I turn inputs into outputs. Make Drafts (indieapps.space/@drafts), and a few other things (https://agiletortoise.com) (he/him)
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I’ve been lucky most of my life to not have strong reactions to external stimuli. I’ve recently (like in the last year or so) developed a strong aversion to the sound of vacuum cleaners, however.
Whether I’m using it, or it’s just around, I have to immediately reach for the noise cancellation.
The brain is a weird thing.
“If trouble don’t kill me, I’ll live a long time”
Good gravy. 26.4 is such a mess. I already worked around a bug that draws an opaque backdrop in *front* of the text in Drafts editor if "Reduce Transparency" is enabled, and now I find that setting is also causing some pretty generic table view based sheets to appear completely blank!
Maybe this wouldn't be quite as bad if they didn't ship a whole major OS redesign that made everyone and their brother go turn on "Reduce Transparency”
NOTICE: iOS 26.4 and Drafts Sync Efficiency
TLDR; if you have not yet installed the iOS 26.4 update it might be best to wait a little while, because it includes a bug that makes Drafts sync (and other apps that rely on iCloud sync) less immediate. If you have installed this update, don’t worry too much. There’s no risk of data loss, you may just notice slower updates between devices.
Details: https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/ios-26-4-and-sync-efficiency/16617
TLDR; if you have not yet installed the iOS 26.4 update it might be best to wait a little while, because it includes a bug that makes Drafts sync (and other apps that rely on iCloud sync) less immediate. If you have installed this update, don’t worry too much. There’s no risk of data loss, you may just notice slower updates between devices. Overview The iOS (and iPadOS) 26.4 update shipped with a bug effecting many apps that utilize iCloud (specifically CloudKit) for sync. To be clear, Drafts...
New blog post: Small ways the App Store could be improved for developers
Setting aside major policy controversies, the App Store has a large number of minor issues almost 18 years after opening that Apple could fix to make life easier for developers but has neglected to fix.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/116309404063715397
This is a bad take. Apple exerting control over what UI conventions are allowed, or even required, would be disastrous. I dont think you can carve out a special case for video players.
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