Getting started with Swift Charts - part 2
Last time we looked at how to get started with Swift Charts. Let's pick up where we left off. We have the data, we have three ChartTypes, which show temperature (line chart), precipitation (bar chart) and wind (double line chart) and we have customized th...
Getting started with Swift Charts - part 1
Let's have a look at Swift Charts and see how we can use it to plot weather data. Apple introduced Swift Charts in iOS 16, and improved it in iOS 17, adding, among others, new chart types. If your app still needs to support iOS 15 or lower versions, you c...
How to use SwiftUI in a UIKit app
SwiftUI was initially announced 4 years ago, and last year Apple said clearly that the best way to build an app is with Swift and SwiftUI. However, some of us are still working on codebases that were started in UIKit more than 4-5 years ago and that is po...
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...
WidgetKit
In WWDC20, Apple introduced App Widgets to the home screen for multiple platforms(iOS, iPadOS, macOS). With WidgetKit, you can see the most important information from your app by putting widgets on your Home screen or Notification Center. Supported Famili...
WWDC20
Every year Apple's WWDC event is a highlight in the Apple developer community, and this year was no different. Because of COVID-19 the event had to take on a new form and move out of Cupertino and into the virtual world. The week was kicked off with the h...
Combine networking with a hint of SwiftUI
In this blogpost we will examine what Combine is and how it can be used. Combine is a huge topic, and obviously, we will not cover everything here. So, continue reading to learn how we can use Combine to make network requests in a very general and efficie...
