In Praise of Strong and Good iOS and watchOS Integration

There are times when the Apple Watch can seem like a second-class device, an oft-ignored platform that sometimes misses out on new features. Messages, Mail, and Calendar for watchOS all used to feel like stripped-down or constricted versions of their iOS counterparts. That trend seems to be getting course-corrected by those inside Apple, and the

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Every Cloud Continues the Trend of Clever Weather Apps

The range and variety of weather apps out there is considerable, maybe more so than any other app type. It’s not surprising, either. After all, if every weather app is gathering data from the same few sources, it truly does come down to how each app presents that data. The spectrum of these types of

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Pursuing Meta-Style Glasses is a Poor Strategy for Apple

The Meta glasses, in their various forms, have become moderately successful without quite breaking into full mainstream popularity. I bought a pair a couple of years ago to try out the experience and came away relatively impressed by the utility of having a camera on my face, even if the AI features worked poorly at

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Bite my shiny metal ass! TV’s all-time top robots

From mechanical mutts to android assassins, our cybernetic companions have been entertaining us, their organic overlords, for decades. Here are the 20 best automatons ever to grace the small screen

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Siri AI makes the Apple Watch finally feel like a wrist computer

Or you could just use Siri to set timers — it still does that well.

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watchOS 27: The MacStories Public Beta Preview

Last year was a quiet year for watchOS. While Apple took a couple of swings with Workout Buddy, Smart Stack hints, and a redesign of the Workout app, watchOS 26 was a scaled-back release compared to the big changes and upgrades in watchOS 11 the year before. Of those swings, the excellent redesign of the

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MacStories Weekly: Issue 521

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Movie Buzz

Despite the vast number of movies available to watch these days, both old and new, a huge problem is matching your tastes – and mood – with the right one. In a world where time is often a premium, wasting an evening on a movie you don’t like can be very frustrating. Manually creating a

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Silo — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV

The end of the world had a beginning. Silo returns July 3 only on Apple TV. https://apple.co/_Silo Season three of “Silo” continues the saga of a dystopian society of 10,000 people living underground under mysterious circumstances, while revealing an origin story set centuries earlier. In the present, Juliette Nichols (Ferguson) survives her forced “cleaning” but returns with memory loss as the silo recovers from rebellion and faces a dangerous new threat. Meanwhile, in the “Before Times,” journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences. The series is based on Hugh Howey’s New York Times bestselling trilogy, “Silo.” The ensemble cast returning alongside Ferguson includes Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Rick Gomez, Billy Postlethwaite and Clare Perkins. Joining the cast for season three are Zukerman and Henwick, who appeared in the season two finale, along with Laura Innes, Jessica Brown Findlay, Morven Christie, Reed Birney and Matt Craven, with Colin Hanks set to recur. Steve Zahn will also return. “Silo” is produced by Apple Studios. The series is executive produced by Yost, Michael Dinner, Nina Jack, Joanna Thapa, Ferguson, Morten Tyldum, Howey, Amber Templemore, Fred Golan, Rémi Aubuchon and AMC Studios. Subscribe to Apple TV’s YouTube channel: https://apple.co/AppleTVYouTube Follow Apple TV: Instagram: https://instagram.com/AppleTV TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@AppleTV Facebook: https://facebook.com/AppleTV Threads: https://threads.com/@AppleTV X: https://X.com/AppleTV Giphy: https://giphy.com/AppleTV More from Apple TV: https://apple.co/32qgOEJ FAQ: When does Silo premiere? Silo Season 3 premieres July 3 on Apple TV Where can I watch Silo? Watch Silo on Apple TV Who stars in Silo? Silo stars Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, and more. What is Silo about? Season 1 of Silo focuses on a ruined and toxic future, where thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. In season 2, Juliette travels outside of her own silo, exploring the origins of the underground society and the forces controlling it. With trust collapsing and new survivors emerging, Juliette races to uncover the truth before her community descends into chaos. What genre is Silo? Silo is sci-fi series that also includes elements of adventure and drama. What are other shows and movies like [title]? Shows and movies similar to Silo are For All Mankind, Foundation, Invasion, and Severance. Apple TV offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all of a user’s favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 796 wins and 3,428 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” global cultural phenomenon “Severance,” Apple’s most-viewed drama “Pluribus,” Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time. Watch now on the Apple TV app: https://apple.co/_AppleTVapp Subscription required for Apple TV #Silo #Trailer #AppleTV

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A Tiny But Mighty Shortcut for Accessing App Settings

The improvements to Apple’s OSes unveiled this month have been generally well-received. However, that’s not to say there aren’t many other areas of the system that still need a careful rethink. One such place is the location of individual app settings within the iOS Settings app. If you want to change notification settings for a

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I Let Tripsy and Claude Plan My Weekend Away

It’s a running joke that almost every time a company gives an AI demo, they have the AI in question plan a trip. The pushback you hear from most people is (a) how can you expect an AI to get the best results, and (b) isn’t planning a trip yourself part of the fun? Well,

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Did Apple Just Permanently Change the Way They Announce OS Updates?

Let me give you a little peek behind the MacStories curtain for a moment. Normally, for WWDC, we set up a bunch of skeleton posts in advance for publication on the day of the keynote. These contain consistent footers, the sponsors we have booked, and a bit of structure for pieces like the iOS and

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David Hockney, revolutionary British artist, dies aged 88

Bradford-born painter, who made his name with sun-kissed visions of California, has died

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Anthony Head brought gravitas to Buffy and everything else he touched | Jesse Hassenger

The late actor was a charming and funny father figure, and sometime singer, in the cult TV show, one of his many roles that showed just how much he could do

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Small Changes, Big Wins

Well, it’s that time of year again – WWDC! A week when we get excited about the feature lists we’d love to see announced, while simultaneously trying to manage our expectations. This year promises to be a strange one as Apple tries to show off new AI-backed features while also being pragmatic about what they

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Christopher Lawley — Creating videos about taking advantage of the tech you have

Get more from Christopher Lawley on Patreon. Creating videos about taking advantage of the tech you have. Support Christopher Lawley and get exclusive access to their work.

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My Setup

I’ve been wanting to share my setup for a while now, but as it’s been an evolving process, I’ve never come to the point where I felt it was in a complete state to walk through… until now. I’m a graphic designer by day and went freelance in October of 2024, so I spend every

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Antinote

A couple of months ago, my Pro subscription to Raycast expired, and after consideration, I didn’t renew it. It wasn’t because Raycast was bad, per se, but because I wasn’t using many of the features enabled by the subscription. Most of my usage is free features like hotkeys and Quicklinks. The one Pro feature I

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