401: A peaceful harbor
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After a long hiatus, the guys are back for a one-off episode where they catch up, talk about Cody's long fight with Covid, crypto, NFT, and just about anything not related to Apple. Links: Send us questions, comments, and feedback: Follow and on Twitter Send a tweet to Send an email to
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400: 'California Streaming' event debriefing
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After a few months hiatus, Cody and Sebastien got the old band back together for a special episode. After sharing what happened to Cody and discussing the future of the podcast, Cody and Sebastien talk about Apple's September 2021 event where the company unveiled a new 10.2-inch iPad, a new iPad mini, Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro.
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399: Favorite WWDC 2021 feature announcements
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Sebastien goes over his favorite features announced at WWDC 21. He also addresses a few concerns he has about some questionable features.
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398: What YOU want to see at WWDC 2021
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After carrying out an informal survey of Downtime listeners and iDB readers, Sebastien reveals some of the announcements that YOU want to see at WWDC this year.
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397: Better is the enemy of good
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After introducing iDB's new site design, Sebastien reviews the new Apple TV remote, and AirTag's one and only alternative, the Chipolo ONE Spot. Finally Sebastien plugs one of his apps and answers a few questions from listeners.
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396: Monologue diaries
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Sebastien goes solo again in this monologue about Apple Music, and being stalked by an AirTag. He also talks about his Birthday Reminder app, cocktail habits, and his decision to not use an Apple Watch anymore.
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395: Free solo
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Sebastien is free soloing this special episode where he answers questions from listeners, talks about one of his apps, and gets to do his favorite section of the show. It's different, but hopefully just as good.
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394: AirTag and best iOS 14.5 features recap
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Sebastien and Cody run down all of their favorite features in the iOS 14.5 update and give their initial AirTag impressions. The pair also discuss how to add HomeKit support to an old garage door and some of their favorite movies they’ve seen recently.
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393: Unpacking the Spring Loaded event
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Sebastien and Cody recap Apple’s Spring Loaded event and discuss their thoughts on all of the products that were announced. The pair also talk about Seb’s new 100% electric motorcycle and go over their Fantasy Draft picks from last week.
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392: Spring Loaded Event Fantasy Draft
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It’s Fantasy Draft time again! With Apple’s Spring Loaded event coming up, Sebastien and Cody play out their favorite game where they try to guess what Apple will unveil including new iPads, Macs, AirTags and more. It’s fun and competitive, and listeners can even join in and make their own picks. You don’t want to miss this!
info_outlineSebastien and Cody discuss the wild ride of last week’s AirPods 3 rumors and give their thoughts on talk of a bigger iPhone battery. The pair also talk about Apple discontinuing the original HomePod and what that means for the fledgling smart speaker line. Finally, they answer listeners' questions.
MacBook Pro keyboard service program
The AirPods 3 saga: a timeline
- Claimed AirPods 3 images hint at shorter stems and other design changes
- Apple may host its first event of 2021 on March 23
- AirPods 3 renders from suppliers show a shorter stem and replaceable ear tips
- The next AirPods are apparently ready to ship as Apple preps to discontinue AirPods 2
- Kuo says don’t expect AirPods 3 before the fall
Apple will step up the iPhone 13 battery life, but doing so will come at a cost
In loving memory of the HomePod:
What we’ve been watching:
- Paradise PD on Netflix
- South ParQ Vaccination Special on HBO
Q&A
Rusty asks via email: I just finished up episode 386 where you discussed AirTags security and how a user’s iPhone would alert them if an AirTag is nearby. Let's assume someone wants to keep tabs on a person that has an Android phone, is there anything in place to warn them as well or is it stalking Android users without them knowing unless they find the tag?
Gaetan asks on Twitter: You’re given full control of the next iPhone - design, size, internals, software - the whole bit. Whatcha making? You can even can make a non-pro (broad appeal) version and pro (niche) version. What you got in the pipeline?
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