whats new in swift charts in iOS 26?
Asked on 06/14/2025
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In iOS 26, Swift Charts introduces support for 3D charts, allowing developers to create more immersive and interactive data visualizations. This new feature enables users to explore datasets from new perspectives by plotting in three dimensions. You can use surface plots for graphing three-dimensional mathematical functions and customize your charts with various modifiers to enhance their appearance and functionality. For more details, you can watch the session Bring Swift Charts to the third dimension (00:01:54).
Bring Swift Charts to the third dimension
Learn how to bring your 2D Swift Charts to the third dimension with Chart3D and visualize your data sets from completely new perspectives. Plot your data in 3D, visualize mathematical surfaces, and customize everything from the camera to the materials to make your 3D charts more intuitive and delightful. To get the most out of this session, we recommend being familiar with creating 2D Swift Charts.
What’s new in UIKit
Modernize your app with the latest APIs in UIKit, including enhanced menu bar support, automatic observation tracking, a new UI update method, and improvements to animations. We’ll also cover how you can include SwiftUI scenes in your UIKit app and explore SF Symbols, HDR color pickers, and more.
What’s new in Xcode
Discover the latest productivity and performance advancements in Xcode 26. Learn how to leverage large language models in your development workflow. Explore editing and debugging enhancements, improved performance and testing tools, and Swift Build - the open-source build system engine used by Xcode.