iOS

November 30, 2019

The Caramel Recipe Document Spec

I created this format as a way to make recipes as interoperable as possible and to make passing rich information between Caramel users incredibly easy.

October 31, 2019 260

Base & Elevated System (and Grouped!) Background Colors

In iOS 13, Apple introduced a slew of new colors that are also dynamic – meaning they will adjust between light and dark modes (and other scenarios, such as high contrast). Of the new colors, the various background colors are pretty pecular: iOS defines two sets of background colors—system and grouped—each of which contains primary,…

iOS iOS 13

October 19, 2019 533

CloudKit Sharing: Five Tips and Tricks

A few tips on sharing with CloudKit. Using sharedCloudDatabase and zones and a little on UICloudSharingController and UICloudSharingControllerDelegate

CloudKit iOS

October 1, 2019 462

Faster UIActivityViewController Share Sheets with UIActivityItemProvider

A common annoyance using iOS share sheets that just opening them will lock up the UI before showing options. UIActivityItemProvider is the solution.

iOS

September 6, 2019 51

Wider haptics control with iOS 13’s UIImpactFeedbackGenerator

Quietly slipped into iOS 13 and in classic Apple fashion, the expanded documentation for UIImpactFeedbackGenerator’s new styles and impactOccurred(intensity:) say “No overview available.” but being one of my favorite things for iPhone and waiting a long time for this, I did a little research into what’s capable with these new APIs.

iOS iOS 13

August 8, 2019