Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Pachinko and share their earliest experiences with Apple TV. The gang shares their very sane, and not at all controversial 👀 notification prefer…
Lees meerToday, Apple announced a series of new changes coming later this year to users running iOS and iPadOS in the European Union. In March 2024, as part of Apple’s response to the DMA, iOS 17.4 introduced a new browser choice screen that prompted users i…
Lees meerYesterday, during Gamescom’s opening night ceremonies, Netflix Games released a trailer for Monument Valley 3. The franchise’s sequel from Ustwo Games, which has been in development for five years, will be published exclusively on Apple’s App Store …
Lees meerEnjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: This week, Federico and I look at the gadget landscape to find inspiration for expanding Apple’s hardware lineup. On AppStories+, a behind-the-scenes look at our expansion into video and…
Lees meerApple Podcasts got the full Apple Music treatment with its own web app today. The UI is essentially the same as Apple’s native app but with the added flexibility of working on non-Apple devices. Apple says Podcasts works on all major browsers, inclu…
Lees meerToday on its website, Procreate announced that it would not build generative AI tools into its apps. The company’s position is clear and unequivocal: Generative AI is ripping the humanity out of things. Built on a foundation of theft, the technology…
Lees meerI thoroughly enjoyed this two-part series on the Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast about sound design at Apple and the care that goes into crafting sound effects and alerts that complement the user experience (speaking of the parts of Apple I still love…
Lees meerThe headline may be a little provocative, but this article by Matt Birchler encapsulates a lot of the feelings I shared on the latest episode of Connected following Apple’s decisions regarding the Patreon iOS app. Part of this is that Apple is no lo…
Lees meerEnjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: Sigmund and Devon highlight the debut of Bad Monkey, discuss the future of Apple Original Films in theaters, and go on an immersive elephant adventure with Wild Life. Sponsored By: Play …
Lees meerSource: Epic Games. Epic Games launched its iOS alternative app marketplace in the EU today with three of its games: Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe, and Fall Guys. Those games are also available from AltStore PAL and will be available later from …
Lees meerJason Snell has an excellent interview on Six Colors with Zach Gage one of the creators of Puzzmo and a ton of other games we’ve covered on MacStories over the years. Federico and I interviewed Zach ages ago on AppStories, and more recently at WWDC,…
Lees meerEarlier today, Apple announced another major new functionality coming to iOS 18.1: the ability for third-party apps to offer NFC transactions via the iPhone’s Secure Element: Starting with iOS 18.1, developers will be able to offer NFC contactless t…
Lees meerImages taken using Process Zero. Source: Lux. Today, Lux released an update to Halide, its manual control camera app. The marquee feature is Process Zero, a mode that allows photographers to take images with no algorithmic or AI processing. As Lux’s…
Lees meerEnjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: This week, Federico and John rethink podcast apps, exploring why it’s such a tricking category to get right for the greatest number of users. This week, Federico returns to join John and…
Lees meerToday, we’re expanding NPC: Next Portable Console to include video on YouTube. The reception to the show has been fantastic. NPC debuted in the top five on the Apple Podcasts Video Game chart and has been attracting more listeners every week as an a…
Lees meerI’ve used Federico’s Apple Frames shortcut to add device frames to screenshots for years. It’s a great way to quickly process multiple screenshots and upload them to the MacStories CDN with minimal effort. But as great as Shortcuts is for simplifyin…
Lees meerToday, Patreon alerted creators who use its platform that Patreon must bein using Apple’s In-App Purchases system in its iOS app or face the app’s removal from the store. According to Patreon: This has two major consequences for creators: Apple will…
Lees meerEnjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: Sigmund and Devon preview Apple Intelligence, highlight new Apple Original heist flick The Instigators, discuss improvements to Continuity Camera in the tvOS 18 beta, and recap Land of W…
Lees meerEnjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: This week, I am joined by Jonathan to preview watchOS 11, which is one of the most feature packed OSes being updated this fall. On AppStories+, John reports on how his travel tech setup …
Lees meerOne of my greatest frustrations with read-later apps is how hard most make it to get your data out on your terms. Few allow you to export links using Shortcuts or some other system, and even fewer offer to do the same with highlights – until now. Wi…
Lees meerYesterday, Federal District Judge Amit Mehta issued a ruling in the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google in favor of the government. Judge Mehta didn’t mince words: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its m…
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