what are the most important news for a ios dev team who are using swiftui swift6 and observation and other modern things, but nothing special (AI, AR ,etc))

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For an iOS development team using SwiftUI, Swift 6, and modern technologies like observation, there are several important updates from WWDC that you should be aware of:

  1. SwiftUI Enhancements: SwiftUI has received significant updates, including new web APIs, rich text editing capabilities, and support for 3D charts. These updates are built with modern Swift technologies like observation and strict concurrency, making it easier to integrate web content and enhance user interfaces (Platforms State of the Union).

  2. Rich Text Editing: The SwiftUI text editor now supports rich text editing. By changing the binding of your text editor's text from a string to an attributed string, you can create a rich text editor with customizable styling (Platforms State of the Union).

  3. Performance Improvements: SwiftUI has seen performance improvements, particularly in scrolling and list handling. Lists on macOS, for example, now load and update significantly faster, which can enhance the user experience in apps with large data sets (What’s new in SwiftUI).

  4. Swift 6 Language Mode: The new Swift 6 language mode introduces compile-time data race safety, which can help ensure your code is safe and efficient. SwiftUI has improved its APIs to make it easier to adopt this new language mode (What’s new in SwiftUI).

  5. Interoperability Improvements: There have been improvements in the integration of gestures and animations between SwiftUI and UIKit, allowing for more seamless interoperability between these frameworks (What’s new in SwiftUI).

These updates are designed to help you build modern, efficient, and visually appealing apps across all Apple platforms.