what were the 3 most significant announcements from wwdc 2024

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The three most significant announcements from WWDC 2024 were:

  1. Apple Intelligence: This is a new personal intelligence system that integrates powerful generative models into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. It enhances the ability to understand and generate language and images, helping users take actions with rich awareness of their personal context. It is deeply integrated into features and apps across the system and built with privacy from the ground up. Platforms State of the Union

  2. VisionOS 2: The new version of VisionOS elevates spatial computing with enhanced support for volumetric apps, powerful new enterprise APIs, and technologies that make it easier to build shared apps and games. This update continues to build on the enthusiasm from the developer community since the announcement of Apple Vision Pro. Platforms State of the Union

  3. Swift Expansion and Swift Assist: Swift is expanding to Windows and Linux, and Swift Assist is introduced to transform ideas into code, allowing developers to focus on higher-level problems. This expansion includes major updates to SwiftUI, RealityKit, and other frameworks, making it easier to create engaging and high-performance apps across all Apple platforms. Platforms State of the Union

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  1. Platforms State of the Union
  2. What’s new in Swift

These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of the new technologies and updates announced at WWDC 2024.

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Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap

Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap

Watch a quick recap of the newest advancements on Apple platforms.

What’s new in Swift

What’s new in Swift

Join us for an update on Swift. We’ll briefly go through a history of Swift over the past decade, and show you how the community has grown through workgroups, expanded the package ecosystem, and increased platform support. We’ll introduce you to a new language mode that achieves data-race safety by default, and a language subset that lets you run Swift on highly constrained systems. We’ll also explore some language updates including noncopyable types, typed throws, and improved C++ interoperability.

Platforms State of the Union

Platforms State of the Union

Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.