Weekly Newsletter Issue 27

Welcome to this week's edition of our newsletter.

Apple just released new introductory visionOS project samples for visionOS.

The samples cover key features like creating 2D shapes with SwiftUI, working with RealityKit entities, managing multiple windows, creating movable 3D content with Volumes, and building immersive spaces.

With visionOS 2 launching soon, it's the perfect time to dive in and start creating apps for the Vision Pro!

Check the sample projects on the Apple Developer website at the dedicated page: Introductory visionOS Samples.

Published this week

This week we have covered the Translation framework and UX Design.

Checking language availability for translation with the Translation framework

Matteo shows you how to dynamically check if the Translation Framework currently supports the translation between two languages.

Checking language availability for translation with the Translation framework

Learn how to check availability of a language for translation using the Translation framework.

Create with SwiftMatteo Altobello

Navigating digital endings

Giselle discusses the design of offboarding experiences in apps, focusing on account closure, data deletion, and communication while highlighting how these experiences foster user trust, meet legal standards, and support sustainability.

Navigating digital endings

Design delightful offboarding experiences for your applications.

Create with SwiftGiselle Katics

From the community

Here are our highlights of articles and resources created by the app developer community.

SwiftUI Reorderable Scroll / Grid View - Custom Drag & Drop With Scroll Detection

Kavsoft shows how to create a custom reorderable scroll view with custom drag & drop using SwiftUI

Import & Export Swift Data with Password

Kavsoft shows how to import and export encrypted Swift Data content using the Transferable protocol and the fileExporter and fileImporter modifiers.

Habit Tracker

Habit Tracker 90 Days challenge is a focused app developed by Marie and Nicolas that helps you build positive habits by personalizing the habit tracking letting the user add values to each habit entry to see detailed progress, visualize this progress comprehensively with different charts, and share the journey with others for motivation and accountability. It is inspired by the principles of two famous books: Atomic Habits and the 90-Day Plan.

The app is focused and maintains its promises. It also features a native look and feel while giving users everything they need to tailor their experience.

‎Habit Tracker 90 Day challenge

‎Whether you’re an indie developer, a fitness enthusiast, or someone looking to build positive habits, our app offers the perfect solution to track and visualize your progress. Key Features: - Custom Habit Tracking: Create personalized habits and track your progress with numeric entries. - Progress…

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Apple’s event introduced new Apple Watches, AirPods, and iPhone models. The new iPhone 16 features the all-new A18 chip, an upgraded camera system, and a new side button that lets you snap photos and videos with one hand called and unlock visual intelligence to help users learn about objects and places, the Camera Control.

This is really interesting for developers since they not only updated the Human Interface Guidelines but also released API to make it available in your apps! You can read more in the dedicated article on the Developer website.

We can’t wait to see what you will Create with Swift.

See you next week!