Dark Fox guides
How do you choose open source packages, take over an existing app and plan a backend? Practical guides for people developing web and mobile products.
Android / Icons / Troubleshooting
How to distinguish a launcher icon from a small icon, prepare a transparent symbol in Icons byFox and check the asset used by an Android notification.
Laravel / Web / Icons
Where should favicon.ico, apple-touch-icon.png and site.webmanifest go in Laravel? Installing an Icons byFox export and troubleshooting paths and caches.
Flutter / macOS / Open source
How does VulpShift use our disk_kit? Dividing responsibilities between the Flutter app, Swift disk operations and file backup verification.
Open source / Flutter
What does open source offer, how do you assess dependencies, and when should you extract your own package? A practical view with disk_kit for Flutter as an example.
Laravel / Maintenance
What to check when taking over a Laravel app: environment, dependencies, database, queues, integrations, tests and deployment. A practical work plan.
Flutter / Maintenance
Taking over a Flutter project: SDK, dependencies, API, push, Android and iOS configuration, signing and publication. A checklist before the first change.
Backend / API
Data models, authorisation, API contracts, uploads, queues, push and real-time communication. Plan a backend that also works with older app versions.
Design / Android / iOS / Web
How do you prepare a symbol for Android, iOS and the web? Launcher icons, notification symbols, Xcode catalogues and favicons explained with Icons byFox.
Web apps / Privacy / Icons
Images, local storage, ZIPs and sharing links in Icons byFox. We explain data flow and the limits of processing files in the browser.