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Why Borrowing Someone's Phone Has Become One of the Biggest Challenges in Modern Digital Magic For years, borrowing a spectator's phone has been considered one of the strongest convincers in digital magic. Using their device instead of yours immediately removes one obvious explanation. There is "
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Creating a strong magic app is only one part of building a successful product. Developers must also decide how users will access the app, how they will pay for it, and what they should receive in return. The right business model can help an application remain profitable, maintained, and compatible
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Some playing cards are designed to look beautiful. Others are designed to perform beautifully. David Blaine’s White Lions and Black Lions belong to both worlds. At first glance, these decks are elegant collector’s items built around the instantly recognizable Split Spades design. Look closer, however, and the backs
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Some of the most creative magic apps available today were released many years ago. They may still work, remain part of a magician’s professional repertoire, and continue to deliver powerful reactions. However, an app that works today is not necessarily an app that will remain available tomorrow. Since April
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Finding magic apps from your favorite creators is now easier than ever. We have added a new Developer filter to AllMagic.app, allowing you to browse and discover apps according to the company or independent developer behind them. Whether you want to explore every app created by a developer you
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Google officially released Android 17 in June 2026, bringing a new collection of camera, media, performance, and privacy improvements to the Android ecosystem. While many of these changes are designed for professional photography and content-creation apps, they could also open interesting possibilities for developers of magic and mentalism applications.
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The French Twins continue to explore the connection between technology, mentalism and visual magic with Mozaic, a new application designed to transform a freely chosen celebrity into a personalised photographic mosaic. The effect is built around a simple but highly visual idea: a collection of photographs stored on the performer’
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Apple updated its Developer Program License Agreement and App Review Guidelines on June 8, 2026. While several of the changes focus on new Apple technologies, child and teen safety, user-generated content, duplicate apps, and unsolicited communications, the update is also a useful reminder for magic app developers to review
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Google I/O 2026 has officially wrapped, bringing major announcements across artificial intelligence, Android, Google Play, developer tools, connected devices and extended reality. As expected, artificial intelligence occupied a central place during the conference. Google introduced Gemini 3.5 Flash, presented the evolution of its agent-based technologies and announced