MBW 1008: Check the Stains - Will the Dynamic Island Move on the iPhone?
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2026
⏱️ 154 minutes
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Summary
Rumors are starting to pick up in 2026, with more information emerging about the upcoming iPhone 18 and M5 MacBook Pros. Could we finally see new Studio Displays this year? And end-to-end encryption for RCS messages could finally be coming to iOS.
- iPhone 18 Pro: Dynamic Island may move to top-left screen corner.
- Some MacBook Pro configurations see up to a two-month delay ahead of possible next-gen M5 MacBook Pro release.
- The icon history of various Apple software.
- New Studio Display or Pro Display XDR spotted in regulatory database.
- Google Gemini-Powered Siri will reportedly have these 7 new features.
- Apple Watch blood sugar monitoring a step closer as new tech launches.
- The Smartlet dual watch band is the most ridiculous Apple Watch accessory yet.
- Apple Vision Pro owners will get a great assortment of classic arcade games in VR soon.
- Red Bull's 2026 Formula 1 launch puts Apple hardware front and center.
- Civilization VII is coming to Apple Arcade.
- As pressure mounts for Apple to pull the X app, xAI says Grok will stop undressing people.
- In case you ever doubted it, Apple Car was real -- reveals Airbnb.
- End-to-end encryption for RCS messages surfaces in iOS 26.3 beta.
- Apple is fighting for TSMC capacity as Nvidia takes center stage.
- Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results
Picks of the Week
- Andy's Pick: Dolly Parton & Trio, with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt
- Stephen's Pick: Aqara U400 Smart Lock UWB
- Jason's Pick: Also the Aqara U400 Smart Lock, but UWB locks in general.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell
Guest: Stephen Robles
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy's here. Jason's here. And Stephen Robles, the bearded |
| 0:06.9 | tutor from beard.fm, is here. And there is a lot to talk about. Rumors galore. Do we believe any of them? |
| 0:14.7 | I don't know. You'll find out. We'll talk about the top paid app store app from China. |
| 0:19.8 | Are you dead? |
| 0:21.3 | And a whole lot more, including some Vision Pro content. |
| 0:25.2 | Yes, indeed. |
| 0:25.8 | All coming up next on Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:31.0 | Podcasts you love. |
| 0:32.6 | From people you trust. |
| 0:35.1 | This is Twit. |
| 0:39.7 | This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 1008, recorded Tuesday, January 20th, 2026. Check the |
| 0:47.6 | stains. |
| 0:49.6 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly, the show we cover the cover, the latest Apple News. |
| 0:54.8 | Hello there, Stephen Robles joining us, sitting in the now vacant Alex Lindsay seat. |
| 1:02.1 | I like your M5 shirt, Mr. Beard, bearded tutor. |
| 1:06.2 | Thank you. |
| 1:06.7 | This is courtesy of the ATP guys. |
| 1:09.0 | So, you know, they always update their um shirts the apple talk |
| 1:12.0 | podcast yes no no no oh wow wow yeah what even local talk adenizine triphosphate podcast oh yes that's it |
| 1:21.6 | okay yeah that's it no i know who they are yeah yeah you know those guys i love it actually it's great |
| 1:27.3 | what is the what is the what is the slashes though that That looks like NASCAR or something, right? It's supposed to be speed. It's like a BMW. It's a BMW reference. Yeah, I drive an I five. I should know better. I drive an I dive and I'm, ah, man, what am I doing? I should know better. Hello, Stephen. Good to see you. Great to be here. |
| 1:46.2 | Thanks for having me. Also here. That's Jason Snell from the from the kibbitzing side of the table. |
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