TiOSS 362 - Muscle Memory

FaceTime bug, iPad rumors, iOS 12.2, iOS 13 rumors, and more on this week's episode of The iOS Show! Show notes can be found at theiOSshow.com. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, send an email to feedback at theiosshow.com!

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Cast:
Michael Johnston - Applr and Twitter
Jeff Gamet - The Mac Observer and Twitter

Stuff mentioned:

• Apple Pay Rolling Out at Target, Taco Bell, and Jack in the Box Across the U.S. in Coming Weeks
  • Available in Target in the coming weeks
  • No REDcard support
  • TB and JitB in the next few months
• Next-Gen AirPods With 'Health Monitoring' Features Said to be Coming in First Half of 2019
  • "Health monitoring features" are unknown
  • Assumed to still have inductive charging
• iOS 12.2 Beta
  • Everything New in iOS 12.2: HomeKit TV Support, Redesigned Remote, Safari Updates and More
    • HomeKit TV Support
    • Redesigned TV remote, new look, lack of forward and back, full-screen
    • Tweaks in Safari
    • New AirPlay icon for certain devices
    • New screen mirroring icon
  • First Public Beta of iOS 12.2 Coming Today [Out Now]
  • AirPods 2 Support for 'Hey Siri' Already in iOS 12.2 Beta
  • References to New iPads and 7th-Generation iPod Touch Found in iOS 12.2
    • Developer Steven Troughton-Smith found references to 4 new iPad models, likely the next-gen iPad Mini
    • Also iPod9,1 suggesting a new iPod Touch model
• New 10-Inch iPad and Cheaper iPad Mini Coming 'As Early As This Spring'
  • According to Bloomberg
  • New 10-inch iPad with Lightning port and TouchID
  • Apple pencil and smart key board support
• SPONSOR BREAK
• FaceTime Bug
  • Serious FaceTime Bug Lets You Hear a Person's Audio Before They Answer [Update: And See Video]
    • Video if the person presses a button (like to make the call go away)
  • Apple Disables Group FaceTime as Temporary Workaround to Major Privacy Bug
  • Apple Apologizes About FaceTime Bug, Software Update With Fix Delayed Until Next Week
  • Group FaceTime Will Remain Permanently Disabled on iOS 12.1.3 and Earlier
• Apple First Quarter Earnings Call
  • Apple's Services Revenue Up 19% Year-Over-Year in Q1 2019, Hits New All-Time High
    • Highest quarterly revenue thanks to Apple Music
    • 360 million total paid subscribers
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'I Do Think Price is a Factor' in Declining iPhone Upgrades
    • During earnings call Cook was asked "whether he thought that the pricing of the iPhone XR, XS, and iPhone XS Max was too high" In response, Cook said that while he didn't feel that was as much of a factor in the United States, it was an issue in emerging markets
• Gruber: Apple TV is Sold at Cost, HomePod at Slight Loss
• iOS 13 to Include Dark Mode, iPad Upgrades, CarPlay Improvements and More
  • According to Bloomberg
  • iPad-specific upgrades
    • new Home screen
    • option to tab through multiple pages of a single app
    • improvements to file management
• iFixit's Do-it-Yourself iPhone Battery Replacement Kits to Remain $29.99 Until End of 2019

iDevice Picks:

Jeff - Luna Display $80

Michael - Wachete