iOS Today (Audio)

In this episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard dive deep into the world of HomePod and HomePod mini, revealing a treasure trove of tips and tricks. From setting alarms and using intercom features to leveraging built-in sensors and personal requests, the duo explores the full potential of Apple's smart speakers. The episode concludes with a Shortcuts Corner segment, addressing a viewer's question about customizing shortcut menu appearances.

HomePod Tips and Tricks:

• Setting alarms: Using voice commands or the Home app to set and manage alarms on HomePod
• Shazam integration: HomePod can identify songs playing nearby, though it doesn't save the results
• Temperature and humidity sensors: Newer HomePods can measure room conditions
• Intercom feature: Send voice messages to specific rooms or the entire house
• Ambient sounds: Apple's remastered soundscapes for relaxation and focus
• Personal requests: Access messages, reminders, calendars, and more through voice commands
• "What's my update?" feature: Get a personalized morning briefing including weather, reminders, and news
• Troubleshooting: Rosemary shares her experience with Siri weather responses and offers tips for resolving issues

Feedback:

• A listener wants to know how to omit BBEdit from constantly showing up as a "Recent" file

Shortcuts Corner:

• Custom menu images: A viewer asks how to add custom images to shortcut menus

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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You don't need smart home gadgets to make your home a little smarter. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some clever ways to add automation to your home without the need for smart home accessories.

• Make a grocery list in Reminders on iPhone
• Organize cables into mesh bags
• NFC Tags
• WiFi QR Code Generator
• Basic HomeKit Automation if you have a HomePod: Reset the volume daily
• One Smart Home Gadget recommendation: Smart plug for your Christmas tree/holiday lights/entryway lamp!
• The best Apple HomeKit tips and tricks
  News
• Apple supercharges Logic Pro with powerful tools for music creation on Mac and iPad
• Final Cut Pro takes video editing on Mac and iPad to the next level with powerful new features
• Apple TV+ announces new animated Peanuts feature film project
• D.C. Unveils Its Newest Solution To Car Theft: Apple AirTags
  Shortcuts Corner
• Myles is looking for a way to scan documents for work and home with different output destinations for both.
• Walt wants to know if it's possible to create a Shortcut that sends a notification based on certain weather requirements.
  Feedback & Questions
• David and Mark reveal that they, too, have experienced Bluetooth dropouts in iOS 17.
• The signal on Vernon's iPhone 15 Pro Max keeps dropping out and shifting to SOS mode.
  App Caps
• Rosemary's App Cap: CardBoard: Board Game Scoring
• Mikah's App Cap: Premium Prints by Google Photos

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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If you've got house plants or like to do a little gardening, now's the time to up your gardening game. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of the best apps to help you with plant identification and care.

• Planta: Keep Your Apps Alive
• PictureThis - Plant Identifier
• Seek by iNaturalist
• Flower Care
• Bluetooth Plant Monitor
• Get Gardening Collection - App Store
  News
• Apple's Swift Student Challenge to open in 2024 with new category
• New iPhone photography exhibition debuts in Paris on November 10
• Using the iPad Pro as a Portable Monitor for My Nintendo Switch with Orion, a Capture Card, and a Battery Pack
• iOS 17.2's Journal app just got good with beta 2, here's why I hope I'll never need to use it
  Shortcuts Corner
• Peter needs help troubleshooting an automation between a Wemo plug and an LG TV.
  Feedback & Questions
• Lori wants to connect multiple AirPods to an Apple TV for audio listening.
  App Caps
• Rosemary's App Cap: Mous Products
• Mikah's App Cap: Connections - NYT Games

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Apple's App Store Editorial Team has announced the finalists for the 2023 App Store Awards. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share their thoughts on the finalists for the iPhone and iPad apps of the year.

• AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run
• Duolingo - Language Lessons
• Flighty - Your Flights Tracker
• Concepts
• DaVinci Resolve for iPad
• Prêt-à-Makeup
  News
• Nothing Announces iMessage Compatibility via New App
• No, Nothing hasn't brought iMessage to Android and you definitely shouldn't give it your Apple ID
• Apple Adopting RCS in 2024
  Shortcuts Corner
• Rosemary demonstrates how to disable rotation lock while opening specific apps.
  Feedback & Questions
• Nick suggests using Microsoft OneNote on Mac, Windows, and iOS as a note-taking application.
  App Caps
• Rosemary's App Cap: 8BitDo
• Mikah's App Cap: MOFT Accessories

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of their favorite reference apps for iPhone and iPad.

• Google Translate
• Translate text, voice, and conversations on iPhone
• CoinSnap: Coin Identifier
• Look up words in Pages on iPhone
• Terminology Dictionary
• Night Sky
• Visual Look Up Look up what's in a photo with your iPhone or iPad
• Wikipedia
• Wikipanion
• wikiHow
• IMDb
• Callsheet: Find Cast & Crew
  News
• Zoom, ExpressVPN come to the Apple TV App Store
• Apple Podcasts names Wiser Than Me the 2023 Show of the Year
• Newport Beach business plants Apple AirTags in merchandise, nabs suspected thief
• Apple marks World AIDS Day with (RED)
• Apple Releases Taika Waititi-Directed Film Promoting Speech Accessibility Tools
  Feedback & Questions
• Alex wonders if there's a way to use the iPhone's camera with an iPad.
• Robert doesn't have any questions, but instead pays the pet tax ... twice!
  App Caps
• Rosemary's App Cap: truefree O1 Open Ear Headphones
• Mikah's App Cap: Chptr - Remember Them Forever

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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