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iOS 17.2 beta release candidate is here with a few surprise changes in store, while Apple formally retires the iTunes TV Shows and Movies apps in tvOS. An impressive new app called Beeper brings iMessage to Android in the right way. There’s also talk of an Apple-Paramount streaming bundle, and the M3 MacBook Air might be released sooner than we thought. Benjamin and Chance discuss it all.



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Review: Eve Outdoor Cam is a great HomeKit camera with floodlight, Home app needs more notification controls



Chance's now $29 camera with HomeKit Secure Video



Here's what's actually going on in that viral 'glitch in the matrix' iPhone mirror picture



iOS 17.2 release notes: Every new feature and change



iTunes Movies and TV Shows app discontinued with new Apple TV update



tvOS 17.2 changes the behavior of the Siri button



Rumor: New Action button coming to the entire iPhone 16 lineup



Beeper Mini will add SMS, Facetime in 'near future'



Beeper Mini is even better than a real iMessage app for Android



Beeper Mini brings native iMessage to Android



New iPad Air, iPad Pro, and MacBook Air coming soon: report



Report: Apple in talks to offer combined streaming bundle of Apple TV+ and Paramount+



Apple original film 'Killers of the Flower Moon' will be available to buy/rent from tomorrow

Chance has some more thoughts about his new MacBook Pro, then he and Benjamin dive into the changes in iOS 17.2 beta 4, Apple services debut their Year-in-Review press, Apple seems to be on the edge of ditching Goldman Sachs for the Apple Card, and there are even more hints about when we can expect the Vision Pro to actually go on sale.



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Apple Music Replay 2023: How to find your top songs, artists, more



Spotify Wrapped 2023: Everything you need to know



Apple Books Year Review: How to see



Apple announces top podcasts of 2023 alongside new Apple Books Year in Review feature



iOS 17.2 beta 4 lets users change default notification sound



Apple ending Apple Card partnership with Goldman Sachs



Apple delays plans to bring its own 5G modems to the iPhone



Apple makes up less than 5% of Arm's revenue, and Arm can't do anything about it



Apple reveals 2023 App Store Award winners; names generative AI the 'trend of the year'



Good news and bad news for people waiting on a MacBook with built-in 5G



Apple Vision Pro gets new onboarding videos with visionOS beta 6



Gurman: Apple Vision Pro still not quite ready for launch, likely to release around March

Benjamin and Chance react to the shocking news that Apple is adopting RCS for iPhone messaging, likely with iOS 18 next year, and its implications on the ecosystem at large. We also answer your begging questions in #Ask9to5Mac, on this special holiday episode. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!



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Apple extends free period for iPhone 14 satellite features



Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year



What color bubbles will RCS messages be? Here's Apple's answer



RCS is coming to iOS, but will it change anything for iPhone users?



Apple's RCS announcement date wasn't coincidence



Apple Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals revealed



Apple aims to make holiday shopping easier with 'Order By' deadlines



Black Friday Apple deals: M3 MacBook Pro, AirPods, more



Apple Music Classical is now available on the iPad



Is Craig Federighi a Taylor Swift fan?

Benjamin and Chance discuss the latest features in iOS 17.2, Mark Gurman teases a major ‘ambitious’ iOS 18 update, Ming-Chi Kuo provides a 2024 roadmap for what to expect from iPad hardware, and Apple gives some press a hands-on demo of spatial videos viewed through Apple Vision Pro.



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Apple has allowed some press to view their own spatial videos in Vision Pro, Final Cut gaining editing ability next year



iOS 17.2 beta 2 enables Vision Pro spatial video capture on iPhone 15 Pro



Daring Fireball: Vision Pro, Spatial Video, and Panoramic Photos



WSJ Vision Pro write-up



Apple iPhone Spatial Video Arrives in Beta and Looks Amazing on Vision Pro



Apple extends free period for iPhone 14 satellite features



iOS 17.2 beta 2: Here are all of the features and changes



iOS 17.2 lets users disable inline text predictions



watchOS 10.2 brings back gesture to swipe between watch faces



Shazam comes to your Mac's menu bar and Control Center in latest beta



Apple wants iOS 18 to be its most 'ambitious and compelling' update in years, report says



Kuo: Apple to update all iPad models next year, including OLED iPad Pro and new 12.9-inch iPad Air



Apple reportedly planning major price increase for OLED iPad Pro



Why the rumored 12.9-inch iPad Air actually makes a lot of sense



Apple earns 36% of Google search ad revenue through Safari, antitrust trial reveals

Following the review embargo lifting for the M3 iMac and MacBook Pro lineup this week, Chance talks about his hands-on experience with the new MacBook Pro. Benjamin and Chance also discuss the uncharacteristic Apple PR statement about the future of the iMac roadmap, the disappointing outlook for the AirPods Max, and all the new features coming in iOS 17.2.



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M3 MacBook Pro review: Peak performance – Six Colors



M3 MacBook Pro reignites debate over 8GB RAM, and Apple tiers



macOS 'High Power Mode' expands to 14-inch MacBook Pro for the first time



Hands-on: Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro in space 'black' (and why I bought it)



Apple says it is not making a new 27-inch iMac



The first Apple Watch was supposed to launch with blood sugar monitoring



Apple Watch for Android was coming, canceled to protect iPhone



Apple Health: Blood Pressure, Glucose, Sleep Apnea; Team Issues - Bloomberg



iOS 17.2 has a system to update sealed iPhones at Apple Stores



iOS 17.2 beta 1: Here are all of the new features and changes



The simplicity of Apple's Journal app could end up ruining it



iOS 17.2 beta includes all-new Journal app; here’s how it works



New AirPods Max coming next year reportedly will still lag behind AirPods Pro features, lack H2 chip



3D movies showing up in Apple TV app ahead of Apple Vision Pro launch

Benjamin and Chance discuss everything Apple announced at its October Halloween-themed event, including all the nuances of the M3 Apple Silicon generation, the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, and the (somewhat) updated iMac.



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Apple officially unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max: 3 nanometer, Dynamic Caching GPU, more



Apple announces new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro: M3 chip, Space Black, cheaper $1599 starting price



Apple announces new 24-inch iMac with M3 chip



Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event was shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max



Here’s how Apple shot the entire ‘Scary fast’ event on iPhone 15 Pro (even the drone footage)