Stephen Robles

📺 A LOT packed in today's iPhone Duo update: - Fun Duo Shortcuts - Touch ID trick - Telephoto regrets - General tips Watch here! youtu.be/GVt5_g4gE-o

Base model MacBook Pro updated too: - M6 Chip - Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 - Nano-texture option - Up to 32GB Memory - Pre-Order Oct 28, avail Nov 6 - Starts at $1,999

Updated iMac is official: - M6 with Dual Neural Engines - Still 24" with 4.5K - Wi-Fi 7 BT 6 - Pre-Order Oct 28, comes Nov 6 - Starts at $1499

Apple Creator Studio just got a BIG update: MotionVFX is now integrated directly into Final Cut! Plus, better round-trip image editing with Pixelmator Pro, and a new Generative Fill tool for Pixelmator:

Correction x2: We're past 600 apps now!

I'm editing Primary Tech Daily on Duo and it's nuts I can do this with Pencil on my *iPhone*

iPhone Duo bugs? Nah, never seen em

Messages suggestions are back in iOS 27.2! And it seems to work with third-party apps supporting Siri AI (like Kan Do 😏)

Remember, you can update tvOS 27.2 across all your Apple TVs from the Home app!

Correction, we're now at 500 apps! Also you can filter and search by category:

Over 400 iPhone Duo apps are now linked on my webpage here and I'd added some features: - Apps I recommend at the top - Search app by name - Sort by date added or alphabetical! See it here: beardfm.app/duo-apps

Looks like we're getting GTA VI before an iPad mini with ProMotion...

🚨New iPad mini is official! - 8.5" OLED display with same footprint - A20 Pro chip - Dual Neural Engine on 512GB version - C2 modem, Wi-Fi 7, BT 6, Thread - Starts at $699 - Pre-Order Wed, Oct 28, comes Fri Nov 6

Want to keep track of how many times you open iPhone Duo? Download the first Shortcut, turn on Automation, and it will use iOS 27 storage actions to add +1 every time you open it. 2nd Shortcut tells you how many times! Automation: shortcut.bot/4jA1nF7 How Many Folds: shortcut.bot/3W3o4Ic

One more variation on the Duo "When Opened" automation: Get Current Focus and open an app of your choice! If "Weekend" open "Books" etc

Updated my Duo "Lock when closed" automation so if an app is on screen, it won't lock. But if you're on the Home Screen and close iPhone Duo, it locks automatically

📺 I've been sharing a longform video a day on iPhone Duo, and today is about video apps, games, and quirks 😬 Watch here! youtube.com/watch?v=yVw9GItUQmM

Trying to aggregate all the iPhone Duo updated apps for videos and figured I should make the entire list public. Now on beardfm.app/duo-apps/ - iPhone Duo app directory! Crowdsourced from developers and people sending me links. Don't see yours? Reply with link below:

📺 12 hours in and I'm just getting my iPhone Duo sea legs. Here's my initial impressions…and where things get weird youtube.com/watch?v=Y5MY-fFa-Ic

🚀 New Primary Tech Show is out! iPhone Duo reviews, touchscreen MacBook Pro rumored, and how Walmart may beat Amazon in the AI race: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... Overcast: overcast.fm/+BTMNIK2DzM YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uppy...

TV remote on iPhone Duo is something

Wild to have Pencil support on an iPhone, and yes it works on both displays!

Happy to report, Kan Do looks *amazing* on iPhone Duo!

iPhone Duo LIVE unboxing + accessories at 12:30pm ET TODAY! Tune in here: youtube.com/live/YOzpmsG...

Live unboxing on the channel today, stay tuned!

iPhone Duo: Shipped!

🚨iPhone Duo reviews have dropped! Ones to watch: @joannastern.bsky.social youtu.be/bxDTWuL9GxY?... @mkbhd.com youtu.be/ESABTN4VtrA?... @stalman.bsky.social youtu.be/dxF1r2BMqjU?... @reckless.bsky.social youtu.be/g5gptFkgBlI?...

Primary Technology is now an AWARD WINNING podcast! Thank you to everyone who voted, and for listening to @jasonaten.bsky.social and me every week 🙏🏻

📺 If you bought 1 of each category in the Apple Home Collection, you’d spend over $1,700. Is the premium worth it, and what cheaper alternatives can you get right now? Glad you asked: youtu.be/I_9mTVXCaLo?...

🎙️I’m on the @theverge.com cast! Big thanks @davidpierce.xyz for letting me troll him about Shortcuts, but actually to chat about vibe apps and creators: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Overcast: overcast.fm/+AAQN1pPXE5I YouTube: youtu.be/CBVODIUnPwc?...

🚨 Sure, Apple events are exciting, but what's even more so: @jp2e.bsky.social made her first appearance on a special Primary Tech to discuss all things HomeView! Out now: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... Overcast: overcast.fm/+BTMNK5eWps YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVBA...

Sheesh Apple has its foot on the gas, another "experience" scheduled for October 28 1pm ET! Looks like MacBook Pro, maybe M6 iPad Pro too?

It begins…

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HomeView is cool, but didn’t want to wait. Stay tuned 👀

🔋 New Mac Power Users is out! AI can’t fake taste with Emmy-Winning composer Michael Whalen! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Overcast: overcast.fm/+ABXmXlh89lQ YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb9c...

You know Leveler, my free app for iPhone and Mac that gets your proper levels for video or audio files? Well I just added Apple’s built in Voice Isolation feature to remove background noise. Slider to change the amount!

📺 Come for the free Shortcuts apps, stay for me falling down the rabbit hole of local LLMs: youtube.com/watch?v=uSmA...

File this under: Tangential Review Purchases

To all the iPhone Duo scalpers and AI bot buyers: May your Duo crease be deep, your hinge creaky, and iPhone dropped in the first week

Now that I'm officially getting iPhone Duo on launch day: Developers! Let me know if your app will be ready for Duo ⬇️

Man 256 GB versions already slipped to Dec shipping, no store pickup availability

Package secured, 8:01am

May the odds be ever in your favor (After I get mine)

An Apple Home horror movie in three parts…

Did you know I have a weekly podcast + newsletter rounding up the top links of the week? Turns out, you should subscribe: topfive.tech

🚀 New Primary Tech Show is out! Apple is back in the smart home game and we debate who HomeView is for, a Siri AI HomePod conspiracy, and no, Claude does not have feelings. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Overcast: overcast.fm/+BTMNIZBqyk YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Os...

We have *a lot* of thoughts about HomeView in today's Primary Tech episode...

Part of my wall mounted HomeView arrived early…

Want an easy way to add animated captions to multiple videos at once? My free app, Captioner, is now on iPhone! Get it here: shortcut.bot/captioner