Apple OS redesigns, Apple Watch sales decline, smart glasses plans advance

Benjamin and Chance talk about everything Apple in the run-up to WWDC, including news that watchOS and tvOS should also expect major design changes this cycle. Also, Chance used his phone as his ID at the airport, Apple’s smart glasses plans advance and Apple Watch sales are reportedly struggling. 

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Links

• Apple needs to step on the gas for better EV support in CarPlay
• Apple Watch and Apple TV operating systems to receive major design changes at WWDC alongside iOS 19
• Apple reportedly planning to introduce Meta Ray-Ban style smart glasses around 2027
• Apple's AI glasses are coming sooner than we thought
• Apple Music launches Sound Therapy, a new ‘audio wellness’ feature
• Apple Watch in significant global decline for two years now
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