Understanding spatial design for visionOS

Apple Vision Pro's release is imminent, and there are lot of things for developers to consider when building apps for the headset. Here's what you should think about when making visionOS apps.

Chip Loder 2 years ago 7

Apple Vision Pro may spread internationally within months

The launch of the Apple Vision Pro in the U.S. will probably be followed by a rollout to some other markets within months, Ming-Chi Kuo says, with the debuts potentially before WWDC 2024.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 2

Understanding CPU job scheduling for Apple Silicon game development

For developers, threading is an important issue that impacts game performance. Here's how task scheduling works in Apple Silicon games.

Chip Loder 2 years ago 0

Apple tells developers how to submit apps to Apple Vision Pro App Store

Apple has created a dedicated support page explaining to developers how they should prepare and submit apps to the Apple Vision Pro App Store.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 3

How to use Xcode Previews to see how your app appears as you make it

Xcode allows you to live preview your iOS views using Xcode Previews, so you can see how the app appears as you're actively developing it. Here's how to use them.

Chip Loder 2 years ago 0

Optimizing Metal: Ways to improve code made for Apple's graphics framework

There is a vast array of ways to optimize your Metal graphics code to get top performance. Here's how to get started getting your code into better shape for the Metal framework.

Chip Loder 2 years ago 2

Terabytes of TestFlight game betas from 2012 to 2015 leaked, and it's not clear how

Terabytes of data sourced from Apple's TestFlight have been leaked online, with the data trove holding thousands of builds of iOS apps and games dated from 2012 to 2015.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 1

Apple pilots new way to allow developers to offer discounted subscriptions

Apple has launched a new option for developers called "contingent pricing for subscriptions," enabling the sale of discounted secondary app subscriptions for existing subscribers.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 6

Apple including 25 hours of Xcode Cloud for all Apple Developer Program memberships

After an initially limited time offering, Apple has announced that its Apple Developer Program memberships now include 25 hours of compute time in Xcode cloud at no additional cost.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 1

Microsoft's .NET 8 with Aspire cloud-ready tools for Mac is out

The .NET framework allows cross-platform development on Windows and Mac, and Microsoft released version 8 for both in November. Here's what that means to developers.

Chip Loder 2 years ago 0

Take a first look at Vision Pro's 3D virtual 'Yosemite Environment'

Apple Vision Pros 3D wallpaper has now been shown off by a developer, revealing how the headset can present apps and controls as if floating in a 3D environment like a wintry Yosemite.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 7

New multi-national AI security guidelines are toothless and weak

The United States, United Kingdom, and 16 other countries want to keep the development of AI systems secure, but a framework issued by the group offers common sense recommendations, and lacks firm action points.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 1

visionOS beta 6 adds Persona Enrollment setup video

The latest Apple Vision Pro developer beta includes a video tutorial on how to set up the view of your eyes that gets shown to people on the exterior display.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 1

'Stop The Madness' dev calls for boycott of Apple's Feedback Assistant

After continuous frustration with what seems like a system that was built to fail, Apple developer Jeff Johnson wants developers to band together and get Apple to notice Feedback's failures.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 6

Apple Vision Pro labs coming to New York City and Sydney in November

Apple has expanded its Apple Vision Pro developer labs to two more cities, New York City and Sydney, beginning in November.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 2

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