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Your burning tech questions answered? What's going on rich dmiro and you are tuned into Rich on Tech. This is the show where I break down the tech you need to know about and solve your digital dilemmas. My mission is to make tech interesting, useful and fun. Got a tech question, I'm all yours. Give me a ring at triple eight Rich one oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. If you like to type no problem, just head to rich on tech dot tv. That's Rich on tech dot tv and hit the content tacked button. Let's dive into the world of tech together. Some great guests this week, Washington Post tech columnist Jeffrey Fowler. We'll talk about Apple Intelligence and his test drive and how it's still a little quirky. Then later we've got top tech YouTuber I Justine She's going to share her thoughts on the new iPhone sixteen and the other Apple products. And later in the show, YouTube creator John from gen X Grown Up is going to talk all things eighties, nostalgia, retrogaming, and how classic brands want in on the modern tech landscape. Well, this was the probably the biggest week in technology of the year, Apple's annual iPhone event in Kopertino, where they introduced new iPhone sixteen models, AirPods four, and Apple Watches. And yes, I was there, probably my fourteenth year of covering Apple events. Wow, it's a lot. It's a lot of iPhones. It's been a lot of iPhones over the years. So I was at the original iPhone event launch in New York City back in two thousand and seven, and then my job kind of took me in different directions, so I wasn't at some of the launches. Then when I got to KTLA started covering all of the iPhone events starting in twenty eleven, so it's been a bit And yeah, I've seen the iPhone evolve over the years. This is the iPhone sixteen and sixteen plus. So basically you sit through the presentation up in Cooper Tino these days. Now, they used to all be live, right, so everything was live. They would have, you know, the CEO come out, whether it was Steve Jobs back in the day and now Tim Cook, and then he would come out welcome everyone, and then they would literally show off these products to a live audience. And the products were there on stage, they would literally pull a veil off of them sometimes or hold them up in their hand to show them off. Now ever since COVID, they do everything pre taped, so it's a lot slick, but you know, not as much can go wrong because it's all they're done, and you know it's it's on tape, so it's not as it's exciting, but it's not the same energy as it used to be because you're just basically watching a movie when you go up there. But it's still fun because the best part is after the presentation ends, you all run into this other room and go hands out with the new devices. So basically everyone that's invited to the event are the first people in the world to experience these new products.

Your burning tech questions answered? What's going on rich dmiro and you are tuned into Rich on Tech. This is the show where I break down the tech you need to know about and solve your digital dilemmas. My mission is to make tech interesting, useful and fun. Got a tech question, I'm all yours. Give me a ring at triple eight Rich one oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. If you like to type no problem, just head to rich on tech dot tv. That's Rich on tech dot tv and hit the content tacked button. Let's dive into the world of tech together. Some great guests this week, Washington Post tech columnist Jeffrey Fowler. We'll talk about Apple Intelligence and his test drive and how it's still a little quirky. Then later we've got top tech YouTuber I Justine She's going to share her thoughts on the new iPhone sixteen and the other Apple products. And later in the show, YouTube creator John from gen X Grown Up is going to talk all things eighties, nostalgia, retrogaming, and how classic brands want in on the modern tech landscape. Well, this was the probably the biggest week in technology of the year, Apple's annual iPhone event in Kopertino, where they introduced new iPhone sixteen models, AirPods four, and Apple Watches. And yes, I was there, probably my fourteenth year of covering Apple events. Wow, it's a lot. It's a lot of iPhones. It's been a lot of iPhones over the years. So I was at the original iPhone event launch in New York City back in two thousand and seven, and then my job kind of took me in different directions, so I wasn't at some of the launches. Then when I got to KTLA started covering all of the iPhone events starting in twenty eleven, so it's been a bit And yeah, I've seen the iPhone evolve over the years. This is the iPhone sixteen and sixteen plus. So basically you sit through the presentation up in Cooper Tino these days. Now, they used to all be live, right, so everything was live. They would have, you know, the CEO come out, whether it was Steve Jobs back in the day and now Tim Cook, and then he would come out welcome everyone, and then they would literally show off these products to a live audience. And the products were there on stage, they would literally pull a veil off of them sometimes or hold them up in their hand to show them off. Now ever since COVID, they do everything pre taped, so it's a lot slick, but you know, not as much can go wrong because it's all they're done, and you know it's it's on tape, so it's not as it's exciting, but it's not the same energy as it used to be because you're just basically watching a movie when you go up there. But it's still fun because the best part is after the presentation ends, you all run into this other room and go hands out with the new devices. So basically everyone that's invited to the event are the first people in the world to experience these new products.

So let's go through them. First.

So let's go through them. First.

Off, iPhones sixteen and sixteen plus. These are the base Apple iPhones, modest upgrades, slightly improved camera. The action button is now replacing the mute and ringer switch. This is what they did last year with the Pro models. Now it's across all models. And then there is this new touch sensitive camera control area. They don't call it a button, but I do. It is basically a dedicated button on the side on the right side of the iPhones that not only when press activates the camera, A second press will take a picture, a press and hold will take a video, and then you can lightly press or lightly tap and bring up camera controls like focus and zoom. It's a little complicated. Yes, it's gonna take some getting used to, Yes, but this is a new way to launch the camera on the iPhone and eventually maybe other things as well. A lot of developers already tapping into this, so, for instance, if you're in something like Snapchat, you would be able to use that button for an added functionality. So it's one more physical button on the iPhone and it's going to open up some possibilities. It's a little weird, I'll be honest. My initial hands on time was a little shaky. I would say I wasn't able to master it. Immediately, but we'll see as time goes on. But it does free up one icon on your home screen because you no longer need that camera icon because now you can just press the side of the phone. Seven and ninety nine dollars for the iPhone sixteen, nine hundred dollars for the iPhone sixteen plus. Now when it comes to the iPhone sixteen Pro and Pro Max, this is where a majority of the major improvements are larger screens than ever before on an iPhone six point three inches up from six point one inches and six point nine inches up from six point seven inches.

Off, iPhones sixteen and sixteen plus. These are the base Apple iPhones, modest upgrades, slightly improved camera. The action button is now replacing the mute and ringer switch. This is what they did last year with the Pro models. Now it's across all models. And then there is this new touch sensitive camera control area. They don't call it a button, but I do. It is basically a dedicated button on the side on the right side of the iPhones that not only when press activates the camera, A second press will take a picture, a press and hold will take a video, and then you can lightly press or lightly tap and bring up camera controls like focus and zoom. It's a little complicated. Yes, it's gonna take some getting used to, Yes, but this is a new way to launch the camera on the iPhone and eventually maybe other things as well. A lot of developers already tapping into this, so, for instance, if you're in something like Snapchat, you would be able to use that button for an added functionality. So it's one more physical button on the iPhone and it's going to open up some possibilities. It's a little weird, I'll be honest. My initial hands on time was a little shaky. I would say I wasn't able to master it. Immediately, but we'll see as time goes on. But it does free up one icon on your home screen because you no longer need that camera icon because now you can just press the side of the phone. Seven and ninety nine dollars for the iPhone sixteen, nine hundred dollars for the iPhone sixteen plus. Now when it comes to the iPhone sixteen Pro and Pro Max, this is where a majority of the major improvements are larger screens than ever before on an iPhone six point three inches up from six point one inches and six point nine inches up from six point seven inches.

Now in the hand, they don't.

Now in the hand, they don't.

Feel much bigger, but they are a little bit bigger, but Apple stretch the screen more to the edges to make them so that they can still make these bigger screens. But the phone overall doesn't feel much bigger. It does feel a little bit bigger.

Feel much bigger, but they are a little bit bigger, but Apple stretch the screen more to the edges to make them so that they can still make these bigger screens. But the phone overall doesn't feel much bigger. It does feel a little bit bigger.

I'll be honest.

I'll be honest.

What I like that they've done here is the specs are the same. So if you want a big phone, you can go for a big phone. If you want a smaller phone, you can go for the smaller phone, and you still get the same specs except for the screen size and battery it's the same exact thing that Sam that Google did with the Pixel nine Pro and the Pixel nine Pro XL. Samsung still reserves their best feet for the Ultra.

What I like that they've done here is the specs are the same. So if you want a big phone, you can go for a big phone. If you want a smaller phone, you can go for the smaller phone, and you still get the same specs except for the screen size and battery it's the same exact thing that Sam that Google did with the Pixel nine Pro and the Pixel nine Pro XL. Samsung still reserves their best feet for the Ultra.

We will see if.

We will see if.

They change their tune this next time around, because people have a choice with the iPhone and Google. Now we'll see if they get a choice with Samsung as well. Five times optical zoom on both models. As you might remember, last year, it was a three X on the Pro and a five X on the Promax.

They change their tune this next time around, because people have a choice with the iPhone and Google. Now we'll see if they get a choice with Samsung as well. Five times optical zoom on both models. As you might remember, last year, it was a three X on the Pro and a five X on the Promax.

Now it's five X on both.

Now it's five X on both.

Improved ultra wide camera, so you're getting a forty eight megapixel ultra wide camera, so everything's going to look just a little bit better in the ultra wide and you're getting four K, one hundred and twenty frames per second video.

Improved ultra wide camera, so you're getting a forty eight megapixel ultra wide camera, so everything's going to look just a little bit better in the ultra wide and you're getting four K, one hundred and twenty frames per second video.

That is quite incredible.

That is quite incredible.

All the nerds in the audience, especially the video creators, were going nuts over that because it is super smooth video and you can slow it down after the fact and it's still gonna look really good. Better heat dissipation, so if your phone heats up a lot, especially when it's charging or when it's in the sun. They've improved I don't know if they called it the vapor chamber, but that's what they call it in the other phone. So apparently these phones will have better heat dissipation, which means your phone should stay cooler while it's charging and while it's under heavy use. And the batteries are bigger across the board, so better battery life by the tune of a couple hours for each model, So that's always a good thing.

All the nerds in the audience, especially the video creators, were going nuts over that because it is super smooth video and you can slow it down after the fact and it's still gonna look really good. Better heat dissipation, so if your phone heats up a lot, especially when it's charging or when it's in the sun. They've improved I don't know if they called it the vapor chamber, but that's what they call it in the other phone. So apparently these phones will have better heat dissipation, which means your phone should stay cooler while it's charging and while it's under heavy use. And the batteries are bigger across the board, so better battery life by the tune of a couple hours for each model, So that's always a good thing.

Whenever we see improved battery life.

Whenever we see improved battery life.

Prices on the sixteen Pro and Promax nine hundred ninety nine dollars basically one thousand bucks for the Pro, twelve hundred dollars for the Pro Max. My advice do not get the base model. One hundred and twenty eight gigabytes is not enough for these phones. These are powerhouse phones. If you're recording four K video at one hundred and twenty frames, you're going to go through that one hundred and twenty eight gigabytes in about two days, So you need to get the two hundred and fifty six minimum. And yes, Apple plays pricing game, so it's only one hundred do dollars extra.

Prices on the sixteen Pro and Promax nine hundred ninety nine dollars basically one thousand bucks for the Pro, twelve hundred dollars for the Pro Max. My advice do not get the base model. One hundred and twenty eight gigabytes is not enough for these phones. These are powerhouse phones. If you're recording four K video at one hundred and twenty frames, you're going to go through that one hundred and twenty eight gigabytes in about two days, So you need to get the two hundred and fifty six minimum. And yes, Apple plays pricing game, so it's only one hundred do dollars extra.

Now, don't complain to me. You're already spending one thousand.

Now, don't complain to me. You're already spending one thousand.

Go the extra ten percent to get that eleven hundred dollars price point and double the storage on your phone. You'll thank me later. I don't care if you have iCloud. It still makes a huge difference to have that storage on your phone. And you're paying basically fifty percent less for the two hundred and fifty six gigs than you are for the one twenty eight. All right, now, let's talk Apple Watch ten Thinner and lighter. It is noticeably thinner and lighter on your wrist. It also sits lower to your wrist. That big back bump is sort of gone. Comes in this new Jet black finish, which is really nice. Screens are larger, so they're saying I think like ten percent larger on the screens, faster charging. It now detects sleep apnea, so this is something that's undiagnosed in like eighty percent of people. It will diagnose that now and give you if it thinks you have it. It will give you a PDF that you can print out and bring to your doctor. A new tides app, So if you like to serve or do anything with the ocean, this will tell you the high and low tides. You can save your favorite beaches, and the built in speaker can now play audio. So it used to be the built in speaker on the Apple Watch could only do Siri and also phone calls. Now you can listen to, say, streaming music or a podcast, or any kind of music you want on the built in speaker. I know it's a small thing, but if you forget your headphone somewhere, if you're on a walk, maybe you're by yourself, you just want some companionship on the audio there on the built in speaker.

Go the extra ten percent to get that eleven hundred dollars price point and double the storage on your phone. You'll thank me later. I don't care if you have iCloud. It still makes a huge difference to have that storage on your phone. And you're paying basically fifty percent less for the two hundred and fifty six gigs than you are for the one twenty eight. All right, now, let's talk Apple Watch ten Thinner and lighter. It is noticeably thinner and lighter on your wrist. It also sits lower to your wrist. That big back bump is sort of gone. Comes in this new Jet black finish, which is really nice. Screens are larger, so they're saying I think like ten percent larger on the screens, faster charging. It now detects sleep apnea, so this is something that's undiagnosed in like eighty percent of people. It will diagnose that now and give you if it thinks you have it. It will give you a PDF that you can print out and bring to your doctor. A new tides app, So if you like to serve or do anything with the ocean, this will tell you the high and low tides. You can save your favorite beaches, and the built in speaker can now play audio. So it used to be the built in speaker on the Apple Watch could only do Siri and also phone calls. Now you can listen to, say, streaming music or a podcast, or any kind of music you want on the built in speaker. I know it's a small thing, but if you forget your headphone somewhere, if you're on a walk, maybe you're by yourself, you just want some companionship on the audio there on the built in speaker.

You don't want to have headphones in.

You don't want to have headphones in.

You've got that option that starts at three hundred and ninety nine dollars to the Apple Watch ten, the Ultra two. They did not come out with an Ultra three. The Ultra two now comes in titanium black. Yes, it is very good looking. That's if you're the ultrasports enthusiast. That starts at eight hundred dollars. All right, let's go to the air pods. Now, AirPods four these are the new entry level AirPods one hundred and twenty nine bucks. Do not buy them at that price. They often go on sale for cheaper, especially during the holidays. But they have a new active noise cancelation option. For one hundred and seventy nine dollars. So this is an open ear design, which means you don't have to seal out your ears, and you'll still get that active noise cancelation. Probably not going to be as good on a plane, but for every day when you're just out and about. If you like to have some of those noises canceled but you still want to have your ear open to the world, that's a nice option. You also get a wireless charging case for that one seventy nine, And this is really neat. The AirPods Pro two is actually now FDA approved for use as hearing aids. This is going to open up hearing aids for many many people who already have these or who just want hearing aids. They're two hundred and forty nine dollars, but right now I just check they're on Amazon for like less than that, so you can get that hearing aids for less than two hundred and fifty bucks. And the health app inside the phone is going to help you test your hearing. I took a sample of this, and you basically tap the screen as you're listening to different frequencies. It gives you a little report and it says, hey, do you want us to tune these as hearing aids? And now you can hear everything around you much better than before. Finally, Apple Intelligence AI features not launching the same day as these new devices. All these new devices are going to be available on Septem number twentieth. The AI stuff is going to roll out later that will work on the iPhone fifteen Pro models and later. And if you don't want to get a new phone, September sixteenth, iOS eighteen is going to launch as a free update that's going to be compatible with the iPhone ten R and later. So that's the eleven, the twelve, the thirteen, the fourteen, the fifteen, and the sixteen, as well as the iPhone S two. If you want to check which iPhone you have it if it's been a while since you upgraded, you can go into Settings General, about and model name and that will tell you which one you have. But basically the bottom line is modest upgrades this year. I think a lot of the pro phones have some great upgrades, but only if you are using your camera a lot, your video a lot. And also if you want those AI features, you're going to have to update unless you have that iPhone fifteen Pro.

You've got that option that starts at three hundred and ninety nine dollars to the Apple Watch ten, the Ultra two. They did not come out with an Ultra three. The Ultra two now comes in titanium black. Yes, it is very good looking. That's if you're the ultrasports enthusiast. That starts at eight hundred dollars. All right, let's go to the air pods. Now, AirPods four these are the new entry level AirPods one hundred and twenty nine bucks. Do not buy them at that price. They often go on sale for cheaper, especially during the holidays. But they have a new active noise cancelation option. For one hundred and seventy nine dollars. So this is an open ear design, which means you don't have to seal out your ears, and you'll still get that active noise cancelation. Probably not going to be as good on a plane, but for every day when you're just out and about. If you like to have some of those noises canceled but you still want to have your ear open to the world, that's a nice option. You also get a wireless charging case for that one seventy nine, And this is really neat. The AirPods Pro two is actually now FDA approved for use as hearing aids. This is going to open up hearing aids for many many people who already have these or who just want hearing aids. They're two hundred and forty nine dollars, but right now I just check they're on Amazon for like less than that, so you can get that hearing aids for less than two hundred and fifty bucks. And the health app inside the phone is going to help you test your hearing. I took a sample of this, and you basically tap the screen as you're listening to different frequencies. It gives you a little report and it says, hey, do you want us to tune these as hearing aids? And now you can hear everything around you much better than before. Finally, Apple Intelligence AI features not launching the same day as these new devices. All these new devices are going to be available on Septem number twentieth. The AI stuff is going to roll out later that will work on the iPhone fifteen Pro models and later. And if you don't want to get a new phone, September sixteenth, iOS eighteen is going to launch as a free update that's going to be compatible with the iPhone ten R and later. So that's the eleven, the twelve, the thirteen, the fourteen, the fifteen, and the sixteen, as well as the iPhone S two. If you want to check which iPhone you have it if it's been a while since you upgraded, you can go into Settings General, about and model name and that will tell you which one you have. But basically the bottom line is modest upgrades this year. I think a lot of the pro phones have some great upgrades, but only if you are using your camera a lot, your video a lot. And also if you want those AI features, you're going to have to update unless you have that iPhone fifteen Pro.

But across the board, Apple.

But across the board, Apple.

Did some really cool stuff, very exciting, and I have it all linked up on my newsletter this week. Just go to Rich on tech dot TV and you can read everything that I think about these new devices in depth.

Did some really cool stuff, very exciting, and I have it all linked up on my newsletter this week. Just go to Rich on tech dot TV and you can read everything that I think about these new devices in depth.

Right there, All.

Right there, All.

Right, coming up, it's your turn. Let's get some of your calls in at eight eight eight Rich one oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one.

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If you got a tech question, don't be shy, give me a ring.

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I'm Rich Demiro. You are locked into Rich on Tech. Stay tuned right here. Let's go to uh Bill in Los Angeles. Bill, you're on with Rich.

I'm Rich Demiro. You are locked into Rich on Tech. Stay tuned right here. Let's go to uh Bill in Los Angeles. Bill, you're on with Rich.

Yeah, I asked the question earlier.

Yeah, I asked the question earlier.

I guess I have to repeat the question again.

I guess I have to repeat the question again.

Yes, you probably talked to Kim. Now you're talking Rich on the radio live.

Yes, you probably talked to Kim. Now you're talking Rich on the radio live.

All right.

All right.

Yeah, I wanted to ask you. One question was about on the web right now. You know, when you're on these sites, it always says that with the new sixteen coming on, Apple is trying to get rid of the fifteen, so there are a lot of sites giving it away for free. I don't think that's really true. It's one of those things that you know sounds too good to be true, So I don't that's probably not true, right.

Yeah, I wanted to ask you. One question was about on the web right now. You know, when you're on these sites, it always says that with the new sixteen coming on, Apple is trying to get rid of the fifteen, so there are a lot of sites giving it away for free. I don't think that's really true. It's one of those things that you know sounds too good to be true, So I don't that's probably not true, right.

It depends on the website.

It depends on the website.

Look, I mean, if you're talking about one of these websites that's like get a free iPhone fifteen, that's a scam. But if you're talking about one of the carriers advertising a free iPhone, that is not a scam, but it is scamy, and I can explain that. So yeah, anything that's offering a free phone with no strings attached or like you know, fill out a survey, that is a scam for sure.

Look, I mean, if you're talking about one of these websites that's like get a free iPhone fifteen, that's a scam. But if you're talking about one of the carriers advertising a free iPhone, that is not a scam, but it is scamy, and I can explain that. So yeah, anything that's offering a free phone with no strings attached or like you know, fill out a survey, that is a scam for sure.

And the ones that with the like T Mobile, Verizon, those are because you're going to commit to them for a couple.

And the ones that with the like T Mobile, Verizon, those are because you're going to commit to them for a couple.

Of years or something like that exactly. So my fends up one hundred percent.

Of years or something like that exactly. So my fends up one hundred percent.

So my friend and I we were chatting about this last night because we were talking about all the deals out there because whenever this happens, basically the carriers go nuts and they say get a free iPhone, and it's either with trade in or even without trade in sometimes. But here's here's how it works, and here's the basic math. So the basic bottom line is you're paying more every single month for three years to get that free iPhone if you were not sticking with that carrier. Let's just say you went with something like let's say you bought the iPhone outright for a thousand bucks and then you went to Mint Mobile, which is unlimited for thirty dollars a month. You know, you're talking a year of service would be the phone would be one thousand plus three hundred and sixty dollars. That's thirteen hundred and sixty dollars. Now, let's say you went with a big carrier that's saying, hey, we'll give you a free iPhone, but you have to stick with us for three years. And by the way, you have to be on our highest price unlimited plan, which is about ninety dollars a month. So now times ninety dollars a month times thirty six months, or let's just yeah, let's just yeah. So that's thirty two hundred and forty dollars, you know, and you're not getting the and you're getting the phone for free quote unquote, and a lot of those you have to kind of pay as well, so or trade in a phone as well. So again it really comes down to when you do the math, it's not a better deal necessarily but here's the caveat, and here's here's the thing. If you're already on an unlimited plan and you're already with one of the big carriers and they're giving you that upgrade deal, and you're not going to switch carriers to an MV and O or a cheaper carrier, then it's not the end of the world to get the free phone from them, as long as you are going to stick with them for the next couple of years, because if you don't stick with them, they will make you pay the balance of whatever they're doing. Because they don't give you that phone for free upfront. They do it as a credit on your bill over the next three years, just to ensure that you.

So my friend and I we were chatting about this last night because we were talking about all the deals out there because whenever this happens, basically the carriers go nuts and they say get a free iPhone, and it's either with trade in or even without trade in sometimes. But here's here's how it works, and here's the basic math. So the basic bottom line is you're paying more every single month for three years to get that free iPhone if you were not sticking with that carrier. Let's just say you went with something like let's say you bought the iPhone outright for a thousand bucks and then you went to Mint Mobile, which is unlimited for thirty dollars a month. You know, you're talking a year of service would be the phone would be one thousand plus three hundred and sixty dollars. That's thirteen hundred and sixty dollars. Now, let's say you went with a big carrier that's saying, hey, we'll give you a free iPhone, but you have to stick with us for three years. And by the way, you have to be on our highest price unlimited plan, which is about ninety dollars a month. So now times ninety dollars a month times thirty six months, or let's just yeah, let's just yeah. So that's thirty two hundred and forty dollars, you know, and you're not getting the and you're getting the phone for free quote unquote, and a lot of those you have to kind of pay as well, so or trade in a phone as well. So again it really comes down to when you do the math, it's not a better deal necessarily but here's the caveat, and here's here's the thing. If you're already on an unlimited plan and you're already with one of the big carriers and they're giving you that upgrade deal, and you're not going to switch carriers to an MV and O or a cheaper carrier, then it's not the end of the world to get the free phone from them, as long as you are going to stick with them for the next couple of years, because if you don't stick with them, they will make you pay the balance of whatever they're doing. Because they don't give you that phone for free upfront. They do it as a credit on your bill over the next three years, just to ensure that you.

Stick with them.

Stick with them.

So it's not like, you know, you can just leave after two months and they forget about it. No, no, no, they've got you signed there. So again, if you do the math quickly, you know there are some ways to really save if you buy the phone out right, and quite frankly, I think that is the best way to buy the phone because it gives you the most options, and then the next year when you want to trade it in, if you want to upgrade again, you can get a pretty good amount for that iPhone because iPhones do not lose a lot of value over the years. So a good question, Bill, appreciate it. I know it's a lot of math, it's a lot of kind of figuring out.

So it's not like, you know, you can just leave after two months and they forget about it. No, no, no, they've got you signed there. So again, if you do the math quickly, you know there are some ways to really save if you buy the phone out right, and quite frankly, I think that is the best way to buy the phone because it gives you the most options, and then the next year when you want to trade it in, if you want to upgrade again, you can get a pretty good amount for that iPhone because iPhones do not lose a lot of value over the years. So a good question, Bill, appreciate it. I know it's a lot of math, it's a lot of kind of figuring out.

But the main carriers that are really.

But the main carriers that are really.

Good with unlimited are something like A Visible from Verizon, a Mint Mobile, and even Total from Verizon. They're doing some good deals as well. AT and T has a lot of mv and os, and mv and O is what's called a mobile virtual network operator. So basically these companies buy network space from one of the big companies like an AT and T, a T Mobile or Verizon, and then they repackage it and their whole thing is just marketing to consumers, and they often don't have all of those like extra perks like a free Netflix or free this or free that, or international roaming. It's just basically unlimited data and sometimes unlimited hotspot eighty to eight rich one on one if you want to hop on the phones. Coming up, we're going to talk to Jeffrey Fowler of The Washington Post about Apple's AI. Rich DeMuro here hanging out with you talking technology at Triple eight rich one, Oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one.

Good with unlimited are something like A Visible from Verizon, a Mint Mobile, and even Total from Verizon. They're doing some good deals as well. AT and T has a lot of mv and os, and mv and O is what's called a mobile virtual network operator. So basically these companies buy network space from one of the big companies like an AT and T, a T Mobile or Verizon, and then they repackage it and their whole thing is just marketing to consumers, and they often don't have all of those like extra perks like a free Netflix or free this or free that, or international roaming. It's just basically unlimited data and sometimes unlimited hotspot eighty to eight rich one on one if you want to hop on the phones. Coming up, we're going to talk to Jeffrey Fowler of The Washington Post about Apple's AI. Rich DeMuro here hanging out with you talking technology at Triple eight rich one, Oh one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one.

We'll get back to those phone lines in just a moment.

We'll get back to those phone lines in just a moment.

But first joining me now is Jeffrey Fowler, technology columnist for the Washington Post.

But first joining me now is Jeffrey Fowler, technology columnist for the Washington Post.

Jeffrey, thanks so much for joining me.

Jeffrey, thanks so much for joining me.

So thank glad to be here.

So thank glad to be here.

So you took a look at the new AI features on the iPhone, which are not arriving on the first day that the iPhones are going to be available. It's going to be a software update later on. But this is Apple Intelligence and you wrote all about it in your column this week.

So you took a look at the new AI features on the iPhone, which are not arriving on the first day that the iPhones are going to be available. It's going to be a software update later on. But this is Apple Intelligence and you wrote all about it in your column this week.

What were your first impressions.

What were your first impressions.

I found Apple Intelligence to be useful except for when it went completely bonkers.

I found Apple Intelligence to be useful except for when it went completely bonkers.

And I think it's definitely worth explaining.

And I think it's definitely worth explaining.

To folks who are thinking about buying a new iPhone exactly what state this Apple Intelligence software is at, because from what I've seen, it might tick them awhile and make this something that.

To folks who are thinking about buying a new iPhone exactly what state this Apple Intelligence software is at, because from what I've seen, it might tick them awhile and make this something that.

You really want to have a part of your daily life.

You really want to have a part of your daily life.

Yeah, it's interesting because the iPhone has gotten so slick and so good that, according to your column, it almost takes it a step back because now we're dealing with hallucinations and mistakes by the AI.

Yeah, it's interesting because the iPhone has gotten so slick and so good that, according to your column, it almost takes it a step back because now we're dealing with hallucinations and mistakes by the AI.

Yeah, so One of the things that I think anybody with putting the software on their phone will notice most is that Apple Intelligence is constantly trying to summarize the information coming into your phone.

Yeah, so One of the things that I think anybody with putting the software on their phone will notice most is that Apple Intelligence is constantly trying to summarize the information coming into your phone.

So every email in your inbox.

So every email in your inbox.

Get says instead of like seeing the two lines, you get an AI written summary.

Get says instead of like seeing the two lines, you get an AI written summary.

Same thing goes for alerts on your lock screen.

Same thing goes for alerts on your lock screen.

Instead of just seeing, you know, an alert that says somebody press your doorbell, you'll see a summary of all the alerts that you've gotten from that app. Sometimes those are super useful, Like looking at the first two lines of most people's email is a complete waste of time, right, That's where they say, That's where they say, oh, oh, I hope you are well.

Instead of just seeing, you know, an alert that says somebody press your doorbell, you'll see a summary of all the alerts that you've gotten from that app. Sometimes those are super useful, Like looking at the first two lines of most people's email is a complete waste of time, right, That's where they say, That's where they say, oh, oh, I hope you are well.

I just wanted to clear my throat.

I just wanted to clear my throat.

So the idea that an AI can read the email for you and tell you what it's really about to help you decide whether to tap in and read the whole thing is useful.

So the idea that an AI can read the email for you and tell you what it's really about to help you decide whether to tap in and read the whole thing is useful.

It's useful, I would even argue most of the time.

It's useful, I would even argue most of the time.

The problem is right now, Apple Intelligence sometimes gets it completely wrong, will confuse people's names and get the information backwards, and then you have these kind of like either laugh out loud moments at your phone like one that I had, for example, was when in an email summary it said to me that I was teaching a course at Berkeley.

The problem is right now, Apple Intelligence sometimes gets it completely wrong, will confuse people's names and get the information backwards, and then you have these kind of like either laugh out loud moments at your phone like one that I had, for example, was when in an email summary it said to me that I was teaching a course at Berkeley.

I'm not.

I'm not.

It actually meant that somebody else was teaching of course at Berkeley, but it got it confused.

It actually meant that somebody else was teaching of course at Berkeley, but it got it confused.

Yeah, I was going to say.

Yeah, I was going to say.

The other example you mentioned was the social security spam email, and it's like, hey, hi, alert, you got this email about your social Security number being stolen or whatever.

The other example you mentioned was the social security spam email, and it's like, hey, hi, alert, you got this email about your social Security number being stolen or whatever.

Yeah, It's thet thing it does is it moves.

Yeah, It's thet thing it does is it moves.

It decides what is like a super important email, and it moves to the top of your inbox and it's just on that.

It decides what is like a super important email, and it moves to the top of your inbox and it's just on that.

For me so far has been carible. It also can get crazy when it.

For me so far has been carible. It also can get crazy when it.

Tries to summarize news alerts or social media alerts.

Tries to summarize news alerts or social media alerts.

I get push alerts from.

I get push alerts from.

Donald Trump's Truth social and I got one the other day that said Trump endorses walls and I was like what, And again it just got it backwards.

Donald Trump's Truth social and I got one the other day that said Trump endorses walls and I was like what, And again it just got it backwards.

And look like, here's the challenge.

And look like, here's the challenge.

We know that this is a fundamental problem with today's generative AI technology. Every big company who's putting out products with this faces this.

We know that this is a fundamental problem with today's generative AI technology. Every big company who's putting out products with this faces this.

Jack QPT faces this. Google faces this with Gemini.

Jack QPT faces this. Google faces this with Gemini.

But what's different here is you're not using a separate app for Apple Intelligence. It's not like you go over to the Apple Intelligence app where you know, like, Okay, sometimes it's gonna be a little crazy. This stuff is integrated throughout your phone, so there is like a sprinkling of crazy all over your phone right now that I think might make.

But what's different here is you're not using a separate app for Apple Intelligence. It's not like you go over to the Apple Intelligence app where you know, like, Okay, sometimes it's gonna be a little crazy. This stuff is integrated throughout your phone, so there is like a sprinkling of crazy all over your phone right now that I think might make.

People feel a little weird or just make them feel like their phone is their smartphone is less smart.

People feel a little weird or just make them feel like their phone is their smartphone is less smart.

Now, now you kind of mentioned the bad, what about the good?

Now, now you kind of mentioned the bad, what about the good?

Was there any highlights of how this AI worked to your advantage?

Was there any highlights of how this AI worked to your advantage?

Yeah? I actually now super rely on those little summaries of my emails to decide which ones to open up, and you know, spend the time to look at They're much more useful than than you know, looking at the first two.

Yeah? I actually now super rely on those little summaries of my emails to decide which ones to open up, and you know, spend the time to look at They're much more useful than than you know, looking at the first two.

Lines of an email.

Lines of an email.

There's a there's a capability that's kind of a new more natural language search for your for your photos, and I found that useful to kind of pull back memories from you know, like oh yeah, there was a place I went to once that had stripes on it, and you can just sort of search in that kind of way.

There's a there's a capability that's kind of a new more natural language search for your for your photos, and I found that useful to kind of pull back memories from you know, like oh yeah, there was a place I went to once that had stripes on it, and you can just sort of search in that kind of way.

Now, I found that useful.

Now, I found that useful.

Is that is that as good as Apple is advertising? Because I haven't tested that feature. I've been playing with the one inside Google Photos.

Is that is that as good as Apple is advertising? Because I haven't tested that feature. I've been playing with the one inside Google Photos.

It's good Apple.

It's good Apple.

Saying, you know, I dove into a lake and I was wearing a striped swimsuit and you can find that exact moment. Is that true?

Saying, you know, I dove into a lake and I was wearing a striped swimsuit and you can find that exact moment. Is that true?

It is pretty good? Like, it's funny you mentioned stripe.

It is pretty good? Like, it's funny you mentioned stripe.

So my my my test search that I think of is I asked it to find a striped playground that I once went to, and it was.

So my my my test search that I think of is I asked it to find a striped playground that I once went to, and it was.

Able to find it. It didn't find all of it.

Able to find it. It didn't find all of it.

And but the thing is like, that's a pretty low stake situation. Well, okay, if it missed a couple, it's not not a big deal.

And but the thing is like, that's a pretty low stake situation. Well, okay, if it missed a couple, it's not not a big deal.

And that's that's where Apple, I think, has mostly.

And that's that's where Apple, I think, has mostly.

Focused its energy with with Apple Intelligence on things like that. But you know, if you do the head to heat versus what Google can do with photos, I would suspect that Google probably still a little bit better.

Focused its energy with with Apple Intelligence on things like that. But you know, if you do the head to heat versus what Google can do with photos, I would suspect that Google probably still a little bit better.

Now, why are we talking about beta software?

Now, why are we talking about beta software?

Because typically, you know, you cover for the average consumer, as do I. Typically I don't cover beta software because it's beta, it's not done yet.

Because typically, you know, you cover for the average consumer, as do I. Typically I don't cover beta software because it's beta, it's not done yet.

So why are we even talking about this?

So why are we even talking about this?

Absolutely a great question.

Absolutely a great question.

I I don't think I've I'm trying to think of I ever written about beta software before from Apple.

I I don't think I've I'm trying to think of I ever written about beta software before from Apple.

You know, for the average consumer. Here's what's different this time.

You know, for the average consumer. Here's what's different this time.

Apple is already selling these iPhones with the marque feature of Apple Intelligence.

Apple is already selling these iPhones with the marque feature of Apple Intelligence.

It is asking people to plunk down.

It is asking people to plunk down.

At least eight hundred bucks today for a phone on the promise that this thing is going to that that is you know, purpose built in the iPhone sixteen, is going to make their lives better, is going to make their phone smarter. And I think that raises the bar Apple has to then really show us, well, how good is it? Otherwise we're just buying based on the promise of marketing and I don't I don't.

At least eight hundred bucks today for a phone on the promise that this thing is going to that that is you know, purpose built in the iPhone sixteen, is going to make their lives better, is going to make their phone smarter. And I think that raises the bar Apple has to then really show us, well, how good is it? Otherwise we're just buying based on the promise of marketing and I don't I don't.

I don't believe in that. I believe trust but verifies, and that what Reagan said.

I don't believe in that. I believe trust but verifies, and that what Reagan said.

So it's important for journalists and independent people like yourself and me to really say, Okay, what can it really do and where does it let us down?

So it's important for journalists and independent people like yourself and me to really say, Okay, what can it really do and where does it let us down?

Because here's the thing.

Because here's the thing.

With all of these AI products that have been coming out over the last year or two, so many of them that I've used and tested and written about really are up being disappointments. They end up promising things to consumers that they don't deliver on. They maybe even deliver misinformation because of this problem with just making stuff up. So I think we have to be especially attuned to sort of challenging some of the claims about artificial intelligence, because despite what marketers think, it is not just magic. It is actually software and software with a lot of known problems.

With all of these AI products that have been coming out over the last year or two, so many of them that I've used and tested and written about really are up being disappointments. They end up promising things to consumers that they don't deliver on. They maybe even deliver misinformation because of this problem with just making stuff up. So I think we have to be especially attuned to sort of challenging some of the claims about artificial intelligence, because despite what marketers think, it is not just magic. It is actually software and software with a lot of known problems.

What about privacy?

What about privacy?

Did you you know, because this is making use of a lot of the data on your phone, do you feel like there's any privacy concerns or do you feel like Apple got that part right?

Did you you know, because this is making use of a lot of the data on your phone, do you feel like there's any privacy concerns or do you feel like Apple got that part right?

I don't think we really know enough yet.

I don't think we really know enough yet.

So part of the challenge in writing about Beata software is only parts of it already, and unfortunately one of the parts that's not ready even to test at this point is the part.

So part of the challenge in writing about Beata software is only parts of it already, and unfortunately one of the parts that's not ready even to test at this point is the part.

That digs deep into your data to make serious s marter. For example, Apple has said that they've done some things that make sense to me.

That digs deep into your data to make serious s marter. For example, Apple has said that they've done some things that make sense to me.

You know, again, we just.

You know, again, we just.

I think we don't really know enough information about that yet, and and independent people haven't been really been able to.

I think we don't really know enough information about that yet, and and independent people haven't been really been able to.

Poke at it all.

Poke at it all.

Right, Finally, you've been covering this stuff for a long time. Do you feel like this is a pretty exciting time in the tech world with all this AI stuff? Even though there are many pitfalls and there are many stumbles, do you.

Right, Finally, you've been covering this stuff for a long time. Do you feel like this is a pretty exciting time in the tech world with all this AI stuff? Even though there are many pitfalls and there are many stumbles, do you.

Still feel like it's pretty exciting.

Still feel like it's pretty exciting.

Look, AI is allowing people to do things that previously would have required a lot of expertise.

Look, AI is allowing people to do things that previously would have required a lot of expertise.

There's so much opportunity here.

There's so much opportunity here.

I just think we're at a moment though, where the rush is on from Silicon Valley to make money from this stuff, And a lot of these big tech companies in particular, are selling snake oil, and they're promising things that these technologies can't do, or they're even introducing things that could be harmful for individual users or for society.

I just think we're at a moment though, where the rush is on from Silicon Valley to make money from this stuff, And a lot of these big tech companies in particular, are selling snake oil, and they're promising things that these technologies can't do, or they're even introducing things that could be harmful for individual users or for society.

So I think we're at this moment where it has never been more.

So I think we're at this moment where it has never been more.

Important to have independent journalists and researchers and other folks really probing what these things really.

Important to have independent journalists and researchers and other folks really probing what these things really.

Do so that we can get that balance right, especially as we also think about what should the laws be, who should be responsible, what should we expect paw should we expect a big tech company to act when somebody buying a problem with the AI that it's making something that's dangerous.

Do so that we can get that balance right, especially as we also think about what should the laws be, who should be responsible, what should we expect paw should we expect a big tech company to act when somebody buying a problem with the AI that it's making something that's dangerous.

You know, all that still has to be worked out.

You know, all that still has to be worked out.

So, uh, this is I think a key moment for US voices outside the companies.

So, uh, this is I think a key moment for US voices outside the companies.

All right.

All right.

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I have an Android and I can't figure out how to stop group chat notifications. Even when I turn them off, they reactivate as soon as someone replies I've tried looking online for a solution but can't find one.

I have an Android and I can't figure out how to stop group chat notifications. Even when I turn them off, they reactivate as soon as someone replies I've tried looking online for a solution but can't find one.

How do I stop this madness?

How do I stop this madness?

Well, Annette, I'm glad you found me because I will help you stop this madness right now. All right, you said you're on Android, So open up the messages app on Android, tap the message that you want to silence, and then you go to the upper right hand corner. There is three little dots. That's your overflow menu. You tap that and it says details Now. Once you get in there, there's an option for notifications. You are now modifying the notifications for this specific text this group text, and on a Samsung for instance, it gives you a choice of priority, alert or silent. If you're on Pixel, it might be slightly different. But what you're looking for is that silent, and so you tap that and next thing you know, you're not gonna get those notifications. Now you can leave it as alert, but you can turn the sound and the vibration off. So if you still want it to show you the alert on your screen like that, you have a notification, but you don't want the sound or the vibration of your phone. You can then tap under sound where it says default notification and then you tap silent. So if you tap silent up at the top, that removes the notification altogether, but if you go into sound that will remove the sound notification. Great question, Annette. Those group chats can really be fun to be on. But for me, I find that when people start group chatting, it's always in the middle of something. When I'm trying to do something, whether it's work, whether it's come out on a choote, whether it's you know, I'm trying to focus or concentrate, it's like all of a sudden, everyone in the group chat starts chatting and then you can't stop it and you're like silencing your phone and all these different things.

Well, Annette, I'm glad you found me because I will help you stop this madness right now. All right, you said you're on Android, So open up the messages app on Android, tap the message that you want to silence, and then you go to the upper right hand corner. There is three little dots. That's your overflow menu. You tap that and it says details Now. Once you get in there, there's an option for notifications. You are now modifying the notifications for this specific text this group text, and on a Samsung for instance, it gives you a choice of priority, alert or silent. If you're on Pixel, it might be slightly different. But what you're looking for is that silent, and so you tap that and next thing you know, you're not gonna get those notifications. Now you can leave it as alert, but you can turn the sound and the vibration off. So if you still want it to show you the alert on your screen like that, you have a notification, but you don't want the sound or the vibration of your phone. You can then tap under sound where it says default notification and then you tap silent. So if you tap silent up at the top, that removes the notification altogether, but if you go into sound that will remove the sound notification. Great question, Annette. Those group chats can really be fun to be on. But for me, I find that when people start group chatting, it's always in the middle of something. When I'm trying to do something, whether it's work, whether it's come out on a choote, whether it's you know, I'm trying to focus or concentrate, it's like all of a sudden, everyone in the group chat starts chatting and then you can't stop it and you're like silencing your phone and all these different things.

So hopefully that will help you do that. Let's go to ed in Tarzana. Ed you're on with rich.

So hopefully that will help you do that. Let's go to ed in Tarzana. Ed you're on with rich.

Yeah, Hi, thank you for taking my call.

Yeah, Hi, thank you for taking my call.

Absolutely, what can I help you with?

Absolutely, what can I help you with?

Okay? So I heard in your earlier segment that the Apple Watch can diagnose sleep apnia. So I'm a pomonologist and I also am certified in sleep and I treat sleep apnia. And apnia is when hear doesn't enter doesn't enter the lungs for ten seconds. Hypopnia is when they are full decreases by thirty percent accompanied by a dropping oxygen. So the number of events per hour is how you diagnose sleep appen So you need to measure the flow of air, you need to measure the chess movement. So how in the world does an Apple watch do that?

Okay? So I heard in your earlier segment that the Apple Watch can diagnose sleep apnia. So I'm a pomonologist and I also am certified in sleep and I treat sleep apnia. And apnia is when hear doesn't enter doesn't enter the lungs for ten seconds. Hypopnia is when they are full decreases by thirty percent accompanied by a dropping oxygen. So the number of events per hour is how you diagnose sleep appen So you need to measure the flow of air, you need to measure the chess movement. So how in the world does an Apple watch do that?

Great question, and thanks for asking me to clarify on here. So if I did say diagnosis in the earlier segment, it is not a diagnosis. It is meant to alert users who may have undiagnosed sleep apnea. So let me run through how it works. So it's actually using so you have to wear the Apple Watch while you sleep, and it's using the accelerometer, the sensor in the Apple Watch, and of course machine learning algorithm, so it's an algorithm that's using this accelerometer to detect what they're calling breathing disturbances during sleep. So this feature will track those breathing disturbances every night, display them in the Health app, and then you can see your nightly values and trends over time. And this feature is going to look at a thirty day window of data. So I understand if you're getting this diagnosed by an actual sleep clinician, you may have to wear something for a while or take a test or something, but this is where you wear your watch every night, and then you'll get that notification if at least in half of the nights in thirty days you show some sort of elevated breathing disturbance. So you have to wear your watch a lot, at least ten nights out of the thirty for this feature to work, and then once it's triggered, you'll get that notification saying you may have potential sleep apnea and you should talk to your doctor, and that's when they're going to send you that QR code that you can scan, download the pdf, bring that to your doctor and see what's going on.

Great question, and thanks for asking me to clarify on here. So if I did say diagnosis in the earlier segment, it is not a diagnosis. It is meant to alert users who may have undiagnosed sleep apnea. So let me run through how it works. So it's actually using so you have to wear the Apple Watch while you sleep, and it's using the accelerometer, the sensor in the Apple Watch, and of course machine learning algorithm, so it's an algorithm that's using this accelerometer to detect what they're calling breathing disturbances during sleep. So this feature will track those breathing disturbances every night, display them in the Health app, and then you can see your nightly values and trends over time. And this feature is going to look at a thirty day window of data. So I understand if you're getting this diagnosed by an actual sleep clinician, you may have to wear something for a while or take a test or something, but this is where you wear your watch every night, and then you'll get that notification if at least in half of the nights in thirty days you show some sort of elevated breathing disturbance. So you have to wear your watch a lot, at least ten nights out of the thirty for this feature to work, and then once it's triggered, you'll get that notification saying you may have potential sleep apnea and you should talk to your doctor, and that's when they're going to send you that QR code that you can scan, download the pdf, bring that to your doctor and see what's going on.

Now.

Now.

The way they validated this was with over eleven thousand nights of sleep data and they compared it, of course against clinical sleep tests. It showed sixty six point three percent sensitivity detecting cases and ninety eight point five percent specificity, which means, you know, avoiding those false positives. So it's really designed for people that don't know they have sleep apnea and to get more people diagnosed with sleep apnea so that they can do something about it. And this is going to work on the Apple Watch Series nine, the Series ten, and the Ultra two. It did get the let's see, did it get the FDA clearance. I don't know if it got it just yet, but it is. I believe it's it's pending FDA clearance. So the hearing aid I know featured that just did get the clearance. This is probably any day now as well. So it's Apple. You know, they're forging ahead with these health features, and I do think that it probably will help a lot of people, so I know I'll be testing it out, so I will bring you some updates. I don't think I have sleep apnea, but then again, how do I know? I guess I will now add in Tarzana, thanks so much for the call today.

The way they validated this was with over eleven thousand nights of sleep data and they compared it, of course against clinical sleep tests. It showed sixty six point three percent sensitivity detecting cases and ninety eight point five percent specificity, which means, you know, avoiding those false positives. So it's really designed for people that don't know they have sleep apnea and to get more people diagnosed with sleep apnea so that they can do something about it. And this is going to work on the Apple Watch Series nine, the Series ten, and the Ultra two. It did get the let's see, did it get the FDA clearance. I don't know if it got it just yet, but it is. I believe it's it's pending FDA clearance. So the hearing aid I know featured that just did get the clearance. This is probably any day now as well. So it's Apple. You know, they're forging ahead with these health features, and I do think that it probably will help a lot of people, so I know I'll be testing it out, so I will bring you some updates. I don't think I have sleep apnea, but then again, how do I know? I guess I will now add in Tarzana, thanks so much for the call today.

I appreciate it. Let's go to Let's see how long do I have?

I appreciate it. Let's go to Let's see how long do I have?

Two minutes?

Two minutes?

Oh, two and a half minutes.

Oh, two and a half minutes.

Okay, let's see if I can answer Tom's question in two and a half minutes.

Okay, let's see if I can answer Tom's question in two and a half minutes.

Tom, You're on with Rich.

Tom, You're on with Rich.

Good morning. Regarding the AirPods Gen two pros and all the new features, I have three sets of Gen two AirPod Pros, and I am a hearing aid user. I tend to use the AirPod Pro for just casual listening when it's non critical, and they work relatively well for that. But as I look at the Apple website and all the new features on the Pro twos, it says for hearing health coming soon, for voice isolation coming this fall, new hands free serie experience coming this fall. New Pro two is going to be any different than the old Pro twos.

Good morning. Regarding the AirPods Gen two pros and all the new features, I have three sets of Gen two AirPod Pros, and I am a hearing aid user. I tend to use the AirPod Pro for just casual listening when it's non critical, and they work relatively well for that. But as I look at the Apple website and all the new features on the Pro twos, it says for hearing health coming soon, for voice isolation coming this fall, new hands free serie experience coming this fall. New Pro two is going to be any different than the old Pro twos.

No, No, you're they changed the name. No you're getting these features. This is just this is just a software update. So you already if you already have these air Pods Pro too, you're getting the hearing aid feature. So they're going to roll this out to potentially hundreds of thousands of people overnight. So anyone who has these current AirPods Pro two only the second model, which you know they've been these been have been on sale for two years now, I believe, So it is a it is a software update, so yes, you will get the hearing aid feature. And this again is for users with mild to moderate hearing loss. Uh. And again Apple is calling this clinical grade hearing aids. And I took the test. You do it on the iPhone, takes about five minutes. It's inside the Health app, and it can detect hearing levels from little to no loss up to severe and profound loss. And then of course you can fine tune once you get your results the settings like tone balance and amplification, and you can even do that in real time. Plus you can use the microphones and noisy environments to focus on human voices. And there's just a lot going on here, and I think that this is something that Apple I think hit out of the park because AirPods, like you said, you already own a couple of pairs, and they're they're very prevalent everywhere and the fact that they've had similar features in the past, like the live listening feature, and they've had some adjustments that you can do. But the fact that these are now going to sort of check your hearing and then adjust based on that, I think is going to be game changing. So Tom, no need to do anything except just wait for that software update, and of course I will update you on when that's available. Eight to dight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. My name is rich Dmiro. You are doing something smart for yourself. You're listening to Rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out with you talking tech now oology. This is a show where I talk about the tech stuff I think you should know about. It's also the place where I answer your questions. You can give me a call at triple eight Rich one O one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. Yes, you have to use that thing in your pocket as a phone. I know it's a social media machine, it's an email device, it's a YouTube video watcher, but it's also a phone and you can dial that number and connect to me. Well, first you'll connect to Kim. If you can get through Kim, then you can get to me. Eighty eight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. Give me a call if you have a question about maybe upgrading to a new phone, thinking about a new device, you need an app for something, something's not working, whatever it is, I'll do my best to see if I can answer it. The website is richontech dot tv. You can go there to sign up for my free newsletter. You can also hit contact if you want to send me an email, and you can hit the light bulb if you want to link to something I mentioned in today's show.

No, No, you're they changed the name. No you're getting these features. This is just this is just a software update. So you already if you already have these air Pods Pro too, you're getting the hearing aid feature. So they're going to roll this out to potentially hundreds of thousands of people overnight. So anyone who has these current AirPods Pro two only the second model, which you know they've been these been have been on sale for two years now, I believe, So it is a it is a software update, so yes, you will get the hearing aid feature. And this again is for users with mild to moderate hearing loss. Uh. And again Apple is calling this clinical grade hearing aids. And I took the test. You do it on the iPhone, takes about five minutes. It's inside the Health app, and it can detect hearing levels from little to no loss up to severe and profound loss. And then of course you can fine tune once you get your results the settings like tone balance and amplification, and you can even do that in real time. Plus you can use the microphones and noisy environments to focus on human voices. And there's just a lot going on here, and I think that this is something that Apple I think hit out of the park because AirPods, like you said, you already own a couple of pairs, and they're they're very prevalent everywhere and the fact that they've had similar features in the past, like the live listening feature, and they've had some adjustments that you can do. But the fact that these are now going to sort of check your hearing and then adjust based on that, I think is going to be game changing. So Tom, no need to do anything except just wait for that software update, and of course I will update you on when that's available. Eight to dight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. My name is rich Dmiro. You are doing something smart for yourself. You're listening to Rich on Tech. Welcome back to rich on Tech. Rich Demiro here hanging out with you talking tech now oology. This is a show where I talk about the tech stuff I think you should know about. It's also the place where I answer your questions. You can give me a call at triple eight Rich one O one. That's eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. Yes, you have to use that thing in your pocket as a phone. I know it's a social media machine, it's an email device, it's a YouTube video watcher, but it's also a phone and you can dial that number and connect to me. Well, first you'll connect to Kim. If you can get through Kim, then you can get to me. Eighty eight rich one O one eight eight eight seven four to two four one zero one. Give me a call if you have a question about maybe upgrading to a new phone, thinking about a new device, you need an app for something, something's not working, whatever it is, I'll do my best to see if I can answer it. The website is richontech dot tv. You can go there to sign up for my free newsletter. You can also hit contact if you want to send me an email, and you can hit the light bulb if you want to link to something I mentioned in today's show.

It was funny my mom yesterday.

It was funny my mom yesterday.

You would not believe I've been doing a radio show now for a year and a half, over a year and a half, and you know, I've been on TV for I don't know, twenty years or something like that. But it's so interesting when someone actually sees you doing what you do. So my mom yesterday calls me and you would think that she just saw I don't know, like she it was like this this like sound in her voice where she was so excited and she's like, I just heard you on the radio. I said, oh my gosh, that's amazing. I was in my car, I'm listening to Z one hundred in New York City and I hear Ryan Seacrest say, we're talking to Rich Demiro and she said what, and so yes, I said, mom, I was talking about the new iPhone with Ryan Seacrest on his morning show. And she was just she thought it was the greatest thing. And I was like, well, you know, and she does listen to this show on her smart speaker, she'll listen live. But same thing happens all the time. Like I ran into a friend and he was like, I was in South Carolina. We're driving and all of a sudden, we tune to you and on the radio and we hear your voice, and it just happens over and over. Like people will tell me these stories what I'm out and about. I'm like, yeah, I love it.