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.

In This Issue

This month, Stephen rethinks his choice of a Late 2016 13-inch MacBook Pro, John tries Beats X headphones, and Ryan considers a new approach to setting up iOS devices....



In This Issue

Gladys,iOS TV tracking apps, Scott Willsey’s Home screen, the return ofWorkflow Corner, plus the usualWeekly Q&A, Tip, Links, App Debuts, stickers, and recap of MacStories articles....


Previously, On MacStories

A Photo Tour of Apple’s New Flagship Chicago Store Going Out on Top: The iPod mini Apollo: A Powerful, Modern Reddit Client for iOS Workshelf 1.1 Kindle for iOS Redesigned with Clean, Streamlined Organization Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Is Coming to iOS Apple Retail Chief Angela Ahrendts Profiled App Camp for Girls Hosts Fireside Chats...


Home Screen: Scott Willsey

Twitter: @scottaw; Website: saw66.com; Co-host of the Don’t Nihongo It Alone podcast. As you can see from the screenshot of my iPhone 6s Plus Home screen, I’m one of those guys that insists on a certain visual aesthetic. One of the many things I’ve learned from my friend Ronnie Lutes is that order and beauty...


Interesting Links

Jeremy Burge on the history of animated emoji and how some companies experimented with them in the past. (Link) Belkin worked with Apple on the BOOST↑UP, a high-speed charging pad for iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone 8. The device supports Qi charging, it’s compatible with cases up to 3mm thick, and it has...


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Interesting Links

After Zac Hall of 9to5Mac came across an article where Apple recommends manually removing Touch Bar data when selling a MacBook Pro, Stephen Hackett of 512 Pixels followed up on the lead and discovered that following Apple’s instructions results in a wipe of Touch ID data as well. (Link) Dropbox launched a new paid plan...