#alerts

UIAlertController alerts form the backbone of a lot of the interactions between our users and our apps. Alerts are often shown at those critical points in our apps where we are asking to confirm an action or allow access to a resource. While there have been some changes to alerts over the years, very little has changed about their appearance. This lack of customisation presents significant difficulties for app designers 😱. Having an UIAlertController alert pop up at the most critical points of our apps wit…

Being British, queuing is essential to me. I take every opportunity I can get to queue: posting a package ✅, paying for my groceries ✅, fleeing a burning building ✅, etc. So every time I need to present a sequence of alerts, I come up against the uncomfortable truth that UIAlertController doesn't care as much about queuing as I do 😔. This article is a look at how UIAlertController can be made a little more British through embracing a strong queuing etiquette. Let's get queuing 🇬🇧 A queue is a first-i…