Posts by Scott Bolinger
New Design in AppPresser 4
One of the biggest improvements in AppPresser 4 is the design. All of the UI components got a fresh new look on both iOS and Android. Some things you’ll notice: update iOS 13 design, more modern style everywhere, better skeleton loading screens, and more. All of our base UI, plus every starter template got re-worked…
Read MoreImportant News About AppPresser 3 Apps and the Apple App Store
Recently Apple announced that they were deprecating a component called the UIWebview, used widely amongst app developers. The specific error is ITMS-90809: Deprecated API Usage, which you may have seen before. Their announcement stated that they would no longer accept new apps to the app store starting in April 2020, and updates to existing apps…
Read MoreAnnouncing AppPresser 4: We Rebuilt Everything
AppPresser 4 is almost here, and it has a lot of exciting updates. Updates and Improvements We rewrote almost everything to create a stable infrastructure on the backend, and provide better features for your apps. I can’t understate how much went into this, it’s a major update. Apps updated to Ionic 5 This was a…
Read MoreNew Features This Month: Media and More
This month we are excited to release 3 new features/improvements for your AppPresser apps. tl;dr – audio, video, and pdfs are much nicer now, app rebuild required. An external PDF app is now required for offline viewing on Android. New category lists in the ap-list component. Media Player The media player plays audio and video…
Read MoreWhat’s new in mobile this month?
Here’s a quick glimpse at what’s happening with mobile right now. iOS 13 iOS 13 is will be out on September 19th. Some notable new features include dark mode, Apple sign in, improvements to photo editing and Siri, and more. Android 10 Android 10 is out, and it has some great new features. Smart replies…
Read MoreHow to Declare a Target Audience for Google Play
You may have received an email recently from Google Play that says “Declare a target audience by September 1st.” Here’s what they want you to do. Login to your Play console and click your app. Go to Store Presence => App Content. Under Target audience and content, click start. Select your audience age. If you…
Read MoreHow a Self-Audit Improved Our Product Usability
Many product developers, ourselves included, focus more on the code than UI/UX. It can be helpful to take a step back and look specifically at usability with a self-imposed audit. After all, perfect code doesn’t matter if your product is hard to use, amirite? For this audit we’ll be using the Nielsen Norman Group’s 10…
Read MoreMobile UI Tip: Steppers vs. Dropdowns
When designing websites for mobile devices, the devil is in the details. Many websites have a low conversion rate on mobile, and it’s usually because filling out forms is such a pain. It’s easier to fill out forms using a desktop keyboard, so most people don’t even bother on mobile. Making forms easier to fill…
Read MoreGetting Started with the BuddyPress REST API
The BuddyPress REST API allows you to interact with BuddyPress from a 3rd party site or app. You can do things like grab the activity feed, upload an activity update, interact with groups and members, and more. It does not have 100% parity with the PHP functionality in the plugin, but it has most of…
Read MoreWhat We Learned Building Apps Using the WooCommerce REST API
The WooCommerce REST API gives you the freedom to create cool web or mobile apps that are detached from your WordPress site. You can create a mobile app that displays your products and allows people to purchase them, or a web app that pulls in a product catalog and saves them offline. You can also…
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