Apple's Org Chart Is Not Entirely Clear, but Johnny I Was Johnny I, Right?

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Apple's org chart, it is not entirely clear where that comes from. It often comes down to individual personalities or people with particular power structures in the org because of historical reasons. Sometimes just as simple as like someone at some random part in the org chart has a conversation. The idea somehow finds its way into executives and they all go, yeah, this is the thing we should look into.

Pre-show:
- Marco’s load-bearing pinky
- We stand in support of trans people, including trans youth. 🏳️‍⚧️
- Happy 10th anniversary, ATP!
Follow-up:
- Press ↑ to see the Apple TV screensaver location. (via Ted)
- Recording Screen Time password isn’t possible in iOS 16.4 beta (via Gui Rambo)
- melle points out you can guess the Screen Time passcode ∞ times in some cases. Not good, Bob.
  - Settings → General → Transfer or Reset iPhone
  - Erase All Content and Settings
  - Continue
  - Enter the iPhone passcode
  - Take ∞ guesses at the Screen Time passcode
  - Feedback: FB12006474
- No-passcode iPhone ain’t so smart after all, says Eric deRuiter
- Another approach to prevent iCloud passcode changes, provided by Jenny Oskarsen
  - Change your iPhone passcode
  - After you enter it twice, the phone will ask for your iCloud passcode
  - Hit Cancel; your passcode has been changed, but you will need to enter your current iCloud password to change it
Tim Cook Orders Headset Forward Despite Warnings?
Samsung’s “Space Zoom” is “enhanced” by “AI”
Post-show: Casey’s Watch band problems
- Wirecutter picks