Nobody asked for this, but here it is anyway:
#WWDC25

Liquid glass looks pretty cool. I hope they continue adding more materials to the OS. Perhaps linen or felt. Maybe even leather

@mkalmes 😄

@rejected My keyboard extension app got rejected for "App Completeness".
You can define text snippets that you can paste anywhere, so I thought a good example snippet would be to have a "Lorem Ipsum" text.

Naturally Apple saw this not as an example but as "content that is not complete or final" #RejectedByAppReview #iOSdev

@ostojan Basic Search Ads worked great for me until November of last year. I was always way under the maximum CPI and for paid-upfront apps it was a no-brainer (especially with the 100$ credit).
Now I don't get any downloads anymore, even after increasing the maximum CPI.
Makes me wonder what changed, or if I'm holding it wrong...

Actually looking forward to new SDK bits at WWDC this year!
I just hope it's not just all AI stuff...

@rafa I even forgot to apply the promo code, that's how much I support you 😅

Just bought another @Sketch license.

I really like the "get a license and 1 year of updates" model. I'm not a designer, I don't need the collaboration or web features.

I bought the last license 4 years ago for 80€ so that equated to 20€ / year.

Now the price is 50% more expensive (120€), but if my update cadence stays the same it equates to 30€ / year.

Much easier to justify than 120€ / year.

I wish other software that I just use every now and then offered the same model.

Highlight of the day:
Getting a support request with very detailed, actionable feedback and saying they would have paid more for the app 😅

Lowlight of the day:
My new app got its first review, its one star, and complaining about the pricing.
The app has a generous free tier and a free trial for the pro features. The reviewer even mentions the wrong price so it looks more expensive to readers 😡
I get it if you don't want to pay for something or you find something too expensive, but ugh...

@richaesthetic No plans yet

Here’s the Link:
https://keyb.app
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1600111277

I just released Keyb - a keyboard extension that lets you paste frequently used text snippets

The joys of submitting a version 1.0 🙃
(To be fair, one of those is justified. Good that Apple caught it)
#iosdev #indiedev

This is absolute madness 😵‍💫
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdJ_y1c_j_I

@mkalmes ah gotcha. Would be nice for them to address it (with proper ways to change course), but I'm not too optimistic. Happy to be proven wrong though!

@mkalmes I'm expecting a whole lot of silence regarding this.
They didn't even address the hoops you have to jump through to release your apps in the EU last year.
Most I can imagine is a totally unrelated slide like "We sold x amount of apps last year. The App Store is still the safest, most convenient way to get apps for Apple platforms".
Maybe throw in a "we paid out y amount of dollars to developers last year"

I want to see a heist movie where one of the people is a QA person that performs erratic 7 finger swipes on the HVAC control screen to enter the casino's office floor

@a2 Bonus use as a mini flame thrower 🤷🏻‍♂️

For whoever out there needs to report "five things I got done this week," I offer a tech-bro-speak writeup of the activities of a small child:

1. Resolved an apparent paradox in knot theory, resulting in substantially improved system security (tied my shoes).

2. Isolated the root cause of a blocking problem and removed the barrier, retaining relevant evidence for post-mortem analysis (sneezed and wiped snot on my sleeve).

3. Stress-tested a rapid response system, demonstrating successful mobilization of key individuals with extremely low latency (screamed).

4. Discovered an important resource unavailability and implemented an alternative last-mile delivery protocol in order to meet a time-critical need (peed myself).

5. Completed scheduled downtime in response to substantially degraded system performance and restored operating efficiency to full (took a nap).

@marcpalmer 😁 haha perfect! Thank you for all the insights.