iOS Today (Audio)

iOS darling, Dark Sky, has come to an end and folks are on the lookout for new weather apps to replace it. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent demonstrate a few weather apps to help you find your Dark Sky replacement.

• Weather
• CARROT Weather
• Met Office Weather Forecast
• Living Earth - Clock & Weather
• AeroWeather
• Windy.app - wind & weather

News

• Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, with more game-changing performance and the longest battery life ever in a Mac
• Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever
• iOS 16.3 beta slightly changes how 'Call with Hold' for Emergency SOS works
• Apple Maps Now Allows Businesses to Customize Their Listings
• The Apple TV expects you to have an iPhone in order to accept new iCloud terms and conditions
• The end of the Twitter client era

Shortcuts Corner

• Scott needs help creating a weather-based automation for Lutron electric shades.
• Simon wants to know how to better organize and find Shortcuts once they've been created.
• Mikah is looking for a way to create a greeting based on the time of day (good morning, good afternoon, good evening).

Feedback & Questions

• Ashley shares an app recommendation (TV Launcher) and thanks Rosemary for her help with multi-timezone calendar entries.
• Jeremy shares some suggestions on how to remember a CarPlay-connected phone that's been left in the car.

App Caps

• Rosemary's App Cap: Shift Cam SnapGrip, SnapPod, and SnapLight
• Mikah's App Cap: Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" series

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Let's take a look at some of the best apps for productivity, creativity, utility, and entertainment. Christopher Lawley joins Mikah Sargent in an episode focused on the tools Christopher uses to create, organize, and play.

• Things 3
• Craft - Docs and Notes Editor
• Runestone
• DaVinci Resolve
• Ferrite Recording Studio
• Fontcase - Manage Your Type
• Timery for Toggl
• Highlights: PDF Reader & Notes
• Lumy
• Anybox: Bookmark & Read Later
• TV Forecast

News

• Apple Plans to Drop Key Broadcom Chip to Use In-House Design
• MacBook butterfly keyboard lawsuit: How to check if you're eligible for up to $395 payout
• In re MacBook Keyboard Litigation Settlement

Feedback & Questions

• Clinton wants to create a custom email signature, but is having trouble getting iOS to format it properly.
• Bob wants to know about the Tidbyt display in Mikah's background.
• Dan wants to know about the iOS app Leo mentions during This Week in Google.

App Caps

• Christopher's App Cap: Gametrack
• Mikah's App Cap: SongShift

Host: Mikah Sargent

Co-Host: Christopher Lawley

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It wouldn't be a New Year if we didn't spend some time focusing on healthy habits! Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some great apps for tracking habits and managing resolutions.

• Bobby - Track subscriptions
• Life Cycle - Track Your Time
• Fabulous: Daily Habit Tracker
• Time Timer
• Tickmate 1-Bit Journal
• (Not Boring) Habits
• Penbook
• Aloe Bud
• Habitica

News

• Apple sunsets Dark Sky, shifts features to Weather in iOS 16
• Inside the Tech Powering Apple's Envelope-Pushing, Risky Mixed Reality Headset
• Apple Watch Can Accurately Predict Stress Levels, Study Shows
• Apple raising prices of its battery replacement service for older iPhone models

Shortcuts Corner

• Alex needs help sorting their work photos from their personal photos.

Feedback & Questions

• Dave keeps forgetting their phone in their car due to the convenience of CarPlay and wireless charging. Dave wants to know if there's an app or Shortcut that can help them remember to grab their phone before they leave the car.

App Caps

• Rosemary's App Cap: MindPal - Brain Training
• Mikah's App Cap: sugar (game)

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Mikah Sargent details the coolest, most interesting, and most entertaining moments of iOS Today in 2022.

• Apple moves Safari's Tab Bar to the bottom of the screen on iOS.
• Apple introduces a feature that lets you unlock your phone with Face ID while wearing a mask.
• Rosemary Orchard shows users how to connect a Bluetooth mouse to iPad.
• Rosemary and Mikah explain how to use a spare iPhone as a webcam for the Mac.
• Mikah Sargent walks users through the full-featured Reminders app for iOS.
• Rosemary and Mikah show off iOS Today's new podcast artwork.
• Rosemary and Mikah detail the Apple Design Awards from WWDC.
• Matthew Cassinelli joins Mikah to talk about Focus Modes on iOS.
• Rosemary and Mikah demonstrate hidden gestures on iOS and iPadOS.
• Shelly Brisbin joins Mikah Sargent to talk about accessibility features on Apple's platforms.
• Rosemary and Mikah answer practical questions about the new (at the time) iPhone 14.
• Rosemary and Mikah discuss Apple's newly announced (at the time) iPads.
• Christopher Lawley joins Mikah to talk about the Apple TV and oft-missed features for tvOS.
• Rosemary Orchard answers comedian Steve Martin's Shortcuts question.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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The end of the year is upon us, which means it's time for Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent to pick their favorite apps and features of 2022.

• Flighty - Your Flights Tracker
• Fantastical
• NetNewsWire: RSS Reader
• Clock
• Picsew - Screenshot Stitching
• 1Password 8
• Lensa
• WaterMinder
• GoodLinks
• Parcel
• Apple Music Sing
• Freeform

News

• iOS 16.2 is released with Advanced Data Protection, Apple Music Sing, and more
• iPhone app sideloading? Developers can't agree whether it's a blessing or a disaster waiting to happen
• iPhone's Life-Saving Satellite Feature Launching in Additional Countries Next Year
• Apple finally details what's new in the latest AirTag firmware updates
• Matter-enabled Amazon Echo devices to work with iOS soon as phase-one rollout is now complete

Shortcuts Corner

• Ashley needs to create a Shortcut that will create calendar events in a different timezone.

Feedback & Questions

• D wants to know why the Photos widget keeps presenting Memories in the Photos app with music included.

App Caps

• Rosemary's App Cap: Minesweeper ~
• Mikah's App Cap: The Much Much How How and I, Cosmo Sheldrake

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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