what are the new APIs

Asked on 2026-06-25

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Here are the new APIs mentioned in the retrieved WWDC context:

From Platforms State of the Union (WWDC 2026)

  • Document API — supports direct file URL access, reading only the needed parts of a file, writing only changed pieces, and observing/updating document attributes with Observable.
  • Spatial Preview framework — lets Mac apps extend into space around users wearing Apple Vision Pro, including previewing, editing, and sharing 3D models in real time.
  • New alert binding API
  • Support for cross-fade transitions

From WWDC 2025 sessions

  • WebKit SwiftUI web APIs:
    • WKWebView support in SwiftUI
    • New OpenURL behavior for a simple in-app browser
    • A declarative webview component
    • Web Page API for programmatic web content control
  • Speech Analyzer — a new speech-to-text API
  • Vision APIs:
    • Document recognition
    • Lens Smudge Detection
  • Spatial Audio Experience API — lets each sound spatialize from its own window or volume
  • Enterprise APIs for visionOS — expanded enterprise capabilities and improvements to existing APIs
  • Build Upload API
  • Feedback API
  • Webhooks API
  • Apple hosted background sh API

From WWDC 2024 visionOS enterprise APIs

  • A collection of six new enterprise APIs for visionOS, including:
    • Main camera access
    • Improved capture and streaming
    • Enhanced functionality through the camera
    • Platform control APIs
    • Advanced machine learning capabilities via Apple Neural Engine
    • Enhanced object tracking
    • Performance tuning APIs

If you want, I can also group these by platform, like SwiftUI, visionOS, or App Store Connect.