My visionOS 26 Review

Once again, I had the privilege of reviewing this year’s major visionOS update on MacStories. It’s a great release with a bunch of new features worth diving into:

  • widgets
  • spatial web browsing
  • spatial scenes
  • wide field-of-view video support
  • persona improvements
  • in-person shared experiences
  • spatial accessory integration
  • new capabilities for the Developer Strap
  • and more

Testing and reviewing visionOS this summer has been a pleasure, and I’m so grateful I get to cover this platform for my favorite website. You can read my full review on MacStories now.

Also, be sure to check out the other OS 26 reviews from the rest of the team, all of which I got to edit:

It’s new OS week, and this is how we celebrate! Let’s have some fun.

The Most Wonderful Time of the (Tech) Year

It’s only a matter of hours until September begins, and like every year, I am very excited for what’s in store. To me, it’s less about the flashy announcements of new hardware and more about the conversations surrounding it all. I love being a part of the community of nerds that gets all riled up every September, sharing hopes, hot takes, and impressions. It’s just so much fun.

In anticipation of a very fun few weeks ahead, I wrote about why this time of year is so special to me in the most recent edition of the Club MacStories Monthly Log. I’d love it if you checked it out.

Vision Pros: Review Prep, AppleCare One, and an Alien Environment

I had a fun chat with my friend Tim Chaten on the latest episode of the Vision Pros podcast. We talked about our experiences with the visionOS 26 beta so far, how I’m preparing for my review this fall, Apple’s new device warranty program (a great deal for Vision Pro owners), and the new Alien: Earth environment in Disney+. Our Alien discussion also prompted a hilarious segment on this week’s Magic Rays of Light. 😅

My thanks to Tim for having me back on the show.

An App Intents Reset

Widgets, controls, and Shortcuts – oh my! In the most recent Club MacStories Monthly Log, I wrote about the amazing things I can do on my devices thanks to developers’ adoption of app intents… and how I took them too far, making my workflows too complicated and confusing. Thankfully, I found a solution that works for me, so if you’re interested in learning more, check out the story over at Club MacStories.

On This Day in Collections

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since I first wrote about the Collections app for Club MacStories, but it’s true. Now, I’m back to share a new way I’m using the app: an On This Day view to resurface entries from the current date in previous years. I love this type of feature for my journal and photo library, so I thought it would be worth exploring if I could replicate it with my Collections databases. It turned out to be a fun experiment and one I now get to benefit from every day.

If you’re interested in learning more about how I added an On This Day feature to Collections, check out my story in the Club MacStories Monthly Log.