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Automatically Approve Claude Code Permissions in iMessage with Shortcuts
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (175+ words) Automating Claude Code in iMessage. This is no way to live. However, since I'm silly enough to always trust Opus 4.6 at this point and can't be bothered to type "yes [random code]" too many times in a row, I came…...
Apple Overhauls App Store Connect
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (238+ words) Overnight, Apple rolled out a big update to App Store Connect with new sales and analytics tools for developers. App Store Connect is the online portal that developers use to manage everything related to selling apps from TestFlight betas, to…...
First Look: Hands-On with Claude Code’s New Telegram and Discord Integrations
1+ week, 3+ day ago (468+ words) Late yesterday, Anthropic announced messaging support for Claude Code, allowing users to connect to a Claude Code session running on a Mac from a mobile device using Telegram and Discord bots. I spent a few hours playing with it last…...
David Pogue Tells the Origin Story of the iPhone in Wired’s Excerpt of His Upcoming History of Apple
3+ week, 6+ day ago (150+ words) David Pogue's Apple: The First 50 Years is set to be published in a week, but today, Wired has an excerpt about the origins of the iPhone. It's a fascinating story that I'm sure most readers know, but Pogue's excerpt contains…...
iPhone 17 Pro Max: The First Three Days
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (731+ words) Copilot Money, The Best Money Tracker, Launches on the Web " Limited-Time: Get 26% Off + 2 Months Free This year's setup process was smoother than usual. I was in a rush to set up my iPhone because it arrived at about 11:30 AM and…...
2025 App Store Award Winners Revealed
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (380+ words) From a pool of 45 finalists, Apple has named 17 App Store Award winners comprised of apps and games across all of its platforms. This year's App Store Award honors were presented to: iPhone App of the Year:Tiimo from tiimo. iPad…...
Black Friday 2025 App Deals
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (348+ words) John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico. John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which…...
Hands-On with the Kuxiu X40 Turbo Qi 2.2 3-in-1 Travel Charger
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) Wireless charging is great, but historically it's been slow. That's starting to change for the iPhone with Qi 2.2, the latest wireless charging standard that the iPhone 16 and 17 series phones support. With Qi 2.2, a compatible iPhone charges wirelessly at 25W. By comparison…...
Apple Recreated the App Store on the Web with No Way to Download or Buy Apps
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) Today, Apple launched a web version of the App Store, with a twist. I'll admit that this wasn't on my "things Apple will do this fall" bingo card. I've wondered since the earliest days of the App Store why there…...
Apple Opens Up New App Distribution Options in the EU, Along with New and Updated Fees
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (225+ words) Monitor Websites & RSS Feeds. Private. Simple. No Servers Required. To avoid additional fines, Apple is making several new changes to App Store rules in the EU. Today's changes are a result of an April ruling by the European Commission that…...