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📺 Went a different direction with my iPhone 18 Pro review, and explain why it’s the end of an era. Watch here: piped.video/watch?v=P44pkAmb…
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Quick trip to Brandon Apple Store. iPhone Duo displays are up, and man the black iPhone 18 Pro is finger printed up
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📺 I finally decided on Watch Series 12 vs Ultra 4, and I go through *every* tiny detail considered. Watch my review here! piped.video/watch?v=aFyxFE5O…
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⚡️ New Top Five Tech is out! Featuring:
@ByteReview look at iPhone Duo
@ParkerOrtolani new QuillCue app
@JasonAten on Muse AI
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Z4…
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🚀 BIG Primary Tech Show is out!
Our iPhone 18 Pro review, M6 Mac mini review, and Meta's Muse AI read Jason's texts without permission...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Overcast: overcast.fm/+BTMNL1r774
YT: piped.video/bPPfbFS9dd0
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🚨 Surprise bonus Primary Tech Show!
After trying Siri AI with third-party apps, I wanted to learn what's really happening. @ryanashcraft, creator of Foodnoms, explains the limitations and what the ideal integration could look like:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Overcast: overcast.fm/+BTMNJ5JsyI
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Glad to see Apple working on ad-free video to paying members, but this will add a lot of work to the process. And for audiences like Primary Tech where half our supporters are on Memberful, I’ll have to figure out video delivery x2
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I just found a MacOS 27 Golden Gate bug on the default live wallpaper. If you look closely, you’ll notice a brick wall or building overlapping a rock. I’ve talked to a few people, and they also see it too. I think there must have been a mistake with masking the video. Thanks to Stephen Robles for making this clip for me.
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📺 5 of the most hidden features in iOS 27, and 2 features that missed the mark. Yes, we need to talk about HomeKit Cameras and Screen Time. Watch here: piped.video/watch?v=JcQHz43M…
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Describe a Shortcut may support third-party actions in iOS 27.2!
Describe a Shortcut could soon support actions from third-party developers.
Currently, the feature only supports Apple-developed actions. With a new feature flag in iOS 27.2 and macOS 27.2, the model can now choose actions from third-party apps.
To enable:
sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain && \
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/Shortcuts third_party_generative_tools -dict Enabled -bool true
and reboot your Mac. Then tell siriactionsd to re-build its tool database:
metadata="$HOME/Library/Shortcuts/ToolEmbeddingDatabase/toolEmbeddingDatabaseMetadata.json"
printf '{"toolkitDatabaseVersion":"%s"}\n' "$(uuidgen)" > "$metadata.tmp" &&
mv "$metadata.tmp" "$metadata" &&
launchctl kickstart -k "gui/$(id -u)/com.apple.siriactionsd"
Note that Describe a Shortcut doesn’t work in OS 27.2 beta 1 because of a wrong model target that PCC rejects. You can fix it in-process and see the new behavior.
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📺 I reviewed the M6 Mac mini and it got my Mac Studio sweating…and yes I do juggle several Mac minis in the intro. Watch here: piped.video/watch?v=GJbrXjKN…
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I wanted to get the new Screen Time features quickly so I could make a tutorial video, but it requires *all* devices signed in to any iCloud Family member's account to upgrade to iOS 27.
Some of the devices listed here I don't have anymore, and several are my Mom's which shouldn't be connected to Screen Time at all. This is also in the iCloud > Family settings pane, and no where in Screen Time settings, so most people won't find it.
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