Module 1 of 3 in Improving User Experience with Apple Intelligence

Writing Tools with Apple Intelligence

Oct 14 2025, Swift 5, iOS 26, Xcode 26

Learn about Apple Intelligence Writing Tools and how to configure them in SwiftUI and UIKit. Understand how custom text views can offer a full Writing Tools experience, and what’s available for views that rely on the original TextKit. Updated to iOS 26. By Josh Steele.

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EXPERIENCE

Intermediate level

EST TIME TO COMPLETE

47 mins

CONTENT

3 lessons

Module outcomes

Understand what Writing Tools are and how they can enhance the user experience
Integrate TextKit 2 to support Writing Tools with the TextView delegate API
Develop a custom text view using UITextInteraction

Covered concepts

Writing Tools
TextView Delegate API
Custom Views

Module content

Meet Writing Tools Lesson (16 mins)

Learn how Writing Tools can proofread or rewrite selected text, as well as transform it into a summary, key points, table or list.

Start

Introduction • Start Reading · 2 mins

Instruction 01 Reading · 4 mins

Demo 01 Video · 3 mins

Demo 02 Video · 3 mins

Instruction 02 Reading · 2 mins

Demo 03 Video · 2 mins

Conclusion Reading · 1 min

Quiz: Understanding the Writing Tools 4 questions

Controlling Writing Tools With UIKit Lesson (23 mins)

Learn how to use UIKit to configure Writing Tools in text and web views. Understand how to pause and resume operations around an active Writing Tools session to avoid unexpected changes in your app’s text storage.

Start

Introduction • Start Reading · 1 min

Instruction 01 Reading · 3 mins

Demo 01 Video · 8 mins

Instruction 02 Reading · 3 mins

Demo 02 Video · 7 mins

Conclusion Reading · 1 min

Quiz: Customizing Writing Tools 4 questions

Integrating Writing Tools With Custom Views Lesson (8 mins)

Learn how to integrate Writing Tools into custom text views.

Start

Foreword • Start Reading · 2 mins

Introduction Reading · 1 min

Instruction Reading · 5 mins

Conclusion Reading · 1 min

Module outcomes

Covered concepts

Module content

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