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.
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.
How Far Can On-Device Inference Stay Free? Measuring the Line Between Foundation Models and Gemini
WWDC 2026 widened Apple Foundation Models' free tier, making on-device inference easier to reach for. But 'free, so everything on-device' hits cases where quality falls short. Here is how to decide the range you hold on-device and the range you pass to cloud Gemini by measurement, not guesswork.
Delegate to the OS AI or Own It: Drawing the iOS 27 Feature Boundary
WWDC 2026 put AI into the OS core. Which app features should you hand to the OS AI, and which should you own? A boundary you will not regret, for indie developers.