IOS 10 introduces new frameworks like Messages, SiriKit and CallKit to build messaging, Siri and calling extensions. It also unifies local and push notifications and allows live photo editing and raw image access. Performance improvements include prefetching for collection views, batch updates for CoreData and new debugging tools. Swift 3.0 is mostly backward compatible but has changes to functions, compatibility conventions and CocoaTouch APIs.

1. IOS 10 & XCODE 8
Manjula Jonnalagadda
@transcdentpi
manjonn@transcendentalpi.com

2. FEATURES
• Messages framework for writing extensions of Message Apps
• SiriKit for building extensions for SiriKit
• CallKit for using call app forVOIP services
• Major changes to Notification, unifying local and push notification
• Live photo editing
• Access to Raw image

3. IMPROVEMENTS
• Prefetching for UICollectionView/UITableView
• Batch updates for CoreData
• Thread Sanitizer
• Layout profiling amongst others.
• Better story board
• Automatic profile management

4. SWIFT 3.0 MAJOR CHANGES
• Next version will be backward compatible
• Changes to functions, there is always a label
• Better compatibility with Objective C
• CocoaTouch & Foundation classes API are slightly different.
• Convention changes like enums in lowerCamelCase.