Episode 229: Feeling The Pinch

More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and advice

We take a look at Vector's review on fixing the HomePod. Samsung's Smart TV will support iTunes Movies & TV Shows as well as AirPlay 2. We discuss the original Apple TV. AT&T tries to slip in a 5G icon on client phones. Microsoft's GitHub adds unlimited private repos. We look at a leaked photo of an iPad Mini 5. A new "behind OLED" Face ID sensor is revealed. Apple uses trade-ins as well as lower prices in some markets to encourage iPhone sales. Samsung also warns of a 30% reduction in profits in it's 4th quarter. Yubico reveals Lightning port security keys. Apple's TV service should come out in 2019. Picks: Xcode in 10 Seconds, Shortcuts links, Test Your Swift.

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Links:

• Fixing HomePod for 2019 - YouTube
• Samsung Smart TVs to Launch iTunes Movies & TV Shows and Support AirPlay 2 Beginning Spring 2019 - Samsung US Newsroom
• Here are all of the TVs getting AirPlay 2 in 2019 - The Verge
• Tim Mitra on Twitter: "They were designed to replace the Windoze PC box - where you’d probably already had display, kybd & mouse. Also have 2.5” HDs and built in power supply. They’re half the height of the OG Mini and same footprint as OG Apple TV. Sad cause I can’t put Mojave on mine :-( redesign pls… https://t.co/z2wnhgu1hY"
• AT&T misleads customers by updating phones with fake 5G icon - The Verge
• Unlimited private repositories now available to free GitHub users | Ars Technica
• Photos show possible new iPad mini 5 hardware - 9to5Mac
• iPhone Face ID supplier develops new 'behind OLED' sensor - 9to5Mac
• Apple’s Answer to Slower iPhone Sales? Getting Customers to Trade In - WSJ
• Report: Apple cuts iPhone 8, XR, XS, XS Max prices for Chinese vendors - 9to5Mac
• Samsung Echoes Apple’s Gloomy Outlook as Tech Woes Get Worse - WSJ
• Yubico announces the first Lightning security key for iPhones - The Verge
• Tim Cook says Apple will ‘announce new services this year’ - The Verge
• Xcode in 10 Seconds playlist - YouTube
• Running Other Apps' Siri Shortcuts Through Deep Links in Swift - SwiftRocks
• Test your Swift - Try these free Swift coding quizes to see just how much you know
• DevRelCon Tokyo 2019 – conference for developer relations, developer marketing, developer experience, APIs

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