Andy Ibanez
@andyibanez.com
Senior iOS developer at BlueTrail Software. I have been writing iOS apps since 2011. Objective-C and Swift, love them both. Other knowledge includes backend development with PHP.
I am willing to bet none of you have opened the iTunes Store app on your phones in over a decade.
I finally regained access to an Apple account I had setup in Japan to buy anime music, and this is a relic. This is iOS 7 in iOS 26.1. Just look at the super thin iconography
I finally regained access to an Apple account I had setup in Japan to buy anime music, and this is a relic. This is iOS 7 in iOS 26.1. Just look at the super thin iconography
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I am willing to bet none of you have opened the iTunes Store app on your phones in over a decade.
I finally regained access to an Apple account I had setup in Japan to buy anime music, and this is a relic. This is iOS 7 in iOS 26.1. Just look at the super thin iconography
I finally regained access to an Apple account I had setup in Japan to buy anime music, and this is a relic. This is iOS 7 in iOS 26.1. Just look at the super thin iconography
Man, people were not kidding when they say App Store Review is being slower dice iOS 26. Which is understandable.
I come from the era where your app review could take months to weeks but my latest app reviews were apparently done within an hour of submission.
I come from the era where your app review could take months to weeks but my latest app reviews were apparently done within an hour of submission.
September 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Man, people were not kidding when they say App Store Review is being slower dice iOS 26. Which is understandable.
I come from the era where your app review could take months to weeks but my latest app reviews were apparently done within an hour of submission.
I come from the era where your app review could take months to weeks but my latest app reviews were apparently done within an hour of submission.
Don't you love it when all you want to do is to prepare your App Store Submission and the thing just keeps giving you errors in the 5xx range?
September 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Don't you love it when all you want to do is to prepare your App Store Submission and the thing just keeps giving you errors in the 5xx range?
It has been a loooong time since I shipped something of my own, so I'm happy to announce that my Anime Tracking app for Anilist, Silvianna, will receive a big update on October 28 (provided everything goes well).
September 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It has been a loooong time since I shipped something of my own, so I'm happy to announce that my Anime Tracking app for Anilist, Silvianna, will receive a big update on October 28 (provided everything goes well).
macOS Tahoe has critically broken my screenshot flow. 🫠 Taking screenshots and dragging them from its preview from an app is an EXTREMELY common thing for me. It doesn't do this anymore. I looked and I can't figure out how to enable that feature. Anyone have a clue?
September 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
macOS Tahoe has critically broken my screenshot flow. 🫠 Taking screenshots and dragging them from its preview from an app is an EXTREMELY common thing for me. It doesn't do this anymore. I looked and I can't figure out how to enable that feature. Anyone have a clue?
iPhone unboxing videos are just so weird to me. But it's amazing how creative YouTubers can be to show us how they take a phone, a cable, and two bits of paperwork out of a box in 19 minutes.
September 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
iPhone unboxing videos are just so weird to me. But it's amazing how creative YouTubers can be to show us how they take a phone, a cable, and two bits of paperwork out of a box in 19 minutes.
Who remembers that crazy era when Xcode came with Line Numbers disabled by default?
September 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Who remembers that crazy era when Xcode came with Line Numbers disabled by default?
I have also linked this account to my domain, so you know this is in fact me.
September 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I have also linked this account to my domain, so you know this is in fact me.
I have revamped my website and it's finally live!
www.andyibanez.com
Really happy with the theme I chose. Theme is Colordrop by Humberto Rocha.
The idea is to start blogging again. So hopefully, I start doing that sooner rather than later.
www.andyibanez.com
Really happy with the theme I chose. Theme is Colordrop by Humberto Rocha.
The idea is to start blogging again. So hopefully, I start doing that sooner rather than later.
Andy Ibanez
A blog where I write about the stuff that interests me and the knowledge I’ve picked up over the years. Expect a lot of iOS development content, along with scripting, automation, and the occasional si...
www.andyibanez.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I have revamped my website and it's finally live!
www.andyibanez.com
Really happy with the theme I chose. Theme is Colordrop by Humberto Rocha.
The idea is to start blogging again. So hopefully, I start doing that sooner rather than later.
www.andyibanez.com
Really happy with the theme I chose. Theme is Colordrop by Humberto Rocha.
The idea is to start blogging again. So hopefully, I start doing that sooner rather than later.
Wonderful news!
You also don't need a new Apple Watch for the new sleep score feature.
September 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wonderful news!
You don't need the latest Apple Watches for hypertension notifications!
September 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
You don't need the latest Apple Watches for hypertension notifications!
Dunno why, I'm just very happy about this.
September 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Dunno why, I'm just very happy about this.
The lady presenting the iPhone is at the Aventura Mall in Miami, I have no doubts. I was there in May 😅
September 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The lady presenting the iPhone is at the Aventura Mall in Miami, I have no doubts. I was there in May 😅
Unfortunately I have to give up on my AlarmKit app. Too many issues that are being hard to debug and the feedback which I thought would help ease this up has been left on read, so I won't have an iOS launch app ready, for yet another year.
September 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Unfortunately I have to give up on my AlarmKit app. Too many issues that are being hard to debug and the feedback which I thought would help ease this up has been left on read, so I won't have an iOS launch app ready, for yet another year.
Am I connected with anyone at Apple that can help me escalate a Feedback? 🙏 Will appreciate it, AlarmKit appears to be completely broken in the latest two betas.
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August 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Am I connected with anyone at Apple that can help me escalate a Feedback? 🙏 Will appreciate it, AlarmKit appears to be completely broken in the latest two betas.
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I have been playing with @n8n.io, since Wednesday. It's a great tool for automating stuff and very friendly for non programmers, but it feels like a superpower in the hands of programmers.
August 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I have been playing with @n8n.io, since Wednesday. It's a great tool for automating stuff and very friendly for non programmers, but it feels like a superpower in the hands of programmers.
The sudden inflow of followers here makes me think I should probably try to use this social network more often.
August 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The sudden inflow of followers here makes me think I should probably try to use this social network more often.
My blood pressure monitor will crush my arm as if it were a shark and then have the gal to complain I have high blood pressure.
January 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My blood pressure monitor will crush my arm as if it were a shark and then have the gal to complain I have high blood pressure.
One thing kind of embarrasing about me is that I barely use key bindings in any app. Beyond the basic ones like Cmd + F, Cmd + S, etc., I never use key bindings. On any app. Ever. So when users ask me to add some, I don't know where to start in terms of UX.
December 24, 2024 at 2:22 AM
One thing kind of embarrasing about me is that I barely use key bindings in any app. Beyond the basic ones like Cmd + F, Cmd + S, etc., I never use key bindings. On any app. Ever. So when users ask me to add some, I don't know where to start in terms of UX.
I’m hoping, praying, that I do not look the way Apple Intelligence sees me. Otherwise my self-esteem is gonna tank hard.
December 13, 2024 at 3:50 AM
I’m hoping, praying, that I do not look the way Apple Intelligence sees me. Otherwise my self-esteem is gonna tank hard.
Actually managed to snap this photo at the right moment. Thanks night mode!
November 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Actually managed to snap this photo at the right moment. Thanks night mode!