This week on AppStories, Federico and John share their summertime app and automation experiments. 🎧 https://apple.co/45Al5Z1 📺 https://youtu.be/pRS2k3m7li8?si=0TvH75EJCSzCF7uM
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A weekly MacStories podcast about the world of apps for Apple devices. Hosted by @viticci.macstories.net and @johnvoorhees.macstories.net. https://appstories.net
A new episode of AppStories is out! Summer Projects: Automation, Email, and Dictation – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/496/
Summer Projects: Automation, Email, and Dictation
This week on AppStories, Federico and John cover the app and agent experiments they're both running. On AppStories+, John explores the sort of rapid workflow iteration enabled by agents. Also available on YouTube here. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every week. To learn more about
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This week on AppStories, Federico and John share their summertime app and automation experiments. 🎧 https://apple.co/45Al5Z1 📺 https://youtu.be/pRS2k3m7li8?si=0TvH75EJCSzCF7uM
A new episode of AppStories is out! Open Minis Turns iOS into an Agent Playground – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/495/
Open Minis Turns iOS into an Agent Playground
This week on AppStories, John and Federico discuss the changing face of the AI-fueled App Store and questionable changes made to TestFlight before going into the nerdiest details of Open Minis, an iOS app that brings desktop-class agents onto the iPhone and iPad. Then on AppStories+, Federico and John explore Cmux, a Mac terminal app
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On AppStories oday, Federico and John cover Siri AI - what works, what doesn't, and where it's heading. 🎧 https://apple.co/4wftRaJ 📺 https://youtu.be/ZaFfbQhDOkM And, for AppStories+ subscribers, they goo deeper into the macOS, iOS, and iPadOS 27 betas. https://www.macstories.net/appstories-plans/
A new episode of AppStories is out! All About Siri AI – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/494/
All About Siri AI
This week, on AppStories, Federico and John look at what Siri AI is good at, where it needs improvement, and where it might be heading. On AppStories+, the conversation expands to Federico and John's experiences with the betas of macOS Golden Gate, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27. Also available on YouTube here. We deliver AppStories+
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A new episode of AppStories is out! Fable 5 and OpenAI’s Curious ChatGPT Update – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/493/
Fable 5 and OpenAI’s Curious ChatGPT Update
This week on AppStories, Federico and John look at our experiences with Claude Fable 5 and how they differ from other models and break down the controversial changes made by OpenAI to its Mac's ChatGPT app. Then on AppStories+, John and Federico contrast their experiences with Fable 5 and OpenAI's new family of GPT 5.6
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A new episode of AppStories is out! Email Survival Guide – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/492/
Email Survival Guide
This week on AppStories, Federico and John talk about the 10+ email apps they've used over the years and how their strategies for dealing with recent spikes in email volume has caused them to change their approaches. On AppStories+, Federico and John update listeners on their summertime agentic coding projects. Also available on YouTube here.
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A new episode of AppStories is out! Are AI Aggregators Worth It? – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/491/
Are AI Aggregators Worth It?
This week on AppStories, This week, Federico and John talk about the state of AI aggregator apps and their future prospects before checking in on their current AI app setups for the AppStories+ post-show. Also available on YouTube here. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every
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Back home and with time to reflect on WWDC, Federico and I dig deeper into WWDC's announcements on AppStories. Then on AppStories+, we check in on how our research systems held up under stress and have changed. https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories-plus/490/
A new episode of AppStories is out! WWDC Debrief – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/490/
WWDC Debrief
This week on AppStories, John and Federico are back home and reflect on all the WWDC announcements, including Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, design changes, developer tools, and more. On AppStories+, we check in on our research setups and how they fared at WWDC. Also available on YouTube here. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus
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🔦 MacStories' Setups Spotlight 🔦 Native Union Weighter Paperweight-like triple-cable accessory John uses to keep charging cables from slipping off his desk. Setups Page Link: https://www.macstories.net/setups/#desktop-setup Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4oHvg6X
At #WWDC26 we got the honour to be a back for @appstories.macstories.net with @viticci.macstories.net and @johnvoorhees.macstories.net - we mainly talked about the whys and hows behind Gentler Streak and The Outsiders. Thank you Federico and John for having us! <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzNm...
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Our thanks to Albums, the app that cares about your music library as much as you do, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1469948986?pt=120002245&ct=MSWWDC26&mt=8
Our thanks to Sofa, the app to organize everything you watch, read, play, and do, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://www.sofahq.com/appstories
It's always a treat to record AppStories at Apple Park and talk to Apple Design Award winners and finalists. There were a lot of great apps this year, and we talked to the developers and publishers of four of them on the latest episode: 🎧 https://apple.co/4ehmBDy 📺 https://youtu.be/zzNmJhvvlis
A new episode of AppStories is out! WWDC 2026: The Apple Design Award Interviews – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/489/
WWDC 2026: The Apple Design Award Interviews
In a second special WWDC edition of AppStories, Federico and John interview Apple Design Award finalists and winners, including the developers of The Outsiders and Tide Guide and the publishers of Pine Hearts and Ball x Pit. Also available on YouTube here. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high
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Our thanks to Albums, the app that cares about your music library as much as you do, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1469948986?pt=120002245&ct=MSWWDC26&mt=8
Our thanks to Sofa, the app to organize everything you watch, read, play, and do, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://www.sofahq.com/appstories
Our thanks to the RevenueCat's Shipaton, the mobile app hackathon that's all about shipping, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://shipaton.com
Our thanks to Controller for HomeKit, a third-party Apple Home companion for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://controllerforhomekit.com/appstories
Our thanks to Dropzone, the essential drag-and-drop productivity enhancer for Mac, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://aptonic.com/appstories
Our thanks to the RevenueCat's Shipaton, the mobile app hackathon that's all about shipping, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://shipaton.com
Our thanks to Controller for HomeKit, a third-party Apple Home companion for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://controllerforhomekit.com/appstories
Our thanks to Dropzone, the essential drag-and-drop productivity enhancer for Mac, for supporting MacStories' WWDC coverage. Learn more here: https://aptonic.com/appstories
A new episode of AppStories is out! WWDC 2026 with Special Guests Myke Hurley and Christopher Lawley – https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/appstories/488/
WWDC 2026 with Special Guests Myke Hurley and Christopher Lawley
Federico and John are joined this week by Myke Hurley and Chris Lawley to share their first impressions of the WWDC keynote and discoveries in the hours following the presentation. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every week. To learn more about an AppStories+ subscription, visit
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Happy WWDC Keynote Day! We'll be covering the conference all week, with lots of coverage on the site, special AppStories episodes, and more to bring you the latest news and analysis on what to expect from Apple in the coming months.
Hey folks, no AppStories+ today. We'll be back soon, though, with special WWDC coverage so keep a close eye on your podcast player this week.
Hey folks, no AppStories+ today. We'll be back soon, though, with special WWDC coverage so keep a close eye on your podcast player this week.
This week we have an AppStories automation classic. Federico and I share our wishes for Siri, Shortcuts, App Intents, and Apple Intelligence in one big episode. Then for subscribers we discuss out research workflow plans for beta season. 🎧 https://apple.co/4nVCSCg 📺 https://youtu.be/mQogvZr_FIE