In 2014, Apple put U2 on everyone’s iPhones — and that wasn’t the only drama to come from one event. With iPhone 16 on the way, CNET’s Bridget Carey looks back on the awkward Apple moments from a decade ago.
Read Bridget’s full article here:
0:00 Apple’s Rough iPhone Launch 10 Years Ago
1:24 Bendgate and the Thinnest iPhone
2:45 iOS 8 Released and Quickly Updated
3:39 Tim Cook Debuts First Apple Watch(es)
5:35 Apple Pay on the Subway
6:17 U2 Finds Some Days Are Better Than Others
8:11 Did U2 Ruin Freebies Forever?
9:15 All The Music That You Can’t Leave Behind
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@NathanButcher15
August 23, 2024 at 10:44 am
I’m an Apple boy, but love how you always say it as it is! ❤ Apple needs more criticism.
@mikeshafer
August 23, 2024 at 10:59 am
I think Apple should make an Apple ring that still works with Apple pay, 2FA, and tracks my steps and sleep etc. Very simple. I love my Apple Watch but I don’t like wearing it every day or at night.
@BridgetCarey
August 23, 2024 at 11:31 am
Same!
@SleepyPossums
August 23, 2024 at 11:09 am
I’m curious if you’ll really miss wireless earbuds, and if navigating that old iPod Mini will still be novel after the simplicity of making playlists on our phones?
@BridgetCarey
August 23, 2024 at 11:29 am
I still have my old Sansa mp3 player and listening to everything loaded on it is a form of time travel. I’m determined to give a “new” iPod a whirl.
@SleepyPossums
August 23, 2024 at 11:44 am
@@BridgetCarey I remember the Sansa! Some made fun of classmates for having one and not an iPod in my high school. Not that it really did anything different 😂
Enjoy the time travel! Remember to reach 88mph! 😉
@gregp.7148
August 23, 2024 at 11:36 am
Just got in my hands that square 2”x2” all-screen iPod mini after many years and it’s still working great!
@kaiwind
August 23, 2024 at 12:13 pm
Hahah I bought an iPod touch 512gb before they were gone too!
@CitizenEldar
August 23, 2024 at 12:17 pm
I’ve personally refurbished a couple of iPod Classics and attempted to refurbish a 1st gen Nano (need a bit more practice with those). It’s fun and using my own old 30 gig Classic from time to time brings back a lot of memories
@Zzero2001
August 23, 2024 at 1:04 pm
iPhone’s are NOT toys. USE YOUR BRAIN and don’t put it under pressure. Here’s an idea! Take care of your stuff.
@adrianrotar
August 23, 2024 at 1:25 pm
1:43 *diagonal 😂
@kris_torres
August 23, 2024 at 1:43 pm
I got the U2 reference at the very end of this video. 😅
@MrRapmaster19
August 23, 2024 at 1:52 pm
Unpopular opinion: the iPhone 6 is still the undisputed king of the ugliest iPhone crown
@beldub01
August 23, 2024 at 1:54 pm
Most people I know dont carry wallets day to day anymore, or use cash
@ylihao
August 23, 2024 at 2:22 pm
7:39 Did not expect to see young Bridget here lol
@foilpainterfantasyartist1711
August 23, 2024 at 2:55 pm
I still have my iPod which I just recently found and it still works as I remember what songs I had back then
@hitf5
August 23, 2024 at 3:49 pm
Love seeing BC with an iPod. Looking forward to hearing how it works out. It’s a solid idea – going back to a device that is simply a music player – that’s it! Plug in your headphones (no wireless here) and you are good to go. No worrying about WiFi or cellular to stream, no issues with skipping music or signing into anything to listen, no distracting notifications. Just listen. But, and this is a big but…how to manage the music? iTunes is no longer a thing. Does Apple Music even do anything like transferring music to it? So while it awesome that you can purchase refurbished iPods, the question is, is the company doing this also providing any solutions on the software side? Do we need to install a virtual machine so that we can get an old bootlegged copy of iTunes to run? Also, BC has not aged at all and is even more gorgeous now…just sayin.
@onebadn8
August 23, 2024 at 3:56 pm
Holy crap! That iPod thing is too funny. Earlier this summer I dug out my original first gen iPod video and started listening to it in my car. The nostalgia of going back to those songs from the late 90s and early 00s has been bringing back so many good memories from high school and college, the Napster years, limewire, and more. You should definitely do a video on how ipoding again works for you.
@brandondmatthews
August 23, 2024 at 4:31 pm
I was working for Apple during this time. I handled the phone calls about U2. Whew!
@DarenLee
August 23, 2024 at 4:50 pm
Anyone wondered came across the U2 album thinking when we purchased it?
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August 23, 2024 at 5:39 pm
My best favorite YouTube person! ♡
@Willy-Wacker
August 23, 2024 at 5:46 pm
I’ve been using an ipod to disconnect and to ensure I don’t loose music.
One of the most annoying things from streaming services is when that song you like is not there anymore… it’s a bit more inconvenient than streaming but it helps me disconnect and gives me peace of mind my music library is there.
The ipod classic is the best way to go imo
@MB-pq6yy
August 23, 2024 at 6:19 pm
This is a great video! Ms. Carey is a delight. Thanks.
@jakeva9802
August 23, 2024 at 6:22 pm
You forgot Apple Maps.
@richv1893
August 23, 2024 at 6:31 pm
Never going to forgive U2 or Apple for placing that damn album in my library. Bring back music ownership, hate this music subscription crap.
@Sted1000
August 23, 2024 at 7:19 pm
I remember getting it on my iPod Touch which I still carry with me because I prefer to actually possess music. So much so that I’ve repurposed my previous phone into a media player
I am keeping faith that enough people choose to keep their music separate that the iPod makes a return
@johnj596
August 23, 2024 at 8:07 pm
The schematics of the new Apple Watch 10 are available to the public and it’s almost identical to the current models. They have the same bands, they are just bigger.
@beachbumsailordude
August 23, 2024 at 9:28 pm
UM yeah! Those of us who spent 20+ years building massive and expensive CD libraries and then a year or two ripping MP3’s from them haven’t given up that format. We already have the music we like. it’s already on our devices. it’s backed up in multiple places. We don’t have to pay a monthly service fee. We can rerip it again if there is ever a need. One final and most important point is that NOBODY and I mean NOBODY is going to wake up one day and decide they are pulling their content away from us.