161 - Apple Watch How We Use it and Apps - With Guest Jeff Gamet

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren we are joined by guest Jeff Gamet. The Apple Watch we review how we use it mostly and apps that we use. Listener asks if Fitbit works with iOS. Is iTunes Match a thing anymore and why all the outages lately? iTunes Match could be retired soon we discuss. Dave has a new Samsung 32” UHD 4K monitor that works great with an iPad Pro. Do we like the new Apple Store design on the website and more.  The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com 
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