SAShai Almogindebugagent.com·1h ago · 5 min readPrint Anywhere, And Put Your Cards In Apple WalletThe last two items in this week's release are platform integrations that business apps ask for constantly: printing a document, and getting a payment card into Apple Wallet. Both are the kind of featu00
SAShai Almogindebugagent.com·1d ago · 6 min readJava To A Native Windows EXE: No JVM, 5MB, x64 And ArmIf you were around Java forums in the late nineties you remember the threads. "How do I compile my Java program to an EXE?" was asked constantly, answered badly, and locked periodically. The real answ00
SAShai Almogindebugagent.com·2d ago · 9 min readBuild Games In Java: Sprites, Box2D Physics And Low-Latency SoundA confession before the feature tour: for years I was very much against adding gaming to Codename One. I used to work in the gaming industry (Jane's USAF, among others), so this was never about disint00
AWAdam Willsinapp-store-alternatives.hashnode.dev·3d ago · 3 min read7 Best App Store Alternatives in 2026The best app store alternatives for 2026 are AltStore, Scarlet, F-Droid, and Aurora Store. The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) recently forced Apple and Google to allow outside app installations. Develop10
SAShai Almogindebugagent.com·4d ago · 9 min readNative Java Win32, 3D Gaming, Printing and WalletThis week we're introducing native Windows support (no JVM!), a 3D graphics API, a gaming API, support for Apple Wallet, printing and more in what is probably our biggest update ever… But that's not t00
DJduchan jointapflow.hashnode.dev·6d ago · 5 min readThe DX we wanted for tapflow setup: a host-ready Mac in one commandtapflow streams iOS simulators and Android emulators into a browser, so a whole team can test an app without installing anything. The simulators run on a Mac that hosts the tapflow agent, and that Mac00
SAShai Almogindebugagent.com·Jun 16 · 4 min readBackground Work, Push Topics, And Richer NotificationsThe work that happens while your app is not in the foreground has always been the fiddly part of mobile development, and Codename One's coverage of it had gaps. PR #5142 modernizes local notifications00
RMRussel Melroy D Souzainletsdeployit.hashnode.dev·Jun 16 · 11 min readWhy we built LetsDeployIt: the 6-week gap between 'app done' and 'app live'Originally written by Rishav Kumar for the LetsDeployIt blog. Republished here. The app works. You ran it on your phone last night. The onboarding flows, the buttons do what they should, the API calls10
OAOscar Abrahaminoscarvidal.hashnode.dev·Jun 15 · 8 min readWWDC 2026: Reading Siri AI From a Quality Engineering PerspectiveA week after WWDC 2026, most of the coverage has settled into two camps: the enthusiasts cataloging every new Siri feature, and the skeptics asking whether Apple is "too late" to the AI race. I find b00
HMHarini Mukeshinqapilot-insights.hashnode.dev·Jun 15 · 6 min readSwift Testing vs. XCTest: Why Passing Tests Don’t Always Mean Happy UsersA few days ago, I was watching Apple's WWDC26 session on "Migrate your tests to Swift Testing". As someone who spends a lot of time around mobile testing conversations, my first immediate thought was 00
