The AppStories Year in Review | AppStories | Episode 416

This week, Federico and John explore the trends that shaped the App Store in 2024.

On AppStories+, Federico returns to Obsidian for note-taking and explores ChatGPT as a way of assisting him with the creation of custom plugins.

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Links and Show Notes

The 2024 Trends that Shaped the App Store

Government Regulation and Antitrust Enforcement:
- Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act – https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-details-how-it-plans-to-comply-with-the-eus-digital-markets-act/
- Understanding Apple’s Response to the DMA – https://www.macstories.net/stories/understanding-apples-response-to-the-dma/
- AppStories, Episode 369 – Digging into the DMA – https://www.macstories.net/news/appstories-episode-369-digging-into-the-dma/
- AltStore Is Now Available in the EU – https://www.macstories.net/news/altstore-is-now-available-in-the-eu/
- The EU Pulls iPadOS Into the DMA Fray – https://www.macstories.net/news/the-eu-pulls-ipados-into-the-dma-fray/
- European Commission Preliminarily Finds That Apple Has Violated the Digital Markets Act – https://www.macstories.net/news/european-commission-preliminarily-finds-that-apple-has-violated-the-digital-markets-act/
- Apple Announces New Changes to the Browser Choice Screen and Default Apps on iOS and iPadOS in the EU – https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-announces-new-changes-to-the-browser-choice-screen-and-default-apps-on-ios-and-ipados-in-the-eu/
- The European Commission Opens Two iOS Interoperability Proceedings Against Apple – https://www.macstories.net/news/the-european-commission-opens-two-ios-interoperability-proceedings-against-apple/
- Understanding the DOJ’s Antitrust Complaint Against Apple – https://www.macstories.net/stories/understanding-the-dojs-antitrust-complaint-against-apple/

The Vision Pro:
- visionOS 2: The MacStories Review – https://www.macstories.net/stories/visionos-2-the-macstories-review/
- Apple Announces New Immersive Video Content for the Vision Pro – https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-announces-new-immersive-video-content-for-the-vision-pro/
- A Comprehensive Guide to Gaming on the Apple Vision Pro – https://www.macstories.net/stories/a-comprehensive-guide-to-gaming-on-the-apple-vision-pro/
- The Apple Vision Pro Developer Strap – https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-apple-vision-pro-developer-strap/
- Artificial Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2: A Deep Dive into Working with Siri and ChatGPT, Together – https://www.macstories.net/stories/apple-intelligence-and-chatgpt-in-18-2/
- Apple’s Commitment to AI Is Clear, But Its Execution Is Uneven – https://www.macstories.net/reviews/apples-commitment-to-ai-is-clear-but-its-execution-is-uneven/
- iOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Review – https://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-and-ipados-18-the-macstories-review/10/shortcuts

Indie Developers:
- MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year – https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-selects-2024-recognizing-the-best-apps-of-the-year/

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 The Trends That Shaped the App World in 2024
00:01:36 A CES Update
00:02:28 Apps and Government Regulation
00:07:49 Vision Pro
00:16:14 Artificial Intelligence
00:25:33 Indie Developers

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