Happy Hour Podcast 055 | Apple Pencil changes, Siri Remote improvements, and the FBI encryption battle

This week Zac, Chance, Jeff, and Greg talk about updates for iPad Pro, Apple TV, and the controversy surrounding Apple’s situation with the FBI. The Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and through our dedicated RSS feed.

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Hosts:

• Zac Hall
• Greg Barbosa
• Chance Miller
• Jeff Benjamin

Here’s what we discussed in this episode:

• Apple restoring full Pencil functionality on iPad Pro in next iOS 9.3 version
• Apple TV App Store gains app previews videos on tvOS
• A first look at app preview videos on Apple TV [Video]
• Apple TV 4 adds Disney Channel, Disney X D and Watch ABC to universal search + Siri
• tvOS 9.2 solves major user experience issue with Siri Remote for Apple TV
• Apple updates iOS 9.2.1 to restore iPhones affected by ‘error 53’, apologizes to customers
• Apple releases iOS 9.3 beta 4 with Night Shift, Touch ID Notes, & Verizon Wi-Fi Calling
• U.S. judge orders Apple to help FBI access data on San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone 5c
• Apple publishes letter responding to FBI iPhone unlock demand: ‘an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers’
• Should Apple comply with FBI request to bypass San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone? [Poll]
• Mark Zuckerberg sides w/ Apple in encryption battle as poll suggests public supports FBI
• Donald Trump calls for boycott on Apple … while tweeting from iPhone

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