In Touch with iOS 207- WWDC Recap What We Liked and Passkeys Review - With Jeff Gamet and Guest Patrice Brend’Amour
The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by Jeff Gamet and guest Patrice Brend’Amour. We do a recap of what we thought were some of the best new features of iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS and more Passkeys are a way to eliminate the need for passwords. We review this new Apple feature and if it keeps your account secure. Apple Pay Later is a new way to pay for Apple products in 4 payments without a credit card. We discuss its benefits and is Apple looking to become a bank. Plus much more.
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News
WWDC is the news of the week and will move to topics.
Topics
iOS 15.6 beta 2 is still out anticipate that it will be released next week.
WWDC 2022 coverage. iOS16, iPadOS16, WatchOS 9, tvOS16 are released to developers.
Apple Links to all OS previews
We discuss all the notable features and some things that were not mentioned in the Keynote.
Devices that are compatible with iOS16 and all others. What hardware you need to run iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Ventura, and tvOS 16
notable new features
iOS16
Lock Screen including live activities along with thene widgets
iCloud Photo Sharing
Messages with ability to edit, delete, mark as read, and Shareplay
Personalized Spacial Audio
Continuity Camera uses your iPhone as a wireless Webcam on your Mac using MacOS Ventura It does work with Wired too.
Safety Check - great new security settings removing access to others.
Landscape Face ID on iPhone
Quick Notes
Reminders update
iPadOS16
Weather App. Weather Kit for developers.
New collaboration features added
Improved Multitasking using Stage Manager needs M1 right now.
Safari new features / changes
WatchOS 9
Health App improvements improved metrics. Sleep stages and AFib history
Both of these new features will work on the iPhone alone or in combination.
New Medication app.
Fitness App now works on the iPhone only for those without an Apple Watch.
Passkeys is a new feature that will allow you not to use a password but instead a key.
Apple Pay Later
A new payment system that is not a credit card.
New generation of CarPlay
Adds widgets, more personalization. And Multi Screens for those vehicles that support.
Home App Redesign
Bonus discussion: Linux or Mac Virtualization with Rosetta and Intel apps.
Our Host
Dave Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/daveg65 follow him on Twitter @daveg65.and the show @intouchwithios
About our Guest
Patrice Brend’amour loves to create podcasts, automations or software. She also enjoys working with diverse sets of people, leading them to success and making a tiny difference in the world. Which she does as VP of Development at a Healthcare Software provider. She can be found at https://the-patrice.com and her podcast Foodie Flashback at https://foodieflashback.com
Our Regular Contributor
Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s managing editor, and Smile’s TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram as @jgamet and YouTube https://youtube.com/jgamet