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This week, John and Alex tackle their watchOS 9 wishes, and then Federico and John are joined by Myke Hurley to consider what they’d like to see added to tvOS 16. This episode is sponsored by: Sourcegraph: Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. Instabug: Empower mobile teams to monitor, prioritize, and debug performance and stability issues and ship better mobile apps. Links and Show Notes watchOS Alex Guyot’s most recent watchOS reviews: watchOS 7: The MacStories Review watchOS 8: The MacStories Review tvOS A sampling of Myke Hurley’s tvOS coverage on Relay FM’s Connected: Connected #249: Federighi Snapped His Fingers Connected #263: Moon Plus Sign Plus Sign Connected #365: Sorry, I’m Plastic Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John kick off their annual ‘OS wishes’ series with a look at their wishes for iOS 16, including everything from system-level features to the iPhone’s built-in apps. This episode is sponsored by: Sourcegraph: Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. Instabug: Empower mobile teams to monitor, prioritize, and debug performance and stability issues and ship better mobile apps. Links and Show Notes Our iOS 16 Wishes Context: iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review Wishes Interactive Widgets More Widget Sizes The Lock Screen Notifications Redesign More Home Screen Wishes Multitasking Files Keychain and Reading List Music Notes Share Sheet Reminders Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John revisit the state of gaming on Apple’s platforms considering hardware, OS support, services, and the games themselves. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. Instabug – Empower mobile teams to monitor, prioritize, and debug performance and stability issues and ship better mobile apps. Links and Show Notes Gaming on Apple Platforms MacStories Controller Coverage Deeper Controller Support and a Revitalized Game Center: Exploring Apple’s 2020 Gaming Updates Apple Hits Restart on Game Controller Support Apple Controller Rumors Apple patent reveal potential game controllers from the company Controllers Backbone One OtterBox Mobile MagSafe Gaming Clip for Xbox One PS5 Controller Holder for Phone Streaming Games on Apple Platforms Xbox Cloud Gaming PS Remote Play Mac and PC apps NVIDIA GeForce NOW Moonlight iOS app App and Game Preservation Sony’s game preservation team announced Apple App Store appears to be widely removing outdated apps App and Game Preservation Coverage on MacStories App Preservation: Saving the App Store’s History Why Today Feels like a Quiet Turning Point for Video Games GameClub Launches a Subscription Service That Revives a Growing Catalog of 70 Classic iOS Games Games John Is Currently Playing on iOS Knotwords Chrono Trigger Unreal Life Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John share their favorite third-party apps with deep Shortcuts integration. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – Endpoint security powered by people. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card required. Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. Crowdstrike – Start your free 15-day trial of CrowdStrike Falcon Pro today. Links and Show Notes Apps With Great Shortcuts Integration Round 1 – Text Bear Tot Drafts Round 2 – Everything Apps Keep It Mobile and Keep It for Mac DEVONthink To Go GoodLinks Round 3 – Utilities GoodTask for iOS/iPadOS and GoodTask for Mac Working Copy Yoink for iOS/iPadOS and Yoink for Mac Round 4 – Media and Social Play Castro Pixelmator Pro Tweetbot for iOS Round 5 – Alone in a Crowd Lire Fantastical Channels MusicHarbor Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John dig into the collection of shortcuts that they’ve released during Automation April so far, including Federico’s Split View Presets and Cleanup Twitter Link and John’s Timestamped Notes and myTunes shortcuts. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – Endpoint security powered by people. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card required Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. RevenueCat – Subscription management built for mobile apps Links and Show Notes Our Latest Automation April Shortcuts Federico Automation April: 10 Shortcuts for Mac Multitasking, Markdown, Reminders, Music Lyrics, Twitter, and More Automation April: 10 Shortcuts for Apple Translate, Live Text, Finder Images, Pixelmator Pro, and More John Automation April: myTunes, a Personalized Music Video Channel Automation April: A Three-Part Shortcuts Workflow for Syncing Timestamped Research Notes with Videos Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John interview Rodrigo and Victor Araújo, about the many-layered ways that Pushcut extends the utility of Shortcuts and Anders Borum, the creator of the iOS and iPadOS Git client Working Copy, about the app’s use of Shortcuts. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – Endpoint security powered by people. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card required Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple Drafts – Where Text Starts. Try it free now. Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. Links and Show Notes Developer Interviews An interview with Rodrigo Araújo and Victor Araújo Pushcut Charty An interview with Anders Borum creator of Working Copy SSH Client (f/k/a Secure Shellfish) Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John introduce Automation April, a month-long community celebration of automation on Apple’s platforms and share their Shortcuts library setups. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide –  Endpoint security powered by people. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card required. Things – The award-winning to-do app Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. Links and Show Notes Automation April: Our Shortcuts Setups Introducing Automation April Introducing Automation April: A Month-Long Community Event About Automation, Featuring Shortcuts, Interviews, Discord Workshops, and a Shortcut Contest Follow @AutomationApril on Twitter for updates, tips, and more. Our Shortcuts Setups The MacStories Shortcuts Archive BetterTouchTool ShareMenu 2.0, Now with Better macOS Integration and Support for More Input Types My End-of-the-Year Shortcuts Grab Bag Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John had the pleasure to interview Apple’s Vivek Bhardwaj about Universal Control, Shortcuts, Live Text, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Runway – Take Your Releases to the Next Level with Runway. Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. Instabug – Empower mobile teams to monitor, prioritize, and debug performance and stability issues and ship better mobile apps. Links and Show Notes An Interview with Apple’s Vivek Bhardwaj MacStories’ recent coverage of Universal Control The Macintosh Desktop Experience: My Universal Control Setup iPad Air 2022 Review: Refined Balance macOS 12.3: The Magic of Universal Control and More iOS and iPadOS 15.4: Hands-On with Universal Control, Face ID with a Mask, and More MacStories’ recent coverage of Shortcuts Automation Academy: Diving Deeper into Reminders Actions Creating, Modifying, and Signing Shortcuts on macOS AppStories, Episode 260 – Shortcuts Wish List, 2022 Edition The Curious Case of Apple’s Missing App Integrations for Shortcuts MacStories Starter Pack: Introducing Obsidian Shortcut Launcher, A Free Plugin to Trigger Shortcuts from Obsidian Federico Shares a Starter Pack of Shortcuts on Apple’s App Store The Curious Case of Apple’s Missing App Integrations for Shortcuts Getting Started with Shortcuts for Mac and the Stream Deck Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John dig into the details of the iOS and iPadOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3 updates that were released by Apple last week. This episode is sponsored by: Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast, even in big codebases. Try it now. RevenueCat – Subscription management built for mobile apps Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple Instabug – Empower mobile teams to monitor, prioritize, and debug performance and stability issues and ship better mobile apps. Links and Show Notes iOS and iPadOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3 iOS and iPadOS 15.4: Hands-On with Universal Control, Face ID with a Mask, and More macOS 12.3: The Magic of Universal Control and More iPad Air 2022 Review: Refined Balance The Curious Case of Apple’s Missing App Integrations for Shortcuts HoverBar Duo: The MacStories Review Scheduling and Remotely Triggering Shortcuts on the Mac with Calendar and Mail Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

In this special bonus episode of AppStories, Federico and John dive into Federico’s review of Apple’s 5th generation iPad Air, which will be available Friday, March 18th. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw. Links and Show Notes iPad Air 2022 Review: Refined Balance Federico’s Review: iPad Air 2022 Review: Refined Balance Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees