9to5Mac Happy Hour

Summary:

This week Benjamin and Zac discuss the new red iPhone rumor, iPhone 6s shutdowns, single sign-on launching, Apple Music and Apple Pay numbers, Apple Watch sales, and more MacBook Pro with Touch Bar impressions.

Hosts:

• Benjamin Mayo
• Zac Hall

Here’s what we discussed in this episode:

• Apple reportedly introducing a red chassis color option with new ‘iPhone 7s’ in 2017
• Apple says more iPhone 6s models may be affected by random shutdowns, issuing iOS update
• Apple details Single Sign-On app + provider support as feature goes live on iOS & tvOS
• Apple Music crosses 20M paying subscribers nearly a year and a half after launch
• Apple Pay head: 35 percent of US retailers now support Apple Pay, coming to Gap in 2017
• IDC: Apple Watch sales estimated at 1.1 million units in Series 2 launch quarter, falling 70% YOY
• Tim Cook: Apple Watch sales growth is ‘off the charts’, expecting best quarter ever this holiday season
• Siding with Samsung, Supreme Court reverses decision on $339 million owed to Apple over iPhone design dispute [U]
• Apple believes 2016 MacBook Pro graphics issues are addressed in macOS 10.12.2 update, according to Craig Federighi email
• 2016 MacBook Pro battery complaints grow for both 13- and 15-inch models
• New 2016 MacBook Pros default to scaled non-native Retina screen resolution, here’s how to change it
• Review: Three weeks working from the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar