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. …

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…

Protect your users’ privacy with these simple approaches! — This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com With the introduction of widgets in iOS, users can now easily access information from their favorite apps right at the lock screen and Today View. As good as it might seem, this does introduce privacy issues whereby sensitive data can become accessible even…

This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com If you’ve interacted with widgets before, you may have noticed that they all have a default behavior when tapped, which is to launch the host app. However, it’s important to know that this behavior can actually be customized based on the widget configuration. …

This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com In my last article, I have shown you how to create a widget with static options. This might be good for some cases, but in most cases, we might not be able to determine the widget’s options during development time. …

This article is originally published at swiftsenpai.com The main idea of widgets is all about giving users quick and easy access to the information that is most relevant to them. …