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Quickie: How to get the new Search button on iOS 26
iOS

Quickie: How to get the new Search button on iOS 26

Updated on July 4 @ 7:15pm BRT: The original version of this post said the solution below was nowhere to be found on Apple's materials. That was a mistake, it's here. If you've been reading and watching WWDC25 content like me, you've
04 Jul 2025 2 min read
A bright red Dahlia flower stands before many green leaves in an open field.
iOS

Design Pattern Review: Memento

Welcome to my Design Pattern Review series. On this series of blog posts I plan on reviewing both consolidated software design patterns as well as lesser known ones (at least to me). As software developers we're dealing with the intersection of the creative and the established. We'
30 Jun 2025 8 min read
4 colorful squares 4 meters wide stand vertically on a lush green park. Beneath them there are a couple of rocks, creating a art installation in Instituto Inhotim, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
iOS

Don't hold your breath for UIKit's deprecation

SwiftUI might be the future—but the past isn’t going anywhere just yet. Ever since Apple introduced SwiftUI in 2019 much has been said about UIKit being dead. "Eventually it will die too" is a phrase I have said, eagerly waiting for the perfect day where all
23 Jun 2025 4 min read
An iPhone over a colorful background. On the phone's screen a white rectangle shows the upload progress for a Story.
iOS

Instagram's Live Activity Is Not Doing What You Think It's Doing

So I'm yet again using my personal project to gain some dopamine and decided Live Activities would bring that golden touch I was looking for. As any young-ish person in the Western world, I use Instagram way more than I would like to admit. Since, I think, last
09 Dec 2024 5 min read
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