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I saw this in a WWDC 20 video (although I don't recall which one). So obvious but had never occurred to me:Use Emoji to highlight debug messages in your console!if daysOfWeek.count == 0 { print("🔴 No days found in array") }

I've recently been experimenting with converting some existing iOS/iPadOS apps to run on the Mac, using the new Catalyst system.The first of these experiments was to convert a game I previous made called Hexiled. It a high-addictive...

Today we have released a major new update to Streaks! In addition to adding support for iOS 13 and watchOS 6, we’ve added a whole bunch of new features.Download on the App StoreRepeating TimersIn Streaks 4, we added the ability to complete...

One of the great new watchOS 6 features announced last week at WWDC is the ability to stream audio directly from the Apple Watch.Playing audio on Apple Watch has evolved significantly, especially in the past two years.This article shows...

We recently released a major update to Streaks Workout, with one of the new features automatic playback from Apple Music.While the actual playback of songs from Apple Music is somewhat straightforward, the overall integration process is a...

After a long time in development, we've released a major update to Streaks Workout. This is one of the most motivating and fun workout apps for iPhone, iPad,  Apple Watch and Apple TV.We've had so much feedback over the years, that there's...

We've just released an update to our Apple Design Award-winning app, Streaks.Building on the major release of Streaks 4 late last year, we've updated the app to now include:Siri Shortcuts to start and stop the timer for timed tasks.A new...

We've just released a new update to Outcast, which adds the ability to read chapter information embedded inside of podcast episodes.In order to implement this, we looked for an open-source library written in Swift which also support...

We've just released a major update to Streaks! There's almost too many things to list, but some of the features we're most excited about are: Siri Shortcuts Timed Tasks iPad + iCloud support New complication options on Apple Watch Here's...

With Wednesday's announcement of new watch faces in watchOS 5 + Series 4 Apple Watch (Infograph and Infograph Modular), one cool feature that went under the radar is the ability to have multicolour text complications. You can combine...

We're currently working on integrating iCloud support into Streaks, which means all of your tasks and task data will be in sync across all devices (as well as immediately available when you install Streaks on a new device). Unfortunately,...

Today we are releasing a major update to Outcast, our podcasting app made specifically for Apple Watch. Outcast is a fully-standalone Apple Watch app, meaning you can browse and search for podcasts, download episodes, and play them back,...

From yesterday (22 Feb 2018), it appears iTunes Connect made a change when uploading your builds from Xcode, now ensuring all targets explicitly specify ARM64. In other words, the Info.plist files for your iOS targets need to contain the...

Today we are releasing a brand new app: a standalone podcast player for your Apple Watch, called Outcast. You can search, browse, download and play podcasts, all without your iPhone! To celebrate its release, Outcast is available for $0.99...

In our app HealthFace, it is possible to fully customise how Apple Watch complications display your data from HealthKit. On most of the Apple Watch watch faces, there are multiple complications displayed. For example, on the Utility watch...