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Fifth round of beta versions is released for iOS 15.6 and other platforms
Apple publishes another round of beta versions for next minor release of iOS/iPadOS 15.6, macOS 12.5, watchOS 8.7 and tvOS 15.6.
No notable changes are reported for these beta versions.
Beta download: Operating Systems
Weekend good reads for Apple developers, issue #31
Let’s spend first July weekend with some good reads.
- SwiftUI new addition – renderers are covered in SwiftUI Renderers and Their Tricks by javier;
- Majid Jabrayilov covers power of
taskmodifier in The power of task view modifier in SwiftUI; - How to change status bar color in SwiftUI by Sarun W. provides an overview of new and old view modifiers affecting status bar;
- Another take on Swift existential types Existential any in Swift explained with code examples by Antoine van der Lee;
- macOS system extension development is now much easier thanks to ExtensionKit, here is an example by Guilherme Rambo – Creating custom extension points for Mac apps with ExtensionKit;
- Introducing XCTUnimplemented by Point-Free Pointers intends to simplify unit testing for production apps;
- Easily access system folders in iOS 16 – Get URLs for system folders in iOS 16 by Natalia Panferova got you covered;
- Couple of good articles on formatting by Brett Ohland – FormatSyle Deep Dive, What’s new with FormatStyles in iOS 16, From Strings to Data using ParsableFormatStyle and Formatting your own types.
And that’s a wrap for today. See you next week with more interesting articles!
Third-party payment provides are available for in-app purchases on Apple platforms in South Korea
Apple publishes an update on regulations requiring Apple to provide third-party payment options in South Korea for in-app purchases.
As with Netherlands app developers should request specific entitlement and provide information on payment system used by the app.
Developers are to pay Apple 26% commission on purchases made through external payment providers. It is still developer’s responsibility to calculate and report overall sales made through external systems, while Apple maintains the right to conduct audits.
Apple Developer:
- Update on apps distributed in South Korea
- Distributing apps using a third-party payment provider in South Korea
References:
- App Store apps can now use third-party payment providers in South Korea
- App Store Developers in South Korea Can Now Use Alternative Payment Providers
- App Developers Can Apply to Use Third-Party Payment Processors in South Korea With Limitations
- StoreKit External Purchase Entitlement for South Korea
- Netherlands and Apple Reach External Payments Agreement
iPad will be able to act as Home hub on iPadOS 16, but only for “current features”
Initial beta versions of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 had noticeable change in Home app. iPad was not eligible to act as Home Hub anymore.
Apple made a comment that iPad could be used as Home hub for “current features” while undisclosed “new features”, probably won’t be supported.
As of now, it seems that these “new features” are related to Matter standard which HomeKit is adopting.
Reference: iPads Will Work as Home Hubs in iOS 16, But Won’t Support New Home Architecture
Beta 4 for iOS 15.6 and other platforms is here
Apple getting updates for current OSes ready. Fourth round of beta versions is published for iOS/iPadOS 15.6, macOS 12.5, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6.
No significant changes reported in new beta versions.
Beta Download: Operating Systems
Reference: iOS 15.6 beta 4 now available to developers and public testers
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