--- title: WWDC 2026 Watch List | daily.dev description: A personal watchlist of Apple developer topics to follow at WWDC 2026, covering Swift compiler changes, SwiftUI direction, Combine and Observations adoption,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/wwdc-2026-watch-list-xw0gkdibd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: WWDC 2026 Watch List | daily.dev og:description: A personal watchlist of Apple developer topics to follow at WWDC 2026, covering Swift compiler changes, SwiftUI direction, Combine and Observations adoption,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/wwdc-2026-watch-list-xw0gkdibd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Xw0GKDIbD.png og:image:alt: WWDC 2026 Watch List 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. # WWDC 2026 Watch List **[Matt Massicotte](https://daily.dev/sources/massicotte)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal watchlist of Apple developer topics to follow at WWDC 2026, covering Swift compiler changes, SwiftUI direction, Combine and Observations adoption, TextKit, ExtensionKit iOS support, XPC/distributed actors, Swift Build system developments, and Xcode improvements. Also touches on Apple's internal AI use and broader societal concerns about the company's role. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [First Impressions of WWDC 2026: In Line with Expectations, but More Pragmatic -- Fatbobman's Swift Weekly \#139](https://daily.dev/posts/first-impressions-of-wwdc-2026-in-line-with-expectations-but-more-pragmatic----fatbobman-s-swift-w-nypgbg6ex) · Fatbobman · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Issue 753 – iOS Dev Weekly](https://daily.dev/posts/issue-753-ios-dev-weekly-7v9wg3clc) · iOS Dev Weekly · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#swift](https://daily.dev/tags/swift), [#swiftui](https://daily.dev/tags/swiftui), [#xcode](https://daily.dev/tags/xcode), [#wwdc](https://daily.dev/tags/wwdc) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/wwdc-2026-watch-list-xw0gkdibd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"WWDC 2026 Watch List","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/wwdc-2026-watch-list-xw0gkdibd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/wwdc-2026-watch-list-xw0gkdibd"},"datePublished":"2026-08-02T07:15:14.700Z","dateModified":"2026-08-02T07:35:11.682Z","description":"A personal watchlist of Apple developer topics to follow at WWDC 2026, covering Swift compiler changes, SwiftUI direction, Combine and Observations adoption,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--HRgLpUt6--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2003","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--HRgLpUt6--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2003","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Matt Massicotte","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Matt Massicotte","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/logos/placeholder.jpg","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/massicotte"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/wwdc-2026-watch-list-xw0gkdibd","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"apple,swift,swiftui,xcode,wwdc","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Matt Massicotte","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/massicotte"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"WWDC 2026 Watch List"}]} ```