Apple Keynote Reactions: Always On for Everyone! – Mac Geek Gab 1106

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You dive right into the Apple event fallout with Pilot Pete, Adam, and Dave weighing their wish lists against reality. The iPhone 17 shines with its blistering 3000-nit display, always-on ProMotion, liquid-cooling in the Pro models, and a storage bump to 256GB minimum. The real curveball? The iPhone Air. Sleek, light, and maybe a proof-of-concept for what comes next, it’s got you asking if this is Apple’s new MacBook Air moment. Should you upgrade from your 16 Pro? The geeks debate it all while reminding you: Don’t Get Caught without considering who Apple is really building these devices for.

You also get the lowdown on AppleOS 26 releases. The crew breaks down when to hit update on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, with practical advice on what to install day one and what to hold back, especially if you rely on finicky menu bar apps. Then it’s AirPods Pro 3 with better fit, bass, and active earplug performance, Apple Watch 11 and Ultra 3 with expanded always-on features, and a sneak peek at what Apple didn’t announce: Macs, displays, maybe even a revamped Apple TV. The conversation closes with the big reveal: who’s ordering what and who’s sitting this one out.

  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1106 for Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
  • ❤️ Thank you, Todd Cochrane
  • 00:04:26 What do we each think we’re ordering?
    • Adam: Nothing
    • Pete: AirPods Pro 3, iPhone Air (for xmas?)
    • Dave: AirPods Pro 3, no iPhone (right?).
  • 00:09:41 New iPhones
    • iPhone 17
      • New Display with ProMotion and Always-On with 3000 Nits
      • New Front-Facing Cameras
      • 256GB storage minimum
      • MacTracker
  • 00:19:30 iPhone Pro/Pro Max
    • It’s Liquid-Cooled with a Vapor Chamber
  • 00:26:33 iPhone Air (no number!)
    • Will it throttle?
    • It sure is sexy!
    • Who is it for? [email protected]
    • Is this a proof of concept like the MacBook Air? Paving the way for future generations of iPhone Air?
  • 00:36:10 Scott-Is it worth Upgrading from a 16 Pro to a 17 Pro?
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  • 00:42:35 When Should I Upgrade to [x]OS 26?
    • All new AppleOS 26 updates come out on Monday, September 15th.
    • iOS 26: Adam & Dave: Release Day
      • macOS 26: Dave: Release Day (but watch your third-party menu bar items and hardware), Pete: Wait a week
      • Bartender for macOS
    • iPadOS 26: Casual use, release day. Daily use, wait a month.
    • watchOS 26: Release Day
    • tvOS 26: Release Day
  • 00:52:17 There’s a reason studio and front of house engineers delay a LONG time before you update your macOS
  • 00:53:43 New copy/paste gestures with iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
  • 00:54:39 New AirPods Pro 3
    • New silicone/foam fusion tips (better seal and fit)
    • Better active noise canceling
    • Better bass response
    • Better Active Earplug performance
  • 01:01:31 Note: Live Translation comes to AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2 and later
  • 01:05:38 New Apple Watches
    • Always On for Everyone
    • Series 6 and later gets Sleep Score
    • Apple Watch 11
    • Apple Watch Ultra 3
    • Apple Watch SE 3
  • 01:11:51 What didn’t they announce? Is there an October event brewing?
    • Apple TV (does that morph into a home control center?)
    • MacBooks / Macs-in-general
    • New Displays?
  • 01:14:42 Buried…Final Cut Camera 2.0
  • 01:18:35 What are we each actually ordering?
    • Adam: Still nothing
    • Pete: AirPods Pro 3
    • Dave: Joined team Adam – Nothing!
  • 01:23:38 MGG 1106 Outtro

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Dave Hamilton is a podcaster, a publisher, and a nerd who has spent the past three decades of his career educating thousands of computer users. In addition to Mac Geek Gab podcast (now in its 19th year!), Dave is co-host of Business Brain and Gig Gab, two other shows to check out! Dave is also the co-founder and CEO of BackBeat Media, a boutique network of podcasts and websites that represents fiercely-independent publishers, of which Dave considers himself one. He has been involved in online publishing since 1998, when he co-founded The Mac Observer, a popular Apple news site which was acquired in 2021. Technology isn't the only thing Dave's a nerd about: he's also a drummer, playing in Bitter Pill, Fling, and various other projects in and around the New Hampshire seacoast where he and his wife, Lisa, live and raised their two children. Dave's reachable for a limited amount of paid consulting at DaveTheNerd.com and you can find to him on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, too!

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