Michael Freiwald

🙋‍♂️ Hey, I‘m Michael, iOS developer and Mobile Consultant @ #Netlight 💻 I love coding with #Swift & #SwiftUI, mainly for #iOS but also developing #macOS apps and exploring #SwiftOnServer 🇩🇪 Living with my Family 👩‍❤️‍👨👧👶 in #Munich 💡 Interested in everything about #Apple, #Smarthome and #KNX

Your posting rhythm is easier to read as a grid than as a number. SkyDeck's Post Activity widget puts your recent posting days on the Home Screen. One glance tells you whether last week went quiet. 👀 https://apple.co/4bRq4H0 #iOS

Added SkyDeck's follower widget to my home screen. No more opening the app just to check the number, it's right there next to the weather 👀 #BuildInPublic #iOSDev

are starter packs still a thing on Bluesky, or did the hype fade with 2024? curious how many people still actively add to theirs versus set it once and forget it exists. and how do you even find the good ones these days, any real system or just luck?

Find your superfans. SkyDeck’s Engagement Leaderboard shows who consistently likes/replies/reposts your content — so you know who to engage with. https://apple.co/4bRq4H0 #Bluesky #Engagement #BSkyApps #SkyDeckApp

SkyDeck shows what Bluesky's own app doesn't: follower trends, who unfollowed you, and your actual superfans. everything computed on-device, nothing leaves your phone. sign in with OAuth, no app password needed. https://apple.co/4bRq4H0 #Bluesky #iOS

Anyone using Postiz for social media content planning? The web app is not really mobile responsive, so I‘m locking into building a native app for Apple platforms. #BuildInPublic #iOSDev

ai companies hate this trick — how to code without AI, a step-by-step guide

How do you usually get some initial traction for a new app, especially when it is aimed at a specific niche? #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOSDev

iOS & macOS 27 are almost here! And I haven’t had time to dive in yet to check out all the shiny new features for my apps 😅 For now, I’m busy polishing up the latest versions of @getskydeck.app and @getremark.app ✨

On-device AI is great until prompts hit context limits. I built a hybrid router using local inference for light tasks and falling back to cloud models (Gemini) for heavy ones—all powered by Apple's Dynamic Profiles: peterfriese.dev/blog/2026/h...

Next SkyDeck update: "Open in SkyDeck" 🦋 Share any bsky.app profile and it opens right in the app. From Safari straight away, from the Bluesky app via a notification you tap. #iOS #iPhone

What are people using to read markdown files? I know a lot of people are using obsidian, but what about all the markdown files in are repo? I guess VSCode etc. because most of the developers using these tools for coding too?

For 19 months my own site said "Beta coming soon to iOS." 😬 SkyDeck had been on the App Store since March 2025. I was building instead of telling anyone 😅 Fixed that 👉 getskydeck.app/bsky #BuildInPublic #iOSDev

The SkyDeck account leads with 🚀 I lead with 😅, 42 times out of 250. Which is about right for shipping software😅 #BuildInPublic #iOSDev

Nice growth lately: +102 followers. Tracking it with @getskydeck.app #SkyDeckApp

Thank you for using the app! ☺️

I‘m looking for SkyDeck users using OAuth How often do you need to sign-in again? Which PDS are you using? #Bluesky #OAuth #Feedback

New macOS app 🚀 Been quietly building a second app next to @getskydeck.app 👀 @getremark.app - comment on your Markdown like you'd review code, and your AI agent reads each note, fixes it, and marks it done. Download now: apple.co/3R2z5XW Website: getremark.app #BuildInPublic #macOS #IndieDev

Sunday ritual: open Post Performance, see what landed this week, write more of that. Your posts ranked by real engagement, not vibes. https://apple.co/4bRq4H0 #Bluesky #TopPosts #SkyDeckApp

🎉 It's here — SkyDeck 1.7 just went LIVE! This one lives on your home screen AND answers to Siri: 🎙️ Ask Siri & Shortcuts for your stats, or open your dashboard 📊 Brand-new widgets: growth graph, top & newest post — any feed, list or follows Update now 👇 https://apple.co/4bRq4H0 #Bluesky

Feels good working again on @getskydeck.app I have a lot of ideas to improve the app and making it a best-in-class iOS app 🚀 #BuildInPublic #IndieSev #iOSDev #BskyApps

Finally added images to posts in the widgets 🙃 Looks a lot better now #iOSDev #BuildInPublic #SkyDeck

I‘m already preparing the next update 🚀 #iOSDev

SkyDeck 1.6 is out 🎉 Liquid Glass design, finally enabled — SkyDeck looks brighter, deeper and right at home on your iPhone. Plus: improvements to authentication, and full German 🇩🇪 & Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷 support. https://apple.co/4bRq4H0 #Bluesky #SkyDeckApp

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Oh, and finally, OAuth is coming to SkyDeck! 🤞

Finally time for a new update 👋

Nice growth lately: +31 followers. Tracking it with @getskydeck.app #SkyDeckApp

I think I found another good solution for using the TabViewBottomAccessory #SwiftUI #iOSDev

Are there any iOS apps out there which are using the TabViewBottomAccessory and are not a music or podcast app? I‘m looking for some inspirations #SwiftUI

Just noticed that my TestFlights for @getskydeck.app have expired. I’m still working on the OS26 updates and haven’t had much time over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, this means I’ll also miss the on-time release for the new OS versions today 😬 #iOSDev #Skydeck

If you want to leverage the new #SwiftUI modifiers in your existing codebase, here’s a quick example of how you can achieve this—no need to change your views once you set iOS 26 as your minimum deployment target. #iOSDev #WWDC25 #iOS26

I'm wondering how we’re supposed to support the design split between iOS 18 and iOS 26. If I just update my UI, it will also change the look & feel on iOS 18. Especially with custom implementations, I see a lot of extra work coming with `if #available(iOS 26.0, *)`. #WWDC25

in xcode 26, newly created projects have their default actor isolation set to MainActor, which means all types declared in the project will implicitly have `MainActor` added. it seems there should be an option to add this choice when creating the project.

SwiftData Bug Fixed! The issue where modifications to ModelActor in a private context were not immediately reflected in the view has been fixed. Additionally, this issue has been resolved for SwiftData applications compiled with Xcode 26 on iOS 18.

Beyond excited to share our new iOS 26 UI Kit for @sketch.com. Completely rebuilt for the new #Apple #Design system. This is a beta, but we went hard to make it as complete and accurate as we could. sketch.com/s/f63aa308-1...

This definitely needs to be fixed first 🙃 #iOS26 #SkyDeckApp

#SwiftUI WebView 🥳 #WWDC25

No more structured outputs with JSON description 🤩 #WWDC25

Only one #SwiftData video, but it looks promising. developer.apple.com/videos/play/... #WWDC25

How is this possible? I thought it was supposed to be better? #WWDC25

"Xcode 26" Thanks, #Apple, for aligning this as well. #WWDC25

If you already want to play around with the FoundationModel developer.apple.com/documentatio... #WWDC25

If you already want to play around with the FoundationModel developer.apple.com/documentatio...

Glassy WWDC 2025 keynote #sketchnote #WWDC25

I like the new design on macOS, but on iOS, I’m not quite convinced yet… The icons look too bulky—maybe we’ll have to wait for the next iPhone to really get the full picture 🔎 #WWDC25