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…
Dark Mode is available for iOS 13 or later, allowing iOS users to enable a darker color palette for all screens. As a developer, you must make some changes in your app to adopt Dark Mode. Support Dark Mode Supporting Dark Mode may require some effort to have a great Read more…
While developing an app for the Google Assistant, most of the time you’re focusing on a good conversation flow. Having a good conversation flow, allows your users to use your app without any visual feedback needed. Last year, Google started bringing the Google Nest Hub to the market. The Google Read more…
Using Catalyst, it is finally possible to bring your existing iPad apps to the Mac. When making your app available on macOS, you can target a new platform with more than 100 million active installs. The reason iPad apps can now run on the Mac is that Apple added support Read more…
Every year, Apple is organizing the WWDC for developers. Since 2017, the conference is held in San Jose, California. I’ve been to San Jose for three years now and during the conference last year I noticed that not everybody was aware of all the activities that are organized next to Read more…
Accessibility is an important topic when developing a mobile app that should be available for everyone. Research from The World Bank shows that one billion people around the world experience some form of disability. That is 15% of the world’s population! When developing an app, it is important to think Read more…