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Thomas Durand (Dimillian) announces he is building a mobile IDE, surprising even himself.

A deep dive into iOS Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) for memory protection, covering implementation and security implications.

A Hacker News user asks the community about the current state of iOS and Android app development in 2026, focusing on AI's impact and career prospects.

The author discusses replacing Photoshop with NSString and CoreGraphics in Cocoa to draw simple vector graphics programmatically, highlighting the benefits and challenges while promoting their own app Findings.

A developer created a way for AI agents to control real iPhones via API, enabling tasks like drafting iMessages, running iOS Shortcuts, and mobile app testing. They are offering access to 70 phones for experimentation.

IamAgent is an authorization layer for AI agents that pauses sensitive actions and sends push notifications to your phone for approval. It integrates with multiple agent frameworks and is free for personal use.

asc-cli is a command-line tool that automates App Store Connect tasks such as builds, releases, TestFlight, and screenshots from the terminal or CI pipeline, saving developers time.

ScanEx is a mobile app for scanning, OCR, and document analysis available on iOS and Android.

Manton Reece details why his iOS app Inkwell has been stuck in Apple's review process for nearly a month, citing numerous rejections over guidelines including trademark issues with Apple's own 'Inkwell' trademark.

xAI launched 'Skills' for Grok, allowing users to teach it functions that are remembered across interactions on web, iOS, and Android.

Apple's revamped Siri in iOS 27 will include auto-deleting chat histories as a privacy differentiator, with options to keep chats for 30 days, a year, or forever.

A developer built ClawVibe, an iOS app for hands-free voice interaction with AI agents, featuring on-device speech recognition and TTS for low latency.

A guide on setting up voice control on Android and iOS to perform various tasks hands-free, covering apps like Voice Access and built-in accessibility features.

A researcher reverse-engineered AppLovin's ad mediation cipher protocol, revealing that it uses a weak non-cryptographic PRNG and a static salt to encrypt device information, allowing deterministic re-identification of iPhones across apps even when users deny tracking permission.

GridTravel is a community-driven travel app where locals share curated walking routes with turn-by-turn navigation, insider tips, and offline access, helping users discover cities like a local.

Akaru is a new product launch featuring calendar-based alarms designed to help users manage irregular morning schedules.

The author introduces SAVI, an iOS app designed for ADHD users that converts voice brain dumps into structured tasks and reminders using on-device AI like Whisper and GPT-4o.

Google announces that the Fitbit app will rebrand as the Google Health app on May 26 for Android and iOS, combining Fitbit tracking with Google's holistic wellness features and personalized coaching.

TabMail is an AI-powered email assistant launching for iOS and Thunderbird users.

Mullvad VPN’s iOS app adds “Force all apps” toggle to block all traffic leaks by enabling includeAllNetworks, accepting Apple bugs that can brick updates.