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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.  

 

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/40-some-years-

concert-photography/id1037104974?mt=11

 

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.  

 

04:44

 

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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Bushel allows you to manage Mac’s, iphone, and iOS device in your workplace.  Bushel makes the complex task of managing multiple devices simple - so you can focus on what Matters most - fixing issues with Android devices or playing blackberry dominos. 

 

Some of the things you can do with bushel include 

 

checking your device inventory to see which user is using which device, what apps you have installed on devices.

 

You can also automatically configure email on all of your devices.

 

You can configure company-owned devices through bushel with out having to physically touch the devices - prior to the users ever even getting them.  

 

Bushel has a fully responsive app allowing you a seamless experience mobile so you can manage your devices when you want or need where ever you are.  hint - likely away from work and at a kids event. 

 

Managing apps on your companies devices is simple - you can automatically install apps from the app store to all of your devices at once.  Again no need to have to touch said devices. 

 

They of course have full remote locking and wiping feature for all devices. 

 

Folks this does not even have to be for just businesses - you have a few kids - you can manage their iOS devices remotely as well Or maybe you want to manage your mom’s iPad from afar - you can do that as well.  

 

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Again that URL is bushel dot com slash tii

 

Thanks Bushel for sponsoring this show. 

 

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.

 

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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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