MBW 848: Leo In Da Club - 3rd Party Apps, iCloud Encryption, Freeform
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2022
⏱️ 140 minutes
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Summary
- Apple will allow 3rd Party App stores.
- Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups.
- Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained.
- iOS 16.2 is out.
- macOS 13.1 with Freeform is out.
- Apple claims a new iMessage can alert you if state-sponsored spies are eavesdropping.
- Apple to end employee gagging clauses after activist campaign.
- Tim Cook praises partnership with Sony for creating 'world's leading camera sensor for iPhone' during Japan trip.
- Apple's iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite feature is now live in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK.
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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly as we go to press. |
| 0:04.1 | The biggest story of the year, perhaps. |
| 0:07.1 | Apple's going to allow third-party app stores. |
| 0:09.3 | We'll break that down. |
| 0:10.4 | We'll talk about the new iOS 16.2 and freeform the new Mac OS 13.1. |
| 0:17.1 | And yes, one feature that surprised everybody. |
| 0:21.0 | Apple adding end-to-end encryption to your backups. |
| 0:24.3 | It's all coming up next, a Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:26.7 | Podcasts you love. |
| 0:30.7 | From people you trust. |
| 0:32.4 | This is Twit. |
| 0:38.4 | This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 848, recorded Tuesday, December 13, 2022. |
| 0:45.5 | Leo in Duh Club. |
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