Next week on AppStories, Federico and John cover the changes to the App Store, including the recent changes to commissions paid by small businesses. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John cover the latest articles on MacStories, including stories on the changes to App Store fees that Apple announced, the Apple Music...
Previously, On MacStories
Apple Launches an Embeddable Web Players for Podcasts GitHub Reinstates youtube-dl, Commits to New Policies for Protecting Developers Apple M1 Mac Review Roundup: Big Performance and Battery Gains Apple Reduces App Store Commissions to 15% for Small Businesses Starting Next Year This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Club MacStories Sebastiaan de With Reviews the...
In This Issue
Alex revisits Crossy Road, Federico updates his Today ReScheduler shortcut for iOS 14.3 beta 2, John considers what M1 Macs mean for web apps and shares some Mac widget tips,plus the usual Links, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories Podcasts....
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Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John dig into John’s Big Sur review and what it means for the Mac and Mac apps. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John recap a long list of stories and happenings on MacStories, including the announcement of M1-based Macs, Federico’s MusicBot 1.1 shortcut, review roundups...
MacStories Unplugged
[[unplugged_artwork]] Coming later today, Federico and John dive into a behind-the-scenes look at John’s macOS Big Sur review including the tools used, making room for big projects, and finding the story line of OS updates....
Previously, On MacStories
BestPhotos 3 Introduces Calendar View, A New Compare Interface, and More iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini Review Roundup Austin Mann’s iPhone 12 Pro Max Camera Review PetaPixel Interviews Apple Executives on iPhone Camera Design Philosophy Apple Announces Availability of New M1-Based Macs and macOS Big Sur Replay Apple’s November 2020 Presentation and...
Interesting Links
Earlier this week, Apple quietly launched some new colors for its Apple Watch bands: the Solo Loop and Sport Band are now available in Kumquat, Northern Blue, and Plum. (Link) You can now use the Apple TV app on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 by downloading it from each console’s built-in PlayStation Store. (Link) Kristian...
The MacStories Selects Readers’ Choice Award Returns!
Like last year, we wanted to involve Club members in the MacStories Selects awards by asking you to pick your favorite app of 2020. The app doesn’t have to have been released this year and can be available on any Apple OS, but it must be from a third-party developer. No Apple apps allowed. Also,...