Powerbeats Pro 2 hands-on review, Android Apple TV app launches

Benjamin and Chance talk about the long-awaited launch of the Apple TV app on Android, Apple partners with Alibaba for AI in China, and Apple adds a better-late-than-never feature for merging Apple Accounts. Also, Chance kicks off the show with a hands-on review of the brand new Powerbeats Pro, with heart rate monitoring.

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Links

• Follow-up from Steve Troughton-Smith (mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/1139587024075…)

• Review: Powerbeats Pro 2 tick all the boxes with heart rate monitoring, slimmer design, H2 chip, more (9to5mac.com/2025/02/11/powerbeats-pro-2-review)

• The Apple TV app is now available on Android: watch Apple TV+ and MLS Season Pass (9to5mac.com/2025/02/12/apple-tv-app-on-android)

• Hands-on: Apple TV finally comes to Android phones, tablets (9to5google.com/2025/02/12/apple-tv-android-app…)

• Alibaba chairman officially announces Apple partnership to bring iPhone AI to China (9to5mac.com/2025/02/13/alibaba-chairman-offici…)

• Report: Apple strikes deal to bring AI to China, rejects DeepSeek option (9to5mac.com/2025/02/11/report-apple-strikes-de…)

• iPhone 16 sees stronger sales than iPhone 15—thanks to Apple Intelligence? (9to5mac.com/2025/01/30/iphone-16-sees-stronger…)

• Apple now lets users migrate purchases between Apple Accounts (9to5mac.com/2025/02/11/apple-migrate-purchases…)

• Here’s why Tim Cook says not to worry about huge iPhone miss in China (9to5mac.com/2025/01/30/heres-why-tim-cook-says…)

• These Apple product announcements coming across next few weeks (9to5mac.com/2025/02/11/apple-product-announcem…)

• (AFTER we recorded the episode): Apple teases special product launch coming February 19 (9to5mac.com/2025/02/13/apple-teases-special-pr…)