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The iPadOS and macOS 26 Public Betas
This week, Federico and John share their experiences with iPadOS and macOS 26, which are now available as part of Apple’s public beta program. On AppStories+, Federico and John discuss the state of engagement bait posting about Apple and ho
Gaming Sidekicks: Videogame Companion Apps with Brendon Bigley
This week, John is joined by Brendon Bigley to explore the wide world of videogame companion apps from media trackers to game specific companion apps. On AppStories+, John and Brendon dig into 16 years of App Store history to compile a list
A Secondary Device Check-In
This week, Federico and John explain how they use their secondary systems, which for John is the iPad and for Federico, the Mac. On AppStories+, Federico asks whether technologies like web-based MCP render Apple’s native App Intents irrelev
Imagining Apple’s Next Big Thing
This week, Federico and John share a grab bag of projects we’d like to see Apple pursue from software, to hardware and corporate acquisitions. On AppStories+, Federico and John take their wish list further with a bunch of gadgets they’d lik
Inside our Summertime Review Toolkits
This week, Federico and John reflect on their preparations for the fall review season, how dealing with design changes is different than new features, and explain some of the tools their using for research and writing this year. On AppStori
Our OS 26 Experiments: iPad Podcasting, Reminders, and More
This week, Federico records entirely on his iPad Pro using the new local capture feature in iPadOS 26. He and John discuss how this system feature changes remote podcasting, their experiences and experiments with macOS Tahoe and the new Spo
An iPad Pickle
This week, Federico and John reflect on where the iPad fits within their workflows after the announcement of iPadOS 26. Then, on AppStories+, they explore the potential for an Apple automation renaissance built on the features announced at
A Behind the Scenes Peek at WWDC Week
This week, Federico and John catch listeners up on their whirlwind WWDC week, which was chaotic in the best possible way. On AppStories+, Federico and John get excited about what the WWDC announcements say about the direction of automation
WWDC 2025: A First Look at Everything Apple Announced
For our second WWDC episode of AppStories, Federico and John dig into the details they’ve learned about what was announced by Apple this week at WWDC 2025. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bit
WWDC 2025: The AppStories Interviews with Apple Design Award Winners
For their first WWDC 2025 AppStories episode, Federico and John interview finalists and winners of the Apple Design Award. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every week. To learn m
Sky and Our 2025 Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence WWDC Wishes
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 On AppStorie
Our 2025 macOS and visionOS WWDC Wishes
This week, Federico and John share their WWDC wishes for macOS and visionOS. On AppStories+, John explores how Apple hardware and software got so out of sync when it comes to AI use cases. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus co
Airbnb 2025 Summer Release: An Interview with Jud Coplan and Teo Connor
This week, Federico and John interview Airbnb Vice President of Product Marketing, Jud Coplan, and Vice President of Design, Teo Connor. On AppStories+, Federico explores running LLMs locally on an M3 Ultra Mac Studio. We deliver AppStories
The Swift Student Challenge Interviews and watchOS and tvOS Wishes
This week, Federico and John interview Apple’s VP of Developer Relations, Education, and Enterprise, Susan Prescott, along with Amy Key and Omar Firdaus, Distinguished Swift Student Challenge Winners. Then, they also share their 2025 wishes
Our 2025 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes
This week, Federico and John begin their annual look at what they’d like to see Apple announce at WWDC 2025, starting with iOS and iPadOS 19. On AppStories+, John explains why the recent contempt order entered against Apple is a bigger deal
Tackling Trackers
This week, Federico and John tackle tracking apps. From database apps to media trackers, they consider what makes a good tracking app no matter what you’re tracking. On AppStories+, Federico quizzes John about what’s on his desk, the tech h
How We’re Using AI
This week, Federico and John revisit the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence to describe how they’re using a variety of tools for their everyday workflows. On AppStories+, John shares his theory of the way we’ll look at AI models in
Time for Calendars
This week, Federico and John survey their favorite calendar apps, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each. On AppStories+, Federico shares Shortcuts tips for working with Google’s Gemini API and the highly structured data it returns
Return of the Utility Grab Bag
This week, Federico and John share some of their favorite utility apps, including Amphetamine, Text Lens, Gifski, Folder Peek, Mic Drop, Keka, and Marked. Then, on AppStories+, Federico and John extend their conversation about utilities wit
Pick 3: Automations
This week, Federico and John take listeners on a tour of the wide variety of automations they’ve been working on so far this year, including shortcuts, Claude projects, and Zapier zaps. On AppStories+, Federico and John dig a little deeper
From Dashboard Widgets to Breaking News: Mark Gurman’s Path to Bloomberg
In this special interview episode, Federico and John welcome Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman to discuss his 16-year journey covering Apple. Mark shares how he started as a teenage app developer before joining 9to5Mac and eventually Bloomberg. The c
Shortcuts Utility Apps Revisited
This week, Federico and John explore a collection of Shortcuts helper utilities that extend functionality beyond the built-in system actions, sharing how these apps address gaps in Apple’s Shortcuts implementation across the iPhone, iPad, a
Our Self-Imposed Tech Deadlines
This week, Federico and John share their self-imposed tech deadlines for the hardware and software they use. On AppStories+, Federico and John follow up their tech deadlines with the hardware they expect to add to their setups in 2025. We d
The Missing Middle
This week, Federico and John examine the widening gap between consumer and enterprise apps, asking what happened to prosumer and small business app market. On AppStories+, John doesn’t buy Apple’s explanation of why the iPhone 16e doesn’t h
5 for 5: Five Predictions, Five Years
This week, Federico and John make five app predictions for the next five years covering everything from App Intents and automation to the fate of the App Store. On AppStories+, John talks through a very specific use case for Apple’s new iPh
A Classic Pick 2: Hidden Gems
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John each pick two apps you may or may not have heard of or considered using and explain why you should give them a try. On AppStories+, we extend our picks with several more apps we’ve been testing
Thoughts on Covering AI Our Way
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John say goodbye to the AppStories+ pre-show and hello to the new post-show. Then, for the main event, they update listeners on how MacStories plans to cover AI news and tools. if [appstories] On App
Life Tracking, Journaling, and the Vision Pro with Devon Dundee
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John are joined by Devon Dundee of the Magic Rays of Light podcast to talk about his approaches to life tracking and journaling and how the Apple Vision Pro has become his primary computer. if [appst
Three Browsers Are Better Than One with Matt Birchler
[[audio_player]] This week, for episode 420 Federico and John are joined by Matt Birchler, co-host of Comfort Zone and many other projects to talk about web apps, email, AI, and more. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Matt, John, and Federico
An Apple Intelligence Wish List
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John look ahead to WWDC and beyond to consider how Apple Intelligence could be used to change the way we use our iPhones, iPads, and Macs. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico has grievances abou
