Apple Keynote Reactions: Always On for Everyone!

You dive right into the Apple event fallout with Pilot Pete, Adam, and Dave weighing their wish lists against reality. The iPhone 17 shines with its blistering 3000-nit display, always-on ProMotion, liquid-cooling in the Pro models, and a storage bump to 256GB minimum. The real curveball? The iPhone Air. Sleek, light, and maybe a proof-of-concept for what comes next, it’s got you asking if this is Apple’s new MacBook Air moment. Should you upgrade from your 16 Pro? The geeks debate it all while reminding you: Don’t Get Caught without considering who Apple is really building these devices for.

You also get the lowdown on AppleOS 26 releases. The crew breaks down when to hit update on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, with practical advice on what to install day one and what to hold back, especially if you rely on finicky menu bar apps. Then it’s AirPods Pro 3 with better fit, bass, and active earplug performance, Apple Watch 11 and Ultra 3 with expanded always-on features, and a sneak peek at what Apple didn’t announce: Macs, displays, maybe even a revamped Apple TV. The conversation closes with the big reveal: who’s ordering what and who’s sitting this one out.

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• 00:04:26 What do we each think we’re ordering?
  • Adam: Nothing
  • Pete: AirPods Pro 3, iPhone Air (for xmas?)
  • Dave: AirPods Pro 3, no iPhone (right?).
• 00:09:41 New iPhones
  • iPhone 17
    • New Display with ProMotion and Always-On with 3000 Nits
    • New Front-Facing Cameras
    • 256GB storage minimum
    • MacTracker
• 00:19:30 iPhone Pro/Pro Max
  • It’s Liquid-Cooled with a Vapor Chamber
• 00:26:33 iPhone Air (no number!)
  • Will it throttle?
  • It sure is sexy!
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  • Is this a proof of concept like the MacBook Air? Paving the way for future generations of iPhone Air?
• 00:36:10 Scott-Is it worth Upgrading from a 16 Pro to a 17 Pro?
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• 00:42:35 When Should I Upgrade to [x]OS 26?
  • All new AppleOS 26 updates come out on Monday, September 15th.
  • iOS 26: Adam & Dave: Release Day
    • macOS 26: Dave: Release Day (but watch your third-party menu bar items and hardware), Pete: Wait a week
    • Bartender for macOS
  • iPadOS 26: Casual use, release day. Daily use, wait a month.
  • watchOS 26: Release Day
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• 00:52:17 There’s a reason studio and front of house engineers delay a LONG time before you update your macOS
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• 00:54:39 New AirPods Pro 3
  • New silicone/foam fusion tips (better seal and fit)
  • Better active noise canceling
  • Better bass response
  • Better Active Earplug performance
• 01:01:31 Note: Live Translation comes to AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2 and later
• 01:05:38 New Apple Watches
  • Always On for Everyone
  • Series 6 and later gets Sleep Score
  • Apple Watch 11
  • Apple Watch Ultra 3
  • Apple Watch SE 3
• 01:11:51 What didn’t they announce? Is there an October event brewing?
  • Apple TV (does that morph into a home control center?)
  • MacBooks / Macs-in-general
  • New Displays?
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• 01:18:35 What are we each actually ordering?
  • Adam: Still nothing
  • Pete: AirPods Pro 3
  • Dave: Joined team Adam – Nothing!
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