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Complex 3D Animation Effect Using SwiftUI | BlueNote's 3D Paywall Effect | Xcode 26

Tutorial recreates BlueNote’s 3D animated paywall using SwiftUI, combining layered views with 3D transforms and animation to achieve depth and motion. Focuses on structuring the layout, managing state and timing for smooth effects, and practical considerations for performance. Takeaway: craft polished 3D UI entirely in SwiftUI.

On-demand resources in iOS app

Explains using iOS on-demand resources to ship smaller initial downloads and fetch assets when needed. Covers three tag types: initial install, prefetched, and download-only. Shows NSBundleResourceRequest implementation with pin/unpin methods. Highlights security use case of storing API tokens outside app binary using on-demand resources saved to Keychain, though notes this isn't a complete security boundary as resources aren't encrypted on device.

Beyond the Human: Designing with Non-Human Personas in Mobile Apps

Advocates non‑human personas to design for environmental impact. Prefer predictable fetch over push, mute threads, cache on device, and reduce rendering to cut energy/water/CO₂. Use credible ecological data. Takeaway: embed sustainability in networking, notifications, background work.

SwiftUI Agent Skill: Build better views with AI

Open SwiftUI Agent Skill that steers AI tools to write/refactor SwiftUI views correctly: avoid 1‑param onChange, AsyncImage downsampling/caching, layout sans GeometryReader, list identity/perf, ScrollViewReader, type‑safe sheets, state mgmt, and hot‑path optimizations. Reduces tech debt.

SwiftUI Dynamic Island QR Code Scanner | iOS 26 | Xcode 26

Build a custom Dynamic Island–based QR code scanner in SwiftUI. The video designs a Live Activity/Dynamic Island UI and connects it to a scanner view, manages camera permission, and displays results in the island. Takeaway: combine SwiftUI and Live Activities to surface glanceable scan feedback.

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