142 - The iPhone 12 Mini Rocks - With Guests Holden and Brian DePardo

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren we are joined by Holden and Brian Depardo. iPhone 12 Mini is still slow selling but someone on the panel thinks it rocks. Stopping spam calls and T-Mobile has it covered. The mirroring app Reflector upgraded to version 4. Listener asks my iPhone 8 and what you should upgrade to plus apps, apps, and more,

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News

Apple Developing New 'HomePod' Models With Screens and Cameras

HomePod mini reportedly includes room temperature and humidity sensor, could be enabled through software update

Apple may pay Samsung Display over reduced OLED iPhone 12 mini panel orders

Apple Updates iWork Apps for iOS and macOS to Version 11

Recently-Created Shortcuts Links Are Currently Broken UPDATE Apple Fixes iCloud Links for Sharing Shortcuts

iPhone 11 Pro survives 30-day dive in a deep-freezing lake

iPhone 12 Pro Max is Among 'Best Smartphones of 2021' Says Consumer Reports

Topics

iOS would not be here if it wasn't for Mac OS X. Mac OS X is 20; was born of 'a desperate act' by Apple

Beta this week. iOS 14.5 Beta 5 was released. Apple Seeds Fifth Betas of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

Apple Removes 'Siri Remote' Mentions in tvOS 14.5 Beta, Changes 'Home' Button Name

Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of watchOS 7.4 to Developers

How do you stop spam calls? T-Mobile Completes Spam Prevention Rollout, Now Authenticates Calls From 98% of Wireless Users

Reflector the great screen sharing app to share your iOS app has been updated to support the M1 processor and more. 'Reflector' AirPlay mirroring app updated with M1 Mac and Big Sur support, new device frames, more we review this and its improvements.

A Listener email at feedback@intouchwithios.com asked I have a iPhone 8 and want to upgrade. What would be the best choice? The iPhone SE might be a great choice iPhone SE vs iPhone 8: The only choice for home button lovers we discuss differences and if you like Touch ID you might like the choice.

Tips

Changing your photo default settings from HEIC to most compatible. Settings > Camera > Formats. Set it to Most Compatible to favor .jpg files. Set it to High Efficiency to favor .heic files. .heic is a new file format for images that is much better in every way than the old .jpg format: it's smaller, and produces better compression with fewer artifacts. The only reason you might not want to use it is that it hasn't been implemented by every single service yet, so some places don't like it and when you find such a place and want to upload a photo there, you'll have to convert the .heic to a .jpg before you upload.

How to Switch Between Apps on iPhone & iPad

Apps

Opera launches modern redesign for minimalist iPhone browser

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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


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Holden DePardo studies computer science and co-hosts two podcasts: Respawn Aim Fire and Networked Podcast. Twitter: @holdendepardo

Brian DePardo is a writer and IT Professional living in Dallas, TX

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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.