MacStories Team

3292 posts on MacStories since July 2011

Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.

Previously, On MacStories

Shortcuts Corner: Search YouTube, Preview Folder Contents, and Play Recent Music Albums tvOS 13: The MacStories Review Ulysses Adopts Multiwindow, iOS 13 Design Updates, and Modern Shortcuts Agenda Gains Drawing and Handwriting Features, Plus Document Scanning and Dark Mode Enhancements Halide 1.14 Adds New Lens Switching Interface and Guides Hands-On with iWork’s Multiwindow, External Drive,...


In This Issue

Dark Noise,Multiwindow Apps on iPadOS(Vol. 2), twoconversational time zoneshortcuts, John on the breakup of iTunes,plus the usualWeekly Q&A, App Debuts, Links, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....


In This Issue

This month, Ryan discovers that Apple Arcade is the perfect fit for him, John tries the dual-Watch lifestyle for sleep tracking, and Stephen stalks Myke Hurley using NFC tags....


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In This Issue

An update from Federico on the MacStories Shortcuts Icons and the new Shortcuts Corner,1Writer,acollectionofmultiwindow apps on iPadOS, a tip covering the long-press features of Control Center, a shortcut for playing recent albums in Apple Music,a special episode of MacStories Unplugged on some of our favorite iOS 13 apps,plus the usual Weekly Q&A, Links, App Debuts,...


Previously, On MacStories

Apple Harnesses TV+ and the Books App to Launch Oprah’s Book Club iPhone 11 Pro and Apple Watch Series 5 Impressions: The Best of Iteration Things Adds Multiwindow, iOS 13 Dark Mode, Shortcuts, New Share Extension, and Reminders Import Drafts 15 Review: Multiwindow, Shortcuts, and More Introducing MacStories Shortcuts Icons: 300 Custom Home Screen Icons...


MacStories Unplugged

[[unplugged_artwork]] A Look at a Few of Our Favorite iOS and iPadOS 13 Apps Federico and John have tried a lot of apps over the past few months that take advantage of new features in iOS and iPadOS 13. Today on Unplugged they take a closer look at four recent and upcoming updates: LookUp, Pixelmator...


Interesting Links

Arlo has announced the latest generation of its home security camera system, the Pro 3. The new cameras feature 2K resolution with HDR recording, up from 1080p in the previous generation. According to The Verge, the Arlo Pro 3 will not come with HomeKit integration at launch, but the company is “investigating” HomeKit support post-launch....