Goodbye Cydia, Hello Snapdragon 855 | #PNWeekly 337
On our show this week, another edition of #Bendgate, hopes redux or hopes reduced for Touch ID's comeback and Cydia shuts down.
eSIM
T-Mobile launches eSIM on iPhones, brings back $750 second phone credit
eSIM users will have three prepaid plans to choose from. And if you need an iPhone to try this out on, get one for free.... kind of.
Apple’s Dual eSIM won’t be supported by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile
iOS 12.1 is already available and it gives all 2018 iPhones great new features like dual eSIM. However, don't expect them to work in US biggest networks
Apple Watch’s eSIM will come to iPhone 9 and company
This year's new iPhones may feature electronic SIMs and that may have carriers like AT&T and Verizon worried, especially as they're being investigated.
US investigating AT&T and Verizon over eSIM, GSMA pauses its involvement
The GSMA has been working on a standard for embedded SIMs, which would allow users to switch carriers without the need to switch cards and would also get rid of carrier locking. Two carriers wanted to put the kibosh on that.