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iPhone-related tips and news for everyone interested in Apple’s iPhone or looking to make your iPhone experience even better.
Five Eyes Countries Want to Avoid Public Encryption Debate
They did so recently by telling the tech industry things like, “end-to-end encryption should be rare” and “privacy is not absolute.”
Teen Accidentally Grounds Flight With Fake Crime Scene Photo
A teen accidentally cause a flight to be grounded after she AirDropped a fake crime scene photo to passengers.
Apple Launches an iPhone 8 Logic Board Replacement Program
The replacement program affects specific models produced between September 2017 and March 2018, and includes free repair and logic board replacement.
Apple Will Livestream 'Gather Round' iPhone Media Event
The company set up a special webpage just for the event, and even included a handy-dandy link for adding it to your Calendar.
Apple Asks Journos to 'Gather Round' for Media Event on September 12th
The invite is titled “Gather Round,” seemingly a reference to the Steve Jobs Theater in the circular Apple Park, and the company is expected to announce new iPhone models.
Killing the Lighting Port, Buying into Apple Watch Series 4 - ACM 477
What would it take for Apple to ditch the Lightning port on iPhones? Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet explore the possibilities, and Bryan ends up convincing himself to buy Apple’s not-shipping-yet AirPower charging pad. They also ask themselves what it would take for them to want Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone Xs, new iPad Pros, and new MacBooks. Their conclusion? It’s going to be an expensive fall.
How to Find App Crash Reports on Your iPhone and iPad
Here’s where to find the list of app crashes on your iPhone or iPad when you’re troubleshooting system and performance problems.
2018 iPhone Line May Match iPhone 6 Record Sales
Insider sources say the 2018 iPhone line could see shipments between 70 million and 75 million by year’s end, in line with the iPhone 6 record breaking launch.
How to Send a Starbucks Gift Card Through Messages
For today’s Quick Tip, we’re going over how to use Messages to send your pal a Starbucks gift card (if you’re into that sort of thing). This uses Apple Pay to charge you, too, so you don’t have to pass your payment info through Starbucks. Neat!
Apple Releases iOS 12 Public Beta 9 for iPhone and iPad
Following the release of iOS 12 developer beta 11, Apple rolled out iOS 12 public beta 9 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
iCloud Storage is too Low, Bryan's Phishing Scam Encounter - TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-27
Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to look at how Apple’s free 200 GB iCloud storage for two months offer underscores how the standard 5 GB is far too low, plus they look at a new phishing scam Bryan encountered.
Apple Releases iOS 12 Developer Beta 11 for iPhone and iPad
Apple released iOS 12 Developer Beta 11 on Monday for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Sources Peg September 12th for New iPhone Launch Event
Insider sources say Apple’s coming iPhone launch event is happening on September 12th in the Steve Jobs theater.
T-Mobile Customers Can Join the iPhone Upgrade Program Online
Looking to upgrade your iPhone next month? Good news, because T-Mobile customers have been added to the iPhone Upgrade Program online.
iOS 12: Manage Notifications with Instant Tuning
Notifications in iOS 12 has a feature called Instant Tuning that lets you set specific notifications so they appear only when you look in Notification Center. Here’s how it works.
Coping with Subscription Apps - TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-24
Adam Christianson from the Maccast and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to talk about living with the subscription model for apps, plus they look at how SetApp may have found the right balance for developers and users.
Apple Releases iOS 12 Developer Beta 10, Public Beta 8 for iPhone and iPad
Just three days after releasing iOS 12 developer beta 9 and public beta 9, Apple rolled out iOS 12 developer beta 10 and public beta 8.
Woman Sues Feds to Delete the Data They Took From Her
If you clone a phone, are they the same phone or different people now?
Facebook's iPhone Activity Tracking, Apple Kills Back to My Mac - TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-23
Andrew Orr and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to share their thoughts Facebook using its Onavo VPN app to track iPhone user’s activity, plus they speculate on why Apple killed Back to My Mac in macOS Mojave.
How to Use Siri to Get Betting Odds
This is a bit weird. Okay, very weird. Siri can actually get you the odds on sports matchups, and though we’ve got the details in this Quick Tip, we’re still shaking our heads a bit at this strange feature.
Sorry Gamers, Fortnite isn't Coming to Apple TV
Fortnite fans flipped out on Tuesday when the game’s code revealed references to tvOS, hinting an Apple TV version is coming. Epic Games gave that a big “nope.”
Reclaim iCloud Storage Space by Deleting Old Backups
Running out of iCloud space? Check your device backups! Depending on how you migrated to any new devices, you may have old info stuck on Apple’s servers, and cleaning it out could save you money from not having to upgrade your storage plan.
iOS 12 Public Beta 7 for iPhone, iPad Available
With iOS 12 developer beta 9 out, Apple released iOS 12 public beta 7 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Monday.