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Developing apps for iOS can be tricky. That's why we have these handy articles to help out.
1. Smoke and Mirrors in Pure UIKit
Learn how to render a complex effect in 3D using UIKit and some basic math
2. Recording Audio in React Native
In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to record and play audio to React Native apps. We are going to build a simple screen that supports features such as recording audio, playing audio files, pausing and resuming, as well as resetting audio streams. The final app will look like the image below.
3. How to Create UITableView in Swift in Just 15 Minutes
Table View is one of the most useful and commonly used view components in iOS development. This teaches you how to create a UITableView in Swift quickly.
4. How to Disable Screenshots and Recording in iOS Apps
Thanks to the mobile era we have mobile apps for everything these days. Every business from a barbers shop to huge retailers has apps so that they can be closer to their customers.
5. SwiftUI vs. UIKit: Choosing the Framework for Apple UI
Comparing SwiftUI and UIKit to help developers make an informed choice regarding the best framework for Apple UI.
6. Mastering UIView Geometry: A Dive into UIKit's Foundational Class and Geometry Concepts for iOS
The Geometry of UIView explained: Demystifying Frame vs. Bounds; Understanding Center and AnchorPoint; Mastering Transforms; Unraveling How Frame Is Computed
7. How to Get A Headstart on Apple’s Privacy Manifests
From May 1st 2024, Apple is introducing new privacy changes – a privacy policy that will require all developers to attach a privacy manifest file.
8. Check List: 25 Ways To Optimize iOS App Performance in 2024
A list of 25 best practices that might be useful for both beginners and experienced developers and/or business owners
9. Keyboard Handling in iOS using Swift 5
“Handling Keyboard in iOS” — This has been a topic or rather a problem since the inception of iOS Development. Whether you are a beginner developer or an experienced one, you’ll always be dealing with the handling of keyboards in your apps! But there’s not just 1 issue with the keyboard that we are talking about here. We have to manually handle a couple of issues. Here, let me show you exactly what I mean -
10. How to Detect if an iOS Device is Jailbroken
Thanks to the mobile era we have mobile apps for everything these days. Every business from a barber shop to huge retailers has apps so that they can be closer to their customers. On one hand, we really leverage this convenience but on the other hand, there are risks of exposing a lot of confidential information while using these apps. And it becomes very vital when dealing with payments and other sensitive information.
11. How to Run MacOS on VirtualBox in Less Than 30 mins
How to run macOS in VirtualBox on Linux and Windows?
12. How to Run 5000+ Tests on Mobile Devices Everyday; From inDrive's Playbook (Part 2)
How to Run 5000+ Tests on Mobile Devices Everyday. We explain how we incorporated the launch of UI tests in iOS.
13. How to Add NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription Key to Info.plist File in Your iOS App
We received a message from iOS App Team about adding NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription key in Info.plist file. Our last build was rejected for this specific reason.
14. Implementing 'UICollectionView Compositional' Layout with Pinterest Section
You can use Collection Compositional Layout to define layouts that support dynamic content and varying item sizes.
15. Swift Data vs. Core Data vs. Realm: iOS Data Persistence Overview and Analysis
Swift Data vs. Core Data vs. Realm: iOS Data Persistence Overview and Analysis. What data persistence framework to choose for your next project.
16. Grand Central Dispatch, Once and for All
Master Swift Grand Central Dispatch in iOS: learn thread/queue interplay, sync vs async execution, QoS, and deadlock pitfalls via practical exercises.
17. A Developer's Dilemma: Flutter vs. React Native
An experienced developer helps weigh the pros and cons of learning React Native and Flutter.
18. Hermes Performance on iOS Compared to JavaScriptCore (JSC)
Hermes is now available on iOS as of React Native 0.64 – the latest version of React Native comes with support for the Hermes engine on iOS. We describe the full process of bringing Hermes to iOS in a series of articles:
19. How to Use RunLoop in IOS Applications
Run Loop is a very important tool in iOS development. Let's explore how to use it.
20. Sign In with Apple + Expo React Native + Firebase + Mac m1
Learn how to implement sign in with apple in a step-by-step tutorial.
21. How to Add a TextField with a Mask for Phone Numbers in SwiftUI
SwiftUI doesn’t have phone mask tools. Therefore, you’ll need to use UIKit.
22. No Mac, No Problem: How to Write Native iOS Apps, Sans Apple
Photo by Thomas William on Unsplash
23. A Guide to NSOperation and NSOperationQueue in iOS Development
A guide to NSOperation and NSOperationQueue in iOS development
24. Beginner Intro to Real-Time Debugging for Mobile Apps: Tools and Techniques
Master real-time debugging for faster mobile app development. Learn essential tools and techniques to diagnose and fix issues as they occur.
25. Flutter Riverpod: Use StateNotifier for Configuration and Update UI
Using Riverpod for app's configuration settings and update the UI accordingly. Changing a value in the settings should not update UI not related to the value.
26. Why iOS Development on Windows isn't Worth It
Yes, it's possible to perform iOS app development on Windows PCs, but you shouldn't, and here's why.
27. SwiftUI's 5 Main Property Wrappers and How to Use Them Effectively
One of the key elements of SwiftUI is the use of property wrappers. These are functional elements that allow you to provide additional logic for properties.
28. How to Rollback to An Older Version of an App Without Building from Sources
In today's blog post, we'll delve into an essential aspect of the mobile application realm: Testing Older Production Versions of an App.
29. Concurrent Requests in Swift Using DispatchGroup, RxSwift and Combine
Sometimes we need to make multiple asynchronous requests and get the result when all requests have finished. We can do this with DispatchGroup and RxSwift.
30. Getting Started With Strings in Swift
In this article, we'll be looking at the concept of Strings in Swift.
31. The Future of iOS App Development for 2023
The Rise of mobile devices has expanded the reach of the digital economy. In recent years, they've risen to prominence to the point that they've eclipsed all other types of advertising. Businesses have been making strides to improve their mobile presence as they've seen their customers increasingly use mobile devices.
32. Understanding Concurrency and Multithreading in iOS Development
An introduction to concurrency and multithreading in iOS development
33. How to Create UILabel With HTML Tags in UIKit and SwiftUI
A process of creating UILabel which handles HTML tags and links with normal and active states for both frameworks UIKit and SwiftUI.
34. Swift init(), Once and for All
Learn everything about Swift initializers — convenience override, saving memberwise initializer, required init() use cases, parameterless UIView() and more!
35. Implement Free Trials in Your App With StoreKit 2: a Step-by-Step Guide
With StoreKit 2, Apple has introduced enhanced tools to help you check a user's eligibility for introductory offers.
36. Rolling Numbers Animation Using Only CALayers
Developing Rolling Numbers is a lightweight UIView for getting smooth rolling animation between numbers implemented using only CALayer.
37. Enhance Your Code Architecture With SOLID Principles (with Swift Examples)
Learn how to apply SOLID principles in Swift with clear examples. Understand SRP, OCP, LSP, ISP, and DIP to write clean, scalable, and maintainable code.
38. React Native Adapts to Apple’s Liquid Glass Update—Can Flutter Keep Up?
React Native quickly adopted iOS 26's Liquid Glass UI, but what does it mean for Flutter? Explore both frameworks’ philosophies and future.
39. Introduction to AR Quick Look for iOS Devices
AR is awesome and has an unrivaled potential to enrich customer experience in many verticals. However, it has a friction point in most cases: you need to persuade a potential customer to install an app first. AR Quick Look solves this problem for iOS. This is a native feature of ARKit which launches a model viewer right from the browser — that's why we call it native Web AR. It utilises .reality or .USDZ files, the latter is a file format developed by Pixar, and allows showing objects in incredible detail, adding animations and sounds, locking their scale to 1:1 so models show the real size of an object.
40. Getting Started With Apple's Vision Framework: A Developer's Perspective
Main scenarios of using Vision with code examples that will help you understand how to work with it, understand that it is not difficult and start applying it i
41. Getting High-Frequency Tennis Motion Data from Apple Watch [Part 1]
Build a tennis motion data collection app for Apple Watch and iPhone using this step-by-step guide.
42. 7 Flutter Courses and Tutorials for Beginners for Mobile Apps Development in 2020
43. Making Your Own Memory Graph To Detect Memory Issues On iOS
Explanation of how you can build your own memory graph on iOS
44. Address Autocompletion Using SwiftUI and MapKit
Implementing address autocomplete using SwiftUI and MapKit
45. Understanding the SwiftUI View Lifecycle and Data Management
Explore SwiftUI View lifecycle: from initialization to deinitialization, including state updates and rendering for optimized UI
46. Building a UDP Server & Client in Swift with Network.framework
Learn how to use Network.framework in Swift to build a UDP server and client for real-time networking in iOS.
47. Building Interactive Maps with Custom Markers in SwiftUI for iOS 17
With the release of iOS 17, Apple introduces an exciting enhancement to SwiftUI that revolutionizes how we add markers on maps.
48. How to Build a Live Streaming App
This article explains the features of live streaming apps in different fields, and how to build a live streaming app using the SDK.
49. Embrace the Power of Custom SwiftLint Rules and Say Goodbye to Regex
SwiftLint is the best tool to enforce coding standards and best practices. It comes with pre-defined rules that can be customized to suit individual needs.
50. Who Would Win Between Flutter and React Native
This Flutter Vs. React Native comparison is going to be fun so stick with me till the end and you will have an answer to which one's worthy of your app idea.
51. Use Flutter UI inside iOS App Extensions
Learn how to add iOS app extensions in your app and use Flutter to build its UI instead of Swift or SwiftUI.
52. Google Sign In and EXPO GO: A Guide to Help You Fix Any Issues That Arise
Despite EXPO GO being a good development platform, it has some limitations, such as performing social login through Google.
53. Useful Publishers in Swift: An Essential Guide
these are useful publishers by Combine Swift. Try to implement them in your own projects.
54. Mobile Deep Linking for Your React Native App: How to Bootstrap Conversion Easily
Mobile deep linking is a technique that allows you to funnel users deeply into your app through a specific uniform resource identifier (URL).
55. How to Build Voice Search on iOS
ntroduction
56. How to Build a Mobile App that Makes Money
Not many people know how do apps make money. Here's how.
57. Mobile App Development in 2021: Native vs. Cross-Platform Development
Mobile Application technology has become advanced with the increasing demands of the users. Developers are coming up with some new and unique methods to make applications pretty easy and efficient. Mobile
Applications have a significant impact on all types of online businesses and
service providers.
58. Hacking Widgets the Apple Way
This article explores the philosophy of widget design, technical implementation, efficient widget updates, Smart Stack placement, layout tips, and inspiration.
59. An Essential Guide to SwiftUI: Reusable UI with Custom Modifiers
The goal of this article is to cover some of the different ways to create custom modifiers and styles in SwiftUI.
60. How to Set up Custom Domain Names for AppSync
One thing that API Gateway supports but you can’t do with AppSync out-of-the-box yet is custom domain names.
61. I Stopped Developing iOS Apps and Switched to Web App Development After 12 Years on The App Store
After twelve years on the App Store, I've decided it's time to go all-in on the web and would like to share what that means and outline the tradeoffs involved.
62. Choosing the Right Development Strategy for Your Android and iOS Apps
It’s hard to say whether cross-platform development is the "best" way to build an app for Android and iOS. So what about it?
63. How to Securely Log Users Out of iOS Apps with Inactivity Timeout
Many apps have a feature that automatically logs you out after a certain period of inactivity. Some apps log you out based on API inactivity, while others imple
64. Swift Concurrency: Part 3 — Bridging Legacy APIs with Continuations
Learn how Swift continuations bridge legacy callbacks and delegates with async/await, enabling clean, safe concurrency without rewriting old APIs.
65. Top 10 Open-Source iOS Libraries for App Development
Third party libraries can save you a lot of time and effort, here are the top 10 open-source iOS libraries. These will make app development a breeze.
66. Mastering Swift Structured Concurrency: Dive into Task and Asynchronous/Await
A practical guide to mastering Swift structured concurrency: learn how to work with Task, async/await, and avoid common pitfalls.
67. Android vs iOS: Which Platform to Build Your App for First Is Better?
The choice between iOS and Android app development is one of the most critical you need to make before planning your digital startup. iOS and Android both are leading operating systems that match software and hardware components of mobile devices.
68. A Quick Guide to Displaying Text on Images in Flutter
Text Widget allows you to display text in your Flutter application. sometimes users need to display dynamic text on a dynamic list of images as per the client’s
69. How to Create an App: The Definitive Guide (2020)
70. How to Migrate iOS projects and CI/CD to M1 Macs
Tips, tricks, and necessary steps to migrate your iOS project and its CI/CD pipeline to Apple silicon
71. Flutter Guide to Building Apps and Deploying them to iOS (without Mac)
It's now possible to develop and distribute iOS apps without using macOS. Learn how to build ios apps on Linux.
72. Building Testable and Maintainable iOS Apps with Redux
This guide empowers developers to navigate Redux complexities, ensuring structured, scalable, and maintainable iOS apps and also core principles.
73. Apple Hurts Businesses Again: Lumi Wallet Users May Lose Their Money Due To iOS Keychain
By the end of October, all Lumi Wallet users using iOS devices will be logged out of their wallets because of the legal restructuring of the Lumi company. It might lead to thousands of users losing access to their funds forever.
74. How to Get a Job at Apple as a Developer
The ultimate guide to crack mobile engineer interview. How to get a job at Apple!
75. How Much Do iOS Developers Make in 2022?
Research of iOS developers' salaries based on data from PayScale, Glassdoor, Indeed, and ZipRecruiter.
76. How To Integrate App Tracking Transparency with your iOS Unity Project
ByteSyze SDK covers iOS 14 compliant bases by integrating a custom App Tracking Transparency handler into your Unity iOS project for your ATT-dependent SDK's.
77. Swift Concurrency—Part 1: Tasks, Executors, and Priority Escalation
Explore how Task works, the differences between Task and Task.detached, task priorities - a complete guide to Swift’s modern approach to asynchronous program.
78. Effective Error Handling in iOS
Why caring about error handling, and practical improvements to apply on your iOS app. Examples in Swift.
79. Top 5 Courses Learn Swift and iOS for Beginners - Best of Lot
80. How to Become an iOS Developer: An Essential Guide
To become an iOS developer you must have the proper hardware and software, and learn the Swift and Objective-C programming languages.
81. Memory Management in Swift: Pointers, Object Creation, Copying, Binding, and Collections
Learn manual memory management in Swift with pointers, object creation, copying, binding, and collections—an essential guide for developers.
82. Display Hierarchical Data as List with Search Feature
Recently I faced an interesting task to display hierarchical data as a list for the iOS platform.
83. App Advertising on Google vs Apple: Comparing My Setup and Results
Google Ads versus Apple Search Ads: A case study covering keyword optimisation techniques, ad campaign content, best value and results
84. Custom Tab Bar in iOS 18: 30 Days of Swift
In the eighth post of the #30DaysOfSwift series, let's make a Custom Tab Bar with animations and icons.
85. Meet the Writer: HackerNoon's Contributor Boris Bugor, Senior iOS Developer
Boris, an iOS Developer for more than five years, sits down with HackerNoon in a Meet the Writer interview.
86. Old is Gold: Save and Rollback to Previous App Versions on the AppStore
In this article, I will share a method for revering to previous app versions that does not depend on developer builds.
87. Is iOS 16 Really Worth Getting?
Apple has its own way of gaining eyeballs, and this time it's the beta release of iOS 16. While the recently launched iOS version is gaining all the attention, reactions are mixed, with some still wondering whether iOS 16 is worth getting or not. To address the same, I wanted to share an in-depth analysis of newly introduced features and usability.
88. Understanding Threads to Better Manage Threading in iOS
Using the Thread class in the fundamental way of managing threads in iOS.
89. How to Create Scrollable Lists with Protocol-Oriented Design & UICollectionViewCompositionalLayout
90. UI Throwback: Creating a Retro Progress Bar for iOS using CALayers
Dive into the blend of retro charm and modern iOS development with our guide on creating a nostalgic CALayer-based Progress Bar in iOS.
91. Why React Native Framework is a Preferred Hybrid Mobile App Platform
Cross-Platform Frameworks have gained popularity over Native mobile development over the years. The primary advantage in using Cross-Platform development approach is that it saves time and reduces development expenses as it uses the same code across Android and iOS platforms.
92. Lessons From My First Profitable iOS App ($1,400 in 90 Days)
Not a life-changing amount, but enough to prove that small indie apps can make real money. Here are 6 key lessons I learned from my first profitable app
93. Configuring Bundler and Cocoapods for Xcode Cloud - A Quick Guide
How to Configure Bundler and Cocoapods for Xcode Cloud: A Comprehensive Guide
94. Does Size Matter If You Have an iPhone 15?
Does it make sense to optimize the size of the app, when iPhones performance is outstanding? Or can you devote time entirely to bells and whistles in SwiftUI?
95. JSON in Swift: What You Need to Know
Serialize and deserialize JSON for Swift with different ways
96. Protocol-Oriented Programming and Modifying UIKit Components Mimicking SwiftUI
Protocol-oriented programming is one of the most powerful and flexible tools for competent composition and distribution of responsibility in Swift.
97. 8 Factors to Consider When Building an AI App for Android or iOS
Creating an app with AI for Android and iOS can be a challenging but rewarding task. Step-by-step guide on how to create an app with AI.
98. Developing an AI mobile App: Our Experience, Mistakes, and Achievements
The story of CountThis started with a great marketing creative. I'll tell you how we managed to go from idea to realization of a really cool product.
99. The Right Way to Build a Networking Layer in Swift—Part 1: From GET Requests to a Clean APIClient
Master Swift networking with async/await. A clean, flexible API layer that’s easy to test and scales without boilerplate or extra dependencies
100. Top 10 Open Source iOS Libraries Every Developer Should Replace in 2024
Replace these 10 legacy libraries with cutting-edge solutions to revitalize your development process.
101. Breaking Free from Xcode: Unlock AI's Full Potential in iOS
While modern "agentic" IDEs ship improvements multiple times a week, Apple’s IDE struggles to keep the pace.
102. The Overview of the Mobile App Development Industry in Singapore [2020]
Mobile app development has become an actual topic for many businesses in Singapore and worldwide. Enterprises, startups, and SMEs use custom mobile apps to increase productivity, set business processes, acquire new customers, generate additional revenue — there are plenty of ways how a mobile app can boost a business in the digital era.
103. Master iOS Multipeer Connectivity and Share Data Across Multiple Devices without Internet Access
Learn how to implement Multipeer Connectivity on Apple devices for direct data exchange without intermediaries.
104. Navigating the Mobile Debugging Maze: Lessons Learned from My Experiences
Gain valuable insights as I navigate the mobile debugging maze, sharing personal lessons and best practices.
105. Why Custom App Development Solutions Are Becoming More Popular
In this article, I’ll throw light on how to create custom apps, some trends related to it, industries utilizing custom app development, the development process,
106. How to Publish On the App Store
How to publish an app to the app store. Using react native, expo, eas, MongoDB, Express, AWS, and Git to publish a full-stack app to the Apple app store.
107. Approaching Unit Testing in iOS Correctly
Why does my application get so buggy after each release?
108. Why Flutter has Gutters 💪
I've had the opportunity to learn and experience what Flutter is capable of. I've read a lot of articles about it, as well as my hands dirty and I've built a few little Flutter apps. In this post, I would like to send you a taste into what Flutter is with a list of questions and answers, assuming that you have at least some of these questions on your mind, so I can address them.
109. A Guide on How to Create a Workout App
In modern society, health is one of the most important aspects of life.
Digitization of life’s all areas had a huge impact on healthcare, leading it
through digital transformation too. In 2019, fitness apps ranked 13th
in popularity among the whole application market. It's increasingly difficult
for gyms to compete with apps today: taking into account the COVID-19 situation more people switched to the train-from-home regime, using various workout applications. As a part of healthcare, fitness
and related apps’ popularity among users had tremendous growth over the last several years. Today we face unprecedented interest in various apps under the fitness category, free and accessible for all those who have smartphones.
110. Securing Text Fields in iOS Apps: Restricting 'Cut,' 'Copy,' and 'Paste' Operations Using Swift
In this article, we'll explore how to use Swift to restrict "cut," "copy," and "paste" operations in text fields of iOS applications.
111. How to Secure Intranet API with Custom Certificate Authority on iOS
In this guide, we will show you how to secure an intranet API with your own Certificate Authority (CA) and make it trusted on an iOS app.
112. OperationQueue + Asynchronous Code: Everything You Need to Know
In Swift, using OperationQueue for asynchronous code may seem like pure hell because, under the hood, Operations are considered complete...
113. State Management Using Protocol-Oriented Programming + Generics
Learn to manage object states using a protocol-oriented approach, generics, and predefined status transitions for a robust system.
114. A Comprehensive Guide to Silent Push Notifications in iOS: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
In this article, I would like to share my experience of implementing Silent Push Notifications in an iOS app.
115. How to Become an iOS App Developer in 2022
iOS application development is the process of creating mobile applications for Apple hardware such as the iPhone and iPad.
116. 7 Benefits of Using Flutter For Your Next Software Development Project
Flutter, an open-source reactive framework by Google has become the reason for the real “holy war” in the world of software development: some admire it, whereas
117. Useful Tips to Avoid Slow Mobile App Development Procedure
In a market which experiences a tough competition, a speedy app can make every difference. A slowly built app can crash anytime. So, make sure to avoid slow app development process before your efforts go in vain.
118. Tearing down Reddit’s iOS application - Insights on APIs, Performance, Security, and A/B Experiments
My curiosity lead me to the analyse behind the scenes working of Reddit iOS app and revealed some good insights about Reddit APIs.
119. How to Implement iOS UI Testing
Implementing end-to-end testing is incredibly helpful for the user experience.
120. Learn All About String Interpolation in Swift
A lot of the time, we'll encounter a situation in which we'll need to insert some values inside a string.
121. A Detailed Guide to State Management in iOS
There are many challenges in the software development, but there is one beast that tends to screw things up much more often than the others: the problem of app’s state management and data propagation.
122. 7 Reasons to Choose Flutter for Mobile App Development in 2021
Dart is a robust language that provides easy coding, security options, and platform independence for a Flutter app (web and mobile-based, both).
123. Scrollable Cards in iOS 18 - #30DaysOfSwift
For the ninth post of the #30DaysOfSwift series, let's learn Scrollable Cards in SwiftUI. Scrollable cards or stacks are perfect for showcasing content
124. Understanding Parallel Programming: Thread Management for Beginners
Thread management, Thread execution flags and Thread priority management tool. Let’s get started!
125. iOS Event Handling Evolution: UIKit Responder Chain and SwiftUI Gestures
Discover the evolution of iOS event handling. Compare the classic UIKit Responder Chain with modern SwiftUI gestures to master user interactions.
126. How React Native Is Shaping Mobile App Development
Are you a mobile app developer looking for more efficient tools for your projects? Mobile app development is getting tougher and tougher as the market continues to grow. As a developer, you need to develop Apps which meet the demands of your users. To achieve this, adopt the right tools, like the React Native development framework.
127. Top 10 Reasons Why Building iOS Apps is More Profitable
Famous growth metrics will prove that iOS development has a bright future. So what makes developing on iOS more profitable?
128. The Complete Guide to Migrating From UIKit to SwiftUI in Large Production Apps
Migrating large production iOS apps from UIKit to SwiftUI requires a phased approach to avoid regressions in performance, reliability, and user experience
129. My Journey: Switching from Android to iOS Development as an Indie Dev
From Android to iOS: my indie dev journey. Kotlin to Swift, KMP, Play Store struggles, App Store wins, and better iOS revenue.
130. Swift Network Error Handling: A Complete Guide to a Production-Ready Layer
Build a production-ready Swift 6 network layer with typed throws, HTTP status enums, and a master response service for cleaner UI-friendly errors.
131. How to Secure iOS Apps?
This is the mobile era and pretty much everything these days can happen from our smart phone. Thanks to millions of apps out there which help us in accomplishing anything we want. Whether it is maintaining your schedule (calendar) to managing financial information on the go, all things can be done by mobile apps running on our smart phones. Since these apps have access to so much of confidential information, as developer when we make an app we need to follow highest security standards so that information is not accessed by someone who is not entitled for it.
132. Developing & Distributing iOS apps: Apple Certificates and Provisioning Profiles
What are Apple certificates and provisioning profiles and why do we need them? The certificate is a digital identification you use to sign your iOS apps.
133. 10 Reasons Why Outsourcing Your Work to a Software Company May be Better
There are many strong reasons to outsource software development to an offshore provider. Outsourcing helps you save time, reduce costs, focus on project.
134. How to Stop Making Singletons in Swift: A Dependency Injection Guide
Transition from singletons to dependency injection in a SwiftUI app with minimal effort.
135. Creating the YouTube Subscribe Button Animation in Flutter
Animations are a reliable way of enhancing your app's UX. Let's learn how to build the YouTube subscribe button animation using Flutter.
136. How to Make an App That Is Unbreakable
Discover the story of Stops, a real-time public transport app for Samara. Learn how its stability and user preference make it a low-maintenance success.
137. Swift Runtime Optimization: Boosting Project Speed with Simple Techniques
Explore the dynamic world of Swift runtime optimization with this guide, unveiling key techniques to significantly boost project speed.
138. Unlocking Potential: The Evolution of Mobile App Development In 2024
Explore the future of mobile app development in 2024! Uncover innovative trends and strategies for unlocking your app's full potential. Dive in now!
139. Creating iOS Apps: Tips and Tricks I Learned the Hard Way
Creating an iOS App? This is what I would've appreciated knowing before I started building my first one.
140. How to Create an eLearning App like Coursera
Schools and colleges adapting to online modes of education imply a high dependency on modern software.
141. The Major Difference Between PWA and Native Apps
In this article we share our thoughts about difference between PWA and Native Mobile Apps and what best suits business needs.
142. Context Menus in iOS 18 - #30DaysOfSwift
Today, let's look at Context Menus. A powerful way to offer additional actions when users long-press or right-click on UI elements.
143. App Tracking Transparency in Swift. How to Implement? How to Retrieve IDFA?
144. How to Build Smooth iOS Transitions That Don't Break User Flow
Build iOS transitions that feel smooth: reduce latency, prevent flashing and layout jumps, use matchedGeometryEffect correctly, and debug jank with Instruments.
145. Lessons Learned Developing a Mobile Banking Application
"Discover the journey of developing a secure and user-friendly mobile banking app, empowering financial management and enhancing accessibility. Read more!"
146. Abstract + Flawless App Introduction
Hello to all designers here!
147. How to Create a Custom Toggle Button in iOS 18 - #30DaysOfSwift
Today, we’re going to create a custom toggle button in SwiftUI.
148. How We Helped Bring Hermes to iOS in React Native 0.64
For a long time Hermes was exclusive to Android – it was optimized for running React Native apps on Android only. Now it’s finally available on iOS as well.
149. Understanding Parallel Programming: A Guide for Beginners, Part II
Asynchronous code isn't magic; it relies on the RunLoop and shares thread resources. Plan wisely, and offload tasks to avoid delays from resource competition.
150. The Difference Between EnvironmentObject, StateObject, ObservedObject & Observable
In this article, we’ll discuss the differences between the @StateObject, @EnvironmentObject, and @ObservedObject property wrappers.
151. How to Become an iOS Developer and Start Your Own Business
Kirill, 33 years old, an iOS developer, never worked as a programmer, income from programming: 0. He created his own VPN application for iOS
152. Apple iOS 14 Users Can Now Use Widgets: Here's Why You Need To Develop An iOS Widget For Your App
When iOS 14 was launched it turned out that the widgets were affected greatly. They became much smarter, faster, and accessible.
153. Why Hybrid App Development is the Way Forward: An Overview
Mobile apps and web services have been spearheading the digital transformation in the recent decade. The former provide excellent user experience and accessibility whereas the latter offer reliability and consistency across platforms, requiring only a browser to run. So it was only a matter of time before they were combined in what is known as hybrid mobile app development. In fact, this approach has been steadily gaining in popularity over the last years and has already overtaken the native development thanks to cost savings and streamlined process. However, despite its growing popularity, it won’t be suitable for any business. In this article, we’ll look at the main strengths and weaknesses of hybrid apps to help you make an informed choice.
154. Advantages Of Go Language For Creating Web Servers
The Go programming language is great choice for web server development and beyond.
155. The Complete Guide for using Redux in React Native
Redux is a popular React and React Native state management library, meant to be used in complex React and React Native apps where sharing state between multi-level components can get extremely difficult to manage. In this article we are going to learn how to use Redux with React Hooks by building a real React Native app.
156. 10 Steps To Create Your First Mobile App
It may seem daunting to start building an application, but here are 10 steps to building your first mobile app. You need a customer-centric strategy to succeed.
157. 25 Common iOS 16 Issues
Here are 25 common iOS 16 issues and how you can troubleshoot them.
158. Meet the Writer: HackerNoon's Contributor Max Kalik, iOS Software Engineer
Explore insights from Max, a Software Engineer and tech writer, as he shares his experience in tech writing about iOS, and personal interests.
159. The Composable Architecture: Strengths, Trade-Offs, and Performance Tips
Improve performance in iOS apps using TCA. Learn tips, pitfalls, and real-world data to scale Composable Architecture effectively.
160. How Mobile Weather Apps Help You Survive the Hurricane Season
Mobile weather apps have evolved a lot, raising awareness and allowing people to plan their time with the weather in mind.
161. How to Architect Enterprise-Scale iOS Applications Using Modular SwiftUI
SwiftUI is a modular system for building apps. Features share UI primitives without importing each other.
162. iOS 14 features Every Developer Must Know
Apple unveiled the latest version of its iOS operating system, iOS 14, at the WWDC keynote in June 2020.
163. How to Create Custom Transitions in iOS 18 - #30DaysOfSwift
In the tenth post of the #30DaysOfSwift series, we’re diving into Custom Transitions and Animations to create seamless page/view transitions in SwiftUI.
164. My Second Mobile App
165. iOS Developer Ravil Khusainov Plays a Major Role in New Apps' Success
Ravil Khusainov is the sole iOS developer at Lattis, a service that connects people with available scooters and bikes in their area.
166. Robust Network Layer in Swift via Clean Architecture Approach
Stop shipping “junk drawer” networking code. This guide shows a production-ready Swift network layer with type-safe endpoints and SwiftUI-friendly usage.
167. Why Mobile Application Development Is Important In Current Scenario?
In the current scenario, mobile app development is an essential part of an online business.
168. iOs App Development Wars: React Native Vs. Swift
A comparison of React Native vs Swift for iOS app development ⚡ Which one is more convenient and practical?
169. An Overview of What You Need to Know Before Starting to Develop a Mobile App
A complete guide for all who are looking to develop a mobile app. Know the fundamentals of Mobile App Development Process.
170. Why AI Coding Assistants Still Struggle with Mobile App Development
Know why AI coding assistants are not good enough for mobile app development and what can be done to improve them.
171. Tips And Tricks For iOS Application Debugging
App debugging is an essential part of the app development lifecycle. Bugs can be insidious, and we need to find them as fast as possible to get more time for fixing. Yes, of course, it would be great to write code without any issues that work just perfect, but we are people, and it’s a normal thing to make mistakes. In this article, you will read about some useful & fun tools that I prefer to use in my day to day iOS app debugging at Uptech. We will touch a few themes like:
172. Mobile App Development Jobs Trending in 2019
Motorola cut the cord when it placed the first handheld mobile phone call over 40 years ago. Ever since, the race for smarter mobile development lives on.
173. Developers Keep Ruining Apps with This Simple UI Blunder
The key to smooth performance is to offload non-UI tasks to background threads.
174. Heroes Of Mavia Launches Anticipated Game On iOS And Android With Exclusive Mavia Airdrop Program
The game boasts a daily average playtime of 24 minutes and a remarkable 42% day 7 retention rate, indicating its compelling gameplay and engaging content.
175. A Guide to Hiring iOS and Android Developers
Hiring mobile app developers can be your first step towards building a mobile app. Read this comprehensive guide to know how to hire iOS and Android developers.
176. The Localization Approaches Every Engineering Team Should Know in 2025
Eight localization techniques, from traditional strategies to emerging backend-first solutions—each with their practical pros and constraints.
177. How to Create a Successful Food Delivery App
178. Synchronization Challenges in Multithreading
This is the sixth part of a series on Parallel Programming for Beginners. In this article, we’ll explore real-world scenarios and their solutions.
179. Unconventional Deadlock Fix Inspired by XCTest's "Expectation"
An intriguing case of a deadlock solved by drawing inspiration from XCTest's "expectation" mechanism. The exploration from detection to resolution.
180. How to Get Setup With Xcode Cloud
Learn how to setup Xcode Cloud for your own apps.
181. Creating Scrollable Lists using Protocol-Oriented Programming and UICollectionViewFlowLayout
Each developer in practice faced the need to make up a screen based on a scrolling list of elements. Or maybe not just one list, but several.
182. What KPIs do Mobile App Developers Use to Evaluate App Performance?
These are some basic KPIs that Mobile App Developers use to Evaluate App Performance from marketing, development, and financial perspectives to set priorities.
183. iOS 14 Privacy Features: It's Time to Rethink Advertising & Marketing Strategies
Two of the world’s most powerful tech titans are on course for a collision.
184. Designing Reliable App Switch Flows on iOS for Secure Transactions
This article explores secure deep linking, state management, callback validation, and observability patterns required to build reliable, production-grade app.
185. Ditch AutoLayout, Speed Up Your App: The Old-School Trick That Works
Manual frame layout. Instead of relying on AutoLayout, you calculate and set frames explicitly. Yes, it means writing more code, but the tradeoff is speed.
186. This One Command Lets You Live-Edit UIKit Apps Like It's SwiftUI
Speed up UIKit development with this LLDB trick that lets you live-edit iOS UI in real time—no need to recompile or restart your app.
187. What Swift’s Playground Won’t Tell You About Concurrency
Discover how Swift’s task priorities and execution context impact the actual run order of your code. Real findings from Playground, XCTest, and production-like.
188. Integrating Address-Based Location Search in an IOS App: A Step-By-Step Guide
In this article, we take a look at the fun process of implementing location search by address in an iOS app.
189. How We Built Mobile Weather Widgets That Improved Apple’s
We didn’t want to create “mini versions” of the app – we wanted to surface the most relevant insights in the most accessible way possible.
190. How to Build an iOS Application: A Guide for QA Engineers
You can download the project simply as an archive (using buttons 1 and 2 from the screenshot), but I recommend cloning it via the terminal using Git
191. The Noonification: Will Artificial Intelligence Take Over Humans? (9/17/2024)
9/17/2024: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
192. ColorScheme Related Color Without Assets
Dynamic SwiftUI.Color changing depending on the current ColorScheme by code without using assets or external dependencies
193. From Native to React Native
React Native brings down the time to fast prototyping app ideas from weeks to hours, by abstracting out the underlying device on which to deploy the app.
194. Bring Your Ideas to Life with the Best iOS App Development Tools
iOS development is not an easy task but is in high demand these days. Want to make your iOS App Development process easy? Use these development tools for easy.
195. Simple App Development Tips: 7 Reasons Why Your App has Failed
Never repeat these mistakes if you want a successful app. Check out what you need to do to ensure your app is well positioned in the market.
196. Winning App Awards Will Help With Brand Recognition
Here, we look at the apps awards offered to understand the exact type of apps that are awarded.
197. Push Notifications: 4 Tips to Increase Your Click-Through-Rate
In recent years, there's been a lot of talk about the decrease in push notifications efficiency. At Pushwoosh we've seen during COVID-19 the demand for this communication channel has grown significantly. Why? Push notifications are pretty cheap and allow companies to establish engagement with less resources than with any other channel.
198. The Noonification: BEP 341: Consecutive Block Production (7/7/2024)
7/7/2024: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
199. A Guide to Understanding Variables in Swift
The only article you need to read to learn everything about variables in Swift.
Covering each and every concept revolving around variables in swift.
200. The Test Automation Frameworks that Define Software Development
A test automation framework is a collection of rules or guidelines for generating and designing test cases. It includes a combination of practices and tools that are developed to assist the QA professionals in testing more effectively. Moreover, these set of guidelines may encompass coding standards, object repositories, test-data handling techniques, processes for securing tests results and also data on how to access external resources.
201. Asynchronous Programming in iOS: How to Speed Up Enterprise Apps Without Breaking Developers' Brains
Asynchronous programming is a way to organize work in iOS apps.
202. Should You Develop a Hybrid or a Native App?
With an expanding smartphone market these days, many companies are choosing different ways to include mobile apps in their workflow to expand the market reach.
203. How to Build an App like Airbnb? — Deciding on Features, Timeline & Cost
Looking to build an application like Airbnb for Android & iOS platform? Get insights into how to make an app like Airbnb & how much it will cost with WebClues.
204. What We Learned from Working with Modules: Summary
Read our overview of the modular architecture. What we learned from working with modules, in Android and iOS. Key takeaways inside.
205. The HackerNoon Newsletter: Grand Central Dispatch, Once and for All (3/16/2025)
3/16/2025: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
206. The Noonification: Limit Cloud Data Costs with MinIO on Equinix (6/30/2024)
6/30/2024: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
207. The Noonification: Does Size Matter If You an Have iPhone 15? (11/11/2023)
11/11/2023: Top 5 stories on the Hackernoon homepage!
208. Performance Bottlenecks Hiding on the Client Side and How to Approach Them
I think having a proper understanding of the complexity that comes with various algorithms and data structures can make you a much better software engineer...
209. The HackerNoon Newsletter: Grand Central Dispatch, Once and for All (3/1/2025)
3/1/2025: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
210. How Renewals and Restores Affect Transaction IDs in StoreKit 2
StoreKit 2 transaction IDs change on renewals and restores. Learn why original transaction IDs are key to reliable in-app purchase logic.
211. The “Magic of Tidying for Photos” App — Introduction
This post shares about the idea of applying Kon Marie organising method to your digital photos, and I developed an IOS app with AppleML and PhotoKits to solve the problem. I share my reflection on lean product development strategy and my journey of making the app end-to-end using a minimum, iterable tech stack and strategy.
212. The HackerNoon Newsletter: How to Fit an Elephant in a Spreadsheet (2/20/2025)
2/20/2025: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
213. Optimizing Swift Code: Structure-Oriented Programming or Protocol-Oriented Programming?
Discover how structure-oriented programming leverages static dispatch for superior performance without sacrificing abstraction.
214. The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Long Road Home: A Story of Loss, Learning, and Renaissance - PART 4 (11/27/2024)
11/27/2024: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
215. Meet Validator: Chainable Form Validation Rules for Swift Apps
Validator is a modern, lightweight Swift framework that provides elegant and type-safe input validation.
216. Benchmarking Xcode Availability Across Hosted CICD Services
Xcode versions are the drumbeat iOS teams all around the world march to. Rapid access to Xcode versions ensures that apps are submitted, and updated on time
217. How I Built an Offline-First iOS App Without a Backend
I built a full iOS app with zero backend infrastructure. Actor-based storage, JSON persistence, and Google Drive as the only cloud layer. Here's every decision.
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