It's no secret that Apple updates usually bring about a load of work for app developers, and this iOS 15 beta version that was just released seems to be the same.
iOS 15 has many new features that improve on the iOS 14 and make life easier for its users. These include the Focus mode, Live Text (which allows users to transcribe, copy and paste from images and camera in real-time), improvements to system apps like FaceTime, Safari, Siri, Apple Maps, and AppleWallet. All this sounds impressive and probably would make a person eager to update their iOS when it's rolled out officially sometime in Fall 2021.
Apart from
these impressive things, how does this iOS relate to developers? What impact
will it have on their work?
1. Increased Memory Limit
Increased Memory sounds too good to be true. Still, it's a boon from the Apple gods for third-party app developers, as the document from developer.apple.com reveals that app developers can ask for extra memory access in special circumstances. While it's not so clear what those circumstances are, developers can look forward to designing apps with graphics that are even more detailed and in-depth.
This feature
also comes with a caveat, developers. Apple says to make sure that your app
still functions properly even without the extra memory space, as they may not
give this permission to everyone.
2. SharePlay
SharePlay is
Apple's cool new feature on FaceTime
which allows people to share what they're watching or listening to with the
people they're on FaceTime with. This tool is a good way to build visibility
for your app, and media streaming apps can let users share their content
through the new Group Activities API. Sharing also extends beyond video
streaming. Users can share anything on SharePlay.
3. Focus
The new Focus
mode allows users to delay receiving notifications to times that work best for
them. There are 4 Interruption Levels that developers can use to build apps or
plug-ins to help with the more nuanced delivery of notifications.
4. RealityKit 2
Apple's RealityKit has been upgraded, with the capability for you to build more immersive Augmented Reality experiences. They have added more post rendering effects and custom shaders to enable the AR to work smoothly without any lags.
There's the Object Capture that helps you turn photos into 3D models that you can optimize for AR, Custom Shaders that blend virtual content with the real world to make it almost indistinguishable from reality. You also get more control over the rendering pipeline with an array of custom render materials to fine-tune the look and feel of your AR world.
The Swift API allows you to create characters that the players can control to explore your AR world.
The RealityKit
2 sounds like something every AR developer would love to try their hands on.
5. App Store
The app store is not a part of the development process per se, but it's a great way to get your app visible to all Apple users. Apple has redesigned their app store with all-new features like their In-App Events, which help you publicize whatever event or promotion you're having on your app right in the app store. They curate personalized recommendations for their users, and these events will show up on these lists, in search results, and on the app product page. You can manage your App Store Connect and check how your app is doing on the Analytics page.
You can also create custom pages for your app with different promotional texts and screenshots and direct relevant audiences to a particular page using its unique URL. There is also room for product page optimization on the new app.
As with every new version of every operating system, the iOS 15 has updated and upgraded features that will make the lives of its users a little easier. These features will spark the creative minds of their developers to make better, more technologically relevant, and aesthetically (graphically) pleasing apps and plug-ins.
It's time for developers to make hay while the
sun shines and get to work on the new versions of their apps optimized for this
new version of the Apple iOS.
Sources:
1. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2021/07/09/apple-ios-15-reveals-1-super-cool-trick-for-dazzling-iphone--ipad-apps/amp/
2.https://www.apple.com/ng/newsroom/2021/06/ios-15-brings-powerful-new-features-to-stay-connected-focus-explore-and-more/
3.
https://developer.apple.com/ios/
4.
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/whats-new/
5.
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/ios-15-public-beta-release-date-new-features-and-more-about-apples-new-os/
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