Apple's all-new declarative UI framework SwiftUI is here! It is not likely that adoption will be high in a professional environment for a little while, however, it is still fun to play with this new framework which could revolutionize app development. SwiftUI has some very powerful capabilities built in, such as the cross-device compatibility, automatic … Continue reading Tutorial: Introduction to Apple’s new SwiftUI framework
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As developers, we have a responsibility to protect our users' data in a responsible way. There are many ways that you can mitigate the risks of a data breach in your app, but in this post I'm going to focus on an easy technique that anybody can implement. You can make it more difficult for … Continue reading Code Snippet: Jailbreak Detection
Every iOS device has the ability to be used as a torch. Developers have access to use this torch through AVCaptureDevice. You can copy this function into your app and using the setTorch boolean parameter, you can switch it on and off. You can also adjust the level of intensity on the torch by adjusting … Continue reading Code snippet: Using AVCaptureDevice to access Torch
Google's Firebase platform includes the Real-Time Database. This is a fantastic way to coordinate quickly changing data to your application. The beauty of using this mechanism is the fact that when a change is made to your data, a notification is sent to your application to update the relevant piece of data. There are two … Continue reading Tutorial: Firebase Dynamic Lists