Andy joins us via an iPad mini to talk about iOS 13 beta 2 experiences, 3D Touch going away on iPhone rumours, Apple iOS 13 sherlocking, using the new Reminders app, and Apple Watch independence paths.

Also, we touched on the subject of Google exiting the tablet market.

Special Guest: Andy Nicolaides

• Twitter: @AndyNicolaides
• The Dent: https://thedent.net

Hosts

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

Show Notes:

• Used Nest Cams Can Let People Spy on You
• iOS 13 beta 2 has some cool new Shortcuts NFC features
• The Dent - Sherlocking in iOS 13
• The Dent - iOS 13 Reminders FAQ
• Google officially done making its own tablets
• Apple Watch getting direct updates

Summer is here! Which means that Greg and Nati crappy iOS 13 beta 1 bugs, hot weather and Shortcuts.

Also, we talked about Huawei delaying the Mate X, and building their own OS, mapping services and HomeKit.

Hosts

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

Show Notes:

• Logitech confirms HomeKit security video is coming to Circle 2
• Galaxy Home is MIA
• Huawei delays the launch of the Mate X
• Huawei's OS options get traction from other Chinese vendors
• Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up
• Greg has the Powerbeats Pro

Nati has 3 out of his 4 Apple devices (not counting the HomePod) running on a beta and Greg has 2 out of a lot of Apple devices running on a beta, so we talked watchOS 6, iOS 13 and iPadOS (13?) betas trying to go where no podcast has gone before.

Hosts

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

Show Notes:

• Breaking down iTunes
• iOS 13 features
• iPadOS features

Nati gets a raise! But more importantly, we have Matt Birchler that joins us to talk about Apple Watch and watchOS: How we manage our Apple Watch, what could a stand-alone Watch App Store look like, and why we all could have some days off in the activity app.

Special Guest: Matt Birchler

• Twitter: @mattbirchler
• BirchTree: https://birchtree.me
• The BirchTree Podcast: http://birchtree.libsyn.com/

Hosts

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

Show Notes:

• watchOS 6 rumors and leaks

Greg and Nati talk from the future with Christopher Lawley about who is more likely to destroy the world between Google or Facebook, The US vs the rest of the world.

Also, we talk iPad, files vs apps paradigms, iOS 13 rumors, what was our 1st Apple product and iPad keyboards.

Special Guest: Christopher Lawley

• Twitter:@chris_lawley
• A Slab of Glass podcast
• The Untitled Site

Hosts

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

Show Notes:

• Google uses Gmail to track a history of things you buy
• WhatsApp urges users to update app after discovering spyware vulnerability
• Why WhatsApp will never be secure
• Markdown
• 1Writer app
• Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
• iPad iOS 13 leaks
• Scriptable and Pythonista
• Brydge keyboards

Nati has 3 out of his 4 Apple devices (not counting the HomePod) running on a beta and Greg has 2 out of a lot of Apple devices running on a beta, so we talked iOS 13 and iPadOS (13?) betas trying to go where no podcast has gone before.

Hosts

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

Show Notes

• Breaking down iTunes
• iOS 13 features
• iPadOS features

We discovered that we suck at talking about movies without preparations, so we moved on to talk about Sapiens, Facebook's F8 keynote, being critical about news even when they come from big publications, should we get excited about AI? and Apple's slow exit from pro apps.

Hosts

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

Show Notes

• Zuck has a discussion with Yuval Noah Harari
• Facebook F8 keynote
• Facebook sets aside billions for FCC fine
• Facebook is trying to make the word private meaningless
• iMessage is Messenger's biggest rival
• Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction
• The facts about parental control apps
• Apple is grabbing more AI experts from Google
• Hello World Book
• Apple Machine Learning Journal
• Should Apple continue to make apps?

Greg does(nt) want to buy a Galaxy Fold & Nati tries not to work from home.

We talk about folding smartphones, problematic company cultures and the difference between hardware quality and software quality. Also, we talked about the Apple Watch as an authentication tool, its design and finished with some headphones and privacy.

Hosts

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

Show Notes

• iFixit tears down the Galaxy Fold
• Quality control at Samsung is a mess
•  Watch to be as a more extensive authentication tool with macOS 10.15 and watchOS 5
• Greg wants a better looking Apple Watch
• Report Claims AirPods 3 With Noise Canceling Feature to Launch Later This Year
• Amazon is working on AirPods competitors based on Alexa
• Amazon Alexa Reviewers Can Access Home Addresses of Customers

Greg tells about his journey from the iPhone SE to an iPhone XS Max as we discuss our iPhone size preference before we got into the iOS 13 rumors, which raised the simplicity of iOS vs the sophistication of MacOS as the iPad evolves, and which of the rumors gets us excited.

We also talked a bit about Apple-Qualcomm and the Galaxy Fold.

Hosts

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

Show Notes

• 2020 iPhones to have different screen sizes
• iOS 13 rumors
• Panel Kit
• Apple and Qualcomm settle + intel exists 5G race
• Intel's 5G is gone
• Romesh Ranganathan - android users nailed. Live at the Apollo

This week we talked about Disney, Netflix, and some content questioning if Disney+ will be a channel on the Apple TV+ app. Nati gives a rant about Apple ditching their plans to open an Apple Store in Israel, and Greg buys AirPods 2 so we talk about them and the Powerbeats Pro.

For dessert, we talked a bit about Marzipan and breaking down iTunes.

Hosts

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

Show Notes

• British podcast awards
• Disney introduces Disney+
• Netflix stops supporting AirPlay 2
• Nati wants an Apple Store in Israel, Apple doesn't
• Beats announce Powerbeats Pro
• Nilay Patel argues for Apple to license H1
• Apple to break iTunes on the Mac thanks to Marzipan
• Clues to multiple media apps are discovered