SwiftUI in more places

• Containers have been updated to address VisionOS – you can add .volumetric to a WindowView
• RealityView
• ImmersiveSpace {} Scene type allows for full emersion or mixed to create a AR view
• Redesigned UX on watchOS 10, is based on existing SwiftUI views.  Get new transitions
  • .containerBackground modifier will allow for transitions in push and pop
  • ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing and .bottomBar}
  • Date Picker and Selection in List have been added to Apple Watch
• Widgets on iPad, Home Screen, Desktop, and interactive controls
• New framework updates for SwiftUI – Focus on major updates to MapKit – (will need to see how I can reformat my Map integrations – Meet MapKit for SwiftUI), ChartKit has scrolling charts, donuts, and pie charts.

Simplified Data Flow

• Start with data model created in SwiftData
  • @Observable models use SwiftUI patterns but for DataFlow, if you pass a model thru intermediate views, they won’t get invalidated if they don’t use the property in the model
  • Confirm session Discover Observation with SwiftUI
• SwiftData are represented entirely by code. Will receive persistence and observable.
  • Add a .modelContainer to you App View
  • Add @Query to model in your views (tells swift data to do a fetch from database).  Also works for document based apps.
• Document Groups – automatically get sharing, renaming and more
• Inspectors – create side bars or sheets based on platform.
• Dialog customization
  • Help Links – 
• Lists and Tables for fine tuning them.
  • Tables – Column order and visibility, and new Disclosure Table rows (for grouping)
  • Sections now have programmatic expansion.
  • Style formatting for smaller lists or tables.

Extraordinary animations

• Animations can be improved with KeyFrames – triggered by state change. (Runs a set of animations in parallel)
• Phase animators (simpler than KeyFrame – step thru a sequence of animations)
• Haptic feedback uses new SensoryFeedback API – add a modifier .sensoryFeedback check HIG for Playing Haptics
• .visualEffects modifier – don’t need geometry reader, to allow for an animation based on position on the screen.
• You can do text interpolation with .foregroundStyle so you can do cool metal shaders using ShaderLibrary.
• Sliders now have .symbolEffect modifier (can do it at a single item or the entire view).  Check out (Animate Symbols in your app)
• You can do .textScale to a text view.
• .typesettingLanguage modifier will allow for text that requires more space like some languages (Thai)

Enhanced interactions

• .scrollTransition modifier will allow effects to items in a scroll view.
• .containerRelativeFrame modifier allows for making things relative to other screen parts
• .scrollTargetLayout()  
• .scrollPosition allows your do some thing based on position within the scroll view.
• .allowedDynamicRange modifier is now supported to show full fidelity, use sparingly (must be a performance hog)
• New Accessibility options. You can add .accessibilityZoomAction so voice over can access other actions like swipe actions.
• Color can look up customer colors defined in your asset Catalog.
• Menus now have improved visual styles
• New BorderShape styles for buttons 
• .onKeyPress – allows for actions based on key presses (with modifiers)