FedericoThis week on MacStories Unwind, John and Federico have new Apple Watches, John wonders where Shortcuts is heading, Federico has a prediction, and they both share an update on the TV and games they’re enjoying.
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Beta Train Dilemmas, Journaling Decisions, and AI in Everyday Life
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: With the iPhone Duo on the horizon, a member raised the question of what happens when your current phone’s beta software is ahead of the version on its replacement. (Link) A question about moving years of Day One entries into Apple Journal sparked a conversation about app...
This Week on MacStories Podcasts
This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week Federico shares thoughts from his review of iOS and iPadOS 27. Then in the AppStories+ post-show, he explains how he used agents to support the production of the review and Club MacStories extras. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify YouTube NPC: Next Portable Console...
Previously, On MacStories
The iPhone 18 Pro Camera: Apple Reference Image and Tyler Stalman’s Review Chance Miller on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 ChatGPT Is Surprisingly Thorough at Planning Running Routes Our Favorite Indie Apps for iOS 27, Vol. 1 TestFlight Fixes and Wishes watchOS 27: The MacStories Review macOS 27: The MacStories Review Our...
AppStories Scheduling
I wanted to give everyone a heads up that due to scheduling conflicts, we’ve moved AppStories+ to Monday, September 21 alongside the regular version of the show. We should be back to the regular schedule the following week. – John...
The Apple Game Controller I’ve Always Wanted
Remember when gaming on the Apple TV meant holding the Siri Remote sideways? Those were the good old days of gaming on the Apple TV circa 2015. With rumors circulating that Apple (or Beats) is working on a game controller, I thought I’d revisit why this is something I’ve wanted for over a decade now,...
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Interesting Links
AI safety has been in the news a lot lately with the heads of multiple frontier labs calling for a slowdown of model development. Hayden Field of The Verge has an excellent overview of why Silicon Valley is freaking out and where things may be heading. (Link) There were already rumors that Apple’s M7...
App Radar
John: Flighty Flighty, which supports the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, was updated with a few interesting features this week. First, the app’s Dynamic Island integration has been updated to show a departure countdown in the compact version of the view. The gate badge and in-flight progress graphics have been updated and now support...