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Comment <\/h2>\n

I should have waited a week to talk about Liquid Glass! Just three days after I wrote last week\u2019s comment<\/a>, Apple decided to introduce an optional but significant change to UI opacity.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to take a look at the new setting to switch Liquid Glass between \u201cClear\u201d and \u201cTinted\u201d, Dan Barbera<\/a> has a short, to-the-point video that demonstrates it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I installed the beta and gave it a try, and I have to say it\u2019s a huge improvement<\/em> for me. It\u2019s not completely opaque, and the glass effect still exists, but the readability in apps like Mail, Photos, and Apple News is significantly improved.<\/p>\n

Obviously, having it as a system setting isn\u2019t ideal for developers, as we\u2019ll now need to test how apps look with both styles, but I can\u2019t see it introducing too many problems if you have already done the work to adopt Liquid Glass. It\u2019s not a huge change, it\u2019s just a more opaque version of what we already have.<\/p>\n

One advantage of it being a toggle in Settings is that it\u2019ll also provide analytics data for Apple. I\u2019m sure Apple will be collecting anonymous stats on how many people switch it on and keep it on.<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this option quietly disappears in a future release and this level of opacity becomes the default. It feels like a clear win to me.<\/p>\n

– Dave Verwer<\/p>\n

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News <\/h2>\n

UK designates Apple and Google as having \u2018strategic market status\u2019 opening door for more regulation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sarah Perez<\/a> reports on the UK Competition and Markets Authority<\/a>\u2019s (CMA) ruling, which starts the process of defining new rules and regulations for iOS, Android, their app stores, and browsers. There will be no immediate changes, as the regulatory process takes time and Apple has already pushed back against the decision and will likely launch an appeal. I\u2019d expect this to eventually lead to an EU-like third-party app store situation.<\/p>\n

Tools <\/h2>\n

Saving money with self-hosted CI runners<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Jeff Verkoeyen<\/a> recently decided to see how much it would cost to add CI to his Sidecar app<\/a>. GitHub Actions is great for the first 3,000 minutes per month, unless you\u2019re using macOS runners, in which case the allowance is 300 minutes. \ud83d\ude2c The other options didn\u2019t fit his budget, either. He ended up with two M4 Mac mini machines and an old laptop, and while the setup cost is higher, it pays dividends more quickly than you might think.<\/p>\n

Code <\/h2>\n

Swift Concurrency: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you think @MainActor<\/code> is the solution to all your Swift concurrency problems, I\u2019d urge you to read Bruno Valente Pimentel<\/a>\u2019s latest article. It\u2019s well written and approachable, and he gives pragmatic advice that\u2019s the result of real-world experience:<\/p>\n

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The goal isn\u2019t perfection. It\u2019s working software that\u2019s incrementally better than yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He finishes the article with a list of three ways that he \u201cembraces the imperfection\u201d of dealing with Swift concurrency in a large legacy codebase. It\u2019s definitely worth a read.<\/p>\n

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Singletons with Swift Concurrency<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Is Matt Massicotte<\/a> going to tell you not to use singletons in his latest article? Well, kinda, but it\u2019s not that simple. He has a couple of ways of working around the fact that you likely have one or more singletons lurking in your codebase, with options for making them thread-safe.<\/p>\n

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Add a Close button to SwiftUI modals on iOS 26<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s 2025. We have iOS 26, and we finally have the technology for a close button! \ud83d\ude02 Seriously, though, as Natalia Panferova<\/a> explains, there\u2019s an important difference between closing and cancelling.<\/p>\n

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Unlike the existing cancel<\/code> role, which indicates discarding edits or abandoning progress, the close<\/code> role doesn\u2019t imply data loss. It doesn\u2019t perform any automatic dismissal by itself but provides internal semantics that help SwiftUI and the system understand the intent of the button, such as accessibility and platform-consistent presentation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s nice to be able to represent this semantic difference to help SwiftUI conform better to platform conventions. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n

Design <\/h2>\n

Liquid Glass or \u2026 something else?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Talking of Liquid Glass, Rafael Conde<\/a> posted some fascinating details about the process of adapting Sketch<\/a> to macOS Tahoe. Does that mean adopting Liquid Glass? Well, kinda<\/a>. It\u2019s a really good set of posts, I just wish it were a blog post, as I find threads really hard to follow on Mastodon.<\/p>\n

Jobs <\/h2>\n

Senior iOS Engineer @ alba<\/a> \u2013 We have a unique approach to identifying opportunities, entering markets, and scaling our products. This approach puts us on a fast trajectory for maximizing the reach and delight our products create. In just two years since our founding, our products have already been used by over 28 million users. \u2013 Remote (within European timezones) or on-site (United Kingdom)<\/em><\/p>\n

iOS Product Engineer @ Tolan<\/a> \u2013 At Tolan, we\u2019ve built the world\u2019s first voice-native embodied AI companion in a Swift 6 app, working alongside an Apple Design Award winning creative team to bring the Tolan characters to life. We work hard, with a high degree of autonomy and ownership. We work together in-person in downtown SF. \u2013 On-site (United States in CA) with some remote work (within US timezones)<\/em><\/p>\n

And finally… <\/h2>\n

\u201cMake something wonderful and put it out there\u201d, or\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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