What's new in wwdc 2023

Generated on 8/2/2024

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At WWDC 2023, Apple introduced several exciting updates and innovations across its platforms. Here are some of the key highlights:

  1. Apple Intelligence:

    • Apple introduced "Apple Intelligence," a personal intelligence system that integrates powerful generative models into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This system helps users take actions with rich awareness of personal context and is built with privacy from the ground up. It includes new features for creating language and images in apps and major updates to Siri (Platforms State of the Union).
  2. Swift and SwiftUI:

    • Swift is expanding to Windows and Linux, and Swift Assist can transform ideas into code, allowing developers to focus on higher-level problems. SwiftUI has gained new customizations for fine-tuning the look and feel of apps, including custom hover effects for visionOS and new options to customize window behavior and styling in macOS (Platforms State of the Union).
    • SwiftUI also introduces new capabilities in volumes and immersive spaces on visionOS (What’s new in SwiftUI).
  3. VisionOS:

    • VisionOS 2 elevates spatial computing with enhanced support for volumetric apps, powerful new enterprise APIs, and new technologies for building shared apps and games. The Game Porting Toolkit 2 makes it possible to bring intensive games to Mac, iPad, and iPhone (Platforms State of the Union).
  4. Xcode and Developer Tools:

    • Xcode Previews now have a new dynamic linking architecture, making the workflow smoother and more productive. A new previewable macro allows the use of dynamic properties like state directly in an Xcode preview (Platforms State of the Union).
  5. Gaming:

    • With advancements in Metal and Apple silicon, Apple devices like the Mac, iPad with M series chips, and iPhone 15 Pro can now play console-class games. This creates a unified gaming platform with tightly integrated graphics software and scalable hardware architecture (Platforms State of the Union).
  6. OS Updates:

    • All the latest OS releases are packed with new features to help create amazing experiences unique to Apple devices. This includes updates to iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, and visionOS (Platforms State of the Union).

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