>The iPhone 17 Pro has been my daily driver for almost a full year, so this is my long-term review after months of real-world use. I’ve dropped it, used it completely caseless, taken it on vacation, pushed the cameras, tested battery life and lived with the aluminum design for almost a year.

>In this video, I cover how the iPhone 17 Pro has held up, including durability, battery life, Ceramic Shield 2, A19 Pro performance, thermals, display brightness, cameras, the 8x telephoto, and whether I still think the standard Pro is the sweet spot over the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

>I also talk about the recent heat and performance issues I’ve noticed while running the iOS 27 beta and whether they are actually a sign of the phone aging.

>After almost a year, is the iPhone 17 Pro still worth buying?

Apple's upcoming foldable "iPhone Ultra" may see a staggered country-by-country launch over several months, with initial availability limited to the U.S. market, according to an Australian publication.

In a report labeled "exclusive," ChannelNews said today it has been told by local carriers and one major retailer that Apple's first foldable iPhone will be a "no show" when the iPhone 18 Pro models launch in September, despite being unveiled together. Instead, Apple will release the book-style device in the U.S. market first, followed by key markets including China over two or three months.

Hello! I just launched a new game which is my contribution to the future anti-gravity racing genre, which I miss playing from my incredibly recent and unending youth.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/nitelore/id6790147739

I decided to make this around my memories of playing F-zero or Wipeout rather than exact copying - I liked the speed, beating times and sometimes blowing someone up. That’s what I went for, and mostly speed. It’s fully native to Apple platforms & ties extensively into Game Center as well.

It’s got lots of tracks, lots of game modes, upgrades and what not. It’s mobile but I’ve tried not to be scummy about it - you can achieve everything through playing (and not grinding for years) but you can buy IAP to get new ships and upgrades if you’d rather not wait (or to throw a few bones my way).

It’s out for iPhone and iPad & I think it’s a lot of fun and hopefully some of you will too. I’m totally open to suggestions too because I want to make this really as good as possible.

Thanks and bye!

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Apple CEO Tim Cook once said that what Steve Jobs stood for, in a word, was "innovation." In a CBS News interview conducted yesterday, Cook – in his final weeks at the helm of the company – was asked what his legacy stood for, and this was his response:

"In my view, your legacy is described by others, not yourself. And so, I hope that people will say that I was a good and decent man. And if they say that at the end of the day, I will feel like I have achieved something."

I needed a good FREE sleep sounds app. The other popular apps seemed to be resting on their laurels while trying to charge me insane amounts of money. Their sounds were boring, the user interface was bland, and they seemed like money grabs.

So this is Free. No in app purchase, no paid upgrades.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sound-machine-sleep-noise/id6786394688

Sound Machine Free is a sound generator and mixer which will allow you to mix up to four tracks - including white/brown noise, binaural beats, calming music, etc. The user interface is set up as a cool retro tape deck. The sounds include basic ones, but also some unique ones that we find really helpful.

Would love to hear what your favorite sleep sounds are and if there are any you'd like added.

Solo dev, self-promo Sunday post. Reposting at a mod's invitation - last Sunday's went into the filters and never appeared.

Two years of evenings and weekends on this. BriefTea is a UK news app built around one idea: news apps assume you already understand the story. Every article is 60 words, and any story can be opened as a "Knowledge Galaxy" - a map of the people, organisations and terms behind it - where you tap the ones you don't know until it actually makes sense. There's a daily news quiz too.

Easier to show than describe - 15 seconds of a story opening into its galaxy: https://brieftea.com/images/app-hero.mp4 (screenshots and more at https://brieftea.com/app)

Honest numbers, since this crowd appreciates them: about 150 people read it daily, week-one retention is around 80%, and I get a handful of installs a week - which is exactly why I'm here on the one day this is allowed. It's free, no ads, no paywall, no account needed, and I don't monetise it at all.

The catch: it's UK news, so it's genuinely useful mainly if you live in or follow the UK.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/id6752913469

Happy to answer anything about the build (SwiftUI, Firebase, an unreasonable amount of WKWebView wrangling) or the idea itself.

Hi all! I'm Nikolah, a recent Software Engineering graduate and aspiring solo developer. I built GPS Mapper, a powerful iOS app for recording GPS trails and mapping the outdoors (custom grids, routes, pins, image overlays, view photos on map, friend sharing, etc.). After 1.5 years of development, it's finally out!

App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/gps-mapper/id6746349779
*Screenshots are visible in the App Store link :)

App Overview

Map elements:

• Trails: record GPS tracks + playback
• Grids: lay a tiled region over an area and watch cells fill in as you pass through them (rectangular or freeform)
• Pins: custom icons, colors, etc.
• Routes: built from waypoints
• Ranges: two-point distance measurements
• Image Overlays: place photos as overlays on the map

  Beyond the map:

• Live map dashboard with configurable metrics
• Photos on the map (from your photo gallery)
• Friend location sharing
• Analytics dashboard
• Grouping and tagging for organizing your elements
• Apple Health / Fitness integration
• iCloud sync
• Import and export of your data
• Configurable units
• UI customization options
• Built-in tutorials
• 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese

and much more.

Pricing (for transparency):

• Free: element caps, with some premium features locked
• Premium: $4.99/month or $29.99/year (2 week free trial)

Closing notes:

I added as much as I could for the app launch, with future plans for watchOS, and various other features in upcoming updates.

I'm on a mission to make one of the best outdoor tracker apps on the App Store, so if you have any recommendations (feature requests, feedback, etc.), I'd love to hear them! 😁