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[[audio_player]] In the latest installment of AppStories’ special WWDC series, Federico and John are joined by Myke Hurley to talk about the M2 MacBook Air, as well as Stage Manager and gaming on macOS Ventura. if [appstories] On AppStories+, John goes behind the scenes about the logistics of interviewing Apple Design Award winners in Apple’s... Read more

[[audio_player]] In the latest installment of AppStories’ special WWDC series, Federico and John dig in deeper on the desktop-class features being added to iPadOS and the new functionality in Reminders on all platforms. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John answer listener questions about the betas, iPadOS, and more. This episode is sponsored by:... Read more

[[audio_player]] For today’s special bonus episode of AppStories, Federico and John interview the creators of three 2022 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Claire d’Este of Savage Interactive, the maker of Procreate, Curtis Herbert of Breakpoint Studios, the creator of Slopes, and Joe Lee of Netmarble, the developer of MARVEL Future Revolution. This episode... Read more

[[audio_player]] In today’s first special WWDC 2022 episode that was recorded live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, Federico, John, and Alex cover the highlights of Apple’s keynote, including iOS and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9. if [appstories] On AppStories+, we answered Club MacStories members’ questions about the keynote announcements live in our... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John conclude their annual OS wishes series with a look at what they want to see in macOS this year at WWDC. if [appstories] On AppStories+, John’s going to WWDC and shares his last minute preparations to cover the event in-person for the first time in three years. This... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John tackle iPadOS and the changes they’d like to see come to iPad this year, and they revisit some of their Shortcuts wishes for 2022. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John consider ways that Apple could adapt trends in cross-app linking into a more universal, user-friendly feature. This... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, John and Alex tackle their watchOS 9 wishes, and then Federico and John are joined by Myke Hurley to consider what they’d like to see added to tvOS 16. if [appstories] On AppStories+, John and Alex swap tornado stories before Alex explains some of the ways Calliope, the collection of backend technologies... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John kick off their annual ‘OS wishes’ series with a look at their wishes for iOS 16, including everything from system-level features to the iPhone’s built-in apps. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico explains why he’d like to see Quick Note come to the iPhone. This episode is sponsored by:... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John revisit the state of gaming on Apple’s platforms considering hardware, OS support, services, and the games themselves. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John highlight some of the late-beta-cycle Shortcuts bugs they’ve encountered and consider the tenuousness of Twitter’s existence. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better,......

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John share their favorite third-party apps with deep Shortcuts integration. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John conclude the episode with a bonus round of apps with great Shortcuts support. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – Endpoint security powered by people. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dig into the collection of shortcuts that they’ve released during Automation April so far, including Federico’s Split View Presets and Cleanup Twitter Link and John’s Timestamped Notes and myTunes shortcuts. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John give listeners a behind-the-scenes look at judging the Automation April Shortcuts Contest,... Re...

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John interview Rodrigo and Victor Araújo, about the many-layered ways that Pushcut extends the utility of Shortcuts and Anders Borum, the creator of the iOS and iPadOS Git client Working Copy, about the app’s use of Shortcuts. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico explains the tension between building multi-purpose shortcuts and... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John introduce Automation April, a month-long community celebration of automation on Apple’s platforms and share their Shortcuts library setups. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John take listeners on a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of Automation April. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide –  Endpoint security powered by... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John had the pleasure to interview Apple’s Vivek Bhardwaj about Universal Control, Shortcuts, Live Text, and more. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John discuss the irony that the Studio Display contains the hardware of a base-model iPad, Federico explores the best way to trigger Shortcuts from app launchers, and... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dig into the details of the iOS and iPadOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3 updates that were released by Apple last week. if [appstories] On AppStories+, a look at the first Mac Studio and Studio Display reviews. This episode is sponsored by: Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast,... Read more

[[audio_player]] In this special bonus episode of AppStories, Federico and John dive into Federico’s review of Apple’s 5th generation iPad Air, which will be available Friday, March 18th. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico takes listeners behind-the-scenes of setting up and testing the iPad Air. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw.... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John cover their first impressions of the iPad Air, Mac Studio, and Studio Display, including Federico’s thoughts on where the Air fits into the iPad lineup and John’s take on what to keep in mind when customizing a Mac Studio. if [appstories] On AppStories+, a little behind-the-scenes look to planning... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John talk about how to get more out of Twitter while avoiding doom scrolling, through a combination of advanced Twitter features, third-party apps, and Shortcuts. if [appstories] On AppStories+, we talk about the upcoming Apple ‘Peek Performance’ event, a curious bug John ran into in Shortcuts for the Mac, and... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John survey the many Apple hardware rumors circulating and take a stab at predicting the new hardware we’ll see in 2022. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John share their favorite features of the Mac launcher app Raycast, which John recently reviewed for Club MacStories+ members. This episode is... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico explains his experiments with injecting code into shortcuts before he and John cover ten innovations from third-party apps that they would like to see Apple adopt in its system apps and OSes. if [appstories] On AppStories+, John updates Federico on his latest HomeKit experiments and Federico gives John automation homework.... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John revisit their 2021 Shortcuts wishes to see what came true and share a long list of additional ways they’d like to see the app evolve in 2022. if [appstories] On AppStories+, John makes the case for a shelf for Universal Control and Federico explains how to update the firmware... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John conclude their tour of new apps they are trying for the first time or revisiting. if [appstories] On AppStories+, we highlight our favorite changes coming to iOS and iPadOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3, including Face ID With a Mask, Universal Control, and Shortcuts refinements. This episode is sponsored... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John look back at their MacStories Starter Pack coverage last week, digging into the themes and details of each of the stories they wrote and the ways you can incorporate everything into your own workflows. if [appstories] On AppStories+, a little behind the scenes of the MacStories Starter Pack, along... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John share a collection of apps they are trying for the first time or revisiting, including email apps, a new Mac launcher, an Apple Music utility, a podcast player, and a read-it-later app. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Apple surprises us with the publication of its interview with Federico about Shortcuts... Read more

[[audio_player]] Federico and John continue their coverage of third-party Obsidian plugins and how they use them to customize the app’s functionality. if [appstories] On AppStories+, John lays out the signs that change is afoot for Apple’s Music app for Federico and they consider what might be next for the app on the iPhone, iPad, and... Read more