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597: Our 2026 Wish List

Subtitle: The Room at the Airport Where You Can Get a HugHappy New Year! In this episode, we share some of the things we hope we'll see from Apple in 2026. Also, Jason attacks an emoji. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. New users get $100 in Sentry credits with code upgrade26. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code upgrade50off Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Jason's Goodreads List Happy Mac | Apple Wiki | Fandom 🫂 People Hugging Emoji | Emojipedia Overnight Cinnamon Rolls Recipe | Alton Brown GitHub - daveallie/crosspoint-reader Apple announces sweeping App Store and iPhone changes in Japan - 9to5Mac Daring Fireball: Apple Announces Changes to iOS in Japan for Compliance With the Mobile Software Competition Act Apple settles Brazilian antitrust case with App Store policy overhaul - 9to5Mac Hands-On With a Rough iPhone Fold Mockup - MacRumors Samsung Developing 'Wide Fold' With iPhone Fold-Like Design Ahead of Apple's 2026 Launch - MacRumors Kuo: iPhone Fold Production Challenges Could Limit Supply Next Year - MacRumors Low-Price 12.9-Inch MacBook With A18 Pro Chip Reportedly Launching Early This Year - MacRumors Another AirPods Pro 3 model is coming, with one rumored upgrade - 9to5Mac Wish List: A more flexible Apple display strategy – Six Colors I Turned a $200 iMac Into a $1,600 Studio Display! - Snazzy Labs - YouTube The App Store era must end, and the Mac is the model – Six Colors

596: The 2025 Upgradies

It's time for the 12th Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2025, take the input of many Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. New users get $100 in Sentry credits with code upgrade26. Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Links and Show Notes: List of Nominees (Spoilers Below) Best Overall iOS App Final Cut Camera Mango Baby Carrot Weather Ivory Callsheet Best Newcomer iOS App Tapestry Focus Friend Athlytic Cassette Best Overall Mac App Numbers Mimestream ChatGPT Claude Ice ChatGPT Mimestream Obsidian Things Best Newcomer Mac App Longplay Superwhisper Claude Ice ChatGPT Festivitas Affinity Hyperspace ChatGPT Ghostty Tapestry Best Feature: Best Implementation of a ’26 OS Feature** iPad Multitasking Clipboard History for Mac Private Cloud Compute in Shortcuts Athlytic Liquid Glass iPad Multitasking Call Screening Game of the Year Herdling Donkey Kong Bananza Balatro Clair Obscure Expedition 33 Favourite Movie Thunderbolts* Superman Flow My Old Ass Sinners F1 One Battle After Another Favourite TV Show The Pitt Ludwig Murderbot Pluribus Severance The Studio Favourite Book Moonbound by Robin Sloan Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz Apple in China, by Patrick McGee Ensh*ttification, by Cory Doctorow Everything is Tuburculosis, by John Green Favourite Podcast Connected Crash Course Pods: The Universe Wavefrm The Town Kinda Funny Gamescast The Rest is History Connected Upgrade Favourite Apple Product iPhone 17 Pro AirPods Pro 3  iPhone Air iPad Pro M5 MacBook Air M4 Favourite Non-Apple Product RoboRock vacuum Combustion thermal probe Traeger pellet grill Nintendo Switch 2 Bambu Labs P2S 3D Printer Trmnl E-Ink Display Worst Gadget / Most Disappointing Tech “Sky Blue” MacBook Air XTEINK X4 Cord Cutting Drama AI Liquid Glass Apple Intelligence Most Life-Changing Hardware RoboRock vacuum Combustion thermal probe M4 MacBook Pro and Second Desk Lutron Shades Vtech RM7767HD iPad mini in the Nursery AirPods Pro 3 Apple Watch Nintendo Switch 2 Favourite Tech Story “Larry Ellison’s big dumb gift to his large adult son” - Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge “Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed” Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge Something is Rotten in the State of Cupertino Apple Succession Alan Dye Leaves Apple AI Arms Race Announcement of the Steam Machine Favourite Tech Screw Up Apple gives up on personalized Siri until “the coming year” Jony Ive and Sam Altman share a coffee in SF Apple, Epic, Judge Gonzalez Rogers — Apple losing ability to charge 30%, being held in contempt, etc Apple Intelligence AWS / Cloudflare Outages Liquid Glass Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Record of Previous Winners – Upgradies.com

595: Contrast in the Horse

Subtitle: The 2025 Upgrade Holiday SpecialAfter whipping through a bunch of segments in order to play as many jingles as possible, Myke and Jason celebrate the festive season by aesthetically judging the new icons of macOS Tahoe. Happy holidays to all who celebrate! This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code upgradepod. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Lex's Games by Lex Friedman Adam C. Thomas: Gaming Apple Podcasts - Mastodon Is the iMac Pro coming back? – Six Colors Apple Developing iMac Pro With M5 Max Chip - MacRumors Inside Apple’s iPhone Road Map, From Foldable Screens to Curved Glass Cases — The Information New report claims Apple's 2026-27 iPhone roadmap includes 7 new models | Macworld Samsung Galaxy Z Tri Fold Impressions: NOW It Makes Sense! - MKBHD - YouTube iOS 26.3 Makes It Easier to Switch From iPhone to Android - MacRumors iOS 26.3 Adds Notification Forwarding Option for Third-Party Wearables - MacRumors Apple is forcing iPhones to update to iOS 26 to patch security holes – Six Colors The Twelfth Annual Upgradies Nomination Form Upgrade #526: Journal and Learnal - Relay The Icons We're Judging Daring Fireball: MacOS 26 Tahoe’s Dead-Canary Utility App Icons QuickTime turns 34! Yes, Apple's big bet on 'multimedia' still matters | Macworld Our Final Tier List (Spoilers!)

594: Featuring Crimes

Subtitle: Apple of the YearWe discuss what laptops Apple is expected to release in 2026, Apple's AI parsing of podcasts, that time Jason didn't really almost work for Apple, and weird snacks. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. DeleteMe: Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Gusto: Payroll, HR, Benefits. Simplified. Get 3 months free. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code upgrade50off Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Selena Gomez created this first-ever Oreo flavor | CNN Business Curl - Jonathan Coulton - YouTube Bowser & Blue - The Curling Song Jeff Williams Nominated to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Apple and Google team up to make iPhone and Android switching easier - 9to5Mac EU says easier iPhone-Android switching is proof the DMA is working - 9to5Mac Pluribus becomes Apple TV’s most watched show ever - 9to5Mac The Twelfth Annual Upgradies Nomination Form iPhone 18 Pro Leak Adds New Evidence for Under-Display Face ID - MacRumors Apple Studio Display 2 leak reveals ProMotion, HDR, A19 chip upgrades | Macworld Apple’s next HomePod mini and AirTag upgrades surface in leaked internal code | Macworld Here Are the Four MacBooks Apple Is Expected to Launch Next Year - MacRumors Apple’s 26.2 betas boost iPad multitasking, AI processing – Six Colors Apple Releases iOS 26.2 With Alarms for Reminders, Lock Screen Changes, Enhanced Safety Alerts and More - MacRumors 10 NEW iOS 26.2 Features - Stephen Robles - YouTube macOS Tahoe 26.2 Gets Edge Light Feature for Video Calls - MacRumors Why is RAM so expensive right now? It's way more complicated than you think | TechRadar Upgrade Podcast - YouTube

593: Oops! All Departures

The week everybody left Apple. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code upgradepod. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Udacity: For 40% off your order, head to Udacity.com/UPGRADE and use code UPGRADE Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Broomgate: A Curling Scandal | CBC Podcasts Men with Brooms - Wikipedia After Apple refusal, India makes U-turn on mandatory iPhone app – 9to5mac Apple May Have to Enable Always-On GPS in India - MacRumors Apple's Return to Intel Rumored to Extend to iPhone - MacRumors Apple TV previews new F1 streaming deal, confirms driver onboard cams will be included - 9to5Mac Apple TV on X: "The next chapter of Formula 1 in the US starts March 7. Watch every 2026 Grand Prix, only on Apple TV. https://t.co/qCruMOWoqa" / X Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets - Apple Apple Podcasts names The Rest Is History the 2025 Show of the Year - Apple The Twelth Annual Upgradies Nomination Form Apple’s Top Designer Alan Dye Poached by Meta in Major Coup - Bloomberg In a major coup for someone, Alan Dye leaves Apple – Six Colors Daring Fireball: Bad Dye Job John Giannandrea to retire from Apple - Apple Apple announces executive transitions - Apple Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Johny Srouji at Risk of Leaving Next - Bloomberg Apple Chip Chief Tells Staff He’s Not Leaving ‘Anytime Soon’ - Bloomberg