{"id":136104,"date":"2024-08-06T15:01:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=2keszuqr"},"modified":"2024-08-06T15:01:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:01:16","slug":"hello-developer-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2024\/08\/06\/hello-developer-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Developer: August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> In this edition: Bring your app to new markets, go behind the design with Lost in Play, and more. <\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"desktop-container\">\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr class=\"section\">\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"dark\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"700\">\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td>\n<table width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" class=\"col\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p class=\"outBold\">AUGUST 2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2>Hello Developer<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td>\n<table width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" class=\"col\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"600\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"align-center\">  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The App Store logo in speech bubble over an outline symbol of Earth.\" height=\"337.7142857142857\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024.png\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\" class=\"align-center\">  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td>\n<table width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" class=\"col\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"600\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=n4w6zydm\">  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Four animated characters from Lost in Play \u2014 a young girl named Gal, a duck wearing pilot's goggles, a large frog holding a mug of tea, and a gnome with a bushy beard \u2014 float above a picnic blanket in a green field.\" height=\"337.7142857142857\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024.jpg\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\" class=\"align-center\">  <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" class=\"col\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p class=\"outBold\">BEHIND THE DESIGN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3>Creating the make-believe magic<br \/>of Lost in Play<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p>Discover how the developers of this Apple Design Award-winning game conjured up an imaginative world of oversized frogs,<br \/>mischievous gnomes, and occasional pizzas.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=n4w6zydm\" class=\"cta t-body\">Read the <span>story<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-1.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"8\" border=\"0\" alt=\" \"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td>\n<table width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"600\" class=\"col\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"600\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4>Get resourceful<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td>\n<table width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"700\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" class=\"col\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"600\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\" class=\"col\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"300\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" class=\"align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/visionos\/building_local_experiences_with_room_tracking\" data-cid-disabled=\"true\">  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A symbol showing the outline of an Apple Vision Pro over schematic lines on a teal background.\" height=\"166.60109289617486\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-1.jpg\" width=\"296\" border=\"0\" class=\"align-left\">  <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p class=\"outSemiBold\">Build local experiences with room&nbsp;tracking<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p>Use room tracking in visionOS to provide custom interactions with physical spaces.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/visionos\/building_local_experiences_with_room_tracking\" class=\"cta t-body\">Explore sample <span>code<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-1.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"8\" border=\"0\" alt=\" \"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\" class=\"col\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"300\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" class=\"align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/xcode\/previewing-your-apps-interface-in-xcode\" data-cid-disabled=\"true\">  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A minimal wireframe of an iOS app interface on a blue background.\" height=\"166.60109289617486\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-2.png\" width=\"296\" border=\"0\" class=\"align-left\">  <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p class=\"outSemiBold\">Preview your app\u2018s interface in Xcode<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p>Iterate designs quickly and preview how your app displays across different Apple devices.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/xcode\/previewing-your-apps-interface-in-xcode\" class=\"cta t-body\">Browse <span>documentation<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-1.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"8\" border=\"0\" alt=\" \"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td>\n<table width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"700\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" class=\"col\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"600\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4>News snippets<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\" class=\"col\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/applemusicfeed\/\" data-cid-disabled=\"true\">  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Apple Music Feed icon, a music note in white set on a 3D red rectangular block.\" height=\"110.05464480874316\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-3.png\" width=\"190\" border=\"0\" class=\"align-center\">  <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p class=\"outSemiBold\">Explore the Apple&nbsp;Music&nbsp;Feed<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p>Now available through the Apple Developer Program, the Apple Music Feed provides rich catalog metadata for developing experiences that link back to Apple Music. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/musickit\/#apple-music-feed\" data-cid-disabled=\"true\" class=\"cta t-body\">Learn <span>more<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-1.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"8\" border=\"0\" alt=\" \"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\" class=\"col\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=saqachfa\" data-cid-disabled=\"true\">  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A privacy icon of an outstretched palm against a yellow background.\" height=\"106.9398907103825\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-2.jpg\" width=\"190\" border=\"0\" class=\"align-left\">  <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p class=\"outSemiBold\">Updates to runtime protection in macOS&nbsp;Sequoia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p>Learn how to create a smooth and secure user experience for apps distributed outside the Mac&nbsp;App&nbsp;Store. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=saqachfa\" class=\"cta t-body\">Learn <span>more<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-1.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"8\" border=\"0\" alt=\" \"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\" class=\"col\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/app-store\/peer-group-benchmarks\/\" data-cid-disabled=\"true\">  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot from a presentation that shows a series of green, blue, and purple bars.\" height=\"106.9398907103825\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-4.png\" width=\"190\" border=\"0\" class=\"align-center\">  <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p class=\"outSemiBold\">Evaluate your app\u2018s performance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"copy\">\n<p>Find out what\u2019s working \u2014 and what you can improve \u2014&nbsp;with peer group benchmark metrics across app categories, business models, and download volumes.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/app-store\/peer-group-benchmarks\/\" class=\"cta t-body\">Learn <span>more<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hello-developer-august-2024-1.png\" width=\"12\" height=\"8\" border=\"0\" alt=\" \"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row\">\n<td>\n<table width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"600\" class=\"col\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"600\" class=\"col\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td 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