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Stephen and Myke discuss a new iOS app named Cassette, using Water Lock on the Apple Watch, the state of CarPlay in iOS 26, and new rumors about an entry-level MacBook. THIS EPISODE OF CONNECTED IS SPONSORED BY: * Squarespace [http://squarespace.com/connected]: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CONNECTED. * Fitbod [http://fitbod.me/connected]: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. * Factor [https://factormeals.com/connected50off]: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code connected50off LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: GET CONNECTED PRO: PRESHOW, POSTSHOW, NO ADS. [https://relay.fm/connected/join] SUBMIT FEEDBACK [https://relay.fm/connected/feedback] APPLE HAS REMOVED THE CAMERA SCROLLING TOGGLE IN IOS 26 BETA 6 – BRANDON BUTCH – THREADS [https://www.threads.com/@brandonbutch/post/DNOTJwpgCwd?xmt=AQF03iTz_2wllsVb-OsZan45yPdI2sa_8NL27OlA8Z8kNw] PEBBLE IS OFFICIALLY PEBBLE AGAIN | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/713931/pebble-smartwatch-name-trademark-recovered] HERE’S A LOOK AT THE FINAL PEBBLE TIME 2 DESIGN | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/758592/pebble-time-2-final-design-wearables-smartwatches] PEBBLE [https://store.repebble.com/] FITBIT BOUGHT PEBBLE FOR MUCH LESS THAN ORIGINALLY REPORTED | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/22/14703108/fitbit-bought-pebble-for-23-millionw] GIVE US QUESTIONS FOR OUR 11TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL! [https://www.relay.fm/membership/feedback] CASSETTE [https://thecassetteapp.com/] CASSETTE BRINGS VHS NOSTALGIA TO YOUR IPHONE’S CAMERA ROLL - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/12/cassette-brings-vhs-nostalgia-to-your-iphones-camera-roll/] DARING FIREBALL: CASSETTE 1.0 [https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/08/12/cassette] HOW TO USE WATER LOCK AND EJECT WATER FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH - APPLE SUPPORT [https://support.apple.com/en-us/108352] WHOOP [https://www.whoop.com/gb/en/?srsltid=AfmBOooJ2j4NAQwww0TJh1pF4wYChsF6dbZZ_CFEVxK7HB23GbY5bkdS] FITBIT [https://store.google.com/category/watches_trackers?hl=en-GB] OURA [https://ouraring.com/] CARPLAY'S MESSAGES APP FOR IOS 26 IS BAD - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/08/ios-26-carplay-messages-bad/] CARPLAY ULTRA REVIEW - THE CLOSEST THING TO AN APPLE CAR! - AUTO FOCUS - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcvF3XFlHeM] NEW 12.9-INCH MACBOOK COULD LAUNCH THIS YEAR STARTING AT $599 - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/11/new-12-9-inch-macbook-launch-this-year-599-price/] THE MACBOOK AIR’S WEDGE IS TRULY GONE — AND I MISS IT ALREADY | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24090112/macbook-air-wedge-laptops-design] LIQUID GLASS GETS MORE CHANGES IN IOS 26 BETA 6, HERE’S WHAT’S NEW - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/11/liquid-glass-gets-more-changes-in-ios-26-beta-6-heres-whats-new/] THE 3D LOUPE ON IPADOS – BENJAMIN MAYO – THREADS [https://www.threads.com/@bzamayo/post/DNQLcOHgUf8?xmt=AQF0Eb61s_aUNQB3KXXdtS4u7kJfYtd8FZlG52FRqSBgag]

Jason joins Stephen and Myke to talk about hard drives, window management, and charts. THIS EPISODE OF CONNECTED IS SPONSORED BY: * Squarespace [http://squarespace.com/connected]: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CONNECTED. * Zocdoc [http://zocdoc.com/CONNECTED]: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. GUEST STARRING: Jason Snell [http://www.relay.fm/people/Jasonsnell] LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: GET CONNECTED PRO: PRESHOW, POSTSHOW, NO ADS. [https://relay.fm/connected/join] SUBMIT FEEDBACK [https://relay.fm/connected/feedback] SNELLWORLD.COM [https://snellworld.com/] SEPTEMBER 10, 2014: A PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/post/2014/09/september-10-2014-a-personal-announcement/] SAN FRANCISCO RAT - THE INCOMPARABLE MOTHERSHIP #458 - THE INCOMPARABLE [https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/458/] APPLE ACCELERATES THE ROADMAP AND RATCHETS ITS REVENUE – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/apple-accelerates-the-roadmap-and-ratchets-its-revenue/] THIS IS TIM: COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF APPLE’S Q3 2025 FINANCIAL CALL – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/this-is-tim-transcript-of-apples-q3-2025-financial-call/] UPGRADE #575: I LOVE TO ACCELERATE A ROADMAP - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/575] CCATP #808 — JASON SNELL ON THE MAGIC BEHIND THE SIX COLORS CHARTS - PODFEET PODCASTS [https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2025/02/ccatp-808/] BUILDING SELF-UPDATING CHARTS IN NUMBERS – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/04/building-self-updating-charts-in-numbers/] ROGUE AMOEBA - UNDER THE MICROSCOPE » BLOG ARCHIVE » TURN SPEECH INTO TEXT WITH AUDIO HIJACK 4.3’S NEW TRANSCRIBE BLOCK [https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2023/11/02/turn-speech-into-text-with-audio-hijack-4-3s-new-transcribe-block/] STEPHEN AND JASON AT MYKE'S BACHELOR PARTY [https://512pixels.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AustinPodcastSetup.jpeg] MAIL IN MAC OS X 10.4 TIGER - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/projects/aqua-screenshot-library/mac-os-x-10-4-tiger/#jp-carousel-15737] NEW MAIL MESSAGE IN MAC OS X 10.4 TIGER - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/projects/aqua-screenshot-library/mac-os-x-10-4-tiger/#jp-carousel-15735] 'MACINTOSH HD' ICON UPDATED IN MACOS TAHOE BETA 5 - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/08/macintosh-hd-new-icon-tahoe/] UNAS PRO - UBIQUITI [https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro] HERE'S THE REDESIGNED AIRDROP ICON IN IOS 26 - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/05/airdrop-icon-ios-26/] "PIZZA SLICE" ICONS [https://512pixels.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pizza-slice-icons.png] FIRST LOOK: IPADOS 26 PUBLIC BETA – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/first-look-ipados-26-public-beta/] THOUGHTS ON IPADOS 26: HELLO, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK - MACSTORIES [https://www.macstories.net/stories/ipados-hello-its-good-to-be-back/] IPADOS 26 IS WAY MORE MAC-LIKE. WHERE DOES THAT LEAD? - FAST COMPANY [https://www.fastcompany.com/91373393/ipados-26-public-beta] DOES IPADOS 26 STEER THE IPAD IN THE WRONG DIRECTION? – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/link/2025/07/does-ipados-26-steer-the-ipad-in-the-wrong-direction/] IPAD PRO (2ND GENERATION) - WIKIPEDIA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_Pro_(2nd_generation)] IPAD PRO 12.9‑IN. (2ND GENERATION) VS IPAD AIR 13‑IN. (M2) VS IPAD PRO 13‑IN. (M4) - APPLE [https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/?modelList=ipad-pro-12-9-2nd-gen,ipad-air-13-m2,ipad-pro-13-m4]

A bunch of photos have surfaced of the iPhone 17's colors, and the guys debate the merits of orange. Then, they roast each other's macOS Docks. THIS EPISODE OF CONNECTED IS SPONSORED BY: * Sentry [https://sentry.io/signup/?utm_source=connected&utm_medium=paid-community&utm_campaign=seer-fy26q2-evergreen&utm_content=recording-relay-tryfree]: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code connected. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: GET CONNECTED PRO: PRESHOW, POSTSHOW, NO ADS. [https://relay.fm/connected/join] SUBMIT FEEDBACK [https://relay.fm/connected/feedback] MAC POWER USERS #807: A SIGN OF MATURITY, WITH FEDERICO VITICCI - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/mpu/807] UPGRADE #574: THE SHAME BOX - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/574] IS THIS REALLY AN IPHONE 17 PRO SPOTTED IN THE WILD? | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/apple-rumors/714925/iphone-17-pro-leak-rumor] YES, THAT APPEARS TO BE A REAL IPHONE 17 PRO | PARKER ORTOLANI [https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/07/28/yes-that-appears-to-be.html] APPLE SUES LEAKER JON PROSSER FOR STEALING IOS SECRETS | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/709550/apple-jon-prosser-lawsuit-michael-ramacciotti-ios-26-trade-secrets] THE IPHONE 17 PRO MIGHT BE OH SO ORANGE. | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/715715/the-iphone-17-pro-might-be-oh-so-orange] LEAKER SHARES CLEAREST LOOK YET AT ALL THE IPHONE 17 DUMMY UNITS - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/29/sonny-dickson-shares-clearest-look-yet-at-the-entire-iphone-17-lineup/] CONNECTED #358: ROAST MY DOCK - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/connected/358] 🇬🇧 MYKE'S DOCK [https://relayfm.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/Connected/563/Myke%27s%20Dock.png] BLIND RANKING AI LOGOS BY HOW MUCH THEY LOOK LIKE B-🕳️'S - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIbQTIL1oCo] SONOS [https://www.sonos.com/en-us/home] SLACK [https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/downloads/mac] DISCORD [https://discord.com/download] ULYSSES [https://ulysses.app/] NOTION [https://www.notion.com/desktop] CRAFT [https://www.craft.do/] REEDER [https://reederapp.com/] READWISE READER [https://readwise.io/read] TODOIST [https://www.todoist.com/] TIMERY FOR TOGGL [https://timeryapp.com/] CHATGPT [https://chatgpt.com/] CLAUDE [https://claude.ai/login?returnTo=%2F%3F] LIMITLESS [https://www.limitless.ai/] DESCRIPT [https://web.descript.com/] ZOOM [https://zoom.us/download] LOGIC PRO [https://www.apple.com/uk/logic-pro/] ADOBE AUDITION [https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/audition.html] AUDIO HIJACK [https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/] PIEZO [https://rogueamoeba.com/piezo/] FISSION [https://rogueamoeba.com/fission/] FORECAST [https://overcast.fm/forecast] FUSIONCAST [https://fusioncast.rambo.codes/] PIXELMATOR PRO [https://www.pixelmator.com/pro] THINGS [https://culturedcode.com/things/] MANGO BABY [https://mangobaby.app/] GOOGLE CHROME [https://www.google.com/chrome/] 🇺🇸 STEPHEN'S DOCK [https://512pixels.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-30-14MBP-Dock.png] MIMESTREAM [https://mimestream.com/] TODAY [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/today/id6443714928?mt=12] DAY ONE [https://dayoneapp.com/] DEVONTHINK [https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink] MARSEDIT [https://redsweater.com/marsedit/] OVERCAST [https://overcast.fm/] 🇮🇹 TICCI'S DOCK [https://s3.amazonaws.com/relayfm/assets/Connected/563/Ticci-Dock.png] PERPLEXITY COMET [https://www.perplexity.ai/comet] WHATSAPP FOR IOS, MAC AND PC [https://www.whatsapp.com/download] NOTION CALENDAR [https://www.notion.com/product/calendar] SUPERHUMAN [https://superhuman.com/] MARKED [https://marked2app.com/] JUMP DESKTOP [https://jumpdesktop.com/] MACTOP [https://github.com/context-labs/mactop] OBS [https://obsproject.com/]

With Beta 4, Liquid Glass is back in a big way, and the guys have feelings about it. THIS EPISODE OF CONNECTED IS SPONSORED BY: * Ecamm [https://ecamm.com/connected]: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: GET CONNECTED PRO: PRESHOW, POSTSHOW, NO ADS. [https://relay.fm/connected/join] SUBMIT FEEDBACK [https://relay.fm/connected/feedback] DEFLEXMOBILE [https://mastodon.social/@HowAboutStefan/114891686761472997] SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES IN TN [https://www.tn.gov/revenue/title-and-registration/license-plates/available-license-plates.html] OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS – THE ENTHUSIAST [https://www.theenthusiast.net/opportunity-knocks/] THE UNICODE BLOG: 🥳 SAY HELLO TO THE NEW EMOJI COMING IN UNICODE 17.0 THIS FALL! ✨ [https://blog.unicode.org/2025/07/say-hello-to-new-emoji-coming-in.html] APPLE INTRODUCES APPLECARE ONE, STREAMLINING COVERAGE INTO A SINGLE PLAN - APPLE [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/07/apple-introduces-applecare-one-streamlining-coverage-into-a-single-plan/] MAC POWER USERS #728: ALL ABOUT APPLECARE - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/mpu/728] EVERYTHING NEW IN IOS 26 BETA 4 – 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/22/ios-26-beta-4-changes/] FEDERICO'S LIQUID GLASS EXAMPLES – MASTODON [https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/114898260376387566] FEDERICO'S BIG THOUGHTS ON LIQUID GLASS – MASTODON [https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/114902500017514674]

SUBTITLE: BECAUSE DAVE SAID John Voorhees joins Federico and Myke for The Stephenlympics! What will Stephen be up to a year from now? They make their predictions. THIS EPISODE OF CONNECTED IS SPONSORED BY: * Squarespace [http://squarespace.com/connected]: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CONNECTED. GUEST STARRING: John Voorhees [http://www.relay.fm/people/Johnvoorhees] LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: GET CONNECTED PRO: PRESHOW, POSTSHOW, NO ADS. [https://relay.fm/connected/join] SUBMIT FEEDBACK [https://relay.fm/connected/feedback] GOV.UK DESIGN SYSTEM [https://design-system.service.gov.uk/] THE DELUGE OF FASTER QI2.2 WIRELESS CHARGERS IS HERE | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/708060/qi-2-2-certification-25w-wpc-belkin-anker-ugreen-aukey] APPLE’S LEAKED MAGSAFE CHARGER IS FIRST TO SUPPORT QI2.2 | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/680309/45w-magsafe-charger-qi-2-2-iphone-17-apple-certification] APPLE PR SPEAK VS TECH YOUTUBE! | LINUS, MKBHD, SCOTT THE WOZ & SNAZZY LABS - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOsYletG0Q] THE PLEASURES OF CONVERSING VIA VOICE TEXT - MACSTORIES [https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-pleasures-of-conversing-via-voice-text/] IPHONE 17 PRO LEAK REVEALS BRAND NEW COLORS THAT COULD BE COMING - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/14/iphone-17-pro-leak-reveals-brand-new-colors-that-could-be-coming/] SONNY DICKSON ON X: "IPHONE 17 LENS PROTECTION COVER WILL MATCH THE PHONE COLOR" / X [https://x.com/SonnyDickson/status/1944628027494977679] IPHONE 17 COLORS CONFIRMED! SEE ALL OF APPLE’S 2025 OPTIONS RIGHT HERE | MACWORLD [https://www.macworld.com/article/2849423/iphone-17-colors-confirmed-see-all-of-apples-2026-options-right-here.html] IPHONE 17 COLORS CORROBORATED BY 'INTERNAL DOCUMENT' – HERE THEY ARE – 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/16/iphone-17-colors-corroborated-by-internal-document-here-they-are/] ALL 15 NEW IPHONE 17 AND IPHONE 17 PRO COLORS REVEALED IN LATEST LEAK - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/16/all-new-iphone-17-and-17-pro-colors-leaked/] STEPHEN HACKETT | THE RELAY WIKI | FANDOM [https://relay.fandom.com/wiki/Stephen_Hackett#Things_Stephen_has_Broken] ANALOGUE’S 4K N64 HAS BEEN DELAYED AGAIN, BUT ONLY BY A MONTH | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/707586/analogue-3d-4k-n64-delay-august-2025] PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE AND THE DEATH OF GREAT PRODUCTS - CASEY NEISTAT - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAZRqzcZRKo] STEPHEN HACKETT'S COMPUTER COLLECTION - GOOGLE SHEETS [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kcoiHOw65XDGBEppeec7IhRZcy7qQ79kQUMrSTJyvME/edit?gid=0#gid=0] NPC: NEXT PORTABLE CONSOLE AND NPC XL - MACSTORIES [https://www.macstories.net/npc/]