How the Apple Vision Pro has and has not moved forward in two years, plus what's going on with Gemini and Siri, and what comes after the iPhone Fold, on the AppleInsider Podcast.
It's a week of looking back, forward, but as it turns out, not suspiciously. For despite reports of Apple and Google making contradictory statements about the tie-up between Siri and Gemini, the truth turns out to be plain and simple — and look fine.
But as we wait for the actual results of that deal, there is also the fact that it's now two entire years since the Apple Vision Pro came out. One of your hosts remains a supporter, but perhaps less of a fan, and wonders what Apple's plan for the device can be.
Apple has lots of plans. Reportedly one of them concerns what it will do if the expected iPhone Fold is a success — it will make more folding devices.
Specifically, it's said that Apple is looking to build a flip folding phone, an iPhone Fold that opens and closes like a clamshell instead of a book. But we're at the stage where the first iPhone Fold should be entering manufacturing, and there's a surprising lack of the leaks we usually see from the supply chain.
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