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Casey Liss

John Siracusa

Marco Arment

Accidental Tech Podcast

• Pre-show: 
Eh, that’ll keep… • 

M5 iPad Pro
FCC leaks

 • 🗣️ 
St. Jude • time is almost done! 🗣️ 

Supporting Action for Emergency Response
Lebanon case study
Global crisis repsonse blueprint

 • 🗣️ New 
ATP Member • ’s Special: 
ATP Dev: Computer Science Curriculum
 • Follow-up: 

 • ATP in the wild (via Mark Christian & 
Richard Earney • )

 • iOS 26.0.1 
allegedly • fixes N1 Wi-Fi/BT issues 

CarlinKit wireless CarPlay dongle

What does iCloud back up? • (via Dayton Lovell)

iCloud for Messages • 

 • A 
ringing • endorsement from Nick

 • A potential fix for ∞ GIFs (via 
Nathan • )

 • iPhone Transfers 

 • Why not pre-populate them, Kindle-style? (via Winnie Lewis)

 • TestFlight is… better now? (via Daniel Nelson)

 • Some thoughts from Nick

 • Apple’s onboarding enshittification (via 
Imthaz • )

 • Thought to text & 
AlterEgo • 

Firefox (1982)
Prior MIT project • (via 
Hannes • )

 • CJ’s thoughts 

Preview video
EMG
EEG

 • More first impressions 

TechWoven cases
Tina’s Bullstrap case
Bullstrap wallet
Stephen Robles leather iPhone case review
Nomad Magnetic leather back • 

Marco’s video of the flaw

iPhone 17
AirPods Pro 3 • 

Erin’s Audio Corner
The Headphone Show
The Harman Curve

 • Ask ATP: 

 • How do we 
really • know if something is encrypted? (via Joshua Wold)

 • What is the point of neural engine cores, anyway? (via 
Tom Cole • ) 

SIMD
Evaluating the Apple Silicon M-Series SoCs for HPC Performance & Efficiency
AMX • Units

 • Neural Engine

 • Does filling a phone SSD slaughter performance? (via 
Sean Harding • )

 • Post-show: Marco’s USB odyssey 

CalDigit Thunderbolt Element 4
BLE caberQu

Members-only • ATP Overtime: NAS Noodling 

Synology [sorta] says third-party drives will be supported in the future • 

Synology Solution Day 2025 teaser video

 • Ubiquiti’s new NAS units 

UNAS 2
UNAS 4

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659: Lose the Ear Lottery

• Marco’s AppleCare “Express” Replacement

 • 🗣️ It’s 
St. Jude • time again! 🗣️ 

The Marco Offset
Podcastathon 2025

 • Follow-up: 

Auburn • ’s colors 
are • 
UVA • ’s colors (via 
Tony Scida • )

You don’t need • the 
trick new Apple charger • to charge an iPhone 17 at full speed

 • iPhone Air 

 • Why people are buying the iPhone Air / 15” MacBook Air

 • Bending the iPhone Air 

 • Apple (via 
Tom’s Guide • ) 

Direct video link

JerryRigEverything • (timestamp link to 6m35s) 

Same video, different timestamp • (7m37s)

 • Battery life 

Mr. Whose the Boss
The Tech Chap
Tom’s Guide

 • Speaker (via 
Steve Troughton-Smith • )

 • Thermals 

MaxTech

iFixIt Teardown
 • Thickness 

Visual comparison of thickness • (via 
Ludwig Schubert • )

 • Thin iPhone future? (via 
Ian • )

 • iPhone 17 Pro 

 • Teardowns 

REWA Technology • 

All the screws
17 vs. 16
17 Pro internals
Vapor chamber
Logic boards

Vapor chambers explained
Max Tech

Scratches on the back? • 

More images from MacRumors
And from Watson
JerryRigEverything

 • iPhone sales 

The Information • (
MacRumors summary • )

 • iPhone setup advice 

 • Casey’s tale of woe (see also 
Upgrade #582: First Chance to Make One Impression • )

 • First impressions: iPhone 17 Pro 

Scratchability
 • Telephoto camera 

iPhone 16 Pro 5× vs. iPhone 17 Pro 8×

 • Post-show: 

HP M553
HP M554

Members-only • ATP Overtime: Anthropic’s $1.5B book piracy settlement 

The Verge: Settlement announced • , 5 September

Previously, on ATP #656 • : 
Anthropic asked for $1.5B/yr from Apple
The Verge: Settlement paused • , 9 September

Ars Technica • , 9 September

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658: Your First Mistake Phone

• Marco 0️⃣ → 1️⃣

 • 🗣️ It’s 
St. Jude • time again! 🗣️ 

Podcastathon 2025 • : Friday, noon → midnight EDT

 • Stephen Hackett 
said the foldable • will be the “iPhone Ultra”

 • μm is a 
“micron”
 • The 
iPhone Air battery pack • does 
have a USB-C port after all
 • iPhone 17 Pro 
requires a new adapter to charge at full speed • 

Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter
Anker Nano 45W charger

 • A19 vs. A19 Pro 

 • A19 Pro 
benchmarks
 • The 
N1 • is in every new iPhone

 • The whole of the iPhone Air is 
in the camera plateau • 

Large image

 • Casey’s memory problems corner 

ATP #655 • (Overcast 
timestamp link • )

 • The 
mmWave • antenna window is back 

Background

 • Logo placement on Apple’s cases 

Clear Case with MagSafe
TechWoven Case with MagSafe

Some funny renders from iPhone case makers
 • Theories about the iPhone 17 Pro colors 

Every masterpiece has its cheap copy
Luke Skywalker
University of Virginia
Denver Broncos
Auburn University • 

2021 impactful boosters

 • iPhone Air 

 • Will it bend? 

Joz (& Ternus) with an incredible [lack of] flex

17 • was a last-second decision? (via 
Sam Henri Gold • )

Max Tech • ’s discoveries 

 • The Air does not have stereo speakers

 • The Dynamic Island is lower than on other phones

 • The USB-C port is not vertically centered 

Image

 • No 
Cinematic Mode • video, including the selfie camera

 • The new selfie camera is actually a 24MP sensor

 • No 
LiDAR • scanner

 • Air & 17 non-Pro are 
limited to USB 2 • 

USB 2.0

 • Every new iPhone screen 
has the same specifications • , save size/resolution 

Apple iPhone comparison page

iPhones 17 can now toggle screen flickering off • 

Pulse-width modulation
9to5Mac’s coverage
PWM sensitive subreddit

 • Apple Watch 

 • Satellite data requires a cellular plan

 • Jason & 
Greg Pierce • agree

Is “24-hour” battery claim because of a change in measurement?
Underscore’s observations about the Ultra • 

Apple Watch battery

 • AirPods 

 • Ear shapes (via 
Tirial • )

 • About that “2×” noise reduction 

AirPods product page

The new AirPods Pro case is not smaller
 • “New generation of Ultra Wideband technology” is 
the U2 chip
Live translation is on-device (not in ☁️)
 • Live translation is 
blocked for EU users with EU Apple Accounts • 

Apple feature availability

 • Safari on iOS 26’s compact toolbar

 • Tahoe Toolbars (via 
Zhenyi Tan • ) * 
Frosting download link • * 
Frosting test page
 • Post-show: John’s red dot

Members-only • ATP Overtime: Alterego and “thought to text” translation 

How artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back • 

A high-performance neuroprosthesis for speech decoding and avatar control

Meet the Little Brain Region that Helps You Say What’s on Your Mind • 

Speech sequencing in the human precentral gyrus

Scientists develop interface that “reads” thoughts from speech-impaired patients
Alterego

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657: Ears Are Weird

• 🗣️ It’s 
St. Jude • time again! 🗣️ 

The Marco Offset

iPhone event • 

AirPods Pro 3
Apple Watch Series 11 • 

No new System-in-Package?
Whoop Band

Apple Watch SE 3
Apple Watch Ultra 3 • 

LTPO
Satellite can-kicking continues

iPhone 17 • 

Memory Integrity Enforcement

iPhone Air • 

iPhone Air MagSafe Battery • 💔

iPhone 17 Pro & Pro Max
 • Software ship dates

 • Post-show: 

Apple trade-in
 • ✨ Tina’s dream has come true! ✨

Members-only • ATP Overtime: Apple’s competing implementations for the new Siri 

Gurman, 13 August
Gurman, 22 August
Gurman, 3 September

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656: A Long T-Shirt

• Pre-Show: Trouble in 
Razer • paradise

 • 🗣️ It’s 
St. Jude • time again! 🗣️ 

The Marco Offset

 • Follow-up: 

 • Casey has thoughts about the compact iOS 26 controls in Safari 

Settings • → 
Apps • → 
Safari

 • Apple device advice for those that are 
athletically engaged • 

 • Place your phone face-down (via. A. O.)

 • Sleep focus is an option (via A. M.)

 • So is 
Theater Mode • and, if taps are an issue, 
water lock • (via Ryan)

How to stop Siri from randomly activating all the damn time • by D. Griffin Jones

 • Fun fact: you can add it to the Health app! (via 
Niv Ben-Porath • ) 

…but it won’t affect your rings

 • A truly hilarious story from Anonymous

 • Developing “product sense” (via Joseph Kibe) 

Productive Tensions by Christopher B. Bingham & Rory M. McDonald

 • iPhone 16 exit interview 

Peltier device
Obscura
Halide

iPhone event preview • 

Crossbody strap
Apple Natural Titanium Milanese Loop • (Marco’s summer watch band)

 • Post-show: Smaller e-ink note-taking tablets 

reMarkable Paper Pro Move • 

The Verge’s coverage
Ars Technica’s coverage

Supernote Nomad
iFLYTEK AINOTE Air 2
Viwoods AiPaper Mini

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US government buys 10% of Intel • 

Ars Technica
New York Times
The Verge
Intel self-announces all the red flags

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655: Shorts-Compatible Body Type

• Pre-Show: Casey and Marco are sad 

Ben Rice McCarthy
Under the Radar

 • Follow-up: 

 • 🗣️ It’s 
St. Jude • time again! 🗣️ 

The Marco Offset

 • Anonymous crushes the dreams of Marco and Casey about cellular MacBooks

 • Another Anonymous shares a bit too much information about accidental Siri activations 😆

 • 🤬 John’s AppleCare One update 🤬

 • Help with Trackpad dragging 

System Settings • → 
Accessibility • → 
Pointer Control • → 
Trackpad Options… • → 
Dragging Style • → 
Three Finger Drag • 

Screenshot

 • …or 
Drag Lock

Masimo comes for [more] blood
UK drops utterly bananas backdoor legislation
 • Studio Display with A19 

Daniel Luz points out • makes a funny comparison to Macs

Fabian Häusler • theorizes it’s about binning

 • Apple’s 
Hide my Email • feature 

 • An unexpected wrinkle Timothy Martin points out

 • Anecdote from 
David Beck

Apple Event • : 9 September 1PM OTTZ 

Interactive logo • 

Still image for posterity

 • Reverse-engineering by 
sam henri gold

“TechWoven” • and 
“Liquid Silicone” • cases leaked 

Maijin Bu on TechWoven
 • …and on 
Liquid Silicone • (and 
again • )

Apple will simplify the Camera Control button
 • Ask ATP: 

 • What’s the ∆ between snapshots and backups? (via 
Phil Hirst • ) 

Hyperspace

 • Why is Finder slow to delete files? (via Dan)

 • How will Apple reconcile AI and carbon neutrality? (via 
Sam Hunt • )

 • Post-show: Some venting about politics and 𝓍26. 

Jeff Atwood’s post
John’s reply
There’s nothing Republicans won’t ruin

Members-only • ATP Overtime: 
Rumored Apple roadmap • 

Apple readies first upgrade to its struggling Vision Pro headset

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654: Athletically Engaged

• Pre-Show: AI slop vs. not… so… AI… slop 

AITAH

 • Follow-up: 

 • Casey spends 24 hours with iOS 26 on his carry phone 

John’s dancing controls

 • ☝️ Well, actually ☝️, 
myriad of • is okay (via 
Jason Eccles • ) 

Merriam-Webster’s take

 • Are 
size classes • similar to today’s design changes? (via Bryan Guffey) 

Auto Layout

 • John’s HomePod has risen from the dead! 

Nic’s Fix
Watch John’s actual repair happen

 • 🍿 John would like to air 
some AppleCare One grievances • 🍿 

John’s tantrum
AppleCare One Terms & Conditions

Blood oxygen with Apple Watch [sorta] returns to the US • 

Gruber’s take
Victoria Song at The Verge

 • 😳🥳 
M5 MacBook Pro with cellular is coming‽ • 🎉😳

A19 Pro in Studio Display 2? • 

Previously, in low-cost MacBook rumors: A18 Pro

Your Mac game is probably rendering blurry • 

CGDisplayCopyAllDisplayModes()
 • FB13375033

 • Ask ATP: 

 • Should the name “Siri” be retired? (via 
Aaron Bushnell • )

 • Did 
Vehicle Motion Cues • help John? (via Roly C.)

 • How do we click our trackpads? (via Eli)

 • Post-show: Oh yeah! 🗣️ New 
ATP Members • special: 
ATP Insider: Vacations • 🗣️

Members-only • ATP Overtime: Apple’s research into using LLMs to make UIs 

Apple trained a LLM to teach itself good SwiftUI
Research paper
Stephen Robles’ video

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653: Warning Stories

• Pre-Show: Marco and Casey’s no-good, very bad days.

 • Follow-up: 

 • Casey didn’t read the fine print on Express Replacement 🤦🏻‍♂️ 

Short Pump

 • John cycled 
his mouse • again

 • AppleCare One 

 • Moving a device on a payment plan (via “
Clark Griswold • ” and Anonymous)

 • Tina’s iPhone

Tina’s Mac Studio

 • Tahoe beta 5: 
checkbox contrast improves
 • iOS 26 beta 6 
Liquid glass changes
 • Smart TV interfaces over time 

“Shortcut”
New Magic Remote

 • Running your own mail server 

 • How does 
iCloud-on-your-domain • work? (via 
potato.zip • )

Hide my Email • (via 
Peter Puleio • )

Jason Diller thinks it’s not so bad

 • Post-quantum cryptography 

Harvest now, decrypt later • (via Lisa Ugray)

 • Since iOS 17.4 for iMessage (via 
Saul Sutherland • ) 

Apple Security Research blog post

 • Compelled adoption (via Brian Jarvis)

 • Chrome adopted it in 2024 (via 
sayrer • ) 

 • 2024: 
State of post-quantum internet
 • 2025: 
Update

 • John wages war against icons 

Adopting Liquid Glass: App Icons
WWDC 2025 #361: Create Icons with Icon Composer
John’s Mastodon thread • 

Václav Slavík’s solution
 • FB19437407

 • FB19497128

 • FB17892659

 • There’s likely to be a lot more of 
this

 • Ask ATP: 

 • Is Liquid Glass on macOS a subtle move toward touchscreen Macs? (via Daniel Liu)

 • How does one build a “good product sense”? (via Ian Anderson) 

Inspired by Marty Cagan

 • How does one effectively de-duplicate photos using Photos.app? (via Keith Heaton)

 • Post-show: Marco’s air-conditioning “update”

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Apple’s Upcoming AI Voice Control will Change how People Use iPhones

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652: You Have 24 Hours to Comply

• Pre-Show: 

 • Brief vacation results

Tim Cook kisses the… ring • 

Video

 • Follow-up: 

HDTVTest reviews Sony Bravia 8 II • and 
Panasonic Z95B
TV shootout results • 

Nilay’s comments

AppleCare One • 

iCareCalculator Reddit post • (removed by moderators)

iCare Calculator web app
 • John’s experience

B&H • 

Casey’s roughly equivalent Mac • , available for special order

 • Retro computing corner 

Revisiting eWorld

 • More on Tahoe 

 • Gus Mueller 

…on checkboxes
…on sliders

 • Beta 5 
improves selection legibility

 • Ejecting USB storage in Windows (via Justin Bradford) 

Bleeping computer

 • Art & science of UI design 

 • Game design concepts in software (via Wes Davis)

iPhone 17’s rumored new MagSafe design • 

Majin Bu
iPhone 16

Apple’s “Answers” team
 • Ask ATP: 

 • How can one improve the experience of a permanent-mount SSD on a laptop? 

Jettison

 • Why is Xcode so thirsty? (via Geoff) 

Time Machine local snapshots • 

Deleting snapshots with Disk Utility

DevCleaner • (App Store link)

Github
GrandPerspective
Disk Inventory X
DaisyDisk

 • How are we dealing with spam? (via Alan Bailward) 

SpamSieve
MailRoute
Fastmail

 • Post-show: Apple Express Replacement

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Post-Quantum Cryptography • networking in the 𝓍26 OSes 

Prepare your network for quantum-secure encryption in TLS

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651: Your Judgement About Pockets

• Pre-Show: Casey’s french-fry problem

 • Follow-up: 

D. Griffin Jones takes one for the team • 

 • Casey’s struggles with 
iperf3 • 

Tutorial
iperf3 -t 60 -c {ip} -P 4 -i 10 -R

 • John’s new toaster and 
E01 • (via 
J-P Teti • & John F.)

 • Chemical vs. physical sunscreen (via Prodan Statev) 

Research paper

 • Apple security for unreleased devices

 • Low-cost Apple laptop (via 
Jason Anthony Guy • ) 

Ed: Please don’t give Apple ideas like this. 🫣

 • Getting customer support from Apple (via Patch) 

Apple support app • → Chat

 • Any retail store on Apple Maps → 
... • → 
Message

 • CloudFlare & AI crawlers 

 • Thoughts from Thomas Schoffelen

 • Thoughts from Aaron Zinck

 • Thoughts from Anonymous 

JA3/JA4 fingerprint

The 𝓍26 public betas are out • 

Under the Radar #323: The Tidal Wave

 • Tahoe beta 4 

 • Contrast will decrease until morale improves 

Startup disk selection (cropped)
Startup disk selection (full)

News summaries are back, baby! • 😬

 • Apple and interfaces 

 • Tog in Interface (1992) 

Amazon
NNG

 • Tog on Software Design (1995) 

Amazon
NNG

Apple’s Aqua introduction, Macworld San Francisco, 2000

AppleCare One • 

Dan Moren’s take
The Verge
Fees & deductibles
FAQ • (scroll way down)

 • Post-show: John has an addendum to his earlier topic

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Marcin Wichary • in concert with 
Mihai Parparita • of the 
Infinite Mac Project • 

Marcin’s announcement
Mihai’s associated announcement
Embed Infinite Mac
Infinite Mac Construction Set

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650: Whatever It Takes to Get the Laundry Folded

• Pre-show: Where is the updated 15" MacBook Pro?

 • Follow-up: 
TSMC vs. Samsung A9 battery life
Overcast 2 • 
 • File formats are fun

 • Bugs

Facebook KVOController
FCModel
 • What's next 
 • Authenticated feeds?

Business model • 
Vesper
Marco's XOXO talk
Marco sees a medium
 • Post-show: New iMacs 
 • Increased gamut 
1 • & 
2
Fusion drive down to 24 GB of flash
 • New 
keyboard • , 
trackpad • , and mouse

Key travel comparison

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139: I’ve Seen This Train Before

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