Swift Playgrounds

Apple profiles three distinguished Swift Student Challenge winners

Apple has profiled three of the "Distinguished Winners" of its 2024 Swift Student Challenge, with apps covering care, extreme sports, and breathing exercises.

Malcolm Owen | 6 months ago

Apple launches 2024 Swift Student Challenge with an Apple Park trip prize

Apple has started to accept entries to the Swift Student Challenge for 2024, with a top prize of a trip to Apple Park up for grabs.

Malcolm Owen | 9 months ago

Apple 2024 Swift Student Challenge opens in February

Apple is launching the 2024 Swift Student Challenge, featuring a new category for 50 Distinguished Winners, in its ongoing effort to empower students in the world of coding and app development.

Amber Neely | 1 year ago

Apple recognizes talented student developers in 2023 Swift Student Challenge

The winners of Apple's 2023 Swift Student Challenge have been announced, with their projects spanning health, sports, and science, demonstrating their creative use of coding skills to make a positive impact on others and the environment.

Andrew Orr | 1 year ago

Swift Playgrounds 4.2 adds in Machine Learning lessons

Apple has released an update to Swift Playgrounds, offering an updated iPad interface and new lessons focusing on Machine Learning.

Amber Neely | 2 years ago

Apple highlights three young winners of the Swift Student Challenge

Apple has highlighted three of the 350 winners of the Swift Student Challenge who are using their coding abilities to solve problems in their communities.

Mike Peterson | 2 years ago

Swift Student Challenge winners show off free AirPods Pro, Apple swag

Ahead of WWDC 2022, winners of the Apple Swift Student Challenge are starting to receive their free souvenirs, AirPods Pro, and other gifts for winning the annual coding contest.

Mike Peterson | 2 years ago

Swift Playgrounds update adds App Store Connect integration for macOS users

Apple has updated Swift Playgrounds to version 4.1, with the latest release enabling users to build Mac apps using SwiftUI, as well as new content for both macOS and iPadOS versions.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Developers can now apply to test the new Swift Playgrounds 4.1

Apple has released an updated beta version of its programming tool, Swift Playgrounds, for both Mac and iPad, but developers have to apply to get it.

William Gallagher | 2 years ago

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Apple releases Swift Playground 4 with iPad-based app development support

Apple has released Swift Playgrounds 4, the newest version of its development app with support for creating apps directly on an iPad.

Mike Peterson | 2 years ago

WWDC showcases Apple's Xcode 13, Xcode Cloud, TestFlight for Mac, SwiftUI

Apple's wide spectrum of developer tools are getting a series of major upgrades to help coders build better, faster code more quickly, in addition to providing collaborative features to help development teams work together more effectively. The result: more, better apps for end users.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 3 years ago

Swift Playgrounds for iPadOS 15 lets users code & submit apps to App Store

While it isn't quite the full-fledged Xcode on iPad that some developers have been clamoring for, Apple on Monday announced that Swift Playgrounds in iPadOS 15 will be greatly enhanced, teaching users how to build iPad apps and even allowing them to be submitted to the App Store.