Introducing Adapt, with Federico Viticci and Ryan Christoffel — Relay FM
Apple Frames 3.2 Brings iPhone 15 Pro Frames, Files Picker, and Adjustable Spacing
Today, I’m releasing version 3.2 of Apple Frames, my shortcut to put screenshots taken on Apple devices into physical device templates. If you want to skip ahead, you can download Apple Frames 3.2 at the end of this story or find it in the MacStories Shortcuts Archive. Version 3.2 is a major update that introduces
MacStories Unwind: How We Write
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Threader, a Shortcut to Open Threads Profiles from Mastodon and Twitter Directly in the Threads App
Instagram just rolled out Threads, the company’s new text-based social network that’s been advertised over the past few weeks as an alternative to Twitter. I’m trying out Threads (you can find my account at threads.net/@viticci) and in the process of setting up the list of people I want to follow, I immediately run into an
With iPadOS 17, Stage Manager Is (Finally) Moving in the Right Direction
I’m in Cupertino for WWDC this week, and after yesterday’s whirlwind of announcements and surprises, I had some time to sit down with my 12.9” iPad Pro, install iPadOS 17 beta 1 on it, and try the improved version of Stage Manager. As you know, I have a…complicated history with the iPad’s latest multitasking system.
MusicBox Review: The 'Listen-Later' Music App I've Been Waiting For - MacStories
Introducing S-GPT, A Shortcut to Connect OpenAI’s ChatGPT with Native Features of Apple’s Operating Systems
It’s the inaugural week of the second annual edition of Automation April, and to celebrate the occasion, I’ve been working on something special: today, I’m introducing S-GPT, an advanced conversational shortcut for ChatGPT that bridges OpenAI’s assistant to native system features of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. S-GPT (which stands for Shortcuts-GPT) is free to
Apple Announces Upcoming Apple Music Sing Feature
Apple announced today that later this month, it will update its Music app with a new feature called Apple Music Sing. According to Apple’s Oliver Schusser, its vice president of Apple Music and Beats: Apple Music’s lyrics experience is consistently one of the most popular features on our service. We already know our users all
Masto-Redirect, a Mastodon Shortcut to Redirect Profiles and Posts to Your Own Instance
Like many others over the past month, I’ve been thinking deeply about my experience with Twitter and whether I want to align my social media usage with the kind of platform Twitter is rapidly becoming. It’s a complex discussion (if my readers are still on Twitter, am I doing them a disservice by not using
Making Of: The iOS 16 Review
SongShift Eases the Transition From Spotify to Apple Music
When Apple Music debuted last summer I switched to it from Spotify. I wasn’t on Spotify all that long, but I did have a few playlists I wanted to take with me, including a big one with all the songs I had favorited. At the time, I found a script that logged into both services,
Apple Frames 3.0: Completely Rewritten, Support for iPhone 14 Pro and Dynamic Island, New Devices, Multiple Display Resolutions, and More
Today, I’m pleased to announce the release of version 3.0 of Apple Frames, my shortcut to put screenshots taken on various Apple devices inside physical frames for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Apple Frames 3.0 is a major update that involved a complete re-architecture of the shortcut to improve its performance and reliability on
iOS 16: All the Things I Didn’t Like
Earlier this week, I published my review of iOS 16. As you may have seen, throughout the eight chapters of the story, I pointed out some of the flaws of iOS 16 and aspects I didn’t particularly like. That gave me an idea. First, however, allow me to thank to everyone who read, enjoyed, and
Apple Criticized for 'Fundamentally Misguided' Approach to Stage Manager in iPadOS 16
Stage Manager in the iPadOS 16 beta is receiving heavy criticism for being "fundamentally misguided" in its approach to bringing a new level...
A Month with iOS and iPadOS 16: A New iPad Era
Sometimes I truly have excellent timing with my stories. As you may recall, a couple of months ago in the lead-up to WWDC, I published an article on my experience with using the M1 Max MacBook Pro for six months. That story was born out of a desire to get to know macOS again after
Opening Random Albums and Reading Editorial Content with MusicBox
Automating iOS: How Pythonista Changed My Workflow
A couple of months ago, I decided to start learning Python. I say “start” because, as a hobby to fit in between my personal schedule and work for the site, learning the language is still very much a work in progress. I hope I’ll get to an acceptable level of knowledge someday. Coming from AppleScript,
Things 3.6 Reimagines External Keyboard Control on iPad
Despite Apple’s message that the iPad Pro can be a viable PC replacement because, among other features, it natively supports a dedicated external keyboard, its software still isn’t fully optimized for keyboard control. This isn’t surprising at all: iOS was designed with multitouch in mind; as long as the iPad shares a common foundation with
iPad Air 2022 Review: Refined Balance
The last time I wrote about the iPad Air in October 2020, I explained how its fourth-generation model intrigued me again. A year and a half later, here I am, once again fascinated by the iPad Air, captivated by its hybrid nature caught between a base model iPad and the aspirations of an iPad Pro.
Logger Is the Missing Console for Shortcuts Power Users
Indie developer Alex Hay has long pushed the boundaries of what third-party developers can build with the SiriKit framework and Shortcuts integrations on Apple platforms. In late 2019, his Toolbox Pro app redefined what it means to complement Apple’s Shortcuts app with additional actions, creating an entirely new sub-genre of headless utilities designed to provide
Creating, Modifying, and Signing Shortcuts on macOS
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“Very impressed with the new Apple Music app for PS5. Can play music in the background and there's Home menu integration with a floating mini player; real-time lyrics are supported as well as Apple Music's usual contextual menus. Really well done.”
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“Very impressed with the new Apple Music app for PS5. Can play music in the background and there's Home menu integration with a floating mini player; real-time lyrics are supported as well as Apple Music's usual contextual menus. Really well done.”
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“Here's a proof of concept I've put together:
@obsdmd Reminders integration powered by Shortcuts. Write down tasks in Obsidian as plain text, they turn into native reminders.
Could run as an automaton. I can also support reminder deep-linking. Should I continue here? 😄 https://t.co/dC4aq6s9fb”
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“iPadOS 15 and pulling indicators. These are Slide Over, Picture in Picture, and Quick Note. Can you tell them apart? I feel like a new design is needed for these.”
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“iPadOS 15 and pulling indicators. These are Slide Over, Picture in Picture, and Quick Note. Can you tell them apart? I feel like a new design is needed for these.”
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“Yes, iOS/iPadOS 15.1 fix some of the *worst* Shortcuts bugs. Good first step!
But many others remain, unfortunately.
Introducing: the Shortcuts dance 🕺 https://t.co/iKxmATuWZf”