As I shared before on Twitter and AppStories, one of the sleeper hits of this year’s iOS and iPadOS release is the updated Reminders app. Although Reminders remains an approachable, lightweight to-do app that doesn’t burden casual users with options and settings, Apple managed to add complexity for those who seek more control in the...
Apple Frames 2.0: Faster, Lighter, and Featuring Support for iPhone 13, iPad mini, iPad 10.2”, iMac 24”, MacBook Air, and Multiple Languages
Today, I’m pleased to introduce Apple Frames 2.0, an all-new version of my popular shortcut to put screenshots inside physical device frames of Apple products. The new Apple Frames, which you can download at the end of this post or on the MacStories Shortcuts Archive, has been completely rewritten so it’s faster and lighter, comes with support for the latest iPhone 13 lineup and iPad mini, brings support for framing iMac and MacBook Air screenshots, and, at long last, is available internationally in seven different languages.
This is a massive update to Apple Frames, so let’s dive in.
iOS and iPadOS 15 Top Tips
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AppStories Episode 244 - iOS and iPadOS 15 Top Tips
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This week, Federico and John share a long list of iOS and iPadOS 15 tips, highlighting lesser-known features that they are using to get the most out of the latest versions of the OSes.
A Playlist of Covers and PDF Tips for Mail on iOS and iPadOS 15
It was a busy week on the Club MacStories+ Discord, and I’ve tried my best to collect highlights from the community below. There isn’t a Discord URL scheme to reopen these links in the Discord app directly; my preferred approach for these is to view them as separate tabs in Safari for iPad or Mac....
Rediscovering Due and Its Nagging Reminders
As I continue to put my personal and professional life back together after the release of the iOS and iPadOS 15 review, I’ve finally had the time to sit down and figure out something that has been bothering me for a while: I’ve taken personal reminders out of my task manager and put them in...
Safari Extensions for iPhone and iPad
The Macintosh Desktop Experience, a Shortcuts Clipboard Fix, a Musicals Playlist, Annotating Video, and More
Earlier this week, John published his latest Macintosh Desktop Experience column for Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members, which wraps up his series on the Loupedeck Live. Here are the other highlights from the Club MacStories+ Discord: Our moderator and automation extraordinaire Rosemary shared a simple, yet effective workaround to force the ‘Copy to Clipboard’...
Manually Install Obsidian Plugins on iOS and iPadOS via Working Copy and Its New Version Control for Files
Earlier this week Discord member OneMorningStar brought to my attention that the latest version of Working Copy – the excellent Git client for iPhone and iPad I’ve been using for years – can access hidden files and folders configured as linked repositories. Naturally, I immediately started thinking about how to take advantage of this feature...
Personalizing My Apple Music Experience with Marvis
With the iOS and iPadOS 15 review finally behind me, I’ve started catching up on things I largely ignored during the summer as I was busy writing. These include videogames (I’m trying to finish Metroid: Zero Mission before Dread comes out next month), reading books (our Discord members know!), reading articles in my Safari Reading...