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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Links

• This tool frees up Apple Intelligence storage on macOS, but think twice before using it (9to5mac.com/2026/10/05/this-tool-frees-up-appl…)

• AT&T claims iOS 27.0.1 fixes iPhone 18 Pro Max cellular issues, but users disagree [U] (9to5mac.com/2026/10/02/att-claims-ios-27-0-1-f…)

• Apple confirms iPhone 18 Pro Max AT&T cellular issues, affected devices require hardware replacement (9to5mac.com/2026/10/02/apple-confirms-iphone-1…)

• Report: Apple’s smart home push includes LG-made doorbell, lock, thermostat, more (9to5mac.com/2026/10/06/report-apples-smart-hom…)

• Leaked images reveal Apple’s new Home smart lock, thermostat, more for LG (9to5mac.com/2026/10/07/leaked-images-reveal-ap…)

• Apple’s new Home cameras and doorbell with LG revealed in leaked images (9to5mac.com/2026/10/07/apples-new-home-cameras…)

• Apple’s new ‘second-party’ accessories for Home are bigger than we thought, per leak (9to5mac.com/2026/10/07/apples-new-second-party…)

• Redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED to feature 'significantly lighter' design: report (9to5mac.com/2026/10/04/apple-macbook-pro-redes…)

• Apple reportedly planning second wave of product announcements later this month (9to5mac.com/2026/10/05/apple-reportedly-planni…)

• iOS 27.2 beta 3: Here’s everything new (9to5mac.com/2026/10/06/ios-27-2-beta-3-heres-e…)

• Apple says it’s tightening macOS privacy controls amid the rise of AI agents (9to5mac.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tighteni…)