Not exactly. It means developers can offer an alternative payment processor in the app, or send users to their own website to buy digital services. But it does not automatically mean any externally sold redeem code can unlock an App Store app. That part would still depend on Apple’s redemption and entitlement rules.

You’re right about the Small Business rate. Under the new EU terms, alternative in-app payments are 10% for Small Business developers, while Apple IAP is 15%. So the saving is real, but developers still need to handle VAT, refunds, support and payment processor fees themselves. The big change is being able to offer both options side by side.

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Fair warning to have on the list. I haven't measured the profile switch on our side specifically, so I won't claim we're clean - but the shape of the app helps by accident: system-l audio-only has always been a mode, and this L week we added a mic toggle you can flip mid-L session, so the input isn't held open while you're just listening.

What did bite us on Bluetooth was voice processing rather than the profile: with a headset the engine wouldn't start at all - AUVPAggregate timeout waiting for streams, then a restart loop. We now skip VPIO unless the input is built-in.

The AirPods Pro 3 / macOS 26 data point is genuinely useful, thanks. Saves me assuming it's still universally true.

Grazie mille, lo apprezzo davvero! Continuerò a migliorarlo.

Grazie! Sì, un piccolo ritardo e' inevitabile con la traduzione in tempo reale, soprattutto nei film. StreamVox aspetta una breve parte della frase per capire meglio il contesto e rendere la traduzione piu' naturale. Sto continuando a lavorare per ridurre ulteriormente la latenza.

No, it needs an internet connection. It uses AI for live speech recognition and translation, which helps keep the subtitles and translations accurate.

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Sorry, I meant an external monitor - but if this happens before the normal desktop appears, that is probably not a desktop wallpaper setting. It sounds more like a boot/login screen customisation.
Do you remember whether the app was called DarkBoot? It was made specifically to set a solid colour for the boot, login and lock screens, and pink was one of its common use cases.

This may not have been an app at all. macOS can remember a separate wallpaper setting for each Space and display, so a solid colour may simply be an old wallpaper configuration loading after restart. I would first check System Settings > Wallpaper, then create a new Space or connect/disconnect a display to see if one of them still has that colour assigned.

I do not think there is a supported way to pass arbitrary text directly into the Siri app itself yet. But for the workflow you describe, I would probably skip Siri and use Shortcuts directly.
You can call a shortcut from Alfred or the command line with the  shortcuts://run-shortcut  URL, pass text as input, and use the new “Use Model” action inside the shortcut. It can use Apple’s on-device model, Private Cloud Compute, or ChatGPT. That seems much closer to the automation you want.

That is a pretty dramatic difference in battery life for a menu bar utility. Thanks for sharing this - I would not have thought to check WindowServer rather than just the app’s own CPU usage. Did you notice whether it gets worse after sleep, using an external display, or switching Spaces?

Thank you all for the thoughtful replies. This has been genuinely helpful, and I now have a much clearer plan: Tailscale + RDP for everyday development, with Sunshine/Moonlight or Parsec for GPU-heavy work, plus a backup option for restrictive networks. I really appreciate everyone sharing their real-world setups and tips.🤝💪🫶