Valter Hemmi

Senior iOS engineer @IKEA Home Smart. Making App Store featured @LiftinApp on weekends.

[WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 @WarMonitor3]

Moscow Russia Day 1576 of the war in Ukraine.

[James Hohmann @jameshohmann]

Why Europe won’t have the new Siri https://t.co/lgwcemjd2L

[Lorenzo Ferrante @ferrantelorenzo]

UPDATE 🇪🇺

We passed 10,000 signatures!

EU users want Siri AI too.

Thanks to everyone who signed and shared. Let’s keep going!

https://t.co/ge9Xs92DMk

#Siri4EU

[Valter Hemmi @_nstrm]

@GantzCC @peduarte Will look into it. Seems like Apple is opening access to heart rate zones in iOS 27 so I will probably include that once it’s released.

[Valter Hemmi @_nstrm]

@GantzCC @peduarte Glad you like it! What sensors/features are you thinking about? Definitely open for expanding the functionality!

[Lorenzo Ferrante @ferrantelorenzo]

@EC_AVService I'm an iOS developer based in Italy, and I created a website to gather signatures from EU users who want access to Siri AI.

If we can get as many people as possible to sign the petition, I hope we can help speed up the process.

https://t.co/7cenGvUPyA

https://t.co/HW8ImCURza

[Connor Jewiss @jewiss]

EXCLUSIVE: Apple and the EU are telling very different stories on Siri AI, and right now, it's a standoff.

Apple's press release and comments to @LelloucheNico say the DMA would force it to give rival assistants deep access to messages, files, photos, app actions, and personal context, creating privacy/security risks.

I reached out to the EU Commission for comment, and they discussed it today (video below).

They said nothing in the DMA blocks Siri AI. Apple can launch it if it complies, but it must give rivals "equivalent access" and can’t use iOS to favour its own AI.

Apple proposed a “Trusted System Agent” and an 18-month rollout to ensure only approved third-party agents could run. The Commission says they weren't "DMA-compliant interoperability proposals."

Whatever that means.

This is a standoff over who controls the AI layer on iPhone. The EU isn’t protecting user choice here. It’s trying to regulate the iPhone’s AI layer, and EU users are the ones losing out.

iPhone users can already download ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity. Apps like @poppysimplified can use your Mac to get system-level access for AI assistant apps.

The EU is demanding default, system-level access for any third-party app that claims to be an AI assistant. Which is dangerous, especially given Apple's privacy-focused AI stance. Apple, respectably, is not bowing down.

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

Liftin’ is App of the Day today! 🎉 Thank you @AppStore!

👉 https://t.co/SQHHw5ZAif

#OnTheAppStore

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

A new update for Liftin’ is now live on the App Store! 📣

✅ 5 new themes: Blue, Purple, Red, Orange and Green
✅ Strava uploads include HR-data
✅ Export workout screenshots to apps like Bevel

Get Liftin’ 👇
https://t.co/xxK5MZ6BCx

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

The 50th major update to Liftin’ is now live on the App Store! 📣

✅ New visual: Heaviest set
✅ More tracking customization option with tap to edit and custom swipe actions
✅ Unified reps and RPE-tracking view

Get Liftin’ 👇
https://t.co/xxK5MZ6BCx

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

A new version of Liftin’ is out! 📣

50 new exercises has been added to the library, and search has been revamped to handle typos and alternative names. As an example, searching for rdl will now find Romanian Deadlift.

Get Liftin’ 👇
https://t.co/xxK5MZ6BCx

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

A new version of Liftin’ is out, and this is a big one! 📣

✅ Now avaliable for iPad and Mac.
✅ All new program editor packed with features.
✅ New option to have a secondary program active if you run multiple programs in parallel.

Get Liftin’ 👇
https://t.co/USD1hK9FJn

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

🎇 Happy new lifting year! 🎆

If you are looking for the best tool to help you keep track of your workouts, now is a good time to try Liftin’. All new users in January get three months free! 💪

Get Liftin’! 👇
https://t.co/xxK5MZ79s5

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

The last update of 2025 is now released!

🔥 Support for heart rate tracking with AirPods Pro.
🔥 New rest timer design on Apple Watch which can be minimized or full screen.
🔥 Select rep ranges as default when adding exercises.

Get Liftin' 👇
https://t.co/USD1hKadyV

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

This week Liftin’ users can get a 50% discount for annual and monthy plans. The deal will be available in the app on friday, but you can also redeem it here using the links below.

🔥Annual 50% discount
https://t.co/W2U1ZHKbPy

🔥Monthly 50% discount
https://t.co/4bQLB5quk2

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

Liftin' now has an official subreddit!

This will be a place for users to connect with me and each other. Ask questions, suggest features, share workout programs or just chat about the app and related topics.

Feel free to join! 💪

https://t.co/zWFR3K9nsY

[Valter Hemmi @_nstrm]

@irene_lab_ @LiftinApp Thank you! 🙏

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

iOS 26 will be released today, and Liftin’ is ready for it out of the gate with:

✅ Major design refresh with Liquid Glass
✅ All new glassy app icons
✅ On device AI features to generate programs and routines

Get Liftin’ 👉 https://t.co/USD1hKadyV

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

Fall is coming, and for many that means getting back to the gym. 🍁

If you are looking for the best tool to help you keep track of your workouts, now is a good time to try Liftin’. All new users in September gets three monthts free! 💪

Get Liftin’! 👇

https://t.co/USD1hK9FJn

[Liftin’ Workout Tracker @LiftinApp]

Another visual update for Liftin’ is out, this time with an all new theme! ⭐️

Select the new Unlimited theme and pair it with the corresponding app icon to get a beautiful, black and gold experience.

Get Liftin’ 👉 https://t.co/USD1hK9FJn