visionOS 26: Apple's AR Platform Takes Another Leap Forward

2025-06-12
visionOS 26: Apple's AR Platform Takes Another Leap Forward

visionOS 26 delivers substantial improvements to Apple's Vision Pro, enhancing user experience significantly. Key updates include vastly improved Spatial Personas, geographic persistence (saving app and window positions), and support for third-party widgets. New immersive environments (like a customizable Jupiter environment), an upgraded 3D photo algorithm, collaborative viewing capabilities, and support for ultra-wide-field-of-view video are also included. While features like hand controller support are still in development, visionOS 26 demonstrates Apple's continued commitment to the future of augmented reality, solidifying the Vision Pro's long-term potential.

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macOS Shortcuts: A Story of Stagnant Progress

2025-05-05
macOS Shortcuts: A Story of Stagnant Progress

Three years on, macOS Shortcuts remains a disappointment, falling far short of expectations. Author John Voorhees revisits his previous assessment of Shortcuts, highlighting its reliance on tools like AppleScript and Keyboard Maestro to accomplish complex tasks—a testament to its inherent limitations. While the flexibility of macOS allows for powerful workarounds combining various tools, this very fact underscores Apple's lack of progress in developing Shortcuts. Shortcomings like the poor implementation of conditional statements further exacerbate the issue. The author argues that Apple's 'years-long process' has long since exceeded reasonable leeway, leaving the future of Shortcuts on macOS uncertain.

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