▣ App Dev/2026-08-19Intermediate
Turn Off the Liquid Glass Compatibility Flag Yourself, Before Xcode 27 Does It for You
UIDesignRequiresCompatibility is expected to be ignored in Xcode 27. Flip it to false yourself and you can rehearse next year's forced appearance today, on the SDK you already have. Here is what actually broke in my wallpaper apps, and the order I checked things in.
▣ App Dev/2026-07-18Intermediate
Which Device Gets the iOS 27 Public Beta? Choosing a Test Phone When There's No Way Back
The iOS 27 public beta arrived on July 13 carrying the same build number as developer beta 3. Starting from that one detail, here is how I decide which device gets it, what to archive first, and where to look in my own app.