
AppStories
AppStories is a weekly exploration of the world of apps by MacStories' Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Each week, they discuss the best new apps, the impact of apps on our culture, and cover the stories behind popular apps. Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.
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Jul 9, 2023 • 30min
The Web Apps We Use
This week, Federico and John explore the web apps and services they use and how they use them.
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The Web Apps We Use
macOS Sonoma web apps
Dropbox
Matter
GitHub
Grammarly
Google Docs
Raindrop.io
Zapier
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Jul 2, 2023 • 43min
Do Wishes Come True? (Part 2)
This week, Federico and John conclude a look back at their pre-WWDC OS wishes for iOS 17, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17 and look at which came true.
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Grading our OS Wishes, Part 2
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WWDC 2023: StandBy for iPhone
WWDC 2023: A First Look at Messages in iOS 17
WWDC 2023: New FaceTime Features Coming This Fall
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Our iOS 17 Wishes
Our watchOS 10 and tvOS 17 Wishes
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Jun 25, 2023 • 41min
Do Wishes Come True? (Part 1)
This week, Federico and John revisit their pre-WWDC OS wishes, including visionOS, macOS, and iPadOS, and look at which came true.
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Grading our OS Wishes
Related Stories
With iPadOS 17, Stage Manager Is (Finally) Moving in the Right Direction
What Is Still Missing From Stage Manager on iPad?
Faking ‘Clamshell Mode’ with External Displays in iPadOS 17
Controlling Music Playback on an iPhone from macOS Sonoma
Steve Troughton-Smith on Bringing Broadcasts to visionOS
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Our xrOS Wishes
Our macOS
Our iPadOS 17 Wishes
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Jun 18, 2023 • 38min
The Impact of OS Updates on Third-Party Apps
This week, Federico and John consider the impact that this year’s OS releases will have on third-party apps.
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The Impact of OS Updates on Third-Party Apps
Apps Discussed
Day One
Craft
Obsidian
Roam Research
Sticker Drop
Arc Browser
1Password
Timery
More
Apple’s upcoming Journal app
Three Changes for Productivity I’m Excited About in iOS and iPadOS 17
WWDC 2023: Notes and Reminders to Gain Significant Productivity Features This Fall
Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit’s Support for DirectX 12 is a Big Deal for Gaming on the Mac
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Jun 11, 2023 • 46min
What's Next for Notes, Reminders, and Macs
This week, John is joined by Alex Guyot to talk about the new features coming to Apple Notes and Reminders, as well as new Mac hardware announced at WWDC.
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Apple Notes, Reminders, and New Macs
WWDC 2023: Notes and Reminders to Gain Significant Productivity Features This Fall
WWDC 2023: Mac Hardware Roundup
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Jun 9, 2023 • 32min
WWDC 2023: Swift Student Challenge Winners, The MacStories Interviews
Federico and John also had the opportunity to sit down with three winners of the Swift Student Challenge in the Apple Podcasts Studio at Apple Park. It was fun and inspiring to chat with Damian Perez, Henri Bredt, and Maria Eduarda Cabral de Lucena.
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2023 Swift Student Challenge Winner Interviews
Damian Perez, an East Bay student who developed an app for his girlfriend who is a medical student
Henri Bredt, a UX design student from Germany who built an interactive e-Piano in a retro-style-design that teaches users’ how to read sheet music, with a focus on an interactive beginners course
Maria Eduarda Cabral de Lucena, a student from Brazil and participant in Apple’s Developer Academy who developed an app that introduces the benefits of Yoga in hopes of bringing users’ a sense of relief and well-being that can be life-changing
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Jun 9, 2023 • 53min
WWDC 2023: Apple Design Awards: The AppStories Interviews
Today, Federico and John interview the creators of five apps that were finalists or winners of the 2023 Apple Design Awards: Zach Gage, the creator of Knotwords, Swupnil Sahai, the developer of SwingVision, Philipp Nägelsbach, the publisher of Endling, Leon Sasson of Rise: Energy and Sleep, and Jakob Lykkegaard of Lykke Studios the maker of stitch.
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2023 Apple Design Awards Interviews
Zach Gage (Knotwords)
Swupnil Sahai (SwingVision)
Philipp Nägelsbach (Endling)
Leon Sasson (Rise: Energy and Sleep)
Jakob Lykkegaard (stitch)
Related:
2023 Apple Design Award Winners Revealed
2023 ADA Finalists Announced
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Jun 7, 2023 • 39min
WWDC 2023: Federico's Experience with Apple Vision Pro
In today’s WWDC episode of AppStories, Federico shares his experience with Apple Vision Pro answering questions from John, Alex, and Club MacStories members.
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Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro
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Jun 7, 2023 • 41min
WWDC 2023: A Stage Manager in iPadOS 17 Deep Dive, Plus Notes, Reminders, StandBy, and More
In the latest WWDC episode of AppStories, Federico, John, and Alex are joined by MacPaw developer Serhii Popov for a developer’s perspective on WWDC before covering iPadOS 17’s Stage Manager changes in depth, along with Notes, Reminders, and StandBy.
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WWDC 2023: Deeper Into The Week’s Announcements
With iPadOS 17, Stage Manager Is (Finally) Moving in the Right Direction
Notes
Reminders
StandBy
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Jun 6, 2023 • 37min
WWDC 2023: Keynote First Impressions
For this special episode of AppStories, John and Federico were joined by Alex live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community to share their first impressions of the WWDC 2023 Keynote.
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WWDC 2023 Keynote First Impressions
iOS 17 Preview page
iPadOS 17 Preview page
macOS Sonoma Preview page
watchOS 10 Preview page
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