In iOS 26, SwiftUI finally introduced one of its most highly anticipated components: WebView, a native solution for displaying web content. Before this update, SwiftUI developers had to rely on the UIKit framework, using UIViewRepresentable to wrap WKWebView or SFSafariViewController in order to embed a web view. With the arrival of WebView, Apple now provides a fully native SwiftUI approach to integrating web … Read more
Apple’s engineers may have long recognized the widespread desire among iOS developers to recreate the elegant hero animation featured in the App Store app. Understanding the complexity and time investment typically required to implement such animations from scratch, Apple has incorporated this feature into the iOS 18 SDK. With this update, you can now achieve … Read more
With iOS 26, Apple introduces the Foundation Models framework, a privacy-first, on-device AI toolkit that brings the same language models behind Apple Intelligence right into your apps. This framework is available across Apple platforms, including iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, and it provides developers with a streamlined Swift API for integrating advanced AI features directly … Read more
Storied game developer Blizzard Entertainment hasn’t officially announced the next game it’s working on after 2023’s action RPG Diablo 4, but it’s been long-rumored to be a new entry in its dormant dark sci-fi series StarCraft. Thus far, every installment of the franchise has been a real-time strategy (RTS) title, but this new game has … Read more
We’ve covered iOS localization in several tutorials, including one that shows how to fully localize an app using String Catalogs. However, these tutorials rely on the system language to determine the app’s language. But what if you want to give users the ability to choose their preferred language, regardless of the system setting? And what … Read more
We’re thrilled to announce that our Mastering SwiftUI ebook has been fully updated for iOS 18 and Xcode 16. This comprehensive update includes: All content and source code now compatible with the latest iOS and Xcode versions Brand new chapters covering iOS 18’s new APIs Learn to implement translation features, create stunning animated text effects, master hero … Read more
If you’re like me, you’ll remember the days of physically owning your games. Getting home from school and heading straight to your collection of whatever you or your parents could afford, and whether it was slotting in a cartridge or loading up a disc, there was something special about it. That sense of ownership feels … Read more
Live Activities, first introduced in iOS 16, are one of Apple’s most exciting updates for creating apps that feel more connected to users in real time. Instead of requiring users to constantly reopen an app, Live Activities let information remain visible right on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Whether it’s tracking a food delivery, checking … Read more
Nearly six years after the game was originally announced in Summer 2020, fans will soon finally have the chance to get their hands on the highly anticipated Xbox and PC survival horror shooter State of Decay 3 for the first time. The sequel to Undead Labs’ 2018 release State of Decay 2 has been kept … Read more
With the release of iOS 18, Apple has unveiled a suite of exciting features under the Apple Intelligence umbrella, and one standout is the ImagePlayground framework. This powerful API empowers developers to generate images from text descriptions using AI, opening up a world of creative possibilities for iOS apps. Whether you’re building a design tool, … Read more
