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Launching iOS Apps with a Custom URL Scheme
I’ve been experimenting with widgets recently which led me to wanting to launch apps with custom URLs. Trying and retrying different URLs during development is tiresome and I couldn’t remember the different ways to do it. Here’s my recap for future reference.
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SwiftUI Preview Data
One of the great features of SwiftUI is the Xcode support for previewing views without launching the simulator. This speeds up development but where do you keep your preview data? If you’re not careful your view code can become cluttered with sample data.
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Stack View Background Color in iOS 14
Stack views show their background color in iOS 14! I recommend checking your storyboards. If you have inadvertently set a background color you’re in for a surprise when they show up when you build against the iOS 14 SDK.
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Dropping launch storyboards
When Apple introduced SwiftUI at WWDC 2019 it seemed like the beginning of the end for storyboards. Unfortunately you still needed a launch storyboard for the system to show while your app launches. That changes with Xcode 12 and iOS 14.
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Sharing data with a Widget
Apple introduced widgets in iOS 14 to allow you to show useful information from your app on the home screen. Widgets have limited functionality, they are not even interactive, but you’re likely want to share some data from your app with the widget. Let’s see how to setup data sharing from your app to a widget.
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