Apple Ring, iOS betas, and iPhone 17 camera rumors, on the AppleInsider Podcast

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Twenty years of rumors about an Apple Ring have to lead somewhere soon, and in the meantime, we have more betas to try, and more iPhone 17 rumors to explore.

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Links from the Show:

• How the Apple Ring will blow all the other smart ring manufacturers out of the water
• iPhone 17 cameras may get variable aperture for better bokeh
• iPhone 17 again said to kill off plus size in favor of iPhone slim
• Apple has reportedly dropped Qualcomm modems on two 2025 iPhones
• Microsoft Copilot is fairly relaxed about trademark use
• Google gives up on Chrome plan to ditch third-party cookies
• Party's over: Apple tries to shrink costs of Apple TV+ productions
• Look out MapQuest, Apple Maps debuts on the web in beta
• How to use the new 'Search Here' feature in Apple Maps with iOS 18
• Apple seeds fourth developer betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, visionOS 2
• How to use iPhone Mirroring in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia
• Nearly every Apple service involved in Paris Olympics coverage
• Android switchers boost iPhone Sales — but not for the iPhone 15
• Apple Intelligence may get ability to create Apple Music playlist art
• Elephants and big waves are subjects of inbound Immersive Video releases
• Apple TV+ seeks more movie licenses from Hollywood studios

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• (00:00) - Intro and Apple Vision Pro
• (07:37) - Apple Ring.
• (16:45) - AI problems with Copilot
• (35:24) - Cookies
• (38:31) - Phone rumors
• (41:43) - Sport something
• (43:22) - Betas
• (48:19) - AppleInsider+

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