Ashish Chanchlani hilariously predicted Apple’s wild pocket accessory / AI-Generated Image
Every few months, the internet chooses a new prophet. Sometimes it’s a K-pop fan account, sometimes it’s a guy reviewing sandwiches, and sometimes, as this week proves, it’s Ashish Chanchlani circa 2019, yelling into a camera about Apple accessories.Yes, welcome to the latest trending saga: a resurfaced clip of Ashish joking about Apple launching bizarre, overpriced add-ons has gone viral, all because Apple actually released one — the now-infamous iPhone Pocket, a $150–$230 knitted phone sock that looks like something you’d lose in a hostel laundry room.And suddenly, Ashish isn’t just a comedian. He’s the Nostradamus of Tech Bros.
The 2019 joke that time-traveled into 2025
Let’s paint the picture.Back in 2019, a simpler era when TikTok was still Musical.ly’s cooler cousin and Apple still had home buttons to spare — Ashish Chanchlani made one of his classic rants about the brand’s obsession with “premium accessories.”
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He joked that Apple could one day sell something utterly ridiculous and still have people line up for it. Like a tiny pouch. A fancy cover. Something stupidly small, but stupidly expensive.The audience laughed. He laughed. Nobody expected the universe to take notes. And yet here we are: 2025, Apple drops a sock with a strap and calls it innovation.Cue the internet screaming: “ASHISH WARNED US.”
Apple Pocket: The most expensive sock
The iPhone Pocket, or as Twitter likes to call it, “That $230 Designer Sock” comes in two versions:
- Short Strap: $149.95 (roughly ₹13,000)
- Long Strap: $229.95 (roughly ₹20,400)
It’s a 3D-knitted crossbody sleeve made with Miyake Design Studio. Minimalist. Fashionable. Very “SoHo errands after Pilates.”It also looks like something your grandmother could knit in 45 minutes while gossiping about the neighbours.
Who is Ashish Chanchlani?
Ashish Chanchlani is one of India’s biggest YouTubers, boasting over 30 million subscribers and a reputation for chaotic, hyper-relatable comedy sketches about everyday Indian life. Known for his loud, expressive style and viral characters, he turned YouTube into his personal stage long before creators became mainstream stars. His 2019 video joking about Apple’s obsession with pricey accessories has resurfaced now that the company has actually released a $230 “iPhone Pocket,” leading fans to crown him the accidental tech predictor of the moment.
‘Bro predicted the future’
Once someone stitched Ashish’s 2019 video with a screenshot of Apple’s new pocket, the internet took exactly 0.2 seconds to crown him:
- “The Prophet has spoken”
- “Apple owes this man royalties”
- “Bro said it as a joke but Tim Cook said: say no more.”
The best part? Ashish didn’t even predict a specific product. He just predicted Apple being Apple — and that was enough to be right.
The full-circle moment
This is the cultural sweet spot: a harmless, nostalgic video → a wildly overpriced product → a meme fusion that gives the whole world something to laugh about. In a time when the news cycle feels like an escape room designed by chaos, this story is a gift. It’s proof that the internet can momentarily drop its drama and come together to collectively roast a tech giant.Also, you have to admit: the idea that a 2019 joke evolved into a 2025 Apple product is peak cosmic comedy.
Will Ashish predict anything else?
At this point, the man needs to be careful.bIf he jokes about Apple selling:
- a $500 air-freshener,
- a $900 shoelace,
- or a $1,200 “Bluetooth breathing optimizer,”…Wall Street will take it seriously.
