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620: Mostly Cookies

106 min episode · 2 min read

Episode

106 min

Read time

2 min

Topics

Leadership, Design & UX

AI-Generated Summary

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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Episode Transcript

We've been out of town for, I think about twelve days. Just got back last night. Everything in my life is a mess as a result of this. Like, like, obviously, first of all, like, my schedule is a mess. Like, that's that's a given. Like, when you take twelve days away from town, when you get back, everything has to be crammed, you know, before and after that. So hence, why we are recording at a weird time. Sorry. My fault. My house is a mess. Like, there's boxes everywhere because this is our our big, like, Christmas and New Year's trip, and there was a bunch of family events that we went to while we were gone for different reasons. And so we had all sorts of prep, you know, to to prepare for this trip plus Christmas stuff. There's boxes everywhere. There's a couple of returns stacked up. There's a a ton of, like, unpacking and laundry. We just got back last night. My car, a mess also. Like, covered in dirt and mud and, you know, the windshield washer fluid's empty. Like, everything yeah. That's a mess. I personally like, my body is a mess. Like, not only have I eaten mostly cookies for the last two weeks, but, like, like, it's it's to the point where, like I don't know if either of you have a smart scale, but, you know, one of the great things about a smart scale is that it records, you know, all your entries over you can see them over time. One of the bad things about a smart scale is that it records It records. All your entries and you can see them over time. And so this creates an incentive where if you've just had a really indulgent week and you get home and you step on the scale for the first time, it can cross a certain point where you're like, and you jump off. Because it only records it once the data, like, settles after, like, a second. So you have a window of time that if the reading is gonna be something you would rather not be in your permanent record, you can jump off the scale and just revisit in a few days. And so that was that was this morning's move. You know, like, my face also a mess. Like, I'm my covered in pimples because I don't have my usual product for the last twelve days. I'm sitting here at my desk is a disaster. Like, there's mail I have to deal with, like, all over the place. Different projects all over my desk. My computer, like, the virtual environment of my computer, also a mess. Like, there's browser tabs open from before Christmas that I that I'm like, well, if I order this thing, it's gonna arrive while I'm gone. So let me wait till after Christmas to do that. Or this thing has to wait till the New Year or …

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