In this episode, Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore neat ways to bring friends and family together using Apple technologies, focusing on features like SharePlay, ETA sharing, Check In, and Family Sharing. iPhone and Apple TV can help people connect, especially during the holiday season, regardless of physical distance!

• SharePlay
  • A feature that allows multiple people to watch movies, TV shows, and listen to music together remotely or in-person
  • Works across Apple devices and supports various services like Apple TV, CarPlay, and Apple Music
  • Enables collaborative media experiences with individual preferences like volume and closed captions
• Share ETA (Apple Maps)
  • Allows users to share their estimated time of arrival with contacts
  • Updates recipients automatically if route changes or arrival time shifts
  • Works both within Apple ecosystem and with non-Apple devices via text message
• Check-in Feature (Messages)
  • Enables users to set up automatic check-ins during activities like workouts or travel
  • Offers multiple options: destination arrival, timed check-in, and workout completion
  • Provides configurable location sharing with various privacy levels
• Family Sharing
  • Allows families to share app subscriptions, photos, calendars, and locations
  • Flexible setup with options to share or restrict different types of content
  • Can be configured with varying levels of sharing comfort for different family members
• Jackbox Party Games
  • Recommended as a fun way to bring people together
  • Supports multiple platforms and devices
  • Enables group gameplay through simple, accessible interfaces

Feedback:

• Rosemary discussed solutions for remotely accessing a Mac Mini used as a home server
• Rosemary and Mikah addressed an issue with large podcast app storage and explained difference between offloading and deleting an app

Shortcuts Corner:

• Dustin from Montana seeks a shortcut to remind him to adjust truck temperature when disconnecting from CarPlay

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Get the most out of Apple Health! Hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard dive into setting up and maximizing Apple's comprehensive health tracking system. Learn essential tips for configuring your Medical ID, managing health data, and customizing fitness goals. Plus, discover budget-friendly options for health tracking as Black Friday approaches. The hosts explore how to:

• Set up critical Medical ID information for emergency situations
• Access and manage your health records directly through the Health app
• Customize Activity rings and fitness goals to match your needs
• Track sleep, hydration, and nutrition with recommended third-party apps
• Integrate data from devices like Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and smart water bottles

Feedback

• Rosemary addresses how to restore the beloved watch face switching gesture while explaining the simple settings adjustment needed.

Shortcuts Corner

• Rosemary demonstrates how to build a sophisticated shortcut combining Toolbox Pro's image recognition capabilities with clever date parsing.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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"In this episode of iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard dive deep into the world of Apple Watch faces. They discuss how to customize and share watch faces, offer troubleshooting tips for syncing contacts and custom alert tones across devices, and share a handy shortcut for automatically changing your watch face based on your current Focus mode.

Main Topic: Apple Watch Faces
- Rosemary and Mikah discuss the removal of certain watch faces in watchOS 11 and share their favorite ways to customize watch faces using complications.
- They explain how to edit watch faces directly on the Apple Watch and offer tips for choosing the right complications based on the watch face style and complication shape.
- Mikah and Rosemary demonstrate how to share Apple Watch faces with others while maintaining privacy by selectively sharing complication data.

Feedback
- Adam from Derby, England, asks for help with syncing custom ringtones and text tones across his iPhone, iPad Pro, and iPad Mini.
- Mikah suggests a ""nuclear option"" involving deleting and recreating the problematic contact to force a clean sync across all devices.
- Rosemary advises installing custom ringtones on all devices before assigning them to contacts and cautions that large contact images may interfere with syncing.

Shortcuts Corner
- Rosemary shares a handy shortcut for automatically changing your Apple Watch face based on your current Focus mode.
- She demonstrates how to customize watch faces for different Focus modes within the Settings app on an iPhone.
- Rosemary suggests creating variations of the same watch face with different color schemes to visually distinguish between Focus modes without drastically changing the overall design."

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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