An Interview with Vidit Bhargava 
This week Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series by interviewing Vidit Bhargava, the creator of LookUp, a dictionary app available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, about design, Mac Catalyst apps, and a whole lot more.
Mac Catalyst Revisited: Apple’s Mac App Strategy Emerges
This week Federico and John revisit Mac Catalyst, the technology used to bring iPad apps to the Mac, to discuss what’s changed since WWDC 2019, debate where Mac Catalyst fits in Apple’s overall app strategy, and share some of their favorite Mac Catalyst apps.
An Interview with David Smith
This week Federico and John interview developer David Smith about watchOS, widgets, what the announcements at WWDC this year mean for developers and users, and David’s apps, including a new one he’s working on for the fall.
An Interview with Guilherme Rambo
This week Federico and John are joined by Guilherme Rambo for the first interview of the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series to talk about Mac Catalyst, SwiftUI, Apple Silicon, the App Store and more.
Organizing the iOS 14 Review Mind Map with MindNode Like every summer, I’m currently in the process of writing my review for the next versions of iOS and iPadOS, which will be released to the public at some point this fall. As I mentioned last week on Connected, I have a feeling – based on what I’ve seen so far in iOS and...
Apple Watch Automation with Shortcuts in iOS 14 One of the more fascinating trends to observe in the evolution of Apple’s Shortcuts app is its progressive integration with other devices in the company’s ecosystem. In addition to actions that control apps for iPhone and iPad, Apple has been slowly but steadily adding support for performing specific actions on devices that are not...
What is Great App Design?
App Debuts Toolbox Pro The powerful Shortcuts companion utility developed by Alex Hay received a major update earlier this week that introduces deep integration with the Files framework. Like Scriptable, Toolbox can now create file and folder bookmarks to gain persistent access to individual documents or folders in the iOS and iPadOS filesystem. Unlike Scriptable, however,...
Tidbits from the iOS 14 Review Every year when working on my iOS reviews, I come across a variety of tidbits and hidden details in Apple’s latest OS that most people would (rightfully so, since this isn’t their job) accidentally discover months later when using their devices. Sometimes these smaller features aren’t discovered at all because they’re quite hidden, which is...
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