Thomas Ricker
Steve Jobs launches $29 iPod Socks.
This is the self-aware way Apple used to launch socks for its devices at a fraction of the cost of its new iPhone Pocket. I’m guessing it too, was inspired by “a piece of cloth.”
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Over the past ten years, Apple’s iPhone has become the company’s most valuable —and recently, somewhat volatile— asset. Since its introduction in 2007, the iPhone helped to jumpstart the smartphone revolution, and with it came some big innovations. The App Store, touchscreen gaming, the mass adoption of social media, and protecting user data with biometrics. Its product lineup is enmeshed in Apple’s ecosystem, and the impact that it continues to have around the globe is vast.
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Dominic Preston
Better late than nev-Air.
Apple’s thinnest iPhone is finally launching in China next week, with preorders this Friday. The eSIM-only phone’s launch was delayed a month ago over regulatory issues to do with the electronic SIM cards, which aren’t widely available in the country.
Side note: this is how I found out Tim Cook has a Weibo account?
Richard Lawler
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on why CarPlay still isn’t going to happen.
Last week, Ford CEO Jim Farley stepped up to the Decoder mic to explain why Ford isn’t offering CarPlay Ultra. Then this week, our friend Joanna Stern followed up with RJ Scaringe to discuss (again) why his company’s cars don’t have CarPlay support at all.
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Jess Weatherbed
Adobe’s Premiere video editor arrives on iPhone.
The free iOS app is now available to download worldwide today, following its announcement earlier this month, bringing Premiere Pro editing features to mobile devices. An Android version is also in development, but Adobe hasn’t said when it will arrive.
Richard Lawler
Apple releases minor iOS 26, macOS Tahoe updates with a few bug fixes.
There are fixes for bugs that some new iPhone 17 / Pro / Air owners have noticed, like wonky Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, as well as camera artifacts experienced “under certain lighting conditions.”
One iOS 26 issue addressed is blank custom tinted icons, plus one security flaw for a “maliciously crafted font.”
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Jay Peters and Richard Lawler
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Terrence O'Brien
Jay Peters
iFixit opened up the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery.
In a short video, iFixit speculates that the battery inside is the same as the one that’s in the iPhone Air itself. I’m convinced!
Esther Cohen
Happy iPhone Day!
The Verge team has spent the week putting Apple’s brand-new lineup through the test — the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air.
Now, Jake, Allison, and Todd have answered the questions you submitted in a live AMA today at 1 PM ET, and you can look below in the comments to see what they had to say.
🎁 Bonus: Our iPhone 17 Pro review is free to read all day — no subscription needed.
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This year’s iPhone is more useful, has more storage, and starts at the same price. What’s not to like?
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But most people should buy the regular iPhone 17.
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Emma Roth
Apple delays digital IDs.
With the launch of iOS 26, Apple planned to let you create a digital ID with your US passport and store it in its Wallet app, allowing you to pass through TSA checkpoints while traveling within the country. Now, Apple says this feature will be “available in a software update,” as spotted by MacRumors.
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Phew, Apple’s polishing cloth is iPhone 17-compatible after all.
We were all worried when Apple’s cloth didn’t support its new models on day one, but the company must have pushed an OTA update just in time for preorders today. All four new iPhones are supported, plus the three new Watch models.
Apple’s lens math doesn’t add up.
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It’s all part of the plan.
Unsure about the Air or put off by the Pro? Don’t worry: with double the storage, a 120Hz display, and its upgraded selfie camera, the regular iPhone 17 looks like the best of the bunch, and not for the first time.
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Every few years, Apple decides to make the base iPhone the best phone in the lineup for 99% of people. This is one of those years.
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