Holly Borla: The Swift 5.7 language and standard library feature a number of improvements:New shorthand syntax for common boilerplate code, including if let statements and multi-statement closure type annotationsLifted long-standing language limitat…
Lees meerJuli Clover: Alongside iOS 16, Apple has released new versions of iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7. The iOS 15.7 update is aimed at those who are not able to upgrade to iOS 16 , while iPadOS 15.7 is available while we wait for the launch of iPadOS 16 in Oct…
Lees meerJuli Clover: macOS Monterey 12.6 addresses a number of kernel vulnerabilities as well as issues with maps, iMovie, ATS, MediaLibrary, and PackageKit. You can download the installer and IPSW (via Mr. Macintosh). Howard Oakley: Big Sur 11.7’s release …
Lees meerNate Pfeiffer: Portrait mode on the iPhone 7 Plus showed a lot of promise but its flaws were plain to see, for a number of reasons. The depth maps it generated lacked any fine detail and often assumed features like glasses or ears were part of the b…
Lees meerJohn Voorhees: So, what do you do if you’re in a shared library and want to join a different one? There’s a button in the Photos section of Settings to leave a library, so you can do so with one tap, saving all of the photos in the shared library to…
Lees meerSteve Landey: There are three patterns I use in most of my UIKit projects that I’ve never seen anyone else talk about. I think they help readability a lot, so I’m sharing them here[…][…]Additionally, it’s not great to use force-unwrapped optionals t…
Lees meerRens Breur: As clients of the SwiftUI framework, we can only create composed views. Composed views can have state, and can be seen as a function of this state to another view. Composed views use primitive views in their body. Primitive views are the…
Lees meerPaul Kim: It’s been 16 years ago today since Hazel’s first release. Why celebrate the 16th anniversary? Because I thought it was actually 15 years but got the dates wrong. So, to mark the 16th anniversary (or a belated 15th, if you prefer), Hazel is…
Lees meerJuli Clover: Apple says that AppleCare+ for iPhone “includes unlimited incidents of accidental damage protection,” with each one subject to service fees. Screen or back glass damage carries a $29 fee, while other accidental damage carries a $99 fee.…
Lees meerJoe Rossignol: Pricing for the third-generation AirPods with a Lightning case is set at $169 in the United States, compared to $179 for the third-generation AirPods with a MagSafe case, so it seems like there is very limited value in choosing this n…
Lees meerChristopher Atlan: We knew that some exceptions had been permitted in the 2018 Mac App Store refresh. However our conversation with Developer Relations and DTS went nowhere. The existence of an exception was acknowledged, but at the same time not gr…
Lees meerTimo Hetzel: Let me check my CarPlay entitlement request… ∞ days and counting. Gernot: The fact that developers think about separating an app and degrading the user experience because of app review times should sound your alarm bells. Same for HomeK…
Lees meerJohn Vorhees (Hacker News): Yesterday, the Code conference held a session featuring Laurene Powell Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tim Cook, who talked about Steve Jobs’ legacy with host Kara Swisher. As part of the event, the trio unveiled the Steve Jobs Archi…
Lees meerApple (MacRumors): The Dynamic Island enables new ways to interact with iPhone, featuring a design that blends the line between hardware and software, adapting in real time to show important alerts, notifications, and activities. With the introducti…
Lees meerApple (MacRumors, Hacker News): Available in the popular 6.1-inch size and a stunning new 6.7-inch size, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus feature a durable and sleek aerospace-grade aluminum design in five beautiful finishes. […] iPhone 14 and iPhone 14…
Lees meerApple (MacRumors): With the power of the new H2 chip, AirPods Pro unlock breakthrough audio performance — including major upgrades to Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode — while also offering a unique way to experience Spatial Audio that…
Lees meerApple (MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple Watch Ultra introduces a 49mm titanium case and flat sapphire front crystal that reveals the biggest and brightest Apple Watch display yet. A customizable Action button offers instant access to a wide range of u…
Lees meerApple (MacRumors): The new Apple Watch SE delivers the core Apple Watch experience, including Activity tracking, high and low heart rate notifications, and Emergency SOS, as well as the new Crash Detection feature and a completely redesigned back ca…
Lees meerApple (MacRumors): With all-day 18-hour battery life, Apple Watch Series 8 builds on best-in-class health and safety features like the ECG app and fall detection by introducing temperature-sensing capabilities, retrospective ovulation estimates, Cra…
Lees meerBen Martin: Now what happens when the program crashes during a test? The developer is happy because they found a bug before submitting it. But the machine may not be. This type of crash will often leave behind child processes which will quickly gunk…
Lees meerBrian Krebs: While the phishing message attached to the invoice is somewhat awkwardly worded, there are many convincing aspects of this hybrid scam. For starters, all of the links in the email lead to paypal.com. Hovering over the “View and Pay Invo…
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