This week on AppStories, John and Federico revisit the state of text editors on Apple platforms and how they use them.

On AppStories+, John and Federico dig deeper into their writing workflows and the apps they’re using to write.

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This week on AppStories, Federico and John draw from their experiences using AI agents to imagine the sort of agent Apple could build with tight hardware and software integration if it had a LLM to orchestrate the pieces already in place.

On AppStories+, John asks where artificial intelligence falls on the spectrum of historical technology milestones.

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This week on AppStories, Federico shares his experiences with foldable Android phones and what Apple might do for its first foldable hardware and its software.

On AppStories+, Federico shares his experience using Samsung DeX.

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• In a Surprise Move, Apple Announces AirPods Max 2

• Will the iPhone Fold be a phone you open, or an iPad you close?

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This week on AppStories, Federico and John look at the confusing array of tools and naming conventions used by Anthropic and OpenAI.

On AppStories+, John explains how he automated two unautomatable Mac apps.

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This week on AppStories, Federico and John discuss Apple’s latest hardware announcements.

Then on AppStories+, Federico explains Notion Agents and Workers and how he’s using them.

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This week on AppStories, Federico and John cast our wishes for Apple hardware in 2026, covering everything from the latest rumored gear to more outrageous hopes.

On AppStories+, John and Federico share their top three everyday uses of AI tools.

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This week, Federico and John revisit App Intents to discuss where it came from, what it can do today, and the challenges Apple faces in integrating it with Apple Intelligence.

On AppStories+, John and Federico migrated their server setups and found themselves playing IT administrator.

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This week, Federico and John share apps they’re trying for the first time, including a calendar app, a text editor, a snippets utility, and more.

Then on AppStories+, John shares his first impressions of Xcode 26.3.

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This week on AppStories, John and Federico share the very different ways they use Notion.

On AppStories+, we follow up on OpenClaw security concerns and explore the ways Federico is using it.

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This week, Federico and John update listeners on the ClawdBot-MoltBot-OpenClaw saga before digging into how AI will affect apps and app developers.

On AppStories+, John covers why Creator Studio is such a fundamental shift in Apple’s approach to ‘Pro’ apps.

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