Know how to safely run concurrent Swift code — When the first time I saw the WWDC presentation about actors, I was thrilled with what it is capable of and how it will change the way we write asynchronous code in the near future. By using actors, writing asynchronous code that is free from data races and deadlocks has…

This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com. In the upcoming iOS 17 update, Apple once again expanded the use of widgets, making them available in more places, including the iPad lock screen and iPhone standby mode. However, this update brings a new concept called “container background” to the table, which…

No more relying on closures. — This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com Without a doubt, Swift Concurrency has revolutionized the way we handle asynchronous code in Swift. One powerful component of it is AsyncStream, a specialized form of AsyncSequence that is well-suited to achieve callback- or delegate-like behavior using the async/await syntax. Prior to Swift…

No more excuses to neglect empty states in your apps. — This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com In this year WWDC (WWDC23), Apple surprised developers with an unexpected improvement to UIKit. The introduction of UIContentUnavailableConfigurationaimed to simplify the process of creating empty states for view controllers. According to Apple, UIContentUnavailableConfiguration is a composable description of an empty state and can…

It is easier than you think — This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com Xcode Time Profiler is a powerful performance analysis tool provided by Apple. It is specifically designed to help developers optimize the performance of their iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS applications. If you open the Time Profiler for the first time, you might feel…

Be cautious when using PHPickerViewController — This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com This week, I worked on a feature that required integration with the PHPickerViewController. Everything went well until I noticed that some of the selected images failed to convert into UIImage in the picker(_:didFinishPicking:) delegate method. Upon investigation, I discovered that the issue arose…

Find out interesting ways to use the custom URL actions. — This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com With the release of iOS 15, Apple has introduced native markdown support to the SwiftUI Text view. This feature allows developers to easily create strings with hyperlinks that can open websites, send emails, or make phone calls. While this feature may be sufficient…

UIHostingController is no longer the only choice. — This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com Since the release of SwiftUI in 2019, Apple has been striving to enhance the interoperability between SwiftUI and UIKit. In iOS 16, Apple introduced UIHostingConfiguration, which is a powerful feature that enables developers to use SwiftUI views as UITableView or UICollectionView cells. Recently…

It is not as straightforward as you think — This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com In my previous article, we talked about how we can protect our users’ privacy by redacting widget data. It’s a simple process, but unfortunately, there aren’t many options available when it comes to the redacted effect. In this article, I’ll show you how…