In today’s first special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John cover the highlights of Apple’s keynote, including iOS and iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8.

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This week, Federico and John are joined by MacStories editor and senior developer Alex Guyot to conclude their WWDC wish list series with a look at tvOS and watchOS.

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This week, Federico and John jump back into their pre-WWDC wishlist series with a look at iPadOS and the sorts of OS improvements that are needed for apps to take advantage of the iPad Pro’s new M1 chip.

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For this special bonus episode, Federico and John dig into Federico’s review of the 2021 iPad Pro to talk about its Liquid Retina XDR display, Thunderbolt, the gap between the iPad Pro’s hardware and its software, the M1 chip, Center Stage, and more.

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This week, Federico and John continue their WWDC wish list series with a deep dive into the iOS 15 features they’d like to see announced at Apple’s annual developer conference.

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This week, Federico and John begin their annual pre-WWDC wish list episodes with their 2021 wishes for macOS.

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This week, Federico and John explore the popularity of Substack among writers leaving big media companies, rethink their email workflows after leaving Hey, and consider data portability and the tradeoffs of proprietary app systems.

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This week, Federico and John take an in-depth look at everything coming later this week with iOS and iPadOS 14.5, which will be the subject of a comprehensive review by Federico on MacStories.

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• Later this week on MacStories, Federico will publish his comprehensive review of iOS and iPadOS 14.5.

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This week, Federico and John conclude their music miniseries with an episode dedicated to alternative and companion streaming services after checking in on Federico’s early experiments with an extensible text editor.

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• Federico may have found the highly-customizable, extensible text editor he’s always wanted, providing a preview of what may be a significant change to his 2021 iOS review workflow.

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This week, Federico and John introduce part two of their Music miniseries, with a focus on third-party music discovery, playback, and utility apps.

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• SongShift 3.0 and Switching Between Apple Music and Spotify

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