Everything new in iOS 17 beta 3: Music credits, Home activity, UI changes, & more

On Wednesday, Apple has released the third developer beta of iOS 17 and it contains several new features and changes, including credits for Apple Music and many UI changes.

Andrew O'Hara 2 years ago 2

Apple's Windows Game Porting Toolkit gets faster with new update

Apple has updated the Game Porting Toolkit, with version 1.0.2 of the development tool now working at a higher level of performance when running Windows games on a Mac.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 16

All the changes in Metal: Performance HUD, shader assistance, more

For two consecutive years at WWDC, Apple improved Metal, with Metal 3 running on Apple Silicon Macs and on iOS and tvOS devices. Here are the big changes to Metal in the forthcoming iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma.

Chip Loder 2 years ago 0

Vision Pro will turn any surface into a display with touch control

Developers using Apple Vision Pro have learned they will be able to create controls and displays, and have them appear to be on any surface in the user's room.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 8

Understanding MetalFX, Apple's graphics performance booster

While Metal is Apple's fast graphics rendering technology for games, MetalFX adds improvements to make it shine on Apple Silicon. Here's how MetalFX works.

Chip Loder 2 years ago 3

Apple recreates the missed 3D Touch in new iOS 17 beta

Users can now speed up the iPhone's haptic feedback thanks to a new setting in iOS 17, and at its fastest, it comes close to how the old 3D Touch used to work.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 2

Apple Vision Pro developer software arriving a month before test hardware

Developers can start building apps for Apple Vision Pro on the visionOS platform today, thanks to the now-released software development kit.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 1

Apple's visionOS keyboard is extremely thoughtfully designed

Apple's virtual keyboard in visionOS has a high level of attention to detail, with many small elements combining to make a great UI interaction for a non-physical peripheral.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 11

Apple Vision Pro developer kit applications could open in July

Developers working on apps for the Apple Vision Pro headset may soon be able to apply for the developer kit, with applications likely to open in July.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 1

It wasn't a mistake — Apple betas are now free

Apple has quietly updated its developer program with a free tier that includes access to developer betas, but we still can't recommend installing beta software.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 16

Apple says emulation in macOS can show devs how Windows games could run

Apple's push to improve gaming on Mac may involve some form of emulation, with its Game Porting Toolkit including a way for developers to try out existing Windows games within macOS.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 7

App Store Review Guideline updates go after fake apps, bad ads

Apple has refined its App Store Review Guidelines and other developer-related documents, with changes taking aim against inappropriate advertising, apps that impersonate others, and Safari extensions.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 0

First iOS 17 developer beta references new MagSafe accessories

There may be a new MagSafe Charger on the way, with references in the first developer beta of iOS 17 also mentioning a MagSafe Battery Pack.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 1

iOS 17 continues personalization push & makes big adds to Messages

Following months of rumors and speculation, Apple has used WWDC 2023 to reveal iOS 17, its next milestone operating system release for the iPhone.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 8

Tim Cook calls WWDC 23 'our best ever' ahead of highly anticipated keynote

Apple CEO Tim Cook has used his Twitter account to hype up what he is describing as Apple's best ever WWDC, hours before Monday's keynote presentation.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 6

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