Use when implementing remote or local push notifications, requesting notification permission, managing APNs device tokens, adding notification actions/categories, building service extensions, or debugging push delivery failures. Covers APNs, FCM, Live Activity push transport, broadcast push, communication notifications, Focus interaction.
Use when RealityKit entities not visible, anchors not tracking, gestures not responding, performance drops, materials wrong, or multiplayer sync fails
Use when building 3D content, AR experiences, or spatial computing with RealityKit. Covers ECS architecture, SwiftUI integration, RealityView, AR anchors, materials, physics, interaction, multiplayer, performance.
Use when you need complete SF Symbols API reference including every rendering mode, symbol effect, configuration option, UIKit equivalent, and platform availability - comprehensive code examples for iOS 17 through iOS 26
Use when implementing SF Symbols rendering modes, symbol effects, animations, custom symbols, or troubleshooting symbol appearance - covers the full symbol effects system from iOS 17 through SF Symbols 7 Draw animations in iOS 26
Use when asking 'where should I store this data', 'should I use SwiftData or files', 'CloudKit vs iCloud Drive', 'Documents vs Caches', 'local or cloud storage', 'how do I sync data', 'where do app files go' - comprehensive decision framework for all iOS storage options
Use when working with SwiftData - @Model definitions, @Query in SwiftUI, @Relationship macros, ModelContext patterns, CloudKit integration, iOS 26+ features, and Swift 6 concurrency with @MainActor — Apple's native persistence framework
Use when implementing iOS 26 SwiftUI features - covers Liquid Glass design system, performance improvements, @Animatable macro, 3D spatial layout, scene bridging, WebView/WebPage, AttributedString rich text editing, drag and drop enhancements, and visionOS integration for iOS 26+
Use when implementing SwiftUI animations, understanding VectorArithmetic, using @Animatable macro, zoom transitions, UIKit/AppKit animation bridging, choosing between spring and timing curve animations, or debugging animation behavior - comprehensive animation reference from iOS 13 through iOS 26
Reference — SwiftUI stacks, grids, outlines, and scroll enhancements through iOS 26
Use when implementing SwiftUI gestures (tap, drag, long press, magnification, rotation), composing gestures, managing gesture state, or debugging gesture conflicts - comprehensive patterns for gesture recognition, composition, accessibility, and cross-platform support
Reference — Complete SwiftUI adaptive layout API guide covering ViewThatFits, AnyLayout, Layout protocol, onGeometryChange, GeometryReader, size classes, and iOS 26 window APIs
Reference — Comprehensive SwiftUI navigation guide covering NavigationStack (iOS 16+), NavigationSplitView (iOS 16+), NavigationPath, deep linking, state restoration, Tab+Navigation integration (iOS 18+), Liquid Glass navigation (iOS 26+), and coordinator patterns
Use when implementing navigation patterns, choosing between NavigationStack and NavigationSplitView, handling deep links, adopting coordinator patterns, or requesting code review of navigation implementation - prevents navigation state corruption, deep link failures, and state restoration bugs for iOS 18+
Use when building ANY tvOS app - covers Focus Engine, Siri Remote input, storage constraints (no Document directory), no WebView, TVUIKit, TextField workarounds, AVPlayer tuning, Menu button state machines, and tvOS-specific gotchas that catch iOS developers
Apple platform typography reference (San Francisco fonts, text styles, Dynamic Type, tracking, leading, internationalization) through iOS 26
Use when wrapping UIKit views/controllers in SwiftUI, embedding SwiftUI in UIKit, or debugging UIKit-SwiftUI interop issues. Covers UIViewRepresentable, UIViewControllerRepresentable, UIHostingController, UIHostingConfiguration, coordinators, lifecycle, state binding, memory management.
Use when ANY question involves Apple framework APIs, Swift compiler errors, or Xcode-bundled documentation. Covers Liquid Glass, Swift 6.2 concurrency, Foundation Models, SwiftData, StoreKit, 32 Swift compiler diagnostics.
Use when accessing ANY contact data, requesting Contacts permissions, choosing between picker and store access, implementing Contact Access Button, or migrating to iOS 18 limited access. Covers authorization levels, CNContactStore, ContactProvider, key fetching, incremental sync.
Use when push notifications fail to arrive, token registration errors occur, notifications work in development but not production, silent push does not wake app, rich notification media is missing, or Live Activity stops updating via push. Covers APNs errors, environment mismatches, Focus mode filtering, service extension failures, FCM diagnostics.
Use when implementing remote or local push notifications, requesting notification permission, managing APNs device tokens, adding notification actions/categories, building service extensions, or debugging push delivery failures. Covers APNs, FCM, Live Activity push transport, broadcast push, communication notifications, Focus interaction.
Use when RealityKit entities not visible, anchors not tracking, gestures not responding, performance drops, materials wrong, or multiplayer sync fails
Use when working with SceneKit 3D scenes, migrating SceneKit to RealityKit, or maintaining legacy SceneKit code. Covers scene graph, materials, physics, animation, SwiftUI bridge, migration decision tree.
Use when you need complete SF Symbols API reference including every rendering mode, symbol effect, configuration option, UIKit equivalent, and platform availability - comprehensive code examples for iOS 17 through iOS 26
