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Source: Apple. Apple HomeView reviews are out and it looks like a winner, especially for people already using other Apple products. Let’s look at what folks are saying. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, writing for The Verge, has what I consider the highest praise of all, saying that the HomeView is “powerful enough to run my smart […]

This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts: MacStories Recommends: Breakfast, by John Introducing MacRemote: Bridge Your Local Mac’s Tools and MCPs to Any AI Agent, by Federico This Story is for Club Members Get weekly newsletters, exclusive stories, member downloads, and ad-free version of MacStories Unwind. See Plans Already a member? Sign in

Last year, I was talking to an Apple engineer at WWDC and they asked me which features I was still missing from iPadOS following the massive update that was iPadOS 26 and its complete rethinking of multitasking, among other updates. Without hesitation, I replied that for iPadOS to be effective in my new kind of […]

Apple announced that it is bringing a unique new sign language feature to Apple TV, beginning with the release of Being Heumann this Friday. Sign language interpretation isn’t new to movies and TV shows. Streaming services like Disney+ and HBO Max offer ASL versions of movies, but as separate versions of movies like Ant-Man and […]

We’re excited to announce that as of today, AppStories, MacStories Unwind, and NPC: Next Portable Console all support HLS video streaming. We’re also beginning a special AppStories miniseries on iPhone Duo apps beginning today. For Apple Podcasts listeners, that means you’ll be able to switch between the video and audio-only versions of the shows on […]

Earlier this week, I attended Apple’s online Apple Intelligence Group Lab, much of which focused on Siri AI. Much of the ground covered is available in Apple’s documentation, but the presentation included additional detail, which is worth highlighting, although I encourage you to watch the two Apple Intelligence Group Labs for more context and details. […]

This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts: Can the iPad mini Survive the iPhone Duo?, by John Adding Search to the iPhone Duo Home Screen, by Federico Spotlight on Club MacStories: Reddit Alternatives, Camera Apps, and Better Reminders, by John This Story is for Club Members Get weekly newsletters, exclusive stories, member downloads, and ad-free version of MacStories Unwind. See Plans Already a member? Sign in

As I hinted in my story about multi-window on the iPhone Duo, I find myself increasingly relying on Apple’s diminutive foldable as a pocket computer for getting work done with an external keyboard. It reminds me of the early days of iPad productivity: there’s something to be said about turning the multitasking limitations of the […]

Source: Apple. It’s been clear to us at MacStories that the iPhone Duo is a smash hit with developers. With a stack of over 600 app pitches to date, we haven’t seen this much developer interest in a new Apple gadget since the release of the iPad in 2010. That’s a lot of app pitches, […]

For the past week, I’ve been testing betas of the following updates coming to Apple Creator Studio later this month: Logic Pro Pixelmator Pro Pages Numbers Keynote Final Cut Pro is being updated this month, too, but I haven’t tested it. Logic Pro’s new Liquid Glass design. I use Logic Pro to edit MacStories’ podcasts, […]

Following this week’s update to my Apple Frames shortcut and Frames CLI with support for the iPhone Duo and 18 Pro, I’ve prepared another small update for more device bezels Apple released a couple of days ago: the Apple Watch Ultra 4 and the new iPad mini (which John reviewed earlier this week on MacStories). […]

The iPhone Duo has ignited a resurgence of weird and wonderful apps that take advantage of its unique hardware and sensors. Some are frivolous and others are truly useful, but they’re all fun. These apps can be used on a regular iPhone, too, but the delight comes from using them on the Duo, which is […]

Victoria Song, writing at The Verge, tested the new Audio Intelligence features for Apple Watch that also rolled out yesterday as part of the iOS and watchOS 27.3 developer betas. My first Siri Recap was for an editorial planning meeting for a story I’m working on. It was decent at identifying different topics discussed, and […]

As part of the 27.3 betas released yesterday, Apple also introduced a new Safari feature: We’re excited to announce Adaptive Dark Mode in Safari 27.3 beta. When enabled by a user, Safari adapts light websites and presents them as dark. In the spring of 2019, Safari 12.1 became the first browser to support dark mode […]

Siri AI in iOS 27.3 beta. As part of the release of the 27.3 developer betas yesterday, Apple announced a substantial expansion of the capabilities of Siri AI. As you recall from my iOS 27 review two months ago, Siri AI launched with support for a limited subset of app domains based on schemas that […]

Multi-window for Safari on iPhone Duo. Since Apple sent me a review unit of the iPhone Duo a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been enjoying using the device as a “pocket iPad” for getting work done with a portable, modular setup. I wrote this article about the MacBook Pro with Touch, for instance, primarily from the iPhone […]

The new iPad mini arrives Friday with a new design, gorgeous OLED display, and an innovative new speaker system. It’s an interesting update that I expect will broaden the mini’s appeal, especially at the high end, which is the Starlight model Apple sent me last week for testing. There’s a lot going on in this […]

Source: Apple. Today, Apple reported its 2026 Q4 earnings, posting quarterly revenue of $114.5 billion. Here are the highlights: Revenue was $114.5B, up 11.7% from Q4 FY25. iPhone revenue was $57.6B, up 17.5%, and represented 50.3% of Apple’s total revenue. Services revenue was $31.6B, up 9.8%, and represented 27.6% of Apple’s total revenue. Gross margin […]

Today, I’m releasing a small but useful update to Apple Frames, my shortcut for framing screenshots taken on Apple devices with official product bezels, with support for iPhone Duo and the 18 Pro line. Following the work that I put into Apple Frames 4 earlier this year, I was able to integrate the new bezels released […]

In this month's edition of the Monthly Log: Mini to the Max, by John Touching the Future of the Mac, by John This Story is for Club Members Get weekly newsletters, exclusive stories, member downloads, and ad-free version of MacStories Unwind. See Plans Already a member? Sign in

This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts: One Month with Dot, by John Reading on the iPhone Duo, by John Spotlight on Club MacStories: Extra Buttons, Portable Keyboards, and Local AI, by John This Story is for Club Members Get weekly newsletters, exclusive stories, member downloads, and ad-free version of MacStories Unwind. See Plans Already a member? Sign in

OpenAI continues to add features to its ChatGPT app on a regular basis, but there are a couple of recent Apple-specific updates worth mentioning. First, OpenAI created plugins for Calendar and Mail a couple of days ago. Both features use iCloud and require you to set up an app-specific password to use them. Here’s what […]

Ever since I got my hands on the very first iPad Pro all the way back in November 2015, I’ve gotten used to a certain type of computer interaction that Steve Jobs once decried as “ergonomically terrible”: working with a keyboard, but sometimes also touching the screen. Of course, that interaction became even more common […]

Source: Apple As part of the introduction of Touch on the OLED MacBook Pros today, Apple has begun rolling out resources for developers. Apple’s press release explains that many third-party apps will just work with Touch, but the company is also releasing updated system gesture APIs for developers who want to provide custom Touch experiences. […]

Source: Apple. Apple today introduced newly redesigned 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros featuring tandem OLED displays that support Touch. The new MacBook Pros, which are thinner and lighter than previous models, feature the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, both of which include a Neural Accelerator in each GPU core. Apple is calling the laptop’s […]

Source: Apple. In November, Apple Creator Studio will get its biggest update since its release in January. There’s a lot here, so let’s break it down by app. Final Cut Pro and Motion Source: Apple. Back in March, Apple acquired MotionVFX, a highly regarded plug-in maker for Final Cut Pro. The upcoming update to Final […]

Source: Apple. Apple also introduced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro today featuring the M6 chipset. This entry-level MacBook Pro retains the design of the current M5 MacBook Pros, so the changes are all under the hood. Starting at $1,999, the updated MacBook Pro bumps the chipset from M5 to M6, with two additional CPU and […]

Source: Apple. Apple’s daily hardware drops continued today with a refresh to the iMac. The new iMac upgrades from an M4 to an M6 chip, with the base model starting at $1,499 and available in blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange, and silver. There are two M6 configurations. The first has a 10-core CPU and […]

The iPhone Duo now supports the Apple Pencil (USB-C). It’s been just six weeks since iOS and iPadOS 27 were released, but Apple just introduced version 27.2, which packs a surprisingly long list of new features, some of which were first announced back in June at WWDC, while others support the iPhone Duo. Let’s take […]

Today on AppStories, Federico and I share our first impressions of the iPhone Duo and share our experiences in New York and London, where we learned more about the Duo and met with developers for demos and conversations about their apps. It’s an excellent episode and just the start of a lot of iPhone Duo […]

Source: Apple. Apple today announced an update to the iPad mini, one of my favorite iPads. The new mini features an 8.5-inch OLED display, a landscape Center Stage camera, and many other updates throughout. This is a big update, so let’s dig into the details. The revised iPad mini has a similar, but slightly smaller, […]