Aaron Pearce

@aaron_pearce
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Indie Developer of #HomeKit apps, such as HomeCam, HomePass, HomeRun, HomeLog and more. Admin of the iOS Developers Slack.
Appshttps://pearcemedia.app
Bloghttps://aaronpearce.com
iOS Developers Slackhttps://ios-developers.io

I got a little excited about package trait support in Xcode 26.4. So I did some experimenting and ... I think it's great!

https://www.massicotte.org/blog/package-traits-in-xcode/

Package Traits in Xcode

At long last, package traits are now supported in Xcode and I think it's a big deal.

massicotte.org
Looks like Apple broke #CloudKit sync in OS 26.4. Remote notifications don’t seem to arrive, so no updates unless the app is relaunched. https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/820550
iCloud Sync not working with iPhon… | Apple Developer Forums

I do wonder why I bother with Mac ports of my app. App Review just seems to consistently find a reason to reject. Doesn't feel worth it compared to just running the iPad app on the Mac at some stages.
Nice and sunny in Sydney. Potentially torrential rain back home.
Next up, the train to the city.
✈️ Sydney.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dpcounsell/116284859348739485

Can’t think of a single user asking about it in my apps either.

"Copying shared cache symbols" - the one thing I was Apple would fix this year. I know I can click "Cancel" and it continues.
dear apple. when i want to choose another card, i will ALWAYS tap the top thing. always. i will never tap the second thing. please fix. thank u love u
🎉 A preview of something I've been working on quietly for a few weeks on and off. It's a complete rewrite of HomeScan, my Bluetooth scanning app that helps debug placement of HomeKit/Matter devices: https://testflight.apple.com/join/y9C6UkBr