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iOS Frequently Asked Questions

The iOS-related questions that get asked repeatedly, gathered together in one place. What does a new developer always ask at some point? What are the most common questions when someone is exploring a new facet of mobile development? Add the best questions and answers to this collection. This collection also serves as a repository for excellent Q&As for curators to propose as duplicate targets for commonly asked questions.

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How to link to apps on the app store

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Edited on 2016-02-02 Starting from iOS 6 SKStoreProductViewController class was introduced. You can link an app without leaving your app. Code snippet in Swift 3.x/2.x and Objective-C is here. A ...

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Common question
Berthold's user avatar
270 votes
12 answers
132k views

How to round specific corners of a View?

Common UI requirement
Mojtaba Hosseini's user avatar
980 votes
1 answer
2.5m views

How to download Xcode DMG or XIP file?

Every iOS developer needs to download the Xcode almost on every update
Mojtaba Hosseini's user avatar
505 votes
20 answers
650k views

What does "Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value" mean?

Common problem for new Swift developers
Paulw11's user avatar
398 votes
8 answers
135k views

How to use dark mode in iOS simulator?

This is a common requirement for iOS devs
Ashley Mills's user avatar
20 votes
3 answers
11k views

Correct way to get the screen size on iOS, after UIScreen.main deprecation

No clear substitute after the deprecation of a very commonly used variable.
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23 votes
5 answers
11k views

@Environment vs @EnvironmentObject

This is a common question by the iOS devs
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149 votes
14 answers
94k views

How to print() to Xcode console in SwiftUI?

Common problem face by iOS devs
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