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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 11/09/2026

I've put @buffer for iOS on a little diet for v16.0. • No more CocoaPods (Fully SPM) • No more Texture/AsyncDisplayKit (All SwiftUI) • Consolidated extension targets • Better shared code reuse Estimated iPhone install size: 191 MB → 114 MB. That’s 40% smaller and I've not finished. 😄

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 10/09/2026

Deleted more code than I added, so technically this is a small PR right? 🫣

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 09/09/2026

Sold on the iPhone Duo. 😍 Glad that there’s a bit of time between now and it coming out. Adapting the UIs in @buffer.com and @alpenglowapp.com is going to be fun once the simulator lands.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 08/09/2026

Playing around with a few ideas for the new App Store Product Page Headers for @alpenglowapp.com and @starglowapp.com. I already had some artwork that was submitted, but never used, for App Store features, so I’m bringing it back to life with a little animation.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 10/08/2026

Moved my site over to Astro & Cloudflare over the weekend. Ended up doing a bit of archeology & brought back a bunch of posts I deleted when I transitioned from my old WordPress site to Next.js, then took that further by turning the site into an archive of my social media posts. ay8s.com

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Andrew Yates — iOS Engineer

Staff iOS Engineer at Buffer, building Alpenglow, Starglow, F1 Calendar and more. San Francisco, via Birmingham UK.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 09/07/2026

I may have got a little carried away with App Shortcuts. 😅 Create a Post includes fields for all 11 platforms. Swapping out to show all fields that you’d find in our composer for the platform you select 🤓

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 22/06/2026

@danielmorrisey.com Thanks for the TestFlight feedback! This one is specific to iOS 27, I'll see how the next few iOS 27 Beta builds behave as Apple refines the new navigation bar handling. We have it set up to show a blur but it seems to vanish in some cases.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 18/06/2026

@themaritimelord.bsky.social Just a heads up that the latest version of Buffer’s Composer includes fixes for several issues you reported during testing. I tracked down a some causes of the black screen issue, improved media handling, and we’ve now switched post creation over to our latest backend.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 29/05/2026

This was a fun little effect to work on, switching from the homepage into Dev Mode. 👀 Already seeing some really neat stuff being built with it. buffer.com

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 28/05/2026

GitHub - gustavostuff/ppux: PPUX is an NES graphics editor, not like the others test2 github.com/gustavostuff... r

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jack @j4ck.xyz · 27/05/2026

WIP menu bar app for the Mac which lets you instantly post to your configured social profiles via @buffer.com with the new #BufferAPI! gonna fix some annoying last things, then i'll release it on GitHub + Tangled :)

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 27/05/2026

Next week marks 14 years for me at Buffer, and today we’re launching something I’m genuinely excited about: our new public API 🚀 When I first started working on the Buffer iPhone app back in 2011, the API was being built alongside the iPhone and Android apps. #BufferAPI

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 26/05/2026

Time to open things up. Tomorrow 👀 #BufferAPI

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 26/05/2026

Been using Apple Magic Keyboards for years. Decided to give a mechanical keyboard a go. 👀

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 25/05/2026

Looking forward to seeing what gets built 👀 #BufferAPI

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 24/05/2026

Get ready to build. Not long to go now. #BufferAPI

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 16/04/2026

Back from Deep Dish Swift, and all but one update for @alpenglowapp.com’s big 10th birthday release is now approved by Apple.(need more rejection socks) Time to get the Android update buttoned up along with some marketing bits. If anyone wants to check it out let me know!

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 15/04/2026

Heading home after another fantastic @deepdishswift.com, filled with incredible people and engaging talks. Now, it’s time to head home and tackle taxes and deal with an app rejection 😅

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 14/04/2026

The enamel pin for @alpenglowapp.com is gorgeous and the packaging has an App Clip on the back of it!

An enamel pin for Alpenglow. It is a snow-covered mountain top with the sun rising behind it.

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F1 Calendar (Fan Run) @f1calendar.com · 02/03/2026

After the winter break… race week is finally here 🏁 If you haven’t got F1 on your calendar yet, head to F1Calendar.com. 📅 Generate your calendar (auto-updates) 📱 Add F1 Calendar to your home screen 🔔 Push notifications for every session 📩 Race weekend email reminders

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F1 Calendar 2026 - Formula One Race Times and Dates

Formula One Calendar for 2026 season with all F1 grand prix ra...

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F1 Calendar (Fan Run) @f1calendar.com · 07/12/2025

The chequered flag just dropped on 2025… The 2026 F1 calendar is already live on F1Calendar.com. Time to plan next year’s race weekends 😌📅

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F1 Calendar 2026 - Formula One Race Times and Dates

Formula One Calendar for 2026 season with all F1 grand prix ra...

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 03/12/2025

@buffer.com just turned 15 🥳 I’ve been at Buffer for over 13 years, and I've been working on it for more than 14 years, if you count the freelance period when I built v1.0 of the iOS app. That means I’ve been working on Buffer for over 95% of its entire journey.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 17/11/2025

Submitted the latest Alpenglow update with the new onboarding flow. Fixed a handful of bugs I hadn’t spotted since v11 shipped in September, and even put the app on a little diet by optimizing images and moving over to string catalogs. 🎉

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 12/11/2025

Big update from the Buffer team 🎉 You can now reply to comments directly within Buffer, for Bluesky, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, and X. No more switching between apps to engage with your audience. It’s live on web, iOS, and Android, and available on every plan (even free).

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Buffer @buffer.com · 28/10/2025

It's Andy (@ay8s.com), iOS Engineer here at Buffer! We're continuing to refine the design for our upcoming Composer updates on iOS and Android. I've sneakily exported a couple of shots from @danielparas.bsky.social's explorations 🫣

Early design exploration for iOS Composer updates.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 23/10/2025

Dual Knit Band is way more comfortable. The Apple Store app suggested Medium when I ordered. Later scans said Large, but thankfully Medium fits perfectly. Wore the it for a good number of hours while working today, definitely a worthwhile upgrade for the M2 Vision Pro.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 16/10/2025

Been meaning to add support for buying @alpenglowapp.com Pro online for a while. Made good progress last night setting up @revenuecat.com's SDK.

Screenshot of Alpenglow's upcoming plan purchase screen

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Buffer @buffer.com · 14/10/2025

Hey, it’s Andy (@ay8s.com), iOS Engineer at Buffer 👋 This week, we're discussing the future structure of our Composer on iOS and Android. The Composer is one of the most complex areas of Buffer, it supports every network we offer and has to work seamlessly on a screen that fits in your pocket.

Screenshot of a Composer Exploration with Post Settings/Fields Collapsed

Screenshot of a Composer Exploration with Post Settings/Fields Opened

Screenshot of a Composer Exploration with Text View Focused

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 10/10/2025

🤞 for some F1 soon.

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Buffer @buffer.com · 07/10/2025

Andy here 👋 I’m in San Francisco for the GraphQL Summit. I’m excited to learn about the latest innovations from Apollo & hear from other companies that are using GraphQL. GraphQL will be powering our upcoming Public API. Learn more here: buff.ly/aUxxZPi I’ll be sharing more throughout the day.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 30/09/2025

I'm building out a new iOS Composer for @buffer.com with support for threaded posts and a bunch of other improvements.

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Buffer @buffer.com · 23/09/2025

Last week was a big one for our iOS app - we shipped the most significant update since I (Andy) released the very first version back in 2012. 🚀

Grid of screenshots from Buffer for iOS v15.0

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 15/09/2025

Thrilled to share the most significant update to Buffer for iOS since I started building it in 2011. v15.0 brings a full Liquid Glass refresh, a brand new look, and under the hood, I've transitioned the app from mostly Objective-C to Swift. The best version of Buffer for iOS I've ever shipped. 🎉

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Buffer @buffer.com · 15/09/2025

Something is coming. 👀 Something is coming. 👀 Something is coming. 👀 Something is coming. 👀 👀 Something is coming. 👀 👀 Something is coming. 👀 👀 Something is coming. 👀 👀 Something is coming. 👀 👀 Something is coming. 👀 👀 Something is coming. 👀 👀 Something is coming. 👀 👀 Something is coming. 👀

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 15/09/2025

Alpenglow v11.0 is available now! Setting the stage for a big year for Alpenglow as it turns 10 years old in May and I have lots of things being cooked up.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 13/09/2025

Only one left to go. 😅

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 12/09/2025

That preorder flow was faster than previous years.

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 11/09/2025

Buffer v15.0 is all bundled up and submitted. Now to breathe and also cross fingers. Need to tackle @alpenglowapp next. 🤪

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 06/09/2025

Curious if anyone else is seeing delayed alarms firing when using AlarmKit? Some seem to go off at the correct time and then others seem to trigger hours late. 🤔 #ios26

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 29/08/2025

I've been giving @buffer.com a little visual refresh this past week. Paired with iOS 26's Liquid Glass its feeling like a brand new app. #ios26 #ios

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 15/08/2025

Want to help test our upcoming @buffer.com iOS 26 release? Join our TestFlight here: testflight.apple.com/join/DOpMcusn After months of work, Liquid Glass adoption, Swift & SwiftUI modernisation, and our own GraphQL APIs, the first public build is here. I think it’s the smoothest it’s ever been.

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Join the Buffer: Plan & Schedule Posts beta

Available on iOS

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 24/07/2025

Still a bit rough around the edges, but starting to sprinkle a little more fun into the @buffer.com iOS app ✨

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 23/07/2025

Am I right in thinking that the new Interactive Snippet Views don't allow for text input? Was hoping to mimic the New Reminder flow but seems like Reminders uses some private magic. #ios26

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 09/07/2025

A tie dye rendition of the Alpenglow app icon. 🌅

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Andrew Yates @ay8s.com · 12/06/2025

Doing some experimenting with glass and SwiftUI lists to see how performant they are now.

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