Apple event confirmed, iOS 26.4 features, Apple AI devices
· 1 h 07 min · S1 E578
Episode Apple event confirmed, iOS 26.4 features, Apple AI devices
Benjamin and Chance discuss all the new features in iOS 26.4, which turned out to be a pretty packed release, even with the Siri features missing in action. Also, Apple confirms a product event for March 4, with rumors of new Macs and more in the air. Finally, Bloomberg reports Apple is advancing work on a suite of new AI devices, including glasses and a clip-on pendant.
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Chance Miller
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• Apple’s March 4 launch event: New products and what to expect • Apple special event announced for March 4 • Apple’s March launch may include multiple days of press releases with no keynote, per rumor • Report: Apple's upcoming low-cost MacBook will come in 'fun colors,' launch next month • Are people updating to iOS 26? Here's Apple's official data • Tesla is still working on CarPlay support, but here’s why it hasn’t launched yet • iOS 26.4 beta 1: Here are the new iPhone features • Apple Podcasts app gaining 'enhanced video podcast experience' in iOS 26.4 • iOS 26.4 beta adds support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging • iOS 26.4 beta adds new 'Playlist Playground' AI feature for Apple Music • iOS 26.4 adds support for a new category of CarPlay apps • Apple accelerating work on three new AI wearables, per report • The new F1 channel has appeared in the Apple TV app ahead of first race
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