Orion Protonentis (release notes):
There are all-new Shortcuts actions (Complete Action, Complete Project, and Find Folders), Shortcuts actions that have gained additional powers (Today’s Forecast now supports due, deferred, tagged, and flagged actions), and Shortcuts actions that have been re-written (Add TaskPaper, Find Projects, and Find Tags) or re-written and renamed for clarity (Add Action and Find Actions).
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Get Database Object Result from Input required manipulating a JSON file, so we’ve replaced it with Get Action, Get Folder, Get Perspective, Get Project, and Get Tag, all of which accept OmniFocus URLs you can generate in-app using the Copy as Link command.
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With this update, our Spotlight integration has been completely rewritten, and will now show your actions, action groups, projects, folders, tags, default perspectives, and custom perspectives… no matter which device you’re using!
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We have added Mac-exclusive support for custom fonts, along with a list of Omni-selected system fonts that work well, and an updated slider which supports a wider range of sizes (from 9 to 42 point).
It seemed to increase the font size after I updated the Mac app, but there are now more size options than before, so I was able to get it back to where I wanted and could actually go down to 9pt if desired.
The Mac app continues to be just about perfect.
The iOS app has improved a lot since the rewrite, and really the only serious issue I have is that the numbers on the perspective badges still sometimes don’t match the number of actions shown in the list. The scrolling isn’t as smooth as before the rewrite.
The watchOS app continues to be frustrating. Even with Bonjour syncing, it will often take 30 seconds to sync a single to change to a single action, during which time the app is not responsive. And syncing still only ever works when I manually launch the app, so the number shown on the complication is almost always stale. I wonder whether this is any better in watchOS 11, which my watch can’t run.
Previously:
Update (2025-01-06): OmniFocus 4.5.1 fixes a bug in the watch app that would cause it to get permanently out of sync when Phone Sync was enabled. This means that I can now leave that option on, which really helps the sync speed, though it’s still slower than I’d like if I don’t regularly launch the watch app.
iOS iOS 17 iOS App Mac Mac App macOS 15 Sequoia OmniFocus Shortcuts Spotlight Syncing visionOS visionOS 2 visionOS App watchOS watchOS 10 watchOS App
Sarah Perez (via Mike Rockwell):
A change to Meta’s developer tools is impacting third-party consumer apps that had previously integrated with Instagram. Among those affected by the changes are the Match-owned dating apps Tinder and Hinge, which had allowed their users to link their Instagram profiles to their accounts to display their posts to potential matches.
Day One, the journaling app that WordPress.com owner Automattic bought in 2021, is also losing a key piece of its functionality because of the change. The company announced on Friday that it will no longer have the ability to import users’ Instagram photos and posts into their journals, due to a change that impacts the abilities of developers to access Instagram data programmatically.
The Instagram API is still available but only works with business accounts.
Dating Apps Day One Journal Instagram iOS iOS 18 iOS App Sunset Web API
Venkat (via Hacker News):
According to Wikipedia, DNT was introduced in 2009 by researchers Christopher Soghoian and Sid Stamm, and Mozilla Firefox was the first browser to implement this feature.
However, as we approach 2025, with growing concerns about online privacy and data protection, Mozilla believes that DNT is no longer an effective privacy measure. Many websites ignore the DNT signal. Therefore, Mozilla has removed the DNT signal from Firefox version 135.
Mozilla says it was not honored and so provided a false sense of privacy, and Apple said it could be used for fingerprinting. I don’t understand why something like this couldn’t be used to avoid cookie banners, for sites that are trying to play by the rules.
Previously:
Update (2024-12-16): Nick Heer:
Unfortunately, the replacement for Do Not Track — the Global Privacy Control — is not quickly catching on despite claiming to have “broad industry support” and legal might.
Firefox GDPR Mac Mac App macOS 15 Sequoia Privacy Web
Simon B. Støvring (MacRumors):
✨ Introducing Festivitas for macOS! 🎄
Deck your dock and menu bar with endlessly customizable festive lights. Add a touch of holiday magic to your Mac ✨💻
It’s a one-time purchase for €4, only available outside the Mac App Store because it requires accessibility access to find window positions.
Jason Snell:
It’s a well executed app that’s got the flavor of the fun early Mac era. It reminds me of classic Mac apps like Underware and more modern takes like Notchmeister.
John Gruber:
There is something very core to the Mac’s origins about not just making a software toy like this, but putting effort into making everything about it really nice. Harks back to Steven Halls’s The Talking Moose and, of course, the undisputed king of the genre, Eric Shapiro’s The Grouch. Oh, and of course (thanks to Stephen Hackett for the reminder), Holiday Lights.
Simon B. Støvring:
Drawing to SwiftUI’s Canvas seems very CPU-intensive, causing Festivitas to have way too high power consumption. It’s surprising to me that drawing should be that expensive. Festivitas’ drawing is quite simple after all 🤔
Basic Apple Guy:
A collection of lovingly hand-knitted wallpapers for your Mac just in time for the holidays.
The Iconfactory:
Decorate your devices with these festive, FREE, textured wallpapers perfect for the holiday season from artist @gedeonm.
Previously:
Festivitas Mac Mac App Mac App Store macOS 15 Sequoia Sandboxing SwiftUI Wallaroo Wallpaper
