In Touch with iOS

Happy new year 2019! This week Kelly Guimont host of Mac Observer The Daily Observations podcast returns to the show! This week Is Apple doomed with the weak iPhone sales? What do we look forward to with iOS in 2019? Dave is dabbling in HomeKit and will talk about different plugs and how they are working. Plus much more. The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News: iOS 12 Now Installed on 78% of All Devices From the Last Four Years - Macrumors Tim Cook says $29 iPhone battery program partly to blame for weak Q1 iPhone sales 9to5Mac AirPower officially misses 2018 deadline, Apple silent on its status 9to5Mac Apple Watch Saved Woman Trapped in Car The Mac Observer Did you know your Apple Watch shows you fireworks when the clock strikes midnight on new years? Topics What to look forward to with iOS and devices in 2019 MacRumors did a article on what to expect Dave and Kelly discuss all the things that could happen in 2019 for Apple. HomeKit Plugs. Daves discussion of the multiple brand plugs he received for Christmas and how they were set up around his house. I have tried all these plugs below and give the lowdown on each one. Eve Energy Koogeek Wemo iDevice You can find Kelly Guimont at the following places @verso on Twitter She writes for The Mac Observer and is the new host of The Daily Observations Podcast. She volunteers for App Camp 4 Girls

Second HomePod in Stereo - with Guest Chuck Joiner This week Chuck Joiner host of MacVoices returns for more great discussion, This week which cellular carriers which one is good for your iPhone. The Amazon Echo now works with Apple Music. Dave now has a 2nd HomePod for Full paired and Chuck is tempted to buy another. show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News: Apple Releases iOS 12.2.2 only for iPhone https://www.appleworld.today/blog/2018/12/17/apple-posts-ios-1212-bug-fix-for-esim-activation-issues T-Mobile now supports eSIM https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/17/tmobile-esim-iphone-xr-xs-xs-max/ https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/17/18144938/t-mobile-esim-support-iphone-xr-xs-max T-Mobile / Sprint Merger preliminary Approval https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/business/sprint-tmobile-approval-huawei.html Amazon Echo now supports Apple Music https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/14/apple-music-amazon-echo-alexa/ Topics Amazon Echo enables Apple Music as default music content. Friend of the Show Allison Sheridan wrote a great blog post on how to set it up. Dave and Chuck discuss this new addition to music choices and music in general. https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2018/12/how-to-enable-apple-music-on-amazon-echo/ Cellular carriers which ones are good who do we use or like? How well do they work with iPhone. We discuss carriers and our thoughts on which one works or not. The major carriers T-Mobile AT&T Verizon Sprint US Cellular What are MVNO Carriers? https://bestmvno.com/mvnos/ Dave bought a 2nd HomePod and its amazing sound who needs a stereo? Only thing that stinks is your mac cannot access the paired speakers. Its very disappointing that you cannot play your Mac on paired speakers only one or the other. How to pair HomePod Apple support Article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208807 Apps and Gear Picks Dave Wemo Smart Plugs work with HomeKit now with upgrade. http://a.co/d/bxuRcP5 Chuck Smart Bulbs and Hue Bulbs

iPhone and iPad Photography with Guest Frederick Van Johnson This week's guest is Frederick Van Johnson podcaster, host of This week in Photo (TWIP) and pro photographer. The topic this week is iOS, iPhone photography and we have some great items to discuss including how to utilize the iPhone or iPad to take great pictures. Apps including Affinity photo, Snapseed, and more. Add discussions on the latest news, some great apps and gear picks this is an episode not to miss. Full show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News: Public beta of iOS 12.2.2 and others released An Apple Watch told a 46-year-old man he had an irregular heartbeat. It was right. Topics As for every first time guest of the shop. Dave asks what iOS gear is in Frederick Van Johnson's bag Affinity Photo vs Photoshop. Photoshop will be coming to the iPad next year but Affinity Photo has been on the iPad for a while is it a worthy replacement? There are many photography apps have you used them and if so are your thoughts? Here is the list we reviewed. Apple Clips Apple Photos Snapseed Camera + iOS Pixaloop Plotaverse MotionPortrait LivePortrait LumaFusion Enlight Online Photo storage what are your favorite ones? Flickr Google Photos iCloud Photo Library SmugMug Gear Picks Glif iPhone Tripod mount Joby Gorillapods Apple Silicon Case for iPhone iPad Keyboard (iPad Pro 2018) About our guest: Frederick Van Johnson @frederickvan is the host of TWIP (This week in Photo). He is a professional podcaster and photographer. He has courses at the TWIP School on different topics by photographers. Check out his course on iOS Photography: TWiP PRO Course on iOS Photography… POCKETSHOOTERS

Musically Speaking in iOS with Guest Mike LaPlante This week's guest is Mike LaPlante who is a podcaster and Musician. With all first time guests of the show Dave asks what Apple devices does Mike Have? We talk about the latest news including the release of iOS 12.1.1 and Watch 5.1.2. Music plays a big part in many lives we chat about the different services available but of course we are partial to Apple Music. Plus much more including some great apps and gear picks. Full show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News: Apple releases iOS 12.1.1, tvOS 12.1.1, macOS 10.14.2, and HomePod 12.1.1 update - 9to5 MacApple Release Notes watchOS 5.1.2 Brings ECG Function to Series 4- The Mac Observer Apple Starts Selling USB-C Fast-Charging AC adapter. - 9to5 Mac Apple Might Be Doing Something With Their Beddit Acquisiton - CNET Topics and Tips Dave asks his first time guests how do you use your iOS devices and do you have? We review what Mike has and how he uses them. Music and iOS. We discuss music services on iOS including Apple Music with Shazam , Spotify, Pandora, and others and what makes them our favorites and maybe there are other services we like.Of course we have to talk about what music we like and using the HomePod to play some music. Music Apps Mike uses is Omni Tuner With the new iOS 12.1.1 update Apple added eSIM support to the iPhone XR, XS, XS Max. What carriers in the US support i? We talked about Google Fi supporting iPhone there is hope for them supporting eSIM. Click here for the support article from Apple on this. Siri Shortcuts - Not Ready For Prime Time? You wonder with the outage that happened with 12.1.1 release. We discuss our uses of shortcuts and talked about the outage that occurred here: CLICK We review siri shortcuts and how we use them as a user like you. Tip: Tips alternative Face ID: Settings-->Face ID & Passcode-->Set Alternative Appearance Apps and Gear Mike - Audio Record Pro Dave - Luna Display About Mike: Mike LaPlante's new YouTube channel coming in January: The Average Wine Enthusiast. His Twitter handle is @lippo.

042 Fi fy fo fum Google Fi on The iPhone with Guest Guy Serle This week's guest is Guy Serle from the mymac.com podcast. We talk about the latest news including the iPhone XR is popular and Google brings the Fi service to the iPhone. Dave talks with Guy about his iOS devices and how he uses them. Plus we review the screen recording app and more tips. Full show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News: Apple's New iPhone XR Has Been the Most Popular and Best Selling iPhone Since October Launch https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/28/iphone-xr-best-selling-iphone/ Apple Trade In bonus credit for iPhone https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/27/apple-iphone-trade-in-bonus-credit/ Google's 'Project Fi' Cellular Service Now Supports iPhone https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/28/google-fi-cellular-service-iphone-support/ watchOS 5.1.2 Will Enable ECG App on Apple Watch Series 4 https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/28/watchos-5-1-2-ecg-apple-watch-series-4/ Opinion piece Apple TV stick?' https://www.macworld.com/article/3323389/apple-tv/how-an-apple-tv-stick-could-make-apples-video-streaming-service-an-instant-hit.html Topics: Guy's iOS devices. What do you have, how do you use them? It will be interesting to hear how how he uses his devices Apple TV remote Tips. Did you know you can activate the cool fly by Apple TV screensaver from the remote? We talk about some great tips using the Apple TV Remote. Thanks to Stephen for his feedback on the show. He asks: By the way, one feature no one ever talks about is Screen Recording. I use it a lot with my volunteer iOS classes in the Library. Now that you can narrate while recording it makes demonstrations go much smoother for me. You can write a script and not forget anything as you talk along side your screen recording. Also no buffering issues like you get over the public library WiFi. Video plays back from your device. Great incorporating the videos in a Keynote. Screen Recording we review how you do a screen recording and its use. How do you turn off memories and alerts on iPhone and iPad. We give some tips on this. Connecting bluetooth headphones and speakers. Did you know Aipods and Beats headphones are stored in iCloud and sync across all devices? We talk about syncing with Bluetooth. Apps and Gear Dave: Osmo Mobile 2 handheld smartphone gimbal https://www.dji.com/osmo-mobile-2

041 iPad iOS Tips and Flickr is Back with Guest Mike Potter This week's guest Mike Potter from the For Mac Eyes Only Podcast joins Dave this week to talk about the news of the week including Flickr is changing its terms. Then we review some great iPad and iOS tips. Plus a discussion on Macstock 2019 and a one time amazing discount available on Cyber Monday Full show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News: Flickr announced changes. The free plan only allows 1000 photos from the 1TB plan they were offering. If you purchase the pro plan for $49 per year you get unlimited storage. Right now until November 30th you get 30% off 1 year pro account. IPad Bend gate 2. Ok people why would you bend your iPad? The Verge Apple posts video on 5 reasons why iPad could be your full time computer. MacRumors. Didn't Dave do a talk about this very thing a Macstock 2015? Black Friday 2018 - MacRumors Lots of great deals. Including iPad 9.7 for $249. Topic: iPad and iOS Tips iPad Tips TrackPad for iOS - Our Friend Allison Sheridan posted this tip and I wanted to talk about it. Click here Tap space bar on folio keyboard 3x opens iPad Pro with Face ID Cmd shift 3 screenshot choice to edit like power volume up Cmd shift 4 screenshot right to edit screen Hey Siri tips face down and Bluetooth for all devices when you are around all (HomePod, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch) Apple Support Article Waking iPad Pro 11 by tapping the screen with Pencil 2. Brings you right to the Notes app. Charging your iPhone, Apple Watch, and Air Pods with USB to USB-C adapter or USB-c to Lightning cable plugged into iPad Pro 11. Macstock 2019 is July 27-28, 2019 and it will be here soon! There is a one time discount available on Cyber Monday November 26th. Macstock 2019 2-Day Weekend Pass on special pre-order for $100 off the regular price! This discount will not be repeated. Not even the Early Bird Sale coming your way in late January will match it! To get this special discount, you'll need to visit: https://www.macstockconferenceandexpo.com/cybermonday2018 on Monday, November 26th, 2018, and purchase your ticket before 11:59PM Central Time. We are the first podcast to announce this so take advantage of this amazing discount! We wrapped up the show discussing the redesigned Apple Refurbished store You can find some amazing deals on iPhones, iPads, and other products on this site. You get a full 1 year warranty and you can even buy AppleCare on these products!

040 The New iPad Pro is here! With Guest Kelly Guimont Special guest Kelly Guimont joins Dave this week to talk about her experience upgrading from Series 0 to Series 4 Apple Watch. Dave bought the iPad Pro on launch day and will give his thoughts with just one day of use plus it was a birthday present. Full show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News: iOS Beta 12.1.1 was released. iOS 12.1.1 Beta Topics Kelly recently upgraded from the series 0 to the series 4 Apple Watch and discusses all the improvements and features. They also talk about all the great apps usage. Dave has the new iPad Pro 11" and he discusses with Kelly all the great features and is it worth the upgrade for you. Apps & Gear: Dave's Gear Pick iHone IBTW39 Dual Alarm Clock with Qi Charging for iPhone iHome iBTW39 Bluetooth Dual Alarm Clock Qi Charges iPhone. Kelly'a Gear Pick Twelve South PowerPic for iPhone https://www.twelvesouth.com/product/powerpic Notes About Kelly Guimont Writes for The Mac Observer and is the new host of The Daily Observations Podcast. She volunteers for App Camp 4 Girls Meta: 040 The New iPad Pro is here! With Guest Kelly Guimont was recorded November 10, 2018. "Please Listen Carefully" by Jahzzar is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. In Touch with iOS or "ITWIOS" is an independently produced podcast, publication and social identity and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. All other Apple Inc. trademarks discussed are the property of Apple Inc. A full list of Apple trademarks is available here. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc. We may use affiliate links for products in show notes. When appropriate, software, products, or services provided for review purposes will be disclosed. Unless otherwise noted, these products or services are not a sponsor. Your patronage helps to support our content production at no additional cost to you and does not alter our honest opinion of said product or service.

The iOS App Store recently stopped listing in-app purchases so Melissa explores the trickier side of being an informed consumer and what it could mean for developers as well. Dave tells us all about the treats of being a Jamf customer including MATTER Innovation Hub and how it can benefit our youth. Full show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News: PSA: The iOS App Store is No Longer Listing All In-App Purchases — TekRevue iPhone XR Review Roundup — Daring Fireball We are excited to virtually attend yet another one of Apple's Special Events. You can watch as they stream it live from Brooklyn, New York on October 30th. We expect new iPad announcements. About in-app purchases — Apple See your purchase history in the App Store or iTunes Store — Apple View, change, or cancel your subscriptions — Apple Last week, Dave attended the Jamf Nation User Conference where they introduced an amazing, portable classroom called the MATTER Innovation Hub and he got to tour it. Jamf had this converted shipping container sent to Hope School in Haiti where they have no electricity. The classroom is solar-powered and the teachers are able to educate underprivileged students about coding and technology using iPads. Ohio State University is now issuing iPads to all incoming Freshmen using jamf to set them up. Red Lion Hotel chain is piloting the use of Apple TVs in every room with all TV functions and hotel information provided. Apps & Gear: iShows TV powered by Trakt.tv Jamf One Meta: 039 iOS Tricks and Treats was recorded October 28, 2018. "Please Listen Carefully" by Jahzzar is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. In Touch with iOS or "ITWIOS" is an independently produced podcast, publication and social identity and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. All other Apple Inc. trademarks discussed are the property of Apple Inc. A full list of Apple trademarks is available here. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc. We may use affiliate links for products in show notes. When appropriate, software, products, or services provided for review purposes will be disclosed. Unless otherwise noted, these products or services are not a sponsor. Your patronage helps to support our content production at no additional cost to you and does not alter our honest opinion of said product or service.

038 Jamf is now and Pixel 3 for iPhone user This week IT pro and Apple expert Brian Gray is joining Dave Ginsburg from the Jamf Nation user conference (JNUC) to discuss what Jamf is. Brian has a Google Pixel 3 and we debate would he switch as he's an iPhone guy? The iPhone Xr review and it is shipping on 10/26. Plus much more! Full show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News There was an iCloud service outage were you affected? The Verge Facebook Messenger update for iOS has been simplified 9to5mac iPad Mini 5 rumor - 9to5mac Apple Event on 10/30 - iMore Topics We are recording from Minneapolis, MN at The Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) which is a user conference mostly for IT professionals in the enterprise, education, and healthcare industries and we are attending as IT pros. But we do talk about their product Jamf Now that can be used by consumers and small business that manages your iOS devices so you have control what happens to them. Brian has been an Apple guy for a very long time and has owned most of the iPhone models. Upon urging from his son (Also an Apple guy) he decided to buy the Google Pixel 3. Dave discusses with him to find out what his thoughts are about the phone and would he really switch from an iPhone. The answers are going to be surprising. Would you switch? We also talk about WhatsApp a messaging app that helps merge the ease of using messaging between Android and imessage. The link is below in the Apps section. iPhone Xr review - we discuss the review from the Verge the $250 difference between the new iPhone XR and Apple's top-of-the-line iPhone XS. It's the price difference between the XR's 6.1-inch "Liquid Retina" LCD screen and the 5.8-inch OLED screen on the XS. Apart from the display, the XR and XS are far more similar than not: they share the same A12 Bionic processors, main cameras with Smart HDR, iOS 12, gesture controls, wireless charging capabilities, and even the forthcoming dual-SIM support. Apps Agenda a new take on Notes LINK WhatsApp Messaging App LINK Meta: 038 Jamf is now and Pixel 3 for iPhone user was recorded October 23, 2018. "Please Listen Carefully" by Jahzzar is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. In Touch with iOS or "ITWIOS" is an independently produced podcast, publication and social identity and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. All other Apple Inc. trademarks discussed are the property of Apple Inc. A full list of Apple trademarks is available here. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc. We may use affiliate links for products in show notes. When appropriate, software, products, or services provided for review purposes will be disclosed. Unless otherwise noted, these products or services are not a sponsor. Your patronage helps to support our content production at no additional cost to you and does not alter our honest opinion of said product or service.

037 Special Guest Allison Sheridan from Nosillacast Podcast - iOS 12 Tips and Apple Watch Fitness Special guest Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast is joining Dave Ginsburg to discuss How the Apple Watch Series 4 has helped her even more with fitness. Full show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com Direct Link to Audio News Apple Releasing iOS 12.0.1 With Fixes for Wi-Fi 2.4GHz Bug, Lightning Charging Issue- Macrumors Some Apple Watch Series 4 Models Caught in Reboot Loop Due to Daylight Saving Time Bug MacRumors Topics Apple Watch - Allison and I both have the new Series 4 and we discussed what we like and dislike. Also, the new fitness features do you use them and are they beneficial. Features discussed include BATTERY!!! 40% left at the end of the day after 2 workouts. I was getting a low battery warning around 6/7 pm Workout updates Start and stop workouts Walkie Talkie Activity Competitions In my first one! Advanced Running Features Speed Things launch quickly but my favorite is hitting done on a workout when I want to start the new one Heart rate doesn't lose track for Steve, and Lindsay gets full exercise credit on walks now Fall detection - why I turned it on - I fall a LOT Series 4 Apple Watch: How Much Different Is It in Size to Series 3? - Podfeet.com iOS Tips Group Notifications by App - Swipe left and easily get to the settings Temporarily disable notifications Hidden Weather Lock Screen Widget enabled Turn on Flashlight with Siri. You can do that now. Enable Favicons in Safari Allison any tips you would like to share? Print to PDF from an email on iOS Tiny Tip - Mark Up Emails on iPad or iPhone without a 3rd Party App https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2018/10/tt-mark-up-emaisl/ iPhone We get Allison's take on the new iPhone Xs and what she thinks of hers so far. We love the camera! iPhone X vs XS Cameras Compared - Can You Justify the Upgrade? - podfeet.com Siri Shortcuts and Shortcuts Allison has some opinions on the use of the use of shortcuts and Siri shortcuts we had a discussion about this and some tips on what you would want to do with them. Only Shortcut Allison found so far: On The Sweet Setup I found Frameshot X which puts an iPhone X frame around your screenshots Meta: 037 Special Guest Allison Sheridan from Nosillacast Podcast iOS 12 TIps and Apple Watch Fitness was recorded October 8, 2018. "Please Listen Carefully" by Jahzzar is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. In Touch with iOS or "ITWIOS" is an independently produced podcast, publication and social identity and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. All other Apple Inc. trademarks discussed are the property of Apple Inc. A full list of Apple trademarks is available here. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc. We may use affiliate links for products in show notes. When appropriate, software, products, or services provided for review purposes will be disclosed. Unless otherwise noted, these products or services are not a sponsor. Your patronage helps to support our content production at no additional cost to you and does not alter our honest opinion of said product or service.