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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 11h

Best hack I’ve ever seen to make a soft paywall look hard 🤯

Just hide the close “X” inside a whiteboard full of math symbols 😂

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 2d

Oh is that actually fixed on iOS 26.1 beta 2 (23B5059e)?! 😅

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 2d

To clarify, the issue I shared happens when a .glassEffect(.regular.interactive()) is used on a Button. A workaround for now is to disable the interactivity if a sheet is presented.

But this bug doesn’t occur anymore on 26.1 beta 2 (23B5059e) so it seems Apple fixed it 🥳

Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

Sigh 😔

On iOS 26, the touch gestures from a sheet are propagated below it and play the liquid glass effect on the controls 🫤 Luckily, it doesn’t trigger the button actions…

Is there a fix for that?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 2d

To clarify, the issue I shared happens when a .glassEffect(.regular.interactive()) is used on a Button. A workaround for now is to disable the interactivity if a sheet is presented.

But this bug doesn’t occur anymore on 26.1 beta 2 (23B5059e) so it seems Apple fixed it 🥳

Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

Sigh 😔

On iOS 26, the touch gestures from a sheet are propagated below it and play the liquid glass effect on the controls 🫤 Luckily, it doesn’t trigger the button actions…

Is there a fix for that?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 2d

Oh is that actually fixed on iOS 26.1 beta 2 (23B5059e)?! 😅

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 2d

It turns out .glassEffect(.regular.interactive(), in: .circle) is actually buggy too 😱

Another shape appears when the button is touched & the finger is moved around 🤦🏻‍♂️

I only tested on a white background in light mode before but it’s clearly visible on a contrasting background…

Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

Sigh 😔

On iOS 26, the touch gestures from a sheet are propagated below it and play the liquid glass effect on the controls 🫤 Luckily, it doesn’t trigger the button actions…

Is there a fix for that?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

Solution ⬇️

buttonStyle(.glass) = .glassEffect(.regular.interactive(), in: .circle)

Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

Is it possible to replicate the style of a liquid glass toolbar button in #SwiftUI?

Using buttonStyle(.glass) + buttomBorderShape(.circle) shows another circle within the button when touched 🫤

And glassEffect(in: .circle) doesn’t render the same visual effect when touched 😞

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

Is it possible to replicate the style of a liquid glass toolbar button in #SwiftUI?

Using buttonStyle(.glass) + buttomBorderShape(.circle) shows another circle within the button when touched 🫤

And glassEffect(in: .circle) doesn’t render the same visual effect when touched 😞

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 4d

Yep, early days really should be discarded. It’s the time the test find its pace maybe.

Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 5d

Sometimes App Store Connect Product Page Optimization gives nice results 🤩

Conversion rate +19.51% 💪🏻

It took 1 month and 10K total impressions to get at least 90% confidence level (it probably could have been faster with only 2 variants, ie one treatment).

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 11d

Apple pulled Indie App Santa from the App Store in September 2025 😱

Lately, it warned developers running Apps Gone Free campaigns…

And removed apps buying keyword installs or ratings/reviews!

Apple is clearly cracking down on apps that manipulate or influence the App Store.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 11d

I don’t remember Indie App Santa being free? But it became a cash machine when it was acquired by Steve from AppMasters a few months ago.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 11d

Apple pulled Indie App Santa from the App Store in September 2025 😱

Lately, it warned developers running Apps Gone Free campaigns…

And removed apps buying keyword installs or ratings/reviews!

Apple is clearly cracking down on apps that manipulate or influence the App Store.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 12d

Apple Ads popularity has been a complete mess for a week 🤯

Depending on the search, the popularity differs.

E.g for the "food tracker" keyword:

- Searching "food tracker" ➔ pop 6
- Searching "calorie tracker" ➔ pop 33
- Searching "calorie" ➔ pop 48

Which one is correct?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 14d

See: mastodon.social/@zachwaugh/1...

Zach Waugh (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image @[email protected] @[email protected] thanks! I always forget about .compositingGroup, but that with the double-width stroke looks good to my eye. Top is original, bottom is your appro...

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 14d

Thank you. I need the clip shape unfortunately.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 14d

In SwiftUI, clipShape and shape + stroke don’t give the same result 🫤

Is there a way to have the same radius when clipping is required?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 18d

If only there was an option to compare side by side iOS 18 vs iOS 26 (Liquid Glass) in Xcode Previews instead of having to manually switch between simulators… 🤔

FB20482528

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 18d

If only there was an option to compare side by side iOS 18 vs iOS 26 (Liquid Glass) in Xcode Previews instead of having to manually switch between simulators… 🤔

FB20482528

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 26d

Ok thank you! I spotted this lib some time ago, it seemed powerful.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 26d

Nice!

Have you used an external cropping library or built your own? I don’t think Apple offers one iirc 🤔

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Sep 19

Nice update! Are you using SwiftUI for the FAB and podcast player? If yes, have you considered using the new safeAreaBar modifier to get the effect at the bottom of the screen?

developer.apple.com/documentatio...

safeAreaBar(edge:alignment:spacing:content:) | Apple Developer Documentation

Shows the specified content as a custom bar beside the modified view.

developer.apple.com

Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Sep 12

Thank you for including me! I really appreciate 🫶🏻

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Sep 12

I can search the App Store via API.

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