How to set up Firebase dSYM upload for an iOS project with multiple environments (Xcode 14)
If you ever used Firebase Crashlytics for an iOS app's crash reports, chances are you also encountered the “missing dSYM files” warning in the Firebase console. The crash reports are basically useless without these files. The Firebase Crashlytics document...
Automating tasks with SPM plugins
Swift Package Manager plugins are a great way of automating tasks, like, enforcing code conventions and style. In this tutorial we're going to learn what are package plugins and implement 2 plugins; one that outputs code statistics and another that genera...
How to implement realtime updates with Live Activities
Live Activities were introduced in iOS 16.1 as a way to display up-to-date information on the iPhone Lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. In this article, we're going to explore the Live Activity API by implementing a fake Delivery App where the user wi...
iOS Accessibility Support Within SwiftUI
Accessibility in our iOS applications is something we should all strive for. To be inclusive and have our applications available to all is a massive goal for us at Monstarlab in every project we undertake. To accommodate to each user, whatever their needs...
Code Coverage with SonarQube and Bitrise for Swift
At Monstarlab, we are using SonarQube to gather metrics about the quality of our code. One of the metrics we were interested in is code coverage. However, just running sonar-scanner on the project will not upload the coverage data to our instance of Sonar...
WWDC22 - A first look at Apple's new Augmented Reality features
Over 34 million developers are part of Apple's developers community with access to great frameworks including AR specific ones like ARKit and RealityKit. Here is an overview of what we know so far from this year's WWDC when it comes to augmented reality, ...
ARAnchors - Bringing virtual objects into the real world
At Monstarlab we have some incredible talent when it comes to building AR experiences. Some of the work I have seen my colleagues produce has simply blown me away. Really creative, innovative experiences that can often at times blur the line between augme...
iOS: Automating the upload of DSYM files to Firebase using Fastlane & Bitrise
What was the issue? Crash reporting is something that's hugely important for all our apps. It allows us to easily find issues within our apps and can give us helpful advice on where to fix them. For our crash reporting, we use Firebase Crashlytics. For th...
Gender Equality Detection in Written Text
Gender is a social construct Gender and sex are two different things. From a very young age, we see different roles played by our father and mother. We see society treating a boy and a girl differently. Children are told not to play certain games or wear ...
Predicting Maternal Morbidity using Machine Learning Techniques
Machine learning (ML) is expected to make the hunt for new health care quicker, cheaper, and more effective. It could be taught to identify concerning trends quickly, while also improving its models over time and potentially proposing courses of action. ...
