March 30, 2016 Swift 2.2 brings new syntax, new features, and some deprecations too. It is an interim release before Swift 3 comes later this year with even bigger changes, and the changes in Swift 2.2 align with the broader goals of Swift 3 to focus on gradually stabilizing the core language and Standard Library by adding missing features, refining what is … [Read more...] about New Features in Swift 2.2
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Swift.org – Swift 3.0 Release Process
May 6, 2016 Ted Kremenek is a member of the Swift Core Team and manages the Languages and Runtimes group at Apple. This post describes the goals, release process, and estimated schedule for Swift 3.0. Swift 3.0 is a major release that is not source-compatible with Swift 2.2. It contains fundamental changes to the language and Swift Standard … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Swift 3.0 Release Process
Swift.org – Swift 5.3 released!
September 16, 2020 Holly Borla is an engineer on the Swift compiler team at Apple. Swift 5.3 is now officially released! 🎉 Swift 5.3 continues to focus on language refinements, the developer experience, and expanding the Swift ecosystem to enable more opportunities to write Swift. These sketch notes, created by Amy Tsai, illustrate the … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Swift 5.3 released!
Swift.org – Introducing Swift on Windows
September 22, 2020 Saleem Abdulrasool is a member of the Swift Core Team and a software engineer at Google Brain. The Swift project is introducing new downloadable Swift toolchain images for Windows! These images contain development components needed to build and run Swift code on Windows. For over a year now, there has been a significant … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Introducing Swift on Windows
Swift System is Now Open Source
September 25, 2020 Michael Ilseman is an engineer on the Swift Standard Library team at Apple. In June, Apple introduced Swift System, a new library for Apple platforms that provides idiomatic interfaces to system calls and low-level currency types. Today, I’m excited to announce that we’re open-sourcing System and adding Linux support! Our … [Read more...] about Swift System is Now Open Source
Apple Watch Series 6 delivers breakthrough wellness and fitness capabilities
Blood Oxygen Sensor and App Apple Watch Series 6 expands the health capabilities of previous Apple Watch models with a new feature that conveniently measures the oxygen saturation of the user’s blood, so they can better understand their overall fitness and wellness. Oxygen saturation, or SpO2, represents the percentage of oxygen … [Read more...] about Apple Watch Series 6 delivers breakthrough wellness and fitness capabilities
Singapore and Apple partner on national health initiative using Apple Watch
“Even as all of us around the world are dealing with the challenges of COVID-19, we must keep investing in our future. And there is no better investment than in our own personal health,” said Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister. “This partnership between Singapore and Apple will enable Singaporeans to lead healthier lives, but equally important, it will contribute … [Read more...] about Singapore and Apple partner on national health initiative using Apple Watch
Apple extends the Apple Watch experience to the entire family
Staying Connected With Family Setup, family members without iPhone can take advantage of the many features and apps on Apple Watch, from making and receiving phone and FaceTime audio calls, to sending and receiving messages and emails, and even connecting with other Apple Watch wearers over Walkie-Talkie.1 The new Memoji app on … [Read more...] about Apple extends the Apple Watch experience to the entire family
Apple Watch SE: The ultimate combination of design, function, and value
Cupertino, California — Apple today announced Apple Watch SE, packing the essential features of Apple Watch into a modern design customers love — all at a more affordable price. The largest and most advanced Retina display allows customers to easily see more details and the information that matters most, right on their wrist. Apple Watch SE features the same accelerometer, … [Read more...] about Apple Watch SE: The ultimate combination of design, function, and value
Apple Fitness+: A personalized fitness experience comes to life with Apple Watch
Introducing the Fitness+ Trainers At launch, Fitness+ features a team of celebrated, charismatic, and passionate trainers who are specialists in their fields, working as a collective team to design and create outstanding fitness content, and appearing in each other’s videos welcoming everyone into the experience. … [Read more...] about Apple Fitness+: A personalized fitness experience comes to life with Apple Watch