Introducing Xcode 12
Universal App Quick Start Program
Get everything you need to prepare your Universal apps for Apple Silicon Macs before they become available to customers. The Universal App Quick Start Program will give you access to all the tools, resources, and support you need.
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Testing conducted by Apple in June 2020 using iPhone 11 Pro Max supporting normal peak performance with iOS 13.5.1 and prerelease iOS 14 using the built‑in Camera app with Live Photos enabled. Performance varies based on specific configuration, content, battery health, usage, software versions, lighting, environmental conditions, and other.
App Clips
Provide a new way to quickly access and experience what your app has to offer. An app clip is a small part of your app that lets users start and finish an experience in seconds, even before downloading your app.
Widgets
Now it’s even easier to build and make widgets available across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS with the new WidgetKit framework, widget API for SwiftUI, widget gallery, and Smart Stacks.
macOS Big Sur
A whole new level of power and beauty.
watchOS 7
Develop even more powerful and personal apps for Apple Watch.
iOS 14
Take advantage of the latest features in the world’s most advanced mobile operating system.
iPadOS 14
New features and enhancements in iPadOS 14 empower you to create amazing experiences.
Apple Platforms
Ios App Development On Mac
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iOS is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. With iOS 14, you can now use app clips to give users a quick way to engage with a part of your app at the right moment. New widget features let you offer even more value to your users, and the new widget gallery makes it easy for them to find what they need. ARKit 4 delivers exciting features for all devices with the A12 Bionic chip and beyond, while updates to RealityKit let you create even more realistic augmented reality experiences.
App Clips
With app clips, you can make experiences from your apps discoverable at the moment a user needs them. App clips are light and fast, and are focused on quickly accomplishing a task — whether it’s renting a scooter, ordering takeout from a restaurant, or setting up a new appliance. They can be discovered and opened from a number of places, including Safari, Maps, and Messages, as well as in the real world through QR codes, NFC tags and the new Apple-designed app clip codes.
Widgets
Easily build widgets using the WidgetKit framework and the new widget API for SwiftUI. Widgets now come in multiple sizes, and users can visit the new widget gallery to search, preview sizes, and place them anywhere on the Home screen to access important details at a glance.
Augmented Reality
ARKit 4 delivers new features for all devices with the A12 Bionic chip and beyond, while RealityKit enables a new level of animation and realism for AR experiences.
Machine Learning
Development is even easier and more extensive with new tools in Core ML for model deployment, new models and training capabilities in Create ML, as well as additional APIs for Vision and Natural Language.
Siri
With a new compact UI, visual lists that display images and more details, and the ability for event suggestions to extract and surface content from emails and websites, Siri makes content even more readily available.
User privacy
On iOS 14, apps will be required to ask users for permission to track them across apps and websites owned by other companies. Later this year, the App Store will help users understand apps’ privacy practices, and you’ll need to enter your privacy practice details into App Store Connect for display on your product page.
iPadOS 14
Enhancements to the user interface, PencilKit, and more empower you to create amazing experiences for your users.
Tools and resources
Use Xcode 12 beta and these resources to build your apps for iOS 14.