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🗓️ 25 August 2025
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Stories discussed in this episode:
- Apple considers Google Gemini to power next-gen Siri, internal AI ‘bake-off’ underway
- Foldable iPhone coming next year to feature four cameras, Touch ID, Apple cellular modem
- Rumor: Apple testing iPhone 4-like Bumper case for iPhone 17 Air
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to 9 to 5 Mac Daily for Monday, August 25th, 2025. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm your host, Chance Miller. |
| 0:09.3 | We are sponsored this week by BMX, Better Mobile Experience. |
| 0:14.3 | Leading off today, we talked last week about Apple's plans for new tech-woven cases for the iPhone 17 Pro. |
| 0:20.4 | Meanwhile, for the iPhone 17 Air, we have a few details on what to expect. |
| 0:25.5 | Mark German reports that Apple has at least considered and tested a case for the iPhone 17 Air |
| 0:30.5 | that surrounds the edges but doesn't cover the back. |
| 0:34.4 | If that sounds familiar, it's because Apple offered a bumper case exactly like that |
| 0:39.0 | for the iPhone 4 in 2010. You might even remember getting one for free in response to the AntennaGate |
| 0:45.6 | Saka. Apple offered free cases to iPhone 4 users in response to people saying that holding the device |
| 0:52.1 | in a certain way would lead to reduced cellular reception. |
| 0:56.4 | German doesn't provide any further details, and it's not clear if the bumper case has made its way out of the consideration and testing phase. |
| 1:04.0 | That said, a case like this does make a lot of sense for the iPhone 17 air. |
| 1:09.0 | It could provide a basic level of protection against scuffs and |
| 1:12.2 | scratches while still retaining much of its visual sleekness. In addition to the bumper case, |
| 1:17.7 | Apple is also rumored to be working on a smart battery case for the iPhone 17 Air. One of the |
| 1:23.1 | compromises of the device's ultra-thin design will be battery life, and this case is one of the ways Apple plans to address those concerns. |
| 1:31.3 | Apple last sold a smart battery case for the iPhone 11 series in 2019. |
| 1:36.4 | Apple is expected to announce its entire iPhone 17 lineup in just a couple of weeks at an event in September. |
| 1:43.4 | We're expecting invites for that event to be sent out as soon as today. |
| 1:47.8 | Next up today, Bloomberg has a report detailing more about what to expect from the foldable |
| 1:52.5 | iPhone coming next year. |
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