Oct 6th 2026
MacBreak Weekly 1045
The iCup Specialist
Will We Finally See an Apple Smart Home Device?
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We could finally see Apple launch new smart home products this month. iPhone Duo apparently has a 'replaceable' folding display layer to help minimize crease visibility. Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS. And Apple's latest AirPods, AirPods 5, get a better reparability score from iFixit!... from 0 to 2.
- Apple is finally ready to enter its next big category: the smart home.
- 'Get Ready' to pre-order the iPhone Duo starting October 12.
- Apple says iPhone Duo has ‘replaceable’ folding display layer to minimize crease.
- iPhone Duo inner display has a replaceable $19 top layer.
- Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video.
- iCup Supply Specialist.
- iOS 27.2 adds new Messages feature that’s already a favorite.
- iPhone 18 Pro Max cameras are Apple's best yet, but only when you squint.
- Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS.
- iFixit teardown of the new AirPods 5 reveals first real repairability improvement.
- Apple & American Academy of Pediatrics team up for new Screen Time guide.
- Watch Elton John give the first-ever performance at Apple Music Hall.
- Apple's $634 million Apple Watch patent bill just got even bigger.
- Don't change the subject, Apple tells OpenAI over its lawsuit.
- Apple Music is getting a new logo.
- Ron Johnson "Shop Different" review.
Picks of the Week
- Christina's Pick: VMPal
- Leo's Picks: Mac Studio Server & Hermes Conduit
- Andy's Pick: True Lemon Packets
- Jason's Pick: The Universe, Controlled
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Links
- Apple Is Finally Ready to Enter Its Next Big Category: the Smart Home
- Apple’s HomePad smart home hub launching on Oct 13 with iMac G4 design – Bloomberg
- Get Ready' to pre-order the iPhone Duo starting October 12
- Apple says iPhone Duo has ‘replaceable’ folding display layer to minimize crease
- iPhone Duo inner display has a replaceable $19 top layer
- Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video
- iCup Supply Specialist
- iOS 27.2 adds new Messages feature that’s already a favorite
- iPhone 18 Pro Max cameras are Apple's best yet, but only when you squint
- Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS
- Apple Announces Plan to Impose New Full Disk Access Controls on Mac Developers
- iFixit teardown of the new AirPods 5 reveals first real repairability improvement
- AirPods 5 Are the Least Unrepairable AirPods Yet
- Apple & American Academy of Pediatrics team up for new Screen Time guide
- Watch Elton John give the first-ever performance at Apple Music Hall
- Apple's $634 Million Apple Watch Patent Bill Just Got Even Bigger
- Don't change the subject, Apple tells OpenAI over its lawsuit
- Apple Music Is Getting a New Logo
- Ron Johnson "Shop Different" review
- VMPal
- Mac Studio Server
- Hermes Conduit
- True Lemon Packets
- The Universe, Controlled