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
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• 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

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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

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today.

You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to [email protected].

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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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Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/45

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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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Leo & Mikah take to the skies and leave behind planet Earth with these apps and games from space.

On this week's iOS Today:

• Blast off: Night Sky, Sky Guide, NASA, Satellite Tracker by Star Walk, Pocket Rocket, Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?, Solar Walk - Planets Explorer
• News: Apple announces September 15 Apple Event -- Leo and Mikah will be covering the event live. Apple adds subscription offer codes for developers. After Facebook's backlash, Apple says it will delay new ad tech until 2021. Japan and Australia begin to investigate antitrust concerns related to mobile app stores.
• Listener feedback: We get even more info regarding the case of the perplexing iPhone 8. Mikah explains his Ecamm Live setup. We help Hans figure out his ringer and alert sound settings.
• Mikah's App Cap: Jungled: Delightful Plant Care
• Leo's App Cap: Threema. The Secure Messenger

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to [email protected].

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Amazon's Echo Frames smart glasses with beamforming microphones and speakers give you hands-free access to Alexa to let you make calls, listen to your favorite music and podcasts, and control your smart home. Mikah Sargent and Karsten Bondy give their review.

Get Amazon Echo Frames: https://amzn.to/2FgnMpF

Host: Mikah Sargent

Guest: Karsten Bondy

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At first glance, the Notes app on your iPhone or iPad might seem simple and underpowered, but it's not. In this episode of Hands-On iOS, Mikah walks you through the complex feature set available in Notes for iOS. Learn how to organize notes, add photos, scan documents, mark up images, sketch, create lists, create tables, make a grocery list, and so much more!

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 hands-on, Apple offer codes, technology escape pods.

• Paris Martineau from the Information talks about Amazon delivery drones receiving FAA approval, what this means for drone delivery at large, and when we might hear that noise in the sky.
• Samsung unveiled all the details of the new Galaxy Z Fold 2 this week, and Hayato Huseman from Android Central goes hands-on with the device to talk about the many ways Samsung corrected the mistakes of the previous iteration.
• Apple is opening up more ways for iOS users to pay developers by introducing offer codes that might help to reverse the reliance on free apps by many users.
• A OneZero piece by Douglas Rushkoff talks all about pandemic life and how technology enables many to live in their own escape pods while shielding themselves from the troubles of the world.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Paris Martineau and Hayato Huseman

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