WidgetKit is a framework which is introduced during WWDC 20, the first online-only developer conference. Using WidgetKit, developers are able to create beautiful widgets which can be displayed on the homescreen. Widgets should be written in SwiftUI, which is fine because widgets are only available for iOS 14 and above. Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Apple changed multiple UI styles in iOS 13. One of them is the new way to present a detail view controller. The new presentation style will be enabled by default in iOS 13 and provides some new interactions. UI improvements The new presentation style can be helpful for your users, Read more…
Sign In with Apple is a new service, created by Apple, to allow users to use a secure login that won’t take off their privacy. Sign In with Apple is available for iOS 13, tvOS 13, watchOS 6 and macOS Catalina. Besides that, the service is also available for Javascript Read more…
CloudKit is introduced in 2014. It’s a cloud solution from Apple to easily integrate iCloud with your app. For AltConf in June 2018, I gave a talk about starting with CloudKit, which gave an introduction on how to setup CloudKit for your apps, what the benefits are and how developers Read more…