App Services

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Explore enhancements and updates to UIKit and learn how to build better iOS, iPadOS, and Mac Catalyst apps. We'll show you the latest features and improvements in UIKit and share API refinements, performance improvements, and much more.

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover how your app can offer a great audio matching experience with the latest updates to ShazamKit. We'll take you through matching features, updates to audio recognition, and interactions with the Shazam library. Learn tips and best practices for using ShazamKit in your audio apps. For more...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Teach people how to use your app with TipKit! Learn how you can create effective educational moments through tips. We'll share how you can build eligibility rules to reach the ideal audience, control tip frequency, and strategies for testing to ensure successful interactions.

• WWDC23
• iOS

Live Activities are a glanceable way for someone to keep track of the progress of a task within your app. We'll teach you how you can create helpful experiences for the Lock Screen, the Dynamic Island, and StandBy. Learn how to update your app's Live Activities, monitor activity state, and take...

• WWDC23
• iOS

Discover how AVCapture and PhotoKit can help you create more responsive and delightful apps. Learn about the camera capture process and find out how deferred photo processing can help create the best quality photo. We'll show you how zero shutter lag uses time travel to capture the perfect action...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Bring your widgets to life with App Intents! Explore the latest updates and learn how you can take advantage of dynamic options and user interactivity to build better experiences for your App Shortcuts. We'll share how you can integrate with Apple Pay, structure your code more efficiently, and...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover how Core Location Monitor can help you better understand location and beacon events in your app. Learn how to use Core Location Conditions to describe and track the state of events in your app, and find out how you can better respond to transitions in your apps through Swift semantics...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Learn how you can test in-app purchases throughout development with StoreKit Testing in Xcode, App Store sandbox, and TestFlight. Explore how each tool functions and how you can combine them to build the right workflow for testing your apps and games. We'll also share a sneak preview of how you...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS

Waiting is no fun! Discover how Background Assets can help your app download content before it even launches. We'll show you how to integrate Background Assets into an existing app, explore when to use essential or non-essential assets, and learn how to make debugging your extension a breeze.

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Discover how you can use the latest features in iPadOS to improve your document-based apps. We'll show you how to take advantage of UIDocument as well as existing desktop-class iPad and document-based APIs to add new features in your app. Find out how to convert data models to UIDocument, present...

• WWDC23
• iOS

Discover how you can remotely update Live Activities in your app when you push content through Apple Push Notification service (APNs). We'll show you how to configure your first Live Activity push locally so you can quickly iterate on your implementation. Learn best practices for determining your...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Learn how you can use the latest Core Motion updates to expand how your app uses motion data. Discover how to stream higher-frequency sensor data when recording a HealthKit workout on Apple Watch. We'll show you how you can get submersion data — including water depth and temperature — during...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Move into the future with Core Location! Meet the CLLocationUpdate class, designed for modern Swift concurrency, and learn how it simplifies getting location updates. We'll show you how this class works with your apps when they run in the foreground or background and share some best practices.

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover how you can use App Store product metadata and Xcode Previews to add in-app purchases to your app with just a few lines of code. Explore a new collection of UI components in StoreKit and learn how you can easily merchandise your products, present subscriptions in a way that helps users...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover the latest updates to Wallet and Apple Pay. Learn how to take advantage of preauthorized payments, funds transfer, and Apple Pay Later merchandising to create great Apple Pay experiences in your app or for the web. Explore improved support for Mail, Messages, Safari, and third-party apps...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

The widget ecosystem is expanding: Discover how you can use the latest WidgetKit APIs to make your widget look great everywhere. We'll show you how to identify your widget's background, adjust layout dynamically, and prepare colors for vibrant rendering so that your widget can sit seamlessly in...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS

Text is an absolutely critical component of every app. Discover the latest features and enhancements for creating rich text experiences on Apple platforms. We'll show you how to take advantage of common text elements and create entirely custom interactions for your app. Learn about updates to...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover the latest updates to the App Store Server API and App Store Server Notifications. Explore the current API offerings and learn how to track subscription status with notifications, work with transactions on your server, and efficiently recover missed notifications. We'll also show you how...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Bring delight to your app with animated symbols. Explore the new Symbols framework, which features a unified API to create and configure symbol effects. Learn how SwiftUI, AppKit, and UIKit make it easy to animate symbols in user interfaces. Discover tips and tricks to seamlessly integrate the...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Meet privacy manifests: a new tool that helps you accurately identify the privacy practices of your app's dependencies. Find out how third-party SDK developers can use these manifests to share privacy practices for their frameworks. We'll also share how Xcode can produce a full privacy report to...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover the App Store Server Library and learn how you can take advantage of resources and configurations for your apps. We'll show you how to set up the library, call the App Store Server API, verify App Store Server Notifications, and use app receipts. Explore insights and best practices for...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover animation presets and learn how to use them with SF Symbols and custom symbols. We'll show you how to experiment with different options and configurations to find the perfect animation for your app. Learn how to update custom symbols for animation using annotation features, find out how...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Discover how you can bring Calendar into your app and help people better manage their time. Find out how to create new events from your app, fetch events, and implement a virtual conference extension. We'll also take you through some of the changes to calendar access levels that help your app...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Get to know the latest enhancements to StoreKit 2 and StoreKit Testing in Xcode. Discover API updates for promoted in-app purchases, StoreKit messages, the Transaction model, the RenewalInfo model, and the App Store sheet for managing subscriptions. Learn how to upgrade to SHA-256 for on-device...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover how you can help secure your app's dependencies. We'll show you how Xcode can automatically verify any signed XCFrameworks you include within a project. Learn how code signatures work, the benefits they provide to help protect your software supply chain, and how SDK developers can sign...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Discover powerful enhancements to the trait system in UIKit. Learn how you can define custom traits to add your own data to UITraitCollection, modify the data propagated to view controllers and views with trait override APIs, and adopt APIs to improve flexibility and performance. We'll also show...

• WWDC23
• iOS

Explore the latest updates to App Clips. We'll show you how to build App Clips more easily using default App Clip links. Learn how you can take advantage of the increased App Clip size limit to build richer and more engaging experiences, and find out how you can launch App Clips directly from...

• WWDC23
• iOS

Learn how people can interact with your media app directly from HomePod. We'll show you how to add a media intent to your iPhone or iPad app and help people stream your content to a HomePod speaker over AirPlay simply by using their voice. Explore implementation details and get tips and best...

• WWDC23

Discover how Core Location helps your app find its place in the world — literally. We'll share how you can build a spatial computing app that uses a person's location while respecting their privacy. You'll also learn how your app can request location access and how Core Location adapts requests...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Discover how to use App Shortcuts to surface frequently used features from your app in Spotlight or through Siri. Find out how to configure search results for your app and learn best practices for creating great App Shortcuts. We'll also show you how to build great visual and voice experiences...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Discover the latest advances in Mac app development. We'll share improvements to controls and menus and explore the tools that can help you break free from your (view) bounds. Learn how to add motion to your user interface, take advantage of improvements to text input, and integrate your existing...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS

Discover how VisionKit can help people quickly lift subjects from images in your app and learn more about the content of an image with Visual Look Up. We'll also take a tour of the latest updates to VisionKit for Live Text interaction, data scanning, and expanded support for macOS apps. For more...

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS

Learn how to make animated and interactive widgets for your apps and games. We'll show you how to tweak animations for entry transitions and add interactivity using SwiftUI Button and Toggle so that you can create powerful moments right from the Home Screen and Lock Screen.

• WWDC23
• iOS, macOS

Discover how you can easily pull the subject of an image from its background in your apps. Learn how to lift the primary subject or to access the subject at a given point with VisionKit. We'll also share how you can lift subjects using Vision and combine that with lower-level frameworks like Core...

• WWDC23
• iOS

Each year, the keyboard evolves to support an increasing range of languages, sizes, and features. Discover how you can design your app to keep up with the keyboard, regardless of how it appears on a device. We'll show you how to create frictionless text entry and share important architectural...

• Tech Talks
• iOS, macOS

Apple Pay provides an easy and secure way for people to make payments in your iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS apps as well as on the web. We'll take you through the entire Apple Pay implementation workflow – including how you can signal support for Apple Pay, request payment and handling updates, and...

• Tech Talks

Learn how you can easily convert your existing custom intents to App Intents. We'll take you through the conversion of your intents to Swift and discuss how you can improve discoverability of your app features when you create App Shortcuts. To learn more about App Intents, watch "Implement App...

• Tech Talks
• iOS

Find out how the new Journaling Suggestions API can help people reflect on the small moments and big events in their lives though your app — all while protecting their privacy. Learn how to leverage the API to retrieve assets and metadata for journaling suggestions, invoke a picker on top of the...

• Tech Talks
• iOS

Bring your music service to HomePod and help users enjoy your content hands-free throughout their home. Discover how to build a great integration from start to finish. We'll take you through how Media Intents work, configuring your app as a preferred music service on HomePod and integrating...

• Tech Talks
• iOS

The Share Sheet provides a convenient way to share information from your current context with other apps, people, and services. Discover the details on using the Link Presentation framework to present shared URLs in a rich and consistent way, how to create a Share Extension configured to...

• Tech Talks
• iOS

Background reading of NFC tags is a new feature for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. Learn how to associate your app with an NFC tag to make it even easier for people to benefit from the NFC capabilities of new iPhones.

• Tech Talks
• watchOS

Complications allow people to quickly glance and stay connected with your app on the watch face throughout their day. The new Infograph and Infograph Modular watch faces on Apple Watch Series 4 allow all new ways to create engaging, full-color complications. Learn about the new complication...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Explore the latest updates to WKWebView, our framework for incorporating web content into your app's interface. We'll show you how to use the JavaScript fullscreen API, explore CSS viewport units, and learn more about find interactions. We'll also take you through refinements to content blocking...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Discover how the SharedWithYou framework can augment your app's collaboration infrastructure. We'll show you how to send secure invitations to collaborative content and synchronize participant changes. We'll also cover displaying content updates within the relevant conversation. For an...

• WWDC22
• iOS

CarPlay is a smarter, safer way to use your iPhone while you drive. Learn about the latest app types for CarPlay and discover how the CarPlay Simulator can help you develop and test apps without leaving your desk. We'll also explore how navigation apps can connect with digital instrument clusters...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, tvOS

Join us as we share the latest updates to SharePlay. We'll show you how you can start SharePlay sessions right from your app, take you through improvements to APIs to create richer experiences, and check out enhancements to GroupSessionMessenger. We'll also explore best practices for adding...

• WWDC22
• iOS, watchOS

Our widgets code-along returns as we adventure onto the watchOS and iOS Lock Screen. Learn about the latest improvements to WidgetKit that help power complex complications on watchOS and can help you create Lock Screen widgets for iPhone. We'll show you how to incorporate the latest SwiftUI views...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Learn how you can make your app more discoverable and increase app engagement when you use the App Intents framework. We'll take you through the powerful capabilities of this Swift framework, explore the differences between App Intents and SiriKit Intents, and show you how you can expose your...

• WWDC22
• watchOS

Discover how you can use WidgetKit to create beautiful complications on watch faces. We'll introduce you to the watchOS-specific features found in WidgetKit, and help you migrate from existing ClockKit complications. For more on WidgetKit, watch “Complications and Widgets: Reloaded” from WWDC22.

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

WeatherKit offers valuable weather data for your apps and services to help people stay up to date on the latest conditions. Learn how to use Swift and REST APIs to access information about the current weather, 10-day hourly forecasts for temperature, expected precipitation, wind reports, the UV...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, tvOS

Come along with us as MapKit enters a new dimension. We'll show you how you can upgrade your app to use the latest map and support the highly-detailed 3D City Experience. Learn how you can visualize data using overlays while ensuring they integrate smoothly into the 3D map. We'll also cover how...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, tvOS

Discover how you can design and build a great SharePlay experience. We'll show you how to identify activities in your app that can help bring everyone together — even while they're apart. Learn best practices to help you design for group activities, create intuitive interactions, and build...

• WWDC22
• iOS, tvOS, watchOS

Learn how you can create integrated content experiences across multiple devices. We'll introduce you to DeviceDiscoveryUI, which makes it easy to set up communication pathways and connect Apple TV with other devices like iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. We'll also explore common scenarios and...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Background Tasks help apps respond to system events and keep time-sensitive data up to date. Learn how you can use the SwiftUI Background Tasks API to handle tasks succinctly. We'll show you how to use Swift Concurrency to handle network responses, background refresh, and more — all while...

• WWDC22
• iOS

Find out how you can build apps that help people manage their relationship with their device — all while putting privacy first. We'll take you through the Screen Time API and share how you can use features like core restrictions and device activity reports to create great experiences while...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover the latest updates to Wallet & Apple Pay. We'll show you how to support Orders in Wallet for your apps and websites and securely validate someone's age and identity with the Identity Verification API. We'll also explore PassKit support for SwiftUI, and discuss how you how you can improve...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Discover how you can use the Background Assets framework to download large files directly from your CDN and improve the initial launch experience of your apps and games. We'll show you how to schedule background downloads during initial app install, app updates, and periodically as someone uses...

• WWDC22
• tvOS

Discover how you can create personalized, individual experiences in your tvOS app. We'll show you how you can offer a single checkbox to store profile data, game save states, and more, providing each person with the same level of data separation they'd have on a personal device like iPhone. We'll...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, tvOS

Find out how you can deliver a coordinated playback experience in SharePlay when your app delivers different ad schedules to each participant. We'll explore how to build playback experiences with stitched-in ads and scheduled HLS interstitials, and share tips and best practices.

• WWDC22
• iOS

Explore the latest updates to App Clips! Discover how we've made your App Clip even easier to build with improvements to the size limit as well as CloudKit and keychain usage. We'll also show you how to use our validation tool to verify your App Clip and automate workflows for your advanced App...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Learn how you can surface great features from your app directly in Siri, Spotlight, and the Shortcuts app. We'll introduce you to App Shortcuts, provide best practices to help you evaluate features in your app that would work well as App Shortcuts, and take you through the process of creating one...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Discover how you can customize app behaviors based on someone's currently enabled Focus. We'll show you how to use App Intents to define your app's Focus filters, act on changes from the system, and present your app's views in different ways. We'll also explore how you can filter notifications...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Learn how you can bring Live Text support for still photos or paused video frames to your app. We'll share how you can easily enable text interactions, translation, data detection, and QR code scanning within any image view on iOS, iPadOS, or macOS. We'll also go over how to control interaction...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Discover how you can help improve communication and collaboration in your app with Collaboration in Messages. Learn how to tie a document to Messages conversations for simple sharing and discussion. Explore how you can keep everyone in the conversation up to date on the latest activity in the...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Shared with You helps people easily find content in your app that someone has shared with them in Messages. Learn how you can support Shared with You in your app and continue the messaging experience right with the content. We'll show you how pinning can give implicit Shared with You permission...

• WWDC22
• iOS, watchOS

Discover how the Nearby Interaction framework can help you easily integrate Ultra Wideband (UWB) into your apps and hardware accessories. Learn how you can combine the visual-spatial power of ARKit with the radio sensitivity of the U1 chip to locate nearby stationary objects with precision. We'll...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

SKAdNetwork helps advertisers measure the success of ad campaigns while maintaining user privacy. We'll explore the latest updates to ad attributions including hierarchical source IDs, hierarchical conversion values, multiple conversions, and SKAdNetwork attributions for web ads. We'll also take...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Discover how you can create Shortcuts in your app with zero user setup. We'll show you how App Intents can help you present custom Shortcuts views, and explore how you can add support for parameterized phrases to allow people to quickly express their intent. We'll also share how you can make your...

• WWDC22
• iOS, macOS

Discover PDFKit — a full-featured framework that helps your app view, edit, and save PDF documents. We'll take you through the latest features in PDFKit, including support for live text and forms, creating PDFs from images, building interactive overlays, and saving annotations.

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS

Discover how to you can add intelligence to your widgets in Smart Stacks. We'll show you how to use the new Widget Suggestions API in tandem with Smart Rotate to create more valuable widget experiences for people throughout the day. Whether you inform the system of new, timely information or...

• WWDC21
• iOS

Discover how App Clips can elevate quick and focused experiences for specific tasks, the moment your customer needs them. We'll take you through some of the latest improvements to App Clips, including launching an experience directly from an app, testing your App Clip locally, and creating App...

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS

Shortcuts is coming to macOS, and your apps are a key part of that process. Discover how you can elevate the capabilities of your app by exposing those features as Shortcuts actions. We'll show you how to build actions for your macOS apps built with Catalyst or AppKit, deploy actions across...

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS, tvOS

Power up your online gaming experience with GameKit and adopt features like multiplayer, leaderboards, and achievements in your game. We'll take you through the latest improvements to Game Center, including player matching and multiplayer APIs, and explore how you can boost discovery of your game.

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover the redesigned Apple Pay for in-app and web payments and learn how you can incorporate the latest APIs into your app or website. Learn how to add features to your app like coupon codes, improved shipping information, and improvements to the payment detail display screen. And explore...

• WWDC21
• iOS, watchOS

Discover how to create digital car keys that support Ultra Wideband (UWB), allowing people to unlock and start their car while leaving iPhone in their bag or pocket or Apple Watch on their wrist. We'll show you how to integrate UWB, add proximity actions and distance unlock features, and help...

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS

Learn how you can extend Safari's functionality with Safari Web Extensions. We'll introduce you to the latest WebExtension APIs, explore non-persistent background page support — a particularly relevant topic if you're developing for iOS — and discover how you can use the Declarative Net Request...

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Learn more about the evolution of notifications on Apple platforms. We'll explore how you can help people manage notifications within your app, including how you can craft meaningful moments with interruption levels and Time Sensitive notifications. And we'll introduce you to communication...

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Actions are the building blocks of shortcuts. They allow people to take advantage of your app's functionality even when they're not looking at your app's interface. We'll show you how to design actions that are useful, easy-to-use, and can be incorporated into powerful multi-step shortcuts...

• WWDC21
• iOS

App Clips give people the power to discover and download a small part of your app at a moment's notice to complete tasks and transactions. Explore tips and best practices to help you create compact App Clips that emphasize modern features and elegant design. Learn how you can build reliable and...

• WWDC21
• macOS

Meet MailKit: the best way to build amazing experiences on top of Mail. MailKit enables apps to easily and securely interact with the Mail app for macOS. We'll deep dive into the MailKit API, and show you how to create extensions for composing messages, message actions, secure email, and content...

• WWDC21
• macOS

Find out how you can use the FileProvider framework to build a comprehensive cloud sync solution. We'll show you how to approach building a file provider extension, and explore how you can effortlessly integrate your extension with file system features such as safe save, disk space management,...

• WWDC21
• iOS, watchOS

Discover how you can make key parts of your app available for someone at exactly the right moment — without them ever needing to open it. Learn how to craft and donate intents to the system, helping you surface relevant and contextual information about your app in Siri, Focus, Shortcuts, the...

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS, tvOS

Learn how you can design your app to support SharePlay experiences. We'll show you how you can bring people together in your app using the Group Activities framework, and adapt your design to focus on group-first content sharing. And we'll explore ideas and iteration around apps and functions you...

• WWDC21
• iOS, macOS

Explore the foundations of great widgets by keeping them relevant and customizable. Learn how to keep widgets up to date with timeline entries and TimelineReloadPolicies. Discover how to adapt your widget to different presentation environments and physical location. And lastly, find out how to...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Whether you're hosting event information in your app, on the web, or in an email, Siri Event Suggestions can help people keep track of their commitments — without compromising their privacy. We'll show you how to set up your reservations so that they automatically show up in the Calendar app and...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, tvOS, watchOS

Optimize your app for Siri and give people a more natural way to interact with the features of your app. We'll compare the different Siri technologies and help you identify the right one for you and your needs, show you how to get started with building for conversational interactions, and explore...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS

Take your widget to the next level as we embark upon the third and final stage of the widgets code-along. Pick up where you left off in Part 2 or start with the Part 3 starter project to go warp speed ahead. We'll explore advanced concepts for widgets, timelines, and configuration. Learn how to...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, watchOS

Get a quick overview of everything new in Siri and Shortcuts to help people get more out of your app: We'll demonstrate how you can design visually rich conversations, feel at home with the operating system by designing for the new compact Siri UI, and provide an overview of all the ways we've...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, watchOS

Shortcuts are a natural fit on Apple Watch, allowing people to get things done with just a tap — even from a complication. Bring your app's intents to the wrist: We'll help you optimize your shortcuts performance, understand how intents can be routed from watchOS to iOS, explore the latest...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

The building blocks of the intelligent system are simple: Define, learn, execute. Discover how you can use intents to define your app's key features, create donations to help the system learn and make predictions about the future, and implement extensibility to ensure your app is ready to execute...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS

CarPlay is the smarter, safer way for people to use iPhone in the car. We'll show you how to build great apps for the car screen, and introduce you to developing CarPlay apps in categories like EV charging, parking, and quick food ordering. We'll also share how existing audio and communication...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, tvOS, watchOS

Demystify the art of designing Siri experiences for your music and audio apps: We'll show you how to think about crafting great interactions and how you can provide custom vocabulary so that Siri can respond with more accuracy and personality. We'll also explain how you can debug common errors...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, tvOS, watchOS

Discover how you can enable Siri summoning for your music or audio app using SiriKit Media Intents. We'll walk you through how to add Siri support to your music, podcast, or other audio service on more of our platforms, including HomePod and Apple TV, so people can start listening by just asking...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, tvOS, watchOS

“Sorry, there was a problem with the app..." Don't let Siri errors get you down: Learn how to debug your Siri intents and create great integrations people can use through voice or the Shortcuts app. We'll look at common intent errors, how to test for them, and the path to a seamless Siri...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, watchOS

Discover how you can help people get ready for a good night's sleep by surfacing your app's actions for Wind Down Shortcuts, part of the new Sleep experience. Learn more about how Wind Down works. Find out how you can build intents that expose features in your app like guided meditations,...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS

Widgets are bite-sized pieces of information from your app that someone can choose to place on their home screen or Today view. Discover the process of building the views for a widget from scratch using SwiftUI. Brush up on the syntax that you'll need for widget-specific construction and learn...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, tvOS, watchOS

When you create an intent for your app, you can help people accomplish tasks quickly by using it as part of a shortcut or when asking Siri. Learn how to adopt Siri more easily than ever when you use SiriKit's in-app intent handling, and how to improve Siri performance with existing Intents app...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, watchOS

Learn foolproof ways to surface your app's actions in the Shortcuts app — and help people quickly set up powerful, personalized shortcuts using system intelligence. We'll detail how to configure your intents to appear in the new Automation Suggestions, explore how the system surfaces your app's...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, watchOS

You can now store car keys on iPhone or Apple Watch. You no longer have to bring your key fob to unlock and start your car. And with digital keys, it's easy to share them with family or friends, and manage keys remotely. This session is intended for automakers who want to adopt digital car keys...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS

AR Quick Look adds a new dimension to online shopping: We'll show you how to easily showcase your products in augmented reality for a "try before you buy" experience. Discover how to display a product banner in AR Quick Look, integrate Apple Pay, or display custom actions like "add to cart". To...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Apple Pay makes it simple to pay for goods and services in your app and on your website. Discover how you can integrate API updates like context-specific button types, contact data formatting, and cross-platform support to make the service more effective for you and people using it. And, if...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS

Our code-along continues as we help our widget rewrite the future and travel into an alternate timeline. Continue where you left off from Part 1, or traverse time and space and begin with the Part 2 starter project to jump right into the action. Find out how you can integrate system intelligence...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Understand what motivates people to use your app — and how you can use system intelligence to help them and achieve your own goals as a developer. We'll take a look at a typical person's journey to better understand how an app can become a key part of their routine — and why some apps just don't...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS

Take your app on a most wondrous adventure to the home and Today screens of iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Grab the starter project and code along with us! We will guide you through the process of creating a widget for your app from start to finish so that you can provide people with beautiful views and...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Learn how extensibility is key to surfacing the most important features of your app into new entry points of the operating system. And discover how — by breaking out of the constraints of a monolithic container — your app can see increased engagement through suggestions on the lock screen, in...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Intelligence is a core part of building a great modern app. App extensions, Siri suggestions, voice, widgets, App Clips — we've designed all of these features to help make everyday tasks easier for people who use our platforms. Learn about the origins of the intelligent system experience, and...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS

Meet WidgetKit: the best way to bring your app's most useful information directly to the home screen. We'll show you what makes a great widget and take a look at WidgetKit's features and functionality. Learn how to get started creating a widget, and find out how WidgetKit leverages the power of...

• WWDC 2020
• iOS, macOS

Widgets are at their best when they show up on someone's Home screen or in the Today View at the right time and provide actionable, relevant information. We'll show you how to build configurable widgets to let people create a personalized Home screen experience, and that take advantage of system...

• WWDC 2019
• iOS, macOS

Speech Recognizer can now be used locally on iOS or macOS devices with no network connection. Learn how you can bring text-to-speech support to your app while maintaining privacy and eliminating the limitations of server-based processing. Speech recognition API has also been enhanced to provide...

• WWDC 2019
• iOS

CarPlay is a smarter, safer way to use your iPhone in the car. Learn how to update your vehicle system to take advantage of new features in iOS 13. Add support for dynamically changing screen sizes, second screens such as instrument clusters, and even irregularly shaped displays. Learn how to...

• WWDC 2019
• iOS, watchOS

iOS 13 enhances SiriKit by bringing all new support for audio content playback. See how to provide an excellent, hands-free experience for playing your music, audiobooks, podcasts, radio, and more. Dive into best practices for handling search terms, discover how to provide a complete experience...

• WWDC 2019
• tvOS

tvOS apps can deliver amazing experiences with stunning picture quality through 4K resolution, Dolby Vision and HDR10, and immersive sound through Dolby Atmos. Discover how to design beautiful, engaging, content-first experiences for your media applications. Learn about the new Top Shelf...

• WWDC 2019
• iOS, watchOS

Parameters take Siri Shortcuts to the next level, enabling an interactive voice experience in Siri with follow-up questions, and allowing people to customize shortcuts in the Shortcuts app, now built into iOS. Walk through setting up your shortcuts to take advantage of parameters and learn how...

• WWDC 2019
• iOS, watchOS

Shortcuts enable people to quickly and easily accomplish actions or get things done hands-free using Siri and the Shortcuts app. Join us for a tour of where shortcuts can appear, how you can customize the experience, and how your app's shortcuts can be used with variables and actions from other...

• WWDC 2019
• iOS

Siri is the intelligence behind displaying what someone needs to know about at just the right moment. In iOS 13, we're extending this capability to allow your apps to let Siri know when a reservation has been made and Siri can elevate checking in at the right time. Siri can also provide...

• WWDC 2019
• iOS, watchOS

Shortcuts allow people to access information and actions on the go or in the Shortcuts app. The best shortcuts take careful design planning to hone in on what can help expedite a person's workflow with your app. Gain insights as to what makes a great shortcut and how to design the experience to...

• WWDC 2018
• iOS, watchOS

Siri Shortcuts are a powerful new feature in iOS 12 that allow your app to expose its functionality to Siri. This enables Siri to suggest your shortcut at relevant times based on various context. Shortcuts can also be added to Siri to run with a voice phrase on iOS, HomePod and watchOS. Learn how...

• WWDC 2018
• iOS

Learn how to update your audio or navigation app to support CarPlay. Apps in CarPlay are optimized for use in the car, and automatically adapt to available vehicle screens and input controls. Audio apps can deliver music, news, podcasts, and more. With the new CarPlay framework, Navigation apps...

• WWDC 2017
• iOS

Wireless CarPlay is perfect for any trip. Get in your car without taking your iPhone out of your bag or pocket, and start experiencing CarPlay effortlessly. Learn how to design your CarPlay system to connect wirelessly to iPhone. Understand hardware requirements, best practices for a great user...

• WWDC 2017
• iOS

Help your users share the great content in your app by using the built-in iOS sharing functionality. Learn how timing, placement and context of sharing can drive engagement and acquire new users.

• WWDC 2017
• iOS

iMessage Apps help people easily create and share content, play games, and collaborate with friends without needing to leave the conversation. Explore how you can design iMessage apps and sticker packs that are perfectly suited for a deeply social context.

• WWDC 2016
• iOS

CarPlay is a smarter, safer way to use your iPhone in the car. Learn how CarPlay works and how to design your car's infotainment system to work seamlessly with iPhone. Understand best practices for a great user experience that integrates CarPlay with the car's native system.

• WWDC 2016
• iOS

iOS 10 brings a brand new Speech Recognition API that allows you to perform rapid and contextually informed speech recognition in both file-based and realtime scenarios. In this video, you will learn all about the new API and how to bring advanced speech recognition services into your apps.

• WWDC 2016
• iOS

Learn how CarPlay integrates with your car's infotainment system. Understand how CarPlay is designed to work with your car's resources including the display, speakers, microphone, user inputs, steering wheel controls, instrument cluster and sensors.