216 - Setting Fall Detection on Apple Watch and Death Dates on Gadgets - With Guest Mike Potter and Jeff Gamet

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by guest Mike Potter and Jeff Gamet. We discuss how important it is to make sure fall detection is turned on, it will save you. There are some gadgets that have death dates as you cannot replace batteries. Even printers, you cannot replace ink sponge unless you hack it. 1Password 8 released for iOS. This version no longer supports standalone vaults, you must have a subscription. Otherwise you keep 1Password 7. Both can be installed. iOS16 Beta 5 adds battery percentage back on the battery but not all models are supported. MOFi vinyl records are digital Jeff has thoughts and more.

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Dave Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and shares his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and related technologies. Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/intouchwithios follow him on Twitter @daveg65.and the show @intouchwithios

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Mike Potter is the organizer of Macstock Expo: and the host of the For Mac Eyes Only Podcast. You can reach him on Twitter @macstockexpo and @formaceyesonly

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Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's managing editor, and Smile's TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram as @jgamet and YouTube https://youtube.com/jgamet