192 - Keep Your iOS Device Secure - With Guest Andrew Orr and Jeff Gamet

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren they are joined by guest Andrew Orr and Jeff Gamet.We review Apple Platform security and Andrew gives us his thoughts on iOS secure. Lightning is 10 years old and we discuss if it's time for Apple to move onto a new connection or wireless. Apple Event is next week we give our predictions on what to expect. Rumors on an AirTag Max the size of a credit card. iOS15.4 Beta 5 is released and it could be near release.

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News

Michael Douglas to Star as Benjamin Franklin in Upcoming Apple TV+ Series - MacRumors

'Open Web Advocacy' Group Wants Fewer iOS Browser Restrictions - The Mac Observer

Need Tor on iOS? 'Orbot' has Arrived on the Platform - The Mac Observer

Giles Martin remasters The Beatles' '1' for Spatial Audio | AppleInsider

Slack is dropping support for iOS 13 on iPhone and iPad | iMore

Apple Will Soon Offer Face ID Repairs Without Replacing the Entire iPhone - MacRumors

Topics

As we always do with first time guests, we find out what Apple devices Andrew owns and how he uses in his daily workflow. 

Apple announced Peek Performance the first event in 2022, on March 8th. We give our predictions on what to expect. 

Siri says we'll just have to wait a little longer for an Apple Event

Apple Spring 2022 Event Officially Scheduled for March 8 - The Mac Observer

Apple's March 8 'Peek Performance' Event Page Features Animated AR Logo - MacRumors Apple Event Announced for March 8: 'Peek Performance' - MacRumors

What Not to Expect at Next Week's 'Peek Performance' Apple Event - MacRumors

Beta this week. iOS15.4 Beta 5 was released this week 

Apple Seeds Fifth Betas of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available] - MacRumors

Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of watchOS 8.5 to Developers - MacRumors

Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of tvOS 15.4 to Developers - MacRumors

Andrew is a security guru and we talk about the latest in iOS security and how you can protect yourself and your devices. Apple has a great security support page called Apple Platform Security we review, 

The lightning connector is 10 years old and we must be near upgrading to USB-C. We give our insights and wonder if Apple will finally make a change.Lightning, a 'connector for the next decade'- 10 years ago- 9to5Mac

Since we talked about the Apple Event earlier why not talk about some rumors. AirTag Max in 2023? Exclusive | Apple's Working on Additions to the AirTag Lineup (AirTag Pro + Max)

Our Host

Dave Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/daveg65 follow him on Twitter @daveg65.and the show @intouchwithios

About our Guests

Andrew Orr writes for the Mac Observer and since 2015 he has been writing about Apple, privacy, security, and at one point even Android. You can find him on Twitter @andrewonot.

Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s managing editor, and Smile’s TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram as @jgamet and YouTube https://youtube.com/jgamet

About our Co-Host

Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple.