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jacquescorbytuech.com

What Apple and Google are doing to your push notifications

Over the last five years the on-device model began summarizing, reordering and, on some surfaces, rewriting it.

bit.ly

A smaller screen needs a different storySponsored

Why adapting a website for mobile is rarely just about making things smaller — insights from Readymag’s marketing designer.

apple.com

Apple unveils the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards

Recognizing 17 apps and games for their technical ingenuity and lasting cultural impact.

techblog.wikimedia.org

Unifying our mobile and desktop domains

How Wikimedia achieved 20% faster mobile response times, improved SEO, and reduced infrastructure load.

vercel.com

How we built the v0 iOS app

The v0 engineering team breaks down the challenges and decisions behind building the v0 app for iOS.

jamesg.blog

Designing a mobile-first HTML editor

Switching between several mobile keyboard contexts massively adds to the friction required to author a HTML document.

securemessagingapps.com

Secure messaging apps comparison

Comparing secure messaging apps from a security & privacy point of view.

iconcraft.app

Create iOS app icon mockups

Preview your app icon on iPhone 16 Pro with iOS 26 home screen layouts and wallpapers.

developer.apple.com

Apple design awards 2025

Meet the winners and finalists for the 2025 Apple Design Awards.

spottedinprod.com

Spotted in prod

The very best of iOS work, from indie developers to big tech.

vimeo.com

Aperture

An experimental concept that blends AI, physical design, and digital wellbeing to encourage more mindful tech use.

engadget.com

A new Adobe Photoshop app is coming to iPhones

Just in time, huh. Adobe has launched a brand new Photoshop app for iPhones, which it says was built from the ground up.

nokiadesignarchive.aalto.fi

Nokia design archive

Exploring unseen concepts of design and opportunities of design-driven transformation and change.

lukaspetr.com

15 lessons from 15 years of indie app development

I was fascinated with the idea that you can build something that other people will find useful and enjoy using...

apple.com

Apple reveals finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards

Today, Apple revealed 45 app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards.

ben-mini.github.io

IMG_0416

Between 2009-2012, iPhones included a feature called “Send to YouTube” that allowed users to upload videos directly to YouTube from the Photos app.

baymard.com

The Current State of Mobile App UX

Mobile apps still struggle with e-commerce UX, with 88% performing “mediocre” or worse on average across this platform.

smashingmagazine.com

Mobile Accessibility Barriers For Assistive Technology Users

Accessibility goes beyond making products user-friendly. It can significantly impact the quality of life for people with disabilities.

uxdesign.cc

Mobile search: which pattern should you choose?

We’re going to try to help you choose the optimal search option for your mobile application.

uxdesign.cc

Sheet, dialog, or snackbar — what should a designer go for?

Identifying established patterns in the market.