Stephen Robles
@stephenrobles.com
🚨190,000+ on YouTube
📱 Making tech more useful for everyone
🎶 Musical theater kid at heart
🎙️Co-Host of Primary Tech
➡️ Subscribe: https://beard.fm/youtube
📱 Making tech more useful for everyone
🎶 Musical theater kid at heart
🎙️Co-Host of Primary Tech
➡️ Subscribe: https://beard.fm/youtube
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🎁 Special Holiday Primary Tech Show is out!
Our 5th annual year-in-review, ChatGPT recap results, and our favorite tech of the year!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2JXZ...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ1C...
Our 5th annual year-in-review, ChatGPT recap results, and our favorite tech of the year!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2JXZ...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ1C...
I agree, we should get rid of the word "podcast." Much easier to describe it as:
"Content of an indeterminate length, available everywhere or sometimes exclusive to a platform, with one, two, or many people, maybe into a mic, sometimes with seasons, audio only, or may include video, could be RSS."
"Content of an indeterminate length, available everywhere or sometimes exclusive to a platform, with one, two, or many people, maybe into a mic, sometimes with seasons, audio only, or may include video, could be RSS."
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I agree, we should get rid of the word "podcast." Much easier to describe it as:
"Content of an indeterminate length, available everywhere or sometimes exclusive to a platform, with one, two, or many people, maybe into a mic, sometimes with seasons, audio only, or may include video, could be RSS."
"Content of an indeterminate length, available everywhere or sometimes exclusive to a platform, with one, two, or many people, maybe into a mic, sometimes with seasons, audio only, or may include video, could be RSS."
Two videos left for 2025, filming my Top 20 Shortcuts of the Year right now!
December 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Two videos left for 2025, filming my Top 20 Shortcuts of the Year right now!
🎁 Merry Christmas to all! We've entered the PC gaming world now
December 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🎁 Merry Christmas to all! We've entered the PC gaming world now
🎁 Special Holiday Primary Tech Show is out!
Our 5th annual year-in-review, ChatGPT recap results, and our favorite tech of the year!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2JXZ...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ1C...
Our 5th annual year-in-review, ChatGPT recap results, and our favorite tech of the year!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2JXZ...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ1C...
December 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🎁 Special Holiday Primary Tech Show is out!
Our 5th annual year-in-review, ChatGPT recap results, and our favorite tech of the year!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2JXZ...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ1C...
Our 5th annual year-in-review, ChatGPT recap results, and our favorite tech of the year!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2JXZ...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ1C...
📺 My gift to everyone: You won't have to answer any questions about Watch ever again! For all those getting a new Apple Watch over the holidays, just send them my 1+ hour walkthrough 😉 youtu.be/qycI-Q4MvPA
Getting Started with Apple Watch - Complete Guide for Beginners
YouTube video by Stephen Robles
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
📺 My gift to everyone: You won't have to answer any questions about Watch ever again! For all those getting a new Apple Watch over the holidays, just send them my 1+ hour walkthrough 😉 youtu.be/qycI-Q4MvPA
🔴 Shortcuts LIVE weekly for members streaming today at 12pm ET! Got some fun new ones to play with over the holidays. Join and watch at shortcut dot bot slash live
December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔴 Shortcuts LIVE weekly for members streaming today at 12pm ET! Got some fun new ones to play with over the holidays. Join and watch at shortcut dot bot slash live
TIL you can add/run Shortcuts to both Watch Smart Stack AND Control Center! Gotta make some good Watch Shortcuts now…
December 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
TIL you can add/run Shortcuts to both Watch Smart Stack AND Control Center! Gotta make some good Watch Shortcuts now…
@reckless.bsky.social Enjoying the last Decoder and heard you predict the collapse of the creator economy (again)
As someone who *just* went independent and all-in on the creator economy, I have not been experiencing shrinking brand deals (actually the opposite) and I’m pretty optimistic for 2026
As someone who *just* went independent and all-in on the creator economy, I have not been experiencing shrinking brand deals (actually the opposite) and I’m pretty optimistic for 2026
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
@reckless.bsky.social Enjoying the last Decoder and heard you predict the collapse of the creator economy (again)
As someone who *just* went independent and all-in on the creator economy, I have not been experiencing shrinking brand deals (actually the opposite) and I’m pretty optimistic for 2026
As someone who *just* went independent and all-in on the creator economy, I have not been experiencing shrinking brand deals (actually the opposite) and I’m pretty optimistic for 2026
📺 ChatGPT snuck a second App Store on your iPhone, and it's pretty wild. From making Apple Music playlists and adding to your library, to designing social media carousels from a prompt, here are the best use cases right now: youtu.be/h2W7JRLKI1I?si=QGsEG...
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
📺 ChatGPT snuck a second App Store on your iPhone, and it's pretty wild. From making Apple Music playlists and adding to your library, to designing social media carousels from a prompt, here are the best use cases right now: youtu.be/h2W7JRLKI1I?si=QGsEG...
🎙️ New Primary Tech Show is out!
The battle for your TV between YouTube, Netflix, and..., plus ChatGPT is now a platform with apps, AI vs Human creators, and Pluribus.
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0k63...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTJY...
The battle for your TV between YouTube, Netflix, and..., plus ChatGPT is now a platform with apps, AI vs Human creators, and Pluribus.
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0k63...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTJY...
December 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🎙️ New Primary Tech Show is out!
The battle for your TV between YouTube, Netflix, and..., plus ChatGPT is now a platform with apps, AI vs Human creators, and Pluribus.
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0k63...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTJY...
The battle for your TV between YouTube, Netflix, and..., plus ChatGPT is now a platform with apps, AI vs Human creators, and Pluribus.
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0k63...
YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTJY...
The prompt with results from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok. I don't want to use AI in thumbnail creation, but some of these are pretty good…
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The prompt with results from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok. I don't want to use AI in thumbnail creation, but some of these are pretty good…
It's basically Netflix, YouTube, and TV in the fight for your TV. That's it.
The Academy Awards will exclusively air globally on YouTube beginning in 2029.
December 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It's basically Netflix, YouTube, and TV in the fight for your TV. That's it.
Shortcuts LIVE for members-only happening at 12pm ET! Featuring: Parse receipt to spreadsheet, save workout routines from reels, easy encode + transcribe video, and Toolbox Pro actions! Join and watch at: shortcut.bot/live
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Shortcuts LIVE for members-only happening at 12pm ET! Featuring: Parse receipt to spreadsheet, save workout routines from reels, easy encode + transcribe video, and Toolbox Pro actions! Join and watch at: shortcut.bot/live
My wardrobe is 90% podcast merch, 10% Shortcuts
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My wardrobe is 90% podcast merch, 10% Shortcuts
🏆 The 2025 Chargie Awards are here! I award the best 3-in-1 MagSafe chargers in multiple categories, plus power banks and batteries. Watch here! youtu.be/Fzajd4PiHGE
2025 Chargie Awards: Best Batteries and 3-in-1 Chargers for iPhone
YouTube video by Stephen Robles
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🏆 The 2025 Chargie Awards are here! I award the best 3-in-1 MagSafe chargers in multiple categories, plus power banks and batteries. Watch here! youtu.be/Fzajd4PiHGE
So, where is the auto brightness toggle in iOS 26.2?? Used to be in Accessibility > Display options at the bottom but it's disappeared.
If you search it shows as a result, but it's not anywhere in that pane.
If you search it shows as a result, but it's not anywhere in that pane.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
So, where is the auto brightness toggle in iOS 26.2?? Used to be in Accessibility > Display options at the bottom but it's disappeared.
If you search it shows as a result, but it's not anywhere in that pane.
If you search it shows as a result, but it's not anywhere in that pane.
You'll never guess tomorrow's video
December 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
You'll never guess tomorrow's video
At my wife's orchestra concert tonight, the seat vs 4x iPhone camera. And the organist used iPad Pro with page turn gestures via forScore!
December 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
At my wife's orchestra concert tonight, the seat vs 4x iPhone camera. And the organist used iPad Pro with page turn gestures via forScore!
📺 25 NEW Shortcuts just dropped! Summarize any YouTube video, identify any movie or show from a screen grab, makes notes from your school lectures or recordings, and more! youtu.be/vNi5Hg95WEE?si=cDs8g...
December 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
📺 25 NEW Shortcuts just dropped! Summarize any YouTube video, identify any movie or show from a screen grab, makes notes from your school lectures or recordings, and more! youtu.be/vNi5Hg95WEE?si=cDs8g...
New Shortcuts video drops tomorrow, but I've already started working on the next one! Community never ceases to amaze me asking for creative and useful automations.
Join at shortcut dot bot
Join at shortcut dot bot
December 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New Shortcuts video drops tomorrow, but I've already started working on the next one! Community never ceases to amaze me asking for creative and useful automations.
Join at shortcut dot bot
Join at shortcut dot bot
Appreciate the shout out on today’s Vergecast! Glad the shades are solid for you @reckless.bsky.social
And @davidpierce.xyz I have a folder of Shortcuts always at the ready for our next duel 😏
And @davidpierce.xyz I have a folder of Shortcuts always at the ready for our next duel 😏
December 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Appreciate the shout out on today’s Vergecast! Glad the shades are solid for you @reckless.bsky.social
And @davidpierce.xyz I have a folder of Shortcuts always at the ready for our next duel 😏
And @davidpierce.xyz I have a folder of Shortcuts always at the ready for our next duel 😏
Now that iOS 26.2 is out, when you listen to Primary Technology in Apple Podcasts, you’ll find Apple News links for every chapter, the YouTube version linked at the bottom of our show notes, and as always, custom chapter art throughout 🎙️
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Now that iOS 26.2 is out, when you listen to Primary Technology in Apple Podcasts, you’ll find Apple News links for every chapter, the YouTube version linked at the bottom of our show notes, and as always, custom chapter art throughout 🎙️
📺 iOS 26.2 is OUT! Wasn't planning a 2-video release day but here are my top 10 features for 26.2, with major changes to Podcasts, Edge Light on Mac with a demo, and more! youtu.be/bCapzFEJjPs
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
📺 iOS 26.2 is OUT! Wasn't planning a 2-video release day but here are my top 10 features for 26.2, with major changes to Podcasts, Edge Light on Mac with a demo, and more! youtu.be/bCapzFEJjPs
📺 A big reason why Shortcuts are so useful is the many places they can run, from Lock Screen widgets to Action Button, and some you may not know yet!
So I break down *every* *single* method of running a Shortcut on iPhone and Mac in today's video! youtu.be/CX3IrfNXXZg?...
So I break down *every* *single* method of running a Shortcut on iPhone and Mac in today's video! youtu.be/CX3IrfNXXZg?...
December 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📺 A big reason why Shortcuts are so useful is the many places they can run, from Lock Screen widgets to Action Button, and some you may not know yet!
So I break down *every* *single* method of running a Shortcut on iPhone and Mac in today's video! youtu.be/CX3IrfNXXZg?...
So I break down *every* *single* method of running a Shortcut on iPhone and Mac in today's video! youtu.be/CX3IrfNXXZg?...