AppleInsider | Apple Vision Pro disappointments and beta frustrations on the AppleInsider podcast @AppleInsider | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
It's six months since the Apple Vision Pro was released and there is so much to like -- yet still so much missing. Plus for alll the great features in Apple's beta updates, there are some real gripes too.
Contact your hosts:
• @williamgallagher_ on Threads (threads.net/@williamgallagher_)
• @WGallagher on Twitter (twitter.com/wgallagher)
• William's 58keys on YouTube (youtube.com/WilliamGallagher)
• William Gallagher on email (mailto:william@appleinsider.com)
• @hillithreads on Threads (threads.net/@hillithreads)
• @Hillitech on Twitter (twitter.com/Hillitech)
• Wes on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@HilliTech@techhub.social)
• Wes Hilliard on emai (mailto:wes@appleinsider.com) l
Links from the show:
• M4 Mac mini rumored to get a redesign making it smaller than ever before (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/08/m4-mac-mini-rumored-to-get-a-redesign-making-it-smaller-than-ever-before)
• Apple bows to EU pressure over App Store anti-steering practices (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/08/apple-bows-to-eu-pressure-over-anti-steering-practices)
• Rumor Roundup: What the 2025 iPhone 17 family may bring to the table (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/06/rumor-roundup-what-the-2025-iphone-17-family-may-bring-to-the-table)
• iPhone 17's front camera may double the resolution to 24MP (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/02/iphone-17s-front-camera-may-double-the-resolution-to-24mp)
• iPhone Fold rumored to launch with foldable iPad in 2026 (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/02/iphone-fold-to-be-joined-by-foldable-ipad-in-2026)
• iPhone Fold - what the rumor mill thinks is on the way, and when (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/iphone-fold---what-the-rumor-mill-thinks-is-on-the-way-and-when)
• Hands on: Siri starts to get better thanks to Apple Intelligence (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/02/hands-on-siri-starts-to-get-better-thanks-to-apple-intelligence)
• Discovered Apple Intelligence prompts show Apple's attempt at preventing AI disaster (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/06/discovered-apple-intelligence-prompts-show-apples-attempt-at-preventing-ai-disaster)
• Safari's Distraction Control will obliterate annoying website elements (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/safaris-distraction-control-will-obliterate-annoying-website-elements)
• How iOS 18's Web Eraser content-blocker morphed into a distraction-hiding tool (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/how-ios-18s-web-eraser-content-blocker-morphed-into-a-distraction-hiding-tool)
• Photos jettisons the Carousel in fifth iOS 18 beta (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/photos-gets-off-the-carousel-in-fifth-ios-18-developer-beta)
• Disney+ adds Iceland immersive environment to Apple Vision Pro (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/06/disney-adds-iceland-immersive-environment-to-apple-vision-pro)
• Apple removes Control-click option for skipping Gatekeeper in macOS Sequoia (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/06/apple-removes-control-click-option-for-skipping-gatekeeper-in-macos-sequoia)
• Users have to confirm screen recording permission every week in macOS Sequoia (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/07/users-have-to-confirm-screen-recording-permission-every-week-in-macos-sequoia)
• Judge rules Google is a search and advertising monopoly (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/judge-rules-that-google-is-a-search-and-advertising-monopoly)
• End of an era: Apple's SuperDrive has finally sold out after 16 years (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/end-of-an-era-apples-superdrive-has-finally-sold-out-after-16-years)
• Another Apple ad campaign crashes and burns under pressure from viewers (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/02/another-apple-ad-campaign-crashes-and-burns-under-pressure-from-viewers)
Links from AppleInsider+
This week's AppleInsider+ segment for subscribers was replete with enthusiastic recommendations for podcasts ranging across topics from design to, of course, Apple.
Wes Hilliard's picks:
Twenty Thousand Hertz (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz/id1171270672)
ATP (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-tech-podcast/id617416468)
Upgrade (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upgrade/id918152703)
Connected (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/connected/id909109652)
Roboism (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roboism/id1236798882)
Comfort Zone (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comfort-zone/id1749879483)
Cortex (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cortex/id1001591696)
Focused (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/focused/id1138055739)
Do By Friday (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-by-friday/id1169249168)
Back To Work (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-to-work/id415535037)
Reconcilable Differences (ht...
It's six months since the Apple Vision Pro was released and there is so much to like -- yet still so much missing. Plus for alll the great features in Apple's beta updates, there are some real gripes too.
Contact your hosts:
• @williamgallagher_ on Threads (threads.net/@williamgallagher_)
• @WGallagher on Twitter (twitter.com/wgallagher)
• William's 58keys on YouTube (youtube.com/WilliamGallagher)
• William Gallagher on email (mailto:william@appleinsider.com)
• @hillithreads on Threads (threads.net/@hillithreads)
• @Hillitech on Twitter (twitter.com/Hillitech)
• Wes on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@HilliTech@techhub.social)
• Wes Hilliard on emai (mailto:wes@appleinsider.com) l
Links from the show:
• M4 Mac mini rumored to get a redesign making it smaller than ever before (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/08/m4-mac-mini-rumored-to-get-a-redesign-making-it-smaller-than-ever-before)
• Apple bows to EU pressure over App Store anti-steering practices (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/08/apple-bows-to-eu-pressure-over-anti-steering-practices)
• Rumor Roundup: What the 2025 iPhone 17 family may bring to the table (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/06/rumor-roundup-what-the-2025-iphone-17-family-may-bring-to-the-table)
• iPhone 17's front camera may double the resolution to 24MP (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/02/iphone-17s-front-camera-may-double-the-resolution-to-24mp)
• iPhone Fold rumored to launch with foldable iPad in 2026 (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/02/iphone-fold-to-be-joined-by-foldable-ipad-in-2026)
• iPhone Fold - what the rumor mill thinks is on the way, and when (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/iphone-fold---what-the-rumor-mill-thinks-is-on-the-way-and-when)
• Hands on: Siri starts to get better thanks to Apple Intelligence (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/02/hands-on-siri-starts-to-get-better-thanks-to-apple-intelligence)
• Discovered Apple Intelligence prompts show Apple's attempt at preventing AI disaster (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/06/discovered-apple-intelligence-prompts-show-apples-attempt-at-preventing-ai-disaster)
• Safari's Distraction Control will obliterate annoying website elements (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/safaris-distraction-control-will-obliterate-annoying-website-elements)
• How iOS 18's Web Eraser content-blocker morphed into a distraction-hiding tool (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/how-ios-18s-web-eraser-content-blocker-morphed-into-a-distraction-hiding-tool)
• Photos jettisons the Carousel in fifth iOS 18 beta (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/photos-gets-off-the-carousel-in-fifth-ios-18-developer-beta)
• Disney+ adds Iceland immersive environment to Apple Vision Pro (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/06/disney-adds-iceland-immersive-environment-to-apple-vision-pro)
• Apple removes Control-click option for skipping Gatekeeper in macOS Sequoia (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/06/apple-removes-control-click-option-for-skipping-gatekeeper-in-macos-sequoia)
• Users have to confirm screen recording permission every week in macOS Sequoia (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/07/users-have-to-confirm-screen-recording-permission-every-week-in-macos-sequoia)
• Judge rules Google is a search and advertising monopoly (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/judge-rules-that-google-is-a-search-and-advertising-monopoly)
• End of an era: Apple's SuperDrive has finally sold out after 16 years (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/05/end-of-an-era-apples-superdrive-has-finally-sold-out-after-16-years)
• Another Apple ad campaign crashes and burns under pressure from viewers (appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/02/another-apple-ad-campaign-crashes-and-burns-under-pressure-from-viewers)
Links from AppleInsider+
This week's AppleInsider+ segment for subscribers was replete with enthusiastic recommendations for podcasts ranging across topics from design to, of course, Apple.
Wes Hilliard's picks:
Twenty Thousand Hertz (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz/id1171270672)
ATP (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/accidental-tech-podcast/id617416468)
Upgrade (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upgrade/id918152703)
Connected (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/connected/id909109652)
Roboism (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roboism/id1236798882)
Comfort Zone (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comfort-zone/id1749879483)
Cortex (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cortex/id1001591696)
Focused (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/focused/id1138055739)
Do By Friday (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-by-friday/id1169249168)
Back To Work (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-to-work/id415535037)
Reconcilable Differences (ht...
