who is Craig Federighi?
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Craig Federighi is a senior executive at Apple Inc., where he serves as the Senior Vice President of Software Engineering. He is responsible for overseeing the development of Apple's operating systems, including iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Federighi often appears at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to present new software features and updates.

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Customize spatial Persona templates in SharePlay
Learn how to use custom spatial Persona templates in your visionOS SharePlay experience to fine-tune the placement of Personas relative to your app. We’ll show you how to adopt custom spatial Persona templates in a sample app with SharePlay, move participants between seats, and test your changes in Simulator. We’ll also share best practices for designing custom spatial templates that will make your experience shine.

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