TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 400
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank BRIAN for sending in the music you hear in the background. BRIAN wrote:
Hi Rob,
Here is a song called - 2014.88 - Song of the day.
On iOS I used the apps:
nanoStudio
iMaschine
Notion
GarageBand
Most of the song started on the iPhone (iPad) then brought to the mac for finishing.
On the mac I used the apps
Studio One
Logic
Notion
You can find more of my music at reverbnation.com/timfate
Regards,
‘Brian
Song_2014.88
Thanks BRIAN for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank MYRON for sending in the Artwork for today's show. MYRON wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
Here is a simple artwork I created from a photo I took with my iPhone 6s at White Sands National Monument. I added the text and clip using the app Over on my iPad.
Regards,
Myron Uecker
Thanks MYRON, for sending in this artwork and folks you can see MYRON'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 400 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
02:08
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote
Microsoft workers celebrated the release to manufacturing of Windows Phone 7 last week by parading through their Redmond campus with iPhone hearses.
Microsoft Employees, Microsoft, 10 September 2010
I think that is where the phrase don’t put your hearse before your cart comes from. Just Sayin.
02:31
For Promo codes - On Ep 399 we offered up chances to win promo codes for The App - CALL OF COMMANDER - ZOMBIE ISLAND If you are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 399
This week - No soup for you - sadly no good marketing minded devs that were looking to spread the precious word about their app in exchange for giving up 5 not so precious promo codes. Bad App dev marketer are you - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:25
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2016/07/
26Apple-Reports-Third-Quarter-Results.html
For the Conference Call - nothing shocking was expected and nothing shocking was revealed.
Tim Cook did start off the call saying revenue was on the high side of the guidance range - but in the guidance range.
What was revealed - was not at all shocking - and basically in line with what was expected.
iPhone sales for Calendar Q2 2016 were - 40.4 Mil vs 47.5 mil a year ago — or a 15% decline. If you remember last episode - we said the Average guess by anal-ists was 40 Mil - for a 15.6% decline - so just slightly better than the average guess.
Closest to the pin for iPhone sales was Jim Suva of Citi - with a guess of 40.3 Mil units sold. Way to Go Jim.
As I said last week - maybe it is best to compare last quarter with the two year ago quarter as the iPhone seems to be on a two year upgrade cycle - and if you did that - then it was a solid increase of 24.3% when compared to 2 years ago quarter. Apple did say they expect better numbers next quarter and the iPhone SE was doing much better than expected. And they said iPhones sales to Switchers was the highest % ever.
iPad sales for last quarter were 10 Mil units. vs 10.9 Mil the year ago quarter. But the Anal-ists were guessing with an average of 8.9 Mil units sold - that is a good solid beat of the Anal-ists expectations. Closest to the pin was Lee Storch of the Braeburn group - with a guess of 10 Mil units - and he was not just dead on - he was also the highest guess. Outside of Lee - everyone else was expecting lower and in most cases much lower iPad units sold. Especially Greg Boyd - who pessimistically guessed there would be just 7.5 Mil units sold.
Overall - Revenue dropped 15% year over year. Again most of that is due to iPhone drops year over year.
Turning to Cash - Apple has a boat load of it — no make that an armada load of it and it seems all that crazy money Apple throws at their spaceship campus actually affected that cash standing or maybe it was the 1 Billion they invested in Didi - as the cash on hand decreased slightly - that said their mountain of cash is now a staggering - $231.5 Billion dollars. Maybe better to say it is their mountain range of cash.
Apple last quarter had 10.6 Billion cash flow generated from sales. And they did return 13 Billion to investors via dividends and stock buybacks. So yeah there was that too that caused a slight 1.4 Billion decrease last quarter. FYI - 93% of the $231.5 Billion is outside the US.
ASP’s last quarter were $595 - which is very low for iPhone ASP’s the last 6 quarters it has been between $650 and $700 - but way way above smartphones not called the iPhone ASP’s - then you are looking at ASP’s less than $250. Yes iPhones ASP’s are way over double the rest of the industry even in a down quarter.
Again - numbers were lower all around vs the year ago quarter. Same as last quarter and likely the same for next quarter. But Tim seemed very optimistic about the future - and you know what - so did Wallstreet - because the stock jumped up a bunch on Wednesday and finished the week up. So go figure - the times you think Apple will go up after a call - it goes down - and this time when it looked like it would go down - it went up.
Actually it was the best day for Apple’s stock in 2 years. So yeah it really did well or as others pointed out - Apple has been beaten down so much lately - it really was just a matter of not being able to keep a fundamentally incredible company down for ever.
I should point out I own Apple stock - and it makes up the majority of my investment portfolio - with quotes around portfolio. I am clearly long on Apple for full and fair disclosure. But it is funny I always know when to by Apple stock - because there is one listener that emails me when Apple stock is getting beat up - and the more emails - the better the opportunity to buy. That was recently - and now - if you believe what some articles are saying - Apple should be at least 30% higher than where it is today. We shall see. What I can say is Apple is a cash machine still - and with the iPhone SE - it now has a product to get them intro’d in the Mid-Tier of Smartphones - while having the high end all but locked up. On the Call Tim Cook said multiple times they were surprised by the demand for the SE - but if Tim had listened to this show - he would not have been - there are a lot of people that love the 4 inchers. And if nothing else - Tuesday’s conference call at a min assured those 4 incher lovers like my wife - that there will be future updates of the form factor.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/27/investing/
apple-stock-soars-earnings/index.html
http://seekingalpha.com/article/3991811-
apple-aapl-timothy-donald-cook-q3-2016-
results-earnings-call-transcript
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrich/2016
/07/27/why-apple-shares-should-be-30-40-higher/
09:05
http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/26/
technology/billion-iphone-sales/index.html
There was one thing I thought Tim Cook would announce in the conference call - that I did not hear - and was surprised was that Apple had sold their 1 Billionth iPhone. I thought for sure Tim would tout that fact. But he did not on the call and that worried me on how the iPhone was doing - because the math surely indicated they would be there. But alas - my fears were put to rest the next day when Tim announced during an Apple employee meeting that Had indeed sold their 1 billionth iphone the week before. So just a little over 9 years to get to 1 Billion iPhones sold.
CLIP - I LIKE IT I LIKE IT ALOT
Tim said quote
"We never set out to make the most, but we've always set out to make the best products that make a difference,"
unquote
Per iOS devices - if you add in the 330 Million iPads and at least another 100 Million iPod Touches - we are getting close to the 1.5 Billion Mark for iOS devices. Maybe when Tim gets on Stage in September He will mention the 1.5 Billion Mark for iOS devices. Which is a number Apple will hit either this quarter or next.
http://www.cnet.com/news/its-official-apple-
has-sold-more-than-1-billion-iphones/
10:42
VOICEMAIL - Emma_Pitt_KS_move_app_voiceover
Hi Rob,
Normally I would wait 2 weeks before updating but I heard this is really more critical than others. What do you think?
Thanks for your hard work and podcasts
Regards
Jim K
VOICEMAIL - John_OH_10b3_fdbk
14:17
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came from LAWRENCE McFARLAND ON JULY 28TH who posted the following
quote
I was planning on updating from iOS 9.3.2 to 9.3.3 on my iPhone 6S this weekend, but some research has indicated a plethora of problems, including increased battery drain & WiFi connection trouble.
How has it gone for you guys & gals? Has anyone here, after following Rob's updating procedures, regretted installing the new operating system? Should I just wait until the iOS 10 Gold Master?
unquote
There were a bunch of replies to this.
Craig B replied
quote
I updated a few iPhones and iPads on the first day with No problems.
unquote
Stan Bently replied
quote
Can't speak for the 6S, but I've seen no additional problems with my 5S.
unquote
Timothy Arnold, Ken Ostrander, David Willoughby, Jim H, Blair Jones and Gautam also all replied where they said they had no issues.
Greg Beltz and Ken Ostrander both replied about the issue in iOS 9.3.2 and earlier where a malicious gif or video could take over your device. So there definitely is a security reason to upgrade to 9.3.3
And Danielle Saul and Chris Searly both replied about seeing better battery life with 9.3.3 - and who does not like better battery life - well other than the folks at Mophie that is.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the top.
From Maria Reyes
quote
unquote
16:15
Into the email bag:
Hi Rob,
Thanks for the show. I always learn something new.
Usually my wife buys my razor blades. On a recent vacation I bought a 4 pack of replacement blades for the razor I've been using for years. I thought package had been mis priced. The cost of razors are crazy. I have heard you talk about Harrys before and I decided it was time to check out their web site. I just went to Harrys.com and placed an order. I bought the Truman set and applied the TII coupon code. Ten bucks! Wow. I almost feel like I stole something. The price alone is worth looking into. I'm looking forward to my Truman set arriving. Thanks for the tip.
Regards
Richard Ermi
Fairbanks Alaska
And then here was Richard’s email after getting the Harrys product.
Hi Rob
I am so impressed with these guys I am highly recommending their razors and shave gel. I have not had such a good shave before. I received the starter kit from Harrys for $10 after my "TII" $5 dollar off coupon code. I thought shaving was about the same regardless of the brand. I was wrong. I'm not sure what is in the shave gel but my skin feels amazing and the razors are like no others I have used before. It is one pass on the face not two or three as before. I kept feeling my face after my first couple of shaves, it is that different. The cost is at least half of cost of the big three replacement blades. I like sharing with folks when I get great service or a superior product. This is one of them.
Regards Rich Ermi
Fairbanks Alaska
Richard - thanks for the great emails and feedback.
Folks - I have said it before and I will say it again - I am a harrys customer - and I love my harrys razors they are by far the best razors I have ever used - yes the price is low - but the quality is very high - this is not a shave that feels like it cost a buck - this is a great shave - from a 5 blade german blade. And as Rich said - go to harrys dot com and use promo code Tii to save $5 off your first order. again go to harrys dot com and use promo code tii - to save $5 off the best razor blades and shaving cream - and after shave lotion. with the later two being made from natural materials - no chemicals - you will feel good and smell good and have money left over to buy something good. Thanks Harrys for sponsoring this show.
18:38
https://www.planetoftheapps.com
Earlier this year we talked about apple getting into creating original content. And then mentioned that it looked like Will.i.am and Ben Silverman would be producing that project.
And recently Apple confirmed it and the new show will be called Planet of the Apps. Cute.
Quote - A groundbreaking new series about apps and their creators unquote
This is currently an open casting call - where they are looking for app devs that can have their app - iOS, macOS, tvOS or WatchOS app in beta or a functional state by October 21st - and if you think that is something you can do - then you have until Friday August 26th to submit to be on the show.
Sounds like filming will be in LA in Late 2016 / early 2017 - so you will need to be free to travel to LA for filming.
I have a link in the show notes with more info and how to apply.
If you apply let me know. So far I have talked to one person that has submitted.
They are having some meet and greets as well. August 1st there is one in New York city. August 4th will be in Austin TX.
If this sounds like American Idol for App devs - yes - yes it is.
Good luck to all that apply and hopefully we will have a few Tii listeners that make the cut.
20:10
http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/22/news/
companies/apple-watch-smartwatch-sales-
report/index.html
A report from IDC - indicates that Apple Watch sales have quote plummeted. unquote - well actually what they said to put it in context is quote The Apple watch debuted to a backlog of orders and 3.6 million units were shipped in its first three months on the market. But sales plummeted to just 1.6 million in the latest quarter unquote
So lets understand what IDC is saying - that in Q2 2016 the amount of Apple Watches sold - were lower than those sold in Q2 2015 - the quarter when you know the Apple watch was launched. SHOCKER. Or I mean wow - guys - great insight.
quote "Consumers have held off on smartwatch purchases since early 2016 in anticipation of a hardware refresh,” said IDC - YOU THINK.
If you look at the Apple Conference Call details - you will see the segment - Other Products - which is where the Apple Watch, Apple TV, iPod and accessories are grouped together. Well other Products dropped 16% year over year. And most if not all of that drop was because of the Apple Watch.
21:39
http://technosamigos.com/apple-
watch-s-details/
And speaking of Apple Watch - rumors are the Apple Watch 2 will be introduced this fall - because well the same ones that said it would be released in the Spring and then WWDC need to say something - right.
Oh wait - they start the rumor out with quote First planned for March 21 release - the Apple Watch 2 has been pushed back to maybe a fall 2016 event or even later unquote - oh way to really commit guys.
Let me start by saying this - 2nd Generation Apple watch is coming - 100% guaranteed. And when is it coming - in the future - which I also 100% guarantee. Or should I say - as told to me by unnamed sources in a position to know.
Per the rumors - they basically look like a rehash of the spring rumors - you know 40% thinner - But hey wait - that rumor on thinness is also attributed back to Digitimes. So we can nix that rumor - The 2nd Gen Apple Watch - will NOT be 40% thinner - and likely will be within 10% of the current thickness.
There is that whole - getting through the day on a single charge thing to worry about.
Also per the rumors - is that Apple will partially make it thinner by going with a thinner display - that I do believe - and hence my 10% thinner prediction. I think Apple will make it thinner where it can with out changing the battery size much if at all.
They also say it will not actually be the Apple watch 2 - per the name - but the Apple Watch S - that per Ming-Chi Kuo.
Again one thing we do know after talking to sources in the supply chain is that a 2nd generation Apple watch is coming in the future.
23:34
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/07/23/
apple-rumored-to-launch-iphone-7-
on-week-of-sept-12
You know what also happens this time of year - People start looking at calendars from the last couple of years - look at when Apple announced the last few versions of the iPhone and then calculate when it will be this year - and then announce that they heard from sources that Apple will be introducing the next iPhone on X date. And yup - we are there again.
Evan Blass was the first to pull out the calendar and guess on the announce date - ummm I mean talk to inside sources about this. Oh who am I kidding - you know he is just guessing.
And he is guessing that the next gen iPhones will be in delivered to customers Friday Sept 16th.
Hey we can play this game too. First lets look back the past few years.
2015 - Apple announced iPhone 6S and 6S+ and other products at the Wednesday Sept 9th event - with pre-orders starting on Sat Sept 12th and Delivery of devices starting on Friday Sept 25th 2015. Fiscal year ended on the 26th. with 2 days of new iPhones sales.
In 2014 - Apple announced the iPhone 6 and 6+ at the Tuesday Sept 9th event. With pre-orders on Friday Sept 12th and delivery on Friday Sept 19th. Fiscal year ended on the 27th - with 8 days of new iPhone sales.
In 2013 - Apple announced the iPhone 5S and 5C at the Tuesday Sept 10th event. With pre-orders for the 5C starting on Friday Sep 13th and Delivery starting on Friday the 20th for both the 5C and 5S. No pre-orders that year for 5s. Fiscal year ended on the 28th with 8 days of new iPhone sales.
Now lets look at some numbers - Last quarter they were 15% below the year ago quarter for revenue. The quarter before they were 13% lower.
If we went with a range of 13 to 15% lower than the year ago for this quarter - that would mean revenue in the range of 43.8 to 44.5 Billion dollars. That assuming we go with a launch date of Sept 24th to give two days of iPhone next gen revenue like last your. HOWEVER - Apple is projecting 45.5 Billion to 47.5 Billion in Revenue.
I believe the only way they would predict that level of revenue is if they were planning on a week plus of next gen iPhone sales - like in 2014 and 2013.
So backing into 8 days of iPhone sales - means - next Gen iPhone would go on sale - and in customers hands on Friday September 16th - with Pre-Orders going live on Saturday Sept 10th - and with the Apple event Wednesday Sept 7th. And hey guess what - Sept 7th - just purely coincidentally is the first day of CTIA Super Mobility 2016 conference in Las Vegas. Not that apple has ever done a media event at the beginning of a mobile conference before.
So Yes - Talking to my inside sources - Apple will have their Fall event at 10:00 AM PT on Wednesday September 7th, Pre-orders to start at 12:01 AM PT on Saturday the 10th - and next gen iPhones will be available to customers on Friday Sept 16th. Thanks to all my inside sources - who I will just call for now Past Calendar, future Calendar, and Tim Cook. Or as I put in my Post earlier today on Tii - Sources - PC, FC and TC. Just Sayin.
FYI - Evan bass came back and said pre-orders on Sept 9th. No mention from him on Event date. Will be interesting to see who had better sources - Evan or Tii.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/07/28/
iphone-7-preorders-september-9/
28:07
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/07/28/
leak-may-have-just-confirmed-secret-apple-
had-up-its-sleeve-for-iphone-7.html
Per rumors on the iPhone 7 - A new one comes from Macotakara - and that is the home button on the next gen iPhones will sit flush with the screen and not move when pressed.
But rather there will be some hepatic feedback when pressed - and will make it seem like it was pressed.
Of course that means they will also add 3D touch to the home button as well.
And the rumors go on that Apple will introduce a Space Black Model bringing to 5 the colors available. Gold, Rose Gold, Space Grey, Silver and now Space Black.
28:36
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/
2016/07/25/iphone-7-problems-make-sense/
One more latest rumor about the iPhone 7 - is well that it will not be called the iPhone 7 after all - but rather - iPhone 6SE and then the iPhone 6SE +
This from the German blog - Apfelpage - and they claim Chinese supply chain sources which have seen final retail packaging have given them this info.
It is possible - but then the line up would be - iPhone SE, iPhone 6SE and iPhone 6SE+
ugggghhh - what a mess.
29:12
VOICEMAIL - Feedbk_Hey_siri_iOS10beta3
From Patrick McCann on google+ community
quote:
For those on the beta, my wife and I have been testing out the notes sharing and editing feature.
LOOOOOOOOOVE IT!
We have been making and editing our list for a trip.
This is exactly what I have been waiting for from Apple or a 3rd party app. Simple but effective
The edits we make to each other's list don't have a lag from one device to the other (both using 6s Plus).
unquote
Hi Rob,
I am running the latest iOS 10 beta. A few bugs with freezing. One new feature I found in my yahoo mail, when I want to move an e- mail to a folder, the folder name automatically comes up & I don't have have to scroll down to find it!
A tid bit of info, did you know over half of the iPad screens are made by Samsung?
Great work,
Roy Sabo
VOICEMAIL - Levi_CA_fireflies_earbuds_music_only
34:22
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elwn/
perfect-fitting-wireless-earbuds-
with-endless-batt
Hi Rob, Here’s a story idea I thought you might like on the "most customizable and first truly wireless earbuds” that launched on Kickstarter. ELWN FIT earbuds solve the two biggest problems that smartphone users face when using Bluetooth earbuds – fit and battery life. They come with the infinity wearable charger – so users can wear them non-stop and charge while still in use. Every pair also comes with an industry leading 48 fitting accessories for an endless supply of ear size combinations to ensure a perfectly secure fit for everyone. Please let me know if this is interest and I can put you in touch w/ the founders and send along high-res images. Here’s their launch press release with more details. Thanks, Scott
And Scott is with the PR company which represents this kickstarter project.
This project had a goal of $50k - and has raised $180k so far and you have until August 11th at 10:53 AM CT to fund it.
So if the Fireflies were not for you and you need that built in microphone then maybe the E L W N earbuds are - search for E L W N in kickstarter. Yes - Confirmed - the ELWN DOES have a built in mic for hands free calling.
Pricing on this is $119 and that comes with the infinity band and 48 fit accessories.
Delivery is expected in October 2016.
36:47
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/
thanotech/diskus-the-first-portable-
mfi-apple-watch-charger
Thanks to Dr. John for the heads up on this next one.
And this is a kickstarter project for Apple Watch. And it has to do with the charging disc - if you have one you know it is a pain when you want to take it with you - you have to pull the cord out from where ever you stashed it - as the cord does not come out of the charging disc. Wouldn’t it be nice if the disc itself could be removed from the charging cord. Which obviously leads us to this Kickstarter project - called - Diskus - spelled - D I S K U S . And this is as we set up - a charging disc only - where you can plug a cord into and out of it - making easy to remove from where you have it and take with you.
This one has a goal of $55,000 and has raised 48k so far - so almost there. And you have until August 29th at 1:00 PM CT to fund this one. So yeah it will hit its goal no problem.
Early birds on this are $30 and they will be shipping in October.
It does have the Apple MFI certification as well.
This one is pretty cool - and if you have an apple watch and have not purchased a second charging disc - then this is for you.
Search for D I S K U S at kickstarter dot com.
38:30
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/26/
12286964/noble-bts-bluetooth-receiver-
headphone-jack
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one.
This is one I reached out to the makers of to see if I could get samples - no reply yet.
It is called the NOBEL BTS - and it is a blue tooth device you plug your wired headphones into - and then it connects to your iPhone. No need for headphone jack - or maybe you are just tired of breaking your wired headphones plugs when in your front left pocket of your skinny jeans and you sit down.
Again - I reached out to them to see about getting a unit to test - this has a price of $99 - so definitely not cheap. If anyone else has tested this device - please call in a review to 206-666-6364 - that is 206-moon dog.
39:13
https://infinity.disney.com/closing
One of the favorite apps on Apple TV by many is Disney’s infinity 3.0. And soon we will talk about it in the past sense as Disney has said they will be putting it out to the VR Pasture.
As of Today you can no longer make in app purchases on Apple TV.
As of Sept 30th 2016 -
- Apple TV versions of Disney Infinity will be removed from the AppStore
However quote if you are playing on any console, Apple TV or Windows 8/10 versions of the game, you can continue to download your favorite Toy Boxes from the Community Content section until March 3, 2017 unquote
As of March 3rd 2017
quote
- Apple TV and Windows 8/10 versions will no longer be available, supported or playable
- All Disney Infinity online services and community features for all versions will be discontinued
unquote
So again - we will be talking about Infinity from Disney in the past tense very soon.
40:14
VOICEMAIL - Coach_randy_CA_iPhone_restrictions
Dear Rob,
I have run into an aggravating occurrence in the way that my iPhone 6s handles notifications and I am wondering if there is a way around this. I hope you or someone in the Today in iOS community knows a solution.
What I am experiencing is when I get a notification and then tap it, it goes away. There is a couple apps that sends push information to the notification that is important, but is available no where else in the app. So, if I missed exactly what the notification said, I cannot go back and look at it. Is there a way to go back and see the full list of past notifications? I can't believe that they are just wiped from the log once they have been viewed.
Regards,
Tim in Atlanta
43:58
http://9to5mac.com/2016/07/30/pangu-
jailbreak-potential-hack/
iOS 9.3.3 jailbreak is now available. That said - there are reports that the jailbreak may be broken.
There are some reports that jailbreakers that used the new Pangu Tool report unauthorized access to credit and debit and pay pal and social security account - according to a report from 9 to 5 mac.
Pangu has replied saying via twitter:
quote
Neither we nor 25pp would be so stupid to make money by hacking users paypal account via jailbreak tool. We hope to find out the truth asap.
unquote
and then on Reddit said the following
quote
Hello everyone, this is the 4th jailbreak tool released by our team which means we should have some reputation even though we come from China(And we know most western users don’t trust Chinese software normally). So if any user thinks we are hacking your accounts that makes us feel sad deeply. Also we have not received any report of account breach from Chinese users. So may I ask those who have account breach issues, which version did u use, the CN or EN version? And we noticed that my space and tumblr account data are leaked this year, have u checked that if u are using same account? We want to find the root cause of this asap.
We spent so much time to read the posts here and some users also have account breach issue by using the EN version? We of course talked with 25pp and they totally have no clue about this. We are also checking if their PC tool has some security flaws which may enable hackers to attack from network sniff. But as far as now, we don’t find anything suspicious.
unquote
So what do we know - well that some people that jailbroke with the latest tools have had some of their accounts compromised - and that alone should give everyone pause when thinking of jailbreaking iOS 9.3.3
If you are already jailbroken on an older version - stay there.
If you were getting ready to jailbreak iOS 9.3.3 - stop - hold off until this mess is sorted out.
And if you just did the 9.3.3 jailbreak - you have two options - 1. Run around like the annoying kid from home alone screaming with your arms in the air. Or 2. Just uninstall the jailbreak and bring your phone back to factory settings
And once you do that - maybe look at going to the public beta of iOS 10.
More on this in future episodes — but for now - something is not right - and I just can not recommend the 9.3.3 jailbreak from Pangu - I personally don’t think it was them that introduced the issue - but someone did - and it needs to be vetted fully.
http://iosjailbreak.org/cydia-
download-ios-9-3-3/
47:20
VOICEMAIL - Chris_CA_quest_tech_router
Hi, Rob,
Add me to the list of iPhone users who have had music disappear from their phones. I'm not an Apple Music customer or an iCloud user. All the music I listen to is resident on my iPhone and synced with my laptop. I'm running IOS 9.3.2 on an un-jail-broken iPhone 6s.
My grandson and I listened to music on the way home from a trip. I charged the phone that night and checked mail the next day. When we got back in the car that morning, there was no music and, obviously, no playlists.
Apple sent me an entirely unhelpful 'solution' involving re-downloading all purchased music but telling me to sync the phone if there were songs which I hadn't downloaded from them. I thought, given the very plain circumstances of this failure, they would be more interested. Maybe they already have enough pertinent information.
Fortunately I had a recent back-up and the music (and playlists) were easily recovered. It would be nice to know they had fixed this problem--or had at least acknowledged it.
Regards,
Larry
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