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Hey everyone 👋 I'm excited to finally share what I've been working on since WWDC!

It’s an idea I've had for years but could only now realize with #AlarmKit in #iOS26 🤓

It's almost ready for #beta testing!

✈️ #TestFlight waitlist:
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Aaron Sorkin is making a sequel to The Social Network Aaron Sorkin will write and direct The Social Network Part II for Sony.

Aaron Sorkin is making a sequel to The Social Network

Code-along: Elevate an app with Swift concurrency - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer Learn how to optimize your app's user experience with Swift concurrency as we update an existing sample app. We'll start with a...

This talk from #wwdc25 is a must watch! Shows one how to tackle concurrency in real apps, a lot of interesting clues on how to approach errors and warnings, how to (practically) refactor things to make it work and a list of concepts you may want to look up 📚 #Swift

GitHub - danielsaidi/StandardButtons: A SwiftUI library with standard button types that have localized titles & icons. A SwiftUI library with standard button types that have localized titles & icons. - danielsaidi/StandardButtons

StandardButtons 0.7 is out! This version adds a standard action enum that can be rendered as action-specific #SwiftUI controls, like .call(...), .email(...), etc. This update also adds URL builders for common URL-based actions like calling, emailing, etc.

github.com/danielsaidi/...

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✨ Over 8000 app developers now use Helm for App Store Connect to ship their app updates! That's a pretty impressive number after a year, I'd say 😄

Haven't tried it yet?

Download it for free on the App Store for macOS or iOS:
apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

How did I just learn that you can do this in the Developer app? 🤯

When developers meet for lunch

An Oral-B login screen.

I have been logged out of my toothbrush.

Who called it Liquid Glass instead of Aqua Glass?

Screenshot, macOS A small app called Folder Icon Generator, it shows a preview of a normal macOS folder with a custom icon in the style of system folders like Downloads or Desktop. The icon is the Tapback icon for HA HA. Below that, a text field labeled Symbol Name with a value of "laugh". Below that, a link to an article about changing folder icons and a by-line.

Hell froze over, I made a macOS app! github.com/robb/FolderI... Use it to generate custom folder icons that match the ones found on macOS Sequoia.

Finding My Spark Again | Peter Steinberger Peter reflects on his post-exit journey from emptiness to rediscovering his passion for building, sparked by AI's transformative potential.

Spent a few hours on my website, changed the theme, re-licensed all content to CC BY 4.0 & Code MIT.

Very happy with it now. 🤩https://steipete.me/posts/2025/finding-my-spark-again

And don’t forget the app is on sale for a few more days — 50% off Plinky Pro through the end of May!

💝 You can simply open the app to redeem the offer, or tap this link on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac: plinky.app/pro

Transcrybe is Here I’m excited to finally share that my new(ish) Mac app, Transcrybe, is now live! If you’ve been following my work, you might remember a little menu bar app I released last year called Subtitle Me. It ...

✨ New app launch! ✨
Transcrybe is here — subtitle anything on your Mac in real time.

🎧 Watch videos in any language
🗣 Follow foreign language meetings
🎤 Caption your own voice

It used to be called Subtitle Me. Now it’s all grown up! 🍾

Blog Post: blog.nihongo-app.com/transcrybe-i...

WWDC25 sale, with a Swift logo.

#WWDC25 is almost here, which means it's time for my annual WWDC sale! Save 50% on all my books and bundles – it's the perfect opportunity to learn something new, expand your skills, or complete your collection! www.hackingwithswift.com/offers

Build an iOS app faster than ever with xtool Did you know that Xcode is not necessary anymore?

Did you hear about xtool? It's an open-source, cross-platform Xcode replacement, and it can build an iOS app from an SPM in less than a second!

medium.com/@dimillian/b...

Could use more testers 🙏

Also on TestFligth you can get the premium version for free since the purchases are not real.

#iOSDev #TestFlight

the plugin logo featuring the Apple app store logo and 文 (wen) character meaning language or writing.

I've cooked up something for @kilowattcharging.com that i think will be useful for more #ios devs. Just released a Fastlane plugin that will allow you to translate your Localizable.xcstrings using the great DeepL translation service. Just used it to localize my own app!

github.com/tijs/fastlan...

$42.24

Core Coffee ✗ LookUp Anniversary – WWDC Edition · Luma This is another special, in-person WWDC event! This time, we've teamed up with Vidit to also celebrate the 11 year anniversary of LookUp 🍰 We'll meet at the…

Doing another Coffee meetup with ⁦‪@malin‬⁩ and ⁦‪@kaidombrowski‬⁩ during WWDC week!

Please join us!

https://lu.ma/zrz0r147

Should you use network connectivity checks in Swift? – Donny Wals A lot of modern apps have a networking component to them. This could be because your app relies on a server entirely for all data, or you’re just sending a couple of requests as a back up or to kick…

🚨 new post!

Have you ever used NWPathMonitor to check for network connectivity before making a request in your app?

In this week's post I explain why that probably wasn't needed, and why it might hurt UX: https://www.donnywals.com/should-you-use-network-connectivity-checks-in-swift/

Well deserved 👍

🏆 GAME OF THE DAY on the App Store in the US today! 🥳

apps.apple.com/app/id673790...

After adding its own billing option on iOS, Apple asks Patreon to move it to an external browser | TechCrunch Creator platform Patreon has to modify its app to comply with Apple's guidelines after a recent update allowed U.S. users to make purchases via the

After adding its own billing option on iOS, Apple asks Patreon to move it to an external browser techcrunch.com/2025/...

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD), so here's a new article for today demonstrating an accessibility technique I only learned myself last year – setting heading levels in text! So easy to do, and makes a real quality of life improvement. www.hackingwithswift.com/quick-start/...

S4E7: Progress over perfection Podcast Episode · Swift over Coffee · 15/05/2025 · 36m

For Global Accessibility Awareness Day I got to speak with @mikaelacaron.com and @twostraws.bsky.social along with some of my favourite accessibility folks @dadederk.bsky.social and @strasser.bsky.social.
It was really fun, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

#gaad #a11y
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Where I see Apple’s biggest mistake in their current line of thinking is that while I pay Apple huge sums of money each month, they don’t view me as a customer to be served. They don’t seem to see the benefit of making my experience and offerings better and better. They aren’t trying to win me over by being excellent; they are assuming my loyalty through strong-arm tactics and intransigence.

Great post from Widgetsmith / iOS dev David Smith about how Apple has been treating its developers: david-smith.org/blog/2025/05...

Finally 👍😄

Apple has announced CarPlay Ultra, rolling out today starting with Aston Martin vehicles.