Felix Schwarz
@felixschwarz.bsky.social
Indie since 1995, macOS/iOS/kext/web dev. I run IOSPIRIT (@iospirit.com) & make @RemoteBuddy.app, @Vidimote.app & more. I mostly write about software development, indie life, research and environmental topics. Born 341 ppm. Blog: https://felix-schwarz.org
✅ COVID and flu shots for this season
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
✅ COVID and flu shots for this season
TIL a new word: workslop.
"AI-generated ‘workslop’ is here. It’s killing teamwork and causing a multimillion dollar productivity problem, researchers say"
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"AI-generated ‘workslop’ is here. It’s killing teamwork and causing a multimillion dollar productivity problem, researchers say"
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September 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
TIL a new word: workslop.
"AI-generated ‘workslop’ is here. It’s killing teamwork and causing a multimillion dollar productivity problem, researchers say"
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"AI-generated ‘workslop’ is here. It’s killing teamwork and causing a multimillion dollar productivity problem, researchers say"
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Reposted by Felix Schwarz
Vidimote 1.9 for Safari for #macOS26 #Tahoe is out!
What's new:
- redesigned PiP extension: now with position slider & Skip button
- overlay actions like Skip & PiP now grouped
- adopts liquid glass in native UI
Web: www.iospirit.com/products/vid...
Mac App Store: apps.apple.com/app/vidimote...
What's new:
- redesigned PiP extension: now with position slider & Skip button
- overlay actions like Skip & PiP now grouped
- adopts liquid glass in native UI
Web: www.iospirit.com/products/vid...
Mac App Store: apps.apple.com/app/vidimote...
September 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Vidimote 1.9 for Safari for #macOS26 #Tahoe is out!
What's new:
- redesigned PiP extension: now with position slider & Skip button
- overlay actions like Skip & PiP now grouped
- adopts liquid glass in native UI
Web: www.iospirit.com/products/vid...
Mac App Store: apps.apple.com/app/vidimote...
What's new:
- redesigned PiP extension: now with position slider & Skip button
- overlay actions like Skip & PiP now grouped
- adopts liquid glass in native UI
Web: www.iospirit.com/products/vid...
Mac App Store: apps.apple.com/app/vidimote...
When Apple announced Pasteboard Privacy in May, the assumption was that it'll arrive in the next major macOS release.
But AFAICS - unless you turn it on explicitly via defaults - it seems absent in the macOS 26.
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But AFAICS - unless you turn it on explicitly via defaults - it seems absent in the macOS 26.
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Michael Tsai - Blog - Pasteboard Privacy Preview in macOS 15.4
mjtsai.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
When Apple announced Pasteboard Privacy in May, the assumption was that it'll arrive in the next major macOS release.
But AFAICS - unless you turn it on explicitly via defaults - it seems absent in the macOS 26.
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But AFAICS - unless you turn it on explicitly via defaults - it seems absent in the macOS 26.
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Reposted by Felix Schwarz
Tim Cook pathetically kisses Trump's ass by pretending him with a "24 karat gold" gift
August 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Tim Cook pathetically kisses Trump's ass by pretending him with a "24 karat gold" gift
The Group Labs at #WWDC25 were fun and informative, providing information and context not available in the videos and dev docs.
If you missed any, DTS has published transcripts on the Developer Forums:
developer.apple.com/forums/searc...
If you missed any, DTS has published transcripts on the Developer Forums:
developer.apple.com/forums/searc...
Search results | Apple Developer Forums
developer.apple.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Group Labs at #WWDC25 were fun and informative, providing information and context not available in the videos and dev docs.
If you missed any, DTS has published transcripts on the Developer Forums:
developer.apple.com/forums/searc...
If you missed any, DTS has published transcripts on the Developer Forums:
developer.apple.com/forums/searc...
Why would I want to ever sign in to ChatGPT then, Xcode?
June 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Why would I want to ever sign in to ChatGPT then, Xcode?
Just spent hours trying to install macOS 26b2 on an external SSD. After rebooting, it just wouldn't complete but boot back into macOS on the internal SSD eventually.
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June 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Just spent hours trying to install macOS 26b2 on an external SSD. After rebooting, it just wouldn't complete but boot back into macOS on the internal SSD eventually.
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I had hoped that the Mac mini M1 with 8GB RAM would be sufficient to explore Xcode 26 and *OS 26 development. But no. 1/2
June 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I had hoped that the Mac mini M1 with 8GB RAM would be sufficient to explore Xcode 26 and *OS 26 development. But no. 1/2
Xcode 26 adds an option to generate string catalog comments for newly-added strings by analyzing surrounding source code. Will be interesting to see in action. #WWDC25
June 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Xcode 26 adds an option to generate string catalog comments for newly-added strings by analyzing surrounding source code. Will be interesting to see in action. #WWDC25
Looks like you can only use Xcode's AI features when installing Tahoe on the internal SSD of your Apple silicon Mac.
I tried all other options:
-it's not supported on Sequoia
-it's not supported on Intel Macs
-it's not supported in VMs
-it's not supported when the system is on an external drive
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I tried all other options:
-it's not supported on Sequoia
-it's not supported on Intel Macs
-it's not supported in VMs
-it's not supported when the system is on an external drive
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June 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Looks like you can only use Xcode's AI features when installing Tahoe on the internal SSD of your Apple silicon Mac.
I tried all other options:
-it's not supported on Sequoia
-it's not supported on Intel Macs
-it's not supported in VMs
-it's not supported when the system is on an external drive
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I tried all other options:
-it's not supported on Sequoia
-it's not supported on Intel Macs
-it's not supported in VMs
-it's not supported when the system is on an external drive
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Two surprises from the new PaperKit framework session:
- it's UIKit-/AppKit-first
- the class names have no prefixes
Video: developer.apple.com/videos/play/... #WWDC25
- it's UIKit-/AppKit-first
- the class names have no prefixes
Video: developer.apple.com/videos/play/... #WWDC25
June 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Two surprises from the new PaperKit framework session:
- it's UIKit-/AppKit-first
- the class names have no prefixes
Video: developer.apple.com/videos/play/... #WWDC25
- it's UIKit-/AppKit-first
- the class names have no prefixes
Video: developer.apple.com/videos/play/... #WWDC25
Containerization looks very impressive - essentially allowing to pull and run Docker images and containers with Apple-provided tools and frameworks. It even appears to allow running x86 images on Apple silicon.
1/2 #WWDC25
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Meet Containerization - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer
Meet Containerization, an open source project written in Swift to create and run Linux containers on your Mac. Learn how Containerization...
developer.apple.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Containerization looks very impressive - essentially allowing to pull and run Docker images and containers with Apple-provided tools and frameworks. It even appears to allow running x86 images on Apple silicon.
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Good and bad news after watching "Finish tasks in the background":
The good: unlike what I initially believed after watching the keynote, the new background capabilities also come to iOS. 🎉
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The good: unlike what I initially believed after watching the keynote, the new background capabilities also come to iOS. 🎉
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Finish tasks in the background - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer
Discover background execution advancements and understand how the system schedules runtime. We'll discuss how to get the most out of...
developer.apple.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Good and bad news after watching "Finish tasks in the background":
The good: unlike what I initially believed after watching the keynote, the new background capabilities also come to iOS. 🎉
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The good: unlike what I initially believed after watching the keynote, the new background capabilities also come to iOS. 🎉
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The Finder window in "Meet Liquid Glass" (9:59) looks different than what I see on my Mac in the Dev Preview:
- better contrast between elements and content
- higher line height
- permanently visible disclosure triangles in the sidebar
1/2 #WWDC25
- better contrast between elements and content
- higher line height
- permanently visible disclosure triangles in the sidebar
1/2 #WWDC25
June 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The Finder window in "Meet Liquid Glass" (9:59) looks different than what I see on my Mac in the Dev Preview:
- better contrast between elements and content
- higher line height
- permanently visible disclosure triangles in the sidebar
1/2 #WWDC25
- better contrast between elements and content
- higher line height
- permanently visible disclosure triangles in the sidebar
1/2 #WWDC25
I really hope Apple will improve the contrast of the new UI on macOS before release.
Looking at Finder, f.ex., as it is right now, everything looks like it's bleeding together - with barely identifiable boundaries between sidebar and content. 1/2
#WWDC25
Looking at Finder, f.ex., as it is right now, everything looks like it's bleeding together - with barely identifiable boundaries between sidebar and content. 1/2
#WWDC25
June 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I really hope Apple will improve the contrast of the new UI on macOS before release.
Looking at Finder, f.ex., as it is right now, everything looks like it's bleeding together - with barely identifiable boundaries between sidebar and content. 1/2
#WWDC25
Looking at Finder, f.ex., as it is right now, everything looks like it's bleeding together - with barely identifiable boundaries between sidebar and content. 1/2
#WWDC25
June 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Adopting Liquid Glass" covering - at first glance - UIKit and SwiftUI: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
#WWDC25
#WWDC25
Adopting Liquid Glass | Apple Developer Documentation
Find out how to bring the new material to your app.
developer.apple.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Adopting Liquid Glass" covering - at first glance - UIKit and SwiftUI: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
#WWDC25
#WWDC25
Downloads are up - and include links to Release Notes (which still 404 for me):
- Downloads: developer.apple.com/download/
- macOS 26 RN: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- iOS/iPadOS 26 RN: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
#WWDC25
- Downloads: developer.apple.com/download/
- macOS 26 RN: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- iOS/iPadOS 26 RN: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
#WWDC25
Sign In - Apple
developer.apple.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Downloads are up - and include links to Release Notes (which still 404 for me):
- Downloads: developer.apple.com/download/
- macOS 26 RN: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- iOS/iPadOS 26 RN: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
#WWDC25
- Downloads: developer.apple.com/download/
- macOS 26 RN: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
- iOS/iPadOS 26 RN: developer.apple.com/documentatio...
#WWDC25
Massive WebKit updates in Safari 26 beta:
- SVG icons
- WebKit in SwiftUI
- on visionOS
- WebGPU support
- CSS updates
- …
webkit.org/blog/16993/n...
#WWDC25
- SVG icons
- WebKit in SwiftUI
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- WebGPU support
- CSS updates
- …
webkit.org/blog/16993/n...
#WWDC25
News from WWDC25: WebKit in Safari 26 beta
Welcome to WWDC25!
webkit.org
June 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Massive WebKit updates in Safari 26 beta:
- SVG icons
- WebKit in SwiftUI
- on visionOS
- WebGPU support
- CSS updates
- …
webkit.org/blog/16993/n...
#WWDC25
- SVG icons
- WebKit in SwiftUI
-
- WebGPU support
- CSS updates
- …
webkit.org/blog/16993/n...
#WWDC25
It will be interesting to see if or how much of the new visuals will be SwiftUI-exclusive. And for those that are not: how they're also made available to AppKit and UIKit. 1/
#WWDC25
#WWDC25
June 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It will be interesting to see if or how much of the new visuals will be SwiftUI-exclusive. And for those that are not: how they're also made available to AppKit and UIKit. 1/
#WWDC25
#WWDC25
Maybe it's not so bad when seen on device, but from this screenshot iPadOS' new look really pains my eye:
-the radius of sidebar & window don't match
-the small traffic light icons just look really off next to the toolbar icon
-that icon also looks off next to the free-floating toolbar icons
#WWDC25
-the radius of sidebar & window don't match
-the small traffic light icons just look really off next to the toolbar icon
-that icon also looks off next to the free-floating toolbar icons
#WWDC25
June 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Maybe it's not so bad when seen on device, but from this screenshot iPadOS' new look really pains my eye:
-the radius of sidebar & window don't match
-the small traffic light icons just look really off next to the toolbar icon
-that icon also looks off next to the free-floating toolbar icons
#WWDC25
-the radius of sidebar & window don't match
-the small traffic light icons just look really off next to the toolbar icon
-that icon also looks off next to the free-floating toolbar icons
#WWDC25