A roundup of recent MacStories podcast episodes covering AI apps, handheld gaming, retro tech, and more.
Indie App Sales event starts July 28-30 with over 200 apps at discounts, featuring popular indie apps like Gentler Streak and Kaleidoscope.
Lock Launcher app update for iOS 27 introduces direct app launching without redirects and XL widgets, enhancing Home Screen customization.
A review of TestFlight's new search feature and the frustration of inactive betas cluttering the app list.
Review of Open Minis, an iOS agent app that integrates with Apple frameworks for advanced AI-powered automation.
Learn how to test iOS apps in different time zones on a physical iPhone using RocketSim and Xcode 27.
A review of Callsheet app updates over the past year, detailing new features, fixes, and pricing insights.
Analysis of Apple's new Siri AI in iOS 27, its consumer-first design, and how it differs from power-user AI agents.
Analysis of why Apple's squircle icon mandate for iOS would be a bad fit for macOS, highlighting design differences.
Explains the SwiftUI TupleContent watchOS 26 error in Xcode 27, its cause, and two fixes.
Learn to compose advanced graphics effects in SwiftUI using Metal shaders, focusing on subtle, performance-aware UI enhancements.
Guide to using Foundation Models in SwiftUI for image analysis, extracting structured data from photos in iOS apps.
Explains why SwiftUI developers should stop using size class as a proxy for screen width, especially with resizable iPhone apps.
WWDC26 updates AsyncImage in SwiftUI with HTTP caching, URLRequest support, and custom URLSession for efficient image loading.
Integrating Visual Intelligence into iOS apps using App Intents to make app content searchable via image context.
Guide to migrating VoIP apps from Apple's CallKit to LiveCommunicationKit for improved system integration.
Developer shares new Job Finder Tracker iOS update with ShareSheet integration for easy job creation from apps like LinkedIn.
Learn to build real-time SwiftUI features using gRPC Swift 2, replacing polling with streaming for efficient live updates.
Using Apple container machines to test a Swift backend for iOS apps locally.
Extend TextKit line numbers and foldable sections without rebuilding text editing from scratch.
