Apple’s new phones are here

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/installer-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 143, your guide to the best and <em>Verge</em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, I've been devouring every <a href="https://apple.sjv.io/c/482924/435031/7613?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fiphone-duo"><strong>iPhone Duo</strong></a> video I can find, clicking on the wonderful websites nominated for this year's <a href="https://tinyawards.net/vote/?2026"><strong><em>Tiny Awards</em></strong></a>, catching up on the excellent <a href="https://www.capcom-games.com/onimusha/ws/en-us/"><strong><em>Onimusha: Way of the Sword</em></strong></a>, reading <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/wildwood-colin-meloy?variant=32206688124962"><strong><em>Wildwood</em></strong></a><strong> </strong>ahead of the <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/791523-wildwood?language=en-US">upcoming movie</a>, watching the new <a href="https://taskmaster.tv/"><strong><em>Taskmaster</em></strong></a> series, coming to grips with Link's new look in the <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-switch-2/"><strong><em>Ocarina of Time</em></strong></a> remake, and fixing the flat tire on my toddler's stroller. I'm very proud of that …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/994218/apple-iphone-18-pro-airpods-5-meta-muse-ai-sony-headphones">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>