In WWDC 21, one of the announcements that caught my attention was the massive changes of Swift Playgrounds. Not only can you learn Swift using Playgrounds, the new update allows developers to create apps entirely on iPad and submit them to App Store directly....
It is very common that you need to display web content in your apps. The iOS SDK provides three options for developers to show web content: Mobile Safari, WKWebView, and SFSafariViewController. In iOS 14 (or later), the SwiftUI framework provides a view...
When it comes to designing visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces in iOS development, SF Symbols are an invaluable asset. It offers a comprehensive library of over 5,000 customizable icons, designed specifically for iOS...
As you know, Apple is set to release the official version of iOS 17 and Xcode 15 later this month. To ensure you stay up-to-date with these new releases, we have made significant updates to our Mastering SwiftUI book and its...
It’s always important to make your app as intuitive as possible. However, for some features, it may be helpful to provide extra information to teach users how to use them effectively. That’s where TipKit comes in....
In addition to the PhaseAnimator, SwiftUI introduced the KeyframeAnimator in iOS 17, allowing developers to create advanced animations using keyframes. In this tutorial, we will delve into the KeyframeAnimator and learn how to...
SwiftUI already streamlines the creation of view animations. One example is the matchedGeometryEffect modifier, which enables developers to define the appearance of two views. The modifier calculates the disparities between the...
Starting with iOS 16, SwiftUI introduces a native photo picker view known as PhotosPicker. If your app requires access to users’ photo library, the PhotosPicker view seamlessly manages the photo selection process. This...
In a previous tutorial, we took a deep dive into creating an image carousel from scratch. We utilized fundamental SwiftUI views like stack views and geometry readers to craft a dynamic carousel UI that worked seamlessly across...
In SwiftUI, there is a convenient built-in modifier called cornerRadius that allows you to easily create rounded corners for a view. By applying the cornerRadius modifier to a Rectangle view, you can...
One common question in SwiftUI app development is how to work with Core Data to save data permanently in the built-in database. Despite Apple’s ongoing efforts to simplify the APIs of Core Data, new comers often find the...
MapKit is a powerful framework that allows developers to add maps, annotations, and location-based features to their iOS applications. With SwiftUI, you can easily integrate MapKit into your app and create interactive and dynamic...