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401: A peaceful harbor Feb 23, 2022

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After a long hiatus, the guys are back for a one-off episode where they catch up, talk about Cody's long fight with Covid, crypto, NFT, and just about anything not related to Apple.

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400: 'California Streaming' event debriefing Sep 15, 2021

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After a few months hiatus, Cody and Sebastien got the old band back together for a special episode. After sharing what happened to Cody and discussing the future of the podcast, Cody and Sebastien talk about Apple's September 2021 event where the company unveiled a new 10.2-inch iPad, a new iPad mini, Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro.

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399: Favorite WWDC 2021 feature announcements Jun 08, 2021

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Sebastien goes over his favorite features announced at WWDC 21. He also addresses a few concerns he has about some questionable features.

Voice isolation in FaceTime

Grid view in FaceTime

FaceTime in the browser

SharePlay: Share your screen

Live Text

ID card coming to wallet

Maps direction / lane

AR in maps directions

On-device Siri requests

Siri coming to third party devices

Legacy contacts

Questionable features:

Safari
Multitasking on iPad
Universal Control
Focus is great but maybe too granular

Sherlocked app of the week: EXIF Metadata

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398: What YOU want to see at WWDC 2021 May 31, 2021

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After carrying out an informal survey of Downtime listeners and iDB readers, Sebastien reveals some of the announcements that YOU want to see at WWDC this year.

Terrence want a new Control Center.

Master Bluspark dreams of 3D Touch returning to iOS.

Gianni is all about Siri.

Nura would like to be able to sideload apps.

Faber has a laundry list of items:

Better iPadOS support for external monitors
Improvements to the iPadOS Home screen (I want a desktop)
Enhancements to HomeKit

Cookie Monster wants Logic Pro (or real Pro apps) on iPadOS and better multitasking on iPad.

Vinz wants to see Xcode for iPad.

Jordan uses an iPad as his primary device and has big hopes for it:

Widgets on the iPad Home screen
External monitor support
Let iPad apps use more RAM (5GB cap vs 16GB capacity)

Prateek and Patrick want a redesigned MacBook Pro with M1X or M2.

Thomas would like a Cinema Display.

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397: Better is the enemy of good May 24, 2021

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After introducing iDB's new site design, Sebastien reviews the new Apple TV remote, and AirTag's one and only alternative, the Chipolo ONE Spot. Finally Sebastien plugs one of his apps and answers a few questions from listeners.

396: Monologue diaries May 17, 2021

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Sebastien goes solo again in this monologue about Apple Music, and being stalked by an AirTag. He also talks about his Birthday Reminder app, cocktail habits, and his decision to not use an Apple Watch anymore.

Apple Music gains spatial audio support with Dolby Atmos, lossless audio coming to the entire catalog

What it looks like when an AirTag is stalking you

App of the week: Birthday Reminder

What we’ve been drinking: Negroni

Q&A

Coin Daddy asks on Twitter: Does the Apple Music lossless audio announcement really make a difference to you guys since I assume your main headphones are probably AirPods and what case do you use on your phones if any?

Rob asks by email: why did Sebastien decide to stop using an Apple Watch?

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395: Free solo May 10, 2021

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Sebastien is free soloing this special episode where he answers questions from listeners, talks about one of his apps, and gets to do his favorite section of the show. It's different, but hopefully just as good.

Conath asks: How well does AirTag work when it‘s in e. g. a backpack along with a laptop? Does the signal get blocked?

Marcus asks: what is the best way to get into HomeKit without breaking the bank?

Antonio asks: Sebastien recently mentioned getting a Sonos with Alexa.what has his experience with Alexa been like compared to Siri?

Cyrille needs tech support.

App of the week

EXIF Metadata

What I've been drinking:

Lower Manhattan

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394: AirTag and best iOS 14.5 features recap May 03, 2021

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Sebastien and Cody run down all of their favorite features in the iOS 14.5 update and give their initial AirTag impressions. The pair also discuss how to add HomeKit support to an old garage door and some of their favorite movies they’ve seen recently.

The best AirTag accessories

Apple had AirTag and accessories were ready to launch for a while

How to control your old garage door with Siri and HomeKit

What we’ve been watching

Mortal Kombat on HBO Max
Vivarium on Amazon Prime
Get Duked on Prime Video
Bastille Day on Netflix
Without Remorse on Amazon Prime

Q&A

Gerald asks on Twitter: Do you see Apple using colors to separate their pro from non pro lines as a permanent thing? New iMacs are colorful, but perhaps iMac Pro’s would be stainless steel w/black bezels? iPhone X/XR started this along w/iPad Air & iPad Pro. Is this the new M.O.? Like or dislike?

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393: Unpacking the Spring Loaded event Apr 26, 2021

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Sebastien and Cody recap Apple’s Spring Loaded event and discuss their thoughts on all of the products that were announced. The pair also talk about Seb’s new 100% electric motorcycle and go over their Fantasy Draft picks from last week.

Apple Card Family invites the family to share the credit card and a lot more

Apple announces new podcast subscription service

Check out Apple’s new purple finish for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini

This is Apple’s new AirTag, helping you find lost items

AirTag tidbits: Privacy, sharing, secret tracking, Precision Finding and more

The best AirTag accessories you can buy right now

New Apple TV 4K gets A12 Bionic chip and redesigned Siri remote

You can buy Apple TV’s new Siri Remote by itself for $59

This is a redesigned iMac: vibrant colors, 11.5 mm thin, Apple M1 chip and more

This is the new iPad Pro with Apple’s M1 processor and a mini-LED display

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392: Spring Loaded Event Fantasy Draft Apr 15, 2021

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It’s Fantasy Draft time again! With Apple’s Spring Loaded event coming up, Sebastien and Cody play out their favorite game where they try to guess what Apple will unveil including new iPads, Macs, AirTags and more. It’s fun and competitive, and listeners can even join in and make their own picks. You don’t want to miss this!

Potential picks

AirPods

Apple releases new base model AirPods
Apple releases new AirPods Pro
Apple releases new AirPods Max

AirTags

Apple announces AirTags
AirTags can come in packs
Single price below $50

Apple TV

Apple unveils an Apple TV update
Apple unveils redesigned Apple TV
Apple unveils a redesigned Apple TV remote

iPad mini

Apple announces iPad mini
iPad mini keeps same form factor
iPad mini keeps the same price

iPad Pro

New iPad Pro models retain the same screen sizes
Mini LED available in all iPad Pro models
Mini LED available in a specific iPad Pro model only
iPad Pro gets 5G support
Apple unveils new iPad Pro accessories
iPad Pro gets Touch ID

iOS 14.5

iOS 14.5 available today
iOS 14.5 available later

Mac

New iMac models announced
New MacBook models announced

Misc.

Apple will unveil some sort of new AR/VR product
Apple has a segment about App Tracking Transparency

Cody’s picks

Apple does not release new AirPods Max
AirTags can come in packs
Apple will not unveil a redesigned Apple TV
Apple announces iPad mini
iPad Pro gets 5G support
Apple unveils new iPad Pro accessories
iOS 14.5 available today
New iMac models announced
Apple will not unveil some sort of new AR/VR product
Tie breaker: 53

Sebastien’s picks

Apple does not release new AirPods Pro
Apple announces AirTags
Apple will not unveil a redesigned Apple TV remote
iPad mini keeps the same price
New iPad Pro models retain the same screen sizes
Mini LED available in a specific iPad Pro model only
iOS 14.5 available later
New MacBook models will not be announced
Apple has a segment about App Tracking Transparency
Tie breaker: 51

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