With the exception of the newly released Video Doorbell G4 from Aqara, all HomeKit Secure Video-supported cameras need to be plugged into a mains power supply. Usually, this is fine, but I recently ran into this restriction while trying to use a spare camera in a temporary location. But with a simple hack, I managed...

This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members continued to test different uses for the new Action button, discuss the latest iPhone ‘gates’, play with added features in the new OS betas, and got in deep on some complex scripting and Shortcuts automations. Among the highlights, jwhitley had a great use for a photography Focus...

Anyone who knows me or interacted with me in the #movies-and-tv channel on the MacStories Discord will know I’m very passionate about my TV and movie watching. I’m the sort of person who fine-tunes the TV settings to optimize for the way the filmmaker intended (so long, motion smoothing!), lowers the lights when watching a...

Among the many Lock Screen widgets that launched alongside iOS 16 last year, one was conspicuous in its absence: Shortcuts. Although there are third-party developers who have created clever Lock Screen widgets that can open your iPhone, switch to the Shortcuts app, and launch your shortcut, the friction created made the experience impractical. Luckily, iOS...

The way we listen to our favorite music has changed dramatically over the last few decades, and even more so in recent years. However, one format has remained constant throughout: the vinyl record. Born in the late 19th century and dominant in the early 20th, vinyl has survived the compact cassette, compact disc, MP3 download,...

{.no-bio} About a year ago, I undertook a mission to make my iPhone use less stressful and less frequent. Along with turning off a large number of notifications, I also moved all my apps, except four rows of the key, frequently needed ones, to folders on the second screen. Doing this helped stop me from...