Module 1 of 3 in Improving User Experience with Apple Intelligence

Writing Tools with Apple Intelligence

Oct 16 2024, Swift 6, iOS 18.1, Xcode 16.1
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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. By Josh Steele & Susannah Skyer.

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EXPERIENCE
Intermediate level
EST TIME TO COMPLETE
47 mins
CONTENT
3 lessons
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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

1
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
2
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
3
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

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Josh Steele
Susannah Skyer

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