Pietro Gambatesa

I’m back to writing iOS code.

I love Liquid Glass, but the glass effect sometimes ruins the UI on widgets that are transparent.

‎iOriginal ‎iOriginal is an amazing app to explore all Apple wallpapers used by Apple over the years. The app is organized by platform and OS version to offer you the best experience. Some features may require…

iOriginal 2.0 is available to download. Support for iOS 26, new wallpapers and app icons.

apps.apple.com/it/app/iorig...

Best feature in macOS Tahoe, Music control in Control Center.

GitHub - TheiPhoneDev/AEABuddy: A macOS application that allows you to remove Apple's AEA encryption format. Built on top of the IPSW tool. A macOS application that allows you to remove Apple's AEA encryption format. Built on top of the IPSW tool. - TheiPhoneDev/AEABuddy

AEA Buddy 1.1 is available on GitHub. Brings support for macOS Tahoe (26.0) and UI changes.

github.com/TheiPhoneDev...

FastScanner 3.1 is available to download. Brings support iOS 26.

Synthesiser, EmailMe and MeshWallpapers are available to download on the App Store. New apps updates bring support for iOS 26.

All apps updates have been submitted for Review. Stay tuned!

Just some shots from today

iOriginal 2.0 update is almost ready to ship in September.

GitHub - TheiPhoneDev/AEABuddy: A macOS application that allows you to remove Apple's AEA encryption format. Built on top of the IPSW tool. A macOS application that allows you to remove Apple's AEA encryption format. Built on top of the IPSW tool. - TheiPhoneDev/AEABuddy

I wrote a macOS application that works with Blacktop's IPSW tool. This app is really simple to use and allows anyone to remove Apple's AEA encryption format. The app is free and available on GitHub, requires macOS 15.0. Let me know what you think about it.
github.com/TheiPhoneDev...

Spent the day writing a new tool! I’m making the last refinements.

IPSW tool: https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw.gitGuide on how to use this tool: https://blacktop.github.io/ipsw/ Decrypt iOS 18.5 ipsw (removing Apple's .aea encryption using Blacktop's ipsw tool)

Great to see that my video has been helpful to some people in the iOS community. If you’d like to check it out, link 👇

Decrypt iOS 18.5 ipsw (removing Apple's .aea encryption using Blacktop's ipsw tool)
youtu.be/dyNwmU7i-w8

I’ve Got Better Things To Do Than This, and Yet Last week, when I posted my Finder icon suggestion on Mastodon, I mentioned how I don’t really like spending my time talking about this kind of stuff. To clarify, I don’t like doing it when I have…

I appreciate the new Liquid Glass UI, but this article is worth reading.
lmnt.me/blog/ive-got...

I took a look at the iOS 26 ipsw and found that in the Applications folder no apps’ app icons had the new glassy design. Does Apple handle the glass effect via code ? This changes everything for app icons in iOriginal, because icons are the same as on iOS 18.

I’m almost done with iOriginal 2.0. I’ve added the new operating systems wallpapers and am working on adding the app icons for versions from macOS 11.0 to macOS 15.0.

Updating apps to support iOS 26 I’m working non-stop to make sure all of my apps are updated to support iOS 26 and the new Liquid Glass design system. So far, I’m happy with the results I’m getting — the new UIs…

I recently wrote a blog post about the progress of updating my apps to run on iOS 26.

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Uploaded a short video showing the new FastScanner 3.1 update running on iOS 26. youtu.be/Ke4QMU9KhN4?...

Join the FastScanner - Smart and Fast beta Available on iOS

If you’re on iOS 18.0 or earlier versions, you can still provide feedback if any new feature is causing negative impacts.

Join the FastScanner - Smart and Fast beta Available on iOS

I’m making progress in updating FastScanner to adopt the Liquid Glass UI in iOS 26. I’m opening a beta so that users on iOS 26 can test the new design.
testflight.apple.com/join/f29Czgn2

Synthesiser running on iOS 26

The new UI for Synthesiser has been designed to align with the Liquid Glass design introduced in iOS 26.

Screenshot of macOS 26 Tahoe showing the dock with an app named Apps.

We heard you like apps, so we made you an Apps app. #WWDC25

Apps updates are doing great!

Trying a new all Liquid Glass design in FastScanner. Gotta admit it looks very nice, but the work to rewrite everything is really a lot.

I think the hardest rewrite I’m gonna make is FastScanner. Is the app that has more UI bugs than the others and I thinks a new architecture behind the scenes is needed.

Liquid Glass UI and iOriginal

Liquid Glass UI looks amazing on my apps. Still waiting for next beta to fix some UI bugs, but I’m glad of the results I’m getting with my tests.

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