This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: The iOS 17 leaks start drip, drip, dripping out as we approach Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Sounds like a minor update overall, but there’s some interesting stuff coming down the pike.
Also on The CultCast:
- Apple Watch and the Health app might break their chains this year.
- The journaling app that Apple’s working on sounds kind creepy.
- Does Apple have an actual plan for its mixed-reality headset?
- Get the Apple Watch face that keeps Tim Cook cookin’ (free download).
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This week’s top Apple news
On the show this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac writer D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).
Here are the headlines we’re talking about on this week’s show:
- iOS 17 could bring new Lock Screen features, App Library customization
- iOS 17 rumored to feature Wallet and Find My improvements, macOS 14 to be minor update (MacRumors)
- Appeals court agrees App Store doesn’t violate US antitrust law
- Apple Health app might finally come to iPad
- Apple Watch might sync to iPad and Mac with watchOS 10
- Apple poised to launch wellness-focused journaling app
- Apple will take scattershot approach to pitching AR/VR headset(Bloomberg)
- How Apple headset’s external battery pack will work
- Download the Apple Watch face Tim Cook uses
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