Tag: iOS-Development

All the articles with the tag "iOS-Development".

• Calling Super at Runtime in Swift

  Published: 10 Jun, 2020

  • 16 min read

  Implementing dynamic super calls in Swift through runtime manipulation, assembly language, and ARM64 register management for InterposeKit.

• zld — A Faster Version of Apple's Linker

  Published: 5 Jun, 2020

  • 3 min read

  How to speed up iOS build times by 40% using zld, a drop-in replacement for Apple's linker, with practical integration tips for real projects.

• Jailbreaking for iOS Developers

  Published: 25 May, 2020

  • 8 min read

  A comprehensive guide to iOS jailbreaking for developers, covering legal security research tools, debugging capabilities, and practical applications beyond app piracy.

• UITableViewController designated initializer woes

  Published: 15 Apr, 2015

  • 3 min read

  Navigate the complications of subclassing UITableViewController after iOS 8.3 introduced designated initializers that break proper initialization patterns.

• Researching ResearchKit

  Published: 14 Apr, 2015

  • 6 min read

  Analyze Apple's first major open-source project ResearchKit to discover interesting implementation details and practical iOS development solutions.

• The curious case of rotation with multiple windows on iOS 8

  Published: 25 Jan, 2015

  • 2 min read

  Diagnose and solve an iOS 8 regression where unwanted rotation occurs in apps using multiple windows despite explicit configuration.

• UIKit Debug Mode

  Published: 9 Jan, 2015

  • 2 min read

  Unlock hidden UIKit debugging features by bypassing Apple's InternalBuild checks to access secret flags for logging touches, gestures, and animations.

• Retrofitting containsString: on iOS 7

  Published: 17 Jul, 2014

  • 1 min read

  Backport iOS 8's convenient NSString containsString: method to iOS 7 using runtime patching that won't conflict with Apple's implementation.

• A Story About Swizzling "the Right Way™" and Touch Forwarding

  Published: 4 Jul, 2014

  • 8 min read

  Learn why traditional method swizzling breaks UIKit's touch forwarding and discover a better approach that preserves _cmd integrity.

• Hacking with Aspects

  Published: 5 May, 2014

  • 3 min read

  Explore how Apple detects popover presentation in UIImagePickerController and learn to bypass the restriction using my Aspects library.