Federico and John talk about the way their iPad Home screens reflect their use of the device and how that has changed since they’ve been running the iOS 11 beta.
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A Row-by-Row Tour of John and Federico’s iPad Home Screens
John’s Home Screen
Federico’s Home Screen
How to Join Club MacStories
Become a Relay FM Member to Support Connected
Federico and John discuss the current shortcomings of the iMessage App Store and what Apple is changing in iOS 11 to address some of its problems.
- Timing - Stop worrying about time and focus on doing your best work instead.
- Redox - a modern API for accessing and sharing data across healthcare organizations.
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Introduction
Messages and the iMessage App Store
Favorite iMessage Apps and Sticker Packs
Federico and John dive into the new Files app that’s coming to iOS 11 in the fall and discuss the history of file management on iOS, the shift in approach taken by the Files app, and how it works.
- Today - Effective habit development and health tracking.
- Zones - View and convert time zones.
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Ulysses Follow-up
iOS 11’s Files App
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Federico and John pick two apps and discuss how and why they use them for their work. For the first installment of Pick 2, Federico covers Ulysses and how he’s used it over the past year and for the iOS 11 review he is currently writing and John explains how he uses FullContact to keep in touch with developers and sponsors of MacStories and AppStories.
- Audible - Audible books inspire and entertain anywhere, anytime.
- Hello Weather - The exceptionally useful, no-nonsense weather app.
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Ulysses
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Federico and John speak to actor David H. Lawrence XVII about his app Rehearsal Pro, which helps actors rehearse for parts, how understanding his audience has helped the app find a large following among professional actors, and how some of its more famous users have become its best marketing.
- Trails - Your outdoor GPS tracker and logbook for iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Set up a free Trails account and email Trails support with the subject ‘AppStories’ for a free month of Trails Pro service.
- Big Keys - Finally, an iOS keyboard and emoji you can see.
- On sale for $0.99 for one week only.
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Background
- David H. Lawrence XVII
- Rehearsal Pro
- Other Apps Mentioned
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Question: I just got an iPad Pro and Pencil and want to use them for handwritten notes. Before investing time in GoodNotes or Notability, do you think the new features of Notes in iOS 11 will make it a good alternative? I don’t need recording but do need OCR search. (Richard Allum, @theparaplanner) [[federico]] I...
Ten years after Scott Forstall suggested web apps as a ‘sweet solution’ for would-be iPhone developers, Federico and John look at the state of non-native apps, the trade-offs inherent to them, and discuss examples of non-native apps they like, and a few they don’t.
- FlightLogger - Elegantly-designed, real-time flight tracking for worry-free travels.
- Deliveries - Simple package tracking that syncs everywhere.
- Sign up here by Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 9 pm New York time for a chance to win one of 10 free copies of Deliveries for iOS.
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Introduction
Background
Apps Discussed
Federico and John consider the effect on third-party apps of PDFKit, the system Markup extension, changes to Notes, and password AutoFill for apps.
- Zapier - Connect your apps and automate your workflows.
- Clear - Tasks, Reminders & To-Do Lists
- What to be part of the Clear 2 beta in August? Sign up here.
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Introduction
PDFKit is Coming to iOS
The New Markup Extension and Screenshots
Scanning and Handwriting in Notes
Password AutoFill for Apps
[[federico]] As I wrote last week, work on my annual iOS review is now well underway. In addition to taking lots of screenshots and saving them to DEVONthink, I have begun watching videos of WWDC sessions I couldn’t attend while I was in San Jose (with multiple sessions often happening simultaneously, one has to be...
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