

Under the Radar
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From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.
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Nov 23, 2021 • 30min
231: Support Expectations
Managing customer support, customer expectations, and frequently asked questions.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
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Nov 10, 2021 • 30min
230: Tackling the Redesign
Finally starting the Overcast redesign, and pragmatic considerations when tackling modernization of older codebases.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Best-in-Class iOS App: Get 50% off early access to the book series.
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Oct 27, 2021 • 29min
229: Money, Time, and M1 Max Macs
A healthy balance for subscription-expiry grace periods, and how the new MacBook Pro helps our development workflows.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Things: Things – the award-winning to-do app, now with Markdown support! Try it free.
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Oct 14, 2021 • 30min
228: Ask For Money
Getting over shyness to ask your app's users for money in more prominent and direct ways.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Things: Things – the award-winning to-do app, now with Markdown support! Try it free.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 30min
227: Adopting High-Profile iOS Features
How we decide whether, when, and to what degree we should adopt the headlining features of each iOS release.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Best-in-Class iOS App: Get 50% off early access to the book series.
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Sep 17, 2021 • 30min
226: A Quiet Fall
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.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Tower: Tower - the powerful Git client for your Mac. Use code RADAR50 to get 50% off your first year.
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Sep 1, 2021 • 30min
225: The Fragmented Future
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.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Instabug: Ship Quality Apps with Real-Time Contextual Insights
Links and Show Notes:
Details of the Settlement
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Aug 18, 2021 • 30min
224: Mr. Day One
Needing to offer different features and experiences to different parts of your userbase due to hardware limitations and OS differences.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Instabug: Ship Quality Apps with Real-Time Contextual Insights
Links and Show Notes: If you happen to work at Apple and can give some love to my Extra Large widget issue, it is FB9523978. Thanks!
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Aug 4, 2021 • 30min
223: Defaults
The power of default settings and choices, and the impact of changing your app's default behavior.
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Jul 21, 2021 • 30min
222: Fingers in the Dam
When fixing a simple visual bug unexpectedly becomes a much larger problem.
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Best-in-Class iOS App: Get 50% off early access to the book series.
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