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:
WKWebViewsupport in SwiftUI- New
OpenURLbehavior 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.

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