Mobile Games

Today @ WWDC25: Day 3

HELLO DEVELOPER Today @ WWDC25 Your daily guide to the conference. Today’s group labs Join Apple engineers and your developer peers online to ask questions, get advice, and follow the discussion about the week’s biggest announcements. Explore the new design Dive deep into our broadest design update ever. In today’s group labs, one-on-one labs, and video sessions, you’ll find out how the stunning new Apple design language elevates the content users care about most while creating a universal language across platforms. And you can begin your explorations with Liquid Glass, the new material that combines the optical qualities of glass with responsive fluidity. Register for the design group lab (12 p.m. PT) › You can also request one-on-one lab appointments with Apple experts for guidance on design. Request a one-on-one lab › Looking for what’s new? Get your apps and games ready for the new design. Adopting Liquid Glass › Explore the Human Interface Guidelines › Create icons with Icon Composer › Press play Learn all about the new design language in video sessions. Meet Liquid Glass Get to know the new design system Build a SwiftUI app with the new design Join the community Browse community activities taking place all throughout WWDC. And stop by the Apple Developer Forums to see what everyone is chatting about. Learn more about community › Congratulations to this year’s Apple Design Award winners One more round of applause for this year’s Apple Design Award winners, who got their well-deserved moment in the sun on Monday afternoon at Apple Park. View the complete list of winners and finalists, and visit the App Store to try them all out. View this year’s winners and finalists › View the collection on the App Store › TODAY'S PLAYLIST Everybody loves the sunshine Put a little sunshine in your day with a hand-curated playlist of summer favorites. Listen on Apple Music › Tell us how we’re doing We’d love to know your thoughts on this year’s conference. Take the survey › More to come We have good intelligence that says tomorrow has a lot to offer. We’ll catch you then.

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Today @ WWDC25: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 at WWDC25! Watch the Platforms State of the Union recap, then dive into all the updates to Swift, SwiftUI, and Xcode through group labs and video sessions. WWDC25 Platforms State of the Union Recap Watch now Explore Day 2 > Today’s group labs

Updated agreements and guidelines now available

The Apple Developer Program License Agreement and App Review Guidelines have been revised to support new features and updated policies, and to provide clarification. Please review the changes below. Apple Developer Program License Agreement Section 3.3.3(D): Updated language on requirements for data and privacy. Section 3.3.3(N): Updated requirements for use of the ID Verifier APIs. Definitions, 3.3.3(P): Specified requirements for use of the Declared Age Range API. Definitions, 3.3.7(G): Specified requirements for use of the Wi-Fi Aware framework. Definitions, 3.3.7(H): Specified requirements for use of the TelephonyMessagingKit APIs. Definitions, 3.3.7(I): Specified requirements for use of the Default Dialer APIs. Definition, Section 3.3.8(H), Attachment 11: Specified requirements for use of EnergyKit. Definitions, 3.3.8(I): Specified requirements for use of the Foundation Models framework. Definitions, Attachment 4: Specified requirements for use of the iCloud Extended Share APIs. Section 6.4: Removed language on Bitcode submissions as it is no longer applicable, and replaced it with terms regarding iOS app widgets on CarPlay. Section 7.4(B): Updated and clarified requirements for TestFlight related to digital purchases and tester invitations. Section 7.7: Updated language on customization of icons and widgets. Section 7.8: Specified terms related to the Apple Games app. Attachment 6: Updated terms regarding the entity that distributes the map in China. App Review Guidelines 3.1.2(a), bullet 2: This language has been deleted (“You may offer a single subscription that is shared across your own apps and services”). 3.1.2(a), bullet 5: This language has been relocated to Guideline 3.2.2(x). 3.2.1(viii): Clarified that financial apps must have necessary licensing and permissions in the locations where developers make them available. 3.2.2(x): This new guideline contains the language relocated from Guideline 3.1.2(a), bullet 5, and permits developers to otherwise incentivize users to take specific actions within app. Please sign in to your account to accept the updated Apple Developer Program License Agreement. Translations of the guidelines will be available on Apple Developer website within one month.

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Today @ WWDC25: Day 1

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