Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week, Federico and John follow up after a week with new Apple hardware and dig into watchOS and visionOS 26.
On AppStories+, John is mixing up his link and data organization systems - again.
This episode is sponsored by:
- Claude claude.ai/appstories – Get 50% off Claude Pro, including access to Claude Code.
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Links and Show Notes
Hardware Update
- AirPods Pro 3 apple.com/airpods-pro
- iPhone Air apple.com/iphone-air
- iPhone 17 Pro Max apple.com/iphone-17-pro
- iPhone 17 Pro Max: The First Three Days - MacStories macstories.net/news/iphone-17-pro-max-the-first-three-days
watchOS and visionOS 26
- watchOS 26: The MacStories Review macstories.net/stories/watchos-26-the-macstories-review
- Moving From the Apple Watch Ultra 1 to the 3 club.macstories.net/posts/moving-from-the-apple-watch-ultra-1-to-the-3
- visionOS 26: The MacStories Review macstories.net/stories/visionos-26-the-macstories-review
- UVSee apps.apple.com/us/app/uvsee/id6748104723
- Portal: Remote Play apps.apple.com/us/app/portal-remote-play/id6737148404
AppStories+ Post-Show
- John rethinks handling lots of data
- GoodLinks https://goodlinks.app
- Readwise Reader readwise.io/read
- Building "The Daily Star" with Claude Sonnet and Opus 4.0 club.macstories.net/posts/building-the-daily-star-with-claude-sonnet-and-opus-4-0
- Federico is using Notion https://www.notion.so for daily notes
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Hardware Follow-Up
11:40 - Sponsor: Claude by Anthropic
14:10 - watchOS 26
25:20 - visionOS 26
This week, Federico and John follow up after a week with new Apple hardware and dig into watchOS and visionOS 26.
On AppStories+, John is mixing up his link and data organization systems - again.
This episode is sponsored by:
- Claude claude.ai/appstories – Get 50% off Claude Pro, including access to Claude Code.
---
Links and Show Notes
Hardware Update
- AirPods Pro 3 apple.com/airpods-pro
- iPhone Air apple.com/iphone-air
- iPhone 17 Pro Max apple.com/iphone-17-pro
- iPhone 17 Pro Max: The First Three Days - MacStories macstories.net/news/iphone-17-pro-max-the-first-three-days
watchOS and visionOS 26
- watchOS 26: The MacStories Review macstories.net/stories/watchos-26-the-macstories-review
- Moving From the Apple Watch Ultra 1 to the 3 club.macstories.net/posts/moving-from-the-apple-watch-ultra-1-to-the-3
- visionOS 26: The MacStories Review macstories.net/stories/visionos-26-the-macstories-review
- UVSee apps.apple.com/us/app/uvsee/id6748104723
- Portal: Remote Play apps.apple.com/us/app/portal-remote-play/id6737148404
AppStories+ Post-Show
- John rethinks handling lots of data
- GoodLinks https://goodlinks.app
- Readwise Reader readwise.io/read
- Building "The Daily Star" with Claude Sonnet and Opus 4.0 club.macstories.net/posts/building-the-daily-star-with-claude-sonnet-and-opus-4-0
- Federico is using Notion https://www.notion.so for daily notes
Visit AppStories.net http://appstories.plus to learn more about the extended, high bitrate audio version of AppStories that is delivered early each week and subscribe.
Check out our Desk Setups macstories.net/setups
Leave Feedback for John and Federico
- AppStories Feedback Form https://forms.gle/BLN5ZSFTWo8jScmH9
Follow us on Mastodon
* AppStories mastodon.macstories.net/@appstories
* Federico Viticci mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci
* John Voorhees mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees
Follow us on Bluesky
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- Federico Viticci https://bsky.app/profile/viticci.macstories.net
- John Voorhees https://bsky.app/profile/johnvoorhees.macstories.net
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Hardware Follow-Up
11:40 - Sponsor: Claude by Anthropic
14:10 - watchOS 26
25:20 - visionOS 26
