I want to review my app for iOS26 and all the depreciated or soon to be deprecated APIs. What areas and sessions to focus on?

Asked on 06/17/2025

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To review your app for iOS 26 and focus on deprecated or soon-to-be-deprecated APIs, you should concentrate on the following areas and sessions from WWDC 2025:

  1. UIKit Updates:

    • Session: What’s new in UIKit
    • Key Points:
      • The UI Scene lifecycle is now mandatory for all UIKit apps built with the latest SDK. Legacy UI application delegate callbacks and UIApplication launch option keys are deprecated.
      • The OpenURL method now accepts file URLs, allowing for better document handling.
  2. SwiftUI and Design Changes:

  3. SceneKit Deprecation:

  4. StoreKit Updates:

  5. General Platform Updates:

By focusing on these sessions, you can ensure your app is up-to-date with the latest iOS 26 requirements and take advantage of new features while avoiding deprecated APIs.