Designed for teams up to four WWDC attendees in conjunction with the Challenge app, developers who complete the challenge will earn an unspecified reward on Friday, June 8th.
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The Developers Union Forms to Give Indie Developers a Voice to Apple
The group says it will start by asking Apple for developer-friendly changes to the App Store. Its goal is 20,000 members by early June (i.e. WWDC), and has 182 members so far (16 of whom joined while I was working on this article).
Apple Releases iOS 11.4 Developer Beta 6 just Days After Beta 5
Only three days after iOS 11.4 developer beta 5 for iPhone and iPad was released Apple rolled out developer beta 6.
Apple Seeds tvOS 11.4 Developer Beta 5
This version of tvOS is testing AirPlay 2 through Apple TV 4 and Apple TV 4K devices.
watchOS 4.3.1 Beta 5 Available to Developers
Along with iOS 11.4 Developer Beta 5, Apple released watchOS 4.3.1 beta 5 for Apple Watch on Monday.
Apple Seeds macOS 10.13.5 Developer Beta 5
The biggest feature for end-users is continued testing of Messages in iCloud.
Apple Releases iOS 11.4 Developer Beta 5
Apple released iOS 11.4 Developer Beta 5 on Monday. The update brings us another step closer to the official public release for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Apple Seeds macOS 10.13.5 Developer Beta 4
The biggest feature for end-users is continued testing of Messages in iCloud.
Apple Releases iOS 11.4 Developer Beta 4
So far, this release cycle for iOS 11.4 includes AirPlay 2, along with Messages in iCloud; HomePod stereo pairing was removed in developer beta 2.
Apple Seeds iOS 11.4 Developer Beta 3
So far, this release cycle for iOS 11.4 includes AirPlay 2, along with Messages in iCloud.
No Cross-platform App Development Platform from Apple Until 2019
Don’t count on seeing Apple’s rumored unified app platform at Worldwide Developer Conference this year. That’s likely happening in 2019, and macOS will go 64-bit only at the same time.
WhatsApp's Future, No Project Marzipan this Year - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-01
Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about what Jan Koum leaving Facebook means for WhatsApp, plus they look at when we can expect Apple’s unified Apple app development platform.
HomePod Sales, Third-party Apple Watch Faces - TMO Daily Observations 2018-04-16
Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to look at the state of HomePod sales, plus they share their thoughts on third-party Apple Watch faces.
What Features Would Break After the Proposed Twitter API Change? (Update)
Twitter has an ugly history with developers, and seems hell-bent on cutting them out.
AR Grocery Shopping Will Soon be a Thing With This App
It’s part of a Retail AR platform that Mr. Hart is building for his company Dent Reality.
Attention: Apple is Hiring Linux Kernel Developers
Phoronix thought that maybe it had to do with the CUPS print server or LLVM compiler, but the emphasis on embedded systems might mean something different.
watchOS 4.3.1 Beta 1 for Apple Watch Available to Developers
Apple released watchOS 4.3.1 beta 1 for developers on Monday with what seems to be just bug fixes for the Apple Watch operating system.
Apple Releases iOS 11.4 Developer Beta with AirPlay 2 Support
Apple released iOS 11.4 developer beta for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Monday. This is the first developer beta for iOS 11.4 and includes AirPlay 2, along with hints that HomePod stereo support is finally coming.
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5 Things Apple Developers Want to See at WWDC18 [Update]
Andrew talked to developer and author Erica Sadun, James Thomson of TLA Systems, and Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Software.
Developer Insights Video Shares how to Leverage the App Store
The apps and games included are Concepts, Grokker, TypeShift, War Dragons, and codeSpark Academy.
Developers: Apple is Notifying WWDC 2018 Lottery Ticket Winners
Now that the window has closed for developers to toss their hat in the ring in hopes of scoring Worldwide Developer Conference 2018 passes has closed, notifications are heading out.
Apple Integrates IBM's Watson Services into iOS for Images, Models, and Machine Learning
This allows enterprise developers to tap into Watson’s advanced machine learning technology, including the ability to tag and classify images, create new models, and train models with continuous learning.
Apple Seeds tvOS 11.3 Developer Beta 6
This update is believed to include support for Dolby Vision on some Sony TVs, and it may include AirPlay 2, as well.
Apple Will Be Hosting a Developer Workshop in Paris
It looks like it will last two hours with the topic of app development.