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At WWDC 2024, Apple introduced several enhancements for developing tvOS apps using SwiftUI, particularly focusing on migrating from TVML to SwiftUI. The session titled "Migrate your TVML app to SwiftUI" covers how SwiftUI can be used to build rich, fully-featured media catalog and streaming apps for tvOS. This session highlights the deprecation of TVMLKit and encourages developers to transition to SwiftUI, which offers more flexibility and new features.
Key points from the session include:
- SwiftUI provides a native tvOS UI with design cues specifically aimed at creating great tvOS apps.
- Developers can use the same tools and techniques for building apps on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS to create tvOS apps.
- The session demonstrates how to build familiar lockups used by Apple apps like Music and TV, and how to create interactive elements using SwiftUI.
- SwiftUI's new APIs allow for easy creation of sidebars and tab views, enhancing the user interface on tvOS.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the session Migrate your TVML app to SwiftUI (00:00:07).
Migrate your TVML app to SwiftUI
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