From the start of this summer’s beta season, Stage Manager has been as stable on the Mac as it is buggy on the iPad. There are ways the feature could be improved on the Mac, but from a technical standpoint, it’s been solid. For a major new UI feature, that would normally be good news...
Lock Screen Widgets, Focus Filters, and Shared with You Apps
Federico
John
AppStories Episode 297 - Lock Screen Widgets, Focus Filters, and Shared with You Apps
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This week, Federico and John tour third-party apps with new iOS 16 features, including more apps with Lock Screen widgets and apps with support for Focus Filters and Shared with You.
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Links and Show Notes
Lock Screen Widgets, Focus Filters, Shared with You Apps
- More Lock Screen widget apps
- Focus Filter apps
- Shared with You apps
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Interesting Links
[[John]] John Gruber takes an in-depth look at the Apple Watch Ultra on Daring Fireball. (Link) In a brilliant move, EA Sports is adding Ted Lasso and his AFC Richmond team to FIFA 23, which will undoubtedly attract fans of the show who may not otherwise try a FIFA game. (Link) Logitech’s G Cloud videogame...
Focusing on iPhone and Apple Watch Customization
I’ve been writing about Lock Screen widgets a lot lately. They’re an excellent new customization tool, but just one of many now at our disposal. What’s most interesting to me is the mix of the Always-On display on the iPhone 14 Pro line, Lock Screen widgets, and Focus Filters combined with existing customization options. The...
iOS 16 Apps with Great Lock Screen Widgets
AppStories Episode 296 - iOS 16 Apps with Great Lock Screen Widgets
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This week, Federico and John cover some of their favorite new apps and updates that feature iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets.
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- RevenueCat – Subscription management built for mobile apps.
- Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple.
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Links and Show Notes
iOS 16 Apps with Great Lock Screen Widgets
- LockFlow
- Launcher
- LockLauncher
- Contact Widgets
- Link HUB
- Apollo
- Overcast
- Marvis Pro
- Widgetsmith
- MusicBox
- Things
- Todoist
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App Debuts
[[john]] AirScrobble I just covered AirScrobble last week, but developer Tomas Feitoza Martins is already back with an intriguing update that adds Shortcuts support to the app. First, AirScrobble added four App Shortcuts that can scrobble a song to Last.fm’s online service, add to your list of Loved songs on Last.fm, start the matching process...
iOS 16: The MacStories Review
AppStories Episode 295 - iOS 16: The MacStories Review
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This week, Federico and John dig into Federico’s iOS 16 review, discussing the all-new Lock Screen, wallpaper creation, Focus modes and filters, App Shortcuts, and some of the smaller changes you might have missed.
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iOS 16: The MacStories Review
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Creating a Markdown Reference Library with Gather, Shortcuts, and Obsidian
I’ve got two shortcuts for everyone today that I use with Obsidian, but that can be used with other apps too. The first shortcut uses Brett Terpstra’s updated command line tool Gather to create a Markdown-based reference library. The second is a personal automation trick for syncing data when an app, like Obsidian, uses a...
macOS Ventura with Jason Snell
AppStories Episode 294 - macOS Ventura with Jason Snell
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This week, John is joined by special guest Jason Snell to talk about macOS Ventura, including iCloud Shared Photo Library, Stage Manager, Shortcuts, and System Settings.
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Links and Show Notes
macOS Ventura
- Special guest, Jason Snell
- Ventura Previews
- iCloud Shared Photos Library
- Jason’s Photos book
- Stage Manager on the Mac
- Shortcuts for Mac
- What Happened to System Settings?
- Jason
- One of macOS Ventura’s key new features already needs a massive overhaul
- [Ways to make macOS Ventura System Settings better](https://sixcolors.com/post/2022/08/ways-to-make-macos-ventura-system-settings-better/
- Jason
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