how can I make an app clip?
Asked on 2024-07-30
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To create an App Clip, you can follow the guidance provided in the session "Bring your app’s core features to users with App Intents" from WWDC 2024. Here are the steps you can take:
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Understand the Framework: Familiarize yourself with the App Intents framework, which is the foundation for creating App Clips and other features like Siri shortcuts, widgets, and more. This framework allows you to share code between different features, making the development process more efficient.
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Write the Code: Start by adding features to your app that can be used in an App Clip. For example, you can create shortcuts actions, home screen widgets, control center controls, and app shortcuts for Spotlight and Siri. These features are all based on the App Intents framework.
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Create App Shortcuts: Define app shortcuts that highlight important functions of your app. These shortcuts can be offered in various features such as Spotlight, the action button, and Apple Pencil Pro, without needing your app to be running.
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Adopt Features: Use app intents to adopt features like Siri, shortcuts, widgets, and more. This allows users to interact with your app even when they are not directly in it, improving the overall user experience.
For a detailed walkthrough, you can refer to the "Building the code" chapter in the session Bring your app’s core features to users with App Intents.
Relevant Sessions
These sessions will provide you with the necessary information and examples to get started with creating an App Clip for your app.

Bring your app’s core features to users with App Intents
Learn the principles of the App Intents framework, like intents, entities, and queries, and how you can harness them to expose your app’s most important functionality right where people need it most. Find out how to build deep integration between your app and the many system features built on top of App Intents, including Siri, controls and widgets, Apple Pencil, Shortcuts, the Action button, and more. Get tips on how to build your App Intents integrations efficiently to create the best experiences in every surface while still sharing code and core functionality.

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 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.
