On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:

• Augmented reality: Smash Tanks, Giphy World, Sky Guide, IKEA Place, ARia, Target, Pokémon GO, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• News: Instagram's CEO gives a perplexing excuse for the absence of an Instagram iPad app, Apple updates investors on guidance due to COVID-19, HQ Trivia shuts down, developer claims iOS is adware, Kuo claims Apple AirTags will launch in Q3 of 2020 due to increased ultra-wideband chip production.
• Viewer Feedback: Intermittent habit tracking with Streaks, location tracking on iOS, and a topic suggestion for parental controls.
• Mikah's App Cap: Pocket City
• Leo's App Cap: Signal

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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On this week's episode of iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Matthew Cassinelli:

• Apps to help you get out of the house: Geocaching, Pokemon GO, Harry Potter Wizards Unite, Foursquare, Strava, Minecraft Earth, and GyPSy Guides.
• News: Xcode 11.4 supporting universal purchases, NYPD replacing handwritten logs with an app, Apple Watch outselling the Swiss watch industry, France fining Apple $27 million, and more.
• Feedback: 'Reminders' sharing is broken, plus some brand picks for a nice bag.
• Matthew's App Cap: Endel
• Leo's App Cap: Spelltower+

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Matthew Cassinelli

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On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:

• CarPlay:
• Head unit: Pioneer AVH-W4500NEX: http://bit.ly/33JNmtR
• Apps: Pocket Casts, Pandora, Waze, Audible, Amazon Music, Google Maps
• News: Apple hits 1.5 billion active devices, Russia wants to install its apps on Apple's iPhones, iCloud.com is now accessible from iOS and Android, the Iowa Caucuses app was a disaster, Apple offers $100 for Apple Watch Series 2 and 3 trade-ins in honor of Heart Month, Apple suppliers want to resume full production in China by February 10, and Apple News offers up a special 2020 presidential election resource.
• Viewer Feedback: Using a magnetic cable with CarPlay and the privacy concerns surrounding iCloud backups.
• Mikah's App Cap: AeroPress Timer... Get the Coffee Maker at https://amzn.to/2ujfB72
• Leo's App Cap: Notion

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:

• Celebrate the Super Bowl: iSpot.tv, CBS All Access, NFL, Yahoo! Sports, Animal Planet GO, Tunity, Polls for iMessage.
• News: The latest coronavirus may threaten production of upcoming iPhone models, FiLMiC Pro releases DoubleTake app for Multicam recording on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, MGM wants to be acquired and Apple is a possibility, The Unofficial Apple Archive may be going away, Eero may be among the first to offer HomeKit-enabled routers, and Vine's reboot comes in the form of Byte.
• Viewer Feedback: Setting up rules for Mail on iOS and using the Direct Transfer method for the new iPhone setup.
• Mikah's App Cap: Plague Inc.
• Leo's App Cap: Octi

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:

• Get organized with iOS: Stylebook, Joplin, Sortly.
• News: Apple reportedly dropped plans to encrypt iCloud backups, Jennifer Aniston snags a SAG award for The Morning Show, you can use your iPhone as a Google security key, YouTube for iOS adds subscription filtering options, a correction on the "EU killing Lightning cables" story.
• Viewer Feedback: Send your questions and feedback to [email protected].
• Mikah's App Cap: The Mandalorian Stickers
• Leo's App Cap: LEGO Builder's Journey

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:

• iOS accessories worth owning: Defense Vertical Duo, myCharge HubMax Universal, myCharge UnPlugged 10K, mophie charge stream vent mount, Anker PowerPort Atom PD 1, Brydge Pro+ Wireless Keyboard with Trackpad
• News: Apple responds to claims it isn't helping law enforcement with the Pensacola shooting investigation, Apple uses automated technology to scan photos for potential child abuse, Masimo is suing Apple for allegedly stealing its watch tech, Apple's press release details its Services wins, the EU wants Apple to kill the Lightning port but it might be doing that already, and TikTok takes the top spot for most iOS downloads in Q4 of 2019.
• Viewer Feedback: The difference between iOS updates in iTunes and the Finder versus over-the-air updates directly on the device and updating watchOS-specific notifications for WhatsApp.
• Mikah's App Cap: MusicHarbor
• Leo's App Cap: RadarScope

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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On this week's iOS Today with Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard:

• Habit tracking with iOS: Streaks, When Did I?, Lifewheel, Remente, Don't Break the Chain, Habitica, Productive, Today
• News: Apple now offers emoji engraving options for AirPods, Apple claims nine of 10 top spots for device activations over the holiday week, Brydge announces a new Brydge Pro+ keyboard with a trackpad, iPhone 11 Pro's Night Mode feature doesn't work with the telephoto lens, Apple is very serious about its slofies.
• Viewer Feedback: An update on permissions troubleshooting for photo apps (hint: Don't forget Screen Time!).
• Mikah's App Cap: Pocket Build
• Rosemary's App Cap: Stylebook

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Mikah Sargent had quite a fun year joining Leo Laporte on the 2019 iOS train! Let's take a look back at the highlights from the past 12 months, from memes and backpacks to FaceApp and Megan's Apple Card experience! Happy New Year!

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:

• Our favorite apps & games of 2019: Pocket Casts, Apple Research, Day One, Text Case, Picstructions, Pixelmator, Vox, and more.
• News: The U.S. Navy has banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, Apple is reportedly working on satellite-to-iPhone data transmission technology, AirPods Pro have relatively low Bluetooth latency, ToTok is a popular app that's also a spy tool, San Francisco slightly walks back its facial recognition ban after it realizes employees can't use iPhones with Face ID, and Apple introduces specs for Made for iPhone flash and strobe accessories.
• Viewer Feedback: Digital library management, duplicate and similar photo removal on iOS, and permissions troubleshooting for photo apps.
• Leo's App Cap: Snowflake Weather
• Mikah's App Cap: GasBuddy

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:

• Tell a story with iOS apps: Quik, Snapchat, Google Photos, Apple Photos, Spark Camera, Adobe Premiere Rush for Video, Day One, Journi.
• News: Folks aren't interested in spending much more on smartphones, AirPods are a $4-billion-per-quarter business, a BTS band member says he's lost 33 pairs of AirPods, Federico Viticci releases MusicBot, iPhone 11 Pro is knocked out in the first round of MKBHD's blind smartphone camera test, the Touch ID sensor in the new MacBook Pro could end up in future iPhones.
• Viewer Feedback: Spending between $100 and $200, what is a good pair of in-ear headphones for a person with small ear canals?
• Etymotic ER3SE earphones
• Samsung Galaxy Buds
• Jabra Elite 75t
• Soundcore (Anker) Liberty Air
• Mikah's App Cap: Spaceteam
• Leo's App Cap: Any.do

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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