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
I am reading Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and he wrote something that reminded me of you and your sponsor, Harry's.
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Regards,
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Unquote
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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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VOICEMAIL - AppleTV_onsale_part2
VOICEMAIL - AppleTV_on_sale_part3
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)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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