--- title: Shipaton ($700K in prizes), iOS 27 Breaking Changes, New... description: A Swift/iOS news roundup covering several topics: RevenueCat's Shipaton 2026 hackathon with $700K in prizes for new mobile apps launched August–September; a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/shipaton-700k-in-prizes-ios-27-breaking-changes-new-foundation-models-utilities-more-z3bucjyts twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Shipaton ($700K in prizes), iOS 27 Breaking Changes, New Foundation Models Utilities & More | daily.dev og:description: A Swift/iOS news roundup covering several topics: RevenueCat's Shipaton 2026 hackathon with $700K in prizes for new mobile apps launched August–September; a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/shipaton-700k-in-prizes-ios-27-breaking-changes-new-foundation-models-utilities-more-z3bucjyts og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/z3buCJYTs.png og:image:alt: Shipaton ($700K in prizes), iOS 27 Breaking Changes, New Foundation Models Utilities & More og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Shipaton ($700K in prizes), iOS 27 Breaking Changes, New Foundation Models Utilities & More **[Sean Allen](https://daily.dev/sources/seanallen)** · 11 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary A Swift/iOS news roundup covering several topics: RevenueCat's Shipaton 2026 hackathon with $700K in prizes for new mobile apps launched August–September; a retrospective on indie developer Paul Hudson's Kickstart app launch with lessons on beta testing and avoiding feature creep; three iOS 27 SDK breaking changes (UIScene requirement, launch screen enforcement, and mandatory Liquid Glass adoption); Apple's new open-source Foundation Models Framework Utilities package adding chat completions API support, context window history management, and skills support; Swift 6.4's new `anyAppleOS` availability check syntax; and 10 tips for properly supporting Dynamic Type in iOS apps including scroll views, avoiding fixed heights, and switching HStacks to VStacks at accessibility sizes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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