Weekend good reads for Apple developers #2023/38

iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are arriving to first customers. Hopefully, you've got the model you wanted and now you have some time to go through interesting reads.

And this is it for today. Have some fun over the weekend (especially if you got your new iPhone) and get back next Friday for another pack of great reads!

Apple surveys visionOS developers on Persona feature

Reports show that Apple is sending survey for Persona feature for Apple Vision Pro.

Survey apparently is being distributed among developers using Developer Kits.

https://twitter.com/aaronp613/status/1702364571053248573
https://twitter.com/aaronp613/status/1702364571053248573

Apple seems to be working on improvements for Persona and is looking for overall perception of the feature.

It is expected that video communication apps will be able to access virtual 'selfie' camera to make similar experiences available in their apps.

Reference: Apple wants to know what developers think about their ‘Persona’ on Vision Pro

Apple to launch software update for iPhone 12 following France probes

Recently France announced that iPhone 12 breaks requirements for radiation levels with one of the recent software updates. Apple is now expected to issue a software update to mitigate the issue.

Belgium is also investigating iPhone 12 radiation levels after France investigation results were announced.

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Tap to Pay launches in Brazil

Apple launches Tap to Pay in Brazil with CloudWalk’s InfinitePay integration.

Based on a report from last year, almost 40% of transactions in Brazil during the third quarter of 2022 were made through contactless payments. The country has a high rate of NFC-enabled POS (point-of-sale) terminals.

9to5Mac

Reference: Apple officially launches Tap to Pay in Brazil as international expansion continues

Xcode 15 with Swift 5.9 is released

Apple releases Xcode 15 with Swift 5.9 toolchain.

Xcode 15 includes Swift 5.9 and SDKs for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma.

  • Swift macro support brings inline expansions and breakpoint debugging in the source editor
  • Git staging helps craft your next commit without leaving your code
  • String catalogs streamline localization with a single place to view and edit strings
  • Bookmarks help organize your favorite locations and searches in your projects
  • Test reports provide summary view, testing insights, and video playback for UI automation results
  • OSLog offers a structured and customizable logging mechanism in the debug console
  • Documentation Preview editor brings real-time preview for DocC content
  • Archive workflows streamline distribution with simplified export and upload to TestFlight and the App Store
Mac App Store – Xcode

Swift 5.9 is now officially released for supported platforms.

This is a major new release that adds an expressive macro system to the language and introduces support for integrating Swift into C++ codebases through bidirectional interoperability.

It also introduces parameter packs, an improved expression evaluator while debugging, enhanced crash handling, Windows platform improvements, and more.

Swift Blog

Mac App Store: Xcode

Release Notes: Xcode 15 Release Notes

Swift Blog: Swift 5.9 Released

Weekend good reads for Apple developers #2023/37

Well, Wonderlust event brought us new iPhones and Apple Watches. We've made our first pre-orders and now we could enjoy the weekend with some great articles to read.

And that is it for this weekend. Come back next week for more great articles!