iOS Artwork - iTem 0362 and Episode Transcript

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 

Gerry   

 

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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.  

 

 

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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 

 

 

 

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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

 

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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

 

 

 

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