what was new in swiftui at wwdc 2022

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At WWDC 2022, Apple introduced several new features and improvements to SwiftUI. Here are some of the highlights:

  1. New Views and Enhancements: SwiftUI expanded its capabilities with new views and enhancements to existing ones, including support for web content and rich text. WebKit now has a full set of SwiftUI APIs, including WebView.

  2. Graphics Capabilities: New graphics capabilities were introduced, such as a mix modifier on color to blend colors and extended custom shader features to precompile shaders, avoiding frame drops.

  3. Scrolling Enhancements: There were improvements to scroll views, allowing for more programmatic control and the ability to detect when a view's visibility changes due to scrolling.

  4. Performance Improvements: Significant performance improvements were made, especially for lists and scrolling. Lists on macOS with over 100,000 items now load 6 times faster, and updates are up to 16 times faster.

  5. Interoperability: SwiftUI improved its interoperability with UIKit and AppKit, allowing for better integration and use of gesture recognizers and animations across these frameworks.

  6. Accessibility: New accessibility features were added, such as conditional modifier support and app intent-based accessibility actions.

  7. Xcode Previews: Xcode Previews received a new dynamic linking architecture, allowing for faster iteration by switching between preview and build without needing to rebuild the project.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the session What’s new in SwiftUI from WWDC 2024.

What’s new in SwiftUI

What’s new in SwiftUI

Learn what’s new in SwiftUI to build great apps for any Apple platform. We’ll explore how to give your app a brand new look and feel with Liquid Glass. Discover how to boost performance with framework enhancements and new instruments, and integrate advanced capabilities like web content and rich text editing. We’ll also show you how SwiftUI is expanding to more places, including laying out views in three dimensions.

What’s new in SwiftUI

What’s new in SwiftUI

Learn how you can use SwiftUI to build great apps for any Apple platform. Explore a fresh new look and feel for tabs and documents on iPadOS. Improve your window management with new windowing APIs, and gain more control over immersive spaces and volumes in your visionOS apps. We’ll also take you through other exciting refinements that help you make expressive charts, customize and layout text, and so much more.

What’s new in watchOS 11

What’s new in watchOS 11

Explore new opportunities on Apple Watch, including bringing Double Tap support to your watchOS app, making your Smart Stack widgets even more relevant and interactive, and displaying your iOS Live Activities in the Smart Stack.