The podcast opens with Marco and David discussing the upcoming iOS 16 and iPhone 14 releases. Marco explains the busy season for iOS developers and shares his experiences with shipping updates for new OS versions. He reflects on past challenges with technical debt and motivation, and how this year's progress has been surprisingly smoother, thanks to David's suggestion to focus on lock screen widgets.
iOS 16 and iPhone 14 series launch is imminent.
iOS developers have two busy seasons: early June and mid-September.
Marco faced past challenges with technical debt and motivation, resulting in delayed OS feature updates.
Implementing lock screen widgets initially took only 45 minutes, but adding customization features took significantly longer.