In this edition of Apple Crunch, Thomas Domville, John Gassman, and Marty Sobo discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest.

Chapters:

• Introduction
• Results of the AppleVis Golden Apples Award for 2024
• Apple iOS 18.2 Goes Public
• Let's Talk Apple Hardware Rumors for Spring
• Let's Talk Apple Hardware Rumors for Fall
• Closing

Resources:

• Announcing the Winners of the 2024 AppleVis Golden Apples and David Goodwin Award
• iOS 18.2: Everything You Can Do With ChatGPT Integration
• Apple to Maintain iPhone Compatibility for iOS 19, But Drop Older iPads from iPadOS 19 [Rumor]
• Gurman: iOS 19 delays will cause more spread out, slow software rollout
• iOS 18's delayed feature rollout impacts iOS 19 development
• New MacBook Air Models With M4 Chip Expected to Launch 'Earlier' Than iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11
• Apple preparing iPhone SE 4 with all-screen design and Face ID, Gurman reports
• iPhone SE 4 may lack an Action button, but that's OK
• Apple reportedly releasing AirTag 2 next year with these 3 improvements
• What to Expect From Apple in 2025
• PiccyBot
• Introducing ally (public beta)

Transcript

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Hello and welcome to Apple Crunch for December of 2024.

This is our last podcast of the year before we head into the new year of 2025.

My name is Thomas Tomville, also known as Anonymous.

And along with me today to tie up the end of the year with the Apple Crunch, I have John Gasman.

How are you, John?

Doing fine.

How are you?

You know, I'm doing great.

I'm doing great.

I had a wonderful Christmas time, got lots of wonderful gifts and goodies and things like that.

And right over here we have Marty.

Marty, how are you doing?

Dude, thanks.

How are you?

I'm fine.

You guys have a good Christmas?

Oh, yeah.

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