AppleInsider Podcast

There was no sign of the improved Apple Intelligence in this week's launch of iOS 26.5, which must've been a relief to Google as it talked up its apparently new but seemingly very familiar AI features in Android. Contact your hosts:@williamgallagher_ on Threads@WGallagher on TwitterWilliam's 58keys on YouTubeWilliam Gallagher on emailWes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on emailWes's blog HillitechSponsored by:CleanMyMac by MacPaw: Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use  code APPLEINSIDER20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/APPLEINSIDERClaude by Anthropic: Check out Claude and Claude Pro at Claude.ai/appleinsiderScribe: book a personalized enterprise demo of this documentation workflow AI by visiting Scribe.how/APPLEINSIDERLinks from the Show:No signs of upgraded Apple Intelligence as iOS 26.5 arrives for all usersLarge-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5How to save on annual Apple App Store subscriptions, with a catchRCS & encryption haven't fixed the green bubble problemiOS 26 review one year later: Liquid Glass complaints hide the real problemiPhone & Android interoperability enhancements highlighted at Google I/O preshowSafari 27 will use AI to automatically group your browser tabsLiquid Glass won't get killed in macOS 27, expect a tune-up insteadEasy to predict changes rumored for iOS 27 apps like a customizable CameraIntel Inside and out: Apple's 40-year relationshipIndigo for Bluesky & MastodonSupport 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 PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune 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] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apple is having even greater success with the MacBook Neo than expected, and also startling success with its great but cancelled "Schmigadoon!" show, plus there are so many new iPhone rumors, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.Contact your hosts:@williamgallagher_ on Threads@WGallagher on TwitterWilliam's 58keys on YouTubeWilliam Gallagher on emailWes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on emailWes's blog HillitechSponsored by:NordStellar: Unlock your 10% discount at nordstellar.com/appleinsider with the coupon code nordappleinsider-10-NORDSTELLARLinks from the Show:Tim Cook's remarks strongly suggest that there are no new Macs or iPads before SeptemberMacBook Neo shortages force new A18 Pro run & doubled production to keep upApple's 2026 Pride Collection includes 11-color weaved Sport BandApple Wallet will let you make your own passes in iOS 27iPhone users will get to select a preferred AI model in iOS 27Samsung & Intel considered as alternatives to TSMC for Apple Silicon productionCurved-glass 20th-anniversary iPhone may finally introduce solid-state buttonsSmaller iPhone 18 Dynamic Island rumor surfaces againSpring iPhone 18 launch rumored since before iPhone 17 debut in spite of odd rumorEpic vs Apple fight could be put on hold again if Supreme Court sides with AppleSupreme Court denies Apple breathing space in Epic fightDelayed Siri class action suit ends with massive $250M settlementOwning an Apple Home: HomePods as a whole-home audio system'Schmigadoon!' earns Apple's first-ever Tony nominations despite being cancelled on TVSupport 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 PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune 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 (02:07) - No more Macs (19:01) - MacBook Neo (24:04) - Apple Watch Pride Collection (27:18) - Rumorpalooza (37:56) - Siri and AI options (42:08) - Dynamic Island (45:10) - iPhone 17, 18, and 20 (50:34) - Epic Games (59:00) - Schmigadoon! (01:02:02) - Owning an Apple Home ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An odd rumor led to premature calls of Apple Vision Pro's death, rumors of AI and Home Hubs abound, and Apple's App Store troubles continue on the AppleInsider Podcast.Contact your hosts:Mike Wuerthele on AppleInsider Wes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on AppleInsiderWes's blog HillitechSponsored by:Bartender:  Check out Bartender at macbartender.com/appleinsider and use the  discount code APPLEINSIDER to get 10% off Bartender 6.NordStellar: Unlock your 10% discount at nordstellar.com/appleinsider with the coupon code nordappleinsider-10-NORDSTELLARLinks from the Show:Apple Maps was Tim Cook's biggest mistakeApp Store annual subscriptions get new discounted monthly optionApple faces two-front battle, Epic forces a return to circuit courtsRumored Apple Vision Pro team break-up isn't a death knellApple Vision Pro used for hundreds of cataract surgeries in the last yearApple smart glasses again rumored to support gesture recognition via built-in camerasApple's AI push alone will generate three new hardware categoriesVisual Intelligence to be added to iOS 27 camera app as 'Siri Mode'Apple is gearing up to overhaul the Photos app with AI tools in iOS 27iOS 27 will offer a range of AI features that can still be ignoredSupport 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 PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune 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 & Ternus talk (11:20) - Apple Vision Pro isn't dead (24:50) - App Subscription Contracts (31:01) - Epic vs Apple: a war on two fronts (44:40) - Does Apple make too much stuff? (49:54) - WWDC an AI fest (01:01:40) - End of show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You didn't see that coming, at least not now, but Tim Cook's successor is John Ternus and there's so much news about both men. Plus what Apple had to update because of the FBI, how "Star Wars" benefits from the Apple Vision Pro, and more, on the AppleInsider Podcast.Contact your hosts:@williamgallagher_ on Threads@WGallagher on TwitterWilliam's 58keys on YouTubeWilliam Gallagher on emailWes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on emailWes's blog HillitechSponsored by:MasterClass: Get 15% off annual memberships at MasterClass.comClaude by Anthropic: Check out Claude and Claude Pro at Claude.ai/appleinsiderLinks from the Show:John Ternus in as Apple CEO, Cook becoming Apple Executive ChairmanApple leadership shakeup places Johny Srouji as new hardware chiefTim Cook thanks users & Apple employees after 15 years of being CEOHow Tim Cook started at Apple in 1998, and how 15 years of being the CEO endsDon't expect changes from Apple anytime soon, even with new leadershipNew Apple hardware chief wastes little time in introducing five underlingsTernus will be more decisive than Tim Cook, claims one insiderA long-planned Apple CEO transition meets an analyst-driven AI hype cycle'Healthy' Cook plans for a long stay at Apple as chairmanReport: New Apple CEO's biggest challenge will be retiring leadership & regular churnWhen he was hired, Ternus wasn't sure he even belonged at AppleLet John Ternus be John Ternus, and not Cook or JobsNotification bug that let FBI access messages patched with iOS 26.4.2High-resolution 200MP camera now expected in 2028 iPhone Latest 'Star Wars' movie cut unnecessary costs by using Apple Vision ProSupport 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 PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune 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 (01:24) - Tim Cook and John Ternus (53:24) - FBI and iOS (59:13) - 200MP canera (01:02:47) - Star Wars ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

More rumors of the iPhone Fold, speculation about a Mac Neo, and why you shouldn't be concerned at claims people can steal money from your iPhone, on the AppleInsider Podcast.Contact your hosts:@williamgallagher_ on Threads@WGallagher on TwitterWilliam's 58keys on YouTubeWilliam Gallagher on emailWes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on emailWes's blog HillitechSponsored by:CleanMyMac by MacPaw: Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use  code APPLEINSIDER20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/APPLEINSIDERLinks from the Show:Mac Neo should follow the huge success of the MacBook NeoFolding iPhone unveiling & shipment date rumors are all over the placeiPhone Fold limbo: both delayed & still coming in 2026Jon Prosser's silence stalls Apple's leak lawsuit as discovery drags onJon Prosser's last-ditch effort against Apple's lawsuit is the First AmendmentFreecash app scammed users and the App Store for months before removalBogus crypto wallet on App Store steals $9.5MDeepfake nonconsensual porn apps are advertising in the App StoreGrok's monetized porn generation almost got it kicked off the App StoreApple at 50: Spatial computing is the future, but when is the questionImprobable Visa & iPhone loophole leads to Apple Pay heist that'll never happen to youOwning an Apple Home: Packing, moving out, moving in, and setting upSupport 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 PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune 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 (01:44) - Mac Neo (03:06) - iPhone Fold (16:39) - Jon Prosser (31:07) - App Store Review (56:10) - Apple Vision Pro (01:03:09) - Stealing $10,000 (01:13:03) - Apple Home ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★