My approach to the iOS review this year was one born out of sheer necessity. I spent months without sharing this information on Twitter and my various podcasts, but last February, my girlfriend Silvia and I began the long, time-consuming process of buying our first house. Between construction companies, banks, notaries, attorneys, and other paperwork...
iOS 16: The MacStories Review
Federico
John
AppStories Episode 295 - iOS 16: The MacStories Review
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This week, Federico and John dig into Federico’s iOS 16 review, discussing the all-new Lock Screen, wallpaper creation, Focus modes and filters, App Shortcuts, and some of the smaller changes you might have missed.
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iOS 16 Review Sneak Peek: An Everything Else Excerpt
A note from Federico: This year, I’ve decided to try some new things for my annual iOS 16 review. Some you’ll see on Monday. One of them is previewing small excerpts from the review in the OS Preview series on MacStories and MacStories Weekly for Club MacStories. Today, I’m posting a preview of a section...
macOS Ventura with Jason Snell
AppStories Episode 294 - macOS Ventura with Jason Snell
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This week, John is joined by special guest Jason Snell to talk about macOS Ventura, including iCloud Shared Photo Library, Stage Manager, Shortcuts, and System Settings.
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- Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple.
- Kolide – Kolide can help you nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.
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Links and Show Notes
macOS Ventura
- Special guest, Jason Snell
- Ventura Previews
- iCloud Shared Photos Library
- Jason’s Photos book
- Stage Manager on the Mac
- Shortcuts for Mac
- What Happened to System Settings?
- Jason
- One of macOS Ventura’s key new features already needs a massive overhaul
- [Ways to make macOS Ventura System Settings better](https://sixcolors.com/post/2022/08/ways-to-make-macos-ventura-system-settings-better/
- Jason
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Let’s Fix the Music App
AppStories Episode 293 - Let’s Fix the Music App
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This week, Federico and John roll up their sleeves to talk about the Music app and how it could be improved.
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- Trade – Save Big, Support Small Roasters. Get $30 off your first order.
- Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple.
- Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now.
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Let’s Fix the Music App
- Federico on Music in his iOS and iPadOS 14 review
- John on Music in his macOS Big Sur review
- Third-party apps mentioned
- Shazam turns 20
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What Makes a Great Modern Shortcuts Action?
AppStories Episode 292 - What Makes a Great Modern Shortcuts Action?
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This week, Federico and John consider what it takes to create a great set of modern Shortcuts actions using examples of what Apple is doing in its own apps and what some of our favorite third-party apps are already doing to make Shortcuts accessible to a wider audience and more useful to power users.
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- RevenueCat – Subscription management built for mobile apps.
- Setapp – More than 240 powerful apps. Try it free for a month.
- Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now.
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Links and Show Notes
What Makes a Great Modern Shortcuts Action?
- Gallery of third-party app examples
- Alex Hay’s Twitter thread on predicate filters in Shortcuts
- Other apps discussed:
- Automation April: myTunes, a Personalized Music Video Channel
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Repurposing Quick Note for iPad as an Obsidian Launcher
As part of the process of writing my annual iOS and iPadOS review, I constantly re-evaluate Apple’s default apps and how they’ve changed over the past year. One of the apps I’m always keeping an eye on is Notes, particularly on the iPad because of its system-wide Quick Note capturing feature, which lets you capture...
2022 OS Preview: watchOS 9
AppStories Episode 291 - 2022 OS Preview: watchOS 9
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This week, John is joined by Alex Guyot to talk about Alex’s MacStories origin story and walk through all of the changes coming to watchOS this fall as part of the MacStories Summer OS Preview series.
This episode is sponsored by:
- Concepts - Infinite, Flexible Sketching.
- Trade – Save Big, Support Small Roasters. Get $30 off your first order.
- Memberful – Monetize your passion with membership.
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Links and Show Notes
watchOS 9 Preview
- What’s the Deal with Alex Guyot?
- [[Alex Guyot Chains 5 Apps with Drafts](https://staging.macstories.net/links/alex-guyot-chains-5-apps-with-drafts/
- Drafts 4 Review
- Automating iOS: A Comprehensive and Updated Guide to Launch Center Pro
- Alex’s watchOS 9 preview story:
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How iOS and iPadOS 16 Are Affecting Our Lives
AppStories Episode 290 - How iOS and iPadOS 16 Are Affecting Our Lives
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This week, Federico and John consider how iOS and iPadOS 16 are affecting their work and personal lives.
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- Kolide – Nail third party audits and internal compliance goals with endpoint security for your entire fleet. Learn more here.
- Setapp – More than 240 powerful apps. Try it free for a month.
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How iOS and iPadOS 16 Are Affecting Our Lives
- MacStories Unplugged: Fried Pickles and Buttermilk: A Tour of Southern Cooking
- A Month with iOS and iPadOS 16: A New iPad Era
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