iOS Dev Happy Hour & CommunityKit organizer Swift Leeds 2025 Speaker 🇬🇧 Swiftsonic 2026 Speaker 🇺🇸 My latest app is What's My Set, a simple and accessible set counter for your workouts. chriswu.com he/him #accessibilityhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mux5psao522rIt seems so strange to me that for the new extra-large, portrait style widgets iOS users can put them on any home screen page that they want. But on iPadOS where I have so much more space I can *only* put them on the Today View (which I forgot existed).07 Sep 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux5psao522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3muuumrow7k2bI'm currently debating whether I should translate my "What's New" text to say something generic such as "improved UI for all devices with larger screens" or just wait until Wednesday to get some specific wording.06 Sep 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuumrow7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3muubcrsqb22bIt's a shame that this accessibility issue I opened for SwiftUI Grids in 2022 is still an issue. It's annoying to have to create an accessibilityRepresentation for a standard UI element.06 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muubcrsqb22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mukmeoob6c25So excited for Swiftsonic! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukmeoob6c25https://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mufgibupr225Mild panic today when I realized that the iOS 27 version of Image Playground sometimes produces images that are rectangles instead of perfect squares. Luckily @pleasedontrain.com seems to adjust to them without any changes.31 Aug 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufgibupr225https://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3muev2jlzus2bThere are few things I would truly consider “life changing” but a sunrise alarm clock has been one of them. I needed to be up at 5AM today, which previously would have been unthinkable. At 4:56AM I was awake before it even started making noise.31 Aug 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muev2jlzus2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mu64i7socc25I'm using the agent skills include in Xcode 27 to do an audit of my implementation of App Intents. It's found some silly mistakes that I missed.28 Aug 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu64i7socc25https://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mu3tkccgdk2pLighting the candles in my summoning circle to make these rumor images of the Modular Ultra watch face on the regular Apple Watch come true. 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️⌚️27 Aug 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3tkccgdk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mtykcqf46s2zPlease Don't Rain is VERY charts heavy and I got so many great tips from Natalia. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtykcqf46s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mtpojrhxg22dI did some experimenting with Please Don't Rain today and I'm seriously considering trying to get in a redesign for iPad-sized screens before iOS 27 comes out. Please talk me out of it.23 Aug 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpojrhxg22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mtpmadci7s2diOS Dev Happy Hour is back and we're having an August event on the 29th! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpmadci7s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mtozgi2sck2wThe last thing I expected to see at a furniture consignment store: Xenomorph surfboard shaped wall art22 Aug 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtozgi2sck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mtmkjch25s2dIt was such a pleasant surprise to see that my new debit card has an accessibility feature. A notch makes it identifiable without looking at it. #accessibility21 Aug 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmkjch25s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mtjupaxxlk2dHow ironic this is the style of Apple Watch face I've been waiting over 10 years for. 🫠 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjupaxxlk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mtckgaspdc2kIf for some reason iPhone screens get wider this fall I think I'm ready. @fatbobman.com did such a helpful post that lets you know that using things such as userInterfaceIdiom isn't going to fly this fall. https://fatbobman.com/en/posts/from-size-class-to-available-space/17 Aug 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtckgaspdc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mtamshw3m22kI think that I’ve finally made it. I'm having Claude research a Swift Charts alignment problem I'm experiencing with iOS 27 and it used my blog as a source to research a solution.17 Aug 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtamshw3m22khttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mt7aifkwvc23I literally screamed at the television (with joy) when I saw this. Is this what watching sports is like? https://youtube.com/shorts/sgv9rUdh0UA16 Aug 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7aifkwvc23https://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mt2mxfsdok23TIL that OXO is pronounced ox-oh. I had one of their simple kitchen products that broke and I thought that there was no way that they would replace it under a warranty since it is 6 years old. They replaced it for free. 😱14 Aug 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2mxfsdok23https://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mssvyb3oic25I thought this little Anker charger with a screen was a gimmick but it’s actually nice to be able to configure a slow charge overnight.11 Aug 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssvyb3oic25https://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3msmfrasmu22eI'm car shopping and something I'm excited about is exorcizing analog gauges from my driving and replacing them with customizable, digital alternatives. You might think that I'm about to mention the Apple Watch but I'm not. Really. 🤐09 Aug 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmfrasmu22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3msjey5b2xs2eMy aunt asked me what I've been doing with my free time lately and I replied that I've been spending a lot of time working on my apps. I was very confused when she asked if I spent all day at the gym. She thought that I had said "abs". 😭07 Aug 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjey5b2xs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3msh2mtcdic2rIf Apple won’t give me the digital watch face that I want, maybe I could wear it on a ring?  [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh2mtcdic2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3msgxz6k5gs2eSo for the changes we're making to support muuuuuuch wider iPhones are y'all releasing that now or waiting until the iOS 27 release? 🤔06 Aug 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgxz6k5gs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3ms2ei3aots2eWith Xcode 27 I've been unable to try the new agent functionality because it says Codex isn't installed (Which is true. I use Claude). I finally solved this and I did it by going into Xcode 26. In a new conversation it gives you a drop down to select the agent. I was able to select Claude there.01 Aug 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2ei3aots2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mrw5tw3oms2wAldi going all in on frozen Chicago Deep Dish.31 Jul 2026 04:52 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrw5tw3oms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chriswu.com/post/3mrvlkkbqm22eAfter a few days with the Kinesis mWave I can honestly say that I'm thrilled with it. Huge + : optional wired connection, standard ctrl/opt/cmd keys, more comfy wrist pad, better key feel (subjective). Minor - : Volume keys moved (can be remapped). Delete key kind hard for me to reach.30 Jul 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:pkehwbxsusk6vk2etua7o7h4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvlkkbqm22e