Stories Today and other content from the App Store are now viewable on the web

15. 8. 2019

The App Store is increasingly opening outwards. After the pages of individual applications, we can now also read editorial selections or tips directly in the web browser on our Mac.

It is true that stories from the App Store could be shared as a link before, and even opened on the desktop. But on the Mac, only a tile appeared, saying that you can only read the story in the App Store. However, Apple has finally broken the proverbial vicious circle.

Between August 9 and 11, Apple completely redesigned the display of links from the App Store. Now additional written content such as editorial selection, stories and/or tips will be displayed correctly even in the desktop browser. The preview is no longer just a tile, but is supplemented with additional text and graphics.

But you'll still need an iOS device to open it. From it, use the share link to forward the link further, for example using the AirDrop function to a Mac. A full web page will immediately open with all content as if it were in the App Store.

The full App Store is still missing from the web

Apple uses a two-column web view on the desktop. The left usually belongs to the tile, which is the central theme and main element on iOS, the right to the content itself, most often the text.

But the App Store is still not fully accessible on the web. In addition to the crutch of sending a full link, it is still not possible to buy apps for iOS devices or just read app catalogs.

Screenshot 2019-08-15 at 20.09.33 — Stories from the App Store are now available on the web

Screenshot 2019-08-15 at 20.09.26 — Stories from the App Store are now available on the web

Stories from the App Store are now accessible from the web — Stories from the App Store are now available on the web

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Maybe we'll see each other someday similar to the competition. So far only minor changes are happening. Recently, for example, all media applications have been given their own URL. The App Store links to apps.apple.com, books to books.apple.com, and podcasts to podcasts.apple.com.

Would you like to have a fully accessible App Store from the web?

Source: 9to5Mac

Topics: AirDrop, books, images, 9to5mac, App Store, app, iOS, function, Application, Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),

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