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Federico Viticci Profile picture
@viticci
Sep 20, 2021 • 10 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X
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Hundreds of features.

23 pages.

9 chapters.

Two OSes.

One review.

Here we go 🚀

iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review

macstories.net/stories/ios-an…
This year, we have an even larger collection of @ClubMacStories perks for my review:

- eBook
- Second eBook - iOS 15: The Details
- Shortcuts
- Making Of

For Plus members:

- Three @obsdmd plugins (!!!)
- A Safari extension
- AppStories live, tonight!

macstories.net/news/ios-and-i…
My goal for the iOS review this year was simple:

Make it shorter, more reader-friendly, and still packed with details.

I hope you'll like the more 'approachable' style of the story.

I'm also trying something else: new sections labeled 'The Details' throughout the review.
My favorite iPadOS 15 feature?

Quick Note.

I love this feature, and I wrote about it in detail – including the many uses I've found for it.

If you're an iPad and Apple Notes user, you have to look into this.

macstories.net/stories/ios-an…
I've always wanted to have integration between my text editor and task manager.

For this year's review, I teamed up with @finnvoorhees and made it happen.

Todoist Tasks is an Obsidian plugin that connects @obsdmd + @todoist. You can use it too.

Details: club.macstories.net/posts/todoist-…
In the review, you'll also find a long chapter about iPadOS 15 and all its new features:

- New multitasking menu
- The Shelf (!)
- Center windows
- New keyboard commands + navigation

And lots more. But is it enough....?

Read it here: macstories.net/stories/ios-an…
The most challenging section for me this year was the Safari one.

In the end, I *really* like what Apple has done on the iPhone. However, I consider the iPad UI a regression from iPadOS 14.

And then we have Extensions.

Read it here: macstories.net/stories/ios-an…
And for those curious, here are the numbers from my iOS and iPadOS 15 review:

- 47,655 words
- 9 chapters
- 247 links
- 298 images
- 33 videos
- 15 footnotes

More 'Making Of' details coming in @ClubMacStories Weekly later this week.
And lastly, as always:

Thank you.

I've been doing these in-depth reviews of iOS and iPadOS since 2015. I feel extremely fortunate to be able to do this for a living and have an audience that cares about this kind of writing, year after year.

I hope you'll enjoy the review. ❤
And with that:

Review #7 ✅

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Sep 27, 2022
Whoa – Apple listened to feedback and there are some BIG changes to Stage Manager for iPadOS:

- Stage Manager on the iPad's screen is now supported on 2018 & 2020 iPad Pros
- External display support on M1 is getting delayed to a future software update

engadget.com/apple-ipad-os-…
I'm installing the iPadOS beta, so hopefully there are lots of fixes as well.

Extending Stage Manager to older iPads is the RIGHT thing to do and I'm pleased Apple understood this.

I explained my argument in this episode of @_connectedfm (39 minutes in) relay.fm/connected/402
And with that, I guess that *now* I can write a review.

☕️
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Sep 12, 2022
Hundreds of features.

15 pages.

8 chapters.

Here it is: my annual review of iOS. Let's go 🚀

iOS 16: The MacStories Review macstories.net/stories/ios-16… iOS 16: The MacStories Review. Graphic showing a row of iPho
There are, of course, perks for @ClubMacStories members! Some of them are out today; more later this week.

Today:

- eBook version
- Special AppStories episode

Later:

- Making Of stories
- Shortcuts
- @obsdmd plugin update

Details: macstories.net/news/ios-16-re… iOS 16 review book in the Books appTwo exclusive shortcuts for Club MacStories membersNew version of Obsidian plugin for Club MacStories+ and PremSpecial AppStories+ segment of AppStories podcast
This year, I collaborated with @MichaelSteeber to bring the review to life on the web.

Michael brought a unique touch and style to the review, telling a different story in each chapter.

And check out that intro animation!

macstories.net/stories/ios-16… Apps chapter of the iOS 16 reviewConclusion chapter of the iOS 16 reviewEverything Else chapter of the iOS 16 reviewFocus chapter of the iOS 16 review
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Aug 23, 2022
There we go. As expected, Apple is going to take more time with iPadOS 16, which will be released after iOS 16. This is a good first sign.

macstories.net/news/apple-con…
Today's beta is actually the first release of iPadOS 16.1.

The first tweak in what should be a series of changes to Stage Manager is a more prominent + button to create a new windows for an app.

I expect other changes to come for the multi-window experience before October. 16.1 Stage Manager
Another Stage Manager improvement in the first beta of iPadOS 16.1:

The strip of recent apps can now be invoked via touch as well, even if an app is in full-screen. Nice animation on that pull indicator.
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Aug 22, 2022
One year ago tomorrow, we launched the brand new @ClubMacStories and @AppStoriesNet Plus.

A year later, I want to say thank you to everyone who joined or upgraded. It's your support that allows us to keep growing and reaching the goals we have for MacStories.

❤️
Here's a recap of everything we've done in the past year for the new tiers:

- An active Discord server with community events
- Exclusive columns from me and @johnvoorhees
- App discounts + betas
- 14+ hours of exclusive AppStories.plus content

macstories.net/news/the-club-… Club MacStories+
Most of all: our new technical foundation, Calliope, has worked exceptionally well for the past year.

And we believe in it so much, we're in the process of building MacStories 5.0 – a complete makeover of the site – on top of it. It's going to be wild.

macstories.net/stories/buildi…
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Jun 9, 2022
I was confused by iOS 16's App Shortcuts at first, but I get it now, and I think it's a genius move. 🧵

Biggest point of friction of Shortcuts for new users? The empty editor. They don't know how to get started, and the action library can be scary for people new to Shortcuts.
Apple tried to improve the onboarding and discoverability of Shortcuts in a few ways over the years. With the 'Add to Siri' button, they let users choose to save a shortcut to the Shortcuts app. They expanded the Gallery with Apple-made shortcuts. They revamped sharing.
None of these solutions, however, fixed the one basic issue:

Millions of people open the Shortcuts app, they see it's empty, and they don't know what to do with it.

So how do you add "immediate value" to the Shortcuts app and ensure people can discover it?
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May 31, 2022
For the past 6 months, I've been living a double life.

As an experiment, I – the iPad guy – used the MacBook Pro as my main computer. I...loved it. Here is my story on how it went.

An iPad User's Journey into macOS with the M1 Max MacBook Pro

macstories.net/stories/redisc… iPad Pro and MacBook Pro
The biggest lesson I learned? macOS lets you have an opinion on how to use your computer. iPadOS still doesn't.

I hope that changes with iPadOS 16.

I still think the iPad is Apple's best form factor to date. But 'pro' users on iPad deserve more.
This story took me a long time to put together. I wanted to give macOS a honest try; I ended up loving what these modern M1 machines are capable of.

The conclusion of the story is...pretty much a fork in the road, with one week until WWDC.

macstories.net/stories/redisc…
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