App Modularity

This week, Federico and John discuss the many aspects of app modularity, including where it started, how it’s supported by Apple, what developers are doing to push modularity forward, and trends to watch for in 2021.

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Links and Show Notes

• What’s New
  • John is automating his Craft workflows
  • Federico is moving notes from Apple Notes to Craft
  • Federico is working on Spotify shortcuts using Shortcutify
• App Modularity
  • Related topic: Do-everything versus single-purpose apps, which we’ve discussed on AppStories before:
    • AppStories, Episode 52 – Do-Everything vs. Single-Purpose Apps
  • Looking to the past of app modularity to understand where it’s going
    • x-callback-url launched
    • Instapaper was one of the first apps to adopt x-callback-urls
      • Instapaper 3.0.2 for iPhone and iPad now available
    • Mr. Reader
      • Mr. Reader 3.0 Updated for iOS 7 with Background Downloads, Reading List Support
  • Other apps discussed
    • Drafts
    • GoodTask
    • Craft
    • Taio

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