Next week on AppStories, Federico and John go behind the scenes to discuss the making of his iPad feature story and dig into some of theways he uses the iPad Pro to write, podcast, and run MacStories....
In This Issue
iOS travel essentials, a preview of Federico’s upcoming iPad feature story, an interview with developer Becky Hansmeyer, how to insert links as rich text in Apple Mail for iOS, John on the different ways Apple and GameClub are promoting premium iOS games, plus the usual Weekly Q&A, Links, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles,...
Interesting Links
Ars Technica runs down how Google killed the ‘Works with Nest’ program during its annual developer conference and what that will mean to consumers that own Nest products. (Link) PaymentsSource reported on a presentation Apple’s Jennifer Bailey gave at a payments industry conference, in which she disclosed that Apple is working with scooter rental companies...
Interview: Becky Hansmeyer
Twitter: @bhansmeyer. Developer of Snapthread. How has Snapthread evolved since it was first introduced? After my son was born in 2016 I started taking loads of 10-second videos with Snapchat – hundreds of them, probably. I wanted a way to merge them together and send them to my parents, but couldn’t find an app that...
Previously, On MacStories
An Interview with Khoi Vinh, Principal Designer at Adobe Designing a Dark Theme for OLED iPhones Samsung Smart TVs Gain Apple’s TV App and AirPlay 2 Support Apple Releases iOS 12.3 and tvOS 12.3 with New TV App, AirPlay 2 Support on Smart TVs Snapthread 2.0 Adds a Refined UI, an Improved iPad Experience, and...
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Previously, On MacStories
A Mac Automation Schism Kernel Review: Modern Movie Tracking Twitter Now Allows Images, Videos, and GIFs in Quote Tweets StopTheNews Forces Apple News Links to Open in Safari LookUp 5.2 Brings New Watch App, Handoff Support, and Instant Search Bringing iOS Apps to the Mac Will Entail More Than Flipping a Switch Nike Introducing AR...
Interview: Peter Steinberger
Twitter: @steipete. Founder/CEO of @PSPDFKit and maker of PDF Viewer. What changes would you like Apple to make to improve the implementation of the document browser in iOS? Faster startup: The document browser is fairly slow, which reflects poorly on our app. Stricter third-party test toolkit: Dropbox, Box, Microsoft – they all offer integration, but...
Interesting Links
Wired has an in-depth interview with Satya Nadella covering many of the announcements made at the company’s Build conference this week, along with Microsoft’s poor treatment of women who work there. (Link) Prime is a cornerstone of Amazon’s success as an online retailer, and Vox has an excellent oral history of its development. (Link) The...


