From the makers of Halide (the outstanding camera app for iOS) is this excellent in-depth review of what’s new in the iPhone 13’s camera system: iPhone 13 Pro Camera Preview: The Hardware Changes – Lux
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Apple Developer Xcode Minimum Requirements Table
Courtesy of iOS Dev Wekly, Apple has a very handy chart of Xcode Minimum requirements and supported SDKs: Apple Developer – Xcode – Minimum requirements and supported SDKs
WWDC21 – State of the Union Bullet Point List
Another quick list of topics from today’s WWDC State of the Union presentation. I dropped the ball a bit (mostly during the graphics/Metal portion), so apologies for that. Again, no warranties expressed or implied on this. 😉 Xcode in the Cloud Unit Testing Deliver Code signing in the Cloud add a post action automatic delivery …
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WWDC21 – Keynote Bullet Point List
Quick list of topics from today’s Keynote presentation. No warranties expressed or implied. 😉 FaceTime Spatial audio SharePlay: TV, Screen, Audio Focus notifications Summary Photos Live text whiteboard Spotlight Photos memories Music + videos Change music AI selected (this never works for me) Wallet Clipper Disney world Keys House Work Hotels Hyatt Also on Apple …
iOS 14 and iPadOS are compatible with these devices – Apple Support
iOS 14 and iPadOS are compatible with these devices – Apple Support An official list of all devices that have iOS 13 or iPadOS are compatible with iOS 14. First Generation iPhone SE is still on the list, so Xcode isn’t lying.
Using GitHub “Viewed” Checkbox
I’ve been using GitHub for years now, but I hadn’t really taken advantage of the “Viewed” checkbox on the right side of the file listing while reviewing PRs until a teammate pointed it out to me and mentioned its usefulness beyond indicating simply that the file had been viewed. It turns out that if you …
Older iPhone Simulators and macOS Catalina
The other evening, in the wake of a bit of nostalgia, I tested running an emulator project on an iPhone 5 simulator running iOS 10.3 in Xcode 11 (more on that in a future podcast episode). It surprised me at the time—but it probably shouldn’t have—that I got the notorious “‘App Name’ has not been …
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Enums and CaseIterable in Swift
In your journeys with Swift since 4.2 released, you may have seen the CaseIterable protocol when working with enums. Since this is a relatively new language feature in 4.2, you might wonder what that is or what it does. In this article on raywenderlich.com, Getting to Know Enum, Struct and Class Types in Swift, Adam …
The Curious Case of Audiobooks on iOS and macOS
I don’t use Audible (yet), but the situation regarding Audiobooks on macOS Mojave and iOS 12 feels a bit like a UX conundrum at the very least. For starters, the Audiobooks feature resides in iTunes on macOS, but it’s in Books on iOS. I understand arguments for both, but it feels like Apple’s design or …
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How To Configure Charles Proxy to Debug SSL Connections from iOS Apps
If you’re doing extensive debugging and introspection with your web APIs (or perhaps debugging Web Views), here’s how to configure Charles to proxy SSL connections from the Simulator and on-device: SSL connections from within iPhone applications • Charles Web Debugging Proxy As of Charles v3.9.3 there is an item in the Help menu, “Install Charles …
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