THE EXTENSION

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Some CAPS Inspiration

• Jonathan

It’s been a few weeks since Federico introduced his Contextual Apps Plugin System (CAPS) in Issue 409 of MacStories Weekly , and I detailed last week how I tried to replicate the functionality on my Mac. This week, I’m returning to the OG CAPS on iPhone with some examples of contextual shortcuts I’ve been launching from various apps and how you might be able to use them or their overall ideas to enhance your iPhone Action Button. Before you dive in, be sure to read Federico’s articles on MultiButton and CAPS.

Music

I’m still trying to listen to more albums this year. Sometimes, though, it’s tough to triage songs I like from auto-generated radio stations and curated playlists on Apple Music. And even though MusicBox is an excellent utility for saving albums to listen to later, all the tapping involved can sometimes make me not bother (which is really a ‘me problem’, not a MusicBox problem).