pdfu @pdfu.dev · 5hSetting up Apple’s upcoming Home device includes a new step: creating a Photo Face. It’s the same Photo Face coming to StandBy on iPhone Duo. That might explain why Apple hasn’t officially made StandBy available in the simulator. 110
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 29/09/2026iPhone Duo supports Tap to Pay on both screens, featuring an adaptive interface. 010
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 28/09/20263. Calendar Options for style, font, and color. One widget slot in the Date style. 010
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 28/09/20262. Digital Clock Options for font, color, and three widget slots. The code defines 5 layouts: StandBy, Stacked, Top, Middle, and Bottom. The last four may be intended for the two-page “Book” configuration in the new Rushmore renderer. 110
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 28/09/20261. Analog Clock Options for style, color, and two widget slots. Across these faces, the Duo simulator has no widget registry, so I couldn’t explore alternative widgets. You can also customize numerals: Arabic, Western / Arabic, Eastern / Devanagari. 110
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 28/09/2026Here’s the new face editor. Its design closely matches the Apple Watch face editor. You can swipe between settings, then scroll through available options. Next, a closer look at three faces I managed to get running: 110
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 28/09/2026Code reveals five more StandBy faces supported by the new renderer: • Home Camera: Single camera view or a grid of up to nine. • Home Modular: Perhaps a Home accessory-focused Modular. • Flow (ResponsiveArt): Possibly an animated, abstract face. • Fade: No design details. • Snoopy 110
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 28/09/2026Here’s a deep dive into StandBy mode on iPhone Duo. Rushmore, the app meant to host the redesigned faces, is missing from the iOS 27.1 simulator. But its localization strings reveal unreported faces, and I got some new faces running in the current renderer. 🧵 110
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 26/09/2026Apple is working on bringing Call Context to the Dynamic Island. Currently hidden behind a feature flag in iOS 27.2 (ConversationKit / CallContextCardExpansion). 010
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 26/09/2026Good things are about to unfold. Apple is preparing an “Opened or Closed” automation in Shortcuts for iPhone Duo. Here it is switching between the Light and Night Dunes wallpapers. 020
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 25/09/2026Apple is preparing sound effects for the Snoopy screen saver on Apple TV. Hidden controls in tvOS 27 will let you turn screen-saver audio on or off, with a third “Reduced” option. None of the Snoopy content packages include audio yet. 010
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 25/09/2026A new screenshot experience is coming to Apple Watch, inspired by iPhone. Hidden behind a defaults preference in watchOS 27.2, it lets you preview, share, or delete a screenshot right after taking it. It’s controlled by ScreenshotSharingEnabled in the com.apple.Carousel preferences domain. 010
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 24/09/2026Siri AI is coming to HomePod. audioOS 27 includes Linwood, the system behind Siri AI, plus a new look and sound for Siri on HomePod. May require new hardware. The new status lights emphasize white, blue and orange, matching Siri AI’s palette on other devices. 🔊 Sound on 011
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 02/09/2026Announced at WWDC26, iOS 27 will support switching between two iPhone devices with the same phone number. The feature will be called iPhone Handoff. Here's a demo of the setup. 010
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 01/09/2026Apple tested the Himalayan Peaks aerial as a Setup Assistant backdrop in tvOS 27 beta 3. The aerial file appeared in a new SetupBackground app that only shipped in beta 3, and was later removed in beta 4. This landscape aerial is already available in current tvOS versions. 000
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 01/09/2026iOS 27 adds new Fitness+ lifetime session awards, all the way up to 10,000 sessions. "That was your 10,000th Fitness+ session. You’re the GOAT!" 010
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 28/08/2026Here's how to disable Siri's new floating button in macOS 27 When Siri AI is enabled, macOS 27 adds a contextual "lightweight UI" when you type or select text. The floating button can expand into Ask Siri, Edit with Siri and Writing tools, or other contextual actions. To disable it... 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 25/08/2026macOS 27 Beta 7 removes the Private Cloud Compute model option from the Foundation Models CLI. The second image is a still from the WWDC 26 session "Build AI-powered scripts with the fm CLI and Python SDK" showing the PCC model option. (developer.apple.com/videos/play/...) 000
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 23/08/2026Apple may soon offer higher-resolution generations in Image Playground. Hidden behind a feature flag, a new 12MP option appears. Generation currently fails: "3K/4K resolution is not supported yet in Rave RC" Image Playground may also offer an "Upgrade to 12 MP" action for existing generations. 000
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 18/08/2026In macOS 27, you can swap Siri's model with a third-party Inference Provider extension. Here's Siri AI running on GPT-5.6. 010
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 17/08/2026In macOS 27, when using "Hey Siri," Siri can add your request to the previous conversation thread, even after you dismiss the Siri window. By default, you get 7 seconds to invoke Siri and continue the chat, but you can change the timeout: defaults write com.apple.campo sessionResumptionTimeout 7 000
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 15/08/2026You can make the window narrower than the default too, or adjust the sidebar to get even more space. Some more dynamically built pages already take advantage of the extra space. 000
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 15/08/2026System Settings is infinitely resizable in macOS 27 ↔ Hidden behind a feature flag, the System Settings app can now be resized in any direction. To enable the FeatureFlags override, run the following command in the Terminal: 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 13/08/2026A new feature in Safari 27 will let you search for text in video captions. Safari will then seek the video to the moment the matching caption appears. To try it, enable 'Show features for web developers' under Safari Settings > Advanced. Then, enable the Find in Video flag in the Feature Flags tab. 000
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 13/08/2026macOS 27 Beta 5 gives Siri AI a faster, local tool for math queries, even when offline. The new MathComputeTool, part of Siri's lightweight Skimmer planner can evaluate a range of operations locally without reaching for the server. 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 12/08/2026macOS 27 can show when your Mac was manufactured. Open Settings > General > About > Regulatory Certification. At the footer of the new window, you'll see a new "Date of Manufacture" label. This feature is already available in iOS in a similar location. 110
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 12/08/2026macOS 27 Beta 5 adds a new feature that lets keyboard focus move from the active app's menus to controls on the right side of the Menu Bar using the Left/Right arrow or Tab keys. It's currently disabled by default. 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 11/08/2026Apple left a full "Pocket Tuning" panel for scroll edge effects in Beta 5 macOS 27 Beta 5 includes a new "Pocket Tuning Window" that can change the scroll edge effect in real time on supported apps. You can tune both light and dark mode effects, and can really make the scroll edge effect disappear. 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 11/08/2026iOS and macOS 27 beta 5 add native support for Valve's 2026 Steam Controller. The controller's Settings profile includes remapping and haptic feedback controls. No trackpad support at the moment. The plugin disables Valve's "lizard mode," suppressing the firmware-defined mouse/keyboard fallback. 030
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 10/08/2026Safari 27 adds support for Global Privacy Control (GPC), a new 'stop selling or sharing my data switch.' Enable 'Show features for web developers' under Safari Settings > Advanced. Then enable the two Global Privacy Control flags in the Feature Flags tab. Test GPC at globalprivacycontrol.org 000
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 10/08/2026New iOS and macOS betas incoming 👀 Last night, Apple published Expressive Voice assets for all 7 American voices and 4 British Siri voices. It also published a new version of its base AI model, required for the new voices. But the server isn't serving any of it to current builds. 000
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 08/08/2026If you've been using Safari's new Notify Me website monitoring feature, you may have been underwhelmed by the range of polling options available. The shortest waiting period between checks is 1 hour. Luckily, you can enable a hidden option that allows you to enable 10-minute polling... 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 08/08/2026macOS 27 has a hidden feature that groups aerial landscape wallpapers and automatically switches variants based on the sun's position during the day. Here's how to enable it for Tahoe and Golden Gate wallpapers... 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 08/08/2026Under the hood, my Claude extension implements Apple’s internal AgentIntent and receives an IntentPrompt containing the user’s request and context. Because extensions are sandboxed, it forwards requests over localhost to a companion LaunchAgent. (6/9) 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 08/08/2026Siri Extensions can’t directly access data or invoke App Intents. When system interaction is required, such as setting a reminder, Claude can hand the request back to Siri to complete it. (5/9) 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 08/08/2026In some cases, third-party extensions can be more powerful than Siri AI. For example, Siri can’t create files, but Claude can easily return a CSV file when asked. (4/9) 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 08/08/2026Siri Extensions aren’t limited to Siri AI. My Claude extension works across Siri AI, Writing Tools, Visual Intelligence, and the Use Model action in Shortcuts. Because Claude has no native image-generation model, I skipped adding support for Image Playground. (3/9) 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 08/08/2026It’s built on the new internal Model Delegation API in the App Intents framework. macOS discovers Claude as a native AI provider and runs it through the same underlying flow as Apple’s own built-in ChatGPT extension. (2/9) 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 08/08/2026Turns out Apple’s rumored third-party Siri Extensions already work in macOS 27. So I got “Ask Claude” working across the system. Here’s how 🧵 110
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 07/08/2026iOS 27 has a hidden Generate Shortcut action. It lets one shortcut generate another with natural language and return it as output. The generated shortcut will also appear in your gallery. It's hidden from the actions drawer, but you can get it below. ↓ 100
pdfu @pdfu.dev · 07/08/2026In macOS 27, AirPlay can finally open in a window instead of taking over your Mac's full screen. Currently hidden behind a feature flag, here's how to enable it... 🧵 120
