172: iPhone Pocket Launches and iPhone Air 2 Delayed

On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss Apple's new iPhone (macrumors.com/guide/iphone) Pocket accessory, the future of Apple Fitness+, and the iPhone Air (macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-air) 2's delayed launch.

Apple this week announced (macrumors.com/2025/11/11/apple-launches-iphone…) the ‌iPhone‌ Pocket, a 3D-knitted limited edition accessory made in collaboration with Japanese fashion house ISSEY MIYAKE. The accessory is like a stretchy pocket, similar to an iPod Sock, but elongated to form a strap made of a ribbed, elastic textile.

The ‌iPhone‌ Pocket comes in two versions. There's a short strap design (apple.com/shop/product/hs8q2zm/a/iphone-pocket…) available in eight colors for $149.95, and a long strap design (apple.com/shop/product/hs8k2zm/a/iphone-pocket…) in three colors for $229.95. The ‌iPhone‌ Pocket can be used in a variety of ways – handheld, tied onto bags, or worn directly on the body. The limited-edition release is now available on Apple's online store and at select flagship Apple Store (macrumors.com/guide/apple-store) locations worldwide.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (macrumors.com/guide/mark-gurman) recently reported (macrumors.com/2025/11/09/future-of-apple-fitne…) that the future of Apple Fitness+ is "under review." The service apparently suffers from high churn and little revenue, remaining one of the company's "weakest digital offerings."

As a result, Fitness+ is now said to be in the process of receiving new management, with Apple health vice president Sumbul Desai taking control of the service. The health division, now including Apple Fitness+, will report directly to services chief Eddy Cue (macrumors.com/guide/eddy-cue). The reorganization is likely to lead to added pressure to improve the service.

In other news, it emerged this week that Apple's second-generation ‌iPhone Air‌ is to be macrumors.com/2025/11/10/next-generation-iphon… on account of the device's low sales, pushed back from the original target launch of fall 2026. Since the ‌iPhone Air‌ launched in September, there have been a multitude reports of poor sales and significant production cuts (macrumors.com/2025/10/22/iphone-air-supply-cha…). Apple has responded by scaling back shipments and winding down the supply chain, with all production expected to cease by the end of this month.

Apple now plans to introduce a more substantially redesigned ‌iPhone Air‌ 2 model in the future, perhaps alongside the ‌iPhone‌ 18e and iPhone 18 (macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-18) in the spring of 2027. The new device could feature an additional rear camera (macrumors.com/2025/11/06/2026-iphone-air-dual-…) with an ultra-wide lens, vapor-chamber cooling, reduced weight, a larger battery, and a new chip.

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