Tag: Reverse-Engineering

All the articles with the tag "Reverse-Engineering".

• Fixing keyboardShortcut in SwiftUI

  Published: 31 Jan, 2021

  • 7 min read

  Debugging and fixing a SwiftUI keyboardShortcut bug that fails when mixing SwiftUI with UIKit through reverse engineering and LLDB analysis.

• Forbidden Controls in Catalyst: Optimize Interface for Mac

  Published: 22 Sep, 2020

  • 7 min read

  Investigating why certain UIKit controls throw runtime exceptions in Catalyst's 'Optimize Interface for Mac' mode and discovering which controls are forbidden.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• How To Inspect The View Hierarchy Of Third-Party Apps

  Published: 27 Dec, 2013

  • 3 min read

  Learn how to inspect view hierarchies of third-party iOS apps using a jailbroken device and debugging tools like Reveal for design insights.