Stewart Lynch News2025-31 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com Foundation Models Series Episodes 3 and 4 Since the last newsletter, I’ve released two new videos that push deeper into Apple’s Foundation Models Framework — showing how to go beyond simple text generation and start building structured, interactive AI experiences in SwiftUI. 1. Guided Generation with Foundation Models in...
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Stewart Lynch News2025-30 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com Foundation Models Series The Foundation Models video series is officially underway, and the momentum is building! The first video laid the groundwork, showing just how simple it is to make requests to Apple’s on-device large language model, while also covering error handling and device compatibility checks. In the second...
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Stewart Lynch News2025-29 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com Back from France and Recharged My wife and I just returned from a fantastic vacation in France, where we focused on two incredible cities: Lyon and Avignon. We spent a week in each, exploring the cities themselves and taking train and bus trips to nearby towns and the surrounding countryside. The region’s history is...
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Stewart Lynch News2025-28 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com New in iOS 26: Glass Toolbars & Transitions in SwiftUI Last Sunday, I released a new video that dives deep into the latest toolbar enhancements and modal sheet behaviors introduced in iOS 26. You’ll learn about semantic and positional toolbar placements, new glass button styles, navigation subtitles, bottom bar actions,...
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Stewart Lynch News2025-27 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com Missed Last Week’s Video? Here’s What You’ll Learn Last week, I explored the latest liquid glass design changes in iOS 26 for a variety of SwiftUI controls. From new drag-sensitive toggles and segmented pickers to sliders with tick marks and completely reimagined menus, including submenus and destructive roles, you’ll...
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Stewart Lynch News2025-26 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com Unlocking SwiftUI’s Liquid Glass in iOS 26 Last week’s video dove into SwiftUI’s new Liquid Glass effects introduced in iOS 26. From fresh button styles to interactive containers and smooth matched geometry transitions, I showed you how to use these new tools to build beautiful, fluid UIs. Fresh New SwiftUI Glass...
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Stewart Lynch News2025-25 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com ✨ What’s New in SF Symbols 7 Last week’s video dove deep into SF Symbols 7, and it’s packed with visual enhancements you’ll want to start using right away. From new draw effects like drawOn and drawOff, to symbol gradients, variable values, and seamless Magic Replace transitions—there’s something here for every SwiftUI...
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Stewart Lynch News2025-24 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com Designing Liquid Glass Icons with Icon Composer in Xcode 26 If you missed it last Sunday, my latest video walks you through Icon Composer, Apple’s new tool for designing stunning layered app icons with the new liquid glass effect. It’s built right into Xcode 26, no extra download needed. Whether you’re a developer or a...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Stewart Lynch News2025-23 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Please pass on the subscription link to others in your sphere so I can broaden my reach.https://stewartlynch.kit.com How Smart is Xcode? Last Sunday, I released the second video in my Xcode 26 series, this time focusing on the features you unlock once you’ve upgraded to macOS 26. With Apple Intelligence now baked into Xcode, I showed you how to enable and use the new coding assistant to explain code, refactor deprecated APIs, create...
4 months ago • 3 min read