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Canvas, Episode 35: Outlining→
Connected, Episode 141: The Espresso Debacle→
The band is back together just in time to talk about Federico’s new iPhone case, the Echo Show, Phil Schiller’s comments on App Store upgrade pricing and more.
We’re all back on Connected this week with a variety of topics, including Amazon’s latest addition to the Echo family. You can listen here.
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iShows Adds ‘Watch Now’ Feature to Stream Episodes in Other Video Apps
A few days ago, I asked on Twitter for a TV show tracker that could sync with Trakt.tv and show where each episode could be legally streamed. I’ve been using Trakt.tv to organize my TV show library and keep track of new episodes for a couple of years now, but I couldn’t find a Trakt-compatible app that also supported showing streaming sources for episodes – like Apple’s TV app does, for instance. In the few weeks I spent using the TV app, I thought that was one of its best options.
Today, iShows – a longtime MacStories favorite – has added this feature, which is called Watch Now. After selecting the country you want to use for streaming (useful, for instance, if you live in Europe but use a VPN for American streaming services like HBO Now), iShows will display where each episode can be streamed or, alternatively, purchased or rented.
I tested Watch Now with the dozen of TV shows I’m tracking in iShows/Trakt, and it works as advertised; with one tap, iShows will open the link for an episode’s streaming source, which thanks to Universal Links on iOS will deep-link directly into the associated video app (if installed). It couldn’t be easier, and I appreciate that I don’t have to look up each show’s information on the web to learn where it can be streamed.
While there are a number of great Trakt-compatible apps at this point (some favorites of mine include Couchy and Television Time), iShows has regained a spot on my devices because of the addition of Watch Now.
You can get iShows 2.9 from the App Store.
Workflow Update Restores Google Chrome and Pocket Actions, Extends Apple Music Integration
In the first update following Apple’s acquisition in late March – and despite rumors that claimed the app would no longer be supported – Workflow has today restored some of the features that were removed in version 1.7.3 of the app (which was released when Apple confirmed the acquisition) and has brought a variety of changes and improvements, including new Apple Music actions.
AppStories, Episode 4: App Discovery and the iTunes Affiliate Program with AfterPad’s Kevin MacLeod→
On this week’s episode of AppStories, we talked about the iTunes Affiliate Program and its importance for app discovery and independent curation with Kevin MacLeod of AfterPad. The episode was recorded before Apple’s clarification of changes to the program.
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You can listen to the episode below.
AppStories Episode 4 - Interview: App Discovery and the iTunes Affiliate Program with AfterPad’s Kevin MacLeod
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Interview: App Discovery and the iTunes Affiliate Program with AfterPad’s Kevin MacLeod
AppStories Episode 4 - Interview: App Discovery and the iTunes Affiliate Program with AfterPad’s Kevin MacLeod
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Federico and John talk about the iTunes Affiliate Program and its importance for app discovery and independent curation with Kevin MacLeod of AfterPad. The episode was recorded before Apple’s clarification of changes to the program.
Remaster, Episode 34: Drifting All the Way→
Nintendo earnings report news, new Zelda DLC info, and a review of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
A lot of interesting Nintendo news on this week’s Remaster, plus a teaser of the topic we’re going to cover in two weeks. You can listen here.
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