TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 416
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JEFF for sending in the music you hear in the background. JEFF wrote:
Hi Rob,
I made this song Called Dreamer with my iphone 4s using the GarageBand app. For free downloads and more music follow me @jeffj6 on twitter.
Regards,
Jeff J
SONG_Dreamer.mp3
Thanks JEFF for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode.
The artwork for this episode is something I created from a picture of me and the Wife from Halloween 2015 - I added the text with the Over App.
The picture is with my Wife dressed as Princess Leia - The Original White outfit from Episode 4 a new Hope - not the gold bikini from Ep 6 - This would be the last anyone heard of me if I released the gold bikini photo - if said photo existed - which I am not saying it does.
You can see the artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 416 - 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 completely out of Music again - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
02:13
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote -- quote
“Our approach is different. The metaphor I like to take is – if it’s Star Wars, you have these robot personalities like C-3PO who runs around and he tries to do stuff for you, messes up and makes jokes, he’s kind of a comic relief guy. Our approach is more like Star Trek, right, starship Enterprise; every piece of computing surface, everything is voice-aware. It’s not that there’s a personality, it doesn’t have a name, it’s just ‘Computer’.”
Matias Duarte, Director of Android User Experiences,
Google, 27 October 2011
It is ok for the technology we work with to have a personality - There is a reason Princess Leia put the plans in that R2 unit - it was a feisty little guy. So now we have 3 primary voice personalities - Siri, Alexa and Google. The first two seem approachable - the last one well the commercials fall flat with me.
03:19
Per Promo Codes - 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. You are half witted scruffy looking Nerf Herder of an App dev - if you have not sent in your promo codes or even just 60 sec or less review of your free app.
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03:58
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/12/20/ios-
10-2-1-beta-2-is-out/
6 days after the release of iOS 10.2.1 beta 1 came beta 2.
As with any double dot update this one is about squashing bugs and optimizing performance - and beta 2 is about squashing more bugs than beta 1 and better optimizing than beta 1.
I looked over quite few posts about the Beta 2 update and not one of them listed a single new feature - actually none of them listed any new updates for beta 1 either. So 10.2.1 looks to be purely about squashing bugs and optimizing performance.
I have had it running on my iPhone 7+ and I have not seen any issues - not do I know of any bugs that were squashed.
04:41
When I ordered my AirPods I was originally told by Apple I would not see them until Jan 12th. HOWEVER - I am happy to report Apple actually shipped them to me on Dec 27th. You can see the unboxing video in the Tii App - which is right between Eps 415 and Ep 416.
I need to qualify that this review of the AirPods is based on just two days of use with them.
Per the fit and feel - For me they are really comfortable. I have not had them fall out even one time. They don’t even get to feeling loose. After a while with them in you forget they are in.
Per how they look when they are in - that is a subjective question - One My wife was more than willing to give her opinion which was:
Quote
You look really dorky,
Those are Apples - Really?
They need to do better than that.
unquote
So yeah - there is that issue. My wife is not techie at all. So understand that from her perspective these things are quote Hideous unquote And she said you really need me on your show to tell people what I think. But I am guessing you get the gist of it - she would rather kiss a wookie than put these things in her ears.
However as more and more people get Airpods - it will become more and more common - not sure if that de-dorkifies them or not - just it will make people more and more numb to them.
Setting them up was really easy - place them within a couple of inches of your iPhone and open the lid on the Airpods case with them in it - and it asks if you want to pair. If you want to use them with your Mac as well - then you need to have Sierra installed - Sorry El Captain will not cut it. I will be updating to Sierra this weekend hopefully - and then I can use them to do some direct to computer recording.
Per how they sound - Great.
How you control them - Not so great. If you are getting a call - you have to tap twice on one to answer the call - but if you tap twice - and it answers but then there is a delay and you thought it did not answer and you tap twice again it seems to hang up on you. At least I think that is what happened a couple of times already for me. It is REALLY REALLY easy to accidentally hang up on someone.
But these are not just about talking on the phone - there is listening to Podcasts and music. Here is where there is one clear disadvantage. If you want to increase the volume - you double tap - and siri kicks in and you have to ask siri to raise or lower the volume. There is no volume up and down button like on the wired ear pods.
If you want to pause a song - you pull one of the Airpods out of your ear. Really - that is how you pause. No kidding. Ok - If you want you can change the double tap settings from Siri to Play / pause - you do that by going to Settings - Bluetooth and with the Airpods connected - tap on the I - and you will see a full page of settings - one is change the double tap behavior. By default it is Siri, but you can also choose - Play / Pause or Off.
There is also options for Automatic ear detection. This is on by default - and when you place an Airpod in your ear - it automatically routes the audio to your Airpod - if for some reason you want to manually control this - turn it off there. But most likely you will want to leave it on.
Apple has basically replaced the 3 button controller with Siri by default. Which means you have to vocalize anything you want to do. Say you are in a library and you want to lower the volume - yeah you need to pull out your phone and do it that way - as asking siri out loud to change the volume is not ideal. Same with switching Tracks.
Yes - I know you can adjust the volume or switch tracks of something playing with your apple watch if you have an Apple Watch - to Do so push the side button on your Apple Watch - and then find the now playing widget and there you can change the volume with the digital crown or switch tracks. Which is way way way more complicated and distracting when you are driving your car then simply reaching up and tapping the up or down volume buttons on the traditional wired ear pods or pressing the center button twice quickly for skipping to the next song.
With the AirPods You can use them either in tandem or one unit only. Both have mics. If you are a heavy user - you may need to go with just one in at any given time - with the other unit in the Charging case ready to go when the current one dies. It is either that or having down time while they both are charging.
I mentioned the ROAM Ropes before - one thing I really liked about them - is you can be charging them while using them. And they have a 3 button controller - and they are a lanyard design - so they will never fall out and be lost. And while as I said the AirPods did not fall out when I was using them - The level of anxiety walking around with them in - is something that will last a while - and will never go away when standing at a urinal. The Laynard design completely eliminates that fear.
Another issue with the AirPods - if you are a podcaster - they do not register with BossJock nor many other recording apps.
Some apps they do work with - but most recording apps - no soup for you. Hopefully this is something devs can fix in future updates.
I like to read reviews last paragraphs of their reviews - so here is my longish Last Paragraph for my Review of Apples AirPods:
The Airpods are not perfect - there are annoying little paper cuts with them - i.e. not easy to adjust the volume, to easy for accidental hangups and they are easily ingestible by small dogs - to name a few. But the AirPods are still the best Bluetooth headphones over all for the iPhone and or Apple Watch. Are the AirPods a necessary purchase - Well if your iPhone does not have a 7 in its name - Nope. If it does then they kinda sorta are. If your reasoning so far for not buying the Airpods is the fear of them falling out - then that is not a valid reason - if your reasoning for not purchasing the Airpods is the fear of looking like a dork - then yeah save your money for a while. But Remember even bell bottoms were in fashion at one time - and I predict so to will be the Airpods. Sorry honey - but for now you have to deal with your husband looking like a Dork in public - because I do like them - so far.
From Jonah Salvatore in the Tii Google+ community
Quote
I have been running with them and haven't fallen out yet. I also have been shaking my head on purpose and haven't fallen out.
unquote
And thanks to Jonah for also pointing out that if you tap on the battery level on your watch face - it shows on the power reserve screen not just the battery % of your Apple watch - but also the % for the left Airpod and the % for the right Airpod. And you don’t need to be using them with your Apple Watch - just with the iPhone - and it still shows.
PLAY VOICEMAIL - AirPods_Review_Matthew_AU
Hi Rob.
I just realized that I forgot to include something in my review, and that is that when you are listening to something with your AirPods, it will automatically pause when you take one AirPod out, and will resume playing as soon as you put it back in.
Regards,
Matt
PLAY VOICEMAILS - ME_AirPods
16:40
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http://www.computerworld.com/article/3152103/personal-
technology/the-essential-airpod-user-guide-for-iphones-
macs-and-android.html
19:29
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/AirPods+Teardown/75578
iFixit - did a tear down of the AirPods and its charging case and they gave them a score of 0 out of 10 for repairability.
So un-like Darth Vader - once your Airpods go to the Dark side - they are not coming back. Only Apple could be so bold as to make a device that costs so much and is so completely un-repairable.
19:50
http://appadvice.com/post/airpods-water-test/732814
Granted the repairability score is as bad as it gets. But some initial testing shows their survivability is actually pretty good.
The Airpods survived 10’ drops just incase you have then in your ears when you are doing a chin up dunk or walking around on stilts.
And they survived a trip through the washing machine and submersion under a foot of water for 5 minutes.
None of which I would ever suggest you voluntarily test on your own.
These will get washed - I think that is a given - since if you go out in public with them you are likely to take the charging case and you will no doubt at some point forget the case is in your pocket and into the washing machine they go.
Or you might just put the Airpods directly in your pocket - forget about them and into the wash they go.
One thing I did not see them do - is run them then through the dryer.
But again initial tests from one Youtube shows that for 10’ drops and washing machine tests - the Airpods hold their own.
Which means if you are out running with them your sweat should not damage them - if you are running with them and it starts raining - same thing - they should be fine. So running in the rain - walking in the rain - heck - even singing in the Rain - well Apple has you back with the AirPods that is.
21:11
http://www.macworld.com/article/3153393/ios/fire-in-the-
earhole-no-airpods-don-t-spontaneously-combust.html
International Business Times - IBT - is one of those questionable new sites. That over uses link bait titles and over fills their site with annoying ads -
Once such link bait title was
Quote Apple airpods can catch fire question mark. New Headphones batteries can ignite if not recycled properly, breakdown found.
unquote
Except - yeah that is all BS Question mark.
So the answer is simply - Yes it is BS - And no they will not catch fire.
The improper recycling is if you were to try and recycle the airpods like you do wired headphones by putting them through a shredder. So unless you have a metal shredder in your ear holes - yeah you are going to be just fine.
Really what the article that the writer of IBT’s article clearly did not actually read was trying to say is that with Wired head phones - they are easier to recycle and get the base metals from - then it will be from the Airpods.
The article from IBT was so bad it even said this quote
With the launch of the iPhone 7, which does not have a headphone jack and thus requires a pair of wireless headphones, Apple users will no longer receive the white string headphones that are much easier to recycle. according to reuters
unquote
Except two things - 1 That is not what reuters said - and 2 - as everyone listening already knows - the iphone 7 and 7+ DO come with wired headphones. Airpods are optional - not required.
Anyway - if you see any articles saying the Airpods can catch fire - likely it is more mis-reporting of the really really bad or par for the course journalism from International Business Times.
23:01
VOICEMAIL - Justin_PA_mario_run_fdbk
Hi Rob,
I purchased the full version of Mario Run on my son’s iPhone. All four in our family share an iTunes Store account and typically, in-app purchases extended to all devices logged in under the same account. I’m trying to determine if this will be the case with Mario Run. When I go to the Mario Run purchase screen on my iPhone, I’m given the option to purchase all six worlds for $9.99, even though it was previously purchased on my son’s iPhone. There is no indication that I’ve already purchased it. Not wanting to pay another $9.99, I’ve held off tapping the purchase button on my iPhone. Just wondering if you are experiencing the same with your family, or if you know if I’ll only be charged once.
Regards,
Mark
Hi Mark - thanks for asking.
If you have the same iTunes account - you can get Mario Run on multiple devices and only pay one time.
It looks like you are paying the second time - but after you go through and approve the second purchase on the second device - it says you already purchased it - and asks if you would like to download / get it for free on this other device.
So the process to buy it the first time and get it free there after.
Tap on Tour from the initial screen and then tap on the red button at the bottom “Purchase Screen” is under the button.
Then on the pop up window is a Big Green $9.99 button.
Tap that and it will either ask for your password or to use touch ID.
Then you see the message
Quote You’ve already purchased this. Would you like to get it again for free? unquote
Tap OK - and now you have it on your second or third device.
Actually you get another window that says quote Your purchase was successful unquote and you tap ok again.
And then you see all the other levels fill in.
I have done this on 3 devices - but paid one time.
The issue many have is it really looks like you are going to have to pay a second time. I was even willing to do that for the show - just to find out. Luckily - I did not have to actually pay that second time. So I am happy - and my kids are both happy as they each have it on their phones and I now have it on my phone - just because.
Hi Rob,
Send simple text message Happy New Year to another iPhone - automatic
video and audio of fireworks
Regards,
Bill Sholar
Hi Bill - thanks for the heads up - and it needs to be exactly Happy New Year. Not Happy New Years - so it seems to be very specific to Happy - NEW and YEAR. combined. And it is a cool little easter egg. Again Thanks Bill for the heads up on that.
VOICEMAIL - Kim_OR_fdbk_pebble_apple_watch_accessible
29:57
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+EmikoFreund/posts/
JDsNBwuiZBH?cfem=1
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,500 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 that had lots of comments came from Emiko Freund who posted the following
quote
I've received a refund from Kickstarter for Pebble Core, and picked up a stainless steel Series 0 Apple Watch about a week ago. So far I miss the always-on display of Pebble but otherwise I like my Apple Watch, even if it's not the latest model. Battery life is not as bad as I thought, but I do have to charge it daily. Does anyone have nightstand dock recommendations? Preferably something that I can take with me for traveling, too.
unquote
Ge rd replied
quote
This is nice, cheap and simple. The material is plastic, but a little bit flexible, it will not break in your baggage.
Apple Watch Stand, Spigen
unquote
MIKE P replied
quote
I bought my wife the Apple watch charging dock. It's a bit pricey at $79 (duh, it's Apple) but works very well. It's solid, quite heavy and folds into a small disk so great for traveling. I also supports night stand mode. Granted there are probably plenty out there on Amazon for much cheaper but when I looked about a year ago there weren't many that supported night stand mode.
unquote
Robert S replied
quote
Don't forget that the one sold by Apple includes the charging cable/inductive coupler. The price is not so bad when you keep that in mind.
All the other stands expect you to use your existing charger. so you might end up buying an extra charger cable anyway.
And then gave a link to an article on portable chargers for the Apple watch.
unquote
Interestingly I purchased a night stand charger from Belkin for my Wife from Christmas - and she looked at and it and said - No. That is going back. It was a little too big for her tastes. It charged both the Apple Watch and her iPhone. So now we are on the hunt for something functional and stylish - that later point the Belkin night stand did not cover at all according to my wife.
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 3,500+ of you already in the community and contributing.
32:55
https://plus.google.com/116669136289833138788/
posts/6X2yUUA6ENr
There was another post in the Google+ community I wanted to look into - it was from Steve Bana - and he asked
quote
TV App - I used my iPhone 7 and an HDMI connection to share videos at work and home movies at home via the video app. With the TV app, my home movies disappeared and I can't figure out what Apple expects you to do to play your saved videos. Anyone figure this out yet?
unquote
Surely that can’t be the case - as third party videos you upload in iTunes under movies - that you previously sync’d to the Video - app - they must all still play natively on your iPhone right? Ummm - No.
Actually when I tried to sync over 2 videos from my movies section on itunes - here is the error message I received.
quote
iTunes cannot sync movies or TV shows to the iPhone “iPhone 7+” because the Videos app is not installed.
You must download the Videos app from the App Store on your iPhone in order to sync movies or TV shows. unquote
Well there you have it - you just need to download the Videos app from Apple in the App store. So I went and search for Videos in the App store - and app after app came up that was not THE Videos app from Apple. Well maybe it is just way down on the list and I did not scroll further enough. I know - I will just search for Garageband - and then under the title tap on Apple - and it will show me ALL the Apple apps in the App store - and the Videos app will definitely be in that list - Right?? Ummm - No.
So it seems at least from the App store on my iPhone 7+ - I can not find the Videos App - Apple said I need for my videos - to play them natively. Which at that point makes me just want to say - Help me Obi-wan Kenobi - you’re my only hope - except well even Obi-Wan can’t help here.
The new TV app - which booted the Videos app off your iPhone - the same Videos app Apple now says you need to have installed so you can sync over your videos from the movies section of iTunes - the Videos app which is not currently in the App store. Well back to the TV App - it does not play your videos natively off your iPhone - but will get them from the cloud.
Seems Apple wants you to put your videos up on the cloud - which is not what I want to do - or is overly practical all the time.
Uggg - Sorry - Steve - looks like Apple needs to actually bring back the Videos app to fix this issue. I guess we gotta have faith - apple will bring this back.
35:50
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/30/third-party-siri-
support-useful-and-long-overdue/
The more I think about Apples focus and direction with Apple Watch and AirPods - the more I think Apple is trying to say - keep it in your pants - don’t just whip it out anywhere. I mean if you are in the Mens room and standing near the sync and whip it out - people will look at you oddly and Wham that action may even get you in trouble with the law - as some places it is illegal to have a camera in a restroom and guess what is on all smartphones. But if you can keep your iPhone in your pants pocket - and see who is calling on your apple watch and answer on your Airpods - you can save yourself a lot of strange looks and more. So yes - the more I think about it the more I can see Apples strategy moving to the hub and spoke model - with the hub being the iPhone and Apple Watch and AirPods and more being the spokes.
36:39
https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/30/leaker-claims-ios-10-3-
beta-1-codename-erie-featuring-new-theatre-dark-mode-
popcorn-shaped-control-center-icon-debuts-jan-10th/
Here is a little rumor - Sonny Dickson - who has had people leak to him hardware in the past - is claiming to have a source that says iOS 10.3 Beta 1 will be seeded to devs within 2 weeks - jan 10th to be specific. So if by Jan 11th there is still no iOS 10.3 Beta 1 - we know it was not a real source. Either that or unforeseen issues were discovered that caused Apple to delay the roll out.
Supposedly 10.3 will have a new Theater Mode - along with a quote popcorn-shaped control center icon unquote
At this point details are pretty sparse beyond what I just mentioned.
37:25
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39:43
VOICEMAIL - Scott_DC_Part1 and Part2
Hi Rob,
I was hoping someone might be able to help me with this issue.
Has anyone had any luck getting the repairs covered for an iPhone 6 Plus suffering with the "Touch Disease"? They are now offering to fix for $149, but even that seems unreasonable given the nature of this defect.
Regards,
Leif
Hi Leif,
We have mentioned this a little bit - and said Apple is requiring the $149 fee to fix something many people consider a design issue - but Apple calls a mis-usage issue. Yeah no cool.
That said - if anyone out there was able to get their iPhone 6+ fixed for free that was showing the issue of touch disease - when was it you had it fixed and what did you say / do to get it covered for free?
Give us a call - 206-666-6364 - that’s 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS AT gmail dot com.
VOICEMAIL - Wayne_henderson_iPhone6s_With_battery
44:32
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/991035804/accessport-
hi-res-audio-amplifier-for-iphone-7-cha
This week for a Kickstarter project we have the AccessPort - one word.
It is a Hi-Res Audio Amplifier for the iphone 7 and 7+ which includes charging as well.
What does it do. Well according to their Kickstarter page it does the following.
Provides True lossless music playback
You can listen and charge at the same time.
No battery is required.
Fully compatible with siri
Physical buttons for music playback
Allows you to maintain call functions.
It offers full 24-bit audio
Yes - Yes this is a dongle for your iPhone 7 and 7+ that allows you to plug in 1/8th inch headphone jacks - or 3.5 MM headphone jacks - depending on where you live and what you call it.
Their goal was $10k - they have raised over $45k - so congrats to them - they are funded.
If you would like to be part of this - you have until Jan 20th at 8:56 AM CT to purchase or pledge for this.
Pricing is $29.
It is expected to ship globally in March 2017
Search for AccessPort one word at kickstarter dot com or in the show notes for ep 416
45:38
http://www.guidingtech.com/54013/beautiful-
scenery-new-apple-tv/
Thanks to Dr. John for this next one - which is an article titled - 4 Apps to Get the Most Astounding Scenery on Your Apple TV
One of the 4 is free - it is titled - Scenic TV - and gives a rotating group of video clips of calming and pretty nature scenes.
It also goes over Scenic Loops and Earthlapse - two no free - but still pretty low cost apps for Apple TV.
Link in the show notes to the article.
46:26
VOICEMAIL - SpareMIN-Tii_podcast
Hi Rob
I went into the music app to discover all my Apple Music songs downloaded for offline use had been removed. Unsure, why this occurred, but a bit frustrating having to downloaded the songs again. Just wondered if you or the listeners have experiences this issue?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
Hi Rob,
A few months ago my iPhone 6 (not 6S) would suddenly go from 30%, 50%, or even 70% battery remaining to shutting down due to critically low battery. On the first visit to the Apple Store they recommended a wipe and install as a new phone. I did that and the problem persisted. I also noticed that there was a faint bluish streak on the screen that was visible only when the screen was mostly filled with a solid white or light grey. When I brought the phone back after a couple of weeks the Genius noticed the streak, told me it was a symptom of a bulging battery, and (because the phone was less than two years old) replaced the phone. The lessons are: a battery that suddenly goes from 50% full to Critically Low is probably not a software problem and a streak on your screen may be a symptom of a bulged battery.
Regards
John Wasser
Hi Rob,
Can you please talk about Kodi and Exodus and the ins and outs of putting it on our iOS devices?
Regards,
Evan B
Evan - Thanks for the email - andI will put this out to anyone that has installed the Exodus Add On for Kodi on an iOS device. What are the pros and cons you found.
For those not in the know - Kodi is the Open Source Software originally called XBMC - Xbox Media Center. And Kodi is now managed by the Non Profit XBMC foundation. In a nut shell - Kodi turns a smartphone into a set top box for streaming video content. For the most part you need to be jailbroken for it - but I did find some tutorials that said you could install it unjailbroken. But it is not something I tried. Again I will send out the request for those that are using Kodi and in this case also the Exodus add on for it - on their iOS device - let us know the pros and cons - and if you are jailbroken or not.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/
09/21/apples-bag-of-tricks-includes-the-bag-itself/
This is an older story - but fits with the holiday’s - you know all those bags you see people walking out of an Apple store with. The ones that say - hey follow me to my car and see if I leave this bag in the car while I go back for more shopping so you can break into my car and steal this very valuable item - yes those bags.
And you know how I say Apple patents way to many things and I hate talking about Patents as a future product - because well Apple patents too many things -
Well take these two things and put them in a blender.
Apple submitted a patent in the fall for their bags.
I am not going to get into the patent other than to say - really Apple - a Patent on the bags. This is why some people think a few of your patents are well kinda well like your bags on the weekends and are full of it.
Put hey next time you are at the apple store - don’t forget to ask for one of those bags - so you can see all the great patent pending tech that goes into them. Sighhhhh
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Ep 416 - Ask Siri - May the Force be with you
What is star wars about
May the force be with you
Did you see star wars
May the force be with you
Happy New Year (multiple times)
May the Force be with you
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