WWDC Debrief

June 22, 2026

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“I am running the beta on my MacBook Pro for the Mac OS review because I think in large part because of Apple frames,” Federico Viticci said, opening a conversation about the state of Apple’s developer betas just days after WWDC. The episode is a debrief on what Apple announced and what the first beta builds reveal about the company’s direction—on Siri, system design, developer tools, and AI models. The throughline is that Apple is playing a long game: refining last year’s controversial Liquid Glass design, building a foundation for on-device and cloud AI that prioritizes integration over raw capability, and quietly equipping developers with tools that could reshape how apps are built.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:11) **Welcome & WWDC Debrief Setup** - John and Federico are back remote after WWDC, sharing initial impressions and thanking the team.
2 (03:17) **Beta Testing Status** - Federico and John discuss which devices are running the developer betas and early indexing issues.
3 (06:48) **First Impressions of Siri AI** - Early hands-on with the new Siri AI features, including limitations and potential.
4 (12:15) **Is Siri AI an Agent?** - Debate on whether Apple's approach constitutes an agent and its future implications.
5 (14:59) **Ad Break: Decagon** - Sponsor message about AI customer support agents.
6 (17:18) **Liquid Glass Refinements in macOS** - Discussion of the slider for adjusting Liquid Glass transparency and Apple's iterative design philosophy.
7 (23:49) **Xcode AI Agents and Developer Tools** - Apple's new agentic workflow in Xcode, including a dedicated conversation view for code editing.

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Guests on this episode

Federico Viticci John Voorhees

Show Notes

This week on AppStories, John and Federico are back home and reflect on all the WWDC announcements, including Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, design changes, developer tools, and more.

On AppStories+, we check in on our research setups and how they fared at WWDC.

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