SwiftUI for iOS 15: How to Add Swipe Actions and Hide Line Separators in List View
In WWDC 21, Apple introduced some of the most anticipated enhancements for List view in the SwiftUI framework. Prior to iOS 15, it is not very straightforward to hide line separators in a List view. We’ve shown you a...
Introduction to UI Testing in SwiftUI Using XCTest Framework
The process of making an app includes various parts, with the code implementation being the most important one. However, programming is not just about writing code; it’s also about testing using the available tools each...
Adding a Launch Screen in Swift Projects
A launch screen is the very first screen presented to users when your app starts up. When you create a new project with UIKit, Xcode automatically generates a storyboard file named LaunchScreen.storyboard for developers to design...
Working with Toolbar in SwiftUI
SwiftUI is a great framework in order to build user interfaces, as it speeds up and automates many tasks comparing to UIKit. However several features were missing during the original release. Thankfully, over the course of time...
Building 3D AR Apps Using Reality Composer and RealityKit
RealityKit was a new framework introduced in 2019 to implement high-performance 3D simulation and rendering. We’ve explored ARKit development for 3D objects using SceneKit. In this tutorial, we will see how to build an...
How to Hide Disclosure Indicator in SwiftUI List
SwiftUI has made it very easy for developers to create a list view, similar to a table view in UIKit. When working with table view in UIKit, you can easily configure a cell’s indicator by setting the accessoryType property....
How to Use ScrollViewReader to Perform Programmatic Scrolling
ScrollViewReader is one of my favorite new features in the new version of SwiftUI. Before the release of iOS 14, it’s not easy to control the scrolling position of the built-in ScrollView. If you want the scroll view to...
How to Work with SwiftUI Maps and Annotations
When the SwiftUI framework was first released, developers are required to wrap the MKMapView class in order to embed a map in a SwiftUI application. With the release of Xcode 12, the latest version of SwiftUI provides a native...
The Complete Guide to PHPicker API in iOS 14
Importing photos and videos as media items is one of the most common features that the majority of iOS applications include. In general lines, there are two ways to do that; either by using a system-provided controller, or by...
Using Diffable Data Source with Collection Views
If you have some experience with iOS app development, you should be very familiar with the data source protocols such as UICollectionViewDataSource and UITableViewDataSource. Traditionally, to populate data in a collection view,...