App Debuts
APP DEBUTS
Noteworthy new app releases and updates, handpicked by the MacStories team.
John Voorhees
Managing Editor
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John, MacStories’ Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015. He also co-hosts MacStories’ podcasts, including AppStories, which explores of the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, a weekly recap of everything MacStories and more, and MacStories Unplugged, a behind-the-scenes, anything-goes show exclusively for Club MacStories members.
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Interesting Links
INTERESTING LINKS
Great reads and links from around the web.
The idea of Google Gemini panicking while playing Pokémon Red is hilarious, but apparently it did, and it hurts the AI’s performance, according to this TechCrunch story. (Link)
David Smith spent some time in the WWDC Design Lab talking to Apple designers about where and when to use Liquid Glass elements in his apps, and he passes along the advice he got in this blog post. (Link)
WWDC 2025: The Benefits of Not Trying Too Hard
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Exploring topics beyond our day-to-day coverage.
WWDC 2025: The Benefits of Not Trying Too Hard
This year’s WWDC was very different from last year’s. It’s tempting to say it was a return to form, but I don’t think that’s entirely it. What made it so much better is that Apple stopped trying too hard.
So much of WWDC 2024 felt off. The perception was that Apple was behind on AI, and everything at WWDC was designed to prove that idea wrong. The trouble is, what the company showed off – with the exception of smarter Siri, which still hasn’t shipped – wasn’t compelling.
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Interesting Links
INTERESTING LINKS
Great reads and links from around the web.
I spent a lot of my flight home after WWDC combing through hundreds of unread RSS articles looking for interesting tidbits about macOS Tahoe in anticipation of my review this fall. Today, I thought I’d share a handful of the most interesting links I found.
At Engadget, Steve Dent digs into Metal 4 and what it means for gaming on the Mac. (Link)
Five Smaller OS Updates I'm Looking Forward to
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More stories for Club members.
Five Smaller OS Updates I'm Looking Forward to
WWDC was a blast this year, and obviously, new features like iPadOS windowing and Spotlight on the Mac are at the top of my list of favorite new features. However, there were a lot of small updates announced that I’m excited to try starting this weekend, so I figured I’d share a handful of them today.
Widgets and Windows on visionOS
I don’t use my Vision Pro a lot, but we’re getting to a place where it’s finally starting to pull me back in. One of the big friction points of using the headset has always been the setup. An OS update doesn’t help with getting in the habit of pulling the Vision Pro out of its case, but Apple does appear to have smoothed over some of the rough edges once you’re wearing it.
App Debuts
APP DEBUTS
Noteworthy new app releases and updates, handpicked by the MacStories team.
Unread
The latest version of Unread offers a solution for users of Pocket, which is shutting down soon. The RSS reader can now import Pocket libraries. Imported articles will include their title, URL, and date based on the export of your Pocket library. It’s a great solution for anyone with a large library of links they want to preserve and store in Unread or migrate to another service eventually.