Top contributor on GitHub - is MS, followed by Facebook. It was announced that MS joined the Linux Foundation MS talked about Visual studios and their goal to help devs build Beautiful native apps Visual Studios is Mission control for mobile apps. Continuous build, Test, deploy and monitoring. And works with Any Mobile App. They had a video with some of their clients - I did think the guy from Coke was rather arrogant - he said in the video if it is good enough for Coke it is good enough for you. Really??? Wow. That said - MS introduced Visual Studio 2017 And that includes now for the first time - Visual Studio for Mac - It is just in preview offering - which is like their beta. If you already have a current Visual Studios subscription when it launches live - it will be included. But for now Visual studios for Mac is free for the trial / preview period. But for Mac Devs - Visual Studios now being available natively for macOS - that was the big news. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 412 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRUCE for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRUCE wrote: Hi Rob Here is a song I made back in 2014 using an iPad Air and the GarageBand app it is called Funky Four Regards, Bruce SONG_funky_four Thanks BRUCE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank COLIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. COLIN wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here's a painting first created using InkPad on my iPad which was then processed using Brushstroke to create the painted look. Regards Colin from Sydney, Australia. Thanks COLIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see COLIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 412 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 01:55 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Phones and tablets are inevitably following computers into commoditization. Apple may still charge a premium for its products, but it will ultimately have to settle for a relatively small market share as a result, just as it has in computers. There is also a limit to that premium – with the likes of Google and Amazon setting the pace, the respective days of $700 smartphones.. are numbered.” Peter Nowak, MacLeans.ca, 28 January 2013 Well almost 4 years later - the Pixel Phone from Google costs - Yup $700. Oh and when it comes to market share - People keep forgetting the most important one - share of Profits. Which Apple pretty much last quarter had all of that share. Just sayin. And I love and by love I mean hate the comparisons to what happened with computers. Looks at the shape all those computer makers with large market shares for units are in. Shipping large quantities of units for a loss is not a long term business plan. 03:09 For Promo codes - On Ep 411 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - RETSNOM - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 411 Retsnom is Monster spelled backwards - which is a neat idea - except auto correct WANTS to keep changing it to restroom. Just an interesting factoid. This week we have promo codes for The App - DUMBER LEAGUE - two words. Here is the description slash storyline of this Game Quote Here comes a totally new soccer game you have never played! Funny and uproarious matches of people who know nothing about soccer! Two lazy guys who don't know the rules of soccer challenge to a soccer match of their town. There are no difficult rules! The only thing that's important is to kick around a ball and put it in the opponent's goal! Watch their sweat, tears and slapstick moments. UNQUOTE Well thanks to the Devs for their DESCRIPTION of THEIR App - DUMBER LEAGUE and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put DUMBER in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1166863768?l=ko&ls=1&mt=8 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:42 VOICEMAIL - KEITH_NO_Accessibility_website. Thanks Keith for the voicemail - and the site apple announced at the beginning of the keynote event on October 27th is Apple.com/accessibility The first 3 1/2 minutes of the key note were all about accessibility. Very nice to see it get top billing. The next 6 1/2 minutes was mostly ra ra - marketing speak around the iPhone and iOS. At little past the 10 minute mark they got into news. Apple TV - first up there are now 8,000 apps available for the Apple TV. MineCraft will be coming before end of the year. 1,600 of the 8,000 apps are for TV shows and other video content. I will go over all the Apple TV items in more detail in a couple of minutes. But To round out the Apple Event - Apple Introduced the new MacBook Pro’s - And I mention this because what Apple did was take a Pickup truck and turn it into an El Camino. The USB 3 ports - gone. Thunderbolt Ports - Gone - SD card slot - Gone. HDMI Port - Gone. Mag-Safe Power connector - GONE. What you are left with are a few USB-C ports and a head phone jack. Seems Apple is still including the HEADPHONE jacks on MacBooks. I mention the MacBook Pro update here because one thing missing is the USB 3 port - that means you know that sync / charging cord you get from Apple with your iOS device - yeah - now you need a dongle / adapter to connect and sync / charge from your MacBook Pro. Ummmmm REALLY??? Huh?? Well good news is I will not have to spend any money for a new MacBook Pro for well - a long time - because the 2015 MacBook Pro - is the last Pickup Truck Apple made - and for Podcasters at least - or anyone that speaks publicly or Photographers - you know - PRO’s - Yeah - the MacBook Pro 2015 is the way to go. I sent an email to Tim Cook saying basically all that. No response yet. 07:36 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/27Apple-Unveils- New-TV-App-for-Apple-TV-iPhone-iPad.html Ok - lets get back to the Apple Event on October 27th as it relates to iOS. And that is mostly around Apple TV - and not that there was a new one - just a new Apple App for it. Here are the key points from Apples Press release on this. Quote October 27, 2016 ― Apple® today introduced the new TV app, offering a unified experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from multiple apps on Apple TV®, iPhone® and iPad®. The TV app provides one place to access TV shows and movies, as well as a place to discover new content to watch. Apple also introduced a new Siri® feature for Apple TV that lets viewers tune in directly to live news and sporting events across their apps. Watching TV shows and movies across Apple devices has never been easier. Unquote Again down side is this does not include Netflix or Amazon Prime. In their press Release Eddy Cue said the following QUOTE “Using apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad has become the primary way for so many of us to watch television, The TV app shows you what to watch next and easily discover TV shows and movies from many apps in a single place.” UNQUOTE Here is a more detailed description from Apple on the updated features for Apple TV - and I am putting the trolo music in the back ground to know it is all from Apple. Oh and when we get to availability it is US only for now on most of it. Sorry. PUT TROLO MUSIC IN BACK GROUND Quote Key Features Within the TV App Include: - Watch Now: Watch Now is where viewers will see their collection of available shows and movies from iTunes® and apps. From Watch Now, viewers can then go to Up Next or Recommended to choose what to watch.
- Up Next: Users can enjoy the shows and movies they are currently watching, including recent iTunes rentals and purchases — all presented in the order they are most likely to watch first. For example, when viewers finish an episode, the next one will automatically appear at the start of the Up Next queue, as will any new episodes as they become available. At any time, users can simply ask Siri to continue watching a show and immediately pick up where they left off.
- Recommended: Viewers can explore a great selection of curated and trending shows and movies, including collections handpicked by Apple’s curators, and dedicated categories and genres such as kids, sci-fi and comedy.
- Library: Viewers can access their entire collection of iTunes movies and TV shows that they have rented or purchased on iTunes.
- Store: If users are looking for something new, they can check out the Store to discover great new content across video services that they have not yet downloaded or are not yet subscribed to, along with the latest releases on iTunes.
The TV app will be available for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad and always stays in sync so that when users begin watching on one device they can easily continue where they left off on their Apple devices. Live Tune-In With Siri Siri continues to gain powerful new capabilities, including making it really easy to tune right to live news and sporting events on Apple TV. Siri is now aware of live sporting events across apps so users can simply say things like, “Watch the Stanford game” or “Which games are on right now?” Siri knows additional details of the games, can provide live scores and can take viewers directly to the live stream within the app that’s carrying it. Viewers can also tune directly to live video by just saying the name of the app, for example “Watch CBS News” without having to navigate to the live stream from within the app. Single Sign-On for Pay-TV Apps In addition to the new TV app, customers in the US will have a simplified way of enjoying their pay-TV video apps by using single sign-on. Starting in December, subscribers to DIRECTV, DISH Network and more will just sign in once on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad to enjoy immediate access to apps that are part of their pay-TV subscription. Since its introduction just a year ago, the latest Apple TV has revolutionized the experience in the living room with 8,000 apps, including 2,000 games and 1,600 video apps, across categories such as sports, news, fitness, education, kids, lifestyle and more. Availability The TV app and single sign-on will be available in December as free software updates for Apple TV - 4th gen only, plus for iPhone and iPad customers in the US. Live tune-in with Siri is available today. Some features may not be available in all regions or all languages. UNQUOTE Ok - Well per availability - December and US only. 12:34 http://www.recode.net/2016/10/26/13427676/apple-airpod- wireless-headphone-delay VOICEMAIL - JEFF_CT_AIRPODS_DELAYED On the last episode I said quote For the iOS side of things - expect the new AirPods to be officially launched - either available in store on the 27th or for order on the 27th. But I would expect some amount available in stores on the 27th or 28th. unquote Ummmmm Not so much. Seems the AirPods were not ready for prime time. And Apple rather than push them out with issue - did the right but embarrassing thing of Delaying the launch. Apple said in a statement. Quote “The early response to AirPods has been incredible, We don't believe in shipping a product before it's ready, and we need a little more time before AirPods are ready for our customers.” Unquote First - Ok - Better to get it right than right now. I believe the same thing with releasing these episodes. It is the right way to do things - even if it means you get some grief for not releasing when others wanted you to. But two - how do they know the response has been incredible - it is not like they opened up pre-orders. At this time it seems to be lots of guesses going around on when they will launch - Some indications are not until after the Holidays sometime in Q1 2017. Maybe they are ready - but the current quarter is going so well - Apple wanted to hold them off until next Quarter to help bump up that quarters revenue. Would be something a paranoid person looking for conspiracies around every corner would say. Good thing I am not one of those people. From the Google+ community - Barbara E said the following quote People are upset if it takes too long to release something, then if Apple releases the item too soon, they take guff because it isn't working perfectly. Can't make all the people happy all of the time. unquote So true. Per when we will be able to get them - the latest rumor is that the rumor of it being Q1 2017 is wrong - and that Apple will actually put them on sale in November and that Apple store employees are already being trained on the units. Some say they may go on sale as early at November 18th. We shall see. In any case it looks like Apple is taking the approach of Better to get it right than right now. And I am ok with that - hopefully more on this shortly. http://appadvice.com/post/apples-airpods-might-not-arrive- until-january-2017/725835 http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/11/01/after-missing- october-debut-apples-airpods-remain-on-track-to- launch-this-year-sources-say 15:56 http://roamwith.com Ok - So the Apple Airpods are delayed and you have the iPhone 7 or 7+ and you want to know what to get for headphones. Well as I mentioned I have been testing out the ROAM bluetooth headphones. And I really really am liking them. When I was traveling last week - I really came to appreciate them even more. They are a lanyard design - which again is something I really like. Means no chance at all for a urinal drop or a drop of any sort. The audio quality is really good - and you can even optimize the audio settings of the unit to your preferences. The person that designed this is the engineer that was the original designer for Beats. It comes with lots of ear pieces so you can find the ones that work best with your ears. The battery life is very good - On Friday and Saturday at DC Podfest I left the hotel room at 8 AM and used them all day with the battery’s finally needing a charge around 8 or 9 at night. As I mentioned they are lanyard design - there is a main unit that is on the lanyard loop and this will be in the front - which you can then just put under your shirt if you don’t want people seeing it - and with a Sports Coat - the head phones would then be under coat - so when not using them they were completely out of sight. But if you needed them to answer a call - then you pulled one out and answered the call. I want to thank ROAM again for sending these to me to review. You can find out more about these at http://roamwith.com 17:31 Thanks again to Texture for supporting this show. As I said before Texture is essentially the netflix of Magazines. 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Once again go to texture dot com slash tii to get your free 14 day trial. And let me know what your favorite magazines are. 19:30 http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/10/31/apple-releases- ios-10-1-1-with-bug-fixes-for-health-data/ Apple rolled out iOS 10.1.1 since the last episode - and as with ANY double dot update - it is about fixing bugs. The key bug it seems to fix is with regards to a problem where Health data would not be viewable for some users. Again 10.1.1 is a minor bug fix update - which actually got an update to the update - seems 10.1.1 which was released at the end of October - got replaced by a new version of 10.1.1 on November 9th - which had a new build number. Which well very odd. In any case if you are running iOS 10.x and have not upgraded to 10.1.1 you should. Into the email bag. Hi Rob , Last week I wrote that I had installed iOS 10.1 on my iPad mini 1 in an attempt to solve the intermittent small text that I experienced in incoming emails...iOS 10.1 did not eliminate this bug. So last night I downloaded and installed iOS 10.1.1 which was another attempt to solve this bug (plus a lot of others). Well, as expected iOS 10.1.1 didn't solve my problem either. I close out my email app and reopen it and the text is normal size for a few hours, but eventually it gets reset to a very tiny font, and I have to repeat that procedure. Same as it was in iOS 10.0 and iOS 10.1 I never had this problem in iOS 9.x.x Regards, Michael Dries https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=tt5rSrFKRh0 21:05 http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-10.2-beta-brings-back-star- ratings-in-apple-music-app/ Apple Also released iOS 10.2 Betas 1 and 2 since the last episode. With iOS 10.2 Betas - this is what is new or changed. First is a new SOS feature - under Settings - General - you will see - Emergency SOS. One option that is on by default is that when you rapidly click the sleep / wake button five times it will automatically call emergency services. If you never plan to use that you might want to turn it off - especially if you have an iPhone with a flakey sleep / wake button. There is an option for an audible countdown sound as it gets ready to call emergency services. You probably will want to keep that turned on either way. Also new with 10.2 - are three shiny new wallpapers. None of which are nearly as cute as my French bull dog puppy - so I will not be using any of them. There is now a new Videos Widget - similar to the Netflix Widget - not that Apple copied that at all. The new Videos Widget shows you the Video you are watching and with a tap you can jump right back into that app without opening up the App. There is now an option under Settings - Photo’s and Camera - Called - Preserve Settings. Going to that there are 3 options all turned off by default. 1 - Camera Mode - Turning this on Preserves the last mode such as Video or Square or Portrait rather than automatically reseting to Photo. So if you are always changing the camera to a different mode - turning this one will keep you where you were previously. 2. Photo Filter - if turned on - yup you guessed it - returns you to the last filter setting used. Rather than the default of no filter. and 3. Live Photo - Which up goes back to the last setting - which if you don’t like live photos - then you want to turn this option on - as it will keep returning to it turned off - rather than the default of live photos on. Star Rating in Apple Music were also brought back with iOS 10.2 beta. So not a new feature - just one that went away and is now back. With the Beta 2 - There is no the TV app that Apple mentioned at the October 27th event. It does seems not everyone one running iOS 10.2 Beta 2 is seeing the TV App - as well I am one not seeing it yet. For those seeing it - the App allows users to browse through all TBV shows, movies and videos hosted online through various platforms not named Netflix or Amazon Prime. There is now a new Headphone icon next to the battery level. This previously was only shown with the Beats Solo3 - but now show for any bluetooth headphones. There are some new Emoji’s with the 10.2 beta. One of which is a clown. Because emoji’s were not scary enough before. There is a new celebration messages screen effect. There is now a Press and Hold to Speak menu under home button accessibility settings. Where you can choose either - Siri or Voice Control or nothing - for when you press and hold the home button. As you would expect that means it will be either Siri or Classic Voice Control or nothing. So some nice new features coming with iOS 10.2 once it gets out of beta. http://www.universityherald.com/articles/48931/20161111/ apple-reveals-ios-10-2-beta-details-new-emoji-tv.htm http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/ios-10-2-new-features- download-release-date-beta-wallpaper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypc51Ol-uIU 24:40 http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmonckton/2016/10/31/ iphone-7-camera-issue/ One issue being reported out there by a small number of iPhone 7 and 7+ users is a strange watercoloring of photos. It is where pictures are being muted and blurred and lack sharpness vs what they saw on their previous devices. Almost like it is watercoloring. There is an iTunes support forum post on this with many complaints and a few potential solutions. And it does not look to be a hardware issue - as some of the users suffering from the problem reported that using third party camera apps had the issue go away. Apples response is if you have this issue - make a genius bar appointment or contact Apple Care. Again this seems to only be affecting a very small number of users at this point. 25:35 VOICEMAIL - John_CA_issues_springboard_crashing Dear Rob, Here are two sets of photos taken in Portrait or Depth Effect mode on my iPhone 7 Plus. These photos show why it is important to use the Settings/Photos & Camera button “Keep Normal Photo” for Portrait Mode. Sometimes the computed depth effect will have an unfortunate effect and you’ll want to use the normal version. In the first set of photos (taken while USC was whooping my alma mater Cal), the guy behind the subject loses his teeth and a bit of his nose. In the second set, the edge of the eyeglasses on the subject disappears in a blur. Slight problems, to be sure, unless the photo is viewed on my 27” iMac or AppleTV. By having the saved normal shot, a photographer has a choice. One other note, I’ve been using Obscura to easily shoot and save photos in RAW. The app hasn’t updated to the 7 Plus’ two cameras and doesn’t have a portrait mode, but all cameras from the 6S forward may use the app and get fantastic photos in RAW which Photos processes automatically. I’m hoping an update will come soon (the problem is the dev ordered a Jet Black 7 Plus which he hadn’t received due to supply issues when we last corresponded). The big advantage is each shot looks better and has more information which makes it more flexible should you want to change exposure, bring down highlights, or bring up shadows. Every shot is automatically saved to your Camera Roll. Also, Obscura lets you change ISO and shutter speed to have more photographer friendly control of your image. In contrast, Lightroom Mobile is perhaps a better app in many respects but you need to have a subscription to Lightroom to be able to move full RAW files to your desktop. That runs $29.99 per month. And it takes many steps to save into RAW. That’s about it for now. Keep doing what you’re doing. I learn so much from your show. Best, Jeff in Burbank Hi Rob, Please share some tips to use Unsecured Public Wifi safety? Is it even a good idea to use them even though they are free at places like Malls and Restaurants. ~Karthik Hi Karthik, You should never do anything secure on public wifi. But if you are going to use free public wifi - you may and should look into using a VPN offering that will offer end to end security. Look at Opera VPN - which is a free offering. VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_battery_case 33:12 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulKELLYkeith/posts/ RwB3nosn441?sfc=true We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from Paul Keith Kelly who posted the following quote Hi guys, I like to know what is the "best" (paid or free) apps to keep scans of loyalty cards so that I don't have to carry them in my wallet? I am thinking some kind of picture and data/barcode so I could use insurance cards also. I saw many "wallet" apps in the app store, but all of them have too few reviews to allow me make judgment on which to try. Is there a popular app to do this kind of thing? Thanks for all your help! unquote Igor replied quote I have been using Stocard for about a year and like it. Stocard - Rewards Cards Wallet by Stocard https://appsto.re/us/eX7FA.i unquote Tosin O also had a vote for StoCard Patrick Mccann replied back to say quote I use Key Ring for all of my rewards cards. It actually has a robust list of stores so you are sure to find the one the card applies too. If not you can still add it and the cards show up as a barcode that is easy for the cashier to scan. I don't know about your insurance cards though. I did take pictures of those and keep them in an app called Mustbin. I use that to keep all of my passwords . I was able to share the pictures of the insurance cards with my family because they use it as well. unquote Mike Pienarr, Jack Reeder, Rick C and Kenneth Berger all also use Key Ring. Andrew Millar replied back to say quote I use cardstar, for companies that provide cards with bar codes or numbers on them. I first heard about this on the Today in iOS Podcast quite a few years back and have been using it since. unquote So sounds like Key Ring followed by StoCard followed by Cardstar are some apps to look at for help with loyalty cards. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. 35:37 http://www.investors.com/news/technology/click/apple- iphone-grabs-104-of-smartphone-industry-profit-in-q3/ You know in the past I talked about How About was getting 70+% of all Smartphone industry profits - then it was 80+% and then 90+ % - well last quarter - it was not 70 or 80 or 90 some odd % of Profits - and not it was not 100% of profits either. Nope - it was 104% of Smartphone industry profits. According to BMO Capital Market Analyst - Tim Long - he estimates that Apple accounted for 103.6% of smartphone industry operating profits in the 3rd quarter of 2016. It share is over 100% because well others are loosing money. To say Apple was ahead of all others in Profit share is to put it mildly. No 2 in profits was Samsung with 0.9% of profit share. Yes - Number 1 is Apple at 103.6% and Samsung is number 2 at 0.9%. ouch ouch ouch. Sammy did have 21.7% of unit share vs Apples 13.2% and huawei’s 9.7%. But what good are unit share if you are not making any money. Last I checked this was not supposed to be a charity venture. Anyway - Apple has a business model - and the others - yeah - not so much. And just think what Sammy’ profit share will look like this quarter given the whole Note 7 really did not fully blow up - pun intended - until the end of the last quarter. http://qz.com/827931/apple-is-basically-the-only-company- making-any-money-selling-smartphones/ http://www.cultofmac.com/452627/apple-smartphone-maker- made-real-profit-last-quarter/ 37:08 http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13567010/apple- refurbished-iphone-online-store-sale Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Which is Apple is once again selling Refurbished iPhones. So if you are ok with the thought of someone else having held that iPhone up to their face and coughed or sneezed all over it or had it in their back pocket or in their bra - and none of that bothers you when you put it up to your face - when then great news you can get a slightly reduced priced refurbished iphone from the Apple store. The good news it they do come with a new battery, one year warranty and a quote new outer shell unquote. But shell is not glass. But hey if you are not a germ a phobe - then this might be something for you. This is for now - just per past generation iPhones - not any iPhone 7 or 7+’s And the next time you see an iPhone 7 or 7+ in someones back pocket or see them sticking it in their bra - just think some day that could be your iPhone - that is if that whole refurbished thing is ok by you. 38:02 Winter is Coming and so are the Holidays - and you know what makes a great gift - Warm Flannel sheets from Boll and Branch. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - not because organic is a buzzword but because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. We have had ours for over a year now and they are incredible and really soft. You’ll get the nicest sheets you’ve ever owned for about half the price of what stores and boutiques would be charging for sheets of far lower quality. I really could not believe how excited my wife was to get these new sheets. And the box they came in and the individual pouches for the sheets and pillow cases - well the presentation was incredible. get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. These sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. They also have towels - and the ones I purchased for my Wife are by far the best towels in the house - plus they have other cotton products. Don’t wait until it is too late go now and get some of your holiday shopping done with Boll & Branch. get $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS at Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS. That's B-O-L-L and Branch dot com, promo code TII. 39:47 VOICEMAIL - Jerry_indy_issues_with_mail_app_crashes Hey Rob, I have iCloud back up storage 50gb for .99 cents a month . The storage has my iPad Pro , and the 6 plus Now that I have the new 7 plus . With over 250gb The next storage amount that will give me enough space will be 1tb for $9.99 a month Is there a better option And can you explain the difference of iCloud Photo Library And iCloud Drive iCloud storage And just where dose my phones back up live Regards, David Hi Rob. I ordered the fireflies from kickstarter about 2 days before the podcast came out where you talked about them. I got them about a week ago. I did notice the left ear bud was cutting out. Fireflies sent an email explaining that there was a problem in a small number of the units specific to the left side. I have just received an email with the procedure to exchange the faulty ones for new ones. I love using them except for the cutting out part. Thanks for a great show. Your Friend Paul M. VOICEMAIL - Steve_VA_Fire_flies_feedbk_issues 43:52 http://getcmra.com/ Hey Rob, this looks interesting, an Apple Watch smartband with two cameras for HD video and photos, one facing towards you for selfies or video chat, one outward facing. Ready for pre-order $149, ships in Spring 2017: Regards, Aric Boyles Thanks Aric for the heads up on the CMRA for Apple Watch. Which as he mentioned you can pre-order now for $149. It offers 2 HD cameras - an outward facing 8 MP camera and a self facing 2 MP camera. All Day battery life - which they claim will allow you to capture 100s of photos or 30 minutes of video per charge. It comes with a dual charging dock to allow you to charge both it and your Apple Watch at the same time. It looks interesting - and is not a crowd funded project - but is in pre-order mode now. Go to - get CMRA dot com for more info and to pre-order. 44:55 VOICEMAIL - Ben_Canada_issue_ask_to_join_networks Hi Rob, I'm curious if you or the listeners can help me. I recently had to upgrade my work laptop (Lenovo T460) & now anytime I email myself a file (to iPhone/iPad) it comes as a winmail.dat file that is useless. Even pdfs come like this. Never had this happen before & don't know how to fix it. Thank you, Laura B Celina TX Good morning Rob, Have you received any reports of iPhones going to the shut down screen without holding down the power button or when pressing the home button the iPhone takes a screenshot or when you're doing something on the phone it will just turn off? I have updated to 10.1.1 and done a full restore and the problem still persists. My local Verizon store said I had dust in the power button and blew it out but this didn't solve my issues. It's really frustrating. Regards, Derrick Everything you are describing sounds like a faulty / flakey power button. How old is your iPhone? And to answer your question - no have not heard of this from others. Sounds very specific to your unit and the power button. And Derrick reported back that quote Replacement/refurbished phone is on the way free of charge. The Verizon dude didn't have a clue why my phone is acting the way it is. unquote VOICEMAIL - Gil_Boston_Keyboard_autocorrect_ 50:00 Ep 412 - Ask Siri - What's your sign? 50:42 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 51:37 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free trial and access to well over 150 of the best and most popular magazines. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 411 Harrys and Casper - Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - HeySunshine On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, Brian SONG_HeySunshine Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank well Me for the Artwork for today's show. This is Episode 4 -1- 1 - and if you know my past that is kinda a very special number for me - so I wanted to make sure the Artwork was appropriate. I created this artwork on my iPhone by searching for Podcast411 icon - and finding the 4-1-1 on its own and then with the App Over - I added in the Tii in the upper left. You can see this artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 4-1-1 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am completely out of Music - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:40 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “However, for the company to truly move forward as a tech power, Apple should hang-up on the iPhone after one more iteration – presumably the iPhone 6. You might disagree.” unquote Richard Saintvilus, Forbes, 6 January 2013 Might disagree - Might? Huh - So Apple should just shut down the iPhone line - which is what 65 - 70% of its revenue - Genius. Evidently Forbes is pretty liberal with their drug screening policy for employees - because whatever Richard was smoking even Gary Johnson is not for the legalization of. 03:18 This week we have promo codes for The App - RETSNOM - which is monster spelled backwards. Here is the description slash storyline of this Game Quote You have a daughter. She is unfortunately infected by a zombie virus. The only way to save your daughter is to visit the laboratory in the future and steal the medicine that is expected to be made by your colleagues. But the future research team is hiding in the maze using mirrors. They decorated the maze using features of a mirror in each level. UNQUOTE Well thanks to the Devs for their DESCRIPTION of THEIR App - RETSNOM and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put RETSNOM in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/retsnom/id1163684161?l=ko&ls=1&mt=8 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:29 http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/10/update-ios-10-1- security-flaw-jpeg-executiable.html Apple on Monday the 24th released updated for iOS 10.1, tvOS 10.0.1, watchOS 3.1 and for the Mac crowd - macOS 10.12.1 It was a busy day for Apples servers. Pre 10.1 - the update notes had a lot of info listed per what was changed / updated / fixed. Camera and Photos - Introduces Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus that creates a depth effect that keeps your subject sharp while creating a beautifully blurred background (beta)
With out a doubt if you own an iPhone 7Plus - this is a killer feature and you definitely want to upgrade just for this. I saw a comment from Tosin O where he said - Quote I honestly am not to fussed about portrait mode. Well not for now anyway (might change my mind when I see the pictures). UNQUOTE - Yes Tosin - yes you will change your mind once you see the pictures. And then he posted that Yup he changed his mind - Nailed it - It is just soooo different then what you have ever been able to do with a smartphone camera that again as I mentioned on the last episode - you start taking these depth effect photos of everything and everyone. I have one hanging on the fridge right now of my younger son flying a kite and I did the depth effect on him with the kites all blurred - it is pretty cool. Tosin posted one of his Coffee mug. Warning it is addicting - Bokeh(ay) is DA BOMB. ok other changes for Camera and Photos include - People names in the Photos app are saved in iCloud backups
- Improved the display of wide color gamut photos in the grid views of the Photos app
- Fixes an issue where opening the Camera app would show a blurred or flashing screen for some users
- Fixes an issue that caused Photos to quit for some users when turning on iCloud Photo Library
Maps - Transit support for every major train, subway, ferry, and national bus line, as well as local bus systems for Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya
- Sign-based transit navigation including layouts of all underground structures and walkways that connect large transit stations
- Transit fare comparison when viewing alternative transit routes
Messages - New option to replay bubble and full screen effects
- Messages effects can play with Reduce Motion enabled
- Fixes an issue that could lead to contact names appearing incorrectly in Messages
- Addresses an issue where Messages could open to a white screen
- Addresses an issue that could prevent the report junk option from displaying with unknown senders
- Fixes an issue where videos captured and sent in the Messages app could be missing audio
Apple Watch - Adds distance and average pace to workout summaries in the Activity app for outdoor wheelchair run pace and outdoor wheelchair walk pace
- Fixes issues that may have prevented Music playlists from syncing to Apple Watch
- Addresses an issue that was preventing invitations and data to appear in Activity Sharing
- Fixes an issue that was allowing Activity Sharing to update over cellular when manually disabled
- Resolves an issue that was causing some third-party apps to crash when inputting text
Other improvements and fixes - Improves Bluetooth connectivity with 3rd party accessories
- Improves AirPlay Mirroring performance when waking a device from sleep
- Fixes an issue where playback would not work for iTunes purchased content when the “Show iTunes Purchases” setting is turned off
- Fixes an issue where certain selfie apps and face filters used with the FaceTime HD Camera on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus did not display a live preview
- Fixes an issue in Health where individual strokes are converted to separate characters when using the Chinese handwriting keyboard
- Improves performance of sharing websites from Safari to Messages
- Fixes an issue in Safari that caused web previews in tab view to not display correctly
- Fixes an issue that caused certain Mail messages to be reformatted with very small text
- Fixes an issue that caused some HTML email to be formatted incorrectly
- Fixes an issue that in some cases caused the search field to disappear in Mail
- Fixes an issue that could prevent Today View Widgets from updating when launched
- Fixes an issue where Weather widget sometimes failed to load data
- Fixes an issue on iPhone 7 where Home Button click settings would not appear in search results
- Fixes an issue that prevented spam alert extensions from blocking calls
- Resolves an issue that could prevent alarm sounds from going off
- Fixes an issue where audio playback via Bluetooth would cause the Taptic engine to stop providing feedback for some users
- Resolves an issue preventing some users from restoring from iCloud Backup
But the biggest item from 10.1 was this security fix quote Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling. Found by Marco Grassi (@marcograss) of KeenLab (@keen_lab). unquote This one item is why unlike in the past where I say wait - this time I am saying if you have not updated to 10.1 - you need to - this security fix - fixes a big hole - where if you viewed - not downloaded and opened - but just viewed a malicious JPG - it could execute code on your device - meaning looking at an innocent looking puppies and dandelion images could actually allow a bad guy to take control of your iOS device. So yeah - update to 10.1 ASAP - even if this exploit was not out in the wild before this patch - you know it will be now. So no 10.1 is not just about Portrait mode for iPhone 7+ owners - it is an update for ALL iOS users that can update to 10.x 11:55 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/10/24/apple- ios-10-1-iphone-cellular-phone-signal-upgrade/#54d821a9780d One thing I did not see clearly shown in Apples list of what was updated was the fact Apple with 10.1 quietly improved cellular performance for all iPhones with the update. If you were having issues with 4G and 3G signals dropping for no known or apparent reason - then this is the update you have been looking for. One of the things that 10.1 is also supposed to improve is battery life. I did run last week my iPhone after it was fully charged to see the type of battery life I could get when not tethering. This included when I went to the EntreLeadership conference with Dave Ramsey all day really great event - so it was a good set of mix use - but no tethering. I had 13 hours and 37 Minutes with 2% left. That is with 34 hours and 31 minutes of standby. So if 10.1 does improve battery life - wow. Because those numbers are pretty darn impressive on their own. Here is some feedback from listeners. From Shannon H quote I have been running the public beta for awhile. I can't wait to update my wife's 6 plus tonight so I can begin the bombardment of lasers, fireworks, etc. I know I could’ve already but we both really dislike the motion effect. unquote From Stan B quote I updated my Series 1 Watch, Apple TV and two iPads last night OTA with no problems. Will do the same on my two iPhones today. unquote From Craig B quote I've updated one iPhone and one Apple TV so far with no issues; I will update the rest of my devices and computers as soon as possible. As usual, no reason to wait unless you are completely risk adverse. unquote Hi Rob, Love the show. As a blind person who uses Voiceover I was eagerly awaiting the 10.1 updates for IOS and TV-OS. Apple introduced a multitude of bugs and annoyances for voiceover users in IOS and TV-OS 10 many of which I, and others, have reported to Apple. So, imagine my joy upon discovering that IOS 10.1 and TV-OS 10.1 fixed exactly zero of them. The podcast app on the Apple TV was made almost unusable in TV-OS 10 and if anything it's worse now. It seems that IOS 10.1 is Apple attempting to cram in a few features they wish they had for IOS 10.0. Perhaps they should rename this version IOS 10.0 (for real). And now, kindly fix those bloody irritating bugs you introduced. I really wish I could revert my TV to 9.2.1. That version worked quite well and I've been unable to discover any redeeming features of TV-OS 10.x even if the bugs didn't exist. Okay, enough rant. Thanks for the show. Kevin Barry Hi Rob, I downloaded and installed the newly released iOS 10.1 on my iPad Mini 2 yesterday (October 24). Among other bug fixes, Apple promised to fix a 'very small text' problem in their native Mail App. Quote: - Fixes an issue that caused certain Mail messages to be reformatted with very small text
- Fixes an issue that caused some HTML email to be formatted incorrectly
Since I had been experiencing this small text problem for some time on my iPad Mini, I was excited to get the problem fixed. However the 'very small text' problem was not fixed in this latest iOS 10.1 update. At least not for me. The text in my mail did appear as normal size for several hours, but when I opened my Mail app this morning, the text had again returned to its small size. I am using AOL and Exchange mail accounts. Rebooting, closing the mail App, resetting the text size in Accessibility and in Display settings all fix the problem for only temporarily. Then something causes the small text size to return after a few hour. Does anyone know how to fix this? Resetting network settings didn't work either. Michael Dries 16:48 http://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2016/ On Thursday the 27th - Apple will have an October event with Hello Again being the key words in the invite. That is clearly a reference to updated computers. The event will be the 27th at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET. Standard Apple Event times. Speculation again is around this event being very Mac centric. New MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs are expected. Some speculation about updated Mac Pro’s and Mac Minis and possibly even updated iMacs - again mac heavy. For the iOS side of things - expect the new AirPods to be officially launched - either available in store on the 27th or for order on the 27th. But I would expect some amount available in stores on the 27th or 28th. As the website for Apple does say they are Available late October - and traditionally in Apple lingo Available means you can put in your hands - not just available to order. If there is anything else that is announced that is iOS related - I may do a blog post at today in iOS dot com and in the Tii App to go over what is announced. I will not be putting out another episode this month - as I will be taking a couple of vacation days this week and weekend as my parents are coming to visit. Of course if they are available to buy this week - if you do get them - please call into the show - 206-666-6364 from your new AirPods and let us know your thoughts. I do plan to get them as soon as they are available - but would love your feedback and thoughts as well. 18:59 The only thing that beats an iPhone is a new iPhone - and the only razor blade to beat a Harrys Razor is a new harrys Razor. With Harrys new Gen 2 Razor Head - they took the best Razor and made it the bestest Razor I have ever used. And Harrys also has a brand new offer for you. - Harry’s is so confident in the quality of their blades, they’ll send you their popular Free Trial Set, which comes with the Razor and the Gen2 five-blade Cartridge, and shaving gel. All Free when you sign up for a shave plan, you just pay shipping.
- PLUS, there’s an additional special offer for you great folks: enter code T i i at checkout to get a free post shave balm added to your order.
Harrys Post Shave Balm is incredible - it soothes and moisturizes and best of all my Wife says it makes me smell really good - really really good. So good Wearing it now has somehow become code. Per their Gen 2 Blade - It is still the great 5 blade razor - but they made some improvements - It is more flexible for better control and more comfortable shaving. They added a 6 th blade at the top for trimming hard to reach spots, and they still of course have the lubricating strip. I don’t just shave my face - if you met me you know I shave my whole head and before Harry’s I tried a lot of different blades ALL the expensive 4 and 5 blades out there and the Gen 1 was better than all of them and the Gen 2 is better than Gen 1 - Harrys moved the bar folks. I am 100% a harrys customer period. To get the bestest blades - Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you. Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about. Once again go to Harrys.com right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and Free post shave balm. That’s Harrys.com and then enter coupon code Tii and start shaving better. 22:12 VOICEMAIL - Dave_SD_difficult_typing_swipe_selection And from Shannon Holden in G+ Quote I just discovered that you can use the stock iOS keyboard on the iPhone as a trackpad to move the cursor around while typing. I'm not sure when this became available. Just 3D Touch on the keyboard and it grays out all of the keys, this is the most exciting feature I've seen in a long time. unquote Now those of you with iPhone 6S and 6S+ already know about this feature as it came out in iOS 9 - but for new iPhone 7 and 7+ users coming from something other than the 6S and 6s+ - this is a cool new feature - that should be mentioned again. And if you have an iPad or at least for most iPads - you can also do this same thing by tap and holding with two fingers on your keyboard - this is a really nice way to accurately and quickly get your cursor where it needs to be when typing. VOICEMAIL - Angel_VA_fdbk_issue_player_controls_missing 29:52 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also FROM the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From John Poyser quote I had to wipe & re-set up as new iPhone with iOS 10 to try and resolve some glitches & crashes I was experiencing. Most issues are resolved and the rest I can live with until 10.1 comes out. BUT - now I have to redo all the battery tweaks I've done over months. I heard people mentioning a recent podcast covering this - is it written down in a post OR can someone tell me how to find the episode of TII that coveted it ? unquote From Shannon Holden quote +John Poyser Go to the Tii app and then go to the PDF section. There you will find 19 battery saving tips. I believe this is what you're looking for. unquote From Francisco Tapia quote +Shannon Holden +Rob Walch the iOS8 PDF? Battery saving should be as easy as just turning on low power mode? I mean you pretty much get there by following the PDF. unquote From ME Low Power mode will turn off some other features and limit others more then you may want - going item by item allows you to customize more for what is important to you. Low Power mode basically lobotomizes your iPhone. And low Power mode causes frustration if you are being active - like locking / turning off the screen in 30 seconds. And there are other items as well. So it is better to optimize the iPhone per you individual use case needs - and that do helps - but yes it is also 2 years old and there are new features that need to be shown that when turned off help improve batter life. And From John Poser quote Thanks to all who shared info - I like using the incremental method in the PDF because I like controlling the features & apps that use the juice. I feel that the Low Power Mode is my emergency battery life extender - only for those times I need my phone to last and know I won't be able to charge. Like when I'm on the conference floor. Or on that last day of a long business trip - when nothing's gone right :) unquote Exactly John. Low Power mode is when you need your Smartphone to be just a phone. That is how I look at or as I said when you find it is ok to Lobotomize your iPhone for the sake of keeping the Phone part active - then low power mode can be used. Into the email bag. Hi Rob, For some reason anytime I post something to the Today in iOS Google Community, it shows up for a few seconds and then goes away. Have I done something to offend your filtering system there? Thanks for all you do. Love the podcast and all the posts in the community. Guy Whelan Hi Guy - sadly sometimes google will mark posts for review thinking they are spam - and the sad part is I don’t get an email saying the post needs to be reviewed and approved - I must just log in and manually check as such there are some that sit in approval for a couple of days. Nothing I can do - if Google thinks it is questionable - then it is flag for review. You could always email me letting me know if your post is not showing. Otherwise you need to wait until I get around to reviewing those posts. 33:52 https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/20/iphone-7-qualcomm-intel- modem-cellular-performance/ Seems when Apple made the new iPhone 7 and 7+ they did not use the same manufacturers chips for their Modems. They sourced from Qualcomm and Intel. The Qualcomm chips are in the Verizon and Sprint and Sim-Free Models. The Intel Chips are in the T-Mobile and AT&T models. And people have been doing some testing - mind you pre iOS 10.1 testing. So results may have changed some - but initial testing showed some clear results - those with the Qualcom chips had a clear and significant Modem performance edge over the intel chips. At least when there is any drop off in signal level. I will not go over the MB through put vs Signal strength - other than to say - it did not take much drop off in signal level to start the intel version dropping in data through put. One other thing - the Qualcomm chip versions are only sold in the US, China and Japan. Everyone else is getting the Intel version. So not all iPhone 7’s and 7 pluses are created equal. 35:08 https://www.cnet.com/news/yes-your-32gb-iphone-7s- storage-is-slower-but-heres-why-it-doesnt-matter/ And another place where there is a difference in performance is in Write speeds. Seems the 32 GB iPhone 7 and 7S write at a significantly slower speed than the 128 and 256 GB versions. Read speeds - what you do must often - is the same. But write speeds are a quite a bit different. So if you were looking for another reason not to get the 32 GB version - the write speed is one - but really a small one. In day to day use it is read speed you need to be concerned with and that again is the same. But when you initially are setting up your iPhone 7 or 7+ from backup - yeah at that point you will be glad you have the faster write speed for the 128 and 256 GB versions - of course - writing 100 GB to the 256GB version is still going to take longer than writing 20 GB to the 32 GB version. Technically there is a difference between the 32GB version and the 128 and 256 GB versions. Which if you listened to me and did not get the 32 GB version you would not need for me to try and down play the differences and could just say whew - glad I got the 128 or 256 GB version. An really glad if it is the Verizon or Spring or Sim Free 128 or 256 GB version - because that one is the bomb. 36:32 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/24Apple-Watch- Nike-The-Perfect-Running-Partner-Arrives-Friday-October-28.html Apple made one announcement before the Hello Again event and that is that on Friday October 28th the special Apple Watch Nike+ or AWN+ for all your runners out there - will be finally available for you to pick up - just prior to your long weekend runs. The AWN+ will be available in 38 and 42 mm aluminum cases. It is the 2nd Gen series 2 Apple Watch - so it is fully water proof. So yes you can wear it during your tri-athalons. Pricing is $369 for 38 MM and $399 for 42 MM versions. It will be available on the 28th in Australia, Austria, Agamotto, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vishanti, the UK and the US. Then on the 29th in Bahrain, Greece, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. And the 30th in Israel. 37:54 http://www.makersofiphone.com/apple/everything-about- watchos-3-for-apple-watch/ Hey Rob! I just got my Best Buy preorder for the Watch series 2 space black stainless steel!! All I can say is I looooove this thing! I can't believe how much faster it is than my series zero aluminum. I like the weight too. Good upgrade! Regards, Oshkosh Josh Ok - so now it is time to go over the changes of Watch OS 3.x To start with the biggest change - when you tap the side button - it is now a quick link to a new dedicated dock - no longer to list of friends. There are new complications and watch faces, including fitness-focused options. - Swipe up on a watch face for Control Center, and swipe left or right to switch faces.
- A new Breathe app helps you relax - except when I don’t actually have time to breath and relax - having it remind me I need to - makes me even more stressed. Which then makes me get up and get a cookie. I eat when I am stressed.
- Send text messages directly from your Apple Watch by scribbling letters on the screen. Which is something I have used a few times and well - it has a ways to go to understand my finger writing. But when it works it is cool.
- New apps: Reminders, Home, Find My Friends, heart rate - all came with iOS 3.0
When you use the workout app - there is a quick start feature - which speeds up getting your workout started. Emergency SOS was added - you just hold down the button for a few seconds and it can dial 911 on your phone and notify your emergency contacts. One of the best new features how ever for WatchOS 3.x is the speed in which apps - especially 3rd party apps open. As mentioned earlier watch OS 3.1 was just released and for the most part it is mostly about bug fixes. Here is a list of key things that changed with 3.1 - New option to replay bubble and full screen effects in Messages.
- Messages effect can play with Reduce Motion enabled.
- Fixes an issue that could pause the notification for Timer complete to be delivered twice.
- Resolves an issue that could prevent Apple Watch Series 2 from fully charging.
- Resoles an issue where Activity rings may disappear from the watch face.
- Fixes an issue that prevented Force Touch options from appearing in some-third party apps.
https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/24/apple-releases-watchos-3- 1-to-the-public-with-bug-fixes-update-through-iphone-watch-app/ 41:06 http://bgr.com/2016/10/21/iphone-7-plus-vs- google-pixel-speed-tests/ We are starting to see some speed tests between the Google Pixel and the iPhone 7+ come out. In Bench mark tests - not even close - the 7+ more than doubled the single core bench mark score 3,488 to 1,565 - ouch. And remember single core is where most apps live. But in the multi core speeds the 7+ was still a lot faster - 5590 vs 4103 - higher is better. In real world testing - some launching of stock apps went to the 7+ - some went to the Pixel. But when it came to games - forget about it - the 7+ destroyed the Pixel — this comes back to those bench mark scores - and many games push the smartphones limits. The most likely smartphone that will finally beat the 7+ in speed tests will be the 7S+ or 8+ or Pro or whatever the next gen 5.5 inch iPhone is called. But for now - nothing is close on the bench and in real world for graphic CPU intensive applications. On the front for light weight apps - then the 7+ and pixel were pretty even. 43:08 We have a new dog and he is supposed to be taking turns sleeping with the different boys - the last few night I say who you sleeping with and each time he ran into my Son Henry’s room - and the it dawned on me - oh yeah - he has the Casper Mattress - smart dog. Casper Mattresses are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to be woken up by when you master or significant other gets up in the middle of the night. Time Magazine even named it one of the best inventions of 2015. And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. - Casper is an obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price.
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- Presenting someone else’s work as your own
- Misrepresenting or failing to disclose relevant facts about the project or its creator
Accordingly, all funding has been stopped and backers will not be charged for their pledges. No further action is required on your part. We take the integrity of the Kickstarter system very seriously. We only suspend projects when we find strong evidence that they are misrepresenting themselves or otherwise violating the letter or spirit of Kickstarter's rules. As a policy, we do not offer comment on project suspensions beyond what is stated in this message. Regards,
Kickstarter Integrity Seems the issue was with claiming to be MFI certified. —————— Speaking of Kickstarter. The FireFlies mentioned back on Ep 398 - have started making it to listeners. Here is one email on this. Hi Rob, Thank you for mentioning these on the podcast! I love them Jessica in PA From Jerome Horowitz on Google+ who said he got the firefly(kickstarter) earbuds on Friday.. They had Seriously poor Bluetooth connection. then updated to iOS 10.1 today. Now Flawless connection. . Others on Twitter and social media reached out to say they got theirs as well. 55:44 VOICEMAIL - PROMO_SpareMin_Tii Hi Rob, Greetings from sunny Sitka. I have scanned several hundred old family photos. I want to put several lines of text on them so that my great grands know something about their family history. I am looking for a VoiceOver friendly app for iPad or something for my PC. Please send this out to your listeners. Regards, Bob Purvis Sitka VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_battery_case_searching 1:00:32 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/21FY-16-Fourth- Quarter-Results-Conference-Call.html Apple Q3 2016 - Quarterly Report Summary: Rev = $46.9 Billion (vs $51.5 Billion a year ago quarter and $42.4 Billion last quarter) Total Cash = $237.6 Billion (Up $6.1 Billion for the quarter from $231.5 Billion) Last Quarter Sales: iPhones Sold = 45.5 Mil (vs 48.1 Mil a year ago quarter and 40.4 Mil last quarter) iPads Sold = 9.3 Mil (vs 9.9 Mil a year ago quarter and 10 Mil last quarter) Mac's Sold = 4.9 Mil (vs 5.7 Mil a year ago quarter and 4.3 Mil last quarter) ———— http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/25Apple-Reports- Record-Fourth-Quarter-Results.html ==== http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/10/25Apple-Reports- Fourth-Quarter-Results.html http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q4fy16datasum.pdf Apple had their quarterly conference call. One thing to remember - that last quarter they had one additional week of new iPhone sales vs the same quarter a year ago. Tim said results were very strong and high end of their guidance - but in the guidance range. And then Apple reported a lot of downs vs same quarter a year ago - Revenue, Profit, EPS, iPhone Sales, iPad Sales, Mac Sales and Gross Margins All down again vs the same quarter a year ago. The only up was Services - up 24% to $6.325 Billion. Starting with iPhones - iPhone sales for Calendar Q3 2016 were - 45.5 Mil vs 48.1 mil a year ago — or a 5.4% decline vs the year ago quarter which is smaller than the previous quarters 15% decline - I mean if you are really looking for a positive spin that is. Also Back in July the Anal-ists estimated that last quarter would be 43 Million units sold on average. However right be the earnings call the analysts average estimate was 45.3 Million - which is pretty much dead nuts on. So Congrats to all of the anal-ists as a group. But specifically T. Michael Walkley from Canaccord Genuity with a guess of 45.65 Million iPhones sold last quarter as being closest to the pin. Tim Cook said iPhone 7 supply should equal demand before end of quarter - but iPhone 7+ demand will likely remain greater than supply. And that right now Apple was very supply constrained with regards to the 7+. For the iPhones the ASP were actual up at $619 in Q3 2016 vs an ASP of $595 in Q2 2016. While that is up - it is still lower than the traditional range of $650 to $700 we had seen the 6 quarters prior to Q2 of this year. iPad sales for last quarter were 9.3 Mil units. vs 9.9 Mil the year ago quarter. This seems to be where the iPad is setting into for a base of sales in the non-holiday period. Turning now to Cash - Yeah seems Apple has all of it - for a total of 237.6 Billion Cash over 91% which is not in the US vs 93% 3 months ago that was not in the US. That said Apple still Returned over $9 Billion to Investors last quarter. If you are an investor you will be getting two quarters, a nickel and two pennies for each share you own of Apple stock assuming you are still an owner come early November. Looking forward Apple gave some Guidance and a key part of the guidance has Apple returning to growth this quarter. After 3 quarters of the opposite of Growth year over year. An interesting fact-toid - Tim said that there are 2 Billion with a B requests a week for Siri. Again - numbers were lower all around vs the year ago quarter. Same as last 2 quarters. But again Tim seems to think we will see growth for this quarter. Which I thought Wallstreet would be giddy about - but in after hour trading Apple was down about $2 - so go figure. I should point out I own Apple stock. I am clearly long on Apple for full and fair disclosure. At the end they have a Q&A with the Anal-ists - and one I guess does not want to be on Tim Cooks Christmas card list. Steven I got the biggest Milunovich asked quote does Apple today have a grand strategy for what you want to do? I know you won't tell us what it us, but do you know what you want to do over the next three to maybe five years? Or is it more a read the market and quickly react? unquote Or Put another way - Tim - do you know what you are doing - or a you just winging it hoping for the best and reacting when things don’t work out. Or put another way - Tim do you have a clue? Was essentially what Steven Who is going to get those big ones cut off Milunovich asked. Tim was pretty terse in his response - and rightly so - he said quote We have the strongest pipeline that we've ever had and we're really confident about the things in it. But as usual, we're not going to talk about what's ahead. And if you don’t like that answer you can shove it up your pipeline. unquote Ok - I might have embellished a bit on the last part of the quote - but you know that was what he was thinking. But if that was not enough Steven I don’t ever want to be allowed to step foot in Apple Campus Milunovich asked the following followup. And this is no joke Quote But in terms of your approach I guess to new products, do you have a strong sense of where technology is going and where you're going to play? unquote Which is like Asking well - do you have strong sense of where technology is going and where you’re going to play - which is about as insulting a question you could possibly ask the CEO of the largest Tech company or any tech company period. To Which Tim responded - quote Actually Steve-oh - we define our road map once a year on take your child to work day. We let the kids pick the next round of products each year - And then afterwards we have a bunch of Scary clowns chase the kid around campus whose picks last year did not pan out - it is a wonderful time and has helped make us the biggest tech company in the world. unquote Which was actually slightly less ridiculous of an answer than the question Mr Milunovich asked - what the heck was Steve-Oh thinking. http://ped30.com/2016/10/22/apple-iphones-q4-2016/ http://seekingalpha.com/article/4014922-apple-aapl-q4-2016- results-earnings-call-transcript 1:08:19 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iphone7_apple_care_plus VOICEMAIL - Jason_Apple_Care_square_trade Hi Rob I ordered my Black 256gb iPhone 7 Plus from Sprint on September 10th and it arrived yesterday on September 27th. It was very painless activating my new phone as an upgrade using my old phone. My old phone was the 64gb Gold iPhone 6 Plus and this is a crazy upgrade. I'm glad I took your advice and went for the 256gb version. Total out of pocket for the new phone is roughly $365 dollars to get the financing program started. I owe about $680 but if I send my old iPhone 6 Plus back to Sprint they will credit my account all but .90 cents of the month payment so roughly $400 for the top end iPhone 7 Plus, can't beat that deal and without a two year contract. I'm thinking about just sending Sprint roughly $23.00 to pay off my obligation along with my old phone and all I'll be pay is my month service plan. Love the show, I just figured I'd share the deal I got. regards, Keith W VOICEMAIL - Fdbk_unlocking_not_bug_raise_to_wake_is_on 1:13:16 Ep 411 - Ask Siri = When is your birthday? 1:14:04 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. A quick note - our next episode will likely not be for two weeks. next week I will be traveling the end of the week. But I will work on show notes when I am away. My guess is next episode will be November 6th or 7th or 9th. the 8th is my 19 year anniversary. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 1:15:31 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode. Folks please go to Harrys.com slash tii right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and post shave balm. That’s Harrys.com slash tii and then enter coupon code Tii Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And per this episode that folks is almost going to do it for us - I say almost as there is some additional listener feedback after the music - so please stick around for that - but that is it for me on this episode - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC VOICEMAIL - Ryan_Seattle_iOS10_feedback_note7
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Transcript for Episode 410 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank COLIN for sending in the music you hear in the background. COLIN wrote: Hi Rob, This piece of music was built entirely in GarageBand on my iPad and iPhone. Even the ambient sounds were recorded with the mic on my EarPods directly into GarageBand's sampler. Best regards Colin from Sydney, Australia. SONG_Colin_Sydney Thanks COLIN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank DEBBIE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. DEBBIE wrote the following: Hi Rob, I am a new listener and enjoying the show and information. I'm submitting my first Fall photo. Taken with native camera app on iPhone 6s updated to iOS 10. Edits in Snapseed. Regards, Debbie B Thanks DEBBIE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see DEBBIE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 410 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:03 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “If the market spits up Apple and Android devices for their inability to meet business user needs, RIM stands alone—or will, on Jan. 30, 2013 and the days that follow the BlackBerry 10 launch—as the company ready to embrace them. This is an unprecedented opportunity. As a result, 2013 could be an amazing year for RIM.” unquote Rob Enderle, CIO, 31 Dec 2012 Mind you Mr Enderle was predicting good things for Blackberry at the end of 2012 / beginning 2013. Ouch - it was pretty apparent for quite some time by then Blackberry was dead. As bad as Mr. Enderle is at predicting the future of tech it is amazing that even still today a lot of people follow what he says. 02:53 For Promo codes - On Ep 409 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - LET’S PICK IT - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 409 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 03:34 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/17/apple- releases-ios-10-0-3-for-iphone-7/ Apple today October 17th release iOS 10.0.3 And if you are saying hey wait my iOS device is not seeing iOS 10.0.3 available for download - Rob are your sure? Yes - Yes I am - as 10.0.3 is for the iPhone 7 and 7Plus only. 10.0.3 fixes a bug with cellular connectivity issues with the iPhone 7 and 7+ - which included losing cellular connectivity for small periods of time. Which when you are trying to do anything would make it seem like long periods of time. Verizon users in the US seemed the most affected by this issue - but it was reported by users on all carriers with LTE and not just in the US - users around the world were reporting short outages for LTE connections. https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/17/apple-releases- ios-10-0-3-iphone-7-and-7-plus/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/10/ios-10-0-3- fixes-iphone-7-cellular-connectivity-problems/ 04:32 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/10/apple-seeds- ios-10-1-beta-3-to-developers/ Last Monday Apple released iOS 10.1 beta 3 to devs and later in the week to public beta testers. As with Beta 2 - it seems the biggest change is bug fixes and stability improvement. Apple also release last week new betas for other devices - Watch OS 3.1 beta 3 and tvOS 10.0.1 beta 3 were also released. For my new iPhone 7+ I had been running iOS 10.1 Beta 3 since it has been available and it seems to be running pretty well for me. Battery life without really trying yet to optimize for battery life has been good. On Friday I did a day trip to Denver and back - and on that day I had 9 hours and 35 Minutes of battery life and 16 hours standby - that was with 3% battery life remaining. I used my personal hot spot for my laptop that day and it chewed up 36% of my battery life. 20% went to youtube 36 minutes on screen and 19 min background. Hmmmm. 15% went to phone for 1.7 hours of use. 6% went to mail. So really the Personal hot spot really skewed things. Back in September on the 20th and 21st I ran my 2 year old iPhone 6+ off of battery to see the life I could get. I was able to get 8 hours and 43 minutes of battery life with 30 hours and 47 minutes of standby. That saw 30% of battery life going to the Mail app, and the phone app chewing up 20% of battery life. I will try another experiment with the iPhone 7+ this week where I run the battery all the way down but don’t use the hotspot and see the life I get then. The two take aways per these two experiments - 1. a 2 year old iPhone 6+ still is getting great battery life. and 2. A new iPhone 7+ with a really heavy usage day and no real battery optimization tricks also had great battery life. 06:48 http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/10/ios-10-1-dev-beta-4.html And then earlier today October 17th - Apple released iOS 10.1 beta 4 - both to Devs and Public beta testers. If you were already on beta 3 - beta 4 is a pretty small over the air update. Interestingly - Apple on the beta side did not update Watch OS or tvOS as they did last week when 10.3 for iOS was released. With Beta 4 for 10.1 - as near as I can find - it is just bug fixes and stability improvements. No one is reporting any new features or changes to older features. 07:49 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/iphone-7-plus- bokeh-effect-how-to-use-portrait-mode/ VOICEMAIL - Bokeh pronunciation When talking about the new iPhone 7+ without a doubt the biggest change is the dual cameras and the newest effect / feature available is the Bokeh effect - thanks emiko - and I hope I got that right. This new effect will make you start taking pictures of anything and everything to see it close up and in focus but with the background out of focus. And well it is really cool. Of course you do need to upgrade to 10.1 - which right now is still just available as a beta. But assuming you have upgraded to 10.1 beta X - you need to remember this - be respectful of your social media followers - don’t start posting pictures of anything and everything with the bokeh effect - I just don’t think your social media followers want to see a box of Imodium AD with the bokeh effect. Just because you can do it - does not mean you should do it. Speaking of your iPhone 7+ and the Beta’s for 10.1. If you have an iPhone 6S+ or earlier and you are upgrading to an iPhone 7 or 7+ - and if you are doing an upgrade from a back up - note this - if you earlier iPhone is running iOS 10.1 Beta X - then when you go to set up the iPhone 7 or 7+ from the backup - iTunes will stop you and say you need to upgrade the out of the box iPhone 7 or 7+ to the same version of iOS as your phone you are backing up. Which is what happened to me - so first I needed to upgrade to iOS 10.1 beta 3 - and then I was able to set up from the back up. 10:24 http://www.todayinios.com/utomic But before I did any of the setting up of my iPhone 7+ - I did put on my utomic bumpies. They are black and look great with my jet black iPhone 7+ - or really I should say - they are barely even noticeable - which makes them look great. If you are in the US - and want the utomic bumpies go to todayinios.com/utomic As I said if you are in the US. As well here is an email to explain more: Hi Rob, Just to give you a heads up, I have listened to you talking about the bumpees for your phone over a long period of time at this stage, so when I got my new iPhone 7 I decided I would try them for myself. I tried the link you have given in your podcast, but couldn't order them, so I sent them an email. Sadly they do not at this point ship to outside the United States. I know you have a large audience far beyond your shores, so I just wanted to share this information with you for future reference. Keep up the good work. Regards, Brian Mitchell. Galway, Ireland. Brian - sorry for that issue and thanks for letting us know. So far knock on wood - I have not had any scratching of my jet black iPhone 7+ - and I really do like how it looks. 14:13 http://roamwith.com 15:56 http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/ apple-watch-uk-government-ban/ Thanks to all that sent in links on this next one - which is that the UK government has banned the Apple Watch from top-level meetings. The reason why is it has a microphone and the UK govt is afraid that Russian hackers could get control of any device with a microphone and use it to eavesdrop on the meetings. There is no evidence or indication or anything showing that Russian hackers or anyone else for that matter have actually hacked an Apple watch to do this - just that Theresa May’s team has implemented this change - which follows up on the ban of smartphones from meetings put in place by Former Prime Minister David Cameron. So she is just being overly conservative or cautious. For some reason this ban generated a lot of posts / articles. Really it is just about the UK government doing something on the side of caution - banning wifi or cellular connected devices that have a microphone from being in the meeting. It if has a mic and can be connected to the internet - then it is banned from the UK Cabinet meetings - and again that sounds reasonable. 17:12 http://www.iphonebackupextractor.com/blog/ 2016/oct/12/itunes-backup-security-update-ios10/ With iOS 10 some reported back in September that it actually made the encrypted back up less secure than with iOS 9.x Something Anonymous accused Apple of doing to cow tow to the FBI. Except by the time Anonymous had said that Apple had already said - oooppss our bad - we did not mean to make the encrypted backups less secure and we will fix that post haste. And post haste seems to mean iOS 10.1 - it seems that with iOS 10.1 beta 3 - Apple did indeed go back to the much more secure and FBI hated and Anonymous approved encryption method. So when iOS 10.1 is finally released and if you are one with lots of tin foil hats around - then you will want to upgrade to 10.1 to get the more securely encrypted back up. 18:09 We are Happy to welcome a new sponsor to the show - and that is Hello Fresh please visit hellofresh.com and use the promo code tii to save $35 off your first week of deliveries. Hello Fresh is a meal kit delivery service that makes cooking supper simple and fun. My Wife and I really enjoyed both making and eating the meals they sent. That later point kinda sorta being really important for me and the former point for her. Even if you never cooked before you can do this. I even learned how to Zest a lemon. That was for a great citrus salad dressing. Each week HelloFresh creates new recipes with nice step by step instructions to follow that take less than 30 minutes to make. They deliver the meal kits right to your door in an insulated box with free shipping. Each kit has all of the ingredients you need to make a delicious meal. And having all the ingredients is really key. The other day my wife was making spaghetti and meatballs - seems simple enough - until about 5 minute before it was done when we realized that the sauce jar had been opened on Aug 20th and it was Oct 9th - yikes. So off I had to run to the store to get more sauce. And that is as easy a meal as there is. With Hellofresh no issues like that - you get everything you need to make your meal in each meal kit and you can choose either meat or vegetable meals depending on your preferences. But Since this was something for both of us - I ask my wife to give me her thoughts and they are: quote “ We’ve tried it all. Planning dinner for the week. Prepping dinner in advance for the whole month. Eating the same meal on the same day each week. Resorting to making "breakfast for dinner" because that's the best we could do. Making Dinner is just not really our thing. It’s not the cooking that’s the issue but it’s the planning that gets us every time. It seems hard to to find a rhythm. After receiving our first box of Hello Fresh , I've been made a believer. Dinner is so much more enjoyable when you don't have to think about what to prepare. You just open the fridge, pull out a box and start cooking. Every bit of the ingredients are included except for olive oil, salt + pepper. The meals are more diverse than I would cook on my own. Each one was delicious. We ate healthier the week of our hello fresh box. Hello Fresh is Great solution to the dinner time struggle. “ unquote Again please visit please hellofresh.com and use the promo code tii to save $35 off your first week of deliveries. 20:37 VOICEMAIL - Gary_FL_assistive_touch_fdbk Hi Rob, How do you enable the virtual home button i know you have to turn on assistiveTouch i don't want to worry about wearing out my Home button I am also a voiceover user and have to click the home button a lot regards Maria Hay Rob On my iPhone 6 I have about 5 voicemails from my aunt she passed away September 28. And I want to get the iPhone 7+ but I don't want to know lose those voicemails. If I get the iPhone 7+ will I still have those voicemails and yes my iPhone 6 is backup Regards, Sharde Hi Sharde - Right now - before you do anything else - go to each voice mail - tap on it - and at the top right tap on the box with the arrow out and email yourself those voicemails. This way you always have them. Yes - you should still have them when you update - all mine came over - but Should and will are not the same word. Best to email yourself each and then back them up on your computer somewhere. Hello Rob. I Love your show. I called Apple and asked about the availability of the SIM Free iPhone 7. They simply said it's not available. They added, you need an account with a carrier. They would not say when it would become available. We folks on Straight Talk or Total Wireless (bring your own phone plans) need the SIM Free version to just move our SIM card over to the new phone. What are your "Spies" at Apple saying about the SIM Free option availability for US customers in the future? Thank you for all you do. Regards, Mark Denton Hi Mark - My spies are telling me the SIM free version is now available to order in the US. So no more waiting for you or anyone else on Straight talk or any other carrier that is not one of the big 4 in the US. VOICEMAIL - Carl_B_MI_thoughts_bluetooth 29:39 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also FROM the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Brian Lancaster quote thank you so much for the tip on Assistive Touch for Screenshots. This was a tip you should have helped us out with a long time ago when the sleep wake button was moved to the side of the phone… LOL unquote From Chris Frazier quote +Rob Walch just another super helpful episode, especially answering the listeners' questions about how to do a hard reset on the new iPhone 7. Still waiting on my 7 Plus to come in, but I'm making a note of this now! unquote Thanks to others that left messages as well - and if you don’t want to email into the show or call into the show - then go to today in iOS dot com slash community and you can leave some comments for Ep 410 which will be pinned at the top of the page at least until Ep 411 is released. 31:15 Time to continue on with some of the new features / changes of iOS 10 very very quickly - just to remind you what they are. This is the final group of updates for iOS 10 I will be going over. ————————————— QuickType - New emoji, including gender diverse options to existing characters, single parent family variations, rainbow flag and beautiful redesigns of popular emoji
- Contextual predictions for current location, recent addresses, contact information and calendar availability using deep neural network technology
- Emoji predictions
- Calendar events are intelligently populated using deep learning technology with information from your conversations in Mail and Messages
- Multi-lingual typing now lets you type in two languages at once without having to switch keyboards
- Rest & Type on iPad intelligently adapts to your unique typing patterns
- Predictive typing now uses deep neural network technology for greater prediction accuracy
Phone - Voicemail transcription (beta)
- Spam call alerts with spam call identification apps
- Support for third party VoIP apps receiving calls on the Lock screen, including support for Call Waiting, Mute and Do Not Disturb
Other improvements - Apple Pay in Safari
- View two pages at once using Split View in Safari on iPad
- Notes collaboration lets you invite people to work on your notes together
- Markup support in Messages, Photos and PDFs stored in Notes
- Bedtime Alarm in the Clock app lets you set a regular sleep schedule and receive bedtime reminders
- Health adds support for health records and organ donation (US Only)
- Stabilization support for Live Photos for improved camera capture
- Live Filters support when capturing Live Photos
- iCloud Drive now supports Desktop and Documents folders from macOS
- Live search results in Spotlight for Chinese and Japanese
- Siri support for Spanish (Chile), Chinese (Cantonese - China), English (Ireland), English (South Africa)
- Ling Wai and Kaiti Black document fonts for Chinese
- Yu Kyokasho and Toppan Bunkyu fonts for Japanese
- New definition dictionaries in Traditional Chinese and Danish and bilingual dictionaries in Dutch and Italian
- New keyboard for Spanish (Latin America)
Of course some features are not be available for all devices, countries or carriers. 35:35 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/business/international/ samsung-galaxy-note7-terminated.html?_r=0 On the last episode which I wrote notes on Saturday and recorded on Sunday the 9th - I said the following about the Note 7. Quote This device is seriously dangerous - it is not a manufacturing issue at this point it is a design issue - the whole Note 7 line - and mark my words on this will be recalled and scuttled. unquote And on Monday the 10th - Samsung recalled the entire line and on Tuesday the 11th Sammy scuttled the whole line. Hey sometimes it takes a while for my predictions to prove out - this time it took two days. I think what Samsung did was the right decision - take the short term - but big hit - vs a long term series of bigger hits. This whole situation will be studied over and over and over by every smartphone OEM and analyst and MBA school for years to come. 36:27 http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/12/technology/ samsung-fireproof-box/index.html So when I saw the first reports of the boxes as in plural users of the Note 7 were being sent to return their devices - I thought it was another of the many jokes out there around the Note 7 - after all it showed there even being gloves sent with it. But nope no joke - you get safety gloves - and then an antistatic bag, and an inner OEM Replacement box - then there is an inner box and finally that all goes inside the thermal box. And on the side of it it says ground and vessel shipment only - forboden to be transported by air. That is what Sammy Note 7 users are being sent to send back their Exploding smartphones. 37:13 http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/14/technology/ samsung-galaxy-note-7-flight-ban/index.html While it might have been Samsung that hammered in the final nail in the Note 7 casket by rightfully scuttling the whole product. But it was the FAA that then lowered the casket of the Note 7 into an unmarked grave. They issued a complete and utter flight ban for the Note 7 - That started on October 15th in the US - you can not fly with a note 7 turned on or off or in a bucket of water or in a fire proof box or any way shape or form. From the FAA Quote “Anyone violating the ban may be subject to criminal prosecution in addition to fines.” unquote To put that in perspective if you are a US Air marshall - You can bring on board your P229 Sig Sauer side arm - but even the US Air marshals can not bring on board a Note 7 with out themselves being subject to criminal prosecution. 38:08 Thanks again to Texture for supporting this show. As I said before Texture is essentially the netflix of Magazines. You get access to well over 150 of the top magazines - we are talking binge reading. Sweet. I have really been enjoying my subscription to texture - as it gets me access to my favorite magazines - MacWorld, Wired, Popular Science and Fortune. Plus I also get access to PC World and PC Magazine - two I would normally never ever think of paying for but occasionally will have an article that is beneficial for this show or just interesting. That is the beauty of Texture you get access to over 150 top magazines covering every niche with your subscription. And with College Basketball season right around the corner there are a bunch of Sports Magazines I will be getting into. ESPN and Sports Illustrated to name two. Actually I have 14 magazines in my favorites library - and the beauty is you don’t just get the latest issues - you get past issues. But speaking of the latest one of the magazines I grew up reading and is on there is Nat Geo - and I am a history buff and love history podcasts - and The latest Net Geo - goes over the Persian Empire - so if you just listened to HardCore history do the king of kings series - well Nat geo gives you a wrap up to that with some pictures. And as a Tii listener you can get a free trial to try out the service and app for yourself - go to texture dot com slash tii - to get a free 14 day trial and start your binge reading today. The magazines look great on your iPhone or iPad and that means you have access to all the magazines any time anywhere. And here is what I really like - you can search for a topic across all the magazines. Search for Podcast - and sort by newest and I can keep up to date on my day job. Sign up for Texture right now and gain insider access to all the content from the world’s best publications and no trees were killed to bring you these great publications - it is all just bits man. Once again go to texture dot com slash tii to get your free 14 day trial. 40:16 VOICEMAIL - Dr.Avnish_india_new_iphone7_headphonejack Hi Rob: Thanks for running through the top offenders in battery drain in a recent episode. I made most of those changes and my battery is really good. What a big difference! You are the man. Regards, Woody P.S. I'd add Raise to Wake to that hit list. ;-) Woody - thanks - Yup plan to add that and a few others once I really get play around with my iPhone 7+ There are some features for it - that are not available for the 6+. Hi Rob, I am not the best to help with this, but I was listening on the way home from work and had a thought. The guy that needs three headphones, for his laptop, iPhone, and such. I only have an Apple Iphone and iPad (one old iPad and several old iPhones also), no MacBook or any other apple products. But thinking back, the pencil has a lightning coupler I believe. Is it possible that you could use your lightning headphones on the MacBook? Maybe use an iPhone cable then the coupler into the lightning headphones? I don't have the pencil coupler myself so I can't test this, but it seems like it could work. Just a thought. I personally haven't used corded headphones on my phone in years, so to me it makes no difference. I didn't think about my laptop, it's the only thing I use corded headphones on. Love the show, long time listener! Regards, Kirk Gustafson Hmmm - Hi Kirk - I have not tried yet - but I will now try and see if I can get my Lightening headphones to work with my Mac via a USB to lightening cable with the coupler. wonder if Mac OS will recognize them. I will test this week and report back. If anyone else was able to get lightning headphones to work with their PC and or mac - let me know what you did. but be careful not to blow them up. Hi Rob, Just writing in to give my thoughts about the iPhone 7 Plus. Got my black 256GB 7 Plus 5 days ago. It arrived 10 days late because O2 UK and apple botched the supply of the devices and the delivery company messed up by failing to deliver for another 3 days (they couldn't be asked to find my address). I got my device after a painful 10days and so I know your pain as you await yours. At any rate love the device. Not sure I regret not getting the jet black as this one just looks perfect to me. Not sure what all the fuss about the missing headphone jack is personally. I stopped using it ages ago. I find it very annoying when it gets caught on things while I'm running and gets yanked out of my ears. It's dated technology anyway. It needed to go and I think as always, people will moan and moan and get over it. I haven't tried the lightening earphones yet. Got beats Bluetooth headphones which work perfect. Battery life is mind blowing coming from my 6s which I always had to have in a waterproof battery case. Now with the phone being water resistant I might not be needing the waterproof case (poor LifeProof, whatever are they gonna do for money now?😓). I can't believe the bass on the stereo speaker especially the one up top. Impressive! Overall I consider it a good upgrade for anyone really. That all said I still seem to be having what I believe are iOS 10 issues. Still get the control of music and podcast playback being lost when connected via Bluetooth to my car. I started experiencing this with iOS 10 on my 6s so I think it's a software issue. Also the apple maps app sometimes stops working during a commute which can be a bit annoying. I wonder at time whether this is related to my alerts for "time to leave" for next destinations going off while I'm driving and then taking me back on the maps app to the start off screen. I wonder if any other listeners to the show are experiencing this? Would love to know. Anyway, thanks for the opportunity to praise and vent. Love the show. Keep up the good work. Regards, Tosin from Redditch UK. VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_comments_kickstarter_indiegogo 50:51 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1955835125/juuk- premium-aluminum-apple-watch-bands?ref=nav_search This week for a kickstarter project there is the JUUK premium aluminum Apple Watch bands - or just search for J U U K This one had a goal of $10,052 and has reached $10,886 and they have reached their goal. This one you have until Nov 4th at 1:32 PM CT to fund if interested. Which would be surprising yet - as I have not said much about it. Pricing on this is about $50 US and it will not ship until Jan 2017. It is as the name gave away an aluminum Apple Watch band - they have multiple colors and two sizes one for each Apple watch. This is a very masculine and looking thick watch band. If you are looking for a stylish and sturdy watch band for any of the Apple watches out there - this is a good looking option. Search again for J U U K at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 410 at today in iOS dot com Note - it is coming from Hong Kong - so there is a shipping charge - and the note is that the shipping costs are in Hong Kong Dollars - not US dollars. So it is not as high as it looks. 52:14 VOICEMAIL - Louis_Dohar_7Plus_fdbk Hi Rob 2 negatives I notice with iOS 10 is there no longer in the mail app, is the option to delete all emails in a folder in one hit, apart from the the bin folder. Also, my keyboard shortcuts appear to have not been retained in the update. I wonder if these 2 things are bugs or intentional. Regards Steve Brisbane VOICEMAIL - Danniel_UK_battery_improved 59:07 Ep 410 - Ask Siri = why is your name siri? 59:40 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free trial and access to well over 150 of the best and most popular magazines. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 1:00:35 Thanks again to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode. Folks please go to hellofresh.com and use the promo code tii to save $35 off your first week of deliveries. Next episode is ep 4 1 1 - which if you know my start in podcasting is a very special ep number indeed. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And per this episode that folks is almost going to do it for us - I say almost as there is some additional listener feedback after the music - so please stick around for that - but that is it for me on this episode - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC *** VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_Parts1 to Part5
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 409 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank Aaron for sending in the music you hear in the background. Aaron wrote: Hey Rob! Long time listener & emailer, first time art contributor. This a song called “Atomic” that I wrote for a YouTube commercial for my wife’s tattoo shop here on Maui. I started out with a ukulele idea and recorded the demo on the stock Music Memos app just using the external microphone of my iPhone 6S then added on the Modern Kit & Electric Bass. I then took it into GarageBand on my MacBook Pro (via the share, iTunes, GarageBand options in Music Memos) and added many layers & tracks including waves, synth, horns, percussion, and much more realistic sounding drums using ToonTrack EZDrummer 2. I hope you and the listeners enjoy some island sounds, aloha! -AAron McVeigh SONG_Atomic Thanks Aaron for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is a shot I took using the Portrait/bokeh mode on my iPhone 7 Plus running the iOS 10.1 beta. I did some light editing and added the text using the Snapseed app. Thanks for everything Rob! Love the show! Regards, Bruce W. Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 409 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:47 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Apple has just one product, we have a portfolio. One size doesn’t fit all.” unquote Jim Balsillie, VERY Former Co-CEO, Research in Motion, June 2012 What good is having a portfolio of products when all the products would be the equivalent of 1970’s leisure suits. Vs Apples iPhone which is equivalent to Levis 501 Button Fly Jeans - always a classic and in style. 03:16 This week we have promo codes for The App - LET’S PICK IT Here is the written review from the dev. Hi Rob - I wanted to promote my first app. It's called "Let's pick it" and it just got approved on the app store! It is a productivity App to help indecisive people pick things. The main feature of this app is called "Ask Some Friends." It allows you to create an online poll with your list of choices which you can then share with anyone in the world and let them vote for you. Here are 10 promo codes for the App. Regards, Kenny D Well thanks to the KENNY D for HIS review of HIS App - LET’S PICK IT and for sending in the 10 promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put PICK in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:24 http://www.cultofmac.com/447984/everything-thats-new- ios-10-1-beta-2/ iOS 10.1 beta 2 was released last week - of course it fixes some bug fixes. One of those fixes had to do with notifications on lock screen not taking you where they were supposed to. The imessages App draw was redesigned for those power iMessage apps users. Under Setting - General - Accessibility - Reduce Motion - there is a new setting to allow you to turn on Message Animations. And there is now a replay button under iMessage animations to you know let you replay those animations. Something new or actually returning with beta 2 is a message warning you an app is a 32 bit app - Essentially if you have an old app installed that is of the 32 bit variety vs the new 64 bit version Apple wants / makes new apps be - then you get a warning - as the 32 bit versions can greatly impact battery life and performance. If you were using 10.1 beta 1 - you would be advised to update to beta 2. If you have not tried out the 10.1 beta yet and are wondering if it is for you - one simple question - do you have an iPhone 7+ and are you a dev - if the answer is no and no - then stick with 10.0.2 for now. If you do have the 7+ or are a dev - then sure update to the beta 2 of 10.1. With the caveat for non-devs - don’t update if you don’t like when things are not perfect - betas = bugs. Into the email bag. Hi Rob, Is there an app where I can take a screenshot of a song playing with one hand? I miss that about my 4s. Regards, Mike R Hi Mike, Better than an App there is a way to set your iPhone up to do this for easy one handed screen shots. I have mine set this way. Go to: Settings -- General — Accessibility -- Assistive Touch -- Customize Top Level Menu Then tap on an icon to Change one and select Screenshot. Then remove all the other icons. It is really Important to remove all the others - so you have just one and it is screenshot Then go to: Settings -- General — Accessibility — Accessibility Shortcut And select - AssistiveTouch Exit the Settings app - and triple tap the home button. You will see a new virtual button on the screen - move it to just above the home button. Now when you need to take a screen shot - triple tap the home button and tap on the virtual button. And it will take a screen shot for you. I love this feature as it allows me to do quick screen shots when I am doing a tutorial - as the virtual button stays on until you triple tap again. So if you know you are going to be taking a bunch of screen shots just triple tap and it is there ready to go whenever you need it. Once again to set this up. Go to: Settings -- General — Accessibility -- Assistive Touch -- Customize Top Level Menu Then tap on an icon to Change one and select Screenshot. Then remove all the other icons. It is really Important to remove all the others - so you have just one and it is screenshot Then go to: Settings -- General — Accessibility — Accessibility Shortcut And select - AssistiveTouch 08:01 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/04/apple-pay- available-in-10-countries-russia/ Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Apple Pay is now available in 10 countries around the world as Russia joined the Apple Pay club. The ten countries Apple Pay is available in include the United States, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong, France, Singapore and now Russia. In Russia participating retailers include ATAK, Magnit, Media Markt, Auchan, Azbuka Vkusa, bp, M.Video, TsUM and authorized Apple reseller re:Store. Contactless payments are expected to roll out at Electronics store Eldorado and Burger King in the near future. Per the banks supporting Apple Pay - It is supported via Mastercard and through Moscow-based Sberbank. Congrats to those of you in Russia this impacts. Next up is likely New Zealand based on past Apple comments. 09:09 https://aka.ms/todayinios I will be at Microsoft Connect in NY City in November - if you are going please let me know. I will be interviewing folks from the MicroSoft team again. And hope to get a few other interviews / conversations in with devs while there. So please let me know if you will be there so we can set up a time to talk. For those not in the Know MS Connect - will be Nov 16th and 17th. In NY City - and this is a Developer focused event. For those devs not going - you should watch or listen to the live streams. If you go to AKA DOT MS DOT todayinios - you can watch the live broadcast which starts November 16th at 8:30am ET, and continues with interactive Q&A and immersive on-demand content through November 17th. Again if you are going - email me - today in iOS at gmail dot com to set up a meeting on the 16th. 10:18 VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_answer_smitty_bluetooth Hi Rob, With respect to Smitty's question you have to be connected to Bluetooth for the maps feature for remembering where you parked to work in its current state. What I use is the Bluetooth adapter from Anker SoundSync Drive Bluetooth Car Receiver. Anker SoundSync Drive Bluetooth 4.0 Car Receiver. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0176G5TRO/ref= cm_sw_r_cp_api_pfw9xbJ2TGFH5 The things that make it a good buy is that it is small, the audio quality really good, and the price. Right now it is $22 on Amazon. I do recommend purchasing a ground loop isolator. This will remove annoying interference from the engine. The one I am currently using is from Mpow it $9 on amazon and works well with the Anker device. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019393MV2/ref= cm_sw_r_cp_api_-kw9xbCS7W093 I was previously using a different isolator but as I found out if the two devices don't play nice you can hear the low end frequencies removed completely from your speakers which isn't good. Hope this helps, love the show! Regards, -Jim Hi Rob, Here is a item I purchased. The nonda ZUS Smart Car Charger with car finder Device/Cigarette lighter charger with free Zus App.It Charges iPhones 7,7plus ,iPhones iPads and more. When you turn off your car and power goes off Charger cigarette lighter unit It marks your parking spot on your phone so you can get back to the car later. Using their app. It will ask you with a notification if you would like to mark the parking spot.. Here is the name and Amazon link where I bought it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HMF7M38/ref= oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 David D Dick Springfield MO David - thanks for the heads up on the Zus - They actually sent it to me to test - and once I have my iPhone 7+ set up I will be testing it to see how well it works. I will talk about the Zus on a future episode. Hi Rob, This week I can't seem to do a soft reboot on my 7+. Have you had any other feedback on this issue? I've tried all home button types - no luck. Regards, Laura B Celina TX Well Laura - Yes - there was this feedback. VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iPhone7_hard_reset_how_to_do_question: For Scott, Laura and many others - On the iPhone 7 and 7+ to do a forced reboot - Press and Hold at the same time - the Sleep wake button AND the volume down button for at least 10 seconds. This is the same as pressing and holding the sleep wake button AND the Home button on the iPhone 6S and 6S+ and earlier devices. VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_fdbk_7plus_thoughts 17:30 I mentioned in August that Harrys has a new Gen 2 blade - as I said they took the best Razor and made it the bestest Razor I have ever used. Now Harrys has a brand new offer for you. - Harry’s is so confident in the quality of their blades, they’ll send you their popular Free Trial Set, which comes with a
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Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Myron Uecker quote I find it interesting that not long ago Apple was suing people for infringing on their "Swipe to Unlock" patent. Now they abandoned it. +Rob Walch glad to hear you got your shipping notification. I got mine as well and UPS is scheduled to deliver it Thursday. I'm looking forward to trying out the new dual camera and plan to register it for the beta on Thursday as well. unquote From Stan Bentley quote +Myron Uecker I really don't like this new "feature". In iOS 9, I woke the device by pressing the home key and then just held my thumb on the key after releasing it to unlock via Touch ID. Now I have to press the home key twice. Or is there another technique? unquote From Francisco Tapia quote +Stan Bentley go into accesbility and then enable the rest finger to open under the home button option unquote From Stan Bently quote +Francisco Tapia ahhhhh, the world is right again. Thx! unquote From Francisco Tapia quote +Stan Bentley once you start using an iPhone 7/Plus it's not a bad setup to press down a 2nd time... but for button devices iPhone 5S, 6 and SE the rest finger to unlock should be the default. unquote From Karthik M quote This is the perfect example of HW SW integration. Apple changing the unlock gesture based on Hardware capability. and Wow. I didn't know Bluetooth had anything to do with the Parked location. But it makes sense. unquote Thanks all - and folks go to Today in iOS dot com slash community if you want to leave comments about the latest episode or participate in the Best Google+ community on the iPhone with over 3,500 members - and no google fan boyz. 21:47 http://investor.apple.com Apples next quarterly conf call will be Tuesday Oct 25th at 4:00 PM CT. It will be interesting to see what is said on that call - but really anything with regards to new iPhones sold for the week+ of iPhone 7 and 7+ availability will be more a measure of supply logistics and not demand. It is the current quarters shipments that will be over scrutinized in January when Apple does that conference call. But any hints of guidance for the current quarter will also be heavily vetted. It does not look like at this point there will be another fall event for Apple - and that means the iPad’s we have now - and the Apple TV and iPod Touch - that is what we are going into the Christmas shopping season with. Rumors around next gen iPad’s have fallen off the cliff - with now the rumors pointing just to some Spring Event possible to announce next Gen iPads. Which is fine by me - get the iPad updates on the opposite side of the calendar from the iPhone updates. That means a lot more to talk about in first quarter other than how iPhones sales went in the previous quarter. 23:19 http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/10/03/apple-iphone-7- has-worst-battery-life-in-its-class-new-report/ In some bad news for iPhone 7 owners vs Android equivalent phones - the iPhone 7 came in as worst in its class for battery life. I mean sure it was faster - twice as fast for some tasks - so maybe since it takes less time to do things with the iPhone 7 - it all washes out in the end. Well except the part about Phone calls. the iPhone 7 lasted 712 minutes, compared to 1,492 for the Samsung Galaxy S7, 1,579 for the LG G5 and 1,859 for the HTC 10. Web Browsing was closer. iPhone 7 lasted for 615 minutes. The LG G5 lasted 640 minutes, the Samsung S7 for 677, and the HTC 10 came out on top, with 790 minutes of battery life. They did also say the HTC 10 had a 3,000 mAh battery vs the 1960 mAh battery. So Apple on the web browsing side definitely gets more life per mAh. But if you are looking to go all day and all night long - you will likely be looking for a battery pack for iPhone 7. VOICEMAIL - Holly AZ Fdbk7_experience VOICEMAIL - Holly AZ Part 2 26:33 http://www.applemust.com/apple-on-track-for-next-era-in- personal-technology-ubs/ Interesting Article from Johnny Evans - titled - Apple on Track for Next Era in Personal Technology. This is based on comments from UBS analysts Steven don’t call me malkavich Milunovich and Benjamin No witty middle name yet Wilson. They say Investors and others are missing the point with what Apple is rolling out product wise. Many are mocking Apple for their Air Pods - and when people mock apple product it is probably a good bet they just are clueless. Milunovich and Wilson say the point is iPhone don’t matter anymore - and what does matter is for Apple to lay a bedrock of multi-devices infinitely connected. Quote We consider the Apple Watch and AirPods transition products today on the way to an integrated user experience based on multiple products seamlessly connected, We call it the Ambient Paradigm. It is Tim Cook’s ‘iOS everywhere, unquote according to the Analysts. Essentially it allows you to do what you want when you want with the right device at the right time - seamlessly switching between devices. There is the connected world you hear about all the time - and then what Apple is trying to create which is the seamlessly interconnected world. VOICEMAIL - Matt_NC_thoughts_on_design 31:06 https://www.idropnews.com/2016/10/06/apples-3rd-generation-apple-tv-is-officially-dead/ What was mostly dead now even miracle max can not save - and I am talking about the 3rd Gen Apple TV. Apple has officially killed it off. And this is a shocker to pretty much no one. If for some reason you want a 3rd gen Apple TV - you can probably pick one up for less then the $69 retail price it used to be available for at apple.com 31:38 http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/10/6/samsung-is- buying-viv-labs-the-company-formed-by-siris-creators Many may not realize or remember that Siri was something Apple acquired - well the basic tech for it. Apple Payed $200 mil for Siri inc back in April 2010. And when they purchased that company - the founders stuck around just a short time. It looked like they would just go off and party or change the world or who knows what. But in May the Original Siri Creators Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer - introduced VIV - which was probably just after their non-compete agreement expired. And Viv seems to have been the next generation of Siri. With more advanced natural language processing skills and more - of which we will not get to really know anything about - because - Samsung swooped in and purchased them. You would thought Apple would also have had a right of first refusal clause for any future venture. Shame on you Apple. Anyway their Tech is going to Sammy. Or put another want So Yes - Sammy even copied Apple in acquiring a company started by the same guys Apple acquired a company from - is there no limit to Sammy’s level of copying. 32:57 http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung- galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest Hi Rob, I feel badly ragging on Samsung during this latest fiasco. Well, now that I think of it, I don’t feel badly at all. Does that make me a bad person. I hope not. I am just an Apple lover. Regards, Steve from AZ Nope Steve - not a bad person are you or others that emailed in on this. And Where there is smoke there is fire and where there is fire - there is likely a Samsung Note 7 as the source. I really was going to ignore the Note 7 reports - because you know been there done that and did it again and again. But the story changed a bit. To the email bag. Hi Rob, The last line in this report is the best. Regards Mike B And this from an article titled - Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest Plane. Yes - you heard that right a replacement Note 7 smoked and burned on a Plane. I even heard Samuel Jackson is working on a new Horror Movie called Notes 7 on a plane. Here is a short trailer from that upcoming movie PLAY CLIP In this report they checked the IMEI number on the phone in question on Sammy’s recall eligibility checker and reported back = Great news that Note 7 is not affected by the recall. The phone was even purchased on Sep 21st - and had a black box on the label that is supposed to mean it is fine. Per Mikes comments about the end of the article - quote Green’s Note 7 is in the hands of the Louisville Fire Department’s arson unit for investigation and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is opening an investigation into the incident. He has already replaced it with an iPhone 7. unquote 34:51 http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/9/13215728/samsung- galaxy-note-7-third-fire-smoke-inhalation And if that was the end of this story or the only one - I might have let it go - but there is another article many of you sent in titled. Samsung knew a third replacement note 7 caught fire on Tuesday and said nothing In the past week - 3 different Note 7 - all of which were of the Note affected by the recall or replacement units - caught fire. And those are the ones we know of. And right now - you know the only ones it sucks more to be than Sammy - is someone that owns a note 7. My recommendation for anyone listening that owns a note 7 or more realistically knows of someone that owns the note 7 - tell them to return it. This device is seriously dangerous - it is not a manufacturing issue at this point it is a design issue - the whole Note 7 line - and mark my words on this will be recalled and scuttled. They tried to take 10 pounds of sausage and stuff it in a 5 pound casing. They just tried to do to much with the battery - it is too dense - and this issue will keep coming up over and over with the Note 7 until the battery is completely redesigned to a lower density battery. But seriously - if you own one return it - turn it off - and take it back ASAP - if you know someone that owns it - tell them - plead with them to return it. It is really just a mater of if not when some one will be killed by this phone. That might sound dire - and yes - yes it is. As an add on - AT&T just announced they are halting all sales of the Note 7 - expect all others to follow suit this week. 36:32 I mentioned last year and last month about PIDS - Post iPhone delivery syndrome and many of you are suffering from PIDS. And by Suffering I mean your significant other is letting you know that they need some attention and are feeling a little jealous of your new shinny Apple device. Folks we have a sponsor that can help defeat PIDS - and that is Boll and Branch. How does Boll and Branch help you defeat PIDS - by allowing you to buy luxury sheets at an affordable price in a package your significant other will love and feel appreciated when you gift it to them. Like I said a year ago - do something to let them know you still care - and this is that something. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - not because organic is a buzzword but because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. 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It includes a lot of technical information that you and your listeners may find interesting. Best regards, Marc from Boston Marc - thanks for the heads up. A delay from Sep to Feb is not to bad. Just Ask Levi - who wrote: Hey Rob just wondering if you have any insight on the znaps product? Have you received yours yet? Have you looked into their progress? Love the show, Levi from Moreno Valley, CA The Znaps have still not shipped - they were originally scheduled for Nov 2015 I think that was three different cities ago for Levi. I think you were in Riverside probably when you ordered those. And other projects I have backed have not shipped and may never ship. Kickstarter and indie gogo - are an investment in a new product and many times the delivery dates listed do not happen or come even close. If a project ships with in 6 months of its estimated delivery date - consider that a success. Here is another email on a Kickstarter project. Hi Rob, I think you also backed the Sound Band (it is now more than 2 years) and I can’t believe they still pretend they will be shipping this. I really don’t believe it any more, I think very early this year they sent out an update saying they were getting close and I think people were asked to log in to Kickstarter to confirm their address. Then again 9 months of nothing and now this, do you actually think we still get this thing? I just wish I could get my money back for this, with the Airpods almost ready for release I think this will be outdated to begin with. Yes, I know, this doesn’t sit in the ears and all that, but what a joke it was. I’d love to hear your comment regarding this on the next episode. Regards, Sieghard Now I should point out most of the kickstarter projects I have backed over the years have shipped. Only the SOS charger was I ever charged for and completely canceled - no money returned. The Soundband - Is one I was going to write off as well - so not sure what to think on this. Original ship date was supposed to be December 2013 - so if they get it out before the end of the year it would be just 3 years late. Again most shipped close to schedule or own schedule. A couple were a little late - and a couple are very late. Kickstarter is not a store - it is a funding environment for start ups and not all startups succeed. unforeseen issues can happen. That said when they do succeed - you typically will get a leading edge product or unique product at a fraction of the retail price. Please folks remember that when I talk about Kickstarter and indiegogo projects. VOICEMAIL - Kona_HI_fdbk_iPhone7_headphone_returned 48:09 http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/07/technology/apple- iphone-headphone-jack/index.html Apple definitely has been getting grief from all quarters about the removal of the head phone jack. Videos popping up on youtube go down a rabbit hole of conspiracy around apple wanting more fees from the MFI requirements to others to use the lightning port. So really there are a few options for iPhone 7 and 7+ users. Go wireless on headphones - with Apples $159 air pods being the option Apple wants you to choose. But there are a plethora of Wireless options - I am test one of them - and will talk about it once I get it running with my iPhone 7+ - which is sitting here next to me waiting for me to finish this episode so I can get it set up. See how much I love you all - I put this episode ahead of playing with my new iPhone. Option two - use lightning headphones - but loose the option of charging while listening or Option three - use the dongle from apple for your 1/8th inch head phones but again - loose the option of charging while listening. Or Option four - get a 3rd party dongle. 49:21 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/291423994/ildock- charge-and-listen-to-iphone-7-at-the-same-t And Thanks to Michael for this next Kickstarter Project - which is Option 4 and the one I personally choose and backed. It is called the I L Dock - it allows you to charge and listen with 1/8 inch headphones at the same time. This is something I need for my iPhone 7+ so that I can also use my iRig Mic HD and headphones at the same time. I hope at least. This project had goal of $5k - and has raised over $87k - so yeah - they are well past their goal - congrats. This one you have until Friday Oct 28th at 9:38 AM CT to fund. The IL Dock actually have 3 versions. One is the plain ILDock - and that is where it has an 1/8th inch headphone jack and a lightening port. That is $10. Then there is the ILDock duo - that has two Lightening ports - one for listening with your new lightening headphones and one for charging. That one is $12 Then there is the ILDock plus - which has a 1/8th inch port, a lightening port, a USB port, a TF card port and an SD card Port. That one is $20. They also have some combo deals - if you get the ILDock and ILDock plus - combined they are $27 - which is what I ordered. Like I said I am backer of this one. I like on the ILDock plus the USB as well. This really will cover me in most of my uses for Podcasting. And for $38 you can get all three versions. They are estimating delivery in December for these. Note if you are in the US - which they are not - then it will be an additional fee for shipping - which was $4 for me - so really for $31 I am getting both the ILDock and ILDock plus. Considering that Apples USB and lightning Camera Connection kit set me back $39 - just for it - that $31 is a really good price for two different dongles and one with way more options than Apples $39 offering. Search ILDock one word at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for Ep 409 at today in iOS dot com 51:31 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-04/behind- the-pixel-google-s-first-real-threat-to-apple-s-iphone Hi Rob, Today was the Google Pixel phone announcement and of course, there has to be the "iPhone killer" verbiage from Bloomberg...lol. You may want to save this one for a future "how wrong were they" segment… Regards, Darius W I love this title - The Pixel Google’s first real threat to Apples iPhone. Well first real threat since the last first real threat which was the first since their previous first real threat and so on. Each time a new Nexus phone was released someone said it was Google First real threat against the iPhone. Some will say - well this is the first one Google designed - the others were designed by 3rd parties. Unless you could the Nexus 6 - which was designed by Motorola Mobility which was owned by google for 2 1/2 years prior to the Nexus 6 announcement. It is all semantics - Google approved the other phones - and in the case of the Nexus 6 designed it. And the key on the nexus series as with the Pixel is they can be updated on software right away. But it is really the 9th and 10th First real iPhone killer from Google. Or put another way - YAWN. Now some in the Google+ community have a different thought on this. But me - I don’t see the Pixel being any different as far as impact on the iPhone then any of the previous Nexus’s - which was negligible at best. Really the Pixel will impact other Android phone OEM’s more than the iPhone. The big feature was Google offering Cloud storage for Pixel owners for uploading their photos and videos. I can say I already have 1TB of free cloud storage with google as I signed up for google fiber. And yawn - not exciting - been there done that - and yes - Yawn. We will see if it impacts the iPhone - but again as in the past - this seems a lot to do about nothing - just like every other Google phone that has come before it. VOCIEMAIL - JustinPA_fdbk_google_hardware 56:45 Ep 409 - Hi Rob, Tell Siri "Bueller" Regards, Ian 57:17 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. That said - I am trying hard to get as much feedback into the show - and the next couple of episodes will be even more listeners feedback oriented. I spent a lot of time this last week filtering and organizing the feedback. If yours did not make this episode look for it on the next couple of episodes. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 58:28 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode. Folks please go to Harrys.com slash tii right now and enter code Tii at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set and post shave balm. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 408 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank DOUG for sending in the music you hear in the background. DOUG wrote: Hi Rob, I used to write music for music libraries but decided that it was too difficult to try being a full-time musician/composer and a web/mobile developer and raise a family at the same time, so I took a hiatus from music making. Now that I have a little more time and had a nice creative recharge, I've decided to start writing music again, but with one constraint - it has to be done on a mobile device, phone or tablet. So right now I'm experimenting with lots of apps, primarily on my iPad Air. The music I've sent is titled "Experiment A1," because it was just an experiment to learn the app I used, which was Auxy. I wrote and rendered this track on my iPad Air. I did however use Audacity on my MacBook Pro to add the reverse effect at the end of the track. Regards, doug sparling SONG_Experiment_A1 Thanks DOUG for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is some artwork I created using an image based off of Apple's most recent invite. It was edited and the text was added using the Snapseed app. Thanks for all that you do, and as always keep up the great work! Regards, Bruce W. Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 408 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:38 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “All of a sudden, every teenage girl has an iPhone. The real danger is that Apple becomes so mainstream that there is a breakaway by consumers to something new.” UNQUOTE T. Michael Walkley, Analyst, Canaccord Genuity, 26 Feb 2012 So again this is the it is too popular for its own good fear. And if you are going to be afraid of something be too popular - don’t let it be what is popular with Teenage girls - because what they do very very much influences teenage boys. And if you doubt the power of teenage girls - realize this - there were 5 Twilight movies made - count them 5. Just Sayin. 03:22 For Promo codes - On Ep 407 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - ERNIE VS EVIL - If you are interested in winning a promo code for this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 407 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:03 http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/9/23/ 13031438/apple-ios-10-0-2-released-headphone-bug-fixed VOICEMAIL - Preston_WI_7plus_shipping Early. Right after the last Episode Apple released iOS 10.0.2 - and yes - finally I can say release the hounds. At least for most people. If you happen to be traveling - always best to wait until you are home to upgrade and if you need your phone for work - also best to upgrade on the weekend - as early as possible - so you have time to work through any issues. Also if there are some Apps that you absolutely - positively most use for work or school - and are concerned about them working in iOS 10.x - then go to their page in iTunes and see when they last updated and see if it says the app is iOS 10.x compatible - and if it does not say - then email the dev. I feel now based on reading reports and listening to feedback - that most issues left are not iOS 10 issues as much as some apps having issues with iOS 10. Per iOS 10.0.2 - as with any double dot update it is all about squashing bugs man. The key one that is squashed with 10.0.2 is the issue that caused lightning headphone controls to be disabled after a period of inactivity. If your buttons on your lightening headphones were not responsive for your iPhone 7 or 7+ - 10.0.2 should fix them. Not something I needed to worry about - because you know - my Phone is still be in China and not in Overland Park. There are some other bugs fixed in this update. One is a bug that caused Photos to quit when switch on iCloud Photo Library. Another fixes a bug that prevented you from enabling some app extensions. If you happen to be an owner of the Kevo Smart Lock from Kwikset - they had warned not to update to iOS 10 yet because of a bug in iOS 10 that cause the lose of some features of their locks. Now they say iOS 10.0.2 fixed that bug and their smart lock is smart again. Again if you were on the less than 50% that has held off updating to iOS 10 - then again it is time to release the hounds and update to 10.0.2 - 07:41 http://www.applemust.com/ios-10-now-on-over-50-iphones- fresh-data-claims/ Yes - you heard me right - over 50% of iOS users are now using iOS 10.x It took about 16 days for iOS 10.x to cross the 50% installed user base - that was September 26th. This according to AppLovin. To put that in perspective - Android's latest version Marshmallow - is at an 18% and change adoption rate. And it was released on October 5th officially - oh I should point out that was October 5th 2015. In one year less than 20% adoption rate vs Less than 3 weeks to be well over 50% for iOS. VOICEMAIL - Ricardo_CA_fdbk_why_getting_plus-over_7 11:56 https://www.change.org/p/apple-bring-back-slide-to-unlock- 1f477a10-d58c-4d3d-a9bb-19c3874e0cca One new feature of iOS 10 is really not a feature it is a change - and that is you now push the home button to unlock. No longer do you slide to unlock. And everyone loves change - right. Well not so much. There is a petition out there for Apple to bring back slide to unlock - back to the iOS 1 to iOS 9 way of doing things - not this new fangled push the home button to unlock way of doing things in iOS 10. Folks are saying - hey Apple - you trained us for 9 years to do this slide to unlock thing - it is now built well into muscle memory - how are we supposed to change now. Bring back slide to unlock seems to be the mantra for at least a vocal minority - if not also a silent majority - What say you - are you set in your slide to unlock ways - or are you able to adjust to this revolutionary new push to unlock method. Give us a call - 206-666-6364 or email us - today in iOS at gmail dot com. 13:09 http://www.investors.com/news/aetna-will-subsidize-apple- watch-in-health-care-win-for-apple/ Interesting story - Aetna will subsidize Apple Watch for select large employers and individual customers. Aetna said the following quote "a new initiative to revolutionize members' consumer health experience by combining the power of iOS apps and the unmatched user experience of Apple products including Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad with Aetna's analytics-based wellness and care management programs." unquote Aetna is also as the phrase goes - eating its own dog food and will provide Apple Watch at no cost for all of its employees - nearly 50,000 strong are they. Aetna said their employees will receive a free Apple watch is they quote participate in the company's wellness reimbursement program, to encourage them to live more productive, healthy lives.” unquote. What is not spelled out - is how much of that movement and health data collected from your Apple watch will be sent to Aetna - I would have to imagine - if you agree to getting an Apple watch - you are also agreeing to share your health data collected on the Apple Watch. It does appear Aetna has some big app releases scheduled for 2017 for iOS users. More on this in the future. In the UK - insurer Vitality also this past week announce they will be subsidizing Apple Watches for those that that take part in wellness efforts over two years. Obviously if you are more active and lead a healthier lifestyle - it will mean you will cost Aetna and other insurers less money to insure you long term. VOICEMAIL - JEFF_AR_iPhone7_observations http://www.investors.com/news/external-content/ 19:29 We are happy to have Away sponsoring us again. They make great luggage. They sent me their Carry on bag which I am loving. It is great - it has a 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 or 7 Five times. Waiting on a flight last week at LAX - all these people were Standing around this Power Kiosk - charging their phones - I on the other hand was sitting comfortably at a seat while my Phone charged from my Away Suitcase. Even better is you actually can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line or even in the restroom. But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. It is lightweight and very durable and even has a lifetime warranty - if anything breaks they will fix or replace it for you for LIFE. And there is a 100 day trial. If it is not for you then just return it for a full refund no questions asked. I love when a company stands behind their product like that. The Away bag comes with a charging cord and comes in a really nice Laundry bag. And on the inside there is a bag for your shoes as well. They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish. In addition to the carry on they also have mid size and large check in bags. But only the carry on has the battery pack. To save $20 go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii . Again away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii to save $20. 21:34 VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_icloud_drive VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_part2_icloud_Sync_issue_update Hi Rob, Because of the headphone jack removal I decided before buying the iPhone 7 to try a set of Bluetooth headphones as I use plugged in headphones currently for at least 3 hours a day. I found even the cheap ones I bought to be sufficiently good sound quality wise and they allowed me to answer calls and change volume etc with ease. My concern was at the end of the day my battery level had plummeted compared to my normal daily use. I have always had Bluetooth enabled as I use a Bluetooth speaker when at home occasionally and have never had a battery issue with the Bluetooth functionality left on. So it looks to me that by Bluetooth being actually used drains the battery much faster than simply having Bluetooth enabled, which makes sense as it's doing much more. But I had no idea it was such a marked jump upwards for battery drain. That is a real deal breaker right now for me to make the jump to a non-headphone jack phone. Might it be because I was using a VERY cheap set, or is that normal? Love your work, thanks for your time Regards, Anthony Vickers London CLIP Hey Rob, On episode 406, when I heard Justin from Pennsylvanias message about the preorder and the apple store app my reaction was “so it wasnt just me!”. However mine wasnt with the payment, it was the shipping address. I had moved out of my parents house this January but hadn’t ordered anything from Apple since then so I knew I had to change the shipping address. I go and do it ahead of time just like Justin did with his and when I went to complete my order, not only would they not let me change the shipping address beforehand, but it was my old one! And it did waste some precious time. And to add to that, Apple wouldnt let me change it afterwards when I chatted with them. Thankfully my parents house is right up the street and this shouldn’t be a problem. But the fact is it couldve been. So I definitely feel Justins pain! Something must’ve been wrong with the app... Good timing Apple. Anyway love the show Rob! Regards, Tony Ellicott city, Maryland VOICEMAIL - Brian_FL_fdbk_battery_bigger 32:46 Time to continue on with some of the new features / changes of iOS 10 very very quickly - just to remind you what they are. Apple Music - An all-new design for Apple Music brings greater clarity and simplicity to every aspect of the experience
- Navigate your Library with an improved menu and see all of the Downloaded Music that you can play on your device while offline
- See recommendations in For You that highlight mixes, playlists, albums, and Connect posts—selected for you based on the music and artists you love
- Visit Browse to more easily see exclusive releases, find curated playlists, and discover the most important new releases—picked by our editors each week
- Listen to Radio more easily—clearly see what’s live on Beats 1, hear your favorite shows on-demand, or choose a curated station for any genre of music
- Play music with an improved Now Playing experience—swipe up to view available lyrics and quickly see or edit songs that are coming up next
Apple News - An all-new design in For You adds bold typography, vibrant color, and distinct sections that make it easier to find stories on specific topics
- See the most important stories of the day within Top Stories—updated by our editors throughout the day
- Find the most popular stories right now within Trending Stories—selected based on what others are reading
- See all of your stories grouped into easy-to-understand sections on the topics you follow or read
- Discover the best and most interesting stories of the week within Featured Stories—selected by our editors
- Share stories more easily—just tap the icon on any story to send it to a friend right from For You
- Receive breaking news notifications from some of your most trusted sources
- Subscribe to your favorite magazines and newspapers directly in News
- New personalized Today View widget lets you keep up with the latest stories throughout the day
Experience - Raise to Wake automatically wakes the screen as you raise your iPhone
- Rich notifications that support real time information, audio, photos and videos
- Today view is redesigned and supports all new widgets for apps like Weather, Up Next, Maps, Stocks and more
- Control Center is redesigned with easier to access controls including dedicated cards for music playback and Home
- Expanded use of 3D Touch
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- Lock screen notifications to support an expanded view and access to quick actions
- New quick actions for built in apps like Weather, Stocks, Reminders, Health, Home, FaceTime, iCloud Drive and Settings
- Home Screen widgets
- Control Center for access to quick actions for Flashlight, Timer, Calculator and Camera
- Clear all in Notification Center
Next time I will go over QuickType, and other improvements / changes for iOS 10. 36:30 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_7plus_fdbk_screen_protector Hi Rob, One of the IOS 10 enhancements I looked forward to, was the maps program automatically "remembering" where I parked. I was more than a bit disappointed when I realized that I had to have Apple Car or a Bluetooth enabled car to use this feature. I do not want to buy a new Apple car stereo as I am quite happy with my current system. I tried buying a Bluetooth accessory for my car that plugged into my sound system' auxiliary port. That didn't work - apparently it worked as headphones and didn't the required ID. Do you, or any of your listeners, know of a way around this requirement. If there is no workaround, does anyone know of an inexpensive way of adding Bluetooth to my car. I enjoy listening to your show! Keep up the good work. Regards, Smitty Hi Rob thanks for the heads up on The plug electrical battery on Ep 406. I've ordered two pack can't wait till December! Regards, Thomas W Hi Rob – See email thread below. Like you, I am still awaiting arrival of my iPhone 7+. I ordered the Utomic edges based on your recommendation on Episode 406. You stated they told you that the edges designed for the 6+ would also be compatible with the 7+. After I placed my order, I received an email from Utomic advertising the soon to be arrival of the edges for the 7+. When I questioned their representation to you, they advised me to return the edges designed for the 6+ and wait until the 7+ models were available. - Todd VOICEMAIL - Andy_utomic_bumpers_not_for_back_camera Hi Andy and Todd - thanks for the feedback - I reached out to Utomic about this and they said quote Hello Rob, We are sorry to hear that one of your listeners had issues with fit with their iPhone 6 Plus Edges on their iPhone 7 Plus. That should not be the case. Our Edge protectors for the iPhone 6 Plus will fit on the iPhone 7 Plus. That being said, we are not satisfied with the amount of lift the iPhone 6 Plus Edge protectors provide the i7 Plus for the camera, so we are redesigning the Edge protectors. The new design will be thicker to provide more protection. So, if you want super slim, stick with the current design, but if you want a bit more protection, the new design is your choice. If your listeners have any issues, they can contact us for help with replacements or advice - support@utomic.com. Regards, Your friendly Utomic support staff unquote 44:36 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1907298 Hey Rob, Here's an indigogo campaign for a 7/7+ case with a built-in audio jack, but unlike the last one I sent you this one also protects the phone and doubles your battery life (2,400 mAh (iPhone 7), or 3,600 mAh (iPhone 7 Plus)). Just went up today and already raised 34%... https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fuze-cases-bringing-back-the-audio-jack-iphone-headphones#/ Aric Boyles Thanks also to AP and others that sent in the link to this one. It is called the FUZE cast - spelled F U Z E - and there is one for the 7 and one for the 7+ and this battery case - also offers screen protection and a lightening port and most importantly to those that like 1/8th inch headphone ports - one of those. No dongle for you. And no micro usb port - just the standard lightning port - which is really nice. And it also means you can charge both the iPhone and the case at the same time. The battery size for the 7 is 2,400 man and the 7+ is 3,600 maH - which means more than double the battery life for both devices. They had a goal of 50K - when the email from Aric came in they were 34% of the way there - now they are over the 50k mark. you have until around the end of October to fund this one. Pricing for a single case - 7 or 7+ costs $69. You can get two cases for $109. Or 4 cases for $249. If you are interested in this and just can’t let go over your 1/8 inch plug - search for FUZE - F U Z E - at indie gogo dot com or in the show notes for ep 408 46:31 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/09/28Apple-Deloitte- Team-Up-to-Accelerate-Business- Transformation-on-iPhone-iPad.html VOICEMAIL - Alex_walnut_creek_issues_with_iPhone_looking_for_help Apple put out a press release this past week titled - quote Apple & Deloitte Team Up to Accelerate Business Transformation on iPhone & iPad unquote. From the PR Apple said quote As part of the joint effort, Deloitte is creating a first-of-its-kind Apple practice with over 5,000 strategic advisors who are solely focused on helping businesses change the way they work across their entire enterprise, from customer-facing functions such as retail, field services and recruiting, to R&D, inventory management and back-office systems. Apple and Deloitte will also collaborate on the development of a new service offering from Deloitte Consulting called EnterpriseNext, designed to help clients fully take advantage of the iOS ecosystem of hardware, software and services in the workplace. The new offering will help customers discover the highest impact possibilities within their industries and quickly develop custom solutions through rapid prototyping. unquote We know this is important to Apple because they have a quote from Tim Cook - and most PR’s do not have that. 50:46 VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_promote_slack_group_iTruckers CLIP Hi Rob, I am a blind user of the I phone six. I am using iOS 10. The only issue that I am having is using messages with invisible ink with voice over. I am not sure how to review a message that is sent in invisible ink. If someone could please let me know how to do this. I would greatly appreciate this, and I love this app. It is very informative, considering that I want to go into a field where I would be working with technology and tech-support for Apple. Regards, Brittney. Hi Rob, I am learning to deal with the missing headphone jack and trying out some bluetooth ear buds, but what I didn’t expect was the hassle that my new iPhone ear buds won’t work on my MacBook Air. I did not realize how often I went back and forth from one to the other when I take a skype call or something. I am finding that instead of carrying one set of ear buds I am now carrying 3. lightening ear buds, blue tooth ear buds and my old ear buds to use with the Mac :-( I am hoping Apple’s new bluetooth ear buds will make this all work better Regards Chris C VOICEMAIL - Joe_NY_question_battery_life VOICEMAIL - Joe_NY_part2_followup xx:xx https://www.apple.com/support/accessibility/contact/ And FINALLY - I received an email at 1:13 AM while recording - that said - YOUR SHIPMENT IS ON ITS WAY - right now it looks like October 7th is when I will have it - so next episode will be up on October 6th - so I can be starting with a clean slate for the following episode - YEAH - Finally. Hi Rob, I know that you are an iBooks author and you helped to share the work of other authors in your promo giveaway segment. I also know that you are committed to accessibility, andI thus make the following request of you and your listeners: Would it be possible to create a small campaign to make iBooks Author more accessible on the Mac with voiceover? Maybe we can all email the apple accessibility team or find some other way to make this possible. There are still many problems with the app and it is difficult to use at best. This app has been out for much too long and I feel that us visually impaired folk need to have access to all the features possible in this piece of software. I noticed that this app does not really meet quality standards for accessibility from apple and hope that with your help and that of the listeners, we can make a change. The email address to send your thoughts / request for Accessibility with the iBooks Author tools is accessibility@apple.com Thank you Rob and I love your show.. Regards, Ricardo from California 57:40 Ep 408 - Ask Siri - Kiss Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E00Zuayv9Q PPAP Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen/PIKO-TARO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E00Zuayv9Q 58:56 For $20 off your order of the best Language at an affordable price please visit away travel dot com slash Tii and use promo code Tii when you check out. Thanks Away for supporting this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. We now have Apple Watch App included. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And one of the new features in the Tii App is the Watch OS App for it. After you download an episode on the iPhone app for Tii - there is an option on the Episode detail page to upload the episode to the Watch. Just click the little watch icon on the download button. The upload when completed allows you to playback an episode on the watch without it being connected to the iPhone. Just choose watch playback on the watch when picking a playlist. This is great for those that want to go running or biking or now also swimming and have bluetooth headphones connected to the apple watch - you can now consume the latest Tii episodes directly on the Apple watch with no tether / connection needed. Yes - feel free to leave home your iPhone - but still now easily being able to play Tii from the Apple Watch. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC PPAP - Song
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 407 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank AARON for sending in the music you hear in the background. AARON wrote: Hey Rob, This song called "Be Released" is about life and love in the modern world. The track was originally written using Garage Band on my iPad Pro 9.7 and my Casio Px5s synthesizer. It was then later exported to Logic Pro on my MacBook Pro and mastered using a very cool software package called Lurssen Mastering, (pronounced Ler-sen) from IKMultimedia which is available for both IOS, and Mac OS. I continued to use the iPad during this process via Logic Remote. I can be found online on my official site: http:www.aarontoddmusic.com, on Twitter: @aarontodd, my blog about music: https://aarontoddonline.wordpress.com and on Reverb Nation At: https://www.reverbnation.com/aaront Thank you for all you do to share useful information about IOS products, you rock brother! Hope you will get a chance to say hey, the next time you are in L.A. In soul and song, Regards, Aaron Todd SONG_Be_Released Thanks AARON for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is some artwork I created using an image based off of Apple's most recent invite. It was edited and the text was added using the Snapseed app. Thanks for all that you do, and as always keep up the great work! Regards, Bruce W. Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 407 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:30 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Imagine Samsung introducing revolutionary new lines of mobile phones and tablet computers with twice the battery life of Apple devices! Imagine colors more vivid than you have ever seen in any display before and half the thickness of Apple devices! The foregoing is not just a hyperbole; Samsung is pouring billions into making this happen. unquote Nigam Arora, Contributor, Forbes, 10 Feb 2012 Wow - Really Think with Twice the battery life of Apple devices - that sounds hot. And just like the type of Phone the Talking Heads could get into you know if they were speaking in tongues. Well Nigam all I can say is Watch out you might get what you’re after. Just Sayin. 03:18 This week we have promo codes for The App - ERNIE VS EVIL Here is the review from the dev. PLAY PROMO ERNIE VS EVIL Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - ERNIE VS EVIL - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put EVIL in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:36 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/21/apple-seeds-ios- 10-1-beta-to-developers/ Well Developers - Apple has released iOS 10.1 beta 1 for testing on Sep 21st - nice way to end the summer. The big add with 10.1 beyond bug fixes and optimization upgrades - is The new Portrait bokeh feature - that is where it focuses on the person you are taking a picture of and blurs the background. This is just for iPhone 7Plus owners - so I should say it is the biggest part of the update as long as your iPhone 7 plus has been delivered to you and is not still showing 2 to 3 weeks for delivery like oh I don’t know - MINE. And there is is also a fix for motion handling in 10.1 beta 1. It is rumored 10.1 beta 1 will be available for non-devs by the end of the week. Betas for Xcode 8.1, Watch OS 3.1 and tv OS 10.0.1 were also released to devs on the 21st. 05:40 http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/15/12930974/t-mobile- apple-ios-10-problems VOICEMAIL - Rob_usdin_feedbk_what_happened_update_iOS10 Rob - Thanks for that explanation on what happened - and yes if you like living on the edge and are careful enough to back up fully before trying a new update - go for it. Well unless you are on T-Mobile. Again - each year there are a few things that go on with the new updates. - And this year the 2nd item and bigger item is well T-Mobile USA is saying essentially - Boom babies strange but not a stranger - which means - do not update to iOS 10 at this time. Seems if you have an iPhone 6, 6 plus and SE - it is telling customers not to install iOS 10 - as there are or were connection issues. Since this issue was announced late last week - Apple has rolled out a fix - so if you did update to iOS 10 - there is an update to the update. And if you are just updating now - you should be ok. Again - if you are conservative and really want all your apps to work all the time - you still may want to wait until one or two more updates roll out. But if you like living on the edge and are ok fixing things or dealing with some small issues - then go ahead and update to iOS 10.0.1 Just make sure to back up fully before doing so. And make sure to update all your apps before hand as well. Then force quit all open apps - and do a network settings reset - then reconnect to wifi and then do your update from iOS 9.x to iOS 10.0.1 Good luck. Into the email bag. Hi Rob Having updated to iOS almost immediately (yes, I'm one of those people), I have to say overall I am very happy with it. Stuck in traffic last night, I decided to see how Siri had improved. All I can say is thank you Apple. I often use Siri to change music when I am driving and in the past this could be a very frustrating exercise (the phone nearly getting chucked out the car window a few times). But now, none of that. Not once last night did it get a request wrong. My only gripe is with the Music app interface - it looks like a cheap Word Press site. Regards, Mark 09:42 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+7+ Plus+Teardown/67384 After each new iOS device hits the market - there is one post I and many others really look forward to - and it is the tear down post from iFixit. And yes - they have their iPhone 7 plus teardown available and it well is not really surprising - Repairability wise the 7Plus gets a score of 7 out of 10 - which is the same as the 6S plus and 6 Plus. Final Thoughts to start from iFixit. On the positive - The battery is straight forward to access and replace. And the Solid state home button eliminates a common point of failure. The addition of making it more water resistant means it is more difficult to open up. Which means getting to the battery and screen to replace them is more difficult - but once you get it open it is easier to replace them. And Apple added tri-point screws for no apparent reason other than to make manufacturers of try-point screw drivers really happy as it is one more screw driver you need to purchase to repair and iphone. The Battery - which some bogus teardowns claimed was much smaller than the 6S plus - ended up being bigger then the 6S plus and on par to the battery of the 6Plus. Coming n at 2900 mAh vs 2750 mAh for the 6S Plus and 2915 mAh for the 6 Plus. Of course with iOS devices - Battery size is not a direct correlation to battery life - as there are new optimizations with the updated chips. Still nice to see a good size battery in there again. Looking at the Logic board is physically confirmed there are 3GB of Ram in the iPhone 7Plus vs 2GB for the iPhone 7. Again really nothing shocking or even unexpected discovered. Into the email bag. Hi Rob, It hadn't occurred to me until yesterday why I might miss the headphone jack. When driving, I typically use google maps on my iPhone, but I plug in the iPhone to keep the battery charged. I also listen to podcasts (like Tii) while I'm driving but to keep to myself I use a wired headphone. I wonder if there will be a way to charge and listen at the same time, maybe a jumper of some sort. Or I guess I just get a pair of wireless headphones (and keep them charged...). Love the show, Regards, Mike VOICEMAIL - Scott_TX_redo_part2_headphone_jack Hi, Rob, Something I haven't heard mentioned concerning the absence of the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 is the awkwardness of using wired headphones while carrying the iPhone in a belt case. Every case I've seen allows the headphone cable to escape through the case corner with the "old" iPhone configuration. The iPhone 7, with its adapter dongle which sprouts from the Lightning connector in the center of the body, doesn't work with belt cases. Regards, Larry 14:56 http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/15/technology/iphone- 7-jet-black-sold-out/index.html Early on a lot of the articles about sales this launch talked about higher than expected demand - then the pendulum swung the other way and said there was actually less than needed inventory. And any shortages are inventory related and not demand related. The iPhone 7Plus - Jet Black sold out to November at least on that first night. Other 7 Pluses are hard to get as well right now. But it is the Jet black that clearly has had the highest demand or major inventory shortage depending on who is telling the tale. Hi Rob, here are a few of my initial thoughts after receiving my black 7 Plus. I love the new home button. I had problems with it on my iPhone 5 and 6, where after a while it stopped working properly. On my 6S I actually turned on the accessibility on screen home button to not wear out the physical one. Depending on the surface my phone is laying on, the haptic button to me at least feels like an actual button. Totally fools my brain. The sound quality is so much improved by the addition of the second speaker. I use text to speech to communicate, so the improved sound quality and loudness is great. I look forward to using the new camera system. Anyways, I am totally pleased with my new phone. Regards, Darrin 16:20 http://qz.com/784332/iphone-7-jet-black-scratches-apple-aapl/ One thing reported early on is the Shinny Jet Black version is a scratch magnet. There is a video on youtube showing someone scratching it. Hint - If you take out a sheet metal screw and rub it vigorously on your iPhone - ummm - yeah it will scratch your iPhone - duhhhh. It did also scratch - with keys and a penny and of course with a razor blade. So you know - you might just want to keep change, Razorblades, Sheet Metal screws and your car keys out of the pocket you have your Jet Black iPhone in. Hi Rob, Per the iPhone 7 - I'm not sure, may be my imagination but seems like a little better sound from the 7 on Bluetooth and lightning port adapter. FYI as I've said some podcasts are not loud enough on Bluetooth. I've found a Bluetooth to headphone jack adapter that's pretty loud. I've got to figure out which one I ordered and get more. Both of this type require USB power so no charging necessary. $2 amazon from china. I'll probably try to get $10 or $20 worth to have on hand for extras or someone that needs one. Great for your aux jack. Mike R Sent from my iPhone 7! 17:38 http://fortune.com/2016/09/20/perfect-iphone-7-display/ Hi Rob, Just got my iphone 7 256gb (up from a 16gb 6!!) love it so far and as per the article here i think the display is fantastic! Looking forward to putting the camera through its paces but again, very impressed so far. No sign of the hissing i keep reading about either. I went for black by the way and to be honest its gone straight into a case so who cares! Sent my old 6 back to EE and they have offered me £200 ($260) which I'm pretty happy about too. Great show Rob, been listening for more years than i care to mention! All the best Simon Reedman Nottingham England Thanks simon for the email and the heads up on this article from Fortune that says the iPhone 7’s display is just about perfect - this based on testing from Displaymate. They said quote “It is the most color accurate display that we have ever measured, It is visually indistinguishable from perfect, and is very likely considerably better than any mobile display, monitor, TV or UHD TV that you have.” unquote Display mate has been testing smartphone displays for years - we have mentioned them before and they found that the iPhone 7 display has the top performance across the board for all their tests. Their biggest question mark about the iPhone 7 screen is why Apple was not jumping up and down at the keynote event touting how great it is. Hi Rob, Got the new 7 today in mail Updated to iOS 10.0.01 I'm waiting a few days or week to activate celluar as its my primary phone. Coming from a 4s this is wonderful. Especially the display zoom. The home button is very cool. There is a indention that looks like a button. You program from three choices the feel. It's like how the vibration works. It actually feels like it clicks. This is way cool. Really tricked out. If you know 10.0.1 is ready for prime time reply with the word. Bigger screen is going to be great in the truck. Hope battery will last me all day using the headphone adapter. Need to download your app. Going from 6.3 to 10.0 and 16g to 254 Mike R 21:01 Thanks to our new sponsor Texture for supporting this show. Texture is essentially the netflix of Magazines. You get access to well over 150 of the top magazines - we are talking binge reading. Sweet. I have really been enjoying my subscription to texture - as it gets me access to my favorite magazines - MacWorld, Wired, Popular Science and Fortune. Plus I also get access to PC World and PC Magazine - two I would normally never ever think of paying for but occasionally will have an article that is beneficial for this show or just interesting. That is the beauty of Texture you get access to over 150 top magazines covering every niche with your subscription. 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Once again go to texture dot com slash tii to get your free 14 day trial. 23:05 http://www.applemust.com/hissgate- await-a-software-patch-probably/ There are posts and some reports about what is being dubbed hiss gate - that is where some iPhone 7 owners are reporting hearing a hissing sound when under heavy use. I do not have any reports yet of listeners saying they had this issue - just that they have not. If your iPhone 7 is hissing - let us know. 206-666-6364 - 206 - moon - dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com. 23:34 http://swipetounlock.com/antutu-benchmark- results-show-iphone-7-takes-the-crown/ Some bench mark tests are starting to come in. GSM arena ran the iPhone 7 through the AnTuTu testing. And the results - the best they ever tested. About 25% better than the OnePlus 3 One thing we will see through out the next year - is that the only phone that beats the iPhone 7 in these tests will be the iPhone 7Plus. 24:05 http://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile- phones/if-the-iphone-7-isnt-for-you-check-out-some-of- these-other-android-devices/news-story/ 19c0b73b16cbebd6be2e0ae72ff08cf2 Hi Rob, Thought you might like this opening line to an article about Android Phones: Quote Despite a product recall due to exploding batteries, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is still considered to be the best Android on the market. unquote Made me laugh. Great podcast by the way. Regards, John Della Franca Perth, Australia 24:36 http://www.imangoss.net/2016/09/iphone-7-beats- samsung-galaxy-note-7-in-speed-test.html Well John - Thanks for that funny little quote - Kinda like besides the food poisoning it was the best Burrito I ever had. Well so now that we know the Note 7 is the best Android fun - despite the whole exploding battery problem. How does it do in a real world speed test vs the iPhone 7. Hint - The Note 7 lost on this head to head speed test vs the iPhone 6S. Which smoked the Note 7. Well the iPhone 7 did more then Smoke the Note 7 - it dare I say incinerated it. This is a test where they get the same apps on both devices and then launch each app and in some of them do a task - then move to the next app and so on - basically moving from app to app. Then they go back and relaunch all the apps again. This shows also how the devices work in holding the apps in stasis between uses. In short it worked out like this. The iPhone 7 was finished with everything before the Note 7 even completed the first lap and the iPhone 7 was done a lot sooner. Over all it took the iPhone 7 - one minute 40 seconds vs the note 7’s the minutes 14 seconds. So essentially half the time of the note 7. Imagine what would happen on this test with the 7Plus - which has more ram. 26:06 VOICEMAIL - JUSTIN_PA_answr_send_receive Hi Rob I've been listening a long time. Love your show. I have always been an S model upgrader. I had decided not to make the jump to the 7. I work outdoors and to be honest the louder speakers and water resistance and better battery are very tempting. But I couldn't justify the jump from my 6S. I also have the original iPad mini, which is almost unusable so I was considering upgrading that. Now I see ATT deal to send in my iPhone 6s and receive monthly credit for a total of $650. This makes the 7 only cost me $100 in the end and I would be eligible to upgrade again to whatever next year brings. I am on the grandfathered unlimited data plan so I have no plans of switching carriers. What would you advise? 7 for a $100 or just wait it out? Regards, Dan Dan - why not kill two birds with one upgrade - go to the 7 plus - and that gets you in-between the 6S and iPad mini size wise. People forget there are extra features with iOS with the plus versions when you go landscape. so go with the 7 plus for $200 if you can. VOICEMAIL - Laura_TX_iPhone7plus_battery_settings 1. Anytime you want to see what is draining your battery - first make sure you have your device running without power until it is down to 20% - at that point go to Settings - Battery - and scroll down and look for the last 24 hours and see what chewed up the most of your battery life. Make sure it is all apps you expected to see. 2. Make sure handoff is turned off - unless you are actually using that feature. Go to Settings —> General —> Handoff - and toggle off. 3. Goto Settings - iTunes & App Stores and turn off automatic downloads for all items. 4. Turn on Time Zone Override - this is one many people forget about - Go to Settings - Calendar - Time Zone Override - and toggle on. And select your time zone. If you do not have it on - then events will display according to the time of your current location and looking for your location over and over drains the battery. 5. Speaking of Locations - go to Settings - Privacy - location services - and turn off location services to all games - and set to while using for any you think need it - and turn fieldtester from always to never. 6 Also under Privacy - go to Diagnostic & usage and set to don’t send. 7 Turn off Airdrop - unless you plan on using it now or in the next few minutes - the rest of the time keep it off. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and toggle it off there. 8 Check your brightness setting - and try turning it down some and see if you are ok with the screen a little dimmer. That are just 8 quick tips for getting improved battery life. If you look in the Tii App - under PDF’s there is the list of battery improvements for iOS 8 - many still important. And yes I need to update that doc. That doc had 19 tips for battery improvement. 32:05 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,500 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up RECENTLY (since the last episode) that had lots of comments came from Stephen Williams ON September 8th who posted the following quote Considering changing to a different email service as Hotmail appears to be spam galore. Do you get much spam with a gmail email? unquote And Butch Jones replied quote I get SOME spam but nowhere near as bad as things used to be. I may get 20 spam msgs per week now. I don't complain about gmail at all! unquote Kenneth Berger replied quote My Yahoo mail gets tons of spam, but almost all of it gets caught in the spam filter. My Gmail gets almost no spam. unquote Vinny Trent replied quote I get very few spam msgs on my gmail account, moved over from using yahoo, it's night & day unquote Timothy Arnold replied quote I don't get much spam at all with +Gmail Most of my spam comes from Hotmail. I can block it, mark it as spam and it still shows up. unquote Gary Adams replied quote GMail has great spam blocking, as well as anti-virus scanning. I use GMail for mail, calendar, and contacts. I just add my GMail account to my new iPhone, and I'm ready to go. unquote And there were other no spam with Gmail messages. Long of the short - if you are using Hotmail or Yahoo Mail and getting spam - lots of it - check out gmail. I have used it for the show for over 9 years - and for podcast411 for 12 years - and it is something a podcaster needs for their show. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From John Poyser quote Nice little article on the Amazon lawsuit :) unquote From Rick C quote Thanks for another great podcast. Your "plug" for the Plug got me curious. I took the plunge. First time backing something on Indigogo so hoping it is a success. unquote From Francisco Tapia quote The plus is basically one of these GoalZero Heavy Duty Portable power unquote Well yes - kinda - except the plug is much cheaper, much smaller, and much much much lighter. The lightest version of the GoalZero is 12 lbs - vs 2 lbs 3 oz for the plug. And the one that is comparable spec wise - which Plus has mentioned on their indie gogo page weighs in at 29 lbs. ouch - I mean literally ouch. If you want to learn more about the plug - go back to ep 406 around the 44 Minute mark for more info. It is a pretty cool indiegogo project for anyone looking for truly portable back up power for all their devices including their laptops. 35:43 Hi Rob, I have recently found “Today in iOS” and it is very informative. I have just upgraded my iPhone 5s to 10.0.1 with no issues, however I have identified that the Podcast app cannot be added to the Widgets screen. I view and listen to several podcasts and if they were able to be added to this screen it would be great. Is there any way this can be resolved, if not can you please check with your listeners and see if this would be good for them. Which is the best way to contact Apple developers so I could suggest this to them. Regards, John Time to continue on with some of the new features / changes of iOS 10 very very quickly - just to remind you what they are. Maps - All new look
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- Proactive suggestions for places you’re likely to go next, based on your routine or appointments in Calendar
- Improved search with new callout design, clustered results and category filters
- Home, work, favorite locations, and locations from upcoming Calendar events are displayed on the map
- Displays where your car is parked via CarPlay or Bluetooth
- Weather for the currently viewed area
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- Make a reservation within Maps using extensions from participating reservations apps
- Book a ride to a destination within Maps using extensions from participating ride service apps
- Turn-by-turn navigation improvements
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- Search along route for gas stations, food, and coffee shops
- Automatic view adjustment of the road ahead
- Use pan and zoom during navigation
- Option to avoid tolls and highways
Photos - Advanced face recognition designed with deep learning to automatically group similar faces together
- Object and scene recognition to intelligently search for photos by what’s in them using advanced computer vision that scans your library locally on device
- Places album to see all your photos, videos and Live Photos on a map
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- Intelligently highlights forgotten events, trips, and people, and presents them in a beautiful collection
- Memory movies automatically edited with theme music, titles, and cinematic transitions
- Related memories make it easy to rediscover even more photos in your collection, based on location, time, people, scenes and objects
- Easily share with family and friends
- Brilliance control applies region-specific adjustments to brightness, highlights and contrast
Home - New Home app to securely manage and control HomeKit enabled accessories
- Scenes to control groups of accessories with just a tap
- Rich Notifications with quick actions to control accessories
- Optionally share home access with family and friends
- Remote access and automation of accessories with Apple TV or iPad
Next time I will go over Apple Music, Apple News and more. 39:38 VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_getting_7Plus_quest_waterproof Hi Rob, As always, the latest episode concerning the September seventh roll-out was great. Apple prides itself on producing beautiful and excellent products. They continue to improve the camera but it is still true that the phone is woefully poor at two things. Most cell phones have terrible audio.Facetime Audio helps a little, but the difficulty in understanding people's phone calls particularly when calling from a car is a significant. Apple's audio quality is no worse than that of other cell phones, but it is no better either. It may simply be a fact that the nature of cell phone means poor quality audio which may be the reason texting has become more popular than calling. My other concern may sound silly, but Apple's ear buds which came with all phones prior to the seven, are just awfull. They are better than airplane buds, but not much. I wish Apple valued its audio as much as it valued the video. I like better speakers on the new phones but will not be upgrading because I want my head phone jack to work without some kind of adapter which I will probably lose. Wired always trumps bluetooth for quality mentioned above and simplicity. That is enough grumbling from me. I hope they bring back the small phones next year when my upgrade cycle comes up. Jan Brown. Hi Rob, I've been holding onto my 4s mainly because I like the headphone jack on the top which I feed into my freightliner radio aux jack. The 7 with the dongle will work for me and be better than the 6 off to the side. Supposedly belkin is releasing on oct 10 a dongle to 2 female lightening lighting ports blessed by apple which will allow charging while using the headphone adapter,although a little clunky. Price $40. Additional apple headphone adapters $9. Since I keep my phones longer than usual ill be getting the 256g. Everyone should keep in mind, aftermarket battery packs may not allow use of the dongles. I'm not sold on the air buds as I find the new ear design does not give much bass, I like the old design better. I'll finally be able to get the tii app, as I didn't like the new pastel look when ios7 came out so my 4s is on 6.3. And the tii app won't run on 6.3. I'm starting to have other performance issues as well probably related to 6.3. Regards, Mike R Hi Rob, your listeners might know of the 'trick' to free up space on your iOS device where you go to iTunes and 'rent' a movie too big for the space you have available. You aren't charged as your phone 'cleans' the cache of various apps looking to create space for the download. Upon doing this I often had another gb or so available. Well it looks like iOS 10 has killed this, I tried it the other day and was charged for the rental and no cleaning of apps and no freeing up of space. Hopefully this won't be an issue too much longer as Thankfully any new phone I get will be a 32gb one due to Apple no longer producing the 16gb phone. For those of us who have their device provided to them by the company they work for, like me many I guess have just been provided with the entry level phone (16gb) Thanks Rob Sim-mo Christchurch New Zealand VOICEMAIL - Eric_detrioit_order_iPhone_october 46:03 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/475818007/ sparkslide-20?ref=discovery I have mentioned before iPhone cases that also have a bottle opener. Not exactly the kind of torque you want to put an iPhone through - but this next one says - hey - don’t just kill your liver - you need to kill your lungs to - and they have both a bottle open and a lighter built into the iPhone case. They say it is an iPhone case with a battery pack, credit card holder, bottle opener and lighter. It is called the Sparkslide Version 2. And they haver versions for the iPhone 7 and 7+ So if you want to be able pound down a few while lighting up a few - this is the case for you. They hit their goal of $80k. And you have until Oct 10th at 9:11 PM CT to fund this one. Interestingly they have a version for the samsung Note 7 - but only have the bottle opener built in - guess there was no need to add the lighter part - as that feature is apparently built into the Note 7. If you want more info search for Sparkslide in the show notes for Ep 407 at today in iOS dot com. http://www.todayinios.com/utomic On the last episode I mentioned the Utomic edge bumpers that you can get to at todayinios dot com slash utomic - well they sent an email saying if you use promo code upgrade - upper case - that you will also get a free utomic glass screen protector - that is a nice $30 value - for free when you order your edge bumpers. Again go to - todayinios dot com slash utomic which is our affiliate link. And yes I have mine and they are sitting here mocking me as I wait for my iPhone 7+ to arrive - but the first thing I am doing with my new iphone is putting these bumpers on it. 48:05 https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/30/griffin-itrip-clip/ If you have some favorite wired headphones - but are upgrading or just upgraded to the iPhone 7 or 7+ - there is a Bluetooth receiver from Griffin for $20 that will allow you to plug your headphones into it - and then connect to your iPhone 7 or 7+ via bluetooth. It is call the iTrip Clip and has a range of about 30 feet and a battery that lasts about 6 hours on a single charge. Search for iTrip Clip in the show notes for ep 407 48:36 VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_ordered_jetblack VOICEMAIL - Ryan_iPhone7plus_order Hey Rob, It seems none of your blue shirt listeners responded to a few of the questions that have been asked in episodes 403-405. I just caught up, so I figured I would be your blue shirt for some of the questions asked. 1) For the callers reporting issues with getting a passcode change screen coming up frequently for them, this is new for iOS 8. It doesn't have a rhyme or reason, but it does seem to be targeted at people who have set pass codes that do not follow secure rules. When it comes to 6 digit passcode, these are restricted to devices with Touch ID as they are easier to access without the passcode, so having a longer code does not hinder the user. This may also be a reason some people are seeing forced passcode changes to be more secure. 2) For AppleCare pricing, I think it was said before, but the pricing is actually based off the full destruction of a phone, which doesn't come cheap. While I was working as a Genius in Apple with the new pricing for AppleCare, I started changing how I handled repairs. If a customer with AppleCare came in with a busted screen, I would go over pricing that a screen repair is $129/$149 without AppleCare, but I would also mention that a replacement phone was almost $200-$300, depending on the model. One thing to think of when getting a repair is "How damaging am I to the phone?" If you think you'll continuously break the screen on the phone, it might be better to space out when to get repairs, because a cracked screen is still usable in a sense. Once the phone is destroyed and not usable may be a better time to use AppleCare. Another thing to think is that if you expect to hit water damage at some point, you can opt not to use AppleCare and get the screen repaired. You save your AppleCare and pay about the same cost so that you can continue to have that "Just in case..." If you have any more questions for a blue shirt, I'll be listening! Thanks for all you do! Regards, Blue Shirt - Name Redacted Dear Rob, We are glad to inform you and the Tii listeners that Fotor has developed a new App, GoArt, which can transform ordinary photos into artistic masterpieces! Fotor is one-stop multi-platform photo editing and online design platform, which establishing a community of over 150 million photo enthusiasts from around the world. We are not content with the achievements at present, so we release GoArt to satisfy user’s special needs. GoArt provides the smartphone user the ability to apply a range of dynamically modified filters, and utilizes AI to simulate the extraordinary painting styles of the fine art masters, from van Gough to Monet. User can easy edit photo into an artwork. We are pleased to invite you to download GoArt for trail. Regards, Maggie from Fotor. And folks search for GoArt - one word in the iOS app store - it is free right now. VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_apple_event_my_thoughts 59:01 Ep 407 - Ask Siri - Guess What? (multiple times) 59:28 Thanks again to Texture for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Texture dot com/ Tii to get your free trial and access to well over 150 of the best and most popular magazines. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC OUT TAKES
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 406 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RICK for sending in the music you hear in the background. RICK wrote: Hey, Rob, love the show. Both as an educator and as a scholar whose work has examined the intersection of rhetorical and disability studies, I deeply appreciate the attention you give to issues of accessibility. Your deft handling of complex topics is admirable, characterized, as it is, by informed, respectful commentary that avoids the well-meaning but gratingly insulting condescension that so often plagues the discussions of others. Bravo! I say. I've included a short musical piece (hopefully not too short) for consideration as a possible episode intro/outro selection. My wife left me and I had the summer off, and so, in my sorrow, I turned to the iPad Pro for solace. I'm not a musician per se, but I do love learning new things. The piece, called The Struggle of Hope, was composed, performed, recorded, and mixed entirely on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro using GarageBand, DrumKick, and the wonderfully powerful GeoShred. Additional musical selections, along with an assortment of animated shorts and blog musings focusing on Apple-related topics and mental health can be found at my newly established blog located at www.regardless.website. Regards, Rick Valdosta, Georgia SONG_The_Struggle_of_Hope Thanks RICK for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MATHIEU for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MATHIEU wrote the following: Hey Rob, I made this picture on my iPhone 5S with these apps: Photoshop Mix, Photoshop Fix, and Aviary. I used a Apple special event invite from 2015 for the background and I edited an iPhone 6 to remove the headphone jack and replaced it with speakers! Thanks for the show, Regards, Mathieu from Canada. In the Artwork he made the iPhone 6 look just like the iPhone 7 - but here is what is really special about his artwork - He sent it in on February 15th. NAILED IT. Good Job MATHIEU AND OF COURSE Thanks for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MATHIEU'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 406 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 03:22 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The Lumia 900 and its successors will help Microsoft to reclaim the number 2 ranking (replacing iOS) in smartphone operating system market share in 2015.” unquote Wayne Lam, IHS analyst, 19 Jan 2012 Ummm = not even close. Depending on which survey you believe in 2015 - iOS’s market share was between 12 and 18% Globally. With MS coming in around 0.5 to 1.5% Globally. No mater how you look at it - it was not even close. Of course Apple did account for 91% of the profit for Smartphones - and is that not more important than number of units market share. 04:09 For Promo codes - On Ep 405 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The Apps - Franken Girl and Silk ASMR - If you are interested in winning a promo code for one of these apps or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 405 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. I usually don’t cover court cases - but this one is interesting - seems - Amazon is suing Samsung in Washington State court - accusing them of Trademark violations. According to Jeff Bezos from the court transcript. Quote Samsungs recall notice multiple times mentions fire when describing their smartphone and that is in clear violation of our Trademark for the Amazon Fire, we ask that Samsung only use words like Explosion, Thermal runaway, or incendiary event when describing their smartphones in their recall notices going forward - heck we would even be ok with them using the word flammable - we are not unreasonable here. unquote 05:33 http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/13/technology/apple- ios-10-bricks-iphones/index.html Each major update and even minor ones I say - hold off updating - don’t be the first. And each time I typically get emails that fall into either the wow this is taking longer to download then I expected bucket or the Smug bucket where people say - Ha I did not listen and all went well. This year for iOS 10 or really 10.0.1 when it launched I receive a few messages that had a different tone / message. And they went like this - HELP. Or this message from Rob Usdin quote First time I've had trouble with an iOS update. Backed up to iTunes before I left the house. iPhone SE - went to,work, downloaded update on my phone over wifi. Told it to update. Went to meeting. Come back, pick up iPhone, turn it on - it shows recovery mode. Just got home, plunged into iTunes, says it is in recovery mode, says it will update to 9.3.5 to try and fix. And..it is downloading that right now. It was on 9.3.5 before the attempted iOS 10 update. unquote And there were others with that same - oh no - my phone is bricked message. And I sent out a Push message to the Tii App users about do not upgrade. It does look like Apple fixed the issue within about an hour of it appearing. And it seemed to be an issue with those doing an Over the Air update. But Still I can not stress this enough - just don’t upgrade right away. Stay at iOS 9.3.5 for a bit - wait until iOS 10 Gold Master is really vetted and updated. Now don’t get me wrong - there were still many of the smug - ha I did not listen and all went well emails - but this time again there were a bunch more messages in the OH crap I am bricked category then we have seen in a long time. Now to fix the bricked iPhone you need to connect it to iTunes on your computer. Which I mean - you did go into and sync / back up your iPhone before you tried to upgrade it right???? And Apple did actually issue a statement saying they fixed the issue. From Apple quote We experienced a brief issue wit the software update process, affecting a small number of users during the first hour of availability. The problem was quickly resolved and we apologize to those customers. Anyone who was affected should connect to iTunes to completed the update or contact AppleCare for help - and next time you should listen to Rob at Toady in iOS and not be so eager to update early unquote ok - maybe I added that last part. VOICEMAIL - Karen_seatle_issue_updating_iOS10_had_issue 09:35 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/09/13Swift- Playgrounds-Now-Available-on-the-App-Store.html In my mind the absolute best reason to update to iOS 10 - at least from my time playing with the betas - was Swift Playgrounds - and Apple has added it to the App store for free. Previously it was integrated into the beta releases of iOS 10 and there was no need to download it on its own. But now again you have to go to the iTunes app store and download the Swift playgrounds app for free. It does of course require iOS 10 to run - and an iPad. Sorry - not for iPhones - just iPads - and just those running iOS 10. From Craig Federighi Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering quote “Everyone should have the opportunity to learn coding, and we are excited to bring Swift Playgrounds to the next generation of programmers looking for a fun and easy way to explore key coding concepts using real code, More than 100 schools around the world have already committed to adding Swift Playgrounds to their fall curriculum, and we can’t wait to see what students create with it.” unquote Again to me Swift Playgrounds is the best addition from iOS 10. Yes - I say not to update to the new version of iOS - actually if we stick with last years mantra - I Would say wait until iOS 10.1 before updating - by then at least most if not all of your favorite apps will have been updated. But I do not expect all or even most to listen to my warning - actually I rely on many not - so that they can send in feedback of their experiences for those that do wait. Here is some other feedback about the iOS 10 updates from those listeners that well did not listen to me Hi Rob, Got iOS 10 up and running on four iPads and two iPhones, not many problems except all the apps are asking for permissions that they already had for years. And I'm signing in again for most of them. As for WatchOS 3, there are so many changes, it boggles my mind. Glances are gone. Watch faces work in a different way. The Friends selector is gone. The animated emoji are gone. The exercise apps all work in different and unpredictable ways. But why should I complain when a black and white classic Mickey can now say, "It's eight-oh-three!" with a mere tap on his face. And, I can get confetti with Messages (even though it's impossible to see behind the messages themselves). Best always for all you do, Jeff in Burbank Hi Rob, A couple of things: firstly, the update to iOS 10 didn't resolve my issue whereby callers struggle to hear me when I'm speaking through a Bluetooth headset which appeared from iOS 9.3.5. Now, I'd like to use iMessage, but without using my Apple ID (i.e. just using the phone number). Can this be done and are there any disadvantages? Regards Alf, Sheffield UK Hi Rob, iOS 10 loaded on my 4th gen iPad without problem. There was a lengthy delay that I waited out, but it finished just fine. regards, Tom Hay rob I updated to iOS 10 on the iPhone 6 at around 11:59am I'm not having any problems at all regards, Sharde Hi Rob, I installed iOS 10.0.1 on my iPhone 6s from iTunes and everything is well so far, no problems. Regards, Fabio E And there were many many more that did not have issues or if they did - fixed the issues and are working fine now with iOS 10.0.1 I will get into some of the new features / changes later in the episode and in future episodes - but will leave with this - if iOS 9.3.5 is working fine for you - and you don’t have an apple watch - are not looking at developing an app - and generally just like it when everything and every app just works - then stay at 9.3.5 for now and wait for a couple of updates to iOS 10 before updating. But I am not the only one saying this - App devs are saying it to. Beth LeBas sent me an email from the developer of the Apple Simpl - spelled S I M P L - of course. Quote Apple releases iOS 10 today. As always with major releases of iOS, our advice is "Wait to Update". We recommend users wait one or two months before downloading the newest version of iOS. Why do we always say this? - Waiting one or two months provides a better all-round user experience for you. iOS 9 is already very stable, whereas iOS 10 is not quite as stable as it is so new.
- Waiting one or two months gives time for Apple to squash bugs in iOS 10 (remember: it's a major release)
- Waiting one or two months gives Simpl and your other app developers time to optimise their apps for iOS 10
unquote Ok - and with that said - later is in this episode and future episodes - we will get into some of the new features of iOS 10 - or you could go back to Eps 396 and 397 - where I did a really detailed run through of what changed and moved around in the settings app. 15:04 http://digg.com/video/steve-jobs-courage Hi Rob, Wow. Even though I knew the headphone jack was to disappear in the iPhone 7 I still find myself surprised. Surprised by the idiotic way Phil stood there and justified it. Courage? I think perhaps someone at Apple needs to look that word up in the dictionary as Phil perverted its meaning. Unless he means the courage to stand up before millions and sound like an idiot. Of course he's in marketing so that's par for the course. Why such hostility on my part? Well, Apple has just removed a port that many people use and many would still have a use for into the future. It is not like the floppy drive or the optical disc drive which were clearly losing their relevance. Plus those items were not used by many users constantly. Plus, I strongly suspect that those iPhone owners who never use the headphone jack barely notice its existence. So, did we gain something in return? Not that I can discern. The phone is no thinner and waterproofing is not relevant as a headphone jack is easy to waterproof. Now, what about those of us who use the headphone jack constantly? Apple throws in an adapter which in itself gives the lie to what they say about the irrelevance of the jack. However, this adapter does not allow for charging. So, you can do one or the other but not both simultaneously. So, Apple moved a useful function from inside the phone to outside where it can get lost, damaged and you lose the ability to charge the phone. This is design fetishism run amok. Notice Apple didn't have the courage to include wireless charging. So, will the headphone jack disappear from the iPad line plus the Macs? After all, the only port the Macbook has besides a single USB port is a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Okay, end of rant. For now. Keep up the great work. Regards, Kevin Barry Hi Kevin - I agree - When Phil said it was about courage - jaw dropped and hit floor. Then I remembered he was Apple Marketing Guy - as I mentioned on the last episode. That said - here are some Comments from Steve Jobs with regards to Courage. PLAY BACK END OF COMMENTS voicemail - Steve_Jobs_courage 18:56 I mentioned last year about PIDS - Post iPhone delivery syndrome and soon some of you will be suffering from PIDS. And by Suffering I mean your significant other is letting you know that they need some attention and are feeling a little jealous of your new shinny Apple device. Folks we have a sponsor that can help defeat PIDS - and that is Boll and Branch. 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Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for $50 OFF YOUR FIRST SET OF SHEETS. That's B-O-L-L and Branch dot com, promo code TII. 21:04 http://digg.com/2016/iphone-7-reviews-plus-worth-buying Every new release of Apple Hardware - Apple gives out test / evaluation units to their pets - ummm I mean to some select and respected tech journalists. And each time they have to sit on their reviews until a few days before it hits the stores. And then I like to look at a bunch and cut to the chase and read the last few sentences or paragraph of the reviews. First up is a review from Nilay Patel - from the Verge - to end his review quote But unless you’re eager and ready to live the early adopter life, you won’t actually be missing out on much if you don’t get an iPhone 7. This is an iPhone that lays a marker in tech history, and it will serve as the foundation for many important changes to how phones work and integrate into our lives. We’re going to remember the iPhone 7. It’s going to be the next iPhones that actually build a useful future on that foundation. unquote From Brian Chen now with the New york times quote Sooner or later, consumers will probably look back at the iPhone’s puberty phase and accept that changes had to be made for the smartphone to mature. I, for one, am looking forward to a future with fewer wires. unquote From Mike Wuerthele at Apple Insider quote Regardless of the slightly older chip manufacturing process still in use for the A10 Fusion, the chip brings both power and battery life to the line, and is another reason why pre-release criticism of the iPhone 7 not being innovative were mistaken. unquote From Chris Velazco with Engadget quote If you can get over the all-too-familiar design and the no-headphone-jack thing, then the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are serious contenders for best smartphones, period. Note that I used the word "best," not "most innovative" -- neither of these devices is groundbreaking. We've seen many of these features (or features like them) pop up in rival phones already. That headphone jack thing aside, most of the choices made in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus feel like safe ones. There's nothing wrong with that, but no matter how good the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are (answer: very, very good), Apple already has us all wondering what next year's iPhone is going to be like. unquote From David Pierce at Wired dot com quote So, no, the iPhone 7 won’t blow your mind with its design or features. It’s still a fantastic phone. And philosophically, it feels like Apple is throwing open a door. The iPhone 7 might not be a revolution, but it might be the catalyst for lots of them. Your phone will be better in a few months, and even better a few months after that. And wouldn’t that be exciting? unquote From Steve Kovach at Business Insider quote As for the iPhone 7, it's the best phone you can buy. I don't recommend upgrading if you have an iPhone 6s, but there are enough improvements here to make it a worthwhile upgrade for just about everyone else. unquote From Nicole Nguyen at Buzzfeed quote If you’re a loyal iOS user and due for an upgrade, it’s a no-brainer: Get this iPhone. If you’re perfectly happy with your current device, wait for it to break, preferably on its way to the bottom of a pool — and then get one. With Google’s new Nexus (or Silver Surfer) phones around the corner, wait a month or so to switch. Maybe, uh, hold off on that Samsung for a while. unquote From Andrew Cunningham at Arstechnica quote If you understand things best when they’re phrased as tired idioms: the missing headphone jack is a fly in the iPhone 7’s ointment. Plenty of people will be happy to scoop out the fly and use the rest of the probably-fine ointment. It’s good ointment! There’s just a fly in it. And the transition from wired to wireless is going to be more painful now than it will be a year or two down the line when more accessories and devices have adapted to follow Apple’s lead. Waterproofing and better battery life have been common iPhone feature requests for years, and the camera and speed improvements are nothing to sneeze at, but you’ll need to buy into Apple’s vision of the future if you want to get them. unquote From Walt Mossberg with Recode quote But, despite the undisputed improvements, this new iPhone just isn’t as compelling an upgrade as many of its predecessors. Some might want to wait a year for the next really big thing — and maybe a better audio solution to boot. unquote http://www.recode.net/2016/9/13/12896952/iphone-7- review-mossberg From Ed Baig at USA Today quote Whether a water-resistant phone coupled with an excellent camera will drive you to the store remains to be seen. This is a strong handset for sure. But if you can hold out, there's already talk that the truly dramatic leap forward for iPhone comes next year when this seminal smartphone celebrates its tenth anniversary. unquote http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2016/ 09/13/iphone-7-plus-review-excellent-camera- phone-can-get-wet/90286162/ From Scott Stein at CNET quote This iPhone feels like it's laying the groundwork for a more sealed-off, improved, wireless system. In the meantime, it's a little bit boring. I'm OK with that if it's reliable. This year's upgrade isn't something you need to have. But its improvements are likely doing some subtle paving of the way toward changes in another iPhone next year. If you care about better photos, and want to be a little more future-proofed for whatever Apple has in store for that dual camera, seriously think about getting the 7 Plus. unquote http://www.cnet.com/products/apple-iphone-7/review/ And finally Anick Jesdanun - AP Tech Writer quote The new iPhones now have stereo speakers and play audio twice as loud as before. I could do the dishes with the faucet running and still hear my music without putting on headphones. The screens are also brighter, which could help in direct sunlight. Apple says battery life improves by an hour or two, thanks to higher capacity and efficiencies. No battery is ever going to be enough, but Apple promises 12 to 15 hours of internet use. If you do upgrade, consider the new jet black model. The back is polished so finely that it looks like glass, yet has the strength of aluminum. It smudges easily — but of course you ought to have a case anyway. unquote And there were actually more than those 12 - do you remember the days when it was 3 or 4 people that received a new iPhone to test and that was it - well those days are over - Apple has definitely ramped up the PR machine this year. As near as I could tell at least 20 english language reporters received an iPhone early to review. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/13/the-iphone-7-reviews-are- in-camera-praised-airpods-panned.html 27:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cedwwL7kCSg Actually there is one more review to play - this is the audio from Stephen Colbert PLAY AUDIO - Stephen_colbert 29:40 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-lens-phone-camera- good-2-better-192117466.html If one lens is good - then 2 must be twice as good - right - well there are articles out there that get into how good two lenses can be. But rather go into some of them - I thought I would play this next segment sent in from Sharky James - from the PetaPixel Podcast. Here we go: AUDIO CLIP - SharkyJames_iPhoneCameras http://petapixel.com/podcast/ Thanks Sharkey James for your thoughts about the new cameras in the iPhone. and I will have a link to the Peta Pixel podcast in the show notes for ep 406. Here is some audio feedback from Tosin in the UK. PLAY VOICEMAIL - Tosin_UK_7Plus_dual_camera. 37:38 email bag time: Hi Rob, For how many years might they include the mini jack to lightening adapter? Any surprises despite all them leaks? I like stereo sound and was hoping for a blue color despite using a case Which had more 6 to 6s or 6s to 7 ignoring the outside & looks? I'm sure with more time we'll find out more improvements apple didn't discuss such as supposed improved laser sensor for the ear/proximity sensor, etc Regards, Michael Per your questions - I would be surprised to see the dongle on the next iPhone. Most likely these are the only two iPhones that will come with the minijack adapter. No - no real surprises - as I said on the last show - we had more bingo card boxes hit this time than any other time and by a good margin. And per which device had the biggest upgrade vs the previous model. Hint it is not the iPhone 7 or 7+ GO THROUGH UPGRADES PDF - Which is in the bonus content for ep 406 on the TII app only. Hi Rob, I won't be upgrading to iPhone 7 this year, not because it's not compelling enough (jet black and double the space, damn!), but because I'm still in love with my 6s: it's a terrific device with still many years of usability and good performance. But the temptation will endure a whole year until I finally crumble to the 7s... Thanks for the great show! Regards, Fabio E 44:17 http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1256338/fblk I have an indie gogo project that the developers of contacted me about. It is called Plug - It is a 48,000 MAh battery Pack - this is a serious serious battery pack - and it even has AC outlets - 2 AC outlets up to 250 Watt Capacity - yes enough to charge two Mac Book Pros. It has two fast charge USB ports and a USB C port. As they say you can charge 28 iPhones, 2 laptops and countless other devices. This just launched and already has $130k raised well over their $30k goal. Pricing on this is $199 for the early Bird. Or $349 for the Plug plus a solar Panel - for those that want to live off the grid. It has Tesla Battery cells - so none of those exploding Samsung battery cells. The size of this is 8.6 inches by 5.6 inches by 1.6 inches. If you camp or do lots of road trips - this may be the device you are looking for. There is about a month left to order this. But there are only about 650 early bird units left. And pricing goes up to $209 on September 18th. and then to $229 on October 1st and then to $329 when it goes to retail. And this is one I actually am a backer on - if you look through the backers you will see Today in iOS listed. I don’t back many of the projects I mention on the show - but when I do — umm ok - now it is sounding like a beer commercial - Anyway this one just seemed too good to pass on - when I think of all the times I need to power up. And now I can do that for any device - USB - USB C - or plain outlet. Search for Plug at indie gogo dot com or in the show notes for ep 406. 44:17 VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_fdbk_apple_event VOICEMAIL - Justin PA_fdbk_ordering_online Hey Rob, How did you do getting your 7 plus? I gotin at about 12:12 am pst and had to settle for a 2 to 3 week delibery estimate. Regards, James M Ummm - well - I made what I would call a bone headed mistake. My ordering process went like this - starting at 11:55 AM PT - refresh App store app - and refresh apple.com - and repeat and repeat - then at 12:00 AM PT It said I needed to update the App store app - Doooh - should have checked before hand. Bone head mistake 1. Finally around 12:12 AM PT - the App store app - came alive - And I went to order my Jet black 256 GB iPhone 7 plus - and when I saw the lead time flash up as 7 to 10 days - I paused and went back to confirm that is what it said. Bone head mistake 2. where I said to myself - gee - I wonder what the other colors have for lead time is it a 7+ issue or a color issue and then Bonehead mistake 3 - I went and checked and took screen shots. Then I came back and it said lead times 1 to 2 weeks - and I went back to double check and it said 2 to 3 weeks and I then smacked myself pushed through. So if I had not been an bonehead - I would have had 7 to 10 days - Instead I would up with 2 to 3 weeks and delivery at the home date range of October 4th to 10th. It was like my mind just went blank for a bit and forgot about the 100’s of thousands also trying to order at that same time. First up in the email bag - from Emiko - she sent in the following message with her paypal donation to the show. It said quote Another new iPhone season, reminds me of how much I enjoy your show and the community. I'm upgrading my phone this year and will be looking forward to hearing discussions around it! As everyone says, keep up the great job! unquote Thanks again Emiko for donating and contributing to the show. Folks if you would like to donate to the show - just go to today in iOS dot com - and in the lower right look for the donate button. Hello Rob, A quick note on my thoughts regarding the Apple event today. New bells and whistles with the latest iPhone and watch aside, the thing that most interested and pleased me is that even though Apple didn’t actually drop pricing, they effectively did by doubling storage capacity on the phones maintaining the same pricing structure. I guess you can say they’ve been doing this already by previously dumping the 32GB models on phones and tablets (because whose going to get a 16GB model when you can get a 64GB version for $100.00 more?), but with the bump in storage, prices are much more palatable. I’m blind and thus still contemplating whether to get the SE (checking the Apple store, the 64GB phone is now at $450.00) since all the fancy visual stuff doesn’t interest me, but even then, scoring a 6S Plus at $650.00 or the 7 at $750.00 with all that storage is also an appealing option. In my case, I’ve got around $180.00 in redeemable BestBuy certificates, so I’ll wait to see if there are any further deals towards the end of the year. You have to love saturation… Airpods…? I’m going to need more than 5 hours of playtime on a charge before I pay $160.00. Sounds like a second or third generation buy or at least until they can boost playtime without a charge. Thanks, Cris VOICEMAIL - Hansel_fdbk_apple_Event_apple_watch 57:52 I want to go over some of the new features / changes of iOS 10 very very quickly - just to remind what they are. And just some this time - and more each of the following episodes. First is Accessibility - Magnifier now uses the camera on your iPhone or iPad like a digital magnifying glass for real-life objects
- New range of display color filters to support different forms of color blindness or other vision challenges
- VoiceOver adds a Pronunciation Editor to customize the way words are pronounced, additional voices, and support for multiple audio sources
- Additional text highlighting options in Speak Screen and Speak Selection, as well as the ability to speak keyboard letters and predictive typing suggestions to support multi-modal learning
- Switch control now lets you control iOS, macOS and tvOS all from the same iPhone or iPad, so you don’t need to configure switches for the secondary device
- Software TTY allows you to place and receive TTY calls without the need for traditional hardware teletypewriter accessories
Next is the one Apple made the biggest deal about - back at WWDC. Messages - Expressive Messaging
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- Bubble effects let you send messages loudly, gently, slam or with invisible ink
- Full-screen effects to celebrate special moments
- Tapback for quick replies to messages, links, and photos
- Handwritten messages animate like ink on paper
- Digital Touch lets you send sketches, taps, and heartbeats
- Tap to replace can emojify your text with just a tap
- Rich links show a preview of web pages you share
- iMessage apps
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- New App Store for iMessage
- Use the power of apps in Messages to share and collaborate with friends
- Download stickers to send and place on text bubbles and photos
Siri - Siri now works with the following types of apps
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- Messaging apps to send, search and read back text messages
- VoIP apps to place phone calls
- Photos apps to search for images and photos
- Ride service apps to book rides
- Payment apps to make personal payments
- Fitness apps to start, stop, and pause workouts
- CarPlay automaker apps to adjust climate, radio, seat, and personal settings
Next time I will go over Maps, Photos and more. 1:01:37 http://www.utomic.com?rfsn=321804.377c8 The very first accessory I ordered for my Jet Black iPhone 7+ even before I ordered the iPhone 7+ itself - were the Atomic Edge bumpers. These are the ones formerly called Bumpies - that I have on my 6+. I order the black Edge bumpers. And Yes I ordered this time - I did not even try to get them free - I did not want to wait - I was hoping at that time I would have the 7+ this week - and not in October. So when the Edge bumpers come they will be kind of mocking me for a few weeks. That said - when the iPhone 7+ does come - the first thing I will do is put on the Edge bumpers - I hear the jet black is slippery. And yes they have bumpers for the 7 as well. I did send an email to Utomic to confirm the bumpers for the 6+ / 6S+ would work for the 7+ and they did confirm they will. They also offered me up an affiliate link - so if you go to todayinios dot com slash utomic - u t o m i c - that will help out the show. They are $35 for the bumpers - and as I said on the show before - you are paying for what you are not getting - and that is a big bulky case. I also heard from some 6 and 6S users that they love the camera on the 7+ but don’t want to go the larger 5.5” size and are really torn about what to do. Well if you are someone with a life proof or other water proof case on your 6 / 6S - you don’t need water proofing anymore - you just need drop protection - and the bumpers provide that and really the size difference between the 7+ with Bumpers vs a 6 / 6S with a big cases is minimal and actually will feel smaller. Definitely thinner. If you are on the fence about upgrading to the 7+ for the great new camera but the size is holding you back - look at the Utomic Edge bumpers as a way of getting the best of both worlds. I have a feeling a lot of people will be getting these bumpers. Plus if you are getting the Jet black - you want people to see it and not cover it up with a case - but given how slippery it is - according to those that touched it at the Apple event - you definitely need some protection. Again go to today in iOS dot com slash utomic if you plan on getting the bumpers. Link in show notes of course. 1:04:31 Ep 406 - Ask Siri - Rock paper scissors 1:04:52 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll at Branch dot com, and use promo code TII. to get $50 OFF the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC OUT TAKES
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 405 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank DAYMOND for sending in the music you hear in the background. DAYMOND wrote: Hey Rob, I was the one who first suggested playing music from your listeners during your intro. Thank you so much for entertaining the idea! It's so cool that it's still a part of your show and that it's become part of that cool connection you have with all of us. I've got another song that I created this in GarageBand on an iPad 2. Love the show! Thanks for all the wonderful info Regards, — Daymond ps. I created 2 versions of the song — one you can talk over in the intro and one that you can play at the end of your podcast that has some vocals I sampled. Hope you like it! Thanks DAYMOND for the music and folks I will put the OTHER VERSION OF THE song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is some artwork I created using an image based off of Apple's most recent invite. It was edited and the text was added using the Snapseed app. Thanks for all that you do, and as always keep up the great work! Regards, Bruce W. Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCES'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 405 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 02:21 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “iHeads” who continually proclaimed the imagined superiority of Apple smartphones vs. those of Samsung now have grudging respect for the Korean giant, and will soon be awed by Sony and LG.” unquote Henry Long, Seeking Alpha, 6 September 2013 Evidently Mr. Longs definition of Respect vs that from us iHeads is a bit different. Just Sayin. 02:52 For Promo codes we have codes for a couple of Apps this episode. First up Are promo codes for the App - Franken Girl. The devs describe the app as a game of Collecting where you create different parts of a girl - eyes, nose, mouth and other features and fuse them to make your own franken girl. They say it is a collecting game with a unique concept - I could not disagree with that. Thanks to the devs for sending over the promo codes for this app and Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put Girl in the subject line. We also have promo codes for the app - Silk ASMR - here is the review from the dev PLAY PROMO SILK ASMR Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - SILK ASMR and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put SILK in the subject line. As Always - just send in one email for one specific APP. If you send in multiple emails or ask for multiple APPS in a single email - then well - No Soup for you. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 05:33 http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/09/02/samsung-issues- global-recall-of-galaxy-note-7-replacement-program-announced First up for this episode - I recorded it in two parts - the first half on Tuesday Night the 6th - and then the second half will be recorded after the September 7th event. So during the first half - I have no idea what Apple is or is not going to announce. Well it is official - The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was the Hottest Smartphone Selling this summer. That would be around 500 Degrees Celsius and 932 Degrees Fahrenheit to be specific. Thanks to ALL that sent in emails on this one. Emails with Subject lines like Merry Christmas or Rob Try Not to Smile - I dare you. Jeez some of you think I am going to get some sort of Pleasure from reading these article almost like Schad-en-freude - which was actually what one clever person put in the title of an email. And All I can say - is well you know me too well. And for those still not clued in on what I am talking about it is Per the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and that 500 Degrees Celsius I mentioned earlier all the chemistry majors can tell you that is the rough combustion temperature for Lithium Ion. Seems there were some units going boom goes the dynamite when they were being charged. This issue is so bad - that Samsung had to recall ALL the Note 7’s it sold in 10 countries including the US - and that is over 2.5 Million units. Apparently when charging up said Note 7 a small % of the units may catch on fire and basically look like they exploded. Which by the way is finally a feature Samsung did not rip off from Apple. Funny thing is if you watch the ads for the Note 7 it shows it working under water - which now turns out is a good thing as it is only safe place to charge one. So if you are hearing this and you have a Note 7 or know someone that does - make sure they return it ASAP and don’t try to charge it up. Really - this is a major issue - and one for Samsung that could not possible come at a worse time. Just as Apple was getting ready to roll out the new iPhones - which we will get to later in this episode. From an article on CNN money about the recall. Quote it's believed 0.1% of all devices sold are at risk. The company added that 2.5 million Note 7 devices have sold since launch. unquote So that is only 2,500 ticking time bombs that could burn down your house. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says that consumers should stop using this product immediately. Then you want to return it to where you purchased it. And the best thing to do - is upgrade to the iPhone you should have purchased to start with. http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/02/technology/samsung- galaxy-note-7-recall-details/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSADhUBIiaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJtmQ5DAU3s 09:09 https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=09012016a On September 1st Apple announced some App Store Improvements. Well improvements for the end users and those devs that have recently updated apps with short titles. Like oh I don’t know the - Tii App - a total of 7 characters counting the Space. See Apple is going to be cracking down on those App devs that are gaming the system by putting really long titles with a bunch of keywords stuffed in the title. Going forward titled will be limited to no longer than 50 characters. Which the marketer in me says - Hey Rob - you are leaving 43 characters on the table you could be key word spamming with. This all goes back to how iTunes search works - and it is about the title - and it has such a strong influence on the results - many App devs tried to spam their titles with almost random keywords. Marketers love to do this One example of an app I found doing this is one called - Marketing Plan & Strategy COLON SEO, Social Media Marketing & Advertising. Over 60 characters - and it is the first 25 Characters before the colon which really are the apps title. Going forward App names for new Apps and any updates need to be 50 characters or shorter. The other place Apple is cleaning up the App store is in removing Apps that have not been updated in while and are not updated to support the current version of iOS or no longer function as intended. If you are a dev and your app is deemed to be one of these apps you will be contacted by Apple then will have 30 days to make the needed changes or your app will get the boot from the App store. If you have one of these apps installed - it will NOT affect your installed app. Some interesting factoids from the Apple note on this is there are now over 2 Million Apps available - and each week there are 100,000 New or updated apps submitted for review. As a consumer of many apps - these are both welcome changes - and as an someone with with a 7 character app that gets updated all the time - I like these changes as well. From the google+ community - Vinny Trent said quote That's great news, but I have to say it's about time. It's one thing to be able to say we have 2 million apps in our store, but if even a small % of those are rubbish or faulty it does't look good for the company responsible for policing the store. unquote http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-announces-plan-to- clean-up-the-app-store/ 11:48 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/apple- weighs-iphone-video-editing-app-in-renewed- push-on-social-isa5rhlu Interesting rumor in Bloomberg - and one not on the bingo card - and that is Apple is supposedly working on a Social sharing App. PLAY AUDIO CLIP - Ain’t got time for that. Ok - yes yes yes - I know - Ping - and the failure that was - is probably going through some of your minds. Apparently this time around it would be an app for Video recording / sharing to go after SnapChat. Supposedly this app would allow user to record video, apply filters and drawings to the media - similar to what Snapchat does and send it to contacts or to other social networks. Which ok - that last part lost me - are they creating their own social network - i.e. Ping. Or are they just creating video creation apps that can take the output and send it via social media. The rumor according to Bloomberg is this app would be released in 2017. There are other rumors of other social sharing features / applications in the works at Apple. But maybe Social Networking is just not something in Apples DNA. I mean after all - Social Networking means being social and sharing way more info about yourself then you have any right to. Or as I call those people - front to backers. Because the basically every share which way they - well you get the picture. And Apple is soooo exactly the opposite - everything is hush hush - don’t share. Don’t tell. It is very very likely the Social Media gene is just missing from Apple’s DNA. And that is ok - After all no one is every great at everything - well unless you are one of the four people with JB for your initials - but outside of James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Bower and of course Johnny Bravo - everyone else is lucky to be really good at just a couple of things. And I think social networks - well that is something Apple should support but not participate in. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3112645/apple-ios/ apple-hopes-to-stake-fresh-space-in-social-media.html 13:46 VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_3rdParty_fixing_iPhone Hey Rob! In episode 403, the listener named Tammy was asking for help with her photo upload to Google. Specifically, her problem was that she was running out of space while Google backed up her photos, and she didn't know why that would happen. Well, I have the answer! When you have optimized photos turned on, Google photos has to download the full versions of your photos and videos to your device from iCloud in order to upload them to its servers. That's why her phone keeps running out of space. The iPhone should manage itself by re-optimizing the photos, but it doesn't always work. She might have to manually delete the photos that have already been backed up as she goes to make the process go more smoothly. Alternatively, if she has access to a computer, she might want to try to download her iCloud stuff to the computer, and then upload to Google with the desktop uploader app. Oh, and don't forget to clear out the "recently deleted" folder to regain that storage space! Barry Smitherman Hi Rob, A few things I wish were added to ios. On control center, the bottom row of apps functions like a mini app launcher. I uninstalled calculator and some other stock apps now I have only three icons. I wish I could choose those apps which appear in control center. At the very least I wish the wallet app was one of them. I find double clicking on the home button when my phone is locked often unlocks the device instead of bringing up the wallet. The same gesture behaves differently when the phone is unlocked. (I believe this is the only thing that behaves this way in iOS). With my.phone now unlocked I then scramble to find the wallet buried in a folder. Secondly I wish there was a way to mark an iMessage as unread. Sometimes I receive a message, will read it, but don't want to reply at that time. Being able to mark it as unread would remind me to respond. Lastly the stock keyboard should have some sort of swipe option. I would think Apple cops do a very good job implementing a solution. When you launch the health app and click on mindfulness are you able to launch the "video"? There is a play button but it doesn't do anything. I don't think the mindfullness part of the health app is active at all.. Regards, John North Lake Wisconsin VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_Passcode_issue_thoughts VOICEMAIL - Bart_change_device_passcode 22:49 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from Ed Tilden ON September 6th who posted the following quote Has anyone else noticed unreliability of Touch ID since 9.3.4/5? I'm finding myself constantly re-teaching both my phone and iPad my finger prints. Before these updates I never had issues. unquote Nic Brown replied quote Same Here unquote Lawrence McFarland, Jim H, Bob Berberick and Rick C all replied Theirs is working fine. As is it working fine on my Wifes iPhone SE. Myron Uecker replied quote I'm running iOS 10 beta and noticed Touch I has not worked well on my iPhone the last week. It is working fine on my iPad Air 2, though. unquote Nic Brown replied back to say quote So mine is working great since i added my print upside down. I don't see how that would do any good but it did for me at least. I should mention neither my daughter or wife have had any problems. unquote I should say I had emails from others with some different issues with iOS 9.3.5 - like from Alf in Sheffield UK who reported issues since updating to iOS 9.3.5 that people he is trying to talk to via the phone when using bluetooth can not hear him speak. And others are reporting that issue as well. If you had this issue and fixed it - please email us today in iOS at gmail dot com and let us know what you did to fix the issue. So iOS 9.3.5 while needed for security reasons - may have introduced for some a few bugs. Does that mean you should run out and update to iOS 10 Gold Master on the first day it is released - HECK no. Even if you are having issues wait a few days. And if you are not having issues - wait until the at least the first update to iOS 10. Say iOS 10.0.1 before updating. Just my warning - next episode I will go over iOS 10 in greater detail and re-emphasize waiting on the update. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 25:42 http://www.macworld.com/article/3114170/ios/apples-new- 2tb-icloud-storage-tier-will-give-your-iphone-tons-of- space.html?google_editors_picks=true Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. And this is for those thinking about getting the smaller or larger capacity storage new iPhone. Apple last week launched a 2 TB iCloud storage tier for $20 a month. Really though at $20 a month - that is much more in two years than the difference between the 128GB and 256 GB versions of the iPhone - which likely will be $100. If you feel 2 TB is much more than you need in the cloud - Apple does also offer 1TB for $10 a month, 200 GB for $3 a month. and 50 GB for $1 a month. If the main reason you run out of space is photos and videos - then this might be worth looking into. At $3 a month - that is $72 in two years - for 200GB is more additional storage than the extra 128 GB you get going from 128 to 256 GB - and is $28 cheaper. That all said - I am sure I will get the 256 GB version. I will talk more about this later in the episode. Just know there is now a 2 TB version of iCloud to store all your photos and movies. 27:00 VOICEMAIL - Daniel_Apple_Music_Free_to_uk_news Hi Rob, I have an iPhone 6. Out of the blue, my headphones stopped working. I could hear static when I plugged them into the iPhone, but no sound came through. Step 1, I checked to see if there was any dirt in the jack – NO. Step 2, I tried a different pair of headphones – SAME PROBLEM. Step 3 – Settings\General\Reset\Reset Network Settings – BINGO! I remember, on one of your shows a long time back, you said resetting the network settings fixes many problems. Thank you! Your solution worked for me. All headphones are now working. Regards, Janet Texas Thanks Janet for that reminder - the all Reset Network Settings trick really does fix a bunch of issues with your iOS devices - even if theoretically it should not. Hi Rob, I Have not heard any complaints in a while about apple maps. Would I be right in assuming the maps are as good a google in mapping and driving directions? Wonder also about accidents and traffic slow flow info posted to apple maps. Just curious. I may be getting a new phone soon. I've still got google maps and search but really need more gigs than 16. Using my 4s dinosaur'ed on 6.3. Will be getting a headphone jack however. Regards, Mike R Apple Maps keeps getting better with each major update of iOS and even some minor updates. Is it on par with Google Maps today - probably not - but is it close enough as a native app to no longer make you need Google Maps - for the most people that answer is absolutely. Sure there are still some small % use cases by location that Apple Maps falls downs vs Google Maps - but vice versa can be said as well. I personally am all in on Apple Maps and stopped using google maps a while ago. Apple Maps with integration with my Apple Watch really works the best for me. I have traveled a bunch this year - next flight actually gets me A-list on Southwest - and I have only used Apple Maps this year and they have worked great for me. Again the real question is not - if Apple Maps is as good as Google Maps - just is it close enough - and in my opinion and based on feedback from many listeners for 99%+ of users - yes it is close enough - and that is all Native apps need to achieve to be the most used app. Hi Rob I have a question more of a idea but either way maybe you can answer it for me. Is there an app or a new update coming to the Apple Watch that will flash a notification when my cell phone drops signal. Down here in Albuquerque you can lose signal very quickly indoors or even driving a few miles down a street before it catches up to the next tower. There are many times that I have lost signal only to bounce back. During those times I feel it would have been nice to know if my phone was on NO Service before I pulled it out of my pocket to look. If the watch can flash notifications from the phone and tells you when the phone is out of range then it should be just as simple as a little icon changing colors bases on whether or not there is a signal. I tried a couple of free ones like Dash Phone and RemoteBattery that were free. I went up to the hiking trails on top of the Sandias knowing where there are places to find and lose reception to test. Results? Neither worked. Both these apps merely told me either who my carrier was or how much battery my phone had or how much battery my Apple Watch had left in it. Having an app tell me that I have 4g T-mobile on my watch while looking at the no service bar on the iPhone really doesn't help me. Love the show - Regards, Tom VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_life_proof_case_son 35:35 I have mentioned the RING doorbell - well let me tell you A trued story on how it kept me out of the dog house with the wife. Two weekends ago - My wife was going out with her mom shopping for the day and she was giving me the list of things I needed to do while she was gone - and one of them was to be at the house at 1:00PM because Tesha the lady that cuts my boys hair was coming over. Like with most husbands That info went in one ear and right out the other. A little after Noon - I decided to take my boys to lunch and for ice-cream at culvers. At 1:00 PM on my phone there was a notice of a ringing of the doorbell. I answered the door bell from Culvers saw Tesha standing there and was like Oh Crap. I told her we were 3 minutes out - I grabbed the boys, the rest of our lunch and rushed home. Tragedy avoided well except we did not get the ice cream and I needed to tip a little better. And the Wife was never the wiser that I totally forgot what she said. That is the power of being able to answer your doorbell anywhere any time. If you go to Ring dot com slash T i i - you will get for a limited Time $50 off the Ring of Security kit - which includes a video doorbell, Stick up Cam, solar Panel and indoor chime. The Video Door bell quickly - and easily connects to your wired door bell wires. The main unit is not something you have to worry about charging if you wire it up. It took me all of twenty minutes if that to remove the old door bell and replace it with the Video Doorbell from Ring. And you can also share access to it with others in your house. The RING doorbell has quickly become one of those accessories you can’t see yourself living with out ever again. Beyond the front door - The Stick up Cam can be used to watch other parts of your house and also installs in minutes. Go to ring dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off either Ring Security Kits. Thanks Ring for sponsoring this episode. 37:39 http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2016/ And now we get into the September 7th 2016 Apple Keynote Event. It started off as expected with Tim Cook - except it started with Tim as a passenger with James Cordon - And as they say hilarity ensued or at least Carpool Karaoke ensued. Apple Music is what Tim started talking about. Apple Music is now at 17 Million subscribers. Access to over 30 Million songs. YADA YADA - YADA YADA Then on to the App store. >140 Billion App downloads. YoY growth of Apps download of 106% for July and August. 2X the revenue of Android. >500,000 Games in the App store. And then he introduced finally Mario is coming to the App store and Nintendo - FINALLYYYYYY Super Mario Run for iOS will be the new app released. They had Nintendo come on stage and do a demo of Super Mario Run. No mention of it being available for Apple TV. Next up Tim went over Education. He talked about ConnectEd and the 114 schools they are involved with. Susan Prescott from Apple came out to talk about iWork. And Real Time Collaboration for Pages, Keynote and Numbers. Finally Tim gets to the good stuff. New Products. And first up is Apple Watch. Apple Watch is the top selling Smartwatch and in 2015 Apple was the #2 Watch seller - even though they only sold Watches for 8 of the months of the year. SCREENSHOT. Jeff Williams from Apple came up to talk about the new Apple Watch. And yes - Pokemon go is coming to the Apple Watch and shipping before end of year. Shhhh - don’t tell my son’s. Finally 35 minutes in we get to the video of the new Apple Watch. showing people swimming in pools. Nice. It is called Apple Watch series 2 - is officially swim proof. Water Resistant to 50 Meters. And it is robust enough for swimming every day. Internally it is S2 - the next gen - dual core processor - 50% faster. 2X graphics performance. 2nd gen display twice as bright as the original Apple Watch. As expected - Built in GPS. Another bingo card item. Actually looks like all three bingo card items for Apple watch are hits. Apple Watch 2 introduced, Same size, and GPS - but no Cellular are all hits. They also introduced a ceramic version of the Apple Watch 2 to go with the Aluminum and Stainless Steel versions. And a new Apple Watch Nike+ designed specifically for Runners - which is the Aluminum version with a special band. Which is not the type of band I would recommend for runners. You will want to change that ASAP. Faster processor, Brighter display, GPS - hmmm - what about battery life? 20 minutes in on the Apple watch and still there was nothing yet about Battery Life. Pricing for Apple Watch 2 - starts at $369 Apple Watch series 1 - starts at $269 and now has the same 2nd gen core. September 16th for Apple watch 2 availability. But NOTHING NADDA - not a single word about Battery Life. Next up is the iPhone. Yeah. As previously mention over 1Billion iPhones sold. Then there was an iOS 10 overview. Which I will not overview. He did go over HomeKit - and Yes - Today’s sponsor Ring - works with HomeKit. And now the iPhone 7 and the first thing they show is is the dual camera module. And off to a video with Sir Johnny. It is of course very pretty. Then Phill the thrill Yes - same basic design as the 6 / 6S. 1. Jet Black Finish - high gloss finish. And second black - just called black. Gold, Silver and Rose Gold. Antennas moved up and down as expected. 2. Home button - redesigned. Force sensitive. With taptic engine. So it is no longer a moving button or so it appeared. Need to confirm that. 3. The new iPhones are Water and dust Resistant - again as expected. IP67 protection standard. which means it is rated to a depth of 1 meter. 4. Camera - iPhone 7 is actually one camera module. f/1.8 aperture 6 element lens and bigger lens as expected - new 12 MP module. And with New 4 LED flash. Yes on the bingo card. Faster processor for Photos. Optical image stabilization. Body and face detection vs just face detection before. iPhone 7+ - yup 2 camera module - Two 12 MP cameras. Shocker. New button on screen - 1x or tap to 2x - optical zoom. Or you can do 1x to 10x - beyond 2x it is software zoom. Having the 2nd lens allows for Optical zoom and better pictures. This is the key reason I am updating to the iPhone 7+. This was the feature I have been waiting for - This will give you as close to DSLR as you can get on a smartphone. Not as good - but close enough for most. In theory - and it will be fun testing it out. For Video recording on the 7+ you can do 2X optical zoom and up to 6X digital zoom - vs 3x on the 6S+. For both iPhones there is a new 7 MP FaceTime HD camera up from 5MP. Which allows for 1080p HD video recording with auto image stabilization. New feature - portrait - with depth effect. gives a blur in the background and pops out the portrait of the person in the foreground. that will be via a software update later this year. 5. Display - 25% brighter display, wide color gamut, cinema standard, 3D touch. but same exact resolution as the 6S and 6S+. 6. Speakers - stereo speakers - one top and one bottom. and twice the volume of previous speakers. good news about the speakers at top and bottom - is that to enjoy stereo audio - you don’t have to put it on the bridge of your nose after all. 7. EarPods - As expected - Lightening for headphones - no more 1/8th inch headphone port. and they are including the lightening to 1/8th headphone jack adapter with the new iPhones. Phill said the reason they are moving on is courage. Did I mention Phill is a marketing guy. 8. Wireless - Apple AirPods - new wireless earPods. 5 hours of listening on a single charge - and the case gives 24 hours of playing. and can switch to Apple Watch from iPhone. the case is pretty nice. Connecting is really easy. Open case - up pops a box - you tap connect and that is it. No buttons - no pairing. With a special Apple chip - the W1. If you remember the kickstarter project a few episodes back - where they had earbuds that charged in the case - same exact thing with the Apple AirPods. Pricing is $159 and availability is late October - more on these on a future episode. Speaking of Wireless. LTE was improved on both iPhones now supporting up to 450 MBPS vs 300 MBPs on the 6S and 6S+ 9. Apple Pay - fellica - Apple Pay in Japan - and Transit in for Japan. 10. Performance - A10 fusion chip. 64 bit - four core processor. 40% faster than A9. 2X faster than A8. Now 120 times faster than the Original iPhone. Two cores for faster - two cores for higher efficiency. New GPU - 6 core - 50% faster than A9 and 3 times faster than A8. Now 240x faster on graphics than original iPhone. Quote A10 most powerful chip ever in a smartphone unquote Longest battery life ever on an iPhone. For Battery life. Apple stated that the 7+ will get up to 1 hour longer battery life than the 6S+ - and the 7 will get up to 2 hours longer battery life than the iPhone 6S. But looking at the specs for the 7+ to start. Talk time is now up to 21 hours wireless vs 24 hours wired for the 6S+. Internet use is where you see the improvement on battery life - that is where the additional time comes from. But if you are doing audio playback wirelessly - vs wired - then there as would be expected be a degradation. If you are moving from a 6+ or 6 to the 7+ or 7 - then battery life improvements should be the same. Physically the 7 and 7+ are identical in dimensions to the 6S and 6S+ Early on I said if they did away with the head phone jack it would NOT be because of thinness - and that is true. the 7 and 6S are both 7.1 MM thin. And the 7+ and 6S+ are both 7.3 MM thin. NO change at all in the dimensions. The 7 is 5 grams lighter than the 6S and the 7+ is 4 Grams lighter than the 6S+. iPhone 7 Costs - $649, $749 and $849 - That is the same pricing as the 6S - except it is Double the storage with 32 still not enough GBs, 128 ok - that is more like it GB’s and 256 I have a new puppy GB’s. The 7+ Costs $769, $869 and $969 for the same storage levels. In both the 7 and 7+ the Jet black is only available in 128 and 256 GB. All storage options are available for Silver, Gold, Rose Gold and plain black. Pre-Orders start September 9th - Traditionally that means 12:01 AM PT. So September 9th at 12:01 AM PT as in Friday Morning at 3:01 AM ET. or 2:01 AM CT in my case. NOT SATURDAY - but FRIDAY. iPhones will start shipping on September 16th. 20 countries will get the iPhone on the 16th - then 30 more countries one week later. Those countries getting it on the 16th are: Australia Austria Belgium Canada China Denmark Finland France Germany Hong Kong Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Puerto Rico Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan UAE United Kingdom and of course the United States And then on the 23rd of September these additional 30 countries get the iPhones and they are: Andorra Bahrain Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Greece Greenland Guernsey Hungary Iceland Isle of Man Jersey Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Maldives Malta Monaco Poland Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Slovakia and Slovenia If your country was not named in either group - you likely will still be getting it prior to the end of the year. But 50 countries in the first 8 days is by far the widest fastest roll out ever for new iPhones. iOS 10 - Sept 13th - I can not stress this enough - WAIT on updating to iOS 10 - don’t be the first ones that update to iOS 10. There is no Killer feature you can not wait a week or more to update to. Every year there are some sort of issues with upgrades - maybe this year will be different - maybe not. Next episode will be about iOS 10 and the new features and more info on the iPhones. And speaking of the new iPhones - This is an important point - if you are going to be pre-ordering - in the past the Apple Store App on iOS has been the first place pre-orders were live. Sometimes a few minutes before the web store - sometimes an hour before. That said - be checking both places an hour or so before the stated time and keep pinging them. Make sure you have an account set up in the Apple Store app before hand. https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/07/apple-iphone-7- live-blog-september/ http://digg.com/2016/apple-iphone-7-liveblog 56:40 Hi Rob, My prediction for the removal of the headphone jack is: they will remove it. They will provide a headphone that is both wired and wireless. Like a combo. They will include it with the phone I hope. No basis for my prediction. I guess we will see. Thanks for all you do, Dan Well lets go over the bingo card really quickly on what definitely hit - what definitely missed and what is up in the air until the tear downs start. VOICEMAIL - Emiko 1:01:30 Ep 405 - Ask Siri - SEE YOU ON THE 7th 1:02:05 Thanks again to RING for sponsoring this episode - Folks right now and for a limited time only go to RING dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off the Ring of Security kit - Thanks Ring for sponsoring this show. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 404 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - Someone Like You On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, Brian SONG_someone_like_you Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank FRED for sending in the Artwork for today's show. FRED wrote the following: Hey Rob Here is my contribution to your Tii artwork collection. I took a photo of a stack of bright colored towels with my iPhone 6S. Then cropped it on my iPad with Snapseed. And finally added the text "Today In iOS" using the new Text tool in Snapseed. Cheers! Fred Zelders The Netherlands Thanks FRED, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see FRED'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 404 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:19 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “What we see is that youth are pretty much fed up with iPhones. Everyone has the iPhone.” unquote Niels Munksgaard, Director of Portfolio, Product Marketing & Sales , Nokia, 13 Dec 2011 Ahh - the old - no one goes there anymore it’s too crowded argument. Brilliant. 02:43 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 03:05 http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-releases-important- security-update-for-iphone-after-malware-found/ Well that update was unexpected and I am talking about iOS 9.3.5 which Apple released on Thursday and which has to start today’s show. iOS 9.3.5 patches a zero day bug. IE - one built into iOS - and apparently in there since iOS 7. Actually it patches three different vulnerabilities. These could be used for nothing major - just to access the devices location, or to read contacts, texts, calls and emails as well as turn on the devices microphone. And worse yet there was a company in Israel that created spyware to exploit these vulnerabilities. The good news is you can patch all this by simply updating to iOS 9.3.5 - which yeah - you really should do. And you should thank Human Rights Activit - Ahmed Mansoor. Mansoor is a citizen of the United Arab Emirates - and he was someone the Government there looked at as a menace and someone that needed to be spied on. Note Mansoor is someone his government has not treated well over the years to say the least with imprisonment, beatings, and a travel ban - so you know to make sure the imprisonment and beatings could continue. Well they also liked to spy on him and tried many times. In the past they sent him a PDF packed full of spy ware - which he did not open. And early in August he received two unsolicited SMS message on his iPhone 6 - which contained links to quote secrets concerning Detainees in UAE prisons unquote. Well luckily for all of us - he did not bite. But rather he forwarded them to The Citizen Lab - and Citizen Lab researchers working with the security company Lookout found that those SMS messages were a series of Zero Day exploits designed to take over Mansoor’s iphone in hopes of spying on him. From the Citizen Labs blog quote Had he followed those links, Mansoor’s iPhone would have been turned into a sophisticated bugging device controlled by UAE security agencies. They would have been able to turn on his iPhone’s camera and microphone to record Mansoor and anything nearby, without him being wise about it. They would have been able to log his emails and calls — even those that are encrypted end-to-end. And, of course, they would have been able to track his precise whereabouts. unquote If you read the part in the article about the company behind the spyware and the triple exploit - it sounds like something out of Spy novel. Quote our team was able to positively link the exploit infrastructure behind these exploits to an obscure company called “NSO Group”. Don’t look for them online; NSO Group doesn’t have a website. They are an Israeli-based “cyber war” company owned by an American venture capital firm, Francisco Partners Management, and founded by alumni of the infamous Israeli signals intelligence agency, Unit 8200. This unit is among the most highly ranked state agencies for cyber espionage, and is allegedly responsible (along with the U.S. NSA) for the so-called “Stuxnet” cyber attack on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. unquote The irony in all this is Apple’s biggest issue with developing a back door was fear that some government would use that access to track down its citizens and those calling out human rights violations and that is EXACTLY what happened here. Mansoor is not a terrorist he is a human’s rights activist and the UAE right now is being looked at by the CIA and NSA and Israel intelligence as a bumbling fool for wasting 3 zero day exploits on Mansoor. I can tell you right now - the October 4ths SOYC con also known as the Spy on your citizens Conference which is held each year at Fort Meed - well its going to be pretty awkward for the UAE representative when he shows up. Check in might go like this. Hello I am His Excellency Jassem Bu Ataba Al Zaabi, director general of NESA from the UAE looking for my badge and a free Bag oh and can I get one of those double connect lanyards. I just hate the ones with the single connect in the middle they always flip around and having to say my name over and over - well it could be a very long night. To which the person at the check in desk would look him up in the computer and say the following: PLAY YOU GET NOTHING I do not want to down play the seriousness of these three exploits and what this spyware could do - and if you have not updated to iOS 9.3.5 - then you need to do so right away. Luckily any iOS device running iOS 9.X is able to get the update now. Citizen lap stated that once they realized what they had - the contacted Apple with a responsible disclosure concerning the Zero Day exploits - and they stated Apple responded immediately. And by the time you get this far in you are thinking - well I just will go to Android - ummm - yeah - they have had these type of Zero day exploits for years and they were known and for most Android devices they are still not patched. Imagine what that Israeli company has created for Android devices. And that is something Citizen Lab and Lookout researchers basically said when they said there is evidence that the Group has ways to get this spyware onto other mobile operating systems - notably Android. This next bit will definitely sound fan boyish - but At least with iOS - when something this bad is discovered - within 2 weeks - Apple was able create and roll out the update where it was instantly available to all of its users of iOS 9. Something not even remotely possible on the Android side. Again I do not want to down play this issue - so I will leave on this note - it was a bad group of exploits that were being used for the worst of reasons where a government was trying to spy on one of its citizens who is known for calling out the government for human rights violations. If anyone ever had any doubt about Apples stance vs the FBI - this hopefully will but that doubt to rest - Apple was right - there are bad people and governments out there looking for exploits - and the FBI asking Apple to create a new exploit was the wrong call by the FBI. Now go and update your iOS device and come back and finish the rest of the episode once you do. https://deibert.citizenlab.org/2016/08/disarming-a-cyber- mercenary-patching-apple-zero-days/ http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/your-apple-iphone- had-been-vulnerable-to-hackers-since-ios-7-332079.html 10:27 https://www.lawfareblog.com/cost-using-zero-days Into the email bag on this subject. Hi Rob, I'm sure you've seen the latest update, but here are a couple fascinating if not unnerving articles with regard to the phone hack. One titled - The Cost of using Zero-Days - by Nicholas Weaver at Lawfareblog dot com and the other titled - Government Hackers caught using unprecedented iphone Spy Tool over at vice.com My favorite quote from the first article by Weaver is quote “It is time to update your iPhone software. Today. (And if you have a non-Nexus Android phone then you need to “upgrade” by throwing that directly into a trash can).” unquote Regards, brian Thanks for the links - And I really liked the time line spelled out in the article by Weaver this is an officemate of the folks from Citizen Labs. And here was the time line with dates. August 10th the text SMS messages are sent to Ahmed Mansoor who then sends them to Citizen Labs. They captured the Zero Day vulnerabilities on August 11th. They reported them to Apple on August 15th and Apple Patched them on August 24th. That article also pointed out that it takes a triple Exploit to really take control of an iOS device. quote To exploit an iPhone you need more than a single vulnerability, functional exploits are chains of two or three. In this case the "Trident" attack required exploiting a chain of vulnerabilities: a corruption in WebKit to take over Safari, a kernel memory disclosure vulnerability necessary to bypass the kernel's defenses, and a kernel memory corruption used to take over the phone. unquote In the second article - there is an actual quote from NSO - the company that made the spyware called pegasus - that was busted. NSO's spokesperson Zamir Dahbash said the company’s quote mission is to help make the world a safer place by providing authorized governments with technology that helps them combat terror and crime. unquote Hmmm - no where in there do they mention spying on Human Rights Activists. Guess that is buried at little further down in their company mission statement. Oh wait they went on to say quote “The agreements signed with the company's customers require that the company's products only be used in a lawful manner. Specifically, the products may only be used for the prevention and investigation of crimes.“ unquote Oh well that changes everything - as long as you have a contract that says that I am sure no government would ever miss use your software. I mean if you don’t count the ones that already have and then got busted doing so and lead to a patch that broke your software and cost you millions of dollars in sales and R&D for the update. Karma http://motherboard.vice.com/read/government-hackers- iphone-hacking-jailbreak-nso-group 13:33 http://bgr.com/2016/08/26/ios-10-beta-8-download-public- beta-7-released/ iOS 10 beta 8 also was released last week - and what at first just looked like a security patch for the Triple Exploits - actually had a few other minor tweaks. Apple Music has a new look as does Apple News App. And I am sure there are other bug fixes and stability improvements - but really iOS 10 beta 8 was about patching the triple ZeroDay exploits. Obviously if you are a dev or public beta tester - then you need to update right away to the latest version of the beta - it will patch that bad security bug we talked about. And now - I think finally that is the last Beta we will see for iOS 10. 14:12 http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2016/ Well Apple confirmed what we said was going to be the case back on Episode 400 which goes to my Blog post - Apple Fall Event 2016 confirmed for Sept 7th. This really was not surprising news to anyone covering the space - yet - I did see a few articles surprised by this - Really??? As I said previously the Sept 7th date make a lot of sense based on it being the first day of CTIA super mobility 2016. And Apple wanting to get the iPhones for sale on Sep 16th - meaning they really had to do the event that day. The event will be live streamed from the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco - and the next episode of Tii will be out the afternoon or evening of September 7th - going over all the specs that made it into the next gen iphone and all the ones that missed. Plus any other announcements and all or any surprise announcements. The Tag line for the event this year is - See you on the 7th. Some are speculating that means Apple will be adding face detection for unlocking phones - and others saying it is per the update to the dual cameras. The invite this time is a bunch of circles 45 by my count - with many different colors and levels of transparency. I think the 45 circles represent the number of countries that will get the iPhone 7 or whatever it will be called in the first month - or maybe there is absolutely no relevance at all with the number of circles and I just wasted a couple of minutes counting and recounting all circles. Nahhh - must be about the number of countries it will be rolled out to in the first month. Later on we will go over what specs we think will be introduced - but right now - it is safe to say the first part of that blog post on the September 7th even at 10:00 AM PT was dead on. Now to see if the Saturday September 10th at 12:01 AM PT will be the pre-order time or will it be September 9th at 12:01 AM PT. http://cydianerd.com/iphone-7-launch-event/ http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/8/29/iphone- event-scheduled-for-september-7 16:37 I mentioned the last time I talked about Harrys that they have their new Gen 2 blade - as I said they took the best Razor and made it the bestest Razor I have ever used. 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That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 on your first purchase and start shaving better. 18:40 VOICEMAIL - Anita_MD_coverage_math.mp3 Hi Rob, OK let me try to understand this. To accept the premise that it's cheaper to pay out-of-pocket rather than to have AppleCare one would have to assume that AppleCare only allows for the repair of a broken glass once, or that your phone is never going to be crushed by a moving vehicle etc. The whole idea of having insurance is to cover for the unexpected. With your logic, One will never need to have car insurance If the deductible for a fender-bebder was more expensive than the cost of repair plus insurance. What happens if you totally a car/iPhone. This is insurance coverage for multiple unexpected not just for broken glass. They may be cheaper insurance plans out there for example Square Trade which office you up to four claims with a $75 deductible. Regards, Glenn VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_quest_apple_care_screen 26:20 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from Ken Lecomte ON AUGUST 24th who posted the following quote I'm looking for recommendations for a printer that works well with IOS. Preferably one that has inexpensive ink cartridges. unquote David the Computer Guy replied quote HP OfficeJet 8600series works just fine with my mobile devices since it has Built in wifi. But just about any wifi printer should work unquote Nic Brown replied quote Any HP 8000 series is what your looking for unquote Bob Berberick replied quote If you don't need colour, I've been using an HP Laserjet Pro MFP M127fw for quite a while. Print quality is very good. It's reasonably priced and the printing cost per page is very low. I almost never need colour so it works for me. unquote Haywood Morgan Jr replied quote The Epson Home Expressions Small in One series are all air print capable. I have an older model the ink cost is not bad. unquote Myron Uecker replied quote Others mentioned the HP 8600 series. We have an 8600a plus, which is a few years old now. What is nice with those printers is the external ink tanks, which reduce cost because you mostly just buy ink. The print heads are expensive but you don't replace them often. We replaced our print heads once. unquote Barbara replied quote I have a $79 HP Printer D110, and am on InstaPrint plan. I pay $2.99/mo for 50 pages, they know when I need new cartridges, so they send them in mail. I can send an email to my printer when I am out and come home and it has been printed. Print/copy/scan. I use AirPrint from iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro. Printer also does double-sided printing. I like it a lot. In one year I will pay $36, a lot cheaper than buying cartridges. unquote And then I replied quote I just upgraded to the Epson Workforce WF-3640 - it is nice in that there are two trays - one for photo paper and one for regular paper. This means my wife can print photos from her iPhone and I can print what I need from my computer and no need to change paper. Works great with iOS devices. It was just $109 at Target. unquote Thanks to Jerome Horowitz for the heads up that the Epson Workforce printer is just $99 at Staples. Let me say this about the Epson WF-3640 and why I picked that one after looking at a lot of printers. And it is that it has two trays - one you can put in Photo paper and one you put in Regular paper. The printer is also ePrint friendly - so my Wife can print a photo from her iPhone and I can print a doc from my Computer - and I don’t have to change around the paper in the printer. There are others that also have a special tray for photo paper - but the WF-3640 seemed to be the easiest to add paper to. And you can add in a bunch for both. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 30:20 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-lawsuit-touchscreens-idUSKCN1141OJ Filed under the That did not take long category. Remember last episode where I talked about TouchGate - where iPhone 6 and 6+ iPhones became touch unresponsive and a grey bar showed up at the top - and iFixit speculated that it was do to a bad design on one of the circuit boards. Well now of course there is a class Action lawsuit that was filed on Saturday. I guess I could have filed this under - Of course there is category as well. According to the lawsuit - quote Apple has long been aware of the defect, which often surfaces after a flickering gray bar appears atop the touchscreens, but has refused to fix it. The plaintiffs linked the problem to Apple's decision not to use a metal "shield" or "underfill" to protect the relevant parts, as it did on versions of the iPhone 5. The iPhones are not fit for the purpose of use as smartphones because of the touchscreen defect," according to the complaint filed in federal court in San Jose, California. unquote What will this mean for us that have an iPhone 6 or 6+ - well that is TBD - but likely - if you have this issue any time in the next year or two - and you bring it in to Apple - I have a feeling they will be repairing it for free. As I said last time - more on this in the future for sure. 31:49 http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphones-android- crashes-blancco-study/ This next article is really a perfect fit for Ep 404 - it is titled quote ‘It Just Works?’ Not quite: iPhones crash more than Android phones, study finds unquote This article is based on a study called - The State of Mobile Device and Performance by a company call Blancco Technology Group. What did they find? Quote - Out of the 58 percent of iOS devices that failed, iPhone 6 had the highest failure rate (29 percent), followed by iPhone 6S (23 percent) and iPhone 6S Plus (14 percent).
- In analyzing the causes of iPhone performance issues, crashing apps (65 percent), WiFi (11 percent) and headset (4 percent) were found to be the primary culprits.
- Despite their tremendous popularity and record-setting growth rates, Snapchat (17 percent), Instagram (14 percent) and Facebook (9 percent) dominated the list of crashing iOS apps.
unquote One of the comments I read said the report included devices running the Betas. If that is true then you can throw all this data out the window. However I went and downloaded the report and the word Beta is no where in the report. This report is based on Crashes for Q2 2016. The Top 10 crashing Apps for Q2 2016 were in Order from worst to less worst were: SnapChat Instagram Facebook Facebook Messenger Google Pinterest WillyWonka Groupon Pandora Google Photos What’s App http://info.blancco.com/state-of-mobile-device- performance-and-health-trend-report-q2-2016.html 33:25 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3112575/apple-ios/1- 5m-us-iphone-users-are-about-to-switch-to-android.html And all of this bad news for Apple is probably why Fluent put out data that lead to articles with titles like - 1.5 M US iPhone users are about to switch to Android - quote unquote. However - when we look at how the data comes to be - and look as Android switchers to iOS - we see that 4 Million Android users will switch to iOS. However all is not great news for Apple - leading up to the September 7th event - interest based on rumors is lets say muted at best. A survey from Fluent found the following. Just 31% of iPhone users think the new model will be a big deal. just 28% think the new models will be a major improvement. Which makes me wonder about the 3% that did not think it would be a major improvement but did think it would be a big deal? hmmm 56% of consumer think Water proofing is important. 63% of consumer think the rumored loss of the headphone jack is a drawback. The other 37% asked what is a head phone jack. Of course all this data is thrown out the window once the September 7th event comes and we actually know what said next gen device really does or does not offer. 34:36 http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/24/technology/apple-iphone- headphone-jack/index.html Speaking of the Headphone jack and the impending removal there of - one person that is not a fan of that removal is this guy that kinda knows Apple a little - The Woz. He said quote "If it's missing the 3.5 millimeter earphone jack, that's going to tick off a lot of people,” unquote Many people point to Bluetooth as the way to connect going forward rather than a dongle. Steve Wozniak said quote "I would not use Bluetooth. I don't like wireless. I have cars where you can plug in the music, or go through Bluetooth, and Bluetooth just sounds so flat for the same music. So there is one persons opinion prior to the Sep 7th announcement. 35:16 https://www.amazon.com/iPhone-Spigen%C2%AE-Hybrid- Kickstand-Crystal/dp/B01J9DVEEY Call it a leak - but really just likely a guess - Some iPhone 7 and 7+ cases started showing up on Amazon already. Spigen has a whole bunch of iPhone 7 cases on Amazon. But one place Spigen does not have any cases for sale - well that would be Apple.com STM, Mophie, Tech21, Otterbox, Evutec, Logitech and many others - yes - on Apple.com - but not Spigen - they are not an approved vendor by Apple. So any info Spigen received for their iPhone 7 cases - did NOT come from Apple. However in the past it was shown that Case Manufacturers were paying off people on the line to get iPhone enclosures early so they could make their cases prior to launch. and it is possible - highly possible - Spigen spent a bunch of their money for exactly that purpose. And if we look at the Spigen cases what do we learn. 1. There are dual speakers on the bottom 2. There is no headphone jack 3. The Plus design has dual cameras. 4. It is basically the same design as the iphone 6 and 6+ except per items 1, 2 and 3 above. There were also iPhone 7 and 7+ cases from Ringke, Caseology, Luvvitt, Maxboost, and Trainium in Amazon and what they all have in common is the Dual Camera for the 7+ and no head phone jack on the bottom - oh and none of them are vendors at Apple dot com. Yeah that too. 36:53 https://9to5mac.com/2016/08/29/apple-event-date-iphone-7/ So now we are a week away - what is expected for the iPhone 7 and 7+ or what ever the next gen devices will be called? And what else will be announced. Well give me a call 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog and let me know your predictions prior to September 6th - and I will try to get them on the show. I will also put up a bingo card prior to the event. Right now I think from a top level of predictions here is where we go into the event. New 4.7” and 5.5” designs that look very similar to the 6S and 6S+. Except - no head phone jack and for the + model - dual cameras. The device will likely be water Resistant - that is likely what Apple will site as a key reason for the removal of the headphone jack. There will be either one or two new colors with Space Black most likely and a Dark Blue with a much smaller % chance. Of course they will have an A10 processor. The 16 never designed for 4K video GB version will be replaced by the 32 not really designed for 4K video either GB version on the low end. With 128 ok you can buy me GB and 256 Fully future proofed GB versions also available. The home button may go away and it be built into the screen. The down side there is a crack to the screen - were before it was usable - maybe not so much now - plus what happens when you have a screen protector. As an FYI - all the iPhone 7 and 7+ cases basically show it with still having a home button. There will also be some other additional specs - which we will have on the Bingo card - but let me know which ones are missing that you think will or should happen. It is also very likely new Mac Book Pro’s with a brand new design will be introduced - I really will not get into those. An Apple Watch 2 is expected now to be the same size as the original Apple watch - but with a bigger battery. That is also expected to have faster CPU in it and likely GPS. But not Cellular. There will likely be new iPad’s announced as well. But not new Apple TV’s. Again give us a call or shoot us an email and let us know you predictions for the September 7th event. http://itpro.co.uk/go/25916 http://www.thechipped.com/iphone-7-everything-need-know/ 39:36 VOICEMAIL - Robert_SD_issue_passode_being_changed Hi Rob. Like your other listener that reported it on the last episode, I too saw the message on my phone asking me to change my passcode, and while I didn't want to change it, I did so because I assumed it was a security measure Apple put there so I didn't think I had a choice, in the same way that you need to enter your passcode after a certain amount of time, rather than using TouchID. It never would have occurred to me that it was a bug, like your other listener thought. Regards, Matt VOICEMAIL - Mike_Indy_pop_up_message_passcode 42:41 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1465703413/lift- anti-gravity-levitating-smartwatch-charger?ref=nav_search This next one is under the category of you don’t need it - you want it. IT is the LIFT Anti Gravity Levitating Smartwatch Charger and Lamp. I guess the lamp was thrown in because you know the whole Anti Gravity charging your smartwatch thing on its own is just not enough. This one had a goal of $44k - and has raised well north of $250k - because again it goes under you want it category. You have until Thursday Sept 22nd at 11:56 AM CT if you wants win the day. Anti Gravity as you know is not cheap - and you will need to levitate $159 out of your wallet to get this. That will get you the Lift charger or Orb Lift Base and Power Adapter. There are other prices and options. I will not bore you with them - and just say - Anti Gravity Charger Estimated Delivery will be Oct 2016. This works with both the Apple Watch and the Pebble Watch. Quote The only levitating system that wirelessly charges your Apple Watch or Pebble while suspended in thin air. Unleash the smartwatch! unquote Search for Lift - L I F T at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for Ep 404 at today in iOS dot com 44:04 https://9to5mac.com/2016/08/26/dropbox-password-change/ Thanks to Tosin O for the heads up on this next one - which is that Dropbox has announced it will be requiring some users to change their passwords. It is not about accounts being compromised. Rather quote If you signed up for Dropbox prior to mid-2012 and haven’t changed your password since, you’ll be prompted to update it the next time you sign in. We’re doing this purely as a preventive measure, and there is no indication that your account has been improperly accessed. We’re sorry for the inconvenience. unquote If you are not prompted to change your password - then nothing is needed on your end - again just some users are being asked - and it is not a phishing scam - yet. That said - the scammers will now start sending out emails asking you to click a link to change your password - so be leery of that. Anytime you get an email asking you to click a link to change a password - don’t do it. Go to a browser - manually type in the sites URL - and then log in and change the password. NEVER EVER EVER click on a link in an email from anyone you were not specifically looking to get a link from - and in this case one that has publicly stated they are asking people to change your password. The scammers know that right now Dropbox people are expecting an email about this and will pounce. Be ready. 45:41 VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_quest_more_wearable_tech Hi Rob, I was on the road this week when my iPhone 5S stopped taking a charge. I took it to the first repair shop I found and they fixed it by replacing the lightning port. While I was waiting for them to fix my phone, I started to wonder about the risks of having a third party repair your phone. I am not talking about losing my data. I am wondering if I should be worried about them getting access to my data/information or installing malware on my phone. Also, what precautions should I take if this happens again. Regards, Mike Sir, Your personal opinion when you expect the Apple 2 watch to ship? Kind regards Mike Hi Mike - I would say with in about 30 days of the September 7th announcement maybe as much as 45 days later - but can’t imagine it later than that. But we shall see. VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_fdbk_song VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_part2_song_daniel 49:28 VOICEMAIL - Feedbk_iOS10_beta_bug Rob, My wife's iPhone 6 Plus has the touch issue. Once the phone is unlocked it just is unresponsive to touch about 30% of the time. She locks it and unlocks it again (sometimes several times to get it to respond). We just assumed it was related to having the screen replaced about a year ago. Looking forward to hearing any info regarding a fix. Thanks, Corey from Ohio Hi Corey - hang in there - more to come on this in the future. The only down side - is Apple may say since it was damaged and repaired by a third party you may have voided any warranty. But again - lets see how this plays out - they may get very liberal in fixing the issue if it gets worse and bad or worse PR starts building up around it. 411 - Interview Aaron Mahnke - LORE - Ep 233 52:02 Ep 404 - Ask Siri - From Mike Pompa - "I didn't say anything" 52:27 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC - Song intro and Willy Wonka to end it. OUT TAKES
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 403 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - Ain’t Missing On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian SONG_Ain’t_missing Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KEVIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KEVIN wrote the following: Hi Rob! Watch tan line since early October 2015. Created with Camera, Photos, and PhotoStudio Regards, Kevin Crossman Fremont CA Thanks KEVIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KEVIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 403 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:25 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The reliance by Apple and Android phones on the ‘app’ as the central metaphor is outdated.” unquote Chris Weber, President, head of North America, Nokia, 10 August 2011 Those quote Outdated metaphors combined to limit Nokia branded smartphones to a staggering 0.7% global market share in Q1 of 2016. Obviously Mr Weber’s definition of Outdated is much different then the rest of the worlds. Heck in Urban dictionary for Outdated the example given was quote He is so outdated, that he is unaware of anything popular on vine and he didn't even have a smartphone! unquote. Rather fitting for Mr. Weber. 03:12 Per Promo Codes - This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 03:34 https://adtmag.com/articles/2016/08/22/ios-10-beta-7.aspx Apple did something last week I can't remember them ever doing before - they released TWO beta’s in the same calendar week. iOS 10 Beta 7 came out on Friday the 19th - with iOS 10 Beta 6 coming out Monday the 15th. To put things in perspective - last year for iOS 9 there were 5 beta’s with the last one released on August 6th. The year before for iOS 8 - there was also 5 beta’s with the last one on August 4th. So iOS 10 beta 7 is most likely the last beta - given it is two above the norm and 2 weeks later than expected. It goes with out saying that Beta 7 squashed some bugs and oh yeah it improves things too. What bugs and things were improved? well Apple had this for the official change log. • Voicemail transcription (beta) is available on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE with Siri language set to English (United States or Canada). • People syncing is not enabled via iCloud Photo Library in iOS 10. • WebGeolocation now requires a secure (HTTPS) website to work on both iOS and macOS to prevent malicious use of location data. • Swift Playgrounds is included with iOS 10 beta 7. Swift Playgrounds beta 7 contains Learn to Code Part 1 and Learn to Code Part 2. Beta 7 has been very stable for me - I updated on Friday right after it was released. Here is some email feedback on iOS 10 beta 7. quote Hi Rob, iOS 10 Developer Beta 7 has been released. Not much to say about a 60MB update. Other than to say more bugs squashed. On a side note, my iPhone 6+ took an unusually longer time upgrading to Developer Beta 7. It looked as if there were multiply attempts to update. But I figure no more than 3 times. In all, the update had taken me about 10-12 minutes to complete.. I figure that my phone was the exception when it came to the longer update time in relation to the download size. Regards, Shane unquote 06:41 http://host.madison.com/business/investment/markets-and- stocks/ouch-iphone-s-crushes-new-galaxy-note-in-app-speed/ article_0ababf6a-65de-5891-b9d3-650b05ba45da.html I love reports like this next one. Seems someone took the brand new top of the line Galaxy Note 7 - the one released this month - August 2016 and ran a speed test against last years iPhone 6S - the one released in September 2015 - 11 months before the Galaxy Note 7 - so how did the iPhone 6S hold up - how close in speed was it. Well short answer - it was not close in speed at all - it toasted the Galaxy Note 7. Actually toasted is a really mild term - it obliterated it. For this test - the person doing it launches a bunch of the same apps on the different devices and in some of them does some task. Then they go for a second lap and relaunch all the apps to see how quickly they reopen. Not only was the iPhone 6S faster - it finished both laps well before the Galaxy Note 7 finished the first lap. In fairness - in this tests - the iPhone 6S has beaten every Android phone thrown at it for the past 11 months. That includes the Galaxy Note 5, Nexus 6P and every other quote high end Android phone unquote. So the iPhone 6S will retire never being beaten by and Android device. Thus proving even when An Android Phone might have appeared to have a Technical specs advantage - the iPhones Hardware / Software integration was just to much of an advantage. Will be very interesting to see how much faster the next Gen iPhones are. 08:41 http://www.applemust.com/apple-earns-a-dollar-per- customer-per-day-analyst/ Intersting article about how much Apples makes per user per day. Horace Dedius - broke out where Apples revenue comes from and then worked out that they make about $27 a month per customer on the low side and may be as high as $40 a month. This versus the pennies per month that Facebook and Google collect and the few dollars a month that Amazon receives. Now clearly I am not an average Apple customer - as I worked out my spend on Apple gear on average at over $6 a day for the past 12 months - and well well over $10 a day for the 12 months prior to that. Still it is amazing to think how much money Apple makes per customer vs Facebook or google. Which comes back to why I can never understand the market cap of Google vs Apple. 09:39 http://swipetounlock.com/iphone-6-plus-design- defect-breaking-a-ton-of-devices/ The is a new potential issue popping up with the iPhone 6 and 6+ - and that is where there are more and more reports of these devices loosing the touch responsiveness and there is a small gray bar at the top. This report is gaining steam because iFixit released a video going over the reported issue. This is not an issue with the iphone 5S - and just seems to be for now the iPhone 6 and 6+ - and also NOT the 6S and 6S+. Again Just the 6 and 6+ They speculate the reason for the issues are that the circuit board the Touch IC is on that is failing no longer has a metal covering offering additional rigidity. Jesse Jones at iPad Rehab - a repair center for iOS devices - claims that now around 50% of the devices she gets for repair are for the Touch IC issue. There are more reports on this from other repair centers. From the blog post on iFixIt quote Lots of repair pros are experiencing the same influx of faulty iPhones—most with flickering gray bars and all with glitchy touch functionality. Rami Odeh, a repair tech from New Orleans, sees up to 100 iPhone 6 and 6 Pluses a month that don’t respond well to touch. About half of the repairs sent to Michael Huie—the specialist behind Microsoldering.com—show symptoms of the same problem. unquote I am sure some will call this touch gate - and I was going to go and register touchgate dot com - but it seems Former FOX CEO Roger Ailes already registered it before me. If you have had your iPhone 6 or 6+ have the issue where it is no longer touch responsive and / or is showing that gray bar at the top of the screen let me know. Sadly I expect we will be hearing a lot more about this one in the future. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/08/23/iphone-6-touch-disease-faulty-screen/ 12:11 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. 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Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. They also have towels - and the ones I purchased for my Wife are by far the best towels in the house - plus they have other cotton products. Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. 13:39 VOICEMAIL - Aric_uber_driver_answer Hi Rob, I’m not sure if this is a feature on software versions below the current iOS 10 Betas, but I do have an answer to the question asked by the Uber driver who wants to push audio from Maps to a separate audio source while still allowing to play music to the car radio. On iOS 10 when on the navigation screen after putting in the desired location you can pull up on the bottom bar and you can then press the audio button and there will be an option below the “pause spoke audio” which will ask for where you want to audio to go to, and make sure it is set for the bluetooth connection. From there you should be able to choose the audio source it goes to. Could be possible for separate audio output than that of the music. Hope this works, and I love the show! Keep up the good work. Regards, George Hi Rob, The app Grub Hub for the iPhone has accessibility problems. Many times I’ve had to place an order 3 times as the program keeps crashing. The developers removed headers which makes navigating it difficult for blind and visually impaired users. Some blind people on a list I’m on have attempted to contact the developers. Their emails were ignored. From what I’ve heard from other blind and visually impaired users it once was very accessible. I don’t know if you might address this on one of your podcasts or one of your blogs. It’s just another way of shutting us out of opportunities the sighted user takes for granted. Regards Marie L Hi, Rob! In regards to the person in episode 402 who was asking about which iPad Mini to get. I have the Mini 2 and I use VoiceOver. It works very well. I can use Braille screen input. And the screen size is good for traveling Regards, Maria VOICEMAIL - Trina_new_listener_voice_over 18:30 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from JONAH SALVADOR ON AUGUST 20th who posted the following quote So what is the best place to get iPhone batteries? I am going to repair an iPhone 5 64GB model any help would be greatly appreciated!! unquote Gerd Silkening replied quote Apple Store unquote Mark Henry replied quote iFixiT - They are a pretty good company who stand behind their work and products, in my opinion. unquote And I would have to second iFixIt as well. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. One thing I need to point out - The Tii Google+ community is NOT for putting up videos of your dog or iOS devices you have for sale. It is about asking questions - answering questions - and posting links about news, tips and tricks related to iOS. Dog videos - get you the ban hammer real quick same with any other NONE iOS related posts. iTems for sale - in the past would just get removed - but going forward may get you the ban hammer as well. Point is this WE ALL have iOS devices we could sell - and there are sites for doing just that - The Tii Community just is not one of those sites. 20:19 http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/15/technology/apple- iphone-waterproof-camera-patent/index.html More rumors about the next iPhone being highly water resistant. This in part coming from a recent patent Apple was awarded which highlights editing tools that could be used for underwater photos. Ok one patent about an under water phone is not enough to really mean anything - but when you add in previous patents around this topic - like the one for submersion detection circuitry - which would help iOS devices sense where they are being dipped into water or other liquids - but lets just stick with Water for now. Another patent in late 2015 that Apple received was for a protective barrier that covers ports to make the area water-resistant. And in March 2015 Apple was awarded a patent for a protective barrier to shield electronics from moisture. I think the real question on all our minds though is - will we be able to pour champagne over our next gen iPhone with no issues. http://www.wearobo.com/2016/08/you-will-be- able-to-take-pictures-with.html 21:19 https://verdictforu.com/2016/08/18/256gb-iphone-7-of-your- dreams-is-on-the-way-but-will-be-a-little-late/ Seems the rumors about the iPhone being delayed are starting up. Well at least the 256 GB version. Some are not speculating that while the iPhone 7 will go on sale on Sep 16th - the iPhone 7+ or Pro or what ever the top end device is called - it will not ship until Sep 23rd - at least for the 256 GB version - the 32 GB and 128 GB versions are supposed to ship on the 16th. Again this time around for iPhones the 3 storage sizes are rumored to be 32 Barely enough GB’s. 128 Ahhh this feel good GB’s and 256 Hey Honey look at this funny thing the Dog is doing GB’s. 22:01 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/08/20/apple- iphone-7-pro-cancellation/ Previously we poo poed the though that there would be both an iPhone 7+ and iPhone 7 Pro - which would have meant two different units at the 5.5 Inch size. IT seemed a little out there in the rumor mill. And now it is being rumored that one of the 5.5 inchers is a goner. So it would just be the iPhone 7 a 4.7 inch single back side camera iphone and the iPhone 7+ a 5.5 inch dual back side camera iphone. Now the rumors about the Smart Connector - seem to be tied to the iPhone 7 Pro - meaning the iPhone 7 Plus will not have a smart connector. The reason given in the rumor mill for the quote change in plans unquote - is that there are no longer any worries about getting dual camera modules. If that was not the case and dual camera modules were constrained - then only the 7 Pro would have received it. Again - it all sounds fishy at best. For some time now - in aggregate the rumors pointed to a 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch upgraded iPhones. With the 4.7 getting one larger camera module - and the 5.5 incher getting the dual camera module. One other thing per the rumors of late are two new colors. Joining Space Grey, Rose Gold, Gold and Silver - would be Space Black and Blue. 23:32 http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/08/iphone- 7-plus-mockup-space-black/ Hi Rob, My thoughts on the new iPhone I think it would be cool if they made a projector on the iPhone you could really watch a great movie any where you are located that way you are not limited to a small screen. Think about you stop in a hotel get your Netflix out or movie on your iPhone put it against the wall you have it made. You don’t have to pay extra money to watch a show at the hotel. Regards, Aaron 24:22 http://www.manstoc.com/2016/08/ipad-mini- 5-user-manual-and-review.html Another rumor picking up steam of late is that there will be an update of the iPad Mini to the iPad Mini 5. One of the rumors is it will be just 5 MM thick vs the current 6.1 MM thickness of the iPad Mini 4. As it will be really think - it would use the same high strength aluminum that is in the iPhone 6S+ - to keep bendgate at bay. Rose Gold would be a new color for it. 3D touch would be added. As would be water resistant construction. Apple will not call it water proof - but Water Resistant is something Apple might start touting at events. And the iPhone mini 5 would only have the A9 Processor and not the new A10 processor. Which make sense as the iPad Mini 4 only has the A8 processor. 25:18 http://appadvice.com/post/analyst-10-5-inch-ipad-pro-next- year-revolutionary-ipad-pro-to-launch-in-2018/719343 Hi Rob, I hope this is true. Could be a nice replacement or substitute for a MacBook! What do you think Rob of a 10.5 mid maxi pad?! Would they cancel the mini or iPod touch? Regards, Michael Thanks Michael - and this is per the rumor that in 2017 - Apple would update its larger iPad’s - and introduce the 2nd gen iPad Pro 12.9 inch and a new 10.5 inch iPad Pro and then a 9.7 Inch iPad - which likely would be a mix of the iPad Air 2 and the 9.7 inch iPad Pro specs. Where as the 10.5 Inch iPad Pro would be an upgrade from the 9.7 inch iPad Pro. That said - I just don’t see the 10.5 Inch version - it seems to needlessly add another screen size to the ecosystem that does not really buy you much. Lets just say I am highly highly skeptical of the 10.5 Inch iPad Pro rumor. 26:26 http://daringfireball.net/2016/08/bloomberg_apple_watch_2 Nice article from John Gruber on his Daring Fireball site. He rips into the Bloomberg report about the Apple Watch 2 hitting production issues. Here is a quote from the bloomerg article quote Apple Inc. has hit roadblocks in making major changes that would connect its Watch to cellular networks and make it less dependent on the iPhone, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company still plans to announce new watch models this fall boasting improvements to health tracking. The updated versions will also be able to integrate GPS-based location tracking, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren’t public. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment. unquote The first thing John takes issue with is the use of current tense as in Apple just hit these issues - where as if Apple had any hope or plans to release a new Apple Watch in Sept / October - then they needed to have finalized specs and production plans back at the beginning of the year worst case. As I have said all along the idea of adding all these specs to the Apple Watch 2 - including full cellular capabilities - while making it thinner - seemed the stuff of fantasy land. John says while the article makes it out that Apple is disappointed the Apple Watch 2 will not have cellular connectivity - inside Apple he thinks there was never any serious thought about getting Cellular features until the 3rd or likely 4th gen version. 27:54 VOICEMAIL - Colby_CO_iOS10_beta_tester_fdbk Hi Rob & All! I'm wondering about something here... I've been trying to back up all my iPhone photos and videos, trying out several different options. So far, I'm having no issues backing up the photos to Dropbox and Google Photos, and the videos are backing up to Dropbox with ease. What's got me puzzled is trying to save videos to Google Photos. I keep getting a message saying my phone is almost out of space (I have around 5 gig left after deleting a bunch of seldom-used apps). Why does it matter how much or how little space I have on my phone? There is unlimited space on the Google Photos site since I'm saving in lower resolution. Am I missing something? The reason I want things backed up is for safe keeping (of course) but also so I can delete a bunch of photos and videos on my phone. So why does the phone need more space available in order to back things up online? Also, does anyone have suggestions for good online backup for photos and videos? I have backed them up to my PC using iTunes, but there is no way (as far as I know) to view those backed-up files on the PC. Regards, - Tammy VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_glass_broken_apple_care_the_numbers 33:53 You have heard me say it before On the nights or really early mornings I record the kids go sleep with mom - and I go and sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long night getting out the show. Casper Mattresses are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your significant other when you get up to sneak a snack in the middle of the night or in my case when I slip in late at night. Time Magazine even named it one of the best inventions of 2015. And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. - Casper is an obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price.
. Twin Mattresses are just $500, they also have Twin XL for $600, Full for $750, Queen for $850 and then King and Cal King - for $950. That is less much much less than my iPad Pro setup. And as I said you have 100 days to return it risk free. And if you go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii - you will save $50 off those prices - Terms and Conditions Apply. This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for the US and Canada only and it is free delivery. And When said mattress is delivered - it is from UPS - in a squarish box that you think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and expands to form. It is really cool Just google Casper Mattress unboxing. September is coming that means - you will likely be buying a new iOS device - why not also get a new mattress do something for your significant other and then you will not feel so guilty upgrading to the next iphone. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress for my show nights and for sponsoring this show. 36:06 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waterfielddesigns/the- intrepid-travel-wallet-for-iphone-7-made-in-us?ref=discovery This week for a Kickstarter project we have the Intrepid Travel Wallet for iPhone by Waterfield Designs. They have two sizes - small for the 6 and 6S and most likely 7. And Large for the 6+ and 6S+ and most likely 7+. This one had a goal of $5,000 - and has raised over 7 times that number and growing and you have until Sep 26th at 1:59 AM CT to fund or really buy this one. As it is well funded already. Per what it is - quote A WaterField (SFbags) play-through RFID-blocking travel wallet and iPhone case. Holds phone, passport, cash, credit cards, & more. unquote If that sounds like a man purse - bingo. Pricing for this is $79 and that is for Run 2 - Run 1 is sold out. Run 2 is expected to ship in October 2016. One of the things on this Man purse - I mean Travel Wallet is that there is a front panel that allows you to use your iPhone while it is in your travel wallet. They also have a padded and larger Gear Pouch and for $119 you can get both the Travel Wallet and the Gear Pouch. If you want more info search for - The Intrepid Travel Wallet - at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 403 37:35 VOICEMAIL - Rich_AL_suspend_health_tracking-block_how Hi Rob - this app update description - almost had me. It is from Yelp for Version 10.25.0 and said quote If your mobile device has a fingerprint sensor, the app can now identify what kind of condiment you’re enjoying if you just dab some on. Not really, we just fixed some bugs. Please don’t put sriracha on your mobile device. unquote Regards, Michael Oh those cheeky devils - The Yelp folks seem to have a sense of humor. VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_401_JB_pop_up_message_phishing 42:04 VOICEMAIL - Dennis_RI_ep402_thanks_music Hi Rob, What it the best place to get iPhone batteries and replacement parts. Thanks for your help.. Regards, Jonah VOICEMAIL - Jason_unlocked_will_it_work_boost_mobile 44:05 Ep 403 - Ask Siri - Tell me a tongue twister 44:46 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 45:55 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 402 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - You’re Not Alone On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian You’re Not Alone Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank DAN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. DAN wrote the following: Hi Rob! This was a photo I took of a flower in my friend’s mother’s garden using the stock camera app with my iPhone 6. I tweaked the photo when it was originally uploaded to Instagram with the app’s editing tools. I decided to take a copy of the photo and run it through the app Prisma and added a Tokyo filter at 86%. Finally I used the app Over to add the TII branding. Thanks for all you do and keep up the great work! Regards, Dan S New Jersey Thanks DAN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see DAN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 402 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:30 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Can you imagine Windows Phone 7 in two years, powered by the twin engines of Nokia’s global reach and RIM’s enterprise base? It would be a powerhouse platform, the stuff of dreams for Ballmer—and nightmares for Apple and Google.” unquote Peter Pachal, PC Mag, 4 May 2011 - this per speculation MS would buy RIM. Well just a few years after that speculation MS in April 2014 finalized their deal to buy not RIM - but rather Nokia and for $7.9 Billion dollars. And then in July 2015 - MS wrote off $7.6 Billion in Impairment charges - which you don’t need a calculator to see that is pretty much all they spent on it - OUCH. Sounds like while Peter at PC Mag was wrong about his speculation on who MS was going to buy - MS really had to have been better off buying RIM or then again maybe not. Either way the only one having nightmares in this case was Ballmer - not Apple and not Google. 03:45 For Promo codes - On Ep 401 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - AZZL - A Z Z L - If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 401 This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:42 http://cydianerd.com/ios-10-beta-6-download-update/ And Apple is really rolling out the updates now. Another week and another beta. Beta 6 this time for iOS 10. Of course key things with this update are Bug fixes and optimization. Yada yada yada yada. One new feature which we hoped was a feature and not a bug - was the ability to purchase with touch ID after a reboot with out the need for re-entering your passcode - that Feature slash bug - looks to be a feature as it is still active in iOS 10 Beta 6. But really there were no new features anyone is reporting on - just bug fixes for beta - and they are not worth going over. Betas have bugs - new beta kill bugs from past beta - that what they do. Into the email bag Hi Rob, Ever since installing iOS 10 beta 5, my Accessibility feature inverted screen color was slow to turn on and even slower to turn off. Took me a few days to realize that it was the update that may have caused the issue. Well I figured that an update would come in the next day or so and sure enough, beta 6 arrived and it works flawlessly. Anyway, this accessibility feature is highly recommended for those who find it easier to read text that is White on Black. Now, if we could get an option to either have some way to keep pics in their original color while in inverted mode or some sort of toggle switch on each pic, that would be awesome. Regards, Shane 07:01 http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/08/ios-10-beta-5- whats-new-features/ I have been running the iOS 10 betas on my iPhone the past week - first beta 5 and then beta 6. The bugs at this point are minor. And I really am enjoying the improved notifications. 07:30 http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/wp/2016/08/ 13/2016/08/13/tim-cook-the-interview-running- apple-is-sort-of-a-lonely-job/ A very interesting interview with Tim Cook in the Washington Post this week. Look for the link - Tim Cook the interview - in the show notes for ep 402. A few interesting points - one is that Tim Cook eventually sees Smartphone and people at a 1 to 1 ratio - meaning everyone will have a smartphone - TV’s globally are not even close to 1 to 1 and never will be 1 to 1. Another really interesting bit from the interview was with regards of the Apple V FBI fight - and this quote from Tim - quote Could we create a tool to unlock the phone? After a few days, we had determined yes, we could. Then the question was, ethically, should we? We thought, you know, that depends on whether we could contain it or not. Other people were involved in this, too — deep security experts and so forth, and it was apparent from those discussions that we couldn’t be assured. The risk of what happens if it got out, we felt, could be incredibly terrible for public safety. unquote It is interesting to hear Tim say they did know how to backdoor it - as in the past - there was always this message that they were not sure if it was possible. The overall interview was very long and detailed and takes you into the culture of Apple and thoughts of Tim cook - I do recommend taking some time out to read it when you have a chance. 09:12 http://www.zdnet.com/article/why-apple-likes-to-keep-secrets- and-why-it-has-a-lot-of-secrets-to-keep/ Another article in the culture of Apple is from ZDNet titled - Why Apple likes to keep secrets and why it has a lot of secrets to keep. Eddy Cue - had this quote in the article. quote "We don't want to tell the world what we want to solve, what we're trying to solve. Why? Because we haven't solved it. Other than trying to make ourselves look cool or good, what's the purpose of that? I don't understand that part of it. So, yeah, there are a bunch of things we're working on that we'd like to solve--some we've been working on for years and we haven't solved, for that matter. I don't feel like we should be tooting our own horns that we're trying to solve that problem, when we haven't really solved it." unquote Makes sense - why talk about what you want to solve - if you have not solved it - 1. it gives the competition a head start on what to work on and 2. if you don’t solve it - people ask what is wrong with you for not solving that thing you said you would solve. The article talks about R&D spending at Apple which has never been higher. Prior to 2011 it was always under $2 Billion a year. 2013 it was at around $4 Billion. 2015 was about $8 Billion and this year will be over 10 Billion. In other words - Apple is working on something. This is good news for this show - because it means lots of future products to talk about. Spend baby - spend. 10:41 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/hackers-tricking- iphone-users-handing-8600297 Seems Cyber crooks are targeting iPhone users who have had their iPhone stolen. What they are doing is trying to steal their iCloud login details. They try to trick the victim into giving up their Apple ID credentials - they do this by sending out a SMS and email with a link to click to show you the location of your stollen iOS device with what looks to be a legit iCloud login screen - it is however not legit and just a phishing scam. So if you get your iOS device stolen look out for emails and SMS messages claiming to have discovered the location of your device and asking you to log in. Only log in to find my iPhone App on a trusted iOS device and never sign into to a site where the link was sent to you. Victim beware - don’t become a double victim. 11:57 Pokemon Go - really really makes me appreciate RING. How you ask - we are across the street from a library where there is a Pokemon Gym - and My sons friends have been coming by EVERY day multiple times asking for the boys so they can go over and get them some pokemons and whatever else you do at the Gyms. And it seems our internal door bell is at frequency my kids can’t hear either that or they ignore it. So I am able to just answer the door from my iPhone - tell the neighbor kids to hold on - and then call my son’s phone and tell him his friend or friends are at the front do. No need to run down the stairs or leave my office - just answer on my iPhone. I really really love my Ring - especially with Pokemon Go kicking up my kids popularity. If you go to Ring dot com slash T i i - you will get for a limited Time $50 off the Ring of Security kit - which includes a video doorbell, Stick up Cam, solar Panel and indoor chime. For the Video Door bell it quickly - and easily connects to your wired door bell wires. The main unit is not something you have to worry about charging if you wire it up. It took me all of twenty minutes if that to remove the old door bell and replace it with the Video Doorbell from Ring. And you can also share access to it with others in your house. My Wife also gets access to the door bell and video. If I can’t answer or even if I do - she can answer as well. The RING doorbell has quickly become one of those accessories you can’t see yourself living with out ever again. Beyond the front door - The Stick up Cam can be used to watch other parts of your house and also installs in minutes. Go to ring dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off either Ring Security Kits. Thanks Ring for sponsoring this episode. 14:01 VOICEMAIL - Rick_MD_answr_lightening_cords_durrable Hi Rob, I've been using cables from monoprice.com 4 years and they're about $7 they're really good and they have a harder plastic on the cable more durable. cable come in different colors and I really love them. Regards, Aiman Rob, I buy mine at monoprice.com Cables are MFI certified and lifetime guaranteed. No questions asked. David D Dick Springfield MO Hi Rob, Love the podcast. Longtime listener. Real quick, I’ve had two Amazon Basics black lightning cables for several months to a year ant they’ve both held up nicely. I use one inside, and one in the car. Pretty cheap if I recall and they offer a few sizes. Regards, Andrew Hi Rob, I use Amazon basic lighting cables there great for family's with kids & to carry as extras ,I've had mine for over a year now & there still going strong 6 feet $7.99 3 feet $5.99 10 Feet $9.99 Regards, James B Hi Rob, I have been using the Amazon basics lightning cables for the past year. While I would not consider them heavy duty, they are a good medium duty cable at a good price. They do not hold up forever but they last much longer than the cheap cables. Just my two cents Regards, Joe from Iowa Hi Rob, I purchased a set of these cables from Amazon last year. They seem to be the best I've ever come across!! The link to Amazon is listed below: Cable Lightning, Cambond Apple MFI Certified 6.6Ft 8 pin USB SYNC Charger Cable Cord... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O1I0MFA/ref=cm_sw_r_ sms_c_api_rU0QxbH5H76CQ Grace & Peace, Brian L Hi Rob! You asked about Lightning cables in Episode 401. We've been using Amazon Basic Lightning cables for a few years now without any issues. They are all "Made for iPhone." We saved lots of money and have them at home and in the car. Best regards, Ken Berger Philadelphia, PA VOICEMAIL - Tom_CA_lightening_cable_fdbk Hi Rob, The only company I use for my cables and chargers is anker to give you an idea here is a link Anker 6ft Nylon Braided USB Cable with Lightning Connector [Apple MFi Certified] for iPhone 6s Plus / 6 Plus, iPad Pro Air 2 and More (Space Gray) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UBLOJJG/ref=cm_ sw_r_cp_api_8gjRxbPR7QWSV Regards, Conrad B Hi Rob, I've had a 1m (3ft) Belkin USB to Lightning cable for as long as I've had my iPhone 5S (almost 3 years). It gets thrown in my work bag, wrapped tightly around my in car charger, it takes some abuse. And it's as good as new. Never a problem. Regards Alf Sheffield, UK Hi Rob, Per your question on durable lightning cables for iPhones , I always buy my cables from Apple they all have year warranties on them Regards, Long time listener David from south Florida Hi Rob, Here's some lightning cables - the Avolare 3Pack 3ft 6ft 10ft - that you can recommend to Lara in LA. They are extremely affordable at $12.99 for a 3-pack. You get a 3,6 & 10 footer. I've owned these about 5 months with no problems at all. Regards, Shannon in AZ Iphone 6 Charger, Avolare 3Pack 3ft 6ft 10ft Iphone Charging Cord Durable Nylon Braided Cable for iPhone 6/6s/6 plus/6s plus, 5c/5s/5, iPad Air/Mini,iPod Nano/Touch(Grey) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7814C0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_FT4Qxb7FF0C7Z VOICEMAIL - Kevin_KC_answer_cables_dont_go_cheap VOICEMAIL - Kevin_KC_part_2 Kevin Shannon David Alf Conrad Tom Ken Brian Joe James Andrew David Aiman Rick and others - thanks for your feedback. 20:13 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from KATIE FREDERICK ON AUGUST 11th who posted the following quote Trying to decide which iPad Mini model to get; I use Apple's built-in screen reader, VoiceOver, so wondering if the Mini 2 would work, or go for a 3 or 4 mini model. Thanks in advance for your feedback and thoughts. unquote KEN Ostrander replied quote We have the Air 2 and love it. I know it's not a mini but I think they are a great deal. If I could figure out how to use it as a phone I would move to the mini. I can use Google Voice but not my primary as there is no app for that. unquote NIC BROWN replied quote The 2 is to far outdated and the 3 was just a placeholder. I agree with Ken on the air 2 But if your set on the mini go with the 4 unquote LAWRENCE McFARLAND replied quote There are many (unsubstantiated) rumors that an iPad Mini 5 will be released in the autumn. unquote KEN DOM replied quote Katie always go for the latest model as it will last at least four years my iPad 3(9.3.4) is still as good as it was from day one in 2013.iPads are the best. unquote AND MICHAEL DRIPS replied quote I would go for the latest model as you get better hardware, starting with the faster CPU. unquote I have to agree with both Michael and Lawrence - in that you should get the latest and highest end version of the Mini - and you should wait until this fall where the iPad Mini is due for an upgrade - assuming you can wait until October for the next gen iPad Mini. The reason to get the latest version is it will last you 4 years at least where it is updatable to the latest version of iOS. You will get a longer useful life from the current top of the line version and with a new version likely to be announced next month - I recommend waiting to purchase until after the Sept 7th special event. All thanks for your replies. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Myron Eucker quote I thought I added this comment earlier. For the listener looking for Lightning cables, the ones I have been buying are from IXCC on Amazon. They offer various sizes and I'm impressed with the quality. Like all Lightning cables I have used so far, the gold plating will eventually wear off the middle connector. However, I have had several of their cables for a couple of years now and they still work well. Please note that the connectors are slightly larger on the longer cables, but they all fit through the openings on my Lifeproof case. One thing to be careful on Amazon is to make sure you buy cables from the original manufacturer whenever possible. I once bought Belkin cables and they broke almost immediately. Since Belkin is generally a decent manufacturer, I'm pretty sure they were counterfeit. unquote 24:20 http://www.seikowatches.com/world/technology/kinetic/ Hi Rob, You asked for what my wishes are for the iPhone 7, well I'd like to see wireless charging in a form similar to Seiko's Kinetic system. http://www.seikowatches.com/world/technology/kinetic/ This would add a bit of charge throughout the day generated from movement rather than from solar or RF. I know this isn't likely and, given current technology, won't add scads of power to the phone. But it might give an extra 5-10% during the day for relatively active individuals. Perhaps they could use the space recovered from the headphone jack? Regards, Brian in Appleton, WI Brian - while it would be nice to have something like that - the amount of energy generated vs what is used - is very very different than with a regular watch. It was not even be an extra 5% during the day for the typical user. Not even close. There is a big difference how much your iPhone in your pock moves around in a day vs how much a watch moves around on your wrist. And even there - the amount of energy needed to run your watch is insignificant compared to the power of the force touch panel on your iPhone. So in theory it would be nice - in practice it would not make sense to use that space. Better to just have more lithium Ion battery in that space. 25:42 http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2016/08/11/apple-developing- non-watch-wearable/ One of the latest rumors is Apple is working on a new wearable that would supplement the apple watch but not actually be a watch. Think of a health and fitness tracker. Now here is what I don’t get. Quote Apparently the product will sport a screen and will, similarly to the Apple Watch, make use of 3D touch. The report cites that the product has been in development for over two years under Jay Blahnik, an employee who – according to his LinkedIn profile – works on ‘special projects unquote. So in reports on this they say it will not be a watch - but it will have a touch screen - so why not just display the time. I can see Apple possibly doing a device that is meant just as a wearable fitness / health tracker - that is more robust than an Apple Watch - and does not have a screen. But if you put a touch screen on it - how is that NOT an Apple Watch. I mean it would be ridiculous at that point NOT to put a watch option in it. Do I think Apple is working on some sort of Non-Watch wearable - Sure - I would be surprised if they were not. They work on lots of things. Do I think they are working on a fitness tracker with a 3D touch screen - that will not have a watch feature on it - HECK NO. That just does not make sense. 27:08 VOICEMAIL - Neal_OR_frustrated_with_iPhone_update_requests Hi Rob, Ran into a problem with the iOS 9.3.4 update on an iPad Mini 2. My wife upgraded last night from 9.3.3 and this morning, her location services are turned off and restrictions is turned on with a passcode we don;t know. My wife daily uses Google Maps for directions and used them yesterday without issue. This morning, she's unable to use Google Maps as following the update location services are disabled and restrictions are enabled. No one used the device after she initiated the update last evening and only her and I live in the house, so it wasn't a child or a prank. Not sure what happened with the update. Be sure to backup before doing the updates. Regards, Brian from Appleton 30:58 I received a package in the mail from Harrys late last month - it was their new updated Gen 2 Razors. It is still the great 5 blade razor - but they made some improvements - It is more flexible for better control and more comfortable shaving. They added a 6 th blade at the top for trimming hard to reach spots, and they still of course have the lubricating strip. They took the best razor I have ever used and made it betterer or bestest. And Harry’s starter set is an amazing deal. You get a weighted razor handle of your choice, moisturizing shave cream, 3 precision-engineered 5-blade cartridges, and a travel cover – all for just $15 bucks. And, for a limited time only, there’s a special offer for fTii listeners where you can get it for less. if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order. That is right - first time customers for just $10 can get the starter kit when you use promo code T i i at checkout. To get the bestest blades - Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you. This is a great shave that does not feel like it cost a buck. Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about. Once again go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 on your first purchase and start shaving better. 32:56 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2067761922/smart- jacket-for-iphone-and-android-user-hallam-ne?ref=discovery Winters Coming and you know what that means - you need a jacket or dragon glass - but per this next item - lets just talk about the jacket. There is a kickstarter project called HALLAM New York Smart Jacket for iPhone users. Quote The world’s first smart jack for smartphone user / bluetooth wearable apparel NFC power bank charging LED GPS travel bike running music unquote Huh - sounds like random keywords and not a sentence. The project has a goal of $15,000 - and to date has raised $5k. With funding going on until Sep 24th at 11:56 AM CT. They have 5 styles to choose from - Hoodie, Sweatshirts, Varsity Jacket, Padded Vest, and wool jacket. They say delivery will be in Jan 2017. Pricing for these starts at $179 for the Hoodie and sweatshirt, it is $189 for the Padded Vest, $199 for the Varsity Jacket and $229 for the Wool Jacket. Then there are add ons - $69 for the charging battery Pack, $59 for the LED Pack and $59 for the H Key Chain and $59 for the H Ring, $49 for the Selfie Tripod, and $39 for the magnetic Charging cable, and there are other accessories. Any way Winter is coming and if you are looking for a multifunction winter coat that has a batter pack, LED pack and more - search for H A L L A M at kickstarter dot com or the show note for ep 402. Honestly - This has to be one of the most confusing projects I have ever seen when it comes to ordering. I think it would be easier for me to explain where White walkers came from then it would be to explain how to order one of their jackets. 34:47 https://www.hypershop.com/products/hyperlink-316l-stainless- steel-band-for-apple-watch-classic One of my favorite Kickstarter funding was the Hyperlink stainless steel band for my Apple Watch - it looks like the $300 version from Apple - but was only $50 for kick starters - and they were selling it for $70 retail - I say that in the past tense - because right now - they lowered the price to $30. If you have an apple watch and you are using that rubber band that came with it - you know the ugly blue one or white or one of the other colors. It is time you moved up to this band. At the current price I am tempted to buy an extra one just to have around. There is a link to this in the Show notes - they have versions for 38 mm and 42 mm Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport. And they have the stainless steel version and black version as well. Link in the show notes - not sure how long this sale will last. 35:47 VOICEMAIL - Andrew_CO_first_time_caller_question_ear_piece_maps Rob, Love the show as per usual. A few comments. I guess I am the "one" who bought the Apple smart battery case for my iPhone 6s. What can I say, I love it. I always had a case for whatever iPhone I have as I dislike how slick the phone is naked. The battery case does what it is supposed to do, gives me insane battery life and does it without making me constantly cycle the internal battery of the phone plus I can use a lightning cable to charge the whole thing. I truly loath micro USB for constant plugging and unplugging. As for the headphone jack, or lack of it, I am blind and thus use Voiceover. This means, of course, I am always listening to the phone. I am not at all happy about what appears to be the impending demise of the headphone jack but it's not as big a deal as all that. I have tried Bluetooth. I hate it. Not only does BT still not reliably stay paired up, there is one more thing to keep charged and, most irritating of all; there is a lag between action on the screen and hearing the result. This is a huge issue when using Voiceover as you are often touching the screen to perform actions and the lag drives me insane. If all of that were not enough (and it truly is) when you use the phone to communicate with someone else using BT the phone switches to a protocol that makes a 70's era long distance phone call sound great by comparison. So, going forward, guess I'll need a dongle to plug in my cheap but durable headphones which I use for things such as podcasts, books and all the other functions of a modern smartphone. No music, I have a much better rig for that. I already have a dongle of sorts; I have a headphone extender which is necessary to fit through the battery case to reach into the headphone jack. Keep up the great work. Regards, Kevin Barry Hi Rob, On episode 401 I have asked about a slow search from home screen. Here're some more details. Most of the time I search for an app on the phone. It seems to be slow more of the time when I am using a cellular connection. However, I expect the results for matching app names to be fast before the phone uses the network. Maybe Apple didn't implement this "right" -- local result first, then move on to a slower search requiring network. Regards, --Alex from Walnut Creek. 40:41 http://www.applemust.com/apple-really-is-printing- money-with-pokemon-go/ Interesting article by Johnny Evans about the cash machine that Pokemon Go is for Apple. A research group called YouGov - claimed Pokemon Go has been downloaded over 6 Million times and has 5 Million active users and 1 million of them are paying players - and that is just in the UK alone. But think about that 5/6th of downloaders are active players - that is outstanding and 20% of those active are paying - that is way way about the 2 to 5% number I have seen for other apps. The more interesting thing is that they estimate 80% of total pokemon go spending is via iOS users. And globally Players have spent over $250 Million in the game already. Which means about $200 Million in iOS in app purchases and that is a cool $60 Million for apples 30% cut. Not to shabby. 41:45 VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_MFI_convention_mentioned_past_ep Hey Rob, What is that song at the end of episode 401? Im not having luck figuring it out, sounds a little bit like Prince but.. Thanks:) Love the podcast! Regards, Paul N From google+ community From Bob Berberick Quote I don't know if this has anything to do with 9.3.4 but here goes: I have a 6S plus that replaced a 5s months ago. I keep my phone in my front pocket. Twice today, I "bum dialled" my home land line. I have never had this happen before. The last time I was at home when it happened and I am absolutely certain that there was no way I accidentally called home. I'm stumped. Anyone have any idea why this might be happening? Unquote Hi Bob - yes - I had this happen a few time as well - and I never had that happen before iOS 9.3.4 - and it has not happened since I updated to iOS 10 beta 5. I thought it was something I had done - but when I read your post - I realized it was not me - it was the iPhone. Podcast411 - Ep 232 - Jen - Congressional Dish - Recording done face to face using bossjock and iRig Lav Mic - 2 pack. Really good quality. VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_I_AM_BACK_APPLE_CUSTOMER_Service 46:53 Ep 402 - Ask Siri - Why do you vibrate? 47:15 Thanks again to RING for sponsoring this episode - Folks right now and for a limited time only go to RING dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off the Ring of Security kit - Thanks Ring for sponsoring this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 48:11 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC VOICEMAIL - Tom_CA_easter_eggs OUT TAKES
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 401 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank AARON for sending in the music you hear in the background. AARON wrote: Hi Rob, Please find the song "Strange." This is a track that was originally written using Garage Band on my iPad Pro 9.7 and my Casio Px5s synthesizer, in a hotel room, somewhere on the road, and then later exported to Logic Pro on my MacBook Pro where I captured the live electric bass and timbale performances. I continued to use the iPad during this process via Logic Remote. I can be found online at my official site: http:www.aarontoddmusic.com, on Twitter: @aarontodd and my blog about music: https://aarontoddonline.wordpress.com Regards, Aaron Todd Song_Strange_The MatrixMix Thanks AARON for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank Me for sending in the Artwork for today's show. I created the artwork by putting the noir filter on with the photo app and added in the text wit the Over App - Which was really easy to do. More About that photo later in the episode. you can see MY artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 401 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:27 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The launch of Storm 3 gives RIMM the long-awaited answer to the iPhone and high-end Android devices.” unquote Michael Li, Investing Blog, 16 January 2011 Well if The Storm 3 gave Rimm an answer to the iPhone and High End Android phones - then the question must have been - what do those devices not need to worry about? Alex that would be the Storm 3. 02:54 This week we have promo codes for The App - AZZL - A Z Z L Here is the written review from the dev. Quote AZZL is a game that pops out of the screen with bright colours and a distinctive art style, but up until now it had only been available on iPhone and iPad. That is no longer the case though, with the title landing on Apple TV this week. A combination of game and cartoon, AZZL sees you tapping, swiping, moving, and rotating a range of animated puzzle pieces to complete images. There's a variety of worlds to explore with each one being inhabited by a range of characters - all animated as slickly as the protagonists in your usual Saturday morning cartoon. unquote Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - AZZL - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put A Z Z L - iOS or A Z Z L TV in the subject line. depending on if you want a chance to win the iOS or Apple TV version https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/azzl/id640484311 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:30 http://appletoolbox.com/2016/08/notifications- not-working-ios-9-3-3/ Hi Rob, When I opened up the Tii app I got the notification in the first picture here. Which shows the error message quote An Error occurred with push notification registration unquote. So I deleted the app, re-downloaded, it and upon launching the new download I got the notification in the second picture which has the same error message. And I have not received notifications from you. Please advise. Regards, Dr. John M Sadly it looks like iOS 9.3.3 - is causing issues with Push Notifications for many apps - and Tii is part of Many Apps. As is the Facebook App, and the What’s App and well many apps. However our devs have a fix and a new version is coming. And a couple of users also sent in word that the App showed all episodes saying they were premium - it seems to be just a small number of users with that issue - and running iOS 9.3.3. If you are seeing the episodes locked down and saying premium only - let me know which version of iOS and which iOS device you have. We also believe we have an fix for that - but in the mean time if you have the issue - let me know there is a fix you can do now to reset that. Sorry about that issue. iOS 9.3.3 - and the Tii app - yeah not peanut butter and Chocolate. 05:53 http://9to5mac.com/2016/08/04/ios-9-3-4/ Beyond just messing with the Tii App and the Facebook App and other apps - iOS 9.3.3 had some other issues. And that lead to iOS 9.3.4 - which apple said quote iOS 9.3.4 provides an important security update for your iPhone or iPad and is recommended for all users. So I updated to iOS 9.3.4 - and the Push notification Error message - Sadly is still there. As is the issue being reported of the episodes showing as premium. So any changes to iOS 9.3.4 - did not affect the issues that came about from iOS 9.3.3 - they are still there. And Our dev teams believes both will be fixed in the next update of the Tii App - which I believe is in and being reviewed. So hopefully it will be live shortly. And literally right after I originally typed that - the update appeared. So here is the solution for anyone with the Tii App - update to version 2.1.20 - which you should see under updates. And I did the update and the Push Notification error is squashed. Thanks to Michael S - Our lead dev for the quick turn on the fix. Per what iOS 9.3.4 fixes one of the items is a problem with memory corruption that was discovered by the Pangu Team. Apple did give credit to the Pangu Team for discovering the Vulnerability. In the google+ community - when Kenneth Berger asked is anyone updated to 9.3.4 and if there were any issues - there were a bunch of responses and all were positive. If you have not updates to iOS 9.3.4 - go ahead and release the hounds. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-releases-ios-9-3-4-important- security-patch-iphone-ipad-1574533 07:47 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-offers-big-cash- rewards-233001706.html One thing I have not been able to find out is if Apple gave a bounty to Pangu for finding the exploit. My guess would be No. Some might say - but Rob - you recently said Apple does not give out bounties for finding security bugs. And in the past tense that would be correct - But Apple is seeing the error of their ways and now will start paying bounties to those quote researchers unquote that find security bugs. Apple said those rewards will be up to $200k. Apple joins pretty much ever other major tech company creating and OS that offers bounties. However there is a catch - because well this is Apple and there is always a catch. Initially the program will be limited to about 25 researchers who Apple will invite to help find potential security bugs. Sorry any thoughts you had of claiming this - yeah - not so much. According to info supplied by Apple to Reuters at the Black Hat Conference - earlier this month - the most lucrative category - the one that offers up to that $200k reward is for finding bugs in Apples secure boot firmware - for preventing unauthorized programs form launching when an iOS device is powered up. Apple did say their reason for limiting who can be part of this is because their competitors told them that is the right way to do it. And Apple believed them - yikes. Apple did say eventually they would open it up to more people but for now - don’t call us we will call you. More info on this one I am sure on a future episode. 09:32 http://appadvice.com/post/apple-adds-faster-3d- touch-text-deletion-in-ios-10-beta/718800 Last week iOS 10 beta 4 was released - I should point out for Devs it was beta 4 for the public it was beta 3 - but we just talk per the Dev version - and that was the 4 th version of the iOS 10 beta. One of the new features in the 4th beta - was the addition of a new 3D touch feature - the harder you press down on the delete key the faster it deletes things. Of course the 4th beta contains the obligatory Bug fixes and improvements as well. Some other items new in it include: There is a New Control center splash page. In Beta 4 Folder animations are sped up vs past betas. Apple also redesigned emoji characters. And the Taptic Engine vibration when manually locking the phone is gone. So last one was more what is taken away. http://www.ubilio.com/topics/ios-10-beta-4- is-now-available-to-download/ 10:29 http://cydianerd.com/ios-10-beta-5-download-released/ With iOS 10 beta 4 released last week a few sites over the weekend were reporting on rumors / leaks that Beta 5 would be released on August 15th. Said Leaks were the same ones that reported when the Apple event would be - as in it was a calendar and they were guessing - and they guessed wrong - because iOS 10 Beta 5 was released today August 9th. And I held off on releasing this episode - because my inside sources said - Rob don’t release on Sunday - Wait until Tuesday then you can report on beta 5. I’ll buy that for a dollar. So what is new in Beta 5 - well of course the first is the obligatory Bug fixes and improvements. Initial reports of other changes are a different sound when locking your iPhone, plus louder typing sounds. There is also a new Music output icon in control center and the stock music app. One other new feature or bug - is that when you reboot your device you don’t have to re-enter your itunes password when making purchases - you can just use touch ID. AS IT SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN. I said it is either a feature or a bug - as I would not be shocked to see it removed. But hopefully it is a feature a long long over due feature. If you have the Smart Battery Case - if you are that person - the new beta should now allow it to work properly with your iPhone 6 or 6S - this according to the release notes. Previously some devices would crash when running the older beta’s and the Smart Battery Case. The new Widget panel which you can get to by swiping to the right now displays the date on all devices. One other great thing about it being beta 5 - is that I am now putting it on my iPhone. I traditionally have waited for the 5th beta. So now I will start getting this on all my iOS devices to really see how it works. To start with I did the full download and then updated from iTunes. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/09/ios-10-beta-5-tidbits/ 14:13 http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/3/12371006/app- store-50-billion-paid-to-developers-apple Tim cook went to twitter last week and tweeted out this message quote @appstore developers have now earned over $50 billion congratulations on your success and such inspired creativity. unquote That is one heck of an industry. If you look at most of that coming in the past few years - on a yearly basis for the last year - that would make the iOS app market place a greater than $15 Billion a year industry. That is larger than NCAA basketball including march Madness. It is larger than the Frozen Yogurt industry - No Fro Yo for you. It is even larger than the Porn Industry regardless of what numbers you read from a low of $1 Billion a year to a very often discredited high of $14 billion a year. Kudos to Apple and team for creating such a robust global industry. 15:09 Long time listeners know that in my past life I used to travel a lot for business - I had one of those jobs where I was traveling 4 out of 5 weeks. Doing 175k in the air in my craziest year. Which is why I was happy to bring on this new advertiser for the show - Away. They make a great luggage. They sent me their Carry on bag. It is great - it has a built in 10,000 MAH battery pack built in. That will charge an iPhone 6 Five times. I was traveling with it - and on the very first flight I am going down the isle and a women points to her significant other and says look at that - what a great idea. She asked me about it - and naturally I said - Go to away travel dot com / tii and use promo code tii to save $20 off the suitcase. She looked at me confused. Yes - Yes I did say that to her. Have you ever gone to your gate and the first thing you did was look for a place to plug in your cell phone. Peeking around those round columns looking for a power outlet. No more. You actually can be charging it as you are walking through the airport and waiting on line and as I mentioned going down the isle. But beyond the battery pack it is a great bag and meets my requirements - wheels under all 4 corners and swivels 360 - making it easy to get down the isle and smooth flow in the airport. And it is double wheels under each corner. Something I really like. It is lightweight and very durable and even has a lifetime warranty - if anything breaks they will fix or replace it for you for LIFE. Sweet. And there is a 100 day trial. If it is not for you then just return it for a full refund no questions asked. It comes with a charging cord and comes in a really nice Laundry bag. And on the inside there is a bag for your shoes as well. They really looked at all the details in making the best Carry on bag I have ever owned or seen. Even the shipping box has nice Away Travel artwork on the inside. Very very apple-ish. In addition to the carry on they also have mid size and large check in bags. But only the carry on has the battery pack. To save $20 go to away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii . Again away travel dot com slash tii and use promo code tii to save $20. 17:57 VOICEMAIL - Justin_iOS10_beta_fdbk Hi Rob. Well Iv'e seen the so call iPhone 7 from this guy YouTube channel (Everything Apple Pro). And then I think 9to5 Mac showed the new EarPods. I know everyone wants to see what the new iPhone will look like and youtubers have a job to do. But it's no more exciting anymore. Are is it just me reading the news and watching the videos. Regards, Sharde 21:58 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode that had lots of comments came from MARK HENRY ON AUGUST 2ND who posted the following quote Does anyone know of a quality photo editor app/program for Mac/iPhone that would help me "touch up" images of my home. I am attempting to circumvent having to hire a home photographer to help sell my home. Any help would be greatly appreciated! unquote And again There were a bunch of replies to this. Lawrence McFarland and Daniel Evans both recommended Snapseed Robert Spivack replied quote Pixelmator - available for iOS and MacOS. Hands down the closet thing to the power of Photoshop at a fraction of the price and much easier to use. unquote Latin Kapoor suggest Adobe lightroom. Ben Neilsen recommend Affinity Photo as the best non-adobe photo editor on the mac. All thanks for your replies. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 23:30 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-tv-remote/ id1096834193?mt=8 From Karthik M in Google+ Apple has renamed the existing Remote app to iTunes Remote and has created a new Apple TV Remote. It is featured in the App Store today. 23:53 http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/01/technology/apple- pistol-emoji/index.html Looking for the Gun icon in iOS 10 - well apple replace the lead projectile launching icon with a water launching one. Yes - Apple replaced the 38 snub nose gun emoji for an emoji of a green water gun. There are other changes to emoji’s apple made - but the gun one is the only one people really are reporting about. but honestly if you are going to replace it with a water gun - the green one is so not what I would have chosen - if you want to go retro go with the ugly transparent yellow ones that were so popular in the 70’s. Or better yet - put in the super soaker. 24:33 http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_7-8064.php We are getting closer and close to the Apple event in September - so that means more and more posts titled everything we know about the iphone 7 or something very similar. Really only thing different from last week - is multiple reports of a blue version of the iPhone 2016 Also it is looking more and more like the headphone jack is going off to live on that same farm in the country that Apple sent the 30 pin dock connector to live at. People are complaining more and more about the lack of the head phone jack - but the more leaked photos or prototypes that are released - the more it looks like the headphone jack is no more. http://www.cnet.com/products/apple-iphone-7/ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+NaveedAsghardr/ posts/VEDx6Lvt6wT?cfem=1 http://www.dippyfeed.com/iphone-7-plus-video-jack/ 25:27 https://www.thrillist.com/tech/nation/new-iphone-7- release-features-specs-we-want-to-see Rob, I came across this article and thought you might be interested in it. Thanks for all you do! Jeanine T Chicago The Article is titled - Dear Apple - these are our demands for the next iPhone 1. Do not ditch the iPhone headphone jack. Again this may be crying over spilled milk. 2. Give us better battery life. As said before - Photography and battery life - are two key things apple looks at. Sadly this author is clueless - as they also ask for a detachable battery. ummm no. 3. Stop insulting us with comical limits storage options. Most rumors do point to 32 barely enough GB as the new low end. Personally I would not recommend anything less than 64 bare min GB. the 128 now we are talking GB is really what I recommend - the 256 I have a new child / puppy GB version is great for those of you that well have a new child or new puppy. 4 - Make it shatter and waterproof. Agree on the waterproof - but shatter proof - Apple tried and the results were a bankrupt GTAT for their efforts. 5. Go wireless - not yet. 6. Make an even better camera - This is one area - clearly apple is trying to make a difference and they do increase specs each time - so no sure why it needs to be in the list. based on the rumors you are hearing lately - what are the features that you want for the next iPhone that are not being leaked at this point? Give us a call - 206-666-6364 - 206-moon-dog. Or shoot us an email. 27:34 http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2016/08/04/apple-is- developing-wireless-earbuds-with-custom-low-power- bluetooth-chip/#598556911b54 The other rumor de jur - since the last episode had to do with the ear buds. as in wireless apple ear buds coming our way. According to quote a source with knowledge of the project unquote - which by now you know means - the reporter is just guessing and hoping to be right. The source claims apple is working on a special bluetooth ultra low power chip for the earbuds. Said lower power chip comes from tech developed by Passif Semiconductor - as start up Apple purchased in 2013. However - then the author goes into cover all the bases mode - saying the source said they did not know when it would launch and it is hitting technical issues. And if it does not work 100% it will be scrapped. Well done sir - you created a perfectly easy list of reasons why your sources info did not pan out. But if he does get lucky and hit any marks - then he can point to it as validation. Reality is if the headphone jack is gone - as it seems to be - then apple must release a wireless ear bud set - so do expect to see something in that category in September unless you know they run into issues then all bets are off. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/04/apple-wireless-earbuds-custom-bluetooth-chip/ 28:54 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3103000/apple-ios/ apple-may-sell-6-million-apple-watch-2-units-in-weeks.html Jonny Evans at Computer world had an article about how Apple may sell as many as 6 Million new Apple Watch 2nd gen units quote within the first few weeks of release unquote this based on results from a next worth survey. According to that survey - half of current apple watch owners say they will upgrade to the next gen device. and 22% of non-smartwatch owners plan to buy one this year. And he also pointed out a recent Wristly survey that found an amazing 94% of Existing Apple watch customers are still satisfied with their devices. One Analists figures put Apple Watch sales to day at around 13.6 million units. Going back to NextWorth date - 50% means 6.8 Mil Apple Watch 2nd gen sales to just existing Apple Watch owners. Potential Apple Watch buyers were asked what would make them use their devices more - and the respondents top 5 responses were. 57% said longer battery life No duh. 37% said easier / faster to charge. Huh? It really is very easy to charge. Guess this is per those that are not already an Apple watch owner. 36% said more stylish design. Ok - I can see that. 31% said wi-fi enabled. Again - this is for those not apple watch owners. 30% said useful fitness Apps And same here - not currently apple watch owners. So really 3 out of the top 5 items - the Apple watch has covered. Too many understate the Apple watch - but I personally really love mine and wear it all the time - I had someone this past weekend ask me if I really do wear it all the time - I took it off showed him the tan lines were it was and he was like - ohhhh - because it is really clear I do wear it all the time when I took it off. 31:00 http://www.applemust.com/youll-probably-get-hooked-on- planet-of-the-apps-get-used-to-it/ Johnny Evans had another article on the Planet of the Apps TV show - with TV in quotes - as it may really be an Apple TV show. It looks like the show will have Gwyneth Paltrow and Gary Vaynerchuk and Will.i.am as featured members of the show - and then of course all the devs Apple is out currently combing through trying to find the most interesting and made for Reality TV types they can get. At least one person listening to this show - has advanced in the selection process - hopefully a few more of you will as well. 31:53 VOICEMAIL - Karl_brooks_answr_family_share_kids Hi Rob, I have some added suggestions for a router to use in a hotel – The Apple AirPort Express may not be the best choice at it is relatively expensive, bulky, and lacking in features. The one feature that is really necessary for converting a wired hotel Ethernet jack into a wireless network, is the ability to handle the hotel login/authorization page. Unlike a home network, many hotels or other public networks will display a special login webpage. Until you login at that page, you can’t actually reach the Internet itself. At a minimum, the login requires confirming the terms and conditions of public use. In a hotel and hotspot locations, you may need to login with an account, your room number, or even pay for a “pass” with a credit card. The Apple AirPort express is not able to handle these special login pages. I recommend using a “travel router” that among their many features, have explicit support for public hotspot/hotel login pages. Two good choices are the TP-Link TL-WR702N ($15.28 at Amazon), or the HooToo TripMate Wireless N Portable Travel Router ($49.49 at Amazon). Both of these have several modes of operation – bridge, router, access point, client mode, etc. The TP-Link is incredibly small – it will fit easily in the palm of your hand and so can be stashed in your pocket if necessary. The HooToo is nice because it also has a built-in battery that can be used to re-charge your iPhone. Since you might be carrying this kind of device all the time but only need to use it occasionally if the hotel/public hot spot does not have Wifi, the extra features are useful. The HooToo can also work as a mini “network attached storage” – just plug in a USB stick or external USB drive and the files can be shared over the WiFi – great for streaming movies from a large flash drive for kids when on vacation, etc. I’ve even used them on an airline to “share” the slow and expensive WiFi with my family while only paying for one pass. Works fine for email and basic web, but not much else. Regards, Robert Spivack 39:39 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slowlabs/peek- screen-redefine-privacy-and-protection-for-yo?ref=discovery\ This week for a Kickstarter project I found one called Peek Screen - two words. It had a goal of $11k and has raised over $14k - so it is funded - and if you want this one you have until Sept 4th at 6:59 AM CT to fund it. So what is Peek Screen - it is a screen protector for both the screen itself and the content on it. The most likely way someone is going to get sensitive info off your device is by looking at your screen while you are using it - this screen protector helps by narrowing the field of view in which people can see what is happening on the screen. Quote Peek Screen - a highly transparent tempered glass protective cover that brings strength, durability, and privacy to your mobile device. unquote Right now it is just for the iPhone 4, 5, 6 and SE series - or in other words not for the 6+ series. Pricing is $22 and delivery is set for Jan 2017. Their claim for specs are 1. Privacy 2. Anti-Scratch 3. Anti-smudge 4. real glass 5. 0.3 mm thin 6 87% clarity So if you use your iOS device a lot in public - say on the subway or other public places that are crowded and you still want to watch porn - umm - I mean access sensitive data and not have others see what you have on your screen - you may want to search for Peek Screen - two words at kickstarter dot com 41:30 Hi Rob thanks for all the great IOS info you provide in your podcast and the free app stuff!! Can you please ask your listeners if they have found any durable, cheap (non-Apple) iPhone/iPad charging cords? The kids in my family break the cords frequently - I can't afford to keep buying the expensive Apple versions - which also break or stop working as well. I've been buying cheap cords from websites (mobstub for example) but they stop working within days. Any advice is appreciated. Regards, Laura in LA. The MOS Spring Lightning Cable comes in 1-foot, 3-foot, 6-foot and 10-foot lengths, with prices starting at $19.95. Hi Rob, Something has been bothering me for a while in iOS 9 on iPhone 6. When I use the search from home screen sometimes it works fast, sometimes ok, and most of the time it's excruciatingly slow. I haven't been able to pinpoint the reason for it. Any advice? Keep making the best podcast! Regards, Alex from Walnut creek, CA. 44:17 http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/08/04/ we-dont-wear-suits/ Funny - cute - or predictable story from iDownloadBlog titled - “We’re Apple. We don’t wear suits. We don’t even own suits.” Seems some people that are disgruntled network execs are going to the press to complain about Apples hard-nosed negotiation tactics - and unreasonable demands - which probably means Apple is asking for a good deal for consumers. But the person complaining that for their meeting with Apple Eddy Cue quote arrived 10 minutes late wearing jeans, tennis shoes with no socks and a hawaiian shirt while all the other executives were wearing suits unquote. Seems a few years ago - AT&T also complained about Apples wardrobe choices - where someone at AT&T suggested that Steve Jobs should wear a suit to meet with AT&T board of directors - he was told - quote we’re apple we don’t wear suits we don’t even own suits unquote. Reminds me of the first time I went to a meeting with Qualcom in San diego. I was the one in the suit with others from the company I worked with - we go into the meeting - and the folks from qualcom are all in shorts, sandals and hawaiian shirts or t-shirts. Needless to say we felt a little uncomfortable. We dressed more casual for the next meeting. But not that casual. 46:04 Hi Rob, As we get close to the next iPhone launch, there will be a lot of anal-yst speculation on how many people will, or will not, upgrade and how that affects Apple sales and revenue. Since you do a good job of following this on the podcast, I wanted to add my opinion about something that is not marketed well by Apple or highlighted by most analysts – A lot of the attention seems to be on whether the next iphone will have enough “wow” features to cause current iPhone owners to upgrade. But this overlooks the large majority of iphone owners that have skipped one more generations so the upgrade decision is actually much better. For example, my wife and I still have iPhone 6 Plus – we skipped upgrading to the Iphone 6S series ( because we bought unlocked full price phones and want to maximize the value by slowing our upgrade cycles). So upgrading to the next iPhone means we get all the “new” features of the IPhone 6S (better camera, 3d touch, faster touch id) along with whatever else is new in the next iPhone. For me, having skipped a generation, I have already decided that we will upgrade NO MATTER WHAT, since we have waited two years and want the 6S features alone so everything else beyond that is just a nice bonus. I have some non-tech friends that still have iPhone 5 and even a few iPhone 4S. For them, the jump ahead is even greater. I think Apple, and maybe even you on the podcast, should talk about upgrades listing ALL the features you get when you change from one model to another. For example, if you upgrade from an iPhone 4S to iPhone 7 (or whatever it is called), you get all these features you’ve missed (long list), PLUS these new features (not yet known). If you upgrade from an iPhone 5 to iPhone 7 you get all these features (shorter list) Plus these new features (not yet known) If you upgrade from an iPhone 6 to iPhone 7 you get all these features (still shorter list) plus these new features (not yet known) You get the idea – when you look at the real-world upgrade choices, even an incremental improvement in the iPhone 6s to the iPhone 7 features is really a huge upgrade for many people that are on older iPhone versions and ready to upgrade. I’ve been talking mainly hardware, but with iOS 10 I think the cut-off shifts to only supporting iPhone 5 so anyone with iPhone 4s also loses out on all the iOS 10 software changes too. Regards, Robert Spivack I mentioned earlier that later in the episode I would talk about the Artwork - that is a photo I took at the EliteMan Conference this past weekend in Plymouth Mass. I ran into Tim Cook —— S doppelgänger at the conference and he was nice enough to take a photo for me. I used the Over App to add the Tii and ep 401 to his shirt. 50:47 Ep 401 - Ask Siri - What is infinity times infinity 51:03 Thanks again to Away for sponsoring this episode for $20 off your order please visit away travel dot com slash Tii and use promo code Tii when you check out. Thanks Away for supporting this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 400 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - 2014.88 - Song of the day. On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_2014.88 Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MYRON for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MYRON wrote the following: Hi Rob, Here is a simple artwork I created from a photo I took with my iPhone 6s at White Sands National Monument. I added the text and clip using the app Over on my iPad. Regards, Myron Uecker Thanks MYRON, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MYRON'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 400 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:08 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote Microsoft workers celebrated the release to manufacturing of Windows Phone 7 last week by parading through their Redmond campus with iPhone hearses. Microsoft Employees, Microsoft, 10 September 2010 I think that is where the phrase don’t put your hearse before your cart comes from. Just Sayin. 02:31 For Promo codes - On Ep 399 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - CALL OF COMMANDER - ZOMBIE ISLAND If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 399 This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 03:25 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/07/ 26Apple-Reports-Third-Quarter-Results.html For the Conference Call - nothing shocking was expected and nothing shocking was revealed. Tim Cook did start off the call saying revenue was on the high side of the guidance range - but in the guidance range. What was revealed - was not at all shocking - and basically in line with what was expected. iPhone sales for Calendar Q2 2016 were - 40.4 Mil vs 47.5 mil a year ago — or a 15% decline. If you remember last episode - we said the Average guess by anal-ists was 40 Mil - for a 15.6% decline - so just slightly better than the average guess. Closest to the pin for iPhone sales was Jim Suva of Citi - with a guess of 40.3 Mil units sold. Way to Go Jim. As I said last week - maybe it is best to compare last quarter with the two year ago quarter as the iPhone seems to be on a two year upgrade cycle - and if you did that - then it was a solid increase of 24.3% when compared to 2 years ago quarter. Apple did say they expect better numbers next quarter and the iPhone SE was doing much better than expected. And they said iPhones sales to Switchers was the highest % ever. iPad sales for last quarter were 10 Mil units. vs 10.9 Mil the year ago quarter. But the Anal-ists were guessing with an average of 8.9 Mil units sold - that is a good solid beat of the Anal-ists expectations. Closest to the pin was Lee Storch of the Braeburn group - with a guess of 10 Mil units - and he was not just dead on - he was also the highest guess. Outside of Lee - everyone else was expecting lower and in most cases much lower iPad units sold. Especially Greg Boyd - who pessimistically guessed there would be just 7.5 Mil units sold. Overall - Revenue dropped 15% year over year. Again most of that is due to iPhone drops year over year. Turning to Cash - Apple has a boat load of it — no make that an armada load of it and it seems all that crazy money Apple throws at their spaceship campus actually affected that cash standing or maybe it was the 1 Billion they invested in Didi - as the cash on hand decreased slightly - that said their mountain of cash is now a staggering - $231.5 Billion dollars. Maybe better to say it is their mountain range of cash. Apple last quarter had 10.6 Billion cash flow generated from sales. And they did return 13 Billion to investors via dividends and stock buybacks. So yeah there was that too that caused a slight 1.4 Billion decrease last quarter. FYI - 93% of the $231.5 Billion is outside the US. ASP’s last quarter were $595 - which is very low for iPhone ASP’s the last 6 quarters it has been between $650 and $700 - but way way above smartphones not called the iPhone ASP’s - then you are looking at ASP’s less than $250. Yes iPhones ASP’s are way over double the rest of the industry even in a down quarter. Again - numbers were lower all around vs the year ago quarter. Same as last quarter and likely the same for next quarter. But Tim seemed very optimistic about the future - and you know what - so did Wallstreet - because the stock jumped up a bunch on Wednesday and finished the week up. So go figure - the times you think Apple will go up after a call - it goes down - and this time when it looked like it would go down - it went up. Actually it was the best day for Apple’s stock in 2 years. So yeah it really did well or as others pointed out - Apple has been beaten down so much lately - it really was just a matter of not being able to keep a fundamentally incredible company down for ever. I should point out I own Apple stock - and it makes up the majority of my investment portfolio - with quotes around portfolio. I am clearly long on Apple for full and fair disclosure. But it is funny I always know when to by Apple stock - because there is one listener that emails me when Apple stock is getting beat up - and the more emails - the better the opportunity to buy. That was recently - and now - if you believe what some articles are saying - Apple should be at least 30% higher than where it is today. We shall see. What I can say is Apple is a cash machine still - and with the iPhone SE - it now has a product to get them intro’d in the Mid-Tier of Smartphones - while having the high end all but locked up. On the Call Tim Cook said multiple times they were surprised by the demand for the SE - but if Tim had listened to this show - he would not have been - there are a lot of people that love the 4 inchers. And if nothing else - Tuesday’s conference call at a min assured those 4 incher lovers like my wife - that there will be future updates of the form factor. http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/27/investing/ apple-stock-soars-earnings/index.html http://seekingalpha.com/article/3991811- apple-aapl-timothy-donald-cook-q3-2016- results-earnings-call-transcript http://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrich/2016 /07/27/why-apple-shares-should-be-30-40-higher/ 09:05 http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/26/ technology/billion-iphone-sales/index.html There was one thing I thought Tim Cook would announce in the conference call - that I did not hear - and was surprised was that Apple had sold their 1 Billionth iPhone. I thought for sure Tim would tout that fact. But he did not on the call and that worried me on how the iPhone was doing - because the math surely indicated they would be there. But alas - my fears were put to rest the next day when Tim announced during an Apple employee meeting that Had indeed sold their 1 billionth iphone the week before. So just a little over 9 years to get to 1 Billion iPhones sold. CLIP - I LIKE IT I LIKE IT ALOT Tim said quote "We never set out to make the most, but we've always set out to make the best products that make a difference," unquote Per iOS devices - if you add in the 330 Million iPads and at least another 100 Million iPod Touches - we are getting close to the 1.5 Billion Mark for iOS devices. Maybe when Tim gets on Stage in September He will mention the 1.5 Billion Mark for iOS devices. Which is a number Apple will hit either this quarter or next. http://www.cnet.com/news/its-official-apple- has-sold-more-than-1-billion-iphones/ 10:42 VOICEMAIL - Emma_Pitt_KS_move_app_voiceover Hi Rob, Normally I would wait 2 weeks before updating but I heard this is really more critical than others. What do you think? Thanks for your hard work and podcasts Regards Jim K VOICEMAIL - John_OH_10b3_fdbk 14:17 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from LAWRENCE McFARLAND ON JULY 28TH who posted the following quote I was planning on updating from iOS 9.3.2 to 9.3.3 on my iPhone 6S this weekend, but some research has indicated a plethora of problems, including increased battery drain & WiFi connection trouble. How has it gone for you guys & gals? Has anyone here, after following Rob's updating procedures, regretted installing the new operating system? Should I just wait until the iOS 10 Gold Master? unquote There were a bunch of replies to this. Craig B replied quote I updated a few iPhones and iPads on the first day with No problems. unquote Stan Bently replied quote Can't speak for the 6S, but I've seen no additional problems with my 5S. unquote Timothy Arnold, Ken Ostrander, David Willoughby, Jim H, Blair Jones and Gautam also all replied where they said they had no issues. Greg Beltz and Ken Ostrander both replied about the issue in iOS 9.3.2 and earlier where a malicious gif or video could take over your device. So there definitely is a security reason to upgrade to 9.3.3 And Danielle Saul and Chris Searly both replied about seeing better battery life with 9.3.3 - and who does not like better battery life - well other than the folks at Mophie that is. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Maria Reyes quote unquote 16:15 Into the email bag: Hi Rob, Thanks for the show. I always learn something new. Usually my wife buys my razor blades. On a recent vacation I bought a 4 pack of replacement blades for the razor I've been using for years. I thought package had been mis priced. The cost of razors are crazy. I have heard you talk about Harrys before and I decided it was time to check out their web site. I just went to Harrys.com and placed an order. I bought the Truman set and applied the TII coupon code. Ten bucks! Wow. I almost feel like I stole something. The price alone is worth looking into. I'm looking forward to my Truman set arriving. Thanks for the tip. Regards Richard Ermi Fairbanks Alaska And then here was Richard’s email after getting the Harrys product. Hi Rob I am so impressed with these guys I am highly recommending their razors and shave gel. I have not had such a good shave before. I received the starter kit from Harrys for $10 after my "TII" $5 dollar off coupon code. I thought shaving was about the same regardless of the brand. I was wrong. I'm not sure what is in the shave gel but my skin feels amazing and the razors are like no others I have used before. It is one pass on the face not two or three as before. I kept feeling my face after my first couple of shaves, it is that different. The cost is at least half of cost of the big three replacement blades. I like sharing with folks when I get great service or a superior product. This is one of them. Regards Rich Ermi Fairbanks Alaska Richard - thanks for the great emails and feedback. Folks - I have said it before and I will say it again - I am a harrys customer - and I love my harrys razors they are by far the best razors I have ever used - yes the price is low - but the quality is very high - this is not a shave that feels like it cost a buck - this is a great shave - from a 5 blade german blade. And as Rich said - go to harrys dot com and use promo code Tii to save $5 off your first order. again go to harrys dot com and use promo code tii - to save $5 off the best razor blades and shaving cream - and after shave lotion. with the later two being made from natural materials - no chemicals - you will feel good and smell good and have money left over to buy something good. Thanks Harrys for sponsoring this show. 18:38 https://www.planetoftheapps.com Earlier this year we talked about apple getting into creating original content. And then mentioned that it looked like Will.i.am and Ben Silverman would be producing that project. And recently Apple confirmed it and the new show will be called Planet of the Apps. Cute. Quote - A groundbreaking new series about apps and their creators unquote This is currently an open casting call - where they are looking for app devs that can have their app - iOS, macOS, tvOS or WatchOS app in beta or a functional state by October 21st - and if you think that is something you can do - then you have until Friday August 26th to submit to be on the show. Sounds like filming will be in LA in Late 2016 / early 2017 - so you will need to be free to travel to LA for filming. I have a link in the show notes with more info and how to apply. If you apply let me know. So far I have talked to one person that has submitted. They are having some meet and greets as well. August 1st there is one in New York city. August 4th will be in Austin TX. If this sounds like American Idol for App devs - yes - yes it is. Good luck to all that apply and hopefully we will have a few Tii listeners that make the cut. 20:10 http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/22/news/ companies/apple-watch-smartwatch-sales- report/index.html A report from IDC - indicates that Apple Watch sales have quote plummeted. unquote - well actually what they said to put it in context is quote The Apple watch debuted to a backlog of orders and 3.6 million units were shipped in its first three months on the market. But sales plummeted to just 1.6 million in the latest quarter unquote So lets understand what IDC is saying - that in Q2 2016 the amount of Apple Watches sold - were lower than those sold in Q2 2015 - the quarter when you know the Apple watch was launched. SHOCKER. Or I mean wow - guys - great insight. quote "Consumers have held off on smartwatch purchases since early 2016 in anticipation of a hardware refresh,” said IDC - YOU THINK. If you look at the Apple Conference Call details - you will see the segment - Other Products - which is where the Apple Watch, Apple TV, iPod and accessories are grouped together. Well other Products dropped 16% year over year. And most if not all of that drop was because of the Apple Watch. 21:39 http://technosamigos.com/apple- watch-s-details/ And speaking of Apple Watch - rumors are the Apple Watch 2 will be introduced this fall - because well the same ones that said it would be released in the Spring and then WWDC need to say something - right. Oh wait - they start the rumor out with quote First planned for March 21 release - the Apple Watch 2 has been pushed back to maybe a fall 2016 event or even later unquote - oh way to really commit guys. Let me start by saying this - 2nd Generation Apple watch is coming - 100% guaranteed. And when is it coming - in the future - which I also 100% guarantee. Or should I say - as told to me by unnamed sources in a position to know. Per the rumors - they basically look like a rehash of the spring rumors - you know 40% thinner - But hey wait - that rumor on thinness is also attributed back to Digitimes. So we can nix that rumor - The 2nd Gen Apple Watch - will NOT be 40% thinner - and likely will be within 10% of the current thickness. There is that whole - getting through the day on a single charge thing to worry about. Also per the rumors - is that Apple will partially make it thinner by going with a thinner display - that I do believe - and hence my 10% thinner prediction. I think Apple will make it thinner where it can with out changing the battery size much if at all. They also say it will not actually be the Apple watch 2 - per the name - but the Apple Watch S - that per Ming-Chi Kuo. Again one thing we do know after talking to sources in the supply chain is that a 2nd generation Apple watch is coming in the future. 23:34 http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/07/23/ apple-rumored-to-launch-iphone-7- on-week-of-sept-12 You know what also happens this time of year - People start looking at calendars from the last couple of years - look at when Apple announced the last few versions of the iPhone and then calculate when it will be this year - and then announce that they heard from sources that Apple will be introducing the next iPhone on X date. And yup - we are there again. Evan Blass was the first to pull out the calendar and guess on the announce date - ummm I mean talk to inside sources about this. Oh who am I kidding - you know he is just guessing. And he is guessing that the next gen iPhones will be in delivered to customers Friday Sept 16th. Hey we can play this game too. First lets look back the past few years. 2015 - Apple announced iPhone 6S and 6S+ and other products at the Wednesday Sept 9th event - with pre-orders starting on Sat Sept 12th and Delivery of devices starting on Friday Sept 25th 2015. Fiscal year ended on the 26th. with 2 days of new iPhones sales. In 2014 - Apple announced the iPhone 6 and 6+ at the Tuesday Sept 9th event. With pre-orders on Friday Sept 12th and delivery on Friday Sept 19th. Fiscal year ended on the 27th - with 8 days of new iPhone sales. In 2013 - Apple announced the iPhone 5S and 5C at the Tuesday Sept 10th event. With pre-orders for the 5C starting on Friday Sep 13th and Delivery starting on Friday the 20th for both the 5C and 5S. No pre-orders that year for 5s. Fiscal year ended on the 28th with 8 days of new iPhone sales. Now lets look at some numbers - Last quarter they were 15% below the year ago quarter for revenue. The quarter before they were 13% lower. If we went with a range of 13 to 15% lower than the year ago for this quarter - that would mean revenue in the range of 43.8 to 44.5 Billion dollars. That assuming we go with a launch date of Sept 24th to give two days of iPhone next gen revenue like last your. HOWEVER - Apple is projecting 45.5 Billion to 47.5 Billion in Revenue. I believe the only way they would predict that level of revenue is if they were planning on a week plus of next gen iPhone sales - like in 2014 and 2013. So backing into 8 days of iPhone sales - means - next Gen iPhone would go on sale - and in customers hands on Friday September 16th - with Pre-Orders going live on Saturday Sept 10th - and with the Apple event Wednesday Sept 7th. And hey guess what - Sept 7th - just purely coincidentally is the first day of CTIA Super Mobility 2016 conference in Las Vegas. Not that apple has ever done a media event at the beginning of a mobile conference before. So Yes - Talking to my inside sources - Apple will have their Fall event at 10:00 AM PT on Wednesday September 7th, Pre-orders to start at 12:01 AM PT on Saturday the 10th - and next gen iPhones will be available to customers on Friday Sept 16th. Thanks to all my inside sources - who I will just call for now Past Calendar, future Calendar, and Tim Cook. Or as I put in my Post earlier today on Tii - Sources - PC, FC and TC. Just Sayin. FYI - Evan bass came back and said pre-orders on Sept 9th. No mention from him on Event date. Will be interesting to see who had better sources - Evan or Tii. http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/07/28/ iphone-7-preorders-september-9/ 28:07 http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/07/28/ leak-may-have-just-confirmed-secret-apple- had-up-its-sleeve-for-iphone-7.html Per rumors on the iPhone 7 - A new one comes from Macotakara - and that is the home button on the next gen iPhones will sit flush with the screen and not move when pressed. But rather there will be some hepatic feedback when pressed - and will make it seem like it was pressed. Of course that means they will also add 3D touch to the home button as well. And the rumors go on that Apple will introduce a Space Black Model bringing to 5 the colors available. Gold, Rose Gold, Space Grey, Silver and now Space Black. 28:36 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/ 2016/07/25/iphone-7-problems-make-sense/ One more latest rumor about the iPhone 7 - is well that it will not be called the iPhone 7 after all - but rather - iPhone 6SE and then the iPhone 6SE + This from the German blog - Apfelpage - and they claim Chinese supply chain sources which have seen final retail packaging have given them this info. It is possible - but then the line up would be - iPhone SE, iPhone 6SE and iPhone 6SE+ ugggghhh - what a mess. 29:12 VOICEMAIL - Feedbk_Hey_siri_iOS10beta3 From Patrick McCann on google+ community quote: For those on the beta, my wife and I have been testing out the notes sharing and editing feature. LOOOOOOOOOVE IT! We have been making and editing our list for a trip. This is exactly what I have been waiting for from Apple or a 3rd party app. Simple but effective The edits we make to each other's list don't have a lag from one device to the other (both using 6s Plus). unquote Hi Rob, I am running the latest iOS 10 beta. A few bugs with freezing. One new feature I found in my yahoo mail, when I want to move an e- mail to a folder, the folder name automatically comes up & I don't have have to scroll down to find it! A tid bit of info, did you know over half of the iPad screens are made by Samsung? Great work, Roy Sabo VOICEMAIL - Levi_CA_fireflies_earbuds_music_only 34:22 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elwn/ perfect-fitting-wireless-earbuds- with-endless-batt Hi Rob, Here’s a story idea I thought you might like on the "most customizable and first truly wireless earbuds” that launched on Kickstarter. ELWN FIT earbuds solve the two biggest problems that smartphone users face when using Bluetooth earbuds – fit and battery life. They come with the infinity wearable charger – so users can wear them non-stop and charge while still in use. Every pair also comes with an industry leading 48 fitting accessories for an endless supply of ear size combinations to ensure a perfectly secure fit for everyone. Please let me know if this is interest and I can put you in touch w/ the founders and send along high-res images. Here’s their launch press release with more details. Thanks, Scott And Scott is with the PR company which represents this kickstarter project. This project had a goal of $50k - and has raised $180k so far and you have until August 11th at 10:53 AM CT to fund it. So if the Fireflies were not for you and you need that built in microphone then maybe the E L W N earbuds are - search for E L W N in kickstarter. Yes - Confirmed - the ELWN DOES have a built in mic for hands free calling. Pricing on this is $119 and that comes with the infinity band and 48 fit accessories. Delivery is expected in October 2016. 36:47 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ thanotech/diskus-the-first-portable- mfi-apple-watch-charger Thanks to Dr. John for the heads up on this next one. And this is a kickstarter project for Apple Watch. And it has to do with the charging disc - if you have one you know it is a pain when you want to take it with you - you have to pull the cord out from where ever you stashed it - as the cord does not come out of the charging disc. Wouldn’t it be nice if the disc itself could be removed from the charging cord. Which obviously leads us to this Kickstarter project - called - Diskus - spelled - D I S K U S . And this is as we set up - a charging disc only - where you can plug a cord into and out of it - making easy to remove from where you have it and take with you. This one has a goal of $55,000 and has raised 48k so far - so almost there. And you have until August 29th at 1:00 PM CT to fund this one. So yeah it will hit its goal no problem. Early birds on this are $30 and they will be shipping in October. It does have the Apple MFI certification as well. This one is pretty cool - and if you have an apple watch and have not purchased a second charging disc - then this is for you. Search for D I S K U S at kickstarter dot com. 38:30 http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/26/ 12286964/noble-bts-bluetooth-receiver- headphone-jack Thanks to Chris in London for this next one. This is one I reached out to the makers of to see if I could get samples - no reply yet. It is called the NOBEL BTS - and it is a blue tooth device you plug your wired headphones into - and then it connects to your iPhone. No need for headphone jack - or maybe you are just tired of breaking your wired headphones plugs when in your front left pocket of your skinny jeans and you sit down. Again - I reached out to them to see about getting a unit to test - this has a price of $99 - so definitely not cheap. If anyone else has tested this device - please call in a review to 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon dog. 39:13 https://infinity.disney.com/closing One of the favorite apps on Apple TV by many is Disney’s infinity 3.0. And soon we will talk about it in the past sense as Disney has said they will be putting it out to the VR Pasture. As of Today you can no longer make in app purchases on Apple TV. As of Sept 30th 2016 - - Apple TV versions of Disney Infinity will be removed from the AppStore
However quote if you are playing on any console, Apple TV or Windows 8/10 versions of the game, you can continue to download your favorite Toy Boxes from the Community Content section until March 3, 2017 unquote As of March 3rd 2017 quote - Apple TV and Windows 8/10 versions will no longer be available, supported or playable
- All Disney Infinity online services and community features for all versions will be discontinued
unquote So again - we will be talking about Infinity from Disney in the past tense very soon. 40:14 VOICEMAIL - Coach_randy_CA_iPhone_restrictions Dear Rob, I have run into an aggravating occurrence in the way that my iPhone 6s handles notifications and I am wondering if there is a way around this. I hope you or someone in the Today in iOS community knows a solution. What I am experiencing is when I get a notification and then tap it, it goes away. There is a couple apps that sends push information to the notification that is important, but is available no where else in the app. So, if I missed exactly what the notification said, I cannot go back and look at it. Is there a way to go back and see the full list of past notifications? I can't believe that they are just wiped from the log once they have been viewed. Regards, Tim in Atlanta 43:58 http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/30/pangu- jailbreak-potential-hack/ iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak is now available. That said - there are reports that the jailbreak may be broken. There are some reports that jailbreakers that used the new Pangu Tool report unauthorized access to credit and debit and pay pal and social security account - according to a report from 9 to 5 mac. Pangu has replied saying via twitter: quote Neither we nor 25pp would be so stupid to make money by hacking users paypal account via jailbreak tool. We hope to find out the truth asap. unquote and then on Reddit said the following quote Hello everyone, this is the 4th jailbreak tool released by our team which means we should have some reputation even though we come from China(And we know most western users don’t trust Chinese software normally). So if any user thinks we are hacking your accounts that makes us feel sad deeply. Also we have not received any report of account breach from Chinese users. So may I ask those who have account breach issues, which version did u use, the CN or EN version? And we noticed that my space and tumblr account data are leaked this year, have u checked that if u are using same account? We want to find the root cause of this asap. We spent so much time to read the posts here and some users also have account breach issue by using the EN version? We of course talked with 25pp and they totally have no clue about this. We are also checking if their PC tool has some security flaws which may enable hackers to attack from network sniff. But as far as now, we don’t find anything suspicious. unquote So what do we know - well that some people that jailbroke with the latest tools have had some of their accounts compromised - and that alone should give everyone pause when thinking of jailbreaking iOS 9.3.3 If you are already jailbroken on an older version - stay there. If you were getting ready to jailbreak iOS 9.3.3 - stop - hold off until this mess is sorted out. And if you just did the 9.3.3 jailbreak - you have two options - 1. Run around like the annoying kid from home alone screaming with your arms in the air. Or 2. Just uninstall the jailbreak and bring your phone back to factory settings And once you do that - maybe look at going to the public beta of iOS 10. More on this in future episodes — but for now - something is not right - and I just can not recommend the 9.3.3 jailbreak from Pangu - I personally don’t think it was them that introduced the issue - but someone did - and it needs to be vetted fully. http://iosjailbreak.org/cydia- download-ios-9-3-3/ 47:20 VOICEMAIL - Chris_CA_quest_tech_router Hi, Rob, Add me to the list of iPhone users who have had music disappear from their phones. I'm not an Apple Music customer or an iCloud user. All the music I listen to is resident on my iPhone and synced with my laptop. I'm running IOS 9.3.2 on an un-jail-broken iPhone 6s. My grandson and I listened to music on the way home from a trip. I charged the phone that night and checked mail the next day. When we got back in the car that morning, there was no music and, obviously, no playlists. Apple sent me an entirely unhelpful 'solution' involving re-downloading all purchased music but telling me to sync the phone if there were songs which I hadn't downloaded from them. I thought, given the very plain circumstances of this failure, they would be more interested. Maybe they already have enough pertinent information. Fortunately I had a recent back-up and the music (and playlists) were easily recovered. It would be nice to know they had fixed this problem--or had at least acknowledged it. Regards, Larry 50:10 Ask Siri - What are you wearing 50:43 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 399 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - Mallorca On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_Mallorca Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MIKE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MIKE wrote the following: Hi Rob, While visiting the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I saw this poster and immediately thought of you! Added text with the Typic App. Regards, Mike S Thanks MIKE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MIKE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 399 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:20 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I’m okay with that” Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft, 14 July 2010 Well MS did sell over 200 Million copies of Vista - so really that is not too bad. The iPhone 4 actually sold a less than that all time. But the ASP’s are much higher - so over all the Revenue for Apple was much greater - but if we are talking just unit sales - Then Mr Turner was a little too optimistic - but we like his spirit. 02:55 For Promo codes - On Ep 398 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - DUNGEONBALLS - ONE WORD If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 398 This week we have promo codes for The App - CALL OF COMMANDER - ZOMBIE ISLAND - Here is the written review from the dev. Quote Call Of Commander meets a Zombie! Magic Cube's first zombie game since Infect Them All in 2013! Sometimes human greed brings a terrible disaster. A beautiful remote island, Sunshade. There is the Nano Creature Tech corporation's medical research facility that researches extending human life. One morning, Laura, a researcher, runs into a guard on the way to her lab. She says hello to the guard, but he ignores her greeting and bites her hand. Five hours later, Nano Creature Tech realizes that they've lost contact with the facility. unquote Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - CALL OF COMMANDER - ZOMBIE ISLAND - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put ZOMBIE in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magical- alphabet-letters-phonics/id1040130713?mt=8 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:29 http://www.informationweek.com/software/ ios-10-beta-3-fixes-bugs-adds-new- functions-/a/d-id/1326314 iOS 10 beta 3 was released on Monday - actually Apple released the updated betas for pretty much everything on Monday. But lets talk about iOS 10 beta 3 - As there are some new features. 1. First is touch ID - previously in Beta 1 and 2 you needed to press the home screen button to activate touch ID - but now just resting your finger on it is good enough - assuming you have rest finger to open turned on under accessibility 2. The Lock Screen sounds have changed a little - and there is haptic feedback when the device locks. 3. Keyboard sounds that were removed in beta 2 - were brought back from the dead in beta 3. 4. Users can add downloads from Safari, Photos and Mail to iCloud drive. 5. For the Home App - there is now a section in Settings App - that shows your hubs - which lets you disconnect from one and join another on the go. 6. In messages app - photos are no longer auto cropped to a square in the image picker - let you see the entire photo before picking it. 7. In the Apple Music App - Playlists now show as quote subscribed to unquote instead of quote Added to your library unquote. Same functionality - just semantics is more accurate. 8. In the Lock screen - on the Widgets view - the clock now moves up to the status bar when you scroll down and push the clock off the screen. 9. In the settings app - there is a new siri support section to show which apps use siri and may access your data. Of course right now that list if empty - but Apple will eventually be allowing Apps to access Siri with iOS 10. So they are ready to go there. 10. All app icons now support 3D touch whether or not the developer enabled the quick actions feature. A 3D touch on any icon will allow you to share a link to the app with your peeps. Of course there are bug squashing and system optimization changes in beta 3. So if you had issues with with Music, Notes, Phone apps or Siri - some of them issues have been put to pasture. And speaking of bugs - AR Mode for Pokemon Go is fixed. Now I will say this - I am not ignoring Pokemon Go - I just am not going out of my way to report on it. If you are a pokemon go addict - and want to send in feedback about the app or tips or tricks - feel free to do so - just record those words so you know I don’t actually have to read them myself - just sayin. call into to 1-206-666-6364 - that is 206 - moon - dog 07:38 http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/21/ios-10- lightning-socket-water-warning/ Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one. It is one more thing found in iOS 10 beta 3 - and that is the iOS device now warns you if it detects liquid in the lightening socket. Of course you are thinking you know what is even better about warning when water is detected - is to not have it even matter - and that is one of the biggest rumors around the iPhone 7 and 7+ - that they will be more water resistant than past iPhones. And well that and there will be no headphone jack to allow water in the device. http://www.cultofmac.com/438564/all- the-ios-10-beta-3-changes-that-make- iphone-even-better/ http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/18/ios- 10-beta-3/ 08:16 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/ 2016/07/19/apple-ios-9-3-3-has-a- great-secret-feature/ But this week was not just about new betas for next gen OS’s - it was also about Gold Master releases too - and iOS 9.3.3 was finally released. This is the double dot update with 5 different beta’s - so yeah it was about time. So what is new that we did not already cover when talking about one of the many past beta’s - well - it seems performance is the big thing - with many reporting their iOS device running faster and smoother and betterer since updating to 9.3.3 It also bring at least 26 security patches - we say at least 26 because that are all the ones Apple lists - but there could be more. Is 9.3.3 perfect - nope - there are a few scattered reports of issues - but there seems to be less reports of issues this time - either because 5 betas actually squashed most of the bugs - or that those that update first and complain the loudest - already moved on to iOS 10 betas - and 9.3.3 is a distant memory for them. The small number of complaints I saw came around wifi connection issues - that are still there, iPhones that keep restarting and some battery drain issues. But again a very small number of reports of issues. If you are running 9.3.2 - then it is time to go ahead and update to 9.3.3 - but as always - first back up - and then force quit all apps - then reset network settings - then upgrade. There are some videos out there already showing iPhones with 9.3.2 vs 9.3.3 for performance tests and what they found was - the boot up was a little very little faster on 9.3.2 - but launching apps - they were about the same. the only place 9.3.3 seemed to beat 9.3.2 was when going back to the home screen. So those 5 betas - yeah - code optimization does not seem to be the big focus or any focus. 10:31 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/18/ apple-releases-tvos-9-2-2-update-for-apple-tv/ In addition to 9.3.3 for iOS - there was 9.2.2 for Apple TV that was released. Again as with any double dot update - it is all about squashing them bugs man - and well performance improvements. And really in this case that is 100% true - as I did not see any reports of even a single new feature. just bugs squashing and code optimization. http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/18/tvos-9-2- 2-apple-tv-now-available/ http://wccftech.com/download-tvos-922- fourthgeneration-apple-tv/ 10:58 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/18/ apple-releases-watchos-2-2-2-for-apple-watch/ But iOS 9.3.3 and tv OS 9.2.2 were not the only double dot updates this week there was also watch OS 2.2.2. And shocker - this double dot update seems to be all about - you guessed it - squashing bugs and optimizing code. To download the update - go to the Apple watch app on your iPhone - then in the App to General and software update - and tap on install - type in your passcode - accept the terms - and if your Apple watch has over a 50% charge and is on the charging disk - it will start the update process. Probably a good idea to update your apple watch - as performance enhancements - tend to improve battery life - in general - that is. http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/18/apple- releases-watchos-2-2-2-for-apple-watch- with-various-bug-fixes/ 11:46 VOICEMAIL - Luis_iOS10_beta_feedback Rob, just noticed a sponsored app in the App Store for the first time. Ugh. Knew it was coming but still, it's sad to see. Here's a screenshot from my iPad Pro 9.7”: regards, Aric B Hi Rob, Love the show. I am an early adopter of CarPlay via the Pioneer AVH-4000NEX DVD player. I ordered the unit the day it was announced. Unfortunately, I had to wait another half year for Apple to turn that feature on. Frankly, I'd given up hope it would ever be turned on. Pioneer's own AppRadio interface is designed by lawyers because anytime you switch between "apps" you have to read and approve a disclaimer. The Pioneer software is like crap. So I mostly used the unit for its satellite radio, HD radio and Bluetooth music. It does a nice job with its own native phone app. A microphone is mounted to your visor. When CarPlay was finally released for 3rd party radios, the kind you can retrofit into your own car, the Pioneer finally became useful. With each update of iOS CarPlay became more and more useable. The first version was an exciting release because finally, I could use that dreamy interface and apps mostly worked. The home button worked like the iPhone home button except there was no feedback that you'd pressed the button. That all changed with the next release of iOS. Pressing the home button produced a halo-like white ring around it. You knew you pressed it! The Pioneer AVH-4000NEX connects to the iPhone via Bluetooth, HDMI, 30 pin, USB, and the Lightning port. The head unit is detachable. It plays DVDs, CDs, and memory cards. One person connects an Apple TV, via the HDMI port, and an iPhone hotspot. It has a 7" screen. It plays XM/Sirius radio with a $50 adapter, HD Radio, and Pandora. Pioneer called it their audio flagship. It doesn't have navigation built-in but CarPlay steps in and does a beautiful job of that. Pioneer did a solid job with its hardware and CarPlay makes it safe and useable. iOS 9 gives CarPlay a wonderful memory for resuming podcasts, audio books, and music from where they left off when the car engine is shut down. iOS 8 gave CarPlay wireless connection to car receivers that support that function. The AVH-4100NEX includes Android Auto. The AVH-4200NEX includes wireless connections. That's a feature I wish I had as my lightning plug cable has been replaced twice. It frays with all the attaching/detaching that goes on. Yes, I would buy the Pioneer again. I paid $699 at Crutchfields because they included installation instructions for my KIA Optima and had the proper installation tools and harnesses. In the end though, Best Buy did the installation for $110.00. Love, love your show. Frequent Harry's user. Eric from Woodbridge, Virginia 19:42 VOICEMAIL - RING - Scott_DC_question_RING_Apple_TV_APP Since the last time I talked about Ring on the show - I was in Chicago and DC and It really is nice to see who is at your door and even hear them - and then decide if you want to say anything or just watch and make sure they leave. This as the Dad of the house makes you feel better about your family when you are out traveling for work - or in the case in Chicago when my wife was with me - and the kids were home with Grandma - feel even better knowing I knew exactly who was at the door at 9:00 PM at night. But it is not just at night it makes you feel better - The folks from RING point out that there is a home burglary ever 13 seconds and most happen in the broad daylight - where a burglar first rings your doorbell to see if you are home. By allowing you to speak to someone you are not sure who they are - it will scare off those with bad thoughts and intentions. If you go to Ring dot com slash T i i - you will get for a limited Time $50 off the Ring of Security kit - which includes a video doorbell, Stick up Cam, solar Panel and indoor chime. For the Video Door bell it quickly - and easily connects to your wired door bell wires. The main unit is not something you have to worry about charging if you wire it up. It took me all of twenty minutes if that to remove the old door bell and replace it with the Video Doorbell from Ring. And you can also share access to it with others in your house. My Wife and son also get access to the door bell and video. If I can’t answer or even if I do - they can answer as well. The RING doorbell has quickly become one of those accessories you can’t see yourself living with out ever again. Beyond the front door - The Stick up Cam can be used to watch other parts of your house and also installs in minutes. Go to ring dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off either Ring Security Kits. Thanks Ring for sponsoring this episode. 24:00 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Francisco Tapia ON JULY 20TH who posted the following quote Seriously. If I wanted a refurbished iPhone I would have bought a refurbished iPhone. unquote And this was in response to an article about Apple facing a class action lawsuit for offering refurbished replacements units under AppleCare+. To which - Myron Uecker replied quote It is common practice for a company to replace a used device with a used, but reconditioned device through the warranty process. I don't see what the complaint here is, although I do have to admit that I haven't read the terms and conditions of AppleCare+. This is another lawsuit that should be immediately dismissed by a competent judge. unquote AND THEN Keith Yarbrough REPLIED with my thoughts: QUOTE If refurnished means a new case, screen, home button, and battery, then I'm ok with it. UNQUOTE And there were other comments about no one can tell - or the refurbed unit is usually newer and well this is how most companies do it - but you know lets pick on Apple - the one with the best customer service or is it the one with the deepest pockets - hmmmmmmm Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 25:56 http://ped30.com/2016/07/18/apple- iphone-q3-2016/ Each quarter the anal-ists come out and predict Apple will sell this many of this widget - and that many of that do-hickey - and this is a quarter and so they are doing it again. And thankfully the wonderful Philip Elmer-Dewit - now at PED30.com - his own site - aggregates all those guesses - ummm - I mean deep analytics and shares it with the world. This time the guesses range from a low of 38 million iphone sold last quarter to a high of 43 million sold - to put that in perspective - in the year ago quarter - Apple sold - 47.5 mil - and the year before that 32.5 Mil. With an average guess of 40 Mil - that is a decline year over year of 15.6% if you are a glass half empty kind of person. But if you are glass half full person - then it is an increase of 23% from two years ago for that quarter. Given that iPhones and smartphones in general are on a 2 year refresh cycle - maybe looking 2 years ago for the same quarter is a better way to look at things. Just sayin. http://ped30.com/2016/07/21/apple- ipad-q3-2016/ 27:12 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/19/ apple-pay-now-available-in-france/ Apple Pay expanded a little this past week - France now has access to the easy and secure payment system from Apple. MasterCard and Visa Cards issues from Banque Popular, Ticket Restaurant, Carrefour Banque, and Caisse d’epargne can now be added to Apple Pay in France. Both Boon and Orange were a little late getting on the train - but are reported to be on that next train to clarksville. Per where Apple Pay is accepted by the merchants - that includes - and excuse me while I totally mutilate these names - Bocage, Le Bon Marche, Cojean, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Fnac, Jean Luc, Sephora, Flunch, Parkeon, Pret and more. France now joins - the United States, the UK, China, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Singapore with Apple Pay support - with Hong Kong and Spain come some time later in 2016. 29:23 http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-pay- says-bonjour-to-france/ And guess what - it is later in 2016 - so that means Hong Kong has been added. Hey - Apple is not messing around here. In Hong Kong - Apple pay works with American Express, Visa and MasterCard cards from Banks - HSBC, Bank of China, Hang Seng, DBS, Ferengi Central Reserve and Standard Chartered. The Bank of East Asia and HKT will be on the next train to clarksville. Per merchants in Hong Kong that are accepting Apple Pay - that would be more than 3 dozen at launch - including 7-11, Mannings, Wellcome, Jasons Food & Living, Sa Sa and Pizza Hut. 29:08 http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/ 2016/07/20/iphone-vs-android- application-revenue/ App Annie put out a little report that showed how revenue per app looks on iOS vs Android - and the general conclusion is it looks twice as good on iOS than it does on Android. So Apps on iOS generate 2X the revenue - even though Android apps get 2x the downloads. So on a per download basis - iOS apps really generate 4X the revenue. And then if you realize there are a lot less devices on iOS variation wise - there is less time in testing and QA on the iOS side - so that increased your ROI even more. And guess what the revenue gap is growing not shrinking. Because of all of this - when App devs decide they are only developing for one of the two platforms - it is of little surprise it is iOS they choose most often to be the only platform for their app. Or put in the masterful words of a classic thespian - Show me the money. 30:20 https://www.thrillist.com/cars/nation/why- apple-might-buy-formula-one-rumors-theories Thanks to all that sent in this next one that goes into the rumor - big rumor section - and it is that Apple may be looking to buy Formula One. Now in the US we look at this rumor and either yawn or scratch our head. But outside the US - Formula 1 is really really popular - and if Apple is looking for great content - F1 racing brings that on a global scale - and of course Great content on the Apple TV apple owns - would be key - others look at this rumor and say - gee what else could apple be building that is automotive related - like maybe an electric car?? Apple is probably pumping more money into Project titan than they would F1 to buy it outright. Is this true - who knows - but it sure does make for fun speculation - and if other rumors about Apples next big thing are true - then it does make a bunch of sense. 31:26 http://www.the247tech.com/news/corning- gorilla-glass-5-debut-new-iphone-7/ Remember all those Sapphire furnaces that were for sale - I have a theory on who purchased them at the fire sale pricing - Corning - but not to use them - just to keep others from disrupting their Gorilla Glass empire - and an empire that if rumors are correct may be getting quite a bit stronger. The iphone 7 is rumored to be launched with Gorillas Glass 5 - which is newer and tougher and stronger - and betterer all around. Supposedly a phone with GG5 - dropped from 1.6 meters has an 80% survival probability. Vs - well that was not given - but it is assume to be much worse than 80%. The best I could find is that previously with GG4 it was dropped at 1 meter. Obviously any improvement is an improvement - but how it would compare to say a sapphire screen originally dreamed up by GTAT - before their technical shortcomings doomed that company - we shall never know - because I really do think Corning purchased up all those sapphire furnaces - and they now are in a warehouse in upstate NY collecting dust. http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/20/ 12236642/corning-announces-new-gorilla- glass-5-smartphone-drops-cracked-screen 32:41 Hi Rob, Too funny! I always knew the iPhone was the best piece of kit for high speed/low drag operators! http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/18/us-army- switching-from-android-to-iphone-6s/ Sincerely, Mark And thanks to Mark and many others that sent in this one. Which is about the US Army Special Operations Command - switching from Android phones to iPhones. From Military dot com Quote When trying to run a split screen showing the route and UAS feed, the Android smart phone will freeze up and fail to refresh properly and often have to be restarted, a process that wastes valuable minutes, the source said. “It’s seamless on the iPhone,” according to the source. “The graphics are clear, unbelievable.” unquote Now many of the articles I read on this did gloss over that the Android devices they are switching over from at Galaxy Notes from 2010 - so yeah - no doubt the iPhone 6S is leaps and bounds ahead of it. Almost like it was you know 5 years ahead of it. 33:42 VOICEMAIL - Dusty_MI_beta_feedback Hi Rob, I know you don’t discuss beta problems much but many people are experiencing audio playback pausing when listening to audio playback. It seems that Siri is too sensitive and listening for "Hey Siri" command too well! When people speaking in podcasts use SSS sounds (S syllabus) the playback pauses and Siri waits for commands. Turning of toggle for “Hey Siri” fixes this for now. Go to Settings/Siri/ and find this toggle. Regards, Fraser Hey Rob, Just wanted to give you my thoughts on a couple of things. I wanted to start off by talking about Dev beta 2, however over the past week, I have gotten my iPad Pro 9.7 128gig wifi only model - Silver. I purchased a brand new iPad Pro on Thursday, July 7th. The verdict? I love it. My son loves his iPad 2, 3, iPad Air 1 and Air 2 as well as my iPad 4th gen, so we got a pretty good idea as to how the vast majority of iPad generations preform. The iPad Air 2 was s big step up from the 1st Air so we didn't expect another big jump to the iPad Pro 9.7, however we were pleasantly surprised by how "Beefy" this edition was. It doesn't know the meaning of Lag and doesn't get all that hot. The Colour is beautiful and does a great job at reproducing skin tones. In fact, both cameras blew me away. They take amazing night and low light pictures bursting with Colour and fine details. The Colour reproduction was so accurate that you could easily distinguish between different temperatures of white light. I found that it takes fantastic pics in florescent lighting without ending up making the pics look all greenish or purplish. For me, the camera is important and I am happy to say that the iPad.Pro 9.7 delivered a better than expected result. iOS 10.0 Developer Bets 2 I installed this edition on the new iPad Pro 9.7 and it worked great for except for one issue but it was a big one for me. That was audio and video playback would just stop for no reason. Especially when I would be checking out your podcast. I couldn't stand for that so I downgraded to 9.3.2? Provlem solved! iOS 10.0 Developer Beta 3 Dev Beta 3 improved on iOS Dev Beta 2 by delivering an even smoother performance. Compared to the length of time between Dev 1 and 2 betas, Dev 3 Beta came out only a week after 2 did. Anyway, that's it from me. I may try Dev Beta 3 on the new iPad. And finally, what is the deal with no flashlight shortcut on the iPad Pro 9.7? Have a great day! Shane 40:35 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ capturecase/capture-case-a-super-powered- xenon-flash-for-iphon?ref=nav_search This week for a kickstarter project is the Capture Case - two words - spelled normally. Quote Enjoy beautifully exposed images, and try high speed photography, all with the world’s fastest and most powerful flash for iPhone. unquote This is a case for your iPhone that pumps up the flash beyond 10 and 11 to something like 35. It gives your iPhone 6 or 6S - a Xenon Flash. Sorry this case is not for the 6+ to 6S+ - but they do say they will have an iPhone 7 version. This project has until August 18th to be funded and they are about 30% of the way there - having raised 9.4k towards their goal of $32k. Pricing on this is 85 Pounds. And they say they will be shipping them out in November 2016. If you are interested in this special and powerful flash case for your iPhone 6 / 6S - go to kickstarter dot com and search for Capture Case - two words. 41:46 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canva- graphic-design-photo/id897446215?mt=8 For all you Canva fans out there - and I know there are a bunch - canva just launched their own iOS app. It is free - just search for Canva - and please send me in some artwork for the show with Tii branding you created in Canva. Send that artwork to Today in iOS at gmail dot com. I am looking forward to trying out this app as I am a big fan of their web service already. 42:13 Hi Rob. I wanted to share a unique experience I just had with an iPad 2nd gen running iOS 9.3. A coworker gave it to me a few months ago asking me to help him with it. His (now deceased) neighbor gave him a 2nd gen iPad before he died. He never logged off, causing the Activation Lock to kick in. I spoke with Apple a couple times asking for help, explaining the previous owner is now deceased. I wasn't expecting them to help because of obvious security reasons, but I wanted to show my coworker it wasn't possible to bypass the Activation Lock. He then gave it to me saying he no longer had a use for it, and if I ever got it to work, I could keep it. I shut it off and left it in my closet for a few months. I was cleaning out my closet today and came across the iPad. I thought, "What the heck.. I'll turn it on." Much to my surprise, the Activation Lock was gone! Is there something with the A5 chip that flushes all memory after being powered off for so long? I was quite baffled. Thanks, love the show! Oshkosh Josh Dear Rob, Don’t know where to start but El Capitan 10.11.6 and iOS 9.3.2 and 9.3.3 are hitting me left and right with so many bugs I need to call an exterminator, ASAP. Most of this has to do with garden variety syncing of iPhones and iPads today. 1. Three times today, while syncing an iDevice, my iMac shut down and rebooted with its famous chord, returning to the screen I was working on, not the usual login window. 2. None of my iDevices can make a successful App Store update. I’ll hit the update button, it will turn into the round spinning icon, then after a few moments return to the update button again. 3. Even though I have the updated apps in my iTunes app section, when I sync the iDevices, the apps are not updated. 4. All syncing activity on iTunes seems to hang up around the Photos stage. Many times today, I had to unplug and reboot the iDevices, shut down iTunes, and try to sync again. Very unusual behavior. And because it is across multiple devices, and because the problems happen when the iDevices are plugged into the computer, on LTE, and on WiFi, the problem has to be with Apple’s servers. Even so, my iMac and every iDevice are acting uncharacteristically weird. Days like this I wish Steve Jobs were still around to kick some butts. Jeff in Burbank Hi Rob, When it comes to App updates and fixing bugs - Look at the long cute explanation from Amazon's "explanation". It still doesn't say what was actually fixed. Uber & left are doing the same thing. Why do devs assume customers don't wanna know the science and technicals?! So vague: Regards, Michael. Hi Michael - I think it has to looking towards the future and not dwelling on the past - why bring up those specific old bugs - just know that bugs were squashed - or at least I am guessing is their thought process - it could also be embarrassment about what those bugs were. Per the Amazon explanation they had this part: quote each bug fixed makes for a better app on your phone and better apps mean happier people and happier people equals a better world. So I guess you could say that while you’re going about your day today - we have developers working hard to make the world a better place - one bug at a time unquote I mean I guess that is the half full way to look at it or you can spin it a different way such as quote our developers are helping clean up the mess they created in this world that caused lots of sadness - one bug at a time. unquote Because - well each bug causes sadness and their devs were responsible for each bug - right? 47:16 http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/18/media/ star-trek-netflix-international-cbs/index.html You know that CBS is going to launch a new Star Trek series - right. Well it seems CBS and Netflix just signed a deal to bring the new Star Trek series to Netflix right away - sorta - kinda - because that deal does not include the US or Canada. The new series will be out in early 2017. The deal also secures all 727 episodes of the past star trek series with netflix - and yes - yes I have seen every episode of every series - even voyager and the cartoon series. Did I mention I have a new dog - he is a french bull dog - we got him on Monday - and yes of course he is called spock. As if 48:02 Hello Rob, I wanted to ask your opinion on iOS 10 Beta 2. I wanted to learn how to code using swift playground but am a little hesitant to install a beta on my iPad Pro 12.9 256GB model. Do you think it is worth it to do the upgrade? Please let me know what you think! Regards, Jonah Hi Jonah, If you want to learn to code - absolutely. And today 10.0 beta 3 came out - so it is one more step closer to the Gold master. I have not installed it yet - but again if you want to learn to code - absolutely you need to update to 10.0 beta 3 ASAP - and start playing with Swift Playgrounds. Rob W Hi Rob In my email inbox, it says I have one new email to read, but there aren't any unread emails when I access the inbox itself. Have you come across this and if so, how did you fix? Regards Steve Brisbane Dear Rob, I am a voiceover user and was recently trying to move apps to folders on my small i-pad pro, something i have done for many years with a smart keyboard. In order to do this, I use a voiceover keyboard command option, control, shift an m to mark the app I wish to move. I go to the designated folder where I want the app to go and press the same combination of key strokes. I am using a smart keyboard but have used the key strokes for a long time with great success. But recently the key strokes worked intermitently and I went to my Apple store for help. We learned this keyboard problem was a known bug not fixed in the current operating system but perhaps it is fixed in the public beta. Do you know if this is true or do any of your listeners know. Thanks for all of your great podcasts. i wouldn't miss a show. Jan BrownSent from my iPhone 51:16 Ep 399 - Ask Siri - Beam me up 51:40 Thanks again to RING for sponsoring this episode - Folks right now and for a limited time only go to RING dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off the Ring of Security kit - Thanks Ring for sponsoring this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 398 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - The Ride On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_THE_RIDE Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank COLIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. COLIN wrote the following: Hi Rob, This art was painted using Procreate on my iPad, with Tii branding added using Pixelmator. Regards Colin from Sydney Australia Thanks COLIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see COLIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 398 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:15 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The iconic Apple iPhone will either not exist or occupy a very small niche satisfying the needs of committed Mac fans around five years from now.” Eugene Kaspersky, Kaspersky Lab, 27 April 2010 Oh missed it by that much - It is safe to say in most industrial markets - the iPhone is a lot more than a niche and this is over 6 years from when Eugene mis read those tea leaves - Just Sayin. 02:49 For Promo codes - On Ep 397 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - MAGICAL ALPHABET If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 397 This week we have promo codes for The App - DUNGEONBALLS - ONE WORD - Here is the written review from the dev. Quote "Introducing "DungeonBalls", a Totally Different Pinball Puzzle-Solving Game An independent game development team from Taiwan, Raysol Games, has finished developing "DungeonBalls", a truly unique game that blends pinball and puzzle-solving! Player-controlled heroes will transform into pinballs, fighting battles and solving puzzles on a unique "dungeon pinball platform". "DungeonBalls" includes the following three main elements: Numerous dungeons, unique traps, and heroes with various special skills. Each dungeon room is the pinball platform where you launch hero pinballs to bounce around and strike monsters, break out of traps, and collect treasures; the game also combines switches and traps in creative ways to become a puzzle-solving game. Search for DungeonBalls on iTunes today to have a unique adventure. unquote Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - DUNGEONBALLS - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put DUNGEONBALLS - ONE WORD in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magical- alphabet-letters-phonics/ id1040130713?mt=8 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:41 http://appadvice.com/post/a-look-at-whats- new-in-apples-ios-10-beta-2/717528 Well last week Apple released iOS 10 Beta 2 to Devs and also released it to the public beta testers - which it calls Public beta 1 - but to keep things simple - we will only use the Dev version name - which is iOS 10 beta 2. With the beta being now available to the public that means more and more of you out there testing this out. I am right now - just testing it on my iPad Pro - and so far so good for me. Per what actually changed / was added from Beta 1. Well first there is of course bug fixes and optimization tweaks. They released the App store for iMessage - where you can get sticker packs. Right now it just looks to be sticker packs from Apple - but when the beta is gone and it is Gold Master in Later September - then there will be options available from 3rd parties. — Another item added - is the encouraging of organ donation. Apple actually had a press release on this point on July 5th - where they talked about teaming up with Donate Life America - where iPhone users quote will be able to sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor right from the Health app with the release of iOS 10. Through a simple sign up process, iPhone users can learn more and take action with just a few taps. All registrations submitted from iPhone are sent directly to the National Donate Life Registry managed by Donate Life America. The ability to quickly and easily become a nationally-registered donor enables people to carry their decision with them wherever they go. unquote. If you are not registered as an organ donor - you should be - make sure you go through the process when you upgrade to iOS 10. And in the mean time - sign that spot on your drivers license. —— Some additional tweaks / minor changes in beta 2 include 3D Touch for the flashlight now gives 3 different options - Bright light, medium light and low light. Previously they were labeled as Bright Intensity, medium intensity and low intensity. That engineer has been reprimanded. In the Messages section of settings there is a new feature to allow you to send images in a lower quality mode. —— Also found in Beta 2 - is that the live Broadcast feature mentioned at WWDC is now turned on. And with Swift Playgrounds - being the first apps to support that feature. There is an extended menu in Swift playgrounds Apps that offers a broadcast live option selecting that option lets you pick apps that allow broadcasting - like Twitch or Youtube Gaming. HOWEVER this feature of live broadcasting only appears to be available for iOS devices with the 64 Bit processor - i.e. iPhone 5S and newer. ==== Autolock is now under display and brightness settings. There are new wallpapers at the bottom of the list in Wallpaper settings. You can access widgets from notification center on Home screen. Airdrop in control center now displays “Receiving Off” The Apple News App can now be hidden. App store split view now actually works on the iPad. AirPlay slash bluetooth headphones and speakers available in now playing for the Apple Music app. There is the handwriting keyboard button on the iPad in the Messages app. There is a new Bedtime wake up Sounds in the Clock App. open the clock app - go to the Bedtime tab - and click options in the upper left - and you will see - Wake up Sound. —— One of the bigger updates for those running iOS 10 beta 2 on an iPhone is voice mail transcriptions. Nothing special to turn on - just if you have visual voicemail - which you most likely do - then transcriptions will start showing for you for new voicemail messages. If the bots had a hard time transcribing your message - they will flag the transcription with quote - Low confidence unquote right above the transcription. This is a feature rolling its way out to users - so some users may not see it yet - but really most should be seeing it now. If you have an iPhone and are running iOS 10 beta 2 and received one of these transcriptions - how good was it? Was it close or hilariously wrong? give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog and let us know. And there are many many other tweaks and slight updates from Beta 1 to beta 2. Let me also now of you favorite or least favorite change from beta 1. http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/07/live- broadcasting-support-ios-10-beta/ http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/07/hands-on- new-ios-10-beta-2-bedtime-wake- up-sounds-video/ http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/06/hands- on-voicemail-transcription-ios-10- beta-2-video/ 10:48 http://www.macworld.com/article/3089486/ ios/5-hidden-ios-10-features-that-are- instant-game-changers.html As I mentioned previously there are a lot of articles going over that authors favorite new features in iOS 10. This time we will look at an article in Mac world from Oscar Raymundo. He had 5 favorite new features. 1. Maps - Find my car - this is where Siri automatically flags where you car is when you get out of it. Or as I like to call it - The My Wife has a feature created just for her feature. 2. Control Center - Change flashlight intensity. This is for 3D touch iPhones right now - and we mentioned before - intensity is now replace by the word light when picking the brightness level. 3. Music keeps playing when Camera opens - this is for those with Live Photos. Previously if you had live photos enabled - when you opened the Photo app - it killed any audio you had playing. 4. Mail - Easy unsubscribe. Now when you get an email from a subscriber list - likely one you had no idea how you got on in the first place - the unsubscribe link is no longer buried at the bottom of the email - but place at the top. Where it is easy - much easier to tap and get out of. 5. Music now has optimize storage - which is really needed for all those poor souls that purchased a 16 what was I thinking GB iPhone. This feature looks at your available storage level and looks at your music usage and based on songs you have not listened to recently starts removing said music to free up space. 12:22 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-thinks- black-market-1-143000265.html There has been in the past a lot made about how much the FBI paid to get that iPhone 5C unlocked. Most put it north of $1 Million dollars. So how do Apple feel about this - well surprisingly - they seem to like that high dollar amount. This is what Ivan Krstic Head of Security engineering and architecture for Appel said about the $1 Million dollar plus price tag paid. quote As probably most of you know, there is a black market for software vulnerabilities, and once in a while some of the prices on the black market become known, Usually these prices are tens of thousands of dollars, sometimes $100,000. Those are prices for software like Microsoft Windows or Google's Android — but the prices for iPhone hacks are much, much higher. Take that with a grain of salt, but it's a fascinating number to think about," What you're seeing now is the result of a decade of our best work in protecting our users.” unquote 13:33 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205321 Some Apple TV 4th gen news. Apple has added Comedy Central, MTV and VH1 to the universal search feature. In the US - that brings 35 different apps / services that universal search can search through. If you are in Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK - you can search through 2 - iTunes for Movies and Music and Netflix. So a little bit of a gap there. 14:03 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. With Boll and Branch You’ll get the nicest sheets you’ve ever owned for about half the price of what stores and boutiques would be charging for sheets of far lower quality. 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Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. 16:03 VOICEMAIL - Colby_CO_found_something_in_iOS10_storage Hey Rob, finally got iOS 10 installed thanks. Not a whole lot of feedback yet, definitely looking forward to playing around with The Playgrounds app with my seven-year-old son though. One bit of feedback I have so far though, the keyboard is totally buggy. If I switch to numbers it switches back to letters, if I switch to caps it cap locks, if I try to go back to lowercase it shifts. It is almost to the point where it's unusable. I'm recording this via Siri right now. I know with betas come bugs so I'm not complaining, just giving you the heads up on my experience. Love the show. Regards, Aric Boyles Hi Rob, Quick note to you hoping I can get my review of iOS 10.0 Dev beta 2 to you before episode 398. I myself can only vouch for my iPhone 6+ 64Gig. However, Peyton who by the way was not named after a certain football player but for the term Petabyte (long story) our 9 year old son reports a pleasant experience so far on his iPad Air 2. FYI, he would of given me a more detailed review of 10.0 beta 2 but is obsessed on getting Happy Chick working so he can play NES games that were out 20+ years before he was born. Anyway, back to my review. iOS 10.0 developer beta 2 absolutely rocks. So far it is running Velvety smooth. I have been using the update for the past 8 hours at writing this email and the experience has been flawless. No freeze ups, no what look like reboots or any of that stuff. Just a nice smooth uniformed performance. That is it for me. If anything else comes up that may be worth bringing to the TII community's attention, I'll check back with you. To sum up my email? Bring on the public beta! Have a great week! Shane Cashin Hi Rob, Tonight I updated my iPad Air2 to the iOS 10 Public Beta everything's working great. Regards J Hi Rob, I updated to iOS 10 beta and I was hoping that we can set default email apps without having to use the stock mail app. So I once I deleted the stock app, I went onto safari and clicked on an email link and received a pop up message that told me to re download (or restore) the stock mail app. Apple's walled garden is kind of frustrating. Regards, Alberto J VOICEMAIL - LA_PA_why_not_using_wifi_calling 23:08 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from MYRON UECKER ON JULY 9TH who posted the following quote One nice feature of the iOS 10 music player is the downloads section that show only music on your device. Finally a way to play only what I downloaded and not my entire library! unquote To which - DAVE T replied quote Don't I already see that on my iOS 9 phone? unquote AND THEN MYRON UECKER REPLIED: QUOTE There is the ability to only show music on this device in iOS 9. It has never worked properly for me. On my iPhone it simply grays out the music not on my phone and cycles through it anyway on random mode. I was never able to figure out how to randomly play only music on my device. In iOS 10 there really is a way to see only what is on your device and random mode works as expected. UNQUOTE Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 24:47 http://investor.apple.com/ Apples quarterly Conference call covering last quarter will be Tuesday July 26th at 4:00 PM CT. I will do a blog post later than night - I am traveling that afternoon - so no episode that night or coverage right after. I will talk more next week on speculation on iPhone and iPad sales. But really this is not a very meaningful quarter - it is the next one that is where things might get interesting. 25:31 http://www.macworld.com/article/3089481/ apple-phone/apple-lowers-iphone-trade-up- credit-abandons-interest-free-financing.html Hi Rob, FYI. Dr. John M Seems Apple is lowering their iPhone trade up credit and also getting rid of the interest free financing. Originally users could get up to $300 credit from their older smartphones - now it is reduced to $250 max credit. Currently on the Apple site the estimated trade in value varies from $50 for an iPhone 4S to $225 for an iPhone 6 and $250 for an iPhone 6Plus. They are not at this time accepting iPhone 6S or 6S plus for trade in because you know - there is nothing to trade up to at this time. Well at least not for the 6S Plus. And previously Apple was offering interest free financing via Citizens bank - now apple is reverting that back to the Carriers to manage the finances - because you know nothing bad could ever come out letting the carriers manage it. Long of the short - is if you thought you knew how apples trade in programmed worked - well kudos for being that person. But now things have changed. 26:53 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/ 36683517/spotify-accuses-apple-of-blocking- app-and-using-store-as-weapon- to-harm-competitors Spotify got all in a lather over Apple rejecting their most recent updates to the Spotify app - and they accused apple of doing this for anti-competitive reasons. Spotify general Counsel said Quote The move is causing grave harm, We cannot stand by as Apple uses the App Store approval process as a weapon to harm competitors. This latest episode raises serious concerns under both US and EU competition law. It continues a troubling pattern of behaviour by Apple to exclude and diminish the competitiveness of Spotify on iOS and as a rival to Apple Music, particularly when seen against the backdrop of Apple's previous anticompetitive conduct aimed at Spotify unquote That was said in a letter they sent to Apples Lawyers - which Spotify legal counsel also you know accidentally - on purpose leaked to the press. Well them is fighting words and actions - said Apple’s Lawyers - well maybe that’s not exactly what they said. Actually What Bruce Sewell - Apple general Counsel said to Spotify was quote We find it troubling that you are asking for exemptions to the rules we apply to all developers and are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service. We did not alter our behaviour or our rules when we introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became a competitor, Ironically, it is now Spotify that wants things to be different by asking for preferential treatment from Apple. I would be happy to facilitate an expeditious review and approval of your app as soon as you provide us with something that is compliant with the App Store's rules” unquote Oh snap - so there take that. http://www.macworld.com/article/3090219/ ios/spotify-lawyers-up-against-apple-for- rejecting-its-updated-ios-app.html 28:46 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/13/ iphone-7-1960-mah-battery/ Rumor time - and back to the iPhone 7 - and it seems one of the reports is it will have a bigger battery. The rumor / leak is the iPhone 7 battery would be 1,960 mAh battery vs the current 1,715 mAh battery in the iPhone 6S. The A10 is also supposed to improve battery life - so to see a 20% increase in battery life or more for the iPhone 7 vs the iPhone 6S is not really a stretch. Expect more and more of these part leak rumors to pop up over the next two months. 29:23 http://www.webposterz.com/2016/07/15/ apple-launch-iphone-7-256gb-storage- capacity-fast-charging/ more rumors around the iPhone 7 and 7 plus revolve around the name and Apple possibly going to iphone and iPhone Pro for the 4.7 and 5.5 inch version respectively. There are also rumors of faster charging for the next gen iPhones. 29:45 http://appadvice.com/post/apples- abandonment-of-the-audio-jack-is-long- long-overdue/717355 And of course there is the on again / off again - but mostly on again rumor that the HeadPhone jack is going the way of Floppy disks and fire wire ports. There is an article in 9 to 5 mac that talks about the average length of time Apple supports a type of port - and that average is 15 years. Currently the headphone jack has been supported as is by Apple for 32 years. So maybe the on again rumor camp - that is the group saying yes Apple will kill the headphone jack - maybe the on again rumor camp is right after all. 30:18 http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/30/ technology/apple-patent-stop-phone- recording/index.html One of the things Apple does - and does a lot of is file patents - and they file patents on things they never plan to use or roll out - but just in case and because they can - they file patents - and some times people look at those patents and say well if Apple was granted the patent they are going to do this. And this is one of those cases and one I say some strong negative tones around. Apple was granted a patent where they could put in technology to disable a phones photo and video recording capabilities using an infrared signal. The theory is that in theaters or concerts the people running the event could kill of the camera. That is the theory. Here is why Apple will not implement that tech. Human Rights violations. The Smartphone does a great job of recording these. And if Any one that ran a movie theater could get their hands on the tech to kill your camera - then clearly any repressive regime could get their hands on that tech to kill off cameras where ever their soldiers or thugs went. Especially at quote peaceful rallies unquote IF you think Tim Cook did not think about that possibility you are greatly mistaken. There is no way Apple rolls out that tech - no way. 31:48 http://www.techtimes.com/articles/168437/ 20160705/us-senate-rings-blackberry- death-knell-says-hello-to-apple-iphone- and-samsung-smartphones.htm Hi Rob, Someone stick a fork in Blackberry already. Dr. John M And he sent over an article that basically said that the US Government - one of the biggest if not the biggest customer of Blackberry is no longer going to be issuing new Blackberrys to new Senators and staff. Per sticking a fork in Blackberry - they are well past that stage. 32:14 VOICEMAIL - Dev_review_Dog_training_app Hi Rob, As the iPod Touch 5th gen is excluded from the forthcoming iOS update, will I still be able to purchase music and update the music app? The Scribble feature on the new watchOS looks great, probably faster than conventional texting. Do you think this should be an option on iOS? Thanks for all the hard work. Best wishes, Alf, Sheffield, England. Hey Rob, Last week a listener mentioned their headphone jack wasn't working on their iPad Pro 9.7" after installing iOS 10. He thought it might have something to do with the rumored replacement of the 3.5mm jack by the lightning port. The same thing happened to me on my iPad Pro 9.7" so I went looking for a solution. Most forum posts said to do a full reset, but I found one comment that said just to turn hey Siri off - and sure enough that worked for me. So it seems like the non-working headphone jack in iOS 10 is really just a bug, not necessarily a sign of things to come. Thanks again for the great show. Aric Boyles Hi Rob, I'm hearing lots about maybe there will maybe there won't be a jack on new iPhone 7 for headphones. If so could you or the listeners recommend a good Bluetooth in ear set. Music is my main priority as opposed to calling. I currently use the Jabra sport coach in ear headphones and they are just ok. Thanks for all you do. Regards, Gerry in Glasgow, Scotland VOICEMAIL - quest_my_thoughts_no_headPhone_jack 36:54 Hi Rob, I was in NYC recently and as usual I went to Harry's for my razor blades and the staff were saying they're working on being able to send blades to uk. Great news on the best blades on the market. Love the show. Regards Gerry. from Glasgow. Scotland and folks if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order. As I said before the blades are incredible - there are 5 of them - not 3 or 4 - but 5. No cuts - no burn - and the best shave I have ever had and at a really great price. Why Pay $32 for an 8 pack of blades when you can get them 1/2 that price at Harrys.com And yes I do buy them - they don’t just send me samples all the time. I actually now have enough blades to get me through not just 2016 but also likely most if not all of 2017 as well. To get the best blades - Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you. Also absolutely the best shaving gel. No Phosphates not toxic chemicals - just good stuff for your skin. Harrys cares more about you then putting cheap chemicals in their products to save a couple of penny’s a can. Kudos Harrys. Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about. Once again go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 on your first purchase and start shaving better. 38:56 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ 876321144/1627814500 Hi Rob, I was recently given your contact information as someone who might be able to point me in the right direction. We are launching an exciting new product called FireFlies. FireFlies are completely wire-free earbuds similar to Earin, Bragi Dash, and others that have recently been announced… except unlike these other products, Fireflies do not cost $300. FireFlies are the first affordable wire-free earbuds and will be available for just $79 on Tuesday, July 5th. We have worked very hard for the last two years so that the average person can afford this awesome new technology! Here is a brief product overview: www.firefliesaudio.com We need help spreading the word. I am hoping to discuss this product with the right writer at Today in iOS for audio electronics/gadgets. Please let me know if you can direct me to the right contact. Thanks! KC Corbett www.firefliesaudio.com Hi KC, Thanks for the heads up - I will feature this in our next episode - Ep 398 - which should be out this week. Best of luck with the campaign. What is the expected battery life from a full charge? All it says that I could find is: " two tiny ear buds that can play stereo Bluetooth audio for hours” Is that 1.1 hours or 2 hours or 4 hours or Thanks Rob W Thanks for your support Rob! The battery life of the earbuds is 3 hours. So, after listening to 3 hours of stereo audio, you can put the earbuds their carrying case and get 3 additional full charges on the go via the carrying case. Once you have listened for 12 hours total, you can recharge the carrying case. Please let me know if there is any other info I can provide you with and thanks again! Best, KC Thanks to KC for his reply. The project again is called - FireFlies - one word with flies - spelled - F L I E S Luck it seems KC did not need - the project had a modest goal of $20,000 - it has raised over $270,000 - Way to Go KC. The early bird special of $79 are all gone - the pricing is now $99 - and likely those will be gone soon - and then it will be $119. What you get for $99 or $119 - is a set of the FireFlies ear buds, The Charging Pod - which is really nice. extra silicone tips and locking wings - plus a micro-USB cable for the Charging Pod. You do not plug into the earbuds - you plug into the charging pod - and that recharges the earbuds. That is a better way to do it then trying to get the connectors on the earbuds. I guess the best thing to say - is don’t wait for apple to remove the head phone jack - get out in front of them and show you don’t need it anyway. Search for FireFlies in the show notes for Ep 398. 42:43 VOICEMAIL - Jeff_ark_appleTV_app_Review Hi Rob, I have been thinking about getting into app development for awhile and there is so many companies offering different packages and bundles. Can you give me some direction as to where is the better place to get some schooling? Thanks! Regards, Jeremy R An Apple Watch Beta Tip from Robert Spivack in out Google+ community. Quote WatchOS 3 beta tip - make a backup first If you are installing WatchOS beta software (or will install later this month when the public betas start appearing), here's a quick tip: Make a backup of your Apple Watch software/configuration first. Apple only provides an indirect way to backup your watch which many people many not be aware of. Run the Watch configuration app on your iPhone, select your Apple Watch, unpair the watch, and then setup up the watch again restoring from backup (don't select "setup as new watch"). Unpairing your Apple watch generates a backup of the watch and configuration at that moment. Please note that unpairing is a slow process and setting it up again by restoring from a backup is even slower, so allocate a lot of time (1 to 2 hours) to do this. Leave both your Apple watch and your iPhone plugged-in and charging to avoid any power-related problems. unquote 46:31 VOICEMAIL - Ron_wifi_calling_Response VOICEMAIL - Ron_wifi_calling_response_part2 Podcast411 - ep 231 is live - it is an interview with Lou Mongello from WDW Radio. Please check it out - and check out the new blog posts on Podcast411 - including my thoughts on Podcast Movement and the Podcaster Hall of Fame awards. 52:12 Ep 398 - Ask Siri - What’s your Problem - multiple times 52:42 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. 53:44 Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 397 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - GET OUT On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_GET_OUT Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BEN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BEN wrote the following: Hi Rob, I made this artwork using the apps, Photoshop Touch and Inkpad. The text, gradient, and box effect were created in Photoshop touch, and the shine on the text was created in Inkpad. Regards, Ben M Thanks BEN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BEN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 397 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:16 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “With yesterday’s announcement of the new Windows Phone 7 I believe we are seeing the rise of Windows Phone 7 as the iPhone killer. Forget Android, this is the one you need to pay attention to.” Jamie Riddell, CEO of Digital Tomorrow Today, 16 March 2010 With all these iPhone killers out there - it kind of makes the iPhone the John Snow of Smartphones - Just Sayin. 02:45 This week we have promo codes for The App - MAGICAL ALPHABET - Here is the written review from the dev. Quote "I am one of the Co-Developers of Magical Alphabet, a fun educational app for preschoolers and toddlers, in which they learn letters, phonics and spellings through hilarious 3d Magic shows videos and puzzle games. Some of the Features of this app are : 26 funny story based 3D Magic show movies which will help kids learn 26 letters and 52 words in a most entertaining way. 52 Spelling puzzles where kids drag letters in place to spell the words while listening to their names and phonic sounds along with delightful animations. An interactive alphabet table to help kids learn their ABC and phonics along with the images of the words. Magical Alphabet is available exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch for just $1.99 but you can definitely try a free or a lite version before purchasing a full paid version. Your kids are surely gonna have an awesome experience with Magical Alphabet. Thanks a lot and have a great day.” unquote Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App - MAGICAL ALPHABET - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put MAGICAL in the subject line. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magical-alphabet-letters- phonics/id1040130713?mt=8 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:33 On ep 396 - I went over some of the changes in the Settings app - I stopped at the new Home Kit settings. Next up is Music - and there are some changes. There is a new “downloads” subsection. With Downloaded Music option showing how many bytes of downloaded music you have on your iOS device. And the option Automatic Downloads toggle. When toggled on - when adding music to your library - it also will download to that iOS device and downloaded songs are available for playback when offline. There is now an Optimize Storage toggle - that when turned on - if your iOS device is low on Space - it will automatically remove music from that iOS device that you have played in a while. When turned on - it also gives you options for a min amount of storage you can allocate to Apple Music from None to, 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB’s of min storage space allocated just of Apple music. Under the Library sub-cat - they added in Sort Songs by Title or Artist. Previously it was just sorting Albums by Artist and Title. Settings for Video also added a couple small features - One is use cellular data toggle. And then for a new sub-cat - playback quality - you have the option of Wifi with either Best Available or Good. And of you turned on Use Cellular data - you also can adjust the playback quality as well - also with the choice of Best Available or Good. For Settings for the Photo App - the only difference I can see is the addition of the control toggle for Show Holiday events. Nothing new to announce - for iBooks settings, or Podcasts App settings, or iTunes U settings or GameCenter - same ole - same ole. Beyond the changes in the settings app for apps - there was actually you know - changes to the actual apps. For instance - With Calendar in iOS 10 - here is some of what is new. 1. Found events - You get calendar suggestions for events found in Mail and messages. So you can add them easily. Wonder how many young’s are going to wind up with Netflix and Chill for Friday and Saturday nights. 2. Time to Leave - this is where Calendar uses Apple Maps to look up locations, traffic conditions, and transit options to tell you when to get off your back side and get going to your event. 3. Location Suggestions are added to Calendars. The Calendar will suggest the location for a new event based on your past events and frequent locations The clock app gets a whole new look and a new major category - with bedtime joining - World Clock, Alarm, Stopwatch and Timer. Bedtime - allows you to create a wake alarm - based on a questions the App asks you - seems they think going to bed and waking up the same time every day is key to good health. Clearly not an app written by a podcaster. In the Notes app - as mentioned at WWDC - there is now the collaboration option - where you can pick a note and then invite people via mail, twitter and Facebook to join a meeting where everyone invited can make changes to the Note. Just like google docs. 08:41 I mentioned on the last episode that Swift Playgrounds was live now at least the first lesson. My older son has been going through that. I have to say this - I am very very impressed with Swift Playgrounds. It is teach a good deal of fundamentals for programing that a 10 year can understand and be inspired to spend multiple hours a day on. How it starts out is you have this character byte and you have to move him around and do things for the different challenges. Turn on or off a tile - grab a gem. Note on the gem grabbing - it does seem there is an intermittent bug - where he goes to grab a gem and it does not grab the gem - near as I can tell - it is just a bug - and definitely does not repeat all the time. And we have found other bugs where when you enter the code - it does not perform perfect. Even if you put in exactly the code they show for answer and the code that should be the answer. So yes - there are bugs in the software to teach you how to code. As I told my Son - this is just Apples way of introducing you to the concept of what a Bug is. Sure they can talk about it - but it is much more memorable if they give you examples in their own software. Just Sayin. And that said let me go over Swift Playgrounds Learn to Code 1 - Fundamentals of Swift. The first section goes over Commands - very simple commands. How to issue commands, even some bug squashing. Next section goes over functions - what they are - creating them and more. Then they go into loops - followed by Conditional codes - If - and else ifs They also have sections on Logical Operators, While Loops, Algorithms, Variables, Types, Initialization, Parameters, and finally end with a section called World Building. That is all in their Intro to Code 1 section. I said when Apple introduced Swift Fundamentals - that could be the most important announcement of WWDC 2016 - and now that I have had a chance to watch my son use it - and have him show me the code he has written to solve the problems - I am now convinced it was the most important part of WWDC 2016. Kudos Apple on this great great resource. And for those with an iPad - and thinking of getting iOS 10 - if you have a kid in the house that is looking to learn programing or if you are looking to learn program - this is definitely worth putting the beta of iOS 10 on your iPad for. 11:41 VOICEMAIL - Tom_Confirm_iPad_wifi.mp3 Hi Rob, Wifi passwords are stored in iCloud Keychain. It works really great, I have had my iPhone login into a secure wifi network moments after logging into the network on my MacBook Pro. Here is a link to the Apple support doc that talks about this. The Apple Support Document https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204085 Regards, Nate Notnerd Podcast Hi Rob, To answer a few questions from the previous episode: 1. Wi-Fi network sharing between devices: Yes, joined Wi-Fi network information is shared between iOS devices (and even Macs). I believe this requires one to enable "iCloud Keychain" on your devices (because the Wi-Fi network's password is also saved and shared, thus Keychain must be enabled because a password is being saved and shared). 2. SOS in WatchOS 3: SOS is not activated merely by holding down the button adjacent to the crown. An additional swipe action is required to place an SOS call. In WatchOS 2, holding the button gave 3 options: Power Off, Power Reserve, and Lock Device: In WatchOS 3, Power Reserve and Lock Device have been relocated to the new Comtrol Center, which replaced Glances: Lock Device has its own icon in the new Control Center (bottom right padlock icon). Power Reserve can be manually enabled by tapping on the battery percentage in Control Center (upper left), then on "Power Reserve". It's a little bit buried compared to WatchOS 2, but presumably it will still be an option when the Watch warns when the battery level falls to 10%. So with Power Reserve and Lock Device removed from their previous location (holding down the button), Apple has added "Medical ID" and "Emergency SOS" in their place: Presumably, you'll need to swipe on "Emergency SOS" to place the emergency call, at which point it'll kick off the 3-second countdown. Perhaps an additional "press and hold" while on this screen might also place the call, but I don't have the beta installed and I don't know if I'd want to try. ;) Needless to say, the initial "press and hold" of the button isn't going to place an SOS call, as this initial "press and hold" is needed to get to the Watch's "Power Off" and "Medical ID" functions as well. Regards, Damon Ferguson Tuscaloosa, AL 14:59 We have a new sponsor - and I have a new toy - and that is RING - the video Doorbell with advanced Motion detection tech. It really is nice to answer the doorbell from anywhere - the grocery store, the movies, in my car, at a restaurant, and in bed - these are places I have answered the door bell in the last week alone. And the best part is you can see who is there and hear them - and then decide if you want to say anything or just watch and make sure they leave. For me it is mostly about convenance - but it is also about security. I get things delivered all the time - Amazon Prime is a big part of how I shop. And now I can also see any activity near the front door. The folks from RING point out that there is a home burglary ever 13 seconds and most happen in the broad daylight - where a burglar first rings your doorbell to see if you are home. By allowing you to speak to someone you are not sure who they are - it will scare off those with bad thoughts and intentions. If you go to Ring dot com slash T i i - you will get for a limited Time $50 off the Ring of Security kit - which includes a video doorbell, Stick up Cam, solar Panel and indoor chime. For the Video Door bell it quickly - and easily connects to your wired door bell wires. So the main unit is not something you have to worry about charging if you wire it up. It took me all of twenty minutes if that to remove the old door bell and replace it with the Video Doorbell from Ring. And you can also share access to it with others in your house. My Wife and son also get access to the door bell and video. So if I can’t answer or even if I do - they can answer as well. The RING doorbell has been a huge hit with my kids and their friends. The Stick up Cam can be used to watch other parts of your house and also installs in minutes. Go to ring dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off either Ring of Security Kit. Thanks Ring for sponsoring this episode. 17:23 https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from ARTHUR GASKINS ON JUNE 15th who posted the following quote Could any one tell me why you would not have the wi-fi calling feature enabled in settings. Do you get charged more, is it a privacy issue, etc. unquote To which there were QUITE FEW replies. CRAIG B replied quote The first couple of weeks I occasionally had a call drop (I happened to be working in a building with wifi, but no cell service). Now, I can't even tell if I'm on wifi. No change in spam; I don't really see how this could affect span. unquote KEN O replied quote IF you can turn it on, there won't be an extra charge...T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon in the US have it, I don't think Sprint does. It is simply a case of if you don't have a good cell signal you can make calls over wifi. unquote DAVID W replied quote It breaks forwarding calls to iPads is why I have mine turned off. unquote KEITH O replied quote On AT&T, you are warned that 911 calls when using wi-if calling can't give very good estimates of your location. That's one reason - but I still use it. unquote WALTER D replied quote I disabled mine because if you are on a conference call and want to leave your house you will drop the call. At least on Verizon with an iPhone 6s. unquote AND I WILL add - I turned it off - as I was having issues getting my Hot Spot to work when I had it turned on - that was earlier this year with iOS 9.0 - but I have not turned it back on since. Also had issue getting voice mail messages right away. Seemed to really delay them coming in. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Kareem Haskett quote I am listening to episode 396 now and your discussion on the headphone jack rumors reminded me of an issue I've had with iOS 10 on my iPhone 6S Plus. Not sure if anyone else is having this issue but my headphone jack does not work on iOS 10. Could that possible be a hint of what's to come for the iPhone 7? The software seems to have turned off the headphone jack. Not a huge problem for me since all of my headphones are wireless. However, I do listen to my podcasts while driving using an aux cable, which no longer works. With that being said, I found an awesome workaround on Amazon called the Soundbot that allows you to listen through sound via your aux input using Bluetooth. This problem turned out to be a blessing for me since the Soundbot is way more convenient than my old method of plugging an aux cable into my phone. Now my phone automatically connect when I start my car to provide me with flawless audio with no wires attached. My car has built in Bluetooth but only for talking on the phone. The Soundbot completely upgraded the Bluetooth in my car. BTW, it may sound like it but I am in no way affiliated with Soundbot's business. unquote 21:42 https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/06/07/the-amazing- iphone-sniffing-prison-dogs Interesting article from the Marshall project dot org website titled - The amazing iPhone sniffing prison dogs. Yes - they have trained dogs to sniff out iPhones in prisons. One dog Drako has found over 1,000 iPhones. What was really interesting is that they teach them to smell not just the lithium battery - but also the sim card smell. The fact that California finds 1,000’s of iPhones each year in prisons is pretty scary. We are getting a new dog next month - wonder if you can train a frenchie to find iPhones and iPads - and well car keys while I am at it. 22:21 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/latest-iphone-7-leaks- show-130028391.html There are two things that will we see a lot of between now and September. 1. Is new features found in the beta of iOS 10 2. The latest iPhone 7 rumors and leaks info. Since we already covered 1 - time to now cover number 2. The latest one making the rounds is a supposed leaked photo or really photos of a case for the iPhone 7 and said photo shows that on the bottom of the device there is no headphone port - but rather dual speakers. So it seems we are swinging back to the no headphone port rumor camp. Photos are on the site - Nowhereelse.fr - a site that has had some early leaks of mechanicals in years past. The other thing from the pics is the opening for the camera on the iPhone 7 is much bigger than on the iPhone 6 - backing up the rumor about a bigger camera module / upgrade for the iPhone 7. That would be a single camera module. The iPhone 7+ is the one that will supposedly have the dual camera module. http://lph0ne.blogspot.com/2016/06/leaked-iphone-7-shell- has-no-headphone.html 23:28 http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/138016-massive-iphone-7- leaks-reveal-oled-screen-dual-camera-256gb-lightning- adapter-and-more Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one. Which is more iPhone 7 rumors - and that is Samsung will be supplying OLED screens for the next gen iPhones. Another new rumor is that there might even be a dual sim unit in the works for the next gen iPhone. And of course there is the rumors backing up others - that the top end will be 256 GB for storage. And that the next gen will ship with a lightening to 3.5 MM headphone jack adapter. Because we all love having a dongle to play with. 24:07 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-pro,news-22896.html Thanks to all that sent in this next one. And that is this year come September - we will not have TWO new iPhones - but three. iPhone 7, iPhone 7 plus and iPhone 7 Pro. This per rumors found on Weibo. What are some of the specs. The iPhone 7 would come in 32 not enough GB, 64 barely enough GB’s and 256 now we are talking GB’s. While the iPhone 7 plus and pro would come in 32 you should be embarrassed to call this plus or pro GB - 128 yes that is good GB’s and 256 room to breath GB’s versions. They also had break downs on pricing for those three plus the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus and how they would all fit together. No other differences between the plus and pro versions. It is possible that the pro version could have the smart connector and even be a little bigger than the plus. Again I am just passing along the latest rumor dejur - not saying I believe in them. lots of spaghetti being thrown at lots of walls these days. 25:30 http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/06/iphone-8-specs-and- rumors-that-you-need-to-know/ Ok - so we talk about the iPhone 7 - and that is dominating most of the blog posts on rumors - but it is not 100% dominating - more so this year than any other year - we are seeing rumor reports on the iPhone the generation after the next Gen - or the iPhone 8 to keep things simple. One of those rumors is that the OLED screens supposedly coming from Samsung - are NOT for the iPhone 7 - but rather for the iPhone 8. Additionally the screen will run edge to edge - and it will be curved and glass on both sides. yes - pretty much guaranteeing how ever you drop it - that cracking sound will be clear and distinctive. It will of course have the A11 processor - right - since the iPhone 7 will have the A10. And the A11 will use 10 Nanometer technology. Because it is glass on both sides - it will be easy to inductive charge. The iPhone 8 will get rid of the home button. And will offer all around improvements like better or enhanced biometrics features - such as advanced facial recognition and even iris scanning. Hence no need for finger print scanning. Basically it will be smarter - faster - glassier - and betterer than the iPhone 7 and 6 generations. And because it will be soooo darn sexy - it is possible that many will not upgrade to the iPhone 7 - causing even more pent up demand - for the iphone 8 - which will start Apple back on the path to a $1 Trillion market cap. http://bgr.com/2016/06/21/iphone-8-rumors- jony-ive-dream-design/ 27:09 VOICEMAIL - Jeffre_WA_how do you unhide a stock App you have deleted. That is actually easy - you just go to the App Store app - and “re-download” the app - and it will be restored and active and un-hid again. Hi Rob, I do a lot of driving and have been thinking about getting an after market radio for the truck to utilize CarPlay. But there are a few different makes and models out there these days. Hard to find a lot of constructive feedback online as to which one(s) are user friendly the best. Didn't know if you could throw that question out to the community? Or if you had a previous episode I somehow missed that compared models? Regards, - Aaron S. 29:31 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1784316 This week we have an indie gogo project called Corsdrive. Quote - The world’s first elegance USB 3.0 flash drive with integrated Apple lightning and Micros USB common connector. Also with MicroSD flat drive for iPhone, Android, Mac and PC unquote. Pricing on this varies depending on the storage option you choose. 32 GB version will run $39 64 GB is $60 128 GB is $89 256 GB is $149 and 512 GB is $299 Actually just getting it to extend the storage on my macbook pro is almost worth it at that price and with the speed of USB 3.0 Right now they have raised 26% of their initial goal - of just $2,000 - and they have 2 months left on this. They estimate September for ship date. I do like the size - storage and flexibility - both USB 3.0 and lightening. The two key methods my Laptop and iOS devices connect. Search for Corsdrive in the show notes for ep 397 at today in iOS dot com. 30:51 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cell-connect/ id1091182713?mt=8 My Oldest Son wanted me to mention his new favorite free app on the apple TV 4th gen - it is Cell Connect - two words from Boombit - the app is also available for iOS devices. But it does play really well on the Apple TV. It is a fun / addictive game where you move numbers around from one cell to another to get 4 of the same numbers grouped together - which then turns them into the sum of the 4 - If you move a number and it does not combine 4 or more of a number - then the next group of numbers are added and once all the cells have numbers in them the game is over. There is some good strategy involved and since next group of numbers go to random cells - there is some luck. Again the game play on the Apple TV is very nice - so if you are looking for a good free game for Apple TV this is One Henry recommends. If you have a favorite free or paid game for Apple TV - give me a call - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog or shot us an email - today in iOS at gmail dot com - share your favorite Apple TV games with the audience. 32:21 VOICEMAIL - Shannon_issue_poor_wifi_performance Hi Rob, Would you please poll other listeners for suggestions on a web page aggregator. Something like the Apple news app that lets you follow a topic. I would use this to stay current with health care programs such HIPAA and a new one called MACRA. This would be a great time saver for many people. Thanks for all that you put into TII! Regards, Kraig S 36:05 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/ 06/17/apple-wants-to-kill-a-bill-that-could-make-it-easier- for-you-to-fix-your-iphone/ Hi Rob, FYI. Dr. John M And this is a post from the Washington post titled - Apple wants to kill a bill that could make it easier for you to fix your iPhone Those evil SOB’s - what are they thinking. There is a New York bill called the Fair Repair Act - that is intended to give indie repair centers access to official components. It would require hardware manufactures to make repair instructions and parts available to the public. But it seems the Bills progress in the NY state legislature is no going well - and Huf Po - reported on docs that show Apple lobbied to kill the bill. THINK!!! From the Article quote: "Apple in particular has been really vocal about how environmentally friendly they are, but then, behind the scenes, they're subverting every possible technique that people could have to make their products last longer,” said Kyle Wiens founder of iFixit. Apple removed the iFixit app, from the app store last year when iFixit posted instructions on how to tear down the Apple TV. unquote You mean the tear down of the Apple TV that was sent out just to Developers early and which the Developers had to agree not to tear open or give info out on - and the one where iFixit joked during the tear down they probably would get in trouble - you mean that Apple TV tear down? Just Sayin. It is not shocking that Apple or any other hardware manufacturer would not want to do what the bill would force them to do. It would be nice if Apple made official parts available - and made it easier for DIY’rs to repair iOS devices. The article though is pretty slanted - it even has this quote - I kid you not. QUOTE - Think back to a time when the back panel of a television set had schematics and diagrams posted on it, This was not thousands of years ago. This is how society was, but it was slowly taken away from us piece by piece over the last decade. This is important because we will eventually live in a world where everything is disposable if the precedent continues — where you do not own a device, you're renting it until it breaks. unquote UMMMM - yeah - that schematic they are talking about was so you could change out Vacuum tubes - which are like light bulbs - and burn out of time - heck there used to be vacuum tube testers at most local Drug stores. Yes times have changed - and we no longer have vacuum tubes in our electronics - well unless you have a really really high end amplifier for your music system. But for smartphone - yeah - vacuum tubes not really the best technology for the job. Rather we have these slightly more reliable and solid state transistor - which many would consider the most important invention of all time - ahead of Small Pox vaccine, Penicillin and the wheel. Just sayin. If the Washington post wants to drive home a point about Apple being bad for killing a bill - they might not want to include quotes where people reminisce back to the days of the Vacuum tube and having to go to the drug store to check if that tube really is burned out. 39:43 A big thanks to Vicky C for your donation to the show - it is greatly appreciated. Next week is 4th of July. I am going to try and get a new episode next week - but that is also right before Podcast Movement. The biggest show for Podcasting - and I have a big presentation that week - plus will be traveling there on the 5th. Again I will do my best to get the episode out - but it might not happen next week. Hopefully iOS 10 Beta 2 will go live this week - as that will push me to report on the new features. But to help me for the next episode I really want to emphasize getting your feedback on iOS 10 beta - or the new betas for Watch OS or TV OS. You can really help with sending in your feedback. Also next week if you are going to be at Podcast Movement - come up and say high on Wednesday night before the Hall of Fame ceremony or right after and lets get a selfie - I want to Send Judy some pics of me in the Bow Tie she made with Tii listeners. Finally Again Podcast411 is BACK - go to podcast411 dot com for the latest blog post or episode. Next guest which will be Lou Mongello from WDW Podcast. That should be live this weekend. 41:16 EP 397 - Ask Siri - Knock Knock 41:24 Thanks again to RING for sponsoring this episode - Folks right now and for a limited time only go to RING dot com slash t i i - to save $50 off the Ring of Security kit - Thanks Ring for sponsoring this show. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 396 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank LUKE for sending in the music you hear in the background. LUKE wrote: Hi Rob, Upgraded my iPad 3 to a new iPad Pro 9.7 last week, thought I would make you some music using garage band Running iOS 10 and loving it Regards, LUKE ROWE SONG_SVILERFEET Thanks LUKE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank CHRIS for sending in the Artwork for today's show. CHRIS wrote the following: Hi Rob Here is the New Siri Icon for macOS for you with Tii Branding. Text added with Avery App Regards, Chris in London Thanks CHRIS, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see CHRIS'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 396 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 01:59 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “For those of us without Apple tattoos, the reaction to Apple’s new iPhone 3G S, announced on Monday, seems to look pretty unanimous. ‘That’s it?’” UNQUOTE Nick Mokey, Digital Trends, 8 June 2009 For as long as there has been coverage of Apple products there have always been those that say that's it? Then said products get widely adopted - and they blame the folks that drank the koolaid as being blind followers that will buy anything.They just don’t seem to get there is a lot more to Apples new products than a spec sheet - Just Sayin. 02:39 No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 03:16 Like last year - I am going to go over some of the changes in the Settings app from iOS 9 to iOS 10. This is bases on the Settings App for the 12.9” iPad Pro the version with Cellular and Wifi. First item is that Siri was moved from inside the General Category and now is its own major category under settings. The one option added in Siri - is the option to access on lock screen - you can now toggle that on or off. Interestingly - Allow H E Y Siri - which was previously selected - after update was turned off. Under the General Category - the one new sub-cat is Dictionary. By default American English and also Apple Dictionary is selected. Under Handoff and Suggested Apps sub-cat - they added the option for Suggested apps to be Apps on the App Store. Installed Apps is still there as well. Under the Sub-Cat for Accessibility - there are a few changes. First under the Vision grouping. It was these 5 options - Voiceover, Zoom, Invert Colors, Grayscale and Speech. Now it is is these 5 options - Voiceover, Zoom, Magnifier, display accommodations and Speech. Magnifier Quote lets you use your device’s camera to quickly magnify things. When enabled, triple-check the home button to start Magnifier unquote Under Display accommodations - Invert Colors is now moved - and you have the options for Color Filters - which can be used to differentiate colors by users who are color blinds and aid to users who have difficulty reading text on displays. and under Display accommodations is also reduce White Points - which reduces the intensity of Bright Colors and used to be under Increase Contrast. For Speech - there is now a new sub-cat - Typing Feedback - and under this sub-cat are the features - Characters, Character hints, Speak words, Speak Auto-text and Hold to speak Predictions - all of these can be toggled on or off - all are off by default. A few changes for Accessibility - but not much changes. Under Keyboards - they added a sub-cat - Hardware Keyboard - This lets you pick the type of Hardware keyboard you are using. Choices they give are US, US International-PC, ABC extended, British, French, German, Spanish - ISO, Italian, Belgian, Dutch, Dorn, Dvorak and Colemak. Yeah - Stretching a bit to find differences under Settings General. Under the main category for Notifications - in iOS 10 - The Notification View Options are gone - they were Sort Order - and also Group by App - both options are no longer under Notifications. Under Safari - there is now the option for Check for Apple Pay - which is a simple toggle on / off switch. Home is a brand new major category and this is some options for that new app. 1. is Use iCloud - iCloud and home kit must be enabled when signed into an iCloud account. 2. Use this device as a home hub - quote using an apple tv or iPad as a home hub allows automation, remote access of your accessories and provides more powerful users permissions. iPad must remain in the home and be continually powers on for these features to work unquote and 3. Rest homekit configuration I will stop there per the Settings change and next time I will pick up at the music App settings and finish up from there. 07:29 From Myron Uecker quote I think out of yesterday's announcements one thing I'm most looking forward to is Swift Playgrounds. Even though I'm an adult and it is tailored towards kids, I think there can be some valuable learning potential via that app. Plus it runs on my iPad. unquote Hi Rob, iOS 10 did not really wow me and the Apple Music did not wow me ether. They focus to much on iMessage. But hopefully when the beta is over with I'll like it. I wish 3D Touch would of came to the iPhone 6. But hay what can you do 😒 Regards, Sharde Hi Rob Ok I like a couple of things in iOS 10 the dark mode and with Apple Music I like that you can read the lyrics to the song that your listening to. So I guess iOS 10 will grow on me. Regards, Sharde Hi Rob, Sad to have to leave you iOS 10 but it was rough while we were together. You kept shutting down in me. Good to be back on familiar ground. 9.3.2 now feels like a breath of fresh air. My home and power buttons are sore from hard resets Regards, Tosin O Hi Rob, Here is a sorely needed new feature of iOS 10. Hearts on thumbnails of Favorited photos! Regards, Steven Whatley Hi Rob, I went against my better judgement as well as your advice and put the iOS 10 developer upgrade on my main iPhone iPhone 6+. ......and the result of my recklessness is.....drum roll please....... Flawless operation. Maybe an improvement over 9.3.3 public beta 2. I love the new features of iMessage and it could be the best argument for an android holdout such as my wife to come over to the right side when she can't get hand drawn love notes from hubby via text. :) I have been putting iOS 10 through regular tasks with a smooth flow. I haven't had the unstable experience that was reported by some of the YouTube testers. I also have installed iOS 10 on my iPad 4th gen and I was surprised to see that 10 really improved performance. In closing, I will not suggest that everyone go out and install 10 on their main iPhone/iPad, I would suggest that you do so on a secondary device. To sum it up, do as I say, not as I do! Or I got lucky.......AGAIN!!! Regards, Shane C Hi Rob, I wanted to give you the 5 Days Later update. We have installed iOS 10 on 3 devices so far. Our son’s iPad Air 2, My iPad (4th Gen) and my iPhone 6+ and here are the results. iPhone 6+ - 1.9Gig Download - Biggest out of the 3 models we tested. For the most part, runs great with the odd bit of gumming up opening up apps. Not a big deal for me. However at times when you are pushing the cpu, it sort of goes into this kind of reboot process for about 30 seconds. The screen will go dark with that little spinning flower type thing as if you’re shutting it down then will go right back into the screen asking for your passcode however you can just use your finger print to unlock the phone. So far, this has happened to me about a half dozen times with fairly heavy use. Although it doesn’t bother me to the point of regretting the upgrade, I would suggest that the average user may wish to wait until the public beta release next month before dipping their toe into new flavour of Kool-Aid. However if you’re like me and don’t mind the odd glitch and enjoy having bragging rights, then this is the upgrade for you. For me, the biggest change is not having to swipe right to access the lock screen. iPad (4th Gen) - 1.4Gig Download??? After 5 days of moderate usage, I can say that iOS 10 runs really good on it. To me, it runs as if 10 was a fresh install. My son was disappointed that Swift Playgrounds was not installed on this older iPad. iPad Air 2 - 1.8Gig Download My son has been testing this very heavily. He loves it. Runs really well and to his delight had the Swift Playgrounds app on it. Summary & Final Thoughts Depending on your personality and use of your iOS device, thought should be put into doing any sort of upgrade, especially when its a developer edition. If you’re job or safety or communication with rest of the world depends on your device, you’re not much for trouble shooting, you like things to be absolutely predictable or have a Homer Simpson like temper, please hold off the upgrade. However, if you like to show how in you are with Apple to your friends, you don’t mind taking the odd glitch in the name of progress this maybe the upgrade for you. Thank you and I looking forward to show 0396. Enjoy your weekend/week. Regards, Shane C 15:21 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apples- iphone-software-automatically-show-224152653.html It sounds like one new feature added in iOS 10 is the one my wife has been waiting for. And that is in iOS 10 it automatically knows where and remembers where you parked your car and show you where in Apple Maps your car is located. In theory this makes sense - it can tell when you are driving vs when you are walking - it can tell when someone parks their car and gets out of the car based on the motion sensors - and it just then flags your location. no more will my wife be going through parking lots holding down the alarm button hoping to trigger the alarm on the car. Now she will just need to open the maps app and it will lead her right back to her car. This is one of those features she might even let me put a beta on her phone for. I am being kind when I say she has lost her car a few times in a parking lot. And yes - she will openly admit it. So this again will be one of those killer features that many people like my wife will love and depend on. Glad to see this one added. 16:29 http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/16/ hide-apps-ios-not-delete-apps-ios/ On the last episode we said the bingo card got a check mark for being able to delete stock apps - well not exactly - seems when you tap on the little X for the stock apps that show the little X - you are not deleting the apps - you are just deleting the User data associated with the App and then hiding the App icon from View. The actual App binary does not go anywhere and you don’t save the space you thought you were. Sorry to all those with the 16 not close to enough storage GB devices out there. That said - of all the apps you can delete - Apple claims together they only use 150 MB of storage. The complete list of Stock Apps that can be hidden are: Calculator Calendar Compass Contacts FaceTime Find My Friends Home iBooks iCloud Drive iTunes Store Mail Maps Music News Notes Podcasts Reminders Stanza Stocks Tips Videos Voice Memos Watch App and Weather. Again they are not deleted - they are just hidden really really well. 17:36 http://www.computerworld.com/ article/3085542/apple-ios/wwdc-12- ios-10-features-you-probably-didnt- know-about.html There is a certain type of article that comes out this time each year - and it is the X number of new iOS X features you don’t know about. And already there were a bunch. I will try to cover one or so each week - as there are a bunch of new features. First up is from Johnny Evans at Computer world with the creatively titled - quote 12 iOS 10 features you probably didn’t know about unquote Of course he then says he will offer up a bakers dozen and then actually has 14 different items. So first things is first - counting is not Johnny’s strong suit. First is what he calls getting there - and it has to do with getting to info via Notifications and Control center - and that apple is making it easier to get info or to short cuts without needing to unlock your phone - which by the way is so easy and fast now for the iPhone 6S, 6S+ and SE - that they needed to add raise to wake to those devices. Next is Personal iMessages - we talked last episode about being able to send iMessages in your own hand writing. If you saw my handwriting - my wife will tell you this is not actually a good thing. The Calendar App - now iOS will suggest calendar events like meetings and places based on iMessage threads - Creepy. And it can even offer times to leave and location suggestions based on data from both iMessages and email strings - really creepy. That leads to Intelligence everywhere or Skynet as it is more commonly known. This comes back to facial recognition - calendar suggestions - and even emoji suggestions based on what you typed - plus as we mentioned better situational suggestions on typing. One not really talked about is what Johnny calls in the raw - where you can now edit photos in raw uncompressed image format. The New Clock is much better - not only are there more features - but the UI is much better and more things are visible on one page. There is better Storage optimization - which you know is needed for all those that recently purchased a 16 OH WHAT WAS I THINKING GB version. Collaboration was another item he mentioned - and we mentioned that last episode briefly - and it is nice now in Notes you can simultaneously collaborate on a notes document. He also throws in Side by Side Safari multitasking - really bringing his list up to 15 items now. Here is a neat feature - Unsubscribe - iOS 10 lets you unsubscribe from annoying newsletters with just a couple of taps - no need to visit a website - where they try to trick you into signing up for 3 more newsletters as you try to cancel one. Spam Alert for Phone calls was mentioned - but that was clearly gone over in the keynote. For those with 3D touch - you can change the intensity of the flashlight based on how hard you are pressing the icon in the control center dock - cool. You will now be able to access the desktop and documents folders of your Mac running Mac OS Sierra from an iOS device using iCloud drive. Where my Car - as mentioned before - a nice new feature my wife will love. And Accessibility. And he mentions the Apple Watch Activity app being optimized for WheelChair Users. I would say though compared to past years - there we less new Accessibility features added this year. But maybe that is just because so many have been added the last few years - they are not stretched on what else to add. It is bad enough they move things around. Which is one reason I go over where things are added and moved to earlier. Hopefully that helps those using voice over for example and looking for the Siri controls - rather than searching all over General for where it is moved - now you know it is broken out as its own item. 22:01 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/ business/with-organic-cotton-and- online-ads-boll-branch-helps-indian- farmers.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share Hi Rob, Per Boll & Branch - Okay: now I believe you. Why didn't you mention what's in the article? Regards, Bill Hi Bill thanks to the link to the article about the founders of Boll and Branch. In short it goes over their search for sheets that were created with cotton sourced from farmers that were well compensated and the factory workers well treated. How they worked to create a supply chain the improves the lives of the farmers and factory workers - not one that exploits the workers. And to use Organic cotton for both ethical and texture reasons. As I have said on the show before - Boll & branch sheets are the best feeling sheets you will own and ones you can feel good about owning. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. These sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. They also have towels - and the ones I purchased for my Wife are by far the best towels in the house - plus they have other cotton products. Yes - I am a customer of Boll and Branch. Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. 23:52 VOICEMAIL - Danny_AR_settingup_new_device_wifi Hi Rob, Per the question about the issue with USB for a Car Stereo. I quit using USB to car stereo because it would reset my music playlist to the beginning. It's a bummer sort of but using the aux jack you can vary the volume from the phone which you can't do on USB. Sometimes that's easier. Regards, Mike R 26:11 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Martin Infante ON JUNE 15th who posted the following quote Installed iOS 10 on my 6s plus and I gotta say it's pretty good. A couple of bugs here and there but pretty good nonetheless. We'll see how it goes in the weeks to come. Who else has upgraded? What are your thoughts? unquote To which there were a FEW replies. Kareem Hasket replied quote I've installed it also. I am really enjoying it so far. unquote Matthew G replied quote I'm thinking about testing it in my iPhone 6 Plus. My 6s Plus is my personal phone. How does is do on crashes (crashing the whole phone)? I want to test it on my work phone so that my personal phone isn't compromised, but obviously, if I can't take calls or messages, that's no bueno. I might just wait for the public beta and hope that the version isn't too far behind the dev build. unquote Kareem H replied quote I have not had any crashes of the phone 6S+ yet. I have had an app or 2 crash though. The phone feels a lot smoother than I expected for a beta though. I have it installed on an iPhone 6S Plus as well as the large iPad Pro. 3D Touch makes it much more enjoyable on the phone though. 3D Touch is far more advanced on IOS10. unquote Ernie Aybar replied quote Running IOS 10 on both iPhone 6s and iPad Pro. So far very stable. News app crashes on phone but not the iPad for some reason. Really only bug I have encountered so far. unquote Martin I replied quote it crashed on me once while locking my exposure on the camera app. Other than that it's been pretty solid. Messages app is pretty cool ( invisible ink ) 😁 and I'm testing third party apps. I will report back with positive and or negative feedback. unquote I will say this - HBO Now - no Beuno on the iPad Pro 12.9 inch - very flakey. Martin did post this the next day quote So the bugs mob iOS 10 so far for me anyway are 1-Springboard crashes when inserting a picture to a new iMessage. 2- springboard crashes when locking exposure in photo mode. 3- random reboot while on a phone call. ( bummer ) Looks like I'm gonna go back to iOS 9 until the final release. unquote Folks - Past experience has shown for these betas - if you need your device for work and travel - best not to install the first 3 or 4 betas. Since I will be traveling a bunch - it will be at least Beta 5 before I update my iPhone to iOS 10. My iPad Pro - I will somehow live with the issue and hope HBO Now app gets an update or works when beta 2 comes out. If you are someone that likes thing perfect and with no issues - yeah good luck with that on any release. But forget about it completely with betas. or even the first Gold master for 10.0. Really 10.1 will be for those of you that don’t like issues. That said if you are a dev and need to do some testing - it is not so bad as far as first betas go - still would NOT put this on my primary device however. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Karthik M quote This WWDC was a little disappointing. No out of the box thinking. Just incremental updates. Why put so many features on the lock screen? It will be a security issue. unquote From Keith Y quote As you can now, you can very likely still stay secure in iOS 10 by turning off access to features from the lock screen. I have disabled all of them in iOS 9. With Touch ID so easy, I just unlock with a quick thumb touch. But, yeah, I too was not excited by the lock screen stuff in the keynote. unquote From Karthik M quote I too have disabled most of the content from the lock screen. The whole idea of the Touch ID when it first came was the ease to get across the lock screen. It looks like they are trying to make the lock screen the new Home screen. unquote From Craig B quote I tend to allow everything possible on the lock screen; I'm much more concerned with convenience than "security." I'm glad we have the option of seeing content without having to unlock the screen and navigate to various apps. unquote I will say this - I can already see me talking about multiple articles in October / November / December - about how someone found some way around the lock screen because of all these added features - sure you can turn them off - but most just go with default settings. 32:13 http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_ cant_keep_up_with_the_iphone_ses_ demand_online_and_some_stores- news-18894.php Hi Rob, Seems 4 inches seems to be a popular size. ;-) Dr. John M And Dr. John sent over an article that talks about what we had suggested - there was a lot of pent up demand for the 4 inchers. So much so that they are hard to get all the different versions right now. As of June 18th - the iPhone SE Space Gray model with 16 way too little storage GB version was only in stock at one store in Manhattan. And if you order on line delivery was at 2 wks. Will be interesting to see how long before we see another update to the 4 incher size. 32:56 http://www.theverge.com/ circuitbreaker/2016/6/21/11991302/ iphone-no-headphone-jack-user- hostile-stupid From John Poyser: quote Removing headphone jack from the iPhone is dumb. I agreed with updating from 30-pin to Lightning. But removing the audio jack for the sake of a thinner phone is DUMB. I use Bluetooth headphones a lot - and I still want to keep the headphone jack for lots of reasons. Some of them are well captured in this article: unquote And he is talking about an article titled - quote taking the headphone jack off phones is user-hostile and stupid unquote. Which as you can tell from the article is one of those neutral pieces that will weight both sides of the argument equally. Or not. The article does make some great points - first is the issue of digital audio - and that means DRM - and the nightmares that come with it. But really it is the dongle issue and more importantly the point that USERS are NOT - N O T - NOT asking for this. And interestingly on the 17th - 4 days before this article came out - I received the following email: Hello Rob, thanks for the great podcast. I am especially happy for the attention you give to accessibility being a Voiceover user myself. Ever since I heard first rumours about Apple getting rid of the traditional headphone jack on iPhone 7, I have had been wondering how they are going to resolve following problems that this move would result in: 1) How to use headphones while charging the device? If the phone has only a single Lightning port, it cannot be used simultaneously for charging and listening to e.g. podcasts. 2) many people make music with their iOS devices, including myself. There are a number of great accessories that connect to iPhones and iPads through the Lightning port. If the device has only a single Lightning port, you cannot connect e.g. a better quality microphone and headphones for monitoring what you record. I suppose problem #1 could be resolved by using wireless headphones, but especially for Voiceover users this would decrease usability considerably as most of the wireless headphones available have some degree of latency when transmitting the audio from the device to the headphones, and this delay makes it very cumbersome to e.g. input text with Voiceover. Moreover, you just cannot use wireless headphones for monitoring your recordings, especially if you are making music with multiple tracks. In short, because of these rumours this is the first time in years I am not as thrilled about upcoming new iPhones as before. Best regards, Kimmo Saaskilahti Tampere, Finland Thanks Kimmo for your feedback and John for the link to the article from the Verge. 35:55 http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/06/ iphone-7-headphone-jack-rumors/ Ok - now that most rumor sites have settled into the belief that the headphone jack for the iPhone 7 is dead - as in D E A D - gone - no more - kaput - Mac Otakara just released a post that says - it is well only mostly dead - and actually will be in the iPhone 7 after all. Some are suggesting Apple is backing down on the plan to remove the headphone jack as they see some of the backlash to a couple of Android phones that were announced that are sans the headphone jack - and also from articles like that on the verge and emails like those from Kimmo - it is possible Apple is listening and saying you know what - lets not give our users a reason NOT to upgrade. So one camp is the Sans Headphone jack camp - and a new camp is the No it will have the Headphone jack. What if there was a third camp altogether. What is Apple baby stepped into this sans headphone world - and released the iphone 7 - where it supported digital audio out via the Lightening port - and even provided the adapter - but also had the analog 3.5 MM headphone jack - but rather than provide wired earbuds - provided wireless earbuds. Where you have the option to buy the wires analog headphones. So give people the ability to see what can be done with digital audio out - but keep the analog jack for one more generation. That would be an interesting play. Expect more about this part of the rumor in weeks and months to come. 38:19 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/ 06/07/currentc-beta-test-ends/ Hi Rob, About time!! You called it. Regards, Chelsea Hi Rob, Yeah currentC payment is dead and put to sleep! Regards, Michael Yes - we are moving from a mostly dead story - to a finally fully dead story - and that is CurrentC - which when we recently reported could say it was mostly dead - now it is officially dead or will be on June 28th - that is when CurrentC told its beta testers it is suspending all its current beta test and postponing all future releases. It was always dead man walking and on the 28th of June walking it will be doing no more. Can’t say we will miss it or are at all surprised. It was a solution that never had the end users in mind. 39:05 VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_part1 VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_part2 VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_Final Hi Rob, I am curious if any other listeners have commented about battery usage on their Apple Watch since the last WatchOS update. My Watch is consistently using 25% more battery power now. And today, my wife commented that her Apple Watch ran out of power at 2 PM after being on her Apple charging stand all night. I have rebooted my Apple Watch twice thinking this could help. However, this was to no avail. Any thoughts from you or your listeners is appreciated. Regards, Will B Honolulu HI 43:13 https://www.kickstarter.com/ projects/1490144222/smartkase- worlds-1st-mobile-case- with-a-built-in-t This week for a kickstarter project we have another one of those you spell worst than a 2nd grade projects. It is the Smartkase - spelled - S M A R T K A S E - one word. This one had a modest goal of $5K and has raise over $15k - congrats. You have until July 15th at 1:29 PM CT to fund the SmartKase. And what is the smartkase you may be wondering or even if you are not - here is what they said Quote Smartkase is the next generation mobile case that will alert you if you forget your phone, find your phone if you have misplaced it, trace your phone if its lost or stolen & protect your screen from bumps & falls. It also has a built in Tracker & a Sound Notifier that will prevent you from loosing your phone. Smartkase is linked to a controller which is designed in the form of a keychain. The controller has an inbuilt sound notifier which will alert you if your phone & the controller are separated by a distance of 4 meters unquote This is nice for all those that have ever put their phone down to get a cup of coffee or pay a bill and turned and walked away. Honestly this is something the Apple Watch should be able to do. You get x feet away from your phone when you are not at home and it should start vibrating like crazy - and maybe be able to do the same for when you are at work as home - kind of if you are out side a specific geo fence - for home or work and get X feet away from your phone the Apple watch starts vibrating - if that is not a feature in Watch OS 3 - maybe with background apps one of you listening could write that. Sorry - Back to Smartkase - hey it is funded - they don’t need my love. Any way it will cost $40 for a case and controller and is supposed to ship in October 2016. They claim this case is available for everything from the iphone 5S to the iPhone 6S+ - and will also do the iPhone 7 and 7+ when available. Search for SmartKase - with a k at kickstarter dot com. 45:27 http://www.standzout.com/ collections/frontpage/products/helix Back on Ep 358 the kickstarter project we featured was the Helix - from the show notes for that day it was described as quote Here is a newer kickstarter project I thought was neat and it only has a goal of $7,500 - and am actually surprised it is not funded yet. It is called Helix. So what is this unique device - well essentially it is a storage / dock for your Apple Watch cord and charger. What you do is wrap your charging cord around the charger - and the slip it all into the case - and you have a compact little device where you can plug directly into the wall to charge - and it is ideal for travel or freeing up clutter. unquote Well it never did get funded - but that did not stop the developer from pushing forward and now the Helix is available for $20 at Standout.com - Link in the show notes. And they were nice enough to send me one - and it does exactly what I thought it would - it keeps everything nice and clean and is great for traveling or just plugging in where you don’t want a lot of clutter. Thanks to Brandon for sending me this to test - it is in my Laptop bag now as I have a bunch of travel coming up the next few months - and I just love how it keeps everything nice and neat in my laptop bag. If you were someone that tried to fund the Helix and were bummed you did not get it - now you can - look for the Helix link in the show notes for ep 396 at today in iOS dot com . I am sure I will be talking about this more as I travel a bunch over the next 4 months. 47:14 https://devimages.apple.com. edgekey.net/app-store/review/ guidelines/App-Review-Guidelines- The-Comic-Book.pdf Time to put down the Kool-aid. We have talked many times about the issues with getting Apps approved or through the approval process - it is often very subjective depending on who is looking at your app and when. Kind of like when you were in High school taking your driving exam - have an early morning appointment on a Monday or Tuesday and if the person giving the exam had a good weekend - you are likely to pass. Have the exam on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon late and the person just found out their significant other was cheating on them - yeah you are toast. It is that type of subjectivity in with the review process for Apps that has many calling the process comical at best. Well evidently the use of the term Comical - was used one time to many and then Apple in their great wisdom forgot there is a difference between Comical and Comic. Because I kid you not - Apple Released a Comic book that goes over the App Review Guidelines. Link in the show notes. To say this belongs in the WTF were they thinking bucket way over values any other items in that bucket. Because you know as a dev when you submit your app and have it rejected - nothing makes you feel better then going to a comic book with an oddly angry young girl in a plaid mini skirt saying 2.1 App Completeness. What ???? This comic book is sooooo bad - you almost think it was a spoof. but it was not. Seems Apple did a cross over between Marvel and overly tight Spandex theme to then a Dragon ball Z with every girl in plaid mini skirts look part way through the making of the comic book and then at the end crossed over in to some weird Crime Noir Dick Tracy feel. And I am not even going to go where that last frame with the Women and horse together could possibly take us. That would just be wrong on too many levels. I will just say again - Apple given all the headaches you have put devs through on the inconstancies of the app approval process - Did you really stop and think this comic book was a good idea? Really? By the way - Comical and Comic books - yeah two different things. 49:45 Hi Rob, I have a question about my LG tones that I use everyday with the iOS podcast app. When click fast forward or rewind it skips to the next or previous podcast on my playlist. I would like the 15 second forward skip like I get when I fast forward with the player on the iPhone. I have not been able to find a setting for this anywhere. Any help would be much appreciated. I am somewhat new to the iOS world and on an android phone it skips forward 15 seconds. Regards, Jared F 50:29 http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/ 06/17/not-even-public-beta-ios-10- already-jailbroken/ Thanks to Chris and Michael H and others for this next one. Which quickly is to say that a jailbreaker has already jailbroken iOS 10 beta 1. Not that it matters now as they will not release it until at least the GM is released - but at least it shows that iOS 10 as is - is still jail breakable. Will be interesting to see if any future betas break the jailbreak. http://www.cultofmac.com/433907/ eager-jailbreaker-has-already- cracked-ios-10-beta/ 50:50 I wanted to let Podcast411 listeners know that Podcast411 is back - if you go to Podcast411.com you will see a new episode - and heck a new website / blog. The current interview is with Ben Greenfield - and more new interviews will be coming shortly - will be releasing about every other week to be opposite weeks with The Feed. So again go and check out Podcast411 - and you have never been a listener - please go to iTunes and click subscribe - it greatly helps me when you do that. 51:30 Ep 396 - Ask Siri - What is your favorite new feature in iOS 10 52:01 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EP 395 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote: Hi Rob, Here's a piece of music recorded, mixed & exported using: MultiTrack DAW from Harmonicdog and Voice Record Pro 7 from Dayana Networks LTD I recorded this using 5 tracks of acoustic instruments and mixing down with audio FX on Voice Record Pro 7 (a.k.a. VRP 7) and Multitrack DAW apps all on the iPhone 6S+ using the built-in mic and cheap ear buds for monitoring. Voice Record Pro is an awesome little audio recorder which does a lot for audio recording, including many export & save options. Highly recommended. If people like my music, they can go to my webpage ValesTales.com for more information and content from me, including my blog & upcoming podcast (stay tuned). Thanks, Rob for all your great work on this podcast and for Podcasting in general. Regards, Rabbi Steve aka Stephen Vale SONG_Tribal_Folk_Tune Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MARK for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MARK wrote the following: Hi Rob I shot this with the camera app on my old iPhone 4 at sunset near JFK and added the text with the app Fontgraphy. Thank for the podcasts. I've been listening since I got my first generation iPhone in the fall of 2008. Regards, Mark R Thanks MARK, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MARK'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 395 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 03:00 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““The Palm Pre Will Be an iPhone Killer” Ross Catanzariti, PC World, 2 Apr 2009 So Analists and Technorati and Traditional Press all thought the PalmPre was an iPhone killer. Well you can’t say Apple is not a unifier - Just Sayin. 03:26 For Promo codes - On Ep 394 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - THE KING OF TRIADS If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 394 No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:12 Before we start talking about iOS 10 and all the other things announced - I know some of you - many of you do have dev accounts - and if you are going to install iOS 10 beta 1 - you must - repeat you must download Xcode 8 and have it installed FIRST on your mac. before doing the install of iOS 10 beta 1 - if you don’t you will likely get error 14. I know about this first hand. I tried installing on my iPad Pro - and it kept giving me that error. I then went and downloaded Xcode 8 - which is 5.9 GB and tried to install - it and then saw the message saying I needed to be running the latest version of OS TEN - El Capitan Of course if I or others were patient we would have you know read that big warning on the top of the beta download page - which Apple cleverly worded with the following warning QUOTE Important: You must have the latest beta version of Xcode 8 installed on your Mac before using a Restore Image to install iOS or tvOS beta software on a device. UNQUOTE Rob - just slow down and breathe. So I can’t report first hand yet on this - as I need get this episode out before updating my Mac. Something for this weekend - maybe. Ok - and now to WWDC 2016 recap and highlight. 05:44 To start with Tim came on stage in a very serious and somber note and talked about the mass killings in Orlando from the weekend and asked for a moment of silence. I will add my thoughts and prayers go out to all those that were killed and injured and their families. After the moment of silence Tim went in to some highlights of WWDC. There are over 5,000 Attendees and over 72% of the attendees are first timers. I am not sure that is as positive a thing as Tim made it out to be. There are many old time devs that would love to be there - but just can’t. Attendees came from 74 different countries. The youngest of the attendees was 9 years old. The App store is now 8 years old - and it started with just 500 apps and today now has over 2 Million Apps. All those apps have been downloaded over 130 Billion times Tim was shirt Tucked in this time. 8 Minutes in Tim brought up Kevin Lynch - Also Shirt tucked in - and he came on to talk about WatchOS - or more specifically our first Bingo Card hit - he intro’d Watch OS 3 - Shocker. First thing he highlighted was that it would be much much faster and be able to switch between apps that are active. The key items he talked about to support the speed up in UI is 1. Keep favorite apps in memory 2. Background updates 3. Refreshed info 4. Instant launch He showed an app launching on Watch OS 2 - with the typical lag and multiple seconds to launch - then he showed the same app in Watch OS 3 - and it was pretty much instantly launched - VERY VERY VERY NICE. They added a very cool new feature Scribble - it allows for text entry one character at a time to give custom reply to messages. NICE. He also introduced Mini Mouse watch face to go with Mickey and a bunch of new faces and they are making it very easy to swipe between different faces so you can update your watch face to meet your mood or activity. And one I am looking for - Quick start for WorkOuts - so you don’t have to reselect your work out length each time. There is a new SOS feature - that will allow you to easily call 911 from your Apple watch when connected to your Phone or Wifi. You activate it by pressing and holding the side button - not the crown. And it will count down and let you know it is calling 9 1 1 - it will also work outside the US so for example in Hong Kong - it knows to call 9 9 9. Once the call is made then your apple watch will display your medical info - so when first responders get to you - your info is available to them. Jay then came out to go over some more features - he was un-tucked. He talked about Activity sharing so - you and some friends can share their activity progress and even talk smack with each other. They added Wheel chair support for the Apple watch for activity tracking and did a lot of work to make sure it works well regardless of how you push on the wheels. They introduced a Deep Breathing app option where you can track your deep breathing each day. And can now make that one of those things it reminds you to do - like when mine pings me when I have been sitting too long - It tells me to stand up and get a cookie. Now if you have not been breathing deeply recently it will ping you to remind you to breathe. Or at least get up and get a cookie. At the end of the Watch OS 3 segment - Kevin came back to recap and a couple of the items on the recap slide were very interesting. The key is that Devs will get much more powerful API’s to use with their apps. Apple Pay for your app if it uses payments. Background functionality for Fitness apps, including real-time heart rate monitoring. But the one he showed but did not mention - Speaker Audio - so now you could play audio from your speaker on your Apple watch. Beta of Watch OS 3 is available Today. The whole Watch OS segment took about 20 minutes. 10:38 The next Segment was for TV OS - Eddy Cue then came on stage to talk Apple TV and TV OS. Untucked by the way. There is now 1,300 Video Channels on Apple TV - vs 80 channels in Apple TV 3rd gen. Some of the new Apple TV 4th gen apps / channels include Sling and NBA 2k and more. But the big update is for the Apple TV Remote App - now the Apple TV Remote App will mirror all the features of the Siri remote. Anything you can do on your Siri Remote - you can now do on the Apple TV remote on your iphone - plus also get the keyboard. Siri for Apple TV is improved. You can now search movies by Topics. Siri now searched over 650,000 Movies and TV shows. But you can also ask Siri to search Youtube. Like Search Youtube for french bull dogs riding skateboards Plus you can also ask siri to show you live TV as well. Such as open Espn 2 - if you have that app installed. You just say watch ESPN 2 - and it will open it right to it. Live Tunein will also work with iPad and iPhones as well via siri. But the best announcement from Eddy came with the issue we all have - when launching one of the premium channels for the first time - which you need to follow a bunch of steps to authorize the Video channel - via going to your computer and entering an activation code. Not anymore. Introducing - Single Sign-on. You sign in once - and you get access to all your premium apps. And there is a page that shows all the apps you have access to. For devs he talked about some new kits available - Replay kit - which allows you to record video of the session for replay later. Photokit to get access to iCloud photo library. Home kit for accessing devices at home. There is now 4 game controller support. Plus Bluetooth accessories tools for Devs. The Apple TV and TV OS continue to get more valuable. Beta of course available today for Devs and for everyone else in the Fall. The Apple TV segment lasted 7 minutes in length - vs 20 minutes for Watch OS - to put them in perspective. 10:38 The next Segment was for TV OS - Eddy Cue then came on stage to talk Apple TV and TV OS. Untucked by the way. There is now 1,300 Video Channels on Apple TV - vs 80 channels in Apple TV 3rd gen. Some of the new Apple TV 4th gen apps / channels include Sling and NBA 2k and more. But the big update is for the Apple TV Remote App - now the Apple TV Remote App will mirror all the features of the Siri remote. Anything you can do on your Siri Remote - you can now do on the Apple TV remote on your iphone - plus also get the keyboard. Siri for Apple TV is improved. You can now search movies by Topics. Siri now searched over 650,000 Movies and TV shows. But you can also ask Siri to search Youtube. Like Search Youtube for french bull dogs riding skateboards Plus you can also ask siri to show you live TV as well. Such as open Espn 2 - if you have that app installed. You just say watch ESPN 2 - and it will open it right to it. Live Tunein will also work with iPad and iPhones as well via siri. But the best announcement from Eddy came with the issue we all have - when launching one of the premium channels for the first time - which you need to follow a bunch of steps to authorize the Video channel - via going to your computer and entering an activation code. Not anymore. Introducing - Single Sign-on. You sign in once - and you get access to all your premium apps. And there is a page that shows all the apps you have access to. For devs he talked about some new kits available - Replay kit - which allows you to record video of the session for replay later. Photokit to get access to iCloud photo library. Home kit for accessing devices at home. There is now 4 game controller support. Plus Bluetooth accessories tools for Devs. The Apple TV and TV OS continue to get more valuable. Beta of course available today for Devs and for everyone else in the Fall. The Apple TV segment lasted 7 minutes in length - vs 20 minutes for Watch OS - to put them in perspective. 13:29 Next up was OS TEN - and Craig Federeguie - Tucked. First up is the name - and as rumored - OS TEN - is now Mac OS And this version of Mac OS is fittingly Sierra for this version. Fittingly because Mac OS now has Siri support. I will not go over all Mac OS or most Mac OS features - but there are some that allow you to go cross devices. First up is Auto Unlock - This is nice in that if you have your Apple watch on - and open your mac - it will know you have the Apple watch and will unlock it - no need to enter a password. Which means hey I could now add a password to my Mac Book Pro - which I have never done for when it is asleep - just for when it reboots. Next up is universal Clipboard - yes you can copy some text on you iPhone and paste right on your mac. Nice Apple Pay for Mac - you can now use it when buying on line. Now when online there will be a pay with Apple pay button and you will be asked to authenticate the purchase - so you touch on your iphone with touch ID and that is it. Also you can do that with Apple Watch as well for Authentication. Obviously Merchants first need to add the Apple Pay button and many big names have agreed to do so. Right now Apple Pay is available in 6 countries. In the next few months it will be coming to Switzerland, France and Hong Kong. Mac OS Sierra is available today for Developer Beta - and in July for a public beta - and of course in the fall for everyone else. Requirements are - Late 2009 or later MacBooks and iMacs, 2010 or later Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini and Mac Pro. Free upgrade of course. Total segment for Mac OS was 15 Minutes vs 7 Minutes for TV OS and 20 Minutes for Watch OS. 15:44 You have heard me say it before On the nights or really early mornings I record the kids go sleep with mom - and I go and sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long night getting out the show. Casper Mattresses are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your significant other when you get up to sneak a snack in the middle of the night or in my case when I slip in late at night. And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. 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And with Apple TV and all the new features - you know you are going to spend more than a 1/3 rd of your life in bed - is it not worth getting the best nights sleep possible - and that is what you will get with Casper. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress for my show nights and for sponsoring this show. 17:47 Finally there is iOS and the new iOS 10 features - and yes it will be called iOS 10. Craig stayed on stage to talk about this as well. Not only are iOS and MAC OS coming closer and closer - the same person is the primary presenter. Craig said it is a “huge release for our devs” and the biggest iOS release ever for users. And to stay with the iOS 10 - theme - it went over 10 key new features or updates. First off was User Experience as a whole. The Lock Screen has been redesigned with rich notifications and quick interactions with Apps - and of course expanded 3D Touch features. There is now raise to wake. It lets you see you what is on your lock screen - so you just raise the iPhone up and it wakes up and shows you what is on your lock screen. Which is nice when you accidentally unlock it by touching the home button and you miss a notification you had waiting - like the new episode of Tii being available. Many of the new features in the lock screen require 3D touch. But there are some others that are for all - such as pulling up control center - and swiping left to see the controls for audio apps. You can now get to your Camera app even faster - from the lock screen just swipe to the left and your camera comes right up - no more searching for the Camera icon on the bottom right and trying to pull it high enough to launch the camera - just swipe to the left - and the camera app shows up. And from the lock screen if you swipe to the right you now get to your widgets. Once you are unlocked - 3D touch will add new features to stock apps - where you can 3D touch on them to get some previews of activities. Sorry folks - no locked folders and not locked down apps. So cross of Password protected Apps on the bingo card. Number 2 on the top 10 list of new iOS updates is - Siri. Craig said Siri handles 2 Billion requests a week from users - but I wonder what the numbers would be if she got it right the first time for most? The key thing is Apple is opening up Siri to Devs. Which is great - because it is a box on the Bingo Card. Siri SDK. Which is nice for example you can tell siri to start a Skype call and even do that via Car play. Number 3 - Is QuickType - They are adding deep learning to be able to predict what is the next word that should be in the sentence. And it will recognize the language your are typing in and update automatically. Number 4 - Is Photos - Face Recognition - done on device. And you can get albums set up for each face. There is also Object and Scene recognition for better searching. There is better grouping of Photos based on Topics, Locations, People, Trips - they call it memories. Eddy Cue came back to talk about items 5, 6 and 7. Number 5 is Maps - because you have to updates to Maps each year. ALL New design - because yeah that will not cause issues. It is now easier to see what is around you restaurant wise and even select different types of restaurants. In Navigation - it now shows you traffic on your route. and you can pan and zoom ahead to see what those traffic conditions are. And you can see food or gas stations near your route. Of course this all carries over to Car Play. Apple is Opening Maps up to Devs. This means you will have many more features available depending on the Apps you have installed and that connect with Maps in the future. Number 6 was Apple Music App - All New Design for the app from the ground up. Number 7 was Apple News - There are now over 2,000 publications in Apple News. There are 60 Million Monthly Active users of Apple News - that is about the same size as the monthly users of Podcasts. As with Maps and Music - there is an all new design. For you is now broken up. The sections are Top Stories, Trending, Topics, And then new topics based on what you read. And then featured stories. And they are introducing Subscriptions - so you can get premium content right inside of News. And there is breaking news notifications as well. Craig came back for Number 8. Which is a bingo Card item from WWDC 2015 that did not happen. And that is the Home Kit app called - Home. Which of course is for managing all your home kit accessories in one app - that is on your home screen. You get to see all your accessories in one place and customized in the layout for you. And you can also get to Home Kit from control center as well. So makes it easy to quickly and easily get to the Home App to say - see who is at the door. Additionally it will work with your Apple TV to be secure point of access to your home kit accessories even when not home. And it also works with the Apple Watch. Number 9 - Is the updates to the Phone App. And the biggest one is Voice Mail transcription of calls right in the voicemail message screen. There is a way to filter out Phone spam. There is now a VOIP API - which allows those apps to be on your lock screen and in your contacts as the primary way to call. Number 10 and the biggest update is Messages. Apple claims it is the most frequently used apps. There is now Rich Links - which now shows more than just the link. When you select the camera it brings up right away what is in front of your camera - and Craig had his best comments here - ripping the folks in Marketing for thinking having a bunch of cute young 20 somethings is something someone would see when they bring up their camera. They have made emoji’s 3 times bigger in the transcript. They are adding emoji predictions. And after you type a message you can have it emojified by having it highlight words where emoji’s would work and you can tap and replace those words with emoji’s. Poor Mignon must be going crazy with these changes. There are also bubble effects now for your message bubbles. You can make the message bigger or smaller - you have an option for invisible ink - where the message is private and then you slide across with your finger and it reveals the message. You can give a thumbs up for a message. And there is now a hand written message option. And sketches for messages. And there are full screen effects. Obviously these are effects between two iOS devices. And Apple is opening up the API’s to Devs. So yes - the box where it had Dev Access to private API’s - yes - check that one - lots of access this time around for many private API’s. And those are the top 10 updates to iOS 10. There were a few others mentioned that did not make the top 10 including Notes Collaboration, live Photos Editing, And Split view in Safari for iPad to allow two different Safari Windows open at once - thank you. Some select others that quickly flashed on the screen but were not talked about include Read Receipts by conversation in iMessages Location suggestions in Calendar Discover on iBooks Apple Pay also in Mobile Safari Improved auto Enhance in Photos New iPad Camera UI Avoid Tolls in Maps Mailbox Column Bed Time Alarm Sort Favorites in News Male and Female Siri voices for Russia, Spain and Italy. Side by Side Mail compose on iPad Air Quality in Maps for China - surprised The Government in China allowed that one And finally faster Attachment sending in Messages And I am sure there are even more that were not talked about or put up on the screen. And I was surprised by the lack of any accessibility features for iOS being talked about or even listed. And Them Craig - checked off another box for us on the bingo card. Privacy and security. He talked about end to end encryption. And then talked about differential Privacy - how apple can do machine learning while keeping all persona data secure. quote Great features and Privacy. unquote Dev Beta available today, Public Beta in July and full release in the fall. Per devices getting iOS 10 - and to see if you are getting it - first does your device have a 30 pin dock connector? Yes - then you do not get it. If your device has a lightening port and is an iphone - you are getting iOS 10. If it is an iPod touch - and it is 5th gen - you will not get it. If it has a lightning port and is the original iPad Mini - you are not getting it. All other iPads with Lightening ports will. So really just iPod Touch 5th gen and iPad Mini - 1st gen are the only Lightening port devices not moving up to iOS 10. The whole iOS 10 section ran 55 Minutes vs 20 Minutes for Watch OS, 15 Minutes for Mac OS and 7 Minutes for TV OS. Then Tim Cook came back out with one more announcement for Developers. And this is one I am excited about it is Swift Playgrounds for iPads. This is a free App just for iPads and those on iOS 10 only. And the app is designed for kids to help them learn to program in Swift. Of course it is also for adults as well. I will be talking more about this on future episodes - as I am going to work with my Son on this. But to me - this is probably the biggest news of the event and one that will bring the longest term benefits for Apple and the iOS ecosystem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Lightning_(connector) 30:43 http://www.phonedog.com/2016/06/13/ ios-10-delete-preinstalled-apple-apps Lets look at the Bingo Card for a few minutes. First off the ones that clearly happened. iOS 10 and Watch OS 3 announced. Siri Comes to the Mac - twice - seems I had two boxes with that option - ooopps. Siri SDK Improved Siri Features No Hardware at all introduced Home Kit App Those are all clearly ones that happened Then there was the Security - Security - Security box - I think that is a hit. As is Dev Access to Private API’s - lots more access to stock apps than in the past. iOS 10 for All lightening devices - nope - did not exactly meet that spec - the iPod touch 5th gen and iPad mini ruined that one. But Ability to Delete Stock Apps - that was not mentioned in the keynote - but and this is a big but - those already downloading the beta are reporting some key stock apps are available to be deleted. The Weather App, Mail app, Music App, Notes App, Calendar App, Compass, Clock, Stocks and Reminders are deletable as well. As is the Podcasts App and iBooks according to others. I will go over all those that can and can not be deleted for sure on the next episode. But it looks like most of the stock apps are deletable and that would mean - a yes for that box. Sadly no bingo this time even with it. As Apple Pay with iMessages for individual payments did not come to pass. Other items that were a big no include: Ability to password protect Folders or apps. New Macbook New Apple Watch 2 quote >200 new features for iOS 10 unquote No one said the number of new features. Customization of Control Center Siri will be hub for home kit Select who can get a read receipt in iMessage Advanced Parental Controls Multi-user Support for iPads Apple Pay rewards Program All those items clearly a no. Then there was Control which Apps are default Apps - well maybe a no and I say maybe - as if you delete the mail app and only install a single 3rd party mail app - what happen when you click a link to launch mail? Does that by default make the only mail app the default app. I would imagine so. But we have some testing to do on this to see. Same with Maps app and the other deletable apps. 34:08 http://www.redmondpie.com/apple- announces-major-app-store- changes-here-are-the-details/ Prior to the WWDC - Apple via Phil Schiller announced that one of the changes coming to the App store was additional use of Subscriptions and then a modification of subscription split over time. It would be 70/30 split to start - then if a subscriber was still active on that subscription after a year it will go up to a 85/15 split of revenue. The bigger change however is not the adjustable split - but that subscriptions will be allowed in more places. Originally Apple was very very selective where they would allow for Zombie subscriptions. That is subscriptions that auto renew until the subscriber kills it. Zombie subscriptions are one of the best revenue generators period. Sure you can get someone to make a one time purchase - but if you spend the same effort and get them to subscribe - the revenue increased greatly over time. Most people are just too lazy to cancel their subscriptions. Another item coming to the App store - and this one really surprises me - is search ads - in other words for App devs they can not pay for placement for search results. I just don’t see that going well. Apple said they will allow for anyone to participate - but I can’t see how they keep out all but those with deep pockets. One of the things I always loved about iTunes - regardless of the store section - nothing being featured paid for said feature - it was all earned or at least hand curated and there was no pay for placement. Now that is changing. We shall see what happens. But I guess with 2 Million Apps - it is very very hard to get noticed. https://plus.google.com/ 100257561069672783992/ posts/GHpZFuXAznG 36:32 VOICEMAIL - Siri_iOS10_idea 37:35 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from STORM GARELLI ON June 8TH who posted the following Quote Oh no! After the Smile Software TextExpander subscription debacle, the subscription disease now spreads to a whole new level. This will be so bad for us users / purchasers. OK, we all appreciate that small developers need to have a way to earn a sustainable income to enable them to stay in the game and keep writing better and new apps. But the example cited in this article really leaves a sour taste in the mouth. They guy is already getting an annual income of $10m and he is now thinking that the new subscription model will enable him to collect 10x that! People can't afford an ever-increasingly- large number of monthly subscriptions. This change means that buyers like me, who have historically bought loads of apps, will just be more discerning and buy (or subscribe to) much fewer apps. I think this will work out very badly for Apple's customers, and ultimately most of their devs too. Unquote To which there were a FEW replies. Steven Whatley replied quote I have mixed feelings about this. If a US$29.99 app becomes a US$2.99/month app, that might be OK. Yes, in the long run, it will be more expensive to keep using the app (US$36/year). But, if I don't like the app, I can cancel the subscription. So, I'd only be out $3 instead of $30. Right now, there are WAY TOO MANY dead apps in the App Store. A subscription model might encourage devs to keep updating and improving their apps to KEEP subscribers thus more money coming in. Another example, how many VNC apps have you bought? I have bought many. The main reason is the dev stopped supporting it. So, I would see a better and more up-to-date VNC app. Then that dev would stop supporting that app. And, so on and so on and so on The user also needs protection. So, Apple needs to add another rule. If I subscribe to an app AND there are ZERO updates in 6 months, my subscription becomes FREE until there is an update. If the dev ONLY puts out piddly useless updates to keep the subscriptions going then I well be PO'ed and cancel my subscription. unquote Robert Spivak replied quote This could be a really good thing - for both devs and customers. The devil is in the detail. Right now, there is a lot of confusion/discussion over whether a subscription still requires changing content (like a book, magazine, news publication) or services (like an cloud-based storage, processing, or gateway service) or can be "anything" (like providing a steady stream of new features/updates to customers.) It was publicly announced there will be 200 levels of subscription pricing. That means there might even be YEARLY subscriptions in the $1, $2, and $5 range. I agree that "share of wallet" will become more important, especially with lots of apps competing for $5/month space in my wallet, but if some simpler utilities/apps only want $1 to $5 per year, I would consider them "impulse buys" much like the current crop of decent low-priced apps. In terms of the dev mentioned in the article that currently makes $10M a year is drooling over the possibility of making $100M a year... Well, I think that is certainly not the norm and the editor/writer probably make a quick call to someone he knew to get a juicy quote for the article, well. unquote Steven Whatley replied: quote I do NOT want to see per month subscriptions that locks you into one year of payments. unquote Fernando De Leon replied: quote Apple trying to milk the users more and more geez unquote Steven Whatley replied quote +Fernando De Leon, in a way, yes. And, in a way, no. For, the 1st year, yes. After that, the benefits leans toward the devs. not so good for us users cost-wise., though But, hopefully, overall, we will end up with better quality apps and stop this MyApp, MyApp 2, MyApp 3, etc. stuff. And, have fewer dead apps in the App Store. unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. 42:53 VOICEMAIL - Dave_CA_answer_response_for_jeff 44:38 http://get.google.com/motionstills/ Hey Rob, This app turns your Apple Live Photos into stabilized, looping gifs. Surprised it took so long for someone to make this! Had to be google huh? http://get.google.com/motionstills/ Regards, Aric B 45:03 https://assets.documentcloud.org/ documents/2858496/VidAngel.pdf Hi Rob, Thought you might find this interesting. Regards. Jon. 45:42 Ep 395 - Ask Siri - What time is it? (multiple times after 1:00 AM) 45:52 Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. 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TRANSCRIPT FOR EP 394 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank GREG for sending in the music you hear in the background. GREG wrote: Hi Rob, You’ve been saying lately that you’re short on music, so I’d like to offer the attached mp3 to try and help you out. The title is “Down to Drown” by my son Joey. He performs regularly in the Portland OR area at various venues and works giving music lessons. “Down to Drown” was made with Garage Band which he pretty much uses exclusively since he can be a “One man band” and do all the instruments and sing harmony with himself by recording and mixing multiple tracks. Regards, Greg S Hillsboro OR SONG_DownToDrown Thanks GREG for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MATT for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MATT wrote the following: Hi Rob Just got back from a family tour in Europe and took this photo of the Apple Store near the Louvre. Photo taken on iPhone 6s and edited with Photos, Google Photos and Instagram. Text added with After Photo. Regards, Matt S Thanks MATT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MATT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 394 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:16 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Palm just did what Nokia and Microsoft and RIM couldn’t do: deliver a better experience than Steve Jobs did. unquote Robert Scoble - Scobleizer, 8 Jan 2009 And it was not just the Analists that totally missed the mark with the Palm Pre - it was the Technorati that also were tripping over themselves to tout the Pre - Problem is no one actually checked with you know - the consumers - just sayin. 02:47 For Promo codes - On Ep 393 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP / Service - THROTTLE If you are interested in this app / service or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 393 This week we have promo codes for The App - THE KING OF TRIADS - Here is the written review from the dev. Hello My name is Sangsuk Ha, C.E.O at Magic cube. Magic Cube is a developer of the "infect Them All" series and "Barcode Knight”. I would like to introduce you to our latest game " The King of Triads” for iOS. Well thanks to the devs for their “review" of their App - THE KING OF TRIADS - and for sending in the promo codes to their App to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put KING in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:03 http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/06/apple- sends-out-press-invites-for-wwdc.html Per WWDC Apple made it official when they sent out press invites stating that the WWDC keynote as expected will be held at 10:00 AM PT on Monday June 13th at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Fran - this is different than past years where the Keynote was at the Moscone West location - where the Rest of WWDC is held. But again this was expected and rumored over a month ago. Also as expected - My press invite was once more lost in the mail - Come on Simon Pope - can’t you get my address correct . Well at least Microsoft knows where to send their invites to. Just Sayin. I know a few of you will be at WWDC - and for those of you going - remember - 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon dog. And give me a call with any interesting things you hear or see at the event. For those not going there will be a lot of content streamed via the WWDC app. If you check you will see the WWDC app from last year has an update available and it now has the schedule for 2016 in it. On Monday it is the Keynote from 10:00 to Noon PT, Then from 2:00 to 4:00 is Platforms State of the Union and then from 4:30 to 5:30 PM PT is the Apple Design awards. All three events will be at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The Rest of WWDC will be back at Moscone West - sans the WWDC bash. Tuesday kicks off with What’s new in Swift at 9:00 AM PT - and there are many many other sessions through out the week 308 according to the app - which again you can see each listed in the updated WWDC app now - regardless of if you are going or not. And of course for those of you that are going - there is the Parties for WWDC app. Which is free and a must have for any founder hounders out there. OOPpps - someone has been watching to many episodes of Silicon Valley. I means is essential for anyone going per the great Networking opportunities the parties present. Yeah - that’s what you tell you boss that is sending you to WWDC when they see you downloaded that app. 06:22 http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/03/wwdc- 2016-rumors-apple-siri-hardware/ Lots of rumors swirling around about WWDC and what will or will not be announced. Some earlier rumors were a new Apple Watch and a new Mac Book Pro to be announced - most recent rumors are no new hardware will be announced. It will all just be on iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS during the keynote - and with 4 OS’s to go over - I can see why the latest rumor is picking up steam. That said I put all three rumors on the Rumor Bingo card. Per other items on the Bingo Card - iOS 10 and watchOS 3 will be announced. Siri will come finally to Mac OS TEN ApplePay and iMessages will come together to allow you to make direct payments to other individuals that have ApplePay. Yes - Apples answer to Square. There will be at some point someone saying over 200 new features to iOS 10 rumor I like to include each year. I included my rumor / thought that iOS 10 will just be for any iOS device that has a lightening port - no lightening port no iOS 10. Many are rumoring about a SIRI SDK for devs. And greatly improved Siri features. Hey how about getting the current ones like asking questions to work before adding more features - just saying. Siri being a hub for HomeKit is one of those recent rumors. I am still hoping for Advance Parental Controls There is the rumor that Customization for Control center will be available. But I think that is more a wish list than a rumor. As is the rumor about being able to delete stock Apps My personal wish list item is the Ability to password protect folders or apps. And by password protect - that can also mean Touch ID protect or passcode protect them. Something where you can hand your iPhone to your kid or friend to play a game and they can’t get into Apps you don’t want them in. Which brings us to SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY Improvements - I think with Apple v FBI - some new security features are surely on their way. For iPad’s it would be nice to see Multi-User support - and this has been rumored - hoped for for some time. Another rumor / wish item is the ability to control which apps are default apps. So you can pick which browser opens when you are in an email and which email app is default as well. A rumor that did not happen last year and falls over to this year is the ability to select which individuals can get a read receipt in iMessage and which individuals do not get it. And another one falling over from last year is an Apple Pay Rewards Program. Sticking with rumors from last year that did not happen there is also a HomeKit App and Devs getting access to private API’s. And that rounds up the Rumor Bingo Card. I already posted the bingo card and it is the post just prior to this episode so you will have it a week before WWDC. It is a stand alone post in the Tii App and also at today in iOS dot com. As always in those posts I will put in the items in plain text for those with screen readers. COVERED http://tii.libsyn.com/wwdc-2016- rumor-bingo-card 10:24 VOICEMAIL - Kevin Crossman_iOSX_suggestions Hi Rob, My wish for the new watch os is the podcast app! why is not here yet? Regards, Santiago L VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_IOS10_wishes VOICEMAIL - Jim_MI_suggestion_iOS10 13:08 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Robert Spivack ON June 1st who posted the following Quote "Small things" Wish List for WWDC: I would like to see future versions of iOS address 'annoyances' in addition to the tent pole new features: iMessage - Improve iMessage to work like E-mail when used across multiple devices with continuity: When I read a msg on one device, it should be marked as read on all the other devices. When I delete a message on one device, it should be deleted from all the other devices. Make iMessage work like IMAP email. I am tired of reading/reviewing/deleting the same messages multiple times, yet I like using continuity to see my iMessages on iPhone, iPhone and Mac. iOS Mail - Allow folders to be expanded and collapsed. I use lots of nested email folders (gatherer versus hunter) and it takes forever to scroll down through them to get to one far down on the list. I would like folders to have the rotating triangle widget like other apps do. I don't want to switch to 3rd party email apps, just want more capability. Unquote To which there were a FEW replies. Daniel Reich replied quote I agree with the iMessage syncing across all the devices. Another feature I'd love is when I switch my phone to silent mode for the option of a timer or something to auto remind me to switch it back. Let us choose remind us never, 4 hours, 6 hours etc. We can now lock notes. I'd love to lock photo albums with touch of. I'd also like tags. I can do tags and smart albums on my iMac. But they aren't in iOS. unquote Francisco Tapia replied quote +Robert E. Spivack it appears to work that way on my device. If I answer an iMessage on my phone it clears it from my iMac. if I answer a message on my iMac it is marked as read within the iMessages app. What I find annoying is that the notifications don't always clear from the notification drop down panel. They do tend to clear on the lock screen though. running ios 9.3.2 and osx 10.11.5 I'm not sure if that's why. unquote Storm Garelli replied quote I guess this is unlikely to happen in the age of Apple Music, but I'd love it if Apple would resume proper support for the older "Genius" playlist functionality in the Music apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. I'm not an Apple Music subscriber, but I do subscribe to iTunes Match and have a huge music library of my own. I really do miss the Genius functionality, which is not present at all in the Apple TV Music app, and now rarely works in the iPhone/iPad Music app. :-( unquote and Daniel Reich replied quote With the messages.. that's what I mean - the notifications don't clear. And if I delete a message from my bank on my iPhone, the message is still on my iMac and iPad. It might be marked read but it wasn't deleted. Whatever is done one one device I like the others to match up. unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Bob Correa quote Rob, I just listened to 395 and was shocked to hear you never need to re pair your Pencil. I bought iPad Pro 9.7 about a week after release along with the Pencil. From the first day I had to re pair the pencil at least once a day. I returned the pencil and got another, same problem so I returned iPad Pro as well. It is now two months later and I find that the most I've been able to get between pairings is 3 days. I just gave up and figured it's a "feature" ha. I should qualify and explain that I guess I'm not technically re pairing, but rather I need to swipe up for the control pane and turn Bluetooth off and back on to get Pencil to connect. But a few times I have had to connect the pencil to the Lightning port to fully re pair the accessory as well. I'm now off to read the link to see if there's something new in there that might fix this for me. unquote Nope Never have needed to do that - for me the Apple Pencil has been rock solid. Maybe I am lucky or it works better with the 12.9 Inch iPad. Here is an email on the Apple Pencil Repairing issue: Hi Rob. I have been using the Apple Pencil almost every work day for six weeks to take handwritten notes on my iPad via the Penultimate app. It works great. I have had to re-pair the Pencil a couple of times during this period. Has not happened enough for me to figure out the precipitating event and certainly not enough to be a hassle. There are two issues that are of concern. First is the charging level. It has not been obvious to me yet how to know the charging level of the pencil while in use. Also, the pencil charging adapter for the lightening charging cable is so small that I am afraid of losing it. Would have been nice if Apple had included a small case to attach it to the charging cable. Even though it is chargeable via the lightening port on the iPad, perhaps the Pencil will be wirelessly chargeable in the future. That would be convenient. Regards, Will B Honolulu, HI 20:18 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. I have talked about how great their sheets and bath towels are and now I get to introduce you to their new line of Beach Towels. These over sizes 70 Inch x 40 Inch towels come in 6 different unique patterns and will start shipping in mid-june. As with all Boll and Branch products they are made from 100% organic cotton. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. All products are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups. But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their products that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all. Per The beach towels quote One side is made of velour for the ultimate in softness, while the other is looped for maximum absorbency and durability unquote Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. 21:50 http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/6/ 2/apple-rolls-out-ios-932- for-the-97-inch-ipad-pro Late last week Apple rolled out iOS 9.3.2 again for the 9.7 Inch iPad Pro’s - so if you were one that had held off updating - good for you. As always backup your device fully before updating and make sure you force quit out of all open apps. And I still recommend doing a Reset Network settings after force quitting the open apps and right before updating. Remember when you do that to log back into your wifi first - then do the upgrade. PC Mag had an article on this saying Apple released some more support articles on the issues with updating. And warned that if you are trying to do it wirelessly you may see a message about turning off your device waiting 10 seconds and then connecting it to a charger or mac and then to proceed with the update. If you are doing the update via iTunes and get an unknown Error 9 Message - they say it is safe to click through and continue with the update and to stay connected to your computer until the update is finished. Of course it goes with out saying you should make sure iTunes is updated to the latest version - ok - well actually I said it - and really I think is should go with saying - because not everyone knows that or remembers to do that first. So make sure you update iTunes to the latest version. Of course hearing all this you might just through your hands up and say I give up on iOS 9.3.2 for my iPad pro 9.7 inch version and really at this point who could blame you. I will just say proceed at your own risk or better yet wait another week to see what other issues pop up for the 9.7 inch iPad Pro. Just Sayin COVERED http://www.pcmag.com/news/344985/ apple-tries-again-with-ios-9-3-2 23:37 http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/ 2016/06/03/apple-news-digest-leak- ios-iphone-7-iphone-8/ It was also another busy period for iPhone 7 rumors. Once again more of those rumors are coming in that base storage levels will double across the board to 32 still not enough GB’s, 128 just right for most GB’s and 256 I have a new Baby GB’s versions. The iphone 7 series will look mostly like the iPhone 6 series - with just moved antenna lines. If true it almost certainly means not inductive charging - that would likely come with the iPhone 8 - which is expected in Fall 2017. And is rumored to be curved glass from and back. goodbye bumpies. But being glass on the back will make it easier for inductive charging. In theory Apple could do inductive charging with the current design by having the Apple Logo be the location where the cut out allows for inductive charging. But that would be surprising at best if Apple did that. the iPhone 8 is also rumored to sport an OLED display. We are also starting to see lightening to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapters popping up on Chinese sites - it is possible they are just covering their bases incase Apple removes the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 - right that is a possibility - but a probability is they have some inside info and are rolling these out knowing they will be needed. Another rumor per the 7+ is that it will sport 3GB of Ram - vs the 2GB for the 7 - which is the same as what is in the 6S and 6S+ now. Rumors keep coming in that the 7+ will have a dual camera while the 7 will have a single camera sensor on the back side. There will still be a camera bump on the back side for both devices. Personally for the 7+ I would take a thicker device with a bigger battery and no bump - just saying. Give me a device that is slightly thicker and last 24 hours of serious use and dual camera - oh yeah I upgrade in a HEART beat. The Camera hole for the iPhone 7 appears to be larger leading to rumors of a better / larger camera - but saying the next gen iPhone will have a better camera is the same as saying there is a next gen iPhone. Rumors of course are swirling about the iPhone 7 being waterproof - which really means much more water resistant - those rumors come from the many tests done on the iPhone SE which seems to be much more water resistant than any previous iPhone and more so than the Galaxy’s out there being dosed in champaign in commercials - because yes walking through a liquor store pouring champaign on your smartphone and then the floor is as real world as it gets. Not only is it dumb and a waste of champaign - it is just really inconsiderate of the folks in the liquor store that have to mop up your mess. of course removing the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 should also help to make it even more water proof than the aforementioned iPhone SE. But with rumors spinning up about the iPhone 8 for 2017 being the radical new design - what is that going to mean to those of us with the 6+ being two years old in September - do we upgrade or not. Those camera specs are really going to be a strong driving force behind my decision. As will the internal CPU specs - which so far when it comes to the rumor mill - there is not much or anything substantial out there. Just that it will be faster - you think. http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile- phones/apple-iphone-7/23153/iphone-7- release-date-specs-price- features-iOS-10-update http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/23/purported- photos-of-iphone-7-back-show-beveled- protruding-camera-redesigned- antenna-lines-screen-cables/ 27:18 http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft- cuts-another-1850-jobs-takes-950-million- charge-in-phone-hardware-business/ Microsoft continues face the realities of their failing windows phone platform. The cut another 1,850 jobs - most in Finland - and tied to the Lumia product line. MS is also taking a $950 Million impairment and restructuring charge - hint not a good thing. MS still plans to introduce new Lumia phones - it is just that they are tightening the ship and focusing on fewer models and key market niches. Or as MS CEO Nadella said last year - MS would quote sharpen its sights on fans, business customers and value-sensitive users. To put things in perspective - Globally Windows Phone is now less than a 1% market share - sounds like they need a lot more fans. just sayin. 28:12 VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Ark_review_VidAngel Hi Rob, I gotta say with that last watch update my dream of force touch to reply to an email came true.. Happy camper here Regards, Chris S Hi Rob, Thoroughly enjoyed both interviews with the Borg, the Dominion and the Federation. Quite enlightening. Keep it up! Regards, Steve R 33:23 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ 2123138713/unique-screen-protection- all-iphone-6-and-6-models This weeks Kickstarter project is a product that looks like the Bumpies I so enjoy for my phone. Which by the way you can get at utomic.com But this kickstarter project goes by the title quote Unique Screen Protection | All iPhone 6 and 6+ Models unquote But their name is FlexPads except you can’t actually find them by their name - so you have to search for unique screen protection 3 words - nice. This project has a goal of $10,000 and has raised $217 to date. Ouch. It has until Sunday July 10th at 2:11 PM CT to get the other 9,783 dollars. The good news is for $10 you can get in on the early bird special. That will get you 1 pack of 1 color. These of course wrap around the corners of your iPhones and offer the protections when dropped. However I do see an issue with their design - now as I look at it more - they fold over just the top and don’t see to protect the sides as well they are much more narrow than the bumpies. I am actually going to recommend against these - not that they will get funded anyway - but because of the design - I do not feel it gives the same protection of the bumpies do or other similar designs do - they just made the corner cover much too narrow. Sorry guys - best to pull your Kickstarter project and redesign and relaunch. 35:04 http://www.applemust.com/cut-the- bs-devs-are-not-losing-interest- in-apple-watch/ Jonny Evans had a post titled quote Cut the BS - Devs are not losing interest in Apple Watch unquote The nexus of the article comes from a BS report from Realm suggesting devs are loosing interest in Apple Watch - based on date that does not actually suggest that. Essentially there is some data that shows for every 1,000 new iOS apps being built there are 10 tvOS apps and maybe one Watch app. Actually kind of surprised tvOS apps are that high. So the REALM company took the difference in numbers to mean devs are loosing interest - but well of course less people are developing for Apple Watch - iOS apps are still the bread and butter. Plus many are waiting for Watch OS 3 to see what new features are available. Or as Johnny said not so nicely - any reporting that devs are loosing interest in Apple watch is pure and utter Bull expletive Apple Watch regardless of what the naysayers want to say is successful - it captured 63% market share in the all import Holiday - 4th quarter of 2015. It has already pulled in $2 Billion in Revenue in its first year. and from survey’s conducted by Needham & Co - 62% of current Apple watch users plan to upgrade to a new Apple watch in the future. That’s ok - because haters gota hate. And Apple has plenty of those out there. 36:43 VOICEMAIL - Chris_debrotie_feedback_xamiran_conference Hi Rob, Purchased Apple Watch online, as we had to at the beginning , on May 12, 2015. As you had mentioned, my visa was billed May 28, so I knew it was on its way! UPS shipped to my door, and had delivery date of June 3rd, 2015. Love the Apple Watch. Fast forward June 2016. June 2nd, to be exact. Removed my Apple Watch from its night stand (love that feature as my alarm clock), and the ceramic hart rate monitor fell out, only being held by a cord. Not wanted to lose my activity streak, I pressed it back in, continued with my day and ended up at the Apple Store later that night. Big surprise to me, that the warranty, starts on the shipping/billing day, not the day you revived the product. Yep the warranty was out by two days. Cost, a flat fee of $400 something plus taxes. Apple care would have saved me $100. Knowing I could prove the delivery date, I told them to go ahead. It is not fixed in store, so I will be getting a brand new one, I was told. Called 1800 apple number explained, and they are waving the fee this one time only. So problem solved. Next time I will drive the 30 minuets, so I know my dates for warranty for sure. As a note: I believe the heat from the charging over night must warmed the glue that holds the ceramic hart rate. Over time it must become week, or dries out. No screw were evident to hold it in place. Regards, Timothy 40:40 http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/6/ 1/amazon-prime-app-not-likely-to- appear-on-the-apple-tv-anytime-soon The one app I miss on my current Gen Apple TV’s - yes plural - I just got one for my Den as well. The kids were hogging the one in our bedroom to much. Well the one App I really miss is Amazon Prime. I mean I manage fine sorta - I just run it on my iPhone 6+ and airplay it to the Apple TV of my choice - but I would rather not have to do that extra step. I would rather be able to use Siri to search for a show - and have what is available in Amazon prime be listed. That is where it is a pain - I first search with siri - and hopefully the movie or TV show I am looking for shows up in Netflix or HBO Now or AMC or some other app Siri searches through - and if not - then I go on my iPhone and search via Amazon Prime - and then if I strike out - depending on the level of desire - I go and pay via iTunes for that show or movie. But I would again like to see Amazon Prime as an App on Apple TV - but sadly some recent comments from Jeff Bezos does not make that look like a short term probability. He said Amazon only wants to sell devices that support Prime Video and while quote "you can always get the video player on the device," you can't always get them on "acceptable business terms.” unquote. When pressed if those terms involved Apple’s famous 30% cut - Bezos only would say quote "private business discussions should stay private.” unquote. So for the foreseeable future at least it looks like search flow is ask siri to see if a show or movie is available - if it is only iTunes - then go to iPhone and search Amazon Prime app - and if not there - then go back to iTunes and purchase or search for something else and repeat. 42:44 http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/05/ technology/sprint-verizon-can-you-hear- me-now/index.html Proof I am not the only snarky one in the Smartphone space. I love this next story. Sprint stole the Can you hear me now guy and just started running their own commercials with the same actor. According to Paul Marcarelli the actor that played the Test Man from 2002 to 2011 for Verizon quote "I used to ask if you 'can hear me now' with Verizon. Not anymore, I'm with Sprint now, because guess what? It's 2016 and every network is great. In fact Sprint's reliability is now within 1% of Verizon and Sprint saves you 50% over Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile's rates. Can you hear that? unquote And that is not the real snakiness - it actually comes from Verizon that replied. Quote "Sprint is using our 2002 pitchman because their network is finally catching up to our 2002 network quality, unquote Oh SNAP. 43:41 VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Ark_question_USB_Car Hi Rob, was wondering if it was time again to explain who all those people are we hear in the introduction to each podcast. I know one of them is Steve Ballmer, but could you tell us who the others are? Thanks and keep up the good work. Regards, Ron in Toronto Hi Ron - Yes - Steve Ballmer saying I like it a lot. Which is pulled from Episode 0 of what was then Today in iPhone - which if you have never listened to - it is worth a listen. And it still on the RSS feed. Steve Ballmer is followed by Steve Jobs saying - Today in iPhone - Which I debate internally on changing at some point to Tim Cook or Johnny Ive saying Today in iOS. Just can’t bring myself to making that change. There is of course the Hey Kool-Aid clip - which is my way of saying this is a fan boy podcast as Yes clearly I have drunk the Apple kool-aid And then finally it is Sir Patrick Stewart - AKA Captain Picard or Pressor X or Gurney Halleck - +5 points if the latter reference is how you first think of him. Yes That is Sir Patrick Stewart saying My Beautiful iPhone which I never have out of my Hand. So there you go - Thanks for the question. 47:52 Ep 394 - Ask Siri - What is going to be announce at WWDC 49:39 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 393 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - I Can’t Love You On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_ep_393 Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank SANDY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. SANDY wrote the following: Dear Rob, Love the show. I have created the enclosed image, it is a country house near Edinburgh in Scotland called Vogrie House. It has been filtered through Snapseed, and text created in Over. Hope you can use it. Keep up the good work, Regards, Sandy Wilson Edinburgh Thanks SANDY, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see SANDY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 393 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:25 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ” I’ve only been able to play with one for a few minutes, but after seeing Palm’s impressive presentation of its Pre smart phone at the Consumer Electronics Show’s opening day I feel fairly certain the phone could just be the device that gives Apple’s iPhone a run for the money.” unquote Gary Krakow, TheStreet.com, 8 Jan 2009 It was funny covering the iPhone back in the day - and how many Analists PREsumed the PRE and Palm were going to take Apple to the Woodshed. So how did that all work out for Palm - just sayin. 03:00 For Promo codes - On Ep 392 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - WALLPAPER MACHINE (TWO words) If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 392 This week we have promo codes for The App / Service - Throttle (surprisingly spelt - Throttle - Here is the review from the dev. PLAY REVIEW FOR THROTTLE Well thanks to the devs for their review of their App slash service - THROTTLE - and for sending in the promo codes to their premium offer to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this SERVICE - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put THROTTLE in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 05:09 http://www.idigitaltimes.com/ios-932-problems-error-56- bricking-ipad-pros-apple-pulls-update-fixes-535667 We mentioned on the last episode iOS 9.3.2 bricking 9.7 inch iPad Pros with the Error 56 message. And seems Apple was hearing that message from users as well and pulled the 9.3.2 update for just those devices. 05:35 http://www.macrumors.com/2016/05/23/apple- seeds-first-beta-of-ios-9-3-3/ And this week - Apple released iOS 9.3.3 beta 1 to Devs and then beta testers. As with most double dot updates - it is mostly about squashing bugs and tweaking performance. We would assume those tweaks are to improve performance - despite what some blogs may say. 05:55 http://appadvice.com/post/apple-tweaks-touch-id-rules- with-a-notable-addition/714120 Apple seems to be tweaking the rules for touch ID. It is now requiring you to use your passcode to unlock your device if it has not been unlocked with touch ID in the last eight hours. That seems like much too short a window. That means for many people if you go to bed and then wake up and don’t go right to your iPhone there is a good chance you have to put in your passcode again. I mean unless you are a podcaster - then 8 hours is fine. It is 2 more than needed. Actually it is a combo of not having used the passcode in 6 days AND not unlocking in the last 8 hours. Here is the exact message from Apple. quote The passcode has not been used to unlock the device in the last six days and Touch ID has not unlocked the device in the last eight hours. unquote The other times you need to type in your passcode are: The device has just been turned on or restarted. • The device has not been unlocked for more than 48 hours. • The device has received a remote lock command. • After five unsuccessful attempts to match a fingerprint. • When setting up or enrolling new fingers with Touch ID. It is believed the quote new unquote 6 days of unlocking with touch ID followed by 8 hours of not feature - was added to help protect users who might be forced by local governments to unlock their device against their will. I said quote new unquote - because according to Mac World - this new feature was actually put in place when iOS 9 first launched in September - just no one really reported on it until now. http://www.macworld.com/article/3073579/privacy/some- apple-security-defaults-may-be-designed-to- protect-human-rights.html 07:45 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3072906/apple-ios/ what-to-do-when-your-ipad-pro-s-apple-pencil-stops-working.html There was an article from Johnny evans at computer world about what to do if you have issues with your Apple pencil not working. In one part he wrote quote When it works, it’s great, but for some reason the Bluetooth pairing between your iPad Pro and your Apple Pencil isn’t quite as robust as you might like. If your iPad Pro restarts you may need to re-pair the Pencil, for example. Apple Pencil doesn’t hold onto power very long – in my experience I’ve usually had to charge it up after not using it for a few days. unquote That is very different from my experience - I have never had to repair it - knock on wood - since I received it back in the fall. Not once beyond the initial pairing. Per it needing recharging at best once every two weeks - at worst 10 days between charging and seeing the message you are at 5% battery life. Maybe he uses it ALL the time or he just has a faulty Apple Pencil. If you have an Apple Pencil - what has been your experience with it? If you are having issues - you may want to check out Johnny’s article as it goes over what to do if you are having issues. Again for me it has been rock solid. 09:24 Let me tell you about my Apple Store experience last week. I have a MacBook Pro that was causing me issues. It was right after I tried upgrading to El Capitan. I thought I did something wrong in the update - any way long story short I finally realize it was actually a Graphic board issue - and find out that Apple actually has it covered under a warranty. So I bring it in to the Apple Store - the connect it and run some test confirm it is the Graphics board - tell me it will likely be 5 days or more to get it repaired. 3 days later they call back and say it is ready. When I go to pick it up they tell me beyond the Graphics board it also had a Dead 3rd party Battery in it - the DVD drive is broke, The MagSafe control board is dead. And the quote clutch barrel is damaged that is the back hinge - and they all needed to be replaced. Mind you the only thing covered under the special warranty is the Graphics board. But they replaced all those other items - including the 3rd party battery for free for my 2011 Mac Book Pro - yes my 5+ year old laptop which is now my Son's had all those repairs by Apple for ZERO dollars. Nothing Zip Nada - Man I love Apple. And that is a big Reason I have been an Apple fan boy all these year. And my oldest son is sooooo happy to have almost a brand new 5+ year old Laptop. Ok - switching gears: Hi rob, FYI, iTunes 12.4 is a disaster for screen reader users. It makes the lists of apps, music, etc. useless. Several people have reported this on the VIPhone users list. At least, Windows screen reader users, not sure about Mac users. I have not updated to iTunes 12.4 because of this. Regards, Richard And I read that because I am not an unreasonable fan boy. Richard - I find iTunes 12.4 also to be a massive resource hog - causing my fan to kick on quite often - I no longer leave iTunes open all the time - I Hi Rob, Like you I live in the Kansas City area. ( lees summit ). Went into QuickTrip today and noticed they now take apple pay. However Apple Pay is only offered in the store. Not at the pumps. Bummer. Regards, Mark H 12:45 https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from MYRON UECKER ON MAY 20TH who posted the following Quote I haven't decided what to think about Opera VPN yet. The one thing I really like about it over ProXPN is that it automatically reconnects. With ProXPN if you are on a questionable network and your signal drops even momentarily it will just disconnect and not attempt to reconnect. With Opera VPN it quickly reconnects. Does anybody know, is Opera VPN as secure as ProXPN? Is it basically doing the same thing and anonymizing the data, thus protecting from hackers while on an open network in the same way? If so, I don't see how any of the third party VPN products will survive long when everybody has access to a free solution that works better. A couple of others thing about Opera VPN. First, my work network doesn't seem to like it very well so I have a difficult time accessing anything when Opera VPN is enabled. Second, if you are a T-Mobile user you wouldn't want to use any VPN client when you are on LTE. If you do, they won't be able to detect that you are streaming video or data and you will use data when normally Binge On would make it not count against your plan. Unquote To which there were a FEW replies. LAWRENCE MCFARLAND replied quote I just downloaded Opera VPN, and before enabling it, I read through some of its privacy policies as well as the linked Surfeasy privacy policy. It seems that although they protect your data from other prying eyes, they retain the right to use your data for marketing purposes. This is not end-to-end encryption. It is instead routing everything through a server that seems to be reading about your interests just as Google does. unquote MYRON REPLIED QUOTE So free isn't really free, and this deal for a lifetime subscription to ProXPN is looking even better: UNQUOTE AND TIM BREITBACH REPLIED QUOTE I used to have ProXPN but in both iOS 8 & 9 it was buggy and would disconnect frequently for me. Also, I would switch on VPN in settings and it would try to connect but fail; a second try each time was successful. I jumped over to a trial of Cloak last month and loved it! Auto connect options, no annoying bugs like I had been experiencing so it was great. They have a free trial too. UNQUOTE Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From FERNANDO DE LEON quote on your last podcast you had a recording of another podcast.. Microsoft related.. I enjoyed that format any chance of having a similar format for today in ios? unquote Fernando - That was an Interview I did with another podcaster - where we both were asking questions of the Person from Microsoft. One more of those coming on the next episode. But it was not of another podcast - it was an Interview I was doing with Joshua. FROM FRANCISCO TAPIA QUOTE +Rob Walch it's a test of loyalty to have to listen to the unclean audio of that pod cast, please 🙏please clean up future interview podcasts UNQUOTE Francisco - It is hard to clean up interviews done on a show floor with background noise that is random, however that said - I spent a bunch of time on this last interview and the sound is great compared to the last three. FROM Fernando QUOTE is it still too late for what i wish for iOS 10? UNQUOTE Not at all - taking ideas - wishes - desires for iOS 10 right up to the episode before WWDC. Bingo Card will not be made up until a few days before. - please call in with your ideas - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog - Hey I paid a pretty penny to rescue that call in number - I know it is pre-WWDC doldrums - but please call in with your thoughts on iOS 10. From Mike Pompa Per the artwork from the last episode: QUOTE That mushroom is called Amanita Muscaria and contains toxins and a bit psychoactive. Go ask Alice. UNQUOTE AND LAST AGAIN FROM FERNANDO DE LEON QUOTE just listened to the podcast ..really very good the interview..didnt know Josh from Adroid Authority was part of the same network as TII :D good to see... hoping to hear more from this interviews in future episodes UNQUOTE PLEASE NOTE TODAY IN IOS IS NOT PART OF ANY NETWORK. JUST THAT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO GET AN IOS GUY AND AN ANDROID GUY TO INTERVIEW AS MICROSOFT GUY. THERE IS ONE MORE INTERVIEW LEFT FROM MS BUILD AND IT WILL BE NEAR THE END OF TODAY’S EPISODE AND AGAIN IT IS JOSH AND MYSELF INTERVIEWING SOMEONE FROM MICROSOFT. 18:51 We have a new Sponsor - and it is an App and a custom Tailor - all wrapped up into one. It is MTailor - M T A I L O R. This is really cool - it is an iOS and Android App that uses the Camera to take your measurements. You simply lean the camera up against the wall - and get it at the correct angle which is really easy with their level - and then you stand back and get your full body into this little outline and with arms bent and up - you spin in a circle - and it measures films you going in a circle and that video is used by them to figure your exact measurements. I did this and had a custom tailored shirt made for me and my wife looked at the fit and was simply blown away - she could not believe how accurate it was. I have long arms and this is my only shirt that fits correctly. You even have a choice when going through the process of picking a shirt - to pick which wrist you wear your watch - so there is a little more room on my right sleeve for my Apple Watch. Brilliant. They have shirts, pants, blazers and Suits available for complete custom builds. The Shirts start at $69 but if you download the free App called - MTailor - M T A I L O R - and use the promo code tii in the app you will save $15 off your order. The shirts again are built with premium fabrics and constructed from the ground up to your exact specifications. And there are many different colors and patterns and fabrics to choose from. Well over 50 different shirts to choose from. Pricing on the shirts is either $69 or $89 - and shipping is free to the US and Canada. And again you can save $15 with promo code tii Of course if you are not 100% satisfied - you can return it no hassles - no questions. And they will remake it for free or refund your money. It really was fun designing my shirt - picking my fabric, collar, cuff, fit and tuck. And my wife again just could not believe how good the shirt fit - her words were WOW. You can quickly get your self measured in the privacy of your home - it is 20% more accurate than a professional tailor and you can have it shipped right to your do. Convenience, privacy and an exact fit. To get your own custom made shirts or pants or Blazzers or Suits - download the free MTAILOR app and use promo code tii to save $15 off your first order. 21:39 https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/allo- duo-apps-messaging-video.html At Google I/O - Googles version of WWDC - they announced two new apps - Allo and Duo - the first is a smart Messaging App - and the second is a Video Calling App. Both are going to be available for iOS and Android. The one big feature for Allo seems to be the predictive suggested replies. Kind of like what you see on the Apple watch when you get a text message - you get some can’d replies to tap on - except it seems these suggested replies are more based on what was in the initial text message. The Duo app is a one to one video calling app - the key feature they are touting is something called knock knock - which lets the person you are calling - see live video of you before they answer. So make sure you look good before using the app to call someone - because if you look not so good - they might now want to answer said call. I can’t possibly imagine people forgetting about this feature - and then getting busted doing something they should not have been prior to the call being answered. Nope not funny stories or sad stories are ever going to come from that feature. Right now according the Google Blog post for these apps - both will be available this summer. 23:16 http://bgr.com/2016/05/23/iphone- 7-rumors-and-leaks-photo-real/ BGR had a post on the First look at a real iPhone 7 - and as expected with BGR and rumors - yeah not so good - ever. This one showed a picture of the supposed iPhone 7 - not only was the headphone jack gone - expected - it also had stereo speakers - expected as well - and one thing that was also gone - the Lightening port - not expected at all - and why this myth is busted. I only mention this because so many sent in links on this. NO NO NO - BGR does not have a good or even moderately bad record with rumors - they have a Digitimes horrible - batting almost ZERO % record for Rumors with regards to the iPhone. Do not worry about rumors from Either Digitimes or BGR - ever. 24:12 http://www.portableone.com/Tech-News/Apple-Watch-S- might-be-in-the-cards-for-this-year-with-major-2017-update Ming-Chi Kuo is predicting that the new Apple Watch - Apple Watch 2 - will be really the same as the current Apple Watch dimension wise but with some under the hood improvements - but still over all not much of a change. But in 2017 Ming sees an Apple Watch S to hit the market with a brand new design for the casing and much improved hardware specs. But over all this year if there is an Apple Watch 2 - it will be a slight improvement over the current Apple watch - and not anything that would cause any current Apple Watch owners to want to upgrade. 25:12 http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/echoes-of- amazon-apple-reportedly-working-on-hardware-for-siri/ Another rumor making the rounds this week is that Apple plans on releasing an Amazon Echo competitor. And Apple will open up Siri with SDK. We will not have long to wait according to the rumor - this would be announced at WWDC in June. Said device is not just about asking Siri to look up the names of the 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or what time it is - or what the score of the game is - but also to be that central control hub for HomeKit. But my questions is this - why do people need this if Hey S I R I is working on the current gen iPhones. Well need to try and remember this one for WWDC Bingo card. 25:55 http://idajoe.com I want to say a big thanks to Judy T from ida joe dot com. Judy is making me a special Bow tie. This is the bow Tie I will be wearing when I get inducted into the Podcasters Hall of Fame in July. Which I am very very honored to be getting inducted into. This will be at Podcast Movement in Chicago - and please if you are at the show come by on the evening of July 6th and lets get a picture together so I can send them to Judy - showing off the custom bow tie she is making for me. Judy again thanks so much. 26:31 From Myron Uecker in the G+ community. quote I wanted to clarify something that was said, I think on the last episode. Rob said that updating an app via iTunes will install the larger version downloaded via iTunes, where updating OTA will install the "thinned" version. Is iTunes not capable of repackaging the app so that it only installs the necessary resources for the device? I have restored devices via iTunes quite often and each time let iTunes re-install the apps. Does that mean I would have a lot more available storage if I deleted and reinstalled my apps, or restored from iCloud and allowed all apps to install OTA? That seems like a waste of time. unquote Myron - GREAT QUESTION - especially for all those 16 to small GB storage iOS devices out there. So I did a little experiment - I took three apps I had downloaded to iTunes - but had not installed yet on my iPhone and I sync’d them over. The apps were. Messenger from Facebook - which showed on the computer at 111.8 MB and it was the same on my iPhone. Streamago App - 58.2 MB on computer and iPhone and Duet Display which I really am playing with on my iPad Pro - but that is for a future episode review. But on computer and iPhone it was 10.4 MB. Then I deleted all three - and did an OTA download of all three direct to the iPhone. Messenger went from 111.8 MB when syncd over to just 79.2 MB when done via OTA. Streamago went from 58.2 MB to 41 MB and Duet Display went from 10.4 MB to 7.7 MB So Myron YES ABSOLUTElY if you want to save space on your iOS device - you want to do the OTA downloads and not sync from your computer and the iTunes app downloads. Again great question and it was fun seeing that is a great way for those with the 16 what was I thinking GB iOS devices to save some much much needed storage space. Basically it will save you at least 20% of App storage space if not more. Hi Rob, I just finished listening to your latest podcast (episode 392) where you discuss the new Google keyboard for iOS (GBoard). I have a few concerns I hope you can answer and/or share with the listeners. We know Google is the producer of the Android operating system. We know Android is not particularly adept at security, including malware in the Google Play store, and other security vulnerabilities. We know that Google is the creator of the GBoard app for iOS. Therefore, doesn’t it follow that since Google makes (insecure) Android, and Google made GBoard, then the GBoard app would be insecure? In particular, when the app asks for “Full Access”, (as all keyboard apps require), what are the risks of using a Google keyboard on an iPhone? Especially this keyboard since it allows you to search Google from directly within the keyboard? Doesn’t the “full access” allow GBoard to log your keystrokes, search words, or any information you may text, email, etc., from our iPhones? Would we not be safer if we just used the stock iOS keyboard instead of GBoard? I’d like to try third party keyboards, but GBoard in particular scares me because of Google’s past policies on selling user information, which they may be collecting through their new GBoard application. Appreciate your insight on thoughts on this. Cheers, Mike 31:54 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble- 2-time-2-and-core-an-entirely-new-3g-ultra This week for Kickstarter - the could only be one choice - The Pebble 2 Kickstarter page. Well actually it is for the Pebble 2, Time 2 and Pebble Core. They had a goal of $1 Million dollars and they have raised over $7.5 million and you have until June 30th at 12:00 AM CT to get in on these devices. I should point out it seems strange the timing right before WWDC - Maybe Pebble wants to get this out there prior to people seeing the new Apple watch - if there is a new Apple Watch. Per the three devices. The Pebble 2 is a smartwatch with black and white display - like the original Pebble. Pricing starts at $99 for the Pebble 2. The Time 2 - has a 53% larger screen than the Pebble 2 - and it is a color screen. Pricing for it starts at $169 Finally there is the Pebble Core. It is a device for tracking the distance you walked or ran. An emergence SOS with location. You can stream spotify while on the go and even make voice notes. And it has an SDK - that they want you to go out and hack for it. Pricing for it starts at $69. 33:32 Hey Rob, continue to love the show. I wanted to tell people about a problem I had with the app Interact. This app allows you to create email groups, a feature which has been missing from IOS and something I wanted. Perhaps because I did something wrong, I hit the done message after a group message was created and all of my contacts went away. I did something, don't ask because I have no idea what I did, but got them back once. The next time this happened, I got them back by checking my i-Cloud settings and was able to bring them back. The problem may be with me, not the app, but, I am not sure. I have a question as well. Where can I find information about creating function keys on the smart keyboard for my 9.7 inch i-Pad pro? Many keyboard functions require function keys which this keyboard lacks. Any work-arounds? Thanks as ever, Jan Brown Hi Rob, Recently Apple pushed the latest update to my phone @ midnight, & bricked my phone. Tried to restore the phone in recovery mode, no joy, got a error message first time during a restore. Then from that point my phone would not be recognised by my laptop or show anything on screen at all. Booked in to see Apple, I was 8 months out of warranty. I expected to get a price for repair. I told them the the phone died during the last update, explained I purchased the phone myself, & they just give me another iPhone 6 (128gb) for free. No drama, no hassle, very impressed. Regards Ryu 35:23 http://www.germanpearls.com/iphone-settings-privacy-security/ There was a blog post at German Pearls dot com titled - 16 iphone settings to increase privacy and security. And they are - Turn on find my iphone Use a passcode Use a more secure passcode Lock your iphone when not using it Tell Siri who owns the phone Add in an incase of emergency contact Add important Media ID info Stop your iphone tracking your location control the info apps can access Erase Messages Limit the information shown on your lock screen. Limit what is shown when your Phone is locked Don’t record location info with photos Don’t send diagnostic info to Apple Turn off share my location Whew. What are some others that you can think of next. How about turn off AirDrop Or Turn off Wifi when not at home or work Give me a call with your suggestions for improving security - 206-666-6364 36:23 Hello Rob, I know this topic has been discussed a bunch when going overseas but I've never really listened much as I have never travelled there. However we are going on a cruise for the first time to Belize, Cozumel, etc. and was wondering what is the best options for phone calls and internet service while cruising and in port. Both me and my wife need it. We currently have AT&T. We don't need netflix or anything but do need general internet surfing, texting and phone calls. Any help or guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Don from Guntersville, AL here. Hi Don - per the last time we talked Cruise ship and Apps - that was back on Eps 378 / 379 - some answers to the question at that time start around 20 minutes in on Ep 379 But what you will find that was not the same question you had. They were looking for apps to message to each other. Your question is more along the lines of best roaming plans for Cruise ships - and I think you will find once out to see - you are stuck with the Cruiseships own service - but when you get to ports - then you will want to look at roaming services. So this really is a much different question then that from late last year. As such - if anyone has been doing cruises - especially to Belize and / or Cozumel and that general area - let us know what you suggest for Don - give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com. 37:54 up next is the fourth of four interviews I did at MS Build. This interview was done on floor at MS build so there is SOME background noise - and I did a little extra clean up. This one there are three of us in the recording and we all are using Pro headsets feeding into a Zoom H6. This interview is with Matthew Henderson From the Azure App Service team from Microsoft and Joshua with Android Authority and Myself and runs about 15 minutes. Thanks again goes out to MS for flying me out to cover the MS Build event. Without further ado - here we go. PUT IN INTERVIEW - MSBUILD4b.aiff Thanks again to Mathew and Joshua for coming on the show and once more the recording was done with Pro Headsets and recorded on a Zoom H6 with a little cleanup on the audio. For more info go to tryappservice.azure.com and azure.com/mobile And if you want an Android Podcast to listen to Search for Android Authority in iTunes. 53:34 Ep 393 - Ask Siri - who’s on first 53:43 Thanks again to MTailor for sponsoring this episode - o get your own custom made shirts, pants, Blazzers or Suits - download the free MTAILOR app M T A I L O R and use promo code tii to save $15 off your first order. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 392 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - Ain’t Missing You On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_Aint_missing_you Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JAMES for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JAMES wrote the following: Rob, Thought I would send this in. Back in November I was out on a walk and saw this great little mushroom. I took the photo with my 6 plus, adjusted the colors slightly with the stock photo app and added the "ii" with Over. Regards, James from North Carolina Thanks JAMES, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JAMES'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 392 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in. 02:20 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “But when it comes right down to it, the BlackBerry Storm will be the superior mobile device and represents a true iPhone killer. Here are a few reasons why: 1. It has a better camera. 2. BlackBerry set the gold standard for corporate e-mail. 3. BlackBerry offers easy access to view and edit corporate documents. 4. The Storm’s touch screen is “clickable.” 5. BlackBerry is launching its own take on the App Store. unquote Andrew Hickey, ChannelWeb, 14 Nov 2008 Ummmmmm - - Just Saying. 02:56 This week we have promo codes for The App - WALLPAPER MACHINE (TWO words) - Here is the WRITTEN review from the dev. QUOTE Wallpaper Machine formerly Wallpaper Creation Station generates random wallpapers and backgrounds in just a few clicks. This version includes over 700+ patterns to create stunning textured wallpapers. UNQUOTE Well thanks TO John for his written review of his App - WALLPAPER MACHINE and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put WALLPAPER in the subject line. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:08 http://www.imangoss.net/2016/05/ apple-releases-ios-9.3.2-for- iphone-ipad.html We have been talking about it for a few weeks - and now the double dot update iOS 9.3.2 has been released to the public. The key changes with iOS 9.3.2 Squashes bug with audio problems for bluetooth devices pairing with the SE Squashes bug with looking up dictionary definitions Squashes bug the prevented typing email addresses when using Japanes Kana Keyboard in Mail and Messages apps. Squashes bug for Voiceover users using Alex Voice where it would switch to a different voice to say punctuation. Squashes bug that prevent MDM servers from installing custom B2B apps. Squashes and on going bug with GameCenter where it was un-useable for some players. And on the addition side - Users are able to use Night Shift Mode while in Low Power Mode. As always do wait a week or really until the next ep of Tii before updating to make sure there are not any unforeseen issues. And if you are a jailbreaker - I think by now it goes with out saying hold off on updating if you want to you know still be a jailbreaker. In addition to iOS 9.3.2 - there is also updates for Watch OS 2.2.1 and tvOS 9.2.1 But back to iOS 9.3.2 and why you should wait until the next episode to update - even for a double dot update that had 4 betas. Well there are some reports out there now of iOS 9.3.2 bricking 9.7 inch iPad Pro’s although some articles just say iPad Pro’s - either way I am not updating my iPad Pro any time soon. They are reporting Error 56. According to Apple’s support docs this seems to be a hardware problem and recommend the following: - Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes.
- Check for issues with third-party security software.
- Make sure that your USB cable, computer, and network are reliable. Then try twice more to restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
- If you still see the error message, you can check for outdated or modified software or contact Apple support.
5. Or Just wait to update like Rob at Tii always says. So Right now if you own an iPad Pro or are jailbreaking - you really really really do NOT want to update. And for everyone else I say be patient. I will say I did update my iPhone 6+ and so far no issues. And I will be updating my other iOS devices that are not the iPad Pro this week as well. More on this I am sure on the next episode. http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/05/ apple-releases-ios-932- with-bug-fixes.html http://www.techentice.com/new- update-ios-9-3-2-reportedly-bricked- 9-7-inch-ipad-pro-tablets/ 07:35 http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/ 13/apple-says-a-bug-in-itunes-might- be-deleting-users-libraries/ PLAY HOW WRONG WERE THEY MUSIC. On the last episode I said the following with regards to Apple Music deleting ripped music from a persons computer quote that is not how Apple music works - it does not actually delete original music from your computer that you had prior to signing up - Kirk McElhearn from Mac World has a nice article going over this in detail - but long of the short - Apple Music will pull copies into the cloud and will convert them to AAC in the cloud - but it will not repeat not delete them from your computer. Not your originally ripped files. Yes it will remove what it puts on from the Apple Music subscription - but that is not your original non-DRM music. Yes the person who wrote that blog had his files somehow deleted - but it was almost certainly not Apple Music that did the deleting. unquote Kirk was wrong - I was wrong. Because well Apple says ooppps - looks like a bug in itunes might actually you know be deleting users music libraries after all. Apple Confirmed to iMore that it is working on a patch to iTunes to fix the issue. Apple Acknowledged that quote an extremely small number unquote of customers were having their libraries disappear without their permission. Said patch is in the latest version of iTunes v12.4 that was released this week. Which if you are a Apple Music user you do want to update to ASAP. Apple also sent out two engineers to the house of the person that originally wrote the blog post on this to try and duplicate the issue. And Apple did also confirm - that the deletion is a bug not how the feature is supposed to work - like the Apple support person originally said. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/ 05/17/apple-engineers-visit- music-deletion/ 09:39 http://www.computerworld.com/ article/3071617/apple-mac/12- things-apple-just-changed- in-itunes-12-4.html I mentioned the new version of iTunes - it is a single dot update bringing iTunes to v12.4 But before saying what it added - if you are a podcaster here is one thing that went away - the ability to right click on an audio file and covert to MP3. You can still convert to MP3 - so if you are like me and do a share to iTunes from Garageband uncompressed and then convert to MP3 in iTunes - what you need to do now - is select the AIF file in your music library as before - and go to the menu at the top to File and then Create New Version and then Create MP3 Version. Still can convert - just a little hidden - Thanks Apple. One of the things you will also notice right away if you manage podcasts on iTunes is how everything looks a lot different. But you can change it back to the old - hey this is what I am used to look. First thing is to change the sort by list to by Name - then under View - select View As - and then select Classic list - and ah the feeling of the familiar. Change - we don’t need no sticking change. There are a bunch of UI changes including better controls to move back and forward in iTunes. Also better controls - the Play and FF and RWD controls are at the Upper left - and in the upper center is more info on that episode - including Episode Artwork - finally right from the feed. So nice to see all of your individual artwork everyone has sent in. There is an article from Johnny Evans that goes over 12 things that changed with iTunes 12.4 - They include Better Browsing in iTunes, Up Next is better, Easier to Heart something you love, and more changes. Check out the link to the article in the show notes for Ep 392. There was also some sort of Glitch - because on Wednesday morning - for a little while Today in iOS was in the Top 5 Podcasts Overall In Canada. So Viva La Canada. There were some Comments in the Google+ community about iTunes 12.4. Blair Jones wrote quote iTunes 12.4 - Windows 7 - menu problem The latest update seems to have taken away (or hidden well) the option to show the various media-tabs bar -- the one under the menu (file, view, etc) bar. Is there a way to get it back? searching help & Apple support just tells me how to get the menu bar to show. It is so much easier to click on a choice (music, video, apps...) on a menu-type bar than to open a drop-down menu or remember Yet Another Set of Keyboard Shortcuts. There is such a thing as too minimalist (though Apple does not appear to share this view). unquote I don’t have a Windows machine to help out - but if someone can help Blair - give us a call 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com. Gary Beltz wrote quote I have an iMac running 10.11.5 and iTunes 12.4 and I also don't like what they did with the podcasts layout so you are not alone dude! unquote Gary - good news per earlier - you can change back the look to the old look. First thing is to change the sort by list to by Name - then under View - select View As - and then select Classic list. And you can join me in enjoying that classic old look - those kids these days with then new fangled podcast layouts - what is this world coming to. 13:49 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/ 2016/05/18Apple-Announces- New-iOS-App-Design-and- Development-Accelerator-in- Bengaluru.html Apple had a big Press release this week. How do we know it was big - because Tim Cook was quoted in it. The title of the PR was quote Apple Announces New iOS App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru unquote From the PR quote Apple® today announced a new initiative to support engineering talent and accelerate growth in India’s iOS developer community. unquote And from Tim Cook quote “India is home to one of the most vibrant and entrepreneurial iOS development communities in the world, With the opening of this new facility in Bengaluru, we’re giving developers access to tools which will help them create innovative apps for customers around the world.” unquote Apple has been trying to raise market share of iPhones in India and recently Apples plans to bring in refurbished iPhones to India - shall we say hit a roadblock or brick wall or Politics. And I am sure this announcement has nothing to do with that at all. Per Bengaluru - the PR states it is the home to more tech startups than any other part of India and has over 1 Million people in the city that work in the tech sector. 15:46 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. With Boll and Branch You’ll get the nicest sheets you’ve ever owned for about half the price of what stores and boutiques would be charging for sheets of far lower quality. I really could not believe how excited my wife was to get these new sheets. And the box they came in and the individual pouches for the sheets and pillow cases - well the presentation was incredible and very Apple-Esq Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. Again that is Boll and Branch Dot Com. Promo code TII. 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And use promo code TII. 17:26 Hi Rob, If you had to guess today - would you think the Apple Watch 2 will have the same interchangeable watch bands as the current Apple Watch?? Thank you! Robin Macomb, MI Hi Robin, I would be shocked if they changed the connector for the watch bands. Given the cost of some them $690 for the Herme’s cuff band for example - they almost HAVE to make it interchangeable from one generation to the next and so on for Apple Watch’s Does that mean they will not change it - NO. It just means they should not and likely will not change it - at least not for quite some time to come. Right now Apple is trying hard to get the Apple Watch to take off - and the bad press for selling a $500 or more watch band that could not be used on the 2nd gen Apple watch would really hurt them PR wise. 18:39 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from RACHEL D who posted the following Quote Hi all - Downcast has become extremely crash-y these days, and I was thinking of switching to another podcast app. What app do you prefer and why? Unquote To which there were a bunch of replies. Rafael replied quote I don't know about the others but I really like "Overcast" because of all the options available and I find it user friendly. The developer continues to improve it and playlists work well, are easy to create and a priority to me since I'm a commuter. unquote I replied Overcast or Apples Podcast App - Overcast has a lot more features - but Apples Podcast App allows for Siri control Craig B said quote I've been using Downcast continuously without any crashes. Have you tried deleting and reinstalling? unquote Rachel replied saying she tried everything and it crashed a few times a day. Nic Brown - put in a vote for the Podcasts App Tosin O - also mentioned both Overcast and Overcast - same reasons as I mentioned - Overcast for more features and Podcasts App for Siri integration. Craig Lucas said quote Apple Podcast app for integration Pocketcasts for a much needed update which drops any time soon & Overcast coz it's epic unquote Barry Smitherman put in a vote for iCatcher. And Bob Berberick put in a vote for ShiftyJelly’s pocketcast I can tell you from a stats point of View - Overcast is the number 2 app for iOS behind only the Podcasts App from Apple - which it comes to a consumption perspective - and is that not the best way to measure. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Lawrence McFarland quote I have not yet listened to the show, but to John, who rigged up the photo: Well Done!!! unquote And John replied - Thanks 21:29 http://www.imangoss.net/2016/05/ opera-launches-free-and-unlimited- vpn-app-for-iphone-ipad.html From the makers of the Opera Browser - comes Opera VPN for iOS - which offers a completely free and unlimited VPN to iPhone and iPad users. This allows users to get around Geo Restrictions for online content, get past firewalls, block ads and prevent ad-tracking cookies from you know tracking. Per language support the App supports English, Arabic, French, German, Indonesian, Delthrakie, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. And it does have a built in ad blocker for Ads in Safari, Chrome and other apps. And again this is free - as in zip - nada - nothing to you. Search for Opera VPN in the App store. 22:09 http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/05/ 17/biz-break-apple-watch-sales- taper-off-according-idc/ I love the title of this next one and by Love I mean roll my eyes. And this one is titled - Apple Watch Sales Taper off - according to IDC. And the gist of the article and prepare for a shocker here - Apple Watch Sales dropped in the quarter after Christmas. YOU THINK. Now how much of a drop - that is 100% a guess from anyone - except Apple and Apple ain’t saying. But IDC somehow has a magic ball and it says Apple sold 4.1 Million Apple watches in the 4th quarter of 2015 but only 1.5 Mil in Q1 of 2016. And with out any real numbers to work with IDC said Apple did sell more Apple Watches last quarter than anyone else. Oh the fun you can have with nonexistent numbers. 22:56 http://www.investors.com/news/ technology/click/apple-to-double- iphone-memory-with- next-handset-report/ One Rumor that came out recently is that Apple will at long last be killing off the 16 to small GB option - and replacing it with the 32 barely enough GB option for the next iPhone - actually the storage options would all double and the offerings would be 32, 128 and 256 for the options. If that is the case - I would then highly recommend the 128 just right for 4K video GB option. 256 GB is great for new parents. If this rumor is true - then all I can say is it is about time. 23:37 http://www.applemust.com/wwdc- 2016-5-probably-accurate-apple- watch-2-predictions/ One site had an article - WWDC 2016 - 5 probably accurate Apple Watch 2 predictions. The first is one we mentioned before - where it will be Thinner. 40% thinner - yes because they sooooo nailed battery life with the current unit. 2 - It will be Faster - because yes again - nothing screams a faster processor then a thinner watch with a smaller battery. 3 - It will have Improved Battery Life because items 1 and 2 get negated by the magic fairy dust the will mention in item 4. 4 - Built-in Embedded Sim card - hmmm - not fairy dust. Well I am sure adding cellular connectivity to the thinner / faster device will help battery life a whole bunch. and 5 - More models. What so they can compete with Swatch maybe? Any way it is possible an Apple Watch 2 will be announced at WWDC - but the rumors of thinner - faster and with cellular connection - don’t seem at all to fly with improved battery life. We shall see in a few weeks. 24:37 http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/ 05/11/iphone-7-schematics-suggest- dual-camera-smart-connector-will- be-exclusive-to-55-plus-model Per the next Gen iPhone - additional rumors are coming out that it will have a dual camera on the back. but look a lot like the current 6 series - except for the missing headphone jack. Now the dual camera is only being shown in quote leaked factory designs unquote for the Plus size - with just one camera for the non plus size. Interesting - another rumor of late says that production for the next gen iPhones are already under way - and they started earlier this year because it is more complex to build. Hmmm - but if the design is basically the same - you would think they would have the production issues worked out. Maybe - just maybe the next gen iPhone has a lot more differences than current leaks suggest. 25:21 http://www.hdpixels.net/2016/05/ whats-new-in-apple-iphone-7-plus.html One other rumor is the internal RAM will go up to 3GB. Depending on the rumor de jur the smart connector will or will not be on the next gen iPhone. And also the Antenna bands will be gone or at least moved to the top and bottom making them look like they are gone. 25:42 http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/16/ mcx-postpones-national-rollout-of- apple-pay-rival-currentc-lays-off- 30-to-focus-on-bank-deals/ Hi Rob, Per the issues with Current It was inevitable, and I think you called it sometime last year: Regards, Aric And this is per the New that MCX that runs CurrentC has pushed out its national rollout pretty much indefinitely and would lay off 30 people and is pivoting and will focus on partnerships with Banks - huh???? Aric - here is what I said the first time talking about CurrentC back on Ep 326 in October 2014. quote CurrentC benefits one group - The retailers. There is no benefit for the consumers, it is not as secure and works with your checking account - and is really really convoluted to use. At the end of the day - CurrentC - will not even get a C grade - It will be CurrentF. This will not take off - it will be a horrible failure unquote When I first researched CurrentC back in 2014 It just sounded like dead man walking. To intrusive - required too much person info - was connected to your checking account - which is never good - and it did get hacked later on and had a bunch of personal info stollen. That only real questions is why did it take so long for them to put the stake in it. 27:01 Instagram really redid the look of their ap. Just sayin. Hi Rob, Having briefly used an Android phone I'd best describe it as a burgled house: very easy to break into but you've absolutely no idea where anything is - it's just a depressing mess. Actually I've been thinking for a while there should be an Android bashing segment - and invite the most creative submissions, for example, bashing an Android device using a golf club, dropping a car on it etc etc. Regards Alf Sheffield, UK Back to the Google+ community - Patrick Lim asked quote I have just upgraded my iCloud storage to the 50Gb. Can I share the storage space with my wife's iPhone or her own account? unquote And Sean Casey had the following reply quote Yes, you can share the iCloud backup storage IF she is signed into iCloud on her devices with the same Apple ID that you use on yours (the one with the extra storage). She still needs to be signed into iMessage and FaceTime with her own Apple ID, but as far as iCloud is concerned if she uses yours then she can take advantage of the extra backup storage space along with you. She will sign out of her Apple ID in her iCloud settings and sign in with Your iCloud Apple ID in that location (only). Be aware that doing what I suggested above will lump all of your contacts together unless one of you has 'iCloud contacts' toggled to off. There are many ways that folks keep their contacts backed up (I.e. through Google, etc), but if you both have iCloud contacts toggled on and are logged in with the same iCloud acct., your contacts will all be available to each of you, unless one of you turns that setting off. unquote Thanks Sean for that info. 29:09 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ rambod-geometrical/pocket- tripod?ref=discovery This week for a Kickstarter project we have the Pocket Tripod - the only iphone tripod you need quote A tripod that works with Android and iPhone cases. The Pocket Tripod is a card-size tripod for your phone that can adjust to any angle. unquote. This project had a goal of $6k - and has raised over $28k - congrats. You have until July 4th at 10:59 PM CT to fund this one. Pricing is $18 and will ship in October. So what is so special about the Pocket Tripod - it folds down flat and is the size of a credit card and can fit in your wallet. This company did launch one a couple of years ago - but this time they added a special feature where you can have different adapters to meet the exact size opening you need. That $18 is for one size - add $2 for each additional size. They are trying to offer everything from 5.5 MM to 12.5 MM. The idea is you pick the size you need for your iPhone and the case you have on it. The real beauty of this is as they say - what good is a real expensive tri-pod if you don’t have it with you. This goes in your wallet or purse and is always with you. Search for Pocket Tripod two words in kickstarter or the show notes for ep 392 30:37 https://www.tekhdecoded.com/ 2016/05/13/google-launches- ios-gboard/ Google launched GBoard for iOS and the feedback has been pretty positive. In short it adds search to your keyboard - regardless of the app you are in. Say you are in message app - you hit the Google icon in the keyboard - in the keyboard it allows you to search without leaving the message app - you find the answer - like the number to the school - or the address to the ice cream parlor and you can share right from the keyboard. Here is some comments from our G+ community. Jack Reeder said quote I have to say I'm loving Gboard. I deleted all other keyboards so I could quickly switch between stock and Gboard. Now when I want to dictate or want keyboard shortcuts I tap the globe once. When I want to swipe tap it again. The Swype menu sucked because you had to hold the button, wait for the menu, then you could only go to the next keyboard. Too slow so I stopped using Swype. Now I can switch fast between keyboards. My ideal keyboard would be the stock keyboard with swiping, emoji and Swype-like shortcuts for punctuation. This way I would not need a third party app and it would be secure. One awesome feature of Swype was swiping down on z or m invoked the ! or ? This is another feature that greatly speeds up typing. unquote Barry Smitherman replied quote I agree! Gboard is the only 3rd party keyboard I've liked. The built in search is great. And, if you like using emojis, Gboard has a feature that I think the stock keyboard has lacked for a long time. That's the ability to search emojis. It even suggests emojis based on what you type. I like the built in gif search too. Swipe typing, or whatever they call it is pretty nice too. unquote and Danielle Saul said quote Yes! Swapped from Swype. Emoji search is excellent and the accuracy of the swiping is way better than Swype's. Now if only it had dictation... unquote Again it is called Gboard - one word and is from google in the iOS app store now. 33:00 http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/ 05/10/lifehack-free-perfect-apple- headphone-container-already/ Hi Rob, BRILLIANT! Dr. John M And this is per an article at the next web titled - You already own the only Apple headphone case you’ll ever need. unquote What the article is saying is when you get an new iphone your headphones originally come wrapped around a plastic body in a case. You can simply pop that center body out - and now you have the perfect size case. And yes it is pretty easy to pop it out. Which is easier to throw them in - then trying to re-wrap them the way they came. The down side - is when you do use the case with out the center item - the headphones tend to knot up like they were in your pocket. 33:49 https://www.utomic.com/products/ edge-for-iphone?variant=12727994438 From John Poyser quote I went to order bumpies today - and their bumpies.co domain is down. Because they have become Utomic.com unquote Matthew said quote As cool as those look, that is possibly the most overpriced anything I have ever seen... unquote John said quote Ask +Rob Walch what he thinks of them? Is the value of them the material or the protection? unquote Matthew then said quote Oh, I have heard Rob rave about them, and I'd love to have a set, but they are just a bit spendy for what they are. unquote And I replied The value in them is not just what they are - but what they are not. I love them because it feels like the phone is naked - but it is not it is protected from drops. My Phone fits better in my pocket and it looks great. I have turned down more than few cases to review because I don't want to remove them. In the last week - I had my iPhone 6S fall out of my pocket when I opened the car and bounce out on the street, I dropped it twice on the drive way and fell off the high counter. No damage at all in any of those drops - all of which with out a case could have and likely would have resulted in a shattered screen. Especially the one out of the Car it landed face first and then bounced away from the car. And they are only $30 - which is again a really good price for the protection they give and the bulk they do not have. It really looks and feels like the phone is naked - but it is not. 35:44 Hey rob I am planning on buying an iPhone 4 but I had a question. How much should I pay for it the screen is shattered and I don't know if the glass on the back is cracked or not but I work at a phone repair place and my boss said he is going to teach me how to repair screens so that might not be such a big problem but I also wanted to know if it is slow on iOS 7.1.2. And what is the most I should pay. REGARDS, Zach $20 - that is it. A broken screen iPhone 4 is not really worth much other than for parts. Really if you get the screen repaired - it is not bad as an iPod for music and a game machine for some games. And yes it is a good device to learn how to change a screen on - but it will take a little bit of time - you have to take it all apart. Hi Rob, Can you help me here? I have an LG HBS900 Bluetooth device and an iPhone 6s Plus. The device is always on, so is my phone. Recently when I have done Google searches I can hear the Bluetooth sound as thought I'm initiating a call. When I close the google page, Bluetooth says "call ended". This is extremely annoying and rather disconcerting, as this is a new problem. Also, when listening to voicemail I'll get a string of "call endeds" prior to the actual voicemail beginning to play. Any ideas? Thanks much! Regards, - Judy This is what I would do when trouble shooting a bluetooth head set issue. 1. Un-Pair - power off the head sets - and repower on and re-pair. 2. If step 1 did not work - then force quit all apps on the iOS device - go to Settings - General - Reset - and up you guessed it - resent network settings - Then repeat step 1 - un-pair - power off the head set and repower and repair the head set. 3. If steps 1 and 2 did not work - contact LG. Let us know how this goes for you. 38:15 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ dis-after-dark-disney-podcast/ id499831329?mt=2 I want to thank long time listener Craig for having me on his show this week - Dis After Dark - which is a Disney Fan Cast - so we talked Disney Theme parks and my recent trip to Disney world and of course a little Podcasting talk as well. Thanks again Craig - and folks links are in the show notes for ep 392 for Dis After Dark - or you can search for it on the Podcasts or Overcast apps. And I was on their May 15th 2016 episode. 38:45 Hi Rob, There's a way now to set up a "soft" button on your iPhone screen that replaces the home button. I just discovered it in the latest public beta of 9.3.2 but there's a very good chance it's been there for a long time. Here's how: Go to Settings -> General -> Accessibility Click "Assitive Touch" Activate Assistive Touch Click "Customize Top Level Menu" Click the "minus" button on the bottom to reduce the set of icons to just ONE Tap the remaining Icon and select "Home" as its function ---------------- (This is useful for anyone with a tempermental home button, but I find it easier to press the soft button in most cases anyway. And less wear and tear on my device!) Now you can move the soft icon down to the bottom of your screen just above the physical home button, and it works just the same - double clicks and all! And for iPhone 6(s) Plus users - it also puts the home button at the bottom of your screen in landscape mode (Settings->Display Zoom-> Standard View), which is real handy if you like to keep it docked horizonally on your desk or car mount. Regards, Rob from Boston Hi Rob, You know, google IO has them buzzing all the more, but the google worshipers are so selfish and heck bent on Apple misrepresentation that they just prove themselves stupid and advertise it to the entire world constantly. They try and try and try to tell us that the IPhone is no longer even a modern device and has lost its way from anything current and push their montra about how the IPhone doesn't do anything useful. I am visually impaired and find my IPhone incredibly functional on a daily basis. Android accessibility just goes on and on being completely out of touch. It continues to exist missing large amounts of functionality and other functionality just doesn't work even if it is said to be there. It only reads random web views, it doesn't work with them well even when it does and others it just reports a blank screen, even in google now! I do not currently own an Android device, but regularly play with them just to check in and see if they are still unbelievably out of touch. One can only navigate edit boxes that have a small amount of text, otherwise you have to touch it, hope it doesn't crash when you do, and the best it will do is read you the entire thing, maybe pages, with no control over it. Does that sound functional to you? But in the bigger picture, the google and Android worshipers seem to lust after their dream world where google rains supreme with no competition. They don't even see they ddream of a world where google is like the DMV and other government agencies. How is it that they really think all the rules will be different and a world where google rules will be a wonderful world that is all about the user? Regards, James M 41:54 up next is the third of four interviews I did at MS Build. This interview was done on floor at MS build so there is SOME background noise - But not as bad as the last two. This one there are three of us in the recording and we all are using Pro headsets feeding into a Zoom H6. There has been no post production clean up - beyond editing for tightness sake. This interview is with Jeremy Thake from Microsoft and Joshua with Android Authority and Myself and runs about 30 minutes. Thanks again goes out to MS for flying me out to cover the MS Build event. Without further ado - here we go. PUT IN INTERVIEW - MSBUILD3b.aiff Thanks again to Jeremy and Joshua for coming on the show and once more the recording was done with Pro Headsets and recorded on a Zoom H6 with no cleanup on the audio. For more info go to dev.office.com/ios and graph.microsoft.io And if you want an Android Podcast to listen to Search for Android Authority in iTunes. 1:12:54 Ep 392 - Jacobi M says Ask Siri - Mirror Mirror on the Wall - who is the fairest of them all 1:13:29 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 391 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote: Hi Rob, Here is a song called - StarLight On iOS I used the apps: nanoStudio iMaschine Notion GarageBand Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing. On the mac I used the apps Studio One Logic Notion You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate Regards, ‘Brian Song_StarLight Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JOHN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JOHN wrote the following: Hi Rob, I used Over with the Pro pack for fonts & image tweaking. Regards, John Poyser Thanks JOHN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JOHN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 391 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 02:08 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The iPhone is a niche product.” unquote Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, 17 April 2008 So reading that I thought maybe Niche meant something else - so I looked it up at dictionary dot com and their definition for Niche is - 1. quote an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue orother decorative object. unquote Well that does not fit. So I looked at number two - quote a place or position suitable or appropriate for aperson or thing: example to find one's niche in the business world. unquote Nope that does not fit either. On to number 3. quote a distinct segment of a market. unquote Ok - so if meant the iPhone was a distinct segment of the market like oh Smartphones - Yes - Yes it is. - Just Saying. 03:25 For Promo codes - On Ep 390 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APPS - VIDOMEASURE - all gone and AMIDAKUJI KNIGHT - a few left. If you are interested in this 2nd app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 390 A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 04:29 http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/03/ios-9-3-2- beta-4-released-to-developers/ iOS 9.3.2 beta 4 released last week - just a week after beta 3. As with most beta for double dot updates - it is all about stability and squashing bugs man. Sorry nothing exciting to report other than we are one more beta closer to 9.3.2 launching. If you are a dev or a public beta tested Beta 4 of 9.3.2 is waiting for you. A Special KC Podcaster Meetup - Saturday the 14th - 4 to 6 PM at the GRID near 119th and Metcalf just north of the supper target. I will be giving a presentation on the different places to get your podcast out and how iTunes works for podcasters and more. A must for any podcast new or old or about to start. just search of KC podcasters at meetup for more info. 06:02 http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/05/05Apple-and-SAP- Partner-to-Revolutionize-Work-on-iPhone-and-iPad.html Apple put out a Press release on May 5th titled Apple & SAP partner to revolutionize Work on iPhone and iPad From this PR which is written in spine tingling manner quote Apple® and SAP today announced a partnership to revolutionize the mobile work experience for enterprise customers of all sizes, combining powerful native apps for iPhone® and iPad® with the cutting-edge capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. This joint effort will also deliver a new iOS software development kit (SDK) and training academy so that developers, partners and customers can easily build native iOS apps tailored to their business needs. unquote Tim Cooke had the first quote in the PR - which says something of Apples thoughts on this - most of Apple's PR’s don’t have a quote from Tim. Actually I went and looked at all the PR’s released by Apple since Jan 1st - that were not quarterly report related - and of those other 10 PR’s Tim Cook only was quoted one time. That was the one about Apple Opening Europe’s first iOS App Dev center in italy announced back in late Jan. So yes for Tim to have a quote in the PR and the CEO of SAP - it shows both companies care about this partner ship. Now that I have teased about Tim’s quote - here it is Tim said quote This partnership will transform how iPhone and iPad are used in enterprise by bringing together the innovation and security of iOS with SAP’s deep expertise in business software, As the leader in enterprise software and with 76% of business transactions touching an SAP system, SAP is the ideal partner to help us truly transform how businesses around the world are run on iPhone and iPad. Through the new SDK, we’re empowering SAP’s more than 2.5 million developers to build powerful native apps that fully leverage SAP HANA Cloud Platform and tap into the incredible capabilities that only iOS devices can deliver. unquote So yeah - not surprising to see the security card played - I think that is the one area where iOS completely outshines Android - and Apple will continue to beat on that drum louder and louder as time goes on. Even the CEO from SAP worked it into his quote - where Bill McDermott SAP CEO said quote Yada Yada - Yada Yada - together with iOS, the leading and most secure mobile platform for enterprise, Yada Yada. Yada Yada unquote Later on in this episode I will talk about what may come up at WWDC and I think security and Privacy is going to rule the day. 08:54 http://www.computerworld.com/article/3065251/apple-ios/ wwdc-2016-apple-will-improve-apple-music.html One thing a bunch of people have been reporting on for WWDC has to do with Apple Music and what improvements Apple will bring. Most of these articles link back to an article from Bloomberg where they believed Apple was going to reveal the following with regards to Apple Music App. 1. A new and more intuitive user interface. 2. Better integration between streaming and download services 3. Expansion of its online radio service It is believed that apple now has over 1,000 employees working specifically on the Music offerings. The bloomberg article also noted something interesting - even though Apple music subscriptions are up and continue to grow - over 13 Million subscribers. Sales of music on iTunes has not dropped - and remains steady at roughly $3.5 Billion a Year. Or to put that in perspective - from the fortune 500 list from 2013 for US companies - the iTunes revenue alone would make it in the top 500 above companies like - Reebok and Boston Scientific and Gateway - ok well that last one is not a great example but point is the revenue from iTunes music sales is a fortune 500 company on its own. One of the improvements to Apple music some are asking for is where Apple music no longer deletes your music that you ripped onto your computer. There was a blog post that made the rounds this past week about how Apple Music deleted 122 GB of music off the persons hard drive and then replaced some of that music in the cloud with different versions of the songs. According the article the person said they confirmed the following with Apple quote through the Apple Music subscription, which I had, Apple now deletes files from its users’ computers. When I signed up for Apple Music, iTunes evaluated my massive collection of Mp3s and WAV files, scanned Apple’s database for what it considered matches, then removed the original files from my internal hard drive. REMOVED them. Deleted. If Apple Music saw a file it didn’t recognize—which came up often, since I’m a freelance composer and have many music files that I created myself—it would then download it to Apple’s database, delete it from my hard drive, and serve it back to me when I wanted to listen, just like it would with my other music files it had deleted. unquote Except well that is not how Apple music works - it does not actually delete original music from your computer that you had prior to signing up - Kirk McElhearn from Mac World has a nice article going over this in detail - but long of the short - Apple Music will pull copies into the could and will convert them to AAC in the cloud - but it will not repeat not delete them from your computer. Not your originally ripped files. Yes it will remove what it puts on from the Apple Music subscription - but that is not your original non-DRM music. Yes the person who wrote that blog had his files somehow deleted - but it was almost certainly not Apple Music that did the deleting. In any case a cleaner - easier to use interface for Apple Music - yeah I think we could use that. https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple- stole-my-music-no-seriously/ http://www.macworld.com/article/3066789/streaming- media/apple-music-doesnt-delete-your-music-files.html 12:10 http://www.newsweek.com/expert-hacked-iphone-l- cops-homicide-probe-456630 Another story making the rounds with a little mis-reporting going on is the story about the LA murder trial of Actor Micahel Jace from the shield - who is accused of killing his wife. His wife had an iPhone 5S when she was killed in May of 2014. The articles talk about how the phone was hacked by an expert and is not as secure as people are making it out to be - some will even go as far as saying quote It was unclear which OS was installed on Jace's iPhone. unquote And most do not point out that real encryption did not start until iOS 8 - which was launched in Sept 2014. So we know for sure it was iOS 7. the iPhone 5S came out in Sept 2013 with iOS 7. 2014 was iOS 8 and iPhone 6 and 2015 was iOS 9 and iPhone 6S. The murder was in May 2014 - it could ONLY have been iOS 7 - the pre-encryption version of iOS. But not one article I read said that it was a version of iOS 7 for sure. And many compared this case to the San Bernadino case. This is completely different than the San Bernadino case where iOS 9 was on the device. And one article from the LA times says a search warrant was served to Apple to help right after the murder and Apple at that time did help unlock it - and the reason for the expert helping now - is when they turned the phone back on in December will it did not actually come back on. In any case - lots of mis-info on this one 14:10 http://www.rawinfopages.com/apps/index.php/ios/260- forward-messages-and-whole-conversations-on-the-iphone And now for something completely different. I saw this post Titled - Forward select messages or whole conversation on the iPhone. And recently I had to help my wife and one of her friends do this for a PTA thing. And I don’t think I ever mentioned this tip on the show. It is actually pretty easy to forward multiple messages from a message string in the messages app. First open to the string of messages you want to forward. Then tap and long hold on any of the bubbles. You should then see the pop up options of copy, speak and more - tap more. Bingo - on the left side you will see little radial buttons pop up next to every message - with a check mark for the one you long tap / held on. then just tap any other radial buttons for messages you want to forward - then in the lower right tap on the arrow - and then you can forward those messages on to someone else. So there you go. 15:12 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. With Boll and Branch You’ll get the nicest sheets you’ve ever owned for about half the price of what stores and boutiques would be charging for sheets of far lower quality. I really could not believe how excited my wife was to get these new sheets. 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Go online to Boll – that’s B-O-L-L and Branch Dot Com. and use promo code t i i for 20% off your entire order: sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers.. everything. Plus free shipping! And all their products come beautifully packaged in their signature boxes. Go to Boll and Branch Dot Com today for 20% off your entire order. And use promo code TII. 16:55 Hi Rob, i'm writing to help the listener who keeps getting Apple Music search results instead of results from her own music library. If she goes into Settings, chooses Music, and turns off Show Apple Music, this behavior will stop. Regards, Anna Hi Rob, I was listening to an episode in March and someone wrote it about a having to re-enter passwords for wifi. What I did, was store my wifi settings password in safari, passwords. Now when you reset network settings, the password won't come up, but you just open up passwords and copy and paste the password. That is the next best thing to storing passwords. Thanks for the show, Roy Sabo hey Rob I received my new i-Pad pro, the little one and I am really pleased. One of the most interesting aspects of set-up for me was that voice over was on by default which meant I could set it up by myself right out of the box. I am not sure why so much of the Apple press, at least the people I follow, I-More and Viticci, are not thrilled by it. I am totally blind and do not need much screen realestate to write with and do everything I do with an i-Pad. I am most pleased by the improved audio and find just listening to the i-Pad in the kitchen, for instance, is just fine without having to connect a bluetooth speaker. I will really enjoy using the smart keyboard when it arrives but until then, I will just continue using IOS braille to write. The i-Pad in landscape mode may be big enough for me to actually type using the home row and putting my small hands in position as if the on-screen keyboard was a physical keyboard. Others do it all the time and I believe just carrying the i-Pad around caseless would be a treat. For me, it is the best i-Pad ever and I am a fan of the pad. I also purchased a hard drive which is not made by apple but will allow me to store files and folders from the phone and i-Pad. I hope it works. My intention is to be a completely ios person. I even took i-Tunes off of my windows 7 conputer. I bought the 128 gig cellular version of the Baby Pro. Thanks for the great show and everything you do. I'm writing this email in contracted ios braille. Jan Brown 19:23 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from EDGAR PEREZ who posted the following Quote Started using apple podcast app recently. Really like being able to tell Siri to fast forward while driving. All of a sudden my device backups have gotten huge though. Are the episodes I have downloaded getting on to my iCloud backup? I supposed I can delete them all and see but figured I'd ask first. Unquote To which Alberto Jurabe replied Quote Try deleting downloaded podcasts in the podcast setting within the app. It won't backup what's not downloaded. Unquote And Ronald Leckfor replied quote I have had a serious problem in the past with the podcast app hanging on to old data, affecting my system to the point where it crashed the ios. So once I restored my iPod Touch 5th gen, I loaded the podcast addict app and have been using it instead. IMHO the podcast app has been a real mess since the latest ios came out last fall! I even tried unsubscribing from all podcasts, and it still hung on to its garbage data! unquote Timmy T replied quote iCloud doesn't backup music, podcasts or any media that can be downloaded from the cloud unquote And finally Edgar Perez replied to all quote Think i found part of the problem but not all. My Photo Stream had about 650 MB. I deleted that. I also deleted the Facebook app which had ballooned to 600 MB. Then i deleted the the 2.1 GB backup and backed up again. Now the backup is 450 MB. The math does not quite work still. The Facebook app i get. The Photo stream I do not get. I had photos back up turned off and i don't think it should be backing up anything in the photo stream any way especially since if it is it must be doing it on my iPad and iPhone.. Hate that i had to spend time figuring this stuff out and still the math does not add up so I still cannot be sure what it does or does not do :( unquote Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Fernando De Leon quote Love the podcast however can we please drop the android bashing is just too childish. Most users use both android and ios. Plus is not about who makes it.. Is about the ecosystem.. ✌ unquote To which I replied: Reporting on androids short comings is not bashing it is well Reporting. Just need to make sure the iOS folks know what to expect on the other side of the fence. And then John Poyser replied quote I agree with Rob on this. I like & use many things that Google make. But after having to try and deal with an Android tablet gifted to my daughter and trying to help my friend who "upgraded" to a Blackberry Priv (using Android) I cannot believe there are people who try to poke holes at iOS and who claim they prefer the "freedom" of Android. Freedom to be frustrated by a horribly complicated and inconsistent, unnecessarily complex experience in trying to do simple things. We talk alot about fixing iOS issues on the podcast - but it's REALLY bad over there in Android-land. unquote Or as Karthik M said quote This is an iOS fan zone. This is the way things will be unquote Folks if you are holding your breath hoping I am going to stop reporting on Android shortcomings or Android bashing or whatever you want to call it - remember this little segment at the beginning of the show. PLAY HEY KOOLAID. That sound clip is in there for a reason. This is not a podcast that started after the iPhone was popular from some neutral party just looking to capitalize on the iPhones success caugh iOS today caugh No - This is Today in iOS formerly Today in iPhone which was the First Podcast started ever about the iPhone and was started in April 2007 before the iPhone launched - If you had not noticed - Little Bit Fan boy am I. And part of the fun of doing this show is pointing out the issues with the nightmare that is known as the fragmented Multiverse know as Android. And if you though the DC or Marvel Multiverses were confusing - that is nothing compared to what devs face in the Android Multiverse. Just Sayin 24:23 http://www.igeeksblog.com/best-ipad-pro-apps/ There is a post for all of us iPad Pro users - titled - the best iPad Pro apps - make the most of bigger size and better tech. They run through 14 different apps they think work better because of the better processor and / or ram and or larger screen. One of the apps they mentioned that I agree with - Evernote - which is great on the iPad pro - I am a big time evernote user. Especially when you go split screen with evernote and safari - it makes it easier for me to do show notes on the iPad pro then on my laptop. They have 13 other apps they recommend include Adobe Photoshop Mix, Procreate and liquid text - all fine apps. Plus 10 others if you are interested in seeing some of the ones they recommended - look for the link in the show notes titled The Best iPad Pro apps And speaking of the iPad pro - I learned something new - ever since I received my smart cover when I covered the iPad pro it was not actually turn off the screen like it should - And well I found out there is a setting in the settings app under general - and the Auto lock section - labeled as lock / unlock - and it was by default turned off - which meant the screen cover did not lock it down. toggle it on and all is as expected. How did I learn this - well I made a genius appointment and then was publicly shamed when the genius toggled that on. Well after he first tried a different smart keyboard cover first. On the plus side while I was there I purchased the Wife an new iPhone SE Gold 64 GB for mothers day - so I will talk about that on upcoming episodes. 26:44 http://mobilesiri.com/wwdc-apples-upcoming-conference/ Hi Rob Just wondering what is on your iOS 10 wish list? Regards Steve Brisbane Security Security Security - EDIT CLIP TIM COOKE Well first for all iPhone 4S owners I expect to hear you will not be moving on up to iOS 10 - just those with the iPhone 5 and later iPhones will get that honor. iPad 2 - yup you will be sitting on the dock with the iPhone 4S when the iOS 10 ship sales. But the 3rd gen iPads and later including all iPad mini’s should be fine. One rumor is anything that does not have a lightening port will not be supported - which would also mean the iPad 3rd gen would get to sit on the dock as well. A no brainer on what to expect is improvements to Siri. One of the rumors is Siri would be able to transcribe voicemail messages for you. I really really really am hoping to see some customization allowed for Control center. I guess I will ask for it again - password or passcode protecting specific apps and folders or better - touch ID protect specific apps and folders. SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY Multi-user support for the masses - at least for the iPads. Those are some of my key iOS 10 wish list items. What are some of yours - give us a call at the restored 206-666-6364 number or email in your wish list or predictions for iOS 10. I should mention one of the rumors picking up steam is being able to delete stock apps. And the other popular rumor is a new rootless security system that will make it much harder if not impossible to jailbreak and for the FBI to get in. SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY Here are some suggestion from the G+ Tii Community. Stephen William wants Control Center Customization as well. Barry Smitherman said quote That would be nice. I'd like control over which apps are default apps. Most of the time, I like the Apple stock apps, but I'd like to be able to choose different ones as default sometimes. unquote Apple Dystopia said quote I'd love to add an LTE switch to Control Center, or just about any setting. Auto lock is another one I change all the time. I'd love to add that to Control Center. I never use Air Drop, so I wouldn't mind getting rid of it. I couldn't agree more, and it is something I have wanted for a long time. unquote Again give us a call or shoot us an email about what your wants / hopes / desires and predictions for iOS 10 and Watch OS 3 and TV OS 2 for that matter. http://www.techradar.com/us/news/computing/apple/ wwdc-2016-1320425 29:46 http://petapixel.com/2016/04/21/apple-patent-shows-apple- may-add-optical-zoom-iphone-7/ Hi Rob, I'm sure you've seen this already: It was just a matter of time. Optical zoom will change the game. Who wants to blow up pixels when you can get closer optically? Regards, Mike And the article Mike is talking about is titled - The Patent shows how Apple could add optical zoom to the iPhone 7 - over at PetaPixel dot com. Essentially the patent shows a folding telephoto lens design. Where Apple could do an optical zoom but with out a protruding camera - which is great news because right now they have a protruding camera and no optical zoom. Just sayin I don’t think it is much of a stretch to say the key upgrade with the iPhone 7 is most likely going to be centered around the camera. Apple Purchased Lynx some time ago and it is time for that technology to make its way into the iPhone 7. 30:39 http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/4/25/rumor- apple-watch-2-could-feature-cellular-connectivity On the Apple Watch 2 rumor front - is that the Apple Watch 2 - which likely would launch in the fall will have a sim card for stand alone - truly alone functionality. Along with the cellular capability is Apple is adding a faster processor and making the Apple Watch 2 thinner. It will also have prongs that puncture skin and tap into a vein and use the circulating blood to spin a little turbine that powers the watch. Because adding Cellular and a faster processor and then making it thinner - means you will be lucky to get half a day with it. And you will need the blood turbine to power it. 31:20 http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/05/ios-10-may-have- a-separate-smart-home-app/ One of the iOS 10 rumors per what will be included that is picking up some buzz is that there may be a separate Smart Home App. Essentially this app would be your one stop app for all your connected devices that are compatible with HomeKit. So where did this rumor originate - well in a Review on Amazon for the Echo. The review said quote As I work in marketing for Apple, we test many Smart Home devices, especially for iOS HomeKit integration. […] Some advice, there are many third party applications, most free, that offer more control and customization(s) with many Smart Home devices. “Yonomi” is a free app that I often use, “Home” is another which cost $14.99. Both offer support for many devices with more added daily (including Amazon “Echo”). The next version of iOS due this fall will have a standalone “HomeKit” app as well. unquote Well there it is in black and white right on Amazon.com - I mean how could that be anything as legit. Right - because All apple employees are encouraged to go on Amazon.com - state they are Apple employees and then give out info on unannounced Apple products. 32:32 http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/05/07/iphone- 7-leak-reveals-feature-cut/#6837fc46387a I love the title of this next one and of course by Love I mean it is so dumb I love it for show material reasons. The title is Quote iPhone 7 leak reveals significant feature removed unquote Yes - because it is big news when a rumored leak reveals a feature missing from some other rumored leaks. In this case they are talking about the rumored addition of the smart connector on the side of the iPhone 7 - which is now not there. But possibly it will only be on the 7S if even that - but new rumor blowing up is that Apple is already removing features. Yeah so they were rumored features and this is only a rumored leak as well - I mean this non-story is worth 50 blog posts at least - right. 33:22 VOICEMAIL - Hi Rob Since iOS 9 I was having difficulty getting iOS apps to update in iTunes on my MBP, then sync the updated apps to my iPhone 5S, 6+ and iPad Air 2. I'd read in various forums that this facility was no longer being provided by Apple due to there now being numerous versions of the same app depending on iOS device. However, I now seem able to update the apps on my MBP then sync them to my iPhones (or should that be iPhone devices?!), but still no joy with the iPad. Ordinarily I'd update them OTA to each individual device but, particularly at peak times, wifi and cellular data are both woefully slow. So is there a way of going back to the good ol' days of booting iTunes on my MBP, all the apps get updated, then simply plug each iOS device into the MBP and all updated apps are synced? Or am I missing something? Great show as always, the piece on how an iOS device can help someone with impaired vision and other issues was particularly poignant, and shows that big companies can be successful and care at the same time. Many thanks, Alf Crofts Hi Alf, What version of OS X are you running? And what version of iTunes do you have? Sync’g of apps how you want to do it - should still work fine. It is for me. Check your setting in iTunes and make sure you have app sync’g turned on for the iPad. Alf replied saying quote Thanks for getting back. I'm running OS X 10.11.3, iTunes 12.3.3. The iPad is set to sync. I'd previously had this issue with my iPhones (or iPhone devices - must get it right!) but they started syncing properly without my changing anything. Basically when syncing the iPad, it just seems to ignore apps. Everything else is fine. unquote Check the list of Apps when the iPad is tethered to your laptop - go to iTunes - click on the iPad and go to the list of Apps - and see if the apps are installed or have “install” showing - which means you need to click - install to installs them. They should change to say “Will Install” - then click - apply in the lower right. At which point the ipad should start backing up and copying over the apps you just selected. I tried it with a few iPads and a few apps tonight and all worked as expected. Also at the bottom in iTunes is an option to automatically sync over all apps added going forward. 37:02 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/649000063/xvida- smartphone-mounting-system-with-qi-wireless?ref=discovery This week for a kickstarter project we have XVIDA Smartphone Mounting system with QI wireless Charging. This one had a goal of $35,000 and has raised over $45k to date and you have until May 25th at 12:07 PM CT to fund this one. Per the description quote XVIDA brings seamless wireless power and effortless magnetic mounting to iPhone 6/6S, iPhone 6/6S Plus unquote they do this by providing a case that has a lightning dock - and the case has the magnetic plate for securing the device to the dock and also for getting the inductive charge. Pricing on this now starts at $60 for the iPhone 6/6S and $70 for the 6+ and 6S+. For that price you get 1 wall charger and the case. Add $5 and you get the Car kit with vent mount. or the car kit with suction mount. The Office Kit goes up another $15 to $80 and $90 for the two sizes - and gets you desk stand charger. If you want everything - that will set you back $135 and $145. That gets you the desk stand, the wall mount and either the Vent or suction mount for the call. They are shipping in June. XVIDA is spelled X V I D A - and you can find out more about the mounting and inductive charging combo at kickstarter dot com. One additional comment - is they claim to charge much faster than other Inductive chargers as they focus their inductive charge to a much smaller space. 38:49 VOICEMAIL - Hi Rob, I recently got a iPad Pro, the 9.7" flavor. The Apple Pencil is definitely the secret sauce! I teach a lot of online classes and have never found a good workflow when grading papers. I have to actually write on the paper rather than using the mark-up feature on Word. I tried nearly every stylus out there, but using them felt like tying your shoes with oven mitts on your hands, not accurate at all. The Apple Pencil, however, lets me write directly on the screen (I use Notability) without any problem. It has at least tripled the speed of my grading. And the keyboard/cover is surprisingly easy to use. It is also very accurate. The only negatives: The price; it's way too much (I had to get the 32gig because of price and I will be doing a lot of space-budgeting). Also, I really wish it had force-touch like my iPhone 6s+. Anyway, I love the show! Keep up the good work. Cheers, Kent 39:49 http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemorgan/2016/04/17/john- mcafee-professionals-hackers-did-not-unlock-the-shooters- iphone-cellebrite-helped-the-fbi/ John McAfee is claiming that Professional hackers did not unlock the San bernadino iPhone 5C - but rather the FBI had a company called Cellebrite from Israel and their UFED touch solution to unlock it - and that the FBI knew all along of the product and that they could get it unlocked - they just were looking for a Precedent to be set. Think. 40:14 http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/15/senate-to- americans-your-security-is-not-our-problem/ The Senate Intelligence Committee - now there is an oxymoron if I ever heard one. Well the Senate Intelligence committee released a draft of the Compliance with court orders act of 2016 or the back door 2016 bill. So who are the senators that want to mandate back door action - that would be Senators Richard Burr Republican NC and Dianne Feinstein Democrat California. Now their bill does not actually say back door penetration is required when a court order is issued - but what it does say is that when a company or person gets a court order asking for encrypted emails or files to be handed over and decrypted, then compliance is the law. How said compliance is supposed to actually happen - well that is not something for Senate to concern itself with. You know kind of a don’t ask don’t tell policy on how the tech companies handle this - but really the back door method is the only method possible if you have any security in place. And putting in a back door just well kills any security anyway. Part of the bill also requires companies to provide decrypted communications if encryption is provided by a third party. Hugghhhh? Some people are saying the bill is so bad it is good because it could never pass - or should never pass. And Senator Ron Wyden Democrat Oregon has threatened to filibuster if it reaches the Senate Floor. High fives for Seator Wyden. Here is the real issue of this bill - if passed and companies complied with it - that would be the same as them all waiving a red flag saying Back doors are installed - now come and find them. Right now it does look like the bill is getting very little support. Congressman Darrell Issa Chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee responsible for the nation’s Internet policy. said the following quote The legislation leaked today is about as flawed and technically-naive as a piece of legislation can get. Mandating that companies weaken our security to give government secret backdoor access into our devices would be a massive blow to American’s right to privacy and frankly would also be downright dangerous, “As Americans are living more and more of their lives not only online but also in-concert with more connected devices than ever before, Americans deserve to know that the information retained on these devices will remain secure. This legislation would effectively prohibit any company who wants to improve the security of its products from doing so because government’s ability to access our personal and private information is more important than innovation.” “I have worked with and respect Senator Burr and Senator Feinstein a great deal. I look forward to working with Members of Congress, cybersecurity experts, and more to educate and help show lawmakers why encryption makes us all safer — and not the other way around. unquote I wonder what Tim Cooke thinks of all this. SECURITY SECURITY SECURITY 43:24 Zach had some questions - he asks the following Quote How do I jailbreak iPad first gen? How can I get pass the lock on an iPod nano second gen? Is there a way to get the weather app calculator app and clock app on an iPad first gen? Do you know of a store that sells old apple products? And is there a free VPN app for ios 6.1.6 or under or is there something on Cydia that would do the same thing a VPN would? unquote Well per getting the stock apps on the original iPad - see your first question per jailbreaking. Per jaibreaking the 1st gen iPad. The latest or last version of iOS officially support for the 1st gen iPad is 5.1.1 and then you want to use Redsn0w 0.9.15 If you google how to jailbreak iPad on iOS 5.1.1 you should see an article from iPhone hacks to help out. Per your question on the iPod Nano I have no idea Per a store selling old Apple products - check ebay. Per a VPN - you will need to check in the cydia store once you jailbreak. Back to the email bag. Hi Rob, The Sound quality on the interview was horrid. Between the accent, the room noise, and the highway outside my car I gave up. Usually my wife is OK listening to your show. Not so much then. -Randy Well Randy that was kinda on purpose to show the raw quality of the iRig Lav mics in a very very noisy environment. 45:02 https://www.hockeyapp.net/features/ up next is the second of four interviews I did at MS Build. This interview was done on floor at MS build so there is SOME background noise - I used the iRig Mic Dual Lav and the bossjock app on my iPhone to record this. This interview was cleaned up with soundsoap - you can hear how the iRig Mic Dual lav works from a very noisy environment with cleanup vs last weeks interview which was raw - however the next two interviews after this I used a different slash Professional setup to give you some comparison. This interview is with Thomas from the HockeyApp Team at Microsoft and runs about 16 minutes. Thanks again goes out to MS for flying me out to cover the MS Build event. With out further ado - here we go. PUT IN INTERVIEW - MSBUILD2.aiff Thanks again to Thomas for coming on the show and once more the recording was done with the iRig Mic Dual Lav and the Bossjock app on my iPhone and cleaned up with Soundsoap. For more info on the Hockey App go to HockeyApp dot net 1:02:23 Ep 391 - Ask siri - Will you marry me 1:02:56 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 390 Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote: Hi Rob, This song is called HUMMING AT NO CAL and was created on iOS devices using Audiobus and a lot of other apps Regards, Steve Vale aka Rabbi Steve Humming at No. Cal Rabbi Steve asked I correct some info - I have said his songs were created with Garageband and other apps - but he wanted to point out Garageband is a very small piece of it and many times not used at all but Audiobus was a big piece and for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed. Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank STEPHANIE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. STEPHANIE wrote the following: Hi Rob, I took this photo on my Rose Gold iPhone 6s Plus and brightened to color and added the text with Fotor app. Found this tree blooming flowers on my college campus and wanted to use it as my phones background and thought I'd share. Spring time is upon us! Regards, -Stephanie Dix San Antonio tx Thanks STEPHANIE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see STEPHANIE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 390 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios. If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music. 02:25 In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The markets are different. The iPhone is an expensive toy for the wealthy and self-indulgent, while the DS is an inexpensive toy for everyone. I think that Apple will succeed in making mobile phone games a bit more accessible and fun, but cannot conceive of their gaining significant share of the handheld market. The iPhone is unlikely to ever compete effectively, as it is unlikely to attract the level of third-party developer support afforded the DS.” unquote Michael Pachter, Wedbush Morgan Securities, 14 August 2007 Hmmm I wonder when you say the phrase 3rd party developer support - today - how many people would think DS - Just Saying. 03:15 For Promo codes - On Ep 389 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - WALLPAPER CREATION STATION (three words). If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 389 This week we have promo codes for a couple of Apps - First up is The App - VIDOMEASURE Pro - Here is the review from the dev. PLAY PROMO_VIDEOMEASURE Well thanks Chris for your review of your App - VIDOMEASURE PRO and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put VIDOMEASURE - spelled - V I D O M E A S U R E in the subject line. We also have promo codes for the App AMIDAKUJI KNIGHT And here is his written Review from the Devs for this game: Ghost leg rules meets RPG! Select the best path and save a princess! A long long time ago, there was a beautiful and peaceful kingdom. One day, a princess of the kingdom inadvertently released the evil born gargoyle from a magical book. The evil monster kidnapped the princess and locked her in Amidakuji island. Amidakuji knight, only you can save her! Well thanks to Dev for their review of their App - AMIDAKUJI KNIGHT and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put KNIGHT in the subject line. As Always - just send in one email for one specific APP. If you send in multiple emails or ask for multiple APPS in a single email - then well - No Soup for you. A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire. 06:28 http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/26/ios-9-3-2-beta-3/ Well since the last episode iOS 9.3.2 betas 2 and 3 were released - beyond the normal bug fixes you get in double dot updates and their betas there was also the combining of Nightshift and low power mode - which previously it was one or the other but not both - now both are available at the same time. 07:01 http://www.apple.com/investor/earnings-call/ Apple had their quarterly conference call this week - and how did they do - well it depends on who you read - and then it varies from Run away run away the white Walkers are coming to just well not as good as we hoped but in their guidance range. And in their guidance range is one of the first things Tim Cook said when he announced Revenue for the quarter of 50.6 Billion dollars. Vs $58 Billion in the year ago quarter marking the fist year over year drop for a quarter since well the iPod launched. The decline was a 13% drop year over year - but Tim quickly talked about headwinds and fluctuating currencies and said really it was just a 9% drop when you factor in the currency changes. For the last quarter Apple sold 51.2 Million iPhones vs 61.2 Million in the year ago quarter. In fairness Apple did state last conference call - iPhone sales would be lower due to an unusually strong 2015 first quarter which was 40% greater than the year before that. Tim did talk about Apple Watch sales - kinda - just saying Apple Watch sales met their expectations - which of course he did not say what said expectations were. Other than to say that quarter traditionally saw a big drop vs the previous quarter especially when looking at iPod sales. So Christmas quarter be good - next quarter be bad. Or put another way Apple really really lowered their expectations for the last quarter and that is where sales came in - really low. He did says Sales of the Apple watch in its first year exceeded iPhone sales in its first year. And incase you are curious that means Apple watch sales were above the 5.4 Million mark. Tim did say the iPhone SE is seeing “terrific response” and Demand has been very strong and exceeds supply. But none of the sales were in this past quarter - all in the current quarter. iPad Sales last quarter were 10.3 Million units vs 12.6 Million in the year ago quarter. So both drops in iPhone and iPads year over year. Hmmm - me thinks the iPhone SE and new 9.7 iPad Pro should have launched a wee bit earlier - just sayin. Tim did say this current quarters sales for iPads should be the best compare yr over yr of the past 2 years. Of course that does not mean growth - as every quarter for the last two years has seen yr over yr decline. Last quater was also the first time ever for the iPhone that there was a decline in the trailing 4 quarters of iPhone sales. One stat they gave was the iPad had 78 % market share for tablets priced about $200 according to NPD. Moving on to Cash - Apple Ended quarter with more money than the Iron bank with $232.9 Billion in Cash and equivalents up $17.2 Billion for the quarter. FYI - 90% of it is sitting off shore. As expected per the Dividend it was raised - going from $0.52 per share to $0.57 per share - next dividend is on May 12th. To put the dividend in perspective - if you purchased Apple shares 13 years ago and still have them - you will be getting more dividends in the next two payouts Dollar wise then you spent for that share 13 years ago. 11:04 http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/25/technology/ apple-earnings/index.html The Apple Earnings report really were not a surprise at all. On Monday CNN ran an post titled - quote Apple is about to announce that it had its worst quarter in 13 years. unquote What they mean by Worst quarter is when you compare that quarter to the year ago quarter. OBVIOUSLY Apple’s last quarter was much better Overall Dollars wise vs most previous quarters. But growth wise - it is the first time in over 50 Quarters that when compared to the year ago quarter it was actually lower. That is an incredible run. Or to quote CNN quote The last time Apple's sales fell year over year was the first quarter of 2003. At that time, the PowerMac was still the company's bestseller. Apple had sold a grand total of 611,000 iPods to that point. And Apple hadn't yet launched the iTunes Music Store. unquote And all is not doom and gloom - Remember the last quarter of 2015 was the one Apple reported the greater quarter ever for any company - Period. And last quarter as bad as some people paint it - was still more revenue than Apple did in All of 2009. And more than most of their competitors will do all of this year. It is hard to feel sorry for a company that added over 17 Billion in Cash to their Bank last quarter. 12:31 http://ped30.com/2016/04/20/apple-ipad-q2-2016/ Our good friend Philip Elmer DeWitt - who has broken out on his own thanks to a loop hole in his contract. Way to Go Philip. Well Philip is still putting together those lists of what anal-ists predicted for Apple. Per the iPads - the range of guesses was between 8 Mil to 12 Mil units. And the actual number was almost dead center at 10.3 Mil units. Way to optimistic was Walter Piecyk with the 12 Mil guess - and way to pessimistic was Timothy Arcuri with the 8 Mil guess. With Closest to the hole honors going to Kubindar Garcha and Toni the Tiger Sacconachi - both with the odd guess of 10.48 Mil. This is the first time I can remember where the Pro analysts were both too high and too low - and then also closest to the pin. 13:28 http://ped30.com/2016/04/19/apple-iphone-sales-q2-2016/ Per iPhones sold and the guesses of Analists - they were 47 Mil on the low side to 54.50 Mil units on the high side with the average coming in at 51.37 units. Intersting not Philip said this prior to the event. quote I’ve got a rule of thumb: Every $1 billion revenue = 1 million iPhones unquote. Well the actual Revenue was 50.6 Billion and the number of iPhones sold was 51.2 Mil - so yeah pretty close. Quote The low estimate of 47 million was submitted by Cowan and Co.’s Timothy Arcuri; the high of 54.5 million came from Robert Paul Leitao of the independent Braeburn Group. unquote Mr. Arcuri is kind of a negative Nancy on Apple with both the low guess for iPads and iPhones. Per closest to the pin - that honor goes to once again - Kubindar Garcha with the odd guess of 51.22 Mil units - but hey I guess the odd numbers are working for him. 14:38 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-28/ billionaire-icahn-exits-apple-stake-almost-3-years-after-buying Some good / bad news. The good news is Carl Ichan has sold all his shares in Apple - the bad news is Carl Ichan has sold all his shares in Apple. He is stating he sold most of his shares in February because quote I got out because I’m Worries about China unquote China recently shut down Apple’s iTunes movies and iBooks service - The reason for the shut down seems to be the China objects to some of the content in those parts of the store. No word yet for how long this lock down will be - but Apple is saying it is working to get them back as soon as possible. This looks to be purely a censorship issue - with China recently putting more laws in place with regards to censorship - as in add more not taking it away. Again on the Plus side - we don’t have to listen to idiotic statements from Ichan with regards to Apple anymore. 15:37 http://www.businessinsider.com/plural-apple-product- names-iphone-ipad-macintosh-2016-4 So we have talked about Carl Ichan bolting Apple stock because China has shut out the iTunes store. We talked about last quarter being Apples first quarter in 50+ quarters with declining in yr over yr revenue. And Apple missing Anal-ists estimates and barely coming in on their own. This resulted in Apple over the last couple of weeks going from $112 down to $93 around an 17% reduction or an over 100 Billion dollar drop in Market cap in the last two weeks. Essentially people running around screaming the sky is falling the sky is falling. Apple Stocks beating is not as bad as the one Stannis Barethon had but reading the reports it seems close. So what is Phil Schiller doing on the Marketing side to help turn the tide. Well he went on Twitter and was trying to correct how we say iPhones plural - where we should not be saying I have 5 iPhones rather I have 5 iPhone devices. You don’t say you have a couple of iPads - you say you have a couple of iPad devices. UMMMMM - ok - I mean sure why not channel your inner Mingon Fogahtery while the Tech press is writing about your impending doom. Seems logical. Just Sayin. 17:16 http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/18/siri-announces-wwdc-2016- will-be-held-june-13th-through-june-17th-in-san-francisco/ Congrats to Francisco T who was able to get tickets to WWDC this year having won the lottery. As he said quote - it's super difficult to win them now, you can't do it like in the past where you could have your whole team apply and then if you won, you'd transfer to the selected team member, now it's you win you pay, you go, no refunds LOL I'm so excited to be able to go!! unquote I heard from some others about this as well - if you are in a situation where the lead dev in your company is the one that really needs to go - but it was a new entry level / Jr. Dev that was selected - a little birdie told me if you reach out to Developer contact - Apple might be about to help you. Just sayin. Shhhh don’t tell anyone. Now If you have the Tii app you saw a push message about it late last week letting you know that Apple had opened up the window to register for the WWDC lottery. And again Francisco was lucky enough to win tickets. WWDC this year will be from June 13th to June 17th. With a keynote on the 13th. We will then learn many of the new features for iOS 10 - or what ever they will be calling it. And which devices will get support for it and which will not - iPhone 4S - I think your time has come. If you are also going - please let me know. So far Apple has not extended an invitation to me to come and cover it like MS did with their dev conference. Just sayin. But then again I am definitely not holding my breath for that to happen. Later in the episode I will have the first of those recordings from MS Build. The Way Apple let the cat out of the bag for WWDC per when it is was going to be was pretty funny - they Let siri spill the beans. If you had asked siri when WWDC was - she gave the dates and times prior to Apples official announcement - and this was noticed and reported by 9to5 Mac prior to Apples official announcement. Siri she just can’t be trusted with a secret. Interestingly - The Keynote on the 13th will not be at the Mosocne West center as in the past - and where WWDC is being held - but rather at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. From Apple quote Monday’s kickoff events, including the keynote address, will be held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The rest of the week’s conference sessions will take place at Moscone West. unquote I have heard from a few others that won the WWDC lottery - if you are going as well - I would love to get your feedback and thoughts while at the event. You can call or email said comments to the show. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/04/18Apples- Worldwide-Developers-Conference-Kicks-Off-June- 13-in-San-Francisco.html 20:53 I want to Thank Boll and Branch for sponsoring this episode. Guys - you spend a bunch of time buying gadgets for your self - why not buy something for the Mother of your kids or your own Mother - Mothers day is coming up - and Boll And Branch sheets would make a great gift. 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I see a lot of people using the new wave of around the neck units with little round earbuds that pull out. Personally I don't get along with the little round earbuds. They end up falling out of my ears. I've tried plantronics backbeat go2 and don't like them for this reason. Need a pair cheap? For headphones I use Jam Transit. They are louder than most devices and have seperate controls for volume and skip but no battery level monitor. They are probably uncomfortable after two hours. Keep in mind having both ears covered while driving can get you a citation. Noise cancelling was mentioned and not usually a feature with stereo models. I haven't found any perfect alternatives. If you have a aux jack on your stereo, you can get a Bluetooth receiver to plug in there. The blue tiger headsets look interesting and I wonder if anyone has any feedback on those. Regards, Mike R Hi Rob, Regarding the fella looking for apps to collect Web articles for later to then get them to read it out loud I use "pocket" (Pocket: Save Articles and Videos to View Later by Read It Later, Inc https://appsto.re/gb/NscDs.i) for gadget news and "instapaper" (Instapaper by Instapaper Holdings, Inc. https://appsto.re/gb/4MTmr.i) for other news. Both can save for viewing off-line and readily show up on share-sheets. They both also allow you to control how fast pages are read to you. Hope he finds this useful but definitely worth checking out. Love the show. Tosin O Hi Rob. I'm pretty sure that one of your listeners was looking for an app that would read books, PDFs etc. I don't have this app but I watched a review on another podcast and it looked quite good but a little pricey. Hope this helps. Voice Dream Reader by Voice Dream LLC https://appsto.re/ca/kiXKD.i Regards, Bob in Hamilton Hi Rob. (I love the podcast and never miss an episode!) This is for Gill in Boston who asked about an app to gather web articles and read them aloud in episode 389. Voice Dream Reader is an excellent app for reading articles and other text, including e-books. You can send articles to it from the share sheet in Safari, stripping out headers and adds if you choose. While reading, it responds to playback control buttons just like an audio player. I've been using the app for several years. It's great for lots of reasons, not the least of which is how well it copes with bad spelling and OCR formatting errors. If you get this app, be sure to read the article it comes with describing the features. Some of them are hugely useful things I never would have thought even to look for. I can't recommend this app highly enough. Unfortunately, I don't know how well this app works with voiceover as I am not a voiceover user. I have to look at the screen once in a while to add and sort books. Once started, though, it can read through all the books or articles in a playlist without ever leaving my pocket. regards, Phil W. Hi Rob, For the person in episode 389 looking for an app to read content out loud, voice dream reader is a good app for that. It can read PDF documents, text, webpages etc. there are many high quality voices both free and paid. I am visually impaired and this is an app I use. Regards, James M Hi, Rob! One person on your latest episode: TII 389 asked about some reading apps that has a web browser that can read your articles out loud. I use Capti Narrator which is free and Voice Dream Reader which is 10 dollars. Have a great day!! Regards, Maria Hi Rob, A listener asked about text reading apps: My favorite one of these and I've tried many, is Voice Dream. Lots of different great voices (some of them cost money as in app purchases. But some of them are worth it, because they add more enjoyment or entertainment value to the listening for example, there's a Queen Elizabeth voice). Highly recommended Regards, Steve Hi Rob, Voice Dream Reader is a fantastic app that can save and read the text from web articles aloud. It's a bit expensive, for an app, but for all that Voice Dream Reader can do, it's worth every cent it costs. And, Voice Dream does more than save web articles. It integrates with Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Pocket, and a few other services. You can even send files to the app through iTunes. It reads plain text, RTF, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word files. It handles all file types associated with iWork, and it can even play mp3's, for those who enjoy audiobooks. In essence Voice Dream Reader is a complete e-book reader, but its ability to save and read webpages aloud is why I recommended it. The app has had a massive update recently, and it works incredibly well, especially on the iPhone 5S and later. I use this app all the time, and I really love it. Voice Dream Reader is primarily marketed to students and the visually impaired, but anyone can use it and enjoy its features. Hope this info helps in some way. Regards, Sandy VOICEMAIL - Colby_CO_answr_text 31:46 https://plus.google.com/communities/ 105412562215997292912?cfem=1 We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing. Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts. One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Brian Fitz who posted the following Quote Why do you think Apple is holding dev's back from providing watch faces for the Apple Watch? Seems they could sell more watches if there was more of a selection. Unquote To which Richard DelFranco replied Quote That's the one thing I want more than anything else, more watch faces. I don't get why they won't do it? Unquote Brian Fitz replied to comments say quote When the Apple Watch was first announced, what got me the most excited was the idea of an unlimited number of watch faces and a ton of battery time to keep those faces visible. Not quite there, but then again it is only the 1st generation. Maybe a jailbreak is what is needed to move things along. unquote To which I say - YEAH - why are there not more watch faces allowed. It makes no sense. I would love some extra very customize Watch faces. Maybe the next Watch OS 3.0 will allow it. Fingers crossed. Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS. Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in. And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top. From Fancisco Tapia quote Rob Walch in response to your question, who wants a thinner phone with a camera bump? You, and everyone who is pocketing an iPhone 6/6S. You vote with your $ and Apple was encouraged to continue down this path with the introduction of the new camera bump models. I held out, I bought my SE which is the form factor I had been waiting for. Better battery, no camera bump. It is difficult at times to say no to those new iOS devices but you only encourage a bad user experience when you keep compromising what you really want over that shiny, new, crazy thin, almost no battery phone. unquote Well the only break in that logic is Apple has no way of knowing what specific feature you did not buy because of. Just because I purchased something does not mean I have to like every feature. Now if Apple offered the exact same specs with the only exception being thickness and the camera bump 34:38 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/consumer-security/apple- 1970-glitch-has-been-automated-can-brick-devices-through- wifi-20160412-go4xl8.html Thanks to Tash for this next one. WORK IN GoT ref. Which is about that nasty little bug where if you manually change the date on an iOS to Jan 1st 1970 it would brick your iOS Device. Kinda of Apples way of saying Time travel is bad. We mentioned that bug a couple of months ago and said don’t do that. Well now it has been shown that Neir do wells could setup a wifi network where the network time is set to Jan 1st 1970 and if you connect to said network and have your iOS device set to update to network time - you guessed it - A brick your iOS does become. Now you think - well I just will not connect to said wifi network - well all the hackers have to do is spoof the network name to something like attwifi - which is what you see at starbucks - and when your iPhone see that it will think it is a trusted wifi network and connect and selfdestruct if the date is set to Jan 1st 1970. So how do you keep this from happening. Simple update to iOS 9.3.1 - AND KIDS - don’t try this 1970 hack at home. From what I read it really does brick the device and even make the temp of the device run real hot - so in that process to becoming a brick - it first becomes a toaster. Yeah - again not something you want to try to see what happens or do to your friends iOS device as a joke. And oh yeah - if you have not updated to 9.3.1 - you really want to - and you want to ASAP - especially if you travel a lot or have friends that think when you are sleeping on the coach in mid day - it is ok to light off an m-80 to wake you up type friends. http://pocketnow.com/2016/04/13/wireless-ios-1970-date 36:29 http://dazeinfo.com/2016/04/18/apple-iphones- ticking-time-bombs-should-buy-one/ There were a few mis-reported stories out there about iPhones dying. One such title was quote Apple Says iPhones are Ticking Time Bombs: Should You Still Buy One? unquote from Dazeinfo.com It seems some of these articles latched on to this one quote in Apples Recycling docs. quote “Years of use, which are based on first owners, are assumed to be four years for OS X and tvOS devices and three years for iOS and watchOS devices,” unquote First saying that the original owners of iOS devices is 3 years for the first owner - is not saying they die in 3 years it is just saying people that buy new iOS devices on average upgrade to a new device in 3 years. Most of you listening have an iOS device that is well over 3 years old - some like me have the original iPhone which is still working. Additionally they tried in the article to say Apple is killing iOS devices with software updates. First not true. But second at least Apple has software updates. The iPhone 4S is still supported and it was released in October 2011 - that is 5 1/2 years ago - and oh yeah it is still supported with new updates. There are no Android devices a year younger still be officially supported with the latest updates - NONE. It is just funny the articles that ran with this story tried to either say the devices died in 3 years or were obsoleted in 3 years. Which is just not the case. 38:12 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-has-secret-team-working- major-app-store-changes-including-paid-search-feature-1554985 There was rumor from IBtimes out of the UK - that says quote Apple has a secret team working on bringing potential changes to the App Store. As many as 100 employees including engineers from the company's advertising group iAd are working on the project, Apple is considering paid search, a model that Google is already using, wherein developers would have to pay to have their app shown at the top of the search results. unquote My initial reaction is nope - not going to happen. Not Paid search. I don’t see Apple sullying up the user experience like that. To this point Apple has proudly and strongly pointed out that there is no Pay for placement in iTunes - not for Music, not for Podcasts, not for TV shows or movies and not for Apps. Apple has teams of people curating content in the different categories for featured picks and uses algorithms for top charts and search results. So Now all of a sudden Apple is going to turn on Paid advertising so companies with crappy apps that could not get their app to the top of charts via merit can pay their way to the top - and thus have users downloading and buying crap apps from people with large budgets for advertising. HMMMM - Were in all of that does the end user benefit?? Maybe I am wrong - but when I listen to my little birds that is not when they are saying. I just don’t see Apple making such a big pivot and one that does not help the end user and really likely will hurt the end user. Paid Advertising makes sense when your customers are the advertisers - paid advertising does not make sense when your customers are the end users. Just Sayin 40:03 http://www.bidnessetc.com/68013-iphone-7- leaked-schematics-a-disappointing-september/ A Japanese site posted what is supposed to be schematics of the next iPhone - iPhone 7+ The schematics show a dual camera module, No Headphone jack - and just one speaker - no the dual speakers that had been rumors. Essentially the iPhone 7+ looks a lot lot like the iPhone 6+ and 6S+ - actually it has identical dimensions. with the exception of the dual camera and no headphone jack and possibly the smart connector. And for some reason people don’t seem to be getting excited by a new iPhone where the biggest innovation will be the removal of the head phone jack. Psssst - Apple - that is not a feature - that is a hassle. Nothing like giving iPhone users a reason NOT to update this year. 41:03 VOICEMAIL - Angel_VA_answr_siri_fresh_restore Hi Rob, For the person in episode 389 that was looking for an email application that can perform a select all messages, Microsoft outlook is a good app for that. Regards, James Rob, So, the Apple Store app received an update. It now supports 3-D touch. This is fine, but am I crazy for wondering why it still does not support touch ID? Kevin Barry No - no you are not crazy for wondering that. It make no sense that your finger print is not as important as your four digit passcode. If anything when you have not used your device in a while and want to buy something it should require your finger print - not your 4 digit passcode. Hi Rob, Hope this finds you well. I was just curious if you were still using the Bumpies on your iPhone; I believe you have/had them on a 6 Plus. I’m seriously considering them since I broke the screen on my employer’s 6 Plus; not good. :) Thanks Regards Scott YES - still using them and loving them. I do recommend you also use a glass screen protector as well - because well with any case if you drop something on the screen it can still crack. Bumpies save you from when you drop it. Recently when I was flying - I was using the Wallet app with the boarding pass for Southwest and the person checking tickets asked what the white things were for in the corner and I said it is the case and she asked what they were called and thought they were neat. Hi Rob, I found there are a few different screen protectors out there that apparently is comparable to the one offered by Bumpies. I’ll at least get the BUmpies on the phone. The funny part about breaking the screen is whether it was the dog’s skull or the tiled floor. LOL I was in training with a new Seeing Eye dog, a male German Shepherd, who has a pretty big head. The phone bounced off his head and hit the floor. :) Thanks again. Regards, Scott 44:16 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mymiggo/pictar- probably-the-best-iphone-camera-grip-ever-b Thanks to the multiple people that sent in this next one - which is for the Kickstarter Project called Pictar - spelled P I C T A R What does Pictar do you ask - well they say it will quote Unleash the power of your iPhone's camera for much better pictures, time after time! unquote. Initially this was not for the iPhone 6+ and 6S+ - but the goal of $150k unlocked that option - so now this is for every iPhone from the iPhone 4 and later. This one had a goal of 100,000 dollars - Had being key word - they are over 170k and growing. You have until May 27th at 2:00 AM CT to fund this one if interested. Which if you are - man you get interested easy. Mainly I say that because I have not really said what it does. The actual title of the project is PICTAR. Probably the best iPhone camera-grip ever built It is not a case as much as a hand held Grip / dock where you insert Your iPhone and then have access to buttons on the grip for Shutter Release Exposure compensation wheel Smart wheel Zoom Ring Selfie Button And it has a cold shoe mount and a tripod mount If you are a photog - you will really want to check this out. PRICING ON THIS WOULD BE $90 for all except the 6+ and 6S+ models which are $100. Looks like shipping in Nov 2016. To find this just search for Pictar - P I C T A R at kickstarter dot com. 45:58 http://pocketnow.com/2016/04/18/apple-watch- battery-strap-accessory Thanks to Aric for this next one. Which is kinda sad. There was a watch strap we talked about in the past that’s supposed to use the hidden connector on the Apple Watch to supply extra battery life from batteries in the strap of the watch itself - essentially doubling the battery life of the Apple watch. The Reserve Strap is the name and ep 357 was the ep we talked about it - at the time I said quote At $99 I would pull the trigger right away but at $250 - I am going to have to wait until they are shipping and hear how it goes unquote And well it seems Apple has shut down this project by locking down the hidden connector functionality in a recent Watch OS update. Or as the Reserve Strap team said quote In recent WatchOS releases, Apple made the decision to remove all functionality from Apple Watch’s accessory port thereby blocking Reserve Strap’s ability to charge the Apple Watch. This was a deviation from how the port functioned in all previous WatchOS releases and appears to have been a deliberate effort to block development of third party smartbands. unquote Or but another way - I saved $250 by not preordering one. Again sad news - hopefully Apple unblocks the use of that port. 47:20 http://www.stmbags.com/ipad-cases/ipad-pro- cases/ipad-pro-case.html I am starting to use my IPad Pro more and more - and the uptick usage really started right when I received my STM iPad Pro Dux case. This is a $60 case from STM for the 12.9” iPad that has a great holder for the Appel Pencil and gives it protections from drops as well - and best part it works with the Apple Smart Keyboard case. And the back of the case is transparent - so it protects the iPad Pro - but still lets you see its beauty. Once I was able to have the pencil with me and not worry about dropping it - I have been using it a bunch more and letting the kids use it a bunch more. When I use it for meetings I like going split screen - especially when taking notes at said meetings - I put the notes app on the left - and Pages on the right - and then the Notes I want to reference during the meeting are in Pages on the right - and the notes I am taking at the meeting are on the left. I have had more than a few people ask me about the case this past month - as I have been traveling with it. I want to Thank STM for sending it to me to review. Guys - great great job. I really love the STM products for Laptop bags and iPad cases. My Wifes iPad Mini is in an STM case and she loves it - would not me even try another one I was sent. Link in the show notes for STM Dux iPad Pro case. 49:20 VOICEMAIL - Rob, I wanted to share two different things I submitted to apple feedback because I wonder who else has these issues: 1. Regarding the music app on my phone: Many, many times, I have had a problem/bug when I sync with iTunes. I have album artwork for almost all of my music. I have a large music library- about 60+ GB. I will have all the artwork correctly in the music app on my phone, then when I sync with iTunes, it will disappear. This is not a pleasant experience. I don't understand why it would happen, because the artwork is already on the phone. That doesn't need to be synced. This has occurred over many versions of iOS, OS X and iTunes. 2. Also regarding the music app on my phone: I almost want to buy an Android phone every time I do a search in the music app. It's slightly maddening that it always defaults to searching iTunes music instead of my library. It feels like Apple is trying to sell me something every time I wanna find a song that I own. I don't subscribe to Apple Music and don't have a desire to. I have plenty of music. I have to manually toggle the search results to my library each time. Please, please give me the option to change the default so that it goes to my personal music library when I do a search in the music app. I know the Android comment was harsh. I just wanted to convey the gravity of the situation. So, Rob, have you or any TII listeners had either of these issues? I'd love to know. Also, if so, please let apple know at apple.com/feedback because many voices are more likely to be heard. Kind Regards, Tracy Hey Rob! I work for a news station in Las Vegas and I was wondering if you know of any app for my specific need. We get daily Nielsen ratings for my station and every other in town. I was wondering if there is an app where I can log each daily rating and get a number of different averages. For example overall averages or even say averages on specific days like Mondays or Wednesdays. Thanks for the help! Regards, Roger in Vegas. VOICEMAIL - Brent OKC_bluetooth_iPhoneSE 58:13 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/politics/san- bernardino-iphone-apple-hacking/index.html Comey The FBI Director said that they paid more money to have the San Bernadino’s Terrorists phone unlocked then he will make during the rest of his career - which is estimated to be over $1.3 Million dollars. So if you hear of reports of the FBI paying over $1 Mil to get that iPhone 5C hacked there is where it comes from. He did not actually say how much - so it could be more a lot more or it could be right at $1 Mil or less and Comey is just bad at math. In any case now that it is unlocked what did the FBI learn. Well initial reports were that the FBI was able to gather valuable information from the phone. What was said information - well it appears it was that there was nothing on the phone of value. But wait how can nothing - zip - nadda info at all be valuable you ask. Simple according to the FBI - by now knowing there was nothing on the phone - that knowledge and confirmation is valuable in that they can focus elsewhere. Ummmmm Yeah. I tried to put a good analogy together on this. And here is the best I could find. Lets says you purchased a Scratch off lottery ticket with the chance to win $10 Mil dollars - but never scratched it off and it was in a wallet of yours that was locked in a safe which you lost the combo. And a lock smith said they would charge you $1.3 Mil to unlock it. Well rather than having to wonder if it really is a $10 mil winning ticket and face a life of uncertainty about said ticket - you go ahead and pay the $1.3 mil to have the safe open - to scratch off the ticket and find you did not even win another free ticket. Nope Nothing - zip - Nadda - but that is ok - because now you know there was not a winning lottery ticket in said safe and you can sleep at night not having to wonder - and that is how the FBI justifies the time / energy and resources spent on the great FBI v Apple debacle. 1:00:35 Hi Rob, Just wanted to say a big thank you to you for being such a great advocate for the blind and visually impaired. Although I do not know as to what your level of visual acuity may be, I as well many others who are blind or visually impaired feel that you really understand the unique challenges we face in our daily lives when it comes to accessing our iOS devices. Being visually impaired myself, it means so much to me to know we have someone such as yourself who puts our issues front and center. So for that, I would like to say Thank you! Also, I wanted to let you know that I have taken on a board member position - 2nd VP of our local CCB (Canadian Council of the Blind) chapter. Since I will have an active role in the group, my plan is to promote technologies to our members here in Newfoundland and across Canada. On the top of my priorities will be to let members know about your great podcast as well as the Google TII community. Keep up the great work. I am so looking forward to episode 390/391. All the best! Shane St. John's, Newfoundland VOICEMAIL - Chris Debrodi_xamarin 1:04:31 https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/ up next is the first of four interviews I did at MS Build. The interview was done on floor at MS build so there is some background noise - I used the iRig Mic Dual Lav and the bossjock app on my iPhone to record this. Basically NO - zip - nada clean up was done on this - so you can hear how the iRig Mic Dual laz works - the interview for the next ep is the same way - and the last two I used a different slash Professional setup. This first interview is with Pe-you-sch from the Azure Team at Micro soft and runs about 17 minutes and 30 seconds. Thanks again goes out to MS for flying me out to cover the MS Build event. With out further ado - here we go. PUT IN INTERVIEW Thanks again to PE-you-sch for coming on the show and once more the recording was done with the iRig Mic Dual Lav and the Bossjock app on my iPhone. For more info on Azure go to A Z U R E dot microsoft dot com 1:23:18 For Ep 390 - ask Siri "what are you doing" you will get a lot of very interesting answers regards Steve from Arizona 1:25:40 Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot. And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community. Finally check out the newly updated Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App. And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different OUTRO OUTRO MUSIC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE
389
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the
Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE
for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE
wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called RYTHM OF THE SPIRIT and was created on iOS
devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs -
go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very
extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at
the end of the episode. I also want to thank COLIN
for sending in the Artwork for today's show. COLIN
wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
This finger painting exercise was made with ArtRage for iPad
regards
Colin Seton, from Sydney, Australia
Thanks COLIN, for sending in this artwork and
folks you can see COLIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the
BONUS button for ep 389 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and
also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at
Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your
iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please
email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make
sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork
and or music.
02:01
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following
quote quote
The forthcoming (June 29) release of the Apple iPhone is going
to be a bigger marketing flop than Ishtar and Waterworld combined.
Because its designers forgot Platt’s First, Last, and Only Law of
User Experience Design (“Know Thy User, for He Is Not Thee”), that
product is going to crash in flames. Sell your Apple stock now,
while the hype’s still hot. You heard it here first. unquote
David S. Platt, Suckbusters!, 21 June 2007
Well evidently making up laws with ones own name is a great way
to look like a suck monster - Just Saying.
02:39
For Promo codes - On Ep 388 we offered up chances to win promo
codes for THE APP - THE HIT LIST (three words). If you
are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to
the beginning of Ep 388
This week we have promo codes for The App - WALLPAPER
CREATION STATION (THREE words) - Here is the
written review from the dev.
Wallpaper Creation Station is a small tool to make wallpapers
and backgrounds in just a few clicks.
You can define your own colour ranges and wallpaper styles and
produce
unique wallpapers from limitless combinations.
This is my first app on the store and am very happy to take
feedback and suggestions.
Well thanks to the Devs for their written review of their App
- WALLPAPER CREATION STATION and for sending in the promo
codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a
promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at
gmail dot com and put WALLPAPER in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author
email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give
away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to
give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec
or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the
dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes -
please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:54
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/06/apple-
seeds-first-ios-9-3-2-beta/
Apple has put out iOS 9.3.2 beta 1 to devs and the public beta
testers.
As with most double Dot updates it is about squashing bugs.
But it does look like it improves quick actions when in
landscape mode on an iPhone 6S with none of the jitter or lag
present in other versions of iOS 9.3
One thing it is believed iOS 9.3.2 has a new Kernel that may
patch a kernel bug used for jailbreaks.
So obviously if you are a jailbreaker - you will not want to
update to 9.3.2 once it is released.
http://modmyi.com/content/21785-ios-9-3-2-beta-1-
has-new-kernel-may-patch-kernel-bug-jailbreak.html
04:33
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/
news/iphone-bug-ios-931-photos-contacts-siri-workaround-
passcode-a6969331.html
Last week there were a bunch of reports about a bug in the
current public version of iOS - where anyone could access the
Phones Photos and contacts. Well with some caveats.
The bug relied on 3D touch - which means only iPhone 6S and 6S+
were affected and it was only with iOS 9.3.1
The trick required using Siri and asking her to search twitter
and doing so with the right terms can bring up contacts data like
an email address or phone number and then 3D touch feature could be
used to bring up a menu allowing people to use that data - all with
out unlocking the device. And then clicking on Add to
existing contact - allowed people to get into the contacts app and
scroll through info. And from there users can click change
the photo of a given person which brought up the photo library.
And I speak in Past tense - because just like that Apple
Squashed this bug and they did so on the server side of Siri -
which means no update required for the end users.
So if you hear of someone talking about this - it is no longer
an issue.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/04/06/siri-
server-side-fix-lock-screen/
05:47
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/3/11355466/siri-can-now-
answer-more-of-your-baseball-questions
I mentioned on the last episode about the T-Mobile special for
MLB.tv - I hope all you baseball fans were able to get signed up
for that offering. I was and am loving it the MLB At bat
App.
Most of the time games are blacked out if I am home - but when
away from KC - it worked well - and I have more travel coming up -
plus it works great from Mets games too.
And I need to Thank to Chris in London for this next one.
Which is baseball related and siri related. Siri can
now answer more of your baseball related questions. Seems
Siri’s baseball IQ was increased a bunch.
So you could ask something like - how many home runs did babe
ruth have in a given season or ever - and she will read the answer
- but get away from the main stream players - like asking how many
home runs did ed kranepool have - and she will give you a search
result to look at.
06:47
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-03/apple-s-
push-to-flood-india-with-used-iphones-ignites-
backlash?cmpid=yhoo.headline
When it comes to India - Apple had a plan on how to get more
adoption for iOS - and that plan involved refurbished lower cost
iPhones. But with any plan - sometimes things do not go as
anticipated.
Seems some powers that be in India also have a plan and their
plan is to keep Apple’s plan from happening. As some local Indian
cell phone manufactures threw Apple a googly and said India should
not be a dumping ground for used iPhones.
4/5th’s of the phones sold in India cost less than $150 US
dollars - and you can get smartphones for as little as $35 US
dollars.
Right now Apples application to import into India refurbished
lower cost iPhones is under government review. But it seems
right now the manufacturing base in India is pushing the government
NOT to allow Apple to import in their iPhones without a stiff 300%
tariff. Ouch.
Unless there is a ground swell of Indian consumers that push
back at the manufacturing segment - it is very likely Apple’s plans
to bring refurbished phones to India will not come to be.
08:21
http://investor.apple.com/
Apples Quarterly conference call will be Monday April 25th at
2:00 PM PT - and sadly this will be the first one I miss live in a
long time because the Day job will have me traveling that week and
in a meeting at that exact same time. Arrrgggg. I will listen later
that evening and do a blog post once I get the details - and an
episode later that week. Don’t think I will get one done that
night - but maybe if I am lucky.
It will be very interesting to see if iPhone SE sales numbers
are even hinted at. smart money says no.
The Analists will be tripping over themselves the next couple of
weeks to give their predictions on iPhone and iPad sales.
More on that hopefully next ep.
09:12
VOICEMAIL - Justin_iPhoneSE_thoughts
Hi Rob!
Put us in the camp that thinks highly of the SE. We absolutely
would have purchased at least one of them, if we weren't only 6
months into AT&T Next 24 for an iPhone 5S. Doh!! I wish we had
any idea about the SE, we would have waited for it. Very glad they
made it a peer to the 6s, rather than year-old tech. We agree with
you, it should do well!
Philip from Titletown
From Francisco Tapia on Google+ -
quote SE battery life. It's what I have always wanted. Better
battery life. unquote
He shows getting 6 hr 55 Minutes of use and 16 hr and 40 min of
standby with 14% still remaining.
I saw another screen shot showing 10 hrs 16mins of usage and 44
hrs 29 mins of standby with 6% remaining.
Hi Rob,
I just got done listening to show 388 and I’m still stuck on
Walt Mossberg’s no. 1 out of the 7 wish list items for the iPhone
that concern increased battery life. I absolutely agree
with Walt that many of us would gladly trade thinness for greater
battery life. The problem is that Apple doesn’t seem to
want to oblige with the 6s. Can you or the listeners please
explain to me this irrational obsession and fetish that Apple seems
to have with thinness? I don’t get it. What am I
missing? What does a nearly paper thin iPhone do for
me? Is there some aesthetic beauty in extreme thinness that
only Apple can see? There’s no beauty in having to recharge a
$700 anorexic smart phone more than once a day or adding a $100
ugly as sin battery case to compensate. This seems very
un-Apple to me. For the love of iPhones, Apple, just put more
battery in the phone already! Who cares if it’s a little
thicker?! For the premium price Apple charges for the 6S, we
should expect form and function, not
form over function. Thank you, Walt, for
calling Apple out on this. I will stick with my thick,
beautiful 5S until I decide to upgrade to a new, equally thick and
beautiful SE. Sorry 6S, but I like a little meat on the
bones. The 5S and SE have got you beat.
Regards,
-Brian-
Clermont, FL
14:09
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and
growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great
posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last
episode came from Chris Searle who posted the following
Quote
Hey guys I created an appointment via the Apple Watch, when I
went to the calendar on my iPhone to see if it appeared, to my
surprise the entry wasn't there..
I re-create the entry on my phone and showed up on both phone
and watch, where on the watch I have two entries of the same
appointment.. Where I can't delete the one entry I created via
Apple Watch.
Does anyone know how to delete an entry made via Apple
Watch?
Unquote
To which Keith Yarbrough replied
quote
Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Select Calendar/Mirror
my iPhone should be selected. unquote
And that appeared to fix the issue - thank Keith.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of
other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which
is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup
it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join
in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and
contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the
last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the
top.
From Myron Uecker
quote
Per the person asking for a VNC client, I don't use it a whole
lot but the app I have is Remoter VNC - Remote Desktop by Remoter
Labs LLC
https://appsto.re/us/YVacw.i
With the in-app purchase for the complete Pro features, there is
a whole lot it is capable of doing such as VNC, SSH, Remote
Desktop, etc.
unquote
16:14
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sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long
night getting out the show.
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Mattress unboxing.
And with Apple TV the HBO Now App and Game of Thrones binge
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18:21
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/audiobooks-
redownloaded-icloud/
Hi Rob
I am thrilled Apple has changed their policy on audiobook
downloads:
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/audiobooks-
redownloaded-icloud/
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
And Steve is talking about Apples recent update with regards to
its policy on audiobook downloads. If you purchased an
audiobook directly from Apple - you can now redownload said
audiobooks - Apparently this change was made back in Early March.
Audiobooks are now listed in a customers iBooks purchase
history and can be redownloaded just like a standard eBook or is it
iBook.
18:51
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/28/technology/new-
iphone/index.html
Some new rumors about future iPhones - these are coming from
Ming-Chi Kuo - who the article says is more often right than wrong
- well not exactly - but if you hit 300 in baseball it is
considered good - you hit that in Apple rumors and it is
great.
The rumor starts off with Apple going back to a glass sandwich -
with Glass on top and bottom - but this time the glass is curved
and meets at the sides. The screen size would increase on the
Plus or Pro version from 5.5” to 5.8” because yes we need another
screen size to make the lives of devs even more confusing.
Wireless charging would be added as well.
The screen would go to AMOLED
Kuo also says the new iPhone will have better biometric security
implementing facial recognition. And if they add infrared
cameras you could even unlock your phone in the dark. But hey
if you want to unlock it in the winter and you are wearing a mask -
good luck with that. But Apple did recently acquire facial
recognition specialist Emotient and real-time 3D rendering firm
Faceshift - because if you are going to do facial recognition you
need to do it 3D - otherwise people could just use your
photo.
Now the more interesting thing - this new radically different
iPhone will not be out until 2017.
Note in the past Kou said the iPhone would not go to AMOLED
until 2019. So that contradicts his past claim.
Which would mean the iPhone 2016 would be the same basic design
as the iPhone 6 series with just under the hood improvements.
One of which might be a flush camera - as seen in that Apple
liam video - if you are into that story that Apple goofed and had
the next iPhone in the video theory.
20:52
http://watchaware.com/post/16858/rumor-apple-watch-2-
predicted-to-debut-at-wwdc-will-be-up-to-40-thinner
Remember those rumors about a new Apple Watch being announced at
an Apple event in March - yeah - those rumors are rising from the
dead and now have a new Apple Watch being introduced at WWDC.
According to Apple Anal-ist Brian White the Apple Watch 2nd
gen will be thinner.
Quote
Finally, we walked away with the sense that the Apple Watch
refresh will not occur in September with the iPhone 7, but is more
likely to occur within the next 2-3 months, and thus we believe an
unveiling at WWDC in June makes sense. We believe Apple Watch 2
could be 20-40% thinner than the current Apple Watch.
Unquote
Here is a thought - How about keeping the same profile for the
Apple watch and just make the battery life 2 to 3 times as
good.
White also said the next gen iPhone Plus size will feature a
dual camera.
21:54
http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-7-rumors-may-make-you-
replace-your-android-12435844/
Additional rumors for the iPhone 2016 have the antenna band
moving down closer to the bottom and top of the iPhone - and for
the Pro or plus size - the addition of speakers at the top and
bottom - going with 4 stereo speakers and no head phone jack.
And the next gen iPhones would get thinner - between 6 and 6.5
MM. To which we all go - WHY? WHY go thinner - go thicker and
give us much better battery life.
Really is there anyone out there that would choose a 6 MM iPhone
with a camera bump and 6 hours of real life usage over an 8 MM
iPhone no camera bump and with 12 hours of real life usage?
Anyone - Please raise your hand - and then use said hand to
smack your self silly or sillier.
If a new design is coming in the fall - then the number of
photos leaking of said iPhone should really start picking up this
month and next.
23:14
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3053900/apple-ios/
apple-is-an-arms-dealer-analyst-claims.html
Intersting article from Johnny Evans at Computerworld - with
regards to a report from Laura Martin an Anal-ist at Neenham &
Company. She was doing a deep dive into Apple and said the
company is very undervalued - putting her price target at $150.
She said Wallstreet is valuing it today like just a hardware
manufacturer - where as it should be looked at more like as Media
company one that sells and experience not just a piece of
hardware.
One item to point out from Laura Martin is this
quote
“Finally, with 24,000 active Android smartphones on the market
globally, we think Android is a victim of a “tyranny of choice,”
which confuses consumers and works against Android, especially at
the high end. AAPL benefits from far simpler choice sets, typically
three to six choices/device.”
unquote
Ouch 24,000 different and active Android handsets - ouch ouch
ouch.
What is odd in the report - while she put a $150 price target on
Apple - she said depending on how you look at the company its real
value is from a low of $168 a share looking at simply Profit per
device over time to a high of $200 a share - if you look at the
income statement and Balance sheet fundamental.
In other words her $150 target is lower than what she currently
sees as the real value of the company.
25:03
VOICEMAIL - Heather_CA_Notes_icloud_lock
Hey Rob,
I couldn't agree more. Just yesterday, I was playing around on
my co-workers Galaxy S7 Edge and I said to him almost exactly what
you said; "The is the first Samsung/Android phone that I have ever
really been impressed with."
I know the wrap around edge screen is a bit of a gimmick and
will more than likely be a short-lived thing that apple won't ever
try to pursue, but I would be lying if I said it didn't make for a
really enjoyable, more immersive screen viewing
experience.
Thanks for the show Rob, keep up the good work.
Regards,
Aaron
P.S. # = hashtag - not "pound sign" - in this new social media
world.
Hi Rob,
Per Instant Hot Spot - Are you using wifi or
Bluetooth?
I have had much better luck with Bluetooth. I have had problems
with wifi dropping when the phone isn't even asleep.
Regards,
David Willoughby
Hey Rob,
Sometimes I see an article online that I find worth reading, but
I don't have time to read through the whole article at the time. I
think, "gee, I'd like to listen to this article if I could, like in
the car ride on the way home. It would only take a minute to copy
the text, paste it into a word processor, save as a text file, and
email to myself, then open in the text-reader app on my iphone on
the drive to work tomorrow."
Is there a good app that does this sort of thing? When I looked
in the app store, all I found were apps for speaking short bits of
text, like as an aid for people with laryngitis.
It would also be nice to even have something that when I have an
online web article that has a text view option, that I can branch
from there to have it read out loud to me by this app.
Any suggestions from you or your listeners?
Regards,
Gil in Boston
Hi Rob
I've been looking for a reliable way to take written notes that
can be recognised and converted to text for a long time now. I'm
visually impaired so taking notes using the on-screen keyboard is
not easy unless using Voiceover but this can't be done privately
unless using earphones
Two days before replacing my Ipad Air 2 with a 9.7" Pro, I found
the MyScript Stylus app. This replacement keyboard allows me to
write normally and the recognition is better than anything else
that I've tried. Now with the Apple Pencil, i've got exactly what
I've been looking for. It does work with a normal stylus or a
finger on the Iphone too. Text entry is now so quick and
simple.
I really hope that the next Iphone supports the Apple Pencil
too.
I know that many of your listeners and also visually impaired
and I really think they might like to know about this
app.
Regards,
Stuart Duncan
29:32
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dodock/new-design-
dock-for-all-apple-productincluding-usb
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - which is the
kickstarter project with the clever name - Dock your apple device
Pebble watch and USB-C device by Dodock - or just DFYADPWAUD for
short. Ok - for really short go with dodock (pronounced - DEW
DOCK) - spelled d o d o c k - one word
The DoDock is a quote Universal USB charger for Smartphone, iOS,
apple watch,even Pepple Watch! unquote
This one HAD a modest goal of $10k and has just reached said
goal with funding going on until May 9th 2016 at 11:21 PM CT.
Congrats team DEW DOCK.
Pricing for this multi device dock is $79 with delivery set for
July 2016.
The charging dock allows you to switch between Lightening or
USB-C connectors. Along with two docks to place your
devices on - there are side USB ports to charge with cords as well
- and there is a place up top to place your apple watch or pebble
watch.
It is a pretty and stylistic dock - and you can get a much
better feel watching the video - again search for dodock one word
at kickstarter dot com AND IT IS SPELLED D O D O C K
31:15
http://www.amazon.com/Photive-Desktop-Charger-Intelligent-Technology/dp/B00LMIA9L4
PLAY VOICEMAIL PHOTIVE CHARGER
Hi Rob,
Love the podcast. Regarding the lack of sufficient wattage
supplied by the 12w charger provided, one does not need to buy the
new Lightning to USB C Camera Adapter and the 29w power supply for
the Macbook in order to continuously run and charge the 12.9 inch
iPad Pro. Last year, I happened to by a Photive 50 Watt 6 Port USB
Charger, an "intelligent" charger. It senses the current draw from
the device and ramps up accordingly. I had been charging various
iOS and other devices for months without a problem. I now use the
Photive 50watt charger all day with my iPad Pro 12.9, without a
problem or any damage. Keeps the charge topped off nicely. This $25
solution foregoes the need for the camera adapter and additional
power supply, which is $80, and offers 5 more intelligent ports of
power. The new version is 60watts max. and costs only
$25.
Here is a link to Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Photive-Desktop-Charger-Intelligent-Technology/dp/B00LMIA9L4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages01
Christopher Trent Crystal Lake, IL
32:28
VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_asking_about_bluetooth_headset
Bluetooth Headsets
Jabra Rox 2.5 for stereo
PaulG in Lawrenceville GA
Plantronics Legend bluetooth headset
Steve
Rochester, NY
Plantronics Voyager
Hello,
Does anyone know of an email application that allows you to do a
search over the email and then do a "select all" to those search
results to then archive them? This is a workflow that I've loved
doing on the Mac for years and I would love to be able to do it on
my phone. Thanks anyone for the help in advance.
Regards,
Cody K
Hi Rob,
I installed the TVos update and paired my Apple bluetooth
keyboard to the ATV4 with no problem at all. That was the end of
the good news. From the Artist list I try typing the first few
letters of an artist name and...nothing. Same thing in movies and
tv shows. I connected the bluetooth keyboard to my ATV3 and it
worked as expected. Typing "nor" in the artist list jumps to "Norah
Jones”.
Regards,
Dave C
Hi Rob
If I have 10 subscribed podcasts on my iPhone and 3 on my iPad
and then in settings on both devices, I turn on sync podcasts, will
what is on the iPad match up with what's on the iPhone or vice
versa? Meaning will I end up with 10 podcasts on both devices or
3?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
You should end up with 10 podcasts on both devices.
Hi Rob.
Something I noticed about MLB.TV
for Apple TV 4th gen vs. the 2015 Fire TV... Apple
claims this to be running at 60fps. MLB.TV looks waaaaaaay smoother to me on the
Fire TV. I tested this on two different TVs using the same HDMI
cable. Is this because the Fire TV has better
internals? You would think the Apple TV 4 could pull
this off just as nicely. I'm very disappointed because
I'm using a service called Unlocator to avoid being blacked out for
my Brewer games. It works great on the Apple TV, but not the Fire
TV. I just wish the Apple TV 4 looked as smooth.
Regards,
Oshkosh Josh
Hi again Rob,
Apparently reinstalling MLB at bat for Apple TV 4 will make it
60fps.
Here's what went wrong. Apparently MLBTV didn't release the
60fps feature until the start of the season, as in game one of the
season. I was one of the ones who bought an TV and didn't update
the firmware with the hopes of a jailbreak. I ALSO had my app
updates turned off. All I had to do was update the MLBTV app and
boom, 60fps.
So happy right now! Go Brewers!!!
Regards,
Oshkosh Josh
38:59
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/government-still-wants-
apple-help-150656895.html
PLAY CLIP - Thank you sir can I have another.
On the last episode I referred to the Apple v FBI fight as a
post-script - meaning the battle was over - but well as that clip I
just played goes - it seems the FBI would like another. As
they are not giving up on their fight to get Apple to unlock
iPhones - and keeping the case in NY alive - that is one where a
Meth Dealer - who already pleaded guilty has his phone in the hands
of law enforcement - and wants Apple to hack it for them.
This is one that the Judge has said the DOJ’s claim that the
Writts Act applies is was questionable at best.
39:58
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/07/technology/fbi-iphone-
hack-san-bernardino/index.html
The FBI has said that to get into the Phone of the Terrorist in
CA - they purchased a tool from a private party. Seems
someone on the FBI team was just browsing through B&H photo
site and just found this 3rd party software called Hack an iPhone -
and put it in its cart and the reason for the delay from december
until now was that the clerk in the FBI that found it back in
December was waiting for the PO to be approved. Ok - maybe
not 100% exactly how it happened.
According to FBI directory Comey quote
"The people we bought this from, I know a fair amount about
them, and I have a high degree of confidence that they are very
good at protecting it, and their motivations align with ours,”
unquote
He also went on to say it only works on a narrow segment of
iPhone and that does not include any devices since the 5S and
the Government is currently considering if it should tell
Apple how the Phone was exploited.
From Comey
Quote
"We tell Apple, then they're going to fix it, then we're back
where we started from, We may end up there, we just haven't decided
yet.” unquote
If this only works on a small segment of iPhones comment is true
- then most will not need to be patched - but still if you are
Apple you are going to try your darnedest to find out what
said exploit is.
41:23
http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/07/fbi-iphone-hack-
method-secure-enclave/
Hi Rob,
The FBI tell us they managed to crack an iPhone. Well, did they
? we only have their word for that. They haven't exactly
got a good track record for telling the truth. So when are they
going to produce the evidence?
Regards,
Brian
41:39
http://www.zdnet.com/article/california-bill-banning-
encrypted-phones-just-got-worse/
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one.
And it is a post with the pithy title -
quote Remember that California bill to ban the sale of encrypted
phones? It just got worse unquote
California Assembly Member Jim Cooper Democrat from the 9th
district - just introduced a new state legislation that would
require any new smartphones from 2017 onwards to be quote
capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer
or its operating system provider. unquote
The new bill mandates the ability to decrypt not just new phone
sales - but any phone already out there.
The new bill also changed from fining manufacturers for each
sale of a new device to a $2,500 fine for each time a device cannot
be accessed by law enforcement.
Of course the bill still has a few steps to become a law - like
first passing through the assembly and then the state senate and
then actually being signed by the Governor of California.
Which means - lots of opportunities for Politicians looking for
campaign contributions to publicly say they are not sure when way
they are leaning and then wait for the funds to come in from Apple
or MS other tech companies and then vote against it. Not that our
Government system is up for sale or anything - I mean that would be
a very cynical look at government.
43:10
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/04/05/
whatsapp-encryption-2/
Thanks to Tosin O for this next one - which is one way for the
bad guys or those that just want to avoid 1984 to get around stupid
laws about encryption - just get the WhatsApp. WhatsApp
announced it is turning on end to end encryption to make it
basically impossible to eavesdrop on your communication.
As of right now via the WhatsApp - ALL text messages, photo
and video attachments, documents, voice messages and VoIP calls are
protected with full end-to-end encryption
Also since the encryption keys are stored on the user device -
Whats App cannot decrypt chats even if they wanted to or were
forced to try by a government.
From Whatsapp founder Jan Koum quote “From now on when you
and your contacts use the latest version of the app,
every call you make, and every message, photo, video, file and
voice message you send is end-to-end encrypted by default,
including group chats, unquote
WhatsApp is owned now by Facebook.
From their press release
quote
The idea is simple: when you send a message, the only person who
can read it is the person or group chat that you send that message
to. No one can see inside that message. Not cybercriminals. Not
hackers. Not oppressive regimes. Not little finger and Not even us.
End-to-end encryption helps make communication via WhatsApp private
– sort of like a face-to-face conversation.
unquote
44:37
VOICEMAIL - Ben_CA_iOS93
VOICEMAIL - Ben_Bug_93
VOICEMAIL - Ben_Bug_safari
Hi Rob,
I found the name of the analyst quoted by Al Ries of AdAge as as
saying "The iPhone has the potential to be even bigger than the
iPod,”
It was Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, as quoted
further in this article:
"Apple And Amazon: Nothing In Common”
http://247wallst.com/investing/2007/04/27/apple_and_amazo/
'And, Apple analysts think it will get even better: "The iPhone
has the potential to be even bigger than the iPod," says Gene
Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray. "The cellphone market is
gigantic.”’
Hope that answers that question.
Keep up the good work,
-John W. Mac user since 1984
Hi Rob,
I love your show and listen to every episode as soon as I can
after it comes out. Based on the long life of your podcast, I am a
relative newbie having listened about 4 years.
I wanted to talk to you about the term waterproof,
which you use from time-to-time, in regards to the Apple
Watch.
Basically, there is no such thing
as waterproof. Though it is used in consumer
electronics, it is vague and without real meaning. Water
resistant is a more accurate term. Nothing is waterproof
to an infinite depth. Even submarines have a crush depth (I pity
the sailors that experience this form of demise).
The Apple Watch uses the IEC standard 60529,
which is used for consumer electronics, and is rated IPX7. This
means no water ingress in a “harmful quantity” for 30 minutes at 1
meter. The highest level of water resistance on this scale is IPX9K
which means protected against high pressure, high temperature spray
downs (Water volume: 14–16 litres per minute Pressure:
[8000–10000 kPa / 80–100 Bar] at distance of 0.1– 0.15 m
Water temperature: 80 °C).
If not a smart watch, watchmakers use a different set of
standards, ISO 2281 water
resistant watches standard and ISO 6425 divers’ watches
standard. ISO 2281 prohibits the use of the
term waterproof. The Apple Watch does not use
these standards as, it appears, it is considered more of an
electronic device than watch.
So, the term waterproof is vague and poorly
defined. We can say at certain depth for a certain period of time a
watch is waterproof but I think this is
imprecise/misleading. Water resistant is more
accurate. And even this is deceiving as it is not practical for use
of a watch at a given depth but just for the device to sit in
“static” water. Perhaps valuable if you drop your watch but
not for water based activities. A
watch/device will never be truly waterproof because pressure can be
increased infinitely and at some point, the casing will fail.
If you made it this far, thanks for reading. My two cents
against the use of the term waterproof.
Keep up the great work.
Dave
Lafayette, California
50:13
For Ep 389 - Hi Rob,
Try asking Siri "what is the meaning of life?"
regards Brian
51:39
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And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 388
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called Outer Space Camper and was created on iOS devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank SCOTT for sending in the Artwork for today's show. SCOTT wrote the following:
Hey Rob,
I took these pictures down at the Tidal Basin Easter Weekend when the Cherry Blossoms where in Full Bloom... I used My iPhone 6plus and Fotor to edit the pictures... I hope everyone in your listening audience will enjoy these photos and maybe one day in there lives ,can see and witness this Beauty in Person.
regards,
Scott from Dc Capital Hill,
MS_
Thanks SCOTT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see SCOTT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 388 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:15
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote
When Apple introduces its iPhone this month, will it pass the acid test? In my opinion, no. The iPhone will be a major disappointment. The hype has been enormous. Apple says its iPhone is "literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone." A stock-market analyst says, "The iPhone has the potential to be even bigger than the iPod. I think not.” unquote
Al Ries, AdAge Blogs, 18 June 2007
First I want to know the name of that Analyst that got it right - sadly no reference to whom that was.
But this just goes to show you 9 years ago how negative sentiment was about the iPhone in general - this guy was writing for AdAge - typically that industry was pro Apple. Right now I am seeing a bunch of negative articles about the SE or if not negative pretty much dismissive - but feedback from you the listeners has been showing a lot of people ordering the SE. Will be interesting to see at the end of the month - how the Apple Conference call goes and if they mention the SE.
03:23
This week we have promo codes for The App - THE HIT LIST (THREE words) - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO TheHitList
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - THE HIT LIST and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put HIT in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:40
This episode is a little late because last week I was at Microsoft Build in San Francisco - That is MS version of WWDC. MS invited me out - actually they flew me out and put me up for the event. YES I have been doing this show now for 9 years and MS is the one that has me come out to cover their developer event first - NOT Apple. Hey Friends in Cupertino - are you listening - or Just Sayin. They also brought out Joshua from Android Authority and the folks from iPhreaks. So Yes MS is definitely looking to reach out to devs from multiple platforms. In Future episodes I will be playing some of the interviews I recorded. I will say this I learned a lot at the event and it definitely showed me some great tools for Devs for iOS Apps regardless of what language you are using to develop in. And before the event If you asked me what language to use to develop iOS apps - I would have said Swift and Swift and oh yeah Swift. Now I can see where it really does depend a bit on your experience and the goals of that app - More on that in future episodes when I play some of those interviews.
Thanks MS for the invite, the very warm welcome and the education.
Oh and just incase anyone in Cupertino is curious - yes - Yes I am available to come out in June to cover WWDC.
06:07
http://fortune.com/2016/03/28/ios-bug-apps-freeze-iphone/
On the Last episode with regards to updating iOS 9.3 I said the following.
Quote iOS 9.3 is available today. Should you download it today - I say wait a few days - just because of everyone else downloading it. Most Likely iOS 9.3 GM will be the most stable - bug free Single dot update ever - thanks to the 7 beta - most likely that is - so that is another reason to wait a week. Lets make sure it is ok. unquote
Ummm - Yeah - If you had an Older iOS device - you are probably glad you listened to that advice - as iOS 9.3 definitely did have issues for some. Not all - not most - but some - and that some seemed to be on older iOS devices where the update would hang and not let you update if you did not have your old password. In some cases sudo bricking the phones.
Apple acknowledged that issue, saying that it was working on a fix to address the activation error. And actually then did deliver said fix. So one issue down.
Others and this is actually a more wide spread issue are reporting issues with links not working in apps to open Safari. Or links also not working in Safari.
Quote
a number of iPhone and iPad users found Safari, Mail, Messages, Notes, Chrome and some other pre-installed and third-party apps would crash or freeze after tapping or long pressing on a web link.
unquote
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3048789/apple-ios/can-
apple-get-things-back-under-control.html
07:40
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/03/31/ios-9-3-1-out-
now-heres-everything-thats-new/
And then Apple released iOS 9.3.1 - and the second major issue with 9.3 was fixed or so it is reported by Apple.
According to Apples changelog, iOS 9.3.1 Quote Fixes an issue that caused apps to be unresponsive after tapping on links in Safari on other apps. unquote
I personally noticed an issue where with 9.3 I lost connection to my Apple Watch and had to reboot the phone to finally get that connect back. Maybe it was a one time thing - but it was first time since I had the Apple Watch I can remember having to do that.
So yes - even 7 Betas were not enough to get rid of all the issues - and hence why I always recommend you wait a week or so before updating.
Obviously if you updated to 9.3 - it is best to now update to 9.3.1. And if you were one that is on something prior to 9.3 - it does look good for you now to update to 9.3.1 as well.
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/31/
apple-releases-ios-9-3-1/
08:49
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3050022/apple-ios/ios-
9-3-is-apple-s-most-stable-ios-yet-data-claims.html
Johnny Evans had a post titled - quote iOS 9.3 is Apple’s most stable iOS yet, data claims unquote.
What you say - But Rob - you just went over two major bugs in iOS 9.3 - Yes - Yes I did.
But as Johnny points out - quote These bugs were quite annoying, but didn’t affect everybody and for most people the new iOS has been problem-free. unquote
And he then quotes the Company - Apteligent - formerly known as criticism - quote “OS 9.3 is Apple’s largest mid-cycle release in a long time, Despite this bug, iOS 9.3 stands as Apple’s most stable new release in years. unquote
And then they showed data to back that up - showing where the average crash rate over the past eight days was 2.2% for iOS 9.3 - which they showed was by far the most stable iOS version.
And quote The rate at which apps crash on all Android versions continues to exceed that of the relatively crash-free iOS ecosystem. unquote
Not surprising on that factoid. So yes iOS 9.3 was not perfect - and yes there were issues and yes - you were best to wait to update. But those issues were fixed with iOS 9.3.1 - and it is now looking like iOS 9.3.1 was the update you were looking for.
If you have not upgraded your Apple TV 4th gen to the latest version - you will want to do so. Go to settings and check to see if the update is there. Strangely I had my set to auto update - but it had not and I had to manually update it. So just because you have it set to auto update - don’t assume it actually you know - auto updated.
The key feature upgrades for Apple TV 4th gen - to latest version of tvOS - Is with Siri and dictation - you can ask siri to find a show or movie and it will look through select apps to find that content.
You can also dictate to siri - instead to trying to enter text the old really annoying and tough way.
You can now have folders. Nice to put all your games into.
You can now connect an bluetooth keyboard to your apple tv.
And it now syncs better with Photos in your iCloud account including Live Photos.
Siri dictation really makes using the Youtube app - well usable - Finally.
I should also point out - last episode I said the new 9.7 Inch iPad Pro - would make those of us that purchased the 12.9 inch version jealous as the specs all seemed better. Well that is not 100% accurate - seems the 9.7 Inch version only has 2GB of Ram - vs the 4 GB on the 12.9 inch version.
Here is a quick run down on the differences between the 9.7 and 12.9 inch iPad Pro’s.
Camera - 12 MP for 9.7 and 8 MP for 12.9
Live Photos and 4k Video recording and Hey Siri supported - 9.7 inch yes - 12.9 inch - no
Colors - No Rose Gold for 12.9
Display resolution - 2048 x 1536 for 9.7 and 2732 x 2048 for 12.9 inch
The 9.7 also has a less reflective screen and improved LTE.
Processor speed - 9.7 Slightly slower - 12.9 slightly faster. Seems Apple is clocking the A9X at a slightly slower speed on the 9.7 vs the 12.9 - no idea if this is because of battery life or heat dissipation or a combo there of. By the way slightly slower means just that - 2.16 GHz for the 9.7 vs 2.25 GHz for the 12.9 unit.
Fast Charging supported - 9.7 inch - no - 12.9 inch yes
But really the biggest difference between the two is the RAM
2 GB Ram for 9.7 - 4 GB ram for 12.9
And I say biggest difference - because some point in the future there will likely be an update that will require a min of 4 GB of RAM - and at that time the 12.9 inch iPad Pro with 4GB RAM will get the update - but the 9.7 with just 2GB of RAM will not. Need to remember to come back to these show notes at that time and re-read this on why those complaining at that time their 9.7 iPad pro could not update - but my 12.9 Inch could. So now I hope anyone that purchased the 12.9 Incher is feeling less buyers remorse.
14:07
http://www.bidnessetc.com/65986-4inch-iphone-se-woo-
many-us-consumers-report/
I mentioned in the opening how wrong were they segment - some negative sentiment around the SE - one of those articles was from Bidnessetc dot com with it spelled B I D N E S S E T C - right there I should have known to look away - but I did not so bare with me.
From the article with regards to the SE quote
US. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has released data that predicts that only 4-6 million iPhone SE units will be sold in 2016 in the US, as 80 million plus larger-screened iPhone 6/6s series users are unlikely to switch to a smaller size. This leaves limited opportunity for the SE to penetrate the market. unquote
CIRP - stated that there are approximately 109 Million Active iPhone in the US - with 62 Mil being the 6 / 6+ and 18 mil being the 6S / 6S+. The remaining 29 Million they say are the older units.
But looking at their graphs for December - they showed - NO installed user base for the 5, 4S or earlier in the US. And well that just is not so.
They showed some in earlier charts for the 5 and other - but then they all go away in December starting with the 5C and going up from there. And again we know that is not so - still many of users with the 5 and 4S and ever 4 running around out there.
Again based on feedback I am getting from listeners - they were excited about having the more powerful A9 in the easier to hold and operate with one hand and fit in any pocket - 4 Inch size.
Will be interesting to see if Apple gives any hint of how the SE is doing on the next conference call at the end of the month.
Maybe I am biased - as my Wife really really likes the 4 inch size and I am hearing the same from others - maybe the 4 inchers are just the vocal minority but I think not - I think this will do well.
Here is one email I received on this.
Hi Rob,
A very few months ago I paid
$749 for a 64gb iPhone 6s. Now, I can pay $499 for a 64gb iPhone SE which
has almost all of the attributes of the 6s. And, as I am visually impaired
the smaller screen is not a problem. Perhaps even a plus. So, I would give
up some, as yet not available, LTE speeds, have an inferior front camera
(who cares) have a slower touch id sensor (not a big deal) and likely have
slower flash storage although that wasn't mentioned. All in all worth $250.
Regards,
Kevin Barry
17:24
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/28/iphone-se-preorders-
top-34m-in-china-gold-rose-gold-most-popular---report
Initial reports coming out of China are That Apple had pre-orders of the iPhone SE of 3.4 Million units with Gold being the top choice and Rose Gold a close Second.
The 3.4 Million number of course is not from Apple - but rather from data supplied by local retailers as reported by CNBC.
If those number are close to the real numbers - then Apple will exceed the 10 to 15 Million range Analists predicted for sales for the SE this year.
17:58
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/04/iphone-se-survives-an-
hour-long-waterproof-test.html
There is a video out there of 3 iPhones submerged in Water.
The iPhone 5S, 6S and SE
The iPhone 5S showed water damage after about 5 minutes.
But the 6S and SE continued to work fine even after being in the water for an hour.
Most likely Apple is using the same connector gaskets we saw introduced in the 6S and 6S+.
18:24
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+SE+Teardown/60902
And luckily we can find out as iFixit released their teardown on the iPhone SE.
As always - Apple has their don’t open me up Pentalobe screws - which by this point anyone who is even remotely interested in opening one has two or three pentalobe screw drivers.
First off the displays of the SE and the 5S are pretty much identical. Not surprising as they had the same specs. But even better news is that they are identical - as in a replacement screen for the 5S worked on the SE and vice versa - so replacement screens are already very widely available for the SE.
I know some people wanted 3D touch - but given the lower cost nature for the SE - the replacement / repair of the screen is now also much lower cost then if it was a unique new 3D touch screen for it.
The battery in the SE is not the same as the 5S - it is better. It is 1624 mAh for the SE vs 1,560 mAh for the 5S. A 4% jump in battery is better then the same or less.
Per Water issues - this is what iFixit found
quote Also of note: waterproof seals! There be foamy silicone seals surrounding some—but, mysteriously, not all—of the logic board connections. The front camera, volume controls, and rear camera connectors all get the fancy waterproofing treatment, while the LCD, digitizer, battery, and Lightning connector assembly all seemingly go without. unquote
I am sure there will be many more videos on the iPhone SE in water - and by the sounds of it from iFixit - some of them are going to have issues - as it does not sound like Apple did the gaskets / silicone seals around all the logic board connections this time round.
Still it is a big improvement from the iPhone 5S - which had none of this.
Repairability for the SE was a 6 out of 10 - which might not sound good - but is actually better than other iOS devices.
21:06
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22:56
VOICEMAIL - Skip_toronto_battery_life_quest
Rob, My Logitech k760 bt keyboard
works just fine on my Apple Tv.
So, now what? That is, it's great to have for entering into edit boxes but
how about more? How about Word for the Apple Tv? Typing tutor apps?
We only have to be a short step away from Apple putting Safari on the
Apple TV. Then, could Facebook, Google and Twitter be far behind?
All not terribly likely but fun to contemplate. Or not.
Kevin Barry
From Chris in London.
Quote What does the SE stand for?
Apple has finally confirmed what the SE in its new iPhone's name is for. The new phone's name stands for Special Edition, according to Phil Schiller, Apple's head of marketing. unquote
Thanks Chris.
Per the SE - I think we may see it on 2 year update cycle - with the iPhone and iPhone Pro - on yearly updates - and dropping of the whole S label. So essentially come September we would go to three iPhones for sale from Apple.
iPhone - which will be the new 4.7 Incher with the A10 processor. The iPhone Pro - at 5.5 Inches also with the A10 processor. and the iPhone SE - with the A9 processor.
Again with the iPhone and iPhone Pro on Yearly updates - but keeping their name as is. So in 2017 - it is just the iPhone 2017 version with A11 processor - and the SE would not get updated until Spring 2018 and will go from A9 to A11 processor as well. Of course Apple likes to keep the previous years models for sale - and may do so - in BRIC countries - but not in the US - and at that time rebrand the older units with a new name to differentiate. Ok - clearly I don’t have all the details worked on this - but it does seem with the iPhone SE name and the thought of the iPhone 12 or 18 sounding silly - Apple needs to change the other names - and I am leaning heavily toward the iPhone 7 name never coming into being.
26:53
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from MYRON UECKER who posted the following
Quote
Has anybody else realized that will all of the focus on iOS 9.3, iPhone SE and the 9.7 inch iPad Pro that we have yet to hear rumors about iOS 10 (or X)? WWDC is only a couple of months away and usually we have pretty strong rumors by now about what Apple has planned for the next release of iOS.
Unquote
To which Bob Berberick replied:
quote I heard a that the next os for Mac was going to be called macos but I did hear it on Ken Ray's Macosken podcast. unquote
Gary Beltz said quote
The only thing that has been revealed thus far is that it will have siri whether you can just say "Hey Siri" at will or it will be more like Siri of old time will tell. unquote
Apple Dystopia replied
quote I'm hoping they don't cram a bunch of features into it, creating yet another buggy release unquote
Myron - I agree with you - on the rumor front - what is expected to be added to iOS 10 - is very very limited. This year the rumor mill for iOS updates and WWDC are way behind. We really are only about 2 months or about 10 weeks out from the Keynote. I would expect rumors to start coming out in force by the end of the month. But so far we are well behind where I would expect us to be.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Nick Bracken,
quote
Locked notes will work with all iCloud notes, not just local notes on your device. The latest update to OSX and iCloud.com lets you open them with the password that has been set. You can't lock a note on iCloud,com, but you can on a Mac.
unquote
From Myron Uecker,
quote
Hearing the person who updated without a backup... When the first beta of iOS 9.3 came out it broke syncing with Garmin watches. Several people updated without a backup and were out of luck until the issue was fixed in the third beta. Backups are a good thing, especially before major iOS updates and installing betas.
unquote
And from John Poyser
quote I updated my 6S+ from 9.2.1 to 9.3 yesterday, following the recommended procedure. It went flawlessly and I immediately noticed my iphone was more responsive, less "sluggish". Everything works a little faster. Now - I don't know how much is due to the Reset of Network Settings, or how much is due to the 9.3 update - but overall - Me Likey!!!! After SEVEN Beta's I felt pretty good about this upgrade :) unquote
30:20
http://www.t-mobile.com/mlb.html
College Basketball is my favorite sport - Major League baseball for me is number 2. And it is nice how when one ends the other picks up. And if you are a major league baseball fan like me - and are on T-Mobile in the US or thinking of switching. Here is some great news.
From April 3rd to April 10th - AND JUST from APRIL 3rd to April 10th - T-mobile customer can sign up to get MLB.tv PREMIUM for free. FREE as in zip nadda - nothing to you - for this whole season. Yeah baby. Again YOU HAVE to sign up between April 3rd and 10th.
============
Can I use MLB.TV on multiple devices?
Yes. After successful offer redemption, you can access MLB.TV Premium on any compatible connected device using your MLB.com account (which will be created when you redeem the offer, if you do not already have an MLB.com account).
Does my free subscription to MLB.TV Premium expire?
Yes. Your free subscription to MLB.TV Premium expires on February 28, 2017.
Does my subscription to MLB.TV Premium give me a subscription to MLB.com At Bat Premium mobile application?
Yes! Your MLB.TV Premium subscription includes a subscription to MLB.com At Bat Premium for the 2016 regular season at no extra cost, for supported iPhone, iPod touch, iPad,
So if you are a Major League Baseball fan - Like me - go to T-mobile between the 3rd and 10th of April to sign up.
Go Royals - Go Mets.
Note you need to register for an MLB.com account - when doing so the password needs to be
8 to 15 characters long - with one upper and one lower case letter and one number. So if you get an error page that is why.
You also need to be on the t-mobile network and not on Wifi.
32:52
http://www.redmondpie.com/new-apple-accessories-lightning-
to-usb-c-cable-for-fast-charging-iphone-se6s6s-plus-cases/
One new item Apple introduced or really added to their store - not much of an introduction. Is the USB-C to Lightning cable.
This is nice for those with the 12.9. Inch iPad Pro - as you can use this with the 29 Watt USB-C power adapter that comes with the 12 Inch Macbook to Fast Charge your iPad Pro.
As briefly mentioned earlier - Fast charging is only supported by the 12.9 Inch iPad Pro and not the new 9.7 Inch iPad Pro.
Which if you went to charge the iPad Pro from an almost dead state you will know takes a while to charge.
You can also use the USB-C to Lightning cable to sync with your USB-C MacBook as well
33:38
http://www.businessinsider.com/old-apple-smart-covers-
wont-work-with-new-ipads-because-of-magnets-2016-4
Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one.
Seems if you buy the new iPad Pro 9.7 Inch - and plan on using last years 9.7 Inch iPad Air smart Cover - umm - yeah - no so much.
Yes the devices are the same size - but Apple had to move the magnets a little and that causes the last flap of the cover to float above the iPad and not close.
Apple says the movement of the magnets was necessary because of the new keyboard connector on the side which is needed for the smart keyboard.
Some are saying this was done on purpose to make it such you could not re-use the older smart cover. And given Apple is charging $39 for the old one for the iPad Air 2 and $49 for the new one the Apple Pro 9.7 inch - even though they are basically the same thing just with the magnets moved - that difference in price for the same basic thing seems to give back up to those that said it was designed obsolescence.
I don’t think it was such - but I do feel the extra $10 is not warranted given they are basically the same cover.
34:49
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/23/11286052/walt-
mossberg-apple-iphone-7-preview-predictions
Walt Mossberg had an Article of 7 things he would like to see in the next gen iPhones. Which he says Apple really needs to do to jump back up as clearly the best smartphone. He also pointed out the Galaxy S7 is a very good phone. I held one this past week and I will say this - it is the first Android Phone I held that felt quality wise like an iPhone. As Walt Points out it is still hampered by having to run that buggy mess of an OS called Android - I am paraphrasing there a little - but point is - the S7 Hardware wise and fit / finish / feel wise is on par with the iPhone - and Apple needs to up its game big time to get that lead back.
Per the seven things Walt wants to see.
First is for Apple to make a big leap in battery life even if it means going a little thicker than thinner. Latest rumors are thinner for the next gen. But I am with Walt 100% on this - if it meant going 2 mm thicker vs 2 mm thinner - and the end result was greatly improved battery life - vs having to lug around an extra battery pack - I would be all for that. Really the iPhone does not need to be as thin as it is - and definitely does not need to be thinner. Battery Life TRUMPS thinness at least according to anyone I know. Plus how thin is it really if you have to put in in a case with a battery.
Second item from Walt is per Charging of the devices and how long it takes. He points out while quote iPhones aren’t especially slow at charging, but Samsung is now faster, and there are companies working on systems that offer somewhat less battery life in exchange for ultra-quick charging that can take as little as five minutes. unquote
And while talking about charging he also puts in his wish for wireless charging. So item two is really faster charging and wireless charging.
Third is about the top and bottom bezels - as in them being much too large. He points out that the key selling point on the SE is not the smaller screen - but the smaller body - making it easier to hold.
By reducing the bezels you reduce the size of the body or you can increase the size of the screen. Personally I think they would go with the smaller body over yet another screen size. And per the bezel - yes you could shrink it a bit on the top - but to shrink the bottom - that means doing away with the home button and touch ID on its own. And then moving Touch ID under the screen - and that means going with Sapphire for the screen for best results - or offering up a sub-par experience when your screen is scratched or cracked. Yes the top bezel clearly has room to be shrunk - but the bottom one - that is a big change - that said - there are rumors out there about no more home button and the touch ID integrated under the screen. So maybe we will see that.
His fourth wish is for Optical Zoom. The Dual Lens Camera that has been rumored is one way this may be achieved. He goes on to say low light capabilities need to be greatly improved on the iPhone as does taking photos quicker - something he points out that the new S7 does better than the iPhone now.
His Fifth desire has to do with making the iPhone more robust. Making it much more water resistant and much more resistant to drops with out cracking. As he says the iPhone screens are so prone to cracking on small drops and the case is so slippery - no one dares cary it around naked - so you don’t get to see how pretty it is - because they are all wrapped up in big bulky cases. Kind of like having Sofia Vargas as your new girlfriend and showing up a the family reunion with her wrapped up in a snow suit like the kid from A Christmas story. By the way it is very likely he will get this wish - no not Sofia Vargas as his girlfriend - but a more sturdy iPhone - as it is likely to be highly Water resistant - and if he gets the smaller bezel wish - then it could be Sapphire. Someone purchased all those furnaces. Just sayin.
His Sixth hankering was for apple take the 16 GB storage level out behind the building and put a bullet in its head Hmmm - not heard of that request before - kind of new around here. Yeah 16 Don’t buy me GB’s should have been put down in 2015. Walt even suggest 64 GB being the min storage level possibly. ABSOLUTELY. But it will not happen. I would be happy to see it at 32 barely adequate GB for the base model.
And for his 7th and final yearning - here is Walt’s own words
Quote Finally, as I’ve written before, Apple needs to up its game in phone software. Its Mail app needs to do a much better job of handling Gmail, which has a billion users, even if rival Google makes that hard. Users should be able to select their own favorite apps for core functions. Apple Maps and Siri both need much more work to be consistently reliable, and it’s time to make iMessage, which works well, cross-platform. unquote.
Really can’t argue with any of what he mentioned there.
And over all - I agree - this next upgrade to the iPhone and iPhone Pro - 2016 versions - needs to be a multi-generational jump in performance. Not a slight incremental change. I held and played with the S7 last week - and the gap is not just narrowed - in some ways the gap is now on the wrong side.
40:43
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42:33
VOICEMAIL - Clinton_instant_hotspot_question
Hey Rob, I was on the Apple website today and was looking at the 6s' and wondered how much the 64GB model would cost so I clicked on continue and then it brought me to a page called iPhone Accessories and so I looked at them
and at the bottom there were a pair of Beats ear pods and a pair of Beats headphones. Now they were wireless headphone and ear pods so, I was thinking that there are many rumours about the iPhone 7 with no headphone jack so I think apple is trying to point customers to buying wireless headphones and ear pods so they don't have to if they get an iPhone 7. Anyway, that is just what I think and might not be true. Thanks for the show Rob.
Regards,
-Mathieu from Canada
Hi Mathieu - thanks for the email. That goes with some other rumors of late that Apple might include wireless earbuds with the next gen iPhone and if you want - then the wired earbuds that plug into the lightening port would be optional. One of those rumors shows where the wireless hear bud would split in two with a lightening plug and you would plug that into the lightening port to power it. And I can neither confirm nor deny I made that rumor up but the point is if Apple does supply wireless earbuds they need to / have to come with a novel and very very easy way to recharge said wireless earbuds.
Hi Rob
My apple watch burns through battery after update.
I don't know if the iOS 9.3 or with os 2.2 but the apple watch burn through the battery. I unpaired apple and had to do a reset to pair the watch and iPhone together again.
We will see how long the battery will last now.
Regards,
Hansel
Not sure if anyone else had this issue - but on this trip this past week - I noticed my Apple Watch battery life was actually better than I had been seeing. So for me the updates to 9.3 and the latest Watch OS - actually seems to have improved the battery life.
And Hansel reported back saying
Hi Rob,
After the restart, no problems. I haven't noticed the same issue.
Regards
Hansel
Hi Rob,
Why do broadcasters keep describing the IPhone SE as a 4" iPhone? If it resembles the 5 most closely then it is 5”.
Name redacted.
Umm Because the screen is 4 INCHES - and not 5 INCHES.
Screen sizes for iPhone are the following:
4S and earlier = 3.5 inches
5, 5S, 5C, SE = 4 inches
6, 6S = 4.7 inches
6+, 6S+ = 5.5 inches
47:03
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bullettrainsf/bullettrain-
magic-pencil-holder-for-apple-pencil-i?ref=nav_search
This week for a Kickstarter project we have the BulletTrain Magic Pencil Holder for Apple Pencil and iPad Pro.
This one had a goal of just $4,700 - which it has reached. And you have until April 12th at 11:43 AM to fund it.
The BulletTrain - one word has this description on the page:
quote A beautifully streamlined dock that allows you to simply attach your Apple Pencil to your iPad Pro—A dock for Pencil to call "home”! unquote
They do a good job on their page - by including a picture of the tray next to the iPads in an apple store where the Apple pencil sits. Apple knows you need a place to store it they say - so that is why they created BulletTrain.
Apple recently announced they are selling replacement tips for the Apple Pencil - and someone in the Google+ community asked why you would need a replacement tip. I just said WHEN you drop one you will know why it comes with a replacement tip and why Apple is selling them.
The BulletTrain comes in Black, Red, White and Blue.
And it looks like you just stick it to a flat surface and then the Apple pencil sticks to it. and it even sticks over the top of the Smart keyboard cover when closed. Check out the video on this one.
Pricing on this is $39 for 1 or $69 for 2 with shipments in July.
Again search for BulletTrain - one word in Kickstarter.
Again you just have until April 12th to fund this one.
48:41
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/apples-first-
original-tv-show-will-be-about-apps
Thanks to Dr. John and others that sent in this next one.
Well Apple is getting into the Content Creation game - with their own TV series. This will be a non-scripted TV show about App Devs.
Black Eyed Pea’s singer Wii.I.Am is involved as is Producer Ben Silverman who also produced The Office and Jane the Virgin.
I would imagine this will be available to Apple TV and iTunes users for free once available.
In the mean time if you want to see a store about developers - Get the HBO Now App and sign up for that service - it is $15 a month and then you can watch Silicon Valley - GREAT GREAT Show. Oh and then there is that other show - Game of Thrones as well.
49:26
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/22/apples-liam-video-
sparks-theories-of-new-iphone-6s-like-
model-without-camera-bump
Hi Rob, I found this article about apple's new robot Liam and found this article very interesting
Thanks for the show
regards,
-Mathieu from Canada
Thanks Mathieu for the heads up on this. And the article talked about how some think in the video of Robot Liam taking about iPhones that it was showing a next gen iPhone since it does not appear to have a camera bump on the back.
However as pointed out in the article - NO - Apple would not show a next gen product in their own video 5 months before it is unveiled.
I did read another article about liam - and while Apple kind of made it sound like it was a one of a kind - the article said for it to be meaningful Apple will need many Liam’s because given the numbers Apple presented for how long it takes to strip down an old iPhone - Liam would be lucky to strip out a little over 1 Million a year. Apple sells many time more than that a week - the will need a good size team of Liams to make a dent.
50:29
Dear Robert @ Tii,
I'm hoping to get a suggestion for a good VNC app for iOS (will be used on new iPad Pro 9.7") that uses the SSH protocol when connecting to a Mac remotely. I have only found Screens VNC by Edovia (@ $19.99 USD) in all of my searches. There must be other good apps! Thank you for answering my request.
Regards,
Fernando
Folks - let us know what you would recommend for Fernando - shoot us an email - today in iOS at gmail dot com or give us a call - 206 - 666 - 6364 - that is 206 - moon - dog
Hey Rob.
Have you heard of anyone experiencing issues with their "read" receipts in iMessage? I just updated to iOS 9.3, full restore through iTunes using NO backup to restore from. I decided to forfeit my 9.0.2 jailbreak and try out 9.3. Totally not worth it because of this flaw. The only reason I did it is because my iPad Air 2 is still jailbroken on 9.0.2, which shows the "read" receipts. I should also mention the "read" receipts on my iPhone will sometimes show up, but not always like it should. Very annoying. Thanks, love the show!
Oshkosh Josh
Hi Josh,
I have not heard of this issue - Obviously I would recommend you update to iOS 9.3.1 if you have not already.
If anyone else had this issue - and fixed it - let us know how - give us a call or shoot us an email.
VOICEMAIL - KIM_OR_FBI_pouring Water on iPhone
53:10
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/28/news/companies/fbi-
apple-iphone-case-cracked/index.html
We mentioned on the last episode that the FBI said they thought they had a solution to open the terrorists iPhone and they with drew they legal case in California on getting Apple to add a backdoor. Since then the FBI has confirmed they have unlocked said iPhone and do have access to it. So the method they thought would work - they are now claiming did work and will work for other iPhones.
Or to quote the DOJ quote "The FBI has now successfully retrieved the data stored on the San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone and therefore no longer requires the assistance from Apple required by this Court Order, unquote said DOJ spokeswoman Melanie Newman
For their Part Apple said the court case quote
"should have never been brought.” unquote and Apple reiterated its objection to the FBI's demand that the company build a backdoor into the iPhone, a step Apple said would have quote "set a dangerous precedent. Apple believes deeply that people in the United States and around the world deserve data protection, security and privacy, Sacrificing one for the other only puts people and countries at greater risk.” unquote
The DOJ and FBI have not said how they did this or who did it for them.
54:26
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/3/30/apple-
could-force-the-fbi-into-revealing-how-it-hacked-into-an-iphone
The FBI has not said if they will let Apple know how the hack was done - but if other legal cases like the one in Brooklyn are continued - they likely will have no choice but to reveal the method to Apple and the courts.
Most Likely the Justice Department will withdraw its case in Brooklyn and just have the FBI unlock the phones they have with the method they used.
54:48
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fbi-assures-help-
authorities-unlock-053052886.html
On that note the FBI has assured law enforcement across the US that it will help unlock mobile devices such as iPhone involved in on going investigations - quote when it is allowed by law AND policy unquote
In a letter to local authorities it said the FBI quote understands the challenges they face and that they lack necessary tools to monitor and investigate the communications of suspects who use encrypted mobile devices. As has been our longstanding policy, the FBI will of course consider any tool that might be helpful to our partners, Please know that we will continue to do everything we can to help you consistent with our legal and policy constraints. unquote
The FBI said in the letter that it was aware of the quote worldwide publicity and attention that was generated by the Apple litigation unquote and that the FBI was committed to maintaining quote an open dialogue with local law enforcement. We are in this together. unquote
And by this - if they mean a big pile of steaming cow dung - absolutely could not agree more.
55:57
http://free-iphone-recovery.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-
could-fbi-hack-locked-iphone.html
Technically there are a lot of questions about how this was done and who did this.
Some think it was a new yet unknown by Apple bug in iOS 9 and maybe earlier version. Clearly Apple wants to know if that was the case - and don’t be surprised if you don’t see a counter suit by Apple to get the details revealed on this.
Others think maybe it was a brute force attack - where they cloned the phones memory - tried 10 passcodes - they did not work - phone is erased - they reflash the phone with the clone - try the next 10 and so on - until they got the right code.
But I will put in one of my own theories on this. Now call me crazy. But on Feb 18th John Mcaffe said he could crack the iPhone and it would take him a month to do it. Almost exactly 30 days later - the FBI said - never mind - we have someone that showed us they can do it.
On top of that he went on a Youtube video at the end of Feb saying he could do it - and then two days later - said never mind I was just kidding to get publicity. Or was he just lying about lying. Look most people consider John Mcaffee one of the smartest technical minds out there - even if said mind seems to have a few lets call them bugs or glitches. It just seems strange - 32 days after he first said he could crack it in a month - the FBI said they had someone that could crack it - and they are not saying who it is. Sure some people are theorizing it is a company from Israel - but me I think it just might be ole Crazy John McAffee.
57:31
http://www.wired.com/2016/03/fight-fbi-apple-
ditched-secrecy-openness/
I want to give a little post script to this whole Apple v FBI.
I think when you look at the facts - you will see the FBI really blundered in many many ways on this. I am sure there will be books written about this whole episode.
First off the FBI claimed from the beginning it was about 1 iPhone belonging to Terrorists that killed multiple Americans and it was not about a precedent.
This was clearly BS from day one - and in front of Congress the FBI said it would set a precedence. DUhhh. So right from the start they were not being honest to the American People. They also did a very dirty tactic of using the case of a terrorist to pull at the heart strings of Americans - plus I am sure they figured Apple would not want to fight that case - who wants to look like they are on the side of Terrorists - and that was how the FBI framed Apple in this fight and Apple clearly would not go public on this and give in quickly.
They were wrong - that leads us to their other big mistake - they tried to make this a PR battle by going public first. And lets face facts - the FBI and DOJ on the PR front - is like a 2nd grade Pee Wee football team going against an NFL Super Bowl winning team - when you look at the Apple PR machine.
I think the FBI over estimated the power of the Terrorist Card. Or put another way - The FBI looked at the Terrorist Card as the Broad sword owned by Ned Stark - sure it is a powerful weapon and made of Valarian steel - but what good is it if you put it in the hands of Sansa Stark - and ask her to go against the Mountain.
The FBI was just not ready for Apple to go on the offensive - after all Apple never really does. But they had to and they were right to. And Apple clearly presented the issues with the FBI’s case - it is hard to say how they would have done in court. But I think by the end of the case - it was clear - in the court of public opinion - it had swung in Apples favor. With All the tech companies and press behind Apple.
The irony in all of this is if the FBI had kept their mouth shut - never forced the issue publicly - and back channeled for someone to unlock the phones - they would now have a way to unlock iPhones and the bad guys would not know it. The FBI really blundered this for themselves. But on the positive side for all of us - Apple’s big call to action was to slow down and get a public debate about this whole issue. Apple now has some breathing room on that front - and they clearly have shown they are very very willing to break their traditional silence and come out and publicly talk about Privacy issues and Apple products. Privacy was a corner stone of the founding of this country - it just seems all too often bad events are used to break down the Privacy we should all enjoy in the US. Maybe I am channeling a little too much Dan Carlin here - but that is just how I feel - and I am proud to be an Apple fan boy given how Apple is fighting much harder for my Privacy than the US Government appears to be. Just Sayin.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 387
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called Ma-goly-dio-gical and was created on iOS devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank TOSIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. TOSIN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Don't know if you get this but it's my weird sense of humor at play (tea, eye, eye)
I used the native camera, juxtaposer app, face tune and waterlogued app to work on this.
Regards,
Tosin O
Thanks TOSIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see TOSIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 387 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:03
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “We Predict the iPhone will bomb. Which means that when the iPhone comes, Digg will likely be full of horror stories from the poor saps who camped out at their local AT&T store, only to find their purchase was buggier than a camp cabin. unquote
Seth Porges, The Futurist, 7 June 2007
WIKI Entry for Seth Porges - Cloth App - Just Sayin
02:50
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03:18
http://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-malware-acedeceiver-can-
infect-non-jailbroken-apple-devices/
Before we get into what Apple announced at their event today - I want to go over this bit of Link bait mis-reporting. This was report out there by many - but let me read this title of a post from ZDNet.
quote iOS malware AceDeceiver can infect non-jailbroken Apple devices unquote
And they follow that with this lead paragraph. quote
This new strain of malware designed for the iPhone and iPad poses a major risk to hundreds of millions of devices, because it can infect non-jailbroken devices without the user's knowledge. unquote
Wow that sounds really really ominous - hide all your iOS devices the sky is falling. Well except for that whole major risk part and without the users knowledge part.
See later on in the article is this minor little point.
quote
"With AceDeceiver, the victim first downloads a Windows program named Aisi Helper, which purports to be software that provides jailbreaking, system backup, device management and system cleaning.”
unquote
Oh and that app Aisi Helper is just in China right now. So for AceDeceiver to work - you need to have a windows machine - install the App Aisi Helper and you be in China.
So yeah that whole - Major risk and without the users knowledge part - well if not flat out mis-reporting - then it is bad reporting at best.
Is this a risk - yes - a very minor risk - which requires the end user to first install an App from a questionable at best source from china and one that says it will help with jailbreaking - and then it does a man in the middle attack.
You have to work very hard to get burned by this one.
05:16
http://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2016/
From John H
quote New iPhones and iPads coming out in a few days. Will there be a bingo card? Lots of rumors to bet on! unquote
Hi John Not this time round - I felt the rumors were really not about new category products but updates to products for the most part. Some overdue updates.
The event started out with 40 years in 40 seconds video - ohh and the little dig at Newton - where they actually scribbled it out.
Tim started talking about 1 Billion Apple Devices in use around the world.
Then he talked about the Apple v FBI debate - and he asked how much power the government should have over our data. And he said he believes it is Apples responsibility to protect you and your data and Apple will not backdown from this responsibility.
The first major thing they went into was about the Environment.
Lisa Jackson came on stage to talk about what Apple is doing to protect it. Apple’s goal is 100% using renewable energy in all their facilities. Currently 93% of facilities world wide are running on Renewable energy.
Then they talked about 99% of packaging materials coming from recyclable paper or paper coming from sustainable forests.
There was a video showing how apple is now recycling old iOS devices.
Then they switched over from health of the world to your health - and talked about their Health app initiatives - and some of those studies possible with Research Kit studies. Which of course they had a video for. And the key message is that Research kit is not just about the research - but the tools / results they are getting from all the data being collected - like being able to predict when a seizor is about to happen for someone with Epilepsy.
And they also announced the launch of CareKit - with the first app launching is for Parkinson.
Tim came back on stage - and as predicted announced some Apple Watch Bands. First up with the new woven Nylon band.
Also a Space Black Milanese band. Some really exciting stuff here.
And then the Price for the Apple Watch came down to $299 for the base price. So a $50 price cut for the Apple Watch - and just that quick -
Tim rolled right into Apple TV - I think they actually spent more time talking about Yaks eating hay under Solar panels than they did about the Apple Watch. Seriously.
Per Apple TV there are over 5,000 apps on the App store for Apple TV now. Tim Talked about some different apps - including the NCAA march madness app.
He talked about the new features for Apple TV coming in the new update available today. But basically it was about the Apps that Siri will search through. Which now includes - Movies and TV shows on iTunes, Showtime, PBS, PBS Kids, HBO Now, Netflix, Hulu, ABC, FXNow, Daily Planet Now, Watch Disney XD, Watch Disney, Watch Disney Junior, FOXnow, NBC, CBS, A&E, History, lifetime and FYI. That those last few being added shortly.
As mentioned on past episodes - Folders is a new feature being added to the latest update to tvOS. There is also Dictation when you need to enter info in a text box - this includes usernames and passwords, iCloud Photo Library and also Live Photos support.
Plus Siri for the App store.
Again that update to tvOS is available today as in Now.
Next up was the announcement as expected of the new iPhone - the new 4 incher. Apple stated they sold over 30 Million 4 Inch iPhones in 2015. For those with really good memories that is vs the total of 231.6 Million iPhones sold in 2015 or somewhere over 13% of all iPhones sold in 2015 were 4 inches.
The rumors leading up to the event was it would be called either the iPhone 5SE or the iPhone 6SE and well it seems like even Apple could not decide as the new iPhone is called simply the iPhone SE. Which is really strange. So yes the iPhone lineup is now the 6S+, 6+, 6S, 6 and SE. What does that mean for the next iPhone - well most likely it will not rhyme with Heaven or Devein. Most likely the next iPhones will be iPhone and iPhone Pro. So then it would be iPhone Pro, iPhone and iPhone SE - but then in update years - what happens???? Oy - it is going to get confusing no matter what happens in September.
Back the iPhone SE or just SE from this point on.
One of the rumors was it was going to be similar to the iPhone 5S in size - but have the rounded edges / styling of the 6 and 6S. Ummm - No. It is actually the EXACT same package as the 5S.
Both the 5S and SE are 123.8 mm x 58.6 mm x 7.6 mm - the buttons and ports are all in the exact same spots - if you have a case for the 5S or 5 - it should work fine with the SE - which is actually good news.
The only thing different is there is now a Rose Gold version for the SE to go along with Silver, Gold and Space Grey versions.
But as they say - looks can be deceiving - because inside - it is nothing at all like the 5S - and is really almost - with quotes around almost - the same as the 6S.
The SE has the same A9 Processor as the 6S. With the same embedded M9 co-processor. Yes - that means it supports always on siri. And a big YES - it will support live photos. It has the same 12 MP iSight camera as the 6S and 6S+ - seems Apple must have gotten a good deal on that camera - more on that later.
The SE supports the new 63 Mege Pixel Panaroma spec. It can Capture 4k Video at 30 fps. 1080p HD video up to 60 fps, Slo-mo video up to 240 fps. True Tone Flash, Bluetooth 4.2,
There is NFC - which means support for Apple Pay. Well if you live in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and China.
But while the SE almost the same as the 6S internally it is not identical. Some of the specs where it is different.
It only comes in two storage options - 16 don’t choose me GB and 64 this is the one you want GB. There is no 128 GB option. If you are even remotely thinking of the 16 GB version - did we mention the 4K video and Slo-mo up to 240 fps - yes - yes we did - so any sane person would be best to stay far far away from the 16 GB version. Just Sayin.
Some other ways it is different than the 6S - the LTE is not LTE Advanced - just the same LTE as in the 6 and 6+. Same with Wifi - matching the specs of the 6 and 6+.
The Fingerprint sensor is not the 2nd gen fingerprint sensors. The FaceTime Camera or front facing camera depending on what you want to call it - is also the same as the 6 and 6+ - at 1.2 MegaPixels - vs the 5 Mega Pixels for the 6S and 6S+. But the SE does have the retina flash for FaceTime selfies.
Battery Life for the SE is the same as for the 6 and 6S for the most part. With up to 14 hours of Talk time on 3G. up to 10 days in standby - as if that would ever happen. Audio playback is up to 50 hours.
However a couple of battery specs are a little better. Video play back is 13 hours vs 11 hours for the 6 and 6S - but below the 14 hours for the 6+ and 6S+.
And internet use is better as well - with 13 hours on LTE and Wifi vs 12 hours on the 6+ and 6S+ and 10 hours on the 6 and 6S.
One thing also missing is the Barometer that is on all of the 6 iPhones.
The best way to describe the SE is it is like Apple took the 5S - and then randomly picked specs from the 6 and 6S to add to it. However they did seem to pick more of the 6S specs than the 6 specs. And clearly picked the most important ones - A9 Processor and 12 MP camera.
Pricing of the SE is $399 for the 16 don’t buy me GB version and $499 for the 64 time to pad Apples margins GB version.
You can pre-order the SE on March 24th and it will be available on March 31st.
Well that is if you live in the Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Gothom, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, United Kingdom and the Unites States. With over 110 countries by the end of May.
If you were someone holding out for a new 4 inch iPhone - I think you will be very pleased with the specs of the new SE. It does look to be a very powerful and fast device for gaming and video - but small and with good battery life.
Next up was Talk about iOS 9.3 - which is what the SE will ship with.
Apple stated that over 80% of iOS devices are now running iOS 9.0 or later - vs just 2% for latest major version of Android. Both of which were released around the same time in the Fall. Nice little jab there at Android.
iOS 9.3 is available today. Should you download it today - I say wait a few days - just because of everyone else downloading it. Most Likely iOS 9.3 GM will be the most stable - bug free Single dot update ever - thanks to the 7 beta - most likely that is - so that is another reason to wait a week. Lets make sure it is ok.
That all said - If you have been listening the past 10 or so episodes - we have gone over the new features for iOS 9.3 The biggest ones are:
Night Shift. This is where at night - the screen shifts to warmer colors to make it easier to go to sleep.
The Notes app where you can now password protect your Notes. You can also sort notes automatically by either Date Edited or Date Created or Title. To set that you need to go to the settings app and then notes - actually you need to go there as well to turn on or off password protection.
There are also improvements to the Health App. With Categories such as Weight, Workouts and Sleep having a new slider menu showing apps you can easily add to your health dashboard. And it now shows more of your health data from your apple watch.
iOS 9.3 also has updates to the news app. Quote The articles in For You are now better tailored to your particular interests - we search your emails and snap chats and youporn searches to figure out your fettishes and tailor the news app to meet your needs. unquote or maybe I paraphrased a bit there. But the point is they are making the results you see in For You - more for you.
CarPlay gets some new features - with Near by you in the Maps app showing you gas, parking, restaurants and more that close by with just a tap.
And the biggest update for iOS 9.3 at least how it seems from Apple’s perspective is with regards to education use. With an iPad - there is now Shared iPad for students - where students can log in to any iPad in any classroom and make it their own.
There is a new Classroom App - Quote - Teachers can guide students through a lesson, see their progress and keep them on Track unquote.
Apple School Manager - is a single portal where Admins can do everything from creating Apple ID’s to purchasing apps to prepping devices for MDM.
And the New Apple ID’s are a special kind for Education and created and assigned by the school. So if you are an Admin at a school - some new tools are coming your way.
http://www.apple.com/education/preview/
Available of iOS 9.3 is again today - as in NOW.
Last in the event was the iPad update that had also been rumored.
They had some quotes about the iPad Pro.
From John Lasseter - Chief Creative Officer of Pixar - quote The iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil are the closest we’ve ever been able to get in the digital world to actually drawing on paper unquote.
One accessory they added that Podcasters should be excited about - and Phil Shiller even mentioned podcasters for this - is a new USB Camera Adapter which is powered. Which means you plug in the Connector to your lightening port - and then there is a USB port and lightening port on it - so you plug in the lightening cord to it - this Powered Lightening to USB camera adaptor then will allow you to plug in mics - like your Yeti mic right into your iPad. Sweet.
As expected They added a new iPad Pro - with the 9.7 Inch version. It is Less than 1 Pound.
They talked about how there have been over 200 Million iPad’s with 9.7 Inch screens sold to date. That is over 65% of the iPads sold to date.
Apple said with the new iPad Pro they are going after the PC replacement market and Joked there are over 600 Million PC’s over 5 years old in use - ouch.
There are now over 1 Million Apps designed for the iPad.
Same display technology as with iPad Pro 12.9 inch version.
However they did add a new feature - Introducing - True Tone Display. It Measures ambient light and adjusts the display based on the surrounding light.
It has the Same 4 speakers as original iPad Pro.
It has the same A9X processor with integrated M9 co-processor.
There is a New Smart Keyboard designed for the 9.7 inch version - no word on if the 12.9 inch smart keyboard would work with it or not. The 9.7 incher smart keyboard is $20 less at $149 vs the $169 for the 12.9 incher smart keyboard.
And of course it supports the Apple Pencil.
The Cameras on the 9.7 inch iPad Pro are better than the 12.9 Inch version.
There is a 12 MP iSight Camera - does seem Apple got a good deal on those cameras as they are now in the 6S, 6S+, SE and now iPad Pro 9.7 inch.
And you can shoot 4k video with it. You can shot live Photos. There is a true Tone Flash. Panorama Photos up to 63 MPixels.
There is a 5 MP FaceTime Camera - same as the 6S and 6S+. Essentially the cameras on the iPad Pro are the same as the cameras on the iPhone 6S and 6S+ with the same features and capabilities.
Silver, Gold, Space Gray and Rose Gold.
And finally they added a 256 Gb version at $899. They also added a 256 GB version for the 12.9 inch iPad Pro as well.
Pricing for the iPad Pro 9.7 incher - starts at $599 for the 32 still too small GB Wifi only version. And goes up to $1,029 for the 256 now were talking GB - Wifi and Cellular version.
Actually here is how pricing now breaks down.
iPad Mini starts at $269, iPad Air 2 from $399, iPad Pro 9.7 incher from $599 and iPad Pro 12.9 Incher - from $799.
And the new 12.9 incher with 256 GB storage and Wifi plus cellular will cost you $1,229 or $1,497 when you add the Apple pencil and SmartKeyboard.
March 31st is the availability the new 9.7 inch iPad Pro.
This was the last Product announcement at that Town hall stage. The iPod and App store were announced there.
In 2017 a new Campus will be where next town hall event is likely held.
The whole event was just a couple minutes over an hour. So a shorter event per how these things typically go.
By the way watch OS was updated today and NOTE it requires your iPhone to be on iOS 9.3 - so make sure you update to 9.3 first if you want the latests update to Watch OS
http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_5s-5685.php
http://www.apple.com/iphone-se/specs/
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/
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25:52
So lets go over some of the feedback on the Apple Event.
From the Email bag -
Hi Rob,
Today's announcement on all the new goodies from Apple is a sure sign that they are stepping up their game. I am confident that Apple has reawaken the tablet computer market with the 9.7" pro iPad.
The announcement today along with stats such as 600 Million PCs that are 5 years and older was Apple's way of serving notice that the Windows PC was walking the Green Mile and the iPad Pro 9.7" along with the available keyboard was going to play the part of the warden pulling the switch.
Needless to say, today is one day that I am glad to not be an android fanboy or else I would be feeling pretty but hurt right now!
Regards,
Shane
St. John's, Newfoundland
Hi Rob,
I see that Apple is now touting offline dictation in IOS 9.3 for A9
equipped devices (6s, 6s plus and iPad Pro). As I had written previously,
this has been around for a while although exactly how long I cannot say. I
stumbled upon it around the beginning of the year. Certainly no earlier than
IOS 9.
For whatever reason Apple chose to keep it secret until now.
I hope this fixes a bug I have been experiencing where every so often my
iPhone will refuse to take any dictation at all until I reboot the phone.
Regards,
Kevin Barry
Thanks Kevin and Shane.
Also from the email bag.
Hi Rob,
Kind of bummed about today's announcement. My wife and I both need laptop upgrades and I was hoping for some kind of announcement about that. I know it wasn't expected but I was still hopeful. What I really want for the iPhone 7 is something a little thicker with a longer battery life. I'd be more than happy to sacrifice sickness for battery life. My wife has the battery case from Apple and really loves it. But I have a plus and they don't make one for that yet!
Still bummed about the Flyers,
Regards,
Mike in Dayton
Mike - thanks for the email - and yes very sad game again the cuse on Friday. Just 235 more days until next season - not that I am counting or anything.
From the G+ community with regards to the Apple event.
From Tosin O - quote loving care kit. unquote
From Myron Uecker
Quote IPhone SE (the 4 inch iPhone) is basically a smaller iPhone 6S. 16 and 64 gig sizes and better prices, starting at $399. unquote
From Francisco Tapia - They also didn't mention 7000 series aluminum, which makes me think it is not
To which Karthik M replied - But its a much thicker phone. So relieved that the Power button went back to the top. I love this. Pity it only comes in 64GB. Everything else is perfect.
To which I would say - the Power button did not go back - as it is the same external design as the 5S - so it stayed up top where it belongs. But yes agree - nice to see it up top still.
From Tosin Oladini - I believe I have found a reason to buy another iPad since my 4th Gen 128gb iPad.
From Tony Law - Looks like I'll finally be upgrading my iPad Air!
From Caryl Goodman - Me too!!!! I just tried to order it. Available to order on 3-24!!! Guess I'm getting the 256 GB one!!! YES!!!!!!!
From Danielle Saul - And me
Seems quite a few of you are excited about the new iPad Pro specs in the 9.7 Inch package - which when you add in the improved color handling and better cameras - is a much nicer offering than the 12.9 Incher from November.
From Steven Whatley
So, pre-orders start on March 24th. But, what time? Midnight ET? Midnight PT? 8am ET? 8am PT? Thanks!
Typically pre-orders will start either at 12:01 AM PT or between 4:00 AM PT and 6:00 AM PT.
But I thing Nic Brown’s reply is probably accurate - he said it won’t matter they will have plenty of Stock.
I would agree with that - as I don’t see this being something there is a shortage of - or long lead times. We could be wrong - but again it is only about 13% of iPhones purchased in 2015 were 4 Inchers.
30:08
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from STEVEN WHATLEY who posted the following
Quote
Are there any fully relational database apps for iOS that stores data locally on the device. or syncs to iCloud? I've looked at a few apps. Most are single table apps (MyStuff2) or requires the data to be on a server (AirTable).
The ability to store media such as photos is a must. Price is not important to a limit f(like not over US$100).
Unquote
Some of the replies were
From JEFF Hernandez
quote
FileMaker Go is Free. It is fully relational and stores your data locally. However, you build it in FileMaker Pro on Mac or Windows. If you build it within the 30 day trial period, your database is completely free forever! www.filemaker.com
unquote
Steven asked
quote
Filemaker sounds good. But, I thought the product was no longer supported. Or, is it just Bento that's no longer supported?
unquote
I can answer that - just Bento which is no longer supported.
Ed Tilden also added
quote
I use Tap Forms, and can sync to iCloud or Dropbox. Syncs on my iMac, MacBook iPhone and iPad
unquote
Folks if you have any other data base programs that meet Stephens requirements for iOS - please let us know.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
32:19
http://www.zdnet.com/article/apples-iphone-se-can-it-
prod-customers-to-buy-two-iphones/
There is an article in ZDnet titled -
Apple's iPhone SE: Can it prod customers to buy two iPhones?
Huh???
From the article - quote Apple launched the iPhone SE, which is designed to address a market for 4-inch smartphones, target a lower end market and potentially emerging markets too, but perhaps the biggest win for the company would be to convince its customers to buy two smartphones. unquote.
Wow - that sounds a lot like this quote
quote
“Once the initial fever wears off, however, the bloom will really be off the rose, and sales will be disappointing (at least here in the U.S.). The iPhone won’t be your only phone, but it could be the coolest one in your menagerie . . . for a while. But that would mean a massive shift in U.S. consumer behavior. If Apple can convince U.S. consumers to adopt multiple phones, the iPhone has a chance of tremendous success. If not, then it’ll be a flash in the pan. It’ll be mildly successful (like Apple’s desktops and notebooks, which have a 5 percent market share), but not at the level of the RAZR or Nokia’s popular phones.”unquote
That was from Jim Louderback, PC Magazine. 6 June 2007
Seems the idea of Apple needing to convince people to buy a second iPhone to be successful has been around well longer than the iPhone.
33:42
http://blog.recovery-ipad.com/10-new-
functions-comes-with-iphone-7.html
This next post goes under Rumors with a Capital R. And a few other Capital letters.
The post is titled - 10 new functions come with iPhone 7.
The release date - and they give a meh - Sept 2016 date - really.
For the display - they are saying it will be a Sapphire display - at this point I am thinking BGR or Digitimes is involved.
For hardware they give the meh - A10 processor - duhhh.
The repeat the common refrain of the removal of the 3.5 MM headphone jack.
Per Camera - they say there will be a 16 Mega Pixel rear camera - and 8 Mega Pixel front one. And that the camera will be thinner so as not to protrude from the back. Well now that the camera on the iPad Pro 9.7 inch is the same as the iPhone 6S - yeah - they have to improve it.
They talk about the iphone 7 being Waterproof. I think that is something we came close to with the iPhone 6S and 6S+ = and apple will likely make as such for the next gen - just not convinced - they will actually say it is waterproof.
They also bring up the oft rumored wireless charging - not oft rumored just per the iPhone 7 - but anytime there is a new iPhone.
They also mention an USB-C port - ummm - Again they seem to be channeling BGR and Digitimes here.
And they say it will start at the all too low 16 GB for storage.
35:19
http://eldartech.com/news/apple-earpods-
with-lightning-port-leaked-in-china
Either photo shop - and a good job - or a leaked photo was found on a chinese site that is supposed to be a picture of a lightening connector on a set of EarPods - so yes the traditional 3.5 MM jack is replace with the Lightening connector.
Again -- I am guessing on photo shop or at least a knock off or fake. As the cord is not WHITE - it is grey. Apple’s cords are always white.
But if you want to see what it Might look like - sans the wrong color - this photo achieves that.
I am still leaning more towards the 3.5 MM jack getting jacked and replaced with a stereo speaker. And just the lightening port for the headphones.
36:23
Hi Rob,
Per ep 386 and the Person looking for MVNO with WiFi Calling - as you mentioned, all the MVNOs, at this time, do NOT support Wifi calling.
A compromise might be use an MVNO and then use a VoIP app on your iPhone over your WiFi. It will be slightly less convenient, but there are many apps to choose from.
Some, like Yallo Call Recorder, will allow free incoming calls and let you use your existing phone number so at least for incoming calls, it will be transparent for people trying to call you.
If you use Vonage or other VoIP service already, they have an iPhone app that lets you make and receive calls using your existing Vonage phone number, so that might work also.
Google Hangouts, Skype, and other VoIP-style apps may be a solution but you will probably need to use their phone numbers or play tricks with call forwarding from your existing numbers to get a compromise solution.
There is a downside to Wifi calling (built-in to iPhone and using the carrier). When WiFi calling is enabled, handoff is disabled so if you like having text and phone calls coming thru to your Mac, iPad, etc. simultaneously, you lose that if you turn on WiFi calling.
I started out on T-Mobile when they were one of the first to have Wifi calling. Unfortunately, the terrible cell coverage in my home town was just too painful so I switched to Cricket a MVNO for ATT and the coverage has been excellent. Features are reasonable and price is lower than ATT itself.
Maybe with the iPhone 7 and the increased bands I will re-visit my choice of carriers, but Cricket recently added free voice and data international coverage to some countries (like T-Mobile), so I am pretty happy with them.
Regards,
Robert S
Hi Rob.
Here’s a tip for your listeners.
Many commercial institutions send us text messages using a 5- or 6-digit identifier instead of a phone number. For example, my Walmart Pharmacy uses 632-57 and Amazon uses 292-966. It would be more meaningful to see the name “Amazon” on the text message than “292-966,” so here’s how to fix that.
Simply create (or add to) a Contact entry for the company using the short code as a phone number. So, for example, create an entry for Amazon in your Contacts using a phone number of 292-966. I use the qualifier “other” to identify such numbers. Once you do this, all text messages from that company will be identified with the company name, not the number. You can create a Contact entry directly from your Message app by selecting Details at the top right of the message, then clicking the circled “I” in the upper right, followed by Create New Contact or Add to Existing Contact.
Regards,
Fred in Raleigh
39:29
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmoyer/koala-mount-
20-universal-smartphone-and-tablet-wal?ref=discovery
This week for a kickstarter project we have the quote
Koala Mount 2.0; Universal Smartphone and Tablet Wall Mount
unquote
Which is a quote
A simple, damage-free mount for any modern smart device including iPads and iPhones.
unquote
If this is one you are interested in - you have until April 7th at 8:00 PM CT to fund it.
Pricing on this is $12 per mount or $45 for 5 mounts or $80 for 10 mounts.
Delivery is slated for April for early birds and June for other levels.
If you want more on this search for Koala Mount - 2 words in Kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 387.
40:22
Here is some feedback on iOS 9.3 updates.
From G+ community.
Myron Uecker said - iOS 9.3 is available now. You all know Rob's precautions about being the first to jump on the bandwagon, though. It should be pretty stable after 7 beta cycles but even for me on Public Beta there is a 1.5 GB download so there must be more changes.
From Karthik M - Its only 300 MB for OTA on my iPhone 6
From John LaFazia - I'm on the beta too and it's also 1.5 GB. My wife's was at 300 MB and she wasn't on the beta
Ange Lowe said - I've done my iPad mini....267mbs. Not done my iPhone yet, but a friend has done his and it was 300mbs.
From Timmy T - Beta users have to download pretty much s clean package
From Myron again - Installed 9.3 on both my iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6S. No issues to report. It just took a while to complete.
From Blair Jones - I do my update in reverse order of importance, just in case there are problems.
I do the phone last -- do it after sync/backup (I do it to PC not cloud) when I could make a dash to the Genius Bar if necessary). There's no rush.
From Craig B - I just updated my iPhone 6; no problems. About to update my iPad Mini and my MacBook Air. Didn't bother to backup because I'm in a hotel 1000 miles from my main MacBook Pro.
Ouch - Craig - you are a brave man to do an update when you don’t have your computer with you and you are on the road - folks - don’t try this at home. well Actually only try this at home - don’t try this on the road. Always best to wait until you are home and not traveling and have time to fix things if stuff breaks - I will do my major updates on Friday. So I have the weekend to fix anything if needed.
42:31
https://marcan.st/2016/03/untangling-ios-pin-code-security/
If you ever wanted to really dig deep into the whole technical side of the Apple v FBI Kerfuffle - there is a really good - and by good I mean long and technical article titled - Untangling iOS PIN code security - it is at marcan.st - link in the show notes of course.
It goes over
How does iOS PIN security work
What does the FBI want
How does firmware signing work
How much effort would it take for Apple to comply
Does this undermine the security for all iPhones
Has Apple done this in the past
What can the FBI do to avoid relying on Apple’s help
And more.
Again look for Untangling iOS PIN code security in the show notes for ep 387
I am not going to go into the details for this - because…..
43:26
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/21/technology/
doj-apple-hearing/index.html
The FBI basically just said - ummm never mind.
Seems the DOJ made a request to postpone their courtroom showdown on Tuesday. They made this request after saying it may have found an alternative way into the iPhone. Saying they may no longer need assistance from Apple.
From the DOJ - quote On Sunday, March 20, 2016, an outside party demonstrated to the FBI a possible method for unlocking Farook's iPhone...If the method is viable, it should eliminate the need for the assistance from Apple Inc, unquote
Or as I said to start - ummm - never mind
So the question is now that they may have found a way in - how much harder do you think Apple is going to be working on making the next version of the iPhone even more secure.
44:19
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_bloggingwhilebrown_conf.wav
Hi Rob:
In the last episode of Tii you mentioned that you, and your wife, will be attending and lecturing at an event in Wash., DC. Can you send me the details of that event? I’m very interested.
Thanks,
Tony (from Brooklyn)
Gentlemen - I will be presenting at the blogging while brown conference at GW university on Saturday July 16th at 1:00 PM ET.
http://bloggingwhilebrown.com
From the Google+ community and Rick black
quote
Not quite understanding how to password protect my notes. Anyone else having luck?
unquote
First - you want to go to settings - notes - and then password - and set up your password and turn on Touch ID.
Then go to the notes app itself.
Next - you need to know this is for the notes that are on your iOS device. If you go back to the folders of your notes - you may see some notes for an account you have and then others that say on my iPhone or on my iPad - the ones one on your iOS device are the ones you can lock - just like they are the ones you can draw pictures in - but the others you can not.
So ok - assuming you are now in the notes that are on my iPhone or iPad - go to one of the notes - and tap on the upper right corner - where you have the box with the arrow coming out - the pop up box will give you some options - print - copy - lock - more -
obviously tap on lock - and you can set the password you just set up a few minutes ago in settings.
Then you can use the password or touch ID to unlock it.
47:48
For Ep 387 - From Caryl Goodman in the Google+ community - Ask siri another word for Naked
48:43
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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.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone different
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 386
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called Toned on Life and was created on iOS devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BEN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BEN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
I finally got a stylus for my iPad. Here is some artwork I created in sketchbook pro on my iPad.
Regards,
Ben
Thanks BEN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BEN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 386 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
01:51
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Apple begins selling its revolutionary iPhone this summer and it will mark the end of the string of hits for the company. unquote
Todd Sullivan, Seeking Alpha, 15 May 2007
Well I guess if you want to call the iPhone a Mega Hit then sure it was not just a hit. Keep that comment in mind next week when you see articles most likely negative on what ever apple releases on the 21st coming out of Seeking Alpha. As I have said before Seeking Alpha should change its name to Seeking Intelligence - Just Sayin
02:28
No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:08
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/14/apple-
seeds-ios-9-3-beta-7/
There is something until this episode I have never said - and that is Beta 7 - but now with iOS 9.3 beta 7 - never is no more. For the first time Apple has put out a 7th beta of an iOS version. This is not to say a 7th version in the past was not warranted - hello iOS 7. But this time Apple did do the deed - and much to my surprise and others following Apple we are able to say iOS 9.3 Beta 7 is now available to devs and Public Beta Testers.
What is more - for me iOS 9.3 has been very stable for pretty much all of the betas. It is encouraging to see Apple going out and releasing another beta - which from what I can read is about just squashing the bugs man and I am sure some performance enhancements.
I have installed 9.3 Beta 7 on my iPhone and iPad Pro - and a couple of other devices. So far so good.
At this point with the next Apple event on March 21st - it is highly highly unlikely we will see any more beta releases - as 9.3 will likely be announced as gold master for everyone to download some time next week. It is most likely - Apple will make it available for download on Wednesday the 23rd.
As always - why not wait a week or so to upgrade until we really see if there are any bugs intro’d. I will talk about that more on the next episode.
04:46
http://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2016/
Speaking of the Apple event on the 21st - it will be live streamed starting at 10:00 AM PT. To watch the event - from an Apple device that has internet capability go to apple.com/live - that simple - apple.com/live.
You can also watch from an Apple TV.
Actually according to apple the requirements to watch the live event are quote
Live streaming uses Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. HLS requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later, a Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later, or a PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Streaming via Apple TV requires an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) with software 6.2 or later or an Apple TV (4th generation).
unquote
The next episode will be out the night of the 21st most likely - I will do my best - it just depends on when the recording of the event is made available - as I like to go back through that and do the notes from it.
If not the evening of the 21st - then it will be the evening of the 22nd.
Either way if you want to watch it live - remember it is apple.com slash live - Monday the 21st of March at 10:00 AM PT.
06:10
http://steve.grc.com/2016/03/12/the-encryption-debate/
Hi Rob,
I totally support Apple's position against FBI claims, but Obama's got a point: The industry should come up with a solution before the Senate imposes an inappropriate one.
Fortunately there is a good suggestion from security expert Steve Gibson that Apple might consider to apply on future devices (I'm not sure if this can be applied on existing ones), that imposes a reasonable burden on Apple without compromising anyone's privacy:
Regards,
Fabio E
Thanks Fabio - but there are huge holes in Steve Gibson’s article - he writes
quote
Without weakening their devices’ encryption, Apple could arrange to be able to respond to court orders in the United States. If Apple wished to be able to respond to lawful search warrants to unlock their devices, they could embed a single, randomly derived, high-entropy (256-bit) unique per-device key in the hardware secure enclave of every device. This key would not be derived from any formula or algorithm, so there would be no master secret that might somehow escape or become known to a malicious agency. It would be truly random and far too lengthy for any possible brute force guessing attack to be feasible. Upon embedding each individual random per-device key, Apple would securely store a copy of that key in their own master key vault. In this way, without sacrificing anyone’s security, only Apple, on a device by device basis, could unlock any one of their own devices. unquote
WHY does apple need to do that?
Do safe manufacturers have to do this? No. You can buy a safe that if it is tampered with will destroy all the contents in that safe. The safe manufacturers don’t have to have some master key that opens all safes or individual keys for each safe that works just on that safe - which is what Steve is suggesting. And what if someone broke into Apple and stole all those master keys? or even some of them? What then?
The most secure environment that guarantees privacy protections is one where Apple does not have the key - and that is Apples main argument.
No lets talk logistics - where are these 256 bit unique per device keys going to be generated? In China where they phones are manufactured - hmmm - can’t imagine the Chinese government would not want to get a hold of them. Are these keys going to be stored digitally - if so - then if you can steal one you can steal and duplicate them all. If they are not digital keys - but rather physically printed out? Hmmmm - where do you store and how do you transport securely 80 to 100 Million of said keys in a busy quarter. I don’t see how this secure key idea holds any water logistically.
09:16
http://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-could-demand-apple-source-code-and-private-key-allowing-feds-to-ghost-iphones/?tag=nl.e539&s_cid=e539&ttag=e539&ftag=TRE17cfd61
This next one is an article titled quote FBI could demand Apple source code and keys if iPhone backdoor too burdensome unquote
This the justice department implied in its latest filing against the Tech giant.
Federal Prosecutors in their March 10th filling said quote
The government did not seek to compel Apple to turn those over because it believed such a request would be less palatable to Apple, If Apple would prefer that course, however, that may provide an alternative that requires less labor by Apple programmers.”
unquote
And if that seems like a threat to Apple - Yes - Yes it is. And not an ideal one - as the Justice depart has set this precedent in a 2013 case against Lavabit - an encrypted email provider supposedly used by Edward Snowden.
The founder of Lavabit Mr Ladar Levinson said quote "I think [the government] is setting up the possibility of demanding the key and the source code,” unquote
The article goes on to say if the Government was to get the source code they could create their own ghost version of iOS that could imitate the legitimate Apple Updates.
If this sounds far fethched - that is something that the Government already did with the Lavabit email service.
From the article quote
Levison said the feds demanded his source code and private key in order to build a "ghost" Lavabit, allowing the government to "pretend to be Lavabit on the internet" all while intercepting, decrypting, and inspecting data between Lavabit's servers and the outside world.
unquote
11:01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjZ2r9Ygzw
EDIT OUT COMMENTS FROM LINSEY GRAHM.
12:24
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3043652/apple-ios/
why-you-ll-wear-an-apple-watch-to-keep-your-job.html
Ok - so we are talking privacy - privacy - privacy - and then Johnny Evans at Computer world has an article titled - Why You’ll wear an Apple Watch to keep your job -
Essentially the gist of the article is you will need to wear your apple watch to monitor your health. This because of some Patent filings. Seems Apple describes a way n which an Apple Watch can constantly monitor a wearer’s heartbeat - alerting them of a heart attack before it happens.
But it could also monitor for other items like accidents, falls, being attacked. Plus more via he built in accelerometer, heart monitor, microphone and other sensors. Help I fallen and I can’t get up. Would be replaced with Siri - saying - I think you have fallen and can’t get up - an ambulance has been dispatched and is on its way - in the mean time - I will play a song from your music playlist. Would you like Stayin Alive from the Beegees?
If you would not like music - I could dictate your last will and testament - you know just incase the ambulance gets caught in traffic.
ok - maybe not so much that last part - but essentially - what it is saying is that these technologies can be used to combine sensors to see how you are doing - and thus it may be something that health insurance companies want you to wear all the time.
Now the article is just pointing out some Analists are predicting millions of Workers will soon be required to use these types of monitoring tech to keep their jobs.
So on one side you have people predicting these health monitoring watching and sensing everything you do - all the time will be required for lower premiums for insurance and hence for you to keep your job. And the other side we have is the government that wants the back door to everything.
Yeah - if George Orwell’s 1984 just popped into your head you are not alone.
The only way that the monitoring works is if it is completely secure and encoded.
Be afraid - be very very afraid.
Hi Rob,
It is only on the rare occasion that I'm compelled to contact you directly. I'm the person that originally shared "Bumpies" with you. I hope you're still enjoying those.
Anyway, I was struck by your recent episode, "Apple Vs. the FBI." I am a high school English teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and, as it so often does, life has once again imitated art. I am in the throws of teaching George Orwell's classic 1984 to high school sophomores, and this issue of the back door the FBI is instructing Apple to build is a powerful way of making applicable and meaningful, to my digital natives, words on a page, which to them are usually just words on a page.
I am finding more and more that younger generations are so immersed in technology that they become desensitized to the value of privacy as a general human right. There is an overwhelming feeling among my students, that frightens me, of "I have nothing to hide, so I don't care if they look." I think this misses the most critical point. Demanding privacy isn't an admission that you have something to hide. There's a reason we don't live in glass houses. It doesn't mean we're criminals. Privacy should be a non-negotiable aspect of living in what we like to think of as a democracy.
Anyway, this Apple issue has really inspired thoughtful analysis and discussion of what we should be asked to sacrifice in exchange for security, and whether the security we get is real or simply "security theater." The prevailing thought seems to be, "Security of privacy? This is America. Shouldn't be have both?" From the mouths of 10th graders, right?
Your episode was thoughtful and expertly put together. I haven't missed an episode of Tii in years, and that was by far your best, most topical, most poignant. I plan to play snippets for my students.
Thanks again for all your hard work.
Best,
Eric in Philadelphia
Hi Rob,
Episode 383 was excellent! You did a fantastic job of recapping the essential information that people need to know so they can form opinions based on understanding and knowledge.
YOU ROCKED IT!
Honestly, I expected nothing less.
Thanks again for all you do.
Dr. John M
Folks if you have not listened to Ep 383 - please do so - I think that gives you a really good understanding of this issue from both sides.
17:05
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7000655/Builder-
life-saved-by-Apple-Watch.html
And that whole Apple patent filing and warning of a heart attack rolls right into this next story from The Sun in the Uk. Titled - Builder who suffered heart attack at work - had life saved by Apple watch
Seems a Mr Dennis Anselmo was not feeling well and glanced down at his apple watch and saw his heart rate was more than 210 beats a minute.
He called an ambulance which when it arrived the Paramedics or Doctor confirmed he was having a heart attack and he was taken to the hospital. Doctors at the hospital then discovered artery blockage and cleared said blockage.
The Doctors told him if he had gone home and went to sleep he would likely have had another heart attack in his sleep and died that night.
So yes - the day is saved thanks to the Apple watch.
17:57
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19:30
VOICEMAIL - JJ_Quest_word_processing_by_voice
Hi Rob,
Another app for form filling is the Adobe Fill & Sign - easy PDF form filler. it is a free app.
Regards,
Cheryl F
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-fill-sign-
easy-pdf-form/id950099951?mt=8
21:02
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from BRIAN MITCHELL who posted the following
Quote
I have an iPhone 6, never had a problem with it and it hasn't been dropped. for the past 6 weeks it has started going into a coma! By that I mean its still on, but it won't wake up when I press on the buttons. How I know its still on, is that my car kit still shows it as being connected, but when I dial (using voice command VIA my car kit), it says "Call Dial Failed".
The only way I can bring it back to life is to do a hard reset (Holding power button and back button until the phone resets itself.
I have made a point of force quitting Apps that I'm not using in case one of them is causing this, but it hasn't helped.
Does anyone have any suggestions? or will I have to get it back to Apple? I live in Ireland, and we don't have an Apple Store here, so I can't make an appointment to get them to look at it.
As with most people, the thought of sending it away for a week or two, is not something that I want to do.
If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Brian.
Unquote
Some of the replies were
From Gary Beltz
quote
Do you have the latest iOS version as well software for the car kit (if applicable). Considering it only happens with your car kit I'm leaning towards a Bluetooth issue
unquote
Brian then replied
quote
Thanks for getting back to me Gary, to answer your questions, Yes I do have the latest version of iOS. As for the latest version for my car kit, I don't know about that. But, the issue is not confined to when I am in the car. The phone has gone into this coma maybe once every two or three days, it is unconnected to the car kit, as mostly I just take the phone out of my pocket and it is unresponsive. It has only happened once in that time while I was in the car.
I have reset network settings with no result. I haven't as yet wiped the phone and re-set it up. Do you think that may be the answer?
unquote
Chris Searle replied
quote
Well I have done a full restore when my phone acts up and I have been happy after when things start working again..
Once I had an issue when podcast would just stop playing. Or they would stop midstream... I did a network reset and it didn't do much so I did a full restore as a new phone. After I did that it worked perfectly..
unquote
Brian replied
quote
Hi again Chris, I was just re-reading your posting, you said to restore it as a new iPhone. I have never done that, I have one ever restored it from a backup. if i do it as a new phone, won't I lose everything on my phone? what about my photos? notes? etc. etc. Or do you mean to do the reset and then restore from a backup?
unquote
Gary replied
quote
Definitely faster to do it from the computer since your apps and data are most likely already on the hard drive
unquote
Chris replied
quote
Well if you backup with iCloud you would gain everything back I primarily use the iCloud I have never had an issue with restoring as a new phone...
You can first try and restoring it from a back up.. If you don't feel comfortable with my suggestion
unquote
Finally Brian Replied
quote
Thanks again guys for your advice on this. I reset my iPhone, then set it up as a new iPhone. Once I had done that I connected it to my MacBook and did a restore from a backup... Hopefully this will resolve my issue. I now have to wait until either my problem occurs again, or does not. I was happening about once every two or three days, so time will tell.
I will come back either way and let you know.
Thank you again.
unquote
Thanks all for helping out Brian.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Rick Black
quote
Rob, CNET is an example of a podcast that is not full screen. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-byte-hq/id563387737?mt=2
unquote
And Rick - thanks for that - and on my iPhone 6+ and iPad it looks great - and not showing the white frame - well not on the iPhone - but on the iPad - I just tap on the video and they are gone. But then I received this email - which answer the question here:
Hey Rob,
The reason you're not seeing the video podcasts issue reported by John is that you're running 9.3 beta 6 and can thus go full-screen. Somewhere I read that beta 6 finally fixed the non-full-screen video podcasts issue. If you have another device running iOS 9.2.1 or a beta of 9.3 before beta 6, you should be able to see what he's talking about. But to make it easy for you, here's a screen capture from my iPad Air 2 running 9.2.1 that shows what he's talking about:
Black letterbars to the left and right of the podcast image, white space on the top and bottom of the screen containing the titles above and the podcast controls below. Now here it is on my iPad Mini 2 running 9.3 public beta 7:
Looks the same, right? But do you notice the small, inverted black circle with the double-headed arrow in the upper right corner of that 2nd picture, just below the battery percentage? If you tap that, then the podcast goes full-screen:
Gone are the white space hogs above and below, and no wasteful letterbars on the left and right. Just the letterbars top and bottom to scale the video to proper dimensions, but the video content itself utilizes much much more of the screen. This was the way video podcasts could be watched in previous versions of the Podcast app, but the full screen maximization arrows are missing in some versions of iOS 9, including 9.2.1. Let's hope they stick around in the final release of 9.3.
Regards
Damon in Tuscaloosa, AL
Thanks Damon for the help on that - and I can confirm in iOS 9.3 beta 7 - they are still gone and fixed - so it looks like the issue originally reported on this - will be taken care of officially next week when iOS 9.3 Gold Master is released.
27:45
http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/02/apple-
plans-to-make-iphone-and-icloud.html
In a story from Captain Obvious is this one titled quote Apple plans to make iPhone and iCloud more secure to keep government away unquote
One of the things Apple is looking at doing is getting rid of DFU mode. Doing this - would also make it much more difficult to jailbreak.
Additionally Apple wants to encrypt iPhone backups on iCloud
Well they kinda encrypt the data on their servers now - but since they have the encryption key for those backups - it is not truly encrypted like Apple wants - they want it where even Apple does not have a key because there is no key.
Apple is turning it up to 11
28:23
http://fortune.com/2016/03/15/apple-news-open/
Apple just announced they are opening up their new service to anyone creating news content - not just the big boys - but anyone - with a blog that wants in can get in essentially.
Or put another way Anyone who publishes content online will be able to distribute their content to Apple users via the company Apple News Format. This does require getting the editing tools from Apple to publish on Apple News.
Soon Apple will also be adding in a stats dashboard so you know you can see how your articles are doing.
It looks like everything from Blog posts to Video posts can be added by publishers. And again Publishers is no longer just the big boys - it is anyone with a blog.
quote That new portal, called News Format, will allow users to create content once, which will be recursive on all iOS devices. It also links to existing content management solutions, though Apple doesn’t specifically name them. unquote
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/03/15/962507/
https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/
29:08
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/3/14/phot
There are some supposed leaked photos of an iPhone 5SE or what ever the next gen 4 incher will be called.
And as expected it is showing the device as basically the same size as the 5S - but with more rounded corners and edges - like the 6 / 6S line.
It is not known if the pictures are the real deal or just a knock off Android phone - there are many in China that look like iPhones.
And these pictures are coming out of China.
One thing to note in the pictures - there is from an Apple perspective much to big a gap around the power button. And the people that had the device were not allowed to turn it on.
Also the buttons on the side did not look the same color as the case - which is not how iPhones are built.
So most likely it is a knock off. But still it likely will look pretty close to the next Gen 4 incher.
30:01
http://wccftech.com/iphone-7-pro-dual-camera-sensor-leaks/
One of the latest rumors Du Jour is per the iPhone 7 and it will have a dual back side camera.
Sum rumors say it will be just for the iPhone 7+ - others say for both the 7+ and the 7.
Driving the latest rumor is a supposed picture of the dual camera module that is supposed to be from the next Gen iPhone.
I guess the second Camera on the back is to make up for the removal of the head phone jack.
30:29
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/15/iphone-
7-plus-photo-dual-lens-smart-connector/
And right on the heels of the dual camera module - comes pictures of the supposed back side of the iPhone 7+
The photo is a little grainy - but there are some good looking mockups in the article at MacRumors.
Essentially the camera - rather than being one circle - it now looks more like a pill - with the camera on the iPhone 7 protruding out a little more than it does on the iPhone 6S.
It is believe the over look and feel of the iPhone 7+ is not much different from the iPhone 6+ / 6S+
This mock up also shows it with out the HeadPhone jack.
And some other mock ups showed it with dual speakers.
So all you have to do to enjoy your music truly in stereo is place the bottom of the iPhone the bridge of your nose.
31:22
http://fortune.com/2016/03/05/amazon-
to-restore-fire-encryption/
Two episodes ago I mentioned that Amazon had removed encryption from their fire lines - ummm - bad choice - as they already have back tracked and have added it back.
So users of Fire OS devices will once again be able to fully encrypt the content on said devices.
As we mentioned previously Amazon initially told reporters that it had removed the feature because of lack of interest from users. Well except for all those that scream bloody murder once they became away their devices would not get their data encrypted.
31:55
VOICEMAIL - Sterling_fdbk_week_Calendar -
Hi Rob,
While I'm certainly sympathetic to those affected or could possibly be affected by the San Bernardino case. I'm not willing to risk everyone else's iPhones all over the world to hackers. And don't think for a minute the FBI can keep this to themselves especially when the US Government uses contractors.
Regards,
Mike R
Hi Rob,
I have enjoyed your podcast for several years. I am legally blind and appreciate your keeping those of us with vision loss informed.
But, I am writing today in response to your last podcast where you reviewed the issue between Apple and the FBI. You seemed to infer/imply that if Justice Scalia were alive and on the Court that the Feds would win. You said the Court is now split 4 to 4 and that if Scalia were present he would probably side with the Court Libs. I don't think so; as many with a conservative view of the Constitution would favor Apple's position. For example; I have attached a transcript of Rush Limbaugh's second hour yesterday. If you take the time to read his comments; you will understand where many on the Right come down on this issue. This truly is a defining point for our country.
Respectively,
Bob Purvis
Sitka, Alaska
Hi, Rob. Well, to be honest with you, I feel terribly worried about now. I mean, I am seriously scared for my future, the futures of those I care about, and the future of this entire country, as well as Apple's. If Apple is forced to bend to the FBI, it could practically spell the end of life as we know it. We'll all be heading for a hopelessly dystopian society before long, if Apple is legally required to do what the FBI wants them to do. I can hardly stand to imagine it. If Apple has no choice but to meet the FBI's demands, corrupt government officials would have, at their disposal, a tool that would allow them to hack into innocent peoples iPhones, tamper with their personal data, and have them wrongly accused of crimes. Or, even worse, good people's personal data could be stolen and given to criminals or oppressive foreign governments, data that could be used to perpetrate more acts of terrorism in this country. Seriously! If Apple were forced, by law, to create a tool that the FBI could use, at its own disgression, to hack into citizens' iPhones, we're all doomed, hopelessly and irreversibly doomed! Here's hoping and praying that the world will not end. If this goes to the Supreme Court, here's hoping that the FBI will lose this fight. As a final thought, may those pushing Apple to breech its own security to allow our civil liberties to be violated come to understand the grave mistake they have made, the hard way.
REgards,
Shandy W
35:35
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1509130378/bluejay-
the-worlds-first-smart-mount-for-your-car
Thanks to Myron Uecker for the heads up on this next one which is the kickstart project called Bluejay - quote the world’s first smart mount seamlessly connect your phone to your car via beacon technology and an integrated mobile app unquote
This one had a goal of $80k and has raised over $100k - with funding going until March 30th at 9:00 PM CT.
Pricing on this is $79.
Let me read another quote from them on this
quote
The majority of car mounts are made from cheap plastic and they can barely hold your phone. While you might be able to get your phone in the right position, you then have to fiddle with numerous apps just so you can change your music, make a call or get directions.
We have designed Bluejay to be the last phone mount you’ll ever have to buy, and we made it smart. It uses Bluetooth Smart beacon technology, which keeps you connected beyond the confines of your vehicle and it comes with an app that reduces distractions while driving.
unquote
If this sounds interesting - I recommend you check out their video - by searching for Bluejay at kickstarter dot com - or look for the links in the show notes at Today in iOS at gmail dot com.
37:16
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iPadPro_update
Hi Rob, it's Brian here again, from Galway in Ireland.
I have a question that you or your listeners may be able to help with. On your advice I regularly reset my network settings on my iPhone 6, most commonly when there is an iOS update, and more occasionally for other reasons. The problem with doing this is that I lose access to the various wifi networks that I use, until I can get the login details again. These networks are most commonly at restaurants, cafe's, friends houses etc.
When the network settings go astray, it's not because the usernames and passwords are incorrect, so is there an app that can store these automatically. i.e. When you put the details into the login screen of any network, that the app would save the details, to be used later, after resetting my network settings. Possibly this "magical" app could even have a feature to restore the details directly into the phones network database.
I still love your podcast, I learn from every one, as do many other people around the world. Long may you continue. Your mix of factual information, not so factual information, insights and opinions, mixed with your sense of humor make every episode a pleasure to listen to.
Regards,
Brian Mitchell.
41:51
VOICEMAIL -
Help! Hello Rob, I’m with the devil AT&T since september 93, anyhow as you know starting this month they are charging $5 more a month for data despite my contract! Also to make matters worse no more subsides which is the only reason I’ve stayed to save hundreds on the hardware purchase.
My contract is up 9/12/16
My ETF is only about $85
I got for complaining to the cancelation dept a $100 credit for the upcoming bill.
So in about a month or 2 before I get a full bill 82.98 with tons of taxes and fees I know I should switch!
I think the best would be a MVNO company that is att or Tmobile based on my area of thousand oaks and that they support wifi calling since at my home coverage is a bit weak but I also have a home digital phone.
http://www.cellularbackdoor.com/alternative_networks.shtml
Which company do I go with? Straight talk or another one? Does it have to have the Gsm next to the company name and what is Gsm-a and GSM-T? I have iPhone 6s plus and when the next iPhone comes out I would go with the 4.7" iPhone 7 or whatever they call it.
I use not too many minutes and about 3GB data.
Which companies can I use that are cheapest/best & gsm?
Regards,
Michael
44:46
For ep 386 - From William C - Hey Rob ask Siri "what is the maximum airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow”
46:08
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 385
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank VINCENT for sending in the music you hear in the background. VINCENT wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song using Garageband on the iPad:
Dueling organ leads, cheering kids, and three basses combined as one - to deliver a thumping baseline in this new instrumental by Vintuitive.
All 8 tracks recorded on the iPad using all virtual instruments available in Garageband.
Regards,
Vincent Brown.
Thanks VINCENT for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KEVIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KEVIN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is some custom Artwork for Ep 385 -
Produced with camera and Mematic
Regards,
Kevin Crossman
From Fremont CA
Thanks KEVIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KEVIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 385 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
01:58
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “How do you deal with that? How do they deal with us?” unquote
Ed Zander, Now former Motorola CEO/Chairman 10 May 2007
And by deal with us - he means the horrible smell from their rotting corpse - well Apple just needed to wait for Google to buy that corpse and then burry it in the back yard - Just Sayin
02:25
For Promo codes - On Ep 384 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - SNAPanACTOR (one word) and for the iBook - ENTER THE WITNESS not one word. If you are interested in either the app or iBook or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 384
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:12
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apple-
announces-march-21-event
I had started writing last night - looks like the rumors about a march event were not true - and then this morning bam - out goes the Invites on a Thursday no less.
The Apple Event will be on Monday March 21st at 10:00 AM PT and the invite had the tag line - Let us loop you in - And well instantly that draws us back to one of the key rumors being - that it will NOT be a new Apple watch announced but rather new wrist straps - so that rumor just went way up in value.
The colors in the image are the four primary colors of the iPhone line - White, Space Grey, Gold and Rose Gold - that adds to the rumor of a new iPhone 5SE with the same colors as the current iPhones.
Other items possible at the event include an updated 9.7 Inch iPad with smart keyboard and Apple Pencil support. And some think there might be Mac updates as well.
To go over this in a little more detail. The most likely item to be announced is the iPhone 5SE or iPhone mini which is the 4 incher. Expect it to be kind of like the iPhone 5S and 6S had a little something going on and they had a baby. It is expected to have the A9 processor, an 8 Mega Pixel camera although a 12 Mega Pixel camera was also recently rumored. It will have touch ID of course and NFC. But it is NOT repeat NOT expected to have 3D touch. And the rumors were saying it would have all 4 current colors available - lining up with the image sent out. Some rumors had said it will however only come in two memory options - 16 don’t buy me GB and 64 that is more like it GB’s.
The next item likely to be announced is update Apple Watch Bands - and there was a collective Yawn heard through out the land. Some rumors say new colors - others say new materials - and others say new bands made with luxury brands Partners.
Most likely the next Apple Watch update will be in the Sept / Oct time frame to better line up with the holiday season. Oh an since we are mentioning it - the latest rumor is when said Apple Watch 2 is released it will include a camera for face timing. Thus completing the fulfillment of Chester Goulds vision.
Next on the list of Possible announced products would be the update 9.7 Inch iPad - making it essentially a 9.7 inch iPad Pro - with its own smart keyboard and of course support for the Apple Pencil - and the same A9X processor and 4G of Ram - Plus it would also have 4 speakers. The rumor mill is not hover settled on will it be called an iPad Pro mini or an iPad Air 3 - It seems making it a 9.7 inch version of the iPad Pro - the iPad Air brand would not seem to fit - but how do you fit is in with the Pro line. Maybe call it the iPad Pro Air or iPad Air Pro or as I said iPad Pro mini - or is this is a wild thought - why not - just the iPad. Then you would have it where the
iPad mini is 7.9 Inches
and the iPad is 9.7 inches
and finally the iPad Pro is 12.9 inches
Something still does not seem right there.
Also expected at the event are announcements about updates to iOS and Watch OS and TV OS
I would also expect some part of the announcement to talk about the Educational features new to iOS 9.3 and some partnerships on that front.
Finally I would expect some mention of the Apple v. FBI issue.
Some are saying now Mac announcements - but I think a Mac announcement along with info about the upcoming WWDC event are also both possibilities.
We have one more episode before the 3/21 date - so on that one I will mention any other rumors. But think about this it will have been over 6 months since the last Apple event. Yes 6 months already since the September event.
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/apple-
invites-march-21-event/
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11184872/apple-
iphone-se-release-rumors-ipad-preview
08:16
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/07/apple-
seeds-ios-9-3-beta-6/
iOS 9.3 Beta 6 was released this week - which as near as I can tell was just about squashing bugs man.
Oh and a little bit of better battery life according to a few - I have not noticed much of a difference - maybe a little better.
And the last time there was a beta 6 and maybe the only other time was with iOS 7.0 - maybe one other time - but I could not find it in my past notes.
08:41
http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/10/should-
you-quit-ios-apps-answer/
So let me tell you about a story.
See there was this guy by the name of Caleb - and Caleb sent Tim cook an email and it said - quote
Hey Tim,
Do you quit your iOS multitasking apps frequently and is this necessary for Battery life? Just wanting you to put this controversy to rest!
Caleb
PS - I’m Rooting for Apple in the FBI Case
unquote
Then Caleb got a reply - and the reply said
Quote
Hi Caleb
I know you asked tim but I’ll at least offer my input
No and No
Thanks for being an Apple customer
Craig
unquote
And that was Craig Awesome Hair Federighi
I call BS - Kinda.
In theory - Sure No and No - but if you have an app like the old version of Facebook - that sucked down your battery like a 5 year old sucking down a juice box.
And other apps also go rogue from time to time.
So sure in Theory NO and NO - but in reality - yes normal folks with lots of apps will have to close out apps - especially if they see battery life not what it normally is.
The other day it was around 3 PM and my battery life was around 35% - It was a normal day and that is almost never at that low a level. So I forced quit all my open apps and I had bunch. And then the day after at night also a normal day I was around 70%. Which was a little better than normal. So one of my apps was not behaving well the day it was drained down.
I could just imagine Craig in Tim’s office when that came in and said - Tim please please - let me take this one. SUCK IN - ok - No and No - and THEN Giggles.
Again I call BS - Kinda
10:46
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/499326/iPhone-glitch-
unlocks-your-smartphone-without-password-everyone-fooled
Ok - so there was this report flying around about a glitch where you can by pass a locked iPhone - except it was not true or at least I don’t know anyone that it works for.
It goes like this - with a locked iPhone - you ask Siri what time it is - then click on the clock - then go to timer and then tap on “When Timer Ends” and then scroll up to and tap on Buy More Tones - and it is supposed to magically unlock.
I tried it on quite a few devices running different version of iOS and it did not work for any of them - I have only seen people say it did not work for them - the only one it seems to have worked for is the guy in the youtube video - which I am guessing was a faked video.
But funny how many are willing to say it is real and tweet or re-tweet about it with out you know even checking if it is real - which it is not.
12:01
http://www.wearobo.com/2016/03/john-mcafee-says-he-
lied-about-iphone.html
In Ep 383 in my Apple v. FBI major segment - I had this one blurb
quote
Robert X Cringely at cringely.com titled - The FBI v Apple isn’t all the way you think it is.
In his article - he talks about a few key points. First Why does the Government need Apple to create this tool? - John McAfee has publicly stated he could do this in less than a month. And yes McAfee is a whack job personally - but as Cringely states technically McAfee is one of the smartest people in the world and if he says he can do it - it should make you take pause about this whole issue.
unquote
To make one thing clear - my comment was Yes McAfee is a whack Job personally - and Cringely’s comments were the parts about McAfee one of the smartest people in the world and if he says he can do it it should make you take pause. Just want to clarify I was not saying or not saying McAfee could or could not do it - just that he is a whack job.
And I was proven correct - as McAfee - just admitted he lied when he said he could do it - and just said that to make a point.
13:08
http://appadvice.com/post/apple-tv-gets-split-screen-
feature-for-march-madness-2016/706568
If you have an Apple TV 4th gen and you are into march Madness - The NCAA March Madness Live app will provide Split screen enjoyment.
You should now be able to download the new version.
Enjoy the games and Go Flyers.
13:24
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15:23
VOICEMAIL - PAUL_MS_answr_Tapforms
Rob,
You asked about a PDF app. PDF Expert 5 from Readdle is great and now supports handoff for Mac. It supports filling out forms, check boxes and signatures so should be your go to for any PDF task.
Thanks for everything.
Regards,
Eric in Schertz
Hi Rob:
I highly recommend PDFPen, or PDFPenPro.
https://smilesoftware.com/pdfpen.
This man can either scan in a paper document directly into PDFPen. PDFPenPro is a a bit pricy, but it gives you the ability to do everything you could possibly need. Their customer service is also top notch.
If you have an electronic copy as a PDF just Open it directly into PDFPen.
Love the show.
With a smile,
Jane Kohner
16:58
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Paul Keith Kelly who posted the following
Quote
Buyer Beware - So I just broke the screen on my phone. Not to worry I have SquareTrade on it right. I have been using SquareTrade for years first one was 1/2011. Love them, until today. Seems the coverage I have on my iPhone 6 Plus does not cover accidental damage. Why else would you buy a warranty? I have 4 items covered or so I thought by SquareTrade. I am not a happy customer today. I will be looking for a new phone and a new company to cover it. Yes I know I should have read the fine print, that is why I am warning all of you.
So what's the next best option as far as phone coverage for my next iPhone?
Unquote
Some of the replies were
From Myron Uecker
quote
I haven't had an iPhone repaired recently but I had SquareTrade reimburse me for fixing a couple of iPads when we broke the screen. One was the second time the same device was broken. I couldn't imagine them not covering accidental damage.
unquote
From Francisco Tapia
quote
Is it possible you have a warranty protection that does not include ADH?
unquote
From Paul Keith Kelly
Quote
As Francisco Tapia says I do not have ADH. I did not know they offered two types of plans these days. That is why I made the post to let people know. I guess in my anger it did not come out that clear. Thanks again.
Francisco Tapia Thanks you are absolutely correct. I have 3 plans with ADH and 2 without. I have been using them so long and just trusted I was getting the same thing. My mistake (still not that happy about it). Thanks for your post.
unquote
And finally from Caryl Goodman
quote
What does ADH stand for???
unquote
Well Caryl - ADH = Accidental Damage Handling
You drop it - you spill water on it - it falls in the pool / bath tub / toilet - that is where you want ADH coverage
And if you are wondering at this point why you would want anything other than ADH - BING BING BING - EXACTLY why Paul Keith Kelly put up the post in the Google+ community and why that post made it over to the show notes.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Francisco Tapia
quote
in response to Charlie in Oregon (https://overcast.fm/+Bazs-hXA/37:49) In-App purchases are not shareable with family sharing per apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203046
TLDR; you can only share explicitly
* Music
* Movies
* TV shows
* Books
* Apps
* Apple Music via Family Membership.
If said in-app purchase was made by family member A, they can restore the purchase anytime by logging into their AppleID on their Apple Device. However, family member B would not be able to restore family member A's In-App purchases.
unquote
and from Myron Uecker
quote
unquote
Regarding the listener who asked about Apple Music and still being able to move his music to his device. iTunes Match still exists and does what it did before Apple Music. With iTunes Match, you can add anything to your iTunes Library on your computer and it will appear in your iCloud library. Unfortunately it is still an additional fee, but $25/year isn't expensive.
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Thanks Francisco and Myron for your feedback.
21:11
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tii-today-in-ios-app/
id318848957?mt=8
I mentioned on the last episode there was an update coming for the Tii App - and that update came - and here is some feedback for this version of the App - 2.1.1
Hello,
I just downloaded the App from the IOS App Store and checked out the VoiceOver Accessibility that the team worked on. It is very impressive that VoiceOver is mentioned in the What’s New section for the app in the store listing.
I downloaded the App and I will send a link to a video I will create showing how a blind person actually will use the app with the new accessible features the dev team worked on.
Thank you and Libsyn for taking on such an effort of enclusion for all. The worlds largest podcast hosting company is setting the bar high for everybody.
Thanks for working on the accessibility and thank the dev team for making a difference.
Respectfully,
Jeff T
Hi Rob.
Love you've done with the place.. I mean app.. Kinda makes it easier to find things now.. Just been flipping they the artwork and I feel inspired to send you some artwork for the show. Will see what I come up with.
Love the show.. Keep it up.
Tosin O
Thanks all for the feedback - And one of the big new features is a category list.
If you go to the episode list and tap the upper left to get the menu - and then click on Categories - then select one - like Unboxing - you will see all the unboxing videos. Podcasts will get you just podcasts and there are others - like breaking news - which is mostly blog posts.
I need to better use that offering and will look at changing some of them around.
The App is now optimized for the 6 and 6+ sizes.
Multitasking support was added for iPads - Thanks guys.
The episode info loading is greatly improved.
And as mentioned - VoiceOver Accessibility improvements. I really want to say Kudos to Michael our lead dev - as he does really care about the VoiceOver features and understands for an audio app like Tii and WTF and other Podcasters - that Voiceover features are not optional but required. That all said - if we missed anything - let us know.
today in iOS At gmail dot com.
And once again - just search for Tii in the App store to get the Free Tii App and make sure you turn on Notifications - like 17,690 others have already done.
One more piece of feedback on the Tii App
Hi Rob,
I see the Tii app update is out. Do you plan to release the Tii app in the Google Play store also?
Steven W
You know I have thought about it - but probably not. Seems some Android fan boys don’t like this show for some reason - and left negative reviews in iTunes - so need to waive the red flag over there. Seems some Android Fan boyz have thin skin. Which if that is anyone listening - Android Fan boy with Thin skin - yeah this is not the show for you. Just Sayin.
24:34
http://www.businessinsider.com/glibc-seven-year-old-bug-
discovered-affects-hundreds-of-
thousands-of-devices-apps-hacking-2016-2
And that segways us into this - and Thanks to all that sent in this next one - and it is a post titled quote A huge 7-year old bug has been found that affects hundreds of thousands of apps and devices unquote
And this is of course an Android Bug - it affects glibc a library of open-source code - which hackers could use the exploit crash or take control of services that make use of glibc. I am not going to get all teachie - because I really am not overly interested - I mean other than from a Schadenfreude perspective.
But good news if you have an android device - there is a good chance well at least a chance the next one you get a year or so from now will not be affected. Everyone else - not so good for you - and as always the best way to protect yourself from Bugs and malware on An android device is simply to get an iOS device to replace it. Just sayin.
25:30
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/consumer-security/
malware-hijacks-big-four-australian-banks-apps-steals-
twofactor-sms-codes-20160309-gnf528.html
Thanks to John DF from Perth Australia for this next one.
And it is a post titled - Malware Hijacks Big Four Australian Banks Apps - steals two-factor SMS codes
And they seemed to have left - Dohhhh - out of the title.
According to the Article - Millions of Android users who are customers of Australia’s largest banks are the targets.
The Malware is designed to mimic 20 mobile banking apps from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey.
Along with stealing the login details the malware can also intercept two-factor authentication-code sent to the phone via SMS and forwards the code to hackers while hiding said activity from the users.
The Malware walks onto Android phones by imitating the Adobe Flash Player App - once installed the app requests device admin rights - checks for installed banking apps and then reports home in order to download relevant fake login screens.
And in some cases the malware superimposes a fake warning over the device admin list to prevent de-activation - Brilliant.
And one last one - which I could not resist - and thanks go to William T for sending the screen shot from an article in USA today tech section titled quote I dropped a $672 Samsung Galaxy in the toilet unquote -
Which could have just as easily have been titled - I parked my Car in the garage - Or I put my Desk in my Office or I put the Milk in the Fridge. Of course you put the Galaxy in the toilet - Duhhhh
27:02
Rob,
One of the past episodes a listener was looking for an app to provide the best time to leave to get to a location on time.
I have used INRIX Traffic, it uses traffic data & historical data to predict the best time to leave, I use it when I am in an area I haven't been in before to give me a time to leave my hotel.
http://inrix.com/inrix-traffic-app/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inrix-xd-traffic-maps-routes/
id324384027?mt=8
Thomas
Tuscaloosa, AL
Hi Rob,
There was someone in episode 384 asking for a way to share photos across Apple IDs but not get the same messages. I would use 2 different Apple IDs (to not get the same messages) and I would recommend an app called Flickr. You have to sign up for a free account on Flickr, Your Flickr account gives you 1 terabyte of free photo and video space (which can probably hold way more than 7,000 photos) and these photos are private but if you want to share them publicly or to a family member you can. Whenever you open the app it automatically uploads your photos to Flickr (it may take a while the first time). I use this app all the time and find it very useful and very easy!
Thanks for the show Rob
Regards,
-Mathieu from Canada :)
28:32
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1625379
Thanks to Brent for the heads up on this next one.
And it is an indie gogo project called popSlate2 - Smart Second Screen for iPhone
This one has a goal of $75k - and currently has raised over 620k - just a week bit over the goal - congrats.
You have until about March 29th to fund this one.
So what is this - well quote - put the back side of your phone to work with an e-reader, smartwatch and battery case all in one. unquote.
Pricing for this is $79 - and they estimate shipping in July.
This is for the iPhone 6 and 6S and also the 6+ and 6S+ obviously different versions for each phone.
As they say you get an at-a-glance e-ink display on the back - which is always on and lower power use. You can set it to display content you use the most or as they show - put your airline boarding pass on it.
Or have the score to a basketball game.
You can even use as an e-reader.
This looks very interesting - again it is called the popSlate2 with 2 being the number and it all one word.
You can search for popSlate2 at indiegogo dot com or in the show notes for ep 385.
29:50
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/30/apple-fcc-mfi-hearing-aid/
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one.
And it is an article with the very pithy title
quote Apple asks FCC to recognize Made
For iPhone hearing aids to encourage accessibility innovation unquote
Here is what Apple said in their FCC filing
quote
Apple is driven to make its devices truly accessible, and believes that consumers with hearing loss deserve a better experience than what traditional hearing aid compatibility technologies offer today. iPhones comply with existing HAC rules. But as the Commission has recognized, Apple has also invested heavily to improve accessibility by developing a new hearing aid platform that relies on Bluetooth® technology.
Apple believes that this Made for iPhone (“MFi”) hearing aid platform represents a substantial improvement to consumers over devices that are deemed accessible by today’s HAC rules. In order to encourage innovators to develop new and better ways to improve handset accessibility, the Commission’s rules should recognize solutions such as the MFi hearing aid platform as alternatives for hearing aid compatibility compliance.
unquote
31:05
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3042175/apple-ios/
lookout-every-apple-watch-user-needs-this-app.html
Johnny Evans at computerworld had a nice article on an app called Lookout for the Apple Watch. As he states in the article. The app
quote
has four primary features:
- First it will buzz your watch when you are almost out of Bluetooth range with your iPhone;
- Secondly it will make your iPhone “shout” if you need help finding it – even when the phone is in silent mode;
- And will also show you the last known location of your iPhone on a Map on your watch.
- A Bluetooth signal-based distance meter function shows the relative distance between your watch and your iPhone.
unquote
So if you are someone that tends to put your iPhone down and walk away - check out this app for your Apple watch - again it is called lookout - one word .
31:54
Here is a question I get often but have not mentioned in a while so worth repeating:
> Rob,
> Have any of your other listeners had Safari disappear? I have an iPhone 6sPlus, 128 Gb. running iOS 9.2.1.
> I've done hard resets and it still is gone. If all else fails, I'll do a total reset, but I'd obviously prefer a different solution!
Regards,
> Bill in Houston
Hi Bill
Go to Settings - General - Restrictions - and toggle safari it back on - sounds like you dis-abled it in restrictions.
Hi Rob
Thanks so much for your prompt response! You nailed the answer! All is now well with Safari!
Regards,
Bill
One other post from the Google+ Tii Com
From Michael P
Quote Did the following happen to anyone else today: For some reason I got e-mails from three of my credit cards registered with Apple Pay that they were deleted from Apple Pay. But when I go into the Wallet App on my iPhone and the Setting -> Wallet & Apple Pay on my iPad they are still there.
I didn't turn off Passcode or sign out of iCloud on either device.
unquote
This is called a Phishing scam - if you get emails with links about Apple pay and your credit card - delete the email - and delete your deleted emails - You want to run away from those emails as fast as possible.
Michael - Thanks for the post.
Hi Rob, and your most recent episode you had a caller who would like to share photos between his phone and his wife. This is not possible with apples iCloud service. You can install Google photos on each phone and signed into the same account to solve this problem. Then each phone will be able to view each other's photos.
Regards,
Dave
33:57
Hi Rob
Since iOS 9.2 or 9.2.1 around 2/20/16. I have been having problems. Messaging and FaceTime are no longer showing on my MacBook Pro, the activation code does not show on MB that links my iOS devices.
Also iTunes will not backup iOS devices to Computer. I can do iCloud backups. I get error (-54), and the "Genius" says it is backing up, but the backup does not seem to complete.
I went to Apple Store in Wellington, FL, with no resolution. I answered the survey after my Genius Bar visit. No response.
I am hoping all these problems will be resolved with the next update.
Looking forward to updates on AppleTV 4th Gen, adding more Apps, using my wireless keyboard for easier searches, etc.
Apple seems to be asleep at the switch because there seem to be a lot of booboos slipping through. Please tell them to get it together.. lol
Sheesh!
Thanks for all you do, Rob. I listen to your podcasts the day they are released. Love the show!
Regards,
Barbara E.
Greenacres, FL, USA
Hi, Rob
I suspect you have discussed this poiint in the past, but what is Apple's thinking behind not allowing the Podcast app to go full screen. Watching any video podcast with all that white space is terminally frustrating. Is there a rationale or a fix coming? It's been a while now.
Regards,
John
36:36
For Ep 385 - Put a shrimp on the Barbie
36:53
Thanks again to Boll & Branch for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save 20% off the nicest sheets and cotton products you have ever owned with free shipping to boot.
And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.
Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
Don’t forget about the Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App and Did I mention it is free.
And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone Different
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 384
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank COLIN for sending in the music you hear in the background. COLIN wrote:
Hi Rob,
I just made a song with iPad using the latest version of GarageBand and the new and improved loops feature. I hope you like it.
Best Regards
Colin from Sydney Australia
Song_summer_stroll
Thanks COLIN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KEVIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KEVIN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is some custom Artwork for Ep 384 - the photo was shot on an iPhone 6 and I used the Apps - Skitch and Photos to finish it.
Regards,
Kevin Crossman
From Fremont CA
Thanks KEVIN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KEVIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 384 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:01
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Even if it is opened up to third parties, it is difficult to see how the installed base of iPhones can reach the level where it becomes a truly attractive service platform for operator and developer investment. unquote
Tony Cripps, Ovum Service Manager for Mobile
User Experience, 14 March 2007
Oh those Ovum Anal-ists - they are just a bunch of kidders - Just Sayin
02:36
For Promo codes - On Ep 383 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - ROKUMOTION (one word) . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 383
This week we have promo codes for The App - Snapanactor - one word - Here is the review and some comments from the dev.
Hi Rob,
I enjoyed your last podcast which I listened to yesterday. Having just spent a small fortune on Gillette blades, I am seriously considering Harrys. I already tried Dollar Shave Club, but the blades were just not up to the job.
I'm including 10 codes for Snapanactor that expire on March 22nd, 2016. Here's my blurb!
Regards,
Lee
And here is his written Review:
"The new version of Snapanactor is now on the App Store. Avoid the frustration of trying to remember the name of an actor or where you've seen them before. The advanced facial recognition engine now identifies more actors and with new features like movie details, cast lists, biographies and trailers, there's even more to discover about your favorite actors. We listened to user feedback and after a redesign, the app looks and runs better. With many more features planned and still maintaining the low launch price, now is a great time to add Snapanactor to your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad."
Well thanks to LEE for his review of his App - SNAPanACTOR and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put SNAPanACTOR one word in the subject line.
App Store Link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapanactor-celebrity-id/
id1050476827?mt=8
We also have promo codes this week for iBook - Enter the Witness
Here is the review from the Author.
PLAY PROMO ENTER_THE_WITNESS
Thanks to MICHAEL for his review of his iBook - ENTER THE WITNESS and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this iBOOK - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put WITNESS in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
06:00
http://www.phonedog.com/2016/02/22/ios-93-beta-
4-update-rolling-out-along-new-watchos-and-tvos-betas
Well I know it was a while since the last episode - because TWO beta’s for iOS 9.3 were released - iOS 9.3 Beta 4 and beta 5.
Lets start with beta 4 which was released on Feb 22nd just hours after the last episode went live. Apple also released new betas that day for Watch OS 2.2 beta 4 and TV OS beta 4.
Some of the new features / fixes with iOS 9.3 beta 4 - one it fixed a bug where 64 Bit iPhones and iPads could be bricked when the date was set to Jan 1st 1970 - we mentioned that bug on the last episode - well beta 4 squashes it.
How did they fix it - well they just stopped you on how far into the past you could travel. Now December 31st 2000 at 7PM ET is as far back as you can go. Which is 12:00 AM GMT - which is when this century started. No 1999 was not the end of the last century - December 31st 2000 was.
Also if you were someone that actually got your iOS device bricked by going back to 1970 - well this update unbricks your iOS device.
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/24/ios-
9-3-beta-4-fixes-1970-date-bug/
07:27
http://www.redmondpie.com/night-shift-in-ios-9.3-
beta-5-heres-what-has-changed/
We mentioned iOS 9.3 beta 5 was also released - which happened on March 1st - just barely a week after beta 4 was released.
One of the key changes with Beta 5 is with Night Shift. Now if a device is in low power mode it will not shift to Night Shift. Some say this is not a change but a bug - because well - how does going to Night Shift affect battery life?
There were also some minor tweaks to wording around night shift controls and even the messages you see when you toggle it on or off from the control center.
Another change with Beta 5 - at least for iPad Pro and Apple pencil owners - is Beta 5 restores full control of the Apple Pencil - so you can use it to flip between pages or any other way you would use your finger to interact with the screen.
And with Beta 5 there is a new setting to disable songs from playlists being added to My Music.
Apple Watch Notification are fixed
And there is improved 3D touch in portrait mode on the iphone 6S Plus
08:42
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/03/ios-9-3-lets-admins-
enforce-home-screen-blacklist-apps.html
Another new feature found with Beta 5 - was found via a PDF on Apples dev center - titled - Configuration profile reference” and apple mentions in the document quote Home Screen Layout Payload, which defines a layout of apps, folders, and web clips for the Home screen. unquote
In layman’s terms - If you have a company owned device - they can set up your homes screen with the apps in the order and location of their choosing - not yours. That goes for Folders and Web Bookmarks as well.
Additionally IT admins can black list and white list specific apps. Say good by Tinder, Youtube, Geometry Dash and NBA 2K16.
9.3 Beta 5 also lets admins disable your camera, iTunes Radio, and lock notifications - Dang - might as well just give them a blackberry if you are going to do all that.
http://appletoday.info/2016/03/02/ios-9-3-beta-5-
apple-pencil-and-night-shift-mode/
09:34
http://bgr.com/2016/03/02/work-iphone-privacy-ios-9-3/
From Tosin O
iOS 9.3 will tell you if your employer is tracking your iPhone - BGR
I know Rob has little faith in BGR but is there any truth in this article?
Hi Tosin - when it comes to rumors for future features or iOS device - BGR bats worse than my 7 year old off his attention meds.
But when it comes to reporting something that can be found and verified and is out there - then they can be fine.
This time it seems to be the latter and there are screen shots and will other articles they seemed to have borrowed from - yeah they do that well too.
Essentially Apple has had this capability before - but what is different now with iOS 9.3 beta 5 is that Apple is actually disclosing to users that your employer can see where you are and what you surf is set up with the built in Mobile Device Management feature.
So really - this is not about new features - just more transparency around features that were already there for a while.
So now if your company is managing / tracking the phone they gave you - you will see a message saying quote This iPhone is managed by your organization” unquote and that is up on the lock screen.
And you can find that in the Settings - General - About section as well.
http://www.techentice.com/ios-9-3-beta-update-
can-tell-device-managed-employees/
11:04
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/03/hacker-
confirms-jailbreak-ios-9-3.html
And finally with iOS 9.3 Beta 5 - one other feature is that it is still jail breakable.
Some reported apple patched a jailbreak vulnerability with 9.3 Beta 5 - but Todesco the hacker that jailbroke iOS 9.3 beta earlier versions - did confirm that Beta 5 is also still jail breakable.
Sadly there is no plans by Tedesco to release said jailbreak. So while it is still possible - it may not be released even after 9.3 Gold Master is released.
11:50
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/134876/20160219/apple-
watch-leads-the-charge-as-smartwatches-outshipped-
swiss-watches-for-the-first-time.htm
Thanks for Dr. John for this next one.
Which is a report from Strategy Analytics that reveals that smartwatches - led by the Apple Watch - outsold Swiss Watches in the 4th quarter of 2015.
They estimate that there were 8.1 Million smartwatches sold last quarter vs 7.9 Million units of Swiss Watches.
The problem I have with these type of articles is this - APPLE DID NOT SAY HOW MANY THEY SOLD.
So to say Apple led the way and Smartwatches outsold swiss watches barely - is really arbitrary - It could just as easily have been 7.1 million smart watches sold as 8.1 - because if Apple is number one and Apple has not released any numbers - it is all a big guess.
13:08
I Mentioned I was going to NRB last week - and while at the show a gentlemen by the name of Jason with Love Packages approached me and very politely asked how do I shave my head. See Jason is bald also - and he mentioned he tried that crazy head blade and those cheap razors that cost a buck - and they all cut him up good.
By the way a bald guy asking another bald guy how you shave your head is like an Actress on the red carpet asking another Actress who made your dress. Or PTO mom at my kids school asking another PTO Mom who did plastic surgery. It is a great compliment is what I am try to say.
I told Jason proudly I use Harry’s razors - but I went one step further - as it was the last day of the show and I had my suitcase with me - I pulled out the my Harrys travel bag and showed him my Golden Harry’s razor and let him hold it and feel the quality of the handle. I talked about how the 5 blade razor is much much better than those razors that cost a buck - Harry’s razors are after all a low priced blade but one that does not feel like it cost a buck. Actually it feels and works much better than those way way over priced razors they keep locked up at the store.
I did not get into how Harry’s purchased a factory in Germany that makes their blades - as that kind of would have been weird. But I did tell him if he went to harrys.com and used promo code tii - he would save $5 off his first order.
And I also told him about the great after shave lotion and how my wife said it made me smell hot - which in hindsight was a little weird - but true none the less.
A couple hours later Jason came back and told me not only did he order a razor from Harry’s - he also ordered the travel bag and the after shave lotion. And Jason if you are listening - I hope you are enjoying your harry’s products and thanks for asking about my very nicely shaven bald head. Which again I have to give all credit to Harry’s. folks go to harry’s dot com - and use promo code tii to save $5 off your first order and start shaving better today.
15:26
VOICEMAIL - Brian_Mass_Cant_see_all_photos
Hi Rob,
On the question I wrote in about a couple episodes ago, and listener Roger commented on in the last episode regarding tagging your photos, interestingly a couple days ago Google released an API for their photo recognition software called Google Cloud Vision.
The main difference between this and other photo recognition software API's is that Google Could Vision recognizes not only faces, but also physical characteristics within the photos and tags them accordingly. For instance a photo of someone riding a bike across a bridge would automatically be tagged with the person's identity (if known) as well as "bike" and "bridge". It also applies a "score" to each tag representing the confidence level of the applied tag. It even recognizes emotional sentiment (happy, sad, angry, etc.).
The reason I'm bringing this up is if there are any enterprising app coders listening out there, this could be a great opportunity to build an iOS app that automatically indexes a user's photos, tags them accordingly and allows them to search and organize their photos based on the tags. The API is open in Beta now and sample iOS code is available in GitHub. During Beta release the API allows indexing of up to 20 million photos per month.
Here's a link to the announcement, samples and documentation:
http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2016/02/Google-
Cloud-Vision-API-enters-beta-open-to-all-to-try.html
https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/samples
Love the show and keep up the great work!
Regards,
Aric B
Hi Rob,
Hope this day finds you well.
Today my wife was FaceTiming with our son and asked if we could mirror it to our 4th generation Apple TV. So, long story short, she tried & it actually worked, to my surprise. She just held the phone pointed at her & looked at the TV. The issue was, although it was a much larger picture than her phone, it was only about 12-15" on our big TV. I did a little research & some say we could view it on full screen only if he was using a laptop. He was using an iPad, I'm not sure which generation. My question to you & the listeners is, is there another way for us to view FaceTime calls full screen on our TV?
Thanks for everything, including a great podcast.
Shannon in Arizona.
21:56
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from KEN OSTRANDER who posted the following
Quote
So I have a bit of a problem and Googling isn't helping. My wife and I share a calendar and for some reason every time I enter an event, it duplicates itself. Of course if I delete one, they both get deleted. I do use 2 sets of calendars but only sharing one in the one set. Any help would be appreciated.
Unquote
Some of the responses
From Jamie Peralta
quote mines does too. It's annoying! unquote
And there were some other suggestions - but in the end Ken figured it out and said
Quote
I figured it out, thanks for all your help. I was subscribing to 2 iCloud accounts so I turned one off.
unquote
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
23:35
http://www.iosfannews.com/2016/02/iphone-7-
will-be-completely-different.html
And now on to rumors about the iPhone that rhymes with Evan.
Latest rumor is that Apple is testing 3 designs and Apple has yet to decide the final plan - and no I am sure that is in no way meant to be a CYA for those putting out the rumor.
One of those designs or maybe all of them are without the 3.5 MM headphone jack. They will all have a completely new and thinner body.
But oh wait those reporting the rumors say Apple quote plans to prepare a standby unquote in which the iPhone that rhymes with Devon would have many similarities in design to the iPhone 6. So in other words - it will either be a completely new design or you know it will not. Brilliant.
And I only report this because if I can’t get the 5 minutes of my life back for having ready that article - you can’t get back the last 30 seconds.
24:31
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3040508/apple-ios/12-
most-credible-iphone-7-rumors.html
Speaking of iPhone that rhymes with heaven - Computer world had an article of 12 of the most credible rumors about said iPhone.
First if that Apple will not make it a name that rhymes with 11 - but rather would make the biggest one the iPhone Pro.
Another rumor is said iPhone will be Thinner - because well because. Rumor is the next iPhone Pro would be 6.3 MM thick vs 7.3 MM for the 6S+
Of course the rumor about the headphone jack going the way of the dodo bird is in the list.
There is a rumor about wireless charging - hey wait - I thought they said these were credible rumors - ummm no.
Oh wait - here we go - They said the sun will come up tomorrow - I mean there will be improvements to the Camera - as if. Of course there will be improvements - and some rumors lately are saying a dual camera for the iPhone Pro version.
There are rumors about the sun setting - ummm I mean it being faster as well - as if. They think maybe a 6 core A10 processor and more ram.
There were some other rumors like that of an OLED screen - but not until 2017 - and harder aluminum case - making it tough like nails.
That all said no real rumors in that list about the 4 incher.
26:04
http://www.gadgetlite.in/2016/03/apple-
iphone-5se-in-retail-box-leaks.html
And speaking of the new 4 Incher - there was a supposed picture of the new iphone 5SE in its box.
And yes on the box it is called the iPhone 5SE
Most rumors are still saying there will be an apple event mid month with launch the end of the month.
We should know more by the next episode.
26:37
http://www.gadgetlite.in/2016/02/apple-new-4-
inch-iphone-se-is-said-to.html
And some more rumors about the 4 Incher are it will have a new 12 MB back side came, And of course an NFC chip, the same A9 processor as the 6S and 6S+, And either 16GB or 64GB versions - or way to low and just right for most. The battery is also supposed to be bigger than the 5S.
27:07
http://www.linkedtomac.com/home/2016/2/12/att-and-
verizon-testing-5g-speeds-up-to-10-100x-faster-than-lte
Ok - lets get into some news that eventually should lead to tech in a future iPhone - and that is the news that AT&T just announced that joining will be they - with Verizon in carrying out tests of 5G networks in the real world.
Verizon is reporting speed bumps of about 30 to 50 times that of existing 4G LTE. AT&T is hoping to see speed bumps up to 100 times faster.
Quote
"We expect 5G to deliver speeds 10-100 times faster than today's average 4G LTE connections. Customers will see speeds measured in gigabits per second, not megabits. For reference, at one gigabit per second, you can download a TV show in less than 3 seconds. Customers will also see much lower latency with 5G. Latency, for example, is how long it takes after you press play on a video app for the video to start streaming on your device. We expect 5G latency in the range of 1 to 5 milliseconds."
unquote
So what does this all mean for iPhone users - just that we will likely have to wait until at least 1 year after Android phones get on said 5G networks before Apple supports it and maybe a little longer. Historically Apple has not been a first adopter of faster Wireless tech.
28:28
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-
pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones
Here is one way Sammy Phones will not be the same as iPhones - There will be no Ad blocking Apps for them. Well not officially in the Google App stores it appears. As Google yanked the Adblock Fast App - which blocks ads in Samsung’s own mobile browser. The App had actually been supported by Samsung - because well it looked similar to something available for the iPhone - so of course Sammy was behind it.
Google on the other hand who panders and coddles and kisses up to Advertisers - well they were on this like a duck on Cheetoo - and yanked said App from their App store.
Google claims it broke one of their rules per their reason to the developer - and per reporters Googles only comments about this yanking was the following
quote
We can confirm that our policies are designed to provide a great experience for users and developers.
unquote
And by Great they mean Bloated with Ads and more Ads - and then a few more.
29:35
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/3/11157752/amazon-
fire-os-encryption-removed-upgrade
Thanks to all that sent in this next one.
Which is pretty amazing - where you have Apple going to the matt with the FBI to keep encryption safe on your iOS device - Amazon went and removed it from their Fire devices. quote
Anyone who upgrades their Kindle Fire, Fire Phone, Amazon Fire HD, or Amazon Fire TV Stick to Fire OS 5 will have local information left vulnerable to cyber attacks and stored in plain text.
unquote
According to Amazon per why they did this change.
Quote
When we released Fire OS 5, we removed some enterprise features that we found customers weren’t using,
unquote
HUH?????
This is just one of those decisions that make you scratch your head and then realize how thankful you are to have an iOS device.
30:26
VOICEMAIL - Dev_review_PictoSo
Hi Rob,
Hope everything is okay with you I have not seen a podcast from you this week
Curious if you know of a app or anyone in the audience has a app they recommend with good ringtones or the ability to make ringtones without having a computer?
Regards,
Name not given
Or NGN
Well NGN - I will throw that one out to the audience.
Good Morning, Rob!
Curious if anyone else has written in with a similar rant? (I posted this on Facebook earlier.)
So, if I subscribe to Apple Music (Apple Radio)...it activates their older service called iTunes Match...which disallows me from adding music to my phone from the iTunes library on my computer? So, how do I get my music purchases from BeatPort (or any other music service, like Amazon) over to my phone!?!?! I don't know if this is an Apple bug or a conspiracy.#Frustrated
My question is: can I keep both Apple Music and the ability to sync media from my laptop iTunes library? If not, it makes the decision to keep Apple Music simple…hello Spotify.
Regards,
David M
32:58
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1641745
Hi Rob, I've got teenaged kids who constantly trash their power cords. This looks Like a great solution. They could use your help to talk about it on the podcast.
Regards,
Brent, from Greensboro
Thanks Brent - and he is talking about the indie gogo project called ironwire mini by Echo - the $10 pocket sized cable.
And the help part is they have raised $12k towards a goal of $50k and they have about a dozen days left.
As you might guess these are short cables - USB to Lightning, or USB C to Lightning or USB to Micro USB or USB C to USB.
And they are $10 each and built very ruggedly and are short to easily back or put in your pocket.
Good for connecting to a battery back so if you have both in your pocket you don’t have a long cord in there as well.
They expect to ship in June
And if you want to get in on this search for ironwire mini - with ironware one word over at indiegogo dot com.
34:54
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3024387/apple-ios/
what-to-do-when-your-iphone-keeps-requesting-
your-icloud-password.html
I have from time to time heard of people complaining that their iPhone would constantly and continuously request your iCloud login details and password and after you enter them - it asks again and again - a really PITA.
Well there is a nice Article from Johnny Evans at Computer world that goes over what to do if you are one of those being annoyed / frustrated by this issue.
1. Check to make sure iCloud is actually working by going the system status page and making sure it is all green icons.
2. Assuming all is ok on Apples end with iCloud - reset your device. Either hold down the sleep / wake button and shut it down that way or do the resent network settings.
If that does not work - then you might need to reset iCloud or reset your password - more info is available in the article titled - What to do when your iPhone keeps requesting your iCloud password - in the show notes for ep 384.
35:58
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/01/18/apple-tv-tips-tricks/
I want to make a little comment about the Apple TV - and specifically the remote. When I saw a message on the screen the other day - it said - basically warning the remote is at 20% charge. When I first received it - I charged the remote over night - that was in October - and I have used that remote almost every day since - and now in March - I get the 20% warning message. AMAZING. Not sure if others are seeing similar results - but for me again AMAZING - I did not expect anything close to that.
36:52
VOICEMAIL -
I need to create forms which I can fill out on an ios device, save, copy and use again.
The master forms the content of which I need to create came from a windows computer years ago.
The forms are written to be filled out by a person using a pen.
I want to be able to do this with my phone or i-Pad but have no idea how to create a form with check boxes which can be filled out and still look good.
I'm sure this is possible, but nobody I have asked appears to know how to do this.
Any help would be most
Thanks in advance,
Jan Brown
Hi Rob,
I have recently run into a problem with my use of Family Sharing as it relates to shared app purchases and specifically in-app purchases.
My question for you and the listeners is do you know of a way to restore in-app purchases across accounts linked by Family Sharing?
Maybe some app developers who listen to your show could chime in on the validity of my imagined API call that finds previous in-app purchases and if there is a way to look across linked iTunes accounts. This part is more curiosity than anything, but I figure it could at least be an entertaining topic for your listeners (and me).
Thanks,
Charlie
Portland, OR
Hi Rob, Do you think that we apple users are likely to survive this
FBI government overreach crap trying to force Apple to basically
compromise security to the point that it is open to all hackers at
will so that the damn ridiculous out of control US government can spy
on anything damn thing that they want at any time given a reason or
otherwise? I am not contesting them having a right to see the
information off of that one phone having gone through the right
channels, but I believe they need to consider the big picture and what
that means. What they are asking for makes it clear in my opinion that
the information on this phone alone is not what they are even after.
They are using this is an excuse to compromise Apple security so they
can have a constant feed to all I-Devices like they have wanted for a
long time. They should not be able to get that for no reason, but if
this was going to be decided on reasonable arguments based on the
facts and correct priorities I would not be worried. What leaves me
extremely worried is that the out of control government just hands
down decrees based on what they want and the peoples' rights be
damned. They do what they want and circumvent the people when they
think the people get in the way of what the government wants and even
if they do go through congress, the people in congress, for the most
part, don't understand even 19th century technology. Are we at the
point that if they just demand Apple trash security for the government
priorities we have no options and we are basically screwed and is that
the narrow path we are stuck on at this point? Is there hope and are
there options?
I appreciate all you do,
Jim
Hi Rob,
I know you like listener reviews for the show, so here is one I've recorded for you about Beddit - an iPhone accessory for sleep monitoring.
I forgot to mention on the recording also, the app features an Apple Watch companion app too, which can record a daytime nap away from your bed to add to your sleep score, which I've not used yet but seems like a handy extra feature.
As ever, the show is massively appreciated
Thanks
David Finch
York, UK
VOICEMAIL - Beddit_Review.m4a
44:19
http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/03/01/path-to-hell-
starts-at-the-backdoor-microsoft-president-warns-at-rsa/
Thanks for all the kind words and feedback per the last episode and my 45 Minute segment on Apple v. FBI - and there has been a few more pieces of news for this story - and what I want to do is give a quick overview of the past two weeks news - probably and likely from a slightly slanted perspective - because well so much of the news has been pro Apple - anti FBI in the last two weeks - at least the news you have been sending in and I have been finding.
So here is the quick review.
Microsoft President Brad Smith sided with Apple when speaking at the RSA 2016 security conference saying quote The Path to Hell starts at the backdoor unquote. Hmm I wonder if knows an ex-girl friend of mine that used to say the same thing.
Apple put up a page on their site to help answer your questions about Apple security - it was just a tad bit slanted in Apple favor. But if you want to read this - look for the link titled Customer Letter FAQ in the show notes for ep 384
Tim Cook also went on ABC News and talked with David Muir - to talk about this and compared what the government was asking the equivalent of cancer. Interestingly that interview was done in his office. So if nothing else check out the video to see part of Tim Cooks office.
http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/answers/
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/exclusive-apple-
ceo-tim-cook-iphone-cracking-software/story?id=37173343
45:46
http://www.zdnet.com/article/husband-of-san-
bernardino-survivor-pens-letter-in-apples-favor/
Apple has picked up many different supporters in the past couple of weeks - first pretty much all the Tech industry. And then many individuals - including the Husband of one of the people shot in San Bernardino - his wife did survive.
He actually wrote a letter to the court in support of Apple. In the letter Mr Salihin wrote quote
In my opinion it is unlikely there is any valuable information on this phone, This was a work phone. My wife also had an iPhone issued by the County and she did not use it for any personal communication. San Bernardino is one of the largest counties in the country. They can track the phone on GPS in case they needed to determine where people were. Second, both the iCloud account and carrier account were controlled by the county so they could track any communications. This was common knowledge among my wife and other employees. I support Apple and the decision they have made. I don't believe Tim Cook or any Apple employee believes in supporting terrorism any more than I do. I think the vicious attacks I've read in the media against one of America's greatest companies are terrible, unquote.
46:48
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/03/us-secretary-of-
defense-ash-carter-speaks-out-for-strong-encryption
Mr Salihin was not the only unexpected supporter Apple received - Kinda.
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter - While speaking at a cybersecurity conference said that for departments within his purview, quote data security is an absolute necessity. We're foursquare behind strong data security and encryption. unquote and he add that he is quote not a believer in back doors or a single technical approach to what is a complex problem, unquote
He continued on to say that if the rift between Silicon Valley and the FBI continues and they can not come together it could result in legislation quote written by people who won't have technical knowledge, maybe written in an atmosphere of anger or grief unquote where The net effect of such legislative reaction could cause more harm than good.
47:54
http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/29/11135986/new-york-
apple-fbi-iphone-encryption-ruling
On the last episode I did talk about the one case in New york with Apple and the drug dealers phone - well the court in new york rejected the governments use of the All Writs act in this case. Judge Orenstein said the governments interpretation of the All Writs act was so broad as to be unconstitutional
Quote The extraordinary relief [the government] seeks cannot be considered "agreeable to the usages and principles of law." In arguing to the contrary, the government posits a reading of the latter phrase so expansive – and in particular, in such tension with the doctrine of separation of powers – as to cast doubt on the AWA's constitutionality if adopted. unquote
Can you say surpreme court - because that is looking more and more likely for this case.
Telling you reverse Pelican brief is going on here.
48:47
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/03/fbi-james-comey-
san-bernardino-precedent.html
Remember how on the last Episode I mentioned how FBI Director Comey said the case in San Bernardino was a one of case and not for setting a precedence. Yeah - he said that in a letter and publicly. But then this week he had to talk to a congressional hearing - and when in front of congress - his tone changed a little and by little I mean 180 degrees little - saying yes of course it would set a precedent. As if anyone doubted it would.
49:24
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/04/government-
argument-for-iphone-unlock-cyber-pathogen-really/
And last but not least this week on this convoluted story comes the craziest of stories.
Seems The government has watched one episode too many of X-Files.
The argument put forth by the San Bernardino County District Attorney on why the iPhone had to hacked is because the device could have been used to introduce quote a dormant cyber pathogen unquote onto the government networks.
From Engadget on this quote
The other part of the DA's argument is that the iPhone could be the key to this yet-to-be-activated virus that's been hidden on the county's network. As security research Zdziarski says, if it's already been detected, then it's pretty easy to break it into pieces and reverse-engineer a cure. If it hasn't been detected, then the whole notion of this cyber pathogen virus has been pulled out of someone's backside. Which means that the hearing on March 22nd is going to stink of something other than the judicial process. unquote
If you have an opinion on this pro or against Apple - let me know - give us a call or shoot us an email.
51:28
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_Helping_A_Listener_With_An_App_Suggestion.m4a
Hi, Rob,
I accidentally sync my wife iPhone on the same my last restore instead of sync as a new iPhone so all my pictures, contact and her mix together so how can I sync my wife iPhone separate from me. Remember l had only one Apple ID.
Thanks
Vong
This next one I noticed right before recording so no chance to find an answer so I will throw it out to all of you
It comes from James K who asked quote Can I reset the apple news app?
unquote.
So folks - what say you - has anyone resent the News App - and if so how did you do it - give us a call or send us an email. And thanks for your help for James.
Hey, Rob:
"Word on the street" is that if Apple were to buy Time Warner, they wouldn't buy it as a whole, but just the entertainment portion; Time Warner Entertainment, not Time Warner Cable. The Mac Observer had a really good discussion on Apple Context Machine Podcast 341, and here are just a few articles that I found discussing the "conundrum".
MAC OBSERVER
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-looking-
to-time-warner-purchase-for-streaming-content
BUSINESS INSIDER
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-should-
buy-time-warner-2016-1?op=1
TIME WARNER CABLE vs. TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT
http://www.ibtimes.com/time-warner-cable-inc-vs-
time-warner-inc-whats-difference-1631776
Also… OH, MY GOSH!!! Can you PLEASE let Scott know if he is going to sell his iPad Pro... I... WANT... IT!!! I have been debating on getting one (and trying to get the nerve to crap out that much cash) and even talked to Apple corporate and priced one out with my military discount) but still didn't buy it… yet.
If he gets that Pencil in February and still doesn't feel right about owning that thing, I will GLADLY own it for him! LOL #MustReallySuckToBeHim 😝
Regards,
JACOBÍ
Hi Rob,
I just discovered Harry's has an iPhone app. Who knew?! This makes ordering from them even easier.
Dr. John M
55:22
Hi Rob
For Ep 384 - Ask Siri - When the world will end?
--Alex form Walnut Creek, CA
56:16
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 383
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JIMMY for sending in the music you hear in the background. JIMMY wrote:
Hi Rob!
Here is a song called Somewhere Near Her. This is a fairly sparse piece, only two guitar tracks played on my 2004 Gibson '57 Gold Top Reissue Les Paul into an Apogee Jam and directly into GarageBand on my iPad. What I find really cool about this recording is how sweet sounding the guitar amp models are in GarageBand. Just a little tweaking will render some great, very usable tones.
Anyway, hope you and the listeners enjoy.
Best Regards
Jimmy in Mississippi!!
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Thanks JIMMY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ALEX for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ALEX wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
I was walking around San Francisco Chinatown and saw a restaurant named Tii. I couldn't resist but make artwork for your awesome show.
I used Pixelmator app to crop and add text. And then added Andromeda Galaxy on top using AlienSky app.
Regards,
--Alex from Walnut Creek, CA
Thanks ALEX, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ALEX'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 383 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:26
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “As a value investor, I strongly believe in BlackBerry’s future because the company has several advantages, such as the security, the Q10 and the corporate world.” unquote
Gillian Mauyen, Seeking Alpha, 28 April 2013
SECURITY - did you say SECURITY - ohhh don’t go there. And saying you believed in Blackberry’s future in April 2013 - OH My - As I said before Seeking Alpha really should be called Seeking intelligence. Just Sayin
03:06
For Promo codes - On Ep 382 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - LOOPERSONIC (one word) . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 382
This week we have promo codes for The App - ROKUMOTION - one word - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODE FOR ROKUMOTION
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - ROKUMOTION and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put ROKUMOTION one word in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:50
http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/
To start this episode - we are going to get into a subject / topic / item that seems to be very polarizing - I have come across strong and sometimes very flawed arguments from both sides but I will do my best to present info and opinions from both camps and of course some of your thoughts as well. This also has caused this episode to be delayed as there were multiple dozens of articles I have read on this.
This is of course about the Apple v FBI story that has been all over the news. If you are not familiar with this story - which I guess is possible - It is either the FBI forcing Apple to create a back door that will eventually destroy our privacy and civil liberties and be used by Evil regimes to subjugate the masses or it is The FBI asking for a harmless one time - one use tool to get into an iPhone used by a terrorist that killed 14 Americans.
This whole issue came to a head early last week when a Judge ruled that Apple must Create a tool to allow the unlocking of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters - an iPhone running iOS 9.
That ruling was then followed by a Letter from Tim Cook and Apple about why they can’t and will not do what they were asked to do.
Lets start this with reading the full letter from Apple - as I am guessing many have not read it yet.
This was published by Apple on February 16, 2016
And it is titled A Message to Our Customers
Quote
The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.
This moment calls for public discussion, and we want our customers and people around the country to understand what is at stake.
Smartphones, led by iPhone, have become an essential part of our lives. People use them to store an incredible amount of personal information, from our private conversations to our photos, our music, our notes, our calendars and contacts, our financial information and health data, even where we have been and where we are going.
All that information needs to be protected from hackers and criminals who want to access it, steal it, and use it without our knowledge or permission. Customers expect Apple and other technology companies to do everything in our power to protect their personal information, and at Apple we are deeply committed to safeguarding their data.
Compromising the security of our personal information can ultimately put our personal safety at risk. That is why encryption has become so important to all of us.
For many years, we have used encryption to protect our customers’ personal data because we believe it’s the only way to keep their information safe. We have even put that data out of our own reach, because we believe the contents of your iPhone are none of our business.
We were shocked and outraged by the deadly act of terrorism in San Bernardino last December. We mourn the loss of life and want justice for all those whose lives were affected. The FBI asked us for help in the days following the attack, and we have worked hard to support the government’s efforts to solve this horrible crime. We have no sympathy for terrorists.
When the FBI has requested data that’s in our possession, we have provided it. Apple complies with valid subpoenas and search warrants, as we have in the San Bernardino case. We have also made Apple engineers available to advise the FBI, and we’ve offered our best ideas on a number of investigative options at their disposal.
We have great respect for the professionals at the FBI, and we believe their intentions are good. Up to this point, we have done everything that is both within our power and within the law to help them. But now the U.S. government has asked us for something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create. They have asked us to build a backdoor to the iPhone.
Specifically, the FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wrong hands, this software — which does not exist today — would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession.
The FBI may use different words to describe this tool, but make no mistake: Building a version of iOS that bypasses security in this way would undeniably create a backdoor. And while the government may argue that its use would be limited to this case, there is no way to guarantee such control.
Some would argue that building a backdoor for just one iPhone is a simple, clean-cut solution. But it ignores both the basics of digital security and the significance of what the government is demanding in this case.
In today’s digital world, the “key” to an encrypted system is a piece of information that unlocks the data, and it is only as secure as the protections around it. Once the information is known, or a way to bypass the code is revealed, the encryption can be defeated by anyone with that knowledge.
The government suggests this tool could only be used once, on one phone. But that’s simply not true. Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. In the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key, capable of opening hundreds of millions of locks — from restaurants and banks to stores and homes. No reasonable person would find that acceptable.
The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers — including tens of millions of American citizens — from sophisticated hackers and cybercriminals. The same engineers who built strong encryption into the iPhone to protect our users would, ironically, be ordered to weaken those protections and make our users less safe.
We can find no precedent for an American company being forced to expose its customers to a greater risk of attack. For years, cryptologists and national security experts have been warning against weakening encryption. Doing so would hurt only the well-meaning and law-abiding citizens who rely on companies like Apple to protect their data.
Criminals and bad actors will still encrypt, using tools that are readily available to them.
Rather than asking for legislative action through Congress, the FBI is proposing an unprecedented use of the All Writs Act of 1789 to justify an expansion of its authority.
The government would have us remove security features and add new capabilities to the operating system, allowing a passcode to be input electronically. This would make it easier to unlock an iPhone by “brute force,” trying thousands or millions of combinations with the speed of a modern computer.
The implications of the government’s demands are chilling. If the government can use the All Writs Act to make it easier to unlock your iPhone, it would have the power to reach into anyone’s device to capture their data.
The government could extend this breach of privacy and demand that Apple build surveillance software to intercept your messages, access your health records or financial data, track your location, or even access your phone’s microphone or camera without your knowledge.
Opposing this order is not something we take lightly. We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the U.S. government.
We are challenging the FBI’s demands with the deepest respect for American democracy and a love of our country. We believe it would be in the best interest of everyone to step back and consider the implications.
While we believe the FBI’s intentions are good, it would be wrong for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products. And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect.
Tim Cook
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Here is some feedback from those in the tii community about that letter.
From Tosin O
Quote For the benefit of those who feel Apple is going too far in their refusal of the court/FBI's demands (I wouldn't have thought any on this forum would argue in the FBI's favour given our understanding of how Apple works and their commitment to privacy), check out apple's open customer letter. I think this is the reason why we pay £700-800 buying these devices rather than settling for cheaper alternatives with doubtful scruples. My take on the issue.
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From Holltel
quote Very strongly but well written letter. I sympathize with everyone involved but whole hardly agree with Apples stance on this. unquote
From Myron U
quote Here's my take on this. Theoretically Apple could build a backdoor into iOS that allows them through a special process to gain access to the underlying data or even remove the passcode from the device. They could make that process extremely secure so that it is highly unlikely that it could be done through any means other than their own equipment. I can even imagine ways they could design a multi-step process that would be very difficult to break.
However, we already know that the jailbreak community is cunning enough to figure out backdoors into iOS that allows a jailbreak to happen. Any team smart enough to do that could figure out how Apple's backdoor works and repeat their exploit.
No matter how good it is, encryption can be broken and any process that lets you into a device, no matter how challenging and protected you make it, will allow a hacker to repeat it.
Personally I'm very happy Apple is going to great lengths to protect my device from hackers. I'm even more impressed that they are willing to fight it all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. Of course, this is also great for marketing because Apple can tell the world how they are willing to fight for our security.
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From Karthik M
quote They're taking this too far. I believe Apple should cooperate with FBI. National Security first. Who cares about the privacy of those terrorists. unquote
From Dave T
quote If any phone company makes phones with backdoor access to each owner's personal information people will just not buy those phones. It's as simple to understand as that.
I agree with Myron I don't have anything to hide - except my liberty. Taking away my liberty is not the purpose of the state. It should be to protect my liberty. So, asking a manufacturer to "hack" their users is anti-democratic. It forces the makers into the position of collaborating with whoever wants to use this information. Right now it's all about "those people" and "the bad guys" but we all know when there is no more civil liberty then the state gets to decide who is good and who is bad.
Once you build a back door you can't go back. It is important to defend the rights of individuals to choose the way they want to live their lives in a free society. I hope all makers of phones will step up and declare the protection of individual rights in the face of pressure to erode those protections. The road to hell, it is often said, is paved with good intentions.
If America wants to force all their phone makers out of business all they have to do is force them to make them less secure and people will flee those products. It's not just that Apple thinks it can win, but its that Apple is hoping this makes sense to all the tech companies out there who are handling people's personal data.
There's some data which is "public" and your behaviour in public is restricted by various regulations and legal precedents. But on your own property you have rights, in your home you have other rights, and with respect to information you choose to protect with encryption you should also have the same rights. Europe and Asia may have other legacy issues with their own governments and traditions. Each will have to struggle to ensure those governments don't abuse their privilege to oppress their populations. In the US (and some other places) the protection of the individual (and their respective rights) is enshrined in a constitutional document which the police, the state, and the courts are sworn to uphold. These constitutions are there to protect people from their government gone mad.
Perhaps we have reached this moment.
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Hi Rob,
A highly polarizing topic. I'm interested to hear/read what your international audience has to say about it.
Cheers!
Dr. John M
18:12
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-and-
whatsapp-chiefs-back-apple-in-backdoor-fight/
Also coming in on Apples side in this battle are the CEO’s of Google and What’sApp.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai via Twitter warned that compliance with the court order could compromise a users privacy - and look folks when Google talks about compromising a users privacy - well they are kinda experts in that field.
Here is what Sundar Said quote
We know that law enforcement and intelligence agencies face significant challenges in protecting the public against crime and terrorism. We build secure products to keep your information safe and we give law enforcement access to data based on valid legal orders," he said.
"But that's wholly different than requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices and data. Could be a troubling precedent.”
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What’s App CEO Jan Koum said the following quote
I have always admired Tim Cook for his stance on privacy and Apple's efforts to protect user data and couldn't agree more with everything said in their Customer Letter today, We must not allow this dangerous precedent to be set. Today our freedom and our liberty is at stake.”
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Some not on Apples side - Pretty much all of the republican Candidates for President And Old Hillary Clinton - but new Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she would not pick a side - which was also the same stance as Bernie Sanders.
19:43
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/
02/19/technology/a-yearlong-road-to-
a-standoff-with-the-fbi.html
Lets do a little history lesson.
Apple has since the iPhone was released been helping law enforcement officials get data off of iPhones when asked by the justice department. With iOS 7 and earlier - the level of encryption or lack there of - made is such that Apple could easily and quickly reply to these requests.
Apple even claims in the first half of 2015 - Apple provided data for more than 3,000 law enforcement requests.
But again these are for devices running the iOS 7 or older versions.
Then in mid 2015 - Apple changed their stance and said no to a request to get data off an iPhone 5S running iOS 7 that belonged to a drug dealer per a case in Brooklyn NY. Apple said quote We’re being forced to become an agent of law enforcement, Customer data is under siege from a variety of different directions,” “Never has the privacy and security of customer data been as important as it is now
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And really with iOS 8 and later - Apple looked at this issue of getting data almost moot as well - as if the phone is set up correctly - Apple can not get to the data and they stated that point to Law Enforcement agencies.
New York authorities alone claimed they have been locked out of 175 iPhones in cases they are pursuing.
But back to Apple saying no to the case of the drug dealer in NY - not alleged either because he has already pleaded guilty. It Seems the stance Apple took made it such that it was just a matter of time before the government was going to pick a juicy case to go after Apple with - And nothing is more juicy and PR cringing then one involving ISIS terrorists and Dead Americans.
Note Prior to the December shooting - Tim Cook - described Data Privacy as a human Rights issue and that if Apple designed a way to defeat encryption for the US Government that tool would be exploited by hackers and other foreign governments like China.
The Justice department under Eric Holder was actually sympathetic to that point of view - even when pressed by an aggressive stance by FBI director Comey and of course the NSA and Criminal Prosecuters through out the US argued for a court order or act of congress forcing Apple to crack their encryption and provide a back door. When Attorney General Loretta Lynch took over from Eric Holder - the justice department switched their sympathies to those with the FBI - and then well the shooting happened in December.
And we should point out - Apple still gives advice and consults on how to get data off iPhones and has done so even in this case with the San Bernardino shooters.
22:38
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-
fbi-apple-20160220-story.html
The FBI has decided to also make this whole thing a battle of he said - she said. On Friday - The Government urged a federal jude to immediately compel Apple to comply to the court order to build a tool to crack their encryption. Which we should point out - Apple has never even said such a tool is possible.
The Government argued that Apple Appears more concerned with marketing strategy then nation security. In a move which appears to be aimed as much at public opinion as the judge the filing submitted to the Government argued Apples refusal to comply per the letter I read earlier from Tim cook quote appears to be based on its concern for its business model and public brand marketing strategy, not a legal rationale unquote
The Filing states - that Apple Tech told investigators they could write software the FBI wants to unlock Farooks Phone. And that Apple Conceded that it had the technical ability to help but that their public statements have been misleading.
In a conference call with Reporters Senior Apple Execs speaking on a condition that they not be identified or quoted - said the Government’s motion was designed to get media attention and described the FBI’s request as overreaching by the government. I do though have to ask - why would Apple have a Conference call with reporters if they did not want to be quoted. How did that call go - Ok thanks to all of you that tell the world everything - we are going to tell you a bunch of stuff - just don’t do your job and tell anyone. HMMMMM.
That said - Ryan Calo an law professor at the University of Washington and an expert on Privacy law said the following
quote "In the court of public opinion, a dead terrorist whose phone might have connections to more terrorists is pretty attractive from the standpoint of prosecution, but the legal question is not made easier because of that, No court has ruled on whether a tech company could be forced to find a way around its own security features. What is being asked to be done here on the scale of things is pretty invasive, They are asking for a lot, not a little. unquote.
25:04
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/20/
technology/apple-fbi-san-bernardino-
shooting/index.html
Apple of course says if you are going to make this a he said - she said battle with the public - fine - then lets talk about how you guys botched this case already by changing the icloud password. Doohhh.
See the iPhone in this case is not a personal phone of the shooter - but a county owned phone.
Apple Execs claim there was a lost opportunity to get into the shooters iCloud account. They said the iCloud password was changed hours after the shooting preventing a potential iCloud backup that may have revealed further info.
And it has been confirmed that Yes San Bernardino county had reset the iCloud password at the FBI’s request and prior to the FBI’s consultation with Apple. Double Doooohhhh.
The phone had been doing weekly backups to iCloud with the last backup to iCloud done 6 weeks prior to the shooting and there is no way to know if the shooter turned off auto-backups or if his account had hit the limit.
Apple says the data that the FBI is trying to get may have been retrievable by them on their own had they not had the County change the password.
This changing of the password may be important in this case as the implications are it may have damaged the governments case against apple to build a tool. Well at least that is how Apple clearly will play this.
And again most reports in most articles are that their may not be any solid legal ground for the government to stand on per forcing Apple to crack its product.
26:43
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/
apple-terrorists-appleid-passcode-
changed-in-government-cust
The FBI downplayed the effect of the action, however, stating, that the reset “[does] not impact Apple’s ability to assist with the the court order under the All Writs Act,” and adding that “the government’s objective was, and still is, to extract as much evidence as possible from the phone.”
As an FYI - In October 2015 - a federal Judge in NY said the government was overstepping its boundaries by using a centuries old law - the All Writs Act as the basis for its requests that Apple Open the iPhone for the Drug dealer case mentioned previously.
And from an story on Buzz feed quote
Asked why Apple is pushing back so hard against this particular FBI request when it has assisted the agency in the past, Apple executives noted that the San Bernadino case is fundamentally different from others in which it was involved. Apple has never before been asked to build an entirely new version of its iOS operating system designed to disable iPhone security measures.
The Apple senior executives also pushed back on the government’s arguments that Apple’s actions were a marketing ploy, saying they were instead based on their love for the country and desire not to see civil liberties tossed aside.
unquote
We should again point out Apple did work with the FBI on the iPhone used by the Shooter in San Bernadino - and sent their experts to help on this and gather as much data as possible. But when the FBI wanted unspecified info on the phone that had not been backed up - a judge earlier this week granted an order requiring Apple to create a special tool i.e. back door to help investigators more easily crack the phone’s passcode.
Ironically it appears Apple had Asked the FBI to issue its application for said tool under seal - but the government made it public and that prompted the letter from cook I read earlier.
I say Ironically they asked for it under seal - because of all the candidates to talk about this - Governor Kasich from Ohio said this is something that should have been handled secretly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/
technology/how-tim-cook-became-a-
bulwark-for-digital-privacy.html
29:14
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/
opinion/sunday/in-the-government-vs-
apple-who-wears-the-black-hat.html
One of the articles I read - that really drove home some good points was one in the NY times titled - In the Government vs Apple - who wears the black Hat.
I want to read the beginning of the article.
quote
Shouldn’t the government have more legal and moral authority to weigh complicated issues of privacy and national security than a company that makes phones?
It should. After all, nobody ever elected Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, to public office. The legal case seems clear enough: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a warrant, Mr. Farook is dead, and his iPhone, which he used for work, is the property of San Bernardino County, which consented to having it searched. The data on the phone could yield valuable intelligence, making its content a legitimate matter of national security.
Apple had obeyed a demand to provide the government with the information in Mr. Farook’s iCloud account. But then it was asked to undermine the phone’s security system so the F.B.I. could try as many passcodes as possible to open the phone without erasing the stored data. Apple refused.
unquote
The author goes on to point out some of the US Governments actions as revealed by Edward Snowden really have shown some of the lets call it questions actions the US Government was engaged in - such as getting access to the Google and Yahoo data centers.
He goes on to point out the obvious that if a tool is created it is an opening of Pandora’s box that can’t be closed no mater how well intentioned the Govt may be in this case.
And he finishes up with this paragraph
quote
But the current choice is between a government that doesn’t seem to recognize limits to its own power to access personal information and a technology company that does. It’s a bad choice, but an obvious one. While nobody elected Mr. Cook to protect our privacy, we should be glad someone is.
unquote
31:25
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/19/opinions/
apple-vs-fbi-on-encryption-bergen/index.html
Peter Bergen a CNN National Security analyst presents this possible Point of View on Apple V FBI - which is that Apple is only digging in their heels now - because of fear of loosing customers - who could perceive them as in bed with the FBI / NSA and other governments around the world. We are talking 10’s of Billions of sales revenue that could be lost along with obviously loosing market share to non-American tech companies - ones that would not be at the bidding of the FBI and NSA.
It should also be pointed out that ISIS’s key social media encrypted platform is Telegram - which is created by a German based tech company and not at all under US regulations.
32:12
http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-
iphone-fbi-backdoor-war-silicon-valley/
Some other thoughts on the precedent that would be set if Apple is forced to comply with the court order come from Kevin Bankston - Direct of the Open Tech Institute who said quote:
"This isn't about one iPhone. If this precedent gets set it will spell digital disaster for the trustworthiness of any and every device." potentially any software vendor could be forced to update any device with malware."
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Mathew Green a cryptographer and Johns Hopkins Professor asked quote If you're content with the US government dictating the iPhone's encryption, "ask yourself how you'll feel when China demands the same, unquote
And that could go for Russia and any other country where Apple wants to keep selling the iPhone.
33:02
http://www.latimes.com/business/
technology/la-fi-tn-apple-global-privacy-
20160219-story.html
Nicholas Weaver a senior researcher at the International Computer science Institute at UC Berkely said the following quote
“This completely undermines privacy overseas and if the administration thinks this precedent wouldn’t be used by China, Russia and others then they are in serious error,”
unquote
Heck the White House recently told Beijing that it has major conference about its new counterTerrorism law - a vague piece of legislation that may require US companies to hand over encryption keys and provide backdoor access to their computer systems.
President Obama said quote
“This is something that I’ve raised directly with President Xi, We have made it very clear to them that this is something they are going to have to change if they are to do business with the United States.”
unquote
If that now looks like we said to China - Sorry no you can’t make our companies do that - only we can make our companies do that - you would be correct.
34:07
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/18/us/san-
bernardino-shooter-phone-
apple-reaction/index.html
Alex Lindsay had a widely re-tweeted tweet - which was quote Any communications/tech CEO that isn't standing with Apple against the FBI is basically admitting that they've already been compromised.
unquote
Others - especially Government lawyers have sided with the FBI. Eileen Decker a US Attorney whose central California district includes San Bernardino - Said the ruling is a matter of fairness to people who are mourning those killed quote
We have made a solemn commitment to the victims and their families that we will leave no stone unturned as we gather as much information and evidence as possible, These victims and families deserve nothing less."
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However Mandy Pifer - whose boyfriend was Shannon Johnson who sacrificed his own body to shield his co-worker denise Peraza - saving her life was giving up his own. Mandy initially sided with the FBI - but after researching the issue she became undecided on the matter. She said to CNN - Quote
"I've done some more reading. I understand more the Apple side of it, I think it says a lot about America that this security only took place because nude photos of celebrities were hacked. So now you can't hack into a terrorist's phone. I'm torn. I'm just torn. I want justice for all. I have both feet on both sides. I guess I'm just prepared for this to be in the news for a long time and for it to go to the Supreme Court"
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35:40
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The_Pelican_Brief_(film)
I almost feel like a Darby Shaw even mentioning this - but since it seems very likely Apples refusal to comply with the current court order will eventually make it to the Supreme court - and it just feels rather strange the timing of this and the passing of Supreme court Justice Scalia who most likely would have sided with the FBI - and been that 5th vote against Apple.
After coming up with that thought I went and checked to see if anyone else had a similar thought and I found an article from Information Technology reporter and expert - Robert X Cringely at cringely.com titled - The FBI v Apple isn’t all the way you think it is.
In his article - he talks about a few key points. First Why does the Government need Apple to create this tool? - John McAfee has publicly stated he could do this in less than a month. And yes McAfee is a whack job personally - but as Cringely states technically McAfee is one of the smartest people in the world and if he says he can do it - it should make you take pause about this whole issue.
Cringely also goes on to mention the very recent appointment of Columbia University computer scientist Steve Bellovin to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - a Government outfit that oversees the activities at Federal agencies including the NSA, CIA and of course the FBI. Professor Bellovin is co-author of the report - Keys under doomats - Mandating insecurity by requiring government access to all data and communications - which is a report published by MIT that takes the stance that the FBI is wrong in its position against Apple in terms of proper Policy. Bellovin was obviously appointed by the current White House administration.
What Robert Cringely actually is proposing is basically a Reverse Pelican Brief scenario. By the way 5 bonus points if you caught the Darby Shaw mention a minute or so ago being a Pelican Brief reference. What Cringely presented was the following:
quote
What the heck is going on here?
What’s going on is Justice Scalia is dead.
Had Justice Scalia not died unexpectedly a few days ago (notably before the Apple/FBI dustup) and had the FBI pursued the case with it landing finally in the Supreme Court, well the FBI would have probably won the case 5-4. Maybe not, but probably.
With Justice Scalia dead and any possible replacement locked in a Republican-induced coma, the now eight-member Supreme Court has nominally four liberal and four conservative justices but at least 1.5 of those conservatives (Justice Kennedy and sometimes Chief Justice Roberts) have been known to turn moderate on certain decisions. This smaller court, which will apparently judge all cases for the next couple years, is likely to be more moderate than the Scalia Court ever was.
So if you are a President who is a lawyer and former teacher of constitutional law and you’ve come over time to see that this idea of secret backdoors into encrypted devices is not really a good idea, but one that’s going to come up again and again pushed by nearly everyone from the other political party (and even a few from your own) wouldn’t right now be the best of all possible times to kinda-sorta fight this fight all the way to the Supreme Court and lose?
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Again a reverse Pelican Brief scenario and one that kinda makes sense.
http://www.cringely.com/2016/02/19/the-
fbi-v-apple-isnt-at-all-the-way-you-think-it-is/
39:17
http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=5645
Hi Rob,
You may have already seen this, but below is a link to a blog post written by a guy who has worked with police on mobile phone issues in the past that outlines all of the things the FBI's order would entail. It's a heck of a lot more than just unlocking one phone and moving on.
And the point he makes about how the government would have to let this "tool" be made available to lawyers for the defense (and thereby guarantee it gets outside of the walls of government) is a great one.
Hope all is well.
Regards,
Ryan
Thanks Ryan for the link to the post titled - Apple, FBI and the burden of Forensic Methodology - and it is written by Jonathan Zdziaski who is quote considered, worldwide, to be among the foremost experts in iOS related digital forensics and security. unquote
In his article he talks about what the FBI did, could have done and the implications.
Quote The FBI could have come to Apple with a court order stating they must brute force the PIN on the phone and deliver the contents. It would have been difficult to get a judge to sign off on that, since this quite boldly exceeds the notion of “reasonable assistance” to hack into your own devices. No, to slide this by, FBI was more clever. They requested that Apple developed a forensics tool but did not do the actual brute force themselves. This was apparently enough for the courts to look past the idea of “reasonable assistance”, however there are some unseen caveats that are especially dangerous here.
What many haven’t considered is the significant difference – in the legal world – between providing lab services and developing what the courts will consider an instrument.
An instrument is the term used in the courts to describe anything from a breathalyzer device to a forensics tool, and in order to get judicial notice of a new instrument, it must be established that it is validated, peer reviewed, and accepted in the scientific community.. Not only is Apple being ordered to compromise their own devices; they’re being ordered to give that golden key to the government, in a very roundabout sneaky way. What FBI has requested will inevitably force Apple’s methods out into the open, where they can be ingested by government agencies looking to do the same thing. They will also be exposed to private forensics companies, who are notorious for reverse engineering and stealing other people’s intellectual property. Should Apple comply in providing a tool, it will inevitably end up abused and in the wrong hands.
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41:58
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/
apple-privacy-petition
Some everyday average Individuals are also speaking up and asking the White House to put a kibosh on the FBI’s push to get Apple to create a backdoor. There is now a petition posted on the white houses we the people site. This was posted on Feb 17th - By Saturday Morning there was over 8,000 signatures - By Sunday Morning there were over 11,000 signatures - with a goal of 100,000 signatures by March 18th. In other words - a goal that should be reached and likely has been reached by the time episode 384 comes out.
From the petition quote
The FBI, is demanding that Apple build a "backdoor" to bypass digital locks protecting consumer information on Apple's popular iPhones.
We the undersigned, oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.
unquote
When it hits it goal - that will merit a response by the White House.
Congressman Ted Lieu of California’s 33rd congressional district - who also happens to be one of just a very small group of Congressional lawmakers with a background in Computer science said the following:
Quote
Forcing Apple to weaken its encryption system in this one case means the government can force Apple—or any other private sector company—to weaken encryption systems in all future cases. This precedent-setting action will both weaken the privacy of Americans and hurt American businesses. And how can the FBI ensure the software that it is forcing Apple to create won't fall into the wrong hands? Given the number of cyberbreaches in the federal government—including at the Department of Justice—the FBI cannot guarantee this back door software will not end up in the hands of hackers or other criminals.
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43:44
http://m.ibnlive.com/news/tech/protests-
planned-across-us-to-support-apple-over-
iphone-encryption-battle-
with-fbi-1205638.html
But people are not just going on line to show their support for Apple and Privacy - they are also getting in line - where Protestors are preparing to gather in more than 30 cities globally with more than 20 of those in the US.
The protests are being organized by the Internet Rights Group Fight for the Future and are scheduled for this Tuesday the 23rd outside Apple Stores.
Fight for the Future believes Apples concerns are justified
and they are hoping the protests will push the Obama Administration to take a stand against the FBI and how they are pushing Apple to break their product.
This will also now most likely be combined with the 100,000+ signatures to the petition.
44:27
http://www.computerworld.com/article/
3034581/apple-ios/apple-is-right-the-
fbi-demand-makes-us-all-less-secure.html
Here are my closing thoughts on this. Lets say the FBI prevails and Apple is forced to create a backdoor into iOS - and the FBI gets in and finds some info and uses it to kill a few different ISIS operatives - it is not really going to make much if any impact on the fight against ISIS overall. And Would not in this situation it actually be an overall victory for the terrorists. After all their whole goal with any of their attacks is not to just kill people but to also kill and wound our freedoms and liberties. Terrorist are not looking to kill for sport - they are looking to kill ways of life by definition. And creating a tool that allows the Government and rogue hackers access to all of our data - that is a Major attack on our liberties and way of life. Make no mistake about it - this is a key goal of the terrorists and it seems the FBI is playing right into their hands.
And lets not think this tool will be handed over to the quote FBI unquote - it will be handed over to a Greg Varachek or a Joe Scardina or an Eddie Martin in the FBI - the FBI is not a robot it is a collection of people. And then after the people in the FBI get a hold of this tool some in the NSA will want it and then some people in the Russian Government will want it and definitely those in the Chinese government will want it - actually there will be people in every government lining up for this tool.
We are not talking 100’s of people - we are talking 1000’s of individuals. And not all of them are Ned Stark loyal to the end - but rather just regular humans - most good - some not so much And eventually a Greg or Joe or Eddy or someone else will pass this tool on to a person more like Little Finger - and then all our security and privacy will be at risk.
The Government wants to frame this argument as a single case - single event - but if that is true - why did they go public on this - why not do what Governor Kasiec and Apple suggested and keep it private. Apple wants to frame this argument as being forced to break the security of all their devices and to create a master key that will eventually get in the hands of rogue nations, hackers and oppressive regimes. If Apple is correct it will not just be bad for their business it would be bad for everyone.
46:50
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49:04
VOICEMAIL - Tim_Chi_smartMergePro
Hi Rob
In show 382 there was a request for an app to help consolidate duplicate contacts. I have used two apps that seemed to work well for me;
1) Sync.me will locate dups and merge contact data in your contact list on the phone and social media. This may be a bit of overkill for that you are looking to accomplish.
2) DeleteQ is a great app for just locating dups and merging or deleting them. I also use it for creating groups and bulk deletes of older contacts.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Larry D
Hey Rob,
I just listened to your recent episode where you asked what app to use to
delete duplicate contacts from your iphone. I have recently used an app
called Contacts XL 2016 by Jonathon Teboul. (I have included a screen
shot of the app icon from the appstore for clarification).
I recently used this app when I purchased my new 6s. I used it to migrate
all of my contacts from my old 4s to this new phone. It has a feature
that also allows you to delete duplicate contacts. It worked quite well
for me for mine and my wife's new phones. I recommend it. It was free
when I got it. But, I think it might be a purchased app now.
Regards,
Tim in Atlanta
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Seattle_contacts_answr
Hey Rob.
About a year ago I was having issues with duplicate contacts. I used ContactClean Pro and it did the trick for me. I can't remember the procedure exactly but I'm pretty sure it was straight forward. I don't much like complicated fixes.
ContactClean Pro - Address Book Cleanup & Repair by Headlight Software, Inc.
https://appsto.re/ca/f0WCC.i
Warmest regards,
Bob (Hamilton Ontario)
Hi Rob, in regards to getting rid of duplicate contacts I use Google contacts, all my iOS devices sync only with Gmail contacts/Google contacts. And when you have too many contacts been duplicated sign in on your computer to Gmail go to contacts and find duplicates and then delete/merge duplicates contacts.
Regards,
Dean Coady
Hey Rob,
Was just listening to your latest Tii episode and Skip had an issue with duplicate contacts from him and his wife. I was reading on Cult of Mac(
http://www.cultofmac.com/411284/
duplicate-zapping-app-will-shape-up-
your-contacts-list/
) and they happened to mention an app that does just that called - Cleanup Duplicate Contacts . I hope this helps him out. And as always, keep up the great work.
Regards,
Mike S. from Phoenix, AZ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cleanup-
duplicate-contacts/id513670485?mt=8
Hi Rob,
I'm writing in response to the question about deleting multiple contacts. I wrote previously about transferring contacts using google contacts (and syncing them between devices). I too had multiple contacts before I got my contact syncing working cleanly.
For me it came down to multiple sources for contact information that the iPhone was merging together between iCloud, iTunes, and contacts directly created on the phone. It was a real mess.
Here was my process:
1) Disable all contact syncing in Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2) Setup a new sync to an empty account at your favorite webmail service. I used gmail because they have some good contact merging tools. This will upload all of your contacts to that service.
3) Disable all contact syncing as before.
4) Sync the contacts to another new service. I used yahoo webmail for this one.
5) Once it is synced, delete them all from the webmail service and then re-sync. The iPhone should now be empty of contacts.
5) Use the contact merging feature in google contacts to consolidate your contacts. There are some nice features for choosing which fields to keep across multiple contacts as your do the merge.
6) Turn off all contacts syncing again, and then only enable the syncing to your cleaned up contacts account. You should have clean contacts on your phone now with no duplicates.
I have found that only syncing to one contact management system at a time is the key to keeping my contacts clean and to making clean transfers of contacts between services.
Regards,
Charlie
Portland, OR
Hi Rob,
Regarding your listener who wants to remove duplicate contacts from his iPad2, I have found a couple of apps that claim to do this:
CleanUp Suite from Business Contacts Solutions and Smart Merge by YT Development Ltd
There are others available if you search for 'Duplicate contact removal' in the App Store.
I hope these suggestions help.
Regards,
Rich,
Solihull, U.K.
Some other apps recommend were Simpler Contacts Pro which is Five Bucks,
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simpler-
contacts-pro-smart/id476148613?mt=8
and Contacts Duster which is free
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/contacts-
duster-smart-duplicates/id375973177?mt=8
And SA Contacts - which is $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sa-
contacts-export-import/id379262343?mt=8
VOICEMAIL - Dave_delete_duplicate_contacts
57:27
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from SKIP SEARS who posted the following
Quote
I'm finding all kinds of free storage in cloud and cloud-based apps now that msft and goog have provided their apps through the Apple App Store. Seems like everyone is getting compatible with Apple and bringing down costs in the process.
Perhaps it's possible to do everything in the cloud with only a tablet or iPhone.
What do you think?
Unquote
One of the replies from Timothy Arnold was quote
That depends on what exactly you want to do. Check email, be on social media, take photos (Unless you need to seriously edit them), do your banking (Checkbook register, budget sheet etc.), watch YouTube and such, then yes, you can do everything on a phone / tablet.
unquote
And from Robert Spivack was quote
With my iPad Pro, and many apps (paid and subscription) I can do almost everything that I used to do on my desktop or laptop Macs.
unquote
I think the one thing needs to be asked is what info / data do you always need without fail - because sometimes the cloud is well more like a haze then a cloud. And when you don’t have access to the cloud - is there some info you really could not live without for any period of time.
If not - then the cloud would be fine for you.
But for some - the thought of not having full access to all files / data all the time is unfathomable - Personally I am one of those that can’t do to live with out access to a lot of data and presentations and files - and I bet if I really really tried - I could get them all up on the cloud and then even get some local copies of the files I really really need access to - So maybe the question is not if you can live completely on the cloud - but are you prepared to sit down and upload all the files you have to the cloud and then do the work to figure out those few files you actually need access to 24/7/365 When I try to look at my situation objectively - I feel like I just don’t have the free time to really do what is needed to work in the cloud.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Myron Uecker
quote
One thing that bothers me with Error 53. Why disable the phone? Couldn't Apple just disable the Touch ID sensor and show an error message if it is suspected to be tampered with? That seems like a simple solution that doesn't hurt anybody.
unquote
and from Barry Smitherman
quote
Still, it would be nice if you could simply validate your identity and have the phone start working again, even if Touch ID was disabled until an apple tech could make sure the sensor was legit.
unquote
1:01:01
http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/18/apple-
apologizes-and-updates-ios-to-restore-
iphones-disabled-by-error-53/
Thanks to Dr John and many others for the heads up on this one.
Remember that Error 53 issue we talked about on the last episode.
Well in midst of all the noise around the Apple v FBI issue - Apple made an update to iOS 9.2.1 that fixes those phones bricked by Error 53 - and Apple apologized for that issue.
From Apple per a statement made to tech crunch - quote
Some customers’ devices are showing ‘Connect to iTunes’ after attempting an iOS update or a restore from iTunes on a Mac or PC. This reports as an Error 53 in iTunes and appears when a device fails a security test. This test was designed to check whether Touch ID works properly before the device leaves the factory.
Today, Apple released a software update that allows customers who have encountered this error message to successfully restore their device using iTunes on a Mac or PC.
We apologize for any inconvenience, this was designed to be a factory test and was not intended to affect customers. Customers who paid for an out-of-warranty replacement of their device based on this issue should contact AppleCare about a reimbursement.
unquote
Please note - this update will NOT - repeat NOT re-enable Touch ID for units where 3rd party touch ID sensors were installed. NOR should it. As the whole reason Apple had the check in place is to make sure nothing in the security chain if broken and when a 3rd party sensor is installed - Apple can not verify it is secure.
They way it works now - where it simply shuts down touch ID for any 3rd party sensors is HOW it SHOULD have always worked - and was meant to work - according to Apple.
In a nut shell - if Touch ID is important to you - make sure Apple replaces your home button Touch ID sensor. If cost is a bigger issue - you can still get a 3rd party repair - you just will not be able to use Touch ID.
It is good to see Apple make a change so quickly on this.
FYI - it also appears that only those that had done updates via iTunes on their computer saw the Error 53 issue originally - and if you had done an over the air update - you would not have had your phone bricked.
Here is Apples recommended steps for users to update or restore their iPhones.
- 1. Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer.
- 2. Force restart your device
- 3. Try to restore your device again
Apple advises users to contact Apple Support, if they still are encountering error 53 when trying to restore their iPhones.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-says-
sorry-error-53-releases-patch-fix-
bricked-iphones-1544774
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1:05:22
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/
2/10/bill-would-override-bad-state-
level-phone-encryption-bills
Prior to this whole Blow up of Apple v. FBI over encryption and back doors - there was an announcement that a new Bill was being introduced in congress by Rep Ted Lieu Democrat - California and Rep Blake Farenthold - Republican Texas - that is called the Encrypt act of 2016. The sponsors of the bill said they are quote deeply concerned unquote that various bills surrounding encryption would be put in place by different states around disabling encryption or not allowing devices to be sold in those states with encryption.
Essentially this bill would kill all those stupid anti encryption - pro back door bills put forth in different states by clueless and incompetent state legislators in NY and California - just sayin.
The future of the Encrypt act of 2016 I would guess is pretty fuzzy at this point given the whole Apple v. FBI debacle.
I would like to say expect to hear more about this bill in the future - but in the current environment if the winds in DC are not blowing quite right - it is likely to wither and die on the vine.
PLAY - I’M JUST A BILL.
1:06:57
http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-
why-you-definitely-shouldn-t-set-
your-iphone-s-date-back-to-1970
Rob,
I hadn't heard about this one, but apparently you can brick your phone by manually setting the date to Unix Day Zero (Jan 1, 1970). There are some evil people out there trying to kill your phone by tempting you with a throwback Apple logo. Beware.
Regards,
Tom Fowler
Hi Tom - Thanks for the email - I thought about mentioning this on the last episode - and probably should have. But in a nut shell it goes like this - DON’T change your iOS devices date manually back to January 1st 1970 - if you do your phone will be bricked.
Why would you ever even want to change your date to January 1st 1970 - well it has nothing with the TV show Life on Mars. But rather to a fake and evil claim that doing so will give you a hidden easter egg of a retro’ 1970’s style Apple Logo. IT does not - it just gives you a Pink Flyodd 1970’s another brick in the wall Brick of an iPhone.
Apple does claim a fix is on the way - that said - I will not get into exactly which iOS devices running which version of iOS are affected or why - just that I will say - the stove is hot - don’t touch it.
If you do touch it and change your date to January 1st 1970 out of curiosity - I have ZERO Day sympathy for you.
http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/02/apple-
acknowledges-killer-date-bug-in.html
1:08:18
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/12/
iphone-5se-ipad-air-3-march-18/
More rumors on the rumors about the 4 incher. The latest is that the event to announce the iPhone 5SE and a new iPad Air will be Tuesday March 15th - with both devices being available on March 18th.
Latest round of rumors has the 5SE body almost identical to the 5S. but inside it would have the latest A9 processor - NFC chip for Apple Pay, support for always on siri activation. the iphone 6 camera, but the ability to take live photos like the 6S. Color options will be the same as the 6S as well - i.e. Silver and gold and rose gold and space Gray.
The iPad Air 3 will supposedly include the smart connector which would mean the option for a smart keyboard for it. plus support for the Apple Pencil. This would of course remain at the 9.7 inch size - and would have the A9X processor like the iPad Pro. But it might also have a rear flash for better pictures - because yes using the 9.7 inch iPad Air as a camera does not at all make you look like the dorkiest parent at your kids basketball game - just sayin.
And sticking with the last round of rumors - per the Apple watch - the March 15th event would only be about introducing new bands.
Some thoughts on this via the email bag:
Hey Rob,
love your show. I have been thinking about the next Apple event coming up next month. Its been said that we will see the next iPad Air, iPhone 5se/6C/7C, Apple Watch bands. But in my prediction I think we will also get announcement about Apple Pay, meaning Apple will announce P2P payments and Apple Pay for eCommerce for websites. So we will get more than just PayPal to choose from.
Regards,
Kevin
Salt Lake City, Utah
1:10:32
VOICEMAIL - Ep381_answr_about_itunes_sharing
Hi Rob
I just received the Sikai remote cover for my TV remote today and wanted to give my first impressions. It took 2 weeks and a day to arrive and came from the longest address I've ever seen. (see photo) That aside, I love the cover. I ordered the black and in my opinion it compliments the remote very well. It has a nice rubbery texture that feels sure in your hands as well as having humps on the back side so it fits in your hand nicely. I installed the tether even though I probably won't need it. Side note, in order to install the tether I used a needle and thread to maneuver the small cord through the tiny holes, it worked quite well. As far as the function, it does partially cover the track pad but not enough to be a hindrance. All in all, I feel the $12 was money well spent, considering it will protect the remote AND allow me to easily know which end to pickup.
Regards
Shannon H
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_seattle_answr_voting_google_forms
1:13:30
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/
205534082/go-clip-magnetic-iphone-
earbud-clip-that-prevents?ref=nav_search
This week for a kickstarter project we have one that just launched - it is called the Go Clip - two words -
Quote
GO CLIP, a magnetic earbud organizer for your IPhone 5 or later earbuds to prevent it from turning into a big giant mess.
unquote
This project has until March 29th at 2:01 AM CT to be funded with a goal of $75k. So far they have about $1k pledged - like I said it is pretty early on.
Pricing on this is $10 for 1 or the option for $20 for 2 or $30 for 3 or $100 for 10 or even $500 for 50 - Nice Price breaks.
Deliver on this is slated for April 2016 if you buy one go clip - and May if you buy 2 or more.
That said - given no price breaks and an April delivery for ordering just one - that is exactly what I did - I did back this project - for one pair at $10 - because well I am always fighting with my earbud cords that magically seem to get tied in a Knot. Hopefully this will help.
Again if you want to fund this one search for Go Clip - two words at kickstarter dot com or search for the link in the show notes for ep 383.
1:14:44
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/
01/18/apple-tv-tips-tricks/
For Shannon
Here is a little Apple TV tip.
Go to Settings - Screensave - Type - and select My Photos - and you can then select your own photos to be your Apple TV screen save.
After a while you will find the Apple Arial Wallpapers to get a bit redundant - and mixing it up with your own photos is a nice change of pace.
1:15:10
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/19/find-
my-iphone-kidnap-rescue/
Thanks to all that sent in links to this next story - which has to do with an 18 year old girl kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend.
Quote
Pennsylvania State Police were “notified by the victim’s mother that her daughter had been taken against her will by her ex-boyfriend” on Tuesday, according to a statement. “The victim’s mother related that she had been receiving text messages from her daughter requesting help. The mother was able to track the victim’s cellphone by utilizing the iCloud [and] Find My iPhone app.”
unquote
When saved by the police the girl was found bound and gagged in a car.
PLAY - ONCE AGAIN THE DAY IS SAVED
Or ok - in this case it was find my iPhone.
1:15:55
http://www.tv.com/shows/gilligans-
island/hi-fi-gilligan-10155/
VOICEMAIL - Kim_Oregon_TV_ep_answr_wrong
Oh Kim so close - but no. It was actually per what a few emailed in to say - which is it was from an Episode of Gilligan’s Island - Season 2 - episode 10 titled Hi-Fi Gilligan to be precise.
1:17:00
For Ep 383 - - I'm tired
--Alex form Walnut Creek, CA
RIFT on upcoming Trip and Dave Jackson
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 382
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote:
Hi Rob,
Here is a song called - Amaryllis
On iOS I used the apps:
nanoStudio
iMaschine
Notion
GarageBand
Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing.
On the mac I used the apps
Studio One
Logic
Notion
You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate
Regards,
‘Brian
Song_Amaryllis
Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KJELL for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KJELL wrote the following:
Hello Rob,
I hope you can use this pic for artwork ,it is shot with an iPhone 6 and edited on my iPad Air with iColorama S.
Love your show, keep up the good work
Sincerely
Kjell Olav Soreng
(Norway)
Thanks KJELL, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KJELL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 382 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:32
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “I’m more convinced than ever that, after an initial frenzy of publicity and sales to early adopters, iPhone sales will be unspectacular. iPhone may well become Apple’s next Newton.”
David Haskin, Computerworld, 26 February 2007
Let me just say this I liked the Newton - but when the Press tries to compare something Apples does and project it out to be a flop - the Poor Newton gets its name dragged through the mud. Plus without the experience of the Newton on what to do and not do - the iPhone may not have been as Great as it was when it launched. Just Sayin
03:16
This week we have promo codes for The App - LooperSonic - one word - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODE FOR LooperSonic
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - LOOPERSONIC and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put LOOPERSONIC one word in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:01
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigmiclav/
Today’s episode I am recording on the road in my Hotel room and I am doing so on my iRig Mic Lav into my MacBook Pro.
I wanted to see how this would sound and I have been well wanting to test this out for a few weeks. The actually sent the two pack where you can mic up two different people and record right into your iOS device. Again this time I am doing it into my Macbook.
In the future I will do a recording test with two people mic’d up.
But for todays episode you will hear me on the iRig Mic Lav for the whole episode.
Link in the show notes for this and thanks to the folks at IK multimedia for sending this over to test out.
05:52
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/10/ios-9-3-public-beta-3/
iOS 9.3 beta 3 was made available this past week to Both devs and the public.
As with any new beta greater than 1 bug fixes for previous betas are part of the update - but beta 3 also had some new features.
Just incase you were no on Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile - who all already had that feature - Just Sayin.
- Beta 3 - Fixed Control Center icons in landscape
- With beta 3 - there are Apple News settings in Sweden, possibly other countries - but no news app yet for Sweden.
- Beta 3 Tweaked Night Shift explainer in Control Center (it now reads "From Sunset to Sunrise", previously was "From 22:00 to 08:00")
- and Beta 3 Tweaked Lock/Unlock toggle in Notes outside of the share sheet
Looks like in about two more weeks we will see beta 4 and then some time in Mid March would be the Gold master.
07:11
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-
53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-
worthless-third-party-repair
Hey Rob,
I found this article online and can totally see apple doing this to make customers get there broken screens fixed by apple employees and not local repair shops who can do it for a lot less! I totally disagree on this matter this will also put a ton of repair shops out of business and make a lot of iPhone customers extremely mad and possibly leave iOS anyway here's the article on the guardian about the unfix-able iOS Restore error 53: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/08/apple-
under-pressure-lawyers-error-53-codes
I hope i'm wrong about this
Thanks for all you do
Regards
Chris DeBrodie
Chris and many others thanks for sending in these articles about Error 53 - of which there seems to be a lot of mis-info or conflicting info. First up from what I can see - this is not about replacing the screen that is causing the issue - but about replacing the touch ID. Granted sometimes a repair shop might replace both - and it seems what Apple is doing is saying if someone is replacing the touch ID - it might be putting in a bogus touch ID designed to do bad things - and that is why devices that have the touch ID replaced by 3rd parties are finding with iOS 9 their devices are being bricked.
There are some reports of an iPhone 6 being damaged in Jan 2015 and having the touch ID button repaired and the iPhone then working fine for 10+ months - but once updated to iOS 9 - it then bricked.
Again this comes back to was the touch ID sensor replaced - if your screen is repaired but they keep the same touch ID sensor it does not seem to be an issue.
As you would expect the lawyers are already out with the class action lawsuits.
From the Billion Dollar chasers - I mean Lawyers that filled this suit
Quote
"No materials we've seen from Apple ever show a disclosure that your phone would self-destruct if you download new software onto a phone,. If Apple wants to kill your phone under any set of circumstances and for any reason, it has to make it crystal clear to its customers before the damage is done."
"The error code 53 signals the death of the phone, and Apple's response has been to say 'you have no options; it's not covered under warranty, and you have to buy a new phone.’"
Unquote
And from MacRumors on this quote
MacRumors has, heard from a retail source that certain Apple Stores have received the go ahead from Apple to replace third-party screens and other components to resolve the issue. It is not yet clear if this replacement policy will be extended to all Apple Stores or if Apple will make an official comment on the situation.
unquote
Long of the short - this is an ugly situation if your iPhone was one that was repaired by a 3rd party and is now bricked.
Part of me understands why apple updated the software - touch ID security is kinda sorta important and once a 3rd party touch ID is installed all security bets are off.
Lets hope that Apple extends that repair / replacement policy to all Apple stores and in the mean time if you have an iOS device with touch ID and the screen is cracked and you go to a third party repair service - MAKE SURE they don’t replace the touch ID - you need them to keep your original touch ID sensor.
If they can not guarantee that - then take it to apple for the repair for now.
This is sadly something we will be hearing about for a while - especially given up to now Apples relative silence on this issue.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/02/06/what-
caused-iphone-error-53/
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/11/apple-facing-error-
53-class-action-lawsuit/
11:06
http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-belkin-
screen-protector-apple-stores/
Thanks to Dr. John on this next one - which is sticking with the Apple Screen theme.
As I mentioned recently I have switched from a big hunkin case to bumpies on each corner and screen protector. But if you look at my iphone in the upper right the screen protector is raised a little. I did not put it on just right. And well it bugs me when I notice it.
If you ever put on a screen protector you know it is about 99% perspiration and another 99% luck.
Well Apple stores are going to offer a solution for you - they will be getting Belkins Screencare+ Application system. IE an automated tool for installing a screen protector on your phone. No more luck - no more bubbles - no more curing at your screen protector.
Belkin claims their system removes air bubbles and ensures a perfect fit for a screen protector for the iPhone.
This is for iPhone 6, 6S, 6Plus and 6S plus - with two options a $35 invisiglass shatterproof glass protector and a $20 anti-glare protector.
12:25
http://fortune.com/2016/02/07/apple-steel-mill-andreessen/
I think Philip Elmer Dewitt might listen to this show.
Late episode I talked about Apples PE and said it is lower than Dover corporation the least sexy company in America.
Well Philip Elmer Dewitt a few days later released a post titled - Apple Trades like a steel mill on its way out of business and well was all about Apples low PE ratio.
Hi Philip - Welcome back to the show.
12:51
http://www.investors.com/news/technology/click/apple-
stock-could-struggle-until-second-half-of-2016/
Another one possibly listening to the last episode was Patrick Seitz of investors.com
On the last episode I said that Apples stock is going to be stuck in this holding pattern and the press will be negative until to late August and then a switch will flip and it will be hot again. Well 4 days after the last episode Patrick released an article titled
Apple stock could struggle until second half of 2016
Hi Patrick - welcome back to the show.
Speaking of apple stock - the devil only had a chance to do a couple of figure 8’s last week - as Googles market cap dropped a bunch and Apple held steady - meaning Apple was and is once again the most valuable company by Market Cap.
So much for the Google to be first one to 1 Trillion dollar talk for now at least that talk has been put to bed.
13:46
And speaking of beds - Normally on the nights I record the kids go sleep with mom - and I go and sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long night getting out the show. Sadly tonight I don’t get that reward. I get some crappy spring mattress in my hotel room.
Casper Mattresses however are a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your significant other when you get up to sneak a snack in the middle of the night or in my case to keep waking me up in my hotel room.
And with Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity.
But just as important as quality is Pricing and the pricing is really great. Twin Mattresses are just $500, they also have Twin XL for $600, Full for $750, Queen for $850 and then King and Cal King - for $950. That is less much much less than my iPad Pro setup. And as I said you have 100 days to return it risk free. And if you go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii - you will save $50 off those prices - Terms and Conditions Apply.
This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for the US and Canada only and it is free delivery. And When said mattress is delivered - it is from UPS - in a squarish box that you think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and expands to form. It is really cool Just google Casper Mattress unboxing.
And with Apple TV getting more and more apps - you know you are going to spend more than a 1/3 rd of your life in bed - is it not worth getting the best nights sleep possible - and that is what you will get with Casper. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress for my son and for sponsoring this show.
16:00
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_homekit_tips_news
HI Rob,
Regarding the listener that asked for an app that can take many pictures and 'morph' from one to another to show his weight loss progress, I recommend Pics2mov.
Pics2Mov by iFacies
https://appsto.re/us/r_F_U.i
It allows to create a movie from a set of pictures. Hope this help.
Regards,
Tony, from sunny Puerto Rico
Thanks Tony now if I could only remember that listener that asked that question - oh wait - it was me. So thanks from me again.
Hi Rob,
Here is the app you were looking for.
Picr - Everyday photo reminder - selfie journal / diary by Marcus Rumbohm
https://appsto.re/us/XwQzU.i
Regards,
Heather
Hi Rob,
In your latest podcast, you had asked for recommendations for Disney and photo collage.
I have used the official Disney App (My Disney Experience - Walt Disney World, free App) before and it was really great in notifying us on wait times for attractions, places to eat and their menus, and what's happening around you.
The photo collage App I use is Replay. It is great putting pictures together with different kinds of transitions and with background music. The best thing is, it as easy as picking the photos you want to include in the order you want. The basic App is free and additional In App purchase gives you different transition styles and music.
Tony L
San Francisco
19:10
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Ryan Boyle who posted the following
Quote
Would now be a bad time to buy an Apple Watch? In the news a lot of people seem to think a new one will be announced in March, but I believe Rob said in the last episode that only new bands would be coming out in March.
Unquote
First let me say - On the last episode I was repeating the rumor de jur - which was that only the bands would be updated and not the hardware this year. But a couple of weeks ago the rumor de jur was that the hardware would be getting updates too. That all said I think the Apple watch is likely on a two year upgrade cycle for hardware at least.
Some of the responses to Ryan’s post were
Quote Apple will always come out with a new device. The Apple watch is amazing and if you want it why wait unquote - that from Jonah Salvatore.
Nic Brown said quote They are on sale at Best Buy for $100 off right now. There may be a new one announced but I doubt it, I think that it will be a two year refresh cycle. Just my two cents
unquote
Dantagnan Bennett said quote You have to think a lot of people just bought the watch for Christmas it would be too soon for a new watch. unquote
And Target right now is also offering $100 off Apple Watches - so not just Best Buy with that offer right now.
So long of the short - what Jonah said - if you want it why wait - and with both Best But and Target offering $100 off - that seems like a good deal. Still no promises a new device is not around the corner - it just does seem unlikely - unless you count those two big retailers with the $100 discount almost like they are trying to clear stock to make room for something new. Oh wait - sorry - did not mean to confuse you on what to do. Ooopppsss.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Barry Smitherman
quote For Elsie, who needed to make text over transparency. There's an app called "over" and it will do what she wants. I accidentally bought it a while back, and before I requested a refund, I thought I'd try it out. It's amazing for for photo editing/embellishment. And the transparency features are the best I've ever used. unquote
22:28
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/02/have-documents-
notarized-from-your-iphone-with-the-new-notarize-app
Hi Rob,
This is cool! And to think I was going to do this part-time or FT for a living! You can now Have documents notarized from your iPhone with the new Notarize app
Regards,
Michael
Thanks Michael - for the heads up on this.
I will put a link to the article from Appadvice dot com which goes over the Notarize App and a video explaining it.
Note there is a $25 fee for each notarization - but if you don’t know where to go or don’t want to go anywhere - this is an option.
If anyone actually uses this app or has used it - please call or email in with your feedback on this.
Thanks
23:25
Hello Rob,
I continue to love the show; I have even introduced some of the newly converted in my office to it. I wanted to discuss with you the idea surrounding the AppleCar. I have been trying to wrap my mind around it and I keep coming back to the Apple Watch Edition. It seams to me that Apple would spend quite a bit of money on the Car department and (in my opinion) not see a return in volume. Aside from the standard argument, I just wasn't seeing the turn around. Then, I was walking into my house the other day listening to your podcast. You were mentioning Harry's razors and I had just retrieved my wife's Ipsy bag from the mail (a monthly makeup kit if you were unfamiliar). That was when it came to me: subscription. There are tons of subscriptions everywhere. Entertainment: AppleMusic, Netflix, Hulu; Personal Care: Harry's, Ipsy, Trunk club, they even have services for making dinner! Suppose Apple creates an armada of AppleCare but instead of BUYing them you SUBSCRIBE to them. Follow me here Rob, you need to get from A to B. First you take out your phone and pull up maps, you locate your destination and you now know the route it take to get there. You have driving, transit, and walking. What if there was an option that showed AppleCar with a dollar amount next to it. You could place an order using ApplePay, the car shows up and takes you to your destination. It seams like a stretch but let's say you work in the city and you are subscribed to Apple Car for ______ whatever Apple chooses. You enter appointments into your calendar along with destinations. This is setting your ride!! Much like you can see travel time with ios9, you would see car arrival time. Parking, gas, insurance, car payments, all of that adds up and this could eliminate all of that very quickly.
Just a thought Rob, let me know what you think. Thanks for listening to my rant. Keep up the great work!!
Regards,
Brenton from Pittsburgh
So essentially a bunch of cars that can self drive and you request the car and they come to you where you are - you can then drive them to do what you need or let them drive for you - and when done - you pay your fee and are done.
This is a rumor on what Uber is working on - and on many levels it makes sense - IF and this is a very big - IF - state and city governments allow driverless cars with no one in them to drive around town. That is a big big question mark.
But I think a bigger issue facing self driving cars is the issue about who is the car programmed to protect - you the driver or someone outside the car. The scenario goes like this. If the car sees someone in the street and the choice is hit them or swerve to miss and go off a cliff and kill the driver - which way will the car be programmed to react.
It is one thing to have the car choose to kill you - it is another for your to choose to swerve on your own. No put your whole family in the car. What would you do - hit the idiot in the middle of the road or drive your family off the cliff.
What if you knew that the car was programmed to drive off the cliff - would you ever put your family in that car?
That is the issue with driverless cars. And one reason I will not likely ever own one. I would rather trust my own decisions rather than have someone program them into my car for me.
Please don’t email me about all the accidents it would stop because of driver errors - I know - but it is not about those issues people will make a decision - it is what I just said - will you feel safer in control or out of control in your car. Ask your self if you are more stressed flying in plane or driving your car to the airport to fly on the plane. Then remember many more people die driving to and from the airport then they do on the flight.
Driver less cars - are something a couple of human generations away from mass adoption. It will be gradual adoption - over a long period of time. IMO.
28:17
To the email bag we go.
Hi Rob,
My flash light doesn't work!!
I notice it sporadically not working. But it always started working after a network reboot. But I would have to reboot again in just a couple of days.
On an unrelated item with tech support, they said I should not have to reboot near that often.
The last update did resolve some sluggish actively but I still have this problem with the flash light.
I have heard that the native flash light app has malware that send info to foreign lands but I thought that was just with Android phones.
Do you have any idea what happening?
Regards,
Robin J
Hi Robin,
The native flashlight app for iOS does NOT repeat does NOT have any malware - nor do any other native apps on iOS.
With Android - that is a completely different story - as some times 3rd party apps get natively installed on phones that could have malware on them out of the box - and yes there were stories about native flash light apps having malware for Android - for the most part this was from phones manufactured by a Chinese OEM. Which there are 1000’s of in China. To be fair - when looking into the stories about native Flashlight apps and malware - there was not a lot of proof that really did happen. However 3rd party Flashlight apps you install from Apps stores in China - yeah there is lots of proof there of Malware in the Flashlight apps.
Per your issue - I would make sure you are updated to the latest version of iOS - as that is not an issue you should be having - but 100% it is not about Malware on the native flashlight app on iOS - the same 100% guarantee can NOT be given for all android phones. Just sayin
30:14
VOICEMAIL - Patrick_also_has_issues_siri_problem
Hi Rob,
I am blind and Ios and voice over has revolutionized my quality of life and that of so many other blind and visually impared people around th world. I get very disheartened when app developers ignore or break accessibility. For example the AOL radio app used to be fully accessible but they redesigned and it is no longer. When I contacted aol radio their response was simply accessibility was not included in the update with the added insult of a comment that the contact was resolved. Could you take a moment in your podcast to mention to developers how impoartant and easy it to make apps accessible?
Thank you and Regards,
Greg Austin - Bryn Mawr, PA.
Hi Rob,
I was wondering if you were aware of any app where you can create a voting situation to send to multiple people. For example what is your favorite color? Blue, green, red, yellow and then set up a check box situation to just choose which one and have the results be available.
Regards,
Stephen A
Hello Rob (and everyone in the TII community).
I am a frequent gamer on my iOS devices, but recently I've been having an occasional problem with Game Center. About once every couple weeks or so, my Game Center account will fail to automatically log on when I start up a game. Then, when I try to open the Game Center app or connect to Game Center from the Settings app, I will just get a white screen without the device being able to connect.
Once, I was unable to connect to Game Center for about two days, but then the problem just disappeared. Sometimes the problem will fix itself after I hard reset the device, but usually it requires several hard resets. Resetting Network Settings also fixed the problem once, but I don't want to have to do that every time this comes up.
Since more and more games now are requiring some kind of log on, registration or persistent network connection, this actually makes a few games I play regularly completely inaccessible until the problem corrects itself. If anyone else has had this problem and knows what's going on and what can be done about it, I'd really appreciate some advice.
Thanks for any help you can give, and for all the support you give to the iOS community.
Regards,
Mike
Hi Rob
When I set up my wife's original iPad my contacts, apps etc were installed on it. This has been a contentious issue for years. So when I gave a new iPad 2, we took it to the Apple Store to avoid commingling of contacts. No joy!
How does one delete all or multiple contacts?
Thanks Rob,
Regards,
Skip
VOICEMAIL - Parzad_Nexus_iPhone_user_ask_about_debate
37:35
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104224947/sketchbook-
ipad-pro-case?ref=nav_search
For a Kickstarter project this week we have the Sketchbook iPad Pro case - quote The First Wire-bound iPad Pro case - provide full protection to your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil - Cover is customizable unquote. Goal was just $3,800 pounds and they have raised over 4,200 pounds - so this one is funded. If you are interested on a wire bound iPad pro case - then you better hurry up as you have until just Tuesday Feb 16th at 7:07 AM CT to fund this one - which by the way will set you back - 18 pounds.
Search for Sketchbook at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for Ep 382 at today in iOS dot com.
38:20
https://www.gotenna.com/pages/how-it-works
Hi Rob,
In response to the couple looking for a communications method for cruise ship use that doesn't require Internet access, they might want to check out gotenna.com. This is a small 2 watt radio communications system that interfaces to the phone via Bluetooth. This system does not require even WiFi access, so it will work in places without any other wireless access. Cons: This uses the MURS radio frequencies. As such, they would want to make sure that MURS is available to be used unlicenesed in the countries they visit. But currently some popular cruise areas include: Caribbean Insular areas, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa and many others. Also, they will need to ensure that the vessel is licesnsed in a country where MURS is legal to be used. They will technically require permission from the captain to operate on these frequencies just as they would with any of the radio frequencies such as FRS and GMRS. But if the ship rents out radios and allows passengers to bring their own onboard, it probably won't be difficult to obtain permission. I have no connection whatsoever with GoTenna; I haven't even purchased these devices for myself so I cannot speak as to quality. I just see the ads online quite a bit and the prospect intrigues me and if I wasn't already an amateur radio operator, I would probably buy and try them.
Regards,
Brian
Hi Brian thanks for the heads up on this. Which costs $199 for 2 units - which they call a high tech buddy system.
Link in the show notes to this.
40:19
http://physedagogy.com/2014/09/25/no-wi-fi-no-
problem-using-apple-tv-to-mirror-your-device-without-wifi/
From Chris in London.
Hi Rob,
For the Guy in the Boat. Connecting Via Bluetooth Apple TV. This article may help.
Regards,
Chris
And this article is titled - No Wifi - no problem - using Apple TV to mirror your device with out wifi.
It goes over how with a 3rd gen Apple TV - you can via Airplay and via bluetooth you can communicate to the Apple TV.
I would guess this still works with the a 4th gen Apple TV as well.
But will not with a 2nd gen Apple TV.
This tutorial talks about how to mirror your iOS device to the Apple TV again via bluetooth and AirPlay and not via wifi - which would solve Jeff’s issue.
There are 8 steps in the tutorial - which a link to is in the show notes for ep 382 - look for the one titled - No Wifi? No Problem.
41:12
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3025706/apple-ios/
watchup-proves-apple-is-winning-the-tv-game.html
Another nice Article from Jonny Evans at Computer World.
This one also having to do with the Apple TV - however just 4th gen this time.
He talks about some of the really good apps for getting content - specifically News content.
One app he mentions is the Watchup - one word - App. Which offers a large selection of international, National and local news content from over 160 different sources - including Bloomberg, PBS, CNN, CBS Interactive, Financial Times, Fox News, and many others.
This apps is kind of like the Pandora of News for your Apple TV.
Right now it is just available for US customers and it appears to be Ad supported as in no cost to you Money wise.
They claim there are between 2,000 to 3,000 video clips available each day.
This is one after this episode is released I will be installing and checking out.
In the article he also talks about the AJ+ which is the Al Jazeera App and also the Fresco - F R E S C O - app which is a citizen journalism app.
Where you record from your iPhone and their iOS app and it gets put up for people to see on Apple TV. And they claim you get paid when news outlets use your photos and videos.
Some some neat news related apps for Apple TV to check out.
42:43
VOICEMAIL - Sim_Cards_Straight_talk
Hi Rob,
I heard Eric's question about tagging photos in TII episode 380.
I wanted to respond because I do A LOT of photography with my iPhone and this is something I'd also like to be able to do.
Your response about using the Mac-based version of Photos to use Faces and do tagging is a pretty good one - but it's not always helpful when you're out and mobile and want to add information to a photo right then and there - before you forget it.
For instance, if I'm at a car show I might want want to add some detailed notes about something in the picture.
Or if I'm using my iPhone at a family reunion to take photos so I'll have my own copy of old family snapshots. Often there's a story that goes with the photo. It'd be nice to add a quick note as part of that photo and have it sync across to the version on my Mac
In the past I would write out a note and then take a picture of that note.
Not very high tech - but more importantly, I didn't always have paper and pen with me....
I found lots of apps that would put a caption ON the photo but that wasn't what I wanted. I wanted to "tag" my photos with notes or keywords.
Finally I found an iOS app that has been somewhat helpful to me. It's called EXIF EDITOR (by Harald Meyer).
It allows you to add text to the Item Description in the EXIF data of a photo (which is the field where photo tagging is stored).
Unfortunately, it does this by creating an exact copy of the photo - though this copy does carry over and preserve all existing EXIF data in the original photo - so you don't lose any quality or GPS or other data when you make this copy.
Since I don't want duplicates of every single picture I take, what I've done is this:
If I take several photos of something that needs a note attached I will select ONE of the photos and use EXIF editor to enter all the information I need to keep.
Then, later, on my Mac I can reenter that data into appropriate photos and delete any duplicate photos.
(Usually, I end up keeping the "copy" of the photo with the notes and deleting my original version.)
But a shortcoming of this approach is that the Item Description field in EXIF data is unfortunately not searchable by Apple's Spotlight, Siri, or Photo features on your iOS device.
So it's not going to help you find certain pictures faster - which is something Eric asked to be able to do (and I'd also like).
In short, there's really no way I've discovered (yet) to accomplish what Eric and I would both like to have available - the ability to tag iOS photos and have those tags be searchable. I'm really hoping your other TII listeners will have good suggestions on this topic - but I thought I'd share my workflow in case anyone finds this helpful.
With the ongoing investment and commitment to iPhotography that Apple has made with their devices and apps, I am hopeful and optimistic that Apple will continue to improve their photography ecosystem - and this functionality might eventually be added as a feature. Ideally, I'd like to see them add a "tag" button that would allow you to input information directly into the photo's Item Description EXIF just like they have on the Mac version of Photos. It could be part of their non-destructive-editing like they have with cropping and filters. Just a thought.
regards,
Roger in Champaign IL
VOICEMAIL -
49:23
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/02/untethered-jailbreak-
for-ios-9-2-1-ios-9-2-ios-9-3-beta-shown-off-in-new-video.html
This next one is more of a tease type article - and it is that the jailbreak teams have released some videos of an untethered jailbreak for iOS 9.2.1 and iOS 9.3 Beta 1. But in the description of the video - the jailbreak dev says there are no plans to make the jailbreak available to the public any time soon. Was more of an Hey - we can do it - just want to show you we are smart.
Of course until iOS 9.3 is released you really would not expect them to release it.
The good news is that one iOS 9.3 is available at this point at least it looks like a jailbreak is Possible. The bad news is - Apple now knows it is possible - and maybe that will cause them to double their efforts to figure out - and patch that before 9.3 is released.
Just because they can jailbreak the beta - it does not mean that jailbreak will still work when it is gold master.
But still good news that it is possible and it was not a post of them saying 9.3 beta patch the exploit they were using.
50:37
For Ep 382 - Say Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
50:57
Thanks again to Casper for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii.
And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to phone Different
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 381
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This entire piece of music was created, composed, recorded, mixed, produced, and sent using the iPad Pro.
Due to power of iPad Pro, I was able to do the original piece of almost an hour long (from which this is 6 minutes was edited to), using 8 apps simultaneously:
Auxy Music Creation by Auxy
https://appsto.re/us/R5Vn2.i (very cool sequencer as MIDI controller),
DrumJam by Sonosaurus LLC
https://appsto.re/us/isAMF.i,
Animoog by Moog Music Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/elkhC.i,
iFretless Bass by Ngo Minh Ngoc
https://appsto.re/us/RcRKE.i,
iFretless Guitar by Ngo Minh Ngoc
https://appsto.re/us/SDmjL.i
& Tachyon by Wizdom Music LLC
https://appsto.re/us/8JBDG.i.
All (except for Auxy) were linked together in the input slots and used together using Audiobus by Audiobus Pty Ltd
https://appsto.re/us/I2JsH.i which also had MultiTrack DAW by Harmonicdog
https://appsto.re/us/15qOt.i (DAW = Digital Audio Workstation or virtual recording studio app) in the output slot, into which the five tracks of audio were recorded, processed and mixed down.
The first four apps all controlled by Auxy (DrumJam MIDI clock sync), recorded live (no overdubs) into MultiTrack DAW via AudioBus (Auxy does not support either AudioBus or iOS Inter App Audio but does support virtual MIDI, both on the device & through a network) and Tachyon played live using its very cool multi-touch UI.
The original composition/improvisation, and recording, mixdown & mastering of the one hour piece took about about 5 hours total. Due to the great battery life of the iPad Pro, and it's speed and 4gb of RAM, all was as smooth as silk, with no worries at any point in the process. This is the first time having this experience on iOS for me (having played and worked with iOS music since 2010).
Further trimmed & fade-in & fade-out added and audio exported with AudioShare app (a must have for anyone working with audio in any form, as it easily allows, importing exporting, quick edits and generally all forms of curation and management of audio files) for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch: http://kymatica.com/audioshare.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MATT for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MATT wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
This artwork comes from a photo that was taken on my iPhone 6S
and then edited with Google Photos and Instagram and finally the Text was added via the app After Photo
Regards,
Matt S
Thanks MATT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MATT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 381 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
4:01
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““Consumers are not used to paying another couple hundred bucks more just because Apple makes a cool product. Some fans will buy it, but for the rest of us it’s a hard pill to swallow just to have the coolest thing.” unquote
Neil Strother, NPD Group, 22 January 2007
You would think for a company like NPD group that does market research as their core business - they would have been a little more in touch with well the Market. Yes - Some People will pay extra for something that is cool - but they really will pay in mass if it is cool - and better than everything else.
04:49
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:10
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/27/apple-releases-ios-9-3-
beta-2-to-public-beta-testers/
In news - iOS 9.3 Beta 2 was released last week.
What is new in the Beta 2 vs Beta 1 - Well there are updates settings for Night Shift along with a new toggle in Control Center which kind of looks like the all seeing eye from the Illuminati.
via the control center you have the option to Turn on for Now or turn on until tomorrow.
There is now the ability to view your apple watch face in the iPhone Watch App.
There is the removal of the Wallpaper option from the Settings App 3D touch quick action menu.
I would expect a beta 3 to be released likely next week - which will likely be about fixing any found bugs.
Then two weeks later beta 4 to fix the bugs created when fixing the bugs for beta 3.
Then a few weeks later there would be the Gold Master Release - which would put us around mid March for the Gold Master Release for iOS 9.3.
To the email bag:
Hi Rob,
iOS 9.3 beta 2 drastically improved my iPhone 5s battery and is really stable definitely worth a look.
Keep up the good work
Regards,
Dan W
Hi Dan - thanks for the feedback - and my Wife let me actually install the Beta 2 of iOS 9.3 on her phone when I showed her your email. She was still on 9.2 and having battery issues where it was dying much much to quickly. So I upgraded her to 9.3 Beta 2 - and her phone is working much much better. 9.3 is probably the most solid single dot Beta I have tested. It does bode well for the GM release.
07:00
http://www.phonedog.com/2016/01/28/facebook-live-video-
streaming-now-available-all-us-iphone-
users-android-support-coming
If you are a fan of the video cinematography of Blair Witch - you are in luck. Facebook launched Live Video Streaming to all US iPhone users - with the feature rolling out to the rest of the world over the coming weeks.
Once you have your live stream established - you can then bore the living be-jesus out of your friends and family - and better yet - you can see which of your friends are watching and still watching and still watching.
And then you can even see and participate in a real time comment stream - because nothing says compelling video like responding to comments while your are live.
Once you end the video - it will be saved to your timeline - so any of those friends or relatives you did not bore to death with the live stream - can now be bored to death with your replay of you standing in front of the Belagio Fountains and talking about how cool they are. and ohhhhh and ahhhhhs.
If you are thinking Facebook Live Video sounds a lot like Periscope and Meerkat - BINGO. See Periscope is owned by Twitter and Facebook needed this to combat Periscope. Plus it is not a secret it was coming - They started testing this with celebrities in August and select users in December and now All US iPhone users and soon for those outside the US as well. Android users - yeah you will need to wait a little bit as well.
08:24
https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/internet/
stay-smart-online/alert-service/social-
media-prank-crashes-apple-safari
Thanks to Tash and a few others for this next one.
Which I really did not want to talk about - but since a few people sent it or similar link in - I thought I would talk about it.
Seems there is a website link - again - that people are sharing on social media - that caused Safari to Crash on iOS devices and Desktops.
The issue according to 9 to 5 mac and others is that the site you are sent to is accessing over and over your browser history - 1000’s of times really quickly. And this causes Safari to crash - and crash hard -where you need to restart your device or computer to get past it.
There does not seem to be anything evil afoot - just annoyingness at its best.
This issue also somewhat affects Chrome, FireFox and IE users - but not to the extent it does Safari users.
Expect an update to fix this issue in the next round of updates - which if you are on an iOS device or a mac - will be easy to get and update once it is out.
09:38
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/02/01/google-and-
other-bets-alphabets-q4-earnings-live-blog/
Yes - the devil is wearing ice skates as Google now has a larger Market Cap than Apple - with Cash included. Well it did on Tuesday Feb 2nd.
Which made me go back to something I wrote on Jan 28th 2014 for ep 295 of Tii.
Quote - Apples Market Cap minus cash is 209.9 Billion dollars. Just a little above last years 174 Billion in totals revenue. Microsoft - which had less then half of apples Revenue at 82.8 billion - has a Market cap less cash of 222.1 Billion. And Finally Google - with Revenue in all of 2013 of 59.8 billion - has a market cap less cash of 336.3 Billion. Yes Google which has 1/3rd the revenue of Apple - has a market cap less cash of 1.6 Times that of Apples. unquote
Per the latest quarterly reports from Apple and Google:
Apple Cash in hand - $215.7 Billion
Google Cash in hand - $73.1 Billion
As of end of Day on Tuesday Feb 2nd.
Apple's Market Cap less cash = $308.2 Billion.
Google's Market Cap lass cash = 452.8 Billion
This is 1.47 Times Apples MCLC
Apples total revenue last year was $235 Billion in Calendar year 2015
vs 74.5 Billion for google.
Or yet once again Google which has less than 1/3rd the Revenue of Apple has over 1.47 times the Market Cap less cash of Apple. Once again it seems like fundamentals will come into play at some point. Oh and now some people are writing that Google will be the first 1 Trillion dollar company - hey wait - were not the experts just writing that about Apple in the Spring?
Why Yes - yes they were - CNN.com on April 17th 2015 had an article titled - Apple could be America’s first 1 Trillion dollar company.
Marketwatch.com had a post titled - Apple to surpass $1 Trillion valuation this year - that posted on April 28th 2015.
Wow how times have changed in less than a year.
A little update - as I wrote the notes for this segment Tuesday Night. On Wednesday Feb 3rd - Seems someone passed around some smelling salts on Wallstreet - and reality set in and Apple rose and Google dropped a bunch - and at the end of day Wednesday Apple’s Market Cap was back over that of Googles - with cash included. Still when you look at with out the cash - it does not make sense. So either Apple is way undervalued or Google is way overvalued or some combo there of.
13:30
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/the-
iphone-has-not-peaked/
So what was the press’s take on the Apple quarterly call.
From The Guardian - iPhone Sales Flatline.
From Gizmodo - iPhone sales have finally stalled
And many many others not even close to that nice.
There are other articles stressing that iPhone sales are great and that 74.8 Million are more than any quarter ever. Yes true - but only be 300k more - and Apple never did say how much they put into channel inventory - and chances are if they had - the over all number last quarter of units put in Customers hands - vs last quarter of 2014 - well it would have been lower.
And on top of that Tim Cook said this quarter vs this quarter a year ago - there will be a drop. And that has to do with many factors - 1 a year ago was when the new iPhones launched in many new countries - not so this year as most big countries were launched last quarter.
And the end of 2014 came with demand exceeding supply - this new years that was not the case.
So yes - iPhone sales year over year for this quarter are going to drop - and really last quarter when you count iPhones put in customers hands - it was really Apples first year over year decline.
That said - it is not all doom and gloom - because all the competitors - they are far far worse off. And Apple is doing something none of them are doing as well. Apple - now bare with me hear - because if you are an Android person - this might now make sense - but Apple you see - they actually make money from selling their phones. Apple actually seems to be the only one that seems to be able to do that.
I know I have said for Years that the S level updates are the best updates. But sadly S level updates are below the skin - and Apple iPhone buyers seem to really like their iPhones to look different than their last iPhone.
I am not saying we iPhone buyers are shallow and care more about looks than specs - but well - Foot - Shoe - and we have a match.
This is looking to be an interesting year - and one I am going to guess will remain negative towards apple and the iPhone for most of it - at least until late August when a switch will be thrown and the press will be talking exactly the opposite and speculate the next iPhone is better than sliced bread.
My whole point on this - and yes I have one - It was just really well hidden - is that The iPhone is not dead - Apple is making lots and lots of money with it. It is still selling better than any other smartphone by a wide margin. And regardless of how the press paints the picture - the iPhone is just fine - even if year over year - the S series going forward will be taking a step back from the non- S versions.
17:26
Harrys late last month sent me over a nice box of goodies. When it came to the house my wife asked me if I had purchased more Harry’s product - I said no - they just sent me some additional items - and I asked why she was upset - she said - there goes her Valentines day present idea.
The wife knows I really love my Harry’s products and I know you will to.
and if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order.
In that kit I received some of the shaving gel - which is so nice. No Phosphates not toxic chemicals - just good stuff for your skin.
Even Ben Greenfield gave it the thumbs up.
The blades are incredible - there are 5 of them - not 3 or 4 - but 5. No cuts no burn - and the best shave I have ever had and a really great price. Why Pay $32 for an 8 pack of blades when you can get them 1/2 that price at Harrys.com And yes I do buy them - they don’t just send me samples all the time. I actually now have enough blades to get me through not just 2016 but also likely most if not all of 2017 as well. Definitely will be set for 2017 once Fathers day comes around.
Harry’s great shave at a great price was not about luck either. Harry's went and found a German blade factory that was almost 100 years old and purchased it. Harry’s owns the most important part of the razor - the blade and by cutting out the middle men on both sides means they can keep the price low to you.
Plus Harrys as an organization helps those looking for jobs - by donating 1% of their sales and 1% of their time to help prepare people for professional success. Yes a shave that feels great from a company you can feel great about.
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19:41
VOICEMAIL - Peter_Austin_answr_wazes_when_to_leave
Hi Rob,
For Kevin in episode 380 who wants to know if there is an app that would tell him what time to leave to arrive on time for an appointment based on traffic conditions; I'd say that's an inbuilt feature of ios9. I have on my today widget a notification every morning that tells me what time I need to leave to arrive at work on time. Works great. It also sends a notification if traffic is unusually heavy and updates me on what time to leave.
So long as you properly enter your destination in the appointment letting iOS 9/proactiv figure out the location then you should be fine. Especially of you go to the same places every day or regularly (even if it's different places regularly on set days of the week it remembers and tell me what time to leave home.
But yeah waze's recent update does something similar too.
Regards,
Tosin O
Hi Rob,
On Episode 380, Per Kevin
I recently discovered by accident that the native calendar and maps app on the iPhone will do this for you automatically, and will send the notifications to your Apple Watch. If you add the address to your calendar appointments, it will send you a notification to tell you the current traffic conditions and when to leave your current location to arrive at your appointment on time.
Our family uses a shared calendar, and I have it set as my default. All appointments my wife and children add to the calendar automatically generate prompts for me when it is time to leave. What’s great is that no matter who adds it to the calendar, I get the prompt, saving me from having to add each event myself to receive this alert.
If you are not seeing this, it may need to be enabled by going to Settings on your iPhone —> Next, tap "Mail, Contacts and Calendars,"—> Then, scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap "Default Alert Times" —> On the next screen, toggle the switch for "Time to Leave” from grey to green.
You will note on this screen, the description and caveat stating if your appointment is more than 3 hours away, the device will not send you an alert.
I hope it works as well for Kevin and other listeners, as it does for us.
Rob, Love the show, Your show has so many times, given the answers to problems before they occurred for me or my kids. You’ve saved me hours of time trying to solve problems when they arise. I recommend this podcast to all of my friends.
Thanks,
Ken from Southwest Florida
Hi Rob - Love the show. In response to Kevin’s question in episode 380 about an app that can give him notifications on what time to leave for work. It’s already built into IOS! Go into Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services. and turn on Frequent locations. According to Apple it uses Frequent Locations: To learn places that are significant to you, your iOS device will keep track of places you have recently been, as well as how often and when you visited them. This data is kept solely on your device and won't be sent to Apple without your consent. It will be used to provide you with personalized services, such as predictive traffic routing. I turned this on and now when I swipe down in Notifications - my phone will tell how long it should take to get to work or back home. If you have appointments in your calendar with their location, it will notify you how long it will take to get there. Recently I had a doctors appointment after work - it notified me how long it would take to get to the doctors from work. I would assume that all apps that would provide this service is going to use the same information; your location, places you frequent, calendar appointments, weather, and other crowd sourcing info. Guess it all depends on how much info your ok with providing and what companies you trust. Personally I do trust Apple and will provide this info for the convenience.
Thanks for all you do and thanks to the google plus community for what they do
Regards,
James Cipriano
Hey Rob,
there is an app that sends notifications to my Apple Watch in regards to what time I should leave for appointments due to traffic conditions. The Google app works very well for me.
Regards,
Mike
Hey Rob,
I'm sure everyone is screaming this into their audio devices… lol
iOS have feature to give advance reminders of when to leave based on traffic, it's already builtin using iOS Calendar & Maps…
• just create a calendar item with time date and location (make sure on the item info filed the Mimi map displays showing the location, if you do not get the map then iOS will not monitor traffic to that destination).
• in the info panel, select travel time option and start point as current location or home for example. iOS will monitor traffic conditions from where you are to your destination.
• select mode of transportation (walking, car, public)
• select to receive sound and display notifications and you will get notifications on iOS and in the "Today View" pull down shade.
I'm sure Apple can simplify this process or even make it automatic without user going through the setup process for each calendar item, but it gives the user the flexibility of using that feature if they need it or don't know it exists until they do need it. Lol
Regards,
Devon C
Hi. Rob here is one I use that seems to do what he needs free version on Scout GPS Navigation, ETA,... by Telenav, Inc. see screen shots attracted ...showing the App and the ETA Notifcation I set up. Hope this is helpful. Ray of Baltimore Maryland.
VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_answr_when_to_leave
Again - Peter, Tosin, Ken, James, Mike, Devon, Ray, Justin and others I did not include - thanks for all your feedback on this - we all now have a PHD on setting up our iOS device to let us know when to leave to get somewhere on time.
27:50
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Keith Lunsford who posted the following
Quote
Today in iPhone was my first podcast... On my Windows Phone... I still listen to every episode!
With the exception of using an iPhone 3gs (gave it to my wife, and she has had several iOS phones since), I have used Microsoft phones since around 2007. I have always listened to the TII podcast because I am the family tech support.
I have finally given up on the Windows Mobile system and got my 6S+ today. When I entered my account information, it copied all of my wife's information (texts, call log, messages, etc) since she has been using it on my account. We have always backed up her phone, bought apps, and basically done everything using my account since it was the only phone.
Is there a way to transfer this phone to her own account using her e-mail address? I know about the family accounts and plan to use this system for me, my wife, and my phones, but need to get her phone switched over to her separate account.
Let the Windows Phone abuse fly... Then help me with a solution please.
Unquote
There were at least 17 comments on this post at last look.
Both Sean Casey and Francisco Tapia were helping out Keith.
Here are some of those replies.
From Francisco
quote
you can create a new appleid for your wife, then use a backup utility like syncios to backup all the contents of her phone, sms contacts etc..
http://www.syncios.com/
unquote
Then from Keith
quote
So is this what you are thinking?
*backup her phone with syncos
*reset her phone
*start fresh with a new id
*restore with syncos?
*life is good?
unquote
Which Francisco replied
quote
I'd start with a full desktop iTunes backup then proceed with the syncios steps.
Report back to tells us how it went.
unquote
Keith then replied back
quote
still no solution for changing the account on my wife's phone and keeping all her data. I'm $60.00 into syncios and it didn't help either. Any more solutions?
I think we are going to try the Genius bar this weekend before giving up.
unquote
Sean replied
quote
Syncios should surely be able to handle it. Did you try getting in touch with their customer service team? At first thought, I would think that you would need to log out of all of her Apple accounts on the 'old' phone Before trying to transfer data to the new phone (but I am not familiar with Syncios) or it may pick up the Apple Account settings as well and put those on the new device.
You 'can' do this, for sure. It is possible no doubt, you just have to do the processes in the right order. It takes patience, for sure. Easiest solution is for you to get new Apple acct. and let her have that one.
Here is a page that might be helpful to you:
http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/112147/how-
to-move-data-between-icloud-accounts
unquote
And I will throw this out to the audience if you know of a good solution for Keith - please let us know - 206-666-6364 or look for this post from Jan 26 2016 in the google Plus community comment there.
Keith please let me know how this turns out. And PS - I will not give you grief about Windows Phone - I think it is the 2nd best Mobile OS - much much better then Android for sure.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing. And let me tell you having 3,000 members and keeping it spam free - that is a tough go in the google+ community. Right now I am rejecting about 7 out of 10 requests to join. Lots and lots of spammers out there. Again if you applied and did not get accepted - just email me and let me know.
Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Lawrence McFarland
quote
So I tried using dictation on the Notes app my iPhone 6s while on airplane mode. It worked like a charm. I hope that helps.
unquote
From Storm Garelli
quote
I really enjoyed the listener-submitted music track in this episode. Very well done - quality stuff.
unquote
From Karthik M
quote
+Storm I thought so too. I was wondering did they use a real Guitar or the virtual one in GarageBand?
unquote
From Michael Bullman
quote
I also tried dictation on my 6S plus in airplane mode and it works.
unquote
From Francisco Tapia
quote
Daniel from Wisbench Cambridgeshire changes is mind yet again!
unquote
AND Finally
From Karthik M again.
quote
To the man on the boat:
You can connect your TV to your iPhone's personal hotspot. Then use the available apps in the TV to watch web content via iPhone's cellular network.
If you want to Airplay offline content from your iPhone to your TV then just use a dummy router and connect them both which doesn't require an internet connection.
unquote
34:21
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apples-gigantic-ipad-
pro-outsold-185016876.html
There was an interesting article from Business Insider titled - quote Apple’s gigantic iPad Pro outsold MS entire Surface Lineup last quarter and it was only on sale for 6 weeks. unquote
Yeah for king of the pithy post titles.
I say the article is interesting because Apple clearly did not break out how many iPad Pro’s they shipped - heck they did not even hint at it.
But according to IDC - they estimated Apple shipped over 2 Million iPad Pro’s last quarter because well they said so.
And because they said so IDC says MS only shipped a total of 1.6 Million Surface Tablets last quarter.
IDC said - hey will were are here and having fun pulling items from our posterior - lets pull numbers for all the other Tablets out there as well.
And when you look at IDC’s ummm Estimates - they have Apple with 16.1 Million iPads shipped last quarter and the number 1 seller of tablets.
Sammy was number 2 with 9 Million shipped.
Amazon was number 3 with 5.2 million shipped.
Lenovo was number 4 with 3.2 Million shipped
and Huawei was 5th with 2.2 Million tablets shipped last quarter.
Others which MS was lumped into totaled 30.2 Million tablets shipped last quarter and that means over all there were 65.9 Million tablets shipped last quarter and just 24.4% of those were usable - I mean had an Apple logo on them.
35:56
http://www.apple.com/support/ac-wallplug-adapter/
There was a lot of posts out there about Apple recalling over a decades worth of AC Adapters.
First note this is about the prongs that go on certain adapters that allow the swiping out of the prongs - not the AC part of it.
From Apple
quote
Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the two prong Apple AC wall plug adapters designed for use in Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina and Brazil may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched. These wall plug adapters shipped from 2003 to 2015 with Mac and certain iOS devices, and were also included in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit.
Customer safety is always Apple's top priority, and we have voluntarily decided to exchange affected wall plug adapters with a new, redesigned adapter, free of charge. We encourage customers to exchange any affected parts using the process below.
Note: Other wall plug adapters, including those designed for Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States and Apple USB power adapters are not affected by this program.
unquote
I have a link in the show notes with more info on this if you think you are affected. Chances are you are not - well for most of the listeners of this show you are not.
But some are - which again is why I have a link in the show notes. Look for the link titled - Apple recalls some AC adapters
37:34
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3026717/apple-ios/tim-
cook-s-apple-s-focus-on-india-is-insanely-great.html
One of the things Tim Cook commented on during last weeks conference call was Apples new focus on India. And there is a nice article from Jonny Evans at Computer world titled - Tim Cook’s Apples focus on India is insanely great.
He mentions in India - Apple currently only has about a 2% smartphone market share - clearly not a good penetration and the worst in any of the BRIC countries.
We mentioned recently on the show Apple was working to bring down prices of their devices in India - which had been artificially high in the past.
Jonny talks about Apples smaller 4 Inch iPhone 5Se as a potential device to better address the market - but he also points out that for many people in India and other BRIC countries for that mater - a smartphone is not something people get to compliment their computer - it is their computer.
And with an expected growing of the middle class in India as well - there will be more and more consumers in india where an iphone will be greatly desired - as long as prices are kept reasonable.
Apple learned how to market to emerging markets as is evidences by their success in China - but can they duplicate that in India.
One thing that could help to re-ignite iPhone sales numbers is a pick up in the BRIC countries not named China. But even if Apple did duplicate in India the % of smartphone market share - it would a much smaller number of unit sales.
The estimated size of the middle classes in the BRIC countries are:
11.2 Mil in Brazil
4.5 Mil in Russia
23.6 Million in India
and
108.7 Million in China
So the Brazil, Russia, India combined and tripled is about the size of China’s middle class. Just to keep things in Perspective.
39:40
Valentines days is coming up and one of the gifts I purchased for my wife comes from Boll and Branch. I purchased some Bath Towels for her. Ok - no it is not Flowers or a teddy bear - but she likes her baths - and nothing feels better after a bath or shower than nice soft absorbent towel. Plus I used Promo code tii to save 20% and get free shipping so that felt good on my wallet.
Per the Towels - These are 100% organic Cotton Towels. And they are a nice size to - 30 inches wide by 58” long. Good thing the wife does not listen to the show it would ruin her surprise.
In addition to the Towels - Boll and Branch also sells Organic cotton Sheets, Blankets, Hats and Scarves and well if Valentines day goes really well for you - they have a great baby collection as well - which by the way if you have clients that have a baby - their baby collection makes for a great baby gift.
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41:48
http://learnbonds.com/126032/apple-inc-aapl-ponders-
parting-with-cash-to-fuel-planet-apple-evolution/
One of the news stories or rumors floating out there the end of Jan was that Apple was looking to acquire a content company to get more content on to Apple TV.
And the key name being thrown around is Time Warner - which would get Apple - HBO, TBS, TNT, CNN and Warner Bros Studio. Yes - that would count as content for sure.
Problem is that would also cost Apple at least $60 Billion dollars.
Given apples biggest acquisition and biggest by a wide margin was Beats for 3 Billion dollars - I just see an acquisition 20 times that size very very questionable at best.
and then there are all the issues with Time Warner Cable and the deals for Content on other cable providers.
Plus Apple already has a pretty good relationship with HBO and the HBO Now app on Apple TV - so not seeing what this gets them that would make such a huge huge leap in acquisitions make any sense.
42:50
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/27/ipad-air-3-march-event-
new-apple-watch-bands/
In the rumor Mill we find a report from 9 to 5 Mac about a March event - which they say will likely be the week of March 14th. This according to quote sources unquote - for which no other info was given.
The Sources claim at said week of March 14th event - there are three key things Apple will introduce
1. New Apple Watch 2
2. 4 Inch iPhone 5SE
and
3. an iPad Air 3 - which we would imagine would get most if not all of the internals of the iPad Pro - just with a 9.7 inch screen. There was also an extra rumor nugget for the iPad Air 3 - saying it will get a rear facing flash for the camera.
Ummm - No - at least not the rear flash.
43:39
http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/02/march-15-event-4-inch-
phone-new-ipad-apple-watch/
And then 6 days later 9 to 5 Mac had an update to the rumor - now saying it will be on March 15th that the event happens and it will be for the iPhone 5SE, iPad Air 3 and Apple Watch band updates.
Pricing of the 5SE is rumored to be $450 for the 16 don’t by me GB version. With a 64 buy me GB version also available.
That $450 price is what the current price of the iPhone 5S is now.
So this would mean either that unit is discontinued or discounted further.
Some additional details / rumors were given for the iPad Air 3 - such as it getting the 4 speakers like the iPad Pro and a smart connector and a smart keyboard to connect to the smart connector. Essentially think a 9.7” version of the iPad Pro - but again with the rumor of a rear flash.
Per the Apple Watch updates - this would be focused on New Bands and new software - it does not sound like new internals or hardware - just bands - yawn and software - maybe Yawn?
The question they kind of raise is are these updates media event worthy where select favored press are invited in or will it be an online event only.
Once Apple gets their Spaceship campus done - one thing it will have is a theater for these type of events. And l would guess these updates would at that time get a live event. But for now - it will be interesting to see what happens or if there is a one more thing to be intro’d.
45:29
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/02/02/munster-4-
iphone-doesnt-make-sense-for-rumored-apple-event-in-march
Oh and how confident our we that an iPhone 5SE or what ever the new 4 Incher will be called will be at the event - well right now a lot more confident.
Why - because often wrong Uncle Gene Munster - just said it does not make sense for it to be intro’d at this event.
And he also says the Apple watch will be updated to an S version.
So yeah - that confirms the Watch Band and software only rumor too.
And he said the iPad Air 3 would have force touch - yup we can count on that not to be in the iPad Air 3 as well. Like I said - think iPad Pro but 9.7 inches - that means NO force touch.
But Uncle Gene did not mention a rear flash - so maybe that is real after all.
Uncle Gene is often like George Castanza - just go with the opposite of what he says and you will be right. Just Sayin
46:20
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/01/apple-reportedly-
working-on-new-wireless-charging-tech-for-ios-devices
Hi Rob,
I heard inductive charge doesn’t work through metal.
Also at the end of the article makes a good point if headphone jack is missing you can still have wired audio headphone while charging (magnetically/inductively/wirelessly)
Regards,
Michael
And the article he mentions is titled - Apple Reportedly working on new wireless charging tech for iOS devices.
Essentially if you have read a biography of Telsa - yeah that is where this rumor is going.
We are not talking about some charging puck or matt - heck I had a wireless charging case for my iPhone 3GS right after it came out.
Wireless charging matts and pucks really don’t buy you much vs plugging in - you still need to be charging in a specific place.
What the rumor here is saying is that apple is looking at charging their devices from a distance.
A lot of this rumor seems to be fueled from the removal of the headphone jack - the logic goes if the headphone jack goes away - that leaves the lightening port to plug in your headphones - if you headphones are plugged in there - than you can’t charge your phone - so you need wireless charging and if Apple is going to do wireless - then they would do something really special - and ditch the matt or puck - i.e. something that requires really close proximity charging
And to find a solution we need to go back to the 90’s as in 1890’s and to Wireless Transmission of Power or Non-Herzian Waves as it was referred to by Tesla. Essentially the idea is powering a device from a distance wirelessly. Ok - it would be a bit different here but the basics are the same.
Will we see this for the iPhone 7? Most likely not - it just seem like a major jump - and there is a movie from the 90’s - 1990’s that it makes me think of - Johnny Mnemonic. In that movie people are suffering from Black Shakes which comes from over transmission in the air.
What will happen to us with all this remote wireless power transmission in the air. How long until we are all sterile or picking up AM transmission in our fillings. 10 Points for the TV show that had an episode about that plot point.
Anyway remote Wireless Power - or Non-Herzian Waves sounds cool and all at the top level - lets see where we are in September on this on. I am guessing right were we are now - which is just with a wild rumor and we will be moving this on to the iPhone 8 rumor bingo card.
48:48
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-google-
learning-hard-apple-223832955.html
Earlier we talked about how the iPad is still the best selling Tablet.
And how it might be that the iPad Pro line alone beat all the Surface tablet lines combined last quarter even though it was only on sale for half the quarter.
Well there was an interesting article titled - Microsoft and Google are learning how hard it is to be like Apple - and it is from Business Insider.
The gist of the article is that what Apple has done with the quality of the iPad’s both hardware and software is something neither MS or Google is close to duplicating at this time.
They have a quote in there from a review from AnandTech per Google’s Pixel C Tablet that says
quote
At this point, I don’t know if I can really recommend any high end Android tablets in good conscience, because I know they won’t be offering the buyer what they deserve for such a high price. This applies even more so to the Pixel C, which has stability issues that I can’t believe exist on such an expensive tablet with both the hardware and software designed by the same company.
unquote
Yikes.
The article ends with this:
quote
The inescapable conclusion is that Apple's lead doesn't just come from its mega-ma-niacal control. Maybe Apple's focus on the user experience above all else is much harder than it looks. And Microsoft and Google are figuring that out the hard way.
unquote
50:07
VOICEMAIL - Rob_Philly_answr_streaming_to_appleTV
Hi Rob,
Can't Jeff just use a personal Hotspot to create a wifi network on the boat with data?
Regards,
Bernard
Rob,
Jeff wanted to mirror Netflix to an Apple TV on his boat, but he has no wifi. Perhaps he could try turning his iPad into a personal hotspot and then stream directly from the Apple TV instead of using AirPlay.
Regards,
Jon
Hi rob! I want to respond to Jeff the magician on a boat, 3days a week! Nice life.
I'm guessing the iPad Jeff uses, have a sim card. I've used routers with a cellular connection before, he might be able to buy a router with a sim card function and connect all his devices through that? Set up his own network on the boat, and be able to stream to the Apple TV from all devices on the network. Now I'm from Sweden and all your cellular providers might have different rules, when it comes to what you can plug your sim card into. But I hope not! That's stupid!
I assume he needs another SIM card for his iPad after that, just to unlock it, or mabye not? Haven't had a cellular iPad before, I always share wifi from a iPhone that's always with me.. In Sweden I can get a new sim card with a new phone number attached to it for free, like I did when I turned an old, screen cracked iPhone 4 to an security cam, and a controller for my Philips hue lights.
Be sure to limit the network usage on all devices so they don't use up all the data with updates and so on.
Hope this helps!
Regards
William the hydraulic valve machinist
Hi Rob,
Fellow listener Jeff was looking for a fix for his boat. I bought an adapter from Apple that connects my iPad/and iPhone directly to the tv into the HDMI port. I used that until I bought an Apple TV --and still use it when I travel!!!
Regards,
Linda
Hi Rob,
Yes I can dictate on my iPhone 6S in airplane mode using the notes app
Regards,
Glenn A.
Hi Rob,
Per Dictating off line - I confirmed it does not work on the iPhone 6 - but does on the 6S series.
Regards,
Kevin B
Hi Rob,
I am looking for an app that can do text and have transparent background.
The result would be a file that can be used to create business cards or even tshirts.
This kind of stuff can easily be done in Illustrator...
Do you or the audience know of a good app for iOS that can do this.
Regards,
Elsie
Folks I have a couple of personal requests for apps to see which ones you have used and liked.
First if Anything to do with a trip to Disney World. Any Apps you found really helped planning and executing the trip would be greatly appreciated.
Second one - I am looking for an App where I can put in multiple pictures of myself as I am loosing weight - I have been taking pictures each day - and I want an app - where it takes multiple pictures and morphs from one to the next to the next and so on to show you the change. If you know of a good app that is easy to use that does that let me know. I know I could set with iMovie where I bring in each of the images and transition from one to the next - but I was hoping there was something else specifically designed for this.
So folks please email me today in iOS at gmail dot com with apps Per Disney WORLD and also Apps per putting in a lot of pictures and morphing from one to the next and so on.
Thanks for your help.
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iPhone6SPlus_VS_6Plus_battery
59:37
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jic-the-first-and-
only-recording-case-for-iphone#/
Thanks to Aric for this next one.
Which is an indie go go project called JIC - the first and only recording case for iPhone.
This one had a goal of $25k - as in past tense - they have raised over $31k - and have until Feb 24th for additional funding.
The description on this one is
quote
With JIC, your phone case IS your recorder! Instantly press record during any conversation (in-person or on the phone) no matter who called who or how far into the conversation you are. Immediately start to capture the talk directly onto the provided 2GB microSD card. Once you press stop, you can instantly playback what you just recorded.
unquote
Pricing on this is $29 for the early bird special while they last. Which will get you the JIC case a 2GB Micro SD Card, rechargeable battery and USB cable.
In the FAQ it says it does not work with the iPhone 6+ - but it does work with the iPhone 5 and above.
I am a little concerned about the low price on this - $29 seems too good to be true - add that to them not showing two sizes - just one - but saying it will work for the iPhone 5 and 6 ? Huh????
Anyway if you have a quote iPhone 5 and above unquote - but not the 6+ or 6S+ and are interested in this - check out JIC Case at Indie Go go dot com or in the links in the shows notes for ep 381.
1:01:21
For Ep 381
From Sharde and Santiago and Maria
Ask Siri to Beatbok
1:02:13
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 380
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JIMMY for sending in the music you hear in the background. JIMMY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I can't say enough good things about your podcast. Thank you so much for the work you're doing and for the community that has grown around it. Both helped free me from languishing in dreaded "Androidville"!!! And, along with my iPhone 6s and my iPad Air 32gb, I am enjoying great shaves compliments of my Harry's razor that I learned about on your podcast and that my wife got me for Christmas!!
This is a song I did in GarageBand on my iPad using an Apogee Jam as the interface for my R8 Les Paul. It's called "Coffee with Marx" and was inspired by Andy Latimer of Camel. If you like it please feel free to use it on the show. I do music strictly as a hobby these days and do not expect any financial compensation for its use.
Thanks also for admittance into the Google+ community. Hopefully this tune and few others I have in the pipe will assist you in keeping your truly stellar show rolling for a while!
Cheers! and best regards,
Jimmy Stockstill
Petal, Mississippi
SONG COFFEE WITH MARX
Thanks JIMMY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ZACHARY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ZACHARY wrote the following:
Hi rob,
I use a red apple logo iPhone wallpaper and added a text using the instasize app
Thanks for the awesome podcast
Sincerely
Zachary Stubbs
Thanks ZACHARY, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ZACHARY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 380 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:34
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Steve Jobs’ blockbuster keynote address at last week’s Macworld was brilliantly and powerfully delivered — one of his best ever. It was also a colossal mistake. I think Jobs blew it. Here are my six reasons why:
1. Jobs raised buyer expectations too high.
2. Jobs raised Wall Street expectations too high.
3. Jobs gave competitors a head start.
4. Jobs undermined Apple TV hype
5. Jobs put iPod sales at risk.
6. Jobs wrecked Cisco talks.
unquote
Mike Elgan, Computerworld, 18 January 2007
Funny thing is now Wallstreet is opining for another Blew it like this product. And really Put iPod sales at risk? Yes but only because they are being replace by iphone sales. Apple has been willing to sacrifice one product line for a new one or as they said once it is better to obsolete one of our products with another one of our products rather then have someone else do it. That is something most companies can not do.
03:48
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:47
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/1/19/apple-
releases-os-x-10113-and-ios-921
Apple finally released the Gold Master of iOS 9.2.1 - if you are not a jailbreaker and not a beta tester - then it is a good time for you to go and update to 9.2.1 - as with most double dot updates - this one squashes bugs man - as well as security improvements and MDM server issues.
We previously reported that the 9.2.1 betas were bug fixes and bug fixes to the bug fixes and security and that is about all. Both beta’s had good reports on stability over all - and 9.2.1 Gold master is also getting good reports for stability - but it seems one thing people missed in the beta’s is that if you have an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 - 9.2.1 offers a very nice speed bump vs other versions iOS 9. If you have an iPhone 4S (my son) or an iPhone 5 - this is definitely the update you have been looking for.
The only negative reports I have heard are from a few users that did the OTA update and reported battery life issues - but it seems if they then did a full restore via iTunes - that fixed the issue - others reported doing the Reset Network Settings after force quitting apps fixed the issue. Point is those doing updates to 9.2.1 via iTunes and their computer are not seeing the battery life issue - and only a small small number doing the OTA updates had any issue.
Per the question can you update to iOS 9.2.1 - Yes - release the hounds and update to iOS 9.2.1 once you can via iTunes and avoid the OTA if you can. As always - make sure to back up before you update and as I always recommend - force quite open apps - do a reset network settings - backup - and then update. Look for the PDF in the Tii App under episodes for PDF’s for my recommended procedure for updating.
As an FYI - I am running iOS 9.3 Beta 1 - wow - it is really really stable and I am loving it.
07:05
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/25/apple-tv-4-tvos-9-1-1/
Apple also had another double dot update - this one earlier this week and it is tvOS 9.1.1 - and normally double dot updates are bug fixes - or security issues - but this double dot update actually brought back something - and that is the Podcasts App is now on the Apple TV 4th gen.
On the last episode we talked about how tvOS 9.2 beta 1 had the Podcasts App and folders and bluetooth keyboard support - well those later two did not make it in this double dot update. But again Podcasts App did. So make sure to go in there and subscribe to Today in iOS on your Apple TV 4th Gen - you know just so you can make sure it is working right.
Thanks Apple for correcting the major oversight.
08:04
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/21Apple-Opening-
Europes-First-iOS-App-Development-Center-in-Italy.html
Apple had a few press releases last week - one of them had Apple Kissing up to the EU - I mean Opening Europe’s first iOS App Dev Center in Italy. From the press release
quote
Apple® today announced the creation of Europe’s first iOS App Development Center in Italy, to give students practical skills and training on developing iOS apps for the world’s most innovative and vibrant app ecosystem.
The iOS App Development Center, to be located at a partner institution in Naples, will support teachers and provide a specialized curriculum preparing thousands of future developers to be part of Apple’s thriving developer community. In addition, Apple will work with partners around Italy who deliver developer training to complement this curriculum and create additional opportunities for students. Apple expects to expand this program to other countries around the world. unquote
And Tim Cook had the following to add
Quote
“Europe is home to some of the most creative developers in the world and we’re thrilled to be helping the next generation of entrepreneurs in Italy get the skills they need for success, The phenomenal success of the App Store is one of the driving forces behind the more than 1.4 million jobs Apple has created in Europe and presents unlimited opportunities for people of all ages and businesses of all sizes across the continent.”
unquote
Apple then had some blurbs about how they are a powerful engine of Growth across Europe with 1.2 Million jobs attributable the Apple App ecosystem. And that European App devs have earned well over 10.2 Billion Euros from selling their apps around the world.
The PR seemed to really read like one major kiss up to the EU as they currently are looking at fining Apple for possible under paid taxes due to the Irish tax loopholes. Which is a whole bunch of really boring news articles I have not touched on before. But I mention now - because while it is great Apple is doing this dev center and even greater if you are in Italy - it really did read like a major kiss up. Just Sayin.
10:06
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/20New-Music-
Apps-from-Apple-Transform-iOS-Devices-into-Handheld-
Studios-for-Songwriters-Beatmakers.html
As I mentioned Apple had a few PR’s last week - one of the other ones was titled:
New Music Apps from Apple Transform iOS Devices into Handheld Studios for Songwriters & Beatmakers
And let me read from the PR
quote
Apple® today announced a new addition and a major update to its family of music-making apps for iOS that make it easy for people to tap into their musical potential and create incredible music no matter where they are. An all-new app called Music Memos lets musicians and songwriters quickly capture, organize and develop their musical ideas right on their iPhone®. And a major update to GarageBand® for iOS introduces multiple new features, including Live Loops, a fun way for anyone to make music like a DJ using only their iPhone or iPad®.
unquote
If you are a song writer - this is a cool new app - and you should definitely check out the new Music Memos app which is priced to move - at Free - and available now for download in the iOS App store.
11:05
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/music-memos
/id1036437162?mt=8
Here is the description for the App from the App store:
quote
Music Memos is the easiest way for songwriters to capture and organize new musical ideas. Use your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to record acoustic guitar, piano, voice, or any musical instrument as high-quality, uncompressed audio. Then name, tag and rate your ideas to start building a library of all your favorite new song parts and riffs. Music Memos automatically detects your tempo, rhythmic feel and chords and lets you instantly hear your musical idea accompanied by a rhythm section with realistic drums and bass. View the chords you’ve played, add comments and lyrics, or share your recordings with friends or directly to Apple Music Connect*. And it’s easy to take your favorite ideas into GarageBand to add more instruments and continue building your song.
unquote
So what I am looking for is someone to send in a song where you used the new Music Memos App to help in the creation there of. And not just send in said song - but also comment on your thoughts of the app - I know quite a few of you that listen make songs - we have 300+ submitted by you to prove that - so Musicians - let me know your thoughts on the new Music Memos App. 206-666-6364 that’s 206-moon-dog or record your thoughts and email them to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com. Just don’t use the Music Memos App to record it as it sends it uncompressed - which means it will be a big ole file.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2498170,00.asp
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13:02
VOICEMAIL - Ben_Canada_feedbk_auto_lock_figure_out
Hi Rob,
I have seen the low power mode on iPhone.
A pop up comes at 20% battery asking if the phone shall be set in low power mode.
And once in low power mode, the phone does not go back to " normal power mode" till the battery is charged top about 85% (I don't remember if it's 80 or 85 exactly).
It does not get stuck in low power mode, but it does take long (85% battery charge) to get out of it leading to the belief that it's stuck. (When we expect the phone to return to normal operation at a little above 20% battery charge, waiting till 85% charge does seem a long time.)
We can always get out of low power mode from Settings/ Battery.
Regards,
Gulzar
Abu Dhabi
Hi Rob,
First, it seems that in IOS 9 it became possible to dictate on an IOS device in airplane mode. I am pretty sure before this time dictation required an internet connection. If what I say is true; why haven't I heard this anywhere?
And, my rhetorical question; why, oh why, does not the Apple Store app
use Touch ID? I mean, .
Regards,
Kevin Barry
Well Kevin on my iPhone 6 Plus - when in Airplane mode - the ability to dictate is gone in the notes app. HOWEVER - on the iPad Pro - you are correct - go to Airplane mode and dictation still works and works fine. So this looks like it is an A9 processor feature more so than an iOS 9 feature.
But either way you are correct I have not heard this feature mentioned elsewhere - Thanks Kevin for the heads up on that. Folks if you have an iPhone 6S or 6S plus - let us know if you to can dictate when in Airplane Mode. Again for my iPhone 6Plus - I could not - but the iPad Pro I could.
VOICEMAIL - Ron_NM_fdbk_make_default_outlook
17:30
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Emiko Fruend who posted the following
Quote
My son plays guitar and he is really enjoying The new Apple Music Memos app. He records his guitar part and the app will add bass and drum parts. Really fun!
Unquote
From Karthik M - quote I Love it. Great to see this new app from Apple. I just sing something and it adds drums and bass.
unquote.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this Post from Patrick McCann
quote
Just upgraded from a 6 Plus to 6s Plus a couple weeks ago, and also updated to 9.2.1
I have not been able to get Siri to complete any task I ask it to do. I ask Siri to call my wife and it tries, but comes back with "Sorry, somethings gone wrong" or if I ask it to set a timer it says "Setting the timer" but nothing actually happens.
I have tried looking this up and the only thing I found was an article from September 2015 addressing Bluetooth and Siri issues. It tells you to do a hard reset on the phone by holding down the home and lock buttons.
I did this and it worked, but a few hours later it was back to not completing tasks. I did the hard reset one more time yesterday and of course today Siri not completing tasks.
I really don't want to keep doing hard resets on my phone. Has anyone else experienced this and fixed it, or is it a bug in 9.2.1?
Oh and also tried resetting Network Settings, no dice.
Please help
Patrick in Omaha
unquote
Gary Beltz suggested the following
quote Since the device is only a few weeks old I'm going to HOPE that you haven't accumulated a lot of information you can't afford to lose. I would try a back up to your computer and do a restore and set it up as a NEW device.
unquote
To which Patrick replied
quote
Ok I just finished the backup/Erase Phone/Set up as New Phone. Did quick test of Siri and worked perfectly. Used "Hey Siri" and holding home button methods to activate Siri. No problems.
Restored from my backup and so far so good. I am testing it every time I change a setting, but I think the problem was related to setting up the phone originally at the Apple Store. Not what you would call a tech expert or anything, but I know my wife and I had an unusual wait for the update and wifi restore from backup when we upgraded.
Thanks for all the help I love this community!
Patrick in Omaha
unquote
20:32
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/18/after-abandoning-
iad-revenue-apple-can-reintroduce-an-ad-free-internet-
Apple has basically walked away - given up on iAds. Essentially apple wanted iAds to work where a lot of the personal info of users was not given up - but Advertisers they seemed to like Googles business model which is simply - users are sheep and we like to sheer our sheep. So not surprisingly Advertisers flocked to the company with little to absolutely no regards to users privacy and away from the company that tried to support the end user. And advertisers thought they were getting the last laugh when Apple announced it was basically abandoning it.
Except - it might be Apple that gets the last laugh by supplying more and more tools to allow the end users to block more and more ads. Oooooppps - Advertisers did not see that one coming. Apples goal is simply to make the end users experience in their ecosystem the best possible - and that means allowing users to block and strip away those items that slow down the browsing experience.
There is a very good article from Daniel Eran Dilger at Apple Insider that goes over this in greater detail. But really it can be summed up as I just put it - Google sided with Advertisers and Apple Sided with Users when it came to privacy. Advertisers then sided with Google - and that left iAd’s to flounder - and now that is basically no more - it leaves Apple open to add and allow tools that will enhance privacy of users and the whole end user experience even more. If you are on an iOS device and hit a site like iMore or Android Central - and you have content blockers enabled - the sites loads quickly - if you don’t or you are on android - the sites load time is pathetic and lots of data is used when it should not be. Expect even more user friendly / advertiser adverse improvements to iOS in the future - now that Apple has nothing holding it back and really a big incentive to make their ecosystem even better when compared to Android.
22:33
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/
news/iphone-5se-leaked-details-claim-that-next-apple-phone-
will-be-an-iphone-6-in-an-iphone-5-case-a6832116.html
Lets get into the rumors of the next iPhone that will be announced - and right now the announcement looks according to the rumors to be in the March time frame with some saying launch late March others saying early April.
This new iPhone is not the iPhone 7 - but rather the long sought after updated 4 inch iPhone. Some are calling it the 6C some are calling it the 5SE.
9to5 mac is saying the case will be the same as the 5S. With the internals a mix between the iPhone 6 and 6S.
One thing is certain the Video BGR claimed was the next 4 incher was definitely not. Even though BGR said quote In a nutshell, this is exactly what we’d expect a 4-inch iPhone to look like. The only thing missing, obviously, is an official Apple confirmation. unquote.
As I always say BGR just plain is horrible when it comes to iSomething rumors. As Mac Rumors said - No - those photos and video were just the iphone 6S. You can tell that by just looking at the spacing of the speaker holes and the lightening port - and it is the same as the 6S - photos proven a fake - so no BGR it is not exactly what we would expect.
The features will be an upgrade camera likely the same as the 6.
Apple Pay support.
Barometer for tracking elevation in the health app.
Support for larger Panoramas
auto focus for vide recording
Bluetooth 4.2
Wifi chips would be the same as with the 6S
Live Photos as well.
And the A8 / M8 chips that are in the 6. Now I have seen other rumors that said - nope it will be the A9 Chip and not the A8.
Per the case - again some rumors say basically the same case as the 5S. Others say it is the same basic dimensions of the 5S - but with curved edges like the 6 / 6Plus lines.
Here is the thing - I am not sure how in the same rumor you can say the case will be curved like the 6 / 6Plus - and the processor of the 6 and live photos but it will be called the 5Se. It just seems if it looks like and acts like a 6 and 6S - then it would be called a 6C or 6 something.
Again almost all rumors have an event to announce it being in March. And then rumors split with some saying a late March release and others saying April release. Point is this if you are holding out hope for a new 4 incher - regardless of what it is called - in about 4 to 6 weeks we should be getting word of an Apple event to announce said device if the latest rumors are to be believed.
http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/22/apple-readies-iphone-5se-
not-6c-for-marchapril-with-curved-edges-live-photos/
http://bgr.com/2016/01/21/iphone-5e-6c-7c-design-video/
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/21/4-
inch-iphone-video-debunk/
25:26
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-testing-ultra-fast-li-fi-
implementation-future-iphones-1538797
One of the rumors picking up steam in the last couple of weeks is that around LiFi - LiFi allows high speed data transfer through visible light. LiFi can allow for data speeds up to 1GBPS - with a theoretical top speed of 224 GBPS or around 100 times faster than Wifi.
Why is this rumor picking up steam - well it seems in the code for iOS 9.1 there is a reference to lifi capability. Now this does not mean it will be in the iPhone 7 or 7S or 8 or 8S - just that Apple is likely doing some testing.
Now while LiFi at 100 times Wifi sounds great - you need to remember it does require line of sight to communicate - that means no signals going through walls or your pocket.
So likely LiFi will become a complimentary technology with Wifi and used just in line of sight applications.
My guess is we are looking at 3 to 4 years for roll out. Line of sight only communication has just too many drawbacks for everyday use and Wifi will remain the primary indoor data connection method for years to come.
Still always nice to see Apple working on new tech.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3023900/apple-ios/
apple-plans-to-turn-us-on-to-li-fi-reports.html
26:51
http://www.craxworld.com/report-apple-plans-to-
remove-3-5mm-port-in-iphone-7-8193/
One of the rumors about the iPhone 7 we have been mentioning is the removal of the headphone jack - something I said on the last episode is starting to seem more and more likely.
Well now comes word that hidden in the code of iOS 9 can be found some evidence that points to that possibility.
The code says - Headphones.have.input.no
Some say this is the smoking gun that the iPhone 7 will drop the Headphone jack.
Of course those same people are saying this is because it will allow Apple to reduce the thickness by 1 MM from the current 7.3 MM thickness. Which sounds logical - until you stop to think but Hey Rob did you not dis-prove that logic a while back when you talked about the iPod Nano - which has a headphone jack and is just 5.4 MM thick - Why Yes - Yes I did back on ep 374 I think it was.
Yes - Yes I am leaning to the no headphone jack rumor - and going to the lightening port and wireless for connecting headphones - but not because of thickness issues - as Apple has already shown it can get pretty thin and thinner than the next iPhone 7 will be with a headphone jack.
Additionally there will have to be a lightening to 3.5 MM adapter made available and the next iPhone will not ship with wireless headphones - but rather Lightening EarPods.
Why - there is still the issue that wireless headphones are much more expensive to make and not as user friendly in that you have to charge them.
Obviously with the beats division there is likely to be other new headphones announced when the iPhone 7 is announced.
http://orangefolks.com/iphone-7-rumours-
lightning-earpods-wireless-airpods/
28:49
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/22/technology/
google-oracle/index.html
You have to love this next one. Seems some of Google’s secrets were accidentally revealed in a court case they have ongoing with Oracle.
One of the documents said quote Highly Confidential- Attorney’s eyes only unquote.
And then the Oracle Attorney went and blurted out what was highly confidential - doooohhhh.
Well Doooohhh for Them and google - but gold for us.
One nugget we learned is Google paid Apple $1 Billion with a b dollars to have Google as the default search engine in Safari in iOS.
Android has produced $31 billions in Sales and $22 Billion in Profit since 2008 - since 2008 - That is not a big number - Lets put that in perspective Apple will do more than that for Revenue in one quarter and more than that in profits in two quarters maybe more than that last quarter alone for both.
Thanks Oracle for putting that info out there for us to put into perspective.
30:18
VOICEMAIL - Feedbk_iPhone7_waterproof
Hey Rob,
1. Do you know if there's any native or third party app way to "tag" photos to make them more easily searchable? I feel like every time I want to find a photo it would be so much easier if I could search by keyword rather than swiping through hundreds of thumbnails. I know I can sort by date but I take so many photos and videos it takes forever to fin anything. Any suggestions?
2. I'm a daily commuter, much like many of your listeners probably are too, and during my 1 1/2 hour drive each way I hit a few dead zones, same place every day. The signal only drops for a few seconds or minutes at most so I think the signal is still there just too weak for a phone call or to stream whatever I'm listening to. I was wondering if you or your listeners had any suggestions for signal enhancers in the car? A few years ago you did mention a signal booster for cars but I was hoping over the past few years there's something new and better? I'd love to get an actual recommendation from a happy user acuz I've always been skeptical about these types of things actually working.
Regards,
Aric
Rob,
I just thought I'd write in with my thoughts on the new Apple TV. This is actually my first Apple TV. I got it for Christmas, so I've had it for a month now. My only complaint (which isn't even an Apple issue) is that the CBS app is crap. They want you to pay for a"full access" subscription even if you already have a cable subscription. That is the only network that does that. I already have Verizon FiOS and do not plan on double paying. It'll be nice when Amazon drops their native video app, but AirPlay takes care of that nicely. Speaking of AirPlay, that is a fantastic feature. AirPlaying video works great and is simple to do from any iOS device or Mac. Not to mention AirPlay mirroring being very nice. My wife and I were surfing the web for snow blowers and it was so easy for us to see web pages and watch video reviews streamed from my iPad to the TV. I've only downloaded a handful of apps, but the experience is pretty nice. It'll be great when the App Store gets more apps, but for a fledgling device, you can't really complain. I downloaded Just Dance Now for my wife and kids. We have several (about 5) for the Wii, but my wife has 2 major complaints: 1) having to swap discs for different songs, and 2) the difficulty pointing the Wiimote when trying to work out. With the Apple TV version, you use the Siri remote, which is much easier to control, plus for just $30/year we have access to the entire 200+ song library that spans multiple games. A really nice offering. Netflix and the ability to stream purchased iTunes content (to include Digital Copy versions that come with many Blu-Ray discs) totally makes it worth it. I'm a very satisfied customer. Regards,
Lou Valencia
VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_apple_TV_fdbk
Ok Shannon - here is a little tip for you - If you have Amazon Prime - there is no Amazon Prime app on the Apple TV yet - however you can open the Amazon Video app on your iOS device and then select Airplay for your Apple TV as lou mentioned a few minutes ago - and then you can even use your Apple TV 4th gen remote to pause and play the video that is playing no need to control it from the iOS device. Lately me and the wife have been bulk watching Downton Abey - we just finished season two. But we have been watching on our TV via Apple TV and the Amazon Video App on my iPhone 6 plus. So there is your Apple TV tip for this episode. And if you have not gotten Amazon Prime - I do recommend it if for nothing else - the Man on the High Castle. And for those with older Apple TV’s that experienced lots of lag and delays using Airplay - that is all gone with Apple TV 4th gen - it works great.
39:30
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/icloud-and-outlook-problems/
Hi Rob,
I was having an issue with the iCloud sync not working any more with my Outlook on my Windows 7 laptop, this web site help fix the problem.
I wanted to share just in case there are others just living with the problem.
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/icloud-and-outlook-problems/
Regards,
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL
40:09
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Palmer_quest_apple_TV
Hey Rob ,
David from south Florida, long time listener from the 1st show .
I have a problem and hope you or my fellow listeners can help , I have these four woman living with me and just wish they would all talk to each other.
There's XFinity and Alexa they never talk , Siri sometimes talks to Alexa , but they don't communicate easily . And then there's the the newest woman in my life EARIN she's always in my ears telling me what Siri is saying,
I would love it if Alexa and XFinity talk to each other and I could use Siri to control both of them . EARIN's
Already in my ear so if Alexa could talk to her that would be cool also
Thank for any HELP
Xfinity tv and security system
Alexa by Amazon
Siri in my Apple TVs and iOS devices
EARIN Wireless in ear Bluetooth earbuds
Hi Rob,
Where is the best place to buy refurbished iPhone 6s for att.
I have 5s now what the advantage to unlocking?
Regards,
Nick
Hi Nick per where to get a refurbished iPhone 6S - at this time only Apple is likely to have any refurbished iPhone 6S’s and it is unlikely they have them available yet. That said - if anyone knows where to get an refurbished iPhone 6S - specifically for ATT - please email or call in with the info.
Per unlocking the iPhone 5S - you should be able to get it unlocked from your original carrier - assuming you met your contract obligation - if so - then the advantage is you can take it to one of the lower cost MVNO’s like Ting.com to get a much much lower cost monthly plan.
Hi Rob,
I've been frequently getting this message that my iPhone has not been backed up in 115 weeks. I have synced my phone many times to iTunes and can't figure out why I keep receiving this. any ideas?
Happy new year!
Rick-East Haven, CT
Hi Rob,
Is there a way to get daily notifications on iOS and apple watch to let me know when I should leave to get to work at a certain time based on traffic and weather conditions?
Regards
Kevin
VOICEMAIL - AG_Washinton_quest_upgrades_required
50:21
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/45000-cellphone-bill-telus/
This next one is for anyone that has ever sold an old smartphone. It is an article titled - Woman shocked with whopping $45,000 cellphone bill from Telus.
Yikes - seems the women sold the phone via Craigslist and thought the phone was deactivated from her account - it was not. The new owner then went and ran up major data overages in a three month span. Ummm - yeah $45,000 in overages I guess can be called major - Ridiculous is another word.
The owner again thought the contract was over and closed - clearly it was not - and she left her sim card in the phone when she sold it. Big mistake.
Telus has waived the entire fee so this person will not have to pay it. But it is a lesson to be remembered - if you are selling your old iPhone - make sure you call your carrier and say you want the phone taken off your plan and get confirmation it is cancelled and a confirmation number. Plus take out the sim card.
51:20
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/1/21/proposed-
bill-would-kill-iphone-sales-in-california
I am starting to think Politicians should not be allowed to draft tech bills. There are currently two bills going through two different states - small states - just New York and California - which would prevent companies from selling its encryption enabled phones in those states.
The California bill - bill 1681 put forth by California Assembly member Jim Cooper - would require a smartphone that is manufactured on or after Jan 1 2017 and sold in California to be capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer or its operating system provider - and there would be a penalty of $2,500 per each smartphone sold or leased that does not meet that requirement.
First lets get this straight - if you live in Assemblymen’s coopers district and ever wanted to run for his office - I know a company in Cupertino that might just donate a little bit to your campaign.
Apple is stridently against allowing this - and as it is now - iPhones would not be allowed to be sold in those states if the bills passed and were signed into law by the Governors. If by the way they were signed into law by either governor or if anyone in those state houses voted for it - yeah like I said - I know a company in Cupertino you might get some money from for your campaign if you run against anyone that supports or signs these bills.
Laws that deliberately build in a security vulnerability are bad laws - PERIOD.
52:51
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/126880/20160123/att-
ceo-encryption-policy-is-up-to-government-apple-and-
others-should-stay-out-of-it.htm
AT&T has been called the evil empire - and maybe it is not a coincidence that the AT&T logo looks like a death star.
AT&T’s CEO Randall 1984 Stephenson - believes that Tech companies should not decide if there is a back door built in it is up to the government. Well from Mr 1984 Stephenson quote I don't think it is Silicon Valley's decision to make about whether encryption is the right thing to do, unquote
He thinks again it is up to the government. But as tim cook as said many times lately - quote You can't have a backdoor that's only for the good guys,
unquote
I am sure AT&T’s ardent support for allowing the Government to get into anyones phone - has nothing to do with their past dealings with the NSA when they helped the NSA to illegally spy on American citizens.
The whole idea of deliberately building in a security vulnerability and thinking that the bad guys will not abuse that - or even the quote good guys won’t abuse that is insane. Of course people will abuse it. Tim Cook knows this - and others in the tech industry know this - which is why they are so against this.
54:06
http://slickdeals.net/f/8433305-at-t-unlimited-data-plan-is-back-requires-directv-or-u-verse?p=81240603&utm_source=dealalerts&utm_medium=em-i&utm_term=1728&utm_content=u917516&utm_campaign=tu-9999#post81240603
https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/unlimited-plan.html?partner=LinkShare&siteId=lw9MynSeamY-Dd5trX4aLUuIiItZlueUHA
Hi Rob, AT&T is now reintroducing unlimited talk/text/data plan.....sort of. Regards, Todd P
GO TO VOICEMAIL
54:17
VOICEMAIL - Lee_att_cust_unlimited_directTV
Thanks all for the heads up on that - so if you want unlimited data again from AT&T you also need to have a direct TV account with them.
Hi Rob
This may well be really basic stuff but it's got me stumped. Got a MacBook Pro at Christmas, but when I update iOS apps on iTunes they just don't sync to my iOS devices (iPhone 5S & 6+, iPad Air 2, iPod Touch 5th gen). iTunes says "syncing, transferring purchases" etc but the updated versions of apps aren't shifting from the MacBook to the iOS devices. Is this an iOS 9 "feature" or am I being really stupid?
Regards,
Alf, Sheffield, UK
Hi Rob,
We have an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 6. We are having issues downloading videos. photos download fine. some videos come up with an error message - Error Downloading Image
I am trying to download on MacBook Air.
Thanks in advance.
Crystal Roberts
Canada
Hi Crystal - I have seen the same issue with just a couple of my videos. I am not sure why or what caused the issue - most of my videos transferred over fine - but a few I have not been able to get to transfer via iPhoto to my computer. If anyone else had this issue - and found a fix - please help Cyrstal and me out with this issue.
206- 666 - 6364 - that is 206 - moon dog or email us today in iOS at gmail dot com.
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iPad_Pro_returned_it
1:01:25
For Ep 380 -
Hi Rob,
At the end of your shows you always ask Siri questions, may I suggest that you ask " What should I ask Tim Cook"
Cheers
Mark form Quarry Bank, UK.
Ask Siri - What Should I Ask Tim Cook
1:02:18
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/14/apple-a9-
chip-fab-tsmc-reports-record-earnings-
casts-doubt-on-peak-iphone
A lot of rumors about Apple cutting back on orders - some of which hopefully Tim cook will address when we get to that part of the episode.
But leading up to the call - TSMC who makes the A9 chip along with Samsung reported Record Earnings.
There is some belief that Apple shifted the lions share of production orders to TSMC. And that with the A10 TSMC will be the sole supplier of that chip.
1:02:52
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/21/mini-takes-
lead-in-ipad-sales-as-ipad-pro-jumps-in-at-
12-percent-survey-data-says
Apple Insider had a report titled - Mini Takes lead in US iPad Sales as iPad Pro jumps in at 12% survey data says.
While Apple will not be breaking out iPad Sales on the call - Consumer Intelligence Research Partners - CIRP took a stab at breaking it out for us based on surveys.
The iPad Mini lines combined for 47% of iPads sold.
The iPad Air lines combined for 40% of iPads sold.
and the iPad pro came in at 12% of iPads sold last quarter.
This survey is based on 500 US shoppers who purchased iPads between October and December.
It is likely Apple will report an overall decline in iPad sales last quarter vs the year before quarter - which was 21.4 Mil vs 26 Mil in the year before that.
Anything over 20 Mil units sales for the iPad should be considered a win.
And again this was recorded Monday night.
Which now leads us to break - and we will find out the real numbers now.
01:04:09
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/22FY-16-
First-Quarter-Results-Conference-Call.html
PR
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/26Apple-
Reports-Record-First-Quarter-Results.html
Data
http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q1fy16datasum.pdf
Earning supplemental
http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q1fy16supplementalmaterial.pdf
And we are back.
So how did Apple do last quarter.
Revenue was $75.9 Billion this vs $74.6 Billion a year ago quarter
and $51.5 Billion last quarter. The $75.9 Billion was a new quarterly
record for Any US company ever.
Sadly both Google and Microsoft have not had their reports yet -
so we can notcompare and contrast until the next episode.
Apples Cash horde continues to grow and now stands at $215.7 Billion
that is Up $10 Billion for the quarter from $205.7 Billion at the end of
last quarter. 27.5 Billion in Cash flow for the quarter.
When it comes to the big item - iPhones sold.
There were 74.8 Mil units sold last quarter vs 74.5 Mil a year ago quarter
and 48.1 Mil last quarter - the 74.8 Mil units has to be looked at as a
disappointment.
iPads Sold last quarter were 16.1 Mil units vs 21.4 Mil as year ago quarter
and 9.9 Mil last quarter - this also will be looked at as disappointment.
Mac's Sold last quarter were 5.3 Mil units vs 5.5 Mil a year ago quarter
and 5.7 Mil last quarter - again a disappointment.
1:05:45
http://www.apple.com/investor/earnings-call/
Misc Info from the Call
New record for Apple Watch sales - but no numbers given - so not really a meaningful comment.
Over 3,600 Apps for Apple TV now available.
Over 100 Apps from IBM first initiative.
In China sales were very strong last quarter and year - but Apple started to see softening in China earlier this month. That might but the street in a tailspin.
Apple is offering guidance of between $50 and $53 Billion for the current quarter. That compares to 58 Billion for the year ago quarter. On the lower side that would be a 14% decline last year. That will put the street in a tailspin.
And Yes - Apple is predicting a decline in iPhone Unit sales year over year for the current quarter.
iPhone ASP - $691 vs $670 ASP for the previous quarter. The $691 ASP was higher than the streets estimates.
Those that had an iphone prior to the iPhone 6 / 6+ were launched - 40% upgraded to the 6 / 6S / 6+ / 6S+ or 60% have not and are still with their 4 inch or 3.5 inch iPhones.
Based on the numbers through the end of last year as sold 896.7 Million iPhones all time. And 308 Million iPads. Or over 1.2 Billion iPhone and iPads.
Apple in one of their reports showed in the last 30 days there were over 1 Billion still active iOS devices and Macs, Apple TV’s and Apple Watch.
One of the things I do is put together charts showing iPhone and iPad sales - if you go in the Tii App only - and go to ep 380 you will see that PDF in the bonus content.
One of the graphs I find most telling is the number of units sold in the last running 4 quarters. This had been steadily climbing every quarter for the iPhone except for this last one where it was at 231.6 Million units vs 231.3 Million units meaning we are hitting that flat growth many worried about.
For iPad sales the last 4 quarters number has been in decline for about 2 years. And last quarter the drop was the biggest to date. With 49.5 Mil iPads sold in the last 4 quarters vs 54.8 the quarter before and a peak of 69.3 Mil back 2 years ago.
1:08:44
http://fortune.com/2016/01/14/apple-iphone-q1-2016/
Every quarter Philip Elmer DeWitt gathers up the Anal-ists guess for iPhones sold.
And the winner this quarter for the closest to the actual number of iPhones sold is Aaron C Rakers of Stifle Nicholaus with a guess of 74.71 Million units sold vs the actual of 74.8 Mil.
And the one furthest from the actual numbers was Ovi Popescu with a what were they smoking guess of 82.9 Million units sold.
For the record on the last episode my well thought out and educated estimate was 79.2 Million units sold vs again the actual number of 74.8 Million units sold.
1:09:34
http://fortune.com/2016/01/21/apple-watch-q1-2016/
Philip Elmer DeWitt also put together a nice piece showing all the Anal-ist estimates for how many Apple Watches were sold. Nice but pointless as Apple did not and will not be breaking that number out any time soon. So who was closest to the pin - Everyone and no one - as we have not idea what the real number was.
By the way the estimates ranged from 3.1 Mil on the low side to 10.5 Mil on the high side - yeah - so lots of general consensus all around or not.
Tim Cook said this regarding this quarters estimates — XXXXXXX
At the end of the day what we learned in the call was that Apple just had the best quarter any US company has ever had but barely better than a year ago for Apple. The outlook is positive and fundamentals are solid. Does that mean Apple will break through the negative sentiment from wall street now?
Most likely not - as numbers for units sales were all disappointments per WallStreets expectations. I guess we will see what happens. But fundamentally Apple is solid and their products are selling much better than all others and making Apple lots of money which means lots of money for R&D and new great things to keep on coming.
OVERALL THOUGHTS OF THE CALL.
1:13:31
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1:14:17
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 379
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RUSSELL for sending in the music you hear in the background. RUSSELL wrote:
Hi Rob.
I am sending you another song I made with GarageBand for iOS. I played everything you hear with my two index fingers using the instruments provided in the app, nothing was pre-recorded. Thanks again for listening, hope you and your audience enjoy the song.
Regards,
Russell Campise (campeasy) from Nevada
SONG Motionless_movement
Thanks RUSSELL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ANTHONY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ANTHONY wrote the following:
Hey Rob,
Removed from a video shot on Christmas Eve while sleigh watching with the kids
Still removed with " Snapstill " and cropped and text with "Laminar Pro "
Shot on iPhone 5 edited on air 2
Regards,
Anthony
Thanks ANTHONY, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ANTHONY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 379 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:18
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The big competitors in the mobile-phone industry such as Nokia and Motorola Inc. won’t be whispering nervously into their clamshells over a new threat to their business. The iPhone is nothing more than a luxury bauble that will appeal to a few gadget freaks. In terms of its impact on the industry, the iPhone is less relevant. Apple is unlikely to make much of an impact on this market. Apple will sell a few to its fans, but the iPhone won’t make a long-term mark on the industry. unquote
Matthew Lynn, Bloomberg, 15 January 2007
How are Nokia and Motorola doing now in this space? Well to tell you would have to go and look at the billions that Microsoft and Google had write off for purchasing both - Just Sayin
03:09
For Promo codes - On Ep 378 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - TRAIL JEEPER MAGAZINE (Three Words). Those promo codes were given away.
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:03
http://www.apple.com/ios/preview/
Apple Last week released iOS 9.3 Beta 1 to Devs and then to the public. I might have this installed on my iPhone 6Plus and I might have been using it for almost a week now - and I might be getting really good results with it. You know if I was allowed to talk about it that is.
Interestingly - Apple freed up any of those loose lips restrictions - by putting up a post on Apple.com that previews iOS 9.3 - as this will be the biggest Single dot update by far for iOS 9.
From the site quote
This latest iOS release adds numerous innovations to the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. There are improvements to a wide range of apps, along with great new additions to CarPlay. iOS 9.3 may even help you get a good night’s sleep. And you’ll find a preview of new features that will make using iPad in schools easier and better for students and admins.
unquote
The first item they talk about on the site is Night shift - it reduces the amount of blue light on your display and it is this Blue light right before you go to sleep that is supposed to ruin your nights sleep.
This is off by default - to turn it on - go to the settings app - then Display & Brightness - then turn on Blue Light Reduction. There is a slider to make it cooler - which means more blue light or warmer which means less blue light.
And there is a schedule for when you want this feature to kick in. By default that schedule is for it to turn on at 10:00 PM and off at 7:00 AM -
Next up with iOS 9.3 is quote keep your private information under lock and fingerprint unquote. This is where you can now password protect your Notes. You can now also sort notes automatically by either Date Edited or Date Created or Title. To set that you need to go to the settings app and then notes - actually you need to go there as well to turn on or off password protection.
iOS 9.3 also has updates to the news app. Quote The articles in For You are now better tailored to your particular interests - we search your emails and snap chats and youporn searches to figure out your fettishes and tailor the news app to meet your needs. unquote or maybe I paraphrased a bit there. But the point is they are making the results you see in For You - more for you.
There are also improvements to the Health App. With Categories such as Weight, Workouts and Sleep having a new slider menu showing apps you can easily add to your health dashboard. And it now shows more of your health data from your apple watch.
CarPlay gets some new features - with Near by you in the Maps app showing you gas, parking, restaurants and more that close by with just a tap.
And the biggest update for iOS 9.3 at least how it seems from Apple’s perspective is with regards to education use. With an iPad - there is now Shared iPad for students - where students can log in to any iPad in any classroom and make it their own.
There is a new Classroom App - Quote - Teachers can guide students through a lesson, see their progress and keep them on Track unquote.
Apple School Manager - is a single portal where Admins can do everything from creating Apple ID’s to purchasing apps to prepping devices for MDM.
And the New Apple ID’s are a special kind for Education and created and assigned by the school. So if you are an Admin at a school - some new tools are coming your way.
http://www.apple.com/education/preview/
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/01/apples-ios-9-3-
features-multi-user-support-for-ipads-in-schools
http://boingboing.net/2016/01/11/ios-9-3-
will-let-you-dim-displ.html
08:32
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ios-9-3-beta-lets-you-disable-
iphone-stock-apps-1538355
One new feature with iOS 9.3 I saw reported had me say about time - and that is where the headlines said you could disable stock apps.
Have stock app you can’t delete in the past and stuck in a folder and know you will never use it - it sounded like you could just remove it in iOS 9.3. But sometime truth is not what it seems.
Here is the procedure for getting rid of any of the stock apps - this assuming you have iOS 9.3 beta installed.
- First Download Apple Configurator 2.2 beta. For this you need to have an Apple developer membership.
- To set up the configuration, select 'Do not allow some apps' option. To remove the apps you will require to enter the command for the each app such as com.apple.stock for the Stocks app and so on.
In other words - there is no a simple toggle any regular user an flip to remove an app. So really - Stock apps for 99.9% of the population will remain just that stock Apps - ones they still can’t remove.
09:38
http://www.therevista.com/apple-ios-9-3-finally-
unveiled-exciting-irresistible-features-look/
A couple of other features in iOS 9.3 being reported.
Apple Watch Sync will now work with multiple watches. This clearly is nice for App devs that might need both a 38 and 42 mm version to test their app. But it is also nice in the future for when there is an Apple Watch 2 - and you use your original Apple watch for health tracking and working out - and your new Apple Watch for dressing up. OR maybe now some already have two apple watches - The sport for working out and the Stainless steel for dress occasions.
other new features I found listed are Siri now supporting Finish, Malay and Hebrew - no word on if it support Yittish yet.
Another new feature is you can duplicate a Live Photo inside the photos app - and have the option to Duplicate as a still photo - to better share to others as a still image only.
10”33
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/01/11/tv-
os-9-2-beta-1-developers/
Along with the betas for iOS 9.3 - there was also Apple TV OS 9.2 Beta 1 released to Devs - and it has two over due features or lets call them corrections of past omissions.
And that is Bluetooth Keyboards are now supported and the Podcasts App is back. Maybe now Podcasts on Settop boxes can move from the current 0.03% of consumption up to 0.05% of consumption.
There is also a new feature - that is definitely needed by me - Folders. When it is release you will be able to group apps into folders on your home screen - like Kids Apps. Or Dad’s Games or Mom’s Games - ok that last one is not going to have much - but it could if she wanted it to.
Other additions / changes for Apple TV OS 9.2 Beta 1 include
Siri support for US Spanish In the US only, and French Canadian in Canada only.
Siri support for UK english, Australian English, and US English available across the UK, Australian and US Storefronts when English is set as the system language.
And there is an updated App Switcher UI.
Good to see the hobby getting some continues attention.
11:59
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/10/apple-
music-10-million-subscribers/
Apple Music now has over 10 Million subscribers just 6 months after launch. And it is likely most are paid subscribers at this point.
The Financial Times reported those numbers and also said it took Spotify 6 years to get to that level.
The 10 Million subscribers are just 10% of the goal of Apple - according to those in the know.
Will be interesting to see if Apple confirms this number on their conference call next week.
12:39
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/01/09/apples-
competition-is-going-to-have-a-tough-year-in-2016
Daniel Eran Dilger at Apple Insider released one of his great in-depth posts. This one is titled Apple’ competition is going to have a tough year in 2016
The article starts with this - quote In 2015 Apple grabbed a 94 percent share of the world's global smartphone profits, sold the only profitable tablets and smartwatch, increased its Mac unit sales,, launched a successful NFC payment platform, took a huge slice of the music streaming market and introduced a new platform for the living room. unquote
And then he talks about how so many link bait articles talk about how well Apple did and that there is only one way to go now and that is down and that Apple will have a tough 2016.
But not so says Daniel - and rather than just say it he also shows in detail why he thinks it.
He points out when Google is talked about having 80% of the market - you don’t hear people talking about the % of the market Google Branded handsets have - as that would be 0.1% according to IDC. But for some reason people don’t talk about that.
He points out that Apples only real competitor for Handsets is Samsung and last year they did not see flat growth they saw a collapsing and warned of a tough 2016 to come. While Apple is saying 2016 will be a growth year.
Essentially it is as if Apple no longer has any credible competitors.
Again Daniel goes over this in great detail and smacks down a bunch of the anal-ists preaching the doom and gloom lately for Apple.
Here is one more quote to leave you with before you check out his article
quote Apple of 2016 is not really competing against Apple 2015; it's competing against Samsung 2016, and that competitor is looking awfully weak unquote
Well said Daniel.
14:54
http://fortune.com/2016/01/10/apple-
clueless-press-commentary/
There are three of us that have been consistently bullish on Apple - the other one is Philip Elmer-DeWitt at Fortune. And he just released a post titled - Why so much Apple Commentary is so clueless.
He starts off saying it will get worse before it gets better. But I am hoping that corner will be next weeks Quarterly Conference call.
If Apple tops last years Q4 numbers for unit sales of iPhones - and then Tim Cook once again says 2016 over all will beat 2015 - and that the slow down being predicted by Anal-ists is wrong and not what they are seeing for Apple - that would go a long way to making that the day articles started getting better.
Philip mentions a few of those shlock articles - some of which we have slammed on previous episodes. He points out fro the article on MarketWatch - that they even slip in a reference to Apple CEO Tim Cook as a bozo.
It comes down to this - Most people reporting on Wallstreet seem to dislike Apple - they don’t get apple - and they never have. They think what Apple does is the same as their competitors - and they just don’t get the differences. But as some point the fundamentals over ride the negative mis-information and I think we may be a week from that point and the beginning of the next bull run for Apple. We shall see.
16:35
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/08/investing/apple-
stock-100/index.html
Now I should point out there are still some anal-ists - not many but a few predicting a bigger drop for Apple - with a low of $65 as the target price by one. That being Per Lindberg an Anal-ist for ABG Sundal Collier.
Again only a few are saying sell at this point and the majority have targets above the current price with some having targets at $200 - so according to those Anal-ists there is still a chance to double your money with Apple.
The average Forecast right now is $142 - which is right now an over 40% gain. Not bad.
I bring this all up - again because next weeks conference call will tell us a lot about the future for Apple Stock. I will do my next episode right after the conference call. I will try to get the first part recorded and the end will be a coverage of the conference call.
One of the biggest pieces people will look for is iPhone sales - Last year for the 4th quarter it was 74.5 Million iPhones sold. This past quarter - I believe the number will be 79.2 Million units sold.
I will go over what the Anal-ist guessed on the next episode. If you want to send me your predictions - email me or call me before the next episode.
18:31
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19:58
VOICEMAIL - Louis_Response_deleting_alarms
Hi Rob
A heads up for you and the listeners. When installing the iOS Twitter app, in settings, video auto play as a default is set to use mobile data and wifi. You can change it to never play videos automatically.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hello Rob
There was a woman who called into the show and mentioned that she and her husband were going on a cruise and needed a way to communicate with each other for free (i.e. Not paying their cell provider a years tuition at Yale) she mentioned that the ship had wifi and that they would be utilizing it. So she wanted to know what apps can be used for "wifi messaging"
You recommend 2 apps for her but my question is why can they use iMessage ?
As a test I placed my phone and my boyfriend's phone into airplane mode to kill off the cellular data and signal, and while still in airplane mode, I turned on the wifi and connected both phones to our home network. iMessage, FaceTime, and FaceTime audio all worked as normal. ( I did not test regular calling as I have T-Mobile and they offer wifi calling but I'm not sure who her carrier was)
Unless I'm missing something or didn't fully understand the question, then she shouldn’t need any 3rd party apps. As long as she leaves both phones in airplane mode with wifi activated, she shouldn't have an outrageous cell phone bill
Regards,
Marie from pittsburgh.
It has to do with them wanting to chat to each other with out going back out over the internet. This would be an intranet use. The reason they don’t want to use the internet to send a message is that when on a cruise ship the cost of internet access is higher than the per ounce cost for ink for your printer. So these apps allow you to chat with others on the ship without the messages going up and down to the internet and causing bankruptcy when they get their data bill from the cruise line.
Hey Rob.
In response to Show 0378 for the couple looking for mesh network relay chat and messaging. The most popular and best is FireChat. I tell everyone about it for the same reason, and of course the more people that use it the faster the messages gets delivered.
When I'm traveling or out to sea, I need to stay in touch with other travel companions or family back home.
Regards,
Devon
Hi Rob,
Regarding podcasts pauses for no apparent reason in car.
Check what you have running in background. When I have the app "zello" in background and drive thru a data dropout zone this can happen. Other apps may do the same.
Also just because your phone indicates a good signal, its not a data meter. I've found data dropouts even with good signals.
Regards,
Mike R
Hi Rob,
A caller at the end of episode 378 mentioned his podcast app would occasionally stop while he was driving. Mine does the same thing and it is also an intermittent problem. So far I have noticed notifications have come in at the same time the podcast app stopped. I don't know if all notifications do this but AppyGeek notifications seem to be a culprit on my phone. No doubt the iOS podcast app still needs some work.
If you use a 3rd party app for podcasts which is the best?
Regards,
Mike from Chicago
VOICEMAIL - Alan_OR_before_plus
28:18
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Robert Kelly who posted the following
Quote
Music radio stations shutting down.
I got an email a few minutes ago that said Music radio was shutting down. Here's the text:
quote As a listener of ad-supported radio on Apple Music, we want you to know that it's being discontinued starting January 28. Beats 1 will now be the premier free broadcast so you'll continue to get all the best music and culture there with world-class DJs like Zane Lowe and specialty programming from artists like Dr. Dre, Drake, Pharrell Williams, and more.
Additionally, with an Apple Music membership, you can access dozens of radio stations handcrafted by our team of music experts, commercial-free with unlimited skips. Or you can create your own stations based on your favorite songs and artists. Start your Apple Music membership now and enjoy unlimited access to everything radio offers along with the entire Apple Music catalog.
Unquote Unquote
Here is some of the feedback on that post:
From Karthik - quote Its so sad how iTunes Radio was degraded from the iOS7 onwards and now finally removed in iOS9.2. I wonder if iTunes Match will get the axe next. unquote
From Craig B quote Apple doesn't want to be in the "ad-supported" anything business. unquote
From Myron Uecker - quote I didn't get the emails everybody else mentioned. I'm thinking it is because I subscribe to iTunes Match and Apple Music. As long as iTunes Radio continues being included with one or both of those I'm happy to continue paying for them. unquote
And As Myron and few other speculated - Apple Radio Stations are going away on Jan 29th will require an Apple Music Subscription there after.
Beats 1 will be the Free Broadcast going forward. All other radio station features will require an active Apple Music Subscription.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this feedback to Ep 378:
From Mark Page
quote In the latest episode (378), the Payfinders app to locate stores that used Apple pay was mentioned. This is only available for the USA so those in the UK may have a problem except that there is a solution and its free. In Apple maps you can search for the store and then tap on the label that appears which then brings up a page of information about the store including whether they offer Apple pay or not (as shown below for Starbucks). unquote
And in that screen shot - it shows the Apple Pay icon next to Price. Thanks Mark for the feedback.
31:55
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/phablets-
are-no-joke-and-apple-inc-is-laughing-its.aspx
One article from the fool.com I read - seems to be one of those first good articles to start coming out. It is titled Phablets are no joke and apple inc is laughing its way to record profits
The article talks about how this holiday season the one category of Smartphones that saw growth - a lot of growth was the phablet category - those between 5 and 6.9” - i.e. the iPhone 6Plus and 6SPlus category.
And they said a big reason for that categories growth is the iPhone 6S Plus this holiday season.
It will be interesting to see if Tim Cook gives any breakdown on Plus size iphone sales - but likely not - but people will look at ASP’s and try to back fill from there.
32:49
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3020340/ces/ces-
2016-8-interesting-homekit-accessories.html
Ok - getting away from financials - Computer world had an article on 8 interesting HomeKit accessories from CES 2016
One was the OneLink Smart Wi-fi Safe. The safe has an accelerometer and if someone tries to move or open it - you get a message on your iPhone. And you can use siri on your iPhone to open it. My only question on this - is what if the bad guys just go to your basement first and kill the main power - how is it going to get that message out - just sayin.
They also go over the Lyric Thermostat from Honeywell
Smart Window shades / blinds from Lurton Electronics
Symphony Signal Fans from Hunter Fans
And a few other Home Kit accessories - which is great to see more being released.
33:47
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/1/7/apple-
patent-filing-hints-at-waterproof-iphones
Apple World had a post on an Apple Patent Filing that hints at waterproof iPhones. The latest patent they are talking about involves quote electronic devices with submersion detection circuitry unquote.
One of the rumors to can steam since the iPhone 6S and 6SPlus were opened up and found to have gaskets around the connectors is the iPhone 7 would be full on waterproof.
But here is my take - Apple will not say it is water proof - they might say it is water resistant. And the device may well be waterproof - just that Apple will not advertise it as such. I think Water Resistant is the best marketing phrase we will see.
There are five main events that are likely going to cause your iPhone to get wet that Apple is likely trying to alleviate.
1. The dreaded urinal drop.
2. The glass or liquid knocked over and spilled on your device
3. The caught in a downpour and you and the phone are soaking wet or drops in puddle from said downpour.
4. Your iPhone with or without you finds its way into a pool or hot tub or bathtub.
5. You lean forward and it slips in to the sink or is knocked into the sink.
These are all - short term submersions in most cases - a few seconds at most maybe even up to a minute. And water resistant would save most of the phones.
I don’t think it would save the left it in my pocket and it went through the washer scenario or dropped it in the lake and found it two days later scenario. But I would guess most death or injury by liquid scenarios today are in those first 5 - and if Apple could improve the iPhone 7 to make it where 99% of those cases the device comes out with no injury or long term issues at all - that would be great.
If you have had your iPhone destroyed or damaged by Liquid - which of those scenarios I just mentioned was it - or was it something else?
36:16
http://machrome.com/news/iphone-7-will-use-
lightning-port-for-audio-output
More rumors on the iPhone 7 - come back to the lightening port being the audio output port as well.
There is a nice mock up drawing in the post at Machrome dot com - where they show the bottom of the iPhone 7 with stereo speakers - one on each side of the lightening port. And again to really enjoy that stereo sound - simple place the lightening port at the bridge of your nose. Just saying.
But I guess it does make sense if you remove the headphone jack to add in both a left and right speaker if for no other reason than it looks symmetrical and Apple loves symmetry.
They also speculate that the iPhone 7 will have wireless charging.
I personally would like to see that - but I am not yet sold on the wireless charging rumor. But I am starting lean more towards the headphone jack goes bye bye rumor. As recently I saw a petition going around to ask apple not to remove the headphone jack - and recently I got the iRig Mic Lav - which uses the Headphone jack - and am really liking it - more on that in a future episode - so sure now that I have this nice Lav mic setup - actually a dual lav mic set up - I can see the next iPhone making it obsolete. Seems the last time Apple changed their connectors - there was a petition going around before it happened as well. So Yes - Apple will make these changes if they think the long term good outweighs the short term PR hit.
In the mean time Apples’s beats division you know might want to actually start releasing some lightening port headphones - Dog food - should eat - Apple its own.
38:07
http://www.techdekh.in/2016/01/apple-registers-
automobile-domain-names.html
In the rumor front - It seems Apple was out registering different domain names lately. Such as apple dot car and apple dot cars and apple dot auto - these were purchased in December and are likely not just joke christmas presents for Tim cook from Marketing.
At this point there is a lot of smoke out there indicating Apple is Working on an auto - from the people they are hiring to comments from Elon Musk - to now these latest domains that apple registered.
Does this guarantee we will see an Apple Car in the future - NO - but it does make it seem more and more likely each time there is a report or action like this.
38:46
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/
mediatechnologyandtelecoms/12090949/Apples-
Android-switching-plan.html
From a few of you comes this next one - which is a story from the Telegraph in the UK - which to be kind - is not the best when it comes to Apple news or rumors - and Blimey - they struck again. This time saying Apple was going to release a switch to Android App. HUH???? well guess it seems they thought Apple needed or would do it because of EU regulations - NOPE - not going to happen or so says Apple - they said they are firmly fixed on trying to help people get away from that fragmented nightmare known as Android - and are not at all interested in helping people shoot themselves in the foot or head or elsewhere by giving them an app to help move away from the light side. Or well some phrase that was close to that.
39:34
http://www.businessinsider.com/android-users-running-
marshmallow-after-3-months-google-
january-fragmentation-2016-1
Hi Rob,
I almost feel sorry for Google. Almost, but not quite.
Regards,
Steve from AZ
And Steve is talking about an article in Business Insider titled
quote Only a tiny fraction of Android smartphone are running the latest version of Google’s Operating System unquote
How tiny is tiny you ask - just 0.5% of Android smartphone are running the latest version 3 months after it was released - that’s how tiny or sad or pathetic that number is.
Heck a higher % of iOS users were running iOS 9 before it was officially released.
And if you think the issue of almost no one using the latest version is not a pain for developers think about this. Google is working with over 400 OEM partners - and over 4,000 different types of devices.
Yeah - when People ask if our Podcasts apps for producers have been tested for their handset - the answer is probably not.
It really is at a point where 99% of different types of handsets are not tested for basically 100% of the Android apps - Just Sayin.
40:43
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42:55
VOICEMAIL - Andrew_Answer_Screen_lock_battery_mode
MENTION - YELLOW BATTERY
Hi Rob,
Just chiming in on a link you mentioned on EP 375 about resetting your iPhone’s RAM. As strange as this sounds, I absolutely love this trick and had not heard about it before. Running VoiceOver, I notice that sometimes even the iPhone 6S can be sluggish at times. I’m not sure why (although VO does always require RAM since it’s running) but the reset trick has helped me every time and puts me right back to snappy performance. For now, there seem to be no adverse effects.
I also want to comment on the headphone jack ditching rumor. I know a lot of sighted people don’t have an opinion, but as a blind person, this is a big deal. I use earphones almost all the time when I’m out or don’t want to disturb people with VoiceOver yammering at just me, so losing this would be a big adjustment. I’d wager even a bigger adjustment than the lightning revolution. The next year will certainly be interesting, but hopefully Apple can improve the bluetooth audio quality/performance if they really want to do this. There is still a significant lag with VoiceOver when typing on the onscreen keyboard and using a bluetooth speaker or headphones. So I’d probably be extremely disappointed and angry for the first little while until things improved. Glad I’m on an S cycle now.
Regards,
Chelsea
Thanks Chelsea - for that feedback - and for those that don’t remember the trick Chelsea is talking about - go back to Ep 375 at the 30:08 Mark to hear the instructions on that.
Hi Rob!
A listener of your podcast asked, how to delete alarms made with Siri.
First is using Siri again. Ask her to delete the alarm. Second is to swipe from right to left over the alarm just like in mail to delete them.
Greetings from Germany and keep going,
Regards,
Stefan
VOICEMAIL - John_NO_quest_apple_watch_not_clearing_messages
47:02
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2049490465/olink-
the-first-fast-charging-usb-c-multiport-adap?ref=discovery
Hey our First kickstarter project for the year.
This one is called Olink - O L I N K - and it is quote a a USB-C multiport adapter with incredible portability and fast recharging for Apple Watch, iPhone,iPad and the newest MacBook. unquote
Pricing this one look like they are going to miss by a bunch.
They had a much too high goal of $100k. And are not even 10% of the way there - with Jan 25th at 7:55 AM CT as the cut off time.
Pricing on this was $59 - and that is the version without the SD card slot. The one with the SD Card slot is $70.
If you want more on this or to look at a campaign that did not go well to learn from their mistakes - search fro OLINK - O L I N K at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 379.
48:27
http://www.amazon.com/Non-Slip-Grip-Ergonomic-
Dustproof-Silicone-Luminous-Blue/dp/B018JXPHQ6
Thanks to Talmon M for this next one.
Which is a link to the SIKAI - New Apple TV 4Gen Siri Remote case with non-slip-grip that glows in the dark. Well the blue and green ones glow in the dark - there is also black, purple, red and white that are non-luminous.
This is for sale in Amazon for $13.58 - which is cheaper than Apple’s slightly over prices strap.
Oh and this case comes with a strap too.
So for less money you get a case and a strap - what a bargain.
49:16
https://justgetflux.com
We talked earlier about the blue light blocking available with iOS 9.3 - well this is a feature Mac Users have known about from the App f.lux - This is a free download for Mac users at justgetflux dot com
They also have version for Windows and Linux - and yes there is a jailbreak version for iOS as well and it looks like they have version going back to iOS 5.1.1 and even a version for iOS 4.1 jailbroken devices. So if you want to sleep better after using an iOS device - but don’t have an iOS 9.3 device - there is still a solution for you.
You do have to feel sorry for the devs - as they have been at this a while and Apple just made their app - a built in feature.
Link in the show notes for ep 379 for the Just Get Flux dot com site.
50:33
http://iosjailbreak.org/ios-9-3-beta-1-has-been-
jailbroken-ios-9-3-jailbreak-news/
In the well that did not take long category - comes news that one of the Jailbreak teams has already jailbroken iOS 9.3 beta 1. Mind you this is not something they are releasing now and definitely will not release until iOS 9.3 GM is released at the earliest - and then only if Apple has not patched the whole they found.
But it is still promising that a Jailbreak may happen for iOS 9.3 sooner rather than later when it is released.
51:02
VOICEMAIL - London_CA_feedback_daniel
Hi Rob
I just wanted to point out that sprint talks a lot about lowering prices and it was a great deal when we signed up however what they don't tell you is that after you've been with them a year they will raise your rates if you don't lower your data usage on your plan.
Regards,
Shawna
Hey Rob
Quick question about the default mail app. I use outlook as my mail app on my iPhone. I love it, but one of my issues with ios is that you can't default it. For instance, if I click on a contact us link on a website, it tries to open the default mail app. Anyway to change this?
Regards,
AJ
Hi Rob,
I just submitted feedback to Apple. I’m getting annoyed that in iOS when I am trying to fill a data box for an address, the keyboard is in letters not numerals. Seems that iOS should know the data box will seek numerals before letters. Do you agree?
Am I missing something here or would you prefer the data entry system recognize the data field and be ready for an address such as 123 Elm St.
Regards,
Gary in Boise
Hi Rob
I just wanted to respond to Daniel's voicemail on the last show. Yes, Siri does use bing as the default search engine, but you can actually make it use google instead. If you wanted to search BBC, you would simply say "Google BBC" and it brings up the search results in safari. Even if you don't have google selected as the search engine for safari in settings, it will still bring up the results in Google.
In terms of why stick with Apple and not move over to the dark side. For me the main reason is the exceptional face to face customer support at the Genius Bar. I was there for 45 minutes the other day and not once, did I feel like the representative wasn't 100% committed to helping me out.
Also, with Apple, you can use a combination of your credit card and store credit to make a purchase. With Google, you can't do this.
I am sure there are many more reasons that could be listed, but these are 2 big ones for me.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
VOICEMAIL - TOM_NJ_feedback_for_daniel
57:12
Hi Rob, I have a new thing you can ask Siri
Say - Can you do my homework.
Regards,
Aaron
For Ep 379 - Can you do my Homework?
58:10
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 378
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank PHIL for sending in the music you hear in the background. PHIL wrote:
Hi Rob.
This song is called STREET RACE and it was created entirely with Garage Band on an iPhone. No other software or hardware were used. This is not available for sale anywhere, just a hobby thing.
Regards,
Phil W
SONG STREET RACE
Thanks PHIL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ZACH for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ZACH wrote the following:
Hey Rob,
I used a iPhone wallpaper and added the text and filters with app instasize
Regards,
Zach S
Thanks ZACH, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ZACH'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 378 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
01:56
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “The iPhone will not substantially alter the fundamental structure and challenges of the mobile industry.” unquote
Charles Golvin, Forrester Research Inc, January 2007
I wanted to go back to some of the older comments about the iPhone - this one sums up what most anal-ists thought about the iPhone when it was announced - And they could not have been more wrong - It just seems wall street types especially the anal-ists - they just never have understood Apple or consumers for that matter - Just Sayin
02:34
For Promo codes - On Ep 377 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - SNAP-AN-ACTOR (one word). Those promo codes were given away.
This week we have promo codes for The App - TRAIL JEEPER MAGAZINE (THREE words) - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO TRAIL JEEPER MAGAZINE
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - TRAIL JEEPER MAGAZINE and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put TRAIL in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:48
http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/01/apple-releases-ios-
921-beta-2-for-devs.html
Apple released on Monday - iOS 9.2.1 beta 2 to devs and public beta testers - and as 9.2.1 is a double dot update that means bug fixes are its main reason for being and the beta 2 of a double dot update is Yup bug fixes for the bug fixes. We are getting really meta here.
If you are a dev or a public beta tester - make sure to get the latest beta.
VOICEMAIL - JEFF_CT_hoping_for_update
Well Jeff - hopefully the 9.2.1 double dot update will fix the bluetooth issues.
Actually I will be updating to 9.2.1 beta 2 - from 9.2 this week - as I noticed my phone is starting to act wonky with touch ID and laggy with the camera - so I want to see if the 9.2.1 beta 2 helps it at all.
08:04
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/01/06Record-
Breaking-Holiday-Season-for-the-App-Store.html
Apple put out a press release this week titled - Record Breaking Holiday Season for the App Store.
Two guesses for what it is about.
Well why don’t we just read from the riveting piece of Literature.
Quote In the two weeks ending January 3, customers spent over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1, 2016 marked the biggest day in App Store history with customers spending over $144 million. It broke the previous single-day record set just a week earlier on Christmas Day.
Unquote
For Devs out there - there was also this nugget from the press release
quote
Worldwide, the App Store has brought in nearly $40 billion for developers since 2008, with over one-third generated in the last year alone.
unquote
And you know that million manufacturing Jobs Apple gets beat up on for not having them in the US.
Apple added this little bit of info to tweak those that keep harping on it.
Quote
Largely as a result of the App Store’s success, Apple is now responsible for creating and supporting 1.9 million jobs in the U.S. alone. Nearly three-quarters of those jobs — over 1.4 million — are attributable to the community of app creators, software engineers and entrepreneurs building apps for iOS, as well as non-IT jobs supported directly and indirectly through the app economy.* *Job creation estimate based on research by Dr. Michael Mandel, Progressive Policy Institute. “App Economy Jobs in the United States,” January 6, 2016
unquote
So yes there are US jobs being created by Apple - just not ones involving the stuffing of boards or insertion of Pentolobe screws. Just Saying.
Per those that Say Apple just put out this PR to try to pump up their stock - Ummm - No - Apple did basically the same Press Release last year on Jan 8th. And also in 2014 on Jan 7th. So no - this was just a normal early Jan press release talking about record App sales in the App store.
10:19
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3019652/apple-
ios/opinion-apple-cuts-iphone-sales.html
So why is Wallstreet all spooked about Apple Stock.
It is about Reports coming out of Asia that apple has asked for reductions in iPhone production. Hmmmm - Lets see the Holiday quarter is over - and Apple is ramping down production - YOU THINK??
Well it is not like Apple has ever done this before - well not unless you count EVERY SINGLE YEAR SINCE WELL THE IPHONE WAS RELEASED. But yeah if you throw out all that history - then this reduction is unparalleled.
The Sky is falling the Sky is falling.
Some are saying Apple cut more then they originally planned to cut - and so far I can’t find one credible account of what was originally planned. Butt - and this is a BIG BUTT - and I like Big Butts and I can not lie. BUT - if the rumors about the iPhone 6C are true and it will launch in the April time frame - that could be a reason Apple might cut back a little more. After All if a new 4 incher is released and there are lots and lots of women and even men that like the 4 inchers - then you will see some people going small and that would also affect iPhone 6S and 6S+ sales.
Again still no credible sources able to show original iPhone 6S and 6S+ production orders for Q1 2016 vs what is now on the books from Apple for those devices.
Folks this is just a lot of fear on wall street going on.
11”56
http://fortune.com/2016/01/05/apple-valuation-cash-flow/
And speaking of Wallstreet - and bad valuations of companies due to fear.
Apple’s Market cap now is at 561 Billion dollars
vs Googles Market Cap at 511 Billion
If you once again you remove Cash from their market caps
Apple’s Market Cap is 355 Billion vs Googles 440 Billion non cash Market cap. That is a google bubble of 1.24 times the market cap of Apple - when you remove cash. That is just crazy and we are moving closer to that correction in the market.
Philip Elemer-DeWitt at Fortune is also thinking things are not making sense right now.
He compared the P/E of Apple at 11.43 vs Google at 31.27 vs Microsoft at 36.44 vs Facebook at 102.63.
You hear all this news and it does look like the sky is falling.
But here is the most interesting fact you don’t hear mentioned much if at all - Google is basically a one trick pony when it comes to where its revenue is generated - Ads - and Google is almost a monopoly with on-line ads - well at least they have largest market share by a big margin. Googles only way to grow revenue is really to have its market grow - as there is not a meaningful market share left for them to grow from. APPLE however while dominated by iphone revenue does have the iPad and Mac lines. But with the iPhone - globally Apple is still a small % of the market share - meaning they have room - a lot of room to grow in their market - even if that market goes close to flat line for growth.
Of course if Apple was growing market share - we would be hearing about that for Holiday sales - And guess what - we are.
14:09
http://fortune.com/2015/12/29/apple-iphone-christmas/
Yahoo’s Flurry Analytics which tracks 780,000 mobile apps and can tell when one of those apps is activated on a new mobile device - they put out some data.
According to them Apple kick butt and took names over Christmas week - with regards to those new activations.
49.1 % of all new devices Activated between Dec 19th and Dec 25th were iOS devices.
To put that in comparison - Sammy had 19.8% of activations, Nokia was 2%, LG 1.7% and 1.5% Xiamoi and all others combined for 25.9%
At least from what data people can gather on last quarter sales - it looks to be another record quarter - and by Record - I am not just talking Apple Records - but History of the known universe Record revenue for a company.
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-continues-to-
dominate-holiday-sales-2016-1
15:00
http://investor.apple.com/
Of course what the real numbers are will all be revealed on Tuesday Jan 26th at 5:00 PM ET. That is when Apples Next Quarterly Report conference call will be.
As I said right before the last quarterly call - it was going to be this one in January that really really matters.
Should be interesting to see what the real numbers are.
15:26
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17:13
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_answer_issue_lock_time
Hi Rob,
Per Why apps are not backed up onto the Mac
It's because of app-thinning. When you download an app onto an iDevice, you are not getting the whole app, you are only getting those parts of the app relevant to your device. So for example, on a four-inch iPhone, you won't get any huge images meant for the iPad Pro. So, if you were to back that up onto a Mac, you would end up with something that you couldn't install on a different iDevice.
When you download an iOS device onto a Mac using iTunes, you get the whole app, unthinned, which you can then install on all of your iDevices.
Regards,
Jill
Dear Rob,
In episode 377, Ben from Montreal reported that his screen locked after 1 minute, even though it was set for 2 minutes. He mentioned that he did not try other times, so I did, and found that if it was set for 1 minute it would lock in 30 seconds, if it was set for 3 minutes it would lock in 90 seconds, etc. In other words, it always locks in half the time it's supposed to. (Unless I set it for 30 seconds, then it locks in 30 seconds.)
So the work-around is to set it for 4 minutes, then it'll lock in 2, just like he wants.
Btw, it's not fixed in the beta for 9.2.1.
Regards,
John from San Francisco Bay
Hi Rob,
To the caller in ep 337 with the location based reminder problem.
Go into Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars then go through all of the email accounts listed and make sure Calendars is turned off. He may have them on and they over ride the native calendar for location reminders.
regards,
Stan Bentley
Winchester, KY
Hi Rob,
Per the listener's question about contacts not being transferred properly to his new phone:
I have gone a few rounds with contacts and have settled on a nice solution that also happens to work well for transferring to a new device. I use a PC, so iCloud syncing is not a great solution for me. I use google contacts (a feature of gmail) and use the CardDAV protocol to sync my contacts between my phone, ipad, and gmail.
I find that this works great as long as I make sure I am only using the CardDAV protocol for the contacts, (no iCloud contacts syncing, no exchange, etc). Also, when I am setting up a new phone, before I enter my CardDAV credentials, I make sure iCloud contact syncing is disabled and there are no other "accounts" under Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars that are syncing contacts. The iCloud syncing settings are also listed in this settings menu, so it is a very useful place to make sure you are configured for using one service.
Again, my solution is to sync to gmail via CardDAV with no other contacts syncing enabled. On a new phone, if I make sure that I am only syncing contacts though the same CardDAV account, all is synced and happy within minutes.
Regards,
Charlie
Portland, OR
VOICEMAIL - JOHN_IL_ANSWER_LOCATION_BASED_REMINDERS
23:16
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Tosin Oladini who posted the following
Quote
Does anyone know how you delete alarms off your Apple watch. I use Siri to set alarms on my watch all the time and now I have a long list of past alarms and I can't figure out how to delete them so I don't have to scroll down for a day before I get to my active alarms. Thanks
Unquote
And from Tony price he had this answer:
quote Click on the alarm on your Apple Watch that you wish to delete. It will bring you to the edit screen. Scroll down to you see delete. That's it.
unquote
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this feedback to Ep 377:
From Emiko Freund
quote To Aaron who was wondering about the regulatory symbols that used to be on the back of the phone...they are electronically displayed in Settings. Settings > General > About > Legal > Regulatory unquote
And from Francisco Tapia
quote In response to Daniel - I say try the dark side Daniel, yes Google search is better which is why all my google searches are performed on safari with the default set to google.
After Daniel comes back from trying the new Sammy phone he can tell US why it sucks ;).
unquote
25:22
http://news.yahoo.com/theres-weird-way-fix-iphone-
175810083.html?nf=1
Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this next one.
And this tip is supposed to help your iPhone if is quote acting slow unquote.
What you do is open the App Store app - then per the 5 buttons at the bottom of the screen pick one and tap it 10 times really quick. You should then see the screen flicker and show a blank screen for a second or a few.
What you have then done is emptied out your App Store Cache - emptying out the temporary storage that in theory can cause your phone to be sluggish.
The article Michael sent also says this works for the iTunes App, the iBooks App and the Apple Watch App.
However they said it did not work for the Podcasts App, music app, game center app or the iMessage app.
That said - I did see it work in the Podcasts app - so you may want to try it there - just tap on either the Featured icon or Top charts icon.
26:53
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/12/27/new-payfinders-
app-for-locating-apple-pay-merchants-
reports-750-increase-in-users
Thanks to Dr. John for the heads up on this next one.
Which is an article for all those that use Apple Pay and are wondering which stores near them Take Apple Pay.
The app is called PayFinders - one word. The App is free - and again it will let you know which stores near
The makers of the App claim to have just added over 12,000 new Merchants in North America - 95% of them being small businesses.
If you ever wondered which stores near you take Apple pay - and not just Walgreens and McDonalds - then you will want to take a look at PayFinder
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pay-
finders/id1045145678?mt=8
27:31
http://news.investors.com/technology-click/122915-
787104-apple-2016-predictions-see-new-iphone-
apple-watch-accessories.htm
Lets talk 2016 - as in predictions - and there are lots and lots of them out there. With regards to the iOS world that is.
I think the top two for the first half of 2016 now are an iPhone 6C - the 4 incher - and the Apple Watch 2.
Later in the year there will iOS 10 and of course the iPhone 7 and 7+. Along with updates to the iPad lines.
Really not much of a stretch or any stretch on those items.
I think the Apple Watch 2 - is the biggest stretch of the group.
I don’t really see anyone talking about Apple getting into an major new categories.
28:31
http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/23/technology/apple-
iphone-6c/index.html
There were a few different posts / rumors about the iPhone 6C for lack of a better name that came out in the past few weeks.
The one key spec all of them share is that it would be a 4 inch screen.
Some reports have it having the A9 chips set and 2GB of RAM. an 8 Mega Pixel camera and improved FaceTime HD camera. And it would also of course have touch ID and apple pay support.
One rumor has trial production already started with full production getting going later this quarter with an April launch date.
Hopefully there will be at least a 64 GB version and ideally a 128 GB version. If apple only releases a 15 GB version that would in my opinion be a huge huge mistake.
I really think people will choose the iPhone 6C - not because of price - but rather per my wifes desire to stay at the smaller 4 incher - rather than the not comfortable to fit in her hand 4.7 and 5.5 inchers. NOT PRICE but Physical size and comfort - and that means larger storage options will be needed.
http://www.gadgetlite.in/2016/01/apple-iphone-6c-to-
be-even-better-than.html
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/apple-
iphone-leak-6s-mini-6c
29:53
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/12/30/apple-
iphone-7-three-design-changes/
Rumors continue on the iPhone 7 front as well - an article in Forbes had these three key new features for the iPhone 7.
1. - It will be water proof. We are almost there with the iphone 6S and 6S+ - so this really just looks like the logical next step.
2. No More Antenna Stripes. Because nothing makes you look fat like Stripes.
So how does Apple get rid of those annoying stripes.
Well that is item 3 - A smart Composite body. It is being rumored Apple iPhone 7 will use a case made from a new compound material which is RF porous or RF transparent material. Meaning signals can pass through with little to no degradation - thus removing the need for antenna stripes on the outside of the case.
Another set of rumors out there is about the iPhone 7+ - as in it will have a 256 GB storage option and a bigger battery.
I wonder is that means that 32GB is the new 16 GB - where the likely new Storage options in this case would be 32 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB.
And other rumors out there also have the iPhone 7 being the thinnest iPhone ever with the headphone jack going the way of well the home button. as in both might be gone for the iPhone 7. With 3D touch taking over for the home button and touch ID sensor being put behind the screen.
Of all those rumors the removal of the Home button to me seems the least likely.
Per other 2016 predictions / rumors - lets get into a few listeners from the show sent in.
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2016/01/apples-iphone-7-
plus-to-offer-256gb-size-option-bigger-battery
32:01
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_2016_predictions
From David Levine in the Google+ community:
quote My 2016 Apple Prediction. There will be a new iPhone and Apple watch. Well duh, but my real break though this morning was that with all the new "next" type plans that Apple will break the paradigm, and introduce new iPhones every 18 months. I believe March will introduce the new iphone7. unquote
VOCIEMAIL - JAN_BROWN_PREDICTIONS
36:25
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38:25
VOICEMAIL - ANSWR_FAMILY_OF_SEVEN_PREDICTIONS
Hi Rob,
My wife and I love to cruise, and we enjoy different activities while on the ship and would love to be able to message each other while on the ship. If we used MMS or iMessage we need to be connected to the internet which is very costly so we don't do it.
However, we are able to remain connected to the ships wifi for no cost and wondered if there was any iOS app that allowed messaging from one iphone to another without having to use the internet. Some sort of a direct one to one messaging on a local wifi network?
Thanks Rob, looking forward to a great TII 2016 year.
Ron from Toronto.
Hi Ron - there is an app I mentioned in the past called Chat - which is a mesh network chat app - that I think is what you are looking for. Search in the App store for Chat mesh network - three words and it should be the first result.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chat-use-mesh-
networking-to/id901133719?mt=8
There are others you can try as well - SoChat, or Flows or WeMesh or Wave off the grid chat. I would actually suggest you and your wife download all of them before the trip and then see which one works the best for you. And then please report back your findings.
Hi Rob,
I wanted to share a recent experience I had with Apple Watch. I couldn't resist the $100 off sale at Best Buy. I've been telling myself since they announced the watch that I don't need it... Of course I don't need it. However, it is definitely one of those products where, if it was taken away from me, I would notice it greatly! I went with the 42mm gold sport watch with the blue band. In pictures, I didn't really care for the blue band, but when you see it in person, wow! I also got equipped with a black and antique white band. The bands alone are beautiful and are eye catching. I can't believe how convenient it is to be able to quick reply to texts and other notifications without having to dig for my phone. I would have to say one of my favorite features is being able to control the music in my car. I have a Bluetooth Kenwood head unit paired with my iPhone. I don't have the microphone installed on the Kenwood, and any time I want to use Siri, the Kenwood thinks I want to make a phone call, which I DONT! I hate phone calls... If u have the volume down low enough, I can just tell Siri on the Apple Watch what I want to hear, and it plays through my stereo! That alone is a game changer for me. I really enjoy all of the other features on the Apple Watch, especially Activity. I liked it so much I decided to get my girlfriend a rose gold one for Christmas! Hope you have a merry Christmas and happy new year! Love the show!
Regards,
Oshkosh Josh
Hi Rob,
Do you know if I could update my iPod touch 4th gen to iOS 9.2?
Regards,
Tim L
Hi Tim - iOS 9.x is only compatible with the iPod touch 5th and 6th gen - it is not available for the 4th gen are older. Sorry.
Good morning Rob, hope that you had a great Christmas vacation.
In episode 376 you mentioned that you were testing the Bumpies that were sent to you for review and that your initial thoughts were positive. I want to follow up with you now that you have had a little bit of time with them and see if you would still recommend them.
I really enjoy the iPhone 6 Plus in "naked" form, but worry about dropping it on the tile floor where I work. Even the thinnest of cases make it all but impossible to carry in my front jeans pocket, but when "naked", is no problem at all.
Let me know your thoughts as I value your opinion. I've got some Christmas cash that is burning a hole in my pocket!
Regards,
John Clarke
VOICEMAIL - JUSTIN_REVIEW_APPLE_SMART_BATTERY
48:28
http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10702586/apple-watch-
battery-pack-griffin-travel-power-bank-ces-2016
I was thinking of going over a bunch of the new products released at CES - but there is too much for this show - so I will just go over the one that jumped out at me. And it the Keychain size External battery Pack for your Apple watch from the good folks at Griffin.
It is called the Travel Power bank and retails for $70.
Sadly it is not available yet - it has a Q2 2016 availability date.
But this is a nice small batter pack for your Apple watch with the built in inductive charging disk. it is just slightly wider than the charging disk and about twice as long and about as thick as the current charging disk.
It even comes with a loop for you car keys.
That is one I really liked and plan to get when available even if dare I say I have to pay for it.
If you saw any items released at CES on the blogs or if you were there - please let me know your favorites.
I had a few people email me about the Travel Power Bank from Griffin so that one already looks to be a favorite of some listeners already.
50:03
VOICEMAIL - DAVE_SALT_LAKE_ANSWERS
Hi Rob!
Do you or your listeners know of a app that can schedule texts letting me write them and automatically sending them some time later?
I know of apps that can remind me at a certain point to send said text, but I want a "set and forget" type of functionality.
One example for how to use it is that I'd like to send out reminders to people one day before an event, and then sending the same message a few hours before said event. Writing this message once and then set it to be sent to contacts at two different times would not only speed things up for me, but also make sure I don't forget sending the reminders...
With the handoff functions that are now available between iPhones and macs I could use a solution for either iOS or OS X...
Sincerely
Hampus Haara
Hi, Rob, Happy New Year!!
Back in iOS 5, I think, a new security measure obliged us to define an unlock password and the autolock timer whenever we entered an Exchange email account into the stock mail app. The "Never" option got greyed out to make autolock mandatory.
I remember reading about this on some Microsoft site as being a security requirement from the Exchange server.
This behavior remained through iOS 6, 7 and 8. But with iOS 9 (and 9.2) I can select "Never" as an option even having that same Exchange account in use.
Did Microsoft loosen up their Echange security measures for iOS? Or is it a bug in iOS 9.x?
Thanks for the show and here's me wishing a great year for Apple and your podcast! 🍻
Regards,
Fabio Esquivel
Hi Rob
Just wanted to give some feedback regarding Apple Music. I find it confusing to know what songs are ones I have purchased through iTunes and what songs are Apple Music ones that have been downloaded for offline use. In both scenarios, you see a phone symbol. I would like to see some way of differentiating between Apple Music offline songs and iTunes purchased ones. Hope you had a good Christmas.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
VOICEMAIL - Alex_issues_podcasts_playback
Ask Siri "How much do you weigh?” - Todd W. Phares
For Ep 378 - How much do you weigh
Bonus Siri Question - Who is your favorite College Basketball team.
54:48
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55:48
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 377
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank PHIL for sending in the music you hear in the background. PHIL wrote:
Hi Rob.
This song is called FLASH GROOVE and it was created entirely with Garage Band on an iPhone. No other software or hardware were used. This is not available for sale anywhere, just a hobby thing.
Regards,
Phil W
SONG FLASH GROOVE
Thanks PHIL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JONATHAN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JONATHAN wrote the following:
Hey Rob,
I created this in the Paper app on my iPhone 6s Plus. Hope you like it and it's not too "christmas-y" and you can use it for the show.
Regards,
Jonathan N
Thanks JONATHAN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JONATHAN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 377 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:15
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Apple’s iPad will possibly face more competition in the large tablet market as BlackBerry appears to be gearing up for a release of its own tablet device. According to a leaked roadmap document, BlackBerry may be planning a late 2013 release for a device tentatively named the B10, reports TechnoBuffalo. unquote
Nathanael Arnold, Wall St Cheat Sheet, 31 March 2013
So lets gets this right - as recent as March 2013 - someone thought something from blackberry was going to be in competition with something from Apple. Yikes - oh wait - Nat-eeee was from WALL ST cheat sheet - Wall Street reporters NEVER EVER have understood Apple - Accounting types on Wallstreet have a hard time thinking outside the Beige box - Just Sayin
03:09
For promo codes this week we have codes for the app SNAP-AN-ACTOR one word
Here is the written review of the app.
quote
"6 months ago, I had never touched a MacBook, let alone wrote any apps for the app store. I always held developers in high regard and never dreamed I would be writing my own apps. They say the best apps grow from a problem or need and this is exactly how Snapanactor was born.
As a movie lover, I would often be watching a TV show or movie and not be able to remember where I knew someone from on screen. They would look familiar but I couldn't quite place them. Sure, I could Google them and try to find out which roles they had played or I could go to a well known movie app and enter their name and then drill down, but what if you don't know their name?
I bought a used MacBook Pro from eBay, read book after book, took many online courses and here we are 6 months later with my solution to the problem. Simply open up Snapanactor, point your device (iPod, iPhone or iPad) and take a photo. Zoom in if you need to or you can load images from your camera roll.
After selecting your image, if the app finds a match, you will see their name, photo and roles they have played in the past. You can also use it to take photos of your family and friends to see who they resemble. Hopefully your listeners will have as much fun using Snapanactor as I had developing it."
unquote
Well thanks to the Dev for his written review of his App - SNAP-AN-ACTOR 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 SNAPANACTOR one word in the subject line.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapanactor-celebrity-id/
id1050476827?mt=8
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:36
http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-9.2.1-
public-beta-1-now-available/
iOS 9.2.1 is available to both devs and the public.
If you do update to 9.2.1 beta 1 you can not restore to earlier versions of iOS - that means it is fixing a major security bug - or at least that is what it has meant in the past when you could not downgrade.
And if you look around - 9.2.1 is being reported to be a bug fixer - security update. But then again that is usually true with most double dot updates.
This is one of those updates - that if you are a jailbreaker you need to stay far away from. Per the rest of us - unless you are a dev - there is no real reason to update to the beta 1 - I mean unless you like giving Apple feedback as a beta tester - and in that case by all means do upgrade - as that is why they need beta testers.
It is highly unlikely Apple will release a beta 2 this year. Maybe the week of Jan 4th - but if all went well with Beta 1 - you might see iOS 9.2.1 Gold Master released the week of Jan 4th. Really will be about what the feedback on the beta is. Double Dot updates do not tend to get many or sometimes any Betas.
Additionally Apple has stopped signing iOS 9.1 - so that means if you are at iOS 9.2 - you can no longer downgrade back for iOS 9.1 - Again this is more of a Jailbreakers issue. But as mentioned above if you go to iOS 9.2.1 beta you can not go back to iOS 9.2 either.
07:19
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/12/18Apple-China-
UnionPay-to-Bring-Apple-Pay-to-China.html
Apple put out a Press Release on Dec 18th titled - Apple & China UnionPay bring Apple Pay to China. This follows up a recent rumor that said this was coming - so not a shocker.
China UnionPay cardholders will be able to add their bank cards to Apple Pay starting early in 2016. quote after relevant tests and certification required by Chinese regulators unquote.
Apple says this support will be with China UnionPay and 15 of the largest banks in China.
More on this I am sure in the future.
08:21
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-apple-
tim-cook-charlie-rose/
Tim Cook and Johnny Ive and a few others were on 60 Minutes this past weekend talking about Apple and Apple Culture and Apples Taxes and Apple in China and Apples design philosophy and more words with Apple before them.
There was a soundbite advertising the segment in which Tim Cooke is clearly pissed for lack of a better word.
Charlie Rose asks quote But here's what they concluded. Apple is engaged in a sophisticated scheme to pay little or no corporate taxes on $74 billion in revenues held overseas. unquote
To which you see the sound byte from Tim Cook: quote That is total political crap. There is no truth behind it. Apple pays every tax dollar we owe. unquote
Per what was learned that was new from the whole segment - really not much - well nothing really meaty.
We learned in 15 years - Johnny Ives Design team of 22 designers has lost 2 people total - just 2 in 15 years - that is amazing.
We also learned for the iPhone 6 and 6+ they had build up 10 different sizes / models to test before settling on the two that they did.
If you did not see the segment or even if you did - I have a link in the show notes to the transcript for it.
A lot of what was in the segment was old news or info - like when Charlie Rose asked why does Apple not bring home the 1 Million manufacturing jobs to the US. As stated before on this show - it just is not possible - they infrastructure for assemblers / engineers and more just does not exist in the US to support that type of production. What was not touched on is the US manufacturing really has been broken off into a few key areas. 1. Is the Auto industry. 2. Is the defense and Aerospace industries - which is not about low cost - it is about high reliability low unit turns. Basically the opposite of consumer electronics. 3. Large size and heavy consumer products - that don’t make as much sense to ship around the world - both household and sport and rec. and 4th of course Energy related industries. Any way - the one area the US economy is not set up for is large large scale consumer electronics. And even if Apple wanted to it would be impossible to build iPhones and iPads in the US at any kind of scale. I wish people would realize that and get off Apple’s back already. Sorry - the US is just not going to be a high scale - low cost manufacturing hub for consumer electronics. Asia is geared up for that - the US is not.
Again you can read the entire transcript or you could take those 10 to 15 minutes and do something productive. Maybe I am into this too much - but I was pretty much like - mehhh - when I read the transcript. But really I did not have any expectations that is was going to be a segment that revealed ground breaking news about Apple.
11:49
http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-sales-drop-
decline-2016-say-morgan-stanley-stifel-baird-credit-
suisse-apple-2015-12
Ah Wallstreet is up to their old tricks again - there have been a plethora of street reports about iPhone sales being a peak numbers now - and there is no room for it to grow. And we are going to see decline for iPhone sales.
Some of this is based on a couple at best component suppliers - which as Tim Cook has said many times - don’t look at data points from one or a few suppliers to indicate a bigger trend.
Others based on the thought again Apple has peaked for iPhone sales.
Katy Huberty says Apple Fiscal 2016 iPhone sales will drop 6% vs 2015. BS
And there are others on the street predicting lower iPhone sales as well.
Here is one thing I don’t see any of them talking about - Apple’s over all market share is still small compared to Android. Apple is growing quite well in China - which if you do read the transcript from 60 Minutes - Tim Cook feels is where Apple’s biggest market will soon be - not the US. And there is I believe a big pent up demand for a new 4” iPhone. And while I don’t think it will be next quarter - it could launch in Q2 2016. If Apple offers up a new 4” iPhone - I think you will see a nice step up in iPhone sales.
Apple also recently reduced pricing in India for the iPhone 5S - their market share in India is well - lets just say grouped in with other for good reason.
Apple has released new pricing models to make upgrading more attractive - they are growing in China, they are finally addressing India, they are still a small % of global market share, and they likely are launching a new 4” iPhone - combine this and fiscal 2016 should be a nice step up from fiscal 2015.
I guess it is possible the street could be right - I mean it has to happen some time - but I would be very surprised. If you have some extra cash to invest - Now might be a good time to watch Apple stock - if it drops below $100 jump on it. You could quickly get a nice 20% or more pop once apple announces this past quarters numbers. PLEASE NOTE - I am just giving my opinion - any investments you do are at your own risk and never invest that which you can’t afford to loose.
14:36
http://fortune.com/2015/12/16/apple-google-trending-searches/
In trends news - Google Released their 15th annual Year in search results - and in the Top 5 list for Consumer Tech - which Google seemed to try to burry and avoid were these results.
5th place LG G4
4th place - Apple’s iPad Pro
3rd place - Apple Watch
2nd place Samsung Galaxy S6
and in first place
Apple’s iPhone 6S
So Apple took home 3 of the top 5 spots. Again - seems Apple is still trending well. Maybe just Maybe Wall Street is once again wrong when it comes to Apple.
Another clear sign Wall Street is off their mark is this.
Apple’s Market cap right now is 598.4 Billion
Googles Market Cap is 514.3 Billion
If you remove Cash from their market caps
Apple’s Market Cap is 392 Billion vs Googles 442 Billion non cash Market cap.
When Google is valued more than Apple - where Apple is generating multiple times more revenue and profit - something is off kilter - we saw this before - and as I said then - either one is valued to much much too high or the other much much too low - or a combination of both. And last time I mentioned this - Apple stock nearly doubled. Just sayin. But hey you can go back to Ep 295 around the 8 minute 48 second mark to hear my comments back then. Granted at that time Google’s Market cap less cash was 1.6 times Apples - this time it is just 1.13 times greater.
16:22
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18:33
VOICEMAIL - Alex_iOS92_shows_skip_forward
Hi Rob,
I just wanted to let you know I have been using the AT&T Number Sync which went live in iOS 9.2 It is a great feature for AT&T customers who have multiple iOS devices. I now have cellular capabilities on my Wifi only iPad when it is connected to Wifi. You can place & receive cellular calls (using the FaceTime or Contacts app), send & receive text messages (SMS, not just iMessages) on the iPad. This works even when the iPhone it is paired to is not on the same Wifi network.
Regards
~Karthik M
VOICEMAIL - Carl_MI_Apple_Watch_BandH
21:05
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from JOHN CLARKE who posted the following
Quote
How do you organize your apps on your iPhone? I have tried multiple different ways but haven't found anything that I really like.
Do you use folders and place like apps together? If so, what are your folder labels?
Do you keep your most used apps on your home screen?
Do you keep them alphabetically?
Give me your ideas and suggestions.
Unquote
Here are some of the responses.
From Craig B
quote - I keep the ones I use often on the first page. The rest are in folders on the next two pages. Nothing fancy, but I know where most of them are. unquote
From Jim K
quote I follow Craig B's approach. My "Big Four" (Waze, Safari, Downcast and Mail) are on the bottom row. Others that I use most frequently are on the front page, including Phone, Weather (Yahoo), Music, Amazon, Slate, Twitter, Facebook, CBS Sports, etc. Those are located with ones I use the most at the bottom, within easy thumb reach.
I then have 24 folders on Page 2, in alphabetical order, with names like Apple Apps, Communications, Dining, Driving, Finance, Imaging, Listen, Nature, News, etc. I stick almost every non-Page 1/non-big 4 app in one of those folders. A few brand new apps may sit on Page 3 for a while, before I classify/file them.
unquote
From Francisco Tapia
quote
I use a lot of apps, so I keep everything in groups unless I use the app a lot.
the most often used app groups are on the doc bar. Most of the time I don't start a text message I am replying to one so I access that app via the quick reply option on the lock or banner. If I initiate a text I usually use siri.
the other way to access an app that is tucked away on another screen in a folder is to swipe down and search for the app, it's usually faster and more accurate than asking siri to launch it.
unquote
Stephen William said quote
I like having my apps in alphabetical order
unquote
From Robert S
quote
Lots of options, key is to set your goal first. My goal is to keep most frequently used apps within easiest reach, minimize the number of clicks/swipes to launch less frequently used apps, and to optimize for the physical phone (I have an iPhone 6plus so the lower part of the home screen is "closer" then the upper part.) Lastly, arrange infrequently used apps in a way that aids (re)discovery of them.
Keep in mind the different ways to launch an app when considering where to place it:
From the bottom icon dock (always the same on all screens)
From the Home Screen (pressing "Home" button gets you back fast)
From special iOS shortcuts
From a folder of apps
From spotlight search screen
From a special "launcher" app
From a today screen widget
A few "tricks":
Since swiping-up to reveal control center gets you the camera icon, I always move the camera off the home screen as it isn't needed.
I completely fill the home screen. It's wasting a high-priority launching point to leave a blank space for "future use". I simply move an icon to another screen/demote it when another app that is more important deserves to be on the home screen.
In the bottom dock, I have replaced one of the icons with a folder. Many people aren't aware they can do this. That puts six more apps only one click/swipe away from launching on every screen. I call the folder "quick access" and sometimes change the contents if I am on a trip, extended business meetings, away from my normal routine, etc.
I use the app "Launch Center Pro" as one of my home screen apps to create sub-menus for frequently used apps that don't qualify for direct home screen locations. I tend to use LCP for macro actions not just launching an app because it does take a little longer for LCP to load when you click on it. Example: I have a messages section with icons/shortcuts to "send text message to Jack" which launches Messages app with the recipient already filled-in. So I have traded-off the slightly slower launch to having several steps of using an app already done for me.
On the 2nd and following home screens, I have folders sorted alphabetically by topic with names such as Cloud, Entertainment, Finance, Games, Health, Home Control, Logistics, Music, Networking, News, Photography, Productivity, Security, Shopping, Social, Streaming, Travel, Utils, Videography, VoIP and Watch Apps.
Most of the time I will launch these apps by using Spotlight to search for them by name, but sometimes I will "Browse" my folders to look for apps I haven't used in a while that I either might want to start using more or maybe delete completely.
unquote
Barry Smitherman - asked about arranging them by color - and shared a link where someone did that. Let me say - ouch - tough to tell which app is which when you do all blue apps on one page and all green apps on the next and so on. Looks pretty - but pretty impractical.
Personally what I do is once every few weeks - I go to Settings - then Battery - then for Battery Usage for the last 7 days - I see which apps I am using the most and make sure the top ones are on the first two screens - with the top top ones in the dock.
That said I do have a couple of key folders on my main home screen - one for Recording apps and one for Podcasting Apps and I also have the App store app in the top left with the Settings app next to it.
In a nut shell my most used 4 apps are in the dock and my most used apps 5 to 15 are on the home screen along with some stock apps and key folders. Then some other key apps and folders on the page two.
After that it is just a mess with no organization at all.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
28:10
http://www.techerina.com/2015/12/apple-iphone-5s-
gets-massive-price-cut-in-india.html
I mentioned earlier that the iPhone 5S just received a price cut in India.
What I did not say was the amount - which some articles describe as a massive price cut.
It now starts at 24,999 Rupees vs the price in September where it was 44,500 rupees. That is a 43.8% price reduction. And that 24,999 is the list price - there are other better prices such as from Amazon India and Snapdeal where you can get it for 21,499 Rupees or a 51.7% price reduction since September.
Now while a 51.7% price reduction is great in helping increase sales in India - it should still be pointed out the Average Monthly salary in India is pretty close to that 21,499 Rupee mark.
29:09
http://fingerson.strikingly.com
Hey Rob, I thought some of your listeners might find this innovation of interest.
Regards,
Max in North Carolina.
Hi Max - thanks for the heads up on this next one - which is an article titled - A SmartWatch for the visually impaired.
It is a bout a braille smartwatch that will translate texts, tweets and ebooks to braille on the watch face.
The smartwatch is called Dot and the current pre-order pricing is at $300.
The Braille Cell has 4 active dynamic Braille Cells.
It does support iOS - hence why we are talking about it on this show.
Now the bad news - Pre-order pricing does not mean pre-orders - so ordering is not yet available and there was no availability date listed.
I signed up for the newsletter and will update on this on future episodes.
30:05
http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/11/e-label-act/
Hey rob, a couple random questions..
Do you have any idea how apple was finally able to rid the iPhone of all those ugly regulatory logos that used to litter the back cover of the iPhone? They date back to at least the 3G, don't remember if my original iPhone 2G had them or not, but now on my new 6S, no more ugly logos! Just "iPhone" "S" and the normal "designed, assembled, model" etc. info. Such a clean look. Just wondering if you noticed or had any insight on that. I've attached a photo stitch in case you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about.
Also, what's up with iTunes no longer backing up apps from the iPhone when doing a backup?? I used to do all my updates on my iPhone via wifi as they came and then back them up to my MacBook later but now I either have to update on my MacBook and then sync to my iPhone or update them on both platforms. What gives??
Regards,
-AAron
Hi Aaron - per the icons for the FCC on the back - thank Senator Rockefeller and Fischer for that - they intro’d a bill back in 2014 to get rid of those required symbols - arguing it is expensive to etch them in and the savings could be passed on to consumers. And hmmmm - lets see - the iphone 6S was how much cheaper then the 6? Oh yeah - ok - well it might not have been cheaper - but it is prettier.
So there is that questions solved.
Per the other question about iTunes no longer backing up Apps from the iPhone when doing a back up?
I would ask why would you need to back up the apps themselves - the apps can be re-downloaded - what does need to be backed up is the App data - and that does appear to be getting backed up - but the actual IPA files- I think that is a waste of storage to back them up - as again if needed they can be re-downloaded.
33:11
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3017239/apple-
mac/predictions-for-apple-in-2016.html
As we get ready to roll into 2016 - Yes this is the last Tii Episode for 2015.
There are many that like to make predictions - and Johnny Evans at Computer world has some for Apple for 2016.
One of which is the 4 Inch iPhone. He is also predicting a thinner and water proof iPhone 7. Not much of stretch there.
He predicts the iPad Pro will become an accepted Notebook replacement in the Enterprise space.
He also talks about person to person payments with Apple pay.
So tell me some of your Apple 2016 predictions - I will play / read them on the next episode - give me a call 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon-dog or send them to today in iOS at Gmail dot com.
It can be any Apple prediction that is iOS related. And yes that does cover Apple TV.
I will go over my predictions with yours on the next episode.
34:29
http://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/12/17/reservoir-devs-
why-apps-really-hit-ios-before-android/
I wanted to thank all that sent in this next one. Which well if you listen to the show - is something I have covered before - the title of the post is Why Apps really hit iOS before Android and it was on The Next Web dot com - and well again it is what we have said here before. And those reason per the article and past eps of this show - It is easier to develop for iOS - more support tools and a lot lot less fragmentation. End users are actually using the latest version of the OS, Much better demographics of end user and more likely to spend money on iOS side, Testing on different iOS devices is a lot lot lot less intensive than trying to track down Android devices running the latest version. So easier which means less time and less money - and more potential to make money if app is good. IE BETTER ROI - is that not really the core of any business decision. But you can read the article to see the long way that get to that quick conclusion by talking to multiple devs.
36:13
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39:02
VOICEMAIL - Ben_Canada_auto_lock_screen_issue
Hi Rob
I am upgrading from 5s to a 6s and backed up to iTunes and then restored to the 6s. However when I get calls from people who I expect to have contact details for I only see the phone number, no name. When I compare the 2 phones no sim in 5s now on the 5 s some contacts appear in bold and others not bold. How do I ensure I get all the contacts, please.
Regards,
Mark Jarvis
Womb puente UK
Hi Rob,
I got my Stainless Steel Apple Watch Band from the kickstarter project - I hope you got yours.
It is a great band.
Regards,
David D
Hi David - I have mine and I have a resizing tool in the mail - and it will be here tomorrow - so I will get it resized for my wrist in time for Christmas and my trip to NY. Looking forward to getting it on the Apple Apple watch.
VOICEMAIL - Issues_location_based_reminderds
43:53
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumulabs/lumu-
power-a-light-meter-for-the-future?ref=discovery
This week for a kickstarter project we have the project called Lumu Power - a Light meter for the future - or just search for L U M U Power .
This one had a goal of $30k and to date has raised over 222k - so it is doing very well.
This one has until Dec 30th at 3:55 PM CT for you to fund it.
Per their description quote Lumu Power is the light, exposure, flash and color temperature meter for the iPhone. One device with power of many. Express yourself! unquote
Pricing on this is $199 - with delivery slated for Jun 2016 and if you are a photog - then you want to get more info on this light meter.
This one plugs into the Lightening port - and again more info in the show notes for ep 377 - just search for L U M U Power - or you can search at Kickstarter dot com as well.
44:54
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-maps-
for-ios-gets-offline-navigation-support-and-more-
778083?site=classic
Thanks to Dr. John for the heads up on this next one.
For those that still use Google Maps you will be happy to know if you don’t already - that the latest update to Google Maps for iOS brings with it offline Navigation support. Users can also download a region on the map also for offline use. Thus using GPS and other location services to update your location on the map when an internet connection is not possible.
Now a spokesperson from Google did say it may take a few weeks before all the offline capabilities make it out to all users.
Another new feature with this update of the Google Maps app is the addition of up-to-date Gas prices when you search for gas stations.
45:38
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2015/12/21/facebook-
starts-supporting-live-photos-adopts-html5-video-player
For those that like taking live photos with the 6S or 6S+ and those that like sharing photos on Facebook - great news for you - Facebook has started supporting live photos.
When you upload a Live Photo - you just follow the same process that you always did when uploading a boring old still or dead photo. If the new photo you are uploading happens to be a live photo you will now see a “live” box appear in the bottom right of the image. Just tap that box to upload as a live photo and then all your friends can see.
46:16
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/apple-watch-iphone-trade-
in-offer/pcmcat748300921001.c?id=pcmcat748300921001
&ref=P10T12R104&loc=BODY&CampaignID=766606&
SubscriberID=11446404&eut=800270765
Thanks to everyone sending in links on Best buy deals. Seems Best Buy figured out how to finally give serious discounts to Apple product - maybe they negotiated that when they agreed to put Apple Watch’s in all their stores - but what ever the deal - you the consumer are the winner. There are big discounts on iOS and Mac devices. So if you are looking to purchase something with an Apple logo on it - you will want to check your local best buy first to see what deals they have.
46:46
VOICEMAIL - Win_quest_skype_alternatives
Hi Rob,
IS there any way to optimize photos selectively, like having an album be full resolution, while the majority are optimized. Using iOS 9?
Tim
Hi Rob, I updated my iPhone 6s Plus and my iPad air and just did notice a problem. It is kind of obscure, so most users might not notice it, but I did. If you open the iCloud drive icon, and try to play an MP3 file you are no longer able to listen to it in the background. It will automatically stop when the auto lock engages. I called Apple and they had no idea what was wrong and the gentleman told me that most people wouldn't listen to their music there anyway. That is beside the point. It used to work so it still should. Apparently the audio file is opening in QuickTime. Did anyone else notice this? Thank you and hopefully they will get it fixed soon. Jill
Hi Rob
There are seven members of our family who use iOS devices. You can have a maximum of six people in a family Linking Devices. We want to share a family calendar. Unfortunately this means that we are always having to invite one person to any event. Is there any way of setting up a calendar, without sharing publicly,, where we can automatically include seven people in the calendar? Thanks for a great show full of very useful information.
Brian (London UK)
VOICEMAIL - Bob_VAATT_raising_rate_for_unlimited
51:43
https://realm.io/news/altconf-jay-freeman-dmca-digital-
millennium-copyright-act/
There is one story I kept pushing off from October - as I needed some time to read up on it. But it is per a document released in October called - Section 1201 Rulemaking - Sixth Triennial Proceeding to determine exemptions to the Prohibition on Circumvention. And not this has nothing to do with a bris.
This is about Jailbreaking Tablets and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
I could read you the ruling - but it is very confusing per the actual words.
Let me give you the short version as of October 25th 2015 - the library of congress green lit Jailbreaking Tablets - saying they are exempt from the DMCA rules as they previously had also ruled for Smartphones. So now yes - iPhones and iPads and even Apple TV’s can legally be jailbroken.
Or quote In this final rule, the Librarian of Congress adopts exemptions to the provision of the DMCA’ that prohibits circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works, codified in section 1201(a)(1) of title 17 of the United States Code. As required under the statute, the Register of Copyrights, following a public proceeding, submitted a Recommendation concerning proposed exemptions to the Librarian of Congress. After careful consideration, the Librarian adopts final regulations based upon the Register’s Recommendation. unquote Ah I love Government documents.
http://copyright.gov/1201/2015/registers-recommendation.pdf
53:15
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55:58
VOICEMAIL - RON_NM_Apple_Watch2_specs
Hi Rob,
I think it's alright to remove the headphone jack in iPhone 7 as long as Apple supplies a dock with 2 lightning ports and an additional 3.5 mm jack as a standard accessory (So you can listen music and charge at the same time). I know this will never happen but just a thought.
~Karthik M
Hey Rob,
saw you on KCTV 5 news tonight. Loved the outfits!
Hope you enjoyed " The Force Awakens".
Regards,
John Clarke
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_samsung_thoughts
1:05:10
Hi Rob thanks for a great show
Have you asked Siri do you believe in Santa Claus?
Brian
01:05:56
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Finally I do want to take a minute and thank all of the listeners to this show for listening - for contributing and for telling their friends and co-workers and relatives about this show. Your support and kind words are really what make the many up to 3 or 4 or 5 AM mornings worth it. For 2015 counting this episode we had 45 episodes with over 51.5 hours of content - so it averaged out to an hour a week - just like I planned. Ok - maybe not - but it worked out anyway. In 2014 we had 38 episodes with 46 hours of content. So 2015 was a good and productive year. Thanks again for all the content you the listeners contributed. And don’t forget to call in with your 2016 predictions for the iOS world.
And that folks is going to do it for us today - until the next time I am your host Rob reminding you to have a Merry Christmas and Happy and Safe New Year. See you in 2016.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 376
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RUSSEL for sending in the music you hear in the background. RUSSEL wrote:
Hello Rob,
I am excited to share this song with you as it is being pitched to be on TV. This song contains 4 separate guitar parts, drums, violins, and cello all created on my iPad with Garageband. If it's ok I'd also like to make a shout out to the best step-dad in the world, Clay Holbrook who is probably listening to this show right now. Thanks for all you do. Hope your audience and yourself enjoy this song. Regards,
Russell Campise (CAMP-EASY)
From Las Vegas
Thanks RUSSELL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank SAUL for sending in the Artwork for today's show. SAUL wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Here's some artwork I put together to capture a number of things. I wanted to capture Christmas with the red and green wrapping which doubles as the best podcast known to man kind covering "Apple" with the crossing "Today In IOS badging" which also doubles as light sabers crossing, Star Wars in the back ground as a stage to the complete nature of the artwork and then of course the meme love is there with word play about Steve jobs and Tim Cook being the head of house hold of Apple. I used the Over app for all the verbiage and color.
Merry Christmas Rob and fellow listeners of the Today and iOS podcast.
Regards
Saul Lowery
Thanks SAUL, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see SAUL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 376 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:41
http://io9.com/the-most-hilariously-damning-review-of-
the-original-sta-1684093048
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following: Quote:
QUOTE I sincerely hope that science and scientists differ from science fiction and its practitioners. Heaven help us if they don't: We may be headed for a very boring world indeed. Strip Star Wars of its often striking images and its high-falutin scientific jargon, and you get a story, characters, and dialogue of overwhelming banality, without even a "future" cast to them. Human beings, anthropoids, or robots, you could probably find them all, more or less like, that, in downtown Los Angeles today...
O dull new world! We are treated to a galactic civil war, assorted heroes and villains, a princely maiden in distress, a splendid old man surviving from an extinct order of knights who possessed a mysterious power called "the Force," and it is all as exciting as last year's weather reports.... Why, even the most exciting fight is an old-fashioned duel, for all that the swords have laser beams for blades....
Here it is all trite characterization and paltry verbiage.. The one exception is Alec Guinness as the grand old man Ben Kenobi (Ben for the Hebrew ben, to make him sound Biblical and good; Kenobi probably from cannibis, i.e., hashish, for reasons you can probably guess.)..
Still, Star Wars will do very nicely for those lucky enough to be children or unlucky enough never to have grown up. UNQUOTE
John Simon, with New York Magazine - May 1977 - for his review of the original Star Wars film.
FYI - I know a ten year old boy back in 1977 that if he had read that would have said to Mr. Simon - I guess I never grow up then. Just Sayin
04:21
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
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04:50
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/12/09/tim-
cook-iphone-battery-case/
Evidently a “few” people don’t like the look of the new Apple iPhone Battery Case - calling it the Quasimodo of iPhone cases.
Others launched meme’s that go - Apple makes iPhone 6 thinner - so it has less battery - then charges you $100 to get more battery life. Brilliant
But here is something that is not getting much press - the new battery pack from Apple - is called the Smart Battery Case - and part of that smart part is the design - as it allows the signal to get in and out - better than other cases.
The reason for the hump in the case is that the battery is placed away from the antennas. Thus unlike other cases where the battery runs the entire top to bottom and blocks signal in and out - thus meaning your device has to work harder to connect and communicate - with the smart Cases the signals get in and out with much less blockage and thus your device does not need to work as hard and use as much energy as those iPhones in the competitors cases - In Theory. And I say In theory - as I have not seen anyone actually test this yet.
But If you look at the iFixit tear down you will see the top and bottom of the cases is a microfiber mesh material - and the battery is again in the middle where it is not blocking the antennas of the iPhone 6 and 6S.
It should also be pointed out that Apple has added coupled passive antennas to further aid in maintaining good signal level.
Based on specs Apple is saying you will get more than double the battery life when you use the smart battery case. Again this is JUST for the iPhone 6 and 6S - there is no version from apple for the 6+ and 6S+
Ironically - Apple who in the past has been beat up for making something look really pretty at the detriment of optimal performance - seems this time to turn things around and put optimal performance before Looks - and yes - they are of course getting smacked down for that. Haters gotta hate I guess.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Smart+Battery+
Case+Teardown/53762?
06:58
http://petapixel.com/2015/12/08/ios-9-2-lets-you-
import-photos-your-iphone-directly-from-your-camera/
Hi Rob,
I just got the new USB 3.0 speed Lightning to SD Reader adapter for the iPad Pro.
(he then sent pictures showing the two)
The lower one is the new one. It has a longer body.
The bottom one is the new one. The new none seems to have thicker sides
I have not tried it out it. BTW, loving the new iPad Pro. Got the space gray 128GB wifi-only model. The Photos app handles my 120,000 images (270GB) iCloud Photo Library. I am in to birding/nature photography and burst mode can chew up a lot of space. :-)
Regards,
Steven (in Houston)
One thing to point out with the new USB 3 Lightning to SC card camera reader is that the USB 3 speeds are just for the iPad Pro - for other iOS devices it is USB 2 speeds - and by other iOS devices it means iOS devices running iOS 9.2 - as that is needed for iPhones to use this - but again just at USB 2 speeds.
08:07
Speaking of iOS 9.2 Here is some iOS 9.2 update feedback -
quote iOS 9.2 has made third-party keyboards a whole lot better. They open up without glitches. unquote From Amiel Kennedy
Quote I've updated my 6s+ and Air 2 and so far haven't seen any issues. Yesterday I did have issues with my BlueAnt q3 audio being choppy but today seems to be fine. unquote - from Michael Polinske
quote I've upgraded 3 iPhones and 3 iPads of various ages without any problems. I did not perform any magic rituals, just pushed the upgrade button. BTW, I also upgraded 4 macs of various types and an Apple TV4 without any problems. unquote From Craig B
quote I update an iPhone 6s Plus and iPad 2. No issues as yet. unquote Paul H
No issues from Eric S, Karthik M, and Chris S.
Really not seeing many reports out there overall about issues - almost none not NONE but almost none and much less than past single dot updates.
One report I saw was from someone that had been using a mic plugged into an iPhone and with iOS 9.2 - now they are getting an error message saying the device is not supported or draws too much power. I tried out my iPhone 6+ running iOS 9.2 with my iRig Mic HD and also the ATR 2100 mic - and both worked fine - no issues at all. So this issues does seem to be isolated - to maybe just specific mics - more news on that in a future episode.
If you were holding off updating until this episode to hear how things are going - I would say now is a good time to do that update - assuming you don’t plan to Jailbreak that is nor are using your iOS device with a USB mic that is something other than the ones I mentioned.
10:06
http://boingboing.net/2015/12/09/improve-
the-apple-remote-with.html
Per the issue of not knowing which is the front of the Apple TV remote. I saw a post on boing boing which made me go doooohhhh.
The simple solution to the problem comes out of goodfellas or some other mob movie or show. And that is taking the Thick rubber band from a stalk of broccoli - well ok this article said to use the purple one from Asparagus - but common - really - you know you are going to get the thick Green one from Broccoli like any good wise guy fan would do. Then you just wrap the green or Purple or some other color rubber band around the bottom half of the Apple TV remote and now it is easier to tell which side is which.
And that is a brilliant DIY solution to the problem.
10:47
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/12/griffins-survivor-play-
case-for-the-apple-tvs-siri-remote-is-now-available
And here is another solution - which was sent in by many not is not D I Y but rather B U Y - let me read this email.
Hey Rob,
Just saw this and thought I'd share it with you and the listeners. I think having this along with the remote strap should help with the orientation of the remote. I know you and some listeners have had issues regarding this already. I personally already have the wrist strap and have found it to be very useful in knowing if I'm holding the remote correctly. I hope adding the case to the remote will add a little thickness to it since I feel that it's too thin and doesn't feel too natural in my hand. I really love and enjoy all the hard work that you do in providing us a community in which we can all share and help each other out when we need it. Please keep up the awesome work and I'll be looking forward to another knowledge packed episode.
Kindest regards,
Mike S. from Phoenix, AZ
And what Mike S and many other sent in was a link to the new Griffins Survivor play case fro Apple TV’s Siri remote - which will run you $20. Which is a bit more then a stalk of Broccoli or Asparagus. But is also a little nicer looking and will actually protect the remote when it goes flying across the room.
12:25
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/12/08/best-
buy-apple-watch-discount/
For those looking for an Apple Watch and looking for a good deal on one - Best Buy is offering $100 off all versions they have in stock between now and Christmas. So yes the $349 38 mm sport version is now $249 at best buy. This is better than their black Friday deal when it was just $50 off the sport models. And this offer is available on line as well as in stores - and again is $100 of Sport and also the stainless steel version.
This is very un-usual that Apple would allow this. It could mean Apple Watch sales are not what Apple was hoping for. As apple does dictate what is allowed with regards to discounts. This is not you get a $100 gift card - like was the case with Target - this is $100 off the price period.
If this is not about pumping up less then expected lower sales - maybe it is about the Apple Watch 2 coming early in the spring and Apple/Best Buy trying to clear inventory.
Maybe a combo of both. Either way it is unusual - but if you held off and $249 or $299 is the deal you were looking for for an Apple watch sport - Best buy is the place for you.
13:44
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16:00
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_appleTV_remote_update
Hi Rob, in episode 374 a caller was asking how to get feedback to Apple, and this link http://www.apple.com/feedback/ can be used as this was the link that I used to ask Apple To get Apple Pay with my bank and the page I used said they read all emails but can't reply to all emails but they read all emails carefully. I'm not saying this will work for all but it seemed to work for me.
Regards,
Aaron in Vermont.
Rob
I learned something new today and am sharing just in the spirit of the Tii community.
My iPhone6 screen had cracked and I made an appointment with the Genius Bar to have a tech replace it. No AppleCare or other coverage so I would owe $105 for the work. Not a problem for me since I've skipped coverage for past 8 years and over 8 different devices - so I'm ahead by many $$$.
But let's fast forward to the new thing I learned. When they took the phone I had to log out of my Apple ID - and because they replaced the broken screen that includes the home button, I also lost my Touch ID. So when I wanted to pay the repair charge with ApplePay, I had no way to do it on the phone.
The Apple rep said, "hey try your AppleWatch". I thought it wouldn't work - I believed the watch was just a slave to the phone. But voilà - it worked and paid for my repair.
Maybe you told us earlier but I missed this capability. I wasn't even logged into my AppleID on the phone and my AMEX had been disassociated from the phone when I turned off it off before the repair.
Regards
PaulG in Lawrenceville GA
19:14
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Steven Whatley who posted the following
Quote
Here is a cool idea for an iPad Pro game. How about a Pool (Billiards) game where you used use the Apple Pencil as a pool stick. Any takers? :-)
Unquote
BRILLIANT - I hope someone takes Steven up on that idea. Would love to see a Game designed that used the Apple Pencil specifically.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this feedback to Ep 375:
From Myron Uecker quote ou talked about the hoops you had to jump through to get your Remote app working with your ATV4. Yesterday I simply opened the Remote app after updating my ATV and it just worked.
I'm looking forward to getting home tonight to find out if today's update to the Remote app made it work better. unquote
When I released ep 375 - Apple had not updated the remote app yet. It was released on the 9th early in the day. So it looks like the updated remote app will be easier to set up - Sadly The remote app Works the same with the new version as the last version - in that it does not work with games. But still works fine for Netflix / HBO / Youtube and searching for apps - which is what I need it for. per entering in text.
But definitely if you have the remote app installed - make sure you have updated to the latest version.
21:20
http://www.t-mobile.com/offer/binge-on-
streaming-video-list.html
Hey does anyone know where I can find a list of services that don't count against my T-Mobile bandwidth cap? I know I of the music and video services that are now not counted and I also know the app store still runs high speed even after you pass your limit but I'd love to know of any that I didn't hear about through podcast side chat.
From Cody K
To which Kenneth B - provided the link to the t-mobile page - which I will have a link to in the show notes for ep 376 - look for the link titled - Binge on Streaming Video List.
And here is a quick run down on the services you can stream content via T-mobile and not have it count against your data cap:
Crackle, DirecTV, Encore, ESPN, Flurry, Fox Sports, Fox Sports GO, Go90, HBO GO, HBO NOW, Hulu, IG-2000, Major League Baseball, Movieplex, NBC Sports, Netflix, Showtime, Slave1, Sling Box, Sling TV, Starz, T-Mobile TV, Univision Deportes, Ustream, Vessel, Vevo and VUDU
22:26
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/12/the-apple-
tvs-app-store-is-bursting-at-the-seams-with-growth
Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this next one.
There is a nice article over at AppAdvice titled - Apple TV’s App store is bursting at the seams with growth.
I will say this in perspective to iOS and iPad apps - the numbers are anemic - but for the Apple TV - it is pretty good already. There are over 2,600 apps now - with projection of 5,000 within a month and 10,000 in early 2016.
Games apps are the biggest category by far with 38% of the Apps. Entertainment is number two - followed by Education. The least popular categories in terms of number of apps - are Finance, Medical, Navigation, Shopping and Catalogs. Why the heck is Navigation even a category on a set top box device?
Since there are no ads in Apple TV Apps - as you might expect - more apps are for sale. The fact the % is just 39% was actually surprising - I would have thought the number would be higher. Of course there are a bunch that are freemium - and they go under free - then you have in app purchases to get say better looking fireplaces.
Here is some feedback on the Apple TV from the email bag
Hi Rob
I got my Apple TV 64gb. Well first it came a few days early then expected. It could of not been any easier to set up. I just put my iPhone next to it and most of the set up was taken care of. Then I had to put my password for iTunes account. After that I set up Apple Music. Then I put on a few games as well as Flickr YouTube and my go to apps for movies and tv. Netflix, HBO go and showtime any time. I tried out some games. Most games I got were on par graphically with the Wii. Some games were so so. The others were great. To my kids so far they like the games they played. So that is the main test. I will let you know more once I set up all my apps and give the kids time to play the games. I am just happy it came in time for Hanukkah. I also want to gloat about my 25% off I got. That makes it a better system then it already was. Thanks once again for the show.
Regards,
Aaron from Brooklyn.
Well Aaron - thanks for the feedback and Happy Hanukkah.
24:51
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-08/
apple-said-to-suspend-effort-to-develop-live-tv-service
This next one goes under the rumor category - but sadly the rumor category on what is not coming rather than what is.
Bloomberg is saying according to their sources Apple’s plans to roll out its own TV subscription offering are now dead in the water - as Apple just was not able to come to agreement with the TV content creators.
Apple had long been rumored to be working on a $30 to $40 a month subscription service to TV Content. Now it seems Apple is shelving or pausing or putting off for a while those efforts and instead will focus on making Apple TV the platform when individual content creators or networks can sell directly their content. IE - HBO Now. CBS CEO Les Moonves - not to be confused with More Moondog. - Well Les - he said last week that Apple has put it TV Plans on hold.
Rumors has it some big egos wanted to much money - and that is what is putting the kibosh on Apples plans for now.
I think this can be summed up like this - Apple was trying to offer a better value offering to end users - but the content creators were asking for more money from Apple then from Cable providers - this kinds killing that whole value prop for the end user angle.
Moons says he does expect Apple to eventually roll out that service - but did not say that was going to be before or after the Ice Skates were placed on El Deablo
26:27
I had asked for feedback on what folks want to see for an iPhone 7.
From Larry D - in the google + community he said:
quote
Here is what I would like to see in the iPhone 7:
1) iPad Pro style external connectors that can be used to charge the phone via a case or other external devise. This would, for one, eliminate the need to add another quarter inch to the phone size when you add a charging case.
2) illuminated Apple logo on the back of the phone or an illuminated ring on the Touch ID ring to indicate status.
3) Waterproofing
4) Sapphire glass option if not as part of the base product.
unquote
I really like the idea of the side connectors like with the iPad Pro - where if you have a case it could provide power that way rather then having to go through the lightning connector.
Per Waterproofing - I do think there is a good chance for that - as the 6S and 6S+ have taken a step in that direction with the new internal connectors with essentially gaskets around them. So the 6S and 6S+ are already more waterproof than any previous iPhones.
Per an illuminate Apple Logo - It is something I have been hoping for for years - but never really ever expecting. It is one of those things that would be neat - but never will happen due to size and power issues.
And sapphire screens - it will forever be one of those things you will see in rumors - because Apple spent a lot of time and effort to get it in the past and completely caused the bankruptcy of a company over. Where part of the settlement was the selling of all those furnaces - not scrapping of them - but selling of them - so they were purchased by someone - and that is why the rumor of Sapphire screens will be back every year from now until it finally happens - if it happens. I will say this - don’t hold off buying an iPhone for it - as it could be a rumor associated with the iPhone 17 - not just the iPhone 7.
28:51
http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=4&articleid=53895609
It is being rumored the next Sammy Galaxy S7 will have pressure sensitive screen - OF COURSE IT WILL. For anyone that has ever doubted Sammy’s road map for the Galaxy line is located at apple.com - this is just another example why all those doubts should be removed.
This would of course be a sammy attempt to clone Apples 3D touch. So I am going to guess they will just call it - touch 3D - just saying
29:19
http://qz.com/572239/apples-not-as-secure-as-it-
used-to-be-but-its-still-way-better-than-windows-and-android/
Interesting Article from Quartz titled - Apple’s not as secure as it used to be - but its still way better than windows and Android.
I will skip the OS Ten parts and get right to iOS - Symantec in 2015 to date has found over double the number of new threats for iOS vs 2014 - which sounds dire until you realize the number of new threats in 2015 was 7. By comparison Symantec logged 9,839 cumulative Android malware threats in 2014 - which they said in 2014 17% of Android Apps were Malware in disguise.
By the way - of the 13 iOS Threats all time - 9 can only infect Jailbroken devices.
So long of the short - No it is not as secure as it used to be - but compared to Android - it is still fort knox - rather than knock on wood.
30:18
I wear glasses - all the time - essentially I put them on when I get out of bed and don’t take them off until I go back to bed or take a shower. And if you google me for any pictures from the past 3 plus years - one thing will be constant in all those pictures - I am wearing my Warby Parker glasses. I love those glasses and I loved the experience buying the glasses.
And I would like to welcome Warby Parker back as a sponsor. If you wear glasses like me you know what a pain it is to get new glasses and how expensive it is - Eye glasses should not cost more than an iPhone not even a subsidized 16 GB iPhone. But sadly most do Especially after the eyeglass store put on all their adders. But Warby Parker is not like that. First on the price side for prescription Glasses they are $95 or you can go titanium for $145. And that includes the anti-reflective and anti-glare coating. and a very nice case. No up sells. And these are very nice very fashionable glasses. And at this price - you can afford to get a few pairs - just to accessorize for different looks if you want.
How the process works is you go to warbyparker dot com slash tii and you pick out 5 pairs of glasses you want to try on Or as they call it their Home Try on - and they ship the 5 pair out to you at no cost. You try them on for a few days and pick out the pair you like best and send them all back - shipping is covered both ways. Then once you pick the pair you like best you go online enter your prescription or scan in your prescription or even just give them the name and number to your eye doctor and they will call them - they make that part easy - and then you place the order. And that is it. It really was an easy process. My Warby Parker glasses are my day in day out glasses - So they are not just an advertiser they are who I got my primary pair of glasses from. You can see them on me in my picture on the banner for Warby parker up at today in iOS dot com or the Harry’s banner for that matter or again in any picture I have been in for the past 3 plus years.
Go right now on your iOS device to WarbyParker dot com slash tii and pick your 5 pairs and get them sent to you to try on at no cost to you. But lets say after you try on the 5 pairs you and your significant other can't agree on THE pair - simple send them back and pick out another 5 pairs and repeat
- still at no cost for the try ons. They have a lot of great styles and the site is really easy to see the different styles and colors.
And when you buy a pair of glasses with Warby Parker here is the absolute best part - they give a pair to a 3rd world charity. So in summary. You shop hassle free and get 5 days to try on your 5 pairs at your home to pick the ones you really like best - you pay 1/3rd to 1/5th what you normally pay for glasses and by buying a pair you are helping out someone in a 3rd world country to get a pair of glasses as well. Win Win and Win. Again remember to start the free home try on process go to warby parker dot com slash tii. Thanks Warby Parker for sponsoring this show and for making the best glasses I have ever owned.
33:53
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_apple_watch_Experience
Hi Rob,
When I try to print from my iPhone 6 Plus with all current software, a transit map the application crashes
From my iPad pro with all current software I know how to sort in Apple Mail for a particular sender. What I don't know is how to concatenate those emails into one document for forwarding or printing.
Same iPad pro. How do I start voice recognition from the Logitech "Create" keyboard?
Regards,
Thomas M from Sunnyvale California
Hi Thomas - first thanks for the heads up on the Transit map crashing when you try to print. I did a search in the map for directions from Fishermans warf to the Moscone center - and it will show the preview to print fine for Driving and walking directions - but for Transit when it is trying to show the preview for print it crashes the app - same if in new york city for directions from the Empire State building to the Museum of Modern Art - no issues with driving or walking directions - but transit directions crash the app. So looks like Apple has a bug to fix.
Per the questions of printing multiple emails from the same person or in a thread at once - I am not aware of anyway to do that from an iOS device - but if someone listening knows how to do this with the Native Mail app in iOS - please let us know - and if you know how to do this with another mail app for iOS - let us know that as well - 206-666-6364 - thats 206-moon-dog - or record and email in the response to today in iOS at gmail dot com
And Folks also throwing out the third part of that email - if anyone has the Logitech keyboard for iPad Pro is there a way to start voice recognition from it.
Hi Rob,
There is an issue with the ThingCharger - indiegogo project, they have providing them to Sam's Clubs before shipping the units to most or even all of the backers 1st.
I pledged for the Lighting version not the USB-C version and I haven't even gotten mine yet and I see them for sale in a local Sam's Club, not cool!
This is just turning me off on funding any projects anymore and I am sure there are many other backers that feel the same.
Maybe they need to just give us Sam's Club gift cards with the amount we pledged so we can get them before Christmas.
Regards,
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL
And Thomas sent a picture of the Thing Charger from his local Sam’s club. Thomas I agree - when a crowd funded project turns around and ships product to big box retailers before providing product to those that took a chance with them - it definitely hurts crowd funding campaigns in the future. Take the SOS charger - more people were able to purchase them from online stores and retailers then were shipped them that funded the project - I never received mine.
I understand why they do it - though - basically they run out of money and are looking at the sale of the product to a big box store as a loan - but really what they are doing is selling the same product twice. Once to the individual that crowd funded it - and made it possible to get it built and then again to the retailer - and I agree that just is not kosher and bad for all involved. Most of the reason this happens is bad planning or unforeseen complications which again would be bad planning. But you can’t let a few bad apples ruin the whole bunch - because this is not a wide spread issue and I only know a handful of cases where this happened. So hopefully you will give some other start up / crowd funded project your backing in the future.
37:21
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1163121769/dome-
charging-dock-for-apple-watch-and-iphone?ref=nav_search
This week for a kickstarter project we have Dome - or more precisely - Dome Charging dock for Apple Watch and iPhone.
This one has a goal of $19k - and has raise a tad over 6k to day and has just until Dec 24th at 9:00 PM CT.
According to the creators - dome is quote an elegant and clutter-free charging dock for Apple Watch and iPhone unquote.
It allows you to charge both together.
Please note it does not come with either cable for Lightning nor Apple Watch - so you have to provide them.
Pricing on this is $69 - and it has delivery scheduled for April 2016.
If you want more info on this - search for Dome at kickstarter dot com.
40:04
http://www.bumpies.co/
The folks at Bumpies sent me a set of Bumpies to review.
I have been testing out the Bumpies for my iPhone 6+ the past week plus - and I feel naked in a good way. I had a big ol hunking protective case on my 6+ for over a year. And with the bumpies I feel like I am almost totally naked now - well I mean my phone is naked - it is kind of like have a fig leaf for my iPhone. Just the parts you need protected are protected. For those that don’t remember me talking about the bumpies in the past - they go on each corner of your iPhone and then protrude above the screen and below the back so no mater how your drop it the screen does not touch the ground and the back does not touch and the sides to not touch - just the bumpies touch. And again they just cover the corners.
It comes with a wipe to clean the corners and then a little sleeve to place the iPhone in for proper placement - which was much easier then I thought it would be.
I did also keep on my glass screen protector - because you never know when something will be dropped on your iPhone screen. I highly recommend using a screen protector with the Bumpies.
With the bumpies and glass protector I am getting the same protection as my big ol hunking case - except now it fits in the cup holder and my pocket much better.
It is really nice to actually feel my iPhone again but at the same time have it protected. It really is weird in a good way to feel the back of my iPhone and the quality of my iPhone I forgot how good it feels in your hand. And now I am able to show off how pretty the 6+ is again - as just a minimal amount of the phone covered and since I went with the white ones at first glance it looks completely naked.
They have bumpies for all versions of the iPhone back to the 4. And for the 6+ at least they run just $35.
Link in the show notes - and thanks to Bumpies for sending these over to review.
42:27
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_what_he_Wants_new_appleWatch
Hi Rob,
Just listening to episode 375 one thing I was hoping the Apple watch update would fix my springboard problem on my Apple watch. I hadn't had any problems with it since I got it on launch date earlier in the year but in the last 2-3 wks it seems to randomly crash reboot and back to work. Sometimes even while I'm doing a work out it does this and resumes recording my work out without missing a beat. Kinda funny. Just wanted to put this out there and see if you or any of the listeners have had a similar experience or even better, found a fix.
Pls let me know.
Regards,
Tosin O
Hey Rob,
So just wondering if anyone else noticed that after downloading 9.2 on my iPhone 5C, it took about 30 of my 70 songs I bought from iTunes and took them out of the cloud and downloaded back onto my device. Also what I miss is the little cloud symbol clearly showing if a song is in the cloud or not and yes I am aware of the 3 red dots and seeing this way by clicking on the song itself if it is or not but I miss the old system.
Also my friend has a 5S and he gets the little "mobile device" symbol on a song and my 5C does not, which I find odd.
Regards.
RJ
48:34
http://cydiajailbreak.org/pangu-9-status-for-
pangu-ios-9-2-jailbreak/
There are a bunch of rumors swirling about an iOS 9.2 Jailbreak coming soon - but at this point on December 14th - there is no released jailbreak for iOS 9.2 - there are some scams claiming to do it - just send them money - that is always the case after a new update - but so far from Pangu team and other jailbreak teams - there is no official word of a working jailbreak for 9.2 GM that is ready for end users. So again if you are jailbroken - do not upgrade at this point - if you plan to jailbreak don’t upgrade - everyone else - go for it.
49:21
Hi Rob,
One of the greatest things about the iPhone is the ability to e-mail video attachments. Up until the latest ios update 9.2, I could always compress and e-mail video attachments. Now after the update, I only get the option to use Mail Drop or "try to send the attachment." I don't even see the mail app try to compress the video file, rendering this function as useless. Not everyone wants to use Mail Drop or iCloud or send links to their videos which reside in Dropbox, etc; some of us just want to attach a simple video file to an e-mail.
So I'm pretty unhappy about this latest update since this is a basic vital function that I need to do for both work and personal reasons. And I don't want to have to switch back to Android because of this.
I'd appreciate any help you or your audience can give me.
Thanks and Regards,
Brent from Chicago
Hi Rob,
Per ep 375 - I am one of the users who is waiting for the 4 inch screen iPhone as well. it would be awesome to add 3D Touch to the 4inch phone, but if it doesn't get added, it means that Apple is not yet ready to fully support 3D touch on the iDevices.
While the maps app as well as the podcast app are the most popular on iOS, You're right it doesn't make them better even though they are more popular. For one you can't share a point in a podcast like I have shared below at your most amusing comment from your show. Thanks again for everything you do Rob.
Regards,
Francisco Tapia
51:34
For Ep 376 - What is your favorite Animal
52:16
Thanks again to Warby Parker for sponsor this show and please go to warby parker dot com slash tii to get your 5 pairs of glasses to try on shipped right to you door with free shipping all around. Great Glasses, Great pricing, and a great cause. Warby Parker dot com slash tii
And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.
Also don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today -
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 375
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank PHIL for sending in the music you hear in the background. PHIL wrote:
Hi Rob.
This song called SLOW STRUT was all created with Garage Band on an iPhone and exported directly. No other software or hardware were used. This is not available for sale anywhere, just a hobby thing.
Regards,
Phil W
SONG Slow Strut
Thanks PHIL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank DAN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. DAN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is a pic from a Columbia river steel head that I caught last summer. I used photo editor and my iPad air to ad the text and frame.
Regards,
Dan from Vancouver wa.
Thanks DAN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see DAN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 375 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:10
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote Google glasses may look and seem absurd now but (Brian) Sozzi says they are “a product that is going to set the stage for many other interesting products.” For the moment, at least, the same cannot be said of iPhones or iPads.” unquote
Jeff Macke, Yahoo! Breakout, 27 February 2013
So Google Glass is setting the stage for the future and the iPhone and iPad are not - UMMMM speaking of Absurd - I think we just found it with your comments - Just Sayin
02:49
For Promo codes - On Ep 374 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - BRAVE & LITTLE ADVENTURE . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 374
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:36
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/12/mega-apple-update-
day-brings-ugprades-to-os-x-ios-watchos-and-tvos/
Ok - wow - Apple saved my bacon on this episode. I mean it was a really really a slow news week before Apple released iOS 9.2. Thanks Apple.
Yes - iOS 9.2 is available now - as always if you don’t like when things go wrong - wait until after Ep 376 is out to upgrade - as by then we will have more feedback on iOS 9.2.
If you are a blow ahead type of person - then make sure you backup and sync prior to updating.
But either way - lets go over what iOS 9.2 gets you and by you I mean some of you - as some new features are only for specific devices.
First off Apple highlights the following
Apple Music Improvements for making playlists, saving songs offline and browsing classical music
A new top stories section in news so you can stay up to date with the most important news of the day - like the iOS 9.2 update
And mail drop in mail for sending large attachments.
Those are the three key points highlighted in the update on my iPhone 6+ on the main page of settings showing the update. once you start then Apple talks about the update containing many Improvements and bug fixes.
Which include the following:
In Apple music now includes Seeing which songs have been downloaded with the new download indicator next to each song in my music and playlists
New Top stories in the news app is available in the US, UK and Australia
iBooks now supports 3D touch to peek and pop pages from the table of contents, your notes and bookmarks, or from each results inside a book.
iBooks now supports listening to an audiobook while your browser your library.
iPhone support for the USB camera Adapter to import photos and videos - that is nice.
Improved stability for Safari.
And Improved stability for Podcasts app - but could it really get worse?. Podcasts App is still v2.3 - but the build number did increase slightly on my iPhone 6+ it went from 1075.33 to 1075.88 - lets see if this stops it from crashing right after subscribing to new podcasts.
9.2 fixes an issue that caused mail attachments to be inaccessible for some users with Pop Mail.
9.2 Address an issue that could cause search in contacts to display no results.
It Fixed an issue where camera screen on iPad could be black when attempting to capture video.
It Fixed an issue that could prevent wallet updates and lock screen alerts from displaying
9.2 Addresses an issue where updating iOS could prevent an alarm from going - off - Ut oh - hope that is fixed - don’t want to miss the Elf on the shelf tonight.
9.2 Siri support for Arabic - Saudi Arabia and UAE.
There is AT&T Number Sync Support
And with Safari there is View Controller improvements - these last three were talked about when we talked about the betas in the past for iOS 9.2 - so nothing new with them - just confirmation they made it forward to Gold master.
And as with most Single dot updates - there were Accessibility improvements and with iOS 9.2 the Accessibility improvements include:
-fixing issues with voice over when using camera face detection
-adding support for voiceover to wake up the screen
-adding support for voiceover to invoke app switcher with 3D touch gesture
-Fixing an issues with guided access when trying to end phone calls
-improved functionality for switch control users when using 3D touch
-fixing an issue with speech rate of speak screen
Plus there were a bunch of other bug fixes I did not mention - just tried to go over the ones you have written or called in about in the past.
So far so good - but it has only been a few hours at the new version. Again if you don’t like when things go wrong - wait until up 376 to hear if there are any issues. For those that do upgrade - let us know if there are any issues - 206-666-6364 that’s 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com
And in addition to iOS 9.2 being released for iOS device - tvOS 9.1 was released for the Apple TV 4th gen - and the biggest update - is the remote app works - sorta. First make sure you have the remote app on your iOS device and open it and add a device - and you will get a four digit code to enter.
Then go to Settings on your updated to 9.1 Apple TV - and go to remotes and devices and then select Remote App and then under pairable devices you should see your iOS app - select it and enter the 4 digit code and it will be paired to your Apple TV - and you will be able to use it now to enter text in search fields. You will be able to use it to move through the different apps - but you will not or at least I was not able to use it to play any games. It did seem to work fine in Youtube and netflix - but not with games. Still working where you can enter text is what It was desperately needing.
Finally Watch OS 2.1 was released as well And it brings more languages - Arabic, Bothan, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Malay, Portuguese and Vietnamese. Additionally there is now support for right to left user interface and a new complication for islamic and Hebrew Calendars. And bugs man - squashing bugs man.
So busy busy day and on top of that there was an update to El Capitan 10.11.2. But I will not go over that.
Just safe to say - I can’t remember a day where Apple did 4 major OS updates.
11:25
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/11/apple-sneaks-a-usb-
3-0-compatible-lightning-port-into-the-ipad-pro/
As I said 9.2 broke up a slow news week - How slow was it - you ask - Well to explain how slow of a news cycle this past week was for the iOS world the best way is to go with the title of what was going to be this first article
Quote Apple sneaks a USB 3.0-compatible Lightning port into the iPad Pro unquote
So yes - the lead story was going to be about Apple making the iPad Pro’s port compatible to USB 3.0. Seems the folks at iFixit found the USB 3.0 controller in there and Apple has since confirmed that yes indeed it is compatible to USB 3.0 - right now there is not a Lightening to USB 3.0 cable available for Apple - right now that is - but at some point in the near future there should be.
FYI USB 3.0 allows for data transfer rates up to 5 GBPS - theoretically - vs just 480 MBPS for USB 2.0
I am sure we will have a follow up on this in future - but as was pointed out in a couple of articles about this - where it comes into play is when you are trying to transfer 4K video files or other large media files.
13:01
http://www.craxworld.com/apple-made-to-pay-1800-after-
data-loss-during-iphone-repair/
Continuing with the slow news week theme - we have this next one titled - Apple made to pay $1,800 after data loss during iPhone repair.
Essentially a 68 year old gentlemen named Mr White brought in his iPhone 5 to have it worked on. And during the process of working on it the Apple employee wiped it out - deleting his Honeymoon photos and quote 15 years worth of contacts unquote
Clearly Mr White was also a time traveler - which explains how he picked up the 12 extra years of contacts.
Mr. White I would like to introduce you to Mr Backup. Mr. Backup - is not new to these parts - actually he goes back to iOS 1.0 - Now if you don’t have a computer there is iCloud. But you should be and need to be backing up your photos to your Computer or iCloud on a regular basis and definitely 100% need to do it before bringing it anywhere to be repaired.
Mr White did initially ask for over $8,000 - but then said he would settle for about $1,500 - but Apple said no way - and then the court said - yup you should have settled - now pay $1,800 plus another $1,000 for court costs - have a nice day.
What does this mean for you and I - essentially Apple will be getting you to sign a waiver most likely when you bring in an iOS device for repair stating you understand the device could get wiped out and have you confirm it is backed up.
Obviously something Mr. White should have done. Once again the courts showing that ignorance is bliss and often rewarded.
14:45
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/12/03Apple-Releases-
Swift-as-Open-Source.html
A little press release from Apple last week.
quote
Apple® today announced that its Swift™ programming language is now open source. As an open source language, the broad community of talented developers — from app developers to educational institutions to enterprises — can contribute to new Swift features and optimizations and help bring Swift to new computing platforms. Introduced in 2014, Swift is the fastest growing programming language in history and combines the performance and efficiency of compiled languages with the simplicity and interactivity of popular scripting languages.* Apple today also launched the Swift.org website with detailed information about Swift open source, including technical documentation, community resources and links to download the Swift source code.
“By making Swift open source the entire developer community can contribute to the programming language and help bring it to even more platforms,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “Swift’s power and ease of use will inspire a new generation to get into coding, and with today’s announcement they’ll be able to take their ideas anywhere, from mobile devices to the cloud.”
unquote
Why this is good news is simply that apple said they were going to do what they just did - make Swift Open source and thus make sure it can be maintained and supported by the community. This gives developers the confidence to go all in with swift and that Apple can’t kill it if they wanted.
overall I am hearing and reading very positive press about this step.
16:29
http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/02/apple-puts-ios-9-
adoption-at-70-based-on-app-store-usage-numbers/
This next one is from Dr. John - and it talks about the iOS 9 adoption rate is now at 70% - based on App store usage numbers.
iOS 8 is at 22% and everything earlier is at 8%.
So you have iOS 9 at 70% adoption.
for curiosity sake I looked at Android Marsh mallow - that was released right around when iOS 9 was - well about two weeks after. But pretty close. As of December 1st it had a 0.3% adoption rate. 70% vs 0.3% hmmm - one is better than the other. Heck Lollipop which was released more than a year ago is only at 25.6%.
Which one do you want to develop for? Just sayin.
17:21
Apple TV 4th Gen, iPAd Pro, iPad Air, iPad mini - all devices enjoyed from your bed. Add in Netflix and Amazon Prime - and well that 1/3 rd of your life in bed goes to 2/5th.
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20:06
VOICEMAIL - KURT_PA_iOS9_glitching
VOICEMAIL - KURT_PA_PART2
Hi Rob,
I recommend purchasing the strap for the remote, it helps figure out the correct orientation.
Regards,
Bob A
Hello,
I am a voiceover user. I hope this is the right place to post this. Does anyone know how to delete all emails in the outlook app all at once?
Thanks!
Maria Reyes
And from Lawrence McFarland - quote If you are using your iPhone's Mail app, open the inbox, click on "Edit" (upper right corner), then on the lower right corner, click on "Trash All.”unquote
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25:01
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Stephen Williams who posted the following
Quote
Help! I am now unable to download podcasts in the podcasts app. The download circle appears and goes through its cycle, but the result still leaves me with a podcast not downloaded. It isn't just one podcast this is happening with.
Unquote
It would up a hard reset fixed the issue. But I have seen this from others - and doing the force quit all apps - and resent network settings seems to fix the issue for any that reported the issue. The podcasts app sometimes gets stuck it seems and it needs a swift kick in the pants to getting it un stuck with regards to downloads.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Saul Lowery:
Quote
If you are chrome app user here is a awesome feature that's now made possible thanks to Apples new 3D Touch.
So, as you know with 3D Touch and the home screen you can 3D Touch on a app icon and you will get a list of options you can choose or you will get haptic feed back telling you there's no built in feature for 3D Touch in that app currently. Well Google just updated there chrome app with 3 new goodies, those goodies being New tab, New incognito* Tab and voice search. Well the voice search tab gives you a stream lined option to use ok google kind of like how you use Siri.
How does it work?
Well you force touch on the chrome app and then choose the voice search feature, then speak your mine. Ask questions, driving directions, game show questions and more. In most instances you will get voice feed back, just like when you ask Siri a question.
What's the real benefit here?
A modified Ok Google on your iPhone.
Check it out and tell me what you think about it here in my post.
27:32
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/09/iphone-6s-3d-
touch-tips-and-tricks.html
And speaking of 3D touch - iPhone Hacks dot com had a nice article titled - 22 - 3D touch tips and tricks.
So if you have an iPhone 6S or 6S+ - this is a good article to look over.
Some of the items covered include
Use 3D touch to view live photos
Using 3D touch with the App switcher
Quickly take a photo or selfie
Easily save an image from a web page
Preview a video in a message
And my favorite
Read an email without opening it
Plus 16 others.
28:12
http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MGQM2LL/A/iphone-
6s-smart-battery-case-white?fnode=9e
Apple quietly released a new iPhone 6S and 6 Battery back case.
And by quietly that means - there was no press release and by 6S and 6 we mean just the 6S and 6 - there is not one for the 6+ and 6S+. Guess apple figures the battery life is already fine for 6+ and 6S+
Pricing for the new quote iPhone 6S Smart Batter Case unquote is $99. It comes in White or Black or White or Black. The top seems to be flexible and you fold it back and slip your iPhone into it. and then fold the top back over to secure your iPhone. It does appear to have a lightening port on the bottom.
Apple claims it gives you up to 25 hours of increased talk time, 18 hours more of internet use on LTE, and up to 20 hours more video playback.
Apple also says in the description that the charge of the case is shown in the Notification center and on the lock screen.
Availability starts December 10th at stores and December 11th at your door.
Hey looking to buy someone you love a christmas gift with an Apple logo - and they have an iPhone 6 or 6S - then this might be the gift you were looking for.
Mophie the original supplier of Battery Cases for the iPhone and long time Apple partner - yeah - for them - not the best christmas present. Actually found this clip of a conversation between Apple and Mophie
30:08
http://www.cultofmac.com/399976/how-to-make-your-
iphone-run-better-in-10-seconds/
Hi Rob, Hmmm but if a strange one this but thought it might be worth sharing . Love the show Regards Simon Reedman Nottingham England.
Ok - so this next one was definitely make the rounds. I did not see any improvement doing it - but here goes - the basic line is you can quickly reset the ram on your iOS device to do so -
1. unlock your device.
2. Press and hold the power button
3. When you see the slide to power off - release the power button.
4. Press and hold the home button.
5. When it bumps you back to the home screen release and you are done.
At that point the ram should be reset. Some people claim it helps - most I have read say they did not see any change.
31:02
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/12/apple-maps-takes-
the-lead-over-google-maps-on-ios
To forgive and forget - the basis for any solid relation ship. I mean ideally there would be nothing to forgive nor forget - but in reality there is always something. For example take Apple Maps back in the fall of 2012. Well it seems we have moved on to a new phase with our iOS relations ship and have forgiven and forgot. As Apple Maps is now used more widely than Google Maps on iPhone - this according to an Associated Press report.
Actually apple is saying it is used more than 3 times more often than its next closet competitor on the iPhone and iPad.
I have to admit I can’t remember the last time I used a mapping App on my iOS device that was not Apples. It is just easier and with the Apple Watch integration it is just better overall experience especially when driving.
Obviously Apple Maps being native and what is brought up by Siri is why most users use it - after all - Apple Maps does not even need to be better then google maps - it just needs to be good enough to keep the majority of folks looking for a 3rd party app.
Just like with the Podcasts App - it just needs to be good enough - and despite what many say - it is that - as on the mobile side - it completely dominates on iOS - everything else combined and doubled and doubled again does not add up to the Podcasts App on iOS.
So really not shocking news that Apples Maps app and iOS users have made up and moved from past issues.
32:55
http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/08/mozilla-launches-
content-blocker-for-safari-on-ios-9/
Actually some late breaking news - Mozilla launches a content blocker for Safari for iOS 9.
It is called - Focus by Firefox - and it is FREE as is zip - nada - no cost to you. And it is based on the Disconnect Block list. But unlike some other content blockers that just block ads - this one blocks Ads, Analytics, and social media trackers - the stuff that bloat and slow down your surfing experience.
From Mozilla per web users quote too many users today have lost trust and lack meaningful controls over their digital lives unquote
To see how well this works - first if you have a content blocker already - go to Settings - then safari - and then Content Blocker - and turn them off.
Next go to imore.com - and wait the 10 to 15 seconds for it to load and scroll down and see all the pop overs and other items.
Then go to another site - then force quit safari.
Next go to the App store app and search for
Focus by firefox - and install it. Again it is FREE. I like free.
Then open it - and then launch Settings again go to Safari and content blockers and Turn on Focus
Then launch safari and go to imore.com and watch it load is less than a second. It really did a great job of speeding up the load time of iMore and other sites bloated with tracking and intrusive ads.
Again don’t mean to pick on iMore - but it really is one of the worst offenders out there. Sorry Rene it is what it is.
But luckily - Focus is here and it helps bring focus back to your browsing experience - and playing around with it today - I was pretty impressed. I will play more with it this week and see if I find any gotcha’s but so far so good.
35:16
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/12/03/apples-new-4-inch-
iphone-will-have-a9-cpu-apple-pay-launching-in-
early-2016-insider-says
We are now starting to get into spaghetti rumor season - that is where people start throwing a whole bunch of rumors up against the wall and see what sticks.
One of those that seems to have stuck this past week is from Ming-Chi Kuo - who is saying in early 2016 - there will be a new iPhone - iPhone 6C - essentially - which will be a 4 Inch iPhone with an A9 Processor and Apple Pay.
It will come in multiple colors - but this will be a metal back not plastic.
Ming is saying - You pitiful fool - my life is not for any earthing to give or take. Oh wait wrong ming - sorry . Ming Chi is saying the early launch would be in the March - April time frame and would help offset what would be a traditionally slowing iPhone sales cycle
This makes sense when you realize there has not been a truly new 4 inch iPhone sine the 5S. So a lot of people with 4 inchers like my wife. that don’t want something bigger than 4 inches. wow that sound all kind of wrong. Anyway - there are those that like the smaller iPhones and have not upgraded and Apple has not address that part of their market. And they are sitting there over their 2 year upgrade window and could upgrade on the cheap right now.
So yes - I can see why this one is sticking - it make sense.
One thing Ming Chi does not expect is force touch on the iPhone 6C. So really it would be kind of a hybrid spec wise between the 6S and 6. But the size of the 5S and in a new case design. But the camera from the iPhone 6 - not the 6S. Again a mix of some iPhone 6 specs - and some 6S specs.
Will be interesting to see when some leaked photos emerge - because for something that is just 4 to 5 months away - photos should be hitting the wire in 3, 2, ..
37:20
http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/iphone-7-5-
different-prototypes-50668/
Out of China is a rumor that Apple is experimenting / testing at least 5 different configurations of the iPhone 7. Each one with its own unique hardware characteristics. Which does not sound all that unbelievable - would not be surprised if they were testing may times that number of configurations.
Reportedly some of the tech in some of the prototypes includes a USB Type C connector. There is also wireless charging tech, Multi-force touch, Dual cameras, fingerprint recognition built into the screen - which I would assume means no home button.
There is also rumors of an Amoled screen for one version - plus a partridge in a pair tree.
Of course the rumor ends with They don’t know which techs / options Apple is going to go with. So really this rumor could be summed up - Apple is trying things and no decisions have been made but hey an iPhone 7 is coming - Think!!
38:15
http://www.smartgadgetreviews.com/smartphones/iphone-
7-could-dry-itself/
One other rumor about iPhone 7 possible specs - is the iPhone could dry itself. No not reach over after it gets out of the shower and actually picks a towel for itself rather than yelling I am cold I am cold and forcing you to run down the hall to reach over and get the towel the iPhone could get on its own if it just reached over and grabbed it. And by iPhone I am not talking about spoiled child with a strong will or anything like that.
No what we are talking about here is a rumor based on a patent apple submitted. Essentially it would pump the water out of the iphone via the speaker.
From the patent quote The embodiments described herein are directed to an acoustic module that is configured to remove all or a portion of a liquid that has accumulated within a cavity of the acoustic modules,” unquote
But as you know if you have listened for a while - a Patent from Apple does not usually lead to actual real world application and if said patent becomes public and that feature is not already in place - the chances are slim of it ever being used. At least again when you look at past history.
I am not going to talk about the ditching of the headphone jack on this episode as one of the iPhone 7 rumors - because we talked about it on the last ep - ep 374 - so you can go back and listen to it around the 25 Minute mark to get my thoughts on an iPhone without a headphone jack.
39:47
http://www.theweek.co.uk/iphone-7/62138/iphone-7-
should-you-buy-the-iphone-6s-for-christmas-or-wait-
for-the-iphone-7
Speaking of the iPhone 7 - one of the worst articles I read was - iPhone 7 - should you buy the iPhone 6S this Christmas or wait for the iPhone 7. Ummmm - Really - it is just December. That is not a question you ask yet - Talk to me end of June / July time frame - then maybe you hold off - but not now. If you need a new phone - get it now. Don’t wait until the end of September for the iPhone 7 - that is silly.
40:18
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/12/02/tsmc-may-assume-
full-control-of-a10-chip-manufacturing-for-
apples-iphone-7-in-2016
Hi Rob,
I hope they kiss Sammy goodbye!
Dr. John M
Thanks Dr John for this next one - which is per the article from Apple insider titled - TSMC may assume full control of the A10 chip manufacturing for Apples iPhone 7 in 2016.
Estimates according to the article is currently Sammy is making 60 to 70% of the A9 chips - with TSMC making the rest.
The A8 chip were mostly made by TSMC.
The article does state that a tear down of the A9X processor - the current top of the line chip used in the iPad Pro - that TSMC may be the sole supplier of said chip.
TSMC has some new tech coming on line that would make the chips smaller and lighter. It is called InFO - standing for Integrated Fan out - and it allows chips to be stacked on top of each other and mounted directly to the circuit board instead of onto a substrate. Because Yes - being the first customer of a brand new technology where yo will need to ship 80 Million units in the first 3 months - Yeah nothing could possibly go wrong. Yup get rid of your second source and put all your eggs in that basket - then cross your fingers - rub your rosary or rub what ever you rub for luck - because you are going to need it.
Sorry just seems to me if TSMC is going to roll out their tech first for Apple - they would want to test run it for one of the Apple product lines - one they can take a hit on and not crash the stock - and see how it goes.
So call me a little skeptical on this report - Yes would be nice to see Sammy kicked to the curb - but then it is also nice to not have to wait 16 weeks from launch to get a new iPhone because of Chip shortages. Just Sayin.
42:17
http://9to5mac.com/2015/12/08/apple-watch-2-
march-4-inch-iphone-6c/
Did I mention it was spaghetti rumor time - so Hey lets throw one more against the wall - and this one comes from 9 to 5 mac and it is that Apple is planning a March Event for the Apple Watch 2 - and possible also the 4 inch iPhone 6C. because good rumors pull in other rumors.
This rumor of the Apple event comes from Sources with knowledge of the plans.
Said sources then said Apple would start shipping the Apple Watch 2 in April.
The 9 to 5 mac piece stated that apple has been working on a New Camera, improved Wireless, Sleep tracking and health sensor tech additions / upgrades for the Apple watch - but it is not clear which of these would make it to the Apple Watch 2. Hmmm - seems to be the spaghetti is not sticking as well on this rumor.
Anyway - we are now firmly moving squarely from the New News part of the Year to the Wild off the wall Rumor part of the year.
But as always - rumors I find going back to Digitimes - will not see the light of day on this show.
43:27
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45:12
VOICEMAIL - LOUIS_Thought_apple_removing_headphone_jack
Some news from the Kickstarter project Znaps
Quote:
We are sorry we have some bad news to announce. During the stress tests we discovered a key failure in ZNAPS. In addition, we found one more minor problem with our first batch of ZNAPS. We have spent the past few days to confirm our initial findings and have found solutions to ensure we can still ship ZNAPS to everyone. However, the delivery date will be delayed for 50 to 60 days. Please read the rest of the update for a full explanation.
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So in a nut shell - units failed reliability and stress testing. And they need to build a new batch - and it will now be sometime likely in March before we see them. Not shocking for a kickstarter project.
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49:47
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578125715/mos-
pack-cable-organizing-backpack-with-extended-c
Hi Rob,
This is probably going to be useful for those road warriors or conference-going folk. Once I figure out how big it is, I might order one.
maybe on the podcast you could try and mention the dimensions or how big it looks on people wearing it in pictures?
Regards,
Chelsea
Hi Chelsea the MOS Pack is 18" x 12" x 5"
To put that in perspective My absolutely favorite backpack Laptop bag - the Drifter from STM - that I have is 18.5" x 12.2" x 7.5”
That might not sound like much of a difference - but that is 1,080 cubic inches for the MOS pack vs 1,693 for the STM bag - an increase of 57% for the STM bag vs the MOS Pack bag - that is quite a big difference when trying to get stuff into the bag.
http://www.stmbags.com/catalog/laptop-bags/drifter-medium-
laptop-backpack/
And STM already has something similar called the Drifter Energy 15” laptop backback. Which has some charging cords internal.
http://www.stmbags.com/catalog/laptop-bags/drifter-15-
powered-laptop-backpack/
Which is also 18.5" x 12.2" x 7.5”
I guess I should explain the MOS Pack a little or at least read their description quote Power your life wherever you are. The MOS Pack transforms the humble backpack into a portable charging station for all of your devices. The MOS PACK features a built-in charging station and internal cable management so you can charge everything without taking it all out of your backpack. unquote
Pricing wise the MOS Pack is currently $99 on Kickstarter with just a few left at that price then going to $120 for the next tier. vs the $120 you can find the Drifter series for online.
Per the MOS Pack - they had a goal of $15k and have raised over $50k - so they are funded - you have until Jan 4th 2016 at 12:32 PM CT to fund this.
Search for MOS Pack - M O S space PACK - at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 375
52:33
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kickshark/hydradock-11-
port-usb-c-dock-for-apple-macbook/posts/1431699
A while ago we talked about the HydraDock - which is was a Kickstarter project for a dock for the MacBook 2015 - the one with just the USB C port. At the time I had a question on if it would work with the 30 Inch Cinema display and they were not sure or did not think so - well they just confirmed it does actually work with the 30 inch cinema display - so any podcasters looking to have a fanless computer and still use a 30 inch cinema display - YES - you can get that to work. You can pre-order it now for $170 - with it shipping in January. I contacted them yesterday and they confirmed they had 50 units still available for pre-order.
Since this is for my wife’s MacBook - and it is shipping end of January - do you think I can wrap it up for a Valentines day present? Guess I would probably also have to get her Extra Strength Excedrin. Those type of gifts tend to bring on head aches around Valentines day or at least it seems to work that way in the past.
53:38
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/12/05/itunes-match-apple-music-limits/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds
A rumor from long ago is finally coming to be. That rumor was that Apple Match and Apple Music library matching limits which were at 25,000 would be raised and Eddy Cue at Apple has confirmed that yes indeed - The limits has been raised to 100,000 tracks - or at least Apple is rolling out that update to users. So if you are not there yet you will be shortly.
54:04
VOICEMAIL - DANIEL_UK_SIRI_IMPROVEMENT
From the Google+ community Brian Fitz asked the following - What is the thing you would like you Apple Watch to do that it currently does not do?
Responses were:
From Gerd W - quote I would like more apps for the Apple Watch. I am waiting for the WhatsApp app. unquote
From Francisco Tapia - quote I would like longer battery life and automatic sleep mode detection unquote
From Bill Jordan quote I would like it to alert me when I walk away from my iPhone unquote
From Nic Brown - quote Remote for Apple TV 4 unquote
From Me - I would like for the speaker to play music and podcasts. And I would like custom watch faces.
So Folks what are some things you want the Apple watch to do that it does not do - give us a call - 206 - 666 -6364 - 206 - moon -dog or email us today in iOS at gmail dot com.
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58:50
https://ios9tweaks.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/how-to-enable-
the-iphone-6s-keyboard-trackpad-mode-on-older-iphones/
For Jailbreakers out there - there is a tweak that allows you to set up Trackpad mode on your iPhone 6 or iPhone 5S keyboard.
Which currently is just for the iPhone 6S and 6S+. But now older iPhones - can get this option.
The tweak is called Motus .
First you need to add Creatix’s beta repo to Cydia. it is found at repo.ioscreatix.com
Once the repo is installed - download the tweak called MOTUS
once the tweak is installed - a swipe on the keyboard will enable trackpad mode.
The Tweak is free and there are no options - so once installed it starts working right away - link in the show notes for more info.
1:00:04
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151202006522/
en/Ford-Offers-Apple-Siri®-Eyes-Free-Millions-Vehicles
Ford is offering up a free upgrade to their Sync Software - this is for over 5 Million vehicles - and what this update will do is make Siri eyes-free available - which means Drivers can activate siri with a long press of the voice recognition button on the steering wheel. And then drivers can ask siri the things drivers ask siri. Such as making a phone call, looking up a phone number for a restaurant, finding out about the weather - because you know - it is hard to see out the car. Select and play music, dictate and send a text message, read a text message, and of course get directions from Apple Maps.
This is not just for new cars - this update is good for cars going back to 2011 that have the Ford Sync software.
The download is available via owner.ford.com
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 374
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank PHIL for sending in the music you hear in the background. PHIL wrote:
Hi Rob.
This song called DAWN OF THE NOODLE was all created with Garage Band on an iPhone and exported directly. No other software or hardware were used. This is not available for sale anywhere, just a hobby thing.
Regards,
Phil W
SONG Dawn of the Noodle
Thanks PHIL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MATT for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MATT wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
I left a voice mail recently about our pleasant experience buying new iPhones at the Apple Store in Greensboro NC. The photo was shot with my old 5S because I didn't have a case for the new 6S and didn't want to risk dropping it in the parking lot. However, I did massage this photo on the new phone with editing tools from the following apps: Google Photos, the native IOS Photos app, and Instagram. I am so comfortable using the Instagram editing tools that I often touch up a photo within Instagram and then post it but immediately delete it. This leaves a copy saved on my phone. The text was added with the AfterText app.
Regards,
Mudslide Matt S. Winston-Salem NC.
Thanks MATT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MATT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 374 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:34
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote Microsoft will ultimately muscle-out Apple as the leader in smartphones and tablets. Apple’s insistence on controlling every aspect of both its software and hardware puts it at a disadvantage to a more flexible Microsoft. unquote
Charles Sizemore, Sizemore Capital, 29 Nov 2012
Charles - you mean that more Flexible MS that now is copying Apple on the Hardware and software being designed in house - Guess MS is not as flexible as you think - Just Sayin
03:09
For Promo codes - On Ep 373 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - SILK ASMR . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 373
For promo codes we have codes from the folks behind the BRAVE & LITTLE ADVENTURE app.
Here is their description of their app.
quote
Brave & Little is a medieval adventure based on the fairytale about Little Red Riding Hood in the Point-n-Click genre with Stealth and Hidden Objects elements.
YOU WILL GET:
- a Wonderful sense of humor and a great adventure;
- Mysterious riddles and attentive enemies;
- Over 30 unique characters;
- 23 fully interactive, hand-painted and unique locations;
- Over 50 hidden artifacts, objects, goodies and gifts;
- More than 1,500 different types of animation that make the story incredibly alive;
- Fairytale about Little Red Riding Hood, which you have never heard before.
With courage at heart, Molly is ready for a fabulous, fun and mysterious adventure, and you.
unquote
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - BRAVE & LITTLE ADVENTURE 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 BRAVE in the subject line.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/brave-little-adventure/id954147303
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:56
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2015/
11/27/apple-products-demand-big-retailers-online/76463168/
Well the holiday shopping season has kicked off - and all indicators so far are that Apple products are once again in great demand. That is not surprising at all. Target issues a release in which it said iPads were top sellers in its store physically and online. And I was at a Target store at 6:00 PM - and the biggest line was for Apple Products.
But one of those products in great demand from Apple that seems to have surprised a few of the anal-ists is the Apple Watch. Seems with Target you could get a $100 gift card with an Apple watch purchase - and that essentially $100 discount was moving Apple Watches.
IBM’s Watson - the famed computer that beat Ken Jennings at Jeopardy - well Watson predicted that the Apple watch might become the hottest gift item during the holidays.
Actually Watson was making some predictions going into the Holiday weekend based on analysis of social media - and what it found was not just that the Apple Watch would be THE gift this year - but it was head and shoulders above all other “The” gifts.
It will be interesting come January to see what Apple has to say about Apple Watch sales if anything. I would wager - it will be nothing.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-could-surprise-with-
higher-iphone-and-watch-sales-155558289.html
06:26
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151127005410/
en/Adobe-Data-Shows-Top-Sellers-Black-Friday
Ok - so when people were not buying Apple products - they were using Apple products - especially iPhones and iPads to buy other products this holiday season.
According to Adobe - for Thanksgiving day and Blackfriday - Mobile shopping saw strong growth with 37% of all online sales. Tablets were 15% and Smartphone 22%. And iPhones and iPads drove the majority of those sales with 67% and 84% respectively.
That means Apple products were responsible for 74% of all mobile orders according to Adobe.
Another firm - Custora E-Commerce Pulse which tracks more than 500Million online shoppers said Apple devices accounts for 78.3% of mobile orders vs 21.5% for Android devices.
I think if you say Three quarters of all Mobile sales were on iOS devices - you will be safe.
Once again iOS users showing they spend more than android users over all - and much much more on a per user basis.
One thing the Adobe data did not indicate was how Apple Watch sales went. According to Adobe the top sellers for the weekend were - Samsung 4K TV’s, iPad Air2, MS Xbox One, iPad Mini and Sony PS4. Again Nothing about the Apple Watch. Hmmm - maybe people’s intent to buy the Apple watch per their comments on Social media - did not actually turn into actual sales.
http://venturebeat.com/2015/11/28/adobe-thanksgiving-
and-black-friday-online-sales-up-18-ios-numbers-
almost-triple-androids/
08:21
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/11/square-
launches-an-apple-pay-compatible-nfc-reader
Hi Rob,
Square launches an Apple Pay-compatible NFC reader.
I pre ordered this long ago I hope I get it!
Regards,
Michael
Thanks Michael for the heads up on this - and as Michael said Square has launched an Apple Pay Compatible NFC reader. The unit costs Merchants $49 - and you can reserve one online at squares website now.
It is portable as it has a built in battery. And it has a magstripe reader for swiping cards from those that do not have Apple pay - also known as the have nots.
If anyone gets one and wants to let us know how it works - I would appreciate that feedback.
09:08
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-pay-hit-mainland-
china-by-february-1530369
And speaking of Apple Pay - It looks like Apple Pay maybe hitting mainland China around February.
Rumors has it that apple has 4 of the biggest banks on board. And one dev that has seen the beta say that the logo for China’s UnionPay can be found.
It does look like Apple is finally starting to get some traction in rolling out Apple pay to more countries. But as Apple is taking a cut of each transaction - that means lots and lots of negotiating in each country and with each bank. Don’t expect Apple Pay to be in most countries any time soon. Hopefully more info officially on this shortly.
09:50
Into The Mail bag.
Hi Rob,
I wanted to send a thank you to you for recommending Harry's. I have been using another mail order shaving service and I was happy with their products and for the longest time didn't have any intentions of switching. But listening to your honest impressions of your own experience with Harry's sold me on Harry's. it only took 5 business days to get to Newfoundland (considered pretty remote by your standards).
So I opened up the packaging. If you love iOS packaging, you won't be disappointed with Harry's.
So as a test of a blade, I like to run it down my cheek while it was still dry and to my surprise, it was nearly as smooth as my present blade was while using shaving gel. So I knew I was in for a treat when I had my face properly lathered up and I was not disappointed.
Harry's suggest that each blade should be good for 7 shaves. Well after 8 shaves it still was just as sharp I found out that my wife shaved her legs with it at least 6 times yet it still was in pristine condition.
With Harry's, I require many less stoked to get the job done resulting in less irritation.
In closing, i would like to thank you for your candid opinion on Harry's and directing me on a great purchase.
Now, off I go to cancel my other blade subscription before I end up with more blades from the other guys.
Have a great day!
Regards,
Shane Cashin
St. John's, Newfoundland
Shane - thanks for that feedback and glad to hear you are a harrys user now as well.
And folks with the Holiday’s upon us - Harry’s makes a great gift. It is much much more considerate than a gift card. Harry’s sent me the Winter Winston Gift set with Travel Kit - it has a great Travel bag, A beautiful cooper Razor handle, 3 blades and foaming Shave Gel - This is a really nice set and you can also add in custom engraving. I really like the look and feel of the cooper Razor and the travel bag is great quality - which I will get to use this week when I travel to DC.
Harry’s will make a great gift for any man in your life. And I can talk about that first hand as the recipient but not just from Harry’s - My birthday was last week and for my Birthday my boys gave me a harry’s gift kit as well - It was the blades, Shave Gel & After Shave kit. Like I said before I love Harry’s and my family knows it. Thanks H & P.
Harry’s has other kits as well - with the Truman Set starting at $15 - which makes a nice gift for the company office pool or for a stocking stuffer.
And the best part they all use the great harry’s blades that come from their factory in Germany - after all a great looking razor means nothing if it does not give a great shave - and Harry’s definitely gives a great shave.
Go to Harrys DOT com right now. And As a special offer to you, Harry’s will give $5 off your first order with promo code tii . Don’t wait! Free shipping for the Holidays ends on December 10th, so ACT NOW. That’s H-A-R-R-Y-S DOT com. Enter code tii. And make sure to get that order in before December 10th.
Make every morning he shaves feel like a Holiday.
13:02
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_AppleTV_TVStorage
Thanks Brent for the heads up on the Apple TV App - TV Storage Info - three words well one abbreviation and 2 other words. It is a simple free app that tells you what Apple should have had in their Settings App. For my Apple TV I have a total storage of 57.15 GB - with 7.52 GB of that used and 49.63 GB available according to the App.
Rob,
I've noticed a couple things regarding photo taking. When on a phone call and attempting to take photo, my photo screen is black and I'm unable to take the photo. When listening to a podcast and attempting to take a photo, the podcast goes silent. Are these instances normal? Is there a setting I need to change? Using native Podcast app and 6s Plus. Latest software.
Regards,
- Judy
Hi Judy,
YES - both are normal and how they are designed to work with the 6S and 6S+
The reason is per Live Photos - as live Photos are really video and audio recording. And when any audio recording application is active - it will kill any audio playing app. But with the Phone app - Apple does not want to kill the call you are on - so it just kills the photo app instead.
Hi Rob,
A friend of mine who has iPhones 5S and 6+ as well as the iPad Air 2 all running iOS 9.1 keeps receiving annoying pop ups when browsing with Safari (they seemed to start appearing after upgrading to iOS 9.0).
They can take various forms, for example informing him that his device is infected with a virus or that I have won some prize.
Quite obviously they are scams. In any case, they are seemingly impossible to dismiss. Sometimes they have a white dialogue box as tall as the message itself with "OK" and sometimes additionally "More" buttons. What would happen if he clicked one of the buttons - would malware be installed? - and what is the best and safest way to get rid of the pop up and continue to use Safari? It seems you have to click on something.
A possible solution he's found is to double tap the home button and force close Safari, turn off mobile data or wifi as appropriate, go into Settings > Safari then clear history and dats, then launch Safari and close the offending page. But though it temporarily solves the problem it soon comes back. He had also done the normal reset network settings and even clean installs to no avail.
It appears to be a widespread problem. However I have an iPhone 5S running iOS 8.2 and don't experience the problem at all.
Good show as always,
Warmest regards,
Alf, Sheffield UK.
Hi Alf - first make sure in their settings app for Safari - that Block Pop-ups - is turned on. I never have this issue and I have it turned on.
Also look at getting a content blocker - like 1Blocker and have it set up to block ads. That should solve the issue.
If they are still having issues - they can purchase the in-app upgrade for 1Blocker - and then turn on additional items or you may try another content blocker.
Also I would recommend force closing out every open window for Safari. In the Safari app on your iPhone in the lower right click on the two boxes - and then tap the x for all open windows / tabs until they are all closed out.
If you still are having issues after all that email me the URL of the site you are having an issue with.
VOICEMAIL - OZZY_miami_part1_lockscreen
18:54
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Stephen Williams who posted the following
Quote
the right earbud of my apple headphones has stopped working. Any troubleshooting steps you guys can suggest or is it off to the genius bar to get a replacement?
Unquote
I replied - asking if he plugged in a different set of headphones to see if the issue was his phone or the headphones. If you do plug in a second pair and are having an issue - then get yourself some compressed air and try blowing out any debris that may be in the headphone jack.
As others said - if it is confirmed to just be those headphones with issues and they are under a year old - take them back to Apple - they will replace them for you.
But again if the headphones are ok - then a trip to Radio shack or Target or Office max for some compressed air is in your future.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Maria Reyes:
Quote What are everybody’s first impressions with the ipad Pro?
Kareem H said quote Absolutely love it. Just like the iPhone 6S+, once you use it for a while, you will not be able to go back. unquote
Stan Bently said quote Still playing with it. See immense potential beyond the current iPad/tablet experience. Find myself using it more in portrait mode than I did with iPad. unquote
Kareem replied to Stan saying - quote Indeed. I find that the reading experience is much better in portrait mode due to the amount of info displayed. unquote
I should add - I find I use it almost exclusively in Landscape mode now that I have the keyboard for it. Really can’t remember when I used it in Portrait mode.
Per Petersen replied quote Love my iPad Pro, I use it for You tube , Netflix , work, Reading. unquote
21:47
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Pencil+Teardown/52955
The folks at iFixit got ahold of an Apple pencil and that is bad news for that Apple Pencil.
The long of the short - nothing exciting or shocking.
They gave it a 1 out of 10 for repairability - as it is not meant to be repaired - and when the internal lithium ion battery finally dies some day your only choices will be a display case for dead tech or the trash bin.
Not surprisingly there is a lot of tech packed in the small package.
22:19
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Smart+
Keyboard+Teardown/53052
In Addition to the Apple Pencil - iFixit also got their hands on an Apple Smart Keyboard.
Unlike the Apple Pencil - the smart keyboard did not even get a 1 out of 10 - getting a 0 out of 10 for repairability.
They also commented on the confusing folding required for the cover.
The conclude - quote
While durable, the keyboard is impossible to open without damaging, meaning no internal components can be replaced without destroying the device.
unquote
So in my conclusion - don’t try to open up the smart keyboard and you should be fine.
22:59
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/28/apple-
tv-amazon-prime-video-tvos-app/
Long time listeners know I am a big time fan of Philip K Dick - love his books and short stories and right now there are two TV series based on his stories going on. Minority Report and The Man in the High Castle. Minority report airs on Fox and is available via your Apple TV in the iTunes store. But The Man in the High Castle - the better of the two shows - is only available via Amazon Prime Video - which means so far - not available on your new Apple TV 4th gen. HOWEVER - rumor has it that may be changing.
Apple has said all along that the Apple TV App store is open to all - and while there are Amazon Prime Video Apps for the iPhone and iPad - which on my iPad Pro is where I watched the Man in the high Castle. How good was it - well at the end of the 10th episode - my wife goes hey wait - did you just get me to watch a sci-fi show? She just thought it was a fictional drama. Any way I digress.
It seems Amazon has indicated that they are indeed working on an App for Apple TV and it might be live before the end of December.
Well hopefully they already submitted it - as this time of year - it takes a little longer to get things approved.
But folks once this is available - definitely check out the Man in the High Castle and then Vikings.
And with a little luck Apple and Amazon will give us an early Christmas present in the way of an Amazon Prime Video App.
24:29
http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/uswitch-exclusive-
leaked-photos-emerge-of-apple-app-for-improving-iphone/
One rumor making the rounds this past week is about a possible new Apple App to help people get their iDevices fixed faster and with less need to go to a Genius bar.
It looks to be where the App will ask you some basic questions about your issues - and then give you some suggestions on fixing the issue.
It would also have the ability to allow you to Chat with an advisor - so you know it is late Friday night - you are single and alone - had a few drinks - a why not try chatting with an advisor on your iDevices problems. Not that that would ever happen.
It looks like it can even help the users book a service appointment or even send in their device for service.
At this point it is just leaked screen shots - and it is not known if this will be a stand alone app or integrated into the Apple Store App.
25:21
http://venturebeat.com/2015/11/29/why-an-iphone-7-
without-a-headphone-jack-should-not-surprise-you/
One rumor that seems to have blown up this past week is about Apple ditching the headphone jack in the iPhone 7. This seems this time to go back to Mac Otakara for the origins. THIS TIME. Because well this is not the first time for this rumor. If you go back to Ep 311
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/09/320368529/apple-
jacks-the-headphone-port
From ep 311 around the 34 Minute 30 second mark. You would hear the following:
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one - which definitely is still in the rumor section - and that is Per NPR that Apple is looking at dishing the standard 3.5 MM headphone connector - and instead have headphones plug directly into their lightening port. So new iPhones at some point in the future - possibly even with the iPhone 6 - would just have the lightening port at the bottom - and no headphone port. Which well none of the quote leaked unquote iPhone 6 photos indicate - they all show the headphone port right where you would expect it to be.
So all this talk about removing the headphone Jacks well that is kind of crazy speak - to do something like that Apple would need to have considerable cooperation from the largest manufacturer of headphones. Oh Wait - Maybe Apple will go out and buy an headphone manufacturer. No - that would be crazy speak.
Well that is one way to get people to invest in a new set of $300 headphones - change the connector and say there is some incredibly better acoustic response that only headphones that plug into the lightening connector can experience. I mean after all if you are spending $300 on headphones - don't you really want the absolute best audio.
UNQUOTE
Interesting from an article on MacRumors about this latest rumor quote Apple introduced new MFi Program specifications in June 2014 that allow third-party manufacturers to create headphones that connect to iOS devices via a Lightning cable, but the rollout has been slow. Philips has unveiled Lightning-equipped Fidelio M2L and Fidelio NC1L headphones over the past 14 months. unquote
The rumors this time are also saying said iPhone that is sans a headphone jack - would have it where the lighting port supports digital to audio conversion. So all you would need is a lightening to 3.5 MM adapter.
One of the reasons sited for the need for this change is so Apple can make the iphone thinner - going from 7.1 MM to 6.1 MM thick. Except you know the iPod touch 6th gen is you know 6.1 mm thick and it has the 3.5 MM head phone jack. And the argument that it NEEDS to be removed because of a thinner iPhone gets even shakier when you look at the iPod Nano - it has a 3.5 mm Headphone jack and it is 5.4 mm thick.
I am not saying Apple is not going to get rid of the headphone jack at some point - I am just saying one of the biggest reasons I have seen on why for the iPhone 7 - is that they NEED to because the iPhone 7 will be getting thinner and the jack will not fit - and well that argument just does not hold water. As apple already has product much thinner than the current iPhone 6S that still have the headphone jack.
And add in the basic lack of interest in the industry to release headphone for lightening ports - even from Apples’s own Beats line - and this rumor looks to be just that a rumor - and not even an original one at that.
29:24
At this point mom or dad if you are listening to the show please turn it off. I am about to talk about a Christmas gift we purchased for you. Folks If you are like me figuring out a Christmas gift for those in your life that buy everything they want makes getting a gift difficult to say the least.
I have talked about Boll and Branch before - and this year - they are my solution for getting my Parents a Christmas gift. In the past we have struggled on what to get them. There have been Old fashion Pop Corn Machines, A slot machine and Gift Cards to southwest. But this year we picked them out some really nice sheets which I then used the T i i promo code to save $50.
Boll and Branch make the perfect gift for someone very special in your life - it can even be for your wife or significant other.
They come in a great box with very nice pouches - The presentation is incredible and the sheets are even better.
They also have Towels, Blankets, Hats and Scarves all made with 100% organic cotton.
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32:10
VOICEMAIL - Edgar_TX_AppleTV_Rant_in_app_purchases
Edgar - thanks for the voicemail and yes I agree that the remote app should have been updated prior to the release of the AppleTV. That said you brought up the important point of making sure your password is not always available - especially if you have kids.
To check your settings folks - in the AppleTV 4th gen go to Settings - then Accounts - then iTunes and App Store - then Password Settings
I then recommend the following settings on that page.
For Purchases and In-App Purchases - set Require Password go after 15 minutes
For Free Downloads - set it to No for require Password.
Then at least each time you go to download a free app you will not have to re-enter your password.
Hey Rob
I've been on the fence about the iPad pro. I've finally come to a decision on getting one. I rarely use my MacBook pro 2015 and looking to replace it with the iPad pro. I have a question about the keyboard with messages. Is there a shortcut to send a message via messages? I would hate to have to keep reaching for the send button on screen in order to send. The last keyboard that I had for the air 2 didn't allow any shortcut. Love the show and everything that you do.
Go J-E-T-S
Regards,
AJ
Hi AJ - All you have to do to send a message in the message app is hit the return key and it sends the message.
For emails you need to hit command shift D to send an email - that per the Apple Smart Keyboard.
Hi Rob,
I am typing this on my Logitech case with my Ipad Pro. The keyboard case has beautiful backlit keys, and has the volume keys, and the screen keyboard is not present when it is connected and you are typing. It is a sturdy stand and I like the viewing angle better than the Apple keyboard case. What I do not like is that I have to pop out the Ipad Pro if I want to take a screen shot. The case is too thick for the volume and off switch to work through the case. The case is a bit heavier than I would like, but I like that the keyboard connects without needing to pair by bluetooth.
There really aren't a lot of options at this point.
Since I heard about the Ipad Pro, I was hoping that I wouldn't feel like I had to have one, they are pricey. I did just get a second part time job, that I took because my friend works there also. So on the 14th I popped in an Apple store thinking I would just play with them and hopefully not want one, but as fate would have it, there was one last one available in store, so of course here I am. Christmas came early for me.
I love the speakers, the size of the screen and I am waiting for my pencil to come. I did cover about 1/4 of the cost by selling my Ipad Air 1 on Ebay, so thanks to Apple that there is still a demand for older models.
Thanks for all your hard work - Regards,
Karen
Seattle
Hi Rob,
I heard you mention on the latest show you were disappointed you couldn't control the volume on your new iPad, I have Clamcase on my iPad Air 2 & it allows you to control volume! It is a great keyboard except for the charging port wouldn't accept on size cords?
Regards,
Roy
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http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1235035/fblk
Hello Rob,
I'm interested in working with you on a new story idea that I think you and your fans would love. Yk Smartphone Jeans have the perfect position for your phone so it is super practical and discreet. You will look great wearing the best quality jeans on the market. Most pants have the pocket opening on top and when you are sitting down it blocks the phone making it difficult to remove. Yk Smartphone Jeans allow you to enter your phone by the side of the pocket, this innovation completely changes the game and sets these incredible jeans far above the rest. You’ve invested a lot of money in your phone. Get the jeans that will keep it safe and handy.
Regards,
Jessica
This Project is called YK Smart Phone Jeans - and it has a goal of $45,000 and so far has raised $49 - as in $49 dollars - not 49,000. So yes 1 dollar less than 50.
Essentially they look like jeans with a sorry to say this ugly extra pocket which has a zipper sown on.
I agree with them that it is difficult to get your phone out of your pocket when sitting - I just think there has a to be a prettier and better looking way of addressing this.
That said Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - and you have 45 days or so left to look this one over and decide if you want to fund it. But really if a person launching it can’t even get friends or family to fund it - Yikes - those looking to launch a Kickstarter or indie gogo project can look at this one for examples of what not to do.
Search for YK smart Phone jeans at indiegogo.com or in the show notes for ep 374.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vivienmuller/ulo
Thanks to Faisal K in the Google+ community for the heads up on this next one - which is the Kickstarter project called - Ulo - spelled U L O - quote Ulo is a cute surveillance camera, a pet owl interacting with you through eye expressions. unquote.
This one you only have until Friday December 4th at 8:48 AM Central time to fund. And it has blown away its funding goal of $223,000 - with over 1.3 Million already pledged.
Seems a lot of people want cute cuddly big brother surveillance in their house. Pricing on this is $149 Euros or about $167 US dollars. Estimated delivery - is November - as in November 2016.
If this sound like Furby meets big Brother - Bingo.
Just search for U L O - at kickstarter dot com or look for the link in the show notes for ep 374
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http://david-smith.org/blog/2015/09/21/how-to-
wear-your-apple-watch-24-slash-7
For those with the Apple Watch looking for an App to monitor you while you sleep - there is an App called Sleep++ with both pluses being the symbol not the word.
The App is free - and it is recommended at night you place the apple watch into airplane mode to preserve battery life.
The Dev of the App also had a nice article where he recommends on how and when to charge your Apple Watch to allow you to use during the day but also at night when you sleep. Essentially - charge it in the morning when you get up and are taking a shower and getting ready for the day. Then again at night right before you go to sleep. And once you are ready for sleep - place the watch in Airplane mode - and then tell it you are going to sleep - and in the morning - tell it when you woke up. And it will tell you how much of the night was restless sleep.
I am going to start using this to see how I do - and how restless my sleep is.
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http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2015/10/2/9443491/doom-
apple-watch-new-apple-tv-port
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Which is also about an apple Watch App - Well actually it is a game - and a game that has been put most everywhere and now it is on the Apple Watch and that is the game Doom. Why - because they can. I think that is enough said on this one.
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Rob,
I have a huge gripe about the new Apple TV. If you go to recent purchases and select a program that you have purchased multiple seasons of, you have to scroll to the right through ALL of the past episodes to get to the most recent show. You have to do this EVERY TIME. Why in the world wouldn't it show just the most recent season? PLEASE Apple, finish the dang interface before shipping the device! This is currently a step back from the last generation. If anyone has any suggestion to work around this please let me know.
Also - Apple please flip the axis on scrolling so when I swipe right the items scroll to the right, not the cursor. This is opposite behavior of the Mac touchpad response and is not intuitive. It's down right frustrating.
Loyal Apple fan (but annoyed)
Regards,
Ron
Foster city CA
Hi Rob,
Thanks for putting my query about the Apple TV out for your listeners.
Also, like so many others I was contemplating the purchase of an iPad Pro. I decided against it for a few reasons and one of them is one I've not seen anyone else mention. Apple does not sell a proper case for it. I know it sells a keyboard case
but I do not want that. It also sells a cover but I do not want that either.
I want a case similar to the Smartcase Apple currently sells for the Air2.
Surely this is not beyond the realm of possibility? I cannot be the only
person who wants a full case and doesn't want the keyboard with all of the extra mass, and cost, that brings.
On an unrelated note; you mentioned a couple of episodes back about how difficult it is to keep your Apple TV remote properly oriented. Cmon Rob, surely your tactile sense isn't so bad that you cannot simply touch the remote and feel the difference between the two sides where the buttons are? As a blind person I know I do this a lot more than you do but you are not without abilities. Don't even get me started on your complaint about the lack of a backlight. I mean, it has all of five buttons?
Not to pick on you too much but in my house the remotes are kept on a
table facing the TV etc and away from the couch. This way they are already properly oriented. Of course I don't have any small children who might be a bit less careful.
Thanks again for your help and for all of your hard work.
Regards,
Kevin Barry
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52:26
http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/16/att-
unlimited-data-increase/
For those still with an AT&T unlimited data plan - They announced recently that they will not throttle your data speeds until you consume 22 GB of data in one billing cycle AND you also happen to be on a congested part of their network.
In the past it was they just throttled you when you hit 5GB - but then the government stepped in and said to AT&T - you know that word unlimited - I don’t think it means what you think it means. And then threatened them with a big fine - so AT&T is making these changes not out of the goodness of their heart - but because the Government basically smacked them across the knuckles with a ruler.
FYI - If you reach 75% of the the 22GB in a billing period you will get a warning.
Again it is now a 22GB AND congested network criteria to be throttled.
53:16
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_rant_concern_product_launches_not_upto_snuff
Hi Rob,
With the new Apple TV I'm wondering if you already own an app or game on iPhone do you need to purchase it again?
Name redacted - but really this same question came in from multiple people.
I know I mentioned this on the last episode - but I will repeat this again. Apple allows app developers the choice - they can make the app Universal - where users pay once and get it on all iOS devices and AppleTV without repaying for it. Or app devs can fork the app and make an Apple TV only version you need to pay for. There are even some where you pay one price for the iPhone, another price for the iPad and another price for Apple TV. But once again it is not up to Apple - it is up to the devs - and you just need to check out each app and see if they are universal or stand alone.
Hey Rob,
great show lots of information, maybe you can spread the word on this or, let me know what this might have been. This maybe a similar version of the crypto locker. I was using my iPhone 6+ looking at a website using google Crome, only because I did not want to lose the page I had on safari, I don't remember exactly the website but, I was looking for some Christmas gifts, probably electronics, when all of a sudden I got this pop up that filled my whole screen, I'm not sure if it was a pop up, or I just got redirected to a different website, but it was a full-screen basically telling me I was doing some Thing illegal, and I needed to give them $350, via money pack, because all my data on my iPhone was already encrypted. At first I laughed, but pushing the home button, and the on off switch nothing would work, got a little concerned but not that much I have good faith in my good trusty iPhone. So I did a hard reboot, pressing the on off switch and home key simultaneously, after the reboot the phone was fine, and that was using Google Chrome as previously stated, I haven't use Google Chrome sense and never had this problem with Safari.
I listen to mostly all your shows, I DK if that has been brought up before in one of your shows, so maybe you can spread the word about that, because I know if it happens on a desktop or laptop and this you have a good back up, it's a very bad virus. So as far as the iPhone is concerned just a reboot is needed, also I'd like to know if anybody else has had this happen to them. Thanks again Rob
Great show, I get more out of your podcast then any other media I listen to.
Regards
Chris in Carson CA.
P.S. I would've done a screenshot, of the message I got but I wasn't able to use that function, I was only able to do the, hard reboot.
Hi Rob,
I am hopping mad at Apple!! The Podcast app is being reported as using a whopping 5.3 Gb even though I deleted all podcasts, including yours. I quit all programs, then restarted my iPod touch 5, and checked the memory usage and it is still sucking up my memory. I can't delete it and reload it from the App Store as it is an Apple app. Do you see similar hogging in your devices? This is more usage than I have between music and photos! I have been having problems updating apple numbers and pages and getting low memory warnings and slowness because of this amateur designed app! It is time to raise the roof at Apple over this garbage app!
Thanks for letting me vent here, if you have any solutions, or can plea to the listener base to bring this up with Apple, especially those who are in Warranty or have Apple Care and have the same problem, I would appreciate it!
Thanks for your help!
Regards,
Ron Leckfor, Hubbard, Ohio
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 373
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank PHIL for sending in the music you hear in the background. PHIL wrote:
Hi Rob.
This song called Deuling Pianos was all created with Garage Band on an iPhone and exported directly. No other software or hardware were used. This is not available for sale anywhere, just a hobby thing.
Regards,
Phil W
SONG Deuling Pianos
Thanks PHIL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ROBERT for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ROBERT wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
This is a picture of the custom WWE World Heavyweight Championship that was given to the Royals after winning the World Series. I removed the WWE logo and added TII using the app Photo Editor- by Axiem Systems.
Regards,
Robert
Thanks ROBERT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ROBERT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 373 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:16
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote If Microsoft could ship today, Surface would send ripples across the tablet marketplace. It’s too bad the first devices won’t arrive for months. But come autumn, for all Apple’s early sales success, Microsoft will pull from a much larger and deeper ecosystem — and across the Surface, iPad is but a stone’s throw away.” unquote
Joe Wilcox, Beta News, 19 June 2012
Well as we all have learned - Beta means not quite ready for prime time - so Beta News is a good place for Joe to be reporting - Just Sayin
02:54
For promo codes we have codes from the folks behind the Silk ASMR app which has been featured before. They say there are some new features.
Here is their review / comments of their app.
“Hello Rob, we have made some big updates to our free-to-download app, Silk ASMR. which is a relaxation app. We now have In-App News alerts about free, discounted, and new relaxation tracks every week. Your podcast listeners can use the promo codes to check out our newest tracks which include hypnotic rain, babbling brooks, soothing birds, and the calming sounds of cats purring.”
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - SILK ASMR and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put SILK in the subject line.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/silk-asmr/id938717308?mt=8
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:14
http://www.meetup.com/podcasting-15/events/226827564/
If you are in the Kansas city area on Saturday December 12th from 4 to 6 PM we will have a special KC Podcaster meetup at Google Fiber Space Lounge - yes I said google. I will have a 1 hour what is and how to podcast 101 session - we will also go over the new Google Play Music destination - so there will be some 201 and 301 info thrown in. If you are a podcaster this is a great chance to meet other KC area podcasters - if you are a podcast listener same thing and if you are interested in becoming a Podcaster this is the session you have been looking for.
Link in the show notes for the meet up - space is limited - so sign up ASAP before I start really promoting this.
05:03
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/11/18/ios-9-2-beta-4/
iOS 9.2 beta 4 was released this week - just 8 days after beta 3. Seems Apple has on this round stuck to the almost weekly release schedule - that will likely be the end of that with this beta release.
What is new - Well Arabic content via siri is new - You are able to talk to siri in Arabic. Search for local places and businesses and more.
Out side of that it seems it was as expected mostly about squashing bugs man.
Obviously we are getting closer to a full release of iOS 9.2
But not something that will happen until December - as next week is typically not the week your push out new software - being most of apple is on shut down for the Thanksgiving holiday.
I would not be surprised to see iOS 9.2 GM released around December 1st or 2nd. Most reports on Beta 4 seem to be around it being stable Or relatively there of.
TV OS 9.1 Beta 3 was also released
06:32
I received my iPad Pro last week and when I first opened it up my initial reaction was - WOW that is big. I mean I knew it was going to be big - but I did not really understand how big until I opened that box and held it for the first time.
My boys both comments on how big it was. My wife called it a lunch tray.
To put the size in perspective - the screen is larger than the screen on my Wifes 2015 MacBook - and just slightly smaller than the screen on my 2015 MacBook Pro.
It is too big to fit into any of the iPad pouches in my laptop bags. So I have to put it in the main area meant for the laptops.
But you know what - Big is not a bad thing - depending on what you are going to do with it. Editing a podcast - Bigger is better. It is really easy to edit audio on the iPad Pro using twisted wave. And the iPad Pro is also smoking fast. Besides having 4GB of RAM - it is being clocked at 2.3 GHz. This results in a very powerful mobile computing device.
One good test on pure computing power is the encoding of a recording in bossjock app to MP3 format. If you take a 10 minute recording and encode to mp3 - 64 kbps - mono with the bossjock app - with the iPhone 4S - it will take you 369 seconds for that 600 second recording. For the iPhone 6+ it takes just 93 seconds and with the iPad Pro it takes only 62 seconds.
When I started podcasting 10 years ago - to encode a 10 minute long audio podcast i.e. 600 seconds on my Titanium Powerbook took over 1,200 seconds. Just to put the iPad Pro’s power into perspective.
Going multitask mode is where the iPad Pro is really nice - you can surf the web and have email open side by side and have plenty of room to be productive in both. But here is the wannt wannnnt waaahh moment - you can’t go multitask mode with all apps - just those that support it. So Sadly - Bossjock can not go side by side / multitask mode with other apps. But luckily Safari and evernote do - so I can work on my show notes much easier on the iPad Pro. I should point out that actually no audio recording apps I tested would allow multitask mode - so not just bossjock - but also garageband - Apples own recording app would not go multitask mode.
One place that big is also really nice is watching videos - I have been using it to watch Netflix - both when I work out and in bed at night. With the four speakers - the audio quality is leaps and bounds better then other iOS devices. But you do need to have something to rest it on.
Holding it for a couple of episodes of a TV show can get old quick. luckily I have a rest made for the original iPad that works really well. I will mention something similar in the Kickstarter Campaign segment later in the show - it is called Meet Booy with boy spelled b o o y of course.
Where big is never good is with big and naked - I am still having flashbacks to Kappa sorority and sophomore year UD. Wooo Sorry - flashbacked again. Anyway I was right I really do feel more angst carrying it around naked then if it had a case and I was naked. Good news is the Smart Keyboard arrived Friday morning.
I should mention between episodes 372 and 373 in the Tii App only - is the unboxing videos for both the iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard - three different videos. Those are up - so please check them out in the free Tii App
So obviously the Apple Pencil did get here earlier this week - kind of hard to do an unboxing video if you don’t have the box - My Oldest son had fun playing with the Apple Pencil and creating some pictures in the Notes app.
Pairing it is pretty easy - plug it in to the lightening port and turn on bluetooth and it asks to pair. You have to plug it in any way to charge it. And a quick tip - when charging it you have to take the cap off the lighting connector on the Apple pencil - just place the cap on one of the magnets on the front of the iPad Pro to keep the cap from rolling away.
In the package for the Apple pencil it comes with a replacement tip and also comes with a connector where you can plug in the Apple pencil on one side and your standard lightening cable to the other side to charge it as well. So that was a nice surprise to get that and the replacement tip.
I did try to see if I could get it to work with any older iOS devices - nope - could not - not that thought it would but hey needed to try.
Per the use of it - I have used many styluses over the years - people still send them to me unsolicited. Not surprisingly none of them compare neither in terms of accuracy or latency - because the Apple pencil is dead on accurate and there is no latency or virtually no latency - there were a couple of times I was writing so fast it was just ever so slightly behind - but only a couple of times. One thing it showed me is that wow my handwriting is really really bad and I desperately need the smart keyboard cover. Good thing I got the apple pencil for everything other than taking notes. The Apple pencil does detect tilt - so if you select the magic marker option and depending on the tilt will depend on the thickness of the line - it works really well. So far so good with the Apple pencil - More on it on future episodes - as I have not tested any 3rd party apps yet.
As I mentioned the Smart Keyboard did arrive. I just received it this morning and here are my initial thoughts on this.
The keyboard is a good size it is actually the same size keyboard as is on my macbook pro. It takes a few tries to get used to how it is supposed to be folded but once you get it right it snaps in place with some pretty strong magnets
It does not appear that you can hide the onscren keyboard and keep typing which is annoying. but luckily there is still plenty of real estate above the on screen keyboard to easily see what you are doing. Some bluetooth keyboards the on screen keyboard would go away on my other iPads. Not sure if this is a bug or a feature. Hopefully it is a short term bug.
one of the features that I like is that command A selects ALL - command C copies and command V pastes just as you would want them to.
One thing I have not found is a way to adjust the volume of the iPad pro from the keyboard to which I say - REALLY APPLE REALLY?
How could they not have controls for volume. Maybe I am missing it - I really hope I am missing it - note I only received the keyboard earlier today - so this is not a full review. I like that you don’t have to charge the keyboard and it is light and thin - but typing on it was awkward and the way I hold my hands I kept touching the touch screen closing the keyboard. At this point I can’t say it was money well spent - again that is just per the smart keyboard and I have not really used it enough to get used to it - yet.
So my initial summarized review of the iPad Pro - it is big - in a good way. It is fast in a great way. For me as a podcaster - I think it is a great device for creating content - and I plan for it to be my main production machine for my KC Startup 411 Podcast. But not for today in iOS. But I will be using it to work on show notes more often via evernote - so it will contribute hopefully to a better work flow in the pre-production phase. The iPad Pro is I think is best described as an el camino - part car - part truck. Not really either - but in some ways better then both and in other ways not. It is not as powerful as my Mac Book Pro - and it is not as portable as my iPhone 6+. But make no mistake the iPad Pro combined with the Apple Pencil is a creation device first and a consumption device second. Which is opposite of the iPad Mini and the iPad Air. I have only just scratched the surface with it - no pun intended - but I am very much loving what I have been able to do with it - with one down side - going back to the iPhone 6+ now sometimes feels smallish.
So iPad Pro - Get it.
Apple Pencil - Get it.
Apple Smart Keyboard - jury is still out on this and still surprised by the lack of some features - given the price. Hopefully I am missing something obvious - more on this in future episodes.
Here is Some listener feedback on the Pro:
VOICEMAIL - Ron _Toronto_iPadPro_reivew
Hi Rob.
This is James from NJ. It sounds like you didn't take your own advice and use the Apple Store app to order your iPad Pro. I found out about in store pickup at the top right of the product order page along with the expected delivery date so I knew about it before it was in my cart. Just some advice for next time.
Loving it. Until I get the pencil and can use it for art, it's great as a reader for magazines and books. It might be as heavy as the first iPad but its thinness makes that unnoticeable when carrying it around. Not for laying in bed, obviously, but a pleasure in my lap. I plan on keeping my iPad Air; this is something else.
(Spelling check knows to capitalize air but not pro)
Regards,
James
Hi Rob –
I've been looking forward to Apple making the iPad Pro since the iPad came out – I'm a professional musician, and I use my iPad every day, whether I'm teaching and performing. When teaching, I have Étude books, exercises, and other pieces of music scanned into the iPad, so I don't have to lug a lot of books around. I can easily email exercises to students, or download audition music for music festivals, or what have you. When performing music, whether I'm on stage, or in the pit for a musical, I can easily have all of the music there with me, I don't have to worry about plugging in a stand light so I can read the music, or other issues like that.
I also use the iPad to record things – multitrack recording apps, GarageBand, these are all fantastic on the regular iPad, even better on the iPad Pro because of its size and speed.
There are a lot of apps, like smart music, for example, that make life much easier for musicians. I don't hear anyone in the tech press talking about the advantages the iPad brings to the table for musicians. The iPad was already good for all of these tasks – the iPad Pro, is even better.
Regards,
-Billy Bargetzi
Hey Rob
I really want to get my hands on the iPad Pro
I am a voice over user and have a 6s plus and an i-Pad air II.
The big i-Pad pro is big enough to actually put my fingers on the home row in portrait mode so I could type directly from the screen just like I am brailling on the phone at the moment.
The smart keyboard case also sounds intriguing because there is no pairing which may mean the keyboard won't stop working with voice over when the operating system updates which is what happens now.
Then, the power and the four speakers.
This is the first audio improvement in a long long time and I'm excited.
The review I mentioned stated that he could play music on the pro using on-board speakers as dinner music in another room.
He did not need to use his sound link speaker.
I will not buy before I get my hands on it.
I rarely use my windows 7 box any more because all I do I do with IOS.
That is my two cents.
Do you know anybody who wants to buy an Air II?
Thanks,
Jan Brown
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Hi Rob
After listening to your last podcast, took the plunge and went out and purchased a iPad pro 128gb space grey.
After spending so much cash never had the funds to fully protect my new purchase.
While awaiting my £8 Amazon fake leather flip case I went to bed all excited after spending my first evening enjoying my amazing purchase (the iPad pro, not the £8 Amazon case).
Maybe it was something you said in your recent podcast or maybe it's just my love of my new device but that night I could not stop dreaming of me walking down my local town centre stark naked, with a smile on my face knowing my iPad pro was, and still is at home wrapped in my daughters fleece bedding.
Strange story but sure you can relate, I am still awaiting my case and screen protector and I am typing this message on my pro wearing rubber gloves whilst sitting in my padded room ☺️☺️
What protection are you currently using whilst awaiting the iPad case?
Keep up the good work
Regards
Lee Towey
Liverpool
United Kingdom
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I talked earlier about the new iPad Pro - and one place I like using it - is in bed. Matter of fact in bed is the only place I let my boys use it. it is a great device to get some work done in bed or better yet watch Netflix.
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29: 24
Hi Rob,
A caller was requesting a suggestion to easily carry his phone.
I suggest www.ripoffs.com Made in the USA - by Veterans.
They are a division of U.S.Armor - the developer of body armor for the military and law enforcement. (Humans & K-9's)
They provide several models depending if you keep your phone naked to using an Otter Box.
I've used their products for over a decade, all models have the choice of a clip or belt loop. The clips stay on and do not jab you in the side. I carry 2 phones for work.
They run about $20, the design is simple, has a protective Velcro covering, protecting it from rain or dirt, and last for years.
Functional for both tactical missions to the occasional suit and tie deployment.
Rob your work is valued and appreciated ~ thank you for your work.
Kind regards
MFS
Atlanta
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_answer_holster
Rob hi,
Just listened to your last episode. Someone was asking how to create a US iTunes account from abroad. Since I live in Israel and wanted a US account I started years ago like you suggested with a gift card however there is a more convenient way - all you need is an American Express card issued wherever you live. After obtaining the card you call American Express customer service and add a secondary address to your account using any US address (no mail is sent there. It's only for billing purposes). Then you use that card for creating a US iTunes account.
It's that simple.
Thanks for your great show.
Eran.
Hi Rob,
I noticed in the last episode (371) you talked about how you dialed the free conference call number and how you had to make the code part of the name so it was saved, there is an easier way to do this.
First enter the number:
1-206-666-6364
To add a pin or some other access number add a coma then the number.
Example:
1-206-666-6364, 12345#
You can do this multiple times if there are layers to the menu. Also the more comas you add the longer the pause.
You can also have a delayed entry by using a ;
Example:
1-206-666-6364; 12345#
This will give you a button on the lower left of the keypad that you can enter when you're ready.
Hopefully this helps you and the other listeners. I use this daily for conference calls at work.
As always, thanks for the hard work.
Regards,
Peter in Austin
I mean sure I guess you could do it that way if you know you want to do it where it makes sense and you just tap for the code. Peter - seriously - thanks for the email and the great tip.
Hi Rob,
A listener was asking about ad blocking for the iPhone 5.
You found the Safari content blockers, which require at least the iPhone 5S
There are ad blockers that use VPN instead of Safari content blocking, and they will work on the iPhone 5. Ad requests are sent to the VPN address and no ads are returned, all other data is sent normally. Unlike Safari content blockers, they will also block ads in many apps, not just Safari.
I have found two, and they both worked on my iPhone 5.
Adblock Mobile
https://itunes.apple.com/app/adblock-mobile-protect-your/
id919790902
http://adbl0ck.com
Pro:
Free.
Shows how much ad data saved over last few days.
Cons:
Sends ad requests to their VPN server, which can use some data (though much less than the actual ads).
More complicated installation. Installs Root Profile, and if you make a mistake in the undocumented installation (such as “Cancel” instead of “Open in Adblock”), data won’t work.
Disabling and enabling involve removing and installing Profiles.
Always displaying VPN in status bar. Sometimes this covers other items in the status bar, such as battery percentage.
No customization of ad domains.
AdBlock for iOS
https://itunes.apple.com/app/adblock/id691121579
https://www.adblockios.com
Pro:
Dummy VPN server address. No data actually sent to any VPN server.
Simple enable and disable from app. No profiles.
Easy control of ad domains, and adding new ones.
Cons: $1.99
Regards,
Malcolm
VOICEMAIL - Eric_Detroit_Quick_review_appleTV_slippert_remote
Voicemail - Eric_Detroit_part2
37:20
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Robert Spivack who posted the following
Quote
Apple TV Remote Loop (wrist strap) has precision construction
I just bought the wrist strap for the Apple TV 4th gen. Yes, it does cost $12.99, but I wanted it to avoid throwing the remote at my tv by mistake causing much greater damage.
To my surprise, I found that the remote has a precision mechanical connector mechanism where it attaches to the lightning port. It has tiny latches and the lightning cable itself has push button releases on both sides of the cable stub/end.
P.S. The remote loop solves the problem of the new remote being symmetrical and makes it easier to grab it in the dark without pressing on the touch panel accidentally.
Unquote
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community were these posts with regards to the last episode:
Francisco Tapia
Daniel from Wisbench commented via the latest podcast about Alto's adventure and had about having to pay $2.99 again for the tvOS version..
Rob thanks for speaking up on behalf of the developers, it's crazy to think that a developer shouldn't have to get paid for their work, a universal App takes work, especially if you want your app to work easily on iPad, iPhone (4S, 5, 6 and Plus) sizes. Note, Auto Layout is not as easy as the apple keynote makes it out to be (it's not the end of the world, but moving an object can result in rebuilding constraints.
lastly, Alto's adventure DOES support iCloud syncing with the tvOS version of the app. so the only difference is that you need to buy it again.
From Myron Uecker
Listening to Rob mention he paid about $1500 total
for his iPad Pro, keyboard and Apple Pencil really had me thinking.
Yesterday I stopped by the local Apple Store and saw the iPad Pro.
I also looked at MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. For just
a little more than that $1500, you could buy the mid or even
high-end models of any device in the MacBook line and
get a similar-sized retina screen.
I know it really depends on what you plan to use it for, but personally, if it was my money, I would rather spend it on a 13 inch MacBook Pro and carry an iPad Air when I need something portable. Then again, I don't use mine for notes, drawing, etc. so Apple Pencil isn't something I need. I really like the size of my iPad Air 2 and don't think I would want the larger size even if price wasn't an issue.
From Mark Page
Rob I was expecting someone to reply to the guy who said in the previous podcast 371 that he had scratched his watch face and thought that it should be made with Sapphire glass. I'm assuming he has the sports watch which unlike the other versions does not have the Sapphire glass. I chose the stainless steel watch with Sapphire glass specifically to avoid scratches. Despite my clumsy knocks, the watch remains scratch free.
41:45
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Pro+Teardown/52599
iFix it got their hands on an iPad Pro and what we learned from their tear down is the following.
as mentioned - it has 4GB of ram vs 2GB in the iPad Air 2
Also there is a lot of space internally dedicated to the 4 speaker enclosures. The speaker enclosures combined occupy about 50% of the space occupied by the batteries. The sound quality on the iPad Pro is really impressive or over due depending on your perspective.
Per the cameras on the iPad Pro - they are essentially the same as on the iPad Air 2 - so nothing new there - but then if you felt like a dork taking a picture with a 9.7 inch iPad - you will feel like a much bigger dork taking pictures with the 12.9 inch iPad Pro. I know I did. So honestly - Better Cameras are pretty low on my list of spec wants for the iPad Pro.
iFixit - talks about the self balancing speakers - what that means is one depending on the orientation - will depend on what is left and what is right. Additionally the top speakers will get higher frequency sounds to produce a more balanced sound.
Per the batteries there is 10,307 MAh’s worth of battery storage. vs 7,340 mAh’s for the iPad Air 2.
Per the A9X processor it is clocked at 2.26 GHz vs 1.85 GHz for the A9 in the 6S and 6S+ and 1.5 GHz for the A8X in the iPad Air 2
Overall the iPad Pro is a beast spec wise - and that shows in the use of the device.
http://technosamigos.com/ipad-pro-teardown-by-ifixit/
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9780/taking-
notes-with-ipad-pro/2
43:47
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/11/12/apples-new-ipad-
pro-is-faster-more-affordable-than-microsofts-surface-pro-4
There is a good article from Daniel Eran Dilger I link to in the show notes titled - Apple’s new iPad Pro is faster, more affordable than Microsoft’s surface Pro 4.
So if you were someone looking at the surface pro 4 as a potential device - besides this likely not being the show you are looking for - this article is a really important read for you - if you know - you care about specs and price.
One quote I like from the article - quote when apple first unveiled the iPad Pro it noted that its custom designed A9X chip would be faster than 80% of the PC’s that shipped this year. Benchmarks indicate that its not just faster then low end generic PC’s but also faster and less expensive than microsoft’s surface pro 4 unquote.
Again look for that link in the show notes if you want a really in depth comparison. Good read as always from Daniel.
44:50
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/15/ipad-
mini-4-faster-a8-2gb-ram/
One thing I don’t believe I talked about in the past was the updated specs for the iPad Mini 4 - or at least I don’t remember talking about them - and I had someone ask - so here is a quick update on the updated specs.
The mini 4 has the A8 chip running at 1.5 GHz - that is a dual core chip vs the iPad Air 2 which has the tri core A8X chip also running at 1.5 GHz. FYI - the iPad Pro - A9X processor is a dual core chip - but still a lot faster than the A8X tri-core chip.
The Mini 4 also has 2 GB or Ram - matching that of the iPad Air 2.
Overall the mini 4 is slightly slower than the Air 2 in real world testing and bench mark testing as well. But not a lot slower - just slightly slower.
But then again if speed and performance are your thing - then the iPad Pro is for you anyway.
46:03
http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MLDW2AM/A/apple-
watch-magnetic-charging-dock-white
Apple has a new and well over due accessory for the Apple watch - and that is the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock White it costs $79 of course. And since they have “white” in the name - it kind of leads one to believe they will be having others colors in the near future.
This will be available for pickup at an Apple store today the 20th or Now. Delivery’s start next week.
It works for both the 38 and 42 mm versions - and the charging disk either lays flat in the dock or pops up 90 degrees - allowing you to put your Apple watch into night stand mode.
In the box you get the Charging dock and a lightning to USB cable.
47:28
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3004657/apple-ios/
apples-ios-just-became-a-secure-sharepoint-client-
for-enterprise-it.html
Interesting article in Computer world titled - Apple iOS just became a secure sharepoint client for enterprise IT
This is about the new Colligo email manager for iOS app - currently in beta. This enables enterprise class email and document sharing for iOS
Quote the app supports the creation, classification and storage of emails, attachments and documents as records in sharepoint unquote - that obviously is important for corporate users that are under regulatory requirements to secure their info and make sure it is protected. IE Data Compliance
Colligo is now joining Cisco, IBM, telogis and others who are releasing products to support enterprise needs on iOS devices.
This means each day Apple and its enterprise level partners are chipping away at IT’s list of reasons not to use iOS - and adding to the list of reasons on why TO use iOS
We have come a long way in the past 8 years.
48:41
http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-watch-2-development-
begins-release-date-set-for-q3-2016-rumor/
Rumors swirling around this past week from multiple sources and with different specifics about the next gen Apple Watch.
One title was Apple Watch 2 development begins, release date set for Q3 2016. First let me say this - Apple Watch 2 development began well before the first Apple watch shipped. That is how Apple rolls - at least according to them in any interview they have ever given where they talked about their design process. So NO Apple Watch 2 development did not begin.
Now it is likely the Apple Watch 2 initial prototype builds have begun - and that is what is meant by the reports coming out of china. Where those sources are saying a Q3 release date for the Apple Watch 2.
At the same time another set of rumors this time from often or alway wrong Digitimes says the next Apple watch will launch in the 2nd quarter of 2016. Which is good to know - because now we know 100% - that the Apple Watch 2 - WILL NOT launch until at least Q3 2016.
I am not going to get into speculating about specs - other than to say the BIGGEST difference between the current Apple Watch and the next gen will most likely be Battery Life. Don’t expect Pebble watch life spans on a charge - but do expect triple the current battery life.
Why Triple - I think that is the threshold where a good amount of current Apple Watch owners would say - hmmm - time to pass this on to the kids / significant other / neighbor / guy on craigslist and for me to upgrade.
Less than triple battery life - I just don’t think moves the needle on upgrades. We can come back to this segment and see if I get into the who wrong were they segment or not come Q3 or later - as again based on Digitimes being wrong we know Q2 is not a chance for the release time frame.
http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-watch-2-release-date-could-
be-soon-april-2016-2189584
51:05
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52:53
VOICEMAIL - Dave_NJ_Quest_iPad_sizes_usb_external_storage
Rob:
I have an Apple TV question that I've not seen addressed anywhere yet. I have purchased iTunes content constituting movies and some TV series.
What I'd like to know if it is possible from the TV to browse the list of
purchased movies etc and tell the TV to download what you want? This is how
you can do it on an iPad or iPhone now. I figure that way I can have media
waiting for me later instead of trying to stream it.
I am an American living in the Philippines and my bandwidth isn't what it
used to be. If you can answer this question this will help me decide
between the 32 or 64GB models. I'll have a visiting friend bring me mine in
January. Although the TV will be sold here later it won't have the Siri
interface. Plus, it's cheaper to buy in the U.S.
Regards
Kevin
Hi Rob,
Long time iPhone user, short time listener. Love the show. I'm back to iPhone after a brief stint with an android phone the past two years (bad experience). I missed the 5, 5S and 6 phones, but have had all the others including the original.
So, I have the 6S and obviously ios9. I have been successful with OpenVPN and connecting to my home server. It is stable and works from wifi and cellular. I didn't even realize there were issues until I listened to your most recent episode. So whatever issues there were they appear to have been fixed, at least with the official OpenVPN app.
Keep up the great work.
Regards,
Tom
Hi Rob,
For folks who don't have iOS 9 can extract and save voice-mail messages with the use of iExplorer. There's a free trial version that doesn't expire:
http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/
With a phone plugged into a computer and the device selected in iExplorer, Voicemail is found in the Backups section.
Or, to extract Voicemail from a backup: select one of the available backups (phone doesn't need to be plugged in). Voicemail is a top-level menu item.
Regards,
Shelley
VOICEMAIL - John_no_reply_message_lock_screen_no_dictation
1:00:37
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1270336974/meet-
booy-the-tablet-holder-that-adapts-to-any-sur?ref=discovery
New Kickstarter project and as mentioned earlier this one is called Meet Booy - two words with booy spelled B O O Y.
This one has a goal of $45,000 and they are at a little over $44,000 with Dec 5th being their deadline - so they are going to be funded - most likely are by the time you hear this.
What is said device - well also as mention before it is essentially a bean bag chair for your iPad - allowing you to put it different places and have really good stability with it.
Pricing on this is on the high side - $80
essentially there is a metal plat that is placed on the back of your iPad via reusable adhesive that quote leaves no residue unquote - yeah if I had a nickel everytime some said that to me. And then the leather bean bag attaches magnetically.
It is nice looking but $80 hmmm.
luckily I already have something similar.
If this is something you are interested in - search for Meet booy - two words m e e t b o o y at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 373
01:02
http://www.iosdaily.org/2015/11/popular-desktop-
browser-firefox-comes.html
You know that game - dead or alive - you have to say if some long forgotten celebrity is still alive or if they have died - and often times you get it wrong and you are surprised to find out someone is actually still alive. Ok - this next one is like that kinda - iOS App or not. In other words is this next App available as an iOS App or not. And if asked a few weeks ago I would have said yes its an app - but back then I would have been wrong - because when I saw last week that it just launched as an iOS app I was like really wow - thought you were already an iOS App - and this app I am taking so long to get to - is FireFox. Yup - it is now finally an iOS App - which again app or not app - I would have guessed App previously. Really Firefox - you needed over 1.5 Million other apps to come first before you said - yeah - ok - I think that platform is on to something? Hmmmm
1:03:05
http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/4/8724949/best-podcast-
app-iphone-outcast-pocket-casts-castro
I ran the libsyn numbers for downloads for October and as I thought would be the case the downloads to aggregator apps other than the podcasts app went up in October - this due to issues with the podcasts app - and well changes that make it awkward to start an episode and play bar so skinny you need the apple pencil to hit it.
The big winner in our stats was Overcast - not shocking.
The Verge had an article back in June ranking the different Podcast apps at that time - and then their winner was also Overcast.
Next up was Shifty Jelly Pocket Casts - and yup that was right behind Overcast in our downloads. next was Castro. Which I should say Elsie my co-host on the feed - loves that app.
Then downcast, then in their rankings were Apples Podcasts App and Stitcher and TuneIn - all tied followed
If you listened to this show for a while - hearing Overcast number 1 is not a shock - same with Downcast being ahead of the Podcasts App.
And if you are looking for another solution then Pocketcasts and Castro are two other good alternatives to listening to podcasts.
But always the best solution is a dedicated app in my opinion - that is what I like for the shows I listen to. It does make it easier when you only have one show per app. But for all those shows not considerate enough to supply you the listener with the best option - the next best option could be Overcast or Shifty Jelly’s pocket cast or castro or Downcast. If again the podcasts app is not your cup of tea.
By the way in rankings - it does go Podcasts App over 50% of all downloads, Then Stitcher almost 3% then overcast, then Pocketcasts.
1:05:20
VOICEMAIL - Ben_CA_issue_with_hey_siri
Hi Rob,
Quick question for your listeners who use Voice over on a apple Watch. My question is, is it really useful to them or is it just a novelty item? More importantly would they recommend buying one? The reason I ask is because in Ireland we have no Apple stores so I could try one out, and 2 the price. The base model Apple watch sport is 480Euro!!! Ya, a little steep i think so I'd really like to hear some peoples experiences with it,
regards
Dave in Limerick Ireland
Hi Rob
I am seeing what appears to be a bug in the mail app. My exchange account says it has 3 new emails, but I go into the inbox and there are no new emails or unread ones. Any suggestions on how to fix this so my inbox doesn't show new emails when there aren't any?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Rob, Does anybody know of a app or a jail break tweak that will let me have "do not disturb" on everything else except for a certain app, I have cameras throughout the house and would love for that certain app to come through in the middle of the night and block all others. If any of your listeners know of a way to do this that would be great!!! thanks Rob
VOICEMAIL - John_Redmond_slip_lower_slobovia_by_you
Oh John you busted me - I can’t slip anything by you. I mean well except for the other two easter eggs that were in the group of countries that you missed - Yup - there were 3 as in 2 more than 1 - easter eggs in that list of countries. Just Sayin Hint the other two were also fictitious countries from comic strips - One from Doonesberry and one from Dilbert to go along with Lower Slobovia from Lil Abner of course. Folks I love hiding easter eggs when I can. Kudos to the others that found Lower Slobovia - but no one commented on the other two.
01:10:20
http://tracking.tmobileus.com/t?r=3879&c=
271505&l=5524&ctl=3A6798:
D5214088EF1540C6F30EFCF7E60915EDEC051DFD0DF83E2C&
I received this message from T-Mobile USA this week.
Quote
Starting November 19, we're optimizing video streaming for
your mobile devices. You'll get 3x more video when you use your
phone as a mobile hotspot. That means you can stream Netflix,
HBO Now, Hulu, Sling TV, WatchESPN, Showtime, and more,
without counting against your tethering bucket. This will happen
automatically with no additional charge and no action required.
Plus, you get a free movie rental each month from VUDU. And
as an additional T‑Mobile® exclusive, you'll get 30% off a year
of the Best of Live TV with Sling for $14 a month—
offer is good for 12 months.
unquote
So if you are a t-mobile USA customer like me congrats -
and if you were on the fence - this is another example of
t-mobile working to lure customers.
01:11:17
Ask Siri
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And that folks is going to do it for us today -
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VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_iPad_PRo_and_Pencil
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 372
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank PHIL for sending in the music you hear in the background. PHIL wrote:
Hi Rob.
This song called CERTITUDE was all created with Garage Band on an iPhone and exported directly. No other software or hardware were used. This is not available for sale anywhere, just a hobby thing.
Regards,
Phil W
SONG Certitude
Thanks PHIL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank NICK for sending in the Artwork for today's show. NICK wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
The picture was taken with an iPhone 6, 64GB, running iOS 9. The result was cropped to a square with Photos and the Tii branding was added with Pixelmator.
Regards
Nick Tamburri
Thanks NICK, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see NICK'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 372 - 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.
01:53
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote The following are three reasons the new iPad 3rd Generation will be dead on arrival (DOA):
1) New iPad Cannot Compete with Kindle Fire and BlackBerry PlayBook
2) New iPad is Thicker and Heavier
3) New iPad Nearly Identical to the iPad2
unquote
Michael Li, The GadgetMasters, 11
March 2012
How DOA was the iPad 3rd - well it was DOA to the tune of 53.9 Million units in 2012 alone. Heck the DOA iPad 3rd gen is still fought over by my two sons every day they are allowed electronics and it is almost 4 years old - Just Sayin
02:40
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:23
http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/10/
ios-9-2-beta-3/
Apple is making it really easy for me to pick titles for the episodes. As they are turning out a new version of the iOS 9.2 beta each week. This week it was iOS 9.2 beta 3.
Initial reports on the beta 3 are it squashes the bugs man. One of which was with the App Switcher.
This one is available to both devs and public beta testers.
If this beta sounds pretty light on new features that is not surprising - it is usually in the 1st and 2nd betas we see any new features added or removed. Sometimes added for beta 1 and removed for beta 2.
In the first two betas for 9.2 we saw AT&T’s new NumberSync feature added and changes to embedded Safari Browsers with allow them to load extensions. Plus there was also Arabic Language Support added to Siri.
04:42
http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/
9/9697374/apple-tv-update-tvos-9
The first update is already out for Apple TV - with tvOS 9.0.1 being made available.
If you have automatic updates turned on - it will download automatically. Most Apple TV users will have automatic updates enabled.
If you don’t have it enabled to manually get the new update on your Apple TV go to Settings —> System —> Software Updates.
Support for Bluetooth Keyboards and Apple’s Remote App is still not available.
If you are a dev - tvOS 9.1 beta 2 is also now available.
You will need to USB to USB Type C cable and will need to connect the Apple TV to your computer to install the Beta update.
Previous notes on the tvOS 9.1 beta indicate improvements in WiFi compatibility, in-app-purchase for App Store Apps, improved scrolling and Siri is enabled to work with Apple Music. Again no indication of support for the Remote App.
08:27
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/
2015/11/09Epic-12-9-inch-iPad-
Pro-Available-to-Order-Online-
Wednesday-Arrives-in-Stores-
Later-This-Week.html
Apple put out a press release on Monday the 9th titled - Epic 12.9 inch iPad Pro available to order online Wednesday and arrives in Stores later this week.
If you have the Tii app and push notifications enabled - you would have received that push notifying you of that PR.
The subtitle of the press release is quote iPad pro arrives in over 40 countries including the US, UK, china and Japan. unquote.
The over 40 countries include:
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Berzerkistan, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Elbonia, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Lower Slobbovia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, US, UK, Uruguay and US Virgin Islands.
It will be available in Apple Stores on Friday the 13th as well as at select Carriers and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The Apple Pencil and Apple Smart Keyboard will also be available at the same time.
The iPad Pro was available to order starting around X AM on the 11th.
I was hoping for it to be available at 12:01 AM PT / 2:01 AM CT - but that was not the case. It was actually around 2:15 AM CT. And I happened to guess right on the URL where it would be.
http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-
ipad/ipad-pro
I actually had my order done online prior to it being available in the Apple Store App or being linkable on line. Hah.
I did order my iPad Pro 128 GB version wifi + cellular Gold version along with the Apple Pencil and the Apple Smart Keyboard. Delivery is supposed to be on 13th before noon - for the iPad Pro. HOWEVER the Apple Pencil and the Apple Smart Keyboard - yeah we will not see those until the 19th. I did pay the Extra $20 for expedited shipping and here is a little tip - if you pick expedited shipping for the iPad - select it for the Apple Pencil and the smart keyboard as well - as it does not raise the $20 added charge. Total cost for all this was a tad under $1,500 - at $1,493.10 - that is with the tax and shipping.
I will put up an unboxing video for the iPad Pro before the next episode - keep checking the Tii App for that.
I also sent out a push notification as soon as it was available and I posted in the Tii Google+ community. So hopefully you saw those and were able to get your order in.
FYI - correction on the last episode I said the smart keyboard was $129 - we should be so lucky - it is actually $169. Apple Pencil is $99. And the iPad Pro is either $799 for the 32 GB wifi only version - avoid. or $949 for the 128 GB wifi only version or $1079 for the 128 GB Wifi and Cellular version. Which is the one I went with.
I look forward to talking about it more on the next episode. In the mean time if you did order one as well - please call in with your reviews - 206-666-6364 - that is 206 moon dog or record those reviews and email them to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
VOICEMAIL - James_NJ_iPad_Pro_buying_experience
Thanks James - I did not even think of checking the pick up option - doohhh. Hopefully they ship sooner for me - but I some how doubt it. I will likely have at least 6 long days with a naked iPad Pro. I just relooked at my order and it says the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard deliver between the 19th and the 23rd. So I could be Naked for 10 days or well my iPad Pro could be naked for 10 days that is. Which made me think would I feel more comfortable walking down the street holding my new iPad Pro with a case on it while I am naked or the other way. And honestly the thought of walking with the iPad Pro Naked gives me more anxiety. But then I played Rugby - still have some of that Zulu Warrior left in me.
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
I'm lucky enough that I'm pretty sure my employer will buy me an iPad Pro. I'm the Paralympic archery coach for Great Britain and the iPad is perfect for my needs.
Other people in my department have just been kitted out with new Dell laptops and I politely said "thanks but no thanks", knowing the iPad Pro was soon to be released.
Not only is the iPad totally suited to coaching life outside in the field, videoing and analysing but also the Pro will cost substantially less than the Dell. Even with the addition of the keyboard case and pencil.
I truly have been "post PC" for 3 years now and the introduction of the iPad Pro only makes it more likely I will never go back.
How many other listeners are totally "post pc"?
Love the show,
Regards,
Mike from Telford in England
Archery GB Paralympic Coach
Ok - I could not leave that email there so I asked Mike what are some of the features he is looking forward to.
Here was his response
Rob,
I guess the feature I'm most looking forward to is simply more screen spaces, especially for the side-by-side video and photo analysis, for example when we are looking a "before & after" photos of an athletes technique change. Currently for this I would often use the Apple TV to get the images onto a biggest screen, now I think more often than not I'll be able to do the work on the iPad Pro out in the field, in the training session and not have to wait until after.
Also every couple of weeks I'll have a full day at my desk answering emails and writing reports for 9 hours. Even though I love my touch screen keyboard I have a sneaking suspicion that I may well be faster on the physical keyboard case. Time will tell.
Along with the Apple Watch I think the iPad Pro will be a common sight at international archery events this summer leading into the Rio games.
Regards,
Mike
Thanks Mike.
Some other feedback with regards to the iPad Pro
Stephen Williams said quote So if I want an iPad pro, it's going to cost me almost as much as a MacBook Air. Think I'm going to wait for the next gen. iPad Air as the pro's price is simply too high for me. unquote
Faisal Keylani said quote I have mixed feeling towards iPad pro. I kinda like the bigger screen but I believe it's big to carry! Plus the price tag !! And it's OS is not Mac OS , it's IOS! unquote
And Michael Polinske said quote When I heard the iPad Pro was as heavy as original iPad that turned me off right away. uquote.
So too big - too heavy - too expensive is the common refrain from Con side. And a legit refrain for most.
Again call in or email in your thoughts - especially if you purchased one. I will say this - with out a doubt this is the most expensive iOS device ever. Much more - over 50% more then the previous most expensive iOS device - when you include the Pencil and keyboard. So it is going to be for a smaller segment of the audience - that said - so far I have been very very surprised by the low number of replies from people saying they purchased one. Maybe that will change - but if these first 10 hours of availability are any indication compared to past launches - shortages are not something you will need to worry about. That is all un-scientific - and just based on how it feels this time vs past launches.
http://www.gizmoday.com/online-
orders-for-the-apple-ipad-pro-start-
november-11th-tablet-hits-stores-
later-this-week-74859
18:29
Today’s sponsor is the official Partner for the Movember Foundation - Yup - of course that is harrys. Harry’s will be donating money to and helping raise awareness for Men’s health. If you are not Familiar with Movember - it is where you grow or shave down to a Mustache. Harrys has always been a company with a social mission - a company you could always feel good about and in Movember - that really is a month in which that mission to care and help comes forward.
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I was at Walgreens yesterday trying to find a shower gel made from the same great ingredients as my Harry’s shave gel or at least similar ingredients. I mean if I am going to care enough not to put chemicals on my face I thought some other parts of me deserved the same consideration. I spent well over 15 minutes reading ingredients - it was really depressing. Nothing and I mean Nothing matched the natural ingredients you find with Harry’s products. Hey Harry’s I want a shower gel from you something for the neck on down.
One of the reasons I am so loyal a harrys customer is because I know Harry’s cares about what they provide to you - they care so much they even purchased the blade factory for their razors - the blades are kinda important. This is a German blade factory that was started almost 100 years ago. So they know a thing or two about making blades.
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21:34
VOICEMAIL - Pauline_OK_imazing_voicemails_answer
Hi Rob,
In regards to the listener wanting to save his moms voicemail to he's computer. I use iMazing by DigitDNA. It used to be called diskaide and it does a boat load of other features.
Richard
Atlanta
Hello Rob,
my condolences to Richard B. for the loss of his mother. He asked for a way to store voice mails in iOS.
When you open voicemails and select one, a share button is displayed.
Among others you are offered to share via email or to store as a voice recording (which can then be synced to iTunes).
I hope, this helps.
Kind regards from Berlin, Germany
Boris
Hey Rob, you had a listener in item 371 who wrote in asking how he could transfer his voicemails to his computer. I just noticed in iOS 9 and later there's (finally) an option inside each voicemail on the top right to send the voicemail via text message, email and other options including save to dropbox. So he could go through the voicemails and send the ones he wants to keep to himself via email, and detach them to his computer, or just save them right to dropbox. Hope that helps.
Regards,
Aric B
Hello Rob,
I was listening to your latest episode and you had a listener ask about saving voicemails from his late mother. One great Easter egg with iOS 9 is that: if you are in the voicemail, and have the message selected, you will see the share button. You can press that and one of the options is voice memos. Once you share it with voice memos you can sync the recordings with iTunes. I have done this with messages I have saved from when my children were smaller and would leave me cute messages while away for work. Hope this helps, very sorry for the listeners loss.
Brenton Niebauer
Hi Rob,
After I listened to episode 371, I downloaded the AppleWatch app, Wristructions after I heard the dev was giving it away FREE for a limited time. Let me tell you, it ROCKS!
I used it to save the instructions you gave at the end of the episode on how to record calls from my iPhone using FreeConferenceCalling.com. Now, I have the instructions at hand, or rather, at wrist when I need to remember how to use them.
Thanks to both you and the Wristructions dev. I strongly urge the Tii listeners to grab this app for free IMMEDIATELY! Thanks for all the ways you teach us how make our iOS devices more functional.
Regards.
Dr. John M
VOICEMAIL - Ben_CA_download_voicemails
VOICEMAIL -Dave_CA_answer_sharebutton_backup_voicemail
26:51
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Steven Whatley who posted the following question
Quote
Is there a way to remove apps from the new iOS 9 Sidebar? As more & more apps are being updated, the longer (taller, actually) the list gets. Sorry, but I don't need apps like AirCoaster to be in the Sidebar. :-)
It sure would be nice if the most frequently used Sidebar apps are sorted towards the bottom.
Unquote
First there were questions about what is said side bar -
It is actually called Slide Over.
And As Barry Smitherman said quote it is only on iPads. You pull the screen from the right edge and you’ll get a sidebar to open specific apps without leaving your main app. Not true multitasking but its the best we have with the iPad Air and older unquote
And Slide Over is not supported on all iPads.
The ones that do support slide over are
iPad Mini 2 and newer.
iPad Air and newer
and iPad Pro.
So nope my iPad 3rd Gen does not support it. Nor does the iPad 4th gen or the original iPad Mini.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community were these posts with regards to the last episode:
From Wayne Henderson
Excellent episode, Rob. I still can't wait to get the new Apple TV. Soon
From Lawrence McFarland
Funny. The more I heard about Apple TV in this episode, the more I was impressed by
my Roku (which, by the way, can be remotely controlled with an app on my iPhone).
From Myron Uecker
Screenshots may be difficult but it seems to be not as difficult to record a video from Apple TV 4. Still needs a Mac and USB-C.
From Emiko Freund
I haven't finished listening yet, but I find entering passwords or searching is easier with my Nimbus controller.
From Francisco Tapia
Roku has gotten better. you have your YouTube app, and more recently the PLEX player. But you don't have AirPlay, so I can't simply send my current playlist or podcast to the Roku to listen on... I also can't just stream the WWDC videos or other media I easily have available on my iOS 9.x device.
And From Faisal Keylani
I have tried all other competitor devices out there and I can tell you that they are not worth a penny.
It's correct that Apple TV 4 is not what we have expected , but it is still a lot better than any other device out there. This is the exact same case whenever ppl compare iPhones to some other bad android phones out there. Whatever they do they will never come close to an iPhones performance!!
30:16
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/
2015/9/11/apple-pencil-could-be-a-
big-hit-or-the-next-ping
There is an article that came out back in September - I have been holding on to - it is titled - Apple Pencil could be a big hit or the next Ping.
This article is from AppleWorld.
It points out and accurately so - that when Steve Jobs announce the iPhone back in 2007 almost 9 years ago. He asked the audience who wants a stylus - then he answered Nobody wants a stylus so lets not use a stylus.
The author of the article said quote
My prognosis: it will be a hit in the enterprise and creative pro markets, but of little interest for general consumers. unquote.
So now apple sits a week and a day away from releasing a $99 dollar stylus - and who wants it - well I do.
Why - many reasons - but one of the key ones - actually the KEY ONE - my youngest son is not just Profoundly Dyslexic or quote The most severe I have ever tested unquote from childrens mercy hospital in KC. Not what you want to hear. But he also has dysgraphia. I am hoping and praying there will be some apps that offer up help for him to be able to write. To me - that is what the iPad Pro holds out a hope for and if the Apple Pencil is half of what it seems to be - then even at $1500 for just the Apple Pencil would be well worth it for me.
I know a lot of people talk about the Apple pencil for Artists or as that article mentioned Enterprise - but to me - I see the educational potential to be the most appealing.
And once apps are specifically written for the Apple Pencil and iPad Pro - and can measure force and accurate head placement - then you will have something special and in some cases maybe even life changing.
If anyone listening develops anything specifically around this - let me know and you will get soooo much love on the show you will need to send me a restraining order to stop talking about you and your apps.
That said if anyone has used any good Dysgraphia apps - please let me know or really any apps on the iPad that help kids learn to write - even for cursive - as I am sure my older son would appreciate that help.
I will be doing some searching as well - and I am sure I will be reporting on this in the future.
32:35
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/
archive/2015/10/apple-q4-
earnings/412726/
For the first time in a while Apple stocks rose in the weeks following their quarterly report - As is normal Apple beat their projections and Anal-ists guesses.
A big reason for the slight rise in the stock price was that Tim Cook said iPhone sales would rise for their fiscal 2016.
That caused many of the anal-ists to raise their Price targets. Uncle Gene Munster raised his price target to $179 up from $172. Walter Piecyk from BTIG has a target of $160. Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley - typically a bear on Apple has a Target of $152. Mark Moscowitz with Barclays raised his target to $155 from $150.
And then in the last few days some quote Checks in the supply chain unquote - are causing some bears to scream the sky is falling the sky is falling.
A lot of that from a report from Kulbinder Garcha at Credit Suisse that reported Apple had lowered its component orders by as much as 10% according to quote our teams in asia unquote.
Here is the issue - traditionally - when these reports come out about supply chain checks - they have been wrong - usually dead wrong. First suppliers can’t talk about Apple at all. And second a lot of time when a supplier is missing their estimates it later on was not attributed to Apple reductions but other vendor reductions.
Then you have this from Brian White - who said his monitoring of component companies so weaker than average seasonality over all - but when looking at those for Apple suppliers they were delivering better than seasonal performance. In other words the supply chain not supplying to Apple is seeing a slow down and those supplying to Apple are seeing an increase.
Daniel Ives essentially called those reporting a slow down in the supply chain as yelling fire in a crowded theater.
And what is funny or sad - is even Credit Suisse who is screaming the house is on fire and the sky is falling is saying Apple will out perform. I am not saying they would say bad things hoping the price would fall so they can jump in an buy - but well…
Any way I think Horace Dediu of Asymco said it best when referring to earlier in the year when Apple price dipped. quote Wall Street was having a huge Apple shares “Everything Must Go” sale and Apple was there, $14 billion cash in hand. Long term shareholders will be rewarded. Quarters are not important. unquote. Buy Apple for the long term folks - don’t worry about the short term movement - especially when it comes from quote supply chain checks unquote - which is well as reliable as Digitimes and BGR.
http://fortune.com/2015/10/28/
apple-analysts-q42015-update/
http://fortune.com/2015/11/11/
apple-supply-chain-cuts-what-the-
analysts-are-saying/
35:32
http://www.popsci.com/iphone-7-
rumors-point-to-upcoming-panic-
mode-synaptic-provided-screens
This next one is from From Ron Leckfor in Ohio
And it is per the article titled - iPhone 7 rumors point to upcoming Panic Mode - and synaptic screens.
Essentially Apple has a patent they filed - which in a nut shell looks at which finger you use to unlock your device and if you pick a specific finger it will trigger a panic mode alarm. So maybe your train it for your thumbs and pointer fingers as a normal unlock - but for the middle finger on your non-dominate hand - if unlocked with that finger - triggers a panic or emergency mode. Which might mean it immediately transmit an alert to the authorities, records photos and video and grabs audio. Plus send out a beacon signal sending your location to designated parties.
Really that seems like something that could easily be implemented.
Maybe even Apple could add some predefined instructions if you open it with different fingers. Like Left thumb - open directly to Camera Mode - or Right thumb open to email. Or something like that. I mean why stop with just panic mode - add in some user defined modes as well.
The other rumor about iPhone 7 is that there will be a 4 inch version - which is not really a stretch - actually I would be shocked if that what the iPhone 7 launches there is not a 4 inch iPhone in the mix.
From the email bag
Hi Rob,
I've seen some rumors on the web about a smaller option iPhone when the 7 comes out. As someone who actually enjoys using Twitter with one hand, listening to music with my 5s in my normal size pockets, and laughing out loud at teen girls holding their 6 plus up to their face with both hands.. This sounds like an option for me.
Love the show, thanks Rob!
Regards,
Eric
Thanks Eric - and as I said before - my Wife has not desire at all for anything larger than the 5S - she wants the smaller size iPhone - and many others do as well. I really hope we see the three sizes of 4, 4.7 and 5.5 inches when the iPhone 7 launches next year.
I know one of the rumors even had a 4 inch iPhone launching in Q1 2016. I would guess that was someone fishing with link bait - which is why I am not linking to that article.
But speculating three sizes for the iPhone 7 - that to me is a safe and conservative speculation.
Speaking of speculating - here is a post in the google Plus community from Brenden Finnerty. quote
Is it too early to speculate on iOS 10? Oh well here is the major feature updates that I am guessing will arrive
The rumored Apple search engine is introduced
-baked into spotlight
-heavy Siri interaction
-social features added in
-one touch features for directions, check in, and Yelp reviews
Update to FaceTime
-group chat support
-record chat option and save to iCloud
-filters and emoji support
-FaceTime app available for Android
-Apple TV AirPlay option
Notifications Revamped
-smart notifications across all devices. Based on activity and location, receive only the most important notifications at that time.
-new notification banner which scrolls along the bottom or on the side of the screen
And One log in. No more individual password per app, Touch ID gets you into all.
unquote
39:38
VOICEMAIL - Thomas_CA_LEO_iPhone_security_android
Hi Rob,
One thing almost never reported in any review of the Apple TV:
Is that Siri does not work if you are outside the 8 "blessed" countries, and that also the universal search doesn't work.
I live in Belgium so I cannot use voice as search but even if I input, letter by letter, the name of a movie or TV series it only returns ITunes hits. I have the Netflix app installed and a monthly subscription but the search doesn't return any Netflix results.
A well known work around is putting the iTunes Store to USA. Siri and the universal search is then unlocked. Search does then return Netflix hits.
As Dutch is a very very small language I think it will take years before I will be able to us Siri & universal search in my native language.
Also very strange we don't have the recent added categories and Top apps in the Belgium Store. So finding new apps is almost impossible. Again putting the Store in USA 'solves' this.
I don't have a USA iTunes account and don't think I can legally obtain one. Any thought about this?
Long time listener , first time mailer,
Regards,
Renaat
Hi Renaat - I know back in the day - you could get a gift card and then set up an iTunes account being a US one from anywhere in the world - but I am not sure if that is still possible.
Essentially it used to work like this - and again this used to work regardless of what country you were in. First log out of your iTunes account - then choose the US iTunes store. Do not create an account yet.
Browse around and find an app you want to download.
At that point you will prompted to log in or create a new account - choose Create new account.
Fill in your email address and password and security question.
Then you are asked for a credit card - if you choose a free app to download - simply choose NONE. And you are good to go.
If you choose a paid one - then you can enter an iTunes gift card code for credit.
Again not sure if that still works - it was something I dug up from show notes back in 2009 and then again in 2011.
Good luck
Hi Rob,
How does apple keep skipping over the obvious. It's really silly to set up an iPad with a keyboard (almost turning it into a laptop)
But then still having to poke the screen from time to time. Seriously no mouse or trackpad support. Still? Seriously?
Regards,
Jeff W
VOICEMAIL - Chris_CA_apple_TV_thoughts_audio_isues
45:09
https://www.kickstarter.com/
projects/2083538780/turn-your-
iphone-6-6s-into-a-gopro-with-
the-prosho?ref=discovery
This week for a kickstarter project we have the ProShot Case - or as the title is fully called - Turn your iPhone 6 / 6S into a go Pro with the ProShot Case
This one had a goal of $25k - they have already raised over $33k - and have until Dec 3rd at 8:01 AM CT for you to fund this one.
The description on this is quote Proshot one word - is a waterproof case that protects your iPhone 6/6S down to 90 feet and can be mounted on almost any service.
Pricing on this is $89 while units last at that price or $99 when that early bird offer is sold out.
That gets you the ProShot case, deep dive lid good down to 90ft, the touch screen lid - waterproof down to 6 ft, wide angle lens and flat lens.
For $129 - you get some more options. including Extendable pole mount and proshot chest mount
and there is another version at $199 with even more options.
If you are a go pro type user - but really want to use your iPhone 6 or 6S instead - well this might be the case system you are looking for.
Search for ProShot one word at kickstarter dot com
46:29
http://www.apple.com/shop/product/
HJ162ZM/A/steelseries-nimbus-
wireless-gaming-controller
Hi Rob
I just got my new Apple TV. Like you I'm enjoying it but have frustrations with the inability to pair my iPhones. I have kids about your kids age and would like to start playing games with them. What remote do you use? Does it work well? Is there a website that lists Apple certified controllers?
Regards,
Mitch
Hi Mitch - I had a few people ask about this - which means I did a bad job going over this. I purchased from the Apple store the SteelSeries Nimbus Wireless Gaming controller for $49.95 - Link in the show notes for it.
Why do I like this - for one thing this really is a Made for iDevices remote. It even charges via Lightening port. Ok that is nice - but what is great is the performance - there is no lag. Which is really really kinda of important in a game controller. I mean unless you are looking for an excuse for poor game play.
It can be set up as one of four controllers in multiple player games. Or put another way it supports being one of four. If apple TV supports 4 different controllers is a point of debate I am still looking to confirm. But if you did buy 4 of these each could be a different player. However most of what I read says right now at least the Apple TV will only support two MFI Game controllers and one Siri Remote. for a total of 3 players.
So at this point it does not make sense to buy more than two of the controllers.
Maybe in a future update of TVOS Apple will up it to 4 controllers and the siri remote or at least 4 controllers with the siri remote. But since the MFI controllers support 4 different players it would be nice to see Apple TV do the same. Plus that would let the whole family play at once.
VOICEMAIL - Dave_CA_appleTV_bluetooth_keyboards
50”45
http://www.slidetoplay.com/apple-
tv-apps-top-list/
Hey Rob, not sure how these guys figured it out but here's a categorized list of all available Apple TV apps, updated daily
Regards,
Aric B
Thanks Aric for the link - which folks you can find by searching for Apple TV Apps - Top List - Slide to Play - in the shows notes for ep 372 at today in iOS dot com.
It is a nicer way to search through the lists of Apple TV apps.
I like the Most Recent feature.
So you can search for most recent apps in all categories or drill down into one specific category like games - kids or games - action or so on.
51:48
VOICEMAIL - Apple_Pay_AMEX_Canada
VOICEMAIL - ERAN_CA_APPLE_PAY_TO_CANADA
Hi Rob
Are you or your listeners aware of an iOS app that can manage setting up forwarding rules for text messages?
Regards,
Athan
Troy, MI
Listener from the beginning
Hi rob,
I am looking for a good ad blocker for my ios9 iphone5 but I couldn't find any.
Can you or the listeners can help me with this?
Btw, my iPhone is on 9.0.2 and jailbroken.
Thanks and love the show,
Alon from Israel
Hello Rob,
I moved up to a 6S and for some reason, I can’t get the Camera App (Apple’s) to keep HDR ON. I’ve been to the Apple Store and nobody there can make it stick either. Any suggestions sir?
Gary in Boise
VOICEMAIL - Bob_jailbreak_don’t_talk_about_much
57:56
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/
somebody-just-won-1-million-
bounty-for-hacking-the-iphone
A startup called Zerodium offered a 1 Million dollar bounty if someone could figure out a hack for the iPhone where that exploit could be done via the browser. The requirements were the remote exploit had to work on a new iphone or iPad running the latest version of iOS and would allow the attacker to install any app they wanted with full privileges. Also it had to come via Safari, Chrome, a Text or multimedia message.
And there was actually a winner - the winning team submitted the exploit just a few hours before the expiration of the contest - which was in October.
The exploits found - as it required multiple one to do this - come via the Safari and Chrome browsers.
58:40
http://www.redmondpie.com/theres-
a-jailbreakme-like-jailbreak-for-ios-
9.1-9.2-but-you-cant-have-it/
However for those hoping for a JailbreakMe like jailbreak - which was the last Browser based jailbreak back in 2011 - yeah - keep hoping - because it does not sound like the company that put up the bounty has any plans to do jailbreaking. They are using the info for their security company and their clients who include major corporation in defense, technology, and finance - looking for protection from Zero day attacks.
So essentially they will keep the hack info private and away from Apple - so they can say to their clients - hey this hack exists - so you should pay us to put in a patch to protect your employees and data.
Kind of like saying - hey we know which baby strollers have a fatal design flaw and we will tell you which ones to buy for your kids to keep them safe. Kinda like that.
Anyway - Expect Apple to be working to fix this quickly - once they find it.
http://ipadproup.blogspot.com/2015/
11/pangu-9-jailbreak-vs-1-
million-bounty.html
59:41
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_did_not_buy_appleTV
Hi Rob,
This is Sieghard from British Columbia, Canada. I would like to get a selfi stick for my wife for Christmas and was wondering if you and your listeners could provide some recommendations. When I looked on Amazon.ca for “selfi stick” I found more results than you can shake a stick at (pun intended). Of course it should have some sort of remote shudder functionality and I see that some seem to have that on the stick handle whereas others come with a little remote, just curious what your listeners have bought, liked or not liked.
Regards,
Sieghard
Hey Rob,
Siri can have a selective accent.
Hopefully it'll be the same for most recent versions of iOS (I think it's more about the voice than the OS), but I'm currently running 9.0.2, and under the 'Voice' selection within Settings->General->Accessibility->Speech->Voices->English (US) - whew - I'm using the 'Samantha (Enhanced)' voice.
Ensure 'Speak Selection' is turned on (in the Speech section), and then have Samantha (Enhanced) speak the following sentence:
It's getting late here in Boston.
Nothing special, right? Okay, now select and have Samantha speak the following, lengthy sentence and see if you notice something different about the pronunciation of a particular word:
It's getting late here in Boston, and the skies are beginning to clear up.
If it's not obvious, slow her speech speed down a bit and try again. I'd love to hear from the programmer(s) about why the different results from differing sentence lengths, but I doubt we'll ever know.
FWIW, I tried a couple of other 'Enhanced' voices but didn't hear the same pronunciation variance. I also tried a few other large city names that have stereotypical pronunciations by locals (eg Chicago, New York, etc), but to no avail. It looks like, Samantha (Enhanced) only has one little 'trick' up her sleeve.
Regards,
-DanO
VOICEMAIL - BOB_LI_LOOKING_FOR_PHONE_POUCH
For Ep 372 - For Ask Siri this comes from Brian K.
Sing me a lulliby
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 371
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called EMOTING CIRCUITRY with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG EMOTING CIRCUITRY
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JEFF for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JEFF wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
The attached image was created from a photo of our local bridge , shot on my iPhone 5s. The image was then opened in the Rollworld app to create the circular image. Text and touch up done in Sketch club app and sepia charcoal effect added in Photostudio HD.
Regards,
Jeff K
Thanks JEFF, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JEFF'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 371 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:34
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote As for tablets , there simply aren’t any good Windows-based choices, so the iPad is a natural pick. But Windows 8 tablets are on the way, and there will be no NEED for iPads in the enterprise. unquote
Preston Gralla, Computerworld, 13 Feb 2012
Well then I guess those numbers of 98% of fortune 500 using the iPad - yeah that must all be about WANT and not NEED. As the phrase goes it’s good to Want things - Just Sayin
03:10
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:08
First up I do want to mention briefly that iOS 9.2 beta 2 was released to devs - as was iOS 9.2 beta 1 since the last episode. items new in the 9.2 beta -
Safari View Controller - this is the new safari window that opens up when you click on a link in some apps. It can now be dismissed using an edge swipe.
There is a new Action Extensions support in safari that allows third party applications to tap into mobile safari. For example 1Password could auto-fill passwords if given permission by the user.
But mostly from what I read iOS 9.2 both beta’s 1 and 2 were about squashing bugs man. So unless you are a dev - really at this point not much reason to install the iOS 9.2 beta. Unless you just have to live on the edge.
Ok - now on to talking about Apple TV.
05:20
Before I get into your Apple TV reviews and others out there - I want to go over my Thoughts of the new Apple TV 4th gen.
First off - it is not perfect - far from it. But I do really like it.
Some of the good to start.
I like the Apps - my kids love the apps. Now mind you I have the Game Controller and that definitely improves the quality of the Apple TV experience.
Actually let me read an email sent in that fits well with that.
Hi Rob,
So far so good! My 6-year-old son is playing Crossy Road as we speak.
The great news I totally wasn't expecting is that it plays slow-mo videos directly over AirPlay. And they load almost instantly. With the older Apple TV it took awhile to buffer videos and slow-mo didn't work at all.
Bad news is I can't connect the Remote app from my iPhone 6s. Hopefully there's an update coming soon.
Regards,
Aric B
Per playing videos via AirPlay I had the Apple TV 2nd gen (well technically still do) and Airplaying videos was painful. I mean mindnumbingly un-apple like painful.
With the Apple TV 4th gen - WOW WOW WOW. One of my favorite if not my favorite feature of Apple TV 4th gen is how well videos play on it from my iphone 6+
Aric - Thanks for the email - and yes - the lack of support of the remote app - painful to say the least when having to enter emails and passwords. I will get to that in a bit.
But games are really great - and having the second game controller - I was able to set it up to play cross roads with two players at once - which the kids love. To do that - get to the screen where you can choose your avatar - and swipe to the left all the way. And you can choose two player option. kind of hidden.
Ok - So I like the Apps and the Video playback via AirPlay. Those are two big plusses. I really really like the volume control on the remote - it makes it so I don’t have to have two remote all the time. I do like that the main remote can be used as a motion controller like with a Wii. Check out the free game labyrinth for some nice motion control action.
For other night time Action - check out the free Fireplace Apps.
A lot of the Value for Apple TV 4th gen will ultimately be in the Apps - that is why I was so excited for the Apps to be added.
That also means there will be a little bit a slow period for that value to be seen as it just launched. More apps will be added - word of mouth will kick in - and you will see and hear of better apps - thus increasing the value of your Apple TV quite a bit - but to start with you have to look at it right now as almost in a beta phase.
That said - right now I already have close to 50 apps installed and have not paid for one of them. With well over half of those apps being game apps for the KIDS - wink wink. Calculation how much I would have paid for similar apps on the Xbox and the Apple TV has already paid for itself.
But lets not forget it is also a set top box for Video - and well the netflix app and HBO now apps are there - and we get back Youtube - I was on the 2nd gen. So a little plus there. And there are other video streaming services and apps that were not on Apple TV - but to be fair - were on the Roku - so not sure how much a plus that is - just a getting to on par there.
Now lets talk about some of the issues I have seen.
1. I mentioned this is a set top box and you use it to watch videos and videos are watched in the dark. Apple thanks for the option to light up the buttons - oh - wait never mind there is no option to light up the buttons - unless you count needing to keep my iPhone near by to look at the remote. I guess over time I will learn where all the buttons are and not need to look - yes I know the old remote did not have it - but the old remote I was used to.
2. Entering in emails - passwords or any text is a major lesson in frustration - apple gives you a long string of characters and you have scroll back and forth. There is no box of characters where you can move left right up and down - making it faster.
3. Podcasts App - as in the complete lack there of. I am assuming this is still in development - as there have been some screen shots from demo units at stores that show it. But still where is it - ok - really can’t complain to loud no one actually listens to podcasts on set top boxes - but if you were one of those three people I bet you are pissed.
4. SIRI - why will it not work in search boxes. Would be really nice for you to just say - Tesla of Go-Karts - in the youtube app and it pull up those videos for you.
5. Getting used to when I push the top of the remote to do an action and when I push the play / pause button. Honestly some of the times I do one and not the other make no sense. But it is something I need to get used to - so basically Learning Curve - would be this item - and the fact there is one.
6. There is no quick and easy way to see how much of your storage you have used. At least not that I could find.
7. Some apps require downloads of the same content over and over. For example one racing app - required you download a specific data pack for different courses. So you get the download and play that course but then finish that course and go to the next - again another download - but if you go back to the first course - you needed to download again. Would be nice if it left things in a temp storage area and only deleted when you needed to download other items and deleted based on longest times since you last used. There seems to be a lot of re-downloading of content for apps with different courses and data packs.
There is an article from Jonny Evans at ComputerWolrd titled - 7 Apple TV Flaws Apple should fix Fast. And I think that fix fast item is important. His 7 by the way are mostly different then my 7. A lot of writers have written about a lot of issues or complaints they have - and well - lets play some feedback from listeners of Tii and I will try to comment after or even during each.
VOICEMAIL - Jim_PA_APPLE_TV_fdbk
VOICEMAIL - Rob_KY_appleTV_returning
Hi Rob,
It is a bad idea to make the remote for the Apple TV out of glass, be careful with yours Rob!
Regards,
Ron L
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_appleTV_fdbk_similar_complaints
VOICEMAIL - Eric_Detrioit_appleTV_fdbk
VOCIEMAIL - Steve_LA_AppleTV_remote_iPhone4
VOICEMAIL - Steve_LA_Part2
Steve - The Apple Remote App for iOS - last updated on April 21st - now lists in the description - quote Note Remote is only compatible with Apple TV 3rd generation or earlier. unquote.
HUH. The optimist in me is saying that the update to the Remote app is minutes or maybe Hours or at words days away. The pessimist say - well it is a g-rated show so I can’t say what the pessimist in me says. Hint - one of the words rymes with duck????? With a What the before that.
And there is another much longer email from Scott in DC to end the episode on his thoughts and his disappointment for getting the AppleTV.
But my overall review is this - I really like the new Apple TV - and see a lot of potential to love it soon. But that will require some updates to the remote app and better layout of the text entry screens. And of course some killer apps.
I mentioned before the Multiplayer Crossy Roads app option - if you find any other games where you can have two or more players at once - please email those to me - todayinios at gmail dot com - and I will put together a list as a text post I put up on the Tii Site and in the Tii App and keep updating as more come in.
23:33
http://www.imore.com/how-play-crossy-road-
multiplayer-apple-tv
Here is an email Per 2 player Crossy Roads.
Hi Rob,
I wanted to try playing 2-player Crossy Road with my son using my iPhone as the 2nd controller and finally figured out how it's done (I thought maybe you'd want to try it with your kids, wanted to spare you the frustration). Just follow the instructions here:
And he provided a link to a tutorial at iMore. Turn on that ad blocker.
BTW do you know if there's a list of Apple TV games you can play using the iPhone as a 2nd controller?
Regards,
Aric B
Thanks Aric - and folks look for the link to Multiplayer Crossy Road - in the show notes for ep 371 at today in iOS dot com.
24:27
I Would like to thank Boll And Branch again for sponsoring the show.
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The sheets from Boll and Branch are made from 100% organic cotton - because organic cotton is incredibly soft. And the sheets get softer each time you wash them. We have had ours for three months now and they are incredible and keep getting even softer. You’ll get the nicest sheets you’ve ever owned for about half the price of what stores and boutiques would be charging for sheets of far lower quality. I really could not believe how excited my wife was to get these new sheets. And the box they came in and the individual pouches for the sheets and pillow cases - well the presentation was incredible and very Apple-Esq
Until Boll & Branch, no one challenged the department stores - so they’ve been overcharging you for crummy sheets forever and there just was no where else to shop. But Now you can buy right from boll and branch dot com - with boll spelled B O L L. Folks You can kiss those retail markups goodbye.
These sheets are only sold online at boll and branch dot com - you can’t buy them in any stores. That is how they keep the pricing low and free of markups.
But here is the best part - don’t take my word for it - try them out yourself for 30 days risk free. Boll and Branch is so sure your going to fall in love with their sheets that they give you 30 nights to try them out. If you don’t love them for ANY reason - they will take them back and refund you without any hassle at all.
And Folks with the new Apple TV that means more time spent in your bed - so make sure you have the best sheets to go with the best Set-top box.
If you order right now - they will give you $50 off a set of sheets plus give you free shipping. Just go to Boll and branch dot com and use promo code Tii - that right $50 off by going right now to B O L L A N D B R A N C H dot com and using the promo code T I I
26:32
http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/15/11/02/review-
fourth-gen-apple-tv-with-siri-remote-and-tvos-app-store
Apple Insider had a very detailed review.
But lets cut to the chase - the end of the review.
Pros
The siri remote with touchpad works great
Universal search finally makes it easier to locate content
the app store and iCloud integration are off to a promising start
and Game controller support is already better then on iOS
Cons
Siri doesn’t support the app store or apple music - yet
why no iOS remote app support
and at $149 some may want to wait for more cord cutting incentives.
As I said earlier there were many other reviews - but I think Fortune had one of the best titles which sums it up well.
Quote Apple TV’s bid to fix Television Strong - despite flaws unquote.
And the good news is most flaws are things that can be fixed in a future update.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3000816/apple-
ios/7-apple-tv-flaws-apple-should-fix-fast.html
27:54
https://plex.tv
One thing I know a few people had hoped for with an App store was support of Plex for Apple TV - and that support did come in the way of the Plex App. So congrats to all those Plex users.
For those that do not know what plex is - quote Plex is a centralize home media playback system with a powerful central server - the plex media server - that streams its media to many plex player apps - the server is available on many platforms like windows, OS TEN, and many flavors of Linux as well as many NAS devices like ReadyNAS or Synolgy - unquote
To break it down further - Plex allows you play media you have stored in a centralized place - in another place. And now one of those another places is Apple TV. Which is cool because it is connected to a big screen TV.
If any of the Plex Users want to call in with their review of the Plex app - it would be appreciated - and after my over simplification probably highly warranted.
28:57
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-take-a-
screenshot-on-apple-tv-4/
I got so excited when I saw this next title come across the wire so to speak- it was the title quote How to take a screeshot on AppleTV 4 unquote. Oh cool - I thought - hold two buttons down or something like that and bam you have a screen shot - that will come in handy. Sadly that is not exactly how it works.
Step 1 is launch the mac App store - yes Mac App store - so right there I knew I was going to be disappointed.
Step 2 - search for and download Apples Xcode Development environment
Step 3 - with Xcode installed connect Apple TV to your computer via a USB-C to USB cable - Joy - need to get one of them.
Step 4 - Launch the recently installed Xcode application
Step 5 - Select Window Option from Top Menu
Step 6 - Select Devices
Step 7 - From the list of devices select the Apple TV
Step 8 Click on Take a Screenshot
So yeah ummm - like I said definitely a little disappointed in the process. Possible Yes - Practical - Heck no.
By the way that same article goes over how to record video. Which I can see being a little more useful - if interested the two of you can go to the link in the show notes again titled - How to take a screen shot on an Apple TV 4
http://www.imore.com/screenshot-apple-tv
30:36
VOICEMAIL - Woody_NJ_answr_apple_pay_contact_info
Hi Rob,
I would like to share my observations about the moving of the headphone jack and power button on the 6/6s and the 6 plus/6s plus phones. Before, when listening with headphones on my previous 4s, the phone in my back pocket would pick up pocket lint in the power jack port. If I just put the phone in my back pocket after using it (without headphones), I would drop it in top end first and it would repeatedly trip the power button sucking the battery life out of it. The new placement of these two items solved both problems. Sure it took a little getting used to the power button on the side but I am very pleased with the changes made. I don't know if this is why the changes were made but it works quite well for me.
Regards,
-Mike
Hi Rob
This is in relation to Katies voiceover problem i had the same issue. All she has to do is go into settings and general, accessability and to where it says voiceover on, select it and she will find more settings, scroll down to speech where she will find default dialect. She has the option to enhance whichever dialect she selects Ok hope this helps,
Regards,
Dave in Limerick Ireland
Hi Rob,
For Katie who upgraded to 9.1 and now has a strange voice over language
Go to settings, General, accessibility, voice-over, speech
From their choose default language and then select the language that you want.
I have noticed that sometimes after upgrading voice-over will lose the enhanced language even if it is selected as an option. So you need to select it again and it may need to download the enhanced language version before it will be installed correctly
Thanks Rocco
VOICEMAIL - Daryl_answr_voiceOver_issue
35:10
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from MATT SHAW who posted the following question
Quote
I'm looking for an app that will scan receipts and harvest the transaction date, business name, sale prices, total etc. for searching and sorting. I am aware that some apps can harvest names and contact information from business cards and I am looking for something similar for receipts. I don't need this for expense account purposes so it's O.K. if it does not
provide that. I've tried a few receipt scanner apps but they don't seem to do this.
Unquote
The concensus response was to look at Expensify and Tim Saulmon did confirm it will do this. Thanks Tim.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Gary Tonsley who wrote:
Hello iOS community.
Quick question for the UK based members.
Any idea if the new Apple TV has a Sky Go app? If so, I'm ready to push the purchase button 👇🏻
Thanks.
Gary
And looking at the answers - it appears that Sky News app is available but not Sky Go. But if anyone in the UK finds out about Sky Go being available for the Apple TV 4 please let us know
37:13
http://9to5mac.com/2015/10/30/ipad-pro-release-date/
There have been a few rumors about when the iPad Pro would go on sale - 9 to 5 mac was reporting it will be available on Nov 11th well at least to purchase. However Sams club is reporting it is available for pre-order now - and it will be shipping to customers on Nov 13th. Sam’s club info was not really a rumor however as it was available for pre-order already - and are already sold out. Base unit with 32 GB and wifi was $787 and the 128 gb wifi only was $937. which both are just a little lower then the $799 and $949 prices apple said they would be.
http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-pro
I was very much expecting if you want to apple dot com slash shop slash buy dash iPad slash iPad dash pro - that the buying page would be live - but it is not yet.
Maybe this weekend - maybe on Monday.
Maybe Apple will do what they did with the Apple TV - Monday morning around 6:00 AM PT / 9:00 AM ET it will become available on line.
Really surprised Apple let Samsclub beat them to the punch.
Actually shocked it was for sale on the Sam Clubs store before the Apple store.
Again note Sams club was not the Cellular version.
As a reminder the per what will be available for the iPad Pro.
there are 3 versions - Wifi only 32 GB version - A wifi only 128 GB version and a Wifi+Cellular 128 GB version. Pricing for all three are $799, $949 and $1079 respectively.
Then there is the Apple Pencil - $99
And the Apple Smart Keyboard - $129
so fully loaded and with the pencil and keyboard and you are just over 13 hundred dollars for a total of $1,307.
I will send out a push notification once I hear it is for sale - and will post in the Google+ community as well. So make sure you have the Tii App and have joined our google plus community as todayinios dot com slash community.
http://festwiz.blogspot.com/2015/11/ipad-pro-pre-
orders-now-open-november.html
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/ipad-pro/
prod19690504.ip?navAction=
40:02
http://www.macworld.com/article/2983385/ipad/the-
ipad-pro-is-a-pilot-fish-for-apples-arm-laptop.html
MacWorld had a good article titled - The iPad Pro is a pilot fish for Apples’ ARM laptop.
Which makes sense as it should be as fast or almost as fast as the latest Macbook. If we see the slight bump is speed expected vs the iPhone 6S+.
The article also makes an interesting point. Vs the original iPad or the original MacBook Air or the Original iPhone for that matter - the iPad Pro is coming to market fully powered and then some.
My feeling when we look back a couple of years from now - I think the biggest thing we will note about the iPad being under powered at is storage. I think 128 GB max is too low. It should have been at least 258 GB if not more.
I know cloud this and cloud that - but the problem with clouds are they are not always right above your head. Your iOS device is not Joe Btfsplk - bonus points for those that got that reference. Of course if you know the back story on Joe - you don’t want your iOS device to be him anyway. Point is sometimes the clouds clear up and it is a sun shinny day. And that is not good for data.
So having storage - especially for business reasons is nice.
41:38
http://www.applecontroll.com/2015/10/
ipad-pro-hands-on-ideal-for.html
I did read an article at applecontroll dot com by Ahsan Zafar who is reporting of feedback by Fraser Spears who was able to get his hands on a iPad Pro at a recent london Education event for almost an hour.
He reports being impressed with the iPad Pro - finding it ideal for productivity Tasks.
And found harder for simpler for tasks like browsing and netflix. Really you are at an education event and you logged into Netflix. So tells Fraser us - how did the porn sites look ? I am guessing the one handed use would be harder there as well.
He did say the Apple Pencil is extremely impressive and calls it the best iPad stylus he ever used and palm rejection is nearly perfect - yeah - lets see how it handles lefties.
He was a little unhappy with the iPad Pro’s smart Keyboard because of size.
I am very interested in testing out the Apple Pencil and keyboard to see how they work.
Hopefully I will have one in the next week plus.
42:50
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-ipad-
pro-and-microsoft-surface-compare/
Here is an article I have keep pushing to the next episode. How long have I been pushing it - well here is the email that came with it.
Hi Rob,
Chiefs look pretty good so far.
This article has some good insight. FYI.
Dr. John M
Yeah - saying the Chief’s look good means it has been a while.
The article is titled How iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface Compare. and it is from CBS MoneyWatch.
It is a good article to review if you are looking at the iPad Pro for a business use case.
Also if you are on the fence - well don’t go ordering this week. As there will be many of the usual suspects releasing reviews of the iPad Pro next week - if it is going on sale on Monday. These are the reviews from people Apple gave review units to early.
But once it ships to the public - that is when the good reviews come out.
No offense to any of the usual suspects - but you don’t get to be a usual suspect unless you pull a few punches. Just Sayin.
Plus if you listen to this show - you get my feedback - and I have been called both and Apple Fan boy only concerned about his stock and then also accused of pissing all over Apple Fan boys and Apple. So I think that at least gives me credibility if both sides are upset at me.
44:22
http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-cuts-50-off-
watch-price-when-purchased-with-iphone/
Thanks to Michael for this next one.
Which is that you can save $50 on an Apple watch when you also buy an iPhone. This is a limited time offer and only available at the Apple store - physical type with the blue shirts. Not the online store. Offer expires on Nov 15th.
44:47
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46:35
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/11/04/aclu-google-is-
embarrassed-by-android-not-protecting-vulnerable-
users-like-apples-ios
I think I should call this next segment the How right were WE segment - And this refers to issues with Android that make us realize we were right with the decision we made to go with iOS. I have some music in the background I found. Which I think is CC and ok to use.
Actually have 3 quick articles this week.
One is titled - ACLU: Google is embarrassed by Android Security, isn’t protecting vulnerable users like Apples iOS
The article starts by saying quote the difference between encryption and security on iOS and Android isn’t just a technical issue - but a digital security divide unquote - this according to the principal technologist for the ACLU Chris Soghioan.
He said this is because quote "Apple sells luxury goods and Google gives away services for free in return for access to data," unquote, highlighting that the difference wasn't purely technical but a corporate decision.
quote "Google has by far the best security team of any company in Silicon Valley, unquote Soghioan said, but continued, quote "the security people I know at Google are embarrassed by Android. unquote
48:05
http://www.redmondpie.com/android-factory-reset-
protection-can-be-bypassed-on-samsung-phones-video/
Next up in this segment is an article titled.
Quote Android Factory Reset Protection can be bypassed on Samsung Phones unquote from Redmond pie.
To which I say - of course.
Android Lollipop was supposed stop this from being possible.
This being access to the device after resetting an Android device via Recovery mode.
In short - you were not supposed to be able to force a reset on the device without it wiping everything clean and keeping you out. Thus is someone stole your Android phone they would not be able to access data. But there is a simple bypass that gets around that and allows the thief or spy to get access to your data. Which I think leads us into this next one nicely.
48:52
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/11/02/daniel-craig-
rejected-50-million-offer-to-carry-android-
phone-in-spectre.html
And Thanks to William T for this next one or as he says - this sums up Android Pretty Well.
Plus I had to get a Bond reference in this episode somehow. And this story is great. Let me start with this quote with regards to the latest bond film Spectre
"Sam and Daniel don't like the Sony phone for the film, In their minds, the Sony phone is not the 'best’." said president of worldwide business affairs Andrew Gumpert in an email that was scooped up in the Sony Pictures leak.
They rejected a $5 Million Offer for Bond to Carry the phone with a total of an $18 million offer for being called the exclusive vendor.
But it gets better. Sam and Daniel turned down a similar $5 Mil offer for bond to carry with total of $50 Million deal from Samsung.
Yes - the idea of Bond using an Android was such an anti-bond image Daniel Craig and Sam Medes turned down $50 Mil. Look even David Niven and George Lazenby would have turned down this offer.
Heineken beer however - no problems - and well that really sums it up.
50:19
VOICEMAIL - Stan_KY_fixed_issue_syns_over_wifi
Hi Rob
I just thought I'd let you know that I tried to review the Tii app on numerous occasions and unfortunately it is virtually impossible for me. I think it's because of Voice over i don't know. All i know is it is VERY frustrating! I get as far as selecting 5 stars and my name in like 10 seconds and then it brings me back out to the app description page 😠 any suggestions are welcome
regards
Dave in Ireland
And I did check with Dave and he is on the latest version of iOS 9.1 and on an iPhone 6S plus and trying to write the review in the App Store App. If anyone knows the trick to writing a review for an App in the App store on iOS 9.1 with voiceover - please let us know.
VOICEMAIL - Jim_PA_Podcast_app_glass
54:59
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cleargrass/amber-
a-watchcase-power-bank-for-apple-watch
This week for a kickstarter project - we have one called Amber - a watchcase power bank for Apple Watch.
This one had a goal of $50,000 - it has raised almost double that and has until Nov 13th at 10:28 AM to finish funding.
From their description quote A chic watchcase which enables you to charge Apple Watch on the go, no need to sit at a desk and wait, charges iPhone as well.
unquote
So this is a mix of a case for your apple watch and a battery pack - and when your Apple watch is in the case - it is being charged. But you can also plug your iPhone into it to charge it as well.
For the road warrior - this looks like a very nice product.
Pricing on this is $55. And they say it will ship in Feb 2016.
There are four colors to choose from.
It looks nice but there is one design flaw I see - and the is when your watch is in the case - the side of the case blocks you from seeing the whole face. If they had notched out the case or made it lower in the front - when your Apple watch is on its side and charging and the case is open - then you would be able to see the watch in night stand mode. Something they should have thought of. especially since some of their photos show it in night stand mode - but with over half the face of the watch blocked.
The other down side is you have to use your own Apple watch charger cord. So it is really $55 + $29 for the cord.
It is nice looking and functional - and is one I came close to funding. But did not pull the trigger on this one - I need to control my spending on kickstarter.
Again if you travel a lot - this is a nice option - hence the reason over 1,300 people have funded this already - search for Amber at kickstarter dot com
56:56
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/289346553/move-
first-wireless-charger-for-iphone-and-apple-w?ref=nav_search
Here is another kickstarter project around the Apple Watch and charging - this we received the heads up fromCarl Vandenberg in the google+ community who wrote:
quote
This looks like a great Kickstarter project for Apple Watch owners. I got the first project from Enblue and it was very good quality.
"We are very, very proud of the final product. MOVE!, the very first wireless charger, power bank and mobile docking solution for iPhone and Apple Watch. " quote from Enblue Kickstarter project MOVE
unquote
This project is titled - MOVE - The ultimate cable free travel pal for apple watch and iPhone
It had a goal of $40,000 and has just passed it and has until Nov 30th at 11:00 PM CT to be funded.
The describe it as quote Move the first cable free travel companion for your apple watch - charge your apple watch and iPhone anytime and anywhere you want unquote
This one does not require you bringing your own apple watch cable.
Features include - Lightning Adapter, Magnetic Apple Watch Module, Wall Charger, 2 - 2200 mAh batteries, Docking Station, Travel Adapter and Nightstand buddy - what ever that means.
Pricing on this one is $129 - vs $85 for the last one - but this one does not require any extra cords. Delivery on this one is slated for April 2016.
If you are looking for a portable way to charge your Apple Watch - you have two projects to choose from - I recommend you watch both videos before making a choice.
For this one Search for Move in the show notes for ep 371 - as searching for Move at kickstarter does not find it.
59:06
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2996879/ios/cisco-
fixes-ios-9-compatibility-issue-that-blocked-some-vpns.html
Hi Rob
I’ve been listening intently to get your go ahead to update to the IOS 9 series software, which when you discussed it before today you indicated was still a problem for VPN users. Then today you indicated that we should all go ahead and update. But I haven’t heard you change your position on the VPN issue. Can you please clarify? Were your instructions to update just for those who do not use VPN or has the VPN issue been corrected? Thank you in advance.
REgards,
Joan
Hi Joan,
What I was saying if you already updated to iOS 9 - then update to 9.1
But - if you are still at iOS 8.X - and holding off because of the VPN issue - I can’t recommend you update yet - as I have still not been able to find confirmation the VPN issues are fixed.
Sorry for not making that clear on the show. I will hopefully have an answer one way or the other on the next episode.
Rob W
And one of the answers I have is this - Cisco updated its AnyConnect VPN client - and the new update now works with iOS 9.x
So now Split-tunnel VPN’s again work correctly.
However there is not much news on the other VPN’s affected.
At this point - if you are needing to VPN into your work - it is best that you specifically ask your IT guru at work - if your VPN works with iOS 9.1 - Especially if you are using Freedome VPN, ExpressVPN, and Open VPN clients.
Fun times.
1:01:03
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wristructions/
id1046240496?mt=8
Into the email bag.
QUOTE Hi Moondog,
Long time listener.
I am an app developer
Side Bar - Well played - using Moondog - it shows you are a listener. I get lots of bogus emails from devs that say things like I love your blog - umm yeah. ok - end side bar.
I recently got an Apple Watch. My wife (barely) excused the purchase because I told her I was going to make apps for it.
Side bar again - When you say wife barely with barely in brackets excused - are you saying she is barely your wife or she barely excused you or maybe it is both because of the purchase. Hmmm - English is a funny language.
Ok end side bar.
One of the main apps I was hoping to find was one where the user could create a custom set of instructions that they may use in the future, whether it be making a recipe, or setting something up at their home or work.
There are so many hands on tasks that I do periodically, and I don't want to worry if I skip a step, miss a timer, or make a mistake, and I don't want to pull up my phone every time to see the next step to perform.
After vigorous searching, I came to find there is not yet an Apple Watch app where you can create your own tasks, preset timers if you want, and have them presented in step by step instructions on your watch, so I made the app myself.
It's not obvious at first how useful it is, because the concept of how smart watches can help your life is still new, but after you use it, it may seriously change the way you do things every day.
After making it, I realized that this will especially revolutionize cooking. So if you are a chef, then this app will be your best friend, but it is designed to be useful for everyone.
Because it is essentially instructions for any task on your wrist, I titled it "Wristructions" (one word)
side bar - Nice use again of knowing how I say things on the show with the use of One Word - end side bar ,
and it is free to everyone with an Apple Watch.
Once this app gets popular, I am planning on charging for it, so get it while it's still free :)
Hope this helps you all,
Regards,
Chris Meehan
unquote
Well Chris - thanks for making this app and letting Tii Listeners know about it. Folks search for Wristructions - one word in the App store or in the show notes for ep 371.
1:03:41
http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/media-kits/4g-lte-cellspot.htm
Hi Rob, Congrats on the World Series championship to share with the boys. Pretty cool. This looks sweet. Dr. John M
Thanks Dr. John for the congrats and for the heads up on this.
What Dr. John is talking about is the 4G LTE CellSpot from T-Mobile - this is as they call it the first-ever 4G LTE mini tower - or in other words a PicoCell.
It is designed for indoor use up to 3,000 sq ft.
And according to the press release it is available as of Nov 2nd to Simple Choice Postpaid customers at absolutely no cost for as long as they are with T-mobile. They also talk about just a $25 security deposit - but if you have been with them a bit - they will waive the fee. At least they did for me when I called to order it.
Yes - Called - as it is not available on the website store.
I called 877-746-0909 - and you need to ask them for help getting it - expect to be bounced around to a couple of people - but once to the right person it was quick and painless and penniless to get one. I should have it by Wednesday. I am excited as most of the time in my house where I live I am in the one bar - -110 db range.
It looks like you can also visit your local t-mobile store to get one - but since they are not charging for shipping and also waived the $25 deposit fee - I would suggest trying the 877-747-0909 number - if you again are a T-mobile customer and say you are interested in the 4G LTE CellSpot that t-mobile announced on November 2nd.
I will report back on how it was to set up and how it works on future episodes.
1:05:50
VOICEMAIL - Mike_CA_laggy_performance_reset_network_settings
Hi,
I have been watch your show for a little over a year. I have a question that I hope you can answer. Is there any way to pull the voice mails off of my iPhone and put them on my pc. My mom has just passed away and I would like to back it up to my pic so that I would never loose them. Is there any way to do this?
Thanks,
Richard Banks
Hi Rob!
Is there any way of using the iPhone to record phone calls? I would like to be able to use this feature when on an important call.
Thank you. Love the show.
Regards,
Shawna
Hi Shawna - there are four ways to record phone calls with an iPhone. Method one - is work through a 3rd party service where they act as the man in the middle and your calls go through them and they record the calls. These services cost money on a per minute charge usually. And you set it up where all incoming and outgoing calls go through them. Not what I would recommend.
Second is getting a physical device you connect to your phone to pull out the call - RECAP is one of those items.
the third way is to jailbreak and install an app to allow call recording.
And the fourth and easiest method first you sign up with the service Freeconferencecalling dot com. From that you get a conference call line - where you can record your call.
What you do is you set them up as a contact and remember your passcode and pin. I make the Passcode and pin the last name and first name is ConfCall - and before you call someone - you call the conference call line - then type 5 and star - you will hear conference call recording. Then on your phone you type add call - and call who you want. then once they answer - you merge the calls. So it is you - them and the conference call line - which is recording everything.
When the call is done - the other person hangs up - and you then type - 5 star and if you did it right you will hear conference recording stopped.
That is the easiest and cheapest way to record calls on an iPhone. By the way if someone calls you and you know you want to record it - just tell them you are on another call and need to get rid of them and then do the add call - call the conference number - do the 5 star to start it - and then do the merge calls.
You should check your state on the legality of this - for example since I am in Kansas - it is fine for me to record someone with out telling them - I am in a one party state. which means only one party needs to give approval to record a conversation. But some states require both parties to consent. If you google One party states - you will see a wiki article on this. Again always abide by the law when doing phone recordings.
Thanks to Jeffrey, Ron, Emiko, Larry, Richard and Carl for their generous donations to the show toward the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and keyboard. Folks if you would like to help out as well - there is a donate button in the lower right side of the today in iOS dot com site. Thanks again to everyone that has helped out.
Hi Rob,
I just couldn't make it past the bottom of the 12th. Longest game 1 in series history, I read. I'll have to try to catch a replay of the bottom of the 14th, sounds like it was exciting.
Being a Brewers fan, (I guess. Sigh.), it's actually nice to have someone to cheer for in the World Series. Go Royals!!
Phil S
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_CrossMan_Royals_apple_watch
For Ep 371 for the Ask Siri Segment I was going to ask siri what was the best baseball team a whole bunch of different ways - each time saying the royals - but then this email came in.
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Redmond_Congrats_worldseries
Well thanks Jeff that is very classy of you - and would make me look really bad if I did what I planned. So rather I found something I thing Cubs fans could appreciate - cause not sure what is coming first. Actually this was sent in from Craig.
Ep 371 - Ask SIRI when is the end of the world.
1:15:59
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 370
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called FARMING EXTINCTION with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG FARMING EXTINCTION
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank STEPHANIE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. STEPHANIE wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
I used an app called "lock screens" to get the background and Halloween effect, then added the text with the app "fotor".
Oh and I created this with my NEW Rose Gold IPhone6s plus.. which I lovvve!
Regards,
Stephanie
Long time listener from San Antonio TX
Thanks STEPHANIE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see STEPHANIE'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 370 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:24
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote Tablets will not replace the traditional personal computer. The traditional PC is changing to adapt to the customer requirements. The tablet is an extra market for some niche customers.”
Yang Yuanqing, Chief Executive Officer, Lenovo Group Ltd.,
11 Jan 2012
According to Gartner in 2014 - All PC’s - laptops / Desktops / Ultraportables equaled 318 million units sold. Tablets in 2014 equaled 216 Million units sold. That is one heck of a Niche - Just Sayin
03:06
For Promo codes - On Ep 369 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - GOLDEN DAYS (two words) . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 369
This week we have promo codes for The App - MY BUS TIMES (THREE words) - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO MY BUS TIMES
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - MY BUS TIMES 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 BUS in the subject line. AND this one I have 10 codes and will do a first come first serve for it - so get in the requests quick.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-bus-times/id966566885
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.
05:05
http://fortune.com/2015/10/21/apple-iphone-q4-sales/
For multiple reasons - this is one of those episodes - where I record the beginning the night before and then stop - and come back after the Apple event - this time a quarterly call and finish up. That means everything prior to talking about The Quarterly conference call was recorded on Monday night. And to start I want to talk about some of the speculation from the Anal-ists on how iPhones sales were supposed to go last quarter. As I have said before the quarter that really matters is the one we are in now - and the reporting in January will be the one to watch - and guess what that is what most of the anal-ists are saying as well. The only way the numbers for last quarter are looked at as important is if they come in below what everyone or most everyone predicts.
This from data gathered by Philip Elmer Dewitt - The high prediction came in at 51.1 Million units by Sherri Scribner of Duetsche Bank - and the low was 45 Million by Sundeep Bajikar at Jefferies. As a reminder - on the last episode I put in an estimate of 49.2 Million units which was just above where they were previous quarter. And that would put me slightly above the average estimate from the Anal-ists which was 48.72 Mil units. We will see at the end of the episode how everyone did.
Interestingly - This is the first time in years - Philip did not put together data on the iPad predictions. It seems the iPad is getting less and less important over all. But interestingly he did put together estimates on Apple Watch orders for last quarter - which is a complete waste of time - as Tim Cook said flat out - Apple will not be giving out those numbers as they consider it competitive info - and do not want to tip off the competition with that data.
For the record on the last episode I predicted iPad sales of 9.6 Million units - we will get to all these numbers at the end of this episode. For now lets get into some other news.
07:34
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/10/the-iphone-6s-is-
listening-for-the-hey-siri-command-most-of-the-time
Thanks to Michael for this next one. Which is about when Siri on the iPhone 6S and 6S+ is and is not listening for H E Y siri.
Essentially SIRI is listening most of the time - whether plugged in or not - by default. But SIRI is not listening when your iPhone is placed face down. This is also true for other iPhones with siri when they are connected to power - I tried it with a couple where I said - H E Y siri - with power connected and them face up and she replied every time - but once I flipped the phones over and put them face down - Siri did not reply at all.
So if you don’t want Siri to respond to H E Y siri - just put your phone face down.
08:37
http://www.androidauthority.com/blind-camera-
shootout-winner-650299/
Thanks to John Hynes for the heads up on this next one - which is an article on a blind Camera Shoot out - where the Sony Xperia, Galaxy Note 5, LG G4 and the iphone 6S were all pitted against one another and there were multiple photos for people to pick their favorite. And when it was all said and done and the blind test results were tallied - the winner was - the iPhone 6S.
It received 38.2% of the vote to 34.1% Galaxy Note 5 to 17.7% for the Sony Xperia X5 and in last with 10 % was the LG G4.
So sometimes specs are not all that matters - but rather how the photos actually look - and that was what this shoot out was about. But here is the absolute best part - this test was done on Android Central. And the Comments after the results were revealed are comic genius - not intentionally so - but some of the Android users that found out after the fact they voted for the iPhone - well - they are in deep deep denial now - and trying to justify those pics saying things like - well they like instagram like photos and not quality photos. Huhhh.
Or the best comment was - this was not a blind test - people could have downloaded the photos and checked the photo info to figure it out. Ummm - yeah maybe - but who would do that and this was on an Android site with Android users doing the voting. Dooohhhh.
Nothing better then Android fan boys realizing they voted for an iPhone as the better phone. If you have some time to waste and want a good laugh or 20 - read the comments to the post titled - Camera Shoot out - Android Authority - in the show notes for ep 370.
10:42
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/10/08Enhanced-
Editions-of-Harry-Potter-Series-Now-Available-Exclusively
-on-iBooks-for-iPhone-iPad-iPod-touch.html
One Press release from Apple I never managed to get on the show was the one from October 8th when apple announced quote
Enhanced Editions of Harry Potter Series Now Available Exclusively on iBooks for iPhone, iPad & iPod touch
For the First Time, Fans Can Enjoy All Seven Beloved Harry Potter Books in a New & Immersive Way unquote
Tim Cook said quote “Harry Potter fans are going to love how their favorite stories come to life, J.K. Rowling’s legendary series is perfect for enjoying on your iPad or iPhone and we’re thrilled to offer them exclusively on the iBooks Store. unquote
And JK Rowling said quote “I’m thrilled to see the Harry Potter books so beautifully realised on iBooks for the digital world; the artwork and animations in these enhanced editions bring the stories alive in a delightful new way,” unquote
Which is good timing for me - as I was getting ready to start introducing the boys to these books. And now I can do it as iBooks.
English versions are available now - with French, German and Spanish versions coming November 9th.
And I figure as soon as I get through all 7 of those books - they might be ready for some Game of Thrones. ok - maybe that will need to wait a bit longer. Considering they are still at captain underpants.
12:09
Here is a quote sent to me from Dan Miller host of 48 days to the work you love and sent to him from one of his listeners.
Quote
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14:56
VOICEMAIL - Joe_NY_quest_turn_off_airplane_why
Hey Rob
I just got my iphone 6s plus over the weekend. I really love it. I did the check on my iphone6s plus to see which chip was in it, I have and the samsung chipset. I charged the iphone fully the evening and i had for 48hrs after that and battery fell to about 30% and I use it a bit heavily for emails, a bit of games, youtubing etc. Therefore I concluded this chipgate thing is blown way out of proportion.
Best regards
Stephen M from Belize.
Hi Rob,
In messages push and hold the camera icon and you get 2 quick options!
Regards,
Michael
Thanks Michael for that tip - so normally when you go into the messages app - and tap quickly on the Camera icon - you get the choice to select a recent photo from a preview of the last couple or select photo library or tap to take a photo or video or tap to cancel. But if you do as Michael suggests - you then get pop up from the camera icon with options for Video - Photo or an X to cancel. Nice Tip Michael - thanks again.
Hi Rob,
As a voiceover user there is one minor change in IOS 9 which I dislike and
I've not seen it mentioned anywhere else. On my iPad Mini Retina; when I
open the smart case previously I would be presented immediately with the
keypad to enter my passcode. Now, when opening the cover of the case I am
placed on a launch screen and I must hit the "log in" button in order to
bring up the keypad. An extra and entirely unnecessary step.
Regards,
Kevin Barry
Hi Kevin - it has to be in one of your settings - as when I open up my wife’s iPad mini retina - which is running iOS 9.1 now - it takes me right to the lock screen where I swipe to unlock - and then need to enter the four digit pass code. Maybe you have changed your passcode from a simple 4 digit to an alphanumeric passcode?
Hi Rob,
> I am pretty disappointed in iOS 9. It sees super laggy. Is it like this for you? I've never had lag issues with any iPhone or iOS.
Regards,
> Mike
Hi Mike,
Nope - it is very fast.
If you are seeing lag - you have an issue.
First thing to do - is force quite all open apps - then go to settings - reset - reset network settings.
See then when it re-boots if you are still having an issue.
If you are - you may need to re-install 9.1
But it definitely should not be laggy and should be faster then iOS 8.4.1
Rob W
And his response was quote
Boom! Thanks Rob. Worked like a charm. Reset network settings is a miracle worker. unquote
I can’t stress this enough - if your device was on iOS 8.X or 9.0.2 or earlier and you update to iOS 9.1 - and it is seeming laggy and slow - and animations stutter when opening. And again your device was at a previous version with none of these issues - the first thing to do - is the reset network settings. Many times - not always - but many times that fixes issues.
VOICEMAIL - Terry_TX_chip_difference_geekbench
22:21
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from David Van Nuys who posted the following question
Quote
I'd like to have a picture of my proof of insurance card in my Apple Wallet on my iPhone. Is this possible? How do I do it?
Unquote
One of the questions was what insurance company David used - and he stated State Farm - to which Myron Uecker pointed out that State Farm has an App - and once set up he could easily access the info. The same is also true for those with Allstate as an insurer. And I am sure many others.
Emiko pointed out the State Farm app allows you to save the insurance card as a PDF - which you can then keep in iBooks app.
One thing to point out most national companies - now have apps - so when you are looking to keep a card for an insurance company or hotel or airlines reward - there is usually an app for that.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Myron Uecker who wrote:
quote The app that initially caused people to question the chipset in their iPhone 6S, Lirum Device Info, got an update today to support iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6S directly. It actually has useful information for both devices now.
One thing that the app does seem to confirm is that last year's edition of the iPad Air 2, which is what I have, still has Bluetooth 4.0. Looks like Bluetooth 4.2 was a hardware and not software update in this year's model.
However, I'm left questioning some of the data they provide. It seems that in some cases they cannot determine what it is on your device so on the iPhone they show information for both TSMC and Samsung chips. With that being the case, I cannot say for sure that Bluetooth 4.0 on iPad Air 2 was read from the hardware or hard-coded in the app. unquote
24:55
http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-tv-3-gets-three-
new-channels-ahead-of-apple-tv-4-release/
A few new Channels added to the 2nd or 3rd gen Apple TV. There is a CBS App / channel - that allows viewers to subscribe to a $5.99 on-demand access of CBS shows - with some live TV available in some markets. Which will be interesting with regards to Sports come march madness.
NBC also has a new app / channel. You need to sign up via you current providers details.
And the 3rd channel / app is the M2M channel - which is Made 2 measure - which is dedicated to fashion. It is free to view with Ad support.
So while you are waiting for the new Apple TV’s to ship - we have this available - if you have a 2nd or 3rd gen Apple TV that is.
25:48
Well if we are waiting for Apple TV’s to ship - that must mean we have them ordered. And while they did not go on sale at 12:01 AM PT as expected on Monday - they did go on sale Monday Morning - it just was at 6:00 AM PT.
I order both a 64GB 4th Gen Apple TV and one MFI controller - the one they had available and mentioned before - the SteelSeries Nimbus Wireless Gaming Controller - which will run you another $50. With Taxes and Expedited shipping - it all came to just under $300. And I am told I have a delivery date of October 30th to November 3rd. So hopefully it will be here on Friday.
By the way - 14 hours later I checked and they were still showing October 30th to November 3rd for new orders.
So they did not stock out yet.
Here is some feedback about the Apple TV being available for order:
Hi Rob,
Thanks VERY much for alerting us that the new Apple TV went on sale!
Regards,
Leslie B
Glad to have helped. And folks If you have the Tii App - you should have received a Push notification Monday Morning a little after they went on sale - letting you know they were on sale.
Back to the email bag.
Hi Rob,
Order my Apple TV , today and was shocked with shipping charges, so I call Apple let them know how much a loyal customer I was , and how disappointed I was after waiting so long for this new one to come out . They wave the shipping, hope to get my New Apple TV Friday . Customers service is why I love Apple
Regards,
David
Hi Rob,
I just purchased the new Apple TV via the Apple Store App.
I believe it went on sale at 9:00am eastern time. I am in central time.
My delivery date in confirmation email is Nov. 2 - Nov. 4.
Regards,
Kraig
I went through and looked to see what the break down of 32 GB vs 64 GB units was in the Google+ community and it was 69% for the 64GB version. (9 out of 13)
Hey Rob, just listened to item 369, as soon as I heard you mention the Apple TV may be on sale through the Apple Store app, I took a look and sure enough, there it was. I was so excited I immediately dropped it in my cart and checked out with Apple Pay. That's when things got weird..
Just before I hit "pay now", I noticed a few problems in the billing info. It had the wrong billing address, no shipping address, the email address was way wrong and the phone number was my fax number! I spent about 15 minutes trying to figure this out. Apparently it was using my main contact card for the info, but it pulled most of my contact info from my linked facebook profile. I don't post my address there so there was no shipping address. And the default email address was a 10-digit number followed by @facebook.com. I've never even checked that email address, didn't know I had it..
The billing address was coming from the Wallet app, and that was wrong too, as it was also pulling info from my contact card but the wrong info, my work address and my fax number.
Anyway it was a real mess to clean up and I just wanted to give your listeners a heads up to check their Wallet account info before making another purchase. FYI, Apple Pay has been working fine and I use it almost daily, never had a problem even though the address and phone number have been wrong.
Love the show Rob, thanks. And I'll let you know when I get the Apple TV!
Regards,
Aric B
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31:46
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2015/10/19/apple-
piper-pounds-the-table-time-to-get-ready-for-an-iphone-7/
I really wanted to hold off on iPhone 7 rumors until at least after the iPad Pro came out - and I have ignored a couple - but this set of rumors on the iPhone 7 was in Barrons - so that makes it the first credible news source to really publish an iPhone 7 rumor - and they likely did so because it came from Piper Jaffray’s often wrong Gene Munster. Except Barron’s does not pay enough attention to realize how wrong Uncle Gene usually is.
For future - oh my - that was wrong reference - lets go over what Gene is saying now.
quote
While we are still almost a year away from the next iPhone launch, we believe it is worth considering what the next cycle may bring. Given a number change cycle, we expect the iPhone 7 to sport a unique design from the iPhone 6/6S. As many have speculated, the addition of 3D Touch may provide Apple with a way to eliminate the home button on the phone and use the additional space to make the screen bigger or make the device smaller. One barrier to this could be Touch ID, which is integrated into the home button currently. Apple would need to move the Touch ID reader to potentially the side of the phone to remove the home button. We believe a home-buttonless iPhone has a 50% chance for the iPhone 7. Another area on which we believe Apple may focus is battery life. Looking at Macs over the past few years, Apple has close to doubled battery life for its Macbook line up (largely 5 hour battery to ~10 hours). It has achieved this through more efficient processors and software. We believe battery life is one of the biggest areas of potential improvement and one that might be most welcomed by customers. Finally, a sapphire screen has long been rumored for the iPhone. Since Apple now uses sapphire on the Apple Watch, it could make sense for them to adapt it to the phone. We note that Apple is using the stronger aluminum from the Apple Watch Sport for the iPhone 6S case.
Unquote
I love the Home buttonless iPhone has a 50% chance for the iPhone 7 - as in - either it will or will not happen - yup two options - so a 50 / 50 chance.
Ok - we will see how he did later on - or at least reference back when he changes his mind a few times.
34:16
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Have you ever purchased a mattress by sitting on it for just a few minutes at the store only later to regret it. That happened with us for my Oldest son's mattress. We thought we purchased a good mattress - but oh my - we learned we did not - we would lay down with him to get him to go to sleep and as we tried to get up he would hear us and feel us moving and would wake up - very very frustrating. But we were stuck with the Mattress - However With Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. That said - the mattress they sent is great and is definitely not going back. It is a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your kid or significant other when you get up to sneak some girl scout cookies from the pantry.
Casper did an incredible job on the engineering and feel of this mattress - the nights I record episodes - the boys go and sleep with mom - so when I am done I can sleep on his bed now and my back is not all out of whack in the morning.
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A lot of us will be getting the new Apple TV when it comes out and many of us will have it on our bedroom. So you can throw out that spending 1/3 rd of our time in bed stat - it is going to be more. And for the cost of an iPad but not as much as the iPad Pro - is it not worth getting the best nights sleep possible - and that is what you will get with Casper or what your kids will get. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress for my son and for sponsoring this show.
37:20
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_IL_fdbk_15sec_forward
VOICEMAIL - Ales_fdbk_missing_buttons_podcasts App
Hi Rob,
>> Today I confirmed with Apple support in a phone conversation with Donald regarding case number 968519956 that there is a issue with the iphone 6S plus regarding playing a podcast and using the iphone camera app. It is not possible to take a picture and play a podcast at the same time. Donald said Apple is aware of the problem and working on it.
>> I was wondering if you can try it? Play a podcast and open the Apple camera app. Be sure ahead of time the camera is set so "live" mode is off.
>> Thanks
>> Jim K
Hi Jim - I have the 6+ - not the 6S+ - so no live photos - which means no video recording. Remember live Photos is actually video recording before and after you hit the shutter button - so really it is recording video as soon as you open the Photo app if you have live photos enabled.
Any video recording application - will stop the podcasts app when you open it. That is what Live Photos is - and that is why when you open it with a 6S or 6S+ - it will stop the podcasts app. Actually it will stop any and all Audio apps - including the Tii App and the music app and any other podcasts app - from playing when you switch to the Video option on the Camera - even when you don’t hit the record button.
Not sure this is really an issue - as much as it is normal operating procedure for the iPhone - this has been true for a long time. Apple does not want you to be able to record the audio of something playing in one app - via the Camera app or any other video or audio recording app. It is about not letting you use your iOS device to illegally record music.
So surprised Apple said this was a bug - it is really a feature.
Hi Rob,
I just updated my iphone 5s to the latest software update IOS 9.1. I am a voiceover user and once I updated my phone my voiceover voice has changed to a wierd form of the english USA language. I have tryed to fix it but I couldn't. My phone is also moving and loading slower now since I've updated it. Can you help me?
Regards,
Katie
Hi Katie — this is one I will send out to the listeners - if anyone has any suggestions to help katie - please give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_crossman_iOS9_1_reorder_cities
43:52
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1183644800/quarter-
connecting-ipad-pro-and-apple-pencil-seaml
Hi Rob
I wanted to highlight a Kickstarter project to you and your listeners. It has been a long time since I have pledged as I have been burned once or twice. Nonetheless, I pledged for Quarter as soon as I saw it. The company (Steelconnect) seems legitimate and this project is not overreaching. For $9 dollars I should (hopefully) have it by December. Check it out!
Regards Mitch
And this is a different project then the one featured on the last show - which was also called the Quarter. This one is on Kickstarter - and what it is the quote 1st apple pencil holder unquote.
This project has a goal of $4,632 and so far has raised $3,117 - and has until November 21st at 1:28 PM CT to be funded.
Pricing is currently at $9.
What this is is a holder for your Apple pencil that plugs into your lightening port - it is a simple plastic holder - and your Apple pencil lines up along the bottom normally - but if you need to charge the iPad - there is a pass through for the lightening cord - and another place to hold the Apple Pencil.
This does answer the question many asked - where do you store your Apple pencil.
One thing I would make sure if you get this is - how securely your $100 Apple Pencil stays put in the holder and how securely the holder stays put in the lightening port. Sure would hate to spend $9 and have it cost me $100 when my Apple Pencil falls away - NOW I am NOT saying that will happen - just saying if you get this - you best check it before taking it out for a spin - Just in case.
Search for Quarter at kickstarter dot com.
45:43
http://www.macworld.com/article/2997074/social-media/
facebook-has-figured-out-why-it-s-draining-your-iphone-
battery.html#tk.nl_mwbest
As long as there has been a Facebook app - there has been one word that you could always use to describe it - Sucks - as in it sucks the life out of your battery. Like 4 seven year olds sucking down juiceboxes.
Well good news - It seems Facebook has finally figured out what was going on. According to Facebook the new version that just came out fixes the CPU Spin issue that was hidden deep in its network code. What is a CPU Spin issue you ask.
Quote “A CPU spin is like a child in a car asking, ‘Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?’ with the question not resulting in any progress to reaching the destination, The version released today has some improvements that should start making this better.” unquote - Ari Grant ” Facebook engineering manager.
Seems Facebook was recently called out by some prominent bloggers about the issues with their apps - which if you listen to this show - you know we have mentioned more than once issues with the Facebook app draining batteries. Actually went back and found the first references was on Ep 271 - 99 episodes ago - that was from June 2013. Glad to see Facebook was all over that issue like a duck on a cheeto.
One of the things I ask people when they say they have a fast draining battery is - do you have the Facebook app open. Glad we can finally put this issue to bed. 99 Episodes ago - Wow. Glad Facebook really cares about us iOS users and that they use the app themselves. Not.
47:26
VOICEMAIL - Jonathan_NJ_quest_appleTV_remote
Hi Rob,
Can Anyone recommend a good leather case for the iPhone 6?
I know there is StilGut leather cases that have a tab and also have a stand function. Does anyone have any experience with this or any other brand and have general advice?
Thanks,
GK
Hello, Rob,
Always an early adopter, living on the edge, ignoring your sage advice, I have found so many bugs it iOS 9.1 that it needs insecticide: App Store, Apple Music, and Pandora work poorly, if at all, and my car is tossing out "unsupported" error messages like never before.
Apple's last few rollout a have been dodgy at best. Lots of time spent performing restores and looking for workarounds.
While I don't mind and often find it interesting to play around with this type of challenge, most users just want their phones to work the same as before an update. This one step forward, two steps back thing must be tiring them out.
Regards,
Jeff in Burbank
Hi Rob!
Just wanted to let you know that our favorite tethering tweak PDAnet seems to work fine on a jailbroken iPhone 5s running iOS 9.0.2. Using 5.4 GHz channel 40" Hide tether option is on.
Regards,
Steven (in Houston)
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_Crossman_warren_fdbk_power_button
51:34
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/10/apples-3d-touch-
display-used-to-weigh-objects-in-new-video
Thanks to all that sent in links to this next one. Which is about a jailbroken app called Plum-o-Meter - which allows you to place two plums on the screen of an iPhone 6S or 6S+ and use the force touch as a kind of scale.
Now if you thought iPhones were popular in hollywood before - now they are really going to be popular - once word of this gets out to Lindsay Lohan - you know she will be getting one of these. And it is not going to be to weigh plums.
52:04
VOICEMAIL - Danniel_IL_Apple_watch_touch_screen_play_pause
Rob,
I noticed you haven't updated the artwork for the podcast now that iOS 9 is out in the wild. Is this in the works, or what?
Looking forward to it,
Jonathan from NOLA
Hi Jonathan - Yes it is something I am looking at updating - a few people sent in ideas - but nothing jumps out at me yet. I was even messing around with back in June and July playing with the 9 in iOS 9 to see if I would work it in - but again nothing that I was in love with or even moderate like.
Last year I did not update until November. Looking like the same this year.
But if you or anyone else have some ideas - please send them along to today in iOS at gmail dot com. And it is even better if they are created on an iOS device.
Chances are I will just go back to the 2013 artwork.
Hi Rob,
Just want to let you know about my experience getting a new 6S. I upgraded from a 5s and the difference is staggering, particularly in speed. I got it from the Apple store using their upgrade plan and they set the phone up with my ATT service so I would have service for the rest of the day until I got home. The calling and texting worked fine but I could not get Siri to respond. It didn't matter if I used the HEY Siri prompt or if I did the old-fashioned finger on the home button...the screen would just wink on and off and no Siri. I called Apple help when I got home and they told me to upgrade from 9.0 to 9.1, which solved the problem. Everything is working fine now and I'm really enjoying the phone.
Regards,
Jeff from Redmond Washington.
Thanks to Thomas W, James K and Michael S for their generous donations to the show toward the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and keyboard. Folks if you would like to help out as well - there is a donate button in the lower right side of the today in iOS dot com site. Thanks again to everyone that has helped out.
VOICEMAIL - Terry_TX_royals_fan_now
Hi Rob,
I'm one of your Tii podcast listeners and a Giants season ticket holder who came to admire the Royals last year. They were our best competition and I was very impressed with the sportsmanship of the Royals organization and their fans. Go Royals! (But look out for the Giants next year) 8-)
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Phil
Ep 370 - Siri - Tell me a story
1:00:00
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/
15pijbsdfvpiqhb10/event/
OK - Now lets finally get into what was discussed at the Apple quarterly conference call today.
Tim did a fiscal year 2015 review. Mentioning that their growth in revenue >50 Billion vs 2014 was greater than the revenue of over 90% of the fortune 500. Oh Snap.
Apple Q3 2015 - Quarterly Report Summary:
Rev = $51.5 Billion (vs $42.1 Billion a year ago quarter and $49.6 Billion last quarter)
Total Cash = $205.7 Billion (Up $2.9 Billion for the quarter from $202.8 Billion)
Last Quarter Sales:
iPhones Sold = 48.1 Mil (vs 39.3 Mil a year ago quarter and 47.5 Mil last quarter)
iPads Sold = 9.9 Mil (vs 12.3 Mil a year ago quarter and 10.9 Mil last quarter)
Mac's Sold = 5.7 Mil (vs 5.5 Mil a year ago quarter and 4.8 Mil last quarter)
Misc Notes:
Apple Pay and American Express will be supported in multiple countries around the world starting with Canada and Australia shortly.
30% of iPhone buyers last quarter were Android switchers.
So with iPhone sales at 48.1 Mil units - closest to the mark was Robert Paul Leitao - with the Braeburn group. And that number did again come in below the average estimate of 48.7 Mil iPhones sold.
However the $51.5 Bil in revenue was just above the average estimate of $51.38 Bil.
On the last ep I predicted 9.6 Mil iPads sold - and Apple did come in a little above that at 9.9 Mil iPads sold. and actually a 10.4 Mil unit sell through as they decreased channel inventory by 500k. So not bad - again this is the quarter when we get some real idea on how things are going - which means the Jan quarterly call. Will be interesting to see where Apple stock is tomorrow.
And if you check in the Tii App - for Ep 370 - you will see a bonus PDF that goes over the past iPhone and iPad sales charts. The key one is the last one - it shows the past 4 quarter sales for both the iPhone and iPad and how they have done since launch. The iPhone kept growing - but now the iPad is in clear decline. Will the iPad Pro be enough to reverse that? Probably not - but maybe it will be enough to flatten it out.
PR from Apple
PDF from Apple
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/10/27Apple-
Reports-Record-Fourth-Quarter-Results.html
http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q4fy15datasum.pdf
1:03:44
And a big thanks again to Casper dot com for their support of Tii - and if you go to casper.com slash tii - and use promo code tii - all lower case - you will save $50 off a mattress shipped right to your door - again go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii.
And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.
And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
Thanks again to Harry's for sponsoring this episode and please go to Harrys.com now and save $5 off when you enter the code - t i i with your first purchase. That is h a r r y s dot com and enter the coupon code T I I at check out to save $5 and start shaving better today or well at least as soon as your new shave kit arrives right to your door step.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today -
Reminding you to Go royals
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 369
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called INTER-GALACTIC BATTLE with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG INTER-GALACTIC BATTLE
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BRUCE for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BRUCE wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
This is a photo I took one evening while playing the iconic island green 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass using my iPhone 6S Plus. I used the Snapseed app to apply some tweaks, the stock Photos app to apply a filter, and finally the Fotor app for the text.
Thanks for all that you do, and sorry but Go Pack Go!
Regards,
Bruce Woodall
Thanks BRUCE, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BRUCES'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 369 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:36
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote Yes, yes, Apple makes an iPad, but does it make a movie? We will prove that it’s not who makes the tablet first who counts, but who makes it better.”
Howard Stringer, CEO, Sony, 31 Aug 2011
Howie baby - you are missing the big picture - Apple does not make movies - but they have a really tight relationship with Disney. And I think Disney has this little family of movies Called Star Wars - plus many of the Marvel Movies to boot - Just Sayin
03:15
For Promo codes - On Ep 368 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - MyOG . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 368
This week we have promo codes for The App - GOLDEN DAYS (two words) - Here is the written review from the dev.
Hi. I'm developer of GoodTask and I just made a new app named 'Golden Days'. It helps you remember important days beautifully. Not only showing days left for the event, it also shows slideshow based on your photos related to the event. You can put in big events you're waiting for, birthdays, anniversaries or starting day of something important to let you count from day one. Automatic alerts, notes, App Icon Badge, iCloud sync, sharing, today widget are supported. Also supports Apple Watch with complications available with watchOS 2. Thanks a lot!
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - Golden Days 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 GOLDEN DAYS two words in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:01
The thing that lets me know I am doing a good job reporting on the show - is when I have Apple Fan boys saying I am too hard on Apple and non-fan boys saying I am too soft. Here is an example of the later from the Google+ community.
quote - I just listened to the latest Tii podcast - ep 368 <Insert unimpressed emoticon.> Let me preface this by saying I usually enjoy the show and respect what Rob does for us as a community. However, I strongly disagree on Rob's dismissive reporting of "Chipgate". Rob takes the obvious position of an Apple shareholder who doesn't own a Samsung-based A9 6s. I understand his position. but many anecdotal examples add up to something which can't be easily dismissed unquote
This again from the Google+ community and from Ces. He was complaining about really bad battery life with his unit and Some of us tried to tell him politely he just had a defective unit and to take his iPhone to Apple to get it replaced and that the ChipGate issue was very overblown. But sadly he just wanted to rail against anyone that said there is no ChipGate. He got so worked up - that When Consumer Reports released their report - which 100% agreed with what I said - that ChipGate is bogus - and I should also mention Apple replaced his unit - as we suggested was needed - He refused to apologize and then went on a I am getting myself banned from the community rant / post - which I was happy to oblige. So Ces is no more in the community. Sorry folks you do need to keep it civil. FYI - someone giving you advice you don’t want to hear is not being uncivil. Getting upset at good advice and being mean in your posts - that is uncivil. Bye Bye
07:14
http://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/battery-tests-
find-no-chipgate-problems-in-the-iPhone-6s
Per the Consumer Reports Article My only concern is that they only used two iPhones - one with Sammy inside and one with TSMC.
Other than that what they found in real world testing is pretty much that the two units perform the same way within 1 or 2% of each other.
Or as they conclude
Quote Smartphones are as complicated as the people who use them, so it’s impossible to say with certainty that the battery- and temperature-performance differences we measured in this chipgate testing will be consistent in every imaginable scenario. But if iPhone 6s users are ever disappointed with their phones, we’re confident it won’t be because they bought the model with the “wrong” chip unquote
So again - stick a fork in ChipGate - as that “story" is dead. And yes I am deliberately being dismissive of this schlock story.
08:14
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/21/apple-releases-ios-9-1/
Apple released iOS 9.1 - the first Single Dot update for iOS 9.
Downloads were very slow by Wednesday Evening. As always I would suggest you wait a week. But at a min wait until your weekend before updating if you need the device. And also - follow the update instructions in the Tii App. Ok - that all said - I did go and update some devices.
For the iPad Mini Retina - My Wife’s iPad - it was still on iOS 8.4.1 - so it was the full update - over 1.8 GB and over 2 hours to download. I did that one via iTunes on the computer.
For my iPhone 6+ - I did the over the air update and it was much quicker - but I did it early in the day when it first was available.
Ok so what has updated - well according to the notes the following:
Live Photos now intelligently senses when you raise or lower your iPhone - so that live Photos will automatically not record these movements. - Which I had more than one person email in about hoping Apple would make a change like this.
Other updates include Apple giving you the finger - as in giving your the Middle finger - literally - as in the Middle Finger is now one of over 150 new emoji characters added with full support for unicode 7.0 and 8.0 emojis - because you can never have too many emoji’s
There is the infamous “Improved stability” especially with regards to CarPlay, Music, Photos, Safari and Search. Hmmm no mention of the podcasts app.
There is improved performance while in Multitasking UI
9.1 fixes an issue that could cause Calendar to become unresponsive in Month view.
It fixes an issue that prevented Game Center from Launching for some users.
Resolved an issue that zoomed the content of some Apps.
Resolves an issue that could cause an incorrect unread mail count for POP mail accounts
Fixes an issue that prevented users from removing recent contacts from new mail or messages
Fixes an issue that caused some messages to not appear in Mail search results.
Resolves an issue that left a gray bar in the body of an audio message
Fixes an issue that caused Activation errors on some carriers
Fixes an issue that prevented some apps from updating from the App Store.
By the way when going to update apps - you will get a message that says the iTunes store terms and conditions changed and you need to accept them. It seems you no longer have to sign over your first born. That clause was replaced with something about the removal of your left ummm - kindey - yeah - not going the other place.
Some initial feedback from Tii Listeners -
From Tosin O - quote So iOS 9.1 brings news to the UK, but still no "around me" search options as part of Siri suggestions. Is that it or are we to expect it at some point? unquote
From Myron Uecker
Quote - I'm very happy to report that it at least seems that music is now working properly in iOS 9.1. That is to say, Only Offline Music really means that now. I can once again use Shuffle and I can plug my phone into my car radio without it starting from the same song every time.
Unfortunately there may be another bug. I received a phone call and made one while driving. Both times after hanging up music didn't resume until I hit the volume up on the radio. I'm not sure what that was all about.
unquote
From Ryan B quote The update to iOS 9.1 went very smoothly for me 📱 I love the new emojis unquote
From David L who said it maybe best quote 150 New Emojis, now I can annoy even more people!! unquote
So I will say this - if you just can’t live without the 150 new emojis - then you must update now. But for others - I still recommend waiting a week as always - any issues - I will mention on the next episode. But so far things are looking good.
Not there is one group that definitely should not update to 9.1 - and that is the Jailbreakers - and 9.1 did break the latest jailbreak.
For those that do not listen to my advice and update - please let me know your experience - good - bad or mehhh.
14:12
http://9to5mac.com/2015/10/21/apple-watch-tv-os-2-0-1/
ok - iOS 9.1 was not the only OS update today - there was also Watch OS 2.0.1 - the first double dot update for Watch OS.
As with any double dot update it is about the bugs man - the bugs.
Apple said the following about the Watch OS update
Quote This update contains new emoji characters unquote - well dang - you had me at emoji - oopps - sorry back to the update Quote performance improvements, and bug fixes including
Fixes an issue that could cause software updates to stall
Fixes issues that were impacting battery performance
Resolves an issue that prevented a managed iPhone from synching iOS calendar events to Apple Watch
Addresses an issue that could prevent location information from properly updating
fixes an issue that could cause digital touch to send from an email address instead of a phone number
addresses an issue that could cause instability when using a live photo as a watch face
resolves an issue that allows the sensors to stay on indefinitely when using siri to measure heart rate
unquote
As always to update Watch OS - go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone - go to settings and then Software update and scroll to the bottom and tap on Download and install.
But first make sure your Apple watch is in range of your iPhone connected to wifi AND that the Apple watch is connected to its charger AND that is charged at least 50%
16:05
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18:25
VOICEMAIL - Joe_FL_answr_to_bluetooth_work_around
Hey Rob!
I've got two things for you today. The first is about the emails you've received about iOS 9 making people change their pass codes to 6 digit instead of 4. I'm surprised no one has mentioned this at all. With iOS 9, Apple reordered how the setup of your phone works. Before iOS 9, you went through these screens: Language > Region > Wifi > Location Services > Set Up > Sign In > Touch ID > Passcode > Apple Pay > Siri > Screen > Disgnostics. In iOS 9, they changed the order of this, now you perform Touch ID and passcode before restoring your backup. But the big change, is that the passcode screen shows 6 digits. Well, before, if you didn't want that, there was a link above the keyboard that pops up saying "Set up Passcode later." It's still there, now it says "Passcode Options", and include Alphanumeric, 4-digit, and no passcode. Mind you, this is only if you restored your phone on iOS 9 and above.
Secondly, for those of you who are having the grey bar on the messaging app in the text field, I spoke to Apple about this, and they said their software engineers were aware of this issue and were resolving it in iOS 9.1 updates, and that it is not a hardware issue, that no replacement phone would resolve. For now, the only workaround is force quitting the app and relaunching it
Regards
Brandon
Hey Rob,
I’m a long time fan who’s owned every iPhone since the original. Since I’m a serious lover of mobile technology, I also dabble in Android (though I always come back to iOS). Anyways, on episode 368 you discussed single-core benchmark tests and mentioned the HTC Nexus 9 as the only Android phone to beat the iPhone. Well, the Nexus 9 is actually a tablet not a phone so the iPhone can remain undefeated in your mentioned single-core speed test. I’d also like to mention that Android manufacturer’s processors thrive on multi-core benchmarks, not single-core. It is in this that the iPhone loses to most Android flagships. Now, this means absolutely nothing since just because a semi-truck has a bigger motor than a Civic doesn’t mean the semi will beat it in a race. This is just to say that iOS is the fluid, beautiful experience it is not because of specs or benchmarks, but because of the optimization of the hardware and software.
Regards
Edwin
Miami, Florida
VOICEMAIL - Jim_PA_podcasts_app_buttons_missing
24:27
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from John Clarke who posted the following question
Quote
Question for the community about the Podcast App... Are downloaded podcasts using data for playback if not connected to wi-fi?
I have an iPhone 6 Plus for a work phone and listen to podcasts almost exclusively on my commute to and from work. I subscribe to several podcasts and have them download over wi-fi while at home or at work. Last month as a company we had over $1200 in data overages and we have been warned that we will be charged for excessive data usage. If I remember correctly, in order to listen to podcasts I need to have "cellular" turned on.
I don't want to take a hit if I can avoid it.
Unquote
I responded saying - No turn Cellular data to off - go to Settings - Podcasts - cellular data and turn it off
Also while there turn on - only download on Wifi
That will ensure at least for the Podcasts App you are not using any cellular data
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Myron Uecker who wrote:
Quote
Here's an iOS 9 tip for using an external keyboard. If you hold down cmd for a few seconds, in many apps you will see an overlay that lists what cmd does in that app. Wouldn't you know, g+ doesn't do anything, but it works in most other apps, including Mail, Home Screen, all Microsoft Office apps, etc.
In fact, I learned about it from the release notes for the latest versions of Microsoft Office apps and decided to try it.
Unquote
Thanks Myron for that tip.
27:27
http://investor.apple.com/
Apple’s quarterly conference call will be next week on the 27th. So that means next episode we will be going over what was reported. And likely - hopefully will be up late on the 27th.
I will go over then what people predicted for iPhone and iPad sales.
But if I were a betting man - I would put the number of iPhones sold last quarter at - 49.2 Million units - just above where they were last quarter. Per iPad sales - 9.6 Million units. We will see how far off I was vs how far off the analyst were.
I will say this - good or bad - the important quarter is the one we are in.
28:18
http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/19/technology/apple-
app-store/index.html
Apple made news this past week - when word broke that Apple had yanked over 250 apps - that were gathering personal info against Apples requirements.
Here is what Apple had to say
quote
We’ve identified a group of apps that are using a third-party advertising SDK, developed by Youmi, a mobile advertising provider, that uses private APIs to gather private information, such as user email addresses and device identifiers, and route data to its company server.
This is a violation of our security and privacy guidelines. The apps using Youmi’s SDK have been removed from the App Store and any new apps submitted to the App Store using this SDK will be rejected. We are working closely with developers to help them get updated versions of their apps that are safe for customers and in compliance with our guidelines back in the App Store quickly.
unquote
Per Apps on the Android that do the same thing - do you know what they call those apps on Android - Yup - the just call them Apps -
Surprised Apple did not catch it earlier.
29:49
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/10/13Apple-Updates-
iMac-Family-with-Stunning-New-Retina-Displays.html
Ok - since the last episode Apple has announced new iMac's - A New Magic Trackpad, A new keyboard and A new mouse. Combine that with the iPad Pro - and iPad updates - and why again did we not have an October event? It really baffles me. They had plenty to announce at an October event.
The new Magic Trackpad supports force touch same as is on the track pad of the Mac Book Pro and MacBook. Need to get that. probably will just put it in with the order for the new Apple TV.
30:33
http://www.applecontroll.com/2015/10/apple-tv-to-start-
shipping-next-week.html
Speaking of which Tim Cook was a guest / star at WSJ D Live. In his appearance he said that the Apple TV would go on Sale on Monday the 26th with shipments starting later in the week. I think someone might have leaked that info to him.
If Apple holds true with past new items for sale - then at 12:01 AM PT on the 26th they will go on sale.
Hopefully there will be more info before the end of this week - but if you want the new Apple TV be ready to purchase it on the 26th. And be sure to use the Apple Store App - as that tends to go live first when new products are released.
If I / when I get more info on this - I will put it out as a push notification and maybe a special post in the Tii App. Was really hoping that info would have been available prior to this episode - but nothing yet on the Apple site.
31:30
http://www.apple.com/tv/compare/
So lets quickly go over the new Apple TV again. There are two versions - one with 32 GB of storage selling at $149 and another with 64 GB of storage selling for $199.
I personally recommend the $199 unit - as the extra storage while maybe not critical now - means down the line it is more future proofed.
The new Apple TV - supports Siri, An App Store, and comes with an official remote that has motion sensors. But supports 3rd party game controllers as well.
Per the new Apple TV Remote or as they call it the Siri Remote - it has a glass touch surface, dual mics for Siri, An Accelerometer and Gyroscope. Bluetooth to talking to the Apple TV and IR for talking to your TV, And you charge it via a lightening port.
The New Apple TV supports an App store - which we have been waiting for for ever . And internally it has an A8 processor like in the iPhone 6 and 6+. It has the same length and width specs - but the height did go up.
Again be ready with your iTunes Store app come 12:01 AM PT on the 26th and keep an eye out for more info about that coming soon.
33:03
http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/19/media/star-wars-force-
awakens-trailer-monday-night-football/index.html
Tickets went on sale for the Force Awakens this past Monday - when they did the entire nerd-dom came crashing down on Fandango’s website like Jabba the hut on a bowl of M&M’s and it was not pretty.
And when I realized the site was going to likely be down for some time - I thought hmmmm - where have we seen something like this before - - Oh yeah - pre-ordering Apple gear and what works there - the Apple App store app - so I went on my iPhone and looked for a Fandango app - and downloaded it - and created a quick account and was able to purchase tickets in a matter of a couple of minutes to the first showing on Thursday December 17th for me, the wife and our two kids. Score. Dad looks like the hero - getting the kids to the movie a day before all their friends. And well dad is stoked as well. And YES - YES I will be dressing up as a Jedi once again.
But this all fits in here because I want to say Kudos to Fandango - their app is great - and really really well designed. I know it is more fun to be snarky - but every now and then - I like to call out an app and give them kudos for a job well done.
I think going forward I will be doing all my movie ticket buying via the Fandango app. It even puts the tickets right in the Wallet app - just like a southwest ticket or other ticket. If you have not purchased your tickets yet for the Force Awakens - I would recommend you check out the Fandango app to do so.
34:49
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36:21
VOICEMAIL - Sean_cole_quest_calendar_issue
Hey Rob,
Long time listener - love the show! I have been using my Apple watch since I received it in June. One of the features I use all of the time is the fitness app. It's nice to have all of my daily exercise information recorded and saved so I can view it later at my convenience. I was wondering if you or one of your listeners know of a way to export all of that data out of the activity app so that I can share it with my doctor. Every time I go in for my annual check up, the first question my doctor asks me is "how much do you exercise". It would be nice if there was a way to show him the actual data. Is there any apps out there that can plot this information out? Thanks for all you do, and thanks for all of the feedback from the listeners both on the podcast and the google + community.
Regards
James
Hi Rob,
I finally pulled the trigger on an Apple Watch (black, sport edition), but the first thing I went to do, I find out I can not do. I want to be able to display the seconds on a digital face. You seem to be only able to get blinking colon separators, but no ability to display the actual seconds. This is pretty frustrating as I believe digital watches have been displaying seconds for many, many decades. I would even be ok with a complication that would just do a running second count, but I can't find that. Do you know why Apple might have not enabled the ability to display seconds in the digital faces and if there is any work around or complication that can help with this?
Love the show!
Thanks,
--David
—
Hello Rob,
Before I ask my question I feel like I am obligated to tell you how much I enjoy your show. It is the one of the few shows I listen to the day it comes out and never fast forward through.
Thanks for the show and all the hard work that comes along with it.
My question is on the Apple Watch, how can you tell if a given app is a WatchOS 2 app and will be native on the watch.
Thanks,
John B.
Go Cubs!
VOICEMAIL - Steve_LA_iPad_3Gen_iPAd_pro_quest
43:18
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1066221726/the-
worlds-first-automatic-iphone-6-6s-aluminum-wa?ref=discovery
For a kickstarter project this week we have quote The World’s first automatic iPhone 6/6S aluminum Wallet unquote - by Gresso - nice name guys.
This one had a goal of $10k - and they are at $18k - so irregardless of the name they are funded - and if you want in on this you have until Nov 19th at 9:01 AM CT.
So what is this case - well quote The iPhone 6/6S protective case with a secure and hidden wallet. Made of aircraft-grade aluminum. Patent pending mechanism. unquote
Ok - still not getting it are you - it is actually a pretty sweet looking case - that when you slide the back of it up - a draw opens up where you can have a credit card or drivers license or some cash.
Pricing on this while they last for the early bird is $59 - then it goes to $79 - and they claim it will sell retail at $120.
Delivery is slated for December and that would be Dec 2015.
If you search for aluminum wallet or Gresso at kickstarter you can find out more info.
Or just look for the link in the show notes for ep 369
44:47
http://www.pozible.com/project/201391/-1/
7a45bdb9ea825d09a98d97f52c489443
Another startup project I want to mentions the Quarter - it is a fast charging power bank. It uses the Mag safe connector from your macbook to charge the power bank and it can be charged in as little as 15 minutes. So if you ever had one of the instances where you need to leave the house and realize your phone is almost dead and you grab a battery pack and it is almost dead - well this is for you.
It is just $39 - look for the link titled - QUARTER: A FAST CHARGING POWERBANK in the show notes for ep 369.
45:27
http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Apple-iPhone-6s-
review-Solid-and-compelling-performance
There was an article from DXOMARK - which is a photography site - that did a review of the new iPhone 6S for Photos and Video - and then gave it a score and then compared that score to other leading android devices - and the results were not as good as many other sites had made out the new cameras to be. Many other sites said the iPhone 6S is by far the best - where as this site said by best if you mean 10th best - sure.
But here is the thing - they ranked the iPhone 6 and 6Plus ahead of the 6S. So call me a little surprised if not downright skeptical. But you know - since I have been known to be quote dismissive unquote of things lately - I thought I would bring in an expert to talk about this issue - Here is part of a recording sent in from Mike at the PetaPixels Podcast - the official podcast for a Photography site with an alexa rank of 4,219 vs dxomarks rank of 13,392 - lower is better. Actually before DXOmarks trashed the iPhone 6S - its alexa rank was over 20,000 - so not saying they did anything nefarious to get better rankings and drive traffic - because you know that would be me being quote dismissive unquote
Again - I brought in Mike to give his thoughts on this. Here we go.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/10/14/iphone-
6s-camera-disappoints/
http://petapixel.com/podcast/
47:03
VOICEMAIL - Sharky_James_iPhoneTake - Part 1
Ok - and there is another XX minutes of Mikes comments to go - and his full comments will be at the end of the show after the outro and music. Thanks Mike for the feedback - and folks if you are looking for a Photography podcast to listen to check out Peta Pixels.
Thanks to Edward, Vicky and Lyle for their donation to the show for the iPad Pro. It is greatly appreciated. If you would like to help out the show any time - there is the donate button in the lower right side of the site at today in iOS dot com.
Rob,
Just a quick note about the Podcast app since the latest update.
It seems very difficult to maintain my un-played podcast list now that Apple has updated to IOS9. Before the update I had "tile" style and now I'm forced to use the "list" style for organizing the my un-played podcast. It's quirky and after a few weeks I still don't get it. Am I the only one who hates the Podcast update? What's your take or others.
Love the show!
Thanks,
gasmandave (Erie, PA)
VOICEMAIL - Todd_AU_TOUCHID_iOS9_quest_ability_approve_purchase
54:05
http://en.pangu.io/
If you did not update to iOS 9.1 and want to jailbreak AND you have a windows PC - then Pangu has a jailbreak for you.
Go to en.pangu.io - link in the show notes to download the software to jailbreak your iOS 9.0 to iOS 9.0.2 device.
As always if you do jailbreak - let me know how it went and what your favorite Jailbreak tweak or App is. Please note - I did see some people say that not many tweaks and apps have been updated yet to support iOS 9. So if you are jailbroken and at iOS 8.4.1 or earlier - do you update to iOS 9.0.2 - while Apple is still signing it and jailbreak - or do you wait. My suggest would be to jailbreak to 9.0.2 - again make sure you get that version and 9.1. And then upgrade to 9.0.2 while it is still being signed by Apple - and then do this jailbreak - because there is no telling how long until 9.1 has a jailbreak available.
55:50
VOICEMAIL - Warren_FL_6S_powerbutton
Hi Rob,
I have a problem that is frustrating because it makes no sense. Over
multiple versions of IOS, currently 9.02 and with 8.4.1 and earlier,
multiple IPhones, multiple SIM cards from different carriers, hotspot
connectivity randomly works and does not work using wifi to connect to
it. The computer or other device, and I have tried multiple different
devices Apple and PC. The device will always establish the wifi
connection to the IPhone, but it will or will not actually have
internet access. Sometimes it has it for a minute and then it
disappears. It will report that the connection is limited or has no
internet access. Both mean the same, it just says it the two different
ways in different places. The phone will always have internet access
just fine when this happens. I have reset network settings, of course
rebooted, turned hotspot off and back on, turned wifie off and back
on, rebooted the phone, rebooted the computer, turned wifi on and off
and on on the computer. Plugging it directly in with a cable to the
computer results in a connection that works fine. The IPhones have
been IPhone 6 plus.
Jim
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 368
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called DEPRESS ROBOT SYNDROME with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG Depressed_Robot_syndrome
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ABDIEL for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ABDIEL wrote the following:
Hi Rob
I created this image using my iPhone 5S. I used Gradient to create the background and then PhotoLettering to add the Tii branding.
Apps…
Background Maker - Gradient Colours by michael webb
https://appsto.re/us/BLDSW.i
Photolettering by Brand Design Co., Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/icLKH.i
Best Regards
Abdiel Ortiz
Thanks ABDIEL, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ABDIEL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 368 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:17
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “In the PC world, with fewer ways of differentiating HP’s products from our competitors, we became number one; in the tablet world we’re going to become better than number one. We call it number one plus.” Unquote
Eric Cador, Senior Vice President of the Personal Systems
Group, Hewlett-Packard, 21 May 2011
Eric if by One Plus - you mean somewhere in the Others category - then job well done. Because you are not on anyones top 5 or even top 10 list for top tablet manufacturers. But then maybe 1 plus was just the percentage of the market share your were going for.
- Just Sayin
03:00
This week we have promo codes for The App - MYOG - Here is the review from the dev.
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Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - MYOG 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 MYOG in the subject line.
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04:46
http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/08/apple-says-battery-
performance-of-new-iphones-a9-chips-vary-only-2-3/
I want to read a quote from Apple before we get into this next story - with quotes around story.
From Apple in a statement given to Techcruch - quote
With the Apple-designed A9 chip in your iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus, you are getting the most advanced smartphone chip in the world. Every chip we ship meets Apple’s highest standards for providing incredible performance and deliver great battery life, regardless of iPhone 6s capacity, color, or model.
Certain manufactured lab tests which run the processors with a continuous heavy workload until the battery depletes are not representative of real-world usage, since they spend an unrealistic amount of time at the highest CPU performance state. It’s a misleading way to measure real-world battery life. Our testing and customer data show the actual battery life of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, even taking into account variable component differences, vary within just 2-3% of each other.
unquote
Ok now that we have the FACTS out of the way - what is the story that was running wild last week. Well it was that if you had the Samsung processor - it could provide anywhere from 50 to an hour and 50 minutes WORSE battery life - and that was enough to launch the Chip-Gate type articles. But see - those posts out there about the major difference in battery life - NOT one - not a single one of them were based on actual measurement of virgin units doing real world testing - but rather on using an app that estimated what battery life would be - and that App by the way - was pulled by the dev when they said it had issues with the new devices - and has since been put back up.
Any way - any stories you read about Sammy’s chips being worse than TSMC - yeah - NOT one of them are based on real measurements - like Apples statements are.
There is nothing to see here with regards to battery life. Battery Life differences between the two are not a story - or more accurately are not THE story.
The real story here is that APPLE is using two different manufacturers for their A9. And that more than anything else is probably how Apple has been able to keep shortages down this year at launch - and how they just launched in 40 new countries last week - and how they will be in over 120 countries by the end of the year.
This is a good thing. Not a bad thing that Apple is able to have two manufacturers for the A9.
Now it does suck if you find out your device has Sammy inside. Because it feels a little like you are sleeping with the enemy - but specs wise - it is not an issue.
07:49
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lirum-device-info-lite-system/
id591660734?mt=8
If you want to find out which chip you have - it is simple - kinda - sorta - once you download a free app.
The app is called Lirum Device Info Lite - link in the show notes of course.
Open said app once installed - tap not now - to close the pop-up ad.
Then at the bottom of the screen you will see info for the Model along with an alphanumeric code.
The TSMC chips for the A9 for the 6S and 6S+ are
N71mAP and N66mAP respectively.
For Samsung’s A9’s for the 6S and 6S+ they are
N71AP and N66AP respectively.
So if you see the M in the number - it is TSMC and if not it is Sammy.
Again that is for the 6S and 6S+
08:46
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/iphone-6s-a9-battery-life/
There is also a good article in Wired - that goes over this - the title of the article is quote It doesn’t matter which A9 chip your iPhone has - get over it unquote - and yup that sums up my feelings on this as well.
Look link baiters want nothing more than there to be another Apple Gate with this launch - and they will trip over themselves and you to rush out articles based on nothing - YES BGR I am looking at you. That is the problem with many of these schlock tech reporting sites - and make no mistake - BGR is a schlock site with very questionable reporting. They are fine if you are looking for tutorials - but get into breaking news or rumors - and their quality plummets down to Digit-times levels.
Now they are not the only ones guilty of this - essentially anyone reporting ChipGate as a real issue - are guilty as charged. Again - this whole thing started because no one took the time to do real world testing and they SOOOOO wanted there to be an issue.
Ok - Soap Box I do get down off of now.
09:53
Ok - I have been mentioning I would update my iPhone update sheet - and I am finally ready to go over this.
For those new - what I have been doing over the years - is looking at all the new features available for each new generation of iPhone and then scoring each new feature and getting an over all upgrade score.
For example the iPhone 4 vs the 3GS - had a total score of +30. The 4S - was a +29. The iPhone 5 was just a +25. The 5S was a +30, The 6 and 6+ were a +24. And the new 6S and 6S+ surprisingly came in much higher then I initially would have expected with a +33. That makes this current Generation the biggest increase for any generation iPhone.
My scoring is 100% determined by me. So yes it is not overly scientific. It is based on a score of 1 or 2 or 3. A plus 1 is for a minor tweak or new feature. a 2 is a new feature that is something that clearly improves over past gens - and a 3 is a significant change - in the feature set or functionality.
For Example the A8 Processor - got a +1 - where as the A9 gets a +3. The performance jump we talked about last episode almost makes me want to give it a +4 - but that is not an option.
4K vidoe recording gets a +3. As does Video playback support. the 12 MP new camera - also a +3. As is the improved 5 MP front camera.
3D Touch - gets a +3 as well - not so much for what it can do today - but how it will be used in the future.
And the semi-Water Proof features added - gets a +3. This will be evident to anyone that drops it in a pool or bathtub or urinal - and it keeps on working. The addition of the gasket and seals for the connectors is huge. No Apple is not talking about it - but it is there - and it is a big big upgrade - especially for anyone that has ever had an iPhone dropped into water.
On the + 2 side of things - there is the 2GB of RAM. This should improve the over all UI and what you can do with the iPhone.
Live Photos gets a +2 as well - as it is a nice new unique iPhone feature.
I gave Deep Trenches a +2 - because once you look at some of the new photos with the 6S and 6S+ - you realize there is some nice magic going on - and this is a big part of that magic - that allows the extra MP to matter.
And the improved LTE / Wifi get a combined +2.
On the Plus 1 side we have Optical Video Stabilization - which is just for the 6S+. There is also now Playback Zoom for Video - that gets a plus 1. Almost gave it a plus 2.
Faster Touch ID gets a +1
As does Tougher Glass
And finally Stronger Aluminum gets a +1. Wanted to give it a Plus 2 - but being annoyed by bendgaters - is not justification enough to bump it up - so I left it at +1.
Overall as I said to start - this Generation of iPhones is the biggest update ever. And goes along with S level updates being the better updates as we have been saying on this show for a long time.
If you would like to see the entire chart - including the new features added to past iPhones going back to the iPhone 4. In the Tii App for Ep 368 - go to the bonus content - and I will have it in there as a PDF. The second page has the updates with the scores.
I will also have some links in the shows notes articles going over some of the improvements and testing for the iPhone 6S and 6S+.
But here is my overall recommendation - if you have a 5S or earlier - and you are ok with going with a larger size phone - then now is the time to upgrade. The only reason not to - is if you are like my wife - and you want the smaller size iPhone.
If you have an iPhone 6 or 6+ - I still find it hard to recommend an upgrade - but it does make more sense to upgrade to the 6S from the 6 - then it has for any other generation upgrade. So if you have upgraded each year in the past - this year - well you likely already upgraded.
http://www.redmondpie.com/detailed-benchmarks-show-
iphone-6s-is-the-fastest-phone-in-the-world/
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2986731/
smartphones/first-look-the-new-iphone-6s-plus-
impresses.html
http://www.wired.com/2015/10/waterproof-iphone-6s/
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http://www.redmondpie.com/dual-core-iphone-6s-smokes-
galaxy-s6-note-5-other-android-phones-in-initial-benchmarks/
Now of course we do not live in a world with just iPhones - that would be a purely utopian world. Nope - we also have Android devices out there - and when it comes to comparing the iPhone - we can’t just compare this gen to last gen. Nope - we also need to look at how it does against those other phones.
When it comes to benchmark test - that is easy - the iPhone 6S and 6S+ smoked - toasted - destroyed the comp. Not even close. Single core speed tests for the A9 came in above 2,500. The closest Android phone was the HTC Nexus 9 - coming in at 1887. That was actually the only Android phone that came between iPhones with the A8 and A9. The A8 came in at over 1600. Yes - all other Android phones tested - were slower than the 1 year old iPhone 6 and 6+. Next on line was the Galaxy S6 edge at 1309. Wait a second Rob- last week you said the 5S was at 1,399 - oh - good catch - so really all other Android Phones were slower than the 2 year old iPhone 5S. Sweet. The Samsung Galaxy S6 came in at 1207 and the numbers drop from there.
So looking at bench mark tests the iPhone 6S and 6S+ smoke and destroy all competition. And the 6 and 6+ and 5S beat everything else except the HTC Nexus 9.
16:58
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-cameras-on-the-new-
iphones-set-a-new-standard-for-smartphone-
photography-2015-9
But of course smartphone use is a lot more than just bench mark tests. There is also how people use the phone - and in reality that most often is as a camera.
Business insider has a nice article on how the iPhone 6S Plus did vs the Galaxy Note 5. Make sure to have your ad blockers installed before heading over.
So how did it do. Quote the iPhone 6S plus is the new reigning champion of smartphone cameras. Many smartphones that take pictures with accurate color tend to look gloomy and dull - even in bright sunlight. but the iPhone offers an excellent balance of color accuracy and enticing brightness unquote.
And that is why Deep trenches gets a +2.
The iPhone 6S and 6S+ are the fasted smartphones and have the best cameras - and if you are on an Android Phone - then it is definitely time to join the Utopian future known as iOS.
If you have an older iPhone and are on the fence about upgrading - really the only two reasons I can give for not upgrading for those on the fence - Size - that is if you want the smaller 4” form factor - and Money - if you don’t have an extra Grand laying around then wait until it is time for your carrier subsidy to kick in - if you even get one of those anymore.
18:38
Hi Rob,
Your show is one of my regular podcasts. I appreciate ALL your timely and informative subject matter. Always accurate and trusted. Best thing you do is let us know when to install upgrades.
I have also found your advertisers to be what you say they are ... Especially Harry's
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Hi Rob,
I heard Coby mention that since he had upgraded to iOS 9.1 beta 1, he now has to enter a 6 Digit Passcode, I too had this on my new iPhone 6S Plus and also on my Sons iPhone 6 after a restore of his data from his iPhone 5S.
But if you go into Touch ID & Passcode and opt to change your Passcode, enter in your Current Passcode it will then ask you to set a new Passcode, but will also give you an option of Passcode Options, at the bottom of the screen, so if you select that, you can then change the passcode back to a 4 Digit Passcode.
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Mark Tracey.
West Midlands
UK.
Hi Rob,
In item 367 at 1 hour and 45 seconds in, you read a email from Dan in Vancouver indicating 2 issues with IOS 9. The first was with texting where the field in which you would normally type a message would become populated with a prompt to record a spoken message with no apparent way to dismiss it. I have a 6 plus and my wife has a 5 and we both were experiencing this after we installed IOS 9 and the only way I found to temporarily fix it was to force quit the text app and reopen it. I have since upgraded to IOS 9.0.2 on my 6 plus and the issue is still there. In both cases it happens randomly. If anyone knows a fix please share it.
Regards,
Steve in Texas
Hi Rob how do you get the podcasts ap to automatically download in the back ground?
Regards, Conrad
Go to Settings —> Podcasts —> Turn on “Background App Refresh”
Also there may be a bug with the Podcasts app - so while you are there - turn OFF - “Delete Played Episodes” as it may be deleting just slightly played episodes or episodes downloading while listening to others.
Here is an email I received on this.
Rob
While downloading Ep. 0367 via cellular data, I decided to finish listening to 0366. Download progressed fine and upon reaching the end of listening to 0366, the Podcast App marked both episodes as "Played Episodes to be Deleted".
I had not even touched the play button for Ep. 0367 so it seems we might have another bug? Maybe listeners can chime-in if they have experienced the same.
Regards,
PaulG in Lawrenceville
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27:08
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Kent Kersey who posted the following question
Quote
Does anyone know of an easy way to see which songs/albums you've downloaded to your iPhone on Apple Music?
Unquote
And Marc Lobart answered where to find that. First you open the Music App - next at the bottom select “My Music” Then in the middle of the screen look for the red text - Might be Artists or Albums or Songs or Genres or Composers - depending on what you had it set to. Tap on that and you will get a pop up with those options to choose from - select Songs - That will close the pop up - next tap on songs again and then at the bottom of that pop up - select the toggle switch - Only Offline Music - turn that on. And that should close the pop up.
That will then list just the music you have on your iOS device.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Faisal Keylani who linked to an article:
This per Apple releasing the A1633 iPhone 6S - which is Apples unlocked SIM-Free - not for any specific carrier - world phone. This is now the answer to the question - on which iPhone should I get if I want one unlocked. The A1634 is the 6S+ version.
29:34
http://www.redmondpie.com/unlocked-t-mobile-vs-sim-
free-iphone-6s-6s-plus-whats-the-difference/
There was a nice post on RedmondPie - that goes over the difference between the A1633 and 34 vs the other iPhones.
Especially with regards to the T-Mobile unlocked phone - the new ones have one more band for LTE - Band 30 - which is not available for the T-Mobile phones.
In the US for example when you go on line to buy an iPhone - you will now see the following options for Carrier
AT&T
Sprint
T-Mobile
Verizon
and now - SIM-Free
Delivery of the 6+ Rose Gold Sim free for 128 GB is listed as 2 to 3 weeks.
Looks like it is one to two weeks for other options.
I think it is pretty self-explanatory - but when you buy an iPhone that is SIM-Free - it is exactly what you get an iPhone with no SIM card.
But really it comes down to if you want an iPhone no strings attached and will work in more places world wide then any other phone - the A1633 and 34 - are the phones you are looking for.
Again - just choose the SIM-Free option. And pretty surprising to see this on sale in the US within a month of Launch.
NOTE - this does not mean they will work in China. They have a different system there all together. But they should work Globally except in China.
I should also welcome the following countries to the iPhone 6S and 6S+ party - as they all started getting the new iPhones on October 9th and they are
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dorne, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Harrenhal, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan
But remember - is you are looking for a world phone - the SIM Free version is the one to go with.
31:57
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/12/apple-
seeds-fifth-ios-9-1-beta/
Apple is keeping up with its rapid release of the betas. With iOS 9.1 Beta 5 now available as of Monday October 12th. It looks like the full release of 9.1 is on schedule for later this month. We know it is scheduled for later this month as 9.1 is needed to set up Apple TV from an iOS device.
Changes this time around seem to be new emoji’s because evidently Apple thinks we can’t get enough of them.
New Wallpapers
Developer support for live Photos
and iPad Pro - Apple Pencil Compatibility - but not sure how anyone can prove that last one - since neither device is out.
There is also the so called - stability / speed improvements. Which is just a generic place holder for the 2nd beta and later.
32:45
http://www.msn.com/en-au/money/technology/iphone-
6s-users-report-boiling-hot-home-buttons/ar-AAfbD0D
Here is a strange one - and have not heard of any listeners with this problem.
It comes from Msn.com and the post is titled - iPhone 6S users report boiling hot home buttons.
And well you guessed it is about users reporting Touch ID - that is too hot to touch. Not 3D touch but 3 Alarm Touch.
This according to some on Apples support forums - is just the touch ID that is getting hot - and if they held down the home and power buttons together for around 10 seconds - after the phone restarted all functioned well again.
Which I find interesting - because the same ones saying the home button was too hot to touch are the same ones saying if you hold it and the power button down for 10 seconds the problem goes away once it reboots - either that or all the nerves in your finger are dead and you can’t tell it is hot anymore - one or the other.
That all said - as I mentioned I have not heard of this issue from any listeners - if anyone had a hot home button on their 6S - let me know.
And let me know if powering it down and back up solved the issue.
34:05
http://www.marco.org/2015/10/09/overcast2
Marco Arment the developer of OverCast is doing something interesting - he is making OverCast free - as in completely free. But Rob you say -it was already free - Yes - but many or the best features were locked behind an in-app purchase. Not any more - now all the features are unlocked and free.
Marco is trying a new model where he asks for some donations instead.
So yes his smart speed and voice boost features are all unlocked now. There are 3D touch shortcuts - and of course the Apple Watch App.
There is a play next by priority feature. Which is nice for those that like this show - make Today in iOS a priority and when a new episode comes out - which as you know can be any day of the week - and the new ep of Tii moves to the top of the list.
This is Overcast Version 2.0 as well - so there are new features - especially with regards to streaming content. Plus lots of improvements to the app.
The thing I like about Overcast most - is that the features are with you the consumer in mind - and focused on helping making it easier to consume the content you know you want to consume - not trying to force content on you you never heard of or asked for.
So if you have lots of podcasts you listen to - and you have not checked out Overcast yet or recently - now is a good time.
If you are using the Overcast App - make sure to recommend the Today in iOS podcast.
35:59
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/16/technology/
android-hack/index.html
Here is a fun Android Article - it appears to hack an Android phone - you just type in a really long password. This is one of the oldest hacks in the book - it is called and overflow error. And with Android devices running the Latest Version of Android - Lollipop - yes it is vulnerable to this - hey Password is not the password - what should we try next hack. Once you overwhelm the device with too many characters - it crashed to the open home screen.
According to google - someone that has your phone and does this - can quote view contact data, phone logs, SMS messages, and other data that is normally protected. unquote. Yeah so you know nothing major or anything.
Google did release a patch for this back in September - which means most Android users will be getting that patch - oh - yeah - never. But the ones that do - it will probably be in 2016 at best before they see it.
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It takes me at least 20 hours a week to get this show produced. That 20 hours a week is spent answering and sort emails and voicemails. I do look at them all. I spend a good amount of time reading articles and researching for the episode. And it takes 6 hours min to get all the show notes done. The actual recording takes about 1 hour for every 20 minutes of episode. The typical evening I record episode is over 4 hours for the recording / editing / exporting / encoding / show notes creation and publishing. For example tonight I started recording at 10:30 PM - and right now XX minutes in - it is XX:XX XM time.
Per voicemail messages - I have a folder I move them to - and then pull them out in usually what is a most recent in - first out method. Meaning if I fall behind - and your recording does not make it on right away - with in the last 3 eps - chances are it will not make it on - until well at least the quiet periods between New Years and WWDC. I went and looked in the folder - and there are over 1,200 voicemails in there. That does not count the much much great number of emails. So today I am going to make the rest of this episode ALL about listener feedback. No more news - just listener feedback with most - the vast majority being voicemail messages. That will clear the way for future feedback about the new Apple TV , iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and new keyboard case - all which will be coming between late October and late November. The rest of the ep will be voicemails that came in since the iPhone 6S and 6S+ were announced and up until this afternoon on October 12th. So essentially all come from the past 5 weeks. But if I get over 90 Minutes before the Outro - then I will close it down for this week - and get to the others next week.
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Hi Rob,
Just thought I'd write in and mention that you can probably say "Hey Siri" without spelling it out for 2 reasons. 1) The "voice training" feature seems to be working very well. I tried this with my wife and Siri wouldn't activate on my phone unless I asked, and 2) I believe the feature is disabled when playing audio, as when connected via Bluetooth to Sync in my Ford, I can't get it to activate when audio is playing, but it works fine when I pause the stream.
Really digging my new 6s Plus. Here are a couple of tricks I've discovered. On a 6s or 6s Plus on iOS 9, 3D Touch and hold on the keyboard to enable a trackpad to move the cursor when typing (similar to 2-finger drag on the iPad). Also, I've noticed in iOS 9, with the screen locked, plugging in a headphone jack now turns on the lock screen with a slider icon for the Music app in the lower left (similar to the fashion used by the Handoff feature) you can slide up to launch into that app. Thanks for the show, Rob.
Lou Valencia
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Joe - thanks for the tip and the mention of donations for iPad Pro - and I want to thank Michael M, Henrik B, and Daniel W for their very kind donations to the Show - which folks if you would like to help out you can do by clicking on the donate button in the lower right hand side of our site at today in iOS dot com. Thanks to all that have donated to the show.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 367
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called OPPOSING FEAR with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG OPPOSING FEAR
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank CHRIS for sending in the Artwork for today's show. CHRIS wrote the following:
Rob,
Here is a Bit of Today in iOS artwork. I created it Using Photoshop Touch App utilising the photo layering applying photo layers and multiplying an image of Quantum Teleporting from NIST, Apple Event Siri Wave and Text.
Regards,
Chris in London
Thanks CHRIS, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see CHRIS'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 367 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:25
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““Research in Motion’s new tablet is surprisingly mature for a new product, and one that will clearly be embraced by both consumers and corporate users alike.” unquote
Jack Kapica, Digital Journal, 15 April 2011
If by embraced you meant rejected or repudiated or pushed away or shunned - then yes they were quote embraced unquote - Just Sayin
02:55
For Promo codes - Doohhh - I did a first - I sent out the promo codes for Cool Timer Pro to those that asked for the 40 Years of Concert Photos and vice versa. Which is why I should not be copying over promo codes at 4:00 AM after I finish a show. I apologize to all I sent the wrong codes to and to the dev and iBook authors. We have given away promo codes for almost 400 different apps it was a pretty good run of not doing that before. Lets see if we can go another 400 apps of not doing that again.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:09
http://www.forbes.com/sites/abigailtracy/2015/10/02/
in-wake-of-t-mobile-and-experian-data-breach-john-legere-
did-what-all-ceos-should-do-after-a-hack/
For all of us US T-mobile users that signed up between September 1st 2013 and September 16th 2015 - It appears that t-Mobile’s partner Experian - had a slight ummm data breach. which I mean for a company that is doing credit checks and has your personal info and social and other details - Yeah I mean I can see how they let that happen. Please note the issue here was not with t-mobile but with their soon to be vendor that does credit checks.
And again I said us - because I signed up with them September 2014. Sweet.
apparently all effected will be notified in writing - This according to t-mobile CEO John Legere - who to his credit did not hide when news of this broke - he actually went on to twitter and answered peoples questions.
He also said that T-mobile customer will also be notified when you logging your mytmobile.com account.
He did say if there is no notification when you sign in all is fine. But best to take advantage of free protection services being offered by t-mobile right now.
There is a link in the show notes to the page T-mobile put up about this. Again - check your account and see if you are affected.
http://www.t-mobile.com/landing/experian-data-breach-faq.html
05:42
http://betanews.com/2015/09/20/adblock-plus-defends-ad-
blocking-applauds-peace-and-backs-crystal-for-ios/
I have not said much on the Adblock feature in iOS 9 - and the controversy that was brought up by Marco Arment - mostly because I was trying to research on this and see if my gut feeling on this was wrong.
I went and even attended a webinar about Adblocking from the Folks at TapInfluence - who are definitely Anti-AdBlocking.
But here is what I thought was interesting in the webinar - in one slide they had - that was titled Why People Block Ads.
The main reasons were 1. Ads Obscure content, 2. Privacy 3. Bandwidth 4. Slow Website Load 5. Because they can.
But they missed a big reason for mobile - Battery Life. If you are browsing on mobile devices and downloading lots and lots of extra content - sometimes 10 times or more content without ad blockers then with ad blockers - then adding an ad blocker if you do a lot of surfing the web makes a lot of sense. Because it is not like you actually look at those ads - so you will be missing nothing - and saving battery life to boot.
By they way I am not going to build up to where I stand - I will state it right now - I am all for ad blocking - the issue as I see it is that Ads have become such a burden on web browsing - that they make the entire experience bothersome - I sometimes I find an article that is really good and I have to debate on if I even want to link to it - because it is so overrun with ad crap. Pop ups - redirects to get to the article - or video ads that start on their own - it is all really annoying and as mentioned also a drain on your iPhones resources.
Per the issue with Marco Arment - if you are not aware - he had a very successful ad blocker he released called Peace - it was so successful it made it to the number one paid app in iTunes app store for a couple of days - and then Marco pulled the plug - because he felt guilty for suppling users a tool that he felt would be used to bypass ads and cost content creators money. Also it seems he may have been beat up by his publisher for doing it.
See that is the other side of this argument - that without the ads there would be no content.
Marco said on his blog post quote
I still believe that ad blockers are necessary today. but I've learned over the last few crazy days that I don't feel good making one and being the arbiter of what's blocked,
unquote
Marco’s app used a data base from Ghostery to decide what to block. So technically he was not the arbiter of what was being blocked - he was more like the Executioner of Ads - and Ghostery was the judge handing do the sentence. But in either case - Marco did not feel right swinging the sword that was being used to cut off the heads of Advertisers.
I am saddened to see Marco had pulled the app - and disappointed.
But I am happy he proved there is a huge market for this type of product - and that means those sites like iMore and BGR and others that are littered with ads and scripts and pop up and pop overs and pop wherevers - they need to understand that there are limits to how much people will endore when it comes to hijaking the browsing experience. And since he showed there is a demand for it - there are now many others more then willing to pick up that sword and start a swinging. And good for them.
Lets talk about how bad some sites are out there - I mentioned the iMore site before - the load time for the main page is 22.43 seconds. BGR’s load time is 23.09 seconds, For comparison - Daring fireball site loads in 2.11 seconds, Marco Arments site - Marco.org loads in 1.8 seconds and Today in iOS loads in 1.52 seconds. But I will work to get that down to under a second.
Look there are ways to have sites that are not so user unfriendly - and the reason again for Ad blockers is because of sites that just chew up so many resources and it slows down the browser experience quite a bit.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/18/9353023/marco-
arment-peace-ad-blocker-withdrawn
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/18/technology/peace-ad-
blocking-app-pulled/index.html
10:26
https://brooksreview.net/2015/09/content-blocker-test/
There is a good review of Ad blockers at brooksreview dot net.
Interestingly his results were close to mine when looking with no Ad blockers active. As he also tested the iMore site. not saying they are getting a name for a bad user experience - but.. Rene - you might just want to rethink things over there. Just sayin.
Anyway they found with no blockers on iMore loaded in 18 seconds. With the best ad blocker that was reduced to 2.3 seconds - that blocker was 1Blocker
Daring fireball loaded in 2.2 seconds with no blockers and 1.3 seconds with the best blockers - Peace, Crystal and Selenium.
He tested a bunch of other sites as well.
His results came down to this - for the fastest Ad blockers.
1. 1Blocker was the fastest over all.
2. Ad Block Multi
3. Adamant and Blockr 1.0.1 tied for 3rd.
Now here is one issue - 1Blocker whitelists The Deck Ads by default - which means you need to add a custom rule to block those. That said - Right now - 1Blocker which is free - is the one I am using and testing. By the way once you install the Ad blocker - go and launch the app on your home screen - this will allow it to run and get the updated list of sites to block. then click on start using - and click the big button to turn on. Then go to settings - safari and turn it on. Oh and note there is an in app purchase to allow you to block more then one type of content at a time. There is a block ads switch, a block trackers switch, a block twitter widgets, and so on. As a free app you only get one item. You have to spend $2.99 to block all or multiple categories.
There is also a nice list of Ad blockers over at the loop insight.com
Once you install an Ad or really Content blocker - go to Settings then Safari and scroll down to Content blockers - and flip the switch to enable / disable your content blocker of choice.
Here is one piece of advice I have seen mentioned many places - running multiple different Content blockers at once does not make things faster and in most cases slows things down.
Again - let me know what Content blocker you have settled on or decided against - 206- 666- 6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in iOS At gmail dot com.
http://www.loopinsight.com/2015/09/16/a-list-of-content-
blockers-for-ios-9/
13:44
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/10/will-losing-its-apple-
developer-account-hurt-ifixit
I had a this next item sent in from a bunch of people - some made at apple and some taking Apples side.
And that is about iFixit - Getting a dev unit for $1 and then going and tearing it down and here is the important part - putting up the video and post about the tear down.
Because of that Apple said you broke your developer agreement - where you said if you received the unit you would not report about it.
My Opinion is this - APPLE Had to revoke their dev license. I know I joked about devs sending in their reviews of the new Apple TV - or actually not to. Wink Wink. But In this case iFixit accepted the terms of the $1 unit - and then went and broke those terms - they even said they knew it could get them booted. And really Apple again had to to send the message - nope you can’t do that.
This is not talking a little about a new feature in iOS 9.X beta - this is a full fledged tear down and posting of video of said tear down - of a device they explicitly agreed they would not do that.
So again don’t be mad at Apple - they just did what they had to do.
15:12
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+
TV+4th+Generation+Teardown/49046
Ok - since I was not one Apple sent a review unit to - I have no qualms talking about the iFixit tear down.
So what did we learn - Well essentially not much. I mean nothing worthy of getting your developer license revoked - that is for sure.
It just verified a lot of what was already talked about by Apple per the device. The Optical audio out is gone. The micro USB port is replaced by a USB C port.
One thing that was new and we learned from the tear down is that there is 2 GB of RAM - which makes sense - as the biggest argument against too much RAM is the battery draw - but since this is not mobile - battery drain is not an issue.
So Apps should run very smooth on the apple TV 4th gen.
Overall they gave it a repairability score of 8 out of 10.
We also are hearing from those that did not keep their lips sealed - that The new Apple TV - will support two 3rd party remotes and the Apple TV remote at the same time. So a max of 3 connected players at any one time.
This my kids will be bummed about - as they like to play up to 4 players at once on minecraft and their NBA game on the Xbox. Will be interesting to see if Apple makes an update at some point to allow up to 4 players at once - which really is kind of a standard in set top box games or even my Atari - just sayin.
16:51
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/10/amazon-will-ban-
sales-of-the-apple-tv-and-googles-chromecast-later-this-month
Another item a lot of people sent in about is the story that Amazon will be banning sales of the Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast later this month.
according to Bloomberg no Apple TV or Chromecast devices will be available for purchase on Amazon.com starting on October 29th.
Amazon is supposed to have sent an email to marketplace sellers with regards to the removal - and said no new listing will be allows and existing inventory will disappear later in the month.
According to Amazon quote
Over the last three years, Prime Video has become an important part of Prime, It’s important that the streaming media players we sell interact well with Prime Video in order to avoid customer confusion.
unquote
Now it is very possible that the 4th Gen Apple TV will be listed in the Amazon App store - as it could support Prime Video - if Apple allows the App in the Apple TV App store. It could also be a move Amazon is doing because Apple rejected an Amazon Prime Video App - and this ban is a barging chip they are using to get their Apple TV app approved.
Or it could just mean Amazon is scared of the new Apple TV 4th gen and wants to get rid of all competition from their store.
I guess we will know more once a launch date is announced for the Apple TV.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-01/amazon-
will-ban-sale-of-apple-google-video-streaming-devices
18:12
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20:04
Voice Mail - Warren_FL_ordered_afterLaunch
Hi Rob,
Just let you know, I ordered my IPhone 6s Plus at my ATT store on Sept. 14 (the 128 gig gold, but couldn't get rose color).
I was all ready for Oct 19th. I got an email from ATT on the 22nd of Sept. That the phone was shipped, I was shocked, I received the phone Friday afternoon, the official launch date. And ATT said they will give me $200 for my 64 gig 5s.
Regards,
Roy S
Warren and Roy - Thanks for the feedback - I wonder if that is something we need to be worried about - is it - Apple has better supply - or is it demand is much lower over all this time around. Or Maybe it is just AT&T where the demand has dropped.
Hi Rob,
Received the iPhone 6s Plus 128gig version on the 25th and found it to be laggy and occasionally the transition from one screen to another would hang and the icons would become super large, stalled in their transition to the next screen as if the processor was busy with other actions.
What caused me to return it was the failure to down load apps. I set this up as a new device and was downloading the apps I actually use, when it stopped downloading. The app held at the "waiting" stage. This happened with any app I tried including the Apple Store app.
As a test I simultaneously attempted to download the Hilton Hotel app and my work iPhone 6 breezed through in moments and the iPhone 6s Plus began the process, circle loaded up l, but the data never downloaded.
I reset the phone and the problem persisted.
For $1000 that was enough for me, back it went. I will keep the 5s for another year. By then more devs will put the Taptic Engine to good use.
Love the show and always look forward to the next episode and listener observations and comments.
Regards,
Mike from Chicago
Mike thanks for the feedback and sorry to hear of your issue - but I think this next feedback
Voice Mail - Mike_CA_response_laggy_performance_logic_board_issue
25:38
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Wayne Henderson who posted the following question
Quote
I love my new iPhone 6s, EXCEPT for the Touch ID, since it is now too lightning fast. Is there anyway to adjust it? Or, is it something we can hope for a fix in an iOS update?
Unquote
Wayne - not saying that sounds like a oh poor me my new iPhone is just too fast post or anything - but.
Ok - here were some of the responses.
From Brian sullivan - he suggested using the sleep / wake button or an unregistered finger.
Chanah Vo says quote its extra extra fast. well all get used to it soon.
And other advice was to basically un-reigster a finger and then re-learn that finger - but just the middle and not the tip of the finger. Then you can push the home button with the just the tip - hmmm seems there is a joke there I am missing - any way - just use the tip — - - of your finger on the home button and it will wake up the screen to see your messages.
Or you know you could just downgrade to a slower older iphone.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Timmy T who wrote:
quote Google Fixed the Google+ app. unquote
To which Craig said he did not know it was broken - and Timmy replied saying the issue was you couldn’t read whole posts if they were long by just tapping on it - you had to tap on comment in order to read the entire post.
and now it is working correctly where you can see the whole post by taping on it. So Timmy thanks for the heads up on that.
27:45
http://social.techcrunch.com/gallery/15-hidden-features-
tucked-away-in-ios-9/
I wanted to talk a little about a couple of features in iOS 9 - that some or many do not get.
1. Is the Keyboard doubles as a trackpad - that is for those with iPads and the latest iPhones - but that requires 3D touch for the later on the iPads - just use two fingers at once on the keyboard to activate. this is a nice feature especially when typing a large text document or email and needs to move easily around to do some editing.
2. Picture in Picture Video - new iPads only. To activate this start watching a video in safari - tap on the video with one finger - then in the controls pick the icon that looks like a box inside a box. You can then move that around as needed.
The box with the new video will float about any other apps you go to. So this is a nice way to watch a sporting event and answer emails or comment in social media. Like wow - I drove for 9+ hours to see this football game and it seems the team forgot to send their defense up here or their offense. Oh wait - the offense is just late - a little to late. Oh and look they missed the bus to Cincinnati as well. Just saying.
So sports fans rejoice - you can now watch your games and write snarky I just fell off the bandwagon type comments at the same time.
29:14
http://www.applecontroll.com/2015/09/iphone-6s-teardown-
treatment-specs.html
One spec uncovered by iFixit that I did not mention on the last episode is that the A9 Processor for the 6S and 6S+ is clocked at 1.82 GHz. This is a nice speed bump up from the 1.38 GHz speed of the A8 processor in the 6 and 6+
If you look at the single core benchmarks for each iPhone generation - the A9 processor gives the biggest jump in RAW benchmark scores in the history of the iPhone.
From the 2G to 3G - there was no change - it was the same processor - so that was the worst update.
We then go from a bench mark of 143 to 155 from the 3G to 3GS
And from 155 to 212 when we get to the 4.
The 4S - single core speed stayed basically the same coming in at 217 - but its dual core jumped to 410. Still most apps run single core - so the 4S increase was actually not all that great or even noticeable for most applications and uses. Still the 4S is being updated and supported by iOS 9 - so it is a nice little work horse of a phone.
The 5 Really sped things up jumping to a 707 score That is over 3.2 times increase. That was the biggest multiple increase of any update and really offered the biggest noticeable improvement.
The 5S was no slouch jumping up to 1398 - almost a 2X increase. If you increased from a 4S to a 5S - they were worlds apart.
The 6 however was just a small bump up to 1615. Which is not much of an increase at just 1.16 times the past generation. The 5S and the 6 and 6+ performance wise - are very similar when running most apps.
The 6S jumps up to 2556 - for a single core - which smokes all other smartphones by a wide margin and is 1.58 times faster than the 6. The 941 jump in bench mark tests clearly is the biggest. But from a % increase was the 3rd best in the history of the iPhone. That said - if you are increasing even from the 6 or 6+ - the speed increase in noticeable - according to almost all reporting in. In some cases as we heard before it is too quick.
I almost have enough data now to do my iPhone comparison chart update and give a score to the iPhone 6S and 6S+ - hopefully next episode - which is what I said last episode. But the more I read on benchmark tests - the more impressed I am with what Apple did under the hood with this update.
It also make me very excited for the iPad Pro - and what it will be able to do.
32:07
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/09/30Apple-Brings-
Apple-Music-iTunes-Movies-iBooks-to-Customers-in-China-
Starting-Today.html
For iBook users Apple has made some changes for what iBook authors can do - and this is good for both groups.
From Apple quote
Updates for iBooks on iOS and Mac Readers can now choose a new reading mode in iBooks called Gray. The new mode offers white text on a gray background and makes reading on an iOS device or Mac easier on the eyes.
Additionally, with the latest version of iBooks, readers can multitask. For example, you can read a book and browse the web with Safari, side-by-side.
With iBooks for iOS, you can use Spotlight to search for books by title, author name, or series name. This will show you books you already have in your library and books available on the iBooks Store - such as books that are more compelling then the one that made you want to multi-task with safari. If you already started reading the book, we will also show you how much of the book you’ve already read.
To get the new version of iBooks for iOS, update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iOS 9. To get the new iBooks for Mac, install OS X El Capitan v10.11.
Updates for iBooks Author With the latest version of iBooks Author, we have improved the import function for Pages and Microsoft Word documents. For best results, you should use section breaks between chapters when you write your book in Pages or Microsoft Word.
If you’re using one of the EPUB templates, you can now also add Pop-Over widgets with text or images to your book.
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And speaking of iBooks - On September 30th quote Apple® today announced that Apple Music™, iTunes® Movies and iBooks® are now available to customers in China. Apple Music combines an extensive and diverse music library with the knowledge of world-class music experts who have programmed playlists and radio stations just for you. Launching with millions of songs in its catalog, Apple Music in China features music from artists including Eason Chan, Li Ronghao, JJ Lin and G.E.M., as well as a wide range of international artists including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and many more. Fans can also rent or purchase movies from a great selection of Chinese studios as well as Hollywood blockbusters on the iTunes Store®, in addition to enjoying paid and free books from the iBooks Store℠. For the first time, customers in China will have access to Apple’s entertainment ecosystem with music, movies books and podcasts right at their fingertips. unquote
I added in the part about podcasts - because clearly it was an error of omission and was supposed to be in that press release. Right.
In any case - if you are in China there is now more content available for you via the Apple Eco-system. So please check out my free iBook - Podcast101 - A new copy is in the works - with the new iAuthor. But the current one still has all you need to go from Zero to Podcast in one evening.
35:15
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/htc-president-calls-
monthly-android-security-updates-unrealistic/
Thanks to all that sent in this beauty of an article.
It is about a quote from HTC’s president. This with regards to Googles announcement that they are going to roll out monthly Android security updates. What was his quote - well that it is quote unrealistic unquote. Seems unless you have an android phone purchased directly from Google and unlocked to any carrier - the idea of monthly updates is just not one HTC thinks can be supported - given that most devices also have a carrier level of software - and that means even if HTC does update their software for ALL their phones every month - then the carriers need to get behind that and make their updates / approvals on those changes as well. And I would have to agree with HTC’s president - that is not only unrealistic - it is fantasy land - with Peter Pan - flying boats and ticking alligators type thinking. there is no way the carriers are going to support updates for ALL the android phones they carry now not to mention the ones they carried last quarter or last year or two or three years ago.
Yet with the iPhone 4S - which was released 4 years ago - when there is a security update - all iPhone 4S owners can get it that day is they want. That is a big big big difference between the iOS eco-system and the Android frago-system.
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Hi Colby - I think you have a setting that changed. I just updated my iPhone 4S to 9.1 beta 3 - and that is not the issue at all - that phone stayed on its traditional 4 Digit code. Actually for the iPhone 4S running beta 3 of 9.1 at least there is no option to even get to 6 digits on the pass code.
Hi Rob,
I setup or trained my iphone 6S plus siri since day 1 when i got it and on episode 366 when the caller said “H E Y - Siri" my Siri did not wake up at all since it was not my voice (yayyyy) - worked as planned.
Anyway i love my iphone 6s plus and my wife and i are definitely loving live photos
Regards,
Jorge
Hi Rob! Philip from Green Bay.
Sorry I missed you when you came to town! I was camping in the Nicolet National Forest last week, only got back the night before the big game. Just catching up, and heard you were in town for Monday Night Football. I hope you had a great time in northeastern Wisconsin, despite the outcome of the game. The Pack and A-Rod were really on, that night!
Oh, IOS stuff:
I had a 2nd gen iPad that no longer would charge, and had gotten extremely doggy anyway. Since I didn't want to buy a year-old normal size iPad, I was forced to choose between the iPad Pro and the new Mini 4. I'm so glad!! The Mini 4 is a beautiful machine, barely smaller screen than a normal iPad, very fast, very light, more portable, and half the cost of the Pro. The Pro looks cool, but way too big, heavy, and pricey for my needs. The Mini is fantastic!
Take care, Rob! Hope the Pack sees the Chiefs in the SB "L"!!!)
Regards,
Phil S
Thanks Phil for the feedback. The trip went fine to and from - using Siri to get us around was easy. One thing I really liked about the Apple Watch - was sometimes I would have a podcast going when driving - but the Apple watch would remain focused on the maps - showing upcoming turns and how far to the next turn. Another thing I really like about the Apple watch - when using driving directions with maps - it vibrates when you should be turning. It really is a great companion to the iPhone for road trips.
Phil per your comments on the Chiefs and the supper bowl - Yikes - it is looking really doubtful the Chiefs even make the playoffs - at 1 and 3 - we would need to go 10 and 2 to finish out the season to have a realistic shot at the playoffs. And that is something that would be shocking if they could do it - as they just have not looked like a team that can win 10 out of 12 games.
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47:43
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1490536746/xlicon-
the-worlds-most-versatile-iphone-6-6-compan?ref=project_link
Thanks to the folks running the kickstarter project - XI.i.con - the world’s most versatile iphone 6S / 6S+ companion over at kickstarter dot com.
also worlds worst name - XI.i.Con - really. Ok - ignoring the bad name - which ranks up there with iPad. What they are offering is actually a neat device - and they have two versions - on for the 6 and 6S - and another for the 6+ and 6S+
To better describe it they say - quote The magnetic dock, sync, and wireless charging all in one that also acts as a portable battery for your iPhone unquote
So in a nutshell - it is a case that allows for wireless charging in a dock that also doubles as an external battery pack.
There is even a proximity alarm for your phone and the dock. When they get to far apart an alarm goes off.
They have a goal of $30k - and have raised $8k so far. This one has until November 5th at 12:14 AM CT to be funded.
Pricing while they last is $49. There is less than 20 left at that price - then it goes tot $54.
That price will get you the XI Case and XI Powerdock and a free 2X charging cable. Delivery is set to December 2015.
Search for XI dot i dot con - at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 367.
49:27
http://appreneurscholars.com/
Are you a student and an App dev or do you know someone that is. Well the Appreneur Sholarship Award is back and looking for entries for the 2016 winners.
Two student App Devs will receive $5,000. These will be awarded at CES on Jan 8th. Entry deadline is November 30th. Winners notified December 11th and announced on the 15th.
Link in the show note for where to register.
If anyone does register or has someone they know register - please let us know.
It seems this is open to Students from Elementary school up to Grad School.
50:11
Voice Mail - Kevin_Crossman_daniel_back_of_the_show
VoiceMail - John_Vanco_dan_uk_rant_touch
Hi rob,
I've been a long android user straight back from the nexus one, right upto to Samsung note 4, it's cost me a fortune keeping up with the so called flagship phones, so I decided a couple of months ago to try iOS. I didn't want to go all in on the iPhone 6, so I brought a second hand iPhone 5, WOW everything worked perfect, never had to keep doing soft resets everyday, I'm writing this on my new iPhone 6s 64 gb, I'm a huge convert now, I'll be having Apple TV when it comes out and the new mini iPad 4 for xmas, great show rob love listening and your little digs at android
Cheers from Wayne in Walsall UK
Thanks Wayne for that feedback.
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58:10
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/06/apple-seeds-
ios-9-1-beta-4/
Apple released today the 4th Beta of iOS 9.1. The new beta offers bug fixes to past betas of 9.1. And also a larger emoji set and the option to disable contact photos in the messages app. and there are some new wallpapers as well. Overall a minor update on the beta - with the bug fixes seeming the biggest part of this version of the beta.
58:42
VOICEMAIL - Gary_FL_loyalty_cards_stocard_app
Hi Rob,
I installed 9, it was working fine, except my texting was acting weird kept on wanting to record a message when I tried to text instead of allowing me to type my message then installed 9.1, that seemed to fix that problem. Today I installed the new notes and after I did I lost all my saved notes. Anyone know how to get my old notes back? They were on my iCloud account. I googled the issue but couldn't find anything that helped. Also, this is the first time since the first iPhone that I didn't order the new phone, I don't see enough in the iPhone 6s to upgrade yet.
Thanks,
Dan from Vancouver
Hey, Rob!
For the guy with the gym membership card wanting an easier way to access his card on his iPhone, I have been using a very handy app since pre-passbook/wallet called Key Ring by Mobestream Media. You can literally store any card you can think of, with many membership/loyalty cards already in its database. And, for those that are not, you simply take a picture of the front and back of your card, and the app generates a scannable barcode. Also, with the Handoff feature in iOS, and most likely the gym you attend, the Key Ring icon will appear on your device's Lock Screen in the bottom left-hand corner when you approach the gym. Hope you find this useful!
Regards,
JACOBÍ
Hi Rob,
-A recent caller wanted a quick way to access his gym card as a photo. I use the CardStar app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cardstar/id301460311?mt=8 to store all my loyalty and membership cards. I keep it on the app home screen for quick access. It uses location to pull up my nearby cards. So, if I'm in Staples, it shows the Staples logo and other nearby card logos. I tap the logo and the card is displayed.
-I have an answer as to why users recklessly forge ahead with an IOS update soon after release. Reason 1: for the adrenaline rush. Same irrational high you get when putting money on the Raiders to win the Super Bowl or betting on a long shot in the 6th race at Santa Anita. Reason two: morbid fascination.
-A tip for Verizon customers: Most Verizon outlets in my area are contract sellers, meaning that the employees are not Verizon employees. My family makes a point of driving to an official Verizon store staffed by Verizon employees because we find the staff to be more knowledgeable and the service to be more comprehensive and of better quality.
Now for my dilemma: I am eligible for phone upgrade at the end of October and want to stay at the basic price point. This leaves me with these options:
iPhone 6s 16GB - Pros: latest performance and features Cons: Battery life (relative to 6S+), Photos will take up more space. Is there a way to choose a lower resolution than 12 megapixels?
iPhone 6 64GB - Pros: 4x the storage Cons: Battery life, no 3D touch, new camera features, etc.
iPhone 6 Plus 16GB - Pros: Excellent battery life. Easier to read screens with my aging eyes. Cons: No 3D touch, new camera features, etc. Too honking big?
IOS 9 promises smaller app sizes because downloads will not include graphics and code for other IOS devices and models but this will probably be better assessed over the next few months.
At this point, I am leaning toward the iPhone 6 64GB. How does iPhone 6 battery life compare to the iPhone 5S? I have been disappointed with battery performance on my 5S. I cannot go a day at work without having to go out to my car to retrieve my charging cable.
We exchanged emails some time ago in which we both foresaw, erroneously, Apple moving away from 16GB entry level storage. It is becoming nearly impossible for most users to get by with a 16GB phone. I have to prune my apps, photos, podcasts and music constantly to maintain a little breathing space. I also run the Memory and Disk Scanner Pro app (99 cents, works great) several times a week to reclaim precious space.
Apple promotes the following fantastic apps as FREE! but they take up around 2.4 GB, in their versions for iPhone 5S. That is 15% of the storage space of a 16GB unit.
Apps (for iPhone 5S)
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App
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Size
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Pages
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279
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Numbers
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245
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Keynote
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463
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iMovie
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757
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GarageBand
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628
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Total
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2.37
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And that is before any files are created with the apps. The 16GB level seems obsolete. I can't imagine that the difference in manufacturing cost of a 64GB and 16GB units is $100. I suppose that Apple is subsidizing the cost other features with the premium price on storage. Kind of the way a Tylenol is billed at $27.00 while hospitalized.
Regards,
Mudslide Matt S.
Winston-Salem NC
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 366
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called COLD ORBIT NIGHTS with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG COLD ORBIT NIGHTS
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank PAUL for sending in the Artwork for today's show. PAUL wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
The photo was taken at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. It was edited with the Photogene, and TiltShiftGen apps. Thanks Rob.
Regards - Your Friend
Paul M.
Thanks PAUL, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see PAUL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 366 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:13
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““Given what I’ve seen of Honeycomb and Motorola’s excellent tablet, Cupertino will have some serious catching up to do with their iPad 2. unquote
J.P. Mangalindan, Fortune, 4 February 2011
J.P. I want to introduce you to a former sponsor on this show - their name is Warby Parker - because were not seeing so good - Just Sayin
02:42
For Promo codes - On Ep 365 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE App - COOL TIMER PRO . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 365
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:30
https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/ios_9/from_date:
-9,report_unit:day,to_date:0
Apple reported a 52% adoption rate of iOS 9 with in 3 days - this based on visits to the iTunes Store.
But is it possible there was a lot more visits by iOS 9 devices looking for updates to apps - then really a 52% adoption rate.
I mean one of the first things you do when you upgrade to iOS 9 is update apps - right.
Other services were showing around a 20 to 25% adoption rate in the first 3 days.
If we look at Mix Panel today - September 30th - they are showing an adoption rate of 55.05% for iOS 9.x vs 37.84% for iOS 8.x vs 7.11% for older than iOS 8. They actually show September 24th as the day iOS 9 beat out iOS 8 for adoption. And September 26th as the day it went over 50%.
All incredible numbers.
So now the question is - can you update to iOS 9. or should you. And well no - not iOS 9. But rather you should update to iOS 9.0.2 - that just came out today on the 30th.
iOS 9.0.2 - fixes some additional bugs - the biggest one in my book is the issue with the Podcasts App. For the first time I am able to use the Podcasts App on iOS 9. Yeah.
I do want to say some are having crashing issues still - but it is different crashing issues with the podcasts app - before it would say updating library at a white screen and crash. Now for some it goes to your list of podcasts - it shows them - it starts to download podcasts and then crashes. One suggestion - make sure you download all your podcast episodes before updating.
Also if you were one that has been crashed for a while - before updating - go and turn off downloading. Then update - then open the podcasts app - then turn downloading back on.
06:52
http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/30/ios-9-0-2/
Ok - but iOS 9.0.2 was NOT just about the Podcasts App fix - there were other items as well.
Here is what apple said iOS 9.0.2 fixed.
quote fixes an issue with the setting to turn on or off app cellular data usage.
resolves an issue that prevented iMessage activation for some users.
resolves an issue where an iCloud backup could be interrupted after starting a manual backup
Fixes an issue where the screen could incorrectly rotate when receiving notifications
and Improved the stability of Podcasts
So nice to see Apple with two double dot updates so quickly. Yes would have been better to not have needed them - but it is what is.
Apple also stopped signing iOS 8.4.1 - so no going back folks if you are at iOS 9.0.x
Also Apple released - iOS 9.1 Beta 3 - and apparently it fixes the issue with the Podcasts app as well.
08:04
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/09/28Apple-Announces-
Record-iPhone-6s-iPhone-6s-Plus-Sales.html
Well Apple released their iPhone first weekend sales numbers and as expected it was more than last year. I had speculated it would be about 12.5 Million units. It actually came in at 13 Million units. From Apple
Quote
CUPERTINO, California — September 28, 2015 — Apple® today announced it has sold more than 13 million new iPhone® 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models, a new record, just three days after launch.
unquote
Congrats to Apple on those numbers - but again that is not really about demand - as we know demand is greater - but rather about logistics - and well Congrats to Tim Cook on the Logistics of getting 13 Million iPhones to users in the first 3 days.
Some other good tidbits from that press release
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iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in more than 40 additional countries beginning October 9 including Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Taiwan. The new iPhones will be available in over 130 countries by the end of the year.
unquote
Then there was a whole bunch of Yada Yada - Yada Yada in the PR.
09:30
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/
09/28/iphone-save-cannot-apple/72972532/
So how did Wallstreet re-act to the news of the new record for iPhone Sales - ummm not so good.
Seems some wanted to see higher numbers - because this time around - China is part of the opening weekend. They were not there at launch weekend last year.
But strangely enough - none of the anal-ists were predicting over 13 Million units sold. Most were in the 11 to 12 Million range.
But suddenly when Apple actually exceeds the numbers those anal-ists had predicted. The Anal-ists then go - but yeah - this time you had China in the numbers. As if they did not know that ahead of time.
Yes - this year the iPhone launched in 12 global regions including China vs last years 10 regions where China was not included. But so what - this still was not about demand - it was about logistics.
So over or under - the number should not matter - but with it being over - how can the anal-ists be negative on that? Wow - they really confuse me sometimes.
Anyway - the real measure will be in January when Apple says when Q4 2015 sales were for iPhones.
10:41
https://linkbeef.com/this-is-how-you-switch-off-the-new-
iphone-feature-that-is-sending-bills-soaring/#_
Thanks to Doug in Cincy and other for his next one.
There is one new feature in iOS 9 - that is turned on by default - that most people will want to turn off. And by most - I do mean you. It is Wi-Fi Assist. And the reports from listeners are not good about going through a lot more cellular data then ever before. Yours truly included.
What this feature is supposed to do - is when you have a weak Wi-Fi signal - it is supposed to switch to Cellular to give you a better connection. Sounds reasonable. Except it seems Siri or whomever is make the call on what is a weak Wifi signal is really not all that happy with Wi-Fi and it is switching over a lot to Cellular. And this is driving up cellular data usage and in some cases causing people to pay more for their data plans.
To Turn this option off - go to Settings App - then select Cellular - and then scroll down - and keep scrolling down - until you get to the bottom of the page - and there the toggle switch is hidden. Go and turn it off.
Also as you go back up the page - take a good look at those items that have cellular data turned on - many times - these apps ONLY need cellular data for ads - so turn off cellular data for those apps you know you will not need it as well.
Reality is you don’t need nor want to use cellular data for ads in games or other apps that don’t need a network connection.
Here is an email on this.
Hi Rob,
Wifi assist defaults to cellular data when experiencing a weak wifi signal. Have had to up my data since my daughter got a
Six. She used 12 gb. Usually she uses 3-4
Sincerely,
Cindy E
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Hi Rob,
I’ve just updated my IPhone 6 and IPad Air 2 to IOS 9.0.1. The problems that I was experiencing the the Accessibility>Zoom feature not responding properly in 9.0 appears to have been improved although it is still intermittently unresponsive. Perhaps the next update will fix it properly but at least it’s usable.
I agree that IOS 9 includes many changes but I’ve yet to see anything that is really new. There are some very minor changes but I feel that Apple has tried to claim lots of credit for tweaks instead of giving us real innovation.
I’m sitting at home today awaiting delivery of two iPhone 6s’ for my wife and I. I wasn’t going to upgrade this time but I’m exactly half way through my purchase plan with £300 to pay on my iPhone 6. My provider has offered me £271 for my existing phone so I’m getting the new phone 12 months early for £29. I’m also getting a new Lightning cable so it’s a no brainer.
I took some of your advice before upgrading, reset network settings, and had no problems. I did end up resetting my watch and that took a little longer than I expected but all devices are now working fine.
Overall, apart from the upgrade to Watch OS 2, I don’t think this was a major upgrade. I always look forward to a new version of IOS because I like new toys but so far, I’ve been disappointed. Perhaps I’ll get more from IOS 9 with my new 6s.
Love the show. More often would be better though.
Regards,
Stuart Duncan
Dundee
Scotland
H Rob,
I just received my iphone 6S and I am Happy to report it actually does fit into my iPhone 6's clear, protective case. Not sure it would fit into every case but just sayin for your listeners, test the 6s in your 6 case before you buy a new one, it just might fit. Same with the 6+ and 6s+ I suppose.
Regards,
Aric B
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23:55
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Myron Uecker who posted the following question
Quote
Proof that the "Hey Siri" in iOS 9 works as advertised. I enrolled my iPhone 6S earlier today and it does work for me. My wife was sitting right beside me and enrolled her phone and my phone didn't respond at all.
Unquote
To which one comment was - how do you enroll.
Well in iOS 9 - when you activate allow “hey siri” which is in the settings app —> general —> Siri
You get taken to a screen that says - “Setup “Hey Siri” - this helps siri recognize your voice when you say “hey siri”
Then the option to set up Now.
Once you select that you will say Hey Siri a few times and then with some commands and after a 6 or so prompts to siri it says it is ready.
Very easy to set up - so folks - please set that up so I can start saying Hey Siri - without spelling out the H E Y. I think maybe one more episode of spelling it out is going to do it for me.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Saul Lowery who wrote:
I just discovered another cool feature of the iPhone 6S and 3D Touch. So if you are browsing along on a website and you see a link, 3D touch on the link and it will pop up a pre view of the website, it looks really cool. If you want to go to that website, press harder. This is a awesome feature in my book. As I'm watching this feature in action, the website is actually being loaded up so you can quickly check it out and see if you want to actually pop in on it.
PLAY VOICEMAIL - PAUL_HEY_SIRI_item_
28:22
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+6s+Teardown/48170
One of my favorite posts to come out after a new iOS device launch is the post from iFixit where they tear down the device and we get to see what really makes it tick and pick up a few nuggets of insight not shared during the keynote.
Lets start off with the iPhone 6S teardown.
First up is the question about the adhesive strips around the display. Are these for holding the display in place or for giving it better water proofness - if that is a word.
The large taptic engine in the 6S - is a big reason for the reduced size in the battery.
As mentioned before both the 6S and 6S+ are heavier then the 6 and 6+. Part of that has to do with the new screen assembly. It is 15 Grams heavier in the 6S then it was with the 6. 60 grams vs 45 grams.
The Battery on the 6S is a 1715 mAh battery down from the 1810 mAh battery of the 6. That said - Battery life is listed as the same. So Apple improved battery efficiency - while reducing battery size to get a wash - when it came to the battery life. I am sure we will be hearing from those of you that upgraded to a 6S from a 6 - on your thoughts on Battery life shortly.
They pulled out the 12 MP camera - but did not go over the manufacturer at least not for the 6S - we shall see for the 6S+ later on.
Finally we get to the circuit board and as already been shown via tests - it does indeed have 2GB of RAM. So now Zero question marks on that.
One of the bigger surprises in the teardown - is the discovery of tiny seals that surround each of the cable connectors. These match a patent Apple filed back in March per waterproofing board to board connectors.
It would seem with the addition of these seals - plus the aforementioned adhesive strips that act as a gasket - Apple has made the new iPhone 6S more waterproof - even if they did not make any such claim.
there are videos out there of the iPhone 6S being submerged in a bowl of water for an hour with no issues.
It seems those cable connectors are the most vulnerable to liquid damage - and by adding in the seals around them - Apple greatly improved the waterproof or resistance of this generation of iPhones. Even again if they are making no such claims. It might be this is a lot of testing going on - so that next year for the iPhone 7 - they can take it to the next level and claim a truly waterproof iPhone. Need to come back to these comments in a year and see if that was indeed the case.
By the way iFixit Makes sure to say - quote this device doesn't come with a water resistance rating, and we do not recommend getting your 6s wet. Water and smartphones are not the best of friends. unquote
So yeah - what they said.
For the iPhone 6S - iFixit gives it a repair score of 7 out of 10 - which is actually pretty good for an iPhone.
32:12
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/
iPhone+6s+Plus+Teardown/48171
Now on to the iPhone 6S+ teardown.
As with the 6S - the 6S+ also has an adhesive strip around the perimeter of the display. Again - this may be more for waterproofing then for adhering the display.
The display on the 6S+ is 20 grams more then the 6+ - 80 grams vs 60 grams.
So yes 3D touch brings with it some added weight.
Interestingly the Taptic engine in the 6S+ is actually smaller - quite a bit smaller than they on the 6S. 15 x 8 x 4.9 MM for the 6S+ vs 35 x 6 x 3.2 mm for the 6S. That is 588 cubic mm for the 6S+ vs 672 cubic mm for the 6S. Maybe Apple needed the extra space for the battery. And that battery is just 2750 mAh for the 6S+ vs 2,915 mAh for the 6+ a drop of 165 mAh.
Again - Apple is claiming identical battery life between the two devices.
The Rear camera for the 6S+ is noticeably bigger than that for the 6S - this do to the extra optical image stabilization feature.
Again no notice of who made the camera module - and no indications if it is at all related to their LynX purchase - which at this time it does not at all look to be the case.
Next it is time for the chips and again it is confirmed there is 2GB of RAM for the 6S+ - not that that is a surprise to anyone.
Really no big surprises that were not shown for the 6S.
Repairability for the 6S+ is also a 7 out of 10.
34:17
http://petapixel.com/2015/09/28/how-the-iphone-6s-
camera-compares-to-all-previous-iphones/
Thank to Mike for the heads up on this next one.
There is a nice article over on PetaPixel dot com titled - How the iPhone 6S Camera compares to all previous iPhones. And it does a nice quick job showing the improvement in our pics of the past 8 years.
When you look at the low light pictures - it clearly shows the 6S is much better then the past iPhones.
From the article quote The improved sensor, software updates and new A9 processor on the iPhone 6s has made this camera the best yet, There is an apparent increase in the speed of auto focus and improvements to colour accuracy, details and sharpness, especially in low light. unquote
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/30/ifixit-iphone-6s-waterproof/
35:27
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPGzLd8Xwx4
As I said on a couple of previous episodes - as soon as the iPhone 6S and 6S+ were released people would be tripping over themselves to get videos up on Youtube showing how they bent the new iPhones - and Yup - that was the case - but really that was about as much as a stretch as predicting the A9 processor would be in the next Gen iPhone.
What was not predicted was just how darn hard it is to actually bend the 6S and 6S+. Apple really did a great job on adding rigidity to this generation of the iPhones. As one tweet I saw went quote looks like Apple injected viagra into the series 7,000 aluminum unquote.
One of the video on Youtube shows a video person struggling mightily to try and bend it with his bare hands. He is shaking he is trying so hard - but to no avail.
36:43
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjiuf5ftIPY
And we had this email sent in.
Hey Rob,
I had not seen this version of the "bend test" before. Figured you would want to see it even if it can't be shared on the podcast.
Regards,
Peter H
Thanks Peter - and while I can’t show it - I can describe it. The person in this Youtube video did a unique bend test - he placed the iPhone 6S+ across two very solid surfaces so just a little of the ends are on them. Then in the middle he places a solid block about 1 inch wide - but going across the width of the iPhone and on top of it he starts adding 25 lb weights. So you are talking a very concentrated force in the middle of the iPhone.
It takes about 150 lbs of weight for some case separation and 180 lbs of weights to finally destroy it.
Last year 90 lbs of force bent it and 110 lbs broke it.
So in this unscientific test - at lest the 6S+ was much more rigid then the 6+
Hey maybe the S stand for Stiff this time.
In all seriousness - the 6+ took a lot to bend - but the 6S+ well to bend it you really really have to go out of your way to cause it an issue on the bending side.
38:26
I mentioned a few episodes ago about PIDS - Post iPhone delivery syndrome and right about now - some of you are suffering from PIDS. And by Suffering I mean your significant other is letting you know that they need some attention and are feeling a little jealous of your new shinny Apple device.
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41:23
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_Ark_first_impressions_OK_iPhone6S
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_6S+_feedback_3D_touch_camera_impressions
Hi Rob,
Horrible experience on Friday when I tried the Apple upgrade plan. Plenty of balance on my credit card and excellent credit. I was declined by Citizen One after 7 tries I finally gave up and paid full price for the phone. I purchased the gold 6s with 128gb. I will probably take the phone back and do At&t next for 12 months, since evidently my credit is not good enough for Apple's upgrade program. I spent two and a half hours in the store trying to get the upgrade program to work. It was a huge waste of time and I really hope they get this program fixed before the lose loyal customers. I am a long term listener an love your show Rob. Stood in line for the first phone and immediately found your podcast. You and the other listeners have helped me immensely.
Thanks,
Larry from Granbury, TX
Hi Rob,
I wanted to share some information I discovered the other day about iOS 9. I know Apple noted that Siri was going to be more predictive and a more active assistant; however I wasn't aware of howmuch more advanced Apple made her.
The other day, I was in the car, and Siri was adding some items to my Reminders. At one point, I wasn't sure if she added, let's say, exactly what I I had said. So I asked her to read my reminders back to me. In the past, I would receive the same response: "Sorry, Brenton, I can not complete that request at this time!", but this time, she actually read back every one of my reminders. I was very surprised by this. When she finally stated the last item, it was in fact added wrong (not quite what I had told her); so again, I asked her to Delete the last item in my list. Again, I was expecting an error message about not being able to do that, when she did it!!
I am really excited to see what other new things Siri can do to be more helpful. These are little things that are really shaping the iOS experience and setting it apart from the competition. I just wanted to share with you and your listeners. Keep up the great work.
Brenton N
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_366_end_of_ep comments
54:12
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ilepo360-keyboard/best-
folding-keyboard-got-better-with-1-year-batte
For a kickstarter project - this week we have the following email to read.
Hi Rob,
Richard from Flyshark team. Our Flyshark folding keyboard was a success on Kickstarter. With the feedback and more experience, we created Flyshark II:
- Bluetooth 4.2 for faster, more secure connection
- Longer battery life from Better Energy efficiency and a bigger battery
- Special shortcut for iOS for selfie, search and screen capture
- Universal Bluetooth keyboard compatibility
- Lighter and Sturdier with new structural engineering improvement
Now we have launched on Kickstarter - Search for flyshark 2.
Regards,
Richard Wu
FlyShark Team
Richard thanks for the email and saving me the time to work up the description.
This project has a goal of 30,000 dollars - and has raised over half of that so far and they have until Oct 24th at 9:20 AM CT to be funded.
What Richard did not mention is when folded close this keyboard is about the same size as the iPhone 6+ - so not very big - and definitely very portable.
Pricing on this is $49 with delivery slated for November.
This really is a good looking and compact key board - and that it supports bluetooth 4.2 - is nice for the new iPhone owners.
Again search for flyshark 2 in kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 366.
56:06
VOICEMAIL - Joe_NY_GET_rob_6S+
Joe thanks - but in this calendar year - I have purchased a Mac Book Pro, a Mac Book, an Apple Watch Sport - and will be getting at least one Apple TV - and likely an iPad Pro. Very likely an iPad Pro - if folks want to donate toward that iPad Pro - that will be appreciated especially considering the price to get one with the keyboard, apple pencil and top end for storage - Folks there is a donate button on the lower right side of Today in iOS dot com. I think I need to pass this year on a new iPhone. But Joe - Thanks for the feedback and thoughts.
Hi Rob,
I just Listened to Ep 363. A good Round-Up of the event. Just noticed, with the TII app as you were talking about the three year old comic. I clicked on the link while listening. And was surprised the link opens in the App not going off to Safari or other default browser set. Kudos for that.
The Tii App the best way to consume everything Today in iOS.
Regards,
- Chris In London
Per the pre-order experience for the 6S and 6S+ here is some of the feedback from listeners.
Hi Rob,
Att.com opened early. Order placed for Silver iPhone6S at 2:55est. Five minutes early,
3:07 est Apple app on iOS device finally opens, Apple.com still on hold shows closed
3:19am est. Apple.com finally opens online for me, but I already ordered on Att.com.
Regards,
David L
Hi Rob,
The Apple Store website and Apple Store app all still seem down for me , but Verizon let me place my order early around 2:54 EST, and I got the confirmation email almost immediately.
Regards,
Ryan B
Hey Rob,
so I was able to watch the long-winded September 9th event by dividing it up into two evenings after work and here are my take aways: As an iPhone 6 owner on T-Mobile JUMP, I was planning on upgrading my device every year but after seeing what apple has to offer this year, I'm just really not excited to upgrade. The numbers are great on processor and graphics speeds, forced...ahem...3D touch looks cool and efficient, but, like you, I was really hoping to get a camera that's flush with the body. You can keep your high megapixels and give me a camera that doesn't protrude! But hey, that's just me. I understand that the general public may want the larger megapixel camera and Apple feels the need to keep up with the Jonses. So I may be waiting another year and just paying off my monthly EIP until I own this 6 outright then selling it and upgrading to the 7. I’m not in love with this slippery rounded body style anyway, hopefully that changes next time around. On to the really exciting news... Apple TV! YES, finally! This one could be a game changer. I really hope to be able to get rid of Comcast eventually and this may just be the ticket. If Apple is able to lock down Amazon Prime and an NFL package, I’m sold. Who am I kidding? I’m probably going to buy a new Apple TV regardless :) The new iPad Pro is impressive, it could replace the need for a laptop but it’s really not much cheaper than buying a new Macbook. And the Apple Watch just isn’t for me…right now at least :) Well, that’s my four cents, keep up the good work on the show. PS why do you sound so different when you’re on the road using different mics??
Regards,
- Double A
Hi Rob,
12:17AM, ordered two 6S+ 128GB (Rose Gold for the wifey, Gold for myself) for pickup at the Stanford Apple Store at 8AM on September 25th! I will be standing in line again! Good night world.
Regards,
Tony L
From Jim Siegle
quote Just ordered through Apple Store App. Shipping 9/25. Tried on ATT app, unable there. Going back to bed. It's 3:33 AM here. unqote
Hi Rob,
Apple App Store finally came online at about 12:11 AM. Ordered my At&t iPhone 6s 64GB to be delivered on 9/25. I'm a happy iPhone owner.
Regards,
Chris D
Hi Rob,
Finally at 8:52 am GMT it goes through on website. Was on phone trying to call O2 at the same time and they kept cutting me out after waiting in line for about 10mins. Now can't wait for the next 2wks to roll by. Gosh that was painful.
Regards,
Tosin O
Hi Rob.
At 1:30 AM PDT I reserved a new Gold 64GB 6S for purchase a my local Apple retail store on September 25th. There were plenty of time slots available starting at 9:30 AM. I chose between 12:00 to 12:30 PM. I am planning to purchase the unlocked AT&T compatible phone with AppleCare Plus and pay the full amount at purchase.
Thanks for your Podcast. I listen every week and learn something new every time.
Warmest regards,
Will B.
Honolulu, HI
Hi Rob,
Trying for 2 hours but nothing.
I have a business verizon plan. Apple app says, SORRY, you have to contact your rep. My online verizon business account doesn't give me the option to order
Regards,
Cindy E
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1:05:23
http://www.wxyz.com/lifestyle/quiz-are-these-people-waiting-
in-line-for-the-pope-or-an-apple-product
Hi Rob.
This is hilarious.
Are the people in line for Apple or the Pope?
Regards,
Robin
Macomb, MI
And what it does is - it shows you a dozen pictures of people waiting in line - and you have to decide are they waiting in Line for a new iPhone or to see the Pope.
I have to admit - I did really bad at this - 4 out of 12 right. Just guessing with out looking I would have done better.
Thanks Robin for that.
Folks look for the link in the show notes for ep 366 titled - Quiz: Are these people waiting in line for the pope or an Apple product?
1:07:10
Thanks again to Boll & Branch for helping you defeat PIDS and for sponsoring this episode - Folks go right now to Boll and branch dot com with boll spelled b o l l - and use promo code t i i - to save $50 off the nicest sheets 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.
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I had some interesting feedback about my coverage of the new iPhones to date. More than One person said I was being my typical Fan boy self and there is nothing compelling about the updates. Another person said I was essentially pissing on my listeners by being so snarky and negative on the upgrade. Win Win - And by Win Win - I mean if I upset both sides of the isle so to speak - it must mean I am right where I need to be.
Next episode - I hope to do my comparison on how the update for the 6S and 6S+ compare to past updates. and go over those in more details. Plus go over some of your additional feedback. I will say - if you have a 5S or earlier - this is a no brainer upgrade - well actually not no brainer - as you need to choose between the two sizes. If you have a 6 or 6+ then it is not so easy of a choice. Again I will go over that more hopefully next episode. Per my comments about 16GB - I stand firm on my belief there - 16GB is too small for anyone other than the I don’t install apps and don’t take photos and don’t even listen to podcasts crowd. But for anyone using the iPhone as more than phone - for you - I have to really really point out - 64 GB is the bare min size I would recommend from the available sizes. I do think Apple should have offered 32 GB this round - but I understand financially why they did not. It means more users will be choosing 64 GB - and that means added margin for Apple. It is sad to think this is likely more about financials then it is about the end user. And that just does not seem very Apple-ish. Let me know your thoughts on the updgrade - if you were someone agonizing or still agonizing on upgrading. What do you have now - and what is making the decision tough for you?
And that folks is going to do it for us today -
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 365
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called HOUSE TONE with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG HOUSE TONE
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank EB for sending in the Artwork for today's show. EB wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
To create this artwork I used the apps PicCollage and Pixalmator
Regards,
EB
Thanks EB, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see EB'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 365 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:09
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Why will Microsoft dominate the tablet market? The answer is as simple as it is obvious. Windows will continue to dominate, for the same reasons it has always dominated the PC and laptop market and continues to do so, by a wide margin. Let me make another obvious prediction. The iPad can never replace people’s laptops and PCs, or even make much of an impact in these markets, because it simply does not even begin to have the same capabilities — not even close. unquote
Tim Acheson, 26 January 2011
Let me make an obvious observation Tim does not know the difference between pickups and cars and which one sells a lot more of - Just Sayin
02:56
For Promo codes - On Ep 364 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE iBOOK - 40 SOME YEARS of CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 364
This week we have promo codes for The APP - COOL TIMER PRO - Here is the written review from the dev.
Smartphoneware is a small developer team. Our “Best Timer” for iOS that was launched in 2011 and made it to the #1 utility in the US and many other countries and was selected by Apple for App Store Rewind 2011. We have taken our great experience in timers and made an even cooler timer - “Cool Timer Pro” for iOS.
The main idea behind Cool Timer Pro is not to count only time but to also visualise it. Advanced animations and a futuristic design allow you to measure the time and to watch time flow. The application combines a beautiful hourglass, cool countdown, an elegant kitchen timer, a reliable stopwatch and stylish multi timers all in one App.
If you want an excellent visual time indicator for your activities or you need your kids to wait patiently for a few minutes or to do homework for a certain length of time try Cool Timer Pro.
Well thanks to Devs for their written review of their App - COOL TIMER PRO and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this APP - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put TIMER in the subject line.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cool-timer-pro/
id1024556351?mt=8
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:03
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/21/technology/apple-
xcode-hack/index.html
Lets start this weeks episode talking about probably the biggest news the past week with regards to iOS - at least in the main stream press Nope - Not iOS 9 and its release, or the Coming launch of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus Nope it was Apples’ Malware issue.
What is not always clear in the titles of these articles - or even in the body of some of them - is that the issue - is mostly with apps being downloaded in the Chinese app store. Yes - they are available elsewhere - but these are apps specifically designed for the Chinese market by Chinese developers.
So how did Apps with Malware get inside the Apple Walled garden - well they were built with a compromised version of Xcode. The Malware is being called XcodeGhost and was used to build a bunch of apps for the Chinese Market.
This even includes a Chinese version of Angry Birds 2 built by a team from Rovio in China.
It seems that in China the official download of Xcode can be slow - really slow - So a few sites in China hosted what they claimed was Xcode - the official version - but really it was a modified version that when you built apps with it - it added in Malware.
Apple has been pulling down apps. And the number of apps affected range from a low of 85 to a high of almost 5,000 depending on the article you read.
Some of the affected apps are very popular in China including the WeChat App, Angry Birds 2 - by the aforementioned Chinese team for Rovio, There was Didi Chuxing - a leading Taxi requesting app, Railway 12306 a popular Train-ticket purchasing App and China Unicom’s Mobile Office - to name just a few of the popular ones.
So what did Apple have to say about all of this?
Well on the 25th of September they put up this post for developers and also sent out as an email
Quote
We recently removed apps from the App Store that were built with a counterfeit version of Xcode which had the potential to cause harm to customers. You should always download Xcode directly from the Mac App Store, or from the Apple Developer website, and leave Gatekeeper enabled on all your systems to protect against tampered software.
When you download Xcode from the Mac App Store, OS X automatically checks the code signature for Xcode and validates that it is code signed by Apple. When you download Xcode from the Apple Developer website, the code signature is also automatically checked and validated by default as long as you have not disabled Gatekeeper.
Whether you downloaded Xcode from Apple or received Xcode from another source, such as a USB or Thunderbolt disk, or over a local network, you can easily verify the integrity of your copy of Xcode.
Yada Yada Yada Yada
unquote
So what should you do - if you are in China - first and foremost - make sure you update all your apps - many of the affected apps already have replacements built with a clean version of Xcode available - like Angry Birds 2. Beyond that look for the link in the show notes for the article titled - These are the 85 iOS apps affected by the XcodeGhost malware - And see if you have any of those installed.
http://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2015/
09/21/apple-withdraws-some-china-apps-after-malware-found
http://www.phonearena.com/news/These-are-the-85-iOS-
apps-affected-by-the-XcodeGhost-malware_id73932
https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=09222015a
11:56
http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?
regionid=1&articleid=48335991
MixPanel was looking at iOS 9 adoption rates - and what they found was that in just 3 days - Apple did with iOS 9 what it took over 9 months for Android to do - and that was hit 20% adoption rate for their latest and greatest software.
And then on Monday the 21st - just 5 days after launch Apple reported the following:
Quote the fastest iOS adoption ever, with more than 50 percent of devices already using iOS 9.
unquote
Clearly not people that listen to this podcast. Or Podcasts a lot for that matter. Because there is one confirmed and major bug - and that is for Heavy Podcast app users. The Podcasts App is still crashing and burning for many. Or more precisely when you go to open the Podcasts App - it takes you to a white screen with the words updating library - and a spinning wheel - then about 15 seconds give or take 5 later the app crashed back to the home screen.
I have been talking to Apple about this - sharing my crash log files and anything else they want. At this point it does appear to be a very small % of users this is affecting - but there is an Apple iTunes forum board post on this with over 11 pages of posts - 15 posts per page.
If you like me updated to iOS 9 and you like me were a power consumer of podcasts - and you like me are now seeing the white screen and a crash - sadly there is no simple solution. For Some - with quotes around some - for some users they have wiped their iphone clean to factory fresh settings and were able to then get the podcasts app to open - well at least until they tried to set back up with their back up - and then it crashes again. Others could not even get it to work with a full restore. Another thing we know is it is not limited to one set of hardware - the issue is affecting all makes and models of iOS devices that update to iOS 9 AND had a healthy Podcast library.
Again the % is small - but for this audience it will be much higher. If you have subscribed to more than 5 or 10 podcasts ever - DO NOT update to iOS 9 at this time. If you do - well there is always the Tii App for direct consumption.
Actually the benificiary of this issue seems to be Overcast - which was in the top 30 of free News apps this week. And for the Paid news apps - Pocketcasts, Downcast and Podcruncher are all in the top 10.
At libsyn we have been watching to see if this issue affected overall downloads - and it has not. There were actually more downloads in the 7 days after the release of iOS then there were in the 7 days prior to the release. A modest 1.3% increase. So whatever is happening it has not affected podcast downloads yet.
At this point it looks like it will take a double dot update to fix the issue - and yes - people running iOS 9.1 beta 1 and beta 2 are still having the issue.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7218432?start=150&tstart=0
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/09/21iPhone-6s-iPhone-6s-
Plus-Arrive-on-Friday-September-25.html
15:19
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/09/apple-releases-ios-9-0-1-
with-fixes-for-setup-assistant-alarms-other-bugs/
And speaking of double dot updates - Apple released on the 23rd their first double dot update - iOS 9.0.1
And NO this does not fix the Podcasts App issues. Whannnt Whannt Wahhh
What it does fix is the following:
Quote Fixes an issue where some users could not complete set up assistant after updating.
Fixes an issue where sometimes alarms and timers could fail to play
Fixes an issue in safari and photos where pausing a video could cause the paused frame to appear distorted
Fixes an issue where some users with a custom APN set up via a profile would lose cellular data.
If you are already updated to iOS 9 - then yes go and update to iOS 9.0.1 - it is available as a pretty small over the air update - just 35 MB in file size for my iPhone 6+ - file size will vary depending on your iOS device.
16:16
https://thestack.com/security/2015/09/21/apples-
ios-9-breaks-vpns/
Another bug reported with iOS 9 that could be a key reason not to update - is that for some users it is breaking VPN’s. Like with the podcasts app this is something first noticed in the betas and not fixed yet.
Cisco had the following to say about this bug claiming quote “a couple of OS regressions between iOS 8.4.1 and iOS 9 […] Most notable is that when doing split tunneling, the Tunnel All DNS option no longer functions as expected. This was reported to Apple under Radar # 22558059. This is not resolved in the iOS 9 release.” unquote
As with the podcast app it is not affecting all users. But for some users DNS resolution will not work for them depending on their network setup. Some corporate servers will no longer be usable by the users even after they had a successful login - and when Users can’t use - that is an issue. Especially for those required to VPN to their work server to access docs.
So if you are someone that relies on VPN’s at work to get your work done - you definitely do not want to upgrade to iOS 9 yet - as even cisco seems to be saying the only solution if you have a VPN issue in iOS 9 - is to downgrade to iOS 8.4.1 for now.
17:43
http://geardiary.com/2015/09/18/iphone-6-plus-heating-up-
battery-draining-after-ios-9-0-update-do-this/
Another issue some iOS9 updaters are reporting is their iOS device getting hotting and sucking down the battery life like a thirsty 4 year old sucks down a juice box.
The solution for you if your iOS device is getting warming and the battery life sucks is simple - do the reset network settings step I always recommend - yup that seems to fix the vast majority of people reporting issues with iOS 9.
Of course they probably would not have had the issue if they had done that prior to updating to iOS 9.
I do find it funny how every year I recommend two things - 1 - wait - and 2 - if you are going to update - at least force quit open apps - back up and then reset network settings before updating.
And every year - someone will go out of their way to say they did not listen and had no issues - but then I also have many others that say - they wished they had listened.
Like this email
Dear Rob
WHY WHY WHY didn't I heed your advice and wait a couple weeks to update my iPhone 6 to iOS 9?? The phone is slow to respond when opening and closing apps at times. It has definitely lost some "zip" in areas here and there. I should've waited.
Regards,
Chris G
Russell Springs KY
PS. A couple episodes back when you recorded from a hotel I thought it actually sounded great!
Thanks for the feedback Chris - and I would suggest at this time to first force quit all open apps then go to settings —> general —> Reset —> reset network settings
And then see how things are working.
By the way this is not voodoo that I am recommending - it is not about putting magnets in your socks to cure some alignment - this is based on advice we had sent in long ago - and is given out at Apple stores and apple support. The theory is that sometimes you get a rogue process that goes running on - especially one that is pinging a network over and over - and that causes battery usage issues and slows down other items. By force quitting apps and then resetting network settings - in theory at least all background activities should be closed out - especially any that were having issues.
20:16
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DavidVanNuys1/posts/
7Em72CBhMN7?cfem=1
One question that came in from a few people is the H E Y siri function that apple mentioned being on all the time - how come that does not work yet in iOS 9 - well because you need an iPhone 6S or 6S+ for it to work all the time - it has to do with the M9 processor being brought into the A9 Processor.
But it is a hardware limitation for making siri always in listening mode.
20:54
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2985302/apple-ios/
apple-s-rapid-ios-9-adoption-shows-the-future-of-it.html
Nice Article from Jonny Evans at computer world talking about iOS 9’s rapid adoption rate.
Actually earlier I made it sound like it took 5 days for iOS 9 to get to 50% adoption rate. But according to Apple - it was actually less then 3 days to get to 52% adoption rate.
Compared to 9 Months for Android to get to 20%.
Ouch - now you know why it is better to program for iOS.
Any way - if you were wondering if you should update to iOS 9 at this point. As long as you 1. Are not a power user of Podcasts and use the Podcasts app - and 2. Do not need VPN services for work - then for the rest of you - yes it looks safe to update.
I highly recommend when you do update - that you follow the procedures in the PDF in the Tii App - it goes over the steps to take. Again - yes there are more then probably needed for most - but if you do the update right you will have less issues likely down the line.
22:07
http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/21/apple-watch-
watchos-2-top-features/
One reason people were also waiting upgrade to iOS 9 - was that they were waiting for the delayed Watch OS 2 to be released - and released it is now.
If you are updated to iOS 9 and have an apple watch - then yes I recommend you update to Watch OS 2. Remember the original Watch OS - was really a beta - so Watch OS 2 - is the real software where we get to start seeing what is possible.
First you do need to update to iOS 9 on your iPhone.
Then
quote to install the Watch OS update - make sure apple watch is
1. in range of your iPhone connected to Wifi
2. connected to its charger
3. charged at least 50%
unquote
And yes you do the update from inside the Apple Watch App on your iPhone.
It takes a little bit - 30 minutes or more - for the full download / install / restart process.
Some of what is news is new clock features including faces that include photos from your photo album, and time-lapse.
You can now set favorite contacts directly from your watch.
There is a new time travel mode which allows you to look into the future for the next few hours to see what events you have coming up.
And if it is plugged into the charger and you put it on its side - it enters night stand mode. where it shows you the time in big letters - the charge status and the day and date.
23:53
https://forums.developer.apple.com/
message/51161#51161
Hi,
Love the show, just thought I would let you know that after upgrading to WatchOS2 my calendars stopped showing up on my watch. Both my personal Gmail calendars and my corporate one.
After lots of testing - repairing etc nothing worked.
Found this article in the apple dev forums.
. https://forums.developer.apple.com/
message/51161#51161
Turns out there is an issue with MDM profiles (our corporate policies) that are stopping the sync. I confirmed this by removing the MDM control and the calendars returned,
Now waiting to see what the MDM providers will say needs changing either their side or Apple's side.
Regards
Russ
Thanks Russ for the heads up on that - and I have heard from a few listeners that had that issue since updating to Watch OS 2. So if you need calendar sync with your office - you may want to actually hold off updating to Watch OS 2.
25:08
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Have you ever purchased a mattress by sitting on it for just a few minutes at the store only later to regret it. That happened with us for my Oldest son's mattress. We thought we purchased a good mattress - but oh my - we learned we did not - we would lay down with him to get him to go to sleep and as we tried to get up he would hear us and feel us moving and would wake up - very very frustrating. But we were stuck with the Mattress - However With Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. That said - the mattress they sent is great and is definitely not going back. It is a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your kid or significant other when you get up to sneak some girl scout cookies from the pantry.
Casper did an incredible job on the engineering and feel of this mattress - the nights I record episodes - the boys go and sleep with mom - so when I am done I can sleep on his bed now and my back is not all out of whack in the morning.
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A lot of us will be getting the new Apple TV when it comes out and many of us will have it on our bedroom. So you can throw out that spending 1/3 rd of our time in bed stat - it is going to be more. And for the cost of an iPad but not as much as the iPad Pro - is it not worth getting the best nights sleep possible - and that is what you will get with Casper or what your kids will get. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress for my son and for sponsoring this show.
27:53
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_UPDATE_STRANGE_THINGS
Hi Rob,
I installed iOS 9 on my iPhone 6 and my IPad Air to last night. I am very disappointed with what I have been presented with. The differences are minimal and it has broken zoom feature on both devices. Neither respond to the three finger double tap and drag gesture for zooming in and out.
Apple has claimed that Siri is much better than before but from what I have seen there is absolutely no difference. Oon the he Siri feature which I understood was going to be available without the device having power, it does not work unless plugged in
The final nail in iOS nines coffin as far as I'm concerned was the delay of releasing I OS2 for my Watch.
As you can tell, I am not at all impressed.n i'm interested to hear what your other listeners think.
Love the show. Keep up the good work.
Regards,
Stuart Duncan
Dundee
Scotland
VOICEMAIL - ALLAN_LA_iOS9_update_from_iOS7
Hey Rob,
In response to the person who did a restore of their phone and lost all of their health data, I thought I'd share my experience with restores. You can save your health data when you do a restore! You will need to first unpaid the watch from your device. This forces a watch backup to be stored on your phone. You can check this by going to Settings > General > Storage & iCloud Usage (iOS 9) / Usage (iOS 8.x) > Manage Storage (under Storage, not iCloud) > Watch. You'll see a list of recent backups, which are performed when the watch is charging. Once you have your watch backup, you'll need to create an iCloud backup, or an ENCRYPTED backup on iTunes. This is done by selecting the "Encrypt Backup" option in iTunes. When you restore your device, just re-pair the watch, and it'll ask you to restore your Apple Watch.
As for my experience upgrading. I haven't had any issues so far. Was very bummed to see that Apple decided to wait on WatchOS 2, but glad they did and not had another update-gate like they did with iOS 8.0.1, which I was affected by. I did come from the Developer Beta and the GM, so my update was very small (<800mb) and only took about 4 or 5 minutes on my work connection.
Also got my iPhone 6S reserved in store, as I will be doing the upgrade program, but I did want to provide you with some insight: there is a second upgrade option Apple is doing in store called the iPhone Installment plan. It's extremely similar to the upgrade program, is you make payments over 24 months, but does not include AppleCare+ or the ability to upgrade yearly. Great for people who are on a carrier financing plan and like that option, but don't want to be tied to a specific carrier. You can still switch whenever you want and continue making payments like normal.
Thanks,
Brandon
Hi Rob,
on item 0364 there was mention that doing an erase and full restore of iPhone looses all of the personal data such as health tracking. There IS a way to preserve that data and restore it. This includes passwords stored, health tracking, etc.
If you connect to a computer running iTunes and do an encrypted backup, then restore from that backup, all the deeper personal data is restored.
Regards,
Bob,
Santa Cruz, CA
VOICEMAIL - LUIS_NOTES_APP_QUESTIONS_INFO_REQUEST
37:35
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Paul Haseldine who posted the following question
Quote
Since updating to iOS 9 my 6 plus no longer reorientates when I turn it on its side. I have to open a app before it it changes. Is this a feature of iOS 9.
Unquote
And I also saw requests about icons not rotating when turned.
This has to do with the Zoomed mode. Seems for some updating to iOS 9 - zoomed mode was turned on.
To get the iPhone 6+ back into standard mode - go to Settings —> Display & Brightness —> View - and then select “standard” mode - that will then allow your icons to rotate on the iPhone 6+ as well as apps that are supposed to like Mail and notes and others.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Myron Uecker who wrote:
quote - Something I should mention that's new in iOS 9. It confused me when I first encountered it in the beta so you might encounter it as well. When the screen is locked, double-clicking the home button (or your device thinking you did) brings up Apple Pay now, even if you aren't anywhere near a NFC reader.
Under Settings app for Wallet & Apple Pay there is a setting, "Double-Click Home Button" to turn that back off again. unquote
Thanks Myron - for that tip.
40:07
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/22
/iphone-6s-reviews-performance/
The reviewers have put out their reviews.
As I try to remember to do each year - I just go right to the final thought for each reviewer. Here are some final thoughts on the reviews for the iPhone 6S.
From the Verge’s Nilay Patel
quote But if you have an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus and you’re not ready to sign up for a yearly phone upgrade program, you might not feel the usual pull to get a new iPhone unless you really want a better front-facing camera. The speed improvements are incremental, the battery life is about the same, and it'll take a while for developers to really make use of 3D Touch. And by the time that happens, it will probably be time to buy an iPhone 7. unquote
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/22/9368415/apple-
iphone-6s-iphone-6s-plus-review
From Joanna Stern with the WSJ
quote The story of the iPhone 6s is the same as the 5s, or the 4s before it. It is a slightly better iPhone—that must be what the S stands for. And like its “S” predecessors, it doesn’t address all complaints. That’s what the iPhone 7 is for—right, Apple? unquote
http://www.wsj.com/articles/iphone-6s-review-a-
slightly-better-iphone-6-1442923203
From PocketLint
quote For iPhone 5S readers looking to upgrade you'll move leaps and bounds ahead of what you've come to expect from your phone, while even keen iPhone 6users will see benefits too. The iPhone 6S doesn't disappoint. unquote
http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/135252-
apple-iphone-6s-review-is-3d-touch-worth-the-upgrade
From Walt Mossberg
quote The iPhone 6S is the best smartphone out there, period. If you already own last year’s model, you might not find its new features compelling enough to upgrade. But, if you own an older iPhone, or an Android phone you’re ready to ditch, this new iPhone will make you much happier. unquote
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/22/9367511/walt-
mossberg-reviews-iphone-6s
From John Gruber
Quote New-number iPhones (4, 5, 6) are about showing off Apple’s design prowess. The S models are about showing off Apple’s engineering prowess. Storage capacities and battery life are unchanged from last year’s iPhones. Everything else — the materials they’re made from, the performance of their custom CPU/GPU, the quality of the cameras, the smoothness of the user interface — is noticeably, tangibly improved. unquote
http://daringfireball.net/2015/09/the_iphones_6s
From Sam Grobart at Bloomberg reviewing both the 6S and 6S+
quote With prodigious speed, well-thought-out interfaces, and flawless hardware-software integration, these new iPhones provide the tool for whatever it is you're doing and just let you do it. The best thing about the 6S and 6S Plus isn't all the new stuff to pay attention to, it's all the stuff you never notice. unquote
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-22/
iphone-6s-review-come-for-the-new-features-
stay-for-the-screaming-speed
From Matthew Panzarino Tech Crunch reviewing both the 6S and 6S+
quote both the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are worth your attention and, if it’s in your budget, a purchase. The camera alone is worth the price of admission — it’s truly great — and the glimpse into the future of three dimensional computing is just a bonus. unquote
http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/22/review-
apples-iphone-6s-and-6s-plus-go-tick/#.tivas2:bqtC
43:37
http://bgr.com/2015/09/09/iphone-6s-vs-iphone-6-comparison/
BGR had an article titled - 6 ways the iPhone 6S is better than the iPhone 6
First is 3D Touch - and is probably the biggest difference.
Unless you are into selfies - then the S versions front camera is much better. As is the rear camera. And that would be the biggest advantage. Plus there is live photos.
There are now more colors - ok - Rose gold is nice - but ahhh.
The New Housing - if you were one of the handful of people that bent their 6+ or 6 - well the new version is supposed to be much much harder to bend. Well maybe Consumer reports can do a video for us and let us know for sure.
Better Processor and better ram = better performance
Battery Life - it is expected that actual battery life performance will be better - but lets wait for a few tests before throwing this one out as a reason to upgrade.
44:36
http://www.cyberockk.com/2015/09/top-10-new-
features-of-iphone-6s-and.html
A couple of the other items that are new and improved with the 6S and 6S+ not mentioned by BGR are
1. Faster Touch ID
2. More LTE Bands - because you can’t have too many LTE bands.
3. Faster Wifi
4. Being able to say H E Y siri any time you need to and have her respond - even when not plugged in.
and
5. With 3D touch on the iPhone 6S and 6S+ force touching on the keyboard brings up track pad mode.
http://www.vietreader.com/tech/155-iphone-6s-and-
iphone-6s-plus-top-8-best-new-features.html
http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-6s-is-a-bigger-
hardware-upgrade-than-most-2015-android-flagships-heres-the-proof/
http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-6s-keyboard-
features-trackpad-mode-thanks-to-3d-touch/
45:07
http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?
regionid=1&articleid=48552960
I look forward to hearing back from those of you that get the 6S and 6S+ this next week - please call the show - 206-666-6364 that 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Let me know your purchasing experience if you waited on a line to get one.
And let me know you overall feeling of the new iphone.
Now if the past reviews and new specs were not enough to push some of you off the fence - some early bench mark tests have come in and they are CRAZY man - just Crazy.
The iPhone 6S is as powerful as Apples new 2015 12 inch retina Macbook.
the iPhone 6S scored a 2292 in a single core test and a 4293 on a multi-code test.
The Retina Macbook - 1.1 ghz version had a single core score of 2295 and a multi core score of 4464
I guess you can say is that a computer in your pocket - jokes now and well they would not be jokes.
46:18
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48:59
VOICEMAIL - JAN_LV_gym_photo_icon_open_photo_home_screen
Hi Jan - this is what you need to do - first - get that image you want uploaded to a reliable server somewhere - if you happen to have a libsyn account - upload it via FTP into your assets folder.
Then you email yourself the direct URL for that image.
http://assets.libsyn.com/images/tii/harrys_banner.png
In the case of an image it’s URL will be assets dot libsyn dot com slash images slash your show slug slash the file name.
Once you get that in your email - click on it - and then when the image opens - at the bottom of the screen - tap on the box with the arrow coming out and then select add to home screen - and then when ever you need to get to an image in one tap - there it is.
Make sure the file size is smaller - less then 200k in file size - and it will open almost instantly even with a slow data connection.
You don’t need a libsyn account to do this - any service that allows you to upload and get a static URL for that file should work. Some like libsyn will work better than others.
Hi Rob,
I'm in Canada.
I went into settings / general / language & region and set my region to United States.
Rebooted the phone and the news app was on my home screen.
Love the show!
Regards,
-Darcy
VOICEMAIL - SCOTT_WI_HOW_TO_SAY_FOND_DU_LAC
VOICEMAIL - SCOTT_WI_LAMBEAU_HAVE_FUN
Hi Rob
I Am pleased to say my autistic son has finally spoken. The below app is what we have been getting him to use. It did cost $330, but it was worth it, as it helps him to communicate with us.
Proloquo2Go - Symbol-based AAC by AssistiveWare
https://appsto.re/au/Kmvys.i
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
hi Rob!
The app I use the most on my iPhone is the Podcasts app and I just noticed that in iOS 9, ALL available episodes of any podcast show are now showing up in the app! This is by far my favorite new feature/fix.
Also, in case anyone had episodes in their on-the-go list and is wondering where they went in the new app, they are now in the Up Next list. In order to see it when you use the app for the first time, you need to start playing an episode, then tap on the “now playing” bar at the bottom and then on the icon with three lines and three dots. All your on-the-go episodes should show up in the same order.
To add to the Up Next list, tap the three dots icon next to any podcast episode and then “Add to Up Next” to add the episode to the bottom of the list or “Play Next” to add it to the top. When you do this for the first time, you might be asked if you want to empty the Up Next list, so make sure you don’t do that if you want to keep your old on-the-go episodes.
I hope someone finds this helpful.
Regards,
Eddy in Sweden
VOICEMAIL - MINDY_iOS9_siri_different_no_ping
Hi Rob.
I funded the Znaps Successful Kickstarter campaign and paid for the privilege. Now apparently I have to enter a discount code in another site to claim it.
Being the suspicious type, this somehow seems wrong to me. I've supported other campaigns and have not experienced this.
Comments?
Regards,
Bob in Hamilton Ontario.
Hi Bob,
They had such a huge number of backers, they needed to go that way.
I used it and it seemed to work fine.
They had been warning before it was over they would go this way - as otherwise it just was not going to be manageable using the Kickstarter tools.
So not something to worry about - actually would be more worried if they did not.
Rob W
56:54
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2091438620/pad-
and-pencil-the-first-sleeve-for-ipad-pro-and-a?ref=nav_search
Well that did not take long - and I am talking about the Kickstarter project called Pad & Pencil. Quote Elegantly carry your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil in this high-grade, oil-tanned leather sleeve. unquote
Yup this is for the iPad pro.
And this one had a very modest goal of $4k and has already raised about $5k - so it is funded and has until Nov 2nd at 10:!7 PM CT for you to fund this even more.
Pricing on this is $80. You can choose between Black, Camel and Taupe
You can choose to one with the iPad Pro with the Smart Cover or one with out the smart Cover
So for those that were looking to Apple for an answer for where to put your Apple Pencil - This Kickstarter project is one answer.
Search for Pad & Pencil at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 365.
57:55
http://www.imore.com/how-new-apple-tv-uses-demand-
resources-host-great-apps-and-games
Rob,
I think you and the listeners should check this article out to clear up confusion about how big Apple TV apps will be able to get. There's a too long, didn't read at the bottom, too.
Regards,
Jonathan Perry
Seems iMore has an article that clears up some initial misunderstanding about how big apps can get on Apple TV.
The 200 MB app limit is for the initial download bundle. Once you open the app it can download up to 2GB more per app. With up to 20 GB of other resources available in the cloud.
Now it should be pointed out the initial iOS app bundle can be 2GB in size - vs just 200 MB in size for tvOS apps.
Ok - so that is a little different then how it was initially reported - but it seems odd of Apple to restrict the initial download to 200 MB - and have a min storage size of 32 GB - where as iOS devices have an initial download size of 2GB and a min storage of 16 GB - just seems not balanced.
Either way - it sounds like App devs will have plenty of room to work with to get some great looking and image rich apps on Apple TV - even if it means the initial download is only 200 MB.
My sons are already asking about Minecraft and looking forward to playing games on the Apple TV.
59:29
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/15/9330187/remove-
apple-iphone-default-apps-stocks
Tim Cook said something I am not sure I like - and that is Apple may let users delete native apps they don’t use.
Seems in an interview with Buzzfeed news - Mr. Cook said he knows that Customers want this option - but some apps like messages, safari and mail are too core to the system and UI experience to be deleted.
Quote This is a more complex issue than it first appears, There are some apps that are linked to something else on the iPhone. If they were to be removed they might cause issues elsewhere on the phone. There are other apps that aren’t like that. So over time, I think with the ones that aren’t like that, we’ll figure out a way for you to remove them.” unquote
I don’t like the idea that people could uninstall the Podcasts App. If they leave that as a critical app - sure I am fine with Compass and news and tips being removed - but Podcasts app - noooooooo - that will hurt podcasting.
Don’t expect this until at least iOS 10 if even then. Personally I would rather just see the min size of an iPhone increased to the 32 GB size it should have been this time around.
1:00:41
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/09/iphone-
6s-4k-video-space.html
So folks have already found out the file size of 4K videos on the new S level iPhones. A one minute video at 4K and 30 fps will take up 375 MB of space. vs 1080p HD video at 30 fps which takes up 130 MB of space vs 60 MB of space for a 720p 30 fps video.
So that means on a 16 GB iPhone where only about 12 GB is available. If you had not other apps installed and no other resources taking up space - you could store about 30 minutes of Video recorded at 4k.
Of course you will not have Zero apps and resources - at best you will have 6 GB of space available or around 15 Minutes of space for 4K videos.
a 128 GB iPhone will get you over 5 Hours of video storage - assuming similar amount of apps as the iPhone with 6 GB of space.
1:01:46
VOICEMAIL - Rich_16GB_iPhone
Hi Rob,
I had a theory about why Apple is calling Force Touch 3DTouch on the iPhone. I'm not an Watch owner, but I believe Force Touch is a single "level." On the iPhone, they talk about pressing lightly to preview, then harder to "pop in," which sounds like there may be more than one level. I could be misinterpreting it, but seems logical.
Also, I heard something that makes a lot of sense for why there's still a 16GB model iPhone on the market. Credit goes to Adam Christianson of the Maccast for this one. He mentioned that a lot of Enterprises use the 16GB versions because they limit their employees on what content they can install on their work phones. This made a lot of sense.
Thanks,
Lou Valencia
VOICEMAIL - PROMO_CROWDVIZ2_intro
Hi Rob,
I have a good question for your show.
I want to preorder iPhone 6s and pay full price for the phone
(no subsidy).
Which if any of the versions of the iPhone 6s (T-Mobile,AT&T,Verizon,
Sprint) comes unlocked?
I know that it is not advertised as unlocked, but I have a feeling
some or all of the versions are unlocked assuming i pay full price for
the phone.
Thanks,
Itamar
West Hills, CA
Hi Itamar - Per an agreement with the FCC the Verizon smartphone that have LTE need to be unlocked. So that is the one you will want if you are want to pre-order an unlocked iPhone - or you can go to the Apple Store and get one from them unlocked - it just might be a while before they have stock.
Hi Rob,
I have an iPhone 5s that I really like however, I really want to start using apple pay and nfc functionally. Almost all of the stores I shop at regularly support apple pay so it would really add to my iOS experience. At first I thought about upgrading just to the 6 or 6plus but I figured I should wait to see what the new features would be announced for the 6s and the 6s plus to see if it would be better to go for the latest model. The other thing I'm considering is maybe keeping my iPhone 5s and go for an apple watch instead. I currently have a pebble but as you know it doesn't do nearly as much as the apple watch. If you were me what would be the better option out of the three? The 6, 6s, or watch?
Thanks for the show and keep up the great work
-Sincerely Gabriel from Sacramento
Hey Rob
I thought this was one of the better events
- I didn’t miss the business statistics at all
- I’m not a watch person (yet) so that was the least interesting to me.
- The iPad Pro looks nice - but the real wow factor combination with the Pencil. I don’t have a real reason to buy yet though.
- The 3D touch on the iPhones looks great too, but I think we’re holding off on upgrades for now - all purchased iPhones here.
- I’ll bet we will buy The Apple TV - it’s just a matter of time. If it can pause material streamed over AirPlay I think we’ll have a Holiday sale. Right now we stream a lot of content from an iMac in another room. In order to pause / resume we have to run down to the Mac. If not we’ll probably wait until there are a few great apps. Amazon app!?
The recorded stream of the keynote worked almost flawlessly - the last one was painfully bad. And hey I sort of like "One Revolution” … hadn’t ever heard them but they were pretty good.
Nothing was too awkward - except maybe Eddie Cue’s shirt 😁
Thanks,
-Dan
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_audience_help_looking_device
1:10:48
http://www.cultofmac.com/389091/chinese-sperm-
bank-wants-you-to-swap-your-swimmers-for-an-iphone-6s/
Ok - this one seems too funny to be true - but it has been widely reported - so sure - lets go with it. Seems in China in the past and even very recent past people were trying to sell organs to get an iPhone - well now they can sell a part of them that does not require an surgery to remove - actually no pain at all - quite the opposite. A Sperm Bank in China is looking to pay for donations with enough cash to get a new iPhone - there are certain criteria you need to meet - such as being over 5’ 4” tall, and possess a college degree and have no genetic diseases. I guess that gives a whole new definition to force touch.
Insert RIM SHOOT here
In what I would assume is completely un-related news - it appears the Fist bump had replaced the hand shake at Apple Stores in China.
1:11:42
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201238
Thanks to Aurelian Radu from the G+ community for the link to the page on Apple.com where they have the pricing for all the countries for iCloud. So sorry for everyone outside the US when I get all US centric on pricing - it is just hard to go through pricing for all countries where we have downloads which is basically all countries.
1:13:24
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 364
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called DESERTING MELANCHOLY with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG DESERTING MELANCHOLY
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank DAN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. DAN said the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is a picture I took of the apple store in Vegas. I used an iPhone 6 to take the picture and the free app photo editor to add the text.
Regards,
Dan from Vancouver Wa.
Thanks DAN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see DAN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 364 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:21
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “ Such a shame. Add this to the list of interesting places on the Internet you can’t see on your device. Of course, if you had a Toshiba Tablet, you would enjoy the entire Internet. Yep, Flash sites too.”
Toshiba ad when viewed on iPad, 22 January 2011
Yes because we all know how many people hold off buying a device because it does not support flash - especially mobile flash. hint THE answer is Zip - Nadda - None - Just Sayin
This week we have promo codes for The iBook - 40 SOME YEARS of CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODE FOR 40 SOME YEARS of CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY
Well thanks to DAN for his review of his iBook - 40 SOME YEARS of CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this iBook - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put 40 Years in the subject line.
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concert-photography/id1037104974?mt=11
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04:44
http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/16/watchos-2-delayed/
Some breaking news today and that is that Watch OS 2 - which was scheduled to be released today on the 16th - Nope not gonna happen. Seems there was a bug that is taking longer to fix than expected.
Or as Apple said quote
We have discovered a bug in development of watchOS 2 that is taking a bit longer to fix than we expected. We will not release watchOS 2 today but will shortly.
unquote
So umm - Yeah - a good way to start the day.
More on the iOS 9 update in a few minutes
05:18
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/14/apple-we-are-on-
pace-to-beat-last-years-iphone-first-weekend-record.html
First lets talk iPhone 6S and 6S+ and what Apple had to say about pre-sales
Quote - Customer response to iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus has been extremely positive and preorders this weekend were very strong around the world - We are on pace to beat last year's 10 million unit first-weekend record when the new iPhones go on sale Sept. 25. As many customers noticed, the online demand for iPhone 6S Plus has been exceptionally strong and exceeded our own forecasts for the preorder period, We are working to catch up as quickly as we can, and we will have iPhone 6S Plus as well as iPhone 6S units available at Apple retail stores when they open next Friday.
unquote
By Sunday night I was checking on line and delivery of most devices was 3 to 4 weeks out for all iPhone 6S Pluses.
For the iPhone 6S - All storage levels Rose gold was out at 2 to 3 weeks - all others colors and storage options still available on 9/25. Still the same on Tuesday night - except with Verizon - the silver 128 gb was also 2 to 3 weeks for delivery.
Looking on line it seems the iPhone 6S Plus was at 3 to 4 weeks for delivery for all options for all carriers by Saturday night and that is basically all carriers world wide that were pre-selling the 6S and 6S+
Note in China all versions of the 6S were at 2 to 3 weeks by Saturday night.
Apple will not release numbers typically until Monday or Tuesday after launch weekend. Normally on Monday. For past history here is how first weekend sales went.
Original iPhone around 250,000 units. 3G - 1 Mil units, 3GS - also 1 Mil units, 4 - 1.7 Mil units, 4S - 4 Mil units, 5 - 5 Mil units, 5S and 5C - 9 Mil units, 6 and 6+ - 10 Mil units. And for the 6S and 6S+ - well it likely will be at least 11 Mil units - but here is the thing - at this point it is really not about demand - we know demand it greater than 11 Mil units - it is about supply and logistics - how many units can Apple ship in that first weekend is the real question - and Apple can be sand bagging - where they purposefully release just 11 mil units - so next year they can release 12 mil units and so on. I mean I am not saying they ARE doing that - just that well you know - they could be. By the way if I was going to put a number on it - I think Apple will report 12 to 12.5 Mil units sold in the first weekend of sales. 12.5 - would mean a 25% increase over last year - and that just sounds really nice.
Regardless of the actual number we need to realize that the iPhone 6S and especially the 6S+ and even more specifically the Rose Gold versions - will be in short supply through the end of 2015 into early 2016. The real question is on the Jan quarterly conference call if Tim cook says they are still with more demand than supply at the end of 2015 - or if supply and demand were in balance at the end of 2015. That is really when we will know more about how well the new iPhones sold.
Especially since - a lot of this first weekends sales will actually be counted in Apples next fiscal quarter.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-many-iphones-
apple-sold-164112868.html
09:23
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/09/iphone-
6s-has-2gb-ram.html
A bunch of people seemed to be doing testing with Xcode to figure out the amount of ram in the different iOS devices - and it seems the consensus is 2GB of RAM for the 6S and 6S+. With 4GB of ram for the iPad Pro.
So it does look like that item is checked off on the bingo card.
09:42
http://tii.libsyn.com/september-9th-2015-rumor-bingo-card
So how did we do on the bingo card this year. Well like in past years - some things expect did not happen - but less so this year than in past years. Or put another way - not a lot of surprises at the September event - based on rumors out there.
Per the items that were Check marks on the bingo Card.
2 GB RAM for the iPhone
12 MP Rear Camera for the iPhone
4K Video Recording on the iPhone\
Apple TV 4th Gen
That gave us our only bingo from bottom left to top right.
Other items that happened:
Force Touch
A9 Processor w/ M9 Motion Processor
6S and 6S+ announced
Min storage for iPhones stays at 16 GB
Apple TV touch pad remote w/ motion sensor
Apple TV App Store
Apple TV remote w/ Siri control
iPhones built w/ 7000 series aluminum
Apple TV with 32 GB storage
iPad Pro announced
Those we are not sure - but think not:
Full NFC access
LynX camera Module
Those that almost happened - but were just off a little:
Bluetooth 4.1 - was actually 4.2
3 to 5 MP 1080p HD Facetime Camera - yes on the 5 MPixels - nope on the 1080p Video
New Apple TV $199 to $249 price - Nope - it was just $149 and $199
Then there are those did not Happen:
iPhone 5S killed off
Rose Gold Special Edition of iPhone 6S+ - but wait - they announced a Rose Gold version - yes - but not real gold - and not uber expensive as the rumor had it.
Apple Tv to be Home-kit Hub
Camera Flush w/ back of iPhone - likely proves it is not the LynX module.
5C replaced by 4" 6C
So again - just one bingo - but there were 14 items which happened out of 24 - and that is more than any past bingo card I can remember. Plus 2 more that still have a small chance of being correct.
Hi Rob,
Only 16GB entry level iPhone?
Is the new 2015 iPhone scandal going to be #GreedyGate ?
Regards,
Guy W
Hi Rob,
I Think the 'S' in the iPhone 6S. This time Stands for 'Sensitivity'. As in the Sensitivity of the 3D Touch Screen.
Regards,
- Chris In London
12:55
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2983812/smartphones/
the-complete-iphone-6s-camera-improvements-guide.html
There is a nice article from Jonny Evans at Computer world that goes over the iPhone 6S camera improvements.
In the article he talks about the Bigger Sensor. The size increase is to help it focus faster and should reduce the number of artifacts captures when you a take a photo.
He also talks about more focus pixels for much faster autofocusing.
Color accuracy improvements by using an Apple designed image signal processor.
And the previously mentioned Deep trench - which leads to better isolation and less cross talk or bleed of colors.
Other topics he covers are the improved FaceTime camera, Retina Flash, Live Photos, Optical Image stabilization, and 4K Video
In all a lot of the major updates for the S series were camera related.
13:48
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-
iphone-6s-6s-cheapest-article-1.2362005
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one.
Which is an article on the cheapest ways to get a new iPhone 6S or 6S+. And they talk about which plan and payment options are best.
But it does come down to this. Going with T-Mobile in the US seems to be the cheapest option.
T-mobile is also offering $125 discount on new iPhones for users willing to sign up for the Jump on Demand plan and its 18 month lease structure.
A lot of the lease offerings from Sprint and T-Mobile - and similar offerings now from AT&T and Verizon - usually end up with you handing over your old device to upgrade next year. IF you don’t have kids - and have no one to pass on the old devices - then maybe a lease makes sense for you.
Personally I will not sell my old devices - with a wife and two children - there are lots of old iOS devices that are in demand in this house.
If your goal is to spend the least amount long term - then going with T-Mobile seems to be once again the best option. If you travel a lot - through out the US - then maybe Verizon makes the most sense for you - but it will cost you more.
If you don’t travel at all - then look to see what carrier is best in your local market for coverage. Price wise T-mobile is better then sprint - which is better then AT&T and Verizon - which traditionally have been either very close to each other or identical.
Lastly there is the Apple Plan - where you make payments for the device - but can upgrade next year. And you get an unlocked phone and Apple Care + coverage and you pick your carrier - but you must go to an Apple store physically to get that option - and that means waiting in line on the 25th. It is not a bad deal if you are going to be getting Apple Care Coverage and looking to upgrade yearly. But again you need to be at an Apple store to get this deal - and not until the 25th.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2982376/apple-phone/iphone-6s-pricing-plan-offers-frequent-upgrades-and-applecare-for-a-premium.html
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/10/9302255/t-mobile-
discount-apple-iphone-6S
16:25
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/16/iphone-6s-and-6s-
plus-to-arrive-in-india-netherlands-in-early-october-reports-say
Some news about other countries getting the iphone 6S and 6S+ - if you live in India or the Netherlands - you would be seeing the new iPhones in earlier October - a report claims.
Essentially they will start shipping on October 2nd for the Netherlands - and October 10th or 11th for India.
Pre-Orders for the Netherlands will start on Sept 25th.
Again - Apples plans are for 130 countries to have the new iPhone for sale before the end of 2015.
The dates given in these reports are from sources in the know. So take them with a grain of salt should you.
17:05
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19:16
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_apple_pre_order_experience
Hi Rob,
Jerry on episode 362 asked if anyone else was still waiting for their TrackR that they backed on Indegogo. I saw that they are commercially available now so I opened a support ticket with them asking when I could expect mine. I got a quick response apologizing for the delay in my order. They said they would get mine shipped right away. It arrived about a week later.
Regards,
Joe
Hi Rob!
Philip here, from the home of the 13-time NFL World Champion Green Bay Packers!
Ran into a problem with Apple Pay - transactions started getting declined, and I couldn't tell why. Had to call my bank, who told my the expiration date was wrong, that's why the charges were declined.
Then it hit me - I had received a new card since the time I originally added that card to Apple Pay.
Unfortunately, there is no way in Apple Pay settings to see the card's expiration date to confirm or anticipate this, let alone no way to update the card info. I hope Apple addresses this shortcoming, as you lose all history when you remove a credit card from Apple Pay.
So here is the tip: anytime you receive a new/replacement credit card, you should remove and re-add that card in Apple Pay.
Keep up the great work, and,
GO PACK GO!!!
Regards
Phil
Well Phil - thanks for that tip. Me and the family will be up in Greenbay for the Monday night game against the Chiefs - have some very nice suite seats. We will likely be the only family of four wearing Cheifs jersey’s well ok one of just a few families in Cheifs Jersey’s. Go Chiefs.
Hi Rob,
you mention that the TV remote had a IR receiver. The reason for the IR receiver in the TV remote is to interact with your TV via its IR receiver, so you can control volume and power on and off. Which for me is should have been obsolete a long time ago, why hasn't the TV industry introduced a Bluetooth remote to kill off the horrible line of site issue. I willing to bet the copying machines are starting up now(SAMSUNG,SONY,VIZIO, ETC.)
Regards,
Saul Lowery
Dooohh - Yeah - was not thinking that the remote would be changing the volume on your TV - figured it was controlled via the Apple box. Also noticed it said you can program to turn on/off the TV - so yeah per your comments looks like the IR part is to talk with your TV. Thanks for the comment. My only question right now is do I get 1 Apple TV 4th gen or do I get 2?
VOICEMAIL - Mike_CA_How_is_applewatch_doing_observing
23:44
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Chris who posted the following question
Quote
There is a Difference between Force Touch and 3D Touch
According to Apple patents, there is another level of sensitivity of Force Touch that will be used in the new iPhones. Basically, these two technologies do the same things, but what you’ll see in the newest iPhones is an additional level of sensitivity. Simply put, Force Touch has less capability to measure your touches and presses and doesn’t react as quickly to your input, whereas the new 3D Touch is highly sensitive and reacts immediately, while also allowing different “levels” of actions based on how firmly you press.
It might sound like an indistinguishable difference, but anyone who wants just a little bit more out of Force Touch (or really, really loves it) on the Apple Watch might disagree. With the Watch, you can push and wait for the click.. and that’s it. Now, 3D Touch offers functions based on a lighter push or a firmer push. And if you ever felt that you had to force Force Touch on the Watch, 3D Touch should alleviate that with its higher sensitivity.
Just Saying
- Chris In London
Unquote
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Chris who wrote:
After the Event thoughts
Most of what I thought would happen did. The iPhones, The iPad Pro. Which is the best iOS device to date.
I did get most of what I was thinking with the Apple TV 2. But oddly bemused by Apple adding older technology and not redesigning the hockey Puck design.
So HDMI 1.4. Not even HDMI 1.4a which was new in 2009. USB TO lightning connector. Not even. USB- C to Lightning.
Might be able to do 4K at 30 fps. But really only HD 1080p. Not UHD. So kinda out of date before opening the box
The compatibility with third party controllers is good. Also you can use your iPhones and Touches as controllers to play games to.
The new tvOS is good and compatible across platforms Mac and iOS 9
Disappointed, no National and International Stations added. No Apple subscription Video Service. But, TV app Store and Development Kit that allows ONE Universal App that works across platforms.
No Notification support to iPhones, Watches or Macs of when your program is on or recording.
No Apple TV App for the iPhones to schedule programming. Or from the Apple watch for that matter..
Sorta Hot and cold on the New Apple TV
oh. And looses the optical Audio Output. Thats real sad.
Just saying. Thoughts?
Regards,
Chris In London
27:45
http://www.bane-tech.com/best-ios-9-features/
Lets talk iOS 9 - First - I still recommend you wait until the 26th or later to update to iOS 9. And so far early feedback has been mostly positive.
Some of you will email and say I don’t do any of your recommended steps and all is fine. Kudos to you - and consider yourself lucky. because others will email in and say they wished they listened. As always - follow the procedures I have outlined in the PDF in the Tii app - under PDF’s.
It is at the top of the list for PDF’s and titled Recommended Update procedure for iOS - and again I do recommend you wait until the 26th.
One key reason to wait is that Apples servers get slammed the first few days and that means longer times for authentication of the update. And a site call Crittercism - has a model they run to predict new iOS updates - and it is showing that iOS 9 will be updated sooner by more people then iOS 8 was by a wide margin.
But beyond even the issue of servers being overloaded is the fact Apple would not even let devs submit their updates to be specifically for iOS 9 until this past week. So some of your critical apps are likely still going through the approval process. If you are someone that is not willing to jailbreak - then you should not update in the first 10 days. last year I did not even update my wife’s iPhone until iOS 8.1. If you need your iOS device for work - wait until the 26th at least and then do the update on your first day of your end of the work week.
Yes I know some of you will do and have done the update - and I will have their feed back later in the episode. I do believe iOS 9 will go much smoother then iOS 8 - and I hope on the next episode to say there is no need to wait until 9.1 to update - but we still need to see how the reports come in from users.
Ok - Now lets really talk iOS 9 - I went back through my notes of the betas and wanted to go over some of the key new features and where to find them.
But first - as I said when Beta 1 came out some features make it some do not to the GM - one that did not - was being able to turn the flash on and off while video recording. Sadly that is not in iOS 9.0 GM.
As is the ability to email 15 photos at once - which was in beta 1 but not in the GM.
So sadly two of the features I most liked in the original beta are not there in the GM.
But what is there for 9.0 that is new and best of for features.
Obviously there is the new low Battery Mode. This can be turned on under Settings - Battery. Now when you iOS device gets to the 20% battery remaining warning - you get the option right in the pop up to turn on Low Power Mode or to close the pop up. When you go to Setting - Battery - you can see the apps using the most battery life for the last 24 hours.
One of my favorite new features - lower case letters on the keyboard when it is lower case and upper case when the caps lock is on. It is a minor thing - but one I have really liked. I have seen some say they don’t like this feature - which is turned on by default - if you are one that does not like lowercase letters on your keyboard - you can change it back - by going to
Settings —> Accessibility —> Keyboard - and slide off “Show lower case keys” Again it is something I really like - but others no so much.
Passbook - is now called Wallet.
The notes app is greatly improved. And depending on the iOS device you have - you may be able to draw pictures in the note app now. Or add a picture.
You can add in a check list. Which I really like - as I have been using that for when I have to go to the store - in the past I made a list and deleted each item as I found it in the store. Now I just tap next to the item and the circle fills with yellow and a white check mark. I no it is a a small addition - but one for me that I like. Adding in the ability to also format text is another plus I like. I was a big user of the note app anyway - now more so.
Remember to activate the extra features for Notes - you need to go to your notes folders - and select Notes under on my phone.
The main new app for iOS 9 - is the News App if you are in the US, Australia and the UK. Which is essentially a flipboard killer. Or as I wrote back on Ep 351 quote
Essentially with the news app you can create your own customize news feed. They have partnerships with major news outlets and ESPN. But it will also support blogs. You can really add in any blogs or news source you want. But clearly - the ones that look the best are the ones Apple partnered with. To start with this will launch in the US, UK and Australia. unquote For the most part I have been using it just for searching for Apple and iOS news. I would imagine in College Basketball season that I will add in info for the Flyers. Again this is for those in the US, UK and Australia at right now - but at least one report of someone in the UK not seeing it.
In the Photo App there are now more folders for your photos. One for Selfies is added to iOS9 as is a screenshots folder. Those join depending your device - Panoramas, Videos, Slo-Mo, time-lapse as specialty folders. Plus there are also folders in the photo app for 3rd party apps - like instagram and fotor.
Public transit also made it ways to the Maps app in iOS 9 - For some areas - definitely not all. In the maps app - type in where you want to go - then tap the I in the lower right - and select transit to get info. Or when you tap the car next to the destination pin - you can also select Transit or Walk as options. Being I am in the burbs of Kansas City - when I try for Transit - I get the message - Transit directions are not available.
Siri offers more options and is quote proactive unquote. And if you are at the main home screen and swipe to the right. You will see a new screen with siri suggestions for contacts and oft used apps based on where you are and what time it is. And then items nearby and news.
Other Changes in iOS 9 with Siri - if you pull down from the center of the screen - it gives you some Siri App suggestions. Again Siri is now more then just a cheeky little virtual assistant - it is now also a predictive virtual assistant looking at your habits and patterns to guess what you will want to do next. Again for some that means on a Friday night when you pull down on the center of the screen snap chat, tinder and Uber will come up. For us married folks it will be netflix, HBO Now and ESPN Apps.
In iOS 9 when you make a hotel or airline reservation and get the email confirmation on that - it will add it right into your calendar. And that worked great - I made a hotel reservation for the 26th to the 29th at a Hotel in Fond du luc WI - go up for the Chiefs / Packers game - that was as close as I could find a hotel - but I digress - anyway I made that reservation and it added it to my Calendar.
If you have an iPad Air 2 - there is also split screen where you can have two apps open at once. That will be really nice on the iPad Pro.
Hi Rob,
In Ep 363 you apologize in advance for saying “H E Y Siri" with the new always on mode.
Good news!!! iOS9 now has you train Siri so she only answers to your own voice. I have the iOS 9 GM installed and that was one of the changes from beta 5.
I tested it with a few different people and none of them could set off my “H E Y Siri"
.. also enjoy your new TV, I'll be getting one also, as long as Apple lets the Plex app through. That was the reason I had to move away from the TV originally 😃
Regards,
-Dan
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2015/9/15/ios-9-
adoption-predicted-to-be-faster-than-that-for-ios-8
37:40
https://www.3dissue.com/content-blocker/
One of the new features in iOS 9 that Apple announced and some people do not like - and by People I mean advertisers. Is Content Blockers.
One thing I think there is confusion on - is that this is not built in - this is something Apple will allow 3rd parties to build and then you install. These are extensions for Safari that will stop the browser from loading online ads, pop-ups, and also other content that slows down browsing and consumes processor resources - i.e. tracking scripts, cookies, images, auto-play videos and audio and more.
Tech Crunch had a review of 3 that are not yet launched in the app store - 1Blocker, Blockr - sans the e and Crystal.
All threes of these have a premium or paid aspect.
Essentially what all three will do is make it possible for you to clear out a lot of the clutter and bogus Ad tracking scripts going on in the background when you visit a site. This means less data downloading to your device - which is good. And less CPU usage which means better battery life - also good. And much faster load times for those sites that are full of ad tracking stuff.
1Blocker for example ships with 7,000 pre-installed blockers. For sites like Wired, Mashable, The Verge, ZDNet and the NY Times - 1Blocker stopped 49.9% of data from being loaded. And with Business insider it saw an 84.5% blocking of data. iMore it was an 82.3% blocking of data.
With Crystal for example for 10 popular websites - it blocked 53% of the data and resulted in 3.9 times faster page loads on average.
1Blocker and Blockr offer varies levels of customization. Crystal is more of a one setting fits all type. If you are techie the first two will be more to your liking - if you are not - then Crystal may be best for you. I am sure there will be a lot of these type of apps out soon.
The bad news - if you are a site like iMore or Business insider - your revenue is going to plummet, The good news - Podcasting just became in more valuable to Advertisers trying to get their message out.
Of course what sites will likely do in the short term is ratchet up their use of scripts and tracking info - to offset for those small % at first that do block all that data. Which of course will slow down sites even more for regular users and cause more people to install content blockers.
So if you were not planning of using a content blocker - it is something you really should consider.
Per that - I would like to send out a request to listeners - if you are using a content blocker - which one are you using - how much does it cost - and how well is it working for you. Try doing some page loads at iMore, Business insider, ZDnet and The Verge and see the load time with it on and off for the same articles. Let me know your favorites - it is something I want to put together a nice list on to see which people like the most and which work the best based on your feedback - 206-666-6364 - 206 moon dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com
So lets go into some feedback from those at update and one to start from an unnamed source
quote Hey Rob, thought I'd give you a little insight action of course this is all confidential. Apples update servers were down today for 26 minutes.
Based on call volume it appears that all updates are going really smoothly. unquote Name very redacted and email deleted and deleted and deleted. Thanks redacted.
And that report matches up well with what we saw in the Google+ community where we had a bunch of people reporting issues trying to download the update when it first was available. It looks like from 12:10 PM CT to 12:35 PM CT - people were reporting issues trying to download - After 12:35 PM CT it seemed new reports were just that it is downloading and no real issues.
VOICEMAIL - MINDY_CA_update_on_update
G’day Rob,
Decided to do a clean install of 9.0, so I backed up everything and wiped my 6+. Installation took about an hour, plus the time to restore from backup. My only issue was losing all my AppleWatch data; apparently that doesn't get stored anywhere off the phone itself. Lost my five months of perfect goals, but I can deal with that. I'm assuming this wouldn't be an issue for anyone who simply updates without restoring to factory defaults.
Regards,
Ian.
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_iOS9_experience
http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/14/hands-on-with-three-
ios-9-content-blockers-1blocker-blockr-and-crystal/
46:23
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/09/16/
airdrop-ios-vulnerability/
Hi Rob,
I Came across this post today recommending an update to iOS 9.0 to fix a vulnerability in Airdrop. I guess if you want to hold off on an immediate update to the new OS then turing off Airdrop or restricting to Contacts only would suffice? Also, got the new iPad Mini 4 on order, will update on performance & usability when I get my hands on it. Hoping for Air2 performance in a smaller package, we will see. Thanks for what you do for the iOS community.
Cheers,
Julian. Norwich, UK. (PS the 'W' is silent in the Norwich, don't ask me why)
Hi Julian - thanks for the heads up - first note this is all theoretical - there were no reports of it in the wild. But Apple did patch it in iOS 9 - so here is one reason to update to iO9.
Essentially in theory what this exploit would allow is for an un-authoried user to install a malicious app on your device via Air drop - even if you did not accept that app offering.
Note - the simplest way to avoid this is to keep Air Drop turned off - unless you are going to actually use it and do so in a closed work environment or at home - not out at the local pub.
Apples has patched this - and iOS 9 has the patch - so when you update - this is a non-issue - but for those holding off updating for 10 day - yeah - just turn off air drop - which again you should have off unless you are planning on using it - for battery drain reasons.
48:22
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49:59
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/09/apples-iphone-
6s-to-offer-revamped-3-d-touch-interface
A nice kudos goes out to 9 to 5 Mac and Mark Gurman for getting the rumor right about force touch actually going to be called 3D touch.
I know I slam quite a few for their poor predictions - so only fair to say kudos when someone nails the rumor dead on.
50:16
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/07/technology/apple-
ipad-pro/index.html
I guess I should also say kudos to all those that said the larger iPad was going to be announced - too many to name there. I guess everyone one but me and Ken Ray or so it seems.
CNN Money even went so far as to predict before the event that the iPad Pro announcement would be the most important one of the September 9th event.
In many ways I agree - I think the iPad Pro is not being given its do. Part of that might be because you know Apple announced it two month early - and there are a bunch of other products actually launching before then.
Again not bitter about being wrong on that - just thinking they could have waited - that is all. Nope not bitter.
Anyway - I am looking forward to talking about the iPad Pro more in October episodes of Tii. No reason to talk about it more now - given you know how far off its launch and pre-order dates are going to be. Just Sayin.
51:14
http://www.androidauthority.com/robust-android-
ransomware-spreading-across-american-devices-641671/
Hi Rob,
I just sent you a flipboard article about Android Ransomware which I thought you might find interesting.
Kind regards
Simon Readman (pronounced Reedman…)
Thanks Simon - And this is yet another article about Ransomware and Android and a new one effecting those in the US. It is called Android locker pin dot A and it is pretty cool or nasty depending on your perspective.
Afte a users is infected the software will try to trick you into granting it device admin rights. And it does it in a way most users will fall for it. Once the software has admin rights - it can change your PIN number and lock your out of your android smartphone. Then users are presented a fake FBI message page claiming the users has been viewing prohibited pornographic material. And they they should pay a $500 fine for said activities.
And if you don’t drop out into serf mode right away and uninstall the malware - it can lock you out of your phone by generating a random pin number.
Now the good news for Android users - so far this has not been located in the GooglePlay store - so far. You get this by downloading an infected app from one of the un-offical app stores. 77% of the infected users of this app are in the US. So it clearly is on a few mainstream 3rd party sites for Android apps.
Oh - the fun with Android. Thanks again Simon for the heads up.
52:54
VOICEMAIL - Scott_Quest_dimensions_different_6S+vs6S+
Hi Scott - The 6S depth increased to 0.28 inches from 0.27 inches.
The depth of 6S+ increased to 0.29 inches from 0.28 inches. The height increased to 6.23 inches from 6.22 inches, The width increased to 3.07 inches from 3.06 inches.
Interestingly - the 6S had the same height and widths as the 6.
Hey Rob
I have friends that are Samsung Galaxy users. They like to send me videos of certain things. The problem is that they leave the video settings on default which is 4k. When they send it to my iPhone 6 via text (short clip), the video comes in at poor quality. I hope apple has found a solution to this when users send 4k videos from the iPhone 6s to older iPhones.
Regards,
AJ
Hi AJ - I think that is something we will find out really quick. but I imagine it will look fine on iOS devices. At least as good as it can look on those displays.
Hi Rob,
No mention of HomeKit working with the new Apple Tv. Do think this is something we can expect thru software to interface our home to Apple?
Thanks, love the show,
Dave (aka gasmandave) from Erie PA
Hi Dave - Erie PA was one of the cities I lived in - I was there for two winters and one summer. It is where I was living when I started podcasting back in 2004. Ok - per your question - It is something I thought would be announced - it is possible there will still be an October event - where apple shows off some new macs and home kit is part of it - OR not. But yes I would imagine at some Point Apple TV and HomeKit will converge.
Hi Rob,
Do you know if or when Apple will allow for a VPN connection to be toggled on and off in the AppleTV? It would make a huge difference for those of us who live outside the US to be able to use a lot of the new Apple TV Apps.
Thanks a lot, and I love your show and listen every week,
Regards,
Allan
Hi Allan that would be Right about the time the devil is fitted for a new pair of Jacksons or Harlicks.
I think with Apple trying so hard to get a TV / Movie distribution agreement in place with those content providers - any thing like that - might not go over so well with said video content providers
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57:31
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1152958674/the-
sensel-morph-interaction-evolved
For a kickstarted project this week we have the Sensel Morph.
This one had a goal of $60k and is now at around $400k with October 9th at 10:42 PM CT being the end time for this - so plenty of more time for additional funders.
So what is the Sensel Morph - it is quote the first pressure sensitive, multi-touch input device that enabled users to interact with the digital world like never before unquote
It will run you $249 - and it is a multi-touch interface for your iPad or computer.
It connects to your computer via USB and to your iPad via Bluetooth.
You can get overlays for keyboards typing and keyboards musical. There are gaming and art overlays as well as a drum pad and music production controller.
It even has a dev cable for connecting to arduino - so this is a pretty versatile accessory.
This is very similar to how 3D touch works - in how it senses you pushes on the surface.
If you want more info on this search for Sensel Morph - two words spelled - S E N S E L M O R P H
over at kickstarter dot com or via the show notes for ep 364 at today in iOS dot com.
59:01
http://shop.brando.com/STAR-WARS-Darth-Vader-
Lightsaber-Portable-Battery-Charger_p10587c1595d003.html
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - which is a external battery pack - Yawn you say - but no - yawn you must not. As this is a Light saber external battery pack.
This one is a replica of Darth Vaders Light saber.
It has 2800 mah of capacity - but does that matter - no - because it is a light saber.
It will run you about $52 US for this.
Awesome this does look.
Show notes link is in
Extra note - one of the reviews on the site said this feels like a novelty item and it is very plasticity and fragile to hold.
And its size is actually much smaller than a normal size lightsaber.
For Yoda this size does fit.
But still if you are a star wars collector - this is something unique for your collection - but it does not sound like a very practical item for the road warrior.
I guess if you really want a geeky device to go with your iPhone you can get one of the BB-8 droids from SPhero. This is the round droid that has a head that seems to float on the top of the body.
1:00:19
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/15/first-developers-
receive-apple-tv-units-promptly-post-pictures-online
Thanks to Dr. John for the heads up on this next one.
Which is a short little post showing a picture of one of the Apple Tv’s sent out to a developer for a buck. Seems the first thing devs do when they get an Apple TV is forget the first rule of Fight Club - and they start posting and tweeting and instagramming
And again it would be oh so wrong if you were a dev that received an Apple TV for a buck to call 206-666-6364 with your thoughts on the new black Box of TV and now Game goodness. Yeah - would be really really wrong.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 363
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called NEW FOUND PLANET with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG New_found_planet
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MR. SALES for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MR. SALES said the following:
Hi Rob,
Thanks for the opportunity to create a wallpaper for you again. I used the Quick app to create the text.
Regards,
Saul aka Mr. Sales
Thanks MR. SALES, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MR. SALES'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 363 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:15
PLAY CLIP FROM KEVIN CROSSMAN.
03:06
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad App or iBook Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:37
http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2015/
I could go over the event in the order it was presented - but nahhh - not going to do it. Rather I am going to talk about the product I have been waiting for the most first. The 4th Gen Apple TV. FINALLLLLYYYYY!!!!
The Apple TV starts 52 Minutes into the keynote.
Tim Cook started off talking about the TV experience and how stagnant it has been and how Today Apple is going to do something about it - and Apple’s vision for the future of TV - and that is APPS. Tim said there are some key features that need to be in place.
1. Powerful Hardware
2. Modern OS
3. New User Experience
4. Developer Tools
and 5. an App Store
Tim said they know this is what it takes to make a difference and they have been working very hard - and very long - with a little emphasis on the long part to a smattering of laughter - It was Tim’s way of saying Yes Rob - we know the Apple TV is over due. Well maybe not me specifically - but generically me and all those of us that have been waiting for an Apple TV with apps and an Apps store.
Eddy Cue then came on to introduce the Apple TV specs.
First up is the new Remote - which per the rumors is both voice and touch controlled. The top part of the remote is a touch surface. The bottom part is buttons. The key new buttons that I am sooooooo happy to see - Volume control No more needing both the TV remote and the Apple tv remote - just the Apple TV remote - oh yeah. Hey sometimes it is the little things that make me happy.
Another new button is the Siri button - where you can now control the Apple TV with Siri - saying such things as show me all the star wars movies. Or less specific such as show me science fiction TV shows.
But here is the best part of the search - Siri will not just give you search results sorted by popularity - but when you go and look at a show you want to view - it will also say what apps it is available from - such as iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, HBO and showtime - right now - and more will be added over time - hopefully Amazon Prime is part of the more and the time is not that far off. How this works is for example you could say show me the goonies - and you would see what apps it is available in and you can pick the one you already have a subscription with. This is in my mind one of the best new features and will get even better as it supports more apps over time.
On the sports side - I could see a lot of sports app packages and you could say show me the Dayton Flyers game - and it would show you what apps it is available on.
Or an example they gave on Siri search - was show me the modern family episode with edward norton. And it takes you right to that episode.
And then they showed another cool feature. You can ask Siri what did they say. And siri will jump you back 15 seconds and temporarily turn on the captions. Sweet.
Or as Melissa D in the Google plus community said
Quote As a person with some hearing loss, I like that "what did she say" functionality that turns on closed captions in addition to skipping back 15 seconds. Nice! unquote
That one received a lot of applause.
Other new features with the Remote - as rumored - it has a motion sensor - so yes - it is a game remote in competition with the Wii Remote. But Rob - does that mean I need to buy another remote if I want to play a two player game? you ask NOPE - because you can also use an iPhone or iPad as an additional controller.
Per the Apple TV OS - they are calling it TV OS - and There is Developer tools - with access to GameKit, GameController, SpriteKit, Game Center, CoreGraphics, CoreAudio, Metal and more - in other words the things devs will need to make games for the Apple TV.
But apps will be more than just Games and Media. They also talked about apps from Air BnB, Zula and the shopping Apps.
For devs - they are allowing Universal Apps - that means with a single purchase the users get the app on their Apple TV, iPad and iPhone. That is nice for the end users. And that includes syncing of data between apps - so maybe you are playing a universal game app on your iPhone at work - not that such a thing would ever happen. Then when you get home you can pick right up on the Apple TV.
tvOS - that is lower case t - lower case v - upper case O upper case S - And the developer Beta is available now.
Per the Hardware that is the Apple TV unit - it as expected has a 64 bit A8 Chip, Bluetooth 4.0 - yes - this has been in the works quite a long time if it is only Bluetooth 4.0 - more on that later, Wifi is 802.11 AC with memo. And it has an IR receiver. I am guessing the IR receiver is for legacy use with Master IR remotes. Because they state for control it is Bluetooth and no need to point at the unit.
Per the remote - it is also Bluetooth 4.0. Once more it has the Volume control, and the Siri button. It has a power button to turn on and off your TV as well. It also has a menu button. As mentioned it is a motion controlled remote with accelerometer and gyroscope. And lasts for a full 3 month per single charge with normal use. And to recharge it - you plug in a lightening plug - I am guessing you have a few of those around somewhere.
It does come in two models - 32 GB and 64 GB - which are actually double what some were rumoring. And the Price is lower than many predicted - although some did get it right - pricing is just $149 for the 32 GB version and $199 for the 64 GB version - which of course is the one I will be getting. The 3rd gen Apple TV remains at the $69 price point.
As I said on the last show - don’t compare the price of the new Apple TV to a roku or similar device - this is a game unit and a media device - and the price of this at $149 is well below similar devices - not to mention game pricing will be much lower as well.
It sounded like they said Devs could get the hardware today as well - Looking into that As soon as this episode is done if not sooner.
Per availability to all the non-devs - It will start rolling out in Late October and will be available in 100 countries by the end of 2015.
That introduction of Apple TV went on for right at 31 minutes.
(iPhone starts at the 83 Minute mark)
Which it took us only XX minutes to go over - I just saved you YY minutes of your life - you are welcome.
Lets go over some of the specs or items not specifically covered for Apple TV. 1 - the actual dimensions of the remote - which is 4.88 inches long by 1.5 Inches wide and 0.25 inches thick and weighs in at 1.66 ounces.
The old remote by comparison is 4.7 inches x 1.2 inches x 0.2 inches.
The console itself is the same 3.9 x 3.9 inches - but the thickness of the unit increases from 0.9 inches to 1.3 inches. And it does come with a lightning to USB cable. So actually look at as you get another lightning cord to use for other devices 89 out of each 90 days.
Interestingly it has a USB-C port - which Apple lists as service only - Oh yeah - jailbreak and kickstarter - in the future I do see.
WIFI is also 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac not just AC as mentioned in the keynote.
Per Video supported - h.264 Video up to 1080P - 60 frames per second - which is nice for good HD video for sports.
Per accessibility features - apple claims the following are included:
Voiceover
Zoom
Bold Text
Increase Contrast
Reduce Motion
Closed Caption and SDH support
Accessiblity Shortcut
Another item not mentioned - is a remote loop sold separately that attaches to the remote to keep it from flying out of your hand. Kickstarter project for 3rd party remote starting in 3, 2,…
Yeah - plenty of opportunities for kickstarter and the new Apple TV I can see already.
One the last episode I wondered if the new Apple TV would support 3rd party controllers and the answer is YES. From Apple quote
For serious gamers, the new Apple TV supports MFi-based controllers that let you run, jump, shoot, kick, throw, punch, or just about any other verb you can imagine.*
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MFI - means made for iThings.
One remote that Apple shows on their site is the Nimbus Steelseries controller - This is supposedly going to sell for $50 - when available.
http://www.apple.com/tv/specs/
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/09/new-apple-tv-supports-
console-style-mfi-game-controllers-apple-outs-new-steelseries-nimbus
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http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/09/apple-tv-app-limit-200mb/
Yes the Apple TV 4th gen looks great - so what is the downside. Other than the extra $50 or $100 bucks.
It seems that apple has put a 200 MB limit on Apple TV apps. Meaning some of the bigger and more popular apps like the Infinity Blade Trilogy and other graphic intensive games - running in the 1GB range - need to be reworked to meet this 200 MB limit.
Hmmm - Apple thinks apps that are 200 MB are to big for a device that starts at 32 GB - ohhh - I smell hypocrisy coming later in the show.
It seems Apple is saying anything beyond 200MB in size needs to be split apart and loaded using on demand resources.
In other words - parts of the apps need to remain in the cloud. Thanks Apple - from us the users - for putting more network strain on our internet use - and for making devs store crap in the cloud.
Another issue is there is not persistent local storage for apps on Apple TV - that means every app developed for Apple TV must be able to store data in the cloud and retrieve it in quote a way that provides a great customer experience unquote. I mean unlike the great user experience when the data is right there on the device when needed?
I wonder how this is going to work with Minecraft?
On the Xbox version there is a bunch that is saved on the devices storage.
I hope this is a policy decision Apple soon reverses.
I will say this - when looking at the two options - 32 GB or 64 GB - do not let this rule make your decision for you. Eventually I will see Apple backing off this rule. If you want the best user experience that will mean larger apps and local storage. It might not be next year but at some point - I do see Apple changing their tune on this.
That is why I am getting the 64 GB version when it is available.
Ok - I did go and check the dev center about the Apple TV dev kit here is what apple is saying:
quote - We want to give Apple developers the chance to build and test their apps on the new Apple TV before it becomes publicly available to customers later this fall. Register by September 11, 12:00 p.m. PDT for an opportunity to order an Apple TV Developer Kit. Availability and supplies are limited.
The Apple TV Developer Kit is provided for your own software development activities only. Prior to Apple’s commercial release of Apple TV, you agree not to publicly write about, review, or display the Apple TV Developer Kit unquote
Thankfully there was no restriction listed about talking about the restrictions or the offer - which will cost those devs that are selected - $1. Yes - just $1 - Kudos apple - I think it is safe to say the Apple TV is not just a hobby anymore.
Of course any Devs that do get one - calling into the show with your experience anonymously would be something I could NEVER EVER EVER recommend you do - I mean saying to call 206-666-6364 - and to give your feedback - that would be completely wrong of me and again not anything I would ever think of - because you know that might mean the next Apple event I would not be invited to. So yeah 206-666-6364 is not the number you should call in with your experiences with the new Apple TV - and if anyone did call into that number - I am sure I would have to delete any records of those calls. Just sayin.
19:33
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/08/periscope-apple-tv-app/
Speaking of someone that may have been punished by Apple for speaking when they should not have - there is Periscope and Twitter.
Seems there were some rumors in the days leading up to the Apple Event that Periscope would have an App for Apple TV. Where users could watch Periscope Videos - But shockingly there was not a single mention of it at the event. Likely because if - and this is a big if - but if they had been invited to speak - that all went out the window when someone on the Periscope team blabbed to TechCrunch. Yes - Apple absolutely would punish anyone with loose lips - and that means no Keynote for you. Again that is all speculation at this point. It is completely possible someone at Periscope simply was conjecturing about the potential of apps for Apple TV and said they would build those apps if possible. Ahhh who are we kidding - Tim Cook spanked them like a 5 year old that just tried to light the cat on fire.
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Lets go over some listener feedback with regards to the new Apple TV.
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_CrossMan_AppleTV_Apple_Watch_fdbk.WAV
Myron Uecker from the Tii Google+ community said the following
quote Rob gets what he wanted. Apple TV with apps and With Siri And that new remote unquote
Francisco Tapia said quote - apple tv looks awesome! especially that "what did they say" quick rewind feature unquote
Stephen Shaner said quote
I can see why they opted for Bill Graham Civic Center unquote
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Faisal K said quote game consoles be ware - we have a new rival unquote
Jerome Horowitz - summed it up nicely - well at least for us that were teens in the 80’s - quote - I want my Apple TV unquote
Hi Rob,
You were finally right about the Apple TV! I plan on picking one up the day it comes out in October.
As for the iPhone's I know you say that the "s" updates are the bigger updates but maybe I missed something I wasn't super pumped about what I saw. I have a 5s right now and so i am going to need to decide if I want to get the 6s or wait until next fall.
I'm looking forward to the show and hopefully you can help advise me one way or another
Regards,
Jordan H
Well Jordan - I think your email was a good segway into the next item to cover on this episode - and that is the new iPhones.
25:46
http://pocketnow.com/2015/09/09/gold-iphone-6
The iPhone part of the show started at the 83 Minute mark.
Tim starts off with talking about the iPhone growth was 3.5 times the rest of the industries growth world wide for the last quarter. That is 35% growth for the iPhone vs 10% for the rest of the industry. And when you look at China - it was even more incredible as the iPhone grew 75% vs a 4% decline for the rest of the industry - and yes - that 75% growth was definitely responsible for most if not all of that decline for everyone else.
Tim said the iPhone 6 is the most popular iPhone ever.
Tim then introduced the new iPhone 6S and 6S+ the names of which were a surprise to exactly one person - who lives in Albania. For everyone else - it was as expected for the name and for many of the new specs.
Like the fact there is a rose gold colored unit and that the aluminum used is the 7000 series that is used in the Aerospace industry. Nope not a reaction at all to Bend-duh-gate.
As expected the addition of Force Touch oh wait 3D touch - which is Force Touch with a new name. There will also be a big Taptic Engine supporting Force umm I mean 3D touch. Apple made a big deal about this new feature - I will not. I think we have covered it with the Apple watch a couple of times at least.
The also announced there is new glass - a dual ion exchange glass - which Apple claims is the toughest glass available - this was a rumor that popped up some time ago.
As expected the new iPhones will have the A9 processor. Which compared to the A8 processor in the iPhone 6 and 6+ the A9 in the 6S and 6S+ is 70% faster for CPU processing and for Graphic tasks it is 90% faster. So it is a very nice increase in speed. It is also a more energy efficient processor.
Apple is claiming it is the most advanced chip in a smartphone ever.
The M9 Coprocessor is now built directly into the A9 Chip.
This means now you no longer need to have your iPhone plugged in to ask her - H E Y Siri - it will work all the time plugged in or not. For future iPhone 6S and 6S+ users - this is my blanket apology for all times I say H E Y siri and I forget to spell out the Hey part.
They also updated the Touch ID sensor. It is supposed to be twice as fast.
Apple also announced the 12 MP rear camera. Which they talk about doing the higher MP camera but not by degrading the sensors. They also talked about deep trench separation - which we are all supposed get as our take away from the presentation. Essentially They tried to go into detail on why their 12 MB sensor is better than other people’s 12 MB sensors. Because you know - the last couple of years it was all about mentioning that higher MP count does not mean better pictures.
The camera lens is NOT flush - which most likely means the module is NOT the LynX camera modules. Which means - when I am spending money this fall - it will not be on a new iPhone. Apple TV - absolutely - 100% Yes.
The new iPhones do finally allow for 4K video recording.
The front camera or the FaceTime camera was also updated as expect and is now a 5 MP HD camera. And also as rumored - it now uses the screen as a flash for the FaceTime camera - including doing it as a truetone flash.
They did engineer it to light up 3 times brighter than normal when using it as a FaceTime flash.
They also said this works great with one handed operation especially when using those FaceTime photos for Snapchat. ok maybe they did not use those exact words.
The Panaroma pic increased to a max of 63 MP from 43 MP before.
One new feature is the LivePhotos feature. It where you take a photo - and it takes 1.5 secs before and after of video and sound. You do nothing different - you just take the photo - and if you have the live photos option selected - which it is by default - it captures the before and after moments around that photo.
It is a neat feature but it does take up a little more storage.
They have Developer API’s for this - and Facebook for example will be support LivePhotos later this year. No word on when SnapChat or Tinder will be supporting this.
They upgraded LTE again - and it is now twice as fast as before supporting up to 300 MBPS speeds - assuming you have the one or two carriers in the world that support that now. The now support 23 bands - the most LTE bands of any smartphone.
Wifi is faster as well - 2X faster then before supporting up to 866 MBPS speed.
So a quick little recap of some of those specs - 4K video recording, 64 MP panorama pics, 12 MP pics, and livePhoto pics to boot - all this adds up to a lot more storage needed for your photos.
So naturally that means Apple finally has killed off the 16 GB low end option. Ummmm - NO. Apple once more has the entry level next Gen iPhone as 16 GB, then 64 GB and the top size of 128 GB for both the 6S and 6S+ - pricing is the same as the past gen 6 and 6+ of the same size storage.
The iPhone 6 and 6+ now moves to the mid tier phones - and are now $100 less for each. And the iPhone 5S becomes the free option for those getting them with a carrier subsidy in the US. The 5C is the version that was killed off.
Also killed off was the Gold iPhone 6 and 6+ and 5S. That is correct - the 5S, 6 and 6+ are now only available in Silver and Space Gray. The 6S and 6S+ are available in Silver, Space Gray - along with Gold and Rose Gold.
Apple also introduced their own iPhone Upgrade Program available from Apple Retail in the US.
It starts at $32 a month. You choose your carrier and you get an unlocked iPhone including apple Care+ - and you can then upgrade your iPhone every year. This will mean you hand over your device to get the new one each year.
Again this is starting at $32 a month. More info on this on a later episode as it could take some time to work out all the details and T’s and C’s
Ok - Lets talk Pre-Orders. They start this Saturday September 12th - likely at 12:01 AM PT. 3:01 AM ET
If you are going to be pre-ordering - remember to have the Apple Store app installed on your iOS device. As that it typically where you can pre-order first. Also have the Website up on your computer just incase.
And you have to be ready prior to 12:01 AM PT going into Saturday Morning. So Friday Evening - make sure you have the Apple store app installed and all your info in there.
Ok - you can order on the 12th - when will you get said device. September 25th is the answer - not the oft rumored September 18th.
So the rumors and speculation around a Sep 11th pre-order sep 18th launch date were wrong.
Per the countries where the new iPhone will be available at launch. The lucky winners are:
Australia
Canada
China
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Japan
New Zealand
Puerto Rico
Singapor
United Kingdom
and the United States
By the end of 2015 the iPhone 6S and 6S+ will be available in over 130 countries on over 400 carriers.
Some other minor spec changes for the S series are the following:
The 6S depth increased to 0.28 inches from 0.27 inches.
The depth of 6S+ increased to 0.29 inches from 0.28 inches. The height increased to 6.23 inches from 6.22 inches, The width increased to 3.07 inches from 3.06 inches.
Interestingly - the 6S had the same height and widths as the 6.
The weight did change on both. The 6S increased to 5.04 ounces from 4.55 ounces. The 6S+ increased to 6.77 inches from 6.07 ounces.
The S series is now Bluetooth 4.2 - not 4.1 as I had speculated - and not the 4.0 that the non S series was.
The 4K video recording is at 30 fps for both S series units.
And the iPhone 6S+ now also supports Optical image stabilization for Video recording.
There is now stabilization with Time-Lapse Video - because yeah we all know how annoying non-stabilized Time Lapse videos can be.
When you are recording 4K videos - you can take 8MP stills.
With Video - there is now Playback Zoom.
On the FaceTime Camera - the video recording is just 720P HD video - the rumor was it was going to be 1080p video.
Per battery life - there is no difference in the specs for the 6S vs the 6 nor is there any differences between the 6S+ vs the 6+ - All specs are identical to the previous gen. That actually surprised me - I mean what are the chances the specs with the new processor - and other changes would see IDENTICAL specs. HMMMM cooking of books - naahhhh - that would be wrong.
So what were some of your thoughts on the new iPhones.
From Francisco Tapia from Google+ quote
ForceTouch renamed to 3D Touch, looks very interesting
the parallax menus feature which looks awesome on screen, but what does it look like with it disabled?
wow, i think i like the force touch to swipe between apps w/o the home button
70% faster CPU and 90% faster GPU… drool
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From Myron Uecker - quote
Live Photos. It reminds me of the newspapers in the Harry Potter movies.
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From Lasse Fredriksen - quote
Upgrading from the 6 to the 6S for one single reason: the new isight camera
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From Karthik M - quote
16 GB iPhone? Seriously? This is the problem with Apple. Sometimes they can be evil.
unquote
Karthik - I am also disappointed with the 16 GB min spec. I would not say evil - definitely greedy. But not evil. Evil is when you don’t offer upgrades to new version of the OS or sell of your users data.
Hi Rob,
I know you are getting a ton of email today... But I did not notice a difference in phones this time??? Did they mention if the plus has anything over the 4.7 other than screen/battery?
I have the 6 plus and may go 6s if it's the same this time.
Regards,
Dan
Well Dan - My thoughts on the new iPhone 6S and 6S+ - again - I will not be upgrading - my 6+ is fine for me. If you are sitting on a 5S or earlier - then I would recommend upgrading - but for 6 and 6+ owners - I just can’t justify it for most.
Per the battery life - there is still a big advantage in battery life for the + series vs the non-plus series. So if you go for the 6+ to the 6S - you will get a hit in battery life. The 6S+ as mentioned is identical to the 6+ for battery life and both are better then the 6 and 6S - which again those two are identical. Or simply put if you want the best battery life stick with the + version.
One additional spec that has kinda been confirmed by a 3rd party that got a hands on with the iPhone 6S and 6S+ is that the new devices do have 2GB of RAM - I think we many need to wait until i
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/
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44:08
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/9/9297805/apple-ipad-pro-
microsoft-surface-comic-prediction
I want to go back and now talk about the iPad Pro - Yes it was introduced and Yes as rumored it will not launch until November.
I am going to go quickly over the specs now . As well we have a long time to go over it in detail before it launches.
But first I need to read this cartoon that was written by Joel Watson back in 2012 - 3 years ago. I have a link to this in the show notes titled - A comic predicted Apple inventing MS Surface three years ago.
In the first frame it shows Balmer holding the Surface and saying quote we call it the surface unquote. The audience yells boo and says your iPad sucks. And balmer says its not an iPad its a surface - and then someone yells suck my surface the surface of my - redacted.
The Next frame it shows Balmer saying it has a kickstand and cupholder. The audience says your iPad still sucks. Balmer drops an fbomb and says we a darn keyboard right in the cover in three years when apple copies this you redacted will think it is genius. Some then says do the monkey dance
The last frame says - WWDC 2015 - And it shows Tim Cook holding up what looks like the iPad pro saying We call it the smart cover touch and we thing you’re going to love it.
Someone yells out you invented that - and Tim replies - Yes - Yes we did.
Pretty darn accurate of Mr. Watson - he missed the timing by a scant 3 months.
Ok - Now Lets go over what was announced today at the Apple Event.
The iPad Pro - predicted by many - at least many not named Rob that have a podcast about the iPhone - was the introduction of the iPad Pro. It is as expected a 12.9 inch iPad. Again - I question why this was announced now - but what ever - I am kinda over it - sorta - you know if you don’t ask me about it and don’t remind me about it - over it.
Any way lets get into the specs.
First there are 3 versions - Wifi only 32 GB version - A wifi only 128 GB version and a Wifi+Cellular 128 GB version. Pricing for all three are $799, $949 and $1079 respectively.
The size of the unit is 12 inches by 8.68 inches by 0.27 inches. And it weights 1.57 pounds. That is close to what the original iPad weighed.
Per the size of the screen - to put it in perspective the Original iPad and iPad Air2 - are the same height for the screen as the iPad Pro is wide.
Resolution of the screen is 264 pixels per inch - the same as the iPad Air 2.
It has the A9X processor with the M9 coprocessor built in.
It is sporting Bluetooth 4.2
Battery life is the same as all the other current iPads. Which are all listed as follows.
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on wifi, watching video or listening to music.
or Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network.
Other wise all specs are the same as the iPad Air 2. with the following exceptions for brand new features.
one there is now 4 built in stereo speakers. 2 at the bottom and two on the top. YEAH!!! and About time.
There is also a new smart connector. This is for connecting to the new keyboard cover. Or as Apples says quote
The Smart Connector is a new interface that takes advantage of the two-way conductive fabric in the Smart Keyboard. It allows iPad Pro to provide power to the Smart Keyboard and lets the Smart Keyboard relay each of your keystrokes back to iPad Pro. Using the Smart Connector couldn’t be easier. Simply align the Smart Keyboard to iPad Pro — just as you would with a Smart Cover — and start typing. Now there’s even less distance between what’s on your mind and what’s on the display. unquote
The new Smart Keyboard will run you $129. It connects to the iPad magnetically and via inductive connections - there is no battery or on off switch. It just works when connected. Yes - Yes that does sound a lot or almost identical to the Surface and its keyboard connection.
The other thing that was introduced with the iPad Pro - was also rumored and that is a new Stylus called the Apple Pencil - it will run you $99. One cool feature is that to recharge it you plug it into the Lightening port. They say a full charges lasts 12 hours - and 15 seconds of charge will last 30 minutes.
So to sum this up - lets say you get the top of the line iPad pro wifi - 128 gb version and get the key board and Apple Pencil - that will set you back $1,177
Lets go over some feed back from Listeners on this.
From Myron Uecker quote
12.9 inch screen on iPad Pro. Width of IPad Pro is same as height of iPad Air!
Size and performance are great, give me external storage
And now a connected keyboard to go with it. Sounds like they are targeting Microsoft Surface.
Apple Pencil? Ok I guess I can get behind that name for the stylus.
I wonder if other 3rd party stylii can work as well as the Apple Pencil? They haven't worked well on iPad Air 2. They don't say if it is Bluetooth like the rest and haven't said if it will work on iPads other than pro.
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Hi Myron - the Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard are designed specifically and only at this time for the iPad Pro. They will not work with any other iPad’s in the Apple line up today. Maybe and likely in the future - the iPad Air next gen will support the Apple Pencil - but for now - just the Pro.
From Faisal K quote
iPad pro don't look portable anymore !!
4 speaker audio system - Beautiful
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From Stephen Shaner quote
looks like no battery sacrifice, and 4 stereo audio
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From Melissa Dorner quote
Combo of Pencil & iPad Pro could be used like a Wacom input device.
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From Nic Brown quote
I can't believe they made a stylus 😧 that's just sad
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And From Francisco Tapia quote
so they haven't said how they solve the problem of carrying the new stylus with the iPad pro
unquote
Francisco - Great question and the only answer I could find was Kickstarter. And by find I mean make up.
Also deserving a little bit of a mention - the iPad Mini 4th gen was introd as well - and it is basically the specs of the iPad Air Performance wise. Now bumped up to the A8 processor - not the A8X - but otherwise the same specs.
The iPad Air2 was not upgraded - however it is now showing Bluetooth 4.2 where it used to be bluetooth 4.0 - possibly it is a typo - that or it was a very very minor tweak.
Ok - and that wraps up iPads for now.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/
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http://www.apple.com/watch/
There was a slight announcement with the Apple Watch - there are now Gold and Rose Gold anodized aluminum Apple Watches available.
And a few new straps - and well excuse me if I yawn here - I am sure it is more about the time of night and lack of sleep - then it is about the lack of excitement about those updates. Hint that was sarcasm - you know just incase you missed it.
54:15
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From the Google+ community:
A few thoughts about today's keynote:
This from Brenden Finnerty quote
1) In general, it seemed a bit rushed. So much to fill in 2 hours that some important stuff was missed. For example, Schiller's example of why they increased MP on the iPhone. I felt he wanted to dive deeper but couldn't. I assume the new camera tech/dual lens stuff is not on the new iPhone?
2) The new Apple TV is nice like really nice. The universal search feature with app support is a home run. Wish the TV subscription service was ready. This new Apple TV with the new streaming service would have been a true game changer.
3) I might buy the new 6s just on the new Live Photos feature alone. So cool How long till Sammie copies Force Touch? unquote
From Timmy T - Quote
So for the first time in four years I was off work and had the opportunity to watch the keynote today. Of all the years to be able to watch the keynote this was by far the best. In my opinion this may very well be one of the biggest releases of hardware ever.
Also worth noting was I found it interesting that Microsoft participated in the key note given the fact that the iPad pro virtually placed the last nail in Microsofts coffin. unquote
55:48
One thing we have not mentioned yet is iOS 9 - well it will be launched as expected live to everyone on September 16th. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not update on the 16th or the 17th or even the 18th.
Wait - wait - wait.
Especially if you listen to podcast and use the podcast app - do not upgrade to iOS 9.0
Wait at least 10 days before you upgrade if then. Let apple work out any issues first.
By the way Apple did release the GM of iOS 9 to Devs. Again - folks if you are at iOS 8.4.1 or earlier - please do not upgrade on the 16th.
Let see what happens first for the masses.
I am not even going to go over my recommended update procedure - as I really think everyone needs to wait on the upgrade for at least 10 days this time around - especially if you need your iPhone for work.
For Devs however - you have two choices - iOS 9 Gold Master is now available or you can skip jail and go directly to iOS 9.1 Beta 1 - which was also made available to devs on September 9th.
More about these on future eps.
57:03
Apple also announced changes to iCloud storage plans.
Previously it was 20 GB for 99 cents a month,
200 GB for $3.99 a month
500 GB for $9.99 a month
and 1 TB for $19.99a month
The new prices are:
50 GB for 99 cents a month - you get an extra 30 GB.
200 GB for $2.99 a month - that drops a buck a month.
and 1TB for $9.99 a month - that drops 10 bucks a month.
5GB is still the free amount - that did not change.
57:39
Hi Rob,
You did great on the bingo card. Congrats on getting bit right on the Apple TV. 12 pix camera and A9 chip were talked about. Also the multi touch feature in the new iPhone and iPads. Two iPads were announce the pro and mini 4. New version of Apple watch and several new bands. No realention of iOS 9
Regards,
Melissa
Hi Rob,
I am so happy that you were so wrong about this 9-9 Apple event. I listened to your latest podcast (#362) this morning and the three tiers you placed all of the rumors. Thankfully for all of us you underestimated this event. In all honesty, I did as well. While I wish the Apple TV would be more developed and enable me to truly cut the cable cord, I was not only impressed with this significant refresh, but I was also impressed with the iPhone 6S / 6S Plus upgrades as well as the new iPad Pro.
Yes, you were right about most of the rumors, but the iPad Pro rumor impressed me the most. As I was watching the live event, I thought that an iPad Pro would only be truly advanced if it solved the physical keyboard/case issue as well as the incorporation of a good stylus to make the iPad a better content creation device and workhorse tool. I would have never considered buying a new, bigger screen iPad, but these new accessories make it much more compelling.
I am glad to be an Apple investor on a day like today where they have once again proven to be a mighty force in technology and the stock price fell by $2.16 to $110.15. The ANAL-lysts will try and poke holes in Apple, but this is by far one of the most impressive product launches I’ve seen in years. Time to buy more APPL stocks.
Regards,
Paul, from Bend, OR
I would normally go over the bingo card - but I will wait until the next episode - as I want to get this episode out tonight. Some of you have a decision to make tomorrow about pre-ordering - and this has been delayed enough due to my travels.
This next voice mail message was called in prior to the new Apple TV being announced.
VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_thoughts_apple_TV_gaming_box
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 362
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RUSSELL for sending in the music you hear in the background. RUSSELL wrote:
Hi Rob,
Here is a new reggae song I made on GarageBand for iOS. it is all my original music and rhythms. Hope you like it!
Regards,
Russell Campise, Las Vegas NV
SONG Late_night_waikiki
Thanks RUSSELL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JEFF for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JEFF said the following:
Hi Rob,
This Tii doodle was made using the following iOS apps on my iPad air2:
PhotoViva, TangledFX, SketchClub & Matter.
Keep up the great podcast & thanks for accepting listeners' Art & Music submissions.
Regards
Happy listener Jeff
Thanks JEFF, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JEFF'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 362 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:10
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “ iPad Killer: Truly, Really, I mean It
I’m the first to admit that I fall victim to shiny objects at trade shows, and I regularly call every new tablet an iPad Killer. But now, really, I’ve found it. OK, it may sound like I’m the boy who cried wolf – but Motorola’s new XOOM tablet is poised to become THE best non iPad tablet on the market when it ships later this year. unquote
Jim Louderback, Huffington Post, 6 January 2011
I am friends with Jim - so I fell bad putting him in here - but then again he did say the Xoom was an iPad Killer - Ouch Jim - really???? I don’t think you were crying wolf - maybe crying Flying Spaghetti Monster - maybe - but not wolf - a wolf actually you know exists - Just Sayin
03:00
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad App or iBook Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:51
http://tii.libsyn.com/september-9th-2015-rumor-bingo-card
Ok - I try to get a Rumor Bingo card done to review in the episode prior to a keynote event - and this episode is said episode and this part of the episode is where we go over said bingo card.
I put a post up at today in iOS dot com and it is also in the Tii App.
As I say in the post - this is not that I think All the rumors will happen - It is just the ones that seem to be getting talked about the most that are not completely crazy.
That said - let me put them in three buckets. Those Most likely to happen. Those that could happen. And those least likely to happen.
First the ones most likely to happen:
Force Touch
A9 Processor w/ M9 Motion Processor
Bluetooth 4.1
6S and 6S+ announced
Apple TV 4th Gen
4K Video Recording on the iPhone
12 MP Rear Camera for the iPhone
2 GB RAM for the iPhone
Min storage for iPhones stays at 16 GB
Then there are those that could happen:
Apple TV touch pad remote w/ motion sensor
Apple TV App Store
Apple TV remote w/ Siri control
3 to 5 MP 1080p HD Facetime Camera
iPhone 5S killed off
iPhones built w/ 7000 series aluminum
Full NFC access
New Apple TV $199 to $249 price
Apple TV with 32 GB storage
And finally there are those not likely to happen.
Rose Gold Special Edition of iPhone 6S+
Apple Tv to be Home-kit Hub
LynX camera Module
Camera Flush w/ back of iPhone - those last two go hand in hand.
5C replaced by 4" 6C
iPad Pro announced - Yes - I know most people think this one belongs in the first group - I am not most people. I still think with the Apple TV, iPhone 6S and 6S+ - plus apple watch OS2, iOS 9, and Apple TV App store - that is just a whole lot to cover and no need to force the Apple iPad Pro in - when Apple could push it out to October - especially if it not going to launch until November anyway.
Any way These are the rumors that made it on the bingo card - which really I finished up right after the last episode. I just sat on it for a few days to see if I thought it needed any changes and it did not - or at least I did not think it did.
The reality on this - is each event I go thinking yeah most of these can happen - this event will be different than past events - and each time we do not even get half of the items.
And then there are always iTems that are announced that no one predicted.
I would imagine this event will be the same as past events - in that more than half of those items will not happen and we will get a few nobody predicted.
We will of course go over this bingo card to see how it did on the next episode.
07:57
http://petapixel.com/2015/08/31/the-one-thing-
apple-understands-is-photography/
Hey Rob.
I just noticed that Petapixel is doing a Reader Poll asking "Is the camera the most important feature in your next smartphone?"
As of this moment, there are 1,826 respondents with these results:
Yes - 31.33%
Maybe - 15.12%
No - 53.55%
Now of course, this is a site that's aimed at photographers (pun intended) so I'm thinking that the results would be skewed a bit. But it's interesting that even among photo enthusiasts, it's only 31.33% yes.
You'd think it'd be higher among the photography crowd. Unless...they're placing more weight on their big boy cameras and don't value the camera in their phones as much.
Personally, I enjoy the camera in my iPhone 6 Plus.
Regards,
Mike
host of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the heads up - and I would agree with your assessment that for Photographers the iPhone camera would be less important then for non-photographers - because for non-photographers like myself - the best camera I own is my iPhone 6+ - nothing else at this point is even close per what I own. To me - without a doubt - the Camera is the most important feature. And I would guess if that poll was on a parenting website - the numbers of yes’s would be over 80%.
I would say it is actually surprising it is that high where almost 1/3 of those really into photography consider the camera on their smartphone the most important feature.
09:49
http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/02/ipad-pro-sep-9-ipad-mini-4-november/
One rumor that is heating up even more as we get closer to September 9th is the iPad Pro announcement rumor.
9 to 5 mac just had a big post on it this week saying it would be announced on the 9th and start pre-orders in late October and a launch to stores and users in November.
Sorry - why try to force the iPad Pro announcement with everything else - when the pre-orders are not until late October.
This rumor still does not make sense - Apple has done multiple events the past few years - the Apple press - and tech press - are all over these events - so Apple will get the coverage - and they can easily afford to rent out a venue for a morning and afternoon. I could be wrong on this - but it just does not make sense.
A counter point to that comes from this email
Hey rob
I think there will be an update to iPad on sept 9 because bestbuy canada just sent out emails for special trade in deals on iPads. Every time this deal comes there is usually iPad updates.
Thanks
Dev
And well I have a recording sent in already from one listener that thinks I am already wrong and he set it up with the how wrong were they music with a quote from me saying no iPads on Sept 9th. He said I did not have to play it if I was right - oh - no - I told him - I will be playing it on the next episode either way.
11:29
http://geardiary.com/2015/09/02/will-the-rumored-
apple-tv-be-too-pricey-for-the-set-top-market/
Rumors and speculation around the price of the new Apple TV - put the price anywhere from a low of $149 to a high of $299.
I have seen quite a few blog posts saying even the $149 price is too high. But they are basing that on looking at Roku as the competition - and if the Apple TV has the specs it is rumored to have - i.e. all the ones I mention earlier - then that device even at $199 or $249 for a 32 GB version is a good deal. Because really the comp is not Roku with all those specs it is Xbox and PlayStation and Wii.
With the Xbox 360 and PS3 being in the $199 to $249 price window.
But the games available for the Apple TV would be much more plentiful in a very short time and would be much cheaper.
And then there will be the question on will Apple come out with a true game controller or have an standard API to support 3rd party game controllers.
Apple has a lot of directions they can go with this - just based on rumors alone. How much this remains a hobby and how serious Apple is about said Apple TV will determine a lot of what we see next week.
I am hoping that the $199 price will seem like a steal - and that there is a $249 price version with the greater storage capacity.
In my mind I have visions of 3rd party classic arcade controllers and Galaga, ms pac man, 1941, vanguard, Xevious and dig dug dancing in my head.
13:25
http://www.npr.org/2015/06/11/413711268/baltimore-mans-
plan-to-fix-parking-problem-meets-opposition-from-cities
http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/06/05/412240643/
episode-630-free-parking
Hi Rob,
I am sure that you may have already gotten these links.
about a Baltimore Man's Plan To Fix Parking Problem and Meets Opposition From Cities : NPR
I really enjoy the show.
regards,
-Joe
Well Joe thanks for the links. Last episode someone was asking about an app that helps you find open parking spots and I said the issue was there was no incentive for the person leaving the spot to say it is open. Well this person in baltimore created an app - that address that issue - it allows the person with the spot to sell their spot when they are getting ready to leave. How it sounds like it worked was you posted where your spot was and you were getting ready to leave and then someone would agree to buy your spot.
Shockingly some people had issues with people selling free parking spots.
When he tried to introduce his app in Boston - the City Council introduced a bill to ban his app.
Which again leads us back to the situation - there is no incentive to notify people that your spot is opening up.
14:41
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Regards
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17:03
VOICEMAIL - Aaron_NY_apple_music_does_not_like
Hi Rob, just an idea for the user who wanted a quicker way to set Bluetooth on and off between devices. Workflow for iOS is meant to have an amazing amount of work flow tasks that you can add together and then create shortcuts on your home screen i'm not sure if it would work for turning on and off Bluetooth settings, but I thought it might be worth some further investigation
regards
Rocco
Sydney Australia
Hi Rob,
You had a listener ask about easier way to get to the Bluetooth menu to enable switching between Bluetooth devices.
I had the same issue for a long time, and discovered the launcher app from from cromulent labs. This is a widget app that allows you to create various types of widgets that you can access by swiping down and using the today menu. You can create widget launchers that will allow you to access area menu within settings. I've created widgets for not only Bluetooth, but also wifi and auto lock. There are many more options as well.
Regards,
John L. Nicklas II
24:59
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Craig Lucas who posted the following question
Quote
I'm going out on a limb here. Apple TV could basically be an App, just like Netflix, Amazon Prime & Hulu etc etc. Maybe Apple TV is an app on the new Apple Games console?
Unquote
Well Craig that is definitely a spin I have not seen in the rumor blogs. As I said earlier each year something is new no one rumored about. Maybe you will be the one that nails it. Maybe it will be called Apple Arcade - instead of Apple TV.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Myron Uecker who wrote:
Per the caller that wanted to know how to access their iCloud music, in the Music app, My Music, when you select between Artists, Albums, etc. at the bottom of the screen you can toggle "Show Music Available Offline". At least that is how it works in iOS 9, and I'm pretty sure iOS 8.4.1 has the same music player.
26:37
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/08/31Apple-and-
Cisco-Partner-to-Deliver-Fast-Lane-for-iOS-Enterprise-Users.html
Hi Rob,
I'd appreciate your insight into this announcement.
Thanks,
Dr. John M
And this is per the deal Apple and Cisco just announced - Ken Ray likes to says numbers without numbers - and here we have words without meanings.
Let me read some of the Press Release from Apple.
quote August 31, 2015 — Apple® and Cisco today announced a partnership to create a fast lane for iOS business users by optimizing Cisco networks for iOS devices and apps, integrating iPhone® with Cisco enterprise environments and providing unique collaboration on iPhone and iPad®. unquote
Then there were two paragraphs of rah rah - iPad - rah rah cisco - but no info.
Then these sentences
quote To address the ever-increasing demands on corporate infrastructure, Cisco networks and iOS devices will be optimized so that they work together more efficiently and reliably with the goal of providing users with even greater performance.
Apple and Cisco are also working together to make iPhone an even better business collaboration tool in Cisco voice and video environments, with the goal of providing employees with a seamless experience between iPhone and their desk phone.
With Apple's support, Cisco will deliver experiences specially optimized for iOS across mobile, cloud, and premises-based collaboration tools such as Cisco Spark, Cisco Telepresence and Cisco WebEx in order to deliver seamless team collaboration and reinvent the meeting experience.
unquote
Ummm - Yeah - so Dr. John - I am not sure I can give you any insight - other than to say - it sure seems like a lot of Optimizing is going to be going on. Don’t get me wrong - I think it is great that apple and Cisco are working together - it just would be nice to see some specifics - like we had when Apple and IBM did a deal - rather than a PR filled with Marketing speak.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2978938/apple-ios/whats-
the-deal-with-apple-cisco-deal.html
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2978285/mobile-wireless/apples-
deal-with-cisco-will-lay-out-a-red-carpet-for-critical-ios-apps.html
28:33
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2979199/smartphones/iphone-
6s-android-bubble-bursts-as-europeans-grab-iphones.html
There was an article in Computer world titled - iPhone 6S - Android bubble bursts as Europeans Grab iPhones.
The article starts off with some date from the recently released Article from Kantar Worldpanel - where for the 3 months ending in July - 27 percent of Smartphone buyers across Europe left Android for iOS.
It seems the more mature the smartphone market - the more likely buyers were to switch to iOS. Or put another way - the more time people spend being frustrated with Android - the more likely they are to step up and get an iPhone.
29:09
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/03/latest-comscore-figures-
show-iphone-growing-and-cementing-us-marketshare
And speaking of data - Comscore just released some of their own.
They found that an average of 44.2% of the US market during the three month period ending in july belonged to the iPhone. That is an increase of 1.1 % points from the prior three months.
In comparison Samsung’s US market share dropped 1.3 points to 27.3%.
Android over all saw its market share fall to 51.4% down 0.8 points.
Those numbers for Apple are expected to rise this fall and Sammy’s given their luke warm reception of their new handsets should see an even bigger drop.
29:57
http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/04/apple-music-44m-us-users/
Comscore also reported that 37 Million in the US used Apple music in its first month.
Now some clarification - that is 37 Million in the US that used the Apple Music APP - not that had signed up and used the Apple Music service.
That made it the 14th most popular smartphone App - just behind Twitter.
When this news broke from Comscore - it was commonly mis-reported that 37 Million or 44 Mil as the report initially listed it - were signed up to the Apple Music service.
To be quite honest - I can’t imagine that the number of users of the Apple Music app is ONLY 37 Million users.
As that works out to 24.1% reach - where as Apple Maps had a 28.2% reach.
By comparison Apple had a 44.2% reach - so that means they are saying only 54.5% of iPhone users used the Music App - again that seems low to me.
31:28
http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/01/amazon-prime-video-now-offers-
downloads-for-offline-viewing-on-iphone-and-ipad-users/
Hi Rob,
For the Amazon Prime users.... This is huge! news.
Regards,
Peter H
And the huge news is that Amazon Prime Video now offers downloads for offline viewing on iPhone and iPad. Which is very nice for those you can download. For example Vikings TV show - that one you can download - there is a download button there. So you tap it and by default you need to be on wifi for it to start downloading. Works well.
However not all movies and TV series you can do the download option for. For example - Falling Skies - which along with Vikings are the two series I have in my watch list right now - that series does not allow downloading.
But some downloads are better then none - and I downloaded eps 1, 2 and 3 of Season 2 of Vikings for my up coming trip. Thus giving me something to watch on the flights in case I get stuck in a seat where work is not possible.
So Peter thanks for the heads up on those.
Folks obviously you need an Amazon Prime account for this and you need the Amazon Video app. Which hopefully come September 9th - will also be an App available on Apple TV. If so - there are a couple of TV series on Prime the Wife and I will be catching up on.
32:47
https://theoverspill.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/premium-
android-hits-the-wall-the-q2-2015-smartphone-scorecard/
I like the title of this next article - Premium Android hits the wall - the Q2 2015 smartphone scorecard.
In the 2nd quarter of 2014 - a year earlier - Sammy, HTC, LG, Sonym Motorola and Lenovo together shipped a total of 129.4 M smartphones - that was 43% of the whole smartphone market for that quarter.
In the 2nd quarter of 2015 - the combination of that same group shipped a total of 114.7 Mil devices and it was just 34% of the total market for the quarter.
These are two telling stats - none of the Android OEM’s shipped more handsets than in the year ago period - and worse than that - none made more operating profit than in the year ago period. And quite a few lost money - including both Sony and HTC.
The only one to increase handset sales and profits would of course be Apple.
Android’s Premium smartphone market is being destroyed from below by Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus and Oppo. And being picked off from above by Apple.
If you are in the Premium Android space you are now in between the preverbal Rock and a hard place.
34:09
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35:54
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_quest_about_text_shortcut
Hi Scott - I just tested this again in iOS 9 beta 5 - and it is working as good as always. It is now under Text Replacement in iOS 9 to get to it go to Settings —> General —> keyboard —> Text Replacement
And there you will see the list of ones you have setup.
For example I have kk setup to be my wifes email address. So when I want to email her - I just type kk - it then suggests - her email address and I tap return and it puts her email address in the the email.
I still have LLAP set up to be the emoticon for Live Long and Prosper hand symbol.
But yes per your question - it is still working for putting in an email address.
Hey Rob,
I was just listening to your recent podcast, item 361, and I just wanted to say two things: first, if you're going to say something bad about a person (in response to Angela's video to Apple Retail Store employee's), please please PLEASE at least pronounce her name correctly. It's Angela Ahrendts, pronounced Ar-ents. Not Arnetts.
My second thing was about the listener who called about buying an Apple Watch charger and it being stainless steel instead of white like his. Apple made two types of watch chargers, the first kind came with the Apple Watch Sport, and is all white. The second kind comes with the regular Apple Watch, and is stainless steel, to match the watch itself. What they sell in the retail stores in the stainless steel charger. So if you went and got a Sport instead of the standard, you got a different charger as well.
Regards,
Brandon
Hi Brandon - thanks for the info on the Apple Watch charger. Per Angela’s last name - She is just one of many on this show who’s last name I mangled like a 2 dollar meat grinder. And given that she was allegedly advocating pitching the Apple watch as a device students can use to cheat - yeah - not feeling even a twinge of guilt for mangling her name.
Hi Rob,
I've still not received my TrackR from indiegogo has anyone else experienced problems?
Regards
Gerry
VOICEMAIL - Ryan_Wa_quest_iphones_both_ringing
41:40
http://itechtriad.com/2015/08/31/android-wear-is-now-officially-
compatible-with-ios/
Well exciting news - Android Wear is now Officially compatible with iOS - Play crickets chirping.
That is right - you can now officially use Android Wear devices with the iPhone 5 or later running 8.2 or later.
Well and you will also need the latest gen of Android wear. the LG Watch Urbane or one of a number of other new devices coming out.
You also need to download the official Android wear app in the iTunes app store - so no - no jailbreaking is required.
Ok - Time to take a shower - I am feeling a little dirty just talking about that.
42:25
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/technology/new-nest-
thermostat/index.html
Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this next one.
Which is well out the dirt and into the mud patch - as this one is about the New Nest thermostat.
Seems the new Nest Thermostat was redesigned to have a slightly thinner profile, a larger and easier to read screen and some updates on the software side.
The display is 40% larger than the past versions. The new version runs $249. It has a feature to sense movement from far away and if there is none - it shuts off the display.
Users can now set the default screen to display the Temp, an analog clock or a digital clock.
It is available now at nest dot com and amazon and best buy and eventually 7,000 retail locations.
This is the first update of the Nest since 2012 - now making the Apple TV the oldest electronic device since its last update.
43:37
VOICEMAIL - Frank_NV_issue_podcast_episodes
VOICEMAIL - Frank_NV_part2
Hi Rob,
Thank you for bringing up my question about the new notes app on your last podcast. At first I was really excited to follow your instructions. However, after following your advise I was right back where I started. I created a new note in the "On My iPad" section and here is all I see:
As you can see, the only option I have when the keyboard is hidden is the camera option. The "swiggly" line is not present. Thank you for any follow up you can provide.
Regards,
Brenton N
Hi Rob,
Persistence is key! Please see below in regards to the Sketch feature of the new notes app:
You will notice that it states the Sketch feature is only available on:
iPhone: 5 and higher
iPad: 4th gen and higher
iPad Mini: 2nd gen and higher
iPod: 6th gen and higher
Just a little something for your listeners. Looks like a new iPad is in my future.
Regards,
Brenton
Hey Rob,
Just wanted to say in response to notes and the reason it's so hard to find sketch feature as I have no issues. The reason you can only find this feature when on the "on my iPhone section" is due to not upgrading your existing notes to the new notes format because it will stop your notes from syncing to your Mac and any other devices not running iOS 9 or 10.11.
Regards,
Will
VOICEMAIL - Marv_NC_question_plan
48:29
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/technology/apple-
iphone-account-hack/index.html
From Larry D
quote Yet another example of Apple hating link bait.
Everywhere else that I saw an article referencing the story they specifically called out the fact that in order for this hack to happen you have to be jailbroken.
This article only mention it in one sentence in the middle of the article hopefully to be overlooked. Just complete utter disingenuous live bait. unquote
Oh - Larry - don’t limit your venom on just the CNN article with the title -
More than 225,000 Apple iPhone accounts hacked - CNN Money
Oh there are many others you can spit that venom at such as:
iPhone hackers steal more than 225,000 Apple accounts
WPXI Pittsburgh
new iOS Malware compromises 225,000 apple account - slate magazine
over 225,000 apple iPhone accounts hacked by New Malware - news factor network
225,000 iPhone breached by hackers - bloomberg
Over 225,000 Apple Accounts hacked via iPhones - UPI.com
This Malware just hacked 225,000 apple account - Esquire.com
Yup - none of those link bait - j-school 101 flunkies mentioned jailbreak anywhere in the article.
And even the ones that did - often did not get into the real details and that is this whole issue is only if you downloaded an app which was not part of the standard big boss repository.
So not only would you need to have jailbroken you would have needed to add a 3rd party repository - Weiphone’s Repository - which almost no one does outside of china - as it is based on a popular Apple blog in China.
This is a lot different than the malware lurking in the official google play store.
That said - the press sure does love their link bait titles. Just another example of fear mongering by the Press looking to use link bait for their own gains. Just Sayin
The reason this article is near the end of the episode - is that really it is not big news - and for most if not almost all listeners of this show it is not an issue. A lot of people ran around screaming about this like the house was on fire - where really it was just a scented candle burning in the corner.
51:29
http://www.wral.com/report-malware-targeting-android-
smartphones-on-the-rise/14870906/
Now if you want to really talk about a Malware issue - well let me read this email.
Hi Rob,
It is getting really bad for the Android users.
Look at this article
Regards,
Arnold
Raleigh, NC
And Arnold sent along an article titled - Report - Malware targeting android smartphones on the rise.
Here is a great quote from that article - quote Malicious software targeting smartphones with the Android operating system is becoming more common, with some handsets already infected when they're bought. unquote
You heard that right - when they were purchased - they already had malware. No need to root the phone and then add a strange 3rd party repository and then download a specific app - nope all you needed to do was buy the phone.
So yes maybe I minimized the 225,000 Jailbroken users who added in the 3rd party repository and then downloaded an app with malware a little bit. But wow - compared to buying a phone already infected - there is no comparison - none.
52:40
http://www.thegud1.com/2015/09/skype-for-android-and-
ios-redesigned.html
FYI for Skype users - Microsoft just update Skype for iOS
The redesign includes easier navigation and enhanced search.
Which is dev speak for you can now figure out our UI and our search actually returns meaningful results.
There is a new floating action button that quote makes it simple to start a new conversation, whether its about starting a video call, audio call, chat or sending a video message unquote.
In any case - if you are a Skype users - it is nice to see Microsoft is updating the app.
53:14
VOICEMAIL - Bill_RI_2nd_call_spotify_segway_music
Rob
Here's something I'd like to share about the recent comments by Runners to have more effective interaction with Apple Watch and Heart Rate. My comment also applies to Walkers, Hikers, Bikers and other activities.
First, on the Heart Rate items covered in the past 2 episodes, we must realize that Apple doesn't deliver that function as an App. It is a health sensor utility that can be viewed in Glances. It is part of HealthKit and used to help track activity to calculate caloric burn rates. While it is available to users in Glances, it doesn't have a persistent presence like an App. Thus, the Heart Rate reading won't continue to display despite a user setting Activate Last Used App on Wrist Raise. Once the utility has measured your Heart Rate, it returns that display to its hidden state.
Next, it is true that you can see your Heart Rate while using the Workout App as you explained to one listener. But the concept of swiping left many times to see it is difficult since wet fingers are ignored - also it's awkward and slightly dangerous. A runner's attention to the road, sidewalk or path is paramount for safety. So making repeated glances or longer looks at the watch could lead to a fall. All runners agree on that point - and probably agree the Workout App devs missed the boat on a clean display of key data.
I've found that the best Runners App on the iPhone is Runkeeper. It worked fine with my Pebble for over 1,000 miles of running since I got mine. Of course no Heart Rate info since that isn't in the Pebble roadmap. (As an aside, it is a great exercise watch though - with water resistance and many days of battery life.)
Now that I have the Apple Watch, I've used Runkeeper with it for over 200 miles. But the Apple Watch display for Runkeeper still lacks a unified snapshot that includes Heart Rate. You'll get elapsed time, distance and pace. There is room for a Heart Rate display in upper left corner of the Apple Watch - directly across from the current time displayed in the upper right corner. But the WatchKit for "watchOS1" didn't give App devs access to the Heart Rate health sensors.
Maybe the watchOS2 rollout on Sept. 9th will have some good news - but I don't think the Workout App devs are on top of what serious runners need.
So my feedback for all Apple Watch runners is to ask independent App devs to embrace WatchKit for watchOS2. It provides access to the health sensors in real-time. And with CoreMotion enhancements we can look forward to better running app display options.
All the best - PaulG in Lawrenceville GA
59:07
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODES 361
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called SUBSONIC ROUTINES with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was “mastered" within Audioshare
This is from my Album Space age Sonic Goodness where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG SUBSONIC_ROUTINESS
Thanks STACTY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank TOM for sending in the Artwork for today's show. TOM said the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is a pic of the Trump Tower in Chicago that I took with my iPhone 6 and edited with the filter "noir" in the built in camera and added tii with the app "over"
Regards.
Tom Downing
Crystal Lake, IL
Thanks TOM, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see TOM'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 361 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:16
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “ I can’t imagine anyone under the age of 30 wanting an iPad. A PS3, Wii, GameBoy, or even a useful laptop maybe, but an iPad? Furthermore, I do not recall ever seeing anyone under 30 actually using an iPad. unquote
John C. Dvorak, PC Mag, 13 December 2010
Well Obviously Mr Dvorak does not hang out with Jared - Oh what to soon? - Any way if Mr Dvorak did hang out around folks under 30 especially those under 18 he would see that the iPad is used all the time. Today when my kids friends come over for a play date many of them bring over their iPads so they can play games together or sometimes just to watch annoying orange videos together - some times it make me wish Mr Dvorak was right - Just Sayin
03:13
For Promo codes - On Ep 360 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - KALEIDOSCOPE STEREOSCOPE 3D . If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 360
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:50
http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/27/apple-announces-expected-
iphone-6s-for-sept-9th-hey-siri-give-us-a-hint/
First off a big thanks to Damon F - who sent me photos of Patrick stewart from Sunny Ozell’s twitter stream - which showed he is still sporting an iPhone. Sunny by the way is his wife. And yes - the beginning quote you hear in each episode is that of Sir Patrick Stewart. So thanks again Damon for sending those pics along.
And now into the new - As had been expected - Apple has confirmed that their next event will be on September 9th. It will be at the normal 10:00 AM PT slot. And will be at the Bill Graham Auditorium - which was being rumored a couple of days prior to apple sending out the invites.
What is special about this venue is that it is much larger then the normal Apple venue - that may mean Apple has more to show off. To put the size in perspective - The Yerba Buena Center - which is where most of the Apple Events for the past 5 years have been - seats a little under 1,500 people. The Flint Center in Cupertino where a couple events have been seats 2,400 - and the Graham Civic Auditorium can seat 7,000 people. Obviously my invite was lost in the mail again.
Ok - now per that invite - well as always people will try to over read into it.
This time it has this quote on it - quote Hey Siri, give us a hint unquote
And then the text please join us for an invitation-only event at the bill graham civi auditorium in San Francisco on Wednesday September 9 at 10:00 AM
Above the quote and the text - is a what looks to be the bottom half of the Apple stem - along with some wavy lines and some primary colors.
Honestly - even if you are an avid Coast to coast listener you are going to have a hard time making much out of this invite.
Most do think if it means anything - it means that the next gen Apple TV will support Siri.
This event will be live streamed - which will again require an iOS device running iOS 7 or later or a 2nd or 3rd gen Apple TV or a Mac with Safari - and believe it or not a PC running Windows 10 using the Edge Browser.
For the next Episode - I will be going over the bingo card - which will have the majority of the most repeated rumors on it.
I think some of those key ones are - 1 - New iPhones - the 6S and 6S+ - which will have force touch and a 12 MP back side camera and finally 4K video recording.
With the event on September 9th - that most likely means that at 12:01 AM PT on September 11th - Orders will open for the next iPhones - using the iOS App store app will get you in first. Then iPhone will start being delivered one week later on Friday September 18th.
Some recent rumors on the next gen iPhone come from some code found hidden in iOS 9. And it suggests that the new iPhones will sport a forward facing flash and 1080p resolution which would offer better selfies overall and better pics in low light situations. Per that forward flash - it is also being reported - it will not be a mechanical flash - but rather a software flash - if you have a mac laptop and have used photo booth - you know what this is - it is where they whiten the screen when you snap a picture to use the screen as a pseudo or poor man’s flash.
And again the rumor about the 7000 series aluminum per what is used in the Apple Watch - and the more robust - harder to bend enclosure. Remember harder to bend does not mean unbendable - it will still be a thin device made of metal - given a strong enough person - they will be able to bend it with their bare hands - which again will make for a link bait-ish video on Youtube - which I am sure will get not google SEO love.
Another thing being reported by supposed leaks at carriers is that the min storage will remain at 16 GB. Many are surprised by this - however I am not - last year a lot of people chose to go with the 64GB version over the 16 GB version. But if the choice is 32 GB or 64GB - a lot of people will choose to save the $100 - and that will be a big margin hit. So sadly - I think Apple is choosing pure profit in this case over the end user experience. 16 GB is not a level that anyone should get. Sorry. And if Apple still has 16 GB as the min size for the new iPhones - that in my mind is purely a profit driven decision. Guess Apple figures 200 Billion in Cash is just not enough.
There will also likely be a new Apple TV with SIRI support and an App store.
And there may also be the introduction of the iPad Pro. That is still one not everyone agrees upon. I am still skeptical about the iPad’s being included - and if the iPad Pro is announced - it is likely there will no be much if anything said about the other iPads.
Because Apple still has iOS 9 and Apple Watch OS 2 to go over - in addition to the next iPhones and Apple TV 4th gen.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/08/27/apple-sends-invitations-
for-sept-9-iphone-6s-and-apple-tv-event-hey-siri-give-us-a-hint
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/leaked-part-iphone-6s-shows-
163753743.html
10:42
http://fortune.com/2015/08/29/coming-sept-9-apple-
tvs-one-two-punch/?xid=yahoo_fortune
Per the 4th Gen Apple TV - there are a bunch of articles swirling around about what this device will offer. Most seem to think the new remote will be a one where there are buttons in the lower 1/3 or so of the remote face with the rest being a touchpad on the top 1/2 or more. Matthew Panzarino at Techcrunch also believes the remote will have motion sensors - think Wii control like control.
Instantly that make the remote and the Apple TV a potentially powerful gaming machine.
Add in the App Store - and you have a device that will be making Sony and Nintendo very very nervous.
It will also likely have an A8 processor - so the same basic processor as is in your iPhone 6 and 6+ and since it is plugged in - Apple and turn up the clock speed.
I have seen reports about 32GB of internal storage. Given the remote complexity and the internal specs - this does not sound like a $99 device - but more likely a $199 device.
One other thing being reported is that it will launch with out a major video content streaming deal in place. But again it will have an app store and netflix - and that is still a lot.
Still if the device is a hit - that will help apple put pressure on the content creators to get a deal in place sooner rather than later.
It is also being reported that Apple pushed out a WWDC launch so Apple could work on quote - polish, polish, polish unquote - meaning Apple wants the UI on this to be supper buttery smooth.
I know I say this before every apple event - but it does look like this time a new Apple TV is on the agenda.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/27/apple-is-about-to-
lay-down-its-tv-cards/#.tivas2:H1a7
12:42
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2015/08/26/apple-
tvs-time-has-arrived-says-rosenblatt/
Prior to the announcement of the new venue for the Sept 9th event - there was speculation from Anal-ist Brian Blair at Resenblatt Securities - that exactly that would happen - that it would be at a larger venue and a big reason for that would be quote
We believe that it is likely to be the revamped Apple TV box, which has been expected for a number of years. One idea, which could be far-fetched, is that Apple wants additional space to create a home living room to show how HomeKit will work.
unquote
Per home kit he went on to say.
quote
HomeKit: Apple announced HomeKit in June of 2014 and we haven’t seen much from the company on what HomeKit can do. We believe a software framework for controlling multiple devices in a home would be a strong feature for a revamped Apple TV.
unquote
Lets just say this - if there is no Apple TV at this event - the price of eggs are going to double - you know due to all of us saying it will be announced and then having egg on our face - you know if case you did not get that reference. hmmm - what is it they say about a joke you need to explain. Oh yeah - it is just like a UI you need to explain - it is not very good.
14:05
I want to read to you a quote from Ep 322 - that episode went up right after I received my iPhone 6+ last year.
Quote once I received it - I noticed my Wife was suffering from PIDS - actually I noticed she suffered from PIDS when I received my iPhone 5S and 4S. Guys if you don't know what PIDS is it is Post iPhone delivery syndrome and it usually shows up as shortness of conversation accompanied by crazy requests to do chores as soon as you get the new iPhone - that is followed by mild to severe moodiness. Severe cases usually are caused by you going on and on about your new iPhone - and your significant other feels shall we say a little neglected. So guys and gals - let me say this - don't let your significant other suffer from PIDS - take them out to dinner or do something else to let them know you still care. unquote
And again you can go back to ep 322 to hear that quote around the 11 minute mark.
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17:47
VOICEMAIL - Luis_qatar_feedbk_apple_watch_swimming
Hey, Rob!
Just wanted to mention something from your last episode pertaining to the listener who returned his Watch and couldn't figure out a way to keep the screen on when checking his heartbeat... Yes, during workouts, and other "workou, you can raise your wrist and those apps will resume. But, for other apps, you must go into 'General --> Wake Screen' and select the "Resume Last Activity" option, which will then let him check his heartbeat without having to touch the screen with sweaty fingers. 😜
regards
JACOBÍ
(From Houston)
Hi Rob,
On episode 360, a caller asked about losing wi-fi passwords. I had the same concerns and use 1Password for iOS. It is a great app, uses Touch ID, and has a section explicitly for Wireless Routers. When I'm at someone else's house and they give me their wi-fi password, I go right to 1Password and create an entry. Then I can copy & paste the password into my wi-fi settings. I found this is particularly helpful when accessing networks of non-tech-savvy individuals (such as parents or grandparents) since half the time they'll ask me what the password is. Hope that helps.
Regards,
Lou Valencia
Hi Rob, emailing in with a suggestion for the user to weeks ago he was having problems with the volume of their alarm.
Under settings sounds there is an option called change with it changes the volume of the ringer and alerts if you allow it to with the buttons for volume up volume down.
I have mine switch to off, which means that when I volume up and volume down it only changes the volume of my music or voice-over etc it does not change the volume of the ringer or alerts.
I think this may be the problem with the user who had silent alarms when the volume was turned down.
Thanks Rocco
VOICEMAIL - Gunner_chi_apple_music_itunes_match
24:55
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,500 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from KARTHIK M who posted the following question
Quote
I Changed the Equalizer but the sound is still the same. I've tried different settings but no change in sound.
I am listening via Pandora today. Does EQ work only with the Music app?
Unquote
And the answer is best summed up by Timmy T - who said simply - Yup - And yup it is - Apples EQ effects for Audio are per files being played by the music app IT is NOT for all music being played on the iOS device - just via Apples own music App.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from MARK TRACY who wrote:
I was wondering, what will the S stand for on the iPhone 6S?
iPhone 4S --- S = Siri
iPhone 5S --- S = Security
IPhone 6S --- S = ???
Oh and the new feature I'd love to see on the new iPhone is when Tim Cook says "Just one more thing!" and drops the new iPhone into a bucket of water.
Regards
Mark from the UK
Mark - that would be a sweet ending. There have been some rumors about a water proof feature being added to the iPhone - I doubt it is this iPhone - but it would be nice.
Per the S - Apple never really says. Some say the S in 4S was about speed. Others said it was Steve. For the 5S - some said it was about sensors.
If anyone wants to put in their two cents on what they think the theme for this S update is for the S - give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that’s 206 moon dog or shot us an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
27:14
http://venturebeat.com/2015/08/27/3-6-million-apple-
watches-shipped-in-q2-2015-says-idc-making-apple-no-2-in-wearables/
A new report from IDC has Apple in the no 2 spot globally for the wearables market with 3.6 Million units of the Apple sold in the second quarter of 2015. Except you know if you listened to Ep 357 - based on the numbers Apple has provided and slice worked out for ASP’s - the best - absolute best case scenario for Apple Watch sales for Q2 2015 is 2.6 Million - no way no how did Apple ship 3.6 Million Apple Watches to end users.
IDC has fit bits sales at 4.4 Million units. Even if that number is accurate - with 2.6 Million Apple watches sold - the Revenue from the Apple watch would be greater than that for fit bit.
Overall IDC sees the market size last quarter at 18.1 Mil units.
Based on the numbers IDC had - Xiaomi had 3.1 Mil units shipped - which by my calculations really means Apple was in 3rd place last quarter.
4th place was and is Garmin at 0.7 Mil units - and 5th place is Samsung at just 0.6 Mil units sold.
Again given how far off IDC is on the Apple Watch numbers - it does bring into question all the other numbers.
28:49
http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/24/angela-ahrendts-as-back-
to-school-gift-apple-watch-will-let-students-peek-at-small-screen/
Thanks to Michael for this next one.
Which goes under the What the heck were they thinking bucket.
And by they I mean Apple and by apple in this case I mean Angela Ahrendt - who for those that are not collecting the Apple executive playing cards - Angela now runs Apple Retail.
Let me just read her quote with regards to the Apple watch - and this is per a video she was in talking to Apple store employees on how to push the Apple watch.
quote the Apple Watch is the greatest back to school item this year as it can be used in the classroom without a teacher seeing, unlike with a larger iPhone. I don’t think the teachers have caught on to the Watch yet, unquote and then she told retail staff to tell students to quote jump on it before the teachers do. unquote
Yeah - Team - way to go Apple - great life lesson you are teaching the youth. Now it is very possible - that someone simply dropped some acid in Ms Arendt’s Vodka which then caused her to run full speed into the wall - head first - just prior to recording that video.
Short of that - wow - and ummm ow
30:07
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/google-is-undermining-
apples-new-security-protections
I love this next story - and by Love I mean love hate. It is about Google telling iOS developers how to basically under cut security features in iOS 9. This specifically per the App transport Security.
App Transport security according to Apple quote “enforces best practices in the secure connections between an app and its back end.” unquote
What google was doing was asking iOS developers to disable App Transport security to serve Ads.
Per the EFF with reaction per the post that Google put up on how to and why to do this. Quote
“Apple’s App Transport Security ensures that apps make secure connections to servers, but the fix in this post disables that protection on all domains. I think developers who install this quick fix are likely to leave it in indefinitely, leaving their apps open to sniffing.”
unquote
Always good to see that Google does not treat iOS users any different then it does Android users. Which you know is kind of like how the butcher treats the hog. Just sayin.
31:14
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34:35
VOICEMAIL - Michael_CA_apple_watch_cord_two_kinds
Hi Rob,
This is per the Jam Transit Headphones.
I'll do a full review of these a little later but I can't believe what you get for 30-60 bucks. Best 30 bucks I've spent in a while.
Good bass. Good volume. Don't think there is voice prompts but not sure yet.
I tried to run down to get a low battery prompt but the thing just keeps going.
Spec is 11 hours play and 3 hr recharge.
Speaker mic is a little muffled but understandable. Plenty of volume for those low volume podcasts. Louder than earbuds. Great music sound.
Comfort ok for at least two hours.
I'll be getting a backup pair, I'm that impressed.
I guess this is a review huh?
Regards,
Mike R
Hello Rob,
I know I may be a bit late to this topic you put out on the podcast prior to the most recent one, but I thought I would add my two cents.
All the bells and whistles that Apple is adding are nice and all, but honestly, the two main features/enhancements that would interest me the most would be a better battery and probably at this point greater device storage. Innovation is of course great, but so is improving upon the basics.
I know Apple talks up how you can enjoy a seamless streaming experience with Apple Music or access all your important documents via iCloud or any of the other cloud based services mitigating the need for on-board storage, but for many of us, relying on a solid data connection at all times and places still isn’t a reality. Besides, considering the fact that apps are getting larger in size, enhanced video and photo taking capabilities, etc. storage can be gobbled up quickly. Not to mention that they can be battery hogs. That’s even before you even think about backing up to the cloud and blazing through whatever data plan you’re on.
With phones getting larger and larger and with components getting smaller and smaller, you figure there would be enough space for a bigger battery as was for last year’s model, but also slap some more flash storage in the device too. Who knows, maybe a 194 or 256 GB model simply doesn’t have the same ring to it.\
Anyway, didn’t mean for my email to sound like a mini rant, but again, forced touch, 4K filming, 12MP camera, etc. are all nice, but just give me a better battery and more storage and I would be all over that like nobody’s business.
Regards,
Cristobal
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41:36
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hypershop/hyperlinktm-
stainless-steel-apple-watch-link-brace
A new kickstarter project. This one is from the folks at Sanho Corp - they are the ones behind the Pearl Compact Mirror and rechargeable battery pack - one of the greatest ideas ever for a kickstarter project and one my wife loves and her friends envy. They also did the iStick.
Well they have a new project it is the Hyperlink - and it is a stainless steel Apple Watch link Bracelet.
This one had a goal of $50k - it is already triple that and it has until October 1st at 1:59 AM CT for funding.
Pricing on this right now is $49 - while that level is close to selling out - the next level is $59.
This is a beautiful band for your Apple watch - and they are available in silver and space black.
This will definitely dress up your apple watch - definitely a nice compliment to the great cloths you will be getting from Trunkclub dot com / tii - which is why I am backing this project. If I am going to up my game on the clothing side - I do need to have an alternative to the standard blue apple watch band.
And even if you only can get in at $59 it is still much less expensive then the $449 apple charges for their very similar link bracelet.
Search for Hyperlink in kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 361 at today in iOS dot com.
43:05
VOICEMAIL - Rich_AL_bluetooth_question
Hi Rob:
I have a question for you regarding the beta for iOS. I am running the iOS 9 public beta on my iPad 2. I really like the new features as well as some the finer tweeks. My iPad seams to be, overall, functioning very well. I am aware that MANY of the new features are only available for the iPad Air 2 and newer, but I am stumped by this: I am using the new Notes app and seam to be missing the sketch feature. This was something I was looking forward to immensely, but I do not see the option. I have scoured the Internet for answers and can not find anything concrete. Do you know if the sketch feature is available for the second generation iPad? If yes, can you advise how I can make that feature work!!
Regards,
Brenton N
from Pittsburgh PA
Get to where you see folders - and select on my iPhone or on my iPad - then get the keyboard out of the way and you should see a squiggly line in the lower right hand corner - tap it to get the tools to sketch.
Hi Rob,
On episode 360 you mention that you would have to have the phone on the bridge of your nose in order to hear the stereo separation. But what if Apple put a speaker on the top of the phone directly above where the bottom speaker is?. This would give great stereo separation when watching videos. Especially on the iPhone 6 Plus with a case with a stand. I know its not going to happen, but one can hope right?
Regards,
Travis
Watertown, NY
Hi Rob,
I recently discovered a problem when I wanted to improve the security of my Google account by adding two-step verification. After doing this on my computer, I went into the iOS mail app on my phone intending to add the application-specific password which is what Google's instructions say is needed. However, I discovered that there is no way to access the password setting in a Gmail account on the phone. I thought about deleting the account and setting it up again, but a quick search through Apple forums and other help sites showed that this could create an even bigger problem. I quickly went back into Google and turned off two-step verification. Otherwise I would be unable to access my mail.
I am running iOS 8.3, and my wife has 8.4. On both phones, I could not find any method of changing an existing Gmail account's password. Do you or your listeners know of a solution to this problem?
Regards,
Bruce
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51:55
VOICEMAIL - John_P_CA_acquiring_content_netflix
Hi Rob,
Could you please give me Daniel's Instagram name again. I must've rewound 15 times and I still couldn't get it on your podcast, hahaha.
Regards,
Shannon
www.instagram.com/mrbeardydan
Hi Rob,
Here are my event Predictions:
New iPhones 6S, 6S Plus and 6C Slightly thicker 4 inch
IOS 9 SplitScreen Features
NFC
WIfi Charging, induction Charging
Longer Life Battery
Force Touch
Graphic Animations similar to Watch
Lockscreen Animations
12 Megapixel iSight Camera 4K Video and still Recording
2 -5 Plus Megapixel front facing Camera plus Selfie Flash
New iPad Mini with similar features
New iPad Pro - Full Touch OS 10 El Capitan
2GB Ram all devices
A9 Memory Processors
Switch from. LCD Screens to OLED Possibly Sharp Made...
Regard,
Chris in London
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SIRI - Ep 361 - Give us a Hint (many times)
57:25
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And that folks is going to do it for us today -
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 360
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RUSSELL for sending in the music you hear in the background. RUSSELL wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song was made with the Garageband iOS app.
Regards,
Russell Campise
SONG_NewBeginnings.m4a
Thanks RUSSELL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank DAN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. DAN said the following:
Hi Rob!
This was a photo I took on Isla Mujeres while I was in Mexico earlier this year. The photo was taken with my iPhone 6. The moon and light stars in the sky were added using the Pixlr photo extension; the branding with the Camera PLUS app . I added an Ocean filter in Pomello and turned down the opacity to about 75%. Finally, I used iOS' built-in editing tools to adjust the contrast, black point, and overall color of the image to really make the blue sky "pop".
Regards,
Dan
South Jersey
Thanks DAN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see DAN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 360 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:17
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “ We hope our tablet PCs can reach a global market share of 10-20% initially, and become the market leader in two to three years. unquote
Gianfranco Lanci, CEO and President, Acer, 26 November 2010
NOPE - Just Sayin
02:37
For Promo codes - On Ep 359 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - HOME PWS. I already gave all those out - thanks to everyone that sent those in.
This week we have promo codes for The App - KALEIDOSCOPE STEREOSCOPE 3D - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODE FOR KALEIDOSCOPE
Well thanks to the Devs for their review of their App - KALEIDOSCOPE STEREOSCOPE 3D and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put 3D in the subject line.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/kaleidoscope-stereoscope-3d/id626273140
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:38
https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6plus-isightcamera/
To start - let me read from an Apple post that went up on August 21st
Quote Apple has determined that, in a small percentage of iPhone 6 Plus devices, the iSight camera has a component that may fail causing your photos to look blurry. The affected units fall into a limited serial number range and were sold primarily between September 2014 and January 2015.
If your iPhone 6 Plus is producing blurry photos and falls into the eligible serial number range, Apple will replace your device's iSight camera, free of charge.
The iSight camera is located on the back of your iPhone 6 Plus: unquote
There is a serial number checker at the post Apple put up - and yes my iPhone 6+ is in that range as will be yours if you purchased it prior to Feb 2015. But that does not mean you need to have it replaced or repaired. As Apple states there are just a small % of units with the issue. If you are taking photos and they are not fuzzy or blurry - but crisp and clean then regardless of when you purchased the 6+ you don’t need to get it repaired - because well there is nothing to repair. Yes many spun this to be all iPhone 6+’s are affected - but they are not - and again it is just a small %.
And since Apple made this post public - this means if even a year from now you have an issue show up it is most likely Apple will repair it at that time no questions asked. That is how Apple rolls.
The thing to ask in this situation is - are the pictures from my iSight camera - the one on the back - blurry - If Yes - take it to the Apple store and get it repaired - if no - then nothing to see here - move along - move along.
Thanks to all the morning news programs and mainstream press that made this a bigger issue then StagefrightGate - just sayin.
FYI - this is not something new either - we first talked about blurry iPhone 6+ pictures on Ep 328 back in November 2014.
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07:13
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2973682/data-privacy/the-
shocking-truth-about-proactive-intelligence-in-ios-9.html
Nice Article from Johnny’ evans at Computer world with regards to iOS 9 and one of the key new features. and that has to do with the improvement of Siri per what Apple is calling Proactive. Proactive tries to figure out what you plan or want to do next and then help you with said task.
For example if you call a certain person around the same time every day - Proactive will place that contact’s icon on your search screen around the time it thinks you might make that call.
Or if you visit the gym on a regular basis and normally play music - you will start to see a now playing dialog on the lock screen or when you connect your headphones - once you get to the gym.
Or if you get a phone call from an unknown per your contacts phone number - but that number was in an email - Proactive will let you know who might be calling.
or if you begin to write an email to multiple recipients - Proactive will suggest other people you usually include in similar groups.
or if you go to the local gentlemen’s club it automatically puts your phone to DND and turns off find my iPhone.
All that sound kind of big brother creepy - right. Well that last one could be helpful.
But I mean do you really want all this info on what you do being shared with Apple where they sell off your data to the highest - lowest and in-between bidders.
Well luckily for you - you choose an iOS device and not an Android device - and we are dealing with Apple and not Google. See with Proactive - all this data gathering and modeling it is done not in the cloud - but right on your device.
Apple is not gathering this info to sell to their vast army of quote data partners unquote. No - apple is doing this to help make your UI experience an more convenient one - and one where your privacy remains in tact. Kudos Apple - even if it does seems a little creepy - until well we get used to it and remember to not pick the extra person to add into that group email when we are talking about them in said email - just sayin.
09:25
http://fortune.com/2015/08/25/best-buy-apple/?xid=yahoo_fortune
Some interesting quotes from Best Buy CEO Huber Joly.
He said quote Demand for Apple Watch has been so strong in the stores and online unquote
Of course - so strong - with out an numbers is not really a measurable metric - but is still better then - selling better then expected or showing signs of doing well - or has pleasantly surprised us. Or we could not be happier with.
Best Buy which started selling the Apple Watch in early august at a select number of stores - originally was planning on having it available at 300 of its stores by the holiday season - i.e. November. - It is now saying it expects to be selling the Apple watch at ALL 1,050 of its stores by the end of September.
Clearly Best Buy would not be greatly ramping up the availability if it was not seeing good success of the Apple Watch. That said - so strong - is still not a number. Or as Ken Ray would say numbers with out numbers. But still - so strong - is a lot stronger a phrase than - general interest is showing an upward trend.
10:39
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12:11
VOICEMAIL - Bob_Babylon_accessibility_colors_inverted
Hi Rob,
For the person with the backup problem and the shattered screen. The Connecting action of connecting the iPhone to the Computer will Power On the iPhone and launch iTunes. Or launch separately.
To enter password with broken screen..
Hold the home button until you hear "voice over" tone. Then speak your password. Connection to iTunes will complete.
From there sync your backup. Hope this helps.
Regards
- Chris In London
Thanks Chris for that tip - I am sure that will help.
Hi Rob
Lots of Apple maps crashes with 8.4.1
Also experiencing native podcast app crashes which I have been fortunate enough in the past to not have had to deal with.
Regards,
-AAron from Crockett, CA
Hi Rob,
Per play / pause going crazy.
This happened to me also just recently.
Never happened before and I've had a iPhone all but the first year.
I've got a 4s and not the latest iOS.
I'm not sure if I was using Bluetooth at the time or what app I was listening to. It seemed like it was picking up noise or something from the mic and causing play to be interrupted. I think I was using a Bluetooth device.
I turned off Bluetooth and probably quit and restarted the app and all was good.
I think I was using a aux cable from the headphone jack while having a Bluetooth headset turned on.
Regards,
Mike R
Texas
VOICEMAIL - Michael_richmond_alarm_clocks_issue
VOICEMAIL - Dustin_PA_answr_alarm_ringer_turned_down
16::59
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Myron Uecker who posted the following question
Quote
I’m changing my stance on Apple Music. At first there was no way I planned to subscribe to it. Even though I'm still not convinced that it is as good as advertised, one thing that I am thinking about is how my kids listen to music. I'm guessing that 7 and 11 year-old children will listen to different songs in the future. Rather than buying all of the songs they are asking me for (thank you YouTube), I can just let them download anything they want. Then when their music tastes change, they can delete it from their device and I don't end up with it in my library.
It also solves the problem of the music I ripped from CDs. I have those albums in my iCloud music library, but only my wife and I have access to that. There are songs that my kids would like on their devices but cannot have without me paying for them again. With Apple Music, they can just download what they want.
Does that justify $15/month for a family plan? For now it seems to but I can always change my mind in the future. I also downloaded a couple of albums I liked where I usually would have just bought them.
Unquote
Myron - very good point - if you have kids - especially young one as they move from Laurie Berkner to Kids Bop to some disney XD stars sound track to who knows what.
That said - for my kids - Pandora is where they get most of their music and then iTunes radio and spotify to a lesser extent. Of the three - I would say Pandora is actually where they spend 90% of their time listening to music. I went into Pandora to see what channels they had created. Kidz Bop was what was active, but there was Phineas & Ferb channel, Taylor Swift Radio, Ross Lynch Radio, and Narwhals Radio - Really boys - Taylor Swift Radio. And then a whole bunch of others stations created - and going far enough down the list was Spongebob radio, Toddler Radio and Alvin & the Chipmonks Radio - so Pandora has served for them their changing tastes over the years. But it does require a data connection for it to work.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Allan Rotberg who wrote:
quote - Does anybody know if the Apple Watch is water-proof, and if so to what extent? Can I shower with it or wash my hands without any concerns? unquote
According to Apple you can wash your hands and shower with it - but you should not go swimming with it or take a bath with it. It is more water resistant then water proof. If you fall in the pool with it on - probably not going to be an issue - but if you plan on swimming half a mile - then issues find shall you.
20:24
http://news.investors.com/technology/082115-767674-roku-
leads-streaming-media-player-market-parks-associates-says.htm
Do you know what happens if you have a consumer electronics device and you don’t update it for over 2 1/2 years - yeah - you loose market share - no duhhhhh.
And some recent numbers on the Set top box streaming device market were just released - and guess what Apple TV dropped to 4th place.
Roku is in first with 34% of units sold in 2014. Google was second with 23%, Amazon is now 3rd with 16% - and Apple TV was down to 13%.
Nearly 20% of US broadband households own at least one streaming media player - or put another way - 80% of US Broadband households do not own any streaming media players.
I like to think of the market opportunity as 80% open then 20% closed.
When you actually look at what is in those 20% of households - Roku is number 1 at 37%, Chromecast is number 2 at 19% - Apple TV is 3rd at 17% and Amazon Fire is 4th at 14%.
Again with 2014 % ’s being what they were - in 2015 it has to be even worse for Apple TV.
Unless of course Apple does release a new and greatly improved Apple TV next month with availability before November in great quantity. We don’t need shortages for the next Apple TV this holiday season.
Is there a new Apple TV coming - yes - is it coming at the September 9th event - It better it better it bet. I mean when I say I need it you you say you better. Because if it is not announced in September it is going to cut me like a knife.
22:26
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/ipad-pro-with-2732-x-2048-
resolution-spotted-in-analytics-20-08-2015/
On the iPad pro rumor front - it looks like it may have been spotted in some app logs. A device with the model identifier of iPad 6,8 and a resolution of 2,732 x 2,048 pixels was found.
It was also found to be running iOS 9.1 - which would lead one to believe if announced in September we likely would not see it until at least November.
The specs of the pixels also points more towards a 12.9 inch display.
22:58
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/worlds-most-
accurate-apple-analyst-145201055.html
Some new or re-mentioned rumored specs for the iPad Pro come from Ming-chi Kuo - who is saying again that said device will have force touch. it will go into production in September. It will have a special stylus that will be designed to take advantage of force touch.
Also rumors are saying a max storage of 256 GB.
if Said iPad Pro is coming and it has the specs rumored - it looks like the credit card will get another work out this fall.
Some are also suggesting since it likely will not be released until at least November - it is not likely to be mentioned at the Apple Event in September.
There are lots of speculations about whether the September event will be all encompassing - where all new iOS devices and the new Apple TV are announced.
Or if iPad’s are pushed to October - or if the only thing in October is the iPad Pro - with the iPad mini update being briefly mentioned in September. Along with the new iPhones - with the lions share of the announcement and Apple TV with a smaller role than the iPhones - but bigger than the iPad Mini.
Needless to say - lots of things on the Bingo card for the September event.
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/08/apples-ipad-
pro-will-apparently-ship-with-ios-9-1
24:51
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_Crossman_what_he_wants_in_new_iPhone
Hi Rob,
I think the most useful feature that could be added to the iPhone 6S would be a new Back button to the left of the Home button. The side swipe gesture works only in a few apps and so is not consistent. Using reachability just to be able to reach the top left Back button is painful as the Reachability gesture itself doesn't work all that well. I know Apple has resisted adding a back button all this time but that was Ok as long as the iPhone was usable in one hand. Now that is not the case, so a physical Back button makes a lot of sense.
The location of the Power button is troublesome. Many times you end up pressing it while trying to reduce volume. One solution could be to turn the Power button into slider (like in the iPad). Or at least move the button to the top. The iPad has an even larger screen than iPhone and it has the Power button at the top, so I don't know why they decided to change the Power button position in the first place.
Regards,
~Karthik
VOICEMAIL - Tosin_UK_what_feature_for_new_upgrade_ram
Hi Rob,
what feature would make me switch to the next gen iPhone.
truth be told I'm pretty recent to the iOS/iPhone world. My first phone was the 4s and then I got the 5s now I have the 6, they all had interesting features on there own.
There's really nothing right now that the 6s has that I want besides the rumoured 12 megapixel camera.. If apple ever did decide to bring back the 32gb iPhone back I'd be all over that besides the 64..
for right now I'll stick to my 6 till next fall and then pick up the 6s..
Regards,
Chris S
VOICEMAIL - Mark_StLou_what_he_wants_next_iPhone_stereo_speakers
Hi Rob,
I would like the ability to have two sim cards in the same device. A nice
dream, but hey we live in hope.
Regards
Mike L
Host of the Blind Sport Podcast
Hi Rob,
Just wanted to write in with an issue I had and solution I found. I noticed my playlists were gone off of my iPhone. I had turned on Apple Music but never set iCloud Music Library. Connecting my phone to iTunes indicated that iCloud Music Library WAS on. I went into iTunes > Preferences > General to turn it off, but it was already unchecked. I found that you also have to go on your iPhone to Settings > Music and turn it off there as well. I did another backup and sync and they are now back on my phone. Hope that helps others that were having that issue.
Bonus tip: while listening to a song on Apple Music, active Siri and say “I like this song” and she’ll hit the “like” (heart) button for you.
Regards,
Lou V
VOICEMAIL - Bob_Babylon_mic_Recommendations_request
Need to put together a PDF with my recommended set up for Mobile recording for Podcasts on the iPhone. But here is my setup - for Mobile - first you need the right apps - BossJock $10 - and TwistedWave - $10 - are the two must get apps. Bossjock for recording and then exporting as MP3 to Libsyn. TwistedWave for any editing after your record.
The Mic I would recommend would depend on your needs of the mic - there are two key ones to pick from. If all you will be doing is connecting the mic to your iPhone and most of your recordings will be an interview - then go with the IK Multimedia iRig MIC HD - it is $99 and comes with a micro USB to Lightening cable. If however you want to also connect the Mic to your home setup and you have a mixer - then go with the AudioTechnica ATR-2100 - it is $65 typically - but you will also need the USB to lightening adapter - $30. That mic gives you XLR and USB connectors - so it is more functional for both Home and travel. But for just travel - I like and use the IK iRig Mic HD most of the time - and I have both. Again - I need to put this together as a PDF some time soon for the Tii App.
VOICEMAIL - KONA_HI_Apple_Watch_returned_quest
Quick correction from the last episode in the Indie Go Go project - I mentioned the ThinCharge case - that when you added it - it changed the total weight from 4.6 ounces to 4.9 ounces - meaning it only weighed 0.3 ounces - ummm - no - as Aric B was quick to point out. Actually that is a typo on the Indie GoGo project page and it should have been - 7.6 ounces - as it weighs 3 ounces - not 0.3 ounces for the ThinCharge Case. Which is still very impressive - as other battery cases are usually double that and then some.
39:36
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597538543/the-
worlds-best-travel-jacket-with-15-features-bau
Hi Rob, Here is a KS project for the show. It is the World's best travel jacket
regards
Thomas in Tuscaloosa AL
Thanks Thomas - and this one you have until just Sept 3rd to fund. This one had a modest goal of $20,000 - they have so far raised over 308 times that amount - yes - that is right over $6 Million dollars is where they are - so this one is kind of successful.
What is said project - quote - Travel Jacket with build in neck pillow, eye mask, gloves, earphone holders, drink pocket, tech pockets of all size and comes in 4 styles.
Yes this is the Scott-e-vest of Kickstarter projects.
Pricing on this one is $119 for the sweatshirt and $129 for the Windbreaker. The Blazer is $149 - or for $369 you can get one of each and even pick the bomber jacket - which is not available on its own right now.
Anyway - if you are looking for a versatile - yes I’m a geek deal with it jacket, or blazer or windbreaker - then you have until Sept 3rd at 12:00 PM CT to fund this one. Just search for Travel Jacket - two words at kickstarter dot com.
41:02
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/genius-bar-apple-
store-secrets-2012-1#be-honest-especially-about-water-damage-1
Thanks to Tash for this next one - which is an article titled - GENIUS BAR SECRETS REVEALED: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Trip To The Apple Store
And well it actually is an article that covers what the title suggests.
One of the pieces of advice - Be honest about if your device is damaged - especially water damage. If You dropped it in the hot tub - don’t go in and say nope it has never been wet - as all the moisture sensors will have been triggered.
One of the pieces of advice is your earbuds are covered under warranty - yup we mentioned that in the past - so if you earbuds are acting up from last years iPhone purchase - take them in now and get a new pair.
And there are another 8 pieces of advice - which is worth going through especially if you plan on visiting the Apple store anytime soon - or are having issues - one more I will leave you with - is that the Geniuses can extend your warranty 45 days past the 1 year mark - if they want to. So be polite - and if in mid October your iPhone 6 or 6+ starts acting wonky - don’t think you missed the boat - you might still get coverage on the warranty.
I think the best bit of advice - is to be polite and honest and polite - and not mentioned - but will help - dress nice and wear your apple watch - and shave if you shave and shower - don’t go in looking all scraggly and smelling like you worked out 3 hours ago and have not showered in a couple of days. Yes - looking good has a positive impact on your outcome. It is just human nature. Look for the link in the show notes titled - Genius Bar Secrets Revealed.
42:47
http://appchasers.com/2015/08/11/learn-to-master-
your-apple-devices-through-podcasts/
VOICEMAIL - Eric_app_chasers_article
43:45
VOICEMAIL - JOE_NY_answer_textmessages_applewatch
VOICEMAIL - JOE_NY_apple_watch_DND_thoughts
Hi Rob,
You mentioned Duet Display on the last show. I noticed just now that it is available for Mac and PC, but I heard you say Mac. It could just be that you are a Mac user and not that concerned about PC, I was thinking about how I could use it as an extra monitor on my work machine as well.
Regards,
Myron U
Hi Myron - you are correct - it does now support Windows 7 or later PC’s. I believe when it was first released it was just for Macs. At least that was what I was thinking. Should have looked at the updated specs. Thanks for the catch on that.
Hey Rob, I haven't had to do this myself yet so I'm not sure, what really happens when you "reset network settings"?
One thing that scares me, do you lose all the wifi passwords you've entered? Like your home network or the local coffee house or bar, or gym or friend's house or my mother-in-laws house or whatever? Do you really have to re-enter all of those wifi passwords once you reset network settings?
If so is there an app that saves all your wifi passwords? And what else do you lose when you "reset network settings"?
Regards,
Aric B
Yes - you loose all your passwords that are stored for networks you frequent - that is the downside to doing reset network settings.
You can always use the notes app for the passwords - but it is not all that secure especially if you don’t have a passcode for your phone - which you know you show - but you may want to get a notes app that also have a password protecting it. Something Like Locked Folder Free
Hey Rob!
I have an iPod Touch 6th Gen and for some reason, in my health app, it doesn't count my Flights Climbed. It counts my steps, but not my flights of stairs. If anyone knows how to fix this, I would like help.
Regards
Easton.
Hi Rob,
I was listening to your last podcast when the listener called in and was getting messages on his Apple watch when we had all of the radios turned off on his phone.
I too have experienced this and wondered why. I remembered that the Apple Watch can still be connected to an iphone via wifi even if it is out of range of bluetooth. This got me thinking so turned off all my radios on my phone and looked at my router to see if my Apple watch was connected to wifi and it turns out it is. My guess is that because the Apple Watch is connected to wifi, it is somehow able to receive the message via the router.
Just a thought. What do you think?
Regards,
Johnny Applewatch
VOICEMAIL - Dalton_CA_AW_gettings_message_wifi_still_receiving
VOICEMAIL - Dalton_CA_part2_AW
51:17
http://modmyi.com/content/20209-pangu-
demonstrates-jailbreak-ios-8-4-1-a.html
Thanks to Chris in London and Francisco T for the heads up on this next one.
Which is that the Pangu Jailbreak team - yeah- they have already demonstrated a jailbreak on iOS 8.4.1
That showed this at HackPawn2015 - a security conference where you don’t want to be using the public wifi.
It is being speculated however - that the Pangu Jailbreak team will actually wait until iOS 9 is fully released before they release their next jailbreak - that is assuming that jailbreak also works on iOS 9 - if it does not - then we could see an iOS 8.4.1 jailbreak any time.
It is surprising to see them jailbreak it that quick. As it seemed Apple was deliberately killing the 8.4 jailbreak in the latest update with their nod to the Jailbreak team at the top of the release notes.
In any case good news to anyone that jailbreaks and accidentally updated to 8.4.1 - and likely good news for those that upgrade to iOS 9
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pangu-teases-ios-8-4-1-
jailbreak-iphone-6-hackpwn-2015-1516594
52:21
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_quest_how_early_new_devices
Last Episode I asked people to send me screen shots of the best signals they picked up from their carriers - when they changes from dots to DB numbers on their phone. Steven B - had -79 on Verizon in Alpharetta GA - which was the best I saw from anyone on Verizon. But Stephen M - had the winner with -53 via DigiCell. In the supplemental award - John D - had -43 - but he has a signal booster in his house - so really not a fair comparison.
Hi Rob,
Do you know of a option to turn off the ability to open the App Store from other apps.
Funny Pics App I have this issue with, I think it is embedded in to the adds to open the App Store. I don't mind looking at adds but opening the App Store over and over.
Regards,
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL
Hi Rob.
I have listened to your podcast for several years, usually in my car through a cassette tape adapter and the earphone plug on my iPhone to listen over the car stereo. This work fine until the wheels in the cassette started to squeak. Three adapters later I decided to get a Bluetooth for my truck (2003 Ford Sport Trac).
I purchased a “Motorola Roadster 2” from Best Buy. It worked fairly well at first although the sound quality was not as good as the cassette adapter,(you sounded as if you had made the recording in a tunnel). After about a month I started having issues with it not connecting to my IPhone without being turned on and off. Then it wouldn’t turn on all.
I took it back to Best Buy and got a replacement (No hassle from the store at all) One month later the same problems with connections occurred. Then it died too. I took it back and got a store credit. No real options to choose from.
I really liked the ability to make hands free phone calls and listen to podcasts and audio books with the blue tooth adapter.
I was wondering if you or any of you listeners had any suggestions on type blue tooth car kit to get.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Regards,
Jon from Middletown Ohio
Hi Rob,
I use Family Mobile's prepaid services however I want to buy the new iPhone next month. I need to know which carrier will allow me to use my Family Mobile's sim with the phone? Currently I am using my old Verizon iPhone 5 (which came unlocked) with Family Mobile.
Also, If when I preorder the phone from Apple.com, will they try and make me sign up with one of the major carriers or will I be able to just pay full price for the phone? I want to pay full price...
Help!
Regards,
Sheketa from SC
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_New_iPhone_upgrade_and_more
1:05:40
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 359
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RUSSELL for sending in the music you hear in the background. RUSSELL wrote:
Hi Rob,
I am independent musician who lives in Las Vegas, NV. This song is made with the Garageband iOS app. This one in particular has a great bass AND guitar solo.
Regards,
Russell Campise
SONG_Pass_the_bass.m4a
Thanks RUSSELL for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JEFF for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JEFF said the following:
Hi Rob,
This Tii image created using SketchClub, TangledFX, & the new text feature recently added to the Matter app.
Regards,
Jeff
Thanks JEFF, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JEFF'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 359 - 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.
01:48
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““At today’s BlackBerry developer’s event, RIM announced their iPad-beater: the PlayBook. The 7-inch, 9.7mm thick tablet outputs at 1080p, has e-reader functionality, and features its own BlackBerry Tablet OS.” unquote
Brian Barrett, Gizmodo, 27 September 2010
Yeah - even Gizmodo could not see the writing on the wall.
Just Sayin
02:20
This week we have promo codes for The App - HOME PWS - Here is the written review from the dev.
You turn on the evening news and the weather report shows the temperature and current weather conditions at the nearest Airport. That's great but, the thing is, most people don't live near an Airport. Weather conditions can often vary significantly across a small area, meaning that what is happening at the Airport is likely not the same as where you live!
Home PWS is an application designed to access current weather conditions from personal weather stations from all over the world!
The application will also benefit current Weather Underground* PWS owners who can easily check their home stations while on the go.
Features:
- displays current weather conditions for nearby or known stations for anywhere in the World, including temperature, dewpoint, "feels like" temperature, 24-hour temperature change, wind speed & direction, pressure and trends, precipitation in the last hour, daily total precipitation, solar radiation, UV index, soil temperature, soil moisture, and leaf wetness;
- a daily almanac showing the maximum and minimum temperatures for the day, peak wind speed and gust, as well as specific hourly-averaged temperatures and wind speeds (morning, afternoon, and evening);
- a graphical display of the data with 4x zoom so you can more closely examine the data;
- supports stations with webcams for live viewing on the go!
- save your "favorite" locations and check their conditions anywhere, anytime. Just tap on the gold star to Favorite any station;
- simply use your current location and the app will retrieve the nearest 20 stations to you, up to 50 kilometers away!
- Supports metric units via the Settings tab;
This app was made by a degreed meteorologist, full-time Dad, and part-time app developer. Your support is appreciated.
Well thanks to Devs for their written review of their App - HOME PWS and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put HOME in the subject line. And get me those emails prior to August 21st.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/home-pws/id707100396?mt=8
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:37
http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-has-patched-taig-jailbreak-
exploits-in-ios-8.4.1/
Thanks to all that sent in various links about the 8.4.1 update for iOS.
The articles varied in recommendations from - No don’t do it - if you are a jailbreaker to - yes you must do it - it fixes lots of security bugs. Later see the former.
In all Apple fixed over 40 bugs with this double dot update. That includes the 3 that were used in the current jailbreak - so yes - this update was definitely focused on killing the jailbreak - and Apple succeeded.
I will have a link in the show notes to the Apple report on this update. In it you will find all the bugs and issues squashed with this update. Including the first 3 where Apple gives credit to the Jailbreaking team.
If you are a jailbreaker or thinking of jailbreaking do not update past iOS 8.4
If you are not a jailbreaker and you are using Apple Music - then this is the update you are looking for. As again it fixes bugs with Apple Music and makes your iOS device more secure.
As with any iOS update - there are always reports of new issues popping up. So if you are sitting there with iOS 8.4 and all is working well and you have no issues and you are not using Apple Music - you may want to consider holding off updating for now.
That said I would recommend this update for all non-jailbreakers. First before you update - make sure to do my recommended steps - where you close out all apps - do a back up - and then reset network settings - then after that do the update.
Some of the problems that have popped up with iOS 8.4.1 - and mind you this is just for a very very small percentage of people are : iMessage Problems, Bluetooth Problems, Data Problems, Wifi Problems and Battery life problems. If you have any of these issues - the first recommendation I have seen out there on the boards - and which seems to work for most is you guessed it.
Go to settings - general - reset - reset network settings.
I am going to go out on a limb and say - if people had done that before they updated - probably a good chance they would not have seen the issues after the update.
In the Google+ community - Ed Tilden asked.
quote Is it worth upgrading to iOS 8.4.1 from 8.3 if I have no interest in Apple Music, or should I wait until iOS 9? unquote
I think this one is more straight forward. If you are at 8.3 - and have no interest in Apple Music and jailbreaking - yes you should still upgrade. As there were bigger bugs - security issues fixed in 8.4 and more in 8.4.1. So you will get a more secure device with 8.4.1 then with 8.3.
That said - here is this response from Levi M
Quote - I wish I would have stayed on 8.3. Music app changed way too much for my taste. And kicked audiobooks into the iBooks app. I personally hate the new music app.
Unquote
That said Levi did say he is jailbroken so he is able to put in the patch that came with 8.4 via the jailbreak - which he could have also done had he not upgraded to 8.4
Still I think outside of Jailbreakers - if you are at 8.3 - you should upgrade to 8.4.1 when you can.
If you need your iPhone or iOS device for work - then wait until the end of your work week to update - giving you your days off to fix any issues that may happen from any update.
https://www.gottabemobile.com/2015/08/17/ios-8-4-1-problems-fixes/
http://osxdaily.com/2015/08/13/ios-8-4-1-update-ipsw-download/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205030
08:55
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/force-iphone-to-show-
numerical-value-for-signal-strength/
Thanks to Michael for this next one. Which is a tip on how you can change your signal strength indicator from dots to a numerical number.
Simply go to the Phone and type in
* 3001 # 12345 # * then tap call
Once in the field test mode - Hold down the power button until you see the slide to power off message. Then release the power button.
Next Press and hold the home button - about 5 second later the phone will go from the power off screen to the home screen and in the upper left the power indicator should be showing.
FYI -113 is on the lower end of the signal strength and -50 is on the upper side of signal strength - the closer to Zero the better.
10:05
Promote Tii - to friends - or relatives or co-workers or on social media.
11:29
VOICEMAIL - Cedric_answr_app_to_announce_text
Hey Rob.
Wondering why you did not offer the Android switcher text message Bluetooth question the solution of asking Siri to read the message to him?
I know it is not automatic but he would just need to press a button on the Bluetooth headset to invoke Siri.
Regards,
Edgar
VOICEMAIL -Kevin_ny_answr_siri_read
Hi Rob,
Not finished with the current podcast but just wanted email. Literally the user can say "read messages" via Siri and it will do what he wants.
Regards,
David W
VOICEMAIL -Jeff_answr_read_message_siri
13:44
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Jaime Peralta who posted the following question
Quote
OK this is a longshot but worth a try has anyone ever been successful in unlocking a smashed screen in order to backup photos.
Unquote
From the comments the issue Jaime is having is the device can not be backed up to the PC unless it is unlocked. And they are with sprint - who will not repair but rather replace the unit. And they have photos they need to get off the device. In fairness to Jaime it is her son’s phone whom she told to be backing it up - and he did not. And she has insurance on it - and does not want to go through a 3rd party that could repair it and pay them - when she has the insurance.
There have been recommendations to try and use voice over by triple tapping the home button.
But so far no luck.
Seems it comes down now to a choice of loosing the photos or paying a 3rd party to fix the screen.
If anyone has any other suggestions for Jaime you can email or call them in.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Stephen Williams who wrote:
quote - If after the free trial of Apple music, you don't continue with the service, can you then no longer access any music you have made available for off-line use? unquote
That is an easy one - any Music you download via Apple Music is wrapped in DRM like a pig is wrapped in a blanket. And once you cancel the Apple Music service - any of that music will cease to be playable. That was a hard requirement put in place for the record labels. That said - it is just plain business sense as well. Once you stop paying for a streaming service - you no longer get that streaming content - and that is what Apple Music is a Streaming Service at heart - with the added advantage of offline playback.
16:39
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/in-a-shift-rite-
aid-to-accept-apple-and-google-mobile-payments/
Thanks Emiko for this next one.
Which is the folks at Rite Aid finally came to their senses and turned back on the ability to take Apple Pay for payment.
If you don’t remember - back when Apple Pay launched - Rite Aid turned off that capability on their payment terminals - due to their agreement with CurrentC and the Merchant Customer Exchange. Evidently that agreement or part of it expired this year - allowing Rite Aid to accept Apple pay if they wanted - and it seems they want.
So right now if you go to a Rite Aid - you should be able to use Apple Pay.
Rite Aid - did say they will also be accepting CurrentC when that is finally rolled out later this year. Or at least when later this year CurrentC is carried by 6 to its launch party.
17:39
http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-15161-the-macjury-
contemplates-what-we-want-and-need-in-the-next-ipad/
I was a guest on the latest episode of MacVoices - Part of the MacJury and we talked about what we want and need in the next iPad. Thanks to Chuck Joiner for having me on the show and I was joined on the show with Jeff Gamet - managing editor for the Mac Observer and also Father Gabriel Mosher from the site eighthway.com
So when you are done with this episode go to the show note for ep 359 and look for the link to the MacVoices post.
18:15
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/08/12/new-iphones-fiksu/
Well it looks like new iPhones are starting to show up on server logs - research firm Fiksu looked at the logs for many of the apps it works with and found iPhone 8.1 and iPhone 8.2 - last year around this time they also found iPhone 7.1 and iPhone 7.2 in their logs and those turned out to be the 6 and 6+ respectively. So this time it looks like the 6s and 6s+ respectively are the 8.1 and 8.2.
What is not found is a 3rd new iPhone - so rumors or hopes or prayers for an update 4 inch - call it an iPhone 6C - yeah right now - the evidence is not pointing to that happening at least not at the September event.
18:58
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/iphone/iphone-6s-7-
release-date-rumours-features-price-uk-images-force-
touch-photos-leak-event-pre-order-3589633/
Leading up to the September 9th event - a lot of the news will really be speculation on what will or will not be announced. The Last few weeks leading up to the event are some of the toughest weeks in the year for covering the iPhone - just because so many people realize there is a feeding frenzy going on and they want to get in on it - and that means lots of bogus posts to sort through and filter out.
Ok - that said - here is the latest in the what I consider the most interesting rumors that don’t come from total whack jobs - with emphasis on the word total
BlueTooth 4.1 - that comes from me based on Bluetooth being in the iPod Touch 6th gen.
A9 processor - that comes from everyone based on everything.
2GB of Ram - this coming from many - based on iOS 9 and many features only available for the iPad Air which has 2 GB of Ram.
Per the new Camera - this is where rumors move all over the place. There is the 12 MP camera rumor - attributed to many - Ming chi Kuo being a big promoter of that rumor.
Other rumors around the camera are pointing to the LynX camera module.
Ming also said the casing design and materials would be different and would prevent another bend gate - this is recently backed by leaked photos of the case.
Most are expecting just two new iPhones - both at the same 4.7 and 5.5 inch size - I think given the history of 3G and 3gS - 4 and 4S - and 5 and 5S - it will not surprise anyone to see an S added to the current models and the package size stay the same.
There are rumors to improved Touch ID - which well could mean anything.
There is also the rose gold iPhone 6S+ edition iPhone rumor
One of the other rumors recently was about future and maybe the next iPhones being waterproofed.
One other - and lets not call it a rumor - but rather someone looking at an apple patent and hoping - and it is about the home button being able to pop up and then be a joy stick for games. So essentially the home button would have springs under it and when you want to use it for a joystick it would pop up - yeah - can’t see that causing issues like breaking off during game play or when it pops out by accident in your pocket or when it gets stepped on by a flying pink elephant. Which is about as likely as this option coming to being.
Yeah one side of the rumor mill is going on about getting rid of the Home button and not this one comes along where the home button can turn into a joystick. Ummm no - to either this time around. There will still be a home button and it will be pretty much what you have now.
All right - I put those rumors out there for a reason - in the past if you look at all the rumors before a new iPhone launch -there are some that seem like slam dunks that do not happen and then there are new features added no one was predicting.
So that leads me to this question - what new feature or features are you looking for that for you would make the next iPhone a must have upgrade? For some it is just being released - but for others - like myself with an iPhone 6+ or 6 - you may need something major to push you into an upgrade.
For me - it is the LynX camera module - if the iPhone 6S+ has that - then I will upgrade - but force touch and a slight increase on the camera - is not going to do it for me.
Give us a call 206-666-6364 - that 206 moon dog or send an email let me know what new feature or features you NEED to upgrade come September - especially if it is one I did not just mention. Because you know there will be new features not on that bingo card.
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26:23
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-delay-live-tv-2016-210119330.html
There were a lot of rumors leading up to WWDC that Apple would unveil a TV and Movie streaming service similar to Apple Music - obviously that did not happen. Then the rumors said it is coming just in the fall - as Apple was still finalizing the deal with the TV studios and other video rights holders.
Now comes the rumor - this time from Bloomberg - that says - yeah - not this fall either. Maybe some time in 2016.
Essentially it is taking longer for apple to cut deals with these rights holders - like CBS and 21 centurty fox and so on.
The rumors indicate that shocker - it is the price of the content that is the point of contention.
Another issue beyond pricing - is concerns that Apple has the backbone capacity in place to handle such a huge amount of digital data while offering up a end user experience that is seamless. If you think that is not a realistic issue - go to your Apple TV - go to the Trailers app - and try watching a few trailers - it is a brutally painful experience.
Either or both of these issues - is enough to delay things.
So those looking to spend another $40 a month to Apple for streaming video content - yeah - you may be waiting until 2016 if not later.
Personally $40 a month seems steep - unless you are killing off cable. But still that is over 4 times the price of Netflix.
Guess we will know when we know.
28:12
http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/18/opinion-apple-tv/
Speaking of Apple TV - the rumors around a new Apple TV are continuing - I mean new Apple Event = new Apple TV rumor - right. 9 to 5 mac is reporting or suggesting or hoping that the next Apple TV will be announce on September 9th - and it will have the following features.
1. It will run a version of iOS 9.
2. It will have an A8 Chip and 1GB of Ram - and 32 GB of internal storage.
3. It will have a new remote and said remote with work with Siri.
4. It will come with an App store.
5. The new Remote will have and be a touchpad
It will be interesting to see if this is the event when a New Apple TV is actually announced.
29:16
http://www.siliconbeat.com/2015/08/14/apples-self-
driving-car-dont-get-your-hopes-up-yet/
Lots of rumors about an Apple Car in the last week - a lot of that driven by the release of records where Apple requested to use the GoMentum Station a 2,100 acre former naval base that is being used by some autonomous vehicles to do testing.
What the letter from Apple said was quote We would ... like to get an understanding of timing and availability for the space, and how we would need to coordinate around other parties who would be using [it] unquote
But here is the deal - just because apple is looking for a testing ground for a car - does not mean it is a car they are developing - it could also be for testing Car Play
There is nothing in the emails indicating it is about testing self driving cars.
I know a lot of people want Apple to release its own self drive - electric automobile - but it is not likely to happen any time soon.
IF - and this is a big IF - If Apple ever does plan to introduce a car - it would be something they would need to announce years - as in multiple years in advance - just because of all the testing and Government approvals that will be needed. This will not be a Sept 9th event announcement - with Pre-orders starting on Sept 11th and cars delivering themselves on the 18th.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/14/apple-
self-driving-car-project-titan-sooner-than-expected
31:59
VOICEMAIL - Martin_Answr_dev_publishing_outside_app_store
Hi Rob always enjoy your podcast. I have a question for you since you have an iPhone 6 plus. If there is a reason for you to upgrade your IPhone Sept 9th, are you going with an IPhone 6s or iPhone 6s plus? Essentially are you going to stick with the larger screen or go back to the smaller iPhone 6s.
Regards,
Jamie H
Mesa, AZ
Hi Rob,
In response to David from Ireland: The VoiceOver speech staying with the phone is an Airplay specific thing. I know many people who desire this for bluetooth. One solution requires that you have an AppleWatch, but you could control the music through the now playing glance and only hear VO through the watch speaker.
Regarding my AppleWatch: Does unpairing and repairing reset the watch completely, or is it quick? I want to have some time to go through the setup process again if this is indeed the case.
Daniel is hilarious!! “that place in California with the bridge?” Love it! And you should continue the “fun with Siri” segments at the end of the show. Really breaks things up a bit.
Thanks for all your help and advice.
Regards,
Chelsea
36:26
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1382523
Hi Rob,
Not sure if you have mentioned this indiegogo project yet. Their only offering a case for the iPhone 6 for now. I am hoping they will get enough request for the plus.
Regards,
Lawrence
And what Lawrence is talking about is the ThinCharge - one word - which is claiming to be the world’s thinnest Battery Phone case.
This will double your battery life on the iPhone 6.
With the iphone 6 naked and afraid - it is 0.27 inches in thickness and weighs 4.6 oz.
With the Thincharge and the iPhone 6 installed - it is 0.5 Inches thick and only 4.9 oz. So about double the thickness - which is good - since part of that is the protective lip on the front of the case to keep your screen from cracking when you drop it on its face.
This project had a goal of $30k - and are over $45k now - with 37 days left for funding.
The Early Bird backer price for this is $59 and 472 of the 1000 set aside at that price have been claimed. Estimated deliver is September 2015 - which means these are already built.
Sadly again there is no option for an iPhone 6+ - this is just for the iPhone 6 and 6S or what ever the next gen will be assuming it is the same dimensions.
38:15
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/08/appointments-no-
longer-necessary-to-try-on-apple-watch
Thanks to Michael for this next one.
Which is news that you no longer need to set an appointment to go and try on an Apple Watch.
This means you also no longer need to give your name and Apple ID to try one on. If you happen to be out and about now and find yourself at an Apple store - and want to try one on you can. It looks you can still make an appointment if you want - you just no longer HAVE to make an appointment.
38:40
VOICEMAIL - Shawna_Duet_iPad_mac
Hi Rob
I am experiencing weird behaviour on my 6 plus with the music app. Audio keeps pausing by itself, without me doing anything. I thought it was an issue with my apple earbuds, but I still have the same issue with a new pair. I don't have this issue with the podcast app, just the music one. What can I try to troubleshoot this?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi.... Do you or any other listeners know if there is a way for notifications on the apple watch, messages in particular to go straight to the red dot and not appear as a full screen notification first?
After doing some testing it seems the notification goes to the red dot after approx 10 seconds, however if you turn your wrist and the screen turns on within that first 10 seconds, the full screen notification does not go away with out pressing a physical button.
Regards.
David M
from the UK
41:46
Here is a post in the Google+ community from Saul Lowery - AKA Mr Sales - talking about his Apple Watch issues for his space Grey Apple Watch Sport and scratches on the back and flaking of the paint. Saul said the following:
Quote
An Apple engineer called me yesterday and today wanting to speak to me, but I wasn't able to pick up the phone, so they left a voice message and also emailed me. So I was finally able to call them back today. He introduced him self as a Apple Engineer and was calling to investigate my Apple Watch sport scratching problem. He asked me a series of questions and also mentioned that there were others with the same issue(hey Rob, I gave Today in IOS a shout out as the way I initially found out about my paint peeling off the back of my Apple Watch). He said it wasn't officially a manufacturing defect, but it's leaning towards that being the issue. If you had your Apple Watch replaced for this issue expect a possible call from Apple themselves to get a gist of your daily activity and use case of your Apple Watch. he even asked the type of workouts I do and my working environment. I told him I use my Apple Watch from 4 in the morning to 10 at night ending the day with roughly 45% battery life, he was like wow that's a long day. He was pretty cool and very courteous I really didn't mind the phone call. I only wish other companies customer service were this great. Oh yeah I almost forgot he said that currently the Apple Watch sport space gray is the only Apple Watch with this issue, so if you own this model then you should take a look at the back of your Apple Watch and see if the paint is peeling off the letters and also if there are scratches on the back composite back of the Apple Watch sport. As of now Apple will just replace your watch, but in the future they may have a possible fix once they figure out the cause of this issue. Hope this helps out anybody that's having problems with this. Please reach out to me if you want to know what I did to avoid this same fate with my replacement Apple Watch sport to avoid the scratches, but the paint peeling is a whole other issue, I don't have a clue how to avoid that from happening.
Unquote
Thanks Saul for that feedback.
44:19
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/08/14/siri-
teen-truck-collapse/31746425/
Thanks to everyone that sent in links on this next one.
It is the article in USA today titled - Siri Saves teen after truck collapses on him.
Which well is about a teenage Sam who had his truck jacked up and the front wheels off - and he was under it working on the brakes - when the jack collapsed and the truck came down on him pinning him under it. Sam was able to butt dial 911 by activating siri - The operator initially thought it was just another butt dial mistake until she realized those screams for help might mean something was up. or down in this case.
She dispatched help and they were able to get the truck off of him and get him to the hospital where he suffered several broken ribs, a bruised kidney, a concussion and burns to his left arm. He is now in good condition - and Siri is credited for helping save his life.
45:33
VOICEMAIL - Trelawny_quest_issues_apple_watch
Hello Rob,
I need some help from you or the listeners with a problem I sometimes have with my alarm clock on my 5S. I'm running IOS 8.4. The issue is, sometimes my alarm doesn't make any sound or vibration. When I wake up (late) and then wake the phone screen up, the screen shows as if the alarm is going off and waiting to be silenced or snoozed, but not making a sound or vibration.
I've tried reading the forums for a solution and found it that is a problem others are experiencing also, but I've yet to find a real solution.
One thing that seems to possibly be a culprit is a notification coming in prior to or at the time of alarm going off. This morning it did it on me and I noticed your push notification on the new episode being up, came in prior to the alarm going off. Which caused me to turn off the notifications for TII this morning in settings (which I hate to do). I'm not sure turning off notifications will help, but I can't take that chance, my alarm going off is too important to me.
If you or anyone is aware of this problem and has found a solution, I would love to hear of it!
Regards
John M
Hello Rob,
I had my 6 plus in my pocket at work and when I took it out of my pocket it was unlocked and everything is in black and white, like the tvs of old! I did an Internet search and I found the accessibility setting for grayscale, but that was turned off and I have no idea how to change it back. I was hoping you or your listeners would have an idea on how to fix it.
Regards,
Jason H
Hey Rob,
After emailing you 5 minutes ago I did find a solution, and it is a known bug since 8.1.3… to fix the issue as restarting my phone or doing a restore didn't correct it was to go into the settings app and turn off the "Zoom" feature that allows you to triple tap the screen. I am playing around with it and when I turn that feature back on, my phone immediately converts back to black and white, frustrating 😑
Just wanted to let you know about it, and here's hoping apple finds a solution with the next update.
Regards,
Jason H
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_rob_my_new_mate
52:28
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 358
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank NASH for sending in the music you hear in the background. NASH wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song in Music Studio by Xewton for iPad!
This song is called Tropical Tundra and is a single on iTunes.
Regards,
NASH
SONG TROPICAL_TUNDRA
Thanks NASH for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank LARRY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. LARRY said the following:
Hi Rob,
Got this idea over the weekend to use apps to spell out the show title.
For this I used the PhotoStudio app to crop and enhance the picture. Oh, and obviously the apps in the picture to spell out the title.
Regards,
Lieutenant Larry.
Thanks LARRY, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see LARRY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 358 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:04
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “““This site is dedicated to all information related to tablets competing with and hopefully defeating the iPad. Dubbed iPad Killers, these competitors will hopefully produce a higher quality and cheaper product than Apple’s latest innovation. unquote
iPadKiller.net, 13 May 2010
And if you go to iPad Killer dot net to day - yup you guessed it - the site is dead- guess the iPad killed iPad killer dot net Just Sayin
02:37
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad App or iBook Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:29
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apples-fall-iphone-
event-to-be-held-sept-9
One of the biggest Rumors out there the past week plus was started by John Paczkowski with BuzzFeed and previously with Re-Code and before that All Things D - where Apple used to hand feed them rumors. So when he gives a rumor - it tends to be more of a controlled leak then a rumor.
And said rumor this time is that Wednesday September 9th will be the next Apple event - and I have some confirmation on that - as see - I will be at a trade show in Cleveland that day - so YES that timing make sense because it could not be worse timing than that for me.
So if September 9th is the date - which by the way is the same date as last year - except this time it would be during Labor Day week and not the week after - well if this is the date - then we should expect to see pre-orders for the iPhone 6S and 6Splus start on Friday the 11th at 12:01 AM PT. With delivery happening on Friday the 18th.
iOS 9 would then go gold master and be available to the public on Wednesday the 16th this year.
These dates make sense as Apples 2015 fiscal year ends on September 26th - so once again Apple would get a full week+ of iPhone Sales. It is still possible Apple will say to heck with fiscal calendars and lets do the Apple event not during the week of Labor day - but the week after that so as not to inconvenience the reporters. Ok - that actually sounded funnier saying then when I wrote it.
Ok - actually there is a reason not to do the week of Labor day - it is not the best week for PR buzz. It is possible Apple could do the week before for the announcement on the 2nd - with pre-orders on the 11th. or They could do it on the 16th with pre-orders on the 18th. But given that John Paczkowski is passing along the leak - I mean rumor - it is likely Apple will do it Labor Day Week this year - right when I am at Content Marketing World in Cleveland. If that is the case - I will be relying on lots of you for sending in your thoughts on the event. More about the rumors of what will be announced later in the show in the rumor section.
05:57
http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/06/everything-new-in-ios-9-beta-5/
Ok - one thing that is not a rumor is iOS 9 beta 5 for devs. And since I don’t plan to travel this month and traditionally the 5th beta has been very solid - I went and updated my iPhone 6+ to iOS 9 beta 5.
I know I say I don’t talk about bugs - but one that has been reported by many iOS 9 users and has hit me is that the Podcasts App is crashing. I have read that if you try turning off sync in the setting for the podcast app it will help and if you turn off custom colors in the Podcasts app it will help an if you hold the antenna with your left hand and lift your left leg off the ground and raise your right arm you will get better reception. Or well that is how it feels reading through the various reports on how to get the Podcasts App to launch. And so far - NO soup for me. It probably is because when I launch it - I see a message saying updating library - and then a few seconds later the Podcasts App crashes back to the home screen. I have tried everything and again no soup for me. I will keep trying - but I may have to do a full factory restore to get it to work - which seems to be the case with others. So just a warning if you are like me and have a lot of Podcasts in your library before you update - you might be in for some issues. Per how much I have in the Podcasts apps - when you go to Settings - General - Storage & iCloud usage - Manage Storage - The Podcasts App show the most storage with 61 GB of Podcasts on my iPhone. Number 2 is the Photos & Camera App at 18.7 GB. I probably will need to at that area go in and manage my podcasts - as in delete them all and start over. If that does not work - then off to the restore we go.
Ok - so beyond the bug with the Podcasts App - which is kind of a big deal for me - given my day job is podcasting - but beyond that iOS 9 has worked well. Battery life is good - where I had over 9 hours of charge and over 35 hours of stand by to get me down to the 5% mark. In the past when I measured - that was a little better or a little worse depending on the use case.
So what is new with Beta 5 if you are a dev or iOS 9 Public Beta 3 which launched shortly after the devs 5th beta last week - Well The biggest change for AT&T users is support for Wifi Calling. Of course if you switch that on - it seems users are getting the message - Wifi Calling isn’t yet available in your area - or put another way it seems iOS 9 beta 5 supports Wifi Calling on AT&T but AT&T has not yet flipped the switch on their side.
There are a bunch of new Wallpapers available - which is one of those minor things that says they are getting close to finalizing.
In the music App if you pull down - at the top is a hidden feature - Shuffle All - which will yes - shuffle all of your music from all of the artists you have music on your phone.
Under Settings and then Cellular all the way at the bottom there is an option called Wi-Fi Assist - It is turned on by default - and it will quote Automatically use cellular data when Wifi connectivity is poor unquote. That surprisingly does not get turned off when you go to the battery saving mode.
Under Keyboards - Shortcuts was renamed to Text Replacement - to better match up with what is in OS Ten on the Mac. But at this point - is that not the tail wagging the dog. I mean there are a lot lot more iOS users than Mac Users. Why not rename it on the Mac. Just Sayin.
There was also an update to the activity App - where you can now near the upper right in the monthly calendar view tap on Activity and switch it from All-Day Activity to Workouts - and Yikes - I did not realize I was working out so little. Oh my.
But Hey at least once an hour my Apple watch pings me and reminds me to get up and go get a cookie - so I do have that activity going on.
this beta is very likely the last work for iOS 9. Next will be the Gold Master. And an FYI - last year the episode title for the first episode of August was iOS 8 beta 5 and September 9th event. By the way the person last year that reported the September 9th even - Yup that was also John Paczkowski.
Funny how some things don’t change.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/videos/ios-9-beta-5-hands-on/
http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/07/ios-9-public-beta-3-arrives-
with-support-for-att-wi-fi-calling-new-wallpapers-wi-fi-assist-
and-more/#.tivas2:bQFT
11:31
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13:16
VOICEMAIL - Chris_WA_notes_app_answer
VOICEMAIL - Answer_issue_phone_number_notes
Hi Rob,
I have a suggestion for the listener who needs help getting around their iOS device trying to dial a number in a memo.
The way I get around my phone trying to dial a phone number or schedule an appointment for a phone number or date respectively, in a memo is by adding some regular text in the memo so the memo does not contain only the phone number or date. Then tap the screen once to launch the keyboard. Now tap on the regular text to select it. From this point you can select what text you wish to copy.
Hope this helps your listener.
Regards,
Dr. John M
Rob
I just want to give you heads up about using keyboard shortcuts.
I have about 20 shortcuts that keep repopulating. I have tried everything of course to get rid of them.
It is a well known issue on the message boards. Lets face it, apple does not do cloud well.
I would recommend your listeners use text expander instead. Syncs perfectly.
Regards,
Steve N
VOICEMAIL - Adam_australia_googleplus_community_no_gmail
16:03
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Sheketa Marquez who posted the following question
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Will you continue using Apple Music past the trial period?
Unquote
24% choose - not a chance. 31% choose - You bet I will and 46% choose Haven’t decided yet.
That later group probably will most renew for a few months at least as they will forget to unsubscribe. Or at least that is what apple is hoping. Sheketa you asked what I will do - well considering I have not signed up for the beta period yet - I can’t really say. I have all the music I need already ripped from CD’s or purchased on iTunes and on my iPhone Already. For free time for audio listening - I spend it listening more to Podcasts then Music - so chances are I may never sign up for the trial period - Apple Music just does not fit in with the way I consume Audio content - which is either Music I already have or Spoken Word Podcasts or Dave’s lounge for Down temp trip hop music via a podcast. But I am definitely not you typical consumer so don’t use me for an example.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
17:43
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/08/01/t-mobile-
tries-to-win-apple-iphone-users-with-new.aspx
T-Mobile has been doing a few things for the past couple of years to make it the carrier of choice for iPhone users - like offering Hotspots with their plans - and Voice of LTE and Wifi Calling - and now saying Apple music streaming falls under their free music streaming offering. Meaning any data streaming from Pandora, Spotify and now Apple Music plus 31 other music services said streaming does not count against your data plan on T-mobile - which if you are unlimited does not mean much - but if you are not unlimited it could mean a lot.
The CEO of T-Mobile US John Legere wrote this in a post
quote Now, every single customer who gets a new iPhone 6 this summer as part of this deal can simply swap it for the next iPhone, if they upgrade before the end of the year. Yeah, that's what I said. Just swap it out and pay NOTHING more -- nothing up front and no change to your monthly payment. No deposit. No fees. Nothing. You get the next iPhone guaranteed. And you get to LOCK IN that industry-best promotional price of $15 a month. unquote
This is per their $15 a month plan for payment of an iPhone.
They also said existing iPhone customers who have its jump on demand upgrade service will have priority access to the new iPhone putting them first in line when it gets released.
By the way if you do plan to upgrade to a new iPhone - best to sell that old one in August - as the resale value tends to drop quite a bit come September.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2953011/smartphones/with-
its-latest-iphone-deal-t-mobile-takes-control.html
19:38
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apples-fall-iphone-
event-to-be-held-sept-9
Earlier we talked about the next Keynote / Special event being September 9th - but we did not talk about additional rumors of what would be announced - beyond saying the next iPhones - which will likely be the S level version of the 6 and 6Plus. In the article from John Paczkowski - he is saying there will be the obviously improved next gen processor which will also be more power efficient - so faster with better battery life - or Your cake and you get to eat it to upgrade.
It would have the very oft rumored Force Touch display and will have an improved camera system - whether that means significantly improved as in the LinX camera module or just slightly improved is not stated.
John does say Apple is likely to show off the companies latest iPads but the 12.9” iPad Pro is a wild card at this time.
And at this even there will also be the long very long awaited Apple TV update.
So basically he is reporting anything that can be updated that is iOS related will be updated sans the iPod touch and intro’d at this event. Ummm - I am not going to by that for a dollar.
Seems highly unlikely Apple would have an event with Two new iPhones, Three new iPads and a new Apple TV, plus the roll out of iOS 9. Yeah - just not seeing that happen.
21:22
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2954509/ios/apple-
to-introduce-new-apple-tv-with-app-store-support-this-fall.html
Hi Rob, We can continue to dream of a new Apple TV. Or, maybe it's just a fantasy... Tom Dykes Dallas, TX
Well there are others out there also reporting a new Apple TV at the September event - along with the long and oft asked for hoped for wished for Apple TV store.
Seems the report is that Apple was going to announce Apple TV and the App store at WWDC - but negotiations with the TV networks and other TV and Movie rights holders is taking longer than expected.
Per the new Apple TV - the rumors are picking up where they left off prior to WWDC - with a touch interface remote - A slightly thinner design, A beefed up A8 processor and support for Siri. And yes the App store.
Current rumors have the TV subscription service not yet ready to roll out - and would follow once Eddy Que works out all the details.
Every Apple Event for the past 2+ years I have been excitedly awaiting the announcement of a new Apple TV and App store for said Apple TV and every event I leave going - darn - well ok - next one - it will be the next one. So here we are again saying it will be this next one. Lets see if that bing card box gets check this time.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/new-apple-tv-
release-date-2015-wwdc-rumours-launch-date-september-3419647/
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/07/the-next-generation-apple-tv
-is-ready-for-a-september-debut
22:53
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/ipad/ipad-pro-plus-release-
date-rumours-force-touch-poll-ios-9-run-osx-3492180/
Another recent rumor has the iPad Pro or Maxi with a release date in November. Again rumor is it will be a 12.9” screen - well except unless it is 12.2” as another rumor is suggesting. Lets just say 12 point something inch screen.
It would also have the latest and greatest and maybe then some Processor. Rumors keep saying both a Lightening and a USB-C port.
There are other rumors out there that the iPad Mini will see its last update and that the iPad Air will not get an update this year.
I would still bet on an October event for iPad’s - with the probable announcement of an iPad Pro at that event - and with an upgrade to the iPad Mini to the latest processor and 2GB of Ram - so as to better run iOS 9.
24:11
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/08/apple-banishes-bendgate-
with-a-slight-change-to-the-iphone-6s
One other rumor with regards to the iPhone 6S’s - is that Apple will offer a more rigid less bendable enclosure - YOU THINK - wow talk about going out on a limb folks.
Lets see - all most people talked about after the launch of the iphone 6 and 6Plus was how bendable it is. Even though Consumer reports showed the 6Plus was actually less bendable then the 6 - that did not stop the general public from asking and talking about it.
So yes - a more rigid less bendable enclosure for both seems like a no brainer.
One prediction I can make is you will see multiple videos in the first weekend showing the next gen iPhones bending - because - well they are metal and thin and given enough pressure they will bend. What that level is - be it 110 pounds or 150 pounds or 220 pounds - we shall see. But it will be the video of someone bending it with their bare hands which will be the one that goes viral again. Thin and metal no matter how much Apple re-inforces it - will still bend if you find someone strong enough.
And as I said last year - this is a non-issue - but one that still distracts from talking about real world specs and performance.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2968395/smartphones/
apples-september-9-event-what-to-expect.html
25:57
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/08/01/iphone-6s-prototype-
and-display-show-up-in-new-photos/
So beyond the rumors from John P at Buzzfeed about the next gen iPhone having the faster processor with better battery life and a better camera and then there is also the part about it being more rigid and with force touch - some other rumors are - Double the current LTE speeds and better Wifi and of course double the ram to 2GB.
The latest leaks of pics from the supply chain seem to confirm the same basic body design - but just slightly thicker to support the force touch. No pics of a fully assembled unit - so no way yet to know if the camera will be flush - which would indicate the LynX camera module with DSLR quality photos or if it is a slight bump in camera specs. Essentially in my mind I am saying if it is not the LynX camera module I stay with the 6 Plus - but if it is the LynX camera module then I am upgrading. The camera is my most important feature as I have kids and they are growing up so fast. SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF
27:20
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/08/11/rumor-apple-
to-launch-three-new-iphones-concurrently-6s-6s-plus-and-6c
And some last minute rumors about the iPhones that will be introduced in September. This latest one has it where there would be a 3rd iPhone joining the 6S and 6SPlus. The 3rd wheel would be the 6C - and would be essentially the internals of the iPhone 6 - but in a 4 inch package that is with an aluminum case and with multiple colors. Think iPod Touch 6th gen - but with a phone.
Price points for iPhones would then be the old 5S for free, 6C for $99. 6S for $199 and 6SPlus for $299.
The only real issue with this rumor is there is no leaks or photos to back it up. It seems awfully close to launch for someone not to have leaked either physical units or pictures of said units.
Late in the Spring the rumor of 3 new iPhones came up and others in the rumor mill said no that would not be the case.
Guess we will see come September 9th. I think having a 4 inch version of the iPhone 6 makes sense - I know quite a few people that want the 4 inch size over the 4.7 inch and larger sized iPhones.
29:06
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/29/android-matroska-
video-security-flaw/
Another week another Android Security flaw. This one again dealing with video. Trend Micro found a flaw that uses a malformed MKV video in apps or websites to crash androids effectively turning the device into a paperweight. Which by the way is the only state when it is actually not a security risk.
Google was told about the issue in May and is working on a solution according to the article.
29:38
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2968397/mobile-
security/ibm-finds-another-android-phone-bug.html
And it looks like Apple’s recent partnership with IBM is paying off - as IBM is reporting they found another Android flaw where 55% of Android phones are vulnerable to being taken over - or over a half a billion devices are at risk.
IBM’s app security research team called I kid you not - X-Force. Because you know - X-Men was already taken - Well X-Force discovered that quote advanced hackers could exploit this arbitrary code execution vulnerability to give a malicious app with no privileges, the ability to become a super app and help the hackers own the device unquote.
This new exploit exists on Android version 4.3 to 5.1 and a patch is available - but it is up to the phone service providers to decide when and if to deploy it. Yeah they are not known to be like a duck on a cheeto when it comes to updates. More like a 7 year old on Brussel sprouts.
30:49
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/31/flabbergastingly-
insecure-googles-android-is-the-new-flash
Daniel Eran Dilger at apple insider has a completely un-biased article titled - Flabbergastingly insecure - Google’s Android is the new Flash. Honestly I am not sure who should be more offended - Flash or Android.
If you have an Android fan boys that are bugging you send them to this article. It is quite extensive - and really it can be summed up like this. Those that just want a phone get an Android phone - those that want a secure phone get an iphone.
Ok - I admit when I said the article was un-biased that was 100% tongue in cheek.
31:29
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/goodbye-android
But there is another article titled - Goodbye Android written by Lorenzo Francheschi-Bicchierai - who was a Google Fan boy and security expert - Ironically to me that sound a lot like saying your a Prostitute that is an Abstinence Expert.
Well Lorenzo finally has realized you can’t be both an Android Fan boy and a security expert or journalist and is giving up on Android.
He talks about one fundamental reason for giving up on Android - Google has very little control over software updates. There are too many bottle necks between when Google pushes a patch and when and if it gets to the end user. First it goes to the manufacturer and then it goes to the carrier. Where we all know with iOS it goes from Apple to end user.
Lorenzo talks about users going and possibly rooting their phones and installing new versions of android on their own - if you know they are supper users. Or you can choose the other option - switch to Appel and get an iPhone - which is what he is doing.
We have said it on this show for a long time - Android is not secure - and now the rest of the world is starting to open their eyes to this fact. I will say this - all these security issues - really have shut up the Google Fan boys in the iOS and iPhone google+ communities. And that is how you know there is finally a change in public opinion. This next iPhone launch could be really really huge. Expect shortages until early Q1 2016.
33:23
VOICEMAIL - Gary_FL_answer_family_share
Hi Rob and Tii Listeners,
I have been a ballroom dance student for almost two years. Nothing makes me happier than to groove to a great tune and dance with my girlfriend. Is there a way to ask Siri to play music that corresponds to a dance. Such as "Siri? Play us a foxtrot or Cha-cha.
Thanks
Evan B
Great neck NY
Hi Rob,
I tried to use Apple Pay at a McDonalds in northern England on August 8, but it didn't work. They did not know why, although one worker said they saw someone use it yesterday.
Thanks for all you do for the iOS community.
David Bydlowski
Livonia, Michigan
Hi Rob,
A Follow up on Apple Pay. It worked perfectly at the M&S in York England.
Dave
Livonia Michigan
Hi Rob
I'd like to ask you and your listeners if they can help?
I am a voice over user and I'd like to know if you can stream audio to a bluetooth device while keeping the voice over speech on my iPhone? When i am socialising with friends i play music to a bluetooth speaker everybody can here when i am selecting a particular song or album and its really annoying! With my apple tv if i stream something from my iPhone the speech audio stays on my phone and i really really love that and would love if i could do it when streaming to a bluetooth device. Does anybody know how i can achieve this?
Regards,
Dave in Limerick Ireland
VOICEMAIL - Bob_OR_iPhone_durability_iPhone_plane
40:17
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1041610927/znaps-
the-9-magnetic-adapter-for-your-mobile-devic
Time is ticking down on the Znaps - mag safe connectors for iOS devices - and also now for USB-C - read the new MacBooks. This one is now over $2 Mil US dollars - and you have just until Friday August 14th at 11:09 AM CT to fund this one.
Again this is an adapter that plugs into you lightening port and then you have an adapter on your lightening cable and the two meet like the mag safe connectors on MacBook Pros and older mac books. They did hit a funding goal to make USB-C version available - but I do not see where you can order those. Link in the show notes - Yes - this is one I funded and I am looking forward to getting this one.
Search for Z N A P S at kickstarter dot com or for more info back in the show note for Ep 356, 357 and 358.
41:17
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878486491/helix-
compact-and-portable-charging-for-apple-watc?ref=discovery
Here is a newer kickstarter project I thought was neat and it only has a goal of $7,500 - and am actually surprised it is not funded yet. It is called Helix - and it is quote the best Apple watch charging device for home and travel. Its unlike anything else on the market unquote.
Well so far it only has $2,342 in funding towards that goal of $7,500 - with September 2nd being the end of funding.
So what is this unique device - well essentially it is a storage / dock for your Apple Watch cord and charger. What you do is wrap your charging cord around the charger - and the slip it all into the case - and you have a compact little device where you can plug directly into the wall to charge - and it is ideal for travel or freeing up clutter. Pricing for this case is $12 - with about 50 left at that pricing then it goes up to $15.
Search for Helix in the show notes for ep 358 or over at kickstarter dot com.
42:44
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2956314/apple-ios/apple-s-
force-touch-the-future-of-mobile-interfaces.html
If you don’t have or have not tried out an Apple watch - then you likely do not know what force touch is like. But simply put it is like turning your tap up to 11. You push and push a little more. For example on the Twitter app on the Apple watch - if you open the app - you can tap to go to your time line or top trends but that is it or so it appears on options - unless you force touch - and then you have the option to create a tweet on your Apple watch. Essentially Force touch will open up another round or realm of options without cluttering up the UI.
There is a nice article from Jonny Evans at Computer world that goes over Force touch and some other possibilities with it. such as force touching to get to the setting options of apps or to open up an email when you see a preview and more.
Point is this - it will give you some extra features to choose from with out making the UI look well cluttered. There will be many unique and interesting options - like maybe adding force touch to the Tii App that anywhere in the app when you force touch it takes you to the contact the producer screen where you can call or email the show. Hmmmm - Michael - I have a new feature to add to the Tii App roadmap.
http://www.phonedog.com/2015/08/10/new-report-details-how-
iphone-6s-force-touch-may-work
44:17
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_issue_email_imovie_not_able_to_share
Hi Rob
I watched the recent WWDC keynote today and then updated to iOS 8.4. Am wondering is there a way of listening to past interviews on Beats One as I want to listen to Eminem's interview?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hey Rob,
Is there a way to watch Amazon Prime instant videos thru the Apple TV? I don't see an app for Amazon which really surprises me.
Regards,
Laura B
Dear rob,
I got an Apple watch Sport, but m experiencing something strange. I have the Do Not Disturb settings set to mirror from my iPhone, but when I put the watch on in the morning, DND is still active past the scheduled time, and I have to manually turn it off. this becomes annoying when I don’t realize it’s happening and start missing important notifications. Any help? I really don’t want to unpair the watch and reset everything, but would that help in this case?
Regards,
Chelsea
Hi Rob,
I am also a huge fan of Daniel's. Not sure what "back of the next" means, but I could listen all day. Best laugh I had all week.
Kevin S
Kevin - that was Back of the net - it is like saying nothing but net as a basket ball fan - except it is a soccer term. Meaning your guy just kick a goal.
VOICEMAIL - Danniel_UK_Fun_caller_quests_wifi_airplane_mode
VOICEMAIL - UK_call_out_to_Danny_uk_siri
55:34
http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-ios-8.4-with-pp-
jailbreak-for-mac-os-x-heres-how-tutorial/
VOICEMAIL - JOSH_jailbreak_ios84_with_mac
56:31
VOICEMAIL - Quest_tii_app_playback_speed_how to change
Hello Rob,
I just started listening to your podcast. My question is - will my iPod touch 5th generation be able to download iOS 9 when it comes this fall? Is the Tii phone number (206-666-6364) would I be able call or text that number from my iPod?
Regards,
Alexej (pronounced Alexy)
From Tacoma WA
Hi Alexy - to figure out if your current iOS device will support iOS 9 - you need only know if you current device supports iOS 8. ALL devices that can run iOS 8 - can run iOS 9. So yes - your 5th gen iPod touch will be able to run iOS 9.
And yes our call in number is 206- 666 - 6364 - or as I like to say 206- moon dog.
Per calling the show from an iPod touch you would need an voip to phone out solution like Skype out to do that. Or better yet - just go get the new free app - BossJock JR and record your message with it - and email it to me. Search for Bossjock - and try out the free version. however if you are serious about audio - get the paid version. It will give the best audio quality for recording - they do a great job on the gain of the mics. Our email address is today in iOS at gmail dot com
Hello Rob,
I just upgraded my wifi speed to 45mgb. So when doing a speed test with my data and wifi connected the download speed was around 21mb. Then I put into airplane mode with wifi on and the download speed was 35mb...
Why would this happen when I have wifi connected w data???
Thanks and love the show!
Regards,
Robert S
Tip and advice for App devs when approaching those in new media to get featured. Let me set up the scenario - there was an App dev lets call him Brendon - because well that’s his name. He sent me an email that starts off quote Hi I know who you are, the king maker of apps @ Today in iOS. So here I am, Redacted, paying my respects as a new app and asking for a small favor. I’d love to have your opinion on Redacted . unquote and then yada yada yada. with some info on the app.
I replied back - please call into the show with a 60 second or less audio review of your app - stating up front you are the dev - and then giving a quick elevator pitch of your app. Keep it under 60 secs - as I will edit off anything over 60 secs. Again just call in that review to the show.
His response was classic - quote thanks for getting in touch!
what show? What is the number/website etc? unquote
Folks - that is just plain bad marketing. You as a dev are looking for any way to stand out and get featured you are fighting with millions of other apps - and you get a reply from someone you carpet bombed - and you reply back with which show and number?
I replied back with his initial quote told him he was disingenuous - and to do a little research. As an App dev - if you marketing plan involves carpet bombing - when on the off chance you actually get a reply - take a minute to do some research on the reply. And To Brendon - Thanks for the valuable lesson I can share with others.
VOICEMAIL - Jonathan_CO_quest_app_text_message_reads
1:04:49
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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.
And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
Finally there is the Tii App which is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. It is fully Voiceover friendly of course. Please go right now and download the Tii App and Did I mention it is free.
And that folks is going to do it for us today -
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 357
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called GEOSYNCHRONOUS with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was "mastered" within Audioshare using the inter-app audio apps AUFX:Peak EQ, AUFX:Push generic:subtle preset
This is from my Album Orbiting Moodswings where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG GEOSYNCHRONOUS
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank LOU for sending in the Artwork for today's show. LOU said the following:
Hi RoB,
To create this artwork I used dafont.com for the Tii text and the apps Font Killer and Laminar to put it together.
Regards,
Lou Valencia
Thanks LOU, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see LOU'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 357 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:03
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““the iPad is a disappointing effort that fails to live up to the hype. The iPad is both an oversized iPod Touch and an under-powered netbook.
“The iPad is a not so ‘magical’ e-reader. Expect to hear a lot of: ‘I spent a cold night in line for this?'”
Scott Moritz , TheStreet.com, 9 March 2010
Scott I am guessing what you heard a lot more of after the iPad came out was the following question - I payed ten dollars a week to the street.com for this advice? Just Sayin
02:38
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad App or iBook Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:21
http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/22/ios-9-public-beta-update/
Right after the last Episode - Apple went and released the 2nd public beta to testers. This is the same one as the 4th beta for devs. Just looks like they are releasing to devs first and then a day or so later to the public testers.
Makes sense - if anything major pops up - they keep it limited to those that are more understanding of issues.
Before you start doing beta testing - here is an email I need to read.
Hi Rob,
I wanted to talk about my experience with iOS 9 public beta. I really wish I would have followed your advice and not have installed it. The first week was smooth. So I continued to use the iOS, but then I started experiencing massive bugs. My phone screen would turn blue and then restart itself over and over. My apple music app would crash, and during text my phone would freeze causing me to have to hard reset. Long story short the iOS cause so much issues I couldn't even update to the official iOS 8.4 without factory resetting my device. Hopefully this email will help to discourage those daring enough to download the beta especially on their main device.
Regards,
Zatise B
Normally I don’t report on Bugs in Betas - just features - and really I am not reporting on bugs I found in iOS 9 - just really a reminder to those thinking of doing the public beta - beta means testing phase - and testing phase means find bugs - and bugs there are to find. So again if you are not someone that can live with issues like freezes and reboots and unresponsiveness or Goat Simulator not working right (my son told me to mention that). Then stay away from the Beta’s. Beta’s are for those that have multiple devices and don’t rely on their device for work or as their main device.
05:15
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2015/7/22/smart-move-apple-
disables-app-reviews-for-those-running-ios-9-beta
If you are running the iOS 9 betas one thing you can’t do that those on iOS 8.4 can - is write reviews of Apps. This is actually a good thing - as it seems those running the public betas were writing negative reviews for Apps that were not working correctly with the iOS 9 beta. Like as my son reminds - that Goat Simulator is not working correctly. Why this is a good thing - especially for devs - is that it is not fair to negatively review an App because it does not work 100% with a beta. It is still a beta. Devs need time to get their apps fixed and then submitted and then approved in the App store. Which is why the last beta will likely be somewhere around Mid August or the week after.
So if you are a public beta tester of iOS 9 - do not be upset you can not write App reviews - as really you should be concentrating on the bugs and issues you find with the Beta itself and reporting them back to Apple - and not putting in 1 star reviews for an App that is not playing nice yet with a beta.
06:25
http://social.techcrunch.com/2015/07/21/apple-music-users/
So how is Apple Music doing - well Apple did not give specific numbers - they did say quote Millions and millions of customers are already experiencing Apple Music and the number is growing substantially every day unquote
Obviously in the free 3 month trial period - those numbers if there were even specific numbers would not mean a lot - the question will be come 3, 4, 5 months from know what % stay with the paid service - and what is that number.
Since Apple does need to pay record labels and the like - it is possible leaks will happen and we will find out what those real numbers are maybe Apple will even give those numbers - Ummm - No.
Spotify has about 20 Million Paid monthly subscribers. With that service likely to take the biggest hit - as Pandora has said so far Apple music has not effected it user numbers at all.
Right now as of July 28th - iOS 8.4 has been installed by 55% of iOS users. So really right now Apple music is only available to about half the iOS users.
Oh and snap and update on this already. Looks like the Major labels are already talking and saying that Apple Music already has over 10 Million Active users. Now the question really comes down to can Apple fix the bugs people are reporting before the 3 month subscription period is over and before users get frustrated enough to figure out how to turn off the auto subscription option.
https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/apple_music_release/
from_dat
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2953652/mac-apps/can-
apple-music-keep-its-10-million-users.html
08:22
VOICEMAIL - Don_NYC_amazon_echo_fdbk
Hey Rob - I have Spotify Premium as a freebie my from telco here in NZ, so won't be subscribing to Apple Music but i have been enjoying the free trial.
The integration with Siri is amazing. It's awesome to be able to say 'Siri play Lyin Eyes by the Eagles' for instance, but even more incredible to able to say 'Siri, play me the Top 20 songs from 1984', and they just start playing.
I find the interface a bit messy, but the suggestions and Siri integration make a compelling product.
Regards,
Simmo
Wellington, NZ
Hi Rob,
A tip for those of us running low on storage.
Make sure you delete any old videos from text messages, especially duplicates that you have on camera roll.
Regards,
Mike R
Hi Rob,
Good news for HSBC uK customers: Apple Pay is up and running.
Regards,
Tosin O
Hello Rob,
I just found a feature in iOS 9 public beta 2 That I have not seen mentioned anywhere yet.
In the Mail app, I was composing an email. I noticed an old email address that was no longer in my contacts. So I tryied to remove it. In iOS 8, I would tap ion the (i) info icon next to the email address to delete in the suggested email. In the contact info dialog, tap "Remove from recents". However, In iOS 9 "Remove from recents" is gone!
I did find the following under Settings -> Mail, Contacts, and Calendars:
If I toggle "Contacts Found in Mail" off and back on, all old email addresses not in Contacts was removed.
I hope Apple brings back the old "Remove from Recents" so, I can individually remove old email addresses.
Regards,
Steven (In Houston)
VOICEMAIL - Jerry_indy_fdbk_applewatch
15:19
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Regards,
Skip
Rob,
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Sean
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And that new Foaming Shave Gel is great. If you look at what it is made from you might not know if you should eat it or shave with it. The ingredients include Licorice Root extract, a blend of Cucumber and Aloe - after using it my wife was asking what smelled sooo good. It really is nice to shave with something that is not made from industrial chemicals.
I am 100% a full fledged Harrys customer - have been for over a year - that is my blade - nothing else. And they really are the best blades out there - and that is not an accident - Harry’s purchased a German factory to make the blades for their razors. They offer a close comfortable shave with each blade lasting well over a month.
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18:06
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from STAN BENTLY who posted the following question
Quote
Can someone point me to a resource that I can use to get Sync over Wi-Fi to work? I have 4 devices, all running iOS8.4, the latest iTunes version, Sync over WiFi checked in the Summary section for all devices. However when I attempt to perform a wifi sync, I get a "Looking for iPhone" popup, then it and the device on the menu disappear. I've reset everything I can think of but still no use.
I'm trying to be able to sync my apps with iTunes so I only have to download the apps once, rather than for each device.
Thanks in advance.
Unquote
Some of the replies he had were the following.
From Robert Kelly quote I've had that problem for many years regardless of iPhone model or iOS and iTunes software.
The only thing that seems to work for me, currently, is making sure my phone is on and unlocked during the entire sync. unquote
And from Francisco Tapia quote The sync over wifi is very buggy. I usually have to sync over a cable with each device that is buggy.
I typically
1) deselect sync over wifi
2) sync
3) enable sync over wifi
4) sync once more.
Then disconnect and I am able to sync once again. unquote
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Tosin Oladini who wrote:
quote Just thought I'd put this out there for any folks having any issues on the iOS 9 beta which have developed since the 2nd public beta or wasn't fixed by it, it might be worth trying "reset all settings ". I had issues with VoiceOver in the first public beta and then notification centre and control centre would not work in the 2nd. Simply resetting all settings fixed it though I had already reported it to Apple via the feedback app. Definitely worth a try. You never know unquote
20:55
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/22/apple-watch-shipments/
Lets talk about what the likely number of Apple Watches sold were by looking at all the data out there from Apple and from Slice and other sources.
Last quarter - Other Products was $2,641 Million - The previous quarter it was $1,689 and $1,767 for the year ago quarter.
For the year ago quarter iPod’s were $442 Mil with Accessories $1,325 Mil
The year before that it was $773 and $1,179
If we project to this year - iPod Sales were probably around 300 Mil at most. with Accessories at 1,100 Mil.
That leaves 1,241 Mil for Apple Watches - which jives with what was also said in the conference call. That Apple Watch accounted for well over 100% of the growth for that category with declines in both iPods and Accessories.
If we look at the slice data for an ASP - they found that the ASP of their customers came in at $505. While we can through out their estimates on unit sales - the ASP number should be close to reality - as that is not a sample and projection - but rather from looking at actual unit sales pricing and getting an ASP for their customers - which is a large enough sample it should be within a couple of % points of reality.
If we take $1,241 Mil and an ASP of $505 = 2.457 Million units.
How does that jive with Tim cooks comments it out sold the iPad in its comparable launch window.
The original iPad launched on April 3rd 2010 - and through June 26th 2010 - Apple Sold 3.27 Million units - during what was an 85 day window. We do know they sold >300,000 units on the first day. That leaves 2.9 Million units over 84 days = 35,357 per day.
The Apple Watch went on Sale April 24th and the quarter ended on June 27th. That is 65 days. If we take the 35,357 per day sales and multiply it by 64 and then add 300,000 you get 2.562 Million units - or slightly more than the 2.457 Million I estimated above. How do I explain the difference - simple we know that in the first 45 to 60 days of the iPad being on sale after the initial push - it was in short supply. That means for many of those days because of supply constraint - the iPad was not selling anywhere near that average number. In reality the iPad would have sold easily well below the 2.457 Million number in the first 65 days.
Or you could say the ASP’s from Slice were a little high. In any case what we get is Apple Watch sales last quarter below well below the 3 Million unit mark. And way way below the Engadget article saying there was 4 Million units sold.
Again this 2.5 Million or even 2.6 Million unit number is not bad considering that Apple was supply constrained. And it is much higher than any other smartphone watch sales to date. It is just lower than what the folks on Wallstreet were estimating.
Endgadget had an article titled - Apple Already took 75% of the Smartwarch Market - and they based that on Apple selling 4 Million units. Which again if you look at the facts just can not be.
These numbers come from Strategy Analytics - that had the Global Smartphone market at 5.3 Million units last quarter with Apple being 4 Million.
If we adjust that to 2.6 Million (best case for Apple Watch) and add in the 1.3 Million for everyone else - we get 3.9 Million units - which I don’t even need a calculator to say Apple had 2/3rds of the smartphone market last quarter - which is still a great number.
Johnny Evans at Computer world had an article on this and said we should throw out any estimates below 3 Million - I think he reversed that - we should throw out any estimates above 3 Million.
http://watchaware.com/post/14166/slice-intelligence-apple-
has-sold-3-million-apple-watches-to-date
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2951558/wearables/
whos-gonna-win-the-apple-watch-guesswork-war.html
26:51
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/07/23/iphone-6s-front-panel-leak/
From the rumor mill comes a potential photo of the front panel on what they are saying is the iPhone 6S. And shocker it looks just like the front panel of the iPhone 6 - which is pretty much what everyone is expecting.
At this point Apple suppliers have to be ramping up production on the next gen iPhones components. So see pictures of the next gen housing is not surprising at all.
The one thing we have not seen photos of yet - and likely will not see until close to the end of August is the finished rear panel with the camera mounted - will it be flush with the 6S and 6S+ ? If it is - it bodes well for the LynX rumor - if not then it will mean another year at least for the LynX camera module - which I am really rooting and hoping for in the iPhone 2015 generation.
27:58
http://www.wsj.com/articles/nike-apple-agree-to-settle-
nike-fuelband-class-action-suit-1438016873
This next one is about a class action suit that was put forth towards Nike and Apple - This is with regards to the Nike+ Fuelband - and the suit alleges the companies misled consumers about the accuracy of the device. If you are someone that purchased one between Jan 19th 2012 and June 17th 2015 - you are now eligible for settlement check of $15 or a nike gift card for $25. The suit which was originally brought against both Nike and Apple in 2013 - alleged that quote false and/or misleading statements were made regarding the Nike+ fuel bands ability to accurately track steps and calories unquote and there were other claims - but that is the big one.
My son has the Nike+ Fuelband - so I went and put in for the the $15 Check. I will have a link in the show notes for Ep 357 titled - Nike+ Fuel Band Settlement - that will take you to the page where you can apply for the settlement.
You will need the serial number of your fuel band or bands to get the check or checks or gift card or cards.
Both Nike and Apple deny the claims in the suit - And Nike will be the one responsible for the settlement payments according to the terms of the settlement. Guess with All of Apples Cash over seas - they really did not have any spare change laying around.
My Son loves his nike+ fuel band - so I don’t have the heart to tell him about this. I will just take the $15 and get him an iTunes gift card and tell him it is for being an awesome son or wait for him to do something nice for someone or something.
http://nikefuelbandsettlement.com
29:49
http://thehackernews.com/2015/07/android-phone-hacking.html?m=1
Remember all the media brew ha ha - about when you had a friend send you a text message with some special characters - and it could cause your iPhone to reboot. This had lots and lots of press coverage from mainstream press to almost every tech blog. This was known as the effective Power bug and you can google that to see the over reporting on this issue. An issue that was completely patched in iOS 8.4 by the way.
Well what if I told you there was an exploit - where all someone had to do was send you a text message and if you choose to read it or not i.e. where you take no action at all - it would give the sender of that message control of your device if all they knew was your phone number. Something that effects over 900 Million devices.
Let me read a quote from Zimperium a mobile security blog - quote
Attackers only need your mobile number, using which they can remotely execute code via a specially crafted media file delivered via MMS. A fully weaponized successful attack could even delete the message before you see it. You will only see the notification. These vulnerabilities are extremely dangerous because they do not require that the victim take any action to be exploited. Unlike spear-phishing, where the victim needs to open a PDF file or a link sent by the attacker, this vulnerability can be triggered while you sleep. Before you wake up, the attacker will remove any signs of the device being compromised and you will continue your day as usual – with a trojaned phone. unquote.
Now If this exploit was for iOS - it would be front page USA Today news - front of CNN.com news - it was be the most talked about exploit - and have a Gate name assigned like TrojanGate or ZombieGate. But Luckily for us iOS users - this is not an iOS exploit - but it is a real Android exploit - and it is for any devices running Android 2.2 to 5.1 - which is over 950 Million Android phones. This is due to an exploit in Stagefright the multimedia component in Android - So I guess you should call this StagefrightGate if we are being fair and all - And being fair I should mention that Google has a patch now for this and is sending to manufacturers - that will then send to Carriers and who knows - 6 months from now - maybe up to 25% of devices will have the patch - but many will never be patched. Kind of sucks to have an Android Phone - Just Sayin
Will be interesting to see how widely this one is covered in the press. Oh and a quick update - seems that some in the press are covering this - NPR, Forbes and Engadget three of the bigger names that covered this so far. Just google - Stagefright MMS exploit - to see more on this - and I am not going to say I get any type of satisfaction out of this type of story - because that would be wrong to say - out loud at least.
And looking at USA Today - the top of the tech stories the morning after this news broke - was OnePlus2 2 Hopes to be a new flagship killer to rival iPhone - Yeah no news bias at all.
I did reach out to Paul Asadoorian - CEO of Security Weekly - for his opinion on this - his recommendation for any Android users are
quote - - Patch your device (if and when its available)
- In the mean time turn off the feature that automatically receives MMS
messages (instructions are in that post)
And then trade in your Android device and get an iPhone if you really care about security. ok - that 3rd point I added - but isn’t a no duhhh addition. If you care about security after all would you not already be on an iPhone.
And by the way take a look at where stagefrightgate.com takes you.
http://blog.zimperium.com/experts-found-a-unicorn-in-
the-heart-of-android/
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/07/27
/426613020/major-flaw-in-android-phones-would-let-
hackers-in-with-just-a-text
35:31
VOICEMAIL -Scott_dc_mark_all_not_working
Hi Rob,
Thought you might find this PDF of Apple Patent interesting. I was working on a patent search today for a client and came across this. Someone stealing an iPhone would know to turn it off so that it could not be located. This Apple patent shows a phone that periodically powers up so that it may report its location even when turned off.
Regards,
Bill
Bill thanks for sending over Patent US 8,840,303 B2 from Sep 30th 2014 - titled Apparatus and method for determining a wireless devices location after shutdown.
And from the Abstract - quote A wireless data processing device is described which periodically exits an unpowered state and transmits location data. unquote
So in a nut shell every so often ET wakes up and phones home with its GPS or Wireless triangulation data. Apple has yet to say this is an available option - Maybe it will be in iOS 10. This does seem like a pretty valuable option to add to iOS devices.
Hi Rob,
What happened to the YouTube app on the Apple TV?
Thanks,
Laura B
Google Killed the API’s that powered it. So if you have a 2nd gen Apple TV - no more Youtube for you. This was something we talked about a little back in April when it was first announced and happened. But then we were expecting a new Apple TV in June - and well that did not happen. So many of us with Apple TV - 2nd gen - no longer are apple to get episodes of Annoying Orange or see Pugs saying I Love You. Or those minecraft videos from the guy with the British accent that has pugs. Yup all those videos are gone as is the entire Youtube App for 2nd gen owners - if you are 3rd Gen Apple TV owner - you should be able to get the new Youtube app - if you make sure you are updated to the latest version of software for your Apple TV - by going to Settings - General - Update Software.
VOICEMAIL - Voiceover_and_the_notes
40:53
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1041610927/
znaps-the-9-magnetic-adapter-for-your-mobile-devic
Just a quick update on the ZNAPS Kickstarter project - On the last episode I said they were just over $500k in funding and 19,000 backers. Now they are over $1.3 Mil and over 47,500 backers. Kudos to the team.
For those that don’t remember or did not listen to the last episode - this is the adapter that turns your lightening port into a mag safe lightening port. Go to kickstarter dot com and search for Z N A P S - lets see who the first listener is to actually get this product delivered. Right now they are saying November 2015 - No way - Again - if I get this before Easter next year I will be happy.
By the way them getting over 1Mil dollars means they have unlocked all their stretch goals for this device - with the next stretch goal being at 2 Mil Canadian dollars (right now they are over 1.7 Mil Canadian dollard) and that stretch goal being for a version for a USB-C connector / adapter. Hopefully they get to that goal - which would mean more money from me - as I definitely would get that. Per the stretch goals that were unlocked - one of them was putting a power LED indicator on both sides of the adapter - Another was special designs. But really the dual side for LED indicator was the one I really liked.
You have until August 14th at 11:09 AM CT to fund this one.
42:48
http://reservestrap.com
Hey Rob, thought you'd like these two products:
This first one I don't think has been mentioned on the show yet. It's an Apple Watch band that charges the phone while you wear it through the watch's hidden accessory port. I haven't heard of anyone who's been able to access that port yet, let alone use it for anything like charging:
http://reservestrap.com/
The holy grail would be a usb directly on the watch band allowing you to plug it into your computer for recharging and even data transfer!
Also thought you might like this selfie stick / microphone combo on indiegogo:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solocam#/story
Hard to explain, just check out the photos and you'll get it.
And lastly thanks for the tip from your listener about using iMovie for my wife's slideshow this weekend, I think I'll do that!
Regards,
Aric B
Hi Aric - thanks for the heads up on these two items.
The first one is the reserve strap - which is similar to one we talked about on ep 344 called the Wipowerband - which right now on their site - does not look to good. With just a coming soon message - that one was supposed to cost $99. While that one got a lot of press - right now it does not look like they have a product. Can you say VaporWare.
Aric - the one you are talking about the Reserve Strap - has an Order now button - and a price of $250 for either the 38 or 42 MM size - if you go to order this make sure to select the correct size as it defaults to 38 mm. This one they are claiming gives you 2.7 X the power - for an additional 30 hours of usage. Essentially taking your from 1 1/2 days to over 3 days of solid usage.
The Reserve strap also comes in three colors - White, Grey and Black - so yes - for all those looking to get a black strap there you go.
Some other specs - They say it is water resistant. It has a micro USB charging Port. It does not look like it will charge from the inductive charging port. You will need to plug in a micro USB connector.
They also say it adheres to Apple’s Official Band design guidelines.
And it does look very nice.
At $99 I would pull the trigger right away but at $250 - I am going to have to wait until they are shipping and hear how it goes - this is one of those bands that will connect to the hidden connector under your strap. If anyone does order the Reserve Strap - please call in with a review once you get one. Or if the folks there at Reserve Strap have press units - you know you can always send one my way. Just sayin.
And the Folks at Reserve Strap did answer my question on Delivery - November 3rd is their ship date for the strap.
46:17
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solocam#/story
Aric per your second item you mention the SoloCam - it is a selfie stick that at the end you hold - it has an HD mic a bluetooth connection and a smart App where it all combines to be a mini video recording studio.
Pricing ranges from $49 for the basic Selfie stick and HD mic to $149 for the Super HD Mic, upgraded stick, adapters, stereo connector and a custom Bag. To $499 for the Ultra HD mic, stereo connector, Adaptors, Custom Case, upgrade stick and custom logo on the mic flag.
Glad I just do audio. But for your video podcasters or Youtubers - this is something you will want to check out - search for Solocam - one word at indie gogo dot com.
Right now they have $30k in funding with a goal of $40k.
you have until August 5th to fund this project.
47:18
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2014/08/change-dns-iphone-ipad.html
Hi Rob,
I Wonder if this works
Regards,
Tash
Thanks Tash - and the this Tash is referring to is an article on iPhone hacks that goes over how to change the DNS server on your iOS device.
If you are noticing really slow internet connections when surfing - this might be one possible solution - it is where you over ride the default DNS your ISP provides with a new one you select - in the article they make reference to a free and supposedly faster DNS from Google and another from OpenDNS - you know if you don’t want the NSA - I mean Google spying on what you are looking at. This is something I am going to test out with my Wife’s iPad mini - as she has been complaining recently about internet speed.
Of course - I would recommend before you do any of this - if you are seeing slowed wifi performance on your iOS device - first try the old standby of force quitting all open apps - then go to settings - reset - reset network settings - and see how it works after the reboot - if it is still slow - then give this a try.
Look for the link in the show notes titled - How to change the DNS server on your iPhone and iPad
47:18
http://itechtriad.com/2015/07/27/apple-watch-coming-to-
best-buy-on-august-7th/
Word on the street is that Apple Watch will be available at Best Buy stores starting on August 7th at over 100 Locations. This is expected to expand to over 200 locations in time for the holiday shopping season in the US.
In addition to the Apple watches - they are supposed to also offer up over 50 accessories for the Apple Watch.
49:43
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_crossman_fdbk_daniel_UK
Hi Rob,
I'm flying out of the country soon and need to unlock my wife's 5S. She's still on 8.0.2 but I stopped jailbreaking a while back so I'm not sure what's available to jailbreakers.
If I jailbreak her 5S is there an unlock tweak like there was back in the day?
I called ATT and they refuse to unlock unless I pay ETFs and give up my Grandfathered Unlimited data plans. So I need another solution.
BTW, Are IMEI unlock sites scams? How can they override AT&T?
Regards,
Mazin
Rob,
Just wanted to write in with a little feedback on iPhone 6/6 Plus call quality. I have a 6 Plus (first in line on launch day 😊) and my sister had an iPhone 5 until a few weeks ago when she bought a 6. Her and I immediately noticed an increase in voice quality with our calls. It actually sounds like she's talking over my shoulder rather than over the phone. We both have AT&T. Kudos to Apple on a nice improvement that probably flew under the radar for most users.
Regards,
Lou V
VOICEMAIL - Shannon_Daniel_Acent_on_Tii
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_fdbk_applecare
55:40
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/apple-adjusts-its-app-
store-algorithm-impacting-some-ipad-austin-m
Some interesting info for App devs - seems Apple is adjusting its App Store Algorithm again.
Originally the App store ranking algorithm was pretty simple - it was the number of new sales / downloads in the last 7 days with a weight average for the last 24, 48 and 72 hours. I proved this out early on. But then Apple made changes and pulled in other criteria - like amount of times the app was launched - so usage came into play. It is also believed that Average ranking is also at play. No one really knows all the components any more - but it is clear from time to time it gets adjusted and a bunch of apps drop and some jump up initially after said change - and one of those events happened on or around July 17th.
If you are an app dev - here is my best recommendation - don’t worry about rankings - make a good app - and add in incentives to get your audience to rate the app. Don’t be overly spammy with pop up ads and types of actions that get in the way of using the app. Easy of use and a smooth flow from action to action with minimal or no need to click the X to get rid of the ad - will help in getting a good rating.
If you are an App dev - look for the article - Apple Adjust its App store algorithm in the show notes for Ep 357 at today in iOS dot com.
57:37
VOICEMAIL -lee_portland_quest_app_rejected_cydia
Hi Rob,
After listening to tii 356 this week & your shenanigans using your Watch to pay, I thought I'd share my sightings of Watches compared to other Smart Watches.
Since the launch of Watch I've spotted 5, & each owner when extensively interrogated, love their Sport Watches. Each 1 of them has told me it's an extension of their iPhone that effectively releases them from their iPhone. Also each person reports 2 days battery. I've also seen 2 pebble original (1 was my own) in the same time. I loved mine but only bought it to justify the existence of smart watches. They are basic but do what they do very well. In the same time I've seen no android wear watches. I'm not surprised about that!
Thanks for all you do educating us on the ways of the
Regards,
Craig
Liverpool
VOICEMAIL - Brent_okc_quest_itunes_playlists
Hi Leo
After listening to the July 17th episode, I felt a strong need to write and defend my love for the iPod Touch. I know my situation is probably totally unique but I love my iPod touch and have even considered buying a backup in case they stop selling them as you have suggested. First things first, I am a 49 year old female. I have had an iPod Touch for years, long before my first iPhone. the 5c. I would give up my phone any day before my Touch. I use my Touch strictly for podcast & music. Just as I prefer reading books on a Kindle rather than my tablet, I prefer to keep it all separate. In addition, my employer does not want to see phones lying on our desk during work hours but they have no problem with a listening device. Last but not least, for reasons I can not explain, I get much better battery life and Wifi connection from my iPod Touch than I ever have from my iphone.
Just a fan letting you know we're still out here.
regards,
Sharon Fultz
Well Sharon - I am guessing you were trying to get ahold of Leo Laporte from that show with the completely un-original name that way to similar to the name Today in iOS. I have no qualms with the iPod 6th generation. I think it is a very nice device. Especially if you are a dev of iOS devices or a pre-teen or just looking for a small wifi only device that fits in your pocket - like you are. I was very very happy to see the iPod Touch 6th gen updated and released. My only neg comments per it - was with regards to the 16 and 32 gb capacity units - I would not recommend either - if you are serious user - go to 128 gb - 2 or 3 or 4 years from now you will be very glad you did. 64 GB is the min storage level I would recommend.
VOICEMAIL - Dustin_tx_quest_untangle_famileyshare
VOICEMAIL - Dustin_tx_Try2
1:07:21
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Next week the episode will likely be delayed to the end of the week - I will be going to Podcast Movement this weekend in Dallas Texas where Libsyn will be exhibiting and I will be speaking. These events I typically don’t get anything done outside of answering fires on email. So it will be the end of next week likely before I get back to show notes. But hey 5 eps released in July - not bad. Thanks to everyone that sent in feedback this month - your feedback is what makes this show - and I just want to say it is greatly appreciated. You are the best audience ever - ok - lets wrap this up before we all start crying.
And that folks is going to do it for us today -
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 356
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called REFRACTIVE CLEANSING with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was "mastered" within Audioshare using the inter-app audio apps AUFX:Peak EQ, AUFX:Push generic:subtle preset
This is from my Album Orbiting Moodswings where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG REFRACTIVE CLEANSING
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ABDIEL for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ABDIEL said the following:
Hi RoB,
I created this artwork for the show on my iPhone 5S.
I used the following Apps to create the image right after I took a screenshot of my homescreen.
First- Awesome Screenshot for Safari by Diigo Inc. to blur out the screenshot completely.
https://appsto.re/us/XJ3W2.i
Next - Screenshot Maker Pro by Takahiko Hatano to add the iPhone frame and background.
https://appsto.re/us/3WxjO.i
Then - Photolettering by Brand Design Co., Inc. to square out the image and add the Text.
https://appsto.re/us/icLKH.i
Best Regards…
Abdiel Ortiz
Thanks ABDIEL, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ABDIEL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 356 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:45
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““Any tablet computer, including Apple’s eagerly anticipated iPad, will face serious problems in generating big sales. Tablets look cool, but the reality is they don’t do anything new. unquote
Michael Comeau, Minyanville, 5 March 2010
I guess Big is a matter of perspective. Apple sells 4+ Million Macs a quarter - they sell more then double that for iPads in a bad quarter. Is that big? Is 275 Million iPads sold in the first 5 years considered big? Just Askin
03:24
For Promo codes - On Ep 355 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - LAUNCHCODE SHORTCUT WITH NOTIFICATION CENTER. We will be giving out those promo codes latter this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 355.
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad App or iBook Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
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04:14
http://fortune.com/2015/07/18/apple-revenue-eps-2015q3/
Last week Google released numbers that were actually higher than expectations - well Yawn you say - that is normal for Apple - I mean Apple almost always does that what is the big deal. But see with Google - that was the first time Google beat estimates since 2013. So what did that do to Google stock - well it shot up 15% in one day - for the biggest one-day gain ever with regards to market cap with a market cap jump of 65 Billion dollars - beating the old record previous held by you guessed it Apple when it saw its stock jump 46.4 Billion dollars in a single day back in April 2012.
So Will Apple stock jump like Googles - if Apple exceeds earnings - no definitely not - as I said - Apple beating estimates is not news - it is expected. Yes - I know it sounds funny to say it is expected for Apple to exceed expectations. It is definitely not expected for them to meet or fall short of expectations - that is the only way for Apple to really move the stock - and that is not the movement we want to see - unless you are sitting on cash waiting for apple to drop to jump in.
SO HOW DID APPLE DO LAST QUARTER….
05:34
http://tii.libsyn.com/apple-q2-2015-quarterly-report
Remember Apples 3rd quarter happens in the 2nd quarter of the year.
Ok - Apple’s Press Release for this quarterly report was titled - Apple Reports Record Third Quarter Results - which is true - and it is good results - but in some ways lower then was expected in one key area - we will get to that in a bit.
But first some of the big numbers. The Record was in Revenue for the quarter. 49.6 Billion dollars vs 32.5 Billion in the year ago quarter and $58 Billion in the last quarter.
Overall Apple now has $202.8 Billion in Cash on hand up $9.3 Billion for the quarter.
Revenue up 33% year / year and Earning Per share up 45% year / year to $1.85 per share.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/07/17FY-15-Third-
Quarter-Results-Conference-Call.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/07/21Apple-Reports-
Record-Third-Quarter-Results.html
http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q3fy15datasum_2.pdf
06:46
http://news.investors.com/technology/071815-762206-aapl-
apple-earnings-preview-june-quarter-fiscal-q3.htm
VOICEMAIL - Jonathan_NO_fdbk_quarter_apple_watch_numbers.
07:59
http://fortune.com/2015/07/19/how-many-watches-did-
apple-sell-last-quarter-second-pass/
With 27 analyst weighing in on Apple Watch sales - they came to an average of 4.07 Million units sold last quarter - with Turley Muller with financial Alchemist guessing at 2.85 Million units for the lowest guess. and Sundeep Bajikar with Jefferies with a guess of 5.7 Million units for the high side - and the actual revealed number is - And this would be where I play crickets chirping - as Apple is not going to say - PERIOD - they said multiple time on the call - that last September they said Apple Watch would be lumped in with Other Products - which also includes - Apple TV, iPods and Apple Branded and 3rd party accessories. They will not - they can not - they shall not break out Apple Watch Stats - it would be wrong to do so - because back in September they said they would not - so there - in your face Uncle Gene Munster - We ain’t answering your question or something pretty close to that is how the Q & A went.
What they did say about the Other Products category is that year over year - there was an increase from 1.767 Billion dollars to 2.641 Billion dollars - and that Apple Watch sales were greater than that increase - so all we know is Apple watch sales are greater than 874 Million dollars. If you assume an ASP for Apple Watch at $430 = that means there was at least 2 Million Apple Watches sold. If Apple Watch revenue was 50% of the Other category - then Appel Watch sales were about 3 Million units. The actual number is somewhere in between most likely - which means less than the 2.85 Mil units that was the lowest guess. Or worst than every one was predicting.
Tim Cook did say that Apple watch sales were higher in the month of June then they were in the Months of April or May. Which goes counter to what Slice said. It is possible Apple was not counting sales of devices as a sale until they actually shipped the unit to the customer. There was no follow up from the Analists on that point.
One thing on Monday that struck me about why Apple is likely not reporting the numbers - would be this little true story.
I went into the local Walgreens to buy my allergy medicine - my 24 pack of Wal-zyr D - which is behind the counter - and I have to show my drivers license to prove I am not a walter white wanna be. When I paid with my Apple watch - the women working the register said that was cool - she had seen lots of people pay with an iPhone - but that was the first time she saw someone use the Apple Watch - THE FIRST TIME and it was July 20th. That is 88 days and the FIRST apple watch that she saw where someone paid for something. THAT IS NOT GOOD when you consider I live in the more affluent part of town in the more affluent town in the KC Metro area. So if she is not seeing it - then it is likely not happening much if at all at other stores locally and that does not bode well for current apple watch sales.
11:45
http://fortune.com/2015/07/13/apple-iphone-estimates-2015q3/
For iPhone sales - last episode we talked about what the Anal-ists were guessing - collectively it was an average of 49.42 Million units sold. And the actual number was - 47.534 Mil iPhones sold for the quarter - which was 2 Million below what Anal-ists were expecting - being below wall streets estimates is not a good thing - expect some blood in streets for Apple stock over this. Which looking at after hour trading with in an hour of the news - Apple stock was down at one point over 10% - to put that in perspective that is over 75 Billion dollars in Market cap - theoretically lost in a few minutes. It did bounce back a little later on somewhat and was down just 7% or about 52 Billion dollars in market cap reduction. Will be interesting to see how it does once the market opens back up on Wednesday.
Per how the individual anal-ists did - Patrick Smellie with the Braeburn group was closest to the hole with a guess of 47.52 Million iPhones sold. Kudos Patrick.
Apple did say there was a reduction in channel inventory of 600,000 units - so really iPhone sales to customers were a tad over 48 Million units.
And they did say the 35% year over year growth for iPhone sales is about triple the industry number for smartphone sales growth.
13:44
http://fortune.com/2015/07/16/apple-ipad-watch-analysts/
The Guesses for the Anal-ists for iPad Sales are:
7.5 Million units on the low side from Lee Storch, the Braeburn Group - to 13.0 Million units on the high side from Patric Smellie the Braeburn Group and Andrew Uerkwitz - Oppenheimer.
The avg estimate was 10.71 Million units for last quarter and the one closest to the whole was? Name and affiliation withheld by request - who nailed it - with exactly 10.9 Million units being actually sold.
That was just a tad better than the analysts average. So no bad news on the iPad front.
Apple did also mention channel inventory decreased by 300,000 units - so iPad sales to customers was really 11.2 Million units.
And in the US - Apple had a 76% share of Tablet sales for units $200 or more.
14:47
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2949546/wearables/apple-
watch-satisfaction-very-high-whiles-sales-estimates-vary.html
Future Apple Watch sales are going to be greatly impacted not by Analists predictions or talking points or reviews - but rather by Word of Mouth. And right now the Mouths of current Apple Watch owners seems to have a smile on them when they talk about their Apple Watches.
One recent customer survey found the rates of satisfaction at 97% among Apple Watch users. Which is higher than both the initial iPhone satisfaction numbers at 92% back in 2007 and the original iPad at 91% back in 2010.
These extremely high user satisfaction data for the Apple watch definitely bodes well for future growth of the Apple watch - as nothing trumps word of mouth marketing for growing a product line.
Per that 97% - 66% of it was people Very Satisfied and 31% of it was people somewhat satisfied.
Additionally - it seems the least technical you were - the more satisfied you were. It seems that teachers, firefighters, insurance agents, and those not in the tech industry and not hard-core techies - these were the groups of people that couldn’t stop raving about the Apple Watch. So the right people are word of mouth marketing.
16:26
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18:07
VOICEMAIL - Jonathan_answer_apple_music_library_fixes_issues
Hi Rob,
From episode 354, the app I use for making slideshows is free, iMovie on my MacBook Pro! The newest version is really easy to use and there are loads of tutorials on YouTube or Lynda.com. I made a slideshow for my dad's 80th birthday and you can use a mix of photos and videos and even detach audio from videos you have to use for background. You can make it loop automatically.
Regards,
Carine
Hi Rob,
This is response to the other listener in ep 0355 who wanted to print directly from an iOS device but also wanted to be able to do things like resize what they're printing and all the other functionality you get using a computer. I got a $7 App called "Printer Pro" by a developer called "Readdle" that does everything I can think of wanting to do when I decide to print something on my iPhone or iPad. You can add an option to print with the app from the... up arrow box button thing menu...
Does that thing have a name? I don't even know.
The point is, it's a $7 app, which for some reason people I know think is a lot for an app, but considering how often and how long I've been using it, the cost eventually amortized out. (At least for me.)
I think there's a free version so people can try it out? But I don't think it has nearly as many useful features, it might still have the resize features.
Regards,
Michelle
Hi Rob,
Guess I am the only one that likes the beta. Thought I'd say something positive. I appreciate the opportunity to be able to test things out early and to be able to know that my voice is heard if there are any bugs.
Regards,
Shawna
Hi Rob,
I would like to send out a warning to people considering downloading the public beta of iOS 9. I downloaded it for my iPod touch 5th gen and my iPad Air 1st gen wifi model to see if it was stable enough for my iPhone 6. I had noticed a few bugs but for the most part it was fairly stable so I decided it was safe for my iPhone. After a few days of no issues my phones cellular data stopped working. I had to restore my phone back to iOS 8.4. Just a warning for anybody considering updating.
Regards,
Chris
Chickasha, Oklahoma
VOCIEMAIL - Justin_PA_answer_itunes_library_match
VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_Part2_itunes_match
23:02
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Mark Page who posted the following question
Quote
What happens at the end of the Apple music free trial to music on the icloud library? Will the icloud music library not be available to those who don't subscribe and will they have to use itunes sync?
Unquote
In a nut shell - any music you download via Apple Music for playback offline - will be protected by DRM - Digital Rights Management - that means if you cancel - then the DRM is kicked in - and your music you downloaded via the Apple Music trial or even during a paid period - is no longer available when you cancel / or choose not to renew your subscription. It is like with Netflix and Hulu+ - you only get access to the music from Apple Music when you are in the trial or paid period. But once you are in neither - then anything download via Apple Music is not available.
Now if you do purchase an album outright and pay however much the Album is - then that would still be available to you.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Fred Goertzen who wrote:
My recent calls appearing on another iPhone.
About 10 days ago all of my calls started appearing on my wife's iPhone recent call history. I am not alone, there are 100's of posts on this topic on the Apple Support Community, starting in March, 2015, with no resolution.
A further bug that I haven't seen mentioned: Her Current Period Call Time shows 1 Day 2 Hours (Last Reset July 8, 2015). When I add up the individual calls, which include mine as well, its 225 minutes.
Apple is silent on this issue.
And a big thanks to Timmy T - who replied - Are iPhone Cellular Calls set to on under face time?
To which Fred replied yes - and that he turned it off - and now all seems to be working correctly.
25:53
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/07/21/ios-9-beta-4-tidbits/
The Quarterly Conference call - was not the only news today from Apple. There was also the release of iOS 9 Beta 4 for devs or also known as 9b4 well at least on this episode. And this is just for Devs - and not available yet for the consumer users that are doing the public beta.
9b4 has a lot of bug fixes - but also new features.
First up - if you purchased a new iPod touch 6th gen - you can upgrade it to 9B4 - which is good news for devs - as many do buy iPod touches for doing testing for their apps.
One of those bug fixes in the beta was fixing it where the volume button works to take photos.
With the release of iOS 8.4 - there was a feature that went away - Home Sharing - This is now back with 9b4 - true to Eddy Cue’s words that it was coming back.
The Picture in Picture feature for iPads - now supports the Podcasts app - very cool. This is for Video Podcasts. So you can watch Happy tree friends while answering emails.
With Apple Pay - there is a new Settings Option in the Settings App for Apple Pay that allows you to turn on/off the feature where you double-click the home button to access from the home screen.
Bing Web results can now be disabled in spotlight search settings.
There were also some smaller cosmetic or minor minor changes - one that is mentioned often is the change of the Notifications icon from Grey to Red in the settings app.
27:57
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/15/rumor-apple-to-launch-
end-of-life-ipad-mini-model-and-ipad-pro-in-2015-forego-ipad-air-3
On the rumor front - we have a couple on the iPad side - with the iPad Mini - 4th gen - or 3.5 gen - as last years iPad mini - was so sight an upgrade it is hard to call it a full gen update. But anyway - the iPad mini 4th gen as Apple would call it - is being rumored to be the last of its line. Meaning no more new 7.9” iPad Mini’s after this next one.
If you want to know the specs for the next iPad Mini - simply look at the specs for the iPad Air 2 - and there you go. Except maybe with Bluetooth 4.1 and force touch.
The other rumor has to do with the iPad Pro - and that it might launch in November. Way to go out on a limb guys.
They are also saying that because of the update to the iPad Mini and the launch of the iPad Pro - there will be no real update to the iPad Air 2. Maybe the bump to bluetooth 4.1 and force touch - my thoughts - not theirs - but that would be it.
Per the iPad Pro - rumors are still consistent that it will have both a USB-C port and an Lightening port. As well as NFC and Force Touch. and Apple would be introducing a new Apple branded Bluetooth stylus. So that probably also means Bluetooth 4.1 for it as well.
So basically we are looking at a minor if any update to the iPad Air 2, major update to the iPad Mini - and the introduction of the iPad Pro in October / November time frame with current device updates launched in October and the iPad Pro launch in November - maybe - possibly - if it is not in another month.
29:47
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPod+Touch+6th+Generation+
Teardown/44378
The folks at iFixit - got their hands on a new iPod touch 6th gen and put up some iPod touch porn on their site.
One of the interesting finds - the A8 processor is being under clocked at just 1.1 GHZ per core. Apple is doing that to save on battery life which is important at the battery is just a 1043 mAh battery - which is small by iPhone standards - but on par with the 5th gen iPod touch which had a 1030 mAh battery.
Still with less radios - there is less battery draw.
Overall they said the internals are very similar to the iPhone 6 - sans the radios needed for a Phone - but as I mentioned the camera is not on par with the iPhone 6 - and closer the iPad Air camera.
If you want to see more of the insides of the iPod touch - there is a link in the show notes.
30:49
VOICEMAIL - Nolan_voicedream_reader_dyslexia_app
Hello Rob,
In Tii Item 354 you made a request for a "Candy Crush" type app for your son with dyslexia. While I can't help there, I can very strongly recommend two audiobook apps for dyslexics or anyone with visual, physical or print disabilities which prevent them from reading traditional print materials.
First "Read2Go" from Benetech is an accessible ebook reader for reading BookShare titles. The "Read2Go" app will read books downloaded from Bookshare multi-modally, allowing the user to see and hear words at the same time in a high quality text-to-speech voice. Bookshare is a non-profit organization which opens up the world of reading for people with print disabilities offering the world’s largest collection of accessible titles. Anyone in the world with learning disabilities, low vision or blindness, or who is unable to read standard print because of physical disabilities may qualify to join Bookshare. Membership is provided FREE to US students and schools, and for other individuals, Bookshare membership is $50 annually with a $25 setup. Discounted fees are available in some countries.
Once a user provides proof of disability and completes the BookShare enrollment, the Read2Go iOS app allows access to over 345,000 titles, all included in the membership. There are no per book charges. The Read2Go app is $19.99.
Second, "Learning Ally" is the name for both an app and a national non-profit dedicated to helping blind, visually impaired and dyslexic students succeed in education. Like Bookshare, membership and proof of disability is required, but Learning Ally accepts Bookshare membership as proof of disability.
The "Learning Ally" iOS app is similar to Bookshare in that it reads books multi-modally; the text is highlighted as it is read by the voice. However, Learning Ally also offers human-voice narrated books as well. There are over 75,000 books in their library including many best-sellers and textbooks.
The Learning Ally organization offers so much more than just the app, including 1-on-1 consultations to answer your questions, a community for emotional support, advice webinars and events to build your knowledge, and of course the iOS app with human-narrated audiobooks to help adults or children read. Learning Ally membership is $119, but they do offer fee waivers for those who qualify with application.
More information for sign-up can be found at Bookshare.org and LearningAlly.org.
I am an educator, but I'll happily admit to plagiarizing much of this email from their websites to help spread the word about these apps and organizations. My 11 year old daughter has dyslexia and I cannot recommend these two organizations and apps highly enough. They have made a tremendous difference to my daughter, helping to turn her from a frustrated student into a voracious reader. We've learned that the access to information included in books, magazines and newspapers is what is really important, not whether it comes to a person through printed text or an audiobook.
I'd love to hear other listener's experiences and suggestions. Bookshare and Learning Ally are examples of using iOS to provide "assistive technology" that comes pretty close to perfect!
Regards,
Geoff Selhorst
Dear Rob,
Per your question to us who know of apps that will help your son who is dyslexic, I would like to recommend the ReadQuick app. Back when ReadQuick was made, parents of dyslexic kids were saying it was something that really helped their kids in school. Since it shows one word at a time, it lets them just focus on each piece and removes a lot of the garble that just adds complexity for them.
best regards,
Cody K
Hi Rob,
In regards to apps that may be useful for your son and and his learning to work with his dyslexia...
The following app is not the answer to the app request on your last show, but it is a very useful tool for many dyslexics. The developer is very bright, an excellent coder, and very interested in helping find solutions and useful tools for dyslexics and the visually impaired.I happen to be blind and have exchanged many many letters with the developer, Winston Chen, and am very impressed with him.
My favorite tool that he wrote is: Voice Dream Reader
He He also developed a word processor for the ipad/iphone called:
Voice Dream Writer
Winston also has an email app, but I use the built-in email program on my iphone and really cannot say too much about the utility of his mail client.
My father-in-law was severely dyslexic, but had parents like you who really worked with him when he was young and he eventually became an M.D. with a very successful practice.
Another useful thing to learn more about is "Learning Ally" It used to be called Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. It may be worth checking with them as well. I believe their headquarters are in Princeton, N.J.
Good luck! With your attentiveness, your son will flourish.
Regards,
GM In Texas
Hi Rob
I listened to this week's Tii podcast and heard your request for an specific type of app to help your dyslexic son. I am legally blind and subscribe to the podcast Assistive Technology Update with Wade Wingler. I listen to it to be aware of current accessibility technologies that may address my specific needs. They have a weekly feature called 'Apps Worth Mentioning' by 'Bridging Apps.org' who seem to have and evaluate apps that can help various accessibility and cognitive needs. I don't know their products well, but you may find some apps that help add to the 'toolbox' you're trying to create to support your son. You might also contact this '.org' for more specific information or directions to search. Good luck to you and your family in these efforts.
Here's the link
https://insignio.bridgingapps.org/dashboard
Regards,
Doug C
Indianapolis
Hi, Rob !
Somebody asked in an earlier episode about a Candy Crush Saga-style game with letters and words instead of candy. I think you, too, were interested in something similar. Well, King has released a game just like that. It's called Alphabetty Saga.
https://itunes.apple.com/ro/app/alphabetty-saga/id814434907?mt=8
Regards,
Aurelian Radu
I also had that apps suggesting from a few other listeners. Thanks for that suggestion.
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_apple_watch_forcequit_tip
42:03
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1041610927/znaps-the-
9-magnetic-adapter-for-your-mobile-devic
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - which was actually sent in from quite a few people. And this is per the Kickstarter project called - ZNAPS - Z N A P S - and this is basically a mag safe connector for your iPhone - finally. When you have two boys running around the house - mag safe connectors have saved my laptop numerous times.
The goal on this was $94,221 - And to date they have raised a we bit over 1/2 a million dollars and they have until August 14th for additional funding - so congrats to them on this.
Pricing on this is about $9 US. That gets you one Znaps connector and 1 Znaps adapter. What you do is plug the connector into your lightening port on your iOS device - and then the the Adapter to your lightening cable - and the two then connect magnetically to charge your iPhone. BUT WAIT there is more - They also claim it will support data synchronization as well - so it is both for charging and synching - and it just $9. I mean how can you not fund this right. Actually I did fund this but at the $18 level for two connectors and two adapters.
They say this will ship in November - NOT to me it will not - I was about 19,000th on the funders list. Expect delays on this one at this point - If I have it before the end of the year I will be happy. Heck before March 1st and I will be happy.
To find out more on this one - search for ZNAPS - Z N A P S at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 356
43:51
http://www.imore.com/pebble-time-now-sale-best-buy-stores-
target-sales-begin-august
If you did not fund the Pebble Time Kickstarter project - and were waiting for more info on the Apple Watch - and now decided you were going to go with the Pebble time - well good news for you - the Pebble Time is now on sale in Best Buy stores - with Target store roll out scheduled for August 17th. Pricing at Best Buy is $200 minus a penny.
This is just the plastic version - not the steel version.
44:31
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_feedback_siri_accent_issues
Hi Rob,
In response to the guy from U.K. having problems with Siri understanding him, I don't seem to have this problem. Yes there is the odd time when Siri doesn't understand me but lately these occasions are getting fewer and far between. I must say I don't have as strong an English accent as he does but I wonder if there are many other listeners with similar issues.
But yeah I agree with the advise you gave about changing the versions of English and seeing if it makes a difference for him.
Regards,
Tosin O
Hi Rob,
I just listen to your lastest show and this is in reference to the caller from the UK saying that Siri does not understand him. My phone is running on the most recent update I believe it's 8.4, anyway after the update I fired up Siri to see if she would understand me better I said "this is a test to see if you understand me better" and the text that showed up on the screen simply read "San Diego" which completely perplexed me because it was such an arbitrary phrase...very strange indeed. i'm using an iPhone six and I'm from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Regards,
George Smith
Hi Rob,
It would be nice if the watch had another button on the left
On watchaware podcast, someone pointed out that the one one regular button is only limited to contacts and apple pay! Why can't it be programmed. Reports say it's not getting used and people use Siri instead
Regards,
Michael
VOCIEMAIL - Shawna_Indy_JB_tweak_beta_still_there
51:25
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/07/02/saurik-releases-cydia-
1-1-19-runs-mobile-instead-of-root/
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one.
Which is for jailbreakers - Cydia is moving from a root level app to now running as a mobile ( or normal) type app.
How does this effect you the Jailbreak user - well now you will see some of your tweaks applied to the Cydia app - where as in the past tweaks did not effect the Cydia app. As they say quote for example if you have a tweak installed that improves how the keyboard works in all apps - it will now improve keyboard in Cydia as well.
They do warn that some tweaks might have issues with Cydia as the devs for those tweaks up until now did not have a chance to test them.
And they say if you have a tweak that causes Cydia to be unstable and unusable - you can fix it by booting your device with Cydia Substrate disabled. To do this turn off your device - and turn it on while pressing the volume up button until it finishes booting - then open Cydia - uninstall the buggy tweak and reboot again the normal way to get back to normal mode.
52:38
VOICEMAIL - Larry_amazon_ech_play_tii
Hi Rob,
I updated my iPhone 6 plus to iOS 8.4 when it was released to the public, and since the update my touch screen will intermittently be unresponsive. So far to fix it, I can just put it to sleep and wake it up and it'll be fine for a little bit, but to try and resolve the issue I have restored, reset, set up as new, erased it, just everything I can think of, but it still does it, and I've researched it and found no real answer or solution until today when I found a few videos on YouTube showing either removing and cleaning the touch screen controller or replacing it, there are several cases I've read that people have had the screen replaced just to have the problem show back up after a day or so, even a few that had the unit replaced had the problem come back...I'd just like to get this info out there so more can understand what's happening to their phones if they are seeing this, I'm sure apple knows that it's a problem, it may not be effecting a huge number of units but there are quite a few out there and I feel as long as there are no signs of abuse, apple just needs to make it right and not make us jump through hoops
Regards,
Ronny
Hi Ronny thanks for the feedback - first I would say this DO NOT REPEAT DO NOT OPEN up your iPhone and try to clean or adjust anything if you are having this issue folks - take it to your Apple store - all the iPhone 6 and 6+ are still under a year old and covered by the Apple warranty and opening the unit and trying to clean or fix something can and likely will void your warranty. See your local Apple store if you are seeing this. And per the numbers seeing this - it does look to be a very very small % of people - but even a very small % of a really large number is more than a few people. But again - don’t try to fix this yourself - see your local apple store or where ever you purchased said unit from. When it comes to defects / issues with units under a year old - Apple is better then any other company about making good on bad units with the least amount of hassle. All companies will have a small % of units with issues - how Apple has traditionally dealt with those issues is what sets them apart from all others.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 355
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called SEVENTH PORTAL with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was "mastered" (using the term very loosely) within Audioshare using the inter-app audio apps AUFX:Peak EQ, AUFX:Push generic:subtle preset
This is from my Album Orbiting Moodswings where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG SEVENTH PORTAL
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank REL for sending in the Artwork for today's show. REL said the following:
Hi Rob,
I used Squaready, Framemagic and Phonto Apps to create this artwork.
Regards,
Rel
Thanks REL, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see REL'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 355 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:10
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““The rally has been especially kind to seemingly racy stocks such as Apple and Google. Both have pole-vaulted to market-surpassing gains over the past 12 months, despite the fact that the former’s hamster-wheel of innovation (to borrow an apt phrase from my Fool colleague Joe Magyer) may have hit a snag with the iPad. unquote
Shannon Zimmerman, The Motley Fool, 10 February 2010
Apple Stock since Feb 10th 2010 is 4.4 times the value today. Not bad in 5 years. The Dow Jones during that period is up just 1.7 Times the value and a good part of that increase Apple is to thank for. Just Sayin
03:01
For Promo codes - On Ep 354 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APPS - SILK ASMR and Tap Mon Battle. We will be giving out those promo codes latter this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 354. Especially since I have more codes for Tap Mon Battle then entries - so for the rest of those - first come - first serve.
This week we have promo codes for The App - LAUNCHCODE SHORTCUT WITH NOTIFICATION CENTER - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODE - LAUNCHCODE
Well thanks to Devs for their review of their App - LAUNCHCODE SHORTCUT WITH NOTIFICATION CENTER and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinios at gmail dot com and put LAUNCHCODE in the subject line.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/launchcode-shortcut-notification/
id971351045?mt=8
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:10
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Apple-to-
launch-new-iPods-on-July-14-Report/articleshow/48040788.cms
Hi Rob, Well, we don't have long to wait to find out if this rumor is true. Dr. John M
And that rumor is about new iPods coming out on July 14th - missed it by that much. They actually were announced on July 15th. Yes - finally an update to the iPod Touch.
05:35
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/07/15Apple-
Introduces-The-Best-iPod-touch-Yet.html
Yes - shocking but true - Per the title of the Apple Press release - quote Apple introduces the best iPod Touch yet unquote. Well that is a relief would not want them introducing something worse than the last version of the iPod touch. Because you know that would make for an awkward Press Release title - Apple introduces iPod touch almost as good as the one from a couple of years ago. Yeah - just does not work.
So what is new in the new iPod Touch - For starters - they went to the latest and greatest processors - the A8 and M8 processor and motion co-processor.
They greatly updated the Camera to an 8 MP camera - Which is not identical to any iPhone cameras - but actually is closest in specs to the camera on the iPad Air 2. It features 2.4 aperture vs 2.2 for the 5S and later iPhones. But it does support the 43 MP panorama - like the 6 and 6plus.
Other features it supports are Burst Mode, Slo Mo Video to 120 fps. Again specs wise it is closest to the iPad Air 2 camera.
There are 4 different storage options - 16 GB - also known as no really you shouldn’t have version which is $199. There is the 32 GB - known as the Well at least it is not the 16 gb version - priced at $249. There is the 64 GB version known as the - ok now we can really start downloading apps version at $299 - and finally the 128 GB version known as the Mom and Dad are so cool version priced at $399.
You can pick from one of six colors - Silver, Gold, Space Grey - of course. Plus Pink, Blue and Red.
All versions are available as of the 15th of July.
The screen on the iPod Touch 6th gen - is the same screen that is on the iPhone 5S and 5C.
It does have built in speaker and mic.
One spec I saw on it that was unique - Bluetooth 4.1 tech. I could not find BT 4.1 on any other Apple products - not on the Macbook or MacBook Pros just announced Nor is it in the Apple Watch - all other new Apple products in the last year were on 4.0 for bluetooth.
It has the latest and greatest for Wifi support - for 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
A few things missing that are surprising - No Force Touch - would have expected that. And not touch ID and no NFC
Case / Product size is identical to the last iPod Touch - same Length, width and depth.
Again those are available now. So if you were someone holding out for an updated iPod touch - well now is the time to go out and get one - just not the 16 GB version.
09:17
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/07/13/apple-releases-itunes-12-2-1/
If you have not done so - you will want to update iTunes - version 12.2.1 update is now available.
It fixes iTunes Match issues - where it incorrectly changed some songs from Matched to Apple Music. It has some fixes for minor bugs and improvement fro Beats 1.
As with any double dot update - it is all about the bugs man.
09:42
https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/
Apple has now released the Beta of iOS 9 to non-Devs.
Remember folks - this is still a beta version - that means if you are someone the depends on your iPhone for work - stay away. This is just for those that don’t mind and can live with some wonkyness - So again - only install the beta if you do not rely on your iOS device for work.
I will have a link for the signup in the show notes for ep 355.
I wish I could say for you to call into the show - 206-666-6364 or email into the show - today in iOS at gmail dot com - but since it is a beta - that would be wrong - so yeah don’t call in and give feedback - at least not with your real name.
And as always definitely - 100% be sure to back up your device before even thinking of getting the beta installed.
10:48
http://allthingsapple.me/apple-pay-launches-in-the-uk/
Hi Rob
So the UK now has Apple Pay. Hope it isn't too long before Australia gets it
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Congrats to the folks in the UK - whom now have Apple Pay available for you. Currently the banks that support Apple Pay in the UK are
American Express
MBNA
Nationwide
NatWest
Royal Bank of Scotland
Santander
and
Ulster bank
Coming soon list includes
Bank of Scotland
First Direct
Halifax
HSBC
Lloyds Bank
M&S bank
TSB
and
Barclays
It looks like over 250,000 shops - points of presence will support Apple Pay right now in the UK. Including McDonalds, Subway, Transport of London, BP, Marks & Spencer and more.
One thing to point out is that Transport of London has warned riders that they need to make sure their iPhone or Apple Watch has enough charge to make it the whole journey - if you iPhone or Apple Watch dies during the journey you will be hit with a penalty to charge you the maximum fare. So check your battery status before paying with Apple pay when using Transport of London mass transit.
https://blog.7dayshop.com/the-banks-supporting-apple-pay-in-the-uk/
http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=4&articleid=44981610
12:11
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Have you ever purchased a mattress by sitting on it for just a few minutes at the store only later to regret it. That happened with us for my Oldest son's mattress. We thought we purchased a good mattress - but oh my - we learned we did not - we would lay down with him to get him to go to sleep and as we tried to get up he would hear us and feel us moving and would wake up - very very frustrating. But we were stuck with the Mattress - However With Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. That said - the mattress they sent is great and is definitely not going back. It is a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your kid or significant other when you get up to sneak some girl scout cookies from the pantry.
Casper did an incredible job on the engineering and feel of this mattress - the nights I record episodes - the boys go and sleep with mom - so when I am done I can sleep on his bed now and my back is not all out of whack in the morning.
But just as important as quality is Pricing and the pricing is really great. Twin Mattresses are just $500, they also have Twin XL for $600, Full for $750, Queen for $850 and then King and Cal King - for $950. That is less than half the price my Parents paid for their King sized mattress and they can't stand their mattress. Like I said you have 100 days to return it risk free. And if you go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii - you will save $50 off those prices.
This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for the US and Canada only and it is free delivery. When said mattress is delivered - it is from UPS - in a squarish box that you think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and expands to form.
As they say You spend 1/3 of your life in bed - ok maybe more if you have Apple TV with Netflix and HBO NOW in bedroom. And for the cost of an iPad - is it not worth getting the best nights sleep possible - and that is what you will get with Casper or what your kids will get. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress for my son and for sponsoring this show.
14:48
VOICEMAIL - PAUL_BT_Headsets_Paired
Rob
I'm using BT headsets that can pair simultaneously with 2 different devices. Mostly use them with my iPhone & iPad - most of the newer BT headsets now will say on description if they can simulaneously pair. My most used ones are Jabra Rox 2.5 for stereo and a RoadKing RK400 for long-battery-life calling on road trips. Each can pair with both devices and multitask audio as long as each stream is different. Meaning listen to stereo from one device while using voice calling or voice memo on another device. No simultaneous dual stereo streaming though two devices at same time.
Regards
PaulG in Lawrenceville GA
Hi Rob,
For the caller who was asking about simultaneously pairing a bluetooth headset to more than 1 device:
I do not have an Apple Watch, but my Plantronics Legend bluetooth headset will simultaneously pair with both my iPhone and my iPad. You can’t listen to audio from both devices at the same time, but one will interrupt the other. For example, if I am listening to your podcast and I get a notification on my iPad (such as an email notification sound or calendar alarm sound, etc.) the podcast audio from the phone will be not be heard while the notification from the iPad plays over the headset. When the notification sound from the iPad finishes, you hear the podcast audio from the phone again. Note: the audio on the phone does not stop so you may miss a few words while the audio from the iPad overrides it.
I’m not sure if this is what the caller was looking for , but I though I would offer what I found.
Regards,
Steve
Rochester, NY
Hi Rob,
I was just listening to the show Released on 07/09 and there was a visually impaired gentleman who wanted to connect both his iPhone and his Apple Watch to one Bluetooth headset. Normally, yeah, you can't connect two devices to one Bluetooth accessory, and I don't know of any headsets that do this. However, there is a company called Rapoo that makes Bluetooth speakers that will connect to two devices simultaneously so both devices can queue up songs. I know that's not the type of accessory or the use case he was looking for, but it might be a good jumping off point if he still hasn't found anything.
Regards,
Michelle
Hi Rob,
Per the question about pairing a Bluetooth headset with more than one device. I have a Plantronics Voyager headset which supports the simultaneous pairing and use with two devices. So either my iPhone and iPad or iPhone and Mac can be paired and active at the same time. I have the Voyager Pro which is a few years old. It works very well. The headset remembers the last two paired devices when turning on and pairs with them when in range. The voice prompt calls them device one and two when successful. The only thing I don’t like about the Pro is that when using it for turn by turn directions with my iPhone, there is a short lag when the phone speaks and the headset wakes up. So the beginning of the direction is cut off. For phone calls, music and any other continuous audio it is great. The noise cancellation microphone is still the best I have found even though this model is years old. It is a big headset but very comfortable and 6 hour talk time so it is designed for extensive daily use.
The Voyager Legend is current and lists the dual device feature too but I haven’t had hands on to see if the experience is any different.
Regards,
Steve from Orange California.
Hi Rob,
On the last show, someone, Henrique?, was looking for ways to free up more disk space.
My 16 GB iPhone 5S is perpetually nearly full. I use Memory and Disk Scanner Pro. I run it about once a week and it usually frees up about 1/2 GB of disk space. It is only 99 cents in the App Store.
Regards,
Mudslide Matt S.
Winston-Salem NC
Hi Rob
When you are in "My Music", select Playlists from the topmost menu. Then touch the title "Playlists" that you will see in the middle of your screen (between "Edit" and "New"). That will pop up a box at the bottom - and among the choices will be "Apple Music Playlists".
Create a new Playlist and then name it. Then click "Add Music" and click the Search Music box at the top. After you do that, a couple of choices appear directly below the search line - one is "My Music" and the other is "Apple Music". Just as a test, I chose to search for Paul Simon and added songs I've never purchased nor imported from any source.
Be patient because this is a bit different from the way you built playlists from music already stored on your device. In the old way, iOS is just setting pointers to the item - here, it must use your iCloud account to load the permissions for Apple Music.
Regards,
PaulG from Lawrenceville, GA
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21:36
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Daniel Massam who posted the following question
Quote
Any one know if the 3month apple music trial is from the date you start the trial, or does everyone get the same 3 month trial from when it was first launched?
Holding out on my spotify trial, and wondered if I'll get the full free months when I switch to apple music?
Unquote
And a few people replied back that the 90 day free period starts on the day you sign up - not per the day Apple Music launched. Thanks Stan, Gary and Blair
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Myron Uecker
Quote For those running iOS 9.0 beta, the News app has a category for Apple Music. Articles with tips and tricks for Apple Music automatically show up if you select it. unquote
23:14
http://www.thegud1.com/2015/07/ios-84-hits-40-percent-mark-in-just.html
So how is Apple doing with the iOS 8.4 uptake - well back on the 8th barely a week after its release - iOS 8.4 had already had 41.2% of the iOS users updated to iOS 8 and by the 15th that number was already over 50%. This according to numbers from MixPanel.com that is an analytics company - which claims to have 10’s of billions of records of iOS users to apps that have their tools installed.
Obviously getting to 50% this fast is great news for Apple and also for developers. Nice to see that many users that quickly go to the new version of the OS.
https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/apple_music_release/
from_date:-1,report_unit:day,to_date:0
23:56
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-consumers-
switching-from-android-to-iphone-2015-7
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one.
Which is an article in Business Insider titled - A significant group of consumers are ditching Android for the iPhone.
The article talked about a survey from CLSA - which is a banking and investment firm - in that survey it found that 53% of respondents has switched from Android to an iPhone
But only 4% of Android phone owners switched from iOS to Android.
It also found that 32% of Android users who plan to get a new smartphone in the next 12 months - plan to get an iPhone.
And 54% of all survey respondents who plan to buy a smartphone in the next 12 months - plan on buying an iPhone.
24:43
http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-if-its-not-an-
iphone-its-not-an-iphone-videos/
Apple has released two new ads - with the theme around both being - if it’s not an iphone, It’s not an iPhone.
I watched both - and the tone and temperament of both reminded a lot - I mean a lot of an old Parody Apple Ad from 4 years ago called
So much so were these ads similar - that I did a mashup of them - and well you can hear now what you get when you combine all three. Kind of hard to tell what is real and what is parody.
PLAY IF_YOU_DONT_OWN_IPHONE_MASHUP
Links in the shows notes for ep 355 to the Real two Apple Ads via a Redmond Pie article - and then also to the Youtube video for the Parody ad - and then a link to my parody of the parody and real ad - which I put in Tii artwork for the images.
You have to imagine someone who created the new Apple ads - saw that original parody ad - Just Sayin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTfy96gb2KI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k4f4uYtuCY
27:02
http://fortune.com/2015/07/13/apple-iphone-estimates-2015q3/
On Tuesday of next week - the 21st - Apple will have their quarterly conference call - where they will go over among other things - how many iPhones were sold last quarter.
As always Philip Elmer DeWitt puts together a list of guesses from the indie and pro analysts out there.
The Highest guess for iPhone sales - comes from Kulbinder Garcha, with Credit Suisse with a guess of 56.28 Million iPhones sold for the last quarter. Lowest guess is Andrew Uerkwitz with Oppenheimer with a guess of 43.50 Million units sold.
Last quarterly report - Robert Paul Laitao of the Braeburn Group was closest to the pin with his guess of iPhone sales. This time he is guessing 51.1 Million iPhones sold. Which is right in the middle of the range I was thinking - which is 50 to 52 million units - but if forced to pick a specific number 51.0 million would be my guess.
27:57
http://fortune.com/2015/07/07/apple-watch-estimates-analysts/
So how many Apple Watches did Apple sell last quarter - well we will likely not find out.
But incase we do - some of the Analists made their guess known.
The high comes from Sundeep Bajikar, Jefferies with a guess of 5.70 mil - and often Wrong Gene Munster with a guess of 3 mil on the low side.
28:19
http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/14/apple-could-announce-
10m-apple-watches-sold-when-it-reports-earnings-on-july-21/
As I said on the last show - Apple does need to release some numbers if they want to keep people from guessing about numbers - Past and current.
I have seen some other estimates out there with highs of 10 Mil and lows of 2 mil - safe to say no one really has any clue.
28:39
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-92-percent-profits-
entire-smartphone-industry-q1-samsung-2015-7
But regardless if Apple watch sales are 2 Mil units or 10 mil or any where in between or even a little higher - it does not matter for devs - because when you think about it - there are over 1 Billion iOS devices out there. Getting devs excited about 2 million or 10 million vs over 1 Billion - it does even come close.
Additionally Apple is likely feeling no pressure from investors to talk about numbers on the Apple Watch Hobby - as the real butter - is on the iPhone side - and some numbers for smartphones for Q1 were just released. In Q1 Apple was responsible for just 18.3% of the global smartphone sales. But that netted them 92% of the global smartphone profits.
But still it would be nice to have some numbers - if they are good to shut up the android fan boys looking to bash us about anything they can.
29:50
http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-6s/
At my presentation for KFEST - one part is I went over my best guess as of right now on the specs of the next gen iPhones. Here is what I think will be new vs the current 6 and 6+.
The Processor will be upgraded to the A9 with the 14 NM process.
Processor speed will see its first real jump in a couple of years to 1.7 GHz. RAM will also jump up to 2GB.
Video Recording will finally support 4K video.
Battery life will increase across the board with 3G talk time on the 6+ going from 24 to 26 hours.
The Camera will finally see a bump up to 12 MP - and it will use the LinX low profile camera module - which gives dSLR quality photos. This will also mean the Camera lens will now be flush with the case.
Force Touch will be added.
The M9 Motion Co-Processor will be added.
The Case will be the same basic design as the 6 / 6+. Except it will use stronger aluminum to make it tougher to bend. And there will be a new Rose Gold color that will be an edition version. Think $5,000 to $15,000 or more version.
And Bluetooth 4.1
So those are my current rumors that I think have the highest probability of happening.
32:28
http://appleiph0ne.com/2696350-11813467
The rumor mill is starting to report that Apple is ordering a record number of components leading up the 6S and 6S+ release this fall. That does make sense - as I have stated in the past - S level updates tend to be the better updates per what changes on the inside. I have been grading the updates each year - and the lowest scoring update since the 3GS came out was the iPhone 6 and 6+ - yet it was the highest selling iPhone. Imagine what will happen if Apple does release a version with dSLR equivalent photo capability.
Right now the rumor mill is saying 85 to 90 million units is what Apple is planning for for Q4 this year.
33:08
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/13/fixing-apple-watch-problems/
One thing I said at the KFEST conference when talking about the Apple watch and I think this is important - is that the Watch OS - is really not Version 1 - it is more like a beta - and that the real true power of the Apple watch will not be known until devs get a chance to develop native apps for it when Watch OS 2 comes out.
That is when you will start to see more of the Apple Watch potential. So regardless of what is said or not said on Tuesday with regards to Apple watch numbers - how people feel about the Apple watch today is going to change as the software gets better and new - native apps get out to us. Until then - for me at least the Apple watch is a nice accessory for my iPhone that lets me answer calls anywhere in my house and quickly reply to texts.
34:04
http://social.techcrunch.com/2015/07/06/samsung-2q2015-guidance/
Sammy recently reported numbers - Year over Year - Revenue dropped and profits dropped.
Seems all those Android Fan boys are talking a little softer these days. As sammy now for last almost two years has been reporting year over year declines in Revenue and profits.
This past quarter they also came in under their forecasts and analyst forecasts.
Will be interesting to see how Apples reporting comes out on Tuesday.
http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/samsung-electronics-
announces-earnings-guidance-for-q2-2015/
34:32
VOICEMAIL - Daniel_UK_Siri_issues
Hello Rob,
How big memory wise are the Pages, Numbers, Keynote Apps. It seems every so often they get updated to a staggering 200+ mb. My question is ... Is the individual app size increasing and adding to what is was with each new update?
Regards,
ReyLuca from Sunny El Segundo
Hi ReyLuca - if you go into the Settings App - Then General - Then Usage - then Manage Storage - you can see the size of the apps you have installed and any associated files / docs for them.
Keynote is currently a little over 540 MB, Pages is over 390 MB, and Numbers almost 380 MB. These are big apps. Over 1GB just for those 3. And yes they are getting bigger - but maybe soon they will be much smaller - that is where App thinning will come in to play - where you in the future will be downloading not the generic same for all iOS device version of Keynote - but rather the one optimized for the iOS device you are on. That means lots of the images that are sized for other devices will not be needed and that should and will save lots of space for many apps. And these three clearly need some thinning. But then I am in a glass house there throwing stones.
Hey Rob,
My wife is looking for a good printer app for her iPad Air 1st Gen with the specific feature of being able to resize/scale an image directly on her iPad (as you would in the printing options on your MacBook) and print it out directly from her iPad to our Epson XP-200. Hope you or the audience can help.
Regards,
-AAron from Crockett, CA
Hi Rob,
So a weird thing has happened twice: I wake up my iPad mini and the lock screen goes nuts acting like a passcode is repeatedly being put in incorrectly without me even touching the screen. The only thing I can do to stop it is to hold down the sleep/wake button to turn it off.
Anybody else see this or know what the deal is?
Regards,
Ben N
VOICEMAIL - Dave_ME_apple_music_quest_icloud_library
43:54
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silentpocket/silent-
pocket-leather-goods-that-take-you-off-the
A little over 4 years ago - I had the idea for a portable Faraday Cage for your iPhone - This would be a case that when your iPhone was in it - no signals could get in or out. Taking the phone instantly off the grid. I called it the Tin Foil Case - in honor of the Jerry Fletcher character in Conspiracy Theory and his use of Tin Foil. I even submitted this to Kickstarter and had it approved - but me and the person I was going to work with Bob - both had too much going on and it never moved forward.
I mention this now - because there is currently a kickstarter project now 4 years+ later that is going to bring this to market. Their product is called Silent Pocket - leather goods that take you off the grid.
They have a goal of $25,000 and you have until August 13th at 10:02 CT to fund this.
Their design I have to say is simpler then what we were going for. It is a leather pouch for each product you want off the grid that inside has an internal metal mesh for the shielding that when closed - they have a magnetic RF seal. nice design.
They have multiple sizes to choose from for simple RFID cards - to iPhone 6 and 6+ and even for iPad Mini.
Pricing for the smaller units starts at $29 for the smaller card wallet. They have a passport version for $35, The $79 version is the one for the iPhone 6 / 6+
The one for $99 will work for iPad Mini and iPad Air 2.
And they have some other version above that.
So if you are someone like Jerry Fletcher - and looking for a way to get off the grid - this case will work for you.
Good luck Aaron and the rest of his team. Guess maybe 4 years ago we should have put more time and effort into this.
If you want more info on this search for Silent Pocket - two words at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 355 at today in iOS dot com.
46:16
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mipowusa/power-
tube-your-smart-portable-and-powerful-phone
Thanks to Michael for this next one
Which is another Kickstarter project - this one is called Power Tube - your smart, portable and powerful phone battery.
Goal on this one was $10,000 - they have raised over $24,000 on this - so it is funded - and you have until August 12th at 10:14 PM to get in on this if you want to.
So what is this other than another external battery pack. Well it has a built in charging cord, it has a selfie shutter and keynote slide controller and they have an app to see what level of charge it has and the battery temperature, battery location and distance.
Pricing on this is $34 for one or $57 for two.
Michael pointed out the creators of this have shipped another successful kickstart project which he has received. So that is always good to hear.
If you are interested in learning more about this one - search for Power Tube - two words at kickstater or in the show notes for ep 355
47:14
http://daringfireball.net/2015/07/safari_content_blocker_imore
John Grubber over at Darring fireball - reported on an article from Dean Murphy who was writing about his experience using a content blocker for safari on iOS 9.
He looked at the site iMore - and with no content blocked the site had 38 3rd party scripts running this caused the home screen to take a total of 11 seconds to open.
After turning off all 3rd party scripts the homepage took 2 seconds to load.
Apples Content blocker - which really should be called what it is - A blocker of scripts meant to track you and stay with you as you move from site to site - when this is out -next year - and people see how fast the internet can be when onerous scripts are removed - they will want to use it all the time. Which means sites are going to need to figure out other ways to monetize and to do it where it does not impact site load performance.
This is one of those features that iOS user will love - and Google would never do - as well many of those scripts it will be blocking go back to google for tracking for ad networks. Note this will not kill website advertising - just change it to make it more user friendly - so that a webpage that should be <500 kb to load is not coming in at over 10 MB - as was seen by Dean Murphy.
By the way - this is not about singling out iMore - they are just a typical site. There are many worse - sadly.
http://murphyapps.co/blog/2015/6/24/an-hour-with-
safari-content-blocker-in-ios-9
48:54
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/06/30/how-to-hide-the-apple-
music-subscription-service-get-back-playlists-parent-menu-in-ios-84
Lots of questions on how to get your Playlists back if you don’t plan on using Apple Music -
It is actually pretty simple - go to Settings - scroll down to Music - then go to the Option Show Apple Music - and turn that toggle off.
That is it.
So if you are like me and just want to have your music you ripped from your CD’s or purchased from iTunes - and your play lists - and you are not looking at Apple music at this time - Toggle that switch and all is right in the world again with your music app.
49:36
https://watchingwithoutlooking.wordpress.com
Hi Rob,
A couple of weeks ago, I finished writing a book called Watching Without Looking: A VoiceOver User's First Month with the Apple Watch. It describes my first month using the watch with VoiceOver, and it includes tips on setting up the watch, using VoiceOver, customizing watch faces, and more. It also includes a list of resources people can use to learn more. I'm self-publishing, rather than offering it through the iBooks store, to keep the cost down; it's at http://watchingwithoutlooking.wordpress.com, and it costs US$10. I would appreciate it if you mentioned this to fellow Tii listeners.
Thanks,
Anna
Hi Anna - Well consider it mentioned - because well it just was. And thanks for listening to the show. And Yes Anna is a listener to the show - and not someone spamming - well either that or she has a time machine and went back over a year and sent me an email back then for some promo codes.
50:41
VOICEMAIL - Mike_CA_Notifications_apple_watch_dismiss_tip
Hi ya Rob! Here's one for the listeners. I have a Phanton 2 drone and a iPod touch 3rd gen mounted to it. I was wondering if you know of an app which would allow me to view what the iPod touch is seeing through my iPhone or iPad. Second question, do you or anyone else know if I can connect the two devices with a wifi router or range extender. Hey if I can get to work I'll send you pics and/or videos! Finally, thank you for all you and your listeners do. I have been inspired in countless ways.
Your fanboy, Chris Smith
Hi Rob,
Wondering if you or any of your listeners know if Apple Music supports public playlists? This is one of my favourite features in Spotify, whereby you can enter a genre, artist or description (e.g. "Horror Movie Soundtracks from the 80's"), and Spotify would provide a number of user-generated playlists which you could subscribe to. Best of all, when the user updates their playlist, it also updates on your device.
Best regards,
Giuseppe Marino
Australia
VOICEMAIL - Tip_lyrics_album_art
Hi Rob
I love the convenience of using the control centre to activate wifi and Bluetooth, but I would love it if we could activate cellular data as well via this shortcut. What functionality would you like to see added to the control centre?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Rob,
I am writing about an issue I am facing with sending bulk email to a group of contacts.
As you know in IOS you have to take the group members one by one, which is not convenient if you have to send quickly emails to a group of persons especially when you have an urgent notification to send to colleagues while you are half asleep in the middle of the night.
Is there any workaround or dedicated app for this?
Regards,
Ridha
Hi Ridha - there is the MailChimp Editor App for iPad and there is the Constant Contact App - I have not personally used either and both I believe require you have a paid account with those services. There is another app - mentioned on a couple of episodes some time ago - Mailshot Pro App - this one is $3.99 - that would be my suggestion if your groups are under 100 people.
VOICEMAIL - Todd_TX_JB_story_new_issues
1:00:15
http://www.redmondpie.com/9-jailbreak-tweaks-apple-killed-in-ios-9/
As we have said in the past - the Jailbreak world is where Apple goes to get ideas on what is possible and workable for new features. And then Apple either “borrows” as-is those ideas or improves upon them or tweaks them slightly.
As expected there are a few jailbreak tweaks that get sunset with iOS 9.
Apples news Picture in Picture on the iPad kills off VideoPane JB tweak.
The tweak SearchSettings - allowed you to do a search in settings - which as we mentioned earlier is now in iOS 9. Hopefully it worked better than iOS 9’s search.
The JB App swipeselection is now killed on the iPad by your ability in iOS 9 to drag two fingers over the keyboard and move your cursor around.
ShowCast JB tweak - which well showed the case on the keyboard - is now killed by that ability in iOS 9.
Apples new Low Power Mode - kills off the App BattSaver
The ReachApp - jailbreak tweak allows for split-Screen multitasking - now that is available on the iPad in iOS 9.
Those are just 6 Jailbreak Apps / tweaks killed with iOS 9. If you noticed a favorite or semi favorite JB App or Tweak - that is no longer going to be needed when iOS 9 comes around - give me a call or send me an email to let me know what it is or was.
1:01:45
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2947719/apple-ios/smarthome-
vendors-feel-homekit-pain.html
Jonny Evans had a post this past week over at Computer world that was titled - Smarthome Vendors feel home kit pain.
He starts off saying that Homekits plans for a roll out are being effected by manufacturers reluctance or competence with regards to providing a solution that is secure enough to meet Apples standards. So to date that is why so few have been given the Apple stamp of approval.
Seems some of the manufacturers are complaining that they don’t want to use the Apple approved chip sets and special firmware. Guess for them this whole security thing - is just kind of optional. Except that Apple is really concerned about that.
So to sum up - many manufacturers want to get access to Apples large and affluent ecosystem - but they don’t like the rules apple put in place - rules Apple put in place to protect the users in its ecosystem.
Kudos to Apple for standing their ground - and for the Manufacturers - complaining about Apple’s standards and requirements -
PLAY Girly MAN CLIP
1:02:53
VOICEMAIL - Scott_WI_apple_watch_music_out
Hi Rob,
I just talked to someone at AT&T and got confirmation/clarification that you will only be able to get the 2-year contract subsidized iPhone if ordering it online. You can't get it from AT&T store inventory either. However, you can go into an AT&it store and they will place the order for you if you prefer. Just thought I'd let everyone know.
Regards,
Lou Valencia
Hi Rob,
I have a question about the music app. First I have Spotify. It was free. Then I bought the $.99 3 month subscription as they want you to try it. I am amateur DJ working my way up to maybe be a pro. Now I can use Spotify to make my mix for party's they give me the beats per minute and other info DJ use when mixing. when I use dj apps and a mixing board from my iPhone iPad or laptop I get my music from Spotify. It even gives suggestions on what may go well in my mix. It saves the list so I can go back at another party and use what worked good with out having to search again. So my question is
will Apple let us use the music app like Spotify. If it will I would love to move over. I think if they let us use the whole music store to stream from as well then Apple has more music. I saying this because They got exclusive like Beatles, AC/DC, and Taylor Swift. That just a few names. If it all up for listening then I think they will win me over. I think I all so heard they letting you look at music videos to. So can you use Apple music app in DJ apps. I hope so.
Regards,
Aaron from Brooklyn NY
Hi Rob,
I just wanted to disagree with that iTunes reviewer about the start of your show.
I enjoy hearing about all the apps mentioned at the start. Hearing devs explain their own apps makes it feel more personal and genuine. I checked out the app you mentioned last week called "Silk ASMR". I had never heard of ASMR and now I've discovered a fascinating new app that helps me to fall asleep.
So don't change a thing, it helps me to discover new and useful apps.
I clicked the iTunes review from American Giant and marked it as not helpful, I hope others do the same.
Regards,
Andy
VOCIEMAIL - Ken_Part2_hey_siri_calling_issues
1:08:51
http://digtoknow.com/technology/mobile-phones/hilarious-
answers-from-siri-iphone/
01:09:32
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 354
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called KLINGON ENGINEERING with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was "mastered" (using the term very loosely) within Audioshare using the inter-app audio apps AUFX:Peak EQ, AUFX:Push generic:subtle preset
This is from my Album Orbiting Moodswings where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG Klingon Engineering
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank PETER. for sending in the Artwork for today's show. PETER said the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is a picture I took using the stock photo app on my iPhone 6+. I added the branding using "Word Dream" which was free in the App Store for a few days.
Regards,
Peter in Austin, TX
Thanks PETER, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see PETER'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 354 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:20
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““There’s no doubt that the iPad is a slick, sexy device, but I don’t think it will be an overwhelming success. In the end, I think that the iPad will eventually be regarded much like Apple TV – a product that Jobs should have left on the drawing boards.”
Donovan Colbert, Tech Republic, 23 February 2010
In Apples Q1 of 2013 - Apple had over 10 Billion dollars in Revenue for the iPad ALONE. $10 Billion - 1 quarter. To Put that in perspective - That Same Quarter Google had a total of 14.4 Billion for all of Google Revenue. I think it is safe to say $10 Billion in one quarter is not bad for something that should have been left on the drawing board Just Sayin
03:14
All the promo codes were given out for the MacX Video App - thanks to all that wrote a review.
This week we have promo codes for a couple of Apps - The first is the App - Silk ASMR - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODES - SILK ASMR
Well thanks to Devs for their review of their App - SILK ASMR and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put SILK in the subject line.
The Second App we have promo code for is the App - TAP MON BATTLE - Here is the review from the dev.
This is a tap tap tap type game.
You must Complete the limited taps before time expires.
Be careful! If you tap a newborn tapmon, the tapmon will run away.
Please wait until the tapmon goes to the collection room after hatching!
Earn gold by doing a battle and selling a tapmon.
-Supports Apple Watch
-Over 180 different types of TapMons!
-Tap! Tap! Try tap a egg to hatch a monster!
-Be careful! If you tap a newborn mon, the mon will run away.
-Try tap the nest and get a gold!
-Do a battle with another tapmons using your hatched tapmons!
Well thanks to Devs for his review of his App - Tap Mon Battle and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put TAP 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.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tapmon-battle/id983766329?mt=8
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
I mentioned early a big thank you to those that wrote reviews in iTunes - One down side with asking people write reviews is as a podcaster you tend to then look at other reviews for your show - which is not something I recommend to podcasters - especially if you have thin skin. One I read for Tii from mid june was where the person said they listened and the first 6 minutes was all ads. I just wanted to scream - out side of the short this show is brought to you by the first 6 minutes is about Apps people use to create Artwork and music - and Free mentions for Apps that people are giving away to listeners - Yes the promo code give away segment is a free service I offer to Developers - so that you can get a chance for paid apps for free. It is Frustrating when a review is just plan WRONG - You don’t like my voice or cadence - that I can respect - maybe I am too snarky for some or too fan boyish or not fan boyish enough - again opinions - I respect that - but to get it wrong. If anyone wants to write a review to let AmericanGiant know how wrong they were - it would be appreciated - also click it was not helpful for their review while you are there. I am proud of my first 6 minutes of my show normally - with other shows covering the tech space you are still in introductions 6 minutes in - Where as at Tii I hope in the first 6 minutes to have gone over multiple apps and examples of what those apps can do. But I digress and I totally ruined the first 6 minutes of this episode for any new listeners - sorry. Ok - I think I need to redeem one of those Silk ASMR promo codes.
08:29
http://www.wearobo.com/2015/06/the-coolest-ios-9-features-apple-
wanted.html
Now lets get into some of the good stuff.
Last episode we looked at some of the differences between iOS 8.4 and iOS 9 Beta 2 - 9B2
This week we will go through most of the other changes in the settings app. Starting up at iCloud
First up is in the settings for icloud - Passbook is now called Wallet.
A change in Mail Contacts Calendars - is under contacts there is a new option called - Contacts found in mail - it is on by default - but if you turn it off quote Turning this off will delte any unconfirmed contact suggestions and prevent suggestions from appearing in Mail autocomplete, on the incoming call screen and in the contacts app. unquote
In the notes setting there is a new option New Notes start with - and you can choose - Title or Heading or Body - by default it is set to Body.
In the Settings for Safari - one change is Passwords & Autofill - are now split into two different items. By the way if you ever want to see what you saved as a password for a site - this is where you go. For example in 8.4 you go to passwords and autofill - then tap on saved passwords - enter your pin - and you will see the list of sites you have saved passwords for - and then tap on any to see the username and password you saved for that site. Which comes in handy if you are using a new device and can’t remember what that password was.
Again in iOS 9b2 - the passwords part is on its own.
One new addition for options in 9b2 is Frequently visited sites with the option to turn it off or on - it is on by default.
Under Photos & Cameras - in 9B2 - the section for Slideshow - is no longer there. I have not found it anywhere else - and as I mentioned before - search in settings - yeah - not helpful. Maybe this is something they will add back later on with more features. or not.
I should point out in iBooks - there are now settings for Audiobooks - this is where you can change the skip forward and also the skip back time. By default both are at 15 seconds. but either individually can be set to 10, 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds.
In the Podcasts App settings - there is a new option called Custom Colors - where if turned on - which it is by default - it will allow custom colors based on the artwork for each podcast. If you have issues with colors - you can switch it off here.
iTunes U settings are no longer in iOS 9 beta.
And that wraps up the side by side changes in the Settings app for 8.4 vs 9 Beta 2.
I do have one comparison for 8.4 vs Beta 3 and that is in the Music app - which I skipped above because well it was not in 9b2 - but it is in 9b3 - and there is actually one feature in the 9b3 not in 8.4 music settings and that is a toggle for high quality on cellular - which by default is switched off. As apple says in the note for this option - when you switch it on - Quote Always stream music at the highest quality. This will use more cellular data and songs may take longer to start playing unquote
13:04
http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/08/whats-new-beta-3-el-capitan-
ios-9-watchos-2/
Sadly iOS 9 beta 3 only came out today so I only have had time to get my two devices updated to beta 3 and to check the settings app for music and well let the kids play with it to see if their key apps still worked and they did. I will play with it more this week and report back anything I find interesting with this beta or maybe a little at the end of the show if I have time.
A quick scan of the Apple blogs finds the following items are new or changed in 9b3 vs 9b2
The biggest is Apple News App is now included. Again more on this later or likely next episode.
There is now a dedicated selfie folder in photos - and a dedicated screenshots folders.
These two join the other stock folders - Cameral Roll, Videos, and recently deleted. And depending on the device - Panoramas, Slo-mo, and Bursts. And if you have any favorited - Favorites as well.
Siri no longer makes her classic ding sound when you activate her - now it just vibrates the iPhone if you have the mute switch set for screen rotation lock function. Note for the iPad 3rd gen - Siri still makes the sound - it is just with the iPhone it is not making that sound.
Folders on the iPad are now 4 x 4 instead of the traditional 3 x 3 you get with iOS 8.4. Honestly for the iPad why can’
t they be 5 x 5 - I mean it could easily be 5 x 5 and still look good.
In the Mail app when you swipe to do an action - there are new icons for the options - more / flag / delete or archive depending on how you have it set.
One other new feature I have seen a few mention but am not seeing myself is when you swipe down for search - There is a new section called Siri Suggestions - which will show you are row of 4 apps Siri is suggesting - this is supposedly based on where you are and when it is and how what you normally would open then and there.
Maybe it knows when you are at home during the week and it is around 7:30 AM - you are getting ready to leave to drive for work - so it may show the Podcasts App and your favorite traffic app.
So I guess if you start dating someone new - that first Friday night you are with them around 11:00 PM swipe down and if it shows the Tinder App, Snap Chat and the Uber App - that person may be a player - just sayin.
Of course if you do that with your Mom's iPhone - and you see those apps pop up - Yeah - Awkward.
When you look at iOS 9 Beta 3 and all that is new - this is really the Beta you have been waiting for - and likely will be the one they open to the public. With Apple Music and the News App - that is major. If you are a dev that was waiting to update to the beta - now is a good time. So far it is seeming stable for a beta. Again I will talk more about iOS 9 Beta 3 on the next episode - and will go through some of the stock apps and will compare some differences in those. Not just with the settings.
17:04
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-watch-
may-not-be-ticking-with-customers-2015-07-07
I have had a couple of people suggest I should pull back on hounding Apple to report numbers for Apple Watch. But one of the things I said would happen if they did not - is now happening - Anal-ists are starting to assume the worst and starting to greatly reduce their projections for Apple Watch sales.
There is an Article in Market Watch with the title - Apple Watch Sales Plunge 90%.
This article is basing this obviously not from Apple Sales numbers - as there are none. But from the previously mentioned company Slice Intelligence. Slice says by their data - Apple Sold about 1.5 Million Apple Watches in the first week of availability - or about 200,000 per day. By the end of June for a 7 day moving average they were seeing that number down to 20,000 per day.
What Slice is basing its numbers on is electronic receipts sent to millions of email addresses following purchases.
So my question is this - are they only looking at receipts for online purchases? It would seem by the end of June many Apple stores had Apple Watches in stock - so it was probably switching over from an online order / wait / get apple watch shipped to you. To a walk in an Apple store try on - and then buy at that moment type purchase.
That combined with an obvious drop off in sales after the initial release are probably both contributing to the decline.
Again until Apple gives numbers - it is anyone’s guess - and sadly lots of people are paid to guess.
And the bad part with people now guessing low - and why I even talk about these stories on sales - is without Apple giving numbers - the only reality in the numbers is what the Anal-ists make for their guesses - and if their guesses are low - much lower than reality - then some devs are going to say - you know what - right now it does not make sense to add Apple Watch support for such a small potential user base.
So Mr. Cook - if you want to rally the troops - on July 21st during the quarterly conference call - give us the real numbers. Give the devs something to get excited about. That is if there is actually something for them to get excited about.
20:34
http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/08/apple-
watch-collapsing-sales-report-actually-shows-apple-
is-crushing-smartwatch-sector
Daniel Eran Dilger with Apple Insider - has his own very detailed and lengthy take on the Slice data - what it means, does not mean and more.
The title of his post is Collapsing sales report actually shows Apple is crushing smartwatch sector. Once again I and Daniel would not need to go into these detailed rebuttals of Click bait article de-jur - if Apple would release some real numbers - just sayin
21:02
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-watch-as-
motion-controller-with-apple-tv-game-2015-6
Hi Rob, Sounds cool. And now it's free! Can't wait to try it on WatchOS 2 Dr. John M
And what Dr. John is talking about is that a dev has a way to turn the Apple Watch into a video game controller.
In this case it is the dev company Rolocule - and they have a bowling game for the Apple TV that uses the Apple watch to act like a wii Motion controller - and it is paired to the game running on and iPhone and uses Airplay to display on the Apple TV.
The App is called Bowling Central and will be updated with the Apple Watch controller support when Apple rolls out Watch OS 2 in the fall.
The game is free right now - previously it was $2.99 - so you might want to download it now while it is still free.
Again that App is Bowling Central - two words.
21:56
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23:56
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_Notifications_delay_applewatch
Hi Rob,
I note one difference between 8.3 and 8.4. Now; when I use Siri to create
a reminder she simply creates it. Previously, she would present her
interpretation of what I wanted and ask me whether or not she should create
it.
Regards,
Kevin Barry
Hello Rob,
I am watching Podcaster's roundtable Ep 31. I would mention the Hindenburg app, it comes for the iOS and as a desktop program. I am starting to use Bossjock but needed a way to 'predit' some audio. Hindenburg is an option. I too have Auria and the fellow at Bossjock likes Multitrack DAW. I enjoyed the show, have some of the gear mentioned, just need to make it perform to my liking.
Regards,
Jerry
To Which I replied - and I don’t think I talked about this yet on the show -
Hi Jerry -
I have actually settled in on Twisted Wave for editing with BossJock for recording and exporting.
So my portable work flow is:
Bossjock - for recording on the iPhone.
TwistedWave - If any editing is needed on the iPhone
Bossjock - to encode to mp3 and export to libsyn.
I found the twistedwave method for editing to be the simplest and easiest for me after trying out quite a few different apps.
Both BossJock and Twisted Wave are $10 - so for $20 you have all you need on the software side for making your iOS device a portable recording and editing device.
Add to it the iRig Mic HD or the Audiotechinica ATR2100 Mic - and you have a complete mobile recording studio.
Best of Luck Jerry.
Again I don’t think I have talked much or at all about Twisted Wave - but I am really liking it for editing. I just find it more natural and easier to edit out ahhhh - ummmms - you knows - and dead air if I need to.
I use the Audio Copy / Audio Paste feature in both BossJock and Twisted Wave to also easily move the recording from one app to the other. Which is also a really important part of editing on the iPhone - if you can’t easily import / export that recording to edit - then that app is not going to work. And like I said Twisted Wave and Bossjock play well together.
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30:07
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from Ryan Leavengood who posted the following.
Quote
I took the case off of my Apple Watch to clean it. And to my surprise noticed all the scratches on the back. I went to an Apple store and told them about it. They were very surprised as well, and replaced my watch no questions asked. Great customer service by Apple. Kind of interesting though, I haven't had my watch out of the case and have no idea how those scratches appeared. It's a +Spigen case and I'll be letting them know about it.
Unquote
And Ryan had a few replies. Saul Lowery also had this issue - but was not greeted with the same love at the Apple store where the Apple genius told him that was just normal wear and tear.
Chuck Rahill also had the same issue and was going to the Apple store to see what could be done. Has anyone else seen any scratches on the back of their apple watch? I have not - but I don’t use a case - and either it is on my wrist or on the night stand next to my bed or on the charging pad on my desk - and that is pretty much it.
But I am interested in hearing if anyone else has had any scratches on the back of your apple watch and if you did - was it in a case or naked.
Thanks to all that replied on that thread.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this post from Lasse Fredriksen who said quote My original plan was to stay with my original streaming service - as of yesterday, But then I learned that with Apple Music I can now ask siri to play basically any song I can think of. To me that feature in itself is enough to go for Apple Music and never look back unquote
32:29
http://www.imore.com/siri-commands-apple-music
And Speaking about Siri and Apple Music Thanks to Chris in London for this next one - which is a post titled - Nine Secret Siri Commands for Apple Music. And some of these were in the Lynda Video I mentioned earlier. And there is also an article from Computer world titled Your essential Siri and Apple music guide
Here are some of the items mentioned from those articles.
And let me preface by saying when I say Siri - I am really meaning H E Y S I R I - but will just say SIRI to keep your iOS devices from freaking out.
1 - You can say Siri Play the top songs from 1984 - and siri will add the 25 highest ranking tunes of that year to your up next. This is a fun thing to do when you get together with friends from high school - you can say play the top songs from the year you graduated high school - then you drink a bunch of wine and lament about how you did not take over the world or even the tri-state area like you had planned. But with a little luck maybe one of you did become a pop star.
2. You can also ask Siri play more like this. And she will queue up 50 similar songs for you.
3. You can say Siri after this play Lady in Red. And she will queue up that song for playing next.
4. Say you want to listen to All along the Watch tower. If you say Siri Play all along the Watch tower - she will play the song by the artist that made it most popular - In this case Jimi Hendrix - But if you want one of the covers which by the way Jimi Hendrix's version was actually a cover - but the one most famous for that song. Then say Siri Play All along the Watchtower by Chris DeBurg. or All along the watch tower by Bob Dylan - which was actually not a cover - as ole Bob wrote that song. But it was Jimi that made it truly famous.
5. You can tell siri to skip - and she will go to the next song in the queue
6. With Apple music there are many ways to discover new music - and when you do hear something you like - you can say - siri add this song to my library.
7. You can ask siri to rate a song - Siri Rate this song with five stars. Sadly this feature does not work with the Podcast app - if you ask siri to rate this podcast if you are listening via the podcasts app - with 5 stars she will say sorry you are not using the music app. Dang girl that is cold.
8. You can also ask siri - what song is this. And she will give you the info.
9. You can ask Siri to play the first album or the last album by an artist like Siri play the first album by Chris DeBurgh.
10. Siri can shuffle for you - you can say Siri Shuffle music by Chris deBurgh or Siri Shuffle music for Man on the line or Siri shuffle music for XYZ playlist.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2944993/apple-
ios/your-essential-siri-and-apple-music-guide.html
35:50
http://www.imore.com/how-turn-apple-musics-
automatic-subscription-renewal
A few different articles have come out on how to turn off Apple Music’s automatic subscription renewal.
After you open the Apple Music App - the first thing to do is tap on the Account Icon in the upper left corner. Next Tap on View Apple ID. Then under the Subscriptions subheader select Manage. Then Tap on Your Membership which is above Apple Music Membership.
Next turn the slider next to Automatic Renewal to OFF.
Of course come September if you want to enable Apple Music - you need to come back here and select the renewal option you want.
Ok - now speaking of Apple Music - I have had a bunch of feedback on it - here is some of that feedback:
Hi Rob
I'm amazed at how the new app/service is able to tailor-make a radio station for my listening enjoyment! With just a few suggestions on my part, Apple has introduced me to so many new artists and songs within my favourite genre. (Americana)
I doubt that I would have ever been able to find these on my own, given the limits of time and geographical location.
Regards,
Michael (ON, Canada)
Hey Rob.
I updated to 8.4 (iPhone 6) and was curious about apple music. Started playing around. And realized my wife had signed into her App Store account on my phone. And not thinking I just entered the password. Now upon trying to switch it to my account. I no longer have 3 free months and they have already billed me 10 dollars. I called apple for the refund which was no issue, but they are telling me it's a no go to reset the 3 free month trial for me to play around. So because of one slip up I lost out.
I've been on the phone with them multiple times and I will eventually persuade them to fix it. There should be absolutely no charges in the first 3 months. That should have been a flag to them!
Just a heads up to everyone and anyone. Use your own Apple ID. Even with family sharing turned on. It did not make a difference!
Regards,
Chris Welch
Hi Rob,
Just a thought about Apple music.. I planned initially to use the three month free trial and then turn it off after that.. But it occurred to me that for $10 a month I can use my Apple music everywhere.. Unlike my XM serious subscription which is tied to my car.
Goodbye XM!
regards,
Rich M
But not all are happy with Apple Music.
From Blair jones in the Google+ community
quote
I signed up for Apple Music (& immediately turned off auto-renew, as suggested in one article) and so far am very disappointed.
Are there really humans in charge?
Who wrote the "suggested for you" algorithms?
Do any of those people actually have any background in music? or do they just read the top-pop-charts?
Do they know the difference between Blige and Bach (or do they care)?
I gradually (couple of genres at a time) un-liked everything but Classical, and liked artists like Beethoven & London Symphony Orchestra -- but the For You (heart) tab is still pushing pop divas, gospel, R&B, experimental, & so on, with only a sprinkling of actual classical music suggestions.
Why are they pushing music I've said I don't want -- instead of music I've said I'm interested in and might actually buy more of?
unquote
Timmy T - did make a good suggestion to Blair - where he said quote
Tap on FOR YOU section of apple music, then tap on your profile in top left corner, then tap on choose artists for you, if you see a recommendation you don't like you simply hold it,and the menu will pop up and you can tap I don't like this suggestion. if you have anything other than classical music selected then you're going to get other recommendations that's how it works
unquote
Thanks Timmy - so folks if you are getting music you don’t like - go and see who is selected for you.
Hey, Rob,
Although, as a long time user of another streaming service, I was initially skeptical about Apple Music, I've become a convert for two reasons:
1. The For You section, after the week it took to develop, really gets me. So many excellent playlists, perfectly tuned to my interests.
2. Phenomenal how well Apple Music works in the car, opening up the entire iTunes catalogue by voice command. "Siri. Play Gimme Some Lovin' by the Spencer Davis Group." " Siri. Play album Blue Train by John Coltrane." " Siri. Play Little Girl Blue by Janis Joplin." " Siri. Play Special Agent Man by Johnny Rivers." All of these worked flawlessly on the first try. In fact, the only one that didn't work tonight was "Siri. Play Prelude No. 2 by George Gershwin."
Regards,
Jeff in Burbank
41:42
http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/02/apple-music-vs-itunes-match-drm/
A quick little PSA from 9 to 5 mac - which is don’t cancel your iTunes match subscription if you deleted your matched music.
With iTunes Match - if your music did not have DRM and you uploaded it iTunes Match - and then downloaded again - DRM was not added to it.
However with Apple Music - if you download a song it does have DRM.
So if you have deleted your music you want to keep iTunes match - if you have not deleted your own copies of music - there is nothing to worry about. However if you download you music to other devices via Apple music - the music will be wrapped in DRM on those other devices.
Which means if you stop your subscription to Apple Music - anywhere you downloaded from Apple Music - it will stop playing.
If you are confused - read the full article - but just remember - if you did not delete you music you are ok - if you did delete your music - keep your iTunes Match service active.
42:48
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/06/bloomberg-
iphone-6s-force-touch/
Seems one rumor with regards to the next iPhone that most are now saying is a done deal - and I would agree and have agreed is that Force touch will be a key new feature added to the iPhone.
So what will Force Touch bring to the iPhone as far as usability items.
From 9 to 5 mac quote “Force Touch will be integrated into Maps to drop new pins, into media players for pressure-sensitive scrolling, into the Calendar for adding new events, and across the system for quickly looking up word definitions,” unquote
I belive Force Touch will be one of those features that once it is in the wild - the creativity of the App devs will get a chance to shine and it will be used and integrated into apps in ways we have not thought of yet. And many of those ways will be good and some not so good.
I look forward to seeing what comes of this over the next year.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2941319/apple-
ios/those-apple-force-touch-iphone-rumors-look-credible.html
43:57
http://www.cultofmac.com/327318/new-rumor-
exposes-apples-dual-lens-camera-plans/
One rumor from late June was about a future iPhone with dual cameras - yes - again with this rumor.
But now it looks like this is definitely not going to be a 2015 iPhone feature - maybe a 2016 iPhone feature - Maybe
Now the rumors do say that apple has been working on Dual Lens tech for over 3 years.
Of course all of Apples 3 years of work may have been thrown out the window in April when Apple purchased LinX. We talked about them on Ep 344 time code 48:54
Where I said LinX makes Multi lens cameras for electronic devices and their two main claims to fame is very small profile - at around half that of other camera - with quality of that of a high end SLR camera.
They also claimed on their site to have solved all problems associated with combining multiple images captured from different points in space - i.e. two lenses.
So will be interesting to see when Apple uses this tech.
Maybe the first part - the higher quality / lower profile - single lens gets into the iPhone 6S and 6S plus this year - and then in 2016 - they include the second part with the dual lenses.
Thus giving then two key new features for the camera — one for each year. Not that Apple would drag out upgrades or anything.
45:49
http://pocketnow.com/2015/06/30/metallic-iphone-6c-rumors
Rumors are back that there will be a lower cost 4” iPhone upgrade this fall. In other words there would be a replacement for the iPhone 5C.
Some are also saying this would actually be a replacement for both the 5C and the 5S. And it would be a metal body device.
Essentially it would be an upgraded 5S - with a new processor - new NFC chip and force touch as well.
Really I don’t see how that would anything other than an iPhone 6S mini.
Which is fine - I know one NBA player looking for a smaller iPhone
46:27
http://itechtriad.com/2015/07/07/nba-player-
says-his-injury-is-because-his-iphone-is-too-big/
Which leads us right into this next story which comes from the you can’t make this stuff up files and it is a story about an NBA player complaining that the reason his elbow hurts is because the New iPhone is too big. This from NBA player Matt Bonner.
Yes that is right - the guy with the biggest shoes on the Spurs - Size 17 shoe - yes size 17 is saying that the iPhone 6 or 6+ is too big for him and caused an injury to his elbow from straining to hit the buttons. Are you kidding me?
Mr Bonner I wonder what Arnold would have to say about your complaints about having to strain to hit the buttons.
PLAY DON’t BE A GIRLIE MAN
Yup - that about sums it up.
47:18
VOICEMAIL - Kim_1st_time_caller_bill_RI_apple_music
Hi Rob,
Do you know if the low-power mode feature in iOS 9 kills voiceover like it does on the Apple Watch? Would be nice to know to look forward to or not this feature.
Chelsea
Hi Rob,
Could you help with a problem I have encountered with the use of a Bluetooth headset with my Apple Watch and IPhone 6 please?
I'm visually impaired and use Voiceover on both my IPhone and watch. I can connect each device to my Bluetooth headset but I can't listen to both devices simultaneously. This means I need to have one of my devices playing through the speaker. I could use a headset for each device but that wouldn't be practical.
Is there a way to listen to both devices at the same time using Bluetooth e.g. Route watch audio to phone or vice versa? Alternatively, is there a Bluetooth headset that will allow two simultaneous audio connections?
Regards,
Stuart Duncan
Dundee
Scotland
Hi Stuart - I am not aware of a bluetooth device you can pair with two different audio sources at the same time. If anyone knows of such a device please let us know - but I think stuart your only option is to have two different bluetooth headsets one for each device.
VOICEMAIL - Jeff_CT_HOMEKIT_fdbk
Hi Rob,
I’m a big apple fan boy and cannot wait to get the latest Apple offering as soon as possible. Unfortunately, living in The Philippines, means we are often last to get new products in official retailers. Thankfully I travel a lot and get to satisfy my Apple needs then. The first week the iPhone 6 & 6 Plus were released I happened to be in Taiwan so went hunting for units. I found 1 store in the entire country that had only 2 units, both 16gb… generally I would wait until a 64gb version became available, but frankly I was drooling over the device and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. So now I’m stuck with a 16gb phone and keep running out of space! Do you have any storage management tips that could help me free space? I rarely have over 1gb free and have had to resort to turning off my photo stream and deleting music (I use spotify anyway). I wish there was a way to delete ALL emails on the mail app too… if you have any tricks on how to do this, I would appreciate the help!
Love your show and Thank you for all the work you do!
Enrique
Manila, Philippines
PS I love my apple watch, since buying it I’ve lost over 10kg so it looks great and keeps me in shape!
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55:54
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/999309558/foodshare-
iphone-app-you-eat-a-meal-we-donate-a-me?ref=discovery
Here is an interesting new Kickstarter project. This one is an App - and it is called - Foodshare iPhone App - and with this app - every time you eat at a foodshare listed restaurant - they will donate a meal to a charity of your choice.
This one had a goal of just $2,000 - they are past that goal and have until August 9th at 12:09 PM CT for additional funding.
They state their $2,000 goal would cover most of their costs - but their stretch goal of $3,000 would cover all of the costs.
If you pledge $10 - foodshare will donate 1 meal to Operation food search.
$25 donation and they will donate 5 meals.
At $50 you also get a t-shirt.
They have 20 restaurants so far signed up and it looks to be all are in the St. Louis area.
If you would like to learn more about this App / charity / kickstarter project search for Foodshare - one word at kickstarter or in the show notes for ep 354 at today in iOS dot com.
56:53
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1398120161/solar-
paper-the-worlds-thinnest-and-lightest-solar
We have another kickstarter project this week.
This 2nd one is called Solar Paper - the world’s thinnest and lightest solar charger.
They have a goal of $50,000 and are about 50% of the way there - and they have until August 20th for funding.
They claim this is the quote World’s first solar charge that can be placed inside your note book or planner. it is a paper thin and ultra light weight solar charger unquote
They have a 5 Watt version for $69 - which they claim is good for an iPhone 3, 4, 5 or 6 series. Estimated Sep 2015 ship date. They claim on a sunny day it can completely charge the iPhone 6 in about 2.5 hours - and about 3 hours if it is cloudy.
They have a 7.5 W version for $99 - which they claim is good for the iPhone 6+ on a sunny day - also a September ship date.
They have a 10 W version for $129 - which they claim is good for the iPhone 6+ and even an iPad. again with a September ship date.
This one looks really nice for hikers and college students or those that sit outside a lot at starbucks.
Search for Solar Paper - two words in kickstarter or in the show notes for ep 354 at today in iOS dot com
58:19
http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/30/apple-will-replace-
your-battery-once-it-hits-80-percent-health/?ncid=rss_truncated
Apple has made a change to its AppleCare+ extended warranty program - previously they would swap out your battery if the health of dropped below 50% - now regardless of the Apple device if you have AppleCare+ extended warranty Apple will change out the battery if it gets below 80% health.
This is for any Apple device purchase after April 10th 2015.
Which means Apple must be pretty confident in their batterys that they will hold over 80% of their original charge after two years. Guess that is good news all around.
59:02
http://www.zdnet.com/article/with-xcode-7-you-can-
freely-bypass-the-app-store-for-ios-apps/
Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next article.
Which is now with Xcode 7 - you can side load apps and do so with out a developer license.
So now you can install your iPhone or iPad or Apple Watch app directly to your own devices without needing to pay $99 a year. This is really nice for the teenagers out their with out a lot of extra money or just learning to develop more for curiosity then for mass distribution and want to get their own app on their own device.
I can see where with Apple locking down on Jailbreaking in iOS 9 - this might be a way to get new apps on your iOS device - via Xcode - well ok - maybe not everyone - in theory you could now get some jailbreak type apps on your iOS device .
Already one person shows how this can work using the Open Source GameBoy emulator as an example.
Will be interesting to see what type of cottage industry pops up around making source code for open source apps available to anyone what wants to side load them - and has the technical where with all to do so.
Guess I better get started on that tutorial now. sighhhh
The sighhhhh is not about making the tutorial - it is about the plethora of questions that will come in from the publishing of said tutorial.
Maybe I put up a donate via paypal to ask your questions button on the next one.
1:00:51
VoiceMail - Darrell_5yrs_question4listeners
Hey Rob, I'm throwing a huge 40th birthday party for my wife in late July and am putting together a slideshow with hundreds of photos and hopefully some video sprinkled in. Wondering if you or your listeners knew of an app that could help me create this slideshow? I have a mac, an ipad and an iphone.
My nice-to-haves are music in the background, some kind of transition control and auto replay. Ideally I would like to connect my ipad or iphone to a big screen or projector, start the show and just let it run all night. Hoping you or one of your listeners might know the best way to do this?
Regards,
Name redacted in case the wife is listening.
Hi rob
I have loads of photos on my phone and I want to back them up to iCloud but it says I can't because I backed them up on my computer. I have recently got rid of my old windows computer so I now have a iPad iPhone and a apple watch how do I back up my photos to the cloud thanks for your help and all you do.
regards,
Kevin B from
Luton England
I am going to throw this one out to any Windows users - has anyone else had this issue - and what did you need to do to get it where it allowed you to update via iCloud.
VoiceMail - Scott_WI_quest_add_2nd_birthday
Hi Rob,
I Just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the app green riding hood. I tried to thank the owners by leaving a review but it wouldn't let me. Kept coming up telling me I had to download it to leave a review. Obviously I had downloaded it as my grandchild is having a great time playing with it on my iPad. Btw, I did leave a review on your app.
Regards,
Linda S
Hi Linda - thanks for the reply. And the review of the Tii App. Sadly with iTunes - people were gaming the system - by giving out promo codes to folks that set up multiple account with the sole purpose of gaming the review process. So Apple made it such that those that get a paid app via a promo code - can not review said app. Nothing is to stop devs that were willing to game the system from dropping their price for a day to $0.99 and then have the companies they hire to game the review system to pay for the app at the lower price and then raise it back up. Which sadly is what some do. So sadly the promo codes I give out - do not give you the opportunity to leave a review. But you can always write into or call into the show with a review for an app you get via a promo code giveaway.
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1:09:41
http://digtoknow.com/technology/mobile-phones/hilarious-
answers-from-siri-iphone/
Ask Siri “HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE”
1:09:47
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 353
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called FREEFALL FRIDAYS with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was "mastered" (using the term very loosely) within Audioshare using the inter-app audio apps AUFX:Peak EQ, AUFX:Push generic:subtle preset
This is from my Album Orbiting Moodswings where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
SONG FREEFALL FRIDAYS
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MATT. for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MATT said the following:
Hi Rob,
I made this artwork with an IPhone 5S photo, then Used the Autopainter app to apply the painting effect. and the Enlight app was used to add text.
Perhaps you can use around a patriotic holiday.
Regards,
Matt S
Winston-Salem
Thanks MATT, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MATT'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 353 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:25
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““I added it up and … like 800 people are going to buy the iPad. between its inevitable first-generation bugs, fulfillment problems, and buyer’s remorse over added features and price drops, it’s heartbreak waiting to happen.” UNQUOTE
Molly Wood, CNet, 31 January 2010
So Miss Wood - tell me was it going to be just 800 people buying the iPad or was it going to be fulfillment problems or were you saying that Apple was going to have fulfillment problems at the 800 unit level? And I love when people give price drops and future features of next gen product as a reason not get this Gen product - like it is news somehow that next gen devices are going to be different and better. You think!!! Just Sayin
03:15
For Promo codes - On Ep 352 well two of the Apps all the codes were given out. But I am waiting to give out the ones for the Mac OS Ten App - MacX Video Converter Pro - This is a great Mac OS Ten app for well doing Video Conversion and much much more - If you are on a Mac and do anything with video - especially if you record a lot of video with your iPhone - this App is a must have.
Go back to Ep 353 around the 1 Hour 5 Minute mark to learn more about this app and how to submit for a chance to win said app.
Nothing new this week.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:30
In this weeks How wrong Was I segment - I did something with Ep 352 I have only done a couple of times ever with all my 700 Plus episodes on all my different shows. That is I made a correction and updated the file. So if you were one of the first 5,000 to download Ep 352 I am sorry about the error about the release date of iOS 8.4 and Apple Music. For some reason I had it as June 24th in my all things Apple Calendar. But clearly that was not the case. iOS 8.4 and Apple Music were actually released on June 30th. Two episodes in a row I was wrong with regards to an aspect of Apple Music - yikes. Probably best if I just stay listening to the music I ripped from my CD’s, you know those CD’s that where mostly 20 to 25 years ago - when I was switching from Vinyl to CD’s - and ripped to my computer back in 2002 and 2003. Sad to say when it comes to music - I am not cutting edge - not unless you count Chris deBurgh as Cutting edge.
05:32
http://www.cultofmac.com/327127/ios-9-beta-2-new/
First off I want to talk about iOS 9 beta 2 or 9b2 and some of the minor tweaks vs beta 1.
One big change is the icon for the Podcasts App - changed from where the white circles around the Podcast I went from slowly fading as you moved down the circle to solid white all around - Yeah not exactly big - maybe some of the other changes will excite or not. Which means we can skip mentioning the update to the Apple Watch App icon and get right into the Improved search in 9B2. As in now third party apps have their own on/off toggles for search.
The News App is now added to iCloud settings - not that the news app has been launched - but when it is - we now have a toggle for it in the iCloud settings.
As with past Beta 1’s there is a feature that then went away in beta 2. This time around it was the Content blockers option in Beta 1 that is now gone in beta 2 - this in the settings for Safari. However there are two new options in Safari settings - you can now choose to show or hide the tab bar and the favorites bar.
One nice change to 9B2 is per the iPad keyboard. With beta 1 it was showing new buttons for cut, copy and paste. Now the cut and copy buttons are replaced with undo and redo buttons - which are more useful most of the time. However if you do select text - then the cut and copy buttons return and replace the undo / redo buttons - so the cut and copy buttons are still in the keyboard - just hidden until you actually need and can use them.
Now I should point out the redo button in the Stock notes app is replaced with the check list option button. So the stock keyboard varies a bit from stock app to stock app depending on need.
Those were some of the key changes in 9B2.
Here is some feedback on 9B2
Hi Rob,
I've been playing around in the developer copy of iOS9 beta2. the biggest news for me... maybe just me. (thank you Apple!) I am now able to add the song I"m currently listening to, to any playlist I have.
This has been available in iTunes on the mac (since I started using in 2007). Since my first iPod Touch, I've often wished that while listening to a random playlist to be able to simply tap on an option to add the listening song to a playlist of my choice.
This is something that makes sense to me. I like to put together photo slideshows with video of our family vacations, picking the right song can sometimes take some time, and I'll weed through the 1000's of songs I own to find the right genre and song that I want for the trip. I would find some candidates but keeping them bookmarked was trying at best, but with this new welcomed addition, I'm so glad that iOS9 is a great refinement release!
Thanks Apple!
regards,
Francisco Tapia
One other feature in iOS 9 I have not mentioned yet - at least I don’t think I have - and I am not sure if it was in beta 1 or just beta 2 - is the ability to Save as PDF - this is basically the same as the print to PDF feature you see in Mac OS Ten. This is located in the share option - so now when in an app like notes or mail or safari - you can save the doc / email / page as a PDF in the iBooks app. Very nice addition.
09:23
http://www.cnet.com/news/whats-new-in-ios-8-4-besides-apple-music/
Lets talk also about some of the changes for iOS 8.4 vs 8.3
Obviously the big monster change is Apple Music - but there are other tweaks / changes / modifications and more to 8.4.
You can now Browse, Listen and download audiobooks from inside iBooks. And very important is that books that are made for iBooks now will work on the iPhone in addition to just the iPad as before. That means my Podcast101 iBook will now be available on the iPhone. So for all of you that hid the iBook App in some sub folder on your iPhone - time to locate it and move it back out.
Oh and do me a favor on your iPhone go to the iBook app - search for Podcast101 - one word - and download my free iBook. It helps me in the rankings. And it gives you a chance to see a free iBook and how it looks on your iphone. Hint when viewing it turn your iPhone into landscape mode.
There were other usability and stability improvements to the iBooks app as well.
In 8.4 there were other fixes - such as one for an issue where receiving a specific series of Unicode characters caused the device to reboot - this was the bug also known as the the Effective Power bug - where a “friend” would send you a text message with effective power and then some other characters and it would crash your phone see ep 349 time code 07 minutes and 51 seconds for more on that bug. Well that bug is now squashed.
They also fixed an issue that kept GPS accessories from providing location data - which you know for GPS accessories is kind of a big deal.
And they fixed an issue were Apple Watch apps became zombies - well ok - what happened was Apple watch apps you deleted would re-install all on their own. So not exactly Game of Thrones and the White Walkers raising the dead - but still a little bit a of a bother.
11:45
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2015/06/30/how-to-fix-
bad-ios-8-4-battery-life/
As with all iOS updates a certain percentage of users - a small percentage are reporting some issues with the update. This time it is around battery drain issues.
I know some of you have not waited to update - and if you did not wait and are seeing battery drain issues - again which it seems only a small % are seeing said issues - here are some potential tweaks / adjustments you can make to your settings to improve said battery life.
First up - go to usage and see if there is one or two bad apps causing your the most loss of battery life. It could be an issue with the update. force quit that app or apps.
A big killer of battery in iOS 8.4 - and this is not a bug or surprising - is the new Apple Music app - if you are streaming music all the time - Gee guess what you will be draining your battery pretty faster. Again you can confirm that under Settings - general - usage - battery usage.
Check to see your settings if you have auto brightness now on and where the brightness level is set. Sometimes this changes after an update.
And of course take a look at the PDF I have in the Tii App for settings to change to improve battery life and see how your settings match up. To find the PDF in the Tii app go to the episode list - tap on PDF at the top - and it is the bottom item titles iOS 8 battery saving tips. Check that out for advice on how to maximize battery life.
Per my recommendation for iOS 8.4 - if you are interested in Apple Music - then by all means go and update. If you have ZERO plans for Apple Music - it might be worth it to wait until iOS 8.4.1 comes out - which should be in a few weeks if history is any indicator on these things.
But so far most reports I have read and feedbakc sent in is mostly positive for iOS 8.4. I have two of my devices at 8.4 and both seem to be doing well - and that includes my main iPhone I use all the time - and my wifes iPad which I did not tell her yet has been updated.
VOICEMAIL - BILL_RI_IOS84_all_ok
Hi Rob thought I'd try to get to you this way also, just downloaded 8.4 I know I know did not and take your advice again but it seems to be working very smoothly and I guess I'm tardy lucky on that on that score. One question I'm not allowed to make playlists of my own and Apple music it keeps telling me I'm unable to at this time to do that. That I will be able to do it later Ron in the music settings but it's just not allowing me to do it at all. I was wondering if you had an answer for me if not maybe someone else does. Great show as always
Regards,
William A
Hey Rob I've been having some issues with iOS 8.4 where most of my third party apps are lagging so much I can't even use them for example in the photos app I can't watch any videos and and on Instagram I can't even view my feed
If you or any of your listers have the solution please let my know and thanks for the show!!
Regards.
-Mathieu
I sent the following:
Hi Mathieu,
What type of iOS device are your running on?
If it is any thing from the iPhone 5S or later - you should not have any lag.
Try the following regardless of the type of device
First force quit all your open apps.
Settings - General - Reset - Reset Network settings
Then once it reboots - go to wifi - and re-log into your wifi - also to go Settings - General - About - and put your iOS’s name back in - if you had anything special in there.
Then let me know how it is working for you.
Rob W
His response - Thanks Rob it solved the problem right away! And I was using an iPhone 5s
Remember folks before you upgrade - I always recommend you do the settings - general - reset - reset network settings step - it does seems to make things run smoother.
And make sure to go to the Tii App and in the episode list click on PDF and read over my recommended steps before doing any update. I do that and my updates tend to go great - knock on wood. Again that is Recommended - I am not saying required - so if you did not do it that way and all worked fine for you - great - but I do get emails every single dot update - that they wished they had done it that way this time.
17:37
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19:29
VOICEMAIL - Tosin_O_answer_printing_remotely_email
VOICEMAIL - fdbk_printers_away_from Home
Hi Rob,
There was an individual asking about printing back to a home printer while out and about. Many HP printers with e-print capabilities offer an email address that you can send emails to and they will print. I did this at job fair once, I was able to print the applications to the companies I was talking to along with some of the notes I had taken at the booth!
Regards,
Brenton N
Hi Rob,
Regarding the caller who requested a way to ePrint from anywhere, if you have an HP printer, you can download their ePrint app. I don't use it often, and haven't used it recently, but I can print through it to my printer from my iPhone and iPad from wherever I happen to be.
Regards,
Myron U
Hi Rob,
1. For those who have HP printer and want to print from anywhere via the web and not Android.
IOS app: hpeprint
https://h30495.www3.hp.com/c/46778/US/
en/?jumpid=ex_r11549_ww%2Fen%2Fany%2Fipg%2
Fhpeprintcenter.com-mu_eprint_chev%2Fredirect%2F20101001
2. I went to The Netherlands and used an unlocked iPhone with a SIM card purchased online from: Prepaidzero.com
Also available for other European countries.
Aloha,
Charles R. “Bob” Lundy
Hi Rob,
Love the podcast and your previous giveaway mention of my watch kit app SplitTheCheck
For the listener on Sprint traveling to France/Europe:
Call Sprint and get an “international SIM unlock” for your phone. This is available, upon request (be insistent) and you do not need a fully paid or contract expiration to quality. All Sprint phones since the iPhone 4S have both CDMA and GSM hardware inside but are carrier locked to not allow using GSM in the US. The International SIM unlock allows using 3rd party SIM only outside the US.
Keep in mind that buying a “local SIM” in-country is not painless. You will have to queue in line at a local phone carrier’s store (they are often busy) and then present your Passport and wait for them to activate the SIM. Be sure and test your phone in their presence before leaving the store. It might not work and require another visit to the store otherwise. In my last European trip, I was on a cruise ship and normally they hold your passport hostage so after waiting 2 hours at a store in Spain, I was turned away for not having my actual passport (scanned copy on my phone was not good enough).
You can buy SIMs activated and pre-loaded for various European countries in the US before you go. They are a lot more expensive in both initial cost and per-minute fees, but are less hassle so you should weigh the choice and allow time for shipping to you at home to avoid FedEx/expedite fees (don’t decide to order a sim two days before your flight!)
Strongly consider switching to T-Mobile or even getting another phone on T-Mobile to use just for the month overlapping your trip. T-Mobile has a very generous international plan as part of their “uncarrier” initiative that gives you very low cost voice calls and unlimited regular (3g, not 4G or LTE) data service in a hundred or more countries. I used it last winter on a trip to Mexico and it worked great. The lower-speed data was perfectly fine for email, general web browsing, and data-connectivity for apps such as GPS navigation and language translation apps. This sounds like a hassle, but it is something you can set up totally before your trip.
Lastly, as a fall-back, get onboard with several Voice-Over-IP (voip) apps that work great over any Wifi connection. Since your hotel, coffee shops, and many other locations now have Wifi, you will at least have communications available by stopping into the nearest free hotspot. Not as convenient, but a good “fall back” to have just in case. IMPORTANT — You must install and configure these VoIP apps BEFORE you leave the US because most of them will send a text message to your phone as part of their two-factor authentication to set up your account so if you don’t get it working ahead of time, you can’t just download the app and start using them when you are already in Europe. I recommend looking at FreedomPop, GoogleVoice, GoogleHangouts, and Vonage (they have a free version). Of course, you can always just load up some minutes/$$ on Skype and avoid the hassle of the 2nd tier free VoIP services. (Remember, FaceTime audio-calls, built-in to your iPhone, is also VoIP, but it only works to other iPhones.)
As always “your mileage may vary” - do not rely on these or anyone else’s tips without verifying yourself. You don’t want to be “stranded” because someone else gave you outdated or incorrect information.
Robert Spivack
Ask Siri what is zero divided by Zero
Hi Rob,
My mom and a friend of mine used Foursqaure to travel in Paris. I actually got my mom's location and found an authentic restaurant for her to eat at that she absolutely loved. So use Foursqaure.
As far as talking she used viber. So she only talked when she was in Wifi. She could also FaceTime other iPhone users when in Wifi. She didn't use her Sprint Data or minutes. She turned off all radios save Wifi.
Regards,
ૐ Ellyn ૐ
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_MN_answr_internation_travelers
Rob,
Here that International "deal" I mentioned. There were far better
values, but I found it nearly impossible to track down any other spot
that had nano SIM cards available.
http://boutique.orange.fr/mobile/carte-prepayee-orange-
holiday?&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CKOJzeupqcYCFYI7aQodtpsKhA
Toss my jabbering voicemail which wasn't helpful:)
Keven J
29:46
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out which is a question I heard from some others was from David Levine who asked the following.
Quote
The iTunes match option is gone in settings. Now it's icloud Music Library. Am I still paying $25 per year for match and the $9.99 per month for Radio?
Unquote
Timmy T responded saying quote
If you choose to, iTunes Match still stand as it was.
If you just use iTunes Match, nothing changes.
If you use apple music, you get iTunes Match function, plus the ability to play whatever you want.
So if you're an iTunes Match subscriber and you're planning on becoming an Apple Music subscriber, you can cancel your iTunes Match subscription on June 30 when the streaming service goes live — since all of your non-iTunes-purchased songs will be uploaded to iCloud anyway.
If you're you're not interested in Apple Music and its streaming functions, and want to stick with just storing songs in iCloud and downloading them for local listening, iTunes Match will still be around
unquote
Myron Uecker added:
Quote iTunes Radio still works the same as before if you don't subscribe to Apple Music. I didn't sign up for the free trial and my radio stations still exist and works just as before.
unquote
Thanks all for the replies.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Here is another comment in the Google+ community from Kareem H - quote The transition from the Beats app to Apple Music was absolutely seamless. It automatically transferred all of my playlist and settings and Apple also credited my prorated annual fee to my Apple account. I received $93 back. You still get the three month free trial also. Loving it so far. unquote
32:14
http://www.redmondpie.com/the-hidden-ios-9-
features-apple-didnt-tell-you-about/
Ok - so now that we know what is new in the latest version of iOS 8.4 and iOS 9 beta 2 - lets look at what is different in iOS 9 beta 2 vs iOS 8.4
I am going to do a side by side comparison for both the iPhone and iPad and go over some of the new features you will see in the settings app.
First is when you are at the main settings screen if you pull down in iOS 9 - there is a settings search box. So not sure where a setting is - search for it here. Well in theory at least - right now it does not work all that well. Searching for Battery Percentage gets you no results. Really?
No real differences in the top wireless section - that is the section starting with Airplane mode, along with wifi, bluetooth cellular and so on.
Where we start to see changes is in Settings - Notifications - with 9 we now see an option for sort order - if you have selected by Recent - then there is a new option under it for Group by app. If you select Manual - then on that sub screen you will see a list of your apps and you can move them around manually to the order you want them to show.
Before you had the list of apps broken into two groups - Include and Do not include. This allowed you to easily see which apps you were allowing notifications from - in 9 - not so much. Now the main list is one list and sorted alphabetically. To see if that app is allowing notifications you need to actually read what it says under each one - Where it will either say - off - if no notifications are allowed. Or a combination of Badges and/or sounds and/or banners. depending on what is selected. Or in some cases - it shows nothing - as in you have allowed notifications - set it on for showing in Notification center and on for showing on the lock screen - but have Sounds and Banners both turned off and Alert style when unlocked set to none. I have no idea why you would do that - but I had quite a few apps set like that or at least my kids did.
I liked the two big lists - One for those active with notifications and one where it was not better then the new set up.
Something else that is missing from the notifications main screen is the option to turn off Government alerts. In 8.4 you can turn off Amber Alerts and Emergency alerts from this screen - that is no longer the case.
There is no changes in Control center settings nor in the Do Not Disturb.
In Settings - General - we have lots of different options - here are some of the changes between 8.4 and 9. under Siri - Voice Gender is now changed to Siri Voice. And when you tap on it - you have a choice for Accent - at least for language set to english - and you can choose from American, or Australian or British. Then there is also a choice for Gender.
There is also a change Where Voice Feedback is now called Audio Feedback - and before the choices were always or handsfree. Handsfree is now replaced with control with ring switch. So if you have the ringer switch - the mute switch set to mute and have control with ring switch you will not get audio feedback from siri.
Under Settings — General - Spotlight Search is now just called Search. And rather than it just show the previous 14 or so items - it now shows all of those and all of your apps. Everything is on by default. So if you goal is to speed up search - and you have 500 apps - yeah good luck with that.
Under Settings - General - Accessibility - Voiceover - there is a new option called Modifier Keys - this is the keys that must be pressed on a hardware keyboard to activate voiceover key commands - default is Control+Option - the other choice is Caps Lock
Also under Accessibility in the Interaction section there is now new menu called Touch accommodations - which Apple says - if you have trouble using the touch screen adjust the following settings to change how the screen will respond to touches.
There are options for Hold duration which is how long you must touch the screen before a touch is recognized. Which starts at .1 secs and you can increase in length by 0.05 sec increments.
There is ignore repeat - which is the duration in which multiple touches are treated as a single touch. again where you can up it by 0.05 sec increments.
And finally you can choose for tap assistance where it uses the initial touch location, the final touch location or have it off.
These are nice options for those with mobility issues.
Also under Accessibility - is a keyboard menu option - Not to be confused with the keyboard menu under General. This one under accessibility is where you can turn on and off Show Lowercase Keys on the stock keyboard. Which the lower case letters on the stock keyboard is a nice addition - but for some the lower case letters are harder to read - so this is where you change that.
There are also settings for Hardware Keyboards for Key Repeat with options to change the key repeat interval and the delay until repeat interval. And there are some other settings for your bluetooth keyboards.
There is now also under accessibility a toggle to turn on and off shake to undo.
And there is a toggle for Vibration - where if turned off - turns off ALL vibrations on the iPhone.
Those are the changes under accessibility. Nice always to see more options there.
Usage in iOS 8.4 is now called Storage and iCloud usage. And the change is that Battery items are moved out of here - more on that later.
Under General - Restrictions - There is a new menu called Password Settings. No when you enter a password to purchase something - you can choose to always require the password for the next purchase or to only require 15 minutes after your last purchase. And whether you need also want to require a password for free downloads.
Under General - Keyboard - For the iPhone there is a new toggle for Character Preview. By default it is on - and this is where when you type on the keyboard it pops up the key you are pressing. Turning this off - seems to speed up typing at least on the iPhone 4S - and really is less distracting. So remember that one for a nice feature to improve the speed of your old iPhones with iOS 9.
Another new feature under the keyboard menu - this time just for iPad’s is a toggle for Shortcuts. Say you have created a monster list of Shortcuts and you just want to turn them off for a bit and not just delete them all - you can now do so.
And that are the changes for General items.
In wallpapers as with all major updates there are new stock wallpapers to choose from - you know just in case you don’t have any photos of your own that are worthy.
A major new category added in Settings in iOS 9 is Battery.
For iPhones - there is a toggle to turn on low Power Mode. When you do that your battery turns yellow - and many of the other options with regards to items that would effect battery are locked down into a setting to improve battery life or in some cases set to a setting not available normally - like the screen auto locks in 30 seconds when in low power mode - not an option you get otherwise. Again this option is just for the iPhone.
In the Battery menu there is now the Battery Percentage Toggle. This was moved out of the old Usage menu under General. Obviously make more sense here in the battery section.
And of course the battery usage by app is shown here now as well. One nice addition in iOS 9 is now next to the last 24 hours last 7 days is a button that looks like three lines - if you tap that on - it will then say under each app how it used battery life for example on my sons iPad - for clash of clans it says for the last 24 hours - 28 min on screen. But youtube says 1.4 hours on screen and 39 min background.
And of course there is the usage in time and standby since last full charge in this section.
And we will end the side by side comparison there for this episode and pick it back up on a later episode.
One thing missing in 9B2 that iOS 8.4 has is Apple Music - but rest easy - according to Eddy Cue at Apple - Beta 3 will have it available. And that should be out next week.
43:30
http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-os-9-upgrade-will-fit-on-iphone/
One of the things announced at WWDC was that with iOS 9 - you would need a lot less free space to install iOS 9 then you did with iOS 8 per over the air updates. Which for some people is the only way they can do updates. For those people it was a major issue trying to update - and some have chosen not to. For others it was a pain to have to do the update on the computer and Pain points equal a certain percentage delaying or completely putting off the update. To Apple this is not acceptable. And one solution Apple had was to go out hire magical Pixies that can summon up hidden GB’s in your storage to make the updates to iOS 9. Well it is that or Apple kind of is cheating a little and temporarily uninstalling apps to free up space for the upgrade. Obviously it is the latter - but some are probably wishing it was the former as they don’t want apps deleted. Don’t worry - Apple is not deleting apps on your iOS device without first asking. What you will see is a message that says quote
Insuffienct space for download - in order to make room for the software update, some apps will need to be temporarily deleted. All deleted apps will automatically be replaces after the update is complete. Would you like to continue? unquote
And they you get the option to Cancel or Allow App Deletion.
My understanding on this from reading several posts is that you do not loose any app data - so no achievements or other vital info is removed - just the app itself - and then it is put back as if it was never missing. Well at least that better be the way it works or we will be talking about DeleteGate in late September.
Some say Apple should just stop selling 16 GB iPhones and this issue will go away - and while I agree 16 GB iPhones should be phased out for 32 GB min for iPhones - I need to point out - I recently ran out of space on my 128 GB iPhone - and needed to go and delete stuff - so this will actually be a welcome option to many with 64 and even 128 GB devices that just do over the air updates.
45:59
http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?
regionid=4&articleid=44043243
As you may know I was not an iTunes Match user - and likely will not be an Apple Music users. But if you are a serious power user of iTunes Match - then you will be happy to hear the song limit of 25,000 songs is being increased to 100,000 songs.
This according to a tweet from Eddy Cue. It is expected to be raised to that level around when iOS 9 launches - which likely will be Mid September. So I guess for now you have to suffer through only having 25,000 songs in your library.
Which by the way if you did nothing but play your music 24 hours a day 7 days a week - with an average song size of 3 minutes - it would take you 52 days to get through all your music. or put another way - you will need to listen to some of your songs twice between now and September - I know - I know - the sacrifices Apple puts us through some times. These next 79 days are going to be brutal.
46:55
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2939432/mobile-
wireless/5-reasons-you-re-going-to-want-apple-s-next-iphone.html
There is an Article at Computer world from Jonny Evans - titled - 5 Reasons you’re going to want Apples next iPhone.
And the fan boy in me said - yeah - A P P L E -
Ok - his article is not quite so fan boyish. And maybe not as accurate either.
First up was Thinner - he thinks it will be thinner - I would say - NO - same dimensions as the current iPhone 6 and 6+
next was Metal - as in a different metal - to make it stiffer and less bendable - that I believe.
Home - as in the loss of a home button - UMMMM - no. The next iPhone will have a home button. As will likely the two after that.
Faster - duhhh - out side of the 3G - all iPhones were faster than the ones before it.
Curves - Huh ? Please don’t be referring to curved display rumors - please. So unless you are talking about Kate Upton type curves or in fairness to those that prefer the other sex who would be a guy with curves - Oh yeah pretty much any podcasters -- I don’t want to read about curves and iPhone screens in the same paragraph any more.
48:23
http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/30/revealed-iphone-6s-will-
look-nearly-identical-outside-but-numerous-changes-inside-gallery/
And speaking of the next iPhone - 9 to 5 mac seems to have gotten a hold of the casing for the next iPhone - lets call it the iphone 6S - and guess what - it is going to look identical to the iPhone 6 - same all around dimensions.
But as they say it is inside that really counts - especially with S upgrades - which as I have said before tend over all to be bigger upgrades than the none S versions.
The casings show things will be different on the inside.
but externally - all the same holes and locations - Even the Antenna lines are the same place. Killing a rumor saying they were going away. Externally it looks like the 6 and 6S will be identical in all dimensions and specs.
But fully expect force touch to be one of the differences.
Force touch will be on all new iOS gear by the end of this year.
49:38
http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/29/samsung-supply-storage-iphone-6s/
One rumor coming out of Korea is that Apple is in works on a deal with samsung for flash storage for the next gen iphone and that it looks like it will start at 32 GB - so the 16 GB version would move up to 32 - and 64 and 128 would be the other two versions.
The only thing I see wrong with this rumor is that Apple saw a lot of people go to 64 GB versions because the difference between 16 and 64 GB was so big. Many would have saved the extra $100 and went with a 32 GB version. And one thing we know Apple loves is Money and if it means going to 32 GB is going to cause many people to not spend the extra $100 - well I think you can see why it is very likely the 16 GB version is not going anywhere any time soon.
Plus Phil the Thrill Schiller — said last month that Apple believes the cloud makes up for the lack on board storage - you know - right up until you try to download a new app.
50:56
http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/25/4k-imac-2015-apple-tv-remote-touch/
Hey a quick Apple TV rumor - seems there is a some code in the new El Capitan beta that reveals a multi-touch Bluetooth remote - sounds similar to the rumors about the next Apple TV and its multi touch remote we talked about back earlier this year - when the eternal optimist in me said yeah new Apple TV definitely at WWDC. Or not.
51:53
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2015/06/15/apples-move-to-
ios-android-app-is-hypocritical-and-its-own-store-rules-prove-it/
One of the things Apple announced at WWDC was the launch of their own Android app - The one called Move to iOS. And I love the hypocrisy coming from the Android Fan boys that claim Apple is being Hypocritical by creating an App that they would never allow Google or anyone else to put in their app store.
And that is 100% correct when they say Apple would never let a move to Android app in their store - one it would be a disservice to someone about to make such a mistake - but two - Apple makes no bones about their app store being a walled garden. And part of a walled garden is you get to pick and choose what apps get in and what do not. Android fan boys are quick to point out that Android allows anything - and that is a selling point if you will for Android.
But you can not flaunt your advantage - and then belly ache about it when Apple uses that advantage to their own.
I think it is great Apple put out an App to help Android users make the transition over to iOS.
Have I belly ached about apples approval process - yes - but not that there is an approval process - just the sometime random nature of how that process seems to work.
Do I think Apple should allow a similar app from Google. No - because it does not have to - I mean if you have a competitive advantage - use it. And for each user that does not migrate to Android because of the work involved - that is one user more that Apple helped by not allowing such a mistake. Because in my Heart and mind I truly believe iOS is the better OS.
53:07
VoiceMail - Aaron_NJ_apple_music_thoughts
Hi Rob
Did the upgrade against my usual pattern of waiting until hearing news from you of side effects. Getting a jump on Apple Music (aMusic to me like the aWatch) was the motive. All went well and no bad side effects thus far.
Since I had just bought the aWatch at a retail store, I also noticed that when I was streaming an album from aMusic, the watch's music app will control the stream via the "now playing" controls despite the fact that the music is neither on the watch nor my iPhone. Pretty cool in my humble opinion. I didn't find any other integration of aMusic across the two platforms though.
Like you, I will take the 90-day free trial and then cancel. Here's a tip for anyone who is like-minded: once you subscribe to the Apple Music service, immediately go into your Apple Music profile (the small icon in upper left corner of the Music App). Then click on your Apple ID button and change the auto-renewal to "OFF". That way you won't forget to do it later and get charged $9.99 in October. Hope that helps some listeners.
Now, for the aMusic value proposition - the price is okay compared to other options. But what I'd like to see is the ability to build a "streaming playlist" within my subscription. Maybe I missed it in my first day using aMusic, but I don't see a way to choose a set of songs and save that list to play it later on demand.
Maybe you or the listeners can tell me how to do that?
As always - you have been keeping us straight on all things iOS and thanks for that - please keep up the good work.
Regards
PaulG in Lawrenceville GA
Hi Rob,
I Was listening to the latest episode of Tii and wanted to add to Steve in Brisbane's comment about dictating to Siri. I noted that you can also speak various punctuations such as comma, period, question mark, and others to add them to your text.
Regards,
Kevin in Scotia, NY
VoiceMail - Kevin_fdbk_period_siri
57:28
http://investor.apple.com
Apple has announced that their next quarterly conference call will be Tuesday July 21st - this will go over what Apple calls their third quarter 2015 results and the rest of the world calls Calendar year 2015 Q2 results.
Expect an episode to go up later that evening to talk about all the great insight apple will share on Apple Watch sales. And the Tim Cook will introduce us to the Apple Car. I am guessing Apple Watch sales will not be talked about not unless they are just off the charts. I do expect words like exceed our expectations and supply constrained and great user demand and other meaningless jargon when Tim is asked multiple times for how the sales are going.
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OKC_thoughts_numbers_apple_watch
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2015/6/26/apple-watch-sales-to-expand-to-the-netherlands-sweden-thailand-on-july-17
And speaking of Apple Watch sales If you live in The Netherlands, Sweden or Thailand - and have been drooling for an Apple Watch - mark your calendar for July 17th - as that is when the shinny wrist bobble with an Apple Logo will be making its way to your local apple store or retail partner. and yes you do need to look closely to find the Apple logo - it is in small print on the back.
1:00:45
http://www.taig.com/en/
One thing I did not mention earlier when talking about upgrading to iOS 8.4 - was to wait if you plan to jailbreak - and that is because there is already a jailbreak out for 8.4 - the TAIG team that release late last month the jailbreak to 8.3 - that same jailbreak now works for iOS 8.4 devices as well - as long as you have a windows computer that is.
Hopefully a Mac version is on its way.
http://www.redmondpie.com/download-taig-2.2.0-
ios-8.4-jailbreak-for-windows/
1:01:19
Thanks again to devs of the App Scapefall for their support of Tii - and please folks go to the App store and check out the game Scapefall it is just $0.99 in the iOS App store.
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. And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today -
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VOICEMAIL - Kevin_KC_answer_printing_away_from_Home
VOICEMAIL - Tom_answer_priting_email_address
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 352
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STACY for sending in the music you hear in the background. STACY wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created this song called Blastoff Polycarbonate Man with the App Korg Gadget - and the track was "mastered" (using the term very loosely) within Audioshare using the inter-app audio apps AUFX:Peak EQ, AUFX:Push (generic:subtle preset).
This is from my Album Orbiting Moodswings where all the songs were created on iOS devices. You can find my music by searching for Spectral Sevenths two words in Spotify.
Regards,
Stacy P
BLASTOFF POLYCARBONATE
Thanks STACY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JEFF. for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JEFF said the following:
Hi Rob,
I took a photo on my iPhone 5s. The image was then altered first in Tangled FX to get a painted look in the water & then in the Brushstroke app to add stucco effect to the sky & adjust colors. The Gumby Boat usually sails on my bookshelf, I snapped a photo and sent it to the Sketch Club app to erase the background and drop it onto the water and add all text. Finishing touches and light effect done in the Pixelmator app.
Regards.
Jeff
Thanks JEFF, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JEFF'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 352 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:44
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote with regards to the iPad quote ““It was a bigger iPod Touch. I question whether those features would be enough to get people to buy new machines.” unquote
Satoru Iwata, President, Nintendo, 29 January 2010
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_sales
The Wii - Nintendo’s big seller started selling in Q4 of 2006 - since then it has sold about 102 Million units of the Wii. Not bad. The iPad however which was launched in Q2 of 2010 has sold over 270 Million units to date - Just Sayin
03:30
For Promo codes - On Ep 351 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - WIDESHOW. We will be giving out those promo codes latter this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 351.
This week we have promo codes for a couple of Apps - The first is the App - Organic Green RidingHood - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODES - for LITTLE GREEN RIDINGHOOD
Well thanks to Devs for their review of their App - LITTLE GREEN RIDINGHOOD and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put GREEN in the subject line.
The Second App we have promo code for is the App - SPACE PLATFORM - Here is the review from the dev.
PLAY PROMO CODE - FOR SPACE PLATFORM
Well thanks to Devs for his review of his App - SPACE PLATFORM and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put SPACE 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. Oh and these Promo codes are going to expire soon for both of these - so I will be pulling for these with in a couple of days.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
07:04
http://pocketnow.com/2015/06/17/ios-and-os-x-security-flaw
First up a correction on something I misspoke about on the last episode - Apple Music is $9.99 a Month - not $9.99 a year. and it is $14.99 a month for a family of 6 - and obviously not a yearly rate - Not sure what happened there. Thanks to Derek, Joseph, Jacobi, Kevin, William, and a few others that let me know the error of my ways.
Apple Music will be available on the 30th of June - with the update to iOS 8.4 - as always - don’t be the first one to update. Take your time - wait a week - you have been warned. And if you are someone that cannot wait - and has to update when it first comes out - make sure you follow the update procedures in the PDF for the Recommended update procedures - which you can find in the free Tii app - just go to the episode list and tap on PDF - and it is the PDF at the top of the list. If you follow those steps you likely will have less issues. Likely - being the key word in that sentence. Actually those procedures are recommended any time you update.
Another error in my last episode - Transit is not a stand alone app but just a view in the native Maps app.
Into the news - and there was a lot of posts about an iOS and OS X zero day security flaw that exposes your passwords or causes your first born to stollen their crib by a pack of wild dingos or allows neighbors to see you and your significant other in intimate relations - or so it seemed based on how it was spun in the Tech Press.
This is all based on a team of researchers and their white paper they released - and this quote from said white paper.
quote:
We completely cracked the keychain service – used to store passwords and other credentials for different Apple apps – and sandbox containers on OS X, and also identified new weaknesses within the inter-app communication mechanisms on OS X and iOS which can be used to steal confidential data from Evernote, Facebook and other high-profile apps.”
unquote
First lets get into some details about this - it requires Malware that you download and install on your iOS device. That means - it needs to be approved by Apple - and needs to be an App you wanted.
So unlike how it was spun by some - this is not something effecting most or really any users - this is just a theoretical issue.
And even if you installed the Malware - it does not get instant access to your keychain passwords as some made it out to be. However it can trick you into re-entering the passwords for another app it pairs up with to get that password or so it seems.
10:12
https://corner.squareup.com/2015/06/valet-beats-the-
ox-x-keychain-access-control-list-zero-day-vulnerability.html
Again as I don’t want my first born or your first born stollen by a pack of Dingos - and I definitely don’t want videos of me and my wife in the hands of Gawker right next to Hulk Hogans Videos - I took these reports serious and did some research on different posts. And lots were just Fan boys on one side sling mud at the other - but the one I found the best on this subject was from Square. Because well Security and Money and Passwords - and iOS - kinda are a big deal for them.
Or as they put it - if these assertions in the articles were correct the world was on fire - at least for them. The first thing they did was read the paper - and here is what they summarized about the issue Quote:
- Malicious app searches the Keychain for keys written by benign apps. The malicious app can see that the keys exist, but can’t read the associated secret values.
- Malicious app deletes the keys written by the benign apps.
- Malicious app then adds the keys back to the keychain without the values, and adds itself and the benign app to the keys’ Access Control List (ACL), allowing the malicious app to read whatever secrets the benign app later writes to those keys.
At this point, we could breathe a sigh of relief: Access Control Lists only exist on Mac OS X – not iOS – so despite the headlines, our applications were not vulnerable to an attack.
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Nor are other iOS apps - as iOS does not allow the level of access called out in the white paper. So at least per the Keychain vulnerability being reported - that does not affect iOS devices.
Per the other part of the claim - about inter-app communications - that one does seem to be a vulnerability for iOS - but not a new one - and one that has been reported on before at least a year before and then again this past February when it was all over the tech press as the Masque Attack II.
12:29
http://www.imore.com/depth-look-ios-os-x-xara-vulnerabilities
Of the articles I read - can you say 5 hour energy drinks - as in plural - there is a good in depth one from iMore titled - XARA deconstructed link in the show notes of course.
Again this white paper from the researchers with regards to iOS - comes down to one single vulnerability and it is one that was already known and talked about on this show before. It has to do with how URL’s can be used to call open an app. for example if you have the FB app on your iOS device - go to Safari and type in fb:// and hit go. What happens is it launches the Facebook app. The problem with this exploit is that fb:// is not unique to Facebook - any app could use that to launch it - and with iOS it will open the last app to say open me with that URL. So if you have installed a Malware app - and it tells iOS to use fb:// to open it - and you last opened the malware app - it will then be the one that launches instead of Facebook - and there is where they can get you - in a fishing scheme to get you to manually enter your Facebook credentials thinking you are logging into Facebook. And if you are on a website and it tries to launch an app and you are not sure if it is the real thing - you can double tap on the home button and see what app is really launched.
In the mean time - Apple says it is working on a fix for this issue - but it is not one has yet to have any real world examples of it actually having been implemented in a malicious attack - just ones by researchers. Just like back in February when we talked about this.
So no dingos and no peeping neighbors. But still an issue that existed before - and still is waiting for a good solution from Apple.
14:50
http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/15/lastpass-hacked/
Thanks to all that sent in this next one. Which is actually something iOS users need to be aware of - well at least all those using Password managers - and specifically LastPass.
If you were or are using the Password manager LastPass - then you might want to check the crib to see if any dingos have been around.
Here is the note from LastPass to their users:
Dear LastPass User,
We wanted to alert you that, recently, our team discovered and immediately blocked suspicious activity on our network. No encrypted user vault data was taken, however other data, including email addresses and password reminders, were compromised.
We are confident that the encryption algorithms we use will sufficiently protect our users. To further ensure your security, we are requiring verification by email when logging in from a new device or IP address, and will be prompting users to update their master passwords.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but ultimately we believe this will better protect LastPass users. Thank you for your understanding, and for using LastPass.
Regards,
The LastPass Team
Well that was kinda / sorta / very embarrassing for LastPass team. Ouch. By the way this has ZIP - Zero - NADA as in nothing to do with the previous story. This was just an issue at the last Pass servers. again - Ouch - sucks to be their marketing person right now.
16:20
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/06/08/low-power-mode-in-ios-9/
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_WWDC_wrapup
Before we start talking about iOS 9 beta 1 - I want to point out I will not be talking about bugs in iOS 9 beta 1 or re-reporting those or any reports anything wonky with iOS 9 beta - it is a beta. There will be wonky things with the betas - and I do not talk about wonky and betas. I talk about Features being added or removed or changed with the new betas. Please keep that in mind as we go through beta 1 now and other beta for iOS 9 later on. Now I will say this - Beta’s are not optimized and depending on the device and apps you are using - you likely will see worse battery life with early beta’s vs older betas - keep that in mind when/ if you sign up for the public beta of iOS 9 next month.
Ok - Thanks to Francisco for this first one with regards to iOS 9 which is an article that goes over how Low Power Mode works for iOS 9.
I should point out one of the features of Low power mode - is turning off the display in 30 seconds - and once in Low Power mode - you can not change the Auto-lock setting - which really annoyed my son to no end - so I had to turn off low power mode for him. Low Power mode also turns off Background App Refresh. And of course auto push and fetch for emails - you need to manually fetch them in low Power mode. You know you are in that mode as the battery turns yellow.
So while it may sound like something you want to run all the time - if you have an Apple watch now and get annoyed by how quickly the screen turns off - then yeah this is not the feature for you.
The article talks about Network speed being effected. And motion and brightness reduced - plus other items in the past we talked about to save battery life.
This really comes down to a mode you don’t want to enable if you are going to be using the device much - but if you know you are going to stick your iphone in your pocket or backpack or purse for prolonged periods of time - then sure turn it on.
19:38
http://www.redmondpie.com/the-hidden-ios-9-
features-apple-didnt-tell-you-about/
From Nixis B
So I have iOS 9 running on a 6 plus. So far pretty stable for a first beta, nothing to special about it though
From Ryan B
Downloaded the beta to my iPhone 6 and I'm actually surprised how well it's working for me.
From Chris in London - he pointed out the new lower case letters on the keyboard when you are lowercase and upper case when upper case is selected.
From Geoff D
New keyboard is nice. Finally the shift key works how it should have always worked. The trackpad function is real nice also. Would like to see low power toggle in control center. Battery life so far is decent but less battery life is to be expected. Overall very smooth for a first beta with no real or major issues so far.
Per Chris’s comments - to get to the new lower case keys to show on the keyboard - the setting for this is not Settings - General - Keyboard - but rather - Settings — General — Accessibility — Keyboard.
Then you will see the option - Show lowercase keys and it seems to be toggled on by default. In this section there are also controls for Hardware keyboards - per Key Repeat, sticky keys and slow keys.
One thing I will be doing on a future episode is comparing iOS 8.4 to iOS 9 beta 1 for new features and removed features. I want to wait for iOS 8.4 and iOS 9 beta 2 to both be available before doing that - as the last couple of times things moved around most between beta 1 and beta 2 - and not so much after beta 2.
One of the new features I do want to mention in the beta 1 - is turning the flash on and off during a video recording. That is one I really could have used many times - where lighting changes and all of a sudden a video that started out ok - is in dire need of the flash - but you are in the middle of recording and don’t want to miss anything - now you can turn on the flash or turn it off mid video recording and then back again and again.
One other big addition to me at least is the ability to now email 15 photos at once - in the past we have always been limited to 5 photos at once.
One App that was updated in iOS 9 that many will have interest in that listen to this show and other podcasts is the Podcasts App. It is bumped up from version 2.2.1 to version 2.3
Some changes are good - some are not so good.
There is now a mini player bar which parks right above the row of buttons at the bottom of the screen, when you tap on that player bar in the middle it opens up the full play screen - where you can then tap on the artwork to get to the show notes.
On the not so good - right now - when looking at the show notes - where you tap on the show artwork - when an episode is playing - well the Phone number and email are no longer actionable links. Plus the notes are buried one click further down.
On the very good side - there is now push notifications you can enable on a per show basis - so now when a new episode of a show you are subscribed to come out - you will get a notification. It just will not be customized like what you get with the Tii App.
And there is also a new button at the bottom for Unplayed - it shows you unplayed episodes for all your shows combined - and sorted by dates - This Month, Last 3 months, last 6 months, 2014, 2013 and so on.
The My Stations button is now removed at the bottom it was removed to make room for the unplayed button. To see your stations they are now under My Podcasts - which was moved over where the My Stations button was. And unplayed is in the first position.
You can also add episode to the new Up Next feature. This means if you have lots of unplayed episodes - you can plan out how you want to play them back by adding the key ones to the up next list and then re-arranging them in that list.
Apple definitely is giving more controls to the user for managing their playback of podcasts. Especially with regards to the power users.
Hi Rob,
Will we ever see the option for Conference calling in FaceTime?
I think iOS 9 is an amazing marketing ploy. If you think about it, it is great that every device supports the update. When you look at iPad sales, they have not compared to iPhone, mainly due to carrier upgrade options. So Apple has introduced some amazing features that will encourage buyers to consider the Air or the Air two. But, again, you don't HAVE to; so it appeases the market. I will be interested to see what iOS 9 does for iPad upgrades.
I have been listening to different individuals review the new features in iOS 9. I, unlike some, am really excited about the upgrade to Notes. I agree that many of the features are over due. That being said, they did a great job of bringing aspects of Evernote and Onenote to the stock app. I am excited as now I can rely on the stock Notes app and free up space by removing Evernote and Onenote.
Regards,
Brenton Niebauer
Pittsburgh,PA
26:16
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/iphone-with-ios-9-
lets-you-block-ads-in-safari-121270067459.html
Thanks to Michael for this next one.
There is one new really great feature in iOS 9 you will not see android copy any time soon - and that is the ability to block ads.
iOS developers will be able to create extensions for Safari that block cookies, images, resources, pop-ups, and other web content. In other words it will do exactly the opposite of what google wants you to do.
Expect these apps that you can add to block ads to be very popular in the fall.
26:59
http://www.taig.com/en/
Ok - with iOS 8.4 launching any minute - now - the folks at TaiG that did the last jailbreak - and launching their jailbreak for iOS 8.3. And supposedly this will also work on iOS 8.4. At this point it is too late for apple to change the launch date. As such the TaiG felt they were safe to release the jailbreak.
I am going to say this nicely and politely - do not do the jailbreak. Not yet. Seems one there is an issue where many users get stuck at the 20% remaining level. The reason to wait - is this is just the first issue we are hearing about. Give the TaiG folks some time to hear the complaints and issues and fix they sofrware.
Also this jailbreak is only available on Windows computers - so there is that part of it for Mac OS X users.
But again wait at least one week before jailbreak - and best to do it at the end of a week - so if things go bad you have all weekend to revive your iPhone.
COVERED
http://www.iclarified.com/49994/how-to-fix-
a-taig-ios-83-jailbreak-stuck-at-20
28:53
Form the Google+ community via Glenn Archibald
Quote - Recently received two Apple watches, love them, great battery life. Learning about watch with Lynda.com unquote
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31:02
VOICEMAIL - iOS9_native_icloud_drive
Hi Rob,
I heard the request for art podcasts, so here are a couple that I listen to:
Chris Oatley's Concept Art and Illustration Podcasts
https://chrisoatley.com/category/podcasts/
Sidebar - Comics, Art, & Pop Culture
http://www.sidebarnation.com
There's also one that's not active anymore, but the episodes are still up and they're great!
Drawn Today
http://drawntodaypodcast.blogspot.com/
Hope that's helpful!
Bleu C
Hi Rob,
For video podcasts, and audio podcasts, I use Downcast.
This is a universal app which gives you many controls over your
playing. You can download or stream videos. You can set it to automatically
show videos in landscape. Player controls are simple and easy to use. You
can synch across devices using iCloud Sync. If you have a Mac you can
purchase the Mac version of Downcast and synch with that app as well.
It is also completely accessible as it works perfectly with VoiceOver on
both platforms.
Regards,
Kevin B
VOCIEMAIL - Tii_Question_about_IPP
34:20
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out which had a bunch of replies was from AURELIAN RADU who posted about the closing of the Instacast App.
And If you have not heard - the company behind instacast - and by company I mean - developer - has decided to shut down the servers supporting the sync’g of data and to shut down the app.
There were a few very sad and this bites type comments. Seems people are jumping to Overcast and Pocketcasts and Apple’s podcasts app among other. If you were using Instacast what app are you or did you jump to?
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google+ community was this post from Tim Harrison:
Quote
Thank you to Rob Walch and Tii. My kickstarter Pebble Watch had been giving me trouble for some time. I figured I was out of luck for a warranty on a two year old watch. On the recommendation of a caller a few episodes ago, I contacted Pebble with my screen artifact issues. They were quick to respond and I had a new original Pebble Watch within a week. No charge for the replacement or shipping to me.
UnQuote
36:22
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33220189
So who’s your daddy - well when it comes to Eddy Cue - it seems his daddy is Taylor Swift.
Because a day after Miss Swift wrote an open letter voicing her disappointment in Apple for their stance of not paying artist during the free 3 month trial period of Apple Music - where Miss Swift stated Apple has the money to pay said artists and that she was not going to allow her music to be part of Apple Music because of this. Well one day later - Mr. Cue is saying you are right Miss swift and we are sooo sorry - please forgive us - yes we now realize that even though we are paying more once users sign up - that we should have and will now pay producers for music played during the trial period.
If you were not keeping track at home - and really I don’t know why you would - but Apple was going to pay a little higher % of revenue to artists and record labels for music then Spotify. But unlike Spotify Apple was not going to pay artists and labels for plays during the free period.
Not sure if this means Miss Swifts 1989 album will or will not be available on Apple Music now. And really not much chance I am going to find out on my own.
Word is not all of music available for sale in iTunes will be available for Apple Music - I am sure there will be posts and sites popping up shortly to show exactly what is missing.
More on this to come for sure.
38:01
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/06/apple-musics-
free-trial-royalties-still-up-in-the-air
And I was right here is a little more - seems Apple while they agreed to pay something during the free trial - it will be at a reduced rate and said reduced rate is yet to be agreed upon.
With spotify they typically pay 1/5th of the regular rate when it is a free trial.
So at this point it does not look like this one is completely resolved - expect me more Taylor Swift tweets, posts, open letters starting in 5, 4,3..
38:32
http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/10/apple-watch-
is-about-to-become-a-perfect-podcast-machine/
Interesting article in Tech Crunch titled - Appel Watch is about to become a perfect Podcast machine.
Part of the article I agree with the part about it being a great device for long form audio playback.
But he also says it will be a good device for recording audio - umm - no - not it will not.
Clearly the author has not tried talking his significant other via the apple watch - nothing is more awkward then doing a dick tracy pose when just talking on the phone - but having to hold a dick tracy pose
while you record a podcast - ummm - yeah - thanks but no thanks.
You are limited on how much content you can store on the Apple watch - but one GB of audio content is equal to roughly 1,500 to 2,000 minutes of audio content - if encoded correctly. Around 1,000 minutes if not encoded correctly - either way that is still a lot of content.
It will just take some Marco or someone else to come up with an easy way to manage your last 10 to 20 episodes on the watch and keep it in sync with what you consume on other devices.
While I don’t think the Apple watch is the perfect podcast machine - I do think it is a nice addition to the podcasting space when it comes to making podcasts easier to consume.
40:24
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/12-9-inch-ipad-
pro-to-have-2732-x-2048-pixel-resolution-16-06-2015/
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one.
Which has to do with the rumors about the next iPad Pro.
Seems people are digging into the source code of iOS 9 beta 1 - shocker - and what they found that based on a larger keyboard that was found - the iPad Pro or maxi - will come with a resolution of 2732 x 2048 - and that works out to be a 12.9 inch iPad at 263 pixels per inch density.
Rumors for the iPad Pro had originally been with a fall 2014 launch - which did not happen - then it was spring 2015 - and then a jump to sping 2016 when it did not launch in spring 2015 - and now with this code showing up - the latest launch window is likely Fall 2015. Lets go with October 23rd for availability date.
Other rumors are both a lightening and a USB C port.
41:29
http://fortune.com/2015/06/20/apple-iphone-
thicker/?xid=yahoo_fortune
The rumor mill is now starting to heat up again since WWDC is behind us. And this time we have one about the next gen iPhone and that rumor is it will be thicker.
This rumor comes out of Taiwan from sometimes right sometimes not even close - Ming-Chi Kuo - again remember his batting average is about 300 - which is still better then the sub 200 and 100’s that someone like Uncle Gene Munster bats.
So anyway this time Mr Kuo is saying the next iPhone will be thicker - not thinner then the current iPhones. My Kuo says the added thickness is not about making it more rigid or to increase battery life - but rather to better support force touch.
He is also saying the fall iPhones will remain with just two sizes - the current 4.7 and 5.5 inch sizes. Which I know many would be disappointed with.
If Apple wants to goose iphone sales this fall - they would be wise to offer a iPhone 6C or iPhone 6 minus at 4” to get upgrades from all those iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and 5S users that did not want a larger 4.7 or 5.5 inch iPhone - and are just waiting for a smaller / faster / more powerful 4 inch iphone.
43:13
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/22/apple-
tddi-chips-no-home-button/
Another rumor with regards to future iPhones and iOS devices is the removal of the home button altogether.
wait and now we can officially kill this rumor - because it comes from ALWAYS wrong Digitimes.
This one sounded hokey anyway - but once you see Digitimes associated with a rumor - you can kill it dead.
There will 100% be a home button on the next iPhone - done.
43:42
http://watchaware.com/post/13008/of-course-
apple-will-update-apple-watch-in-2016
Hi Rob,
Of Course Apple Will Update Apple Watch in 2016
This is one reason I did not buy an Apple Watch. I am going to wait for at the third version of the Apple Watch. In the meantime, I will stick with my Pebble Time Steel which I should get in August. .
Regards,
Steve from Arizona
And steve is talking about the latest Apple Watch 2 rumors.
44:06
http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/18/apple-
watch-2-camera-tetherless/
Part of the rumors for the next gen Apple Watch include a front FaceTime video camera.
An improved wifi chip for find my Apple Watch feature
More independence from the iPhone.
Better Battery life
And additional version priced between the Apple Watch and the Apple Watch edition models.
And said Apple Watch 2 would launch in 2016 as Steve said.
But I am not so convinced and If the Apple watch 2 does launch in 2016 - I would guess it would be late 2016. But don’t be surprised if it is really spring 2017 before the Apple Watch 2 launches. It seems getting to a 2 or 3 year upgrade cycle would be more fitting for a watch - then the yearly upgrade cycle.
We shall see.
45:09
http://www.slashgear.com/estimates-put-apple-watch-
sales-at-2-8m-in-us-17-bought-extra-band-18389282/
Ok - since Apple would not tell us how many Apple Watch’s sold already - that leaves a vacuum in our knowledge base on Apple products and as they say Anal-ists labor a vacuum.
So into that vacuum is pulled the latest estimates on Apple Watch sales - this coming from Slice Intelligence whom we mentioned before - they are saying that Apple has sold 2.8 million Apple watches as of Mid June 2015.
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48:09
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/06/07/wwdc-2015-
guarantees-to-highlight-the-growing-gap-
between-apple-and-google
Daniel Eran Dilger over at Apple Insider had another one of his excellent and very indepth posts - this one is titled - WWDC 2015 guaranteed to highlight growing gap between Apple and Google.
This is a nice article as it brings you through a history of how Android changed and morphed because of iOS - and also how it is very different from iOS. The key difference is in the privacy of users data. As in with iOS - Data is very private and in Android user data is sold to the highest, lowest and anywhere in between bidder.
Or to quote Daniel quote
Google has done such an atrocious job of securing Android that it really calls into question whether it can be trusted with any data that isn't explicitly public information intended for unrestricted broadcast.
unquote
Anyway - if you want a nice article to read to give you some nice ammo against that annoying Android fan boy friend or relative you know - this article is backed full of said ammo.
49:23
http://www.skynews.com.au/business/tech/2015/06/18/bug
-leaves-600-million-samsung-phones-exposed.html
Hey and speaking of security issues - this one for Samsung is a whopper. Seems about oh 600 Million - yes as in - 6 0 0 coma 0 0 0 coma 0 0 0 - sammy devices are exposed to a security bug that could allow hackers to access files, read texts and evesdrop on calls.
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an attacker who exploited the flaw could also secretly install malicious apps, access the phone's camera, microphone, GPS, and alter data.
Current and past generation Samsung phones, including the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, and Galaxy S4 Mini are affected.
unQuote
The flaw is located in the Sammy default keyboard. The keyboard can’t be disabled or uninstalled and can still be exploited even when it is no longer the default keyboard - brilliant.
Essentially hackers could gain access if they are on the same network.
Sammy has said they will roll out a security fix for this issue shortly. Will be interesting to see how long it takes for all 600 Million users to get said security update.
Naturally this issue was just as over reported as the one we started today’s show with for iOS - or not.
http://mashable.com/2015/06/19/samsung-fix-for-
keyboard-security-flaw/
51:16
http://www.redmondpie.com/sony-8gb-xperia-
m4-aqua-only-has-1.26gb-of-user-accessible-storage/
Thanks to Martin for this next one. Which is one you just have to scratch your head over - seems the Sony Xperia M4 aqua smartphone with quote 8GB of storage unquote - really has 1.26 GB of user accessible storage. Yes - out of 8 GB - you as the User gets a whopping 1.26 GB to use. wow - and ummm ouch. Actually I should be fair - it does allow side loading - via a an option for removable storage - and is sure sounds like that is a must add to the phone.
51:55
VOICEMAIL - Question_apple_watch_notifications
Hi Rob
Something I learned, which I thought I would share is, when using voice dictation, you can finish a sentence with a full stop and have a space after it, by saying your sentence and then the words "full stop, space bar". If you say space, it will type the word space.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Rob,
I often email myself to send a link to check on later, an interesting article that I want to copy later into OneNote, and even an encouraging word when I get lonely. In settings, I set email to always include a blind copy to myself (Bcc:). By accident, I found that tapping on my email address on the Bcc line causes it to turn blue. By then holding down the address, I can move it to the main address line, hence avoiding having to re-type my address every time I want to email myself.
This only seems to work in the native mail app, but since emailing from other apps defaults to this one, this tip works great for me.
Regards,
Bill Gandin (from Houston)
Hi Rob,
I can't wait to subscribe to Apple Music Family Plan. With Apple reaching out to Android users with their Apple Music App, don't you think it would be revolutionary if they gave them the Apple Podcast App too? I know it might not be the best app out there but it's defiantly the most used? Why stop there? With Mr Sonos reaching out to Apple, I'd bite their hand off. If Apple Music is to succeed it needs to be on high end home devices, like Sonos, too. Oh & put the Apple Podcast App on there too. I use Sonos daily & consume podcasts via Stitcher then have to change over to Apple Podcast App while in the car.
Regards,
Craig
Liverpool
DisAfterDark Podcast
Hi Craig - I don’t ever see Apple putting out a Podcast App for Android. It is not in their best interest. Podcasts are what Apple used early one when rolling out Apple stores to different countries - Podcasts were this grouping of free content not limited by rights issues - that Apple could deploy in iTunes when they first set up in a new country - sometimes the only content. But with Android - what is the advantage for Appel to put the Podcasts app on there? It would give Android users easy access to great content on an Android device - again why would Apple do that. Fact is on Android Podcasts are 1/25th as popular on a per device basis then with iOS. Why would Apple want to encourage Android users to try out free content to get more out of their Android device. At least with Apple Music - the reason Apple is doing the Apple Music App is to get more paid subscribers.
Hi Rob,
I received my SOS charger it worked ONCE. I was told I would get another but still never got it.
Regards,
Andrew R. R
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01:02:06
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/riyotech/dead-
proof-iphone-6-cases-protection-guaranteed-fo?ref=discovery
This episode for a Kickstarter project I came across one called - Dead Proof - iPhone 6 and 6+ cases Protection for Life.
These cases they say are designed to protect your iPhone 6 or 6+ from Water, Dirt, Dust and Shock.
And they have a kickstand to boot.
This one had a goal of just $3,800 - and has raised over $7,800
You can choose between Black, Red, Blue, White&Yellow, Green or Silver.
They claim it is the only waterproof cases with breathable Nano membrane that allow air molecules through for clear phone calls.
You have until Saturday Jul 11th at 4:47 PM CT to back this one.
Search for Dead Proof - two words in Kickstarter or in the show notes for ep 352 at today in iOS dot com
1:03:01
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thelightphone/the-
light-phone?ref=nav_search
Here is an interesting Kickstarter project - it is called the Light Phone With light spelled L I G H T - but really it should be spelled L I T E - because what said phone is - is just a phone - thats it. And it is small as in the size of a credit card and is just used for make and taking calls. The idea is you take it with you for those times you JUST need a phone - and not anything else. And you set your iPhone up to call forward to the Light phone.
It is minimalist and it is cheap - $100 - and it is available for you to fund on Kickstarter until Jun 27th at 8:55 AM CT - so for some sorry too late depending on when you hear this. This one has gone well past their goal of $200k - with over $390k and counting.
I would say watch the video - the guys don’t inspire a lot of confidence - well the artist guy at least does not. Like I said watch the video and decide if this is for you.
I think it is interesting - and I like the minimalist design of this - but I will be waiting until they are actually shipping before I even think about it. Still I think this is the type of product that is inevitable - when you have the pendulum swing so far in one direction with bigger phones and more features - you need the yang for that ying.
In the comments for this one - there is mention of a similar phone already on the market. So also read over the comments - and as with any Kickstarter project - I would recommend you read the comments to see if the founders are answering questions and how they answer the questions.
1:05:06
http://www.macxdvd.com/mac-video-converter-pro/
I have a special bonus Promo code offer - this is for Mac users. I usually don’t talk Mac stuff - but this App is really a great addition for all iOS users with Macs. It is for the App - MacX Video Converter Pro - and it is a great great Video Conversion Program. This App is normally $50 - it is on sale for $35 right now.
Here is a description of this app.
MacX Video Converter Pro - feature-rich, high quality and blazingly fast video converter for Mac OS TEN.
Convert HD M2TS MKV AVC TS To iPhone iPad Android Built in 320+ video codecs and 50+ audio codecs, MacX Video Converter Pro brings you an all-in-one solution to convert HD & SD videos among almost every video codec so that you can play videos on iOS or iPod device, or even any Android device. Optimized kernel tech guarantees 83X fast speed and high quality image. Free to customize videos: cut, trim, crop, merge, add subtitle and watermark etc.
Download Online Videos, Make Photo Slideshow, Record Screen casts. Works for online video: download online videos from YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Vevo, Dailymotion, and 300+ video sites in one click. Make funny photo slideshow, and create video gallery by recording on-screen activity freely.
This is really a great app for downloading Youtube Videos - and then converting them to Audio if you need just the Audio. Or taking any of your videos and converting to a lower bit rate - because well iPhone Videos are recorded way way to high a bit rate for use as a Podcast or to email to relatives.
This one app solves all of my Video conversion needs and screen cast needs - and like they say it is lightening fast.
Email me today in iOS at gmail dot com and put MacX Video in the subject line - and here is what you also need to do for this one - you need to write a review of Today in iOS Podcast in iTunes - and let me know the title of the review in iTunes. If you wrote one before - just let me know the old review title. I will then pick 8 random winners around July 4th for this one confirm the reviews are there and send out the license code. So get me the email with the reviews ASAP. This really is a great app and I want to thank the devs for sending over the license codes to give out. This is one App ALL Mac users will love.
I know I am loving it - and it has already saved me a bunch of time on some video conversions I had to do this past week.
1:08:36
http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/19/apple-
store-stops-selling-the-original-ipad-mini/#.tivas2:VBTn
Were you a fan of non-retina iPad Mini’s - yeah well sorry to tell you - no soup for you any more - as Apple has stopped selling the original iPad Mini.
So from this point on for new iPad’s - they all have retina displays and all have 64 bit processors.
The price difference between the iPad Mini and iPad Mini 2 was small - just $50 - but the tech specs difference was huge with the much better processor and much better display.
So probably no tears shed on this change.
1:09:18
VOICEMAIL - RON_OH_FDBK_MACBOOK_MYTHOUGHTS
VOICEMAIL - RON_OH_cmnts_may_my_comnts
Hi Rob,
I ordered my Apple Watch on 29 April. It arrived on 6 June and this was a bit of a surprise as the date quoted by Apple was the 16th b
As a visually impaired user, I have paired the watch with a Bluetooth r headset as I use Voiceover and everything works fine. The only problem that I have noticed so far is that when I make or receive phone calls, the audio switches from the Bluetooth to the watch speaker. When the call ends, the audio reverts back to Bluetooth. I suspect that this is something Apple has overlooked.
Do you know if this is something that will be resolved with the updated operating system?
Regards,
Stuart D
Dundee
Scotland
Hi Rob,
Yeah thanks for the mention. The News App looks good. Very much like Flipboard. But without the flipping. Although not the ability for creation of your own curated magazine as Flipboard allows. Plus was perplexed a bit, by no Breaking News Stream from Apple where you could select A group of Breaking News sites, Breaking Notifications etc. Perhaps its there but we don't have enough information yet. Just thought, if your going to have a News App it should open to the latest Breaking News. Hence News.
Understand, Filpboard in negotiations with an acquisition by Twitter. Have to wait and see on that one.
Was hoping one-day, Flipboard would figure out shared advertising revenue to user created magazines that gain in popularity and well let users make some money thru advertising insertions based on the Mags theme.
Just a few thoughts
Chris
Hi Rob!
After watching the keynote, I guess it's safe to say that nothing revolutionary was presented, but rather we'll be waiting to see how Apple's take on several existing features on other platforms turn out , especially considering user experience.
Do you think the multitasking features being only fully available for the iPad Air 2 will mean a boost in sales, being the final push many people need to update their iPads?
Regards,
Diego
Listener in Norway
Hi Rob,
I'm in the process of collating past / present family pictures. Digitizing from various sources, and on to my hard drives. Once there I'm going to edit, and upload to icloud.
My question resides in geo tagging. Do you, or any of your listeners, have a ios killer app to aid and geotag photo(s) that would save me time and effort?
Really love the show, but can't help but noticing I'm sending this to a gmail a/c! For shame.
Alexander Watt
Hatton
Scotland
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1:19:06
http://www.wxyz.com/news/att-hit-with-100m-
fine-for-its-unlimited-data-plans
Hi Rob,
I received this text from AT&T this afternoon:
ATT Free Msg: Your data has reached 75% of the 5GB network management threshold. If you exceed 5GB this month, you may experience reduced data speeds at times and in areas that are experiencing network congestion. Wi-Fi helps you avoid reduced speeds. For more info visit att.com/datainfo or att.com/broadbandinfo
To which I answer:
My plan has unlimited data, "unlimited is unlimited" I'm going to complain to the FCC
What do you think?
Did I do the right thing?
Thanks,
David
Hi David,
This is a change from the past where they just throttled you because they felt like it.
Now they are saying they will just throttle you when you hit areas with network congestion.
Part of the change was per the FTC and FCC cracking down on them.
This is their answer to those complaints.
Rob W
And you know what it was a little to little a little to late for AT&T - because the FCC just hit AT&T with a $100 Million dollar fine as in 1 0 0 coma 0 0 0 coma 0 0 0 with a dollar sign before all of that.
The FCC said the company misled consumers into buying plans they believed would give them unlimited ability to send and receive data - but that once the consumer reached a certain level that the data would be slowed down significantly.
The FTC also sued AT&T back in the fall on this as well.
So anyway - David no need for you to write to the FCC or the FTC - they are already flogging AT&T over this issue.
Hi Rob
I have listened since the very beginning and love the show
Seem to remember all the complaints you used to received about mobile phone networks throttling speeds of users on an unlimited package.
Looks like they finally got their comeuppance.
Regards,
Matt - From Peterborough, UK
Hi Matt - Yup - seems to be a good time to be an AT&T lawyer covering Government lawsuits. Lots and lots of overtime and extra billings coming your way.
1:21:28
http://www.cultofmac.com/326542/teen-killed-
after-using-app-to-track-lost-smartphone/
Here is a sad story to come to the end of news items - an it is about a teenage named Jeremy Cook who was killed in Brampton Ontario when he used find my iPhone to track his missing iphone.
He did not think it was stollen he just left it in a taxi.
He went to where it said his phone was - and three other youths gunned him down.
This is a lesson to learn - if you track your iPhone down to a part of town you are not familiar with or even if you are - don’t approach strangers about your phone - call the police and let them handle it - no iOS device is worth a life - period.
My condolences go out to Jeremy Cooks family. Jeremy was 18 years old at the time of his death.
1:22:14
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 351
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STUART for sending in the music you hear in the background. STUART wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created an entire Album via iOS - The Album is Called burst and you can find it at redskylullaby.com/album/burst.
Apps I used creating the album included:
Well go back and listen to Ep 349 for the long list of apps
Today’s song is called Peace Out.
Regards,
Stuart - Red Sky Lullaby
Song_Midnight_drive.mp3
Thanks STUART for the music for this and the last two episodes and folks I will put the full song for today’s show at the end of the episode If you liked these songs please go to his site red sky lullaby.com slash album slash burst to hear more of his music. I also want to thank D.R. for sending in the Artwork for today's show. D.R. said the following:
Hi Rob,
Here's an image for your next episode. I took this photo of the Harbour here in Wellington, New Zealand with my iphone 6.
I used the app 'Typorama' and simply chose one of the filters and then one type face.
Regards,
D.R.
Thanks D.R, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see D.R.'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 351 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:41
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote ““What’s the single most worrisome thing about the iPad? It’s Apple’s monopoly on distribution of applications. unquote
Harry McCracken, Tecnologizer.com, 29 January 2010
Even back in 2010 - Really - that was an issue for you Mr McCracken? That Apple had a walled Garden. As I am sure we will hear later on - Apples’s walled garden is working pretty well for the App devs - and that means more quality Apps for iOS users - Just Sayin
03:18
For Promo codes - On Ep 350 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - Purrge (with two r’s) and the App BEST SLEEP TIME (3 WORDS). We will be giving out those promo codes latter this week - for more info on these apps go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 350.
This week we have promo codes for the App - WIDESHOW - 1 word - Here is the written review from the dev.
Greetings from the Wideshow developer team! Wideshow is a cool new app that finally brings slideshows into the modern era. It uses GPS info to find the exact street name for every photo in the slideshow. The street name is then displayed on a map next to the photo. Wideshow takes advantage of the AirPlay technology, so hooking up a TV or a projector is just a matter of seconds. In this way, you can use your iPhone as a remote and have the ability to change any setting without the viewers even noticing. Wideshow is a joy to use on your vacation photos. As you go through them, you learn exactly which landmarks you have seen and what streets you were walking. It really brings you there for a few more minutes. Try it out, I’m sure you’ll love it as much as we do!
Well thanks to Devs for their written review of their App - WIDESHOW and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put WIDESHOW in the subject line.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wideshow/id991354180?mt=8
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment 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.
05:11
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/06/04/apple-tv-leaps-into-first-
place-as-ios-dominates-online-video-market-adobe-reports
The first half or so of this episode was recorded on Sunday Night - with the second half being all about WWDC and it will be or was recorded after the WWDC keynote.
In the other news side of things - Thanks for Dr. John for this next one. Which is from the Awesome Daniel Eran Dilger over at AppleInsider and it is a post that goest over a report that shows video viewing and browsing. In the niche of Premium Video Viewing - Apple TV has overtaken Roku to be the top place Premium Video Viewing takes place.
This report comes from Adobe and they looked at over 200 Billion Online Video Plays, 2.85 Billion TV Anywhere authenticated video streams and 500 Billion Website visits.
According to the report from Adobe - In just one quarter - Apple TV went from 5% in Q4 of 2014 to 10% in Q1 of 2015. And think what will happen in Q2 2015 when you factor in HBO Now and Game of Thrones.
On the Mobile side - iOS now accounts for 47 Percent. With Android devices were at 15% and desktop and mobile browser based video comes in at 14% - an all time low for that category.
So what does this all mean - well that Apple is in the drivers seat of Premium Video Content. And that includes services like Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu and other similar services. Which is great for users of iOS and AppleTV - as it is likely - very very likely - that when ever any new Premium Video product or service is launched - it will be launched first for iOS and Apple TV users. Just like we saw with HBO Now.
07:29
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/06/04Apple-Watch-Arrives-
in-Seven-More-Countries-June-26.html
Some Apple Watch news - Apple has now announced which countries will get it next - with Next being June 26 and the 7 Countries are:
Italy, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan.
Beginning on the 26th in those seven countries you will be able to order from the Apple Online Store, at Apple Retail stores and at select Apple Authorized resellers.
Pricing will not be available in those countries until the 26th.
08:01
http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/06/apple-pay-for-u-k-announcement-
could-happen-at-wwdc-launch-within-2-months/
One Last minute rumor that came up - which hopefully we will have verified by the end of the episode is that Apple Pay will be coming to the UK within the next two months - guess we will know by the end of this episode if that came to pass or not.
08:17
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/06/05/pebble-says-apple-delays-
review-of-app-for-its-smartwatch/
Apple states in the docs for Devs that publicly announcing issues with the review process for your App does not speed up the process for your App.
Yeah Right.
Two days after Pebble went public airing their frustrations with a very lengthly review as in over 6 weeks lengthy of its app - Bingo bango bongo - The App was suddenly Approved.
Yup - as Apple says it does not speed up the process going public with your review delays.
Nope never has - not even 6 years ago when the Tii App was rejected 6 times - and then I put out a Blog post detailing all the rejections and magically the App which was not changed - just resubmitted was then approved. Just Sayin.
Anyway if you are getting or have received the new Pebble - you can now get the new App for it.
09:31
http://appleiph0ne.com/2696350-10825968
Into the Email bag:
Hi Rob, love your show been a fan for years I've even had your Tii app for years, i've emailed you before and you always been very willing to help, hoping you can help me with this, I have the iPhone 6 Plus running 8.3 , I looked at the evasi0n website does not say anything about a jailbreak for 8.3,( they are still on 7.3 I believe ) but when I do a Google search about evavsi0n , it says there's a jailbreak available for 8.0 called evasi0n/Pangu utility. I've never heard of anything like that, it's either evasi0n or nothing IMO, is Pangu A trust worthy jailbreak?, One more question Rob, do you know what that means?
evasi0n/Pangu utility. are they combining companies are the merging or is it a scam? Thanks for all the help you have given me in the past and hopefully in the future. love what you do on your podcast its my favorite podcast and listen to it in my car all the time.
Thank you Chris in Los Angeles.
Hi Chris - Right now the latest version of iOS you can still jailbreak is 8.1.1 with the Pangu jailbreak.
http://en.pangu.io
Rumor is they have a solution that will work for 8.3 and 8.4 - but are not releasing it until 8.4 is released.
So for now since you are at 8.3 there is no legit way to jailbreak. Not yet - but hopefully soon. And I should point out don’t upgrade to 8.4 when it is first launched if you are thinking of jailbreaking - just because the rumor mill says they will be able to jailbreak 8.4 - does not mean they will be able to jailbreak the Gold Master of 8.4 - so again the best thing to do if you want to jailbreak and are now on 8.3 - is to stay on 8.3 when 8.4 comes out - at least until the Pangu team says what they can and cannot jailbreak.
11:41
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13:41
VOICEMAIL - Mike_CA_Quest_best_vdeo_podcast_app
One the last episode there was a question about bluetooth and car speakers. Here is a response from Kareem Haskett in the Google+ community
quote I have the answer to one of your viewers who called in about their phone not defaulting to the car Bluetooth speakers. If they go into settings> General> accessibility> call audio routing and switch the setting to headset, the phone will always default to the Bluetooth device for audio, whether it be a headset, ear piece, or car speaker. Most people have this setting set to Automatic and frankly speaking, the iPhone chooses wrong sometimes.
unquote
Which is also the same advice that Fraser sent in.
Thanks Gentlemen.
So again - if you have bluetooth issues on priority with you car - go to Settings —> General —> Accessibility —> Call Audio Routing
And then change it from Automatic to headset - and then going forward it should prioritize your cars Bluetooth system.
Hi Rob,
I was wondering if you could help me. Every time my wife opens her mail she gets her new mail notification in the middle of her screen. The only way she can get rid of it is by clicking CLOSE or OPTIONS and OPEN. I've tried mirroring my phone with hers but it still does the same thing. I was curious if you might know the fix. I am including a screen shot of my wife's mail issue.
Thanks in advance,
Roy
I then replied with the following:
Under Notifications - Mail - what is it set at for each mail box?
For Alert style when unlocked - change it to banner.
Let me know if that fixes the issue.
And Roy did reply back and say - yes that did fix the issue. So if you are someone that has the same issue - you can do the same thing to fix it.
I did hear back from a few listeners about the AirWatch App - most did not have any issues. But the solution for the original listener seems to be that their email addressed was double entered - and they needed to delete the app - and then re-install with just the one email address. And now it is working as expected.
VOICEMAIL - Feedbk_replacement_screens
19:52
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from Robert Kelly who wrote the following
Quote
No more throttling!! I read that, starting last month, AT&T will only throttle unlimited users if they're on a congested tower. Well, I hit 10GBs last night and I never noticed slow speeds.
Unquote
Thanks Robert for the post - and this goes back to something AT&T said in early May - that they would stop the automatic throttling - this due to pressure it was receiving from the FTC.
What AT&T said in May was quote Customers on an unlimited legacy data plan may experience reduced speeds only when using data services at times when in an area where the network is experiencing congestion unquote
Again this all because of Government regulators getting up in AT&T’s business about their unfair practiced for unlimited users.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
21:24
http://appleiph0ne.com/2696350-10826031
One Rumor that came out this past week that definitely will not be addressed at the Keynote is a rumor or leak depending on how you look at it - per the launch date of the next iPhone.
As the story goes - there was an email allegedly sent to a blog - A Vadafone Employee confirmed the new iPhone will be available to customers on Sept 25th with pre-orders starting on Sept 18th.
First lets put this in perspective - no - someone at Vodafone does not have the Apple release schedule yet.
Per the dates - do they make sense - well lets look at last years event.
The Apple live event was on Tuesday September 9th - a week and a day after Labor day. Pre Orders started on the 12th and the iphone was available on the 19th.
In 2013 - the live event was on Sept 10th - a week and a day after Labor Day. Pre-Orders were the 13th and the iPhone launched on the 20th.
So if we go with the same week and a day after Labor day for this year - we get the Apple Live event on September 15th - with the Pre-orders on September 18th and the launch on September 25th.
To me - this sounds more like a blog doing what I just did to figure out the dates - then it does a low level Vodafone employee having the info.
Do I believe the Dates - YES - I just don’t believe the manner in which they were supposedly garnered.
Is it possible that Apple could have the event on Wednesday the 9th - two days after Labor day? Sure possible - but not probable - Apple likes to get the most PR and buzz they can from their events - and Labor Day week is not the best week to do that. Based on the calendar this year and the late date for Labor Day - I would have to go with September 25th as the launch date for the next iPhone - and September 15th the date for the special event.
The only other date for the special event that would make sense would be Tuesday the 2nd of September - with pre-orders on Friday the 11th and launch on the 18th. And the only reason I mention that possibility is that Apples 2015 fiscal year ends on Sept 26th - and it is possible Apple would want to get a full week of the next Gen iPhones sales in the books - rather than just two days. So as to better match up with last years numbers plus I will be on a Plane the morning of September 18th - and that would be the worst date for a drop date for me - so that is the other reason it might happen on the 18th.
But really - if you asked me to pick a specific date for the next Gen iPhone launch - September 25th looks the most logical based on past history.
24:48
http://appleiph0ne.com/2696350-10746729
Another Rumor about the next gen iPhones - is one about the iPhone 6Plus S or is it 6S Plus. This rumor is coming from the Chinese blog Feng. And they are saying the iPhone 6Plus which is currently a 1920 x 1080 resolution display is looking at doubling those numbers to be a 3840 x 2160.
This seems like Bloggers speculating Apple will play into the spec escalation game that they traditionally have not played into.
To me it seems silly to go to those numbers - as we are already at a Retina plus resolution. So all it really means in the real world going to those high res is that all our apps will get much bigger when they update their artwork to the new specs. Yeah - just was we want bigger apps.
I don’t see the real world gain in going to the higher resolution and only see the down side of more storage used per app.
26:02
http://fortune.com/2015/05/21/samsung-mistake/
Thanks to Steve from AZ for this next one.
Which is a blog post titled - This may have been Samsung’s biggest mistake in Years. And well how could I not look over this post from Fortune.
The article talks about a sales drop in China by more than 50% vs Last year. and overall the Galaxy S6 - their direct competitor to the 6 and 6Plus just not shipping as well as past Galaxy devices.
The have a quote in the Article per a research note from Oppenhiemer Bank that reads quote When we look at Samsung’s flagship in 2015, the Galaxy S6 Edge, almost all of its differentiators fall back to hardware: a cutting-edge CPU, curved display, iPhone-like metal casing, front area fingerprint sensor, and camera with OIS, unquote
The fact that the Galaxy S6 sales are down compared to the S5 is not a shocker. What Sammy did was to try and clone the iPhone - with an iPhone like metal casing - no removable battery, no expandable storage and not being water proof.
In essence - they took the features that differentiated it from the iPhone 6 and 6Plus - and removed them - and anything new like the fingerprint sensor and metal case - were direct clones of the iPhone. So basically it came down to consumers saying well if I am going to get this phone or that phone - the only difference is the OS - and guess what folks - iOS wins out vs Android when that is the case - especially at the top end of the market. And on the lower end of the market - xomai is eating their lunch as well.
So to see the Galaxy S6 having sales issues and selling less units vs the previous year - is no shocker. They really must be freaking out at Sammy headquarters - their copy what Apple does strategy is not working now - Oh no - they might have to think of something new on their own. Sammy right now is between a rock and hard place and will likely have troubles for years to come. And that well just breaks my heart.
28:09
VOICEMAIL - Mike_CA_iPhone6_new_Verizon_voice_data
Hi Rob. I just received my Apple Watch sport 42mm with sport band and I just received an email today from Apple inviting me to schedule an online personal setup session. Just wanted to let you know that it doesn't look like it's exclusive now to people who order the more expensive Apple Watch as mine was one of the lesser expensive sport models. Just thought you would be interested
Regards,
Brent Harbolt
Hi Rob,
I’ve run into a little problem with the iTunes Store. There are some songs or EP’s that I’ve purchased before full albums come out. Usually, iTunes is good about this, and discounts my later albums or preorders accordingly. But sometimes I’ll open up an album page and it doesn’t seem to remember I’ve bought songs off of it, even though they are in my purchased section. This is slightly frustrating; is there any way to tell which albums are available in complete my album or not? Is this strictly a record label thing, or is there some way I can convince iTunes that I’ve actually purchased these tracks before? I know this works with EP’s going to albums as well, because sometimes when I’ve bought the EP, it credits those songs, too.
Thanks for any light you or your listeners could shed.
Regards,
Chelsea
Hi Chelsea - I am going to throw this one out to the audience - folks - if you have any answers for Chelsea - please give us a call or send us an email.
Hi Rob
Thank you for your answer and reading out my email on your last show.
Would you believe it my Apple watch turned up three days after I sent you my email.
As a disabled apple user I love my watch it's everything and more and yet again Apple in my opinion has done it again by setting the bar!
Just a quick question this time Do you know if there is an app that can monitor your sleep through the watch yet? And if not do you know if this will be something available in the future?
Kind regards
Paul Mcfadyen (Scotland)
Hi Paul - congrats and thanks for the question - it was one I had recently thought about as well and meant to ask the audience - does anyone have a good sleep App for the Apple watch they have found. I am guessing there will be some really good options once native apps are available because right now I don’t think you can get much access to the sensors. But if anyone has found a good or great sleep app for the Apple watch - please let us know - 206-666-6364 - 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at GMAIL dot com.
VOICEMAIL - feedback_small_iPhone6_future_bingo_card
37:38
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sulivan/ucharger-
charge-your-iphone-with-any-chargers?ref=discovery
This week for a kickstarter project we have uCharger - this is a small adapter for plugging in a micro USB charge cord to the adapter and the adapter to lightening port. This is something if you are out side the US will be most attractive as outside the US you will find more non-Apple chargers than Apple Chargers. But even in the US - if you have a device you need to charge like a battery pack - they are almost always micro USB - so you need to carry that charger plus your lightening charger. This allows you to carry this small adapter which you can add to your key chain or in your pocket.
This one has until July 2nd at 5:15 PM Central US time.
So far they have raised about 50% of their goal of 5,475 dollars.
Pricing for this is 13 Euros or about $14 US. Free international shipping included.
If you are interested in this one search for UCharger - that is the letter U and charger all one word at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 351 at today in iOS dot com.
38:57
http://www.apple.com/live/
And now I will pause the recording and will come back and finish this episode Monday when the WWDC Keynote is over.
And I am back - what was one second for you was over 16 hours for me. Per Today’s Keynote - there was the typical music played before it started with the last song being Uptown Funk - not sure if there is any relevance to the last song they play.
Then they went into a funny video with some dev insider jokes - I liked the Goat Simulator joke the best - but the elevator full of Tim Cook look-alikes and the flying Angel Investor were pretty good bits as well.
After the Video - Tim Cook came out and kicked off the Keynote - the 26th WWDC event with attendees from 70 different countries - and 80% of them being first-time attendees. There were 350 student scholarship winners - the youngest being a 12 year old girl from NY. Think Aria Stark in Kings landing to get an idea on how she is feeling this week. Right off the bat Tim Cook stated there would be Native Apple Watch Apps. And that the keynote would be broken down in order to OS X, iOS and Watch OS.
Tim did not go over his typical numbers or updates - just said all is great and then handed it over to Craig Federighi - who did most of the heavy lifting for OS X and iOS.
To start with - OS X’s newest version will be called El Capitan. And the key to the update was really about performance improvements - for battery life and graphic performance. Dev beta is available now, public beta in July and Gold master in the fall.
This is an iOS show - so we will jump forward to the iOS update - and to no ones surprise iOS 9 was introduced. But before that Craig said iOS 8 is now at an 83% adoption rate - vs just 12% for Android in about similar amount of time.
First off they talked about improvements and added capabilities for Siri. And coupled it with what they called Intelligence - which is there way of saying Siri can look across your device to gather the info it needs to let you know what you need to do. When to leave for the airport. And this even extends to when you get a phone call for someone not in your contacts - the iPhone can now search through your emails to try and get an idea of who might be calling.
But here is something really important and how it differs 180 degrees in what Google recently announced at their I/O dev conference. With Apple - it is all about privacy and security of your info. If siri needs to check traffic to see when you need to leave it does it via an randomized identifier. Your info is anonymous it is not linked to other Apple services and it is NOT shared with third parties. As Apple said you are in control of your data. Again 180 degrees difference then what Google announced recently.
Search on the iPhone is getting much better - with searches extending to Vimeo, Netflix, Youtube, Health App, Weather, iCloud Drive and more. Additionally Apple is going to have a third-party API - so in theory - if I can talk to our devs - in the future your could search through the show notes in past Tii Episodes from Spotlight and siri search. As always - you will be able to decide what you do and do not want to search through. Apple showed a slide with over 35 items listed for search all currently available plus some of the new ones I mentioned and more.
They are adding a scrubber bar for scanning more easily through photos.
Then they talked Apple Pay - The first of Two Women from Apple came on stage - Jennifer Bailey who heads up Apple Pay talked about new features. First was that Discover will be supporting Apple Pay. She then mentioned some retailers they are adding - key on that list - Tradder Joe’s - yay. And they are also doing an interaction with Square. Not 100% sure how that will work - more I am sure in the near future on that one.
Next month she said Apple Pay will be available at over 1 Million US locations.
There is also a partnership with Pinterest for Payable Pins.
And as mentioned earlier in the show - the UK is getting Apple pay - but not in 2 months - but rather next month. And that it will launch at over 250k locations in the UK including at London Transit locations.
The big addition to Apple Pay - as was rumored was the addition of Store Cards and reward cards for stores. And Apple Pay automatically picks out your rewards card for you. So no more hunting for your correct rewards card to get the proper credit.
If you think you are hearing thumping - that is just Apple pay driving a few more nails into the casket for CurrentC.
And finally Passbook is getting a name change - to Wallet. Not to be confused with Google Wallet - this is Apple Wallet - or really just Wallet - and is meant to replace your actual wallet and Google Wallet as well for some.
Craig came back to talk about other Apple Apps - next up was the Notes app. where they added a tool bar with formatting options - about time. And they added a check list - so when you make out that grocery list - no more having to delete items off the list - you just check they are in the basket.
You can now add photos to notes. And you can draw in notes - no more need for back of napkins - you can just draw away in the notes app. And in other native apps you can share links back to the notes app. And of course notes sync across all your Apple products via iCloud if you so have it set up. Yes - lots of updates for the notes app.
Next they talked about the Maps app - with over 5 Billion requests for Maps. And as expected they added Transit support - or actually its own break out app - called Transit. This has lots of detailed info for those using public transportation including layouts of subway stations and where the entry and exits are and optimal walking directions to get your train. To no ones surprise this is just going to be available in select cities - but the number of cities is bigger then I expected. In the US it will be available for New York, Chicago and San Francisco as expected along with Baltimore, Philly, Washington DC. Out side the US there will also be Berlin, London - both of whom I predicted on the last episode, plus Toronto and Mexico City. And then in China there is support for Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Xi’an, Zhengzhou and more to come.
Apple then intro’d what is likely to be a flipboard killer - called News. This was intro’d by Susan Prescott - the second women on Stage at this event from Apple which is more women on stage then I can ever remember from Apple. Kudos for more diversity.
Essentially with the news app you can create your own customize news feed. They have partnerships with major news outlets and ESPN. But it will also support blogs - and they even showed Daring Fireball as one possible source. Sound like you can really add in any blogs or news source you want. But clearly - the ones that will look the best are the ones they partnered with.
To start with this will launch in the US, UK and Australia. Again to me this looked like a flipboard killer - wonder what Chris in London thinks about this - he is big into Flipboard. I will be interested in testing this out once available and see how it does with tech topics.
Craig then came back out and talked about the iPad man.
For the iPad they added shortcuts to the suggestion bar.
With Quicktype one new feature is on your keyboard if you swipe around with two fingers it will move your cursor around what you are typing - this is a much easier way to move to a place in a note or email and do some editing. It essentially changed the keyboard into a trackpad when you use two fingers.
Then as expected they added Multitasking - with 3 key things being part of Multitasking.
First there is Slide over - this allows you to slide over from the right another open app - so you can copy and past info from it - and then go back to your main app. It is not true two apps at the same time. Two apps at the same time is another item called
split screen view. here you can adjust the amount of screen that is split screened. So it is not just a fixed 50 / 50. Plus they also now support picture in picture - so you can start a video in a video app - and then go picture in picture with is and move that video around and over any other open apps. It worked really nice. Per what devices support what.
Slide over - not true two apps at once - but slide over is available for iPad Air and Air 2, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3. As is picture in Picture.
But split view - i.e. True multitasking - true two live apps at once that is on the iPad Air 2 only.
There was some confusions on some blogs about iPhone supporting these features - it does not - not even the 6 Plus - from what I went back and rewatched - only the iPad’s mentioned support these features.
The confusion came when they said that the iPhone supported - the new App switcher - which was improved in iOS 9 - but the app switcher is not multitasking - it is just well switching between apps - it just looks better now when you double tap on the home button.
Another new feature Craig then talked about is a Single switch for Optimizing battery consumption - which can greatly extend battery life when you are running low on juice.
There was a lot about iOS 9 being better optimized for power consumption on its own - and getting an hour of more real world use for most users when you update. And that it was streamlined - especially for over the air updates. With iOS 8 to update over the air you needed over 4 GB’s of space available - with iOS 9 you need just 1.3 GB of space.
No real mention of a home kit specific app.
And Car Play Craig made mention of it going wireless on connectivity - but excuse me - did they not say that same thing at a past event?
And the biggest round of applause with out a doubt was when Craig said Apple is making Swift Open source. Of course this is a dev conference - so understand the audience. But Apple thinks this is the language devs will be using 20 years from now.
They also had a screen up there with new API’s and features for iOS 9 for Devs. the Ones highlighted - were Swift2, New Health Data Types, New HomeKit Profiles, Search Extensibility, UI Testing in Xcode, Wireless Carplay, App Thinning and Gaming API’s. Others not highlighted that sound interesting - Audio Unit Extensions. Sensor Profile, And a really interesting one not mention Flyover and Walkthrough. Plus HomeKit iCloud remote access. More on these API’s in future episodes for sure.
iOS 9 beta for devs today, Public beta in July and Gold Master in the fall.
Oh and iOS 9 is available for ALL devices that iOS 8 supports - no one gets cut out this time. Take that Android users.
Tim Cook came back on stage and gave some numbers - as in over 100 Billion App downloads have been achieved. And that over $30 Billion dollars has been paid out to devs already.
The Average iOS user downloads 119 apps.
Which is amazing as the Average Podcast listeners listens to 3 podcasts or less - that means having your own app for the average podcast consumer is not something the listeners will shy away from. Just something to remember fellow podcasters that are listening - get yourself an app like the Tii App.
Next up was Watch OS. Kevin Lynch came out - and introduced Watch OS2 - yes 6 weeks in and already at WOS2.
Some of the new features he talked about - well first and foremost is that Native Apps will be supported.
Then he went into improvements of the Apple Apps
With Time Piece - They added a watch called Photo Face - where you can pick a specific Photo to be your watch screen or you can pick an album and it will pick a different photo each time you raise your wrist.
And they are adding what they call Complications - where App devs can create their own info for the Watch face.
Another new feature is called Time Traveler - where you can change the time with the digital crown and the info you see on your watch face will change - so if you have weather or calendar showing it will go to the items in your calendar for that time and the prediction for the temp at that time.
There is now a night stand mode - when it is charging that turns your Apple watch into an clock for your bed side.
You can now reply to emails directly from the Apple watch.
You can do a FaceTime audio call from the Apple Watch.
You can tell siri to start your workout. That is nice.
You can control Homekit from the Apple Watch.
And it gets Transit support.
And you can play back audio right on the speaker of your Apple Watch. And devs can access the mic as well.
And you can play video on the Apple watch.
Some of the Dev kits they showed that are available for Apple Watch are access to:
Accelerometer
Core Motion
Core Graphics
Taptic Engine
Audio
MapKit
ClockKit
Digital Crown
Core Location
Video
HealthKit
Contacts
HomeKit
WathcKit
EventKit
Microphone
So per the previous question of a good sleep app - that will definitely be possible now.
Beta for Devs is available today, And available in the Fall for everyone. Definitely need to get me that beta ASAP.
Tim Cook came back on stage and then uttered those three special words - One More Thing
And as expected that one more thing was Apple Music. Actually Jimmy Ivine then came out to go over it. Essentially they explained Apple Music as a three headed beast - ok my words not theirs. There is the Revolutionary music service - this is streaming of millions of songs.
Then there is a 24/7 global radio station. with Hand picked songs by music experts in Apple. And the there is the part where Fans can connect with Artists. Thing the resurection of Ping.
In a nut shell the costs for the streaming service is $9.99 for a single user - or $14.99 for a family of up to 6. Seems Apple has something against Catholics. Just sayin.
The first 3 months of the service it will be free to test out.
And it will be launching in 100 countries later this month with the update to iOS 8.4
Then later on it will also be available via an App for Android.
And that was the full keynote.
Well except they ended with a song from the weekend.
57:42
http://tii.libsyn.com/wwdc-2015-rumor-bingo-card
So how did the bingo card do this year.
Those which were correct were:
iOS 9, Apple Music Streaming Service, Tool Kit for Native Apple Watch Apps and Split Screen mode for the iPad for a Bingo from top left to bottom right.
Other boxed clearly checked off are Expanded Siri Features, No New Apple TV, iOS 9 for iPhone 4S and A5 devices, Mac OS 10 10.11, Apple Pay Rewards Program and Mass Transit for Apple Maps. Ok technically it is its own app - but I think that counts.
One other that I think counts is iOS 9 optimized and stabilized.
Apple did not use the word stabilized - but that is not surprising - that would be the same as saying iOS 8 is not stable. But clearly that is what this update is in large part about - which is why is also available for the same devices as iOS 8. And they definitely said Optimized.
And Rootless - was not specifically addressed in the keynote - but it looks to be part of iOS9 - Thanks to Francisco for pointing that out - so I think that is a yes - kinda.
Those items that were not announced or wrong were:
iPod Touch 6th gen
Advanced Parental Controls
Apple TV Hub for HomeKit
Trusted Wifi
Apple Watch Font in iOS 9
iOS 9 supports force touch
>200 new features for iOS 9
Select who can get a read receipt
Apple TV Apps Store
Home Kit App
Dev Access to Private API’s - although they did give access to a couple of private API’s that were not available before.
But the one that was not checked off - that I think was the biggest possible sign of something amiss - and that is - Apple Watch Sales Numbers
NOTHING - ZIP - NADA - was mentioned or hinted at per Apple Watch Sales numbers. If you want to get devs excited to develop for something — letting them know how many people are out there with said device is kind of a big deal if the numbers are a big deal - no mention tells me the numbers are lower - then anal-ists estimates. Will be interesting to see when Apple finally gives any numbers. but it could be a while.
Of course let me know what you liked most and / or least about what was announced at the WWDC 2015 Keynote. What is it you want to see see added to iOS 9 that was not announced. If you are disappointed or excited about the Keynote - WHY - what is it that got your juices flowing. Call us or email us. Would love to get a lot of feedback for the next episode.
And Here is some quick feedback I already received.
1:00:52
From the Google+ community from Myron Uecker
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I admit that I only caught a little bit of the WWDC 2015 Keynote via C-Net's Live Blog and plan to watch it later tonight, but am I the only person who thinks they spent a lot of time talking about almost nothing?
There weren't a lot of earth-shattering changes in iOS 9 or the other devices. Of course, we expected Siri updates and the Beats music service. They spent a huge amount of time talking about changes to the Notes app of all things. There wasn't a whole lot else that was new in iOS. It feels like Apple is devoting most of their resources to enhancing Apple Watch and leaving the rest alone for now.
To me the exciting change was Slide Over and Split Screen on iPad, but even that wasn't totally unexpected. Its about time they added it, but they needed the memory bump on the iPad Air 2 to even make it happen. Once that happened, we knew that it had to be something added at a major release because it would need developer support.
unquote
One item I did not talk about that was mentioned at the event was the term App Thinning. This is a long overdo feature.
Francisco Tapia has a nice post in the google+ community on this he said quote:
What is App Thinning?
if a developer has a universal app, with multiple assets for multiple screen sizes, then now when you download the app on your iPhone it will no longer download all the iPad assets with it as well. This will SAVE you so much space for really large Game Apps :) there is also on Demand deployment, where part of the app will not download until it is required! :
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Ok - next episode I hope to have more feedback on listeners thoughts of iOS 9 - along with my own experience of it. Need to update a couple of devices to iOS 9. Probably will wait on my iPhone 6Plus for a little bit - but definitely want to get my Sons iPhone 4S updated ASAP and the 3rd Gen iPad.
1:03:15
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 350
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STUART for sending in the music you hear in the background. STUART wrote:
Hi Rob,
I created an entire Album via iOS - The Album is Called burst and you can find it at redskylullaby.com/album/burst.
Apps I used creating the album included:
Well go back and listen to Ep 349 for the long list of apps
Today’s song is called Midnight Drive.
Regards,
Stuart - Red Sky Lullaby
Song_Midnight_drive.mp3
Thanks STUART for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank TONI for sending in the Artwork for today's show. TONI said the following:
Hi Rob,
This was made on my iPad Air using Nostalgio, PhotoStudio, KaleidaCam and TitleFix.
See more of my artwork at tonerinsf.tumblr.com
Regards,
Toni P
Toni Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see TONI'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 350 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:14
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Nothing from the iPad specs that I’ve seen really shows any great cause for celebration. Unless Apple has also developed some new type of power source, such as nuclear cells or magical hamsters on tiny spinning wheels for the iPad, don’t expect the claims about battery life to hold true. unquote
John Breeden II, Government Computer News,
28 January 2010
The tech press always under estimates the importance and power of designing both the Hardware and software and designing them to work together - Nope no Magical Hamsters - Just hardware and software that works really well together Just Sayin
02:59
This week we have promo codes for a couple of Apps - the one is the App - PURRGE - with 2 R's - here is the review from the dev - PLAY PROMO CODE - PURRGE
Well thanks to Brandon for his review of his App - PURRGE and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put PURRGE - P U R R G E in the subject line.
The Second App we have promo code for is the App - BEST SLEEP TIME - 3 words - Here is the written review from the dev.
quote Best Sleep Time is a simple but useful app to help you optimize your sleep. The main goal of the app is to inform you either of when you should wake up if you check the app as you go to bed, or remind you with a notification when you should go to bed if you need to wake up at a specific time.
The application computes the most appropriate sleep cycles, and displays it either in the app, or on the Today Notification Center screen, or on your Apple Watch.
The app is not an alarm kind of app, nor a sleep tracker: it’s really to help you get the best sleep possible so you can wake up properly rested, rather than waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle.
The application was created initially for a personal need after a shoulder surgery where sleeping at night was difficult; after some internet searches and understanding sleep latency, and sleep cycles, the “Best Sleep Time” app was created. I hope your listener will enjoy version 1 of “Best Sleep Time” available in the “Health & Fitness” category for $1.99 unquote
Thanks to Stephen for sending in his written review of his APP BEST SLEEP TIME and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this APP - send an email to today in ios at gmail dot com and put BEST SLEEP TIME - three words in the subject line.
As Always - just send in one email for one specific APP. If you send in multiple emails or ask for multiple APPS in a single email - then well - No Soup for you.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
06:27
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2015/6/2/
homekit-devices-start-shipping
Thanks to Myron Uecker for the heads up on this next one which is that HomeKit devices have started shipping.
There was a rumor recently I mentioned that said Apple was pushing out the launch of home kit - and Apple then responded and said - ummm - NO - and product would be available in June - and we are in June and yup product is already available or well at least announced.
Some of the early items are -
ECOBEE - which is a wireless thermostat - priced at $249 - ok well it is not available now - it starts shipping July 7th with pre-orders on June 23rd.
There is also Elgato - which has four different products under their eve brand. There is Eve Room at $80 which measures room air quality, temperature and humidity.
There is Eve Weather — which measures AirPressure, temp and humidity for $50
The is Eve Door - which checks the stat of door is it open or closed and what times that state changed for $40.
And there is Eve Energy - which measures electric usage and allows you switch on/off an outlet that will be $50.
You can pre-order them today - and they will be shipping in July.
iHome has a new product they announced the iSP5 SmartPlug - which is a smart out let plug which you can turn off via HomeKit.
There is one I saw that was announced and is shipping now - and that is from Lutron - it is the Caseta Wireless Lighting starter kit - priced at $230.
The big deal about home kit is that it makes things very Siri friendly. So you can just say to siri turn off my lights and Siri will turn off all the lights you have connected.
And with Lutron - they also have an Apple Watch App for controlling things.
I would expect some talk about HomeKit at WWDC - some but not much.
08:43
VOICEMAIL - Tom_NY_Police_appleWatch
Per what some of you wanted in iOS 9.
From Chris from our Google+ community
I would love to see the ability to share calendars and pictures and voice memos easier between non iOS users. My example would be.
When texting an iOS users you have the camera and microphone at the bottom of the screen.
You can either hold either button down and quickly send a selfie or a voice memo to anyone with an iOS device
There have been numerous times I go to do either send a selfie or a voice memo to someone that's not on iOS and I can’t.
Myron Uecker on that Post said he wants to see split screen on the iPad.
Brenden Finnerty has for his wish list:
-split screen for iPad/iPhone 6+
-New Apple Search Engine (iSearch?) designed for mobile
-improvement in SIRI with proactive option (makes suggestions or offers different directions due to traffic or reminds you of appointments)
-a new UI and improvements to iMessage
-new dynamic wallpapers
-Apple Watch like app arrangement option for iPhone/iPad
-stability & security improvements
Hi Rob
In iOS 9, I would like the introduction of having to enter a passcode or use Touch ID to turn off your device as what use is find my iPhone if the thief can just turn the device off to avoid tracking?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
VOICEMAIL - Karen_WA_ios9_delete_all_features_email
13:37
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from Stephanie Flaherty who wrote the following
Quote
My friend dropped her i phone 5s while trying to put on a more protective case! It seems to still work Does anyone have a suggestion of a place she can send it to get the screen replaced? Thank you in advance for any advice! Both photos show the broken screen.
Unquote
One of the replies from Ken Ostrander asked where she was located - and that Staples in the US can do it for $100.
Dave Trainman suggested taking it to the apple store and telling them the story - the irony of it might get Apple to replace it for free.
Danielle Saul - warned against just any local shop. Yes - definitely check on line to see what people say about your local repair store.
But first I would take it to the local apple store and see what they say and how much they will charge. Typically they are higher than most - but at least you get a point of reference when looking at any local people. And of course it is does matter how close you are to an Apple store.
You can also google - repair iPhone screens near me
Which is likely to land you on the site - iCracked.com - which has a network of repair centers around the country.
And there is also Batteries plus as well. Again first step is see what Apple would charge - then get pricing at some other locations locally.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
I also put up a question on the Google+ community which I will ask here as well
I Had a listener asking about an App that their IT department made them install called Air Watch. Seems like it is acting like a man in the middle and monitoring anything they type in their Message app - as it is causing the message app to be very laggy and buggy. Does anyone have any experience with the Air Watch App and know of any tips for fixing the laggy response when in the message app?
17:05
Hi Rob, one of our local news stations compared 4 razors Harrys being one of them, Harrys came in first. Here's the link if you want to share the video with your listeners.
Regards,
Mitchell
http://www.kare11.com/story/life/family/
take-kare/money/2015/05/20/shaving-clubs-
saving-money-online/27599621/
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19:31
http://www.apple.com/live/
I mentioned on the last episode that WWDC would be this Monday at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET - and Apple has confirmed it will be lived streamed again.
And it will be available at apple.com slash live.
Make sure you are on an Apple device if you want to watch this - on a Mac use Safari same on an iOS device. Or you can watch on Apple TV via the WWDC channel that was recently added.
If you want to post live while the event is going on - the post for ep 350 will be pinned to the top of the Google+ community - post your comments live as the Keynote unfolds. I will be watching it and use some or many of those comments in Ep 351.
To join the google+ community go to Today in iOS dot com / community and request to join. Note I heavily moderate it and reject more than half that request to join - many are spammers or android fan boys - you can email me today in iOS at gmail dot com - after you put in your request - it lets me know you are someone that should be accepted - and if you applied to join prior to this episode and have not been accepted - email me as well - because everyone was accepted or rejected prior to this episode.
20:51
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/05/23/
apple-maps-in-china-offer-a-sneak-peak-
whats-in-store-for-maps-in-ios-9
One sneak peak of what likely will be announced at WWDC is the long awaited Mass Transit Info for Apple Maps - and I say sneak peak because it seems Apple Maps in China now offer Mass Transit info and from reports - accurate Transit info. But only when you actually get on main land China.
Daniel Eran Dilger at Apple Insider showed some screen shots of Apple Maps for Kowloon section of hongkong one when he was there in Kowloon and once he was on mainland china - and it was very different with much more details when looking at that location from the Mainland.
So I think a safe box on the Bingo card is one for Mass Transit info for Apple Maps at least for some major metro areas to start.
21:59
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-
to-announce-new-10-a-month-music-
streaming-service-2015-06-01
One thing many have been rumoring for months now is that Apple will be announcing a Music Streaming service. Something to compete with Spotify and Pandora. And it looks like it will be a $10 a month unlimited on demand service and will be announced at WWDC - if the latest rumors hold true. Internally it is rumored to be called Apple Music. I am sure Apple Records has no issues at all with that name.
It looks to be the next gen version of the Beats Streaming service - and rumor has it their will also be an App for Android as well.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/01/apple-
beats-streaming-app-radio/
22:56
http://recode.net/2015/05/27/apple-to-
preview-watch-developer-kit-next-month/
Another rumor making the rounds strongly is that Apple will be previewing an Apple Watch Dev kit for native Apple Watch Apps.
Actually this rumor was backed up by comments from Apple Operations Chief Jeff Williams who said new development would allow games to run on the watch and give direct access to the sensors to said native apps.
What Williams did not say is how many Apple watches were sold just that demand has been fantastic. If Tim Cook does not give specific numbers per Apple Watches sold to the devs when rolling out the Dev kit - yikes - that would not be good.
So lets hope Tim gives specific numbers. If not look for Apple stock price to take a hit.
It should be pointed out that a dev kit now - means most likely we will not see an update to the Apple Watch OS to support the native apps until the fall. So that lag and delay you get now launching 3rd party non-native apps - yeah - that will be with you for a few more months at least.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/56080/
20150530/apple-watch-to-run-native-third-
party-apps-in-the-fall-alongside-
ios-9-release.htm
24:03
http://finance.yahoo.com/video/9to5-ipad-split-screen-
coming-151500633.html
One items a few listeners asked for is a split screen mode coming for the iPad where you can work on two apps at once - yes this is already available for other platforms Tablets.
Rumor is this is to also support the larger iPad Maxi the 12 or 12.9 Inch iPad that has been expected for some time - and this feature will be key for that device - but will be available for all iPads.
What is not really been addressed is if the iPhone 6 Plus will support split screen as well or will the iPad Mini be the cut off point. I would guess the iPad Mini is the cut off point - that way if I guess it that way and I am wrong I will still be happy that the iPhone 6+ was included.
25:16
http://www.wearobo.com/2015/05/two-12-
inch-ipad-pros-dual-viewing-mode.html
It is doubtful as in 99.999% doubtful Apple will announce a new iPad at the event - with that likely not coming until the fall.
The new Larger iPad beyond having split screen will also supposedly support multi-users. Additionally the new Larger iPad will also come with USB support - likely with both a lightening port and a USB C port.
Again not something to be announced next week - but the split screen to make it worth while should be.
25:53
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/05/report-
ios-9-will-be-optimized-for-older-devices-
including-iphone-4s/
One Rumor that my Son is really hoping is true is that iOS 9 will support the iPhone 4S. And more importantly be optimized for the older devices to make them seem snappier than they are today running iOS 8.
So essentially it will be optimized for devices running on a A5 series processor. The products that run on a version of the A5 are the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, Apple TV 3rd gen, iPod Touch 5th gen and iPad Mini - First gen.
So you have 5 devices - some still available for sale now. So I guess it makes sense for iOS 9 to support A5 series chips - but expect this to be the last update those devices get.
And if Apple can optimize iOS 9 to run better on those devices than iOS 8 is running - that will be great for users of those devices.
Some other rumors while we are here - and I look at the bingo card are well the announcement of iOS 9 beta for devs.
I guess there is the old Apple TV Apps / Store announced box in the bingo card - but more on that in a bit.
And announcement of Expanded Siri Features - but that is like saying the sky is blue - as they announce that each time. This time things to look for are expanded reach and control of apps like Calendar and Passbook and spotlight search.
We should then mention the traditional >200 new features for iOS 9 slide.
And it would be great if Apple finally announced access to some of the private API’s. Yes that is an old box in the Bingo card and likely will be back again and again.
27:59
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-
reportedly-going-start-using-173955551.html
One rumor about iOS 9 is that it will pick up the same font you see on the Apple watch for use on iOS devices.
This would be to replace Helvetica Neue with Apples own font used on the Apple Watch - don’t expect an official announcement about this - but expect some eagle eyed folks to pick out any change in font during the keynote.
28:30
http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-
2015-developer-confab-what-we-expect/
iOS 9 should include support for force touch. As it is a very safe bet all new iOS device will support force touch - so Apple might as well say it and let devs start developing for it.
Another rumor is Apple will announce with Apple Pay a rewards program. This is something CurrentC has - and Apple Pay did not - Add this to Apple Pay and lights out for CurrentC
29:08
http://www.businessinsider.com/ios-9-
rumors-release-date-features-2015-6?op=1
A new App for HomeKit could be announced. For those with an Apple Watch - think of a version of the Apple Watch App - but for HomeKit.
There are rumors out there about a new feature called Trusted Wifi - and it would likely be for both iOS and OS X - and would let your iOS device or Mac automatically connect to routers that are safe and trustworthy. But for public locations it would have a more in-depth encrypted connection.
In the message app you will now be able to pick and choose who gets to see when you read a message. Right now it is an all or nothing option. This would allow you to let your wife know when your read a message but not your boss or vice versa.
One thing I have said about iOS 9 to me that was more important than anything else is that it be more stable and more efficient. And there are now rumors coming out that a good part of the pitch on iOS 9 will be exactly that - it is a more refined OS then iOS 8 and iOS 7 were.
30:17
http://macdailynews.com/2015/06/04/no-
new-apple-tv-at-wwdc-sources-say/
One thing I was probably the most certain of for WWDC 6 months ago was that there would be a new Apple TV announced - and now in the 11th hour all indications are NOPE - no NEW Apple TV and no announcement of Apple offering Streaming TV bundles. We had recently be talking about the new Remote as that being the only question mark - but now it looks like a new Apple TV and any bundle services are being pushed out to some future date.
And that also means once again no announcement for an App store for Apple TV and no Dev Kit for Apple TV.
It seems Apple wants to wait on the next Gen Apple TV launch until they get all their ducks in a row and by ducks we mean Content partners and in a row - we mean out from under the pressure of cable operators.
We know already about HBO Now - and it is rumored Showtime will be announcing a similar offering. But for most of the rest of the TV content creators no such luck in getting their offerings into bundles or ala-cart offerings that Apple wants.
And that means no new Apple TV - no Apple TV dev kit - no Apple TV App store - and no new anything Apple TV at WWDC. If those rumor are true - again those are the latest rumors here in the 11th hour before WWDC.
31:48
http://www.techloon.com/new-apple-tv-to-
work-with-apple-watch-so-you-can-control-
it-from-your-wrist/
Some other Apple TV rumors before the 11th hour were about the next Gen Apple TV being launched and supporting Apple Watch for control. This just as recent as Mid May. Where it was being said there would be the major update and it would support control from Apple watch directly.
At this point the pessimist in me is leaning heavily in favor of the no new Apple TV news for the most part camp.
Which is wow - how many years can Apple disappoint at WWDC with regards to Apple TV. Some day I tell you some day there will be a new Apple TV - just not likely at this point to be June 8th 2015.
32:33
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2930361/
apple-ios/wwdc-apple-confirms-apple-tv-will-
be-your-smarthome-hub.html
If there is any announcement or mentions of Apple TV at WWDC it is likely going to be around Apple TV being the hub for HomeKit. What does that mean - well I guess I will be able to explain it better on Ep 351 - because rumors around the specifics are slim at best.
32:52
http://www.techradar.com/news/world-
of-tech/apple-wwdc-keynote-ios-9-os-x-
11-1294486
A couple of sites are reporting an iPod touch 6th gen rumor possibility - yes a long shot - but what the hey - If the Apple TV was pushed out - maybe this was pulled in. And it would go nicely with an announcement about Apple Music or what ever the music streaming service is. Maybe even something where with the next gen iPod Touch - you can preload certain music from select playlists into the iPod touch for playback when off line in the next XX days or hours.
After all Apple eventually has to replace the iPod Touch with a newer device with a more modern processor. And now does seem like a good time for that announcement.
33:41
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/22/ios-9-os-x-
10-11-to-bring-quality-focus-smaller-
apps-rootless-security-legacy-
iphoneipad-support/
One feature that could be announced - is not the type of feature Jailbreakers want to hear about - and it could be about added security per getting access to root files - or as 9 to 5 mac called it Rootless. Which is essentially a roundabout way of saying it will be much much harder to jailbreak an iOS 9 device. I don’t want to say impossible - as never underestimate the jailbreak devs out there. But it may mean it takes much longer to come up with a jailbreak solution.
Another rumor is about Apple Adding Password locking to individual apps where you use touch ID to unlock them. Oh wait never mind - that was just me wishing for that feature. Psych!!
And going over all these rumors I had one more Box to fill on the bingo Card - which by the way you can see in the Tii App as a bonus episode just prior to this episode. So look for that - and I will also put it as bonus content for this episode as well. So two places to find it in the Tii App. And one blog post at today in iOS dot com.
Any way for that last box. I thought about was was likely to be announced - that had not been rumored - but might make sense - so I through this last item in there based on absolutely nothing but a guess.
And well if you want to see what that is - you need to go to the Bingo card at it is 4th box on the top row between Expanded Siri Features and No New Apple TV - Yes - Yes I did just do that. Hey if you have the Tii App it is easy enough to see.
Anyway - we can talk about all of the items in the Bingo Card on Ep 351 which will be out with any luck late in the evening on June 8th - once I get to really absorb all that was or was not announced and any surprises. I like surprises.
By the way for those that are vision impaired - if you look at the blog post before Ep 351 - I did break out each bingo card box in plain text so you can read with voice over.
36:18
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/05/30/
google-io-2015-sets-up-a-low-bar-for-
apples-wwdc-to-leap
Speaking of surprised and developer conferences - Google just had their dev conference for Android - and the take away was basically - Mehhh. A bunch of copy iOS features were announced. There was finger print security support, A google pay system which basically scraps google wallet and tries to clone how Apple pay works. Good luck pulling that off with all the different hardware out there and so few supporting fingerprint scanners. Nightmare.
Google also announce a security feature where apps have to ask permission before getting access to the camera or mic or contacts - and the users have to agree to that access - Hey Google iOS 3 is calling and they want that feature back.
Any way from the different posts I read on it - both sides of the isle so to speak - the reactions were more mehhh to yawn. The biggest new feature was "now on tap” which seems to be googles way for driving people from native apps back to web services or to spy - umm I mean check in on what apps are doing.
The best post I read was one that basically said at the Google Dev conference Google Showed Apple the bar - and then set it on the floor. Come on Google - you have to do something to push Apple.
37:39
VOICEMAIL - Gunner_chi_appleTV_ requests
Hi Rob,
As per the caller in the medical field who wanted to know if there is a way to delay the screen going off while using the timer on the apple watch, I find my self in the same position while counting respiratory or pulse rates at work and the way I get around it is: having activated the "activate in wrist raise button" set the screen to "return to previous activity and then drop your wrist and then raise it every few seconds to check how far the timer has gone. I find this takes you back to the your timer.
Alternatively if you use the chronograph watch face then all you have to do is raise your wrist every now and again so see the timer which you can incorporate as one of the complications on the watch face.
Tosin O (MD)
Hi Rob
Here is a link to an app called "Since I…" that might be helpful to, I believe it was Dana, who called on the last podcast. She was looking for something to keep track of how long it had been since an event, and would allow her to include photos.
This app was featured on "Apps Gone Free" a few days ago. I haven't tried it but I remembered reading about it.
Regards,
Janeen
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/since-i-
beautiful-timing-for/id882032569?mt=8
Hi Rob,
A Caller asked for way to remember things like how long a couch lasted or something. I use Last Time app for a ton of things:
Last time I :
changed air filters, changed electric toothbrush, cat litter, took meds, replaced car tires, called in sick to work, replaced batteries in trackpad, sprayed pesticide around house, drained jacuzzi, got speeding ticket…….. anything you would want to know, hmmmm, When is the Last Time I did that?
Killer app that works flawlessly. I’ve used it daily for a couple of years at least. Highly recommended.
Regards,
Keith W
40:34
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/
1757082952/recondo-skin-case-and-
storage-case-for-iphone-6-an?ref=discovery
For a kickstarter project this time we have one that just launched.
It is called the Recondo - and it is an iPhone 6 and 6 plus case with extra storage for your earbuds or charging cable or more.
This one has a goal of just $8,000 - and they have until Jul 12th at 12:00 AM CT to get this funded.
Depending on when you hear this it will be either $9 or $10 - as there are still some $9 versions left. Then pricing goes up from there for different versions - including a wood version at $58 for the 6 Plus.
Essentially what they did is make the case very curved so that you have storage in the case. this will make it much thicker in your pocket - but it does not look that thick.
If you are interested in this one search for Recondo at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 350 at today in iOS dot com.
41:48
http://modmyi.com/content/19314-
apple-no-longer-selling-t-iphones-subsidies.html
Looks like Apple is no longer selling subsidized iPhones to AT&T customers on a two year contract.
This means all AT&T iPhones sold at Apples stores and online will be using AT&T Next Program.
I am guessing what this will mean is if you are someone that has been grandfathered into for your iPhone all these years and you were planning on getting a new iPhone on launch day this year your only option will be at the AT&T store - not the Apple Store.
It also looks like Verizon may be following suit and will be dropping their 2 year contract program by the end of the summer and likely before the next iPhone launches.
More on this as we get closer to the likely September launch of the next iPhone.
42:36
Hi Rob,
I was just listening to Ep 348, and I thought of something that might be useful in reference to the guy who bought the too small version of the watch. You can see actual size images of the cases in the Apple Store app. Just browse the watches, pick any model, tap "buy now," and near the top of the screen, you can tap "compare case sizes" and get a good idea how it will look. Use your phone instead of an iPad so you can hold it right on your wrist and see it. This might be useful for those who don't live near enough to an Apple Store.
I don't have an apple watch currently, but I'm a new father this year, and I've been trying to send secret signals to my wife that apple watch would be a nice Father's Day gift, assuming she gets the hint early enough. I left browser tabs open on apple watch sites. I loudly watch apple watch YouTube videos near her. What else can a man do?
Regards,
Barry
Rural hall, nc
In the Google+ community from Kareem was the following
Quote Apple did not include its native reminders app which perfectly integrates with Siri on the Apple Watch but a 3rd party developer managed to do it and promptly named it Reminders Nano and it has full Siri integration. Surprisingly, Apple approved it and it sure saves them alot of work. I've been testing it for a couple of days and it is legit. unquote
Hi Rob
Now audiobooks are being moved to the iBooks app, do you know if this means we finally will be able to download audiobook purchases from iCloud?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
44:38
VOICEMAIL - Ken_quest_siri_call_speaker
VOICEMAIL - Ken_part2
From our Google+ community was this post from Danielle Saul Quote Can't believe I've only just found out that there is an Apple Watch app to control the Nest Thermostat: 'Kontrol for Nest'. The iPhone app UI is also way nicer than the regular Nest app.
Found out courtesy of my recent Apple specialist session - which was excellent even though I'd already been using the watch for a while. Highly recommend it if you get the opportunity.
unquote
Thanks Danielle for that post.
48:31
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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. And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today -
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TRANSCRIPTION FOR EP 348
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank RON for sending in the music you hear in the background. RON wrote:
Rob,
This is a song I recorded in garage band on my iPad using just a guitar and basic effects available in the garage band app. It consists of two tracks with background picking and solo on top of that. The name of the track is "Lift Me Up" and is based off of a song I wrote back in high school many years ago and is dedicated to a band mate who passed away recently.
Regards,
Ron Siengo (last name pronounced "sing-go")
Song_liftmeup_150514.m4a
Thanks RON for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JON for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JON said the following:
Hi Rob,
This is Made with the iOS App Aviary:
This photo was taken at wharf at Manly Waters using an iOS device
Regards,
Jon P
JON Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JON'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 348 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:02
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote E-readers will outsell iPads because of the simple economics of the consumer device market. It’s triple the weight and 30% thicker than an e-reader. You need two hands to hold it. It’s got a backlit screen, and it’s too expensive to give one to everyone in your house. unquote
Russ Wilcox, CEO E-Ink (makers of Amazon’s Kindle), 28 January 2010
One of the things the E-ink reader people were touting as a reason e-ink readers would win out was their superior battery life. Sound familiar to some saying the same about the Apple Watch vs the pebble. But Apple learned with the iPad - if the battery life can get you through a full days usage that really is enough - To bad today’s pundits don’t remember how wrong Russ Wilcox was 5 years ago - Just Sayin
03:06
Sorry no Promo codes this week.
Either way - if you are an App dev - this was an opportunity wasted for your app.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:48
http://priceonomics.com/the-legend-of-moondog-new-yorks-homeless-composer/
Hi Rob
I'm from the uk! Love the show! Please explain what moon dog means?
Regards,
Lee
Well Lee I am glad you asked - It has been a while since I went over this. MoonDog - could be my shout out to the blind and homeless Artist known as Moondog - who lived on the streets of NY City Dressed as a Viking in the 50’s 60’s and 70’s - and who some considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century - A Genius who's works have been covered by the greats like Janis Joplin - and whom was touted as a great innovator by Charlie Parker and many others. A True artist and eccentric. It could be my tip of the cap to him. Maybe.
Orrr it could be because I was putting together a tutorial the same month this show launched 8 years ago - and the service I use for my call in number stopped giving out custom phone numbers right before I could get one for this show - and I had this one number 206-666-6364 which spelled out 206- moon-dog - still available from the tutorial - and decided to use it instead of just some random number - because I thought it was a really easy number to remember.
I’ll let you decide which was the real reason for the moon-dog number.
Either way there is a very cool article on MoonDog the composer in the show notes for Ep 348.
05:10
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-27/spotify-
said-in-talks-to-add-podcasts-to-challenge-apple-itunes
Ok - one interesting thing about todays show - is it is the first one I did the schedule to future release down to the minute. See I was restricted from saying these next few words until after 11:00 AM ET today - and those words are - Welcome all new listeners on Spotify. That’s right Today in iOS and Podcasts are now available on Spotify - well at least for some spotify users today. Yes this is big news for this show and big news for Podcasting.
Here is the news from Spotify - Quote This summer we will be launching a completely new Spotify experience for our millions of users.. We.. know that people can’t live on music alone. That’s why we wanted to add in Audio and video content that is hyper relevant to our users lives and that includes entertainment, news, PODCASTS, sports, weather and much more all programmed to individual tastes and preferences. It all kicks off on May 20th at 11:00 AM in NYC with a massive press event to showcase the new spotify and our new content partners. unquote. One of those new content partners is Libsyn and via Libsyn this podcast - Today in iOS.
If you are a podcaster and want to get into Spotify - first make sure you are hosting on libsyn - second make sure you are using libsyn publishing tools and not just selecting download only option and third second - email me your libsyn show slug and / or your email address - and I will get you on the list to have a spotify destination turned on for your show once this opens up to all.
Right now at the time of this announcement it is a small % of Spotify users that have access to Podcasts and a small % of Podcasts - But again welcome to all new listeners via Spotify - Boy oh Boy - I have been itching to say that. And then later this summer it will open to the masses. This is a big deal for podcasting.
By the way if you are listening on Spotify or Stitcher or anything other than the Tii App - all articles we mention today you can find links to at today in iOS dot com for item 348.
07:42
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/19/apple-watch-os-software-update/
If you have an apple watch - and this is not to rub salt in the wounds of those still waiting - but if you have one you should have seen on the 19th a message stating there is the first Update to Apple Watch software to Watch OS 1.0.1 What is this update - well like almost all Double dot updates it is about performance improvements and bug fixes.
For this specific double dot update Apple says it offers improved performance for:
Siri
Measuring stand Activity
Calculating calories for indoor cycling and rowing workouts
distance and pace during outdoor walk and run workouts
accessiblitiy
Third Party Apps
And display support for new emoji characters and additional language support for Brazilian Portuguese
Danish
Dutch
Swedish
Russian
Thai and Turkish
To Install Apple asks that you make sure the Apple Watch is in range of your iPhone, It is connected to its charger and charged at least 50%.
Seems odd to ask that it be connected to the charger and charged at least 50%.
I did update today yesterday and all seems to have gone well with the update - Per Battery Life - with 2 hours and 13 minutes of usage - and 7 hours and 40 minutes of standby - my phone is 68% of battery life which seems really good. I will see how it does over the next week or so and report back. Again my update went off with no issues - however if you did have an issue - email me and let me know what happened.
10:18
http://www.tuaw.com/2014/09/09/the-apple-watch-isnt-waterproof/
I went back and looked at a couple of articles sent in about the Apple watch from September when it was announced to see how they faired - now that we have had one on our wrist almost 4 weeks.
One article was titled - The Apple Watch isn’t waterproof.
This coming via David Pogues Article - and umm - well maybe back in September Pogue talked to the wrong people or Apple got better results then originally planed - but one thing back then they said you could not do was shower with it. And now that seems to be something that is ok with the Apple watch - not that I actually have done that.
11:06
http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_watch_specs_to_include_
512mb_ram_4gb_storage-news-9726.php
From GSM Arena - the Apple Watch was to have just 4GB of Storage.
They said their might be an 8GB version but the 4GB would be the standard configuration - Umm wrong - it is 8 GB of storage. with about 6.5 GB available to the user.
They also said it would have a GPS radio - ummm - no.
The did get the 512 MB of RAM speculation right - 1 out of 3 ain’t bad if you are talking baseball - but not so good in this case.
There were other articles speculating about how it would be adopted - and we are still waiting to see on that front. One talking about it not fitting under your cuff. Excuse me - that is by design - how can some say - hey is that the Apple watch if it is hidden under your cuff?
But I think One thing I saw in a few articles from Watch people that stood out - was their compliments to Apple for not going too small or too big to differentiate between mans and womens watches. They said many would have gone with 35 and 44 MM sizes - with 35 really being too small for most and 44 being too big. They felt Apple going with 38 and 42 MM was the right size balance. And I would agree - I think any bigger than 42 MM would be tough to pull off and not look overtly nerdy - it would likely look very Googlish at that size - something just for a tech nerd. And 35 MM would not be user friendly at all.
And that brings me to this email feedback.
Hi Rob,
I got my Apple Watch Yesterday ...aaaand now it's on Craigslist.
I purchased the 38mm Space Gray sport and as soon as I opened it, I knew the watchface was too small for my wrist. Somehow I thought the 38mm face was going to be bigger than it is, and that the 42mm would be way too big. But the 38mm is actually quite small and feels too "dainty" for my wrist. By the way I'm 6'0", 185lbs, an average sized guy.
I never had a chance to try these on the Apple Store ahead of time, definitely should have and would recommend it to anyone thinking of buying an Apple Watch.
So I'm going to order the 42mm, unless any of your listeners have a Space Gray 42mm they'd like to trade? If I haven't sold mine on Craigslist yet I'd be willing to do a trade plus throw in an extra $50.
Regards,
Aric
(from New York)
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/30/apple-watch-s1-512mb-ram/
14:30
Hi Rob, I just wanted to mention that I woke up at 1:15 the morning of the Apple Watch pre-order, ordered a Sport Watch and extra Band. It said it would ship in June, but I just received a shipping notice that it will be here tomorrow! April 24th My SO will be so happy!
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Regards,
Steph in Henderson
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17:27
VOICEMAIL - Answr_apple_watch_not_accurate_arms_moving
Hey Rob, I am a long time listener and have had my space gray 42mm since the first week they came out. I am responding to the person who had the issues with heart rate accuracy on the watch. I have had similar issues that have been similar and consistent with a couple different workouts. When I choose "outdoor run" the watch has been consistent in measuring my heart rate and seems to check pretty frequently(every minute) when I review on the health app. When I choose "other" as the workout and look down at my heart rate it seems to be off or delayed. I check my heart rate manually on my wrist and it is in the 150s but the watch seems to be working on checking and it shows that I am in the 90s which was the case a couple minutes before. I also have noticed that if you send your heartbeat to another person who has a watch it may not be using your real time heartbeat, but the rate it took the last time it checked.
My feeling is that the issue with heart rate accuracy may be related to the program that is selected and how often it checks your heart rate. It seems that when I want to spot check my heart rate it takes a long time, sometimes 30-40 seconds to give me a rate.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Raj from Houston.
VOICEMAIL - Alan_Date_Answr_siri
Hi Rob,
A listener called into the last show asking about apps for Autism. This woman - Lauren S. Enders is an SLP on Pinterest and pins great apps!
Regards,
Laura in Nashville.
Thanks laura - and if you search for Lauren S. Enders in pinterest you will find her - she has 152 boards - so it will take a little searching to find the boards you want to follow or really unfollow once you follow her.
Hi Rob
For the listener looking for Autism apps, there is the grace app http://www.graceapp.com its in the App Store and is free.
Regards,
Jenny
Ireland
VOICEMAIL - Bruce_CA_autistic_app_recommendation
23:55
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now well over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from Mark Henry who wrote the following
Quote
For those of you who have an Apple Watch, this may be fun to play around with!
Unquote
And this is with regards to a tutorial over at Apple Insider that talks about how to get the monogram on the watch face to be an Apple logo.
But hey first lets talk about getting a monogram to start with. To do that go to the apple watch app on your iPhone - then go to Clock Settings and tap on Monogram - and enter your text up to 4 characters. Naturally I have Tii for my monogram. But this tutorial / article goes over how to add in the Apple logo - which does require you to copy it from a tweet.
I did try to get the L L A P logo to work - but it would not.
Note this is for the Color Watch face - the Monogram does not show up on most watch faces or any other that I could tell. Thanks Mark for the heads up on that.
And since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
25:43
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/14/bypass-apple-watch-passcode/
Hi, My name is James, love your podcast. I came across an interesting article from 9to5mac about thieves being able to reset stolen Apple watches. See link below. Interested in your thoughts on this.
Well James - thanks to you and all others that sent links over on this one.
And in a nutshell what this article and others like it are saying is if a thief makes off with your Apple Watch - they can do a full restore to it - and then pair it to their own iPhone. There is a way to do a hard reset of the Apple Watch. This clearly is not good and brings back the possibility of Apple Picking season opening up again in Cities. Activation lock rolled out in iOS 7 essentially killed what Police called Apple Picking. That is the high theft rate of iPhones. But now the Apple watch is vulnerable. I would imagine Apple will address this sooner rather than later. But for anyone that has their Apple Watched picked - it will not be soon enough.
27:18
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/18/obama-twitter-iphone/
Seems the US commander in Chief has his own person Twitter account - and he is tweeting from an iPhone. Does this mean the iPhone is finally considered secure enough by the DOD for the President to use - NOPE - for all his business or government use - he is still stuck with a blackberry. But for tweeting - he is using one of his staffers iPhones.
For those curious his twitter handle is @POTUS - which I am sure either Hillary or Jeb is going to be bummed they have to use @POTUS2 when they get in office.
And Speaking of Jeb - he was spotted sporting an Apple Watch - but probably not the sport. Although Newt Gingrich in his pic with an Apple watch was sporting an Apple Watch sport with a Blue sports band.
28:07
http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-launches-refreshed-
15-inch-macbook-pro-new-imac-with-retina-5k-display/
Apple just announced as in yesterday May 19th a new Mac Book Pro update and a new iMac update with 5K retina display. I will not go into the details - this is not a mac show - but I mention this for a couple of reasons - one now all the mac book pros support force touch. Yes all products intro'd in 2015 support force touch - good bet that will continue with any new iPhones and iPads intro'd later this year. Second and maybe more importantly - if Apple is intro'g the a new iMac now and a new MacBook Pros now - the later a product that many at WWDC will be highly interested in - after all they touted it as Faster and longer-lasting - Wow - if this was not a G-rated show I could really have fun with that tag line - any If they make this Faster and longer-lasting Mac Book Pro announcement on May 19th - that means they did not want it to take away valuable Keynote time from those things they will be introducing and that hopefully means some really cool announcements at WWDC on June 8th. Sure this could just be all wishful thinking on my part - but that does not make it any less likely.
Either way - I have a new Mac Book Pro coming to me early in June - which hopefully will greatly speed up my whole production work flow. If not there is also the new MacBook coming in June. It is a really expensive few months for Today in iOS. No wonder Apple is the richest company in the world. Oh and lets not forget the new Apple TV likely to be released at WWDC.
30:06
https://fortune.com/2015/05/18/apple-watch-iphone-whine/
In the rumor category for Apple Watch - comes a rumor that a future feature will be where you Apple watch alerts you if you get outside a certain range of your iPhone.
Which I don’t think I mentioned on the last show - you do not need your iPhone with you to use Apple Pay on the Apple Watch. I recently ran to McDonalds to get a bunch of McFlurries - and I left my iPhone home - but I tried Apple Watch just for fun - and it worked. So no - your don’t need the iPhone on you to use Apple Pay via the Apple Watch.
That said - once Apple roles out this feature - you are not likely to leave where ever with out your Apple watch.
Hopefully Apple makes it a two way connection where both devices start vibrating and signaling when they get too far apart. That way if someone lifts your apple watch without you noticing - your iPhone will start going crazy in your pocket.
31:22
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/apple-acquires-
coherent-navigation-a-mapping-start-up/?_r=0
Quite a few people sent in links to articles about this next one - and that is Apple acquired the GPS startup called Coherent Navigation. They give more precise GPS location information. Many are speculating Apple made this acquisition to help bolster the accuracy of Apple Maps. But I think long term this may be more about Apple’s eventual push into the Automotive market and this is for more precise autonomous driving of the vehicle than it is per Apple Maps accuracy. Looking at some of the descriptions of their service in some of their investors websites - you will see the phrase - Autonomous navigation and robotics - to describe some of their services. And it looks like some of their key people come out of Trimble - which again goes back to GPS guided vehicles more than hyper accurate maps to find your lost iPhone. Maybe it will be both - but to me this plays more into the rumors about a future Apple Car then anything else.
32:35
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/05/14/apple-
to-delay-homekit-launch-fortune-reports.html
In the rumor front - I saw a bunch of articles saying that HomeKit launch will be delayed - and they all went back to an article from someone that said Homekit was going to launch in May. So basically once the person realized their initial guess was wrong - they said - it has been delayed to August or September.
Well Apple does not usually comment on these things - but this time they did - and they said ummm NO - it is not delayed. Apple said that HomeKit compatible products will be available this summer. Per Apple quote
“HomeKit has been available for just a few months and we already have dozens of partners who have committed to bringing HomeKit accessories to market and we’re looking forward to the first ones coming next month,” unquote
Will be interesting to see what the first break out HomeKit accessory will be. But in any case - expect Apple to mention something about home kit at WWDC on June 8th.
Speaking of launch times - every year around this time there is a rumor that the iPhone will launch early in August - this is what we call link bait - it is a great article title to put out because people are sooooo wanting to get a new iPhone early so they will instantly flock to it. But always the rumors are basesless - and go back to the oft quoted un-named sources, people in the know, people familiar with apple or some other phrase like that. And yes as I said it is that time of the year and once again that rumor / link bait is out again. I will give them a little credit for creativity this time - as they say the reason for the early launch is the better then expected yield for components. Take this report for what it is worth - and that is less then the gum stuck to the bottom of your shoe. Just Sayin. Oh and don’t look for a link to this one - I am not going to justify those link baiters this time with a link in my show notes.
Switching gears - kinda - This is not related to anything just an interesting observation - so I thought I would throw it in here at the end of the rumors section (yes I have sections in the show). I was looking at the different iOS 8.4 beta 3’s available - there are 34 different iOS devices it is available for - that is 1 iPod touch - 5th gen. 9 - iPhones - iPhone 4S to iPhone 6 Plus. And 24 Different iPad’s - from iPad 2 to iPad Air 2. and all the mini’s as well. I really just wanted to point that out now for future reference back to this segment - when the iOS 9.0 beta is available next month to see what the difference is in the number of devices supported. (ios_84_beta3_devices.png) and I took a screen shot of that to compare as well. Again this mention was to get it in the show notes to talk about in June. My guess is iOS 9 will not be available for the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S as a min - but will be interesting to see what other devices don’t make the cut. It is possible the 5 and 5C’s don’t make the cut as well as any device that does not have a 64 bit processor. We shall see.
36:23
http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/13/technology/hackers-
starbucks-app/index.html
Remember when I went on a little bit of an Anti CurrentC rant - saying the last thing you would ever want to do is connect your checking account directly to a payment system. Only bad bad things could happen. Yeah - well Starbucks own payment system can connect to your checking account and guess what - YUP - Starbucks payment accounts were hacked - most likely via phishing scams - and people are reporting funds being pulled from credit cards, Pay Pal and also bank accounts.
Per Credit Cards - those are usually easiest to dispute.
Pay Pal takes more time / effort to dispute
But Bank Accounts - yikes -those you are often SOL.
In the article it talked about one user getting scammed out of $500 via Pay Pal and taking over two weeks to get the money back.
Point is this - it is stories like this that will doom CurrentC to failure - you just don’t ever want to connect your bank account directly to a payment system - EVER.
Credit cards give you an extra layer of security - and the ease of connecting is why Apple Pay is winning the day in mobile payments already.
Now we just need to get Target on board - and Homedepot back on board.
Seems that Homedepot while once many stores supported Apple pay - I know my local store did. Well seems Homedepot quote UPDATED unquote their payment system - and now Apple Pay has been terminated / killed / mutilated. I went this past weekend and tried it as I heard rumors they put up the block - and if you try to use it - it totally borks the payment process - and you have to void everything out that was scanned and start all over. You can’t even switch to a credit card - it totally messes up the terminal - so make sure the next time you are in Home depot - you try and use apple pay - because it took a manager to come over and get the terminal reset. Anything you can do to chew up human resources - gets a message sent up the latter to fix things. I know the manager that came over was complaining about it messing things up and said they were going to report it to their tech people.
39:02
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/19/8624871/gene-
munster-apple-tv-timeline
This one could have gone in the How wrong were they segment - but really it would have taken up to much time. It is about Often Wrong Uncle Gene Munster.
And it goes over his beating of the drum for a full size Apple TV - the article is from the Verge and it just picks one quote from each year since 2009. Starting with quote We expect Apple to Design a connected TV over the next two years launching in 2011 with DVR functionality built in unquote.
Mind you while they only put in one quote a year from Often Wrong Gene - You could easily find multiple quote each year from him about the Apple TV.
In 2012 they choose this quote from him - quote - If you are in the market for a new TV hold off - Apple has a new product coming and its going to be hot unquote.
Or in 2013 quote no question whether its a set-top box vs a TV - its an Actual TV
And then in 2015 quote while recent media reports question Apples interest in an actual TV - we continue to believe it is the most logical next area of focus unquote
And now with the Wallstreet journal and others reporting any plans Apple ever might have had for a full on TV died over a year ago.
And now finally maybe Gene will give up on his pipe dream of a full on TV from Apple.
Remember folks - just because they are an anal-ist covering Apple Full time - and getting paid 6 figures plus to do so - does not mean they have any clue at all to the future of Apples Product road map. Just Sayin.
41:13
VOICEMAIL - Paul_MS_google_pus_calendars
Hi Rob,
Rob, here is a quick way to use Apple to control the podcast app. If you engage Siri on the Apple Watch and just say the word "Play" it will automatically start playing the last item being played on the iPhone up to and including podcast. It will start right where you last left off. This works great for me since I listen to podcasts on my iPhone more than anything else. This trick works about 95% of the time. The other 5% of the time it will start playing music regardless of what you were previously listening to.
Regards,
Kareem Haskett
Hi Rob,
Just ordered my Bumpies with free Tii shipping. Thanks Rob! I'll let you know how they work out when I get them.
Regards
Sergio
Thanks Sergio for the email - remember folks you have until the end of May to use the Tii promo code to get free shipping - I have a pair on the way to me to test out as well. Go to Bumpies.co or list to ep 347 for more info.
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46:22
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1815882105/elago-
acoustic-amplification-stand-for-iphone-6?ref=discovery
This time for a kickstarter project I have one that falls into that category of no real need for - but it sure looks good.
It is the Elago Acoustic Amplification stand for the iPhone 6.
It has a goal of $10k - and is almost 10% of the way there. With a funding deadline of June 15th at 4:30 PM CT.
Pricing on this is $100 - and what it is - is two blocks of transparent acrylic which are held together with magnets - when closed it is a dock for your iPhone 6 that then amplifies acoustically the audio out the front of the block.
It is a Pretty bobble that would look very nice on a modern / futuristic desk. If you desk is Glass and metal - then this is something you want to look at.
Again - no need for this - it is more about looks then anything else - but clearly a conversation piece for your desk.
If you were a big fan of the original Mac Cube - then this is also something you want to check out.
Search for E L A G O - elago at kickstarter dot com - or in the show notes for ep 348.
47:30
http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Headphones-Cancelling-Microphone-Earphones/dp/B00V45K5YQ/
If you look in the Tii App between Eps 346 and ep 347 you will see another App only unboxing - this time for the Silicon Devices Comfort+ Bluetooth headphones. Make sure to check out the bonus content for that bonus Video.
These were the first ones I tested with my Apple Watch and they paired up and worked excellent. I wound up using the smallest ear plugs and the smallest hooks - and they really are comfortable - and most importantly to me stay in place - even for a brisk 4 mile walk - and then also a bike ride. Nice Job Guys - I hate when in ear headphones fall out. And the battery life was never an issue.
You can also use these with your iPhone if you want - as they have a noise canceling mic - so you can use them to listen to Podcasts and music on your iPhone - no Apple Watch needed - and you can answer and talk on the iPhone with these.
Here are recordings of me making a call from the headsets.
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As you can hear - they work fine as bluetooth headphones with your iPhone.
I really like the comfort of these - and if you are looking for a pair of Bluetooth head phones to use with your apple watch to go walking, jogging, running, biking or working out in the gym - then these work really well - and I would highly recommend them as a companion to your apple watch - which again is exactly what I was looking for. And they also work fine with your iPhone for listening to podcasts, music and taking / receiving phone calls.
There is a link to these in the show notes for Ep 348 over to Amazon if you are looking for a pair of headphones for your apple watch to working out with. Look for the link titled - Silicon Devices - Comfort+
Per the Apple Watch - I should point out that the Apple watch does not allow you to talk and listen to phone calls via blue tooth head phones - which was something I was hoping Apple would allow. I think that is something they need to add in the next major update - if they do then these headphones should be good to go. It would be great if you are listening to music on your bluetooth headphones via your apple watch and away from your phone in your house - but still able to answer - that you could also talk via bluetooth - rather than have to hold your wrist up like a frame out of an old dick tracy cartoon. Another example of where answering on your Apple watch and talking would be nice is when doing yard work - with your iPhone in the house you can still make calls. Per anyone questioning when you would need that type of use case.
51:56
http://www.reddit.com/r/pebble/comments/2jphhf/pebble_
for_the_visually_impaired/
Hi Rob,
I know this doesn't have to do with apple, but does the Pebble smart watch have any accessibility features?
Regards
Kaitlyn In Pleasant Hill California
Hi Kaitlyn - first off - anything iOS related - means also accessories and apps for iOS devices - so it does not have to be specifically from Apple. Just like all the kickstarter and 3rd party products we talk about each week - the Pebble definitely has a place on this show.
Now to the important question - does the Pebble smart watch have any accessibility features. The short answer is yes - kinda. The longer answer is - not as many as the Apple watch but here is some of what I found out.
There is the Pebblebits firmware - which has larger notification font as one of the options.
I think however if accessibility is a key factor for you for a smartwatch - then the Apple watch is definitely the way you want to go.
That said - I will send out Kaitlyn’s question about accessibility with the Pebble to listeners of the show - that have needed accessibility features and tried the pebble out - what did you experience - and do you have any comparisons to the Apple Watch. Give us a call - or send us an email.
53:27
VOICEMAIL - Brent_OK_Issues_5S_iOS8_spotlight
Rob,
I am getting a message that I need to perform an update for carrier settings. Do you know what this is for and is it a good idea?
Mike from California
Hi Mike - this is common to see - is it a good idea - depends on what the carrier update does - normally it is a good thing. on a few occasions it has meant the removal of a feature or Network optimization - which means slowing down your connection - but overall the updates are recommended to do - as many of the carrier updates are for stability fixes or bug fixes - like fixing an issue with visual voice mail. I wish the carriers would make the info more available about what the updates are going to do or fix exactly - but getting that info is very hard to find. And some times they are just updates for a specific version of an iPhone for a specific carrier.
In General to answer your question it is good to do the updates. In General that is. How is that for a non-comital answer.
Hi Rob,
I have noticed a recent problem. I used a keyboard shortcut "work@" to quickly add my work email. I have since left that employer and no longer receive work emails on my phone. I went to settings and deleted that shortcut, but it keeps popping back up. There is no consistent pattern, I will just be typing the word "work" and my old work email auto populates. I go in and delete it again, and after awhile it comes back. Do you or your listeners have any suggestions?
Regards,
Brenton N
I then replied and asked him if you tried setting up a short cut for work to equal work to over write the original and he replied
Hi Rob,
It is funny you say that. I have tried replacing the shortcut multiple different ways, they always end up getting replaced with the original shortcut.
Regards,
Brenton
So nope that did not work - if anyone out there has any suggestions for Brenton - please let us know
Send an email or give us a call.
Hi Rob,
Does you know exactly how the iPhone 6's M8 processor contributes data to the Apple Watch Activity app? In theory, could you take the watch off and still have the app pull data from just the iPhone? Of course I never actually want to take off my Apple Watch, I just want to better understand what's really happening between both of my devices from a fitness tracking point of view.
Regards,
-Jason
My understanding is the M8 processor on the iPhone 6 and 6Plus works in combination with the sensor on the Apple watch - so for example if you are walking with the Apple watch on and your iPhone in your pocket - you are not getting two steps counted for each one - it is working together to get your step count. And from what I read it works to teach your Apple watch what type of distance you are walking. So it is recommend if you plan to go walking with your significant other or jogging - that the first few times you do so with both your Apple watch and your iPhone - it will then learn via GPS measurements your real distance - and calibrate your Apple Watch so in the future when it is just your apple watch it gives a more accurate number.
Again - you don’t need to have your iPhone with you for it to measure steps or distance - but if you do the first few times you take a walk - in the future you will supposedly get more accurate measurements.
I am doing that now - taking walks with my wife - with my iPhone in my pocket - and I am measuring what it says the distance is for the walks - which right now seems pretty accurate - again my iPhone is with me. I will then see what it says the distance is with out the iPhone. Note this only will work if you walk or jog or run. You can’t leave your phone behind and expect to get good distance readings for bike riding - for that you do need the iPhone and GPS.
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1:02:24
http://www.cnet.com/au/how-to/reset-forgotten-passcode-
on-the-apple-watch/
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Which is how you can reset a forgotten passcode on the Apple Watch. Well first off as we learned earlier - sadly - anyone can reset it - and then use it them selves.
But this article is more for those that actually own the device.
First is to reset it from an iPhone. And from your legally pair to iPhone click on the Apple Watch App - and then go to General and then scroll down and tap on Reset and chose Erase All Content and Settings.
This does return the Apple Watch to its factory fresh state - which yes means Anything on it previously is gone - toast - ABC you later. And I saw see you later - because the good news is there will be a back up you can restore from once your re-pair it - simple select restore from back up option during the set up.
This is the method I will go over - as that is the way most will want to restore an Apple watch for a passcode they forgot - or you know you could just pick a passcode you will not forget. Just Sayin.
It is 4 digits - how tough is it to remember?
1:03:37
http://www.business2community.com/brandviews/aweber/
write-awesome-emails-apple-watch-01228060
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one as well - and it is titled - How to Write Awesome Emails for the Apple Watch.
Not how to write them on the Apple watch - but rather write them for the Apple watch. It goes over how an email will look when it comes in on the Apple watch - it talks about going All plain text for your email blasts. Which is something I always do. All these fancy emails with images - they tell me right away - DELETE ME. And on the Apple Watch - you can see them anyway. So stick with plain text.
The article has other good advice - this is geared toward Business users - but really anyone wanting to make sure their emails have a good chance of being read and acted upon when viewed on an Apple watch - this is a nice article.
So all you Mailchimp addicts with your fancy graphic rich emails - yeah - this article is for you.
1:04:32
http://appchasers.com/2015/02/03/video-download-youtube-
videos-to-your-iphone-and-ipad-without-jailbreaking/
Hey Rob,
On iTem 0346 Nick asked about being able to download YouTube videos to your iPhone or iPad without jailbreaking. There is a way using the super capable Workflow app. I've written about how to do it on my site AppChasers.com. Here is an excerpt from my post:
"Every few months an app will show up on the App Store that allows you to download videos from YouTube directly to your Camera Roll. Not long after that, the app will be removed from sale, either by the developer whose received a threat from YouTube or by Apple at the behest of the online video giant. There’s a long list of apps that have fallen victim (most recently Pro Tube lost this feature). The inherent problem isn’t one that’s going to go away anytime soon. If only there were a way to toggle this ability in an app only after it’s been downloaded from the App Store. That way it would pass Apple’s review guidelines and it would be in the hands of users to enable the feature. Well, that’s exactly what the app Workflow does.”
I hope it can be of help to Nick and your other listeners.
Regards,
Eric Meister
Thanks Eric and folks there is a link to that article in the show notes for ep 348 at today in iOS dot com.
1:05:50
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Hey Rob, listening to iTem 347 now. In regards to features that would like to see in iOS 9; the main thing I would like is a dark theme. I'm the proud owner of a 64 gig space gray iPhone 6 and although I don't mind the bright white user interface, I think a darker theme option would be really nice against my black screen and case. You mentioned a while back that they had a dark keyboard option in a past beta, I wonder why they got rid of that?
Also, WHY do they make it so hard for you to display the different artwork for each Tii episode on the lock screen of the iPhone??
One more thing, might need some help from the audience for this one. I have multiple calendars in my calendar app synced from iCal on my MacBook and only want notifications from certain calendars. For instance, I want to be notified about my reminders calendar but not every event from my work schedule calendar. Is there a way to do this? If so I haven't found it in any of the calendar or notification settings, hope you or the audience can help.
Regards,
-AAron in Crockett, CA
Hi Rob,
Per iOS 9 - Obviously I want to see improvements in stability but 2 actual FEATURES that are sorely needed are:
1) Public transit directions for Apple Maps. Probably a 50/50 chance this happens. The lack of public transit routing is one of many reasons people use Google Maps instead.
2) The ability to security lock certain apps. This should have been added back in iOS 1.0. Imagine how much this would help if your phone ever got stolen. Sadly, I doubt we'll see this in 9.0 (and yes, this feature is available in Android).
Regards,
Brent from Chicago
Hi Rob. I predict new Apple TV will be released in October. What do you think
Regards,
Steve from AZ
Hi Steve,
I predict the new Apple TV will be announced and released at WWDC (as in shipping by the end of June at the latest - but not with App store active yet - and then the App store will be launched in the Fall. This will get the new Apple TV in the hands of devs to work with via a beta update - and then full launch of updated Apple TV software in October supporting 3rd party apps.
Of course - that is kinda what I said a year ago - and the year before that and I think maybe even the year before that as well.
Hi Rob
I have an ongoing issue that I wonder have you or your listeners had or heard of ...
I had an iPhone 6 plus and used a lot for sat nav / music in car as I drive a lot and then some gaming when I'm at home - my phone used to heat up while playing "World of Tanks Blitz" which is an intensive game on the gpu I imagine and as a result would then dim the screen brightness by let's say 25%, doesn't sound like a big issue but in outside bright conditions its is like switching the lights off.
Brought the phone to an Apple Store , they never came across this issue and swapped the handset for me twice - the problem persisted. I the sold the 6 plus and bought the 6 instead and it also dims as the phone heats up. I have read forums about this issue so I know I'm not the only one but I never noticed before on any iPhone or at least to this extent.
Any tips would be appreciated, plead not I don't have auto brightness on, or zoomed mode which were possible reasons for the dimming. I usually have the phone at full brightness as it's connected to the power in my car a lot.
Greetings from Ireland.
Regards,
John
1:16:04
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Next episode will be late next week - likely around the 29th or 30th of May. Then there will be an episode around June 3rd previewing WWDC - and then one late on June 8th or early June 9th going over the June 8th WWDC keynote in detail. The only thing consistent about my episode release schedule is there is no consistency. - which is why I want to mention that there is the Tii App - and it is Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released - so no guessing if a new episode is out - you get a push message telling you it is out. Please go right now and download the Tii App. Plus you get to see my completely mesmerizing and mind blowing Un-boxing videos - which are only available in the Tii App.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 347
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank ALAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. ALAN wrote:
Hi Rob,
I just made a song with GarageBand on my iPhone and I wanted you to hear it.
Regards,
Alan
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Thanks ALAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ARCADIO for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ARCADIO said the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is a picture from my recent trip to Cocoa Beach Florida . Used the WOW Fx HD APP. I used the mirror option to flip the tii logo to add as a reflection. I am from West Carrollton, OH. How about go Bengals next time along with the Flyers.
Regards,
Arcadio
ARCADIO Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ARCADIO'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 347 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
02:20
In this segment of how wrong were we have the following quote quote “The iPad is nothing more than a large iPod Touch. It’s lacking a 16:9 screen and while the bezel has to be of a reasonable size to allow for holding the device with your hand without your thumb poking the screen all the time, it’s simply too big. Finally those few people who’ve already used it are saying that having a standard keyboard on a device that you can’t rest easily on your lap and that is intended to be used one-handed is lunacy. Just look at the curved corner keyboards Microsoft introduced with the tablet editions of Windows to see how they should have done it. All this will have come about because Apple have done the R&D and released a product that’s been instantly derided as ugly and not what people want. If I were Steve Ballmer today, I’d be splashing out on an extra skiing holiday. unquote
Mike Halsey, Windows7News.com, 28 January 2010
When Mike talks about Windows Tablets and Skiing - all I can think of is that Wide World of sports clip for the agony of defeat - where the guy goes flailing off the skii jump - Just Sayin
03:32
For Promo codes - On Ep 346 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - Slender Man Origins 3 . We will be giving those out early next week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 346.
Sorry no Promo codes this week. I need to get on the ball.
Either way - if you are an App dev - this was an opportunity wasted for your app.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:23
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/05/12/
new-apple-ios-8-4-release/
iOS 8.4 beta 3 has been released to devs and public beta testers. And what is new - well support for textbooks developed using iBooks Author for the iPhone is now finally available. That means the Podcasting 101 iBook is now available for the iPhone - well at least those running beta 3 of iOS 8.4
There are tweaks to the updated / over hauled Music app - with an improved offline music mode that clearly shows which tracks are downloaded and which are stored online. There is an improved search option which scans your music and those of iTunes radio as well.
But one thing that is not seen yet - is any mention or indication of a Beats based streaming music service. There are still rumors this will launch at WWDC - but with no hint of it yet in the code base - some are starting to question those rumors.
There are still some bugs in Beta 3 which Apple states - such as:
- - Siri control doesn’t work in iTunes Radio
- - AirPlay may prove unreliable
- - Home Sharing and Genius Mixes are missing
- - iTunes Radio track skipping may cause crashes
- - Editing playlists may cause crashes
- - The new Music app can lose its place in tracks when closed
Nothing overly exciting other than Apple continues to churn out the beta updates - which is a good thing.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/11/apple-releases-
ios-8-4-beta-3/#.tivas2:NsDF
05:54
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/08/apple-watch-heart-
rate-monitor-accuracy/
Thanks to Aurelian Radu in the Google+ community for the heads up on this next one. Which is an article from 9 to 5 mac titled - How Accurate is the Apple Watch heart-rate monitor?
Well the answer is very. Seems a software engineer - Brad Larson - who is also the founder of SonoPlot - extracted the raw data from his Apple Watch and overlayed it with his raw data generated by a dedicated heart-rate monitor and the results are amazing - as the two data sets are almost dead on identical. with just minor differences. The device it was compared to was the Mio Alpha and that device has been shown to be 99% accurate when compared to the gold standard of Chest strap monitors. So in other words - the heart rate monitor on the Apple watch is very very good. This was also backed up with what the folks at consumer reports found as well.
One thing to point out is right now the Apple Watch is taking samples once per 5 seconds vs the Mio Alpha which checks every 3 seconds - so it is possible via a software update for Apple to check more often if they wanted - but hey with nearly identical results - that may not be needed.
Speaking of it checking your heart rate - Apple does this with two green LED’s on the back of the Apple watch - and I have had it where a couple times after a work out - when I am all sweaty when I took off the Apple watch it was in the midst of a heart rate scan and the green LED’s remained on for a good 20 to 30 seconds after I removed the Apple Watch. Has anyone else noticed the Green LED’s staying on after they removed their Apple Watch?
As always you can call in feed back to 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon dog or by sending an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
And speaking of feedback - I would love to start getting your feedback on features you would like to see added to iOS 9.0 - which will be announced in less than a month. What are your wish list features to be added or are you like me just looking for it to be all about stability and streamlining iOS. To make it more snappy and less buggy.
08:48
VOICEMAIL_Lee_Casper_thanks_recommendation
Thanks Lee for that feedback.
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Have you ever purchased a mattress by sitting on it for just a few minutes at the store only later to regret it. That happened with us for my Oldest son's mattress. We thought we purchased a good mattress - but oh my - we learned we did not - we would lay down with him to get him to go to sleep and as we tried to get up he would hear us and feel us moving and would wake up - very very frustrating. But we were stuck with the Mattress - However With Casper you get a 100 day risk free trial period. You don't like it you get your money back and they come and pick it back up and donate it to a charity. That said - the mattress they sent is great and is definitely not going back. It is a mix of Latex foam and Memory foam. No noisy springs to wake up your kid or significant other when you get up to sneak some girl scout cookies from the pantry.
Casper did an incredible job on the engineering and feel of this mattress - the nights I record episodes - the boys go and sleep with mom - so when I am done I can sleep on his bed now and my back is not all out of whack in the morning.
But just as important as quality is Pricing and the pricing is really great. Twin Mattresses are just $500, they also have Twin XL for $600, Full for $750, Queen for $850 and then King and Cal King - for $950. That is less than half the price my Parents just paid for their King sized mattress and they can't stand their mattress. Like I said you have 100 days to return it risk free. And if you go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code tii - you will save $50 off those prices.
This is an american made mattress with delivery right now for the US and Canada only and it is free delivery. When said mattress is delivered - it is from UPS - in a squarish box that you think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and expands to form.
As they say You spend 1/3 of your life in bed - ok maybe more if you have Apple TV with Netflix and HBO NOW in bedroom. And for the cost of an iPad - is it not worth getting the best nights sleep possible - and that is what you will get with Casper or what your kids will get. Again to Save $50 off of the prices I mentioned go to casper dot com slash tii and use promo code t i i - all lower case on the promo code. again casper dot com / tii - promo code tii to save $50 - thanks Casper for the great mattress for my son and for sponsoring this show.
12:10
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VOICEMAIL - Kevin_CrossMan_Answer_reminder_check_date
Hi Rob,
the mount I use is the MagicMount surface of iPhone 6 and 6+ from Scosche and it's awesome but it's in my Vette and not in an off-road vehicle. The metal plate is placed behind my Apple leather case without actually using the adhesive The case holds it fine without sticking it to the phone. For $12, it's a cheap test.
Regards,
Bob A
Hi Rob,
I had the same question as one of your recent listeners. How does one find a reputable app developer? You seemed like you had gotten burned about being approached too many times for developer references. Your answer concentrated on not trying to find someone who would code for free or who would be enticed to share in the profits. I am not a coder and have no chance of developing that skill at this point in life. I have created an application years ago on another platform, with someone who is not interested in IOS. (It is inexplicable why they don't want to develop for IOS.) I know a little about what it takes to create an application. Are there resources to locate a developer that one could remunerate at a reasonable rate and have a good chance of producing a workable product? From previous experiences, I know that there is a lot that goes into coding and producing an application. Concept origination, coding, artistic design and marketing to name just a few of the aspects of app development. I am looking for someone who can code for the IOS platform and who is not going to charge me hundreds of dollars an hour and then not produce a product. I am willing to fit into their working styles to produce a good product.
Questions for you Rob:
1. Where does one start in trying to locate an IOS developer? There are lots if developers advertising on the web but unfortunately many seem shady.
2. What do you think are the three most important questions to ask them that would help screen them?
3. What is a reasonable range of salary for a developer? This would be for an app individuals would use not an app for a corporation. Think calorie counter not integrated sales force stock tracker.
Regards,
Corrie T. M. Anderson
Hi Corrie - Thanks for the email - and sorry if my answer on the last show came across the way it did.
I have had many people approach me with a “great idea” and ask for a personal intro to a dev. Later to only find out that they wanted the dev to do all the work for free upfront.
Given that person I mentioned on the last ep does not even listen to the show - I thought it would be a good time to put that point out there. If you want an App developed your are going to pay for it -or you need to learn to develop on your own.
There is a really good book any one with an idea for an App should read first before approaching a dev - it is called App Accomplished by Carl Brown. Read that book cover to cover - taking notes and doing what Carl suggests. It will help your really vet your App before approaching a dev - as far as thinking about how many different screens and getting a good wire frame together. You will need that when approaching an App dev so they can get a better idea on how much time and effort will be needed on their side - and hence how much to charge you. Another thing the book really goes over is making sure expectations are really nailed down on both sides. It is a great read. Again that book is App Accomplished by Carl Brown.
Ok - Step 2 after reading that book is finding a dev. There are many out there - first you can do a shout out in the google+ community for tii - at todayinios dot com slash community. When you get replies from there or anywhere else you find a dev - ask for a list of someapps they developed - and then go and look at the reviews in iTunes - read the reviews in detail - if the reviews look positive - download the apps and use them to see how it looks and feels.
Remember be afraid of App reviews where the stars look like the letter C - lots of 5 and 1 star reviews usually means someone paid for the 5 stars - and the 1 star reviews are users. The Letter L is always bad - as it is all bad reviews. Look for the letter F - mostly 5 and 4 start reviews. Again read those reviews and try out their apps.
Then once you find a dev that looks to do what they say they can do - approach them with your idea and see what price they will charge. Expect at a min to be paying $10k for a simple app - and that number can rise quickly depending on the complexity you have. Is it possible to get a really simple app done on $10k - yes - but again you need to vet your devs past work. I have heard of some simple apps done in the $5 to 6k range that worked out ok - but they were very simple.
Once you start adding in social sharing and data base calls and lots of screen - well again the more complex the app the more you are going to pay. Read the book I mentioned first - it will help you really vet your app idea - and that will save the dev time and effort at least with regards to getting you an RFP completed.
As always if you are an App dev and you are for hire - please email me and make sure to also join our Google+ community.
Hi Rob
The only way I have seen to disable the annoying "cellular data is turned off" pop up messages when accessing apps, is to leave cellular data turned on for the apps in question, but turn off the main cellular data button at the top of the settings page.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
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20:31
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from Robert Spivack who wrote the following
Quote
D.I.Y. Apple Watch stand. Call me "frugal" not "cheap". Re-cycled vegetable crate corrugated box + DeWalt circle cutter + Elmer's wood glue = "Green" stand for my watch, cost < $1.00
Started as a proof of concept, ended up as a stand I actually use.
(The "secret" to DIY watch stand construction is realizing there is no electronics - just a circle cut-out and a slit to hold the Apple-supplied inductive charger and guide the cord.)
Any material - metal, wood, plastic, corrugated box, foam core boards etc. is waiting for the DIY'r with the appropriate crafting/construction skills.
Save your $30 to $50 otherwise spent on a stand for supporting devs and buying their apps :-)
Unquote
BRILLIANT!!!
Folks if you have any other DIY Apple Watch stands you have done - send in the pics and info to today in iOS dot com or do what Robert did and post a photo in the Google+ community.
And since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
22:21
http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/kgi-iphone-6s-predictions-47316/
KGI’s Ming-Chi Kou is back - well he never really went anywhere - but he has some more Apple rumors - and this time it is about the next Gen iPhone.
He is first referencing it as an iPhone 6S and 6S+ so not going to the iPhone 7 i.e. new design this year according to Ming.
That said the report from KGI is that the S level upgrade will be a major upgrade. For the record - I have always said the S level upgrades are bigger than the upgrades to a new number. Especially when you look at the features and spec changes.
In this round of rumors the first one - is one we have heard before - and that is all the new iPhones will get force touch. I think that is a safe bet at this point. Not sure that one is even a rumor as much as common sense when you look at what Apple has released already this year.
Per the rumor of a 4 Inch version to join the 6 and 6+ - nope not going to happen this year according to Ming. That goes counter to a few other rumors stating there would be a 4 inch version - a 6C if you would.
The Processor will move to the A9 processor - duhhhh. That is hardly a rumor or inside knowledge - that is simply looking at the past 5+ years and drawing a line connecting the dots.
And the iPhones will get 2 GB of Ram. Again that seems like a duhhh - as it is already at that level in the lasted iPad Air. Again look at what Apple has done the last few years for the top of the line iPad and how that rolled into the next iPhone.
The Rear camera will go to 12 Mega Pixels up from the current 8 Mega Pixel camera.
There will also be a rose gold color option.
Strangely the report says that if certain yield issues are overcome - the 5.5 Inch 6S Plus might come with Sapphire glass. Of course they did preface that with if and might. So lots of wiggle room there.
There is talk about a special 6S Plus edition with the sapphire glass - rather then this being across all the 6S Plusses - Maybe that will be the rose gold version. That might make sense. A much more expensive 6S Plus Edition in Rose Gold - to go along with your Apple Watch Edition. Maybe it will have a price tag in the $2k range - i.e. double the top of the link 6S Plus price.
They also talk about changes to the structural design and housing materials to make it harder to bend. Previous rumors had hinted at 60% stronger aluminum. So again - a lot of this seems to be Ming picking and choosing what rumors to put into his report - more so then info from un-named sources.
There was also talk about more accurate Touch ID - but that is pretty vague at best.
Production ramp to start in August. Nothing shocking there. Especially as it is expected to roll out the end of September once again - and it is not like Tim Cook ever says when production started anyway. So a safe rumor to add in.
There will supposedly be an additional microphone added near the Speaker to enhance voice quality.
And the last rumor is There will also be gesture control support - but not sure if that is for both the 6S and 6S plus - or just the 6S plus. I could see that being just with the 6S plus - as it kind of has one foot in the iPhone world and the other foot in the iPad world.
So lots and lots of items to add to a future bingo card.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/05/12/
iphone-6s-11-new-features/
26:48
http://www.cultofmac.com/321945/iphone-7-concept-
features-a-home-button-built-into-the-screen/
Lets not stop at iPhone 6S and 6S + - lets move on to the iPhone 7 and a concept image - thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this one.
To describe it - the screen extends down and around and under the touch ID sensor.
It has dual back side camera lenses.
The top and bottom bezels are basically gone. So the screen basically goes to the edges all the way around - which just a tiny sliver at the top for a speaker and camera and sensor.
It has a the similar thin and curved look of the 6 and 6 Plus.
So more an interaction of the current design than a drastic redesign.
Is it pretty - Yup - is it likely - nope. But like I said - it is pretty.
27:39
http://www.businessinsider.com/switch-from-
android-to-iphone-2015-5?op=1
I know I have a certain percentage of Android listeners. Some listen just to send me nastygrams others to troll on Twitter - but many of the Android listeners I have to believe are listening because common sense tells them to get the heck off android. And for those of you that can see there is light on this side of the fence - I have a link to an article that will make it easier for you to really see the light.
This is from Business Insider and it is titled - How to painlessly switch from Android to the iPhone.
It goes over moving Mail, Photos, videos, contacts, music and more.
Come on over the water is warm and the OS will not bite.
Link in the show notes for Ep 347 at today in iOS dot com
28:27
VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_bluetooth_Volume
Hi Rob
Is there a way you can use Siri to fast forward a certain time through a song? I notice you can do this with podcasts, but I can't seem to get it to happen for music.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Steve - Not that I am aware of - that feature seems to be a long form Audio feature for Spoken Word content - i.e. Podcasts - and not for music.
VOICEMAIL - Larry_fdbk_artwork_lock_screen
Hi Rob,
Just thought you and the Tii listeners should know. Straight Talk bumped up their LTE data from 3 to 5GB. After that they throttle you to 3G speed. Keeps getting better.
Regards,
Ian
From WV
VOICEMAIL - Tim_ATL_youtube_app_no_issue_yet
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34:26
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/
lunatik-epik-for-apple-watch?ref=nav_search
More Kickstarter projects for the Apple Watch - this next one is the lunatik Epik for Apple Watch. Lunatik and Epik both spelled with a k at the end.
They have a goal of $100k - and are 85% of the way there with 33 days to go - so they will easily hit their goal.
What the Lunatik is is a quote ruggedly refined wearable companion unquote for your apple watch.
It is an Aluminum case or enclosure for your Apple Watch to make it a more robust device. You have a choice of the aluminum enclosure with a black silicone sports band for $100 or for $125 you can get the aluminum enclosure with the Matching aluminum link bracelet.
These are just for the 42 MM only version.
This is the same team that about 4 years ago released a watch mod for the small square iPod nano. So these guys know what they are doing.
Search for Lunatik or Epik - both with a k at the end at kickstarter dot com or look for the link in the show notes for ep 347.
35:42
http://www.bumpies.co/product/bumpies-protectors-iphone6/
Hey Rob,
On your most recent show, item 346, you read a piece about the kickstarter project Icon. I've been using a similar product called Bumpies for a few months now. A bit more understated than Icon. Just plain, hard rubber corner covers that seem to stay on, no matter what, unless you intentionally remove them. I had an installation problem with one at first. Took it off with absolutely no damage to the phone and the company sent me two (one just in case) Bumpies as a replacement, free of charge. Like Icon, it has a raised, lay on the table design. I will never go back to a full coverage case again.
Regards,
Eric in Garnet Valley, Pa.
Thanks Eric for the heads up on Bumpies - link in the show notes for the 6 and 6Plus versions. But they also have versions for the 5 / 5S and 4 / 4S.
Pricing on these are $24 and they are shipping now. What you get for $24 is 4 bumps protectors, 1 cleaning wipe, 1 alignment sleeve, 1 set of instructions and a two year bumbles replacement warranty.
And they have a nice selector tool on their site where you pick your phone and color and then the choice of color you want for the bumpies - and you can see what it will look like. I think for the gold iPhone the Black, Grey or White bumpies look best - but they have a bunch of other colors to choose from as well.
Thanks Eric for the heads up - this looks like a nice product offering.
I did send them an email asking if you can use with a glass screen protector - here is their response
Hi Rob,
Thanks for contacting us. Per your question, the answer is yes. You can still use the product if there is a glass screen protector. Actually, we even recommend it!
And we created a promo code for your listeners. It is - tii - It's only able to be used on our official Bumpies.co website, and it will offer your listeners free shipping until the end of the month of May 2015. The coupon expires after that. If there are any issues with the code, you can let us know. We cannot wait to hear your podcast. Have a great day!
regards,
Abrahom
Bumpies Customer Service Representative
Thanks Abrahom - and hey if you have some samples to send this way I would love to try out the Black or Grey versions for my iPhone 6Plus
39:35
VOICEMAIL - Anna_Pitt_ks_video_support_applewatch_sport
Hi Rob
For Father's Day, I want to email an iTunes gift card to my Dad in the UK. Being based in Australia, is it possible for me to email an iTunes gift card to someone in another country?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hey Rob,
You mentioned that you aren't able to answer the phone call on the iPhone from the Apple Watch.
According to the demo videos on the Apple website you can answer your phone call on the phone from the watch by scrolling up on the digital crown and selecting 'answer on iPhone'.
I'm still waiting for my 42 mm sport, hopefully should be with me soon.
Kind regards
Mark G
Bristol, UK
Hi Mark - Yeah sadly - that does not actually work - it just kind of puts the call on hold - and then you need to go and answer on the phone still. So it is not a simple one tap answer on the phone.
With the Apple Watch It works like this.
1. You scroll on the crown
2. You tap answer on the phone.
3. You answer on the phone
That is not as simple as on the Pebble where you click answer and it answers on the phone.
Hopefully Apple Fixes this in a future update. Clearly this is something that can be fixed via software.
VOICEMAIL - JEFF_CT_SMALL_GLITCH_apple_watch_heart_rate
Hi Rob,
Is there a facebook app and a facebook messanger app out for the apple watch yet?
Regards
Kaitlyn in Pleasant Hill California
VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_taptic_fddk_not_selling_bad_product
Hi Rob
My son is autistic and is non-verbal. Am wondering if there anyone out there that can recommend an iPad app that is good for helping with speech development for autistic kids?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Folks if you have a good suggestion for Steve - give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that 206 moon dog - or send a recording to text reply via email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
VOICEMAIL - Joe_NY_Swipe_up_glances
Hey Rob,
I noticed that you talked about the music app "bug" that allowed you to control volume and sometimes playback. Although the music app (on the Apple watch) does seem to have a mild ability to interact with other apps there is a much better option that's actually very simple!
The music app glance. Slide up from the watch face app, then left or right* until you find a playback screen which works essentially like the lock screen on your iPhone. Play/pause, volume control and a display of what your listening to (as in name of episode, and name of podcast when listening to a podcast). For podcasts this even includes the skip 15sec back or forward on the podcast.
I have included a screen capture of this glance on the watch in case you wanted to add this as an example to the tii app.
I've also tried this with several apps and I have attatched a table I created with information about these, feel free to share this on the tii app if you think it's worth while.
Regards,
Dan from the UK
Thanks Joe and Dan - and folks if you want to make the glances feature even more useful for Podcast consumption - get rid of everything but the music app controls and overcast if you use overcast - so the only things in glances are the stock screen that is the first one with Airplane mode , silence, do not disturb and Ping your iPhone - which can’t be removed. And then the music control screen called Now Playing and the Overcast screen.
To do this go to Apple Watch App on your iPhone - select Glances - and then leave the Now Playing and Overcast lines - and delete everything else.
VOICEMAIL - TOSIN O APPLEWATCH REVIEW
53:42
http://www.redmondpie.com/comex-hacks-apple-
watch-to-run-web-browser-video/
Thanks to Myron Uecker for the heads up on this next one.
Which is a report that Comex - a jailbreak dev - has managed to hack the Apple watch to get a web browser on it. And he released a video to prove his prowess.
Of course I am not sure exactly what you want to be browsing on your Apple watch given the small size of the screen.
The chances of Apple adding safari to the Apple Watch any time soon are slightly less than that of a regular character in an episode of Game of Thrones not dying.
54:16
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/04/29/10-most-
wanted-apple-watch-jailbreak-tweaks/
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one Which is a title of 10 Most Wanted Apple Watch Jailbreak tweaks.
Surprisingly one of them is actually Browse the Web. Of course their reason for wanting it is - because we can. As in Can surf with it. Ummm yeah.
Pull the iPhone out of your pocket and surf the web. I have other things I would rather do with my Apple watch to drain the battery.
Some of the 10 items in the list that I do agree with.
Custom Watch Faces - Yes - I want back my custom Tii watch face.
Changing the default time out setting for the screen - yes - the biggest frustration with the apple watch is the rapid speed in which the screen goes to sleep.
Playing any audio from your apple watch speaker or via bluetooth headphones from the Apple Watch. Yes - The Apple Watch should be an Airplay option for an audio speaker source for your iPhone.
Native Apps for the Apple watch to help speed up the speed of the apps. I think the biggest one would be a native Podcasts app - where episodes are stored natively on the Apple Watch. Right now to get podcasts natively over - you have to create a smart play list on your computer that then syncs with your iPhone and then syncs to your Apple watch - the next time you are charging it up. UMMM Yeah - not exactly ideal. Can you say 2004 is calling and they want iPodder X back.
One thing missing from this - is being able to answer a call on the iPhone from the Apple Watch.
The sooner the jailbreakers start adding these things - the sooner Apple will get around to adding them natively.
After all one thing Jailbreaking has proven to be over the years is a great testing bed for future iOS native features.
56:44
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-unlock-your-
apple-watch-using-your-iphone/
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - and it is a tip for those with the Apple Watch - and how to set it up to easily unlock it. There is an option - if you go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone - then select Passcode - and then turn on Unlock with iphone. What happens is the next time you put your Apple watch on - to unlock it - you simply put your finger on touch ID and unlock your phone - and it automatically unlocks your Apple watch - until at least the next time you remove it from your wrist.
This is especially nice for those with mobility issues - where tapping in a 4 digit code on the 38 mm screen especially can be a very big chore if not downright impossible. Now just place your finger on touch ID - and it unlock both your iPhone and your apple watch.
If you have any other favorite Apple Watch tips - give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon-dog or email them in to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
57:55
http://redpark.com/lightning-ethernet-cable/
Thanks to Muscled Nerd for the heads up on this next one - which is the company red park dot com - They offer cabled that are used by app devs and businesses to connect external devices to the iPhone and iPad.
They now have a new Ethernet to Lightening cable available.
Mind you - you need apps that specifically know what to do with said cable and it will run you $89.
Essentially this is for field service applications. And you must be using Apps that specifically are designed wit the RedSocket SDK.
More info at the link in the show notes for ep 347 for red park dot com
I was looking at their products and they even have a lightening to Serial cable that connected to RS-232 serial devices at baud rates up to 115.2 kbps. Very cool and nerdy.
58:54
VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_fdbk_apple_watch_wait_and_see
Hi Rob,
I ordered the Apple Watch Sport on 28th April after a call to Apple confirmed that there is no available date for when the Device will be available to purchase in the Apple a stores.
I then made an appoint with my nearest which is 60 miles away so that I could be sure that the device is suitable for me as I have a visual impairment.
I arrived for my appointment on Saturday. The assistant strapped a watch onto my wrist and I was shown a rolling demo. I told her that I wanted to try the accessibility features but she said that they don't have a fully operational device as all in-store devices are locked down and she couldn't demonstrate the features that I was I interested in. I expressed my dissatisfaction and she said she would pass my feedback on.
I just thought you might like to share my experience with your listeners. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff but a bad experience overall.
Regards,
Stuart D
Dundee
Scotland
Hi Rob
Thanks you for all you do (how often do I hear that on the podcast?!)
I have had the Pebble Steel since last July and have loved it. I saw the original on Kickstarter and didn't think much of the plastic case. When the Steel came out I really liked the look of it.
Now along comes the Apple Watch, I like the look of the watch, but because I have actually been using the Pebble for 9 months now I know what I like about having a connected watch - notifications on your wrist. That's the main feature I like about having a "smart watch".
The Apple Watch may have many more features that will outshine the Pebble, but in all honesty I don't think I'll use the extra flashy features. Battery life is a real turn off, my Pebble Steel gets 5-6 days comfortably and I would hesitate on getting something that lasts such a short time. I can get a couple of days on my 6 Plus if I wanted to (could probably stretch it to three if I was really frugal).
Another thing I don't like about the Apple Watch is the look of it, I don't like the look of it - the case that is. It just doesn't look all that robust. I like the look and feel of the Steel over the Apple Watch. I'm a working man, not a fashion model....
I'm actually really looking forward to getting the Pebble Time OS on my Steel.
I will be waiting for the next version / revision of the Apple Watch before I consider it. I haven't completely written off the Apple Watch yet, gen 2 will be even better. I don't hate it, I just don't want it.
Regards,
Paul M
Hi Rob, thought I would drop you a line about the issue I am having with my original Kickstarter Pebble watch.
Every time I get an alert on the Pebble the screen goes crazy, almost unreadable.
Sometimes simply by pressing a button the screen will go back to the previous screen ok, but often it will stay jumbled up, see screen shot.
I went on line to see if I was alone and discovered it seems quite a common problem.
I followed the instructions on line which were to send them a screen shot along with various specific pieces of information via the support function of the IOS app (the online webpage is ok for reporting issues but there is no function for attaching a screen shot so you have to do it via the App).
I got a response quickly from Pebble saying they were now going to send me a replacement even though mine was one of the original Kickstarter ones from a couple of years ago.
I haven’t received it yet, but have had shipping tracking number given to me so know its on its way.
I think that this is superb service and have now pledged on Kickstarter for one of the new ones also.
I hope none of your listeners have the same issue, but if they do at least Pebble is a tech company who recognise that things go wrong and are willing to sort the problem out.
Regards
Anthony Vickers
London
Hi Rob
I have a friend who works for big company . He have access to Apple Watch for the last 2-3 months. Some specs for You. Battery is not a problem "all day combined" should be ok for average person for whole day. 42mm one work around 1 hour longer. He says it's noticeable but not much. If You looking for retina display, You will be disappointed. Resolutions are: 38mm is 272x340 pix, 42mm is 312x390 pix. The prototype they have had to be in the building all the time. If You get it out of the building, gps (from connected iPhone I presume since watch do not have gps) would notify Apple right away. They have final software (for the time) and build of the watch itself was almost final, but already really good. Regards,
- Peter from Chicago.
Hi Rob,
In episode 341, Mitch mentioned an issue with Bluetooth audio skipping. I wonder if he has a Pebble. His issue could be similar to the one I wrote in about in episode 340.
Lou V
VOICEMAIL - Ron_OH_fdbk_bluetooth_settings
1:06:55
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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. And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
AND I am down to just one song in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today - Well Except for a bunch of more voicemail messages about listeners experiences with Apple Watch.
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HERE IS A BONUS SEGMENT This is an ARTICLE I WROTE FOR This Months PODUTAINMENT Magazine - AS it relates to podcast consumption via the Apple watch I thought I would include it as an audio segment here. THIS is NOT my best work - and very likely is my worst article to date - simply because there was not a lot of good things to say. But here goes:
Prior to the Apple Watch release there was the hope that the device would work as a nice remote on your wrist for controlling podcast playback - and thus spurring even more podcast consumption by listeners. And even the hope you could store podcasts in that 2 GB of available space for MP3 files.
And then there was the realty of the Apple Watch launch and while there were quite a few different native apps included, one sadly that was noticeably missing was an Apple Watch App for the Podcasts app. This means there is no native way for podcast listeners to chose, control and playback podcasts via their Apple Watch.
Yes Apple does allows up to 2GB of mp3 files to be stored on an apple watch for native playback when away from your iPhone. But getting a podcast into that list harkens back to 2004. You must first create a smart play list on iTunes on your computer that is sync’d to your iPhone and then you select that play list to sync to your apple watch - but it will only sync with the Apple Watch when the Apple watch is being charged up. 2004 is calling and they want iPodderX back. Yeah this is not something we are going to get many if any podcast listeners to do.
How do you consume podcasts with an Apple watch easily? Well, luckily Marco Arment with Overcast was on the ball and released Apple watch support with the launch of the Apple watch.
His implementation is clean and easy to use. First make sure you are subscribed to the podcasts you are interested in on your iPhone in the Overcast app. Then on the Apple Watch launch the overcast companion app. Next Force Touch on the screen and from there you can scan through the podcasts you are interested in - select an episode and start playing it all from the controls on the Apple watch.
With the actual “playing” happing on the iPhone. One thing that the Overcast App can not do is adjust the volume of playback - but the music app on the Apple watch can. The easiest way to get to it is via glances - swipe up to bring up glances and then at the now playing screen simple turn the digital crown to raise or lower the playback volume.
If you are a hardcore podcast listener - you can remove all the other items from your glances screen except for the Now Playing screen and then add in the Overcast screen to glances - this makes glances your own personal podcast control center. As a Podcaster make sure to mention to your Apple watch listening audience that they can now play back podcasts via the free Overcast App. Is this ideal - heck no - Native is always preferred - and this really just means right now - the Apple Watch will not be increasing Podcast playbacks.
That all said, OverCast is not the only app you can use to control podcast playback - you can actually launch an episode on the podcasts app on your iPhone - and then using the glances screen for Now Playing you can control the volume of that episode that is playing and even pause and and un-pause the episode. But you can not go through and select different podcasts.
Another app you can use is the TuneIn App - and from that App you can select different podcasts and episodes and start and stop episodes. Again with you using the Now Playing screen in glances to control volume.
Sadly Apple Watch is a major update or two away from really helping podcasting. In the mean time you can spread the word to your listeners that there are ways to use the Apple Watch to control podcasts -
just not natively - and not easily if they want to take podcasts with them on the Apple watch for a jog without their iPhone. Possible - Yes - easy - No.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 346
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BARRY for sending in the music you hear in the background. BARRY wrote:
Hi Rob,
Here's a silly little song I made way back when garage band was first out for iOS. Feel free to use it for your show!
Regards,
Barry S
SONG_Barry_150414.mp3
Thanks BARRY for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank KEVIN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. KEVIN said the following:
Hi Rob,
This is a Butterfly taken with iPhone 6 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, processed with Photos, Painteresque and Aviary
Regards,
Kevin Crossman
Fremont CA
KEVIN Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see KEVIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 346 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
02:06
In this segment of how wrong were we have the following quote quote “Yet for some of us who sat in the audience watching Steve Jobs introduce the device, the whole thing felt like a letdown.” unquote
Daniel Lyons, AKA Fake Steve Job -
BusinessWeek, 28 January 2010
There is a reason he is known as Fake Steve Jobs and no Steve Jobs. Because he has launched as many hit consumer products as me and that would be ZERO - Just Sayin
02:38
For Promo codes - On Ep 345 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - Merces - Personal Tip Calculator - a bunch of words. We will be giving those out early this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 345.
For Promo Codes This week we have promo codes for the App Slender Man Origins 3, Here is the written review from the dev:
Hi everyone! We're Bigzur, an independent game developer team. Many of our fans have been asking if there will be another game about Slender, and now it's finally time for the sequel! This game, Slender Man Origins III: Abandoned school is our third installment in the series. The story is about a girl, followed by Slender Man in her nightmares, as she tries to escape from him and save the souls of the children already captured by the Slender Man. The game features improved graphics, atmospheric sound effects, small game events, full voice-acting and a new level-randomizing feature, which makes sure you can't play one level in the same manner twice. Doors get locked, corridors become sealed, while new paths open each time you start a game. The levels themselves have multiple floors and multiple ways to reach every room, giving both you and Slender freedom to choose your way. Even if Slender is off your track, you shouldn't stay for too long - your sanity will slowly escape you, though you can fight it by finding medicine throughtout the level. Finally, use headphones for the best experience. Thanks, and we hope you have fun playing Slender Man Origins III!
Thanks to the devs for their written review of their App - Slender Man Origins 3 and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com and put SLENDER in the subject line. We will be giving those away later next week.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:48
Play voice mail from - Ken_VA_Apple_pay_double_tap
Play voicemail from Jonathan_Apple_pay_easy
Hi Rob,
You do NOT have to open Passbook app to use Apple Pay. Double click on button (not crown) and it comes up. How much easier can it be?
Regards,
Janet
Hi Rob,
I’m sure you’re receiving several of similar emails regarding this. You don’t have to open Passbook on your Watch and then double click Friends button in use Pay. Just double click Friends button at any time and your card will come up and be ready to pay.
The double click doesn’t work for me since I can’t click it fast enough. Hopefully they add an accessibility option to allow for a slower click.
Regards,
Darrin
Greetings Rob:
I just finished listening to your first review of your Apple Watch and you commented on the functionality of accessing Apple Pay was clunky. It is by far much faster and easier to bring up Apple Pay on the watch just by double tapping on the side button... and there it is, your default card all ready to be scanned. Please add this to your .pdf list of tips & tricks for the Apple Watch.
Regards,
Bruce T
And from Mark L, and Kareem H as well.
OK - Yup - I was wrong - it is actually very easy to use ApplePay on your Apple Watch. As they mentioned just double tap on the side button and regardless of what app you had running - it will bring up apple pay on your Apple watch and then you just tap your wrist to the payment unit - and it registers as paid.
06:45
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/27/apple-
releases-ios-8-4-beta-2-to-developers-
with-revamped-music-app/
Last week - Apple released iOS 8.4 beta 2 to devs and iOs 8.4 Public Beta 1. Looks like Apple will keep making the very first beta a devs only release - and then wait at least until the second beta to see how things are going before releasing the public beta.
Most of the changes from beta 1 to beta 2 of 8.4 seem to be bug fixes and performance enhancements and pretty much that is it.
But if you are one in the public beta group you can go and get the 8.4 beta now.
07:46
http://www.imore.com/secret-apple-
watch-options-14-force-touch-tips-
your-wrist#slide11
For those without an Apple watch or any plans for an Apple Watch - note there is going to be a bunch more Apple Watch news and tips this episode - but it is not ALL apple watch. This first story while Apple watch specific - is about force touch - and given Apple added force touch to the macbook - there is a really good chance we will see Force touch on the next iPhone - so in other words pay attention and don’t be so quick to hit that 30 sec jump forward button.
For those that have not experienced force touch - it is kind of like taking your touch on the screen to 11.
With the Apple native Apps on the Apple watch when you do that in most screens you will get access to hidden features / settings.
iMore has an article going over just some of those. Like the one I mentioned on the last episode - where you force touch on the watch face to get to the screen where you can change and customize the watch.
I will not go over all of them - I will link to the article.
But here are some others I found that were not mentioned.
In the Music App if you are on the play screen - when you force touch - you have the options of shuffle, repeat, source, and airplay. under source if you have sync’d up music to your apple watch you can choose the apple watch or you can choose the iPhone. If you choose the Apple watch - you have to have a bluetooth head set paired with the apple watch.
For Airplay it did not seem to find my AppleTV. It just listed the iPhone. Then I realized that Wifi was turned off on my iPhone - so I turned wifi on for my iPhone - and then the option to airplay music to Apple TV showed up. One other note with the music app - the digital crown is used to adjust the volume.
From the Twitter App - if you force touch - it will allow you to create a new tweet. Same with the Message App.
Not all Apps have force touch features hidden - the Stock app does not appear to have any - nor do the Phone app or the workout app or Instagram or Tunein Radio.
But many do - so next time you are in one of the Apple Watch apps - try force touch and see what hidden features you can find.
Like in the Overcast App - if you are using this one - go to an Episode of Today in iOS - and on the play screen - force touch. you will see two hidden options - effects and recommend. Please tap on Recommend for obvious reasons.
Per effects - you can turn on smart speed, voice boost and also change the speed of playback. So Marco added a few nice features there via force touch.
This actually leads us to the this email message
Hello Rob,
I was wondering if the Apple watch can control the playback of podcasts? I mean can it pause and start a podcast using either the Apple podcast app or another 3rd party app? Can it control playback volume? This is important to me since I do a lot of hiking and have the iphone tucked away in a pocket.
Thanks for all the good work.
Regards
Jim K from Morrison Colorado
Well Jim - right now the Apple Podcasts App does not actually have a Watch App. HOWEVER - here is a little trick I found. If you start a podcast on your iPhone with the Podcasts App. and then go and launch the music App on the Apple Watch - you will be able to start and stop the play back - and via the digital crown you will be able to adjust the volume. Note sometimes the play / pause does not work. But the volume control does seem to work.
And you know what this same trick will work with the Tii App.
So it seems if you have an app that is playing back audio on your iPhone - when you launch the Music App - it can be used to control the volume and some of the time control play and pause. But you might have to tap play / pause a few times to get it to work.
Now Jim if you want an app that works all the time like it is supposed to for listening to Podcasts then the Overcast App will be a key one - you just will not get volume control.
But you can launch Overcast on your apple watch find the show and episode you want and hit play. Then go and launch the Music app and control the volume. So it is a two app combo to do what you are looking for. I now keep the Overcast App and the Music App next to each other on my Apple Watch.
By the way this may be a temporary solution - as it may be a bug on the Music app allowing it to control other apps - lets hope no one from Apple listening right now goes and reports this “Bug”. Because as I see it this is not a bug but rather it is a feature.
Hi Rob,
So how do I bulk delete text messages on my watch, any idea? I get several dozen per day.
Not only can’t I find a way to bulk delete, but it seems like each deletion requires a TWO step process!
Thanks and Regards,
Steve in Port Jeff
I replied to Steve
From the main clock screen - swipe down from the top.
And then force touch and choose - Clear All - which is the big X in a circle.
I think this is what you are looking for.
Thanks Rob! Wow that is cool. But if you go to the messages app on the phone you will see that they are still there.
All the text messages just keep piling up in messages.
REgards,
Steve
If anyone has any other suggestions for Steve - please let us know - you can call us - 206-666-6364 - that is 206 moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Hi Rob,
At my son’s track meet last weekend while timing the 100m race, I noticed a shortcoming of the default stopwatch app. The problem is that the watch goes into sleep mode a few seconds after pressing the start timing button. So, you need to make sure you keep the watch screen active so that you are ready to stop timing. Perhaps a software update will resolve this, but I’m not holding my breath.
Regards,
—Mark
Hey Rob,
I received my 42MM Apple watch sport on Friday 4/24 and have been enjoying it thus far. I have a weird thing that is happening.
My wife and I share Apple ID's but have each of our devices to send message from their perspective numbers.
When I send a drawing to my friend's Apple watch the number that appears is my wife's number.
If I send a default text message, a voice transcribed message or animated emoji, the number that appears on his watch is my phone number.
I unpaired by watch and restored it to factory settings, Then re-paired the watch with my iphone and have the same issue.
I realize that I can have my wife create her own Apple ID and add her to family sharing, but I'd rather not have to go through the pain of redownloading all her apps.
I have already contacted Apple Support, but am curious if anyone else is seeing this.
Thanks
Howard
And Tim Galloway in the Google+ community replied - quote It's not the Apple ID , it's the iCloud ID, just have your wife use her own ICloud ID, she can stay signed into iTunes Store with the ID you currently share unquote
Thanks Tim.
16:07
http://www.cnet.com/news/11-surprises-i-
learned-about-the-apple-watch/
A couple of episodes ago I mentioned an article from CNET titled 11 surprises I learned about the apple watch - and this was from a writer that was given an pre-release Apple watch to test out.
So I wanted to re-visit that article now that I have almost two weeks with my wrist under the Apple watch.
One item was Some taptic sensation were too subtle and you needed to make it Prominent Haptic as necessary - and Yup - I felt the same way - the normal settings were just not jarring enough to notice all the time - basically you need to turn it up to 11 to really notice it. Hopefully via software update that will get even more prominent.
Per vibrations - the pebble has the Apple watch beat.
He also found siri very useful - and I agree - I think the siri integration is where the Apple watch clearly trumps the pebble. If I want to check the score of the royals game or the starting time - it is a simple query to siri - and I have my answer.
He found it shocking you can not start and stop calls on your iPhone - I agree - that is shocking and a major oversight.
So after having the Apple watch for almost two weeks - I would have to see - Scott Stein’s article was pretty good. Link in show notes.
17:37
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/04/29/
apple-watch-component-defective/26593575/
Oh the power of link Bait - if you have listened before you probably have heard me bemoan the practice known as link baiting - and oh boy do we have a doozy this time. Here is the title Quote Apple Watch Component found defective, report says unquote - and that is from USA Today. Yikes - makes it sound like something in your apple watch is defective - right. Well NO. Do you remember that exercise you had to do in high school for one of the standardized tests - it was where you read a few paragraphs and then had to pick the title that best matched what your read. Well per this article - that title would have gotten you a failing grade if you picked it. Here is what the title of the article should have been quote lack of key component limited Apple watch supply at launch unquote.
That is right - there were no Apple Watches shipped with the faulty component - it was something Apple found well before shipping started - and it was with the taptic engine from one of their two suppliers - the one from China. Apple supposedly found during accelerate life testing - that the taptic engines from china failed to often. While the ones from their Japanese supplier were fine - and that is the only one that went out to consumers - again this is not about a component in your Apple watch that was found defective - it was a component that never made it in your apple watch as it was discovered to be defective in accelerated life testing prior to mass production. And this is one of the key reasons that Apple did not have more Apple watches available at launch.
So Shame on your USA Today for the purposefully misleading title to your article - or what we call link bait journalism.
19:26
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/4/
8549633/apple-bands-made-for-
apple-watch-program
Apple has launched a Made for Apple Watch program which offers design guidelines for 3rd party band designers.
Right now the Made for Apple Watch program is just for band designers - but there is speculation it will soon be opened up to 3rd party charger and stand designers and other accessories to the Apple watch which is well an accessory to the iPhone.
However no word on what that hidden port is - and if 3rd party’s can access it - but there are others out there claiming to have straps coming that take advantage of that port to offer faster charging options - but is sound like they will not be getting that official Made for Apple Watch - MFAW - seal of approval.
20:12
http://www.techboom.co.uk/apple-
confirms-tattoos-mess-with-the-iwatch/
One thing that is not made for Apple watch is Tattoos. According to Apple quote - Permanent or temporary changes to your skin, such as some tattoos, can also impact heart rate sensor performance. The ink, pattern, and saturation of some tattoos can block light from the sensor, making it difficult to get reliable readings. unquote.
So what are your choices - well you could move it to the other wrist if it is not inked up. but if the top both wrists are inked up - your next alternative for getting a heart beat reading is via a wireless bluetooth hear rate monitor you can pair to your apple watch.
Some have asked about wearing it on the bottom or inside of your wrist - Apple does not recommend that and says the readings are not as accurate on the inside of the wrist. Others that have tested it on the inside of the wrist have found during a cardio workout the readings to not match up to cardio equipment - but simple sliding it to the top of the wrist as recommended - brought the Apple watch back in sync with good 3rd party cardio monitors.
21:32
Hi Rob,
You haven't really opined yet about iOS v8.3. Reviews seem mixed. I've held off for now, waiting for a thumbs up from you. Can you tell us what you think on your next podcast?
Jim K
Yes - Update.
Also have people asking about my opinion of the Apple watch.
So here goes.
I really do like my Apple Watch a lot - I wear it all day every day. And I have not even started trying it out with bluetooth head phones yet - that will be this week. More on the next episode with regards to that. Also look for an unboxing video in the Tii app for the bluetooth headphones I received to test out.
So is the Apple Watch for Everyone - absolutely not.
First off - do you even want something on your wrist? If the answer is no - stay away. Because once you get it - you will find yourself compelled to keep it on your wrist all the time.
Assuming you are someone that wore a watch - should you get the Apple Watch or the Pebble. That really comes down to what you want to do with it.
If your primary need is for a glances feature - where you look down to see a new message or email or phone call that is coming in or the time or temp. Well the Pebble does that just fine and is a lot cheaper and has a significantly better battery life.
If you however are looking for a device that is more than a remote screen for your iPhone - something that is interactive - where you can answer a call and talk via the watch , where you can reply to text messages or send a tweet or ask siri a basic question - where you can actually get it to work with your phone to take pictures. And where you can measure your heart rate and your steps and tie it all back into the Health app - then the Apple Watch will trump the Pebble.
If you are looking for a device where you don’t need the iPhone and can go out jogging and listen to music while on the jog - and have it measure your steps and heart rate at the same time - then clearly the Apple Watch is for you.
Is the Apple watch perfect - no - is it better than the pebble - in most cases yes - but not in all cases. I will say this - I have not turned on my Pebble since I had my Apple Watch - but I will add - the Pebble did seem to handle receiving push messages better for Texts and emails - and allowed me to answer my phone on my phone via the pebble - which to me is the biggest missing feature at this time on the Apple watch - and something I would guess they will address in a future software update.
So am I recommending it for everyone - NO. But for many if not most iPhone users - it will provide an extra level of interaction with your iPhone that will allow you to keep your iPhone tucked away a little more than you currently are doing.
And I do believe as apps develop for it - you will see more and more use cases to justify the purchase of one. It is still early in its lifecycle and the number of apps are very small now compared to where we will be by the end of the summer.
And if you are still on the fence - don’t feel bad - it is not like you can walk into a store and impulse buy one yet anyway. Keep listening to future episodes and we will have more and more feedback - good and bad on the Apple watch experience I am sure.
25:25
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27:32
VOICEMAIL - Jonathan_NO_apple_watch_feedback
I had a couple of people mention they missed out on the free monthly trial of HBO Now - Yup - that monthly trial ended at the end of April. However if you signup now - you will get a free 7 day trial. I did signup as I mentioned and did so via my Apple TV - now when I want to also look at HBO Now on my computer - you have to select the choice where you signed up via Apple TV - and use the same emails address when re-registering - it does make you re-register if you want the access on the computer. but not re-pay. At least I hope not. But just because you sign up on Apple TV - does not mean your username and password will work on an iOS device or the computer right away - you do need to go via your computer and re-register. You might be able to re-register on your iOS device - but I did not find it. And stopped looking once I did it on the computer. Any way - I am now into season 5 on Game of Thrones when I work out via my Computer and Season 1 with my wife when we bulk watch on the Apple TV. Kind of fun watching at two time lines.
Hey Rob,
Each episode you mention that the artwork for that episode can be seen in iTunes. For me that’s true but I have to kind of hunt for it by going into Get Info, otherwise I just see the attached. I think in the past that the TII podcast icon used to change each episode but now the attached has been that way for months. Is there a way I can automatically see each episode’s artwork without having to go digging for it (i.e. a way for the podcast icon to change each week)?
<Today in iOS Podcast - The Unofficial iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and iPod Touch News and iPhone Apps Podcast.png>
Thanks/regards,
Rob
Hi Rob,
In the Tii App it is easy to see the artwork.
iTunes has made it more and more difficult with each update.
And in the Podcasts app you can't see it at all.
Nothing I can really do on that front - as it is an iTunes / Podcasts UI issue / change.
But on the Tii App and at Facebook page and google+ community I make sure to put the artwork for each episode for all to see.
And I just started an Instagram account (finally) to also put the artwork out to after each episode.
http://instagram.com/todayinios/
I have a few recent episodes up already - and will work to get more of the older episode artwork up there as well. Please make sure to follow todayinios on instagram if you are a user.
Rob, I have a question about iCloud Photo Library.... I just don't understand it fully! Why all my photos on iCloud sync to my iPhone 6 plus? It's more than 45 gig of photos that I don't need. Also I have the same iCloud account with the wife but if I select iCloud library on her phone... She would get my pics! So how can I save her pics without selecting to sync to iCloud? Or can I upload them to iCloud but not sync mines to her phone? I don't know... it's just so complicated and I feel apple made it worst! Anyway, love the show! Take care!
Jose M.
Hey, Rob and Listeners!
Has anyone bought or used a flash drive designed for use with iOS (with a lightening port)? It appears that the best reviews are posted for SanDisk.
I was considering buying one, even though they are a bit pricey. The added storage space and convenience might be a good thing, although Dropbox and other cloud services may negate the need for such devices.
What do you all think?
Thanks for ALL you do, Rob!
Regards,
- Tammy
(Near St. Louis)
Hi Tammy - on a past episode we talked about the iStick - this is something that will work with the lightening port.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/istick/
id590694047?mt=8
Pricing runs from $80 for an 8GB version to $350 for a 128 GB version. They also have 16 and 32 and 64 gb versions in between those price points. Just google - istick - i s t i c k - and there is an app you need to use with it that is free in the app store.
One one side it is a lightening dongle and on the other side it is a standard USB dongle. Again something we talked about and got feedback on in a previous episode.
VOICEMAIL - Chase_SF_looking_for_app_dev
37:47
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from Caryl Goodman who said the following
Quote
Can someone tell me, does the new Watch actually count your steps?
Unquote
Steve Russel replied with - Yes displays them in the Activity App.
Mark Page said - from the users guide - quote Your iPhone GPS allows Apple Watch to achieve even more distance accuracy. For example, if you carry iPhone while using the Workout app on a run, Apple Watch uses the iPhone GPS to calibrate your stride. The watch can used stored data to calculate distance and probably estimates stride from your weight and height inputs when no GPS is available such as indoors and when the watch is not connected to the iPhone. unquote.
Seems the Apple watch does do a good job at measuring steps - as Consumer reports tested it while using someone with an actual counter ticking down for each step - and the Apple watch was very accurate.
And since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the community - I liked this post from Kareem Haskett
quote I discovered an excellent feature on the Apple Watch. Because the watch receives and delivers info from the Health app, it allows its info to be pushed into the Jawbone UP app and vice versa, since the Jawbone UP app also received and delivers info to the Health app. Since I have the watch now, I no longer wear the Jawbone as a step counter since the watch is tracking that for me. When I go to bed, I plug the watch in and put the Jawbone UP on so that it can track my sleep. All of this info is automatically pushed into the Jawbone UP app for me to view and share with my connections. Another cool feature is that the activities app on the watch tracks activities from your other apps like runkeeper since they all write to the Health app. I originally thought that I would have to use the workout app for it to track my exercises.
unquote
Thanks Kareem
40:37
http://www.snazzymujadid.com/2015/05/apple-is-booming-in-europe-at-googles.html
Some good news for the iOS world from Kantar Worldpanel - whom show that iOS is increasing market share in key European nations - mostly at the expense of Android.
From Q1 2014 to Q1 2015 - the iPhone increased its market share in Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain from 18.6% to 20.3%. While Android dropped from 71.5% to 68.4%. Still it is an over 3 to 1 ration Android to iOS in those 5 countries.
Of course once you start talking profit share - then all those numbers are meaningless because Apple dominates that part of the equation. Where Apple has almost all of the profit in the celluar market. And at the end of the day - it is all about profits - not market share - but still nice to see a bump in market share as well.
41:31
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apples-iOS-eats-into-Androids-market-share-in-the-U.S._id69061
But you know what - Comscore is not going to let Kantar get all the attention - so they released their numbers as well.
What they found in the US - In December 2014 for total Smartphone subscribers - Android was 53.1% to iOS’s 41.6% - but by Mar 2015 - Android had dropped to 52.4% and iOS had risen to 42.6%. Again that is in the US only. If you look at Apple vs Sammy in the US it is Apple with 42.6% vs Sammy with 28.3%. Apple again going up one point in that last quarter while Sammy dropped 1.4 % points.
In the US if you are looking at the top of the smartphone market - Apple really dominates - as a lot of the that 53.1% Android scored was on the low side of the price pie.
42:33
http://toucharcade.com/2015/05/06/blind-
gamers-are-embracing-developers-who-
have-an-eye-for-accessibility/
Hi Rob,
Thought this article was neat.
Regards,
Chelsea
Thanks Chelsea for the link to the article titled - Blind Gamers Are Embracing Developers Who Have an Eye for Accessibility.
They point out in the article per the title - that some devs of games are making their apps more accessible. And one such app is King of Dragon Pass - A $9.99 app.
One comment about that game was this quote "It's the best example of a formerly inaccessible PC game made fully playable on iOS thanks to Apple's VoiceOver screen reader. unquote.
Another app they mentioned is the game - A Dark Room - Just $0.99.
And there are others mentioned in the article - it is definitely worth a read if you or someone you know is visually impaired and looking for some apps that are well designed to take advantage of iOS’s accessibility features.
43:30
http://www.cultofmac.com/321293/developers-are-pumped-about-apples-new-app-analytics-service/
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one.
Which is about Apple giving access to some Add devs to try out the new App Analytics tool for the App store. This is something announced at WWDC last year - so you know talk about getting it out in the 11th hour or in this case the 11th month. Anyway this tracks how people find a devs app to how long they use them.
It also tracks traffic to an apps page and lets them know if they are downloading or not. Obviously if lots of people are visiting your page and few are clicking download - you have some meta data or price adjustments to make. But if no one is visiting your page - then you have some marketing adjustments to make.
I know I look forward to seeing this info for my Tii App and other apps.
Right now it is just being offered to a small number of devs - and you needed to request early access. If anyone has been given access - please call or email your feedback - I will not mention you name or app if you don’t want me to.
44:42
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/04/apple-
tv-touch-pad-remote/
Thanks again to Chris in London for this next one.
And hey it is rumor time - which means no Apple Watch info. Nope this time it is about the Apple TV.
One of the key parts of the rumor is that the Apple TV remote will be totally redesigned - with just two buttons - but with a touchpad. It will be wider - but around the same length and thickness.
The Apple TV is supposed to be announced and launched at WWDC.
And the Apple TV itself will be thinner than the current unit.
Again it is rumored it will not support 4K video but will have an A8 Chip inside - and it will be supporting a future role out of Apples upcoming Web TV service offering and its music streaming service.
Some however think the Apple Remote may not be changing - rather staying as is or very close to it. They claim a touch pad would make it more complex and goes against the main design principle of minimalist design.
That said - Apple has a long way to go to catch up to the Google TV remote with its 78 buttons that when I showed my wife a picture of it - she said she would shot me if I had that as a remote for our TV.
46:13
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/05/03/apples-129-ipad-will-feature-bluetooth-stylus-force-touch-nfc-more-source-says
Hey more rumors - this time - the iPad maxi - or the iPad Pro or the iPad 12.9” version. And the rumors on it this time are it will include force touch - which is a safe bet - since that seems to be the way of the future for Apple.
It would also have a bluetooth stylus with pressure sensitivity to support force touch.
It would also have a USB-C connector and NFC.
No word on when it would be released and if the USB-C connector is in place of the Lightening port or in addition to it.
If there is a USB-C port - my guess is it will be in addition to it.
That said - I could see there being two different Lightening ports - one for landscape docking and one for Portrait docking to make it easier to use with bluetooth keyboards which will be key in any corporate use case.
47:10
https://static.googleusercontent.com/
media/source.android.com/en/us/devices/
tech/security/reports/Google_Android
_Security_2014_Report_Final.pdf
Google released a report or ebook titled - Android Security 2014 Year in Review.
One interesting stat I found was this. 0.5% of devices had a PHA installed. What is PHA - it stands for Potentially Harmful Application. And it is only mentioned 80 times in this report.
But hey 0.5% is a small number right - well no - it is a small % of a large number - as they also talked about over 1Billion devices - meaning 5 Million Android Devices have a PHA.
Oh and if you are in Russia then there are around 3.5% of the devices with a PHA installed if you don’t look at units that side load apps.
Those that do - that number is around 5% for Russia and almost 10% for China.
Yeah - it was an exciting read. If you are suffering from insomnia - link is in the show notes for Ep 346 at todayinios dot com.
http://www.fastcompany.com/3044608/
new-report-on-android-security-finds-
fewer-than-1-of-phones-are-potentially-at-risk
48:30
VOICEMAIL - Dan_LA_theory_iPad_sales_decline
GO OVER PDF.
Hi Rob,
Do you know price and availability on the Sennheiser MKE 2 digital you spoke about on Ep 345 and played the clip from?
Thanks
TH
Hi TH - The availability is July - they said the price was more professional grade. Was not sure what that meant - but I went and found it on line - ummm - yeah. Best price so far I found was $499 - with a quote list price unquote of over $600. Yikes. Ok - that was a tad bit more than I expected. Sorry about that. Or better to wait some time - and see if the price comes down.
Hi Rob,
I am a devout Apple fan and have been following your podcast for a very long time and just finished listening to 344 - thanks for all you do for the community!
I'm always upgrading to the latest iOS devices and whilst I'm not disappointed with the products, I'm getting disgruntled that the features that encourage me to upgrade my devices often never come to fruition outside of the USA.
There's constantly talk of new features, but here in the UK we still don't have iTunes Radio or apple pay. Already there's talk of iOS 9 yet some of the main features of iOS 7 and iOS 8 still don't work in the UK!
Come on Apple - spend some time bringing us the features we've paid for!
Thanks for being our voice!
Best regards,
Anthony
VOICEMAIL - Shannon_Passbook_review
Hi Rob,
I was one of the winners of your promo code give away for the app, "Desk Calc" a few episodes back. Thank you very very much! I want to say how useful I am finding the app and highly recommend it. I believe the price is only $1.19.
The main feature of this calculator app that is not included on the stock Calc app is the virtual digital tape showing what numbers and totals you punched in. The obvious reasons for wanting this feature is to verify that you keyed in the numbers accurately, however some additional and not so obvious benefits I've found are to look back at the tape later to review these calculations. For example, step one calculate your income for the year. Step 2 calculate your tax deductible expenses. Step 3 subtract expense from income to get net income. When done you can email the tape to yourself or whom ever to review later and also add notations to these numbers if desired.
Also during a recent renovation I used the Desk Calc app when measuring the lengths of several baseboards needed for all rooms. I then used the total of these numbers at the builder supply store helping me to estimate quantity of baseboards needed and then when cutting baseboards to size, I had my cutting list right in my pocket.
The last feature I'll mention is the four button memory feature that is not included on stock Calc app when in portrait orientation. I find the four button memory feature very useful on occasions as well.
This Desk Calc app is now my go-to calculator app.
Regards,
Lyle in British Columbia Canada
Hi Rob,
I'm in Canada & ordered a white sport band Watch yesterday morning.
2-3 week shipping estimate. Was told it would be delivered by June 4th.
However, it shipped TODAY!
Just thought I'd share in case the long ship dates were putting anyone off...
Regards,
Danielle S
VOICEMAIL - Gary_PA_apple_watch_feedback_siri_reset_watch
57:34
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/
1198527709/icons-by-corners4-
protection-meets-design?ref=discovery
I was looking around Kickstarter for something unique or different for iOS devices and I came across a project called - icons by corners4 - with icons - actually spelled I C O N S. This is for the iPhone 6 and 6plus - and it is a way to protect your iPhone - but not hide its beauty.
What this is simply is 4 items or nubs or corner protectors that go - obviously one in each corner - they have a decent height above and below the device such that if you drop your iPhone they will keep the screen from ever hitting the ground and thus protects the screen,
This is a neat way to protect the screen but at the same time not get in the way of the beauty of the iPhone. And the corner protectors are cool looking - one is called Forsaken - and it is basically a skull - think the Punisher. Another is called Dragon and think - a castle tower in its design. And there are a few other.
They claim they have a special adhesive from 3M to create a strong bond with the surface of your phone without damaging it. They do state on their site it is not going to damage the surface of the phone and you can remove them if needed - but in regular use they will not come off on their own.
It looks like they already have this product for the iPhone 4/4s and 5/5s. If anyone has purchased these - for their 4/4S or 5/5s - please call in with your review.
Pricing on this starts at $39 for the Original design. then $45 for the Dragon and Prism design. The Forsaken aka Skull design is $55.
I do like this concept and the designs. Right now they are a little light on the funding - with just $3k towards their goal of $20k. But they do have 38 days to get that extra 17k - this one goes until Jun 14th at 12:28 PM CT.
If you are looking for good protection and also something that does not get in the way of plugging into the lightening port this is a good option. I would still suggest a glass screen protector as well. Which is a question I put to them on kickstarter - is will they work with glass screen protectors.
Here was their response:
Hi Rob,
Thank you for your interest and support for ICONS by Corners4. The ICONS will be manufactured to pretty exacting tolerances. They need to snuggly fit the iPhone and accommodate the custom designed 3M adhesive that keeps them in place....This is a system we are using successfully for our original Corners4. Many of our customers use thin 2mm screen protectors...It makes the installation a little tighter, but it works just fine. Some glass protectors 3+mm can present a challenge. This has been a very minor issue for us...Again thank you for your help and if there are any other questions I can answer fire away.
Regards,
Steve W
Thanks Steve for the reply - folks search for ICON at kickstarter dot com on in the show notes for ep 346.
1:01:13
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hicast/
id858974970?mt=8
Hi Rob,
I wish this email finds you well. My name is Markus and I am your show's long time listener. I work as an iOS developer and would like to thank you for your wonderful podcasts, which gave me inspirations and information that helped creating better users experience when developing iOS apps.
The app, 'HiCast', that I have been personally working on, contains all hot features for a podcast players, and on top of that, the menu tab was created to address one hand operation to work best with big screen like the iPhone 6 plus. It provides an easy way for people to share their favourite bookmarks on different podcasts, so that your shows can be shared by listeners much easier than ever. Most importantly, there will be no cost to download or to use this app!
Here is the App Store link for HiCast:
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/
wa/viewSoftware?id=858974970&mt=8
Hope you like it, thanks a lot.
Best Regards,
Markus Chow
1:02:20
VOICEMAIL - LYNN_SD_TIP_ALARMS
VOICEMAIL - GIL_ISSUE_SIRI_QUESTION
Hi Rob,
I'm a new listener to your show and have been really enjoying it for a couple of months now. Two questions on Cellular Settings in iOS 8.2 (going to wait a bit on 8.3) which I use on my T-Mobile 5S:
- I have some apps that function quite well completely offline, like Downcast for example, since I download, rather than stream my podcasts, including yours. iOS, however, is hellbent on reminding me the split second I open the app when I'm not at home on my Wifi network, that "Cellular Data is Turned Off for 'Downcast'" or whatever other app I'm opening. Since I'm not a good jailbreaker candidate, is there any other way to turn off these annoying pop-ups? "Yes, thank you iOS, but I have a very good reason for having Cellular Data Turned Off: I don't need or want it for this app. My own Wifi is fine and dandy, thank you."
- Closely related to this, is the same pop-up every time I open the "Settings" menu when I'm not on Wifi. Is there any benefit to having Cellular Data turned on for the entire "Settings" menu?
Yes, I'm a cheapskate when it comes to data. "I plead guilty, as charged, your honor."
Thanks in advance for your help and for all the useful tips you and my fellow listeners put out there for us each week.
Regards,
-Brian-
Clermont, FL
Hi Rob and Fellow Tii Listeners:
I'd like to get feedback on using a magnet type mount in a rough riding vehicle like a big truck or rough riding pickup etc.
Thanks for your feedback
Regards
Mike R
Well folks please call or email us if you have done any testing of a good magnetic type mount that survives off roading. Especially if it holds your iPhone in place even after you run into a tree because you were trying to look at the screen while driving off road. Just Sayin
Hi Rob,
I've used mctube for sometime to download videos from YouTube to save and watch offline, it doesn't work anymore with the YouTube rules of third party apps. Do you have a suggestion for a work around, would prefer not to jailbreak will I will if I have to.
Regards,
Nick.
VOICEMAIL - BOB_LI_FDBK_IOS83_UPDATE_ISSUE
VOICEMAIL - JOHNATHAN_QUEST_MESSAGES_AUDIO_ISSUE
Hi Rob,
I have an opportunity to change my AT&T unlimited data plan to a 3GB
shared data plan with one month rollover data while I still have 8
months remaining on my two year (single line) contract. The savings
will be $20 per month for a total of $160 just for the current
contract. I plan to purchase my future phones outright so I don't
need the "supplemented" phone purchase assistance. I am only using 1
to 2 GB right now but I'm not sure what my future data use may be.
I'm looking for some thoughts or Pros and Cons from you and your
listeners as to how dumb it would be to give up the unlimited data
that will never be available again.
Great program and thank you for all that you do.
Regards,
Keith in St. Louis/New Orleans
VOICEMAIL - Quest_JB_app_quest_XCON
1:13:14
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/
invaders-mini/id986212363?mt=8
I wanted to give you a heads up on an app called Invaders Mini - which is a quote game unquote for the apple watch - and yeah - using the word game is being generous. It is a space invaders themed app for your Apple watch. And well it is clear from this quote game unquote - that Apple Watch games have a ways to go yet. But hey if you want a quote game unquote for your Apple watch this one is appropriately priced at Free.
1:13:46
Thanks again to lynda dot com for their support of Tii - and if you go to lynda dot com slash tii - that is l y n d a dot com slash t i i - you will get a free 10 day trial to their 3,000 plus video tutorials. Thanks Lynda for sponsoring this show and for the free offer.
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. And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
AND I am down to just one song in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
And finally there is the Tii App which is now Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. Please go right now and download the Tii App - Did I mention it is free.
And that folks is going to do it for us today - Well Except for a bunch of more voicemail messages about listeners experiences with Apple Watch.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 345
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank TONI for sending in the music you hear in the background. TONI wrote:
Hi Rob.
I made this soundtrack on Garageband for my video “ Vert Eyes”. Check it out on my tumblr page tonerinsf.tumblr.com
Thanks.
Toni P in San Francisco.
SONG_TONI_P_Vert_EYES.mp3
Thanks TONI for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BARRY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BARRY said the following:
Hi Rob,
I made this pic of my "Apple Watch" using the stock camera with "instant" filter, and added text with Pixlr.
Regards,
Barry
Rural Hall, NC
BARRY Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BARRY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 345 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
02:10
In this segment of how wrong were we have the following quote quote “Why the iPad will be synonymous with failure.
I’m the type of personal who can rationalize just about any technology purchase. I’m the guy in line to buy the new gadget the day it goes on sale. There is no way to rationalize purchasing an iPad in its current form. The device makes zero sense. It reminds me of the Macbook Air, a device for people who have more money than brains. unquote.
Alex Valentine, /dev/null, 28 January 2010
Obviously he proved with that statement who it was lacking brains - but ironically it seems people talking about the Apple watch leading up to the launch took his words and replaced iPad with Apple watch more that a couple of times. Seems Apple Haters really like to Hate new Apple Products the most - Just Sayin
03:08
For Promo codes - On Ep 344 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - Split the Check - three words - That is an app specifically for the Apple Watch. We will be giving those out early this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 344.
For Promo Codes This week we have promo codes for the App Personal Tip Calculator three words, Here is the written review from the dev:
Hello, my name is Donovan, and I’m the developer of Merces - Personal Tip Calculator. I’ve built Merces to be fast whenever you need it, saving you from spending unnecessary time on your phone. With the Quick venue, you can set the tip rate you use most to appear immediately at launch. (And if you’re indecisive, you can also set two additional ones that will be just a tap away). You can even save your local sales tax rate and Merces will automatically calculate the sales tax based on your subtotal. Oh, and did I mention Merces has Apple Watch support? Your venue-specific tip rates, sales tax rate, and regular settings will all sync between Apple Watch and iPhone. You can even theme both the Apple Watch and iPhone apps. It’s only $0.99, but I’m giving away 10 promo codes! Good luck.
Thanks Donovan for your written review of your App - Personal Tip Calculator and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com and put PERSONAL in the subject line. We will be giving those away later next week.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:10
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/04/27Apple-
Reports-Record-Second-Quarter-Results.html
Apple had their Quarterly Conference call - They call it their March Quarter or Q2. I call it their Q1 2015 quarter to keep down or increase confusion depending on who you are. But last quarter Jan to March - Apple reported Record Revenue of $58 Billion for that quarter vs 45.6 Billion in the year ago quarter. Total Cash is now up to $193.5 Billion up 15.6 Billion for the Quarter. During the Quarter they generated 19.1 Billion in cash flow and returned >9.6 Billion via Dividends and share buy backs. They reported $13.6 Billion in Profits for the quarter. In after hours trading Apple was up almost $2 to a record high of over $134 dollars a share. Will be interesting to see where that goes in regular trading this week.
Before we get to how Apple got to these record numbers.
Lets first look at how the Anal-ists predicted sales and numbers for last quarter. First up is the biggie - the iPhone and the Anal-ists predicted an average of 56.8 Million units sold with a high of 64 Mil from Faizal Kara of the Braeburn Group and a low of 50 Mil from Walter Piecyk of BTIG. And the actual number was - 61.2 Million iPhones sold last quarter. The closest to the hole was Rober Paul Leitao from the Braeburn Group with a prediction of 61 Million.
ASP’s for the iPhone last quarter were $659 that is up from $596 in the year ago quarter.
Overall - the iPhone Sales numbers and ASP’s were a solid home run for Apple.
Per The iPads sales - well first lets look at the predictions. The Anal-ists had an average estimate of 14.1 Million units sold - with a few predicting 12 Million on the low side and Alexis Cabot predicting 16.35 Mil on the high side - and the actual number was 12.6 Million well below the average - Closest to the hole was Kirk Burgess from the Braeburn group with a guess of 12.5 Mil units.
If you look at the post I put up at Today in iOS for the Quarterly call - you will see a chart I highlighted - it is also in the bonus section for this episode in the Tii App for the PDF bonus in the last slide. This slide to me is very telling - it is the cumulative trailing 4 quarter sales for the iPhone and iPad back to initial launches - starting at Q4. There had been a time when Apple was touting the iPad sales were above that of the iPhone - but now when you look at the trends in that chart you can see clearly why the iPhone is such a big big part of Apples financials. The iPad sales essentially stopped growing about two years ago and are now actually showing a decline - while the iPhone sales continue to keep on keeping on and get better each quarter. I think this plays back to the much longer life cycle of the iPad - my kids still use their 5 year old iPads every day I let them.
Anyway make sure if you have the Tii App to look at the charts in the PDF in the bonus items for this episode - there is also charts for quarterly sales back to launch for both the iPhone and iPad.
Per the Conference call - other interesting tid-bits - Apple Sold 4.6 Mil Macs last quarter up from 4.1 Mil in the year ago quarter.
Apple is upping their capital return plan to $200 Billion dollars - most of that in stock buy back - but they are upping their Dividend from $0.47 per share to $0.52 per share. The next pay out will be May 14th for those holding Apple stock on May 11th.
Best buy will start supporting Apple Pay in their stores later this year.
Per the Apple Watch nothing was said or even hinted at for actual numbers. Per which at least one Analist on the call was concerned about Tim not using enough overly optimistic terms when talking about sales to ask if all was ok.
Tim said he could not be happier with sales - that Demand was Greater than supply - but that they were able to get more supply then initially thought and have been pulling in ship dates for many. More on that later in the show.
Tim said By Late June Apple should be in a position to add more countries to where the Apple Watch will be on sale.
And right now there are over 3,500 Apps for the Apple Watch.
One last note from Tim was about there only being about 20% of the installed iPhone user base on the iPhone 6 or 6+ - which he said means there is a lot of room yet for iPhone Sales.
Overall the news was very positive or at least the important iPhone news was. And as I mentioned earlier in after hours trades Apple Stock price was up. Which does not happen after most quarterly calls.
http://fortune.com/2015/04/20/how-many-ipads-did-
apple-sell-last-quarter-10/
http://fortune.com/2015/04/16/how-many-iphones-
did-apple-sell-last-quarter-17/
http://fortune.com/2015/04/27/spreadsheet-
of-the-day-final-estimates-for-apples-fiscal-q2/
http://tii.libsyn.com/apple-q1-2015-quarterly-report
11:46
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
I just received my Apple Watch with Milanese loop band. I asked the UPS driver if he was delivering a lot of these packages. He said, “A lottttt of them. It seems like every other house.” This is in the New Jersey Shore area.
Regards,
James
So Did I get my Apple Watch? was I one of the every other houses? - Well For those with the Tii App you may have seen the Push notice about my unboxing video - which is only available in the Tii App. It gives you a nice look at what the Apple Watch Sport Box and packaging looks like. So Yes - Yes I did get my Apple Watch. And here is what I have learned / experienced with My Apple Watch the last few days.
First up the issue of Battery Life - WAY WAY WAY over blown leading up to this launch. I made sure on Saturday Morning I had it fully charged. I then waited until it went down to 10% of a charge. That was Sunday at 7:30 PM - I went 32 hours+ from Full charge to 10% - in that time I had 4 hours and 9 minutes of usage. I was doing a whole bunch with it - phone calls - shooting pics and watching Video from my camera on the iPhone - checking twitter - checking emails - purchased items from Walgreens and more.
Per getting it from 10% to 100% charge - that took 2 hours and 5 minutes. And then I left it on the charger another 1 hour plus - just to make sure again it was fully charged. As of this recording - which is 26 hours since the last full charge I am at 27% charge and I had 3 Hours and 52 minutes of usage during that time.
Granted these battery life numbers pale in comparison to the Pebble - but they are not as bad as many in the tech press made it seem leading up to the launch. Battery life is more than acceptable as even Jack Bauer could make it a whole season on a single charge. But I would highly suggest you get a charging dock for your nightstand.
There is something else I should clear up from the last episode - the blue band really is not as ugly in person as it looked in the photos - the photos made it look like a much more neon blue. It seems to be dialed back a little bit. So I actually kind of like the look of it now. But yes - I am still going to change the band as soon as I can - more on why in a bit.
Per the bands - Last episode I said it looks as if you get 1 1/2 bands - and if you saw the unboxing video that clearly is the case. You get the main band with the clasp and then two bands with the adjustment holes. a Small / Medium one and a L / XL one. The L / XL one is what is on the Apple watch when you receive it.
Per the Apple Watch Sport band - that is without a doubt the most frustrating band to work with and get fastened - you saw in my video. Will I be changing it out - HECK YEAH. But not just because it is tough to get fastened - but also because of a reason some in the Tii Google+ community already know about - It is not as secure as you need. Ken in the Google+ community reached into his pocket and that action undid the clasp and his watch fell to the tile floor and shattered - not cracked - shattered. Not even two days old. Ken - My Sympathies. I did ask him if he had it clasped as apple recommends and he said yes - but he only had two holes left so not much of the band was tucked under like they suggest. FYI - if you are using the sports band - YOU MUST TUCK the band under - You must do this - if you don’t it will fall off your wrist rather easily. And may fall off even if you do. If you were thinking the L / XL band was just a little too big - I would recommend using it vs the S / M band at the last hole - the more you can tuck under the better.
And really as soon as you can get away from that band the better. So maybe the blue was not as bad looking as I thought - the band functionally is frustrating at best and dangerous at worst.
But outside of the Band - My Experience with it was very good for the most part.
Now somethings were not 100% intuitive - like setting up Apple Pay. Which I already had set up on my iPhone 6+. I figured I would pair the devices and not Apple Pay is paired as well - and well I figured wrong. I actually had to go into the Apple Watch App on my iPhone and go to My Watch - and then select Passbook & Apple Pay - and then select Add Credit or Debit Card - and rescan in my Credit card. There was some info I had to clean up and submit - and then it was live right away - no need to jump through the hoops like I did on the initial set up - again because I used a card already assigned to Apple Pay. But you do need to rescan your card.
Also when using your Apple watch to pay - you need to launch the Passbook Apple Pay app - and then click on the side button twice to get it ready to pay. It is not like with your iPhone where there is no prep work needed you just lay it on the scanner and put your thumb on the scanner and you are done. With Apple Pay on the Apple watch you do need to launch that Passbook app and double tap on the side button. Note the Side button is the one that is not the digital Crown just to make sure we are all on the same page.
Yes - I payed with my apple Watch - but chances are in the future most of my Apple payments as in 99% of them will be with my iPhone. Obviously if you don’t have a 6 or 6+ - then there is no choice for you. But for those with a 6 or 6+ - I think you will find the iPhone is just easier and quicker to pay with. Note for obvious reasons you must have the passcode enabled on your apple watch if you want to use Apple Pay. You only have to type in the passcode one time per wearing session. But once you remove your Apple Watch - the next time you put it back on you must re-enter the passcode. It is not as bad as on your iPhone where it is every time it is unlocked - it is just that first time after putting on your Apple watch.
Initially I did not have the passcode turned on - but when I went to add Apple Pay - It forced it - and I have not minded it.
If you want to customize the primary watch face - force touch on the time - you can then either switch watch faces or customize the primary one. I set mine up with the battery percentage in the upper left - Temp Lower Left - Apple Stock in the lower middle - Date lower right - Time upper Right - and left the calendar item in the center. For me at least that gives me the best snap shot I am looking for most of the time.
One thing I am trying to get used to vs the pebble - with the pebble - you shock your wrist to activate the light - to activate the watch face on the Apple watch you have to either tap it or raise your wrist towards your face. And it does turn off the screen really quickly.
One issue I found in setting it up to get phone calls - they were not coming through this seems to be because I had the Wifi Calling featured turned on - once I turned it off - then I could get calls on my Apple Watch. So if you have tmobile and now sprint and have wifi calling enabled - turn it off if you are having issues getting your calls to show up on your apple watch. Also make sure in the settings for your Apple watch under sounds and haptic - turn off mute.
Now when my phone is in one room and it gets a call - I can hear that a call is coming in via my Apple Watch and answer that call on the Apple Watch itself. Of course that is the bad news as well - Because you can’t answer it on your earbuds if your phone is in your pocket via the watch - like I can do via the pebble. This was a concern I mentioned on the last show and is one Apple really needs to fix in a future update, Give me the choice - answer on phone / answer on Apple watch / ignore. Those should be the three choices you see.
I should mention the box the Apple Watch Sport Comes in is quite a bit different than the one the Apple Watch comes in. The Sport box is long like a bigger rectangular version of a toblerone bar. When the UPS drive handed to me I actually asked if he anything else for me. I did not think it was the Apple watch - as you can see in my video when I open it - I say oh it is the Apple Watch. My Six year old made a pretty cool discovery - if you look at the case when it is empty with the side for the watch - it looks like a Light saber - so if you fill with water and freeze - you can make little lightsaber pops. Sorry Regular Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition folks - that is something you can’t do with you box.
I have the reminder left on to bug me - I me poke me when I have been sitting an hour. The logic here is you need to get up and move around to help with your health - however I don’t think I am abiding by the spirit of this feature - each time it pings me to get up - I go and get a couple of cookies or candy or something else from the pantry - so yeah I may need to turn off that feature here pretty soon.
What I would like to do is put together a top tips PDF for the Tii App with regards to the Apple Watch. Let me know what your favorite tips are. It can be with regards to some 3rd party app or something native to the Apple Watch software. Please email those to me todayinios at gmail dot com - and put Apple Watch tip in the title - and I will curate those items into a PDF for the Tii App.
TIP on using camera / baby Monitor / Check lights.
25:57
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204776
I had a couple people ask about seeing a big Red Explanation mark with apple.com/help/watch
If you see this you need to force restart your Apple watch - to do that press and hold both the side button and the digital crown for at least 10 seconds - until you see the Apple logo - so that is how your force restart your Apple watch if you get it stuck anywhere else as well.
Speaking of pressing both buttons - if you do that quickly - it takes a screen shot of your Apple Watch.
VOICEMAIL - DAVID_UK_Apple_Watch_UK
Note about the Personal Instructions David received - that is available to anyone that purchases the Apple Watch or Apple Watch Edition. That is not for the commoners that purchased the Apple Watch Sport - Sorry.
VOICEMAIL - Toney_Experience_appleWatch
Hi Rob, hope all is well.
Woke to pre-order watch on April 10. Ordered the 42mm Steel with black buckle. No issue with order and was back asleep by 5 min after.
Was teased a bit by ordering an extra charger and it was delivered on 22nd… Huge tease
Watched delivered on 24th. I had read a few articles so knew my plan. I read the material and user guide and I immediately, upon set up, really limited the apps and notifications (set up was super easy). I wanted to add apps as I got comfortable with what it can do. Worked great. Took half day to get used to navigating. I chose to disable the raise to activate feature. Seemed to come on every time I raised arm or was driving (even when not looking at watch) and found tapping it when wanting to look at time was easy and saves on battery.
As for the actual watch, I think it, like most from Apple, is really well engineered. Perfect size and very comfortable.
Disappointed in some early media reviews (think USAToday complained about pass-codes, etc) Most reviews I read made it clear they didn't read guide! Or they had expectations they'd not have to use the iPhone. This is an add-on to the phone. And worth mentioning, it is a indulgence.
Only complaint so far is software but I’m sure that will evolve (that’s what early adopters expect). The Activity App doesn't allow posting to social media (from what I can tell) which helps when having accountability partners. I’d hate to use 3rd party instead but may need to resort to that. Maps and a few other apps too long time to load but that will improve over time. Thats part of the journey of being first.
I look forward to your show highlighting new Apps and functionality of the watch.
Btw, I’m a dedicated Harry’s and Warby Parker customer… huge fan of companies getting things right.
Regards,
Chris
35:51
http://help.apple.com/watch/#/apd76424826d
Hi Rob,
I HAPPEN TO LIKE THE BLUE BAND and my watch arrived Friday. Set-up was easy. I downloaded the free User Guide from IBooks, which is very helpful. Friday night I attended a Basic Watch class at the Apple Store. I'm feeling very comfortable with my watch.
Regards,
Janet
P.S. We just received our Casper mattress and used your promo code. We love it.
Hey Rob.
I just got my watch about 9 hours ago. I got the 42mm aluminium with blue sport band. I was surprised to hear you thought the blue sport band was the ugliest as I thought it was best looking, at least among the sport bands. I think the pink is the worst one followed by the green. Of all the bands, the brown leather ones are definitely the ugliest in my opinion. I would have got the stainless with link bracelet but didn't want to spend $A1479! Even mine was $579. Anyway I'm glad I got my watch on launch day as it was originally 4-6 weeks.
Matt
Adelaide, Australia
37:06
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW5CxZioIkk
One thing I have not done yet with my Apple Watch is shower with it or swim with it ok - well that is hopefully two things - but both involve lots of water and the apple watch - I have not done this because others have - and hey no reason to because other have and have the video to show. Actually quite a few videos. Seems so far every video I have seen where Apple Watch meets water - ends the same way - with the Apple watch still working.
Apple does not promise it will work if you take it swimming or scuba diving. But for showers and the occasional fall in the pool you should be fine. Again this is for the Apple Watch sport - which really is something you want a sport watch to be able to handle.
I have worked out with it on my exercycle today - and I am double my daily exercise goal - Yay.
38:13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrDjP7iK7H8
iFixit ripped one apart. And really from what I could see from the results - No - it is not designed to be upgraded in the future - but it is easy to replace the screen if it is dropped and shattered - and it is easy to replace the battery. The core processor - however it is not possible at all to replace. So the Edition version is not going to be something you can update on your own. But for that version - someone will figure out a way to upgrade it in the future - maybe.
The battery in the 38 mm version is a 205 mAh battery. As hard as I looked - I have not found a tear down of the 42 MM version to find the size of the battery for it. We just know it is bigger - how much - no idea - hopefully I will find an answer for this by the next episode.
39:08
http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/25/apple-watch-
teardown-reveals-deactivated-blood-oxygen-sensors/
One thing that was revealed in the teardowns is that there is a deactivated Blood Oxygen sensor. This was actually a rumor from the winter - where Apple had to strip out some features with the sensors as they could not get them to calibrate and read accurately. Seems that rumor is true. Maybe in the future Apple via an update will figure it out and we will get more functionality out of our Apple Watches.
Lynda is not technically sponsoring this episode - but There is a new course that came out last week - called - Code Clinic Swift with simon Allardice - if you are an iOS app dev or want to be - it is really worth checking out. Along with the other swift courses - but this one is nice in that they have a series of courses and they solve a similar problem using different languages - so if you already know one language - you can see how they do it in the language you are most familiar with and then go and see how they did it with Swift - I just thought that was a cool concept.
Go to lynda.com / tii - L Y N D A dot com / t i i - and get a free 10 day trial to check out this video.
40:30
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_crossman_youtube_answer
Hi Rob
Luke had an issue with holding the menu button to put his Apple TV to sleep. My understanding is you need to be on the main screen and then hold down the play/pause button to put the device to sleep. Hopefully Luke can try this and see if he still has any problems putting the Apple TV to sleep.
Regards,
-Regis
Hi Rob,
Here's my Apple TV info. I did a restart (not a restore yet). And still unable to put it to sleep by holding menu button on remote.
Regards,
Luke
Hi again Rob.
Just thought I'd give you my thoughts on the rumored iPhone 7C. I had the iPhone 4 and then upgraded to the 5 after my 2 year contract expired. At that point I planned to get every new iPhone as it came out, and I got the 5S when that came out, but was very disappointed that there wasn't a top spec new iPhone available in the 4 inch size when the 6 and 6+ came out as I like the smaller screen so I can use it one handed. I decided to just keep the 5S and wait for the next model. I hope Apple brings out a 4 inch version of the 7 but why should it be a plastic backed lower spec one just because I want the smaller screen. They should have one in all three sizes with the latest specs.
Matthew Francis
Adelaide, Australia
Hi Rob,
Got email notification this afternoon at 3PM PST that both of our Watches are on their way for Friday, 4/24, delivery! This despite the fact that my 42mm watch was not scheduled for delivery until May 13 - May 27. Can't wait, getting excited!
Tony L
San Francisco
VOICEMAIL- Rob_KY_calling_from_Apple_watch_delet_messgs
44:52
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from KEN Lecomte who said the following
Quote
The clasp on the sport watch is totally inadequate. I reached into my pants pocket to get my keys and the band caught on my belt on the way out and released the clasp and it hit the tile floor.
Unquote
As I mentioned earlier I asked Ken if he had the extra part of the strap tucked under like Apple Recommends or was it out flapping in the wind.
He said quote The tab on the strap was tucked in but I was on the second hole from the end. That doesn't leave much to tuck.
unquote
He also contacting An Apple Genius that said it would be $229 fix a $349 Apple Watch Sport. If he had purchased Apple Care it would have been $49 for the 38 mm Apple Watch sport for AppleCare+ and then there would have been a $69 service fee. For a total of $118.
SquareTrade by the way is also $59 for their 2 year plan for Apple Watch Sport and $75 per claim for a total of $134. So yeah if you are looking for coverage - it seems this time around Apple Care Plus is the better value.
And since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
47:11
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UVSOWBY/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
From Gary Adams in the Google+ community
quote
With the cracked watchfaces we've seen here, I was prompted to order a Spigen Tough Armor case over on Amazon. It should get to me before the watch does in June. I may remove the screensaver film from the case. I mainly want that ridge of rubber around the edge.
unquote
Price for the Spigen Tough Armor Case is basically $25 with the shipping. Looks to be in stock May 11th. Estimated delivery dates of May 14th to 18th.
I will be looking for at least a screen protector for mine.
48:12
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/24/8488619/i-bought-
an-apple-watch-this-morning-despite-what-apple-said
Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this next one. Which is kind of interesting. As you heard earlier - some listeners who were told May / June deliveries - have already received their devices. And it looks like a few Apple stores now have some in stock for walk up ordering. Originally it looked like it was going to be June before any Apple Stores had units for walk up orders. Does this mean that Supply is greater than expected or demand is lower than expected. I expect the bears to quickly jump on this story and start talking about lower sales than projected.
49:38
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/24/8493483/apple-
app-update-pebble-policy
Every now and then there will come a story and I am just embarrassed for Apple and how they act. And I kind of joke when I go over those stories it does not win me any friends in Cupertino - and yup this is one of those times. Seems Apple rejected an App because it said it worked with the Pebble - and even sent an email saying that.
What is worse this rejection happened to an app that has supported the Pebble for 2 years. So this was actually a rejection to an update.
Apple has since said - oh that was a mistake - a mistake they were called out or a mistake they did it?
Shame on you Apple - Shame on you.
I mean I can understand the no mention of Jailbreaking - but to reject an App because it supports a competitors smart watch. Not acceptable - and I am glad you were called out on it.
Well anyway the app in question SeaNav US has now been approved and it does still have the mention of Pebble in there. It also supports the Apple Watch. Which ironically seems to be why there was an update - so Yes - the App dev added Apple Watch support along with Pebble support it had for two years - and it is rejected for supporting Pebble - nice.
Again Apple is saying this is a mistake - and judging by the reaction of many - Yes - Yes it was a mistake. As in a mistaken policy - that hopefully is now soundly dead.
51:23
http://sonnydickson.com/2015/04/16/leaked-case-displays-ipad-pro-design/
Sonny Dickson - who in the past has been able to get leaked mechanicals for future Apple products is now showing off a Leaked case for what would likely be an iPad Pro.
This looks to support a screen size between 12.2 and 12.9 inches. The potential for 12. inches matches up with past iPad Pro rumors - but those rumors also said an early spring or Feb launch - which obviously did not happen.
One difference with this case and the current iPad Air - is that there are extra speakers. With stereo speakers - 4 in all - 2 along the top and 2 on the bottom - so you get stereo sound in any orientation.
It also looks from the photos there is an extra port on the side - either for docking in both landscape and portrait mode as had been rumored a long time ago for iPads - but now makes more sense for a pro version - or one of the ports could be a USB-C port. I would put my money on two lightening ports over one lightening port and one USB-C port.
Something to remember for a future bingo card.
52:50
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-
tech/company-breaks-open-apple-watch-to-discover-
what-it-says-is-planned-obsolescence-10203822.html
This next one was brought to my attention from Greg G - and it is one of those Tech Hit pieces on Apple looking for Link bait. Ok - you win - bait taken. Actually I really hate these articles - and this one is titled - Company breaks open Apple Watch to discover what it says is planned Obsolenscence. The article goes on to basically says this is something Apple has been accused of for a number of Years.
Poppy Cock - BS - What the Frack. And Are you kidding me.
Folks that is just plain bad journalism. No one in the smartphone industry supports their devices with new updates longer than apple - no one. And the other are not even close. Some Android Phones are released on day one not supporting the lastest version and not able to ever support it. Talk about planned obsolescence.
Apple supports its devices with new updates longer than any of its peers - period. And yes I know this is something we covered in the past - too bad they did not know it.
Basically what this article is saying is because you can’t change out the processor it is planned to be obsolete. Just like you know the Tesla Model S sold last year is obsolete at $125k - because it does not have the hardware sensors that the P85 has. I mean every technical product ever will be obsolete some time - Apple however does a better job supporting their devices longer than others - and for this article from the independent to say otherwise is just plain bad journalism - but then this is not the first time the independent released a bad article about Apple.
55:02
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/24/technology/android-
peeing-on-apple-google-maps/
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - which is one of those times where Google gets to show its true colors. And this of course is the story about in Google Maps where there is a picture of an Android Robot peeing on an Apple Logo - Classy Google - Real Classy.
And this is why I keep the Tii community free of any android Fan boys.
Well I guess when you look at the image - it might just be the Android Robot - watering the Apple Logo.
Sometimes Google makes it way too easy for me to slam them.
55:36
VOICEMAIL - John_WA_good_fdbk_using_applewatch
Hi Rob,
Just listened to your latest episode, and can’t wait for the next one.
For the guy whose faceTime favorites had disappeared, I believe this has happened since iOs 7; while your reasoning about the new contact mode in the app switcher is probably right, the Favorites just got merged with the Favorites in the Phone app. Before iOS 7, the Phone favorites could only hold phone calls; now they can use phone, FaceTime Audio, or FaceTime Video calls.
In regards to the Apple watch, I want one, but really want to see it first before I shell out that much cash. I don’t want to order the stainless steel model—which is the one I’m eyeing now—and have it be too heavy for my small wrist when it arrives. Really annoying not living near an Apple Store; I’m hoping to see them right after graduation. And also secretly hoping for a graduation present, pssst. Since I’m doing a lot of traveling this summer, the dilemma for me is do I order one now or wait until I see it in mid-May? Am waiting for your next episode where people give impressions.
I’ve listened to your podcast since right before starting college, and it’s amazing to see how far we’ve come in such a short time. thanks for keeping me company.
Regards
Chelsea
Hi Rob,
"It's just a waste of my time" (and Money)
I wear my 5S using Best Buys, Platinum belt clip/case. I set my phone to vibrate, when a call comes in or test I pop off my phone as quick as looking at a watch. (Also the Platinum has a "kick-stand" so I can watch videos, etc.). I am an ear bud guy so I can even answer calls without taking my phone off. All this at a cost of $20.00! Go figure.
Regards
Doug
Hey Rob,
Ordered my apple watch via the app on my iPad right at midnight. I just got it today about 4pm local time. I am just really excited because I leave for Japan tomorrow for 2 weeks! I'll let you know how well it gets me through the airport and traveling in Tokyo! Thanks as always for the greatest podcast on the planet!
C.R. From Tri-cities, Washington
VOICEMAIL - PAul_feedbk_apple_watch_shipping_dates
1:03:25
http://en-us.sennheiser.com/mke-2-digital
I went to NAB a couple of weeks ago - and really only had a brief chance to visit booths to see what is new. But a couple of things that are iOS related that I did get to see - I made recordings of. Both are mics.
The first one is the MKE 2 Digital mic that plugs right into the lightening port of your iOS device.
This is a clip on / lavelier mic - and it has a high Resolution signal converter from Apogee.
Here is a very very brief recording I made with it.
PLAY RECORDING
Wish I had more time with this mic - I have requested they send a press sample - no word back yet.
1:04:41
http://www.shure.com/americas/stories/motiv-digital-microphones
The other mic I played with and thought did a great job is the MV88 mic from Shure. This one is $149 and will be out this summer. It plugs right into the lightening port and there is an app from Shure that allows you to change the dynamics. There is a point in this recording where I mention tapping on the side of the mic - YES I am actually tapping at that point - and you can’t hear it - that is amazing. Let me play that recording now:
PLAY RECORDING OF SURE MV88 Mic
Again that is $149 and will be out early this summer I am told.
I definitely need to get me one of those.
So those were my two best finds for iOS at NAB. Both mics I think work great and I hope to get them in the future to do more testing with.
1:07:03
http://www.instructables.com/id/Apple-II-Watch/
Thanks to Dr John for this next one. Which is a link to a picture of the Apple II Watch. which is what it sounds like a watch that looks like an Apple II
This looks to be something someone actually built - as it is over on Instructables.com
1:07:27
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And that folks is going to do it for us today - Well Except for a bunch of more voicemail messages about listeners experiences with Apple Watch.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 344
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote:
Hi Rob,
I made this song Called STROBE LITE with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.
Regards,
Jeff J
SONG_STROBE LITE.mp3
Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank ANTHONY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. ANTHONY said the following:
Hi Rob,
I made this photo using the new iPad Air 2 wallpaper and the Fotor app on my iPhone 6 to add text and make slight lighting adjustments. Enjoy the the show and keep up the great work.
Regards,
Anthony W.
Springfield, MO
Well ANTHONY Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see ANTHONY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 344 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
02:09
Thanks to all that sent in this next one which is for the how wrong are they segment - And well this one is an instant classic / winner.
We have this quote - quote After months of hype, the Apple fans did not come out for the Apple Watch launch Friday. In contrast to long lines for iPhone debuts, only a handful of people showed up to see the watch in New York City, Friday morning.
unquote from Katie Roof - April 10th 2015 Fox Business.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2015/04/10/
apple-watch-debut-falls-flat/
And this is from a post titled - Crowds didn’t show for Apple Watch.
Hmmmm - Could that be because Apple said don’t show up - order on line - and only on line. Yeah because all those that normally show up to wait in line - they are far more educated then miss Roof - who wrote this article with out the slightest idea on what was going on. But hey it is fox news - so what were we really expecting anyways. Just Sayin
03:11
For Promo Codes This week we have promo codes for the App Split the Check three words, Here is the EMAIL from the dev -
Hi Rob,
Long time listener to the podcast, occasional emailer, and poster on the TII Google+ groups, and now…
“Hobbiest” developer!
Not ready to give up my day job, but I’ve written my very first app and it is an Apple Watch app. Here’s a brief “review”:
“Split The Check” is a new take on a classic app designed to be a really fast and easy to use Tip Check Splitter And Tip Calculator. I focused on the Apple Watch experience by building a single screen and using a simple input slider; no fumbling around to try and input numerical digits on the small touchscreen. With an all-in-one screen, you can easily set the approximate check cost, the desired tip percentage, the number of people dining and instantly see the calculated results for the check total and each person’s share. The default value of “1” for number of diners allows Split The Check to do “double duty” as just a quick tip calculator too!
I think the app design is in keeping with the philosophy for Apple Watch apps to be 5 or 10 second experience rather than duplicating an existing iPhone app with multi-screen/complex user interface.
I know there are lots of calculator/tip/check sharing apps, and some are updated for the Apple Watch, but I built this as something I wanted to use myself and potentially other people will find useful also.
Regards,
Robert S
Thanks Robert for being the first one to send in a promo code for an Apple Watch App. Folks if you would like a promo code for this app - send an email with Split in the subject line and in the email include which Apple Watch you purchased. Of course send that email to today in iOS at gmail dot com
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:42
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/13/apple-
seeds-first-ios-8-4-beta-to-developers/
On the last episode we talked about iOS 8.3 being released out of Beta - and this episode we get to talk about iOS 8.4 beta 1 being released to Devs.
One of the biggest changes is Audio books are moved out of the Music app and put into an updated iBooks App. Guess that makes sense. Of course that means the iBooks app now has its own audio player fresh with some special gestures for swiping forward and back. iBooks now has a section for Audio books - so you can see just your audio books or just your text iBooks.
There is now an AudioBooks App in the iOS CarPlay interface.
The Music app didn’t just give the boot to Audio books - it also received a major overhaul looks wise. iTunes radio in the app is improved making it easier to discover music. Now Playing’s new design showcases the album artwork in a more dramatic fashion and you can start streaming to Airplay without leaving now playing.
This is a First Beta - and Apple does note that not all features in the new Music app are working - such as Siri control.
All in All most feel this revamp was done to pave the way to Apple releasing its own Streaming subscription music service - as has been widely rumored. Of course those that are saying it is paving the way also are the ones that have long rumored about said streaming music service. Guess we will know more about said streaming music service on June 8th.
07:22
https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/
Why June 8th you ask - well as expected in Mid April Apple announced WWDC 2015 - And this time it will be June 8th to 12th - again as expected.
Apple had this to say quote Apple’s renowned developer community will come together at WWDC to learn about the future of iOS and OS X.
WWDC features more than 100 technical sessions, over 1,000 Apple engineers, hands-on labs, and the Apple Design Awards.
Developers can apply for tickets to attend WWDC and millions worldwide will be able to watch sessions streamed live.
WWDC Scholarships are available to students and members of participating STEM organizations around the world.
unquote
And well if you were a dev and you did not register to get tickets - sorry
Registration was only open until April 17th - and you should have been notified
by Monday April 20th if you were randomly selected.
If you are one of the lucky devs that found the golden ticket - please report back from the event on how it is going. Mr Sneed - I am talking too - you.
For the rest of us not going - There is the WWDC App of course where select sessions will be streamed live along with the keynote on the 8th.
They say sessions are scheduled for the full 5 days including Friday Afternoon - so if you are going plan on making a full week of it.
And of course Congrats to all that were able to get their WWDC tickets.
08:55
VOICEMAIL - First_feedback_applewatch
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/20/apple-watch-charged/
Well looks like by Monday the 20th - Some lucky customers were starting to see charges appearing on their credit cards and the status of their order changing to the next state. This is good news as it does look like some users will be getting their Apples watches on or very close to April 24th.
VOICEMAIL - FDBK_Apple_watch_order1
Per My order - Mine changed to Preparing for Shipment early on the 21st - and over 36 hours later it is still stuck at Preparing for Shipment. I mean this is a small 3 x 5 x 5 or there abouts box we are talking about one sealed in China before shipping in bulk - I just wonder how much time they need for preparing said small box for Shipment. Hopefully mine changes to Shipped by the time I get up in the morning.
VOICEMAIL - Apple_Watch_Credit_card_charged
Hi Rob,
Which model of the Apple watch are you buying?
Are you going to be purchasing it on your Mac tomorrow morning or via the Apple Store on your phone or iPad? What would be the fastest?
Regards,
Robin
Well Robin - I ordered the Apple Watch Sport silver with Blue strap - Why that one - well my Wife asked me the same question - And I said I thought it was the ugliest band - and the one most likely not to sell out first. And given I plan to swap out the strap regardless - It made sense to try for that one - and it worked out well - at least according to my Ship date window.
Per the fastest way for pre-orders - the last couple of times it was the iOS Apple Store App that came on line first - but best to be sitting there with both a laptop and the app and constantly refresh both - that is what I did and this time again it was the iOS Apple Store App that was available first.
Hi Rob,
I just ordered my apply watch through the apple store app - the website (at least on my laptop) is still stuck in the “updating website” screen! :) WHOO! Apple Watch!
Regards
Robin
And seems Robin figures out what I was going to say before I said it. Here is some more feedback from the Apple Watch ordering experiences.
Hey rob,
This is Jeff from cincinatti Ohio. It's 3:06 am just ordered my space gray aluminum apple watch from the iPhone apple app.
Just received an email from apple saying I should have it delivered between 4/24 to 5/8
FYI - I went to the Apple site on my Mac, and the Apple watch sport addition shipping time is now 4 to 6 weeks out.
Just by placing my order 5 minutes sooner saved me almost a month in getting it!!!!
Regards,
Jeff
Hi Rob, long time listener first time.....contact..er
I set my alarm and got up at 2:50am Easter and got my laptop and iPhone ready. I had re downloaded the Apple Store app the previous day just in case.
Kept watching the "we will be back" screen as I kept hitting refresh on my MBP till about 3 minutes past three. I frantically switched to the Apple Store app on my phone, quickly made my selection (which I should have saved as a favorite) and hit checkout. In checkout, the app kept saying that I was "missing information" even though the field it highlighted was filled in and correct. After 2 attempts to get past that screen, I finally deleted the info in the field (it was an optional field) and pressed continues only for it to actually accept and finish out the process.
The experience was not bad and I have heard of much worse situations in previous pre-order dates. Even though I placed my order within 7 minutes of "launch" (I got my confirmation email at 3:07am) I still ended up in the mid/late May delivery window. I hold hope that it comes early though :-)
BTW, this was my first time EVER ordering anything on launch/preorder date.
Best regards,
Sam F
Hi Rob --
Are they kidding?
I ordered the sports watch with a space gray band the second the store opened and my delivery date is May 13-27? What, did they have one watch available for April 24th? And they can't narrow it down any better than two weeks?
Very disappointed with Apple on his one.
Clearly the watches aren't ready.
BYW, buying it with the Apple Store app using Apple Pay was fast and easy - especially compared to when I bought my 6+ in the middle of the night last fall. I wonder if this means the service is much better or if the watch demand is much lower?
Enough questions, I'm going back to sleep now. Dreams of having an Apple Watch will have to wait a month.
Regards,
-- Marc from Boston
Hi Rob,
I was able to order one of each Watch size, 38mm and 42mm, with the white sports band at 12:05AM west coast time. However because I had to order one at a time, I ordered my wife's first and that one is expected between 4/24 - 5/8, mine won't ship till 5/13 - 5/27!
I ordered via the Apple App using ApplePay. The Apple website was actually not up until after I had finished both orders.
Hope you got yours.
Regards,
Tony L
San Francisco
Hey Rob,
So much for the April 24th ship date. I don't know if it's because my order went in at 3:10am on the the first preorder day, but the ship status on my order says 4-6 weeks to be delivered between 5/13-5/27. I order the 42mm Apple Watch sport in space gray with the black band. What gives? I wonder if everyone experienced the same or I got on 10 minutes too late to order it. I'm just hoping its Apple over quoting and it will ship on the 24th. That's just me being overly optimistic maybe.
Btw- thanks for the heads up on the Click kickstarter campaign. I'm a kickstarter rookie and they were the first campaign that I ever backed. Looks like a good product and because I got in when I did, there's a reward of a free band coming my way.
Thanks again rob for all that you do.
Regards,
Dan in PA
Hi Rob,
Using my iPad and the Apple Store app I was able to get into the store at 3:02 AM. I ordered the Apple Watch 42mm Stainless Steel with Black Leather Loop in less than a minute. I also purchased the $69.00 AppleCare+ for Apple Watch. My confirmation email indicated that the watch is available to ship in 4-6 weeks, with delivery between May 13 to 27th. I'm guessing that only the Sport model will be available on April 24th.
I also purchased the 12" MacBook (256GB Gold), and it is available to ship in 1-3 business days with delivery between April 20 and 22nd. I also purchased the $79.00 USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter, the $79.00 USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, and the $19.00 USB-C to USB Adapter.
The Apple Store worked perfectly, and I was back in bed by 3:15 AM.
About 7:00 AM I thought I might like to try on an Apple Watch at the nearest store to verify I made the correct choice and try other bands, and when I tried to get a try-on appointment there were no appointments left on the day I could get there. They only offered appointments through April the 16th (one week at a time?). The appointments are broken up into blocks of time - early morning, morning, afternoon, and evening - with 15 minutes for each appointment. The store in Charleston, SC doesn't offer the Apple Watch Edition.
All in all the purchasing experience was flawless, and allowed me to get my much needed sleep.
Thanks for your show, which I have been listening to since the first episode!
Regards,
Ed T
Hi Rob,
My experience purchasing the Apple Watch.
It was very disappointing for me. At midnight on the west coast, I was online and waiting. The rebuilding screen had been displayed since I logged on at 11:30. Midnight rolled around. I updated my screen. Nothing! I kept at it for about 15 minutes. At about 12:15 a.m., I finally had access to the store. In 2 minutes I had ordered a 42mm, Sport Apple Watch in space grey with a black band. The delivery date? June! So disappointing. I ordered as soon as their system would allow and I have to wait until June?! Glad I ordered but disappointed the the dismal supply. Apple, we expect better.
DaveLilie
Hi Rob,
I went to my local Apple Store and tried on the apple watch and I must say very impressed with the so called rubber band. Very comfortable compared to my Fitbit flex. Also tried the loop band it did pull my arm hairs a bit so overall looks like I will be ordering the sport watch with the regular band. The service in the Apple Store was awesome. Visited the Apple Store in Mishawaka, Indiana. Just thought I would add my two cents worth. Love the show listen every week. Have a good one.
Regards,
John H.
Hi Rob,
As you asked, I am sending a description of my tryout experience:
Duration: 15mins
Experience: I had already bought my apple watch when the preorder started. So I really wanna to go to make sure I made the right choice.
I asked a gentleman that was hanging by the special watch tables to whom I need to talk about my appointment, nicely enough he introduced me to a nice Apple associated that asked my name and proceeded to show me some of the options I had favored on my Apple Store app.
The feeling: there is no amount of picture or videos they will ever make justice to how beautiful this piece of jewelry really is. The 38 mm it's definitely smaller that what it looks in picture. It may be a little hard on the eyesight for some people; however the 42 mm may be too big for some wrist even though it's easier to manipulate the software with. My simple suggestion: you got to try this yourself.
One thing is for sure: coming from someone that has use watches his entire life I have never try something so light. I definitely mean this on good way.
The screen resolution it's absolutely fantastic. Even on the 38 mm I can see and read things very well.
The digital crown it's definitely mind boggling: you turn it thinking that something mechanic is going to happen (maybe some resistance of sorts) but you realized in seconds that the whole things works very smoothly.
The bands not only complements the watch well but are very light and comfortable to use. Even the Milanese loop one(note: I have harry arms and I had no problem with it).
You probably heard a lot about the complications, they are as cool as you see in videos and others. In fact: did you know that there is a very useful complication for the battery level? It caught me by surprise! I didn't see that anywhere in apples website.
Other interesting details:
- The Apple associate explain that all notifications will be filtered directly to the watch. You don't have to worry about notifications "buzzing" in multiple devices.
- They seem to be running low on black sport bands (at least at my store they did. Not sure if other experience the same).
The apple associate was very helpful and told me that the feedback have been phenomenal. Not only people are trying, but there is a lot of people going to the store to play with it. I didn't get too much hands on with it for the same reason; some people wouldn't it let go the tryout stations.
Overall: I am happy with my purchase and the experience. Here is to hopping that my 38mm stainless steel apple watch gets here soon... After trying then on me, I had to tell the associated to take them off or I will be force to steal one from the store. Lol.
Regards,
Max P.
Miami, Fl
And From the google+ community via Bob Berberick
quote
I have had very little interest in the Watch. Today I was in the mall where the Apple Store is located so I thought I'd drop in while the wife was shopping.
I was surprised that I was allowed the 15 minute treatment almost right away. All I can say is WOW! I was blown out of the water. That thing is amazing.
unquote
Next Episode you will get some real good hands on feedback from myself and other listeners.
So folks when you get your Apple Watches this week - call into the show 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon-dog - or email in your initial thoughts with your Apple watch - both with regards to setting it up and then the use of it. The Good - the Bad - the not so pretty. Whatever it is you want to share.
Oh at the end of today’s episode stick around after the song for more listener feedback on Apple Watch ordering and try-ons.
26:14
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/watch/
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one - which is an article at MacRumors titled - Apple Watch Accessibility Features - VoiceOver, Mono Audio, Grayscale, Taptic Engine and More - whew - nice short title there.
Actually that article really is just pulling info from Apples own site where they highlighted the Accessibility features in the Apple watch.
First up is Voiceover which uses the speaker on the Apple Watch to tell you everything that is happening on the screen and help those visually impaired navigate the Apple Watch. Voiceover is compatible with the Builtin Apps and available in 14 languages.
There is also Font Adjustment so you can make the text go from under 40 years old size to over 40 years old size. You can also choose to bold text.
With zoom you can do up to 15 times zoom.
There is Grayscale for those that are color blind or those really big fans of 50 shades of Gray.
There is an Extra Large Watch Face
And more Accessibility settings for Reducing Transparency, Reduce Motion, Mono Audio and the Taptic Engine.
The Taptic Engine gives you haptic feedback to your touches - and also vibrates as you get a new notification. So we will go from feeling ghost vibrations in our pocket to feeling ghost vibrations on our wrist - brilliant.
Actually I have the vibrations now for my Pebble for notifications - and it is definitely a great feature - but again one you can get with a much cheaper pebble.
28:04
http://www.cnet.com/news/11-surprises-i-learned-about-the-apple-watch/
This next article is from Cnet and is title 11 Surprises I learned about the Apple Watch. This from someone at CNET that had the apple watch for 10 days before writing the article.
I will not go over all 11 or even most - just the one that jumped out at me
Quote - You can't use your watch to start and stop calls on your iPhone
Wait, can this be true? It is, weirdly: you can make and answer calls on the Apple Watch, and then hand them off to your iPhone to continue the call there...but, you can't wear headphones connected to your phone, stick your phone in your pocket and use your watch to dial. I hope an update changes that.
unquote
Well Yeah - I really really hope an update fixes that. As that is one of my favorite features on my pebble - driving in the car with my headphones in - and seeing a call come in on my pebble - and hitting the answer button and being able to talk on my headphones. If Apple Watch can’t do that - it will be at the top of my Bad column when reviewing.
I will comment more on his 11 items after I get my wrist under my own Apple Watch.
29:33
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/09/apple-
watch-limited-functions-iphone/
MacRumors points out some interesting feedback about the Apple Watch that has not been mentioned fully by Apple.
Quote And here’s a surprising feature that Apple hasn’t said anything about previously: When the watch is in a known Wi-Fi hotspot, the watch can perform the most essential online functions even when your phone is completely dead, turned off, or absent. It can query Siri, for example, send and receive texts, and send/receive drawings and tap patterns to other watch owners. That’s impressive. unquote
Again the Apple Watch can do those things when your iPhone is now where near or turned off.
30:18
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32:35
VOICEMAIL - ANDREW_AZ_ANSWR_AUDIOBOOKS
Hi Rob,
Regarding cody's question about being able to play audio books on a different Apple ID, if it is an audio book downloaded from the Apple Store, he should be able to take his moms Apple ID and add it to family sharing to his new Apple ID.
This should allow him to download songs, videos, books, apps, etc.
Regards,
Howard
Hello Rob, long-time listener, first-time e-mailer :-)
Dave from New Jersey was experiencing an issue with deleting multiple, but not all, messages from a sender in the Messages app. I have experienced that same problem and it does appear to be a bug in 8.2. Rebooting the phone fixes this problem. I have upgraded to 8.3 and have not experienced this issue yet, but we will have to wait and see if it can be declared fixed.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
- "Funky D" David L
Hi Rob - Just a quick note about the guy having issues with mail not sending. I think I’ve seen this… When it happened to me somehow the “From” picker was displayed at the bottom and iOS was waiting for input for which account to send from. Of course, I can’t get that to happen right now on iOS 8.2, so maybe it was an iOS 8.1 thing.
You asked about Calendar apps on one of the shows, I haven’t heard anyone mention Fantastical from Flexibits. I say the couple of different display modes alone make it worth buying. But then there’s a great text parsing engine that translates words into the right fields. If you do get it read the “Tips and Tricks” document for more use ideas.
Regards,
-Dan
VOICEMAIL - ED_MINN_UPDATED_IOS83_PHOTO
36:35
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from Francisco Tapia who said the following
Quote
What a waste of time the In store Apple Try-on appointment was.
First, you don't actually get to do anything with the watch you wear. it's in a demo video loop mode. So no launching of apps no touching and getting haptic feedback based on your touch no heart rate monitoring. Nothing! They have a second watch setup that you do not wear and it lets you interact with the watch. But there was not much I could do as it wasn't paired with an iPhone so i could try any of the apps, just Siri. :-/
The watch? It feels great. the demo mode lets you feel the haptic feedback, it's also great.
Will I buy one? Nope.
Unquote
I know I said best to wait and try one at the store if you were still on the fence - but really from Fancisco’s comments and others that “Tried” one at the Apple Store - it seems you are more seeing it how it looks and feels on your wrist than really test driving one. It will be the feedback from Friends and those you know and trust that will be the real push to get people off the fence - the question is which way will they be pushed off said fence. The Tii Google+ Community will be interesting watch these next few weeks as more and more of us get our watches and report in there or on the show. Lots of feedback is coming soon to community near you.
And since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
One question that came up in the last two weeks was from Kent Kersey who asked quote:
Is there a way to get different color flags on the iPhone mail app?
unquote
And the Answer would be NOPE - Just orange - and if you have an email that syncs to your computer - if you flag it a different color - or regardless of the color - it shows as flagged at Orange on your iOS device.
39:17
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerkay/2015/04/13/apple-watch-wager/
So how many Apple Watches will Apple sell for the first year - well lots of Analysts have lots of thoughts on that. Trip Chowdhry is on the high side with 41 Million for his guess. Uncle always wrong Gene Munster has a guess of 8 million units on the low side. The average of 18 notable or infamous Apple Analysts puts the number at 22.47 Million for the first years sales of Apple watches. Obviously we can’t say who the winner is until at least April 24th 2016.
I do love those headlines - like this - Only 6% of Americans plan to buy an Apple Watch. - ONLY 6% - as if 6% of 350 Million is somehow a small number. It actually would be most of the way to the average guess of 22.47 Million - and that was a Global number - not US only number.
Like I said we can’t talk about who is wrong on that yearly number yet - but what we can talk now is the current estimates on what Apple has done already.
40:35
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2015/04/13/apple-
watch-scored-an-estimated-1-million-pre-orders-on-launch-day/
Right after the first weekend of pre-orders a company called slice that offers a service that users sign up for to manage purchases and receipts - they scanned through users emails to get an estimate of those that received email receipts of their Apple Watch purchases. And yeah if that sounds creepy - it is. But what Slice found was that about 1 Million people pre-ordered an Apple Watch in the US on Friday. With an average of 1.3 watches per order and an average of $503.83 per watch. 71% went with the 42 MM version versus 29% for the 38 MM version. CREEPY - what Slice also found was after releasing this report the number of cancelations to their service skyrocketed.
41:30
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/16/8398579/apple-
watch-sales-estimates
Others are getting in on the Apple Watch pre-order numbers game. Ming-Chi Kuo estimates the global Pre-orders of over 2.3 Million units. He also estimated that the break down was 85% for the lower cost Sport version, 15% for the second tiered Stainless steel version and less than 1% for the massively overpriced Edition version.
Now you may wonder how Kou came to his conclusion of 2.3 Million pre-orders - well it is all about the formula. I asked him to explain a little bit and here is the recording Kuo sent back.
PLAY KOU_RECORDING_FOMULA
So there - thanks Kou for making that all crystal clear.
Here is the thing - we may never really know what initial orders were. The Apple Watch is lumber in the other category with Apple TV’s and accessories and other stuff. So Apple does not need to report the numbers. In the past Apple typically only reported numbers they did not have to when said numbers blew every analysts numbers out of the water. It is possible Tim on Monday will talk about specific numbers for the Apple Watch - which I am sure someone will ask - but most likely the response is that is a different quarters numbers and they are not breaking out those numbers - if that is the response - then the initial sales were likely less than 2.3 Million the first weekend or week.
Keep in mind that about 2 Million Pebbles and Android Wear devices combined have been sold. So unless Apple is comfortable about that number - don’t expect any specifics.
44:16
http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/10/psa-sorry-those-
apple-watch-band-swapping-sites-arent-going-to-work/
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one - which is from Techcrunch and titled - PSA: Sorry those Apple watch Band swapping sites aren’t going to work like you thought.
Seems a couple of Apple Watch band trading sites recently opened up reportedly offering the ability to swap out the included extra watchband with someone else for a small fee. Problem is you don’t get two full watch band sets - you get the main band and two bands on the other side one for small and the other for M / XL wrists.
OR put another way - you don’t get 4 halfs- but rather 3 half.
It seems some of those band swapping sites make it sound like you get 2 full sets of bands - and you can trade one set that is the wrong size for another of a different color that is the right size - but again - that is not the case or band as the case may be.
In other words wait to you get your Apple Watch and you will see what you get and what is extra and then we can talk about this in greater detail.
Or just look for someone in the Tii Google+ community that has a different wrist size you want to swap with.
Eventually I think the Bandswapping sites will be of more interest as we start buying more and more 3rd party bands and then want to swap them for something new once we tire of them - but for now - these sites seems a little premature.
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/04/bandswapper-will-switch-
your-unused-apple-watch-sport-band-for-a-different-size-or-color
46:00
http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/21/apple-offers-
developers-chance-to-purchase-apple-watch-
guarantees-delivery-by-april-28th/#.tivas2:Alzn
Thanks to Dr. John again for this next one.
Which is a story about how Apple was offering up some devs a chance to get an Apple Watch early to help expedite their development efforts. Seems they reached out to a certain percentage of devs and almost randomly. And guess which watch they are offering to devs for early delivery - as in next week delivery - Yup the Apple Sport - Silver with blue band. the One I ordered because I thought it was the ugliest and least likely to sell out first. Nailed it.
46:32
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/04/retail-apple-
watches-still-feature-hidden-diagnostic-port-could-
lead-to-smart-band-accessories
Thanks to Michael for this next one - which is that Retail Apple Watches still feature a hidden diagnostic port where they band connects.
There is some speculation that said diagnostic port may not be there on the units shipping this week to consumers - but it was still there on review units.
If it is there - expect to hear more about its possible capabilities via tear downs at iFixit and other sites this weekend.
47:04
http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/apple-
tv-netflix-hulu-lower-fee/
thanks to Dr. John for this next one. Which is an article talking about Apple TV - and they are speculating that June 8th at WWDC the next gen Apple TV will be released.
Ok well the article was really about Apple offering a lower fee to Netflix and hulu for signups via Apple tv - but the good part or interesting part to me was the mention that a new Apple TV was coming at WWDC and only one of the tricks up Apples Sleeves for that event.
WWDC should be very interesting this year.
47:37
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/04/15/a-
new-apple-tv-is-expected-this-june-did-apple-just-drop-a-
big-hint-about-it/
Thanks to Dr. john for this next one. Which is about more Apple TV speculation - but I think their reasoning is wrong. If you look at the image for WWDC 2015 some are speculating the center image is the same outline as the Apple TV. Except well that WWDC 2013 also used that same image in the center of its logo. But you know other than that - yeah I think they are on to something or not.
Yes - I do think it is very likely for a new Apple TV - especially if there is an Apple TV app store announced - but you can find that same comment from me the last 3 years at least. I just don’t think the logo is revealing anything. It is just the same image from 2013 logo with more stuff around it.
48:54
http://www.iospolice.com/apple-buys-israeli-
camera-company-linx-imaging-for-2-million/
This next one is one of the better stories I saw this past two weeks - with regards to the Apple Rumor Mill. Seems Apple purchased an Israeli Company by the name of LinX Imaging for a rounding error of 20 Million dollars.
LinX makes Multi lens cameras for electronic devices and their two main claims to fame is very small profile - at around half that of other camera - with quality of that of a high end SLR camera.
Either one would be something to get excited about for a future iPhone camera - both combined - Now we talking upgrade time. This in theory would get rid of the protruding camera on the 6 and 6 plus and at the same time greatly improve the image quality. The LinX website also claims they can capture not just 2D images but also 3D images - yeah - whatever - just give me the lower profile / SLR quality photos - and that is enough for me.
As is typical Apple is not saying why they purchased them or their plans for said purchase - but between you and me - I am guessing it was for their camera technology - I mean if you don’t mind me going out on a limb on this one.
Is it possible this tech will be in their next iPhone in 5 Months - yes just 5 months - Probably not - but maybe they were working with them for a while and purchased them once they realized they were going to use them. So while not probable this will be in the next iPhone - it is possible. More on this I am hoping later this year.
50:48
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2911818/mobile-
wireless/apple-s-iphone-7-rumors-really-are-the-best-yet.html
Ok - so lets look a little at some rumors about the next iPhone.
First is that the “S” designation may be killed off this time around and Apple will go right to iPhone 7 and 7+ and 7 Air.
There is the Force touch rumor
There is a rumor on Apple finally using Liquid Metal for the case.
And the case will be blasted with zirconia bead for a stunning finish
There is the rumor now about the Advanced camera module being used from LinX tech - Well John Gruber was saying this camera would be the biggest jump yet in camera tech - so people are trying to connect the dots on that back to LinX.
The Processor will of course be upgraded and with the upgrade to iOS 9 - we may see performance that rivals the new MacBook.
There would also be 2GB of ram in the next iPhone.
With all these improvements and more - this is why Apple is jumping to the iPhone 7 name. And again there are rumors there will be 3 versions - iPhone 7 and 7 Plus matching in size the 6 and 6Plus - plus a 7 Air or 7C - matching in size the 5 and 5 - and also maybe being plastic like the 5C.
52:28
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/04/20/google-to-
discontinue-youtube-support-on-older-ios-devices-apple-tvs
Thanks to Dr John for this next one or not - as the news is that Google will be discontinuing support for the Youtube app in older iOS devices.
So if you have a device that uses the old native Youtube app - you might be SOL shortly - actually if the article was to be believed as soon as April 20th.
And I happened to look at my kids original iPad tonight and ut ohh - well at first there were no search results - not even for Cats - and nothing in the Featured, Top Rated and Most viewed categories. But after an hours or trying to connect it finally got through but now in the upper left the first search result or item displayed is a message from Google that basically says goodbye or soon to be goodbye - as of right now it is kind of still working - but it is not working well - and looks to soon be sunset.
Looks like I have a couple of little hearts to break this weekend - Thanks Google. All my 6 year old wants to use the iPad original for is Netflix and Youtube - the later for Minecraft and Traria videos. Is that so much for a 6 year old to ask for. Well I guess so. Thanks Google. Thanks a bunch.
54:05
http://www.talkandroid.com/245640-roommates-stab-
each-other-in-iphone-versus-android-debate/
In the you could have seen this one coming category. Comes news that two roommates in Tulas OK - One an Apple Accolyte and the other an Google Fan boy - got into a tiff over which mobile OS is better and then well some Alchol was involved as was some sharp pointy things and they wound up stabbing each other. Actually the pointy things were broken beer bottles. You would think the iOS guy could at least have some money for a real knife. The Broken Bottle that however fits perfectly for the Android Fan Boy.
Both were treated for the minor injuries - because well they were geeks and it was broken bottles - it was not like they were going to do any real damage.
No Charges have been filed as of yet - seems the Cops were Windows Phone 8 guys and just wanted the two to go away.
54:55
VOICEMAIL - JOHN_FDBK_IOS83_UPDATE
Hi Rob,
Per the first iOS 8.3 bug I found
When you scroll down from a text notification to do a quick reply, it doesn't bring up the keyboard! Wow, I never thought I'd use that feature and now that I can't I've realized how much I actually did use it!
Regards,
Jason H
Hi Rob,
After updating to iOS 8.3, both my pull-down Notifications and pull-up Settings menus periodically stop responding. I discovered a fix that works for my set-up, although it is only temporary.
If I go to Accessibility and toggle Zoom off & back on, they work again.
(Note; I'm only referring to their display - I still have trouble with some Notifications never appearing; but that started before this 8.3 update.)
Regards,
Steven in Santa Ana, CA
Dear Rob,
iOS 8.3 is still a win, but I think it needs a bug fix. Among a number of other much smaller bugs, my iPhone 6 plus actually crashed for the first time ever. Maybe Apple will release an iOS 8.3.1.
Sincerely, Joe
Hi, Rob.
Just wanted to let you know about a few bugs I found on iOS 8.3 for iPhone 5s:
- Last week I answered an incoming phone call and then add another call to merge both in a conference call.
However, once the new call was answered, the user interface did not show me the relevant buttons, including the Merge button. Usually I get the six buttons (Mute, Keypad, Speaker, Add Call, FaceTime, Contacts), but this time none of them appeared... just the red hangup button at the bottom of the screen. I had to hangup both calls, reboot the iPhone and then call each party again independently to properly merge the calls in a new conference call.
- Just today I had another conference call: I phoned one party and merged the call with another party and then let them talk on Speaker while having my Mute button active (I just had no intervention in their conversation). So, at this point both parties where talking on Speaker (on) while I'm Muted (on).
When they finished talking the second party hanged up; I then turned the Speaker button off and tried to turn off the Mute button as well, unsuccessfully (just didn't turn off!)... I had to turn the Speaker on again in order to turn off the Mute button (weird!) and only then I could finally continue talking to the first party.
- Since iOS 6 and iOS 7 I reported a bug in the stock Calendar app: I'm not able to see the calendar for 1921 (it's completely missing), 1920 (it has no January) and previous years (1919 and before all appear wrecked). I event sent a link back in April 2014 with screenshots showing this behavior
- (https://plus.google.com/photos/106132141704841421347/
- albums/6006049579211315473).
I also sent a bug report to Apple about this (they never answered back), but the bug is still present in all versions of iOS 8 for iPhone, iPod Touch (5th gen) and iPads... I'm not a time traveler (wish I were), but it's weird that Apple doesn't take the time to amend this bug.
Bugs 1 and 2 are new to iOS 8: I make conference calls quite frequently since 2012 and this is the first time I see them, just after upgrading to iOS 8.3
Thanks, Rob, and keep up the good work!
Regards,
- Fabio
Rob:
I thought you might want to know about this. It's another reason to take your advice and wait before updating. As you might know, many pilots use IOS devices to enhance situational awareness while flying. IOS 8.3 disables many of the external GPS receivers pilots use:
As there is a compatibility issue with iOS 8.3 and external GPS receivers.
It's not clear when this issue will be resolved.
regards,
Brian S
Reading, PA
Rob, I use to be able to hold the menu button down to get my AppleTV to go to sleep at night. However since the recent update this no longer works. I've gone through the setting but don't see anything regarding this function. Are you seeing the same?
Luke
Good Morning Rob,
I updated my phone today and it removed one of my favorite apps "Record Their Stories". So I have a couple questions.
1. Why would Apple remove an app when I update my phone? If it were no longer on the app store, it should not be removed from my phone?
2. What happened to the app?
I hope you are able to garner some inside information.
Regards,
Kevin S
Hi Kevin - all I can say is that it was removed from the iTunes App store - it could be because they did not re-up their dev license or because there was a bug and they pulled it down. Or it could be because there was something malicious with the App - and that would be the only reason Apple would kill it on your iOS device - which Apple can do to any iOS app on your device.
There is another reason it could have disappeared - if you have a lot of apps - as in all your home screens are full - and it was just pushed off the screen - if you swipe down from the middle of the screen and search for the app - that will let you know if it is truly gone or just pushed off the home screens. If anyone knows anything about this particular app and why it is not longer in the app store - call or email us your feedback.
VOICEMAIL - ANSWER_DELETING_MESSAGES
Hey rob,
Just finish listened to your last episode of the show. During your kick starter section.. You mention the bullet wallet was only available for iPhone 6! Yes it is and it do end by May of 2015.... But the iPhone 6 plus model was funded back on November of 2014.. They reach their goal and they promise a feb 2015 ship date. I funded it and they haven't ship yet. They said it ran into manufacturing issues. According to their schedule, it will start shipping the iPhone 6 plus model in end of May. Which sucks cause that means less time with case since I'm always buying every model of iPhone. So my plan was to keep my iPhone 6 plus for 2 years so at least I will have the case for a year and half. Anyway, the case looks like best wallet case so far on the market. It does looks wonderful and very useful. Just wish all these kick starter project will expedite their products. Thanks for reading my email. Love the show!
Your friend of the show and listener,
Jose Mata
P.S. Please read this line!
Sofia Mata, I love you so much!
Thanks! :-)
VOICEMAIL - JOHN_NY_QUEST_FAVORITES
1:04:52
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kickshark/hydradock-
11-port-usb-c-dock-for-apple-macbook
Thanks to all that sent in this next one.
And it is a Kickstarter project called the HydraDock which is an 11 port USB-C dock for Apple MacBook - so for all of us asking where the ports all went - well it seems the answer is they went to HydraDock.
This project had a goal of 35k and is now over 56k and it has until May 15th at 9:37 PM CT for you to get one of these on order.
Here are the ports you get
1 - 3.5 MM stereo headphone port
1 - Gigabit Ethernet Port
1 - SD card slot
1 Mini Display Port up to 2,560 x 1,440 resolution - i.e. sorry 30” display no soup for you. I did check on that with the developers of this and they confirmed the 30” cinema display is not supported - wannnnt wannnt waaaa
1 HDMI port
4 - USB 3 ports
2 - USB - C ports
And that is your 11 ports.
Pricing for this is $129 and they have 829 of 1000 left at that price. Delivery starts in June.
I did ask the folks that make this if it would work with the 30 inch cinema display which is 2560 x 1600 - and they said it would not - because that is a dual-link DVI connector and the MacBook is only set to go to 2,560 x 1440 resolution for a monitor. I talked to Adam Christianson at the MacCast on this - and he said we would need to wait and see if there is a special box released just for supporting the 30” cinema display - but these solution would likely not be cheap. So if you have a 30” cinema display and were looking at running your MacBook on it - you may want to hold off upgrading right now. I hopefully will have more news on this later on.
1:07:20
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nudock-apple-
watch-iphone-docking-station
Hi Rob,
Saw this on indigogo, and since its funded already, I thought I might just get it for our bedroom, one on each side.
Regards,
Tony L
San Francisco
And this is the NuDock - one word - spelled - N U D O C K
Well the full name is the NuDock Apple Watch and iPhone docking station.
There is a lamp for this - as well as an extra portable battery.
Pricing for this is $149 - delivery is expected in July.
This allows you each night to charge up your iPhone, your Apple watch and an extra portable battery - each in their dock location - and there is a nice overhead lamp with dimmer - so you can see everything at night.
It is very nice looking - and makes a lot of sense for those of you that travel most of the day locally and find your phone running down all of the time.
This project has until May 5th for you to fund - and it is at $318k raised so far towards a goal of just 30k. So this one is over 10x its funding goal - that seems to be a winner.
Search for N U D O C K at indie go go dot com
1:08:53
http://www.wipowerband.com
in the Doooo - why did I not think of it category comes the WiPowerBand strap - it is a $99 or $89 dollar strap for your Apple watch that also has batteries in in the strap. So that is a great way to extend the life of your Apple Watch battery - This I predict will be selling like hot cakes at a sumo wrestlers convention.
It gives an extra 250 mAh of battery - which if rumors are true is an extra 62.5% of battery life - as the Apple Watch 42 mm version is rumored to have a 400 mAh battery - guess we will know more once iFixiT rips one apart.
1:09:37
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/10/best-apple-watch-
stands-and-docks/
Thanks to Dr. John who sent over the link to this article from 9 to 5 mac titled - The Best Apple Watch stands and docks - and 1 quick guess about what this article is about. Yup it goes over the best Apple Watch Stands and docks - I will not go over them - as you kind of need to see them to figure out which one is for you.
Look for the link to this one in the show notes for ep 344 at today in iOS dot com
1:10:57
http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-pay-plans-to-
launch-in-canada-this-fall-1429280816?ru=yahoo?mod=yahoo_itp
Not all news is Apple Watch news today - there is some Apple Pay news as well - well if you happen to live where Hockey rules that is. Seems Canada will be getting Apple Pay this fall - according to the Wall Street Journal.
Apple is supposedly in negotiation with Canada’s six biggest Banks about a potential November launch. The 6 biggest banks account for more than 90% of Retail charges. So if they can get those 6 ducks in a row - it will be a nice start in Canada.
At this point the WSJ said there is some push back on Apples fee proposal - as in that they want a fee and Banks for some reason like keeping as much money as possible. But hey if the US banks could come around - expect the Canadian Banks to do so as well - it just takes one of the 6 to blink and sign on - to get the other 5 fall in line for fear of loosing customers to the Apple ecosystem. I predict many trips to Strip joints in the future for some certain Canadian bankers - just sayin.
1:12:05
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/unlock-the-secret-spock-emoji-in-ios-8-3/
Thanks to Matt for this next one - which is an iOS 8.3 secret - as in unlocking a secret Spock Emoji if you have iOS 8.3
This is a Vulcan salute emoji - and it is not technically on the device - but you can add it easy enough. To add it - with iOS 8.3 - in the Twitter app search for the following.#tii #spock
Then copy that tweet
then go to Settings on your iPhone - select General - then Keyboards - then Shortcuts.
Tap the + icon - then double tap in Phrase - and paste in what you copied and remove everything but the Vulcan emoji.
Then for short cut - you will want to enter llap - which is for well if I have to tell you you are not doing this any way. Then tap save.
Then in the future when you want that emoji - just type L L A P
Note the icon will only be visible to those iOS users running 8.3 or later.
You can also find the tweet by going to @podcast411 - and look for my tweet from April 22nd or 23rd. It is the one right before I tweet about episode 344.
1:13:39
Thanks again to lynda dot com for their support of Tii - and if you go to lynda dot com slash tii - that is l y n d a dot com slash t i i - you will get a free 10 day trial to their 3,000 plus video tutorials. Thanks Lynda for sponsoring this show and for the free offer.
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. And don't forget to check out our Moderated Google Plus community by going to todayinios dot com slash community.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
Thanks to those that stopped by and said hello at NMX / NAB. It is always nice to meet you face to face. Thanks all to your kind words - and per one person I will not name names - he said I don’t look anything like I sound - he thought I would be shorter. Ouch.
Thanks also to those of you that clicked on the donate button on the lower right on the Today in iOS dot com website - your contributions to the show towards the Apple Watch are greatly appreciated.
And finally there is the Tii App which is now Free to you. Search for Tii in the iTunes App Store - it is the best way to consume the show and to get push notifications each time a new episode of Tii is released. Please go right now and download the Tii App - Did I mention it is free.
And that folks is going to do it for us today - Well Except for a bunch of more voicemail messages about listeners experiences with Apple Watch ordering or try-ons.
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TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 343
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote:
Hi Rob,
I made this song Called LABOR with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.
Regards,
Jeff J
SONG_labor.mp3
Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank NICK for sending in the Artwork for today's show. NICK said the following:
Hi Rob,
I have attached a bit of artwork you may like to use.
I shot this using my iPhone 6 and edited using Pixelmator on my iPad Air.
It was taken at 'Te Waihou' spring near Putaruru in the mighty Waikato of New Zealand.
Regards,
Nick B
http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/bay-
of-plenty/rotorua-lakes/te-waihou-walkway/
Well NICK Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see NICK'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 343 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
02:28
In this segment of how wrong were they I thought we would go back in time prior to the last new Apple Product - the iPad for some quotes - and we have the following quote quote ““The company once notorious for its ability to upend convention and revolutionize markets may no longer have what it takes, worry some technology journalists. Call it the iPad or the iPlod, but the message seems clear: Apple may have lost its mojo. unquote
Jeremy A. Kaplan, FOXNews.com, 28 January 2010
Remember that basic sentiment towards Apple - because you will likely be hearing it again over and over the next few weeks with regards to the Apple Watch. Apple Haters need to Hate - Just Sayin
03:19
For Promo codes - On Ep 342 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - DESK CALC - two words - those were all given out last week - but hey for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 342.
Sadly no new promo codes this week. Bad Marketer are you if you have a paid app and did not send in the codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
04:07
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/08/apple-releases-ios-8-3/
Ok under the best laid plans of mice and men category - comes the beginning of this episode. Next week I am going to be at NAB / NMX in Las Vegas - so no show next week. I planned for this Episode to be out Wednesday night - so that you would have the latest news for ordering an Apple Watch Thursday Night / Friday morning depending on where you live. I had the show notes mostly done - planned on getting to my recording right around 9:00 PM and with some luck be down by Midnight and in bed a little there after. Yeah - it is already well past midnight. See Apple went and threw a big ol monkey wrench into everything by going and releasing iOS 8.3 Gold Master to the public - Huh - where did that come from.
So then I figured I needed to do the update tonight and read up on it and well you know throw all my initial plans out the window. But I guess better on Wednesday then Thursday.
YES I broke my own first rule about waiting - because I just could not wait until the next episode which will not be for about two weeks. All I have to say is I hope this did not break my wireless hot spot feature.
I updated my iPhone 6+ to start - I followed my instructions in my PDF. Which I changed the publish date to Wednesday so you can find it easier in the Tii App. Thanks Max for that suggestion.
So now it has a publish date of April 8th to match when the latest version of iOS was updated. Look for it in the episode list for PDF - now at the top of that list.
Ok - back to the update procedure - I did do the update via iTunes on my computer - I downloaded it to the computer first and then did the update after the backup’s and syncs. I also updated my Wife’s iPad Mini - because you know with me going out of Town - nothing says dog house like updating my wifes iPad right before I leave. Hopefully the update fixes an issue she has had with poor Wifi connections.
We have talked before on the show about the new features of iOS 8.3 - but here is a quick summary of those changes from iOS 8.2.
Lots of updates to the emoji’s and the emoji lists scrolls horizontally making it easy to scan through for that perfect emoji - like an Octopus Emoji - because I can’t count the number of times I wish I had an Octopus emoji. Whew - glad I did the update.
Other Changes in 8.3 include Wireless CarPlay, support for Google Two-Factor Authentication, Apple Pay support for China UnionPay Network, For us iPhone 6+ users in landscape mode there is now bold / underline / italics key. For you know underlining Pet in a message - How do you like my new pet - when you add in the emoji of the Octopus. Perviously that key was just a bold key.
In the Portrait mode - for the keyboard in Safari - the Space bar is now bigger and the Period and go keys smaller. So less accidental periods and go tapping.
Some other key improvements and bug fixes
•iCloud Photo Library has been optimized to work with the new Photos app on OS X 10.10.3 and is now out of beta
•Includes support for Baum VarioUltra 20 and VarioUltra 40 braille displays
•Additional language and country support for Siri: English (India, New Zealand), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)
•Additional dictation languages: Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) and Hebrew (Israel)
•Fixes an issue that could cause Podcast downloads to stall when switching from Wi-Fi to cellular networks
•Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented adjusting call volume
Then there is a long long laundry list of additional Bug fixes and feature improvements.
Improved performance for:
•App launch
•App responsiveness
•Messages
•Wi-Fi
•Control Center
•Safari tabs
•3rd-party keyboards
•Keyboard shortcuts
•Simplified Chinese keyboard
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes
Orientation and rotation fixes
•Which Fixes an issue where device orientation appeared upside down after pulling the iPhone 6 Plus from your pocket - Praise the maker.
There are Messages fixes
Family Sharing fixes
CarPlay fixes
Enterprise fixes
Accessibility fixes
In short this is a major update - a dot X update. and not a double dot X update. Even if it is right on the heels of the 8.2 update.
It seems with the public betas being available Apple has more feedback and data to fix issues in Betas quicker - so old time lines for updates are now meaningless.
iOS 8.3 - iPhone 6+
This release includes improved performance, bug fixes, and a redesigned Emoji keyboard. Changes include:
Improved performance for:
•App launch
•App responsiveness
•Messages
•Wi-Fi
•Control Center
•Safari tabs
•3rd-party keyboards
•Keyboard shortcuts
•Simplified Chinese keyboard
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes
•Fixes an issue where you could be continuously prompted for login credentials
•Addresses an issue where some devices disconnect intermittently from Wi-Fi networks
•Fixes an issue where hands-free phone calls could become disconnected
•Fixes an issue where audio playback could stop working with some bluetooth speakers
Orientation and rotation fixes
•Addresses an issue that sometimes prevented rotating back to portrait after having rotated to landscape
•Improves performance and stability issues that occurred when rotating the device between portrait and landscape
•Fixes an issue where device orientation appeared upside down after pulling the iPhone 6 Plus from your pocket
•Resolves an issue that sometimes prevented apps from rotating to correct orientation after switching apps in multitasking
Messages fixes
•Addresses issues that caused group messages to sometimes split
•Fixes an issue that sometimes removed the ability to forward or delete individual messages
•Resolves an issue that sometimes prevented a preview from appearing when taking a photo in Messages
•Adds the ability to report junk messages directly from the Messages app
•Adds the ability to filter out iMessages that are not sent by your contacts
Family Sharing fixes
•Fixes a bug where certain apps would not launch or update on family members’ devices
•Fixes a bug that prevented family members from downloading certain free apps
•Increased reliability for Ask to Buy notifications
CarPlay fixes
•Fixes an issue where Maps could come up as a black screen
•Fixes an issue where the UI could be incorrectly rotated
•Fixes an issue where the keyboard could appear on the CarPlay screen when it shouldn't
Enterprise fixes
•Improves reliability of installing and updating enterprise apps
•Corrects the time zone of Calendar events created in IBM Notes
•Fixes a problem that could cause web clip icons to become generic after restarting
•Improves reliability of saving the password for a web proxy
•Exchange out-of-office message can now be edited separately for external replies
•Improves recovery of Exchange accounts from temporary connection problems
•Improves compatibility of VPN and web proxy solutions
•Allows use of physical keyboards to log into Safari web sheets, such as for joining a public Wi-Fi network
•Fixes an issue that caused Exchange meetings with long notes to be truncated
Accessibility fixes
•Fixes an issue where using the back button in Safari causes VoiceOver gestures to not respond
•Fixes an issue where VoiceOver focus becomes unreliable in draft Mail messages
•Fixes an issue where Braille Screen Input cannot be used to type text in forms on webpages
•Fixes an issue where toggling Quick Nav on a Braille Display announces that Quick Nav is off
•Fixes an issue keeping app icons from being moveable on home screen when VoiceOver is enabled
•Fixes an issue in Speak Screen where speech will not start again after pausing
Other improvements and bug fixes
•Introduces a redesigned Emoji keyboard with over 300 new characters
•iCloud Photo Library has been optimized to work with the new Photos app on OS X 10.10.3 and is now out of beta
•Improves the pronunciation of street names during turn-by-turn navigation in Maps
•Includes support for Baum VarioUltra 20 and VarioUltra 40 braille displays
•Improves the display of Spotlight results when Reduce Transparency is turned on
•Adds Italic and Underline format options for iPhone 6 Plus landscape keyboard
•Adds the ability to remove shipping and billing addresses used with Apple Pay
•Additional language and country support for Siri: English (India, New Zealand), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)
•Additional dictation languages: Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) and Hebrew (Israel)
•Improves stability for Phone, Mail, Bluetooth connectivity, Photos, Safari tabs, Settings, Weather and Genius Playlists in Music
•Addresses an issue where Slide to Unlock could fail to work on certain devices
•Addresses an issue that sometimes prevented swiping to answer a phone call on the Lock screen
•Addresses an issue that prevented opening links in Safari PDFs
•Fixes an issue where selecting Clear History and Website Data in Safari Settings did not clear all data
•Fixes an issue that prevented autocorrecting "FYI"
•Addresses an issue where contextual predictions did not appear in Quick Reply
•Fixes an issue where Maps did not enter night mode from hybrid mode
•Resolves an issue that prevented initiating FaceTime calls from a browser or 3rd-party app using FaceTime URLs
•Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented photos from properly exporting to Digital Camera Image folders on Windows
•Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented an iPad backup from completing with iTunes
•Fixes an issue that could cause Podcast downloads to stall when switching from Wi-Fi to cellular networks
•Fixes an issue where remaining time on timer would sometimes incorrectly display as 00:00 on Lock screen
•Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented adjusting call volume
•Fixes an issue that caused the status bar to sometimes appear when it shouldn’t
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
10:47
So What are some saying about this update: Into the email bag we go.
Hi Rob,
I promised to give feedback on the iOS 8.3 update.
The update went without a hitch.
Apps that caused problems before are working fine.
Finally Dutch Siri. Siri is not so complete here as in America, but that is mainly due to integration with third party information providers like cinemas, restaurants, public transport and others. Siri is working good for me. English Siri was ok, but especially with names it was difficult. Now those problems have disappeared and that makes Siri much more usable.
Enjoying my iPhone 6 more now.
Regards,
Wilco O
VOICEMAIL - Colby_iOS83_question_audiobooks
overall I am not finding the level of complaints or issues with this update we have seen in the past. That could mean there are no real issues or that everyone is so gun shy of updating they held off this time or maybe a combo of the two.
I still recommend you don’t update until mid next week. Wait and see what comes up.
For perspective I did the updates during the prime time for the iPhone 6+ it was almost 2 hours start to finish because of slow downloads and then a long update process as it was extracting. And the iPad mini was even longer. If you wait a bit - the update process should be faster.
If you are jailbroken or plan on jailbreaking definitely do NOT update. It might be a while if ever for a jailbreak for 8.3
The 8.2 jailbreak never came to be. So don’t be surprised if the 8.3 does not happen either. Stay at 8.1.2 or earlier if you want to or need to jailbreak.
Finally - let me know your experience with the iOS 8.3 update - the good the bad - the ugly - call us as always at 206-666-6364 that’s 206-moon-dog or send an email with a recording or text to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
15:06
http://fortune.com/2015/04/06/apple-watch-buyers-dilemma/
?xid=yahoo_fortune
Ok - lets get right to the Apple Watch on this episode or you know lets go to right away if you don’t count the iOS 8.3 update segment. If you want to pre-order one - if you are 100% sure you want one - then at 12:01 AM PT on Friday the 10th - you will want to be awake and pre-ordering your Apple Watch.
If you are on the fence and were planning on going to your apple store to try one on first and then order one - know that there is a very very good chance your choice will be getting delivered well past the April 24th launch date.
Apples Retail Chief Angela Arendt is reported to have told Apple Store employees that quote the best way to get in line is online unquote.
So it comes down to this - if you are an early adopter and sure you want an Apple watch - 12:01 AM PT is when you need to order one.
If you are not sure then set up an appointment with your local Apple store to set up a time to try one on. Just note by the time you do if you then decide to order one it will be likely May best case scenario before you see yours.
If you are on the fence and an early adopter type - well then it sucks to be you. If you are on the fence and don’t care if it is May / June or later before you get one - then take your time and try one out and see if it is to your liking.
16:54
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2480358,00.asp
One thing it sounds like you will not be able to do on launch day - April 24th - is walk into an Apple Store with no reservation and walk out with an Apple Watch.
You need to pre-order on April 10th if you want an Apple Watch on launch day April 24th.
There is no option for waiting in line - not this time.
17:15
http://www.imore.com/heres-what-apple-watch-can-do-without-iphone
Hi Rob
I am thinking of getting the Apple watch, but to help me be sure I should get one, I would like to know the advantages of it over the Pebble?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Steve - well first up there is a nice article at iMore which goes over what you can do with the Apple watch when you are not with your iPhone. Obviously it can still tell time. It can play music and show your favorite photos. Up to 2GB of Music and 75 MB of photos.
It can track fitness info - your heartbeat and step counts - stairs climbed and stand - sit ratio - which I hope we can delete that - as my stand - sit ratio well not so good - maybe even worse then the Android to iOS ratio for Malware.
You can also use Apple Pay and Passbook - even when away from your iPhone.
So there are some things you can do with your Apple watch with out the iPhone.
With the iPhone you can answer a phone call - even when your phone is in another room - but both are on the same wifi network. Not something you can do with the pebble.
Getting up a good info graphic comparing the two is a good idea Steve - and something I should do. Lets see if Should turns into did do by the next episode.
18:42
http://watchaware.com/post/7726/yes-the-apple-watch-
app-is-an-ad-so-what
Thanks to Michael for this next one which is a post titled - Yes the Apple Watch App is an Ad - So What - from Watchware dot com.
And Yes - So what - Right now it is an Ad - which also explains why iOS 8.2 released so much earlier than the Apple Watch launched - Apple wanted to get this Ad ware app on your device - and so what. Well the What seems to be people are freakin out - like Apple just stuffed 10 kittens in a burlap sack and threw them into the river type freak out in some cases.
Here is the thing - no one is forcing you to click on it. And eventually the app had to be installed - and it is not like you can delete other native apps. IE Newsstand. But you can place this in a folder and be done with it - if your future plans have no room for an Apple Watch.
And even if you do accidentally tap on it - it is not like it starts autoplaying some videos - it actually opens up to the pairing screen.
Not the Explore screen - which is the Ad screen.
There is also a screen for the App store - if you click it Tells you you can pre-order on April 10th - so maybe you will be able to pre-order right from the App. In which case it is much more than an Ad right now - it would be an easy way for those that want to pre-order to do so - but likely that is not the case - and it is just for Apps for the Apple Watch.
As I look at this I see there are three camps of people - those definitely getting the Apple watch - for them this app may make life easier. Those definitely not getting an Apple watch for them - placing this in the folder with newsstand is all you need to do. And then there are those on the fence - and for you - this app gives you some videos to check out and get a better feel of what the Apple watch is and how it can be used - OR you know you could just wait until April 10th and then try and get into an Apple store to try out one of the Apple watches.
Again some bloggers freaking out about nothing. Hopefully you are lucky enough to have not seen or read any of the posts by those that did not like the Apple Watch App - but for those that did - sorry you can’t get those minutes of your life back.
21:00
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/03/apple-will-offer-
virtual-try-ons-of-apple-watch-and-apple-watch-edition
Seems like those getting an Apple Watch with out Sport in its name - will be given some extra benefits from those of us that are getting the sport model.
Prior to purchasing - the higher end versions - said customers will be given the opportunity to video chat with an Apple Online store Rep. The Rep will then try on different combinations for you showing you what it looks like in real life - well except for the part it is a virtual try on - and it is not you.
But the real benefits come after purchase where you get a virtual personal setup. An Apple Watch Specialist will walk said customer through the unboxing, setup of the iPhone companion app, pairing to your iPhone as well as installing some apps from the App store.
21:50
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-04/07/apple-watch-memo
And speaking of Apple Watch Apps - Thanks to Chris in London for the heads up on this next one.
Seems there will be over 1,000 Apple Watch Apps available on April 24th when the Apple Watch starts hitting peoples wrists.
22:44
http://ampressman.tumblr.com/post/115856569129/people-
who-can-identify-it-immediately-ask-if-i
And just in Time to help sway you towards buying an Apple Watch - Apple has lifted its embargo on those in the Press they gave Apple Watch’s to to test out.
As I have done in the past - I am going to read you the conclusion / ending of some of those reviews. If you believe that writers leave the best for last.
From Joanna Stern from the WSJ
Quote The Apple Watch makes you look good. But the next one is bound to make you look even better. unquote
From Josh Topolosky at Bloomberg
Quote The Apple Watch is cool, it’s beautiful, it’s powerful, and it’s easy to use. But it’s not essential. Not yet. unquote
From Scott Stein at CNET
Quote If you're curious where Apple is going next and have $350-$400 to spend, the entry-level Apple Watch might be fun to explore. Everyone else, I'd wait and see how the apps shape up, how the kinks get worked out, whether any software updates help with battery life. There's a lot more time to decide. unquote
From John Grubber from Daringfireball
Quote The single most innovative feature of Apple Watch — the most intimate feature of the company’s most personal device — will only matter if some of the people you care most about wear one too .unquote
From David Pogue for Yahoo Tech
Quote In the end, therefore, the Apple Watch is, above all, a satisfying indulgence. It’s a luxury. You might buy it to bring you pleasure — and it will — much the way you might buy a really nice car, some really nice clothes, or a really nice entrée. Or a really nice watch. unquote
From Lauren Goode for Re/Code
Quote Smartwatches are still unproven, but Apple has made a pretty strong case for them. unquote
From Ed Baid at USA Today
Quote As with most first-time products, it isn't flawless or essential. But among smartwatches, Apple Watch is second to none. I want one. unquote
From Fahard Manjoo from the NY Times
Quote It takes some time getting used to, but once it clicks, this is a power you can’t live without. unquote
From Ben Bajarian for Techopinions
Quote These little interactions, while brief, have the potential to be more personal. Love taps, or even love drawings, have the potential to bring a deeper level of intimacy to our digital communications. unquote
And finally from Marissa Stephenson for Men’s Journal
quote What Apple has created is a brilliant way to hold my attention for even more time over the day. And with the onslaught of new apps made just for the Watch, the device can only capture more and more of it. You have to decide for yourself if that's a good thing. unquote
And you have to decide for yourself if the Apple Watch is for you - or if a Pebble will do or if you even need a smart watch at all.
But one thing is certain if you are still on the fence after all that - it is probably best to sit on your credit card for a bit - get to the local apple store - or wait to hear what I and others have to say once we who are not beholden to Apple get one and can do our reviews of the Apple Watch.
For those who’s minds are made up - 12:01 AM PT - 3:01 AM ET is when you need to make sure you are up tonight so you can get yours on order. I know I will be ordering one.
27:09
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29:23
VOICEMAIL - Dave_CA_UsingTheApple TV
Hi Rob,
since I cut the cord last year, I've relied on TV for the shows I want to watch on iTunes (movies and TV) like Downton Abbey. I also watch PBS, History Channel, YouTube, and MLBTV and today, I signed up for HBO Now.
Of course, there's the old standby, Netflix.
Regards,
Tony L
San Francisco
Hey Rob,
Besides Netflix, I use ABC news almost every morning, and my wife and I watch a couple shows on FYI regularly. I also always use it for Apple events and occasionally for podcasts. I would use it for podcasts more but it does not sync well with my subscribed list from my iPhone. I wish there were an iTunes U channel.
Regards,
Ben
Hi Rob,
We use Apple TV for iTunes purchased movies for grandkids, Netflix and watching Apple Events (when it works)
Rich
Hey Rob,
The channels on the Atv do seem to be growing each week and your recent comment about it seems to strike a chord with me. My wife and I of course watch Netflix but lately we are using the HBO Go app to catch up on Six Feet Under. We also watch the Trailers app since it's great to see the previews on the big screen and in surround sound.
Other than that the others apps just sit there so I think it's time to start hiding them as you described in your recent episode.
Regards,
- Steve M. from Detroit
Hello Rob, I watch more than Netflix.
I also watch Hulu, HBO GO, FYi, Fox Now, FX, Vevo, YouTube and all my purchased movies in iTunes.
Regards,
Alexx
Hi Rob,
In addition to netflix which we use 90% of the time, we watch both PBS stations and watch our Disney Movies Anywhere movies. We also occasionally borrow my parents cable subscription to watch ESPN ABC and Disney Junior on the Apple TV. we of course also do a lot of air playing from our phones as well as watching vudu that way.
We really need an ultraviolet app! it doesn't have to be vudu, which of course competes directly with Apple. it can be apple's own ultraviolet app, or better yet have it integrated into iTunes like Disney movies anywhere. they really need to let bygones be by bygones on the ultraviolet thing. That battle is already lost. Disney is pretty much the only one giving us what we want, and they just had to go out on their own.
i am still impatiently waiting with you for Apple to get around to the Apple TV App Store. you think they would've already learned with the iPhone what it means to them.
Regards,
Dave B
Hi Rob,
As a cord cutter I utilize more than just Netflix on Apple TV
I use Watch ESPN and HBO GO as much as Netflix. I also like the Watch ABC app. These do require a cable provider log in (thanks mom for letting me borrow hers :) )
Regards,
Billy
Nashville TN
VOICEMAIL - Glen_CA_Fdbk_apple_TV_watching_habbits
My favorite type of feedback is the following:
Hi Rob,
Thanks for talking about your problem with Southwest boarding pass appearing on the lock screen. I flew today without any issues after following your advice.
Regards and Thanks,
Ed B
Love when I hear that something we said on the show helps someone.
36:40
https://plus.google.com/communities/105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from Rick Black who asked the following
Quote
How many in this community subscribe annually to iTunes match? If you do not, what are your reasons for not subscribing? I'm trying to determine if I want to continue my subscription.
Unquote
He had over 29 replies.
Tim G ,Tosin O, Myron U, Bob S, and Jade S - all are positive on it.
Storm G - regrets renewing because he has over 25,000 tracks - which means he hit the 25k limit.
I am not an iTunes match user - but if you are considering it like Rick is - you should check out the comments in this post from April 6th in the Google Plus community.
And since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts 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 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
38:04
http://investor.apple.com/
A quick note that Apple will be having their Investor Call for Q1 2015 on Monday April 27th. Expect them to talk a little bit about apple Watch sales - even though it is a Q2 2015 launch. I will either have an episode or blog post on the evening of the 27th - more about that on the next episode - which will be the week of the 20th.
38:35
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-03/samsung-
said-to-win-apple-a9-chip-orders-for-next-iphone
On the rumor front - There is the rumor once again that Samsung has won the order for the A9 Chips for the next iPhone.
The A8 Chips are currently being produced by TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
The news of the A9 win for Sammy comes from sources in the know and sources asking not to be identified. So grain of salt take with this report should we.
What the Apple order means to both parties is a lot - as in Apple Ordered almost $26 Billion worth of Chips last year - or roughly 7.6% of the entire chip industry.
So this is a customer that everyone wants including Apples Arch enemy Sammy.
But I would say don’t count out TSMC - as they previously stated they would be investing $12 Billion for Plants and equipment improvements through 2015 and into 2016. So maybe Sammy wins the A9 and TSMC wins the A10.
40:39
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/new-apple-tv-
will-not-support-4k-video-streaming
Seems some more rumors about the next Gen Apple TV - and this time the rumor is it will NOT - repeat - NOT support 4K Video Streaming.
This according to John Paczkowski now at Buzzfeed - whom is basing the lack of 4K video support via sources in positions to know.
Of course given the number of 4K TV’s or actually the lack of number of 4K TV’s out there - this is not likely to hurt 4th Gen Apple TV sales. Also there is a general lack of 4K content. What Netflix has is not much - and 4K video is a major bandwidth hog.
Now given how long we have been waiting for a new Apple TV - Just getting the previous rumored features - Siri Remote, A8 Processor and App Store are enough for me. I just want the new Apple TV already.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102562743
41:54
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/04/03/bendgate-returns-
samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-just-as-bendable-as-apples-iphone-6-plus
In news under the did not see that coming - Not - Category or Hey here is another way that Sammy is copying Apple Category or people that plan to build glass houses should not throw stones category - and that with regards to Bend-duhhh-gate. Yes the Sammy Galaxy S6 bends - and with the exactly the same amount of pressure required to bend an iPhone 6+ and the S6 screen also shatters during that bend far easier than the 6+’s screen. So far no tweets from Sammy slamming their own product about bending.
If you don’t remember - back in September - Sammy released a tweet about their new GalaxyNoteEdge - with the words - Curved. Not Bent.
To which last week - I tweeted a reply to that tweet - Curved and Bent #GalaxyS6 - just sayin - no reply from Sammy to my tweet - Chickens.
http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-jabs-at-bendgate-
to-tout-its-galaxy-note-edge/
43:01
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-Samsung-paid-
500-fake-fans-to-attend-Chinese-press-event-for-the-launch-
of-its-new-flagship-phones_id67937
Thanks to Mike M and a few others for this next one. Which is that Sammy Supposedly Paid a bunch of Fake Fan boys to show up at a Launch event in Shanghai. Sammy supposedly paid about 500 people out of the roughly 1,000 that showed up for the event. According to one of the people that was paid to recruit fans he said Sammy was looking for people under 30 who looked like students. The Fake Fans were supposedly told to tell the Press they attended the event because they were Sammy fans or because they were interested in the new Sammy phones. Yet half of the people at the event were taking pictures of the new devices with their iPhones. If this sounds familiar - Sammy in the past has been accused of paying people to show up for launches of its products.
However this time Samsung is officially dismissing this report, saying that the whole story is quote totally groundless and bogus. unquote Sammy said that all the attendees who they said numbered over 1,100, were quote formally invited unquote to the Galaxy S6 launch event in Shanghai.
Here at Today in iOS we don’t like to just take these stories or responses at Face value so I spent the last couple of days digging into Samsungs claims that these attendees were quote formally invited unquote and I can say Yes - Yes - they were all formally invited - How do I know this well I was able to see one of the formal invitations for myself from someone that attended - Sadly this is an audio podcast so I can not show you the picture of the invitation but hey let me describe it to you - On the front of the invitation - which by the way has some very nice artwork and detail - anyway on the front of the invitation across the top it said - Federal Reserve Note - The Unites States of America. There was a drawing of Andrew Jackson on the Front and in the four corners were the number 20. I am guessing that represents the 20th person who was invited - smart of them to number the invitations. So yup all looks like Sammy was on the up and up this time - I feel bad for doubting them.
45:20
VOICEMAIL - Bob_NY_ios82_feedback
Rob,
Aren’t iOS devices supposed to only have 1 audio thing going on at once? My 5S has been having more than one at a time. I just had a call and in the background I could hear the Giants’ game I had on via MLB At Bat.
I also take my 5S when I walk or bike ride. I listen to podcasts, audio books etc… When I’m using Map My Walk, it announces mile/time points over and at the same time as whatever I was listening to… so those are 2 instances.
I seem to remember that the Apple design is for only a single audio output at a time. What is your recollection?
Gary A - Boise, ID
Hi Gary - this is a bug that happens every so often where Audio from two apps is playing at once. Every now and then I will have the audio from some app playing in the background when I get a phone call - which is very annoying.
HOWEVER the except to that is Map apps with turn by turn - those are supposed to play over the audio you are hearing.
Will be interesting to see if 8.3 squashes this bug.
VOICEMAIL - Dave_NJ_Part 1
VOICEMAIL - Dave_NJ_Part 2
Hi Rob,
In Response to Jeremy who wanted to sync his iPhone between his iMac and MacBook.
This may not solve Jeremy's issue retroactively but will help in the future. You can set up your main music library on your laptop or on an external hard drive which both your MacBook and iMac can access that way they both source from the exact same library. For more detailed instructions on how to accomplish this you can look it up on YouTube.
Regards,
Andrew
Hi Rob
Just finished the last Tii podcast and heard a listener talk about a jukebox for a room. I have a suggestion. Ion makes a jukebox that sits on a table that would work. It pairs over Bluetooth so it works whether it's android or iOS or other device. Also it has a USB port in the back so you can plug in the device while its transmitting. I use my iPad mini gen 1 in the ion jukebox it has a little clip stand to hold the device. Also I recommend the iOS app called BeatBlaster. It has the look of the big boombox stereo and has a companion app to place on the iPhone to use as a remote.
I have a question. Is there a way to remove the Apple Watch app from my iPhone 6? I have no plans to buy an Apple Watch because I have a Martian Notifier watch that pairs to my phone for notifications via Bluetooth
Regards,
Tom in New Mexico
Hi Rob
To disable video auto-play on Facebook, you used to have to go into the settings app to do this. Now you have to go into the Facebook app itself to do this. Once you are in the app, go to Settings/Videos & Photos/Auto-Play and then tick never play videos automatically.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
VOICEMAIL - David_Kickstarter_project_2PlusYrs
55:51
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bullettrainsf/safe-
wallet-case-for-iphone-6simplify-your-everyda?ref=nav_search
This week for a Kickstarter Project we have the Safe Wallet - it is a case for the iPhone 6 where the back opens up to allow you to have money and credit cards in there and then closes to keep them safe. Or as they say Quote The Ultimate Protective iPhone 6 Wallet Case with built in kickstand and safe pen unquote. They had a modest goal of $10k - they are over 23k and counting and you have until May 16th at 11:46 AM CT to fund this one.
Pricing on this one is $69 for one or $118 for two.
Again this is just for the iPhone 6 - not the 6+ boo.
Search for Safe Wallet - two words at kickstarter dot com.
56:39
VOICEMAIL - Tracy_fdbk_custom_strap_my_wrist
Hi Rob,
This is in response to the gentleman who called in looking to hear Siri read back her responses.
Go to Settings>General>Siri and check the voice feedback box to "Always" this should fix your problem assuming that the issue is indeed not a glitch.
Regards,
Andrew
Hi Rob and all,
At present I'm using an app called Alarmed to notify me of reminders and appointments.
I use this because it has a feature that will keep sounding an alarm till it is cancelled by the user.
The calendar app and reminder app only give a single beep.
Does anyone know of a way to get the calendar to have a relentless tone without jail breaking?
Regards,
Adam M
Hi Rob
The stock calendar app used to show public holidays, but no longer appears to do so. Is there a way I can get public holidays to show again?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Steve not that I know of but if anyone does - please email or call in with how to get that back.
Hi Rob - This is a repeat question. After several iPhone's I still have not found a way to mass send all incoming emails to trash without jail breaking. You should be able to move them all as you can edit/delete all trash. I thought this was going to be "fixed" with the iPhone 6 but it isn't unless I am missing something. Although the there is no direct procedure on the ipad either, I found a 3 step sequence that usually works, but not on the iPhone.
Regards,
Michael A
Nope - still no way to do big bulk deletes on the iPhone for emails in iOS 8.3 Maybe in 8.4 or 9.0 Sorry.
VOICEMAIL - Dodd_phone_number_fdbk
1:02:43
http://appleiph0ne.com/2696350-9344486
For those looking to get HBO Now - well Now you can get the free trial anywhere in the world on Apple TV. Which is perfect timing for the April 12th premier of Game of Thrones.
Actually if you have an Apple TV or iPhone or iPad - you can get the HBO Now app and get HBO free for 30 days.
Step 1 - Go to the HBO Now tile on Apple TV or download the HBO Now App on your iOS device.
Step 2 - launch the App from your device and tap or select Start your free trial with iTunes.
Step 3 - Confirm the purchase. Not you are confirming to an Auto-renew at the end of the trial which means you will automatically be billed $14.99.
Step 4 - You will be required to create an HBO Now Account with a valid email address. Once done tap on Register for HBO Now button at the bottom.
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Per those in the NCAA pool - if you are looking at the rankings - Robert W - is me, Robert W 2 is my oldest son, and Robert W 3 is my youngest son. That said - Congrats to Jordan Hopper who just killed everyone in the field with 331 points. 2nd place was Joes Baez who won it last year. Jordan actually lost the last game with a pick of Wisconsin vs Jose who had Duke correctly picked - still Jordan had the right mix of upsets picked correctly to give him a very large margin of victory. Jordan - I will be sending you an email shortly or already - depending on when you hear this.
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And that folks is going to do it for us today.
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Sun, 29 March 2015
TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 342
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote:
Hi Rob,
I made this song Called TOMORROW with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.
Regards,
Jeff J
SONG_tomorrow.mp3
Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank JACK for sending in the Artwork for today's show. JACK said the following:
Hey Rob,
For this image I started in iDraw on my iPad Air, making a blue background texture with a gradient and a few cloud shapes.
I then exported the background from iDraw to my camera roll and opened it in Pixelmator. I then imported two iPhone 6 images and set the layers to multiply and reduced their transparency. See if you can identify the two images in the final artwork.
Next I exported the Pixelmator image to the camera roll and brought it back into iDraw.
In iDraw I added the text with a drop shadow and added a highlight and dark edge for create depth. I punched four holes through the background by creating white circles with an inner shadow.
That's how I created the artwork on the iPad. Pixelmator is an OK app on the iPad but is much better on the Mac. IDraw however is fantastic on both platforms. I really enjoy iDraw. It's easier to use and the iOS version has nearly all the features of the OS TEN version.
Regards,
Jack R
Well JACK Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see JACK'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 342 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
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In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “By copying the work of others, Apple seems to admit it has fallen behind competitors. By this fall, their product will have more features and the new features may cause confusion. The new features bring with them design languages originally from Meego, Android, and BlackBerry. Apple users not familiar with how Android and BlackBerry operating systems work may be confused by how their iDevices no longer respond the same way.” unquote
Transcend Asset, Seeking Alpha 5 June 2014
HUH??? I mean really - HUH?? What the heck is he talking about? It really seems the only ones confused are him and all those reading what he said. Per the iDevices users being confused - Ummm no not so much as was witnessed by the 74 Million iPhones sold last quarter - Just Sayin
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For Promo codes - On Ep 341 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - ORBITAL PLATFORM DEFENSE - we will be giving those out this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 341.
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