Apple Vision Pro disappointments and beta frustrations on the AppleInsider podcast

It's six months since the Apple Vision Pro was released and there is so much to like -- yet still so much missing. Plus for alll the great features in Apple's beta updates, there are some real gripes too.

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M4 Mac mini rumored to get a redesign making it smaller than ever beforeApple bows to EU pressure over App Store anti-steering practicesRumor Roundup: What the 2025 iPhone 17 family may bring to the tableiPhone 17's front camera may double the resolution to 24MPiPhone Fold rumored to launch with foldable iPad in 2026iPhone Fold - what the rumor mill thinks is on the way, and whenHands on: Siri starts to get better thanks to Apple IntelligenceDiscovered Apple Intelligence prompts show Apple's attempt at preventing AI disasterSafari's Distraction Control will obliterate annoying website elementsHow iOS 18's Web Eraser content-blocker morphed into a distraction-hiding toolPhotos jettisons the Carousel in fifth iOS 18 betaDisney+ adds Iceland immersive environment to Apple Vision ProApple removes Control-click option for skipping Gatekeeper in macOS SequoiaUsers have to confirm screen recording permission every week in macOS SequoiaJudge rules Google is a search and advertising monopolyEnd of an era: Apple's SuperDrive has finally sold out after 16 yearsAnother Apple ad campaign crashes and burns under pressure from viewers Links from AppleInsider+

This week's AppleInsider+ segment for subscribers was replete with enthusiastic recommendations for podcasts ranging across topics from design to, of course, Apple.

Wes Hilliard's picks: Twenty Thousand Hertz

ATP

Upgrade

Connected

Roboism

Comfort Zone

Cortex

Focused

Do By Friday

Back To Work

Reconcilable Differences

Jon Stewart

Apple News Today

Apple Music Today

Apple News in Conversation

William Gallagher's picks: Automators Mac Power Users 99% Invisible Articles of Interest The Economics of Everyday Things Acquired The Omni Show

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