In Touch with iOS 126 - HomePod Mini Review and iPhone Hidden Tips - With Guest Jeff Gamet
The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren they are joined by Jeff Gamet. We review the HomePod Mini and provide a demo on its sound. Dave reviews the MagSafe Charger and a Samsung T5 SSD drive for the iPad. Also some great hidden iPhone tips.
The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com
News
Xbox Series X Controller Support Coming to Apple Devices
Original iPhone SE, iPhone 6S could be left behind in iOS 15
Cable companies offered brandable Apple TV remote alternative
iFixIt Teardown shows iPhone 12 Pro Max's enlarged camera module
Apple Releases iOS 14.2.1 for iPhone 12 Specific Bugs
Apple Fitness+ Arriving with iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2?
Sensor Tower: top five widget apps for iOS 14 installed on 15% of US iPhones
Topics
Beta this week. iOS 14.3 Beta 2. the beta update includes a few minor new features, like ProRAW support for iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max cameras,
Apple releases second developer betas of tvOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2
iOS 14.3 beta makes it easier to set custom app icon
HomePod Mini Reviews. Both Jeff and Dave received their HomePod Mini and provide their reviews. Jeff went a step further and posted many pictures on social media comparing them to Amazon Echo and the big boy HomePod. He did provide an audio demo to get an idea of the sound.
Jeff's Demo Setup
Dave’s Review of the Apple MagSafe charger for iPhone 12. It also works with wireless charging on iPhone's wireless and the AirPods and Airpods Pro with wireless charging.
Also a review of the Samsung T5 External SSD 1TB for the iPad and Mac
SAMSUNG T5 Portable SSD 1TB - Up to 540MB/s - USB 3.1 External Solid State Drive
Dave appeared on the MacVoices 2020 first of many gift guides and gave some great options for gifts along with Chuck Joiner, Kelly Guimont and Brett Terpstra joined him the show is broken down in 2 parts?
MacVoices #20260: MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #1 (1)
MacVoices #20261: MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #1 (2)
Tips
Wifi and Bluetooth Access in Control Center
Calculator erase numbers
Accessiblity Visual indicator
Apps
Dave’s Picks
About our Guest
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 soon as the host of That Interview Show.
About our Co-Host
Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.