MBW 1045: The iCup Specialist - Will We Finally See an Apple Smart Home Device?

We could finally see Apple launch new smart home products this month. iPhone Duo apparently has a 'replaceable' folding display layer to help minimize crease visibility. Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS. And Apple's latest AirPods, AirPods 5, get a better reparability score from iFixit!... from 0 to 2. Apple is finally ready to enter its next big category: the smart home. 'Get Ready' to pre-order the iPhone Duo starting October 12. Apple says iPhone Duo has 'replaceable' folding display layer to minimize crease. iPhone Duo inner display has a replaceable $19 top layer. Apple's reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn't record video. iCup Supply Specialist. iOS 27.2 adds new Messages feature that's already a favorite. iPhone 18 Pro Max cameras are Apple's best yet, but only when you squint. Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS. iFixit teardown of the new AirPods 5 reveals first real repairability improvement. Apple & American Academy of Pediatrics team up for new Screen Time guide. Watch Elton John give the first-ever performance at Apple Music Hall. Apple's $634 million Apple Watch patent bill just got even bigger. Don't change the subject, Apple tells OpenAI over its lawsuit. Apple Music is getting a new logo. Ron Johnson "Shop Different" review. Picks of the Week Christina's Pick: VMPal Leo's Picks: Mac Studio Server & Hermes Conduit Andy's Pick: True Lemon Packets Jason's Pick: The Universe, Controlled Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: coveron.com/macbreakweekly and use code macbreakweekly trustedtech.team/twit