324: Design Despair

With our iOS 26 updates submitted, we reflect on the summer, customer reactions to the redesigns, and what we're looking forward to doing next.

Laying groundwork for future analytics, insights, and utility needs.

A pragmatic and productive path through the final weeks of the iOS 26 beta season.

Fighting through the motivational challenges and choosing a direction when the system design isn't an easy, universal win.

Should we adopt Liquid Glass or stick with our existing designs? And if we do adopt it, how much should we redesign and rethink along the way? (tl;dr: yes; much.)

Initial impressions of WWDC 2025 and what we're going to be doing this summer.

Thoughts and feelings about the Apple anti-steering injunction, the way Apple views developers, and how the relationship could constructively move forward if Apple so chose.

Testing our apps for power consumption and adjusting behavior to maximize battery life.

Whether "anyone" can make apps now with AI tools, and how that affects our apps, relevant skills, and careers.

Designing our apps to run without our constant involvement.