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**Under the Radar**

From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar was all about independent app development. It was rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.

Latest Episodes:

131: Dot-App and Microsoft's 95% May 10, 2018

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Whether you need one of the new .app domains, and the ramifications of Microsoft's lower app-store commissions.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘radar2018’

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130: Lightning Round V May 03, 2018

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Lessons from Android's success, hot new things from past WWDCs that didn't pan out, and trying to improve or avoid social problems with our apps.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Instabug: In-App Feedback and Bug Reporting for Mobile Apps

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129: Lightning Round IV Apr 27, 2018

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Planning out our apps before writing any code, deciding which ideas NOT to pursue, a converged "Marzipan" world, and accessibility.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘radar2018’

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128: Lightning Round III: Servers Apr 19, 2018

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In our third Q&A episode, we address the many questions we received about running servers.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘radar2018’

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127: Lightning Round II Apr 13, 2018

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Our second-ever Q&A episode, including questions on React Native, reusable code vs. duplication, learning beyond Hello World, and the art of packing lightly for travel.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘radar2018’

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126: Retention Apr 05, 2018

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The fast drop-off of typical usage over time, and how to improve our customer-retention rates.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code RADAR at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

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125: Privacy Policies and GDPR Mar 29, 2018

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Minimizing the collection and storage of your users' personal data, and high-level strategies to think about in the dawn of the EU's new GDPR law.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘radar2018’

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124: Sleep++ and Permission Prompts Mar 23, 2018

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The development and release of Sleep++ 3.0, and best practices for prompting the user for permission to access iOS-protected data or features.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Xojo: Create native cross-platform desktop, web, mobile & Raspberry Pi apps. Use code RADAR2018 for 20% off any licence.

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123: WWDC 2018 Preview, Watch Stats Mar 16, 2018

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Whether to sign up for a WWDC 2018 ticket and what to do if you don't get one, and the ramifications of David's latest Apple Watch usage stats.

This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:

Xojo: Create native cross-platform desktop, web, mobile & Raspberry Pi apps. Use code RADAR2018 for 20% off any licence.

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122: Ten Years of the iPhone SDK Mar 08, 2018

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Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the first iPhone SDK release, imagining alternate timelines that could have been, and remembering what we were doing ten years ago.