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Apple Developer News

Get ready with the latest beta releases

The beta versions of iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, and watchOS 27.2 are now available. Get your apps ready by confirming they work as expected on these releases. And make sure to build and test with Xcode 27.2 to take advantage of the advancements in the latest SDKs. Note about iOS 27.1 and iPhone Duo When iPhone Duo becomes available on October 23, it will run iOS 27.1. This version builds on the foundation of iOS 27 and introduces features that were purpose-built

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Apple Developer News

Get your subscriptions ready for iOS 27

Discover how you can expand the reach of your subscriptions with new features in iOS 27. You can start preparing today by making sure your apps use StoreKit 2 to handle your Apple In-App Purchases. Request access to Bundles and Suites Offer multiple subscriptions as a single Apple In-App Purchase in your apps with new Bundles and Suites capabilities. With Bundles, people can access multiple subscriptions in one purchase — across a single app, multiple apps from the same developer, or even spann

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Apple Developer News

Updates to App Tracking Transparency in the European Union

As part of agreements with select European competition authorities, Apple is introducing changes to its App Tracking Transparency framework in the European Union. Beginning with iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, developers will have the option to use an alternative version of the App Tracking Transparency system prompt in the EU. The requirements for when you must seek permission to track users will remain the same. Due to legal requirements, only the alternative version of the system prompt is availabl

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DZone

The AI Evolution in Software Testing: A QA Manager's Blueprint for Staying Irreplaceable

Just a few months back, I observed a test suite with a self-healing feature “fixing” a failed selector three different times during the same sprint cycle. In each instance, the fix performed its function perfectly well; however, it didn’t address the real problem of a shipped UI regression, as its sole focus was on keeping the test green. No one on the team became aware of the situation until one of the customers discovered it. That was the point when my perception of AI in Quality Assurance cha

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Vercel Blog

Secure Compute and Static IP builds start 64% faster

Builds using or now start 64% faster, with the average time from deployment creation to build start dropping from 6.7 seconds to 2.4 seconds.Secure ComputeStatic IPs Previously, each build waited for a new build container to boot with its network configuration. These builds now use prewarmed build containers, with your network configuration attached when the build starts. The improvement is applied automatically to builds using Secure Compute or Static IPs, with no configuration changes requir

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Vercel Blog

Mem0 joins the Vercel Marketplace

is now available as a native integration on the , giving your AI agents and apps long-term memory. Mem0 remembers user preferences, facts, and context across sessions, so your app stops starting from scratch.Mem0Vercel Marketplace To see it end to end, deploy the , an eve agent with long-term memory powered by Mem0.eve Memory Agent template Get started with on the Vercel Marketplace or through the , available to customers on all plans.Mem0Vercel CLI Read more Install from the Marketplace with

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The Verge Tech

Your ‘health age’ is fake

My villain origin story is my Whoop age. How do you age at 0.9 times your age and end up four to five years older than you are? | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. During last week's Apple Watch announcement, I let out a distinct "Noooo!" in the Steve Jobs Theater. Along

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