Following the release of iPadOS 15.2, Apple has finally released the long-awaited update to Swift Playgrounds with the ability to create apps using the iPad.
Swift Playgrounds 4 was announced in June at WWDC 2021. The app helps developers and students learn the Swift programming language. With the new version, developers can create apps directly from the iPad and submit them to the App Store. describes Apple the app:
Swift Playgrounds is a great way to learn to code right on your Mac or iPad. Swift Playgrounds 4 lets users create the visual design of an app using SwiftUI. App projects can be opened and edited in the app or in Xcode. When they're finished, users can create a real app and submit it to the App Store right from their iPad.
That said, Swift Playgrounds 4 includes an App Store Connect integration that lets you upload a finished app to the App Store. There's also an app preview feature that shows live updates as you make changes. Below is the update description in full. (Photo by Vladimka / Bigstockphoto)
Swift Playgrounds 4 Update Description:
- Develop iPhone and iPad apps with SwiftUI directly on your iPad (requires iPadOS 15.2 or later).
- Thanks to the App Store Connect integration, finished apps can be uploaded to the App Store.
- The app preview shows your app changes live.
- With the full screen preview you can see your app in full size.
- Intelligent inline code suggestions help you program quickly and precisely.
- App projects make it easy to move projects to Xcode and vice versa.
- The project-wide search function finds results in multiple files.
- The Code Snippets library includes hundreds of SwiftUI controls, icons, and colors.
- With support for Swift packages, you can include publicly available code to optimize your apps.
