Hey iOS developer! 👋
June is traditionally WWDC month - the time we get a glimpse of what’s coming in Apple’s operating systems.
This year, we saw the introduction of the new design language: Liquid Glass, and a shift to OS naming based on the year: iOS 26, tvOS 26, etc.
Of course, developers also get an updated Xcode 26, and naturally, there are some interesting new features coming to our beloved (or maybe not-so-beloved) IDE.
This issue of Curated iOS is about Xcode 26.
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WWDC25: What’s new in Xcode 26
If you are like me, and Xcode is the only possible IDE for developing iOS apps, then this WWDC session is the first stop to discover new features we’ll be using later this autumn.
Over the years, Xcode download size has grown exponentially. But in Xcode 26, Apple claims the size is now much smaller thanks to dropping Intel Mac support from the downloadable package.
Watch on Apple Developer
#Playground Macro: Running Code Snippets in Xcode’s canvas
Xcode 26 lets you run code snippets directly in the project and preview them in Xcode’s canvas - no need to create a separate playground file.
Antoine van der Lee explores how this works using the new #Playground macro.
Read on Antoine’s blog
Adding Icon Composer icons to Xcode
A new iOS design means new system icons - and Apple introduced dedicated tool - Icon Composer to help with that. It allows to generate specific .icon file you can import directly into the project.
Keith Harrison investigates how to use Icon Composer and add app icons to the Xcode project.
Read on Use Your Loaf
Xcode 26 + AI: First Impressions and Hands-On Demo with ChatGPT
With the built in ChatGPT functionality we can now increase our productivity a little bit. Check out Pedro Rojas video with the first impressions of the Xcode and ChatGPT
Watch on YouTube
Summarizing Scores with Foundation Models, #Playground, and Xcode AI
I’m impressed how Danny Bolella was able to transform a hand drawing into working SwitUI code using Xcode.
Read on Substack
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Until next time!
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