This week, Federico and John tour third-party apps with new iOS 16 features, including more apps with Lock Screen widgets and apps with support for Focus Filters and Shared with You.

More Lock Screen widget apps

Focus Filter apps

Shared with You apps

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This week, Federico and John cover some of their favorite new apps and updates that feature iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets.

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This week, Federico and John dig into Federico’s iOS 16 review, discussing the all-new Lock Screen, wallpaper creation, Focus modes and filters, App Shortcuts, and some of the smaller changes you might have missed.

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This week, John is joined by special guest Jason Snell to talk about macOS Ventura, including iCloud Shared Photo Library, Stage Manager, Shortcuts, and System Settings.

Special guest, Jason Snell

Ventura Previews

iCloud Shared Photos Library

Stage Manager on the Mac

Shortcuts for Mac

What Happened to System Settings?

This week, Federico and John roll up their sleeves to talk about the Music app and how it could be improved.

This week, Federico and John consider what it takes to create a great set of modern Shortcuts actions using examples of what Apple is doing in its own apps and what some of our favorite third-party apps are already doing to make Shortcuts accessible to a wider audience and more useful to power users.

This week, John is joined by Alex Guyot to talk about Alex’s MacStories origin story and walk through all of the changes coming to watchOS this fall as part of the MacStories Summer OS Preview series.

This week, Federico and John consider how iOS and iPadOS 16 are affecting their work and personal lives.

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

This week, Federico and John conclude their in-depth look at changes coming to Apple’s system apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Home, Notes, Reminders, and Shortcuts.