In Touch with iOS

The latest In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren this week are joined by Dave Hamilton from the Mac Observer and Mac Geek Gab podcast. The new Hey mail app didn't like the app store subscriptions. T-Mobile Home Internet review, tips on the mail app and more.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News

Google Meet Videoconferencing Coming to Gmail iOS App

Apple Threatens to Remove Email App 'Hey' From App Store Over Lack of In-App Subscription Option [Updated]

Phil Schiller says Apple is not considering App Store rule changes as it doubles down on Hey email app

Relate Story - AntiTrust issues with the App Store Antitrust Committee Chairman Calls App Store Fees 'Highway Robbery' Rogue Amoeba had challenges with their apps ans spoke about it on Twitter.

T-Mobile's Neville Ray explains what caused yesterday's network outage

Apple Card 0% Financing Expanded to More Products

AirPower return? - Apple Allegedly Continues to Work on AirPower-Like Charging Mat With A11 Chip to Prevent Overheating

Topics

Beta testing this week iOS 13.6 and coming next week iOS 14

Apple Adds WWDC Special Event Video to YouTube Ahead of Monday, Lets People Set Reminders We discuss the what is expected to be announced and and our thoughts on what iOS 14 and other technologies could have.

Dave attended a Showstoppers press event showcasing these products and our guest Dave H attended as well we talked about these 3 products that were announced.

• Matterport 3D Capture for iPhone
• Shure Aonic Bluetooth Headphones
• Sandisk Extreme Pro SSD

T-Mobile Home Internet is becoming available around the US and Dave was able to sign up and received the gateway this week. He reviews the service and how well it works with iOS and how is its performance. We talk about networking and how well would this work for a permanent home solution,

Tips

Mail Settings we forget about. Why is that To and CC icon on every email? Well here you can turn it off by going into Settings > Mail and turn it off. You can also change swipe options swipe left can be changed and swipe right too or you can set it to none.

Apps and App Updates

Notability 9.4 Update Improves the Audio System, Plus 8 new Languages

Pocket Casts podcast player adds standalone Apple Watch playback, more

About our Guest

Dave Hamiton hosts The Mac Geek Gab podcast and is Co-Founder of The Mac Observer. He can be found on Twitter @davehamilton

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

The latest In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren this week we talk WWDC line up, beta testing moves again this time to 13.6. We do a review of Plex and setting up a server to use with iPhone and iPad. Plus apps Including new app GoodLinks.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News

Apple Discontinuing iTunes U at the End of 2021

WWDC20 - Lineup Officially announced events on June 22nd

WWDC 2020: Everything We Know - we discuss what to expect in iOS. How does the ARM rumor affect iPhone and iPad?

Apple Might Extend iPad Pro Magic Keyboard to Other iPad

Topics

Beta Testing is back! Warren and Dave review the latest beta iOS 13.5.5 and give our reviews. Here are links to the discussions.i

• Automatic iOS updates change
• Health App Updates browse change add symptoms.

Links we used to review beta discussion.

• Apple renames beta again, introduces 'beta 2' of iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
• OS 13.6 Beta Saves Your Reading Position in Apple News Articles
• Apple Seeds Second Beta of watchOS 6.2.8 to Developers
• iOS 13.6 adds symptoms to Health, unattended iOS update download toggle

Our continued discussion on setting up Plex. Dave has a HomeRunHD device that connects to an over the air HD antenna and not only allows you to watch TV the Plex pass gives you a DVR to record the shows.

Apps

Dave

GoodLinks

Warren

Microsoft Remote Desktop iOS

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren this week and Dave interviews JJ Ramberg from GoodPods and talk about the app and podcasts. iOS beta testing is back and Warren us happy, We review 3rd party browsers and will Apple allow them to be default over Safari and more.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News

Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 13.5.1 With Fixes for Recent 'unc0ver' Jailbreak Vulnerability

Apple Releases watchOS 6.2.6 With Security Fixes

Apple Releases New 13.4.6 Software for HomePod

Should you buy a HomePod right now or wait for the HomePod mini?

Apple Research app updated with COVID-19 survey and new 'Speech in Noise' test

iPhone looters find devices disabled, with a warning they're being tracked

Topics

Dave interviewed the founder of the Podcast social app GoodPods JJ Ramberg. She hosted MSNBC Your Business for 13 years and also co-founded the shopping and coupon site GoodShop. We talk about Goodpods and quoting the website "See what podcasts your smartest, funniest, most curious podcast-obsessed friends and influencers are listening to." I also discuss How it will work for podcasters and the benefits for listeners. We also discuss some of the tech that went into setting up the app.

Beta Testing is back! Warren and Dave review the latest beta iOS 13.5.5 and we give our reviews.

Here are links to the discussions. iOS 13.5.5 Beta, WatchOS 6.2.8, tvOS 13.4.8

Code in iOS 13.5.5 Suggests Apple is Working on Services Bundle

iOS 13.5.5 code provides evidence of future Apple services bundle in development

First look: Apple News+ Audio in iOS 13.5.5 beta

iOS 14: Will it run on your iPhone and iPad?

3rd Party browsers and will Apple open up iOS to change the default browser from Safari.

Links to the browsers Dave reviewed.

Firefox iOS, Firefox Focus iOS, Microsoft Edge iOS. Google Chrome iOS

Apps

Dave

Camera+ 2 Update

Plex

Plex Dash

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

Episode 100 of In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren are joined by guest Kelly Guimont. We celebrate 100 episodes and play back some memorable moments. Plus HBOMax is here we discuss these services and Dave reviews a new podcast app GoodPods a social Podcast network.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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We discuss the 100th episode celebration and mention the opening sound byte from the very first Macstock where Dave was influenced by Chuck Joiner and others and then he got the podcaster itch. Link to Macstock 2015 discussion

News

Many Apple Stores are opening back up. More than half of Apple Stores worldwide have reopened

Which Apple Stores are Now Open? The Mac Observer

Apple Reissuing Numerous iOS App Updates, Potentially Related to Recent 'This App is No Longer Shared' Bug

You can now watch Quibi shows on a TV using AirPlay

Hackers release a new jailbreak that unlocks every iPhone Who jailbreaks their iPhones these days? Warren did, then didn't, then did again, then didn't

Topics

We begin our topics for the 100th episode and go back in time with a clip from Episode 32. Dave was lucky enough along with Mike Potter from MacStock to visit the Apple store Michigan Ave Chicago for his Apple user group and brought us into their board room for presentations.

Beta this week. Warren withdrawal time there is no beta right now iOS 13.5 is current as we wait on WWDC announcements. We debated last week about will iOS14 be delivered as well as the new iPhones and clarify.

We are seeing many online sellers including Woot offer really cheap older phones (of course the are already sold out). Well the iPhone SE is such a solid phone and has been out for about 1 month now. We talk about how this iPhone has done in the lower priced market.

We play another clip from one of the past 100 episodes. This is from episode 40 one of my first guests was Kelly Guimont.

HBO Max Launches on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV There is lots of confusion there are 3 articles we reference. We also talk about the App on iOS, iPad OS and AppleTV. They at the last minute included HBO Max as part of the subscription

Xfinity released the Peacock streaming service on the X1 platform we compare this and they will release this service with online streaming and iOS app in July.

Our last clip is from episode 35 it was Chuck Joiner's first appearance on the show.

Apps

Dave

SpendStack

GoodPods Social Podcast Network App Link

About our Guest

Kelly Guimont writes for The Mac Observer and is the host of The Daily Observations Podcast. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @verso

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

The latest episode of In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren are join by guest Chuck Joiner. Almost 100 episodes and We talk Apple TV+ buying back catalog and creating Podcasts original content. Apple was ahead of its time with iChat and now tech is on iPhone. WWDC debate will iOS 14 come out and more.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News

Google Fi Rolls Out eSIM support for Existing iOS Subscribers

Apple Releases watchOS 6.2.5 With ECG App in Saudi Arabia, New Pride Watch Faces

Apple Seeds tvOS 13.4.5 GM Update to Developers

HomePod 'Sold Out' on Apple's Online Store [Updated]

T-Mobile to Start Phasing Out Sprint Brand This Summer

Ad review panel tells AT&T to stop using misleading '5G Evolution' claims

Google Podcasts 2.0 Adds CarPlay Support to iOS App

Topics

Beta testing this week. iOS 13.5 has been released to the public! We discuss what was added and the COVID-19 controversy Apple releases iOS 12.4.7, iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5 updates

Who remembers iChat? Dave was going through some old documents and found an old MacOSX Leopard manual and started realizing that Apple was at the forefront with Chat, video conferencing, messaging, and presentations way back in 2007 the year the iPhone was introduced. You could do video backdrops, iChat Theater for presentations, screen sharing, and more. Now we know it as Messages, and FaceTime but its not the same. We discuss this and how Apple was ahead of its time with the iChat product.

Apple TV+ now has 10 million subscribers and granted many of those are the free 1 year subscriptions with new device purchase. But they are also buying movie and TV back catalogs too. We discuss the content of Apple TV+ and our views on where it is going. Link

Apple hunting for podcast chief to lead original content push, Apple TV+ tie-ins Apple is looking to expand the podcasting as Spotify signed exclusive deal 'The Joe Rogan Experience' to ditch Apple Podcasts, YouTube for Spotify and Apple is building up its original podcast content to boost Apple TV+

WWDC is coming on June 22nd will iPhone 12 and iOS 14 be released this year? We debate what Guy Serle said on MTTF Go will iOS 14 come out this year?

Apps

Dave

MusicSmart ios

Warren

T-Mobile Digits iOS

About our Guest

Chuck Joiner is the host of MacVoices and hosts video podcasts with influential members of the Apple community. Make sure to visit macvoices.com and subscribe to his podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @chuckjoiner and join his MacVoices Facebook group.

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

The latest episode of In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren are join by Victor Cajiao, podcaster and musician. We talk to Victor about his iOS devices, video editing and the new camera he has. We also discuss: will Final Cut and Logic Pro come to the iPad soon and more.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News

American Idol finishing its current season shooting entirely on iPhone

Microsoft Office to support touchpad on iPads

Now you can get a Pad & Quill case for your Apple Magic Keyboard case and yes Warren ordered one.

Facebook app for iPadOS updated with Split View and Slide Over multitasking support

Apple Considering Offering Audio Versions of News+ Stories

Topics

Victor is a first time guest and we always find out what iOS devices they use. We talk about He is a musician and has started getting into video editing. He has some new toys including a video switcher called the ATEM Mini Pro, and Blackmagic Design Pocket cinema video camera.

We found a $18 Smart Watch. Yes that's right Warren braved looking at an alternative watch and will tell us how it compares to the Apple Watch. CNet Review and Offer Code

WiFi 6 is hitting the mainstream and Warren also bought a new WiFI extender in his home in addition to the Router. He gives us details if there are any noticeable speed changes with the iPhone and iPad since both support it.

iPads are being used for check in at many businesses these days. Warren just set one up at his work using SalesForce and he goes over how it works and its set up.

Audio and Video editing on the iPad. What our experience and do we think Apple will bring Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro to the iPad. What apps are available now?

Audio

GarageBand iOS

Ferrite iOS

Video

Luma Fusion iOS

iMovie iOS

Apps we talked about this week

Victor

‎Logic Remote on the App Store

Dave

Pressreader

About our Guest

Víctor Cajiao, is a retired IT professional, host of the Typical Mac user podcast which ended in 2011. Currently Víctor writes, records and performs music in South Dakota. He is a tech and photography enthusiast, and is currently learning how to live-stream and become a videographer. Find him on Twitter @victorcajiao Facebook, Instagram and YouTube: Victor Cajiao

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

The latest episode of In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren talk about the latest beta and a deep dive on the share sheet. Also talk about advanced email settings and news stories including will the iPhone SE lure android users plus more.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News

Apple expects iPad, Mac sales to grow in June Q3 despite COVID-19

Apple's online-only WWDC 2020 starts June 22

Apple believes the iPhone SE will help lure over Android users

Apple Watch has 55% of global smartwatch marketshare — Apple World Today

Apple Just Released New AirPods Pro Firmware to (Hopefully) Improve Noise Cancellation

Brydge Pro+ firmware update a good start, but trackpad issues remain

Topics

Beta 4 of iOS and iPadOS is out! What our findings are this time around. Beta 4 of iOS 13.5 & iPadOS 13.5 Released for Testing

Its been 2 weeks for both of us with the Magic keyboard and iFixit has x-rayed it. iFixit's Magic Keyboard X-rays confirm the death of the butterfly keyboard switches and 10 Tips and Tricks for the iPad Pro Magic Keyboard

I always like stories with the find my feature on Apple devices and this one is great find the watch. Finding my lost Apple Watch may have just made me an Apple fan boy forever

Apple Airpods Pro had firmware issues and we discuss if we had any issues. AirPods Pro Firmware Problems

Tips

Share Sheet Discussion Dave reviews the anatomy of a share sheet and does a deep dive into its use and customizations

Advanced Mail Settings. Did you know about some of the advanced settings in the Mail app. Tap Settings > Mail

iPhone: How to change passcode, skip Face ID to enter passcode, more

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

The latest episode of In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren are joined by special guest Rene Ritchie. Dave and Warren talk about their first week with the Magic Keyboard for iPad. Apple announced their earnings and it was positive and we discussed Rene becoming Indie. iOS beta news and more.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News

Apple earnings report Q2 2020

Apple pulled down $58.3 billion in revenue in the most recent quarter, which was actually up slightly (1%) from the year-ago

iPhone revenue was $29b, down from $31b

SixColors 2020 Results Charts

Apple does not break out wearable sales, instead including the Apple Watch and AirPods in its "Wearables, Home, and Accessories" category, which brought in $6.3 billion during the quarter, up from $5.1 billion in Q2 2019.

Apple Planning Apple Card Financing Options for Devices Other than iPhone

Microsoft Testing iPadOS Multi-Window Support in Word and PowerPoint

[Update: Now available] OtterBox unveils first antimicrobial glass iPhone screen protector approved by the EPA

Owners of Sonos Speakers Can Listen to Free Audiobooks

Topics

With all new guests, we find out what devices Rene uses full time and talk about him going indie. We also ask him about the possibilities of Final Cut Pro for iPad.

iOS Beta 13.5 Beta 3 whats new? Covid-19 settings are on be default and can now be turned off. Face ID with someone wearing a mask automatically asks for a passcode instead.

Magic Keyboard for iPad Dave and Warren give there impressions after using it for 1 week. Sadly Rene did not receive his just yet but we will look for his review on YouTube.

Tips

Make the Side button easier to click. Some of us have issues with tapping the side button there is a way to slow it down. Goto Settings > Accessibilty > Side Button. There are some settings that can be changed here.

Apps

Warren - Unrollme

Dave - TikTok - Fun silly videos to watch.

Rene - Flexbit Apps

About our Guest - Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie has been covering personal technology for over a decade. He currently hosts his own YouTube channel where he provides news analysis and insight on Apple and related technologies and culture. He also co-hosts MacBreak Weekly on the TWiT network and writes a column every Monday for iMore, part of Future PLC. Follow him on Twitter @reneritchie

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

The latest episode of In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren talk about how much is your iPhone worth and all the trade in options, iPhone SE top 5 missing features and its better than high end Android, plus tips, apps and more.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News

The FCC ratified Wi-Fi 6E this morning

Verizon Giving Customers 15GB Extra Hotspot Data for May

iOS Mail Exploits Serious but Unlikely to Affect Normal Users

Darkroom photo editor for iPhone and iPad expands with video editing features

Shortform Fraggle Rock Series From Jim Henson Company Now Available on Apple TV+

The cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android phone

Apple Releases iOS 13.4.1 for iPhone SE Ahead of Launch

Topics

Beta testing has slowed iOS 13.4.5 Beta 2 is current released 4/15

Dave and Warren both have ordered the Magic Keyboard for the iPad and Warren decided to become a UPS driver and went to pick his up from the depot today. His gives his first impressions and we give our full reviews next week.

How much is your iPhone X worth right now? We review all the trade in options on all iPhones and how low priced the iPhone X is now as a trade in.

The iPhone SE is out in the wild and even our friend Guy Serle bought one. We discuss the reivews and here is list it Misses Out On These top 5 Features

1. Stereo Speakers only a single Mono one.
2. No Night Mode. Yeah well you have to cut corners somewhere.
3. No Face ID and Headphone Jack - We have lived without the headphone jack Touch ID

It is personal preference.

1. No Tap to Wake - well thats annoying.
2. U1 Ultra Wideband Chip - Its in the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro other than some features in the AirPods there is not much use for this chip as of yet. But it will be something in the future that could be missed later.

Final impressions of the iPhone SE and who is it for.

MacRumors posted a video from a Chinese Youtuber who did a teardown of the iPhone SE and swapped it with iPhone 8 parts. Most of them worked in the new SE.

Tips

Customizing the Share Sheet

Accessibility Shortcuts - Did you know you can add any accessibility setting to the side button?

Apps

Clock App iPad and Features better than on iPhone.

Pixelmator for iOS Updates added file and photo browser

About our Co-Host

Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.

The latest episode of In Touch With iOS Dave and Warren are joined by Barry Fulk, IT pro he has the latest iPad Pro and we discuss how he likes it so far. The iPhone SE is here we give our initial thoughts plus news and Dave gives a hands on review of the Sonos Move speaker.

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com

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News HomePod Operating System Now Based on tvOS Instead of iOS Amid Rumors of Smaller HomePod

Walgreens Shoppers Get 3% Cash Back When Using Drive-Thru Ordering With Physical Apple Card Through June 30

Apple's U.S. Q1 iPhone activations hit 5-year high

Facebook Launches New 'Kit' App for Apple Watch to Keep in Touch With Your Closest Friends

You can now activate Google Fi via eSIM on newer iPhones

Topics

Beta time Apple released iOS 13.5 beta 2 yesterday it doesn't seem like there is any real changes and its probably going to be released soon. BTF: last release before iOS14?

Apple announced the iPhone SE yesterday and we discuss our initial thoughts, and where we thing Apple is going with this new mode. AppleCare will be only $79 and we look at comparing with the other models. This is not the SE model of old. BTF: great specs, great price. Still lacking on some of the internals of other iPhones, but a great device to recommend if you prefer TouchID/smaller devices.

Barry has the new 12.9" 2020 iPad Pro and he gives us a review and how he likes it so far.

BTF: key strengths: cursor/trackpad control - for editing documents it has been really handy, especially when using documents in programs such as Pages or Word.

It will become more valuable when I don't have to take my hand off the keyboard and can 'thumb' the trackpad similar to the MacBook Pros. Still, some keyboard commands may be preferred, but having the option makes it all the more powerful.

The AR features are not something that I use too much, but with the AR features on Apple's websites, it seems much more stable than previous models.

The "measure" app is also more solid.

Dave was lucky enough to receive a Sonos Move speaker for his work anniversary. He has had it a few weeks and is going to give his review.

Apps Warren Quibi Free for 90 days Barry Apple Arcade Games in Apple Arcade What the Golf Jenny Leclue

Dave Roku

Virtual Game Night with Barry May 1, 2020 you are invited! DM Barry on Twitter @fulkb

About Our Guest:

Barry Fulk is a IT Professional, podcast enthusiast and a world-class Pokémon Go player. You can follow him on Twitter @fulkb and send a friend request in Pokémon Go: 5540 4580 7252

About our Co-Host Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.