Downtime

Cody and Sebastien talk about what using third-party Apple Watch faces would be like, and why Apple hasn't made this happen yet. The two co-hosts also discuss iPad Pro rumors, and what could motivate them to use an iPad for serious work.

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Follow up: Apple Pay

Should Apple allow third-party Apple Watch faces?

• Create custom Apple Watch faces using SpriteKit
• SpriteKit on Apple’s website

Potential late October/November event:

• The new products Apple could announce this month
• iPad Pro rumor: 4K HDR video via USB-C, new magnetic port, updated Apple Pencil & more

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Cody puts Sebastien on the spot for an impromptu giveaway. Sebastien puts Cody on the spot about buying an Apple Watch Series 4. Both share their top use cases for Apple Watch, they talk about a strange possible fix for excessive battery drain on iOS 12, and their favorite Siri Shortcuts.

The top 10 ways people use their Apple Watch

iOS 12 Screen Time suspected to cause excessive iPhone battery drain for some

Siri shortcuts

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Now that they've had some decent hands-on time with both iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4, Cody and Sebastien share more feedback about what they like and dislike about the devices.

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Final countdown clarification

Almost perfect example of Portrait Mode

iPhone XS users complain about selfie camera ‘beauty mode’

iPhone XS charging problems

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Cody and Sebastien share their initial impressions of the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. It really feels like they got two very different phones at time... Sebastien also talks about Apple Watch Series 4, and the commitments that need to be made sometimes to get what you want.

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After announcing the winner of last week's draft, Cody and Sebastien unpack Apple's big September event, with discussions about Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and all the things we didn't get.

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Apple Watch Series 4

iPhone XS

iPhone XS Max

iPhone XR

iPhone XS giveaway

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In this fantasy draft episode, Cody and Sebastien pick what they believe we are most likely to see unveiled at Apple's 'Gather Round' event. Play along by making your own picks (see full list in show notes), or simply listen in. Either way, this is a fun episode.  

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iPhone
Potential name for new iPhone: iPhone Xs
Potential name for new iPhone: iPhone Xs Max
Potential name for new iPhone: iPhone Pro
Potential name for new iPhone: iPhone 9
Potential name for new iPhone: iPhone Xr
Potential name for new iPhone: iPhone Xc
iPhone 8 (and/or 8 Plus) remains for sale
A new iPhone SE announced
Notable improvements to Portrait mode
Support for some Apple Pencil-like tool on new iPhone
iPhone Xs Plus offers more features than non-Plus version
New iPhone X models launch in September
New iPhone X models launch later this year
Face ID to work in landscape mode

iPad
New iPad models announced
No new iPad models announced
New iPad Pro comes with Face ID
New iPad Pro comes with edge-to-edge display
New iPad Pro

Mac
New MacBook Air announced
New MacBook announced
No new Macs announced
MacBook Pro without TouchBar disappears from line up

Apple Watch
Thinner Apple Watch
Always-on display
Series 1 replaced by Series 3 as entry-level model
Round Apple Watch announced
New Apple Watch bands announced
New health-related feature announced
New base-model Series 4 starts at more than $329
New Apple Watch loses the heart rate monitoring bump on its back

Other
AirPower announcement
AirPower launches in September
AirPower launches later this year
New AirPods (or AirPods case) announcement
New AirPods (or AirPods case) launches in September
New AirPods (or AirPods case) launches later this year
New HomePod features announced
AR demo on stage
Apple increases the 5GB free storage tier
Update about upcoming TV service
An update about group FaceTime
Update about macOS Mojave
Apple unveils over-the-ear Apple-branded headphones

Series 1 replaced by Series 3 as entry-level model

Potential name for new iPhone: iPhone 9

Potential name for new iPhone: iPhone Xs

AirPower announcement

AR demo on stage

Thinner Apple Watch

Face ID to work in landscape mode

New iPhone X models launch in September

No new iPad models announced

New health-related feature announced

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It's a slow week in the Apple world. We just received invites for the September 12 event, and only the new iPhone and the new Apple Watch images have leaked. So yeah, a slow week!

Apple sends invites for September 12 iPhone event at Steve Jobs Theater: “Gather round”

First image purportedly of the 2018 iPhone XS leaks

Apple Watch Series 4 leak reveals larger display and new watch face

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Sebastien dips his toes into cryptocurrency. The guys talk about rumors of new MacBooks and iPhones, and while they're at it, they completely redesign the MacBook and iPhone lines.

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Show notes:

Sebastien got on the Bitcoin bandwagon (Coinbase)

Bloomberg: big changes coming to MacBook Air, Mac mini this year

Apple’s upcoming handsets will embrace the iPhone X design in ‘S year’

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Discussions about an Apple Pencil for iPhone, Twitter's ending of legacy APIs, and a description of Cody and Sebastien's traveling setups. 

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iPhone Pencil

At least one 2018 iPhone could support Apple Pencil, two could offer 512GB storage

Twitter talk

Twitter says its ending legacy APIs, not ‘killing’ third-party clients

After Twitter API changes, Tweetbot to lose streaming and other features

On-the-go work setup

Sebastien

BagSmart 3-layer bag

Satechi Aluminum Type-C Pro Hub Adapter

Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic

RAVPower 24W 4.8A (2.4 A x 2) Dual USB Wall Charger

RAVPower Qi-Certified Fast Wireless Charging Pad

Cody

Timbuk2 Laptop Backpack

Wacom Bamboo Sketch Stylus

Marshall Bluetooth headphones

Logitech Anywhere Mouse

Transcend portable hard drive

Portable RAVPower battery pack

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Cody and Sebastien discuss the latest iOS and watchOS betas, new Samsung devices, Spotify vs Apple Music, and Alex Jones.

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Beta life

Apple releases seventh betas for iOS 12, macOS Mojave, tvOS 12 and watchOS 5

Group FaceTime calling removed from latest iOS 12 & Mojave betas, will return “later this fall”

Samsung event

Samsung unveils Note 9: 4,000mAh battery, 6.4″ screen, S Pen with Bluetooth control, more

Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch set to take on Apple Watch

Samsung’s Galaxy Home speaker will compete against Apple’s HomePod

Alex Jones

Apple scrubs nearly all of Alex Jones’ Infowars shows over hate speech, others follow suit

Apple attempts to explain why the Infowars app remains on the App Store

Tim Cook and Eddy Cue made decision to remove InfoWars podcasts but keep app

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he won’t ban InfoWars or Alex Jones

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