It’s never been easier to get into iOS development than it is today. The tools are largely free, and there is a plethora of quality educational content available online, including some from Apple itself. As anyone who has done iOS … Read more
November 2009 I don’t think Apple realizes how badly the App Store approval process is broken. Or rather, I don’t think they realize how much it matters that it’s broken. The way Apple runs the App Store has harmed their … Read more
POP-UP NOTIFICATIONS are often annoying. For Meta, one in Apple’s iOS operating system, which powers iPhones, is a particular headache. On February 2nd Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, told investors that privacy-focused changes to iOS, including the “ask app … Read more
iOS 15 was released a few months ago in September 2021. In this article, I analyze the built-in apps composing iOS 15. How many binaries are in iOS 15? Which programming languages are used to develop these apps? How many … Read more
Last night’s insomnia gave me some time to work through one of the big PNG forensics mysteries in life: What does Apple’s iDOT chunk do? PNG Chunks Yes, they are really called “chunks” and Apple provides their own proprietary one … Read more
Author’s note: If you want to watch the video first, you can below. As I had hinted, Apple ended up tapping BOE Technology for their iPhone 13 OLED screens. BOE will initially split orders for the 6.1-inch iPhone 13 displays … Read more
You’ve never heard of Dan or Bob. But you should have. They built a company, VisiCalc, that led to Apple’s first big success and changed computers forever. Here’s their story. Dan Bricklin with the beard. Bob Frankston in the shades.The … Read more
Submitted by Oriol Gomez on Sunday, September 26, 2021. Hi all.As some of you may know, I am a totally blind iOS game developer. Among other games I have made accessible Hangman, Choose your Face, etc.Well, about 3 days ago … Read more
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At WWDC20, Apple announced there would be a new entitlement controlling access to multicast and broadcast. After the “Local Network” permission in iOS 14 this wasn’t too surprising. As a user I like the idea that an app can’t talk … Read more