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OpenAI publishes Model Spec, which specifies how its models should behave, including objectives, rules, and default behaviors, and asks the public for feedback (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) - Techmeme Wed, 08 May 2024 20:00:37 GMT
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 Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
OpenAI publishes Model Spec, which specifies how its models should behave, including objectives, rules, and default behaviors, and asks the public for feedback — OpenAI isn't done trying to live up to the “open” in its name. — While not making any of its new models open source …
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The best 2-in-1 laptops for 2024 - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 19:00:37 GMT
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We’re still waiting for the perfect hybrid PC that can work as well as a tablet as it does as a laptop. As we enter 2024, it seems like many companies have also given up on that ideal — but Microsoft, Apple and Samsung still have some options to consider. And we’re still seeing OS tweaks to make iOS and Android more usable for larger displays. If you’re on the hunt for your next computer and are dead-set on it being a 2-in-1, we’ve collected our current top picks here plus all of the things you should know before making a purchase.
Editor’s note (5/8/2024): Apple has announced a quartet of new iPads, including overhauled 11- and 13-inch iPad Pros with OLED displays, thinner designs and faster M4 chips, a refreshed 11-inch iPad Air with an updated M2 chip and an all-new iPad Air with a 13-inch display. There’s a new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro as well. As part of the updates, the 10th-gen model has permanently dropped in price to $350. All of the new devices are currently available for pre-order now. Updated versions of the base iPad and iPad mini are still reportedly expected later in 2024. Our current iPad pick below may still work for some people, but everyone else should wait to see how the new hardware stacks up. We’ll have full reviews in the near future and will update our advice accordingly.
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Ugh, Max subscription prices might be going up again - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 18:13:33 GMT
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Your cable streaming bill may be getting more expensive once again. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is reportedly planning another price increase for Max. Bloomberg didn't reveal how much WBD is expected to jack up the subscription by. The cheapest ad-free plan is currently $16 per month after a $1 increase in early 2023. WBD is said to be aiming for $1 billion in earnings from Max and Discovery+ next year.
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Best Instant Pots for 2024 - CNET - CNET Wed, 08 May 2024 18:00:00 GMT
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Grabbing an Instant Pot is an easy way to take your cooking skills to the next level. Here are the best Instant Pots we’ve tested.
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Best Grills for 2024 - CNET - CNET Wed, 08 May 2024 18:00:00 GMT
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Want to upgrade your home cookout? Here are the best gas, charcoal, electric and Kamado-style grills on the market so you can level-up your grilling game.
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Oh no, I think I want an iPad Pro now - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 17:00:41 GMT
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The iPad Pro has always struck me as a baffling device. It's significantly more expensive than the (very capable!) iPad and iPad Air. iPadOS still isn’t a great environment for multitasking. And Apple hasn't yet justified why, exactly, you'd want a super-powerful tablet in the first place (simplified versions of Final Cut Pro and Audition aren't enough!). If you're trying to get serious work done, you're better off buying a slightly used last-gen MacBook Pro, instead of shelling out $1,000 or more on a souped-up tablet.
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The 6 Best Alarm Clocks of 2024 - CNET - CNET Wed, 08 May 2024 17:00:23 GMT
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Using your phone as your alarm clock may be messing up your sleep cycle. We've rounded up the best alarm clocks to consider for your nightly routine.
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Apple's iPad Pro ad "Crush", which shows paints, toys, guitars, sculptures, and more being crushed to reveal the thin device, draws criticism on social media (William Gallagher/AppleInsider) - Techmeme Wed, 08 May 2024 15:35:02 GMT
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William Gallagher / AppleInsider:
Apple's iPad Pro ad “Crush”, which shows paints, toys, guitars, sculptures, and more being crushed to reveal the thin device, draws criticism on social media — The minute-long Apple ad showing art equipment and materials being crushed down into the new iPad Pro is being called heartbreaking, wanton, and creepy.
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Paramount+ with Showtime annual subscriptions are half off right now - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 15:10:32 GMT
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Paramount+ with Showtime annual subscriptions are half off right now, bringing the yearly cost down to $60 down from $120. You have to pay for the year up front, which is never fun, but the offer is available to both new and returning subscribers. That’s not a bad deal, considering you get content from two streaming services that have joined in a blessed union to become one.
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Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs detail AlphaFold 3, an AI model to predict interactions and structures of proteins, DNA, RNA, more, beating many top methods (Michael Peel/Financial Times) - Techmeme Wed, 08 May 2024 15:10:00 GMT
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Michael Peel / Financial Times:
Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs detail AlphaFold 3, an AI model to predict interactions and structures of proteins, DNA, RNA, more, beating many top methods — AlphaFold 3 aims to reveal biological secrets and boost drug search efforts — Google DeepMind has unveiled …
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FTX plans to refund defrauded customers with interest - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 14:35:55 GMT
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FTX has filed a plan with a bankruptcy court to pay back creditors who held cryptocurrency at the embattled exchange. The vast majority of customers are set to get their money back with interest, though they (and the debtors) missed out on major gains in the crypto market since FTX’s dramatic collapse in November 2022 — the price of Bitcoin has more than tripled since then.
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The Connectivity Standards Alliance releases Matter 1.3, adding support for more appliances, energy and water management, and new casting protocol features (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) - Techmeme Wed, 08 May 2024 12:45:13 GMT
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
The Connectivity Standards Alliance releases Matter 1.3, adding support for more appliances, energy and water management, and new casting protocol features — The latest Matter spec brings a number of improvements to the smart home standard founded by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung.
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Remedy cancels its multiplayer game project with Tencent - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 12:00:37 GMT
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Tencent and Remedy, the developer of Control and Alan Wake, have completely scrapped their joint gaming project codenamed Kestrel, which they have been working on since 2021. The companies were originally developing a free-to-play co-op shooter until they decided to go in a different direction in November last year. They went back to the drawing board, renamed their project from Vanguard to Kestrel and had planned to make a "premium game with a strong, cooperative multiplayer component" instead. Back then, they said their game will "lean more into Remedy's core strengths" and will use repurposed versions of the company's assets and themes. Clearly, though, their partnership wasn't meant to be.
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The Morning After: Apple's new iPad Pro is thinner than an old iPod nano - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 11:15:33 GMT
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We kicked off our Tuesday with an early iPad event. And what a beastly iPad we got. Apple shook things up by slotting its brand-new M4 chip into its new highest-end iPad Pro. Apple says the new device delivers 50 percent faster performance than the M2 iPad Pro. It supports dynamic caching, hardware-accelerated ray tracing and hardware-accelerated mesh shading — so, better-looking games and faster graphic processing.
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OpenAI is reportedly working on a search feature for ChatGPT - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 10:11:18 GMT
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OpenAI is reportedly working on a search feature for ChatGPT that could make the chatbot a veritable alternative to Google Search. According to Bloomberg, the company is currently developing the capability, which can scour the web for answers to your queries and spit out results complete with citations to their sources. ChatGPT could take information from Wikipedia or blog posts, for instance, and link to their original pages when you ask it questions.
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The 5 best cordless vacuums for 2024 - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 09:01:26 GMT
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Cordless vacuums offer a lot of improvements over their corded counterparts. They’re typically more lightweight and easier to maneuver around your home than upright vacuums, and now that these devices have gotten better over time, you typically don’t have to sacrifice suction power when choosing a cordless model over one with an old-school design. But just like the robot vacuum space, there are dozens of cordless vacuums to choose from now. Dyson isn’t your only option anymore, which will be a good thing for your wallet — but it also means that deciding which will be the best cordless vacuum for you can be confusing with all of the players out there. We at Engadget can help make that decision a bit easier. After testing a bunch of the most popular cordless stick vacuums available today, we’ve come up with our top picks, plus loads of buying advice to help you figure out which cordless stick vacuum is right for you.
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The best tablets for 2024 - Engadget Wed, 08 May 2024 07:00:36 GMT
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A tablet can make a great addition to your tech toolkit. It can replace an e-reader, serve as a more portable laptop replacement or simply be a shared device for watching movies or checking social media at home. However, with four different families of iPad, a plethora of Android options and Windows-based alternatives like the Surface Pro, it can be difficult to figure out which will serve you best. We at Engadget have tested and reviewed dozens of tablets over the years, and we continue to try out the latest models asa they hit the market. Below, we've solidified our current top picks, plus all of the information you should know before picking up the best tablet for you.
Editor's Note (5/8/24): For anyone thinking about buying a new tablet, you may want to hold off for another few months. Interesting Android options like the TCL NXTPAPER 14 Pro which we saw back at CES have yet to go on sale. Meanwhile, Apple has announced a quartet of new iPads, including overhauled 11- and 13-inch iPad Pros with OLED displays, thinner designs and faster M4 chips, a refreshed 11-inch iPad Air with an updated M2 chip and an all-new iPad Air with a 13-inch display. There’s a new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro as well. As part of the updates, the 10th-gen model has permanently dropped in price to $350. We’ll have full reviews of all of the new iPads in the near future and will update our advice accordingly.
Finally, while Microsoft did recently update the Surface family with a new Surface Pro 10 model, that device is specially targeted at enterprise buyers and it won’t be available from traditional retailers. So if you’re hoping to avoid buyer’s remorse after purchasing a new tablet that might get replaced real soon, you’ll want to exercise patience until new products get announced later this spring and summer.
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OpenAI partners with People publisher Dotdash Meredith - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 21:28:33 GMT
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OpenAI is partnering with another publisher as it moves towards a licensed approach to training materials. Dotdash Meredith, the owner of brands like People and Better Homes & Gardens, will license its content for OpenAI to train ChatGPT while the publisher will use the AI company’s models to boost its in-house ad-targeting tool.
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The best Android phones for 2024 - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 21:00:36 GMT
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There’s one clear perk that Android has over iOS and that’s variety when it comes to the phones you have to choose from. Apple has made the iPhone is the only game in town for iOS, but with Google’s operating system, there are dozens of choices out there from manufacturers like Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus and others. But that also means it can be difficult to decide which device is best for you when it comes time to upgrade, or if you want to switch from iPhone to Android in the new year. If you’re looking for a new phone and don’t know where to start, we’ve got you covered with a selection of the best Android phones for every budget.
Editor’s note (5/7/24): Google has announced the Pixel 8a, its latest midrange smartphone. The 6.1-inch handset starts at $499 and, as expected, takes many of its cues from last year’s flagship Pixel 8 series. We’ll have a full review in the coming days and will update this guide accordingly. For now, you can check out our hands-on preview for more details on what to expect. Google says it’ll continue to sell the Pixel 7a, our current budget pick, at a reduced price, so it may continue to be worthwhile. Most should hold off until we put the new Pixel through its paces, though.
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Apple's 2023 iMac drops to a record-low price - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 20:38:41 GMT
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It's been a busy day of Apple news thanks to some new iPads, but the company has plenty of other M-series devices, including the iMac. Apple slotted M3 chips into its desktop computers late last year, and now the base version of the 2023 iMac is cheaper than ever. Thanks to a coupon at Amazon (make sure to clip it!), you can snap up an iMac with an M3 chip, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage for $1,149. The deal is available for the silver, pink, green and blue versions of the system.
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Visa: Not all stablecoin transactions are "real" - TechSpot Tue, 07 May 2024 19:08:00 GMT
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Stablecoins have been hailed as the future of blockchain-based digital money due to their financial stability compared to Bitcoin and other "traditional" cryptocurrencies. However, according to Visa, more than 90 percent of stablecoin transactions aren't actually generated by real users of the technology.
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Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks have been shut down - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 18:39:13 GMT
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Microsoft has shuttered three ZeniMax teams: Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Studios. The company is also folding Roundhouse Games into Zenimax Online Studios. Arkane Austin is the home of Prey and Redfall, while Tango is responsible for The Evil Within, Ghostwire Tokyo and Hi-Fi Rush. Alpha Dog is the creator of Mighty Doom and Roundhouse was a support studio for ZeniMax projects.
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The best iPad for 2024: How to pick the best Apple tablet for you - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 18:00:39 GMT
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Finding the best iPad for you can be complicated. Between the 10th-generation iPad, the iPad Air and the iPad Pro, Apple sells three roughly 11-inch tablets with key differences in terms of internal components and accessory support. With the most recent refresh to the iPad lineup, the company now sells two 13-inch slates as well. And the iPad mini is still hanging around, too. If you’re looking to buy a new iPad, we’ve tested each model and rounded up the best values of the bunch.
Editor’s note (5/7/24): Apple has announced a quartet of new iPads, including overhauled 11- and 13-inch iPad Pros with OLED displays, thinner designs and faster M4 chips, a refreshed 11-inch iPad Air with an updated M2 chip and an all-new iPad Air with a 13-inch display. There’s a new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro as well. As part of the updates, the 10th-gen model has permanently dropped in price to $350, while the 9th-gen iPad has been discontinued. All of the new devices are currently available for pre-order now. Updated versions of the base iPad and iPad mini are still reportedly expected later in 2024. Our picks below may still work for a few people who desperately want an older model at a discount, but everyone else should wait to see how the new hardware stacks up. We’ll have full reviews in the near future and will update our advice accordingly.
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Adobe's full Creative Cloud suite is 40 percent off in a rare deal - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 17:08:47 GMT
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Designers, photographers and other creators may want to check out this deal from Adobe. From now through May 13, first-time subscribers can save 40 percent on the monthly cost of the Creative Cloud All Apps plan for a full year. That brings the price down from a hefty $60 per month to a slightly more palatable $36. To get the deal, you'll need to agree to a 12-month subscription commitment. After the year is up, the plan will automatically renew at the regular price, unless you cancel. If you want to pay for the whole year at once, it'll run you $396, which is also 40 percent of the standard $660.
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OpenAI says it can detect images made by its own software… mostly - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 17:00:12 GMT
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We all think we’re pretty good at identifying images made by AI. It’s the weird alien text in the background. It’s the bizarre inaccuracies that seem to break the laws of physics. Most of all, it’s those gruesome hands and fingers. However, the technology is constantly evolving and it won’t be too long until we won’t be able to tell what’s real or not. Industry leader OpenAI is trying to get ahead of the problem by creating a toolset that detects images created by its own DALL-E 3 generator. The results are a mixed bag.
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Everything announced at Apple's Let Loose iPad event - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 16:42:17 GMT
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Another Apple event is in the books and, as expected, the Let Loose showcase was all about iPad. We now have our first Apple device powered by an M4 chip in the iPad Pro, with the company surprisingly choosing to debut it there rather than in a Mac. There's also an upgraded iPad Air that's available in two sizes: 11 inches and 13 inches.
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What the heck is going on with Helldivers 2? - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 16:38:29 GMT
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In the last five days, Helldivers 2 was removed from the PC market in 177 countries and the game’s Steam reviews collapsed under the weight of more than 200,000 negative ratings, dropping from Positive to Mixed. It’s now Tuesday and the Helldivers 2 Steam page is overrun with people ranting against Sony and celebrating democracy, and for anyone taking their first glance at the game, it’s all a bit confusing.
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iPad Air M2 hands-on: A big-screen iPad that doesn't break the bank - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 16:06:55 GMT
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Compared to the iPad Pro, the changes Apple made to the iPad Air are more modest. Rather than a total redesign, the iPad Air is getting some expected and slightly overdue changes: a new screen size, a new processor and a front-facing camera that is placed on the landscape side of the tablet.
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How to pre-order Apple's new iPad Air, iPad Pro, Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 16:05:21 GMT
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The new iPads are finally here. Apple has announced four new entries in its tablet lineup, including two revamped iPad Pros with OLED screens and an all-new M4 chip, a refreshed iPad Air with an M2 chip and a new larger Air model with a 13-inch display. Along with the new slates, the company also unveiled a new Apple Pencil Pro stylus with haptic feedback support and an updated Magic Keyboard with a more MacBook-like design. The updates come more than a year and a half after the company last unveiled new iPads in October 2022.
All of the new gear is available for pre-order at Apple's online store and various third-party retailers. Each device will be fully available on May 15. We plan to put everything through its paces in the coming days, but if you're already 100 percent sure that you want to upgrade, we'll quickly break down what's new and lay out your current purchasing options below. Here's what to know about pre-ordering the new iPad Air, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard.
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Google Pixel 8a hands-on: Flagship AI and a 120Hz OLED screen for $499 - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 16:00:46 GMT
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A new Pixel A-series phone typically gets announced at Google I/O. Unfortunately, that means the affordable handset sometimes gets buried amongst all the other news during the company’s annual developer conference. So for 2024, Google moved things up a touch to give the new Pixel 8a extra attention. And after checking it out in person, I can see why. It combines pretty much everything I like about the regular Pixel 8 but with a lower price of $499.
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Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze, roll and haptic feedback to its bag of tricks - Engadget Tue, 07 May 2024 14:47:12 GMT
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Alongside its lineup of new iPads, Apple revealed an overhauled Pencil today too. The Apple Pencil Pro has a new sensor in the barrel that accepts your squeezes. This action can do things like bring up tool palettes so you don't have to manually tap into them with your free hand. Apple says you can also use the gesture to activate shortcuts or and other actions. What's more, haptic feedback lets you know when the squeeze was accepted or when something you moved has snapped into place. Apple also added a roll gesture "for precise control" of whatever tool you're using, powered by a new gyroscope.
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Seizing solar’s bright future - MIT Mon, 06 May 2024 20:20:00 GMT
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With laser-based precision tools for measuring and tuning materials, MIT spinout Optigon aims to rev up the energy transition.
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Technology Is Transforming Rap Beef - Wired Mon, 06 May 2024 17:28:52 GMT
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For decades, conflict has been a part of hip-hop culture. The ongoing diss-track battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake proves how much digital space has transformed rap beefs into an industry.
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The US Is Cracking Down on Synthetic DNA - Wired Mon, 06 May 2024 09:30:00 GMT
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Synthetic DNA could be used to spark a pandemic. A move by President Biden aims to create new standards for the safety and security of mail-order genetic material.
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What’s new for apps distributed in the European Union - Apple Developer Thu, 02 May 2024 12:00:15 GMT
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The CTF is an element of the alternative business terms in the EU that reflects the value Apple provides developers through tools, technologies, and services that enable them to build and share innovative apps. We believe anyone with a good idea and the ingenuity to bring it to life should have the opportunity to offer their app to the world. Only developers who reach significant scale (more than one million first annual installs per year in the EU) pay the CTF. Nonprofit organizations, government entities, and educational institutions approved for a fee waiver don’t pay the CTF. Today, we’re introducing two additional conditions in which the CTF is not required:
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Studies in empathy and analytics - MIT Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT
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Senior James Simon wants to effect change in two ways: by quantifying societal issues and working directly with disadvantaged communities.
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Offering clean energy around the clock - MIT Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT
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MIT spinout 247Solar is building high-temperature concentrated solar power systems that use overnight thermal energy storage to provide power and heat.
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Reminder: Privacy requirement for app submissions starts May 1 - Apple Developer Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:00:50 GMT
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The App Store was created to be a safe place for users to discover and get millions of apps all around the world. Over the years, we‘ve built many critical privacy and security features that help protect users and give them transparency and control — from Privacy Nutrition Labels to app tracking transparency, and so many more.
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Full Stack Hands-On Development with .NET - Visual Studio Magazine - News Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:00:00 GMT
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In the fast-paced realm of modern software development, proficiency across a full stack of technologies is not just beneficial, it's essential. Microsoft has an entire stack of open source development components in its .NET platform (formerly known as .NET Core) that can be used to build an end-to-end set of applications.
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Ian Waitz named vice president for research - MIT Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:00:00 GMT
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The former vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education will leverage more than 30 years of experience at the Institute to oversee MIT’s research activities.
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Apple Search Ads now available in Brazil and more Latin American markets - Apple Developer Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:00:37 GMT
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Drive discovery and downloads on the App Store with Apple Search Ads in 70 countries and regions, now including Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Paraguay.
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Get ready with the latest beta releases - Apple Developer Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:26:19 GMT
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The beta versions of iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, macOS 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, and watchOS 10.5 are now available. Get your apps ready by confirming they work as expected on these releases. And to take advantage of the advancements in the latest SDKs, make sure to build and test with Xcode 15.3.
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Q&A with the Mac notary service team - Apple Developer Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:00:43 GMT
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Security is at the core of every Apple platform. The Mac notary service team is part of Apple Security Engineering and Architecture, and in this Q&A, they share their tips on app distribution and account security to help Mac developers have a positive experience — and protect their users.
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App submissions now open for the latest OS releases - Apple Developer Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:00:11 GMT
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iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, and watchOS 10.4 will soon be available to customers worldwide. Build your apps and games using the Xcode 15.3 Release Candidate and latest SDKs, then test them using TestFlight. You can submit your iPhone and iPad apps today.
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Q&A with the Apple UX writing team - Apple Developer Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:00:51 GMT
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Writing is fundamental — especially in your apps and games, where the right words can have a profound impact on your experience. During WWDC23, the Apple UX writing team hosted a wide-ranging Q&A that covered everything from technical concepts to inspiring content to whether apps should have “character.” Here are some highlights from that conversation and resources to help you further explore writing for user interfaces.
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Hello Developer: February 2024 - Apple Developer Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:00:34 GMT
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Welcome to the first Hello Developer of the spatial computing era. In this edition: Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day all over the world, find out how the Fantastical team brought their app to life on Apple Vision Pro, get UX writing advice straight from Apple experts, and catch up on the latest news and documentation.
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“The best version we’ve ever made”: Fantastical comes to Apple Vision Pro - Apple Developer Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:00:06 GMT
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The best-in-class calendar app Fantastical has more than a decade of history, a shelf full of awards, and plenty of well-organized fans on iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch. Yet Michael Simmons, CEO and lead product designer for Flexibits, the company behind Fantastical, says the Apple Vision Pro app is “the best version we’ve ever made.” We asked Simmons about what he’s learned while building for visionOS, his experiences visiting the developer labs, and what advice he’d give fellow developers bringing their apps to Vision Pro.
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Update on apps distributed in the European Union - Apple Developer Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:05:42 GMT
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We’re sharing some changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store, impacting developers’ apps in the European Union (EU) to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). These changes create new options for developers who distribute apps in any of the 27 EU member states, and do not apply to apps distributed anywhere else in the world. These options include how developers can distribute apps on iOS, process payments, use web browser engines in iOS apps, request interoperability with iPhone and iOS hardware and software features, access data and analytics about their apps, and transfer App Store user data.
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StoreKit and review guideline update - Apple Developer Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:00:53 GMT
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Starting today, because of a recent United States Court decision, App Store Review Guideline 3.1.1 has been updated to introduce the StoreKit Purchase Link Entitlement (US), which allows apps that offer in-app purchases in the iOS or iPadOS App Store on the United States storefront the ability to include a link to the developer’s website that informs users of other ways to purchase digital goods or services.
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Realizing their vision: How djay designed for visionOS - Apple Developer Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:42 GMT
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Years ago, early in his professional DJ career, Algoriddim cofounder and CEO Karim Morsy found himself performing a set atop a castle tower on the Italian coast. Below him, a crowd danced in the ruins; before him streched a moonlit-drenched coastline and the Mediterranean Sea. “It was a pretty inspiring environment,” Morsy says, probably wildly underselling this.
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Hello Developer: January 2024 - Apple Developer Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:29 GMT
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Welcome to Hello Developer. In this Apple Vision Pro-themed edition: Find out how to submit your visionOS apps to the App Store, learn how the team behind djay approached designing for the infinite canvas, and get technical answers straight from Apple Vision Pro engineers. Plus, catch up on the latest news, documentation, and developer activities.
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Q&A: Building apps for visionOS - Apple Developer Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:27 GMT
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Over the past few months, Apple experts have fielded questions about visionOS in Apple Vision Pro developer labs all over the world. Here are answers to some of the most frequent questions they’ve been asked, including insights on new concepts like entities, immersive spaces, collision shapes, and much more.
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Submit your apps to the App Store for Apple Vision Pro - Apple Developer Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:00:08 GMT
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Apple Vision Pro will have a brand-new App Store, where people can discover and download incredible apps for visionOS. Whether you’ve created a new visionOS app or are making your existing iPad or iPhone app available on Apple Vision Pro, here’s everything you need to know to prepare and submit your app to the App Store.
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Announcing contingent pricing for subscriptions - Apple Developer Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:30:24 GMT
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Contingent pricing for subscriptions on the App Store — a new feature that helps you attract and retain subscribers — lets you give customers a discounted subscription price as long as they’re actively subscribed to a different subscription. It can be used for subscriptions from one developer or two different developers. We’re currently piloting this feature and will be onboarding more developers in the coming months. If you’re interested in implementing contingent pricing in your app, you can start planning today and sign up to get notified when more details are available in January.
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Hello Developer: December 2023 - Apple Developer Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:10:39 GMT
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Welcome to Hello Developer. In this edition: Check out new videos on Game Center and the Journaling Suggestions API, get visionOS guidance straight from the spatial design team, meet three App Store Award winners, peek inside the time capsule that is Ancient Board Game Collection, and more.
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Q&A: Spatial design for visionOS - Apple Developer Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:10:04 GMT
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Spatial computing offers unique opportunities and challenges when designing apps and games. At WWDC23, the Apple design team hosted a wide-ranging Q&A to help developers explore designing for visionOS. Here are some highlights from that conversation, including insights on the spectrum of immersion, key moments, and sound design.
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New design and technology consultations now available - Apple Developer Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:00:09 GMT
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Have questions on designing your app or implementing a technology? We’re here to help you find answers, no matter where you are in your development journey. One-on-one consultations with Apple experts in December — and newly published dates in January — are available now.
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Get your apps ready for the holidays - Apple Developer Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:00:17 GMT
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The busiest season on the App Store is almost here! Make sure your apps and games are up to date and ready in advance of the upcoming holidays. We’ll remain open throughout the season and look forward to accepting your submissions. On average, 90% of submissions are reviewed in less than 24 hours. However, reviews may take a bit longer to complete from December 22 to 27.
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App Store Award finalists announced - Apple Developer Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:00:47 GMT
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Every year, the App Store celebrates exceptional apps that improve people’s lives while showcasing the highest levels of technical innovation, user experience, design, and positive cultural impact. This year we’re proud to recognize nearly 40 outstanding finalists. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Optimize your game for Apple platforms - Apple Developer Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:00:53 GMT
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In this series of videos, you can learn how to level up your pro app or game by harnessing the speed and power of Apple platforms. We’ll discover GPU advancements, explore new Metal profiling tools for M3 and A17 Pro, and share performance best practices for Metal shaders.
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The “sweet, creative” world of Kimono Cats - Apple Developer Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:59:28 GMT
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Games simply don’t get much cuter than Kimono Cats, a casual cartoon adventure about two cats on a date (awww) that creator Greg Johnson made as a present for his wife. “I wanted to make a game she and I could play together,” says the Maui-based indie developer, “and I wanted it to be sweet, creative, and romantic.”
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Spotlight on: Apple Vision Pro apps for enterprise - Apple Developer Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:59:23 GMT
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Businesses of all kinds and sizes are exploring the possibilities of the infinite canvas of Apple Vision Pro — and realizing ideas that were never before possible. We caught up with two of those companies — JigSpace and PTC — to find out how they’re approaching the new world of visionOS.
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Reimagine your enterprise apps on Apple Vision Pro - Apple Developer Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:00:07 GMT
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Discover the languages, tools, and frameworks you’ll need to build and test your apps in visionOS. Explore videos and resources that showcase productivity and collaboration, simulation and training, and guided work. And dive into workflows for creating or converting existing media, incorporating on-device and remote assets into your app, and much more.
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Announcing the Swift Student Challenge 2024 - Apple Developer Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:20:05 GMT
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Apple is proud to support and uplift the next generation of student developers, creators, and entrepreneurs. The Swift Student Challenge has given thousands of students the opportunity to showcase their creativity and coding capabilities through app playgrounds, and build real-world skills that they can take into their careers and beyond. From connecting their peers to mental health resources to identifying ways to support sustainability efforts on campus, Swift Student Challenge participants use their creativity to develop apps that solve problems they’re passionate about.
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Tax updates for apps, in-app purchases, and subscriptions - Apple Developer Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:00:15 GMT
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The App Store’s commerce and payments system was built to enable you to conveniently set up and sell your products and services on a global scale in 44 currencies across 175 storefronts. Apple administers tax on behalf of developers in over 70 countries and regions and provides you with the ability to assign tax categories to your apps and in‑app purchases.
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TestFlight makes it even simpler to manage testers - Apple Developer Tue, 24 Oct 2023 23:00:53 GMT
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TestFlight provides an easy way to get feedback on beta versions of your apps, so you can publish on the App Store with confidence. Now, improved controls in App Store Connect let you better evaluate tester engagement and manage participation to help you get the most out of beta testing. Sort testers by status and engagement metrics (like sessions, crashes, and feedback), and remove inactive testers who haven’t engaged. You can also filter by device and OS, and even select relevant testers to add to a new group.
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New delivery metrics now available in the Push Notifications Console - Apple Developer Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:50:26 GMT
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The Push Notifications Console now includes metrics for notifications sent in production through the Apple Push Notification service (APNs). With the console’s intuitive interface, you’ll get an aggregated view of delivery statuses and insights into various statistics for notifications, including a detailed breakdown based on push type and priority.
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Apple Vision Pro developer labs expand to New York City and Sydney - Apple Developer Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:20:50 GMT
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We’re thrilled with the excitement and enthusiasm from developers around the world at the Apple Vision Pro developer labs, and we’re pleased to announce new labs in New York City and Sydney. Join us to test directly on the device and connect with Apple experts for help with taking your visionOS, iPadOS, and iOS apps even further on this exciting new platform. Labs also take place in Cupertino, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo.
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Hello Developer: October 2023 - Apple Developer Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:00:00 GMT
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Find out about our latest activities (including more Apple Vision Pro developer lab dates), learn how the Plex team embraced Xcode Cloud, discover how the inventive puzzle game Automatoys came to life, catch up on the latest news, and more.
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Pre-orders by region now available - Apple Developer Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:45:23 GMT
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Offering your app or game for pre-order is a great way to build awareness and excitement for your upcoming releases on the App Store. And now you can offer pre-orders on a regional basis. People can pre-order your app in a set of regions that you choose, even while it’s available for download in other regions at the same time. With this new flexibility, you can expand your app to new regions by offering it for pre-order and set different release dates for each region.
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App Store submissions now open for the latest OS releases - Apple Developer Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:30:46 GMT
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iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10 will soon be available to customers worldwide. Build your apps and games using the Xcode 15 Release Candidate and latest SDKs, test them using TestFlight, and submit them for review to the App Store. You can now start deploying seamlessly to TestFlight and the App Store from Xcode Cloud. With exciting new capabilities, as well as major enhancements across languages, frameworks, tools, and services, you can deliver even more unique experiences on Apple platforms.
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Apple Entrepreneur Camp applications now open - Apple Developer Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:00:33 GMT
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Apple Entrepreneur Camp supports underrepresented founders and developers, and encourages the pipeline and longevity of these entrepreneurs in technology. Building on the success of our alumni from cohorts for female*, Black, and Hispanic/Latinx founders, starting this fall, we’re expanding our reach to welcome professionals from Indigenous backgrounds who are looking to enhance and grow their existing app-driven businesses. Attendees benefit from one-on-one code-level guidance, receive insight, inspiration, and unprecedented access to Apple engineers and experts, and become part of the extended global network of Apple Entrepreneur Camp alumni.
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Take your iPad and iPhone apps even further on Apple Vision Pro - Apple Developer Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:00:50 GMT
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A brand‑new App Store will launch with Apple Vision Pro, featuring apps and games built for visionOS, as well as hundreds of thousands of iPad and iPhone apps that run great on visionOS too. Users can access their favorite iPad and iPhone apps side by side with new visionOS apps on the infinite canvas of Apple Vision Pro, enabling them to be more connected, productive, and entertained than ever before. And since most iPad and iPhone apps run on visionOS as is, your app experiences can easily extend to Apple Vision Pro from day one — with no additional work required.
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Inside the Apple Vision Pro labs - Apple Developer Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:00:39 GMT
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As CEO of Flexibits, the team behind successful apps like Fantastical and Cardhop, Michael Simmons has spent more than a decade minding every last facet of his team’s work. But when he brought Fantastical to the Apple Vision Pro labs in Cupertino this summer and experienced it for the first time on the device, he felt something he wasn’t expecting.
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List of APIs that require declared reasons now available - Apple Developer Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:35:54 GMT
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Apple is committed to protecting user privacy on our platforms. We know that there are a small set of APIs that can be misused to collect data about users’ devices through fingerprinting, which is prohibited by our Developer Program License Agreement. To prevent the misuse of these APIs, we announced at WWDC23 that developers will need to declare the reasons for using these APIs in their app’s privacy manifest. This will help ensure that apps only use these APIs for their intended purpose. As part of this process, you’ll need to select one or more approved reasons that accurately reflect how your app uses the API, and your app can only use the API for the reasons you’ve selected.
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Meet with App Store experts - Apple Developer Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:00:45 GMT
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Join us for online sessions August 1 through 24 to learn about the latest App Store features and get your questions answered. Live presentations with Q&A are being held in multiple time zones and languages.
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Upcoming price and tax changes for apps, in-app purchases, and subscriptions - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:00:05 GMT
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The App Store’s commerce and payments system was built to empower you to conveniently set up and sell your products and services on a global scale in 44 currencies across 175 storefronts. When tax regulations or foreign exchange rates change, we sometimes need to update prices on the App Store in certain regions and/or adjust your proceeds. These updates are done using publicly available exchange rate information from financial data providers to help ensure prices for apps and in‑app purchases stay equalized across all storefronts.
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Providing safe app experiences for families - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:25:28 GMT
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The App Store was created to be a safe and trusted place for users to get apps, and a great business opportunity for developers. Apple platforms and the apps you build have become important to many families, as children use our products and services to explore the digital world and communicate with family and friends. We hold apps for kids and those with user-generated content and interactions to the highest standards. To continue delivering safe experiences for families together, we wanted to remind you about the tools, resources, and requirements that are in place to help keep users safe in your app.
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visionOS SDK now available - Apple Developer Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:30:36 GMT
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You can now start creating cutting-edge spatial computing apps for the infinite canvas of Apple Vision Pro. Download Xcode 15 beta 2, which includes the visionOS SDK and Reality Composer Pro (a new tool that makes it easy to preview and prepare 3D content for visionOS). Add a visionOS target to your existing project or build an entirely new app, then iterate on your app in Xcode Previews. You can interact with your app in the all-new visionOS simulator, explore various room layouts and lighting conditions, and create tests and visualizations. New documentation and sample code are also available to help you through the development process.
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WWDC23 highlights - Apple Developer Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:00:35 GMT
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Looking to explore all the big updates from an incredible week of sessions? Start with this collection of essential videos across every topic. And as always, you can watch the full set of sessions any time.
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- Apple Developer Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:00:21 GMT
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Build great apps and games for everyone.
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Friday @ WWDC23 - Apple Developer Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:00:37 GMT
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The final day of WWDC is upon us — but before we power down, here's a look at some of the activities and sessions available today.
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Discover documentation and sample code - Apple Developer Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:00:42 GMT
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Browse new and updated documentation and sample code to learn about the latest technologies, frameworks, and APIs introduced at WWDC23. You’ll find new ways to enhance your apps targeting the latest platform releases.
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Tuesday @ WWDC23 - Apple Developer Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:00:14 GMT
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Welcome to day two of WWDC! There’s more than ever to explore this week: Xcode is getting updated, SwiftUI is getting animated, and — did we mention? — apps are getting a lot more spatial. Here’s a guide to what happened yesterday and what’s on tap today.
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Behind the Design: 2023 Apple Design Awards - Apple Developer Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:59 GMT
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Every year, the Behind the Design series takes a special look at the remarkable teams behind the Apple Design Award-winning apps and games. Read on to meet 12 incredible teams from around the world and learn how they brought their winning ideas to life.
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Behind the Design: Universe - Apple Developer Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:52 GMT
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As a kid, Universe founder Joseph Cohen loved nearly everything about the internet: how it brought people together, created avenues for his twin passions of creativity and commerce, and democratized the flow of information. “I grew up in New York,” Cohen says, “but I like to say that I really grew up on the internet.”
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Behind the Design: Duolingo - Apple Developer Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:46 GMT
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What makes Duolingo such an engaging way to learn a language? The answer is hiding in plain sight. “The secret to Duolingo is that we’re not an education company. We’re a fun and motivation company,” says Ryan Sims, VP of design. “Fun is the most important part of the work we do.”
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Behind the Design: Afterplace - Apple Developer Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:42 GMT
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At first glance, Evan Kice’s Afterplace appears to have time-traveled from the late 1980s. It’s a 2D top-down pixelated adventure game full of blocky characters, blippy music, and retro typefaces. If you were ever into the games of the era — and Kice very much was — it feels like a delightful visit from an old friend.
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Apple Design Award winners announced - Apple Developer Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:22 GMT
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The Apple Design Awards celebrate apps and games that excel in the categories of Inclusivity, Delight and Fun, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Innovation. Learn about the 2023 winning apps and the talented developers behind them.
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Behind the Design: stitch. - Apple Developer Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:18 GMT
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For all its many genres and styles, the gaming world has been awfully threadbare when it comes to experiences about embroidery. That all changes with stitch., a charming cross between casual puzzler, meditative exercise, and afternoon craft project — and as cross-generational a game as you’re likely to find.
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Behind the Design: Flighty - Apple Developer Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:14 GMT
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Flighty might be the easiest thing travelers navigate on their entire trip. “Travel can be a high-stress situation,” says Ryan Jones, the Austin-based developer who founded the app in 2019. “We want Flighty to work so well that it feels almost boringly obvious.”
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Meet visionOS - Apple Developer Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:00:00 GMT
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Get ready to design and build an entirely new universe of apps and games for Apple Vision Pro. Find out how developers of apps like djay, Blackbox, JigSpace, and XRHealth are starting to build for spatial computing.
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Find out what’s new for Apple developers - Apple Developer Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:35:14 GMT
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Discover the latest advancements on all Apple platforms. With an incredible new opportunity in spatial computing in visionOS, new features in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, and major enhancements across languages, frameworks, tools and services, you can create even more unique experiences for users worldwide.
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Introducing Apple Vision Pro and visionOS - Apple Developer Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:30:17 GMT
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Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others. Apple Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user’s eyes, hands, and voice. Featuring visionOS, the world’s first spatial operating system, Apple Vision Pro lets users interact with digital content in a way that feels like it is physically present in their space. The breakthrough design of Apple Vision Pro features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays, and custom Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design to ensure every experience feels like it’s taking place in front of the user’s eyes in real time.
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Updated agreements and guidelines now available - Apple Developer Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:25:16 GMT
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The App Store Review Guidelines, the Apple Developer Program License Agreement, and the Apple Developer Agreement have been updated to support updated policies and upcoming features, and to provide clarification. Please review the changes below and accept the updated terms as needed.
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What’s new in privacy on the App Store - Apple Developer Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:20:35 GMT
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At Apple, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. That is why we’ve built a number of features to help users understand developers’ privacy and data collection and sharing practices, and put users in the driver’s seat when it comes to their data. App Tracking Transparency (ATT) empowers users to choose whether an app has permission to track their activity across other companies’ apps and websites for the purposes of advertising or sharing with data brokers. With Privacy Nutrition Labels and App Privacy Report, users can see what data an app collects and how it’s used.
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WWDC23 Overview - Apple Developer Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:00:27 GMT
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Join us for an exhilarating week of technology and community. Be among the first to learn the latest about Apple platforms, technologies, and tools. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with Apple experts and other developers. All online and at no cost.
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Xcode 15 beta now available - Apple Developer Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:15:13 GMT
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The Xcode 15 beta supports the latest SDKs for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. This version of Xcode helps you code and design your apps faster with enhanced code completion, interactive previews, and live animations. Use Git staging to craft your next commit without leaving your code. Explore and diagnose your test results with redesigned test reports with video recording. And start deploying seamlessly to TestFlight and the App Store from Xcode Cloud.
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WWDC23 schedule and lab requests now available - Apple Developer Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:10:24 GMT
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Check out the session schedule to plan your week! Sessions will be posted daily and will include links to resources and forums tags. And you can now request one-on-one lab appointments to get your questions answered, whether you’re just starting out or need to solve an advanced issue.
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Upcoming tax changes for apps, in-app purchases, and subscriptions - Apple Developer Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:10 GMT
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The App Store’s commerce and payments system was built to empower you to conveniently set up and sell your products and services at a global scale in 44 currencies across 175 storefronts. Apple administers tax on behalf of developers in over 70 countries and regions and provides you with the ability to assign tax categories to your apps and in‑app purchases. Periodically, we update your proceeds in certain regions based on changes in tax regulations.
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Code new worlds - Apple Developer Tue, 30 May 2023 14:00:05 GMT
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WWDC23 is almost here. We’ll be kicking off with the Apple Keynote on June 5 at 10:00 a.m. PT. Watch online at apple.com or in the Apple Developer app. You can even use SharePlay to watch with friends.
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Upcoming changes to the App Store receipt signing intermediate certificate - Apple Developer Fri, 26 May 2023 17:58:30 GMT
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As part of ongoing efforts to improve security and privacy on Apple platforms, the App Store receipt signing intermediate certificate that’s used to verify the sale of apps and associated in‑app purchases is being updated to use the SHA‑256 cryptographic algorithm. This update will be completed in multiple phases and new apps and app updates may be impacted, depending on how they verify receipts.
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Apple notary service update - Apple Developer Fri, 26 May 2023 15:58:41 GMT
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As announced last year at WWDC, if you notarize your Mac software with the Apple notary service using the altool command-line utility or Xcode 13 or earlier, you’ll need to transition to the notarytool command-line utility or upgrade to Xcode 14 or later. Starting November 1, 2023, the Apple notary service will no longer accept uploads from altool or Xcode 13 or earlier. Existing notarized software will continue to function properly.
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Apple Design Award finalists announced - Apple Developer Tue, 23 May 2023 15:01:50 GMT
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The Apple Design Awards celebrate apps and games that excel in the categories of Inclusivity, Delight and Fun, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Innovation. Discover this year’s finalists, then check back June 5 at 6:30 p.m. PT to learn about the winners.
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Swiftly developing - Apple Developer Tue, 23 May 2023 15:00:55 GMT
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Get ready for an action-packed online experience at WWDC23. Join the developer community for a week of sessions, labs, and activities, starting June 5 at 10:00 a.m. PT.
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Report bugs effectively - Apple Developer Wed, 17 May 2023 14:00:58 GMT
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Bugs are an inevitable part of the development process. Though they can be frustrating, you can help squash these sorts of problems quickly by identifying the issue you’re running into, reproducing it, and filing a report through Feedback Assistant.
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Secure your apps and games - Apple Developer Mon, 15 May 2023 14:01:10 GMT
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Security is at the core of every Apple platform. Discover how you can help guard your apps and games against potential threats, add support for passkeys, streamline authentication and authorization flows, and more. You’ll also get to know Developer Mode, which lets you develop, test, and deploy your products.
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Get ready to help customers resolve billing issues without leaving your app - Apple Developer Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:00:31 GMT
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Soon it will be easier than ever for your customers to resolve payment issues, so they can stay subscribed to your content, services, and premium features. Starting this summer, if an auto-renewable subscription doesn’t renew due to a billing issue, a system-provided sheet appears in your app with a prompt that lets customers update their payment method for their Apple ID. No action is required to adopt this feature. Starting today, you can get familiar with the sheet in Sandbox. You can also test delaying or suppressing it using messages and display in StoreKit. This feature will require a minimum of iOS 16.4 or iPadOS 16.4.
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Preparing for the enhanced global pricing update on May 9 - Apple Developer Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:20:16 GMT
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The App Store’s world-class commerce and payments system provides a convenient and effective way to set equalized prices across international markets, adapt to foreign exchange rate or tax changes, and manage prices per storefront. Last month, we introduced major pricing upgrades, including enhanced global pricing, across all purchase types. Now more customer friendly, the new price points follow the most common conventions in each country or region, and are globally equalized to your selected base country or region using publicly available exchange rate information from financial data providers.
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Swift Student Challenge applications now open - Apple Developer Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:53:29 GMT
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We’re excited to continue our long-standing support of students around the world who love to code. Show us your passion for coding by submitting an incredible app playground on the topic of your choice using Swift Playgrounds or Xcode. Winners will receive an award, recognition, and more.
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WWDC23 - Apple Developer Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:00:13 GMT
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Mark your calendars for an exhilarating week of technology and community. Be among the first to learn the latest about Apple platforms, technologies, and tools. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with Apple experts and other developers. All online and at no cost.
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WWDC23 is coming June 5 - Apple Developer Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:00:08 GMT
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Mark your calendars June 5 through 9 for an exhilarating week of technology and community. Be among the first to learn the latest about Apple platforms, technologies, and tools. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with Apple experts and other developers. All online and at no cost.
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10 questions with the Live Activities team - Apple Developer Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:00:28 GMT
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With Live Activities, your app can provide up-to-date, glanceable information — like weather updates, a plane’s departure time, or how long it’ll be until dinner is delivered — right on the Lock Screen. What’s more, thanks to lively features like the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, Live Activities can also be a lot of fun.
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Explore Spatial Audio - Apple Developer Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:00:13 GMT
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Discover how you can bring a new dimension of sound to your apps and games with Spatial Audio. We'll show you how you can easily bring immersive audio to listeners with compatible hardware, help you take advantage of the PHASE and Audio Engine APIs, and offer recommendations on tailoring your project's experience to tell stories in new, exciting ways. We'll also share how apps like Endel and Odio added Spatial Audio to deliver incredible sound.
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Spotlight on: Spatial Audio - Apple Developer Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:30:44 GMT
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When designing soundscapes for apps and games, the right notes can make all the difference. And when those notes are built to support multichannel audio, they might even turn heads. (Literally.)
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Peer group benchmarks now available in App Analytics - Apple Developer Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:30:38 GMT
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App Analytics in App Store Connect is a helpful tool with a breadth of features to help you understand and improve how your app is performing on the App Store. With metrics related to acquisition, usage, and monetization strategy, App Analytics enables you to monitor results in each stage of the customer lifecycle, from awareness to conversion and on to retention. Starting today, you can put your app’s performance into context using peer group benchmarks, which compare your app’s performance to that of similar apps on the App Store. Now you’ll have even more insights to help you identify growth opportunities.
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Meet with App Store experts - Apple Developer Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:00:20 GMT
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Join us for online sessions February 28 to April 13 to learn about the latest App Store features and get your questions answered. Find out how to measure user acquisition with App Analytics and grow your subscription business using App Store features. Explore how product page optimization lets you test different elements of your product page to find out which resonate with people most and how custom product pages let you create additional product page versions to highlight specific features or content. Learn how to boost discovery and engagement with Game Center and how to configure in‑app events. Apple Developer Program members can register for sessions today.
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Upcoming tax and price changes for apps and in‑app purchases - Apple Developer Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:00:09 GMT
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The App Store’s commerce and payments system was built to empower you to conveniently set up and sell your products and services at a global scale with 44 currencies across 175 storefronts. Periodically, we update prices on the App Store in certain regions based on changes in taxes and foreign exchange rates. This is done using publicly available exchange rate information from financial data providers to help ensure prices for apps and in‑app purchases stay equalized across all storefronts.
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Ask Apple Q&As and survey - Apple Developer Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:10:38 GMT
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Thank you to everyone who joined us during three great weeks of Ask Apple in October, November, and December. Q&As remain available in Slack for Ask Apple participants to review as needed.
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Upcoming changes to the App Store receipt signing certificate - Apple Developer Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:05:07 GMT
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Starting January 18, 2023, the App Store receipt signing certificate will use a new WWDR intermediate certificate. The existing intermediate certificate expires on February 7, 2023. In most cases, this certificate change won’t require changes to apps. However, we recommend reviewing how you verify the sale of your apps and in-app purchases from the App Store to make sure your apps aren’t impacted.
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A new week of Ask Apple starts December 12 - Apple Developer Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:00:35 GMT
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Join us for another exciting week of Ask Apple, where you can connect directly with Apple experts to get your latest technical and design questions answered — or just hang out and learn from the conversation. Ask about using the latest frameworks, improving your app’s UI design, developing with beta OS software and tools, and so much more.
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App Store Awards 2022 - Apple Developer Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:00:29 GMT
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For over a decade, the App Store editorial team has taken a moment at the end of the year to celebrate the very best apps and games. We’ve heralded the work of individual self-taught developers and huge international teams.
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Congratulations to the App Store Award winners - Apple Developer Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:00:49 GMT
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Every year, the App Store editorial team celebrates exceptional apps that improve people’s lives while showcasing the highest levels of technical innovation, user experience, design, and positive cultural impact. Join us in celebrating the work of outstanding developers from around the world.
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There’s still time to meet with App Store experts - Apple Developer Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:00:56 GMT
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Connect with experts online to learn how to make the most of App Store features. Discover how to attract new customers, test marketing strategies, add subscriptions, and so much more. Live presentations with Q&A are being held through December 8 in multiple time zones and languages. Register today if you’re a member of the Apple Developer Program.
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Q&A: 10 Questions with Design Evangelism - Apple Developer Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:00:19 GMT
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Last fall, members of our Design Evangelism team got together to answer your Slack questions about design philosophy, color guidelines, keyboard shortcuts, and much more. Here are a few highlights from that conversation, including guidance about the HIG, tips on reducing clutter, and a very important message about the tab bar.
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A new week of Ask Apple starts November 14 - Apple Developer Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:00:43 GMT
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Join us for another exciting week of the Ask Apple developer series, where you can connect directly with Apple experts. Ask about integrating the latest technologies into your apps, designing intuitive UIs, testing on the latest software, and so much more.
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Spotlight on: The Dynamic Island - Apple Developer Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:00:42 GMT
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Shape-shifting animations. Effervescent effects. And a downright playful name. “I genuinely wasn’t expecting [the Dynamic Island],” says Christian Selig, developer of popular Reddit client Apollo. “That’s what blew me away: It’s just not something that’s been around.”
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SKAdNetwork 4.0 now available - Apple Developer Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:00:47 GMT
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The SKAdNetwork API lets advertisers measure the success of advertisements by attributing app installations to specific ad campaigns — all while maintaining user privacy. It supports multiple ad formats, including static images, videos, audio, and interactive ads. With SKAdNetwork 4.0, now available in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1, it provides more insight into the performance of ads for apps:
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App Store submissions now open for iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 - Apple Developer Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:00:07 GMT
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iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1, the world’s most advanced mobile operating systems, will soon be available to customers worldwide. Take advantage of Live Activities to help people stay on top of what’s happening live in your app, right from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on iPhone. Bring desktop-class features, such as an editor-style navigation bar and enhanced text editing menu to your iPad app, and get the most out of the latest advancements in MapKit, Metal, ARKit, Core ML, and more.
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App Store submissions now open for watchOS 9.1 - Apple Developer Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:58:01 GMT
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Integrate new and powerful communication features in your app with watchOS 9. Deliver timely information with rich complications on more Apple Watch faces, enable sharing of your app content, let users make VoIP calls directly from Apple Watch, and more. And with a simplified watchOS app structure, managing your projects is easier than ever.
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Mac App Store submissions now open for macOS Ventura - Apple Developer Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:56:53 GMT
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macOS Ventura makes the things you do most on Mac even better, with powerful new ways to get more done, share and collaborate in your favorite apps, immerse yourself in next‑level games, and take full advantage of your other devices. Machine learning enhancements make it even easier to provide intelligent experiences. SharePlay enables the sharing of synchronized experiences in your app while connecting via Messages. With Metal 3, you can create next-generation Mac games that run effortlessly from MacBook Air to Mac Studio, thanks to Apple silicon. And Continuity Camera provides access to camera input, features, and effects on iPhone.
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App Store submissions now open for tvOS 16.1 - Apple Developer Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:54:09 GMT
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Integrate your tvOS app with your iOS, iPadOS, or watchOS app to unlock new experiences on Apple TV. Adopt multiuser support to make it easier for people to enjoy your Apple TV app with improved system integration for user profiles, and customize your app’s interface and provide even more functionality with SwiftUI.
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Introducing Ask Apple - Apple Developer Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:00:26 GMT
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Join us for Ask Apple, a new series for developers to connect directly with Apple experts. Ask about integrating the latest technologies into your apps, designing intuitive UIs, testing on the latest software, and so much more.
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What's new in Camera and Photos - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:39 GMT
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Discover how you can build rich photography apps with the latest Camera capture capabilities and by integrating with the system Photos library. We’ll take you through updates to the built-in Photos Picker, PhotoKit framework, and Camera APIs for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Find out how you can get accurate depth data through the LiDAR sensor, use the iPhone as an external camera in your macOS app, observe changes to images in the Photos library, and more.
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Explore Live Activities and the Dynamic Island - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:36 GMT
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Live Activities display your app’s most current data on the iPhone Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, helping people keep track of tasks and events that they care about. Discover how you can use ActivityKit to build compelling Live Activities for your apps, and explore the Human Interface Guidelines to learn how to design for the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. We’ll show you how you can display up-to-date information — like progress, events, scores, or tasks — at a glance, and learn how you can update your Live Activities remotely using Apple Push Notification service (APNs).
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What's new in watchOS - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:33 GMT
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Apple Watch development has never been simpler with watchOS 9: Discover how you can more easily accomplish common tasks in Xcode, including file management and icon design. Explore the latest native controls like sharing features and steppers, check out SwiftUI-driven components like Swift Charts and improved navigation, and learn how to schedule and manage background tasks. And we’ll help you streamline your complications with WidgetKit.
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Glance at WidgetKit - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:19 GMT
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Learn how you can create great glanceable experiences with WidgetKit. We’ll show you how you can build a complication for Apple Watch and provide the same great experience for the iPhone Lock Screen. Discover how you can migrate your complications from ClockKit. And we’ll explore how widgets and complications have shared inspiration from their earliest foundations.
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Dive deep with SwiftUI - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:17 GMT
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Whether you’re creating a new app or adding features like Swift Charts or widgets to an existing project, discover how the latest updates to SwiftUI can help you build powerful and flexible user interfaces. Explore improvements to SwiftUI’s syntax, including structural improvements that supercharge navigation and windowing. We’ll also show you how to build a desktop-class iPad app with a few simple (and familiar) modifiers. Visualize your data with Swift Charts and discover how conforming to Transferable opens up the world of transport APIs. And we’ll take you on a tour of one of SwiftUI’s core principles to help you when building your own APIs.
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Get started with App Intents - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:16 GMT
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Learn how you can speed up common tasks for people using your app when you use the App Intents framework. Discover how you can programmatically bring your app’s content and functionality to system services like Siri and the Shortcuts app. We’ll show you how you can supply metadata, UI information, activation phrases, and other information the system might need. We’ll also explore how App Intents and App Shortcuts work together, and dive deep on the design of a compelling shortcut. Find out how you can use App Intents to change app content and behaviors based on someone’s active Focus state.
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Get started with Swift concurrency - Apple Developer Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:07 GMT
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Swift offers built-in support for asynchronous and concurrent code to help you optimize parallelization of tasks — especially on machines with more cores. With Swift concurrency, you can ensure small tasks that require UI updates can be prioritized while longer tasks continue in the background. Discover how you can started with Swift concurrency, debug your tasks and actors, explore the latest tools, and much more. We’ll also show you how you can optimize the execution of asynchronous and parallel tasks when using Swift concurrency without interacting directly with threads.
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Upcoming price and tax changes for apps and in‑app purchases - Apple Developer Tue, 20 Sep 2022 01:01:41 GMT
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Periodically, we update prices on the App Store in certain regions based on changes in taxes and foreign exchange rates. This is done using publicly available exchange rate information from financial data providers to help ensure prices for apps and in‑app purchases stay equalized across all storefronts. As early as October 5, 2022, prices of apps and in-app purchases (excluding auto-renewable subscriptions) on the App Store will increase in Chile, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, Vietnam, and all territories that use the euro currency. In Vietnam, these increases also reflect new regulations for Apple to collect and remit applicable taxes, being value added tax (VAT) and corporate income tax (CIT) at 5% rates respectively.
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Develop for Live Activities with iOS 16.1 beta and Xcode 14.1 beta - Apple Developer Wed, 14 Sep 2022 18:18:52 GMT
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Discover how you can build Live Activities for your apps using the new ActivityKit framework, now available in iOS 16.1 beta and Xcode 14.1 beta. Live Activities help people keep track of your app’s content with real-time updates. Your app’s Live Activities display on the Lock Screen and in Dynamic Island — a new design that introduces an intuitive, delightful way to experience iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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WeatherKit subscriptions now available - Apple Developer Mon, 12 Sep 2022 22:50:08 GMT
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WeatherKit brings valuable weather information to your apps and services through a wide range of data that can help people stay up to date, safe, and prepared. It’s easy to use WeatherKit in your apps for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9 with a platform-specific Swift API, and on any other platform with a REST API. Up to 500,000 API calls per month are included with Apple Developer Program membership. And now, Account Holders can subscribe for more calls in the Apple Developer app.
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Get ready for iOS 16, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9 - Apple Developer Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:00:06 GMT
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Now that you’ve watched the Apple Event, get ready for the release of iOS 16, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9. Learn how you can submit apps for each platform and explore how you can support the latest software features in your apps and games.
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Xcode Cloud subscriptions now available - Apple Developer Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:00:26 GMT
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Xcode Cloud, the continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode, accelerates the development and delivery of high-quality apps. Get started by configuring a workflow in Xcode and receive 25 compute hours per month at no cost until the end of 2023. And now, Account Holders can subscribe for more compute hours in the Apple Developer app.
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The Xcode Cloud toolkit - Apple Developer Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:00:36 GMT
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Build, test, and distribute great apps using Apple’s continuous integration and delivery service, Xcode Cloud. This toolkit provides you with all the information you need to manage and optimize your workflow. Learn how to set up your first workflow, develop a workflow strategy — Xcode Cloud supports both solo developers and large teams — and build your test suite to help you deliver great apps.
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WWDC22 video subtitles now in more languages - Apple Developer Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:42:47 GMT
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You can now watch the Keynote, Platforms State of the Union, and nearly 200 sessions from this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference with Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese subtitles. Available on the web or the Apple Developer app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.
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Behind the Design: Lego Star Wars: Castaways - Apple Developer Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:36 GMT
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The world of Lego Star Wars: Castaways contains many wonders — amazing animation, delightful storylines, and pitch-perfect physical comedy. Perhaps the most impressive among them, however, is this: If you had a big enough pile of bricks (and a big enough basement), you could build the whole game yourself.
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Live Activities now available in beta - Apple Developer Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:20:47 GMT
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Live Activities help people stay on top of what’s happening in your app in real time, right from the Lock Screen. You can now get started with Live Activities and the new ActivityKit framework, which are available in the beta 4 version of iOS 16.
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Upcoming transition from the XML feed to the App Store Connect API - Apple Developer Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:50:38 GMT
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The App Store Connect REST API lets you customize and automate tasks across developer tools, giving you greater flexibility and efficiency in your workflows. Starting in November 2022, you’ll need to use this API instead of the XML feed to automate management of in-app purchases, subscriptions, metadata, and app pricing. The XML feed will continue to support existing Game Center management functionality.
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Behind the Design: Procreate - Apple Developer Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:00:47 GMT
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Procreate needs little introduction. For more than a decade, the world-class design app has served anyone looking to create high-caliber art: pro designers, calligraphers, influencers, schools making prom flyers, and pretty much everyone in between. Its ubiquity is equally matched by industry praise — in 2022, Procreate became the rare app to take home a second Apple Design Award, bookending its initial win back in 2013.
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Behind the Design: Halide Mark II - Apple Developer Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:00:58 GMT
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Halide Mark II's Sebastiaan de With is an analog guy in a digital world. As co-founder and creative lead at Lux Optics — the company behind the Apple Design Award-winning camera app — de With is no stranger to design or digital photography. But he’s also a big fan of falling off the grid.
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Get ready for RoomPlan - Apple Developer Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:50:55 GMT
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Now your apps can create 3D floor plans — including key characteristics, such as dimensions and types of furniture. Powered by ARKit, this new Swift API utilizes the camera and LiDAR Scanner on iPhone and iPad to bring surroundings into your apps.
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Update on apps distributed in South Korea - Apple Developer Thu, 30 Jun 2022 07:00:31 GMT
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Apple designed the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover and download apps. Apple’s in-app purchase system, an integral part of our world-class commerce platform, offers people around the world a private and secure user experience across apps and Apple devices, and makes it easy for them to manage their purchases and subscriptions for digital goods and services.
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Meet the prototypers - Apple Developer Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:00:09 GMT
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Creating a great app, game, or product takes work. Brainstorming ideas, thoughtful iteration, and — as Apple’s Prototyping team knows all too well — feedback. Constant feedback. “If we’re not getting feedback on something, we’re just not showing it to the right people,” says Apple designer Julian Missig.
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Behind the Design: 2022 Apple Design Awards - Apple Developer Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:00:13 GMT
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The Apple Design Awards honors excellence in innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement in app and game design. Our award-winning designers take thoughtful and creative approaches to their apps and games, giving people new ways to work, play, or imagine things that were never before possible.
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WWDC22 Daily Digest: Friday - Apple Developer Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:00:07 GMT
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Welcome! It's time for our final morning briefing. (We know — we can't believe it's Friday, either.) Before we power down for the week, however, we’ve got one more great day of events and activities.
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Best of WWDC22 - Apple Developer Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:33:11 GMT
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WWDC may have come to a close, but there's still so much to explore. Catch up on the highlights and enjoy videos all year long.
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Challenge: SwiftUI Animation Extravaganza! - Apple Developer Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:00:57 GMT
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Get your imagination ready for some high-quality visualization: We invite you to envision an animation and bring it to life using SwiftUI and Swift Playgrounds. Your animation can include text, shapes, colors, sounds, explosions, dancing cats — whatever brings you joy.
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Challenge: Private Access Tokens - Apple Developer Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:00:39 GMT
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Private Access Tokens are powerful tools that prove when HTTP requests are coming from legitimate devices without disclosing someone's identity. This proof can help you reduce how often you show CAPTCHAs to people. They are simple to set up and test — and so we're inviting you in this challenge to try out Private Access Tokens on your own server.
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Challenge: Throwback Thursday with SwiftUI - Apple Developer Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:00:06 GMT
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Ready to add some chic retro styling to your SwiftUI views? In this challenge, we're inviting you to create a SwiftUI view that reimagines your app or concept clothed in the interfaces of the past. Dress your UI up in the gorgeous grayscale of System 6, the linen of early iPhoneOS, or another time period entirely!
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Sound advice - Apple Developer Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:00:02 GMT
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An immersive app doesn’t only look and feel great — it has to sound incredible, too. During WWDC, we spoke with Apple Design Award finalists about the sensational sounds of their apps and games. Come with us as we travel on a musical journey through cool jazz, Spatial Audio soundscapes, and even original album-length compositions from artists like Arcade Fire, St. Vincent, and Madlib.
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Challenge: Create a reactive soundscape - Apple Developer Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:05:43 GMT
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Bring on the noise: It's time for a sound design challenge! We're inviting you to experiment with creative ways to manipulate sound on iPhone and iPad using its myriad sensors, inputs, and variable states. (Think of typing on the iOS keyboard — where the key sounds get gradually quieter the faster you type.) Explore over 70 audio files from Apple sound designers and create a sonic experience of your very own!
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Challenge: SwiftUI science fiction! - Apple Developer Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:05:30 GMT
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With its robots, spaceships, and occasional brains floating in jars, science fiction is the perfect playground for a creative challenge with SwiftUI. And so we’re inviting you to conceptualize or recreate a scene from your sci-fi dreams. Whether you use floating numbers, glowing monochrome code, or something from another universe, this is your chance to build the interface of your science-fiction dreams… or nightmares!
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Challenge: WidgetKit workshop - Apple Developer Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:05:23 GMT
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Take a glance at this WidgetKit challenge, won't you? With glanceable experiences coming to the Lock Screen in iOS 16, it’s the perfect time to try building your very own Lock Screen widget.
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Challenge: Draw with metal-cpp - Apple Developer Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:05:16 GMT
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Metal is the foundation for accelerated graphics and compute power on Apple platforms — and if you’re familiar with C++, now’s the perfect time to explore its incredible power. For this challenge, we're inviting you to try out metal-cpp and render your own triangle, sphere, or even a mesh in Xcode.
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Challenge: Go big or go home - Apple Developer Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:05:08 GMT
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What’s better than people loving your app on iPhone? People loving your app on iPad and Mac, too! This challenge invites you to explore the ways you can expand your app’s presence in the Apple ecosystem. Explore prototyping your iPhone app for iPad, adding new desktop-class features to your iPad app, or bringing your app to macOS. Whatever it means to you, think big!
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Meet the WWDC22 Swift Student Challenge winners - Apple Developer Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:00:31 GMT
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In the lead-up to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, young people from around the globe used Swift Playgrounds to showcase their coding skills as part of the Swift Student Challenge. This year, they include submissions from first-time participants Jones Mays II, Angelina Tsuboi, and Josh Tint.
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Meet the new Human Interface Guidelines - Apple Developer Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:00:04 GMT
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Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) is a comprehensive resource for designers and developers looking to create great experiences across Apple platforms. Now, it’s been fully redesigned and refreshed to meet your needs — from your first sketch to the final pixel.
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Introducing WeatherKit - Apple Developer Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:00:23 GMT
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Bring valuable weather information to your apps and services through a wide range of data that can help people stay up to date, safe, and prepared. It’s easy to use WeatherKit in your apps with a platform-specific Swift API, and on any other platform with a REST API.
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Challenge: Toolbar transformation Tuesday - Apple Developer Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:30:39 GMT
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Move over, Taco Tuesday. This week, it’s Toolbar Transformation Tuesday! With iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, you can now adopt powerful productivity improvements in your app like customizable bar button items, inline search bars, and document menu support.
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Challenge: You can build an app for that! - Apple Developer Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:30:39 GMT
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WWDC isn’t only about exploring the brand-new frameworks and APIs — it’s also an excuse to give yourself time to experiment and play with the APIs that already exist. Whether you've got a problem you've been itching to solve or you just want a blank canvas to try out an animation or view, Swift Playgrounds makes it easy to build apps and projects. And that’s what we’re inviting you to do with this challenge: play!
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Challenge: Pixel perfect design - Apple Developer Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:30:08 GMT
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Ready to show off your pixel perfect design skills? We're challenging you to embrace the constraints of a grid and design an app icon at pixel level using only black and white colors. When we design icons today, we create work for high-resolution HDR screens, with millions of pixels and color at our disposal. But there’s joy in embracing a bit of retro restraint: pixel grids can help you distill the essence of your design and make sure your icon is clear and understandable at all sizes.
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Challenge: SwiftUI navigation hotdish - Apple Developer Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:30:04 GMT
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What’s piping hot, golden-crusted, and filled with mystery ingredients? A divine hotdish, you betcha! But this SwiftUI challenge doesn’t involve tater tots or cream of mushroom soup; in fact, we’re inviting you to throw away the recipe book and mix up your own ingredients for a new kind of navigation supper.
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WWDC22 Daily Digest: Tuesday - Apple Developer Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:00:18 GMT
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We've been waiting all year to say it: WWDC is here! And after a packed day 1, we’re ready to get down to business — it's time to check out the new sessions, labs, and Digital Lounges. Here's a brief day 1 rundown along with some highlights to get excited about.
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Watch the Apple Design Awards - Apple Developer Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:00:45 GMT
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The Apple Design Awards honors excellence in innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement in app and game design. Watch along as we reveal and celebrate the 2022 winners.
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Xcode Cloud now available - Apple Developer Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:29:23 GMT
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Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers. It accelerates the development and delivery of high-quality apps by bringing together cloud-based tools that help you build apps, run automated tests in parallel, deliver apps to testers, and view and manage user feedback. This service is now available for all Apple Developer Program members.
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Xcode 14 beta now available - Apple Developer Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:28:28 GMT
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Get the Xcode 14 beta, which includes SDKs for all Apple platforms. Leverage the simplicity and power of Swift and SwiftUI with a new multiplatform app experience, code faster with enhanced editor features, and start testing and deploying from Xcode Cloud to TestFlight and the App Store.
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Get ready for Developer Mode - Apple Developer Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:57:15 GMT
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Developer Mode protects people from inadvertently installing potentially harmful software on their devices, and reduces attack vectors exposed by developer-only functionality. Make sure to enable Developer Mode on your device when testing apps on iOS 16, iPadOS 16, or watchOS 9 or later, so you can grant permission to run locally-installed apps on these platforms.
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Get the most out of WWDC22 - Apple Developer Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:00:29 GMT
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WWDC22 is all-online and bigger than ever. With so much to watch, explore, and interact with throughout the week, it’s helpful to have a place to start. Here’s everything you need to know to get the most out of your week.
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Get the most out of Digital Lounges at WWDC22 - Apple Developer Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:00:26 GMT
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Digital Lounges are back for WWDC22! Starting June 7, Apple engineers and designers will be hosting text-based Q&As, watch parties, and community events across more than 15 topics. Whether this is your first time participating in Digital Lounges or you’re returning for year two, here’s what you need to know to help you make the most of your week.
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Find the right documentation - Apple Developer Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:00:16 GMT
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Want to learn more about implementing WidgetKit or exploring SwiftUI? Apple Developer Documentation offers resources, sample code, and articles that support the latest frameworks and technologies.
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Rewatch the Keynote - Apple Developer Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
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The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off with exciting reveals, inspiration, and new opportunities. Join the worldwide developer community for an in-depth look at the future of Apple platforms, directly from Apple Park.
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Discover the Apple Developer forums - Apple Developer Sat, 04 Jun 2022 15:00:13 GMT
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The Apple Developer Forums are a great place to discuss and share information about all Apple platforms. You can use the forums to interact with the community and explore the latest technologies and frameworks. Here are some tips to getting the most out of your time in the forums.
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Explore developer labs at WWDC22 - Apple Developer Sat, 04 Jun 2022 15:00:07 GMT
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Whether you have a question about a new API, want design guidance, have a question for the App Store Review team, or simply want to understand a bit more about a technology, WWDC developer labs are a great opportunity to connect one-on-one with Apple engineers, designers, and specialists.
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How to test your app on beta software - Apple Developer Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:00:59 GMT
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Apple regularly provides platform updates to add new features, fix bugs, and continue to improve the experience for everyone who uses our products. As part of that process, we offer beta software for developers — as well as a Public Beta Software Program — so that people can test their apps against upcoming software updates, address pesky bugs, and share feedback with Apple about upcoming changes and improvements.
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How to file great bug reports - Apple Developer Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:00:23 GMT
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Bugs are an inevitable part of the development process. Though they can be frustrating to bump up against, you can help squash these sorts of problems quickly by identifying the issue you’re running into, reproducing it, and filing a bug report through Apple’s Feedback Assistant.
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File effective bug reports - Apple Developer Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:05:59 GMT
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Bugs are an inevitable part of the development process. Though they can be frustrating to bump up against, you can help squash these sorts of problems quickly by identifying the issue you’re running into, reproducing it, and filing a bug report. Here are some of our top tips for making sure your bug report is clear, actionable, and — most importantly — fixable.
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Code one, code all - Apple Developer Tue, 31 May 2022 14:00:14 GMT
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WWDC22 is almost here. We’ll be kicking off with the Apple Keynote on June 6 at 10:00 a.m. PT. Watch online at apple.com or in the Apple Developer app. You can even use SharePlay to watch with friends.
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Welcome to the Apple Developer app - Apple Developer Thu, 26 May 2022 14:00:58 GMT
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Welcome to the latest version of the Apple Developer app — your resource to help you create great apps for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, and the best way to experience WWDC.
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Swiftly approaching - Apple Developer Tue, 24 May 2022 15:10:19 GMT
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Get ready for June 6 at 10:00 a.m. PT, when WWDC22 gathers the developer community for an exciting online experience. Mark your calendars for the keynote and Platforms State of the Union. Learn about sessions, one-on-one labs, Digital Lounges, and more.
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Check out the latest App Store feature videos - Apple Developer Tue, 17 May 2022 13:00:10 GMT
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The App Store provides a wealth of tools, resources, and features you can use to help people discover and engage with your app or game. Check out a few of the latest videos we've put together to help you get the most out of your App Store product pages, in-app events, and subscriptions.
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Update to subscription notifications - Apple Developer Mon, 16 May 2022 22:32:03 GMT
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Auto-renewable subscriptions are a great way to let people access content, services, or premium features in your app. And Apple continues to set the bar in making it easy and transparent for subscribers to view, cancel, or manage their subscriptions. Our comprehensive approach includes providing email, push notifications, and in-app messaging to let subscribers know about upcoming changes and how to manage their subscriptions, or cancel if they prefer.
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