Hands on with iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Watch Series 9

Benjamin and Chance share their hands-on experiences with Apple’s latest hardware: the Apple Watch Series 9 and iPhone 15 Pro. Plus, macOS Sonoma brings some cool new features to the Mac, and the first iOS 17.1 developer seed is released, kicking off a whole new beta cycle.

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Chance Miller

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Benjamin Mayo

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Links

• Apple releases macOS Sonoma with interactive desktop widgets, Game Mode, new wallpapers, much more
• iOS 17.1 beta 1: New Apple Music and AirDrop features, more
• Apple Wallet app can now show current account balances from UK banks
• Apple was working on stock trading service for iPhone users, plans put on hold after the market tanked
• Apple explains why only revised AirPods Pro 2 support lossless audio from Vision Pro
• iPhone 15 can locate your friends up to 60 meters away with Precision Finding [Video]
• Hands-on: Unboxing the new iPhone 15 Pro Max in Natural Titanium [Gallery]
• iPhone 15 Pro overheating problems caused by design compromises, Kuo says
• iPhone 15 overheating reports, with temperatures as high as 116F
• iPhone 15 Pro design once again blamed for causing overheating