
iOS 577: Sharing the Holidays - Share Notes, Reminders, Calendars, and Maps
11/23/21 • 92 min
Rosemary and Mikah share tips and apps for planning for the holidays with family and friends.
- Shared Notes
- Shared Reminders
- Shared Guides in Maps
- Group iMessage
- Fantastical
- Share iCloud Calendar
- Calendar Invitations
- Contact Groups for Holiday Card
- Pair HomePods with Apple TV
- Disable Hey Siri on your HomePods
News
- AirTag competitor Tile acquired by family safety company Life360
- Apple Announces Self Service Repair Program That Will Provide Customers With Access to Tools, Parts, and Manuals
Shortcuts Corner
- Simon wants to disable airplane mode when leaving home automatically.
Feedback & Questions
- Richard is looking for an app that can email reminders and notes to himself.
App Caps
- Rosemary's App Cap: Just Timers
- Mikah's App Cap: Anker 637 Magnetic Charging Station (MagGo)
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard
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Rosemary and Mikah share tips and apps for planning for the holidays with family and friends.
- Shared Notes
- Shared Reminders
- Shared Guides in Maps
- Group iMessage
- Fantastical
- Share iCloud Calendar
- Calendar Invitations
- Contact Groups for Holiday Card
- Pair HomePods with Apple TV
- Disable Hey Siri on your HomePods
News
- AirTag competitor Tile acquired by family safety company Life360
- Apple Announces Self Service Repair Program That Will Provide Customers With Access to Tools, Parts, and Manuals
Shortcuts Corner
- Simon wants to disable airplane mode when leaving home automatically.
Feedback & Questions
- Richard is looking for an app that can email reminders and notes to himself.
App Caps
- Rosemary's App Cap: Just Timers
- Mikah's App Cap: Anker 637 Magnetic Charging Station (MagGo)
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today.
Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to [email protected].
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Rosemary and Mikah scour the App Store for Apple Arcade alternatives. Here's what they found!
- Netflix Games
- Amazon Luna
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- GameClub
News
- Apple denied motion to delay Epic Games court injunction
- iCloud for Windows updated with password generator, ProRAW and ProRes support, more
- WhatsApp for iOS to add new privacy features for seeing Profile Photo, Last Seen, About
- Snap hit with lawsuit for downplaying the impact of Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature
Shortcuts Corner
- Peter wants to learn more about Shortcuts and asks for book and website recommendations.
- Harry wants to improve their Philips Hue automations to keep from lighting up the living room while the Apple TV is turned on.
Feedback & Questions
- Ray wants to be able to respond to message notifications on the Lock Screen while their iPhone 8 is locked.
App Caps
- Rosemary's App Cap: Tweetbot
- Mikah's App Cap: Cozy Grove
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard
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iOS 578: Gather Notes and Research on iOS - Keep It, Notion, Obsidian, DEVONthink To Go
Rosemary and Mikah share tips and apps for collecting notes and research.
- Safari Reading List
- Safari Tab Groups
- Pocket: Save. Read. Grow.
- Instapaper
- Check Later
- Keep It Mobile
- DEVONthink To Go 3
- NetNewsWire: RSS Reader
- Reeder 5
- Notion
- Obsidian - Connected Notes
News
- Apple Podcasts presents the Best of 2021
- Apple announces third annual Apple Music Award winners
- Apple Invites Some Developers to Try Swift Playgrounds 4 Ahead of Launch
Shortcuts Corner
- Van is looking to have a shortcut be able to save files to a NAS.
- Chris would like to turn on a space heater based on the room temperature reading from a Nest thermostat.
- Rosemary demos her Random Holiday Wallpaper shortcut that can replace the wallpaper of an iOS device every day of December.
App Caps
- Rosemary's App Cap: Vinegar
- Mikah's App Cap: Builderment
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today.
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