620: Mostly Cookies

January 4, 2025

106 min episode · 2 min read

Episode

106 min

Read time

2 min

AI-Generated Summary

Published Dec 25, 2025

Key Takeaways

✓iOS 18 Photos User Rejection: The Photos app redesign generates unprecedented negative feedback from non-technical users who struggle with the new interface where half the screen displays unwanted carousels and memories instead of photo grids, requiring unfamiliar scrolling gestures to dismiss persistent bottom sections.
✓EV Range Reality Check: Real-world electric vehicle usage demonstrates range anxiety proves largely unfounded, with 320-mile trips easily manageable on single charges and most drivers never needing public fast chargers when home charging provides 200-plus miles overnight at standard 220-volt outlets.
✓Apple Silicon Wireless Risks: Apple's transition from Broadcom to custom Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips for iPhone 17 and other devices presents uncertain benefits for consumers, potentially saving Apple costs while exposing users to compatibility issues, despite years of failed cellular modem development attempts.
✓Corporate iPhone Mirroring Exposure: iPhone mirroring on corporate Macs creates security vulnerabilities by generating app stubs in macOS directories that enterprise scanning tools detect, inadvertently revealing all personal iPhone apps to corporate IT management systems without user awareness or consent.
✓Magic Mouse Redesign Timeline: Apple prototypes a new Magic Mouse after fifteen years, prompted by public questioning, with launch expected twelve to eighteen months out. The redesign aims for improved ergonomics and relocated charging port while maintaining the current touchpad-style scrolling functionality.

What It Covers

The iOS 18 Photos app redesign faces widespread user backlash, while Apple develops custom Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips to replace Broadcom components. Discussion covers EV range anxiety, Magic Mouse redesign rumors, and corporate iPhone mirroring security concerns.

Key Questions Answered

•iOS 18 Photos User Rejection: The Photos app redesign generates unprecedented negative feedback from non-technical users who struggle with the new interface where half the screen displays unwanted carousels and memories instead of photo grids, requiring unfamiliar scrolling gestures to dismiss persistent bottom sections.
•EV Range Reality Check: Real-world electric vehicle usage demonstrates range anxiety proves largely unfounded, with 320-mile trips easily manageable on single charges and most drivers never needing public fast chargers when home charging provides 200-plus miles overnight at standard 220-volt outlets.
•Apple Silicon Wireless Risks: Apple's transition from Broadcom to custom Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips for iPhone 17 and other devices presents uncertain benefits for consumers, potentially saving Apple costs while exposing users to compatibility issues, despite years of failed cellular modem development attempts.
•Corporate iPhone Mirroring Exposure: iPhone mirroring on corporate Macs creates security vulnerabilities by generating app stubs in macOS directories that enterprise scanning tools detect, inadvertently revealing all personal iPhone apps to corporate IT management systems without user awareness or consent.
•Magic Mouse Redesign Timeline: Apple prototypes a new Magic Mouse after fifteen years, prompted by public questioning, with launch expected twelve to eighteen months out. The redesign aims for improved ergonomics and relocated charging port while maintaining the current touchpad-style scrolling functionality.

Notable Moment

When discussing the Magic Mouse charging port controversy, the hosts theorize that a single interview question from MKBHD to Tim Cook about the product likely triggered Apple's redesign decision, similar to how Bono's personal complaint to Cook reportedly ended the butterfly keyboard era years earlier.

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