Get ready for the M5 iPad Pro — and R.I.P. Dynamic Island (CultCast #705)

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This week, Sam Henri Gold joins Leander and Griffin to talk iOS 26 Beta 2, future iPhones without a screen cutout, folding iPads, M5 iPads and more!

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This week’s stories:

iPhone may not get rid of its camera cutout for 5 years

• The gradual process of reducing the size of the iPhone screen cutout allegedly won’t be complete until 2030.

Get a sneak peek at the entire iPhone 17 series

• Don’t wait until September to see the four models in the iPhone 17 series. Rumors include a “glamour shot” of them posing for the camera.

iPadOS 26 paves the way for super-size folding iPad

• iPadOS 26 is a huge step toward Apple making a folding iPad, while the company shows no interest in putting macOS on a foldable tablet.

Why you should expect an M5 iPad Pro this fall

• Components for the M5 iPad Pro are already in production, and the next generation of Apple’s tablet could be mere moths away.

iOS 26 beta 2: All the new features and changes

• iOS 26 beta 2 brings subtle refinements, visual tweaks. and small usability improvements. Find out everything that’s new here.

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Apple Intelligence (00:01:54)

3. iPhone screen cutouts (00:14:33)

4. iPhone 17 mockups (00:20:22)

5. Folding iPad + iPadOS 26 (00:28:22)

6. M5 iPad Pro (00:37:05)

7. iOS 26 beta 2 (00:46:38)