Apple today announced a new Foundation Models framework for developers as well as a set of Xcode enhancements aimed at agent coding workflows.
The Foundation Models framework supports image capture, allowing developers to pass images with text into models on the device. Apple also introduced custom skills and server-side model execution as part of the framework, giving developers more flexibility in how they integrate AI capabilities into their applications. Apple also announced a new Core AI framework alongside changes to the Foundation Models.
Xcode’s Coding Assistant has been expanded to handle app localization and can now interact with simulated devices, with the ability to further extend its capabilities via custom skills. Apple also said developers will be able to more easily resize and interact with app previews, with additional details to follow in upcoming sessions and the State of the Union presentation. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, said Xcode is now the “best place” to build apps using agent coding.
Apple also highlighted expanded support for app intents, with Apple citing third-party apps like Line as examples of how developers can allow users to ask Siri to perform actions in their apps on their behalf.
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