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    CGImageRef image = (__bridge CGImageRef)self.view.layer.contents;
    CGDataProviderRef dataProviderRef = CGImageGetDataProvider(image);
    CFDataRef dataRef = CGDataProviderCopyData(dataProviderRef);
    void *dataBytePointer = (void *)CFDataGetBytePtr(dataRef);
    CGColorSpaceRef colorSpace = CGImageGetColorSpace(image);
    CGContextRef context = CGBitmapContextCreateWithData(dataBytePointer, CGImageGetWidth(image), CGImageGetHeight(image), CGImageGetBitsPerComponent(image), CGImageGetBytesPerRow(image), colorSpace, CGImageGetBitmapInfo(image), NULL, NULL);
    CGContextDoWhatever(context)...

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@interface NSArray (StringUtilities)
- (NSString *)string;
@end

@implementation NSArray (StringUtilities)
- (NSString *)string { return [self componentsJoinedByString:@""]; }
@end

// Usage Example: NSString *test = @[ @"This", @" is", @" a", @" test." ].string;

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- (CMAcceleration)platformSpecificAcceleration;
{
    CMAcceleration acceleration = self.motionManager.accelerometerData.acceleration;
#if (TARGET_OS_SIMULATOR)
    acceleration = (CMAcceleration){
        UIDevice.currentDevice.orientation == UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeLeft ? -1.f :
        UIDevice.currentDevice.orientation == UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeRight ? 1.f : 0.f,
        UIDevice.currentDevice.orientation == UIDeviceOrientationPortrait ? -1.f :
        UIDevice.currentDevice.orientation == UIDeviceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown ? 1.f : 0.f, 0.f};
#endif

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// Assumes ARGB8888
CGImageRef CGImageCreateBlurredImage(CGImageRef inImage, NSUInteger blurRadius)
{
    if (!inImage) { return NULL; }

    uint32_t radius = (blurRadius % 2) ? (uint32_t)blurRadius : (uint32_t)++blurRadius;
    vImage_Error error;
    vImage_CGImageFormat imageFormat = {(uint32_t)CGImageGetBitsPerComponent(inImage), (uint32_t)CGImageGetBitsPerPixel(inImage), CGImageGetColorSpace(inImage), CGImageGetBitmapInfo(inImage), 0, NULL, kCGRenderingIntentDefault};
    
    vImage_Buffer source;