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Here are some of the key updates presented at WWDC:
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UIKit:
- Major improvements in iOS 18, including a redesigned launch experience for document-based apps, updates to tabs and sidebars, and support for new fluid transitions.
- Enhanced integration between UIKit and SwiftUI.
- New features like automatic trait tracking, list improvements, and SF Symbol animations.
- What’s new in UIKit
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StoreKit and In-App Purchase:
- New features in StoreKit and enhancements to the testing experience in Xcode.
- Updates to transaction history APIs to include finished consumable transactions.
- Improvements in the subscription store view and new ways to build merchandising UI.
- What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase
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SwiftUI:
- New features to make apps feel brand new, including a new tab view, mesh gradients, and snappy controls.
- Enhanced flexibility for sidebars and new API for custom container views.
- New graphics capabilities, including a mix modifier on colors and precompiled shaders.
- Improved control over scroll views and new ways to detect view visibility changes.
- What’s new in SwiftUI
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AppKit:
- Improvements in macOS Sequoia, including new system-wide writing tools and better integration with SwiftUI.
- New API refinements and enhancements for building menus, animations, and text highlighting.
- What’s new in AppKit
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Xcode 16:
- Enhanced code completion with an on-device coding model trained for Swift and Apple SDKs.
- New Swift 6 language mode providing concurrency safety guarantees.
- Updates in debugging, package resolution, and new tools like the RealityKit debugger.
- What’s new in Xcode 16
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Wallet and Apple Pay:
- Updates to Apple Pay on the web, allowing use on any non-Safari browser via a code scan with an iPhone.
- Enhancements to the user experience for ticketing and other Wallet pass features.
- What’s new in Wallet and Apple Pay
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watchOS 11:
- New options for widgets in the smart stack, double tap navigation, and enhancements in HealthKit and WorkoutKit.
- What’s new in watchOS 11
These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of the latest features and improvements across various Apple platforms and tools.
What’s new in AppKit
Discover the latest advances in Mac app development. Get an overview of the new features in macOS Sequoia, and how to adopt them in your app. Explore new ways to integrate your existing code with SwiftUI. Learn about the improvements made to numerous AppKit controls, like toolbars, menus, text input, and more.
What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase
Learn how to build and deliver even better purchase experiences using the App Store In-App Purchase system. We’ll demo new StoreKit views control styles and new APIs to improve your subscription customization, discuss new fields for transaction-level information, and explore new testability in Xcode. We’ll also review an important StoreKit deprecation.
What’s new in UIKit
Explore everything new in UIKit, including tab and document launch experiences, transitions, and text and input changes. We’ll also discuss better-than-ever interoperability between UIKit and SwiftUI animations and gestures, as well as general improvements throughout UIKit.
What’s new in Wallet and Apple Pay
Take passes and payments to the next level with new enhancements to Wallet and Apple Pay. Make your event tickets shine with rich pass designs in Wallet, and bring great Apple Pay experiences to even more people with third-party browser support. We’ll also look at how to disburse funds with Apple Pay on the Web and highlight new API changes that help you integrate Apple Pay into even more purchasing flows.
What’s new in watchOS 11
Explore new opportunities on Apple Watch, including bringing Double Tap support to your watchOS app, making your Smart Stack widgets even more relevant and interactive, and displaying your iOS Live Activities in the Smart Stack.
What’s new in Xcode 16
Discover the latest productivity and performance improvements in Xcode 16. Learn about enhancements to code completion, diagnostics, and Xcode Previews. Find out more about updates in builds and explore improvements in debugging and Instruments.
What’s new in SwiftUI
Learn how you can use SwiftUI to build great apps for any Apple platform. Explore a fresh new look and feel for tabs and documents on iPadOS. Improve your window management with new windowing APIs, and gain more control over immersive spaces and volumes in your visionOS apps. We’ll also take you through other exciting refinements that help you make expressive charts, customize and layout text, and so much more.