Liquid Glass settings, M5 Vision Pro hands on, Apple F1 deal official
9to5Mac Happy Hour
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🗓️ 23 October 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Benjamin and Chance react to the inclusion of a new Liquid Glass toggle in Settings in iOS 26.1 beta 4, and whether it reflects Apple’s lack of confidence in software design. The Apple TV F1 deal is now official, and Chance goes hands-on with the M5 Vision Pro.
And in Happy Hour Plus, the pair discuss the news that the iPhone Air is reportedly not selling well, and check in with their experiences a month after its release. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.
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Chance Miller
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Benjamin Mayo
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Links
- Everything new in iOS 26.1 beta 4
- iOS 26.1 beta 4 adds new setting to tone down Liquid Glass transparency
- New iOS 26.1 toggle can stop accidental Camera launches
- Apple Vision Pro (M5) review: More than just a spec bump
- Samsung’s Galaxy XR is the first Android XR headset, available now for $1,799
- Galaxy XR is a needed step, but feels dead on arrival [Video]
- Apple announces F1 races are coming exclusively to Apple TV in the US
- New Apple TV and Peacock bundle offers both services at discounted price, including special Apple One perk
- You can now sign up to the Apple TV and Peacock bundle, discount also available for Apple One subscribers
- iPhone Air orders slashed to almost 'end of production' level: Nikkei
- Ming-Chi Kuo on X
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Mayo, have you ever played Power Wash Simulator before? |
| 0:03.5 | I have not played it, but I am aware of it. |
| 0:06.0 | Power Wash Simulator 2 comes out today, and I am very, very excited for it. |
| 0:11.4 | I have been playing the original version ever since I got the Nintendo Switch 2. |
| 0:17.2 | I'd never played it before. |
| 0:18.9 | I played through the entire, like like story process of the first one. |
| 0:23.1 | And now I've just been doing like the DLC and the bonus jobs and stuff. That might be the |
| 0:27.6 | most peaceful and at the same time addictive game that I've ever played. There's just something |
| 0:33.1 | about sitting down on the couch after a hard day's work and clocking into your power washing shift. |
| 0:37.9 | It's like, I don't know what it is about this game, but it's so good, especially on the |
| 0:43.2 | switch. |
| 0:44.0 | It's day job simulator. |
| 0:45.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:45.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:46.6 | I don't know. |
| 0:47.2 | I'm excited for power watch simulator too, but I've been reading about what other people expect and what they're planning. |
| 0:53.5 | It's one of those games where you don't want them to change too much |
| 0:57.5 | just because you're so familiar with the process |
| 0:59.4 | and the current version is so good. |
| 1:01.4 | Like kind of all you want is more content. |
| 1:03.9 | It seems like they have some like gameplay changes and improvements. |
| 1:08.4 | Maybe they've made it even a little bit less stressful. Like if you have, |
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