Pol Piella Abadia
@polpielladev.bsky.social
Indie dev and content creator based in Spain. Building Helm, NowPlaying, QReate and Fosi.
Writing at polpiella.dev & curator of the ioscinewsletter.com
Writing at polpiella.dev & curator of the ioscinewsletter.com
🆕 Xcode 26.1.1 is out now!
👀 Seems like this update has a big focus on Instruments bug fixes, especially finally enabling the Processor Trace instruments for iPhone 17 devices!
#iosdev
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
👀 Seems like this update has a big focus on Instruments bug fixes, especially finally enabling the Processor Trace instruments for iPhone 17 devices!
#iosdev
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🆕 Xcode 26.1.1 is out now!
👀 Seems like this update has a big focus on Instruments bug fixes, especially finally enabling the Processor Trace instruments for iPhone 17 devices!
#iosdev
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
👀 Seems like this update has a big focus on Instruments bug fixes, especially finally enabling the Processor Trace instruments for iPhone 17 devices!
#iosdev
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
👀 Have you run out of free minutes on GitHub Actions hosted runners? Or want to look for a faster alternative where you have control over what's installed on the machine?
I have teamed up with AWS to bring you this FREE webinar!
streamyard.com/watch/WfUTdS...
I have teamed up with AWS to bring you this FREE webinar!
streamyard.com/watch/WfUTdS...
Automate your app's releases with AWS
Have you ever been frustrated with GitHub’s slow runners and wanted to set up your own infrastructure? You’ve come to the right place! In this free 2-hour webinar, Pol Piella Abadia — mobile CI/CD…
streamyard.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
👀 Have you run out of free minutes on GitHub Actions hosted runners? Or want to look for a faster alternative where you have control over what's installed on the machine?
I have teamed up with AWS to bring you this FREE webinar!
streamyard.com/watch/WfUTdS...
I have teamed up with AWS to bring you this FREE webinar!
streamyard.com/watch/WfUTdS...
👀 Have you ever struggled to diagnose and fix a performance issue in your app? Or opened Instruments to understand how your app is performing but didn’t know where to start?
This workshop is for you — join me on the 3rd of December!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1821715834...
This workshop is for you — join me on the 3rd of December!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1821715834...
Improve your SwiftUI app's performance with Xcode 26
A hands-on introduction to Xcode 26 instruments tailored towards diagnosing and fixing SwiftUI performance problems.
www.eventbrite.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
👀 Have you ever struggled to diagnose and fix a performance issue in your app? Or opened Instruments to understand how your app is performing but didn’t know where to start?
This workshop is for you — join me on the 3rd of December!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1821715834...
This workshop is for you — join me on the 3rd of December!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1821715834...
I sent a new issue of the iOS CI Newsletter last night packed with content and news from the community, here's what's inside:
🖥️ Saving thousands of dollars with self-hosted runners
💨 Faster Xcode builds
🚀 New App Store Connect features
🧪 Selective Testing
www.ioscinewsletter.com/issues/79
🖥️ Saving thousands of dollars with self-hosted runners
💨 Faster Xcode builds
🚀 New App Store Connect features
🧪 Selective Testing
www.ioscinewsletter.com/issues/79
iOS CI Newsletter - Issue #79
Issue 79 of the iOS CI Newsletter, a fortnightly publication containing the latest iOS CI/CD news from the community.
www.ioscinewsletter.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I sent a new issue of the iOS CI Newsletter last night packed with content and news from the community, here's what's inside:
🖥️ Saving thousands of dollars with self-hosted runners
💨 Faster Xcode builds
🚀 New App Store Connect features
🧪 Selective Testing
www.ioscinewsletter.com/issues/79
🖥️ Saving thousands of dollars with self-hosted runners
💨 Faster Xcode builds
🚀 New App Store Connect features
🧪 Selective Testing
www.ioscinewsletter.com/issues/79
Apple just announced two new improvements to App Store Connect (and soon to Helm 😜) that I am super excited about:
- You can now submit additional items for review, even if you have an app version under review.
- Offer Codes FINALLY work for In App Purchases
developer.apple.com/news/?id=gf6...
- You can now submit additional items for review, even if you have an app version under review.
- Offer Codes FINALLY work for In App Purchases
developer.apple.com/news/?id=gf6...
Enhancements to help you submit and market your apps and games - Latest News - Apple Developer
As part of our ongoing commitment to helping developers succeed on the App Store, we’re introducing new options for submitting content and updates while your app is in review, double the number of…
developer.apple.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Apple just announced two new improvements to App Store Connect (and soon to Helm 😜) that I am super excited about:
- You can now submit additional items for review, even if you have an app version under review.
- Offer Codes FINALLY work for In App Purchases
developer.apple.com/news/?id=gf6...
- You can now submit additional items for review, even if you have an app version under review.
- Offer Codes FINALLY work for In App Purchases
developer.apple.com/news/?id=gf6...
Here's another reason to stop using print statements in your code and start using OSLog instead!
💪 You can access os_log events from instruments to give you a better chance at fixing those pesky performance issues.
💪 You can access os_log events from instruments to give you a better chance at fixing those pesky performance issues.
October 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Here's another reason to stop using print statements in your code and start using OSLog instead!
💪 You can access os_log events from instruments to give you a better chance at fixing those pesky performance issues.
💪 You can access os_log events from instruments to give you a better chance at fixing those pesky performance issues.
Back home after an amazing few days at @swiftleeds.co.uk! It somehow gets better every year — from giving a talk to karaoke nights, baby Guinness, and the best gyros in Leeds (twice! 😅).
Huge thanks Adam Rush & team for another great year — can’t wait for the next one! ❤️
Huge thanks Adam Rush & team for another great year — can’t wait for the next one! ❤️
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Back home after an amazing few days at @swiftleeds.co.uk! It somehow gets better every year — from giving a talk to karaoke nights, baby Guinness, and the best gyros in Leeds (twice! 😅).
Huge thanks Adam Rush & team for another great year — can’t wait for the next one! ❤️
Huge thanks Adam Rush & team for another great year — can’t wait for the next one! ❤️
📆 Friendly reminder that I am running a FREE webinar this evening for iOS CI Newsletter subscribers!
Join me to build a CI/CD pipeline that builds, archives and deploys your iOS app!
streamyard.com/watch/my73mj...
Join me to build a CI/CD pipeline that builds, archives and deploys your iOS app!
streamyard.com/watch/my73mj...
CI/CD for iOS Developers
1-hour FREE webinar where Pol Piella Abadia will give an introduction to what CI/CD is in the context of iOS Mobile Development. First, we will start with an introduction to what CI/CD is and how it…
streamyard.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📆 Friendly reminder that I am running a FREE webinar this evening for iOS CI Newsletter subscribers!
Join me to build a CI/CD pipeline that builds, archives and deploys your iOS app!
streamyard.com/watch/my73mj...
Join me to build a CI/CD pipeline that builds, archives and deploys your iOS app!
streamyard.com/watch/my73mj...
AI agents running your end-to-end tests, better ways to debug, and a few breaking changes you really don’t want to miss on your GitHub Actions workflows.
✨ That’s what’s inside issue #75, kindly sponsored by @codemagic.io.
#iosdev #cicd
www.ioscinewsletter.com/issues/75
✨ That’s what’s inside issue #75, kindly sponsored by @codemagic.io.
#iosdev #cicd
www.ioscinewsletter.com/issues/75
iOS CI Newsletter - Issue #75
Issue 75 of the iOS CI Newsletter, a fortnightly publication containing the latest iOS CI/CD news from the community.
www.ioscinewsletter.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
AI agents running your end-to-end tests, better ways to debug, and a few breaking changes you really don’t want to miss on your GitHub Actions workflows.
✨ That’s what’s inside issue #75, kindly sponsored by @codemagic.io.
#iosdev #cicd
www.ioscinewsletter.com/issues/75
✨ That’s what’s inside issue #75, kindly sponsored by @codemagic.io.
#iosdev #cicd
www.ioscinewsletter.com/issues/75
🚀 Want to get started with CI/CD for your iOS apps but not sure where to begin? I’m hosting a FREE 1-hour webinar this September where I’ll show you how to build, test, and deploy your apps with CI/CD — live!
✨ Kindly sponsored by Marathon Labs
👉 Save your spot: streamyard.com/watch/my73mj...
✨ Kindly sponsored by Marathon Labs
👉 Save your spot: streamyard.com/watch/my73mj...
CI/CD for iOS Developers
1-hour FREE webinar where Pol Piella Abadia will give an introduction to what CI/CD is in the context of iOS Mobile Development. First, we will start with an introduction to what CI/CD is and how it…
streamyard.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚀 Want to get started with CI/CD for your iOS apps but not sure where to begin? I’m hosting a FREE 1-hour webinar this September where I’ll show you how to build, test, and deploy your apps with CI/CD — live!
✨ Kindly sponsored by Marathon Labs
👉 Save your spot: streamyard.com/watch/my73mj...
✨ Kindly sponsored by Marathon Labs
👉 Save your spot: streamyard.com/watch/my73mj...
🔎 A bit more progress last night towards Fosi's iOS 26 release, making it easier to add games through custom filters and search!
👉 Beta: testflight.apple.com/join/3qKCjTXT
👉 Beta: testflight.apple.com/join/3qKCjTXT
August 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🔎 A bit more progress last night towards Fosi's iOS 26 release, making it easier to add games through custom filters and search!
👉 Beta: testflight.apple.com/join/3qKCjTXT
👉 Beta: testflight.apple.com/join/3qKCjTXT
Just found out last week that OpenAI has a Prompt Optimizer for its different models, including the new GPT-5 🤯
All you have to do is paste in your prompt and the optimizer will review it and apply best practices automatically.
platform.openai.com/chat/edit?mo...
All you have to do is paste in your prompt and the optimizer will review it and apply best practices automatically.
platform.openai.com/chat/edit?mo...
August 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just found out last week that OpenAI has a Prompt Optimizer for its different models, including the new GPT-5 🤯
All you have to do is paste in your prompt and the optimizer will review it and apply best practices automatically.
platform.openai.com/chat/edit?mo...
All you have to do is paste in your prompt and the optimizer will review it and apply best practices automatically.
platform.openai.com/chat/edit?mo...
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🔥 NEW SPEAKER 🔥
We're super excited to confirm @polpielladev.bsky.social as our next confirmed speaker.
Pol is an iOS Dev and Content Creator from Spain, and the maker of popular apps such as Helm for ASC
Pol also curates the iOS CI Newsletter and is a Senior Software Engineer at RevenueCat. 🤑
We're super excited to confirm @polpielladev.bsky.social as our next confirmed speaker.
Pol is an iOS Dev and Content Creator from Spain, and the maker of popular apps such as Helm for ASC
Pol also curates the iOS CI Newsletter and is a Senior Software Engineer at RevenueCat. 🤑
August 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🔥 NEW SPEAKER 🔥
We're super excited to confirm @polpielladev.bsky.social as our next confirmed speaker.
Pol is an iOS Dev and Content Creator from Spain, and the maker of popular apps such as Helm for ASC
Pol also curates the iOS CI Newsletter and is a Senior Software Engineer at RevenueCat. 🤑
We're super excited to confirm @polpielladev.bsky.social as our next confirmed speaker.
Pol is an iOS Dev and Content Creator from Spain, and the maker of popular apps such as Helm for ASC
Pol also curates the iOS CI Newsletter and is a Senior Software Engineer at RevenueCat. 🤑
It’s been a while since I last wrote something, so having my first article back featured in iOS Dev Weekly really means a lot ❤️
Sooo motivated to keep writing now 🙏
iosdevweekly.com/issues/719
Sooo motivated to keep writing now 🙏
iosdevweekly.com/issues/719
July 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It’s been a while since I last wrote something, so having my first article back featured in iOS Dev Weekly really means a lot ❤️
Sooo motivated to keep writing now 🙏
iosdevweekly.com/issues/719
Sooo motivated to keep writing now 🙏
iosdevweekly.com/issues/719
👀 FREE Webinar happening this evening!
Join me to discuss the role of CI/CD and automation in checking AI-generated code, and what tools you can start using in your projects TODAY!
streamyard.com/watch/6RCnTU...
Join me to discuss the role of CI/CD and automation in checking AI-generated code, and what tools you can start using in your projects TODAY!
streamyard.com/watch/6RCnTU...
CI/CD for AI-Assisted Development
AI can write your code. CI/CD makes sure it doesn’t break everything. In this webinar, we’ll show you how to use modern automation practices to test, vet, and ship AI-assisted code responsibly,…
streamyard.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
👀 FREE Webinar happening this evening!
Join me to discuss the role of CI/CD and automation in checking AI-generated code, and what tools you can start using in your projects TODAY!
streamyard.com/watch/6RCnTU...
Join me to discuss the role of CI/CD and automation in checking AI-generated code, and what tools you can start using in your projects TODAY!
streamyard.com/watch/6RCnTU...
📆 New FREE webinar for iOS CI Newsletter subscribers!
Join me on Monday as I discuss the importance of solid CI/CD in the era of AI coding and give you a few example workflows you can add to your projects right away!
streamyard.com/watch/6RCnTU...
Join me on Monday as I discuss the importance of solid CI/CD in the era of AI coding and give you a few example workflows you can add to your projects right away!
streamyard.com/watch/6RCnTU...
CI/CD for AI-Assisted Development
AI can write your code. CI/CD makes sure it doesn’t break everything. In this webinar, we’ll show you how to use modern automation practices to test, vet, and ship AI-assisted code responsibly,…
streamyard.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📆 New FREE webinar for iOS CI Newsletter subscribers!
Join me on Monday as I discuss the importance of solid CI/CD in the era of AI coding and give you a few example workflows you can add to your projects right away!
streamyard.com/watch/6RCnTU...
Join me on Monday as I discuss the importance of solid CI/CD in the era of AI coding and give you a few example workflows you can add to your projects right away!
streamyard.com/watch/6RCnTU...
Xcode 26 Beta 4 adds support for opening files in external editors like Cursor!
The option will show if the file type is configured to be opened by an editor other than Xcode by default.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
The option will show if the file type is configured to be opened by an editor other than Xcode by default.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
July 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Xcode 26 Beta 4 adds support for opening files in external editors like Cursor!
The option will show if the file type is configured to be opened by an editor other than Xcode by default.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
The option will show if the file type is configured to be opened by an editor other than Xcode by default.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
👀 Xcode 26 Beta 4 adds a super handy “Show View Hierarchy” button in the SwiftUI instrument!
Now you can see view updates in the context of their view hierarchy and know exactly where things happened.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
Now you can see view updates in the context of their view hierarchy and know exactly where things happened.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
July 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
👀 Xcode 26 Beta 4 adds a super handy “Show View Hierarchy” button in the SwiftUI instrument!
Now you can see view updates in the context of their view hierarchy and know exactly where things happened.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
Now you can see view updates in the context of their view hierarchy and know exactly where things happened.
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
Not sure if I am going to be disappointed, but as soon as I read this I went to download the new beta 😅
Fixed: Xcode projects with packages might not build correctly after project reloading. (155537249)
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
Fixed: Xcode projects with packages might not build correctly after project reloading. (155537249)
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
July 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Not sure if I am going to be disappointed, but as soon as I read this I went to download the new beta 😅
Fixed: Xcode projects with packages might not build correctly after project reloading. (155537249)
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
Fixed: Xcode projects with packages might not build correctly after project reloading. (155537249)
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
Finding the reason why this prompt was showing for Helm was incredibly tricky and involved digging into third-party libraries' code.
If you want to get an insight into my debugging process, read my latest article:
www.polpiella.dev/how-i-fix-bu...
If you want to get an insight into my debugging process, read my latest article:
www.polpiella.dev/how-i-fix-bu...
July 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Finding the reason why this prompt was showing for Helm was incredibly tricky and involved digging into third-party libraries' code.
If you want to get an insight into my debugging process, read my latest article:
www.polpiella.dev/how-i-fix-bu...
If you want to get an insight into my debugging process, read my latest article:
www.polpiella.dev/how-i-fix-bu...
I know it has been a while, but I have finally written a blog post again! ✍️
This time I share how I debug real-world issues in my apps — from invisible crashes to unexpected system prompts — and the tools that I use.
www.polpiella.dev/how-i-fix-bu...
This time I share how I debug real-world issues in my apps — from invisible crashes to unexpected system prompts — and the tools that I use.
www.polpiella.dev/how-i-fix-bu...
A Peek into My Debugging Process (With Real Examples)
A guide to making the best use of the tools available to you to fix bugs in your apps and get to the root cause of the issue in record time.
www.polpiella.dev
July 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I know it has been a while, but I have finally written a blog post again! ✍️
This time I share how I debug real-world issues in my apps — from invisible crashes to unexpected system prompts — and the tools that I use.
www.polpiella.dev/how-i-fix-bu...
This time I share how I debug real-world issues in my apps — from invisible crashes to unexpected system prompts — and the tools that I use.
www.polpiella.dev/how-i-fix-bu...
📬 New issue of the iOS CI Newsletter drops tonight!
I’m diving into AI-assisted development and why solid tests + CI/CD matter more than ever.
Subscribe to catch it: www.ioscinewsletter.com 🚀
I’m diving into AI-assisted development and why solid tests + CI/CD matter more than ever.
Subscribe to catch it: www.ioscinewsletter.com 🚀
July 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📬 New issue of the iOS CI Newsletter drops tonight!
I’m diving into AI-assisted development and why solid tests + CI/CD matter more than ever.
Subscribe to catch it: www.ioscinewsletter.com 🚀
I’m diving into AI-assisted development and why solid tests + CI/CD matter more than ever.
Subscribe to catch it: www.ioscinewsletter.com 🚀
Friendly reminder that the LocalizedError protocol has more than just `errorDescription`. You can provide more context such as how the user might recover from the failure, which can come in super handy!
July 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Friendly reminder that the LocalizedError protocol has more than just `errorDescription`. You can provide more context such as how the user might recover from the failure, which can come in super handy!
🎨 Xcode 26 Beta 3 now adds support for setting Icon Composer icons as alternate iOS icons!
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
July 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎨 Xcode 26 Beta 3 now adds support for setting Icon Composer icons as alternate iOS icons!
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
💨 One of my favorite patterns for syncing data with a backend:
Diff what’s changed → execute the necessary requests in parallel. Fast, clean, doesn't make unnecessary calls and is easy to maintain.
Diff what’s changed → execute the necessary requests in parallel. Fast, clean, doesn't make unnecessary calls and is easy to maintain.
July 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
💨 One of my favorite patterns for syncing data with a backend:
Diff what’s changed → execute the necessary requests in parallel. Fast, clean, doesn't make unnecessary calls and is easy to maintain.
Diff what’s changed → execute the necessary requests in parallel. Fast, clean, doesn't make unnecessary calls and is easy to maintain.