iOS 16 Battery Percentage, Google vs Apple on RCS, and VESA Studio Display on the AppleInsider Podcast

Battery percentages, RCS, and Studio Display on the AppleInsider Podcast

We discuss how the new battery percentage indicator may be Apple's most disruptive feature of iOS 16. Many Apple fans are excited by the new feature, though neither of your hosts Wesley and Stephen will be turning it on.

Next, Google's latest campaign for Apple to adopt RCS continues to push a narrative that's missing a lot of details. The hosts dive into what's wrong with RCS today and what it would take for Apple to consider the new messaging platform.

Meanwhile, Stephen's Studio Display has arrived and he shares some controversial opinions about its speakers and webcam — they're fine. Also, your hosts consider what it would take for them to upgrade from the existing Studio Display and whether Apple would introduce such a product anytime soon.

The latest product rumors point to new HomePods arriving sometime soon, and the new entry model iPad may see big changes in 2022. There's also a quick discussion of Apple TV+ and the new animated film "Luck."

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Links from the show

• Going all-in on iPad for video production with Christopher Lawley
• iOS 16 beta 5 returns battery percentage to the status bar
• Battery Percentage Poll - Twitter
• How Apple Should Have Designed Battery - Twitter
• It's time for Apple to fix texting - Android Site
• Android amps up campaign to push Apple into adopting RCS
• RCS is still half-baked, and Apple has no reason to adopt it
• xkcd: Standards
• Updated 2022 iPad Pro models could use four-pin Smart Connectors
• Updated HomePod, new HomePod mini rumored for early 2023
• Apple is recording the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8 event now
• AirPods will get USB-C charging cases in 2023, Kuo says
• iPhone 14 Pro models may be more expensive than iPhone 13, Kuo says
• Apple Original podcasts will get bulked up through deal with Futuro Studios
• Apple kept Ben Stiller in the dark over Severance' viewership
• HBO Max app update brings SharePlay to iPhone, iPad

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