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AppStories, Episode 290 – How iOS and iPadOS 16 Are Affecting Our Lives

This week on AppStories, we consider how iOS and iPadOS 16 are affecting our work and personal lives.

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On AppStories+, Federico is experimenting with Lock Screen widgets as app and shortcut launchers.

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AppStories, Episode 289 – Our ‘Recently Added’ Apps

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

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On AppStories+, I explain what’s coming this fall in Apple Maps and CarPlay, and Federico reports on new Shortcuts actions added to the latest iOS 16 beta.

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

This week on AppStories, we conclude our 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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On AppStories+, I discover that I’m hooked on Stage Manager for Mac.

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

This week on AppStories, we continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series with part one of our 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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On AppStories+, John reports on his Stage Manager and Sidecar experiments on the Mac, Stage Manager’s bugginess on the iPad, Federico is itching to try Ventura, and a discussion of third-party iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets.

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

To kick off our Summer OS Preview Series on AppStories this week, 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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On AppStories+, we talk about the purpose of the OS previews and the approach and process we take to writing them.

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AppStories, Episode 285 – Exploring Reading and Research Apps

This week on AppStories, we survey some of our favorite reading and research apps across all of Apple’s platforms.

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On AppStories+, I explain the quirks of moving from one state to another to Federico and we both update listeners on the tools we’re using this year for our annual OS reviews.

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AppStories, Episode 284 – Mac App Spotlight

This week on AppStories, we share some of our favorite Mac apps, including new discoveries and old favorites.

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On AppStories+, Federico investigates displays that work well with the Mac, iPad, and gaming PCs, and I share my spartan, furniture-free recording setup.

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AppStories, Episode 283 – App Grab Bag

This week on AppStories, we reach into the App Grab Bag and pull out five recommendations for listeners to try.

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On AppStories+, John has some personal news with a tech angle.

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AppStories, Episode 282 – What WWDC 2022 Means for Apple’s Platforms

This week on AppStories, we take a step back to consider the future of WWDC and what this year’s announcements mean for each of Apple’s platforms.

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On AppStories+, we go behind the scenes of MacStories’ WWDC coverage and Federico explains the apps and approach he plans to take with his iOS and iPadOS 16 review this year.

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