Twitter Blue and WWDC Reactions!
- Jun 11, 2021
- 57:02
- Full Episode
In this episode Marques and Andrew quickly cover stories like Twitter Blue, top grossing iPhone games, and a huge internet outage caused accidentally. After that we dive into our full blown WWDC 2021 coverage!
00:00 Intro 00:35 Top grossing apps on App Store 05:00 Twitter Blue 14:00 Fastly internet outage 17:40 iOS15 24:29 LiveText 33:03 Notifications and Focus features 36:04 iPadOS 41:20 MacOS Monterey 44:54 Universal Control and Apple Demos 50:42 Private Relay 52:30 WatchOS stuff
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Brief Summary
WWDC highlights include iOS 15 features, Twitter Blue, and a major website outage.
Key points
- Roblox's Revenue Surge. Roblox makes an estimated $3.01 million daily, proving the power of microtransactions.
- Twitter Blue Features. Twitter Blue introduces subscription features including bookmark folders and an undo tweet option.
- Accidental Shutdown of Major Websites. A configuration change by a single user caused Reddit, Twitch, and Amazon to go offline.
- Facetime for Android. Apple allows Android users to join Facetime calls via links, expanding accessibility.
- Live Text Feature. iOS 15 introduces Live Text, allowing users to interact with text in photos.
- Focus Modes in iOS. iOS 15 introduces focus modes to manage notifications and app visibility based on context.
Episode highlights
- Roblox's Revenue SurgeRoblox makes an estimated $3.01 million daily, proving the power of microtransactions.“Roblox is number one, three million dollars a day!”3:10Jun 11, 2021
- Twitter Blue FeaturesTwitter Blue introduces subscription features including bookmark folders and an undo tweet option.“I would pay for high quality universal like uncompressed images.”12:07Jun 11, 2021
- Accidental Shutdown of Major WebsitesA configuration change by a single user caused Reddit, Twitch, and Amazon to go offline.“Imagine calling back like, oh yeah, you took down Amazon!”16:17Jun 11, 2021
- Facetime for AndroidApple allows Android users to join Facetime calls via links, expanding accessibility.“You can join literally a facetime from android!”21:44Jun 11, 2021
- Live Text FeatureiOS 15 introduces Live Text, allowing users to interact with text in photos.“This is pretty useful!”29:12Jun 11, 2021
- Focus Modes in iOSiOS 15 introduces focus modes to manage notifications and app visibility based on context.“You can set a focus mode for work or personal use!”33:11Jun 11, 2021
- Universal Control DemoA seamless way to control multiple Apple devices with one cursor. 'It's an ecosystem flex!'“You're just controlling the iPad UI now with the trackpad.”45:51Jun 11, 2021
- Privacy Features in iCloud PlusNew privacy features shield user information from ISPs and email trackers. 'It's a good idea, it's a good feature.'“It’s coming at no additional price to current iCloud paid users.”52:18Jun 11, 2021
