Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week on AppStories, 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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Sponsored By:
- Insta360 – Introducing the Insta360 Wave and the Link 2 Pro — insta360.com
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Links and Show Notes
Xcode 26.3
- Xcode 26.3 — developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-26_3-release-notes
- App Intents framework — developer.apple.com/documentation/appintents
- SiriKit — developer.apple.com/documentation/sirikit
- WidgetKit — developer.apple.com/documentation/widgetkit
- Private Cloud Compute — security.apple.com/documentation/private-cloud-compute
- XPC — developer.apple.com/documentation/xpc
AI Models and Services Discussed
- Claude (Anthropic) — anthropic.com/claude
- ChatGPT (OpenAI) — chatgpt.com
- OpenAI Codex models (5.2 and 5.3) — openai.com/codex
- Google Gemini — gemini.google.com
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) — modelcontextprotocol.io
Third-Party Apps and Services
- Todoist — todoist.com
- GoodLinks — https://goodlinks.app
- Firecrawl — https://www.firecrawl.dev/
- Sequel — https://www.getsequel.app/
AppStories+ Post-Show
- Messy Mac Transitions
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Xcode 26.3 Follow-Up
4:05 - Sponsor: Insta360
7:05 - App Intents
8:28 - How It Started
16:25 - How It's Going
This week on AppStories, 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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Sponsored By:
- Insta360 – Introducing the Insta360 Wave and the Link 2 Pro — insta360.com
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Links and Show Notes
Xcode 26.3
- Xcode 26.3 — developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-26_3-release-notes
- App Intents framework — developer.apple.com/documentation/appintents
- SiriKit — developer.apple.com/documentation/sirikit
- WidgetKit — developer.apple.com/documentation/widgetkit
- Private Cloud Compute — security.apple.com/documentation/private-cloud-compute
- XPC — developer.apple.com/documentation/xpc
AI Models and Services Discussed
- Claude (Anthropic) — anthropic.com/claude
- ChatGPT (OpenAI) — chatgpt.com
- OpenAI Codex models (5.2 and 5.3) — openai.com/codex
- Google Gemini — gemini.google.com
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) — modelcontextprotocol.io
Third-Party Apps and Services
- Todoist — todoist.com
- GoodLinks — https://goodlinks.app
- Firecrawl — https://www.firecrawl.dev/
- Sequel — https://www.getsequel.app/
AppStories+ Post-Show
- Messy Mac Transitions
Leave Feedback for John and Federico
- AppStories Feedback Form — https://giant-smash-219.notion.site/2d235e3fe8d880129f22fb81cdd47acc?pvs=105
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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- MacStories — https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net
- Federico Viticci — https://bsky.app/profile/viticci.macstories.net
- John Voorhees — https://bsky.app/profile/johnvoorhees.macstories.net
Timestamps:
0:00 - Xcode 26.3 Follow-Up
4:05 - Sponsor: Insta360
7:05 - App Intents
8:28 - How It Started
16:25 - How It's Going
