I have decided to make the Skyliner repository public, rather than wait until refactoring is complete (I'd like to take my time with it and really make it great) Be warned it's a bit messy! github.com/rayanwaked/S... #client #ios #app #git

Skyliner v1.0.0 is now available on the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/skyli... Open sourcing is TBA, pending major refactoring; likely to correspond with release of version 1.1.0 on the App Store

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Quite unhappy with the look and feel of Skyliner, might rip down the UI to the foundation and start over. I think I expanded the scope too much for an MVP and it’s just not pretty or refined enough for my standards now. Will mess around and see what happens..

v0.60.0 Skyliner TestFlight is under review, this update enables 2FA logins and UI fixes. Beware there is no display of error messages yet, I’ll try to get to it asap.

2FA login has been implemented, should be available in the upcoming TestFlight release alongside UI fixes

V0.55.0 under review: - Adds functionality to reply or comment on posts - Fixes some UI bugs This will most likely be the final feature release version until V1.0.0+ It’s time for refinement

Looks like iOS 26 Beta 5 has caused some UI bugs for Skyliner

Planning to knock out the reply/comment feature and then spend the next few weeks fixing bugs, refining existing UI/features, refactoring codebase

Not sure why Apple decided to take its sweet sweet time to approve 0.50.0 but it’s out for TestFlighters Post comments/replies in works

I’ll try to release Skyliner 0.50.0 soon. It brings post threads and notifications to the app. From there I’ll probably only add very few features: -enable comment functionality on posts -personalization features requested Everything else will be refining and codebase work. #skyliner #app #dev

Need to go through the old code and figure out how Claude extracted content of the post otherwise notifications feature is ready

Took a break from development but back at it now and implementing notifications. Ugly right now but almost there, might send out update tomorrow

videos posted on bluesky are now higher resolution! ✨ before: after:

Any iOS or Swift developers know of good resources to learn backend Swift? I’m pretty good at SwiftUI and I’d like to be just as good at backend I learn by simultaneously doing what I am learning, if that helps Thanks #iOS #Swift #Dev #Developer #Backend #Coding

Next up: Get post threads working Get 2FA working Maybe notifications Thanks to @cjrriley.ca for responding to my GitHub issue and working on it so quickly 😊 testflight.apple.com/join/enPUTbj5

Skyliner TestFlight v0.40.5 is out, you can now view other people’s profiles It also implements a feature request by @massicotte.org to hide trending on header Settings button is on user profile tab, it’ll open a sad sheet with a single option for now All other feature requests are welcome 😄

I implemented the ability to view other profiles. I will need to refactor for simplicity before pushing this to TestFlight. Not a fan of how messy it got. Super pretty lake effect banners though! #swiftui #ios #app #dev #swift

Upcoming beta version will hopefully stop being anemic

Skyliner TestFlight version 0.40.0 is out, all other builds have been expired This version corrects the versioning mistake, so it has gone backwards Beta V0.40.0 brings new features such as: - Timestamps on posts - Functional post actions - Post embeds - Refined buttons - Refined padding for posts

BadgeIcon 1.2 is out! 🚀 This is a tiny Swift package for creating icons that look like the ones in Settings. This version adds 68 new predefined icons, bringing the total number of predefined icons to *118*! github.com/danielsaidi/...

Skyliner should become a lot more usable soon. I’m archiving the next test flight release bringing embeds to the app #swiftui #app #bluesky #ios #dev

Pilot version of Skyliner is officially open publicly for testers on TestFlight. Please feel free to try out the app. Features are limited as the core focus is on experience. Post actions and embeds are next on the todo list. testflight.apple.com/join/enPUTbj5 #ios #swiftui #bluesky #app #beta

Post actions are implemented Next up: - Post embeds (photos, links, and quotes for now) - Hide trending - Fix reloading on profile view Opened an issue to have 2FA looked into

How does everyone feel about the profile view design so far? #ui #app #dev #swiftui

Received feedback requesting a toggle for trending events on the home header I’ll try to get that out in the next release or two

#Skyliner beta V0.35.0 is set to be released soon. - Fixes tab bar visibility for non-iOS26 devices - Fixes animations on log in - Fixes profile banners; now dynamic and display correctly - Adds log out button on profile tab - Improves search bar visibility - Other small things #dev #ios #app

A preview of Skyliner’s App Store content #ios #app #ios26 #swift #swiftui

Not sure why but it feels basically impossible to get 2FA working and not even Claude can help 😩

Pilot version of Skyliner is officially open publicly for testers on TestFlight. Please feel free to try out the app. Features are limited as the core focus is on experience. Post actions and embeds are next on the todo list. testflight.apple.com/join/enPUTbj5 #ios #swiftui #bluesky #app #beta

Apple UI #design kits for iOS and iPadOS 26 now available! 👉 developer.apple.com/design/resou...

I feel like AI is getting worse at coding

I knew Google search was hot garbage but I didn’t realize just how bad it was until after I used #Kagi Still room to improve, especially the images search (Duck does it best imo), but miles ahead of everything else Plus it has a doggo. Would be nice to choose a cat or bird for fun ;)

I finished search functionality now all that is left is opening a feed view when a user taps on a feed or trend in the header Then I can upload to App Store, open source, and take a break for probably at least a month I’m already tired of this, it was a lot harder than I expected

Posting from Skyliner ;) Only text functionality for now but hopefully in a near future release the whole thing will be implemented #SwiftUI #Swift #App

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Testing

Claude made me a safe glass effect that automatically turns itself off if the device is not iOS26 so I can actually target at least iOS17 I can release a MVP maybe by end of week hopefully 🥲 (happy tear)

Here’s where I am so far Claude basically wrote the entire implementation for post embeds (pictures, links, videos) which is crazy to me So hard not to just get lazy and stop learning, let Claude do everything Need to go back and make sure I learn how it implemented it #swift #swiftui #app #ios

I’m really bummed out about #Arc #browser being discontinued ☹️

What do we think? V0.15.0 I think the design system is taking shape conceptually #swiftui #swift #ui #app #atprotokit

I came to senses and accepted that a rounded banner is hideous

I made the corner radius match the device bezel radius via BezelKit, screenshots are wonky but it’s nice on device with the glass effect Also made the reflection more tasteful; less heavy handed on the blur Need to design the rest of the profile view #swift #swiftui #app

Before I go to bed, did some design stuff to the banner and profile picture UI Don’t know how I’ll fit the profile info if the profile picture stays centered or might align it leading #swift #swiftui #app

Slowly but surely… Few more pieces of functionality to add and then I can make it pretty #iosdev #swift #swiftui #app

Now I’m ACTUALLY done refactoring also the navigation functionality is working :^)

I will most likely open source my app once it hits the App Store- IF it hits the App Store

iOS devs, how do you go about solo creating an app? Do you start with models, views, everything at once, something else? #ios #swift #swiftui #iosdev #dev

My project structure scaled incredibly poorly so I have to make a whole new Xcode project and refactor the whole thing using packages 🫠😩