Did iOS 26 finally bake Replay into Music app instead of a website?

@superginormous On our watchlist. Glad to hear your were pleasantly surprised.

Why does Apple Passwords duplicate an account if I save email/password credentials and passkey?

Would be nice if a single account record could hold both credential types, default to trying passkey first, but have email credentials there as backup.

iOS App Library needs custom groups!
App Store’s broad categories do not match how users think about their apps.

An example from my device: ‘other’ group clearly needs a custom ‘smart home’ group to clean things up.

Real shame that SF Symbols do not display correctly in iOS Notes.app as nicely as they do on Mac.

Could let Notion curious folks scratch the customization itch within Notes natively without having to purchasing icon packs.

Wish I could turn this NHL playoff tracker from Apple News into a widget. News offers widgets for topics, but that only shows articles. Not scores.

And their Sports app does not offer any widgets. 🤦‍♂️

Is there a way to have The Verge links shared on Mastodon open in Apple News instead of web browser?

I use @ivory and @openvibe to read feed.

For me streaming is for new releases. Not back catalogs.

Maybe that’s a sign that streaming has warped my mind to consider tv and movies to be ephemeral and not worth revisiting. 🤔

I get it, exclusive streaming shows drive subs during active seasons and while a series is popular. However, could we start an industry standard rule that 3 years after the end of a series – or when streaming rights are sold – they make the shows available on physical discs and for digital purchase?

PDF of K-12 school year calendar uploaded to ChatGPT with simple prompt of “create ics file with multiple dates for events listed in calendar pdf”. ChatGPT took two attempts but generated file.

Opened file with Calendar on Mac and all events were imported.

Siri AI, is this on your 2027 roadmap?

Why is Genmoji not available in Reminders?

Our family grocery list could really use a pop of color and whimsey. The standard emoji food set covers a lot, but it makes those items without a graphic look more lonely.

Taking the Openvibe app for a spin. 🐙

It aggregates Mastodon, Bluesky and Threads for reading, posting and most importantly interacting with posts.

https://openvibe.social/

Why does Apple Invites not utilize an App Clip?

Forcing people to log into their iCloud in browser while on iPhone is unnecessary friction. App Clip should allow invitees to rsvp and tease value of full app download.

Apple should offer printed invite cards as an add-on purchase for Invites. Kids get a card, parents get a link. https://mastodon.social/@BasicAppleGuy/113947754033406058

Dear Apple,
When we long press blue send button in iMessage please bring up ‘send later’ time picker.

We do not need a reminder about the ‘screen effects’ we long ago forgot about.
Thanks!

Where are the Safari tab group nerds?

How do you make Tab Groups work for you?
Tips on organizing?
Hidden features?

My basic usage feels like just scratching the surface.

Noticed some picture quality grain/noise while watching #TheBear S3. Is it a purposeful style for the show or a limitation of streaming?

Is there a difference between Disney+ and Hulu quality?

Using Apple TV 4K (2nd gen) over ethernet and displaying on an LG OLED.

@michaelsteeber Very cool. Thanks for clarifying. Now I need to revisit a few stores!

@michaelsteeber Does the styling of the visit card correspond to store design style tag? What about the various colors for the box icon color?

Finally got around to logging my Apple Store visits in the Facades app by @michaelsteeber. Charming design! Enjoyed scrolling through store timelines, photos and grand opening gifts. Such a treasure trove for Apple nerds.

My standouts are: Carrousel du Louvre, Covent Garden, Fifth Avenue and two grand openings.