Awake: A Considered, Effective Alarm for Chronic Snoozers Alyx: A Fun, Flexible Way to Track Caffeine Intake Adobe Announces Image and PDF Integration with ChatGPT Activas: Modern Design with a Sprinkling of AI How Stu Maschwitz Vibe Coded His Way Into an App Rejection and What It Means for the Future of Apps Letterboxd Reveals...
In This Issue
Jonathan wonders how executive changes at Apple might reflect changes to its policies and initiatives going forward, and John share tips on ways you can thank your favorite creators and explains how he uses AI to filter media data, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and...
MacStories Selects Are Coming Next Week
We’re happy to announce that we’ll be revealing the 2025 MacStories Selects Award on Tuesday, December 16. We’ll have stories on MacStories.net and a special episode of AppStories covering our picks. As a result, AppStories+ will come out at the same time as the regular, ad-supported version, and both will be released a little later...
This Week on MacStories Podcasts
This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John explain how they go about creating personal productivity tools with the assistance of AI and walk through some of what they have created. On AppStories+, Federico and John talk about their Black Friday tech purchases. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify...
In This Issue
Jonathan reviews his new MagSafe tripod, Federico shares a shortcut for quickly transcribing audio, and John has serious Smarter Siri misgivings, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts....
Previously, On MacStories
Apple Announces That Kate Adams, Its General Counsel, and Lisa Jackson, Head of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, Are Retiring 2025 App Store Award Winners Revealed Coming Soon: What’s Next on Apple TV and Apple Arcade in December 2025 Bloomberg Reports That Alan Dye Is Leaving Apple Apple Music’s Replay 2025 Is Live John Giannandrea’s...
This Week on MacStories Podcasts
This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John dig into some of their favorite apps that have adopted Apple’s Liquid Glass design language. On AppStories+, it’s John’s 10th anniversary at MacStories, so he and Federico look back at the last decade. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify YouTube NPC:...
In This Issue
This month, Devon dives into audiobooks on the iPhone and automate his new hobby, and John reflects on the lessons he’s learned over 10 years at MacStories....
Previously, On MacStories
Our Top Amazon Early Black Friday Picks I Finally Tested the M5 iPad Pro’s Neural-Accelerated AI, and the Hype Is Real Apple Announces 45 App Store Awards Finalists for 2025 MacStories Setups Update: An Apple Gear Refresh, Dual-Screen Gaming, and HomeKit iPadOS 26.2 Beta Restores Drag and Drop Gestures for Split View and Slide Over...