AI-powered coding platform Bitrig gets a Mac app for building iPhone apps

Apple employees who co-created SwiftUI, Bitrig now lets you build iPhone apps right from your Mac through text prompts.

iOS App Development Costs in 2026: Real-World Cost Benchmarks

Ever wondered why some iOS mobile apps cost as much as a Manhattan luxury apartment while others are built for the price of a ...
GitHub

dotnet workload install fetches outdated maui-ios version, forcing Xcode downgrade

On a clean macOS system with the latest version of Xcode (e.g., 26.3), running dotnet workload install maui for the .NET 10 SDK (10.0.103) downloads an outdated version of the maui-ios workload ...
9to5Mac

Apple releases Xcode 26.3 with support for agentic coding

Xcode 26.3 can now leverage tools such as Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex to speed up all aspects of app development. Here are the details. As promised, Apple is rolling out Xcode 26.3 ...
9to5google

Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway. Part of the RCS Universal Profile from the GSMA, messages between Android and iOS ...
MacRumors

Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 to Developers

Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple seeded the first betas. Registered ...
MacRumors

iOS 26.4 Brings CarPlay Support for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

With iOS 26.4, CarPlay users will be able to use third-party chatbots with ‌CarPlay‌. AI services like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT will be accessible through the ‌CarPlay‌ system for the first time.
Ars Technica

5 changes to know about in Apple’s latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas

This week, Apple released the first developer betas for iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS 26.4, and its other operating systems. On Tuesday, it followed those up with public beta versions of the same ...
Forbes

Apple Confirms iOS 26.4: Why Your iPhone Is About To Get Much Harder To Steal

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. If it feels like you’ve only just installed iOS 26.3 on your iPhone, don’t worry, Apple has ...
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6 New iOS 26.4 Beta Features You Should Be Excited About

The first beta of iOS 26.4 is out for developers. Unlike the light on features iOS 26.3, it seems Apple has several functions in store for this upcoming software update. While there are no signs of ...
Forbes

iOS 26.4—Apple Switches Key iPhone Feature On By Default

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. On-by-default Stolen Device Protection is part of the iOS 26.4 beta 1, which has just been ...