This week, Federico and John cover the developer features they’re excited to see come to third-party apps later this year?
- Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting.
- Notion: Start turning ideas into action. Try it free today.
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Features for the Fall
- Related Developer Sessions
- App Intents
- Core ML
- Translation API
- SwiftUI
- AccessorySetupKit
- Journal API
- Embedded Swift
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This week, Federico and John share tips on iPadOS, macOS, RSS, cross-platform file transfers, and more.
- Sofa – Be More Intentional with Your Downtime.
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Tip Jar
- The easiest way to manage multiple windows for the same app using iPadOS
- Managing your Mac’s Downloads folder with DropOver
- Managing headphone volume alerts on iOS
- Simpler laptop backups
- Using hyperlinks in Mail
- Moving files cross-platform with Tailscale
- Easier pasting on iOS
- Managing RSS feeds by creating a Feedbin starred feed to use with Readwise Reader, Matter, or DEVONthink
- Quick capture with Quick Note
- Managing social media posts with EchoFeed and creating an RSS feed from bookmarked Mastodon posts
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This week, Federico and John attempt to clear up confusion about MacStories’ position on AI web crawlers before rethinking email apps in light of the update to Apple’s Mail app coming this fall.
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AI Follow-Up
- [How We’re Trying to Protect MacStories from AI Bots and Web Crawlers – And How You Can, Too](https://staging.macstories.net/stories/ways-you-can-protect-your-website-from-ai-web-crawlers/)
- [Wired Confirms Perplexity Is Bypassing Efforts by Websites to Block Its Web Crawler](https://staging.macstories.net/stories/wired-confirms-perplexity-is-bypassing-efforts-by-websites-to-block-its-web-crawler/)
Rethinking Email
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I’m in process of taking notes and doing research for my annual iOS and iPadOS review, and, like every year, this means I’m reassessing the state of all native Apple apps on my devices. One of these apps is Mail, which, unfortunately, won’t be receiving AI-powered enhancements for smart message categorization as soon as iOS...
This week, Federico and John recap WWDC week with more on their early testing of the iOS and iPadOS 18 betas and an in-depth conversation about why they are disappointed with Apple’s decision to train its large language models on the Open Web.
- Notion: Start turning ideas into action. Try it free today.
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WWDC Recap
Apple’s Large Language Models
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WWDC week is always a busy one at MacStories and this year, thanks to our extended team, we’ve been able to provide overviews for all the operating system updates announced by Apple. That has given me the ability to start testing both iOS and iPadOS 18 (which I will review later this year) right away...
Today, for a special episode of AppStories recorded at Apple Park, Federico and John interview ADA winners Devin Davies, the maker of Crouton, Katarina Lotrič and Jasna Krmelj from Gentler Streak, and James Cuda and Michael Shaw of Procreate, plus Adelaide Humez and Dezmond Blair, Distinguished Winners of Apple’s Swift Student Challenge.
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2024 Apple Design Award Winner Winner Interviews
2024 Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winners
- Dezmond Blair
- Dezmond is a student at the Apple Developer Academy in Detroit. His app marries his passion for biking and the outdoors with technology, which creates an immersive experience.
- Adelaide Humez
- Adelaide is a high school student from Lille, France. Her winning app allows users to create a journal of their dreams, based on emotions.
- Adelaide’s app: Egretta
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For the latest WWDC episode of AppStories, Federico is joined by Myke Hurley to talk about the Vision Pro and Apple Intelligence before John pops up with some AI tidbits and a WWDC vibe check from in and around Apple Park.
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visionOS 2 and Apple Intelligence
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The Latest WWDC Coverage on MacStories
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For this special episode of AppStories, Federico is joined by Jonathan and Niléane live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community to share their first impressions of the WWDC 2024 Keynote.
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MacStories’ Coverage So Far
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