Weekend good reads for Apple developers #2023/32

School starts in US, and we have another weekend with great reads to spend some time on.

And quick shoutout for next week's online conference – Mobile People Community Day. Join our experts with great talks on different mobile development platforms, including review of WWDC23 announcements.

Weekend good reads for Apple developers #2023/23

WWDC23 edition of weekend good reads is here. Surely, there are still sessions you want to watch or re-watch, but there are already great articles that go well with WWDC content.

And... Apple Treats team reviews WWDC23 announcements in next episode – Spatial Computing! on June 14, 2023 at 9:00am PDT. Join us with your thoughts and impressions! See you on the live stream and come back next week for more great articles!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ-4ClIvf7U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ-4ClIvf7U

Apple Maps bring new experience to Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia

Apple updates Maps in six European countries. Updates include detailed road coverage, 3D models for buildings and landmarks, Look Around.

Map updates are also available for developers via MapKit. No additional changes are required, updates are applied to apps automatically.

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Apple stops signing iOS 16.2

Apple now no longer allows downgrade from iOS 16.3. This comes together with the news that previous iOS releases were subject to exploit allowing to get user's location if that permission was not given to the application.

Apple did not disclose details of this exploit.

Maps

Available for: iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later

Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2023-23503: an anonymous researcher

About the security content of iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3

Apple Support: About the security content of iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3

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Weekend good reads for Apple developers #2023/2

Weekend is already here. And it will be a long weekend in US, so buckle up and get ready for a long list of truly good reads.

And finishing up with one video on Swift memory ownership model:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6bWSsMO51M
Why you should care about the future of Memory Ownership in Swift

And that is a wrap. Have a great weekend, have some rest, read some good news and come back next Friday for another pack of good articles!

Weekend good reads for Apple developers, issue #50

Wow! It's 50th episode here. Let's get something interesting for today's good reads.

Big list for this week. And, as always, more to come next time!