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  • Use swiftui in more places
    • Vision OS obviously
    • WatchOS new design updates
      • .containerBackground
      • Toolbar items placements
      • Datepicker, selection in lists
      • Smart stack widgets
      • Lock Screen ipad widgets
      • Desktop widgets on macOS
      • Interactive widgets
    • SwiftUI wrappers for existing Frameworks
  • @Observable
    • Just apply to a data model class
    • Don’t need to mark props. All are published, but only if you read the property in a view
    • Only need to use @State and @Environment in the view, not the other variations.
  • @Model
    • Mark data model classes to persist them.
    • Implies the previous @Observable, do not need both flags.
    • Use @Query instead of @State
  • Inspector views in swiftUI
    • A sidebar similar to the Xcode inspector
  • Dialog suppression toggle
  • DialogHelpLink
  • Table improvements
  • Animation
  • .sensoryFeedback
  • Text views interpolated inside a text view string
    • Apply metal shaders to text
  • ScrollView
    • .scrollTransition to apply effects to items entering or exiting the scroll area. Like shrink or fade.
    • .safeAreaInset makes a “sticky header”
    • .containerRelativeFrame inside a scroll view or forEach can specify sizes like 2/5 of width, with spacing between
    • .scrollTargetBehavior to set the snapping of items as the scroll view goes by
  • Static member syntax for asset colors
  • .compactMenu style, for picking icons
  • Border button shape style
  • Buttons on Mac can react to drag actions
  • .onKeyPress modifier