What have they released in the last 3 years when it comes to Maps and SwiftUI?

Asked on 2024-07-30

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SwiftUI

Over the past three years, Apple has made significant advancements in SwiftUI, enhancing its capabilities and integration across various platforms:

  1. Interoperability and Customization:

    • SwiftUI now allows for better interoperability with UIKit and AppKit, enabling animations and gesture recognitions to be shared across these frameworks (Platforms State of the Union).
    • New features include custom containers, mesh gradients, and scrolling customizations (Platforms State of the Union).
  2. Previews and Dynamic Linking:

    • Xcode Previews has been improved with a new dynamic linking architecture, making it easier to build and run previews (Platforms State of the Union).
  3. Declarative Structure and Low-Level Control:

    • SwiftUI provides a declarative structure for app definitions and offers low-level control for creating unique custom experiences, such as custom layouts and metal shaders (SwiftUI essentials).
  4. SwiftUI in VisionOS:

    • SwiftUI components like TabView and sheets translate beautifully to visionOS, and new APIs like onGeometryChange enhance the experience on this platform (Get started with HealthKit in visionOS).

Maps

In the realm of Maps, Apple has introduced several new features and APIs to enhance the user experience and developer capabilities:

  1. MapKit and MapKit JS Enhancements:

    • New APIs for showing place information, such as the MapItemDetail API, which can present a place card even if the app doesn't feature a map. These APIs are available for UIKit, AppKit, and SwiftUI (Unlock the power of places with MapKit).
  2. Adaptive Maps:

Relevant Sessions

  1. Platforms State of the Union
  2. What’s new in Swift
  3. SwiftUI essentials
  4. Get started with HealthKit in visionOS
  5. Unlock the power of places with MapKit

These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of the advancements in SwiftUI and Maps over the past three years.