9to5Mac Happy Hour

This week Benjamin and Zac discuss Apple's entry in the video consortium behind AV1, iPhone SE 2 rumors and our headphone jack predictions, the need for more robust parental controls on iOS, the future of Apple's AirPort hardware and selling mesh routers, and Siri's latest tricks. 9to5Mac Happy Hour is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of 9to5Mac Happy Hour are recorded every week. Subscribe to our podcast to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Apple joins consortium to help with more efficient video compression tech called AV1 Rumor: iPhone SE 2 will feature glass back, possibly for wireless charging Significant AAPL investors put pressure on Apple to add better parental control features to iPhones and iPads In response to investor letter, Apple says improved parental controls coming in future update Listen to 9to5Mac on the FOX News Rundown podcast How to limit adult content and block private browsing in Safari on iPhone and iPad Apple now selling mesh Wi-Fi system as AirPort line remains unchanged You can now ask Siri about tennis and golf tournament results, as well as player stats Sponsor: Hyper: Hyper unveils USB-C hub w/ built-in 7.5W Qi wireless charger & stand You can also get 20% off all Hyper’s other USB-C hubs with coupon code “9to5mac” for a limited time until January 14. Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

A weekly podcast discussing the latest in Apple and technology. Hosted by 9to5Mac's Benjamin Mayo and Zac Hall.

This week Benjamin and Zac catch up on Apple news since the new year including talk about the iMac Pro accessories and wallpaper, Apple Watch Activity Sharing and Series 3 rebooting in ICUs, the need for a refreshed HomePod pitch before launch, how Alexa compares to Siri today, and Apple’s iPhone battery response. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Happy Hour are recorded every week. Subscribe to our podcast to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Apple’s MacBook Air-like store roof wasn’t designed to handle snow…in Chicago Apple blames software, not roof design, for Chicago Apple Store roped off by snow 9to5Mac on Instagram → instagram.com/9to5mac iMac Pro includes a stormy new macOS desktop wallpaper, download it here for free Apple to start off 2018 with a New Year’s Apple Watch Activity Challenge Apple Watch celebrates the New Year with fireworks on the clock face Some Apple Watch users are reporting unexpected reboots possibly caused by ICU equipment Opinion: HomePod delay coupled with new competition amplifies Apple’s smart speaker challenge Apple temporarily drops price of iPhone battery replacement, promises iOS update to address battery health in new apology PSA: Apple is making its $29 battery replacement pricing effective immediately Swap-apocalypse: Upcoming iOS update will swarm Apple Stores with iPhone battery replacements Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

This week Benjamin and Zac catch up on Apple news since the new year including talk about the iMac Pro accessories and wallpaper, Apple Watch Activity Sharing and Series 3 rebooting in ICUs, the need for a refreshed HomePod pitch before launch, how Alexa compares to Siri today, and Apple’s iPhone battery response.

This week Benjamin and Zac look back at Apple’s 2017, how it compared to our predictions, and what we expect next year. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Happy Hour are recorded every week. Subscribe to our podcast to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Happy Hour Podcast 100 | Everything Apple could unveil, release or discontinue in 2017 Year In Review: Everything Apple released across 2017 Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

This week Benjamin and Zac look back at Apple’s 2017, how it compared to our predictions, and what we expect next year.

This week Benjamin and Zac discuss the iMac Pro launch, using Amazon Echo and Alexa with HomeKit products, the fake Cuphead game that appeared on the App Store, Apple throttling older iPhone batteries, iOS 12 and macOS 10.13 cross platform apps, and the Apple Watch New Year’s Challenge. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Happy Hour are recorded every week. Subscribe to our podcast to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Apple’s all-new iMac Pro is now available, first orders arriving Dec 27 How Apple Watch saved one man’s life — and how it’s empowering him after his heart attack How to connect Amazon Alexa and Apple Reminders using IFTTT Amazon Echo gains iCloud Calendar support ahead of rumored ‘Siri Speaker’ competitor introduction  Stolen ‘Cuphead’ game gets past App Review accompanied by faked developer website, appears to be one of many Supposed Apple email describing app review policy changes is fake Geekbench developer links iPhone performance issues to battery age and iOS updates Apple admits it slows down old iPhones (but for the right reasons) Report: Apple to support cross-platform apps that run on iPhone, iPad and Mac next year Apple to start off 2018 with a New Year’s Apple Watch Activity Challenge Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

This week Benjamin and Zac discuss the iMac Pro launch, using Amazon Echo and Alexa with HomeKit products, the fake Cuphead game that appeared on the App Store, Apple throttling older iPhone batteries, iOS 12 and macOS 10.13 cross platform apps, and the Apple Watch New Year’s Challenge.

This week Benjamin and Zac discuss running a half marathon with Apple Watch Series 3 and AirPods, Apple’s first Folio Case for iPhone X, Jony Ive returning to lead day-to-day design, a quick TV app review, Apple buying Shazam, HomeKit’s vulnerability and iOS 11.2.1, and the iMac Pro’s debut. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Happy Hour are recorded every week. Subscribe to our podcast to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Many iPhone users suffering from random reboots & crashes due to date/time bug affecting notifications Apple releases iOS 11.2 with date crashing fix, Apple Pay Cash included, other changes Apple Pay Cash now rolling out on iOS 11.2 for non-beta users How to set up and use Apple Pay Cash watchOS 4.2 for Apple Watch now available with Apple Pay Cash support AudioBridge for Mac lets you easily AirPlay to Sonos from any app Apple and Stanford begin Heart Study to detect irregular heart rhythms using Watch Apple mistakenly starts promoting Amazon Prime Video for Apple TV ahead of release [U] Amazon Prime Video app rolling out to Apple TV App Store Prime Video catches Apple TV up with smart TVs, but these two features are still missing Apple rebrands iTunes Movies with new @AppleTV account on Twitter tvOS 11.2 with new HDR and frame rate options now available for Apple TV 4K Apple TV 4K will support Dolby Atmos surround sound eventually, YouTube app doesn’t show 4K video Changes to Apple’s ‘Search Ads’ bring more options for developers Sponsor: Hyper - Visit 9to5Mac's Holiday Deal Hub for exclusive savings on Apple accessories including $20 off HYPER’S SOLO and DUO USB-C HUBS for MacBook and MacBook Pro with code 9TO5MAC at checkout. Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

This week Benjamin and Zac discuss running a half marathon with Apple Watch Series 3 and AirPods, Apple’s first Folio Case for iPhone X, Jony Ive returning to lead day-to-day design, a quick TV app review, Apple buying Shazam, HomeKit’s vulnerability and iOS 11.2.1, and the iMac Pro’s debut. (b)

This week Benjamin and Zac talk about the unfortunate date bug that affected iPhones over the weekend and resulted in the early delivery of iOS 11.2, the official launch of Apple Pay Cash in the U.S., updates to our Mac setups and a new app that makes AirPlaying to Sonos easier, a potential half marathon challenge that may or may not happen, the latest on Apple’s Heart Study with Apple Watch, a tease of an upcoming Apple Watch story, Amazon Prime Video finally coming to Apple TV, changes in tvOS 11.2 and what’s missing, new App Store search ads, and more. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Happy Hour are available every week. As mentioned, you can download this podcast via iTunes or plug in our RSS feed link into your favorite podcasting app. Note: Subscribing to the podcast feed will guarantee the latest episode is downloaded as soon as possible. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Many iPhone users suffering from random reboots & crashes due to date/time bug affecting notifications Apple releases iOS 11.2 with date crashing fix, Apple Pay Cash included, other changes Apple Pay Cash now rolling out on iOS 11.2 for non-beta users How to set up and use Apple Pay Cash watchOS 4.2 for Apple Watch now available with Apple Pay Cash support AudioBridge for Mac lets you easily AirPlay to Sonos from any app Apple and Stanford begin Heart Study to detect irregular heart rhythms using Watch Apple mistakenly starts promoting Amazon Prime Video for Apple TV ahead of release [U] Amazon Prime Video app rolling out to Apple TV App Store Prime Video catches Apple TV up with smart TVs, but these two features are still missing Apple rebrands iTunes Movies with new @AppleTV account on Twitter tvOS 11.2 with new HDR and frame rate options now available for Apple TV 4K Apple TV 4K will support Dolby Atmos surround sound eventually, YouTube app doesn’t show 4K video Changes to Apple’s ‘Search Ads’ bring more options for developers Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. Remember: Subscribe on iTunes to catch all of the episodes as they go live and thanks for listening!

This week Benjamin and Zac talk about the unfortunate date bug that affected iPhones over the weekend and resulted in the early delivery of iOS 11.2, the official launch of Apple Pay Cash in the U.S., updates to our Mac setups and a new app that makes AirPlaying to Sonos easier, a potential half marathon challenge that may or may not happen, the latest on Apple’s Heart Study with Apple Watch, a tease of an upcoming Apple Watch story, Amazon Prime Video finally coming to Apple TV, changes in tvOS 11.2 and what’s missing, new App Store search ads, and more.

This week Benjamin and Zac discuss moving houses with HomeKit accessories, restarting a fitness routine with Apple Watch, Apple and Stanford’s new Apple Heart Study, the brand new Pixelmator Pro Mac app, macOS High Sierra’s terrible root vulnerability and quick fix, and the history of software bugs in recent and not-so-recent years. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Happy Hour are available every week. As mentioned, you can download this podcast via iTunes or plug in our RSS feed link into your favorite podcasting app. Note: Subscribing to the podcast feed will guarantee the latest episode is downloaded as soon as possible. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Review: Hunter SimpleConnect ceiling fan is a 2-in-1 HomeKit essential for home automation 9to5Mac on Instagram Apple and Stanford begin Heart Study to detect irregular heart rhythms using Watch Fitbit launches $300 ‘Ionic’ Apple Watch competitor w/ 4+ day battery, sleep tracking, more EKG reader is first ever Apple Watch accessory to win FDA clearance as a medical device Pixelmator Pro now available for $60, an advanced single-window image editor for Mac Apple Support launches YouTube channel featuring how-to tutorial videos for iPhone and iPad Apple releases macOS High Sierra security fix for critical root vulnerability [U] macOS High Sierra security vulnerability discovered, here’s how to set root password for fix Apple VP Greg Joswiak talks iOS 8.0.1, Apple Pay, and more at Code/Mobile conference iOS version history Sponsor: Plex, all your movies, TV shows, music and photos on any device for free. Upgrade to Plex Pass at www.plex.tv/redeem and get your first month free with promo code ‘happyhour’. Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. Remember: Subscribe on iTunes to catch all of the episodes as they go live and thanks for listening!

A weekly podcast discussing the latest in Apple and technology. Hosted by 9to5Mac's Benjamin Mayo and Zac Hall.

This week Benjamin and Zac unpack the HomePod delay a week later, detail the competition going in to the holiday season, discuss expectations and potential challenges for Apple's upcoming smart speaker, fresh iMac Pro rumors including Hey Siri support and much more. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Happy Hour are available every week. As mentioned, you can download this podcast via iTunes or plug in our RSS feed link into your favorite podcasting app. Note: Subscribing to the podcast feed will guarantee the latest episode is downloaded as soon as possible. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Spotify for iPhone X is now available with updated interface Apple delaying HomePod smart speaker launch until next year iMac Pro to feature A10 Fusion coprocessor, possibly for always-on ‘Hey Siri’ Apple Watch Thanksgiving Activity Challenge returns this year, run/walk 5K to earn new iMessage sticker Review: Hunter SimpleConnect ceiling fan is a 2-in-1 HomeKit essential for home automation HomePod project cancelled & revived several times; was originally three-feet tall; ‘blindsided’ by Amazon – Bloomberg Sonos rolls out Spotify control with voice using Alexa ahead of delayed HomePod launch Apple’s holiday ad shows off wireless AirPods and a stunning dance performance in the snow Review: ecobee4 packs Alexa and Google Home control in a HomeKit thermostat Best Apple Black Friday Deals: 9.7-inch iPad $249, $250 off MacBooks, iTunes gift cards, more Sponsor: iMazing: Manage your iPhone, your way. Visit imazing.com/happyhour for a 30% discount on all iMazing licenses. 9to5Toys: Visit 9to5Toys.com for daily deals and the best savings on Apple products this holiday season. Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. Remember: Subscribe on iTunes to catch all of the episodes as they go live and thanks for listening!