Apple Watch health, iPhone 17 colors, and 'Severance' on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple Watch turns out to be remarkably good as an early pregnancy detector, while rumors keep mounting up about what colors the new iPhone 17 range will come in -- and "Severance" has led Apple TV+ to a record number of award nominations.

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• (00:00) - Intro

• (01:39) - Chrome drops macOS Big Sur, Firefox doesn't

• (08:08) - iPhone rumors

• (20:04) - Apple Watch health

• (27:47) - Apple Intelligence

• (41:51) - Apple TV+

• (52:20) - Home Hub

• (55:02) - Iridescent iPhone 17 Pro

• (56:35) - Controversy Corner

• (01:05:35) - Updating and not updating App Store games

• (01:16:06) - Outro

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