iOS 26 beta 3, controversial Liquid Glass changes, Jeff Williams retires
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🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Benjamin and Chance discuss the Liquid Glass design changes that came as part of iOS 26 beta 3, debate whether it looks better, and whether it retains the spirit of what Apple presented in June. There’s also a handful of other interesting changes in these latest betas for iPad, Watch and Mac. Plus, Apple formally appeals the EU on anti-steering requirements, and Jeff Williams announces his retirement in the latest significant shakeup of the Apple leadership team.
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Hosts
Chance Miller
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- @chancehmiller@mastodon.social
- @ChanceHMiller on Instagram
- @ChanceHMiller on Threads
Benjamin Mayo
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Links
- Aqara G410
- Steve Troughton-Smith on Mastodon
- Apple formally appeals €500 million DMA fine in the EU
- iOS 26 beta 3 changes
- Liquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 less dramatic as Apple optimizes redesign for usability
- Matt Birchler: Liquid glass, now with frosted tips
- Mayo’s Music app example
- macOS 26 beta 3 features a new 'Tahoe Day' aerial screen saver
- Apple COO Jeff Williams stepping down later this month
- Apple design team to start reporting directly to Tim Cook later this year
- Report: Apple in active negotiations for Formula 1 streaming rights in the US
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So last week in the plus segment, Mayo, we talked about some of my smart home and just general tech adventures as I've moved into the new house in Michigan. |
| 0:08.9 | A couple pieces of unfortunate follow on those stories. |
| 0:14.5 | So first, I said that I bought a home pod, a full-size home pod to pair with with another full size home pod with the Apple TV, |
| 0:22.6 | so stereo pair Apple TV home pods. |
| 0:25.7 | I noticed this week that that new home pod that I bought, the screen or whatever you want to |
| 0:31.9 | call it, the screen on the top just doesn't light up. |
| 0:36.3 | You know, it's meant to show like a little, not wave form, |
| 0:39.9 | but like a little animation as something's playing. |
| 0:42.3 | And obviously, if you invoke the voice assistant, |
| 0:44.5 | it's meant to light up. |
| 0:46.7 | It just doesn't happen. |
| 0:47.8 | It just stays black. |
| 0:49.6 | But if you tap it, it like pauses or whatever. |
| 0:51.8 | It just doesn't. |
| 0:52.2 | Yeah, if you tap it, it pauses. |
| 0:53.6 | And if you hold down, it like pauses or whatever. It just doesn't... Yeah, if you tap it, it pauses. And if you hold down, it activates Siri or whatever. |
| 0:56.2 | But no, just no animation, no lights. |
| 0:59.3 | Hmm. |
| 1:00.2 | I'm not running the beta or anything. |
| 1:02.1 | So I assume this is a hardware fault of some sort. |
| 1:06.8 | Realistically, I don't care. |
| 1:09.5 | Like, I don't need the screen on the top to be showing me anything. |
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