iOS 16 Battery Percentage, Google vs Apple on RCS, VESA Studio Display

Apple brings battery percentage back to the status bar in iOS 16 beta 5, Google puts Apple on blast over RCS adoption, we review the VESA mount Studio Display, and more on the AppleInsider podcast.

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• Going all-in on iPad for video production with Christopher Lawley
• iOS 16 beta 5 returns battery percentage to the status bar
• Battery Percentage Poll - Twitter
• How Apple Should Have Designed Battery - Twitter
• It’s time for Apple to fix texting - Android Site
• Android amps up campaign to push Apple into adopting RCS
• RCS is still half-baked, and Apple has no reason to adopt it
• xkcd: Standards
• Updated 2022 iPad Pro models could use four-pin Smart Connectors
• Updated HomePod, new HomePod mini rumored for early 2023
• Apple is recording the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8 event now
• AirPods will get USB-C charging cases in 2023, Kuo says
• iPhone 14 Pro models may be more expensive than iPhone 13, Kuo says
• Apple Original podcasts will get bulked up through deal with Futuro Studios
• Apple kept Ben Stiller in the dark over 'Severance' viewership
• HBO Max app update brings SharePlay to iPhone, iPad

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:16) - Chris Lawley Episode
• (02:09) - iOS 16 Battery %
• (09:24) - iPhone Status Bar
• (12:35) - Battery Meme
• (13:59) - Sponsor: Zocdoc
• (15:11) - Apple vs Google RCS
• (28:20) - Standards
• (29:27) - Studio Display
• (40:28) - Sponsor: Kolide
• (41:33) - iPad + HomePod Rumors
• (49:31) - Apple Podcasts Updates
• (50:35) - Streaming and TV+