May 2013
2 posts
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xctool is a replacement for Apple's xcodebuild... →
xctool is a replacement for Apple’s xcodebuild that makes it easier to build and test iOS and Mac products. It’s especially helpful for continuous integration.
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How do I determine if I'm being run under the... →
April 2013
7 posts
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Cocoa / Objective-C wrapper around SQLite →
fmdb - A Cocoa / Objective-C wrapper around SQLite
Simple mapkit annotation view for displaying... →
JPSThumbnailAnnotation - A simple mapkit annotation for displaying images and details.
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An easy to use class to show little notification... →
This framework provides an easy to use class to show little notification views on the top of the screen. (à la Tweetbot).
github.com/toursprung
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Category on NSBlock to add the type signature to... →
BlockTypeDescription adds a block’s type signature to its description. It makes debugging more transparent, and turns an otherwise useless description into a useful one.
github.com/conradev
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Category on NSError that stores the stack trace of... →
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A simple discrete/continuous circular progress... →
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Simulator Folders →
Finding the documents folder for the iOS simulator is a pain. With the hashed container names how are you ever supposed to get the right folder? I’m having to edit and update a lot of files directly at the moment and there has to be a better way then trawling through the Application Support directories. I took a stand, whipped out my Xcode and built Simulator Folders!
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March 2013
9 posts
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A keyboard accessory that blends in with the... →
A keyboard accessory view that blends in with the default iOS keyboard, providing an additional set of customisable keys.
github.com/jellybeansoup
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iOS Push Notifications: Best Practices →
When you’re implementing push notifications in your iOS app there are a handful of things that are considered “best practices”, or at least “good things to do”. I’ve attempted to compile some of the better ones here, but if I missed anything, please post in the comments with your tips!
www.pushlayer.com/blog
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A potential pitfall of CGRectIntegral →
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Learning AV Foundation →
Learning AV Foundation from Bob McCune
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Working with Date and Time →
It’s highly likely that somewhere in your app you may need to work with dates and times; whether that be parsing, displaying or performing calendrical calculations. There are some important considerations to make and most certainly a few gotchas to watch out for. This post aims to give an overview of some of the Cocoa classes available to you and some tips and tricks on working with dates and...
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Overlaying Application Version on Top of Your Icon →
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A customizable MKUserLocationView replica for your... →
github.com/samvermette
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Crackify - protection for iOS apps from cracking →
@interface Crackify : NSObject
+ (BOOL)isCracked;
+ (BOOL)isJailbroken;
@end
github.com/itruf
February 2013
14 posts
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NSJSONSerialization vs SBJSON Performance →
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Watch> Presents values in a custom gauge-style meter view with delightful animations
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Analysing iOS App Network Performances on... →
There are good chances that, at a point, your app is connected and talk to a backend. Having best network performances is crucial, maybe as important as the responsiveness of the UI. Instruments provides good built-in tools for analysing memory, cpu, leaks, fps but analysing an app network performances is not easy.
blog.manbolo.com
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CGRect and CGGeometry →
here’s a handy graphic to not only help you get your head around when to use frame and when to use bounds, but also what they mean in the grand scale of things. Also included are some visual guides on when to use some handy CGGeometry.h functions to do some work for you.
hopelessgeek.com
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Objective-C Runtime Bowser, for Mac OS X and iOS →
This is a class browser for the Objective-C runtime on Mac OS X. It gives you full access to all classes loaded in the runtime; allows you to dynamically load new modules and their classes; shows every method implemented on each class; and displays information in a header (.h) file format.
github.com/nst
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Objective-C Blocks Quiz →
Do you really know how blocks work in Objective-C? Take this quiz to find out.
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iOS Passbook Tutorial →
In this tutorial, I will discuss the sample app and give you a step-by-step guide to get it running on your network.
oleb.net/blog
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iPad in kiosk mode →
Did you ever want to demo an iPad app without the users being able to leave it?
Starting from iOS 6.0 it’s possible to put the iPad in kiosk mode. You can achieve this by turning on Guided Access.
www.icapps.com
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armv6 support with Xcode 4.5 →
Hacky way to produce armv6/armv7 binaries with Xcode 4.5
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TimesSquare is a library to display a calendar in... →
TimesSquare is a library to display a calendar in a view in your iPhone or iPad app. We wrote it after searching high and low for a better way and finding none.
github.com/square
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HTAutocompleteTextField is a subclass of... →
github.com/hoteltonight
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Notify users that a new version of your app is... →
Harpy is a utility that checks a user’s currently installed version of your iOS application against the version that is currently available in the AppStore. If a new version is available, an instance of UIAlertView is presented to the user informing them of the newer version, and giving them the option to update the application.
github.com/ArtSabintsev
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Debugging Tips in Xcode →
Debugging Tips 720HD from Mike Hay on Vimeo.
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200 icons designed for your mobile apps →
These icons are perfect for you iOS toolbars and tab bars, your Android app, websites, t-shirts, tattoos… anything you want to use then for.
January 2013
17 posts
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An Objective-C Port of ZXing →
ZXingObjC is a full Objective-C port of ZXing (“Zebra Crossing”), a Java barcode image processing library. It is designed to be used on both iOS devices and in Mac applications.
github.com/TheLevelUp
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chpwn blog: How to detect screenshots on iOS (like... →
chpwn:
A number of Stack Overflow questions were having issues with this, so I figured I’d explain. From reverse engineering, this is the exact method used by SnapChat, but it’s also pretty much what I’d have done myself. The process is pretty simple, and relies on a quirk of iOS: taking a…
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Managing iOS Configurations per Environment in... →
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KGKeyboardChangeManager pushing content out of the... →
Pushing content out of the way of the keyboard can be pretty troublesome on iOS. The frame you get is in portrait screen space, all the notifications fire when the device rotates, and you have to assemble your own animation block if you want to match the keyboards animation.
KGKeyboardChangeManager handles all of this for you with a couple simple observer blocks.
Be sure to check out...
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DTBonjour simplifies networking over WiFi →
DTBonjour had its origin when I wanted communicate between a Mac app and an iOS app. It greatly simplifies networking over WiFi by giving you an easy method to transmit any NSObject that conforms to NSCoding.
github.com/Cocoanetics
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Decoding JPEG 2000 files to UIImage →
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Collection of useful links about geo objects'...
mapkit-clusters
Annotation clustering to show a high number of pins without cluttering the screen. This uses the k-means algorithm to do the clustering.
REVClusterMap
Simple Clustering API for MKMapView
Too many pins on your map?
Good article from @applidium which approaches can be used to cope with many geo objects on the map.
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OLImageView adds animated gif support to iOS →
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A tiled UI for iOS and iPhone →
MosaicUI is a tiled UI for iOS that automatic layouts according to the elements’ sizes.
github.com/betzerra
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600+ free icons →
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Code Injection for Xcode (Plugin Version) →
Code Injection for Xcode (Plugin Version) from John Holdsworth on Vimeo.
Shows the use of the “Injection Plugin” for Xcode. Starting with the standard Apple example project iOSGLEssentials, the project is prepared for injection and changes can be seen to be “injected” straight into the running application as they are made in the Xcode editor. Also shown is the...
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UICollectionView custom layout tutorial →
For a recent project I needed to refactor a primary view within our iPad app, so I decided to learn the ins and outs of UICollectionView (introduced in iOS 6) and I thought it would make for a good tutorial to share.
www.skeuo.com
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A page control bar like in ibooks. →
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GYP generates .xcodeproj file from a... →
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30+ tips to improve your iOS design workflow (in... →
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A view controller that organizes multiple... →
December 2012
14 posts
2 tags
UX Archive to help you to find great mobile design... →
