iOS Today (Audio)

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March 20, 2025iOS 744: Cultivating Your CarPlay Experience - A tour of CarPlay with Rosemary!
Drive into the world of Apple CarPlay as hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard provide a comprehensive visual tour of this automotive technology, explaining how it works, what it can do, and how to customize it for your driving needs.
What is CarPlay? - CarPlay is an extension of your iPhone that projects to your car's display, not software installed by car manufacturers.

Connection Types - Available in both wired (USB) and wireless versions, with wireless CarPlay using a combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

CarPlay Interface - The interface includes a dashboard with maps, media controls, and customizable app icons that can be organized based on frequency of use.

App Management - Users can control which apps appear in CarPlay through Settings > General > CarPlay on their iPhone, removing distracting apps like Zoom or Teams.

CarPlay Settings - In-car settings include options for driving focus mode, message announcements, appearance (light/dark mode), wallpaper selection, and accessibility features.

Accessibility Features - Options include bold text, color filters for colorblindness, voice control using iPhone's microphone, and sound recognition for car horns and sirens.

Apple Intelligence Integration - New feature allows Siri to remain on screen without blocking the map view, plus automatic message sending.

Siri Suggestions - Calendar events, HomeKit controls, and other contextual suggestions appear on the dashboard and can be toggled on/off.

Third-Party Apps - Apps like Carrot Weather are now available for CarPlay, showing weather information while driving.
Feedback
iTunes Match Question - Bill asked what happens if he discontinues iTunes Match. Will his music be safe even if he hasn't downloaded it all?

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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33min
March 13, 2025iOS 743: Dialing in your Data - Airtable, Tap Forms 5, DEVONthink To Go 3
Head into the world of data management with hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard as they explore essential apps to help you organize and action your data more effectively. From storing manuals to creating databases and automating with shortcuts, this episode provides practical solutions for both personal and professional data needs.
DEVONThink - A powerful app for storing and searching documents like manuals, with annotation features and the ability to create links to specific sections of documents

Tap Forms - The spiritual successor to Bento, allowing users to create custom forms and databases with various field types and options for viewing and organizing data

Airtable - A versatile database service that integrates with automation tools and offers various views (grid, Kanban, calendar) to organize and visualize data

Notion - Described as a great "dumping spot" for storing all kinds of information, offering a different approach to data management than Airtable
Apple News
New iPad Air with M3 Chip - Apple announced the new iPad Air with M3 chip supporting Apple Intelligence, available in 11-inch ($599) and 13-inch ($799) models

New Magic Keyboard - Features a 14-key function row and larger trackpad, priced at $269 for 11-inch and $319 for 13-inch models

Updated Base iPad - Now includes double the storage capacity and features the A16 chip
Feedback
CarPlay Directions - Addressed a viewer question about stopping CarPlay from automatically suggesting directions home, with tips on using alternative map apps

Procreate App - Acknowledged viewer feedback about Procreate being an excellent graphics app for iPad that deserved mention in a previous episode
Shortcuts Corner
Smart Bulb Automation - Solved a problem where smart bulbs were turning on too dim when returning home, showing how to properly set up HomeKit automations with specific brightness levels

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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45min
March 06, 2025iOS 742: STEM Apps for iOS - Swift Playground, BrainPOP, Lab O
Head into the world of educational technology with Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard as they explore cutting-edge iOS apps that make learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engaging and interactive. From virtual anatomy lessons to coding playgrounds, these apps transform your device into a powerful learning tool.
Skeleton 3D Anatomy: A free app for exploring human anatomy in 3D, allowing users to tap and learn about different bones, their Latin names, and skeletal structures. Perfect for students, medical enthusiasts, or anyone curious about the human body.

Swift Playground: Apple's coding education app that helps users learn Swift programming. Recent updates include the ability to create and publish entire apps directly from an iPad, making coding more accessible than ever.

Khan Academy: A comprehensive learning platform offering free courses in mathematics, sciences, computing, and more. Features include partner content from NASA and the California Academy of Sciences, with the ability to track progress across devices.

BrainPOP: An educational video platform featuring engaging content about scientific concepts, historical figures, and educational quizzes. Known for its animated robots and human characters that explain complex topics in an approachable manner.

Enki: A coding learning app supporting multiple programming languages like Python, JavaScript, SQL, and CSS. Offers flexible subscription options for those wanting to expand their programming skills.

The Elements by Theodore Gray: An interactive periodic table app with beautiful images, 3D representations, and fascinating stories about chemical elements.

Froggipedia: A $3.99 iPad/iPhone app that provides a digital alternative to traditional frog dissection, teaching the amphibian life cycle through interactive experiences.
Lab O Bundle: A collection of science apps including Beaker, Space, Chemist, and more.
Shortcuts Corner
VPN App Notification Shortcut: A listener seeks a way to create a notification/automation that reminds him to close work-related apps before launching NordVPN to avoid false security alerts.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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30min
February 27, 2025iOS 741: Start a New Hobby! - Imprint, GeoGuessr, Birda, & more
Pass the time productively! Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore apps that can help listeners start and maintain new hobbies. From geocaching to coloring apps, learning piano to birding, they showcase versatile options for various interests.
Geocaching - Rosemary showcases this app that helps users find hidden caches around the world, offering a purpose-driven outdoor activity with puzzles and challenges.

Brilliant - Mikah demonstrates this learning app that teaches coding and computer science through interactive puzzles, also offering courses on math, data analysis, and more.

Coloring Book Painting Games - A free, ad-supported coloring app recommended by Rosemary as an alternative to subscription-based options, featuring thousands of designs and Apple Pencil support.

Imprint - Mikah highlights this app that distills complex concepts and books into bite-sized summaries, featuring daily reads on topics like Andrew Huberman's morning routine.

GeoGuessr - A geography game that drops players into Google Street View locations around the world, challenging them to figure out where they are with single and multiplayer options.

Simply Piano - An app that helps users learn piano through progressive lessons, featuring popular songs and keyboard calibration.

Apple News+ - Rosemary reminds viewers about hobby-related magazines available through Apple News+, including titles for crochet, photography, and other interests.

Birda - A birding app recommended by Mikah that helps users identify and track bird sightings, featuring a free version and AI identification with a subscription.
News
Apple Account Purchase Migration - Apple has introduced the ability to migrate purchases from one Apple account to another, with some limitations including regional restrictions and requirements that accounts can't be child accounts.
Feedback
Trip Planning Apps - In response to a listener named Reid asking about alternatives to the soon-to-be-discontinued Tripcase app, Mikah recommends Tripsy as a great option for tracking travel information with various subscription tiers.
Shortcuts Corner
Timer Controls for Audio Apps - Rosemary addresses Rick's question about creating a shortcut to open iHeartRadio and set a sleep timer.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

Contact iOS Today at [email protected].

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42min
February 20, 2025iOS 740: Photo Editing on iOS - Annotable, Picsew, Pixelmator
In this episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard show viewers the powerful photo and video editing capabilities available on iOS and iPadOS devices. They explore both built-in editing features and third-party applications that can enhance one's photo editing experience.
Built-in Video Editing Tools: Mikah demonstrates how iOS lets you quickly mirror, rotate, crop, and trim videos without needing third-party software, saving significant time compared to desktop video editors.

Built-in Photo Editing Tools: Rosemary walks through editing photos with the Photos app, showing how to adjust Live Photos (turning them into loops, bounces, or long exposures), adjust styles, make exposure adjustments, and crop images.

Live Photo Key Frame Selection: Rosemary demonstrates how to select the best frame from a Live Photo to ensure everyone's eyes are open or to capture the perfect moment.

Clean Up Tool: The built-in cleanup feature uses Apple Intelligence to remove unwanted elements from photos, which Rosemary demonstrates by removing a clip from a keyboard image.

Markup Tools: Rosemary shows how to use built-in markup tools to add shapes, text, and annotations to images when explaining something to someone.

Copy/Paste Edits: A useful feature that lets you copy edits from one photo and paste them to others, especially helpful when selling items online and maintaining consistent white balance.

Annotable App: Mikah showcases this powerful annotation tool that offers features like magnification loops with adjustable positions, redaction tools, text tools, arrows, and shapes for detailed annotations.

Picsew App: Rosemary demonstrates this screenshot management tool that automatically stitches screenshots together, removes status bars and scroll bars, adds device frames, and helps keep a photo library organized.

CleanMyPhone App: Rosemary mentions this app (formerly Gemini) that helps identify similar shots and duplicates to clean up the photo library.

Pixelmator/Photomator: Rosemary highlights these powerful photo editing apps (recently acquired by Apple) that bring Photoshop-like capabilities to iOS and iPadOS, allowing for layer-based editing with advanced blending modes for just $4.99.
Shortcuts Corner
Adding Country Codes to Contacts: Rosemary creates a shortcut to help Lauren, who had issues with text messages not showing contact names while traveling internationally.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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43min
February 13, 2025iOS 739: Sharing the Love on iOS - Ink Cards, Felt, and Givingli
In this Valentine's Day-themed episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a few iOS apps and features perfect for sharing love and appreciation with others. From physical card-sending services to digital solutions and customizable widgets, they cover multiple ways to make Valentine's Day special using Apple devices.
Felt: Physical card-sending app with various card styles, custom designs, and the ability to add special items like confetti, chocolates, and stickers to your mailings

Ink: Another physical card service that offers photo cards, calendars, and customizable gifts like mugs and socks

Widgetsmith: App for creating custom widgets, including countdown timers and photo displays perfect for showcasing loved ones on your home screen

Givingli: Digital card and gift service that lets you send virtual cards with attached gift cards from popular retailers like Starbucks, Amazon, and Taco Bell

Valentine's Gifts and Stickers: App offering themed stickers and GIFs for Messages, with both free and paid options

Messages "Send Later" feature: Built-in iOS capability to schedule messages in advance for special occasions
Shortcuts Corner
Question about creating a shortcut to dynamically adjust sleep schedules based on bedtime routine. Plus, adorable dogs!

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

Contact iOS Today at [email protected].

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41min
February 06, 2025iOS 738: Notes Apps Showdown - Cheatsheet, Freeform, Notion, & more
In this episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard dive into a comprehensive comparison of popular note-taking apps for iOS, examining their unique features and use cases. They also discuss Apple's surprise launch of a new event planning app called Apple Invites.
Apple Notes: New iOS 18 features including Math Notes, collaborative note-taking capabilities, and family wish list sharing functionality

Freeform: Apple's infinite canvas app that enables collaborative brainstorming, room planning, and freeform content organization with drawing support

Bear: A beautiful Markdown-based notes app with custom keyboards and nested tags, available with a free tier and subscription options

Obsidian: A powerful, customizable note-taking app with community plugins and the ability to create personal wikis

Drafts: An advanced text editor that creates new drafts automatically, featuring powerful actions, custom themes, and extensive widget support

Notion: A versatile workspace tool with templates for various use cases, featuring databases, calendars, and collaborative features
News
Apple launches new "Invites" app requiring iCloud+ subscription to create invitations. It features shared photo albums, weather information, Apple Music playlist integration, and Apple Intelligence for custom backgrounds
Feedback
Question about limiting group chat notifications in driving focus mode

Request for help with continuous reading of non-Kindle ebooks using iOS accessibility features

Discussion of potential workarounds including sending content to Kindle and exploring alternative solutions

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

Contact iOS Today at [email protected].

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47min
January 30, 2025iOS 737: A Tour of the Tips App - Setup checklist, Genius Picks, & more!
Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard check out the often-overlooked Tips app on Apple devices, showing how it can be a powerful tool for discovering features and learning device functionality. They explore how the app has evolved from basic instructions to become an essential resource for both new and experienced users, complete with interactive demos and deep links to settings.
Get Started section contains essential setup checklists for new devices, covering Face ID, Apple account, iCloud backup, and emergency contacts

Navigate Your iPhone feature provides interactive tutorials with animations for basic gestures and controls

Practice mode lets users try gestures with real-time feedback and haptic responses

What's New in iOS section highlights latest features and updates

Genius Picks section showcases expert-curated tips, including lesser-known features like Vehicle Motion Cues for reducing motion sickness

Complete user guides for iPhone, Apple Watch, HomePod, Apple TV, and AirPods

Tips widget can be added to home screen and customized for different Focus modes

Search function helps quickly find specific features or solutions

Tips can be bookmarked and shared with others
Feedback
Question about disabling CarPlay navigation prompts to home/work
Shortcuts Corner
An explanation of how to customize the Apple Health data export based on specific health data types (steps, sleep, blood oxygen, etc.)

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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41min
January 23, 2025iOS 736: Managing Notifications on Your iPhone - Tips and Tricks to Minimize Distractions
In this episode of iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard discuss managing notifications on iPhones and iPads, sharing tips, tricks, and recommendations to help you control your device's notifications and minimize distractions.
Main Topic: Managing Your Notifications
Auditing notifications from the lock screen by swiping left on a notification and tapping Options

Customizing notifications for individual apps in the Notifications settings

Choosing how notifications are displayed: Count, Stack, or List view

Scheduled Summary: Bundling non-critical notifications to be delivered at set times throughout the day

Using Focus modes to control which notifications come through during specific times or activities

Enabling Focus filters to customize app content based on the active Focus mode

Utilizing the Notifications summary and time-sensitive notifications for better notification management
Shortcuts Corner: What's New For iOS 18
New Shortcuts actions available in iOS 16.1 and later, including opening specific App Store pages and the Control Center

Send a Check-in action for sharing location via Messages, useful for automation triggers like starting a workout

Move, rename, and search actions now available on all platforms

Health and Fitness actions for opening specific data types and views

Freeform app gains actions to rename and update boards

Get Current App action enables more powerful automations based on the active app

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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45min
January 16, 2025iOS 735: Level Up Your Lock Screen - Wallpaper styles, placing widgets, & linking a Focus
In this episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard demonstrate how to customize iPhone lock screens, exploring everything from widgets and fonts to Focus mode integration and automation. They also tackle a viewer question about triggering Mac actions from an iPhone using Keyboard Maestro.
How to access lock screen customization by long-pressing while unlocked

Exploring different lock screen styles including astronomy, emoji, weather, and colour options

Customizing widgets in the top date/time area for quick information access

Changing time display options including fonts, colors, and number systems

Adding up to four small widgets or two rectangular widgets below the clock

Customizing bottom controls (formerly just flashlight and camera) with various app shortcuts and actions

Integration with Focus modes to automatically change lock screens based on activity

Tips for using Always-On Display settings, including hiding wallpaper for better battery awareness

How lock screens connect to home screen layouts and Apple Watch faces for a cohesive experience
Shortcuts Corner
Kenny asks about running a Keyboard Maestro script to eject Time Machine drive remotely. Plus, an adorable pet tax!

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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38min

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