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Build an Iron Dome-Style Critical Alert App in SwiftUI: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 7 min read

Build an Iron Dome-Style Critical Alert App in SwiftUI

An Iron Dome-style alert app is a critical public-safety UI. Here is how to build the full-screen alert, the take-cover countdown, and the region map in SwiftUI.

Lawrence Arya · June 8, 2026
APNs Push Notifications SwiftUI Boilerplate: The Spine: a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
Guides 5 min read

APNs Push Notifications SwiftUI Boilerplate: The Spine

The APNs boilerplate every SwiftUI app needs: registration flow, token lifecycle, payload anatomy, sandbox-vs-production traps, and tap-through routing.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
Testing APNs Push Notifications on the iOS Simulator: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Workflows 4 min read

Testing APNs Push Notifications on the iOS Simulator

You can test push notifications on the iOS Simulator now. Here is how to send an APNs payload to the simulator, what works, and what still needs a real device.

Lawrence Arya · June 2, 2026
Expo Push Notifications Not Working From Lovable? Fix It: a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
Workflows 5 min read

Expo Push Notifications Not Working From Lovable? Fix It

Push notifications dead in your Lovable export? It is almost always setup, capability, APNs, permission, or token, not code. Here are the causes and fixes.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
How to Add Push Notifications to a Rork App: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 4 min read

How to Add Push Notifications to a Rork App

Add push notifications to a Rork (React Native) app: the APNs setup, asking permission in context, and sending, with a free VP0 design for the opt-in screen.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Win-Back Push Notification UI That Re-Engages Users: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
Guides 4 min read

Win-Back Push Notification UI That Re-Engages Users

A win-back flow is push plus landing screen. Build the landing screen from a free VP0 design so the return delivers what the push promised, and deep-link the tap.

Lawrence Arya · May 30, 2026