Bring Your Own Device

We discuss how Apple survived the iOS/ macOS bugs apocalypse and mainly the overblown reaction to it, before diving into the Smart Home market which is led by smart speakers, concluding it's far from being a fad.

Also, Greg might get an Apple TV due to Amazon's tvOS app (finally) launch, and Nati falls out of grace with Qualcomm, while Apple is developing more and more hardware/ chip components in-house.

Hosts

• Greg Morris - @GR36
• Nati Shochat - @natisho

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Topics

• iOS 11 bugs
  • Another date bug
  • iOS 11.2 rushed out
  • Bugs are nothing new

• HomePod and the smart home
  • The Smart Home is not a fad
  • Nest might be integrated into Google

• Amazon Videos arrives at tvOS and the TV app
  • Finally - it's been only 6 months
  • Has a really nice integration with the TV app even on iOS

• Apple and Cellular tech
  • Apple working with Intel for 5G modems
  • 2018 line iPhones to have 4x4 MIMO
  • Apple sues Qualcomm

• Apple is building its own power management chips
  • The vertical integration continues.
  • Dialog is going the way of Imagination Technologies

Greg is sick of the Watch bossing him around even when feeling ill, as we dive into Apple's 2017 hardware line-up, discussing what we like and what could be improved, without forgetting the subjective aspects of ranting about products.

Hosts

• Greg Morris - @GR36
• Nati Shochat - @natisho

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Topics

• Apple's devices in 2017
• • iPhone line
  • • iPhone X
    • • Control Centre needs some work
      • How to invoke Reachability on iPhone X
    • iPhone 8 line - The Toyota Corolla of the smartphone industry
  • Mac line
  • • MacBook Pro 2016/7
    • • Fixing the MacBook Pro
      • The best Laptop ever
      • Why Apple Won't Do What Marco Wants to "Fix" the MacBook Pro
      • Jony Ive on Unibody Macs and Mac design
  • iPad line - is having a great year
  • Others
  • • Watch
    • • Hey Apple I need a rest
      • But other than that, we love it
    • Apple TV - 🤨
    • AirPods - They're magical

Extras

• Google has identified what causes Pixel 2 phones to randomly reboot
• Andy Rubin is leaving Essential

This week we have a special guest - Guilherme Rambo (AKA Mr. Rambo), which reveals the ludicrous prices of Apple products in Brazil. Also, Gui joins Nati as they both share their impressions of the iPhone X, before diving deep into some nerdy talk about BridgeOS and the iMac Pro which will come with an A10 SoC.

Then we continue to talk about the HomePod and whether Apple's software game has taken a hit in recent years.

Special Guest: Guilherme Rambo

• Twitter: @_inside
• Rambo's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/_inside
• iPhreaks Podcast: https://devchat.tv/iphreaks

Hosts

• Greg Morris - @GR36
• Nati Shochat - @natisho

Shoutout to MDM Deals: Fantastic deals on fantastic apps & movies

Follow up

• iPhone X
  • Nati's impressions (Finally!)
  • iPhone X Will Cost Over $2,100 in Brazil
  • iPhone X prices around the world

Topics

• iMac Pro and Bridge (OS)
  • Jonathan Levin's Under the Bridge
  • Major step for security
  • Steve Troughton-Smith on the iMac's A10 SoC:
    • iMac's Pro ARM processor is arm64
    • A10 Fusion with 512MB of RAM
    • Always running (even when the computer is shut down
    • The main CPU as Intel's CPU becomes the co-processor
    • Could allow always-on Hey Siri
• • Guilherme Rambo:
    • BridgeOS Boot Chime
    • Hey Siri support confirmed

• The HomePod
  • Is being delayed
  • Bloomberg uncovers the HomePod's development story

• Is Apple's Software game getting worse?
  • Designer Ryan Lau on iOS 11's design details (or lack of)
  • iOS 11 bugs

• Apple's Israeli connection
• • Johny Srouji's interview
    • English version
    • Hebrew version

We talk about Greg's new Dutch 27" iMac 5k and why IKEA is so awesome, and continue about Qualcomm rejecting Broadcom's acquisition offer, and the reality that most people don't give a damn about internet speeds.

Then we dive into some more thoughts about the iPhone X, while shipping time improves before the 2nd launch wave which includes Israel. Discuss the improved wireless charging iOS 11.2 brings among other stuff and give our opinions about the 2018 iPhone line rumors.

Hosts

• Greg Morris - @GR36
• Nati Shochat - @natisho

Follow up

• Qualcomm no deal at £105bn
• Internet speeds:
  • https://twitter.com/natisho/status/930722765015003141
• LTE coverage:
  • https://twitter.com/natisho/status/930707706725519371
  • https://opensignal.com/reports/2016/11/state-of-lte

• iPhone X
  • Shipping time gets better
  • Israel to get it on the 23rd of November
  • Horace Dediu‏'s tech and adoption phrase (By Horace himself)

Topics

• iOS 11.2 brings all kind of cool perks
• Faster wireless charging
  • Matt tested the 7.5W charging
• New live wallpapers
• Apple Pay Cash
• Control Center indicator for iPhone X?

• Jony Ive says that the iPhone X will evolve

• Rumours about new Apple Products ALREADY!
  • Apple's 2018 iPhone line

• HomePod gen 2 to get Face ID

• Apple working on Lazer focus for next year

• Apple's Israeli connection
  • Johny Srouji's interview
    • English
    • Hebrew

This week we have a special guest - Matt Birchler, which joins us to talk about the his impressions of the Pixel 2 - Matt's annual Android experiment, the experience of using an Android device with an Apple Watch, and the Pixel 2's shortages that come up only when using the device (hint: the camera).

Also, we continue with the world's longest follow-up about Qualcomm and talk about the iPhone X, and the Watch Series 3.

Special Guest: Matt Birchler

• Twitter: @mattbirchler
• BirchTree: https://birchtree.me
• The BirchTree Podcast: http://birchtree.libsyn.com/
• Today's Forecast app: https://forecast-app.com

Hosts

• Greg Morris - @GR36
• Nati Shochat - @natisho

Follow up

• No doubt Nathan Wants to talk about Qualcomm!
  • Broadcom considers acquiring Qualcomm
• Greg's iPhone X impressions take 2

Topics

• Pixel 2
  • Matts opinions on Pixel 2 from an iPhone user perspective
    • Using a squeezable smartphone
    • Is it really a smarter device?
    • The camera and Portrait mode
    • The Android's ecosystem app situation

• iPhone X
  • Developing for iPhone X - how long do we think it will take for apps to update.
  • Now easy was it to update Today's Forecast?

• iOS 11
  • iOS 11.1.1 Unicode bug fix

• Apple Watch
  • Series 3 opinions
  • Apple Watch to surpass iPod's peak revenue
  • WatchOS 4 review

Greg shares his initial thoughts about the iPhone X, and his overall experience from the Apple Store pick up, unboxing to the device itself.

We also talk about the device itself, where the iPhone line might be heading, and how it effects the competition.

iPhone X

• Collection experience
  • Apple really know how to do these things properly
• Unboxing
  • nothing special, I expected a little bit more but I'm not sure what
• Look and feel
  • heavier than I thought
  • Looks amazing
  • Fingerprints all over in seconds!
  • so many people asked me about it Friday night it was crazy
  • Lots of interest
  • Most people I spoke to wanted the phone but it was too expensive or out of stock
• Samsung's anti-iPhone X ad
• Using the new form factor
  • doesn't change much about iOS
  • Top heavy interactions are a pain
  • Empty space on the bottom below the keyboard
• Camera
  • Honestly, I'm a little disappointed
  • focus takes a long time
  • OIS on the zoom lens doesn't make much of a difference in my opinion.

iPhone X is about to arrive, so we talk about the early hands-on and why Apple's PR change with "Youtubers you never heard of" was a great move, instead of doing the same thing with the "traditional" tech review scene, and in general how reviews are being mostly consumed today. We also touch about Touch ID's tech, Apple's supply channel in regards to Samsung and Qualcomm. Also, we had a live quarterly earning information for Apple's amazing Q4 2016 results.

Follow up

• Samsung makes £4b more from iPhone X than S8
• Jeff Williams "We bet the company on TSMC
• Apple vs Qualcomm
  • Apple to drop Qualcomm altogether on future iPhone and iPads. Well obviously!
  • Qualcomm sues Apple claiming they share code with Intel
• Some more Watch Series 3 thoughts, and how does the test is going.
• Greg's Preorder went smooth sailing - with a little prep work
  • 2-3 weeks within 10 minutes
  • 5-6 now - pretty much 'out of stock"
  • CPW still have 'plenty' of stock
• iPhones X supply
  • It was (almost) always constraint
  • iPhone X supply seems better than initially thought (we were right)

Topics

• iPhone X
  • Reviews of the iPhone X are in
    • Pretty universal praise
  • Weird that some only got devices 24hours before
    • Thrown toys out the pram about YouTubers
    • Gruber acting like a spoilt child
    • TechCrunch had the device for a week
    • Mashable as well (and Buzzed)
      • iPhone X was supposed to launch on 2018
      • The design was locked in November!
      • Steve Jobs - we started working on the iPad first
    • Buzzfeed had the iPhone X for a week as well

• Bye Bye Touch ID?
  • TrueDepth camera gives Apple 2.5 year lead over Android competitors
  • Android makers are scrambling for an answer
  • All 2018 iPhones will have Face ID?
  • iPad Pro to adopt Face ID as well?
  • When will Face ID come to the Mac?
  • The Verge claim it doesn't work very well
    • Everyone else says it's fine
    • Twins can fool it but come on…
    • This idiot thinks the Bloomberg article was Apple secret telling the press FaceID doesn't work
  • Face ID getting timed

Nati shares his amazement about Watch Series 3 speed and somehow gets Greg into an experiment with Watch orientation.

We continue with Google's hardware hurdles with the Pixel 2 and Home mini devices, and share our thoughts about the fate of Essential before diving into MacBook keyboard issues and Apple's bad Mac decisions in recent years.

Finally, we conclude with iPhone X thoughts, pre-orders, and supply that might not be as tight as we all think.

Hosts

• Greg Morris - @GR36
• Nati Shochat - @natisho

Follow up

• Nati got an Apple Watch series 3 - Greg was right
• Google Home mini sensors disabled

Topics

• Essential
  • Phone price drop
  • The smart home is their future?

• Pixel 2 (XL) issues
  • Screen quality
  • Screen burn-in 😱
  • Hissing
  • It bends…

• Apple's butterfly mechanism keyboard issues
  • Like it or hate it?
  • WTF about those dust particles?
  • A sign of a bad design choice?
  • Cook promises that the Mac Mini will be an important part of the Mac's future

• iPhone X
  • Bloomberg claims Apple has lowered the accuracy of Face ID to make more iPhone X's
  • Gruber calls Bloomberg's report BS
  • iPhone X app switching UI
  • Tim Cook on iPhone X supply issue rumors
  • Watch Series 3 teardown reveals it's internals are very similar to Series 2

Nati shares his great FaceTime experience, which pulls us to rant about the state of Twitter, and why Greg lost his motivation to talk about tech.

Then we follow-up on Apple Watch series 3, weekly iOS 11 releases for bug fixes, and the all of the Emoji that iOS 11.1 will bring. The main course is the Made By (Rick Osterloh) Google event and all of the new hardware Google showed on stage.

Hosts

• Greg Morris - @GR36
• Nati Shochat - @natisho

Follow up

• The Verge updates their Watch Series 3 with LTE review following watchOS 4.0.1 release
  • Not changing the scoring or subtitle though...

Topics

• Greg losing his motivation to talk about tech
• Twitter and social media
• iOS 11
  • Weekly releases of point point bug fixing releases.
  • iOS 11.1 to bring new emojis!
  • 3D Touch app switcher/ multitasking is back in beta 2

• Made by Google event
  • Google Home mini & Max
    • Voice (voice) Match is a really big feature
    • Going after the Echo dot with the mini at a $49 price point
    • "Created the fabric"... soooo many design BS.
    • The Google Home mini early release devices had a software flaw that permanently spied/ recorded the surroundings.
    • The Max is an HomePod competitor that looks like the iPod Hi-Fi
    • Great sound as a feature, powered by ML, at a premium price
    • Nest is a Google Home contractor...
  • The PixelBook
    • A 2nd shot at high end Chromebooks
    • Combines the laptop, tablet and smartphone? 4-in-1 design.
    • Nice design but with HUGE bezels
    • The arrow keys are symmetrical
    • Pixelbook Pen a Wacom 10 msec latency stylus at $99
    • Android apps are finally out of beta
  • Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
    • A $20 dongle!
    • No headphone jack…?
    • Those bezels and design...
    • Generic hardware enhanced by AI
    • The best camera… again… That DxOMark scores are so BS
    • The 1st smartphone with eSIM
    • Search bar under the Dock. Not surprising from a search company
    • Everything is a quick squeeze away…
    • No difference between the 2 devices just size that results in $200 gap.
  • DayDream VR is a bet in the wrong direction.
    • Took only 2-3 minutes on stage, which says everything
  • Pixel Buds
  • Google Clips
    • The future of photography?
    • A creepy but kinda cool For parents and pet owners
  • Is Hardware no longer a hobby?
  • ARCore, trying to catch up with Apple's ARKit

We discuss everything that Greg got for his birthday and returned and the impressions about the new Apple products (but not the Apple TV 4K).

Then we dive into Apple's privacy stance, how they are increasing the data they collect without compromising privacy and finalize with Apple's services and how bad they aren't.

Hosts

• Greg Morris - @GR36
• Nati Shochat - @natisho

Follow-up

• Apple Watch Series 3
  • Greg's Series 3 impressions
  • Apple Music doesn't stream over LTE on Apple Watch until next month, something they forget to mention in adverts
  • Fitbit Iconic
• Returned iPhone 8 Plus ☹️

Topics

• High Sierra released
• Apple shifts Siri and Spotlight search from Microsoft's Bing to Google on iOS and macOS
• Apple starts collecting browsing data in Safari using its differential privacy tech
  • It's for crappy websites trend detection
• Apple's Privacy
  • Collecting data without compromising privacy
  • Apple has been collecting data for Services and Siri for a while
  • Differential Privacy
• Apple acquires Regaind for computer vision
• Let's talk about Apple services
  • iCloud has quite a lot to it