Welcome to this week's edition of our newsletter.

The most anticipated event for developers has just been announced:

WWDC25 will take place online from June 9–13, 2025!

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns the week of June 9

Apple today announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online from June 9 to 13, 2025.

Apple Newsroom

As in previous years, a select group of lucky students and developers will get the chance to attend the in-person kickoff event to watch the Keynote at Apple Park.

WWDC25 Apple Park Special Event

We’re hosting a special all-day experience at Apple Park on June 9 to kick off WWDC25.

Apple Developer

Are you applying? We are!
Best of luck to everyone, hope to see you there!

This Week

This week we have covered App Intents and Vision framework.

Designing for Apple Intelligence: Extending your app features to the system

Matteo guides developers and designers in identifying key actions and data to expose to App Intents, using the Reminders app as a practical example

Designing for Apple Intelligence: Extending your app features to the system

Understand how bringing your app features to the system can improve your users’ experience.

Create with SwiftMatteo Altobello

Detecting Barcodes on an image with the Vision Framework

Matteo explains how to implement barcode detection in SwiftUI using iOS 18’s new DetectBarcodesRequest API, which simplifies and enhances asynchronous barcode scanning.

Detecting Barcodes on an image with the Vision Framework

Use the new barcode detection API from the Vision framework to identify barcodes on images.

Create with SwiftMatteo Altobello

Integrating the Search Intent using Assistant Schemas

Antonella explains how to make the search functionality of your apps available to the system by implementing it as an intent.

Integrating the Search Intent using Assistant Schemas

Learn how to expose a search functionality of to the system with App Intents.

Create with SwiftAntonella Giugliano

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The Community

Custom transition for fullScreenCover in SwiftUI

Artem shows how to implement custom transitions for fullScreenCover in SwiftUI with visual examples, for more dynamic and visually appealing full-screen presentations.

Custom transition for fullScreenCover in SwiftUI → Livsy Code

Add a custom transition to full-screen covers with a custom view modifier. Experiment with different transitions, such as .scale, move(edge:), or .asymmetric.

Livsy Code → Learn Swift the smart wayLivsy

The Simple Life(cycle) of a SwiftUI View in 2025

Danny dives deep into the revisited SwiftUI View Lifecycle, explaining how views behave, update, and clean up in modern SwiftUI.

The Simple Life(cycle) of a SwiftUI View in 2025

Revisiting an Elementary Topic... Half a Decade Later

Captain SwiftUIDanny Bolella

SwiftUI Default Scroll Anchor

Keith shows how to center scroll view content only when it’s smaller than the container for more adaptive and accessible layouts.

SwiftUI Default Scroll Anchor

Changing the default behaviour of a scroll view to center content only when it’s smaller than the scroll view container.

Use Your Loaf - iOS Development News & Tips

Await multiple async tasks in Swift

Majid continues this series of articles on the Swift concurrency, this time showing the potential of implicit Task Groups using async let syntax.

Awaiting multiple async tasks in Swift

A few weeks ago, we discussed Task Groups in Swift, which is an explicit way of executing multiple concurrent tasks and waiting for them to complete. This week, we’ll delve deeper into the topic by exploring the async-let syntax in Swift, which offers a convenient way to work with Task Groups implicitly.

Swift with MajidMajid Jabrayilov

touch grass

Sometimes, we all need a break from endless doom scrolling, but stepping away from our devices can be tough. Touch Grass leverages the Screen Time API to monitor usage and gently remind us to disconnect and reconnect with nature.

Powered by advanced machine learning and computer vision, the app developed by Rhys can differentiate between indoor plants and real outdoor greenery and...understands if you are trying to cheat! If you haven’t set foot outside, it nudges you to step outdoors, breathe fresh air, and experience the beauty of the natural world.

‎touch grass: reduce screentime

‎touch grass block your apps until you literally touch grass. tired of mindless scrolling? touch grass helps you reclaim your time by blocking your most distracting apps until you connect with nature. key features: - block distracting apps until you verify touching grass - smart grass detection us…

App StoreRhys Kentish

If you’re reading this on publication day, yesterday, Apple has officially announced the winners of the Swift Student Challenge!

Swift Student Challenge

Showcase your love of coding by submitting your app playground to the Swift Student Challenge.

Apple Developer

Congratulations to all the amazing developers who participated! Every year, your creativity and passion inspire us.

Among the winners, 50 Distinguished Winners will join the exclusive group attending the first day of WWDC25 at Apple Park. What an experience that will be!

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

See you next week!