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News
  Apple’s “High Speed” iPhone 12 event next week
    The invites are out. The next virtual event will happen Tuesday October 13th at 10:00 AM PT
    High Speed is likely in reference to 5G and the A14 processor
    Branding
      iPhone 12 mini: 5.4-inch - USD $699, 64/128/256
      iPhone 12: 6.1-inch - USD $799, 64/128/256
      iPhone 12 Pro: 6.1-inch - USD $999, 128/256/512
      iPhone 12 Pro Max: 6.7-inch - USD $1,099, 128/256/512
    12-series will have dual lens camera systems. 12 Pro series will have triple lens with LiDAR
    Other features:
      All OLED displays
      5G, possibly both sub-6GHz and mmWave? Maybe only in the US
      flat edge design similar to the iPhone 4 and the newest iPads
        Midnight Blue color
      Faster FaceID
      No charging brick or EarPods
    Possible Revival of “MagSafe” branding
      A magnetic charging case, two new MagSafe Wireless Chargers for iPhone
      MagSafe Charger and MagSafe Duo Charger, possibly two devices at once?
    Reports that Apple filed for an ‘iPhone for Life’ patent in Hong Kong
      May be a rebranding of Apple iPhone upgrade program.
    Staggered release still in flux
      One recent leak claims the 6.1-inch models would have a release date of Oct 23rd
      The iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max on November 13th and 20th respectively
    Reports that Apple may also announce the HomePod mini
      About half the size and priced at USD $99
      Powered ed by an S5 processor
      Available in November
      Apple stopped selling any 3rd party headphones or speakers from their online store according to Bloomberg
    Not expected to be an update to the original HomePod
    Possible announcement of the new AirPods Studio over the ear headphones
      Retro design
      Swappable materials
      neck detection
      priced at $349 USD
      Might not be ready to ship until November. Could be announced later.
    Possible announcement of AirTags item trackers
      Prosser says no. Been pushed back to March of 2021
    Updated Apple TV and Siri Remote
  Apple Silicon Mac coming next
    According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman
    It’s suspected that the first model would be a notebook
    Not clear if it will be a 13-inch MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air, or a 12-inch MacBook
      Ming-Chi Kuo has said the first would be the 13-inch MacBook Pro
    Also mentions “other” products. Maybe AirPods Studio? Apple TV updates?
  More Apple TV+ Docs on the way
    Apple shared a teaser trailer for an upcoming Bruce Springsteen documentary set to hit Apple TV+ on October 23rd
      It will show Bruce and his full E Street Band recording live for the first time in 35 years
      The doc will release at the same time as the new album "Letter to You" releases exclusively on Apple Music
    Apple has ordered an new fashion docuseries, “The Supermodels” for Apple TV+
      It was picked up as part of Apple’s “first look” arrangement with Imagine Documentaries
      Covering a period starting in the 80’s the series will dive into the careers of Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington and focus on their “collective disruption of the ‘90s fashion scene” and it’s lasting impact through to today.
    According to Deadline Apple has ordered a new a new natural history series called "Earthsound"
      They have ordered 12 half hour episodes which will take advantage of advance audio technologies and 360 degree sound design to tell stories of the natural world.
      The series comes from the British production company "Offspring Films" who is responsible for “Planet Earth II”.
    The Morning Show season 2 is tentatively scheduled to restart filming on October 19th according to Deadline
      There the last two episodes were nearing completion when they were forced to shut down due the the pandemic in March
      The show has reportedly also been rewritten to acknowledge the pandemic
    Season 2 of Dickinson will premier on Apple TV+ on January 8th
      Apple will release the first 3 episodes and then it will air additional episodes weekly
      Apple also confirmed that the show would get a third season.
    Free Apple TV+ Subscriptions will be extended through February 2021
      This is according to reports from 9to5Mac and Rene Ritchie
      If you started a free year of Apple TV+ between November 1st and January 31st last year your trial will be extended to the end of February
      If you are on a yearly plan or you pay monthly for Apple TV+ currently your account will be credited for the extra 3 months
        You can use the credit on iTunes, App Store, or iCloud services.
      If you’re on a paid yearly plan that will renew between November and January your renewal date will be extended to the end of February 2021
      No word on when you’ll see the changes on your accounts. Apple has not made it official.
    Apple joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE)
      According to Variety
      A group who's mission is to fight piracy
  US Antitrust report claims Apple (others) have “monopoly power”
    In a 450-page document the Democratic Subcommittee on the U.S. House Judiciary shared it’s recommendations on changes to antitrust laws that they fell would prevent anti-competitive practices by big companies like Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook.
    The report comes after a 16-month investigation into the business practices of these companies
    According to the report the subcommittee feels these companies, including Apple, are taking advantage of their “monopoly power” to prevent competition.
    Recommendations include possibly breaking up larger companies
      So Apple could, in this scenario, be forced to say break the App Store into a separate company
    Another recommendation was to offer consumers an easy way to transfer data from one company to another
    Apple released a statement “vehemently” disagreeing with the findings and focusing the opportunities the App Store creates for developers and the economy while pointing out that they do not have a dominant market share in any category where they do business.
    Apple has come under fire on many fronts for it’s App Store practices lately
    Former App Store director Phil Shoemaker told the congressional antitrust committee that he feels Apple uses the App Store rules as ‘as a weapon against competitors.’
      He pointed to Apple Arcade as an example since it’s an App Store within the App Store. Something Apple does not allow for other apps/services like Xbox Game Pass.
    The CEO of Proton Mail, Andy Yen, compared Apple’s business parties around encouraging developers to implement in-app purchases like “Mafia extortion.”
      Proton Mail was a free app in the App store and had not “upgrade” option, though they did offer paid plans via their website
      They fell afoul of the Apple rule about not promoting your paid services in app without offering an IAP option
      Apple later changes this rule to NOT apply to email apps
    The App Store does create revenue opportunities for developer and the latest data from App Annie supports that
      iOS app downloads increased 20 percent year over year
      App spending also grew 20 percent generating $18 billion in the third quarter
  Apple’s T2 chip has “unpatchable” vulnerability
    A team of jailbreakers has claimed to have found a vulnerability that could allow a hacker to circumvent the T2’s disk encryption, firmware passwords and verification chain
    They used a technique based on the Jailbreak hack used on Apple’s A10 which is a design the T2 was based on
    The hack jacks into the boot process of the T2’s SepOS. Normally if you attempt to decrypt while this boot is happening the T2 chip exits with a fatal error. This exploit allows a hacker to bypass that.
    Once booted an attacker would have full root access and kernel execution privileges on the chip.
      They do not have access to decrypt files stored using FileVault 2 encryption
      But could install key-loggers or other tools to gain that access or additional information
    is not a "persistent vulnerability”, so something need to be attached and have access
    Because the T2s OS is stored in ROM, it’s not able to be patched by Apple
    Apple has been notified about the vulnerability “multiple times” and failed to respond according to the reports
      They are likely planning a new OS update i future T2 chips
    Using the exploit would require physical access
      Best protection is keep control of your Mac and don’t plugin any untrusted cables or devices
  Apple Maps ‘Look Around’ comes to Phoenix, Arizona
    I am so jealous
    This year Apple has expanded to Chicago, several cities in Japan, and last week London, Dublin, and Edinburgh.
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Feedback, commentary, opinions
  Lost ‘Fitness’ data
    Play comment from Gary
    I agree that this is particularly disturbing
    Apple takes no responsibility for this data
    [According to Apple](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/back-up-your-health-data-iph11f1eb698/ios), if you sign in with your Apple ID, health and fitness information in the Health app is stored automatically in iCloud. t is stored encrypted.
      So they should have a “backup”
    You can, and probably should, back this data up yourself.
      You can do this by making a manual back and encrypting it on your Mac.
        Connect your iPhone to your Mac
        Select the iPhone icon in the sidebar (or in iTunes, if you’re on an older OS)
        In the General tab check “Encrypt Local Backup” and set a password.
          DO NOT forget it. You will not be able to use your backup if you do
          Save it to the Keychain and/or your password manager
        Click “Backup Now”
      You can click “Manage Backups…” to see previous backups
      Clicking “Restore Backup…” will let you restore from a previous backup, but you’ll need to enter the encryption password.
  Using Podcast ‘Stations'
    The Podcast app has something called "Stations"
    With these you can create multiple “playlists” that filter and sort shows in a number of ways.
    You’ll find them in the "Library" section and you can create and edit them by tapping the 'Edit" link.
    Tap "New Station" and give it a name.
      Then you are given several options to control
        Play: this is the order they will display and play in
        Group by Podcast, if you want the filters applied by each podcast individually
        Episodes: which episodes to include, "X most recent"
        Media Type (audio or video)
        Unplayed Only (toggle)
        Podcasts, you can choose which shows to include in this Station.
    You can create as many stations as you like and then access them under Library.
    You can control the “default” settings per show too
      Go to Library > Shows
      Select the Show
      Tap the “…” button, then tap “Settings”
      Can change the “Custom Settings” option to control:
        Episode Order
        Download Episodes
        Delete played episodes
        Limit Episodes
        Refresh frequency
      You can also toggle notifications for specific shows
    I have one for just the most recent episodes, just my Mac podcasts, and just my favorite podcasts.
    I always prefer sorting oldest episode to newest because I tend to fall behind
  Logging in “blind"
    Play comment from Dan
    Great tips.

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    Removing hardware can help.
    Sometimes just replacing a cable can be a fix or plugging into a different port.
    Rearranging a configuration can also sometimes “fix” an issue.
  Print from iOS Notes
    This one came up in the Maccast Patreon Slack channel.
    It’s an example of one of my pet peeves about iOS and how Apple can create some very unintuitive interfaces
    The question was a simple one, “how to print from notes”
    The answer, from ‘grumpy’, not as simple
      Open the note
      Tap the “…” in the upper right
      Select “Send a copy”, yup…
        Notice how it has the standard “Share Sheet” icon?
      Now you’ll see the options printing, copying, sending to AirDrop, etc.
  Force Wi-Fi Calling
    Robert lives in a area where the cellular signal from AT&T on his iPhone is not the greatest
    He has wi-fi calling enabled, but the signal is just barely strong enough that it still uses the weak cellular over wifi
    He asks if there is a way to “force” the phone to prefer wi-fi calling over cellular
    I don’t know of a way.
    To turn it on
      Open Settings.
      Tap Cellular or Phone.
      Select Wi-Fi Calling.
      Select the Wi-Fi Calling on This iPhone switch.
      Select Enable.
    Some workarounds…
      Turn off cellular in control center
        Tap the “Airplane Mode” button
        Turn back on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
      Get a microcell
    Robert said AT&T stopped supporting the microcells when WiFi calling became available?
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