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EPISODE · Feb 5, 2026 · 54 MIN

AI-powered Xcode will change the world

from Cult of Mac · host Cult of Mac

Watch this episode on YouTubeThis week: Xcode’s AI agents can build an app from scratch in a day, major new details on the folding iPhone — and a potential second folding iPhone, whether Apple plans obsolescence, and a trick that’ll wrangle notifications on your iPhone.Sponsors:The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is an easy-to-digest roundup of the week’s top stories. Sign up at newsletters.cultofmac.com.Links:Xcode unleashes AI agents for fast and easy app creationDevs can work directly with Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex, thanks to an Xcode update that builds in AI coding agents.iPhone Fold leak shows Apple borrowing design cues from iPadA new leak provides more details about the foldable iPhone's design, pointing to several similarity with iPads.Apple’s foldable plans may not stop at just one iPhoneBefore Apple even launches its first folding iPhone, the company is reportedly exploring a follow-up model with a clamshell-like form factor.Apple just killed the myth of iPhone forced obsolescenceThe conspiracy theory that Apple uses iOS as a tool of forced iPhone obsolescence is complete BS, and I can prove it.Never miss an important alert with this crucial iPhone settings tweakIf you rely on timely alerts from certain critical iOS apps, set up persistent notifications so you don't miss something important.Listener QuestionDo people actually care about phone wobble?

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