This week, John shares his first impressions of Sky, the alpha AI-powered Mac automation app from the creators of Workflow and Shortcuts and then he and Federico share their Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence wishes for WWDC 2025

On AppStories+, John and Federico consider what AI means for developers and the App Store in the year ahead.

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AppStories Episode 438 - Sky and Our 2025 Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence WWDC Wishes

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This week, Federico and John share their WWDC wishes for macOS and visionOS.

On AppStories+, John explores how Apple hardware and software got so out of sync when it comes to AI use cases.

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AppStories Episode 437 - Our 2025 macOS and visionOS WWDC Wishes

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This week, Federico and John interview Airbnb Vice President of Product Marketing, Jud Coplan, and Vice President of Design, Teo Connor.

On AppStories+, Federico explores running LLMs locally on an M3 Ultra Mac Studio.

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AppStories Episode 436 - Airbnb 2025 Summer Release: An Interview with Jud Coplan and Teo Connor

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This week, Federico and John interview Apple’s VP of Developer Relations, Education, and Enterprise, Susan Prescott, along with Amy Key and Omar Firdaus, Distinguished Swift Student Challenge Winners. Then, they also share their 2025 wishes for watchOS and tvOS.

On AppStories+, John leads a philosophical discussion about art, culture, and creativity and where it’s heading in an AI world.

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AppStories Episode 435 - The Swift Student Challenge Interviews and watchOS and tvOS Wishes

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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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This week, Federico and John tackle tracking apps. From database apps to media trackers, they consider what makes a good tracking app no matter what you’re tracking.

On AppStories+, Federico quizzes John about what’s on his desk, the tech he’d be happy to have a burgler steal, and more.

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AppStories Episode 433 - Tackling Trackers

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This week, Federico and John revisit the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence to describe how they’re using a variety of tools for their everyday workflows.

On AppStories+, John shares his theory of the way we’ll look at AI models in the future.

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AppStories Episode 432 - How We’re Using AI

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This week, Federico and John survey their favorite calendar apps, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each.

On AppStories+, Federico shares Shortcuts tips for working with Google’s Gemini API and the highly structured data it returns. Plus he and John share their concern and cautious optimism for the future of Shortcuts.

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AppStories Episode 431 - Time for Calendars

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This week, Federico and John share some of their favorite utility apps, including Amphetamine, Text Lens, Gifski, Folder Peek, Mic Drop, Keka, and Marked.

Then, on AppStories+, Federico and John extend their conversation about utilities with six more favorites.

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AppStories Episode 430 - Return of the Utility Grab Bag

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