MacStories Team

3376 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.

In This Issue

John has six lessons he’s learned from six years of testing HomeKit devices, Alex goes behind the scenes on the technology behind Automation April, and we’ve got a Club member’s Home Screen, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview...


Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, John and Alex tackle their watchOS 9 wishes and then Federico and John are joined by Myke Hurley to consider what they’d like to see added to tvOS 16. This week on MacStories Unwind, John recommends Apple News Audio stories and Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Alex Guyot...


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Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John kick off their annual ‘OS wishes’ series with a look at their wishes for iOS 16, including everything from system-level features to the iPhone’s built-in apps. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico recommends Alpha Games by Bloc Party and John suggests the skateboarding videogame OlliOlli World....


In This Issue

Federico embarks on an all-tag and smart list setup in Reminders and John imagines how gaming could live alongside video streaming as a cornerstone of the Apple TV, plus a giveaway and the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of...


Previously, On MacStories

Stories Runestone: A Streamlined Text and Code Editor for iPhone and iPad Apple, Google, and Microsoft Announce Their Commitment to Expand Standard-Based Passwordless Sign-Ins Apple Releases Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound UI Browser for macOS to Be Retired in October 2022 The iOS App Icon Book: The MacStories Review Last Week, on Club MacStories: Accessories,...


Club Perks

Eagle Exclusively for Club MacStories members, we have 5 coupon codes to give away from Eagle, this week’s MacStories sponsor and the Mac app for collecting, searching and organizing your design files in a logical way all in one place. Enter for a chance to win....


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Our thanks to Eagle for sponsoring MacStories this week.


In This Issue

This month, we’ve asked a few of our Automation April Shortcuts Contest judges to share what they’ve learned from the contest participants and their personal experiences with Shortcuts....