Introduction When crafting a user experience for your mobile app, you often need the user to select one item from a list of options. This could be for a variety of reasons, such as collecting information on a form, customizing …

The big challenge with mobile development is managing all the operating systems (OSs) and devices out there. People have Android and iOS devices of different software types. That meant you needed to write the same code multiple times. But because …

Modals, or mobile modals, are used to present an application user with some useful and important information. These are mainly large overlays, which sometimes cover the whole app when it’s opened. But they can be used in different sizes, depending …

Introduction AppBars are important components in an app. Since the screen real estate on mobile devices is limited, an AppBar plays an important role in helping users know where they are in the application. For example, just about every AppBar …

Kotlin AlertDialog is a kind of dialog that displays a message with either one, two, or three action buttons. Dialogs are popular, and most apps have at least one feature that displays messages using a dialog. In this post, we’ll …

Developing web or mobile apps today often uses dependencies to make a developer’s life easy. However, using that many dependencies in a project can lead to a version mismatch error. In this post, you’ll learn what version mismatch errors are …

Introduction Colors serve an important function in life. We use colors to signal important information, like with traffic lights, for example. A red light means stop and a green light means go. In addition to signaling important information, colors are …

Mobile apps have exploded in popularity over recent years. The introduction of the iPhone 3G in 2008 spawned a new industry overnight. App development is now an industry that generates more than $34 billion in revenue. To reach all potential …

Be it an e-commerce app, a cryptocurrency trading app, or a social media app, all modern apps use side menus to offer a seamless navigation experience to their users. Side menus are intuitive to use and barely take up any …

With the introduction of SwiftUI in 2019, Apple made clear what direction it wanted developers to take on the framework. Many saw it as a move needed to bring the Apple ecosystem to new heights—especially in terms of innovation and …