For the past two weeks, I’ve been using the developer beta of iPadOS 14 on my 2018 12.9” iPad Pro – my main computer and production machine. Although I feel like it’s too early for me to offer a definitive assessment of iPadOS 14, I figured it’d be interesting to share some initial thoughts on the evolution of the iPad platform now that iPadOS 14 is available as a public beta as well. These are just some of the key takeaways and “core themes” I’ve been mulling over since WWDC; I plan to dig deeper into every aspect of iPadOS 14 in my annual iOS and iPadOS review in the fall.
Conversations with 2020 Apple Design Award Winners
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AppStories Episode 174 - Conversations with 2020 Apple Design Award Winners
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This week Federico and John interview the creators of three 2020 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Majd Taby of Darkroom, Sam Rosenthal of Where Cards Fall, and Jenova Chen of Sky: Children of the Light.
Creating OmniFocus Tasks from the Home Screen and Search with Shortcuts in iOS and iPadOS 14
For this week’s installment of the Shortcuts Corner (which, as I explained last week, will focus on Shortcuts for iOS and iPadOS 14 this summer), I thought it’d be fun to explore how compact UI and widgets are going to radically change the experience of running shortcuts from the Home screen and Search. In...
Upcoming System App Updates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Shortcuts in iOS 14: Reminders Rich Links and Subtasks
Before I dig into the details of this week’s shortcuts, which are built for iOS 14, let me share a PSA upfront: unlike previous years, this year I don’t plan on waiting until September to start sharing shortcuts designed for the new version of the Shortcuts app with Club members. In the past, I...
WWDC 2020: The Mac, Big Sur, and Shortcuts
WWDC 2020: iOS and iPadOS 14 First Impressions, Favorite Small Details, and App Clips
AppStories Episode 171 - WWDC 2020: iOS and iPadOS 14 First Impressions, Favorite Small Details, and App Clips
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In today’s special daily WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John report on their first two days using the iOS and iPadOS 14 betas, obsess about some of their favorite small details, and examine App Clips.
WWDC 2020: Widgets Come to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac
AppStories Episode 170 - WWDC 2020: Widgets Come to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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In today’s special daily WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John look at widgets, the dynamic, but not interactive, extensions available in iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps that provide new ways to deliver quick, glanceable updates to users.
WWDC 2020: Keynote Overview and Reactions
AppStories Episode 169 - WWDC 2020: Keynote Overview and Reactions
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In today’s first WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John cover the highlights of Apple’s keynote, including widgets, the App Library, App Clips, and design changes in iOS 14, system-wide sidebars and Apple Pencil updates in iPadOS 14, sleep tracking and the Fitness app in watchOS 7, and macOS Big Sur’s big redesign, Safari, and the transition to Apple Silicon.