Swift

• Swift Macros
  • Allows you to code faster by annotating your code for frequently used coding patterns
  • Add as an Attribute to your code or freestanding with a hashtag
  • Can step into expanded macro from a breakpoint
  • Can write your own macros to extend the language
  • Share macros using Swift packages
• Swift/C++ interoperability
  • Can use both in a project without a bridging layer

SwiftUI

Charts

• Pie Charts
• Selector in Charts
• Inspector API

Animations

• Animated effects in sf symbols
• Spring modifier
• Animation phases
  • PhaseAnimator, animate between phases
• Keyframing

Maps

• SwiftUI has a Map component now!

DataFlow

• State, Environment
• @Observable macro for class

Swift Data

• Data modeling and state management
• Builds on top of Core Data but with new API
• @Model macro
• Automatically enabling persistence
• @Query

WidgetKit

• Background removed, resized to full screen
  • Lock screen
  • Standby
  • Desktop in Sonoma
• Add Interactivity and transitions

App Intents

• App Intents appear in search and spotlight
• Implement AppShortcuts

TipKit

• Intelligently inform and guide users

AirDrop

• ShareLink

Hardware

Gaming

• Game Porting Toolkit
• Evaluate the effort of porting your existing game faster than before

Camera

• AVCapture
• Zero shutter lag
• Overlapping captures
• Deferred processing
• Displaying photos

watchOS 10

• Vertical Tab Views
• containerBackground modifier
• new toolBar item placements
• NavigationSplitView

Accessibility

• pause animations, check if user preference is to pause it, and you use a fallback
• dim flashing lights API to identify content with flashing lights and dim it
• AVFoundation has it automatically built-in

Privacy

• Add Only permission for calendar
  • Let’s you only add calendars without reading
• Photos
  • New Photo Picker – easily select photos from within your experience
• App Privacy
  • Privacy manifest – outlines third-party privacy options
  • Xcode combines all manifests across all SDKs you use and gives you a summary manifest
  • So that you can create accurate privacy labels for your app
• Signature for third-party SDKs
• Xcode will validate that it was signed by the same developer

Xcode

• 50% smaller in size
• all simulators installable on the mac

Xcode Cloud

• Integrated into Xcode
• Built on iCloud
• Connected to Apple services
• Private and secure
• 2x faster workflows
• Share tester notes in testflight
• macOS notarization
• 5x faster linking