Andrew Yates

In a small Alpenglow bug fix release, I’ve slotted in a small extra feature. Vantage Point now also shows shadows from moonlight!

We’re working on bringing Buffer to macOS! I’ve been rebuilding our iOS app in SwiftUI, so we can now bring Buffer to entirely new platforms without much effort, including macOS and visionOS! Join the macOS TestFlight and give it a spin! 👀 testflight.apple.com/join/2ehsjU11

A little sneak peek of @alpenglowapp.com on iPhone Duo 👀 I've been working on some new experiences that take advantage of the Duo's unique form factor. Press kit: alpenglowapp.com/press-kit If you're covering the iPhone Duo and would like TestFlight access, drop me a message!

Nearly done 😅

I've put @buffer for iOS on a little diet for v16.0. • No more CocoaPods (Fully SPM) • No more Texture/AsyncDisplayKit (All SwiftUI) • Consolidated extension targets • Better shared code reuse Estimated iPhone install size: 191 MB → 114 MB. That’s 40% smaller and I've not finished. 😄

Deleted more code than I added, so technically this is a small PR right? 🫣

Sold on the iPhone Duo. 😍 Glad that there’s a bit of time between now and it coming out. Adapting the UIs in @buffer.com and @alpenglowapp.com is going to be fun once the simulator lands.

Playing around with a few ideas for the new App Store Product Page Headers for @alpenglowapp.com and @starglowapp.com. I already had some artwork that was submitted, but never used, for App Store features, so I’m bringing it back to life with a little animation.

I may have got a little carried away with App Shortcuts. 😅 Create a Post includes fields for all 11 platforms. Swapping out to show all fields that you’d find in our composer for the platform you select 🤓

@danielmorrisey.com Thanks for the TestFlight feedback! This one is specific to iOS 27, I'll see how the next few iOS 27 Beta builds behave as Apple refines the new navigation bar handling. We have it set up to show a blur but it seems to vanish in some cases.

Packaging up a few @alpenglowapp.com pins. #wwdc #wwdc26

This was a fun little effect to work on, switching from the homepage into Dev Mode. 👀 Already seeing some really neat stuff being built with it. buffer.com

GitHub - gustavostuff/ppux: PPUX is an NES graphics editor, not like the others test2 github.com/gustavostuff... r

WIP menu bar app for the Mac which lets you instantly post to your configured social profiles via @buffer.com with the new #BufferAPI! gonna fix some annoying last things, then i'll release it on GitHub + Tangled :)

Time to open things up. Tomorrow 👀 #BufferAPI

Been using Apple Magic Keyboards for years. Decided to give a mechanical keyboard a go. 👀

Looking forward to seeing what gets built 👀 #BufferAPI

Get ready to build. Not long to go now. #BufferAPI

Back from Deep Dish Swift, and all but one update for @alpenglowapp.com’s big 10th birthday release is now approved by Apple.(need more rejection socks) Time to get the Android update buttoned up along with some marketing bits. If anyone wants to check it out let me know!

Heading home after another fantastic @deepdishswift.com, filled with incredible people and engaging talks. Now, it’s time to head home and tackle taxes and deal with an app rejection 😅

The enamel pin for @alpenglowapp.com is gorgeous and the packaging has an App Clip on the back of it!

After the winter break… race week is finally here 🏁 If you haven’t got F1 on your calendar yet, head to F1Calendar.com. 📅 Generate your calendar (auto-updates) 📱 Add F1 Calendar to your home screen 🔔 Push notifications for every session 📩 Race weekend email reminders

Testing

The chequered flag just dropped on 2025… The 2026 F1 calendar is already live on F1Calendar.com. Time to plan next year’s race weekends 😌📅

Submitted the latest Alpenglow update with the new onboarding flow. Fixed a handful of bugs I hadn’t spotted since v11 shipped in September, and even put the app on a little diet by optimizing images and moving over to string catalogs. 🎉

Big update from the Buffer team 🎉 You can now reply to comments directly within Buffer, for Bluesky, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, and X. No more switching between apps to engage with your audience. It’s live on web, iOS, and Android, and available on every plan (even free).

Just a post for testing something.

It's Andy (@ay8s.com), iOS Engineer here at Buffer! We're continuing to refine the design for our upcoming Composer updates on iOS and Android. I've sneakily exported a couple of shots from @danielparas.bsky.social's explorations 🫣

Dual Knit Band is way more comfortable. The Apple Store app suggested Medium when I ordered. Later scans said Large, but thankfully Medium fits perfectly. Wore the it for a good number of hours while working today, definitely a worthwhile upgrade for the M2 Vision Pro.

Been meaning to add support for buying @alpenglowapp.com Pro online for a while. Made good progress last night setting up @revenuecat.com's SDK.

Hey, it’s Andy (@ay8s.com), iOS Engineer at Buffer 👋 This week, we're discussing the future structure of our Composer on iOS and Android. The Composer is one of the most complex areas of Buffer, it supports every network we offer and has to work seamlessly on a screen that fits in your pocket.

🤞 for some F1 soon.

Andy here 👋 I’m in San Francisco for the GraphQL Summit. I’m excited to learn about the latest innovations from Apollo & hear from other companies that are using GraphQL. GraphQL will be powering our upcoming Public API. Learn more here: buff.ly/aUxxZPi I’ll be sharing more throughout the day.

I'm building out a new iOS Composer for @buffer.com with support for threaded posts and a bunch of other improvements.

Last week was a big one for our iOS app - we shipped the most significant update since I (Andy) released the very first version back in 2012. 🚀