Why Are Some iPhones Turning Pink?

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Marques Brownlee

Leisure, Technology, News, Hobbies, Tech News

4.7 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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It was a headlines in a hat week because there was just so much to talk about! First, we get into the new Galaxy XR headset from Samsung and Google before talking about why some iPhones 17 Pro are turning pink. We also talked about the new Liquid Glass beta, the ChatGPT Atlas browser, and the AWS outage before getting into trivia. Enjoy! Links: MKBHD - Android XR video: https://youtu.be/az5QL_NLBvg?si=k9779Ar8zAIfC-E7 MKBHD - M5 Apple Vision Pro video: https://youtu.be/rU9aqBv0YdY?si=g5fMXWYPpUZfJl_A Waveform - ICANN and the 7 keys to the internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26WvISI14g0 Reddit - Pink iPhone thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/iPhone17Pro/comments/1o9ynrs/my_cosmic_orange_iphone_17_pro_is_turning_pink/?share_id=jIF7nlwCqxYBOL82Fpd8h 9to5Mac - Pink iPhone: https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/21/viral-rose-gold-iphone-17-pro-discoloration/ OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/ Apple TV x F1: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/ Verge - Color e-ink photo frame: https://www.theverge.com/tech/803173/aura-e-ink-digital-photo-frame Verge - Liquid Glass Beta: https://www.theverge.com/news/802963/apple-liquid-glass-ios-26-1-beta-tint-option Verge - SpaceX launches 10,000th satellite: https://www.theverge.com/news/802509/starlink-launches-10000th-internet-satellite Waveform - New Space Race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcbkn6LQlbE Music provided by Epidemic Sound Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	300 sensors.
0:03.0	Over a million data points per second.
0:06.0	How does F1 update their fans with every stat in real time?
0:10.0	AWS is how.
0:13.0	From fastest laps to strategy calls,
0:15.0	AWS puts fans in the pit.
0:19.0	It's not just racing, it's data-driven innovation at 200 miles per hour.
0:25.4	AWS is how leading businesses power next-level innovation.
0:30.1	Morning, Zoe.
0:31.1	Jeff Bridges.
0:31.9	Why are you still living above our garage?
0:33.7	I want to be in a T-Mobile commercial like you.
0:36.0	Teach me, Saldana.
0:37.2	I couldn't possibly. At T-Mobile, get the new iPhone 17 Pro on them. It's designed to be the most powerful iPhone yet and has the ultimate pro camera system. Impressive. Let me try. At T-Mobile, you can save up to 20% versus the other big guys. You heard that T-Mobile is the best place to get the new iPhone 17 Pro on us with eligible trade-in
0:55.6	in any condition. Check them out to see how much you could say first to the other big guys at team mobile.com slash switch. And I was like, well, you know what? This isn't such a big deal because I'll spend the money that I have on a new one to give to him. But if I find it, I get a new toy. Did you ever find it?
1:11.2	I did.
1:11.7	It was hanging, it was hanging on like the side handle of the car.
1:16.4	That's like some toy story.
1:18.5	That's some toy story.
1:20.0	You actually left it at a pizza joint and it was just trying to get back into the car.
1:25.4	Optimus was like, I'm finally getting that.
1:31.2	Yeah. into the car. Optimus was like, I'm finally getting that. Yeah, what is up?
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