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About this episode

The episode discusses battery issues with iOS 26.5, troubleshooting tips, and various listener questions about Apple devices.

Your iPhone might be running hot and draining fast — and it’s not just you. Dave and Pilot Pete break down the battery chaos introduced by iOS 26.5, which brought overheating, accelerated drain, and even blocked wired charging on iPhone 17 and Air models. The fix that’s working for most people: disable iCloud Keychain first, run Reset All Settings, then carefully re-enable iCloud sync — otherwise you’ll nuke your Wi-Fi passwords across every device. iOS 26.5.1 is out and should help, but until you’ve updated, your electrons deserve better. You’ll also learn why Apple ID passkeys are locked to Apple’s own keychain with no known path to third-party managers like 1Password or Keeper, and why editing a contact on a modern Mac can somehow peg every CPU core — in 2026, no less. From there, Dave and Pete tackle the full listener mailbag: how to rescue missing contact names from Messages, the right way to boot a MacBook with a broken display into clamshell mode so it actually uses the external monitor, and a deep dive on 5K vs. 4K displays where Dave argues your eyes may not care as much as the pixel-per-inch math suggests. You’ll get smart ideas…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete

Topics covered

• iOS issues
• battery management
• Apple ID passkeys
• Mac troubleshooting
• display technology
• repurposing devices

Keywords

• iPhone overheating
• iCloud sync
• MacBook troubleshooting
• contact management
• display comparison
• iPad repurposing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Claude Code

Products: iPhone 17, iOS 26.5, iCloud Keychain, iOS 26.5.1, MacBook, 4K displays, 5K displays, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, SD card

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