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  New blog post! This time about "Little stories on my journey to making Xarra as accessible as possible (Part 1)." Why part 1? Because I hope to make a little series of it. What do you think?! https://accessibilityupto11.com/post/2026-09-24-01/ #Xarra #Accessibility

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  I keep being asked: what is Xarra? I made a short one-minute video to show what it looks like and how I use it. https://youtu.be/-fBbvx9dTus #Xarra

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  How did this happen?! 😱 Xarra is a 2026 Gaady Award winner! I’m genuinely humbled and honoured. Thanks to the GAAD Foundation for pushing the industry to build a more accessible digital world, and to everyone who has helped shape Xarra! https://gaad.foundation/what-we-do/gaadys/winners #GAAD #Accessibility

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  If you cover apps, accessibility, or indie development for a publication, blog, newsletter, podcast, or video channel... and think Xarra's story might interest your audience, please reach out. I’d love to chat! Press kit and demo: https://accessibilityupto11.com/apps/xarra/press/ Thanks so much! https://iosdev.space/@dadederk/117347377701719745 #GAAD #Accessibility

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  Xarra 2.0 is ready for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS 27. Find Xarra documents in Spotlight, use four new Shortcuts, or just ask Siri to start listening or pick up where you left off. Smarter automatic voice selection, clearer import progress, library search, and improved playback controls. Now available in French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese, with refreshed existing translations. https://apps.apple.com/app/id6759402266 #Xarra #Accessibility #iOSDev

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  Something I’ve wanted to do: I’d like to offer public institutions and nonprofits free lifetime access to Xarra for people in their communities who might benefit from a more flexible way to read. Xarra keeps speech and highlighted text in sync, works offline, and has no accounts or tracking. If this could be useful where you work, please get in touch. We can figure out the details together. https://accessibilityupto11.com/apps/xarra/ #Accessibility #a11y

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  RE: https://iosdev.space/@dadederk/117333932179761645 "Offer important information through more than one mode when possible: text, audio, haptics… or a combination.". I've always worked with this accessibility principle in mind, it's Xarra's whole purpose and why I started it.

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  RE: https://iosdev.space/@dadederk/117333932179761645 If you need on-device speech synthesis to present spoken content, something that could help people use your app without having to enable VoiceOver necessarily, here's how. From my latest blog post:

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  I'm going to SF for a week in December! Can't wait, haven't been in aaages! Any recommendations on where to stay or what to do? You know I'm a foodie and a coffee snob. Any events or meetups going on while I'm there (week of the 10th)? Anyone up for meeting for coffee?

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  Featured in @iosdevweekly, issue 770! Thank you @andyyhope for the kind words on my blog post about making Xarra as accessible as possible. Up to 11! 💪 https://iosdevweekly.com/issues/770/ #iOSDevWeekly #Accessibility #Xarra

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  To start the weekend, we’re celebrating Xarra’s Gaady Award win with three thank-you offers for Premium! Tap any of these to redeem: GAADY2MONTHS (2 months free) https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6759402266&code=GAADY2MONTHS GAADYYEAR50 (50% off the first year) https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6759402266&code=GAADYYEAR50 GAADYLIFETIME33 (33% off Lifetime) https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6759402266&co...

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  It is here! I can trace my first lines of code to at least 2018 😅, when I wanted to build a cool game for the Apple Watch. It seems I needed a little push to put it out there. Hope you like it! Available on the App Store! Free to play for 6 games a day. And you can get unlimited plays for just 0.99 with the code ARCTICCONF. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/retrorapid/id6758641625

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  It's been such a big week for RetroRapid!! 🎉 Best week for downloads so far: 363, with 70 just yesterday! Second best week for revenue too, with 3 more Unlimited Play purchases. Some exciting updates coming soon. Stay tuned! 👀 https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/retrorapid/id6758641625

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  My app Xarra has been featured as the Indie App of the Week in @createwithswift newsletter issue 101, and it makes me sooo happy! 😊 A lot of care has gone into developing this over the last few months, and I hope lots of you find it useful, and that it helps you go through your reading in a delightful way. If you're curious, check out the link in the comments to learn more! https://www.createwithswift.com/weekly-newsletter-issue-101/ #IndieApp #IndieDev

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  Going to @iosdevuk has been on my bucket list for aaages. This year, I won't just be going, I'll be speaking! And it looks like it's going to be an incredible conference. 🎉 See you there?! https://www.iosdevuk.com/speakers #iOSDevUK #iOSDev #Swift

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  When building RetroRapid, I had three things in mind: simplicity, accessibility, and fun. Mission accomplished? I'll let these reviews speak for themselves 😊 Please, keep them coming! https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/retrorapid/id6758641625 #indieGame #accessibleGame #iOSGame

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  You asked, we listened! The number 1 request since launch has been more control over voices, so we got to work. Xarra 1.1 introduces Voice Management, a new setting that lets you choose your preferred voice for each language, not just the default. We've also made it clearer how to download Premium or Enhanced voices in iOS Settings for a much more natural sound. Thank you for the feedback! Keep it coming! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra/id6759402266 #indieApp #iOSDev

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  Massive FOMO last week for Deep Dish Swift AND try! Swift Tokyo! Caught up on some talks... and @klemensstrasser you are so awesome! It felt amazing to see that me and RetroRapid were part of it in a small way. Thank you so much! 🙏 The Art of Caring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAZUW62t5c

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  Working on something special for #Xarra to celebrate World Book Day! Integrated with the Gutenberg Library. Download classics like Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, or Alice in Wonderland, then read them, listen to them, or both! Want a sneak peek? TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/ysbKq74Z

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  Looking to build accessible mobile apps? You should! Abra has compiled some genuinely useful resources. Worth bookmarking. https://abra.ai/blog/key-mobile-app-accessibility-resources #A11y #MobileAccessibility

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  Working on something cool! Hello, Mac! 🖥️ Since day one of building Xarra, I've wanted a seamless multi-platform experience. Import content on your Mac, sync it to your iPhone with iCloud, and continue listening on the go. That vision is becoming real, soon. Want a sneak peek? The beta is on TestFlight https://testflight.apple.com/join/ysbKq74Z

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  How do you talk about SwiftUI frustrations and start on the right foot? Singing! Go @dvrzan! @ARCticConference

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  Are you SwiftUI or UIKit team? Better together! The one and only @johnsundell on stage at @ARCticConference!

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  And so it begins!!! Go @ARCticConference!!!

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  This photo is very representative of how much fun I had at @ARCticConference! This is from @hidde & @flarup's Design Roast. What a talented duo! 📷 Vera Tuuli Maria Just a year ago, I was sitting in exactly the same spot with @klemensstrasser and @RobW recording a @swiftovercoffee episode with co-hosts @mikaelacaron & @twostraws. If you ask me, it's a pretty good one 😉: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s4e7-progress-over-perfection/id1435076502?i=100070...

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  Super cool to be able to experience the live recording of a @Launched episode! With @charliemchapman and @frederik! @ARCticConference

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  Next, @frederik! Scaling indie apps, making positive impact and… polar bears?! We want to hear that story! Only at @ARCticConference!

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  Yesterday was the best day for downloads by far with 108! And just like that, it marks RetroRapid’s first 1k downloads! 😱 Pretty amazing! Thanks everyone! 😊 https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/retrorapid/id6758641625 #RetroRapid #IndieGame

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  Xarra is my newest app! And you can hit the Get button now! The app will become available on the 26th of March. What is Xarra, I heard you ask? More about it in the thread 🧵 https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra/id6759402266

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  I've just published a first version of an Agent Skill for iOS Accessibility. I first learned about Agent Skills from @swiftlee's video "Refactoring a Real App with Agent Skills in Cursor". And he suggested that someone should do one for accessibility. So I did. I haven't been the first one to do it though! I'll link to them in the thread together with some thoughts on what I think this skill is, and what it isn't. https://github.com/...