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Android 10 — alas, no more desert names need apply, has begun rolling out, starting first with Google's own Pixel phones. iOS 13 should be rolling out in about two weeks, just before Apple launches its next batch of iPhones.

And as much as they're completely different operating systems from different companies with different philosophies behind them, they're doing some similar things this time around.

To talk about all of that, I've got Android Central's managing editor, Daniel Bader on the line.

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I know some people are doom and gloom cynical, and all pre-bored about the iPhone 11 and all, and I've already done a whole video about why I think they're wrong and how the new camera features alone have me pretty excited. But, there's another reason I'm kinda hyped as well.

Apple's got a whole new Find My app shipping with iOS 13 and macOS Catalina. And, rumor has it, a whole new Find My accessory to go with it, maybe as soon as Apple's iPhone 11 Event this coming Tuesday in Cupertino, California.

And here's why that may just be AirPod-level exciting...

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• iOS 13 includes references to Apple's Tag device for tracking personal items - 9to5Mac
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• Apple's 'Find My' Feature Uses Some Very Clever Cryptography | WIRED

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iPhone prices — hell, flagship phone prices in general — have never been higher. At the same time, the carrier subsidies that used to cover up the costs have gone away and so the amped up prices are all amped up in our faces.

Still, I know some people online — not just YouTubers and bloggers — who each year, every year, still always get the new iPhone. Now, I have to do that for my job, but I was curious why and how they did it. So, I asked.

Why was easy. They always wanted the latest and the greatest. How was a lot more interesting: They'd mastered the art of selling their previous iPhone right before the next one was was announced and using the money they got to greatly — greatly — reduce the cost of upgrading.

And you can too!

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When does a team dedicated to ferreting out bugs, exploits, and vulnerabilities turn into its own form of malware attack?

For Google's Project Zero, the answer just may have been this week.

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Disney just held their annual D23 event, jam-packed with new programming and information about their upcoming Disney+ streaming service and Apple has released more trailers for the shows set to debut on their upcoming TV+ streaming service.

But… one of these things is not like the other. So, what does it all mean for Disney, for Apple, and for us? Let's figure it out.

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Apple is expanding repair support for out-of-warranty iPhones beyond AppleCare, beyond Apple Stores, beyond even Apple Authorized Service Providers.

Right now, today, they're launching a brand new program for Independent Repair Providers and here's what it covers.

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We've had a ton of leaks, a ton of spoilers, a bunch of renders on twitter and grafs in business pubs. But Apple hasn't announced the iPhone 11 yet. Tim Cook hasn't shown it off on stage. Phil Schiller hasn't gone over all its feature slides.

Oh yeah, It's that time of year again. Apple's annual iPhone event is only a couple of weeks away and we already have some people tripping all over themselves to tell you how boring and must-skippable it's just gotta to be.

And, while I'm going to focus on Apple and the upcoming iPhone 11 Pro for this, please feel free to extrapolate it out to the just-announced Galaxy Note 10 and still pending Google Pixel 4 as well.

Now, I'm going to break this down into two parts — the phones and the market.

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What's the absolute best iPhone of all time? With the iPhone 11 on the horizon, I wanted to find out. So, I asked all of you. And you voted by the thousands.

Here is your ultimate pick, and your complete iPhone rankings from worst to best — and best to worst!

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Apple has partnered with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard to roll out the Apple Card to iPhone owners in the U.S. It's been available to Apple employees to test out for a few months, invitation-only to customers for a few weeks, and has now gone wide for everyone.

So, should you get it?

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Wait, no, don't hard quit the podcast! Don't you do it! Yes, it's enterprise. I know. But, just hold on a hot damn second. These new features for iOS 13, iPadOS, and macOS Catalina in enterprise are cool. Mostly because I kinda love what they just might be hinting at for the future of all of Apple's operating systems… and for all of us.

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