Filip Němeček — iOS developer building apps and tools, with additional work in Python and Django. Shares practical articles, projects, and indie app work.
159 articles from this blog
An iOS developer shares her journey into programming, from early Python lessons to learning Objective-C without a Mac and building apps before owning an iPhone.
Overview of new WKWebView APIs in iOS 15, including media playback control, async support, and theme color access.
Explores two new iOS 15 features for SFSafariViewController: preloading webpages and running custom Share Extensions.
iOS 15's Core Location UI framework introduces a system button for streamlined one-time location requests, simplifying permission handling for developers.
A guide to using iOS 15's new native bottom sheet (sheetPresentationController) for UIKit, covering setup, customization, and programmatic control.
iOS 15 introduces major UIButton upgrades: new styles, subtitle support, image placement, and a centralized state update handler.
iOS 15 introduces a new `.formatted()` API for dates, numbers, and lists, simplifying localized formatting without direct formatter management.
An interview with iOS developer Danijela Vrzan about her career transition from civil engineering to programming and her journey into iOS development with Swift.
A guide to detecting if an iOS device is locked or sleeping using UIApplication.isProtectedDataAvailable and Keychain accessibility in extensions.
An interview with iOS developer Neil Sardesai discussing his journey into programming, early Apple Watch app development, and his current macOS projects.
A developer shares a lesson on solving a complex video looping problem by using a simpler playback-based cross-fade technique instead of programmatic video editing.
A tutorial on programmatically connecting to Wi-Fi networks in iOS using Swift's NEHotspotConfiguration framework.
An interview with iOS developer Marius Constantinescu about his journey into programming, from early exposure in Romania to specializing in iOS development.
An interview with iOS developer Oleh Stasula discussing his journey into programming, transition to iOS development, and the value of side projects.
A guide to saving images and videos to the Apple Photos library using the modern PHPhotoLibrary API in iOS development.
A minimal tutorial for implementing configurable Siri Shortcuts using Intents in Xcode, focusing on basic setup and parameters.
A guide to decoding various date formats (ISO 8601, seconds/milliseconds since 1970, custom) using Swift's Codable and JSONDecoder.
An interview with developer Carlton Gibson about his journey into programming, iOS development, and using Django for backend services.
An interview with iOS developer Felizia Bernutz about her journey into programming, learning Swift, and early challenges with iOS development.
An interview with iOS developer Josh Holtz about his journey into programming, learning Objective-C, and his first mobile apps.
