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You probably received some unwanted phone calls on your iPhone and you wished you could automatically block these numbers. Or you were getting a call from someone that’s not in your contacts, but you saw the name of the person on the...

We already talked about CallKit and how to use the system UI to display the standard calling UI for incoming/outgoing calls. CallKit is great for displaying the UI, but what when your app is in the background. Push Notifications are not...

There’s an easy way to display the system UI for incoming or outgoing calls, much like the standard phone app. In this article you’ll get an intro to CallKit so you can provide a consistent experience for your users when they...

There are many tasks that can be automated when doing pull requests. And the more of these tasks we can automate the more time we’ll have to focus on reviewing the actual code and focusing on the business logic. Danger is a tool that...

App Thinning is one of those things that has been around for a while but a lot of people don’t really know or care about it. If you’re starting a project from scratch most of these things will be enabled by default. If...

If you are not new to iOS development, you know how important is to correctly decouple app components for testability and overall flexibility. Each feature should work independently from the others. Ideally, each feature should be easily...

There’s a great little library that will generate classes for accessing your resources, making them type-safe. It’s very simple to use and it will make your life a lot easier. In this article we’ll learn how to make...

Making sure that your code follows swift coding styles and conventions can be a tedious task. Especially in larger teams. You can easily automate this process by using SwiftLint. SwiftLint is a great tool that will help you a lot. In this...

Coding styles can be a religious topic for some developers. It’s one of those topics where everyone has a strong opinion. Opinions aside, once we agree on a coding style and start following it, it’s easy to forget to apply it....

Spotlight is a great feature that can make life a lot easier for your users. It’s build into the system and the users are familiar with it. You can easily integrate with Spotlight by indexing your data and adding it to the spotlight...