🚀 Tech Updates - iPhone Duo Development
iPhone Duo in Xcode 27.1 has a hidden Action Bar specifically for iPhone Duo, giving you more control over the device angle and allowing you to quickly switch between 5 device poses with keyboard shortcuts. There's also a "Table Mode" control. To enable, run defaults write.
Key Points:
Device Hub Action Bar: The hidden Action Bar provides more control over the device angle and allows for quick switching between 5 device poses.
Table Mode Control: The "Table Mode" control is also available in the Device Hub.
Enabling the Action Bar: To enable the Action Bar, run
defaults writein the Terminal.
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🤖 Interactive Splats - VisionOS 27 App
Interactive Splats is a visionOS 27 app for experimenting with interactive 3D Gaussian Splats. Load your own PLY files, interact with them directly in Vision Pro, and try effects like Flow, Scatter, and Cloak.
Key Points:
Interactive 3D Gaussian Splats: The app allows for interactive experimentation with 3D Gaussian Splats.
PLY File Support: Load your own PLY files for interaction.
Effects: Try effects like Flow, Scatter, and Cloak.
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📚 App Resizability - Xcode 27.1 Beta
The "app-resizability" skill in Xcode 27.1 beta has been renamed from "uikit-app-modernization" and now supports iPhone Duo and additional SwiftUI compatibility.
Key Points:
Renamed Skill: The skill has been renamed from "uikit-app-modernization" to "app-resizability".
iPhone Duo Support: The skill now supports iPhone Duo.
SwiftUI Compatibility: Additional SwiftUI compatibility has been added.
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📊 Jev's Leap - Efficiency Over Extravagance
Jev feels like the leap that only happens when you push towards efficiency over extravagance. When you use the damn thing, it feels so magical - like doing a google search for the first time after using excite and altavista forever.
Key Points:
Efficiency Over Extravagance: Jev emphasizes the importance of pushing towards efficiency over extravagance.
Magical Experience: The experience feels magical, like doing a google search for the first time.
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📚 Preparing Your App for iPhone Duo
Preparing your app for iPhone Duo involves using the Xcode 27.1 beta version and following the documentation provided by Apple.
Key Points:
Xcode 27.1 Beta: Use the Xcode 27.1 beta version for iPhone Duo development.
Documentation: Follow the documentation provided by Apple for preparing your app for iPhone Duo.
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📊 Xcode 27.1 Beta Release
The Xcode 27.1 beta version, including the iPhone Duo simulator, has been released. Use this version for development and verification.
Key Points:
Xcode 27.1 Beta Release: The Xcode 27.1 beta version has been released.
iPhone Duo Simulator: The iPhone Duo simulator is included in the Xcode 27.1 beta version.
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🤖 AI Hype - A Few Thoughts
A few thoughts on AI hype: 1) If you've only seen clips of this interview, I'd encourage you to watch the full podcast. I push back on plenty of AI hype in it. 2) As I said in the podcast, this example is academic. My intention was to illustrate how hard it is to make absolute statements about AI.
Key Points:
AI Hype: The author pushes back on AI hype in the interview.
Academic Example: The example is academic and intended to illustrate the difficulty of making absolute statements about AI.
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