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[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series by interviewing Marcos Tanaka, the creator of MusicHarbor and MusicSmart about the latest changes to Apple’s music-related frameworks, his apps, and more. On AppStories+, Federico and John go behind the scenes about their OS preview stories, discuss Shortcuts for Mac,... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John walk through all the changes coming to Shortcuts this fall, including changes to the Shortcuts editor and the new actions you’ll find in Shortcuts on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On AppStories+, Federico explains his new iPad Home Screen for writing his annual iOS and iPadOS review... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dig into the latest iteration of the research and note-taking setup that Federico is using to prepare his annual iOS and iPadOS review, which features Obsidian. On AppStories+, Federico and John catch up on post-WWDC rest and project planning. This episode is sponsored by:... Read more

[[audio_player]] For today’s special bonus episode of AppStories, Federico and John interview the creators of four 2021 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Winston Chen, creator of Voice Dream Reader; Esther Huybreghts, Mathijs Demaeght, and Melissa Cash from Pok Pok, creators of Pok Pok Playroom; Brian Mueller, creator of CARROT Weather; and Maria Sayans... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John cover the three features that will sell iOS 15 to most users: Focus Mode, SharePlay, and Live Text and share some of their recent audio gear purchases for lossless streaming and AirPlay. They also take questions from listeners who watched on Instagram Live. On AppStories+, Federico and... Read more

[[audio_player]] In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John discuss the sorts of tools that could be built with Safari Web Extensions and Federico explains how Live Text works and can be used in practice. On AppStories+, Federico and John explain what they enjoyed about this year’s Apple Design Awards presentation.... Read more

[[audio_player]] In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John take a closer look at the new folder and file actions coming to Shortcuts, discuss the intriguing potential of Quick Note, and are skeptical about some of the Safari design changes. On AppStories+, John hooks up his iPhone and iPad to his home... Read more

[[audio_player]] In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John cover Shortcuts for Mac, new ways to navigate the iPad using the keyboard, and developer tools, including TestFlight for Mac, Swift Playgrounds, and RealityKit 2’s Object Capture. On AppStories+, Federico and John discuss the ‘work hangover’ caused by the WWDC keynote and catching... Read more

[[audio_player]] In today’s first special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John cover the highlights of Apple’s keynote, including iOS and iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8. On AppStories+, Federico and John explain how they deal with the flood of information from the first day of WWDC and how Federico is saving research... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John are joined by MacStories editor and senior developer Alex Guyot to conclude their WWDC wish list series with a look at tvOS and watchOS. On AppStories+, we welcome Alex Guyot to the show to talk about how he started writing at MacStories as a high school senior... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John jump back into their pre-WWDC wishlist series with a look at iPadOS and the sorts of OS improvements that are needed for apps to take advantage of the iPad Pro’s new M1 chip. On AppStories+, Federico gets locked out of the house, John ships fancy wire to... Read more

[[audio_player]] For this special bonus episode, Federico and John dig into Federico’s review of the 2021 iPad Pro to talk about its Liquid Retina XDR display, Thunderbolt, the gap between the iPad Pro’s hardware and its software, the M1 chip, Center Stage, and more. On AppStories+, we kick off bonus content with a... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John continue their WWDC wish list series with a deep dive into the iOS 15 features they’d like to see announced at Apple’s annual developer conference. This episode is sponsored by: Linode – Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $100 in free credit. Appfigures – Analytics, Intelligence, and App... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John begin their annual pre-WWDC wish list episodes with their 2021 wishes for macOS. This episode is sponsored by: Appfigures – Analytics, intelligence, and App Store optimization tools. Sign up for free, and then use the code AppStories3030 at checkout for 30% off for the next three months. Things –... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John explore the popularity of Substack among writers leaving big media companies, rethink their email workflows after leaving Hey, and consider data portability and the tradeoffs of proprietary app systems. This episode is sponsored by: Pingdom – Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John take an in-depth look at everything coming later this week with iOS and iPadOS 14.5, which will be the subject of a comprehensive review by Federico on MacStories. This episode is sponsored by: AirBuddy – Experience AirPods on your Mac like never before. Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple.... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John conclude their music miniseries with an episode dedicated to alternative and companion streaming services after checking in on Federico’s early experiments with an extensible text editor. This episode is sponsored by: DEVONthink – The one place for storing and working with all your documents, snippets, and bookmarks Linode –... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John introduce part two of their Music miniseries, with a focus on third-party music discovery, playback, and utility apps. This episode is sponsored by: Privacy – Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Pingdom – Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John talk about Apple Arcade’s big expansion and the iOS component of John’s retro gaming project before beginning a new mini-series focused on music. For the first installment, Federico and John focus on hardware and services, covering their current setups, how they listen to music, and the services they use.... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John scrutinize Apple’s home strategy from its discontinued Airport routers and HomePod to the Apple TV, HomePod mini, HomeKit routers, the Home app, and more, plus ongoing browser and calendar experiments, and the hunt for an elusive keyboard continues. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple.... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John, who are always on the lookout for new ways to read and process the stories they find, discuss the features and approaches they’d like to see in the ideal read-it-later app. This episode is sponsored by: DEVONthink – The one place for storing and working with all your documents,... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John consider why surprising apps seem increasingly rare and share some of the apps that have surprised them the most over the past year. This episode is sponsored by: Crypto Pro – Cryptocurrency portfolio tracker app. Get month of Premium with code AS2021. DeleteMe – Remove your personal info from... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dig into email newsletters and how they manage and read them. This episode is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – A Microsoft 365 app that helps you track information and organize work. Privacy – Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Links and Show Notes What’s New... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John take a hard look at Shortcuts, an app they rely on every day, and consider how they would like to see Apple evolve the app this year and beyond. This episode is sponsored by: Fitbod – The fitness app for personalized exercise plans. Get 25% off your membership. Impending... Read more

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John flip last week’s topic around and consider the hardware and software features that the iPad should steal from the Mac. This episode is sponsored by: DEVONthink – The one place for storing and working with all your documents, snippets, and bookmarks Links and Show Notes What’s New Federico on... Read more