AppleInsider Podcast

Apple has shown us a peek into the long term future with its Pixar-like robot, a peek into the very near future with the iPhone SE 4, and just maybe an alternative future where it makes all its apps work on Android.

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• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

Links from the Show:

• Apple execs spotted in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl
• Apple Sports app adds Nascar support just in time for Daytona 500
• iPhone SE 4 & Apple Vision Pro announcements are coming in the next week
• Apple is working on a 'lifelike' robot lamp, and it's just as cute as you'd expect
• Apple accelerates hiring for its home robotics projects
• Apple's robotics won't hit mass production until 2028
• Apple now lets you transfer purchases from one Apple Account to another
• Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 review: Heart Beats
• Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 vs AirPods Pro 2 compared: A personal audio upgrade
• Foldable iPhones, iPads, & Macs: Everything you need to know about Apple's future
• Apple makes first change to Pixelmator Pro with a new splash screen
• How to use Starlink with iPhone & how to disable it if you don't want it
• Apple Maps renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America after official database update
• Apple is once again advertising on X, more than a year after stopping all ads on the platform

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Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

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Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:00) - Intro

Apple Invites... criticism of its new event scheduling app, while the company is also readying its M5 processor, and you can now hack even a cable to run Doom, on the AppleInsider Podcast.

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• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

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Links from the Show:

• New Apple Invites app is now live on the App Store
• Apple Invites has Sherlocked party organizing app Partiful
• How the new Apple Invites app works, and when you want to use it
• Apple reported to have killed the project to create Mac-connected AR glasses
• Apple Silicon M5 chips are probably in mass production now
• AltStore brings first porn app to iPhones in the EU, Apple doesn't 'approve'
• AppleCare+ moves to subscription-only model
• Apple celebrates Kendrick Lamar's 'Road to Halftime' with bonus content, special offers, and more
• How to watch Super Bowl LIX from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac
• 'Doom' can even be played on Apple's Lightning to HDMI adapter
• https://music.apple.com/us/station/fireaid-benefit-concert/ra.1791819729

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

More AppleInsider podcasts

Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:00) - Intro and Earnings

It's the one-year anniversary of the Apple Vision Pro -- and also the 15th anniversary of the iPad. Special guest Tim Chaten joins the show to discuss those, plus Samsung's very familiar new headset and more on the AppleInsider Podcast.

Contact your hosts:

• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

Contact guest Tim Chaten via iPad Pros podcast

Links from the Show:

• How to explore legacy VR and 3D content using Apple Vision Pro
• Tim Cook quits Apple for Lumon Industries in 'Severance' promo
• iPad Pros
• Vision Pros
• Looking back at 15 years of the iPad, Apple's revolutionary tablet
• How to record podcasts using FaceTime on iPad & iPhone
• Development of Apple's smart glasses continues despite massive hurdles
• AirPods with cameras still a priority for Apple's computer vision goals
• Apple reportedly on track for late 2025 home hub launch
• M. Night Shyamalan beats $81 million plagiarism accusation over 'Servant'
• iOS 18.3 arrives with Visual Intelligence update, notification summary changes

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

More AppleInsider podcasts

Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:00) - Intro and Earnings

As technology and politics get ever more intertwined, it's time to discuss iPhone 17 rumors, TikTok changes, and the Mac mini as a fashion accessory.

Contact your hosts:

• @williamgallagher_ on Threads
• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• @hillithreads on Threads
• @Hillitech on Twitter
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

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Links from the Show:

• "People" app beta trial signup
• M4 Mac mini review three months later: the perfect headless Mac
• How to upgrade the SSD in your M4 Mac mini
• Asus ProArt Display 5K review: 27-inch Retina for a bargain
• New UK ID app yet again fumbles tech that Apple has already perfected
• Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer
• TikTok has shut itself down in the US ahead of January 19 deadline.
• TikTok service restored in the US after promises that ban won't be enforced
• Marvel Snap is back online in the US after outage caused by the TikTok ban
• Meta's Edits is an alternative to CapCut, as Apple forgets about Clips
• Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset
• 'Severance' may have made $200 million, but Apple doesn't have to care
• Netflix is getting another price hike to kick off 2025
• Apple pulls notification summaries for news & entertainment categories in latest betas
• iOS 18.3 RC introduces new Visual Intelligence features & notification summaries changes
• Apple's iPad Pro will see only minor 2025 update, says supply chain
• Dodgy iPhone 17 Slim camera bar rumor just refuses to die
• iPad 11, iPhone SE 4, & iPad Air leak doesn't line up with previous rumors

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

More AppleInsider podcasts

Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:00) - Intro

Just as Meta's Mark Zuckerberg makes another criticism of Apple, Tim Cook gives a very rare candid interview, while Apple TV+ is promoting "Severance" but defending "Servant," and the Home Hub could be held up.

Contact your hosts:

• @williamgallagher_ on Threads
• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• @hillithreads on Threads
• @Hillitech on Twitter
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

Links from the Show:

• Meta CEO mocks Apple for 'sitting on' iPhone 20 years later despite doing the same with Facebook
• Apple's 2025 annual shareholder meeting is on February 25
• Apple fights back against shareholders who want to end DEI hiring
• EU may be reassessing billion-dollar Big Tech fines as it waits for Trump
• Apple Camera due in 2026 — but Home Hub may get delayed
• TikTok's ban saga is a mess, with only days before the hammer falls
• Illinois will implement digital IDs and driver's licenses for Apple Wallet in 2025
• CarPlay 2.0 may let users add widgets just like on an iPhone

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

More AppleInsider podcasts

Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:00) - Intro and Tim Cook

Summing up the whole Consumer Electronics Show in one word, explaining the sudden over-stressing about Siri privacy, and scratching our heads over just what Brazil and Indonesia want from Apple.

Contact your hosts:

• @williamgallagher_ on Threads
• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• @hillithreads on Threads
• @Hillitech on Twitter
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

Sponsored by:

• Oracle: Take a free test drive of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at oracle.com/appleinsider
• MasterClass: take advantage of the new special discount offers on annual memberships at MasterClass.com

Links from the Show:

• Apple again dominates CES without even showing up
• CES 2025 | AppleInsider
• Apple reaffirms privacy as a tentpole feature in Siri after lawsuit settlement
• Apple agrees to $95M settlement to end Siri recordings lawsuit
• iPad 11, iPad Air, iPhone SE 4 expected in April, despite January launch rumors
• Privacy nightmare FaceApp causes Apple & Google to be fined in Brazil
• Apple appears to be working on an all-new Invites app for meetings and events
• Apple employees fired over donation scheme fraud
• Apple's fix for bad AI notification summaries won't actually improve results
• Apple Intelligence summaries are still screwing up headlines
• Indonesia says Apple's $1 billion investment isn't enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

More AppleInsider podcasts

Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:00) - Intro

Take a look at what Apple is going to bring us in 2025 -- and while you're doing that, take a look at everything Apple TV+ has for you right now as it launches its first-ever free weekend.

Contact your hosts:

• @williamgallagher_ on Threads
• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• @hillithreads on Threads
• @Hillitech on Twitter
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

Sponsored by:

• MasterClass: take advantage of the new special discount offers on annual memberships at MasterClass.com
• Notion: Try out the incredible power of Notion AI today! For a limited time, try Notion AI for free when you visit: notion.com/appleinsider

Links from the Show:

• iPhone SE, M4 MacBook Air & more: What to expect from Apple's loaded first half of 2025
• What's best to watch on Apple TV+ during the upcoming free weekend
• How we Work: Wes Hilliard's Apple Vision Pro & iPad Pro-centric workflows
• How we work: William Gallagher's mess of Mac apps and cables 
• How we work: Malcolm Owen's sprawling setup
• How we work: Charles prepares for a big Apple tech refresh in 2025
• How we work: Amber's reporting and high-tech crafting setup
• How we work: How Andrew Orr's MacBook Air, iPhone 16 & Beats Pill keeps him going
• How We Work - How caffeine & tech fuel Andrew O'Hara's video workflow
• How we work: Oliver Haslam's MacBook Pro-powered setup
• HomeKit Smart doorbell with Face ID expected by 2026
• Apple to push new and refreshed home hardware across 2025
• Apple may revive its AirPort technology in new HomePod and Apple TV
• Google issues its remedies proposal in antitrust case surrounding its search engine
• Ending Google search partnership would hamstring Apple, says Eddy Cue
• Apple's 'Move to iOS' app has vaulted into Google Play's top 40 app list
• Siri engine to be fundamentally revamped across 2025, early 2026j
• Siri chatbot may be coming in 2026 as part of iOS 19
• Apple names 45 finalists for 2024 App Store Awards
• Smallest Mac yet is perfect Apple Vision Pro companion with the right battery pack
• Mac mini M4 Pro review: Mac Studio power, miniaturized
• iPhone 17 Pro may forego titanium, instead get alumimum & glass
• iPhone 17 Slim probably won't have a telephoto camera
• iPhone 17 Slim too thin for SIM tray, may not have mmWave
• AirPods Max headphones unlikely to get any further upgrades
• Apple Vision Pro adds new concerts from 'The Weeknd' & others -- Concert for One, Raye -- Genesis and Escapism
• Roundup: Govee's selection of smart lights makes the holidays brighter
• Apple TV+ abandons Clooney and Pitt's 'Wolfs' sequel

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

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Subscribe and listen to our

Maybe we'll see more movies made Apple Vision Pro now there's a Blackmagic Camera, and maybe we'll see different cameras on the iPhone 17 Slim, but we'll never see the end of Apple nonsense on TikTok.

Contact your hosts:

• @williamgallagher_ on Threads
• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• @hillithreads on Threads
• @Hillitech on Twitter
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

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Links from the Show:

• Charting Apple's year
• Don't believe what you see on TikTok - AirDrop doesn't allow thieves to steal your credit card info
• No, iOS Photos isn't telling you who last looked at your messages
• Meta seeking unfettered access to iPhone user data via EU DMA interoperability requests
• Apple says EU interoperability laws pose severe privacy risks
• AirPods Max four years later: a missed spatial computing opportunity 
• Blackmagic's new camera for Apple Vision Pro content has a hefty $29,995 price tag
• iPhone 17 camera layout may not radically change after all
• Giant foldable iPad with MacBook-like design rumored to arrive in 2028
• Supply chain rumor suggests OLED iPad mini in 2026, foldable iPad Pro in 2027
• Analysis: Apple not likely to enter the foldable market before 2027

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

More AppleInsider podcasts

Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Podcast artwork from Basic Apple Guy. Download the free wallpaper pack here.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:00) - Intro

With the release of iOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2, Apple Intelligence is truly here -- even if there is still more to come. Plus Apple is in trouble for what's it done and what it hasn't, and there are three new Apple Music radio stations, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.

Contact your hosts:

• @williamgallagher_ on Threads
• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• @hillithreads on Threads
• @Hillitech on Twitter
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

Sponsored by:

• MasterClass: take advantage of the new special discount offers on annual memberships at MasterClass.com

Links from the Show:

• Wedding banned - Apple Watches not welcome at fashionista's ceremony
• Apple Music Radio taps big talent for three new stations
• Apple's iOS 18.2 release brings Image Playground to the iPhone
• New Genmoji ad showcases creations that definitely were not made with Apple Intelligence
• Adobe Lightroom, Balatro+ honored in Apple's App Store Awards
• Apple's iPhone 17 Slim is a wrongheaded approach that ignores what people really want
• New iPhone 17 rumors point to a radically different rear camera layout
• Congress asking Apple and other big tech what they're doing about deepfakes
• Apple's ongoing modem push rumored to result in cellular MacBooks
• Apple plans three-year rollout of its self-made iPhone modem, starting with iPhone SE
• Apple has reportedly approached Sony to partner on Apple Vision Pro controllers
• Analysis: Apple Vision Pro sells well, but needs more content faster
• Half of Apple developers have doubts about making Apple Vision Pro apps
• Apple Vision Pro named innovation of the year, beating transparent TVs and AI cheese
• Apple sued over 2022 dropping of CSAM detection features
• Congress asking Apple and other big tech what they're doing about deepfakes
• The death of a robot designed for autistic children proves Apple's on-device AI is the right path

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

More AppleInsider podcasts

Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Podcast artwork from Basic Apple Guy. Download the free wallpaper pack here.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:03) - Intro

Tim Cook has been looking back at his past in Apple, while others look to the future of AI, and Wallace and Gromit are opening presents, on the AppleInsider podcast.

Contact your hosts:

• @williamgallagher_ on Threads
• @WGallagher on Twitter
• William's 58keys on YouTube
• William Gallagher on email
• @hillithreads on Threads
• @Hillitech on Twitter
• Wes on Bluesky
• Wes Hilliard on email

Sponsored by:

• 1Password: Check out the new 1Password Extended Access Management security solution at 1password.com/appleinsiderpodcast
• Oracle: Take a free test drive of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at oracle.com/appleinsider

Links from the Show

• M4 MacBook Air to iPhone SE — What to expect from Apple in early 2025
• HomePod with built-in screen now expected in late 2025
• M5 iPad Pro rumored to arrive sometime in late 2025
• Rumor roundup: iPhone SE 4 could be a low-priced Apple Intelligence powerhouse
• Past, Present, Future: The state of Apple Intelligence in December 2024
• Apple Intelligence has been seven years in the making, says Cook
• Wallace and Gromit light up Apple's UK headquarters for Christmas
• Apple talks up privacy, yet spies on its own staff, says lawsuit
• What a new threat report says about Mac malware in 2024
• How to get your 2024 Apple Music Replay playlist
• 'Hysterical' named Apple Podcasts top new show of 2024
• Apple Books celebrates 2024 with collections and Year in Review

Support the show:

Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts

More AppleInsider podcasts

Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Podcast artwork from Basic Apple Guy. Download the free wallpaper pack here.

Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected]

• (00:03) - Intro