iOS Today (Audio)

Are you drowning in notifications before you even finish your morning coffee? This episode explores clever Focus tweaks and next-level notification controls that can reclaim your sanity and protect your attention.

• Managing device distractions: Do Not Disturb and Focus basics

• Apple Watch and iPhone notification mirroring explained

• Customizing Focus modes for work, sleep, and driving

• Sharing Focus status and syncing settings across devices

• Letting important contacts break through Focus barriers

• When to create custom Focus modes beyond Apple's defaults

• Vacation Focus workaround to silence Microsoft Teams notifications

• Experiences and pros/cons with Apple Intelligence Reduce Interruptions

• Tiered approach to notifications across iPhone, Apple Watch, and Notification Center

• How to triage and silence notifications for sanity

• Screen Time insights for adjusting Focus and habits

• News: Focus features boost automation and Siri Shortcut integration

• iOS 27 gesture changes—Siri AI vs Notification Center in Control Center

• App Caps: Apple's Invites app and Brick device for strong app blocking

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Is your digital life a scattered mess or a finely tuned "second brain"? This episode reveals how Rosemary and Mikah may organize everything from 3D printer hacks to family chaos using iOS power tools and apps you've never tried.

Building a "second brain" for knowledge management on iOS

Comparing digital note-taking systems: OmniFocus, Notion, Craft, Obsidian

Importance of cross-referencing and linking between apps

Notion deep dive: databases, AI features, and integration tips

Craft as an alternative for flexible, visual note organization

Drafts as a staging ground for notes and quick capture

Daily journaling and agenda apps: Parchment and Kan Do highlights

Community discussion: Using TextEdit, Notes, and minimal scratchpad workflows

iPhone Duo preorder chaos: launch supply snags and shipping delays

News: iOS 27 Reminders and Notes app updates

App Caps: Scrappy digital scrapbook and Everlog journaling app picks

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Apple finally steps into the smart home display race with HomeView, shakes up its HomeKit lineup, and partners with major brands for "second-party" devices. Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard break down what these big changes mean for everyday users and power tinkerers alike.

Apple debuts major Home app updates in iOS 27

HomeKit Secure Video gets AI-powered descriptions, smarter notifications, and search

New HomeKit features: Thread, Matter support, energy monitoring, 4K streaming

Apple reveals HomeView: smart display for the home with speaker or wall-mount options

HomeView's features, FaceTime, and multi-user support

Apple TV 4K updated with better Siri AI, microphones, and Find My remote

Four-speaker HomePod/HomePod mini surround sound with latest Apple TV

HomePod mini 2 announced: new sounds, color-matched features, and Siri AI caveats

Apple's "second-party" Home accessories line launches with LG, Schneider Electric

Overview of new cameras, video doorbell, floodlight, thermostat, and smart lock

Matter support in Apple Home devices: features, pitfalls, and real-world advice

Shortcuts Corner: Advanced HomeKit automations, weather integration, and triggers

App Caps: HomePass for HomeKit and Signals for HomeKit automate and simplify smart homes

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Discover how iOS and watchOS are quietly transforming the way you track, customize, and automate every second, from modular lock screens to Siri-powered alarms. Plus, hear why third-party apps are still running circles around Apple's timer tools.

Customizing lock screen time display and widgets on iOS

Apple's system clock app features: timers, alarms, world clock

Multiple timers and AlarmKit integration for developers

Timer controls, volume settings, and kitchen use tips

Handling time zones, world clock widgets, and third-party time apps

Apple Watch faces, complications, and ongoing third-party face debate

Accessibility tools: haptic feedback, chimes, and clock customization

Third-party timer apps: Just Timers, (Not Boring) Timer, Timer+, Overlap

Frustrations with time zone selection in clock apps

Time drift, manual clock changes, and device sync issues

iPhone Duo preorder details and Apple's "get ready" system

Shortcuts Corner: calendar event alarms and automation tricks

App Caps: Tiimo planner for ADHD/time blindness, Signal for group messaging

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Not all classic apps fade away—some quietly evolve and solve problems the giants can't touch. This episode with Dan Moren and Rosemary Orchard digs up the overlooked utilities, the surprising longevity of certain favorites, and the need to update to iOS 26.7!

PCalc: The enduring iOS calculator favorite gets its due

TV Forecast and the rise of TV tracking apps

IMDb as a must-have for movie and show info

The longevity of NetNewsWire

Wikipanion and Wikipedia as research tools

Lose It and iOS-era health habit trackers

iFirstAid: Offline emergency help apps stand the test of time

iExit: Find highway exits and services, even in 2026

Angry Birds' legacy, Red's First Flight, and early iOS gaming memories

Shakespeare app: The Bard's works in your pocket

iOS 27 and iOS 26.7 released, over 100 security fixes

Apple Watch band milestone: Over 1,000 released, tracking collections

iOS 27 feature delays: Messaging suggestions and auto password change postponed

Picks of the Week: Organizing with label makers and retractable cables

Hosts: Rosemary Orchard and Dan Moren

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