Welcome to this week's edition of our newsletter.

Apple spent this week making itself at home, introducing HomeView (we have to say, its design looks pretty interesting and familiar), a new HomePod mini, and an updated Apple TV.

Meet Apple HomeView, a new way to enjoy entertainment and manage the home

Apple today introduced Apple HomeView, designed to be central to the home and personal to everyone in it.

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Meanwhile, with iPhone Duo just around the corner, developers have plenty to look forward to. From adapting apps to foldable screens to exploring new ways to bring them into our homes, the Apple ecosystem keeps expanding!

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ArrangementView in SwiftUI: split and overlay layouts for iPhone Duo

Natalia demonstrates how SwiftUI’s new ArrangementView adapts content to iPhone Duo’s different displays and folding states, exploring split and overlay layouts and ways to customize their proportions and positioning.

ArrangementView in SwiftUI: split and overlay layouts for iPhone Duo

ArrangementView lets SwiftUI place two related views side by side, stacked or layered depending on the available space and the fold on iPhone Duo, with split and overlay styles to configure the result.

Nil CoalescingNatalia Panferova

SwiftUI .task vs .onAppear - Async Work Done Right

Sagar compares .task and .onAppear in SwiftUI, explaining how they handle asynchronous work, task cancellation, and view lifecycle management, and when to use each approach.

SwiftUI .task vs .onAppear - Async Work Done Right

Learn how SwiftUI’s .task modifier runs async code, cancels it when a view disappears, and restarts it with .task(id:), replacing manual Task management.

Sagar UnagarSagar Unagar

Assistive Access — iOS Easy Mode, Revisited

Bas revisits Assistive Access and the new APIs introduced in iOS 26, showing how developers can create dedicated, simplified app experiences with larger interface elements and easier navigation.

Assistive Access — iOS Easy Mode, Revisited

What is Assistive Access, you might ask? It’s an accessibility feature released in iOS 17, to “distill apps and experiences to their essential features in order to lighten cognitive load.” It offers bigger elements, scoped app functionality, and more consistent navigation. When I wrote about Assistive Access’ beta, things were still in flux and not necessarily fully fleshed out. There was, for example, no way to optimize your own apps for the larger elements; the only API third party apps could use was an Info.plist key that allows your app to use the space beyond the safe area, like behind the Dynamic Island.

Bas’ BlogBas' Blog

Keepsweeper

Minesweeper has always been about figuring out what lies beneath a grid, using numbers to decide which squares are safe to uncover. But what if those squares contained more than just mines, and clearing them was only the beginning of something much bigger?

Keepsweeper, developed by Michael Flarup, combines the familiar logic of Minesweeper with kingdom building, turning each uncovered tile into a chance to discover resources, treasures, or enemies. Workers gather materials, farms and windmills support your growing settlement, and soldiers defend it against goblins and dragons, all while the numbers on the grid guide your next move. There are different quest paths to follow, daily realms to explore, and multiplayer modes where friends can build together or compete for the last kingdom standing.

Keepsweeper App - App Store

Download Keepsweeper by Flarup Industries on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Keepsweeper.

App StoreFlarup Industries

That’s all for this week!

With iPhone Duo arriving next Friday, it’s time to put our layouts to the test and get ready for a whole new form factor and as always...

We can’t wait to see what you will Create with Swift.

See you next week!