The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren are joined by podcaster and author Shelly Brisbin. We talk about her book iOS Access For All with iOS14 updates.iOS14.5 Beta had new defaults and your AirPods can be refreshed. Buy her book https://iosaccessbook.com
The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com
Direct Link to Audio
News
More than 100M people wear an Apple Watch, analyst says
iPhone 12 mini sales continue to lag in early 2021, new data suggests
Gmail iOS App Has Out of Date Warning After 2 Months of No Updates as Google Delays Privacy Labels
Satechi Launches Dual-Sided 2-in-1 USB-C Charger for Apple Watch and AirPods
Third-Generation Apple TV Losing Support for CBS All Access in Transition to Paramount+ Next Month
CBS and Showtime bundle no longer available through Apple TV app, ahead of Paramount+ launch
Google Fi Expanding VPN to iPhone Users Starting This Spring
PopSockets Launches New PopMount for Taking Photos
Topics
Beta this week. iOS 14.5 beta 1 has no changes but there are some changes in setting defaults including setting default podcast player and Music service using Siri, and safe browsing through Safari.
Siri Setting in iOS 14.5 Beta Lets Users Select Default Music Streaming Service
YouTube Website's Picture-in-Picture Works Again in iOS 14.5 Beta
Apple Maps Adds Waze-Like Features in iOS 14.5 for Crowdsourcing Accidents, Speed Traps and Hazards
iOS 14.5 Beta Directs 'Safe Browsing' Traffic in Safari Through Apple Server Instead of Google to Protect Personal User Data
Our guest Shelly Brisbin has updated her great book iOS Access for All for iOS 14 she talks about whats new in iOS 14 added since iOS13.
We go in depth to talk about the updates to VoiceOver and Speech, Low Vision features with improvements to the magnifier, hearing including a great way to provide visual alerts of sounds. Open Accessibility > Under Hearing > Sound Recognition you can turn this on and turn on individual sounds including baby crying. As well some of the Physical and Motor settings including the popular back tap.
How is the iPhone 12 physically? We talked about what improvements Apple has made with the iPhone 12 compared to the previous models to help those with disabilities.
Tips
What to do with old/dying AirPods – replacements, recycling
Chrome for iOS tests locking your Incognito tabs with Touch and Face ID
Microsoft To Do levels up with new home screen widgets for iPhone and iPad
Our Host
Your Host Dave Ginsburg is an IT Professional With over 22 years experience working with Mac and Windows as well as iOS devices. He is also President of The Suburban Chicago Apple Users Group
About our Guest
Shelly Brisbin @Shelly is a writer, editor, podcaster, and cocktail enthusiast. She does a podcast Parallel on Relay FM Her book iOS Access for All can be purchased here at https://iosaccessbook.com
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
304 - GM is Doomed Without CarPlay - With Guest Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
303 - Apple Will be Letting Loose Soon - With Guests Chuck Joiner, Jill McKinley and Jeff Gamet
302 - USB-C Cables Chargers and iOS Game Emulators - With Guest Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
301 - Apple Vision Pro Black Eye and New Apple TV? With Guest Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
300 - No more Green bubbles and Celebrating 300 episodes - With Chuck Joiner, Mike Potter, Kelly Guimont, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
299 - Merging 2 Apple ID’s sort of - With Guest Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
298 - No New iPads for You and Macstock 8 - With Guest Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
297 - The ads on Apple TV+, Maybe - With Guest Jill McKinley Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
296 - So Many Apple OS Updates! - With Guest Mike Potter, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
295 - Wipe your iPhone its Windows - With Guest Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
294 - Dave’s all Taylor Swift Apple Music Replay unexpected Playlist - With Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
293 - Apple Is Giving Us a Star Trek Experience - With Guest Kelly Guimont, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
292 - Vision Pro, Bad and Good - With Guest Dylan Stewart, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
291 - Is that a Touch Screen on your HomePod? - With Guest Bob Fairbairn Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
290 - iOS 17.3 Stolen Device Projection is a Must - With Guest Mike Potter, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
289 - Chuck’s Apple Watch Masimo Finger - With Guest Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
288 - Apple Disrupts CES with the Vision Pro - With Jill McKinley and Jeff Gamet
287 - Guy’s Angry Podcaster Photo from AI and 2024 Apple Predictions With Guest Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
286 - 2023 Apple, Cord Cutting, and Streaming Year In Review - With Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig
285 - CarPlay and GM InfoPAINment System - With Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig, Kelly Guimont and Brittany Smith
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Insight Story: Tech Trends Unpacked
Zero-Shot
Fast Forward by Tomorrow Unlocked: Tech past, tech future
The Unbelivable Truth - Series 1 - 26 including specials and pilot
A Prairie Home Companion: News from Lake Wobegon