Max Melzer

@maxmelzer
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Swift developer by night, Java developer by day. The guy behind #Flyleaf. I have a background in theology and am currently working on my painting skills.

English or German, he/him.

Personal Websitehttps://moehrenzahn.de/en/about
Flyleaf Read Later App for iOS and macOS@flyleafapp
LocationLeipzig, Germany
Show threadMax MelzerJun 18

The App Store rejection saga if finally over. After two more pointless rejection, I got #Flyleaf 2.6 through! Also, the app is now very professional and much official with it's own domain: https://flyleafapp.com

https://mastodon.social/@flyleafapp/116772150809218691

Flyleaf for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Read later app for iOS and macOS with native design, iCloud sync and book-style pagination

Flyleaf Read Later
Max MelzerJun 18
Flyleaf – Read Later AppJun 18

I'm very happy to announce that #Flyleaf update 2.6 is finally available in the #AppStore:

#Tables finally render properly, add #Bluesky threads, import articles from #Readwise Reader, export articles as #Markdown, navigate with a built-in table of contents, and a bunch of other improvements across iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Plus: Fixes for images, videos, reading position, and other pesky paper cuts.

Read all about it on the new Flyleaf website:

https://flyleafapp.com/flyleaf-2-6/

What's new in Flyleaf 2.6 (and what's coming next)

Flyleaf Read Later
Show threadMax MelzerJun 13
Well shit, now I'm officially in #AppReview Hell. I resubmitted everything to the #AppStore, iOS was approved quickly, but the macOS version got another rejection after 2 days, this time stating that my-in app puchase flow „may mislead or confuse users about the subscription terms or pricing“. Of course, that flow is unchanged for over two years and never been a problem before. @rejected
Show threadMax MelzerJun 11
The #AppStore saga continues: After 8 days, the macOS version was rejected by #AppReview on a metadata technicality, forcing me to also resubmit the already approved iOS version. Lets hope I won’t regret any of this …
Max MelzerJun 11
Kyle BashourJun 10
Introducing decant: I had claude reverse engineer the compiled Icon Composer format so you can extract .icons files for any of Apple’s apps https://github.com/kylebshr/decant
GitHub - kylebshr/decant: Icon Composer Decompiler

Icon Composer Decompiler. Contribute to kylebshr/decant development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Max MelzerJun 9
Steve Troughton-SmithJun 9

"We had a few contacts with Apple on this matter, this I can confirm. But Apple was simply unable to develop interoperability solutions that meet essential EU privacy and security standards.

Instead of trying to find a suitable compliance solution, Apple simply made a request to the European Commission to be exempted from their interoperability obligations under the DMA.

And this for at least 18 months on top of it. Guess what? That's not an option."

https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-290903

Audiovisual Service

Max MelzerJun 8
Show threadNiléaneJun 8

They just dropped a press release explaining why they chose not to release the new Siri AI in the EU: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/due-to-dma-siri-ai-delayed-in-eu-for-ios-27-and-ipados-27/

Long story short, their argument is "the EU Commission wants us to give any AI system unlimited access to a user's device", "we proposed a technical solution that we would roll out over an 18-month period", and "They said no"

Due to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

Due to the Digital Markets Act, Apple will not be able to ship Siri AI in the European Union with the release of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.

Apple Newsroom
Max MelzerJun 8
This stuff is really odd, even more so considering it will apparently be available on macOS in the EU? https://mastodon.social/@vincefried/116716056452229148
Max MelzerJun 8
JoachimJun 8

„Password will agenticly sign into your accounts and change your [insecure] passwords.“ followed by „giving you peace of mind“ is … not what happened to me when I heard that sentence. 🫣

Yes, I trust the Passwords app a lot. But not that far.

#wwdc26

Max MelzerJun 8
Sean HeberJun 8

This time of year Apple app devs give off the impression of rapidly running to support the latest things, ordering the latest new gadgets, and generally just seeming like they're made of money because of the race to keep up - but my iPhone is too old to run Apple Intelligence, my Mac is around 5 years old, and my iPad is about 6 years old.

Pretty much can't afford the latest and greatest anymore as there aren't enough people buying our apps or hiring our designers.

So yeah.