MacStories Team

3497 posts on MacStories since July 2011

Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.

Up Next, On MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, John and Federico will record AppStories live for the Club MacStories+ Discord community, digging into Federico’s iOS and iPadOS 15 review. This week on MacStories Unwind, Epic versus Apple, new iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, Shazam posts big numbers, and more....


Apple Event, September 14, 2021


Club MacStories Town Halls are part of the monthly live audio events we hold in the Club MacStories+ Discord community. The show is a recorded and lightly edited version of the Town Halls that we produce, so Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members who can’t attend the event live can listen later. To learn more about Club MacStories+ and Club Premier, visit our Club plans page.

Ep. - Apple Event, September 14, 2021

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Federico, John, and Alex are joined by Stephen Hackett to talk about the new iPhone 13 lineup, the Apple Watch 7, the new iPad mini, and the revised 10.2” iPad announced by Apple today.

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Launch Day


Club MacStories Town Halls are part of the monthly live audio events we hold in the Club MacStories+ Discord community. The show is a recorded and lightly edited version of the Town Halls that we produce, so Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members who can’t attend the event live can listen later. To learn more about Club MacStories+ and Club Premier, visit our Club plans page.

Ep. - Launch Day

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Hours after launching Club MacStories+, Club Premier, and AppStories+, Federico, John, and Alex were joined by Myke Hurley to talk about the launch live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community.

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Our thanks to Shake for sponsoring MacStories this week.


Club Perks

ETA Exclusively for Club MacStories members, we have 20 copies of ETA 3.0, which was updated this week with an all-new Apple Watch app and is featured in this week’s App Debuts. This is a first-come, first-serve giveaway, so the first 20 members to click the button below will receive a code that can be...


Up Next, On MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John look at Apple’s evolving approach to the way HomeKit devices and entertainment features are incorporated into the company’s OSes. This week on MacStories Unwind, we recap the week at MacStories, including stories on the features coming to HomeKit devices and tvOS this fall, upcoming FaceTime changes,...


Club Member Scott Willsey’s iPad Home Screen

Twitter: scottaw; Web: scottwillsey.com. Semiconductor industry old man, sometime programmer and Linux admin, full time iPad Pro and Mac afficianado. I have been all in on the iPad since getting myself an iPad Air 3rd generation and then graduating to a 2020 12.9” iPad Pro and now a 2021 12.9” M1 iPad Pro. Like all...


Previously, On MacStories

Apple Rolls Out Updated Apple Maps with Nationwide Look Around, Improved Navigation, and More in Italy FaceTime’s Audio and Video Take a Leap Forward With Apple’s Upcoming iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS Updates Apple Announces September 14 Event Apple’s Fall OS Updates Promise Deeper HomeKit and Entertainment Integration...