In this article, we will learn what is OptionSet in Swift and how to create your own custom OptionSet.

What is OptionSet?

• In Swift, OptionSet is a protocol to represent bitset types, where individual bits represent members of a set.
• OptionSet is similar to enum, but they are designed to work as a set so we can use multiple values at the same time.
• As OptionSet confirms to SetAlgebra protocol, we can use methods like intersection, union, contains, isDisjoint and several other methods that you might have used on Set.

As a matter of fact, Swift’s OptionSet protocol is the bridged version of…

What is Swift Package Manager (aka SwiftPM or SPM)?

• The SwiftPM is a tool for managing the distribution of Swift code just like CocoaPods and Carthage.
• It’s integrated with the Swift build system to automate the process of downloading, compiling, and linking dependencies.
• The SwiftPM is included in Swift 3.0 and above enables us to manage Swift dependencies.
• With the release of Swift 5 and Xcode 11, SwiftPM support added within Xcode itself.

Here’s a step by step guide for creating your first swift package in Xcode.

Recently, I have updated my Xcode to the latest version (Version 12.2 (12B45b), and my project running fine for real devices. But when I try to run on iOS Simulator I am getting the following error.

building for iOS Simulator, but linking in object file built for iOS, file for architecture arm64

To solve this problem we have to exclude arm64 for simulator architecture both from your project and the pod target.

Solution using Exclude Architectures

Solution for Project Target

• Open your project in Xcode 12 and click on the targets
• Navigate to Build Settings of your project.
• Add Any iOS Simulator SDK with value arm64 inside Excluded…

• We’re using Cocoapods for several years, but Swift Package Manager (SPM) is new standard dependency manager which included in Swift 3.0 and above. If you are the one who wants to adopt SwiftPM in your swift project, this is how to do it right.
• Before removing CocoaPods from your project, make sure all your dependencies are compatible with SwiftPM.
• I’ve found one small tool spmready by Humi to check If all your dependencies are ready to migrate to SwiftPM or not.

• If all your libraries are not compatible with SPM , then either you go ahead with CocoaPods + SPM…

While developing mobile apps that require internet connectivity, it's significant to handle poor network conditions. Because mobile app users will likely to have a much slower network than we use while developing.

As a developer, you didn’t want to throw away your invaluable time looking for a location with a poor network to test the app. So there are some ways to simulate poor network conditions during development.

Simulate Poor Network on iOS Simulator

Apple’s official tool to simulate network connections on macOS for testing purposes is the Network Link Conditioner.

1) Steps to install Network Link Conditioner

• Open Xcode and go to Xcode › Open Developer Tool › More Developer Tools... …

Recently, I’ve designed one of the screens of my project using the Sketch application. I’ve given a shadow property to the element with blur and spread.

But when I try to replicate the same shadow effect in the iOS application, it doesn’t quite work. That’s because the spread property does not exist in the CALayer class of the CoreAnimation framework. Also, blur and shadowRadius don't produce the same effect as the Sketch app.

The following are the results of setting a shadow offset of (10, 10) and a blur radius of 10 with spread value of 3 in Sketch and…

During its annual September 15 hardware event on Tuesday, Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, iPad Air, and iPad 8th generation. As rumoured before, Apple didn’t debut the iPhone 12 lineup at its September 15 event.

In addition to the hardware products, the company also announced a new subscription service, called Apple Fitness+, as well as Apple One service bundles to help keep things simple — and keep you subscribing.

Apple Watch Series 6

• The next-generation model has the same design as the Series 4 and Series 5 but features improved internals and new finishes — including the blood oxygen…

In my previous article, we have learned how to integrate SwiftLint into the Project. In this article, we’ll learn how to disable rules. Rules can be disabled either at the project level or source level.

Option 1: Disable Rules at Project Level:

If you don’t want to use the specific rule(s) for your project then you can disable those rules completely by configuring .swiftlint.yml file as below:

# rule identifiers turned on by default to exclude from running
disabled_rules: 
   - trailing_whitespace
   - force_cast
   - force_unwrapping
   - force_try

It is also possible to skip some files by configuring .swiftlint.yml file as below:

excluded: - file1 - file2 …