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iFixit opened up the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery.
In a short video, iFixit speculates that the battery inside is the same as the one that’s in the iPhone Air itself. I’m convinced!
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Happy iPhone Day!
The Verge team has spent the week putting Apple’s brand-new lineup through the test — the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air.
Now, Jake, Allison, and Todd have answered the questions you submitted in a live AMA today at 1 PM ET, and you can look below in the comments to see what they had to say.
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This year’s iPhone is more useful, has more storage, and starts at the same price. What’s not to like?
Jacob Kastrenakes
But most people should buy the regular iPhone 17.
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Emma Roth
Apple delays digital IDs.
With the launch of iOS 26, Apple planned to let you create a digital ID with your US passport and store it in its Wallet app, allowing you to pass through TSA checkpoints while traveling within the country. Now, Apple says this feature will be “available in a software update,” as spotted by MacRumors.
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Phew, Apple’s polishing cloth is iPhone 17-compatible after all.
We were all worried when Apple’s cloth didn’t support its new models on day one, but the company must have pushed an OTA update just in time for preorders today. All four new iPhones are supported, plus the three new Watch models.
Apple’s lens math doesn’t add up.
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It’s all part of the plan.
Unsure about the Air or put off by the Pro? Don’t worry: with double the storage, a 120Hz display, and its upgraded selfie camera, the regular iPhone 17 looks like the best of the bunch, and not for the first time.
thewunderbar:
Every few years, Apple decides to make the base iPhone the best phone in the lineup for 99% of people. This is one of those years.
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Andrew Liszewski
iOS 26 can color match your icons to your iPhone case.
Ahead of iOS 26 officially launching on September 15th, the release candidate was made available yesterday and includes a new feature that will automatically change the color of your home screen icons to match your colored Apple MagSafe case, as spotted by MacRumors.
Dominic Preston
Mixed messaging.
Apple had to walk the tightrope of announcing both a stripped back iPhone Air and a souped up iPhone 17 Pro yesterday. If you were paying close attention, you might have come away just a little confused.
Species 8472:
So funny hearing the way they describe the Pro vs. the Air. You only need one camera! You need three cameras! Titanium is so strong! Forget titanium, aluminum is better for thermals!
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Thomas Ricker
Lanyard kickstand.
Here’s a novel take on the kickstand case from none other than Apple’s own Beats. The $59 “Kickstand Case with MagSafe and Camera Control” has an adapter on the lanyard that slides open and “attaches to a magnetic point on the side of the case.” It comes in a variety of colors and fits the new iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max.
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Todd Haselton
OMG it’s so orange.
Allison Johnson walks us through Apple’s new iPhone 17 Pro models. Pre-review don’t-hold-me-to-it hot take: orange iPhone 17 Pro Max over the iPhone Air. ALL. DAY. Going to be so easy to find on my next camping trip. Anyway, I’m but a peasant to our Queen Allison. Here’s what she has to say:
Jay Peters
Here’s our video hands-on of the iPhone Air.
It looks really good on video, but unfortunately, the phone still wobbles on its back even though Apple used a wide camera bump. Can’t have it all, I guess!
Apple’s brand-new, thinnest-ever iPhone will be shipping on September 19th.
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Apple’s thinnest iPhone yet, its most capable wearables, its best AirPods Pro, and a lot more.
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The 2TB iPhone 17 Pro Max costs $1,999.
I heard lots of oooohs and ahhhs from the in-person crowd when Apple announced that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will go up to 2TB of storage. I wonder if all of those people were ready to pony up 2,000 bones?
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