TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 386
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called Toned on Life and was created on iOS devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs - go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BEN for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BEN wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
I finally got a stylus for my iPad. Here is some artwork I created in sketchbook pro on my iPad.
Regards,
Ben
Thanks BEN, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BEN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 386 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
01:51
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Apple begins selling its revolutionary iPhone this summer and it will mark the end of the string of hits for the company. unquote
Todd Sullivan, Seeking Alpha, 15 May 2007
Well I guess if you want to call the iPhone a Mega Hit then sure it was not just a hit. Keep that comment in mind next week when you see articles most likely negative on what ever apple releases on the 21st coming out of Seeking Alpha. As I have said before Seeking Alpha should change its name to Seeking Intelligence - Just Sayin
02:28
No promo codes this week - If you are a dev or iBook author - shame on you for not sending in your promo codes.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:08
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/14/apple-
seeds-ios-9-3-beta-7/
There is something until this episode I have never said - and that is Beta 7 - but now with iOS 9.3 beta 7 - never is no more. For the first time Apple has put out a 7th beta of an iOS version. This is not to say a 7th version in the past was not warranted - hello iOS 7. But this time Apple did do the deed - and much to my surprise and others following Apple we are able to say iOS 9.3 Beta 7 is now available to devs and Public Beta Testers.
What is more - for me iOS 9.3 has been very stable for pretty much all of the betas. It is encouraging to see Apple going out and releasing another beta - which from what I can read is about just squashing the bugs man and I am sure some performance enhancements.
I have installed 9.3 Beta 7 on my iPhone and iPad Pro - and a couple of other devices. So far so good.
At this point with the next Apple event on March 21st - it is highly highly unlikely we will see any more beta releases - as 9.3 will likely be announced as gold master for everyone to download some time next week. It is most likely - Apple will make it available for download on Wednesday the 23rd.
As always - why not wait a week or so to upgrade until we really see if there are any bugs intro’d. I will talk about that more on the next episode.
04:46
http://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2016/
Speaking of the Apple event on the 21st - it will be live streamed starting at 10:00 AM PT. To watch the event - from an Apple device that has internet capability go to apple.com/live - that simple - apple.com/live.
You can also watch from an Apple TV.
Actually according to apple the requirements to watch the live event are quote
Live streaming uses Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. HLS requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later, a Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later, or a PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Streaming via Apple TV requires an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) with software 6.2 or later or an Apple TV (4th generation).
unquote
The next episode will be out the night of the 21st most likely - I will do my best - it just depends on when the recording of the event is made available - as I like to go back through that and do the notes from it.
If not the evening of the 21st - then it will be the evening of the 22nd.
Either way if you want to watch it live - remember it is apple.com slash live - Monday the 21st of March at 10:00 AM PT.
06:10
http://steve.grc.com/2016/03/12/the-encryption-debate/
Hi Rob,
I totally support Apple's position against FBI claims, but Obama's got a point: The industry should come up with a solution before the Senate imposes an inappropriate one.
Fortunately there is a good suggestion from security expert Steve Gibson that Apple might consider to apply on future devices (I'm not sure if this can be applied on existing ones), that imposes a reasonable burden on Apple without compromising anyone's privacy:
Regards,
Fabio E
Thanks Fabio - but there are huge holes in Steve Gibson’s article - he writes
quote
Without weakening their devices’ encryption, Apple could arrange to be able to respond to court orders in the United States. If Apple wished to be able to respond to lawful search warrants to unlock their devices, they could embed a single, randomly derived, high-entropy (256-bit) unique per-device key in the hardware secure enclave of every device. This key would not be derived from any formula or algorithm, so there would be no master secret that might somehow escape or become known to a malicious agency. It would be truly random and far too lengthy for any possible brute force guessing attack to be feasible. Upon embedding each individual random per-device key, Apple would securely store a copy of that key in their own master key vault. In this way, without sacrificing anyone’s security, only Apple, on a device by device basis, could unlock any one of their own devices. unquote
WHY does apple need to do that?
Do safe manufacturers have to do this? No. You can buy a safe that if it is tampered with will destroy all the contents in that safe. The safe manufacturers don’t have to have some master key that opens all safes or individual keys for each safe that works just on that safe - which is what Steve is suggesting. And what if someone broke into Apple and stole all those master keys? or even some of them? What then?
The most secure environment that guarantees privacy protections is one where Apple does not have the key - and that is Apples main argument.
No lets talk logistics - where are these 256 bit unique per device keys going to be generated? In China where they phones are manufactured - hmmm - can’t imagine the Chinese government would not want to get a hold of them. Are these keys going to be stored digitally - if so - then if you can steal one you can steal and duplicate them all. If they are not digital keys - but rather physically printed out? Hmmmm - where do you store and how do you transport securely 80 to 100 Million of said keys in a busy quarter. I don’t see how this secure key idea holds any water logistically.
09:16
http://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-could-demand-apple-source-code-and-private-key-allowing-feds-to-ghost-iphones/?tag=nl.e539&s_cid=e539&ttag=e539&ftag=TRE17cfd61
This next one is an article titled quote FBI could demand Apple source code and keys if iPhone backdoor too burdensome unquote
This the justice department implied in its latest filing against the Tech giant.
Federal Prosecutors in their March 10th filling said quote
The government did not seek to compel Apple to turn those over because it believed such a request would be less palatable to Apple, If Apple would prefer that course, however, that may provide an alternative that requires less labor by Apple programmers.”
unquote
And if that seems like a threat to Apple - Yes - Yes it is. And not an ideal one - as the Justice depart has set this precedent in a 2013 case against Lavabit - an encrypted email provider supposedly used by Edward Snowden.
The founder of Lavabit Mr Ladar Levinson said quote "I think [the government] is setting up the possibility of demanding the key and the source code,” unquote
The article goes on to say if the Government was to get the source code they could create their own ghost version of iOS that could imitate the legitimate Apple Updates.
If this sounds far fethched - that is something that the Government already did with the Lavabit email service.
From the article quote
Levison said the feds demanded his source code and private key in order to build a "ghost" Lavabit, allowing the government to "pretend to be Lavabit on the internet" all while intercepting, decrypting, and inspecting data between Lavabit's servers and the outside world.
unquote
11:01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjZ2r9Ygzw
EDIT OUT COMMENTS FROM LINSEY GRAHM.
12:24
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3043652/apple-ios/
why-you-ll-wear-an-apple-watch-to-keep-your-job.html
Ok - so we are talking privacy - privacy - privacy - and then Johnny Evans at Computer world has an article titled - Why You’ll wear an Apple Watch to keep your job -
Essentially the gist of the article is you will need to wear your apple watch to monitor your health. This because of some Patent filings. Seems Apple describes a way n which an Apple Watch can constantly monitor a wearer’s heartbeat - alerting them of a heart attack before it happens.
But it could also monitor for other items like accidents, falls, being attacked. Plus more via he built in accelerometer, heart monitor, microphone and other sensors. Help I fallen and I can’t get up. Would be replaced with Siri - saying - I think you have fallen and can’t get up - an ambulance has been dispatched and is on its way - in the mean time - I will play a song from your music playlist. Would you like Stayin Alive from the Beegees?
If you would not like music - I could dictate your last will and testament - you know just incase the ambulance gets caught in traffic.
ok - maybe not so much that last part - but essentially - what it is saying is that these technologies can be used to combine sensors to see how you are doing - and thus it may be something that health insurance companies want you to wear all the time.
Now the article is just pointing out some Analists are predicting millions of Workers will soon be required to use these types of monitoring tech to keep their jobs.
So on one side you have people predicting these health monitoring watching and sensing everything you do - all the time will be required for lower premiums for insurance and hence for you to keep your job. And the other side we have is the government that wants the back door to everything.
Yeah - if George Orwell’s 1984 just popped into your head you are not alone.
The only way that the monitoring works is if it is completely secure and encoded.
Be afraid - be very very afraid.
Hi Rob,
It is only on the rare occasion that I'm compelled to contact you directly. I'm the person that originally shared "Bumpies" with you. I hope you're still enjoying those.
Anyway, I was struck by your recent episode, "Apple Vs. the FBI." I am a high school English teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and, as it so often does, life has once again imitated art. I am in the throws of teaching George Orwell's classic 1984 to high school sophomores, and this issue of the back door the FBI is instructing Apple to build is a powerful way of making applicable and meaningful, to my digital natives, words on a page, which to them are usually just words on a page.
I am finding more and more that younger generations are so immersed in technology that they become desensitized to the value of privacy as a general human right. There is an overwhelming feeling among my students, that frightens me, of "I have nothing to hide, so I don't care if they look." I think this misses the most critical point. Demanding privacy isn't an admission that you have something to hide. There's a reason we don't live in glass houses. It doesn't mean we're criminals. Privacy should be a non-negotiable aspect of living in what we like to think of as a democracy.
Anyway, this Apple issue has really inspired thoughtful analysis and discussion of what we should be asked to sacrifice in exchange for security, and whether the security we get is real or simply "security theater." The prevailing thought seems to be, "Security of privacy? This is America. Shouldn't be have both?" From the mouths of 10th graders, right?
Your episode was thoughtful and expertly put together. I haven't missed an episode of Tii in years, and that was by far your best, most topical, most poignant. I plan to play snippets for my students.
Thanks again for all your hard work.
Best,
Eric in Philadelphia
Hi Rob,
Episode 383 was excellent! You did a fantastic job of recapping the essential information that people need to know so they can form opinions based on understanding and knowledge.
YOU ROCKED IT!
Honestly, I expected nothing less.
Thanks again for all you do.
Dr. John M
Folks if you have not listened to Ep 383 - please do so - I think that gives you a really good understanding of this issue from both sides.
17:05
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7000655/Builder-
life-saved-by-Apple-Watch.html
And that whole Apple patent filing and warning of a heart attack rolls right into this next story from The Sun in the Uk. Titled - Builder who suffered heart attack at work - had life saved by Apple watch
Seems a Mr Dennis Anselmo was not feeling well and glanced down at his apple watch and saw his heart rate was more than 210 beats a minute.
He called an ambulance which when it arrived the Paramedics or Doctor confirmed he was having a heart attack and he was taken to the hospital. Doctors at the hospital then discovered artery blockage and cleared said blockage.
The Doctors told him if he had gone home and went to sleep he would likely have had another heart attack in his sleep and died that night.
So yes - the day is saved thanks to the Apple watch.
17:57
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19:30
VOICEMAIL - JJ_Quest_word_processing_by_voice
Hi Rob,
Another app for form filling is the Adobe Fill & Sign - easy PDF form filler. it is a free app.
Regards,
Cheryl F
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-fill-sign-
easy-pdf-form/id950099951?mt=8
21:02
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from BRIAN MITCHELL who posted the following
Quote
I have an iPhone 6, never had a problem with it and it hasn't been dropped. for the past 6 weeks it has started going into a coma! By that I mean its still on, but it won't wake up when I press on the buttons. How I know its still on, is that my car kit still shows it as being connected, but when I dial (using voice command VIA my car kit), it says "Call Dial Failed".
The only way I can bring it back to life is to do a hard reset (Holding power button and back button until the phone resets itself.
I have made a point of force quitting Apps that I'm not using in case one of them is causing this, but it hasn't helped.
Does anyone have any suggestions? or will I have to get it back to Apple? I live in Ireland, and we don't have an Apple Store here, so I can't make an appointment to get them to look at it.
As with most people, the thought of sending it away for a week or two, is not something that I want to do.
If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Brian.
Unquote
Some of the replies were
From Gary Beltz
quote
Do you have the latest iOS version as well software for the car kit (if applicable). Considering it only happens with your car kit I'm leaning towards a Bluetooth issue
unquote
Brian then replied
quote
Thanks for getting back to me Gary, to answer your questions, Yes I do have the latest version of iOS. As for the latest version for my car kit, I don't know about that. But, the issue is not confined to when I am in the car. The phone has gone into this coma maybe once every two or three days, it is unconnected to the car kit, as mostly I just take the phone out of my pocket and it is unresponsive. It has only happened once in that time while I was in the car.
I have reset network settings with no result. I haven't as yet wiped the phone and re-set it up. Do you think that may be the answer?
unquote
Chris Searle replied
quote
Well I have done a full restore when my phone acts up and I have been happy after when things start working again..
Once I had an issue when podcast would just stop playing. Or they would stop midstream... I did a network reset and it didn't do much so I did a full restore as a new phone. After I did that it worked perfectly..
unquote
Brian replied
quote
Hi again Chris, I was just re-reading your posting, you said to restore it as a new iPhone. I have never done that, I have one ever restored it from a backup. if i do it as a new phone, won't I lose everything on my phone? what about my photos? notes? etc. etc. Or do you mean to do the reset and then restore from a backup?
unquote
Gary replied
quote
Definitely faster to do it from the computer since your apps and data are most likely already on the hard drive
unquote
Chris replied
quote
Well if you backup with iCloud you would gain everything back I primarily use the iCloud I have never had an issue with restoring as a new phone...
You can first try and restoring it from a back up.. If you don't feel comfortable with my suggestion
unquote
Finally Brian Replied
quote
Thanks again guys for your advice on this. I reset my iPhone, then set it up as a new iPhone. Once I had done that I connected it to my MacBook and did a restore from a backup... Hopefully this will resolve my issue. I now have to wait until either my problem occurs again, or does not. I was happening about once every two or three days, so time will tell.
I will come back either way and let you know.
Thank you again.
unquote
Thanks all for helping out Brian.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community was this comment per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Rick Black
quote
Rob, CNET is an example of a podcast that is not full screen. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-byte-hq/id563387737?mt=2
unquote
And Rick - thanks for that - and on my iPhone 6+ and iPad it looks great - and not showing the white frame - well not on the iPhone - but on the iPad - I just tap on the video and they are gone. But then I received this email - which answer the question here:
Hey Rob,
The reason you're not seeing the video podcasts issue reported by John is that you're running 9.3 beta 6 and can thus go full-screen. Somewhere I read that beta 6 finally fixed the non-full-screen video podcasts issue. If you have another device running iOS 9.2.1 or a beta of 9.3 before beta 6, you should be able to see what he's talking about. But to make it easy for you, here's a screen capture from my iPad Air 2 running 9.2.1 that shows what he's talking about:
Black letterbars to the left and right of the podcast image, white space on the top and bottom of the screen containing the titles above and the podcast controls below. Now here it is on my iPad Mini 2 running 9.3 public beta 7:
Looks the same, right? But do you notice the small, inverted black circle with the double-headed arrow in the upper right corner of that 2nd picture, just below the battery percentage? If you tap that, then the podcast goes full-screen:
Gone are the white space hogs above and below, and no wasteful letterbars on the left and right. Just the letterbars top and bottom to scale the video to proper dimensions, but the video content itself utilizes much much more of the screen. This was the way video podcasts could be watched in previous versions of the Podcast app, but the full screen maximization arrows are missing in some versions of iOS 9, including 9.2.1. Let's hope they stick around in the final release of 9.3.
Regards
Damon in Tuscaloosa, AL
Thanks Damon for the help on that - and I can confirm in iOS 9.3 beta 7 - they are still gone and fixed - so it looks like the issue originally reported on this - will be taken care of officially next week when iOS 9.3 Gold Master is released.
27:45
http://www.iosdaily.org/2016/02/apple-
plans-to-make-iphone-and-icloud.html
In a story from Captain Obvious is this one titled quote Apple plans to make iPhone and iCloud more secure to keep government away unquote
One of the things Apple is looking at doing is getting rid of DFU mode. Doing this - would also make it much more difficult to jailbreak.
Additionally Apple wants to encrypt iPhone backups on iCloud
Well they kinda encrypt the data on their servers now - but since they have the encryption key for those backups - it is not truly encrypted like Apple wants - they want it where even Apple does not have a key because there is no key.
Apple is turning it up to 11
28:23
http://fortune.com/2016/03/15/apple-news-open/
Apple just announced they are opening up their new service to anyone creating news content - not just the big boys - but anyone - with a blog that wants in can get in essentially.
Or put another way Anyone who publishes content online will be able to distribute their content to Apple users via the company Apple News Format. This does require getting the editing tools from Apple to publish on Apple News.
Soon Apple will also be adding in a stats dashboard so you know you can see how your articles are doing.
It looks like everything from Blog posts to Video posts can be added by publishers. And again Publishers is no longer just the big boys - it is anyone with a blog.
quote That new portal, called News Format, will allow users to create content once, which will be recursive on all iOS devices. It also links to existing content management solutions, though Apple doesn’t specifically name them. unquote
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/03/15/962507/
https://developer.apple.com/news-publisher/
29:08
http://www.appleworld.today/blog/2016/3/14/phot
There are some supposed leaked photos of an iPhone 5SE or what ever the next gen 4 incher will be called.
And as expected it is showing the device as basically the same size as the 5S - but with more rounded corners and edges - like the 6 / 6S line.
It is not known if the pictures are the real deal or just a knock off Android phone - there are many in China that look like iPhones.
And these pictures are coming out of China.
One thing to note in the pictures - there is from an Apple perspective much to big a gap around the power button. And the people that had the device were not allowed to turn it on.
Also the buttons on the side did not look the same color as the case - which is not how iPhones are built.
So most likely it is a knock off. But still it likely will look pretty close to the next Gen 4 incher.
30:01
http://wccftech.com/iphone-7-pro-dual-camera-sensor-leaks/
One of the latest rumors Du Jour is per the iPhone 7 and it will have a dual back side camera.
Sum rumors say it will be just for the iPhone 7+ - others say for both the 7+ and the 7.
Driving the latest rumor is a supposed picture of the dual camera module that is supposed to be from the next Gen iPhone.
I guess the second Camera on the back is to make up for the removal of the head phone jack.
30:29
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/15/iphone-
7-plus-photo-dual-lens-smart-connector/
And right on the heels of the dual camera module - comes pictures of the supposed back side of the iPhone 7+
The photo is a little grainy - but there are some good looking mockups in the article at MacRumors.
Essentially the camera - rather than being one circle - it now looks more like a pill - with the camera on the iPhone 7 protruding out a little more than it does on the iPhone 6S.
It is believe the over look and feel of the iPhone 7+ is not much different from the iPhone 6+ / 6S+
This mock up also shows it with out the HeadPhone jack.
And some other mock ups showed it with dual speakers.
So all you have to do to enjoy your music truly in stereo is place the bottom of the iPhone the bridge of your nose.
31:22
http://fortune.com/2016/03/05/amazon-
to-restore-fire-encryption/
Two episodes ago I mentioned that Amazon had removed encryption from their fire lines - ummm - bad choice - as they already have back tracked and have added it back.
So users of Fire OS devices will once again be able to fully encrypt the content on said devices.
As we mentioned previously Amazon initially told reporters that it had removed the feature because of lack of interest from users. Well except for all those that scream bloody murder once they became away their devices would not get their data encrypted.
31:55
VOICEMAIL - Sterling_fdbk_week_Calendar -
Hi Rob,
While I'm certainly sympathetic to those affected or could possibly be affected by the San Bernardino case. I'm not willing to risk everyone else's iPhones all over the world to hackers. And don't think for a minute the FBI can keep this to themselves especially when the US Government uses contractors.
Regards,
Mike R
Hi Rob,
I have enjoyed your podcast for several years. I am legally blind and appreciate your keeping those of us with vision loss informed.
But, I am writing today in response to your last podcast where you reviewed the issue between Apple and the FBI. You seemed to infer/imply that if Justice Scalia were alive and on the Court that the Feds would win. You said the Court is now split 4 to 4 and that if Scalia were present he would probably side with the Court Libs. I don't think so; as many with a conservative view of the Constitution would favor Apple's position. For example; I have attached a transcript of Rush Limbaugh's second hour yesterday. If you take the time to read his comments; you will understand where many on the Right come down on this issue. This truly is a defining point for our country.
Respectively,
Bob Purvis
Sitka, Alaska
Hi, Rob. Well, to be honest with you, I feel terribly worried about now. I mean, I am seriously scared for my future, the futures of those I care about, and the future of this entire country, as well as Apple's. If Apple is forced to bend to the FBI, it could practically spell the end of life as we know it. We'll all be heading for a hopelessly dystopian society before long, if Apple is legally required to do what the FBI wants them to do. I can hardly stand to imagine it. If Apple has no choice but to meet the FBI's demands, corrupt government officials would have, at their disposal, a tool that would allow them to hack into innocent peoples iPhones, tamper with their personal data, and have them wrongly accused of crimes. Or, even worse, good people's personal data could be stolen and given to criminals or oppressive foreign governments, data that could be used to perpetrate more acts of terrorism in this country. Seriously! If Apple were forced, by law, to create a tool that the FBI could use, at its own disgression, to hack into citizens' iPhones, we're all doomed, hopelessly and irreversibly doomed! Here's hoping and praying that the world will not end. If this goes to the Supreme Court, here's hoping that the FBI will lose this fight. As a final thought, may those pushing Apple to breech its own security to allow our civil liberties to be violated come to understand the grave mistake they have made, the hard way.
REgards,
Shandy W
35:35
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1509130378/bluejay-
the-worlds-first-smart-mount-for-your-car
Thanks to Myron Uecker for the heads up on this next one which is the kickstart project called Bluejay - quote the world’s first smart mount seamlessly connect your phone to your car via beacon technology and an integrated mobile app unquote
This one had a goal of $80k and has raised over $100k - with funding going until March 30th at 9:00 PM CT.
Pricing on this is $79.
Let me read another quote from them on this
quote
The majority of car mounts are made from cheap plastic and they can barely hold your phone. While you might be able to get your phone in the right position, you then have to fiddle with numerous apps just so you can change your music, make a call or get directions.
We have designed Bluejay to be the last phone mount you’ll ever have to buy, and we made it smart. It uses Bluetooth Smart beacon technology, which keeps you connected beyond the confines of your vehicle and it comes with an app that reduces distractions while driving.
unquote
If this sounds interesting - I recommend you check out their video - by searching for Bluejay at kickstarter dot com - or look for the links in the show notes at Today in iOS at gmail dot com.
37:16
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_iPadPro_update
Hi Rob, it's Brian here again, from Galway in Ireland.
I have a question that you or your listeners may be able to help with. On your advice I regularly reset my network settings on my iPhone 6, most commonly when there is an iOS update, and more occasionally for other reasons. The problem with doing this is that I lose access to the various wifi networks that I use, until I can get the login details again. These networks are most commonly at restaurants, cafe's, friends houses etc.
When the network settings go astray, it's not because the usernames and passwords are incorrect, so is there an app that can store these automatically. i.e. When you put the details into the login screen of any network, that the app would save the details, to be used later, after resetting my network settings. Possibly this "magical" app could even have a feature to restore the details directly into the phones network database.
I still love your podcast, I learn from every one, as do many other people around the world. Long may you continue. Your mix of factual information, not so factual information, insights and opinions, mixed with your sense of humor make every episode a pleasure to listen to.
Regards,
Brian Mitchell.
41:51
VOICEMAIL -
Help! Hello Rob, I’m with the devil AT&T since september 93, anyhow as you know starting this month they are charging $5 more a month for data despite my contract! Also to make matters worse no more subsides which is the only reason I’ve stayed to save hundreds on the hardware purchase.
My contract is up 9/12/16
My ETF is only about $85
I got for complaining to the cancelation dept a $100 credit for the upcoming bill.
So in about a month or 2 before I get a full bill 82.98 with tons of taxes and fees I know I should switch!
I think the best would be a MVNO company that is att or Tmobile based on my area of thousand oaks and that they support wifi calling since at my home coverage is a bit weak but I also have a home digital phone.
http://www.cellularbackdoor.com/alternative_networks.shtml
Which company do I go with? Straight talk or another one? Does it have to have the Gsm next to the company name and what is Gsm-a and GSM-T? I have iPhone 6s plus and when the next iPhone comes out I would go with the 4.7" iPhone 7 or whatever they call it.
I use not too many minutes and about 3GB data.
Which companies can I use that are cheapest/best & gsm?
Regards,
Michael
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