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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 than most people realize, on multiple levels.


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AppStories Episode 434 - Our 2025 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes

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Claude Follow-Up

  • Federico explains his approach to LLMs and private data and he and John talk about adapting Claude projects to Gemini Gems and ChatGPT Projects, as well as where NotebookLM fits in.

Our 2025 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes

  • A Social Media Conclave
  • Listener Feedback About Claude
  • Our iOS and iPadOS 19 Wishes
  • iOS Multitasking
  • A Clipboard Manager
  • An Always-Available Dock
  • Launcher Utilities with System Level Access
  • Omnipresent Spotlight Search
  • Siri as a Chatbot
  • A Better Multitasking System on iPadOS
  • More Control Center Flexibility
  • Shortcuts Vibe Coding
  • A Better Files App
  • Journal App on iPad
  • Any Sign of Life from Apple Intelligence
  • More Love for Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro on iPad
  • Bridging the Gap of Shortcuts on the Mac and iPad and a Terminal App on the iPad
  • Redesign the iPhone Tab Bar
  • More Theme-able UI


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