The Talk Show With John Gruber

448: ‘Twins Named John’, With Stephen Hackett

Montag, 1. Juni 2026 · 1 h 51

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Stephen Hackett returns to the show to help me make sense of a problem that is hard even to describe, let alone solve, regarding Apple One, family sharing, a separate Media & Purchasing account, and iCloud storage space. Also: what we’re expecting from WWDC 2026.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good (podsearch.david-smith.org/shows/11).

Links:

• Cross Forward (crossforward.com/about.html) — David Smith’s suite of iOS apps, where Stephen is now managing director.

• 512 Pixels (512pixels.net).

• Connected (relay.fm/connected) — The weekly podcast Stephen co-hosts with Myke Hurley and Federico Viticci.

• Apple Support:
• Migrate purchases from one Apple Account to another Apple Account (support.apple.com/en-us/117294).

• What happens to your iCloud storage when you sign up for Apple One (support.apple.com/en-us/108104).

• Stephen’s post on the restrictions around Apple Account migration (512pixels.net/2025/02/apple-updates-purchase-m…).

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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