Mass download photos/videos from third party apps on your iPhone
I couldn’t believe it took me more than half a day to find a free and reliable way to download
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Mobile Development
Handling NSInvalidArgumentException “Pushing the same view controller instance more than once is not supported” in an iOS application
When debugging my iOS app, I discovered that the following apparently innocent code sometimes caused the app to crash due
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Simulating key presses on Android devices
I need to develop an application that is capable of communicating with another Android application to perform a few specific
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Exploring Foxit MobilePDF SDK on Android and iOS
Last week when downloading Foxit PDF Reader, I browsed through the list of PDF products offered by Foxit and came across
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Error “No suitable application records” were found when submitting apps via xCode
When attempting to submit my application to the iOS app store recently using xCode Organizer, I encountered the following weird error
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Secure your iBeacon devices with the PiBeacon
iBeacon, introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2013, is Apple’s implementation of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) wireless technology to
Read moreXcode Command Line – Tips and Tricks
This post shares various ways to use xcodebuild to build your iOS or OS X projects from the command line.
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Develop Android and iOS applications using Adobe Flex & AIR
As an iOS native app developer, I hate to write hybrid applications using third party frameworks. However, one day, I
Read moreCommon issues when calling writeToFile: atomically: on an NSDictionary object
One of the easiest ways to convert an NSDictionary into a plist file is to use However, a common drawback
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Common issues when using Core Location framework on iOS 8
Using the Core Location framework properly and efficiently is a must for those developing iOS apps that make use of
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Comparison of popular PDF libraries on iOS and Android
UPDATE (Nov 2017): This article has been updated to include Foxit MobilePDF SDK, a feature-rich mobile PDF SDK solution with extensive support
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Error ‘Your layout should make use of the available space on tablets’ when uploading APK to Google Play
Recently I received feedback from some customers stating they could not find my application on Google Play when searching from
Read moreArchiving iOS projects from command line using xcodebuild and xcrun
In one of my recent projects, I need to provided 16 different builds from a single iOS application code base.
Read moreImplementing PIN code checking in an Android application
In one of the mobile applications targeting both iOS and Android that I was working on, there was a new
Read moreUsing ApnsPHP library with CodeIgniter to send Push Notifications to iOS devices
I recently needed to use PHP to send Push Notification to iOS and Android devices. While sending push notification to
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