9to5Mac Happy Hour

Apple Swift Playgrounds iPad app comes to the Mac, we talk about the ongoing state of Mac Catalyst apps, cheap iPhone and 5G iPhone rumors, and more.

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Stories we discuss in this episode:

• Have a question about the 2020 election? Siri can now answer it for you
• You can now opt-out of receiving subscription renewal emails from Apple
• Oscar winner Taika Waititi says Writers Guild union needs to get Apple to fix the MacBook keyboards
• France has fined Apple $27M for adding battery management features to iPhones
• Apple launches Swift Playgrounds app for the Mac, built using Catalyst
• Apple launches purchase button for AR Quick Look feature with Home Depot and Wayfair on board
• iPhone 9 price: Starting even lower than the iPhone 8
• Digitimes: Coronavirus production delays will not affect iPhone 12 September launch, high demand for 5G A14 chips
• SwitchGlass app brings a customizable application switcher to macOS
• Marshall Ramsey on digital sketching with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
• 9to5Mac Watch Time episode 15: watchOS 7 concepts with Matt Birchler
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