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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development Software Development 

Mass download photos/videos from third party apps on your iPhone

February 1, 2024November 28, 2024 ToughDev 0 Comment backup, extract, iphone, iTunes-Backup-Explorer, viber, whatsapp

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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General Programming iOS Mac OS Software Development VmWare 

Running macOS Sonoma 14 on VMware

January 29, 2024March 16, 2025 ToughDev 0 Comment iphone, macos, sonoma, ubuntu, usb, vmware

This guide shows you how to configure a usable instance of macOS Sonoma on the latest version of VMware, either

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iOS Mac OS Software Development Xcode 

Getting xCode to run on unsupported versions of macOS

June 7, 2023May 29, 2024 ToughDev 13 Comments Info.plist, iOS, Monterey, SystemVersion.plist, Ventura, xCode

My MacBook Air 2017 has been running macOS Monterey (12.6.5), the last version to support my MacBook model, which in

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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development Objective-C Software Development 

Handling NSInvalidArgumentException “Pushing the same view controller instance more than once is not supported” in an iOS application

May 5, 2019April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment exception handling, java, NSInvalidArgumentException, UINavigationController

When debugging my iOS app, I discovered that the following apparently innocent code sometimes caused the app to crash due

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Foxit MobilePDF SDK Demo App (1)
Android CodeProject iOS Mobile Development Product Reviews 

Exploring Foxit MobilePDF SDK on Android and iOS

November 30, 2017May 9, 2023 ToughDev 1 Comment foxit, mobilepdf, sdk

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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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development Software Development 

Error “No suitable application records” were found when submitting apps via xCode

February 8, 2016April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment iOS, iTunes, 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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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development 

Common issues when calling writeToFile: atomically: on an NSDictionary object

August 23, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

One of the easiest ways to convert an NSDictionary into a plist file is to use However, a common drawback

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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development 

Common issues when using Core Location framework on iOS 8

March 31, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

Using the Core Location framework properly and efficiently is a must for those developing iOS apps that make use of

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Android CodeProject iOS Mobile Development PDF Product Reviews 

Comparison of popular PDF libraries on iOS and Android

February 14, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 12 Comments

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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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development Software Development Xcode 

Archiving iOS projects from command line using xcodebuild and xcrun

June 9, 2014April 4, 2023 ToughDev 6 Comments

In one of my recent projects, I need to provided 16 different builds from a single iOS application code base.

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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development PHP Software Development Web Development 

Using ApnsPHP library with CodeIgniter to send Push Notifications to iOS devices

November 24, 2012April 4, 2023 ToughDev 1 Comment

I recently needed to use PHP to send Push Notification to iOS and Android devices. While sending push notification to

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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development Networking Objective-C Software Development 

Using SOAP web service in an iOS application

October 18, 2012April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

I recently needed to connect to SOAP web services written in .NET/PHP from one of my iOS applications when I

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iOS Mac OS Mobile Development VmWare 

Mac OS X on VmWare – Upgrading from 10.6.4 to 10.6.8

February 17, 2012May 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

In my previous articles (this and this) I have shown you how to setup a working Mac OS X 10.6.4

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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development Objective-C 

Converting between NSString and C strings in an iOS project

December 24, 2011April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

I recently had to use a C library in an iPhone project, which is mostly in Objective-C. Things were going

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iOS Mobile Development Software Development Xcode 

Xcode 4 bug: Crash when using Core Data Model from Xcode 3

August 20, 2011May 7, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

I recently upgraded my Xcode from version 3 to 4.0.2 (build 4A2002a) and notice that Xcode keeps on crashing whenever

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About ToughDev

Since 2008, ToughDev has been extensively exploring a variety of technical topics—from software development to electronics design. Key areas of focus include Android and iOS programming, VoIP technologies, embedded systems using Arduino and PIC microcontrollers, reverse engineering, and retro-computing.

Recent highlights include running macOS Sequoia on a Dell Latitude, teardown of the vintage Tandy 2500RSX—a powerful 386 system by Tandy Corporation, the Super 8086 Box—a home-built PC XT emulator with full legacy hardware support— and the dsMP3, a custom-designed multi-band radio with MP3 recording and playback.

Got something cool or curious to share? Get in touch—whether it's a retro challenge, embedded puzzle, or deep tech curiosity, I’m always open to fresh ideas and unique projects. You can also learn more about what I do on the About ToughDev page

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