Category Archives: Apple

Apple Pencil Pro: 3 things no one has mentioned (that I know of)

Like most people (not among the elite reviewers :-), I received my M4 iPad Pro and Pencil Pro on May 15. Here’s three things I noticed that I have not yet seen reviewers mention

Find My needs to be turned on manually for the Pencil Pro. Other Apple products, so far, have been “findable” by default using Apple Find My
The Pencil Pro is automatically detected at pair with the M4 iPad Pro after Airplane Mode is turned off. The first and second generation Apple Pencils need to be either plugged into a Lightning port (1st gen) or magnetically attached (2nd gen)
No “drawing” apps that I use (about a dozen) supported the new Pencil Pro features (barrel roll, squeeze for a menu, tactile feedback) when I took delivery of my M4 iPad and Pencil Pro on May 15, 2024. This includes Procreate which was prominently featured during Apple’s May 7 product announcement event. The only drawing app (that I use) that has gained Pencil Pro support since then is ArtStudio Pro.

MobileViews Podcast 483: A tale of Apple Watch Ultra woe

iPadOS 17 audio redirect

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

Todd learned that the Yealink UH37 headset mutes itself if its boom mic is raised vertically
iPad external display defaults to HDR after iPadOS 17 update
iPadOS 17 lets you direct audio to the iPad’s speakers instead of non-existent or weak display speakers when using HDMI/USB-C for video out
Apple Journal app in the App Store but only downloadable and usable if you are using iPadOS 17.2 (currently in beta)
What not to expect during Apple’s Oct. 30 “Scary Fast” event
Rumor: A $700 MacBook in 2024?
Rumor: An $800 Apple assistant? HomePod + iPad Mini
Jon’s tale of Apple Watch Ultra 2 heat woe

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

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MobileViews Podcast 413: Backups and deduplication – iMazing, dupeGuru

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

Jon finished a project from April 2020- the great “Duplication” hunt on his NAS. What do people do for backups / redundancy at home?
iMazing

dupeGuru
Jon tried using Universal Control this week after he realized he could. Mixed reactions. Also making me wonder what I’m missing out by using a 10 year old Apple Cinema Display through a USB Hub versus something that natively would support Thunderbolt / USB 3 (Mine natively supports Mini Display port…). So when do you upgrade a monitor?!?
WiFi weirdness. My 2019 Macbook Pro can connect to some 11G access points, but not all. I sometimes see this on my 2018 iPad Pro too

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MobileViews Podcast 411: iPadOS 16 best new features only for the M1

Apple iPadOS 16 with external display

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss the Apple WWDC announcements that interested us the most

Blue Yeti (left) & Blue Yeti Nano (right) microphones
I used my new Blue Yeti Nano microphone for the first time for this podcast. It replaces the full-size Blue Yeti that I’ve used for years to record podcasts
These iPadOS 16 features only work on the M1 iPads
What’s Jon looking forwards to?
Lock screen customizations look useful.
Dictation and keyboard can be interchangeably mixed.
Schedule email and undo send. Wonder if schedule email is client side or server side?
Very interested to see if they can get Passkey to take passwords on. Moderately successful with Sign In With Apple ID, which I assume will definitely support it.
Handoff expanding to FaceTime
Redesigned Weather Apps across the board.
WatchOS 9 has some nice workout tweaks – looking forward to custom workout?