This week on AppStories, we cover the three features that will sell iOS 15 to most users: Focus Mode, SharePlay, and Live Text and share some of our recent audio gear purchases for lossless streaming and AirPlay. We also took questions from listeners who watched us record the episode on Instagram Live.
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This week, Federico and John cover the three features that will sell iOS 15 to most users: Focus Mode, SharePlay, and Live Text and share some of their recent audio gear purchases for lossless streaming and AirPlay. They also take questions from listeners who watched on Instagram Live.
On AppStories+, Federico and John say hello from their first-ever live recording of AppStories on Instagram Live.
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It has become commonplace for Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines to be revised throughout the year, but WWDC often brings the biggest changes. However, no WWDC brought bigger changes than WWDC 2016. Five years ago yesterday, Apple unveiled a completely rewritten set of guidelines, and to go with it, the company released…
… a comic book.
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With WWDC behind us, I thought I would look back at some of features and events of the week that stood out to me. Shortcuts for Mac Shortcuts is something I’ve wanted on the Mac for a long time, but even though it felt more likely than ever this year, I didn’t get my hopes...
On the surface, Shortcuts for Mac closely resembles the iPhone and iPad versions of the app. There are differences in the system-level actions available, but the app works the same way, and there are going to be many common actions between the platforms. That’s good news because it will be easy for Shortcuts users...
Lumy Unsurprisingly, there weren’t many notable app releases during WWDC, but just before the conference started Lumy, an app for photographers to track the sun and moon, was updated. I’ve looked at a lot of apps that offer similar features, but Lumy really stands out for its beautiful design. With the update, the app...
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This week, Federico and John look back at all of the WWDC announcements and coverage at MacStories, AppStories, and the Club, plus news about spatial and lossless audio, and game and music Unwind picks for the weekend.
- MacStories Weekly
- Coming Saturday, a WWDC themed issue for Club members.
Unwind Picks
- Federico’s Pick:
- John’s Pick:
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In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, we discuss the sorts of tools that could be built with Safari Web Extensions and Federico explains how Live Text works and can be used in practice.
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In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John discuss the sorts of tools that could be built with Safari Web Extensions and Federico explains how Live Text works and can be used in practice.
On AppStories+, Federico and John explain what they enjoyed about this year’s Apple Design Awards presentation.
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