Apple just completely changed how iOS apps are made

The workflow of app developers has been changing thanks to how AI tools, and Apple just made one of the biggest changes to date about how they're implemented.
PCMag

You Can Now Vibe Code Apple Apps With Claude, OpenAI's Codex

With Xcode 26.3, Apple adds support for two of the most popular agentic AI coding tools after failing to release the ...

Apple launches Xcode 26.3, brings even more AI power to coding on Mac

Apple ecosystem developers are now able to use agentic AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic within Xcode.
eWeek

Xcode 26.3 Brings Agentic Coding to Apple’s Development Ecosystem

The update enables developers to use coding agents such as Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex directly within Xcode to tackle ...

M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro Launch Imminent as Reseller Stock Dwindles

New M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models are slated to launch in the near future, according to information shared with ...

Xcode 26.3 Lets AI Agents From Anthropic and OpenAI Build Apps Autonomously

With Xcode 26.3, Apple is adding support for agentic coding, allowing developers to use tools like Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex right in Xcode for app creation. Agentic coding will ...
GitHub

iOS XCUI Test TAE Architecture Tests

Our automation framework for Firefox iOS has evolved from a monolithic, screen-graph-based structure (MappaMundi) toward a modular Page Object Model (POM) combined with a Navigation Registry. This ...
Macworld

iOS 26 is a massive flop with iPhone users, and you can probably guess why

Macworld reports that iOS 26 has achieved only 18.1% adoption among iPhone users as of January 2026, significantly lower than iOS 18’s 77.1% at the same timeframe. The poor adoption rate appears ...
BGR

5 iOS 26.3 Features You Can Look Forward To In Early 2026

Apple released the production build of iOS 26.2 earlier in December and the first beta tests of iOS 26.3 are underway, although you might want to hold off installing the first beta version of iOS 26.3 ...
Wired

Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful

Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled. Now I am the same as anyone reading this. My phone is my ...
AppleInsider

iOS 26 leak details multiple unreleased Apple products

An unreleased build of iOS 26 has revealed details about more than a dozen Apple hardware projects currently in development. A prototype iPhone running an early build of iOS 26 was recently sold, and ...
Cult of Mac

iOS 26.3 beta 1: All the new features and changes

Just days after pushing iOS 26.2 to the public, Apple seeded the iOS 26.3 beta 1 to developers on Monday. The next major point release of the iPhone operating system does not include radical new ...