The new architecture recommendation from Google is changing how we build Android apps. The architecture separates UI and data into distinct layers, with an optional “domain” layer in between. It doesn’t have a specific name like MVVM and is instead referred to as the “new architecture” or “layered architecture.”
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How to Configure Network Proxy for Your iOS App
Rarely do we use proxies on our personal devices to access anything. But when you are developing an app for a client, and they want only whitelisted IPs to access their server, you will have to set up a proxy. You can set up a proxy for all network traffic or a specific set of network calls (for example, requests from within an app).
Let me walk you through the steps to configure proxy settings for your Mac or iPhone globally.
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Building an Animated LED Matrix Display in Jetpack Compose
Jetpack Compose, the much-awaited UI toolkit from Google, is finally production-ready. With the power and flexibility of the declarative UI paradigm and access to low-level animation APIs, it is about to take the Android developer experience to a whole new level.
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Voice Commerce in iOS
Voice assistants are becoming mainstream in the app world, particularly e-commerce apps. Imagine shopping by just talking to an app. That’s how easy it is going to be.
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Apple Business Manager—The New Path for Distributing iOS Apps In-House
In 2020, when a surging pandemic and safety protocols shuttered many offices, we were among the IT firms to switch entirely to remote work. We adapted to its rhythms almost instantly, logging into work like clockwork, collabing over Zoom and Meet, and diligently meeting deadlines and release dates. Access to internal systems and data was something to be ironed out. An in-house mobile application became the need of the hour. Building the iOS app was no sweat but the distribution path wasn’t so clear-cut at first.
I’ll soon explain how we sorted this out.
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Public Key Info Hash SSL Pinning in Swift Using TrustKit
This post is for anyone who’s trying to implement Public Key Info Hash SSL Pinning in iOS using TrustKit. The process is very straightforward except when you goof up by missing a tiny detail. A lot of documentation is already available on this topic. I’m just bringing the whole process under one roof.
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Jetpack Compose—A Modern Declarative UI Toolkit for Android
In the dynamic realm of Android app development, it is not uncommon for new libraries, SDKs, and architectures to rise and fall and new features to get added or removed each year. Among the few things to survive the flux, the XML-based UI toolkit is relied on by developers to build user interfaces of all kinds. It is a bit of a tedious process: UI layouts are defined in an XML file, accessed and processed inside Kotlin files.
That normal is now slowly changing. Declarative and reactive UI toolkits and frameworks are shaking things up.
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SwiftUI for Faster, Interactive App Development
Times are changing for iOS application developers. Yes, I’m referring to Apple’s newly announced declarative User Interface (UI) framework, SwiftUI, which will make way for faster, interactive app development.
Passwordless Login Comes to Android with FIDO2 Certification
On February 25, 2019, Google and FIDO Alliance announced at the World Mobile Congress that they have added support for FIDO2 standard for Android devices running Android Nougat and above. FIDO Alliance is an open industry consortium focused on developing authentication standards. FIDO has been working to change the traditional password and OTP-based authentication with more secure open standards.
Building a Streaming App: QBurst’s Journey with Baiskoafu
It was towards the end of 2017 that Baiskoafu, a client based in the Maldives, approached us to build a platform to stream and download multimedia content in Dhivehi, the Maldivian language. The client wanted the app to be a medium through which they could promote local talent and content across the globe. Apart from this key idea, they had a sizeable collection of audio and video content and a set of questions for us. How could they materialize this dream? What should the product look like? What features should be included? 2018 was a period of joint discovery and exciting development for Baiskoafu and QBurst.