16 posts
Two years after Liquid Glass debuted, UIKit compatibility issues still remain. This article explores real-world pitfalls, bugs, workarounds, and adaptation strategies for UIBarButtonItem, UITabBarController, WKWebView, and Stepper on iOS 26 and iOS 27.
Build a macOS screen recorder with ScreenSage Pro's dev log. Learn to master ScreenCaptureKit, Metal, fix SCK error -3821, and optimize SwiftUI performance with @Observable.
tvOS is far more than just an enlarged iPad. This article is an engineering log of the Syncnext player, providing an in-depth analysis of real pitfalls in Apple TV development: from the Focus mechanism, harsh storage constraints, to SwiftUI workarounds and AVPlayer deep optimization, helping developers "survive" on the tvOS platform
Andy Liu shares his 7-year journey of bringing Swift to MCUs, starting long before Apple's official support. Explore the technical evolution of the MadMachine project and why Swift is the modern, safe alternative to C for complex embedded systems.
Building an indie product sounds easy, but you don't realize how deep the water is until you jump in. This is the true story of an indie developer turning a small workplace requirement into a flagship product. We follow the perspective of Zipic's creator, Shili, to review the journey from 0 to 1. This part focuses on product design and decision-making.
The Mac App Store is simple to use, but it may not be suitable for all products. In this article, we follow the perspective of Zipic creator Shili to solve the distribution and sales problems of a macOS indie app.
What other technical challenges exist in image compression software? This article is packed with hardcore, practical macOS development experience. From SwiftUI component adaptation to low-level Core Graphics applications, and from Raycast extension integration to PDF compression implementation, it not only solves performance bottlenecks but also pushes the native experience to the limit.
IceCream author Cai Yue shares 8 years of CloudKit expertise: core advantages, limitations, advanced techniques, and production best practices from Music Mate and Setlists.
Lessons from YaoYao & Tooboo: avoid watchOS pitfalls in syncing, crashes, memory leaks & battery drain. Real tips to build better Apple Watch apps.
A deep dive into SwiftUI rich text layout: How MarkdownView and RichText overcome AttributedString limitations. Learn to implement advanced Markdown rendering and native text selection on iOS/macOS with this technical guide by LiYanan.
A real-world journey from iOS to Android: cross-platform development, feature alignment, app store differences, monetization strategies, and navigating China’s unique Android ecosystem
Explore iMessage internals: SQLite database structure, Core Data timestamps, macOS sandbox bypass. Learn to build iMessage Agents with TypeScript for message automation and AI integration, featuring the complete implementation of open-source imessage-kit project.
Practical iOS 26 Liquid Glass adaptation experience from Grow (180K+ 5-star ratings). Covers Sheet/Navigation/Popover refactoring, UIBarButtonItem size calculation, CABackdropLayer side effects, custom glass text effects in UIKit + SwiftUI hybrid architecture. Includes complete runnable demo project.
Learn essential tips for crafting Liquid Glass icons with Icon Composer, including handling SVG exports, monochrome brightness, layer limits, and Xcode integration.
Learn how to refactor a Swift camera app for Swift 6 using actor-based concurrency, fixing AVFoundation threading issues and improving code safety
Learn how to automatically merge String Catalogs across Swift packages in a monorepo during your main app's build, avoiding manual steps. Simplify i18n for Swift apps.