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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/]

Samsung has new folding phones, Liquid Glass has a new look, and Apple has a new COO. THIS EPISODE OF CONNECTED IS SPONSORED BY: * Ecamm [https://ecamm.com/connected]: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. * Zocdoc [http://zocdoc.com/CONNECTED]: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: GET CONNECTED PRO: PRESHOW, POSTSHOW, NO ADS. [https://relay.fm/connected/join] SUBMIT FEEDBACK [https://relay.fm/connected/feedback] CONNECTED #417: HE STOLE MY BARBECUE STUFF - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/connected/417] The one where Federico was robbed. CONNECTED #366: 5, 1, 4, 6, 9, 6, 3, 4, 7, 8, 2, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 12, 3, 4, 1, 5, 9, 11, 8, 6, 4, 11, 5, 1, 1, 2, 8, 8, 2, 8, 12, 3, 6, 6, 11, 12, 2, 6, 1, 9, 1, 7, 10 - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/connected/366] CHARGE AND CONNECT WITH THE USB-C CONNECTOR ON YOUR IPHONE - APPLE SUPPORT [https://support.apple.com/en-us/105099] PODCAST REWIND: REVIEW SEASON TOOLS AND WHAT’S UP WITH THE SWITCH 2 DOCK? - MACSTORIES [https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-review-season-tools-and-whats-up-with-the-switch-2-dock/] TEN YEARS INDIE - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/07/ten-years-indie/] CONGRATULATIONS STEPHEN –THE ENTHUSIAST [https://www.theenthusiast.net/congratulations-stephen/] NOMAD’S MINIMALIST MAGSAFE WALLET HAS A TRACKING CARD BUILT IN | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/691253/nomad-tracking-card-magsafe-leather-mag-wallet-apple-find-my] LEATHER MAG WALLET WITH FIND MY TRACKING - BLACK | HORWEEN | NOMAD [https://nomadgoods.com/products/leather-mag-wallet-horween-black] LOC8 MAGSAFE FINDER WALLET AND STAND [https://www.journeyofficial.eu/products/loc8-magsafe-finder-wallet-and-stand] CHATGPT MAKER OPENAI COMPLETES DEAL TO BUY JONY IVE’S DEVICE STARTUP - BLOOMBERG [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-09/openai-closes-6-5-billion-deal-to-buy-jony-ive-s-device-startup?sref=Ndg75Xgs] APPLE READIES FIRST UPGRADE TO VISION PRO HEADSET - BLOOMBERG [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-09/apple-readies-first-upgrade-to-its-struggling-vision-pro-headset?srnd=undefined&sref=Ndg75Xgs] OUR SETUPS - MACSTORIES [https://www.macstories.net/setups/] MACSTORIES SETUPS UPDATE: FRESH APPROACHES, WI-FI UPGRADES, AND HANDHELDS - MACSTORIES [https://www.macstories.net/news/macstories-setups-update-fresh-approaches-wi-fi-upgrades-and-handhelds/] REVIEW: BELKIN TRAVEL BAG AND HEAD STRAP FOR VISION PRO – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/11/review-belkin-travel-bag-and-head-strap-for-vision-pro/] VITURE SUBREDDIT [https://www.reddit.com/r/VITURE/] VITURE COMPARISON CHART [https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fcomparison-chart-viture-luma-series-vs-the-beast-v0-cvevi96wirbf1.png%3Fs%3Dc2c79bffb857ee9e52b46f1b72ef18f6c77fdf1f] SAMSUNG GALAXY UNPACKED 2025: EVERYTHING ANNOUNCED AT THE JULY EVENT | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/701144/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-everything-announced-july-event] SAMSUNG GALAXY UNPACKED 2025: THE 7 BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENTS | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/news/702428/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-2025-biggest-announcements-fold-flip] HANDS ON WITH SAMSUNG'S SATISFYING-TO-SHUT GALAXY Z FLIP 7 – ANDROID FAITHFUL [https://www.androidfaithful.com/hands-on-with-samsungs-satisfying-to-shut-galaxy-z-flip-7/] HANDS ON WITH THE SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD 7: THE ULTIMATE FOLDABLE FOR YOUR WALLET – ANDROID FAITHFUL [https://www.androidfaithful.com/hands-on-with-the-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-the-ultimate-foldable-for-your-wallet/] SAMSUNG Z FOLD/FLIP 7 IMPRESSIONS: MAJOR UPGRADES! - MKBHD - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMou1qUMHC4] GALAXY WATCH 8 ULTRA HANDS-ON: WHY THE NEW FACE? - MKBHD - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLk5-CxPoE] SAMSUNG Z FOLD/FLIP 7 IMPRESSIONS: MAJOR UPGRADES! - MKBHD - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMou1qUMHC4] IOS 26 BETA 3 CHANGES – 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/07/ios-26-beta-3-changes/] IOS 26 LIQUID GLASS DESIGN DRAMA: BETA 2 VS. BETA 3 CHANGES IN EVERY APP - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-26-beta-3-liquid-glass-changes/] STEPHEN HACKETT: "BETA 3 TONES LIQUID GLASS WAAAAY DOWN" - EWORLD.SOCIAL [https://eworld.social/@ismh86/114813270236732611] LIQUID GLASS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD BETAS – PIXEL ENVY [https://pxlnv.com/linklog/liquid-glass-b3/] FEDERICO VITICCI: "HOW MUCH HAS APPLE REALLY “NERFED” LIQUID GLASS IN THE LATEST BETA?" - MACSTORIES ON MASTODON [https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/114814327793477786] IOS 7 BETA 3 TIDBITS: NEW APP DOWNLOAD ANIMATION, THICKER FONTS, SAFARI IMPROVEMENTS - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/08/ios-7-beta-3-tidbits-new-app-download-animation-thicker-fonts-safari-improvements/] FEDERICO VITICCI: "TRULY ANOTHER S-TIER IPAD MULTITASKING CHANGE." - MACSTORIES ON MASTODON [https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/114813556133593454] WWDC25: MEET LIQUID GLASS | APPLE - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGYUq1mklk] @ALANCDYE - INSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/alancdye/] APPLE ANNOUNCES CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER TRANSITION - APPLE [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/07/apple-announces-chief-operating-officer-transition/] JEFF WILLIAMS TO BE REPLACED AS APPLE COO – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/link/2025/07/jeff-williams-to-be-replaced-as-apple-coo/] APPLE ANNOUNCES COO TRANSITION AS JEFF WILLIAMS PLANS RETIREMENT - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/07/apple-new-coo/] DARING FIREBALL: JEFF WILLIAMS, 62, IS RETIRING AS APPLE’S COO [https://daringfireball.net/2025/07/jeff_williams_is_retiring_as_coo] APPLE HAS A NEW LEADER FOR ITS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TEAM. | THE VERGE [https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/4/24213052/apple-has-a-new-leader-for-its-industrial-design-team]

SUBTITLE: GRADING THE TICCILYMPICS Apple Music is 10 years old, the future of Siri is uncertain, and the A18 Pro may be headed to a Mac. Lastly, the 2024 Ticcilympics are graded. 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. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: GET CONNECTED PRO: PRESHOW, POSTSHOW, NO ADS. [https://relay.fm/connected/join] SUBMIT FEEDBACK [https://relay.fm/connected/feedback] SAN DIEGO FIREWORKS 2012, LOUD AND UP CLOSE - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVhgq1yHdA] WIDGETSMITH 7.3 ADDS DOWNLOADABLE WALLPAPERS AND COORDINATING THEMES [https://widgetsmith.app/blog/2025/6/widgetsmith-7-3-wallpapers] ROOST V3 - LAPTOP STAND | ROOST LAPTOP STAND [https://www.therooststand.com/products/roost-v3-roost-laptop-stand] APPLE MUSIC CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW GLOBAL HUB FOR ARTISTS - APPLE [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-music-celebrates-10-years-with-the-launch-of-a-new-global-hub-for-artists/] APPLE MUSIC LAUNCHING REPLAY ALL TIME, REVEALING YOUR MOST STREAMED MUSIC EVER - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/30/apple-music-launching-replay-all-time-revealing-your-most-streamed-music-ever/] META IS OFFERING MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PAY FOR AI RESEARCHERS, BUT NOT $100M 'SIGNING BONUSES' | TECHCRUNCH [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/27/meta-is-offering-multimillion-dollar-pay-for-ai-researchers-but-not-100m-signing-bonuses/] APPLE WEIGHS REPLACING SIRI’S AI, LLMS WITH ANTHROPIC CLAUDE OR OPENAI CHATGPT - BLOOMBERG [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-30/apple-weighs-replacing-siri-s-ai-llms-with-anthropic-claude-or-openai-chatgpt] CAMEL OFFERS A PROMISING NEW DIRECTION FOR MITIGATING PROMPT INJECTION ATTACKS [https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/11/camel/] ABOUT THAT A18 PRO MACBOOK RUMOR… – SIX COLORS [https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/about-that-a16-macbook-rumor/] NEW MACBOOK WITH A18 PRO CHIP SPOTTED IN APPLE CODE - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/30/new-macbook-with-a18-chip-spotted/] THOUGHTS ON A POSSIBLE LOW-END MACBOOK POWERED BY THE A18 PRO - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/07/a18-pro-macbook/] UPGRADE #570: THE SPITE TIER - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/570] DARING FIREBALL: JASON SNELL: 'ABOUT THAT A18 PRO MACBOOK RUMOR' [https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/07/02/snell-a18-macbook] FRAMEWORK LAPTOP 12 [https://frame.work/gb/en/laptop12] CONNECTED #510: THE TICCILYMPICS (2024) - RELAY [https://www.relay.fm/connected/510] THE TICCILYMPICS - RICKES.NET [https://rickies.net/#The%20Ticcilympics:%5B%5BThe%20Ticcilympics%5D%5D] TICCI AND JOHN TRY DR. PEPPER ZERO SUGAR WITH CREAM SODA - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44P913QlIgQ]

Federico has been experimenting with KVMs, Stephen is fixing macOS between dreams, and Myke finally experienced iOS 26. After those conversations, the guys turn to a list of questions from listeners about WWDC, Apple's app strategy, and more. THIS EPISODE OF CONNECTED IS SPONSORED BY: * Ecamm [https://ecamm.com/connected]: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. * 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] AN IPAD PICKLE – APPSTORIES [https://appstories.net/episodes/442] OUR SETUPS - MACSTORIES [https://www.macstories.net/setups/] THUNDERBOLT 4 KVM SWITCH - SABRENT [https://sabrent.com/products/sb-tb4k] TESMART KVM [https://www.tesmart.com/products/hdc202-x24] INTEROPERABILITY - EUROPEAN COMMISSION [https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/questions-and-answers/interoperability_en#implementation] TRMNL | THE RICKIES [https://usetrmnl.com/recipes/97896] RICKIES API – RICKIES.CO [https://rickies.co/api] MACOS TAHOE BETA 2 FIXES THE FINDER ICON - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/06/finder-icon-fixed/] ATP 644: YOU HAVE TO INVERT — ACCIDENTAL TECH PODCAST [https://atp.fm/644] DARING FIREBALL: SORRY, MACOS TAHOE BETA 2 STILL DOES THE FINDER ICON DIRTY [https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/06/24/sorry-macos-tahoe-b2-finder-icon] PUSHING TAHOE'S FINDER ICON EVEN FURTHER - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/06/pushing-tahoes-finder-icon-even-further/] EVERYTHING NEW IN IOS 26 BETA 2 - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/23/ios-26-beta-2-everything-new/] EVERYTHING NEW IN IOS 26 DEVELOPER BETA 2 – APPLE INSIDER [https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/23/whats-new-in-ios-26-beta-2-new-ringtone-control-center-tweak-recovery-assistant-and-more] HERE'S EVERYTHING NEW IN MACOS TAHOE BETA 2 - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/24/macos-tahoe-beta-2-new-features-changes/] APPLE TWEAKS CONTROL CENTER VISIBILITY IN IOS 26 BETA 2 - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/23/apple-tweaks-control-center-visibility-in-ios-26-beta-2/] IOS 26 BETA 2 FIXES FRUSTRATING SAFARI DESIGN - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/23/ios-26-beta-2-safari-design-change/] EVERYTHING NEW IN IOS 26 BETA 2 - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/23/ios-26-beta-2-changes/] GENERATIVE AI FILL IN PHOTOSHOP FEELS LIKE MAGIC - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2023/10/hot-dog-magic/] STEPHEN'S CURRENT HOME SCREEN [https://512pixels.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-06-25-home-screen.jpeg] APPLE'S NEW ALARM DESIGN IN IOS 26 MIGHT MAKE YOU OVERSLEEP - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/24/new-alarm-design-ios-26-make-you-oversleep/] MACOS TAHOE BETA 2 LETS YOU ADD A MENU BAR BACKGROUND - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/23/macos-tahoe-beta-2-menu-bar-background/] REVISITING THE AQUA INTRODUCTION - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/06/revisiting-the-aqua-introduction/] SNOW LEOPARD TO BRING UNIFYING 'MARBLE' USER INTERFACE? - MACRUMORS [https://www.macrumors.com/2009/01/13/snow-leopard-to-bring-unifying-marble-user-interface/] DARING FIREBALL: MACWORLD EXPO 2009 PREDICTIONS [https://daringfireball.net/2009/01/macworld_expo_predictions]

This week: Federico interviewed Craig Federighi about the past, present, and future of the iPad. Myke started a blog, and Stephen is hoping for change. 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. * TRMNL [https://usetrmnl.com/go/connected]: Clarity, at a glance. Get $15 off for 1 week only. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: GET CONNECTED PRO: PRESHOW, POSTSHOW, NO ADS. [https://relay.fm/connected/join] SUBMIT FEEDBACK [https://relay.fm/connected/feedback] MACOS TAHOE 26 DOES AWAY WITH THE 'MICKEY MOUSE GLOVE' CURSOR - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/17/macos-tahoe-26-mickey-mouse-hand-cursor/] WWDC25: MACOS TAHOE BREAKS DECADES OF FINDER HISTORY - 512 PIXELS [https://512pixels.net/2025/06/wwdc25-macos-tahoe-breaks-decades-of-finder-history/] PROPOSAL FOR A NEW FINDER ICON | D. GRIFFIN JONES [https://www.dgriffinjones.com/extraordinary/proposal-for-a-new-finder-icon.html] STEPHEN'S MOTOROLA ROKR E1 – INSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/p/DLBBjeLygvb/?igsh=MWY5d2J3ZWt5amZ1] IOS 26 MAKES APPLE MUSIC REPLAY FULLY NATIVE INSIDE THE APP - 9TO5MAC [https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/12/ios-26-makes-apple-music-replay-fully-native-inside-the-app/] FEDERICO VITICCI: "KUDOS TO THE REMINDERS TEAM" - MACSTORIES ON MASTODON [https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/114682432908690656] DESIGN INTERACTIVE SNIPPETS - WWDC25 - VIDEOS - APPLE DEVELOPER [https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/281/] INTERVIEW: CRAIG FEDERIGHI OPENS UP ABOUT IPADOS, ITS MULTITASKING JOURNEY, AND THE IPAD'S ESSENCE - MACSTORIES [https://www.macstories.net/stories/interview-craig-federighi-opens-up-about-ipados-its-multitasking-journey-and-the-ipads-essence/] THE ENTHUSIAST [https://www.theenthusiast.net/]