Apple Acquires Award-Winning App 'Play'

In February, Apple notified the European Commission that it would be acquiring certain assets from and have the right to hire ...
Macworld

Swift UI development just got better with Apple’s newest acquisition

This acquisition matters for developers as Play enabled interactive prototype creation with real-time syncing across Mac and ...

"Play" App for SwiftUI Developers: Developers Go to Apple

In 2025, a useful app for developers won an Apple Design Award. The team behind it has now landed in Cupertino – and is ...

Apple is acquiring the Play app. No, not that one.

The Play design tool for Mac and iPhone won an Apple Design Award for innovation last year, and could be used to prototype iPhone app interfaces before it was pulled from the App Store. Apple doesn’t ...

Xcode 26.6: Google Gemini becomes a programming assistant in Apple's IDE

Xcode 26.6 integrates Google Gemini directly into the IDE. The AI assistant was first seen in Xcode 27 beta, offering more.
MacRumors

Apple Releases Xcode 26 Beta 7 With GPT-5 Support and Claude Integration

Apple today released the latest version of Xcode 26, introducing several new features that developers can take advantage of. ChatGPT in Xcode now supports GPT-5, so developers can choose to start new ...
Geeky Gadgets

How Play to Xcode Simplifies iOS App Design-to-Development

Have you ever found yourself stuck in the frustrating gap between design and development? You’ve spent hours perfecting a prototype, only to face the tedious task of translating it into code, hoping ...
techtimes

WWDC 2026 Day 3: Xcode 27 Neural Engine Completes Code Without Sending Source to Any Server

Wednesday is the hands-on day at WWDC 2026. Group Labs for Xcode 27, Foundation Models, Core AI, App Intents, and the parental-control API stack are running today, June 10, at Apple Park — the last ...