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iOS 15 FaceTime Messages Notifications Focus Photos Spotlight Memories Wallet Weather Apple Maps AirPods Conversation Boost Announce Messages and Notifications Find My Spatial Audio on tvOS and macOS iPadOS 15 Widgets on Home Screen App Library Multi-tasking Split View Shelf Notes Translate Swift Playgrounds No Pro Apps Privacy Mail Safari Privacy Report Siri iCloud Account Recovery Legacy contact iCloud+ Private Relay Hide my Email HomeKit Video Health Health Initiatives Mobility Trends Data Sharing Family Sharing Vaccination Records watchOS 8 mindful app More Workouts Portrait Watch Face Photos Scribble App Shelf Home Keys SharePlay For All of You HomePod mini imrpovements Matter macOS Monterey FaceTime Focus Quicknotes Universal Control AirPlay Shortcuts (Short cats) Safari Dev Features APIs Swift App Store Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a CoffeeSupport the show

LG C1 OLED TV Review OLED Setup Screen Dolby Audio and Video 2021 iPad Pro 12.9inch Review Pretty and Fast  HDR miniLED Blooming issue The Magic Keyboard The M1 Chip The problem everyone is aware of WWDC 2021 Wishes and Expectations macOS iPadOS iOS watchOS tvOS and of course... f#@king Siri Expected vs non expected Hardware Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a CoffeeSupport the show

Smart Canvas Google Work improvements Interactive work Google Search / AI Making search smarter Helping Google understand natural language LaMDA Conversing with Pluto... The planet... AI conversations TPUv4 Machine Learning Chips Large Quantum Computers Google Privacy no really How much they block malware, privacy attacks etc. A password free future Products that are private by design Locked photos  MUM  Adding context to search results and language learning AR in search Google sources and accuracy initiatives  Google Maps AR improvments  Detailed and dynamic objects Google Shop Shopping Graph Google Lens for shopping Google Photos Little Patterns Control over hurtful photos Android 12 Material Design Personal and secure Optimization WearOS Longer battery  Partnering with Samsung FitBit integreation Better camera tech for people of color Accurate color and white balance representation Fixing stray light and hair patterns Google health Initiatives  Northwestern Medicine Improving Mammography  Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a CoffeeSupport the show

Small Announcements  Apple Card Family Apple Podcast Subscriptions and Channels Apple Airtags Find My Privacy Customization Pricing Apple TV New CPU  High Frame Rate HDR Color Balance with iPhone New Apple TV Remote Aluminum  New Click Pad Outer ring like iPod ring A little expensive...? New 24inch iMac Colors Big chin and bezels still!??? WHY!? M1 performance Ports and features Audio and microphone iPad Pros M1 is coming to the pad  Thunderbolt and USB 4 5G Ultra wide camera with Center Stage Liquid Retina XDR on the big one Pricing Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Apple announces WWDC21 What to expect April event vs WWDC All the OS’ Apple Watch Explorer Edition Hiking and rock climbing The problem with owning multiple watches New Find My Certification Where are my Airtags apple!? Avoiding regulation Third party trackers Apple seeds 7th beta of 14.5 The seventh beta  Like come on already Links- Virtually Happy- Follow me on twitter- Buy me a Coffee- Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

The HomePod has been discontinued  I'm sad 😞  Less Mac Pro. More iPod HiFi I loved this thing The iMac Pro and 21inch iMacs have discontinued Where does the M1 iMacs fit in this Why remove the iMac Pro They're coming... Missing my iPad Pro Waiting for the new one  Potential April Event 10 vs 12 inches 😉 Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Apple LOVES the Mac  Video transitions Celebrities using the Mac The next generation of Macs M1 Chips Every chip is on an SoC 16 Billion Transistors 8 Core Chips 4 Core CPU 4 Core GPU "I misspoke here and called them both 8 core but it's 4 and 4" Best CPU performance per watt Integrated graphics at 25 thousand threads at a time 16 Core Neural Engine for Machine Learning  Best in class secure enclave Big Sur! Coming November 12th Craig is hilarious twice as responsive Snappier! Advanced power management  Better graphical performance Super secure  All their apps are optimized and ready Universal apps and creator showcase Among Us! Baldur's Gate 3! Subnautica! M1 MacBook Air No fan! Much better performance and efficiency Battery life Twice as fast SSD No better hardware camera No FaceID $999 M1 Mac mini  Their DTK Better CPU Faster Graphical performance Same I/O $699 M1 MacBook Pro 13inch Performance Graphics Longest battery in a Mac ever "Studio Quality" microphone No better hardware camera No FaceID $1299 You can order all this today! What wasn't announced  I'm a PC Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Apple announces an Event for Tuesday, Nov. 10th Apple Silicon Macs are coming "One More Thing" Let's get into it Big Sur incoming Feature parity between iOS and macOS  Big Sur Design philosophy Apple's Silicon future Huge hardware redesign  The effects Power Battery Coolness Efficiency The comparison point between Intel and Apple SoC Other announcements? AirPods Studio  Airtags Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Please go vote Do it I Will Vote Check out Immersion Breaking Topics include: Among us, Halo Infinite, and next gen controllers we do curse though... Tim Cook Earning Call Apple One Launching today "More exciting things" this year still to come My iPhone review Virtually Happy Check out my thoughts there  Conflicted Feelings on MagSafe The strength of the magnets MagSafe vs. USBC Are we going portliness? Accessories Apple Watch Sleeping and comfort Battery worries Solo Loop Band Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

HomePod mini! It's so cute Features  Price Siri 5G incoming They're saying it's here We'll see Partnership with Verizon is icky iPhone 12 and 12 mini Design Screen Durability 5G A14 Bionic Gaming Camera Features  Low light improvements  Lens Machine Learning Night mode on all cameras MagSafe Charging Accessories  Sleeves Car Mounts No charging brick in the box No earbuds in the box!!?? iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max Design XDR Screen Water resistance Sizes Cameras Pro Max has better cameras Better Zoom Wide cameras Low light improvements Better OIS Apple ProRaw format Apple Pro Video Format 5G No 120hz No Touch ID  What wasn't announced  Closing thoughts Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Apple Announces iPhone Event for next week What's coming!? Speakers and Headphones! 5G! We'll see! Xbox App Update let's you stream games to iOS devices And Apple TV app is coming to Xbox Signs of a potential partnership? Google's Night In Event Google TV New Chromecast Home Max Nest Audio Sessions Pixel 4a Pixel 5 Software Stuff Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Apple Updates Game Streaming Guidelines These rules are asinine  Might as well have done nothing Microsoft: This remains a bad experience Facebook is trying to make Messenger Default on iOS (lol) Shut up facebook The Amazon Event The Echo Sphere (It's Spherical) Echo Show 10 Amazon Ring Ring Drone... Ring Car tech Fire TV Stick Amazon Luna Game Streaming iOS 14 Impressions and Customization Shout out to TikTok and YouTube Customizing your home screen Widget Impressions iPadOS needs work baby Excited for Big Sur Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Apple Watch Series 6 watchOS 7 features New blue and Product Red cases  New bands Blood oxygen measurement S6 Chip Better Always On display Always on Altimeter New Watch Faces Family Setup Apple Watch SE Series 5 face Not Always on S5 Chip Cellular models Series 3 still available Apple Fitness+ Video and Apple Watch syncs up Activity Rings, Heart rate, time, calories all on screen Private Apple One Different plans Storage tiers iPads iPad 8th Gen A12 Bionic Same design Same price iPad Air A14 Bionic 5 nm Faster performance USB-C 1080p camera in the front Redesign Why get an iPad Pro?? iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, watchOS 7 coming tomorrow! No fun extra stuff 😠 Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

You can now support the show! Buy Me a Coffee Become a Patron  Apple announces September event The rumors of a press release vs. an event Mark Gurman vs. Jon Prosser Apple's press release How the Bloomberg Report might tie into this event Four new iPhone models incoming Rumored designs and featurs New iPad Air  Two Apple Watch models Over ear AirPods Smaller HomePod New Apple TV Fresh AirTags rumors iOS 14 and MacOS Big Sur Potential release dates Links- Virtually Happy - Follow me on twitter - Buy me a Coffee - Support the show on PatreonSupport the show

Jason Snell is here everybody! Everybody say hi to Jason Snell! Fortnite vs. Apple Is Apple now the Big Bad Wolf? Jason's on Apple's inner culture of competition  The tightrope of control Jason's predictions on the outcome The Jason Snell Perspective Covering Apple for 60% of their existence  What I've learned from Jason's work 20 Macs for 2020 The Power Mac G5 PowerBook Duo Xserve Jason's perspective since publishing These Macs reflecting Apple history My favorite parts of the project The John Siracusa fan club The Wonderful World of Wishcasting Where does Jason want to see Apple go? The future evolution of the Mac The future world of wearables Folding phones and 5G I cry to Jason about the iMac not being redesigned 😠 Show Notes- 20 Macs for 2020- Macworld ArticleLinks- Follow me on Twitter- Follow Jason on Twitter - Immersion Breaking Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

Apple readies Apple One Bundling all their services Adding a fitness subscription  Rumored Podcast service Slim savings? Apple taking legal action against app 'Prepear' due to their logo This is dumb right? Apple doesn't own fruit imagery  The difference between understandable sues and straight up bullying Fortnite vs. Apple (and Google) #FreeFortnite Epic Games masterful PR move against Apple's App Store policies Fortnite in game event  Microsoft, Stadia, Facebook, Steam, and the others Fortnite has been removed from both stores Fortnite has served Apple legal papers Taking this fight up a notch Apple's awful statement The more than possible understandable compromise Links- Follow me on Twitter - Immersion Breaking Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

 Jason Snell will be coming on the show! Subscribe for all the future content The Google Pixel 4a Remember when the SE was the best budget phone? Good times Display Camera quality Battery  Performance Comparing the two phones My choice  Samsung Galaxy Event The Samsung Note 20 and 20 Ultra S Pens USB C 25% Brighter screens Snapdragon 865+ 5G Matte finish Fast charging The Ultra 120hz WQHD+S Display Slightly bigger Camera quality Video Quality The Note 20s weirdness Galaxy Tab S7 Galaxy Buds Galaxy Watch 3 Galaxy Z Fold 2 Samsung's future Apple's refreshed iMac SSDs (finally) Memory upgrades Display Nano texture 1080p camera High quality microphone and speakers The same damn old big bezel ugly chin design sigh xCloud will not be coming to the App Store I thought Tim Cook wanted all apps not he App Store? Apple's PR statement Hurting gamers The developer POV That sweet sweet 30% cut Links- Follow me on Twitter - Immersion Breaking Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

News and Housekeeping 🎙🏡  Jason Snell will be coming on the show! Subscribe for all the future content Thanks for all your support  The 2019 16inch MacBook Pro What they say about the magic keyboard is in fact true Hey dingus on the Mac is nice The quality of the speakers The big screen She do be thicc Apple Photos problem The volatile rumor mill Last week Apple announced a new iMac, HomePod mini, and AirPods Studios Oh wait no they didn't  Taking rumors seriously but calling out the wrong ones Leakers live and die on their credibility  Streaming News Tom Hanks singlehandedly saved Apple TV+ Shift in strategy to new movies monthly A new streaming deal with Universal The Morning Show is being rewritten thanks to the pandemic For All Mankind Season 2 trailer Apple TV+ Emmy Noms Apple in the world of accessibility and assistive devices Sarah Herrlinger: 'iPhone has become the most powerful popular assistive device ever' Apple accessibility options How Kristy Viers uses her iPhone The impact within the community and leveling the playing field House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Anti-Trust Opening Statements  Questioning  Staying on issue Republican conspiracy theories Pressing big tech  Bezos's ignorance Cook's misinformation Zuckerberg being Zuckerberg  General thoughts on anti-competitive behavior Links- Follow me on Twitter - Immersion Breaking Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show

The 2019 MacBook Air The Last Butterfly Keyboard Missing the touchbar(?) Fan noise Apple News+ Audio and Local Channels Apple competing with NPR Hosted by Shumita Basu and Duarte Geraldino Local city channels Clean UI Subscription Value Notifications The Whole Working From Home Thing Apple Ad My hate for advertisements Writing and cinematography  Shoving products down your throat Using Apple devices realistically How effective ads are written  No Charger in iPhone 12 Box Pros vs. Cons Environmental impact Money saving How do you charge the phone out of the box PR disasters MKBHD Video Twitter Bitcoin Hack Apple, Kanye, Elon Musk, Obama, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden all wanna give you free bitcoin! Security flaws within Twitter People fell for this The added importance of security and encryption Hope Bezos sends me some bitcoin! Links- Follow me on Twitter - Immersion Breaking Podcast - Honestly Though PodcastSupport the show