Accidental Tech Podcast

Pre-show: Casey has a giggle about central Virginia snow Follow-up: Apple Fitness+ is doing better than the Mac Pro Workout Buddy Previously with Jay Blahnik More adventures with Cloudflare jramskov ’s observation TLS Certificate lifetimes Alternatively, GitHub Pages Some thoughts from an anonymous Cloudflare employee Workers Pages R2 KV Durable Objects Oops… we broke it Landon’s observation 5 December Outage React.js vulnerability Say my name, Siri! Siri response preferences (via Jonathan Gulbrandsen) Screenshot AirPods and Contacts (via Oren Idan) We’re… uh… sorry. Our bad. Sean Santry Reid Sorenson iOS 26 rollout 📈 _ on 20 November _ on 8 December Intel 🤝 Apple Commentary Tambourine Man David Beck Goffredo Marocchi Previously on ATP Srouji’s comments (timestamp link to 34m26s) Maybe Intel will just do packaging? Maybe iPhone chips too? Gruber is… not a fan… of Alan Dye Dye Was in Tim Cook’s Blind Spot Apple’s revolving door keeps spinning An anonymous observation Gurman, 6 December Gurman, 8 December Gurman’s departing executive tracker image Post-show: Messages conversation merging A feature request Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple Watch & Mac mini are no longer advertised as “carbon neutral” Apple 2030 Apple commits to 100% carbon neutrality for supply chain & products by 2030 (21 July 2020) Carbon removal & offsets Sponsored by: Factor : Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year. Leesa : A mattress for every body and budget. Save with code ATP . Aura Frames : Frames for every memory, gifts for every occasion Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco has a new toy Follow-up: Vision Pro Light Seal sizes decoded Vision Pro Size Help tool JPEG XL lives… in PDF Chromium ticket jxl-rs : JPEG XL in Rust Chapter links in Apple Podcasts Stephen Robles on The Talk Show Apple documentation ATP on Threads Malicious content delivery on Podcasts.app? 404 Media article Everybody is leaving Apple John Giannandrea to retire from Apple Amar Subramanya’s first-week experience at Microsoft Alan Dye poached by Meta Jason’s take Cloudflare’s 18 November Outage Cloudflare Lets Encrypt Hypercritical Callsheet Ask ATP: Why can’t Siri pronounce names correctly? (via Tony West ) serra queue sah Siri, what’s my full name Post-show: What now, bagel snobs? BagelFest Baltik’s Bagel: People’s Choice award Baltik’s Bagel Coverage from the NY metro area Bullstrap Minimalist Case Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple 🤝 Intel? Intel 18A vs. TSMC N2 MTr/mm² Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . Aura Frames : Frames for every memory, gifts for every occasion. DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco bought a new toy ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It II Bryan’s toot pen.tips Paperlike 3 Paperlike Pencil Tips Follow-up: macOS Tahoe 26.2 β3 seems to fix Electon slowdown (per shamelectron ) Gurman says “not so fast, my friend” Gaming in ARM Anti-cheat complications (via Tyler ) Windows 11 on ARM (via David Gaw) OpenAI Egg update Interview video Fred T Apple N1 > Broadcom An iPhone camera cluster theory The UK is still trying to make fetch happen get themselves a back door Financial Times Apple Fitness+ is “Under Review” Fast charging & battery health Juli Clover summary @ MacRumors Ask ATP: Now that Marco owns a restaurant, does he tip differently? (via Max Velasco Knott) What do we think about third-party packages? (via Eric Jacobsen) swift-collections swift-async-algorithms CPAN Flow Is organizing /Applications a poor choice? (via Nathan) Are our kids better than we are at video games yet? (via Omri Arbiv) Ultimate Chicken Horse SongPop Party UltraKill Universal Paperclips Cookie Clicker Post-show: The saga of Overcast episode images Core Intuition Linode Object Storage CloudFlare R2 Members-only ATP Overtime: Should we ever be forced to put away our phones? (via Philip McDermott) Sponsored by: Zapier : Put AI to work across your company—for real PAKA : Performance apparel from alpaca fiber Aura Frames : Frames for every memory, gifts for every occasion Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

🗣️ New ATP Member’s Special: ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It II ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It — 16 October 2023 Follow-up: The origin of “diamond dogs” (via Jared Counts ) Wikipedia Matte, glossy, glass, and nanotexture (via Johnny “Decimal” Noble) Paperlike Rock Paper Pencil Steam Machine EuroGamer article about APU/GPU (via DavidShaub ) PlayStation 5 OS is FreeBSD-based (via Jesús Santaigo Narváez ) Wikipedia PS Dev Wiki Steam Frame Lenses (via Michael ) Spec chart (via James O’Loughlin ) Top strap image Steam → Apple Vision Pro using ALVR (via Iain Wallace) Guide on Reddit SteamOS Is not universally supported (via DavidSchaub ) Alternatives (via solmnmagus ) Bazzite CachyOS Anti-cheat considerations (via Julian Torres) Screw it, I’m installing Linux Steam strategy Is Steam-on-ARM popular? Hardware survey (via Lars Boris ) Additional thoughts from Ava Steam has only one person to answer to (via charlesesmith ) Single thread performance ranking (via Steven Op de beeck ) “High-Res Antiglare” (via Adam Wunn) John mourns the recent news GPU issues (via Colin Cornaby ) GeekBench Metal scores Mac Pro (2019) + AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Mac Studio (2025) + M3 Ultra The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor Tim Cook to step down as early as next year Tim Cook & Kara Swisher in 2021 (starts at 35:51) As discussed in ATP #425: Hey Billionaire Financial Times, 14 November 2025 Gruber’s take Joe Rossignol @ Mac Rumors Apple Corporate Governance Guidelines Post-show: Declan discovers “ HyperCard ” Rage-baiting Members-only ATP Overtime: The App Store on the web Dan Moren @ Six Colors MJ Tsai Apple shipped its source maps Svelte See also: Apple Maps on the web Announcement See also: Apple Podcasts on the web Juli Clover @ MacRumors Sponsored by: DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . SKIMS : Comfortable underwear, socks, t-shirts, leggings & more. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Follow-up: John has some new Vision Pro treats Flight Ready In the defense of the CD-R (via Jonathan Goforth) ATP Tier List: Storage Media Auto-generated chapters in Apple podcasts We’re dummies: ATP has a [chapter-free] bootleg Some more technical details (via Stephen Robles ) Subscriber audio chapters are a mess New MacBook Pro design is for M6 Pro & Max only? Mark Gurman’s coverage MD101 Tahoe & Electron app fixes Discord is fixed (via Dayton Lowell) Microsoft Teams Classic is likely to never get fixed (via Adam Wunn) macOS Emoji Picker ⌃ ⌘ Space Rocket Pogo-stick robot Boston Dynamics A butt-dialing theory from Trey Carpenter iPhone Pocket Paul’s analogy Gruber’s post iPod Socks On eBay New Steam Hardware Initial coverage Image of the new devices Announcement video Digital Foundry’s coverage Dave2D’s coverage Steam Controller TMR not Hall Effect Understanding the difference Steam Machine Images on The Verge Steam Frame More photos Post-show: Marco goes to Home Depot Members-only ATP Overtime: Affinity graphics apps go free, and some people are upset Press release Sponsored by: Factor : Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year. Grammarly : A digital writing assistant that ensures your writing and reputation shine. NordLayer : Get 28% off on yearly seats through December 10th with the code ACCIDENTALTECH-28 . Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Casey dropped his 17 Pro 🗣️ The ATP Holiday Store is back! Order before 9 November! 🗣️ T568A & T568B Idea courtesy Adam Brandon Don’t Stop Believin’… An aside about podcast chapters and Apple’s recent news Follow-up: The current MacBook Pro design is from the M1 (via Ben Mattison ) More dashed Mac Pro dreams Apple’s internal chip codename nomenclature Variants P = A_ G = A_X / A_Z / M_ S = M_ Pro C = M_ Max D = M_ Ultra X = M_ Pro/Max/Ultra Examples A11 = H10P A12X = H11G A14 = H13P M1 = H13G M2 Pro = H14S GPUs use G instead of H More island/chip names from 26.1 RC: Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Versions/A/Headers/arm/cpuid.h Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/mach/machine.h Apple codenames John’s tale of Xcode 26.1 woe John’s un-fixed Electron apps More clipboard history options in macOS 26.1 M5 MacBook Pro speed tests MaxTech Casey has tried the new Developer Strap Accessibility → Audio & Visual → Balance An aside about nanotexture displays Marco’s current iPad paper-texture overlay Casey upgraded to Tahoe Funky sidebar icon /r/overcast Under the Radar #330: Engaging with Reddit Meltdown in the ProCreate subreddit over a painting of Master Chief Post-show: Marco plays with 3D printing Tinkercad Bambu Eric Welander’s video about Gridfinity Toybox Members-only ATP Overtime: Joanna Stern tries Neo, the household “robot” WSJ Article (or On Apple News+ ) QWOP Sponsored by: DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . Zapier : Put AI to work across your company — for real. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco’s airplane neighbors Flighty 🗣️ The ATP Holiday Store is back! Order before 9 November! 🗣️ T568A & T568B Idea courtesy Adam Brandon Follow-up: Vision Pro Mac Virtual Display On Intel it’s only up to 3K 🤭 (via Thomas Cheng ) Apple Support Tapping-and-holding × allows for hiding other windows (via Nick Anthony) Vision Pro vs. ski goggles Apple 🤝 Vapor Chambers Would it come to the MacBook Air (via Andy Lang) Coming to the iPad Pro? Apple’s MLS deal …is worldwide; not US-only Apple advertises in Korea (via Jake Lee ) John’s Shortcuts bug Calum ’s example Fleedar ’s example lukens77 on Reddit (via eurozerozero ) Is it all Shortcuts-related files? Possible fix from gleeful Overwrite If File Exists Fixing the “iconic plateau” (via Gordon Mcdowell ) The Cheesecake Factory does, apparently, make everything fresh ATP Inside: The Restaurant, Season One Cube Rule Mac Rumors M6/OLED MacBook Pro? Previously from Mark Gurman Brendan Shanks’ discovery 𝓍OS 26 β4 includes Liquid Glass toggle iOS/iPadOS: Settings → Display and Brightness macOS: System Settings → Appearance Example image Lock Screen swipe for camera can now be disabled, too Settings → Camera → Lock Screen Swipe to Open Camera Is Tahoe safe yet? The Electron bug Fixes are rolling out Detector app by Tomas Kafka, via Craig Hockenberry Status of popular apps Post-show: More of John’s impressions of the Vision Pro Members-only ATP Overtime: How does one actually make an app? (via not that coach mike ) Sponsored by: SKIMS : Comfortable underwear, socks, t-shirts, leggings & more. Claude : Get 50% off your first three months of Claude Pro. PAKA : Performance apparel from alpaca fiber. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: More people have been infected by Goose 🗣️ New ATP Members ’ Special: ATP Insider: The Restaurant, Season One 🗣️ An aside about outerwear 🗣️ The ATP Holiday Store is back! Order before 9 November! 🗣️ T568A & T568B Idea courtesy Adam Brandon Follow-up: Recognition corner Casey begs for help Callsheet List bug (FB17661404) is fixed in 26.1 🎉 However, Menu(::primaryAction:) is broken (FB20755661) Some M5 Vision Pro clarifications The M5  does have Memory Integrity Enforcement The M5 MacBook pro without a charger is actually cheaper in most regions EU is €100 cheaper without / €35 with (via Nick Heer ) UK is the same though The non-determinism of LLMs (via Heiko Hotz) New chat Mira Murati ’s company piece discussing non-determinism The M5 Vision Pro Dual Knit Band HDCP Television Theater New Developer Strap (behind Apple Developer paywall) MacRumors coverage Post-show: John’s weird Finder animation bug AVIF Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple 🤝🏻 F1 in 🇺🇸 Previous offerings Apple’s bespoke F1 camera Wired’s coverage Apple’s F1-themed WWDC intro Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Leesa : A mattress for every body and budget; use code ATP for 20% off mattresses plus an extra $50 off. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Follow-up: Languages in Scotland ATP merch has more benefits (via Christian Heiler) Slide Over fade animation (via Daniel Luz ) Marco’s iPhone case survey: Ryan London bare bottom (via Oliver Thomas ) /u/LaughingMan11 is Benson Leung (via Deta & Daniel Luz ) ZFS and the Drobo dream (via Joe) AnyRAID for ZFS Explained for Dummies Hexos announcement An aside for an argument Apple M5 M5 Pro, M5 Max, TSMC’s SoIC Ming-Chi Kuo C hip o n W after o n S urface In tegrated F an- O ut P ackage- o n- P ackage M5 MacBook Pro MacRumors on the [lack of] power adapter Numerama M5 iPad Pro M5 Vision Pro The Verge compares refresh rates Sorry, no trade-ins Logitech Muse spatial stylus Apple TV+ is now Apple TV F1: The Movie announcement post Eddie Cue on The Town podcast New icon Post-show: iPhone setup, take two Skip all the Siri/FaceID/etc things until setup is complete Don’t try to memorize the flashing 6-digit code; choose another way Members-only ATP Overtime: Alexa Plus in the real world Jennifer Patterson Tuohy “Temperature” on LLMs Nilay’s take Sponsored by: Sentry : A real-time error monitoring and tracing platform. Grammarly : A digital writing assistant that ensures your writing and reputation shine. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco’s “Vacation” results Goose Goose @ Richmond Allianz Ampitheater, 3 October 2025 Allianz Ampitheater Chicken Salad Chick Nugs.net ZZQ Suggestions from Casey, in no particular order: Hungersite Give it Time How it Ends Dripfield Follow-up: ATP in the wild Original report form Richard Earney Follow-up by Matt Smith Follow-up on Mark Christian’s report by Santiago Hervella AirPods 3 Ear Lottery Michael corroborates Marco’s experience …but Franklin Delano Stallone offers hope …and sometimes AirPods 3 are a marked improvement, reports Matthew Schaffer Tony Dehnke does an ANC comparison Live translation results David Schaub’s horror story about filling up your phone Mike Taffet does science on iPhone ↔ iPhone transfers Marco’s USB odyssey Jack Wellborn had a similar experience Syd Polk wonders if it’s a Sequoia thing (Among others) Fabien theorizes its’ an alignment thing Keith Heaton brought receipts Tailgate Tub Active vs. passive Thunderbolt cables OWC Informative Reddit comment by LaughingMan11 Synology alternatives Colin McKellar suggests QNAP See also: UGREEN Unraid FreeNAS / TrueNAS … 🎉 …may not be necessary anymore! 🎉 Coverage from Guru3D SpaceRex on YouTube Lee Hutchinson at Ars Technica More more first impressions Quick AirPods Pro 3 update iPhone case updates Omar Shahine performs surgery on the Nomad back Torras clear case Bullstrap open-bottom leather case Peak Design Everyday Case (Charcoal color has the good fabric) Still to test: Süti PhoneBack in black leather, if it ever ships iOS 16 iPadOS 26: Now with slide-over! Apple pulls ICEBlock from the App Store Previously, in Hong Kong Tim’s explanation Response letter Reuters’ take MJ Tsai Gurman on Apple succession Post-show: Pour one a Sprite out for a real one TiVo Channels AOL dialup service ends Members-only ATP Overtime: The Meta Ray-Ban Display , and Apple’s response The Verge Gurman: Apple pivots Sponsored by: OpenCase : The case with the open space for you to fill. Use code ATP for 10% off. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Eh, that’ll keep… M5 iPad Pro FCC leaks 🗣️ St. Jude time is almost done! 🗣️ Supporting Action for Emergency Response Lebanon case study Global crisis repsonse blueprint 🗣️ New ATP Member ’s Special: ATP Dev: Computer Science Curriculum Follow-up: ATP in the wild (via Mark Christian & Richard Earney ) iOS 26.0.1  allegedly fixes N1 Wi-Fi/BT issues CarlinKit wireless CarPlay dongle What does iCloud back up? (via Dayton Lovell) iCloud for Messages A ringing endorsement from Nick A potential fix for ∞ GIFs (via Nathan ) iPhone Transfers Why not pre-populate them, Kindle-style? (via Winnie Lewis) TestFlight is… better now? (via Daniel Nelson) Some thoughts from Nick Apple’s onboarding enshittification (via Imthaz ) Thought to text & AlterEgo Firefox (1982) Prior MIT project (via Hannes ) CJ’s thoughts Preview video EMG EEG More first impressions TechWoven cases Tina’s Bullstrap case Bullstrap wallet Stephen Robles leather iPhone case review Nomad Magnetic leather back Marco’s video of the flaw iPhone 17 AirPods Pro 3 Erin’s Audio Corner The Headphone Show The Harman Curve Ask ATP: How do we really know if something is encrypted? (via Joshua Wold) What is the point of neural engine cores, anyway? (via Tom Cole ) SIMD Evaluating the Apple Silicon M-Series SoCs for HPC Performance & Efficiency AMX Units Neural Engine Does filling a phone SSD slaughter performance? (via Sean Harding ) Post-show: Marco’s USB odyssey CalDigit Thunderbolt Element 4 BLE caberQu Members-only ATP Overtime: NAS Noodling Synology [sorta] says third-party drives will be supported in the future Synology Solution Day 2025 teaser video Ubiquiti’s new NAS units UNAS 2 UNAS 4 Sponsored by: Zapier : Put AI to work across your company—for real Factor : Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year. Claude : Get 50% off your first three months of Claude Pro. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Marco’s AppleCare “Express” Replacement 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset Podcastathon 2025 Follow-up: Auburn ’s colors are UVA ’s colors (via Tony Scida ) You don’t need the trick new Apple charger to charge an iPhone 17 at full speed iPhone Air Why people are buying the iPhone Air / 15” MacBook Air Bending the iPhone Air Apple (via Tom’s Guide ) Direct video link JerryRigEverything (timestamp link to 6m35s) Same video, different timestamp (7m37s) Battery life Mr. Whose the Boss The Tech Chap Tom’s Guide Speaker (via Steve Troughton-Smith ) Thermals MaxTech iFixIt Teardown Thickness Visual comparison of thickness (via Ludwig Schubert ) Thin iPhone future? (via Ian ) iPhone 17 Pro Teardowns REWA Technology All the screws 17 vs. 16 17 Pro internals Vapor chamber Logic boards Vapor chambers explained Max Tech Scratches on the back? More images from MacRumors And from Watson JerryRigEverything iPhone sales The Information ( MacRumors summary ) iPhone setup advice Casey’s tale of woe (see also Upgrade #582: First Chance to Make One Impression ) First impressions: iPhone 17 Pro Scratchability Telephoto camera iPhone 16 Pro 5× vs. iPhone 17 Pro 8× Post-show: HP M553 HP M554 Members-only ATP Overtime: Anthropic’s $1.5B book piracy settlement The Verge: Settlement announced , 5 September Previously, on ATP #656 : Anthropic asked for $1.5B/yr from Apple The Verge: Settlement paused , 9 September Ars Technica , 9 September Sponsored by: DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. 1Password : More than a password manager. SKIMS : Comfortable underwear, socks, t-shirts, leggings & more. In the after-purchase survey, make sure to say you came from “podcast”, then ATP! Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Marco 0️⃣ → 1️⃣ 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ Podcastathon 2025 : Friday, noon → midnight EDT Stephen Hackett said the foldable will be the “iPhone Ultra” μm is a “micron” The iPhone Air battery pack does have a USB-C port after all iPhone 17 Pro requires a new adapter to charge at full speed Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter Anker Nano 45W charger A19 vs. A19 Pro A19 Pro benchmarks The N1 is in every new iPhone The whole of the iPhone Air is in the camera plateau Large image Casey’s memory problems corner ATP #655 (Overcast timestamp link ) The mmWave antenna window is back Background Logo placement on Apple’s cases Clear Case with MagSafe TechWoven Case with MagSafe Some funny renders from iPhone case makers Theories about the iPhone 17 Pro colors Every masterpiece has its cheap copy Luke Skywalker University of Virginia Denver Broncos Auburn University 2021 impactful boosters iPhone Air Will it bend? Joz (& Ternus) with an incredible [lack of] flex 17 was a last-second decision? (via Sam Henri Gold ) Max Tech ’s discoveries The Air does not have stereo speakers The Dynamic Island is lower than on other phones The USB-C port is not vertically centered Image No Cinematic Mode video, including the selfie camera The new selfie camera is actually a 24MP sensor No LiDAR scanner Air & 17 non-Pro are limited to USB 2 USB 2.0 Every new iPhone screen has the same specifications , save size/resolution Apple iPhone comparison page iPhones 17 can now toggle screen flickering off Pulse-width modulation 9to5Mac’s coverage PWM sensitive subreddit Apple Watch Satellite data requires a cellular plan Jason & Greg Pierce agree Is “24-hour” battery claim because of a change in measurement? Underscore’s observations about the Ultra Apple Watch battery AirPods Ear shapes (via Tirial ) About that “2×” noise reduction AirPods product page The new AirPods Pro case is not smaller “New generation of Ultra Wideband technology” is the U2 chip Live translation is on-device (not in ☁️) Live translation is blocked for EU users with EU Apple Accounts Apple feature availability Safari on iOS 26’s compact toolbar Tahoe Toolbars (via Zhenyi Tan ) * Frosting download link * Frosting test page Post-show: John’s red dot Members-only ATP Overtime: Alterego and “thought to text” translation How artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back A high-performance neuroprosthesis for speech decoding and avatar control Meet the Little Brain Region that Helps You Say What’s on Your Mind Speech sequencing in the human precentral gyrus Scientists develop interface that “reads” thoughts from speech-impaired patients Alterego Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . Claude : Get 50% off your first three months of Claude Pro. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset iPhone event AirPods Pro 3 Apple Watch Series 11 No new System-in-Package? Whoop Band Apple Watch SE 3 Apple Watch Ultra 3 LTPO Satellite can-kicking continues iPhone 17 Memory Integrity Enforcement iPhone Air iPhone Air MagSafe Battery 💔 iPhone 17 Pro & Pro Max Software ship dates Post-show: Apple trade-in ✨ Tina’s dream has come true! ✨ Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s competing implementations for the new Siri Gurman, 13 August Gurman, 22 August Gurman, 3 September Sponsored by: DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Grammarly : A digital writing assistant that ensures your writing and reputation shine. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: Trouble in Razer paradise 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset Follow-up: Casey has thoughts about the compact iOS 26 controls in Safari Settings → Apps → Safari Apple device advice for those that are athletically engaged Place your phone face-down (via. A. O.) Sleep focus is an option (via A. M.) So is Theater Mode and, if taps are an issue, water lock (via Ryan) How to stop Siri from randomly activating all the damn time by D. Griffin Jones Fun fact: you can add it to the Health app! (via Niv Ben-Porath ) …but it won’t affect your rings A truly hilarious story from Anonymous Developing “product sense” (via Joseph Kibe) Productive Tensions by Christopher B. Bingham & Rory M. McDonald iPhone 16 exit interview Peltier device Obscura Halide iPhone event preview Crossbody strap Apple Natural Titanium Milanese Loop (Marco’s summer watch band) Post-show: Smaller e-ink note-taking tablets reMarkable Paper Pro Move The Verge’s coverage Ars Technica’s coverage Supernote Nomad iFLYTEK AINOTE Air 2 Viwoods AiPaper Mini Members-only ATP Overtime: US government buys 10% of Intel Ars Technica New York Times The Verge Intel self-announces all the red flags Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . Quince : Elevated essentials and staples that last. Factor : Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: Casey and Marco are sad Ben Rice McCarthy Under the Radar Follow-up: 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset Anonymous crushes the dreams of Marco and Casey about cellular MacBooks Another Anonymous shares a bit too much information about accidental Siri activations 😆 🤬 John’s AppleCare One update 🤬 Help with Trackpad dragging System Settings → Accessibility → Pointer Control → Trackpad Options… → Dragging Style → Three Finger Drag Screenshot …or Drag Lock Masimo comes for [more] blood UK drops utterly bananas backdoor legislation Studio Display with A19 Daniel Luz points out makes a funny comparison to Macs Fabian Häusler theorizes it’s about binning Apple’s Hide my Email feature An unexpected wrinkle Timothy Martin points out Anecdote from David Beck Apple Event : 9 September 1PM OTTZ Interactive logo Still image for posterity Reverse-engineering by sam henri gold “TechWoven” and “Liquid Silicone” cases leaked Maijin Bu on TechWoven …and on Liquid Silicone (and again ) Apple will simplify the Camera Control button Ask ATP: What’s the ∆ between snapshots and backups? (via Phil Hirst ) Hyperspace Why is Finder slow to delete files? (via Dan) How will Apple reconcile AI and carbon neutrality? (via Sam Hunt ) Post-show: Some venting about politics and 𝓍26. Jeff Atwood’s post John’s reply There’s nothing Republicans won’t ruin Members-only ATP Overtime: Rumored Apple roadmap Apple readies first upgrade to its struggling Vision Pro headset Sponsored by: DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Sentry : A real-time error monitoring and tracing platform Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: AI slop vs. not… so… AI… slop AITAH Follow-up: Casey spends 24 hours with iOS 26 on his carry phone John’s dancing controls ☝️ Well, actually ☝️, myriad of is okay (via Jason Eccles ) Merriam-Webster’s take Are size classes similar to today’s design changes? (via Bryan Guffey) Auto Layout John’s HomePod has risen from the dead! Nic’s Fix Watch John’s actual repair happen 🍿 John would like to air some AppleCare One grievances 🍿 John’s tantrum AppleCare One Terms & Conditions Blood oxygen with Apple Watch [sorta] returns to the US Gruber’s take Victoria Song at The Verge 😳🥳 M5 MacBook Pro with cellular is coming‽ 🎉😳 A19 Pro in Studio Display 2? Previously, in low-cost MacBook rumors: A18 Pro Your Mac game is probably rendering blurry CGDisplayCopyAllDisplayModes() FB13375033 Ask ATP: Should the name “Siri” be retired? (via Aaron Bushnell ) Did Vehicle Motion Cues help John? (via Roly C.) How do we click our trackpads? (via Eli) Post-show: Oh yeah! 🗣️ New ATP Members special: ATP Insider: Vacations 🗣️ Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s research into using LLMs to make UIs Apple trained a LLM to teach itself good SwiftUI Research paper Stephen Robles’ video Sponsored by: Hello Fresh : America’s #1 Meal Kit. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: Marco and Casey’s no-good, very bad days. Follow-up: Casey didn’t read the fine print on Express Replacement 🤦🏻‍♂️ Short Pump John cycled his mouse again AppleCare One Moving a device on a payment plan (via “ Clark Griswold ” and Anonymous) Tina’s iPhone Tina’s Mac Studio Tahoe beta 5: checkbox contrast improves iOS 26 beta 6  Liquid glass changes Smart TV interfaces over time “Shortcut” New Magic Remote Running your own mail server How does iCloud-on-your-domain work? (via potato.zip ) Hide my Email (via Peter Puleio ) Jason Diller thinks it’s not so bad Post-quantum cryptography Harvest now, decrypt later (via Lisa Ugray) Since iOS 17.4 for iMessage (via Saul Sutherland ) Apple Security Research blog post Compelled adoption (via Brian Jarvis) Chrome adopted it in 2024 (via sayrer ) 2024: State of post-quantum internet 2025: Update John wages war against icons Adopting Liquid Glass: App Icons WWDC 2025 #361: Create Icons with Icon Composer John’s Mastodon thread Václav Slavík’s solution FB19437407 FB19497128 FB17892659 There’s likely to be a lot more of this Ask ATP: Is Liquid Glass on macOS a subtle move toward touchscreen Macs? (via Daniel Liu) How does one build a “good product sense”? (via Ian Anderson) Inspired by Marty Cagan How does one effectively de-duplicate photos using Photos.app? (via Keith Heaton) Post-show: Marco’s air-conditioning “update” Members-only ATP Overtime: AI voice control as a threat to Apple’s platforms Apple’s Upcoming AI Voice Control will Change how People Use iPhones Sponsored by: Factor : Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. 1Password : Award-winning password manager trusted by millions of users. Sentry : A real-time error monitoring and tracing platform. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: Brief vacation results Tim Cook kisses the… ring Video Follow-up: HDTVTest reviews Sony Bravia 8 II and Panasonic Z95B TV shootout results Nilay’s comments AppleCare One iCareCalculator Reddit post (removed by moderators) iCare Calculator web app John’s experience B&H Casey’s roughly equivalent Mac , available for special order Retro computing corner Revisiting eWorld More on Tahoe Gus Mueller …on checkboxes …on sliders Beta 5  improves selection legibility Ejecting USB storage in Windows (via Justin Bradford) Bleeping computer Art & science of UI design Game design concepts in software (via Wes Davis) iPhone 17’s rumored new MagSafe design Majin Bu iPhone 16 Apple’s “Answers” team Ask ATP: How can one improve the experience of a permanent-mount SSD on a laptop? Jettison Why is Xcode so thirsty? (via Geoff) Time Machine local snapshots Deleting snapshots with Disk Utility DevCleaner (App Store link) Github GrandPerspective Disk Inventory X DaisyDisk How are we dealing with spam? (via Alan Bailward) SpamSieve MailRoute Fastmail Post-show: Apple Express Replacement Members-only ATP Overtime: Post-Quantum Cryptography networking in the 𝓍26 OSes Prepare your network for quantum-secure encryption in TLS Sponsored by: DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: Casey’s french-fry problem Follow-up: D. Griffin Jones takes one for the team Casey’s struggles with iperf3 Tutorial iperf3 -t 60 -c {ip} -P 4 -i 10 -R John’s new toaster and E01 (via J-P Teti & John F.) Chemical vs. physical sunscreen (via Prodan Statev) Research paper Apple security for unreleased devices Low-cost Apple laptop (via Jason Anthony Guy ) Ed: Please don’t give Apple ideas like this. 🫣 Getting customer support from Apple (via Patch) Apple support app → Chat Any retail store on Apple Maps → ... → Message CloudFlare & AI crawlers Thoughts from Thomas Schoffelen Thoughts from Aaron Zinck Thoughts from Anonymous JA3/JA4 fingerprint The 𝓍26 public betas are out Under the Radar #323: The Tidal Wave Tahoe beta 4 Contrast will decrease until morale improves Startup disk selection (cropped) Startup disk selection (full) News summaries are back, baby! 😬 Apple and interfaces Tog in Interface (1992) Amazon NNG Tog on Software Design (1995) Amazon NNG Apple’s Aqua introduction, Macworld San Francisco, 2000 AppleCare One Dan Moren’s take The Verge Fees & deductibles FAQ (scroll way down) Post-show: John has an addendum to his earlier topic Members-only ATP Overtime: Frame of preference , an incredible exploration of the Mac’s settings by Marcin Wichary in concert with Mihai Parparita of the Infinite Mac Project Marcin’s announcement Mihai’s associated announcement Embed Infinite Mac Infinite Mac Construction Set Sponsored by: Members like you ! Become a member for ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: Casey did Marco’s favorite thing CalDigit TS5+ (affiliate link) CalDigit TS5+ (product page) iperf3 Follow-up: F1 (the sport, not the movie ) Apple expected to win 🇺🇸 rights F1 TV Vroom John’s video  != Casey’s immersive ride-along To see the immersive ride-along, you need to be wearing a Vision Pro; scroll down on that link John’s toaster update AirPods & AppleCare+ Keratoconus Water resistance IP54 AirPods Express Replacement Service B&H Reverting to “normal” tabs in Tahoe (via ST-S ) defaults write -g NSSolariumWindowTabs -bool NO Low-cost Apple laptop with A18 Pro mandonam Apple sues leaker Jon Prosser for stealing iOS secrets 99% Invisible #626: Emoji Law Gruber’s theorized redactions Gruber’s predictions Cloudflare Declares Content Independence Day Press release ChangeDetection.io Stratechery (paywalled) Post-show: Marco solved sunscreen John’s hat that he likes John’s hat that is cheaper but that he likes less 🇯🇵 Skin Aqua Super Moisture UV Gel ( eBay ) 🇪🇺 La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVmune 400 Invisible Fluid, Non-Perfumed ( eBay ) Australian sunscreen video Members-only ATP Overtime: Is copying Apple hardware a good idea? Kuycon G32P 6K 32” IPS monitor Video review by Oliur / UltraLinx ASUS 32” 6K ProArt display Previously on ATP overtime D. Griffin Jones’ review of the 5K Studio Display Mark II coming in early 2026? Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: Live music & failed air conditioners 🗣️ New ATP Members Special: Tier List: Pizza Toppings Follow-up: Meta Hires Top Apple AI Models Executive SFSymbols 🤝🏻 Tahoe Folders Standard SFSymbol: xattr -w 'com.apple.icon.folder#S' '{"sym":"camera.viewfinder"}' folder Private SFSymbol: xattr-w 'com.apple.icon.folder#S' '{"sym":"solar.system"}' folder Random string: xattr -w 'com.apple.icon.folder#S' '{"emoji": "HIMOM"}' folder FB18022272: “summary” symbol missing in SF Symbols 7 developer beta Toolbars Safari Beta 1 image Beta 3 image The Guardian (good example for messing around with the toolbar) Terminal Beta 1 image Beta 3 image iOS 26 Beta 3 Direct video link _David Smith’s beta 2 (?) video Stephen Hackett’s beta 3 video Matt Birchler: Liquid glass, now with frosted tips Steve Troughton-Smith pours water on the fire YouTube’s new player UI “Clear” iPhone mock-up was by Gavin Nelson in April 2025 HDR controls in iOS 26 (via Gui Rambo) Demo project ✌️ out, Jeff Williams Gruber Gurman Casey ponders the purpose of AppleCare Casey in Dongletown Post-show: John & Casey review F1 Plumber Problem Guenther Steiner Brad Pitt drives a F1 car for the first time Vision Pro Brad Pitt ride-along (Vision Pro users, scroll down) Casey’s pinball machine Members-only ATP Overtime: 2020 Hindsight John Giannandrea Sponsored by: Notion : Your notes, docs, and projects in one space. Hello Fresh : America’s #1 meal kit. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: John’s almost an empty-nester 😱 Reconcilable Differences Follow-up: FireWire now with Thunderbolt! (via Timo Hetzel ) Tahoe without Xcode beta: Device Support for macOS 26 Beta Developer downloads ↳ Direct link Putting older OSes on newer hardware (via Gui Rambo) UPS VA ratings (via Marshall C) Apple’s LLM/LRM paper (from Overtime in ATP #643 ) Training data vs. distribution (via Deon Garrett ) Rebuttal Rebuttal of the rebuttal More from Gary Marcus The original rebuttal was… a joke? 🤨 HDR in 𝑥26 iPadOS 26 window limits “Glass iPhone” demo ↳ Direct video link That “natural language to CLI” app is Substage Apple plans to launch a low-cost MacBook powered by… an iPhone CPU‽ Apple A18 References spotted in code Jason on A18 speed Stephen on the technical limitations Ask ATP: Is adding permanent NVMe storage a bad plan? (via Neil) CalDigit TS5+ What’s the best way to increase “internal” storage on a Mac? iSCSI ? Mounted disc images? (via Patrick Harms) Atto Xtend SAN How does a new grad land a job? Post-show: Casey’s approach to ad-free YouTube must be dissected YouTube Premium Lite Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s App Store changes for the EU Jason’s coverage Store Services tiers in the EU Gruber’s summary Cranky man remains cranky Steve Troughton-Smith’s take The Verge Sponsored by: DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: John has made an important purchase 11 June 2011 Documentation of the journey (spoilers!) John’s beloved Ninja Anova After Dark Follow-up: We’re doing good work here, folks YoLink leak sensors Leak sensor 4-pack with compulsory hub Travel insurance is more than you think it is (via Jason Poole and Levi Dalton) Allianz concierge Window widget size in Tahoe Apple Intelligence is now allowed when booting from an external in Tahoe beta 2 Floating tab bars in iOS 26 Apple “Ducks” The Architect’s Lions Maybe don’t yank out removable storage in Windows either (via Adrian Mester ) It’s the world that’s wrong, not me: iPhone 16 Pro case edition “We Messed Up” Bullstrap open-bottom case Ads in YouTube Why not use uBlock Origin ? (via Igor Kulman ) …or perhaps Vinegar (App Store link) (via Michael Brown ) RIP FireWire Apple marketing continues to misfire Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri OpenAI/Meta leadership talent rivalry Ask ATP: Is it worth buying a laptop where Tahoe is preinstalled? (via François-Olivier Leblanc ) How much faster will an M4 be than an M1 for Xcode Simulator launches? (via Alistair Logie ) How do we choose a new UPS? (via David Levine) John’s pick Casey’s pick ATP #569 Eaton UPSes Post-show: Marco restaurant-tech MVPs… from his co-hosts! Tailscale (Tailscale is a prior sponsor) Casey’s introductory post Tailscale 4via6 YoLink temperature sensors ( even cheaper with a smaller temp. range) Thermoworks VHB Tape Eve Room Members-only ATP Overtime: Should we pay developers like athletes? Sam Altman claims Meta has made $100M offers Jack Altman’s podcast Reuters coverage Sponsored by: Quince : Elevated essentials and staples that last. 1Password : Award-winning password manager trusted by millions of users. Factor : Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-Show: Phish & Wabbit Dave Matthews Season Allianz Ampitheater at Riverfront Belkin UltraGlass 2 Some Administrivia: 🗣️ New ATP Member ’s special: ATP Movie Club: Sneakers 🗣️ Sneakers (1992) ATP Performance Shirt Inventory Sale Follow-up: Persistent icon replacement helper apps Pictogram Replacicon Tahoe beta 2 Finder icon updated! Louie Mantia tries again New menu bar background setting! Beta 2, with background Tahoe’s [Not-So-] Naked Robotic Menu Bar (via Vítor ) Beta 1, gray Beta 1, red Beta 1, white Safari toolbars (via Lewis Dorigo) Settings → Advanced → Show color in compact tab bar <meta name="theme-color"> theme_color Yosemite Safari tabs From John’s review Installing betas and DFU mode macvdmtool (via Robert Sherry) DFU Blaster (via Brian LaShomb) InstallAssistant.pkg (via Andy Beyer-Bowden) iOS 26 Beta 2 Frost all the things! The case of Marco’s missing download/check buttons Roman’s observation iPadOS 26 window limits (via Jon Edwards) “Apple Vision Pro 4K” (via Greg Kaplan ) visionOS what’s new 2048 Threes All your data are belong to AI companies Apple training models on Feedback attachments ಠ_ಠ Original report from Joachim Meta AI staffers take an interesting approach New York Times 🤝🏻 Amazon AI You can train AI models without copyrighted material… it’s just a pain in the 🍑 Anthropic gets a W… maybe? Ask ATP: Does Marco use Apple CarKey ? His car should support it . (via Samuel Polay) CarPlay Ultra partners list is looking… sparse Ferrari keyfob Why does macOS want USB mass storage ejected, but iPadOS doesn’t? (via David Campbell) Post-show: TV Update for Marco RTINGS: Sony Bravia 8 II review RTINGS: Bravia 8 II vs. A95L LG G5 RTINGS: LG G5 review HDTVTest: LG G5 review RTINGS: LG’s New Firmware for the G5 Members-only ATP Overtime: Overlap between appdev & gamedev Coyote time & jump buffering Secrets to a great platformer with Unity Destiny health Examples in our apps Sponsored by: Notion : Your notes, docs, and projects in one space. DeleteMe : Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!