Apple Developer Weekly #246 iPhone 17 Full Lineup Arrives
iOS 26 official version released at 9/15
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I believe this year's iPhone full lineup, for most people, the most noticeable upgrade should be the Center Stage front camera.
iPhone 17 has ProMotion, AOD, fast charging and other Pro features trickled down, with such comprehensive specs, it's practically flawless.
And the 17 Pro series, with improved heat dissipation, should be able to fully unleash the A19 Pro's performance potential.
However, for me, the most interesting is definitely the iPhone Air. Things made under extreme constraints are the most fun.
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Apple New Product Launch Press Releases
Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 11, featuring groundbreaking health insights
Introducing iPhone Air, a powerful new iPhone with a breakthrough design
Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, the most powerful and advanced Pro models ever
🧪Apple Releases & News
iOS 26 RC (23A340), iOS 18.7 RC (22H20), iOS 16.7.12 RC (20H364), iOS 15.8.5 RC (19H394)
TN3192: Migrating your iPad app from the deprecated UIRequiresFullScreen key This is an expected requirement. Many iPad apps should still be forcing full screen, need to handle this soon
📱iOS 26 RC Supports Automatic Theme Color Adjustment with Official Cases
iOS 26 RC can automatically adjust theme colors when paired with official cases, bringing a more personalized experience to the system interface.
🔒A19 Series Processor Memory Safety Features
Apple added MIE (Memory Integrity Enforcement) technology to the A19 series processors, claiming it's "the most significant upgrade to memory safety in the history of consumer operating systems." This technology combines hardware and software, fundamentally changing how iPhone protects itself.
Interested readers can refer to Apple's official security research paper.
📦Mattt Collaborates with Hugging Face
Mattt announced collaboration with Hugging Face to make it easier for iOS developers to integrate AI models into apps, developing Swift packages and writing guides.
If you've used Foundation Models, you know its APIs are great, but expecting all users' devices to support and enable Apple Intelligence isn't realistic. If third-party local models can be simplified for easy integration into iOS apps as Mattt mentioned, I think it's a big deal for iOS developers.
📺Apple VP Interview with Tom's Guide
Tom's Guide interviewed Apple VPs discussing challenges facing the new iPhone.
Joz threw the iPhone Air to the host across two seats and let him try bending it live, showing Apple's extreme confidence in this product.
The second half of this interview is on TechRadar's channel:
📊Geekbench iPhone 17 Series Performance Scores
Geekbench performance test results for A19 series SoCs are gradually becoming available.
🤝Taiwan iOS Developer Community Events
iPlayground Experience Articles Collection: A collection of experience article links from iPlayground 2025 attendees, including participation experiences from participants, speakers, and staff from various perspectives. You can start with organizer hokila's experience article
CocoaHeads Taipei September Meetup Recording: The complete recording of CocoaHeads Taipei's September meetup is now online. zonble introduced macOS Accessibility. I reported on his article last week, but hearing him speak is more interesting
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