Welcome to issue #64 of the iOS Coffee Break Newsletter and to the first edition of 2026 📬.

As we kick off a new year, I'd like to take a moment to look back at 2025 and share a glimpse of what's ahead in 2026! The past year has been both busy and fulfilling. I launched a brand-new app and continued documenting and sharing my learnings through newsletter editions.

Thank you for being part of the journey and for supporting my work throughout the year 🙏.

Year Highlights

2025 was a big year me:

• 23.7k unique visitors to the site.
• 36 newsletter issues were published.
• 2 new focused series covering popular iOS topics were released.
• A new app, Coffee Break News, was launched - built alongside the newsletter series "Building a Newsletter App".

Top Issues

• Bringing App Intents to Your SwiftUI App
• Introducing Unit Tests with Swift Testing
• Top WWDC Reads from the iOS Community
• Creating an App Icon with Zero Design Skills
• Using ImageRenderer in SwiftUI
• Identifying Hangs in iOS Apps

What's coming in 2026

This year will follow a similar rhythm to 2025. I'll continue publishing bi-weekly, writing about what I'm currently working on or iOS topics that catch my interest.

In 2025, AI features moved from "nice demos" to essential functionality. Because of that, I plan to commit some editions to AI-powered features using Apple Foundation Models.

I'll also keep expanding on topic-based series, starting from the basics and gradually increasing complexity. A brand-new series is already in the works and I will kick it off next week (hopefully), so stay tuned! 💪

I'm also hoping to attend a conference later this year. I attended Swift Leeds toward the end of 2024, and it was an experience I'd love to repeat, great connections and lots of learning.

🤝 Wrapping Up

Regarding the newsletter, I'm excited to keep the momentum going this year. I'd also like to take this moment to sincerely thank you for your ongoing support, as well as last year's sponsors, whose contributions have made it possible for me to continue my mission of delivering free, high-quality content to the community.

Wishing you plenty of great coffee moments, and I hope to see you around this year 🤎