Federico Viticci

10781 posts on MacStories since April 2009

Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

Repurposing Quick Note for iPad as an Obsidian Launcher

As part of the process of writing my annual iOS and iPadOS review, I constantly re-evaluate Apple’s default apps and how they’ve changed over the past year. One of the apps I’m always keeping an eye on is Notes, particularly on the iPad because of its system-wide Quick Note capturing feature, which lets you capture...


2022 OS Preview: watchOS 9

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AppStories Episode 291 - 2022 OS Preview: watchOS 9

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week, John is joined by Alex Guyot to talk about Alex’s MacStories origin story and walk through all of the changes coming to watchOS this fall as part of the MacStories Summer OS Preview series.

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Our ‘Recently Added’ Apps

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AppStories Episode 289 - Our ‘Recently Added’ Apps

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week, Federico and John dig into the Recently Added folders on their iPhones and the stories they tell about what they’ve been up to lately.

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2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 2)

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AppStories Episode 288 - 2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 2)

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week, Federico and John conclude their in-depth look at changes coming to Apple’s system apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Home, Notes, Reminders, and Shortcuts.

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2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 1)

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AppStories Episode 287 - 2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 1)

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series with part one of their in-depth look at changes coming to Apple’s system apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Weather, Clock, Safari, Mail, Messages, and Photos.

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Club Members Dive into Lock Screen Customization

Here are the highlights from the Club MacStories Discord this week: Earlier this week on our Discord server, I asked our members who have installed the iOS 16 beta to share some examples of the custom Lock Screens they’ve set up so far. The resulting thread is a fascinating look at how early iOS 16...


iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura Public Beta Previews

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AppStories Episode 286 - iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura Public Beta Previews

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

To kick off our Summer OS Preview Series, Federico and John cover the top new features of iOS and iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura, that are now available as part of Apple’s public beta program.

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