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SwiftUI in iOS 26 delivers developers' long-awaited improvements, such as native WebView support and improved text editing. Paul Hudson’s article offers a clear, example-rich overview of these changes, making it a must-read for anyone keeping up with SwiftUI’s evolution.

What’s new in SwiftUI for iOS 26

WebView, rich text editing for TextEditor, section index list titles, and more

Hacking with SwiftPaul Hudson twostraws

This Week

This week, we have covered gestures in SwiftUI.

Responding to gestures: Long pressing

Gabriel and Tiago guide you through implementing long‑press gestures in SwiftUI using LongPressGesture.

Responding to gestures: Long pressing

Discover how to respond to long press gestures in a SwiftUI app to create interactive elements

Create with SwiftGabriel Fernandes Thomaz

Responding to gestures: Magnifying

Gabriel and Tiago guide you through implementing a pinch-to-zoom gesture in SwiftUI using the MagnifyGesture.

Responding to gestures: Magnifying

Learn how to implement magnify gestures in your SwiftUI app to allow users to zoom in and out of content with intuitive pinch controls

Create with SwiftGabriel Fernandes Thomaz

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NotificationCenter.Message: A New Concurrency-Safe Notification Experience in Swift 6.2

Fatbobman provides a detailed exploration of the new NotificationCenter.Message API, introduced in Swift 6.2, which brings type safety and structured concurrency to Apple’s notification system.

NotificationCenter.Message - A New Concurrency-Safe Notification Experience in Swift 6.2

Discover Swift 6.2’s new concurrency-safe NotificationCenter.Message APIs to ensure type safety, eliminate runtime errors, and streamline notification handling.

Fatbobman's BlogFatbobman

Exploring the @Generable and @Guide Macros in FoundationModels

Artem covers two new Swift macros designed to streamline integration with Apple’s on-device FoundationModels framework.

Exploring the @Generable and @Guide Macros in FoundationModels → Livsy Code

This article explores the new @Generable and @Guide Swift macros in FoundationModels, demonstrating how they simplify data generation using language models.

Livsy Code → Learn Swift the smart wayLivsy

iOS 26: Notable UIKit Additions

Jordan highlights the latest enhancements to UIKit in iOS 26, demonstrating how it continues to evolve alongside SwiftUI.

iOS 26: Notable UIKit Additions

TODO.

Jordan MorganJordan Morgan

#Playground Macro: Running Code Snippets in Xcode’s canvas

Antoine explains how Xcode 26’s new #Playground macro lets developers run and preview Swift code snippets directly in their files for quick experiments without separate playground files.

#Playground Macro: Running Code Snippets in Xcode’s canvas

Xcode 26 introduced a new #Playground macro that allows you to run code snippets and preview them in Xcode’s canvas. It’s a great way to quickly experiment with code inside your projects without having to define an individual .playground file. Having this all integrated inside Xcode feels great and will make you use playgrounds way … →

SwiftLeeAntoine van der Lee

Reverse-Engineering Xcode's Coding Intelligence prompt

Peter reverse-engineers Xcode 26’s new AI-powered Coding Intelligence, revealing the system prompt and how you can intercept, inspect, and even reroute it to your own LLM.

Reverse-Engineering Xcode’s Coding Intelligence prompt

Ever wondered how Xcode’s Coding Intelligence prompt works? In this blog post, we’ll take a deep dive into the prompt’s inner workings and explore how it helps developers write code more efficiently.

Peter FriesePeter Friese

Kosm

Kosm is a breathing app that focuses on simplicity, offering a wide range of guided breathing exercises, an AI-powered session generator, and the option to create custom exercises. Users can track their progress, integrate sessions with Apple Health, and explore a variety of different exercises for different scenarios.

The app created by Ishaan features a clear and minimal user interface, with haptic feedback and animations that guide the user in the exercise. Animations gently guide the pace of each breath, while subtle haptics offer a quiet sense of rhythm, making breathing exercises feel natural and easy, supporting relaxation and focus.

‎Kosm - Breathing Companion

‎Kosm - Your Mindful Breathing Companion Find your inner peace with Kosm, a beautifully designed breathing app that helps you relax, focus, and thrive. Whether you are new to mindful breathing or looking to deepen your practice, Kosm guides you every step of the way. Key Features: • Personalized…

App StoreIshaan Bedi

Big news from the Swift forums! The Swift Android Workgroup has officially launched.

Their goal is to establish and maintain Android as an officially supported platform for Swift. This marks a major step in Apple’s ongoing effort to evolve Swift into a true multiplatform programming language.

Swift.org

Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns.

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We can’t wait to see what you will Create with Swift.

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