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Andy Ibanez

@andyibanez.com

Senior iOS developer at BlueTrail Software. I have been writing iOS apps since 2011. Objective-C and Swift, love them both. Other knowledge includes backend development with PHP.

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Apple will give us mind blowing tools sometimes, while introducing friction in the weirdest ways possible.

16.02.2026 01:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Notice of Ownership Transfer: Silvianna for AniList Notice of ownership transfer of the app Silvianna for AniList.

If you use my apps (well, app,I currently only have one published),Silvianna for AniList, this is a notification to let you know that the app has been transferred to Fairese LLC, a company I created in June.

Nothing will change in terms of development of the app.

www.andyibanez.com/posts/202602...

06.02.2026 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This thing I'm doing where I am developing a new app with its dedicated website is really to my liking. I can blog about new features as they get completed and have public documentation about my features.

31.01.2026 22:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Tutorial โ€“ Introducing Local Collections โ€“ Mignori - Booru Browser App for iOS Mignori is a native iOS booru browser focused on speed, clarity, and comfortable browsing across supported imageboards.

The latest Mignori beta introduces Collections โ€” a local, on-device way to organize the booru posts you save, inspired by the Photos app on iOS.

mignori.app/blog/mignori...

#iOS #Booru #Privacy #OnDevice #AnimeApp #Anime

31.01.2026 22:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tutorial โ€“ How to Perform Local Searches in Mignori for iOS โ€“ Mignori - Booru Browser App for iOS Mignori is a native iOS booru browser focused on speed, clarity, and comfortable browsing across supported imageboards.

The latest Mignori beta on TestFlight will let you store images locally and search them like a tiny #Anime Booru in your pocket ๐Ÿ“ฑ

Use familiar Booru tags plus powerful Property Filters โ€” all fully offline.

Tutorial ๐Ÿ‘‡
mignori.app/blog/mignori...

20.01.2026 22:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Silvianna 26.2 โ€” A New Era for Media, Character, and Staff โ€“ Silvianna - AniList App for iOS An AniList app for iOS built for fans and collectors. Track anime and manga, explore characters and staff, and enjoy advanced features in a fast, polished, truly native iPhone experience.

Silvianna 26.2.0 is live.

Featuring redesigned Media, Character, and Staff screens, a new Safari extension, performance improvements, and more polish across the app.

Release notes:

silvianna.app/blog/silvian...

#Anime #AnimeApp

20.01.2026 01:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Real device debugging in modern iOS development is all about watching your kids grow while you wait for the text field to respond.

17.01.2026 16:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The next version of my #anime app, Silvianna for #AniList, will release on January 20. Here's a small sneak peak of what's coming:

- Redesigned media screen.
- Redesigned Character and Staff screens.
- You can now view media relationships

Also built a website for it.

silvianna.app

10.01.2026 03:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mignori Is Back โ€” Restarting the Journey โ€“ Mignori Mignori is a beautifully crafted iOS app for manga and webtoon readers, offering a fast native experience, elegant organization tools, and a delightful reading interface.

Mignori was my most popular App Store app in 2014. A failed rewrite in 2017 put it on hold. In 2026, Iโ€™m finally finishing it.

mignori.app/blog/mignori...

03.01.2026 04:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm a simple man - I see Sakura, I like.

27.11.2025 00:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am willing to bet none of you have opened the iTunes Store app on your phones in over a decade.

I finally regained access to an Apple account I had setup in Japan to buy anime music, and this is a relic. This is iOS 7 in iOS 26.1. Just look at the super thin iconography

10.11.2025 03:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man, people were not kidding when they say App Store Review is being slower dice iOS 26. Which is understandable.

I come from the era where your app review could take months to weeks but my latest app reviews were apparently done within an hour of submission.

27.09.2025 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Don't you love it when all you want to do is to prepare your App Store Submission and the thing just keeps giving you errors in the 5xx range?

26.09.2025 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It has been a loooong time since I shipped something of my own, so I'm happy to announce that my Anime Tracking app for Anilist, Silvianna, will receive a big update on October 28 (provided everything goes well).

26.09.2025 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

macOS Tahoe has critically broken my screenshot flow. ๐Ÿซ  Taking screenshots and dragging them from its preview from an app is an EXTREMELY common thing for me. It doesn't do this anymore. I looked and I can't figure out how to enable that feature. Anyone have a clue?

20.09.2025 23:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

iPhone unboxing videos are just so weird to me. But it's amazing how creative YouTubers can be to show us how they take a phone, a cable, and two bits of paperwork out of a box in 19 minutes.

18.09.2025 17:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who remembers that crazy era when Xcode came with Line Numbers disabled by default?

18.09.2025 02:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any #iOSDev here using SwiftData with CloudKit in production? How is it working out for you in 2025?

17.09.2025 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have also linked this account to my domain, so you know this is in fact me.

12.09.2025 03:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Andy Ibanez A blog where I write about the stuff that interests me and the knowledge Iโ€™ve picked up over the years. Expect a lot of iOS development content, along with scripting, automation, and the occasional si...

I have revamped my website and it's finally live!

www.andyibanez.com

Really happy with the theme I chose. Theme is Colordrop by Humberto Rocha.

The idea is to start blogging again. So hopefully, I start doing that sooner rather than later.

12.09.2025 02:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Going with this one.

09.09.2025 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I screenshotted the wrong thing and didn't even notice.

09.09.2025 19:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wonderful news!

09.09.2025 19:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You don't need the latest Apple Watches for hypertension notifications!

09.09.2025 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dunno why, I'm just very happy about this.

09.09.2025 17:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The lady presenting the iPhone is at the Aventura Mall in Miami, I have no doubts. I was there in May ๐Ÿ˜…

09.09.2025 17:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unfortunately I have to give up on my AlarmKit app. Too many issues that are being hard to debug and the feedback which I thought would help ease this up has been left on read, so I won't have an iOS launch app ready, for yet another year.

09.09.2025 00:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Throwback to the first iOS app I published, 2011. #iOSDev

07.09.2025 03:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Am I connected with anyone at Apple that can help me escalate a Feedback? ๐Ÿ™ Will appreciate it, AlarmKit appears to be completely broken in the latest two betas.

FB19933000

27.08.2025 17:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have been playing with @n8n.io, since Wednesday. It's a great tool for automating stuff and very friendly for non programmers, but it feels like a superpower in the hands of programmers.

09.08.2025 17:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0