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At WWDC 2024, Apple introduced several exciting updates and features across its platforms. Here are some highlights:
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Apple Intelligence: A new personal intelligence system that integrates powerful generative models into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This system enhances Siri and provides new features for creating language and images in apps, all while maintaining user privacy. Platforms State of the Union
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Swift and Xcode Enhancements: Swift is expanding to Windows and Linux, and Swift Assist can help transform ideas into code. Xcode has received updates to improve the development workflow, including a new dynamic linking architecture for Xcode Previews and enhancements to SwiftUI for better customization and interoperability. Platforms State of the Union
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VisionOS and RealityKit: VisionOS 2 elevates spatial computing with enhanced support for volumetric apps and new enterprise APIs. RealityKit has new APIs for low-level mesh and textures, improving control over app appearance. Platforms State of the Union
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Generative Tools and Swift Testing: New generative tools are available for developers, and Swift Testing has been introduced to enhance the testing capabilities within Swift. Platforms State of the Union
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Xcode 16: The latest version of Xcode includes improvements in editing, code completion, and debugging, along with new features like the RealityKit debugger and Swift Testing. What’s new in Xcode 16
These updates are part of Apple's ongoing efforts to enhance developer tools and platform capabilities, enabling developers to create more powerful and immersive apps.
Optimize your 3D assets for spatial computing
Dive into an end-to-end workflow for optimized 3D asset creation. Discover best practices for optimizing meshes, materials, and textures in your digital content creation tool. Learn how to harness shader graph, baking, and material instances to enhance your 3D scene while optimizing performance. Take advantage of native tools to work more effectively with your assets and improve your app’s performance.
Optimize for the spatial web
Discover how to make the most of visionOS capabilities on the web. Explore recent updates like improvements to selection highlighting, and the ability to present spatial photos and panorama images in fullscreen. Learn to take advantage of existing web standards for dictation and text-to-speech with WebSpeech, spatial soundscapes with WebAudio, and immersive experiences with WebXR.
Platforms State of the Union
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Explore machine learning on Apple platforms
Get started with an overview of machine learning frameworks on Apple platforms. Whether you’re implementing your first ML model, or an ML expert, we’ll offer guidance to help you select the right framework for your app’s needs.
Go small with Embedded Swift
Embedded Swift brings the safety and expressivity of Swift to constrained environments. Explore how Embedded Swift runs on a variety of microcontrollers through a demonstration using an off-the-shelf Matter device. Learn how the Embedded Swift subset packs the benefits of Swift into a tiny footprint with no runtime, and discover plenty of resources to start your own Embedded Swift adventure.
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.
What’s new in Xcode 16
Discover the latest productivity and performance improvements in Xcode 16. Learn about enhancements to code completion, diagnostics, and Xcode Previews. Find out more about updates in builds and explore improvements in debugging and Instruments.
Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap
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