Developers, Design Awards, and WWDC on the AppleInsider Podcast

It feels like we're seconds away from WWDC, which rumor says will either be feature-packed or very lightweight. In the meantime, Apple is giving out awards and defending the App Store, on the AppleInsider Podcast.

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Links from the Show:

• Millions of apps were denied by Apple in 2024 amid fraud crackdown
• Apple Design Award winners for 2025 include Balatro, Watch Duty
• Apple teases OS redesign with new 'Sleek peek' splash page tagline
• Five more iOS 26 features leak from a reliable source
• AirPods expected to gain new head gestures, Camera Control revival
• How to watch WWDC 2025 on iPhone, Mac, Apple TV & web
• Lighter than normal WWDC expected without significant Apple Intelligence upgrades
• Siri Chatbot prototype nears ChatGPT quality, but hallucinates more than Apple wants
• macOS 26 rumored to be called 'Tahoe'
• Apple appeals against EU mandate that it freely share its technology
• Apple appeal to pause injunction enforcement allowing external linking fails
• visionOS 26 may eventually offer full support for PlayStation VR2 spatial controllers

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:12) - Switch 2
• (08:05) - WWDC
• (12:53) - Apple relations
• (36:33) - Apple Design Awards
• (48:48) - iOS 26
• (52:45) - Apple in China book
• (56:19) - visionOS