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AppStories - Ep. 438 - 38 minutes

Sky and Our 2025 Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence WWDC Wishes

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This week, John shares his first impressions of Sky, the alpha AI-powered Mac automation app from the creators of Workflow and Shortcuts and then he and Federico share their Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence wishes for WWDC 2025

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John’s First Impressions of Sky

Our Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence Wishes

  • Opening Apple’s AFM Model to Developers
  • An AI-Based Shortcuts Assistant
  • Third-Party Integrations in Apple Intelligence
  • Search Shortcuts Based on Action
  • Support for Local Models on Mobile Devices with a Unified Framework
  • A Shortcuts Visualizer
  • AFM Shortcuts Actions
  • Open Up Shortcuts to MCP

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Federico Viticci
Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.
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John Voorhees
John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico. John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.
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@johnvoorhees.macstories.net
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