Here’s Our First Look at the Apple Developer Center

Tomorrow begins the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference and ahead of the big keynote, we’ve gotten our first look inside the new Developer Center, thanks to developer Nicola Giancecchi on Twitter. There’s a lot to admire here, but the part that stands out the most to me is the hand drawn QR code for the Statue […]

Here’s Our First Look at the Apple Developer Center

My Shazam Shortcut Just Got Even Better | Shazam v2.0 | Shortcuts Workflow

A little over a year ago, I wrote about my iOS Shortcut for identifying music with Shazam and adding it to an Apple Music Playlist. In the time since I first shared that shortcut, a few things have changed. The first was the release of MusicBox, by MusicHarbor and Play developer, Marcos Tanaka. MusicBox does […]

‘Marvis Pro’ Makes Listening to Multi-Disc Albums a Dream Come True

I love Apple Music. I’ve been a subscriber of the service for most of the time that it has existed, with the sole exception being a brief period while I was on Android and wanted to take advantage of the now defunct Google Play Music. One thing I’ve recently started to love about Apple Music […]

‘Play’ Is A Great YouTube Watch Later App — Here’s a Feature Request I’d Like to Second

Devon Michael Dundee did a great write up on Marcos Tanaka’s app Play, a standalone watch later app for YouTube. I’ve been using the app for quite some time, thanks to the beta that was available for Club MacStories members. One thing in particular stood out to me in this article, though: The one thing […]

NFC Automation & Chill | Shortcuts Workflow

As I’ve been diving deeper and deeper into the Shortcuts rabbit hole on iOS, there’s one thing that I’ve been wanting to play around with that I haven’t had a chance to: NFC triggers for automation. Recently, I was thinking about setting one up to launch Nudget, my budgeting app of choice, when I bring […]

‘Wallpapers’ Version 2 is Here | Shortcuts Workflow

I’m someone who loves to change the wallpapers on my device. The truth of smartphones and tablets is that only so many physical designs exists, so you have to take the opportunities you can to make yours really feel like its yours. Over the course of the last year or so, we saw a huge […]

‘PopCase Clear’ Review

When it comes to expressing ourselves with our phones, the cases we choose are our biggest way to say “This is who I am!” PopSockets, the maker of what is arguably the most popular phone grip in the world, has a long history with phone cases. While they haven’t always made them themselves, they’ve had […]

Everyday Carry — The Bare Necessities | September 2021

Last year — and again earlier this year, I fell down a bit of a hole watching everyday carry videos on YouTube. Over time, this led me to think about the things I carry on me on a daily basis. Presented for your enjoyment is my September 2021 everyday carry. iPhone 12 Pro (128 GB/Space […]

Here’s What’s On My Home Screens (iOS 14) | September 2021

On Tuesday, Apple is holding their California Streaming event, where they’re expected to announce new products, including the annual iPhone and Apple Watch releases, as well as rumored AirPods 3 and/or a new iPad mini. The other big announcement that will come during the event is the release date for their new software releases for […]

‘Sleeve’ is the Now Playing App You Need on Your Desktop | App Spotlight

SleevePrice: $5Developer: ReplayLink: Website Whenever I’m working on my Mac, I usually have some kind of music playing. Sometimes it’s video game chill hop, other times it’s metal. Regardless of what’s playing, I like to know what I’m listening to. While I do have a now playing widget on my Touch Bar thanks to BetterTouchTool, […]

Use ‘Sticker Doodle’ to Turn Your Photos into iMessage Stickers | App Spotlight

Sticker DoodlePrice: Free/$1.99 IAPDeveloper: Charles EtzleLink: App Store The other day I was looking at 9to5Mac’s RSS feed when I stumbled upon an interesting story, spotlighting an app called Sticker Doodle. Naturally any app that promises to let me turn my photos into iMessage stickers is something that I needed to check out. The app […]

How I Handle iOS Betas

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last decade, it’s that I am the go-to guy for friends, family, and coworkers when something goes wrong with their Apple devices. The biggest influx of these requests tend to come the week of a major iOS software update, when Apple tends to roll out the biggest […]

Marvel Unlimited Needs Widgets on iOS

Two of the best subscriptions I’ve ever purchased are annual access to Marvel Unlimited and DC Universe Infinite. Between the two, I have access to a massive library of comics from the two biggest publishers, which also just so happens to make up the majority of my comic book reading. DC Comics was a bit […]

Why the Apple Watch Will Never Support Android

Over the course of the last few days I’ve been thinking a lot about the Apple Watch. I don’t know what exactly triggered this line of thought, but I’ve found Apple’s most personal and healthiest device yet pushing its way to the front of my mind more often than not. One night a few days […]

The Apple Music Feature That Keeps Me From Moving to Spotify

I consider myself to be a pretty big music listener — I like to have something playing at my “day job” while I’m sorting paperwork and running reports, as well as whenever I’m writing blog posts like this, or sorting files. In a lot of ways, it’s never been a better time to be a […]

The Ultimate Guide to MagSafe-Compatible PopSockets

Hello and welcome! On May 20th, PopSockets launched their MagSafe-compatible collection which includes PopGrip for MagSafe, PopWallet+ for MagSafe, and the previously released PopGrip Slide Stretch. You’re probably wondering which product is right for you. Below, I’ve done write-ups on each of the products in the collection to help you decide which is best! Note: […]

When Will Apple Music Get Handoff

Yesterday I noticed something while on the “Browse” tab of Apple Music on my iPhone: a graphic with the words “Get ready—music is about to change forever.” Update: Apple started today off strong by announcing Spacial Audio with Dolby Atmos and lossless audio to Apple Music at no additional cost in June. Now I’m not […]

‘Drafts’ Adds Support for Capturing Text From the Web

When it comes to working with text these days, my go-to solution is always the app Drafts. After first learning about the app from several of MacSparky’s podcasts, I decided to check it out. After using the free version for a while, I decided to get the subscription to unlock the full power of the […]

How I Shazam Music on iOS | Shortcuts Workflow

On this week’s episode of the podcast AppStories, Federico and John were talking about the different discovery, utility, and playback apps that they use for music, and there was a section of the show that I wanted to comment on. At around 24:23 in the show, they start talking about the app Shazam, which can […]