Notes on hard Apple platform problems

Twelve years of helping developers who kept walking into the doors they were trying to get through. The doors are still there. This is where I write down where they are.

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Recent articles and notes

• ArticleTrust Insights, or how your app can tell when someone is being talked through a scam2 November 2026iOS 27 can tell a bank app when it looks like the person confirming a transfer is being coached by someone else. What it tells you, the app code step by step, and what nobody can test yet.
• NoteWhat happened to launchOptions15 October 2026In an app that supports scenes, launchOptions is nil, and as of the iOS 27 SDK every app has to support scenes. Where each of the 14 launch options went, and the 14 connection options that took their place.

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