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In Touch with iOS

Release Date: 01/09/2021

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In Touch with iOS

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by Jill McKinley, Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius.In Episode 396, the panel covers a packed week of Apple updates including VisionOS 26.2 beta 3, iOS/iPadOS 26.2 features, and AirPods Pro firmware changes. Jill and Eric share their joint Vision Pro demo adventure, the team debates macOS Tahoe instability and Apple’s controversial liquid-glass icon redesign, everyone weighs in latest AI news from OpenAI (GPT-5.1) Google Gemini 3. We explore digital driver’s licenses arriving in Illinois, MLB’s new broadcast deals...

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The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave is joined by Jill McKinley,Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Guy Serle. Episode 395 discusses VisionOS 26.2, Apple’s new immersive F-18 video, third-party VR content, iOS/macOS beta features, CarPlay tweaks, and frustrations with notifications. The team reviews five years of M-series chips, explores new satellite features, tests out the digital passport ID in Wallet, debates the bizarre iPhone Pocket, reacts to Tesla adopting CarPlay, and covers Apple TV’s plans to stream MLS for free in 2026. The show notes are at   Links to our...

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The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by Jill McKinley, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius.  We unpack Apple’s latest OS updates, new Vision Pro features, and the Ultra 3 Watch—with laughs about turkey vultures, DACs, and not testing fall detection by jumping off cliffs. Plus: Apple’s record-breaking quarter, new App Store web app, and Apple TV rebranding.Jeff reviews the Audioengine HXL DAC, calling it “tiny but mighty” for audiophiles, while Marty praises Apple’s new App Store web interface for making app discovery easier across all devices....

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Summary In Episode 390 of In Touch With iOS, host Dave Ginsburg is joined by Jill McKinley, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, and Ben Roethig to tackle Apple’s latest updates with a mix of analysis and humor. The panel begins with VisionOS 26.1 beta 2, highlighting improved game controller responsiveness and Apple’s new immersive films—from Hawaii’s volcanoes to Maine’s autumn colors. Marty jokes Apple just used the Photos app’s magic wand to turn summer into fall, while the group teases about running out of U.S. states to film. They also discuss the quirky ...

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In Touch with iOS

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by Jill McKinley, Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Ben Roething. The panel covers VisionOS 26.1 immersive films, iOS/macOS/iPadOS updates, and the new digital passport in Wallet. The panel explores the Apple Watch Series 11 and SE3, the iPhone 17’s 18MP selfie camera, and AirPods Pro 3 fit quirks. They also touch on CarPlay bugs, NCAA coaches using iPads over Surface Pros, and the Disney Plus price hike. Expect both sharp insights and plenty of jokes—from hologram hosts to cable box passports. Apple ecosystem · VisionOS 26.1...

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In Touch with iOS

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The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren we are joined by Jeff Gamet. Pre CES events and Dave talks about some new products. 2021 and what to expect with Apple. New accessories roundup new app for viewing documents that works well.  

The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com


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News

Google Planning to Update iOS Apps With Privacy Labels Soon

iPhone 12 mini Sales Have Been Disappointing in the US

iPhone 12 Costs 21 Percent More to Make Than iPhone 11 

Apple touts the success of its various services     Apple Newsroom Link

Loup Ventures foresees future Apple services such as Health+, Maps+, Podcasts+, more

Topics

Beta this week. iOS 14.4 was released on 12/16/20 no updates since then are we near a release?

Dave has some new products received as gifts and wanted to provide a review but did he keep them? 

Car Vent Mount PRO with MagSafe for iPhone 12 sold by Apple 

Otterbox iPhone 12 Pro Max Case with Colorful Highlights | Aneu Series sold by Apple

This Hub is designed to be used with a M1 Mac with Thunderbolt 4 but he tested it with iPad and it works great. OWC Thunderbolt Hub for M1 Mac, Thunderbolt 3 equipped Mac, and Thunderbolt 4 PC

Warren’s Amazon Case

Jeff’s iPhone car mount

CES starts next week but some of the products have been announced at press events this week here are a few. 

Jabra Announces New Color Additions to Elite 85t Active Noise Cancelling Earbuds

Movo Introduces Smartphone Lenses for the Content Creators The Movo SPL Smartphone Lens Series comprises 3 different, high-quality, universal, clip-on lenses designed specifically for use with smartphones, both iOS and Android. Each lens offers a dynamic and unique perspective solution including fisheye, telephoto and wide angle. The Movo SPL series of lenses safely and conveniently attaches to any smartphone camera system without any additional hardware needed. It creates a dynamic photo and video capture experience on any smartphone by providing a variety of visual perspectives.

 

Movo Smartphone Lenses (SPL Series) models:

  •     SPL-FE Super Fisheye Lens: 238-degree, clip-on lens for smartphones; $39.95
  •     SPL-TELE Telephoto Lens: 3X zoom perspective, clip-on lens for smartphones; $39.95
  •     SPL-WA Wide Angle Lens: 18-mm perspective, clip-on lens for smartphones; $39.95

They will be released in late in the Q1 2021. 

2021 what do we expect from Apple. More insight on what to expect from our panel. 

Tips

Zoom now allows AirPlay sharing so you can share your iPhone or iPad natively right in Zoom.

 

Apps

Overviewer is a new app that turns an iPhone into a document camera for Zoom and virtual learning  APP LINK

'TV Remote' turns your iPhone into a universal control for TVs  APP LINK

 

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

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