whats new in 2024
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In 2024, Apple introduced several new features and updates across its platforms at WWDC. Here are some of the highlights:
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RealityKit 4:
- Aligned APIs and tools across macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS.
- New APIs for rich materials, virtual lighting, blend shapes, inverse kinematics, and animation timelines.
- Enhanced control over rendering with low-level mesh and texture APIs. (Platforms State of the Union)
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VisionOS:
- Over 1000 apps available on the App Store for VisionOS.
- Easy recompilation of iOS and iPadOS apps to run on VisionOS.
- New opportunities for spatial computing. (Platforms State of the Union)
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SwiftUI:
- New capabilities for live activities on watchOS and immersive spaces on VisionOS.
- Enhanced text formatting for live times and dates, customizable widgets, and more. (What’s new in SwiftUI)
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App Store Connect:
- New features for managing app updates, including setting expected publish dates and reviewing draft nominations. (What’s new in App Store Connect)
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watchOS 11:
- More actionable and glanceable widgets in the smart stack.
- New double-tap feature for navigation and actions.
- Enhancements in HealthKit and WorkoutKit. (What’s new in watchOS 11)
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StoreKit and In-App Purchase:
- New features for the subscription store view and improved testing tools in Xcode. (What’s new in StoreKit and In-App Purchase)
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DockKit:
- New APIs and accessories for fast-paced sports photography and other use cases. (What’s new in DockKit)
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USD and MaterialX:
- Improved compatibility and performance for creating spatial experiences and feature films. (What’s new in USD and MaterialX)
For more detailed information, you can refer to the specific sessions mentioned above.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
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.
Discover RealityKit APIs for iOS, macOS and visionOS
Learn how new cross-platform APIs in RealityKit can help you build immersive apps for iOS, macOS, and visionOS. Check out the new hover effects, lights and shadows, and portal crossing features, and view them in action through real examples.
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 USD and MaterialX
Explore updates to Universal Scene Description and MaterialX support on Apple platforms. Discover how these technologies provide a foundation for 3D content creation and delivery, and learn how they can help streamline your workflows for creating great spatial experiences. Learn about USD and MaterialX support in RealityKit and Storm, advancements in our system-provided tooling, and more.
What’s new in App Store Connect
Explore new features for discovery, testing, and marketing. Find out how to nominate your apps for featuring on the App Store, share exciting moments (like a version launch) with marketing assets generated for you, deep link to specific content in your app from custom product pages, use the latest enhancements to TestFlight, and more.
What’s new in DockKit
Discover how intelligent tracking in DockKit allows for smoother transitions between subjects. We will cover what intelligent tracking is, how it uses an ML model to select and track subjects, and how you can use it in your app.
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.