What new APIs were introduced this year
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This year at WWDC, Apple introduced several new APIs across different platforms:
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Enterprise APIs for visionOS: Six new APIs were introduced to enhance sensor access and platform control for enterprise applications. These APIs provide access to the main camera, improved capture and streaming capabilities, advanced machine learning capabilities, enhanced object tracking, and more. They are designed for proprietary in-house apps or custom apps for businesses, distributed privately through Apple Business Manager. Introducing enterprise APIs for visionOS
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Controls API for iOS: A new Controls API was introduced, allowing developers to create customizable controls that can be added to the Control Center or assigned to the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro. This API enables faster and easier access to frequent tasks from apps. Platforms State of the Union
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RealityKit 4: New APIs and tools were introduced for RealityKit 4, including support for rich materials, virtual lighting, blend shapes, inverse kinematics, and animation timelines. These enhancements provide expanded character animation capabilities and improved control over 3D object rendering. Platforms State of the Union
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WeatherKit Enhancements: New APIs for WeatherKit were introduced, including richer forecast details, historical comparisons, and support for flat buffers. These enhancements allow developers to provide more detailed and contextual weather information to users. Bring context to today’s weather
These APIs reflect Apple's focus on enhancing app capabilities while maintaining privacy and security.
Introducing enterprise APIs for visionOS
Find out how you can use new enterprise APIs for visionOS to create spatial experiences that enhance employee and customer productivity on Apple Vision Pro.
Bring context to today’s weather
Harness the power of WeatherKit to get detailed weather forecast data such as precipitation amounts by type, cloud cover by altitude, or maximum wind speed. Find out how you can summarize weather by different parts of the day and highlight significant upcoming changes to temperature or precipitation. Understand how you can compare current weather to the past through our Historical Comparisons dataset and dive into historical weather statistics for any location in the world. We’ll also explore how you can do all of this faster with our Swift and REST APIs.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
What’s new in privacy
At Apple, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. Learn about new and improved permission flows and other features that manage data in a privacy-preserving way, so that you can focus on creating great app experiences.