Apple has now released iOS 9 and with it comes Multitasking on the iPad. The new iPad Pro along with other iPads now allow you to run apps side by side in a split view or a slide over view.

It is a good idea to check your apps to make sure they display correctly with these new form factors. The real secret behind making this work is to use Auto Layout. If you have been ignoring Auto Layout up until now, it is time to pick up the skill and not be left behind.

So how do you make your apps ready for iPad multitasking? Let’s get to that.

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Designers seem to have this superpower that we developers can’t get a grasp on. They know how to make an app UI look good and sometimes we think we can replicate the look and feel.

30 hours later, we still on the first screen with so many lines of code written but nowhere near the look and feel we desire. That can be frustrating.

The good news is that the designer superpower is not so super after-all. There are some simple hacks in design and if you understand them, you can also make your UI look good with minimal effort.

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In this tutorial, I would like to show you how you can use Custom Transitions to implement beautiful animated navigations in iOS. The gif below will explain what we plan to achieve.

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How do you use proven psychological triggers to influence users to download your app?

In this post, I will explore the six principles outlined by the book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini and show you how you can use these proven triggers in your screenshots to persuade users to download your app.

Also in the post, you will find examples of companies that are already using these key principles to influence their users.

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I had my birthday a couple of months ago. My wife got me a wristwatch. A Citizen Eco-Drive. It looks really good and I love wearing it. But the problem is… I can’t use it to tell the time.

Why? Because it isn’t set correctly, I did try looking at the manual. When I saw it was as thick as my thumb, I gave up and checked on YouTube and gladly saw that Citizen has 15 minute videos showing you how to set all their watches.

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There are so many monetization options in the App Store. In-App purchases being one of them.

And it is one of the easiest ways to start, so it would be stupid not to even try it. So what did we do? We built in-app purchasing into the Quizmaker template.

And I made a video to show you how we are implementing a couple of strategies in the app.

We included multiple ways of getting the user to upgrade to a Pro version easily, including a really interesting “BUY ALL” feature.

Seems Apple is on-board with this since iOS 8 is going to include bundles to buy multiple apps. We implemented in-app purchase bundling… Watch the video to see what I mean.

You probably want to use this in your apps too…

If you have bought the Quizmaker template in the past, login to get the update. If you don’t haven’t… what are you waiting for? Go get it here