The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren they are joined by Brittany Smith. Apple wants to call the police on leakers unless they reveal sources..There is a must update to iOS14.7.1 and watchOS 7.6.1 to fix security bugs. Tunein Radio partnered with iHeart Radio and now has the content on Tunein we review podcast apps and media. Siri won’t have some 3rd party developers including ride sharing services plus more.

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News

Apple Q3 Earnings results were announced this week and we discuss how they did with links below we referenced.

Apple Reports 3Q 2021 Results: $21.7B Profit on $81.4B Revenue, New June Quarter Records

Apple's Mac and iPad Sales Continue to Surge in Q3 2021

Apple posts $81B quarterly results: Charts – Six Colors

Apple's Services Revenue Reaches $17.5 Billion in Q3 2021, Setting New All-Time Record

Ongoing supply constraints could affect iPhone, iPad in September quarter

Apple Expecting iPhone and iPad Supply Constraints in September Quarter

Apple Saw Double Digit Growth in iPhone Upgraders and Switchers in Q3 2021

Apple Says Don't Buy AirTag Replacement Batteries With Bitter Coating

GarageBand for iPhone and iPad Gaining All-New Sound Packs From Top Artists Like Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga

eBay Adds Support for Apple Pay on its Website

Topics

Important to update now with this security vulnerability. Apple releases iOS 14.7.1 with fix for Apple Watch unlock bug, more and Apple Releases watchOS 7.6.1 With Security Updates

Beta this week. iOS 15 Beta 4 was released this week. Public Beta was released too.

Everything New in iOS 15 Beta 4: Safari Tweaks, MagSafe Battery Pack Support, Notification Updates and More

iPadOS 15 Gains macOS Monterey's Redesigned Safari Tab Interface

Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS and iPadOS 15 to Developers

iOS 15 Adds Built-In Relaxation Sounds Called ‘Background Sounds’

Has the panel used Live Text yet?

Looks like Apple is going to reduce the 3rd party apps ability to use Siri including asking to get a Uber. iOS 15 to Limit Siri Functionality With Third-Party Apps

Apple is demanding that a chinese leaker reveal their sources or they will be reported to the police. Does Apple have any rights with this? We debate this and do we really follow these leakers closely anyway? Apple Demands Leaker Reveals Sources Under Threat of Being Reported to Police

Media / Podcasts apps. We talked about Pocket Casts being bought previously well there are other services partnering for content. TuneIn and IHeart Radio announced a partnership that will add the 850 iHeart Radio stations on TuneIn. TuneIn and iHeartMedia Partner on Strategic Technology and Content Distribution Deal What are the differences of the 2 apps? Other apps like Audacy (formerly radio.com) has all the CBS radio stations and they do not share their content anywhere else. All 3 of these apps also have podcasts (including ours) listed too so you are seeing a trend here. They all have ads too with TuneIn and iHeart offering a premium subscription with no ads.

The Google Podcasts added a cool feature providing suggestions at the bottom of items that were discussed in a podcast.

Apps

‎Angry Birds Reloaded on the App Store

Our Host

David Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.

Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65.

About our Guest

Brittany Smith is a cognitive neuroscientist who provides a variety of consulting services through her business, Devise and Conquer that includes ADD/ADHD coaching, technology coaching, productivity consulting, and more. She is a self-designated “well-rounded geek”, and holds a M.S. degree in Cognitive Neuroscience. She can be found on Twitter as @addliberator. Check out her latest project, a YouTube channel of tech tips.

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.

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160 - Stop all That Apple Leaking - With Guest Brittany Smith