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[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John tackle iPadOS and the changes they’d like to see come to iPad this year, and they revisit some of their Shortcuts wishes for 2022. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John consider ways that Apple could adapt trends in cross-app linking into a more universal, user-friendly feature. This...

[[audio_player]] 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. if [appstories] On AppStories+, John and Alex swap tornado stories before Alex explains some of the ways Calliope, the collection of backend technologies...

[[audio_player]] 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. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico explains why he’d like to see Quick Note come to the iPhone. This episode is sponsored by:...

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John revisit the state of gaming on Apple’s platforms considering hardware, OS support, services, and the games themselves. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John highlight some of the late-beta-cycle Shortcuts bugs they’ve encountered and consider the tenuousness of Twitter’s existence. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better,...

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John share their favorite third-party apps with deep Shortcuts integration. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John conclude the episode with a bonus round of apps with great Shortcuts support. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – Endpoint security powered by people. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no...

[[audio_player]] 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. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John give listeners a behind-the-scenes look at judging the Automation April Shortcuts Contest,...

[[audio_player]] 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. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico explains the tension between building multi-purpose shortcuts and...

[[audio_player]] 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. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John take listeners on a behind-the-scenes look at the origins of Automation April. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide –  Endpoint security powered by...

[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John had the pleasure to interview Apple’s Vivek Bhardwaj about Universal Control, Shortcuts, Live Text, and more. if [appstories] On AppStories+, Federico and John discuss the irony that the Studio Display contains the hardware of a base-model iPad, Federico explores the best way to trigger Shortcuts from app launchers, and...

[[audio_player]] 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. if [appstories] On AppStories+, a look at the first Mac Studio and Studio Display reviews. This episode is sponsored by: Sourcegraph – Universal Code Search. Move fast,...