Why Are Some iPhones Turning Pink?

WVFRM Podcast

  • Oct 24, 2025
  • 1:29:31
  • Full Episode

It was a headlines in a hat week because there was just so much to talk about! First, we get into the new Galaxy XR headset from Samsung and Google before talking about why some iPhones 17 Pro are turning pink. We also talked about the new Liquid Glass beta, the ChatGPT Atlas browser, and the AWS outage before getting into trivia. Enjoy!

Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:29 Galaxy XR 13:47 Pink iPhone updates 27:15 OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas browser 40:18 Liquid Glass beta 46:52 Ads 47:07 AWS outage 54:25 Aura e-ink photo frames 01:03:57 Apple Vision Pro M5 01:12:03 T-Mobile (Sponsored) 01:12:36 Pixel Superfans beta testing new phones 01:19:25 SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink 01:24:51 Trivia

Links: MKBHD - Android XR video: https://youtu.be/az5QL_NLBvg?si=k9779Ar8zAIfC-E7 MKBHD - M5 Apple Vision Pro video: https://youtu.be/rU9aqBv0YdY?si=g5fMXWYPpUZfJl_A MetaversePhilosopher - Apple Vision Pro Dino demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31VkL_iPXkM Waveform - ICANN and the 7 keys to the internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26WvISI14g0 Reddit - Pink iPhone thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/iPhone17Pro/comments/1o9ynrs/my_cosmic_orange_iphone_17_pro_is_turning_pink/?share_id=jIF7nlwCqxYBOL82Fpd8h 9to5Mac - Pink iPhone: https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/21/viral-rose-gold-iphone-17-pro-discoloration/ OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/ Apple TV x F1: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/ Verge - Color e-ink photo frame: https://www.theverge.com/tech/803173/aura-e-ink-digital-photo-frame Verge - Liquid Glass Beta: https://www.theverge.com/news/802963/apple-liquid-glass-ios-26-1-beta-tint-option Verge - SpaceX launches 10,000th satellite: https://www.theverge.com/news/802509/starlink-launches-10000th-internet-satellite Waveform - New Space Race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcbkn6LQlbE

Music provided by Epidemic Sound

Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com

Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC

Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Brief Summary

The episode discusses Samsung Galaxy XR, pink iPhone issues, AWS outage, and Google Pixel super fan testing.

Key points

  • Galaxy XR Launch. Samsung's Galaxy XR is a premium headset competing with Vision Pro, priced at $1799.
  • Pink iPhone Update. A Reddit post reveals iPhone 17 Pro Max turning pink, sparking curiosity and theories.
  • Apple TV's Formula 1 Deal. Apple TV subscription will be the only way to watch Formula 1 in the US.
  • Chat GPT Atlas Launch. OpenAI launches a new browser called Chat GPT Atlas, aiming to compete in the browser wars.
  • AI Overview Issues. The speaker criticizes Google's AI overview feature for providing incorrect information.
  • Liquid Glass Tint in iOS 26. iOS 26 introduces a new liquid glass tint feature, raising questions about its purpose.

Tension

30/ 100Low tension

More from WVFRM Podcast