When developing an app for iOS, you may want to use a custom font to conform to the style guide of a brand. Xcode contains over 50 different fonts by default, but if you want to use your own font, some configurations are needed to get started. Do you need Read more…
Navigation between views is one of the basic parts of knowledge that is needed to build an app with SwiftUI. Using SwiftUI, navigation between views is made much easier then UIKit. This blog post will explain how navigation works between views in SwiftUI. When you never worked with SwiftUI before, Read more…
SwiftUI is a way to build user interfaces for all Apple platforms. When you’re familiar with UIKit, you may know that lists are made using a UITableView. In SwiftUI, lists can be created using a list view. This blog post explains how to make a list in SwiftUI. When you Read more…
SwiftUI is a markup language that makes it possible to build user interfaces for all Apple platforms using a declarative Swift syntax. This blog post is an introduction to SwiftUI and explains the basics. Layouts that are written using SwiftUI, can be shared between all Apple platforms. For example, if Read more…
The Siri remote is a great way to control the Apple TV. The remote has a simplistic look but is still extremely powerful. When creating an app for tvOS, users will love your app when you adopt the Siri Remote functionalities. For example, when you scroll through a list of Read more…
By default, Apple provides some templates you can select when creating a new file. Xcode also provides a way to add your own templates, which can be a great way to speed up your development. A custom Xcode template can contain just one file, but can also contain a group Read more…
Mobile apps are used all over the world. When you develop a mobile app, you have to think about your audience and what languages they understand. It is important that your users understand your app without any language barrier. Not all your users may understand English, so to make your Read more…
This year the Firebase Summit took place in Madrid. It was the third summit I attended. Earlier, I already attended the conferences in Amsterdam and Prague. During the Firebase Summit, new helpful tools like App Distribution, Firebase Extensions, and Analytics for Web were announced. It is also a great way Read more…
The Top Shelf is a great way to promote new content from your app. When a user hovers on your app icon, the Top Shelf will be displayed. With tvOS 13, a new fullscreen Top Shelf is introduced. This Top Shelf allows you to display a picture or a video, Read more…
iOS 13 improves user privacy related to location sharing. If your app needs the location of the user to display recommend content, you may need to investigate if your app is still running properly. Location Permission: Allow once Starting with iOS 13, users get a new option to share their Read more…