Federico Viticci

10804 posts on MacStories since April 2009

Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

What Makes a Great Modern Shortcuts Action?

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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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2022 OS Preview: watchOS 9

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AppStories Episode 291 - 2022 OS Preview: watchOS 9

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

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.

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Our ‘Recently Added’ Apps

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AppStories Episode 289 - Our ‘Recently Added’ Apps

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week, Federico and John dig into the Recently Added folders on their iPhones and the stories they tell about what they’ve been up to lately.

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2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 2)

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AppStories Episode 288 - 2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 2)

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week, Federico and John conclude their in-depth look at changes coming to Apple’s system apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Home, Notes, Reminders, and Shortcuts.

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2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 1)

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AppStories Episode 287 - 2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 1)

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series with part one of their in-depth look at changes coming to Apple’s system apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Weather, Clock, Safari, Mail, Messages, and Photos.

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