Twitter: @_inside. iOS developer @PeixeUrbano and panelist on @iPhreaks podcast. There are two things that define my Home screen: the amount of folders and the presence of several default apps (I think some of them are in their default positions as well). I’ve always found opening apps in folders to be faster than swiping between...
In This Issue
LookUp,iOS Audio Apps for Focusing, Relaxing, and Resting, an interview with Benjamin Mayo, Guilherme Rambo’s Home screen, an Animoji workflow, plus the usualWeekly Q&A, Tips, Links, App Debuts, and recap of MacStories articles....
Interesting Links
Tim Bajarin of Fast Company tells the story of Corning’s Gorilla Glass, which has been used for the screen of the iPhone since its launch in 2007. (Link) Neil Cybart makes the case for why Apple should begin disclosing Apple Watch sales as part of its quarterly earnings reports. (Link). Sally Rooney explains in The...
Interview: Ryan McLeod
Twitter: @warpling. Creator of Apple Design Award winning game Blackbox. 1. Mobile puzzle games tend to fall into a handful of predictable subgenres, which Blackbox avoids by requiring players to interact with their iOS devices in unique ways. Where did the idea for that approach come from and how do you think up new puzzles?...
Home Screen: Robb Lewis
Twitter: @rmlewisuk. Lead developer at Radweb and co-host of Ruminate podcast. A lot of things have changed for me since I last shared my Home screen in 2015. Last year I switched to Android, using a Pixel XL because I had become frustrated with some of the interface changes in iOS. Just under a year...
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Controversy Surrounds Proposed Frowning Pile of Poo Emoji iOS 11.1 Autocorrect Bug Explained Austin Mann Reviews the iPhone X Camera iPhone X and AppleCare+ iPhone Reborn: Initial Thoughts on the iPhone X The High Stakes Secret Release of Monument Valley 2 Introductory Pricing Coming to App Subscriptions Apple Pay for iMessage Debuts in iOS 11.2...
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Next week, we look at apps that have been designed for the iPhone X and consider what makes certain apps ‘sticky.’...
Interesting Links
Ben Thompson makes the case that naysayers have underestimated the power of Apple’s hardware advantage, which he believes the company has extended with the iPhone X. (Link) Apple has extended its Everyone Can Code program to 20 colleges and universities outside the US, including the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Australia. (Link) Albert Watson tells...
In This Issue
getFilter,Apps for Laying Down Sick iOS Beats, a drag and drop workflow for turning notes into tasks,an interview with Blackbox creator Ryan McLeod, Robb Lewis’Home screen, plus the usualWeekly Q&A, App Debuts, stickers,Tip, Links, and recap of MacStories articles....