This week, Federico and John dig into the latest Apple event to uncover new features and innovations coming to the Home app, Siri, and mobile photography.
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[[federico]] Earlier this week, I published my annual review of iOS and iPadOS on MacStories. You can find it here; if you’re a Club MacStories member – and if you’re reading this, I have to assume you are – you can check out the large collection of exclusive perks we’ve prepared for you this year...
This week, Federico and John dive into Federico’s annual iOS and iPadOS review to look at big picture trends like Compact UI along with the changes to iPadOS, the Apple Pencil’s new Scribble feature, and Shortcuts.
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This week, Federico and John tour music widgets, one of their favorite categories, exploring the many widgets they’re using to listen to music and follow their favorite artists.
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[[federico]] As I detailed in the last episode of AppStories, I’ve spent the past few weeks tweaking my iPhone’s Home Screen and playing around with different approaches to widgets and app icons. The layout I eventually settled on (which you can find in the AppStories show notes) takes advantage of dark mode to create the...
This week, Federico and John revisit their approaches to their iPhone Home Screens, including the third-party widgets they’re using, and how they are optimizing their mix of apps and widgets since the iOS 14 update. Federico also shares a trick for integrating certain widgets and folders of icons into his wallpaper.
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This week Federico and John conclude the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series by interviewing designer Michael Flarup about Mac iconography, the design of Mac Catalyst apps, content-focused design on the iPad, augmented reality, and more.
- Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw
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[[federico]] Much to everyone’s surprise, iOS 14 was released earlier this week – a mere 24 hours after Apple’s media event. As I mentioned on Twitter and various podcasts, I’m still working on my annual iOS and iPadOS review, which I hope to publish soon on MacStories. This year has been odd for everyone, and...
This week, Federico and John dig into the details of Apple’s new App Review Guidelines, which address game streaming services, advertising, ‘reader apps,’ and more.
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