Apple home event imminent, OLED MacBook Pro details, Full Disk Access changes

Benjamin and Chance talk about this week’s Apple news, ahead of a bevy of product announcements coming later this month. Apple is reportedly partnering with LG on a range of smart home accessories, and changes are coming to Full Disk Access permissions. Note: This episode was recorded before Apple officially announced its ‘Welcome home’ event.

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• Apple’s new ‘second-party’ accessories for Home are bigger than we thought, per leak
• Redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED to feature 'significantly lighter' design: report
• Apple reportedly planning second wave of product announcements later this month
• iOS 27.2 beta 3: Here’s everything new
• Apple says it’s tightening macOS privacy controls amid the rise of AI agents