Send a text

Watch the video!

https://youtu.be/-pkdIyuCuxE

In the News blog post for December 12, 2025
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news808.html

00:00 FixBot to the Rescue
09:54 Running an AI Marathon
14:38 Expanded Fitness
23:10 Shazam Segment
31:45 Personal Messages
39:11 Charge Your Phone and Your Microwave
42:37 In the Show! Outstanding TV
47:39 One Long Vapor-Cooled Piano
50:36 Brett’s App: PDF Squeezer (Mac, iOS)
1:00:45 Jeff’s Gadget: Use HomeKit for your Holiday Lights

Juli Clover | MacRumors: iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot

Ben Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: iFixit launches FixBot AI repair helper, with free and paid versions

Adam Levine | Barron’s: Apple May Actually Be Winning the AI Race

Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets

Ankur Thakur | iDownloadBlog: How to use continuous background music recognition on iPhone

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Shazam’s new feature reveals which song moments grab user attention

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 26’s new Messages feature got better when I changed this one setting

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Review: Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 is a Mid-Size Power Station With Fast Charging

Brett’s App: PDF Squeezer (Mac, iOS)
https://www.witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer-ios/

Jeff’s Gadget: Use HomeKit for your Holiday Lights. For example: Lutron Caseta Plug-In Smart Lamp Dimmer Switch
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2015/06/review-lutron-caseta.html 

Support the show

Brett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.com
Jeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com