Rob Whitaker Series 0

@RobW@iosdev.space
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I do native iOS 📱, macOS 🖥️, and Android 🤖 accessibility ♿️ and native iOS development 🛠️.

I post my bad music taste regularly 🎶

Mutualshttps://www.instagram.com/_rob_rw
GitHubhttps://github.com/rwapp/
Bookhttps://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-5814-9
Noiseshttps://on.soundcloud.com/Utj3M1YYrGtcMc7a7
Rob Whitaker Series 06d ago

Weekly Vibes 13/6/25
Rap metal, ambient, and west African hip hop

#WeeklyVibes
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6P8o3fCpbENCXUIUw6RP1F

Weekly Vibes 13/6/25

Playlist · Rob Whitaker · 15 items

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Rob Whitaker Series 0Jun 12
AndyJun 11

If you localize your app, I recommend checking out our talk!
I speak about getting started with localization, but then quickly advance into our two big features this year:
Generated comments, and Swift symbols for manually added strings.

https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/225

Code-along: Explore localization with Xcode - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer

Learn how to localize your app into additional languages using Xcode. We'll walk step-by-step through the process of creating a String...

Apple Developer
Rob Whitaker Series 0Jun 12
Show threadDaniel Devesa Derksen-StaatsJun 11
- Braille:
There is now an API to translate from print text to Braille and vice versa: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Accessibility/AXBrailleTranslator
Rob Whitaker Series 0Jun 12
Daniel Devesa Derksen-StaatsJun 11
It’s WWDC time! I’ve been browsing what’s new in accessibility and here’s a thread with what I’ve found so far 🧵
Rob Whitaker Series 0Jun 11

The #WWDC25 group labs are great. A unique opportunity to ask questions of Apple engineers, designers, and product managers. There are still plenty still available for sign up.
Including this accessibility technologies one, at my favourite time for vc meetings, Friday at 2am (time zone depending).

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc25/labs/LLU6QP8V7K/dashboard

Labs - WWDC25 - Apple Developer

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Show threadRob Whitaker Series 0Jun 11
For clarity- it’s clear to me that the *UI design function* within Apple are not interested in accessibility. there are still fantastic product managers and engineers who are doing fantastic work in accessibility.
Rob Whitaker Series 0Jun 11
The more I hear from Apple this week on the new design, the more I’m convinced they have given up on accessibility.
I like the new design, it’s fun and exciting and I can’t wait to use it. And I know this is an early iteration and things will improve.
But I’m also excited to hear about how they considered accessibility. But all I’m hearing is that they haven’t considered accessibility at all. That they want accessibility users to have an actively bad experience, if they’re able to use it at all.
Rob Whitaker Series 0Jun 11
Maybe the greatest pop album ever. Every track is just unbelievably good.
RIP Brian Wilson
https://open.spotify.com/album/2CNEkSE8TADXRT2AzcEt1b
Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys · Album · 1966 · 13 songs

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Rob Whitaker Series 0Jun 11
Vic 🇪🇺Jun 11

Tell me #accessibility guys are not on your product team without telling me accessibility guys are not on your product team.

#a11y #LiquidAss #Apple

Rob Whitaker Series 0Jun 11
I note that in the UI frameworks group lab a highly upvoted question on accessibility in liquid glass was deleted rather than answered.