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Cody follows up with Sebastien on his quest to find the perfect iPhone size and the pair goes on to discuss Big Sur, iOS customization, new features in iOS 14.3 and the recently-released Fresh Prince of Bel Air reunion episode.

OS 14.3 beta 2 allows custom app icons to skip the Shortcuts app when launched

iOS 14.3 enables support for the PlayStation 5 and Amazon Luma controllers

Apple cuts its App Store commission to 15% for small developers

Roborock S6 MaxV Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Nomad 30% off sale

Sebastien and Cody talk about what Apple announced (and didn’t announce) at last week’s Mac event. They also go over their first impressions of the iPhone mini and the newly released macOS Big Sur update.

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Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

Apple’s Big Mac event is here, so Sebastien and Cody give their expert opinions on everything they expect to see unveiled. There’s also talk of the new iPhone 12 mini and Pro Max, and an update on Cody’s trade-in issues.

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16-inch MacBook Pro:

• Sebastien: 20% chance
• Cody: 78% chance

Price of entry level Apple Silicon Mac:

• Sebastien: less than $1,000
• Cody: less than $1,000

Touchscreen Mac:

• Sebastien: 40% chance
• Cody: 28% chance

Ports:

• Sebastien: 2 ports
• Cody: 1 port

AirTag:

• Sebastien: 50% chance
• Cody: 50% chance

AirTag price:

• Sebastien: under $50
• Cody: under $50

New headphones:

• Sebastien: 49% chance
• Cody: 40% chance

New iMac:

• Sebastien: 1% chance
• Cody: 18% chance

Unexpected announcement:

• Sebastien: 53% chance
• Cody: 41% chance

Length of the event:

• Sebastien: 65 minutes
• Cody: 54 minutes

Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

Sebastien and Cody discuss a wide range of topics including the upcoming One More Thing event and their 1-week thoughts on the iPhone 12. The pair also talk about the launch of Apple One bundles and Cody’s bad experience with Apple chat.

Apple announces event for November 10: ‘One more thing’

• First Apple Silicon Macs may be 13-inch MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
• AirTags (may be coming in 2 sizes)
• AirPods Studio
• What else can we expect? 

Apple One is now available, bundles services like Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and more starting at $15 per month

Apple’s Services and Mac revenue reached new record highs

Rant about Apple chat help

Thoughts on iPhone 12 a week into ownership

• Battery life
• Photo/video quality
• Design better/worse than previous

What we’ve been watching: 

• Workaholics on Amazon Prime
• Billions on Showtime
• The Blacklist on Netflix
• Hubie Halloween on Netflix

Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

Sebastien and Cody talk about the arrival of the all-new iPhone 12 Pro. The pair discusses everything from the pickup to the setup process, and their observations made in the first few days of usage.

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MacBook Pro update 

New iPhone 12 Pro:

• Pick up experience
• Box
• Is it navy blue? Wallpapers
• 30+ things I always do when setting up a new iPhone
• Set up
• 5G
• MagSafe charger impressions

Will Sebastien get an iPhone 12 mini?

Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

Sebastien and Cody go over the results of the 2020 iPhone fantasy draft, as well as discuss all of the big announcements from the event. There's a color wheel debate, talks about HomePod mini, iPhone 12 mini, MagSafe, and much more you don't want to miss!

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Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

With Apple’s iPhone event announced for Tuesday, it’s time for another round of Fantasy Draft. Listen in as your co-hosts discuss product rumors, marketing strategies and make their predictions for the iPhone 12 event.

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iPhone 12:

• New navy blue color
• 3 different sizes - 5.1, 6.1, 6.7 inches
• Apple will not include both earpods and power adapter
• 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max will be the same price as 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
• All iPhone 12 models will be available by the end of the month
• Smaller notch on iPhone 12 Pro

AirTags:

• Apple will announce AirTags
• Will cost less/more than $70 a piece 

New over ear headphones:

• Apple will release new over the ear headphones
• AirPods studio will come in two versions: Fitness and Premium
• The premium will cost more/less than $350

HomePod:

• Apple will release an update to the current HomePod
• Apple will release a mini version of the HomePod
• HomePod mini will cost more/less than $180

Mac:

• Apple will announce new Mac models
• Apple will announce new Mac models with Apple silicon
• There will not be any new Macs announced

Bold picks:

• Some new iPhone models will have Touch ID
• Tim Cook comes out with a Peter Pan hat on

Tie breaker: full event length in minutes

Sebastien’s picks:

• New navy blue color
• 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max will be the same price as 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
• Apple will release a mini version of the HomePod
• Apple will announce AirTags
• Bold pick: Some new iPhone models will have Touch ID
• Tie breaker: 72 minutes

Cody’s picks:

• 3 different sizes
• Apple will not include both earpods and power adapter
• HomePod mini will cost more than $180
• There will not be any new Macs announced
• AirTags will cost less than $70 a piece
• Tie breaker: 69 minutes

Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

In episode 364 of Let's Talk iOS, your two hosts discuss everything from pinned threads in Messages to which widgets they are currently using on their Home screens. They also talk about CBD hype, App Library use and what new shows they’re currently watching.

Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

Sebastien and Cody recap Amazon’s impressive and somewhat creepy hardware announcements and discuss all of the excitement over customizing iOS 14 Home screens.

Amazon announces a new sphere-shaped Echo, Luna game streaming service, and a Ring drone that flies around your house

The best iOS 14 Home Screens ideas for inspiration

How to personalize your iPhone Home Screen with custom app icons

What we’ve been watching: 

• Away on Netflix
• Invisible Man on HBO Max
• The Devil All the Time on Netflix
• Tehran on Apple TV+

Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!

Sebastien and Cody go over their fantasy draft picks from last week’s Apple Watch event, and discuss the major announcements. The pair also talk new Apple Watch features, new iPad models and Apple’s various new service offerings.

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Apple Watch

• New color and finishes
• Altitude
• Blood oxygen monitor
• Brighter display
• New watch faces
• New bands
• Family setup
• Apple Watch SE

Other big announcements

• Fitness+
• Apple One - is it a good deal
• iPad 8
• iPad Air

Make sure to follow your hosts on Twitter: @SebastienPage, and @melvco. Send a tweet to @LTiOS_fm if you'd like your question to be answered at the end of next week's podcast. Be sure to share your thoughts, comments, and suggestions below. Talk to you next week!