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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/09/2026

Wait… so Apple decided not to “extend” content behind the sidebar? Kinda weird after pushing that functionality in iOS 26.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 16/09/2026

New season of Slow Horses! What a nice surprise.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 10/09/2026

Those iPhone cases that make your phone look like a book are about to come back in a big way.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 26/08/2026

I’m letting this notification hang out for a little while longer because damn, that feels good. Download SmartFilter and subscribe to send some more good vibes. apps.apple.com/us/app/smart... @revenuecat.com

RevenueCat notification reads:
Trial Conversion, SmartFilter, A customer just converted from a
free trial to a subscription of Yearly
for $8.99.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 23/08/2026

So, that specific value was not a prerequisite to be included in that community.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 23/08/2026

I'm surprised so many iOS content creators are still active on X (formerly Twitter (formerly Twttr)). I learned this lesson before and I am learning it again: Just because you belong to a community does not mean everyone in that community shares your values.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 21/08/2026

If you get lots of spam messages, especially political spam and donation requests, check out SmartFilter! apps.apple.com/us/app/smartfi... I updated it a couple days ago with a lot of powerful features that will filter out all that unwanted spam and give your Messages inbox some peace.

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SmartFilter for SMS App - App Store

Download SmartFilter for SMS by Jacob Grant on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like SmartFilter for SMS.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 20/08/2026

Oh no! The link 404s!

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

I’m really excited about this update and looking forward to hearing how it works for you! It’s been a great tool for me. This update makes it one of the best filtering apps available. I hope it makes your life easier by not having to think about spam. apps.apple.com/us/app/smart...

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

One last feature I want to highlight. It's kinda nerdy, but really powerful. You can create a suite of test messages that makes sure messages are delivered where you want them. The tests run automatically when you add a new filter or turn on a setting. It's basically Test Driven Filtering.

Screenshot of SmartFilter’s test messages setting showing a list of test messages and their status.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

There's tons of other settings that can be enabled too. You filter ALL messages from unknown senders to the spam folder if you want. Filter messages that contain links or short codes. There's an option to filter mеѕѕаɡеѕ тһат ⅼоок ⅼіке тһіѕ.

Screenshot of SmartFilter’s toggle options.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

If you want to see why a message was filtered (or not filtered), use the How Filtering Works screen. Paste the message and SmartFilter will interactively show where and why the message was filtered. This can help you fine tune your custom rules and other settings.

Screenshot of SmartFilter’s how filtering works screen, there’s a textbox for the text message being explored, there’s boxes for each filter step and the deciding step is highlighted.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

Creating a filter is simple! If you get a message that wasn't categorized correctly, you can paste that message into SmartFilter to create a new filter directly from that message! Tap the keywords that identify that message as spam and BOOM! New filter. Ezpz

Screenshot of SmartFilter’s create a filter flow to tap individual words from a text message that indicate where the message needs to be filtered.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

If you don't know what filters to create, that's okay! There's 12 curated Filter Packs with keywords known to be present in scam and spam messages. There's a pack made specifically for blocking Election & Political texts and donation requests.

Screenshot of SmartFilter showing a list of curated filter packs with preset keywords to filter spam from known scam and spam messages.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

SmartFilter does all filtering on-device using a custom machine learning model. No messages are sent to a server. You can create custom rules to allow messages in your inbox or throw them into the spam folder. NOW you can create rules to categorize messages to the promotions or transactions folder.

Screenshot of SmartFilter showing the custom filters list to categorize messages. There are allow, junk, transactions, promotions categories.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

I just released SmartFilter for SMS 2.0!!! If your Messages inbox is cluttered with not just spam but promotional and transaction messages, this app was made for you. Download it out in the App Store now! apps.apple.com/us/app/smartfi...

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SmartFilter for SMS App - App Store

Download SmartFilter for SMS by Jacob Grant on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like SmartFilter for SMS.

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Matt Ufford @mattufford.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

absolute chimneys

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 14/07/2026

The franchisee has a kid that’s into Pokemon cards and the only way to secure cards reliably nowadays is to have a relationship with the distributor. So… now they’re a vendor?

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

i don’t think that donald trump has been doing a good job with the reflecting pool

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 17/06/2026

😮 Arrowhead, erm, I mean, Kansas City Stadium draped in blue is throwing me.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 12/05/2026

The timing of this is interesting but makes sense considering Apple was close to acquiring Halide and then one of the cofounders left for Apple earlier this year.

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Nil Coalescing @nilcoalescing.com · 26/04/2026

UIKit now has native support for Swift Observation, automatically tracking reads of @Observable properties in update methods, making it easier to share data between UIKit and integrated SwiftUI components: nilcoalescing.com/blog/Automat... #iOSDev

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Automatic property observation in UIKit with @Observable

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 22/02/2026

🎶 I have a structured output and I need cache now 🎶

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Feels like every Bryce throw outside the numbers is dying on him

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 15/12/2025

the Bears are 10-4? how did that happen

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 09/12/2025

was seeing the same thing, seems to be working now

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Joshua Brisco @jbbrisco.com · 08/12/2025

Replay assist was incorrect? THAT CAN HAPPEN???

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 06/12/2025

oh my god this halftime show is unbearable

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NeoNacho @neonacho.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Badge still works.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 25/11/2025

The imposter syndrome has been intensifying since rejoining my original team at work. It’s not just one thing but several small things that compound to make me feel like I don’t know what I’m doing.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 23/11/2025

That crew was terrible throughout.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 20/11/2025

I haven’t watched K-Pop Demon Hunters, but once a day one of those songs gets stuck in my head.

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Tom Pelissero @tompelissero.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Ja’Marr Chase’s suspension has been upheld. He’s out for Sunday’s game.

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Ross Kimes @rosskimes.net · 16/11/2025

Go Dawgs now.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 08/10/2025

Low power mode on an iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 26 is embarrassingly hitchy. I’ve found most everything else with iOS 26 is fine, but I’ve stopped using low power mode because of how unpleasant the experience is.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 23/09/2025

As an OSU alumnus, I’m grateful for his time there, but it was time to move on.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 23/09/2025

Did he get raptured?

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

malarkey won smh

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 06/09/2025

Watched a disappointing loss to the Chargers and what does YouTube immediately recommend I watch?.. Loser by Tame Impala. #chiefs #nfl #tameimpala

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 10/08/2025

I kinda like that ChatGPT simplified the model picker. I could never remember which model was best suited for the task I was giving it. So now, supposedly, it should route the request to the most appropriate model without me having to think about it. This is how a consumer product should work.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 09/08/2025

Local carpet cleaning companies must be donating glue and baking soda to after school programs. No other explanation.

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Jordan Kay @jnatc.im · 02/08/2025

Haven’t seen a single Star War so forgive me if this is obvious, but is there an in-universe explanation for why Andor is just one letter off from Endor?

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 01/08/2025

I first saw Napoleon Dynamite at the second-run, dollar theater. The scene where Napoleon is eating tater tots out of his cargo shorts elicited a theater-wide, audible “what the f***?!” from someone sitting two rows in front of me.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 21/07/2025

Be skeptical of claims like “AI will replace X in Y years” when the author has a major stake in AI succeeding.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 20/07/2025

I’ve seen almost this exact ad but for a different university. I wonder if it’s a white-label prompt engineering in-a-box course.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 25/06/2025

Hourly (and minimum) wages would also need to increase to make up for the shortened workweek. Idk if employers would pass on a 20% payroll savings to increase the happiness of their employees. As you mentioned, collective bargaining is the proven path to get there.

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Harshil @harshil.net · 25/06/2025

Man Apple's just really going to town with the marketing for this movie huh

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 24/06/2025

Big bombs to F-bombs.

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Carlo Zottmann @zottmann.dev · 18/06/2025

That is some seriously deep Hideo Kojima shit, damn

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