Pick a Pair: New Apps We’re Using

This week, Federico and John share apps they’re trying for the first time, including a calendar app, a text editor, a snippets utility, and more.

Then on AppStories+, John shares his first impressions of Xcode 26.3.

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Pick a Pair: New Apps We’re Using

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Codex

Snippety

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AppStories+ Post-Show

Apple’s Xcode 26.3 Release Candidate Adds Agentic Coding Tools for Developers

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