Customize your iPhone and iPad Home screen.

Apple's iOS 14 is here and it's bringing about a whole host of new ways to customize your Home screen. Mikah walks you through the process of adding, arranging, and customizing app widgets.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Leo & Mikah show you some of the widgets you need to download once you've updated to iOS 14.

• Widgets: Brief, Calendar, Drafts, Wikipedia, Apollo, Carrot Weather, Due, Widgetsmith.
• News: iPhone users are setting up custom iOS Home screens. Bunch, the social gaming startup, raises $20 Million. iFixit tears down the Apple Watch. Apple Stores are offering specialized sizing for its new Apple Watch bands.
• Listener feedback: Family Sharing and Apple IDs for children who grow up. Geotagging photos on iPhone. An app to test AirPods Pro Spatial Audio.
• Mikah's App Cap: Divoom
• Leo's App Cap: DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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Matthew and Mikah talk about the new trend in iOS 14 wherein folks are customizing their iPhone and iPad Home screens with their own app icons. Amazon has announced an update to its FreeTime service, including its rebranding as "Amazon Kids" and "Amazon Kids+." Mikah finds joy and stress relief by way of the XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro Multi-Use Electric Computer Duster Dryer Air Pump Blower - Black.

• APPLE
• How to customize your iPhone's home screen with widgets and app icons | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3iTe6An
• tvOS 14 now available for your Apple TV: deeper HomeKit integration, 4K YouTube, Picture-in-Picture | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/33MtUii
• How to use Automatic Handwashing Detection on Apple Watch | iDownloadBlog: https://bit.ly/32Qlt67
• watchOS 7: The MacStories Review | MacStories: https://bit.ly/3iS7kuL

• GOOGLE
• Google app for iOS can now read articles aloud with a tap | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3hRUDi8
• You can stop Google Assistant alarms/timers from any room | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/32QlM0L

• AMAZON
• Amazon rebrands FreeTime to Amazon Kids, expands paid catalog for Amazon Kids+ | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/33QexVN
• Amazon's new Alexa partnership lets you link your AT&T number to turn your Echo into a phone | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2RJhTEJ
• Sam Jackson getting 30,000 new phrases | Variety: https://bit.ly/3j4G0tD
• Amazon makes Alexa Routines shareable | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/35UFCtR

• Divoom Pixoo Pixel Art Digital Frame | Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HkGyxo
• Mac Power Users 552: HomeKit in 2020, with Mikah Sargent | Relay.FM: https://www.relay.fm/mpu/552

• PICKS OF THE WEEK
• Matthew: MacStories Pixel | MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/pixel/
• Mikah: XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro Multi-Use Electric Computer Duster Dryer Air Pump Blower - Black | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cgnVGi

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli

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Oracle's bid for TikTok and Trump's response to the news. How iOS developers are responding to the launch of iOS 14. What you need to know about the Oculus Quest 2 and PlayStation 5.

First, Alex Kantrowitz joins Jason and Mikah to provide the latest updates on TikTok. Oracle (and possibly others) want to have a stake in the company, but the Trump administration plans to weigh in.

Then, PCalc developer James Thomson stops by to give us the play-by-play of Apple's decision to launch iOS 14 after its Apple Watch & iPad Air event. Devs scrambled to get their apps ready for day one in the Apple AppStore.

Then, Android Central's Russell Holly shares the what-you-need-to-know regarding Facebook's new Oculus Quest 2 and the PlayStation 5.

Lastly, Mikah talks about Matthew Cassinelli's new Shortcuts Catalog and Jason scares Mikah with news of shelf-stocking robots.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, James Thomson, and Russell Holly

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Prepare your iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) for an iOS update.

When Apple releases a new version of iOS, there are some steps you should take to upgrade your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the latest version. Mikah walks you through the process of backing up your device, troubleshooting, and installing Apple's software update.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Apple Watch OS 7
Apple Watch Series 6

• Blood oximeter sensor
• Three new health studies
• A13 Bionic Chip
• Altimeter
• New Watch faces, including developer-customizable faces
• Solo Loop, Braided Yarn, Leather Link Bands
• Family Setup

Apple Watch SE

• S6 Chip

Apple Fitness+
Apple One - iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+

• Individual: $14.95, Family: $19.95, and Premiere: $29.95

iPad Updates

• iPad 8th generation
• Apple Pencil
• iPadOS 14

New iPad Air

• 5nm A14 chip
• Zoom and enhance!
• USB-C

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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Leo & Mikah show you how to get your iPads, iPhones, and other iOS devices ready for an iOS update.

• Prepare for an update: How to back up your iOS device, how to update your iOS device, iMazing, Google Photos, Dropbox, and Amazon Photos.
• News: Adobe Illustrator for iPad is available for pre-order. AirPods and AirPods Pro get a firmware update that enables spatial audio and automatic device switching. Apple announces "Apple One" subscription bundle. Apple says Epic customers will still be able to use Apple's "Sign in with Apple" feature.
• Listener feedback: Dark Sky's fate and Shortcuts for silencing unknown callers.
• Mikah's App Cap: Shop by Shopify
• Leo's App Cap: NFL

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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Matthew and Mikah talk about Amazon's new voice-based printer integration, Wink's recent outage (after the launch of its subscription service), and Apple's new designed-by-Apple face covering.

• SMART TECH
• US Customs seize 'counterfeit AirPods' that, er, weren't | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3klzyOL
• Welcome to Smart Home Week | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35zoiu2
• 7 Easy Smart Home Essentials for Renters | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/35CqaSW
• Wink's smart home platform faces a days-long outage | Engadget: https://engt.co/32ucLuc
• IKEA Sonos Symfonisk speakers get colorful new covers | Engadget: https://engt.co/3mkRIlA
• Do You Really Need an AI-Powered Smart Range? | Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/2GQvaZJ
• AMAZON
• Amazon Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/2E0oYxn
• Amazon Alexa Print lets you easily print out your shopping list | Slashgear: https://bit.ly/3hxqNQ1
• GOOGLE
• Google Assistant works with more than 50,000 smart home devices | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/2FrLbF6
• APPLE
• This is Apple's COVID-19 face mask | Inputmag: https://bit.ly/3kdJ5Yn
• Apple and Google's contact tracing system gets deeper integration into iOS, Android | CNN: https://cnn.it/2FtzOwv
• How I Used Shortcuts to Make Siri Finally Understand Me | Wirecutter: https://nyti.ms/32tDPcS
• Eufy Pan & Tilt HomeKit Camera Available For $40 Today | The Apple Byte: https://bit.ly/3kaNHOO
• Philips Hue Announces New HomeKit-Compatible Gradient Lightstrip and Iris Lamp | iPhone in Canada: https://bit.ly/32sDXJK

• PICKS OF THE WEEK
• Mikah & Matthew: Poolside.FM

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli

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Console prices, Apple vs. Epic Games continues, the 5G lie.

• Microsoft released the pricing information for its upcoming Xbox Series S and Series X consoles. Randy Ramsay from Gamespot shares insight into the thinking behind the pricing.
• Rene Ritchie details the latest developments in the battle brewing between Apple and Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.
• 5G speeds aren't what they are advertised to be yet, and Geoffrey Fowler from the Washington Post took to the streets to prove it.
• The reviews embargo for the Microsoft Surface Duo has lifted and most reviews seem to agree that it needed more time in the cooker.
• Lovers of tech nostalgia will enjoy the Internet Archive's crazy repository of Winamp skins!

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Randy Ramsay, Rene Ritchie, and Geoffrey Fowler

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What you need to know about the built-in to-do app on your iOS device.

Learn about the powerful, complex to-do app on your iPhone and iPad. Mikah walks you through Reminders for iOS, a full-featured task management app built by Apple. With location-based, date-based, and contact-based reminders, you'll always remember to grab eggs at the grocery store!

Host: Mikah Sargent

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