

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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May 10, 2018 • 30min
131: Dot-App and Microsoft's 95%
Whether you need one of the new .app domains, and the ramifications of Microsoft's lower app-store commissions.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘radar2018’
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Google's .app Registry
Microsoft's Revenue Split Announcement

May 3, 2018 • 29min
130: Lightning Round V
Lessons from Android's success, hot new things from past WWDCs that didn't pan out, and trying to improve or avoid social problems with our apps.
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Instabug: In-App Feedback and Bug Reporting for Mobile Apps
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Apr 27, 2018 • 30min
129: Lightning Round IV
Planning out our apps before writing any code, deciding which ideas NOT to pursue, a converged "Marzipan" world, and accessibility.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
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Apr 19, 2018 • 29min
128: Lightning Round III: Servers
In our third Q&A episode, we address the many questions we received about running servers.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
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Apr 13, 2018 • 30min
127: Lightning Round II
Our second-ever Q&A episode, including questions on React Native, reusable code vs. duplication, learning beyond Hello World, and the art of packing lightly for travel.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
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Ask a Question

Apr 5, 2018 • 30min
126: Retention
The fast drop-off of typical usage over time, and how to improve our customer-retention rates.
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Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code RADAR at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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iTunes Connect Analytics Guide

Mar 29, 2018 • 30min
125: Privacy Policies and GDPR
Minimizing the collection and storage of your users' personal data, and high-level strategies to think about in the dawn of the EU's new GDPR law.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘radar2018’
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Mar 23, 2018 • 30min
124: Sleep++ and Permission Prompts
The development and release of Sleep++ 3.0, and best practices for prompting the user for permission to access iOS-protected data or features.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Xojo: Create native cross-platform desktop, web, mobile & Raspberry Pi apps. Use code RADAR2018 for 20% off any licence.
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Sleep++ in the App Store
Sleep++ 3.0 Launch Blog Post

Mar 16, 2018 • 29min
123: WWDC 2018 Preview, Watch Stats
Whether to sign up for a WWDC 2018 ticket and what to do if you don't get one, and the ramifications of David's latest Apple Watch usage stats.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Xojo: Create native cross-platform desktop, web, mobile & Raspberry Pi apps. Use code RADAR2018 for 20% off any licence.
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Tickets to ATP or Relay Live at WWDC
Apple's WWDC Page
Layers Conference

Mar 8, 2018 • 28min
122: Ten Years of the iPhone SDK
Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the first iPhone SDK release, imagining alternate timelines that could have been, and remembering what we were doing ten years ago.
This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code RADAR at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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Craig Hockenberry's Retrospective


