Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.
From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's rarely longer than 30 minutes.
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#234: Should You Do It?
January 19th, 2022 · 29 minutes
So you have an idea to make an app. Is it available, is it worthwhile, and will you feel good about doing it? What happens if it works?
#233: The Road (Still) Ahead
January 5th, 2022 · 29 minutes
How our expectations for 2021 panned out, and the kind of work we're planning to do in 2022.
#232: SF Symbols
December 8th, 2021 · 29 minutes
Our icon-design journeys over time have led us to lean heavily into SF Symbols today.
#231: Support Expectations
November 23rd, 2021 · 29 minutes
Managing customer support, customer expectations, and frequently asked questions.
#230: Tackling the Redesign
November 10th, 2021 · 29 minutes
Finally starting the Overcast redesign, and pragmatic considerations when tackling modernization of older codebases.
#229: Money, Time, and M1 Max Macs
October 27th, 2021 · 29 minutes
A healthy balance for subscription-expiry grace periods, and how the new MacBook Pro helps our development workflows.
#228: Ask For Money
October 14th, 2021 · 29 minutes
Getting over shyness to ask your app's users for money in more prominent and direct ways.
#227: Adopting High-Profile iOS Features
September 29th, 2021 · 29 minutes
How we decide whether, when, and to what degree we should adopt the headlining features of each iOS release.
#226: A Quiet Fall
September 17th, 2021 · 29 minutes
We were given a reprieve with a lack of new developer-facing features in the iPhone 13 line and Apple Watch Series 7, but with the continuation of the Series 3, we all lose.
#225: The Fragmented Future
September 1st, 2021 · 29 minutes
The effects of legal settlements and regulations on independent iOS developers, and how we can ensure that we still have a place in the scary potential futures that may come.