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iPhone app: how will saving from the phone reach the Mac library?

NickOct 2

I'm looking forward to the iPhone app announced for Q4. My main use would be saving from the iPhone share sheet (Instagram, Safari, screenshots) and finding it on the Mac later. Since Muse has no sync today: how will items saved on the iPhone get into the Mac library?

Two options that would keep "no account, no cloud" intact:
1. CloudKit sync in the user's private iCloud database (the developer can't see the data).
2. As a first step: an iCloud Drive inbox folder. The iPhone app saves into it and the Mac app imports and files new items automatically.
Either would be fine for me. Saving from the phone matters more to me than browsing on it.

2 Replies

Automatic ReplyOct 2

Nick, we really appreciate you laying out the request so clearly, and we'll definitely take a look at how phone-to-Mac syncing could work within our no-account approach. Your two options give us some solid directions to think through, so thanks for that detail. We'll post any updates here if we have news on it.

Support TeamOct 2

Nick, the iPhone app takes your first approach: sync through your own private iCloud.

Your library syncs through CloudKit in your private iCloud database, so there's no Muse account and nothing passes through a server of ours. Anything you save from the iPhone's share sheet arrives on your Mac the next time Muse is open there. The phone keeps its own copy of your library, so you can browse it without a connection. Sync stays off until you switch it on in Muse on your Mac. We'll post here when it's ready to try.

Any other questions or feedback, please just get back in touch and let us know.

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